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Sun 2 LONDON (Kensington or Park Lane) GREENWICH (Cutty Sark, Royal Observatory etc Mon 3 CORONATION STREET: The Tour & Free Time at Deansgate Tue 4 BRIGHTON Wed 5 LONDON EYE & Thames Cruise Thu 6 GUERNSEY FOR THE DAY (Inc. Continental Breakfast) CARDIFF BARRY ISLAND LONGLEAT (Inc. Safari & all other attractions) Fri 7 WESTON SUPER MARE Sun 9 LONDON (Kensington or Park Lane) TOWER OF LONDON Mon 10 LONDON (Kensington or Park Lane) COVENT GARDEN, London Thu 13 BUCKINGHAM PALACE and time in Windsor TORQUAY PAIGNTON BRIXHAM Fri 14 SIDMOUTH SEATON Tramway & SIDMOUTH Sun 16 LONDON (Kensington or Park Lane) LONDON ZOO Mon 17 WOOLACOMBE, Lynmouth & North Devon Tour Tue 18 PEPPA PIG WORLD (Paultons Park) Thu 20 LYME REGIS & BRIDPORT VIEW FROM THE SHARD & Borough Market BOROUGH MARKET Fri 21 LEGOLAND WINDSOR & ETON

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AUGUST (continued) Sat 22 GUNWHARF QUAY, PORTSMOUTH HISTORIC DOCKYARD, PORTSMOUTH SPINNAKER TOWER, PORTSMOUTH SOUTHSEA Sun 23 SHREK'S ADVENTURE - LONDON! Plus Free Time LONDON (Kensington or Park Lane) LONGLEAT (Inc. Safari & all other attractions) Mon 24 HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT (Audio Tour) Plus Free Time Tue 25 BUCKINGHAM PALACE and time in Windsor Wed 26 BRISTOL ZOO CRIBBS CAUSEWAY Shopping Centre, Bristol Thu 27 WARNER BROS. STUDIO TOUR The Making of Harry Potter Fri 28 LONDON EYE & Thames Cruise Sat 29 LONDON (Kensington or Park Lane) LONDON ZOO Sun 30 LONDON (Kensington or Park Lane) GREENWICH (Cutty Sark, Royal Observatory etc

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Editor’s Letter

Welcome to the July Magazine! Half the year gone already - and now we look forward to the school holidays! There's lots of events going on - on page 6 we highlight the Calne Bike Meet on 24th-25th July.

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During the school holidays how about Go-Karting with DriveTech at Castle Combe or a visit to Roves Farm, Cotswold Wildlife Park or Sevington School - see page 18. The summer is a good time to make changes to your home, read our feature on how you can visualise your changes before you make them. We have a great competition prize in this issue a gift box of Maud Heath’s award-winning wine! See page 30 for how to enter. Thank you to everyone who sent in contributions to this issue - Sainsbury's, Forever Friends, Wiltshire Air Ambulance, Rotary Club and many more. Until next time ...

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MAGAZINE SECTIONS Local Focus

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Health & Beauty

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Pets 58-61 Motoring

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26 Puzzle Corner Crossword & Sudoku

44 Home Improvement - 3D Visualisation

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34 Health Matters It's Summer!

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28 Food & Drink Flying Pig Cake Maud Heath

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32 Protect Your Skin Choosing Sunscreen

52 Jo Deacon Out with the Old!

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Local Focus JULY 2015

What’s happening locally • News • Events • Charities • Clubs

Calne Bike Meet 2015 This year’s Calne Bike Meet event is held between 24th and 25th July. Please come and join us at our campsite from 7pm on Friday 24th July 2015 at Beversbrook Farm, Calne. We have a large bar and live bands and an acoustic tent all weekend. From 10am on Saturday 25th July in the town centre the bikes will take over. There will be owner’s clubs, stalls and traders all around the town pedalling their wares and goods. At 4pm, the town will rattle and vibrate to the sound of hundreds of motorcycles all warming up to roll out on an official ride out. A 40 minute loop will see us winging our way back into Beversbrook Farm where the evening’s music kicks off again ’till 12pm. So do stay with us and enjoy the live bands and we can all spend a little more time together without the need to push off home early. Please remember events Friday/Saturday night, and in the town on Saturday, are all FREE to non-campers and you can catch the X55 bus to our main gate or if you are driving/riding, we have a car/bike park on the site. Thank you for your support to keep this running here in Calne. We are looking for marshals for this event so if you’d love to help out for just a few hours on any of the days, please ring us on 07546 517665. In return for your help you will get free camping all weekend and free merchandise. Visit www.calnebikemeet.com for full details.

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What's On

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BARBURY CASTLE INTERNATIONAL HORSE TRIALS & SHOW 2015 Marlborough July 9-12, 2015 The world’s top eventers are at Barbury ahead of the the FEI European Eventing Championships. Top Class Show Jumping. In 2015 Barbury is supporting the Injured Jockey Fund - see Jockeys v Eventers v Showjumpers. The Sheep Show - don’t miss the Dancing Sheep. More than 70 shops ... and much more! www.barburyhorsetrials.co.uk BOWOOD TRIATHLON 11–12 July 2015 Triathlon on the beautiful Bowood estate. www.bowood.org/events/ ATWELL WILSON CAR TOUR & OPEN DAY 11th-12th July 2015 Atwell Wilson Motor Museum The Friends of the Atwell Wilson Motor Museum Annual Classic Vehicle Show celebrating the Mk I and Mk II Jaguar will be held at the Museum on Sunday 12th July 2015. The Show will be preceded on Saturday 11th July with a Car Run. Details at www.atwellwilson.org.uk DRAGON BOAT RACING Saturday 11th July 10am–4.00pm Monkton Park, Chippenham Fantastic Dragon Boats are provided so why not enter a team, have a really fun day, support your local community, and raise money for good causes at the same time! For further information, call L. Goodridge 01380 850565 or W. Henry 01249 740714 or visit www.rotary-chippenham-wv.org.uk SEVINGTON VICTORIAN SCHOOL Grittleton, Chippenham SN14 7LD On July 12th Miss Squire will be holding her Sports Day. Children are invited to come along and take part in traditional events including

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CALNE TOWN HALL MOVIOLA

a Victorian style dressing up race. On 16th August children and adults can take part in the Great Sevington Sewing Bee and the school will be open during Heritage Weekend, Saturday and Sunday 12th and 13th September. For more details visit: www. sevingtonvictorianschool.co.uk

THE 2ND BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL (PG) Weds 22nd July at 7.30pm. Doors open at 7.00. Refreshments available. Tickets £6.00 from the Information Office or on the door.

BOWOOD HOUSE Guided tours of Lord and Lady Lansdowne’s Private Walled Gardens. 15 July. £31 per person. The complete guided tour of the gardens stretches out across 2½ -3 miles (with seats positioned along the way) and lasts approximately two and a half hours. Admission to Bowood House & Gardens and a two course lunch in the House Restaurant are also included in the ticket price. For more details and tour dates beyond July: www.bowood.org/bowoodgardens/private-walled-gardens). Call 01249 810961.

FAIRFORD INTERNATIONAL AIR TATTOO 17th-19th July www.airtattoo.com/airshow

CHERHILL SCHOOL SING-UP CHOIR AT SUMMER FETE Saturday 18 July Cherhill School Sing-Up Choir will be the star attraction at this year’s Cherhill Village Fete being held in the Manor Gardens. The festivities will start at 2pm and go on until 4pm. Admission is free with all the money from events and games going to the St James Church maintenance and refurbishment fund. For further information please contact 07763 581688. GREAT COMPOSERS 18th July 2015 7.30pm St. Andrew’s Church Chippenham We are returning this year with an exciting programme entitled 'Great Composers'. We aim to play you some of the most famous classical music in the repertoire ranging from Mozart and Rossini to Gershwin and Rachmaninov. £10/£8 for concessions. Tickets: online at wegottickets.com, Tel 07725 959098 or on the door. The concert will be in aid of Dorothy House Hospice Care and the Forever Friends Appeal.

CINDERELLA (U) Sunday 26th July at 4.00pm. Doors open at 3.30pm.Refreshments available. Tickets £6.00 adult. £3.00 Children (15 or under) from the Information Office or on the door. All children under 12 to be accompanied by an adult.

