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IS YOUR CAR TURNING INTO A LIVING ROOM? THE BRITISH FISH CRAFT CHAMPIONSHIPS COME TO TOWN

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It seems like no sooner has the summer arrived than it’s packing its bags and getting ready to push off to some other part of the world. Did holidays always fly by so fast?

Anyway it’s time to be checking things off the back to school to do list - uniforms, sports kit, pens and pencils, new phone, tablet and laptop.

You know the drill.

In this issue we take a look at the British Fish Craft Championships and Gas Safety Week, pay a visit to the Stallingborough Grange Hotel and a look at the cars of the future plus lots of local arts and events to keep you In The Know.

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UB40 Headed For The Auditorium

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Jazz Prom 2015

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South Bank Round Up

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The British Fish Craft Championships

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Cleethorpes Community Carnival

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Gas Safety Week

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Sewer Rats Live

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Everything In Black And White Is Gold

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Motoring

What’s going on in our area?

Britain’s top reggae band bring all the hits and more

A feast of great music at the Minster

The businesses and people who make the South Bank a great place to live

Fishmongering skills on display - old fashioned but essential

Over 40,000 people enjoy a day of fun, colour and music

Do you know the tell tale signs of carbon monoxide?

Immingham psych rockers launch their EP at the Matrix

Josie Gray talks to musicians John Paterson and Daisy Fitzgerald

Is your car turning into a living room?

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In The Know Your indispensable guide to what’s going on where you live AREA’S FIRST FAMILY URBAN FESTIVAL

STREET ART AND DANCE COME TO TOP TOWN

VIBRANT COLOUR AND COOL VIBES!

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here’ll be plenty of urban culture on display in Town Hall Square on 19th September between 10am and 5pm when ten top professional street artists visit Grimsby to create live artwork and showcase the best of UK urban street art alongside local talent.

Nationally acclaimed professional street artists with a diverse range of styles including Brave, Girls on Top, Mr Zee, Tens and Dime1 will allow the public the chance to experience a unique art form created live on the day before their very eyes.

Taking place in the centre of Grimsby at St James House, in the under croft area and in and around the Minster, this new event will see the professional graffiti artists create aerosol art on canvases such as walls, boarding and on packaging wrap.

Entertainment will be provided by Hip Hop DJ, live music, MC artists and Blood Masterz a breakdance crew from Leeds. There will also be street food stalls and the Minster will host a digital graffiti booth, urban arts and crafts stalls, children’s art activities and exhibitions of historical Grimsby graffiti as well as more contemporary work.

Once regarded as criminal and vandalism the work of street artists such as Banksy and Grimsby’s own Lyns Powles (whose work is on the left of this page) have taken street art into the mainstream.

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IN THE KNOW According to Paula Denton of Denton Associates - “This festival is about celebrating and showcasing a form of art that has progressively become mainstream, professional and enhances urban spaces across the world. Our festival is about the public and especially children and young people experiencing and engaging with the creative act of street art alongside music and dance in a family friendly event” Lyns Powles of Lyns Urban Art adds - “The festival is a showcase event of the four elements of the hip hop urban art scene both locally and nationally. Graffiti art will be produced by high quality artists in a variety of styles showing what can be produced with a spray can and a lot of dedication.

You can find more information at Facebook/GrimsbysUrbanArtsFestival2015 or on Twitter @ GYUrbanArtsFest

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Great Taste 2015: Big Fish Brand Is A Multiple Winner!

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f you’re a bit of a foodie then you won’t need us to tell you that the Great Taste Awards are something special. They’re the world’s most coveted blind tasted food awards, presented by The Guild Of Fine Foods, and they’ve just announced that our good friends at Big Fish Brand have been awarded stars for five of their products which will now be able to carry the prestigious gold and black Great Taste logo to show that they are among the winners!

The awards were judged by hundreds of top food critics, chefs, cooks, restaurateurs and producers including Masterchef judge and restaurant critic Charles Campion, TV presenter and cook Aggie Mackenzie, Great British Bake Off winner Frances Quinn, Masterchef the Professionals finalist, Adam Handling, and food buyers from Harrods, Selfridges, Waitrose and Marks & Spencer.

The Big Fish Brand products awarded stars were their Organic Salmon Fillets and four products from their marinated range - Salmon Fillets in Thai, BBQ, Mint and Sweet Chilli marinades. It’s the second year that the Eastern Thai Salmon has been selected for an award a fact of which the team behind the products are especially proud.

The awards will be presented on Monday 7th September at a ceremony held at The Royal Garden Hotel, London which will be attended by two directors of the company, husband and wife Andrew and Louise Coulbeck (pictured right), who are very excited that their family run business has been recognised for its excellence.

So congratulations to Big Fish and JCS from all of us here at The Peoples and we look forward to bringing you further news of the company’s success because after all, frozen is the new fresh!

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t will be a big night for fans of classic pop on Friday 20th November when The Auditorium will be dancing to the fabulous sounds of the Motor City, brought direct from the USA by The Magic Of Motown and their brand new Reach Out tour.

The show commemorates the moment in 1965 when Diana Ross And The Supremes, Smokey Robinson And The Miracles, Stevie Wonder and The Temptations crossed the Atlantic for a UK wide tour of ABC, Odeon and Gaumont theatres, marking the arrival of the Motown phenomenon on these shores.

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Temptations, Four Tops, Jackson 5, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Lionel Richie and The Supremes, all packed into a high energy two hour spectacular.

The show has all the costumes and dances plus a first rate band which captures the the elusive, authentic Motown sound.

You can expect a huge selection of the biggest hits in musical history including all time favourites like Stop in the Name of Love, Dancing in the Street, My Guy, Ain’t No Mountain High Enough, This Old Heart of Mine, I Heard it Through the Grapevine, Endless Love, All Night Long, Heatwave, I’m Coming Out, Why Do Fools Fall in Love, My Girl, I Want You Back, I’ll Be There, Uptight (Everything’s Alright), How Sweet It Is and of course Baby Love.

