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LocalReach Community Magazines are still open for business! We are delivered monthly by Royal Mail to 47,935 homes & businesses across Somerset. We are working on the June issues and the deadline is 1st May; If you would like to advertise email us at hello@localreach.co.uk. If you know anybody who wants to advertise please let them know we would welcome their business. We can also be contacted online at www.localreach.co.uk or call 01458 555503.

LocalReach is now delivered to ALL of TA8, TA9, BS28, BS27, BS26, BS25, BA6, BA16 & BA5. That includes all towns & villages; Burnham, Highbridge, Berrow, Brent, Brean, Mark, Cheddar, Axbridge, Wedmore, Winscombe, Street, Glastonbury & Wells. Below is a map that indicates where LocalReach is delivered in your area. Should you not receive a copy by the 1st of each month please email us with your full address and we will investigate and make sure you do receive a copy.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank all the businesses & community groups that have supported LocalReach over the last 10 years and who continue to support us.

These are unprecedented times and many of the events we normally publicise are not going ahead so we have put in content that we hope you like as an alternative. We usually give 30% of our content to the community free of charge and will happily receive your editorial if you believe it would be of interest to our readers. Email between 70-100 words to editor@localreach.co.uk before 1st May for the June issues.

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Your May Garden - Grow Your Own In May, everything from fruit, vegetables and salad crops, to lawns & flowers, will be in vigorous growing mode. It isn’t too late to sow some vegetable seeds if you haven’t yet.

Top gardening jobs for May Summer’s on its way Top 10 jobs this month: 1 Watch out for late frosts. Protect tender plants

Sow runner bean and French bean seeds directly in mid-May.

2 Earth up potatoes, and promptly plant any still remaining

Hillier tip: These climbers will need support to grow up and a wigwam is a simple and attractive solution. Simply place three to four bamboo canes into the ground and tie together at the top. Sow the seeds around each cane at the base – you will only need a single seed at the base of each cane for climbing runner and French beans.

3 Plant out summer bedding at the end of the month (except in cold areas)

Plant chilli pepper or sweet pepper plants into the ground, containers or small pots if space is minimal.

Hillier tip: Planting marigolds in your vegetable patch can deter whitefly and attract ladybirds, which helps to control aphids. They also emit a substance from the roots that deters nematode worms.

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4 Water early and late to get the most out of your water, recycle water when possible 5 Regularly hoe off weeds 6 Open greenhouse vents and doors on warm days 7 Mow lawns weekly 8 Check for nesting birds before clipping hedges 9 Lift and divide overcrowded clumps of daffodils and other spring-flowering bulbs 10 Watch out for viburnum beetle and lily beetle grubs Tips from https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/in-month/may

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Brexit – the impact on non-UK workers – time to act!

The EU exit transition period finished on 31 December 2020, meaning workers no longer have an automatic right to move between the UK and the EU. As a result the UK now applies broadly the same immigration rules to all prospective arrivals, whether from the EU or elsewhere. The rules are: • The EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS) rules apply to EU citizens in the UK before 1 January 2021.

• The UK’s new points-based immigration system (PBS) applies to anyone arriving in the UK from 1 January 2021.

EUSS: Deadline for applying 30 June 2021 EUSS applies to EU, EEA or Swiss citizens already living in the UK by 31 December 2020, and in some circumstances, to family members of Northern Irish individuals, whether or not EU, EEA or Swiss citizens.

It provides a route to allow them to continue living and working here and helps protect social security rights.

However this route is not automatic, you must apply.

While it is an individual’s responsibility to apply, it is in an employer’s interest to remind staff of the need to apply as employing an EU national without lawful status in the UK after 30 June 2021 may leave employers in breach of the legal working rules.

Successful applicants are awarded either settled or presettled status, depending on how long they have lived in the UK.

New immigration rules and the right to work Under the new points based system (PBS), your business must be eligible to sponsor staff, and staff must be eligible to work in the UK. A worker with enough points is eligible for a work visa.

Just as workers are awarded points for a job offer at a particular skill level, salary level and for specific language skills, skills, from an employer’s perspective, the job offered has to meet these minimum thresholds.

There is no low skilled visa route so any business traditionally reliant on migrant workers to fill lower skilled or lower paid roles would therefore need to review its plans.

To hire workers from outside the UK, you must now register as a licensed sponsor with the Home Office.

With limited exceptions, however, this does not apply to staff who are Irish citizens or EU citizens qualifying under the EUSS. As a sponsor, you can recruit skilled workers from across the world and licences are valid for four years. The process involves deciding which type of skilled worker licence to apply for and appointing someone within your business to manage the sponsorship process and ongoing compliance. The application is then made online with the appropriate fee paid and can take up to eight weeks to process, so If you haven’t already taken action and have migrant workers it is time to act as the deadline is fast approaching.

