Ripon & Masham InFocus Winter 2012

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12 26 09 gardening 10 new business feature 12 local news 14 local news 15 education 16 out & about New Year...New Garden Possibilities

Showcasing several new businesses & services Ripon Music & Arts Diary

Jennyruth Workshops Update How to improve your Maths

Seasonal events in & around Ripon

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Have an adventure this Winter Place Makers launched in Ripon How to help your garden this January Carbon Monoxide: are you at risk?

At Your Fingertips Business Section Advertiser Index

Welcome to the Winter issue of Ripon & Masham InFocus.

In this issue we introduce several new businesses and services (p10-11) across Ripon, Masham and the surrounding areas as well as lots of local news from the Jennyruth Workshops and Ripon Music & Arts Diary. We travel to Norway on p18 and offer some helpful tips on t: 01609 777401 how to help your garden this January on p22. www.jkanorth.com Best wishes,

Christine Christine Campbell | Editor

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New Year

New Garden Possibilities!

Winter is a hard time for gardens and wildlife. Many plants are now dormant and the wildlife that is still active has to work much harder to make a living. Therefore, it can really help nature by providing food sources, alternative habitats and creative planting in your garden at this time of the year; and additionally, this will result in more abundant colour and visual interest in what can be a bleak and bare season. Therefore, don your scarf and gloves, bring the wheelbarrow out of retirement and explore your winter garden.

Now is a good time to hang bird feeders, plant new native and exotic trees and shrubs and provide overwintering sites for wild garden inhabitants. In addition, you can build a compost heap, coppice or pollard suitable existing trees and dig a wildlife pond.

More specifically, you can create and manage your borders through careful planting and maintenance so that they are abundant with berries, colourful and textured stems, and architectural perennials that will catch the morning frost and give warm colour and form in the winter months. It is possible to make your garden beautiful and

Plants in Focus 3 Winter Winners

beneficial to wildlife all year round. It simply requires planning, dedication and a certain amount of time; the plants and wildlife will do the rest.

Furthermore, now is the time to start thinking about spring and what you’d like to create in the garden this year. It’s good to plan landscaping and planting projects now so you are ready to improve and grow your space in the spring and summer months.

Maybe a mossy rustic stone circle or a woodland stumpery would add that next layer to your existing site, or even a new design altogether!? If you have any questions regarding your garden, then please contact Timothy Campbell Landscapes (BSc (Hons) Envoronmental Conservation) on 07739 071012 or visit: www.timothycampbelllandscapes.co.uk

Stinking hellebore – Helleborus foetidus (Right) A native British plant that flowers between midwinter and spring. This benefits bees as a winter and spring source of nectar and provides height, colour and interest through the cold months.

Cornus sanguinea ‘Winter Beauty’ A native cultivar that has exceptionally beautiful winter stems. In addition, the leaves turn deep red before they fall in autumn.

Rowan, mountain ash – Sorbus aucuparia (Right) A native tree with various related cultivars to select from. This attractive tree produces bright red or yellow berries in autumn that feed birds through winter as well as nectar rich flowers in late spring. The tree has a pleasing growing habit and benefits many moths, bees and other insects.

Happy Gardening!

Wildlife Corner – Winter Jobs • Feed badgers and hedgehogs with proprietary foods or dog food. Bread and milk isn’t their natural diet so don’t be tempted to offer them these.

• Introduce wildlife hotels: bug, bird and owl boxes or hedgehog and toad houses.

• Make attractive log and twig piles to provide essential shelter for wildlife in the cold winter months. Rustic stone, straw bales and prunings also work.

• Leave an area of garden untouched through winter. Hollow stemmed perennials and leaf litter give habitats in which ladybirds and other insects can overwinter.

• Feed birds and provide them with a birdbath. Birdbaths are a vital source of drinking water for birds so make sure you keep them free of ice with a warm pan or kettle of water.

• Coppice established trees to create an understory for wildlife. The trick is to make your garden as varied and complex as possible so that more habitats and biodiversity can emerge.

• Consider digging a wildlife pond. This will become the hub of biodiversity in any garden and will support the health of the rest of your site.

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Fed up with soaring energy bills?

