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SPECIAL 2021

Wishing you all a very Happy Easter

EASTER CLOSURE DATES Don’t forget that the centre will be closed on: Friday 2nd April () And Monday 5th April (Bank Holiday) We will be open again on Tuesday 6th April.

Nothing says Easter quite like nature at her best!

Photo by Ellie Mentry (via Facebook)

EASTER TRADITIONS

EASTER EGGS A lot of us may chomp on chocolate eggs at Easter, but originally eating eggs was not allowed by church leaders during the week leading up to Easter. So any eggs laid that week were saved and decorated as eggs that were then given to children as gifts. Victorians adapted the tradition with satin-coloured cardboard eggs filled with Easter gifts. The first chocolate eggs appeared in France and Germany in the 19th Century but they were bitter and hard. As chocolate-making techniques improved, hollow eggs like the ones we have today were developed. The first commercial chocolate Easter eggs were launched by Bristol based J Fry & Sons in 1873 and have become a favourite tradition today.

HOT CROSS BUNS EASTER BONNETS According to Christian tradition, the fashion for new bonnets came These Easter-famous breads can be thanks to Easter being known as a time traced back to ancient Egypt, Rome, and Greece, where they served as for renewal. With the fasting of symbols of honour toward their over and people keen to mark the goddesses, according to the Oxford religious occasion, female churchgoers Companion to Food. Later, these were eager to make and show off their sweet breads became popular at new clothes, including hats. So this Easter, especially in England where bakers were forbidden to sell spice started the tradition of wearing Easter breads except on special holidays, like bonnets. the Friday before Easter. Many The word "bonnet" is used rather than "hat", as it refers people believed hot cross buns baked on Good Friday would never grow to the type of headgear that was popular at the time. But it mouldy; they were kept as good luck wasn't until the 1870s that the custom of Easter bonnets really charms hanging in windows, took off thanks to the Easter . This would accompanied sailors on a voyage, or see women dressed up to the nines parade along Fifth Avenue buried in piles of grain to ward off in Manhattan to flaunt their new hats. The parade then grew in rodents. Today, they're mostly representations of the Christian popularity and in the 1940s up to one million took part. This symbol of the cross, as well as a was also partly due to the popularity of the 1948 film Easter sweet, buttery addition to an Easter Parade starring Fred Astaire and Julie Garland. meal. The New York parade takes place today with people keen to show off their new bonnets, although it is a much smaller affair with around 30,000 people taking part in the parade on Fifth Avenue. And now the trend is to wear the most outlandish hat possible and decorate it with model birds, eggs and even rabbits. WHERE IN THE WORLD?

Can you identify these iconic from across the world?

Every 10 years this village is home to What is the Queen doing here and on which probably the world’s most famous day does this event happen? passion play but where is it?

The house in the background is the clue to where we Who is this? What is happening and where is it are but what’s happening? taking place?

This mad tradition often sees broken bones. What is this, where does it take place and what’s the prize.

The Big Easter Quiz

1. The first chocolate was made in 1873 but by which company? 2. Who provides the voice for Peter Rabbit in the 2018 animated movie? 3. In what Disney film does the inquisitive rabbit Thumper feature? 4. Which of Willy Wonka’s badly behaved guests gets turned into a giant blueberry? 5. Babe is an orphaned pig who wants to be a what? 6. Who is the presenter of The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice? 7. What colour is the Teletubby Tinky Winky? 8. Name the beloved pig in E.B White's classic children's novel Charlotte's Web 9. Name the missing bunny rabbit in The Tale of Peter Rabbit: Flopsy, ??????, Cotton-tail, and Peter 10. What does the rabbit in Lewis Caroll's Alice In Wonderland always carry with him? 11. What happens to the clocks in spring? 12. On what street in New York does the city's traditional Easter parade take place? 13. In Switzerland, people believe a bird delivers Easter treats to children. Can you name the type of bird? 14. What lyric comes next in this classic Beatles hit: "I am the eggman, They are the egg men, I am …… ………..." 15. He's Alive became an Easter hit for which country music icon? 16. Who wrote The Tale of Peter Rabbit? 17. Where does the annual cheese rolling competition take place?

