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20th & 21st May Dunstable and Luton women are being encouraged to make a difference by signing up now to Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life 2017.

“Every day, 130 people are diagnosed with cancer in the South East*. That’s why we’re calling on women in Dunstable and Luton to make 2017 a year to remember. Together, we can stop this devastating disease in its tracks.”

One in two people in the UK will be diagnosed with Spring is a great time to embark upon a new cancer at some stage in their lives, but the good challenge and the charity is urging women of all news is more people are surviving the disease now ages, shapes and sizes to choose their event - Race than ever before. Survival rates have doubled since for Life 5k, 10k or Pretty Muddy - and pledge to take the early 1970s and Cancer Research UK’s work has part at Dunstable Downs, Dunstable. been at the heart of that progress.

Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life, in partnership The Pretty Muddy event takes place on Saturday with Tesco, is an inspiring women-only series of 20th May followed by the 5k and 10k events on 5k, 10k, Pretty Muddy, Marathon and Hiking events Sunday 21st May. which raise millions of pounds every year to help beat cancer sooner by funding life-saving research.

By signing up to Race for Life right now, women in Last year, Race for Life Pretty Muddy took place for the area will be playing their part in beating cancer. the first time in the Dunstable area. The women-only, There’s no better time for ladies in the Bedfordshire non-competitive 5k obstacle course - with an extra to pull on their trainers, get a little more active and helping of mud - received a whole-hearted welcome join like-minded women committed to the cause. from the thousands of women who took part.

Money raised will help Cancer Research UK scienThanks to their enthusiasm, this exciting event will tists find new ways to treat cancer and save more be returning and organisers are urging women to lives. secure their place as soon as possible.

Cara Waller, Cancer Research UK’s Dunstable Event Cara continued: “We’re delighted to be able to bring Manager, said: “Signing up to take part in Race for Pretty Muddy back to Dunstable as it’s a fantastic adLife is a great way for women to set themselves a dition to our Race for Life family of events. It has all new and exciting challenge for 2017. the fun and camaraderie of our much loved 5k and 10k events - but with added mud, thrills and spills.

“Race for Life events are non-competitive and participants can choose to walk, jog or run around the “By taking part in Race for Life, women can make course. Whether they’re planning a 5k amble with a real difference in the fight against cancer. Signing friends, a 10k sprint or a mud-splattered race around up is a great motivation for them to pull on their Pretty Muddy, every step women take will help to leggings, limber up and kick-start the New Year. bring forward the day when all cancers are cured.

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Leighton Buzzard Voluntary Patient Transport Scheme Needs Your Support

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A group of Leighton Buzzard residents are asking for volunteers to help establish a transport service for elderly and vulnerable people in the town who require assistance in getting to their hospital outpatient appointments.

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There are a growing number of older, vulnerable, mobilityimpaired people who may not meet the new tighter criteria to access the NHS patient transport service to attend their hospital outpatient appointments, for whom public transport (if it exists) is too difficult, and who may be on low incomes which can't stretch to paying for taxi journeys.

We are an established group of local people from Leighton Buzzard GP surgeries working as volunteers to set up a scheme to provide voluntary patient transport to meet this need.

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Volunteer Police Officers, also known as Special Constables, work alongside full-time police officers and Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs) on the front line. As a Special, you will be given training and provide vital support and help patrol Bedfordshire’s rural and urban communities. Join us today and support our vision to become a well-respected, high performing, efficiently run police service working together to protect people, fight crime and keep Bedfordshire safe.

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Having the perfect cuppa or a snack is an important part of our daily routine, yet millions of farmers who produce the treats we enjoy during our breaks are struggling to make a living. However hard they work to provide the products we depend on, they still aren’t paid what they deserve.

In Kenya’s coffee and tea-growing regions one in three people live in poverty, while tea pickers in Malawi earn less than £1.46 a day. This is not enough to provide decent food, education or healthcare for their families or invest in better farming.

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“We have been campaigning locally for Fairtrade for over ten years and have learnt what difference it makes around the world. Yet, not enough people are buying it and not enough farmers are benefiting from it. We need everyone in the community to get behind farmers and their families this Fortnight.

Angela Feaviour, a member of the Steering Group recently visited Fairtrade Cooperatives in Nicaragua and Costa Rica and has returned full of admiration for the hard working coffee farmers. She said “farmers get a better deal when they sell their crops on Fairtrade terms. This leads to a more stable income, helping break the cycle of poverty.

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Money Matters By Martin Lewis

Children’s Savings Masterclass

Many parents, and especially grandparents, are switching to opening savings accounts for little‘uns.

So I want to give you a kid’s savings masterclass @moneysavingexpert

the best ways to save for your child or their future.

Before I start though, a thought. Don’t do this all for children. Instead do it with them, get them involved as early impossible. Everyone knows I’ve campaigned for years to get financial education taught in schools, but it can be taught at home too.

It’s not just about saving, but also where to save to get the most from their money. So if they’re old enough, sit down with them, and pick the savings account together, running through the pros and cons of each. Turn it into a fun financial game. And make them responsible for monitoring the rate afterwards in case it drops, and you need to ditch and switch.

What are the best-paying children’s savings accounts?

The www.Halifax.co.uk Kids’ Regular Saver pays 4% AER fixed for a year, but you can only pay in between £10 and £100 per month, and can’t withdraw any money until the year’s up.

The www.SaffronBS.co.uk’s Children’s Regular Saver is similar and lets you withdraw from it whenever you want.After a year, the rates on both accounts will drop, so get your child to set a diary reminder to move their money to a better account when it does.

I need to save a lump sum though?

The regular savings accounts don’t suit if you want to put in a stash of cash in one go.

