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Here at Breeze we are all about WELCOME TO OUR NEW LOOK! keeping things local - letting you Well, here we are in the midst of many changes up and down the country know what and who to contact to and we’ve been busy too! get the best from our area.
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halloween© The Vegetarian Society recipes... Roast Pumpkin and Swiss Chard Risotto Ingredients 250g Arborio or Carnaroli risotto rice 600g pumpkin 100ml vegetarian dry white 4 tbsp olive oil wine 1 tbsp maple syrup 900ml-1litre light vegetable Pinch cinnamon powder stock 50g blanched almonds, 150g Swiss chard (leaves only) chopped roughly shredded 225g trimmed leek, finely 1 ½ tbsp single cream chopped Salt and pepper to taste
Method 1. Heat oven to 190°C/gas mark 5. Cut the pumpkin into quarters, peel and de-seed. Then cut into thick slices/segments (approx 12-15cm) and place in a roasting pan. Mix together 2 tbsp oil, maple syrup and cinnamon and drizzle over the pumpkin. Roast for 25-30 minutes until tender, take out of the oven and cut into large dices.
2. In a small frying pan, heat 1 tsp oil and lightly toast the almonds until golden. Set aside.
3. Heat the remaining oil in a large frying pan and sauté the leek until soft. Add the rice and stir until the grains are well coated and slightly golden. Pour in the wine and stir until it is absorbed.
4. Add one ladle of hot stock and simmer until absorbed. Repeat. After 10 minutes, add the chard and let wilt. Continue to add stock at intervals and cook until absorbed into the rice (you may not need all the stock). Season well with salt and pepper.
5. Once rice is tender but still very slightly al dente, add the cream and cook for a further minute before adding the pumpkin. Remove from heat, cover and rest for 2 minutes. When ready to serve, sprinkle over the roasted almonds and a squeeze of lemon juice.
SLIMY SNAILS Ingredients Method
For the ‘snails’: 1. Cook the pasta shells for 10-15 minutes. Once the 12 large conchiglioni rigati pasta shells (cook a few pasta is cooked, but still firm, drain and cool down extra in case any split) quickly under cold water. Set the shells aside. 2 little gem lettuce 2. Remove the larger of the little gem leaves and set 50g mangetout these aside. Shred the remaining leaves. Make 200g cream cheese or vegan cream cheese* antennae for later by cutting two of the mangetout 3 tbsp fresh coriander, chopped length ways (you need 24 slithers in total) and finely 3 tbsp fresh flat leaf parsley, chopped chop up the rest to go in the filling for the next step. 2 spring onions, finely chopped (including some 3. Combine the cream cheese, coriander, parsley, green) spring onions, gherkins, chopped mangetout, garlic, 4 cocktail gherkins, finely chopped lime and 3 tbsp of the shredded little gem leaves. 1 clove garlic, crushed 4. Assemble the snails by stuffing the filling into the 1 lime, zest and juice shells and place each one onto a slice of cucumber. ½ cucumber, sliced Place each snail onto an individual little gem leaf. Add the mangetout antennas to the snails. For the slime trail: 5. Make the snail slime by whisking together the 5 tbsp extra virgin olive oil olive oil and herbs with a fork. Drizzle this over the 1 tbsp mixed green fresh herbs, chopped snail and leave to make a slime trail.
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Oxjam Beeston takeover! SATURDAY 14TH OCTOBER 12 hours of live music in 17+ venues around Beeston Town Centre. Yes back for its 7th year - THE LEGENDARY OXJAM BEESTON TAKEOVER! It’s a fantastic community event which brings the town alive with music, love and good old Beeston spirit! There will be over 12 hours of live music at 17+ venues across Beeston, including the iconic Bartons Bus Depot, and The Star Inn, which is this year’s Oxjam Beeston headline sponsor, as well as being Nottingham CAMRA LocAle Pub of the Year. With a seriously eclectic mix of genres including pop, indie, rock, jazz, choral, folk, ska, punk, operatic there’s something for everyone! We have a huge range of artists who give their time and talent for free - all in aid of Oxfam. For our full programme of venues and artists details of oxjambeeston.org or find Oxjam Beeston Music Festival on Facebook. All venues are free before 6pm. Wristbands are required after 6pm (and can be exchanged for tickets on the day).
