JULY 2016
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What’s in this month ... 4 Lower Back Pain? 6 Open Day for Landlords 8 Westbridge Furniture 10 Wines Etc - Gin Showcase If you have any news, events or anything else that 12 Like a bit of Spice? you would like to see included in the next issue 14 Local History please contact: [email protected] 16 Cool Facts 18 Gemstone of the Month 20 Newcastle Town Centre Junction 15 Limited 22 St. Luke’s Hartwell, Harrowby Drive, The Westlands ST5 3JU 24 Spear Travels Advertising & Editorial, 26 Pattens – Wolstanton & Stone What’s On and General Enquiries: 28 Horoscopes 01782 625 482 or 07511 452 598 30 Gardening Features Editor: 32 Recipe [email protected] • 07511 452 598 34 Stinging Nettle Uses Design: 36 FJ Flooring, Harlo Sliding Doors [email protected] • 07787 334 218 38 Puzzle Page 40 Getaway Corner We would like to thank all the businesses who have advertised in Junction 15 and/or provided 42 Kids’ Page content. Every care is taken to ensure accuracy but Junction 15 cannot accept responsibility for any loss damage or omission in any advert or editorial. Junction 15 does not officially endorse 44 Newcastle Recycling any material included within this publication. All rights reserved. No part of this publication maybe reproduced, or stored without the prior consent of the publisher. All competition entrants 46 Newcastle Museum details may be supplied to the advertiser. By entering any competition you have agreed for your details to be passed on if requested. Artwork is accepted on the condition it has permission for 48 Important numbers & Puzzle Answers use in the publication.
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JUNCTION 15 JULY 2016 3 Is Your Office Job Putting Your Back At Risk? Lower back pain is one of the most common work-related health complaints, especially among those who spend long periods of time working at a desk. Most of the time, these painful back injuries are caused by preventative factors – such as working for too long without breaks or sitting in the wrong positions. Here we highlight 7 simple ways that you can avoid the wrath of office-related back pain:
1: Keep your mouse at close distance 5: Take a break! Not many people associate mouse work with Deadlines and heavy workloads often mean back pain but if your mouse is too far away, you many office workers work through their breaks could end up overreaching and twisting your and push themselves to their limits, but your shoulder and arm when you work. Regularly health is more important than your work. Taking doing this can lead to neck and back pain. breaks at least once every hour - even just to To avoid picking up a painful strain, place your walk around or do a few shoulder rolls – will mouse right next to your keyboard so that it’s at reduce the pressure on your spinal discs and the most comfortable position for you to work. boost your circulation. You’ll also feel more 2: Breathe from your stomach focused energised (which won’t go down too As you work away at your desk, focus on pulling badly with your boss!). in your belly towards your spine on each inhale. 6: Remember the “90 degree rule” Doing this will strengthen your core muscles Try and sit with your knees at a 90 degree which play a major part in supporting the upper angle (so that your knees are directly over your body. ankles). This simple tip will help to keep your 3: Sit close to your desk spine in a natural upright position. Sitting too far away from your desk could mean 7: Work your shoulders you excessively stretch to reach your work tools. Shoulders bear the brunt of a lot of the body’s Ideally, your torso should be an arm’s length tension so remember to give them some TLC away from your computer screen. This will help as you graft away at your computer. Learn how you to avoid excessive reaching and twisting to perform some self-massage techniques and which are both common causes of back injuries. regularly roll your shoulders back and down. 4: Think on your feet Try these small but highly effective measures Think about what your feet are doing while the next time you get to the office – you’ll you’re typing away at your keyboard; their probably be surprised at how much more position could be putting your back health at comfortable and productive you’ll be! risk. Make sure that you keep your feet flat on the floor at shoulder-width apart. This will reduce tension in your ankles and knees.
