Poulton Le Fylde & Over Wyre Magazine December 2013

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“Lest we forget” to respect for a well attended Remembrance Day. You all made the town proud.

As Christmas is fast approaching (and this is our last edition of 2013), all of us at LINK-MAG would like to wish you the very best for the festive season.

We hope you have a wonderful Christmas! We’ve had a fantastic year supporting local businesses and the local community with events.

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Don’t forget our next edition is a combined JAN/FEB magazine, as we take a well deserved break over this period. The deadline for the JAN/FEB copy (which comes out the second week in January) will be 12th December, and then 12th February for March onwards as normal.

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Contents 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 12 13 18 21 25 29 31 32 34 38 39 47 48 50 51 52 56 57 58 61 62

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KMC Trading 10% off Film Transfers J & W Ham Discount Harper & Pye Home Safety Advice Gerrards Auctions Robert Pallant Designs Secure Your Home This Xmas Lords Kitchens Christmas Saving Advice Festive Cooking Where Am I? Competition Missing Local Dog Kids Christmas Puzzle Poulton Christmas Festival Coffee Break LINK Cash Ads Whats On in FY6 Festive Gardening Tips LINK Business Index Gardening Advice Useful Numbers Classified Ads

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Keep the Grinch at bay this Christmas! CHRISTMAS TREES DECKED WITH BAUBLES AND LADEN WITH PRESENTS ARE A LOVELY SIGHT, ESPECIALLY FOR BURGLARS, SO IT IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER TO MAKE SURE YOUR HOME IS SECURE AT THIS TIME OF YEAR.

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WHO’S AT THE DOOR? ‘Tis the season to be jolly and with more frequent visits from family and friends, as well as the odd carol singer, Yale recommends you look through your front door ‘spy hole’ and enable the door chain before swinging it open. Only release the chain if you are satisfied that the person at the door is really who they say they are and have identification to prove the purpose of their visit – if you are unsure, keep them out.

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By Hannah Stephenson

PRESENTS, FOOD, DECORATION, ENTERTAINING - IT ALL ADDS UP. AND WHILE MOST OF US LOVE THE FESTIVITIES OF CHRISTMAS, THE EXTRA COST CAN CAUSE HEADACHES.

moneynet.co.uk advises setting a budget and sticking to it that way you'll have everything you need without the stress of overloaded credit cards once January rolls in.

It might sound like a horrible task, but making a budget plan is actually quite easy. Just decide what you're going to buy, make a list and stick to it. Don't be tempted by those goodies on offer, that sale rack you're walking past or the tasty little treats at the checkout. And don't try to keep up with the neighbours, either.

You'll only end up spending too much. shopping online, can work wonders for your stress levels, as you'll avoid all the busy, bustling shops and whether or not that musthave toy will actually be in stock or not. It also helps you to avoid temptation so that sale bargain simply can't fall into your basket unless you really want it to!

 Ask yourself how big the turkey really needs to be. You just need enough to feed the family and friends around your Christmas table, with a little left over for sandwiches on Boxing Day.

Don't go mad with luxury range Christmas items such as puds.

People won't be that bothered if they don't see the wrapper.

It's worth keeping an eye out for special offers and stocking up as and when you see the deals. Go shopping with a friend for things like big tins of chocolates. They're often on 'buy one get one free' offers so you can split the cost and share the savings. It's a good idea to buy wine in bulk as well.

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vouchers at www.myvouchercodes. co.uk to save extra money - and don't  be afraid to ask anyone joining you    for lunch to be in charge of one part  of the meal. They'll enjoy feeling like   they've helped and you'll save some    pennies in the process. 

              Those with toddlers should explore charity shops for quality second-hand toys in good condition. Clean them up, wrap them in Christmas paper and they'll never notice the difference. Toddlers are often far more interested in the wrapping paper anyway!

For older children, splash out on a board game. It'll keep them entertained over the winter and will also occupy the whole family on Christmas Day.