Tickets £8 (£10 on the day) Available from: http://www.wegottickets.com/event/412160 or Oxfam Books & Music, 58 High Rd, Beeston Or The Guitar Spot, The Guitar Spot, 106 Chilwell Rd, Beeston In previous years, demand has been extremely high so please get your ticket early to avoid disappointment!
OPERATIC ARIAS OXJAM CEILIDH CLASSICAL OXJAM SATURDAY 14TH OCTOBER FRIDY 24TH NOVEMBER SATURDAY 11TH NOVEMBER
Beeston Parish Church, The Royal British Legion Social Club, Beeston Parish Church, Church St, 16 Hall Croft, Beeston NG9 1EL Church St, NG9 1GA NG9 1GA Doors 7.30pm, dancing from Doors open 6.30pm Doors open 7pm 8pm until 11pm, with bar (no admission after 7.30pm) With a loose interpretation of the term Once again Beeston will be jigging, reeling, “classical”, previous Classical Oxjam Oxjam Beeston 2017 are thrilled to add this shimmying and do-si-do-ing the night away evenings have featured Led Zeppelin new event to this year’s festival. The to the foot stomping, toe tapping music of pieces arranged for strings and harp, a programme will include pieces by Mozart, Bizet, the Beeston Ceilidh Collective. This is a Beach Boys song, as well as music by Verdi and Mendelssohn, performed by the Il Bel popular event for all ages, and with the Bach, Mozart and so on. Each year we aim Quattro vocal quartet with the Beeston Oxjam humour and patience of Steve Benford to to bring you something different - last Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Derek guide you through the dances, it doesn’t year it was Indian classical on sarod and Williams and lead by Richard Laing. matter if you don’t know what to do; in fact tabla. This year we hope to feature an it’s probably even more fun if you don’t! innovative ensemble performing a Tickets Adults £10 Concessions £7.50 Tickets £10 (£5 for under 16s) mixture of jazz and world music, as well as (Ticket provides free entry to other Oxjam piano, strings and mixed ensembles events on the same day) playing a varied programme of music to appeal to all. Images courtesy of A Touch of Frost photography Tickets £8 (£6 for concessions)
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breezemagazine 7 08.edit_Layout 1 06/10/2017 13:48 Page 1 swimming success Bramcote Swimming Club's AquaStars synchronised swimming team 12 & Under 'Team Pokemon' won BRONZE at the first ever National Combo Cup Competition, at Manchester Aquatics Arena. Results - 21 national teams competed in 12 Under category. This is the first National Age Group podium placement for a club - Our Novice 12Under team - 'Team Fight Song' - from the East Midlands since 2000 and possibly since the 1990s! came in 17th at their first National competition Aquastars, for swimmers aged 8 to 16, is now the biggest - 13-15 BSC AquaStars 'Team Hook' came 7th synchronised swimming club in the East Midlands, based at - 13-18 BSC AquaStars 'Team Glee' came 5th Bramcote Swimming Club. Head Coach, Lenka Tanner is a familiar - Overall ranking for BSC AquaStars was 9th out of 27 clubs who participated on the day figure to anyone who's seen the Kuoni advert, with a swimmer under water, upside-down, walking under the surface of the sea. An incredible set of achievements this year, already winning golds Synchronised swimming, or 'synchro' for short, is an Olympic sport and silvers, Team Pokemon member, Rebecca Booth-Pryce (12) said, which combines athleticism with grace in the water - hence it when asked about what she did to achieve bronze this time, 'we just originally being called "Water Ballet" where each team swims, with all focused, not on winning, but doing the best we can, so that we movements synchronised to music, as seen during the Olympics wouldn't let the team down. We've all worked really hard on the and other televised events. Synchro requires great strength, routine with Lenka and the coaches, who've made it fun, but it's endurance, flexibility, artistry, precision, as well as exceptional been hard work!' BSC Aquastars compete at Local, Regional and breath control when upside down under water. Synchronised National level and the team is always looking for support and swimmers build their stamina similar to speed swimmers, they get experience. To find out more info, visit the website, follow us on to choreograph routines like dancers, performing in team routines. Twitter and Facebook.
