The Fuddler August 2012

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Hello again everyone and as always a huge welcome to this super sunny August edition of your Fuddler!

Again it’s a packed edition with lots of fun and nonsense inside, details of local events and of course where would we be without those all important

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Other treatments available Waxing, Eyebrows and Tinting

Call Alison on 07956 467352 4 Airedale Close, Flitwick, MK45 1FA Daytime, Evening and Weekend appointments available

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messages from our advertisers showing us again ‘Whatever you are looking for - you’ll find it in The Fuddler!’

If you are off on holiday we hope that you have a terrific time and we look forward to seeing you all again in September!

24 Hour Emergency Call Out No Call Out Charge Mobile Key Cutting Service All Locks Opened or Repaired Lock Replacements All Types of Locks Supplied & Fitted Emergency Lockouts Wooden, UPVC & Metal Doors Security Advice

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FOR ALL YOUR VEHICLE NEEDS See our ad on p.30

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With Summer now here, isn’t it time you considered replacing those doors and windows? Or maybe a new conservatory to enjoy. Don’t compromise on style - call into our showroom and see our stunning range of doors and windows including “The Composite Door”.

No window or glazing job too small.

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Sharman Law

Toy Shop HAS MOVED TO

S O L I C I T O R S

9 Church St, Ampthill

Incorporating Sharman & Trethewy

Baby Toys & Shoes, Educational Wooden Toys, & Birthday Presents

The Solicitors who care for you, your family and your business

+ A NEW PARENT/BABY ROOM Something for everyone at a price you will like – Age 0-9 yrs If we haven’t got it we will do our best to find it

88 Dunstable Street, Ampthill Telephone: 01525 750 750 1 Harpur Street, Bedford Telephone: 01234 30 30 30

Facebook: Fairies n Frogs Toy Shop Ampthill

www.fairiesnfrogs.co.uk

Email: mail@SharmanLaw.co.uk Website: www.SharmanLaw.co.uk

email:luan@fairiesnfrogs.co.uk Tel: 01525 840271

Run Tractor RUN Bank Holiday Monday the 27th August sees another chance to go along to the Old Sun pub in Ampthill and watch the ferrets race!

There are five races during the course of the afternoon with the first challenge at around about 2.03 pm!

There is also a Charity football match between the Old Sun and the Ossory Arms taking place at Queensmans Park in Ampthill on Saturday 18th August at 1.30 pm and in conjunction with the match, a charity Quiz at the Ossory Arms Ampthill on Thursday the 16th August at 8.30 pm.

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Silsoe Young Farmers’ Club are happy to present The Tractor Run 2012! This event will be held on Sunday 9th September 2012 at College Farm, Bedfordshire. It is set to be great day out and Bedford YFC invites everybody to bring their own tractors along and enjoy this amazing event.

As well as there being trailer rides for those who would like a tour round the Bedfordshire countryside there will also be games and competitions taking place throughout the day.

On top of all this excitement there will also be Tractor Awards given out at the end of the day. There will be a fully stocked bar and BBQ, plus some excellent live entertainment.

Gates open at 11am. Tickets will be sold on the gate at £3 for Adults and free entry for Under 12s. For any more information go to: www.thetractorrun.co.uk or email: silsoetractorrun@gmail.com Silsoe Young Farmers Club is part of the National Federation of Young Farmers which is one of the largest rural youth organisations in the UK. It heads a Bedfordshire body of 62 Young Farmers’ members (and still counting) dedicated to supporting young people in agriculture and the countryside.

Led by young people, for young people, Silsoe YFCs provide their members aged 10 to 26 with a unique opportunity to develop skills, work with their local community, travel abroad, take part in a varied competitions programme and enjoy a dynamic social life. To become a member or for more information contact the Dale (Chairman of Silsoe YFC) on 07969 905162

Saturday 8th September sees the annual Flitton and Greenfield Gala Day which is taking place at Flitton and Greenfield Hall and recreation ground.

The event starts at 1.00pm and admission is free.

There will be stalls, crafts, procession displays, fun games and also BBQ, bar and food etc. plus activities and fun for all the family so why not go along and enjoy the day?

