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0115 952 5331 Registered charity number 1067881 HelloWelcome and welcome to your winter edition of Just the Tonic! Left to right We would first of all like to take the opportunity to wish you all a very Happy New Year Emma McDowell and Emily Knight and hope you had a great Christmas and plenty of fun welcoming in 2014. The start of a new year means the start of many new ventures for our charity and this issue is jam-packed with new and exciting things that you can get involved in too. If your new year’s resolution is to try something new, look no further than getting Meet the team behind involved in our Kathak Dance Classes and Art Tutorials on page 15. For those of you who love to learn, you can read all about a brand new educational craze sweeping Just the Tonic the world known as ‘MOOCS’. Editor and Designer Furthermore, with the cold winter months continuing into the new year, you can Emma McDowell ( 0115 841 4484 find tips on how to keep your winter affordable with the help of E.ON on page 6 8 emma.mcdowell@ and to help you stay extra warm, we have provided some deliciously filling recipes ageuknotts.org.uk for you to try on page 21.
Editor We certainly ended 2013 on a high, so here’s to 2014 and let’s hope it’s as Emily Knight fun-filled a year as the last! ( 0115 841 4464 8 emily.knight@ Emma & Emily ageuknotts.org.uk
Advertising Designer Jack Bradley Contents ( 0115 841 4469 FEATURES NEWS, VIEWS & EVENTS 8 jack.bradley@ 6 Is The Green Deal Right For You? We 4 In the Community Age UK in action ageuknotts.org.uk take a look at the scheme in Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Advertising Contact 7 Affordable Warmth We are working 8 Get a Helping Hand How we can help ( 0115 844 0011 with E.ON to lower your energy costs you with everyday tasks 8 justthetonic@ 10 The Year of The MOOC We take a look 14 Home is Where the Heart is How ageuknotts.org.uk at the new learning craze Age UK Notts can help you with your 12 Prepare for Care Solicitor Christina housing and care options Yardley explains your options 15 Affordable Finance We explore the For enquiries and 16 World War One: 100 Years On We help that is available when it comes to comments contact us on: mark the 100th anniversary of WW1 maintaing your home ( 0115 844 0011 18 Slam The Door on Rogue Traders 23 Fundraising in Heels The unusual fund raising ideas of the staff at Waterhouse 8 justthetonic Age UK Business Directory helps you Delights Deli @ageuknotts.org.uk find local trusted traders 22 The Perfect Pitch Recruitment drive of 30 What’s On Your guide to what is going Follow us on twitter the Dalesmen Male Voice Choir on in January, February and March @ageuknotts
Find us on facebook SEASONAL IDEAS REGULARS facebook.com/ageuknotts 20 In The Garden We offer some helpful 5 Letters & Poetry Corner Tell us your
This magazine is produced by advice on plant containers to help views and share your poems Age UK Nottingham & Nottinghamshire brighten up your garden 26 Crossword Puzzle & Competition Enter (Age UK Notts) of Bradbury House, 12 Shakespeare Street, Nottingham, 21 From The Kitchen Warm up with a our and you could be in with a chance to NG1 4FQ. All rights are reserved by traditional Beef Stroganoff recipe or win Nottingham Playhouse tickets Age UK Notts and no part of this publication may be produced in Victoria Sponge cakes with a twist 27 Directory Showcasing practical whole or in part without the written products and services for your needs permission of Age UK Notts. Age UK Notts accepts no responsibility HEALTH & WELLBEING for, or necessarily agree with, any We take a claims made or views expressed in this 24 Decorating For Dementia publication, nor does the mention of look at how one community centre any product, service or advertisement has decorated with a difference imply a recommendation by Age UK Notts. Registered Charity 25 Breaking The Bank With No. 1067881, Limited Company No. Enjoy! 3455485. Royal Patron HRH: recent controversy surrounding The Prince of Wales KG KT GCB. pensions, we take a look at the ...... fear of living in poverty In the CommunityOct Nov Dec From lanterns to knitting and singing to celebrating, the past three months have certainly been busy. Take a look at what we got up to in the community... Derby’s Light the way forward Older People’s Day 2013 We celebrated Older People’s Day on October 1st in a variety of ways, but one event we attended was BIG particularly special. As the sun set over Nottingham Knit-athon Ray Gumbley and Alison city centre, we gathered at St Peter’s Gate to light Johnson knit with volunteers 100 lanterns. The Big Derby Knitathon returned in October following Each lantern was created by Anette Waterfield, an on from its inaugural success last year. An army of artist who has worked with various groups across knitters descended on Derby’s markets and attempted the city including Age UK Notts’ Sybil Levin Centre. to knit as many patches as they could in just three Each lantern was adorned with a wish, hoping for hours. Sponsored by Strand Wools, Hook & Eye, a brighter future for all older people. Some of the Habiknit and Derby Markets, the event has so far most heart warming helped to raise £650 for Age UK Derby & Derbyshire read, “I wish I could walk and all of the patches knitted will be used to create again“ and “I wish I had blankets for premature babies at the Royal Derby improved eyesight so I Hospital. Certificates were presented to all those who could see the flowers.