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Hello, Welcome to the Spring issue of Click Berkshire, promoting trusted services in the local area. Once the new year comes, I always look forward to 2,19,27 Family Spring time. Warmer, longer days. Beautiful flowers on For all the Family the way with bright colours, birds chirping and even the 4-10 Move & Improve trees start to look happier! Home & Garden Ideas As I write this we have snow and who knows what March will bring? But just knowing springtime is round the 16,17 Health corner makes me smile. Nutrition, therapy I would like to remind our readers that and Exercise clickberkshire.co.uk offers further information for local 18,28,29 Community businesses servicing your area and also provides Library and Charity additional event information on our ‘What’s on’ section. News This is updated regularly and is a complementary service for Community, School or Charity events so why not get 12-15,19-20,26,30 in touch if you have an event you would like to promote. Living If you are assessing your Health and Fitness this year, Ideas for all take a look at the Click Sizzler offers in the magazine. 18 Listings Further offers are available on-line so why not take a look What’s on this Spring and see if you can grab yourself a special rate! As always, please remember to quote Click Berkshire 21 Employment when using our advertisers and supporting your local Getting Back to Work businesses - your feedback is always welcome. 22,23 Business Best wishes Guidance on running Harriet your business
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Everyone deserves to live in a space that they love and that reflects their personality and lifestyle. Your home needs to function well, provide you and your family with the space and facilities that you need without compromising on style or design. With Spring on the horizon now is a great time to throw open the windows, breathe fresh air into your home and give your decor a lift too. If you are looking for fun, fresh ways to decorate your home at this time of year then introduce bursts of juicy citrus colours by adding brightly coloured vases, energetic patterns, and lively springtime motifs to your home to effortlessly transition it into Spring. As a Home Stylist I can help you transform your property into an amazing space so you can live the lifestyle that you want and allow your home to reach its full potential. I can advise on the appropriate layout of your home, furniture choices, storage solutions, styling and decoration that once in place, will create a happy home and in turn a happy you. Irrespective of the size of your home or the budget that you have to spend using my one to one service really will help you achieve a great result. Consultations start at just ÂŁ45. To find out more please visit my website or call me on 07738 392968.
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Tree care – All year round work If you have a tree, or several trees on your property, you will already know that keeping them looking good requires a lot more than a pair of pruning shears and some gloves. Tree care is a complicated task, which can be time-consuming, expensive, and potentially dangerous. There are many considerations to take into account before you wield those shears or chainsaws! The species of tree and what you want to achieve with the work, dictates when it is best to do the job. If you weren’t involved in the first planting of a tree you might not even know what species of tree it is. Some are easy to identify but others might take some investigation. According to the Woodland Trust, there are 33 species of tree native to the UK, and when you include the 150 or so non-native trees, there is a lot of room for a potential mis-identification! Getting it wrong could mean work being done at an unsuitable time of year for a particular species, leaving it open to damage and/or disease. For expert advice regarding your tree care please contact Clear Cut Gardens for a free, noobligation quote. Based in Wokingham, Clear Cut Gardens is fully insured and provides all forms of tree care anywhere within a 30-mile radius of the town, further if required. Its team of experts can assist at all stages in the tree lifecycle, from planning and planting, through the on-going maintenance tasks, to the safe removal of those trees that are no longer needed. www.clearcutgardens.co.uk Telephone 01189 680 765
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Wokingham Borough Library News September October November
Branches Arborfield Library 0780 166 4520 Twyford Library (0118) 934 0800 Finchampstead Library (0118) 908 8176 Wargrave Library (0118) 940 4656 Lower Earley Library (0118) 931 2150 Winnersh Library (0118) 979 7519 Maiden Erlegh Library (0118) 966 6630 Wokingham Library (0118) 978 1368 Spencers Wood Library (0118) 988 4771 Woodley Library (0118) 969 0304
Are you aware of what your local library has to offer? Here is a just a small selection of events taking place at Wokingham Town Centre Library and other branches, Please visit www.wokingham.gov.uk/libraries/ to find out more.
