Thirsk Easingwold InFocus Autumn 2018

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Rural Arts Autumn Events Programme

We catch up with Rural Arts and find out about their exciting events schedule this Autumn

Book Launch

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Local author launches Castle Howard book

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Easingwold Players new show FEATURED

2 new books reviewed

Local Events across the area FEATURED

New book launched

PEN & to SWORD HISTORY Welcome the Autumn issue

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The Clock

We get an Autumn update from The Clock

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general interest

Bike riding teaching skills FEATURED

Rural Arts this Autumn FEATURED

Daffodil planting success FEATURED

Blue Cross Update Advertising Details & Index

Autumn is here and the colours are starting to turn.

We welcome it with lots of interesting news and updates from across the area, from a catch up with Rural Arts and keeping pets safe this Autumn, to finding out how The Clock have been helping the local community and how to successfully plant daffodils.

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 November.

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Christine Campbell | Editor InFocus Magazines are published in good faith and the editors cannot be held responsible in any way for inaccuracies in reports or advertising in reports or advertising that appear in this publication and the views of the contributors may not be the those of the editors. Adverts and advertisers appearing in the InFocus Magazines carry no implied recommendation from the magazine or the publishers. All rights reserved. All information is infocus correct to the best of our knowledge at the time of going to press. InFocus Magazines cannot be held responsible for any errors or omissions.

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Autumn @ The Clock The Clock has once again been awarded the Matrix Quality Standard. Our members and partners contributed d of advice and support we deliver. This will help us apply for more funding in future.

Our members said the holistic support provided by staff centres on life goals as well as learning and careers. Staff from partner agencies said “The Clock has a consistent can-do attitude”.

for sale and in the longer term, looking for lightcommercial premises in Thirsk to retail from, so people can browse the items we have.

We are excited to be launching a new project ‘Improving Lives’ which starts in September. This is aimed both at young people and adults who are unemployed or underemployed. This new funding and support from Hambleton District Council will mean we can further improve our adult support. There will be laptops available for people to complete their own jobsearchs and two levels of adult support beyond that.

This venture aims to offer affordable recycled furniture to our community and reduce the amount of waste being sent to landfill. We should be able to accept donations by the end of September… please contact Suzy at The Clock (suzy@ theclock.org) with any queries.

Please note, we can’t accept electrical items at this stage (until we have found someone who can PAT-test for us) and all upholstered items/soft furnishing/beds need a safety label indicating compliance Maisy McClive & Roxy Fox with the 1988 Fire Regulations.

Thank you to everyone who has put food at our collection point in Tesco and dropped it round The Clock, as well as to Tesco and Lidl and all the Churches who help support the Food Bank. Without this help we could not provide the service.

We have also received amazing support from young people in primary schools via the Lifestyle project. Isla O’Gorman and Rebecca Hymas collected food for the food bank. Maisy McClive and Roxy Fox ran a community catch-up event and a raffle which raised £120 for The Clock. This is all through the North Yorkshire Police Lifestyle Project.

PCSO Kate Graham said: “It is brilliant to see members of our Lifestyle Challenge making such positive contributions to local organisations such as The Clock. Our young people should be truly proud of the commitment and enthusiasm they have shown when helping our community.”

The Wilbeforce Trust Outreach Mobile Unit will be visiting The Clock on 10th October from 10am-2pm. The unit raises awareness and helps people that have or feel they are developing visual or hearing impairments.

Due to feedback from some of our members, we are in the process of setting up a Community Furniture Store whereby we will be able to accept donations to sell on at a low cost (with a further discount to those on means-tested benefits). Items we expect to be most in demand are good quality beds and mattresses (not damaged or soiled please), wardrobes, storage units such as chests of drawers, sofas, dining tables and chairs. In the short term we will be using social media and local selling sites to advertise the items we have

Isla O’Gorman and Rebecca Hymas

We’ll be creating both paid and volunteering opportunities through this small business which will trade under the name ‘Clockworks Community Furniture Store’ – Clockworks being the umbrella name for all of The Clock’s trading activity.

