This magazine is one of 5,000 copies delivered to residents & businesses in:
• Long Stratton
• Tasburgh
• Newton Flotman
• Hempnall
• Morningthorpe
• Fritton
• Shelton
• Hardwick
• Saxlingham Nethergate
• Saxlingham Green
• Swainsthorpe
• Tharston
• Gt Moulton
• Wacton
SUDOKU WORDSEARCH
ANAGRAMS Hidden phrase: Hidden phrase: Dogs laugh, but they laugh with their tails.
WORD LADDER
Here is one possible solution (others may exist) DENT bent belt bolt holt HOLE
EIGHTH PAGE
£48 per edition or just £24 per month
FUN QUIZ 1. Blue 2. White 3. The Red Album 4. The Red Nile
5. Blue 6. Redshirts
7. Mr. Red
8. White
9. The Penny Red 10. Red
PICTOGRAM 1. An Uphill Battle 2. Double Bill 3. Game, Set and Match
SIXTH PAGE
£64 per edition or just £32 per month
Ads from just £24 p/m Sizes: see inside rear cover or: www.satbook.co.uk
Inclusion Deadline for April/May edition is 11th March 2022
Tracey De-Abreu, The Stratton & Tasburgh Book, 1 Oakdale Road, Brundall, Norwich, NR13 5AF
To contact us: tracey@satbook.co.uk Tele: 01603 717681
Welcome… to the latest edition of THE STRATTON & TASBURGH BOOK!
Ah, ‘February & March’ - by definition the last month of Winter and the first month of Spring! Here’s hoping 2022 will be a turning point for us all. With springtime just round the corner let ’s hope so!
There are lots of notable diary dates over the coming period: we’ve got Chinese New Year Feb 1st (the year of the Tiger), Valentine’s Day on Feb 14th, Shrove Tuesday (Pancake Day) and St David’s Day on March 1st, St Patrick’s Day March 17th. Mother's Day & British Summer Time starts on March 27th. Plenty to focus on then!
As usual, inside this magazine you’ll find lots of feature articles, puzzles and quizzes - as well as thriving local services.
Thank you for ‘buying local’ - using the fabulous businesses displayed in this publication really helps to boost our local economy!
Enjoy February & March!...
@TraceySATBook
What’s Inside… Page:
6 - Beauty; And So, To Sleep
7 - Love Jokes
10 - Outdoor Adventures; Spring Cleaning Your Home’s Exterior
11 - The Best Apps for Planning Holidays
12 - Seasonal Food for February 16 - How To Choose An Independent school
18 - Recipe; Meatball Mac and Cheese
20 - Home & Interiors; Design For Well-Being
24 - Health; Is Sitting The New Smoking?
28 - Fun Quiz; Red, White & Blue
31 - Driving Insurance Changes
32 - Gardening; Toxic Plants
34 - Community Events & What’s On
35 - Wordsearch; Dogs
36 - Puzzle Page; Sudoku, Anagram, Pictogram & Word Ladder
37 - Business Cards
38 - Quiz Answers
38 - Advert sizes & fees
39 - Index
30 - Motoring; First Drive: Ford S Max
This magazine is one of 5,000 copies delivered to residents & businesses in: Long Stratton, Tasburgh, Newton Flotman, Hempnall, Morningthorpe, Fritton, Shelton, Hardwick, Saxlingham Nethergate, Saxlingham Green, Swainsthorpe, Tharston, Gt Moulton & Wacton
Community Events & What ’s On...
You can use this page to send your FREE message to 5,000 households and businesses!
3rd LONG STRATTON BROWNIE PACK meets every Thursday 6pm - 7.30pm term time at the Methodist church, Manor Road, Long Stratton. If your daughter is aged between 7 and 10 years and would like to join Brownies please call Brown Owl (Gill) on 01508 530378 or e-mail gillworrell@btinternet.com for further information or to arrange a visit to see what we do.
LONG STRATTON GYMNASTIC CLUB every Thursday evening and Saturday afternoon caters for girls aged 5 to 18 years. The club runs a disability session on a Saturday which is open to boys and girls at Long Stratton Leisure Centre, first session free. For more information contact Tina on 01379 740948.
LONG STRATTON TODDLER GROUP every Monday and Wednesday morning 9.15 -11.15am (term time only). Held at the Methodist church on Manor Road. First session free, £2.00 thereafter. www.longstrattontoddlers.co.uk
TAS WELL JUNIORS - The last Saturday of every month 6- 8pm at the Tas Well Social Club for children of all ages. Games, activities & lots of fun. More info: Mel on 01508 532146 or mel.large@btinternet.com
COFFEE MEETING - meet some old friends, make some new friends, have a chat, a cup of tea & a piece of cake at the Coffee Pot, every Wednesday 2.003.30pm in the Tasburgh Church Room.
