EngageYour FREE magazine from your local NHS Issue 11: November 2017

Get app savvy A list of five super useful ‘apps’ that might make a difference in your day to day life

Continuing the #hellomynameis legacy... NEW GIPTON COMMUNITY CENTRE IS A THINGS TO DO PHOENIX FROM THIS WINTER THE ASHES Round up of winter activities in Stay Well This Winter All the info you PLUS... need on flu jabs SPOTLIGHT ON / FESTIVE FRAUDSTERS / ENGAGEMENT HUB / CONGRATS TO ST GEMMA’S / LOCAL VOLUNTEERS / GARDENING GURU / RECIPES / QUIZ CORNER ... Stay Well Contents Stay Well This Winter 03 If you’ve been offered a free flu jab This Winter by the NHS, it means you need it! Chris Pointon 04 The husband of Dr Kate Granger tells us how he is ensuring her As the nights are getting darker and the #hellomynameis campaign for weather turns colder, we give you advice more personalised care in the NHS lives on after her death on how to keep the flu at bay, as well as lots of great ways to beat the winter blues. New Gipton Fire Station 06 community centre We’ve got a round-up of activities going We unveil how the oldest operational on in Leeds over the colder months, not fire station in the country has been to mention a recipe for a fabulous chicken transformed into a fantastic multi- korma – guaranteed to warm you up! purpose community centre Get app savvy We’ve had the pleasure of chatting to Chris Pointon about 07 Five apps to make a difference in your day to day life how his wifes, Dr Kate Granger, legacy lives on in her #hellomynameis campaign for more personalised care Spotlight on Boston Spa in the NHS. Influenced by her own experiences as both a 08 Find out all about the picturesque doctor and cancer patient, she campaigned tirelessly to village of Boston Spa and the many encourage all staff to introduce themselves to patients: a charms it has to offer simple idea that makes a big difference. Kate sadly passed Beware the festive fraudsters away in July 2016 and Chris has been continuing her work 09 The scams to look out for this ever since: conference speaking, book writing and raising festive season to ensure Christmas over £250,000 for the Cancer Centre. Find out doesn’t end up costing you more what he’s been up to on pages four and five. than you’d planned Over recent months a fantastic group of volunteer health Engagement hub champions have been hard at work, meeting people in 10 Leeds NHS organisations are working their own communities to raise awareness about small together so that the patient voice is lifestyle changes that can have a positive impact on health well and truly heard and wellbeing. They have also been encouraging people Congratulations to to take up NHS screening invitations, as early diagnosis is 11 St Gemma’s so important in improving outcomes from conditions such St Gemma’s Hospice celebrates as cancer and heart disease. teaching hospice accolade Big congratulations go to St Gemma’s which has become Local volunteers making the first hospice in the UK (and in fact the world), to be 12 a difference awarded university teaching hospice status. Find out Salsa and coffee combine as GP more on page 11. practice volunteers go the extra mile Finally, this couldn’t be our winter issue without Gardening guru mentioning Christmas. It’s supposed to be the season 13 Creating a healthy oasis away from of goodwill but unfortunately it can also be a time the hustle and bustle of city life when scams are rife. So on page nine we’ve offered Recipes our top tips to ensure you and your loved ones have Make yourself a curry inspired the merry Christmas you deserve and don’t fall foul 14 by royalty of any festive fraudsters. Quiz time! 15 Get your brain active with this edition’s quizzes As ever we’d welcome your feedback on this magazine. Please get in touch if you’ve been Sports and health inspired to write an article or have a suggestion 16 Tips to help you stay active for what we could cover next. Just drop us an this winter email: [email protected]

02 Intro / Contents KEEP FLU AT BAY THIS WINTER

Experts are increasingly concerned about the risk of flu circulating this winter and that’s why we want to make sure our readers are ready to fight it off. One of the best ways to do this is by getting your flu jab, if you’ve been offered a free one it means you need it. The flu jab is offered free by the NHS to those who are particularly vulnerable to the infectious illness. For many it can be an unpleasant experience but for some people the risks are far greater and, occasionally, can be fatal.

