RH Uncovered Reigate Edition October 2016

REIGATE EDITION - OCTOBER 2016

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This month, the clocks change and the leaves turn to an autumnal gold and we’ve got some ideas for you to make the most of October! To inspire you we have the ideal home tips for you to change rooms and accessorise for the new season plus for you early birds some advice on planning your best Christmas party ever!

Our cover story this month features Tulleys Farm Shocktober where each October West Sussex comes alive with gloriously gruesome entertainment courtesy of the region’s premier scream park!

Get set for attractions to bring you out in goosebumps and set your teeth on edge!

So, enjoy the gold autumn days with a cuppa, or something stronger and catch-up with our great lifestyle features and local community content in our October issue.

Don’t forget you can contact our community writers by emailing featuresdesk@mantramagazines.co.uk if there is something you would like to see in the magazine next month.

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COMMUNITY

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Community News 12

COVER STORY

Tulleys Shoctober Fest 16

HOMES

Changing Rooms Accesseroise for the Season 22

GARDENS

Embracing Evergreens 28

STYLE

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Be the belle of the ball 30

HEALTH

Healthcare at Home 34

MOTORING

ADVERTISING SALES

Are you Winter-Ready 38

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CHILDREN

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Time to step up 40

LEISURE

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FOOD & DRINK PET CARE

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COMMUNITY

Reigate Probus Club

By Sarah Ballingal

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n the seven months that I have been writing for the RH2 edition of this magazine I have come to the conclusion that the Reigate Manor Hotel is (to borrow a phrase from P G Wodehouse) a ‘social vortex’, such is the number of clubs and societies to which it plays host. One such club is Reigate Probus.

‘I’m just going outside and may be some time...’ This famous phrase uttered by Captain Oates during Scott’s fateful expedition is one I imagine being echoed in homes across town every month as members of Reigate Probus Club bid farewell to their wives and join their fellow members at the hotel on Reigate Hill.

Not to be confused with Reigate Hill Probus Club, however, which has members of both sexes. Reigate Probus is a men-only gathering that meets each month to enjoy a splendid three-course lunch and listen to a visiting speaker - past topics covered have been Cunard Liners during the Second World War, Reigate Stone, Tales of a Scotland Yard Detective and Air

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Traffic Control. Attracted by both their mutual and varied interests such as golf, bowls, photography and Surrey wildlife to name but a few, this fraternity of retired gentlemen now boasts nearly 70 members. No specific fund-raising activities are organised, but a collection is taken each month for local charities and last year almost £1,000 was raised in this way.

Probus is an international organisation for retired professional and business people (hence the name PROfessional and BUSiness), but it started in a very modest way in 1966 with the aid of Caterham Rotary Club, and so 2016 marks its 50th Anniversary. The overall aim is fun and fellowship but each club is autonomous and run in its own unique way - a bespoke gathering catering very specifically to the requirement and preferences of local members, or ‘Probians’.

Some clubs are men-only, and others are open to both men and women.

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Women aren’t entirely absent from the Reigate Probus Club, coffee mornings for members and their wives and partners take place monthly at different local venues. There are also two Ladies Lunches each year in July and December.

Not content with seeing each other just once a month the Reigate members go on outings and holidays together. Earlier this year there was a visit to Paris staying on a river cruise ship, a city break to York in September, and a guided tour of Wimbledon Tennis Club. Next Spring 40 members, their wives and partners are taking an ‘Authentic Holland Cruise’ in April.

All this culture and entertainment for just an annual subscription of £25!

This club is tailor-made for its members and their interests.

So if you are male, retired and free at 12.30pm on the first Monday of every month why not call: Malcolm Toye, Reigate Probus Membership Secretary Tel: 01737 247016.

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My name is Nick Palmer and I’m privileged to be the head gardener here at the London England Temple.

I have worked in Horticulture all my adult life having served as an apprentice at Brighton Parks and Gardens.

“Thank you once again for your hospitality, for lunch and for the opportunity to look around your beautiful gardens.

The Trees are magnificent and the grounds are very well kept!”

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which are breath taking when in flower in May. We have woodland walks with Bluebells, Wood Anemones, not to mention the trees, Oaks, Atlantic Ceders, Lime Trees, and Yew Trees, the list goes on.

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English country garden with wonderful walks through We all learnt so much” - Bletchingley Parish the parkland. These walks vary from a small stroll around the Temple itself where we have traditional We are happy to cater for local school groups, youth flower beds with spring and summer bedding organisations, senior citizen organisations, W.I’s, displays to the magnificent Rhododendron walks horticultural/gardening clubs, religious groups and any individuals with an interest of the above.