CASUALTIES UNION NORWICH BRANCH - Meets at the Vauxhall Centre, Johnson Place, Norwich, NR2 2SA 7:30pm 9:30pm Weds new members welcome for details contact 01508 494492 www.casualtiesunion.org.uk
KIDDY COOK - Cookery workshops for 4 -11 year old chefs held in Tasburgh. Held once a month on Saturday mornings and during school holidays. www.kiddycook.co.uk or call Fran on 07973 724870 for the latest schedule.
HEMPNALL MILL CENTRE- Bookings: Jackie Jackson 01508 499061. info@hempnallmillcentre.co.uk www.hempnallmillcentre.co.uk
NEED SOMEWHERE TO HOLD A FUNCTION?
Anniversary celebration, children ’s party, christening, birthday party, Family & friends get -together the Mill Centre in Hempnall is available for hire – please call Jackie Jackson on 01508 499061 or email jackson.jc@btinternet.com
THARSTON HISTORY SOCIETY regularly meets on the last Wednesday of alternate months. Everyone is welcome - admission is free but there is a retiring collect to help with Society expenses. For further information please see our website www.tharston -historysociety.com or email web@tharston -historysociety.com.
To book your FREE session or for more details please email: hello@timcourridge.co.uk
HEMPNALL MILL CENTRE - LUNCHEON CLUB
Wednesday and Thursday from £5.50 morning tea or coffee served on arrival from 11am a two course lunch served at 12 noon pick up travel can be arranged for more information contact: Margaret Sparham (Wed and Thurs on 499766 or 499579 at other times).
GT. MOULTON CHAPEL - COFFEE MORNING
Wednesdays 10.30 to 11.45. Come and have a mardle at this fun, friendly venue. We have home made cakes and even soup, together with a selection of hot and cold drinks. Open to everyone, we'd be pleased to see you. Contact Steven: 01379 674341
SAXLINGHAM NETHERGATE BOWLS CLUB Come along and have a go at Bowls at our Green in a picturesque setting on the Playing Field. The club is running taster session and coaching for beginners on Monday mornings at 11.00am. Experienced Bowlers are welcome too. Contact: Chris Lacey on 01508 499700
NEWTON FLOTMAN PRE -SCHOOL We are a well established, community pre -school at the Village Centre offering a fun and educational environment for children, aged from 2 years to school age. The preschool, an outstanding early years provider (OFSTED 2015-2016) is open Monday to Friday, with ample space for parking. Fees start from £4.50 per hour. We also accept funding from Norfolk County Council for 2, and 3 -4 year olds, if applicable and we are able to offer tax free childcare too! For more information please contact us at manager@newtonflotmanpreschool.co.uk or 01508 470680, or alternatively please visit www.newtonflotmanpreschool.co.uk
TASBURGH UNITED FOOTBALL CLUB - Our FA Charter Standard club won Norfolk FA ’s Grassroots club of the year for 2019. We have FA qualified coaches who train boys and girls from age 5 to 15, and we have various teams playing in the Norfolk Youth Combined League. New players and volunteers welcome! For more info you can find us on Facebook, at www.tasburghunited.com or call Dan Edwards on 07813 045764.
SINGING: IF YOU CAN SPEAK, YOU CAN SING! Creative Singing Studios Community Singing Group Meets Every Tuesday Evening 7:00 - 8:30pm at Wacton Village Hall, £5.00 per person, pay as you go. This group is regularly invited to sing throughout the region and has raised more than £1000 within the past 12 months for local charities such as Shelter & Break! For more information go to www.creativesingingstudios.co.uk.Contact Louise Barton via email on: louise@louisebarton.com
FITNESS CLASSES - Long Stratton High School on Monday, Wednesday and Friday evening. Choose from circuits, HIIT or cardio blast. First session FREE.
DID YOU KNOW you can now find information on THE HEMPNALL TRUST & how to book the Mill Centre in Hempnall on The Hempnall Trust Website www.hempnalltrust.org
Come
esque setting on the Playing Field. The club is running
acting or back stage or front of house. Please see our
You aphorism ket, before. es sounds what more ly What ket, mean? When market the approach buying them approach it will portfolio. “ practice assets them here timing could the time. So, not how and than dips that where into best very
Time in the market, not timing the market
You might have heard the aphorism “time in the market, not timing the market” before. It’s one of those pieces of financial wisdom that sounds a bit like a riddle. So, what does it really mean, and more importantly, is it actually good financial advice?