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Letting your property can be a complex process; over the last 12 months more new legislation and regulations have been introduced than the previous 10 years combined! It is an ideal time to hold an Open Day to provide Landlords and potential buy to let property owners with the very best, up-to-date advice. butters john bee currently manage over 1000 industry and some letting companies try to attract properties and ensure Landlords meet their legal Landlords with ridiculously low fees. Unfortunately, obligations. Penalties for non-compliance can be their lack of experience can leave Landlords exposed severe. Their experienced, qualified team make sure to legal problems. At bjb, we are dedicated to you are doing everything the law requires. providing competitive fees with the highest levels All landlords and potential property investors are of professionalism and customer service. Some welcome at the butters john bee event. They offer Landlords don’t realise they can switch their letting a free Letting Agent switch service for Landlords agent in the middle of a contract. Our switching team in existing arrangements, who may need a more are highly experienced in this area and can easily sort specialised team. bjb Business Development out the entire process with no hassle. On the day, we Manager, Paul Lucas said: “Many Landlords have are offering substantial discounts and free information found this service extremely useful. It’s a cut-throat packs to all new Landlords in attendance. The event gives everyone the opportunity to meet fellow local Landlords, swap ideas and give direction on where the local property market is going.”
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The Westbridge factory outlet at Meir Westbridges Factory Outlet is open 7 days a Park, allows the public to access & buy week at Meir Park and the showroom has a huge Sofas and Chairs at hugely discounted range of quality furniture on display. Alongside prices, which are at least 50% their manufactured sofas and chairs they probably reductions from their Well Known have the largest Rauch fitted look wardrobe Customers Catalogue RRP display in the UK and numerous displays of dining tables and sideboards, TV units, coffee tables, Far from being a gimmick, Westbridge’s beds, mattresses, wardrobes, chests of drawers, commitment to efficient manufacturing compels bookcases, even down to wall art, lighting, vases them to avoid waste when ever possible, and and curtains. The vast majority of their products there are two key reasons for operating a retail are immediately available from their huge stocks Factory Outlet: and so can be taken away as you buy, or delivered 1. Westbridge’s National High Street locally within a few days. customers often cancel orders at a Westbridge can assist you in furnishing your entire late stage of production and they have home if required. Their sales and design team agreements with them that they can be are keen to assist with an abundance of helpful sold off at the Factory Outlet Shop to and friendly advice should you require it. Their recover the cost of Manufacturing sales policy however boasts that they never make 2. At least twice a year Westbridge’s well customers feel uncomfortable or pressurised to known customers review their products buy and they feel this makes for a more pleasant and also the fabric and leather options shopping experience. that are available to order in their the The ethos of honesty and integrity is one of the catalogues and stores. This can leave tens reasons for the fantastic reputation Westbridge of thousands of metres of redundundant have gained since the Factory Shop transferred to fabric and leather in their warehouse. The Stoke-on-Trent in 2008. cost of scrapping the fabrics and leathers would be enormous so Westbridge aim Don’t just take their word for it. Pop into their to utilise all of it by producing Sofas and Meir Park showroom for a browse and you will be selling them to the public at cost price. greeted with a warm welcome, a vast choice to take away same day and all at a price to keep the bank manager happy.
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ENJOY with Junction 15 ~ Histories and Mysteries ~ Do you know your Local History?
Here at Junction 15 we thought we would give you something to think about and have a little fun!
Well done to all of you that got last month’s picture correct. The first person to ring in was Ann Bedford, Clayton, so well done! The photo was of Grosvenor Roundabout for the Octocentenary Ox roast in 1973.
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16 JULY 2016 JUNCTION 15 JUNCTION 15 JULY 2016 17 THE ALTERNATIVE BIRTHSTONE FOR JULY — words LESLEY BYTHEWAY
Gemstone of the Month – Carnelian
The alternative birthstone for July is the carnelian. Carnelian is a variety of red chalcedony which can vary in colour from pale orange to a reddish brown; the stone can also be translucent. Carnelian was also the birthstone for July in the old Arabic calendar.