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CHRISTMAS Speak to friends and relatives and agree a limit as to how much you're going to spend on each other and each other's kids. If you have a big family, maybe only buy for the children - adults aren't going to mind when money's tight.

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Try knitting a scarf, cook or bake something delicious and tie it up with a beautiful bow, or ask one of the children to paint a masterpiece and have it framed.

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  Get the kids involved with making the Christmas decorations this year.

Dig out glitter and shiny paper from old craft boxes in the toy cupboard or stock up on tinsel, glue and paper chains from Poundland.

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You may have splashed out on festive outdoor lights - but don't leave them on all night! Just a couple of hours in the evening will do, to get everyone in the mood.

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If you want to go out, head for the nearest green space or beach to blow the cobwebs away on Christmas Day. Your library should list local walks and other events to keep the family amused.

Try not to let your heating bill blow the budget: Turn your thermostat down by one degree. It may not sound like much but could cut your heating bills by up to 10 per cent.

Keep the curtains closed when you go to bed to keep the heat in and use draught excluders by the front door to keep the cold air out.

Look for budget family days out with English Heritage (englishheritage.org.uk) too, where kids can listen to storytellers or take part in Christmas craft making.

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     15 mins preparation 25-30 mins cooking time

Ingredients 500g (leftover) cooked turkey, cut into chunks 400g (leftover) cooked mixed vegetable, cut into chunks 3-4 large sweet potatoes, cooked and mashed 100g (leftover) cheese, grated 50g flour 350ml stock approx Honey 2tbsp cranberry sauce Nutmeg Spinach, watercress, cabbage (any or all of them optional) Cayenne pepper, smoked paprika, curry powder (any or all of them optional) Cracked black pepper 3- 4 garlic cloves crushed 5 sprigs of thyme

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Preparation Over a medium heat, place the flour in a pan, add a little of lukewarm stock and mix well. Pour over ½ of the boiling stock and stir well until all the lumps have disappeared.

Carry on adding more stock and cooking until the desired thickness is reached. Add the cranberry sauce, nutmeg and a little honey, adjust the seasoning. Add the sauce to the turkey and vegetables and gently mix. At this stage you can add spinach, cabbage and/or watercress. Pour in an ovenproof dish. Season the sweet potatoes with the spices of your choice add the cheese if used and place over your pie. Decorate with the garlic and thyme before cooking in a preheated oven 160°C for 25-30 minutes or until the pie is piping hot and the topping is light golden.

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Local Community • E-PACT Meetings are no longer in the library.

We have changed to e-PACT and persons wishing to contact us should e-mail garstangoverwyreandpoulton.npt@ lancashire.pnn.police.uk giving details of their enquiry and their contact numbers.

• Visit Garstang Tourist Information Centre Open 7 days a week. 11am to 3.30pm (30mins lunch break) • Poulton Library Events Regular events Baby Bounce and Rhyme every Monday and Friday 10am - 10.30am Story Time for under fives every Tuesday 2.15pm - 2.45pm Toddler Rhyme Time every Thursday 10am - 10.30am. Please note that Baby Bounce and Toddlers will start at 9.45 on 9th, 12th & 13th December to allow for schools choirs coming in straight after.

Trailblazers (formerly Chatterbooks) Thursday 12th December 3.45pm Children’s reading & activity group suitable for boys and girls aged 8–11years Adult Reading Groups: Thursday 12th December 7pm – 8pm, Wednesday 18th December 11am - 12. Knit & Craft Group Friday 6th & 20th 1.30pm – 4pm. Drop-in.

NVision Monday 2nd December 10-12 & Thursday 19th December 1-3 Drop-in advice for the visually impaired Art Exhibitions: 7th to 20th December Watercolours and cards, A & B Dewhurst.

Please note the library now has a lockable glass fronted display cabinet, suitable for displaying small crafts and jewellery. Please ask staff re its availability and terms and conditions.

“Learn My Way” – basic computing for beginners. FREE 6 week courses available in the library. To book your place or for details, please ask staff.