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breeze advertorial Local slimmers raise hundreds of pounds stepping out for Cancer Research UK! By getting getting together to a walk and at increase their step count they times I felt trapped inside finished in a 3km celebration walk my body. I would at Attenborough Nature Reserve never have thought I could on Sunday 10th September. do something like this. The group were taking part in the Walk All Over Cancer with Slimming World campaign “Slimming where slimmers across the UK and Ireland World helped me were sponsored to hit a self-selected steps break free from target by their friends and families. To the shackles I felt ways to fit in more steps and build up my honour their achievements and raise even were holding me back from living the life I activity levels at a pace that suited me. more money for the charity, the groups held dreamed of. From the moment I walked “Thanks to my weight loss and my new their own celebration event at through the door of my group everything found love for moving more, I started to feel Attenborough Nature Reserve walking even changed. I was welcomed so warmly and like myself again for the first time in years. more steps together – an achievement instantly made to feel like I was worth Completing this walk with all of my many of the group members would never something again. Everyone in that room Slimming World friends has been the icing have dreamt possible before losing weight. became a friend in seconds, and they still on the cake of my weight loss journey. The champion slimmers attend a number are. We are all there for the same reason – One consultant said: “Getting active doesn’t of local Slimming World groups run by to lose weight and to help and support each have to be joining the gym or running Slimming World Consultants. As well as other to do the same.” marathons. It can be walking the kids to raising vital funds for charity, the members “In our group we started talking about school, doing the gardening, hitting the aimed to raise awareness of the fact that easy ways to fit steps into our everyday lives dancefloor - anything that raises the heart keeping a healthy weight can reduce the and I soon realised how much more I could rate a little counts under our Body Magic thirteen types of cancer. be walking without much more effort. activity programme. One member said: “Before I lost the weight, Parking the car further from work, walking All that activity really helped to boost step a challenge like this would have felt with friends, getting off the bus a stop early, counts and enables members to reach their completely out of reach. I barely had the playing with the kids/grandkids, taking the Walk All Over Cancer goal. energy to go about my day, let alone go for stairs instead of the lift – I soon found easy For more information please contact any of the local consultants on the details shown below.
Beeston THURSDAY Beeston Medhodist Church, Trowell Wollaton Road Parish Hall, Stapleford Road (next to Commercial Inn) 9.15am 5.30pm & 7.30 pm MONDAY Tel Debbie 07738 634 284 Stapleford Tel Gemma - Louise The Haven,Wadsworth Rd 07947 303 897 Beeston Stapleford 9.15am The Resource Center, Tel Dawn WEDNESDAY Middle Street Beeston 10am 07872 648 833 Beeston / Chilwell Tel Margaret 07877615284 Beeston Methodist Church, Dunkirk Chilwell Chilwell High Road St Barnabas Church, Barncroft Dunkirk and Old Lenton Community 3.30pm & 5.30pm Centre, (Off Inham Road) Tel Kerry McKenna 5pm & 7pm The Old School, Montpelier Road 07855 321 220 5.30pm & 7.30pm Tel Gemma Louise Tel Sam 07947 303897 Trowell 07773 779965 Parish Hall Long Eaton Stapleford 5.30pm & 7.30pm Moorlands Club, Curzon St. St Helens Church Hall, Frederick Tel Debbie 5.30pm & 7.30pm Road 07738634284 Tel Jude 07711 043 213 5.30pm & 7.30pm SATURDAY Tel Dawn Bramcote Beeston 07872 648 833 Bramcote Memorial Hall, The Resource Centre Church Street 5.30pm & 7.30pm Middle Street, Beeston TUESDAY Tel Margaret 8.30am & 10.30am 07877 615 284 Tel Gemma Louise Beeston 07947 303897 Beeston Methodist Church Wollaton Rd 9.30am Stapleford Tel Gemma - Louise Stapeford Conservative Club, 07947 303 897 Derby Road, Stapleford Toton 10.00am Toton Methodist Church, Tel George Stapleford Lane 07951 043250 3.00pm & 5pm & 7pm Tel Tracey 07989 448 421
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Why not share a celebration or surprise a loved one by having their picture and a few words printed - we’d love to hear from you... and it’s FREE! Happy Birthday to Breeze sales lady Sandra San has represented Breeze sales for over 13 years, she is very lovely to talk to has a bubbly personality and has pushed through some very difficult health issues in the last year, of which we are very proud of.
Join us in wishing San all the best for her birthday and always. Why not give our San a call and have a chat about what Breeze can do for your business. Happy Birthday Wendy Hope your day is filled with cake Happy Birthday Ann and your favourite tipple! Enjoy your birthday meal Love from your seaside friend! love from your friends and family xxxx
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Bluecoat Academy students, staff and alumni took to the international stage this summer, performing at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2017
Performing as The Urban Spaceman Company, the Bluecoat Wollaton and Bluecoat Aspley Academies presented an original work, My Second Best Bed, at Venue 53, theSpace@Surgeons Hall, (Nicolson Street, EH8 9DW) from August 7th-12th.
