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Welcome & Contents

Editor’s note Welcome to the February edition of HULLMAG. I hope you are all well and enjoying the mild weather. In This edition we have another wide and varied selection of articles and news stories to keep you informed and entertained.

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The best new books to read right now

From novels anchored in the mess of Brexit to non-fiction discussing the vices and virtues of social media this is your definitive reading list for February 2019 Brexit, social media, a sociopathic sister and a fox with a poetic soul all feature somewhere in this round up of all the books you should be treating yourself to – right now.

Middle England by Jonathan Coe If anyone thought Brexit was no subject matter for literary fiction, Middle England is about to prove you dead wrong. I first read Coe’s The Rotter’s Club in my first year studying at Birmingham University and the book made me first understand and then fall in love with this industrial midland’s city, warts and all. It also showed me how brilliant Coe was at capturing so many different shades of Britishness – with a keen eye for class-related quirks.

Back then, protagonist Ben Trotter was a sex-obsessed schoolboy.

Now, in Middle England which follows The Closed Circle to

conclude the trilogy, Trotter is middle-aged, living a middle-class life complete with an Aga. Anyone new to Coe needn’t worry about any contextual issues – Middle England works beautifully as a stand-alone work thanks to a cast of characters so real and vivid and funny that they could only be the invention of one writer.

If British politics has left you lost for words, let Coe take over with Middle England.

Fox 8 by George Saunders This latest offering by George Saunders, whose Lincoln in the Bardo won the 2017 Man Booker Prize, won’t disappoint. It is less novel, more fable – a brilliantly unusual book complete with illustrations throughout. We meet the eponymous Fox 8, a curious creature who has taken to listening in on children’s bedtime stories and becoming enthralled by the words used to build other worlds and ideas. Slowly he has learned ‘yuman’ – and his new found understanding of this strange language is the start of a quest that sees him seek to save his pack from ‘danjur’.

As fans of Saunders might expect, the language is experimental and almost entirely phonetically spelled, but his skill as a master storyteller means that after a couple of pages you hardly notice!

The Penguin Book of the Contemporary British Short Story edited by Philip Hensher Anyone who has ever read Hensher’s The Northern Clemency will know how well he captures the lives of the British everyman. Which means he is the perfect person to have compiled this treasury of 30 British short stories, each written between the death of Princess Diana and the present day.

Fiction heavyweights – Martin Amis, Hilary Mantel and the late Helen Dunmore all feature - but there are also works by less well-

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known writers like Leone Ross, whose strange and beautiful The Woman Who Lived In A Restaurant was a highlight for me.

The variety of stories on offer is dazzling – and I can’t help but feel really jealous of the research part of Hensher’s task, (if not the actual choosing) which saw him read hundreds of short stories.

Also, and to be honest this is important, the book is a beautiful object, a hardback bound in cloth the colour of egg yolk that you’ll keep forever.

The Lonesome Bodybuilder by Yukiko Motoya What a cover, right? And the contents are just as weird, in the best possible way.

This collection boasts some extraordinary scenarios including a boy who discovers that umbrellas can actually make one fly, a woman who cannot focus at work thanks to a distracting bulge in the office curtains and a man who covers himself in glue in order to stop vandals destroying his market stall.

Then there’s the woman after whom the title of the book takes its name – whose body changes dramatically thanks to body building, a transformation that goes entirely unnoticed by her husband.

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Literature Motoya has an extraordinary imagination and a clear, direct writing style which makes this offbeat collection a rare treat. Most of the stories are short to the point of bite-sized, perfect for those with short attention spans or who are at risk of frequent interruption.

My Sister, The Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite This novel is such a page turner that you will absolutely burn through it.

And if you really can’t wait (we don’t blame you) just snap it up early from US link below.

The book’s tagline - “when blood is thicker, and more difficult to get out of the carpet” - does its job perfectly, neatly summing up the tone of this witty debut.

Set in Lagos, this story about a female mass murderer and her long-suffering sibling manages to be both comic and dark. This looks set to be a massive hit; it’s already being made into a film.

Why Social Media Is Ruining Your Life by Katherine Ormerod This book is a must-read for anyone who has a love/hate relationship with Instagram et al. For anyone who finds themselves anxious after a mindless scroll – overwhelmed by images of the lives of others which always seem to be soft focus, exciting and busy. For anyone who feels inadequate or ‘less than’.

Ormerod, a journalist who is herself an influencer and Instagram ‘winner’ with almost 50k followers, has taken a deep dive into the whys and wherefores of social media

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today. The book bulges with facts and stats including jaw-droppers like this: 53 per cent of millennials would rather lose their sense of smell than lose access to an item of technology.

But Ormerod also advises on how to navigate this strange, ever changing, digital terrain – so that we can get the best out of it – and wave goodbye to the worst.

The Stranger Diaries

by Elly Griffiths It took three words - contemporary gothic thriller – to hook me into this (although props to the darkly beautiful cover illustration). What Griffiths has cleverly managed to do with The Stranger Diaries is create a modern day setting with deep roots in a shady Victorian past, giving readers chills from two time periods.

After her colleague is murdered, teacher Clare Cassidy, who specialises in the works of a long dead gothic novelist, takes to her diary in an attempt to write her way out of her grief. But before long hers isn’t the only writing on the page…

Not only is Griffiths’ plot a work of art but her writing is smart, clean and clever.

I’m Absolutely Fine! By Annabel Rivkin and Emilie McMeekan I’m going to be honest and say that when I first saw this I thought “here we go another ‘let’s tell other women how to live their lives’ book” from women who are only playing at being flawed and

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But from the very first page I was proved wrong. The cover might say that this is “a manual for imperfect women” but I say this is essential reading for pretty much anyone over the age of 30. It is also going to be a challenge for anyone who claims they have never laughed out loud while reading.

Written by the journalist duo behind the wildly successful themidult.com, aimed at ‘midults’ – those aged roughly 35 to 45 but who are still wondering when they will be an actual adult - I was bellowing with glee, screenshotting the abundant subheadings such as Don’t Be An AskHole (someone who asks for advice and then argues with it) or All The Therapists We’ve Had (“The Brute) and Someone Else Is Married To My Husband (about the one who got away) and sending them to all my friends.

This book goes into forensic detail about the minutiae and mundanities of modern life. It is broken up into chapters and within the chapters there are lists and imaginary conversations with ourselves making it easy to digest.

Here’s one of my favourite musings (but honestly, gems like this are ten a penny): “Why can we no longer remember anything about what we did yesterday but will never forget that shit Max who dumped us for our ‘friend’ Sarah in 1996. Names haven’t been changed.”