“We all found the morning very informative about the Temple, your faith and the gardens. The lunch, which was delicious, just finished the morning off ” - Forest Row Women’s Institute

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Acquainted with grief Cruse Bereavement Care

By Sarah Ballingal

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ittle is taboo in our modern society when it comes to discussing controversial issues, yet death remains one of the few subjects that people can find hard to talk about, especially when personally affected by it. Through the media our lives are filled daily with images of death and although it is the ultimate statistic inasmuch as 1:1 of us will die, when death moves from our screens into our own lives it has the power to surprise and wound like nothing else.

Such is the devastating effect that a loved one’s death can have on someone it is sometimes hard for them to know where to turn. However, caring friends and family are, their involvement is sometimes just too personal and a more neutral confidant is needed. Last year 100,000 people in the UK turned to Cruse Bereavement Care.

Cruse is a nationwide organisation founded in Richmond in 1959 with the aim of promoting the well-being of the bereaved and enabling them to understand and cope with their grief. The unusual name originates from a Biblical reference in 1 Kings and refers to a widow’s cruse (a jar) which miraculously never ran out of oil. Thus the name ‘Cruse’ was chosen to signify that support would be given as long as it was needed and there would always be a drop of comfort available.

However, the charity is a non-religious organisation and support is available to everyone, regardless of belief, background or age. Support specifically for children and young people can be found on the website www.hopeagain.org.uk With Her Majesty the Queen as Patron Cruse employs 5,000 volunteers working across England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The charity’s frontline is made up of fully-trained bereavement supporters who work one-to-one with clients. Also essential are those working behind the scenes with managerial, fund-raising and administrative skills.

As with many charities, Cruse is dependent on funding from a generous public. Cruse makes no charge for its service; but on average it costs £180 to support one client – a relatively small sum making such a big difference. They help many clients annually, many of whom are referred by their GP, although many more learn of the service by personal recommendation from friends. The service is completely confidential and available in clients’ homes, and links are made with other charities, agencies and resources as appropriate.

For further information on Cruse nationally and in your local area visit www.cruse.org.uk

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The Cranston Library A 21st century home owner moves into a Reigate cottage and discovers a dusty old book in the attic. Conscientiously he tries to return it:

‘I’ve found this library book...’

‘At last! That’ll be a £20,000 fine’.

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his image crossed my mind when I visited The Cranston Library in St Mary Magdalene Church, the first ever lending library in England, which opened its doors - or rather, door - in 1701.

Three centuries later that very door is still in situ bearing the initials of its founder, Andrew Cranston, and proclaiming ‘Animi Alimentum’ (Nourishment of the Mind) which was the reverend’s intention for his small but perfectly formed bibliotheca.

Cranston, a magnanimous Scot, was vicar of St Mary’s at the time. He started the library with 70 of his books, gradually adding more and

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persuading others to do the same, along with financial donations. He kept meticulous records and so successful was his acquisition that six years later the library boasted 1,500 titles covering theology, travel, history, geography, science, medicine, music, mathematics and more.

His original plan was a resource for clergy, but there was a keen readership amongst his parishioners, and it became available to the public.

Lenders tended to be from the middle classes (the upper classes could afford books, the lower orders were often illiterate).

Cranston died in 1708 but in a sense, he hasn’t left as his tomb is below it under the vestry floor. Currently hidden by carpet it bears the inscription, ‘He does not cease to speak publicly, even after death’! Just before his demise, the library became a charity with 44 trustees including gentry and humble tradesmen (Cranston was no snob). Many AWOL titles were traced and cataloguing completed. There still exists a complete list of borrowers/books from 1711 – 1920.

The lending aspect ceased in the 1920s when the County Library Service was established.

However, occasional donations continued, and the library is now full to bursting with 2,350 books. The earliest dates from 1200s and there are manuscripts donated by Cranston’s supporters. There is a Polyglot Bible, The Great Bible of King Henry V111 and The Bug Bible; the majority are 17th and 18th century printed books.

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Tulleys Shocktober Fest Each October West Sussex comes alive with gloriously gruesome entertainment courtesy of Tulleys Farm’s award-winning Shocktober Fest, and this year, fans will not be disappointed!

By Jacob White oted the UK’s best Halloween attraction at the Screamie Awards for the past eight years and winners of the ScareCon award for best street theatre the Fest is bigger and better than ever before.

With a trophy cabinet overflowing, the award-winning Shocktober Fest is back with haunts and attractions set to bring you out in goosebumps and set your teeth on edge!

The park will boast eight haunted houses, each with their own unique theme – with the frightening addition of old favourites and many improved attractions for this Halloween.

Shocktober Fest runs from 1st October for 19 nights until 31st October, the team behind Sussex’s very own Halloween extravaganza can’t wait to get going and strike fear into their visitors!