WOMAD FESTIVAL Charlton Park, 24th-26th July www.womad.co.uk CALNE BIKE MEET 24th-25th July 2015 - Town Centre www.calnebikemeet.com See page 6 for details. GREATWOOD OPEN DAY 26th July 2015 - Clench Common, Marlborough SN8 4DT 11am-4.30pm Displays, Meet the Horses, Fun Dog Show, Horse Parade, Have-a-go Agility, Trade Stands. See page 60 for details or visit: www.greatwoodcharity.org AUGUST/SEPT 2015

CASTLE COMBE FAMILY CYCLING DAY 30th August Castle Combe Whatever your age, or cycling ability ... this is the bicycle event for all the family! www. castlecombecyclingfestival.co.uk SAVE THE DATE LADIES! Cherhill WI and Country Casuals are putting on a Fashion Show on Thursday 10 September, in Cherhill Village Hall. Tickets £5 to include a welcome drink and nibbles - Ring 01249 816665 or email: gailebishop@hotmail.com to book your ticket. Everyone Welcome.

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Walking the Himalayas to overcome cancer Helen Pyne, 45 years of age from Gastard in Wiltshire, was devastated when she received the life changing diagnosis that she had breast cancer in March 2012. To help her come to terms with this cruel disease and get through the darker days following, Helen took up walking – and discovered that she loved it! Her treatment at the Royal United Hospital has since been successful and has taken part in a number of walking events. On the 30th October she will be lacing up her well-used walking boots to hike for five days through the foothills of the Himalayas as part of The Forever Friends Appeal’s trekking team. Helen is raising funds for the RUH’s Cancer Care Campaign, to give something back after the wonderful treatment and care she has received. Helen describes her inspirational journey so far and how she’s preparing for the walk of a lifetime: “I was diagnosed with breast cancer on the 20th March 2012 at the RUH – and it brought me to my knees. However, even with the scary diagnosis of cancer, I was fortunate to only needed a lumpectomy as my lymph nodes were clear. I had the op on the 2nd May 2012 and then went on to four weeks of radiotherapy, so I got to know the RUH Oncology department fairly well!

staff in the oncology department and the breast unit are wonderful people but are working in very tired surroundings, the buildings are so old and depressing which makes a scary time in people’s lives seem even darker.

One week after my op I gave up smoking for good on the 9th May 2012, two years to the day after I lost my Dad to smokingrelated cancer. Due to not having cigarettes and the awful tamoxifen used to treat my cancer, I started putting on weight. I needed to do something to get myself out of the doldrums to help my mental recovery as well as get moving, so started walking and I found that I love it. I was never really a runner but one day while walking my black labrador Hector, I just decided to go that little bit further, then every day we did the same. We now do 4+ miles daily and at times we can be gone for anything up to 8 miles on a nice evening!” Walking has become Helen’s way to say thank you to all the staff that helped and cared for her throughout treatment and give a little bit back. She explains: “The

In February 2013, I came across an advert for The Forever Friends Appeal’s Walk of Life and along with 9 friends completed the 21 miles in May and then again the following May raising over £4,000 for the new Cancer Centre. This year I wanted something different, more of a challenge and saw last year’s Great Wall of China walk for the Appeal and thought – YES! So here I am, getting ready to go to India for the Himalayas Trek later this year. I have never done anything quite like this before and I do like my creature comforts and hate having dirty hands! But for five days in November I won’t even have a loo to use let alone a sink to wash in – yikes! It’s going to be one hell of a challenge, but what an experience.” Departing in October 2015, The Forever Friends Appeal’s India Dalai Lama challenge, in association with Global Adventure Challenges, is to trek for 67km over five days through this fascinating region of North India at the heart of the world’s highest mountain range. Trekkers will have the unique opportunity to explore the Kingdom of Gaddi passing through traditional Hindu settlements, Buddhist Monasteries, pine forests and even a glacier with spectacular views of the Himalayan mountains. This incredible challenge will end with time to explore the incomparable Taj Mahal. To support Helen’s trek and the RUH Cancer Care Campaign please visit her online fundraising page: www.justgiving.com/HelenPyne. Left: Helen Pyne and her dog Hector.

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Fun 4 All receives donation from Sainsbury's Sainsbury’s Chippenham has donated £180 to Fun 4 All as part of its support for the local community. The donation will be used to towards future days out. Funded through the Sainsbury’s Community Budget scheme, it was set up to help charitable groups in the local community and is partially funded by sales of the retailer’s ‘Bag for Life’. So for customers at Sainsbury’s Chippenham this means that they are not only making an environmental choice, they are also contributing to their local community. Store Manager Paul Gunter said: ‘Our store is at the heart of the local community and is important we can play our part to support it. When we met Fun 4 All and heard their story, we just wanted to help to help out as much as we could”. This year, Sainsbury’s has donated over £600,000 to local charities and community groups as part of the Community Budget scheme.

Business owners John and Debbie Williams, of John Williams Heating Services, have handed over a cheque for £3,000 to one of Wiltshire’s most valued charities. John and Debbie were invited to the charity’s base in Devizes because John Williams Heating Services is a sponsor of the annual Chippenham Half Marathon. Wiltshire Air Ambulance was the event’s official charity in 2014 and organisers handed over the money along with the main sponsors of last year’s event. Debbie Williams, who is herself a keen runner, said: “We were all very proud be asked to give this donation to Wiltshire Air Ambulance which provides such a vital service across our county. We’re equally proud to sponsor our local half marathon which is a wonderful community event, growing in stature each year.” The Chippenham Half Marathon takes place each September and John Williams Heating Services is a main sponsor for 2015. This year’s official charity is Dorothy House Hospice Care but runners interested in the event can raise money for their favourite charity if they prefer. Details can be found here www.chippenhamhalfmarathon.co.uk John Williams Heating Services is based on the Bumpers Farm Industrial Estate in Chippenham and is now in its 11th year of business. This year, it was named Apprentice Employer of the Year in the Wiltshire Business Awards. Last year, the company won the award for Best Small Business and Business of the Year in the Enterprising Wiltshire awards. It’s also a Which? Trusted Trader and is registered with CheckATrade.com. For more details visit: www.jwheating.co.uk

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Rotary Club of Calne Associate Membership If you are not sure about Rotary and want to know more without feeling fully committed, then Associate Membership is for you. This new membership category lets you to get acquainted with Rotary, our Club, our members, community projects and charitable work for a period of up to 12 months, without committing to full membership.

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Pam Marchant Art Pam Marchant has lived in Wiltshire for many years, apart from a few spent just over the border in Oxfordshire! She has been painting and drawing since childhood, until finally turning professional last year. Pam takes her inspiration from many places not least the beautiful Wiltshire countryside. She has painted Avebury and Lacock several times, but she is finding that there is so much stunning scenery in Wiltshire she just hasn't had time to get to it all yet! As Pam says “We live in such a lovely part of the country and I personally think all of south west England is wonderful!” Other subjects she has painted include castles, owls, beaches, even a submarine! She can be contacted for more infomation, or to discuss commissions through her website: www.pammarchantart.com

As an Associate Member, you can choose to attend which of our weekly evening meetings interest you and to participate in activities including organising charity events, going on club outings and enjoying social evenings. You do not pay the annual membership fee but we ask that you make a modest donation to Calne Rotary Club’s Charity Fund as all our members do each year. We especially welcome husband/wife/partners as Associate Members. It's a great way to get to know us more fully, especially if you are very new to the concept of Rotary! Indeed, it gives you the opportunity to experience the work, fun and fellowship of Rotary and at the same time make new, like-minded friends. Associates can vote in club meetings, qualify to wear Associate Membership lapel pins and will be included under the Rotary Public Liability Insurance Cover. We encourage you to use your valuable time to give something back to the community, make a difference to things that matter to you and improve the quality of the lives of those less fortunate than ourselves. Our major charity events include the Bowood 10km Fun Run and the Calne Bike Meet (which we started), which have enabled us to raise over £100k in the last decade for numerous charities and deserving good causes locally. By becoming an Associate Member of Calne Rotary Club, you will join 1.2 million Rotarians worldwide in 32,000 clubs in over 200 countries. For more details of Associate Membership, please contact our Membership Secretary, Alastair Muir, telephone 01249 760421 or e-mail: exlservice@aol.com

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Host a French Student Why not make this summer holiday a bit different by having a French student to stay? We have some lovely French children, mostly 13-16yr olds - wanting a 2 week stay with an English family in order to practise their English. They just want to be part of the family and join in with daily activities. They pay a hospitality allowance of £180 per week. It might be fun to do especially if one of your children is learning French. And help with the children in the school holidays? Belaf Language Study Holidays organises an ‘aide-maman’ programme in the summer. This is a ‘work for keep scheme’ for French students – sixth form or university – coming for 3–5 weeks to do their work experience in England and improve their fluency in the language. It is a FREE service for families.

