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Life at Northleach Court We have dedicated activity coordinators at the home who work with the care team

country.

Visits from the community Residents at Northleach receive a bi-weekly visit from a therapy dog and a weekly visit from a mind Song volunteer. Month-

to ensure we maximise

ly church services are

the overall wellbeing

also arranged, while the

and health of each

vicar also regularly joins

and every one of our residents making sure that every day they lead happy and fulfilling lives. All activities are tailored to residents choice and include a wide range of specialist activities for those living with Dementia and

us at the home. In addition, we regularly welcome visitors such as local Scout and Guiding groups, choirs, Falconry centres and animal therapy companies.

Excursions and day trips

Alzheimer’s.

Being based in the Cotswolds

In-home activities

tage as we are able to provide a

All residents at Northleach can enjoy a daily programme of activities including singing, board games, flower arranging, crafts, baking and music. We also have a beautiful courtyard garden built of and surrounded by the famous Cotswold stone which is a lovely space for some leisurely gardening or simply enjoying the benefits of living in such a beautiful part of the

gives our residents a great advanvariety of day trips. Some recent days out include a trip to Bird Land, a visit to the Cotswold Farm Park, an afternoon at a local garden centre and delicious afternoon teas.

If you would like to come and see for yourself what life is like here then please call 01451 798027 or email managernorthleachcourtcarehome.com.

Mayor of Gloucester visit and ‘Good’ CQC rating mark an excellent month for The Knoll Care Home Staff and residents at The Knoll Care Home were delighted to welcome the Mayor of Gloucester, Councillor Colin Organ, to their home in January.

Residents of The Knoll Care Home, located in Tuffley, Gloucester, were joined by Councillor Colin Organ, along with the Sheriff and Deputy Mayor of Gloucester, Councillor Collette Finnegan, for afternoon tea to learn more about his role as Mayor of Gloucestershire.

The Knoll benefits from strong links with the community and enjoys regular visits from local people, businesses, schools and therapists.

Rita Harris, Manager at The Knoll, said, “We had a

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wonderful afternoon, and Collette has promised to return with the Sheriffs Consort, Mr Bernard Hayes, who I am advised is a fabulous singer and guitarist. Colette would also like to visit us on a more

here then please come and visit.”

regular basis bringing along her therapy dog, who is a stunning golden retriever.

You can find out more about The Knoll Care Home at www. redwoodhealthcare.co.uk/ our-homes/the-knoll-carehome

We welcome visitors, so if you or a family member want to see more of what life is like

The special visit came after a positive week for the Knoll, which saw them achieve a Good CQC rating following their recent inspection. The home has been awarded the rating ‘Good’ for safety, effectiveness, responsiveness and levels of care, with the report highlighting the home’s clear vision for the delivery of high-quality care and positive culture within their team.

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Garden View

We take a look at annual fiesta of colour that can be introduced into your garden in Spring

Foot Notes

A look at how to care for your feet

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02 Mayor visits local care home advertorial 06 Polished Concrete in your home local news 08 Budget plans on track astronomy: 10 Why the clocks go forward local news 10 Championing Mental Health events 12 Local events across the area local news: FEATURED

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Welcome to the March - April issue We welcome March and the onset of Spring with a whole host of seasonal updates and news, from why the clocks Spring forward, to how to celebrate colour in your garden this Spring. There’s also plenty of Cotswold District Council updates, as well as how to care for your feet.

Don’t forget, if you have any news, events, updates or stories of local interest, please send them to editorial@jkanorth.com and we’ll do our best to publish them for you. I hope you all enjoy this issue and I’ll see you again in the early Summer.

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Budget plans on track according to residents Cotswold residents have given their backing to a proposed increase in council tax.

A public consultation covering the Council’s budget saw the majority in favour of a £5 rise in council tax for a property in Band D in 2020/21.

58 per cent of the 288 respondents said they felt the District’s council tax level should rise by £5 with 26 per cent saying it should stay the same.

The majority of respondents ranked addressing climate change as the most important to them with over 40 per cent ranking this as their number one priority. Improving the waste service and developing an updated local plan ranked second and third.