Now is the time to consider Renewable Energy With the recent hike in energy prices and the prospect of further above inflation rises on the horizon there has never a better time for householders and businesses to investigate their renewable energy options. The Government’s Feed-in-Tariff incentive scheme for Solar Photovoltaic (PV) panels is still available and reductions in the cost of panels mean that Solar PV remains an attractive investment that can pay for itself in 7 to 10 years. This equates to a rate of return of up to 12%, a return which is index-linked, tax free and guaranteed for 20 years.

Viable PV systems are possible with any area of roof over 16m2, and more than one roof aspect can be accommodated in one system. Although a south facing pitched roof will maximise electricity production, good returns can also be achieved with other aspects from east through south to west.

For those reliant on the conventional fossil fuels natural gas, oil or LPG, the winter months will have highlighted the growing costs of heating. Alternative renewable heat technologies such as Air Source Heat Pumps, Ground Source Heat Pumps and Biomass Boilers provide immediate savings and an ecological sound investment. Renewable Heat Premium Payments ranging from £850 to £1250 are still available and Renewable Heat Incentive Payments1 increase returns and shorten payback periods.

EnergyMyWay have been providing customers with independent renewable energy advice and performing installations since 2008. We offer no obligation, free consultations on the full range of renewable technologies. So if you want to save money on utility bills and reduce your carbon footprint, contact Brandon Clark, your local EnergyMyWay consultant in Easingwold on 01347 824 883 to arrange a free survey.

1. The Renewable Heat Incentive is already available for commercial applications and currently scheduled to be introduced in the summer of 2013 for domestic installations.

A Full ‘One-Stop’ Service CHONKA MOT & Vehicle Services is the brain child of Bruce Lindsay, having seen a gap in the local market he decided to form a company with the aim of providing a full one stop service to both the retail and commercial motorist. CHONKA will provide everything from fitting a bulb to building an engine.

Bruce Lindsay has decades of garage experience , a fully trained main dealer senior technician, an MOT tester for over 20 years helping to pilot the now standard MOT computerisation scheme, a regional manager of Computa Tune service Centres and a previous MOT centre owner, Bruce’s experience in the various branches of the garage trade is extensive. Having been involved in every aspect from mechanic to manager, you can be sure that if its motor trade based then Bruce will know all about it!

A combination of the above, along with value for money, a professionalism & pride in our service is the perfect recipe for customer satisfaction.

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c i s u M a e r A n o p i R y r a i D s t r &A 26th January

11th March

• Winter Concert

• European Chamber Philharmonic

St Cecilia Orchestra Holy Trinity Church, Ripon - 7.30pm A charming curiosity to begin - Florent Schmidt’s “Lied & Scherzo” for wind, followed by the ever-popular Violin concerto by Mendelssohn with Charlotte Scott as soloist. Wagner’s “Siegfried Idyll” and Mozart’s “Paris” Symphony complete this delightful programme.

Tickets available from Abode & Alan Matthews in Ripon, Pomp & Circumstance in Harrogate.

Adult: £12, Concessions: £10, Child: £0 01765 677413 | www.st-cecilia.org.uk .......................................................................................................................................

4th February

• James Gilchrist, Anna Tilbrook & The Puertas Quartet Cathedral Concert Society Ripon Cathedral, Ripon - 7.30pm

James Gilchrist has performed in Ripon several times and his plangent tenor voice is especially suited to English song. He is performing a number of Vaughan Williams’s songs, including “On Wenlock Edge” for tenor, piano and string quartet in which he and pianist Anna Tilbrook, herself no stranger to Ripon having appeared here last season with Lucy Crowe, will be joined by the Puertas String Quartet. The Puertas Quartet is fast establishing a reputation as a vibrant and exciting ensemble. They met whilst studying and working in London and joined as a quartet in 2009. Within 6 months they had been accepted to the 2010 Bordeaux International String Quartet competition where they reached the semi-finals. They are planning a Scottish Highland Tour in January 2013 collaborating with Anna Tilbrook and James Gilchrist. They and Anna end the concert with Elgar’s wonderful piano quintet.

Adult: £17, Students: £2, Subscription: £80, six concerts 01765 658071 | www.riponconcerts.co.uk .......................................................................................................................................