Tickets are available from www.grimsbyauditorium.org.uk or ring 0300 3000035 for further information.

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In what city was the Motown label founded?

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IN THE KNOW NOT TONIGHT AND THE HEADACHES ALBUM LAUNCH 26th September @ The Yardbirds FREE ENTRY - Doors 7pm be early!

The second album from The Not Tonight gang is If You Were Real You’d Do Your Own Stunts featuring guest vocals by Adam Lee from China Drum and Andrew Molloy and Rob Nesbitt from Canada’s finest BUM. The rumour mill suggests that this album will be something special and thelaunch party has support from The Siknotes, Dynamite Dynamite and State Of The Art. And it’s free people. FREE!

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here’s always a special buzz about the Auditorium when there’s a big name in town and they don’t come much bigger than the mighty UB40, who will be taking to the stage on October 12th when they bring their Getting Over The Storm tour to town.

Taking their name from an unemployment benefit form, UB40 formed in Birmingham in 1978, and released their debut album Signing Off - considered by many to be one of the greatest reggae albums ever released by a British band - in August 1980.

That was the start of a career that has since seen them have over forty UK Top 40 hit singles including Red, Red Wine, Can’t Help Falling In Love and Kingston Town and achieve sales of over 100 million records, making them one of the most successful British groups of all time.

Their latest album, Getting Over The Storm, was awarded BBC Radio 2’s Album Of The Week accolade and received 5 star reviews from the UK’s music press on its release in September 2013. Should be a great night - we’ll see you there!

To purchase tickets go to grimsbyauditorium.org.uk or atgtickets.com or ring 0844 871 3016 for further information.

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IN THE KNOW ANOTHER GREAT LINE UP FOR

JAZZ PROM 2015 AT GRIMSBY MINSTER

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ollowing on from the huge success of Jazz Prom 2014 Grimsby Jazz have announced another great line up for this year’s event which takes place on Saturday 17th October starting at 2.15pm at Grimsby Minster.

Leeds band Pan Jumby will open the show in the afternoon, playing a blend of modern calypso, Caribbean rhythms, rumba and chacha, all channelled through the versatile vocabulary of jazz. The band is led by Dudley Nesbitt who is an exceptional and unflagging advocate of the art and culture of the steel pan, with Richard Ormrod on saxophones, clarinet and flute and Barkley McKay keyboards and guitar, Kenneth Higgins electric bass and Sam Hobbs on drums.

NEL Hub Youth Choir will be taking part in a vocal workshop led

by Tina May (pictured right) during the day and will then perform in the afternoon. Tina is currently visiting professor at Birmingham Conservatoire and the Royal Academy of Music in London.

After the interval Tina May Sings Piaf brings a performance by Tina and Nikki Iles. These two exceptional performers have a rapport that takes the partnership between singer and pianist to a level far beyond mere voice plus accompaniment and together they will recreate iconic Parisian cabaret bar Le Boeuf sur le Toit and Edith Piaf’s greatest hits, with Karen Street on accordion and Julie Walkington on double bass. Sounds like a real treat for ears young and old, so don’t delay, book today jazz fans!

Tickets £10 adults and £5 for children, including high tea. Adult tickets £5 and free for accompanied children without food.

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Still Beachy After All These Years Tracey Edges visits the Beachcomber (twice) in search of poptasticness

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drive past The Beachcomber regularly, en-route to dog walks on the beach, and have fond memories of walking there, along Buck Beck, and spending hot summer days by the lido. We had shorter legs by the time we trekked all the way home, slurping ice-creams so, with full mouths, we couldn’t moan too much.

It’s rather a while since I was five though and I will admit that I have never been to an event there in all the years since. I suppose I associated the venue with the dinner dances my parents used to go to. And I was always a Winter Garden’s girl but we won’t mention that now...

So when I happened to see the Beachcomber events on Facebook, complete with some pretty good shows I just had to give it a try, and in many ways it felt like stepping back in time to the heyday of the Gardens. Not identical of course but remarkably similar in style, from the kitschy piano and guitar at the entrance to the gloriously named Starlight Room (please never change that). There’s plenty of room for dancing, a good long bar with plenty of staff and a good size stage with a smart new lighting rig.

All in all it’s well worth investigating www.beachcomberholidaypark.co.uk because with such a varied programme, there is bound to be something for everyone.

Just recently they’ve hosted the likes of comedian Chrissy Rock from Benidorm and reality shows fame and The Real Thing.

Without meaning to I won two tickets to go and see The Real Thing – yes, THE REAL The Real Thing. I just shared the event on Facebook. I hadn’t noticed that doing so put you into a draw. In fact they do that for most events so worth giving them a like and seeing what’s coming up.

Support to The Real Thing were 70’s Revamp. They’d been down to the fancy dress shop and got togged up to the nines in as much 70s gear as they could find and they cranked out plenty of disco hits such as It’s Gonna be A Lovely Day, Feel The Need In Me and Carwash, to name but a few.

With an audience made up mostly of mums and dads I felt a bit like I was in a Beryl Cook painting but it was great fun and everybody was clearly up for a good night of dancing (especially the dads).

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The Real Thing formed in Liverpool in 1970 and three of the original members remain: brothers Chris and Eddie Amoo and Dave Smith. Eddie joined the band just before they had chart success with songs such as the number one You To Me Are Everything and the follow up Can’t Get By Without You which reached number two.

Eddie is now 65, Chris and Dave are 63 and the newest member, James Lane is the baby at 46, but they can still bounce around the stage and they seemed to be having a really great time.

This was infectious and throughout their set there was plenty of dancing and singing along from a happily entertained audience.

