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The Royal Bath and West Show will be held at Shepton Mallet Showground from 29th May to the 1st June. The historic show is one of the oldest surviving agricultural shows in England and is the only one to take place over four days. The show will feature the finest livestock, agricultural machinery, trade-stands, locally produced food and drink as well as activities for all the family. To win, simply answer the following question:

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Hattie Evans from St Mary’s Primary School in Timsbury won a family portrait from Barrett and Coe.

Harvey Lamkin from St Vigor and St John Primary School in Chilcompton won a family swimming pass for Paulton Pool.

Charlie Bamford from St John’s Primary School in Midsomer Norton has won a 5 times pass to Writhlington Sports Centre.

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Jack Tutchell from St Nicholas Primary School in Radstock won a membership and gaming pass to Wireworld.

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During term 3 class 4B/P from St John’s Primary School were lucky enough to take part in ‘Tackling Numbers,’ an initiative run by Bath Rugby to get children involved in mathematics through rugby. The whole class thoroughly enjoyed having the Bath rugby representative in the classroom and as a special treat 8 lucky children were selected to play a tag rugby match during the half time of Bath Rugby vs Worcester Warriors. These children played Westfield and won 20 - 0 on the day. It was a once in a lifetime experience and one the children really enjoyed. Well done to Toby Vining, Euan Carter, Alice Gait, Freya Gaynor, Joshua Singtathong, Joshua Perry, Lucas Purnell and Matthew Cleaves. They all represented St John’s fantastically and gave the crowd an excellent demonstration of their tag rugby skills. Well done!

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Is it rugby maths today?

Every Thursday morning when Year 4 arrive at St Mary’s Primary School in Timsbury for a session of Bath Rugby’s Tackling Numbers, they ask their Class Teacher Hannah Smythe: “Is it Rugby Maths today?”, “That’s what they call it,” Hannah says, “they absolutely love it!”

When visiting Year 4 at St Mary’s this week, I soon picked up on the enthusiasm for the ‘Tackling Numbers’ way of learning. Bath Rugby’s Community Coach, Jack Howden, was busy delivering this brilliant six week programme, put together by MBNA and Premiership Rugby to motivate and encourage children to enjoy maths. The programme is about learning the intricacies of numbers through the medium of sport. Measuring rugby pitches, calculating scores from matches, measuring your own height and handspan and comparing them to real life sized rugby players, are just some of the fun rugby related activities for them to look forward to. The first hour of this third session took place in the classroom followed by an hour spent outside in the snow learning the skills of rugby along with throwing snowballs!

Jack told me: “Today we have been collecting data from the children’s favourite skills such as passing, tagging and dodging. From this we have created bar graphs, pictograms and tally charts to reflect the information collected.”

Speaking again to Hannah, she said: “They really enjoy it and it’s great to see them engaging with all the activities.

It’s good for them because it enables them to see maths in a real life context rather than just maths in the classroom.”

Tacking Numbers is a great way to help youngsters to look at maths in a different way. Whether they are measuring the pitch or collecting data for their bar graphs, it’s all terrific fun. Roll on next week’s ‘Rugby Maths!’

Blind dog training Cub Scouts from 1st Midsomer Norton ‘C’ Pack learned about guide dog training at one of their recent meetings. They were visited by Pearl, a black labrador/retriever cross with her trainer Linda Hole from Paulton.

The Cubs were able to try on different types of spectacles which simulate some of the more common sight disabilities, and they played some blindfold games. Mrs Hole then spoke to the youngsters about how she receives puppies when they are six and a half weeks old, teaches them to obey simple commands, and takes them to a variety of public places to experience traffic noise, supermarkets, restaurants, and even the workplace.

When they are thirteen months old the dogs move on to a specialist training centre in Leamington Spa for a few weeks of intensive training before they are eventually ‘sold’ for a nominal amount to those with severe sight impairment.

The cost of training each dog is £45,000. Mrs Hole has been training puppies for twenty-six years, and she told the cubs that Pearl was her best ever trainee, and she will be very sad when the times comes for her to move on.

