BeverleyMag Issue No.83 December 2020

Delivered to 23k homes and businesses

Issue No.83 December 2020

Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year from Tolle Kitchens SEE OUR ADVERT ON PAGE 5

BEVERLEY MINSTER

VINTAGE & RETRO

includes

Handmade & Up-Cycled

EXHIBITOR BOOKING NOW OPEN - Email: ask@daltonspire.co.uk

10am - 4pm

Saturday 17th April 2021

Find It In BeverleyMag

GRAHAM STUART MP

Christmas and a Happy New Year Merry

Dear Constituents

This year has been unlike any we have ever experienced. I do not underestimate the

challenges, hardships, and isolation you have had to endure in recent times. I hope this Christmas season will be a period of comfort for you and your family. As always, if there’s anything I can do to help, please get in touch. I wish you a Merry Christmas, and let's raise a glass to a happier and healthier 2021.

Best wishes, Graham

01482 679687

grahamstuartmp@parliament.uk

9 Cross Street, Beverley, HU17 9AX facebook.com/grahamstuartmp

For future surgery dates in Beverley, Hedon, Hornsea and Withernsea please visit the website at grahamstuart.com/streetͲsurgeries

December 2020 Get Your Business Noticed

Editor’s note

Welcome to the December edition and the final magazine of 2020. Phew, I’ll be glad to see the back of this year! Let’s hope that 2021 is a better year for everyone in East Yorkshire (I certainly couldn’t cope with another year like this!). On behalf of myself and the whole team here to wish all our readers, advertisers and contributers a very happy and peaceful Christmas and a healthy and prosperous New Year. Please support the advertisers within the magazine as well as businesses in the local area - I know they depend on your trade and custom. I know from speaking with so many of them that they do appreciate the patronage of local people and other local businesses - they are the lifeblood of the local economy and we must dig deep to help one another during these unprescedented times. We have an interesting and varied range of topics in this edition for your enjoyment. In our House & Home Feature we take a look at Winter Decor with Matthew & Hannah from Revival By Design. We also have a feature on Shopping Local and Independent Business and have our usual round up of New Books. The Hull City Column is upbeat after a 1 - 1 draw away to Oxford which leaves us still topping the league table. Roy Woodcock takes a look at the new Nissan Duke in his Motoring Column. The Food & Drink section has great places to eat out plus a selection of seasonal recipes We also have our regular Wine column, Travel with Marion Owen as well as local news stories and Gardening advice. As usual we finish off with Fiona Dwyer’s ‘food for thought’.

4

8

12

22

Jane Editor

Magazine Team

Managing Director: Nic Gough. Sales Director & Editor: Jane Gough. Advertising Sales Manager: Lindsey Adams. Advertising Sales: Mary Plows, Flo Hardwick. Distribution Manager: Nigel Holmes. Finance Manager: Steve Mann. Designers: Mervyn King, Adam Jacobs. Photography: Clash Pix, Jamie Newson-Smith. Contributors: Fiona Dwyer, Roy Woodcock, Chris Warkup, Hossein Ghazaani, Nichola Adams. © Dalton Spire Limited 2020. All rights reserved. No part of this magazine may be used or reproduced without the written permission of the publisher. All information contained in this magazine is for information only and is as far as we are aware, correct at the time of going to press. We cannot accept any responsibility for errors or inaccuracies in such information. Readers are advised to contact advertisers directly with regards to the price of products and/or services, referred to in this magazine.

3

24

26

30

32

How To Contact Us: - Telephone: 01964 552 470 or 01964 503 091 • Email: ask@daltonspire.co.uk

To Advertise Please Telephone 01964 552 470

Local News

Why Skidby Mill is missing its sails It has been part of the East Riding landscape for generations but Skidby Mill is looking a little different to usual at the moment. The mill’s four sails, each 11 metres in length, have been sent away for repair by a specialist millwright.

the list of repair jobs including work on the rood and windows as well as repainting.

Examinations found two needed replacing entirely and they are due to be installed – along with the two other surviving but updated sails – in early 2021.

Paul Kilvington, the council’s group manager for building facilities, explained at the time: “Skidby Mill is a much loved local feature, and as a council, we are committed to maintaining the structure. Works of this nature are required to keep its fabric in good condition.

News of the refurbishment project on the Grade II listed building was announced by East Riding of Yorkshire Council last November, with the sails being transported to Norfolk for expert treatment. In July, the council began work on the tower on the mill itself – with

“The sails were removed by a specialist millwright earlier in the year and when examined, it became apparent that two of them were damaged beyond repair. The millwright is currently

manufacturing two new sails. The other two sails have been repaired, along with the fantail assembly, and they will all be replaced, including the two new sails, in early 2021.” Skidby Mill is unusual among most surviving mills around the UK in that it still has all of its original outbuildings around the courtyard. It is in these converted buildings that the Museum of East Riding Rural Life is based. According to East Riding Museums, the building of the tower mill dates back to 1821 but there have been windmills in Skidby since 1316. The mill ceased

to operate commercially in 1966 and was sold to Beverley Rural District Council (later Beverley Borough Council) for a nominal £1. In 1974 the mill was restored to full working order using wind power. As its 200th anniversary approach, another chapter in its history is around the corner.

Archaeologists busy at Castle Street in Hull Archaeologists digging ahead of the £355m upgrade of Castle Street in Hull have found the footprints of two early buildings that don’t appear on any maps. There are now 70 archaeologists working under huge tents on the Trinity burial ground site, which is more than two centuries old, just off the A63. On the east side of Commercial Road the team found partial footprints of two buildings, which don’t show up on any postmedieval maps and may relate to Wyke - the settlement which predated Hull and was founded late in the 12th century by the monks of Meaux Abbey as a port from which to export their wool. They extend beneath the wall of the burial ground and below deposits linked to a warehouse, hit by an incendiary bomb in the Second World War.

Kingston upon Hull, the main settlement focus was Hull’s Old Town.” Tens of thousands of burials were made in Trinity burial ground, which was used for nearly 180 years. Around 17,500 will be dug up and reinterred in the remaining area of the burial ground.

This moustachioed figure, part of a decorated clay pipe bowl, has been unearthed as part of the dig on the Trinity burial ground in Hull

Archaeologists don’t know the age of the buildings, or their purpose but say they could be significant as they were built in stone. Stephen Rowland, project manager for Oxford Archaeology North, said:

One of the buildings, constructed in limestone, was associated with a single fragment of a jug made in Beverley in the late 13th or early 14th century.

“This would’ve been a prime focus for settlement and economic activity.

The other was built on top of the deposit that contained 13th to 14th century pottery. It had limestone elements and the remains of a brick sleeper wall. Brick has been used in Hull since the early 14th century.

“It’s just possible the buildings are connected to the poorly understood settlement of Wyke, documented in the 12th and early 13th century. At that time the course of the Old River Hull flowed along what’s now Commercial Road and Manor House Road.

These timbers are thought to have been burnt by a bomb in the Second World War

December 2020 Get Your Business Noticed

“Some time during the 13th century the Old River Hull appears to have become blocked, and its importance was overtaken by the current course of the River Hull. This led to a refocusing of settlement so that, by the later 13th century, when Edward I took a keen interest in the town and it was named

Following the reburials there will be work to restore the monuments along with replanting of trees and other landscape works. Archaeologists are also hoping to uncover the plan and internal organisation of an 18th century gaol, which stood at the north-east corner of the burial ground. It was referred to as the New Gaol and housed men and women awaiting trial for minor offences including debtors, as well as those due to be transported to penal colonies like Australia. It closed in 1829, with the plot later becoming a sawmill in the 19th century and a brass and copper works and lead plant in the early 20th century. Among the finds unearthed so far are a bone domino piece and a decorated clay pipe bowl, as well as various bits of pottery and tile.

TOLLE KITCHENS

“The best or nothing”

We will beat any genuine like for like quote Here at Tolle Kitchens we understand that buying a new kitchen is a huge investment for you and your home. With so many choices on style, colour, appliances, flooring and lighting etc. the joy of planning your new kitchen can soon become a nightmare if you are not careful. However, get it right and you are not only enhancing your home but also adding value! Tolle Kitchens, established over 14 years ago, are a small, friendly, family-run business specialising in building you the kitchen of your dreams. We will personally guide you through each process, from design to completion. Before our qualified design team get to work in designing a kitchen, we take the time to get to know our clients and learn what they want and need from their new kitchen. This is a very important process as each of our clients is as individual as the kitchens we design and build. Regardless of the size of your kitchen, we can maximise the space and design it around you and your family making it the hub of your home.

5

Your new kitchen will then be built by time-served craftsmen and as with all our kitchens, quality comes as standard. And when the time comes for installing your new dream kitchen, you can rest assured our own team of experienced kitchen fitters, will be on hand to fit it for you. Our mission is to bring you the quality kitchen of your dreams, from concept through to completion.

FREE QUOOKER FLEX with all kitchens booked before 31 January 2021 Terms & Conditions apply

“ Tolle Kitchens … behind every small business is a family.

”

Tolle Kitchens, 4 Sow Hill Road, Beverley, HU17 8BG T: 01482 860040 | E: info@tolle.co.uk

As seen on

GRAND DESIGNS

Literature

The Best New Reads

Here are our picks.…. Lost Cat by Mary Gaitskill American novelist Mary Gaitskill’s new book-length essay is the closest thing she has written to a memoir. Lost Cat begins with the story of how she rescued a stray cat in Italy and brought him to live with her in the US, where he went missing. As she explores the unexpected trauma of her loss, Gaitskill describes how she came to foster two siblings, Caesar and Natalia, two inner-city children who spent summers and holidays with her and her husband. The joys and ultimate difficulties of this relationship lead to a searing examination of loss, love, safety and fear. In Lost Cat, Gaitskill applies her razor-sharp writing to her most personal subjects yet. The Searcher by Tana French The Searcher is the newest thriller from crime author Tana French. Cal Hooper thought a fixer-upper in a bucolic Irish village would be the perfect escape. After 25 years in the Chicago police force and a bruising divorce, he just wants to build a new life in a pretty spot with a good pub where nothing much happens. But when a local kid whose brother has gone missing arm-twists him into investigating, Cal uncovers layers of darkness beneath his picturesque retreat, and starts to realise that even small towns shelter dangerous secrets. Perfect reading for dark evenings.

