Discovering Wisbech issue 063, July 2023

Welcome to your July issue...

I was fascinated to hear that the actress, Dame Joan Collins had recently turned ninety, thus becoming one of the very few women who have remained international celebrities for eight decades. She puts her longevity and success down to energy, exercise, optimism, work and “living for today”. I quite like her take on the ‘Carpe Diem’ idea: “Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, today is a gift; that’s why it’s called the present!”

Well, what a fabulous summer this looks like turning into, with long spells of warm and sunny weather ahead; I hope that hasn’t put the curse on the weeks to come, as heavy rain and storms never seem to be too far away in our wonderful country!

Whatever the weather, you’re always likely to ‘discover’ something to interest, inform and, hopefully, entertain you in your ‘favourite local magazine’!

When I was a boy July was always one of my favourite months.

It was obvious really. School exams were over and the ‘six weeks’ holiday had arrived.

Those long summer days were spent playing football, cricket or tennis with my mates at the various local recreational grounds, swimming in the local pool, or just generally messing about.

Family holidays were invariably spent on the north Norfolk coast at traditional coastal resorts which hadn’t seemed to have changed for years when before the invention of gastro pubs, the most glamourous meal was scampi & chips with something called tartare sauce...

As I became an older teenager holiday time was sun, sea and sangria; happy days before the advent of work and bills!

Enjoy July and let’s hope it’s a hot one...

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July is a joy, as you start to pick all those wonderful, fresh fruits and vegetables. However, the vegetable patch or allotment is still very demanding and watering and weeding are key. Those delicious early potatoes can now be lifted. They don’t store well, so eat them as soon as you can. Once lifted, a ‘green manure’ can be planted, such as mustard (a fast-growing crop), which will help prevent weed growth and can be dug in, when fully grown, to provide nutrients for the soil. Watch out for potato blight, common in the summer if the conditions are warm and rainy. Although it is getting late for sowing and planting, there are still a few crops that can be planted:

• Lettuce, rocket, and a variety of salad leaves – succession sow for an ongoing supply in the autumn.

• Fast-growing varieties of peas, beetroot, and carrots.

• Florence fennel.

• Plant out your leeks. Just dib a hole about 150mm/6″ deep and drop the leek into the hole. Water it in and the job’s done! You do not need to fill the holes with soil; enough will wash in with watering and rain.

• Plant out cabbage, cauliflowers, Brussels, broccoli and kale for autumn and winter cropping, using the space created by lifting onions, garlic, and early potatoes.

• Edible flowers can be grown in amongst the vegetables. Not only do they provide colour in cooking but also attract beneficial insects.

Examples of flowers to grow are borage, nasturtium, viola, chives, lavender, marigold, and calendula.

Other jobs to do in the vegetable patch:

• Poor potato crops are the result of poor nutrition so try feeding potatoes with a tomato feed. Also check the potato plants and earth-up, if necessary, to prevent the tubers going green from exposure to light.

• When climbing beans have reached the top of the canes, pinch out the growing tip.

• Strawberries will finish fruiting, so tidy up old foliage and cut off runners or use them to produce new plants.

• Earth-up brassicas to give them a firm hold in the soil and give them a top-dressing of nitrogenous fertilizer or an organic liquid feed.

• Nip off the side shoots of your tomatoes. They appear in the “v” between leaf stems and main stems, and when there are four or five trusses, pinch out the growing tip of the plant to allow the fruit to ripen. Water them with a liquid feed as soon as the first fruits are formed. Likewise for peppers.

• Ensure that peas and brassicas are netted to keep off the pigeons.

• Plant potatoes ready for Christmas; garden centres usually stock the winter varieties.

Maybe you will have time for a cuppa whilst working (or a glass of Pimms!) – sit back in the sunshine, listen to the birds and marvel over the crops you have grown.

Enjoy!

Peace of Mind over Tax!

Mark Burrows

As taxpayers we are all responsible for calculating our own tax liabilities. HM Revenue & Customs then ‘police’ the system and investigate to check the accuracy of our tax.

The number of individuals and businesses being investigated by HMRC grows annually. For many, it’s a disruptive, intrusive, stressful and ultimately expensive process.

