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Issue 71 February 2016

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In The Garden

In the flower garden Prune your Wisteria now, cutting back summer side-shoots to 2 or 3 buds.

Towards the end of the month prune summer-flowering Clematis before active growth Cut back shrubs such as Cornus and Salix cultivars (grown for their colourful winter stems) down to their bases.

Cut back the old foliage from ornamental grasses before growth begins - clip them to within a few centimetres of the ground.

Prune overwintered fuchsias back to one or two buds on each shoot.

Prune Winter Flowering Jasmine (Jasminum nudiflorum) after flowering to encourage new growth for next year’s blooms. Cut back the previous years growth to 5cm from the old wood.

Prune winter flowering shrubs such as Mahonia and Viburnum x bodnantense after their colourful display has finished.

Trim winter-flowering heathers as the flowers disappear, to prevent the plants becoming leggy.

Remove any faded flowers from your winter pansies to stop them setting seed. This will encourage a flush of new flowers when

the weather warms up. Lift and divide snowdrops still ‘in the green’ if you want to move them or create more plants.

If you need to move deciduous trees or shrubs, now is the time to do it provided the soil is not frozen or waterlogged.

Plant Lilies and Allium bulbs.

Plant bare root roses in a sunny position for spectacular summer colour.

Plant fragrant winter flowering shrubs to add interest to borders. Try Daphne, Viburnum x bodnantense, Witch Hazel (Hamamelis x intermedia) and Wintersweet (Chimonanthus praecox).

Hardwood cuttings taken last year may need planting or potting on now.

Pot on rooted cuttings of tender perennial plants taken last summer.

Look out for Hellebore leaf spot (rounded brown spots on the leaves) and remove any leaves that are affected.

In the vegetable garden Force rhubarb plants for an early crop. Plant new rhubarb crowns now.

Mulch perennial vegetables such as Asparagus and Artichokes with well rotted manure or garden compost.

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LOCAL ANSWER Start chitting early potatoes - stand them on end in a module tray or egg box and place them in a bright, cool, frost-free place.

Start sowing vegetable seeds such as leeks, onions and celeriac under cover now.

Prepare vegetable seed beds by removing all weeds and forking in plenty of compost.

Cover prepared soil with sheets of black plastic to keep it drier and warmer in preparation for spring planting.

If you garden on heavy clay soil but want to make an early start in the garden, build raised beds before the growing season gets under way. The soil will warm up faster and raised beds drain quickly too.

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In the fruit garden Cut autumn-fruiting raspberry canes to the ground to stimulate new canes, which will fruit in the autumn. Cut the tips of summerfruiting raspberry canes that have grown beyond the top of their supports; cut just above a bud.

Continue to plant raspberry canes for the coming summer.

Prune apple trees and pear trees whilst they’re still dormant. Leave plum trees, cherry trees and apricots until the summer as pruning these fruit trees now will make them susceptible to Silver Leaf disease.

Prune blackcurrant bushes, gooseberries and redcurrants to maintain a productive framework. Currant bushes can also still be planted between now and the spring.

Protect the blossoms of apricots, peaches and nectarines. These stone fruit trees can also be planted now.

Mulch fruit trees with well rotted manure or garden compost taking care not to mound mulch up around the trunk.

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Sudoku

Test Your Knowledge THE BRAIN is an amazing thing and picks up and stores bits of information that you don’t know you have until you’re asked. See how many of these you can answer!

1. Seismologist CF Richter created a scale in the 1930s for the measurement of what?

2. Which city in the United States is both home to the Kentucky derby and the birthplace of boxer Muhammad Ali? 3. What type of product was the first ever featured on British Commercial TV (ITV) 4. Which is the largest body of fresh water in the British Isles?

5. Prince Charles made a cameo appearance on the 40th Anniversary of which soap?

6. The infamous ‘Charge of the Light Brigade’ took place in which war?

7. Maddie Hayes and David Addison were the two main characters in which 80s hit TV show?

8. Brasillia was made Brazil’s capital in 1960. Which city did it replace?

9. Italy lost the 1994 World Cup Final, when – for the first time – the match finished goalless and – again for the first time - had to be decided on penalties. Which team won it?

10. In 1972, Margaret Thatcher was Education Secretary and created huge controversy by bringing an end to what?

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1. What would you put on a table, cut and pass around but never actually eat?

2. I had to meet an American, an Australian and a South African at the airport. One of them was called Bruce and as the three came towards me I identified him immediately.

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4. When you’re looking for something it’s always in the last place you look. There is a proven explanation for this. What is it?

5. If I was in a balloon off the south coast of Ireland and I dropped two wine bottles, one full and one empty, which would hit the ground first?