Other: Monday 9th December: Breck Primary School – time to be confirmed please ask in library. 1.30pm Carr Head Primary School Thursday 12th December: 10.30 am Staining CE Primary School Friday 13th December: 10.45 am St John’s Catholic Primary School, 2pm Carleton Green Primary School Wednesday 18th December: 10am St Chad’s Primary School, Christmas Story Time (for under 5s) with a very special visitor Tuesday 17th December 2pm. If we haven’t already contacted you and you would like to arrange a visit/talk/event at the library/at your school, please contact the library. For further details and information on the above events, plus anything else we can help with, please contact Poulton Library on 0845 053 0005 (Please note this is a new number)

month. We are a friendly and non-religious bereavement support group where you can meet others in a similar situation. Come and join us. Tel: 860362 • Senior Drop-in Dates St Martins and St Hilda’s Church Hall, Fleetwood Road, Carleton. Mondays from 1.30-3.30pm. Endurance bingo as ‘normal’.

Contact Tess on 882679.

• Fitbods - Fitness/ Exercise Classes (Preesall) Classes in St. Oswald’s Church Hall. Mon 10.30-11.30am, Tues 7-8pm and Weds 7-8 pm. The classes are suitable for all levels of fitness. Come along and join this fun and friendly local class! Lively fun Music!, Pay per class £4 or block bookings £30 for 10.

Further info Rosina Lawrinson-Chettoe (M.A. Cert. Ed.) qualified and insured - Member of Fitness Professionals - mob. 07986248173 or email gnome1962@talktalk.net.

• Meeting Group (over 60’s) Do you know there is a meeting place in the centre of Poulton (Market Hall) for anyone 60+ who belongs to Wyre Borough? Come along while shopping and enjoy a cup of coffee & biscuit for 30p or a cup of Tea & biscuit for 20p. Meet your friends for a chat.

Open from 10-1pm Mon - Fri.

• Poulton Art Club The club supports the Poulton Gala every year by way of an open day and Exhibition.

We meet Mon evenings from 7pm- 9.30pm In the WRVS room, Queensway Poulton.

• Zumba Fitness Monday 5.30pm St Chads Parish Centre on Vicarage Rd (Poulton) all classes are just £4 each, bring water and wear comfy clothes, increase your fitness and enjoy meeting new friends, Learn the Mergenue, Salsa, Cumbia and much more whilst burning calories.

Everyone is welcome just turn up or contact Barry 07922 688009 • Carleton Community Chorus Every Tuesday (term-time) from 7-8.30pm at Carleton Green Primary School. We do not hold auditions, friendly group with a wide repertoire.

• Poulton Trefoil Guild The Poulton Trefoil Guild is an organisation attached to Girl Guiding, but a social group of people who meet on the first Tuesday in each month at the Guide Centre, Station Road, Poulton at 7.45pm. They have Speakers, Craft, Evening Entertainment and Outings. Come along and enjoy the company you will be most welcome. Any enquiries Ann Martin on 895397

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• Poulton Drama Amateur Dramatic Group We rehearse in the Breck Club, Poulton, Tues & Thurs evenings from 7.30pm. Observers welcome and we are always looking for new members.

• Stepping Stones Supported by Trinity Hospice. We meet in Poulton Methodist Church Lounge, Queensway, Poulton-le-Fylde, from 2pm to 3pm on the second Monday of every

• Fylde Bird Club We are a small friendly bird watching club; we meet at 7.45 on the 4th Tuesday each month at The River Wyre in Poulton at 7.45. Whether you are an experienced bird

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watcher or would just like to know more about the birds in our area, our members are happy to share information on sites or where birds are to be found. We have speakers and other events throughout the year. Visit our web site at-: www.fyldebirdclub.org, Email: jean.wagstaff@ hotmail.co.uk or Rhind1003@btinternet.com • Lancashire Secular Humanists [L.S.H.] A group for free-thinking individuals living lives informed by Logic, Science & Humanity. Great Eccleston Village Centre PR3 0YB at 7.30pm on 3rd Wednesday of each calendar month. Visit www.lancshumanism.org.uk or call Ian Abbott [Chairman] 812308

• Lancashire Family History and Heraldry Society (Fylde branch) We meet every second Wednesday of every month in St Martin and St Hilda Church Hall, Fleetwood Road S, Carleton, Poulton le Fylde at 7.30pm. Annual General Meeting contact 858058 or www.lfhhs.org.uk also fylde@lfhhs.org.uk • Poulton Bridge Club Learn to play bridge, the best card game ever, in a relaxed friendly atmosphere.