No specific reason is required to trigger an investigation as every taxpayer who submits a tax return is at risk of being targeted. Even if they have done nothing wrong because many tax enquiries are conducted at random.

Why? There are several reasons ranging from something unexpected on a recent tax return submission, tax payment or pattern of refunds. HMRC sometimes target a particular sector, such as cash traders or property letting. Or, it could just be part of an arbitrary or rotational check.

HMRC spent £100m on a sophisticated computer programme which scans data from a variety of sources and uses AI, yes that currently much-publicised term – Artificial Intelligence – to identify possible ‘underdeclarations’.

That list naturally includes banks, credit cards and the more obvious transactional sources. However, Google Street view, Airbnb and flight sales are among the more obscure.

Data trawled from that list prompts ‘nudge letters’ to taxpayers who HMRC feels are not fully declaring all taxable income sources.

We have our own Tax Enquiry & Investigation Service for both business and personal tax returns. Why not join and relax with peace-of-mind, knowing that you are protected. It’s a form of insurance that not only meets our professional fees in the event of a check on your tax affairs, it enables us to provide expert advice and guidance to you every step of the way.

For fuller details and more information contact our local office in The Crescent, Wisbech.

Information on which this article is based is correct at the time of publishing. Any updates are available on our website: whitingsllp.co.uk

The business officially opened in May 2019. Tom Westbrook, the man behind the company, had more than twenty-five years’ experience in the trade before embarking on this new challenge.

Tom explains: “I’ve always dreamed of running my own business and still to this day feel overwhelmed by the support received from local customers.”

Tom loves running his own business and especially enjoys meeting people and helping with any job big or small. From repairing draughty letter boxes, changing locks, hinges, and glass to replacing a house full of windows or fitting a stylish new door he is always happy to provide a free no obligation quote.

Tom has always been a big believer in repairing wherever possible. Often to the surprise of many customers, Tom can complete lots of different aspects of repair work, saving them the expense of buying new.

Tom and his wife Suzanne are very grateful to the customers that have supported their growing business over the last two-and-a-half years. They are looking to the future and excited about what the future holds for the developing business.

If you would like further information about how Westbrook Window Repairs can help please call them on 01354 653445 and follow them on Facebook.

NEW HOSPITALS GET GO-AHEAD

By Steve Barclay MP

Iwas delighted to be able to announce in my role as Secretary of State for Health and Social Care in the House of Commons that the Government is funding two new hospitals of particular interest locally. King’s Lynn and Hinchingbrooke will have brand new state-of-the-art hospitals, which will be hugely beneficial for patients across North East Cambridgeshire.

The rebuild of both the Queen Elizabeth and Hinchingbrooke hospitals has been sorely needed for some time. Having visited both hospitals myself many times and hosted a number of meetings with neighbouring MPs, I am well aware of the need for new hospitals to address the concerns with the existing concrete designs. The confirmation that funding is now in place is very positive news – for patients, staff and the local community.

Many North East Cambridgeshire constituents will have visited these hospitals at some point, including my family for the birth of my son at King’s Lynn, so I know from personal experience how important it is to those in the constituency and beyond.

We are also making real progress with the new community diagnostic centre for North Cambridgeshire, enabling more scans and tests to be done in the community. This is in addition to the recent additional funding into primary care which I announced in Parliament last month with extra funding for GPs, the news that the manifesto commitment to recruit an extra 26,000 primary care staff has been delivered early, the rollout of greater patient choice and the improved functionality we are developing on the NHS App to enable constituents to access services more easily such as for repeat prescriptions, accessing patient records, or when moving home registering with a GP. Elsewhere, it will be great to see local art on show at the first Open Exhibition at the new Wisbech Gallery this summer. This first event is a fabulous opportunity to showcase artists from across the area and will run from July 1st to October 14th at the Octavia View Building, South Brink, Wisbech. The new gallery is a partnership between Blackfield Creatives and The Ferry Project, which owns the building, to deliver cultural and creative events, including exhibitions and workshops.