At the conclusion of the meeting eight year-old Che was invested as a new Cub. Anyone wishing to find out more about Scouting in Midsomer Norton should visit www.nortonscouts.net

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Congratulations St Benedict’s Primary School recognises its stars of the week, the children that have worked hard and shown excellent progress. Well done to Jude, Lily, Euan, Caelan, Nicholas, Danielle, Ruby, Freya and also Emma, Matthew, Beatrice, Daisy, Oliwia, Rosie, Milly

Story time comes to life at St Mary’s The children at St Mary’s Primary School in Writhlington were elated when they arrived in their classrooms to see that the books they were reading had indeed, come to life! A magic wardrobe from Narnia arrived in one classroom with a secret passage through it into a winter wonderland and the entrance to another classroom had transformed itself into a Hobbit hole. A superb learning environment for all.

Kian’s charity persuasion Over the Christmas period, the Old Station Inn at Hallatrow held a raffle in aid of Dorothy House, the Winsley Cancer Hospice.

Kian King took it upon himself to persuade many customers to participatin the raffle and so doing, he took the total raised to over £250! Kian King from High Littleton Primary School is pictured outside the Hospice on Friday 4th January after presenting Emily Knight (Dorothy House Fundraiser) with his cheque, with his Mum, his sister Kadie, and Janet Randall (a day patient at the hospice).

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Singing at the O2 in London!

On Tuesday 29th January, High Littleton’s After-School Choir Club performed at the O2 Arena in London alongside many other schools across the country. The children, teachers and parents that attended had a great day and thoroughly enjoyed the concert in the evening.

All the hard work since September, learning the words and the routines, really paid off and the choir was truly impressive. The children said, “We were singing and everyone was clapping, I felt special and happy!”, “The journey through London was very long but it was great seeing Big Ben all lit up!” and “I loved every minute!”

‘Young Voices’ who organised the huge event believe music and singing enhances life and that the exciting, fun and inspirational experience provides children with memories which will stay with them forever.

Paulton Scouts awarded silver and bronze Members of 2nd Paulton Beaver Colony and Cub Pack were celebrating after thirteen of them gained Chief Scout’s Awards at ceremonies last week.

Beaver Scouts Tom and James were awarded bronze; Cub Scouts Oliver, Jacob, Alfie, Tom, Holly, Bradley, Daniel, Olivia, Izzy, Vicky and Terri were awarded silver. In each case the badge is the highest available for their age group, and is achieved after each youngster has successfully completed a series of challenges. Tom age 7, said being a Beaver was a real adventure, “I loved the family camp and the fun we had.” Vicky, an eight year-old Cub said, “I love camping in the rain, and hearing the noise as the raindrops hit the tent.” Thomas, aged ten, said, “I loved making a model volcano out of plasticine, and then making it erupt by filling it with kitchen ingredients.” Daniel, age eight, said he enjoyed making dens in the woods, but he didn’t think they would be waterproof.

Group Scout Leader Clive Richards said, “All the leaders are very proud of these young people for what they have achieved. Scouting is all about learning through having fun.” Anyone wishing to find out more about Scouting in Paulton should visit the Scout Group’s website www.paultonscouts.btck.co.uk

Pirates Year Two at St John’s Primary School have been learning about Pirates. They have researched the features of an island and developed their mapping skills by using an atlas to find islands which surround the UK. They have also been enjoying the role play area, dressing up as pirates who sail the seven seas. In ICT they up loaded their photograph and used it to add paint with a variety of tools.

This enabled us to make ourselves look like real pirates.

At the end of the topic we visited the SS Great Britain in Bristol, designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel. This was a really fun day out, topped off by dressing up as various We have launched our new tapas night every visitors and workmen who would have been at the ships Friday and Saturday where we will be serving maiden voyage, by reinacting pulling ropes and waving flags food and a range of drinks including cocktails, as the ship set sail. A great time was had by all.

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G MNASTICS COMPETITION Writhlington Sports Centre hosted a gymnastics festival for year 3 and 4 primary school children on 25th February and it was a huge success.

Children from Farrington Gurney Primary School, The Academy of Trinity, Midsomer Norton Primary School, Paulton Junior School and Westfield Primary School all showcased their gymnastics skills.

The children were placed into level 1 and level 2 groups. Level 1 comprising of children who do a small amount of gymnastics and level 2 were children that are part of a gymnastics club and therefore train on a weekly basis.