It was a fun night which got people moving, singing and smiling. The Real Thing are a fun band - you should go see them next time they’re around.

Having not been to the Beachcomber for few decades, I then went again, this time to see The South.

The Beautiful South were formed in Hull, in 1988 by former Housemartins, Paul Heaton and Dave Hemingway. Both sang lead and backing vocals. Female vocals came first fom Briana Corrigan, then Jacqui Abbott was brought in in 1994. In 2003, after Abbott’s departure, Alison Wheeler took over.

The band split in 2007 after twenty years, ten albums, thirty four singles and fifteen million record sales worldwide. The official reason was “musical similarities!”

In 2008, Dave Hemingway, Dave Stead and Alison Wheeler reunited as The New Beautiful South, a nine piece band which included long time band associates and live members, Damon Butcher, Gaz Birtles and Tony Robinson. They shortened the name to just The South in 2010.

As The South, they have written new material and released a debut album, Sweet Refrains.

I didn’t know what to expect from The South, not being The Beautiful South. Someone asked me if they were a cover band of themselves, but they’re much more than that.

Sometimes when a band no longer contains their most famous member it can feel empty – not the real McCoy. Paul Heaton, frontman and songwriter missing and not in action – would this be a problem? I thought it would. Turned out not to be and, judging by the packed venue, it certainly isn’t for their fanbase.

What makes the South different from cover bands is the quality of their new material. Not necessarily in the sound, which is gentler, with less of the dark humour and biting observations than the Heaton written lyrics but aside from the hits I did stumble when trying to distinguish the older material from the new, in the tracks that were unfamiliar to me.

Right from the second The South appeared on the stage they had their audience going and

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clapping away. They played two songs back to back with the second showcasing the lively sax and trumpet section and after some well deserved applause, Dave Hemingway stopped for a bit of a chat. Turns out that he came to The Beachcomber on holiday forty seven years ago!

The first well known track was one that Dave had been the original lead singer on, albeit with Briana. A Little Time. Lots of whistles after that one. It was a big set and the audience got its money’s worth with twenty two songs. The stand out of the new songs, was the catchy Pigeonhole.

The stage was dominated by Alison for the cover track, Dream A Little Dream, with a lovely trumpet solo and Dave joining in later on. The audience loved this and used the lights on their phones as lighters to wave in the air.

Alison had joked about pretending to wave lighters in the air for this one so that was quite funny! The well known hits were all there with their first chart single in 1989, Song For Whoever (I love you from the bottom of my pencil case), Woman In The Wall, Rotterdam, Don’t Marry Her and Perfect Ten. How did they go down with the audience? Well the guy standing next to me said, “Please give them 5 stars. They are absolutely brilliant”. He had been a huge fan of The Beautiful South, from the beginning and thought that The South were great.

The band all worked well together and the varied tracks gave them all a chance to shine whether it was sax, trumpet, drums, bongos, guitar, bass or keys, At various times I picked out them all, distinctively.

It was a good set from the get go but it kept getting better

as the band seemed to find their feet. They were going for it, especially the bongos and they just rose with each song. A tsunami of hits and the final encore just crashed down with Carry On Regardless which really got the audience jumping and left them exhausted but happy.

Whether you wish you revisit your youth, the 70s, the 80s or the 90s, nostalgia is alive and kicking and it’s all happening at The Beachcomber!

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Laurence Jones at The Yardbirds

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t the age of 22 Laurence Jones is already making a name for himself as one of the most exciting young blues guitarists on the scene.

In 2014 he was voted Young Artist of the Year at the British Blues Awards which led to a deal with Ruf Records and his first album on the label, Temptation, was recorded at the world famous Dockside Studio in Louisiana with contributions from Walter Trout, Aynsley Lister and Charlie Wooton and production by Mike Zito.

Laurence Jones with Red Butler @The Yardbirds Club, Grimsby

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Now there’s a new album, titled What’s It Gonna Be, which has been hailed as his coming of age record, showcasing his skills as a songwriter, vocalist and guitar player.

Laurence Jones has been described by Walter Trout as “a cross between Eric Clapton & Buddy Guy ... a genius” and Classic Rock - Blues Magazine called him “the future of the blues” and the “next big thing”.

His reputation as a live musician is second to none and he’ll be bringing his band to The Yardbirds on October 2nd with support from up and coming blues outfit Red Butler, winners of the Best Newcomer Award in Blues Matters Magazine, who have been brewing up a storm with their riveting performances over the past couple of years including a sensational performance at The Great British R&B Festival in Skegness in January 2015 since which their star has been firmly in the ascendant.

It sounds like it should be a really great show and a must for all fans of the blues.

Tickets are available from Solid Entertainments at 46 Wellowgate or call 01472 349222 or go to www.solidentertainments.com Facing page - Laurence Jones in action Above: Red Butler

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A busy summer for One Voice and there’s lots more to come!

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hey know how to have a party in Immingham and they don’t let a little bit of rain put a damper on things so it’s no surprise that this year’s I-Fest (pictured right), which took place at the Blossom Way Club on August 1st was such a great success - thanks in no small part to the generous sponsorship of ABP and the hard work of Elaine Norton and everyone at One Voice.

Based in the Immingham Resource Centre, One Voice is a Community Engagement Group, formed in 2009 to work within the communities of Immingham, Habrough and Stallingborough alongside partners such as the Police, Health, Education and Fire & Rescue, to promote and contribute to the physical, social and economic regeneration of these communities.

If that sounds a bit of a mouthful then just check the list of their successes which includes the opening of the new skate park, the founding of Studio 1 Community Cinema and a wide variety of youth and community projects and events. Most recently they’ve organised Immingham’s Got Talent (won by 8 year old hoop artiste Olivia (continued on page 18)

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s soon as you drive in through the gates of Stallingborough Grange Hotel you know you’ve arrived somewhere special.