Cathedral Concert Society Ripon Cathedral, Ripon - 7.30pm The solo strings of the Kammerphilharmonie Europa join forces with their trumpeter to play concerti by Bach, Vivaldi, Albinoni and Ponchielli as well as Faure’s Pavane and Grieg’s Holberg Suite. This professional ensemble was founded in Cologne and engages over 60 of the most talented young musicians from 18 European nations. Its outstanding high artistic level was confirmed by many concerts and festivals which the orchestra played throughout the continent as well as by press and critics. They are touring with a chamber orchestra of 10 musicians. The concerti include Vivaldi - Concerto for Violin and orchestra D-major RV230 Op.3 No.9 “L’estro Armonico”; A. Ponchielli - Concerto in F Major, for trumpet and orchestra; J. S. Bach Double Concerto For Two Violins In D Minor BWV 1043; T. Albinoni - Concerto for violin and orchestra g minor Op.5 Nr. 11.

Adults: £17, Students: £2, Subscriptions: £80, six concerts 01765 658071 | www.riponconcerts.co.uk .......................................................................................................................................

16th March

• Easter Concert

North Yorkshire Chorus All Saints Church, Northallerton - 7.30pm The Crucifixion and Messiah parts 2 & 3 Soloists: Dominic Barberi Stephen Newlove Organist Andrew. Christer Conductor Greg Smith Unreserved: £12, 01642 783475 | www.northyorkshirechorus.org.uk .......................................................................................................................................

9th February

• HPO Winter Concert

Harrogate Philharmonic Orchestra St Mark’s Church, Harrogate - 7.30pm Programme: Bach Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 Haydn Symphony No. 94 Mozart Haffner Serenade Adult: £10, Concession: £8, Student: £5 www.harrogatephilharmonicorchestra.org.uk/index.htm .......................................................................................................................................

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Jennyruth Workshops

Tel: 01765 606 620 Fax: 01765 606 629 email: info@jennyruth.co.uk

Jennyruth works on through the floods!

September saw some of the worst weather the region has experienced. The torrential rain led to the road to our workshops at Red House Farm disappearing under two feet of water, making it impassable to the cars and minibuses which bring our learning disabled colleagues to work. Although we closed on the first day of the floods, Newby Hall came to our rescue on subsequent days ferrying us in with their Land Rover.

This really saved the day for us as Autumn is a key period for producing much of our Christmas stock which we sell at Christmas Craft Fairs such as that at Ripon Cathedral. Unfortunately the weather turned wet again in November and the ‘Land Rover Ferry’ was deployed once more.

Newby Hall have now decided to raise the level of the road, so the Ferry may be a thing of the past Jennyruth Workshops continue to make bespoke products for the local community. Recent orders have been for Roman figures for Aldborough Roman Day, a Santa’s sleigh for a miniature railway and cricket awards for North Stainley Cricket Club. Please contact us with your requirements and we will provide a personalised quotation.

Tel: 01765 606 620 Fa Email: info@jennyr x: 01765 606 629 uth.co.uk

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How to

improve your Maths We are all born with varying degrees of natural ability. Olympic champions reach their pinnacle by taking their abilities to the extreme by exercising both their bodies and minds to unbelievable heights. Obviously we cannot all become Olympic Champions, but we can coach our minds to improve the intake of information.

There is no easy road to success, there is no wave of a magic wand, but the mind can attain optimum performance with training.

Here are some guidelines to help you improve your mathematic ability:

1 SET REASONABLE TARGETS – For an adult this could be calculating the price of discounted goods to obtaining a certificate in numeracy. For a student it could be calculating areas and volumes or conquering trigonometric problems.

2 BE CONFIDENT – In reality you are exercising the mind just as an Olympian exercises the body. Do not be discouraged should you find that some of your answers are incorrect. Everyone makes mistakes so tell yourself that if we got all the questions correct all of the time then everyone would be a professor at Oxford or Cambridge.

3 SELECT A SENSIBLE STARTING POINT – You may be having difficulty knowing where to start particularly if you have not been in education for some years. There are four levels of education:

• Entry Level Qualification Right for you if you have no previous qualifications Example (without calculator)

a) Write down 2 numbers from the list below that add up to 50 b) Which numbers are divisible by 3?

