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Five Generations Of The Jose family have been master bakers since the 1890s and here in the New Forest area since 1905.

At The Bakehouse, we hand make our white bread which has been matured for 30 hours and is additive-free, providing a wonderful flavour and long lasting freshness.

To complete the process, the breads are then baked in authentic stone ovens for their traditional taste.

And if the thought of these hand made breads and pastries are making your mouth water, then why not drop in to The Bakehouse today for a made to order mid-morning or lunchtime treat?

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THE BROCKENHURST Guide

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Easter is now over, and we await the summer with bated breath. Here at Modern Magazines we are really looking forward to some family time and ever hopeful the weather will be good for us all to get out and about.

Spring, where we are now of course, is a great time for airing out the old, cleaning, getting rid of unwanted ‘stuff’ and putting a fresh touch to our environment. Have you finished all your decluttering this year? The advertisers inside are here to help and would love to hear from you.

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Our aim each month is to bring you good local trades people and services, right to your door. In addition to that we want to let you know what is going on locally and give you interesting news that may hopefully help make you smile.

Afterall life is what we make it, but sometimes it can be tough, so if we can alleviate even a little bit of stress, then we are very happy. Maybe you have a good news story to tell yourself? If you do, please email us at localdata@ modernmagazines.co.uk. We may well be able to tell everyone about your uplifting message. Let’s share the good times.

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Brockenhurst Football Club As the football season draws to a close our attention turns to Brockstock, our biggest fundraising event of the year.

Brockstock is an annual music and beer festival, although for reasons you will understand it has had to be postponed for the last two years. This year it will be bigger and better than ever as we aim to make up for the lost two years. It will be held at Brockenhurst Football Club over the two-day weekend of Saturday 28th and Sunday 29th May. We have a great line up of bands that will play from noon until dusk each day.

There will be plenty of refreshment opportunities with a beer and cider festival, a pimms and prosecco bar, a rum bar as well as a bbq, Thai food and a vegan option. Admission is free but we ask that no alcohol is brought into the festival from outside.

Bring your family and friends and enjoy this special village event. Keep your eyes open for more details of the weekend programme which will be posted on social media as well as on flyers that will be widely distributed.

The following week is the Queen’s platinum jubilee, and the football club will again be hosting some of the village celebrations with live music again on Saturday 4th June, so we look forward to seeing you all again as we shake off the memory of the last two difficult years

Brockstock is a unique community event that attracts a big crowd from across the forest and has something for all the family. There will be a children’s play area with inflatables, games, and stalls as well as a Tea Garden where you can have tea, coffee and cake.

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Getting Wild About Gardens The buzz of a bee… the sweet scent of honeysuckle… the splash of a frog hopping into a pond… chattering birds in a hedge. These precious moments are not only delightful to experience in our gardens, they’re vital if we’re going to protect, restore and reconnect UK wildlife.

Since 2013, The Wildlife Trusts have partnered with the Royal Horticultural Society on our Wild About Gardens initiative – encouraging everyone with a garden to provide food and shelter for wildlife. In fact, you don’t even need a garden to get involved: window-boxes, a bee brick in your wall, or flower-rich balconies can all make a difference.

Wild About Gardens follows a different theme each year, inspiring gardeners to help a different species. For example, in previous years we’ve separately championed hedgehogs, bats and butterflies.

So, why is it so important for us to dedicate our own patch to wildlife? Well, almost 90% of UK households have a garden. This equates to over 20 million gardens, which, incredibly, covers a larger area than all 2,300 Wildlife Trust nature reserves combined. With many UK species in decline, using these spaces means we can collectively make a huge difference to our struggling wildlife.

It doesn’t even have to involve lots of time and money because letting nature take its own course can often be the best way. Try leaving a patch of grass to grow wild and you’ll soon have lots of new visitors, plus it can work wonders for our own wellbeing.

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We’re dedicating this year’s Wild About Gardens to our high-flying summer visitors – swifts, swallows, and house martins.

While these amazing migrant birds rarely touch the ground and only remain in the UK for a few months a year, there are still ways we can help them.

Swifts and house martins were recently added to the UK’s Red List for birds, meaning they’re seriously threatened, have suffered severe declines, and require urgent action. The simplest thing you can do is let a patch of grass grow long – this will encourage insects in your garden and provide food for birds. You can have a similar effect by planting a colourful, insect-friendly wildflower border. Creating a boggy garden patch will provide mud that swallows and house martins use to build their nests. And to provide a home for a swift, consider installing a swift box or brick.

Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust have a team of volunteer Wilder Garden Champions who can offer free personal advice on how to make your spaces wilder to benefit you and nature. For more details, visit: hiwwt.org.uk/ request-gardening-consultation Photo: A garden wildflower meadow will attract insects and help birds by David Kilbey

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Brockenhurst Music Society We’re very excited to launch our 2022 season, our 75th anniversary. Details of our concerts are below, all given by young highly talented professional musicians and held at St Saviour’s Church, Brockenhurst at 7.30 pm.

international performers and prize winners, playing works by Beethoven and Brahms

Tickets are £15 from www.ticketsource. co.uk (booking fee applies), or from Pot Pourri in Brockenhurst or Sway Deli, or at the door. Season tickets are also available at £65. For more information please see our website www. brockenhurstmusicsociety.co.uk

Monday 11 July - Mithras Trio, formed in 2017 at the Guildhall School, currently in the prestigious BBC New Generation Artists scheme and regular Radio 3 broadcasters, playing works by McDowall, Beethoven and Tchaikovsky

Monday 9 May - Anything Goes - A Venetian Salon, Gala concert for our 75th season. Le Salon Musical presents an immersive show of music and theatre recreating a Salon of the 1930’s and featuring virtuoso piano, violin & tenor performances plus poetry, including music from Vivaldi to Cole Porter and poetry of Era Pound, James Joyce and Dante Alighieri.

Monday 13 June - Indira Grier (cello) and Daniel Lebhardt (piano), both

Monday 8 August - James Gilbert (clarinet) with piano accompanist, Royal Academy of Music scholar, solo and chamber recitalist for Leeds International Concert Season and at the BBC Proms, playing works by Clara Schumann, Stanford, Brahms, Bridge, Ireland and Elgar Monday 12 September - Antonina Suhanova (piano), international performer and Guildhall School graduate originally from Latvia, playing works by Mozart, Brahms, Berg and Prokofiev

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QUIRKY FACTS

by Mica Bale Have we reached May already? Yes, with the spring weather hopefully beckoning summer, what are your plans for the warmer months? Perhaps you are looking forward to enjoying some of the county’s greatest beauty spots. Parents and grandparents, where are you taking the kids to explore Hampshire this year? Thankfully the holidays are still a few weeks off so why not sit down and whet your appetite for what the county has to offer with another handful of quirky facts?

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With its inspiring landscapes, Hampshire has often been a favourite haunt of writers and poets. In fact,

know this Andover-born gentleman, many have come to complain about the thing he discovered.

Yes, this 19th century surgeon and physician is perhaps best known for his discovery of the Baker’s Cyst, named after the doctor himself.

Specialising in bone and joint concerns, he was the first to describe a form of knee pain that would go on to be named after him. So, next time your knees cause you pain after a spot of

Bank, near Southampton has hosted many a famed

gardening, you may have this Hampshire

literary name. Mary Elizabeth Baddon who wrote the

physician to thank for his Baker’s Cyst.

greatly acclaimed Lady Audley’s Secret took up residence along with her husband in the village and the hosts welcomed their friends, the likes of Virginia Woolf and war poet Rupert Brooke Have you visited the beautiful Hacket Pond in the New Forest? Although admittedly larger than the average pond, it is the biggest body of water in the New Forest. Hacket Pond is a place of tranquillity not only for humans but also for the animals, with human contact being limited with no swimming or boats permitted in order to protect the local animal life. The pond is also an important area for wildlife and plantlife. In fact, 90% of Britain’s rarest plants can be seen and with 75% of all species also on site, dragonflies and damselflies are thriving at this special slice of the New Forest

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William Morrant Baker - although many do not

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Did you know that Elizabeth Bather was the first female to be promoted to the high role of Chief Superintendent? Born in Winchester, Bather was already a noted trailblazer. She had joined the Women’s Auxiliary Air Force at the start of the Second World War and rose to the equivalent rank of Wing Commander by the end of the war. In peacetime and now

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ready for a new challenge, she joined the police force, becoming Chief Superintendent by 1946.

The Worthys is a cluster of several small parishes and villages. One of these settlements is Headbourne Worthy, a former manor that had once been held by the great-grandson of King Edward III, Richard of York. Another worthy resident was the legendary Laurence Olivier along with Vivien Leigh. Their home was reportedly a bungalow on School Lane where they stayed when Olivier was stationed at the nearby RNAS Worthy Down..