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Treat others with respect and a good balance of courage and wisdom We have spent the last 15 months with limitations to our lives and being bombarded with information about how Covid-19 has been responsible for so many deaths. It is unsurprising that many people are wary about whether each step on the roadmap out of lockdown is happening too soon. Hopefully on 17th May we will be able to return to pubs and restaurants indoors, gather as groups of 30 outside and baptisms will be allowed once more.

On Easter Sunday we celebrate that Jesus has risen from the dead but that is not the end of the story.

We know that after this happened the disciples continued to be afraid of the authorities and although we know that they spent time with the Risen Christ they continued to meet in small groups mostly in secret. On May the 23rd the Church celebrates Pentecost which is 50 days after Easter and marks the day when the Holy Spirit transformed the disciples from being fearful and confused to being so confident in their faith that they would risk their own lives to speak of their faith. It is considered to be the birthday of the Church.

Pentecost is also known as Whitsun (thought to be from White Sunday). On this day many baptisms would occur and the newly baptised would wear white to symbolise their purity following their baptism. An alternate thought is that Whitsun comes from ‘wit’ meaning wisdom, that the Holy Spirit brought wisdom to the disciples.

As we approach the next date on the roadmap out of lockdown there is for some anticipation and for others fear, just as it was for the disciples on the first day of Pentecost. Let us be guided by the Holy Spirit to treat others with respect and a good balance of courage and wisdom.

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Originally the game was played against church walls but during the eighteenth century there were attempts by the church authorities to prevent this, not least because of the damage it caused to the fabric of the buildings and the cost of replacing windows! Various methods were used including erecting railings or fences to prevent access, digging up the area and in this 1763 example at Ashwick, the churchyard cross was moved “to the Vifes place... to prevent the Young People from spending so much idle time in that sort of exercise”.

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So successful were the church authorities in preventing the playing of fives that a number of secular fives walls were built, often in the grounds of inns. The remains of several of these in Somerset are still extant.

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This illustration above is an 1808 copy of a painting of 1757 by Alfred Bennett showing a fives court in Axbridge where yellow clay appears to have been used to make a solid floor upon which to play. The court is next to “Mrs Gallop’s cottage,” which is thought to have been used as a school.

Mr Gallop, seen here with a telescope, was said to have been fond of spying on his neighbours. Sadly, both the cottage and the fives walls have long since disappeared.

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Kids and Uncertainty Helping young people cope in uncertain times cupboard or picking a random film to watch or podcast to listen to without knowing anything about it.

Validate your child’s feelings and concerns.

The COVID-19 pandemic turned out lives upside down. As adults we’ve had too many questions and too few answers, and many of us felt overwhelmed in the face of so much uncertainty.

Now imagine what it’s like to be a child or teenager in this environment.

Young people don’t have the cognitive development, life experience, and coping skills to deal with all the uncertainties we face. So even though we may be struggling, it’s up to us as the adults to help them manage these feelings.

It’s not unusual for young people to be anxious about the future, especially as they near the end of school, or transition from one school to another.

They might be stressed about the uncertainty surrounding exams, or what might happen about their university place. The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has created more uncertainty than usual. As a parent, it’s hard not to have answers and reassurances.

Accept how they feel and resist the urge to “fix” them by minimizing their worries or making promises that are not within your control to keep.

Instead encourage them to be kind to themselves and realistic in their thinking. Listen to them and remind them that this is a very unusual situation; it would be weirder if they weren’t anxious!

Talk about the things they value It’s usually possible to find something, even a small thing that they value or appreciate. Help them to refocus on the good things in their life. Share some of the things you are grateful for.

It’s difficult for most of us to remain calm and focused at the moment, and we all have to accept that we can’t predict the future. It helps our kids to see us focus on the things we can control. We can model strategies and show them that whatever happens, we can cope with it together.

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If your child or teen is anxious it can help give them the sense of some control.

Help them to develop a plan A and a Plan B Plan A - The ideal plan they would have followed in normal times.

Plan B - An alternative if plan A isn’t viable right now.

Plan A may have involved taking a year out to travel overseas.

Plan B may be to complete some online training then volunteer for a charity, with the intention of switching to Plan A several months down the line.

The idea of Plan B is NOT to give up on Plan A, but rather to postpone it, while still moving forward in other areas.

Show your child how to be okay with uncertainty Tolerating uncertainty is a skill that can be learned by practising how to respond in the best way we can to what’s happening in the present. Try doing small things together differently, such as preparing a meal without a recipe using only what’s in the

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Be Fire Safe with a Fire Safe If your house caught fire, would your important documents be safe?

We should be proactive about protecting critical information in case of a fire.

Although lots of us have gone digital when it comes to storage of personal information, certain items still need to come in hard copies. And some things, other than papers, also need to be stored in a safe place.

Ask yourself what you need easy access to when you’re in an emergency fire crisis?

Original birth certificate Wills Business documents Property deeds.