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• Level 1 Qualification Equivalent to GCSE Grades D to G, NVQ Level 1, GNVQ Foundation, Key Skills Level 1 or Functional Skills Level 1. Example (without calculator) In a poll 180 out of 600 people preferred watching soaps as their favourite TV programmes.

Answers Work out 180 as a percentage of 600

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• Level 2 Qualification

Equivalent to GCSE Grades A* to C, NVQ Level 2, GNVQ Intermediate, Key Skills Level 2 or Functional Skills Level 2. Example (calculator may be used) P is the largest prime number between 50 and 100 Q is the smallest prime number between 50 and 100 Calculate the value of p – q

• Level 3 Qualification A Level, NVQ Level 3, GNVQ Advanced, Key Skills Level 3 Example (calculator may be used)

Change 4π / 5 radians to degrees

4 REPEAT EXERCISES – Repetition is a good way of learning.

5 DO NOT GIVE UP – Everyone has their“Why am I doing this?” moments. You are doing this to better yourself, you are doing it to give yourself more confidence, and you are doing it to prove a point.

6 ENJOY THE EXPERIENCE OF LEARNING – Like physical training you will feel mentally refreshed and a better person after completing each session.

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Out & About 26th January

• The Wedding Affair @ Ripon Cathedral Ripon Cathedral: 10.30 - 3.30pm Join us for one of Yorkshire’s largest Chairty & Vintage Wedding Fairs at Ripon Cathedral. Huge selection of Yorkshire’s finest wedding exhibitors. Featuring 2 professional catwalk shows, interactive workshops, vintage tea rooms, competitions, music, entertainment & much more! Entry £2.00 pp.

More details: 0843 2898504 | enquiries@theweddingaffiar.co.uk ......................................................................................................................

28th January

• Sixth Form Open Evening Ripon Grammer School - 6.30pm Ripon Grammar School, Clotherholme Road, Ripon, HG4 2DG Tel: 01765 602647 | Email: admin@ripongrammar.co.uk www.ripongrammar.co.uk ......................................................................................................................

31st January - 9th February • PANTO: Babes In The Wood

Frazer Theatre, Knaresborough - Various Times Presented by The Knaresborough Players. Directed by Dee Dawson.

All is not well in Nottingham! The wicked Sheriff is growing rich on the many taxes he is forcing the poor townsfolk to pay and he is just about to become even richer. All that stands in his way is the very brave and dashing Robin Hood and his Merry Men, the fearsome Nanny Coddle, brainless Dave Knave (the wannabe outlaw) and a rather overworked Fairy. Will they succeed in thwarting the evil plot and beat the Sheriff and his villainous henchmen? www.frazertheatre.co.uk ......................................................................................................................

3rd February

• Going Digital ‘ Photography Workshop Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden: 10am - 4pm Improve your landscape and wildlife photography skills and knowledge on a one day workshop. Booking: Kelvin McIvor, 07545 962572. Tickets: £75.00 each. kelvin@goingdigital.co.uk. Booking Essential. Visit www.goingdigital.co.uk ......................................................................................................................

6th February

• RIPON FILM: A Simple Life Ripon Leisure Centre - 8.00pm Director: Ann Hui. Age Certificate: PG. A servant has worked for a family in Hong Kong for 60 years. In her old age only Roger is still with her. When she suffers a stroke and says she wants to move to a nursing home the caring roles are reversed. A gentle, flawlessly observed picture, moving but never sentimental about getting old, and generosity of spirit. 01765 601 353 | www.riponfilm.org

Forthcoming Events at Ripon Library Thurs 21- Sat 23 Feb: – bumper book sale! Books on a variety of subjects will be up for grabs in the library meeting room.

Sat 23 March: 11am - 2pm – Information fair – part of Ripon Generations 2013 event. An opportunity to talk with representatives of: Age UK, Citizens Advice Bureau, U3A, Ripon 2020/Healthy Ripon, Harrogate Borough Council benefits team.

Thurs 11- Sat 13 April: bumper book sale! Books on a variety of subjects will be up for grabs in the library meeting room.