Geocaching Workshop-“Geo-What?” A basic workshop for anyone who knows nothing about Geocaching to finding your first Geocache. Wokingham Library, Thursday March 26, 6pm to 7pm. Free event From the Crinoline to the New Look: Fashion in Photographs, 1850-1950 A talk with Jayne Shrimpton Wokingham library, Thursday April 23, 2pm. £5 charge Sara Sheridan-author visit. Meet Sara and hear her talk about the inspiration for her crime novels Woodley Library Tuesday April 21, 7.30pm £5 charge Jennifer Klinec-author visit. Jennifer Klinec talks about her book, The Temporary Bride, a memoir of love and food in Iran. Thursday May 14, 6.30pm-8pm £3 charge
Puzzle Time Sudoku Fill in the grid so that every row, every column, and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1 through 9. That's all there is to it. It's fun. It's challenging. It's addictive! Solving time is typically from 20 to 45 minutes, depending on your skill and experience. Solution on Page 18
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THE REVOLUTION IS COMING ! Last year the Chancellor announced the biggest changes to pensions and retirement planning for a generation. From the 6th April this year, you will no longer have to use your pension funds to buy an income for life (known as an “annuity”). If you like you can take the whole fund out and spent it how you want. There are a number of things that you do need to bear in mind: 1. Depending on how much you take out, you could be faced with a large and unexpected tax bill. 2. You need to understand how much you need as a basic level of income to meet your day to expenses such as food, utilities and insurance etc. 3. If the basics are covered – how much can you afford to spend on the luxury holidays, the new car, or helping out your children or grandchildren? 4. The big questions are: HOW LONG WILL I LIVE? WILL I RUN OUT OF MONEY? The starting point is to sit down and work out a financial plan. Look at your bank statements and see how you spend your money. Don’t forget that these costs will go up each year with inflation and your income may not match that increase. Based in Wokingham since 2001, PROFESSIONAL FINANCIAL CENTRE is a firm of independent Chartered Financial planners. We can help you put together a financial plan which can answer a lot of these questions. Your plan will help understand what you need to do to be able to live the lifestyle you want without the worry of running out of money.
PROFESSIONAL FINANCIAL CENTRE (THAMES VALLEY) LTD 55 Peach Street, Wokingham, Berkshire RG40 1XP Tel: 0118 979 7596 e-mail: mail@pfcthamesvalley.co.uk Authorised and Regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority
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Flair home help has been established for 8 years. It is owned and run by myself, Debbie Stone, and my business partner and close friend Mary Overton. We both have a background in the Care and Nursing sector and we saw a gap in the market for a personalised home help service. Our ethos is to promote independence and offer continuity with respect and dignity. Over the next few months I will be explaining more about our services and how we can help. Since starting our business we have seen a significant rise in the number of clients joining us that have Dementia. The National statistics are somewhat daunting; in 2015 more than 830,000 people in the UK are predicted to be affected by Dementia, and around 23 million of the UK population will have a relative or close friend with dementia. We are often the first port of call for families wanting a little help and support for their loved one. We can help in a number of ways and initially we will visit the family, to assess wants and needs, to find out about the persons likes/dislikes, what they used to enjoy before “Dementia�, and whether they are they sociable or would prefer 1 to 1. We can access activities within the community or take our clients out wherever they choose to go. We can also assist with meal preparation and household tasks. We send the same member of staff on each visit, this really does help to build a friendly, trusting relationship, and familiarity is the key for our clients who have Dementia. There is nothing better than arriving at a client’s home and being welcomed by a smile at seeing a friendly face. We are extremely proud and lucky to have staff that genuinely show care and empathy and like us have a passion for what we do. For the families and clients who have Dementia it can be a frightening and overwhelming time, but we can make it a little easier. If you would like more information on how we can help and the services we can provide please contact us.