National Insurance details Insurance documents Car documents Other original documents Spare keys for house and car Passports Heirloom jewellery Emergency cash

A file containing information: emergency numbers of insurance companies, bank, lawyer, family members, medical prescriptions, GP, and vet details.

A fire safe is a box designed to protect valuables from heat damage and smoke caused by fire. The level of protection is determined by the type of fire safe and its fire rating.

Not all fire safe boxes are alike. Standard fireproof safes protect valuables against intense heat and smoke damage for periods of up to 120 minutes.

But it depends on what you want to store.

The fire test standards require that the critical maximum temperature of the following media cannot be exceeded: Digital media: 120˚C; Computer data: 52˚C because electronic media melts at a lower temperature than paper combusts.

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Studies have found that conventional lenses correct the central vision which we need and want but leave peripheral images out of focus. This peripheral defocus tends to stimulate a growth in the length of the eye ball which then throws the central vision out of focus again. A stronger lens can then restart this cycle. Myopic parents whose children start to become myopic themselves should consider treatment with a revolutionary new lens created by Hoya.

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Spinach and Ricotta Cannelloni A classic Italian supper

Preparation time: 10 minutes Cooking time: 1 hr 20 plus cooling Serves: 2-4 Ingredients: 250g fresh egg lasagne sheets For the sauce: 1 tbsp olive oil 1 onion, peeled and cut in half 1 carrot, cut in half lengthways 1 celery stick, cut in half 800g tinned plum tomatoes 1 small bunch basil Splash of balsamic vinegar For the filling: 250g fresh spinach 1 tbsp butter 1 small garlic clove, peeled and crushed 175g fresh ricotta 30g Italian hard cheese, grated Nutmeg Method: Heat the olive oil in a wide pan over a medium heat, add the onion, carrot and celery, and fry for two minutes, until they start to brown. Add the tomatoes, basil, and balsamic vinegar, bring everything to a simmer, then turn down the heat and cook gently

for about 30 minutes, until thick. Remove the vegetables and herbs, then blend the sauce until fairly smooth, and season to taste.

While the sauce is cooking, trim and discard any tough stalks from the spinach and wash the leaves well. Put the still-wet spinach into a saucepan over a medium heat, cover and cook, shaking the pan occasionally, until the spinach is completely wilted, then run under cold water to stop the cooking process. Once it’s cool enough to handle, squeeze until dry, then chop finely.

Melt the butter in a frying pan over a medium heat, add the garlic, cook for one minute, then add the spinach. Sauté to coat everything with the butter, then remove from the heat and leave to cool.

Heat the oven to 200C (180C fan) / gas mark 6.

Mix the ricotta and spinach and add most of the grated cheese, reserving some for the top, season the mixture well with nutmeg and salt.

Pour a thick layer of tomato sauce into the bottom of a medium baking tin. Make a sausage shape of filling on the short end of one of the pasta squares and roll it up, until you have slight overlap. Put the filled tube seam side down in the baking dish, then repeat with the remaining pasta and filling; pour the remaining sauce on top. Bake for 30 minutes.

Scatter the remaining grated cheese over the dish before serving and place under the grill until it bubbles.

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Born to Run Tips for all runners.

Did you start Couch to 5K during lockdown? Did you fall in love with running? Or do you need motivating?

Here are our top tips as runners.

Walk – You heard us. Walk to warm up, loosen your muscles, and prime your joints for the activity of running. If you walk the first five to 10 minutes of your workout, especially if it’s early in the morning, of you’ve been sitting at a desk for hours, it’s easier on your body and you’ll find your rhythm more quickly.

Go slower – Not walking this time. We mean find your sustainable pace. This is the pace you can run at easily and most of your runs should be at this level of effort. Once or twice a week you can do the speedwork and tempo runs, which train your body to get faster. Running this way reduces your risk of injury and burnout. The sustainable pace should be slow enough to maintain a conversation without huffing and puffing, but not so slow you can sing your favourite song!

Find your time of day – We all have a natural body clock. Try running at different times until you find the perfect workout hour for you.

Eat wholesome carbs beforehand – The meal you eat before your run should be the most carb rich one of the day (think fruit, veg and wholegrains rather than chocolate cake!), so your body has plenty of ready-to-burn fuel. Obviously don’t eat JUST before you run…but you knew that, right?

Make it recreational – Choose a great playlist, or your favourite audio book or podcast. Or run with a friend to catch up on all the gossip or put the world to rights. This is your time, and it should be enjoyable, so you’ll look forward to it and want to keep doing it.

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Anti-virus auto-renewals Most off-the-shelf antivirus providers insist that autorenewal be enabled, which means you get charged each year until you disable the subscription. The common mistake people make is moving to different antivirus products without turning off auto-renewal on their old one(s). People then realise, often years later, they have been charged annually for these products that were not even being used. To make this problem worse, a good number of popular antivirus services also insist, often via unprompted and invasive onscreen pop-ups, that their additional features be purchased, such as VPN, backup, system clean-up, password managers and so on. We had a recent case where a customer had unknowingly paid over £250 over the span of a year for services not even installed. It is down to you, not the provider to check that all is well.