The children were asked to perform a floor routine and also a vault jump for the judges.

The winners were: Level 1 Group 3rd Westfield A Primary School 2nd Midsomer Norton Primary 1st Farrington Gurney Primary School Level 1 Individual 3rd Lilly Hobbs 2nd Leah Luval and Luca North 1st Bethany Hurlow Level 2 Group 3rd The Academy of Trinity 2nd Midsomer Norton Primary 1st Westfield Primary School Level 2 Individual 3rd Rio Jenkins 2nd Eloise Long 1st Jack Street 7

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It’s been a very cold winter and no doubt lots of us will admit we have stayed indoors and kept warm, but Spring is upon us and the Easter holidays is the perfect time to get out and about in the Spring sunshine.

Living in the South West we are lucky enough to have some fantastic places to visit right on our doorstep from exhilarating horse riding and go-karting to chilled out days sightseeing, there’s so much to do in the local area which you don’t need to spend an arm and leg on fuel to get there.

Little Horse Croft Farm, Ford Road, Wellow, BA2 8QF

Paulton Pool is YOUR Community based pool serving Paulton and surrounding areas. It provides a diverse timetable to appeal to everyone: • 7 DAY TIMETABLE • SWIMMING LESSONS FOR ALL AGES - Includes adult technique lessons & triathlon swimming training - TUES 8pm • INSTRUCTED LANE/FIT SWIM - MON 8pm-9pm/ WED 7am-8am • PARENT AND BABY CLASSES • AQUA AEROBICS - WEDS 8pm-9pm • INFLATABLE FUN - FRI 6pm-7pm • PERFECT FOR CHILDREN’S POOL PARTIES!

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Contact Jo for more information 07849 442228 01761 415337 www.tunnellane.co.uk

EASTER FUN DAY 29TH MARCH Open all summer Learn How to Ride Including pony carting & care for your and activity days, pony: please call for dates and Saturday morning information drop in 10.30am Pony Camp til 1.00pm 23rd – 25th July inclusive £10.00 - no need Taking bookings now to book Bookings taken for children’s birthday parties

A visit to one of the many working farms in the area which are open to the public will give the whole family the opportunity to get up close and personal with the animals.

Most working farms have lots of free space for the children to enjoy the outdoors with tractor rides and play areas and its a great place to take a picnic. Parents can sit back, relax and enjoy a beautiful Spring day whilst the children play. Most farms also cater for rainy days with undercover play areas and activities. When planning your trip you should visit the farms website as this may give you an idea of upcoming events that you may want to plan your day trip around.

Why not take the children to one of the many historic places in the local area, some children may not see the fun in visiting these places but why not make the visit more interesting for the kids by devising your own quiz sheet after a quick bit of research on the internet.

With the majority of us feeling ‘the pinch’ at the moment it’s a good idea to have some plans for some ‘budget’ days too. How about a bike ride along the nearest cycle path, a walk in the local countryside or forest trail to see all the spring flowers or a trip to the local swimming pool.

Most important of all is for the whole family to enjoy some quality time together and for your children to be relaxed and revitalised ready to face the new term and of course for you all to have terrific fun creating some memorable days out.

what’s on MARCH 15 - 24 West Somerset Railway Spring Steam Gala.

Celebrate the start of spring with a celebration of the great days of the steam age. Engines in action, museums, model railways and workshops opening at various times.

01643 704996 or see www.west-somerset-railway.co.uk ......................................................................

16 Easter Craft Fayre at Prattens Social Club, Westfield.

From 10am until 4pm ......................................................................

16 Community Cinema at The Town Hall, Midsomer Norton, Madagascar 3pm – 4pm and Skyfall at 7.30pm ......................................................................

19 Somervale School PTA Easter Gift Sale at Somervale

School, Midsomer Norton from 12.30pm until 1.30pm ......................................................................

19 City to countryside walk. Join a free guided walks of

the 6 mile Bath Skyline; the most downloaded walk in the National Trust. Meet outside Bath Tourist Information. For further information please visit www.nationaltrust.org.uk ......................................................................

23 - 24 Meet Bob The Builder at @ Bristol. Standard

admission prices apply. To book tickets you can call 0845 345 1235 ......................................................................