For more information or any enquiries please contact Simon Sadler on 01525 861727 or Margaret Lowe on 01525 861111.

A fun afternoon for all.

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It’s our 3rd Birthday 18th Ͳ 19th August!

You are invited to join us for a sensational wine tasting experience here at the shop on Saturday 18th August and sample some delicious wines with our compliments!

Also: 10% off wine and beer with this ad!

Valid on 18th and 19th August 2012. May not be used in conjunction with any other promotions or offers.

12 Church Street, Ampthill, MK45 2EH Tel: 01525 405 929 Email: ampthill@cambridgewine.com

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LORD DEE’S PONDERINGS With my Birthday coming up, I thought I would treat myself to a brand new pedalo and also a Captain’s hat for Duster IV so he could help.

Unfortunately I have discovered that there is no event for pedalos at Weymouth so I may have to take it back.

So now you know

Ciao

A BRIANISM I had a letter from the University asking if I would be a guinea pig in their tests - I agreed as long as I didn't have to run round in the wheel.

One has now become three so welcome to Tanya and Taylor our new apprentice. your new local barber shop in Ampthill Mon/Tue/Wed: 8am until 6pm, Thur/Fri: 8am until 7.30pm Sat: 8am until 4pm

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Call in today to view the extensive range of stoves and fireplaces, now including the UK's finest range of woodburning stoves from Clearview 1, Bedford Street, Ampthill, Beds Tel: 01525 841199 www.ampthillfireplaces.co.uk Mon - Fri: 10am - 5pm Sat: 10am - 4pm Congratulations to our sponsored athlete Martin Beare, GB Ironman, on coming third in the 800m Bedford River Festival open water swim. For further updates on Martin and our special offers, you can follow @AmpthillFires on twitter.

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Servicing Spares Repairs ON ALL MAKES OF MOTORCYCLES Reasonable Rates Experienced Mechanic

ALL BRICKWORK AND REPAIRS PLUS REPOINTING No job too small

Motorcycles always wanted in any condition - parts or whole

Please ring Joe 01525 404334

Benedictus of the ‘9Tails’ ..... …. Benedictus was truly shaken.

The snow lay thick and glistened in the dapple sunlight of morning. The little church he knew was there is all is simplistic glory. He did not understand.

Try as he did he could not recall except for the few meaningful words… “I have come to take you through a journey. An extraordinary journey of adventure; where time stands still, yet moves swiftly forward; where time takes away but gives back; where time feels remarkably slow yet feels the pace of speed; where time is everything but where time is nothing” Somehow those words kept going round and round…but who said them and why?

Benedictus was confused to say the least. There was but one thing to do … hurry

back into the church to see Gloria. He scampered back up the lane and as he did so he passed a little girl walking with her mother. Something made Benedictus stop ….the little girl came over to him and gently began to stroke him.

He shivered – he had felt that same gentleness before from delicate little hands and as she said ‘hello Bennie’ once again he heard the musical laughter in her sweet voice…but he could not remember, yet he knew, but what did he know? Time present had smudged into time future and back again…so confusing.

The little girl went on her merry way and Benedictus crept back into the church only to find Gloria where he had left her with the kittens…all curled up together and asleep. This was all too much. He crept back out of

the church only to meet the Priest. As they passed each other, Bennie looked up and for a fleeting second time took him forward…a kindly face was looking down at him and for a slip second, Bennie was looking into the face of the merchant from ‘Yerffoeg Merchants’ Time future had merged with time present. This was all too much for a simple little cat. And then suddenly he had a thought… a strange one because for the first time in many weeks his brother Amos came into his mind and there was a strong desire to find him and make his peace… brother must be at peace with brother. He scampered on down the lane leaving behind distinct paw prints in the snow… he was on a mission now… he did not see as he scampered passed the big oak tree a lone figure …. but

for one ‘magnificent cat of enormous proportions’ time itself was to release him …The ‘Key of a hundred turns’ had moved through time and Benedictus had moved with it perpetuating that release, for tomorrow had become today; yesterday had become tomorrow and the world was right again…. The enormous cat turned as if to leave and as Benedictus scampered across the field which lead to town unaware of reality but conscious of circumstances, Great Uncle Abraham was claimed back into time … a gentle easterly breeze gently swayed the branches of the trees and a lone star was preparing to shine as a golden key slowly faded from reality itself….. Time had reclaimed her own……