The Powerful and the Damned: Private Diaries in Turbulent Times by Lionel Barber Lionel Barber was editor of the Financial Times for the tech boom, the global financial crisis, the rise of China, Brexit, and mainstream media’s fight for survival in the age of fake news. In this no-holdsbarred diary of life behind the headlines, he reveals the private meetings and exchanges with political leaders on the eve of referendums, the conversations with billionaire bankers facing economic meltdown, exchanges with Silicon Valley tech gurus and pleas from foreign emissaries desperate for inside knowledge, all against the backdrop of a wildly shifting media landscape. The result is a fascinating, and at times scathing; portrait of power in our time. The Betrayals by Bridget Collins At Montverre, an exclusive academy tucked away in the mountains, the best and brightest are trained for excellence in the ‘grand jeu’: an arcane and mysterious contest. Léo Martin was once a student, but lost his passion for the game following a violent tragedy. Now he returns in disgrace, exiled to his old place of learning with his political career in tatters. Montverre has changed since he studied there, even allowing a woman, Claire Dryden, to serve in the grand jeu’s highest office of Magister Ludi. When Léo first sees Claire, he senses an odd connection with her,

though he’s sure they have never met before. But both Léo and Claire have built their lives on lies. And as the legendary ‘Midsummer Game’, the climax of the year, draws closer, secrets begin to swirl… Starve Acre by Andrew Michael Hurley Starve Acre is a devastating new novel by the author of the prizewinning bestseller The Loney. Richard and Juliette Willoughby’s son, Ewan, has died suddenly at the age of five. Starve Acre, their house by the moors, was meant to be full of life, but is now a haunted place. Juliette, convinced Ewan still lives there in some form, seeks the help of the Beacons, a seemingly benevolent group of occultists. Richard, in an attempt to keep the boy out of his mind, has turned his attention to the field opposite the house, where he patiently digs in search of a legendary oak tree. This is a novel about the way grief splits the world in two and how, in searching for hope, we can so easily unearth horror. Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline Lauren and her father Niall live alone in the Highlands, in a small village surrounded by pine forest. When a woman stumbles out onto the road one night, Niall drives her back to their house. In the morning, she’s gone. In a community where daughters rebel, men quietly rage, and drinking is a means of forgetting, mysteries like these are not out of the ordinary. Lauren looks for answers in her tarot cards, hoping she might one day be able to read her father’s turbulent mind. Neighbours know more than they let on, but when local teenager Ann-Marie goes missing, it’s no longer clear who she can trust. In the shadow of the forest, Francine Toon captures the wildness of rural childhood and the intensity of small-town claustrophobia in this gripping thriller. Pine by Francine Toon Ernest Cline’s 2011 Ready Player One was a hit – and one that went

December 2020 Get Your Business Noticed

on to become a Steven Spielbergdirected film in 2018. Now he’s back with a follow-up novel. Days after winning Oasis founder James Halliday’s contest, Wade Watts makes a discovery that changes everything. Hidden within Halliday’s vaults, waiting for his heir to find it, lies a technological advancement that will once again change the world and make the Oasis 1,000 times more wondrous – and addictive – than even Wade dreamed possible. With it comes a new riddle, and a new quest, hinting at a mysterious prize. And an unexpected, impossibly powerful, and dangerous new rival awaits, one who’ll kill millions to get what he wants. Nostalgic and wildly original, Ready Player Two takes readers on another action-packed adventure. This Time Next Year by Sophie Cousens Quinn and Minnie are born on New Year’s Eve, in the same hospital, one minute apart. Their lives may begin together, but their worlds couldn’t be more different. Thirty years later they find themselves together again in the same place, at the same time. What if fate is trying to bring them together? Maybe it’s time to take a chance on love... The Last Resort by Susi Holliday When Amelia is invited to an allexpenses-paid retreat on a private island, the mysterious offer is too good to refuse. Along with six other strangers, she’s told they’re here to test a new product for Timeo Technologies. But the guests’ excitement soon turns to terror when the real reason for their summons becomes clear. Each guest has a guilty secret. And when they’re all forced to wear a memory-tracking device that reveals their dark and shameful deeds to their fellow guests, there’s no hiding from the past.

Health & Wellbeing

THE HEARING EXPERT Audiologist Annetta Coggins from Amplifon Hull, has the answers to your questions

to many people, the Resound Quattro hearing aid system also has all the most desirable, advanced technology features, which are designed to remove so many of the difficulties which hearing loss causes.

last 20 years?

compared to what was available 20 years or more ago. Technically, the advent of digital signal processing in hearing aids transformed the ability of hearing aids to overcome all manner of hearing difficulties even in really difficult listening conditions. Physically, hearing aids are available in more fitting styles and colours with most people now being able to use very small hearing aids without any compromise in the quality of hearing improvement.

there any side effects Q Are to wearing a hearing aid? be able to hear a lot more! A: You’ll Most people have no side effects

to wearing a hearing aid. At first it can feel funny in the ear, but after a while, you don’t even notice it. Most people report only positive side effects of being able to participate in conversations and hear all the amazing sounds in the world.

aids can never make A: Hearing someone’s hearing as good as it

was before but they go a long way in helping to make improvements and ensuring it’s easier to hear.

‚

†

Â

Â

Â? Â?

Â?

Â?

 €‚

Rated ‘Excellent’ by our customers, Nov 2020

„ …

­

„ …

Â?

Â

need to improve your hearing, and then do some cutting edge testing to establish the level and impact of your hearing loss both in a quiet and noisy environment.

before?

do I know which type of Q Q: How hearing aid is best for me? you through an extensive A: Itestwilltotakeunderstand what areas you

7

a hearing aid make my Q Will hearing as good as it was

ƒ

hearing aids really Q: Have changed that much in the aids today have so many A: Hearing differences and improvements

obligation to purchase a hearing aid. I will perform a comprehensive test, explain the results and give the best advice on the solution to your hearing loss if applicable. If you choose a solution to improve your hearing you can always benefit from a free trial or 60-day money back guarantee for added piece of mind. We also have ‘interest free’ and ‘buy now pay later’ payments solutions available for you.

at all. Although wireless A: Not connectivity is extremely useful

Q How much is a hearing test? our hearing tests are free of A: Allcharge and you are under no

Â? Â? Â?

Â

can usually only be seen if looking directly into the ear canal.

Q:

Annetta Coggins, Clinic Manager & Audiologist

hearing aids be Q: Can invisible? are designed to fit more A: They discreetly, therefore hearing aids

If I don’t use a smartphone, does it mean that hearing aids like the ReSound Quattro are not suitable for me??

Â?

in recent decades. Hearing aids are used by people of all ages and are so discreet that you often cannot tell they are being worn.

years after the age of fifty. Research suggests that there is a link between hearing loss and dementia, and postponing hearing tests or ignoring a diagnosis can risk accelerated cognitive decline.

people do not realise the A: Some advances in hearing aids made

attached to using hearing aids?

often should I get my Q: How hearing tested? should get your hearing A: You tested every two to three

do some people still Q: Why think that there is a stigma

WE ARE OPEN AND AS ALWAYS THE SAFETY OF OUR CUSTOMERS REMAINS OUR TOP PRIORITY

Fast track your hearing care FREE hearing tests available now TELEPHONE 01482 325427 quote EASTRIDING 22 Paragon Street, Hull HU1 3ND

amplifon.com

A Global Leader in Hearing Care

To Advertise Please Telephone 01964 552 470

House & Home

Interior Design: Winter Decor As Interior Designers we love a season change; it gives you an opportunity to change things up in your home, re-address what’s important to you in that season, and how you use that particular space. Moving into winter it’s likely we will spend more time inside, so it’s a great time to consider how you can make it cosier and inviting. This can be achieved in many different ways, some ways requiring a little more effort than others! If you have

a little bit of time and enthusiasm, redecorating can really transform a room. In the winter some people choose to embrace the darker and colder days by opting for velvety shades of deep navy, sultry charcoal or even warming rust or

ochre tones. If you are looking for something with a little less effort you can bring in smaller touches, such as more lamps - adding a mellow light with a soft glow will make the space feel far more inviting and cosier. The best way to

achieve this is to pick a tone that’s a couple of shades lighter than the true light outside, you don’t want to come into a room and be dazzled with a white bright light.

Textiles and layering are high on our list of winter home essentials; blankets, rugs, throw’s and cushions are an effortless way to transition your home into a colder season.

Warm bases like creams, taupe or peat, and cable-knit weaves are perfect. Throws in particular are vital for a winter-ready space. Whether draped over your bed or your seating arrangements, they bring a layered look to interiors and can double up as a cosy wrap for you too. Continued page 10

December 2020 Get Your Business Noticed

House & Home

Here’s a great way to make more storage space... Install a loft ladder and make more use of your loft!

Loft ladder, light & Switch plus 50 sq ft of flooring from as little as £277+ VAT which includes FREE fitting in less than a day. Our customers choose us to fit their loft ladders, because we offer: A FREE home visit l Fully guaranteed l A FREE written quotation l A large selection of ladders l

Call now! Freephone 0800 612 8359 www.yorkshireloftladders.co.uk

9

BEDROOM TRANSFORMATIONS By GRAHAM & GRAHAM

Sliding Door Wardrobes • Bespoke Designs Custom Made Just for You • From £499.00 inc. vat and fitting! Traditional hinged door wardrobes are available so too is matching bespoke free standing furniture ect. Odd shaped rooms can be accommodated and also dressing rooms can be fitted out.

Call for more details. 07792

723590

www.grahamandgraham.co.uk English Street Industrial Estate To Advertise Please Telephone 01964 552 470

House & Home

Add a winter centrepiece, something special that you wouldn’t use at any other time of year. This works especially well in living rooms, dining rooms, kitchens, and hallways. Use an oversized vase in a metallic, brushed or matte finish in gold or bronze, or even a high gloss ceramic; make the most of it, at other times in the year it may look a little too much; but in the winter it works really well. You can then fill it with fuzzy catkins to add a soft texture, pussy willow to add height or a large bouquet of white flowers to pair it down, almost suggesting snow. If flowers aren’t your thing think a bold sculpture or empty vase, this will have the same dramatic effect and will certainly be a talking point.

December 2020 Get Your Business Noticed

Lastly candles; they are perfect for creating a restful atmosphere and are a beautiful way to give your home that winter glow. Place multiple candles around your interior for maximum impact, scattering a few thoughtfully chosen candles across bookcases, mantelpieces, window sills and tabletops. There are now some amazingly realistic, battery operated candles which can be switched on and off manually or by remote control, if you’d prefer a safer option to a naked flame. Don’t forget to try room diffusers too. Designs with festive-inspired scents (think orange, cedar wood and spicy ginger notes) work really well and truly bring the season in doors. Enjoy. www.revivalbydesign.co.uk

House & Home

11 Make the change to Renewable Energy with us and you could...

REDUCE YOUR HEATING BILLS

WE HAVE SYSTEMS TO SUIT ALL PROPERTIES. GIVING YOU LOWER ENERGY COSTS AND SMALLER FUEL BILLS. Air & Ground Source Heat Pumps Biomass Boilers Solar PV and Battery Storage Systems Wood Burning Stoves Underfloor Heating Rainwater Harvesting Systems

Contact us today for a free site survey and advice on which solution will be best for you.

T: 01751 476989 www.peakpowersystems.co.uk GENEROUS GOVERNMENT INCENTIVES AVAILABLE To Advertise Please Telephone 01964 552 470

Independent Business Feature

Shoppers are urged to buy local in the Christmas build-up

Shoppers in Yorkshire are being urged to buy from their local and independent businesses in a pre-Christmas campaign led by Britain’s biggest business representation group. The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) said that the unprecedented pressure on small businesses throughout 2020 means they desperately need a boost from their local communities in the run up to Christmas, coming out of lockdown. They have called on shoppers to provide some much needed Christmas cheer for Britain’s independent businesses by thinking local first this Christmas. The ‘Love Your Small Independent Business’ campaign is asking local people to not only actively support their local independent businesses by using the hashtag #ilovesmallbusiness online, but also to share images of their purchases and recommendations of small shops and businesses by using the hashtag #ShopHereThisChristmas.

The campaign also calls on people to place reviews of their favourite businesses online as well to persuade others to ‘shop small’ and think local first in line with the current, high profile Google ‘Dear Local’ advertising push. FSB regional chairman, Simon Williams, said everyone has a part to play to ensure independent businesses have a fighting chance of rescuing their curtailed Christmas sales so they can continue to be part of the local community in 2021. He said it is not just shops, but all small businesses need support. He cited taxi firms, hairdressers, pubs, newsagents, personal trainers, dry cleaners, arts centres, craft teachers, driving instructors, cake decorators and photographers. “This has been an unbelievably testing time for all our brilliant small, independent businesses,” he said. “Many have worked tirelessly to try and stay open and provide invaluable support and service to the community in a safe and secure way, and we know being

Lairgate Motors Ltd. CROWN WORKS • LAIRGATE • BEVERLEY • HU17 8EX

l MOT’s l SERVICING l DIAGNOSTICS l ALL MAKES & MODELS

Telephone:

01482 881406

December 2020 Get Your Business Noticed

part of a vibrant community with independent businesses is important to local people. “We therefore hope local people support this campaign and reward the loyalty their local independents have shown to communities. They are the very heartbeat of local life.”

The FSB’s national chairman, Mike Cherry, said: “Small businesses are well and truly at the heart of our communities. “That’s why it’s never been more important to support your local firms and, by extension, the community in which you live.”

He said that many local retailers have innovated over the last few months by introducing online ‘click and collect’ services. The FSB campaign is asking retailers to take part by posting images of themselves and their shops to entice shoppers using the hashtag #ShopHereThisChristmas.