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William Morrant Baker - although many do not know this Andover-born gentleman, many have come to complain about the thing he discovered.

Yes, this 19th century surgeon and physician is perhaps best known for his discovery of the Baker’s Cyst, named after the doctor himself.

Specialising in bone and joint concerns, he was the first to describe a form of knee pain that would go on to be named after him. So, next time your knees cause you pain after a spot of gardening, you may have this Hampshire physician to thank for his Baker’s Cyst.

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Did you know that Elizabeth Bather was the first female to be promoted to the high role of Chief Superintendent? Born in Winchester, Bather was already a noted trailblazer. She had joined the Women’s Auxiliary Air Force at the start of the Second World War and rose to the equivalent rank of Wing Commander by the end of the war. In peacetime and now

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ready for a new challenge, she joined the police force, becoming Chief Superintendent by 1946.

The Worthys is a cluster of several small parishes and villages. One of these settlements is Headbourne Worthy, a former manor that had once been held by the great-grandson of King Edward III, Richard of York. Another worthy resident was the legendary Laurence Olivier along with Vivien Leigh. Their home was reportedly a bungalow on School Lane where they stayed when Olivier was stationed at the nearby RNAS Worthy Down..

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Some students feel incredibly nervous and stressed when asked to read aloud, regardless of whether they’re in a classroom or having a one-to-one session with a teacher. When a PAT Dog visits a school, their presence

can boost a young person’s motivation and morale.

Dogs are non-judgemental and great listeners - they don’t interrupt or correct - so they aid confidence and concentration levels. PAT Dogs are also known to encourage positive social behaviours, enhance self-esteem and inspire young people to relax and have fun.

Animal-assisted therapy can be used by teachers, SENCo, psychologists and speech and language therapists to benefit a young person’s physical, emotional and psychosocial health, cognitive function and communication skills.

To find out more about volunteering with Pets As Therapy or to request a PAT Dog visit to your school visit the Pets As Therapy website: www.petsastherapy.org

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Money on my mind...the Martin Lewis column He’s the UK’s leading money saving expert - a journalist and presenter who has kept millions of pounds in people’s pockets as well as lifting the lid on the threats and dangers we need to be aware of as consumers.

In this month’s column, Martin Lewis looks at taking financial responsibility for ourselves in these post-pandemic days.

What the Coronavirus pandemic has given us, probably more than any point in the past 50 years, is an idea that we can turn to a bank, or the government, or a charity, for help and support. And I won’t deny that, in some examples, these entities have stood up and there has been a feeling of support and community.

Yet I think we all realise that can only go so far. We have now emerged out of the darkness of the pandemic, and slowly but shortly the directive is that we have to fend for ourselves again. I don’t doubt some support remains, but I wouldn’t expect it to last forever.

The average food waste bill in the UK still stands at around £750 per year, and that’s horrendous. Remember the difference between Use By and Best Before, and it will save you hundreds each year.

If you have any packaging that has a date on it, if it’s after that date, lots of people just sling the food. Well, let’s remember – Use By is a health notice to you. If something is beyond its Use By date, you need to chuck it in the bin. Best Before is the manufacturer’s guide to optimum quality. All it means is that the item will be

in its best possible condition before this date. The day after a Best Before, it’s still perfectly legitimate to eat.

With some canned goods, it’s still perfectly okay to eat them three or four years after the Best Before date. So, use your nose to smell it, use your eyes to look at it, use your senses to decide whether it’s right for you.

Just by diminishing that, and by having a decent shopping list and proper menu planning, you will cut down waste. That’s not just good for your pocket, but also good for the environment.

I think we are all living slightly differently now, and certainly in wake of food shortages during the first lockdown, I have seen much greater understanding and willingness of people to feed their families more responsibly.

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Increasing numbers of homeowners are choosing to hold their properties as tenants in common to reduce inheritance tax and help protect their share from care fees The Property Protection Trust Will package is based around how you hold the ownership of your home. All good estate planning nowadays considers the difference between owning your home as joint tenants or as tenants in common.

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Ferrari’s Diamond Design It was 75 years ago, in 1947, that the very first Ferrari hit the streets; and while in the time since various manufacturers and designers have looked to emulate the Prancing Horse’s mould of motoring magnificence, very few have been able to.