THE END Copyright reserved

Skip and Helen welcome you to

THE OSSORY ARMS 9 Arthur Street, Ampthill

01525 841188 M: 07791 908699 & 07711 000628 In conjunction with the Charity Football Match, The Old Sun v’s The Ossory Arms

CHARITY QUIZ Night THURSDAY 16TH AUGUST AT 8.30PM

AT THE OSSORY ARMS AMP 2012 Proceeds to Keech Cottage, Gambian Charities and other local charities Don’t worry if you missed an issue - you can catch up at www.thefuddler.com

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Times to suit you.

1st assessment FREE 45 mins lessons ALL AGES For further information contact

Guy on 07811 364 328

With Jimmy The Voice This month JTV has got his carpentry set out again and tells us that with the aid of a fretsaw, a plane and a handy piece of wood he has constructed this object ...

Happy Birthday Auntie Mags for the 11th August xx

By Julio Van Peebles 1) Why are they called stairs indoors and steps outside?

2) Is French kissing in France just called kissing?

3) What does a Polish anagram look like?

4) Doesn't ‘expecting the unexpected’ make the unexpected expected?

5) Has anyone ever had a lot of money and not spent any of it until it's raining?

August 7th

Julio’s Top Tip: Make people think you are the henpecked husband by standing outside Dorothy Perkins holding two carrier bags constantly going Tch!!! ... but we are not convinced at all! We don’t think it is a possibility.

But what do you think?

24th AUGUST A very Happy 40th Birthday to Vanessa

Happy Birthday Lis for the 15th August

Love Honky xx

A very Happy Birthday to Brian!

Best wishes from all.

The Red Lion South End, Milton Bryan, Bedfordshire.

Woburn MK17 9HS Tel: 01525 210044

The Red Lion, Milton Bryan has been refurbished and is now open under new management.

Great Fresh Food and Genuine Hospitality Open Every Day, Food served all day on Saturdays and Sundays

£5.00 off your food bill when 2 or more dine.

Monday - Friday during August on presentation of this voucher (one voucher per reservation T & C’s apply)

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FREE PRESCRIPTION DELIVERY Can’t get to the chemist or surgery?

High quality fish and chips MORE AND MORE PEOPLE ARE DISCOVERING OUR HIGH QUALITY FISH & CHIPS! Come and try for yourself at Willow Way, Ampthill every Friday Also at: Upper Sundon Monday, Royal Oak Lidlington Tuesday, Haynes Village Hall on a Wednesday and The Bell Car Park at Cotton End on Thursdays.

Don’t worry, we’ll pick up your prescription from your surgery and deliver your medication to your door.

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Babs was very upset. When her best friend and advisor asked what the matter was she said ‘You gave me terrible financial advice.’

Her friend, confused, apologised and asked what Babs was referring to. ‘You told me to put my money in that big bank and now the big bank is in trouble.’

Here friend, now puzzled, explained that the bank was one of the largest in the country and that there must be some mistake.

‘I don’t think so - they just returned one of my cheques with a note saying “Insufficient Funds”.’ replied Babs sensibly

CHEESEMANS PHARMACY OF AMPTHILL Tel: 01525 402173

The most effective way to remember your wife’s birthday is to forget it once.

I’ve discovered from watching films that if you are blonde and pretty it is still possible to become a world expert on nuclear fission at the age of twenty two.

My friend’s husband is so lazy that the only way she can get him to do sit ups is to put the remote control between his toes.

Never chop wood on a hollow surface.

I don’t see why they stopped the job interview. I only asked if they ever pressed charges.

Food is an important part of a balanced diet.

The most common cause of love at first sight is a badly lit room.

The truth is, I am a rotten driver - like all men.

One of life’s mysteries is how a two pound box of chocolates can make a woman gain five pounds.

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When you have a stressful problem simply run away from it.

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1. ‘Martha’ is the Patron Saint of whom?

2. Who created ‘Colonel Race?’

3. What is a ‘Cliffbrake?’

4. Where would you find a ‘Head tube?’

5. By what name is ‘Frances Ethel Gumm’ better known?’

6. What is a ‘Beulah SpeckledFace?’

7. ‘Pitying’ is the collective term for which creature?