Bridge Classes - Tuesdays 7pm - 10 pm Afternoon Bridge Sessions - Monday, Wednesday, Friday - 1.30 pm - 4.30 pm Evening Bridge Sessions - Monday to Saturday - 7.30 pm -10.30 pm Members £2, Visitors £3.20 including refreshments.

Tel: 01253 893920 Email: unclebill93@yahoo.co.uk • Fylde Scottish Country Dancing Society We meet Wednesday evenings, 7.30 - 10.00 pm until 22nd May 2013 at Carleton Memorial Hall, Moorfield Avenue, Carleton, FY6 7QE. Everyone is welcome, no partner or previous experience required. Contact Ann Cameron on 829114

• Simply Meditate Classes Wednesdays 7:30 - 9:00pm, Fee £5 Poulton Le Fylde Children’s Centre, Arundel Drive, Carleton FY6 7TF. Tel: 352721 www.meditationinblackpool.org.uk Registered Charity no. 1080291 • Poulton People’s Choir We meet every Weds at 7.30 - 9pm at Poulton Methodist Church. We are always happy to accept new members. Please call Tony Brindle-Wills on 07989 423027. We are a non-audition choir. There are no fees involved in taking part in the choir.

However, you are asked for a donation following a rehearsal. The choir is happy to consider public performances.

• Staining Womens Institute We met every 3rd Wednesday of the month.

New members always very welcome come and have a taster evening first to see if our WI is for you.

• Garstang Country Market We are an indoor market held every Thursday morning from 10 am - 12 noon in St. Thomas Church Hall, Church Street, Garstang. (next to the Tithe Barn pub). We sell a wide variety of products including; pies and savouries, cakes, preserves of all kinds, fresh eggs, plants and seasonal vegetables as well as many attractive craft and gift items. Refreshments

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are available from 9:30. Admission and parking are free and all are welcome. Call 01995 602346 • A social and discussion group for men Breakfast, Board Games, Darts, Chill and Chat, Pool, Coffee. The Roger Bleasdale Room at the rear of Poulton Civic Centre, Breck Road, Poulton-Le-Fylde, FY6 7PU. Regular meetings held every other Wednesday from 10:00 am to 12:00 noon. Please contact Martin Webster on 01253 362140 regarding parking and location.

• Wyre U3A A University of the Third Age, U3A, is a learning co-operative of people who are semi or fully retired. Members share educational, creative and leisure activities. Local U3As offers opportunities to study, create and socialise. The Group as a whole meets monthly, on the 2nd Thurs of each month, at 2pm in Thornton Little Theatre. For more info call Peter Rawcliffe on 862495.

• Sacha Activity Club 68 Holts Lane, Poulton 7-8pm. Free healing 8-8.30pm. Meditation £1 8.30-10pm. Activity Club £2 7-10pm £2.50 (both) Tel: 884497 • Zumba Gold An easier class than normal Zumba with slower moves and less impact for the Over 50’s, beginners or the less energetic. Drink breaks throughout class. St Martins & St Hildas Church Hall, Fleetwood Rd, Carleton. Thurs 1.30-2.30pm.

Cost £4. Call Julie on 07786022980 or just turn up for fun!

• Poulton Thursday Circle We are a group of ladies who meet on the 1st and 3rd Thursdays in the United Reform church hall in Poulton. In the summer months, May to August we meet at 7pm. From September to April we meet at 2pm.We have interesting speakers,outings and meals out. We are a friendly group of all ages, so come along and join us and enjoy the company. For more information ring 01253 828642 or 01253 884927 • Carleton Community Band Every Friday (term-time) from 4.30-6.00 pm at Carleton Green Primary School www.carletoncommunitymusic.org.uk

• Fitbods - Exercise to Music/Chair Exercises (Hambleton) Classes are held in Hambleton United Reformed Church Hall (next to Tolley’s).

