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Tis the season to be jolly! In our pages this issue we have lots of ideas to make Christmas extra special for you this year. But the main thing is to get into the true spirit of Christmas and do something kind for someone today. Say hi to your neighbours - even the ones you don’t get on with always. Chat to people you see in the shops, just a smile at a random stranger can make their day. Christmas is not all about spending money, it’s about remembering our humanity and making meaningful connections.

Christmas is also the giving season and there is nothing wrong with that. Giving often feels just as good to the giver as to the receiver. It gives us a warm feeling inside. Please remember the planet when you are thinking of what to give your loved ones that will make them happy. One-minute-wonders might seem like a good idea at the time but there are lots of other options... experiences, second hand, home-made... it’s the perfect time of year to support your local economy buying from independent stores and craft markets.

Have a good one, see you in the New Year!

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CONTENTS

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COVER STORY Good Kids Comedy: Exclusive interview with a funny Brummie duo 6/7

COMMUNITY ACTIVITY Word on the street 8/9

LEISURE & RETAIL Christmas styles with year-round appeal 12 The power of the LBD (little black dress) 13 What’s on guide 16/17

HOME & GARDEN Getting your home Christmas-ready 45 3 Ideas for fireside bliss 43

LEGAL & FINANCIAL Unmarried couples - Do you know your legal rights? 34/35

EDUCATION Local private tutors 25

HEALTH Kicking the winter blues 23

FOOD & DRINK Where to eat 28 Recipes for the season: Spiced cookies & Toblerone Cocktail 30

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The MY Magazines catch up with Kieran Ahern & Tom Dowling aka

GOOD KIDS COMEDY

the UP-AND-COMING BRUMMIE DUO They can sing, they can act, they’re very funny guys and we had a blast talking to this pair about mostly nonsense.

1. How did this duo start?

K: Well Tom and I have known each other since we were.. four years old?

T: Yeah about four years old K: And we went to school together, university together.

T: Yeah. We acted together throughout school, in year 6 we were both in Joseph and his amazing technicolour Dreamcoat. I played Joseph and Kieran played the Pharaoh, he did a fantastic Pharaoh. We acted all through school, and then at university we both started doing comedy separately and in our final year we did our first show together.

K: Yeah, and then we went to Edinburgh, did some Edinburgh festivals.

T: We did our first show as a duo in Edinburgh in 2015.

K: Yeah, and we’ve just been trying to make each other laugh ever since really.

2. What inspires you?

K: Two words...

T: (waits) ...Boris Johnson?

K: No, two words inspires me.

T: The two words ‘two words’ inspires you?

K: The Two words are ‘two words’.

T: I’m inspired by people like Steve Irwin but not Steve Irwin himself.

K: And I’m very much inspired by the legacy of Steve Irwin.

T: Ok. K: I love crocodiles.

T: You do.

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3. When does Christmas start for you?

5. What was the last gift you gave someone?

K: Christmas starts for me at midnight on Christmas Eve T: Fantastic, Christmas starts for me when I take my first bite of a succulent turkey. On Christmas day.

K: Right yeah soT: With my family.

K: So the morning doesn’t count?

T: Well actually, we have Christmas dinner in bed, so I wake up to a turkey dinner.

K: Do ya?

T: And then I have my...

K: Actual dinner as well?

T: And then I, yeah, later on I open my presents.

K: You have turkey dinner in bed?

T: Well it’s actually turkey breakfast K: Right. dyou have turkey dinosaurs?

T: No this is real roast turkey.

K: In bed?

T: 100% in bed.

K: Does it arrive on a sort of machine?

Like in Wallace and Gromit?

T: No, we take it in turns as a family to get up and make the turkey.

K: (laughs) I don’t know if you’re joking or not.

T: I think Christmas starts for me about three months after the first Christmas tree goes up in John Lewis.

Which is probably 21st Dec. K: And we’ve just been trying to make each other laugh really ever since (both laughs).

K: The last gift I gave to someone was, I bought my mother a bunch of flowers T: That’s sweet, why?

K: No reason. Just to make her feel better. Just to cheer her up cuz I’m a good kid.