Home-Start Needs You! If you can spare a couple of hours a week, Home-Start Kennet needs you to visit and support families with young children, who are struggling. We are the local charity which supports young families by introducing trained and professionally supported volunteers to visit them in their own homes. And we have a preparatory course beginning in October 2015. After 28 years’ success in former Kennet we are now hoping to expand our service to West Wiltshire. We are already well known in Kennet and we are also looking forward to meeting potential volunteers in the Chippenham, Calne, Melksham and Corsham areas. Volunteering for Home-Start is an immensely rewarding activity. Our volunteers are parents themselves, male and female, of all ages and backgrounds. If you can spare 2–3 hours per week, are a caring, non-judgemental listener and have experience of raising children, then talk to us. For more information, please contact Alison on 01672 569457 or homestartkennet.a@btconnect.com www.homestartkennet.co.uk

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Town Hall Moviola THE 2ND BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL (PG)

All the same actors and characters from the first film are still there. The colours and music are lovely and should be very enjoyable. Showing in the Calne Town Hall on Weds 22nd July at 7.30pm. Doors open at 7.00. Refreshments available. Tickets £6.00 from the Information Office or on the door. Also showing in the same week.. CINDERELLA (U) This is not an animated version but it is directed by Kenneth Branagh and uses actors as in all other films. This is a a very good one which can be enjoyed by all ages with Cate Blanchett as the stepmother and Helena Bonham-Carter as the Fairy Godmother. Showing in the Town Hall on Sunday 26th July at 4.00pm. Doors open at 3.30pm.Refreshments available. Tickets £6.00 adult. £3.00 Children (15 or under) from the Information Office or on the door. All children under 12 to be accompanied by an adult.

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F you’re looking for an outing this summer, then you might like to visit Sevington Victorian School. It’s a delightful little village school, not far from Leigh Delamere, which has survived untouched since it closed, a hundred years ago. You can still see the original teacher’s high desk and chair, the long pupils’ benches, the oil lamp and the books and objects used by the pupils in Victorian times. The school teacher, Miss Elizabeth Squire, presided over the schoolroom for more than sixty years and when she retired, in 1913, she turned the key in the lock and retreated to the school house to live out the rest of her days. And there things stayed, just as she’d left them, for the next seventy years. Today Sevington is open to primary schools, who bring their pupils to take part in historical re-enactments of a Victorian school day. The children dress up in costume and arrive, clutching their Victorian lunch bags, to be met by the stern Miss Squire and her sister, Miss Hannah. In the quiet schoolroom, where the only sound is the ticking clock, Miss Squire introduces the children to Victorian penmanship, and sums with pounds shillings and pence, while Miss Hannah, oversees boot cleaning in the kitchen and candle making in the parlour. The children learn to chant their tables, address the schoolmistress as ma’am and remember their deportment. And, strange though it may seem, most of them love the experience and still remember it years later. Sevington is a very well kept secret and until recently members of the public had few opportunities to see inside it. This year, thanks to a Lottery Grant it is open to visitors every Sunday afternoon until September. Admission is free and volunteers are on hand to show people round the schoolroom with 18

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its slates and inkwells and portraits of Queen Victoria. On some Sundays, there may be a chance to meet Miss Squire and learn more about her teaching methods. Home made teas are served in the schoolhouse parlour, and visitors can inspect the kitchen, with its cast iron range, and walk in the little Victorian garden. There’s something for all the family at Sevington. Access is easy with parking available just outside the school. There are some steps but visitors with limited mobility generally find them manageable, given time and a helping arm. For children, there are traditional toys

to play with, and a chance to dress up as a Victorian school child. On July 12th Miss Squire will be holding her Sports Day. Children are invited to come along and take part in traditional events including a Victorian style dressing up race. On 16th August children and adults can take part in the Great Sevington Sewing Bee and the school will be open during Heritage Weekend, Saturday and Sunday 12th and 13th September.

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Cherhill School Sing-Up Choir at Summer Fete Cherhill School Sing-Up Choir will be the star attraction at this year’s Cherhill Village Fete being held in the Manor Gardens on Saturday 18 July. The lawns of the Manor House will be packed with games, stalls and attractions for a fun-filled family afternoon starting at 2.00pm when the fete will be officially opened by Mr James Gray, the local Member of Parliament for North Wiltshire There’ll be competitions, games, a raffle with great prizes, tombola, plus a host of stalls including crafts, books, honey and jewellery. The Cherhill Gardening Club will be selling plants for you to stock up your garden. Plans are also in hand for a bouncy castle and pony rides. There will be a licensed bar and BBQ open all afternoon, as well as tea and a myriad of cakes, sweets and ice creams to feast on. The festivities will start at 2pm and go on until 4pm. Admission is free with all the money from events and games going to the St James Church maintenance and refurbishment fund. For further information please contact 07763 581688.

The Taming of the Shrew For their 27th season, Shakespeare Live have chosen the ever-popular yet controversial comedy ‘The Taming of the Shrew’, for seven performances at Lackham House, Lacock, from July 6th-11th. Setting the play in the Suffragette era just before the First World War allows the production to explore the questions it throws up about feminism and the treatment of women, while retaining all its lighthearted comedy.

Friday 11th and Saturday 12th September 2015 The first GoatFest will be held at the Goatacre cricket ground next to the Village Hall. This will be a festival of music, food and drink with a line-up of local bands and singers, a variety of food on offer and a wide selection of real ales and ciders. The Friday evening session starts at 6pm and ends at 11pm and the Saturday session starts at midday and ends at 11pm. The event is strictly ticket only so numbers attending will be limited. We will be supporting Wiltshire Air Ambulance through this event and will be making a donation from funds raised to this worthwhile cause. For more information, event and ticket details visit: www.goatfest.co.uk

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Wiltshire Air Ambulance

With the model Bell 429 helicopter in front of Wiltshire Air Ambulance are (l-r) Louise Cox, WAA Critical Care Paramedic, Gareth Steele, Sean Devine, Dave Grace, George Lawrence WAA Chief Pilot and Matt Baskerville, WAA Critical Care Paramedic.

Wiltshire has a second ‘mini’ air ambulance TWO people who were airlifted by Wiltshire Air Ambulance (WAA) have helped aviation enthusiast Sean Devine make a model helicopter which will help to raise money for the charity. The model is identical to Wiltshire Air Ambulance’s Bell 429 helicopter, complete in the yellow and Wiltshire green livery and even has pilot and paramedic figures inside. It is almost 6ft long and weighs 8kg. Sean, 50, of Upavon, has built remote controlled model aircraft for the last 16 years and when he heard of WAA’s brand new helicopter he decided to build a replica model. He enlisted the help of former WAA patients Dave Grace, 50, of Market Lavington, who paint sprayed the colours and Gareth Steele, who runs Steele Signs in Durrington, and who undertook the writing on the model helicopter. Dave was one of the first patients airlifted by WAA after a road traffic collision near Marden in April 1990. Gareth, 39, was airlifted by WAA following a motocross accident at Everleigh on Salisbury Plain about 12 years ago. Sean, a self-employed painter and decorator, is taking his model to display at events, such as talks and shows, and collect donations for WAA. He said: “Wiltshire Air Ambulance is a fantastic service that needs to be supported. I think most people in Wiltshire knows someone who has been airlifted by the helicopter. I have taken the model helicopter to a

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couple of events and everyone who has seen it says it is amazing. I’ve built many model helicopters over the years but there’s something about this one that gives me goosebumps. I think the hardest part was the paint job. Dave has done an amazing job in spraying it. Thanks to everyone who supported me including Budd Boulton, of Pewsey, who supplied the model helicopter at cost price.” Sean bought the model kit and Dave and Gareth did their work on it for free. When Sean received the kit the original colours were black and gold so he sanded it down and primed it. Dave, a professional paint sprayer and panel beater, said: “It was a lengthy job and the scale of the model helicopter probably made it one of the trickiest jobs I have undertaken. I was more than happy to do it when Sean asked me.” Gareth said: “It was really good to be involved. It’s nice to do a bit more than just put money in a collection pot and to be able to use my skill to good effort. I was surprised at how big the model is. It looks fantastic.” For the majority of the time the model helicopter will be static at events but Sean hopes to fly it on occasions. He also plans to have a Facebook page where he will post the events it will be attending. Rebecca de la Bedoyere, Fundraising Manager at WAA, said: “The model Bell 429 helicopter is astonishing in its attention to detail and is a stunning replica of our helicopter. The work done by Sean, Dave and Gareth at their own cost is very generous. “We are truly grateful to Sean, Dave and Gareth. The people of Wiltshire often come up with innovative ways of raising money for Wiltshire Air Ambulance and this is one great example.”

