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THE DORCHESTER Directory

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What a wonderful June we all had celebrating our very dedicated and loved Queen of seventy reigning years. An incredible achievement. I do hope you were able to enjoy the festivities as much as we did.

Summer is officially here! We have indeed had some glorious days too, so long may they continue. Do you have a holiday planned? We have been so busy with our new venture, our move to the sea- side, that we are going to stay local and make the most of our very British beach and surrounding Advertise with us attractions. This certainly helps our Take your business to new heights economy too and supports the local with our affordable advertising shops and amenities. If you are going packages!

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Dorset Sunflower Trail is back for another year...

Maiden Castle Farm is running a major fundraising event for the second year running supporting two important charities.

The farm will create a spectacular sunflower trail which will raise funds for the DCH Kingfisher Ward and Cherkasy Hospital in Ukraine. Half the profits generated by the trail will be donated by the farm, to be shared equally between these two chosen charities.

This year organiser Hazel Hoskin is working closely with Dorchester Town Council on a range of additional events and activities in Dorchester, all based around the theme of sunflowers.

Visitors will be encouraged to visit Dorchester town centre from mid July to see spectacular sunflower sculptures suspended across South Street. There will also be sunflower themed shop windows across the town as local retailers join in with the activities.

Dorchester’s beautiful Borough Gardens will be a popular venue as it showcases a range of sunflower varieties which have been specially grown to highlight the beauty of these amazing flowers.

The main event will happen in August at Maiden Castle Farm itself, when the sunflower crop is fully grown and in all its glory. The sunflower trail created on the farm will be a highlight for many people, especially the many thousands who visited the attraction last summer.

The Main Trail will take an estimated 40 minutes but there will also be a shorter trail for any visitors with accessibility requirements. The attraction will include a photograph competition, opportunities for sundowner sessions, Pilates in the sunflowers and more to be announced.

To boost the green credentials of the event, visitors will be encouraged to follow a special scenic path all the way from Dorchester’s town centre to the heart of the trail – a distance of about 1.5 miles. All this in the farm’s amazing location nestled at the foot of the historic Maiden Castle – the largest prehistoric hill fort in England.

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to one of the largest and most complex Iron Age Hillforts in Europe. Following your visit to the Trail, access to the Maiden Castle Hillfort (which is maintained by English Heritage) is free and further exploration is suggested for a different viewpoint of the Sunflowers and panoramic views of the Dorset Countryside.

Hazel Hoskin said: “It was a fantastic seeing the thousands of people who visited the farm last year to experience the sunflowers. We heard about many examples of people making special memories there and with their support we raised a lot of money for the special care unit at DCH. With all the sunflowers in the town centre we think this year will be even better and we hope that even more people will come along and join in the excitement.”

Hazel is also working with some local Schools to get families across the town growing sunflowers in their own gardens. They will use seeds collected from the sunflowers grown on Maiden Castle Farm last year. #sunflowersuperhighway Dorchester Town Council are funding the town centre sunflower sculptures and organising the sunflower shop window display competition. They are looking forward to all the colour and spectacle this will bring to the town this summer, providing even more for visitors to experience and enjoy.

A member of Dorchester Town Council said, “It is brilliant to be able to work with Maiden Castle Farm and shops across the town to create such a great attraction and raise money for local and Ukrainian causes. We have all been devastated to see the events unfolding in Ukraine and the sunflower is the Ukrainian National flower too. All of these sunflowers are going to be so beneficial for local bees and biodiversity too.”

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Carry on camping How to ensure a camping trip means going back to nature… rather than going back home early.

While that desire for wholesomeness should make every parent proud, it’s not to suppose camping is an easy option.

Indeed, many venture off into the great beyond with high hopes of reconnecting and resetting, only to find the experience uncomfortable and stressful.

Like any parenting adventure, planning is essential, even more so in unfamiliar surrounds; so here are a few survival guide hints and tips that will ensure your perfect parenting escape is a happy experience… for all!

CAMPING: QUICK DOS AND DON’TS • DO - embrace your wild side and sense of adventure - go as far afield as you dare - spend time planning your trip (including arriving early and never when it starts to get dark)

- camp away from toilet blocks and communal areas • DON’T - camp close to toilet blocks and communal areas - forgo those little luxuries that make you happy (gin in a tin anyone?)