The play explored Shakespeare's life using Shakespeare's words, detailing the story of William & Anne Shakespeare, who are re-imagined and reborn through the narrative. It was first conceived for the RSC’s 2016 Dream Playmaking Festival and uses language from the 38extant plays penned by the Bard, as well as incorporating several of his sonnets and fragments of his extended poetry. This innovative new drama played around with notions of conflict between the duality of artist and lover, a man unable to resolve being the darling of the Elizabethan and Jacobean court and London audiences against a desire for respectability and integrity as a husband and father.
My Second Best Bed is an original take on some of the most famous and profound words and stories ever created. A review on the BBC website gave the show a four star review, observing the show as “an intense and sometimes dark retelling… this talented young cast portrays the tension between the celebrated playwright and his family and wife… comedy and tragedy intertwine with fast paced drama.”
Writer and director Joel Mansell said, “The students experienced the full and immersive experience of the Edinburgh Fringe: out on the Royal Mile to drum up publicity for the show, late night technical rehearsals, running through the city to get from one show to another, and wonderful audience responses and feedback. We are very proud of what they have achieved and how they represented Bluecoat Wollaton Academy, Bluecoat Aspley Academy, and the Nottingham theatre scene overall, and we look forward to repeating the opportunity in future years as Bluecoat Drama continues to push the boundaries of what its students might achieve and experience, artistically.”
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Libra Aquarius Cancer Someone who thought they knew you Work and business opportunities will You know how to get your own way and really well is going to be very surprised, if continue to embrace you as you start to how to manipulate certain people who not speechless at an announcement you really enjoy what is on offer. Someone you always seem to be conveniently placed at are about to make. For once you are have given wise advice to may choose to your beck and call. Someone may accuse thinking about your own happiness and ignore it but at their peril. Experience you of using victim mentality and a row putting yourself at the top of your priority cannot be taught and there are certain could break out as a result. A delicate Because you believe your ideas are the best list. If you are tangled up in a complicated people that you have met during the situation at work will need careful handling and most original, you will stop at nothing love triangle and your partner is doing course of your life who are short sighted and its important that you don’t find pointing these facts out and will do almost absolutely nothing to rectify the situation, and motivated by greed. yourself virtually working for nothing anything to succeed in getting your own no wonder you are starting to lose patience because you wont be any better thought of way. However, someone very close to you and finding that the grass is greener Scorpio in the end. A job not worth paying isn’t is harbouring a guilty secret and keeping elsewhere? Something or someone that was important worth doing is it? the facts away from you in order to avoid a Leo in your life a short while ago is no longer showdown because they know how angry foremost in your mind. Instead you are Pisces you can get at times. Looking for new love? The prospects look more concerned about putting your life in Spending money on yourself is a great interesting. You may even meet someone order and addressing niggling health issues morale booster and you are right to enjoy soon under some very unusual that are causing you to feel as though you that well deserved treat. A chance meeting circumstances. An ex lover will show signs are no longer able to enjoy your life to the with an old friend could either lead to more You are a natural team player and enjoy of jealousy and anger because you are full. By changing your diet, thinking and outings arranged or you may feel its time nothing better than a good old gossip with getting on with your life and have no taking up new hobbies and interests you to go your separate ways. A family dispute work colleagues and close friends. An ex intention of living in the past in quite the will begin to not only feeling so much could arise that will cause bad feeling and partner will continue to rear his or her head same he or she is. Party invitations will better inside and out. with lots of accusations flying around in all intermittently with the intention of causing come flooding your way because you are Sagittarius directions. If you are currently house- you as much agitation as possible. Make it projecting positive vibrations. A difficult hunting or seriously considering renovating a priority to put your house in order once situation at work will iron itself out but only Although there are meetings to attend and your existing home and feeling frustrated, and for all. Someone you have been because you choose to remain neutral and people to wine and dine with but once be patient, there will be a pleasant surprise communicating with regularly will lead to refuse to be dragged into their quarrels and again once again you will put yourself coming your way soon. a first date, but whether or not you are arguments. under lots of undue strain and pressure interested in proceeding any further after because of all that is expected of you and that point will be up to you to decide. you simply do not have any more time to Someone may ask you for a big favour but spare. Gemini it could end up costing you dearly. Your Maybe its time for a change? If you are advice will be sought by a close friend who Capricorn looking for a new to direct your energies in is experiencing a huge