A little passage on friendship is simply gorgeous – without being too saccharine or over-earnest: “Each of my dearest ones is slightly my mother and slightly my child.”

The whole book is a hearty dose of real talk that not only makes you feel less alone but also reminds you that your sense of humour is still intact, if nothing else. Put it this way I want to make contact with the authors immediately and ask to be best friends. A riot of a read.

stand up with no music. And you don’t need to look very far to see how important literature was to her. After all, one of her most famous songs was inspired by and indeed named after the classic Wuthering Heights.

The author David Mitchell has written the introduction which includes this perfect verity: ‘One paradox about [Bush] is that while her lyrics are avowedly idiosyncratic, those same lyrics evoke emotions and sensations that feel universal.’

This is a volume to be savoured, piecemeal, and kept forever. A reference book for the soul.

Evening in Paradise: More Stories

by Lucia Berlin This collection of short stories follows on from Berlin’s A Manual For Cleaning Women, which saw her winning legions of fans, albeit posthumously.

Evening in Paradise is a selection from her remaining short stories and her fans needn’t worry that it’s all the scraps that didn’t make the cut for A Manual… It isn’t. It’s 22 truly excellent stories, many of which show, on the face of it at least, men glorified and women domesticated – up to a point.

From murderous mothers to portraits of poverty, Berlin is a master at taking a slice of life and examining it with almost agonising honestly.

While this isn’t autobiography, plenty of the experiences written about here patently reflect the author’s life, giving readers a fascinating insight into the world of this extraordinary writer.

How To Be Invisible by Kate Bush Kate Bush (right) fans like me will be in orbit when they get their hands on this – a beautifully bound tome containing her lyrics, which she has personally selected and arranged.

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Eleven Home Renovation and Extension Tips: How to nail your own Grand Design in 2019 When it comes to adding value to your property knowledge is power.

Understanding the pitfalls and the process will help. Here’s some advice from industry experts: 1. Don’t rush the design stage Planning your project may well take longer than executing it, but Garry Barker, creative director at a Yorkbased interior design and architects says it is worth taking your time to get it right. “Design every detail up front and build to detailed plans,” he says. “Don’t design on the fly with builders on site. What seem like small changes can have a serious knock-on effect if not planned properly at the start.”

of architects Fining Associates in York.

2. Don’t expect miracles “Very few extensions or major refurbs involving significant structural work and drainage alterations can be done to a good quality in less than five or six months,” says Mike Fining, founder

3. Find a great builder This will really make your life so much easier. Ask friends for their recommendations and take up references. “Tender your building works with at least three builders,” says Garry Barker. “It’s the only way

“Internal reforms can be done more swiftly, but the last stages of any building job will inevitably slow down - if only, for example, to avoid carpenters creating dust when the painters are trying to get a flawless finish on their eggshell.

Unduly rushed building work will almost always come back to haunt the client.”

to ensure you are getting good value for your project.”

Take the time to go and see some of their previous projects. “It is also very important to see their work beforehand so that you understand the finish you will be paying for,” says Mike Fining. “If you are particular about the final finishes being perfect, then you need to ensure your contractor can produce this.”

4. Buy cheap, buy twice “Projects often run into problems if clients opt for the cheapest tender,” warns Garry Barker. “Small builders often don’t use quantity surveyors and sometimes get pricing wrong, or do not fully comprehend the level of detail involved in a project.”

Bredenkamp’s advice is that if one quote is much cheaper than the rest you should be suspicious and treat it with caution. “If a price sounds too good to be true, it generally is,” he says.

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5. Call in the professionals What with builders, architects, party wall surveyors and building control costs, professional fees will add a big chunk to your outlay. But unless you really understand the process, don’t skimp on experts if you are doing a big project.

In particular Mike Fining suggests you appoint a quantity surveyor.

“If you are undertaking a large project, especially one running well into six figures, a quantity surveyor is worth his or her weight in gold,” he says. “They can drill down on the numbers to a level of detail that a builder won’t and this can really help you get your budgeting right and your costs low.”

6. Signed, sealed, and delivered Once you have a builder in place, don’t go on a handshake. Draw up a contract detailing exactly what they are going to be doing and how long it will take. “A building Continued on page 10

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the scope sometimes exists to divide the works into two or even three phases, so as to minimise rental costs,” he says.

Of course during the build things can, and will, change, but a contract at least means you start out singing from the same hymn sheet. Your contract should also include a payment plan – a timetable of when the builder will invoice you during the work, and for how much.

“The first phase, where the builders are doing all the external prep work; the second where the clients retreat to occupy maybe half the property and the builder sets up a micro-kitchen (often at minimal cost) using cannibalised elements of the old kitchen, and the third phase, where they vacate completely.”

7. Don’t forget the small stuff When you are working out how much the whole thing costs, include every little thing. It might sound overly pernickety, but it is astonishing how much door handles, light switches, towel rails and bookshelves can add to costs.

“Don’t forget to add VAT,” says Mike Fining. “Most quotes from builders and suppliers come in excluding VAT. It sounds obvious but it adds 20 per cent to your project costs, so make sure you include it in your sums.”

8. Supply and demand Shop around when buying materials for your project. Some suppliers are happy to raise their quotes if they know the products are ending up in an expensive part of town or they think they can get away with it!!”

11. Steel yourself Renovating or extending your home can be thrilling as things come together but Brian Levitt, director of B Levitt Builders, warns that clients also need to mentally prepared for ups and downs.

must have some money tucked away to cover unexpected extra costs or you could end up with a half-built home. Garry Barker suggests a minimum of five per cent of the total build cost, and ideally around 10 per cent.

10. Should you stay or should you go?

Most architects and builders advise you to move out for the duration of the work – they don’t want you under their feet and can get it done quicker in an empty property.

Living amid a build will also be stressful and very, very dusty.

Unless you have ultra-kind friends and/or relatives with enough room

for you, the kids, pets and all your furniture, this is going to mean a return to the wonderful world of renting.

Barker says the decision on whether to stay put depends on the size of your property. “With a large house

“The emotional impact should not be underestimated,” he says.

“Having a bunch of builders and others in your house for the best part of a year can be hard, projects can be delayed - and projects always hit a poor spot at some point, whether it is a cost or timing issue. So I always advise clients that the process should be fun, and as enjoyable as possible, but it can also be an emotional investment, too.”