44 per cent of people agreed that it is fair to increase parking charges in the District for the first time since 2010. 36 per cent were against the idea of raising parking charges and another 20 per cent of respondents neither agreed or disagreed.

Looking to the future, the majority of residents want to see the Council identify innovative ways to generate additional income while working with service partners such as Ubico and Publica to deliver efficiency savings.

Significantly, 69 per cent of residents agreed that the garden waste service should be paid for by subscribers. 27 per cent of respondents said that fees should rise to £45 (the cost of the new service) in 2020/21 with 42 per cent would prefer fees to rise by £5 per annum over the next three years. The remaining 31 per cent of respondents felt the service should be subsidised by council taxpayers instead.

Cllr Mike Evemy, Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Finance, said: “Thank you to everyone who took the time to give us their views on our budget proposals. We had nine times more responses to this consultation than the one run last year.

“The proposed budget provides clear plans to invest in key services, tackle the climate crisis, protect our most vulnerable whilst building the financial resilience of the Council and it’s pleasing to see residents responding positively to these plans.

We’ll be discussing the responses at our forthcoming meetings and considering whether to make any changes to our 2020/21 budget as a consequence.”

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Why we put the clocks forward for British Summer Time On the morning of Sunday 29th March at 01.00 hours clocks will be adjusted to British Summer Time (BST) by being advanced one hour. It is an annual ritual when we welcome longer lighter and more pleasant evenings. BST stays with us for 7 months until the last Sunday of October when we revert to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Origins Changing the clocks to give more daylight during the evenings was first proposed by William Willet in 1907. His original idea was to advance the time by 20 minutes a week during April giving a total of 80 minutes additional working time and reversing this by 20 minutes a week during September.

The principle was not introduced until the enactment of the Summer Time Act 1916 (Daylight Saving Time) when Daylight Saving Time (DST) was declared between 21st May and 1st October 1916, this was in order to save energy and help the First World War effort. It proved so popular that it was eventually called British Summer Time and this seasonal practice has been kept throughout the years with 2 exceptions.

BST during the Second World War In the autumn of 1940 the clocks were not put back so we stayed one hour ahead of GMT during the winter months. The clocks were then advanced by one hour in the spring of 1941 giving British Double Summer Time. This practice continued throughout the war.

confuse people during the winter months. This did not last because lighter evenings mean extended darker mornings during the winter months which can be problematic in the far northern areas of the UK.

Diary March – April Throughout both months Venus will be seen each evening shining vividly making its way from a south west position towards a more westerly position as the weeks go by.

20th March The Vernal Spring Equinox occurs on 20th March at 03.49 hours GMT. This is considered first day of spring when the Sun is overhead at the equator and the length of day and night are approximately equal everywhere on Earth (Please note that meteorologists use 1st March as the first day of spring)

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Cotswold District Council is committed to improving the mental health of communities, tackling some of the wider determinants of good mental health and preventing mental illness.

Cllr Jenny Forde, Cabinet Member for Health, Wellbeing and Public Safety, brought a motion before full council at its meeting this week, to bolster council involvement in championing positive mental health throughout the Cotswolds. To support this aim, the council has signed up to the Local Authorities’ Mental Health Challenge <http:// www.mentalhealthchallenge.org.uk/> to encourage and support local leadership for mental health and wellbeing amongst residents, particularly those in rural communities.

Cllr Jenny Forde, Cabinet Member for Health, Wellbeing and Public Safety, said: “One of our priorities as a Council is to ensure a high level of mental health and wellbeing in our residents, and we mean it!

“In order to achieve that, we need to be thinking about

At around the same time of the Spring Equinox, look towards the south east between 04.00 – 06.00 hours and observe Jupiter very close to Mars and Saturn will be observed to the left of these two planets.

building personal resilience in everything that we do and

20th March – 30th April Saturn, Mars and Jupiter continue to hug the morning sky in the south east Mars eventually lagging behind the two gas giants.

to ensure the issue is addressed across all services.

(Below) Morning Sky in the South East: 05.00 20th March

especially in areas we might not usually associate with mental health.”