Stuart Beare, owner of Tulleys, says: “The event has gone from strength to strength every year and is now the biggest of its kind anywhere in the The success of the Sussex site has led UK and one of the biggest in Europe.” to Tulleys acquiring a second location in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, called The Howl and based at Mead Open Farm, which it hopes will be just as successful.

Based around a werewolf family, The Howl offers visitors the chance to explore five haunted mazes, all different to those at Tulleys with other attractions including The House of Hounds.

“We work hard all year round to create the event, and we’re really excited to see how people will react to the two new attractions this year” Stuart added launching the 2016 event.

The two new attractions for this year’s Fest are the frightfully entitled - The Coven of 13 and PanDEMONium’s Carnival – as ever, be prepared to have the fright of your life!

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Competition Time We’ve teamed-up with Tulleys to offer one lucky reader a frightfully good prize!

We have four tickets to give away – you can choose either two pairs of tickets to the Shocktober Fest or a family ticket to the daytime family-friendly event.

To enter, visit our website: www.rhuncovered.co.uk Competition closes at 12.00pm on 10th October

New For 2016

Back from 2015

The Coven of 13

The Colony

If you’re looking for a cauldron of toil and trouble, look no further! Centred around a 17th-century witch’s tale, it’s guaranteed to make the hairs on the back of your neck stand up on end!

The Chop Shop

PanDEMONium’s Carnival If you’re looking to plumb new depths we have it covered! A brand new technology to Tulleys, clever 3D will bring this stomach-churning attraction to life and will give you a whole new sense of depth!

If you remember this one from last year, be prepared to see its grisly makeover!

More creatures and a more intense atmosphere and experiences lie in wait for you.

More shock therapy than retail therapy, this year’s reboot is more terrifying; more blood curdling so be prepared for even more shrieks near the exit.

The Hayride

Of course, it wouldn’t be Shocktober Fest without this old favourite, heading into the woods expect to see news scenes and improved pyrotechnics to add a new twist.

For more information about Shocktober Fest 2016, please visit: www.shocktoberfest.co.uk

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HOMES

Changing Rooms – Accessorise for the Season If you’re the type of person who quickly becomes bored with your living space, then accessorising for the seasons is perfect for you, and your bank balance. From bright and airy for spring and summer to warm and cosy for autumn and winter, here’s a look at how to create the perfect atmosphere for your home by ringing the changes with accessories.

By Nikki Relffe-Arnold Colour The simplest way to start is to choose a colour for each season. For spring think fresh colours such as bright greens, yellow or lemon shades.

Summer hues include blue, stripes in nautical or ice-cream colours, as well as pinks and corals. For Autumn go for rich oranges, greens and browns and moving into Winter choose whites, reds and burgundy, golds and silver.

Soft Furnishings For the speediest update to a room, change the cushions on your soft furnishings. Not only colour, but the texture will have an impact here. Move from lighter weight fabrics for spring and summer such as silk, cotton or linen, to heavier fabrics such as chenille or wool for the autumn and winter months.

Similarly, with throws, light cotton throws are perfect during spring and summer when the sun goes down, and you need to take off the chill off of the evenings. Once autumn arrives swap them for sumptuous chenille, crocheted, or cable knit throws to snuggle under.

draughts out and the heat in – go for velours, velvets or damasks.

Flooring While laminate or wooden flooring is perfect for the Spring and Summer months on its own, the addition of a cotton rug will always brighten up the room. To ring the changes for the autumn and winter seasons, swap it out for a luxuriously deep pile rug for instant cosiness (and warmer toes!)

Windows Light floaty curtains made from voile or very sheer cotton will give light and an instant lift a room as Spring arrives and moves into summer, but Autumn and Winter will demand fabrics which will keep

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Bits and Pieces Candles are a year-round favourite, but can still be themed to conjure up the fragrance of the season.

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Fill vases with fresh flowers throughout the year – every season has an abundance of flowers to offer from daffodils in spring to poinsettias in deep reds for the festive season. If fresh flowers aren’t in your budget every week, then scour meadows or hedgerows for wildflowers, fruits or fresh foliage for your displays.

For little expense you can create a seasonal set of accessories, which should last you for years and as they’re only used for one season a year you’re much less likely to get bored with them.

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GARDENS

Embracing Evergreens If you love your garden but don’t have the ability, time or inclination for tending it, then designing an evergreen garden is the perfect solution. Evergreens are a lot more versatile and considerably more attractive than you may have realised.

By Nikki Relffe-Arnold

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here are many reasons that might lead us to consider a low maintenance garden; with increasingly busy lives, or as we get older, we don’t have the ability to do quite as much in the garden. It’s worth looking at how we can adapt them to give just as much pleasure, but without the back-breaking work of maintaining them.

An evergreen garden will give you year-round colour, as well as adding structure to your garden. Plants can be used as hedging, edging, screening or specimen plants to create a garden for every occasion.