“ participated by the trustee and Deputy Chair of Age UK One simply read, “I wish Derby & Derbyshire, Alison Johnson. for youth.“ To see more pictures Southwell Minster of the day, please Christmas Celebration visit our website at
th www.ageuk.org.uk/notts On 4 December, we and head on over to attended Southwell our blog. Minster for a wonderfully festive celebration full of carols, seasonal music and readings supported The Newstead Christmas Fayre by Age UK Nottingham We attended a very festive fayre at the Newstead & Nottinghamshire Centre on 30th November in order to help promote and Age Concern. ways to stay safe, well and warm in winter. The The music was led fayre was full of a variety of stalls including those by The Nottingham promoting safety in the community and home Trent University Choir, and free advice and Soloists and Brass, information about Bestwood Male Voice living a healthy Choir and soloist Maryla lifestyle. There were Mondszein. Those also plenty of craft attending helped to and food stalls, selling raise funds for older everything from gifts, people throughout the jams, furnishings, City and County which Christmas decorations will mean the provision and jewellery. There of festive meals, warmth was also a great and company for those ABOVE From left to right, Ellie tombola and the less fortunate. Stone and Emily Knight from chance to get involved Age UK Notts in a zumba class! i To get involved in fundraising, please call Age UK Notts 0115 844 0011 Age UK Derbyshire on 01773 768 240 TellLetters us your views and share your poems Star Letter Connecting trams I read your ‘Tickets, Please’ article with great interest as, from a historic perspective, I have recently completed a monochrome pen and ink picture of my grandmother, (pictured) who in 1915 worked as a conductress on the trams that ran from Nottingham to Ripley, dubbed the ‘Ripley Rattlers’.
From my research, I found two very interesting connections. The particular tram depicted, tram No.18, was in fact the first tramcar purchased for the line (see the photographs inset). The other connection is that of ‘Tickets, Please!’, written by DH Lawrence. My grandmother, Frances Raynor, worked on the trams around 1915 when men were away during the First World War. In the story, DH Lawrence states that the notorious route was manned by girls and driven by manic young men. Lawrence, I also understand, was inclined to use names of people he knew for the characters in his novels and his book does contain a character with the name of Raynor! Rodney G Fogg All wrapped up! After reading your article in the last issue about staying warm, I thought there were some useful Poetry tips and wanted to share some of my own. One Are you a of my favourite ways to keep warm is a hot water budding bottle as they can be used no matter what you’re Corner poet? If so, doing! It’s also important to let as much sunshine into your home as possible during the daytime. write to us! Once the sun has set, close all curtains and blinds to keep all that natural heat trapped inside. One Come and join us! useful tip to help you do this is, rather than splash By Carolyn Nix out on expensive insulated curtains, instead line your curtains with a cheap fleece fabric or blanket I felt I was slowly stagnating, and they work just as well! I also think a woolly So my life I began contemplating hat is important when it comes to staying warm. Daytime tv It is common knowledge that our bodies lose heat Didn’t do it for me through our feet and heads quickest, and whilst I needed something more invigorating we always wear socks in winter, not all of I was lonely and bored, us wear our hats! Anna Wight Depressed and ignored Then suddenly, luck came my way Why not write to us… ! In my local rag, I noticed an ad Here at Just the Tonic, we love hearing from you so why An invite to join Age UK not send us your views, stories and poems? Age UK has changed my life beyond measure Friendships and days full of pleasure Just the Tonic, Age UK Notts, Bradbury House, * So much to do, 12 Shakespeare Street, Nottingham, NG1 4FQ. There’ll be something for you 8 [email protected] Times you will treasure forever!