23 Outdoor cooking at Bath City Farm. From 10am

until 1pm. Make pizzas from scratch and cook them in a clay oven followed by damper bread cooked on an open fire. Booking essential. To book tickets and for further information please call 01225 481269 ......................................................................

26 Easter Fun Day at Bath City Farm. A day full of Easter

themed fun, including an Easter Egg hunt and arts & crafts.

Booking not required. For further information you can call 01225 481269 ......................................................................

27 Baby Bounce & Rhyme at Midsomer Norton Library for ages 0-3 from 10.30am – 11am ......................................................................

29 Easter mad hatters at The Round Tower at Black Swan

Arts, Frome. From 11am until 12.30pm. Entry costs £7/£6.

Are you as mad as a hatter? Then this workshop is for you!

Make some crazy creations for your head, bring your own hat to decorate, or a straw bonnet or a top hat will be made available. Wear your hat to Mells Daffodil Festival on Easter Monday and you may win a prize in the Easter Bonnet competition. For more info see www.mellsdaffodilfestival.co.uk ......................................................................

29 - 1 April Easter Fun Weekend at Horseworld,

Whitchurch. From 10am until 5pm. Easter Egg Hunt, create your very own Easter decoration in the Creative Workshop plus lots more. For further information you can visit www.horseworld.org.uk or call 01275 540173 ......................................................................

29 - 1 Easter Yarn Bombing Trail at the American Museum.

This year’s trail of springtime creatures and Easter inspired creations has been hand-crafted by Museum volunteers.

Grab a trail sheet and see if you can find all of the knitted delights decorating the grounds to earn a chocolate egg!

12noon-5pm. Location: Gardens and grounds www.americanmuseum.org ......................................................................

30 Make a real clock at The Round Tower at Black Swan

Arts, Frome. From 11am until 12.30pm. Entry is £7. It’s nearly time for British Summer Time to begin, but don’t just alter your clock, make one! Design and decorate a large clock face, ready to put a real clock mechanism in to. Design it to match you own room or personalise it with your name ......................................................................

31 - 1 April Easter Egg Hunt and Activities at Glastonbury Abbey. For further information you can call 01458 832267 or visit www.glastonburyabbey.com ......................................................................

APRIL 5 Burcott Mill at Wookey, Wells will be running family tours by the Miller at 10.30am. Children can learn how water power is used to turn grain into flour. Tea and home-made cakes available afterwards. Booking not necessary. £1.50 for adults and children. For further information you can call 01749 673118 ......................................................................

6 Midsomer Norton Farmers Market in The Hollies Gardens from 9am until 1pm ......................................................................

6 Meet and Greet Peppa Pig and George on the West Somerset Railway. Combine a day out on a steam train with a chance to meet the children’s favourites at Minehead Railway Station where there will be other attractions including face painting and free vintage bus rides around the town.

01643 704996 or see www.westsomerset-railway.co.uk ......................................................................

15 Travelling Trends Fashion Show at Shepton Mallet

Lesiure Centre. Doors open at 7pm, show starts at 7.30pm.

Tickets £6 which includes free glass of wine or soft drink on arrival. Tickets must be purchased in advance, please call 01749 346644. Clothes available to purchase on the night ......................................................................

20 Community Cinema at The Town Hall Midsomer Norton, Rise of the Guardian at 4pm and Hope Springs at 7.30pm ......................................................................

20 Forest Fun at Bath City Farm. From 10.30am until

12.30pm. Explore the amazing woodland and learn to play with fire safely. Booking essential, please call 01225 481269 ......................................................................

27 Merriman Theatre Group’s Junior Company ‘the

Minimen’ present an adaptation of the family classic Peter Pan at St John’s School, Midsomer Norton, two performances one at 2.30pm and 5pm. All tickets £5

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You will need:

Small paper plate Brown paint Thin brown paper - tissue, greaseproof or packing paper will all work, and you could include some lengths of brown wool too Brightly coloured craft foam Large pompoms Wiggle eyes Scraps of yellow card or foam Glue

Instructions:

Paint the plate brown and leave to dry.

Rip the paper into pieces and scrunch up so they form fairly large balls. Glue these around the rim of the plate.