- lose sense of the fact you are in charge - go unless you’re fully prepared - get bogged down by agendas, it’s an adventure after all!

- choose to pitch at the lowest spot on the campsite TOP TIPS • Test your gear No-one wants to arrive in a muddy field only to find their tent isn’t up to the terrain, so have a trial run in your garden before you go.

• Prepare for cold Buy good quality sleeping bags and avoid sleeping directly on

the ground. Camp beds, yoga mats and air mattresses are all good ways of putting some distance between you and the earth.

• Let there be light Good lighting is essential both within and outside your tent.

• Research is king Make sure your campsite has all the amenities that you require.

• All the little things Hay fever medicine, matches, bottle/tin opener, wet wipes… these are the items that elevate a camping trip.

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around the world; they add to political instability that only compound the problem.

The 44-year-old’s energy for environmental projects is not and will never be as great as the advocacy she gives to human rights the world over.

Quite simply, it is not what she has committed two decades to specialising in; and yet, in a sense, that makes her interest all the more commendable.

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“George inspires me in much the same way as he says I inspire him. If you care for someone, you invest in their passions and the drive to make change.

“He is a tremendous support and he has opened my eyes to another side to justice, for the planet, and I do cherish that.”

“It means harmony and equilibrium between human and environmental factors are intrinsic to each other, so we have to be passionate about both.”

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The Humble Bumblebee (and friends) Why we all need to make a beeline to our buzzing friends, who are pivotal to the future of our planet.

The bee population (bumblebees and the 25,000 other recorded species that exist), have been too regularly dismissed in the past as simply the overseers of pollination… and of course useful if you want to spread a bit of honey on your toast.

Yet the reliance both we and the wider environment have on bees moves them straight to the upper echelons of some of the planet’s most valuable entities.

Consider that at least 30% of the world’s crops and 90% of all plants require crosspollination to spread and thrive, and suddenly our perception of bees takes a different slant.

Unfortunately, bee populations around the world are in decline.

Climate change causes some flowers to bloom earlier or

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They suffer habitat loss from development and a lack of bee-friendly flowers, and some colonies collapse due to plants and seeds treated with pesticides.

The good news is that protecting these little wonders is not just good for the environment, but a joy in itself.

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Team 13: Olympic runners raise money for Julias House!

Double Olympian marathon runner and Commonwealth Games medallist Liz Yelling has provided her support to ‘Team 13’ – a fundraising challenge initiated by Julia’s House Corporate Fundraiser, Caroline Attreed to celebrate her thirteenth year at the Dorset and Wiltshire children’s hospice charity.

Caroline has assembled a team of 13 top business leaders who will run 13 miles together in a bid to raise an incredible £13,000 to help local families with seriously ill children.

Alongside Caroline, those taking part include James Benamor (CEO, Richmond Group & Julia’s House Ambassador), Alex Bonnet (CEO, Venaspace), Becky Harris (Finance Director, MSO Capital Ltd), Brian Parker (CEO, Britannia Parking & Julia’s House Chair), Chris Fairfax (CEO, Catalyst Property Finance), Doug Sheppard (MD, Parvalux), Iain Williams (CEO, Quick Car Finance), Kelly Black (Director, Richmond Group), Mark Nixon (Partner, Threthowans & Julia’s House Trustee), Martin McAndrew (Director, Blue Thirst), Pip Woods (MD, Rockley Watersports & Julia’s House Ambassador), Tobias Britton (MD, Globacare), Staz Stazicker (Co-Founder, Thru Dark Ltd) and Michelle Cross (PR Manager, OnBuy). The team is being helped by Personal Trainer Sash Von Rappard, who is joining in with training runs and providing motivational support.

Caroline explains, “When I started my role at Julia’s House, James Benamor was one of the first business

people I met. James is CEO of Richmond Group and one of our ambassadors. It was James I met with to talk through my idea of this challenge. He helped me to get started and is always such a great motivation and wonderful supporter.

I invited another Julia’s House ambassador, Liz Yelling, to talk to the team before one of our training runs and was so delighted when she said yes! Liz is such an inspirational athlete and has competed in two Olympic marathons. She was really motivational and gave us some great tips and techniques to take away and put into practice.”

