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We’ve moved things around a bit and made a bit more space, we hope you like it. We have a new regular feature, kindly sponsored by Costco, called Everything under the Sun and then some... page 28. In here we’ll include sunset and sunrise mes, the phases of the moon, some amazing astronomical facts and a li le look ahead at the night sky. We s ll have all our regular features too ‐ recipe, country walk, crossword, Sudoku, quiz, puzzle, news, events and what’s on around the region. Oh yes, and our new history page What Happened in...

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Contents

Why use the services of a garden designer?

Quiz – Say it with Flowers A Morris Named Stanley Win a Main Meal for Two Quick Crossword Get in Trim for Spring If you can keep your head...

Do you know someone who may need an eye test at home?

Recipe – Bakewell Tart Upstairs, Downstairs Your Green, Green Grass at Home Easy Sudoku Everything Under the Sun What Happened in February 1972 Take a Break from Technology A Taste of Inspira on Avoiding Co‐Ownership Problems Walking – Billesdon Brook Spot the Difference Oh! What a Night!

Driver Experience Day Draw More Room for the Sunshine Clean Start Why do I Photograph?

What’s On Answers to Puzzles Before and A er

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FOOD AND DRINKS VOUCHERS Pages 39 & 42

£10 voucher for Pillings Lock Back Page page 43

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Everything under the sun page 28

Soar Valley Life is an independent community publica on. Please note that while the publisher takes care to be accurate, no liability will be accepted under any circumstances whatsoever, should any of the contents of the magazine be inaccurate or incorrect.

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Soar Valley Life Trades and Services Arts and Cra s

The Gallery ‐ Su on Bonington

Builders

Charnwood Oaks Roofing & Building

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Enduro and Hope

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Child Care and Educa on

Parkside Nursery School Rothley Park Kindergarten Starlight Theatre School

Entertainment

A all the Way Discos Great Central Railway

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Hair and Beauty

Colours Hair and Nails Forever Living Products Hair Today... Locks Tomorrow Vintage Soul Ta oo Studio

Health Care

Ac vity 4all Charnwood Hearing Aid Centre Gareth Hudson – Foot Health Professional Leicester Reiki Oooh... My Feet Reed Wellbeing ‐ Complementary Health Vintage Soul Studio Visual Answers Op cians / Optometrists Walk‐in Physio Ltd

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A 2 Z Cleaning Services Acacia Curtains and Blinds AMW Kitchens Beacon Property Services Bunny Appliance Warehouse Carpets of Choice Charnwood Tree Services Claire Jones Gardens Colourful Blinds DCI Kitchens Delta Aerials

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Informa on is included in our What’s On sec on subject to space being available. Whilst every care has been taken to ensure that the data in this publica on is accurate, Soar Valley Life cannot be held responsible for any errors or omissions and neither do we endorse companies or adver sers or their products and services appearing in this magazine.

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Fab Plumbing Fine Finish Furniture Green Thumb Lawn Treatment Harrison Landscaping KR Electrical Lakes An ques & House Clearance LockXpert Lo Storage Solu ons Louis Bespoke Kitchens Mr B Property & Garden Maintenance Richard Watson Painter and Decorator Sam Woodward Pain ng & Decora ng SJS Professional Carpet Cleaner SJS Leather Cleaning Expert Soar Valley Aerials The Chimney Doc The Oven Cleaning Company The Soot Buster Ultraclean Whelband Windows

Motoring and Travel

Argosy Autocra Mr P’s Driving School Tech 2 Car Body Repairs

Pet Care

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Professional Services

Bill Allsopp Photography Crea ve io Crea ve Wedding Services CP Accountancy Ltd Moss Solicitors

Pubs, Restaurants & Catering

The Wedding Café The Free Trade Inn The Restaurant at The Mountsorrel The White Horse Inn

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Sports and Leisure

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Wholesalers

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Why use the Services of a Garden Designer?

A well designed garden that fits your needs will enrich your life, bring you much joy and add value to your property. For the inexperienced, crea ng a garden can be a fraught process; however, a sound master plan produced by a professional garden designer will poten ally save you me and money, preven ng you from making costly mistakes...

Garden design encompasses a whole host of areas from using the right plant in the right place to providing the right balance of hard landscaping and plan ng; it will ensure year round interest, texture, height and much more. Overall it is to create a well designed space that will fit your needs.

A talented garden designer will meet with you to visit the site and get an idea of your style, taste and

lifestyle, and see what can fit in your shape, size and budget. The garden designer will want to know the main func ons of the garden. Will you entertain in the garden? Will you cook/grow produce in the garden?