JustJust the the Tonic Tonic WINTER WINTER 2013 2013 Issue Issue 11 10 | 5 | 5 Is the Green Deal right for you? When it comes to choosing appropriate support to help make your home energy-efficient the numerous choices can be overwhelming. We take this opportunity to discuss one of the latest schemes designed to make heating your home more environmentally friendly, energy-efficient and affordable.
he Green Deal, launched latest figures showed that out Watch out for upfront charges in January 2013, is a of 71,000 houses assessed, less that some providers may try to government initiative than 1,000 actually decided to charge. Although the Green Deal designedT to help you introduce go through with the changes. is effectively a loan, you will need green energy-saving technology Age UK also found that nearly to go through a home assessment into your home. The scheme 70% of older people would not in order to access the deal, which offers access to various home consider the Green Deal, with sometimes carries a charge. improvements including insulation, the most common reason being However, there is no standard fee double glazing and solar panels. that they were concerned about for the initial assessment so they It is unique because the work is the potential cost and the fear of can range from nothing to almost funded through the savings you getting into debt. Therefore, before £300. Be sure to shop around and make on your energy bills. This you decide whether the Green compare quotes to get the best concept is known as the ‘Golden Deal is the best deal for you it is deal. Also, be aware of cold callers Rule’. In other words, the amount worth considering the following. and door step crime. If you are you pay back will not exceed the approached by someone who is First, the Golden Rule is not a savings on your energy bill, giving trying to sell Green Deal home guarantee that you will save people the chance to make their improvements make sure that you money. You will only start to save homes more energy efficient and verify who they are by checking once you have made all of your bills more affordable. their ID or go through their offer repayments. Furthermore, the with a relative or trusted friend. However, recent research savings are attached to the house conducted by Age UK shows that so if you decide to move, the very few people are choosing savings will be passed on to the Are there other options to take up the scheme. The new home owner. available for me to Is the Green Deal right for you? choose from? Although the Green 2013, ECO has been However, if you do To discuss what other options Deal could help, it responsible for 98% decide that you may be available to you, might not be the of the energy-saving are interested in please call Age UK Notts right option for you. measures installed the Green Deal, be Housing Matters Team on If you are receiving in homes throughout sure to get some pension credit or you Britain. Also, some independent advice 0115 8599 260 are an older person Green Deal offers may first. The Energy Alternatively, you could also living on a lower not be appropriate Saving Trust is just have home improvements income, you might for your house. one of the impartial done privately by trusted be able to access a For example, you advice services that traders and businesses. variety of these home may simply need can help you to improvements for free a new boiler rather discuss all the Please turn to page 18 for through the Energy than complicated options available more details or call Age UK Company Obligation improvements such to you. Please Business Directory on (ECO) scheme. as solar panels and contact them on 0800 011 4643 Since January insulated doors. 0300 123 1234. Affordable Warmth This year E.ON and Age UK Notts are working together as part of a national scheme to help people keep their homes warm during the winter months. To qualify: he Affordable You must be a homeowner Once E.ON receive your Warmth scheme or live in private rented application they will is part of a larger accommodation and claim a assess whether you governmentT led scheme State Pension Credit or Child are eligible. If you which aims to make Tax Credit (with a household are eligible, they will keeping warm more income of less than £305 contact you to check a affordable for those with a week) or a combination few details and ask you lower incomes. The scheme of other income related a few questions. E.ON offers free energy saving benefits. aim to contact applicants home improvements to E.ON within two working days and non-E.ON customers provided from the day they receive your they meet the eligibility requirements. application, but it can take up to a week. What is it? Once this is completed E.ON will You could benefit from a number of arrange for a surveyor to visit your free home improvements including a home for free and assess which new A-rated gas boiler if your boiler is energy saving improvements are broken or over eight years old and faulty. needed. The surveyor will let you According to the Energy Saving Trust, know what you can claim for free boilers account for fifty five percent of and if there are any additional your annual energy bill so it is essential costs. Usually you will not have to that it is in good working order. Also, by pay anything but in some cases replacing your existing boiler, you could there may be additional costs on significantly reduce your carbon dioxide pipe or safety work. However, it is emissions, thereby not only keeping entirely your choice whether you your home warm but also doing your go ahead with the work. bit for the environment. For qualifying customers, the scheme Call our Housing Matters team on 0115 844 0011 also offers free loft and/or cavity wall insulation. If you do not have loft They will help you complete the application form over insulation you could be losing a quarter the phone and also send the form to E.ON on your behalf. of your home’s heat through the roof. Alternatively, application forms are available from our Loft insulation is a long term solution as Head Office or Insurance Offices: it is effective for about forty years. Cavity Head office: Bradbury House, 12 Shakespeare Street, wall insulation could also save you Nottingham pounds on your energy bills. If you live in Insurance Offices:48 Upper Parliament Street, Nottingham a house built after 1920, it is likely Northern Office at 26-28 Regent Street, Mansfield that your external walls consist of two layers with a gap between them. Cavity insulation fills this gap and reduces the amount of heat lost through your walls.