Create Privacy To create a living screen or fence for your plot then Conifers, Yew, Juniper, Holly, Boxwood, Photinia (and if you have lots of space), Rhododendrons are perfect plants choices.

If you want (or need!) an instant hedge it is now possible to buy boxwood plants, clipped in a rectangular or square shape, which give a mature hedge instantly when planted!

‘Atropurpurea’ (Dark purple-flowered periwinkle) which bears beautiful deep purple flowers to give a burst of colour to your borders.

Make an Entrance Junipers planted on both sides of your gateway or access to your path will give a bolder, more formal feeling. They will, however, need annual pruning! If space is limited, define your doorway or path with containers planted with Bay laurels.

Add Colour Of course, many evergreens also bear flowers!

To add more colour to your garden throughout the seasons, mix in Camellias, Pieris, Rhododendrons, Abelias and Daphne with your non-flowering structural plants to add interest and drama.

Add Fragrance For year round foliage with the added bonus of fragrance choose aromatic herbs such as Rosemary, Thyme, Marjoram, or Lavender.

Go to Ground To minimise the need for weeding plant evergreen ground covering plants and shrubs such as Euphorbia, Hebe ‘Pagei’ or Vinca minor

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STYLE

Be The Belle Of The Ball Christmas is just weeks away and it’s time to get those party perfect outfits sorted! We’ve collated all you need to DAZZLE (and turn heads) during the festivities…

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A Warm Welcome Awaits You at Reigate’s Newly Opened

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Treatments and services listed also available in our Dorking Salon. However, offers listed are not available.

HEALTH

Healthcare at Home

Whether you are recuperating, don’t have transport or just prefer to receive treatment at home, many healthcare providers will now visit you at home. The range of healthcare providers and alternative therapists that now offer the opportunity for you to receive treatments at home has grown in recent years – you are no longer restricted to just having a mobile hairdresser, whatever service you require there’s probably a provider who will visit you rather than you having to venture out.

By Nikki Relffe-Arnold Osteopaths What do they do? Osteopaths treat a large range of health problems, from back pain and postural problems caused by work strain or driving, to minor sports injuries and issues with arthritis or pregnancy.

What to expect? A first appointment will last around 45 minutes to an hour, which will allow the osteopath to ask questions about your condition, your medical history and any medication you may be taking. They will then carry out a thorough examination, including asking you to make simple movements and stretches to assess your posture and mobility.

From this appointment, they will determine any ongoing treatment plan with you.

Treatments are hands-on involving skilled manipulation of the joints and spine and massaging of the soft tissues. They may recommend self-help exercises and offer advice to prevent recurrence or worsening of the symptoms.

For more information visit www.osteopathy.org.uk

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Podiatrist/Chiropodist What do they do? A podiatrist treats a varied range of conditions of the feet and lower limbs. They also assist people to keep active and mobile, relieve pain and treat infections.

What to expect? At your first appointment, your podiatrist will take a full medical history, check your blood circulation and feeling in your feet. They may also ask you to walk so that they can assess the way you move your lower leg joints, before making a diagnosis and discussing a treatment plan with you.

Minor issues discovered at this consultation, such as removal of hard skin, corns and calluses can be treated immediately.

The appointment will last between 30 – 60 minutes.

For more information visit www.scpod.org, www.iocp.org.uk/ or www.bcha-uk.org/ Common issues that they can help with include: • Ingrown toenails • Bunions • Heel pain • Dry and cracked heels • Corns and calluses • Verrucas • Athletes foot • Gout • Sports injuries

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Audiologist What do they do? An audiologist can diagnose, manage and treat hearing, tinnitus or balance problems by using technology and procedures to determine the extent of any hearing damage and identify the underlying cause.

What to expect? The audiologist will begin with taking a full medical history from you. They will then conduct a comprehensive test of your ears before carrying out other tests with audiometers, computers and other devices to assess the extent of hearing loss. There are many causes of hearing loss from a build-up of wax in the ears to age-related hearing loss, and the audiologist will be able at the end of your appointment to discuss their findings and decide on a treatment plan for you. This may be as simple as arranging for you to have wax removed from your ear canals, to fitting hearing aids.

For more information www.hearinglink.org

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These are just a few of the services that are now available to you at home but are by no means an exhaustive list.

If you just need help with your ironing, shopping, some gardening or even transport to a doctor’s appointment, there are plenty of domiciliary care providers who can help.

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All the dentures are made on the premises at their laboratories. Their personalised work enables them to help customers choose the correct colour, size and shape of false teeth to ensure the dentures are aesthetically pleasing and complement the patient’s facial shape and complexion.

They have recently made available the award winning Swiss Dentures and customers who have bought these have been delighted with the results. The Enigma Life teeth and Enigma Colour tones in the gum work make the dentures look exceptionally natural.