Should it be designed with children in mind or is it simply a quiet place to relax and unwind?

The role of a garden designer is to maximise the appeal and usage of your outdoor space and create an ul mate achievable vision for you, the client. It may not always be necessary to start from scratch; enhancing a garden and not star ng again when you don't have to is key.

For me the thing that really brings a garden to life are the plants. Have you ever visited a garden centre or nursery on a sunny weekend and bought a few plants that you like the look of, brought them home and

plonked them in spaces where they will fit only to find that they do not thrive or they quickly outgrow their space? This is where the skill of a good garden designer and plants person will make a big difference, a skilled designer will ensure that the plan ng design gives your garden personality, selec ng plants that will add drama, atmosphere, movement and scent to your garden as well as a rac ng wildlife. It can be likened to pain ng with plants and the plant choices will reflect the overall style and personality of the garden.

Now is a great me to think about your garden and plan ahead; employ a designer and you could be enjoying the garden of your dreams through the summer and for years to come...

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Quiz – Say it with Flowers 1.

Famous for its slogan “say it with flowers”, what is the world’s largest flower delivery network?

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Which literary hero took his nickname from the drawing of a small red flower he used to sign his messages?

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What name is given to the pollen‐producing reproduc ve organ of a flower?

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Be er known as a singer, who wrote the 2003 best‐selling children’s book The English Roses?

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In the film Bambi, what type of animal is Flower?

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What spice is obtained from the crocus?

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Mrs Cobbi was the flower seller on which children’s TV show?

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In 2001, the Flower Pot Men were revived in a stop‐mo on anima on show for Children’s BBC called Bill And Ben, but what type of flower was Weed replaced with?

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Also the name of a brand of margarine, who was the Roman goddess of flowers?

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A Morris Named Stanley Seventy-nine years ago a shiny new maroon conver ble motor car rolled off the produc on line in Cowley, Oxfordshire. With a 918cc engine, it boasted around 45 miles to the imperial gallon and could reach a top speed of 57 miles per hour...

The Morris 8 proved so successful that it elevated the Morris Motor Company to the number one manufacturer of motor vehicles in Europe and in 1939 they became the first European manufacturer to produce more than 1,000,000 vehicles.

In the 1930s, a er choosing op onal extras such as bumpers, indicators, leather seats and canvas folding top, the car would have set you back about £125.

Today’s value would be in the region of £72,000!

Stanley’s current owner, Albert

Albert Sleigh, proprietor of Argosy Autocra , behind the wheel of ‘Stanley’ ‐ his recently restored 1935 Morris 8 Conver ble

Sleigh of Argosy Autocra and Retro Motorcycle Services, started his business in 1983 when Stanley was already well into middle age.

Albert also has an admirable collec on of retro, classic and vintage motor bikes as well.

“Eighteen at the last count, I think,” says Albert, “but my favourite is this BMW 850R. At fourteen years old she’s only a teenager but she runs like a dream!

Stanley has been round the block a few mes and at 65,000 miles is already well into it’s third engine, whereas the BMW is s ll running sweetly at well over 60,000.”

And her name? “Rosie…”

Incidentally, I was surprised to learn that the life expectancy of early motor engines was only about 20,000 miles. I have always envied people like Albert who have been fortunate enough to create a livelihood from their life’s great passion. And it’s not only cars,

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If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs...

something different or extra, we find we lose impetus and mo va on and don’t achieve what was desired.

You’ve probably heard our na on’s favourite poem umpteen mes. But can you remember when you first heard it? The first me it made sense?

It describes all that’s needed in order to be the person we’re expected to be and o en at New Year we realise that we’ve s ll some way to go before we measure up to such lo y expecta ons. We take stock, resolve to change bad habits, go on a diet, join the gym and so on; but all too o en we forget the most important part of us ‐ how it will affect our emo onal wellbeing ‐ we try to change what we do without changing our minds. There are so many parts in play in all we do, that in trying to change ourselves just by doing

Help is at hand. Sally Deller at Leicester Reiki is a prac oner of the three most effec ve therapies that help you succeed in personal change and improvement: Reiki Healing unblocks the energy inside you, Emo onal Freedom Technique (EFT) frees you from your resistance and Neuro Linguis c Programming (NLP) helps you dovetail all your strengths so that you are perfectly placed to succeed in your life’s choices.

Reduce Stress – bring calm and tranquillity to your busy life.

Treat yourself to a Reiki session to promote emotional and physical wellbeing and encourage relaxation.

Overcome Fears and Phobias – tap them away!