Like several constituents who have contacted me, I am concerned about the lack of progress on the former Cashino building at 5 Market Place in Wisbech. Since a devastating fire over a year ago, the listed building has been surrounded by scaffolding. However, CNC Building Control have informed me that they expect work to begin within the next few months. It’s likely that the building will be demolished, but the façade retained. Derelict buildings are an eyesore and have a negative impact on our historic town centre.

Finally, I’m delighted to confirm that my Read to Succeed campaign has once again raised enough money to buy a book for every Year 4 child in the constituency to take home with them at the start of the school summer holidays. This year the books have been chosen by the Norfolk Children’s Book Centre and the books that children could receive are Ghost by Jason Reynolds, which is part of the New York Times best-selling series; The Incredible Record Smashers by Jenny Pearson; and The Unlucky Eleven by Phil Earle.

We’ve given more than 15,000 books to students in North East Cambridgeshire over the last eight years thanks to the support and generosity of businesses, organisations, councils and individuals. Marshall Aerospace popped in to see me with a £400 donation and I’d like to thank them and the many others who have donated and helped to improve literacy and inspire a love of reading in our young people.

To find out more about my work in Parliament or local campaigns, visit my website www.stevebarclay.net or follow me on social media:  @SteveBarclay  @SteveBarclayOfficial

Photo: Steve Barclay receives the cheque from Marshall Aerospace for Read to Succeed

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Lyncroft Enjoy a Weekend of Royal Celebrations with The Mayor of Wisbech

24th May 2023; Lyncroft Care Home in Wisbech enjoyed celebrating the king’s coronation with the Mayor of Wisbech during a weekend of royalty-themed celebrations. Residents and staff put on a fabulous display and enjoyed welcoming their friends, family, and the local community to celebrate.

In preparation for the big day, the Wellbeing team at Lyncroft organised a range of royalty-themed activities, encouraging their residents to be involved with the upcoming celebrations.

“During the week, staff and residents enjoyed working together to make a large wooden display of the king and his guards and decorated Lyncroft with over 175 flags, 150 metres of bunting and plenty of balloons. They also enjoyed playing royalty-themed games, including Pass the Crown”, explained Wellbeing Coordinator Sarah Perkins.

Mel Cushen, Customer Relations Manager at Lyncroft, commented, “We had a wonderful time celebrating the King’s Coronation. Our residents enjoyed getting involved in the preparations and dressed up on the day with themed hats and flags.

On Saturday, we were all thrilled to be joined by our friends, family and The Mayor of Wisbech to watch the historic moment in our beautifully decorated lounge.

Our celebrations continued into Sunday, with our kings coronation Garden Party with over 60 members from our local community. We all sang and danced along to local performer Amanda Scott and ate plenty of tasty treats prepared by our talented Chef Neil, including his wonderful Union Jack cake.

Several neighbours stopped by to say how much they enjoyed seeing our decorations. One neighbour commented. “It bought a sense of celebration to the road.” Another commented on Facebook. “What a joy Lyncroft Care Home is.”

Lyncroft’s celebrations finished on Monday with their Cuppa and Cake afternoon in the Bistro. Families joined their loved ones for a range of tasty homemade cakes.

If you would like to learn more about life at our Lyncroft Care Home, please get in touch with our friendly Customer Relations Manager, Mel Cushen at mel.cushen@countrycourtcare.com or call on 07563 022 290

Lyncroft Care Home

Our family, caring for yours

Lyncroft Care Home provides the kind of care we’d want all of our loved ones to receive. Our newly refurbished home is beautifully furnished, whilst retaining a warm family atmosphere that makes Lyncroft feel extra special. If you’re concerned about how your relative is coping and would like them to have more support, Lyncroft provides family-led care in a luxurious and homely environment.

• Fisherman’s Arms Pub

• Bistro Café

• Hair and pamper salon

• Tailored meaningful activities

• Daily Fine Dining

• Luxury en-suite bedrooms

For more information about life at Lyncroft Care Home contact Customer Relations Advisor Mel Cushen on 07563 022 290 or email mel.cushen@countrycourtcare.com

01945 475 229

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FENLAND FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY

By Bridget Hunter

Your local family history society is the Fenland Family History Society which covers a lot of the Fenland, including North Cambridgeshire, North West Norfolk and South East Lincolnshire. We have recorded most of the local graveyards etc and our records are available to anyone searching for family information in the Fenlands. Our members are willing to find and photo graves for distant members.