As iconic a sight as you will find on road and racetrack, to celebrate the company’s milestone, we look back on the history of Italy’s most prestigious automotive manufacturer.

The legendary Enzo Ferrari (1898-1988) began his motoring career as an Alfa Romeo driver in 1924, but within five years he had gone on to found the Scuderia Ferrari – which assisted gentlemen drivers in racing cars – in his hometown of Modena.

In 1938, Alfa Romeo brought the Scuderia under its control, but Ferrari disagreed with the move and left in 1939 to set up his own racing company. Under the terms of the split from Alfa, Enzo was unable to use his own name on his race cars until years later.

Horsepower The soon-to-be-iconic Cavallino Rampante (prancing horse) was adopted from the emblem of Italian WW2 fighter ace Francesco Baracca, who painted the design on his

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plane. Enzo Ferrari was given permission to use the design from Baracca’s mother, who believed it would bring the car manufacturer good luck. Ferrari placed the black horse on a canary yellow background (the colour of Modena) and topped it with the tricolour of Italy. The rest, as they say, is history.

The first Ferrari The first racing car to bear the Ferrari moniker was the 12-cylinder 1.5-litre Tipo 125, which was released in 1947.

Just two models of this original car were created, neither of which exist today.

A winning formula The first Ferrari driver to claim the Formula One World Championship was Alberto Ascari, taking the top spot in 1952.

Scuderia Ferrari has produced the most championshipwinning drivers – 15 – since Ascari’s maiden victory. The most famous of these include Niki Lauda, Michael Schumacher – who won

five consecutive titles – and Kimi Raikkonen. Ferrari also holds the top spot when it comes to the Constructor’s Championships, with 16 victories from 1961-2008, and 239 F1 race victories in total.

The 200 Club The Ferrari F40 was the last car approved for production by Enzo Ferrari himself, and was the first road car to break the 200mph barrier.

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A Design for Life… The Kevin McCloud Column Designer, writer and television presenter, Kevin McCloud leapt into our consciousness with his vastly successful Grand Designs show on Channel 4. This month, the affable architectural business owner talks about his background running a lighting design company.

When I got my break in television, I was running a lighting design company. It wasn’t easy, but I always carried with me a driving passion for the subject.

My work on Grand Designs and a few other things has taken me away from the subject, and I am perhaps not the expert I once was when it comes to lighting, as now my expertise is spread rather more across whole-of-whole elements, but I do think any outdoor space can look absolutely spectacular with garden lights.

It’s something that’s only really become commonplace over

the past couple of decades, thanks in no small part to some very costeffective imports from abroad. I love lights that resemble fireflies dancing on your rose bushes, or glowering lamps that mimic the dying embers of the barbeque as the warm night stretches out before you, glass of rosé in hand.

Fairy lights are an obvious and easy choice to brighten up an outdoor space; just make sure they are the waterproof kind purchased from a garden centre, not leftovers from the Christmas tree.

Designs these days come in an array of colours and styles, from dragonflies to lanterns and teardrops, and are ideal to adorn arches, fences and trees.

To light up paths and flowerbeds, solarpowered stake lights are best.

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They dig into the dirt, are almost invisible as they charge during the day, then transform into glimmering jewels at night.

If you’re the kind of person who opts for a fire pit over a fancy gas barbecue, there’s a good chance you’ll want your outdoor decorations to be equally primal.

Lanterns are a fantastic way to instantly add a touch of class, whether Scandinavianstyle tin or mosaic Moroccan glass, while outdoor candles in buckets are a budget option, and anything with citronella scent will also deter bugs.

For a festival feel, you can’t beat bamboo Tiki torches that are lit using oil, because sometimes, only fire will do.

Whatever outdoor space you are looking to light up, less is generally more, and the subtleties will shine through the darkness if you allow them.

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On/Off Facial Beauty If you’re searching out ideas for early-summer sheen, whilst remaining keen to protect and moisturise your face, here’s our on/off guide.

What you put on Metallic eyeshadow and negative space eyeliner While the simplicity of watercolour eyeshadow has dominated so much of the beauty market in recent years, the look for this summer is statement effects – notably metallic shimmers, and negative space eyeliner. The former is self-explanatory; the latter uses a simple outline and lets your natural skin tone peek through underneath.

Brow lamination They say the fashion industry will make centre-stage the very looks it was mocking a decade previously, and this certainly seems to be the case with brow lamination, which is set to be a major feature again this summer.