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of all, it is encouraging for the future of the industry to see more English wine medals this year.” The Bramble Hill Rosé was named after the area of Bremhill where the vineyard is based, once renowned for the abundance of bramble bushes, historically it originates from the term ‘Bramble Hill’. The rosé also achieved a silver medal at the UKVA (United Kingdom Vineyard Association) awards last year, there are now in excess of 600 vineyards within the UK, but only four rosé wines were featured in the programme and on the tables including Maud Heath Bramble Hill Rosé at the awards ceremony.

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E HAVE A NEW Receptionist who has joined the Practice, her name is Summer. Since she’s been working here she has had so many comments from patients about her lovely name, which is so pretty. It’s quite apt that as soon as she joined the team we have been having such lovely sunny weather. I am sure it is just a co-incidence but it’s a nice one. So, in fact, Summer has come to Beversbrook in more ways than one and both are very welcome indeed. If you are travelling abroad for your holidays you may need travel vaccinations to protect you from serious diseases found in other parts of the world, such as yellow fever, typhoid and hepatitis A. Many countries, such as Africa, won’t accept travellers who have not been adequately vaccinated. Some vaccinations require more than one dose over a period of time, so it is well worth doing your homework and planning in advance. You can find out if the country you are visiting requires you to have travel vaccinations by visiting the NHS Fit for Travel website www.fitfortravel.nhs.uk. This handy website also provides information about personal safety and food and water precautions you may need to take whilst on your holiday. Travel vaccinations can be obtained through your GP Practice by booking an appointment with your Practice Nurse, but there are also some private clinics locally that may also be able to help you. Some travel vaccinations are not free on the NHS and so a fee may be charged, you should be informed of the price of the vaccination before your appointment. 34

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Whether you are travelling at home or abroad, if you are on any regular medication you may wish to check that you have enough supply to last you throughout your holiday and for at least one week after your return home. It is advised to keep a small supply of your routine medication at home, as you would be surprised how many people leave their tablets behind in a hotel room etc. If you are travelling for a long time or your medication is not on repeat your GP will need to consider factors prior to agreeing the prescription, such as the type of medication you are taking, if it is needed and the risks of supplying larger quantities than usual. If you need regular monitoring such as blood tests, you should obtain advice regarding monitoring arrangements from your GP accordingly. If you are travelling abroad you may also need to check what medication you can take into the country you are visiting.

Some medicines which are available in the UK may be controlled in other countries, such as strong painkillers like diamorphine. For these medicines you will need to make special arrangements to take them abroad, which may include a letter from your GP. The NHS Choices website will be able to provide more information about whether or not you can take your medicine on holiday and what to do if there are restrictions. Don’t forget all medicines should travel in their original packaging and preferably in your suitcase. If you are given any medication whilst you are away you should ask the dispensing pharmacist or doctor if it is legal to bring it back into the UK. If you‘re in any doubt it is best to declare it at customs when you return. I am sure you are more organised than I am and have already booked and organised your Summer holiday. It’s nearly August and my plans have got no further than simply booking the time off work. Having not arranged any flights to a hot destination abroad, I may end up having a ‘staycation’ if I am not careful. Mind you, I won’t be too upset with the notion of staying at home for the holidays if this sunny weather continues. The added bonus of holidaying in Wiltshire is that I know all the good picnic spots with the best views and all the restaurants with the yummiest menu’s, I speak the lingo and don’t need any jabs before I leave ….sounds like the perfect holiday, now to persuade the family! Emmy Butcher Practice Manager & Business Partner, Beversbrook Medical Centre, Calne emmybutcher@nhs.net

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Tattoos are on the increase. The number of studios has doubled in the last ten years and 29% of Brits aged 16-44 now boast an inking. So with over 1,500 studios to choose from, how do you decide? First thing to do is choose an artist whose artistic style and ability match your expectations. Be sure to look through their portfolio and check on the quality and consistency of their work. Do you like their designs? Are the lines steady, the shading smooth and the colours solid? According to a 2003 study, 75% of people who get tattoos go on to regret it, so it’s important to do some serious homework before making that all important decision. After all, tattoos are very difficult, painful and expensive to remove! Safety comes next. Make sure the studio and the tattoo artist are both registered with the local council. This is a legal requirement and they should have certificates proving their status. Certification assures certain basic standards of cleanliness and hygiene of premises, equipment and the individual performing the work. Check there is a current Health and Safety Certificate on display and that the artist wears gloves and uses new needles for each customer. Follow these simple guidelines and you should maximise your chances of a safe and successful inking experience!

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Health & Beauty

Hair & Beauty by Solo HD Brows now being offered from 15th July HD Make-up Evening 9th July from 4-7pm Phone to book your 15 minute slot to have your colour match 36 Church Street | Calne | SN11 0HZ | 01249 813991 www.hairandbeautybysolo.co.uk or www.hairdresserscalne.co.uk 38

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Why Floss? You might clean your teeth religiously twice a day and feel that you are doing all you can to keep your gnashers looking and feeling clean and fresh, but if you fail to include flossing as part of your daily dental routine, you are only doing just over half the job. Every tooth has five surfaces, and brushing only gets to three of them (the top/bottom, back and front). If you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t floss, it leaves the two side surfaces unclean and potentially subject to disease. Food and sticky bacteria, commonly known as plaque, lodge in the space between teeth. If left, plaque generates acid which can cause cavities, irritate gums and eventually lead to gum disease. Gum disease isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t pretty. It eats away at gums and teeth and in advanced forms even attacks the bones that support the teeth and the lower third of the face. Floss is the only thing that can get into the space between teeth to remove these harmful bacteria. If done before brushing, flossing can expose a larger area for the fluoride in the toothpaste to act upon. The best way to care for your teeth is to combine plaque removal through flossing and brushing with chemical cleaning via toothpaste and mouth wash.

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Health & Beauty

Get Active Holiday Sport Sky Ride Local is back! The Wiltshire Council’s Get Active Holiday Sports brochure has been put together by the Sports Development team to help promote opportunities for young people across 46 Wiltshire venues this Summer.

Cycling is one of the nation’s favourite pastimes and with a series of free guided bike rides coming to Trowbridge, Chippenham and Salisbury, there’s never been a better time to get on your bike this summer!

The brochure features our expanded holiday programme for this year and includes information on the following projects:

Cycling is widely acknowledged as helping to increase cardiovascular fitness, decrease body fat and strengthen bones. By riding to the shops, to work, or to the gym, it’s also easy to make this low-impact exercise part of your daily routine.

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British Cycling is partnering with Wiltshire Council this year to offer local people lots of easy ways to get out on their bikes and experience the health benefits of cycling. Trained Ride Leaders are there to offer friendly guidance along tried and tested routes. So whether it’s a traffic free 5 mile scenic leisure ride or more of a slightly longer leg stretcher there is something for all the family. To register for a free ride & for more information please visit: www.goskyride.com/Wiltshire

Activities will take place at a range of venues including Wiltshire Council and Places for People operated leisure facilities, schools, recreational spaces, parks and local sports clubs. For programme details on all the activities above or to download the 2015 Get Active Holiday Sport brochure visit: www.wiltshire.gov.uk/leisureandrecreation/ sportphysicalactivity/sportsdevholidayactivities.htm Alternatively, for general enquires email: sportsdevelopment@wiltshire.gov.uk

Run England – Wiltshire The Run England project in Wiltshire continues to grow from strength to strength with new beginner runners getting involved all the time! The latest newsletter is now available to download with information on Leadership in Running & Fitness courses, the informal workshop programme that was delivered this year to coaches and run leaders and then some of our success stories from the last 4 months including new groups in Marlborough and School Gate Runs in Calne, Corsham and Chippenham with a further one planned for Malmesbury. School Gate Runs are simply social active walk / run groups that go from the playground after you’ve dropped your child off at school! A great way of getting 30 minutes exercise in at the start of the day! For more information on the Run England project please contact Amy Chalk, Wiltshire’s Run Coordinator on achalk@englandathletics.org or www.wiltshire.gov.uk/leisureandrecreation/ sportandfitness/sportandphysicalactivity/healthandphysicalactivity/running.htm

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PHYSICAL PAIN? EMOTIONAL DISTRESS? Contact:

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Photographing the Wiltshire countryside Photos ÂŠ James Lewis 2015

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Sunrise Across Pewsey Vale

Silbury Hill In Springtime

HE WILTSHIRE COUNTRYSIDE is exceptionally picturesque and as a nature photographer I am fortunate enough to have the opportunity to explore it and capture its beauty. Favourite locations of mine include the hills at Pewsey, Roundway and Cherhill, the woodlands at Savernake and West Woods, and Shearwater Lake, to name a few. These places are also home to a huge amount of wildlife which is just as fun to photograph as the landscapes themselves. With the summer now here you can expect to see an influx of butterflies and insects, many species of birds with their fledglings, and lesser seen species such as hedgehogs and bats too. To see more of Jamesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; work, buy prints for your home or business, or book a photography workshop, please visit: www.jameslewisphotography.co.uk