dilemma. There is there is no finer time than now to make a only so much you can do or say as you don’t If you love your partner and your few of your dreams come true. What is the possess a magic wand to make everything relationship is worth fighting for then don’t point of just sitting there feeling frustrated right for them or anyone else. An elderly be a fool and throw it away just because and out of sorts? A surprise bonus could be relative will prove demanding and you are not being told what you want to heading your way. Accept a dinner date unreasonable insisting on having all their hear or that you are being challenged. A invitation and get out of your rut. If its love own way. A clandestine meeting with friendship you may be involved with may and romance that you are seeking you someone you cannot stop thinking about not be ticking all your boxes so without a Meet Linda Lancashire, Psychic, wont be disappointed as there are plenty could lead to a deep passionate heart to heart discussion, there is little Clairvoyant, Tarot, Crystal and of fish in the sea so now is your big chance relationship leaving you wanting more and scope for improvement. Palmistry reader. to make a good first impression. a commitment from your partner. Call Linda on 0776 446 6381
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shop locally Keeping business local. USE IT or LOSE IT!
Breeze Magazine has always prided itself on showing you the people behind the businesses. What better way to find out for yourself than to go for a chat, find out who runs what business, how long they have been there etc, take advantage of our friendly owners and managers and you never know you might come across a familiar face! Strenghtening your local economy Our shop locally is benefits us all. a regular feature. The more So why not be a part of it people that visit our local areas the greater the chance of pride being taken in the environment. Impacting on the prosperity of local organisations and residents. Another reason to shop locally is to get the rest of Nottingham talking about us! Bringing outsiders in as visitors and sharing our unique community. Where have you been and said ‘you’d love to visit again’? Be proud of your area. Be a part of your area and KEEP IT LOCAL!
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Beeston Wildlife Group, new talk season BIRDS AND CLIMATE CHANGE BY DAVID PARKIN Monday 16th October 201 7.30pm - 9.30pm Trent Vale Infants School, Trent Road, Beeston Rylands, Nottingham NG9 1LP
David Parkin has been a leading lecturer and mentor at Nottingham University on genetics. He was a pioneer in the creation of DNA science in birds also. He is a leading authority in the field of avifauna and has written many articles and scientific papers on many ornithological studies. His work in the field of genetics has opened the door to a new world of tracking and identifying species and sub species all over the world. David will guide us through what is happening to our climate and the effect it is having on the birds of the planet. He may tell us to buy more wine with corks in them and explain the positive impact this would bring. This will be an intriguing insight to the changes that are happening before our eyes.
Contact Nigel Slater 0115 9166518 Stuart Eggerton [email protected] Mobile 07847 015 151 Email: [email protected] or visit: www.attenboroughnaturecentre.co.uk/things to see and do/beeston wildlife group walks and talks Facebook at: Beeston Wildlife Group Twitter: @BeestonWildlife
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LOCAL ARTISTS SHOWCASE AT BANKS MILL WINTER OPEN STUDIOS & ARTISAN FAIR Friday, 24 November 5pm-8pm Saturday & Sunday, 25 & 26 November 10am-4pm
Visit our Winter Open Studios and Artisan Fair event to buy locally produced original artwork, handmade products and creative services, all from the artists direct. For one weekend a year Banks Mill opens its doors for the public to come in and see how our artists, designers and makers create their unique products and designs. Along with the open studios you will also be able to visit our bustling our Artisan Fair being held just a minutes’ walk from Banks Mill at the Enterprise Centre, the University of Derby's conferencing facility. We are pleased to be able to welcome back the Peak District Artisans for this year's event. nique items including fine art, printmaking, woodwork, jewellery, glass art, sculpture and creative services such as photography, film making and digital design. Among the 100 artists taking part are four local residents; Mark Gordon and Emily Smalley are based in Long Eaton and Beeston locals Fil Burke and Erica Just will be all showing their wares. Mark is a fine artist whose more recent work has centred around landscapes featuring sunset and coastal scenes in Northern Ireland as well as Calke Abbey in Derbyshire. Emily Smalley has recently taken a studio at Banks Mill to develop her textiles business creating simple, yet detailed designs inspired by wildlife. Emily also runs free-motion machine embroidery workshops where learners can make personalised gifts such as purses, clutch bags and more. Beeston resident Fi Burke is a conceptual artist and works in many mediums including photography, collage, paint and even on occasion flour and bread! Her most recent work features landscape photography which is then digitally manipulated to produce the finished piece. Erica Just will be showcasing her work at our Artisan Fair. Erica works as an artist, illustrator and paper maker and exhibits her work both nationally and internationally. Erica takes her inspiration from nature, meadows and hedgerows. She also makes paper from natural fibres which she uses for collages and making her plant paper bowls. During the event we will also have an arts trail to keep our younger visitors amused during your visit and you can also enter our free prize draw to win an item donated by one of our artists.