9. Prepare for emergencies Things can, and inevitably will, go wrong, and that means that costs are going to rise. You must, must,

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Interior Trends: Pinterest reveals bold prints, painted floors and geometric walls among the key looks heading to our homes in 2019 From returning favourites to a surprising trend for the kitchen, these are the key interior trends to watch out for in 2019.

Succulents, bold wallpapers and stylised nooks are showing no signs of disappearing in the coming year, according to the popular interiors website.

If you’re not feeling brave, go for smaller accents to make your walls pop.

Searches for ‘geometric paint’ increased by 225 per cent, while ‘tropical leaf wallpaper’ rose by 401 per cent.

From small DIY projects like feature walls and painted floors to large overhauls like remodels and landscaping, here are the top trends predicted to take over in 2019.

1. Bold walls Searches for ‘mustard yellow’ were up by 45 per cent, as fans of feature walls embraced the colour.

2. Go green Instead of painting, how about floor-to-ceiling greenery?

Searches for ‘vertical gardens’, a trend favoured by space-starved city dwellers, increased by 287 per cent this year.

Millennials with limited gardening experience will rejoice as the trend for succulents continues. Searches for ‘cactus arrangements’ were up by 235 per cent in 2018 and prickly plants’ popularity looks likely to continue.

3. Fabulous flooring Instead of replacing, users have been looking for ways to update their flooring – searches for ‘painted floor tiles’ rose by 1,276 per.

4. Accessorise with style Searches for ‘textile art’ in the past year rose by 1,718 per cent, as buyers looked for ways to add texture to their interiors.

One such trend is for using fabric and wool to create intricate weavings and mixed-media designs for the wall.

And a surprising trend developed.

Trendsters are moving away from pink kitchens and gold kitchen accessories and playing around with tin in their homes.

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Whether used as a simple backsplash, wallpaper effect or simply a vintage-style accessory, searches for ‘tin interiors’ were up by 563 per cent.

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Legal Q&A: What is deliberate deprivation of assets and why can’t my mum gift herself my grandmother’s house?

My Gran has dementia and needs to go into a care home. Can my Mum gift herself my Gran’s house to stop us having to use it to pay her care home fees?

Question: My Gran is 92 and has dementia. She has been living in London with my mother, who can’t cope with her any longer and thinks she should go into a care home where she could get the special attention she needs.

My mother has power of attorney, so could she gift to herself my Gran’s house, which is worth about £350,000, to stop our inheritance being used up on paying care home fees?

Answer: The local authority should assess your grandmother to see if she is in need of community care services and if

she is, then she will be subject to a financial means assessment.

As she has assets worth more than £23,250 she will not be eligible for local authority funding and will have to pay her own care home fees.

If your grandmother gifted her house to your mother when the current intention is for her to move into a care home, the local authority would deem that to be a deliberate deprivation of assets, as the property would have been gifted to increase your grandmother’s eligibility for local authority funding.

Where there has been a deliberate deprivation of assets the local authority can take into account in its financial assessment the value of the asset that has been disposed of.

Accordingly, the value of your grandmother’s property would be counted as notional capital and would be added to her other assets to calculate her total assets.

This means that her assets would still amount to more than £23,250. Therefore, she would be ineligible for local authority funding and the local authority

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could claim from your mother the care costs for your grandmother, as she is the recipient of your grandmother’s asset.

In any event, even if your mother is her attorney, as your grandmother has lost capacity your Mum would not be able to make large capital gifts without a court order.

These answers can only be a very brief commentary on the issues raised and should not be relied on as legal advice. No liability is accepted for such reliance. If you have similar issues, you should obtain advice from a solicitor.

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Recipe: Crab and crayfish sweet potato fishcakes

Karen Mann our resident chef and foodie expert shares a favourite recipe The humble fishcake is a classic and my favourite dish, week in, week out!

Chefs across the country are always adjusting this dish with the ingredients that go inside the fishcake and also the accompaniments that come with it. Throughout the summer it will come with a tomato, onion and mixed leaf salad, lemon mayo and a filling of salmon, cod and smoked haddock. However, the dish featured, which is a more recent incarnation, is one of my favourites! Great for the time of year, this fishcake has the healthy, feel good factor, while also filling your belly right up! I hope you enjoy it as much as I do!”

FOR THE STIR FRIED NOODLES 200g egg noodles, blanched Juice and zest of 1 lime 2 spring onions, chopped 50g bamboo shoots 1 tsp sesame oil 1 red pepper, sliced 1 chilli, chopped 1 tsp ginger, grated 1 tbsp vegetable oil Salt and pepper DIRECTIONS Steam the diced sweet potato over boiling water for about 10 minutes or until soft, drain well and mash.

Mix the fish sauce, garlic, lime, chilli, coriander, olive oil, crab and crayfish into the sweet potato mix.

Add about half a cup of panko bread crumbs to thicken the mix and season to taste.

Pane the fishcakes by coating all over in plain flour and dusting off any excess.

Coat again in the beaten eggs and then coat in the panko bread crumbs. Repeat the process twice on each fishcake.

Deep fry at 180°C until golden brown and the core temperature has reached a minimum of 70°C. In a wok heat the vegetable oil until smoking hot and add the vegetables, ginger and noodles.

Stir fry for about 30 seconds until the mix is hot, but do not to let the vegetables overcook.

Add the lime juice, sesame oil and season to taste with salt and pepper.

Serve in a bowl and enjoy straight away.

Here’s my menu for you to try at home.

CRAB AND CRAYFISH SWEET POTATO FISHCAKES (SERVES 4) Preparation time: 30 minutes Cooking time: 10 minutes INGREDIENTS FOR THE FISHCAKES 200g Cornish 50/50 crabmeat 100g Crayfish 500g sweet potato, diced 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil 1 tbsp fish sauce 2 garlic cloves, minced ½ bunch coriander Juice and zest of 1 lime 1 chilli, chopped ½ cup panko bread crumbs Salt and pepper FOR THE BREAD CRUMB COATING 1 cup panko bread crumbs 2 eggs, beaten ½ cup plain flour

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THE COLOUR ORANGE WAS NAMED AFTER THE FRUIT The English word ‘orange’ comes from the Spanish term ‘naranja’, which derives from the Sanskrit word ‘naranga’, meaning ‘orange tree’. It began to refer to the colour as well in the early 16th century, which was previously

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known as ‘geoluhread’, meaning ‘yellow-red’.

CARROTS USED TO BE PURPLE Prior to the 17th century, the orange carrot as we know it today wasn’t cultivated. They were purple in colour until Dutch growers developed mutant strains to include yellow and white varieties, which gradually took the form of the more recognisable and popular orange manifestation.

