The Issue 97 - May 2017 VILLAGER and Town Life LOCAL NEWS • LOCAL PEOPLE • LOCAL SERVICES • LOCAL CHARITIES • LOCAL PRODUCTS

In this issue RSPB Garden Birdwatch Results Win Tickets to see Sam Brookes Live Win £25 in our Prize Crossword

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In this issue RSPB Garden Birdwatch Results Win Tickets to see Sam Brookes Live Win £25 in our Prize Crossword

Bringing Local Business to Local People 20,000 copies delivered to Buckden, Brampton, Cambourne, Godmanchester, The Hemingfords, Eaton Socon, Bourn, Grantchester and all surrounding villages every month Your To advertise in The Villager and Town Life please call 01767 261122 1 Contents FREEcopy

Cheap Divorce?...... 36 How Much?...... 37 Employment Matters...... 39 Here Comes the Sun...... 40 Slug Survival...... 43 RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch Results...... 44 Bedfordshire’s Cleverest Puppies Need More Puppy Parents.....49 Big Garden Birdwatch Results 44 Animal Know-How...... 51 Children’s Page...... 52 How often do you meet an Ironmonger with a cold?...... 4 BMW M760Li xDrive...... 55 National Doughnut Week...... 6 R.A.T.S. Rehoming Appeal...... 56 Sani Pass...... 8 Nick Coffer’s Weekend Recipe...... 58 Win Tickets to see Sam Brookes Live...... 10 Puzzle Page...... 60 Win Afternoon Tea for Two at Jordans Mill...... 12 What’s On...... 62 Bank Holidays...... 15 Prize Crossword...... 74 Wine: Gems of Italy...... 16 Wordsearch...... 18 Cool Customer - Choosing a New Fridge...... 21 Collections...... 22 Turning down the stress volume...... 25 Skin Deep...... 27 Tips for Mums...... 28 Fun Quiz...... 30 When is a Divorce not a Divorce!...... 31 Sani Pass 8 Roary visits East Anglian Air Ambulance...... 34

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How often do you meet an Ironmonger with a cold? One thing that you notice on returning to a endless range of useful items and helpful well-known spot a few years down the line is personal service. I grew up in one (Tysoes’s at the loss of a fine tree. Recent Storm Doris did Potton) exposed to its daily ever changing blend not discriminate between veteran trees and of aroma’s from paraffin, creosote, oils, paint healthy and upright specimens. Down came both pigments, acetylene gas from carbide & varnishes if they were unlucky enough to be in the way which together, I believe, have banished all but of a sudden gust. Old friends of St. Neots who the most determined cold viruses from over 60 have been away awhile and return this summer decades of life! The original Ironmongers was will feel keenly the absence of some shops that next door (now an Estate Agents) which was the were, to them and my generation, part of the town’s Post Office in 1855. Henry Dixon Fisher, very fabric of the town. Barrett’s, Freemans, The a native of Lincolnshire, set up his ironmongery Handyman, the Co-Op and now even Fisher’s here in 1866, moving over from a shop on the will be gone, victims of a 21st century digital site now occupied by the Nationwide. He retired consumer storm. to Ivy House at Eaton Ford leaving his brother to Fischer’s Hardware store retained the feel of carry on the business. The current ironmongery a traditional Ironmongers, with its seemingly premises were owned by the Ingersole family in the early 19th century. Thomas Ingersole was a grocer, corn dealer, wine merchant and linseed cake dealer in an era when diversity made business sense! The current Fischer’s Yard has been upgraded and deserves an award for providing the town with a modern attractive kaleidoscope of small shops whilst retaining the design of the barns which stored material for the market. It is these green shoots of a new generation of shop keepers in the town which help make it one of the best local Market Towns to visit. By Peter Ibbett 4 Please mention The Villager and Town Life when responding to adverts To advertise in The Villager and Town Life please call 01767 261122 5 Time of Year By Tracey Anderson National Doughnut Week May 13th-19th is National Donut week. Who The first doughnut machine was invented by doesn’t love a naughty donut? But where did they Adolph Levitt, an enterprising Russian refugee who come from? sold fried doughnuts from his bakery to hungry The humble doughnut has a convoluted past. crowds of New York theatre-goers. Doughnut The Dutch are credited for inventing them; they machines were a hit at the 1934 World Fair in are first mentioned in a recipe book back in Chicago, where they were marketed as the future 1803. Doughnuts as we know first appeared in of food-production. Then a Frenchman named Joe Manhattan, (originally New Amsterdam). They LeBeau, who was struggling financially, sold his rejoiced under the unappetizing Dutch name of secret doughnut and also the name Krispy Kreme, olykoeks, which translates as oily cakes! to a store owner named Ishmael Armstrong, who From there history gets a bit hazy. Elizabeth hired his nephew, Vernon Rudolph, and put him Gregory was a New England ship captain’s mother. to work selling the treats door-to-door. A business She made a deep-fried dough that incorporated legend was born. her son’s spice cargo of nutmeg and cinnamon, By the late 1950s, there were 29 Krispy Kreme along with lemon rind. One story says she store-factories in 12 states. Today they have stores invented it so that the crew could store a pastry across the world but all the doughnuts are still on long voyages, and that it might help ward off made to the original recipe. scurvy and colds! Mrs. Gregory filled the centre In the UK the doughnut is enjoying a surge of of her deep-fried pastries with nuts, probably popularity. You can buy gourmet donuts at because that was the part of the dough which specialist shops and independent bakers pride might not cook through. Hence they became themselves on their own variations. There has known as doughnuts! never been a better time to be a doughnut-lover. Her son claimed credit for putting the hole in the National donut week has been running for 26 doughnut. Some people think he did it to save on years. It was launched in 1991 by independent ingredients and costs. One nice story has it that baker Christopher Freeman. The aim was to the doughnut acquired its hole when, one night in celebrate the donut and raise money for charity. a storm, he needed both hands free so skewered Last year nearly £23000 was raised for The one of his mom’s doughnuts on a spoke of his Children’s Trust, which supports brain-injured ship’s wheel. children. In the First World War American soldiers were So is it doughnut or donut? The dictionary states made gifts of doughnuts by French women ‘doughnut’ with ‘donut’ listed as an American volunteers, to give them a taste of home. The variant. But really, who cares? They are delicious soldiers carried their taste for the sweet treat back and this month you can indulge and help a to the US when the war ended. worthwhile cause. What could be better? 6 Please mention The Villager and Town Life when responding to adverts To advertise in The Villager and Town Life please call 01767 261122 7 Travel By Solange Hando Sani Pass South Africa