- The top payer is the www.Santander.co.uk 123 Mini current account at 3% interest on between £300£2,000. Any child over 11 can open this and they get a debit card to use in shops.

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it for them, and you can only do that if you’ve your own Santander current account.

- Alternatively, www.HSBC.co.uk’s My Savings account pays 2.75% AER on up to £3,000. Any child aged over 7 can manage this on their own.

- For larger sums, the www.Nationwide.co.uk Smart Limited Access account pays 2.25% AER on savings up to £50,000, though it only allows you to withdraw cash once a year.

Are there any accounts grandparents can open?

For younger children, an adult needs to open the account on the child’s behalf and be a trustee or signatory. (Children don’t usually need to be present but you’ll need ID for them, such as a passport.)

Your name will then be on the account with the child’s, but it’ll be your signature that controls it, not theirs. Some accounts are parents only, but grandparents can do this with the Santander, Halifax and Nationwide accounts.

What about Junior ISAs (JISAs) – should I open one of these?

JISAs are special savings (or investments) that let you save £4,080 with tax-free interest for under 18s.

The money is locked away until your child’s 18th birthday. After that though, it’s theirs to do what they want with – so if you’re thinking it’s a ‘uni fund’, they may prefer to spend it on a car, a holiday, or following One Direction round the world.

If you’ve got a JISA already, check its rate. If it’s poor, you’re not locked in, you can transfer it to a new provider – just open it and fill out their transfer

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forms. The best-paying JISAs for savings come from www.CoventryBuildingSociety.co.uk, which pays 3.25% AER variable.

The next best is www.Nationwide.co.uk paying 3%.

My children have a Child Trust Fund instead?

Children currently aged roughly aged 5 to 14 got a Child Trust Fund (CTF) instead of a Junior ISA. These are now defunct products, they don’t offer the best rates, yet since 2015 you’ve been allowed to transfer these into a Junior ISA. Just follow the ‘how to transfer’ info above.

Aren’t kids’ savings tax-free anyway?

No. Children pay tax just like adults.

Yet unlike most adults they don’t earn from work, if they have any income it’s only from savings. And if anyone, child or adult, only has savings interest and has under £17,000 a year then no tax is taken.

(This is made up of the £11,000 personal allowance, £5,000 starting rate for savings and an additional £1,000 personal savings allowance.) To put that in perspective, to earn £17,000 in savings interest in the top accounts, you’d need over £1,000,000 saved.

However, there is a rule that says kids can only earn £100 interest a year from money given by each parent – so that’s about £4,400 saved in the top easy-

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access account.

Above that, it’s counted as the parents’ income and taxed at their rate. Though as most parents don’t pay tax on savings anymore either, that isn’t such an issue (unless they’re higher rate taxpayer or have a shedload).

So is there any point in a Junior ISA? For most people no, unless it’s paying higher interest than standard savings.

Yet there are some exceptions…

- You want the cash to be locked away until your child is 18.

- You’re going to give your child enough money that they go over the £100-a-year interest threshold, in which case these tax-free savings accounts stop that.

- They’ll save enough cash over the years that they’d have more than the £15,480 adult cash ISA limit when they hit 18 (though it’s rising to £20,000 from next April). When that happens, the money automatically converts into an adult cash ISA. - Your child will earn more than £16,000 in savings interest and income in the tax year and earn more than their £1,000 personal savings allowance and will pay tax.

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By Kelly Shaw I don’t know about you, but I spend most of winter looking forward to spring. The start of lighter evenings and warmer temperatures all appeal to me far more than central heating, woolly sweaters and warm boots. The only problem can be remembering to start prepping skin that’s been hidden away for so many months in time for clear, glowing and bright skin when you finally take off all those layers. The skin on your face and body gets thoroughly abused by cold, wet and windy weather in winter, as well as heating in your home, and constantly going from cold to warm environments. This is a good time to re-visit the products you are using at home and target dry, flaky or itchy skin so that it is back in tip top condition as we move into spring.

Look after your skin - it’s the largest organ of your body and often the most neglected, yet with some easy steps and a little tlc you will have that all important healthy glow in no time.

I always start with a 'double cleanse': this consists of washing your face twice in the morning and twice in the evening. Why do I recommend this? The first cleanse will remove make-up, SPF, oils, sweat and impurities whilst the second cleanse will get into the pores and clean your skin. I also begin a targeted regime of exfoliation and moisturisation in spring so my face is repaired, hydrated and looking fantastic by summer. The added bonus is that make-up goes on much better, and lasts far longer on exfoliated skin, so you’ll be doing yourself a favour now too.

Finally, make sure you are using an SPF30 or higher every day, as the sun’s harmful UVA ray

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that ages our skin is as strong on a winter’s day as it is in summer. It’s a habit you need to form to look after your skin now and help minimise wrinkles and brown spots appearing later in life!

Don’t forget the rest of your body! How many of us stop our skincare routine at our neckline, yet the décolleté is a problem area for so many of us. Take your facial products down onto the chest and then invest some time into looking after your body too. I’m a big fan of dry body brushing as it has multiple benefits. It will stimulate the body’s lymphatic system to drain toxins away, it exfoliates the skin to remove dead cells, and the stimulation of your cell renewal will help the skin to hydrate itself from within.

It takes just seconds before you jump in the shower and then finish with a body cream to seal in moisture. I like to use a cream that contains hydroxy acids so that it actually helps to gently exfoliate as well as nourish my skin.

Time to change foundation? Move away from heavier foundations and powders that could clog pores and could make your skin look worse.

With the right skin care routine, as detailed above, you could get away with a tinted moisturiser or a lighter foundation. It’s also the perfect time to review your make-up and give it a bit of a spring clean. Throw away anything that you haven’t used for the past year – these products have an expiry date so look through and be ruthless!