Built around a fine 18th century thatched house and set in beautifully landscaped grounds with lawns, an orchard and a lake, the premises have been tastefully extended to provide 42 top quality rooms plus extensive function facilities and the famous Thatcher’s Bar and Restaurant.

It’s the perfect venue for a candlelit dinner for two or for weddings and corporate events, just right for weekending or as a base from which to explore the Lincolnshire Wolds, but it isn’t just a business – it’s also a family home.

Why does that matter? Because it means that as one of the area’s few remaining

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The fact that the hotel is outside of town and surrounded by open fields means that very few customers arrive by accident.

People who come to the Grange do so by choice – either as return visitors (they get a lot of those) or because of recommendations.

So if you choose Stallingborough Grange you can expect top quality service, an excellent night’s rest, restaurant food of exceptional quality and the very warmest of welcomes – all in a setting that’s modern and comfortable while retaining the period charm of the original grange. Lovely.

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Pan fried halibut with crab fritters, red pepper purée, courgette & pesto mash Ingredients 2 x halibut loin steaks 4 Maris Piper potatoes 2 courgettes, halved lengthways For the pesto 50g Parmesan 50g toasted pine nuts 1/2 clove of garlic 1 bunch of fresh basil fresh pea shoots for garnish For the puree 2 red peppers 2 large vine tomatoes, halved pinch of cayenne pepper For the crab cakes 225g white crab meat ½ a small red chilli zest of ½ a lime 50g cream cheese 1tsp chopped chives ¼tsp paprika

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Method Boil and mash the potatoes with butter. Combine basil, pine nuts, garlic, parmesan and olive oil in a blender to make a smooth pesto. Season to taste and add some to the warm mash for flavour and colour.

Season the peppers with salt and cayenne pepper, drizzle with oil and roast on a tray with the tomatoes. When cooked, blend to a puree and pass through a fine sieve to remove seeds and skins.

Drain the cooked crab meat and remove any pieces of shell.

Mix in chilli, lime, paprika, chives and enough cream cheese to bind. Season to taste. Place in the fridge to chill until needed.

Make a simple beer batter with dark ale and self raising flour.

Form crab cakes and coat in seasoned flour. Dip in the batter and deep fry for 1 minute at 200ºC until crisp and golden.

Heat up a non stick frying pan on medium heat, add oil, season the fish on both sides and fry for a minute each side or until coloured and place in the oven to cook through for another 3-4 minutes (depending on the thickness of the fish).

Add a knob of butter at the end and baste the fish.

Season and char grill the courgettes and plate using them as a base. Top with the fish followed by a crab fritter. Place the pesto mash alongside and garnish with fresh pea shoots.

Swipe the plate with pepper pesto and serve.

Serves two.

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(continued from page 14) Sharpe) and contributed funds to the renovation of the Pilgrim Football Club pavilion on Roval Drive as well as supporting Rock School and Just Dance, for kids with an inclination towards music and performance.

They’ve also funded the new Dolly Parton Imagination Library venture (see the panel on the right for a great opportunity if you’re the parent of a child in Immingham, Habrough or Stallingborough) and established the Immingham Food Larder which has helped over 350 people, 34% of whom were children, in the past year.

It’s an impressive track record but it doesn’t stop there because plans are already underway for the traditional Christmas shows and festivities and there’s a great programme of films coming up at Studio One including Selma, Shaun The Sheep and Phantom Of The Opera To tell the truth there’s so much going on that One Voice have helped to create that it’s impossible to list it all here but we can tell you that if you’d be interested in joining and working with a group that makes a huge difference to the local community then One Voice are always keen to recruit volunteers and you can contact them via the Resource Centre or by calling Elaine Norton direct on 07513 612964, so why not give them a ring and help to build some real Community Spirit!

GET YOUR KIDS READING WITH DOLLY PARTON’S IMAGINATION LIBRARY Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is a scheme by which children between the ages of one and five can receive specially chosen, age appropriate books, delivered to their home completely free, and thanks to funding from One Voice it’s now available to children in Habrough, Stallingborough and Immingham.

The library was initiated in 1996 for preschool children in Sevier County, Tennessee, USA, hometown of country legend Dolly Parton, to guarantee access to books and to inspire parents and carers to read to their children as much as possible.

To find out more contact the Children’s Centre in Margaret Street on 01469 514848. Enrolment is available on Mondays from 1.30pm to 2.30pm.

The only criteria to be eligible for the Imagination Library is the child’s age and their place of residence.

Take advantage of a Free Assessment at the Kumon Grimsby, Healing Study Centre We all know the importance of maths and English. It has been widely shown, for instance, that young people with better literacy and numeracy skills are far more likely to succeed in gaining good employment and fulfilling their potential later in life.

determine where on the programmes they will begin and will ensure that your child’s Kumon study is individualised to their needs from the outset. Once enrolled, your child will start on the programmes at a level they are comfortable with. This ensures that they establish a daily study habit and that there are no gaps in their understanding of the subject before moving on.

Kumon Educational, the UK’s largest supplementary education provider, offer maths and English study programmes which are tailored to each child’s ability. Kumon’s unique method The Kumon Grimsby, Healing Study focuses on your child as an individual, Centre is located at Healing Village Hall on Great Coates Road. providing them with transferable skills and the ability to learn for themselves.

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Shhhhhhhh .... it’s Goldilocks the Thief Urban Arts Festival at Grimsby Minster on September 19th.

The show which is VERY loosely based on Goldilocks and the Three Bears is a devised piece of ensemble theatre that FYT’s youth trainees have created from scratch under

the guidance of their artistic director Emma Middleton and dramaturg (it’s a real word, honest, and it’s not rude) Josie Gray. The piece explores issues of food poverty and food theft and the ideal of the Robin Hood figure and is suitable for all ages.