To ensure a high level of mental health in the Cotswolds, the council has appointed an elected member as ‘mental health champion’ who will be supported by a lead officer

The council has also committed to support positive mental health in the community, local schools, neighbourhoods and workplaces.

Some of the key aims for the council moving forward are to reduce inequalities in mental health throughout the district; to work with local partners to offer appropriate and effective support to those who need it; and to tackle mental health discrimination in our community.

For more information around the Mental Health Challenge,

BST from 1968 – 1971 It was argued that it would be better to continue with BST throughout the year and was trialled between February 1968 and October 1971. During this period BST was referred to as British Standard Time so as not to

Championing Mental Health in the Cotswolds

please visit: www.mentalhealthchallenge.org.uk 29th March – British Summer Time begins, put your clocks forward 1 hour.

John Harris

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Out & About

A Good Read The Handmaid’s Tale

Third Monday-Monthly

n Margaret Atwood

You’d have to have been living under a rock over the last couple of years to have not heard of The Handmaid’s Tale even if it is just through the hugely successful TV series on Channel 4.

However, the novel itself is not was first published in 1985 and appears on set text lists for English Literature courses from A Level to university degrees. Fans of the book have not been disappointed by the TV series and so this bodes well for people wanting to go the other way.

Like the TV series, the novel tells the story of life in Gilead from the point of view of Offred, a handmaid to commander in the new political regime. A dystopian view of America presents us with a country where fertility levels have declined due to radiation poisoning and so Offred’s ability to reproduce means that she is forced to bear children for the upper echelons of society.

Atwood uses a form of dual narrative to present the story to us, as chapters alternate between ‘night’ revealing more of Offred’s feelings and glimpses into her past, and ‘day’ showing us glimpses of day to day life in Gilead.

It is hard to put your finger on what has made this novel so successful, but Atwood’s sources of inspiration may offer a clue. She has said that everything she writes about in the novel is based on events that happened at some point in history. There is nothing fantastical here, but purely the uneasiness of realising what human beings might indeed be capable of.

West Oxfordshire WI at 7.30pm in St. Mary’s Parish Rooms, Chipping Norton. OX7 5NT. Friendly group of Women, ready to welcome newcomers.

Come and enjoy a very varied programme.

For more information email wowi@oxfordshirewi.co.uk .......................................................

Various Dates

n Shibashi Qigong Cheltenham

Simple, gentle exercises for good health. All ages and abilities welcome. Various days of the week, times and locations.

For more details please contact Karen Soo, Certified Shibashi Qigong Instructor.

Mobile: 07986 290250. shibashiqigong@hotmail.com www.facebook.com/qigongshibashi .......................................................

7th March

n Huge Jumble Bric A Brac Sale

Hailey Village Hall, near Witney.

From 1-4pm. Raising proceeds for the Village Hall.

Please contact Ann on 773744 if you have any items for the sale or can help on the day.

Plants also required for the plant stall. .......................................................

13th March

n Rissingtons Local History Society

Lost and Found

7.30pm. The River Thames at War - a talk by Bill King - why the river was such an important strategic feature in WW2 and its role in the defence of the country. VENUE: Upper Rissington School GL54 2PL Visitors Welcome £3.50 to include refreshments. For enquiries, contact Sue Brown on 01451 820233 / spsb@ hotmail.co.uk .......................................................

n Oliver Jeffers

‘Once there was a boy and one day he found a penguin at his door’.

This is the opening line of this wonderful picture book. A very simple story but one that can’t help but draw you in emotionally.

Bourton & District U3A The next 2 meetings of this group will be on Wednesday 25th March when Tom Constant will talk on “Furness Peninsula” and on Wednesday 22nd April, when Dr David Willatts will talk on “Amusing Look at Anaesthesia.” Meetings are held at 10am in the British Legion Hall, BOW. Do come and see what we have to offer.

Full details on u3asites.org.uk/ bourton .......................................................

Arts Society Blockley n 16th March The art of the kimono: Japanese signs, symbols and stories

2.45 at St Georges Hall Blockley GL56 9BY. From courtesans to theatre costumes, daily wear and special occasions, wearing kimono advertised one’s wealth, rank and status.