If you belong in any of the groups below, it’s really Flu vaccine Stay Well important you get protected this winter. You are eligible to for children This Winter receive a free flu jab if you: The flu vaccine is free on There’s lots of myths • are 65 years of age or over the NHS for: circulating about the flu • are pregnant • children over the age of six jab so it’s important that you know it is safe and • have certain medical months with a long-term it does not give you the conditions such as diabetes, health condition flu (although you may heart disease, lung disease, • children aged two and three experience some minor kidney disease or a on 31 August 2017 – that is, side effects). Find out more neurological disease born between 1 September about the flu vaccine and • have a weakened immune 2013 and 31 August 2015 how you can Stay Well system – for example, • children in reception class This Winter by visiting because you’re having and school years one, two, www.nhs.uk/staywell chemotherapy or have HIV three and four • are living in a long-stay • children aged between six residential care home or months and two years of other long-stay care facility age who are eligible for the • receive a carer’s allowance, flu vaccine should have the or you are the main carer flu jab. for an elderly or disabled person whose welfare may Children eligible for the flu be at risk if you fall ill. vaccine aged between two and 17 will usually have the flu vaccine nasal spray.

Stay Well This Winter 03 #hellomynameis We get talking to Chris Pointon, husband of the late Dr Kate Granger, who tells us how he’s been continuing with Kate’s legacy of #hellomynameis

You’ve continued with your late Have you faced any challenges On your journey to continue wife’s legacy of #hellomynameis, whilst continuing to campaign Kate’s legacy of #hellomynameis how has this been for you? for #hellomynameis? has anything stood out for you?

#hellomynameis had to continue Trying to balance everything When Kate was alive, she was for myself, it was something that together so that I can continue doing all these conferences and Kate and I came up with four years with the campaign, the grieving various talks; I suppose I hadn’t ago (2013). It just feels like it’s the of losing Kate is ongoing, and appreciated the magnitude of the right thing to do because it keeps my employer has been absolutely campaign across the world. It’s Kate’s name alive as well as helping amazing throughout Kate’s illness only when Kate was seriously ill other people. and her passing. towards the end of her life and when she passed away, that I’ve The campaign has opened I’m a perfectionist when it comes actually realised how prevalent up various other doors to to work and other things I do, so the campaign is. The support compassionate care and it also I want to give a 100% to everything it continues to get across the makes me feel like I’m making that I do. One of the challenges world and the sheer passion that a difference. Speaking in front for me has been managing my people have for the campaign, of large crowds of people about own time. I tend to push myself it’s humbling. It’s nice to know our journey and our story wasn’t to the limit and by keeping busy that the campaign will continue something I used to feel overly it also means that I’ve not got time to be used and Kate’s name has comfortable with. For the last to think about reality. This is good now been used for many awards two to three years I’ve started to but at times I need to remember across the UK and the world. Kate’s feel more comfortable, and with that I’ve just lost my wife and name is also being used to recruit Kate’s passing last year I’m the her parents have just lost their new nurses, who are involved in figurehead of the campaign now. daughter as well as the impact projects named after her. her passing has had on the rest Talking about Kate and the of our family and friends. campaign helps with the grieving process, as I’ve lost my soul mate The biggest challenge is making and I’ll never forget Kate. decisions based on what I think Kate would want. I imagine 99 times out of 100 I’d make the right decisions, because Kate and I were in tune with each other and we knew how each other thought.