8. I f y o u s u f f e r e d f r o m ‘Kakorraphiaphobia’ what would you fear?

9. Who played Dr Who’s assistant ‘Victoria Waterfield?’

10.In which year did August Bank Holiday change to the last Monday of August?

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We are delighted to bring you these brilliant photographs that a reader has very kindly sent to us.

Here we have Captain Tim Hearne of The Royal Anglians catching up with his copy of The Fuddler in Afghanistan in an off duty moment.

If you have any pictures of a Fuddler being read abroad please send them in to martin@thefuddler.com

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Homemade food served in a friendly and relaxed atmosphere

Free repointing service worth £5.00 and dart points worth £0.40 with any £30.00 puchase on darts.

Come visit our shop or buy online Opening times: Mon - Fri: 9.00 - 17.00 Sat: 10.00 - 15.00

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Choose from our blackboard specials and enjoy a free glass of wine (125 ml) (excludes other offers)

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Free parking available

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The sun has got his hat on, hip, hip, hip, hooray, The sun has got his hat on so please pop in to Martins, today.

We have a great range of ice creams, there all out on display, So why not pop in, to buy some, to cool you on this great hot day.

And if it should start to rain, which would be a great shame, But don’t worry we sell umbrellas, Martins to the rescue once again.

Oh, and the heat has killed our chiller, so we have no milk on display, But if you ask a member of staff, we will get you some straight away. (Replacement due soon) We are still offering four weeks free delivery, for papers delivered to your door, So if you would like more information please call into to our store.

A message to the parents, we sell toys and a large range of comics too, To help you through the school holidays, to give the kids something to do.

We have many great new offers, and our promotions start today, So if your coming through the town, why not pop in on your way.

I would just like to say happy birthday, to Vanessa, cause her birthday’s on the way, I hope you have a great time and enjoy your birth…..day.

So the sun has got his hat on, I hear you all say hooray, I’d just like to remind you that we are open everyday.

What’s on at The Queen’s Head ...

ALL DAY SUNDAY ROASTS

Coming soon to The Queens Head ...

Choice of delicious meats

‘SAUSAGE GALA’

QUIZ NIGHT EVERY WEDNESDAY No entry fee - starts 9pm

SUMMER LADIES DARTS LEAGUE Meeting every Wednesday

REAL ALES Up to 8 real ales

CATCH THE LAST OF THE DAY’S SUNSHINE! On our sunny side patio

MARTINS NEWSAGENTS 17 CHURCH STREET AMPTHILL 01525 404096

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To be held early September!

Watch this space for more details And don’t forget the

8th AMPTHILL PIE FESTIVAL Held late October More details next month

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THE FIRS CAFE, TEA GARDEN & GUEST HOUSE 85, High Street, Ridgmont, Beds

Tel: 01525 280279 or 288282 www.thefirsatridgmont.co.uk

We are very excited to announce that we have now opened our NEW tea garden!

You are invited to join us on a warm Summer’s day to enjoy ‘Al Fresco’ dining from our extensive and very reasonably priced menu with home cooked meals from £5.00 or less or perhaps a cream tea and scones or maybe even one of our famous all day breakfasts!

Families most welcome.

DON’T FORGET GREAT VALUE B&B FROM ONLY £25.00 ppp night

We also have all our usual facilities indoors and we would be pleased to prepare your order to eat in or take away!

Ampthill’s two Morris groups, the ladies of Bedfordshire Lace and Redbornstoke Morris men, performed in our twin town of Nissan Lez Enserune at the end of June.

The groups had a wonderful time and were very appreciative of all the hard work which had gone into organising the trip, especially to Dave Ratcliffe and Patrick Saux of the twinning committees of Ampthill and Nissan, and Sarah Fortune of Beds Lace.

Meanwhile Redbornstoke Morris completed their annual tour of Toddington on Thursday 19th July, to round off their summer season dancing outside pubs in local towns and villages before heading off to Sidmouth in South Devon to take part in the renowned Folk Festival in the first week of August.