Liz put the fundraisers through their paces with some interval training in Poole Park, and left them with a few words of encouragement and advice: “The best thing about going into an event with a team is the support, encouragement and accountability you offer each other, I think this is so motivational, and helps you to get out on those runs, when otherwise you may not. It helps you to feel excited about race day and feeling a part of something. So encourage each other on the journey to the start line, and show interest in each other’s training journeys.”

“Julia’s House has been a huge part of my life for the last 13 years,” says Caroline. “It is an amazing organisation, providing the most incredible support to local families, and I feel so privileged to be a part of it. It’s going to be an exciting year training with Team 13, and I can’t wait for us to cross the finishing line!”

Team 13 will complete the half-marathon challenge for Julia’s House on 9 October.

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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 the difference between decorative and functional.

The other day I found myself having a conversation about clocks, and it dawned on me how our reliance on them in the home has changed so much over the years.

The reason for this is obvious – we have watches, phones, laptops, and various other timing devices scattered about our personal space. The era of having to get up and walk into another room to discover we’re late for the train, is long gone.

There feels some justice in that, too. After all, the humble wall clock was, for many years, vilified in its role in reminding us that we were behind schedule.

It must be relieved to know that now, in 2022, it serves a new purpose – it is an aesthetic choice; it is a timeless interior addition that alludes to a tradition of sophistication and style - content, simply, to sit smugly in the background of household life, faithfully ticking

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away the seconds ad infinitum.

Its riling raison d’être aside, there was a time when large clocks were considered emblems of opulence; and although the clamour for small and sleeker accessories has relegated the wall clock to an afterthought, there’s a case for arguing this timeless timepiece can add an eye-catching allure to any contemporary space.

The clock is, in many ways, a piece of moving, evolving art. It can exaggerate, calm or simply just sympathise with a wall.

It can bring out colours and connect furniture, items and artwork in genre or era or style.

Even if you’re hoping to emulate uber-minimalist interiors, an elegant or oversized wall clock can offer a break from potential

monotony while still appearing a natural extension of its surroundings and theme.

Designers now treat these creations as art pieces – ditching the rounded constraints or traditional elements to drag the timing device into the present.

Whichever way you look at it, wall clocks belong in a different era, though that tangible link between functional and decorative is one that we should consider across a number of objects and a number of rooms in our homes.

The truth is, a good home, or house, or space, should combine the two. We need things around us that add to the feeling of being provided for us, yet at the same time we want to enjoy that elegance and beautification.

The secret to any space is finding the correct ratio between the two, and that sometimes can be easier said than done. Good luck!

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The Last Man to walk on the Moon Looking back 50 years to the moment Eugene Cernan boarded Apollo 17, homeward bound, in the process becoming the last person to set foot on the surface of the moon.

When Eugene Cernan boarded Apollo 17 in 1972, few could have imagined the moon’s surface would remain untouched by man again for all of five decades. After all, in the three years preceding it, 10 others had made the journey and experienced the sensation of touching down on the Earth’s only natural satellite.

The ability to reach an orb that had mystified people for thousands of years almost created a normalising of space travel, and from there we were supposed to look further. In fairness, we have – such is the technology today that unmanned missions can reach well beyond the confines of what human participation makes possible, yet it is with a certain level of sadness that the ultimate journey, one fantasised over by astronauts, authors, filmmakers and generations of children all across the world, is one that has been five decades without repeat.

Cernan was the commander of Apollo 17, and set off with his three-man crew to venture to the moon on December 7th. He was joined by Lunar Module Pilot Harrison Schmitt, while Command Module Pilot Ronald Evans orbited above.

The crew remained at the moon for 75 hours, making three moonwalks, each of around seven hours. At the end of the third, and just before the module was set to leave, Cernan dropped to one knee and etched his daughter’s initials, ‘TDC’, on the moon’s surface; and because there is no wind nor atmosphere present, those letters will likely remain there forever.

The trio began the return journey on December 16th, with the trip back to Earth taking three days.

They landed safely in the South Pacific Ocean.

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Further missions had been planned to the moon, but even before Apollo17’s departure, NASA had already cancelled Apollo 18 and 19 because of congressional cuts. There was also a feeling after the Apollo 13 emergency that NASA risked having its entire manned space program cancelled if a crew was lost on another Apollo mission.

Cernan passed away in January 2017; Evans had died aged 57 in 1990. Harrison Schmitt, who from 1977 to 1983 was United States Senator from New Mexico, is the lone survivor, joining only three other men who have walked on the moon (Aldrin, Apollo 11; David Scott, Apollo 15; and Charles Duke, Apollo 16), to still live today.