Every Friday 10-11am. This class has been especially choregraphed to music from the 60’s.

Booking advised as this is a very popular class.

Only £3 per class. Further info from Rosina Lawrinson-Chettoe. 07986248173 or email gnome1962@talktalk.net.

• Card School (playing Solo) At Poulton Community Centre every Saturday afternoon at 1.15pm. We are looking for an increase in players should anybody be interested.

Tel 01253 856577 • Carboot Sale Every Sunday at Singleton Village Hall Lodge Lane, Poulton Le Fylde. Hot food and drinks available all welcome. To book 07881483056 • The Fylde Society of Model Engineers.

Young and old are invited to come and have a ride on our miniature railway at Thornton on

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the playing fields adjacent to Marsh Mill.

We do not charge but are very grateful for any donations to our club funds for the maintenance of the railway. Weather permitting we run on Sunday afternoons staring at about 1.30pm until about 4pm.

We also run on some bank holidays and Thornton Gala Day. Further info from the Secretary, 882872.

• Self Help Group We meet at 7pm every Sunday at Poulton Methodist Church, Queensway, Poulton-LeFylde and welcome anyone in recovery from all forms of addiction, or suffering from grief, depression or anxiety. Tel: 07740 707029 • Carleton Women’s Institute Inspiring women, is a lively progressive group offering friendship and a host of interest and activities for those ladies who are looking for new interests and fellowship. We have an interesting and varied calendar of monthly meetings with other events such as walking and ambling, crafts, drama, holiday groups and ladies at lunch meetings. We also have organised trips and holidays, quizzes and social events. There is no need to have an empty diary as a member of Carleton W.I. So come along and join us at Carleton Memorial Hall 7.30.p.m. every second Thursday of the month. We will be very pleased to meet you and you will be given a warm welcome. For further information Telephone 01253 884810 President Carol Field. Carleton & District W.I. meeting, December 12th Thursday at 7.30pm Carleton Memorial Hall. Christmas Party, Jacobs Join, Table Decoration Competition. New people welcome to our monthly meeting. Craft Club 2 to 4pm Carleton Memorial Hall 1st and 3rd Monday of the month. Telephone 01253 884810 President Carol Field. Wishing one and all a Very merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from Carleton W.I. • The Tuesday Club Offering various activities including Quizzes, Sideshows, Musical Events and Singers.

Alternate tuesdays from 3rd September 2pm3:30pm at United Reform Church, Queensway, Poulton. Tel: 823466 • Fylde Scottish Country Dancing Society WHEN - Meets Wednesday evenings, 7.30 10.00 p.m. from 4th September 2013 till 14th May 2014 WHERE - Carleton Memorial Hall, Moorfield Avenue, Carleton, FY6 7QE Everyone is welcome, no partner or previous experience required, contact Ann Cameron on 01253 829114 • Pilates Class Wednesday 6-7pm at Stalmine Village Hall, Beginners welcome. Call Julie for more info on 07786022980 • Poulton-le-Fylde Historical & Civic Society Interested in local history? We meet on the second Friday of each month from September to May in St Martin & St Hilda’s Church Hall Carleton FY6 7NL. Meetings start at

7.30pm and we have a speaker on a local history topic at each one. Everyone is very welcome.

See www.poulton-le-fylde-hcs.co.uk for more details.

• Art Group - beginers and improvers.

Wednesday 2-4pm Riverside Room, at Wyre Estuary Country Park, Stannah. Please phone Sue Godsiff for details 01253 713918 (answerphone) • Carleton Community Music Carleton Community Chorus rehearse every Tuesday evening (term time only) at Carleton Green Primary School from 7.00-8.30 pm. If you love to sing come and join us.