SMEs and the Economy: • At the start of 2020 there were 5.94 million small businesses (with 0 to 49 employees), 99.3% of the total business. SMEs account for 99.9% of the business population (6.0 million businesses).

• SMEs account for three fifths of the employment and around half of turnover in the UK private sector.

• Total employment in SMEs was 16.8 million (61% of the total), whilst turnover was estimated at £2.3 trillion (52%). • Employment in small businesses (with 0 to 49 employees) was 13.3 million (48% of the total), with a turnover of £1.6 trillion (36%).

Independent Business Feature

A WHOLE YEAR OF REFILLS!

We rode out the pandemic of 2020 with our popular click & collect and delivery services and have emerged stronger and bigger than ever! From THIS December the Refill Jar has expanded!! We’re now 3 times bigger, we’ve doubled our dispenser foods and introduced some amazing new ranges, while keeping loyal to our plastic free promise! With the addition of Cosmetics, Eco-Friendly Gifts, Frozen Foods, Alcohol, and Nut butters we are excited about the future of zero waste in East Yorkshire.

We have also grown our existing stock, with more refills in toiletries, bodywashes, shampoos and conditioners, (the reintroduction of faith in nature) hand sanitisers plus so much more. Food and liquid refills with brand new coffees, teas, herbs, spices and more of your larder and pantry staples. We have dedicated areas for baking, gluten free, nuts, gifts and non-foods to make your experience with us fun and stress free! Our dream at The Refill Jar is that you can now visit us and complete the majority of your weekly shop.

We don’t need you to be perfect at this! Just one small change and collectively together we can make a huge difference! We want to thank all our amazing customers for standing by us this year, for keeping us going with good humour and smiling faces throughout this pandemic, we couldn’t do this without our amazing community! We wish you a Blessed and Merry Christmas! Take care and stay safe.

The Refill Jar 01482 738407

Refill - Reuse - Recycle

www.TheRefillJar.co.uk

The Refill Jar offers Zero Waste, eco-friendly shopping in the heart of East Yorkshire, our dream of Refill, Reuse, Recycle has become a reality! For all your larder/pantry needs our shop is stocked with a vast and varied variety of items with new products arriving on a daily basis.

Units 2-4 Beaver House, Butcher Row, Beverley, HU17 0AA www.TheRef illJar.co.uk To Advertise Please Telephone 01964 552 470

13

Independent Business Feature

Fifteen reasons why you should shop at a local company Choosing to shop at your local businesses instead of the larger chain stores has many benefits. In this piece, we take a look at some of the bigger ones. Choosing to shop with your local businesses instead of the larger chain stores has many benefits, some of which we are sure will surprise you. As this is the case, we thought we would put together 15 of the best reasons why you should choose your local independent business over a large, commercial supplier. We cover everything from how this decision can help improve the economy and environment to how it can also help to increase tourism and local jobs.

The local economy

Local businesses are the backbone of our economy, the epitome of the UK high street and often large tourist attractions. But what you may not know is that shopping at a local business, rather than a large chain, is actually better for the economy of your community. To ensure a strong and sustainable local economy foundation people need to buy locally. Research shows that £10 spent with a local independent shop means up to

Meet Your Local Oven Gleamer Meet Darren Hall your local OvenGleamer. His expertise is in transforming your dirty oven, AGA or Range and restoring it back to an “as new” looking condition. Darren delights in getting that gleaming, fresh finish for your cooker using only eco-friendly harmless cleaning products within your home. All OvenGleamers are specialists in Range cooker cleaning and fully trained to clean AGAs, Everhots, Rayburns and all range cookers including Britannias, La Conches and Wolf Ranges. Whatever size of

oven or cooker you have, Darren can clean them all. He is also happy to advise you on ongoing maintenance cleaning and how by using various accessories like oven liners you can get the best out of your cooker. All work is fully insured and back by the OvenGleamers Satisfaction Guarantee. Go on treat yourself today and book you cooker in to be cleaned, in fact not just cleaned but GLEAMED! Call Darren now on 01482 738630

an additional £50 goes back into the local economy. This is simply because the nearby shop owners, who you are spending your money with, will then put that money back into your local community by going into local pubs and restaurants etc, thus circulating the money and allowing your community to thrive.

Create local jobs

Shopping with and investing in local businesses means you can have a very strong and positive

effect on the health of the local jobs in your area. Small, local businesses are surprisingly the largest employer of jobs nationally and provide the most local jobs to communities. Not only this, but local employers are more likely to pay a higher average wage than their commercial chain counterparts. Helping to grow the number of jobs in your area makes for a better place to live and work which then creates a healthy economy for the community. Continued page 16

New Independent Funeral Director Lewis Northen is a proud Beverlonian having been born and lived in the town all of his life. For the last 10 years he has been providing funeral services in Beverley and surrounding areas however he has now set up his own local family run independent funeral directors. In a move, looking toward the future he is really looking forward to offering his support, experience and care to families as a trusted local member of the community. It is a rare privilege to stand in a sensitive position as a funeral director at a crucial time, knowing that the quality of service and reputation will help your family through a difficult chapter in their lives. Lewis knows that the loss of a loved one is a challenging and difficult time; and will support you and your family, treating you all with dignity and respect throughout.

Lewis Northen Funeral Directors opened their doors on 1st December 2020, and are committed to providing a personal and sincere provision of funeral services to Beverley and surrounding areas. A comprehensive choice of services are offered, ensuring that all of your induvial needs are personally taken care of. We are available 24 hours a day throughout the year.

Support your local insurance broker during lockdown - we are still open to help you with all your insurance needs Make us the first port of call for your next renewal - Call 707 800 or better still pop in at 97 King Street, Cottingham or 526 Holderness Road, Hull

Home Insurance Motor Insurance Travel Insurance Funeral Plans December 2020 Get Your Business Noticed

Offices in Cottingham, Hull, Hedon & Hornsea Hedon Insurance is Authorised & Regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.

Independent Business Feature

Born and raised in Beverley, we are proud of the funeral services we offer to our local community. Lewis Northen has over 10 years experience in arranging funerals in the Beverley area giving him the knowledge and experience required to meet your individual needs. We are available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Funeral plans available.

Call: 01482 888658 Email: info@lewisnorthenfuneraldirectors.co.uk Website: www.lewisnorthenfuneraldirectors.co.uk

15

Is your Oven, AGA Or Range Turkey-Ready?

STOP!

Are you still cooking your dinner in a smoky, greasy oven with a door that you can’t see through? “What a fantastic job. Darren was lovely. I’d used other companies before but OvenGleamers results are far better.” Mrs Jones “I can highly recommend Darren at OvenGleamers my Aga has come up like new ..... very happy” Mrs Sabel

Darren Hall Your Local OvenGleamer

Stuck for a Gift Idea?

Why not treat someone to an OvenGleamers Gift Voucher

East Riding’s only independent oven cleaning company that never uses harmful chemicals within your home and offers you a 100% Customer Satisfaction Guarantee.

FREE GIFT WITH ALL CLEANS IN DECEMBER & JANUARY Quote “East RidingMAG Free” on booking

Call

now 01482 738630

See 2800+ 5* Reviews at www.ovengleamers.com

Ovens | Ranges| AGAs| Hobs | Extractors | Microwaves| BBQs To Advertise Please Telephone 01964 552 470

Independent Business Feature Online isn’t always best

The fantastic thing about independent businesses is that they are run by people, not by boards, stockholders or algorithms. As they are run by local people you will usually find that the business/shops building is in keeping with aesthetic of the area, adding character to the community and a touch of warm, welcoming personality. This natural authenticity will always be more popular than a chain, no matter where in the country.

Customer service and shopping experience

Although many chain businesses do have good customer service, you can’t beat the personal touch of a local owner who knows everyone in the neighbourhood. They can offer you a product that is suitable for you, your house and even your area. Building relationships between the local owner and the local customer goes further than just a purchase. It is also worth remembering that local shops stock an inventory based on their own customer’s choices rather than national fashion trends. This is so you can find what you want rather than finding what they want to sell you.

Healthier environment

This one might surprise you, but choosing a local company over a

Innovation

chain can actually have a positive impact on the environment. This is because the majority of local companies are found on the high street and are within walking distance, rather than a drive away to the nearest large shopping centre. If more people chose to pop to the local high street rather than driving to the superstores, this would considerably reduce air pollution, reduce traffic and improve the quality of the nation’s high streets.

Originality and individuality In a world that is becoming increasingly dominated by chain stores, which have been designed to look the same, independent businesses bring much-needed originality and variety into communities. They can be a real breath of fresh air into an area populated by generic stores and companies.

The British entrepreneurs

Through supporting your local businesses, you are actually helping to support local entrepreneurs who once may not have had a chance of getting their company started. Through more people choosing the smaller, local option over the larger chain businesses it is allowing more entrepreneurs to get their foot in the door, thus making for a very healthy economy.

Help to create the identity

Some local businesses will actually help shape the identity of the area. A high street filled with unique, vibrant and colourful shops will

attract more tourism and help to make the community a more popular and financially healthier area in which to live and work. There are many places around the UK that are known for exactly this. Places such as Camden, Manchester and Glasgow are all full of local companies thriving thanks to a healthy view of independent businesses.

Local business for local charities

Buying locally means that you are actually supporting your own community in more ways than you think. This is because many local businesses support local charities that are particularly relevant to that area, and by shopping locally you are helping to increase the number of local donations. Of course, large chain companies do support charities, and there is no right or wrong one to support, but if you would prefer to help support a local one then buying locally is a great way of doing this.

Healthy competition

The reason local companies have such great and competitive prices is purely thanks to healthy competition. This, of course, goes for all types of companies. A marketplace of thousands of small businesses is the most reliable way to ensure innovation and low prices over the long-term.

Tradition

Supporting your local business over their larger, international rivals is somewhat of a British

Simply put, independent businesses are where innovation happens; it’s how things move forward and progress. Without the creativity and innovative nature of local businesses and entrepreneurs, industries wouldn’t advance at the rate that they are. Take for instance the coffee shop. Currently at the peak of popularity, chain coffee shops are actually following in the footsteps of independent coffee shops right now. They are doing what they can to blend more into the community and seem more authentic. This is happening all over Great Britain and is all thanks to the innovation of local businesses.

Local government incentives

Local governments often provide tax incentives to entice nationallyowned companies to their communities. However, if these corporations are paying less in taxes it means that local residents are paying more. But, when you buy from local companies it lessens individual tax burdens and creates up to 75 per cent more tax revenues for your community.

If things go wrong

It’s important to know that if anything was to go wrong you have a local company to go to, someone to talk face to face with. Large commercial companies will often provide you with a phone number for their customer service team, which is often not in the UK, and make you wait for what seems like an eternity until you get to speak to someone. This simply is not the case with a local business. They will often prefer to meet up face to face, rather than on the phone, and find out exactly how they can help fix the problem.

7

£147 NOW FR OM

ONLY

*

Valid 31 Dec until 2020

STR

AT I O N F

S OFFER

GI

E

To join now and take advantage of the £30* discount, call 0808 1688 512* or visit fsb.org.uk/join quoting the code HERP30

NO R

We don’t want the inevitable complexities of running your business to dampen your enthusiasm and get in the way of your dreams. So we help you deal with those typical legal, tax, employment and compliance issues that every business faces.

SS E S SENTI NE W AS £17

AL

Running a business? We can help

I

Personality and character

tradition. Unlike other countries, who have allowed the chain stores and companies to completely take over their high streets, Britain has always tried to keep the focus on local businesses. We can be a stubborn country who like to keep their traditions going for as long as possible, and in this case we are right to do so.

BUS

For many of us, we believe that the absolute best deals can only be found online. Through TV adverts, radio adverts and online adverts we are constantly shown great deals that seem too good to be true, and often this is sadly the case. However, you might be surprised to see just how competitive the prices are in your local shops and businesses. For example, TV adverts for Everest Windows and Safe-Style claim they have the best deals around, but if you shop around you will soon find out that this isn’t the case. Independent companies like Art Windows and Doors can actually provide the same types of deals, if not better. Find out what your local area can offer you first, before checking online.