The Denture Shop offers free consultations, aims to repair dentures whilst customers wait and provides a home visit service for those people unable to come to a clinic.

The Denture Shop is owned and managed by Nigel Boult and Andrew Mclean. They are both fully qualified Clinical Dental Technicians, which has involved years of intensive study about dentures.

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MOTORING

Are You Winter Ready?

The nights are beginning to draw in meaning only one thing – winter is on its way. Ensure your car is winter-ready by making, or asking your local garage to make these checks.

By Ben Morley Anti-freeze Sounds obvious, but many cars don’t have enough coolant in their system. Check routinely and topped up with the correct anti-freeze if required.

Battery In the winter, batteries are the most common reason a car won’t start. Once five-years-old, they can often struggle to turn the engine over for long before giving up. Ask your garage to test the battery and, if necessary, get it replaced.

Tyres While the legal limit is 1.6mm, you want at least 3mm of tread on your tyres for winter. Consider a switch to winter tyres - these are designed to work in lower temperatures and do.

Lights Check your lights regularly, and give them a clean so that you can see and be seen. It’s handy to purchase a bulb pack – just in case.

Screen Wash This should be around 50% concentrate during the winter to stop it freezing, and it’s worth making sure that what’s used is good quality.

It’s surprising at how fast you can get through screen wash in the winter.

Windscreen and wipers Keep them clean on the inside and the outside and make sure that the wiper blades are in good condition, too. Winter sun can dazzle.

Locks and door seals If you’re still using a key rather than a push of a button, it’s worth giving your locks a squirt with some WD-40 to help stop them freezing.

It’s also worth making sure you’ve always got at least quarter of a tank of fuel in the car. Also, have a rug, some carpet or cardboard to stick under the wheels should you get stuck in the snow, a reflective jacket, a torch, extra screen wash, some de-icer, some snacks, and even a tow rope. It’s better to be safe than sorry!

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CHILDREN

Time to Step Up

Preparing for the next step: a parent’s guide for teenagers considering their options for further education or employment.

By Shelley Welti

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s your child leaving school next year? Are you both unsure which path to take next? We uncover all you need to know about higher education and voluntary work open to teenagers.

Higher Education Going to university is a popular option – with over 30% of 18-year-olds being accepted onto a full-time course (according to UCAS).

But just how can you choose the right course and university for your child? From personal experience, finding the perfect fit comes from researching courses (and inspecting the structure of the course; does

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it cover all that you and your child want it to?) and attending open days. Go armed with plenty of questions and make sure you leave loads of time to explore the surrounding area, if your child is moving away from home. After all, university is not just about the learning but lifestyle too, and this needs to work harmoniously for your child to well and truly bloom!

Before going to uni, though, your child will need A Levels or BTEC’s under their belt.

Choosing where to go to get them – college or sixth form – can be challenging too. Many of our local schools have a sixth form centre, which is a fantastic option for those who don’t want too much of a change.

Colleges, however, are a must for those looking for more vocational courses and provide hands-on work-related qualifications.

By changing the learning environment and the people that they are socialising with after years of the same friends and routines can make them more adaptable for the challenge of university or work-life a few years later.

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Voluntary Work Volunteering is a brilliant way of developing skills for the future – be it during a gap year or alongside studies or work. Many young people are understandably attracted to carrying out volunteering placements abroad, to make a difference and experience another way of life. Organisations such as Project Trust (which provides gap year opportunities for 17-19-year-old school leavers in Africa, Asia and the Americas) and the International Voluntary Service can provide information on amazing life-changing roles overseas.

Closer to home, our local volunteer bureaus are a fantastic first port of call (as is do-it.org) for placements nearby.

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LEISURE

Half-Term Spooktacular!

This October enjoy the fright of your life with our list of spookythemed events and ideas to make your Halloween spooktacular!

By Jacob White

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ctober 31st has long been a celebration of the ghoulish and the ghostly, a tradition dating back around 2,000 years with origins in the old Celtic festival of Samhain, which celebrated the end of the harvest. Today, Halloween is a firm fixture in the British calendar after being a long-term mainstay in the US.

The Gaelic people believed that if the crops weren’t harvested on time, then the dead would come back to life to destroy what was left and wreak havoc – if you’re looking for some gruesome events and ideas we’ve got a list of spooktacular events going-on in Sussex and Surrey and things you can do at home.

A terrifying two for you!

Arundel Halloween The Wildlife and Wetlands Trust in Arundel, West Sussex is organising some interesting and creepy Halloween events during the half term break. For more information, visit: www.wwt.org.uk/martinmere/

Halloween Shriek Week at Drusillas Park Drusillas Park in Alfriston, East Sussex has some innovative and engaging Halloween activities for children during its Shriek Week. For more information, visit: www.drusillas.co.uk/

Ideas for Halloween themed games!