Tues 23 April: - World Book Night 2013 event – details tbc.

Regular sessions: Story times for under 5s –weekly storytimes every Wednesday at 10.30am Age UK advisory session – drop-in sessions every Friday morning – 10-11am IT support sessions – please contact the library to check availability.

For more information please contact Ripon Library on Tel: 0845 034 9524 or via email: Ripon.Library@northyorks.gov.uk

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16th - 24th February

• School Holiday Fun - Outdoors and Nature - Bird Brains Swanley Grange, Fountains Abbey: 11am - 3pm We’re going wild about birds this February half term. Challenge yourself with our Bird Brains trail and have feathery fun in Swanley Grange, where we’ll be running some craft activities. Normal Admission charges apply.

Booking not essential. More Information: Fountains Abbey: 01765 608888 fountainsabbey@nationaltrust.org.uk ......................................................................................................................

19th February

• LIVE COMEDY: Al Murray - The Only Way Is Epic Harrogate Theatre - 8.00pm Britain may be staring into the bottom of an empty pint glass, but don’t lose hope – Al Murray The Pub Landlord is back to fill it up again, with a brand new show of epic proportions. Following a phenomenally successful 2012 Autumn tour, Britain’s most irrepressible innkeeper will be serving up his premier brew of ale-inspired acumen and bar-room buffoonery as part of his hilarious new show THE ONLY WAY IS EPIC. This monumental new live stand-up show from the multi-award-winning comedian, directly follows the nationwide success of the Guv’s twice extended Barrel of Fun tour, and is sure to sell-out fast.

Tickets: www.harrogatetheatre.co.uk | 01423 502116 ......................................................................................................................

20th February

• RIPON FILM: Searching for Sugarman Ripon Leisure Centre - 8.00pm Director: Malik Bendjelloul. Age Certificate: 12A. In the 70s a musician recorded two albums which sank without trace except, unknown to him, in South Africa where they became legendary. In 1998 two fans decide to track the elusive singer down. A must see film from the Director of Man on Wire. A fascinating insight into the history of popular music, the vagaries of the rock scene and the nature of celebrity in our time. 01765 601 353 | www.riponfilm.org ......................................................................................................................

15th March

• Northallerton Woodwind Ensemble & Northallerton College Jazz Orchestra Northallerton College (Main Hall) 7pm An Evening of light musical Entertainment. The Musical Directors for the evening will be Mr Tim Waters and Mr Adrian Bramley. Mr. Bramley will also give a short, classical guitar recital. Tickets £7,with accompanied school students FREE, available from Greensleeves,Central Arcade, in February or phone 01609 774158. Profits to be shared between Leukaemia and Lymphoma Research and the Northallerton and Dales Mencap building Fund. www.northallertonwoodwind.com ......................................................................................................................

Please note: the editors cannot be held responsible for any changes to events listed.

Please contact event organisers directly. All events correct at time of going to press.

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PLACE MAKER VOLUNTEERS FOR THE HARROGATE DISTRICT

Welcome to Harrogate, the district’s destination management organisation, chose Ripley Castle to launch its volunteer programme ‘Place Makers’.

Based on the successful London Olympics’ Games Makers, these local volunteers will be available to groups and organisations in the district to offer a ‘Welcome’ to visitors whether they are tourists or locals. They could help with anything from Christmas markets, to stewarding a concert or helping with tours of our heritage sites.

Caroline Bayliss, a Director of Welcome to Harrogate Ltd, has taken on the role of co-ordinating this volunteer programme on behalf of the company. She said: “I had the very great pleasure of attending the Olympics and saw first-hand just what a difference the Games Makers made to people’s enjoyment. If you wanted to know something or find something all you had to do was ask these easily identifiable volunteers.

“We will match our Place Makers’ skills and experience with the events they will able to support. We will also make sure that our Place Makers get enjoyment from these events too and we will be asking them to let us know what sort of things they want to do.

This district is host and home to a wide variety of events which all need support when high numbers are expected. As the project progresses, Welcome to Harrogate will provide the Place Makers with the appropriate branding – for example this could be sashes saying Welcome to Ripon, Welcome to Pateley Bridge, Welcome to the Great Yorkshire Show, etcetera.”