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cent of the company’s sales last year, the new version is obviously designed to tempt buyers with great looks provided by lightly softer and more curvaceous body panels and loads of extras.

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Humour LET’S HAVE A LITTLE PONDER...

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s we go through life there are numerous times when we can simply sit and ponder over the many strange things around us. Here are some of my own recent ponderings that will probably make you wonder if I have nothing better to do!

Living on earth may be an expensive pastime, but at least we get a free trip round the sun every year.

How long a minute is depends which side of the bathroom door you’re on.

Birthdays must really be good for you.

The more you have the longer you live!

Have you ever noticed that people who turn up late are always a lot jollier than the people who’ve had to wait for them?

If supermarkets are lowering prices every day, how come nothing’s free yet?

You may only be one person in the world, but how nice is it to think you may also be the world to one person.

Some mistakes are way too much fun to only make once.

Don’t cry because a good thing is over.

Smile because it happened.

A truly happy person is the one who can enjoy the scenery in a traffic jam.

I’ve often wondered what made me feel I was the kid next door’s imaginary friend?

I’ve discovered that insanity is hereditary. You usually get it from your children!

If I ever want to hear the pitter patter of tiny feet I’ll put shoes on my bloody cat.

It’s true that more men name their sons after them than women do. Let’s be honest, have you ever heard of a Sally Junior?

If your parents never had children there’s a good chance you won’t either.

Be careful how you act prior to the festive season kids, because the year you announce you don’t believe in Santa Claus is the year you start getting clothes for Christmas.

Is a woodpecker with no beak a head banger?

I have six locks on my door. When I go out I only lock every other one. That way I reckon that anyone trying to pick my locks is always going to lock three of them.

I’ve thought of a great way to avoid the argument with my wife about leaving the toilet seat up. I’ve started peeing in the sink.

A really stupid man is the hitchhiker who leaves early to avoid the traffic.

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If you have any similar ponderings, let’s have them. It’s always nice to know there are other weird people on the planet!

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Football

IT’S A FINE LINE BETWEEN SUCCESS AND FRUSTRATING FAILURE!

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hile ‘Boro’s last two league performances have left a fair bit to be desired there is little doubt that if not for a couple of gilt edged chances being missed things could have been so much different.

The Kike opportunity from a fantastic Ayala cross should certainly have hit the back of the net against Bristol City, while the excellent training ground free kick from Grant Leadbitter that crashed against the woodwork would have given us what at the time would have been a deserved lead.

That could - and should - have been followed up by a header from Nsue that had it been headed downwards would have been a certain goal. Instead, of course, it flew over the bar.

These are the small percentages that make the difference between us being miles ahead of the chasing pack or - as is the case - two points behind Hull but with a game in hand.

I’m sure that the frustrations of the two matches still irritate all of us but I’m also pretty certain that given the chance of

being in this position at the start of the season we would have been delighted.

It’s a tough league and we’ve done superbly well to be where we are.

The big challenge now is to brush the disappointment aside and start another winning run that would almost certainly see us shake off the chasing pack.

At the time of writing we now have two weeks to re-group, sort out proposed new arrivals and get back to winning ways for the Blackburn game on February 6th.

It’s difficult with both their goal scoring records to imagine either Ross McCormack or Jordan Rhodes missing the Kike chance and from all the talk emanating from the Riverside it is the former who is top of Karanka’s list.

Ironic, really, because we had the chance to sign him while he was at Leeds but they were holding out for a bit more and we refused to pay it. I say ironic because the amount they wanted was still considerably less than we will now have to find for a player who continues to show the ultimate

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Whatever he costs, however, would pale into insignificance if promotion is achieved and the Sky money is forthcoming. That’s why being in the position we are in is so important. It means we can attract players who desire premiership football because at this moment in time I feel certain any player with any kind of ambition would see us as a better proposition than the likes of Sunderland, Newcastle, Aston Villa and Norwich who’s Premiership tenure is in real doubt.

By the time you read this we’ll hopefully have a proven goal scorer up front whoever it is - and despite the two setbacks mentioned above would almost guarantee a successful run-in. We can only wait and see, but I still have a sneaky feeling we’ll all need to keep our fingers crossed until the final game in May. Let’s hope it isn’t in the play-offs!

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Recipe

EASY CHOCOLATE CAKE Homemade chocolate cake is one of the nicest cakes you can make. In this cake all you have is butter, sugar, eggs, flour, cocoa powder and melted dark chocolate.

EQUIPMENT - Two 8-inch/20cm, loose-bottomed if possible, cake tins. Grease each tin with butter on the bottom and sides then add a little flour, tapping it around so it covers all the butter. This stops the cake from sticking.