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Apple Bobbing

Pass the pumpkin

You will need: Large bowl or bucket Large towel or plastic sheet Apples Towels for drying-off How you’ll do it: Fill bowl or bucket with water and place on towel or sheet Put in apples and let each participant take turns getting as many apples as possible (hands MUST remain behind backs!)

You will need:

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• Music • A hollowed-out pumpkin • Goodies to fill the pumpkins How you’ll do it: • Pass-the-parcel meets Halloween played in the traditional way with music • Each time the music stops whoever has the pumpkin can select something from the pumpkin

Pin the tail on the black cat

You will need: A cut-out of a black cat A cut-out cat tail A blindfold A pin How you’ll do it: Another variation on an old classic – each player has a go at pinning the cat’s tail on After each player has a go whilst blindfolded, the closest is the winner • • • •

TIP Set the mood music…

TIP Trick ‘em or Treat ‘em?

Choose Halloween-themed music such as Michael Jackson’s Thriller!

If a player is wildly off the mark why not offer them a trick as a forefeit!

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ANNIVERSARY

In tune in 2006

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Music News in 2006

ontinuing our look back to 10-years-ago and the launch of Mantra Magazines, do you remember the music news hitting the headlines in 2006? Here is some of the music news you with way back then.

The year was termed the Year of Mozart, marking the 250th anniversary of the birth of the legendary Austrian composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in Salzburg with celebrations held throughout the year.

In February The Rolling Stones give a free concert to two million people in Rio de Janeiro and the one billionth song was downloaded on iTunes.

The one billionth song?

Speed of Sound by the band Coldplay.

History was made when James Blunt, with You're Beautiful, became the first British artist to top the US Billboard Hot 100 chart since Elton John with Candle in the Wind in 1997 - almost nine years earlier.

On July 30, further history was made when the last ever weekly edition of the BBC TV chart show, Top of the Pops, was broadcast after more than 42 years on the air bowing out with dwindling viewing figures.

And finally… The UK Christmas number one in 2006 was Leona Lewis’ A Moment Like This.

FOOD AND DRINK

Christmas Party Planning

Festive food and fizz ideas to make your party go with a bang!

By Shelley Welti

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he most wonderful time of the year is just around the corner and for many of us, one of the best things about the festive period is all the fizz and food on offer!

So much so, that us Brits spend £6.4 billion pounds on our supermarket food shopping alone, in the run up to the big day!

Whether you’re hosting at home, or planning a spectacular feast for work friends, here are our top tips for making sure your party food starts celebrations in delicious style!

Hostess with the Mostess Christmas is one of the busiest times of the year – there are presents to buy, loved ones to see and social occasions to plan, but that shouldn’t put you off opening up your home and hosting a festive get-together. By keeping it simple, you can keep any unnecessary pre-Christmas stress at bay and just enjoy spending time with your nearest and dearest.

A buffet, where everyone can help themselves is one of the easiest ways to cater for all and also means that you don’t spend all of your time in the kitchen cooking up a three course feast. Instead, you can mingle, keep glasses filled and be the hostess with the mostess!

As well as favourites such as cheeseboards and crackers, vol-au-vents and pork pies, mix up your buffet with new flavours including hummus and carrot sticks, falafels and Spanish-inspired meat platters. Don’t forget that some of your guests may have dietary requirements – perhaps they may be gluten free, vegetarian or vegan? If so, don’t panic! Crudités and homemade dips are a safe option, and you can now pick up a fantastic range of free-from products from most supermarkets too. To save yourself baking and creating lots of desserts, try this month’s delicious recipe (spiced orange and almond cake), which is suitable for most guests (bar those with a nut allergy).

Drinks-wise, buy beers in for the boys, and if you really fancy wowing your lucky guests whip up

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a refreshing Bellini. No-one need know that it’s as simple as mixing 50ml of peach puree with 100ml of cold prosecco! Aromatic mulled wine and bucks fizz are always favourite festive tipples!

Party Planning Extraordinaire Been tasked with planning the all-important office do? It’s time to get cracking! To make sure as many people can attend, discuss a few date options, well in advance so that babysitters can booked and other plans don’t get in the way.

Don’t forget to ask for suggestions on where people like to go and focus your restaurant search nearest the area where most party-goers live; guests can then easily attend together and order taxis or arrange lifts to avoid driving.

The majority of our local restaurants and hotels have a tempting array of set festive menus and some even offer festive entertainment which help to make budgets and the celebrations - stretch further.

However, if an evening do is out of the question (we all know just how busy the weeks leading up to Christmas are, after all), don’t despair.

There are plenty of lunchtime options too; be it heading out for lunch (set menus are even more reasonable during the daytime!) or organising a professional catering company to deliver a delicious banquet to the office, there really is a plethora of choices for creating a works party to remember!