I recommend giving yourself a small beauty treat once a week, often it’s the small indulgences that make a dramatic difference in how you look and feel. After all, you can’t look after everyone else if you don’t take care of yourself too!

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New Year, new look?

Who wouldn’t want bouncy long tresses or a sharp hairstyle that can withstand the challenges of the British winter weather or an energetic gym workout, the workout being the obligatory New Year’s resolution! A good blow dry goes a long way but if lack of time is your challenge, why not consider hair extensions? With their rising popularity extensions have become much more affordable!

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Remy Or Non-Remy?

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Remy is not a brand, it’s simply a name used to describe hair that has come from a donor with the cuticle intact and with all the hair aligned in the natural growth pattern.

Remy hair is also referred to as cuticle hair, unprocessed hair or even virgin hair, and is considered to be the best quality hair available due to its structure, which resembles real hair, with the cuticle intact.

Non-Remy hair is processed with silicon and the cuticle is removed, and this can lead to tangling, drying out and matting. Remy hair blends in better with your natural hair, so if you want your extensions to last longer and require less maintenance then Remy hair would be the choice for you.

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Types Of Extensions Clip-in hair extensions are perfect for a special event but they are not suitable for frequent use.

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Sewn-in/Weave extensions are best suited for coarse, curly or thick hair as the extensions can be quite heavy and are applied by being sewn into a tight, braided section of natural hair. Regular visits to your hair extension professional are a must.

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The beauty of extensions is that a little can go a long wayyou can have a few fitted just for thickness, or a lot for both added length and thickness.

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Extensions can last up to a year, providing you take care and have regular maintenance appointments where the hair is taken out and refitted.

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Food

Pork and Mussel Cataplana Don’t worry if you don’t own a Cataplana - a normal skillet or saucepan with a lid will be perfect.

I have a massive soft spot for Portugal in general, and the Algarve in particular. Not only is it a wonderfully welcoming part of the world, the local food is massively underrated. You can get the freshest grilled sardines on toast for a few pounds and the local fresh fish in general is of the very highest quality. Many restaurants also serve what is called a Cataplana. The Cataplana pan itself looks a bit like a UFO and the stews made in it are all about simple ingredients cooked gently. This recipe was created by one of the very fine ‘home cooks’ who join me regularly on the Weekend Kitchen, Christian Carden-Maund. The balance of the pork and mussels here is perfect and the dish is made all the sweeter because this whole lot will cost you under a tenner to feed 4 people.

Ingredients

How To Make

500g cubed pork shoulder 150g chopped chorizo 1 large onion, chopped 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped 1 large tin of chopped tomatoes 1 bag of fresh English mussels, cleaned. Discard any which are already open before cooking.

25ml dry white wine or sherry Chopped fresh parsley to garnish

1. Brown the cubed pork in the pan on a medium heat with a little oil. Add in the onion and the chorizo and continue to cook out for 5 or 6 minutes.

2. Add the tomatoes and a good glug of water and give it a stir.

3. Simmer for 1 hour, covered, until the pork is very tender.

4. If at this stage it is looking a little bit liquid, turn up the heat to thicken the sauce. Conversely, add a little 0water if it is getting dry.

5. Add in the wine or sherry, chuck in the mussels and continue to cook until they have all opened.

Do not eat any which have failed to open at this stage as this is a sign of them not being fresh enough.

6. Stir in the chopped parsley right at the end and serve with crusty fresh bread.

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Snippets By Paul Heley

This article might appeal to those (older) men amongst your readers who will have suffered/endured/enjoyed their days serving King/Queen doing National Service. I, too, did my two years stint in the RAF. However, I suspect that, unlike many others, I look back on those days not only with fondness but, additionally, with considerable gratitude since the RAF unconsciously mapped out what I would later become and how my life would develop (in a most unexpected manner).

This might sound rather dramatic but, having left the former Dunstable Grammar School in 1949 (I'm very ancient!) with a mediocre School Certificate, I immediately went into the Merchant Navy and learnt how to steer ships around oceans and how to load them properly. When I came out of the MN a few years later, I had no Civvy Street experience but was still warm and breathing and under 26 years of age so therefore eligible for National Service. At first it seemed like a travesty of justice but there was no way out so I had to go. I didn't fancy the Army; and since I'd already discovered that one bit of sea looks very much like another bit of sea, I thought I'd give the Navy a miss. This left the RAF, where I was accepted.

Previously, whilst at naval college, I'd been a drummer in the drum and bugle band and, knowing this, a pal of mine (who had already done his two years bash) said "if you get a chance to join the band, take it. You get away with murder and they can't touch you". It sounded like good advice.

For square bashing, I was sent to RAF Hednesford - an unlovely spot near Cannock - and within a very short time, we were introduced to our friendly Drill Instructor (DI). This loving, caring and considerate fellow eased us gently through the elementary stages of drill via the medium of screaming at us in a voice registering 110 decibels above the threshold of pain whilst continually comparing our clumsy movements with those of various unattractive animals in states of sexual arousal! And, like others of his breed, our DI had been to an RAF finishing school where he'd been specially trained in a particular form of English in which every other word is some form of expletive.

I thought I'd heard everything in the Merchant Navy - but this guy was in a class of his own!

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Fortunately for me, it was obligatory for a DI to ask if any member of his new intake was a musician. So, on the second morning, our lovely chap asked, very politely of course, "any of you *****! little ******s a *****! musician?" He dared anyone to step forward.

Remembering my friend's advice, I plucked up courage and did so. With a face like thunder, he enquired, "what *****! instrument do you *****! well play, then ?"