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There’s a fascinating autumn of exhibitions planned at Abbey Walk Gallery, concentrating on self portraiture, especially by female artists. The centrepieces of the season will be two iconic photographic self portraits by Sarah Lucas created in the 1990s as part of the then emergent Young British Artists movement, including SelfPortrait with Fried Eggs. The main exhibition will examine how female contemporary artists use self portraiture to examine the shifting nature of female identity and will be accompanied by a display of self portraits by Lincolnshire artists at the Fishing Heritage Centre as well as an installation by Annabel McCourt at Abbey Walk.

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The British Fish Craft Championships 2015 Within the grounds of Cleethorpes Leisure Centre

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here’ll be some fantastic skills with the filleting knife on display on August 30th when the British Fish Craft Championships take place in the grounds of Cleethorpes Leisure Centre. Organised by the The National Federation of Fishmongers this will be the second successive year that the Championships have visited the area, coinciding this year with the arrival of the World Seafood Congress.

There are many stand The events in the alone competitions to Championship test a wide enter, including the range of skills required for preparation of shellfish, the preparation of fish and salmon and halibut, with poultry in readiness for aggregate scores being use by the final consumer. calculated for the overall These are skills we often title of British Fish Craft take for granted because they’re provided for us for Champion®. There are also demonstrations and free at the point of sale and displays of fish preparation the judges, experienced fishmongers from all parts of and cooking, with advice and commentary from the the country will be awarding experts. At the end of the points for performance, day members of the public presentation, hygiene and will get the chance to buy general appearance while taking into account regional all the fantastic fresh fish on offer. variations.

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Fish Craft Matters!

We asked event organiser and former president of the National Federation of Fishmongers Gary Hooper to give us the low down on what the Fish Craft Championships are about.

The Peoples: Tell us about the Fish Craft Championships.

This year is our 63rd Championships - the Federation celebrated its 60th anniversary in 2012. It’s an important event in our calendar because the skills on display are ones that people often take for granted. Frequently they’re back room skills but when they’re brought centre stage the public are mesmerised by the levels of speed and skill on display. It’s an important event for introducing people to the fishmongering trade, particularly young people.

Did you enjoy your visit to Cleethorpes last year?

We certainly did. It was a great success and we’ve had lots of good feedback. The Council were superb especially Councillor Mick Burnett who will be much missed.

Why do these skills still matter in an age of mechanisation?

They matter because there is no substitute for a skilled fishmonger with a knife. Preparation of quality fish just can’t be done by machine. A good fishmonger will know how to prepare over forty species for the table. The public are terrified of bones in fish and it’s our job to use our skills to reassure them.

Is there any danger of these skills dying out?

The skills will survive so long as there are fishmongers’ shops but we do need more young people coming into the trade. My son George is a fishmonger and we need more like him. I think there’ll be fishmongers for a long time yet to come - and because of that confidence we’ll be opening a new shop in Bedford this month, the first proper fishmongers in the town for a decade.

We hear a lot about the need for people to adapt to sustainable fish stocks. What are the fish of the future?

People tend to look to premium species like cod, haddock, salmon, tuna but they are often endangered or quite expensive. We need to teach people to switch to more sustainable species like gurnard and dab. You’ll see these species more and more at your local fishmongers.

If you were entering one of the competitions at the Championships this year which would be your category?

Halibut and shellfish for sure. They’re my specialities - and my favourites too!

Thanks very much for your time.

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FISH CRAFT IS VITAL TO THE INDUSTRY

“THESE ESSENTIAL SKILLS DESERVE TO BE CELEBRATED” SAYS CHRIS SPARKES OF JAINES SEAFOODS

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hris Sparkes of Jaines Seafoods is well known for his passion for the seafood industry and for his uncompromising commitment to modern production methods and the very highest of standards so we thought we’d ask him about the arrival in Cleethorpes, for the second year running, of the British Fish Craft Championships. boy before setting up in business “It’s hard to overestimate the on my own. In those days they used importance of this event” he says, to say that every man employed at “for protecting and celebrating the sea secured the jobs of five on land essential skills on which the industry and countless thousands of workers depends. At Jaines we’re fish supported their families by filleting and processors, not fishmongers, so the skills on display at the Championships skinning fish and working in the fishing support industries. are somewhat different to what’s Although I’m a firm believer in needed on our lines but fast and modernisation and innovation I also accurate knife work is essential to know that these traditional skills are both sectors.

In the modern production environment still vital and we should celebrate them more. That’s why I’m happy to be a a lot of work is done by machine but judge at the competition. there will always be a limit to what can be done automatically and that’s To an inexperienced eye it may seem that all fish preparation is more or where the highly skilled individual less the same but those of us in the employee comes into his own.

At Jaines all our filleting is done by business know that every species is different and requires a particular hand because it gives us quality and method. A good filleter knows how to yield that no machine can match and these knife skills, passed down turn his hand to all kinds of fish and from generation to generation on the to get maximum value from each one pontoon or the production line, often while working at speed. from father to son, are at the heart of Gary Hooper and his team at the the industry that made Grimsby great. National Association of Fishmongers My father and grandfather both do a fantastic job of keeping these skills alive and making the public made their living on the fish docks and I started down here as a barrow aware of just how important they are.”

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Enjoy some Great Grimsby flavours!

Fresh crab and smoked haddock recipes recipes kindly supplied by www.seafish.org

for more recipe ideas go to fishisthedish.co.uk cook for 2 minutes. Add the wine and brandy and light (carefully) to cook off the alcohol.

When the flames have burnt out, add the fish stock, bring to the boil and simmer for 30 minutes. Take out the shell pieces and blitz the remaining mixture in a food processor.

Pass the mixture through a fine sieve and return to the pan with the cream and the crab meat. Bring to the boil then remove from the heat and taste for seasoning and add the lemon juice to taste. Pass through a sieve again. Chill immediately.