DINNER USED TO MEAN BREAKFAST The English word ‘dinner’ comes from the French word ‘disner’, which means ‘breakfast’.

Traditionally, dinner was eaten around noon as the first meal of the day. Earlier meals to ‘break the fast’ gradually became the norm, so dinner was subsequently moved to a later time.

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World of Wine Whether you took part in Veganuary or not, there’s one indisputable fact - all things vegan are very much on trend.

And that includes wine, if only because more retailers have understood that they are well placed to capitalise on rising consumer demand for all things plant-based.

Waitrose, Majestic and the Wine Society are just three major names to have vegan wine sections on their websites and if you look closely, more and more bottles stocked in the major supermarkets will be marked as “suitable for vegans”.

A quick glance at Majestic, for instance, threw up a total of 90 vegan wines.

Traditionally, a number of animal products have been used during the fining process (the bit that helps make the wine clearer, stabilised and less bitter). These fining agents can include milk proteins, egg whites, gelatine or even fish bladder.

However, thanks to the vegan surge, both supermarkets and wine producers have wised up

and ditched the animal products.

Replacing them are clay or charcoalbased alternatives, safe for both vegans and vegetarians alike.

We’ve also seen “natural wines” grow in popularity. Often appearing cloudy, with no fining agent used at all, these organic and biodynamic wines are likely to appeal to vegans.

As I’ve said, most wine suitable for vegans will be labelled accordingly but if you’re at all unsure then www.barnivore.com is a good website, boasting a database of more than 36,000 wines, beers and spirits.

Simply type in the name of your wine and Barnivore will let you know if it’s vegan or not.

The La Gioiosa Colleziona Oro Prosecco, priced at £8.99, contains 63 calories per glass, which Aldi claims makes it the lowest-calorie Prosecco in UK supermarkets.

“We know that our shoppers are passionate about their Prosecco, having seen sales increase for fizz year on year, but also recognise that the trend for lower-calorie drinks is becoming increasingly popular,” Julie Ashfield, managing director of buying at Aldi UK, said.

Talking of Christmas and New Year, no sooner than the festive period was over than the supermarkets were piling the Easter eggs high.

Which got me to thinking . . . how does chocolate and wine stack up?

The most important factor, as in all pairings of food and wine, is that only you can really decide what tastes best but the following are general rules that have stood the test of time: l

The wine must be perceived as sweeter than the chocolate or it will simply be overpowered.

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Since wine coats the mouth as you eat it, choose a wine that’s big enough to cut through its richness.

Britons bought a record 164 million bottles of Champagne and sparkling wine this year – and roughly onequarter of them will have been drunk on Christmas Day or enjoyed on New Year’s Eve. Sales totalled £2.2 billion for the year, according to the Wine and Spirit Trade Association, which is a 10 per ten increase on 2017. And the surge in demand for fizz shows no signs of abating.

l Try looking for flavours in both that are similar to one another.

Aldi alone sold 17 million bottles of wine, Champagne and Prosecco over the festive period, including a special promotion featuring a sixlitre bottle of Prosecco. Now the

Milk chocolate, being the sweetest, your best match might just be a sweet and tasty tawny port but if you find the right bottle of Pinot Noir you won’t be disappointed.

Chocolate with between 50 and 70 per cent cocoa solids are the sweetest of the dark chocolates and with these a good Cabernet or Bordeaux wine will tend to bring out the fruity or peppery nuances in the chocolate. A ruby port is another good choice.

Finally, those chocolates with more than 70 per cent cocoa solids really need a strong red wine to balance the intense, bitter and roasted flavours. Zinfandels, Australian Shiraz or Spanish Grenache might be the way to go.

Once you’ve got a great pairing stick with it - it’s bliss. Start by tasting the wine, allowing its flavours to fully saturate your mouth, then take a bit of the chocolate, letting it slowly melt on your tongue. Sip the wine again and, yes, it really is a match made in heaven.

And finally, just a word about wine events. House of Townend’s Cellar Door at Melton hosts regular tastings throughout the year and many of their February and March events are already listed as “sold out” on its website. A word of advice - events taking place in April, May and June are being released on Monday, February 4, so get in quick, take a look and book any off those you fancy (details for the rest of the year will be released on May 6).

An event with tickets still available last time I looked was the Cellar Door’s spring portfolio tasting; showcasing some of their favourite products alongside some exciting new wines from around the world.

It takes place on Thursday March 21, from 5.30 - 9pm and tickets cost £15.

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Spring Weddings

Ask the expert Wedding coordinator and Beverley Minster Wedding Fair organiser, Jane Gough, answers your burning bridal questions…

We’ve just got engaged - how early should I start planning?

Congratulations! Celebrating your engagement is a wonderful time, so bask in it and don’t wish it away. Avoid the temptation to make any big decisions right away and take your time. When you do turn your attention to planning, it’s wise to start by assessing your budget.

Boring but essential. Having a realistic idea of what you can afford is essential before you part with a penny.

I’m a very indecisive person – how can I help myself get focused when planning?

How can I encourage my other half to become more involved in the planning?

Try to engage your partner in something that sparks their interest. If you think they won’t be bothered about the napkin fold or the menu font, then perhaps they might like to choose wine for the tables, design an arrival cocktail or liaise with the DJ. Always play to their strengths and I’m sure you won’t be left disappointed.

Start with the basics and take it from there. Having a clear vision of your ideal wedding will guide the rest of your decisions with ease.

What style of wedding do you visualise? City chic or rural retreat?

Relaxed or formal? Be true to your personal style; don’t try to forge haute couture if you’re really a boho bride at heart. It also helps to think We’d like to put together our own menu, but don’t know where to start. Any advice? about the best weddings that you’ve been to and why they worked so well, this way you will know what’s important to you.

Be true to yourselves and don’t fall into the trap of playing it safe because you’re worried what your guests might think. I served sea When planning, which things should be done first and what things trout and guinea fowl at my wedding and everyone raved about it! can be left until last?