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Home & Garden

Visualising Improvements to your Home by Craig Alexander, Architectural Designer at Lacey Alexander Design

HEN planning to renovate, extend or improve your home or install a new bathroom or kitchen, given the significant financial and emotional investment it can pay dividends to invest in initial 3D images. These images can greatly assist in visualising the spaces and changes- given today's computing power, they do not have to be expensive or the preserve of large projects and corporate developments. Lacey Alexander Design can assist with visualising most home improvements, from a new kitchen, extension or new-build project! Design Options - Making an Informed Choice and Visualising Spaces When planning changes and improvements to your home, how the alterations look and feel is just as important as how the spaces work on plan, however many people struggle to imagine how 2D drawings will translate into 3D space- having a set of realistic, computer-generated images can really assist in 'inhabiting' the space before the first brick is laid! This can be particularly beneficial, when considering different design options- from different cladding materials, extension footprints, interior layouts right down to different lighting designs, all can be quickly 44

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and easily produced and compared to allow your family to make an informed decision on what works best for you, and your home. Quick, Sketchy Options - When Buying a new Home Often, when buying a new home, people have plans and ideas as to how to improve, extend or customise the house to best suit their families' needs. Rather than investing in a full set of drawings (particularly if the purchase isn't' a certainty before contracts are exchanged) 3D visuals can be a really useful tool to sketch out options and explore how the house would look with an extension, new kitchen or remodelled interior- in a much more accessible and comprehendible format than flat, 2D drawings. Light, Shadows and Materials Lacey Alexander have invested much time, skills and software into supplementing initial sketch designs with '3D' computer models and images, helping you appreciate how the spaces will look and feel, before committing to the time and cost of having full drawings commissioned, these can be particularly useful if you find it difficult to understand how spaces will work, and how the character of the flat

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drawings will be in reality- from light levels, shadows, colours and textures of materials, to different styles of interiors and fittings, computer images can provide life-like representations of various options. This feedback loop of design options may also involve the planning office in the form of 'pre application advice', if planning permission is required, to ensure the project meets with their expectations, potentially saving time and money further down the line. We also regularly provide sketch images for people in the process of buying, or selling their homeproviding the opportunity to visualise potential changes and extensions which could be made to a property, without the significant investment in a set of paper drawings, which often don't show the potential improvements in their best light. Getting Everyone on board with your Plans 3D images can be a useful tool for engaging others in the design process, whether ensuring all of your family understand and get-behind your design ambitions, to assisting to convince a neighbour that the proposals are agreeable- from viewing any extensions from the garden, or modelling light and shadowing impacts to neighbouring properties. They can also be a useful discussion tool when involving planning officers or conservation department, if you live in a more challenging listed property or conservation area. 46

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Selling your Ideas Much like our service when purchasing a property, we can provide 3D visuals of granted planning permissions, which have not yet been built. Selling a house with planning permission can be a really quick and easy way of adding value to your home, without the significant cost and disruption of going ahead and building the design. However, in order to appreciate the potential included with the planning approval, a set of 3D visuals can really 'sell' the development to potential buyers, making sure they can imagine how the space could work for them, which flat and formal planning drawings often fail to convey. The Next Step - Getting Started! Lacey Alexander will happily provide 3D visualisations as a stand-alone service, helping you get started developing the early thoughts of your plans for your home without the commitment to a full set of drawings, or a planning application. We can also use visualisations as a starting point for your options regarding improving your home, from getting the layout to work for you, through to extensions and other improvements, feel free to give Verity or Craig at Lacey Alexander Design a call, to chat through your options, or to arrange a free site visit to discuss your requirements. Lacey Alexander Design, Tel: 01225 832840 www.laceyalexander.co.uk

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Home & Garden

Visualising a new colour scheme by Nikki Seal, Real Paintbox Company

E’VE ALL DONE IT (although I haven’t done it for many years now). Back in my younger days I was obsessed with it. I made many mistakes. It cost me a fortune. And I never admitted the full cost of these mistakes even to MYSELF, let alone my husband! What am I talking about? CHOOSING COLOURS USING TESTER POTS! It starts with a vision for the room to be decorated. An idea of the wall colours required to create this vision are imagined - and it’s a quick trip to the nearest DIY shed or paint store to grab some paint charts. Looking at them in store is no good – no one lights their home with fluorescent strip lights! So, the charts are taken home and pondered over for hours. Bending them, folding them, even carefully peeling the little chips off the backing card so that they can be viewed in isolation, in an attempt to gain insight into what the colour will look like when it’s covering a whole wall. Finally 3 or 4 colours are filtered out as possibilities. So it’s a trolley dash back to the shop or a quick hop on the internet. Whilst purchasing the tester pots, another colour catches the eye as a possible solution and, with a deft manoeuvre that’s hardly visible to the naked eye, that’s in the basket too – just in case! £20.00 later, (maybe more) not to mention the cost of fuel (or delivery) and time, the moment of truth arrives. The tester pots are in the house and ready for colour testing. At this point don’t be tempted to paint patches on the wall - it’s a guaranteed way to cheese off your decorator…for a number of reasons: 1. However neatly those patches are painted on the wall – and there can be a tendency to STAB the paint on leaving THICK brushmarks – they create a layer of uneven paint, the ‘ghost’ of which is going to ‘haunt’ the wall forever more without some serious extra 48

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preparation to bring the surface back to its flat state 2. Once those blobs are up on the wall, your space is spoilt – it’s no longer a room that you’re GOING to decorate – it is now a work in progress – a constant reminder that there’s work to be done – not relaxing 3. To truly see a colour, you need to see how the light reacts with it on every wall, in the corners, against the furniture, against the floor – this can’t be done if the blob of paint is dabbed in one place. 4. Once painted on the wall, the colours are in a fixed order. To see the ‘truth’ in a colour it helps to change the viewing order. A colour may seem blue when neighboured by cream, but put it alongside another blue and any undertones present in the colour will be instantly visible - a hint of green, a touch of purple or a grey hue. SO WHAT’S THE ALTERNATIVE? Painting the tester pots onto a piece of card overcomes some of the problems above. When doing this, it can be helpful to: 1. Use a thick, white water-board so that it doesn’t ‘warp’ once dry (not the inside of a cornflake packet!) 2. Use a roller rather than a brush as that’s what will be used for painting the walls, it will give a truer representation of the final finish 3. Apply 2 coats of paint (leaving the card to dry in-between times) and paint up to the edges, so that the colour can be seen directly against furniture and furnishings without a distracting ‘frame’ between them This method CAN get a bit messy – especially if you want to try out 5 or 6 colours but there is a solution: Finding a paint company that provides tester patches (ready painted samples) for easy colour selection is a great solution to all of the problems encountered when choosing colours Real PaintBox in Calne have literally HUNDREDS of Real Paint Tester Patches, made with REAL PAINT so

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Jo Deacon

Out with the Old â&#x20AC;&#x201C; (then back in!) I AM A HOARDER. I cling stubbornly onto all manner of things, just in case they"come in useful!" (and funnily enough, they usually do.) I am a menace to myself at any fete or school fair, being totally out of control at the first sight of a "white elephant" table piled high with someone's old junk or discarded bric a brac. Books, cracked ornaments, plastic flowers, even ancient old toys, all fill me with delight, and I proudly carry my "trophies" home, well aware of Fred's first words when I walk through the door. His greeting varies little on each occasion, going from, "NOT more rubbish!" to a kind of sighing, "What the hell have you bought now?" I'll be honest though, and admit that the majority of second (or third, fourth, and maybe even fifth) hand bits and bobs I have gleefully paid just pence for, washed, polished, and wrapped in pretty paper, do make lovely presents on the tree at Christmas, and birthday gifts the rest of the year. (Whoops! Given myself away there haven't I?) "Tarting" up plain tablecloths, headscarves or T-shirts by painting on them with fabric paints is an enjoyable hobby when I feel a bit jaded by painting in watercolours or oils, and at least I'm certain of an original design. A group of wild flowers painted on a dark green velvet cushion cover looks quite beautiful when edged with gold outliner, and canal-barge scenes and flowers look very authentic on an old kettle or tea pot. But this year I have been experiencing something never felt before. I looked around me one morning, and decided to de-clutter! (Yes, I know. It was a hell of a shock to ME too!) 52

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It was also an eye opener to me as I sat among the debris I'd just tipped out of a drawer onto the floor. What amazed me most was HOW I had managed to cram so much into drawers you would swear were too small to hold such a stack. The other amazing experience was the "secret" thought I kept to myself as I rooted amongst the "rubbish". I was wondering what had prompted me to buy such junk in the first place. (I could well imagine how Fred would crow if I confessed I too was finally fed up of clutter!)