04 Chris Pointon Earlier this year your employer, the campaign and Michelle as well , launched Dr Gnorma because of the work she does. Additional Gnome to support you and I’ve written, emailed, tweeted and promote #hellomynameis, how been in touch with a number of questions much did this mean to you? people but with no success just yet but it will happen. I’d also like Favourite place My employer has always been to see Phil and Holly from This in Yorkshire? very supportive and they’ve Morning endorse the campaign, helped me in a number of ways. as Kate was a big fan of the show I’ve two favourite places; The biggest support they can which she wanted to go on but the first one is the Yorkshire give to me is time, flexibility and didn’t. Holly and Phil would be Sculpture Park, as that’s their understanding. great endorsers because of their where Kate and I got reach across social media to really engaged. Second place In our business we also sell a highlight the campaign. would be Holmfirth because lot of gnomes, the actual buyer my late grandma lived approached me last year telling me How do you fit in continuing there, and I’ve a lot of great the new range for this season was Kate’s campaign for memories from there as going to be a doctor gnome. They compassionate care with your Kate and my grandma wanted to promote the campaign own work commitments? got on really well. through the gnome by having a badge on the actual product, with I’ve always been an organised Three words that a link to the website which we did. person as that’s one of my skills, best describe you The buyer had donated part of the which really helps and the other profit from Dr Gnorma Gnome to thing is that I don’t want to let Organised, compassionate Asda’s own cancer charity. The people down. If somebody asks and driven. gnome was a huge success, as it me to talk at a conference or do an was all over social media and it interview, I always accommodate Who is your inspiration? was a fun way of promoting the them wherever possible. I couldn’t campaign but still very relevant. have done this without the support Kate, she did so much with of my employer, they’ve given what she was going through. #hellomynameis has gone global me the flexibility to go and deliver and has the backing of a number talks. The video they made whilst of celebrities including Drew Guilty pleasure I was over at Walmart United Barrymore and Bob Geldof, is States, was an amazing testament there anyone in particular who I’ve been fortunate enough to the support I’ve been given. you would like to see backing to drive the best cars in the the campaign? world and a lot of this is Is there anything else people down to the organisations can do to improve the care Kate used to set me a number of out there like Jaguar, Land they provide patients? challenges in the last two to three Rover and Bentley, as they’re years of her life for the campaign, happy to help people and #hellomynameis is the starting a lot of them I managed to don’t want any kind of free point in that relationship and succeed with. There were some publicity for it. it’s the starting point in the care difficult ones to get, like the Corrs they can give to patients. This who were Kate’s favourite pop follows on to living the values group and Kylie Minogue, who the campaign has brought about, I went above and beyond to get Find out more about the four values that we talk about to endorse the campaign. #hellomynameis... which Kate was very keen on. The two people that I would really The overriding principle for those like to see back the campaign values is to treat the patient as you by visiting www. are Michelle and Barack Obama. would want to be treated yourself, hellomynameis.org.uk Although Barack is no longer the or as you would want your family or you can follow president of the United States of member to be treated and what Chris on Twitter at America, he’s still a high profile you want to be remembered for. @PointonChris figure and I’d like him to endorse Download the ‘Hello my name is’ song from iTunes.

Chris Pointon 05 COMMUNITY CENTRE IS A PHOENIX FROM THE ASHES

When is a fire station not a fire station? When it’s a gleaming new venue for the local community!