"The drums, Corporal", I replied. "Oh, we have a *****! drummer, do we ; a *****! little drummer boy, are you?" With that, he sent me off to the band room for the mandatory audition with the encouraging comment that if I failed, he would be very pleased to see me back in his flight again because he had some special treats in store for people like me.

In the band room, I was given a drum and invited to repeat a set of phrases which the senior drummer played for me. It was ferociously complicated Scottish pipe band drumming and I'd never heard anything like it; there were rolls, paradiddles and all sorts of intricate phrases I couldn't get anywhere near. Nothing like the "yumpty, tumpty, diddley, widdley, rollicky, jollicky, splat" stuff I'd been used to in the drum and bugle band.

It was blisteringly obvious I had failed. Miserably.

Hopelessly. I suppose I looked crestfallen (and thoughts of a salivating DI awaiting my return didn't help) so the senior trumpeter asked me if I could play a cavalry trumpet. Never having seen one before, I said I didn't know but that I'd mucked about on a bugle before. He said "it's like a big bugle" and invited me to have a go. From somewhere deep and primeval - driven by a sense of self preservation - I played some of the tunes from my naval band days.

And sufficiently well, apparently, to be invited to join the band as a trumpeter.

With great relief - it having saved my life - I returned to the flight and informed Corporal Vlad the Impaler that I'd passed. He was not at all pleased. There was no "Well done, old chap". His plans for me had been dashed on a piece of brass tubing!

As my pal had suggested, from now on I got away with murder. Whenever something nasty came up, I always invented a job which needed to be done immediately

in the band room. I never did guard duty, fire picket duty - or any other duty; I hardly knew one end of a rifle from the other and I was not subjected to the endless "bull" regarding haircuts, creased trousers or shiny boots. Bliss!

Whilst at Hednesford, I also discovered that I was a POM. Up until that point, I thought a POM was the derogatory term reserved for Englishmen by Australians. Not so. POM also translates to Potential Officer Material and, no doubt, my school background, naval college days and the fact that I'd been a cadet officer in the Merchant Navy made me suitable "material".

There followed a number of in-camp interviews during which other POMs were gradually discarded until only seven of us remained. The final interview was to be at Air Minstry in London.

We were to be billeted at RAF Ruislip overnight and during the rail journey, I studied my fellow interviewees with great interest and decided that, with two exceptions, they were a bunch of creeps. One nauseating example was cocksure that, in his case, the whole thing was completely unnecessary because "Daddy is a Squadron Leader so I'm bound to be accepted". I was later delighted to learn that he had failed the interview. So there is justice after all.

One of the "normal" ones asked me "Are you ex public school?" to which I replied "No, grammar school". He said "Thank God for that. That makes two of us". He went on to ask if I was going to try at the interview next morning - because he wasn't. I remember saying that I didn't fancy spending the next two years with people like these and would rather take my chances with the oiks. I didn't get a commission of course; most likely wouldn't have done so even if I'd tried.

After Hednesford came trade training at RAF Locking, near Weston-super-Mare in Somerset. I immediately applied to join the band as a trumpeter and eventually graduated to cornet player in the resident military band since I could read music after a fashion.

And, as before, I got out of all drill and bull and had a whale of a time.

Regarding trade training, I was to learn about electronics for the next ten months so that by the time I'd finished the course, I was more than halfway through my National Service. The course consisted of bursts of instruction followed by A, B, C, D type exams for which the pass mark was 65% (since it's possible to get 25% by random guesswork alone with such a format). I remember one occasion when one member of the class had been awarded 98% - and he wanted to know why it wasn't 100%. The Education Officer was somewhat miffed at this and suggested that the chap was pushing his luck somewhat. He posed the offending question again, to which the candidate gave the same answer as before. He was then invited to say why he thought his answer was correct

and so he went up to the blackboard and covered it with mathematics and electrical theory and proved his point. It transpired that he had an M.Sc. in Electronic Engineering from Manchester University and had deliberately kept quiet about his background because he, too, didn't want to be an officer.

After the course - and for some reason known only to the RAF - a few of us were kept back as instructors rather than sent off somewhere to put our new knowledge into useful practice. Having never stood up in front of people before, I was terrified at the prospect. However, I was sent off to RAF Spittalgate, near Grantham, to be taught how to teach. As it so happened, it was a wonderful course. It was very down to earth and full of the real do's and don't's which occur every day when teaching. Mercifully, it omitted much of the pseudo-psychological clap trap to which teachers are subjected nowadays - I mean no offence here - and I used its common sense philosophy time and again in my subsequent lecturing career.

As an instructor, I was promoted to Corporal and had groups of Ground Wireless Mechanics on courses lasting two months at a time. I also had a hut full of such trainees under my control and a little room to myself at one end - the Corporal's "bunk".

I made a pact with each new group, viz, that if they kept quiet until 0800 hrs (having got up at 0630) and kept the hut "ship shape and Bristol fashion", then I'd leave them alone and wouldn't put them on a charge. It worked like a dream!

I was living the life of Riley. I enjoyed teaching; I enjoyed having my own bunk; I enjoyed being in the band and getting out of all the usual bull; I enjoyed going into the Corporal's Mess and taking the mickey out of DI's and "Daisies" (the RAF Police - so called because they have white tops to their hats); I enjoyed playing darts in the local Mendip pub league; and I really enjoyed escorting a few of the younger, female holidaymakers around some of the local beauty spots on my motorbike.

It was a trouble free existence and I revelled in it.