Try EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique) or ‘tapping’ to rid yourself of those irrational, but real, fears.

Enhance your personal development – try NLP. NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming) is a great tool to help you develop and boost your confidence as well as make you an effective communicator.

Leicester Reiki offers all of the above therapies either in your own home (within 25 miles of LE12) or at The Attic, 68 High Street, Barrow on Soar (above Indigo Hair Design), or at Wymeswold Pharmacy. For more info visit my website: www.leicesterreiki.co.uk

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Take Part in Something Amazing...

Duathlon Event Supporting – Hope Against Cancer and Seagrave School

SUNDAY MARCH 9TH 2014 Details of event:

Seagrave charity Duathlon, Sprint distance.

5k run/23k bike/5k run.

Undulating bike course along North Leicestershire’s Charnwood hills.

It’s a Charity event and all profits made after costs go to Hope Against Cancer and Seagrave School (for sports equipment).

Goody bag for all starters and finishers T shirt. © SVL Indoor changing area, toilets and refreshments.

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Entry: Individual entry non BTF £35.00.

Individual entry BTF Member £30.00.

Team Relay up to 3 members £65.00.

Registration opens 07:30 Group start 09:00 Prizes for 1st 2nd 3rd place Mens and Womens and overall.

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Do you know someone who may need an eye test at home?

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Typically we would be with you for just over an hour, providing a comprehensive eye examina on with checks for cataracts, diabetes and glaucoma and a spectacle dispensing service that includes: • FREE fi ng and delivery appointments • FREE all year round a ercare • FREE telephone advisory service • FREE ‘goodie bag’ with lens cleaner & cloth with any glasses We also have an excellent range of stylish, illuminated and electronic magnifiers ideal for hobbies and those with reading difficul es from as li le as £9.95. We can arrange a FREE trial of these to our exis ng pa ents. Call us for more informa on.

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Visual Answers also work with a leading local independent hearing aid audiologist who can provide FREE home hearing tests. RNID latest figures show 40% of the over 50’s have some form of hearing loss. Hearing is an important sense and one that contributes greatly to our quality of life, which is why we believe it should be checked regularly, just like your eyesight.

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Recipe This month’s recipe sponsored by

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Cake and Bake - Bakewell Tart Modern commercial versions of the Bakewell Tart are easily found in most supermarket cake departments, but they are generally oversweet with a stodgy texture. This home-made Bakewell Tart is well worth the effort then, being light, crumbly and full of flavour.

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Roll out the pastry un l it’s fairly thin and then put into the dish or n, trimming off the excess pastry.

Cover the base of the pastry case with greaseproof paper and then blind bake for 15 minutes by covering the paper with ceramic beans or dried pulses.

Remove the paper and beans from the baked pastry, then return to the oven for a further 5 minutes un l the pastry is golden. When the pastry case has cooled, spread the jam evenly over the base.

In a mixing bowl, beat the bu er and sugar together un l fluffy. Whisk the eggs in a jug then gradually add to the mixing bowl, bea ng as you go.

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Sprinkle the flaked almonds over the top and bake in the preheated oven for 30‐35 minutes un l the filling is golden on top and feels firm in the middle.

Remove and allow to cool for 15 minutes before serving.

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Upstairs Downstairs In 1997 two experienced cabinetmakers, Darren Raithby and Andrew Harvey, started a business called Fine Finish Furniture and they now have two floors of display kitchens and furniture overlooking their factory...

Darren and Andrew had no ced that customers of many companies boas ng high quality kitchens or furniture were o en not happy with the finished result. They saw an opportunity to combine the best of both worlds: use their skills as cra smen to source high quality stockist items at affordable prices and manufacture bespoke items to fulfil a customer’s specific needs.

They are now one of the region’s largest suppliers of Second Nature Kitchens and by merging that with their own skills and experience in carpentry and bespoke cabinet making, they are able to really sa sfy a much larger sector of the market.

“Fine Finish Furniture is a retailer and a manufacturer. We stock par cular ranges which can be viewed at our showroom, in Bunny, No nghamshire, or online with the added advantage of downloading a brochure. If, however, you see a piece in a par cular style but would like a smaller or larger version, we can create that to your specifica ons.

You really do get the best of all worlds here. It’s o en not possible to fill those awkward corners in a kitchen with something off the shelf. In these instances we can design the perfect solu on just for that space alone, and we’ll match it perfectly with the rest of your choice of kitchen.

We design your kitchen with you. There’s no middleman to speak to, you speak to the tradesmen directly, which means we can take on requests first hand and inspire you with ideas and advice for the best possible finish.