South Africa’s highest range almost defies and there are board games to while away the time, imagination. Named Drakensberg, or Dragon carvings, wall hangings and beads to bargain for, Mountain, known to the Zulus as Barrier of Spears, it and skis and boots lined up on a rack, just in case. forms the eastern section of the Great Escarpment, Locals talk of dragons, bush men, rock art and over a pristine wilderness laced in waterfalls and 2,000 species of plants and 300 of birds. Visitors can challenging trails, while on the Sani Pass at 2,874 stay the night in a luxury African hut or share basic metres the highest pub in Africa lures day visitors facilities while listening to frightening tales from with mulled wine and breathtaking views. seasoned backpackers. There’s plenty of Maluti beer But to stand on the ‘roof of Africa’, one must tackle to liven up the evening but above the bar, a sign the hair-raising drive up to the pass. Copper- reminds one and all that ‘It’s tough at the top’. coloured antelopes graze quietly on the slopes while Winters are for skiing, summers for trekking across fresh water springs gurgle on the rocks. Baboons vast open spaces, perhaps climbing Thabana plod around, baring their teeth to protect their Ntlenyana, the highest peak at 3,482 metres, young. At the Good Hope Centre, taxi drivers call out or hiking to Tugela, the world’s second highest ‘one more customer, just one more’. waterfall with a total drop of 947 metres. Beyond the border post, a no man’s land heads up to But most visitors just drive up for a taste of the pass and the kingdom of Lesotho on the other adventure and a hearty reward of steaming home- side. It’s a mere ribbon of road where four-wheel made soup and mountain trout. The view from the drives rattle and jerk high above a fast dwindling window is fantastic but out on the heath, there are valley. The track still glows like molten gold in places, wild carnations and black-faced orchids and lesser more tortuous as you climb, littered with rocks kestrels swooping down on invisible prey. Far below, and stones and lined with warning signs. Towering slopes roll down to the valley floor, a soft velvety boulders send shivers down your spine but there’s carpet in shades of purple, pink and gold. nowhere to stop. Sometimes a few day-trippers venture into Lesotho, One last three point turn and you are there, having just minutes away, to sit by the fire in a village gained over 1,300 metres in altitude, fighting for hut, drink sorghum beer from a communal mug breath in the thin air and almost blown away by and make friends with Angora goats and children ferocious winds and vertiginous views. It’s like the smothered up in blankets. It feels like another Grand Canyon say the rangers, but everyone heads planet, bitingly cold, but the highest pub in Africa straight to the Sani Top chalet, teetering all forlorn soon calls you back while at the foot of the mighty on the very edge of the escarpment. In this rustic Drakensberg, a heavenly valley glows in the late lodge, old letters and photographs mingle with car afternoon sun, sprinkled with pink feathery blossom adverts, shot on the spot but no one knows how, and yellow-wood trees. 8 Please mention The Villager and Town Life when responding to adverts Sani Pass South Africa

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Win a pair of tickets to see Sam Brookes live at The Portland Arms in Cambridge on Tuesday 9th May 2017