EE

This promotion is provided by the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB). *FSB Business Essentials Membership start from £147 per annum with a £30 registration fee in the first year. This rate is applicable to businesses with zero employees. Rates increase depending on your number of employees. Please see the website for full details of subscription rate bands. Until 31 December 2020, the registration fee will be waived for all new full FSB Business Essentials Members quoting the code HERP30. Code must be quoted during the joining process. Registered Office: National Federation of Self Employed and Small Businesses Limited, Sir Frank Whittle Way, Blackpool Business Park, Blackpool, FY4 2FE. Registered in England No. 1263540.

December 2020 Get Your Business Noticed

Independent Business Feature ALL MATERIAL AND WO S GUARANT RK E FOR THRE ED E Y EARs

Specialists in • Handmade bespoke sofas & chairs • French Polishing • Antique Restoration • Loose covers • Re-upholstery • Curtains and soft furnishings Bespoke made to measure blinds:

Romans, Duo Roller, Perfect Fit Venetian, Vertical and Wood Shutters T: 01482 871954 M: 07951 759253 E: info@creationsfurniture.co.uk W: www.creationsfurniture.co.uk Unit 13, Enterprise Park, Beverley, HU17 0JT

17

To Advertise Please Telephone 01964 552 470

Food & Drink

Roy Woodcock’s

World of Wine If you’re wondering where to start with your Christmas wine choices, seeing what the rest of the nation is choosing may be a good place to start. Which is just what I did, studying wine sales during the run-up to Christmas over the last few years. So, starting with Christmas morning, a glass of something fizzy is perfect for a late breakfast or to get everyone in the mood for a delicious Christmas Lunch. East Yorkshire-based wine merchant House of Townend shows the popularity of Christmas Prosecco clearly in its sales figures - its Pure Prosecco has been its best-selling product during the December months over the past two Christmases, outselling the next best-selling product by 13 per cent in December 2018. Almost all of these orders were for more than one bottle and on-line search data shows a strong increase in searches for Prosecco each year at Christmas, so this is clearly a popular choice for many. A glass of Prosecco is ideal with nibbles as everyone opens presents, or to sit on the counter whilst you peel vegetables. When choosing a wine to pair with your Christmas turkey, acidic wines work best to counteract the fat of a roasted lunch. Full-bodied

wines work well to balance dry turkey meat – Lautarul Pinot Noir is a popular option at Christmas according to House of Townend’s statistics, which place it as the seventh best-selling wine in 2017 and the 11th best-selling wine of 2018. Google similarly shows the popularity of this wine at Christmas, with searches for “Pinot Noir” spiking each year in the days leading up to Christmas. This wine washes down the turkey with juicy notes of black cherry, yet is neutral enough not to clash with the sides to the meat. If you prefer a white, the Kuraka Sauvignon Blanc might be the option for you. House of Townend’s sales statistics show a huge rise in the sales of this product during the Christmas period as it rises to become their second-best-selling product during the December months of both 2017 and 2018. A YouGov survey on the nation’s drinking habits noted that crisp, acidic, dry white wines are the nation’s favourite, especially around Christmas. Wines such as the Sauvignon Blanc, which sell well for their acidic and dry qualities, are perfect for a filling Christmas lunch. Approximately seven per cent of British people are now vegan and around 14 per cent vegetarian, according to recent research by comparethemarket.com. The number of vegan options for

Christmas lunch has increased hugely in recent years, with options such as savoury tarts and roasts being popular amongst much of the UK. For mushroom dishes, the Lautarul Pinot Noir is once more a perfect option and is completely vegan. The Rioja Vega Crianza is also consistently in House of Townend’s top 15 best-selling wines at Christmas and is also vegan. This wine has a soft vanilla edge with smooth, rich fruit notes and is perfect for heavier vegan and vegetarian dishes. Finally, if you’re looking for a wine to go with the rich fruit of Christmas Pudding or mince pies, choose dessert wines with notes of orange and apricot. House of Townend’s best-selling Christmas dessert wine is the Elysium Black Muscat, which also goes perfectly with chocolates after the main meal. Dessert wines as a whole have far greater search volume around Christmas, with Google Trends showing that people are more inclined towards sweet wine and dessert pairings during the month of December. And should you feel energetic after all that (or are feeling guilty or just desperately seeking to lose a few pounds) by going for a Christmas walk, it’s nice to come home to something warming after enduring the freezing British winter conditions. Mulled wine is perfect for this, and House of Townend sales show almost all mulled wine is sold around Christmas time. Carefully set a pot of mulled wine gently warming over the stove before leaving so you can come home to some hot and well-spiced mulled wine

* Now then, I know we drink a lot of port at Christmas (I’ve already got my supplies in) but discount supermarket Aldi surprised the drinks world last month by launching a super-sized bottle of Port - all 4.5 litres of it for under £100. That’s virtually a gallon of it! Don’t rush to the shops, though, because as far as I understand it, the 10-year-old Tawny Port is an online offer as a special buy, part of the retailer’s festive focus in recent years to ramp up its offer of sharing bottles. They are, however, expanding their click and collect service to more than 200 stores so worth checking locally. Aldi says the jumbo-sized Rehoboam bottle, which can serve around 90 50ml servings, was comparable to a similar sized bottle at Harvey Nichols, which is retailing for £265. The port, it added, combines “aromas of fruit, a hint of nuttiness and subtle notes of chocolate, oak wood and butterscotch”.

Roy

Best Buys for December Les Pionniers Champagne Price: £15 members deal (was £19)

Where: Co-op When: December 9 to January 1 Why: Worth adding a few more quid to the price of a bottle of Prosecco for some Christmas morning fizz. But beware, there will be limited stock of this non-vintage Champagne, it’s for Co-op members at this price (£18 for non members) and only one bottle per customer.

Yering Station The Elms Pinot Noir

Price: £9.99 (was £12.99)

Where: Waitrose When: December 2 - 29 Why: The Elms were planted at Yering Station by Swiss vigneron Paul de Castella in the 1850’s as a wedding gift to his new wife. The 2016 Pinot Noir has aromas of black cherry and a perfumed, spicy lift. The palate is rich and soft with a long, lingering finish.

December 2020 Get Your Business Noticed

Famille Perrin Les Cardinaux, 2018 Price: £7 (was £10)

Where: Co-op When: From December 9 to January 1 Why: Exclusively blended for Co-op by the Famille Perrin using the same melange of grapes which are used in Chateauneuf-du-Pape. This is a sensationally silky, moreish Cotes du Rhone which offers outstanding value. Perfect paired with turkey.

Cimarosa Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc Price: £5.99

Where: Lidl When: Now Why: An International Wine Challenge bronze medal winner, this New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc is typically expressive and easy-drinking. Authentic aromas of elderflower and passionfruit. Fruity, fresh-tasting and well balanced

Food & Drink

Roast duck with apples, pears and chestnuts A delicious alternative to the traditional Christmas turkey dinner.

Serves: 4 Prep Time: 40 Minutes Cooking Time: 2 Hours 20 Minutes Ingredients 1 duck (roughly 2kg) 2 apples, cored and chopped 2 shallots, chopped Small bunch of sage, leaves torn Juice of a lemon Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper 70ml brandy 4 pears, peeled, cored & quartered 150g boiled chestnuts (vacuum-packed ones are fine) Method 1 Bring a large pan (or kettle) of water to the boil. Pierce the skin of the duck all over with a fork. Set on a wire rack in the sink, then pour the boiling water over it. Pat dry with kitchen paper, then settle the bird, still on its wire rack, in a roasting tin and leave in the fridge for 2 hours. 2 Toss the apples, shallots and sage in a large bowl and squeeze over the lemon juice. Season with salt and pepper, then pour in 30ml of the brandy. Stir and leave to steep for at least 10min. 3 Roughly 20min before you are ready to roast the duck, heat the oven to 200°C/180°C fan/gas mark 6 and remove the duck from the fridge to bring it to room temperature (if it’s too cold, it will affect the cooking time). Fill the MACH (FISH) TANDOORI cavity of the duck with the apple mixture, then generously rub the skin all over with 1 heaped tbsp salt. Morich Mach duck White fishPut cookedthe in a spicy saucein the oven and roast with garlic, ginger, green chillies garnished for with coriander. 30min.

5 Remove the tin from the oven and arrange the pear quarters around the duck. Pour the remaining brandy over the pears and return to the oven to roast for a further 30min. 6 Add the chestnuts to the roasting tray and roast for 35-45min longer, until the juices run clear when you VEGETARIAN pierce the duck with a knife in the thickest part of the flesh.

ENGAL MW ADVERT_Layout 1 11/11/2014 08:18 Page 1

£5.95

*

Tandoori Mach Massalla

£7.95

White fish prepared in a delicately flavoured creamy sauce.

The Tandoori and Tikka dishes served at the Bengal Brasserie are meats that have been marinated, skewered and cooked in a clay oven. The following dishes are served on a hot sizzling platter with a side salad and the chef ’s own fresh mint sauce prepared daily for your pleasure

4 Remove from the oven and carefully drain the duck fat into

King Prawn Methi

£7.95

King prawns gently cooked with special fenugreek leaves creating a light subtly flavoured dish.

*

Tandoori King Prawn Massalla

£9.95

King prawns part cooked in the tandoori clay oven then simmered in a delicately flavoured creamy curry.

King Prawn Sag

King Prawn Biryani

£7.95 £5.95

(Off the bone)

Tikka Lamb

£6.95

Tandoori King Prawns

£8.95

Tandoori Mixed Grill

£7.95

Tandoori Chicken

£5.95

£9.95

* Vegetable

TRADITIONAL FAVOURITES Korma Bhuna Rogan Dupiaza Patia Madras Dansak Vindaloo

£4.95 £4.95 £4.95 £4.95 £4.95 £4.95 £4.95 £4.95

£4.95

Biryani £7.95 Vegetables cooked with Basmati rice served with vegetable curry. An old favourite.

(On the bone)

£7.95

King Prawns gently cooked with spinach creating a light, subtly flavoured dish.

*

Chicken Tikka Shashlik

Chicken Tikka

Chilli Begun (Hot)

Chopped aubergine in our chef ’s own spicy 7 Remove the cooked tin from the oven sauce that includes green chillies and capsicum. andShabji leaveChameli the duck to rest for £5.95 Aubergine, Cauliflower, Okra mixed in a curry with 15-20min, then the onion, garlic, tomato andserve simmered with with pickles, that gives a nice savoury taste. brandied pears and chestnuts,£5.95 as Shabji Balti Mixed vegetables cooked to our chef ’s own recipe and well asinthe apple and sage stuffing. served a special pot called a Balti.

*

Shabji Massalla

Inn £5.95

Fresh mixed vegetables prepared in a delicately flavoured creamy sauce.

Shabji Korai

£5.95 A succulent blend of herbs and spices sizzling away in a Korai dish for authentic flavour garnished with fresh tomatoes and capsicum.

19 Highgate, Beverley HU17 0DN Tel:01482 880871 www.monkswalkinn.com

Traditional dish of King Prawns cooked with basmati rice and served with a vegetable curry.

Shabji PanerCUSTOMERS! MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL OUR

Mach Jalfrezi (Hot)

£5.95

A stir-fried dish with lightly braised onions, garlic, ginger,tomatoes and fresh green chillies.

Choice of Chicken, Lamb or Prawn. King Prawn is £3.00 extra with the above dishes.

£5.95 Mushroom, potato and peas cooked with cottage cheese in a medium strength sauce.

We look forward to serving you againShabji as soon as(Hot) we are allowed! Jalfrezi £5.95 * These dishes contain nuts

Shuhagi Mach

£7.95

Barbecued pieces of salmon cooked with courgettes in a medium strength sauce.

Nuts are used as ingredients in our restaurants and although great care is taken during preparation, we cannot fully guarantee against traces in other dishes we serve.