T: Kieran bought his mum flowers.

The last gift I gave someone, K: What was the last gift you gave someone, Tom? T: I gave someone the gift of… the gift of sight, recently.

K: How did that happen?

T: Well. I.. They were in a dark room and I turned the lights on.

K: (laughs)

4. What’s your favourite 90’s jam?

K: Well in 1996 my grandmother made a delicious blackberry jam.

T: And we’ve just been trying to make each other jam ever since (laughs)…

My favourite 90’s jam as a song, was and still is ‘Man I Feel Like a Woman’, Shania Twain.

K: That’s rubbish!

T: No it’s not!

K: My favourite 90’s jam would be uhh, and has always been, ‘Juicy’, by Notorious B.I.G. T: And it always has been? Since it was released?!

K: Yeah.

T: You listened to it when it came out?

K: Yeah.

T: No way. Nonsense man! You were listening to Steps and S Club 7 when Juicy came out.

K: I think I was listening to the inside of my mother’s womb when juicy came out.

T: Fair enough.

6. What were you like in school?

T: What were you really like in school Kieran? Why don’t I say what you were like and you can say what I was like?

K: Yeah.

T: But I want you to say what I was like first cuz I’m gonna be nice about you and you’re gonna be mean about me (laughs).

K: Tom in school was a try-hard faux-intellectual loser who made a fool of himself at every social event possible. Tom what was I like?

T: Kieran was just like an endearing figure for everyone in the year. We met someone in Birmingham city centre recently who joined the school in sixth formK: I don’t think you can put this in.

T: And he stopped Kieran in the street, and said ‘Kieran’ he called ‘Kieran Ahern, is that you?’ we’ve been out of school six years, this was probably half a year ago so five and a half years since they’d seen each other last, ‘Kieran Ahern, is that you?

Kieran Ahern, I can’t believe it’s you.’

He was so happy he said ‘I can’t believe it’s you. I remember on my first day of sixth form you called me over and you said hello to me, and you made me feel so welcome, and I always felt at home at school after that interaction with you’ K: What a bloke!

T: Mhmm. Can you remember his name Kieran?

K: No.

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7. Do you have anything else to say?

T: I’d just like to say that we’ve just been trying to make each other laugh ever since!

K: And I would like to concur.

T: And given that it’s Christmas time, K: We just wanna shout out all the good people, and wish them all the best. Merry Christmas, happy Diwali, have a rockin’ Hanukka and a fantastic Eid, all of you.

T: (laughs) And all other major world religious festivals Kieran does not include in his list!

K: And to all the atheists out there, I hope you have a horrible new year!

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COMMUNITY ACTIVITY

WORD ON THE STREET Here we bring you the low down of local happenings, all the stuff you need to know. To contribute to next issue’s WORD ON THE STREET page please email info@swanpublishing.org or call us on 0121 689 0432

Moseley Road Baths celebrates expanded swimming Thanks to the enthusiastic support of local people and with funding from National Lottery Awards for All, Moseley Road Baths has trained volunteer lifeguards, swim teachers and receptionists to join their dedicated team of staff and can now open for longer and offer exciting new activity. they’ve listened to the local community and their regular swimmers and will offer the following from Monday 19th November: • Local women wanted to see more women only swim sessions and there are an extra two to our winter timetable • The baths wanted to help the people in the community who are most in need of free Be Active sessions and have added a second session for disabled swimmers • Older visitors can now take advantage of two new Be Active sessions for people aged 55+ where they’ll be able to swim and socialise • With funding from Veolia, the baths have been able to buy equipment for new fun family splash sessions on Sunday mornings • Extra early morning swims and a pre-work Aqua-Aerobics class.

• There’s also a new pre-natal session on Sundays where expectant mothers can exercise gently in the lovely warm pool!

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Ruth Hayden, one of the lifeguards now volunteering at Moseley Road Baths , thoroughly enjoyed her training course and has gained confidence from her experience. “I have learned a great deal so my advice is to try it and find new strengths and skills! It’s very much an ongoing learning process but teaches excellent skills not just for pool safety but for all aspects of life.”

