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Dear Neighbours, Welcome to your August issue of My Kings Heath.

In this issue Kings Heath BID

If your business includes Kings Heath as part of its target market then you should be advertising with us.

Or if you have a story of local interest to tell then please let me know.

Give me a call or send me an email,

Making Kings Heath a better place for local people and businesses

Put some adventure into your life 7 Bear Grylls’ style

The simple pleasures in a vegbox 10 Fitness 4 Life

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What is tooth whitening?

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Kings Heath Farmers’ Market

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New Gym opens in Kings Heath Advice from a local dentist

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Regulars What’s on

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Where to eat

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Index of advertisers

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First choice for celebrities!

Last month Toyah Wilcox ate at Sylhet Spice while she was in Kings Heath promoting the York Road Walk of Fame. And she follows in the footsteps of a whole host of celebrities including Nicholas Bailey who played Dr Truman in Eastenders, ex England cricket star Gladstone Small, Hollywood actress Neve Campbell, England rugby player Matt Dawson, John Ivory who presents A Place in The Sun, Jeremy Irons, Chris Evans and John Ottoway to name but a few. Come and enjoy our delicious food and see for yourselves why they chose to eat at Sylhet Spice.

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What is the Kings Heath BID? The Kings Heath Business Improvement District (BID) is a defined geographical area within Kings Heath centre where businesses have voted to invest collectively in local improvements to enhance their trading environment.

Following a successful postal ballot of eligible business ratepayers in 2007, a second ballot has just been held in 2012 with a 64.4% majority vote in favour, this then secured the necessary mandate for a second term of the BID, which officially begins on 1 April 2013 for a further 5 years.

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There’s no doubt about it, Kings Heath just wouldn’t be the same place without Kings Heath BID. To begin with we wouldn’t have a new village square, but that’s not all, the BID is the driving force behind the floral displays around Kings Heath, the Christmas lights, graffiti reduction, street cleaning, and much more.

To find out all about BID activities go to www.enjoykingsheath.com

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What's on Comedy

Kill for a Seat Comedy Club This comedy club is in full swing on the first Friday of every month On: 3 Aug & 7 Sept At: mac For info & tickets: 446 3232

Laughing Cows Sell-out comedy night with fabulous all-female line up.

On: 7 Aug & 12 Sept At: Kitchen Garden Café For tickets: www.wegottickets.com

Events

Moseley Folk Festival Three days of live music in Moseley Park. This year’s line up includes Echo and the Bunnymen, The Destroyers and Steeleye Span.

On: 31 Aug – 2 Sept At: Moseley Park For info and tickets: www.moseleyfolk.co.uk

A snapshot of what’s on around Kings Heath in August and September

Heath High Street.

On: 1&2 September At: Kings Heath Park For info: 443 4725

Kings Heath Farmers’ Market

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On: 4 Aug & 1 Sept At: Kings Heath Taste of India & Village Square Afro Caribbean Eve For info: www.

A fantastic opportunity kingsheathfarmers to taste authentic cuisine market.org from around the world in the lovely surroundings of Highbury.

Country Music On: 19 September At: Highbury Hall, Festival Yew Tree Road Show off your line For info and tickets: dancing skills and enjoy 303 2050 live country and western music at the Rotary Country Music Festival.

On: 2 September, KOSUGE1-16 11am-4pm At: Birmingham The Playmakers A new playful & family Botanical Gardens For info: 454 1860 friendly interactive installation by husband & wife artists Chishino Traditional Kurumada & Takashi Song Session Tsuchuyia & named after the district they live in on Sing & listen to traditional the outskirts of Tokyo. songs in a friendly & informal environment.

On: 7 July – 9 Sept Admission free, At: mac For info & tickets: 446 3232 donations welcomed.

On: 6 September At: Kitchen Garden Café For info & tickets: 443 4725

Music

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A night of traditional roots based music encompassing great songs and stories of the Aussie way of life.

On: 14 August At: Kitchen Garden Café For info & tickets: 443 4725

Kieran Halpin Powerful and passionate, intimate and intense, Kieran is impossible to ignore.

His voice has such an edge to it that he sounds like he is living every song.

On: 5 September At: Kitchen Garden Café For info & tickets: 443 4725

Poetry

Poetry Bites Poetry Bites also includes floor spots – arrive early to book a spot.