A stir-fried dish with lightly braised onions, garlic, ginger, tomatos and green chillies.

We have takeaway cask ales and craft cans available. Preorder for collection SUNDRIES SIDE DISHES Mixed Vegetable Bhaji £2.50 Rice £1.50 Tuesdays, FridaysBoiled & Saturdays 5Ͳ6pmChilli via& Coriander Nan Chana Bhaji £2.50 Pillau Rice £1.80 Bindy Bhaji £2.50 Nan £2.25 Pillau 880871 Facebook orMushroom call 01482 Keema Begun Bhaji £2.50 Peshwari Nan NB. May find small bones in all fish dishes

Bombay Aloo Sag Bhaji Sag Aloo Aloo Gobi Coli Bhaji Mushroom Bhaji Tarka Dall

£2.50 £2.50 £2.50 £2.50 £2.50 £2.50 £2.50

Vegetable Pillau Special Pillau Onion Pillau Garlic Pillau Egg Pillau Nan Bread

£2.25 £2.75 £2.25 £2.25 £2.25 £1.50

Garlic & Coriander Nan Cheese Nan Keema & Garlic Nan Plain Pratha

Meanwhile... Stay Safe!

The Finest Bengali Cuisine

R O F N E OP

S Y A W TAKEA

Bengal B R A S S E R I E

Telephone: 01430 876767

T A K E AWA Y

MENU

TheWednesday Bengal Brasserie Opening Times: - Sunday: 5pm to 9pm 4 High Street, Closed Monday & Tuesday Market Weighton YO43 3AH

www.facebook.com/BengalBrasserieRestaurant TEL: 01430 876767 / 876768

www. thebengalbrasserie.com OPENING TIMES

£1.80 £1.80 £2.00 £1.80 £2.00 £2.00 £2.00

Keema Pratha £2.00 Aloo Pratha £2.00 Chapati £0.40 French Fries £1.50 Papadom £0.45 Assorted Chutneys per Tray £1.20 Raita £1.00 (Onion or Cucumber)

19

Monday to Thursday Friday & Saturday Sunday Bank holidays Sunday

5.30pm - 11.00pm

5.00pm - 11.30pm The Bengal Brasserie • 4 High Street, Market Weighton YO43 3AH 4.00pm - 10.00pm 4.00pm - 11.00pm

All major credit cards accepted To Advertise Please Telephone Fully licensed and air conditioned

01964 552 470

elcome to the house of Superb Bengali Cuisine

a heatproof bowl (keep this for another time – it’s perfect for roasting potatoes). Return the duck to the oven and roast for another 30min.

Food & Drink

Hossein’s Traditional Christmas Stollen This bake can be made and stored up to three months in advance. Hossein Ghazaani of Pizza Pan Beverley shares a favourite Christmas recipe Ingredients: 150g of raisins 100g of mixed peel 75g of almonds, coarsely chopped 3 tbsp of rum 1 tbsp of vanilla extract 1 tsp of almond extract 500g of plain flour 75g of golden caster sugar 1 tsp of salt 20g of fresh yeast 1 lemon, zest only 150ml of luke warm milk 1 medium egg 200g of unsalted butter, softened 100g of marzipan 50g of icing sugar and melted butter to coat Time: 2 Hours Serves: 8-12 Method: Step 1 Mix the raisins, lemon peel and almonds with the rum and vanilla extract and keep aside. Step 2 If using a food mixer, mix the flour, sugar, salt, crumbled yeast and lemon zest and pour in the milk and the egg. Start kneading using a

low to medium speed until it starts to come together as a dough. Step 3 Add the softened butter and the marzipan a little at a time until it is fully incorporated and increase the speed until the dough is smooth and elastic. Step 4 Add the dried fruits and the chopped almonds and mix in the

Christmas food facts Here are 9 fun facts that’ll make you the Christmas food pub quiz master.

1. Turkey Before turkey, the traditional Christmas meal in England was a pig’s head and mustard. It wasn’t until Henry VIII had turkey for Christmas in the sixteenth century that it became a must-have on the Christmas table. 2. Eating a Christmas tree Many parts of the Christmas tree

can actually be eaten (the needles are a source of vitamin C). 3. Mince pies The mince pies are now mostly vegetarian but, in the 1800s, mince pies were made with beef and spices. 4. Chocolate coins Chocolate coins are a nod to St Nicholas, who gave bags of gold coins to the poor.

December 2020 Get Your Business Noticed

dough. Transfer the dough to a bowl, cover with cling film and allow to prove until it doubles in size (you can either do this by placing the bowl in a steam oven at 40°C or in a warming drawer using the lowest setting).

side slightly to help the loaf keep its shape. Carefully lift and place onto a baking tray.

Step 5 Turn the dough out onto the work surface and shape it into a large oval. Fold the dough in half lengthwise and press the folded

Step 7 Remove the stollen from the oven, place on a wire rack and brush all around with melted butter. Finish with a dusting of icing sugar.

5. Fruit cake In the past, fruit cake was intended to last all year. Indeed, the high moisture (and often alcohol) content of these cakes means they last for a long time without going bad. They were originally baked at the end of the harvest season and saved to be eaten the following year.

Dutch custom. Dutch people leave shoes filled with food for St Nicholas’s donkeys, who leave small gifts in return.

6. Christmas pudding Christmas pudding was originally a soup made with raisins and wine! 7. Stockings Hanging stockings is a traditional

Step 6 Slide the tray into the oven and cook at 160°C Fan for 30 minutes.

8. Candy canes Candy canes are said to have been invented in 1670, when a German choirmaster commissioned candies to keep children quiet in the church. The stripes came later. 9. Tangerines The tradition of putting tangerines in stockings comes from 12th century French nuns who left socks full of fruits to the poor.

PIZZA PAN

4 Windmill Walk, Beverley

10 % DISCOUNT

Opening Times: 4:30pm ‘til Late 6 Nights A Week • Closed Mondays

FREE DELIVERY on all orders over £10 within Beverley. • £2 Delivery charge outside Beverley at managements discretion.

*

On All Shop & Telephone Orders

MEAL FOR ONE

•••

All Major Credit Card/Debit Cards Accepted (50p Service charge)

10% OFF All Pizzas Ordered on Our Ap SCAN or DOWNLOAD! PIZZAPAN-BEVERLEY.CO.UK

MEAL FOR TWO

FAMILY MEAL

ANY 10” TRADITIONAL OR DEEP PAN PIZZA 1 FRENCH FRIES 1 SOFT DRINK

ANY 10” TRADITIONAL OR DEEP PAN PIZZA ANY 10” TRADITIONAL GARLIC BREAD, DONER MEAT OR BEEF BURGER 2 FRENCH FRIES 2 SOFT DRINK

ANY 16” PIZZA ANY 16” GARLIC BREAD, DONER MEAT & FRIES 1/4LB BEEF BURGER/FRIES 2 FRENCH FRIES 1.5LTR BOTTLE OF COKE

£7.50

£15.50

£24.50

There is a £1 delivery charge on the 3 Meal Deal Offers listed above. * 10% Discount applies to regular priced menu items only and does not apply to the 3 Meal Deals: Meal for 1, Meal for 2 or Family Meal.

Food & Drink

Squashed Cauliflower Cheese You can’t beat a good old cauliflower cheese, and this method uses the whole head – leaves, stalks and all. The classic creamy sauce has been spiked with a little English mustard and uses a mix of different cheeses to really make it sing. Ingredients 1 large cauliflower 50g of stale bread 50g of flaked almonds ½ bunch of fresh thyme or fresh rosemary 25g of unsalted butter 2 cloves of garlic 3 tbsp of plain flour 1 tsp of English mustard 1 litre of semi-skimmed milk

Offering the very best Indian food and exceptional service

150g of leftover mixed cheeses (such as cheddar, parmesan or gouda)

Open 7 Days A Week (INCLUDING BANK HOLIDAYS) Sunday to Thursday: 5:30pm - 11:00pm Friday & Saturday: 5:30pm - 11:30pm

Serves: 6

15% OFF COLLECTION Free Delivery (3 mile radius / Beverley only)

Method

6 Ladygate, Beverley HU17 8BH

T: 01482 871 537 19 Market Place, Hornsea HU18 1AN

T: 01964 534 982

www.maaindianrestaurant.co.uk December 2020 Get Your Business Noticed

Time: 1 Hour 15 Minutes

Step 1 Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F/ Gas 4. Step 2 Trim the base of the cauliflower, then use a sharp knife to score a deep cross in the stalk. Remove any tatty outer leaves, leaving the rest

intact. Carefully place, stalk-side down, in a large pan of boiling salted water. Cook for 6 minutes, then drain and leave to steam dry. Step 3 Meanwhile, prepare the topping. Blitz the bread, almonds and herbs in a food processor to a fine crumb and set aside. Step 4 For the cheese sauce, place the butter in a large saucepan on a medium heat. Add the garlic, cook for 1 minute, then stir in the flour and mustard to make a thick paste. Slowly add the milk, stirring constantly, to give you a loose white sauce. Bring to the boil, then reduce the heat and simmer gently for 5 minutes, or until thick and glossy. Grate in 100g of cheese, mix well and season to taste. Step 5 Transfer the cauliflower to a 25cm round ovenproof dish and squash it down with your hands to flatten and fill the dish. Step 6 Pour over the cheese sauce, then grate over the remaining cheese and top with the breadcrumbs. Bake for 30 minutes, or until golden and bubbling, and serve straight away.

Health & Wellbeing

COVID-19 cases in your area are rising

COVID-19

It’s urgent we stop the spread of infection in your area.

Stay safe, stop the spread and follow the

Request a test nhs.uk/ask-for-a-coronavirus-test or call 119. Find out how to help reduce rates at eastriding.gov.uk/3stepstosafety

#TogetherEastRiding To Advertise Please Telephone 01964 552 470

23

Motoring

Juke Box Jury

It’s the car that launched a whole new class of motoring. Now, almost 11 years on, Roy Woodcock gets behind the wheel of the second generation Nissan Juke... You’ll never mistake a Nissan Juke for anything else . . . it’s that strange, bulbous-looking crossover some said would never take off. Except it did. I was one of them - the naysayers, that is - when I first clapped eyes on the car back in 2010. Perhaps the shock of its unconventional appearance was the reason I didn’t much like it, either, when I got behind the wheel. But plenty of people did. Second only in popularity to the company’s bigger Qashqai crossover, the Juke went from zero to 500,000 sales hero in three years; 100,000 of them in the UK alone. And although in my case it may have been an acquired taste, I eventually joined the fans of this bug-eyed little monster after repeat outings. In simple terms, the Juke was a game-changer; it’s the car that set the ball rolling for small crossovers

competition now. The VW T-Roc, Peugeot 2008 and Renault Captur to name just a few. One of the criticisms that could be aimed at the original was its poor packaging, particularly rear legroom and luggage space. Both these moans have been addressed thanks to the slightly larger dimensions. The boot now holds a generous 422 litres with seats up and 1,305 litres when the rear seats are folded, and legroom in the for back seat passengers is noticeably more spacious. One of the biggest changes is under the bonnet, where the engine has been downsized to a three cylinder, one-litre, petrol engine. Yet, said three-pot powerplant has increased power at 115bhp alongside stronger economy – 44.1mpg – and lower emissions of 116g/km.

surfaces. Steering is more weighty and communicative than that of most high-riders. Big improvements have been made in cabin design and quality. Soft-touch surfaces abound and a central touchscreen dominates the fascia with a row of soft keys for quick access below. All are easy to use and logical. The turbine-like air vents on the dash, which match the front lights, are an imaginative and pleasing touch.

The rear seats split and fold 60-40. With its extra passenger room and bigger boot the latest Juke is noticeably more family friendly than the earlier version.

Standard on all grades are safety systems including intelligent cruise control, intelligent emergency braking with pedestrian and cyclist recognition, traffic sign recognition, blind spot and rear cross-traffic alert and intelligent lane intervention and warning. Having launched the market for this type of car and then faced mounting competition from rivals, Nissan needed to do something to keep the Juke up there with the best. I’m here to tell you they’ve done just that.