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White Asparagus with Hollandaise Sauce 12 white asparagus spears 4 slices of Parma ham 2 tbspn white wine vinegar 2 egg yolks 6 peppercorns
1 bay leaf 125g/4oz butter + 1 extra tbspn Lemon juice Truffle infused olive oil (optional) Salt, pepper & sugar
Method (Serves 4) White Asparagus is quite different to green asparagus in both flavour and cooking methods, and we’re not talking about the floppy insipid white asparagus to be found in a tin. These beauties are fresh and found mostly in the ‘market place’ area of Morrisons supermarket (unless you have a great local greengrocer). These are normally only available in season from April to June. Heat up your grill to high. Lay your Parma ham slices in your grill pan and grill until crispy (like bacon). Set aside. Put the vinegar in a small pan with the peppercorns and bay leaf. Reduce the vinegar over a high heat until there is only 1 tbsp left. Strain the peppercorns and the bay leaf from this reduction. Put the egg yolks in a food processor with the vinegar reduction. Gently melt the butter so that the butter solids fall to the bottom of the saucepan. Turn the food processor on and slowly pour the butter on to the egg yolks with the motor
still running. The sauce will start to thicken. When only the butter solids are left, stop. If the sauce is too thick, add a little hot water. Season to taste with salt and pepper and a little lemon juice. If you like you can add a drizzle of truffle oil and whisk in. Yummy! To prepare the asparagus, you will need to peel the tougher outer skin off with a potato peeler from just below the head down to the end. Do not skip this step because the outer skin is very tough and not nice to eat. Also cut about an inch off the end. You need a saucepan wide enough to lay the asparagus down flat. Fill half way with water, add 1 tspn salt, 1 tspn sugar and 1 tbspn butter. Bring to a boil to melt the butter and dissolve the salt and sugar. Reduce to a simmer and add the asparagus. Place a lid on the pan and cook for 8-10 minutes. Drain and place three asparagus on each plate. Spoon over the hollandaise sauce and wedge the parma ham in between the asparagus. Add a few mixed salad leaves and you have a brilliant light lunch or a perfect starter for a dinner party.
To sample this and many other dishes, why not book into 'Mary Jane's Soul Kitchen' Supper Club in Wokingham. www.maryjanessoulkitchen.co.uk or book a private dinner party in your own home with the chef Jo Foster at Thyme In Catering www.thyme-in.co.uk
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It’s all Over………... By the time you read this, a lot of you will have broken your new year resolutions already and have given up making that change. So what do you do? Do you sit there and put up with it saying there’s always next year, or do you go about getting it going again. A massive problem is people try to change too much all at once, make small changes at a time, once you’ve settled into those changes then do the next one. Small steps at a time and you are more likely to keep it going and get to where you want to be. Stop putting too much pressure on yourself to adhere to it all the time, if you fall off the wagon once don’t worry about it, as they say get back on the horse and get going again. If you want to talk about your health goals and targets then have a look to the right and give me a bell or drop me an email, chatting over a coffee about all this is a great way to get going. Take care my avid readers and I shall speak to some of you soon. Pete
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Health and Wellbeing For a guide to local providers of alternative and complementary health therapies, advice and treatments please visit www.clickberkshire.co.uk. Here’s just a small selection of the many locally-based Health and Wellbeing services. Wedding Make-up, Pamper Parties, Beauty Treatments. Would you like to know more about reflexology and how it might help you?
B-Enchanted Beauty www.b-enchanted.co.uk
www.barefoottherapies.co.uk 07799 661 229
07775 962 321
Homeopathy Allergy/Food Sensitivity testing Healthy Eating Advice Reiki
Regain vitality and wellbeing with Health Kinesiology. Naturally getting people well Affordable, effective holistic therapy. www.thenaturalgp.org.uk 07767 634 553
www.lovemyhealth.co.uk 01628 821 166 Care and support on your journey to positive change
Quick, easy and sustainable weight loss
Rowena Phillips - Clinical Hypnotherapist
From Zest Lifestyle www.zestlifestyle.com/work-with-me/ metabolic-balance 07880 557 976
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Find time in your day with Dru Yoga Andrea Detchon - The Joy Scientist www.andreadetchon.co.uk 07732 865 633
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DISCLAIMER ClickBerkshire bears no responsibility for the effectiveness, or otherwise of the alternative or complementary therapies and treatments advertised here. As always you are advised to first contact your healthcare practitioner in the event of any illness or health problem that you experience.