And it’s not just kitchens here either. We have a large range of classic and contemporary designed furniture both freestanding or fi ed that will add style to any home.

Fine Finish Furniture has been successfully providing the East Midlands with the highest quality furniture for the past 15 years, and the business grows year on year.

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If you are looking for quality furniture at an affordable price, Fine Finish Furniture is your first choice.”

You’ll find loads of ideas when you visit their showroom ‐ just 8 miles along the A60 out of Loughborough towards No ngham.

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Huge Selection of Stockist Furniture

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As a kitchen manufacturer we also offer bespoke elements to suit all customer requirements. The best of both worlds…

We give a unique design without the fully bespoke cost and can also deal with those awkward spaces that some companies leave alone!

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Your Green, Green Grass at Home Mar n and Michelle Williams have been running their award winning GreenThumb Lawn Service franchise for over 14 years.They now have over 6,000 sa sfied customers whose lawns they visit on a regular basis to apply seasonal treatments.

Prices start from only £15 per treatment. This means that many of GreenThumb’s customers who have an annual programme of treatments, pay only £5 per month.

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• When you give your lawn the first cut of the season – aim to remove only the top third of growth.

Remove too much all in one go and the grass will look very yellow.

• When the grass growing season is properly underway, mow the lawn at least once a week.

• NEVER cut the grass shorter than one inch.

• Apply a Spring blend, nitrogen rich feed to the lawns.

• Spray weeds with a product which is recommended for use on grass – some weed killers will get rid of everything – including your lawn!

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Everything under the sun ...and then some!

Sunrise & sunset mes and phases of the moon Date

Sun Rise

06‐Jan‐14 10‐Feb‐14 17‐Feb‐14 24‐Feb‐14 03‐Mar‐14 10‐Mar‐14 17‐Mar‐14 24‐Mar‐14 Hours shi 31‐Mar‐14 7‐Apr‐14 14‐Apr‐14

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Hours of Daylight

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14‐Feb‐14 17:08 06:39 Full Moon @ 23:53 22‐Feb‐14 00:56 10:10 Last Quarter @ 17:16 01‐Mar‐14 06:26 18:18 New Moon @ 08:00 08‐Mar‐14 10:17 01:21 First Quarter @ 13:27 16‐Mar‐14 18:13 05:48 Full Moon @ 17:09 24‐Mar‐14 01:50 10:50 Last Quarter @ 01:46 Hours shi because clocks go forward one hour 30‐Mar‐14 06:48 20:44 New Moon @ 19:45 7‐April‐14 11:46 02:31 First Quarter @09:31 15‐April‐14 20:25 06:05 Full Moon@08:43 22‐April‐14 02:19 12:04 Third Quarter@08:52 29‐April‐14 05:48 20:46 New Moon @ 07:15

The Planets ‐ looking South at 10 pm mid month (take an hour off at the beginning and add an hour on at the end Feb: Jupiter is to the right (West) of centre sky Venus rises two hours before the Sun March: Jupiter is further to the right (West) of centre sky and is the brightest object for most of the night un l...

Venus rises at 4.30am

and is takes over as brightest object in the sky.

April: Mars roars on to the celes al stage this month and is brighter than the brightest star in our night sky. On 15th April you’ll find it to the right of the full moon.

Orion:

Looking south at 10pm on the 14th February Orion is posi oned to the right and below the full moon.

By mid March it will have moved westward towards your western horizon, and will almost be se ng in the west.

A er this we say au revoir to Orion un l October.

The uppermost star in Orion is called Betelgeuse.

Below is a photograph of Betelgeuse taken from the Hubble Space Telescope.

The small white circle describes the area our own earth encompasses in its orbit around our sun.

The larger white circle describes the orbit of Jupiter. Betelgeuse is so massive it would not fit in the area of Jupiter's orbit.

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What happened in... February 1972

On 3rd February 1972 the Curse of Tutankhamen claimed another vic m ‐ allegedly. As the boy king’s mask was being placed on a plane in Cairo, to be flown to Paris, the museum’s Director of An qui es died – surely proof of a curse many said. It reminds me of another true story, of a man who proposed to his girlfriend, saying “If you won’t marry me, I’ll die.” She turned him down and sure enough, sixty years later, he died. Let that be a lesson to all who scoff.

1st: France requested the extradi on of Klaus Barbie a er Nazi hunter Beate Klarsfeld found him living in Bolivia. He was convicted in 1983 and died in prison four years later at the age of 77.