Our MONTHLY MEETINGS. Held in Wisbech Library from 7pm-9pm. on the FOURTH Thursday of the

month except August and December. Everyone welcome. Members’ free, visitors a £2 donation. COMPUTER RESEARCH SESSIONS. Wisbech Library on the FIRST TUESDAY of each month from 10am-1 noon. Open to anyone wanting to research their family history. Plus, the SECOND MONDAY of each month. from 11am-2.30pm in the restaurant at Baytree Garden Centre in Hilgay near Downham Market. OUR SPEAKERS are available to attend groups and clubs to give talks in the local area. we have a list of eight talks available.

For further information on any of the above please phone

Mrand MrsC

Sound Advice From Clearer Hearing

Wisbech u3a is an organisation which aims to meet the social, recreational and creative needs of those no longer in full-time employment. We meet on the 2nd Thursday of the month in St Peter’s Church Hall, Wisbech at 2-30pm. We have lots to offer you so please come along and find out for yourself.

www.u3asites.org.uk/wisbech

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

There’s no need for people to suffer in silence if they feel they have hearing problems. That’s the message from Clearer Hearing Ltd which says people should treat their hearing just as they do their eye-sight.

“People shouldn’t be afraid to come in and have their ears checked; they shouldn’t sit at home in silence. We are here to give advice and have many regular customers at our Wisbech clinic, many of whom have been with us for years with some coming from as far afield as north Norfolk.”

Fenland Archaeological Society (FenArch)

Monthly talks and meetings at The Secret Garden, Mile Tree Lane, PE13 4TR

Jackie Mantle, manager of the company’s Wisbech and St Ives branches, said: “Most people have their eyes tested every year and they should treat their hearing the same.”

Facebook https://m.facebook.com/FenArch/ Website https://www.fenarch.org.uk

Established in 2002 and with a presence in Wisbech since 2008, Clearer Hearing is a family owned independent hearing healthcare company with team of qualified and registered

Wisbech Yoga Club

Meets at Trinity Methodist Church on Mondays 7pm-8.15pm and Wednesdays at Elm Primary School or Emneth Central Hall 7pm-8.15pm. For availability contact Peter on 07905 601585 or email: pabamullins206@ntlworld.com

Wisbech and District Flower Club

Meets every third Monday of the month at St Peter's Hall Wisbech from 7.30pm

The company can help people deal with a host of hearing issues, including tinnitus and noise protection, but Jackie says the most common procedure they carry out is ear wax removal. She said: “Wax removal is definitely the most common problem we deal with. People tend to think that if their hearing worsens they may need a hearing aid, which due to technology today are small and unobtrusive, but invariably it’s because of a build-up of ear wax.

Please call Yvonne on 01954 581360 for more information

The company’s comprehensive website –– boasts a quick and easy hearing checker which provides a snapshot of your hearing ability to give an easy assessment and the opportunity of a priority booking should

Contact Clearer Heating Ltd at 31 High Street, Wisbech PE13 1DE. Tel: (01945) 466386; Email: info@clearerhearing.co.uk Opening hours: Monday-Thursday 9am-4pm.

“When someone in the family has a hearing loss, the entire family has a hearing problem.”

As the warm weather of summer beckons, it's time to shed our winter boots and slip into sandals and flip-flops. But before you expose your feet to the world, it's important to give them some extra TLC. Proper foot care during summer can help prevent discomfort, pain, and potential foot problems. Here are some podiatry tips to share for keeping your feet in top shape this season.

Hydration is key: Staying hydrated is not only vital for your overall health but also for your feet. Dehydration can lead to dry, cracked skin. Remember to drink plenty of water to maintain adequate moisture levels.

Nail care: Trim your toenails rounded at the end to prevent ingrown nails. Avoid cutting them too short as it may increase the risk of infection. Regularly inspect your nails for discoloration or thickening, which may indicate a fungal infection.