Carleton Community Band rehearse every Friday (term time only) at Carleton Green Primary School from 4.45-6.00 pm. If you have any queries, please contact Tess Rowlands on 882679.

• Poulton-le-Fylde Probus Club For retired businessmen meet at The River Wyre Hotel, Poulton each Tuesday, at 10 am for morning coffee followed by a guest speaker. This friendly Club is always on the lookout for new members. For further details kindly telephone Howard Cater on (01253) 884766 for additional details.

• Poulton Chess Club (Cleveleys) Meets every Tuesday evening (7.30 p.m.) throughout the year at the very comfortable Sevenoaks Drive Day Centre, Hobart Place, Cleveleys. Adult beginners and experienced players are welcome. Give it a try! Club games and Blackpool & Fylde League games. Just turn up, or contact Ken Gorman (Secretary): 899742.

JUNIOR chess players (including beginners) use a different Cleveleys venue, on Thursday evenings. No chess offered at your child’s school? This is the place to learn (one of the few in Lancashire). Many Cleveleys club juniors have played for Lancashire, and some for England. For junior details, please phone Simon on 07966-231-211

General notices • Wyre Citizens Advice Bureau Thursday: Garstang Medical Centre, Kepple Lane, Garstang, PR3 1PB. Clients can make an appointment by calling Lancashire West Citizens Advice Bureau telephone gateway on 01772 424282, also by visiting any one of the above venues who can book an appointment on behalf of clients with the telephone gateway.

• Welfare Benefit Outreach Surgeries With the support of Fylde Council, Fylde CAB, Wyre Council & Care & Repair, Disability First is now providing welfare benefit outreach surgeries for people living in Fylde & Wyre.

You can book a free 30 mins time slot to check you are receiving everything you are entitled to and our adviser will also provide advice and guidance for you to complete

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any benefit forms. The Wyre surgery is at Wyre Civic Centre, Poulton. To book an appointment contact Disability First on 472202/3 or email andycoupland@disabilityfirst.org • FREE computer help at home to disabled people. Simply phone 0800 269 545.

• Dance Yourself Fit with Chasamba!

The latest fitness class that’s easy to follow and fun for all ages. Think Strictly Come Dancing meets Zumba! Come and dance the Charleston, Cha Cha Cha, Salsa and much more! Wednesdays 6:457:30pm at Hambleton Village Hall and your first class is FREE! Usual class price only £3.50

Events this month • Festive Market at Millfield Science & Performing Arts College: Thursday 5th December from 6.30 pm to 8.30 pm in the main hall. A wide range of stalls available as well as refreshments and a prize raffle draw. All welcome.

• Senior Drop-In Christmas Party at Carleton St Martin’s & St Hilda’s Church, Carleton: Monday 16th December from 1 pm.

Contact Tess Rowlands for details: 882679 • Carleton Community Music Christmas Concert at Carleton Green Primary School. Performances from Carleton Community Chorus and Carleton Community Band: Tuesday 17th December from 7 pm. All welcome.

• Christmas Concert Back by popular demand and following on from the success of last year, you are invited to a Christmas Concert by Blackpool Male Voice Choir and St Wulstan’s and St Edmund’s Choir on Saturday, the 21st December, in St Wulstan’s Church, Poulton Road, Fleetwood. To commence at 7.30pm, with free entry, a raffle and refreshments. A retiring collection will be taken at the end of the Concert for the SVP Fleetwood Food Bank and Rotary. All welcome for what will be another very enjoyable evening.