Coffee Mornings

A great way to support The CHRISTMAS Clock, catch up with what CRAFTS & CAKES is going on and eat cake Saturday 20th October 2018 at the same time! The 10am to 3pm. Methodist Church, next ones are on: The Green, Thirsk 28th September Start your Christmas shopping early from a variety of unique craft items. Cake stall 26th October and Refreshments. Mowbray Quilters 30th November Supporting ‘the work 10.30-11.30am @ Methodist of The Clock’ Church, St James Green

Annual General Meeting

Our AGM will be held on Wednesday 21st November at 6pm. Please pop along to find out about The Clock’s year so far. There will be opportunities to hear from our members and chat to staff. Hope to see you there! Please give us a call if you’d like to know more.

Easingwold Players present:

Blame It On The Kaiser Wednesday 7th - Saturday 10th November: 7.30pm.

A review on World War One, devised and directed

by David Goodwin, Musical direction by Jessa Liversidge, Choreography by Amanda Gentry.

A show full of fun and pathos, of songs, sketches and local veterans’ memories.It also includes excerpts from the classic WW1 “Not About Heroes”. The production also includes an appearance from Easingwold Town Band and dancers from Easingwold School.

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Adults £10 16 and under £7 www.easingwoldplayers.com

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A Good Read Shadows of the Workhouse n Jennifer Worth

There are not many people who have not seen, or at least heard of the BBC drama Call the Midwife. However, few are aware that the first series was based on the memoirs of midwife Jennifer Worth, and the women and families she encountered in the East End of London in the 1950s. She wrote a trilogy of memoirs and the second of these is Shadows of the Workhouse.

When we think of workhouses we tend to think of Dickens’ Oliver Twist. However, workhouses persisted until much later: the last ones only closed their doors in 1948. Among the communities that Worth worked in, many people were haunted by their recent memories and experiences in these institutions.

There is Jane, who works with the midwives but as a child in the first decade of the 1900s grew up in a children’s workhouse as an unwanted child. Frank and Peggy, a brother and sister, were sent to the workhouse in 1908 when their parents died, their later lives forever affected by the harsh and uncaring institution they grew up in. As the workhouses fade from living memory this memoir provides a reminder of how they shaped the lives of countless men, women, and children.

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n Kim Slater If a King or a President is killed it is headline news and everyone tries to find out who was responsible. But as 14-year-old Kieran points out, when it is a homeless man called Colin, no one really cares. No one, that is, except Kieran and he is going to find out. When he grows up he wants to be a reporter for Sky News, and he uses his artistic skills to draw and record what he sees. Art is an escape for Kieran, and he needs an escape because secrets are all around him. The biggest secrets seem to be in his own home.

Kieran has learning difficulties and is a bit of a loner. Whilst Slater does not say directly, many readers have drawn clear comparisons to The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime, and there are certainly many very well written autistic traits displayed by Kieran. This debut young adult novel will almost certainly appeal to readers of Curious Incident.

Whilst the novel promises a detective story, it is much more than that. It is the story of a boy who is different, trying to make sense of his life and the adults around him, who largely neither understand him nor seem to care.

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Out & About 14th September n Evening Talk - YORK :Through the Centuries 7:30pm Alne Parish Chruch. By Trevor Julian from York Civic Trust.

Tickets £5.00. Light refreshments available. Tickets and info 07464 815629. All proceeds to Alne Parish Church. ........................................................

16th September

n Husthwaite Village Autumn Market 11.00am – 3.00pm Husthwaite Village Hall YO61 4PY We offer an ever growing choice of locally grown fresh produce, seasonal vegetables, free range poultry, meat, fish, dairy, oils, cider, mead, honey, jams, preserves, artisan breads and pastries, chocolates and gingerbread to quality cards, crafts, books, wood work, plants, jewellery, something for your favourite pet and much more! We hope you can join us! The Apple Tree Café will be serving up delicious home-made hot and cold food and beverages.