Collaborate with your venue or caterer as they will be able to suggest dishes and ingredients that are not only seasonal, but fit the brief and With wedding planning, it’s easy to get distracted. So, before you look impressive. Always ask guests to note any dietary needs on their spend £500 on candles and ribbons, make sure the important things RSVP so that your venue can provide suitable alternatives on the day. are covered first. It helps to make an ‘essentials’ and ‘non-essentials’ list so that your budget is used wisely. Choosing your venue and making How do I choose the right vendors and what happens if a problem arrangements for your ceremony should be top of the list. Whether arises on the big day? you’re having a church service or a civil ceremony, it is essential that you have checked availability with the celebrant before confirming Seek recommendations from friends or family and ask to see your reception venue, as these two aspects need to synchronise. examples of their work or client testimonials before booking. A good Thereafter, you can turn your attention to the more fun aspects of wedding supplier will provide the perfect balance of knowledge wedding planning. And remember, the most sought-after suppliers and professionalism, as well as being someone you get on with. This will book up early, so if you have your heart set on a particular is particularly important when it comes to your photographer and photographer, make-up artist or band, then snap them up before videographer, as they will spend a lot of time interacting with someone else does.

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Spring Weddings you and your guests. Above all, it’s essential that you have trust and confidence in your supplier’s ability to understand your instructions and to meet your expectations. If anything does go wrong, it’s likely to be something very small and totally fixable. With good suppliers around you and a trusted point of contact on the day, chances are that you and your guests will not even notice a little hiccup! This is the true mark of a good wedding professional!

How do I tackle the seating plan without any family drama?

It doesn’t matter whether your wedding is for 20 or 200 people, there is always a grumble from someone, so a thick skin is required! Before the wedding, try not to discuss your seating plans with family unless absolutely necessary. Make executive decisions with your partner and stick to them. Alert your wedding coordinator to anything you want to be sheltered from on the day.

How can I settle a case of the pre-wedding jitters?

With careful planning you shouldn’t have this problem, but if you do, the chances are it’s just excitement - and it’s perfectly normal! Run through your plans and itinerary, ideally with a trusted friend, and satisfy yourself that everything has been taken care of. The night before the wedding should be reserved for a relaxing bath and a restful night’s sleep. Look over photos of you and your partner, dig out that box of cinema stubs and Valentine’s cards, remind yourself of your fondest memories… you’re guaranteed to go to bed like a kid on Christmas Eve! We want to ‘wow’ our guests – how do we ensure our wedding is unique?

In the quest for perfection, don’t forget what’s really important – the love you share for each other! It is the most memorable thing for any guest. I see a lot of very beautiful weddings, but what always stands out to me is not who spent the most money, but who had guests laughing all day, who couldn’t get off the dance floor at 2am, the smiles, the kisses, the hugs and the reunions. In a year’s time your guests might not remember what you gave out as wedding favours or what song you walked down the aisle to, but they will remember having an amazing time and for this reason they will talk about your wedding for years to come!

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Five easy to get to winter sun destinations

It may be winter outside, but within hours you could be sunbathing in one of these five winter sun destinations. So why wait for the summer?

With the onset of freezing temperatures and dreary grey skies why wait for the summer? Grab your shades and start planning your warming rays now.

integrating them into the rock face of a volcano. Famously, Hollywood actor Omar Sherif had one built for him in Nazaret which he lost to the developer during a game of bridge.

2 Tenerife, The Canaries

Tenerife, the largest of the seven Canary Islands, has a year-round spring-like climate and an impressive mountainous landscape that makes for an ideal getaway especially if you like to ramble. But the island has a surprising secret.

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1 Lanzarote, The Canaries

The island of Lanzarote is part of a clutch of islands called The Canaries – that make up the Spanish archipelago and is ideal for beach lovers. Peurto Del Carmen is notorious for its heady nightlife, and those that prefer a bit more quiet and elegance should head for the beautiful beaches at Famara and Papagayo.

La nzarote Putting aside the beaches, the volcanic island of Lanzarote puts on quite a show away from the coastline too.

The stretches of black volcanic rock landscape is trimmed by a chain of multi-hued mountains only broken by the green of the odd cactus plant that has managed to flourish.

The dark shades of the landscape offer a sensational contrast with the low-rise white-washed towns that have sprouted up along the coastline. There is the odd dash of colour courtesy of painted window panes usually, green or brown but overall the island has been protected by the kind of tourism that demands high rise architecture.

This is thanks to the initiative taken by celebrated artist and designer Cesar Manrique who insisted on maintaining the island’s natural beauty. Often his architecture works with it and he created some amazing homes by

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of intricate and colourful mosaics, is a pleasure. It tells of all sorts of hedonistic stories including the famous tale of Narcissus.

Best known for its debauched night life, it’s worth raising an eyebrow at what naturalist Alexander von Humboldt said when he climbed Mount Teide, the largest peak in Spain: “I have never beheld a prospect more varied, more attractive, more harmonious in the distribution of the masses of verdure and rocks, than the western coast of Tenerife.” Teide National Park has been named a Starlight Tourist Destination, which means low pollution and a pristine nightsky superb for star-gazing.

The main attraction is the Tomb of the King’s, a Unesco World Heritage site around two kilometers from Kato Pafos. It’s a bit of a misnomer, as these tombs do not have a single royal resident but they do look grand therefore where dubbed so.

There are several museums in Pafos, but if you only have time for one then make it the Byzantine Museum in Ktima’s main square.

The oldest icon on the island, the Agia Marina, is housed here and dates back to the ninth century.

And as for the sun, it may not be exactly T-shirt wearing weather but it is most certainly an agreeable 14°C in February.

3 Paphos (Pafos), Cyprus

4 Bodrum, Turkey

La Gomera, Tenerife.

This ancient harbour is a town of two halves. Here’s why: its lower part, Kato Pafos, has neon lights, bars and heady clubs and its upper part Ktima, is calmer, where locals live and work.

Pafos Yet Pafos is where you will find the island’s most fascinating archaeological sites and is famed for being the birthplace of Aphrodite, the Goddess of Love at Petra tou Romiou. The town’s forest has probably the most spectacular scenery on the island and the Pafos Mosaics, a compelling meze

It may have long been held in the traveller’s mind as a sleepy fishing port, but behind the pretty white-washed facade of this natural harbour there’s lots to entice the style conscious holiday-maker. And it seems it has always attracted sophisticates. Way back in the the 1st century BC, star-crossed lovers Mark Antony and Cleopatra would enjoy time here on their way to Egypt.

Several cafes huddle along the front and the promenade where tea is served in curved glass tea cups and ornate rugs add a dash of authenticity. And there are plenty of bars and restaurants to entertain as the evening draws in.

It’s most popular tourist site is inside the 15th century castle. This is where you will find the Museum of Underwater Archaeology though the display of shipwrecks is

interesting enough, from its heights you get to see peaceful views over the town and the Aegean Sea. At the foot of the castle is a wonderfully colourful bazaar.

There’s plenty of traditional gear to buy, but like Donna Karan and Mick Jagger, don’t leave without a pair of typical sandals.