Plumping up brows is nothing new, but using a chemical formulation to break down the bond between brows before

flicking them up for maximum accentuation is a trend that many didn’t see coming.

Glitter lips Since make-up artist Pat McGrath sent models out on the DKNY catwalk with lips that were painted, dusted with fine glitter then drenched in gloss, this trend has only gathered pace. Whether you like a little sparkle or a lot, it is a dynamic that will get you noticed, with now longer-lasting applications that are food and moisture resistant.

Golden glow If colour isn’t your thing, you’ll be delighted to know that au naturel will also be a hot trend again this summer. For a youthful, dewy glow, start with a cream foundation and use a highlighter or bronzer to contour cheeks. Keep lips natural but finish with a dab of eye gloss – another must-have product for 2022.

When you take it off This summer will test our skin in all the usual ways.

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with moisture barrier intact, it’s glowing and plump and easy to care for; but once that barrier is damaged it can feel like nothing will repair it, and even products you once found nourishing now sting and burn.

The secret to repair is through gentle nourishment and lipid replacement.

Firstly, get back to basics.

Simplify your routine with a gentle cream cleanser and avoid alcohol-based products and scrubs. Find a moisturiser that boosts ceramide production like Olay Regenerist 3 Point Super Age Defying Cream, or anything with omega oils. Rosehip oil is a great way to slowly start rebuilding your layer of protection and is best applied when your face is slightly damp to trap moisture.

And when cleansing, use tepid water and try drinking green tea… and lots of water.

In addition, eating lots of berries and oily fish will boost antioxidants, whilst reducing inflammation within the body.

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New Forest Nappy Library Launched in March!

Nappy Library?!? Yes, it’s really a thing!

Bizarre as it may sound, nappy libraries are taking off all around the UK, and we have our very own one here in the New Forest. The grass roots Environmental Action Group, Greener Brockenhurst, has been awarded a grant from Hampshire County Council Waste Prevention Fund to set up a Nappy Library to serve the whole of the New Forest.

But what is a Nappy Library, I hear you cry …. The mind boggles….

Well, it’s just what it says it is … a library of cloth nappy kits. The aim is to promote the use of reusable nappies to local New Forest parents by loaning out kits and offering information and support in using them. Although in the long term, the use of cloth nappies is much, much cheaper than using disposables, the initial financial outlay is significant and if you are not sure whether you will get on with them, or even what type is best for you and your baby, it came seem a daunting path to embark upon. And that is where the nappy library comes in – it allows parents to ‘try before they buy’.

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of nappy suits them and their baby. At the end of the loan period, the kit is returned and the parents are in a much better position to decide whether they want to continue with reusable nappies or not, and if they do, which particular types fit their baby best.

Mention cloth nappies to older generations and they’ll describe soaking pails of smelly nappies, boiling them, folding towels, and accidents with safety pins. Nowadays reusable nappies can be as simple to put on as disposables – they’re shaped, elasticated, fastened with Velcro or poppers, and come in a dazzling choice of prints. And they’re easier to care for too: there’s no soaking or boiling; all you have to do is chuck them in the washing machine. Truly, we are living in a golden age of reusable nappies.

So why use cloth nappies? Well, the two massive reasons are the impact on the environment and cost.

Let’s start with the environment: By the time a child is potty trained, they could get through more than 5,000 disposable nappies. According to recycling charity Wrap, this adds up to an estimated three billion nappies thrown away every year in the UK.

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The most recent study on environmental impact of reusable and disposable nappies was carried out by the Environment Agency back in 2008. It found that even taking into account environmental impact of the water and electricity required to wash, using cloth nappies can reduce the global warming impact by up to 40%, assuming that full wash loads are used and the nappies are line dried.

And if that doesn’t persuade you, there’s the cost issue. The government’s money advice service estimates the average overall cost of using own-brand disposable nappies at £1,875. It puts the average cost of reusable nappies at just £400 (including laundry costs), giving an

overall saving of £1,475 over the course of a baby’s first two and half years. Of course, the cost of reusable nappies varies depending on the type and brand you choose and how many you buy.

Interested? Our new, entirely volunteer run, New Forest Nappy Library opened in March 2022. If you would like to know more or to borrow a kit, or to get involved please do contact us on: newforestnappylibrary@gmail.com

The most recent study on environmental impact of reusable and disposable nappies was carried out by the Environment Agency back in 2008. It found that even taking into account environmental impact of the water and electricity required to wash, using cloth nappies can reduce the global warming impact by up to 40%, assuming that full wash loads are used and the nappies are line dried.