Free entry – all ages – wheelchair access Charity number 1013186 ........................................................

October 2018

n Husthwaite The Talent Show!!

Husthwaite Village Hall are looking for talented acts for their forthcoming Talent Show in October 2018.

Are you a Magician, Musician, Singer, Actor or Dancer? Perhaps you can Juggle, tell a killer Joke or two or have another Speciality Act you’d like to share with the world? If so why not put your talent In The Spotlight! and apply to perform in the show.

For more details and to apply to perform please contact: husthwaitetalentshow@mail.com ........................................................

6th - 7th October

n York Ceramics Fair York Ceramics Fair is an exciting new showcase presenting the best in contemporary studio ceramics from

the UK and beyond. This is a rare opportunity to buy beautifully handcrafted pieces direct from 40 leading contemporary makers. Discover hundreds of pots, to fall in love and take home, during this special weekend, from teapots, vases and jugs of all shapes and sizes, to quirky figures for the fireplace, and large sculptural artworks – all of which reveal the versatility of this popular artform. Get hands on and be inspired by demos and talks from the makers themselves, who will show you how raw clay can be pinched, carved, rolled, thrown and transformed through their craft. Makers have been carefully selected by the Craft Potters Association and collectors of all budgets will find something to take home with them. Entry is £4.50 per person, which includes access to all talks and demo’s, with U16’s free.

10am - 5pm, at The Hospitium, Museum Gardens, York YO30 7DR. For more details visit yorkceramicsfair.com ........................................................

20th October

n Christmas Crafts & Cakes 10am to 3pm - Methodist Church, The Green, Thirsk. Start your Christmas shopping early from a variety of unique craft items. Cake stall and Refreshments. Mowbray Quilters Supporting ‘the work of The Clock’ ........................................................

20th October

n Jubilate Ladies’ Choir Concert Jubilate is looking forward to a collaboration with York Philharmonic Male Voice Choir as we perform a joint concert with them in October. It will take place at 7:30pm on Saturday 20 October at St John and All Saints Parish Church, Easingwold. Jubilate’s Christmas concert will be on 1 December. Jubilate rehearses on a Tuesday evening in Easingwold Parish Rooms, and we are always looking for new members.

For more information please contact Anne Waggott on annewaggott1@ gmail.com or 01347 821981. ........................................................

Fruits of family labour...

Local farming family, the Spilmans, first opened the doors to their farm shop forty seven years ago to showcase their - freshly picked that morning - soft fruits. The diversification into growing strawberries and having a small farm shop, was the forward thinking of Richard and Sally Spilman. Now, their three sons, along with their wives continue to strive to achieve new things and the farm now offers a farm shop facility outside of the popular fruit season, as well as a cafe and maize maze and play barn attractions.

The farm shop stocks fresh local produce, as well as their own beef and lamb and their house coffee blend. The cafe, open everyday 9am - 4pm serves fresh ground coffee, homemade cakes, light lunches as well as freshly baked scones and daily specials. Their menu showcases their own meat and supports local suppliers to keep food miles low.

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24th November n The Mowbray Singers and Strings Attached Concert This Sowerby-based chamber choir together with the Thirsk string group, Strings Attached. 7:30 p.m. in St Oswald’s Church, Sowerby, Thirsk.

The main work in the programme will be Schubert’s beautiful Mass in G Major (D168), but the choir will also be performing well-known works from the early 20th century by Vaughan Williams and Elgar. Strings Attached will play the suite My Native Heath by Arthur Wood (which includes the theme music from The Archers) as well as arrangements of Elgar’s ever-popular Salut d’amour and Chanson de Matin; the whole programme faintly reflecting that time in England ending around a century ago this year…. ........................................................