The team have a winter practice season which starts in September, and both Morris sides are always on the lookout for new members (no previous experience required). Morris is very sociable as well as a great way to keep fit.

Both sides practice at Redborne School, Ampthill, Redbornstoke on Monday evenings and Beds Lace on Tuesdays.

Contacts are Chas Leslie on 01234 750829 and Jane Sugars at bedfordshirelacemorris@hotmail.co.uk Happy Birthday Leigh for the 3rd September!

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Happy Birthday Tash for the 1st August

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AMPTHILL PLASTICS Open to Trade and DIY

Fascia, soffit, all guttering and fixings

SUMMER PRICE DROP FOR 2012 See below

Tools & Fixings counter NOW OPEN! x Underground drainage x Paving inspection chambers x Sand, cement, plaster, tools,

Stop blocked gutters and keep those gutters clean!

Easy to fit - all colours available from stock Stock is selling fast so call in to get your gutters protected this summer ...

dust sheets, gloves etc.

Free local delivery Tool shop now stocking diamond cutting blades on offer from £15 Wall starter kits £6 Wall ties bundle £19 Mastic tubes from £1

PRODUCT & BUILDING ADVICE AVAILABLE With over 22 years experience of building

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What’s On at...THE

OLD SUN

Ampthill.

Tel.405466

11TH ANNUAL FERRET RACING MEETING BANK HOLIDAY MONDAY 27TH AUGUST The event will be held in aid of Keech Cottage and there is also the chance for people to win cash themselves by betting on individual races or

winning big on the accumulator!

In the afternoon there will be a barbeque and our new bouncy castle.

We look forward to seeing you there!!

“Fun for all the family!”

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THE ROYAL OAK 40 George Street,

WOBURN MK17 9PY Tel: 01525 290 576

Don’t forget Town Hall Antiques in Woburn.

A wide variety of Antiques, the biggest stock of Moorcroft around and always quirky things.

If you’re looking to sell antiques speak to Elfyn 01525 290950.

Market Place, Woburn, Beds. MK17 9PZ Open Every Day email: elfyn@townhallantiques.co.uk

The Royal Oak,16th century thatched village pub, the prettiest pub in Woburn.

Great Home cooked food

Sunday Roasts only £7.95

Ruddles Best & Carlsberg only £2.60

Sunday meat raffles and monthly quiz,

Beautiful walled garden with lawn

This is your last chance to book a stall at this year’s Woburn Village Festival annual Antiques Fleamarket. By public demand the Fleamarket will be at The Pitchings on both the 8th and 9th September this year. So if you are a stall holder and would like to book your pitch please ring Elfyn or Elaine at Town Hall Antiques on 01525 290950.

The Craft Fair at the Village Festival will also operate on the 8th and 9th September on and around Park St. If you are interested in having a stall at the Craft fair please ring Kate Tenty on 07917 669449

Come and experience Woburn’s 'real pub atmosphere'

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Happy Birthday your Lordship for 2nd September

1. ‘What sort of van have you got?’ ‘A blue one.’

2. ‘What’s the difference in price between a cooker and an oven?’

3. ‘When is the event?’ ‘It’s the first 2 weeks of September .’ ‘So will it be before the 24th?’

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Happy Birthday Mum (Mabel) for 7th August

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Happy Anniversary to Mummy and Daddy on 12th August

By Henry Flagstaff Joy oh joy! Gladys has popped off to go shopping again (after she had cut the lawn) and left me with a literary tome she had picked up from the library.

Bit of gout don’t you know can’t do much - still, had a nice lunch with Archie.

Apparently after taking advice from the delightful librarian she selected for me a book called Grasshopper

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‘I fink I said something silly to my Mum when I told her a lorry had ‘capsized’ on the M4 - I was only trying to help!’

17th AUGUST Happy Birthday Sue

Lots of love Jim, Richard, Vera and of course Boris!!

One of our readers has sent us this interesting exercise in the power of punctuation which clearly shows the difference between the way men and women think!

A college lecturer asked his class to write down the following sentence and add punctuation: ‘Woman without her man is nothing.’

The men wrote: ‘Woman, without her man, is nothing.’

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With Archie Fairweather

It’s good to see that the Cobbler’s shop behind Cheesemans chemist in Ampthill is open again.