Sunscreen for feet: Apply sunscreen generously to your feet, especially the tops and sides. Don't forget to protect the delicate skin on your feet from harmful UV rays to prevent sunburn and reduce the risk of skin cancer.

Moisturise daily: Keep your feet moisturised to prevent dryness and cracking. Choose a goodquality foot cream and apply it after showering or before bedtime. Focus on areas prone to dryness, such as heels and soles.

Proper footwear: Choose open-toe shoes that provide adequate support and cushioning. Look for styles with arch support and avoid

flat, unsupportive flip-flops. Remember to wear breathable socks with closed shoes to prevent excessive sweating and fungal infections.

Preventing fungal infections: To minimise the risk of fungal infections or verrucae, avoid walking barefoot in public areas like pools, gyms, and communal showers. Wear flip-flops or water shoes in changing rooms to protect your feet from potential infections.

Foot hygiene: Wash your feet daily with warm water and mild soap. Pay special attention to the spaces between your toes, where moisture can accumulate, leading to bacterial or fungal infections. Remember to dry your feet thoroughly, especially between the toes.

Regular exercise: Keep your feet active and healthy through regular exercise. Walking, jogging, or performing simple foot stretches can strengthen muscles, improve circulation, and reduce the likelihood of foot pain and injuries.

Remember to seek professional care if you experience persistent foot pain, swelling, or any concerning symptoms, don't hesitate to consult a podiatrist. Our team of podiatrists can provide a proper diagnosis, recommend suitable treatment, and offer expert advice personalized to your needs. By following these summer foot care tips, you can enjoy the season to the fullest while keeping your feet healthy and happy. Embrace the warmth, stay active, and step out confidently with feet that are ready to take on any adventure!

Iceni opens in Wisbech

A new dental business has opened in Wisbech

Iceni Dental Laboratories has been launched by Peter Gange to supply dentists and also carry out denture repairs for members of the public.

Peter, who also runs a dental business in Buckinghamshire, opened the laboratory at his home at 59 North Brink, Wisbech a few weeks ago. He said: “I had been planning to slow down and do less work but have moved to Wisbech to be closer to my daughter who lives at Upwell and have become very busy again by supplying dental surgeries with a range of items and also doing denture repairs for the public.”

Peter, whose new business will supply crowns, bridge work, implants, castings, and other dental services, is a vastly experienced technician with his other company, Peter Gange Crown and Bridge Specialists, attaining the Elite dental award 2012 for best small lab.

As a small laboratory he works closely with clients and has the flexibility to achieve the best outcome for the patients in the best timeframe possible. He has always prided himself on remaining at the

cutting edge of developments in the industry and was the first UK laboratory to utilise the Delcam Dental Open Scanner system as well as being one of the first advocates of the British Bite Mark.

He is committed to teamwork and good communication and will always go the extra mile to obtain the correct results.

Outside of work, Peter enjoys racing his Triumph TR6 and Datsun 240Z, winning trophies at the famous Goodwood Festival of Speed meeting.

Specialists offer the following repair services

Dentures fracture for a reason. They may have become damaged, perhaps by dropping; they may simply be old and worn; or perhaps the denture is no longer suitable for purpose.

Loose dentures may damage gums or the underlying bone structure and are also more prone to breakage. Re-lining your denture will re-stablish a good fit.

Your dentures should be inspected annually along with a checkup on your oral health, or more frequently if necessary.

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Interesting and Curious Facts of Yesteryear

Written by Chris Donald, author of ‘Wisbech’s Secret Princess’ and ‘Interesting and Curious Facts of Yesteryear’

MARCH BEATS WISBECH or did they?

In 1847 the first railway line came to March and Wisbech. But Wisbech ended up having two railway stations and March only one. Admittedly, the railway station at March did have seven platforms.

The people behind the rail system looked favourably at Wisbech as it had a sea port with connections to Europe. Even ‘King’ Hudson who made and lost a fortune on the railways came to Wisbech to assess the feasibility of marshalling yards. Marshalling yards shunted trains and wagons according to their different destinations.