In 2015, when Gipton Fire Station The outside space also has an Kirsty McKinnon, Communications closed its doors for the final time, unusual feature – wire bastions Manager for Leeds Community it was the oldest operational fire around the garden which are a Foundation says: “We want the station in the county. But now, nod to the late Leeds businessman centre to become the heart of thanks to funding from Jimbo’s and philanthropist, Jimi Heselden, the local community, providing a Fund and the involvement of who established Jimbo’s Fund with sustainable, secure and accessible local community projects, the Leeds Community Foundation. space, as well as being a lasting landmark reopened in September legacy for Jimi Heselden. A great GFS Community Enterprise 2017 with a new lease of life deal of planning has gone into (wholly owned by Leeds as a multi-purpose hub for the this project and we are delighted Community Foundation) acquired surrounding community. that The Old Fire Station has now and renovated the building and opened its doors.” The new-look building, now made sure local people were able known as The Old Fire Station, to put forward suggestions and offers a wide range of services, ideas about what they would including a community café, like the space to offer during office accommodation, a teaching its development. kitchen, an enterprise hub available Care was also taken to keep for hire and a variety of community The Old Fire Station original features in the building spaces and meeting rooms. Gipton Approach, Gipton, itself, including keeping the doors Leeds LS9 6NL Outside, there is a landscaped and shutters on the engine bays, entrance, parking and a small original tiling on walls and floors, www.theoldfirestationgipton.org.uk community garden. The small pumps and even some of the 0113 213 6813 garden will be looked after by fireman’s poles. Hyde Park Source and includes Follow on Twitter and Facebook flowers, fruit and vegetables. @OldFireStaLS9

06 New Gipton Fire Station community centre Although we don’t all use them, smartphones and ‘apps’ are becoming part and parcel of the world we live in. With that in mind we have put together a list of five super useful ‘apps’ that might make a difference in your day to day life.

Scannable Scannable uses your phone’s camera to capture a document and ‘scan it’. It’s really simple and easy to use. Hover over the document using the app and voila! You can then save your image or email it out to yourself or others who might need it. Available on: iOS

Send Anywhere Send Anywhere allows you to send large files and documents from your phone direct to a computer, bypassing an email provider’s data limitations. Simply select your file in the Send Anywhere app and send it. The document will be sent to the Send Anywhere website where you can collect it up to 10 minutes after being sent. If you don’t retrieve it, it will be deleted, meaning your files remain secure. Available on: iOS, Android, Windows Phone

Shazam Heard a song that’s catchy and you really like, but don’t know who sang it or what it’s called? Shazam listens to the song being played using your phone’s microphone and sends back the information about the artist and title of the song, including links to where you can find the song to buy/stream! Available on: iOS, Android, Windows Phone

Tripadvisor Tripadvisor pulls together locations, hotels, flights, restaurants and things to do into one convenient place with reviews, images, links to menus and websites, locations and opening hours. Great to help you plan your next social event or holiday. Available on: iOS, Android, Windows Phone

Trainline The Trainline app is simple and great. Need to know the time of your next train or want to book tickets at the best price? Trainline gives you availability, best prices and explanations of routes. It is up to date too, so you can also check to see if your train is running late or not. Available on: iOS, Android, Windows Phone

 Get app savvy 07 Spotlight on… Boston Spa

town. Boston Spa was also home If you don’t fancy exploring too far to a number of abodes that were into the local woods, there are a constructed for home workers from number of cafes and restaurants the Thorp Arch munitions factory on the high street so you can You’d probably be forgiven for during the Second World War. enjoy a coffee or a tasty meal in a having never heard of Boston Spa relaxing environment. If you want Boston Spa is a picturesque village before. Situated between Tadcaster to see some more of the history of with a lot of greenery and wildlife and it is truly on the edge Boston Spa there are many listed to spot. Just off the high street are of the Leeds area. It’s not a walk building and structures for you to a number of walks and footpaths from the city centre, that’s for sure; find, including Boston Hall which into the countryside where smells an hour bus ride on the number is owned by former Yorkshire and of wild garlic fill the air and the 70/71 will get you there. It might cricketer, Geoffrey Boycott. sounds of playing dogs are never seem a long way away but it’s far behind. The banks of the River certainly worth a visit. Wharfe are perfect for a stroll or It is a small village with a lot of exercising your dog. Be sure to keep an eye history and stuff going on. It was out for special events in originally established in 1744 as a ‘spa town’ by John Shires (a Boston Spa, they have a resident of neighbouring village, number throughout the Thorp Arch) who discovered calendar year including sulphur springs in the surrounding a scarecrow festival, an area. The Spa baths were built to allow visitors to come and take the “in bloom” flower festival, waters in the early 19th century but an “artists on show” this declined as nearby Harrogate festival and many jazz, became more affluent as a spa real ale and cider festivals.