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WHAT’S ON THIS AUTUMN/WINTER Around Woodley For more events please visit the ‘What’s on’ section of Clickberkshire.co.uk where you will find these events including Sunday Roasts, Schools and Community fairs, Pamper Evenings and Local Attractions. MARCH 20th March – Kitty Mazinsky, Vintage Singer www.birdinhand.co.uk 22nd March – Dream Wedding Fair www.dreamweddingfairs.info 28th March – Craft Market www.harehatchsheeplands.co.uk APRIL 8th April – Visit Wednesday at UK Wolf Conservation Trust www.ukwct.org.uk
25th April – Baby and Children’s Market Wokingham www.babyandchildrensmarket.co.uk MAY 4th May - Wokingham May Fayre 2015 www.wokinghamlions.org.uk 4th May – Dog Show www.birdinhand.co.uk 10th May – Quiz Night www.birdinhand.co.uk
15th & 16th April George and the Dragon starring Rapunzel www.harehatchsheeplands.co.uk SUDOKU SOLUTION:
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The Colour of the Year… By Niki Mossman of the Little Red Dress Image Consultancy Marsala has been announced as Pantone colour of the year for 2015 – and we will probably be seeing it all over the shops soon. It’s a rich and earthy red that will work through the end of Winter and well into the Spring – so it’s a good investment if it suits you and works with your wardrobe. It is an elegant colour, but not necessarily easy to wear. At Colour Me Beautiful, we know how to work colour to everyone’s best advantage. If you have a soft and muted colouring and favour chic and understated looks, you will look sophisticated wearing it from head-to-toe. For everyone else, it may be easier to bring Marsala in as an accent. Wear with taupes and greys to lighten and soften, or with black for a more dramatic look. To really know whether Marsala suits you hold it up under your chin – do you look healthy and a little flushed? Or more like you could do with some sleep? If it really doesn’t suit you then you can bring it in with accessories – a bracelet, handbag or nail colour will be enough to show that you are on trend. Marsala shoes work surprisingly well too! To find out more about your best colours and styles, as well as how to get your wardrobe ready for the new season, contact Niki at niki@little-red-dress.co.uk, call 07580 066881 or take a look at www.little-red-dress.co.uk.
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Business Classifieds Unsure where to go for a pro? All the support you need in running your business is just a click away at clickberkshire.co.uk. Visit our website for easy-to-access local information on new and established Berkshire companies like these. The Blue Moose Graphic Company Ltd. 0118 934 5016
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For all your printing needs. PVC banners, pull-up banners, exhibition graphics, posters, signage, floor graphics, vehicle graphics and much more.
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Business Events There are many business events and networking opportunities around Berkshire From start-ups to established businesses, networking is extremely useful in expanding your business, and the opportunity to attend business workshops provide valuable training to keep you up to date To find out about local opportunities you may like to visit Networkinginberkshire.co.uk
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Make Your Big Day even better with Beautiful Flowers Flowers can play a major part in creating the whole look and feel for your wedding and tying ideas and themes together. Once you have chosen your venue, dress and colour schemes, begin to collect pictures of colours, flowers, styles and themes that you like. This will enable your florist to build a real picture of your big day. Make a list of who and where you would like to have flowers including bouquets, buttonholes, corsages, ceremony flowers, table arrangements and thank you bouquets. Book a consultation with your florist where you will discuss your ideas using the pictures you have collected. Your florist will be able to give advice as to what flowers are in season and any particular flowers that will compliment your theme. Plan another visit to the venue to check that the ceremony and table arrangements you have chosen will compliment the space and colours in the room - your florist will often be available to come along to suggest ideas. Work out timings for when flowers will be required on the day and confirm all the final details with your florist around one month before the wedding
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The Wedding Planner For a perfect guide to local wedding and events planning services visit clickberkshire.co.uk. From Dresses to DJs, here’s just a small taste of the many Berkshire-based companies we list. Borrowed Blue & Lace
0118 979 2768 Black Tie 01344 778883 www.black-tie-hire.co.uk
www.borrowedbluelace.com Wokingham Boutique with patience, time and experience to make your big day truly unforgettable.