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Arranging a Power of Attorney before it’s too late is critical to avoiding heartache for friends and family later.

None of us likes to think about a time in life when we are no longer able to make our own decisions. But should that moment come, it will affect every part of your life – from your home and your finances to your medical care and welfare.

It’s shocking to realise that as many as 1 in 3 people over the age of 65 will suffer from dementia, and of course, an unexpected accident can strike at any time.

So, setting up a Power of Attorney is the sensible solution.

If you haven’t made the right preparations, it’s your family and friends who will be left to sort everything out, as they try to take best care of you. When, and only when you feel it’s necessary, your Power of Attorney can be activated to enable someone you trust to step in and take key decisions for you.

Your Attorney’s must always make all decisions in your best interests and they are duty bound to follow the guidelines set out in the Mental Capacity Act 2005.

You are able to restrict the sort of decisions your attorneys can make for you or you can allow them to make all decisions on your behalf.

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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 keeping our money safe online.

Staying one step ahead of the fraudsters isn’t a battle just reserved for those who patrol the internet. The unregulated nature of the world’s biggest information source means we need to take control of our own vigilance. The good news is that by following a few easy steps, you can protect yourself from the dark forces at work across the web.

Firstly, when visiting a site, in the web address at the top, look for an ‘s’ after ‘http’ at the beginning of the line. The lack of an ‘s’ doesn’t directly imply you are on a scam website, but it is telling you that the

security certificate is inadequate, and you should refrain from entering personal information.

Some browsers – Google Chrome being one – add a padlock icon denoting any website that is fully secure, or the web address could be shown in green. The highest form of encryption for any site will show the website name before the address, also.

Mostly, ask yourself if what’s being offered is realistic. On the internet, just as in real life, if something you see online appears too good to be true – particularly if you’ve clicked on an advert or had a popup appear on your screen – it probably is.

Also have a look for how well written and presented the site is.

There is a very real correlation between the

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trustworthiness of a site and the attention paid to spelling, punctuation and grammar. It may not surprise you to hear that few scammers are fully adept in the finer workings of the English language, particularly if that site is being run many thousands of miles from the UK, and authentic marketing will almost always look professional in style and content.

Furthermore, as much as Google may at times frustrate us by offering a multitude of options that are almost bewildering in number, it remains a great source for checking what we know. So if a site looks suspicious put its name into Google. If it’s a known rogue business then there’s a good chance it’s being discussed across the web.

Finally, if you are purchasing online, use a credit card or trackback financial tool, such as PayPal. That way if something does go awry, you have the security of reclaiming your money.

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The Adventures of Daichi

The Modern Magazines Camper Van Royal Ascot! How delighted were we to be presented with four tickets to have a wonderful day out at the races. How very exciting. Who would we see? Would we meet the Queen?

Very unlikely of course, but one can always have that moment of flutter in anticipation, and probably delirium… We can all dream and have delusions of grandeur. Can’t we?

Then of course, the panic hit… what on earth would we wear? Oh NO, only 3 days to go and a very prestigious event to attend. We did not panic much …. honestly! Daichi, the Modern Magazines Campervan who is used to seeing us in shorts, caps, anoraks and even wellies, was eager to see what we would look like. Well, it turns out that us girls can ‘scrub up well’ if we want to. It was a Modern Magazines girl’s trip and we were going to have fun.

I did go shopping but could I find anything suitable? Absolutely not. There is something about being in a rush, really wanting to get that perfect outfit, and just not finding it when the pressure is on. Have you ever found that, or is it just my aberration? Well, I found nothing… but frustration. Now Stephen my husband has always been a life-saver in these situations. It’s a good job he is patient and gets much less distressed than me (I blame it on

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The ladies arriving at Royal Ascot my hormones), or I think I would be very single by now. In my extensive bags of clothes, he found not only the dress, the handbag but also the hat! I felt a million dollars. Well that maybe a slight exaggeration, a few bob anyway. We were all set. A short drive to Mel’s where all four of us met and many photographs in the garden later (very self- gratifying) we drove out of the driveway to enjoy ourselves and walk with the rich and famous.