08 Spotlight on Boston Spa TOP TIPS TO ENSURE A CRIME FREE CHRISTMAS

Christmas is one of the most expensive times of the year. Yet unfortunately it can end up costing you much more than you’d planned thanks to a rise in clever scams. Here we tell you some of the tell-tale tricks to look out for to ensure you don’t fall foul of the festive fraudsters.

Beware of online • If you receive an anonymous And finally, keep e-card play it safe and delete shopping fraud the email your presents out Last year over £25 billion was spent • Make sure you have anti-virus of sight (particularly online by UK shoppers in the six protection installed on your if you are going weeks running up to Christmas. device that is regularly updated While buying your presents online and always turned on away over the is quick and convenient, there are • If you believe your electronic festive period) people out there looking to take device has been infected, advantage of this huge market by switch it off and disconnect Nothing is more tempting to creating bogus websites selling fake from the internet to prevent thieves looking through the or unsafe goods, or items that will further information being window than piles of presents never be delivered. stolen. For advice on free lying under a tree. • If possible only buy from virus removal tools go to retailers you know and trust www.cyberstreetwise.com. • Check the delivery, warranty You should also change your and returns policies passwords and username for any online activity you do • Be especially careful when such as banking, emails or If you do unfortunately purchasing expensive items shopping sites. fall victim to fraud, please report it immediately to Action Fraud on 0300 123 Christmas e-cards Beware ‘amazing 2040; www.actionfraud. Many of us now send e-cards deals’ at this time police.uk. For more instead of traditional Christmas of year information about online cards, either to help the crime prevention, go to environment or to save precious These incredible offers aren’t www.getsafeonline.org or time. Most are genuine, but there always what they seem. So always www.cyberstreetwise.com are cyber-criminals creating their shop around, compare and read own versions that you don’t want the small print. Be particularly wary to open. They can lead to viruses of deals that seem ‘too good to affecting your computer and use be true’ and companies you have something called malware to never heard of. access your personal or financial information.

Beware the festive fraudsters 09 Leeds engagement hub Involving patients and the public in developing health services is integral to everything we do if we are to have excellent services that most closely meet local people’s needs. As a commissioner of healthcare services our responsibility is to ensure that our local communities have the opportunity to be fully engaged in the decisions we take.

Our engagement hub offers a • Provided 81 opportunities range of free activities to support for patient champions to get local people to get involved and involved in events and activities. Listen influence healthcare services in • Visited 66 patient participation Leeds, including: groups (PPGs) across city. Champion Act • Training • Peer support We recently started working in partnership with Leeds Teaching • Information, advice and Hospitals NHS Trust, eMBED (our guidance through commissioning support unit) • Patient champions; and and Leeds and York Partnership • Patient participation groups Foundation NHS Trust. (PPGs) The engagement hub was recently • A quarterly magazine (the one shortlisted for the ‘Improving Patient in your hand right now!) and Community Engagement’ Award at the Transforming We are now in the third year of Healthcare Awards. It’s great to get this programme and since 2014 recognised for our work in Leeds we have: but what is most important to us is providing engagement support • Developed 10 different training that really helps you to feel more sessions which have been confident in your role as a volunteer delivered 33 times to 287 people. or member of staff. • Facilitated 23 peer support sessions with 216 patients, members of the public and staff.