The name carnelian is taken from the Latin ‘carnis’, meaning flesh, because of its colour. Sources of this stone can be found in India, USA, UK, Australia, Brazil and Russia. Health wise the carnelian can be beneficial for infertility, anger, the heart, circulation, lower back problems, kidneys, headaches and can speed up the healing in bones and ligaments. It is also thought that it can help with the treatment of ME and eating disorders such as anorexia. This stone is possibly one of the oldest known gemstones, as artifacts have been found on the island of Crete in Greece. It is believed that the carnelian has magical and metaphysical properties which made it a popular stone to wear as a talisman, especially by public officials and warriors in battle. It is also thought that this stone can enhance courage and stimulate optimism, so banishing any negativity. The carnelian is also believed to fuel passion, desire and confidence, so would be a good stone for shy people to have. It is also believed that public officials in Rome and Egypt wore carnelian for their seal ring, as it was deemed a strong red stone that aided people to speak boldly and with eloquence. The carnelian was once thought to be strictly worn or used by the noble classes, and those from a high social standing were often buried with this stone, as it was believed that the stone offered protection in the afterlife and kept evil spirits at bay. The carnelian can also protect you against bad Lesley Bytheway is an Holistic Therapist. For details of the therapies and workshops available, vibrations, can boost your energy, help to control your please visit: www.spirituallighthealing.co.uk emotions and also give you a sense of humour! email : [email protected] or call/text Mobile : 07754749810
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JUNCTION 15 JULY 2016 19 Newcastle town centre receives 15k funding for fun-filled circus spectacular
NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME STREET CARNIVAL IS BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND Following the success of last year’s Midsummer Wakes Carnival and a surge in demand for a repeat performance from both the public and town centre businesses, the event will be heading back to Newcastle-under-Lyme on Saturday 9th July.
The one-day street carnival – staged by Newcastle BID in partnership with local creatives B Arts – is set to begin at 10am in the Ironmarket, with a procession of dancing and drumming to officially launch what promises to be a truly entertaining day for the whole family.
The main parade will journey through the town hard to put on events in the town for everyone to centre at around 2pm, with groups of street get involved in, so we welcome everyone along dancers adding to the atmosphere. There will also whoever wants to enjoy this colourful, creative be an artisan and craft market where an eclectic and truly entertaining event.” mix of traders will bring their finest mouth-watering This year, B Arts – a collection of North food, lip-smacking drinks and quirky, intricate Staffordshire artists and producers – is crafts to the town centre’s historic marketplace. encouraging the community to get directly involved Commenting on the decision to bring the event by creating colourful, carnival masterpieces to back to the town centre, Hilary Hughes, Joint showcase in the parade. Free drop-in workshops Director of External Partnerships for B Arts said: will be taking place every Saturday on the run-up “Last year people asked if we could bring back the to the event, 10:30am - 4:00pm at the former Midsummer Wakes Carnival to Newcastle and we Internacionale shop, opposite Cafe Nero in are delighted to say yes we can. With the support Ironmarket. The workshops give the perfect of our partners, Pocket Places, a local landlord, the opportunity for volunteers, community groups, Newcastle-under-Lyme BID, Arts Council England, and families to get together with the talented Staffordshire County Council and the public via our carnival artists from B Arts and create their own crowdfunding campaign, we are able to create a masterpiece. summer festival for Newcastle.” Newcastle-under-Lyme BID Manager, Matt Taylor, For more information on Midsummer Wakes added: Carnival, visit the Facebook page: “We can’t want for Midsummer Wakes Carnival facebook.com/midsummerwakes to return to our town centre. With free parking on all Borough Council car parks, it is set to be a great - and cheap - day out for not only families, but the entire Staffordshire community. We work
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JUNCTION 15 JULY 2016 29 GARDENING ❀ Seed and care for these charming, heirloom favourites and they’ll fill with pastel blooms growing up to nine feet.
Sunlight: Full sun to partial shade Maturity: 365 days or more from seed to flower Height: 4 to 9 feet Spacing: 18 to 36 inches apart in all directions
Gardeners enjoy growing hollyhocks in borders or against walls and fences where their spectacular flowers stand tall above all else. The classic variety (Alcea rosea) has graced outbuildings and cottages for more than a century. Very attractive to butterflies and hummingbirds. Showy blooms completely cover 4 to 9 foot stalks. Hollyhocks are considered a biennial, that is, they grow foliage the first year and flower, form seeds and die the next. Plants easily self-seed to provide an endless supply of blossoms.
Site Preparation: Hollyhocks will thrive in full sun to partial shade and rich, moist soil. Prior to planting work plenty of organic matter, such as compost or aged animal manure, into the garden. This helps condition the soil, which improves drainage and increases its ability to hold water and nutrients.
How to Plant: Sow hollyhock seeds outdoors just beneath the surface of the soil 1-2 weeks before last frost. Seeds will germinate in 10-14 days. Thin to 18-36 inches apart after seedlings have sprouted. Water as needed during dry conditions to keep flowers blooming. Adding an organic flower fertilizer every few weeks will result in bigger, bolder blooms. When flowers fade, cut stalks to the ground.