The Open Studios & Artisan Fair offers free entry and parking and is open from Friday 24 November 5pm-8pm, Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 November 10am-4pm, at Banks Mill Studios and the Enterprise Centre, Bridge Street, Derby, DE1 3LD. To find out more visit www.banksmill.co.uk/os2017
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breezemagazine 23 24.gardening_Layout 1 06/10/2017 15:04 Page 1 equip yourself and flourish The autumn is now definitely LIGHT If you want to grow in late here for real, and it feels Autumn and Winter, colder. It's time to start a supplementary lighting system is a must-have preparing for early frosts if you want healthy, strong plants. and more... Low energy LED grow The best way to beat the winter and still lights are popular because, keep gardening is to buy or make unlike some other lighting a greenhouse. A lean-to is nearly as good. systems they output full spectrum light, One of the biggest advantages of having a are very energy efficient and can cover greenhouse is that you can extend growing a larger area. seasons, getting an early start on spring and In smaller greenhouses, or when growing It may be you have several family members summer and even growing certain vegeta- a smaller crop, a normal fluorescent strip who can buy you the items you need as a bles all year round. Our introductory guide hung 3-7 inches above the plants will gift over time - or a project you can build at gives you a good insight into what equip- often suffice. considerable saving to yourself. Using ment you should get. Then you can load up GENERAL HEAT/FROST PROTECTION treated timber and Corotherm plastic on the vital seed starting supplies you’ll A small 120-volt heater will usually heat a panels (bought cut to size from online need for a successful yield. small greenhouse just fine, although larger suppliers) you can build a simple EQUIPMENT: greenhouses will need a 240+ volt heater, greenhouse with some fairly basic diy skills. • Containers controlled by a reliable, waterproof thermostat. Wood joints can be simple butt joints with • Sterile soil (very important to reduce the Don’t be discouraged at the thought of long enough screws to keep them sturdy. chance of pest infestation and diseases) building your own greenhouse, as green- Use a pilot drill hole so you don’t split the • Fertiliser house gardening is really the newest wood with the screw. Add small metal right • Water Supply (hosepipe is okay with frost innovative way to garden. angles (diy shops sell these) to each joint to protection) Greenhouse gardening will help you say strengthen them.The plastic panels are just • Under Plant Heat Mat bye to problems in gardening and make the nailed onto the frame when finished, with A propagation heating mat is an inexpen- whole process much more fun and fruitful. plastic guards on the nail: It’s that simple! sive and easy way to heat seed flats and No longer will you need to contend with The results are not inferior in use to bought encourage growth. These are low electricity winds, heavy rain, or drought when you can ones as wood is a good insulator and will usage devices. control the weather in your greenhouse. last many years. (continues)
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Try and keep the temperature of the seeds JOBS constant by using your heated propagator AROUND mat under your seed trays until they have sprouted. Then they will require light. Depending on where you are and which way your green- house is facing you may well have enough ...continued light to grow them on but if you don’t then you can use a cheap option which is a simple So what to grow in your new greenhouse fluorescent tube light bought from any DIY (or existing one if you have one but don’t use OTHER JOBS AROUND THE GARDEN store for around £20. An array of cool white Raspberry Tie it!)