Since taking over running of the baths in April 2018, Moseley Road Baths CIO has successfully recruited and trained 40 volunteers as part of their ongoing mission to develop a sustainable and community led service for swimmers.

Karen Leach, chair of Moseley Road Baths CIO, is proud of the work carried out by Trustees and volunteers over the past seven months. “Taking over the operation of swimming at this much-loved Grade II* listed Edwardian pool was daunting and it’s been a challenge for all of us! We’ve been working hard to recruit a fantastic team of volunteers and to make visiting Moseley Road Baths a welcoming and friendly experience and could not have achieved as much as we have without their commitment and dedication.”

Could you help a refugee this winter?

As the nights draw in, we turn the heating on, cook comforting food and enjoy cosy evenings at home. But this isn’t the case for many refugees living in Birmingham. Many face cold nights in lonely hostels or sleep on the streets.

Birmingham Community Hosting Network or BIRCH, works with volunteers to offer friendship and hospitality to people seeking sanctuary in the Birmingham area.

Could you volunteer for their befriending project, getting to know unaccompanied young refugees and reducing their isolation? Or could you host an asylum seeker who has nowhere to stay?

A young refugee said about BIRCH’s work: “From my befriending family I understand that British people are not cold people and care about an asylum seeker like me.”

Please join the volunteer team to help BIRCH continue their work this winter. Visit www. birchnetwork.org to find out more.

For full details winter timetable, visit our website moseleyroadbaths.org.uk For enquiries Contact David Viney 07981233252

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First Cosmetic ‘Super-Clinic’ for Birmingham Birmingham’s first cosmetic ‘super-clinic’ is to open later this year, after Calthorpe Estates secured another leading plastic surgeon for Edgbaston Medical Quarter.

The cosmetic centre is the brainchild of the renowned Birmingham surgeon, Mrs CC Kat. In a first for the city, it will offer every treatment under one roof – from surgical and non-surgical procedures, through to breakthrough treatments such as IV nutrient therapy and the latest non-invasive body contouring technology.

“As Birmingham’s premier provider in medical aesthetics, I felt it was only fitting that we should be located in the city’s premier location: Edgbaston Medical Quarter.” CC Kat explained.

“It has long been my dream to create Birmingham’s first super-clinic; a place where we can provide a truly holistic and integrated approach to aesthetic medicine by expanding both the surgical team and the Kat & Co brand. The impressive Georgian premises on Calthorpe Road will allow us to finally make this dream a reality, by enhancing our capacity and extending our leading services.

“The dream team will consist of the finest Midlands plastic surgeons, dermatologists (hair transplant), gynaecologists (feminine health and non-surgical vaginal rejuvenation), endocrinologists (weight management), aesthetic doctors and skin therapists, amongst others. The clinic will have a purpose-built theatre and recovery for a wide range of cosmetic procedures that can be carried out under local anaesthetic and conscious sedation.”

“Edgbaston Medical Quarter is now home to 64% of the city’s healthcare economy, comprising of over 180 medical organisations. Our cutting-edge medical and healthcare facilities mean patients now have a real alternative to London, which offers some of the best places to be treated in the UK and can provide faster access to treatments.”

Birmingham Rowing Club secures funding to boost women’s rowing in the city Sport England has awarded Birmingham Rowing Club a grant to fund a new women’s boat which will enable more girls and women to take part in the sport of rowing.

Birmingham Rowing Club (BRC) has seen an influx of female involvement over recent years, with more girls and women taking up taster sessions and rowing courses.

Situated in the heart of the city centre at Edgbaston Reservoir, BRC is keen to continue to provide the right facilities for girls and women in the sport.

Thanks to investment through Sport England’s Small Grants programme BRC has been awarded a £10,000 grant to purchase a new boat designed specifically for women.

BRC President Peter Veitch said: “This grant is fantastic news for our Club, which is one of the oldest sporting clubs in Birmingham. The Club’s membership is now 52% female, with our recent increase in women rowers perhaps owed to the Olympic successes of high profile GB rowers like Katherine Grainger, Heather Stanning and Helen Glover.