The trim level starts with Visia (from £17,395 on the road) and rises

For more information please visit www.nissan.co.uk

Legroom front and back is deceptively generous, as is headroom. The boot has a moveable floor to further increase luggage capacity when required.

and SUVs - a segment of the market that has since exploded, filling out with similar offerings from just about every mainstream manufacturer. Now, as 2020 prepares to draw to a close, I’ve renewed my hate/love relationship with the car by driving the second generation Nissan Juke, which exited the Sunderland factory at the back end of last year. Bigger, more frugal and better finished, the latest Juke retains the bold in-your-face styling but it somehow looks more assuredlooking, more confident. Of course it’s up against some stiff

The 999cc engine is an absolute gem, delivering ample torque alongside sprightly through-thegears acceleration so long as you don’t mind using a few revs. 62mph comes up in under 11 seconds which is up to the class average. Coupled to a seven-speed dual clutch automatic gearbox complete with steering wheel paddles, the Juke picks up its heels well. Three drive modes are available by throwing a switch – eco, normal and sport. There’s little cornering roll which is no bad thing, but the ride tends to be a tad joggly over indifferent

December 2020 Get Your Business Noticed

through Acenta, N-Connecta, Tekna, Tekna+ and Premiere Edition versions. My test car was the N-Connecta (£22,395) and came with a sat-nav system with live traffic updates, a BOSE sound system with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, climate control, heated seats and mirrors, partial leather seat trims, metallic paint, parking sensors and breakdown assistance.

Here To Help

OUTSOURCEDMARKETING Affordable Marketing Solutions for Your Business l Marketing Strategy l Content Marketing l Social Media Marketing l Events, Exhibitions & Launches l Public Relations (PR)

l Branding & Graphic Design l Online and Offline Advertising l Website Design and Development l Adwords & Pay Per Click l Email Marketing

T: 01964 552470 • E: ask@daltonspire.co.uk

25

CATALYST CORE LTD I T

S E R V I C E S

SUPPORT WHETHER THAT BE REMOTE OR ONSITE FREE NO OBLIGATION QUOTE DISASTER RECOVERY SOLUTIONS SAGE 50 TRAINING & CONSULTANCY

01482 530 373

IT CONSULTANCY EVEN IF YOU HAVE YOUR OWN IT DEPARTMENT BUT WANT SOME OUTSIDE ADVICE, SOLUTIONS OR OPTIONS SECURITY SOLUTIONS FROM MALWARE, ANTI-VIRUS, VPN & FIREWALLS TELEPHONE: 01482 244701 EMAIL: SALES@CATALYSTCORE.CO.UK

To Advertise Please Telephone 01964 552 470

From The East Riding Archives

‘Twas Christmas Day in the Workhouse

Today, the former workhouse overlooking the rolling pastures of the Beverley Westwood evokes Dickensian images from Oliver Twist and A Christmas Carol. For the men, women and children who were unfortunate to become inmates, admission was often a desperate last resort for help. Like the wider Beverley community, Christmas Day was a special occasion to be celebrated in the workhouse, bringing much merriment and joy to a usually foreboding place. The reality of daily life was grim and was strictly governed by a Board of Guardians, as detailed in their minute books held at the East Riding Archives. In winter, the inmates would spend an 11-hour working day picking oakum from ropes, knitting, house and garden tasks with only two short breaks for breakfast and dinner. Men and women were separated, and there were strict rules regarding attendance for work and prayer. Christmas was therefore a welcome break and something to look forward to once a year! By Christmas morning, the stark workhouse interior was transformed with colourful, festive decorations. The dining hall was tastefully decorated with evergreens and mottoes paying tribute to the Royal Family. Despite the cheer, a poster detailing regulations relating to the ‘Punishment of Inmates’ was still exhibited on the wall as a sombre reminder of the rules. Local philanthropists donated various gifts to the inmates

including tobacco for the men and tea for women. Children happily played with their donated toys and ate sweets. Although we all love to give and receive presents, dinner is often the main highlight of the day. As an alternative to daily milk-porridge, with meat only allowed twice a week, inmates were treated to a hearty, and seemingly sprout-free, dinner of roast beef, pork, mutton, plum pudding, nuts, oranges and apples. The question of allowing inmates to drink beer on Christmas Day was always a controversial topic as normally the consumption of alcohol was banned. However, as the Guardians would be seen drinking themselves, they voted in favour of allowing inmates to have a ‘quart each’. In 1902, the Master was pleased to report in the Beverley Echo newspaper that he ‘never remembered a more orderly and wellconducted party than that of the inmates of the Beverley Workhouse on Christmas night’. Few official records of the workhouses in Beverley have survived. More information can be found in the Guardians Minute books (1836-1930) held in the Beverley Poor Law Union Records collection in our archives.

December 2020 Get Your Business Noticed

Due to the latest government advice, the East Riding Archives at the Treasure House are open by appointment only. To keep up with all the latest from the Archives

team, please visit our website www.eastridingarchives.co.uk and follow our Facebook and Twitter pages - @ERArchives

Travel

New discoveries …

Well as we enter 2021 where did 2020 go and let’s hope we return to normality. I was very lucky to get a few holidays in before lockdown in March. One a weekend in London to see the Tutankhamun exhibition which was truly amazing. I have previously enjoyed cruising the Nile, visiting all of ancient sites but have not made it to Cairo yet. It is on my bucket list and even more so following the recent exciting announcement... The discovery at Saqqara of 100 human sealed coffins and 40 statues in three different shafts. Found buried were a huge number of intact, painted and anthropoid coffins. These shafts closed for more than 2,500 years revealed a number of gilded artefacts, including wooden statues and coloured gilded masks. This discovery included 59 painted coffins with mummies in good condition - top officials and priests from the 26th dynasty. I am sure there will be even more discoveries as time goes on and it is wonderful that each discovery can be preserved for visitors to enjoy. This video link shows more https://we.tl/tͲ AQOWMVJ1CV The Tutankhamun exhibition is now permanent in its new home in the new Grand Egyptian Museum. The museum was initiated in 2002 yet is due to open its doors in 2021. It pays homage to eternal Ancient Egyptian monuments, treasures, and history. Hosting over 100,000 artifacts, about 3500 were belongings of famous King Tutankhamen. Being the size of 4 football pitches you will need a good day to visit . The museum is built in an enviable position on the outskirts of Cairo affording views over the Pyramids. Seeing these treasures is just one part of the adventure you also need to discover where the majority where found in a more relaxing manor sailing along the banks of the Nile. For several years cruises have only travelled from Luxor to Aswan but I am delighted to say the Lower Nile is again welcoming visitors allowing you to enjoy a longer cruise from Cairo to Aswan. How is Egypt coping with visitors? It is still not on the " Green" list however one can enter Egypt as long as you have a negative PCR test. Currently one must still quarantine on return to the UK - the length of this will be relaxed soon. Always check the FCO advice before travelling. All museums and tourist sites are open with groups not exceeding 25. Tour guides wear face masks and use audio equipment with sterilised ear-pieces. A maximum of 100 visitors per hour are permitted in most museums and 200 visitors per hour in the old Egyptian Museum. A total of 10 - 15 visitors are allowed inside any pyramid or tomb (depending on its dimensions). All tours are operating with a maximum of 50% of their total capacity and coaches and transfer vehicles will leave an empty seat next to each person. Egypt truly offers the most amazing historic sights, I can quite honestly say that my group of 30+ that travelled with me some years ago was one

of the happiest groups I have ever escorted our cruise on the Nile exceeded everyone’s expectations. Don’t hesitate to ask me more. Let us hope that we can continue to travel more easily, a change is definitely as good as a rest and I would recommend a break as a great tonic. I think everyone just needs something nice to look forward to. When you are ready to start planning we are here to guide you all the way. There are so many options available to travel around our wonderful world including the UK. We look forward to the opportunity of sending you away and creating you wonderful memories once again. With best wishes for 2021

MARIONOWEN TRAVEL

For all your travel needs We are a full travel agency we book ALL tour Operators & Cruise Lines. You don’t pay extra, our advice & service is included whilst you sit back and look forward to your holiday.

FREE Drinks

or £20 per day on board credit

on select sailings including Iceland below Offer ends 31 January 2021

Special Departure - Iceland 02 July 2021—9 nights from £1599 Join Marion on this circumnavigation. Travel from your door just £50 return.

Travel from your door available to all ports inc. Liverpool & Newcastle for any sailing. Please ask for details when booking.

Discover Egypt

7 night Nile cruise inc. full board & all excursions from £1245

10 night Classic Nile & Cairo from £1451

Ultimate long cruise

Upper & Lower Nile & Cairo 14 nights from £2789 Flights from London Heathrow, travel from your door available. DEPARTURES YEAR ROUND

2021 our own tours inc. all excursions & entry fees

Warner’s Alvaston Hall

25 February - 4 day weekend £299 featuring “Badness”

Devon & Cornwall N. Trust 20 March - 6 days £665

Somerset Explorer

03 May - 5 days £495

A Victorian Isle of Wight

31 October - 6 days £645

For a full list of our own Coach Tours & day outings visit our website at

www.marionowentravel.com Call to book your place today Tel : 01482 212525

Monday - Saturday 9am - 4pm or call in person to

23 Portland Street, HULL Tues & Thurs 10am –2pm BOOK LOCAL & KNOW WHO YOU ARE BOOKING WITH ! Prices quoted are per person, subject to availability on booking. Solos welcome please ask for prices

To Advertise Please Telephone 01964 552 470

27

Health & Wellbeing

How to keep your physical health in check during Covid19 From workout tips and helpful health apps to whether you should be taking vitamin D, here’s how to look after yourself in these unusual times

In a time when many of us are likely to be moving less and staying indoors more, it’s even more important to prioritise our physical health from all angles. From simple and enjoyable ways to stay active to apps that can help you kick bad habits and form good new ones, here’s what to consider to help make sure you’re in top form over lockdown… Should I be taking vitamin D? Though most of us know we should be ingesting the right vitamins, the actual specifics can be more confusing. Here, Dr Oscar Duke – a West London-based doctor, GP and broadcaster who qualified from King’s College London 10 years ago – answers key questions about the importance of vitamin D. What are the benefits of taking vitamin D? “Vitamin D is important for our bone and muscle health and it may also provide vital support for our immune system,” says Dr Duke. “Most vitamin D comes from sunlight exposure but it’s also topped up by vitamin D in our diets and of course from over-the-counter and prescribed supplements.” How much should I take? “In the UK during autumn and winter months our skin rarely gets enough sun exposure to boost our levels, so I’d always recommend a daily vitamin D supplement of at least 10 micrograms or 400 IU, between October and early March.” Why should people take vitamin D during Covid19? “Lockdown, particularly during the colder weather, will inevitably mean that we spend less time outside, and so will reduce our bodies ability to create vitamin D from sun exposure. A daily over-the-counter supplement is recommended by

NICE [the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence] – and don’t feel you need to spend a fortune. A basic ‘own brand’ vitamin D supplement from a pharmacy or supermarket is likely to be just as effective as the more expensive versions.” Does vitamin D help fight coronavirus? “Some studies this year have shown an association between low vitamin D levels and an increased risk of Covid-19 infection or the need for admission to hospital and intensive care. At this early stage in the research process, there’s little to point to vitamin D as being the clear cause here though, and further research is awaited that hopes to answer this question once and for all. In the meantime, vitamin D at recommended doses is broadly a very safe supplement and may bring additional benefits for bone and muscle strength.” Is there anything else you would recommend to people over lockdown to help maintain their physical health and wellbeing? “What we do know is that those who are overweight, obese or have diabetes are at increased risk of severe infection and complications from Covid-19, so regular exercise, a healthy diet and adherence to government policy on social distancing and hand-washing are likely to provide the best Covid-19 protection for the time being whilst we await the results of on-going scientific studies.”