On arriving, the whole town of Ascot was buzzing. Horse and carriages in all their glory slowed the traffic. We followed in gentle admiration. Ladies in wonderfully coloured dresses, hats and fascinators, teetering on very high heels, men in glorious top hats and tails ambled confidently along the pavements.

It really was an incredible sight to behold.

An English tradition that has stood the test of time. We saw a car with the number plate “Tom” on it and all four of us, being avid Top Gun fans, were desperately hoping it was Tom Cruise and of course we would meet him there.

Girls hey! Even in our fifties (late fifties at that) the teenager in us was yearning to come out. It is a good job we can laugh, that is all I can say.

We were privileged to have tickets for the Queen Anne Enclosure. So exciting. This meant

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we could watch the horses circling the parade ring before and after the races. I absolutely loved it. I remember as a child, my grandfather every Saturday glued to the TV having made a bet… or two… or three. That unmistakable babble very much like the rhythm of those galloping hooves, blasting out of the tv, that only he seemed to understand and get very exhilarated about. His language was sometimes colourful too… My Mum’s brother had actually run away from home and never came back at the age of fifteen I think, to be a jockey. We never did know where he lived, though we met him a few times at weddings and funerals. So, here we were, placing a bet.. or two… or three. It just had to be done. I won a race! Totally beginners luck as we had great fun choosing a horse each, purely due to its name. Very technical and highly skilled of course. My winning horse was called Perfect Power and I believe Kate Middleton won on that one too, so I was in good company.

Talking of which… yes, we saw William and Kate arrive on the famous straight mile. There was a huge cheer as we all saw them approaching.

The arena was alive. This was by far the nearest I would ever get to our future King and his beautiful wife. The funny part is that my sister who came with us has an incredible photograph her husband found online, of William and Kate in their carriage with Sue, Mel and Julie right in the background. I have a bright red phone right in front of my whole

face where I was taking a video! Only my hat is there - hilarious and typical of me. I have great video though.

The whole day was a fantastic success. Putting bets on the horses was quite something when you really have no idea on what you are doing.

One bookie looked at me very sympathetically, patted me on the shoulder saying, “Just enjoy yourself, love”. Ever felt like a five-yearold, much later in life? It was all part of the atmosphere and the fun. The weather was very hot, but there was quite a breeze and my hat flying off at the top of the stairs with poor Julie chasing after it, and a man politely handing it back to her, was another one of those, ‘I am not quite in my usual comfort zone moments’, but all added to the spirit of the whole day.

Spirit, well yes there was a lot of that consumed on this day and the gin stall was ever busy. I wouldn’t be surprised if a few top hats also fell off and several fascinators bounced to the ground. There were lots of swaying individuals as we were leaving. All well behaved though.

So, I want to thank Abby sincerely for the tickets. We had the best girl’s day out and I thoroughly recommend Royal Ascot. It is a wonderful British occasion. Daichi wants to go next year, but he may need to lose some weight to fit into any suit, let alone a top hat…

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By Debbie Corney

we could watch the horses circling the parade ring before and after the races. I absolutely loved it. I remember as a child, my grandfather every Saturday glued to the TV having made a bet… or two… or three. That unmistakable babble very much like the rhythm of those galloping hooves, blasting out of the tv, that only he seemed to understand and get very exhilarated about. His language was sometimes colourful too… My Mum’s brother had actually run away from home and never came back at the age of fifteen I think, to be a jockey. We never did know where he lived, though we met him a few times at weddings and funerals. So, here we were, placing a bet.. or two… or three. It just had to be done. I won a race! Totally beginners luck as we had great fun choosing a horse each, purely due to its name. Very technical and highly skilled of course. My winning horse was called Perfect Power and I believe Kate Middleton won on that one too, so I was in good company.

Talking of which… yes, we saw William and Kate arrive on the famous straight mile. There was a huge cheer as we all saw them approaching.

The arena was alive. This was by far the nearest I would ever get to our future King and his beautiful wife. The funny part is that my sister who came with us has an incredible photograph her husband found online, of William and Kate in their carriage with Sue, Mel and Julie right in the background. I have a bright red phone right in front of my whole

face where I was taking a video! Only my hat is there - hilarious and typical of me. I have great video though.

The whole day was a fantastic success. Putting bets on the horses was quite something when you really have no idea on what you are doing.