“The training is excellent and the opportunity to communicate “It’s been inspirational.” with others and gain experience/knowledge is so important.” Patient champion PPG member

We are in the process of “I have learned a great deal from my involvement and am evaluating the programme impressed by the thinking that goes into producing the and developing our training training elements that I have been involved with.” calendar for 2018. You’ll be CCG staff member able to read the evaluation and find out about all our training on our website here: “The support our practice has received to help re-launch, www.leedswestccg.nhs.uk/ develop and manage our hub has been invaluable.” get-involved/how/patient- GP practice champion If you’d like to know more about the engagement hub, “This programme is an asset to our local health and care system.” contact [email protected] CCG staff member

10 Engagement hub CONGRATULATIONS TO ST GEMMA’S HOSPICE Congratulations to St Gemma’s Hospice in Moortown for becoming the first officially recognised University Teaching Hospice in the UK and the world!

This is a fantastic achievement St Gemma’s has been offering that recognises the huge amount expert care and support to patients of important research and teaching and their families – often at the end work that St Gemma’s carries out of life – since 1978. Today it is the in partnership with the University largest hospice in Yorkshire, helping of Leeds. thousands of people when they need it most, regardless of religion, That’s not all! There’s another race or cultural background. reason for the St Gemma’s team to celebrate as they’ve also been The team are understandably rated ‘Outstanding’ by the Care delighted with their new status. It Quality Commission (CQC) – will mean that staff and volunteers Find out more about the the independent body which have access to the most up-to- work of St Gemma’s and assesses all health and social date education and demonstrates how you could support care providers in the country. that the care they provide is of the the work they do: highest standard. Something that www.st-gemma.co.uk many in Leeds will have seen first hand when they or their loved ones have spent time at St Gemma’s. More than a coffee morning Patients in Chapeltown are starting to become their own health providers. They are sharing their gifts, passions and skills with the community and bringing the feeling of association and belonging closer to those in their neighbourhood and practices.

It is a place to have a natter, play Members of the coffee dominoes or get involved in morning have said: some knitting. There is a gentle “This is one of the best things that Zumba class every week as well I have done. I have been to Age as a fortnightly healthcare insight Concern for several physical exercise session. There are also arts and classes but now all those sessions crafts, cooking skills, storytelling, have ended and I have found this laughter workshops and origami! group. It is a perfect balance of If you would like to volunteer how much physical exercise we your time please contact Joe on do and the amount of other One of the groups that has [email protected] activities, like crafts. You come flourished is ‘More Than A Coffee here, you make friends and you Morning’, which is associated with come away smiling. St Martins Practice on Chapeltown “A welcoming, multi-cultural Road. Every Thursday morning, environment that gives me great at Leeds Polish Centre, bunting is encouragement and sets me strung up, the kettle is boiled and challenges: it has helped a lot Cuban salsa music drifts over the in improving my self-esteem.” tables and chairs. Congratulations to St Gemma’s 11 Patient panel looking for new members Meeting monthly, the Leeds Dermatology Panel is a committee of 14 patients and 10 staff (including consultants, Picture of volunteers: Bruce Abbott and Frances Hansom managers, supervisors and sisters as well as staff) who aim to maintain a high standard of clinical care for patients with skin disease and skin cancer The Leeds Cancer at Hospital. Awareness Project In Leeds, the rate of cancer is higher than the rest of England. A lot has been done to reduce the differences in rates but the work is far from done.

Evidence is clear that the earlier that cancer is diagnosed the easier it is to treat and the better the outcomes for individuals and their loved ones.