London based songsmith and former Sunday Times ‘Breaking Act’ Sam Brookes is still one of the UK alt-folk’s best kept secrets. His acclaimed 2014 album was tipped by The Independent for a Mercury Prize nomination and received support from the likes of Dermot O’Leary on BBC Radio 2. With over 5 million plays on Spotify, it is fair to say that those who know his music, love his music….and those who don’t, are about to. Brookes’ new single My Girl Drinks Coffee, his first for over two years, marks an exciting shift in the Sam Brookes sound. Already well known as an idiosyncratic singer-songwriter, Sam challenged himself to expand his sonic pallet, spending a few years out the game gigging and experimenting with new material. The end result is an immediate and ethereal work of chic melancholy, built on synthesised textures that devilishly underpin his soaring signature vocal. Now Sam’s new soundworld is as evocative of Depeche Mode, LCD Soundsystem or Grimes as it is the obvious titans of influence for any British troubadour. Jointly produced by Grammy nominated Dom Monks (Ray Lamontagne, Laura Marling & Katie Melua) and Berlin based ex-pat Greg Freeman (Goldfrapp, Portico, Mumford & Sons), the track was arranged and recorded on a trip to a remote boathouse and completed at Guy Chamber’s Sleeper Sounds studio in London, where the production duo truly realised Sam’s dark but dancey vision.

The Villager Magazine gives you the chance to win a pair of tickets for Sam’s gig at The Portland Arms in Cambridge on Tuesday May 9. Answer the following question for your chance of winning: ‘My Girl Drinks Coffee’ was recorded on a remote boathouse on which Scottish island? A. Skye B. Colonsay C. Mull D. Jura To enter, simply answer the question and complete the form below. Send your entry to: Sam Brookes Competition, Villager Publications Ltd, 24 Market Square, Potton, Bedfordshire SG19 2NP All entries must be received by 12pm on Monday 8th May, winner will be notified on the 8th.

THE SAM BROOKES COMPETITION ENTRY To win tickets, answer the following question: Complete the Saw Doctors song title: ‘My Girl Drinks Coffee’ was recorded on a remote boathouse on which Scottish island?  A. Skye  B. Colonsay  C. Mull  D. Jura  Name: Address: Tel:

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Jordans Mill is a hidden gem, tucked in away in the heart of rural Bedfordshire on the banks of the River Ivel. It is a unique food heritage attraction with something for all the family - tours of the historic flour mill, beautiful gardens and woodland to explore, and the Riverside Café and Mill Store. Jordans Mill is open seven days a week from 9am until 5pm. In summer months it is open later in the evenings, see the website for more details. Enjoy a meal or a snack in the Riverside Café with its stunning riverside terrace and picturesque views over the mill pond. The Café serves a varied and delicious seasonal menu, using local ingredients where possible, indeed much of the produce from the Mill Gardens makes its way into the kitchen. This year Jordans Mill has launched afternoon teas, available by pre-booking only. Served in beautiful surroundings our delicious freshly baked, home-made afternoon teas are a treat not to be missed. Choose from either the traditional Whizzer’s Afternoon Tea or for something different try our Shunter’s Afternoon Tea with mini beef sliders, scotch egg, fish finger sandwich and cakes and scones. Both are served with a selection of teas and coffee and have the option to add a Prosecco or beer. There is even a children’s tea for the little people. Whatever you choose simply admire the view, take a stroll through our Mill Gardens or book onto a guided tour of the historic watermill for the perfect leisurely afternoon. For further information visit www.jordansmill.com

Please answer the following question – On which river is Jordans Mill situated? Complete your details below and send your entry to Jordans Mill Competition, Villager Publications Ltd, 24 Market Square, Potton, Bedfordshire SG19 2NP. The winner will be randomly selected. Deadline: 16th May 2017 Name: Address:

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By Sarah Davey BankI’m in two minds about bank holidays. Holidays On the one hand it’s a holiday, yay, and there are two of them in May…another yay; on the other it’s a prescribed Bank holiday if the current incumbent of No. 10 feels holiday so most people are off work at the same time, she needs a popularity boost. so there are queues and traffic jams wherever you Not everyone would welcome it though. The go. It would make more sense to me if bank holidays Confederation of British Industry calculates that just were rolled into an additional 8 days of compulsory one extra day could cost the nation £6.5 billion. It leave which could be taken anytime. sounds a lot but they also calculate that the cost In the UK we actually fair pretty badly in the bank to the economy of work-related stress and mental holiday stakes anyway. 8 public holidays is not a lot. health problems is somewhere between £4-5 billion, The Italians have 12 days; the Austrians 13, while and that sick-days cost over £12 billion per year. Spain and Portugal enjoy 14 public holidays per year! Given those figures it might be presumed that a There has been a long-running campaign for an couple of extra days’ holiday per year could prove extra bank holiday in the UK somewhere around beneficial over all. October. This is favoured because the period from However you plan to spend your two bank holidays August Bank Holiday to Christmas is a long time this month make sure you check the travel news. I to work without a break! Past Prime Ministers have plan to stay local. There are loads of great things to on occasion indicated this might be a possibility. It do on our doorstep and I really don’t want to spend occurred to me that we might get a bonus ‘Brexit’ my extra day off stuck in a traffic jam!

