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Remember November 4 Stir Up Recipe 6 Help! My Child Is A Bully 8 Competition 12 A Travellers Tale 14 Best For You: Don’t Bank On It 18 Aged Concerns 20 At Home 26 In The Garden 28 Nutrition Coach: Supplements 32 Natural Health 36 Hair Couture: Autumn Hair 38 Puzzles 42 Out & About 44

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There’s Gonna Be Fireworks!

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We Will Remember...

Why do we wear a poppy?

Scarlet poppies grow wild all over Western Europe wherever the soil has been disturbed. The battles of the First World War churned up such vast areas of earth that millions of poppies germinated and bloomed, often around the bodies of the fallen soldiers.

A Canadian surgeon called John McRae wrote the poem In Flanders Fields in which the poppies symbolise the deaths of those who fought. It is a haunting memorial to those soldiers who have died in any war.

Why do we have a two minute silence?

It was on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month that the guns of World War I fell silent. Four years of fighting and devastation finally ended. The following year ceremonies of remembrance took place on what was known as Armistice Day. An Australian journalist, Edward George Honey first proposed a respectful silence to remember the dead.

He wrote a letter to the London Evening News which was brought to the attention of King George V. The king then issued a proclamation which called for a two minute silence.

These days Armistice Day is known as Remembrance Sunday and is a chance to honour the fallen soldiers of all conflicts.

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Remember remember the 5 th November…

Dunstable Fireworks Display Come along to Creasey Park Community Football Centre for Dunstable Town Council annual firework display.

On the 5 November at 8pm the skies will be alight with the stunning choreographed fireworks display!

Meet the fantastic Fireman Sam from 7.00 to 7.30 pm plus funfair rides, food stalls and music!

Gates open 6.30 pm.

Tickets are £2 for children (16 and under) Adults £3, or buy the family ticket for just £9 admitting two adults and two children. Concessions £2. Under 5’s FREE! Display starts at 8pm.

Planning & hosting your own Fireworks party?

It can be stressful, what with checking there’s enough food and drink to go around and organising the entertainment.

Fireworks are a brilliant way to entertain guests, but whilst they may look pretty in the night sky, they can also be extremely dangerous. Make sure that in between shopping for party-poppers and paper plates, you also have the right safety equipment needed for your display.

Gloves and eye protection are a must have, as well as a taper for setting off fireworks at arm’s length - you don’t want to burn off your eyebrows by mistake! Make sure that everybody stands well back, and do not approach fireworks that have been lit - even if they haven’t gone off – as there’s a chance they still could.

Store your fireworks in a metal box, away from flames, so that your party doesn’t go off with the wrong kind of bang, and always keep a bucket of water nearby to put out sparklers safely.

Last of all, don’t forget to tell your neighbours in advance that you’re having a party so that they aren’t inconvenienced by the noise, and if your party is not on November 5th itself do not set fireworks off after 11pm as it’s against the law and you could be fined! On November 5th you have until 12 midnight. Most importantly, make sure you have fun, enjoy yourself, and stay safe!

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