To have a marshalling yard they needed land to the north of Wisbech. This was owned by the multi-millionaire Lord Alexander Peckover who had about four thousand acres. He was quite willing for them to have some land but as he was a Christian, he didn’t want it used on Sundays. At that time the Sabbath was still considered Holy and no shops opened on Sundays. Actually, not much at all happened on a Sunday except church services. Since they of course wanted to use it seven days a week that was no good to them. So, they had to look elsewhere.

And that’s how March ended up with the marshalling yards. Was it the fault of the Peckovers? Work on it started in the 1920s and 30s on the Whitemoor yards. It soon became the most revolutionary state-of-the-art marshalling yards in the country and at one time there were more people working on the railway in Cambridgeshire than in any other county in Britain.

An amazing 17,273 wagons and trucks could be accommodated at any one time and although, not being the best marshalling yard in the whole world, March’s newspaper, the Cambridgeshire Times claimed MARCH’S CLAIM TO WORLD FAME. But then came the Second World War and Britain heavily bombed the largest marshalling yards in the world at Hamm in Germany and because of this Whitemoor was then the largest marshalling yard complex in the world and not Hamm.

The Germans did bomb the marshalling yards at March but a decoy yard was set up four miles away with lights as if it were the marshalling yards which helped fool the Germans. And yet, with all this the Germans still ended up managing to kill five people, injuring thirty and destroying six houses and damaging one hundred in March. They dropped forty-nine high explosive bombs and one hundred and fifty incendiary bombs. It was bad for March but it could have been a whole lot worse. In the 1960s there was a decline in the railway network and in consequence some stations were closed. This meant the yards weren’t needed so much and in 1972 the down yard was closed and ten years later the up yard was closed. The large complex was redundant. What do you do with a derelict unused piece of land?

It was then decided that a new network rail distribution centre was needed and in 2004 a much smaller one was built. That left a large piece of derelict land! So, what did they do? They built Whitemoor High Security Prison at a cost of £58 million. It was to house 458 very dangerous prisoners. That means it cost more than £126,000 per prisoner. It has a Dangerous Severe Personality Disorder Unit as well as a Close Supervision Unit. Behind those walls have been some of the most dangerous and difficult prisoners and mass murderers in the country like Dennis Nilsen who killed sixteen young men.

In 2020 two prisoners managed to stab a prison officer and three officers and a nurse who went to his aid suffered injuries. In another incident an officer was thrown against a wall landing unconscious on the floor.

But even worse, in 1994, six prisoners, including the IRA, managed to get hold of a gun and escape. Luckily, they were soon caught but it made the headlines in all the national newspapers, except for the March local paper, the Cambridgeshire Times which led the front page with... A MARCH WOMAN LOSES WEIGHT!

Network of rails at March

PHILIP AT DIAMOND BYTE

BEWARE FAKE NEWS

I’d like to bring to your attention this month a new trend of ‘Fake News’ currently appearing on a great number of websites, including Facebook, Google and Twitter. Fake news is posted for a number of reasons: trying to influence opinion; attacking a political opponent (the 2016 presidential election is a prime example); stock manipulation scams; to sell advertising; and most popularly to shock people into clicking on the link and then infect their machine with malware (celebrity deaths).

For example, one of my customers saw a supposedly genuine news story on Facebook reporting that Noel Edmonds had died. When he clicked on the link, the entire page tuned into a huge virus warning saying he had less than five minutes to phone the support number at the bottom of the page otherwise his computer would become inoperable. This was a ruse (there was no virus) and just an excuse for the offending company to

charge £150 for TEN minutes of support as well as selling him some anti-virus for a further £20.

Another example is the advert claiming you can become a millionaire overnight. These ads are usually placed next to an image of a famous person of great wealth and the scheme is described as his/her secret and people are encouraged to sign up.

So how do you know if a news story or advert is real or fake?

• Avoid websites that end in ‘lo’, for example Newslo. These sites take pieces of accurate information and then package that information with other false or misleading ‘facts’

• Watch out for websites that end in ‘.com.co’ as they are often fake versions of real news sources, and strange or unusual domain names are a big Red Flag

• Check to see if other known and reputable news sites,

such as the BBC are also reporting on the story

• If it is an anonymous story and there is no known/ trusted author, it’s probably fake

To summarise, consider the source, double check if the data is correct using other reliable sources, and most importantly think before you click!