One bookie looked at me very sympathetically, patted me on the shoulder saying, “Just enjoy yourself, love”. Ever felt like a five-yearold, much later in life? It was all part of the atmosphere and the fun. The weather was very hot, but there was quite a breeze and my hat flying off at the top of the stairs with poor Julie chasing after it, and a man politely handing it back to her, was another one of those, ‘I am not quite in my usual comfort zone moments’, but all added to the spirit of the whole day.

Spirit, well yes there was a lot of that consumed on this day and the gin stall was ever busy. I wouldn’t be surprised if a few top hats also fell off and several fascinators bounced to the ground. There were lots of swaying individuals as we were leaving. All well behaved though.

So, I want to thank Abby sincerely for the tickets. We had the best girl’s day out and I thoroughly recommend Royal Ascot. It is a wonderful British occasion. Daichi wants to go next year, but he may need to lose some weight to fit into any suit, let alone a top hat…

Where will he take us this summer I wonder?

By Debbie Corney

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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 pests that parade our petunias… and more.

We all want our outdoor spaces to be as beautiful and as thriving as possible, yet by employing a host of natural ways to put pests off, we can keep our courtyards canny, and our green spaces chemical-free.

The best way to do this is to think about natural barriers. These, if done well, can comfortably eradicate snails and slugs and all those little creatures who slide and slime over our prized plants. Any type of copper can be used to make a wall that electrically shocks their body, deterring them from moving further forward, while wood ashes or crushed eggshells also work to put those meddling molluscs off their lunch.

While most people consider sprays and pesticides as the best way to keep unwanted intruders away, there are a range of natural squirts that do the same thing. For instance,

garlic and chilli may be a culinary staple, but they hold a secret power for gardeners looking to dispose of invaders in a natural manner.

Combine crushed garlic and chilli (powdered chilli will do if you don’t have fresh) with one tablespoon of vegetable oil and a small amount of dishwashing liquid or soap flakes.

Leave to soak overnight in a jar, then strain and spray on plants.

The spray is very effective towards aphids and caterpillars – but keep away from kids, avoid contact with your skin and eyes, and use within a fortnight!

It’s also worth reminding ourselves that not all bugs and beasties are bad news, and done well, you can encourage some into your garden.

Plant mint, fennel, dill, yarrow, sunflowers and dandelions will attract ladybirds, hoverflies and lacewings, all of which will happily feast on your aphids. Birds and hedgehogs eat slugs and snails, beetles and insects… as do frogs and toads.

Finally, try a trap. Earwigs can devastate seedlings, so if they do pose a problem in your garden, try filling a few plastic flowerpots with straw and balancing them upside down on sticks to attract the pests.

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The earwigs crawl up the poles and take shelter in the pots at night and you can humanely dispose by emptying them in the morning.

Removing pests and critters the natural way takes effort, imagination and no small amount of patience, but opening your garden to nature’s bounty, whilst preserving as much life as possible, is surely the best and most satisfying way to enjoy the fruits of your labour.

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Cast-iron cookware Is it worth investing in cast iron skillets and pans?

They’re expensive, heavy and prone to rust, and yet there are many chefs out there who swear by cast iron cookware.

Why? It’s tough as nails, to start with. As cast-iron skillets and pans don’t have plastic or wooden handles – although there is an exception below – you can sear meat on the hob then happily throw the entire pan in the oven to finish. And while it isn’t the greatest heat conductor – you need to warm up your pan for at least five minutes on the burner – it can withstand much higher temperatures, giving your steaks a mouth-watering crust while keeping the meat inside juicy and tender.

They also last for years, providing you remember to season one’s skillet – a process by which a layer of animal fat or vegetable oil is applied and cooked onto the cookware to make it stick-resistant.

Having been around since the Han Dynasty in China (206 BC – 220 AD), cast iron has earned its reputation. It also looks great and is one of the few kitchen utensils you may one day pass down to your kids. Here are some of the best on the market:

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TOP PICKS: Budget Kichly preseasoned cast iron skillet pan (around £17) As a starter pan, the Kichly this does everything you need it to.

Sturdy, durable, and with excellent heat distribution.

Visual Fiskars Norden 26cm non-stick cast iron skillet (around £130) The Fiskars Norden is a quality looking pan with performance and durability to boot. The wooden handle sets it apart from many of its contemporaries.

Weighty The Lodge L8SK3 (around £40) The Lodge L8SK3 cast-iron skillet combines purpose with power. One of the heavier pans on the market, it features an assist handle on the opposite side to aid lifting, while two lips enable simple and mess-free pouring.

movement of liquids.