Emily Watkins’ Crab Custard with Crab Claw Soldiers Ingredients: For the Crab Bisque: shells of 2kg Crab meat brown meat of the crabs 50g butter 1 onion, 2 carrots, 1 celery stalk, all trimmed and roughly chopped 2 sprigs thyme, leaves only 1 bay leaf 3 sprigs tarragon, leaves only ¼ tsp cayenne pepper 1 tbsp tomato purée 100ml white wine 75ml brandy

1 litre hot fish stock 45ml double cream juice of 1 lemon salt and freshly ground black pepper For the Crab Custard: 2 egg yolks 1 egg 100ml double cream 200ml crab bisque 15ml lemon juice Method: For the Bisque: Heat the butter until foaming, and fry the vegetables until soft. Add the crab shell, cayenne pepper and tomato paste and

For the Custard: Place the egg yolks, whole egg and lemon juice in a bowl and whisk together.

Place the crab bisque in a saucepan with the cream and bring to a simmer. Add the hot liquid slowly into the egg base, whisking all the time.

Pour into ramekins or jam jars and bake at 120°C for 15-20 minutes until just set.

Leave to cool to room temperature.

Serve with toasted sourdough soldiers and a wedge of lemon, or freshly picked crab claw with chives, parsley and lemon zest on lovely white sourdough bread. (recipe by Emily Watkins of www.thekinghamplough.co.uk)

Smoked Haddock and Spinach Frittata Ingredients: 200g skinless smoked haddock 50g Cheddar cheese, grated 10 fresh chives, chopped 1 x 15ml spoon sunflower oil 50g bag baby spinach, washed 4 large eggs 50ml milk

Method: Cut the haddock into chunks. Beat the eggs with the milk and chives.

Gently fry the haddock for 2 minutes, turning it over. Add the spinach and allow to cook for 3 minutes, until wilted.

Preheat the grill to medium.

Pour the egg mixture into the frying pan,

make sure it spreads evenly around the fish and cook over a low heat for 3-5minutes, until egg is set around the edges. Sprinkle over the grated cheese and grill for a further 3-5min until the egg is cooked and cheese is golden and bubbling. Perfect for a summer lunch.

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Make the most of sustainable fish!

Crab - one of our favourites and usually caught by low impact methods like potting - we buy ours from Fastline on the North Wall

We’re often told to switch to sustainable fish stocks but just which species are sustainably caught? Here are a few to choose from - all eco friendly and all delicious!

Mackerel - grill it, smoke it, fry it, full of Omega 3 oils, great for barbecues - super tasty and it’s good for you too!

Coley, Pollack and Saithe - also called coalfish, once upon a time this was cat’s fish but nowadays top chefs love it - use as an alternative to cod and haddock

Gurnard - they’re not going to win any beauty prizes but they have firm white flesh that holds together and are great for soups and stews

Specialist fish suppliers If you’re looking for top quality fresh fish, then pay a visit to our Wharncliffe Rd shop and you won’t be disappointed! We have the widest choice of fresh fish and seafood in the area and our dedicated and knowledgeable team will be happy to assist with any questions you may have.

Loudon House, Wharncliffe Road, Fish Docks, Grimsby DN31 3QF www.excelseafoods.co.uk call us today on: 01472 240436

FISH CRAFT WELCOME TO FASTLINE SHELLFISH

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f you like shellfish then you’ll know that it’s a case of the fresher the better – that’s why you should pay a visit to Fastline Shellfish.

Fastline catch and sell fingers away from harm – lobsters, crabs and whelks those claws can deliver a to the restaurant trade, nasty nip if you let them! wholesalers, fishmongers Meanwhile Jenny has been and also to the public at work since 6am getting from their premises on ready for the arrival of the the North Wall and it’s a vans that will take Fastline real family business, with produce to shops and Darren Kenyon doing the markets all over the country. catching on his boat, the Later she divides her time MV Sweetwaters, while the between serving customers factory and shop are the who call in and taking domain of his wife, Jenny. orders on the phone. It’s Darren sails on the morning non stop - with such a tide each day to get an early reputation for quality they’re start on the journey to the always in demand. fishing grounds. He usually fishes in the Humber Mouth between two and four hours out although in winter he may go a lot further and has about 1400 pots out on any given day, strung together in fleets of 40 or 50 each.

They have to be hauled up and emptied, rebaited and replaced. It’s hard work, especially in bad weather and of course you have to be careful to keep your

Next door to the shop is the processing area where the day’s catch is readied for sale.

Fastline sell whole crab and lobster but their dressed crabs are also very popular, the shells packed with brown meat and then topped with a layer of white claw meat.

So if you’re looking for the very best shellfish, as fresh as it comes, look no further than Fastline.

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MORE THAN 40,000 LINE THE STREETS

SOME CRAZY GRANNIES, BINBOT & A GIANT CHICKEN EVEN BETTER NEXT YEAR!

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his year’s carnival was the biggest and best yet, with a record breaking 40,000 people coming out onto the streets of Cleethorpes to celebrate the wonderful community tradition.

The giant, luminous purple Binbot wowed the crowds and Firebird lit up the sky breathing fountains of sparks. Local favourites Granny Turismo delighted locals and visitors alike with their hilarious shopping trolly dance display, and the new Carnival Prince and Princess welcomed the crowds to the resort.

Best of all over £4,000 was raised for local charities and a cheque for the proceeds was presented a few days later by Pete Ward, CEO of Young’s Seafood Limited who also took the opportunity to announce that Young's will continue to sponsor the event in 2016.

So we’ll see you all again next year. Same time, same place and loads more fun!

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f course it wouldn’t be a carnival parade without a large contingent of stunning costumes from our good friends Twinkles Fancy Dress, led by the Twinklemobile, and we waited patiently for them at the foot of Isaac’s Hill to get a shot of Kath at the wheel as she passed home base.