And if that doesn’t persuade you, there’s the cost issue. The government’s money advice service estimates the average overall cost of using own-brand disposable nappies at £1,875. It puts the average cost of reusable nappies at just £400 (including laundry costs), giving an

overall saving of £1,475 over the course of a baby’s first two and half years. Of course, the cost of reusable nappies varies depending on the type and brand you choose and how many you buy.

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Can’t stop Driis He’s an acclaimed actor, DJ and director, so naturally Idris Elba needs to stay in shape to keep up with his relentless schedule. Not one to do things by halves however, the charming 49-year-old reveals why no challenge will ever be big enough.

Idris Elba wants his epitaph to read: “This guy reminds me of the things that I want to be doing but I’ve not done yet - because he never sat still.” It also happens to be his life motto and explains his powerful and pressing desire to grab life by the throat and pack as much as he can into his time here.

“I’m someone who has a hard time staying still, I’m always in a restless state,” Elba admits.

“People often have dreams and desires but wind up just thinking about them instead of going out and doing them.

I need to feel like I’m always moving forward and doing as much as I can instead of just wondering about it. That’s why I love throwing myself

into as many different characters and stories as I can and living out different adventures. You just need the will to go out and do it!”

That logic explains why the London-born star continues to tread a varied and experimental path with the choices he makes. From TV drama, with the perennially successful Luther, which he is currently filming and will return this year, along with outward bound movie Beast, last year’s spectacular Suicide Squad, and even animated voiceover work in the new Sonic the Hedgehog movie; if a project excites him, he’ll do it.

And when not on film sets, the handsome Hackney native loves to stare danger square in the face. For his 2015 Discovery channel show, Idris Elba: No Limits, he took part in drag racing, broke a land speed record and stepped into the ring as a professional kickboxer.

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to be toned or want to jog for miles, but my ultimate fitness goal is to be fight-ready.”

When it came to the actual fighting – as chronicled in Idris Elba: Fighter – Elba ended up outdone by more skilled fighters, yet the experience came with a valuable lesson.

“I changed my diet and my fitness routine completely – I feel I have much more energy now eating mainly fish, chicken, lots of fresh vegetables and salads… things like that,” he says.

“That’s a big deal for me because, while I don’t fear getting old, I certainly don’t want to give in to it. I feel I still have a lot more to give – professionally, physically, mentally – and I think all men of my age and older should believe the door remains open to achieve whatever they want.

“You’re only here once… so prolong it!”

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General Knowledge Crossword #015

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Across Clues: 5. Splendid (11) 9. Dowsing technique with pendulum (9) 10. Well prepared speech (5) 11. Supplement (3) 12. Imposition (5) 13. Concise (5) 15. Withdraw (6) 17. Facile (6) 19. Province (5) 20. Happen (5) 21. Able to (3) 23. Rascal (5) 24. Distinguished (9) 26. Condition (11)

Down Clues: 1. Vessel (5) 2. Lifeless (9) 3. 1 (3) 4. Motivates (8) 6. Element (6) 7. Narrow holder (11) 8. Revive, renew (11) 14. Personify (9) 16. Conclusive (8) 18. Feature or story (7) 22. Operating (5) 25. Improve health (3)

Answers: Across: 5. Magnificent, 9. Radionics, 10. Spiel, 11. Add, 12. Impot, 13. Brief, 15. Deduct, 17. Easier, 19. State, 20. Arise, 21. Can, 23. Scamp, 24. Dignified, 26. Stipulation.

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STAR GAZING WRITTEN BY KATE EARL

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Welcome to the May Stargazing Page. Highlights this month are mostly early morning events, including planetary conjunctions, a lunar eclipse, two meteor showers, and Mercury close to the Pleiades in the evening.

Moon

May’s full moon occurs on the 16th, and if the skies are clear, those of you awake from 3.30am to 4.30am will witness a total lunar eclipse in the southwest, where the Moon should go a reddish-brown colour.

Phases of a total lunar eclipse

International Space Station

The ISS can be spotted every day this month, with up to three overhead passes in one night. To establish exact timings please refer to www.heavensabove.com or a similar webpage for up-to-date information, remembering to set the location to your observing area.