Best overall Netherton Foundry’s Prospector Pan (around £60) The Prospector Pan has spun iron, double-handed and oven safe. It was made famous by Diana Henry in her book From the Oven to the Table. It is pre-seasoned with flax oil for a natural non-stick finish.

For beginners Le Creuset Signature Enamelled cast iron skillet (around £65) While the price may be punchy, the Le Creuset frying pan comes with a ‘helper handle’ and two pronounced pouring lips to enable easy

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STAR GAZING WRITTEN BY KATE EARL

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Welcome to the July Stargazing Page. Highlights this month include a close meeting of Jupiter and the Moon around midnight.

International Space Station

The ISS can be spotted most nights throughout July, transitioning from early morning to late evening as the month progresses. To establish exact timings please refer to www.heavens-above.com or a similar webpage for up-to-date information, remembering to set the location to your observing area.

in size, with the largest about half the mass of our own Sun. Even though they are small, red dwarf stars can shine for trillions of years.

Next come orange and yellow dwarf stars, of which our Sun is one. Then we get blue giant stars, some a few times more massive than our Sun, others hundreds of times heavier. These really gargantuan stars are known as supergiants, or hypergiants.

When stars the same size or larger than our own Sun run out of hydrogen fuel, they swell up to form a red giant star, which if placed at the centre of our solar system would have outer layers that reach to the orbit of Jupiter.

In the next Stargazing pages, we’ll learn about stars that aren’t really stars: brown dwarfs, white dwarfs and neutron stars.

Saturn

Events

On July 4th the Earth is at its furthest point from the Sun, known as aphelion.

Mercury

Jupiter

The innermost planet cannot be spotted this month as it is too close to the Sun.

Venus

Venus is rising around 3am in the northeast, lying below the sixth brightest star in the sky, Capella (look for its distinct yellow hue).

Mars

View low in the southeast - 19th July at 12.30am

Mars can be seen just after midnight, rising around 12.30am (see figure).

Jupiter

The giant planet is rising around midnight. It spends most of July in one corner of the 14th sign of the Zodiac, Cetus the Whale.

Trees required to indicate low horizon please. Thanks required to indicate low horizon please. Thanks Capella Please note Moon is in Gibbous phase – the shape shown here.

Saturn

The Pleiades

The ringed planet is the earliest planet to appear in the late evening sky, visible above the eastern horizon around 10.30pm.

Moon

July’s full moon occurs on the 14th.

Stars

Venus

The range of sizes that stars come in is mind-boggling. The smallest are red dwarf stars, which make up between 50 – 75% of all stars in the Milky Way. Our closest neighbourhood star, Proxima Centauri, is a red dwarf. They vary 32

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Mars

in size, with the largest about half the mass of our own Sun. Even though they are small, red dwarf stars can shine for trillions of years.

Next come orange and yellow dwarf stars, of which our Sun is one. Then we get blue giant stars, some a few times more massive than our Sun, others hundreds of times heavier. These really gargantuan stars are known as supergiants, or hypergiants.

When stars the same size or larger than our own Sun run out of hydrogen fuel, they swell up to form a red giant star, which if placed at the centre of our solar system would have outer layers that reach to the orbit of Jupiter.

In the next Stargazing pages, we’ll learn about stars that aren’t really stars: brown dwarfs, white dwarfs and neutron stars.

Saturn

Jupiter

View low in the southeast - 19th July at 12.30am Trees required to indicate low horizon please. Thanks required to indicate low horizon please. Thanks Capella Please note Moon is in Gibbous phase – the shape shown here.

Mars

The Pleiades

Venus

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Big-time Books This month, three titles to look out for that are brimming with imagination and creativity.

The Comic Book Lesson by Mark Crilley Perhaps the one distraction for younger readers when it comes to tutorials is the fact that many of them are just a little… well, boring.

Thus, to present the subject matter in a way that guides someone through a story, as well as building practice, knowledge and confidence, is to be applauded.

That’s what illustrator and graphic novelist Mark Crilley has done across two books now – the hugely successful The Drawing Lesson; and now this follow-up, The Comic Book Lesson.