? Well, as it’s getting colder why not start LED’s is better still. with some home grown heat? If you haven't done so already, cut back the Purchase LED’s/tube that are referred to as fruited canes of your summer fruiting rasp- WARD OFF THE CHILL ‘cool white’ as they are then likely to give off berries, leaving the new green canes for next WITH FRESH CHILLI PEPPERS the right type of light (daylight) for leaves. year's crop. Tie in next year's raspberry canes Simply plant your chilli pepper seeds straight Rig the lights up above your chilli seedlings, to support wires or fencing. positioned between 5-25cm from the top of into some normal multi purpose compost, Plan next year’s strawberrys your plants, but using lightweight chains or ideal mixed with some vermiculite. Now is the perfect time to order strawberry thin rope so that you can adjust them higher Different varieties take different times to runners and plant up a strawberry patch for as your plants grow. Use a simple timer germinate. If you are growing habanero cropping next year. Clear the straw from switch so that the plants use daylight as long peppers for example you can expect them to around the base of strawberry plants to in- as possible and then dial in the artificial light take up to three or four weeks to germinate, crease ventilation. Shear back old foliage to to make up to eighteen hours e.g a winter where as annum varieties such as cayenne encourage fresh new growth. will sprout much more quickly. day gives us seven hours of daylight, you set Aim to space them about 5cms apart then the timer to deliver eleven hours of artificial Keep rhubarb healthy lightly cover the seeds with about 0.5cm of light during darkness. Divide congested clumps of rhubarb by dig- compost and spray the tray lightly with water. The end result will be lovely fresh chillies, ging up and splitting into several pieces with Check them every day and spray with a little bursting with goodness and warmth for a spade. Re-plant the healthiest looking water if they look a bit dry. Aim to prevent those lovely spicy winter warmers. You can, pieces. the compost from drying out rather than of course, grow other plants using this basic Plant a fruit tree ready for next year keeping it wet. method. Autumn is an ideal time to plant many vari- The two main requirements the seed has at Finally, by only heating the part of your eties of fruit trees. this beginning stage are heat and moisture. greenhouse which you use at any one time Get ready to enjoy delicious fresh fruit The optimum temperature is roughly in the you save on energy use so partition off any straight from your garden. region of 70 degrees f. section not in use. As always, plan ahead, keep learning with us and... Enjoy! * Always consult a qualified electrician if you require any electrical work for your greenhouse.
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thumbs up! Attenborough girls help celebrate 30 years of Rainbows
500 girls aged 5-7 from all over Notts were out partying to mark 30 years of Rainbows, Girlguiding’s section for its youngest members. The girls, their leaders and a team of volunteer helpers gathered at Wheelgate Theme Park near Farnsfield for a huge party. Joining in the celebrations were members of 3rd Attenborough Rainbows, including Chloe and Amelia, who are both aged six. ‘I was so excited about today I couldn't sleep last night!’ admitted Amelia, whilst Chloe added: ‘I joined Rainbows because I thought it would be fun to join – and it really is as we play lots of games!’ Both girls agreed they had loved the rollercoaster and the train rides at Wheelgate Park. ‘We also got to boogie at the disco, and Bluebell, our leader, even won a prize!’ All the Rainbows at Sunday’s event made the most of Wheelgate Park’s array of activities - including the Animal Adventure Zone, the Clip Clop Pony Rides, the Land of the Pharaohs and the Alien Galaxy Zone – before joining other units in a party tent for a celebratory tea and disco. Girlguiding Nottinghamshire’s County Commissioner Jackie Brocklehurst was delighted the girls had the chance to celebrate together. ‘Being part of Rainbows is so important to these youngsters,’ she said. ‘Joining Girlguiding at this age is all about sharing fun and friendship, and there was plenty of both on show at this very special birthday party.’ Starting aged 5, Rainbows are the youngest members of Girlguiding: they usually meet in very small groups, so a gathering on this scale is the largest event some of them have ever attended. Girlguiding Nottinghamshire runs 116 Rainbow units across the county and all divisions were represented at the party. Enquiries about volunteering with Girlguiding Nottinghamshire to help stage events such as this are always welcome: explore www.girlguidingnottinghamshire.org.uk to find out more.