To make the birds, cut two teardrop wings from craft foam and stick either side of a pompom. Add a yellow triangle for the beak and two wiggle eyes.

Glue the birds to the middle of the plate.

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You will need:

A plastic basket (the type that pre-packed vegetables come in) Craft foam in a colour to match the basket.

Easter stickers or pre-cut shapes Glue Green paper – optional

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Cut a strip of craft foam and glue the ends to either side of the basket. Decorate the basket with stickers or foam shapes.

Cut thin strips of green paper to make “grass” as a base for your precious Easter eggs, if you like.

Good cutting practise for little ones!

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P U S ’ T H W BOOKS The Three Pickled Herrings (Wings & Co 2) Author: Sally Gardner Ages: 7+

At the Wings & Co. Fairy Detective Agency, Emily Vole and her detective friends are becoming worried that they opened there detective agency five months ago and they still haven’t had one case. Then a local landowner dies suddenly and mysteriously and the detectives suspect fairy meddling in the death of Sir Walter Cross. But that’s not all, Mr Rollo the tailor mysteriously loses everything and the night before Pan Smith’s wedding day everything gets ruined, the agency become convinced there must be magic at play.

They now have three mysteries to solve of who is stealing peoples luck and they must do this before the meddling fairy goes to far.

The Boy Who Swam with Piranhas Author: David Almond Ages: 9+

When all the jobs in Fish Quay disappear Stanley Potts uncle Ernie develops an extraordinary fascination with canning fish.

Their home becomes filled with machinery and the stench of fish and as Uncle Ernie becomes more and more obsessed with his cannery even Stanley’s goldfish is at risk of being canned.

Stanley goes on an adventure and joins a fairground family where he meets Pancho Pirelli, the bluecaped madam who swims with piranhas. Stan delves in to the water and finally discovers who he can really be.

Go! Go! Chichico!

Author: Geraldine Mccaughrean Ages: 5+

Chichico is thrilled when a talent scout spots him during a kick about with his friends Davi and Ana and is asked to try and for Santos Brazil.

But Chichico doesn’t have a pair of football boots!

Davi and Ana find a pair of football boots for him to borrow but then Chichico soon realises that he can’t play in boots. He must learn how to play in his boots with the help of his friends or risk ruining his dreams of playing football for Santos Brazil.

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Oz: The Great And Powerful

Jack the Giant Slayer

Release date: March 8th 2013 Cert: PG

Release date: March 22nd 2013 Cert: PG13

Oscar Diggs a small time magician is whisked away from dusty Kansas to the wonderful Land of Oz and thinks he’s hit the jackpot where he thinks fame and fortune are his for the taking, that is until he meets the three witches who are not convinced he is the great wizard that everyone is expecting him to be.

The story of an ancient war that is reignited when a young farmhand unwittingly opens a gateway between our world and a fearsome race of giants. Unleashed on the Earth for the first time in centuries , the giants strive to reclaim the land they once lost, forcing young Jack into the battle of his life to stop them. Fighting for his kingdom, its people, and the the love of a brave princess, he comes face to face with the unstoppable warriors which he thought only existed in legends.

Oscar is drawn in to the problems that face the Land of Oz and must discover who is evil and who is good before its too late. Putting his magical arts to use through illusion and even some wizardry Oscar transforms himself not only into the great and powerful wizard but into a better man as well.

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Life of Pi DVD release date: April 29th 2013 Cert: PG

Pi finds himself stranded in a lifeboat with a zebra, an orangutan, a hyena and a Bengal tiger named Richard Parker after a horrific storm hits the freighter that is carrying him and his family as they plan to relocate to Canada.

Soon, it’s just Pi and Richard struggling against the elements in the lifeboat for 227 days, however Pi does not want to end up as cat food so he spends most of his time in a makeshift raft attached to the boat.

This spectacular film shows a young man who survives disaster at sea and is hurtled into an epic journey of adventure and discovery.

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Does my child need Speech and Language Therapy?

There is a recognised order in which children develop their speech sounds. The early sounds children start producing, well before they are using words, include ‘m’ and ‘b’ and the sounds which come later include ‘c’ (kuh) and ‘s’.