Had I been able to guarantee that I could stay where I was, doing what I was doing, I might well have signed on. But there was no such guarantee so I returned to Civvy Street - but this time better suited for the role than when I'd come out of the Merchant Navy. I got a job in electronics, went to College and finished up with various bits of paper (and a family) which I collected over the next twenty years. Although I've shifted tack on a number of occasions during my life, almost everything I've done and achieved in terms of work and academic qualifications can somehow be traced back to my National Service days in the RAF. Although many men of my generation consider their National Service to have been a total waste of time, I'm not one of them. In fact, it gave me a belated, yet valuable, restart in life.

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auto Biographies

By Robin Auchterlonie © Wheelwrite.co.uk 2016

£20,110 transverse 999cc TSI three cylinder, 115ps, 200Nm 6 speed manual gearbox Top speed 127mph, 0-62mph 9.7secs Fuel – urban53.3, extra urban 76.3, combined 65.7 CO2 99g/km

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hree cylinder engine technology is not a new automotive phenomenon – Saab were doing it fairly successfully back in the 1950s and 60s. But cars have grown since then, in both size and kerbweight, as the drive to make them safer for us to use has gathered pace.

So here we pose the question ‘how realistic is it to stick a three pot under the bonnet of an average sized family car’? In this case Volkswagen’s much bought Golf.

And will it still perform with an air of respectability.

The answers are ‘it is’ and ‘yes’.

Those of us who remember the days when your average 1.2 engined car could barely struggle to the top of a hill under its own power would initially say no.

But Volkswagen have proved us wrong. For the Golf range (and others in the VW stable) now offers the option of a modest 999cc unit. And to be honest, it’s an eyebrow raiser.

Those days of the skin on the rice pudding chuckling in the bowl with a self-satisfied feeling of safety are banished. Here is a small engined Golf with undoubted pulling power.

And one that is also smooth and refined, one that doesn’t feel or sound like you’re giving it a bit of a shoeing

Volkswagen Golf

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with your right boot.

The organised violence under the bonnet from the three cylinders never really reaches fever pitch though you will be aware of the purposeful rumble from under the bonnet.

It feels as solid as the ship it came over from Germany on.

There’s no doubting the efficiency. A CO2 figure of 99g/km and a claimed combined fuel figure of 65.7mpg would hint so. This test majored on urban driving and our ‘average driver’ figure of 44.1 was closer to the claimed figure of 53.3 than we’ve seen in recent test cars. And even though the power output is a relatively modest 115ps, the torque figure stands at 200Nm so it has on the button acceleration while at the same time being a relatively smooth performer.

The Golf has grown in size over the years, but that distinctive profile that has been its hallmark over the years remains. You don’t fix what isn’t broke in this business.

Comfortable, practical, safe and efficient have been its bywords and that hasn’t changed. What you will notice, though, is a definite step upwards in terms of quality to a level that puts

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much more expensive cars to shame.

Golfs have always been classy, but now the fit and finish are well above the norm, with a very definite prestige feel to the cabin and the way everything fits together and clicks into action when required.

The steering has a pin sharp feel to it, the car always feeling well planted on the road. The gearbox itself is a precision piece of smooth shifting perfection and the Golf Match BlueMotion has a flat bottomed steering wheel and an electronic handbrake among its healthy list of standard kit, which also includes front and rear park sensors, folding door mirrors and heated windscreen washers.

So, the conclusion is it is possible in this day and age to slip an engine the size of an overgrown lawnmower under the bonnet of a quality car and get away with it….

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Looking Up! February & March 2017

Bedfordshire’s Night Sky

See Venus and Mars close together in the early evening sky: On any clear evening in February and early March look to your southwest for Venus as darkness falls. You won’t miss it – it’s the brightest ‘star’ in the evening sky. To the upper left of Venus a short distance away is Mars. You’ll see it as a much dimmer orange-coloured point of light. The two planets are closest together in early February, and are flanked by a crescent moon on 1st and 2nd February, and again on 1st and 2nd March.

Watch the Jupiter-Moon Close Encounter: There’s a special moonrise on Tuesday 14 March this year. At 9pm look to your east for a bright moon rising next to a bright star, the ‘star’ being the planet Jupiter. Best views will be at around 10pm, when the moon and Jupiter are a bit higher up from the horizon. Binoculars or a small telescope will show both in the same field of view.

Look out for the International Space Station: From 1st February to 13th February the International Space Station is visible every evening over Bedfordshire at various times between 5:45pm to 7:15pm. Friday 3rd February at 6pm is a great opportunity to watch the space station slide beneath Venus, Mars and the Moon.

Saturday 11th February at just after 7pm is even more spectacular as the space station glides across the sky very close to Venus and Mars.

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COLLEGE LAKE

Upper Icknield Way, Tring. HP23 Tel: 01442 826774

Guided Walk around College Lake Sun, 19/02/2017 - 12:30pm - 2:30pm Venue: College Lake Nature Reserve Join us for a walk around our wonderful reserve. We will introduce you to some of the wildlife using the site at this time of year, show you some of the work we are doing to maintain and improve the habitats and explain how we manage the site.

Medicinal Walk and 'Detox' Workshop Sun, 19th March - 11:00am - 1:30pm Venue: College Lake Nature Reserve Put a spring in your step! Hear about herbal remedies to rouse you from winter.

Guided Walk around College Lake Sat, 25th March - 10:30am - 12:30pm Venue: College Lake Nature Reserve www.bbowt.org.uk/whats-on Family Fun: Sticktacular!

Wed, 15th February - 10:00am - 1:00pm Venue: College Lake Nature Reserve Join us for some sticktastic adventures and discover some of the amazing things you can do with sticks! Creative crafts, games and trails for children of all ages.

Family Fun: Sticktacular!