It is also important to carefully choose the best antivirus product to protect your devices. Unfortunately, the quality of the product is often overlooked in favour of choosing the big names or one that came pre-installed.

The truth is, some services do offer much tighter protection than others, so the decision does matter a great deal. We often see the harmful consequences of running none or weak antivirus protection, which can involve irreversible damage.

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Furry Friends Why guinea pigs make perfect pets

When I was twelve I begged my dad for a pet. He vetoed a dog or a cat but one night he arrived home with a large cage which housed two chubby balls of cuteness. It was my introduction to guinea pigs.

I christened them Siouxsie Sioux and Roxy (which gives away my teenage musical tastes). They became my characterful and vocal companions for the next six or so years.

Guinea pigs, or ‘cavies’, are short-tailed, roughhaired South American rodents. They are longerlived and friendlier than hamsters, and more socially acceptable than rats (disclaimer…I love rats, but many people don’t).

Guinea pigs are pretty hardy and healthy if fed properly. They can be prone to dental issues and bladder stones, but proper nutrition and regular medical check-ups help prevent this. They originate from cool climates and don’t do well in hot, humid, or freezing conditions, so avoid positioning the cage next to a radiator or keeping them outside unless you have a very sheltered warm shed.

The warnings in the previous paragraph notwithstanding guinea pigs are actually easy to care for. They require hay, fresh water, fresh vegetables, a small quantity of specialist guinea pig pellets, and a vitamin C supplement each day. Their cage should be as large as possible and lined with paper-based bedding. It needs to be spot cleaned daily and thoroughly cleaned weekly. They are very sociable and highly fertile so don’t keep a male and female together unless you want baby guinea pigs!

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They are great pets for younger children under parental supervision. They can be short or longhaired and come in a variety of colours. The longhaired ones are very pretty but do require frequent grooming.

The fact that they can live up to 7-8 years (average around 5-6) is both a bonus but also something to consider if your child requests a guinea pig aged fifteen but plans to move out to attend university at 18!

Guinea pigs are rodents with definite personalities so take the time to interact with a few before taking one home. Some are shy and quiet; others are bold and vocal. You need to choose one (or two) that suit your personality and expectations.

One of the most delightful characteristics of guinea pigs is the sounds they make. They purr like a cat when they are happy and relaxed. They make soft squeaks and squeals to communicate and chatter their teeth when disgruntled. They also exhibit a behaviour called ‘popcorning’ - they jump up and down when happy or excited). My son (who has two guinea pigs) calls it their ‘happy dance’. It’s cute to watch; and they really do like people. They bond with their owners and are as interactive and friendly as cats or dogs. The flip side of this is that if they are ignored they can become depressed.

Guinea pigs make amazing companion. If you’re considering a pet then check out these cute little creatures.

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New local clinic for breakthrough hyperbaric oxygen therapy ‘Anti-ageing, sport recovery and so much more’ You may have seen recent media stories about a breakthrough scientific study in Israel that found the most successful way yet to reverse ageing in the human body. A silver bullet pill? Expensive stem cell work? No, the answer was Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) and this therapy is now readily available at a brand new local clinic – and even in your own home.

For the human body, oxygen equals energy and science shows that absorbing extra oxygen has massive health benefits. It is not only effective for the effects and diseases of ageing but is also used by professional sports people and can help anyone with overall wellness, recovery from operations and sport exertion, healing from injuries, including musculoskeletal, and even relieving complex health issues, especially when combined with other strategies.

Oxygen is carried round the body by the haemoglobin in our blood. When highly concentrated oxygen is delivered by HBOT under pressure, it totally infuses not only the haemoglobin but also the plasma (liquid) part of the blood. This supersaturates the cells of the entire body, giving them a boost and creating healing.

Daphne T had six ‘enjoyable’ sessions and reports “The continual pulsing of tinnitus in my left ear has stopped and not returned. I had a total knee replacement 16 months ago with constant pain since but after the second session the pain went and my knee has been pain free ever since.”

“For a treatment session, you sit inside a comfortable, well-lit oxygen chamber, guided by our trained, professional staff, for about an hour. We suggest around ten regular sessions for pain, musculo-skeletal problems and recovery and 20 – 40 sessions for antiageing and complex health issues.

“You can also rent or purchase your own oxygen chamber to use at home with our support and guidance. We’re now booking appointments but spaces at the clinic are limited so I encourage anyone interested to get in touch, we’re very happy to offer advice.”

Our clinic is open in a secluded rural location with a dedicated patient entrance and thorough hygiene precautions. Give us a call to see how we can help.