Parents are so used to the way their child speaks they understand every word even when sounds are mispronounced.

“I dot a bid dod” (I’ve got a big dog) “My tat id lellow” (My cat is yellow) It is often when the child starts school the Teacher or SENCO (Special Educational Needs Coordinator) pick up on speech delay. It is normal for children in Reception to have some sounds which they are still learning and the daily focus on phonics can prompt a sudden improvement in the clarity of many 4 and 5 year olds’ speech.

But some children find it harder to update the sound patterns they have developed – these children are said to have ‘delayed speech sound development’.

Children who have had glue ear or other hearing difficulties can take longer to update their sound systems but delayed speech sound development is common, particularly in boys.

Some children benefit from targeted work on specific sounds with a Speech and Language Therapist. A speech and language therapy program helps the child through the steps involved in learning a new speech sound. It is very important to remember a child has to be able to say the sound on its own before he or she can put it into a word.

Asking a child to keep repeating a whole word will not help them to say it more clearly.

The key to a successful therapy program is the child builds confidence and has fun! At Somerset Speech Therapy, a private speech and langauge therapy practice just outside Wells, our small team of experienced, friendly, dynamic therapists set goals that enable the child to experience success and want to come back again!

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E A S T E R G A M E S Beautiful Bunny Contest Everyone draws their own versio n of the Easter Bu nny. Hang them up for decoration an d, if you wish, have a Beauty Co ntest. Recognize the most creativ e, prettiest, funniest, etc.

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PC: Simcity: Limited Edition Create your own city and make choices that shape your city and power the Sims within it. All the decisions that you make have an impact on your city no matter how big or small they are. The Sims in your city will speak to you directly about what they need.

In this limited edition you will find new characters, protector of SimCity MaxisMan and his nemesis The Evil Dr.Vu. The Evil Dr.Vu is loose in the city and will create havoc, it will be down to you to save your city using MaxisMan.

PS3: Sly Cooper: Thieves In Time Sly is a sneaky raccoon who is a descendant from a long line of thieves embarks on yet another mischievous adventure with his loyal friends Murray the turtle and Bentley the hippo. The adventure takes players on a journey through history and across a globe packed with captivating puzzles and action all wrapped up in the ultimate Cooper Gang heist.

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Nintendo 3DS: Luigi’s Mansion 2: Dark Moon Luigi’s mission in this fun packed game is to remove a bunch of stubborn ghosts from spooky mansions using his trusty Poltergust ghost-sucking vacuum cleaner. Different types of ghosts haunt different mansions and players must help Luigi figure out how to defeat each one of them and find hidden secrets to unlock new areas and treasure chests. Players can use the Poltergust to help Luigi remove wallpaper to reveal hidden areas, clean up piles of treasure-hiding leaves or suck up stacks of coins and bills.

Nintendo Wii: Disney: Wreck It Ralph Team up with Wreck It Ralph and his ‘good guy’ friend Fix-It Felix as they set out on a journey to restore peace and destroy the new army of Cy-bugs that threatens to destroy Mr. Litwak’s arcade. Use Wreck-It Ralph strength to destroy obstacles or Fix-It Felix’s magical hammer to repair them. As you venture through exciting worlds based on the feature film; from Sugar Rush to Hero’s Duty find and keep collectibles like Hero Medals and Easter Eggs that you can display in your trophy collection.

PARTIES

Our children’s birthdays come round so fast every year and for most of us we have the same panic each year “What party am I going to organise?!”. There always seems to be so much to do when arranging a birthday party and never enough time to do it in. Use our check list to make sure you’ve covered all the bases.

The Check list: Invitations About three weeks before the party you’ll need to send out your invitations make sure they include the following information: Your child’s name and which birthday they are celebrating. Your address and phone number. The date, start and finish time of the party. The theme, if you are having one.

Theme and decorations Make sure you order any decorations and balloons in plenty of time before the party. Have plenty of blu-tac with you on the day of the party so you can put your decorations up.

The Food Every child loves party food, but it may be an idea to make sure you find out if any of the children attending the party have a food allergy.

The cake Make sure you have plenty of serviettes to wrap the cake in as you give it to the children or put it in party bags.