Thu, 16th February - 10:00am - 1:00pm Venue: College Lake Nature Reserve Join us for some sticktastic adventures and discover some of the amazing things you can do with sticks! Creative crafts, games and trails for children of all ages.

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Join us for a walk around our wonderful reserve. We will introduce you to some of the wildlife using the site at this time of year, show you some of the work we are doing to maintain and improve the habitats and explain how we manage the site.

Geology Rocks at College Lake Sat & Sun, 1st & 2nd April 10:00am - 4:00pm Venue: College Lake Nature Reserve Join us to celebrate College Lake's amazing geological discoveries on our Geology Rocks weekend! Come along and discover more about our incredible history, from amazing ammonites to mega mammoths! Please see our website for more information and to book your place on our walks and activities.

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Clubs & Groups BEDFORDSHIRE NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY www.bnhs.org.uk TUESDAY 21st FEBRUARY, Maulden Village Hall, MK45 2DP 8pm Talk “Deer Management at Ashridge”

by Lawrence Trowbridge, Lead Ranger for the NT at Ashridge. Ashridge has a wild herd of fallow deer that can be traced back to a 19th century deer park at the heart of the estate around Ashridge House.

SUNDAY 26th MARCH, BROMHAM 10:30am Walk at Bromham Mill for signs of early spring wildlife. Meet at Bromham Mill café MK43 8LP. CURTAIN CALL THEATRE GROUP & YOUTH THEATRE Youth theatre open to children aged 5 - 16 Mondays 5pm - 7.30pm Eaton Bray Village Hall. Acting, Singing, Dance, Fun & Games!

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Call Gavyn 01525 220525 www.curtaincalltheatregroup.co.uk WEDNESDAY CLUB at NORTHALL VILLAGE HALL Are you or do you know of an elderly person in the Northall, Dagnall, Edlesborough, Eaton Bray or surrounding villages who might benefit from a social day out once a week? Why not come along to the Wednesday Club from 10.00am to 3.00pm. Our own minibus can pick you up, morning coffee and biscuits, home cooked lunch with pudding, afternoon tea and cakes. Play games and bingo, sale table, entertainment by visitors and outside club visits.

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BEDFORDSHIRE GUILD OF WEAVERS, SPINNERS & DYERS. A friendly group of textile crafts people who meet in Flitwick Village Hall twice a month.

First Tuesday evening of each month 7.30 - 9-30 and Third Saturday, all day, 10.30 to 4.30.

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Welcome new members so join us and make new friends. For more information telephone Barbara Fisher on 01582 665252 NATIONAL TRUST All meetings are held at Salvation Army Centre, Dunstable. Guests are welcome at £3.00 As well as outing we also run a holiday once per year. If you would like to join the group, please contact, Lynder Power 01582 696193 or Janr Lingham 01582 606838 DUNSTABLE PROBUS CLUB Dunstable PROBUS Club meets on the second Monday of the month and membership is open to retired or semi-retired professional and business men. The Club’s main object is the promotion of good fellowship. Members enjoy a variety of social activities and organized visits throughout the year and at their regular monthly meetings they are entertained by after-lunch speakers.

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FRIENDS OF STUDHAM COMMON We are a friendly,voluntary group whose aim is to conserve,maintain and promote Studham Common as a haven for wildlife and a place for everyone to enjoy. For this purpose we meet as a work party on the third Saturday of each month (except Dec.) The work is not onerous and we enjoy the exercise and the good company –and a picnic lunch is provided!

Details from Pam on 01582 872608 pamrumfitt@btinternet.com LANGDALE CHURCH Langdale church communities: Art group every week, Friends and Neighbours open to everyone speaker and refreshments every second Thursday, Toddler group every

February - March 2017 Wednesday term time only, Saturday coffee morning second Saturday every month, Carers drop in 1st Thursday every month. Neighbourhood chaplains befriending and support in the local community. Sunday morning services at 10.30am. Please contact 01582 602980 langdalechurch@talktalk.net SOCIAL GROUP We are a small group of people age 45+. If you like to have fun and enjoy yourself then please get in touch. No Membership required, just ring Tina for more information between 10am & 8pm week days 01582 619035 NORTHALL TODDLER GROUP Northall Village Hall, LU6 2EX Join new mums, dads, grandparents and carers.Every Tuesday 9:30 – 11:30am (including school holidays) For children aged 0-5 years.

Tea, coffee, juices and healthy snack.

Come join in the fun, games and learning (inside and out) £2.50 during term time (per family) £1 per child during school holidays (Adults free & older children welcome) Tel. Stacey 07957 607592 or Sally 07963 506188 ARTS & CRAFTS Art & Craft for adults with learning difficulties every Wednesday 10.30am - 12.30pm & every Sat 11am - 1pm at Arttrend, rear of 440 Dunstable Road.Please see the website www.arttrend.co.uk for all the details or phone 07794987796 THE BOGTROTTERS The Bogtrotters (Dunstable and District Walking and Hostelling Group) are a group of about 90 walkers, hikers and hostellers. We run a surprisingly diverse range of activities, including half and full day walks, hostelling trips, meals and evening activities.New members are always

welcome. Prospective members are invited to get in touch via the website, give us a ring or just turn up to an event or walk.

01582 865966 Sue or Julian Enquiries@dunstablebogtrotters.co.uk www.dunstablebogtrotters.co.uk DUNSTABLE CAMERA CLUB Dunstable Camera Club, meet 2nd Tuesday of the month, 7.15pm, Conservative Club, High St. Dunstable.

Friendly atmosphere. Improve your photography in a social environment. www.dunstablecameraclub.co.uk BREATHEASY Do you suffer from a lung condition?