On: 25 September At: Kitchen Garden Café Tickets on door or via: jacquirowe@hotmail.co.uk

Singles Club The Mee Club

Make friends, find lovers, enjoy the show. The Mee Birmingham Annual club is a vibrant new club Gardening Show for singles. Sit back and Moseley Farmers’ Traditional gardening Mick Thomas with be entertained by poets, Market show with prize flower storytellers, authors, stand Squeezebox Wally Fresh locally produced & vegetable displays, ups, actors and musicians.

Acclaimed Australian children’s activities, craft farm produce and crafts. singer songwriter performs On: 4 & 18 September fair, plant stalls & food On: 25 Aug & 22 Sept alongside Mark ‘Squeezebox At: Kitchen Garden Café stalls. Free to enter. Free At: Village Green Wally’ Wallace on accordion. For info & tickets: 443 4725 shuttle bus from Kings For info: 449 3156

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Do you love adventure and hanging out with friends?

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Does the idea of fire-lighting, den building, water sports, orienteering and survival skills give you a bit of a buzz? Then this opportunity will be right up your street. Moseley Scout Group needs a handful of volunteers to help lighten the load for the existing team of 12 leaders and parent helpers.

Volunteering with the scouts is an immensely rewarding experience and completely flexible. So you can give as much or as little time as you can, when it is convenient for you.

You will get free training â&#x20AC;&#x201C; which takes up 2-3 days at the most and includes things like an introduction to scouting history and ethos, child protection and health and safety.

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And really, the icing on the cake is the chance to help out on camp events, night time wide games, and you can put your name forward for the international scouting jamboree which happens every 4 years and attracts thousands of scouts from all over the world.

Moseley 220th Scout Group meets at St Agnes Church Hall on the corner of Billesley Lane and Dyott Road.

For more information please call the Group Chairman on 07813 700 923. For more information about the Scout Association go to www.scouts.org.uk 7

Where to eat Blue Ginger

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Piquant

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Singapore & Malaysian 32 Poplar Road Kings Heath Birmingham, B14 7AD

Balti 29 Woodbridge Road Moseley Birmingham, B13 8EH

Indian 18 St Mary’s Row Moseley Birmingham, B13 8JG

Bombay Rickshaw Co Kitchen Garden Indian Takeaway 13-15 York Road Kings Heath Birmingham, B14 7SA

Small plates (Tapas/mezze with British influences) 17 York Road, Kings Heath, B14 7SA

Sabai Sabai

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Caribbean 2 St Mary’s Row Moseley Birmingham, B13 8JG

French Patisserie 148 Alcester Road Moseley Birmingham, B13 8HS

Thai 25 Woodbridge Road Moseley Birmingham, B13 8EH

Kashmiri 36 Poplar Road Kings Heath Birmingham, B14 7AD

Jade Restaurant Manic Organic Cantonese BYO & takeaway 88 St Mary’s Row Moseley Birmingham, B13 9EF

Organic vegetarian café 46 Poplar Road Kings Heath Birmingham, B14 7AG

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Indian 27-29 Poplar Road Kings Heath Birmingham, B14 7AA Tel: 0121 441 2222

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Kashmiri 107 Alcester Road Moseley Birmingham, B13 8DD

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The simple pleasures in a vegbox I have been receiving a weekly vegbox from Riverford Organics for several months now as an experiment and the experience has been most enjoyable.

Every week I check what’s in the box online and then arrange my other shopping around it. And what has surprised me is how creative it has made me in the kitchen. I have discovered new and delicious vegetables and learned new ways to cook.

I might be easy to please, but I do get a thrill when I open my front door and there is a lovely box of healthy shiny fruit and vegetables on the doorstep.

This week, for example I have cherries, bananas and satsumas for the fruit bowl, and broad beans in their shells, mushrooms, romano peppers, tomatoes, swiss chard and courgettes. Some weeks I get more ordinary vegetables like onions, potatoes and carrots but the contents of the box varies 10

completely from week to week.

Also within the box there is usually a recipe card which includes a few suggested recipes for this week’s veg.

Riverford has loads of different veg and fruit boxes to choose from, I have gone for the medium fruit and veg box which seems to be working out just fine. You can also add other things into your box – last week I bought some lovely organic ham, sheep’s cheese and home-made homity pies.

I like getting a vegbox because I feel immense satisfaction feeding my family healthy, nutritious food.

And having it delivered to my door certainly beats dragging my children round the supermarket!

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Fitness 4 Life A new state of the art gym has opened in Kings Heath above Poundland offering an excellent range of facilities and outstanding value for money.