• Blood Donations ‘PLEASE CALL 0300 123 23 23 TO BOOK AN APPOINTMENT. APPOINTMENTS CAN BE MADE UP TO MIDNIGHT THE NIGHT BEFORE A SESSION’ Tuesday 3rd December, Preesall St Oswalds Parish Church, Lancaster Road, Knott-end-on-Sea, FY6 0DU. 1.45pm – 3.45pm & 5.00pm – 7.30pm Wednesday 18th December, Poulton Le Fylde, The Great Hall at Mains, 86A Mains Lane, Little Singleton, Poulton Le Fylde, Lancashire, FY6 7LE, 1.45pm – 3.45pm & 5.00pm – 7.30pm • Pearls of Poulton Christmas meeting December 5th at 7.30 St Chads Primary School Hall. Christmas starts here! Come along and join us for a festive Jacobs join as we are entertained

by Baines School ukelele orchestra. Optional Secret Santa bring a small wrapped gift up to the value of £5. For further details contact us at Pearlsofpoultonwi@gmail.com or follow us on Facebook

• Over Wyre Children’s Centre’s are running the following play/educational sessions:Hambleton School House, Church Lane Weds 4th Dec 10am to 11am - Early Communicators session for under 2’s. Bookable session. £1.

Fri 6th Dec 10.30am to 12 noon - Stay & Play session for under 5’s, drop in. £1.

Preesall Fire Station Mon 2nd & 9th Dec 10.30am to 12 noon - Baby club, drop in. £1.

Mon 2nd & 9th Dec 12.45pm to 1.30pm - Jo Jingles for under 5’s. Bookable session. £3 per child.

Weds 4th & 11th Dec 10.30am to 12 noon Baby Massage. Bookable session. £1.

Please telephone 01995 606736 to book a session. Please view our website www. ruralwyrechildrenscentre.co.uk • Wyre In Bloom – Hambleton SILVER GILT was the RHS North West Award We won for our Village in the 2013 competition, well done to all who helped us with planting, weeding and watering of all the plots and tubs.

Gold Awards went to Sunset Park and Wyresdale Caravan Parks, congratulations to everyone involved. Could you help us to win again next year and join our committee and assist us to keep Hambleton Blooming, anyone with a bit of time and energy to spare will be made most welcome.

Litter Picking : Friday 27th December 10.30am. Please will you join our friendly team of volunteers, after the Christmas festivities, help to keep our village clean and tidy: picks and bags provided. We meet at the Shovels Inn at 10.30a.m. and afterwards enjoy a drink, natter and food. Please contact Beryl Hartley [01253] 700066 for further information.

• Hambleton W.I. December Diary Dates:- Wed 4th Dec:- Over 70’s Christmas Brunch 11 am at the Village Hall, Carols and entertainment by Hambleton Primary Academy School, Father Xmas will be calling.

Admisssion FREE. Fri 6th Dec:- Christmas Tree Switch On 7pm. Carols accompanied by the Over Wyre Brass band. Refreshments afterwards in the URC Church Hall. Mon 9th Dec:- Monthly Meeting, Our Own Xmas Party 7.30p.m. URC Church Hall, Sandy Lane, Buffet by Bells Farm and Fun and games cost £7. Wed 11th Dec:- Over Wyre Carol Service at St. Oswalds Church, Knott End, 7.15 Tickets £2 proceeds to the Air Ambulance. Mon 16th Dec:- Craft club 1.30pm at the Village Hall. Contact Norma [01253] 700787 for further in formation e.mail normaellwood@btinernet.com. We warmly welcome any new potential members, why not give us a try and see what fun we have.

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IF YOU'VE BOUGHT THE CHRISTMAS TREE AND NOW HAVE LITTLE LEFT IN YOUR BUDGET FOR WREATHS, BAUBLES AND OTHER FESTIVE GARLANDS, JUST TAKE A WALK IN THE GARDEN TO FIND SOME TWIGS, SPRIGS AND BERRIES WHICH WILL MAKE PRETTY ADORNMENTS - AND SAVE YOU POUNDS! Ideal material for adding natural beauty to festive scenes indoors include crab apples, hazel, dogwood, berried ivy, holly, silver birch stems, as well as a variety of seedheads and pine cones.

Pre-lit man-made Christmas paper trees are all the rage this year, but you can create a similar pretty adornment at a fraction of the cost with half a dozen thick stems of willow or birch, tied together with florist's wire and festive ribbon or raffia and placed in a large indoor trough or pot filled with moist compost and decorative stones as a mulch on the top.