This is a beach destination and some of its best stretches of sand and bays within this peninsula are accessed by boat—choose between chartering a dinghy or catch gulet (a typical Turkish wooden boat) from the harbour.

5 Antalya, Turkey

Around 2,000 years ago King Attalos II of Pergamon came across a glorious ribbon of coast that trimmed the deep blue sea where the waters met with spectacular cliffs. The backdrop was the Taurus Mountains. This was the Turquoise coast and this is where ie founded Antalya, the largest Turkish city in the Western Mediterranean coast.

He thought he had found “heaven on earth”.

The natural scenery hasn’t changed much and over the years Greek, Roman and Byzantine antiquities were left here and there to be stumbled upon by today’s holidaymaker.

It’s old centre, Kaleici, is where most people stay. It sits just above the marina on an the site of an old Roman port. Mainly car-free it has a swathe of old Ottoman houses and quaint souvenir shops within a maze of narrow cobbled streets and for some light-touch touring, there’s a pleasant tram ride that runs along the sea front to the beach at Konyalti.

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Promotion push?

Nigel Adkins gets ‘Manager of the Month’ accolade as Hull City power up the league and away from the relegation zone.

It seems a very long time since the last column when our only ambition for the season was to avoid relegation but things have certainly changed over the past month. After a run of six consecutive victories Hull City were in eighth position and four points from the play-offs prior to the defeat at Blackburn. Could tthe unthinkable happen and Hull City win the promotion to the Premier League via the play-offs?

The defeat at Derby on Saturday alas may have put a spanner in the works as they are not seven points behind sixth placed Bristol City and Derby and both have a game in hand as well.

The form during December was amazing and lead to Nigel Adkins winning Manager of the Month and Jarrod Bowen winning the Championship player of the month award through his goal scoring spree. The club rose from the relegation positions to the verge of the playoffs by midJanuary. Can we go up? This is a possibility but it will be hard not least due to the long standing weaknesses within the squad.

The first eleven won everyone in front of them but there is a lack of depth in many positions and as it stands now the team has lost four first choice central defenders in a month with the return of Elphick to Villa and injuries to Burke, De Wijs and Mazuch. Ridgewell has signed till the end of the season as contingency central defender and Pugh has signed on loan from Bournemouth to offer an alternative on the wing but the owners didn’t push the boat out to buy players or outbid rivals for higher profile loan signings.

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further injuries to key players, Campbell for instance as the team lacks strength in depth to cover injuries, loss of form or some players run out of steam after playing every game.

The form of the two wingers was key go the winning run. Grosicki has finally got his act together , played for the team not just for his own personal glory or to gain a move elsewhere. Bowen came

to form scoring in consecutive matches as well as key goals at Elland Road despite the disruptive rumours of him being wanted at Leeds prior to that game. Thankfully the Allams kept to their word and no key players were sold on transfer day though Middlesbrough weren’t prepared to pay £8!million for Grosicki and Henriksen could leave for Newcastle or Leicester for free in June.

There is a great spirit amongst fans at the moment and we wait to see if the owners disrupt this.

Adkins and the players have had a miraculous run of form despite of the owners.

The players previously written off have finally come good, Kingsley has gained fitness and confidence, Marshall looks like the Cardiff player of old, Campbell looks like the player we once had a decade ago and the two central midfielders have starred for us. Henriksen looks like a commanding captain despite starting off the season anonymously whilst Kevin Stewart now looks like a £4million player rather than seemingly a waste of money to virtually everyone for over a year.

Both midfielders have bossed midfield and enabled Bown and Grosicki to attack at will. The 6-0 victory over Bolton was a fantastic display of attacking football and highlighted the sea change in the

clubs performances and within the fans as for once everyone was on a high with this team. The past few seasons have been difficult not least due to off field issues dividing fans and turning many fans away but for a few weeks it has been a pleasure. Adkins and the players have brought everyone together for the first time since the FA Cup final and European fixtures.

All we hoped for Christmas was a takeover but this wasn’t to be. The Duffen takeover fell through with stories coming out regards issues over purchasing the stadium site, Duffen having insufficient resources or more realistically the club being over priced. Allegedly Duffens accountants valued the club at £25 million whereas the Allams wanted £45 million.

At this moment in time the club should have been valued at a fraction of this as the parachute payments run out this month and we were expecting to be heading towards the lower divisions.

The remarkable run has changed everything as the Allam’s can now smell the glory and £150 million of Sky money once again. Maybe they can sell the club on for £100 million once again or pocket the tv cash if they can face another three years of hostile fans?

With 43 points already the team should be safe from relegation so if promotion does become a step too far they could still depart during the summer by selling the club on as a championship team with potential.

No one would offer millions for a relegated club but if they finish in the top ten of the championship someone may be tempted and save them having to subsidise the club next season when the Sky subsidies have ended.

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Reach new heights in 2019 and take on a daring abseil challenge in support of local people with sight loss.

Sight Support Hull and East Yorkshire is encouraging supporters to take on a 200ft abseil down the side of Hull’s iconic K2 building.

Angela Gregory, Sight Support HEY’s Fundraising Manager said: “We’re sure this abseil will be really popular and lots of fun, with supporters testing their nerves and experiencing something new, all whilst raising vital funds for our important work.

“We’re excited to be hosting the event at the highest office building in Hull which offers unique views over the city as HullMag February 2019

well as a rewarding experience for those taking part. We’re urging people to sign up now to challenge themselves in 2019, whilst raising sponsorship to help fund our support services for local people who are blind or partially sighted.”

“We receive no government funding so as a local charity we depend on the generosity and efforts of the local community to raise our £700,000 annual running costs, as we work to ensure that no one has to face sight loss alone and that every visually impaired person can enjoy the same opportunities and quality of life as those who are fully sighted.”

“Make 2019 the year you do something amazing for yourself, and a great cause.”

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BLUE PLANET II SHEFFIELD - FlyDSA ARENA on Thursday 28th March 2019 ANITA RANI ANNOUNCED AS HOST LIVE ACCOMPANIMENT BY CITY OF PRAGUE PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA CONDUCTED BY MATTHEW FREEMAN MUSIC BY HANS ZIMMER, JACOB SHEA AND DAVID FLEMING FOR BLEEDING FINGERS MUSIC Bringing the wonders and mysteries of the planet’s oceans and its inhabitants to the UK arena stage, Blue Planet II – Live In Concert will present a selection of incredible visuals from the BAFTA Award winning BBC One landmark series, highlighting the amazing natural wonders of our blue planet in breath-taking detail, projected on a giant state of the art 4K Ultra HD LED screen. The concert will feature exciting visuals from the show including the now infamous Tusk fish, the Crab and Eel rock pool chase and the ‘folklore-turned-reality’ Sea Lion tuna hunt, to mention but a few. The Blue Planet II television show was the most watched TV programme of 2017 in the United Kingdom, reaching 37.6 million viewers.