Matthew Jackson of Somerset Health Practice says, “I’m dedicated to helping people find and stay in good health, so it’s really exciting to be opening our brand new HBOT clinic, Origin Oxygen. We’re looking forward to helping people heal and just get their mojo back.

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Matthew Jackson is well known locally as an osteopath and acupuncturist, specialising in Shockwave therapy. He is also a professional herbalist and registered practitioner, having trained in London and China with world class herbalists.

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As Lucky Can Be? The History of the Chimney Sweep

Spring is here, and with it the urge to make everything clean and fresh, including the chimney. If your fireplace is clogged and sooty from use during the cold winter months, now is the time to call a chimney sweep. This skilled high-tech profession has a rich and dark history.

destitute parents or were chosen from orphanages.

Their job was to scrape the coal deposits from the flue lining. If a young child was afraid to climb, the master would sometimes light a small fire to ‘motivate’ him to move. It’s actually where the phrase ‘to light a fire under someone’ originated.

The profession of ‘sweep’ dates back to the 16th century. Originally the service was needed only by the wealthy with grand estates, but gradually the trend of installing chimneys in every home caught on, and the demand for sweeps grew. The houses in city streets were tightly packed and sweeps would work from house to house, sometimes roof to roof, cleaning sooty chimneys.

The boys’ only official day off was May Day, and in Rochester they still commemorate this with the Sweeps Festival (sadly cancelled this year) involving three days of fun, real ale, music, and dancing across the bank holiday weekend.

In the 17th century the government introduced a hearth tax, based partly on the number of chimneys a house possessed. People wanted to avoid the tax, so builders connected flues of new fireplaces with the existing chimney, creating a maze of narrow, pitch black tunnels inside homes.

When people switched fuel from wood to coal, chimneys became coated with sticky soot deposits.

These had to be cleaned frequently; otherwise, the house filled with toxic fumes. So, chimney sweeps became associated with restoring fresh air in homes and thus became symbols of good health.

Unfortunately, the sweeps themselves did not enjoy good health. Tiny children between 4 and 11 years old became the primary ‘tools’ used for cleaning because they were small enough to squeeze through the narrow, maze-like chimneys. It must have been a terrifying job, working without light in suffocating cramped conditions. The children, known as ‘climbing boys’ were either sold by 20 | www.localreach.co.uk

These children suffered bone malformation, soot inhalation, and cancers. Some of them became trapped and died of suffocation inside chimneys.

Most didn’t make it to middle age.

After many humanitarian appeals to Government, in 1864, the English Parliament finally passed the “Act for the Regulation of Chimney Sweepers” which made it illegal to send a child up a chimney.

Today’s professional chimney sweeps are educated in the science of chimneys and fireplaces as well as in building codes. It is important to employ a qualified professionally trained sweep, from a recognised organisation, so you know they are well-trained and fully insured. Many are also skilled to carry out appliance servicing and fitting chimney cowls etc.

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When a young man is found dead on the North Carolina coast the local police – and local residents – start looking for the culprit. It doesn’t take long before they turn their attention to Kya, also known as the Marsh Girl. But is she guilty of anything more than being an outsider?

Don’t let anyone tell you that you are too young to take a stand. Sometimes all it takes is one simple, spur of the moment decision, to change your life forever.

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What follows is actually two stories intertwined. As the hunt for the murderer continues we learn of Kya’s life in the marsh. At the age of 6 she watched Ma walk away from their shack with a blue case and high heeled shoes. Though Kya waited, her mother never returned and over the following months her siblings left as well, leaving her alone with Pa. He was often drunk or absent, so it was up to Kya to survive, until he finally left when she was 10.

To some extent, this is a coming-of-age story. It is an unforgettable novel; a celebration of nature and some of the most engaging parts are the descriptions of the marsh world through which Kya glides effortlessly in her canoe. It becomes a character in its own right. There is no denying that this novel will stay with you long after you finish it and feel as if you have been along the journey though the marsh with Kya.

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Marnus was fed up. No one seemed to notice him.

His older brother acts as if he is in charge, and his younger brother seems to know everything. But a single knock on the door, a petition, and a tree under threat, will ensure that everyone notices him.

This charming novel from one of South Africa’s most popular and prolific children’s authors will hook you in straightaway. It will make you laugh and will make you think about grabbing those opportunities that life gives you.

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Why We Love an Online Quiz Most of us are more than a little self-obsessed.

We like to talk about ourselves and we like to learn about ourselves. 40% of the words we utter in life are about us!

Researchers in psychology at Harvard University ran a series of studies comparing how people felt when talking about themselves, compared to how they felt when talking about other people. The researchers found that, no matter how the studies were set up the results indicated that the reward centres in human brains were stimulated most during self-disclosure. We actually get a brain buzz from talking about ourselves!

My friend Sally looked up from her phone and chuckled. ‘Look…this is me as a dog!’ She proffered her phone. The pic was of a Chihuahua, wearing Ray-Bans, lying on a sunbed next to a cocktail… actually pretty representative of Sal, with her diminutive stature and love of beach holidays.