Easy Meals There are more than 150 recipes for easy, balanced meals complete with calorie counts on this NHSapproved app. Save ingredients to your shopping list and search according to meal time or food type. Couch to 5K Even the most running-averse speak wonders of this nineweek exercise plan, designed for beginners who want to develop and improve their running stamina. You can choose from a range of celebrity coaches to help you through it. Active 10 Set goals, track progress and get tips on how to increase the intensity of your walking with the handy Active 10 app. Easy-to-use, it’s a great starting point to help everyone get moving more.

Drink free days Cutting down alcohol consumption will not only help you reduce your caloric intake, but is also likely to Tips to get moving in lockdown help you feel healthier and save money. This app lets you choose What technology can help me? There are a whole host of free apps, alcohol-free days and provides helpful support. recommended by the NHS, which can help you get healthier, from support cutting down drinking and NHS Smokefree giving up smoking programmes to Make a daunting task all the more surmountable with this helpful app. guided plans to help you improve It offers a four-week programme, your running. Here are five to get complete with practical support, you started… encouragement, milestones and

December 2020 Get Your Business Noticed

tailored advice to help smokers pursue a healthier, cigarette-free life. All of the above five apps are available to download on the App Store and Google Play Do I need a flu jab? Every year, certain groups of people are offered the flu jab to help protect them from the illness and its potential complications – and this year it is even more important. Research shows that having flu and COVID-19 at the same time makes serious illness more likely. You should get a flu vaccine if you: • Are aged 65 and over • Have certain health conditions, including asthma, bronchitis, diabetes and COPD* • Are pregnant • Receive a carer’s allowance, or are the main carer for an older or at-risk disabled person • Live with someone who’s on the NHS shielded patient list • Are a frontline health or social care worker • Are in long-stay residential care * For a full list of health conditions, visit nhs.uk/conditions/ vaccinations/flu Discover a host of tools and support to help support your wellbeing at www.nhs.uk/betterhealth/

Here To Help

29

To Advertise Please Telephone 01964 552 470

Hull City Column by Woody Mellor

Top of the League but December will be decisive.

Hull City enter December four points clear at the top of Division One and nine points above seventh position. Things look really positive, several players are scoring regularly and City have won seven games out the past eight. The one defeat was at Stevenage in the FA Cup of all places. The December fixtures will show if there is a genuine promotion momentum however as this will include games against promotion contenders and other sides who could be play-off contenders by the spring. City will play Portsmouth, Sunderland, Lincoln and Charlton who are all promotion chasers and potentially difficult fixtures with Blackpool and Oxford, who missed out in last seasons play-offs. If City can take points from these fixtures then maybe we are genuine promotion contenders as City will have played all of the division’s teams by the new year. As well a the decisive month on the pitch during December we wait with baited breath to see if the current side is dismantled in January. Surprisingly so soon after relegation there are a number of players who could attract interest Keane Lewis-Potter

from clubs in higher leagues in January. There isn’t likely to be massive sales like last January’s Bowen transfer saga but players such as Wilks, Lewis-Potter (pictured left), Greaves and Honeyman for instance could attract offers from Championship sides or Premier League teams who may see LewisPotter as someone to develop within their academy. Hopefully our owners will see the value of taking the club back into the Championship and a potential sale and arguably most Championship sides are struggling financially and more concerned about getting

through the season without fans than spending on transfers in January. The one minor disappointment over the past month was the defeat at Stevenage in the FA Cup. They are as close to the Conference as City are to the Championship but City frittered a dozen opportunities and let their lowly opponents equalise and then win the penalty shoot out. However, in these Covid days it is no great loss, its not as if there could have been sixty thousand fans at Old Trafford in the cup draw. Potentially playing Premier League players would have been nice for our young players but it is not a money spinner for anyone this year. There is a glimmer of hope that fans could return in limited numbers in the new year if Hull moves from Tier 3 to Tier 1 over the coming weeks. Oxford United will have a thousand fans attending their game against City on Saturday but its looking likely that no one will return to the KC Stadium till the spring with or without a vaccine. We may just have the opportunity to see this team before the season concludes but it could be a strange season. The last promotion season from Division One saw packed houses for Peter Taylor’s team yet this time City could potentially win the title without any fans supporting them. There are two major positives this season, one of these is the

December 2020 Get Your Business Noticed

teamwork, spirit and unity of the players and the other is the emergence of young players. Since the lockdown at least half a dozen of the players on relatively high wages have left. All of the players signed post Premier League relegation came to the end of contracts and all left for free so that was a waste of almost £25 Million in fees and wages. Do we actually miss any of them? We are at a lower standard but the young, hungrier players are actually playing for the shirt and their futures unlike many of the half hearted squad earlier in 2020. These players are on considerably smaller wages too as there was a predicted squad salary cap of £1.5 million, though I’m not sure if they achieved this with several players on Championship wages, though with relegation wage cuts. Hopefully existing contracts were considered when City’s wage cap was agreed, the last thing we need is rival clubs questioning City’s wage bill in the spring. As well as an enthusiastic squad there are young players taking the eye particularly Keane Lewis Potter (who was the EFL Young Player of the Month in October) and Jacob Greaves who looks so at home in the centre of defence. He is the son of ‘Great Escape Legend’ Mark Greaves (pictured below) and looks set for a great career at a much higher level than his father. Hopefully a City defender for many years like his father at the turn of the century. Mark Greaves

Things are looking positive, if City are still near the top by January then 2021 could be an exciting season, let’s hope we can just see a positive end to 2020 which has been horrendous in so many ways and look forward to a great new year.

Classifieds Auto Repairs & Winter Waxing

Classified Advertising

SMALL CLASSIFIED AD

£30 +vat

PER MONTH WHEN BOOKED IN A SERIES OF 3 MONTHS Classified Advertising

Printing

DALTONSPIRE

DESIGN & PRINT • Personalised Christmas Cards • Personalised Calendars • Pop -Up Banners • Leaflets • Business Stationery CALL US NOW ON:

01964 552

Roofing

LARGE CLASSIFIED AD

£50 +vat

PER MONTH WHEN BOOKED IN A SERIES OF 3 MONTHS Builders

FREE ADVERT DESIGN* WITH ALL ADVERTS

*BASIC DESIGN & TYPESETTING IF YOU REQUIRE A LOGO DESIGN OR A MORE COMPLEX DESIGN PLEASE ASK FOR A QUOTE.

Carpets

Electricians

Sewing & Clothing Repairs

LOCAL ELECTRICIAN Do you find it difficult to get someone to come and do the small jobs?

CALL NOW ON:

01482 530 373 SEE OUR MAIN ADVERT ON PAGE 25

House Clearance

Park Lane House Clearance

••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Discreet & Confidential • Full or Partial Estates Residential and Commercial • Insolvency Contracts 37 Years Experience • T: 01482 420 250 Chimney Sweep

Leaflet Distribution

LEAFLET DISTRIBUTION 52

Reliable & Experienced Local Service

From

£30 per thousand

MENUS • LEAFLETS • BROCHURES

CALL: 07866 100 589 TO BOOK

Sheds

SOLVE YOUR STORAGE PROBLEMS SHEDS

• FREE ERECTION • FREE LOCK AND KEY • ANY SIZE AVAILABLE • BASE LAYING

SUMMER HOUSES PLAYHOUSES GARAGES KENNELS POTTING SHEDS FENCE PANELS FENCE ERECTING

OPENING TIMES: Tuesday to Saturday: 8:30am - 5pm Sundays (& Bank Hols): 10am - 4pm Closed Mondays

VISIT OUR SHOW SITE SHARPS WORLD OF WOOD THE LOG CABIN, YORK ROAD, BARMBY MOOR, YORK YO42 4HS - Near Pocklington N

www.sharpsworldofwood.com

CALL NOW - 01759 30 55 66

To Advertise Please Telephone 01964 552 470

31

Gardening

Gardening Jobs for December and Winter

When the cold winds blow and snow begins to settle on the lawn, it’s tempting to close the backdoor and spend the winter curled up by the fire. But if you’re an outdoorsy person then there’s no need to give up on the garden for a whole season every year. With our guide to gardening in winter you’ll find plenty of projects to crack on with before the spring, how to protect your plants against the cold and top tips for making the most out of your time outdoors. Winter Gardening Jobs

Pruning. Some plants are best cut back and pruned over winter, such as roses, shrubs, fruit trees and deciduous hedges. This will encourage healthy new shoots to grow when the weather warms up again. Cleaning. While the life in your garden is less demanding, it’s a good opportunity to sort out a bit of general maintenance. Hosing down your paths and patios will not only spruce them up, but also ensure they’re free of grime which could become slippery in the cold, damp conditions. Checking for structural damage. If you have a greenhouse, conservatory or shed then winter is the best time of year to give them a good inspection. Most of the surrounding foliage will have died back, leaving a clear path to see any cracks in the frames or broken window panes. Fixing these now is crucial for protecting any plants inside from freezing draughts. Ordering seed catalogues. Get prepared for the sowing season by

choosing seeds and plants to buy. It’s a good time to sit back and plan how you might like to redesign your planting or reflect on which flowers grow best in your garden. Cutting the lawn. You won’t need to mow the grass anywhere near as frequently as in the summer, but if the weather is mild it will need doing every now and then. The grass won’t grow as fast, so you can leave it longer than normal.

Winter Gardening Tips

Don’t compact the soil. During wintertime, the ground will likely be saturated from excess rain and freeze due to the plummeting temperatures. It’s best to avoid treading on the earth too much as you will compact the already dense soil, making it even more difficult to work in the spring. So try to step lightly when you need to go over it. Maintain tools. There won’t be many labour intensive jobs to do in the garden over winter so it’s a good opportunity to show your tools some TLC. Oil any machinery that requires it and sharpen the blades of your trimmers and secateurs. Then you’ll be all set for cracking on when the frost thaws.

December 2020 Get Your Business Noticed

Keep watering. It’s easy to overlook watering your garden when the weather’s so rubbish this time of year. But it’s still important to go outside and give your plants a quick water every now and then, particularly if it hasn’t rained in a while. And don’t forget to water your indoor flowers too! Plan ahead. Winter is a great time to plan your garden design for the coming year. Most of the plants and trees have died back, leaving the core layout of your plot clear. Take advantage of this by mapping out new paths or patios, or deciding where to put that new shed or greenhouse.

Winter Planting

Winter loving plants. Surprisingly, there are a few plants that defy nature and come into their own in the chilly months. Besides evergreen trees, these include witch hazel, winter jasmine, winter honeysuckle and viburnum. Add a few of these for a colourful flowerbed all year round. Winter vegetables. If you have an allotment or kitchen garden, then there are plenty of hardy vegetables that will keep you going

over winter. In early summer you can sow broccoli, leeks, winter cabbage and brussel sprouts, which are all capable of enduring the frost – and perfect for a Christmas dinner! Frost protection. As any gardener will no doubt be aware, most plants don’t take well to frosty nights and freezing temperatures. There are many methods to protect your plants against frost, from cloches and fleece blankets to careful watering and layering mulch. Indoor gardening. Perhaps the simplest way to get your gardening fix without having the brace yourself against the chill is by planting inside. Not all plants will grow well indoors, so make sure you do your research. Most plants will grow best in rooms full of light and insulated against draughts. For the most effective indoor growing, it may be worth investing in specialist lights and a grow room.

Gardening

Winter Wildlife in the Garden

Wintertime can be harsh for animals in the wild. Food is scarce, conditions are icy cold and shelter is hard to come by. You can help out the creatures that come to your garden by providing a little assistance. For the birds, leave out extra food in your birdfeeder and keep your birdbath topped up with water – though make sure it doesn’t freeze. A tennis ball in there should do the trick. You can also plant berry bushes, which will provide a source of winter food and a place to shelter. For other creatures, make sure there’s somewhere for them to bunker down and sit out the winter months. Simply leave out a pile of leaves or uncut grass for groundlings to nest in.