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UFO ‘Last Orders 50th Anniversary Tour’ play LEEDS – O2 Academy on Sunday 17th March 2019 LAST CHANCE TO CATCH ROCK LEGENDS Phil Mogg has confirmed that this year’s 50th anniversary tour with UFO will be his last as the frontman of the long-running hard rock band.

Consequently, it seems almost certain that at that point they will cease to exist. UFO were formed in London in 1968 and Mogg is their only everpresent member, performing on all of the group’s 22 studio albums.

Of course UFO have either split up, retired or gone on hiatus several times before but Mogg is keen to make the distinction that next year’s dates don’t just mark the end of his touring commitments with UFO – for Phil, there will be no further concerts of any kind.

Tickets £24.50 (Adv) • Box Office No: 08444 780 898 • Doors – 7.00pm HullMag February 2019

They ended 2018 with a sold out UK tour, including their biggest headline show to date at Manchester 02 Apollo, as well as London’s Scala and Glasgow Art School. The band’s Build A Tower album was released in May 2018 and entered the UK chart at number 18. The album includes singles Lunatic, You Opened Up My Heart, Supernatural and live favourite On the TV, all of which aired on BBC 6 Music, Radio X and XS Manchester, championed by Chris Hawkins, Steve Lamacq, John Kennedy and Clint Boon amongst others.

Tickets £16.50 (Adv) • Box Office No: 0871 220 0260 • Doors – 7.00pm

WIN A PAIR OF TICKETS We are giving away a pair of tickets for: A) BLUE PLANET II Live in Concert at the FlyDSA Arena, Sheffield B) UFO at 02 Academy, Leeds C) THE SLOW REDERS CLUB Wakefield To enter just send your name, address and contact telephone number on a postcard to: 31 Elm Drive, Cherry Burton, HU17 7RJ Please state clearly which gig or event draw you wish to enter.

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The South are an impressive 9 piece band who feature former members of The Beautiful South including singer Alison Wheeler and lifelong sax player Gaz Birtles. They play the songs made famous by The Beautiful South and bring back the full flavour with this exciting live band.

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on Saturday 2nd March 2019 Limehouse Lizzy continue to keep the spirit of Celtic rock icon Philip Lynott and his band Thin Lizzy alive, well and dominating stages worldwide. The band have also added a tribute into their show to ex-Thin Lizzy guitarist (and world renowned solo artist) Gary Moore.

Tickets £15.00 (Adv) • Box Office No: 0871 220 0260 • Doors – 7.00pm

WIN A PAIR OF TICKETS We are giving away a pair of tickets for: D) THE SMYTHS in Wakefield E) LIMEHOUSE LIZZY in Wakefield F) THE SOUTH at Doncaster Dome

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Gardening

Gardens for Health

The more time spent in the garden, the more you will boost your overall mental and physical well-being, leading to a healthier and happier life for you and those around you.

Improve your air

Planting trees and hedges (outside); growing houseplants (inside) WHY NASA, when experimenting with plants to clean air in space stations, found that one plant per 100 sq. feet was enough to reduce indoor pollutants such as formaldehyde and carbon monoxide. Spathiphyllum (peace lily) absorbs the widest range of chemicals.

Outside, urban trees like holm oaks absorb particulates and nitrogen dioxide. Dr Alistair Griffiths says careful planting maximises the effect. “Plant in different layers – trees first, then shrubs,” he says.

“And don’t have a fence; plant a hedge instead.”

DID YOU KNOW? Office workers who have house plants on their desks are 15%more productive than those who don’t.

Vitamin D

Weeding in a T-shirt; working on an allotment; tending sun-loving plants WHY Vitamin D, the ‘sunshine vitamin’, is essential for healthy bones, but one in five adults aren’t getting enough. In deprived inner city areas like Tower Hamlets in east London, it’s worse: Dr Sam Everington estimates 60% of children in the area are deficient in vitamin D. “People are living indoors in cities,” he says.

“Even in rural areas, people walk out of the door and climb into the car. My patients with allotments are much healthier.”

DID YOU KNOW? Winter sun in the UK is too weak for vitamin D production, so diet is your only source.

Improve your diet

Growing vegetables, fruit and herbs; planting a fruit tree WHY Just one in five people eat the recommended five portions of fruit and vegetables a day; most manage just three. Yet the more veg you eat, the healthier you are.

Schoolchildren in gardening clubs were more willing to try new

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WHY Dementia sufferers stay calmer in a well designed garden. “Design can instill identity during times of crisis,” says therapeutic gardens designer David Kamp. The garden he created at Trevarna House in Cornwall features year-round, multi-sensory planting, and ‘memory plants’ – residents’ favourites that jog their memories.

Aggressive outbursts reduce by 19% in care homes with gardens, and just being outside helps Alzheimer’s sufferers sleep better at night.

Gardening may even ease dementia: memory loss in patients with Alzheimer’s has been shown to slow after gardening.

DID YOU KNOW? There are 850,000 in the UK with dementia, likely to rise to more than one million by 2025.

Reduce your screen time

Going on bug hunts, planting pots, harvesting and cooking produce

vegetables. “A gardener who goes to the trouble of growing food, nurturing it and harvesting is highly unlikely not to eat it,” says Garden Organic’s president, Professor Tim Lang.

DID YOU KNOW? Gardeners are slimmer than the general population, with a significantly lower body mass index.

Keep your brain alert

Measuring out fertiliser, pricking out, working out planting distances WHY Concentrating on absorbing tasks in the garden really sharpens the mind.

Children do better at mental tasks when they have access to green

space, while students report better academic performance if they have a view dominated by plants rather than buildings and pavements.

Researchers call the kind of attention we give to our gardens ‘fascination’ – the nongoal-oriented, effortless concentration of total immersion.

“When we are highly attentive, especially to nature, the mental chatter stops,” says Professor Jules Pretty.

DID YOU KNOW? Just going outside for an hour improves memory and attention span by 20%.

Fight dementia

Growing scented and textured plants, installing raised ‘growing tables’

WHY We are spending more time inside than ever before, with British teenagers online for an average 7.5 hours a day. Gardening directly counters this ‘nature deficit disorder’: children involved with gardening clubs are better behaved in class and generally more physically active.