To advertise in The Villager and Town Life please call 01767 261122 15 Food and Drink Wine: Gems of Italy Italy has numerous wine producers, in many regions. Multi award-winning Conti Faina estate, with its vineyards, growing both indigenous and international grape varieties, plus olive groves and more, is to be found in the heart of Umbria. Some 40K from Perugia, this area once belonged to the Borghese Princes in past times. From the 18th century the estate has been the property of the Counts Faina of Civitella dè Conti. The winery, founded in 1876, was commenced by digging into the rock beneath the impressive 13th century castle of Collelungo.

The ruby-red Pinot Noir 1883 wine is classic and aged in top-quality French oak barriques. The bouquet of dark fruits is most inviting. The mouthfeel is treated to the dryness and elegance of this wine, with a delighted palate following through, to the excellent finish. A great accompaniment to roasts, etc. Maltempo and Villa Murelli are also red productions and, again, have wonderful aromas of forest fruits. These well-structured wines have mouthfeels and palates well satisfied, with impressive finishes. Montione and Macchia della Torre are both easy-drinking white wines. Straw-yellow in colour and each with a fresh fruit bouquet, plus dry flavour, make these very popular selections, for many. Splendid pairings with fish and white meat dishes. For a sparkling production I enjoy the Senatore Zeffirino. This superb brut sparkling wine is elegant with its persistent perlage that enhances a dining occasion and is also often chosen for celebrations and events. An admirable aroma leads, enticingly, to the wonderful mouthfeel and impressive palate sensation. The wines produced at the Collelungo Winery are appreciated and respected by a good number of wine lovers and connoisseurs. The estate’s productions also include excellent olive oil, as well as walnut trees and seed crops. Accommodation, with all modern requirements, in the restored and preserved 11th century Benedictine Monastery, is available, too. Conti Faina Winery continues to promote theatre, cinema, arts and literature. Also, tastings, tours, medieval dinners, plus numerous events, happen throughout each year, whilst being committed to producing wine and olive oil to an exceptional standard of quality. www.contifaina.it As always, Enjoy! Trevor Langley 16 Please mention The Villager when responding to adverts the 01767 260221 Coach www.coachhousepotton.co.uk Nibbles Sides from £3 from £3 The perfect starter before your main and From bubble & squeak to leaving enough room for pudding. sweet potato fries From Cajun squid to baked Camembert Puds Sandwiches from £4 £8 Always room for a home- made pudding from Pick your bread, your side and a fi lling, from the rhubarb & custard brûlée Coach club, with smoked bacon to the grilled to pecan pie. Or a carefully halloumi with our house pesto selected English cheese Available 12-2.30pm every day board with crackers if you haven’t got a sweet tooth Pub from £12 Wrap yourself around our tasty pub dinners, Sunday including a proper pie of beef, Guinness & mushroom or a smoked bacon collar roast Sunday only from £12 No meat From 18-hour from £9 shoulder of lamb to rolled pork belly Plenty of choice for veggies, including with crackling, plus a asparagus, spinach, leek & pea risotto and veggie option of half falafel burger with avocado salad a roast caulifl ower with herb butter

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ChoosingCool aCustomer new fridge The fridge has come of age. Gone are the days of Built-In - These are made to fit almost flush with a squat little white cupboard with a tiny freezer cabinets and counters. They are typically bottom- compartment. Fridges have gone large! Some even freezer or side-by-side styles and match your come with custom panels that exactly match your cabinets. kitchen cabinets. Compact or Mini - Perfect for a bedsit or a There are six basic types of fridge: kitchenette. Keep in mind these models may have Top Freezer - A traditional fridge, that’s good for a only one quarter the capacity of a regular fridge, but fairly tight spot. These tend to offer the most space cost just as much to operate. for their size but need space for a wide swing of the Always measure where you plan to put the fridge doors. They also require you to crouch to reach the before you buy. Check too that it can fit through lower shelves which may be an issue if you are tall or doorways and remember that you will need space to have arthritic knees. open the swing doors and for a one inch clearance Bottom Freezer - We tend to use the freezer less so around sides and back for adequate airflow. it might make good sense to have the fridge shelves Bigger is probably better as it means you can shop at eye-level. You tend to need a larger model to get in bulk, and smaller models do not necessarily mean the same useable capacity as a top freezer. smaller running costs. French Door - This has two narrow doors on top, Energy efficiency - All new fridges are a lot more opening from the centre, and the freezer below. The efficient than they were a decade ago. They all have space-saving small-swing doors have the added to be A+ rated now. Yet even between A+ models value of opening only half the fridge when stashing running costs can vary widely. Your fridge runs for 24 smaller items. They tend to be wider than top or hours per day so it makes sense to d your research. bottom freezers. Compare the Energy Guide labels of your favoured Side-by-Side - With the fridge on one side and fridges, and then compare the annual operating freezer on the other, these usually have through- costs and the kilowatt-hours used per year. the-door ice and water dispensers and temperature- Do all this and you will be a very cool customer controlled. The narrow doors can be useful if your when it comes to making your purchase. kitchen is small abut some don’t open wide enough for large boxes, and the tall, narrow compartments can mean some items disappear to the back, never to be seen again! By Tony Ashcroft