4th: The Iran Blizzard, the worst blizzard in history, began. Over the next few weeks it killed more than 4,000 people, burying villages under as much as 26 feet of snow.

8th: A state of emergency was declared throughout the UK due to the coalminers’ strike and dwindling stocks of coal.

15th: A US patent was granted to Willem J Kolff for the inven on of the world’s first ar ficial heart.

17th: Prime Minister Ted Heath narrowly won a vote in the House of Commons on whether or not to join the ‘Common Market’, a er throwing all his toys out of the pram and ‘threatening’ to resign. Why didn’t they let him?

The VW Beetle became the most popular car in history on produc on of the 15,007,034th model. The previous record, 15,007,033, had been held by the Ford Model T. 21st: Richard Nixon became the first US president to visit Communist China.

23rd: Elvis and Priscilla Presley separated. They had married on 1 May 1967 at the Aladdin Hotel in Las Vegas.

24th: Twenty eight men on board a Russian submarine were killed when fire broke out while it was submerged. Twelve survivors were trapped inside the vessel for three weeks as it was towed from the Arc c Ocean to the Kola Peninsula.

25th: Members of the Na onal Union of Mineworkers voted to end their strike in return for a twenty per cent pay increase.

The average cost of a house was £7,300 Petrol was about 35p a gallon

Three of the bestselling singles this year were: Telegram Sam ‐ T Rex I’d Like to Teach The World To Sing ‐ The New Seekers Have You Seen Her ‐ The Chi‐Lites Patrick D Cousins is the author of Rainbows, Dreams and Angels, available from Amazon. This is a double novella with both stories set in London’s East End, mostly during the Fi ies and Six es.

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Now taking bookings for Mothering Sunday Lunch – Sunday 30th March 2014 New head chef Joshua Allen offers a fine mix of traditional and contemporary cuisine catering for all tastes.

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Take a Break from Technology Did you know that, on average, smart phone users check their phones six mes per hour? Just think how much me that takes out of the day and is it any wonder so many of us feel distracted and overwhelmed…

We are our own worst enemies checking our phones whether they’re buzzing or not. All this incoming informa on is crea ng a world of people who are stressed out, exhausted and perpetually teetering on the edge of a cold or worse because their immune systems are simply shot. If this is you, why not try to manage the informa on flow be er by only checking your phone once or maybe twice per day and try to reduce the amount of informa on you sign up to and receive by email.

Take some me for yourself at least once a day to do something you enjoy. It doesn’t have to take up a lot of your me, for example just a 10‐15 minute walk will get you out in the fresh air and help recharge your ba eries. Once a month treat yourself to something special to help alleviate stress.

Reflexology and Reiki are both excellent ways of relieving stress and they also promote a feeling of wellbeing.

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A Taste of Inspira on…

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Take the first steps with your plans: what fits with your budget, ideas on venues and venue dressing, helpful advice on bridal wear and suit hire, table centre pieces, ideas for cakes, props and accessories and be inspired by all those li le things that mean so much to you and your guests on your special day.

There are unique ideas too for hen par es, birthdays and special occasions and even if you have nothing upcoming it really is a lovely place to enjoy half an hour with a cup of your favourite beverage and a slice of delicious cake.

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A vintage themed tearoom offering inspirational ideas alongside a variety of wedding services – and a very warm welcome and tea and homemade cakes too.

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Avoiding Co-Ownership Problems For many, a property is the most expensive purchase they will ever make and, for understandable reasons, people are keen to get on to, and then move up, the property ladder.

This keenness can have a downside however; problems can arise if a couple did not specify at the me of purchase what should happen in the event of a breakdown in the rela onship.

Declara on of Trust (a document se ng out who owns what share) was not signed at the me of purchase, the assump on will be that the property is owned equally. A poten al solu on, given the right circumstances, is for the person who made the greater contribu on to apply to the court for a declara on that they are, in fact, en tled to more than simply an equal share of the equity.

Whilst those problems may be significant, that does not mean they cannot be overcome. One problem that commonly arises is where the par es made unequal contribu ons to the costs of purchasing the property; if a

Another problem that can arise relates to what is to happen to the property. It is not unusual for someone to have contributed to a purchase using the proceeds from a previous sale. To be able to buy another property, it may be

necessary to extract that contribu on. If both par es agree to a sale, then there may be no difficulty. However if one of them objects, it can be problema c for the other. Fortunately, there is scope for the person keen to sell to apply to the court for an order compelling the other to co‐ operate with the sale process.