“The pernicious nature of TV, gaming and the internet is what people escape from when they garden,” says Dr Sam Everington.

DID YOU KNOW? Every hour spent in front of a TV screen shortens your life by 21 minutes, whereas every hour spent gardening lengthens it.

Increase energy

Planting bulbs and bedding outside, growing vegetables, mulching WHY The more physical activity you do, the more energy you have. Cardiac patients found they had more energy after gardening, while allotment holders were measurably invigorated after just half an hour. Gardening helps you bounce out of bed, too.

The BBC2 programme Trust Me, I’m a Doctor found gardeners in The Conservation Volunteers’ Green Gym had a 20% improvement in cortisol awakening response – the healthy spike in stress hormones that gets you going in the morning.

DID YOU KNOW? People with more vitality are better able to fight off illnesses.

Gardening

What to do in your garden in February February already, wonder what the weather will bring this month!! It can prove a busy time of the year for gardeners and all of a sudden there are a thousand and one things that can be done now, such as early sowings of flower and vegetable varieties being started so as to give them a head start. It can also be a good time to start preparations for sowing new lawns, as well as getting the machinery serviced and ready for the coming season if you haven’t done so already.

night. To provide extra warmth an old rug, blanket or even overcoat could be used on nights when conditions are very cold. l Pots and seed trays which have been left should be thoroughly cleaned, using a little household disinfectant and rinsing with clear, warm water, so that they can be put away for use in the spring. A brush might come in handy to remove any stubborn dirt and old compost that might be harbouring pests or diseases in the pots and seed trays.

Vegetables

l It is still a good idea to keep gutters on greenhouses clear of leaves and debris, and to allow maximum light in keep the glass washed

General Garden Information

l In areas where the weather is milder, perennial plants that had been in clumps could be divided and the outer, young, healthy parts replanted into freshly prepared soil. It may even be an ideal time to dig up and reposition any shrubs or perennials that have become overcrowded. Now that plants have died, before new shoots appear apply a fairly thick mulch, 5-7.5cm (2-3”), could be spread around perennial plants, trees, shrubs and even fruit, but be careful not to cover any dwarf bulbs that may be in flower. l It may prove very beneficial for a large, clear sheet of polythene, held in place by either bricks or lengths of wood, to be placed over the soil keeping off any heavy rain, ensuring the soil remains dry. As time permits, the sheeting could be folded back, the soil dug over and the sheet replaced – this is particularly helpful when soils are heavy clay. If you are short of time, another solution may be to cover the soil with compost or manure, and then as spring approaches lightly fork in to the surface which will prepare the soil for planting. Where early sowings are going to be made, it is a good idea to warm the soil up by a few degrees, therefore, approximately two weeks prior to sowing cover the soil by using a single layer of polythene orfleece.

By doing this it will quickly encourage germination and establishment. l Do keep a look out for pests such as whitefly, and any plants or cuttings that are seen to be infested should be sprayed. l A good way to provide extra winter protection for plants is to use a cold frame which should be situated in full light thereby receiving warmth from the sun but sheltered from cold winds. Ventilation should be provided on warm days so it is a good idea for them to be opened up which will prevent a build up of warmth, however, remember to close them at

l Early varieties of potatoes should be chitted (laid out in trays and allowed to form short sprouts) in a cool, light, frost-free place ready for planting towards the end of March – this is proven to increase the yield of the tubers. In the greenhouse or under cover in a warm propagator, you can now begin to sow seeds of cabbage (summer/autumn maturing), celery, parsley, sweet and cayenne pepper, tomato, leek and onion.

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l Outdoors (under cloches or in a cold frame) you can sow early varieties of carrot, such as Amsterdam Forcing, broad bean, such as The Sutton, and parsnip. Shallots can also be planted out from the middle of the month. l Remember asparagus crowns can be ordered now even though delivery may not be until late March/early April but it is a good time to start preparing the site where they are to grow, ensuring the ground has been dug thoroughly making sure it is free from weeds.

Trees and Shrubs

l To avoid tree and shrub branches from breaking, use a broom to knock off any snow laying on them, should you still be having this type of weather in your part of the country. l Tree ties should be checked making sure they aren’t cutting into the bark. Any worn or damaged ties should be replaced. Should you have experienced any storms or high winds check to see that any tree stakes and ties haven’t been damaged. l Fleece or fine mesh netting is an ideal way of protecting vulnerable plants from severe frost. Our organic fruit and potato fertiliser may be sprinkled around fruit trees and bushes.

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GENDER QUALITY IN THE SPECIAL FORCES

I don’t know about you but I’ve been really enjoying SAS: Who Dares Wins on Channel 4 recently. If you’ve not seen it, it’s basically a group of civilians, testing their metal to see if they have what it takes to be in the Special Forces. This is the 4th season of the show but this year is markedly different because women are taking part for the first time. It’s as a result of the Defence Secretary announcing that all military roles will be open to women, including the Special Forces. What’s refreshing though in this programme, is that gender is most certainly not an issue. There is true equality. If you’re not physically or mentally strong enough, whether you are male or female, you won’t make the grade. What we watch them go through can seem harsh, but if you think about it, the reality of a war zone requires a certain strength of both mind and body. I watch it, wondering why anyone would put themselves through that, but am then immediately thankful that people are willing to.

GAME OF THRONES

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For Christmas, I received a real treat – the entire box set of A Song of Ice and Fire by George R.R. Martin. Now, I’m a big fan of Game of Thrones and I am on tenterhooks waiting for the eighth and final series which isn’t being released until April – and there will only be 6 episodes! Anyway, my mission between then and now is to read all the books to see if I can figure out who will finally sit on the Iron Throne. I’m about a third of the way through the 2nd book already. Only 5 and two thirds to go!

THINGS TO DO WHILE IT’S COLD

As Sean Bean, aka Ned Stark, promised us “Winter is Coming.” Well it’s here and it seems to be getting colder all the time. So I started wondering what things we can do to keep busy in our leisure time when we want to stay indoors. Obviously, I’m going to be doing a lot of reading – but what else? Here are a few ideas!

You could clear out your wardrobe or that cupboard you haven’t opened for the last year, decorate your bathroom, binge-watch that series you’ve been meaning to watch for ages or do some baking (one of my favourites!). And if you want to keep warm by exercising, put on your favourite music and get to it!

Alternatively, try knitting! A new jumper or woolly hat might just come in handy!

Fiona x

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