Stars of the show this year included a new Hello Kitty, Horrid Henry, Super Ted and characters from the universally popular Frozen.

Twinkles gained 2nd place in their category at the Carnival Awards this year, but for us they’re always winners. So roll on October 31st - fake blood and fangs anyone?

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Check your engineer’s Gas Safe Register ID card. Make sure they are qualified for the work you need doing. You can find this information on the back of the card.

Check for warning signs your appliances aren’t working correctly eg. lazy yellow or orange flames instead of crisp blue ones, black marks on or around the appliance and too much condensation in the room.

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Celebrating the release of their new EP, Moneymaker ......

Sewer Rats

Live at The Matrix 01/08/2015

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ewer Rats have been making quite a name for themselves lately.

They’ve signed for Fluffer Records, played some well reviewed shows at the Shacklewell and other cool venues and now comes the release of their new EP Moneymaker. They’ve already had a London launch party but this is the local version at The Matrix.

There’s a great undercard including boisterous hungry hippos kind of pit, Ruby And The Knights, the unboxably crouched low over his bass, fending vitreous See You In Tijuana, Darma off incoming traffic or else climbing up and Cult Mentality and by the time the speaker stack to perch grinning Sewer Rats arrive the crowd is well while it threatens to topple down. stoked and up for the main event and Dean Robbins on drums is inevitably they’re not disappointed because less peregrine but he looks like he’d Sewer Rats deliver a set of the dirtiest, heaviest, most psyched out stonerism that you’ve heard in a long time, songs that start slow and uncoil themselves with deliberate menace, loaded with feedback, searing guitar riffs, huge drums and basslines that set the room vibrating.

Luke Morris’s vocals are just about the rawest I’ve ever heard. Imagine the love child of Lemmy from Motorhead and a grizzly bear, kept in the dark for years, fed on broken glass and Scotch Bonnets and that particularly horrible cheap kebab meat that smells like sewage. Stub a few cigarettes out on it. Kick it occasionally.

Give it a microphone and tell it to sing. be up and bouncing off people and The show that features considerable walls given half a chance. levels of raw energy and male torso.

Sometimes words seem a bit small.

Granted it’s warm in The Matrix This one of those times. The Sewer but there’s clearly something about Rats sound like something being Sewer Rats that’s best appreciated born, growing and crawling out of a shirtless. They certainly have an primeval swamp, developing limbs impressive gallery of tatts to show and vocal chords, and of course off and their ink photographs rather acquiring guitars and drum kit along well, especially since they are a band the way. They are very loud, but that incapable of staying still for more than doesn’t tell you much and they play thirty seconds at a time. Luke Morris on with a sweat drenched frenzy that guitar prowls his end of the stage like makes them gleam in the stage lights he’s looking for a gap in the fence while and rapidly infects everyone in the Iain Morrison spends most of the show room. I spend most of the set hiding getting stuck right in to an extremely behind the speakers (except when

they’re being used as a climbing wall), because I’m a coward and because I can’t afford to replace my cameras but when they finish I feel like I’ve been punched in the face with a music clad fist.

Moneymaker, whose entry into the world we are here to celebrate is an equally invigorating thing – five tracks of bile and blues, menace and caress, guaranteed to annoy the neighbours, damage the foundations of your house and make your eyeballs bleed. My favourite track is Devil’s Blues which has them paying homage to Sabbath and Zeppelin but every cut is worth a listen – this is a band that’s going places fast.

At the end of the show the band are mobbed by the assembled company and it’s pretty clear that they are now officially world famous in Grimsby. Just the rest of the planet to go then and that shouldn’t be too hard.

When I roll in at home with the remains of my chips and half a can of Vimto I’m just in time to catch the last half of The Meat Loaf Story on some channel I’ve never heard of before. Talk about serendipity. I switch on just as our hero, suffering one of his periodic outbreaks of bankruptcy, is laid across his bed with his two children, Vegetable Roll and Nut Cutlet.

“The trouble is,” he says to the adorable golden haired moppets, “nobody likes Daddy’s music.”

“I do” replies Nut Cutlet. “It’s loud.”

So there you go. I’m not going to take notes at gigs anymore. I’m just going to submit the first thing I hear on telly when I get home. Sorted.

Sewer Rats. I like them. You will too.

They’re loud.

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Everything in Black and White is Gold Released: Sept 1st 2015 Label: Hainton386

Josie-Anne Gray talks to John Paterson and Daisy Fitzgerald about their forthcoming album

verything in Black and White is Gold is the second studio album from Grimsby based composer and producer John Paterson and marks the recording debut of Daisy Fitzgerald, a singer whose mature voice belies the fact that she is just sixteen. With the album’s release date approaching I spoke to them about music, how they came to be working together and the joys of performing live.

Firstly, how did their collaboration come production and acknowledges that the volume about? John tells me that he had wanted to war has been won and that his side lost. introduce some female vocals into his music He is defiant and passionate in defence of for some time and after auditioning several his approach to music making however. He singers he chose Daisy who happened to be is about process and artistic integrity, not the daughter of long standing friends. just product orientated with eyes on a big Daisy is shy and self-deprecating but she commercial prize, and although she’s young has a great understanding of how her voice and at the start of her career, Daisy shares that integrity and commitment to the music.

Unsurprisingly they have very different musical interests. Daisy cites Hayley Williams of Paramour as a key influence while John acknowledges Nick Cave, REM and U2 as seminal to him. The generational differences are clear but although their tastes are different they don’t clash but rather complement each other.

John is a perfectionist and sees his work in terms of a series of problems that have to eliminated until he reaches a point at which he can say “that's it, it's finished.”

When we talk about gigging it is clear that his self-criticism is a powerful force.