As it turned out though, Fred thought he was witnessing a major miracle, and was too afraid of breaking the spell if he allowed even a tiny "crow". He wandered about the house like a man sleepwalking, but couldn't resist peering into whatever room I was busily filling bin bags from, as though checking to see if the "dream" was continuing, or had I reverted to type and was filling drawers instead of emptying them. I couldn't believe what I was doing either, because prior to this sudden wave of de-cluttering that had hit me with the force of a tsunami, I was "into" clutter in a big way. I could've cluttered for England and brought home the "gold". I knew where I was with clutter, and I knew where everything was â&#x20AC;&#x201C; well,

almost everything! It was familiar, like an old friend, and having all my stuff around me made me feel secure and comfortable. The fact we hadn't seen the dining table for over 6 months due to the stacks of half finished paintings, tubes of watercolours, and sketch pads by the score, didn't cause me any grief, but every so often, steam would come from Fred's ears, and he would loudly complain that he would just occasionally LIKE to see if the table was still under "all that mess!" Now, a few weeks after my initial urge to clear the clutter, we have space where you can walk across the lounge without tripping up or bruising your ankles on piles of books etc.left on the floor. Fred has been very busy decorating our dingy kitchen too. The multicoloured tiles have been replaced by a sea of pale smoky blue, and the cheerful lemon walls have taken the place of the dark yellow of before. A new kitchen dresser and a new fridge have replaced the old built-in cupboard and drawers, and the creaking fridge-freezer. A victorian plate rack is where a cupboard kept most of the daylight out of the kitchen, and the room is now light and comfortable. A pleasure to be in. Of course, it has all been a traumatic experience for me to suddenly find myself chucking out piles of junk, but I discovered a super remedy. The new dresser has huge cupboard space, and several of the drawers throughout the house were emptied by my ruthless purging of the "rubbish". I haven't bought any more "bargains" in many months, but I feel much happier now that I know all those "lonely" drawers and cupboards aren't quite so empty as they were a week ago! Catch my drift? ......... @ Joanne Deacon 2015 .........

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Home & Garden

Water without the guilt by Rachel Leverton

HO REMEMBERS their dad hosing the garden on warm summer evenings? We always seemed to have a lush lawn when I was a child, apart from the summer of 1976 when hosepipes were banned and we all used stand-pipes for weeks.

But gardens need water to survive so what can we do?

However, if you want to make the most of your saved water then irrigation systems are the best choice. They typically reduce the amount of water you use by 7090%, which is a huge saving. Here are a few tips for getting the best from an irrigation system. Ground preparation is really important. Dig in lots of homeproduced compost, well rotted horse manure, or spent mushroom compost. This organic matter will help the soil retain any moisture it receives.

Well the truth is, we have more than enough water in the UK to sustain an average garden, but it tends to fall in the winter when all the plants are dormant.

Make sure the irrigation lines run under the tips of the branches rather than at the base of the plant. This will water the roots more efficiently.

But nowadays hosepipes are the horticultural equivalent of a bad taste joke: out of style and somewhat frowned upon.

A water butt is a simple, economical solution for most urban gardens. Butts will catch the rainwater from your gutter and store it until itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s required. They typically hold between 100 and 300 litres depending on size.

You can now buy huge rainwater tanks which hold up 1000 litres and are great if you have the space. There are also underground storage tanks which hold over 2500 litres! With special attachments, stored rainwater can be fed into hoses and sprinklers, so you can use them guilt-free.

Make sure you mulch. Mulch can be a membrane, gravel, bark chips or cocoa shells. The aim is to keep moisture in the soil. I favour organic mulches because they gradually rot down and can be dug in to improve the soil texture further. A few simple measures will ensure that your garden stays green this summer without costing the earth!

Plants for Dry Spaces Alliums - the huge ones look great Cistus - Rock Rose Euphorbia - my favourite, very architectural Helianthemum - Sun Rose Lavender - plant near patios for the fragrance Santolina Sedum - almost indestructible! Senecio - the sunshine plant Thyme 54

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Wildlife

Wolverine Triplets Meet Sunshine, Liv and Gutt the Park’s new Wolverine cubs. After spending approximately nine weeks hidden away in their den, the rare cubs are beginning to venture out and explore their new woodland enclosure under the watchful eye of parents Sarka and Sharapova.

Cotswold Wildlife Park made history in 2012 as the first collection in the UK to successfully breed Wolverines (Gulo gulo) in captivity. These new arrivals are Sarka and Sharapova’s second litter and are testament to the Park’s excellent European Endangered Species Programme (EEP). Only around eighty Wolverines are believed to exist in captivity worldwide and breeding is notoriously difficult with this species, so the new cubs are encouraging news for future generations.

Keepers were unsure exactly how many cubs had been born until mother Sharapova started bringing the youngsters out of the den. Jamie Craig, Curator of Cotswold Wildlife Park and member of the EEP committee for Wolverines, commented: “Once the female enters her den, we are pretty confident that the kits have arrived. She is an excellent mother, only leaving the kits for very brief periods to eat and drink. Once the kits are old enough, she will allow them out to investigate their surroundings but always under her vigilant eye. We were delighted to be the first UK collection to breed this species and in many ways, it is even more rewarding to repeat our success.” The tiny kits are born blind and covered in white fur with a pungent waxy substance on their pelage. This acts as a great defence against predation while the kits are vulnerable*. A Wolverine’s start in life is a unique one. Adult females have a fascinating reproductive strategy known as embryonic diapause or delayed implantation. The embryo does not immediately implant in the uterus, but is maintained in a state of dormancy which allows pregnant females to finetune births and wait for the best

possible conditions. Reproduction is hugely energetically expensive for any animal. If the environmental conditions aren’t able to support a female through the intense periods of pregnancy and nursing, it makes no sense to put energy into giving birth to young that may not survive. Diapause can last up to ten months in Wolverines. Additional information: Wolverines possess one of the most powerful bites per square inch of any mammal. During the 19th century, Wolverines completely disappeared from southern Europe, mainly due to persecution. They were protected by law in 1969. Fortunately, they managed to survive in the most remote upland areas of Finland, Norway and Sweden. The Wolverine is the world’s largest terrestrial mustelid. Their scientific name, Gulo gulo, comes from the Latin word gulo, which means “glutton”. Wolverines are creatures steeped in folklore and myth. Indian mythology believes they are a link to the spirit world. In North America, they are also known as the “Indian Devil”. John James Audubon, an American ornithologist and naturalist, described them as being “one of the greatest gormandizers among the brutes” (The Viviparous Quadrapeds of North America, 1846).

Cotswold Wildlife Park opens its doors at 10am every day (except Christmas Day), with last admission at 4.30pm (3.30pm in the winter months). Visit www.cotswoldwildlifepark.com for further details. Photos: Cotswold Wildlife Park

*Source: The Wolverine Way by Douglas Chadwick (Patagonia Publications, 2012).

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Motoring Mayhem

Telematics/Telemetry by Colin Viner

OR YEARS NOW, cars have had onboard diagnostics that monitor the operation of engine components, ABS brakes, air bags, through to air conditioning and even in-car entertainment, logging fault codes for items that perform outside known parameters. Usually if a fault develops a warning lamp or message will appear on the dashboard telling the driver to get the problem checked with at garage with plug in diagnostics. Formula 1 teams, trucking companies and the aircraft industry have for many years used a technology called telemetry to remotely monitor vital engine, speed and global positioning data. Position speed and time data is already being used by insurance companies to monitor young drivers and recently business fleet owners now have the opportunity to be in remote contact with all their vehicles to try and avoid mechanical problems before they appear, speeding drivers (white van man) and position to enable efficient deliveries or collections. The ordinary motorist has until now had to make their own decisions about vehicle maintenance, but in the not too distant future car manufacturers will be able to remotely monitor the mechanical condition of all their vehicles, find problems almost before they develop, book the car in to a local dealership and even order the parts before the car 62

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arrives at the workshop. (It may even drive itself there).

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Some friends of mine recently had a serious accident in a new BMW while they were travelling through France. The car finished up off the road wedged between two trees, but as they were collecting their wits the emergency systems in the car contacted BMW, a voice from the radio asked if they were OK and they were swiftly rescued, temporary accommodation found and a hire car arranged for them to finish their journey.