Mrs F. always reminds me that it really is time to dig

out the winter shoes to have them repaired in plenty of time for the winter!

She has already been through the cupboards and sorted out a big bag for me to take down!

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'August 25th. Happy Anniversary Jilly.

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Mammoth Man’s Traditional Pork Vindaloo The vindaloo is something of an institution in the UK, pork vindaloo is almost unheard of.

However this is the traditional meat for this dish and most of the other common conceptions about the dish are also wrong.

Firstly it is not an Indian dish at all; it was imported by the Portuguese traders who settled in Goa in the early 16th c and brought a few things with them. One of them was a pork dish prepared with wine vinegar and lots of garlic. It was called, in Portuguese, Carne de Vinha d’ Alhos; vinha for wine, alhos for garlic.

And hence the second misconception; that is has anything to do with potatoes, it is an unfortunate linguistic coincidence that aloo is the Hindi word for potato. The other misconception is that this dish should be so hot it almost removes the skin from your tongue. It certainly didn’t in its original form, however the other things that the Portuguese brought with them were chilli peppers which had just been discovered in Central America.

From this started the evolution of what is now a classic dish.

Pork vindaloo started life as a fairly simple dish with not too many ingredients and my recipe follows that tradition. A good pork vindaloo needs to be marinated, preferably overnight, so it is not a spur of the moment dish. The result should be a sweet and sour dish and if you like it hot you can use lots of chillies; this version is medium hot and I have used 3-4 green chillies.

You will need: 450g of pork, cubed 1 onion, finely chopped 5-6 cloves of garlic, finely chopped 2 ½ cm of root ginger, finely chopped 3-4 green chillies, finely chopped and de-seeded 1 teaspoon chilli powder, strength according to taste ½ teaspoon coriander seeds ½ teaspoon cumin seeds

½ teaspoon ground ginger the seeds from 3 cardamom pods 8-10 black peppercorns 3 cloves cinnamon stick (6-7 inches long) 2 bay leaves, finely chopped salt to season red wine vinegar mustard oil (you can use sesame or sunflower oil) For the marinade: Heat up a dry frying pan. Add in the coriander and cumin seeds, cinnamon sticks and peppercorns. Heat for a few seconds until the coriander seeds begin to change colour and remove from the heat.

Using a pestle and mortar grind the bay leaves, chilli powder, ground ginger, the seeds from the cardamom pods and salt and the other spices from the pan and mash half the garlic.

Place the cubed pork into a bowl and add the spices and garlic to the pork and stir well to evenly distribute, pour in enough red wine vinegar to cover and leave overnight to marinate. (marinate at room temperature for about 8 hours or 24 hours in the fridge) Method: Finely chop the onion, the root ginger, the remainder of the garlic and the green chillies.

Heat the oil in a heavy bottomed pan, toss in the onions, garlic, chillies and ginger, fry until the onions are soft and just starting to brown.

Using a slotted spoon put the meat from the marinade into the pan and seal, stirring constantly. Add the rest of the marinade, stir thoroughly and reduce the heat. Cover and simmer over a very low heat for about two hours. I have used a slow cooker for this part and it works very well, cook on high for 6-8 hours.

This dish is best served with plain boiled or aromatic rice and a vegetable side dish like aloo bhaji and a sweet mango chutney makes a great accompaniment, the main dish should serve between 2 – 4 people depending on the side dishes.

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July 23 2012 There are many pubs in Bedfordshire that do excellent food, however there are also many excellent pubs that do poor food. Harder to find is the really good pub that does really good food.

I do not deliberately confuse pubs with restaurants but this comparison is relevant For example, my idea of a GOOD restaurant, is Trattoria da Pino on Via Sibila in Marsala, West Sicily. You may go there to check my observation but there is no real need because you will probably recognise my description from your own experience! The menu includes more than one page of dishes that they may produce, but when you ask for the one you wish for, it is probably not available. WHY?

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has to be one of terror, extreme standards and ridiculous attention to detail; or if it does, it is not accompanied by the neurotic fits of a “Chef on the end of his rope”.

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TEAM MICHAEL R PETERS - MAKING A SPLASH AND RAISING SOME CASH!