Wind a selection of Christmas lights around the branches, which will give any corner a focal point and takes up less room than a regular tree in a smaller space, or will add a festive glow in another room away from your main tree. If you're using Christmas lights, don't add extra water to your pots.

Clippings from your Christmas tree can make the base of a fabulous wreath, using a wire frame wrapped in moss, secured by florist's wire. Take the tree clippings and feed them into the frame from their stems, making sure all the sprigs face the same way. Again secure with thin wire, circling it all the way around the frame, and then add holly or other evergreen additions, along with pine cones which you can secure with wire or glue, baubles and

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colourful ribbon for a bow at the top or bottom.

The colourful stems of dogwood also make an easy indoor or outdoor wreath. Weave the most colourful stems together, wiring the first one to create the frame and then weaving subsequent stems around it.

Holly spheres are also easy to make, using a dry oasis ball, strong curling ribbon or raffia and florist's wire. When you are picking your holly, use end pieces, allowing for two to three pairs of leaves and then trim the bottom pair of leaves off so you have an inch of clear stem.

Pierce the ribbon with a piece of wire so you can thread the wire and ribbon right through the centre of the oasis ball, knotting the ribbon or making it into a loop at the bottom and securing it further by threading more wire through the loop and into the oasis, to secure the decoration when it is suspended.

At the top of the ball, wind the ribbon up to stop it becoming too creased and secure with a paperclip, which you can hold with one hand while inserting foliage with the other.

Starting at the top of the sphere, put in pieces of holly around 2.53in long, adding small bits of conifer as you go, working around the ball until it is all covered.

By eye, make sure the foliage is even and fill in any gaps with other evergreens. Thuja 'Rheingold' is a great ornamental golden conifer to stick between the holly sprigs.

You can also use ivy with clusters of berries, leaving the last two leaves of the ivy and the berries, which will fill it out and give the sphere a different dimension.

Other bits and pieces can also be added including seedheads and cones, which may be better glued on. Tie a bow at the top of the sphere with the remaining ribbon and then suspend it from your hanging basket bracket.

Festive natural baubles can be hung off shelves and door handles by making a ball out of chicken wire and then covering it with moss from the garden, secured with florist's wire, and then adding either sprigs of berries or decorative seedheads. If you want a bit of sparkle, add a spray of glitter to the berries or a little fake snow on to the moss.

And at the Christmas table, create your own festive place settings with dried fruits or small bundles of cinnamon sticks, gluing small cones to the base so they can stand upright, to take florist card holders. The same natural materials can then be added to your Christmas crackers to match.

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It may be the bane of many gardeners' lives, but ivy comes into its own at Christmas, adding colour and movement to outside pots and weaving in and out of garlands or wreaths as an addition to festive indoor decorations.

If you have mature ivy in your garden, you may enjoy rounded heads of matt black berries in winter, prized by flower arrangers, which can be used along with red berries from other shrubs as a great contrast in indoor decorations.

Some ivies are extremely hardy, surviving the worst of the winter weather unscathed, including Hedera helix, which will thrive in all soils and situations, producing glossy green leaves, and H. colchica 'Sulphur Heart', which has dark green leaves splashed with yellow and pale green. If you want a hardy variegated ivy, go for H. colchica 'Dentata Variegata', which has light green leaves mottled with grey and edged creamy white.

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No Christmas dinner would be complete without parsnips, whether roasted in a Parmesan crust or given a devilishly delicious dowsing of maple syrup to create a stick-to-your-teeth, toffee-flavoured coating. And they are so easy to grow.

They thrive in a deeply dug, fertile soil and should ideally follow a previous crop that has been well manured rather than adding compost to the soil when you plant them. If you are choosing a long-rooted variety, make sure your soil is devoid of stones and is not heavily compacted.

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Leave winter parsnips in the ground until you need them and frost is said to enhance the flavour. However, you can lift them before the ground is hard to work, storing the roots indoors in boxes of sand. Good varieties include 'Gladiator' and 'Albion'.

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