The book follows the story of Emily, an enthusiastic young comics fan and aspiring creator who has a story she needs to tell. A series of friends help her blend these teaching moments into a sweet, clever, and poignant story, with each lesson building off the previous information and skills presented. Published by Ten Speed Press on July 5th Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin Two kids meet in a hospital gaming room in 1987 and their love of video games becomes a shared world -- of joy, escape and fierce competition.

When, eight years later, the pair spot each other in a crowded train station, they are catapulted back to that moment. The spark is

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immediate, and together they get to work on what they love - making games to delight, challenge and immerse players, as well as finding an intimacy in digital worlds that eludes them in their real lives. Their collaborations make them superstars.

This is the story of the perfect worlds Sadie and Sam build, the imperfect world they live in, and of everything that comes after success: money, fame, publicity, tragedy. Published by Penguin Books on July 14th

the house on the Herengracht, all is not well – her father Otto and Aunt Nella argue endlessly, and the Brandt family are selling their furniture in order to eat.

On Thea’s birthday, also the day that her mother Marin died, the secrets from the past begin to overwhelm the present, and so unravels The House of Fortune - a glorious, sweeping story of fate and ambition, secrets and dreams, and one young woman’s determination to rule her own destiny. Published by Picador on July 7th

The House of Fortune by Jessie Burton The sequel to Jessie Burton’s million-copy bestseller The Miniaturist.

In the golden city of Amsterdam, in 1705, Thea Brandt is turning 18, and she is ready to welcome adulthood with open arms. At the city’s theatre, Walter, the love of her life, awaits her, but at home in

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Down Clues: 1. Food to trap (4) 3. Pulsate (5) 4. Variation of seven-up (5) 5. Past, to bid (4) 7. Female reference (3) 8. Military commander (3) 12. Proposal or scheme (4) 14. Split (4) 15. Rectangular container to wash (7) 16. Cactus plant, alcoholic beverage (7) 17. Superlative, secrecy (7) 18. Evangelist (7) 22. Session (4) 24. Wheat flour noodles (4) 26. Strong beaked, small bird (5) 27. Senselessness (5) 28. Border (4) 29. Metal container (3) 30. Unusual (3) 31. Sun rise (4)

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Answers: Across: 2. Autopsy, 6. Bass, 8. Acai, 9. Hear, 10. Drag, 11. Tie, 13. Abe, 16. Tabloid, 19. Tranq, 20. Ratio, 21. Tutti, 23. Erupt, 25. Afflict, 28. Emu, 30. One, 32. Ruin, 33. Amid, 34. Agin, 35. Dusk, 36. Achieve.

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Ingredients (serves 4) For the cake • 50g beurre noisette, plus a couple of extra tablespoons for the mould (see cook’s tip) • 1 large Waitrose British Blacktail Free Range Egg • 30g golden syrup • 60g plain flour • 30g icing sugar, sifted • 10g caster sugar • 1 pinch of salt • 3g caraway seeds, toasted • 4g baking powder • 15ml whole milk

Heston Blumenthal’s Caraway Bath Cake Introduction

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Cook’s Tip To make the beurre noisette, melt unsalted butter over a gentle heat, whisking continuously until the solids turn golden brown and smell nutty.

Remove from the heat, strain the butter through a coffee filter and store in the fridge.

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paddle attachment on medium speed, beat the egg and the golden syrup until thick and light in colour. Reduce the speed and sprinkle in the flour, both sugars, salt, caraway seeds and baking powder, continue to mix until well combined. Slowly drizzle in the cool beurre noisette and the milk.

3. Pour the batter into the prepared madeleine moulds halfway up and place in the oven for approximately 10 minutes. Remove the tray from the oven and cool on a cooling rack.

For the chocolate crumb • 150g caster sugar • 70g white chocolate To finish • 100g Heston from Waitrose Chocolate Sauce 4. For the chocolate crumb, add the sugar and 75g water to a large pan, place over a medium high heat and allow the syrup to come up to 150˚C. 5. Now remove from the heat and add the white chocolate and continue to whisk. The chocolate will become foamy at first but keep whisking until it crystallizes. Pour the crystallized chocolate onto a tray lined with parchment and allow to cool completely, crushing any clumps once cool.

6. To finish, melt the chocolate sauce according to pack instructions, allowing it to cool slightly. Using a spatula, cover half of the Bath cakes with a layer of the chocolate sauce.

Sprinkle some of the chocolate crumb on top. Chill until ready to serve.

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