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About a third of people in the UK own a collection. called the endowment effect, which describes our CollectionsFrom water colour miniatures to novelty pens, tendency to value things more once we own them. people like to collect things - but why? Well there The other is the concept of contagion, and this isn’t one reason. For some, like football fans who applies particularly to celebrity items because some collect club memorabilia, it is a way to express their collectors see such objects as being infused with the loyalty; for others, like a coin collector who is proud essence of the person who owned them. of a rare find, it can become an obsession. You Collecting can be an absorbing and fun hobby, and don’t even have to collect something physical: train can be a good way to make like-minded friends. spotters collect engine numbers and information. There are online communities for chatting about Humans are unique in the way we collect items your collection. There are also be meet-ups where purely for the satisfaction of seeking out and owning you can swap or buy additions. them. It’s thought that we started to collect things To start a collection choose something that is as early as 12,000 years ago, when our ancestors meaningful to you and works with your budget. ceased their nomadic lifestyles and settled in one I have one friend who collects silly limericks, location. There is much speculation about why we which cost her nothing, and another who collects collect, yet little agreement between scientists. aesthetically pleasing glass objects, which can set It’s true some people collect items like fine art her back several hundred pounds. Both get great or wine as investments, but the vast majority of pleasure from their hobby. The choice of things to collections are not actually worth a lot. There are a collect is limitless…so what are you waiting for? couple of interesting theories. One is a phenomenon by Sarah Davey

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TheSkin skin is our largest body organ. It works quietly Deep away, constantly renewing itself, shedding dead Your face should never feel sore or puffy when the cells every 28 days. It also provides a barrier against treatment is over. You should look like a cleaner, the environment and keeps our insides where they shinier, healthier version of you! should be! I’m up for that. The skin on our face and hands is more exposed Which skin technologies really work? than other areas so it’s unsurprising that the Alpha-hydroxy acids These are present in many combined effects of pollution, UV exposure and moisturisers. Their effectiveness depends on stress mean these are the places which show signs concentration. Between 8-15% they are a very of aging first. effective skin smoother. 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4. Phileas Fogg (in Around The World In Eighty Days, confusing dates after crossing the international date line) line) date international the crossing after dates confusing Days, Eighty In World The Around (in Fogg Phileas 4. 1. Thursday’s 2. Dynamo (an anagram of “Monday”) 3. 47 47 3. “Monday”) of anagram (an Dynamo 2. Thursday’s 1.

30 Please mention The Villager and Town Life when responding to adverts Leeds Day Solicitors When is a Divorce Not a Divorce! In England and Wales, unless separating couples The wife appealed to the Court of Appeal. are prepared to wait more than 2 years before The Court of Appeal held that they could not seeking a divorce, the person applying for a interfere with the original Judge’s decision divorce has to prove fault on the part of the saying that should a spouse find themselves other as the reason for the marriage breaking in a “wretchedly unhappy marriage” this is not down. enough for a divorce to be granted. Although the This position was dramatically illustrated Judges made it clear they did not want to refuse recently by a high profile divorce case which was her request for a divorce, their hands were tied ultimately decided by a senior court in England by the law as it presently stands. and Wales, namely the Court of Appeal. The This case reinforces many family law circumstances were as follows. practitioners’ view that the requirement to The wife wanted a divorce from her husband apportion blame for a marriage breaking down after thirty-nine years of marriage. Her divorce risks causing or adding unnecessary conflict for petition set out in some detail what she couples going through what is already likely to considered to be her husband’s unreasonable be a difficult period in their lives. It also appears behaviour. The allegations were of the type many that the degree of unreasonable behaviour other spouses include in their divorce petitions has to be more serious than most practitioners and which would normally be accepted by a previously thought and even undefended court as sufficient for a divorce to be granted. divorces may now, as a result, be looked at more Almost all divorces today are undefended and rigorously by a court. proceed with the agreement of both parties At Leeds Day Solicitors, our experienced team with the minimum fuss and delay, without the of family solicitors is well versed in the pitfalls need for any court appearances by either party. a spouse may encounter within the divorce Ultimately, a decree absolute of divorce is then process. We subscribe to the Resolution Code granted which dissolves the marriage. of Practice which encourages settlement of However, in this case, the husband decided to disputes by negotiation wherever possible take a different path and defend the divorce. His although, where appropriate, we will take argument was that they at least had a few years effective legal proceedings to protect your left yet, even though his wife did not want to be interests. married to him and was not even living with him. To find our more, contact us on 0844 567 At an earlier hearing, the Judge had refused to 2222 or send an email to family@leedsday. grant the wife a divorce because he considered co.uk. Quote this article when making an her husband’s alleged behaviour amounted to appointment on or before the 31st May 2017 only “minor altercations of a kind to be expected and your first 30 minute consultation will be in a marriage”. free of charge.