Who are we? Successes The Leeds Cancer Awareness Project relies heavily on volunteer community action team members who work with us, in their own We have greatly improved the communities, raising awareness and encouraging people to take up facilities for patients and staff. NHS screening invitations. So far we have over 25 volunteers working Some of the work we’ve done across the city to spread the message of early diagnosis and awareness. is highlighted below. • Helping to rationalise the What are we doing and how are we doing it? facilities and ambience of The team have been working across the city since April 2017, going out the patient areas. into the community talking to people in their own environments such • Reducing delays in as shops, pubs, clubs and social events as well as talking to people in outpatient appointments. established social groups. • Reducing the time it takes In south and east Leeds, for letters to get to the GP community health workers Contact following a consultation. complete lifestyle risk assessments • Successfully helped move To learn more about this with people. This helps them see the dermatology inpatients programme, arrange for what small changes they could department from Leeds us to come to your group, make to their everyday lives to General Infirmary to or enquire about joining make a positive impact on their Chapel Allerton Hospital. health and wellbeing and local our team of volunteers, services who can support them. please contact: We’ve also set up a small Karen Fenton, Darren Meade registered charity, the If you would like one of the team Dermatology Friends of Chapel to come along and deliver a session and Amy Samouelle on: 0113 8800153 Allerton Hospital, which raises to one of your groups then please funds for medical equipment get in touch. There is no fee and [email protected] and items which improve the the team provide all the required patient’s hospital visit. resources – including quiz / The Cross Flats Room bingo prizes! Hillside Enterprise Centre If you are interested in Beeston Road being involved, contact Leeds LS11 8ND Victor Boughton, Chair: 0113 257 2064 or Bill Cunliffe, Secretary: 0113 267 2326. 12 Local volunteers making a difference Gardening Guru Whitley Bay has got it going on

Tucked behind a young people’s In a time of limited resources, Here are a few jobs for you to centre in the seaside town is a where we are being encouraged do over the next month: secret garden, only it’s not that to self-manage our health and • Cut back any perennials that secret anymore. This social wellbeing, community gardens have died enterprise is the brainchild of offer an opportunity to reduce Rhiannon Williams, a professional public health disparities. This is • Get new plants by lifting and gardener and mum of two through promoting physical activity dividing perennials like sedum, (where does she find the time!?). and healthy eating, growing food anemone and hosta for underserved populations, and • Look after garden critters by Three years ago Rhiannon saw accelerating healing from injury creating an insect hotel a derelict patch of land and, with or disease. the help and support of North • Make some homemade fatballs Tyneside Council’s Business Sir Steve Bullock, Mayor of with the kids and hang them Factory programme, she created Lewisham captures it nicely out in the garden. the ‘Secret Gardening Club’, a place when he says that “...this is real Happy gardening. where children can play outdoors, community empowerment – local build dens, make fires, use tools people coming together to create and climb. something which is sustainable.”

It’s not a new idea but what I’ll continue to cast a whimsical ...this is real community impresses me is how she has eye over run down spaces in my transformed a dream into reality. hometown but in the meantime empowerment – local I’ve lost track of the number of my garden provides some respite people coming together times I have walked past wasteland from the daily grind and an to create something in Leeds and thought about what opportunity to exercise. By the time which is sustainable. a beautiful community space it you read this it will be late October could be. But how do you cultivate and you’ll need to think about Sir Steve Bullock a concept like this? winding down (or up, depending Mayor of Lewisham on how you look at it!) for winter. Well, having drive and determination is a must and you can’t do it on your own. The more volunteers and local assets involved the easier it gets. Working with established local organisations will help you secure funding and promote the project. Lewisham have produced a really helpful guide for anyone wanting to act on their community garden dream. Visit bit.ly/2ytNkKu to take a look.

Gardening guru 13 This is the real deal chicken korma from Luknow, inspired by RECIPE the Nawaab’s (aristocracy) of the Mughals, dating back centuries. Now this is not the mild concoction created for the hesitant spice eating Brit, but the original creamy yet spiced up chicken which delights the taste buds of everyone who has it. As someone from a Kashimiri background, I’m also trying to make the korma more Chicken acceptable to our pallet which is primarily inspired by a fusion of spicy Punjabi food. The last time I made this dish, our vegetarian colleagues couldn’t resist a taste, so everyone be warned if you Korma are anywhere near a kitchen when this is being cooked. Courtesy of Rainbow Junk-tion Cafe