Why do we find these online quizzes irresistible?

Why do we have the urge to know what we will look like as an old lady, a man, or a biscuit?

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Online quizzes and surveys tend to ask questions such as, ‘What is your favourite colour from this selection?’ or ‘Would your ideal Saturday evening be spent a) dancing in a nightclub? b) camping in the Cairngorms? c) curled up with a good book in front of a fire?’ etc. The quiz allows self-expression based on personal preferences. We disclose something about ourselves which releases the shot of dopamine which makes us feel good.

But we also like to learn about ourselves. Have you or any of your friends every taken part in an online quiz or survey which starts off by declaring, ‘Every woman has her own Eighties anthem. Which is yours?’ or ‘Which celebrity would play you in the movie of your life?’. You click the link, answer a couple of questions and the song title or photo of the celeb pops up, along with, ‘Tracey is a hardworking woman. She’s been through some tough times but always keeps smiling. She is fiercely loyal and will stand by her friends through thick and thin. If you hurt her, she may not show her feelings outwardly but rest assured, she’ll never forgive you.’ We could all probably be described like that, and even though we know it’s hokum, like horoscopes, we lap it up precisely because these online quiz results are relentlessly positive, and while we love learning things about ourselves, we love learning good things about ourselves even more. We share it with friends because it validates the positive things we feel about who we are.

Learning about ourselves is a national pastime. The self-help industry is a £7.5 billion per year business worldwide. Its entire premise is that understanding yourself is the key to a happier, more fulfilled life.

People pay serious money to go on retreats, courses or to see a therapist to learn about themselves, which probably explains why a free quiz claiming to reveal our personality type based on which Avengers character we prefer is so alluring.

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Children’s World May Day Festive Special!

Children’s World is excited to announce their Mayday Festive Special on May 1st at Paddington Farm, Glastonbury!

The Children’s World’s December Festive Special was a huge success and Glastonbury Town Council has generously funded this follow-up community event, full of brilliant performances and seasonal craft!

Glastonbury Country Market is celebrating It is our 20th Anniversary year this year and we are planning ways to celebrate this event.

Please check our Facebook page for updates on our Anniversary specials and our opening times. www.facebook.com/GlastonburyCountryMarket

This May 1st, the cabaret area will include puppetry from Noisy Oyster, with Dangerous Dave, and fun and games from Same Same but Different and much more. There will also be a May Day Craft area followed by contact juggling from beautiful Blue Butterfly, Amy Amelia

If we are closed, we take orders for any of our arts/crafts, baking and locally grown seasonal vegetables for the Glastonbury and Street area.

Please contact Janet on 01458 442311 or e-mail at jap48@icloud.com for more details.

Refreshments and parking will be at Middlewick Farm where the Green Man and Mother Nature from Higher Beings will welcome families, guiding them to the Farm through the apple orchard.

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Charity Director Kristen Lindop said “It’s great to get back out into the community. We ran a Festive Special, just before the winter lockdown, which proved very popular and we’re really pleased to produce another. Huge thanks to Glastonbury Town Council’s Youth Committee who have funded this event, which will provide much needed joy and in-person fun for local families.”

Tickets cost £10 per household. They are timed and strictly limited, and must be booked in advance with 4 sessions throughout the day, each for 6 households.

Full details, including how to book, can be found on Children’s World’s Facebook page or their web site: www.childrensworldcharity.org

Wild Roots Growing for Wellbeing Group Mondays 10:30am - 1:00pm, , Baltonsborough: The Growing for Wellbeing Project is re-opening on 19th April. We’re welcoming people who want to get outdoors and learn new skills. Our main emphasis is on horticulture and rural craft activities. Whether you need an excuse to get out of the house or just want to dip your toe into being around other people again we might be what you’re looking for. For more information contact Ursula Casey at ursula@ wilderwoods.org. Booking essential. We are a Covid secure site.

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Staff and volunteers are delighted to welcome customers to this fabulous community facility. At the time of writing we hope that in May customers can browse our shelves. We have a great selection of books, audio books and DVD’s for you to enjoy. If you prefer, you can fill in a form indicating the type of books you like, and staff will choose items for you. We select, you collect! We also offer public computers (please book) and a printing facility.

We are following the Government Covid guidelines to keep everyone safe and you will receive a warm welcome from staff and volunteers who are available to help with your borrowing and information needs. Come and see the fantastic new library! It’s free to join.

For updates on changes to library services due to Covid, please see the Street Library Facebook page or email us - strlib@somerset.gov.uk. You can also check on the Somerset Libraries website (www. somerset.gov.uk/libraries) or ring Somerset Direct – 0300 123 2224.