“We are a thriving and inclusive sports club, and thanks to Sport England’s investment, the new boat will allow us to offer greater opportunities for more women to be active on the water. And as the city begins to focus on hosting the Commonwealth Games in 2022, we’re gearing up to welcome anyone, at any level, who wants to get involved in this great sport.”

For information visit birminghamrowingclub.co.uk

Orchestra of the Swan becomes the first orchestra-in-residence at new Royal Birmingham Conservatoire The Stratford-upon-Avon-based OOTS becomes the first orchestra-in-residence at the new £57m Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, which is part of Birmingham City University.

The immersive residency will see OOTS not only give five concerts but, importantly, include significant interaction with the Conservatoire’s highly talented young musicians.

Students will be able to gain first-hand experience of working within a professional orchestra by sitting alongside the players in rehearsal. The Orchestra’s soloists and core players will give performance and composition masterclasses and students will be able to enter an annual competition to win a concerto performance opportunity with OOTS. Each concert in the residency will also feature a new work written by a Conservatoire composition student.

Orchestra of the Swan has developed a reputation nationally and internationally for its outstanding performances, innovative programming and accessible style of presentation.

The Orchestra celebrated its 21st anniversary in 2016/17 and has recently appointed David Le Page as its new Artistic Director.

David Le Page, Artistic Director of Orchestra of the Swan, said: “The Royal Birmingham Conservatoire is a thriving institution which sits at the heart of musical life in Britain. Orchestra of the Swan is proud to have such a unique and close association.”

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FASHION

This issue we have Dawn Marriott Stylist join us to offer her fashion & style advice for the festive season.

Dawn is a Personal stylist and Image consultant working for herself across Birmingham and Solihull. Dawn has had an extensive career across high street fashion retailers spanning 20 years and most recently worked for Oasis Fashions as an Area manager. Life took a change in 2017 when she decided to leave her career and follow her passion to become a Personal Stylist; giving her more time to spend with her family whilst continuing to do the thing she loves the most.

DAWN MARRIOTT ‘I have always had a love for all things fashion and becoming a personal stylist seemed a natural career step for me. I work with my clients to help them discover a newfound love for their clothes as well as creating their own personal style that’s individual to them. Clothes have the power to make us feel fantastic.

Seeing someone grow in confidence and genuinely start to feel amazing about themselves is possibly the best part of my job.’

This issue I want to share with you my top tips to ensure not only are you looking good this Christmas, but buying into investment pieces that you can wear all year round.

What to buy this Christmas...

The Christmas jumper. >>>>>>>>>>> It’s now become the norm to buy yourself and the family a Christmas jumper.

My suggestion would be to avoid jumpers featuring Christmas scenes, instead opt for Fair Isle prints or delicate knits with sparkle that can be worn after Christmas and into spring.

By choosing neutral colours such as greys, pale pinks and blues you can still achieve that festive feel without the novelty look.

Sequins Separates. >>>>>>>>>>>>> Sequin tops are the perfect way to inject some glamour and can look great either on their own or worn under a jacket. Wear back to leather trousers for an evening feel, or back to jeans and trainers for an easy daytime look.

Sequin skirts can be worn all year round. Wear back to a camisole or shirt and a heel for a dressed up evening look, then dress down with a sweatshirt or T-shirt and trainers for day wearing.

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LITTLE BLACK DRESS

Buying a party dress. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> My advice would be to go with a classic style dress in a plain color – you can’t beat a good fitting LBD. A well made black dress can take you anywhere. Try the new Midi length for an update and accessorize with fabulous earrings (the more glitz the better) statement necklace or a sparkle shoe to give you a festive feel.

What ever you wear this Christmas ensure you wear it all year round… after all Sequins aren’t just for Christmas.

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What’s on December / January 2018/19

Markets & Fairs

Arts’ Market A fantastic selection from some of the best designer-makers from the region.

Where: mac Birmingham When: First Sun every month Info: macarts.co.uk

Food Market Local artisan and specialist foods Where: mac Birmingham When: Last Sun every month Info: macarts.co.uk

Uni of Birmingham Farmers’ Market Visit the monthly Farmers’ Market in the beautiful surroundings of the University’s campus.