If you do happen to click on a fake news story, you will need to force your browser to shut down. To do this, press CTRL-ALT-DELETE (all at the same time), open Task Manager, then select your web browser (it’ll probably be called Edge, Chrome, or Firefox) and click the End Task button. This will kill the fake virus web page. Once you have done this, you can reopen your web browser BUT DO NOT TRY TO RESTORE THE PREVIOUS SESSION.

And please, if ever you see a fake story, do report it to the platform you found it on.

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JULY MOVIE JEWELS

This month we will be bringing some big names to our screens! To kick of July to a great start, we have NTL: Matthew Bourne’s Sleeping Beauty on July 2nd. Face your demons on July 7th, with Insidious: The Red Door. Are you a Tom Cruise fan? From July 11th we will be screening Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One. Oh, what a beautiful day July 19th will be for a musical. Oklahoma! starring Hugh Jackman. You’re in for a treat on the 21st as we have the much-anticipated Barbie movie starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling. Following on from our Christopher Nolan season we have Nolan’s newest film based on a true story of J Robert Oppenheimer hitting our screens!

Love Thursdays

In addition to our usual range of hotdogs, nachos, and popcorn combos, we offer fresh Italian stone-baked margherita or pepperoni pizza –perfect to enjoy with your film. Check out our Love Thursday offer and treat yourself to an adult ticket and delicious 9 inch pizza for only £15 (T&Cs apply).

MyLight Premiere Love movies? Welcome to PREMIERE, The Light's scheme for frequent cinema-goers. For just £15.99 per month, you can cram your days full of movies as well as treating yourself to ten percent

off all your favourite cinema snacks all day, every day! It is easy to sign up to by visiting our website and click join! (T&Cs apply).

At The Light, we are committed to offering a great cinema experience to everyone, some of you may not know but we offer a variety of accessible screenings. We have introduced Toddler Time every Sunday and Wednesday with shows available to book all the way up until December! We also do dementia screenings once a month that are available to pre-book as far as January 2024. Although these screenings are particularly designed for people living with dementia, they are open to the public too. Iceland Foods kindly provides the refreshments for our dementia-friendly screenings. We also run regular subtitled screenings every Saturday, Tuesday, and Thursday. Showing a range of different films, as not being able to hear the dialogue doesn't mean you can't enjoy a great movie.

More information can be found on our website www.wisbech.thelight.co.uk

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ELECTRIC

ELECTRIC

Starting from 0% APR*

£133.69^ PER MONTH

£112 .46^ PER MONTH

Starting from 0% APR*

Starting from 0% APR*

£135.17 ^ PER MONTH

£122.50^ PER MONTH

Starting from 0% APR*

IMMEDIATE DELIVERY ON SELECTED MODELS

Thurlow Nunn Wisbech

Cromwell Road, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, PE14 0RG

01945 561496

www.thurlownunn.co.uk

Official Government Test Environmental Data. Fuel consumption figures mpg (litres/100km) and CO2 emissions (g/ km). Vauxhall range: Urban: 12.7 (22.3) – 74.3 (3.8), Extra-urban: 23.9 (11.8) – 91.1 (3.1), Combined: 18.0 (15.7) – 85.6(3.3).

CO2 emissions: 373 – 88g/km). Thurlow Nunn Ltd is a credit broker and not a lender. *Finance subject to status. Terms and conditions apply. Guarantee/indemnity may be required. 18+. You will not own the vehicle until all repayments have been made. Finance provided by Vauxhall Finance, CF15 7YT. Offer available on new Vauxhall ordered and registered by 04/07/2023. ^Offers shown are applicable to Partners Associates.

Official Government Test Environmental Data. Fuel consumption figures mpg (litres/100km) and CO2 emissions (g/ km). Vauxhall range: Urban: 12.7 (22.3) – 74.3 (3.8), Extra-urban: 23.9 (11.8) – 91.1 (3.1), Combined: 18.0 (15.7) – 85.6(3.3). CO2 emissions: 373 – 88g/km). Thurlow Nunn Ltd is a credit broker and not a lender. *Finance subject to status. Terms and conditions apply.