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Do you have an interesting activity or run a local club in our area? Well why not get in touch? Just email us on [email protected] HALF TERM ACTIVITIES AT THE CHRISTMAS CRAFT AND COFFEE MORNING – CANALSIDE HERITAGE CENTRE WOLLATON FLOWER in aid of the Bulgarian Baptist Relief Fund (est 27 yrs) CLUB Saturday, 4th November from 10 am to 12 Free Drop in – The Royal British Legion Social Club, Creative Map Making Workshops Wollaton Flower Club meet at 16 Hall Croft, Beeston NG9 1EL Wollaton Community centre (Between Chilwell High Road & West End. Come and join us in our beautiful on the third Friday of most Please note change of venue this year). upstairs Weir Room where kids can months. Stalls include Christmas Crafts & Gifts, Cakes, Hand-crafted get creative and take part in making Cards, Home-made Marmalades, Jams & Chutneys. magical maps. X marks the spot, We are a small friendly Also second-hand books, dvds, cds etc. make a treasure map or perhaps try club and visitors are made No Entry Charge – Come & browse – All welcome. your hand at designing your own most welcome. city or even an entire world. The possibilities are endless. Fantastic Mask Making On Friday 20th October at OCTOBER HOLIDAY CLUB Then pop downstairs to our 7pm for 7.30pm we are AT THE PEARSON CENTRE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE delightful tearoom for refreshments holding an open evening at The Pearson Centre for Young People, Nuart Road, Beeston is and create a fantastic mask to take Bramcote Memorial Hall delighted to announce its October Holiday Club for 2017, away. Mask Making Kits are £4 and where our demonstrator operating from 9am to 4.30pm and additional extended include a cookie and a drink. will be Jean Fordham hours, from Monday 23rd – Friday 27th October 2017 . and her demonstration is Activities are for primary school children aged 6 to 10 and will entitled offer lots of fun including – sports, cooking, pool, table tennis, 'Something that Attenborough’s annual arts and crafts, trips to the cinema, quizzes, athletics and team Autumn Craft Fair is to be took my Fancy'. games and plenty of laughter. Following a successful summer held on Saturday 4th our also holiday club for 11 – 13 year olds will also continue. November from 10.00am Tickets cost £7.50 Spaces are limited and are on a first come first served basis and can be obtained until noon in with payment needing to be received before a place can be Attenborough Village Hall with more information from confirmed. 10% discount is available for a weeks booking. 01115 928 5136 on Attenborough Lane. For more information about the holiday club or to book a There’ll be many, varied craft and are also available on place please contact Charlotte Mould, Development Worker at the door on the night. stalls, a raffle and The Pearson Centre for Young People on 0115 9254112, refreshments. Admission is [email protected] £1.00 and all proceeds will be in support of the work of the international charity, SINGLE BUNGALOWS AVAILABLE AT COLLIN’S HOMES. CLOSE TO REGULAR BUS ROUTES AND LOCAL AMENITIES, Water Aid. WOLLATON NATURAL THE SITE IS WELL MAINTAINED, QUIET, AND WITH HISTORY SOCIETY AREAS OF GREEN OPEN SPACE. Are you 60+ and able to live independently? On Wednesday November Do you receive housing benefit/universal credit, and FRIENDS OF JOHN CLIFFORD'S 15th, Di Mears from the live in Nottingham City or in Broxtowe, FIREWORKS NIGHT WITH MAGIC & MIRACLE Nottinghamshire Fungi Group Gedling or Rushcliffe? FIREWORKS will be giving us a talk about If so, you may qualify to live here. Thursday 2nd November fungi, their uses and what We currently have one-bedroom bungalows John Clifford School, species you are likely to see available for single people. These have a living Nether Street, Beeston locally. room, bedroom, fitted kitchen, and a WC/bathroom, with either a low level bath with shower over, or a 6 pm till 7:30 pm, fireworks start at 7 pm We meet at St Leonard's wet-room. The properties have new carpets fitted. Community Centre, For couples, we have a waiting list for larger Barbecue, hot and cold drinks, stalls and Bramcote Lane, Wollaton bungalows/houses. fairground rides. Come and join the fun! (opposite the library) at We are situated on Derby Road, Beeston 7.30pm. Members free. (opposite Wollaton Road, and The Nurseryman) Tickets in advance: adults £3, children £2, family Visitors are very welcome at To find out more please contact (2 adults & up to 3 children) £8 £3.50 on the door, including Janice Avery on 0115 922 4826 All tickets on the night £3 refreshments. (Monday-Thursday morning), or Email: [email protected] No sparklers and no dogs on site please. For more information on our or write to the Administrator, programme visit our website 13a Collin’s Homes, Derby Road, at Beeston, Nottingham, NG9 2TF. www.spanglefish.com/Wollat Janice can arrange an informal visit for On Saturday 14th October St. John's Church, Bilborough onNaturalHistory you to see what we have to offer, and is holding a TABLE TOP SALE from 10am to 12 noon at the
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