Where: University of Birmingham When: Last Wed every month Info: birmingham.ac.uk Harborne Farmers’ Market Where: Harborne High Street When: 2nd Sat every month Info: skettsfarmersmarkets.co.uk Moseley Record Fair A vibrant local indoor market for records and music memorabilia Where: mac Birmingham When: First Sun every month Info: macarts.co.uk

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Seasonal Events

Magical Lantern Festival Brighten up your winter by visiting special seasonal illuminations with vibrant colours and artistic sculptures, life-size and larger than life lanterns in all shapes and forms.

Where: Bham Botanical Gardens When: 23 Nov - 1 Jan Info: birminghambotanicalgardens. org.uk Rudolph Fresh from winning the UK Theatre Award for the Best Show for Children and Young People, Pins & Needles bring their brand-new original show, Rudolf, to MAC. Age 4+ Where: mac Birmingham When: 17 Nov - 31 Dec Info: macarts.co.uk

Music

Switch on the Beat Enjoy beats and vibes with a Christmas twist - live bands will rock the stage and members of the band will spin the decks in a DJ special.

Where: mac Birmingham When: 18 Dec Info: macarts.co.uk

Martyn Joseph Completely unique singer songwriter with the rare ability to speak to the soul with his expressive and poignant lyrics.

Where: mac Birmingham When: 20 Jan Info: macarts.co.uk

Genesis Visible Touch Performing all the hits and fan favourites.

Where: mac Birmingham When: 24 Jan Info: macarts.co.uk Cleveland Watkins Allstars Presented by TDE Promotions, this brilliant band is led by vocalist, actor, composer and activist Cleveland Watkiss, featuring an all star line up including Orphy Robinson, Jason Yarde, Neil Charles and Mark Sanders.

Where: mac Birmingham When: 24 Jan Info: macarts.co.uk

Berlin Philharmonic String Quintet The programme includes Beethoven’s own quintet version of his piano trio Op. 1/3, from 1816, and Henri Vieuxtemps’ version of Tartini’s Devil’s Trill Sonata for violin and strings.

Where: Barber Institute When: 12 Dec Info: barber.org.uk

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Duo Trobairitz: Romance & Revelry A programme featuring colourful miracle stories from Spain, heart-rending love songs from France, philosophical musings from Germany and festive mirth from England combine with rumbustious Italian dances to create a feast of musical flavours to suit every palate as part of the Birmingham Festival of Early Music.

Where: Barber Institute When: 3 Feb Info: barber.org.uk

The Lost Notes Enjoy outstanding traditional Malaysian cuisine to the sound of The Lost Notes who bring the party with their foot-stomping rootsy 3-part harmonies and driving rhythms. Arrive early to grab a seat!

Where: The Blue Piano When: 14 Dec Info: thebluepiano.co.uk Cedar Strings Enjoy outstanding traditional Malaysian cuisine with an evening of vibrant carols and festive classics with the Cedar Church band.

Where: The Blue Piano When: 19 Dec Info: thebluepiano.co.uk Bonnylou at Christmas Enjoy outstanding traditional Malaysian cuisine while Bonnylou brings her trio back to the bar with a spine-tingling mix of soul, blues and motown Where: The Blue Piano When: 21 Dec Info: thebluepiano.co.uk

Theatre

Steaming by Nell Dunn This play tells the story of four women, from completely different backgrounds, who meet every week at their local baths. Set in the 1970s, a time where women’s roles were drastically evolving, this tale teaches us that no matter where we come from, or who we are, love and unity can empower us to make a real change.

Where: mac Birmingham When: 17-18 Jan Info: macarts.co.uk

Peter Pan A pantomime adventure you will never forget.

Where: Birmingham Hippodrome When: 19 Dec - 27 Jan Info: birminghamhippodrome.com

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War and Peace This display of prints explores conflicts from four periods in history – from the battles of Louis XIII in the 17th century via the 19th-century Franco-Prussian War to World War One. It features prints by artists including Édouard Manet, Honoré-Victorin Daumier and CRW Nevinson.