The law rela ng to property co‐ ownership is by no means simple or straigh orward; if you would like advice or assistance regarding your situa on, please contact: Nick Gay n.gay@moss-solicitors.co.uk, or Laura Anderson l.anderson@moss-solicitors.co.uk

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Walking - Billesdon Brook Walk instruc ons 4 Miles

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Find a parking space in Billesdon LE7 9** No toilets. Post office, shops and pubs in village.

1 Start from the church. Turn right along Church Lane, past the junc on, upslope to the yellow top marker post. Turn right, along the fenced path, follow the path right and le with the houses to the le , into Vicarage Close.

Turn le at the footpath signpost, go along the path and turn right, to the yellow top marker post. Bear le through the kissing gate and the narrow gate; con nue direc on across the midway stream and the kissing gate in the hedge gap.

2 The track con nues straight on through the gate ahead and follows a track veering le , with the field edge to the far le corner. Cross the field ahead which may be under cul va on although a path should be well marked within any crop. Keep slight le through the wide gap and con nue over the next field where a track should be visible. Go over the concrete farm driveway and carry on upslope with the barbed wire fence to the right, through the narrow gate at the top.

3 Take the field edge right, with the hedge to the right; keep on this track downhill and bear right, over a stream. Cross the farm driveway and keep ahead past a marker post with the hedge to the le , passing le of the new co ages. The route con nues through a wide metal gate and forks right at a marker post; go past the gate, upslope to the road.

4 At the signpost on the opposite side of the road, turn right along the field edge past a marker post. Keep direc on across this next field which should have a track within any crop; go through the hedge gap and cross the next possibly cul vated field. Go through this gap and carry on down to the field edge at a very overgrown looking Billesdon Brook.

5 Turn right, through the boundary, past a rickety looking footbridge and a yellow top post. Nearly at the boundary turn le through a hedge gap and cross the footbridge/s le. Turn right, along this field to the yellow top post on the le ; go through the kissing gate and over the footbridge. Turn right and with the fence to the le , go through two gates; keep direc on through gates and along the road to the centre of Billesdon village. Turn right, along Church Street, back to the church and your vehicle. © Clive Brown ‐ All our walks are compiled by Clive Brown who holds the copyright. You can order any of his 74 walking guides at: www.walkingcloseto.com. Or email Clive directly at walkingcloseto@yahoo.co.uk

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Each of the blades weighs more than ten tons and the total structure stands only 5 metres shorter than the London Eye. It is the largest single wind turbine in Leicestershire and one of the largest in the UK. Love it or loathe it, it’s here to stay!

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More Room for the Sunshine Abbeyfield’s flagship, demen a registered, residen al care home on Wes ield Drive Loughborough, has recently completed a 1,000 sq. . ground floor extension, crea ng a much larger day me area for residents...

The thirty one residents of Wes ield House now enjoy more space in their day me communal area which represents a considerable investment from the Abbeyfield charitable trust.

Julie King, General Manager, showed me around just as the project was comple ng in early January.

“The extra space allows us to improve upon the person centred care we have always concentrated on. We’ve brightened up the décor, fi ed a new big screen television and created a be er family atmosphere. We are planning to have a small shop where residents can access the li le extras they may want which they are able to

choose for themselves.

Addi onally, the bigger space allows us to make more of our themed meal mes and daily ac vi es. We have a dedicated Ac vi es Organiser and Ac vi es Worker to engage our residents in such things as cake decora ng, kni ng, ski les and cra s and on Mondays we have Tippy the Hairdresser. There’s a new Quiet Lounge too, which can be used for more private mes and where Communion can be held. The new garden room, which is an extension of the old lounge, really has made a big difference; on warm sunny days in the summer we can open the doors onto the large newly created pa o which leads to the sensory garden, bringing the outdoors inside so to speak.

“There’s a big opportunity for anyone who’d like to come and help us by volunteering their me to assist in our

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Clean Start The origin of the axiom, “Give a man a fish and feed him for a day, teach him how to fish and you feed him for life” is by no means definite. Some a ribute the phrase to William Makepeace Thackeray’s daughter, Anna Isabella Ritchie from her 19th century book, “Mrs Dymond” and others to a long forgo en Chinese prophet...

But it could well be the mission statement for the Leicester based charity Apex Works.

Last summer I was invited to a network mee ng by a new adver ser, John Clarkson of the A2Z Cleaning company, pictured here ‐ see also page 9. The mee ng was held in the new recently opened café on the top floor of Apex head office on Charles Street, Leicester. Chief execu ve of Apex, Gaynor Quilter ‐ also pictured here ‐ introduced the mee ng and told us the success story of a dozen trainees who had just completed an 8 month scheme working with John’s company while being supported by Apex.