Isle of Avalon Amateur Radio Club Despite the continued lockdown, we are still meeting regularly -but over the radio rather than in person.However, by the time you read this, we may be in the

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Licensed amateurs are always welcome on our 2m net at 7pm and 9pm on Friday nights on 145.475MHz FM; we also monitor PMR446 Channel 08 (no CTCSS) in the Glastonbury area at the same times; users please call.

For the very latest club news, our website is at www.avalonarc.org.uk/. We also have a regular Zoom meeting on Thursday evenings; for access please e-mail 2e0rww@gmail.com.

Why not consider joining a croquet club?

If you enjoy playing croquet in your garden, or perhaps you would like to play but don’t have a garden big enough, then why not consider joining a croquet club? Most croquet clubs are full of people like you, who enjoy playing the game and who are generally enthusiastic about sharing what they have learnt at this socially distanced sport.

Play at clubs can be at all levels, and varies considerably between groups who like to play ‘social’ croquet (and are not too serious), and those who are more competitive and want to play more seriously - most clubs can happily accommodate both. Croquet can be played by people of all ages and abilities. The good news is that there’s a new croquet lawn at the Victoria Club where equipment and coaching is available. For more information ring 01458 442535 or 07468328768.

GeoWeek 2021 In our plans for GeoWeek 2021 we are hoping for the best – but planning for the worst. At best, we can run all our planned events. If Covid is still rearing its ugly head, we may only be able to run field visits with ‘rule of six’ individuals. See our website or more details at: earth-science.org.uk/ geoweek/. All activities apart from ‘Ask a geologist’ require pre-booking.

Thursday 29th April at 7.00pm: Join us for our ‘Net-zero’ virtual introduction. The Director of the British Geological Survey’s short presentation will be followed by a panel discussion between eminent geologists.

Tuesday 4th May, beginning at 11:00am. Free: Doulting Quarry provided many of the honey-yellow building stones for Wells Cathedral and many other local buildings. We will visit the quarry, church and tithe barn in Doulting Village to see ‘stone in action’

Sunday 9th May, Join us from 10:00am. Free: Our field visit will ask ‘How will the government netzero target by 2050 affect the Mendip area?’ local investigations and discussions will help us towards an answer.

We are also planning to run ‘Stoned’ during the week – where you can arrange for the team to visit your stone-built home to tell its stone story. Your certificate will show your house has been ‘Stoned’.

For interest in any of these events, contact: chris@ earthlearningidea.com

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Strode Singers are looking for a Director of Music for our four-part harmony, non-audition choir in Street.

We hope to restart by Strode Singers are looking for a Director of Music for our four-part harmony, non-au January 2022.

Our repertoire varied including choir in Street. We hope to restart by January is 2022. Our repertoire is varied incl 'Music from the Shows,' meeting Wednesda ys at 7.30 for ‘Music from the Shows,’ meeting Wednesdays at a two hour practice.

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Additionally, we are looking for new members for the choir. Now is your opportunity to come and enjoy yourself and make new friends. Why not give it a try?

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Fly the Flag for Somerset Day 2021 Somerset Day is on Tuesday 11th May and we are being encouraged to turn our county into a sea of flags and bunting, flying from public and community buildings, churches, schools flagpoles, gardens, windows and cars over the weekend. Visit www. somersetday.com for more information.

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Take on an Incredible Hike for Children’s Hospice South West Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW) is asking people to take on an Incredible Hike and raise some vital pounds for the charity this May. To celebrate its 30th anniversary in 2021, the charity has lined up 30 inspiring walking routes across Devon, Cornwall and Somerset for people to choose from – or they can simply pick one of their own.

CHSW area fundraiser Jayne Jarret said: “We want people to hike as they like and raise a bit of money to ensure local children and families continue to receive the vital hospice care they need.

“It’s free to register to take part in The Incredible Hike and if you can raise more than £30 in sponsorship we’ll send you a very special commemorative CHSW 30th anniversary medal.

“Just visit the CHSW website to register, pick your route and start you Incredible Hike adventure.

You’ll find lots of easy fundraising ideas and tips on there too, as well as downloadable sponsor forms and links to set up your own Just Giving page in a couple of easy clicks.”

CHSW supports more than 500 families across the South West, providing respite, emergency, endof-life and bereavement care and support for the whole family. It has adapted its care during the pandemic to ensure Covid-safe support wherever and whenever families need it, including for the first time ever, in families’ own homes.

TO ADVERTISE CALL 01458 555503 During the COVID-19 pandemic, the natural world has been an important consolation for many of us. Now, when we all need a sense of hope and renewal, Thomas’ descriptions of springtime Somerset – the ‘noble elms’, verdant banks teaming with celandine, pennywort and cranesbill, the calls of larks and linnets – are a poignant reminder of the beauty of our county.

This exhibition brings together Thomas’ text with contemporary images and representations of Somerset, and is a wonderful way to celebrate the re-launch of Black Swan Arts. Black Swan Arts have been hosting a carefully curated online exhibition, the full exhibition will open on 17th May. Please visit www.blackswanarts.org.uk to view the exhibition from April and to purchase artwork, which can also be viewed on the Somerset Art Works website www.somersetartworks.org.uk.