Above: Julia Frater, Gay Steel, John Barnett,

Simon Phillips QC, Nicky Garside, Mandy Hazel Julia Frater was inspired to sign up as a Harrogate Place Makers at Ripley Castle District Place Maker following her experience as an Olympics Games Maker. She said: “I met some inspiring athletes which made me very proud to be British and an ambassador for the Olympics. I felt the Games Makers were an integral part of the tremendous success of the Games and I want to continue that contribution by being part of event volunteering in the Harrogate district.

Anyone interested in becoming a Place Maker for the Harrogate district, or anyone in the district who feels they could benefit from Place Maker support, should get in touch with Viv Graham on 01423 537439 or email viv.graham@ harrogate.gov.uk

Caroline Bayliss concluded: “We are so lucky to live in this beautiful part of Yorkshire and we just want the visitor to have the very best experience. The launch of our Place Makers coincided with the announcement that Yorkshire has won the bid to host the Grand Départ of the Tour de France in 2014. I am confident that our Place Makers will be a valuable asset to this huge event that will do so much to showcase our area.”

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Get your

garden tools ready for Spring

& other top January garden tips Follow the rest of our January Garden tips to ensure your garden thrives in the colder months.

• Add a little compost and a thick layer of mulch to protect the tender new growth. This is an excellent use for the branches of your discarded Christmas tree.

• In the event of snow, be sure to shake or brush off the white stuff from the branches of your evergreens and shrubs. The light fluffy snow poses no real threat, but if it should become wet and frozen, the weight dramatically increases. Branches are more brittle when the plants are dormant, and the weight of the snow may snap them off.

• Dormant spraying of fruit trees, Cotoneaster, Dogwoods, etc. should be done around this time.

• It’s a good time to prune most of your deciduous trees and shrubs. Forsythia, Jasmine and Quince

sprays can be cut and brought into the house now for forcing. The warmth in the home will bring some early bloom to your room.

• Fireplace ashes should be saved to use a fertilizer for your Iris and other alkaline soil plants.

• If the ground is workable at all (not frozen and not too wet), now is an excellent time to turn the soil.

Not only will this expose insect eggs to the effects of winter and hungry birds, the freezing will help to break apart heavy clods of dirt.

• Houseplants-dust on the foliage can clog the leaf’s pores; so clean them up a little with a damp

cloth, or a quick shower under the tap. Actively growing plants will benefit from a shot of liquid plant food. On very cold nights, it is a good time to close the curtains or blinds between the window and your houseplants. Make certain that Pansies your plants have sufficient humidity, by setting them on a tray filled with clean pebbles, and a little water, or by simply setting a cup of water nearby.

• You can force Hyacinth, Paper white Narcissus, and Lily of the valley bulbs into bloom indoors, in a

shallow bowl of water, or in pots this month. If you can’t have spring yet.... fake it!

• Keep a close eye open for insects on your houseplants. If you are lucky enough to have a greenhouse, be sure to check those plants carefully too.

• Extra time this month might well be spent getting the garden tools ready for spring. Sharpen and oil tools such as shovels, shears, mowers and the like. Power tools such as weed eaters and power mowers may benefit from a good tune-up. Could the wheelbarrow use a fresh coat of paint?

• It’s not too early to begin to think of a strategy for new spring plantings. You might want to create a small map of your garden, and use it as a guide for ordering plants and seeds from the catalogs that will be arriving in the post soon.

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Carbon Monoxide Are you at risk?

Are you having headaches, having difficulty thinking clearly or feeling tired or sick?

Have you had your heating and cooking appliances checked recently?

Find out about the risks of exposure to carbon monoxide (CO) and how to avoid them – it could save your life.

How you can protect yourself from CO poisoning • Fit an audible CO alarm that meets European Standard EN 50291, showing a British Standards Kitemark or LPCB (Loss Prevention Certification Board) logo. These alarms are available in homeware or DIY stores, and you must make sure that you follow the alarm manufacturer’s instructions for installation and maintenance. You may also wish to take a battery-operated audible CO alarm with you on holiday. You can also buy CO detection patches and ‘black-spot’ indicators, but these will not wake you and warn you if dangerous levels of CO develop.