The party games If you are planning on entertaining the children yourself be prepared with plenty of party games to keep them amused.

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Its difficult to find time to exercise as we all lead such busy lives, whether your working full time or part time it sometimes feels impossible to juggle work, kids and the home and have any time to spare. But exercise is an important part of a healthy lifestyle and for this reason finding the best time for exercise is essential so before you convince yourself you have no time for exercise, consider your options.

Regular exercise can help you achieve and maintain an ideal weight, which can be important in managing many health conditions, or may just make you feel happier about your appearance. You can expect to feel energised as exercise makes you feel more energetic, while sitting around not doing much can make you feel sluggish.

It is recommended adults should do a minimum of 30 minutes moderate-intensity physical activity, five days per week. You don’t have to do the whole 30 minutes in one go though.

Decide on your type of exercise: If you decide on why you are exercising, is it to stay fit? Lose weight? Or to stay healthy? Once you decide on your motive for exercising you can determine what work out will help you reach your goal.

Make exercising a priority: Think about the physical and emotional benefits you will receive from exercising and to keep yourself motivated give yourself small rewards maybe a new item of clothing or a new item of gym kit.

Don’t be too hard on yourself: If you cant get to exercise don’t be too hard on yourself its all right to miss a day.

Set realistic goals: Don’t put too much pressure on yourself to achieve unrealistic goals, if you smash your goal before you planned to give yourself a huge pat on the back, this is better than feeling despondent if you don’t achieve something which was probably slightly unrealistic.

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Bayley Mobbs has achieved 2nd & 3rd place trophies at Puma Tae Kwon Do British Championships and also achieved Little Puma grades 2 & 3 at DES TKD. Well done Bayley, great achievements.

Harry Iles aged 9 and Sam Young aged 9 both play for Chilcompton Sports FC and they were awarded player of the week for Harry and player of the match for Sam, well done boys.

Adele Carver aged 7 has won the silver award in the English Championship and trains at DES Tae Kwon Do at Norton Hill School, another fabulous achievement Adele, well done

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Christian Hansen aged 8 won the Governor’s cup at Farrington Gurney Primary school and also achieved his Shark 1 swimming certificate, well done Christian.

Lucy Jackson aged 8 has passed her stage 5 in swimming, good work Lucy.

Luke Church aged 7 has passed his red stripe in Tae Kwon Do with Jamie Woodland, great work Luke, well done.

Phoebe Parker Bastable aged 7 took part in the swimming gala at Norton Radstock swimming club and achieved 25m back stroke, well done Phoebe.

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Charlotte Whittle aged 8 passed her level 6 in swimming and has also obtained several brownies badges too. Good work Charlotte.

Sophie Young aged 8 has passed her bronze award for scouts, well done Sophie.

Monica Errington aged 7 has passed her stage 2 in swimming, well done Monica.

Mia Francis aged 10 was awarded 3rd in 25m backstroke, 2nd in 25m front crawl, 4th in 25m breaststroke at the Norton Radstock Swimming Club gala, well done Mia.

Georgina Maddock aged 6 has passed her stage 3 in swimming, great work Georgina.

Will friend aged 7 has passed his level 3 in gymnastics, well done Will.

Harley Hatcher aged 7 has passed lots of Beaver badges and enjoys being part of the 2nd Paulton Beavers, well done Harley, keep up the great work.

Leila Harries aged 8 has passed 9 badges at cubs, great work Leila.

Jason Carver aged 9 has achieved 3rd in bow staff and 3rd in musical patterns in Tae Kwon Do with DES TKD at Norton Hill Sports Centre, well done Jason.

Jemima Dawson aged 7 has passed her 5m in swimming, well done Jemima.

Melissa Rogers aged 5 has joined Rainbows and was awarded a medal for her routine in gymnastic at Baskervilles, well done Melissa.

Megan Parker Bastable aged 9 has passed her orange belt in Martial Arts, a great achievement Megan, well done.

Harry Janes aged 7 has passed his level 3 in swimming, well done Harry.

Mia Catley aged 6 has been awarded a medal for her gymnastic routine at Baskerville, great work Mia, well done.

Liam Skidmore aged 5 has passed his high kick grading in Tae Kwon Do, great work Liam, well done.