Then why not come and join our local Support group - breatheasy - Part of the British lung foundation. We meet on the 2nd Thursday of the month at peter newton pavilion (Behind Tesco) 2 - 4pm carers also welcome As well as supporting each other we have a variety of speakers and also arrange day trips out.

New members most welcome Tel: Amanda Fletcher 01582 404479 SAPHIRE SOCIAL CLUB We meet every Thursday at The Orange Tree Stevenage Rd Hitchin from 8.30pm. A small and friendly group for single people aged 50+. We offer a variety of social events during the month and the opportunity to make new friends. Potential new members are warmly welcome to come along and meet us with no joining fee for 2 months. For further info call/text Ian 07900 890583 or Joyce 07952 678021 www.sapphiresocialsinglesclub.co.uk

For more information contact David tel: 01582 872106 DUNSTABLE GARDEN CLUB “Members & friends have enjoyed several garden visits during the summer including Hampton Court Flower Show. The last one of the season was on 8th September to Wakehurst Place, Sussex with its lovely gardens and home to the Millennium Seed Bank of international importance. Our winter programme started on 12th September.

All meetings are held in the Salvation Army Hall, Dunstable (near Wilkinson’s car park) at 7.30 pm.

Members are welcome £2 and the annual sub is £10.

Further information from Mary Chapman 01582 603710 NEW MOON MORRIS We are a mixed side dancing traditional dances from all over England – with our own twist – as well as choreographing new dances.

We are particularly looking for new dancers. We meet most Tuesday evenings 8:15 – 10:15 at Ivinghoe Town Hall, LU7 9EW (we advise that you check – in case we are ‘dancing out’). Contact: squire. newmoon@gmail.com. Find out more at: http://newmoonmorris. blogspot.co.uk

DUNSTABLE BAPTIST CHURCH St Mary’s Gate (Middle of Ashton Square Car Park) Our Friends and Neighbours meetings are open to everyone on the second and fourth Thursdays of the month.

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Clubs & Groups DUNSTABLE DAOS Tuesdays and Fridays, 7:45pm - 10:00pm We are Dunstable's premier Musical Theatre group. We perform out major shows, once a year, at The Grove Theatre in Dunstable along with concerts, small shows and so on. Find our Facebook Group or Facebook page for more details.

Email: daosuk@gmail.com STUDHAM W.I. We are a very friendly WI meeting on the first Thursday of the month, 7.45pm at Studham Village Hall.

Our programme is full and varied: October, (Ladies only), Chris Bylett, one of the top 10 ventriloquists in the country - “The man who is paid to talk to himself”, and November, (Open meeting - both sexes) Chris Hazell, local composer/arranger who has won several Grammy awards - “Just for the Record”. We have “Ladies Wot Lunch” and “Ladies

Who Dine” as well as a Darts Team and take part in many County trips and events.

Cost for visitors if £3.50 which includes refreshment. There is a Raffle at every meeting and a “Bring and Buy” at Open meetings. Why not look at our facebook page to see what we have been doing recently.

We would be delighted to see you and are sure that you will have an enjoyable evening.

LIPREADING CLASS: DUNSTABLE Did you know that one in six people in this country have some kind of hearing problem?

Hearing loss can affect anyone of any age. Hearing aids have improved enormously, they use all the advances in modern technology, but even the best aids don’t cure hearing loss. It is still a problem to hear in noisy social or work environments, but all is not lost.

Research has shown that joining a lipreading class helps to avoid the

NEW MOON MORRIS New Moon Morris started in late 2014 with only five members, but is growing very fast. They dance traditional dances from all over England, often with their own twist, as well as choreographing new dances.

Their costumes are bright, colourful and instantly recognisable – a unique take on the traditional outfits, personalised for each member. You might have seen them 'dance out' in their local Herts/Beds/ Bucks area, but they have also been popular at festivals as far away as Northamptonshire, Hampshire, Oxfordshire and Kent. Their calendar starts in January with wassailing the apple orchards, and ends with Christmas

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damaging social isolation that can accompany hearing loss. Lipreading classes teach you to let your eyes help your ears fill in the things you miss. They are small friendly classes, and as well as learning lipreading we cover, how hearing works and the things that can go wrong, equipment and organisations that can help, strategies to cope in various situations, and much more, oh, and we laugh a lot!

My name is Molly Berry, and I am profoundly deaf, I started losing my hearing when I was in my thirties, and 7 years ago I was given a Cochlear Implant. It was very successful, and so I decided to retrain as a lipreading tutor to pass on the skills I relied on. I teach in Beds. Bucks and Herts, and there is now a class in Dunstable on a Wednesday afternoon. For more information about this and other classes or to join a class, call or text me on 07741 095921 or email me at mb.lipreading@gmail.com

performances of music and dance, but they are most active during the spring and summer months. They perform to a mixture of traditional and more modern tunes – played by a growing band of musicians, and interpreted with a diverse selection of instruments. For them the focus is on making lively and memorable music and entertaining audiences with their dances – it's all about having fun and welcoming all.

New Moon are particularly looking for new dancers, although musicians are also welcome. You don't need previous experience to be a dancer, and it is excellent exercise. They meet most Tuesday evenings 8:15 – 10:15 at Ivinghoe Town Hall, Ivinghoe, LU7 9EW (and often at the pub afterwards). There is more information about them at: http://newmoonmorris.blogspot.co.uk – which also links to Facebook and their website. Or, go along to Ivinghoe to meet them, although do check first in case they are dancing away that week – you can contact: squire.newmoon@gmail.com.

February - March 2017

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY Houghton Regis Wildlife Watch Group (for all children aged 8-12 years in South Beds) Wildlife Watch is the junior branch of the Wildlife Trust and is the UK’s leading wildlife club for children.