Contact Elaine Parker on 01386 840326 to book your place.

18th March

n The art of Cambodia and Vietnam

From 10am at Broadwell Village HallGL56 0TL From ancient temples to colonial cities. A study day.

Contact Pamela Taylor on 01386 701956 to book your place.

20th April

n The world in a grain of sand – William Blake

2.45 at St Georges Hall Blockley GL56 9BY. William Blake: poet, painter and philosopher; rebel, radical revolutionary.

Contact Elaine Parker on 01386 840326 to book your place. .......................................................

Finding a penguin at your door is not a normal everyday occurrence, and what happens next isn’t normal and everyday either.

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The boy realises that the penguin is lost and is determined to help him find his home. After checking and the ‘lost and found’ and realising that no one has reported a missing penguin, he sets out to return him to the South Pole in a small rowing boat.

But is the penguin really lost and will returning him to the South Pole really be what the penguin wants? This is a wonderful story of an unusual friendship and finding what is missing in life.

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After 13 years as a Dial A Dogwash franchisee I have regrettably had to retire from the business with immediate effect. I was hoping to be able to continue after my riding accident but have been advised...

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28th March

n Burford Orchestra Spring Concert

St Mary’s Church, Witney.

The programme opens with Beethoven’s Leonora Overture (no. 3) and concludes with Schubert’s 9th symphony (‘the great’). Tickets cost £9 with £1 entry for under 16s and are available online from TicketSource or on the door. Contact info@ burfordorchestra.org.uk or Sarah on 01993 883490 for information.

Doors open 7pm, refreshments available. .......................................................

4th April

n Burford Singers – Bach St John Passion 7.30pm, Church of St John the Baptist. Burford OX18 4RY Burford Singers with John Stainsby - Christus Alison Rose – Soprano James Neville – Counter-tenor Laurence Kilsby - Tenor Freddie Long - Bass Canzona Leader: Theresa Caudle Conductor: Brian Kay

17th April

Hailey Village Hall, Middletown, Hailey, OX29 9UA. Doors open 7.00pm, eyes down 7.30pm.

Great prizes. Refreshments available. Everyone welcome. Ring Dawn on 01993 776471 for info.

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26th May

n French Market

The Popular French Market is Coming back to Moreton-inMarsh, High Street, on Sunday 26th May from 10am to 4pm You’ll have the chance to explore a variety of stalls selling traditional French foods, including: a large variety of French cheeses, cooked meats, breads, pastries and, of course, crepes; art and crafts including retro art prints, classic French advertising and hand-crafted gifts; fashion and accessories like real leather handbags and purses as well as a range of hats and scarves; and of course toys, games and music to please all age groups.

For further information: info@ franceathome.com .......................................................

Minster Lovell History

Tickets reserved at (£25 – sold out), £20 (limited), £15, unreserved £10, children and students half price Online booking at www.burfordsingers.org.uk/box-office/ Booking in person for unreserved only at Mad Hatter Bookshop High Street, Burford .......................................................

n Hailey Easter Bingo

A talk on “Can Americans Garden?” by Timothy Walker, former director of Oxford Botanic Gardens. 7.30pm Hailey Village Hall.

Members free, Non members £3 Tel 01993 899125 .......................................................

Club Fourth Monday - Monthly Minster Lovell History Club Varied programme of speakers and trips out Refreshments/raffle/gossip 7pm at St Kenelm’s Hall, Minster Lovell (easy parking) March 23rd - The Civil War in Oxfordshire - Stanley Jenkins April 27th - Chedham’s Yard Eric Morley May 18th - Trip to Sulgrave Manor June/July Trip to Chedham’s Yard and Wellesbourne All enquiries to Graham 01993 775262 or grahamkewprints@ gmail.com .......................................................

n Hailey April Talk

...I am no longer fit enough to carry on.

I would like to thank all my past customers for their support and wish them well in the future.

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Foot Notes What is the difference between a Chiropodist and a Podiatrist?

There is no difference. Podiatrist is the internationally accepted term, but both have the same qualifications and both need to be registered with the Health Professions Council.

What does a chiropodist/podiatrist do?