What to Wear Outside

Obviously the priority when gardening outside from November to February is keeping warm. Wrap up as much as you can with hats, gloves, scarves and coats, while allowing enough ease of movement to be able to get on

with your digging and pruning. A great way to cut back on the layers while retaining the warmth is with heated clothing. You can use heat pads for your hands or even battery heated socks and gloves for long-lasting toastiness. Just make sure that you don’t spend too long outside at a time, especially if you’re feeling unwell. There’s nothing like a regular tea break to warm yourself up!

SOLVE YOUR STORAGE PROBLEMS SHEDS

One Year Ends, Another Begins

So don’t let the cold weather and long nights dishearten you too much – there’s still plenty of opportunity to get outside and enjoy your garden in winter. From protecting the plants you’ve tended all year to planning new features for the next, winter is the perfect time for reflection and inspiration. Take a brisk walk through the grass before huddling up inside with a hot drink and admiring your garden through the window. Treat someone special to a book full of gardening ideas for Christmas. And most of all get ready, for spring will soon begin!

• FREE ERECTION • FREE LOCK AND KEY • ANY SIZE AVAILABLE • BASE LAYING

SUMMER HOUSES PLAYHOUSES GARAGES KENNELS POTTING SHEDS FENCE PANELS FENCE ERECTING

OPENING TIMES: Tuesday to Saturday: 8:30am - 5pm Sundays (& Bank Hols): 10am - 4pm Closed Mondays

VISIT OUR SHOW SITE SHARPS WORLD OF WOOD THE LOG CABIN, YORK ROAD, BARMBY MOOR, YORK YO42 4HS - Near Pocklington N

www.sharpsworldofwood.com

CALL NOW - 01759 30 55 66

To Advertise Please Telephone 01964 552 470

33

FIONA’S FOOD FOR THOUGHT By Fiona Dwyer, broadcast journalist, PR & media consultant, slave to 2 children and a husband. A DIFFERENT CHRISTMAS

It’s been great to see so many people putting up their Christmas trees, lights and decorations early this year. It’s been such an uncertain time for everyone, why not brighten up the world, give hope and bring a smile to someone’s face. Normally, I’m a big believer in leaving it all until December but different times call for different measures - and we’re all due some festive cheer!

STAY SAFE

It will be a different Christmas but whether you are able to see family and friends or not, stay safe. Remember how inventive everyone was in the first lockdown with ways to stay in touch over the internet. Social Media Quizzes, Zoom drinks and so on. So this Yule Tide, I’m thinking Board Games via Zoom, festive FaceTime Christmas dinners. You could even watch your favourite Christmas film together - virtually of course! The most important thing is to look after each other, check in with anyone you think is alone and, as ever at this time of year when it’s gets colder, make sure your elderly neighbours have everything they need. And remember, if you are anxious about meeting up with people, don’t feel pressured in to doing so. Everyone needs to respect everyone else’s decisions.

CINNAMON STICK CHRISTMAS TREES I found this lovely idea on the internet, so I thought I’d share it with you! Just get some cinnamon sticks and tie bits of coloured ribbon or glue strips of paper to it so that it forms the shape of a Christmas tree. Don’t forget to add a bow or loop on top so you can hang it on your own tree! Such easy ornaments to make - and they smell good too!

And finally......Happy Christmas to you all. I just wanted to say a massive thank you to all our wonderful NHS staff, teachers, bin men, shop assistants and all other key workers who have kept us going this year. You are wonderful - and very much appreciated. Take care,.

Fiona x

Twitter: @fionadwyer • Facebook: Fiona Dwyer PR

December 2020 Get Your Business Noticed

USEFUL NUMBERS EMERGENCY NUMBERS Police / Fire / Ambulance Police (Non-emergencies) Crime Stoppers Child Line Electricity (Supply Failure) Gas (Emergencies) Water (Emergencies)

999 101 0800 555 111 0800 11 11 0800 375 675 0800 111 999 0845 124 24 24

HOSPITALS & HEALTH Castle Hill Hospital East Riding Community Hospital Hull Royal Infirmary NHS Direct

01482 875 875 01482 88 66 00 01482 328 541 111

HELP & ADVICE Age UK East Riding Alzheimers Society Alcohol & Drug Advisory Service Case Lifelink Case Training Citizens Advice Bureau Cruse Bereavement Care Hull Rape Crisis Macmillan Mencap NSPCC Helpline RSPCA RSPCA (Animal Home) Relate Hull & East Yorkshire Samaritans Sight Support Hull & East Yorks Survivors Hull & East Riding

01482 86 91 81 01482 211 255 01482 32 06 06 01482 329 614 01482 320 200 01482 224 608 01482 56 55 65 01482 329 990 01482 461154 01482 211 473 0808 800 5000 0300 1234 999 01482 341 331 01482 329 621 01482 323 456 01482 342 297 01482 22 66 77

TRANSPORT Bus Information (EYMS) Hull Trains National Rail Enquiries Humberside Airport P & O Ferries (Reservations) Beverley Community Lift

01482 59 29 29 0345 071 0222 08457 484 950 01652 688 456 08716 64 64 64 01482 868 082

COUNCILS East Riding of Yorkshire Council Hull City Council Beverley Town Council Hedon Town Council Withernsea Town Council Cottingham Town Council Elloughton & Brough Town Council

01482 393 939 01482 300 300 01482 874 096 01482 898 428 01964 614 984 01482 847 623 01482 665 600

Christmas Schedule 13:00 15:00 15:05 18:00 20:00 22:00

Pete Haslam’s Christmas Box of Delights The Queen’s Christmas Message Christmas Afternoon Treats from Adam Smith Christmas Number 1’s with Lee Templeman Christmas Themeology with Cliff Baillie Christmas Crooners with Nik James

Saturday 26th – Boxing Day Tuesday 22nd 00:00 02:00 06:00 10:00 12noon 14:00 16:00 18:00 20:00 21:00 22:00

Big Ones and New Ones with Andy Henly East Yorkshire Nights Alex Dunn at Breakfast The Morning Mix with Rachael Campey The All Hit Lunch with Chris Bibby Early Afternoon Show with Andy Donkin Drive-Time with Dave Fewster Steve Lazenby’s Totally 90’s Christmas Show Christmas Folk with Max Roberts The Silver Surfers Club with Lynne & Terry Christmas Rock with Robbie West

Wednesday 23rd 00:00 02:00 06:00 10:00 12noon 14:00 16:00 18:00 20:00 22:00 23:00

60’s Vinyl Countdown with Roger Day East Yorkshire Nights Alex Dunn at Breakfast The Morning Mix with Neil Rudd The All Hit Lunch with Chris Bibby Early Afternoon Show with Lee Templeman Drive-Time with Dave Fewster Midweek with Steve Eccles The Totally 80’s Christmas Show with Andy Fea Pandora’s Box with Nick and Ian Show Talk with James Watt

Thursday 24th – Christmas Eve 00:00 01:00 06:00 10:00 12noon 14:00 15:00 17:00 18:00 19:00 20:00 21:00 22:00 23:00

Gene Pitney and Friends with Rodney Collins East Yorkshire Nights Alex Dunn at Breakfast The Morning Mix with Tony Barker The All Hit Lunch with Chris Bibby De Wop Christmas with Veronica Capaldi Nik James at Christmas Christmas Rock & Roll with Dave Harper Goblins and the Gravedigger - a Christmas Story Lynne’s Christmas Baubles with Lynne Wallis Christmas Pure Blues with Roy Woodcock Nic Gough’s World of Reggae - Christmas Special Festival of Carols with Pete Haslam Around the Christmas Fireside with Terry Wallis

Friday 25th – Christmas Day 00:00 00:30 02:00 07:00 10:00

Music and the Spoken Word Festive Word in Your Ear with Les Smith East Yorkshire Nights Christmas Day with Santa Neil Rudd’s Christmas Favourites

00:00 02:00 04:00 06:00 08:00 10:00 14:00 15:00 18:00 20:00 22:00

Paul Baker’s Weekly Show The Retro Radio Show with Andy Henly Mellow Moments with Andy Saunders The Weekend Early Breakfast with Tom Lakin Weekend Breakfast with Liv Mounsor Christmas Number 2’s with Andy Fea Themeology with Cliff Baillie 3 o’clock Kick Off with Simon Bromwich The Real 70’s and 80’s with Phil Butler The Big Soul Party with Rob Langley The Late Weekend Show with Simon Barrett

Sunday 27th 00:00 02:00 04:00 06:00 08:00 08:30 09:00 10:00 12:00 14:00 16:00 18:00 19:00 20:00 21:00 22:00

Old Record Club with Steve Bishop Christmas Chill Factor with Colin Hanslip East Yorkshire Nights The Weekend Early Breakfast with Tom Lakin Music and the Spoken Word In Touch with Terry Wallis Festive Sunday From 9 with Les Smith The Sunday Assortment with Dave Hudson Sunday Lunch with Amy Jibson The Sunday Show with Ian Clennan The L.A. Connection with Emperor Rosko John Brien’s World of Music Showtime with Jo & Ryan Jazztastic with Roy Woodcock Classical Choice with Richard Gray Rodney On The Radio

Monday 28th – Bank Holiday 00:00 02:00 07:00 10:00 13:00 15:00 18:00 20:00 21:00 22:00 23:00

The Mellow Show with Gary Ziepe East Yorkshire Nights Bank Holiday Early Breakfast with Tom Lakin Good Times & Great Oldies with Tim Jibson The All Hit Lunch with Chris Bibby Seasonal Soul with Nigel Roberts Liv’s Look At 2020 with Liv Mounsor Golden Years – 60’s with Dave Hudson Golden Years – 70’s with Dave Hudson Holiday Country with Peter Fairhead Mystery Top 40 with Paul Baker

12noon 14:00 16:00 18:00 20:00 21:00 22:00 23:00

The All Hit Lunch with Chris Bibby Early Afternoon Show with Andy Donkin Drive-Time with Dave Fewster The 90’s Rewind with Steve Lazenby Beverley Folk with Max Roberts The Silver Surfers Club with Lynne & Terry Peter Fairhead’s Guilty Pleasures Broadway Christmas with Adam Lacey

Wednesday 30th 00:00 02:00 06:00 10:00 12noon 14:00 16:00 18:00 20:00 22:00 23:00

60’s Vinyl Countdown with Roger Day East Yorkshire Nights Alex Dunn at Breakfast The Morning Mix with Neil Rudd The All Hit Lunch with Chris Bibby Early Afternoon Show with Lee Templeman Drive-Time with Dave Fewster Midweek with Steve Eccles The Interactive 80’s Show with Andy Fea Pandora’s Box with Nick and Ian Show Talk with James Watt

Thursday 31st – New Years Eve 00:00 01:00 06:00 10:00 12noon 14:00 16:00 18:00 19:00 20:00 23:00

Gene Pitney and Friends with Rodney Collins East Yorkshire Nights Alex Dunn at Breakfast The Morning Mix with Tony Barker The All Hit Lunch with Chris Bibby Early Afternoon Show with Amy Bury Drive-Time with Dave Fewster The Thursday Night Fixture with Simon Bromwich Rock & Roll Showdown with Dave Harper The Farewell 2020 Programme with Alex Dunn New Years Eve House Party with Paul Baker

Friday 1st – New Years Day 00:00 01:00 07:00 10:00 12noon 14:00 16:00 17:00 18:00 19:00 20:00 22:00

New Years House Party with Paul Baker East Yorkshire Nights The New Years Chill with Nigel Williams Happy New Year with Dave Hudson The All Hit Lunch with Chris Bibby The Hits That Never Were with Andy Donkin Getting to Know You Helena Cox & Dave Fewster Pure Blues with Roy Woodcock Nic Gough’s World of Reggae Themeology with Cliff Baillie The Best of 2020 with Adam Smith Friday Night Shuffle with Lee Templeman

International and National News On the hour every hour every day

Tuesday 29th 00:00 02:00 06:00 10:00

Big Ones and New Ones with Andy Henly East Yorkshire Nights Alex Dunn at Breakfast The Morning Mix with Rachael Campey

w w w.beverleyfm.com

35