Meeting once a month, Watch Group encourages children to take an interest in wildlife and the environment, explore their surroundings and have great fun.

Do you love wildlife in your local area? Are you keen to share your enthusiasm for nature with others? Could commit to helping this great group one Friday evening per month? Then this could be the volunteering opportunity for you! We are currently looking for volunteers who would like to register as Wildlife Watch Leaders for our successful Houghton Regis group. Working as part of a volunteer-led team, Watch Leaders deliver fun and informative wildlife sessions for children and young people.

For more details please contact Sarah Cowling or visit: http://www.wildlifebcn.org/volunteer-opportunities/wildlifewatch-leader-houghton-regis

Our Volunteer Walking Wardens act as another set of eyes and ears for our reserves, protecting them and encouraging responsible use of the reserves. We are looking to recruit some more Volunteer Walking Wardens, if this is something you would be interested in please contact the Toddington Office for more information and a role-description.

Contact details: 01525 874317 or Toddington@wildlifebcn.org

Sarah - 01525 874317 or email sarah.cowling @wildlifebcn.org www.wildlifebcn.org Registered charity No. 1000412

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If you would like to include your event, club or group in our What’s On pages get in touch, it’s free!* Contact Shelly on 01525 222379 or 07852 453043.

Email: info@thevinemagazine.co.uk You can also send us a message and share events/news to our Facebook page, The Vine Magazine, or upload your events yourself on our website www.thevinedirectory.co.uk *Free to charities and non profit organisations.

Easter Egg Hunt Can you & your dog find the Eggs? Join Tom for a 30 minute scent workshop.

Sessions start at 12.15, 1.30 & 2.15pm - £2.50 per dog - booking essential

Walkies!

Join Reserve Officer Esther for a guided dog walk around the reserve. Walk starts at 1pm. Suitable clothing & sturdy footwear advised.

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Local Pet Photographer Sue, will be taking photos on the day. Come and talk to her to order a copy or to book a photo shoot for you and your pet. ©svphotography

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Find out more about your local Wildlife Trust and how we look after Blow’s Downs

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Location: The Paddocks, Blow’s Downs accessed via Half Moon Lane, LU5 4AE For more information or to book a place on the Easter Egg hunt please contact Sarah: 01525 874317 or email sarah.cowling @wildlifebcn.org www.wildlifebcn.org

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Out & About CHILTERN GATEWAY Dunstable Road, LU6 2GY

Planetarium 11th Feb 1pm - 4pm £4 12th & 13th Feb 10am - 4pm £4 Take an adventure across the night sky this half term at the Chilterns Gateway Centre. Following the huge demand for our stargazing nights, we will be welcoming Dark Sky Wales and their incredible indoor planetarium.

Explore the universe and take a guided tour across the skies and find out more about the mythology behind the stars in a stunning indoor planetarium. Every half hour there will be presentations running for 30 minutes. Call 08442491895 Stargazing Night at Dunstable Downs Adult Evening 11th & 12th Feb 7pm - 9pm £15 Discover the wonders of our Universe at Dunstable Downs Feb 2017 with an experienced astronomer as your guide. Our astronomers will have telescopes set up to provide detailed views of the night sky as you've never seen it before.

Venus and Mars will be visible together in the sky early evening with a full moon later on. Weather permitting.

Find out the names of some of the brightest stars in the sky, and why not all stars are the same color. Along with many other interesting facts.

Call 08442491895

Blunham Giant Book Sale Saturday 18th February 10.00 to 3.00 pm Come to our Browse and Buy Second Hand Giant Book Sale at Blunham Parish Church, Selection of second hand/nearly new books, Homemade cakes, teas and coffees, homemade soup and a raffle. All proceeds to Blunham Church Fabric Fund (St Edmunds or St James, Park Lane Beds MK44 3NQ.)

Antiques Fair Monday 1st May 10am - 4pm The Rotary Club of Dunstable shares an international motto of “Service above Self”.

The Club members raise money during the year to put into their Benevolent Fund and once a year this money is distributed to charities local to Dunstable and the surrounding villages.

To this end an Antiques Fair is held three times a year at the Dunstable Leisure Centre where the majority of the income goes to the Benevolent Fund. The next Fair is on Bank Holiday Monday 1st May 2017 and is open to the public between 10am and 4pm.

Admission is a modest £2 per person.

How can you help?

By having a stall at the event. Please contact Alan Tarsey on 01582 872673 By attending the event By becoming a member of The Rotary Club and helping worthwhile causes in the community.

More information can be obtained from Roger Sharp on 01582 606405

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February - March 2017

Thursday 26 January 11.30am – free admission

Thursday 9 February | 11.30am

Greensand Trust Talk: A virtual stroll in Maulden Wood

Greensand Trust Talk: British Trust for Ornithology Garden BirdWatch

Join Greensand Trust volunteer John Pitts for a virtual stroll through the seasons in Maulden Wood and heath.

Learn about the history of the area, discover the Working Woodlands Centre, home of The Greensand Trust, and find out more about how our volunteers help us with our work.

 This event is free but we do welcome donations.  Book your place by visiting www.eventbrite.co.uk and search using the event name.  The venue is The Working Woodlands Centre, Maulden Wood

Join Greensand Trust volunteer Judith Knight to hear about Garden BirdWatch, an all year round survey run by the British Trust for Ornithology.

Participants record birds and other creatures visiting their gardens - large or small - and their information helps scientists understand more about bird trends and populations. This talk will help you get involved!

 This event is free to attend but as a charity we do welcome donations.  Book your place by visiting www.eventbrite.co.uk and search using the event name.  The venue is The Working Woodlands Centre, Maulden Wood where secure parking is available for £1 per car.

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