All the candidates had previously been unemployed for many years while one person aged fi y plus had never had a job ‐ ever! The trainees looked so proud as they

received their cer ficates from John. He told us some of the challenges they had faced and how with the learning and the doing came the confidence to carry on.

They had all come to realise the importance of feeling part of a team in which everyone had their part to play and, having understood this, it brought them a feeling of pride in every task. Gaynor told us how she had witnessed each of them growing in confidence as they got to grips with office cleaning. At their first interview one or two had hardly spoken or even made eye contact, but as me went by she no ced how their body language changed; they held their heads higher and approached life more posi vely each and every day. They began to chat and engage with others more easily as the months went by.

When we look at some of the more obvious problems in our society today, a lot could be narrowed down to those who haven’t learned how to find their place in the world of work. Apex Works, together with companies like John Clarkson’s A2Z Cleaning, look to me like they have found a way to teach those who are most in need.

Desperately needing more sites to work on,

John is appealing to any offices in Leicester who can help out, even for a few hours a week.

Call him on 01162 629 596 or email: sales@leicestercleaners.co.uk To find out more visit Apex at www.apex‐works.co.uk or give Apex a call on 0116 261 6510.

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I have a passion for the beauty and variety of landscapes to be found in our country that I feel is greatly underappreciated. I also offer commercial photography and later this year will have a studio at home for portraiture.

My first camera was a box camera, which I was given at 5 years old. I progressed through various film cameras and finally went digital in 2002. I was never en rely happy in the wet darkroom, always preferring to be outside, but I now enjoy digital development almost as much as being out with the camera. This is not to say the images are “manufactured” at the processing stage but enhanced to present the best possible interpreta on.

To me photography is about the image; what equipment you use is secondary. A photographer needs to be able to ac vely see what is around him and make his own interpreta on of it. Photography is about much more than making a simple record, it should convey feelings and emo ons; it should inform and make us ask ques ons.

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What’s On in and around The Soar Valley: Compiled by Claire Stevens – Soar Valley Life events and news reporter

The Leicester Astronomical Society The Leicester Astronomical Society meets at 7.30pm on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of most months at the National Space Centre, Leicester. We are a friendly group whose members have a wide range of expertise. In addition to the Tuesday evening meetings, observing sessions are held on some Saturdays when conditions permit. Non‐members are welcome at all our meetings (charge of £1).

The talks on Tuesday nights cover all aspects of astronomy and are given by professionals, well‐known amateurs and our own members. We get involved in a number of public outreach events with organisations such as the National Space Centre and Leicester City Council.

Meetings held at 7.30 on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of most months. At the National Space Centre, Exploration Drive, Leicester, LE4 5NS. Telephone: 0116 239 4481 Email: annbonell@hotmail.com Villains and Superheroes The Great Central Railway presents another exciting event, where you can meet villains and superheroes as you ride the steam trains. You can also dress as your favourite character, enjoy the funfair and face painting. £25 for a family ticket, open 9.00am – 5.00pm.

Ticket prices: Family ticket A: £25 (2 adults and up to 3 children) Family ticket B: £15 (1 adult and up to 3 children) Adult runabout: £10 Senior runabout: £10 Child runabout (2 or over): £5 Child under 2: Free of charge Dates: Tuesday 18th February to Thursday 20th February 2014 Great Central Railway, Great Central Road, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 1RW Telephone: 01509 632 323 Website: www.gcrailway.co.uk Anton Du Beke at De Montfort Hall Strictly Come Dancing’s own ballroom dancer will be performing a thrilling new show across the UK, with special guest Summer Strallen. The evening features memorable dances as well as new choreography, and not forgetting the dazzling costumes and fantastic music from Cole Porter, George Gershwin, Jerry Herman and Andrew Lloyd Webber. Ticket prices range from £22.50 to £42.50.

Dates: Friday 21st February 2014 at 7:30pm De Montfort Hall, Granville Road, Leicester, LE1 7RU Telephone: 0116 233 3111 Website: www.demontforthall.co.uk

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Viking Crafts Day Take part in the marathon of preparstions for the battle and conquest in Viking style. Make your own helmet and shield, longship complete with warriors, and pottery decorated with Viking patterns for storing supplies. Light refreshments are available, free admission but £2.50 for activities.

Dates: Sunday 23rd February 2014, 11:30am to 3:30pm Jewry Wall Museum, 156‐160 St. Nicholas Circle, Leicester, LE1 4LB Telephone: 0116 225 4971 Mass Movement This annual sell‐out show is back, promoting the dance skills and creativity of the county, providing young talented people the chance to showcase their work. With a live selection, the best performances will go on to take part in the Midlands Youth Dance Festival in Birmingham and potentially on to the National event held in Nottingham.