What does “time in the market, not timing the market ” mean?
decisions based on short term data, and as the last 2 years have shown us, it can be very difficult to predict how markets will react to pieces of news – and even more difficult to predict the news itself!
Should you follow this advice?
investment strategy.
How do I follow this advice with my portfolio?
So, how do you follow the advice that it’s about “time in the market, not timing the market” for your own portfolio? It’s actually the same advice that we offer most of our clients:
• Ensure you have a welldiversified portfolio
When people talk about “time in the market”, they’re often discussing the benefits of taking a long -term approach to investing. This means buying investments and giving them time to grow, taking a patient approach and understanding that it’s compounding over time which will deliver results and grow your portfolio.
“Hello - I found your number in THE STRATTON & TASBURGH BOOK”...
“Timing the market” refers to the practice of trying to actively buy assets at their lowest price and sell them at their highest. The difficulty here is in accurately predicting and timing these events, meaning you could be leaving a lot of money on the table if you sell at the wrong time.
So, the phrase “time in the market, not timing the market” is all about how it’s better to buy growth assets and hold them long term rather than trying to actively buy and sell dips or peaks. This is a strategy that many investors attempt to use, where they try to time their entry into specific markets to capture the best prices. The trouble is that it ’s very difficult to make investment
In general, the principle of buying growth assets that you like and holding them over time is a good investment practice, even in a rapidly changing market. History shows that even the most successful active investors struggle to time their entries and exits into markets right with any particular consistency.
Plus, the data shows that on the whole, markets are positive. If you look at rolling 3 -month periods over the last 25 years, the FTSE 100 has been up 70% of the time, and down for only 30%. This means that if you buy a stock within the FTSE 100 and held it for 3 months, 70% of the time you ’d be making money. If you extend the period to a rolling 10 -year hold, the data is positive 98% of the time. Making long-term decisions generally leads to positive results, and the longer the time period you look at, the better your chances are.
Of course, this only holds if you buy the right stocks. There’s still an element of analysis and knowledge involved – you can’t simply buy any investment at all and hold it forever and expect to get returns. But in general, the data demonstrates that choosing the right investment and then having the patience to hold it for a long period is a good
• Don’t make snap judgements or rush to buy or sell investments without very good reasons
• Don’t assume that bad news will always cause prices to dip
• Ignore market fluctuations and be confident in your diverse strategy
• It’s better to be too early than too late – if you like an investment and want to own it, you should own it, don ’t try and time your entry
• Think long term – consider investments over years, not days
Need help with your investment strategy? Face to Face Finance offer investment and savings strategies that don’t gamble on short term performance or second guess the markets – they’re based on tried and tested diverse strategies.
This article is informational and for entertainment purposes only. It should not be considered as investment advice. Your capital is at risk when you invest.
T: 01603 625100
“Hello, I found your number in THE STRATTON & TASBURGH BOOK”...
before. It s one of those piec-
When people talk about time in the
ful active investors struggle to time their entries and exits into markets right with any particular consisten-
Plus, the data shows that on the whole, markets are positive. If you -month periods over the last 25 years, the FTSE 100 has been up 70% of the time, and down for only 30%. This means that if you buy a stock within the FTSE 100 and held it for 3 months, 70% of the time you money. If you extend the period to year hold, the data is positive 98% of the time. Making term decisions generally leads to positive results, and the longer the time period you look at, the better your chances are.
Ignore
Of course, this only holds if you buy the right stocks. There element of analysis and knowledge you can’ investment at all and hold it forever and expect to get returns. But in general, the data demonstrates that choosing the right investment and then having the patience to hold it for a long period is a good for your own
and be s
Helping leaders & sales teams to achieve better results with Training, Coaching & Mentoring.
To gain some development ideas for your team, email to arrange a FREE 15-min telephone call or book a £149 60-minute Zoom session..
Join me @stuartsayer on the Clubhouse Audio App; I’m a top 10 participant of ‘The Winners Club’ & a regular speaker Mon-Fri 6:30- 9:00, Sat 7:00-9:00am, Sun 9:00- 12 midday.
34 Monday, Wednesday and Friday evening. Choose from circuits, HIIT or cardio blast. First session FREE.
To book your FREE session or for more details please coffee served on arrival from 11am a two course lunch Come
esque setting on the Playing Field. The club is running Centre in Hempnall on The Hempnall Trust Website www.hempnalltrust.org