This impressive gym has more than 50 exercise machines, 18 punch bags, a full size professional boxing ring, extensive free weight section and a full matted area with MMA cage. The exercise machines include top of the range cardio and resistance machines.

Fitness 4 Life Gym is a men only gym offering a full programme of weekly exercise classes for adults and children.

The children’s classes are for boys and girls up to age 12.

Despite offering superb facilities this gym is really affordable, there is no contract, you just pay as you go. The monthly fee is just £25 and there are some great introductory offers. Right now you can pay just £65 for 3 months and get the fourth month free.

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The gym is open Monday to Friday 10am10pm and Saturday and Sunday 10am5pm. There is ample car parking with a pay and display car park on Institute Road and after 5pm the car park directly behind the Poundland is free of charge.

To find the gym just look for the open door to the left of the Poundland entrance. There is a flight of stairs up to the first floor which leads to the gym.

Address: 1st Floor of 151-153 High Street Kings Heath B14 7DL Tel: 07432 778811

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Tooth Whitening If you have ever wondered about tooth whitening then wonder no more, local dental surgeon Dr Ahmed Farooq explains all.

Tooth whitening is a process used to chemically alter the colour of teeth. This is achieved by removing stains and discolouration by adding a whitening agent (hydrogen peroxide) to the tooth surface. This results in the tooth looking whiter and gives an overall more youthful appearance.

due to natural erosion and exposure of the inner surface of the teeth (dentine), which is darker. The gums also recede with age, showing more root surface, which again tends to be a darker colour. The foods and drinks we consume also play a part. Drinks like red wine, tea and coffee can cause staining. Tar and nicotine from cigarette smoke are also major contributors.

Why do teeth become discoloured?

How white will my teeth become with chemical whitening?

The dazzling movie star teeth that you might see on TV are not a natural colour. Just because your teeth arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t as white as those Hollywood smiles, do not assume that they are discoloured.

There is a natural variation in the colour of teeth from person to person.

The answer to this question is dependant on several factors. To start off with, as mentioned earlier, our age, lifestyle and natural tooth colour varies. For this reason, the effects of tooth whitening will vary. Most people, however, will respond very well to whitening treatments depending on what method is used. There are a small group of individuals who may only notice a small difference. The best person to advise you on your likely result

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will be your dentist. They will note your tooth colour before starting treatment, and they will try to estimate an outcome.

Is tooth whitening safe?

Tooth whitening is very safe when used under careful instructions from the dentist.

The agent used comes in a gel form, which should not come into contact with the gums, as this may cause discoloration or burns. Most people experience no adverse reactions, but some patients may develop some sensitivity around the time of treatment depending on the strength of agent and method used. This can be easily resolved by using some sensitive toothpaste to mask the effect and by avoiding hot or cold food for 48 hours.

What are the benefits of tooth whitening?

Whitening is now relatively cheap and easily accessible from your dentist.

The main benefit is a healthier looking smile without removing any of the tooth structure. Whitening is a much more conservative approach to changing a smile compared to crowns and veneers, as these methods result in changing the shape of the tooth.

For any information or ideas for future article please contact us at: reception@allsaintsdentalclinic.co.uk Author: Dr Ahmed Farooq, BMedSci (Bham), BDS (Bham), MJDF (RCSEng), All Saints Dental, Kings Heath

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Kings Heath Farmers' Market immortalised in art Graffitti artwork was once a profession forced underground but Birmingham artist ‘Hoakser’ is bringing it back to the surface. the specifications requiring him to alter his personal style somewhat.

His latest masterpiece is a giant mural promoting Kings Heath Farmers’ Market and can be found behind All Saints Medical Centre. It has certainly been the cherry on the cake of a well needed revamp of the village square.

Those who saw him in action will know he’s no amateur, out in the wind and the rain at the top of his ladder staying calm and focused throughout.

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You can find another successful local project of his on York Road where he made the sign for vintage retailer Top Banana, in fact there is a whole trail of his graffiti work around Kings Heath that he’s done for local businesses so keep your eyes peeled!

Graffiti remains a relatively controversial topic but Hoakser presents an alternative to public perception, a friendly approachable graffiti artist who has more than proven his talent.

To find out more, and to have a look through his past work you can find Hoakser online at www.Hoakser.com, and he’s also on www.facebook.com and www.myspace.com.

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Gardeners'’Weekend comes home The Gardeners’ Weekend show in Birmingham is to return to the park where it was staged for almost 30 years.