What’s On @ The Galtres Centre?

Saturday 22 September 9.00 am - 2.00 pm Galtres Centre Food and Craft Fair As last year, the tables will feature a mixture of foods and crafts.

Foods will range from fresh produce, such as bread and veg to chocolates and the crafts will be the usual mixture of such things as wood craft, machine and hand sewn goods and at least one charity table. Titivate your taste buds and be ahead of the game by buying early Christmas presents.

Fresh food will also be available to eat, both morning coffee and light lunches. Come and enjoy.

Entrance fee Adults £1 16 & under free Thursday 27 September 7.00pm: National Theatre Live: King Lear Sir Ian McKellen’s moving portrayal received five star reviews for its sell out run at the Chichester Festival Theatre .

Considered by many to be the greatest tragedy ever written, King Lear sees two ageing fathers - one a King, one a

courtier - reject the children who truly love them. Their blindness unleashes a tornado of pitiless ambition and treachery, as family and State are plunged into a violent power struggle with bitter end.

Adults £15 16 & under £13 The Galtres Centre Market Place Easingwold. YO61 3AD 01347 822472 Booking Office open 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday admin@galtrescentre.org.uk ........................................................

Stillington Village Hall

Saturday 27th October Theatre – Odd Doll Theatre Company present Seaside Terror. Stuffed with fun frights and ice cream chills, Seaside terror is a celebration of British horror and British holidays in the 1970s.

Funny, nostalgic and visually stunning with puppetry, mask and music filling the stage with nerve-shattering shocks.

7.30pm. Stillington Village Hall YO61 1JX.Tickets £10/£5 from 01347 811544 or www.ruralarts.org Friday 23rd November Music - Le Café Parisian with Andy Lawrenson, a relaxed evening of music and song, with drinks on sale. 7.30pm.

Stillington Village Hall YO61 1JX. Tickets £12 from 01347 811544 Friday 30th November Christmas Fair – crafts, cards, charities and lots of Christmas cheer. The tree will be up and the mulled wine warming.

6-8pm. Free entry, roadside parking.

Stillington Village Hall YO61 1JX. Saturday 29th December Hugely popular Pocket Panto present Dick Whittington with songs, laughter and happy ever after. Join Dick, Tommy the cat and evil Queen Rat in old London town with our favourite dame Jeremy Stroughair. 6.30pm. Stillington Village Hall YO61 1JX. Tickets £10/£5, under fives free from 01347 811544 or www.ruralarts.org. ........................................................

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.

The playbarn does what it says on the tin... you play in a traditional barn! Complete with original hay racks and bedded up stables, there is a tractor shed, animal hoppers, a giant sand pit and a mini Spilman mart selling fruit and veg!

Other activities around the farm include a maize maze, an enchanting fairy tree and den building.

The farm is free to enter, and you can play for free as a cafe/shop customer. To celebrate Halloween, their Spooky Spilmans Halloween Event will start on 7th October and run across selected dates in October. *During special events, there may be a small charge for children’s activities.

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Pen & Sword Press Release

PRESS RELEASE Pen & Sword Books Ltd

New Book Release

47 Church Street, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S70 2AS Tel: +44 01226 734267 Website: www.pen-and-sword.co.uk Email: enquiries@pen-and-sword.co.uk

Lady of the House ..........................................................................

Lady of the House Elite 19th Century Women and their Role in the English

Elite 19thHouse Century Women and their Role in the English Country Country House Author: Charlotte Furness Highlights Looks at the lives of: Harriet Leveson-Gower, Countess Granville; Lady Mary Isham of Lamport Hall; and Elizabeth Manners, Duchess of Rutland.

These women developed vast estates, oversaw huge architectural changes to some of the most impressive country houses in England and were immensely successful in business. They were well ahead of their time in many respects and deserve to be celebrated.

This book explores the legacies of these women's work and describes the ways in which we still bene�t from their achievements today.