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In Pursuit of Spring Somerset Art Works have joined forces with Black Swan Arts in Frome, Somerset for a unique SAW Members’ exhibition and the first at Black Swan Arts since last year’s coronavirus lockdown. ‘In Pursuit of Spring’ has been inspired by poet Edward Thomas’ account of his journey by bicycle between London and Somerset to meet the arrival of spring in 1913. Responding to various themes in Thomas’ book, such as hope, change and renewal, around 50 Somerset Art Works members have created artwork to illustrate the Somerset leg of Thomas’ journey.

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HILLYER’S

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01458 442164 MOWERS

GARDEN MAINTENANCE & SERVICES

Garden Services Licenced Waste Carrier Legend Paving,

All garden maintenance work undertaken Patios • Paving • Fencing • Landscaping Block Paving • Printed Concrete Paving Driveways Cleaned and Resealed FREE estimates

01458 781238 / 07501 633599 Email: legendpavinglandscapes@gmail.com

Luke’s

Tree Care, Hedge Care & General Building

Clearing | Rotavating | Trees felled, Removed & Lopped Stump Removal | Hedge Trimming & Tree Pruning Turfing | Fencing | General Building and more…

NO JOB TOO LARGE OR TOO SMALL! LOW COSTS PLUS FREE ESTIMATES & ADVICE

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OVEN CLEANERS

Simply Oven Cleaning • Eco-friendly professional deep cleaning • Fully insured and guaranteed • We will clean your Oven, AGA, Microwave or BBQ • Replace broken bulbs • Repairs undertaken For a reasonable quote:

01458 555531

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Interior Decorating & Wallpapering Service

• 30 years’ experience • Clean, tidy experience

Call Chris on 01458 835946 www.tordecor.info

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LAWN MOWING

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01458 448510 07721 400164

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SKIP HIRE

LOCAL HOME CARE GUTTER CLEANING SERVICES

Providing a waste recycling service

EPDM flat roofs and repairs Supply, fit and repair Fascias, Soffits and Guttering Drives, Paths, Gutters and Patios cleaned

Fully licensed & compliant Commercial & Domestic

01749 678279 / 07721 415677

email@cheddarskips.plus.com www.cheddarandwellsskips.co.uk

TREE SURGEONS

UPVC Fascias, Frames and Conservatories All types of Re-Roofs Call Geoff for your FREE estimate 01458 557796 or 07554 184479 www.local-homecare.co.uk

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TREE SURGEONS & GROUNDS CARE

• All aspects of tree/hedge work • Stump grinding • Specialist work undertaken including fruit trees & bamboo removal • Suppliers of wood chip, wood mulch & logs Full site clearance Fully qualified & insured Free quote • 24 Hour call out

01458 552745

S.C Tree and Garden Services

Tree Surgery - Felling - Planting Hedge Trimming - Stump Grinding Fencing Sheds Patios Gravelling Artificial Grass Trimming Pruning

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STOVES (MULTIFUEL)

Multi Fuel Stoves Supplied & Fitted from £1250 ECOSY Purefire Curve 5kw A+ Energy Rated

Prices exclude any additional building works

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07790 958616 5 Year Guarantee

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Aqua Vista Window Cleaning

Windows | Gutter clearance/cleans | Fascias | Conservatory cleans Call or text for a free quote 01458 551610 / 07842382473 aquavista.windowcleaning@yahoo.com

WINDOW REPAIRS

Glazier, Windows & Door Engineer • Glass, Sealed Units • Handles & Hinges • Gaskets & Seals • Repairs & Servicing •Emergency Boarding Up Service Call Stephen from GlassCorp on

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Give Your Hearing A Spring Clean!

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And make the most of your opportunity to spend more time with family and friends this Spring As lockdown measures are being lifted this Spring, it’s important to make sure you take every opportunity to reconnect with family and friends in the best way possible.

The latest hearing aid technology is designed to pick out speech from background noise, making it easier to hear your loved ones clearly. These discreet devices are also so comfortable we guarantee you will forget you are wearing them.

EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE AND AFTERCARE

Simon Swindells

Simon Swindells qualified as a Registered Hearing Aid Dispenser in 2004 and has expert knowledge of the different types of hearing aids available today. Being independent means Simon can select the correct hearing solution for you.

Combined with the highest levels of service and aftercare offered at no extra cost, means you will receive excellent value for money.

EAR WAX REMOVAL

By Microsuction

The gentle & safe way to remove excess ear wax

FRREINEG HEA TESTS

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SERVICING AND REPAIRS TO ALL MAKES OF HEARING AIDS Are you an existing hearing aid wearer? We can service most makes and models.

7 The Bayliss Centre, High Street, Street, BA16 0EX

T:01458 55 55 33

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