He toured with KT Tunstall in the late 90s and works. From describing it initially as “weird” was never satisfied with his performance. He she learned to work within her alto range and feels that he is a studio artist and playing live to recognise what she can do. She describes is not something he has any great desire to herself as comfortable with her voice and do, citing the logistical difficulties of getting a so she should be. She sings with warmth, band together, but underneath there is a clear control and precision but her voice also has a sense of an artist whose perfectionism might dark tone to that is intriguing and compelling be a hindrance to playing live. and draws the listener into the songs.

But never say never. It would be good for Together they have created a music that Daisy to play live and the music is of such compels attention with its sweetly haunting, quality that seems a shame to deprive ambient tones, evoking summer rain, hope audiences of the opportunity of hearing it. and heartbreak.

The album will launch with the Facebook John explains that he adjusted the key page going live on September 1st with full signatures of the songs to suit Daisy's range details of where to buy a physical copy. The and encouraged her to sing as low as she digital download will follow shortly after. John could to get the husky and gravelly textures will be running the social media side of the he was after for the album's signature sound. promotion work, with assistance as he has He writes in a very open way with spaces in another two album projects in the pipeline the music that allow his songs to breathe and and is keen to get on with his music making. is interested in creating soundscapes that For now, make sure you get your hands on a invite intelligent and engaged listening. He is copy of Everything in Black and White is Gold. not drawn to the contemporary fashion for over You won't be disappointed.

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Japanese Anemone

a burst of white and pink blooms to light up a shaded corner September’s flower of the month from the Horticultural Trades Association are the Japanese Anemones, also known as Windflowers.

They’re clump forming herbaceous perennials that bloom in late summer and autumn producing pink and white flowers, about 5cm across with sculpted sepals and golden yellow stamens Japanese is a misnomer really because, as the plant’s scientific name Anemone hupehensis indicates their place of origin is Hupeh province in China, but they have been popular plants in Japanese gardens for many hundreds of years, which probably gave rise to the confusion.

They’re an adaptable plant, happiest in light shade but amenable to sun as well but they won’t tolerate badly drained soil, so dig in plenty of organic matter, (farmyard manure is ideal), to keep the roots aerated and moist in summer but dry in winter.

With their multitude of flowers they’re great for lighting up a dark corner of the garden and the bonus is that they often spread by themselves, creating new clumps which can be lifted and planted elsewhere, rather than having to divide the parent plant.

Because of this propensity to spread they are regarded as invasive in some areas but they are slow growing and shouldn’t be a problem in most gardens.

Japanese anemones are a particular favourite of plant photographer Jason Ingram who says of them “Japanese anemones are extremely photogenic flowers which brighten up the garden in late summer or autumn, producing simple saucers in white and various shades of pink.

They are a ‘must have’ border plant for the Autumn and put on a fantastic display in the period where most gardens are starting to look tired and over. I love that their beauty adds a whole new dimension of colour and texture to my garden.”

So if your garden is starting to look a little bit tired now that summer is past try taking a look at the Japanese Anemone - they could be just what you need to make the most of the autumn garden.

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Two chairs in front, a bench at the back, dashboard, wheel, gear stick if needed, hand brake, they’ve been in the same positions pretty much since dinosaurs first learned to look in the mirror and signal before moving out.

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be a thing of the past – what will your car interior look like then? Well the chances are it’ll look a lot like your living room.

After all if you don’t have to bother concentrating on the road you might as well have a comfy sofa, a television, wifi and facilities for making a nice cup of tea. Otherwise what are you going to do on those long journeys? Read a book and talk to each other? I don’t think so.

The way of things to come may well be that displayed by the ExhangE vehicle developed by Swiss motor innovations team Rinspeed and British flexible work space providers Regus. As shown in the images on this page the vehicle features front seats that swivel to face the back and enough gadgetry to keep even

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the most tech hungry passenger satisfied. In fact it turns the humble car into a mobile office - you can work on your devices, teleconference and give presentations all without leaving the comfort of your seat.

If that doesn’t sound like something you’d fancy then you’d best beware because this isn’t just a piece of science fiction. This is stuff that’s coming soon, probably within the next ten to fifteen years.

After all, many of us choose to pack our cars with gadgetry already. Quite apart from music systems that threaten to deafen anyone within 20 feet there’s an amazing range of things that you can buy to plug into your cigarette lighter socket. Mobile phone chargers and SatNavs of course but also massage cushions, kettles, heated blankets, HDTVs, internet routers, cookers and even fridge freezers! Why would anyone bother going home at all? You could just live in your car - as suggested by Charlie Harper of the UK Subs, whose image you’ll find, by pure coincidence, overleaf.

So much for the plugins, but of course there’s a whole other category of tech that we fill our cars with – the handheld stuff, chiefly the ubiquitous smart phone. So dependent are we on our palm top communications devices we would never think of going for a drive without them, and it seems as though many of us can’t resist using them either.

Recent research by the Institute of Advanced Motoring reveals that ten percent of drivers have taken a selfie while driving within the past month. For younger drivers this rises to twenty percent, with men worse offenders than women. It’s not just being snap happy though.

Eight per cent of drivers admitted to driving while using a video calling application such as FaceTime and Skype to make and receive video calls, rising to 16 per cent among 18 to 24 year olds. 15 percent of young drivers admitted to watching TV catch up at the wheel and 35 percent of drivers had accessed the internet.

And if all that doesn’t scare you then this might - the number of drivers given penalty points for using a phone at the wheel fell by more than 40 per cent in 2014!

All of which goes to prove that our relationships with out vehicles are already undergoing a revolution and it’s a process that’s only going to accelerate as new technologies emerge and become first popular and then essential to our lives. Where will it all end? Anybody’s guess.

After all who would have predicted twenty years ago that we would be driving around under the guidance of a woman that sounds like a slightly annoyed alien or that we’d ask our phones to remind us where we left our car keys?

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