Even with the vast coverage that my equipment has, occasionally we have the ‘computer says no’ situation where the code reader will not interface with the car’s electronics. In future, with telematics, all that could be avoided as the problems could be rectified wirelessly.

This bit of technology is only the start. It may be possible in the future to monitor and control certain functions in your car through a smart phone. In the winter you could for instance warm the car up from the comfort of your bed so that it is defrosted and toasty before you get in it. You could immobilize it if it was to be stolen and it was even suggested keep an eye on the occupants via camera systems. No more nights of passion with your lover on the back seat! Already the number of systems in a car that are monitored by its on board diagnostics is huge but to access this information means a trip to the garage and a plug into a code reader. We have one at work manufactured by SP Diagnostics of Box near Bath. As they are local I am on good terms with the technical team and often request that they should include certain

Software upgrades to a car’s computer could be downloaded in much the same way as the operating systems on your PC or smartphone without you even knowing about it. Many cars already need software upgrades but at the moment it requires a trip to the garage and unless you receive the manufacturer’s recall notice you may be unaware that there was even a problem. The rafts of technology available for cars today is huge and telemetry could be added to self parking, parking sensors, distance and collision avoidance systems, traction and stability control and the many comfort and communication systems on a car and that’s without taking driverless cars into consideration. While telematics may vastly improve the safety and reliability of cars the downside is that along with your smartphone, TV set and PC, it will become another device that tracks and reports your every move to some faceless entity. I won’t care but will you?

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Motoring

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HOLIDAY IS A wonderful opportunity to relax and take things easy, but it’s also when we place extra demands on our car. Whether planning a break on UK soil, or a trip by ferry to the continent, chances are that our motor is going to travel more miles than usual, and this could bring about unwanted trouble if we don’t take precautions. Holiday car-breakdowns are misery-inducing. I have vivid memories of steam billowing out of our car’s engine one summer as a teenager, and of my dad fixing up some temporary repair that involved a pop bottle. Amazement that he had the know-how to do such a thing (I had up to this point branded him as a mechanophobe, if there is such a thing) didn’t make up for the frustration of being cooped up in a hot and stuffy car when I should have been out in the sunshine enjoying myself! Most car faults are simple things which could easily be avoided by 64

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a pre-holiday inspection. So, at least a week before you are due to go away, carry out these simple checks to reduce the risk of your dream break turning into a holiday nightmare!

Check the tread and tyre pressure. If you are likely to be driving at sustained high speeds or with the car fully loaded, you may need to raise the pressure to higher than normal.

First, check that your car won’t be due for an MOT or service while you’re away.

Check the condition of the wiper blades and clean them with a tissue dipped in screen wash concentrate. If they look damaged or if they smear a clean screen, renew them. Make sure all external lights are functioning, including rear fog lights. Try the horn, clean the windows and wipe the lamp lenses and door mirrors.

Next, check all the fluid levels – engine oil and coolant; brake, clutch and power steering reservoirs; screen wash; automatic transmission fluid if appropriate – and top up if required. Inspect the fan belt for cracks and separation of the belt plies and get a new one fitted if necessary. Consider carrying a spare. Check the condition of the tyres, including the spare. Inspect for cuts, abrasions, bulges or embedded nails or stones. This could also be a good opportunity to use the jack and ensure it works properly!

Finally, make sure you have a warning triangle, spare bulbs and a First Aid Kit, especially if you are travelling abroad as they are required in certain countries. Prevention is always better than cure, but don’t forget to take your breakdown cards and membership details – just in case!

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Anyone who owns one of Nigel Slater’s cookbooks will know that there is as much pleasure to be had from reading the recipes as there is from following them. He writes about food with passion, knowledge and honesty, admitting his fondness for Heinz Tomato Ketchup , Smarties and other non-gastronomic treats. Here, he devotes short chapters (often no more than a paragraph or two) to a whole range of peculiarly British delights. Some are drawn from childhood memories, such as his father’s unsuccessful experiment with a coffee percolator (it ends up packed away next to the Christmas tree lights) or his mother’s blancmanges. Others are more contemporary and tells of the delight to be had from a visit to the fishmonger or the ritual of a Saturday farmers’ market. All are well written, funny and evocative. Whether you read this from cover to cover, or simply scan the chapter headings for whatever takes your fancy, this is a perfect book for thinking about food – and despite Slater’s reservations the last chapter will probably send you out to the shops for a packet of Pink Wafers! Review by Kath Bennett

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Rosa Matheson

This book brings a ‘fly-on-the-wall’ account of some famous accidents such as that of William Huskisson MP, at the opening the Manchester & Liverpool Railway and the disastrous Tay Bridge Disaster as well as lesser known ones like the crash at Hexthorpe when the the Manchester, Sheffield & Lincolnshire Railway daily express train travelling from Liverpool to Hull smashed into Midland Railway’s Race Day Special for Doncaster’s Gold Cup, using victim statements, newspaper articles, and official reports. The coming of the railways brought technology and industrial development, but it also brought destruction and devastation as it razed towns, villages and churchyards to make way for its stations, hotels and Works. This chapter makes gruesome and almost unbelievable reading. Most people associate dynamite and railways with their construction, blasting cuttings and tunnels, but in this book the dynamite is in relation to the first terrorist’s attacks on the railways and the underground in the late 19th Century. It charts the development of dynamite, the ‘Decade of Dynamite’ in the 1880s and the way it became the Fenians’ ‘weapon of choice’ for their British bombing campaign. Few know that the first death from bombings on the underground was that of Harry Pitts back in 1897. This believed to be, but unproven, the work of anarchists. The book is written by local author Dr Rosa Matheson, Swindon’s best known railway historian and differs from her usual work on the Great Western Railway.

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Thinking about Heaven?

cat came up to the pearly gates and asked St. Peter to be let into heaven. St. Peter checked his record, and sure enough the cat’s name was on the list. “Is there anything I can get for you?” asked St. Peter. “Well I would like a comfy cushion to sit on” replied the cat, and sure enough a comfy cushion appeared. Then a group of mice came to the pearly gates. “Is there anything I can get for you?” asked St. Peter. They replied, “Yes please, we’d like some roller skates because we are fed up with always being chased by cats.” Without further discussion little roller boots appeared on their feet. A week later, St. Peter bumped into the cat. “How’s things?” he asked. The cat answered, “I love my cushion, but it’s not as good as the meals on wheels.” I’ve been thinking about heaven a lot recently. Everyone I speak to has a different idea of what it is going to be like. What does the Bible say? In Revelation 21, there is a beautiful picture: It’s a picture of the end of time, when a new Jerusalem will come down to a new earth and God will permanently dwell with us, living in perfect relationship with each other. It says, “God will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.” (v4) Now that’s something to look forward to. It means no more death or suffering. Isaiah Ch 11 describes this using animals: “The wolf will live with the lamb, the leopard will lie down with goat, the calf and the lion and the yearling together; and a little child will lead them.” And it goes on even further… “The cow will feed with the bear, their young will lie down together, and the lion will eat straw like an ox.” In my eyes, that means the mice are safe. Even the animals are in good relationship with each other! What else do we know about the end of things? There won’t be a Temple according to Revelation 21 (v22),

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because God and the Lamb (Jesus) are there all the time. There is no sun or moon, because light will radiate from God’s glory and there will be no darkness ever (v23). On top of that, the gates of the city are left permanently open because there are no enemies and all those who are pure will come in (v26). Mmmm... the city of God, the heavenly Jerusalem is reserved for the pure… That might be a problem? If I look in the mirror and am truly honest with myself, I can’t pretend to be perfect and without fault. Purity isn’t exactly my middle name, but thankfully, it doesn’t have to be. God has made us pure, by sending His Son into the world to take away the impurities of the rubbish (sin and death) in our heart. Bins are collected every two weeks in my village. Jesus needed to deal with the rubbish only once. The rubbish in my heart died, when Jesus died. It was placed upon Him. I am now clean, because of Him. The truck has driven away and I’ve been recycled (to stretch the analogy even further). Jesus is the resurrection and the life. The one who dealt with our sin and rose above it all. He gives us the gift of the Holy Spirit to help us through life. Yes, as Christians, we still have to live with the legacy of the old life within us, but now we have the Holy Spirit to make us better people and overcome the rubbish. We are guaranteed heaven through faith and through the Holy Spirit, we can grow in holiness each day until that day when everything shall be pure and holy. Benjamin Franklin wrote his epitaph and it seems to sum this up: “The body of B. Franklin, printer, like the cover of an old book its contents torn out, And stripped of its lettering and gilding, lies here, food for worms, but the work shall not be wholly lost: For it will, as he believ’d, appear once more in a new and more perfect edition, corrected and amended by the author.” Rev Philip Bromiley (philbromiley@hotmail.co.uk) Design & Computer Graphics by Alexander S. Grenfell, Calne.