Wedding Suit Hire starting from just £59. Groom goes free when hiring four or more suits.
The Flowerstalk 0118 988 6622
Kate Seaton Catering 0118 973 3777
www.the-flowerstalk.co.uk Flowers for all Special Occasions.
www.kateseatoncatering.co.uk Fabulous Food for Great Occasions.
Always Chauffeur Wedding & Prom Cars
Berkshire Events 01344 779 167
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Arrive in style on your perfect day and make it truly a day to remember.
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KirstyJane’s Makeup Services Ltd 07825 293 193
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Riding And Hacking At Tally Ho Stables we specialise in taking groups of all abilities for gentle rides and exciting hacks through the beautiful Windsor Great Park. The routes include the deer park, with its wide grassland trails, where you will see stunning views of Windsor Castle. Rides available Tuesday – Sunday Evening rides through summer time Individual rides, Groups or Private parties welcome (minimum age 12yrs old for party bookings) • Routes for every ability and skill level; • Fully insured and licensed with qualified • • • • •
Ride Leaders; Equipment (and horses!) provided; Stunning forest and Deer Park surroundings; Approved by the BHS (British Horse Society); BET training courses and exams; On site and fully stocked riding shop. “My friends organised a ride with Tally Ho as part of my hen do. The team was helpful and friendly right from the start - they coped with a group of real mixed abilities and made sure we all felt safe and had fun. The horses were lovely and Windsor Great Park is just an amazing place to ride - in fact I enjoyed it so much I've ended up as a regular customer.” N
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Crouch Lane, Winkfield, Berkshire, SL4 4RZ Tel: 01344 893700 Freephone: 0800 590 048
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MagicLeigh's Children's Parties Professional Magic Shows For Ages 4-12 Jam-packed shows with prizes and giveaways Birthday Child becomes Star of The Show
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Berkshire Charity Reports 97% Increase in Reading Confidence Berkshire charity, ABC to Read, has released its annual statistics for 2013/2014, reporting a remarkable 97% improvement in reading confidence with the primary school children it works with. The charity also reports an outstanding 99% improvement in general self confidence and a 97% improvement in children’s attitude towards reading. An impressive 99% of responses recorded that the children who had benefited from an ABC to Read volunteer mentor showed improvement in their overall achievement, 57% of whom showed significant improvement. Importantly, the report also indicates that 98% of the children surveyed, whose communication with adults was deemed to be an issue, demonstrated an improvement in this area. The primary school children selected to work with an ABC to Read mentor are identified by the schools as those children who are struggling with their reading and would benefit most from one-to-one support. Just over 50% of the children that the charity surveyed are eligible for free school meals. Marcia Rowlinson, ABC to Read Chief Operating and Development Officer, said: “This is the second consecutive year of fantastic results and I am very thankful to our volunteer mentors who are key to the success of the youngsters they work with.� About ABC to Read ABC to Read trains and supports volunteers in primary schools across Berkshire, helping hundreds of children each year to enjoy reading and gain an essential skill for life. The charity has maintained around 100 volunteers working with 300 children each year to improve their reading skills. The children are chosen by the schools as those in most need of reading support. The volunteers are selected by the charity and are CRB checked, trained and supported. ABC to Read is currently campaigning to increase awareness of its work in order to reach more Berkshire children and is also looking for new schools to join the mentoring scheme. For more information about training days or joining the scheme as a school, contact: abctoread@btconnect.com
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