They treat and advise on all matters relating to feet.

Most people think of ingrown toenails, but they also treat Athleteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s foot, fungal nail infections, corns, verrucae and cracked heels.

What about foot pain?

Yes, a good Chiropodist will be able to advise, diagnose and provide a treatment plan for biomechanical problems of the feet as well as bunions and toe deformities.

I suffer with smelly, sweaty feet. Could a Chiropodist help me?

Absolutely. In some people the sweat glands of the feet are over active, producing more sweat than they should. Some people also have greater than normal amounts of bacteria on...

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...their skin and it is the reaction of the bacteria with the sweat which causes the unpleasant odour. A chiropodist will be able to advise on footwear, foot hygiene and any sprays or creams which might help.

What about permanently cold feet?

A podiatrist could certainly look into the possible causes of your cold feet and make recommendations.

Often cold feet are linked to poor circulation and become more common with age. Podiatrists check pulse points and can refer to other health care professionals if required.

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Education & Teamwork

Special Mum

Congratulations to The Cotswold School in reaching the semi–finals of the Gloucestershire Rugby Schools Cup. Sadly they were beaten by Marling School, Stroud. Although disappointed by their experience the team will have become more bonded and supportive with each other, not only in the sport

Remembering mums of kids with additional needs on Mothers’ Day On Mothers’ Day my Facebook and Instagram feeds fill with photos. The captions declare, ‘Beautiful bouquet from my son!’ #mothersday or ‘My daughters took me to see Les Mis’ #mothersday. In spite of the fact that I have a much-loved son he will never send me flowers or take me to the theatre. Tom has Down Syndrome and is also autistic, non-verbal and has a myriad of complex health problems. I love him and I know he loves me, but I will be his carer long after my friends’ kids have left home and started their own families.

This is my shout-out to other mums whose Mothers’ Day celebrations will be bittersweet.

You are not alone - There are more of us than you think. Our children may all have different problems, but we understand each other’s sense of being on the outside, at the celebrations ‘normal’ families take for granted: Christmas, birthday parties, family get-togethers and Mothers’ Days.

You are AWESOME - You are a full-blown superhero my friend. Your superpower is the ability to deal with situations other parents could not conceive in their worst nightmares. You might acquire knowledge and skills beyond those required by most doctors, memorising medication regimens, side effects, and how to inject or infuse the drugs. You deal calmly with your hysterical child during horrendous medical procedures. You deal with melt-downs in public toilets over hand-dryers! You encourage your child to do the things doctors assured you they would never do. You crash, you burn, and you get up and do it all again the next day anyway.

of rugby but also with other elements of life including study.

It is easy to envisage teamwork in a team sport but more difficult to visualise in what is an apparently individual based competitive environment such as education, so how can teamwork play a part in education? We are all members of different teams whether we are a teacher, parent or pupil. Education and teamwork is a means of ensuring that we are all pulling in the same direction.

From a Teacher’s Prospective All teachers are under pressure to produce the best out of each and every pupil that they not only teach but others whom they come in contact with, within the school. By working as a team teachers can share views, lesson plans, set objective targets and support other teachers to attain their shared objectives. The teacher will also be a part of other teams that include their tutor group, any additional out of classroom activity group and gaining the support of parents.

From a Pupil’s Prospective Football, Rugby, Cricket, Netball, Hockey, Athletics, Swimming, Choir, Music, Dancing …… we could go on each activity produces a team; even though it may be called by another name such

You celebrate your kids’ achievements on their terms - Other parents crow about their child’s GCSE results or a grade 4 piano exam passed with distinction or a star-of-the-week award for neat handwriting. Our celebrations look different though they are no less important. We celebrated Tom signing ‘Mum’, ‘Dad’ and ‘love’ for the first time, and we definitely celebrated him taking a bath without screaming, drowning us or flooding the house!

as a club, it is a group of youngsters feeling as though they

You have the best black sense of humour - ‘nuff said. We know that we laugh at things parents of typical kids would not find the least bit funny, like the weird people you meet during all-nighters in A&E departments, discovering excrement smeared over your freshly-painted walls, or an aquarium full of dead fish because your child wanted to feed them and the only box he could reach was the small one posted through the door containing a sample of washing powder! RIP Tom’s fish!