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Index of Advertisers ANTIQUES/AUCTIONEERS Calne Antiques....................................... 13 Wessex Auction Rooms ......................... 84 ARCHITECTURAL DRAWING/DESIGN Concept Drawing.................................... 53 FHL......................................................... 21 Lacey Alexander..................................... 44 BLINDS/CURTAINS Ginghams............................................ 1, 9 BOOKS Derry Hill Books..................................... 69 Devizes Books........................................ 68 BOOK KEEPING/ACCOUNTING Ledgeability........................................... 71 BOWLING North Wilts Bowls.................................. 39 BROADBAND Avonline Broadband ............................. 31 BUILDERS/BUILDING SUPPLIES All Home Improvements........................ 72 Buildbase ............................................. 73 Chalford Building Supplies..................... 75 AM Chivers Building............................... 72 Downland Construction......................... 72 Hilliers.................................................... 53 PB Plastering & General Building........... 74 Tim Lee Building.................................... 74 TW Masonry Builder............................... 72 Prior & Company Building...................... 74 Ron Welch Builder.................................. 74 CAR REPAIR/VEHICLE SERVICES/TAXI AM Autocare.......................................... 63 Cross Country Tyres................................. 65 K.A.R. Travel (Taxi).................................. 65 Nicholls Repair Shop.............................. 65 Sawmills Garage.................................... 63 Sign-Age Graphics.................................. 63 CARE/CARE HOMES/RETIREMENT Celtic Care.............................................. 71 Driving Miss Daisy.................................. 25 Greensleeves .......................................... 5 CARPENTER/JOINER Contours Carpentry................................ 72 Makepeace Carpentry............................ 74 Kevin Mead Carpenter and Joiner........... 74 CHIROPRACTIC McTimoney............................................ 35 CHURCHES Calne Evangelical Church ...................... 66 CLEANING/DOMESTIC SERVICES Catherine Croft Cleaning Services ......... 21 IKlean Services ..................................... 21 Ovenclean ............................................ 66 Ovengleamers ...................................... 66

COACH OPERATOR Barnes Coaches......................................2 COMPUTER/IT/GRAPHICS/WEB Calne Computer Services ...................... 67 PC Hospital............................................. 69 Up & Running Computer Services........... 25 DAMP PROOFING Abbey Damp Proofing............................ 72 82

DISCO Disco Mania .......................................... 69 DOMESTIC APPLIANCES/REPAIRS Odd Jobs................................................ 77 Steves Appliances.................................. 80 Tony Parsons Appliance Engineer........... 80 E-CIGARETTES Puffin Hut.............................................. 23 EDUCATION/CHILDCARE Grace Tuition Centre .............................. 69 Little Acorns Childminding Group ......... 69 ELECTRICIANS/ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES CMH Electrical........................................ 76 Delta Electrical....................................... 77 Norman Nailor Electrical Contractor....... 76 Nick Pocock Electrical............................. 76 CJ Steel Electrical Services...................... 76

HEALTH/FOOT CARE Calne Acupuncture................................. 41 Calne Foot Care...................................... 35 CK Clinic................................................. 37 Foot Care at Home.................................. 36 Foot Health Care..................................... 41 McTimoney Chiropractic......................... 35 HEATING OIL Watson Fuels ........................................ 51 HEATING SOLAR SolarGeo................................................ 51 HOME & INTERIORS Ginghams............................................ 1, 9 Real Paint Box........................................ 49 Sarah’s Soft Furnishings ........................ 21 HOME MAINTENANCE Odd Jobs................................................ 80

ESTATE AGENTS Atwell Martin ....................................... 71

HYPNOTHERAPY Hypnotherapy of Calne........................... 37

FLOORING SERVICES BSB Flooring ......................................... 45 George Taylor Carpet Fitter ................... 45 Goldman Interiors ................................ 47 IKlean Services ..................................... 21 Premier Flooring...................................... 5

INSURANCE NFU Mutual Chippenham....................... 69

FLORISTS Shirley’s Florists .................................... 21 FOOD & DRINK/HOTEL Flying Pig Cake Emporium...................... 28 Lansdowne Strand Hotel........................ 29 Maud Heath........................................... 30 The Trotting Horse.................................. 12 FUNERAL DIRECTORS Odette.................................................... 24 Tony Warren ......................................... 66 E Wootten & Son.................................... 27 FURNITURE Crockerton Furniture Centre Ltd ............. 45 GARAGE DOORS Diamond Doors...................................... 63 GARDENING/FENCING/LANDSCAPING Corsham Landscaping............................ 56 Dave Newton Fencing............................ 56 ES Earthmoving...................................... 74 Graham Fox............................................ 57 Green Stripe Lawncare........................... 57 Ian Marsh............................................... 57 Jon Burton............................................. 56 Maxi-Green............................................ 57 MH Tree services .................................... 57 Mowfix................................................... 57 MR Fencing............................................ 56 Turners Landscapes................................ 56 Walsh Landscapes.................................. 57 HAIR/BEAUTY/NAILS Amanda Phillips..................................... 35 High Street Barbers................................ 37 LA Barber............................................... 36 Mill Beauty............................................. 41 Pamplemouse........................................ 41 Solo........................................................ 38 Woman to Woman................................. 35

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KITCHENS/BEDROOMS Dream Doors ......................................... 83 Kitchen Makeover ................................. 53 Premier Kitchen Doors............................ 49

PLUMBING/HEATING/SUPPLIES ABC Plumbing........................................ 79 Active Plumbing Supplies...................... 78 Aquarius Plumbing & Heating................ 79 Max Colbourne Oil & Gas........................ 79 DPS Plumbing & Heating....................... 78 F.S. Plumbing......................................... 78 Graham Gas & Plumbing Services.......... 78 H & G Sims Plumbing & Heating............. 79 Plumbing 4U.......................................... 78 RTC Plastering & Plumbing..................... 78 Skyline Heating...................................... 80 RETAIL SHOPS Bazaar Gifts & Cards .............................. 23 Calne Appliances .................................. 25 ROOFING/TILING/THATCHING David Beal Thatcher............................... 81 Daylan Gleed Roofing............................. 81 Marden Roofing..................................... 81 Marden Flat Roofing .............................. 79 White Horse Roofing.............................. 81 SEWING/CRAFT Sew & Craft............................................ 21 Stitches by Linda .................................. 67 SPA Thermae Bath Spa.............................. 1, 33

LEGAL SERVICES Awdry, Bailey & Douglas ......................... 7 Bevirs Solicitors .................................... 67

STAIRLIFTS 1st Choice Stairlifts ............................... 13 Raise Lift Services..................................... 3

LOCKS & ALARMS Alan Key Locks ....................................... 77

SWIMMING LESSONS Swimming with Liz .............................. 39

MOBILITY Mobility Store........................................ 27

TENNIS COACHING Calne Tennis Coaching............................ 39

MICROLIGHT FLIGHTS Wiltshire Microlight Centre ................... 69

TILING AFK Tiling............................................... 79

NEWSAGENT Centre News........................................... 23

TV/SATELLITE Aerial Services ...................................... 67 Blakes Satellite.....................................53 Dowding & Son .................................... 67

OFFICE SPACE Open-It.................................................. 17 OPTICIANS Vision Express......................................... 11 PAINTERS/DECORATORS/PLASTERERS ACM Decorating..................................... 77 Alan Clifford Painter & Decorator............ 77 AS Plastering.......................................... 77 Paint Pot................................................ 53 PB Plastering.......................................... 74 Peter the Painter.................................... 77 PETS/DOGS/RIDING Corton Kennels....................................... 61 Great Bounds......................................... 59 Grittenham Grooming............................ 61 Malthouse Equestrian Centre................. 59 Shirleys Pet Shop................................... 61 The Hide................................................. 59 Ulti-Mutt Dog Grooming........................ 61 Wagging Tails......................................... 61 PEST CONTROL Wiltshire Pest Control ........................... 67 PHOTOGRAPHY James Lewis Photography .................... 43

VENUES/ATTRACTIONS Bowood House....................................... 15 Chippenham Rugby............................... 25 Drive-Tech Ltd........................................ 63 Roves Farm ........................................... 19 VETS Hale Veterinary Group............................ 59 WATER SOFTENERS Wiltshire Wet Rooms.............................. 45 WET ROOMS Wiltshire Wet Rooms.............................. 45 WINDOW CLEANERS Elmers Window Cleaning Servs. ............ 67 WINDOWS & CONSERVATORIES Weatherguard Windows......................... 74

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