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Mary Peters and Iva Barr

The team from Michael R Peters of Bedford were out in force for the Bedford River Festival on the 21st July. They built (possibly) the world’s largest Roberts DAB radio for the event and wow Ͳ you should see the size of the battery! Apparently the sound reaches record volumes too.

As you can see from the photograph above, they also decked themselves out in fancy dress including a giant tennis ball, basket ball, ping pong ball and footballs for the parade.

Team Michael R Peters with Iva

After the parade, Iva Barr, one of the Bedford Olympic torch bearers joined the team on Bedford embankment so that the people of Bedford had the opportunity to have their pictures taken with the torch. A superb total of over £560 was raised for local charities.

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Iva is 84 years young and a keen member of the Bedford Harriers running club and has previously raised thousands of pounds for charity and has even taken part in 5 marathons in 5 days!

Paul Mead of Michael R Peters said ‘With temperatures hitting 28 degrees on Saturday Iva was our true ‘Team MRP’ star.’

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It was a glorious sunny day so Fergus decided to venture out in his new convertible car. The top was down, the sun was shining, the breeze was blowing through what was left of his hair, and he decided to put his foot down. Without thinking his speed had reached 85 mph when he heard the siren and saw flashing blue lights behind him.

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Here’s a little more whimsy and interesting tales, facts and memories from the pen of Montgolfier: On the village green at Ickford near Old Warden there is a beautiful big oak tree: it saw the local lads play cricket on the green before they went off for World War I and the same again, it saw the lads before they went off for World War II. It is still there and must be over 250 years old so would have started growing around 1860 and still looks very healthy.

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Episode30 It ain’t arf hot mom It seems that the world's spice growers are currently embroiled in something akin to an arms race, competing to produce the most ridiculously hot chillies, and our very own Skillywidden has been no exception. Experts at New Mexico State University's Chile Pepper Institute, yes there really is one, have identified the new hottest pepper on the planet, Trinidad's interestingly named the moruga scorpion chilli. The golf ball-sized pepper scored the highest among chillies reputed to be the hottest in the world, its mean heat is 1.2million units on the Scoville chilli scale, 400 times hotter than Tabasco sauce. During harvesting, students who were picking the peppers went

through about four pairs of latex gloves as the capsaicin kept penetrating the latex and soaking into the skin their hands. The former record holder is northern India's naga, it is a hybrid chilli cultivated in Nagaland (yes really) and Assam regions of northeastern India and parts of neighbouring Bangladesh and is so spicy it has even been made into weapons by the Indian armed forces, they are also smeared on fences or incorporated in smoke bombs as a safety precaution to keep wild Indian elephants at bay and in Fuddlerland, Skillywidden did something very similar to Mammoth Man. For years I kept complaining that the chillies and hot sauces he provided were nothing short of salad vegetables and sandwich spreads. One afternoon he came into our local pub grinning and carrying a

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harmless looking little chilli plant, “ere you go matey” he said, handing over the plant “watch out for these though, they’re hot little blighters”.

After a couple of months or so I harvested some large raspberry sized chillies from the plant. I was still pretty sceptical of their strength but also slightly cautious as recently I had had a curry with my brother up in the metropolis. I was intrigued to see that one of the house specialities on the menu was a lamb dish made with the naga chilli. I eagerly chose the dish and was very impressed and a little wiser on the potency of these chillies. After our meal I chatted with the chef and told him I had some nagas and how should I cook them? “with great care” he said with a knowing grin. He advised me to prick the pepper in several places before cooking them and

when the dish is ready to serve, remove the pepper before eating. I cooked them along with some milder scots bonnets which I left in the dish and I sat down to enjoy my curry. The flavour and heat were just to my liking and when my nose started running there was no cause for alarm, this was a sign of a good curry. But then my eyes started running, no streaming even, there was a tightening in my throat, my heart beat faster and now it felt like battery acid coming out of my eyes, I was disorientated and felt very panicky. I had some milk in the fridge and promptly drank the bottle down, eventually the sensation began to wear off and I came to the conclusion that I must have removed a scots bonnet instead of a naga from the dish.

The Mammoth Man had been repelled by a Cornish Pixie.

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