This book tells the true stories of three genteel women who were born, raised, lived and died within the world of England’s Country Houses. This is not the story of ‘seen and not heard’ women, these are incredible women who endured tremendous tragedy and worked alongside their husbands to create a legacy that we are still bene�tting from today.

Harriet Leveson-Gower, Countess Granville was the second born child of the infamous Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire who married her aunt’s lover, raised his illegitimate children and reigned supreme as Ambassadress over the Parisian elite.

Lady Mary Isham lived at Lamport Hall in Northamptonshire with her family where, despite great tragedy, she was responsible for developing a house and estate whilst her husband remained ‘the silent Baronet’.

NEW BOOK RELEASE RRP: £12.99 ISBN: 9781526702746 176 PAGES · PAPERBACK PUBLISHED: JUNE 2018 PEN & SWORD HISTORY

Elizabeth Manners, Duchess of Rutland hailed from Castle Howard and used her upbringing to design and build a Castle and gardens at Belvoir suitable for a Duke and Duchess that inspired a generation of country house interiors.

These women were expected simply to produce children, to be active members of society, to give handsomely to charity and to look the part. What these three remarkable women did instead is develop vast estates, oversee architectural changes, succeed in business, take a keen role in politics as well as successfully managing all the expectations of an aristocratic lady.

About the Author Charlotte E. J. Furness was born and raised in Hudders�eld, West Yorkshire.

After completing a Bachelor Degree in English, and a Master’s Degree in Country House Studies at the University of Leicester, she started a career in heritage, working for English Heritage and the trust-managed Lamport Hall. She has also worked at Harewood House, Temple Newsam House and Renishaw Hall.

Whilst working in this �eld, she has come across many stories which, unless told, would have been lost in the annals of time. She now works as a full-time writer and sees it as her mission to bring these forgotten stories to the attention of as many readers as possible, to preserve them so that they can be enjoyed in their full glory.

She also writes a blog, The Country House Hag, which shares snippets of her experience of working in heritage and her knowledge surrounding heritage and history.

For more details contact: Pen & Sword Books Ltd: 47 Church Street, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S70 2AS Tel: +44 01226 734267 / www.pen-and-sword.co.uk / Email: enquiries@pen-and-sword.co.uk

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Like Learning to Ride a Bike‌ If learning to ride a bike a rite of passage for a child, teaching your child to ride a bike is a rite of passage for their parents. So, what is the easiest way?

The act of riding a bike comprises three individual skills combined: balancing, pedalling, and steering. One of the easiest ways to teach cycling is by teaching each skill on its own.

Balancing - Either remove the pedals from your child’s own bike or buy (or borrow) a balance bike which has no pedals. All they have to concentrate on is their balance, pushing off with their feet and gliding along. When they are confident enough to move along without wob-

bling or putting their feet down, it’s time to reattach the pedals!

Pedalling - Encourage your child to ride short distances in a straight line. Find a place where they can travel a short way without needing to steer or brake, so that they can focus solely on learning to pedal. This bit can take quite a while as pedalling is a good deal more complex than it looks.

Steering - When they can pedal confidently in a straight line, set-up some obstacles for them to cycle around. Place the obstacles far apart to begin so the gaps are easy for your child to navigate without having to make big adjustments with the handlebars.

By Tom Hancock

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Autumn at Rural Arts Book places online at www.ruralarts.org or call The Courthouse Café and Gallery are open 01845 526536 Monday to Saturday 10am - 4.30pm Rural Arts, The Courthouse, Westgate, Thirsk,

A Taste of Art Workshops

Every Wednesday 10.30am-12.30pm.