Just the Tonic WINTER 2013 Issue 11 | 7 Get a helping hand We all need extra help at home from time to time. Age UK Notts can provide you with some help on cleaning, shopping, carers’ sitting and other everyday tasks.
Robert is the sole carer for his spouse, Mary. They have been married for over seventy years, thirty years of which Robert has been caring for her full time. Robert’s caring responsibilities mean that he doesn’t have the capacity to do everyday jobs such as cleaning and shopping. His limited time to complete routine tasks started to have a negative impact on their quality of life. Following a recommendation from a friend, Robert decided to get in touch with the Age UK Notts cleaning and shopping services. Robert and Mary are now visited a couple of times a week by Home Help who assist them to clean their house and do their shopping. Robert is now able to spend more time caring for and being with Mary and less time worrying about everyday tasks.
ike Robert and Mary, you of cleaning. Alternatively, you stranger into your home can be can also benefit from similar may want an hour of cleaning, intimidating. With this in mind all support. Our friendly team an hour of shopping and an hour of our staff are fully trained, fully Lof professional staff can provide of ironing. Our flexible service insured and Disclosure and Barring you with all the support you need. can be tailored to your individual Service (DBS) checked (formerly For an hourly charge we can help circumstances. Criminal Records Bureau, CRB). We you with everyday tasks including will also endeavour to match you cleaning, shopping, laundry, 100% of the clients we with the same member ironing, light meal preparation and of staff each time you use the carers’ sitting. asked said they would service so you see the same friendly face each time, where Our staff are fully trained in each recommend our service possible. You receive a full hour area of support so you can benefit of support when you buy one, we from as many services as you Our Home Help can also provide do not include travel time and we like. For example, you may decide you with peace of mind. We also do not charge a call out fee. you simply need an hours worth understand that inviting a Get a little help “I am so pleased with the service provided because your home helpers give a lot back are so friendly and they work really hard.” Anonymous service user Robert and Mary not only personally benefitted but their • The service is designed • Competitively priced at £14.50 custom has also had a wider specifically with older people in an hour (VAT exempt*) mind but it is available to anyone positive impact. They have For more information please call over 18. helped us to continue our vital our Home Support team on work supporting vulnerable older • We operate in various areas people throughout Nottingham throughout Nottingham and 0115 952 5331 and Nottinghamshire and you Nottinghamshire. could too. By using our service, 01623 488 218 you get a little help but give a lot • Our friendly and professional back, as any surplus we make staff can help you from Monday *To be eligible for VAT exemption you must helps us to continue our work. to Friday 8am to 6pm not be able to complete the task yourself.
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The year of the MOOC The New York Times dubbed 2012 ‘The Year of the Mooc’. In August 2013, the word ‘mooc’ officially made it into the Oxford English Dictionary. But what does it mean? Being as confused as everyone else, we decided to step into the world of the ‘mooc’ and ended up discovering a world of possibility. he term ‘mooc’ has been to study an assortment of the learn throughout their lives”. around since 2008 when it finest modern poetry from Emily Other countries are also following Twas coined by Dave Cormier Dickinson to Walt Whitman. the trend, The University of Sao of the University of Prince Edward Paulo’s first two courses went live Island. It stands for ‘massive For those more science-minded in June 2013; whilst the University open online course’ and refers to individuals, Stanford University of Taiwan, the University of online courses run by institutions offers a course entitled Copenhagen and the University of higher education that are open ‘Understanding Einstein: The of Tokyo have all recently hopped to anyone and everyone and for Special Theory of Relativity’. onto the mooc bandwagon too. free! In short, moocs are all about The course addresses questions There are many benefits of providing large-scale inclusive such as: What is the meaning of signing up for a mooc. Moocs are education via the Internet. All you relativity? Is time travel possible, inclusive, they are free, accessible need is access to a computer and and if so, how? What does it to anyone in the world and do not you have world class education at mean to say that time is the require any pre-requisites. You can your fingertips! “fourth dimension”? As you can study International Criminal Law, see, you can do a mooc on just Anatomy or Historical Fiction about anything! From architecture without any prior knowledge. to social psychology, global Additionally, you can do all of this health to world music, the list from the comfort of your own really is endless. home. You could be sitting in your In terms of teaching methods, front room with a cup of tea whilst moocs are taught in a variety of talking to people from around the ways including online lectures, world about Roman architecture. reading lists and interactive user You can be as involved or as