This popular event was controversially moved to the city centre last year which sparked uproar among fans of the show. Now the council has handed control of the event to the city’s gardening and allotment groups and given them a £20,000 grant to help.

It will be staged as the Birmingham Annual Gardening Show in Kings Heath Park on September 1 and 2.

Chairman of the new organising committee Jonathon Jaffa said: “We are taking this event back to its roots. It will be more about gardening and less about buying accessories and furniture for your garden.

“Central to the show is the flower and vegetable marquee which will house prize winning displays from local allotmentholders and flower societies.”

The show will be a smaller more gardening focused event, free to enter, with plant stalls, children’s activities, a craft fair, and

demonstrations from the Beekeeping Society and local wood turners. There will be a courtesy bus running between the high street and the park throughout Saturday and Sunday and the event will coincide with the Kings Heath Farmers’ Market on the Saturday and an antiques fair in the village square on the Sunday.

Mr Jaffa, who runs York Supplies hardware shop in Kings Heath, said the show will be staged just in the back field, close to the entrance on Avenue Road between the children’s play area and tennis courts. This is to ensure that the larger front field remains in good condition for local people using the park. In previous years it has been rendered unusable for some time after the show.

He said the council had been supportive in offering advice, the use of facilities, and the grant, and the parks department has made a commitment to reinstate the field after the event.

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All Eyes on Kings Heath Floral Trail In July a judging panel from the Heart of England in Bloom competition toured the streets and parks of Kings Heath as the area looks to repeat the 2011 gold-winning success of the Floral Trail.

The judges’ tour also took in the gardens: at Fox Hollies School; Highbury Park, where a woodland wildflower meadow and community orchard are being created; Kings Heath Park, which boasts an edible garden and enhanced children’s play area; and the Village Square, which contains a stunning new Floral Feature and where members of the local community have plans to create a traditional herb and rose garden.

The Floral Trail has been highly successful in recent years, earning a silver medal in 2008, silver gilt in 2009-10, and most recently a gold last year. As a result of being awarded a gold medal, Kings Heath was put forward to the national final of the prestigious Britain in Bloom competition, and will be judged again by the national panel on 7 August.

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The results of the regional Heart of England in Bloom competition are due to be announced on 13 September, when Kings Heath’s All Saints Church will host the Annual Awards Ceremony for the first time - to be attended by over 250 delegates.

Kings Heath’s Floral Trail is supported annually by the Business Improvement District (BID), and organised and maintained by the Clean and Green committee, BID board members and hundreds of local volunteers. The Floral Trail can be joined at any point in Kings Heath, and takes 10,000 steps to complete – the recommended healthy amount of walking per day.

A free guide to the Floral Trail can be downloaded from the website: www.kingsheathfloraltrail.com

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When someone dies there are many decisions and arrangements to be made. Unfortunately these often have to be made at a time of personal distress.

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Please do call us if you would like us to send you our booklet Funeral Matters or if you have any queries at this difficult time.

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The Tables are turning A national organisation is experiencing a rapid growth in members – and there’s a branch right on the doorstep waiting for you.

Moseley Round Table, which recently celebrated its 60th year in the community, is actively recruiting like-minded people to discover the benefits of being a ‘Round Tabler’ - a feeling enjoyed by thousands across the UK and even more overseas.

The past year has seen numbers grow, largely due to the packed social calendar, mixed with a little bit of giving something back to society.

Moseley Round Table members, men aged 25-40, come from across most of south Birmingham, with Kings Heath and Moseley being the focus for fortnightly meets, offering a wide mix of experiences and activities to make you the envy of all your mates.

Have you ever run with the Bulls in Pamplona? Ever given away £10,000 in one night to good causes? Felt like Jenson Button on a giant scalextric track? The ‘Moseley Tablers’ have.

But as well as having fun, their focus is very much on raising money for local charities and they provide regular support to the likes of St Mary’s Hospice, the Girl Guides, Autism West Midlands, local schools and groups representing the homeless and disabled.

As for activities, coming up this year the ‘Tablers’ are going to be testing their culinary skills, putting their taste buds to the test with whisky and wine tasting nights, and their driving prowess will be examined in a Top Gear challenge – with a difference! They will also be organising the areas biggest fireworks display.

There is something for everyone, and being in Round Table can broaden your skills and social network. Interested in finding our more? then log on to their website www.moseley.roundtable.co.uk, follow them on twitter @moseleyroundtbl or go along to one of their events.

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Office Space Moseley Exchange

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