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Roary with Fern Clark and Peter Wallwork outside the EAAA Cambridge base.

Roary visits East Anglian Air Ambulance to publicise The Lions Safari Walk Roary, the mascot of Huntingdon Grafham Water Since 1979 Huntingdon Grafham Water Lions Club Lions Club, recently visited the East Anglian Air have held their Annual Safari Walk, Ambulance (EAAA) base in Cambridge, to meet a sponsored walk around Grafham Water, on the third members of the team and to publicise the Lions Safari Sunday in May. Walk which takes place on Sunday 21st May. In the past 37 years the walk has raised over £200K Along with the Walk Organiser Lion Peter Wallwork benefiting many local charities and worthy causes he met Fern Clark, Fundraising Officer for the and will take place on Sunday 21st May this year. We organisation and other members of the team based are hoping for plenty of interest from local Charities, at Cambridge. Clubs and Individuals, interested in raising money for Unfortunately he did not get to meet the crew on their own worthy cause. duty as they were out on a call when he arrived, Walkers retain 90% of the money raised for their and even though they returned while he was still own chosen cause and 10% is donated to the Lions there, they took off again 20 minutes later to another Club chosen charity. The Lions Club deal with all emergency. the organisation required for a successful day, all Lion Peter Wallwork said “This clearly demonstrates participants need do is to obtain sponsors, do the the need for this emergency service and the need for walk, and collect the money. So why not join us for a supporting them through fundraising. Few people good day out around Grafham Water and help us to realise that EAAA are a registered charity, reliant raise money for this worthy cause. solely on voluntary contributions, receiving no regular support from Government or National Lottery Any groups or individuals interested in taking funding. We never know when we might need the part, or for further information, should contact: wonderful service they provide.” Lion Peter Wallwork on 01487 834669. 34 Please mention The Villager and Town Life when responding to adverts Support Workers £8.85 per hour

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38 Please mention The Villager and Town Life when responding to adverts Employment Employment Matters Why every ‘High Tech’ customer experience still needs a human face Don’t let technology blind you to the fact that it’s Now start looking at this from the business people who provide great service, particularly when viewpoint. By giving your employees these three they go beyond customer expectations. things also creates great customer experiences: Whenever anyone talks about any great customer Autonomy - Flexible process which give employees service they’ve received they will invariably talk freedom to do what’s right for the customer and about the person who made it happen. react to their specific situation, treating them as Perhaps it was the hotel receptionist who arranged individuals for the kitchen to reopen because you were delayed Competence - Customers being dealt with by and missed dinner. The air steward who found paper people who know what they’re doing, giving and pencil to keep your child busy. The call centre efficient service with the right answers, in the right operator who resolved an ongoing problem with way and at the right time, with their competence care and kindness. being linked to customer experience. It is not a coincidence that companies which Belonging regularly appear in the ‘best customer experience’ Ensuring customers can relate to the organisation by charts are just as well known for engaged creating a bond based on shared values and common employees as they are for great service. Many other goals of the business with its employees. companies which claim to give great service to Despite increasingly living our lives through customers often overlook what makes the biggest technology – human beings will always play the difference: their people and the empathy those central role in creating great customer experiences. people can bring to the customer experience. It’s still the employees who are programming the list For people to be happy, motivated, and engaged at of processes to follow in order to solve a problem - work the three crucial things employees need are: designing the screens and coming up with the ideas. Autonomy - Allowing them control over how they So now it’s a good time to take another look at the complete the task at hand, with a focus on the organisation’s customer experience strategy and start outcome, not the process, empowering empathetic by understanding what your customers really want. people. But before starting out to design flow charts of Competence - Giving them support to be good at the ‘customer journey’, write scripts and overly- their job, developing their skills in line with their complex measurement frameworks, take the ambitions, creating ongoing development. time to understand what’s really important to the Belonging - Ensuring they have a connection to employees of the business too. their colleagues and the company through a shared By involving them in designing the customer service sense of purpose, with open communication to experience your business can find a way to please build trust. both customers and employees at the same time!