Where: Barber Institute When: 19 Oct - 10 Feb Info: barber.org.uk Looking at Animals This display explores a wide range of representations of animals, drawing on drawings and prints dating from the 16th to the 20th century.

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ou can now see world class live Irish music whilst enjoying traditional Irish food at Jonathans in the Park every Wednesday and Thursday evening. The world famous Two Pats perform on Wednesdays and a trio of the finest Irish trad players headed by flute champion Patsy Moloney perform on Thursdays. On Friday and Saturday evenings you can experience the tastes and yesteryear ambiance of the original Jonathans Victorian Restaurant.

and restaurant by night and launched their Irish nights in October this year.

They cater for everything from breakfast, brunch, lunch, barista coffees, teas and cakes to afternoon tea, evening meals, weddings, celebrations and seminars.

Jonathans in the Park follows in the footsteps of the famous Jonathans Restaurant on the Hagley Road/ Wolverhampton Road junction which was open from 1978 to 2008.

Jonathans in the Park opened in the stunning Lightwoods House situated in Lightwoods Park on Hagley Road, in October 2017 as a tearoom by day

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once again venture down Harborne’s High Street in search of the philanthropic work carried our by our local businesses.

As a heart-attack survivor I have benefited greatly from the advice and support given from the British Heart Foundation and from their ‘Heart Matters’ magazine. The British Heart Foundation funds research to beat the world’s biggest killers. They fund over £100 million of research each year into all heart and circulatory diseases and the things that cause them, being Heart diseases, Stroke, Vascular Dementia and Diabetes.

I am pleased to regularly donate and buy items from our local charity shops. Please can you do the same this Christmas and in the New Year.

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Where to eat

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Akbar’s

Indian 184 Hagley Road Edgbaston, B16 9NY Tel: 0121 452 1862

Blue Piano

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Henry Wong

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A La Carte Cantonese 283 High St Harborne, B17 9QH Tel: 0121 427 7666

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Italian 1 Albany Road Harborne, B17 9JX Tel: 0121 426 2444

Gastro Pub 22 Highfield Road Edgbaston, B15 3DP Tel: 0121 227 7068

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Johnny Wong’s

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Don Diego

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Fiesta Del Asado Argentine 229 Hagley Road Edgbaston, B16 9RP Tel: 0121 455 9331

The Garden House Pub Restaurant 160 Hagley Road Edgbaston, B16 9NX Tel: 0121 454 8315

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Harborne Kitchen

Chinese / Takeaway 197 Hagley Road Edgbaston, B16 9RD Tel: 0121 456 4333

Jonathans in the Park Traditional British Lightwoods House Bearwood B67 5DP Tel: 0121 420 1888

The Junction

Pub / Restaurant 212 High St Harborne, B17 9PT Tel: 0121 428 2635

Lychee Garden Cantonese Takeaway 189 Hagley Road Edgbaston, B16 9RD Tel: 0121 454 2221

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The Kings Head Gastro Pub Hagely Road Harborne, B17 8BJ Tel: 0121 277 4130

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Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Tea, Coffee & Cakes, world class wines, beers and spirits seven days a week from 10am

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ICED SPICED COOKIES INGREDIENTS 100g butter, cubed 150g light brown sugar 2 tbsp golden syrup 1 tbsp treacle 1 tbsp water Finely grated zest of 1 orange 2 tbsp ground ginger 1 tbsp cinnamon 1/2 tsp ground cloves 700g all purpose flour Icing: 200g powdered icing sugar 2 tbsp lemon juice 2 tbsp water

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HELLO THERE, 2019

Another year has flown by already. And I mean flown full-speed, whizzing past like the spitfires commemorated on Spitfire Island. As we make our way through the years, time seems to only be speeding up – which is why it’s important to make the most of everything.

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Written by local reader, Emily Wilcox have to be the case. If you set them out simply and easily, you can choose resolutions that – whilst only small – will have the power to make 2019 one you won’t forget.

very moment, every sunrise, everything our city has to offer. And what better way to ensure we stick to these plans than to make them official. Listing them beneath the title of New Years Resolution means we are more likely to start the new year with a positive outlook and fresh motivation coursing through our body. This is your year!