19th September: Collage & Stitch, £15 26th September: Monoprinted Ceramics, £20 3rd October: Hooky & Proddy Rag Rugs, £20 10th October: Ceramic Jewellery Holders, £20 17th October: Folk-Style Embroidery, £15 24th October: Geometric Light Domes, £15 7th November: Felted Poppies, £18 14th November: Papercut Angels, £15

October Half Term Family Activities

10am – 12pm, £4 per session Workshops for children ages 5+ that

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can be enjoyed as a family (adults go free).

Under 8’s to be accompanied.

Enjoy our spooky and fairy-tale inspired workshops for Halloween.

Haunted Castles Tue 30th Oct Fairytale Puppets Wed 31st Oct Spooky Cupcakes Wed 31st Oct Three Little Pigs Finger Puppets Thu 1st Nov. [Ticket deal: get a ticket to 1 half term workshop + ‘3 Little Pig Tails show’ for £8.50!]

Performances

Come along to our intimate Courthouse performances, which showcase exciting new talent.

Three Little Pig Tails Thu 1st Nov, 2pm. Adults: £8, U18s: £6 A funny, warm-hearted version of the classic tale to make you squeal with laughter - with beautifully crafted puppets, live music and lots of joining in.

Five Loose Chippings

iPad Advanced 2

Sat 1st Dec, 7.30pm. Adults: £7, U19s: £5 This group of local musicians play a whole range of ‘foot-tappingly sensational’ music from Blues and Country through to a variety of popular songs.

Sat 15th Sept (2-4pm) £18.50

Adult Workshops Learn an artistic skill in a relaxed, creative environment. Suitable for beginners.

Materials included.

Etching & Intaglio Printmaking with Andy Dalton (2 day course) Sat 15th & 22nd Sept (10am-4pm) £120

Ceramic Heads Sat 17th Nov (10am-4pm) £65

Hand-Bound Journals Sat 27th Oct (10am-4pm) £60

Printmaking Open Studio Scheme Fridays (10am-2pm) £10 per session Use of our studio for those with some experience of printmaking to develop their own work.

iPad One to Ones Saturday 22nd Sept (1-4pm) £15 per 30 min session

Free: Art Café for older people

Thursdays once a month (10.30am –11.30am) 13th September, 11th October, 8th November, 6th December Enjoy an hour of free creative activity in a friendly and relaxed atmosphere.

Carers welcome. Refreshments available.

Digital Workshops Join our expert iPad tutor Claire Ford for friendly and informative Saturday sessions.

iPad for Complete Beginners Sat 20th & 27th Oct (2-4pm) £25

iPad for Beginners Sat 17th & 24th Nov (2-4pm) £25

iPad Advanced 1 Sat 8th Dec (2-4pm) £18.50

Exhibitions & Events

The Courthouse features free, special event days throughout the year.

Free: Art On Your Doorstep Sharing Day

Fri 21st Sept (10am-4pm) An interactive sharing day to showcase our project for Over 75s. Book to have a go at our art café, meet the artists, listen to music by MAIA or watch a dance performance by Jenni Wren.

Lisa House & Jane Burnley Exhibition Fri 28th Sep – 12th Oct (10am-4pm) A joint exhibition featuring atmospheric landscape paintings by artists inspired by their local surroundings.

or working in a care/support setting for young people, come to our event where we will be sharing ideas for lots of low-cost creative arts activities.

Art Club Exhibition Sat 13th – 20th Oct (10am-4pm) See amazing work produced and curated by young people who attend our weekly Art Club. ........................................................

Book places online at www.ruralarts.org or call 01845 526536 Rural Arts, The Courthouse, Westgate, Thirsk, The Courthouse Café and Gallery are open Monday to Saturday 10am 4.30pm

Ideas on a Shoestring Sharing Event Sat 29th Sep (10am-3.30pm) £30 If you’re a youth leader, school teacher,

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GARDEN VIEW

A Host of Golden Daffodils Garden centres, nurseries and catalogues are full of daffodil bulbs now. I have to exercise supreme self-restraint every time I wander in!