Events

Two meteor showers occur this month. The Eta Aquarid shower peaks in the early hours on the night of 5 – 6th May, and is caused by debris from Halley’s Comet burning up in Earth’s atmosphere. It is best seen in the east. Comet Schwassman-Wachman-3 is responsible for the Tau Herculid meteor shower which falls on the night of the 31st May – 1st June, and although quite high in the western sky, the meteors will be hard to spot in the dawn light.

Aldebaran – red giant star

Mercury Pleiades (or the Seven Sisters)

Mercury

The innermost planet can be seen low in the northwest after sunset from the 1st until mid-May, when it becomes harder to spot as it moves closer to the Sun. Try looking at around 9.45pm on the 2nd, where it is located in-between the Pleiades cluster and a thin crescent moon (see figure).

2nd May: View very low in the northwest at 9.45pm

Venus

Venus is dazzling away in our morning skies, rising around 4am in the east. It has a close meeting (called a conjunction) with Jupiter on the 1st May.

Tree required here to indicate low horizon please. Thanks Jupiter

Mars

Mars

The red planet can be seen just before dawn, also rising around 4am. On the 29th it too has a conjunction with Jupiter.

Jupiter & Saturn

Both gas giants are visible in the morning. Saturn rises first around 2.30am. Jupiter is visible to the lower left, rising around 3.30am.

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Jupiter Venus

1st May 5am to the east

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Moon

May’s full moon occurs on the 16th, and if the skies are clear, those of you awake from 3.30am to 4.30am will witness a total lunar eclipse in the southwest, where the Moon should go a reddish-brown colour.

Phases of a total lunar eclipse

Aldebaran – red giant star

Mercury Pleiades (or the Seven Sisters)

2nd May: View very low in the northwest at 9.45pm

Tree required here to indicate low horizon please. Thanks Jupiter Mars Jupiter Venus

1st May 5am to the east

29th May 4am to the east-southeast SW

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Greenfingers… the Alan Titchmarsh column He’s a brilliant presenter, accomplished gardener, talented novelist and all-round horticultural inspiration. This month, Alan Titchmarsh talks about the impact his iconic Ground Force series had on the nation.

I get asked a lot about Ground Force, the TV programme I fronted for five years from 1997, and the impact it made on gardening, as a whole. To be honest, I don’t like to talk up my achievements too much, but I will admit this was one of the real successes I will always look back on with fondness.

That’s not so much for any personal reasons, and I certainly don’t think my horticultural knowledge was called on in the same way it has been with other gardening shows I’ve done over the years.

Instead, the pride I have for Ground Force stems from a place where we managed to start something of an outdoors revolution.

Not only were we at the forefront of a new brand of reality TV (that wasn’t a talent show or a singing contest). It was in people’s homes, in their lives, and focused on the idea that people could come together from all over to make a difference.

All the people involved in Ground Force came from different backgrounds and offered very different ideas in the process of transforming a chosen family’s back garden, but it worked. My role was probably one of the easiest – almost just an anchor man pulling the whole thing together, however clumsily!

The show’s success provoked a whole raft of other home reality programmes where people’s dreams came true… usually. And I say that on the basis of some of the awkward transformations Changing Rooms embarked on! Yet for the most part, this brand of telly was incredibly successful – think DIY SOS, Property Ladder, Amazing Spaces, Grand Designs, Location Location Location and others.

At the heart of it is exploring human nature and putting

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ordinary people in extraordinary situations, and seeing how they react. Everyone who agrees to take part is looking for something, and the lucky ones are the ones who find it and know when they have found it. After all, our gardens will never be absolutely perfect places – nature sees to that – but Ground Force certainly got them close to that for a time.

As the TV crews departed, I would always suggest to the homeowners they should just sit in or look out over their garden without feeling conditioned to keep it in a certain way. Life isn’t like that – it evolves, as do our outside spaces, and we should let it.

As John Lennon said, “Life is what happens when you’re busy making other plans”… or tidying the garden!

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Far-flung action This month, a voyage back into the world of fiction, with a selection of books that can whisk us away to far-off places Book Lovers by Emily Henry (May 3rd) Book Lovers comes from the pen of New York Times bestselling author Emily Henry, and follows the tale of Nora Stephens, who has a life ensconced in books. She has read them all, but the only people Nora is a heroine for are her clients and beloved little sister Libby.

That’s why she agrees to go to Sunshine Falls for the month of August when Libby begs her for a sisters’ trip away.

