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The Issue 119 - July 2016 VILLAGER and Town Life LOCAL NEWS • LOCAL PEOPLE • LOCAL SERVICES • LOCAL CHARITIES • LOCAL PRODUCTS Inside this issue Win an aerial picture by BeSkyBee Horseboarding at the Annual Burghley Game and Country Fair Win £25 in our Prize Crossword Bringing Local Business to Local People in Biggleswade, Sandy, Potton, Gamlingay and all surrounding villages 11,000 copies delivered to over 30 towns and villages every month Your FREEcopy 2 Please mention The Villager and Town Life when responding to adverts The Issue 119 - July 2016 VILLAGER and Town Life LOCAL NEWS • LOCAL PEOPLE • LOCAL SERVICES • LOCAL CHARITIES • LOCAL PRODUCTS Inside this issue Win an aerial picture by BeSkyBee Horseboarding at the Annual Burghley Game and Country Fair Win £25 in our Prize Crossword Bringing Local Business to Local People in Biggleswade, Sandy, Potton, Gamlingay and all surrounding villages 11,000 copies delivered to over 30 towns and villages every month Your Contents FREEcopy Beer at Home ...................................................................................... 44 The Strand Employment Matters .......................................................................... 47 From Pampered Pooches to Coiffured Cats .......................................... 48 30 Water, Water Everywhere .................................................................... 51 Rural Ramblings .................................................................................. 52 RATS .................................................................................................... 54 Honey and Berries - Natural and Pure ................................................. 57 Horseboarding .................................................................................... 59 Ask Alan - Potton Vets ......................................................................... 61 Animal Know-How .............................................................................. 62 Children’s Page .................................................................................... 64 Range Rover Evoque Convertible ......................................................... 67 Pre-Flight Checks ................................................................................ 68 Nick Coffer’s Weekend Recipe .............................................................. 70 The History of Soft Drinks ...................................................................... 4 What’s On ............................................................................................ 74 Heritage in Palermo .............................................................................. 8 Emmeline Pankhurst Day .................................................................... 77 Win an Aerial Picture from BeSkyBee .................................................. 10 Life Begins .......................................................................................... 79 Where Am I?........................................................................................ 12 Puzzle Page ......................................................................................... 80 Childhood Obesity ............................................................................... 15 Prize Crossword ................................................................................... 86 Win Tickets to see Dizzee Rascal .......................................................... 17 Fun Quiz .............................................................................................. 91 Quadcopters ........................................................................................ 18 Book Review ....................................................................................... 92 Potton Library to Celebrate Diamond Year ........................................... 21 Golden Jubilee - Sandy Show 2016 ..................................................... 22 Hollywood Dogs Fighting Fatigue and Pain ................................................................... 24 48 Summer Lovin’ .................................................................................... 27 The Greater Outdoors .......................................................................... 29 Much More Than Just a Salon .............................................................. 30 Which type of ISA is best for you? ........................................................ 34 Party On Potton ................................................................................... 37 Sandy Town Council and Information Centre ....................................... 39 An Independent Nation ....................................................................... 40 Top Tips for Charities and Good Causes ................................................ 42 August edition deadline Tuesday 12th July September edition deadline Friday 29th July Editorial - Catherine Rose, Solange Hando, Alison Runham, Publishers Kate Duggan, Val Gordine, Sarah Fryer, Tom Hancock, Toni Hasler, Villager Publications Ltd Ted Bruning, Carol H Scott, Pippa Greenwood, Geoff Wharton, 24 Market Square, Potton, Bedfordshire SG19 2NP Trevor Langley, Potton Vets, RSPCA, Iain Betson, Nick Coffer, Tel: 01767 261122 Debbie Singh-Bhatti, Kate McLelland and Willow Coby [email protected] www.villagermag.com Advertising Sales/Local Editorial Nigel Frost - 01767 261122 Disclaimer - All adverts and editorial are printed in good faith, [email protected] however, Villager Publications Ltd can not take any responsibility Photography for the content of the adverts, the services provided by the Maria Dubova and Darren Harbar Photography advertisers or any statements given in the editorial. No part of this publication may be reproduced or stored without the express Design and Artwork - Design 9 Tel 07762 969460 permission of the publisher. To advertise in The Villager and Town Life please call 01767 261122 History By Catherine Rose The History of Soft Drinks With the arrival of summer, we will consume water - very similar to today’s. thousands of gallons of soft drinks - from Before mains supply was built, the water squash and cordials to fizzy ‘ades’ and coke – all available, particularly in rural areas, was often produced by a global industry that is worth contaminated and unsafe to drink. Consequently, billions. But have you ever stopped to wonder every town and village had a wide selection of how the soft drinks industry came about? public houses that brewed their own ‘small beer’ The earliest mention of lemonade occurs in as this was safer to drink than the water. Beer was historical texts from the mid-1600s. A non-fizzy even given to children. refreshing drink, probably only available to the People also brewed their own drinks at home more wealthy, it is believed to have come over and would frequently boil water before adding from Italy via France and was made from water natural flavourings such as nettle, barley, and lemons with sugar or honey added. dandelion, burdock and ginger to improve the In the late 1700s, a method for artificially taste. This would then go through a natural carbonating water was invented by Dr Joseph fermentation process to produce a very low Priestley. This meant that soda water was alcohol drink, frequently believed to have commercially available by 1800 and within 20 medicinal properties. years, ginger beer was also being advertised. Non-alcoholic versions of these drinks began to Household names of today such as Schweppes be produced commercially, becoming popular and R. Whites began selling manufactured during the Victorian era and some of these ‘old lemonade in the 1850s that consisted of a citric fashioned’ herbal flavourings are still produced acid base with oil of lemon, sugar and carbonated today. 4 Please mention The Villager and Town Life when responding to adverts Villager Mag Summer.qxp_Layout 1 09/06/2016 12:14 Page 1 FF FIND US JUST O UNDER TION 7 A1(M) JUNC 3�s GO FREE! WITH SOMETHING FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY TO ENJOY... FOLLOW US ON: Discover the Dinosaur Trail & Fort Knebworth Adventure Playground - or relax and enjoy the historic Park and Gardens. All for just £9.50 pp* Many seasonal events included. Entry to House extra. Gift Shop & Garden Terrace Tea Room. Discounted family tickets. Come and discover Knebworth this summer. Book online knebworthhouse.com or T. 01438 812661 Knebworth House Gardens & Park, Knebworth, Hertfordshire SG1 2AX (For Sat Nav) *Please check website for details of the Country Show and other events. To advertise in The Villager and Town Life please call 01767 261122 5 By the mid-Victorian era, ginger beer was ‘the most popular non-alcoholic beverage’ although lemonade must have come a close second. They were produced in ‘mineral factories’ across the country. Storing fizzy drinks required the development of suitable and stable containers. Round-ended glass bottles began to be manufactured for lemonade. This shape was deliberate so that the bottle had to be stored on its side which kept the cork moist and allowed for better sealing of the effervescent drink. Ginger beer on the other hand was usually stored in solid stoneware containers with a large cork pushed firmly into the top to prevent it from ‘popping’. The ingenious Cod’s bottle with its glass marble stopper became available at the end of the 19th started making their squash and barley water in century. These were eventually replaced by metal the 1930s. ‘crown’ and later screw caps. Aluminium cans with The 20th