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Robins, starlings and blackbirds joined by more unusual visitors • UK gardens have seen a boom in the number Weather conditions leading up to the Birdwatch of visits from unusual migrant birds such as meant that this year UK gardens were treated to a waxwings range of different visitors. Along with waxwings, • Number of robins seen visiting gardens at its there was also a large jump in the number of visits highest level for more than 20 years from other migrant birds. In the East there were 5 • In excess of 497,000 people took part in the times as many redwing and fieldfare seen and an 2017 Birdwatch counting over 8 million birds 18% increase in sightings of brambling as the sub- Nearly 7, 000 people in Bedfordshire joined nearly zero temperatures on the continent forced them half-a-million people across the UK in the world’s to go in search of milder conditions. largest garden wildlife survey, counting more Dr Daniel Hayhow, RSPB Conservation Scientists, than eight million birds during the 38th RSPB Big said: “The sight of a robin or blackbird perched Garden Birdwatch, witnessing some exciting and on the garden fence is often one of the first unusual visitors. experiences we have with nature. So to have over In Bedfordshire, there was no change to the top half-a-million people taking part and counting a two. House sparrows held on to the top spot being bumper eight million birds across one weekend is seen in the 70% of gardens during the survey amazing. Using the information from the weekend despite having decreased nationally by 57% we’ll be able to create a snapshot of how our since 1979. Starlings were another non-mover garden birds are doing. remaining in second place, although there was a “In the lead up to the Birdwatch there was 26% rise in the number of gardens starlings were some speculation as to whether we could see a seen in. ‘waxwing winter’ and the results prove that to Blackbirds knocked the blue tits out of the top be the case. Flocks of these striking looking birds three as they moved up two places from fifth to arrived in the UK along the North Sea coast and third, being seen in a whopping 95% of gardens, will have moved across the country in search of making them the county’s most widespread bird. food, favouring gardens where they can feast on The event held over the last weekend in January berries. With it only happening once every 7-8 also revealed an explosion in the number of years, it will have been a treat for the lucky people recorded sightings of waxwings. These attractive who managed to catch a glimpse of one.” looking birds flock to UK gardens in winter once There was also good news for robins, with the every 7-8 years when the berry crop fails in their average number seen visiting gardens at its native Scandinavia. Known as an ‘irruption’, results highest level since 1986, helping it climb from showed that within the region waxwings were number nine to number seven in Bedfordshire and seen in around 5 times more gardens in 2017 the same jump nationally, its joint highest-ever compared to previous years. position in the Big Garden Birdwatch rankings. 44 Please mention The Villager and Town Life when responding to adverts To advertise in The Villager and Town Life please call 01767 261122 45 Blackbird was another climber, moving to number invaluable resource for birds – throughout the year three in the East and becoming the region’s most birds need food, water and a safe place to shelter. widespread garden bird after being spotted in If we all provide these things in our outdoor spaces more than 96% of gardens. it will be a huge help to our garden birds, perhaps The survey also highlighted a downturn in even playing a role in reversing some declines.” Bedfordshire in the recorded sightings of blue tits The nation’s school children noticed a similar (-15%), great tits (-12%) and coal tits (-20%) on last pattern when taking part in the RSPB Big Schools year’s figures. Dr Hayhow explained: “Numbers of Birdwatch. The UK-wide survey of birds in schools small bodied birds such as blue tits and great tits saw over 73,000 school children – almost 1, 900 of are susceptible to changes in weather throughout whom took part in Bedfordshire - spend an hour the year, and scientists believe that the prolonged in nature counting birds. Nationally, the blackbird wet weather during the 2016 breeding season remained the most common playground visitor for led to fewer younger birds surviving than usual, the ninth year in succession with over 88% schools meaning there are fewer to be seen in gardens.” spotting at least one. However in Bedfordshire the This year’s results also pointed to the positive woodpigeon took the number one spot. effects that wildlife friendly gardens are having on Big Garden Birdwatch and Big Schools’ Birdwatch bird behaviours. Recorded sightings increased for are a part of the RSPB Giving Nature a Home sixteen of the top 20 Big Garden Birdwatch birds campaign, aimed at tackling the house crisis facing between 2016 and 2017 showing how gardens the UK’s threatened wildlife. The charity is asking are becoming an invaluable resource for our most people to provide a place for wildlife in their common British garden birds. gardens and outdoor spaces – whether it’s putting Claire Thomas, RSPB Wildlife Advisor, said: “This up a nest box for birds, creating a pond for frogs or year was another incredible year for the Big building a home for hedgehogs. Garden Birdwatch, with our favourite garden birds like starlings, robins and goldfinches, joined in For more information about the RSPB Big Garden the gardens up and down the country by more Birdwatch results – www.rspb.org.uk/birdwatch unusual visitors. Our gardens can become an

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7 Layer Bar I am not sure I know any food writers who are more prolific than Hannah Miles. Every time she is a guest on my programme, she seems to have added another couple to her list and she is now up to well over 30 books. Her latest is called Traybakes (published by Lorenz Books) and, in it, she shows how versatile traybake cakes can be. This indulgent tray bake may actually be the Queen of Traybakes. Loads of indulgent ingredients, bound together by a can of condensed milk, to create a perfect snack or lunchbox treat, especially for your children or grandchildren. It’s also ideal, as traybakes often are, if you need to rustle together a cake for the school fete or a cake sale at work. This is a big treat bar, packed with flavour, fun… and calories!