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Spiced orange & almond cake

This moist cake is gluten and dairy free and makes a lovely alternative to Christmas cake.

Ingredients

2. Preheat the oven to 180C, gas mark 4. Brush the base and sides of a 23cm springform cake tin with a little oil and line the bottom with baking parchment. In a large bowl, whisk the egg yolks and half the caster sugar until pale and fluffy. In a separate bowl, whisk the egg whites until they form stiff peaks, then whisk in the rest of the sugar.

• 8 essential Waitrose Easy Peelers • Vegetable oil, for greasing • 5 medium Waitrose British • Blacktail Free Range Eggs, separated • 200g caster sugar • 250g ground almonds • 2 tsp Waitrose Signature Spice (ground) • 2 tbsp clear honey or maple syrup, to serve • A little icing sugar,for dusting

Method

1. Put 4 of the easy peelers in a saucepan and cover with cold water. Bring to the boil and simmer for 25 minutes, then drain and cool slightly. Whizz to a purée in a food processor.

3. Fold the puréed easy peelers, ground almonds and spice into the egg yolk mixture. Fold a quarter of the egg whites into the mixture to loosen it, then carefully fold in the rest. Pour the mixture into the prepared tin and bake for 55-60 minutes, until a skewer inserted comes out clean. Leave to cool in the tin.

4. Turn the cake out onto a serving plate. Peel the rest of the easy peelers and cut them into slices. Arrange on top of the cake and drizzle over the honey or syrup. Dust with icing sugar and serve.

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Roasted vegetable soup (Crusty bread and butter) Chicken liver par faith Toasted brioche buns & onion relish Smoked haddock, leek gruyere tartlets, Mixed salad leaves

Mains

Roast turkey pappiette Roast pots, pigs in blankets Roasted parsnips, Seasonal vegetables Roast forerib of beef in red wine Ju'e Roast potatoes, Yorkshire and seasonal vegetables

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Christmas pudding & brandy sauce Prosecco lemon cheesecake & clotted cream Chocolate & hazelnut brownie Jersey clotted cream ice cream Cheese and biscuits

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PET CARE

Doggy Daycare

By Shelley Welti

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t’s official: we’re a nation of dog lovers, with 8.5 million of them being a member of our families, across the UK. Over the summer holidays, our pups have enjoyed days out, plenty of walks and endless attention from the family, but now the holiday season is over, and we’re all back to work and school, thoughts turn to how we can keep our four-legged friends occupied and most importantly, happy.

All dog owners know that leaving our ‘best friends’ for over four hours is not recommended.

This is not just for their safety – or to prevent your home becoming a giant chew toy – but for their well-being too. Many animal charities report that dogs regularly left for over four hours can become agitated and attention-seek when you are home, become unfit and even lacking in enthusiasm; a sad thought for our furry bundle of energy!

So what can we do to make sure our canine companions stay happy and in perfect health?

Doggy Date Lunch Break One easy way to ensure our pooches aren’t left alone all day – and that they are stimulated – is by popping home at lunchtime, for a quick walk or game of fetch. It’s not just our dogs that benefit from the interaction, but us too, especially on days when we’re feeling stressed at work, as studies have shown that playing with or petting an animal can increase levels of the stress-reducing hormone oxytocin and decrease production of the stress hormone cortisol.

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Pooch-Friendly Neighbour If getting home during an hour-long lunch break just isn’t an option, how about asking a neighbour or family member, who loves your dog to dropby for walks or interaction? For those who are retired or living alone, this social communication can add a spring to their step and give them a purpose to get out and about. It’s worth asking!

WALKIES… with a dog walker Over the last few years, there’s been a surge in the rise of professional dog walkers and sitters, due to overwhelming demand for these services from owners who work full time.The walkers/ sitters will come to your home, check up on your pooch and take them on a walk; giving you peace of mind that they’re content while you are busy at work.

All Day Care Once a luxury reserved for the four-legged friends of the rich and famous, doggy day care has become more and more popular with us dog-lovers who want the absolute best for our pets! Day care providers will usually pick up pampered pooches in the morning (or you can drop them off on the way to work!) and then treat them to an action-packed full day of walks, games and play with other pups before you return home for the final walk of the day!

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COMMUNITY WHAT’S ON 1st October, Saturday, 10am onwards Leigh Food Festival & Apple-Press Day

A display presented by local food producers together with the presence of a modern, state-of-the-art apple press that can turn the local harvest of apples of all kinds into juice. Car parking will be free at The Plough. Email to: leighfoodfest@gmail.com.