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You accept, and don’t compare - You become the mum other mothers confide in because their child doesn’t walk, talk, read, or ride a bike as well as their peers. Never mind that your child is 10, non-verbal and rides a large trike because of balance issues! You accept (mostly) other parents’ rights to brag or worry about their kids even though you often feel that sense of ‘otherness’.

You are special.

To mothers of additional needs kids everywhere.

Happy Mothers’ Day Love from, Loraine

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belong to a group of friends.

Some pupil’s may feel that they do not belong to a team and it is these that will need the additional help to bring them into a team of friends that will give support. These pupils may have a disability, a specific syndrome or suffer from shyness. It can

The Mad March Hare

Countless stories have been told about the hare. It’s a witch and trickster, a fertility symbol and even the real Easter Bunny.

The hare is incredibly agile, evading capture through hairpin swerves, flips and leaps, often seeming to vanish suddenly. It’s a mercurial character, and one which has inspired copious mythology. Is there any other animal that appears so often and in so many guises within our folklore? The hare of legend is magical, in constant danger, proud, wicked and inventive.

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Brown hares are not indigenous to the UK. They are thought to have been imported from mainland Europe in the Iron Age specifically as both sport for hunters and a source of food. We do have a native species of mountain hare but most of our folklore relates to the brown hare.

In the Middle Ages, hares were linked to witchcraft. There is a story of a hunter who wounded a hare and tracked its blood trail back to a cottage in the woods. He discovered an old woman cooking at her stove and spied a fresh wound on her arm which she claimed was the result of an accident

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...difficult to bring some of them into a team of friends but with patience they may eventually see that they are not alone and that others do care for them.

From a Parent’s Prospective Parents need to feel as though they belong and although most may not feel suited to paying an active part in the school’s PTA they all belong to an integrated part of the school team which endeavours to benefit their youngsters.

Conclusion A team can be defined as a group of people (the size of the group need not be defined) working together towards a common goal. The process will include motivation and an end product of enjoyment. Bear in mind that it only takes 2 people to form a team with one helping and supporting the other and for a good team you need: • Positivity • Good Communication • Good Support at all times • Patience Even with, as little as the above comments will breed good long lasting friendships which are so important in life.

John Harris

with a kitchen knife. It was thought that witches could assume the shape of a hare, along with the attributes of speed, agility and the ability to vanish. This circumstantial evidence was enough to condemn the poor woman to death Hares devote a lot of time to courtship and coupling and can be seen most easily at this time of year. They breed quickly so became icons of fertility, and by association with the pagan rituals celebrating spring. They may even have become associated with Easter though they are definitely NOT bunnies!

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GARDEN VIEW

An annual fiesta I’ve always loved an annual. From Bunty to The Blue Peter Annual, they were crammed full of interest and fun. As I grew older my taste in annuals has become more horticultural. One little pack of seeds is now my gardening equivalent of the Beano - a brief shelf-life and packed with colour.

Hardy annuals are the most obliging.

They don’t need a propagator or a greenhouse, or even a windowsill; all they need is a sunny spot and some well-drained soil. Just sprinkle the seeds in the ground and you can look forward to a fiesta of summer colour for very little work.

The choice of plants and hue is wide.

If blue is your thing try a soft shade of love-in-a-mist, or a vivid blue cornflower, or the most gorgeous tiny phacelia. For pinks try a fluffy clarkia or delicate godetia. Nasturtiums span the colour wheel

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from cream through yellow and orange to deep red.

Annual doesn’t mean small either. Both larkspurs and amaranthus are tall and elegant, and cleomes which also provide height probably only need to be planted once as they are prolific self-seeders!

Look around your garden for gaps in beds and borders which are in a sunny spot and well-drained. Don’t plant when it’s cold or the soil is wet and sticky.

Wait until the weather is mild and soil is damp and crumbly, then fork it lightly to break it up. Use a rake to create shallow furrows, sprinkle the seeds over and rake them gently in, raking across the furrows to cover them. Bigger seeds like nasturtiums can be pushed into the soil a couple of centimetres deep and 10-15cm apart.