- Electric mixer - Wire rack

INGREDIENTS For the cake: 225g/8oz butter 225g/8oz caster sugar 4 eggs 200g/7oz self-raising flour 25g/1oz cocoa powder 100g dark chocolate (70%), melted

For the buttercream: 175g/6oz butter, softened 340g/12oz icing sugar 1 tablespoon cocoa powder 100g dark chocolate (70%), melted A splash of milk Maltesers

METHOD

Pre-heat your oven to 160°C fan.

Using an electric mixer combine the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.

Add the four eggs along with a spoonful of the flour/cocoa powder (to stop the mixture from splitting). Mix. Add the rest of the flour/cocoa powder and mix well.

Melt the dark chocolate then pour into the cake batter while the mixer is still going round.

Once thoroughly combined, divide equally between the two greased cake tins.

Place in the oven for 20-25 minutes.

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Test if cooked through by pressing the sponge lightly. If it springs back it is cooked. You can also test using a metal skewer. If it comes out clean it is cooked.

If it isn’t done bake for a few more minutes.

Allow to cool in the tin a little then tip out onto a wire rack.

To make the buttercream – in the electric mixer combine the soft butter with the icing sugar.

Add the cocoa powder and melted chocolate along with a splash of milk.

Mix well for a few minutes.

Once the sponge has cooled spread the buttercream over one half. Then place the other half on the top.

Spread the rest of the buttercream over the top and the sides.

Decorate with maltesers if desired.

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Double Glazing (cont’d) NU Vision Windows . . . . . . Page 5 Window Wizard . . . . . . . . . . Page 21 Eating Out Myton House Farm . . . . . . . Page 13 Electrical Services AEP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 9 Bowker Electrical . . . . . . . . . Page 5 GLS Electrical . . . . . . . . . . . Page 3 Lecwise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 19 SG Property . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 5 Fencing Garden & Fencing Svs . . . Page 9 WG Dodds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Back Pg Flooring Flooring Studio . . . . . . . . . . Page 15 Garage Doors Cleveland Up & Over . . . . . Page 27 Garden Services First Class Landscapes . . . Page 27 Garden & Fencing Svs . . . Page 9 Gibson Landscapes . . . . . . Page 11 Heating AEP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 6 AJ Heating & Plumbing . . . Page 9 Scott Walker Plumbing . . . . Page 3 Home Improvements SG Property . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 5 Joinery Rievaulx Decor . . . . . . . . . . Page 15 Kitchens Kitchens, B-rooms by Victoria . Page 7 Space Master . . . . . . . . . . . Page 5 WS Plastics . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 8 Welham . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 16 Landscaping First Class Landscapes . . . Page 27 Garden & Fencing Svs . . . Page 9 Gibson Landscapes . . . . . . Page 11 MOT’s Marshbrook Motors . . . . . . Page 21 Oven Cleaning Hobsnobs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 3 Painting & Decor Brush Strokes . . . . . . . . . . . Page 31 Rievaulx Decor . . . . . . . . . . Page 15 Plumbers AEP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 6 AJ Heating & Plumbing . . . Page 9 Scott Walker Plumbing . . . . Page 3 SG Property . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 5

Property Renovations SG Property . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 5 Public Houses Myton House Farm . . . . . . . Page 13 Removals Load ‘n’ Go . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 3 Roofing Services AAA Roofing . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 21 A Cook Roofing . . . . . . . . . . Page 3 Bashford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 31 Dizzy Heights . . . . . . . . . . . Page 5 Weather Sealed UK . . . . . . Page 15 Satellite TV Installation ADI Digital Aerials . . . . . . . . Page 6 Security Sentry Security . . . . . . . . . . Page 6 Sheds WG Dodds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Back Pg Solicitors Butterwick Hospice . . . . . . . Page 4 Synthetic Lawns Lion Lawns . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 31 Training For Industry TTE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Front Pg Tree Felling Dizzy Heights . . . . . . . . . . . Page 5 Vehicle Leasing AVL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 20 Wardrobes Space Master . . . . . . . . . . . Page 5 Wills Butterwick Hospice . . . . . . . Page 4 Window Blinds Polaris Blinds . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 23 Window Fitting & Repairs All Seasons Windows . . . . Page 9 Discount Windows . . . . . . . Page 29 Marton Windows . . . . . . . . . Page 2 NU Vision Windows . . . . . . Page 5 Window Wizard . . . . . . . . . . Page 21 Workshops For Rent South Gare Develops. . . . . Page 14 Deadline for the next edition is Wednesday, 17th February 2016 to advertise call 01642 777707

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