Facebook page: www.facebook.com/LeighFoodFestivalApplePress/ Press contact: Simon Ames 07785 745859 2nd October, Saturday, 2pm-5pm -

Worth Horticultural Soc. - Coach Visit to Great Dexter Gardens

Pick up points from Turners Hill Park, The Crown at Turners Hill and Crawley Down Shops. For further information contact Martyn Mason (Chairman) on 01342 713423 4th October, Tuesday, 1.30pm - 4.30pm Reigate Arthritis Care Support Group Meeting -

Pain Management Course At the Woodhatch Centre in Woodhatch, Whitebeam Drive, Reigate, RH2 7LS. The course is FREE and anyone who would like further information please contact Sandra Llewellyn on 01737 771842.

6th October, Thursday mornings, As good as new sales

Crawely Hospital Foyer. Maria Hains - 01293 403432 Donations of goods always welcome 9th October, Sunday, 11am -3pm The Cat's Protection Charity Homing Show Event.

At the Horticultural Hall, Ifield, Crawley, RH11 7AJ. Contact Clara (Homing Officer), Crawley, Reigate & District Cats Protection. Branch Telephone Number: 0345 371 2734.

Homing Line: 01293 226155 - www.catsprotection.co.uk 10th October, Monday mornings, As good as new sales

Crawely Hospital Foyer. Maria Hains - 01293 403432 Donations of goods always welcome 15th October, Saturday, 10am - 3pm Gatwick Dolls House Club ‘Have a Go’ day

At Horley Methodist Church Hall in Victoria Road, Horley For a small fee, visitors will be given materials to make to make items in 1/12th scale, with club members on hand to assist.

Refreshments available all day, and a ‘Prize every time’ Tombola will be held in aid of St Catherine's Hospice. There’s free parking for about 30 cars behind the hall. Admission is £2.50 for adults (which includes entry in a prize draw) and £1.00 for accompanied children. For more details, call Barbara Hoyle on 020 8393 2555 or email barbara@hoyle-engineering.co.uk 16th October 2016, Sunday, 10am - 3pm, Indoor and Outdoor Food and Craft Market.

The Boship (Lions) Hotel, Nr. Hellingly. BN27 4AT. Free entry.

Free parking. Easy access, no stairs. Indoor tables and outdoor stalls offering a wonderful selection of local produce, gifts and cards. Contact: thecraftyno.3@gmail.com

16th October, Sunday, 2.30pm -5pm Maidenbower Community Centre Sunday Afternoon Tea Dance

At the Maidenbower Community Centre, Harvest Road Entrance £5.00. For details - Margaret or Colin on 01403 734409 17th October, Monday, 7.45pm A talk on the Jurassic Coast by Phil Evans.

East Grinstead Natural History Society

At St Barnabas Church Hall, Dunnings Road, East Grinstead starting at 19.45. Visitors £4.50 including refreshments.

Contact Terriss Bacon on 01342 315051 for more details 18th October 2016, Tuesday, 1.30pm - 4.30pm Reigate Arthritis Care Support Group Meeting -

Pain Management Course At the Woodhatch Centre in Woodhatch, Whitebeam Drive, Reigate, RH2 7LS. The course is FREE and anyone who would like further information please contact Sandra Llewellyn on 01737 771842.

20th October, Thursday mornings, As good as new sales Crawely Hospital Foyer. Maria Hains - 01293 403432 Donations of goods always welcome 22nd October 2016, Saturday, 10am - 12.30pm, NSPCC Sale

Queen’s Hall, Cuckfield, RH17 5EL. Variety of stalls, childrens activities, nearly new clothes, coffee and cakes. Come along and have some fun and help the NSPCC celebrate 30 years of ChildLine whilst buying some bargains and gifts.

24th October, Monday mornings, As good as new sales

Crawely Hospital Foyer. Maria Hains - 01293 403432 Donations of goods always welcome 30th October 2016, Sunday, 2.30pm Friends of Holy Trinity Church Cuckfield Concert

The London Welsh Rugby Club Male Choir perform on national television and radio, sell-out concert tours, rugby internationals and other sporting events including closing ceremony of the London. Tickets cost £15 in advance and £17 on the day and are available from fohtcc@btinternet.com, Wealden Stores and Pepperbox in Cuckfield, and Carousel Music in Haywards Heath. The concert begins at 2.30pm and doors open at 2pm.

16th November 2016, Wednesday, 8pm - 10pm A Personal Journey with Cancer by Natascha Laing

At the Main Hall, Community Centre, Hartfield Rd, Forest Row, RH18 5DZ. Natascha Laing, whose father was the well-known psychiatrist R.D. Laing, was initially diagnosed with breast cancer in 2009. The cancer then 'exploded' in 2012, spreading everywhere in her body.

Please come and listen to her extraordinary journey of recovery.

The evening is hosted by Amanda Edwards B.Ac M.B.Ac.C Rev. Acupuncturist & Happiness Counsellor. Enquiries: 07703561616 www.awakentoheal.com

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