Insects and Disease: Hollyhocks Hollyhocks are vulnerable to a number of garden pests including thrips, Japanese beetles, sawflies and spider mites. Watch closely, and if problems exist treat with organic pesticides for immediate control. Foliage is susceptible to fungal diseases, such as anthracnose, rust and powdery mildew, which can disfigure the leaves under severe infestations.
Hollyhocks will cross-pollinate. Gardeners should only grow one variety at a time to save pure seed, or isolate varieties by ¼ mile. Seeds are ready to harvest when the seed capsules are completely dry and brown. The capsules can then be picked and the seeds
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Do you know how to make Pimm’s properly? From the mint leaves and sliced strawberries to the ratio of Pimm’s and lemonade, here’s everything you need to know about making the Summer cocktail.
For one glass you need .... Pimm’s has become as A highball glass synonymous with British 50ml Pimm’s No 1 Summer time as picnics 150ml lemonade in the park and barbecued Fresh mint leaves burgers, but do you know Chopped strawberries how to make it properly? Sliced orange Whether you leave the mint Chopped cucumber leaves out or sacrifice the Plenty of Ice strawberries, making up a batch of Pimm’s can lead to Perfect Pimm’s method all sorts of drink debates! It’s quite simple really, say mixologists at Pimm’s. Fill your glass with ice, So we’ve gone straight to pop in the mint and chopped fruit, pour in the Pimm’s, top with lemonade and stir. To make up a pitcher use the same method, this time with a the source for the right way handful each of the chopped fruit, cucumber and mint leaves. Mix the to pour your Pimm’s. quantity of cocktail you need, keeping the ratio to one part Pimm’s and three parts lemonade.
Sit back, relax and enjoy - Cheers!
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Nettle Tea Stinging nettle leaves and flowers can be dried, and the dried leaves can be steeped and made into a tea. There are many variations of nettle tea recipes that feature a number of other herbs like raspberry leaf, echinacea or goldenseal.
Cooked Nettle Stinging nettle leaves can be stemmed and cooked similar to spinach. Once cooked, they can be added to soup or stew. Nettle has also been pureed and used in recipes like polenta, green smoothies, salads and pesto.
Topical Nettle Stinging nettle extract and root tinctures can be applied directly to joints and painful areas of the body. It’s also available in cream form.
Stinging Nettle Capsules and Tablets Stinging nettle capsules and tablets can be taken orally. If there is concern about upset stomach and other side effects, take stinging nettle with food.
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Penalty shots: The offending player (or team if playing two-a-side) has to put down his straw, the ball goes on the middle of the pitch and the other team gets the chance to score unopposed. The offending team are not allowed to touch their straws to pick them up and defend until the other team has restarted.
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Currie attended art school in both Newcastle soon over as, in 1911, Jessie discovered John and Hanley, eventually painting ceramics for was having an affair and shortly afterwards he both the Royal Doulton and Minton pottery abandoned his wife and small child to live with factories. his mistress in London. In the Potteries Museum and Art Gallery In 1905, aged 22, he went to the Royal there is a John Currie painting called ‘Head of College of Art in London, and later spent some a Girl’ and another, painted a year or so later, time at the Slade School of Fine Art, within the called ‘The Witch’ both of which depict his University College of London, considered the mistress, Dolly Henry. best art and educational institute in the country. Dolly was a model for a London department He married a girl he met at Newcastle School store and was said to have completely of Art called Jessie Brandon, in 1907, and they bewitched Currie, hence the name of this lived in Wolstanton. Their marriage was second portrait. They were known to have had a very passionate, heated and sometimes violent relationship. Their relationship was so destructive that, on 8 October, 1914, John shot Dolly, before turning the gun on himself. He died in hospital from his wounds. It was a tragic end to a great talent and promising career.
The Brampton Museum has two works created by Currie, shown with this article. Although, in my opinion, his real talent lay in creating oil paintings, particularly portraits. You can view more of his artwork on the Art UK website : www.artuk.org (more of the Museum’s oil paintings can be found on their too).
Written by Clare Griffiths Collections officer, Brampton Museum, Newcastle-under-Lyme
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