Daisy Church aged 8 has passed her freelance solo dance exam, great work Daisy, well done.

Emmeline Petit aged 10 has achieved her place in the Somerset squad for gymnastics, a superb achievement Emmeline, well done.

Aimee Winfield aged 8 has passed her dance exam in ballet with a merit, great work Aimee.

Emilia Kingman aged 6 has passed her level 5 in vault and also her healthy roundabout badge at Rainbows, well done Emilia, keep up the good work.

Jayden Purnell aged 6 has passed his stage 2 in swimming and also his level 8 in gymnastics, great work Jayden, keep it up.

Emily Perrott aged 4 has passed her level 7 in gymnastics, well done Emily.

Molly Church aged 5 has passed her level 6 in gymnastics, well done Molly

Alice Fenton aged 10 has achieved the 200m zip wire challenge at Centre Parks, well done Alice.

Terri Simmonds aged 9 has achieved her silver award in scouts, well done Terri.

Rebecca Harris aged 5 has passed her level 4 in trampolining, well done Rebecca.

Oliver Wade aged 7 has completed the Mendip triathlon and came 4th and also achieved the highest score in his class on foot, a superb achievement Oliver, well done.

Ava Herbert aged 8 attended the cookery club at Farrington Gurney school and loved it, well done Ava.

Alex Newton aged 7 has achieved a trophy for playing rugby for Chew Valley, well done Alex.

Tim Dawson aged 5 has passed his Puffin award for swimming.

Well done Tim.

Ben Miller aged 7 has been awarded Beaver of the week at Beavers, well done Ben, keep it up.

Meg Chorley aged 9 was awarded three swimming certificates, Kellogg’s ASA Water Skills Grade 3, Grade 4 and 25m. Fantastic swimming Meg, well done.

Charlotte Perrott aged 6 has passed her dance exam and also level 4 on vault in gymnastics, great achievements Charlotte, well done.

Lauren Maggs aged 6 has passed her level 2 in swimming and her level 4 in trampolining, superb Lauren, well done.

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The Spring sunshine has arrived and with it has shed a whole new light on our houses...dust! Yes, the dark days of winter are disappearing at last but one thing the dark days are good for is hiding a multitude of housework sins which are now on full display as the sun starts to shine gloriously through our smeary windows. It’s time to get those rubber gloves on for the annual spring clean!

Finding the time to spring clean can be tricky so why not involve the kids, it’s a great way for them to earn some extra pocket money. Make a list of all the jobs you want to get done and share them out between the family but make sure the jobs you allocate to the kids are going to be easy enough for them to do as you don’t want to make your list longer by having to re-trace their steps.

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Be ruthless with clutter. Throwing out clutter you no longer need is a great way to not only free up space but it could also be a way to earn a little extra money, why not take your unwanted items to a jumble sale or a car boot sale?

Dust down. To ensure you don’t create more dust always start dusting high in the room and work your way down.

Dusting the corners of the room first is always a good place to start.

Hidden Places. Be sure to hoover and dust behind and under big items of furniture.

Whistle While You Work. It’s a great idea to have your favourite music playing whilst you work!

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PETS R E N COR I share my hutch with Rupert Rabbit and we love being together. We have lots of fun and we enjoy running in our pen in the garden and sometimes the children we live with let us out to run in the grass, but they always keep an eye on us so we can’t get out.

We have a big shelter in our hutch where we can both sleep and rest when we want to. This is filled with hay and newspaper to keep us warm and this is also where our owners put our food too.

Our owners always give us a varied diet and we enjoy eating hay and grass, rabbit food from the pet shop and also greens. We enjoy broccoli, kale, fresh herbs and we love fresh dandelion leaves from the garden.

Our owner says root vegetables such as carrots are high in sugar so we are only allowed these as treats.

We like to have fresh water in our bottle every day.

Although I don’t really love being picked up by my owners I do know I need to be brushed and groomed to keep my fur healthy, so I don’t mind that. I like it when my owner holds me close as I feel safe and secure then.

I love gnawing on things and it also keeps my teeth healthy too. My owner gives me gnawing sticks and cardboard tubes for fun.

I am looking forward to the Spring so I can spend more time outside and in the sunshine.

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