I think I get asked more questions about daffodils than any other plant, apart from roses. I think it’s because they are ubiquitous in the spring and so we assume they are easy to grow. They are...and they aren’t, so I’ll answer the most common questions I get asked here.

I think the question I get most is ’How do I get my daffodils to flower more than one year?’

It’s a good question. It’s tempting to think that the only thing you have to remember about planting daffodil bulbs is to set them pointy side up, but it’s a bit more complicated than that if you want them to flower every year.

The trick is to set them deep enough. If you plant them just below the surface, as so many of people do, they dry out, which means they lack the food and moisture to get them through until the following year. The result is an uninteresting clump of leaves rather than a host of golden daffodils.

you are dropping them in but it’s worth the effort for the repeat flowering. Choose the biggest firmest bulbs you can find for each variety.

The final question I get asked is, ‘When can I cut down the foliage after flowering?’ I would suggest waiting for 6 weeks.

If you have a very small garden and can’t bear to have untidy foliage lying around you might be better treating the bulbs as annuals (daffodil bulbs aren’t generally expensive.). Or you can plant them in an aquatic basket, and

You can plant daffodils any time now, to the end of October. Sooner is better.

The next question I get asked a lot is, ‘What’s the difference between daffodils and narcissi?’

This is also a good question. All daffodils are narcissi, but not all narcissi are daffodils! ‘Daffodils’ is the name we give to narcissi with large trumpets.

after flowering you can dig the basket up, water the bulbs regularly then replant in the autumn.

Alternatively, you can buy dwarf varieties of daffodil which have daintier flowers and foliage, so you can have pretty flowers without the resulting foliage posing a problem.

Whatever you decide, remember plant deeper than you think and…

Happy Gardening!

The third question I’m often asked is, ‘How far apart should I plant the bubs?

By Rachael Leverton

They should be planted about 3 inches / 8cm apart in holes about 10 inches / 25cm deep. It looks deep when

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Autumn: The Scariest season for pets With autumn nights soon drawing in this can be the most frightening season for our pets. Halloween can be spooky for pets too – lots of strangers coming to the door in weird and wonderful outfits is very out of the ordinary which can be stressful for pets.

Make sure they are in a safe place and aren’t likely to bolt with the front door being opened more and pets should be microchipped, now compulsory by law for dogs, to make sure if they do get out and become lost they are more likely to be reunited with you.

We often talk to pet owners whose cats or dogs are terrified of the flashes and bangs fireworks celebrations bring. While some pets don’t bat an eyelid, if your pet is afraid it is a good idea to make sure there are safe hiding places for them – under the bed or behind the sofa for example. Walk dogs earlier in the day and keep windows and doors tightly closed to avoid pets bolting in fear. If your pet gets worried around this time of year check our advice at www.bluecross.org.uk/fireworks or pop into your nearest centre for a free leaflet.

For a stroke of luck – stroke a black cat!

Blue Cross takes in more black and black and white cats than any other colour combination and sadly they seem to be the most overlooked and are homeless for longer than other colours like ginger, tabby and tortoiseshell.

It may be that black cats are not as visible in their cattery, especially if they are a bit shy. There are also lots of superstitions around black cats and their association with witches – especially at this time of year!

Cats are considered both lucky and unlucky, depending

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on where you come from.

Common myths about black cats include: It is good luck if a black cat crosses your path in the UK and Japan, but in the US and much of Europe it means bad luck is on the way In Germany it depends which direction a black cat walks in front of you.

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Cilla, The Musical is the spectacular and heart-warming musical adaptation of the critically acclaimed hit ITV television series by Bafta-Award winner Jeff Pope (The Moorside, Philomena, From The Cradle To The Grave, Mrs Biggs and the acclaimed Little Boy Blue which had ITV audiences glued to their screens). It tells the extraordinary story of the ordinary girl from Liverpool whose teenage dreams of stardom lead her to becoming one of Britain’s best-loved entertainers of all time.

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