It is important to remember that fitting an audible CO alarm is not an alternative to having appliances, flues and chimneys serviced and tested.

• Keep rooms well ventilated while using an appliance. Fumes from a room or water heater, fire or cooker may affect your health unless there is enough ventilation in the room. This also applies to running a vehicle or generator in a confined or poorly ventilated area such as a garage with the door closed.

• Have all appliances, flues and chimneys correctly installed and serviced by trained, reputable, registered and competent engineers – do not attempt to do this yourself. Never use a poorly maintained appliance.

Appliances should be maintained and serviced regularly (for example an annual service). By law, engineers for gas appliances must be registered with a body approved by the Health and Safety Executive. A new registration scheme for domestic gas will start in April 2009 – until then, gas engineers must be CORGI registered. Engineers for solid-fuel appliances are registered with the Heating Equipment Testing and Approval Scheme (HETAS), and those for oil appliances with the Oil Firing Technical Association (OFTEC).

Other important tips • If you live in rented accommodation, landlords have a legal duty to have any gas appliances they provide, including cabinet heaters and flues, checked annually and to provide you with a copy of the safety check record. Landlords also have a legal duty of care to you. For appliances that use fuel other than gas, it is strongly recommended that landlords use suitably trained, reputable, registered engineers to install, service and inspect appliances (see above).

• Never install or use unflued (without a chimney) appliances such as gas cookers, flueless gas fires or cabinet heaters in small, closed-up or poorly ventilated rooms. When using a gas cooker, always make sure that the kitchen is well ventilated; a gas cooker should never be used to provide heating for the kitchen area. Do not use unflued appliances designed for outdoor use (such as paraffin heaters, camping stoves, barbecues or similar devices) inside your property.

• If you’re buying a new solid-fuel open fire, room heater or boiler, check that it has an air intake control to regulate the burning rate, and that the room in which it is being installed is properly ventilated. For advice on solid-fuel heating, call the Solid Fuel Association.

• Have your chimney swept from top to bottom at least once a year, preferably before each winter if you burn smokeless fuel or twice a year if you burn wood or coal. Use a qualified sweep, such as a member of the National Association of Chimney Sweeps, the Guild of Master Sweeps or the Association of Professional and Independent Chimney Sweeps.

• Fitting an extractor fan in the same room as an appliance will be beneficial unless it affects the draw of an existing flue or chimney in the same or adjoining room, such as those used for flued appliances (in which case the extractor fan may cause the combustion gases to fill the room instead of going up the flue or chimney). It is best to seek expert advice in such situations. Other appliances such as tumble dryers can produce the same effect as an extractor fan.

Useful Numbers: National Gas Emergency Service – call 0800 111 999 or visit www.nationalgrid.com/uk/Gas/Safety/Emergency Health and Safety Executive (HSE) Gas Safety Line – call 0800 300 363 or visit www.hse.gov.uk/gas/domestic

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Oil Firing Technical Association (OFTEC) – call 0845 65 85 080 (helpline) or visit www.oftec.org Solid Fuel Association (SFA) – call 0845 601 4406 (helpline) or visit www.solidfuel.co.uk Heating Equipment Testing and Approval Scheme (HETAS) – call 0845 634 5626 or visit www.hetas.co.uk

Association of Professional and Independent Chimney Sweeps (APICS) – call 01392 479239 or visit www.apics.org.uk Guild of Master Sweeps (GMS) – call 01953 451 322 or visit www.guild-of-master-sweeps.co.uk

National Association of Chimney Sweeps (NACS) – call 01785 811732 or visit www.nacs.org.uk Carbon Monoxide Consumer Awareness Alliance (COCAA) – call 0870 401 2254 or visit www.becarbonmonoxideaware.com

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Get your walking boots on this Winter!

Your chance to get active this Winter by completing the Ripon Sanctuary Way Walk.

This is a fascinating 10 mile circular walk around Ripon following the course of the original 8 Sanctuary markers that date from the 10th Century.