Ingredients 1. Preheat the oven to Gas Mark 4/180C/350F. For the base 2. Blitz the biscuits to fine crumbs. Melt the butter in a 300g/ digestive biscuits or graham crackers saucepan and pour into the crumbs. 125g butter 3. Stir well so that all the crumbs are coated in the For the topping butter. Press the crumbs out in an even layer over 200g chocolate chips the base of the tin using the back of a spoon. 100g fudge pieces or butterscotch chips 4. Sprinkle the chocolate chips over the biscuit base in a layer. Sprinkle over the fudge pieces, raisins and 60g raisins pecans. Sprinkle over the coconut and hazelnuts. 100g pecans, coarsely chopped 5. Drizzle with the condensed milk. Bake for 25 – 30 150g flake sweetened coconut (or desiccated) minutes until golden brown then leave to cool 60g toasted hazelnuts, roughly chopped completely in the tin. 398g can of condensed milk 6. Cut into 24 squares to serve. This layer cake will store in an airtight container for up to 3 days - if it Equipment: food processor or blender, 35cm x 25cm lasts that long! deep baking tin, greased and lined

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Booking Web: www.stneotsmuseum.org.uk essential – Tel: 01733 234193 for further details 3, 8, 10, 15, 17, 22, 24 & 31 May Web: www.neneparktrust.org.uk 13 April and every weekend until mid-May St Neots Badminton Club Singing with Nightingales 8-10pm One Leisure, St Neots 5 May Grafham Water Wildlife Trust BCN Nature Reserve Play badminton to a good standard and interested in Stageworks presents Musicals in the Aisles In collaboration with folk singer and nature joining a club? St Neots badminton club play at One 7.30pm, St Mary’s Church, Buckden lover Sam Lee, the Wildlife Trust BCN is hosting Leisure Mondays and Wednesdays. Tickets £10, Concessions £8 unique evening events at Grafham Water Nature Email: [email protected] Tickets also available from Costcutter (Hunts End) Reserve. Meet round the camp fire for harmony Web: www.stneotsbadminton.org and Que Sera (High Street). with singers and musicians, have some delicious Tel: Box Office 01480 812777 or 07979 030144 campfire food, hear information on the habitat and 3, 10, 17 & 24 May life of nightingales. Web: www.wildlifebcn.org/ Little Fishes 10-11.20am Grafham Village Hall 6 May nightingales and www.singingwithnightingales. Stay and Play Tots session (babies welcome too). Art & Craft Fair 9.30am-4pm com/grafham/ for booking & further information Tel: Jean Clark 01480 890033 for more information Free Church Hall, St Ives Free admission Email: [email protected] Quality handmade art and craft stalls and tombola. 18 April-7 May Lambing Time 10.30am-5pm Wimpole Farm 3, 10, 17, 24 & 31 May 6 May Normal admission charges apply Games Afternoon 2pm St Neots TimeBank ‘Gardening’ Coffee Morning Head to Home Farm to meet our rare breed ewes St Neots Library Free admission 11.30am-1.30pm St Mary’s Church Hall, St Neots and lambs and if you’re lucky you may see a live Every Wednesday. Adults come along and play Come along for a demonstration of the best way birth. Learn more about lambing from our staff. classic games. Tel: 0345 045 5225 to make a hanging basket which will be raffled off afterwards. There will be over 100 plants for sale. 1 May 4 May May Day Celebrations Ghost Hunting: EngAGE in the Afternoon 6 May 12 noon-4pm Eaton Socon Village Green 1.30-3pm Huntingdon Library Hollywood or Bust Walk of Fame - Breast Cancer Free event - donations welcomed Charity Walk, Grafham Water £15 2 May Mark Egerton will talk about his experiences The walk is open to all and you can walk, bike or run Family Carer Drop-In Session as a paranormal investigator and will focus on around Grafham. Proceeds go to the support group. 10am-12 noon Huntingdon Library Huntingdonshire’s ghosts. Booking required. The group meets on the first Wednesday of the Carers Trust Cambridgeshire’s monthly drop in to Tel: 0345 045 5225 month from 7-9pm – Tel: 01480 363516 provide information, advice and support for Adult Family Carers. 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