INGREDIENTS: STAGE ONE STAGE THREE 1 whole chicken After having cut, cleaned and Add the cashew nuts, poppy seeds – cut into small pieces washed the chicken, place in a bowl. and desiccated coconut to half a litre Garlic – 1 full bulb Grind the ginger, garlic and green of water and blend until it becomes a chillies to a rough texture. Personally thick creamy paste. Once the chicken Ginger – size of your thumb, peeled I prefer to use a pestle and mortar, it’s has cooked for around 10 minutes, Green chillies – 6 or 7 not only therapeutic but leaves the add the creamy paste and cook (with Ghee (good old British butter kind of texture I prefer. Mix this well lid on) for a further 10/15 minutes. would be fine too and a lower into the chicken and put to one side. Finally add the black cardamom fat alternative) – 2 tablespoons powder and mix well. Leave for Cloves, cinnamon, cardamom STAGE TWO another two or so minutes – then your korma is ready to eat. – 1 teaspoon each Heat the ghee in your wok or pan 3 small onions – pureed (make sure the wok or pan has a lid), Red chilli – 1 teaspoon and when it’s all melted throw in the cloves, cinnamon, and cardamoms. Desiccated coconut – 1 tablespoon You can bruise them if you wish to BEST SERVED WITH HOT Cashew nuts – 2 tablespoons before adding them. Leave for about CHAPATTI OR NAAN BREAD, Poppy seeds – 1 tablespoon 30 seconds/1 minute until you can BUT YOU CAN HAVE IT Black Cardamom Powder smell the aromas. Then add the WITH PLAIN RICE TOO. – half a teaspoon pureed onions. Once the water has dried and the onions are reasonably browned, add the chicken. You can This is an uncomplicated yet add half a glass of water here and exciting dish split into three parts. cover the pan with a lid.

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Quiz time! 15 Activities on offer this winter When the temperatures drop and evenings get longer, it’s tempting to curl up on the sofa with a box set and a pair of fluffy slippers. We’re not going to argue, a bit of hibernating feels good, but with Leeds offering some great activities, there’s plenty to enjoy out and about during the winter months.

Free activities Also check out: The Thackray Museum: www. If we still haven’t convinced you Walk in the park: you don’t need thackraymedicalmuseum.co.uk to leave the comfort of your to go far to find one of Leeds’ The Royal Armouries: living room, why not keep the beautiful parks and enjoy a stroll kids occupied with some fun www.royalarmouries.org around Park lake, or and free activities at home. You the splendour of could set up a treasure hunt, House. Bring the bikes or just Low cost build a den or have a pizza party. stretch your legs. Some even Tropical World, Roundhay: Google is your friend – search offer a café, so you can refuel escape the wintry weather, explore for ‘things to do on a rainy day’. with a hot drink. Find out more: environments and meet incredible www.leeds.gov.uk/parks creatures from rainforests, mangroves and deserts. Our Parkrun Leeds: if you fancy upping favourites? The cheeky meerkats the pace, Parkruns are friendly of course! Cost: adults £6, 5km timed runs, for all abilities, children £3, under 5s free. taking place every week in five www.tropicalworld.leeds.gov.uk Leeds parks. You just need to register before your start. Find out Go Karting: Let off some steam more: www.parkrun.org.uk/leeds at the longest indoor circuit in

Yorkshire. Perfect for thrill seekers. Mais: ©Robin Abbey geograph.org.uk/p/2832584 Museums: explore fascinating Cost: starting at £30 for two 15 insights into history and art. minute races. Find out more: Highlights this winter include www.team-sport.co.uk/ Skeletons: Our Buried Bones at go-karting-leeds Leeds City Museum – unearthing people’s stories through their Ice skating: Look out for the ever skeletons, including a medieval popular ice skating rink which soldier and a victim of the Black lands in Millennium Square every Death. Find out more: www.leeds. January. Cost (2017 prices): adults

gov.uk/museumsandgalleries £7.50, children under 12 £6. Turner: ©John Park Roundhay geograph.org.uk/p/140775