Label the area so you know what should come up.

The biggest enemy of the newly-planted hardy annual seed is the domestic cat!

They love a patch of freshly raked soil, and will happily do their business in your handiwork and then kick up all your seeds without a second thought. Thwart the moggies by laying twiggy pea sticks over the area (and particularly twiggy and thorny prunings will do!). Remove them with the shoots are big enough or stand them up and use them to support the taller annuals.

Thin them out a little to one plant per 10cm and water them if the weather is very dry. You don’t need to feed them, they flower best when the soil is not rich.

Food and manure will favour leaf production whereas we’re after flowers and lots of them!

Happy gardening.

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Council launches new recycling campaign urging residents to prepare for change Cotswold District Council has launched a campaign urging residents to get ready for changes to its recycling and waste services.

The new and improved services, which come into force in March 2020, will allow residents to recycle more than ever before.

The changes include: · Improved recycling collections, including new items - textiles and shoes, small electricals, cartons (Tetra Pak) and household batteries; · A new cardboard bag for extra capacity; · A new outdoor bin for food waste.

Residents will no longer be able to put food waste in their garden waste bin (if they subscribe to the service).

Food waste will be collected weekly. Refuse and recycling collections will remain fortnightly, and garden waste collections will also switch to fortnightly.

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WATCH this video to learn all the exciting changes the council is making to your recycling service: www.youtu.be/NmAY348Fc0o Discussing the changes, Cllr Andrew Doherty, Cabinet Member for Waste, Flooding and Environment, said: “We all have a responsibility to reduce our impact on the planet, recycling more will help us to do this. People here in the Cotswolds already achieve good recycling rates, but we need to do even better. These changes will help make that possible.

“Our new video outlines the key changes we’re making and what households need to do next. I’d recommend residents watch it to familiarise themselves with the changes that are coming in March. They will be receiving a leaflet through the post this week which explains the next steps.”

The detail of these changes, and instructions on how to use the new services, will be sent as part of an information pack to residents from the week commencing 3rd February.

In the meantime, the council is encouraging any residents who do not have two black recycling boxes or an indoor food caddy to order them via the council either by calling 01285 623123, emailing cdc@cotswold. gov.uk or going to www.cotswold.gov.uk/ cotswoldrecycles

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The care you need, in the home you love We spoke to David Chalk, Director of local home care service Windrush Care, to find out more about the company and his inspiration for starting it.

What inspired you to start Windrush Care?

I set up Windrush Care to provide top quality home care in Gloucestershire, having seen from first-hand experience looking after my father what a complex and difficult process finding excellent private care can be. We aim to make it as simple as possible for those families that want to make their own choices for care at home and provide the real alternative to residential care that is right for so many people.

We know the importance of having the right care and the right carers - and the huge difference this can make to people’s lives, both those cared for and their families

What makes you (Windrush Care) special?

Two words: Personalised Care. We recognise that no two people are the same, which is why we tailor our care plans to suit the specific needs of the individual. The quality of our care as shown by feedback from our clients, their families and our Regulator, the CQC. We take an active role in the care sector. I am a

director of both our Professional Body, the UKHCA and the Gloucestershire Care Providers Association.

How confident are you in delivering what people want?

We apply the ‘mum test’ to everything we do and ask “is this what we’d want for our own family?” That gives us confidence that we are doing the right thing.

What are the options for elderly care at home?

This ranges from an hour or two a week helping around the house, shopping or escorting to appointments. Regular daily visits include personal care, washing and dressing. Getting people home from hospital and more extensive care including overnight, full time and palliative care support.

community. Costs too, as even quite extensive care costs less than a residential care home.

Do you offer specialist care?

Yes, we have specialists in dementia and end of life care and look after some very complex cases where we work very closely with GPs, District and Specialist Nurses. Every client is assessed regularly to spot changing needs.

Do you offer respite care?

What are the benefits for caring for people in their own homes?

Yes, we have clients that we look after for specific periods so that family members can have a break. We also look after people who are visiting family or staying at a hotel but need support to be independent.

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