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Red lentil, chickpea & chilli soup Come home to a warming bowlful of this filling, low-fat soup Heat a large saucepan and dry-fry the cumin seeds and chilli flakes for 1 min, or until they start to jump around the pan and release their aromas. Add the oil and onion, and cook for 5 mins. Stir in the lentils, stock and tomatoes, then bring to the boil. Simmer for 15 mins until the lentils have softened.

Whizz the soup with a stick blender or in a food processor until it is a rough purĂŠe, pour back into the pan and add the chickpeas. Heat gently, season well and stir in the coriander. Finish with a dollop of yogurt and coriander leaves. ..............................................................................................................................................

Nutrition Per serving: 222 kcalories, protein 13.0g, carbohydrate 33.0g, fat 5.0 g, saturated fat 0.0g, fibre 6.0g, sugar 6.0g, salt 0.87 g Recipe from Good Food magazine, March 2010.

Recipe by Good Food Serves 4 Preparation and cooking times: Prep 10 mins | Cook 25 mins Vegetarian, Low-fat

Ingredients 2 tsp cumin seeds large pinch chilli flakes 1 tbsp olive oil 1 red onion , chopped 140g red split lentils 850ml vegetable stock or water 400g can tomatoes , whole or chopped

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200g carton chickpeas or ½ a can, rinsed and drained (freeze leftovers) small bunch coriander , roughly chopped (save a few leaves, to serve) 4 tbsp 0% Greek yogurt , to serve

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Business Services Evans Self Storage: p20 Printing.com: p28 Sycamore Business Park: p29 Sycamore Storage: p29

Carpets & Flooring Duffield Timber: p2 Searles Carpets: p1

AJ Fabrications: p29 Westwoods Country Store: p17

Entertainment

Evans Self Storage: p20 Sycamore Storage: p29

Fashion & Clothing Humphrey & Tilly: p3 Westwoods Country Store: p17

Finance & Legal Askham Tax & Accountancy Ltd: p28

Cleaning Services

Fire Safety

Cleanup Services: p6 Daily Poppins: p16 McKinley Home Cleaning: p28 OvenU: p7

North Yorkshire Fire Service: p29

Firewood

Children’s Services

Food & Drink

Stagecoach: p15

Dentists Clock Tower Dental: p7

Design & Print Big Smile Design: p10 Printing.com: p28

Logs To Burn: p23 White Horse Timber: p22 Old Station Yard: p16 The Water Rat: p17 Westwoods Country Store: p17 Wiltshire Farm Foods: p27

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Home & Interiors Carlton House Furniture: p13 Dales of Thirsk: p21 Granary Picture Framing & Gallery: p10 Holme Design: p5 Kitchings Furniture: p6 Knaresborough Kitchen Co: p31 Period House Store: p4 Plumbcraft: p2 Rydenor Paints: p2 Searles Carpets: p1 Stairs & More: p4 Treske Furniture: p5 Westwoods Country Store: p17

Ironing Horsefair Ironing Services: p1

Jewellery Precious Gems: p28 Duffield Timber: p2

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Dales of Thirsk: p21 Holme Design: p5 Horleys Builders Ltd: p6 Knaresborough Kitchen Co: p31 Plumbcraft: p2 Treske Furniture: p5

Motoring Opticians Specsavers: p32

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Art & Picture Framing

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Oven Cleaning OvenU: p7

Painters & Decorators Trevor Pickering: p28

Pets & Animals AJ Fabrications: p29 Fun Dogs: p16

Plumbing Johnson’s Heating: p25 Plumbcraft: p2 Stan-Lee Plumbing & Heating: p28

Property Maintenance ADI Communications: p4 AMR Locksmiths: p28 B & P Don: p6 Cloudy 2 Clear: p19 Flat Roof Company: p21 Handy Andy: p28 HG1 Roofing: p22 Johnson’s Heating: p25 Value Doors: p28

Sports & Leisure Treasure Island: p15

Stonemasons HA Green & Sons: p23

Storage Evans Self Storage: p20 Sycamore Storage: p29

Taxi A’n’B Cars: p3 Arrow Taxis: p32

Weddings The Ripon Cathedral Wedding Show: p16

Windows Abbey Windows: p21 Millennium Windows: p2 Simco Windows: p19

Wrought Iron Skell Wrought Iron: p23

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