With visions of a small-town transformation for Nora, who she’s convinced needs to become the heroine in her own story, she encounters not picnics in meadows, but Charlie Lastra, a bookish brooding editor from back in the city. It would be a meet-cute if not for the fact that they’ve met many times and it’s never been cute.

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A Lady’s Guide to Fortune Hunting by Sophie Irwin (May 12th) A Lady’s Guide to Fortune Hunting is a smart tome from Sophie Irwin – a debut novel from the London-based author that combines intelligence with craft.

In the plot, lead character Kitty Talbot needs a fortune. Or rather, she needs a husband who has a fortune. This is 1818 after all, and only men have the privilege of seeking their own riches.

With only 12 weeks until the bailiffs call, launching herself into London society is the only avenue open to her, and Kitty must use every ounce of cunning and ingenuity she possesses to climb the ranks.

Can she secure a fortune and save her sisters from poverty?

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not just the imagination of the book-reading public, but screenplay writers as well, and is already being adapted into a movie.

You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty by Akwaeke Emezi (June 2nd) Akwaeke Emezi’s You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty is a deeply heartfelt romance novel about a woman named Feyi who eases back into the dating scene after an accident killed the love of her life five years prior. The book has courted

“After spending most of my teenage years buried in romance novels, I always wanted to write one myself,” Emezi told Entertainment Weekly in a recent interview. “You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty is a love letter to the brave choices we make in the name of love, the costs we pay for it, and the glory of the reward at the end.”

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Puzzle Page Answers Quick Crossword Solution #015 Answers: Across: 2. Ant, 5. Mammal, 7. Unable, 9. Billionaire, 10. Degree, 11. Planet, 13. Elicit, 16. Priest, 18. Idioblastic, 19. Recede, 20. Encalm, 21. Tar. Down: 1. Marble, 2. Alpine, 4. Sleeve, 6. Malpractice, 8. Animalistic, 10. Due, 12. Tot, 14. Loiter, 15. Tablet, 16. Prayer, 17. Suckle.

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The One Show [2006]

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Countryfile [1988]

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Only Connect [2008]

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Hugh FearnleyWhittingstall’s Pear & Almond Cake Introduction

This soft, dense, almondy cake can be served warm for pudding with lashings of cream, or cold with a cup of tea or coffee. Firm Conference pears should work a treat here.

Method 1. Preheat the oven to 170°C/325°F/gas mark 3.

Grease a 20cm diameter, springform cake tin and line the base with baking parchment.

2. Put a saucepan over a medium heat and add 25g of the butter. When it’s sizzling, add a tablespoon of sugar and stir until it dissolves. Add the pear quarters and fry in the buttery caramel for five to ten minutes, until they start to brown and soften (the time taken will vary greatly, depending on how ripe the pears are). Put to one side to cool a little.

3. Put the remaining butter and sugar in a mixing bowl and cream together until light and fluffy. Beat in the two eggs, one at a time.

Whizz the whole blanched almonds (if using) in a food processor for about a minute, to grind them. Tip them into the cake batter (or add the readyground almonds), then sift in the self-raising flour and fold in gently. Scrape the mixture into the prepared tin. Arrange the pieces of pear on top of the cake.

4. Bake for about 45 minutes, or until a knife pushed into the centre comes out clean. Place the tin on a wire rack to cool.

Serve warm or cold.

Ingredients (serves 6) • 175g unsalted butter, softened • 125g caster sugar, plus 1 tbsp • 3 pears, firm but not too hard, peeled, cored and quartered • 2 eggs • 75g whole blanched almonds or ground almonds • 75g self-raising flour

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Broadview Shading Solutions 31 ..............................................................................................................................

Alan Farrar & Son 19 ..............................................................................................................................

Payne & Sons Decorating Contractors Ltd 27

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RJW Carpentry 37 ..............................................................................................................................

Les Smith Plastering 9 Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning

Plumbers ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

Clean-U-Up 23 ..............................................................................................................................

Gas Technique 2 ..............................................................................................................................

NO.1 PHD 48 Computer Services ..............................................................................................................................

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Drainage Services

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Roofing Services

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Durlston Court School 47

Electricians

Green Light Electrical ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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Renew Electrical 41 ..............................................................................................................................

CGM Solicitors 31

Funeral Directors

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Apex Tree Surgeons 13 ..............................................................................................................................

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Novelty Kneelers 42 ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

Pro Scapes 37 Holiday Accommodation

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