Tickets cost £9.

Dates: Saturday 22nd February 2014 at 7.45pm The Curve Theatre, Rutland Street, Leicester, LE1 1SB Telephone: 0116 242 3560 Website: www.dance4.co.uk St. Patrick’s Celebration The parade begins at 12 noon from the Holy Cross Church on New Walk and finishing at Humberstone Gate, organised by The Emerald Centre and features local Irish community groups and sports teams, led by a traditional pipe band. Free event.

Dates: Sunday 16th March 2014 New Walk, Leicester, LE1 7EA Humberstone Gate, Leicester, LE1 1WB Telephone: 0116 276 9186 Website: www.irishinleicester.org.uk Big History Quiz Test your knowledge of history amongst the remains of a second century Roman bath house! There will be a bar available, and advance booking is recommended, cost is £1.

Dates: Wednesday 19th March 2014, 7:30pm (doors open at 7pm) Jewry Wall Museum, 156‐160 St. Nicholas Circle, Leicester, LE1 4LB Telephone: 0116 225 4971 The Little Mermaid at Loughborough Town Hall The Ballet Theatre Group UK is re‐ telling the Hans Christian Andersen’s all‐time favourite story of The Little Mermaid, who falls in love with a human Prince and gives up everything to win his love. Tickets £18.

Dates: 30th March 2014, 2:30pm and 7pm Loughborough Town Hall, Market Place, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 3EB Telephone: 01509 231 914 Website: www.loughboroughtownhall.co.uk Fame – The Musical, at De Montfort Hall Based on the Oscar winning musical film and successful TV series, Fame – The Musical is back. This brand‐new production tells the story of a group of star‐struck wannabes who embark on their quest for fame. Ticket prices range from £29.50 to £37.50 on Friday and Saturday 7:30pm performances, £24.50 to £32.50 Tuesday to Thursday 7:30pm performances and Saturday 2:30pm performance, and £19.50 to £27.50 for Monday to Wednesday performances.

Dates: Monday 7th April to Saturday 12th April 2014 De Montfort Hall, Granville Road, Leicester, LE1 7RU Telephone: 0116 233 3111 Website: www.demontforthall.co.uk Hobbies and Pastimes Steam Day This steam day celebrates as many hobbies and pastimes that can be squeezed into the museum.

Community groups, specialist sports and dance groups, philatelists, lace makers, knitters, and many more will be exhibiting. Whatever your interest, see if you can find it at this event or even discover a new one.

Refreshments will be available at the museum’s café. Adults £3.50, children and concessions £2.50, family ticket £8.

Dates: Sunday 13th April 2014, 1:00pm – 5:00pm Abbey Pumping Station, Corporation Road, Leicester, LE4 5PX Telephone: 0116 299 5111 Website: www.abbeypumpingstation.org St. George’s Festival An annual outdoor festival ideal for the family. The event features live music, dance, performances, themed street arts, and walk‐about characters.

Dates: Saturday 26th April 2014 Cultural Quarter, Leicester, LE1 1SJ

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Before and A er Paul Barsby - Tech 2 Body Repairs Professional vehicle restora on moves from Beacon Way Business park in Quorn to larger premises in Loughborough.

When I visited Tech 2’s new garage on Sparrow Hill, Loughborough, the other day I was surprised to see such an array of pres ge and classic cars in various stages of ‘undress’.

The bright yellow Lamborghini on the right had its whole front sec on missing and a red Ferrari had no back half; a vintage MG carcass stood taped and ready for spraying, two BMWs were being polished prior to their owner’s return and a couple of others were hardly recognisable under polythene sheets and tape.

Paul’s Mum, Pat, who runs the administra on for Tech 2 showed me a photograph of a Volkswagen camper van that had just gone off to be sandblasted back to raw metal, very much like the one pictured here on the le which you can see being restored on their website. A true classic indeed, especially in

view of the news announced a er Christmas that the last one ever to be made had just rolled off the produc on line in Brazil, bringing its produc on to an end a er 60 years.

I was fascinated by the Lamborghini and the Ferrari which Pat told me belonged to one of their regular clients. But Tech 2 don’t only work on pres ge or classic cars ‐ they do all kinds of everyday insurance work as well and no job is too small. They can sort out anything from just a dent to a full restora on. You’ll find them round by the Old Post Office Building on No ngham Road.

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