Something you should have written in bold Sharpie and taped up above your mirror. This is your year!

New Year’s Resolutions are tradition.

Admittedly, another tradition is to ball them up in leftover Christmas wrapping paper and throw them straight into the bin within the first two weeks of January. But that doesn’t

Here’s a few you could try: • An extra act of love per week.

Something as tiny as ordering another hot chocolate and leaving it for whoever walks into the coffee-shop next. Sorting through the books you have read and loved and donating them to your local charity shop, so that they can be enjoyed by others.

A quick message to an old friend, reminding them that you love them.

• Drink more water. You need to remind your body that you love it, too.

• Save up as little as £2 a week. It might not be much, but by the time you’re planning your resolutions for 2020, you will have £104 to spend at Digbeth Dining Club, or at a Hippodrome panto! Trust me, 2020 you will be very pleased that 2019 you took

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• Go for walks. It’s as simple as that.

Whenever you can fit them in, no pressure. Just take some time to get back to nature. To enjoy your surroundings through the lens of your own mind, not the one at the back of your phone. The West Midlands is beautiful, it is our home, and it deserves to be explored every now and then. Plus, walking actually classes as exercise. But it’s so easy, I hear you cry. I know, how brilliant! It’s a win-win, if you ask me.

Your resolutions don’t need to be as drastic as buying a five-bedroomed house in the Bahamas. Don’t get me wrong, if that’s your dream then never stop working towards it. But allow yourself little wins where you can.

To make 2019 your year, you simply have to do what makes you happy.

The things you love, for those that you love. So whip out your notebook and pen and get to planning! I’ll see you in a year.

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Cohabitees do not have the same legal and financial rights as married couples or couples who are in civil partnerships. This is often misunderstood, as many people believe incorrectly that legal protection exists for a ‘common law partner’.

The number of families formed of unmarried, cohabiting couples has rocketed in recent years, increasing from 1.5 million in 1996 to 3.3 million by 2017, according to the ONS. This means it is so important to understand your rights, or lack of them, if you are in a cohabiting relationship.

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If Mark and Sue were to separate, Sue would not have a right to claim spousal maintenance, or a share of Mark’s pension, savings or shares. She could make an application under schedule 1 of the Children Act, but that is purely in relation to financial support for the children.

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tips to getting your home Christmas-ready!

All taken from the songs of the season

1. ‘Deck the halls with boughs of holly, tra la la la la la la la la...’

A slightly painful decorative choice, especially if your home is on the smaller side, but fantastic for decorating on a tight budget. A great alternative is holly tinsel, which is nice and soft.

2. ‘It’s the most wonderful time of the year, there’ll be much mistletoeing and hearts will be glowing when loved ones are near!’

Though it may not be top of your list, don’t forget the mistletoe this Christmas. It’s not just for the worrysome opportunistic smooches from extended family, sometimes mistletoe is just the excuse you needed to plant a few kisses on the people you love most.

3. ‘Oh Christmas tree, oh Christmas tree, thy candles shine out brightly! Each bow doth hold it’s tiny light that makes each toy to sparkle bright’.

It’s hard to imagine a time when families would bring a tree into their homes and decorate it with actual candles, it must have given Christmas a bit of risky edge. Nower days it seems only wise to keep open flames as far from a fresh kindling source as possible, and with the incredible variety of choices in fairy lights, I’d say we’ve traded up.

4. ‘Come trim my Christmas tree, with some decorations bought at Tiffany! I really do believe in you, let’s see if you believe in me...’

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decorations they’re certainly out of my budget, but it is always nice to take a trip to a fancy shop and buy something extra special to go on your tree, within reason.

5. ‘Hang a shining star upon the highest bough, and have yourself merry little Christmas now’.

It goes without saying that you need a star to go on the top of your tree, but I’m glad this song made a point of it because people seem to put all sorts up there.

The star is to guide the wise men to Jesus on Christmas day, the day of his birth... let’s not get too distracted by all those presents!

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