18. Tangled is based on which Disney princess?

19. Which of these is not a friend of Winnie the Pooh? Tigger, Eeyore, Piglet, Woody, Christopher Robin 20. In which ocean is Easter Island? 21. On which New York street does the traditional Easter Parade take place? 22. What would you normally expect to see on the top of a Simnel cake? 23. How much money does the Queen give to pensioners on ? 24. Which bird lays the largest egg? 25. Nubby Guns is an anagram of a famous cartoon character. Can you name him? MORE PUZZLES

RIDDLES 1. What kind of lion never roars? 2. What goes up and down but never moves? 3. What two words when combined, have the most letters? 4. What can be seen in the middle of March and April but can’t be seen until the end of summer?

British Cities Nicknames Can you identify these British Cities by their nicknames?

1. City of a Thousand Trades or Venice of the North 2. Cottonpolis 3. The Toon 4. Steel City 5. Brizzle 6. London of the North 7. City of Perspiring Dreams

8. Chocolate city Can you guess 9. Auld Reekie what is depicted in this 10. The Granite City zoomed up 11. The City of Saints photo? 12. Copperopolis

POETRY PLEASE

FUNNY BUNNY by Grandpa Tucker Little Easter, the comedienne bunny, Tried too hard at being funny. She juggled and she dropped the eggs They fell and smashed between her legs. Poor Easter left the stage in shame And thought that she might change her name. But then that bunny read this ad, "This Sunday we need help real bad." So kept her name And through the years has gained much fame, When Easter's Sunday comes each year. She delivers eggs and we all cheer.

Hot Cross Buns TIPS FROM THE EASTER BUNNY 1. Don’t put all your eggs in one basket Hot cross buns! 2. There’s no such thing as too much Hot cross buns! chocolate One ha’ penny, two ha’ penny, 3. Some body parts should be floppy Hot cross buns! If you have no daughters, 4. An can tame even the wildest hair Give them to your sons One ha’ penny, 5. The grass is always greener in someone else’s basket Two ha’ penny, Hot Cross Buns!

WHAT’S ON AT LEOMINSTER MEETING CENTRE – APRIL 2021 DATE AM PM Thursday 1st Easter Celebrations Movement and Co-ordination Friday 2nd Closed Closed

Monday 5th Closed Closed Tuesday 6th Music quiz Jenga Wednesday 7th All about birds Movement and Co-ordination Thursday 8th Bingo Dance with Rachel Friday 9th Gardening Connect 4

Monday 12th Gardening Jenga Tuesday 13th Reminisce spring cleaning Movement and Co-ordination Wednesday 14th Table top games Giant snakes and ladders Thursday 15th Pubs and Inns Movement and Co-ordination Friday 16th Dessert Island Discs Dance with Rachel

Monday 19th All about the weather Dance with Rachel Tuesday 20th Spring poetry and song Movement and Co-ordination Wednesday 21st Talk on old money Movement and Co-ordination Thursday 22nd Earth Day (see poster) Bowling Friday 23rd St George’s Day and Favourite movie Shakespear’s poetry

Monday 26th What’s in a name? Bowling Tuesday 27th Music quiz Dance with Rachel Wednesday 28th Gardening Giant snakes and ladders Thursday 29th All about food Movement and Co-ordination Friday 30th Our Own Jazz Festival Cheese game

EASTER CLOSURE We will be closed for Easter on Friday, 2nd April and Monday, 5th April and back open on Tuesday 6th April. During the pandemic, we have been unable to hold our Friends of Leominster Meeting Centre support meetings, but support is always here. You can ring us during our normal opening times- Monday to Friday 10.00 am to 3.00pm. Or Contact Dementia Matters (Herefordshire) Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm on: 01432 804480 (new number) and ask to speak to an adviser.

Out and About

In issue 6 I asked if you could guess these spring locations. Did you get them right? 1. The Priory Church from the Riverside Walk 2. Planters outside Lloyds Bank, Corn Square 3. The Priory Rooms taken from the Riverside Walk and was the old workhouse 4. Steel arch at the entrance to Riverside Walk 5. Pinsley Bridge looking north The toilet and piano are to be found outside the Community Centre. Aren’t they great!