forums. The forums are designed uninvolved as you like. You can do to be like an online seminar; all of the reading or just some of you can post questions to the it, engage with all of the lectures course leaders, debate with other and seminars or just one of them. students about the lecture and current reading and hopefully Would you like to learn more about delve deeper into the topic at architecture? Sign up for a MOOC! hand. The course leaders are Get involved! Follow these three steps and Since 2008, moocs have been experts in their fields so you will be receiving world-class teaching start your first mooc today: one of the hottest topics in higher education and are popping completely free. Sign up to a MOOC website. up all over the world. Northern In September 2013, FutureLearn, Coursera.org and American Universities have been the first online directory of UK Futurelearn.com have a wide leading the way in terms of the moocs was launched. Unlike range of excellent courses. quality and variety of teaching. the current websites on offer, Sign in and search for The University of Pennsylvania FutureLearn lists all of the UK’s courses. Once you have offers a fascinating range of moocs, including courses run registered on a MOOC website courses including ‘Introduction by The University of Exeter, you can start to look for courses to Art: Concepts and Techniques’, The University of Warwick and that interest you. ‘Listening to World Music’ and The University of Nottingham. ‘Modern & Contemporary Poetry’, FutureLearn says that they “hope Start moocing! in which students get the chance to inspire people to continue to 10 | Issue 11 WINTER 2013 Just the Tonic
Prepare for Care Experienced solicitor, Christina Yardley from Actons, explains how good advice about care early on can make all the difference to you and your family.
FEATURE Christina Yardley
your income and claim all the s an ageing population, Am I able to give my home benefits that you are entitled to, we are becoming you may be able to reduce the away to my children or increasingly concerned amount of capital that you lose. family now? aboutA the quality of care we will Another important factor There are laws in place known receive in later life, how we will is making your money work as the deprivation of assets pay for this care and whether we more profitably for you. An legislation which provide that will have anything left to leave our independent Financial Advisor gifts made with the intention loved ones when we pass away. may be able to offer valuable of avoiding paying for care Christina Yardley, a solicitor at assistance in this regard. can be set aside. Nottingham law firm, Actons This means that you could Solicitors, and a specialist in law incur the legal expense and risk for the elderly, explains why you of gifting your home to your need to take early action should children and be no better off. It is you need to prepare for care. important to remember that a gift is just that. Will I have to pay for my care? Not everyone will of course need If, unfortunately, you later care, but for those of us that do, had a fight with your family, unless we qualify for our care to they became bankrupt or even be paid for by NHS Continuing divorced, you could risk being left Healthcare, then we will have to homeless. It is for this reason that pay towards it. families wishing to make gifts to loved ones for good reasons should consider setting up a Trust Means Test Will the family home have to instead of making an outright gift. When a Local Authority arranges a be sold? person’s care, they will complete a Not always. There are “Ensure your family has the right means test. Currently, people who circumstances when the family have assets totalling more than tools – make a Will and a lasting home is not taken into account Power of Attorney.” the capital limit of £23,250 meet in the capital means test. An the full cost of their care. Assets example of this is when a spouse include everything that you own and certain other people continue including savings, investments Make a will to live in the home. Making a Will is an important step and your own home for the first for all adults that own assets of twelve weeks of permanent care Even when the home is taken into any kind. It is especially important and certain types of Bonds. account in assessing your capital, this does not necessarily mean it when preparing for care. However, people with assets has to be sold. In some instances, For couples, making arrangements below this capital limit cannot families are able to rent the home to hold their home as tenants escape paying towards their to generate income and any in common can be a simple and care, as they will make an shortfall can, if the Local Authority cost effective way to protect part assessed contribution from any agrees, be left to accrue as a of the value in their home in the income they receive such as legal charge against the home. event that the survivor were to attendance allowance, state This is also known as a Deferred need care. and private pensions. Payment Agreement. By ensuring that you maximise
12 | Issue 11 WINTER 2013 Just the Tonic Make a Lasting Power of Attorney One of the things I regularly see is families trying to achieve the best care for a loved one without the right tools. A Lasting Power of Attorney is a crucial document that allows you to appoint people that you trust to act for you in the event that you are not able to make decisions for yourself. There are two types of Lasting Power of Attorney; property and affairs or health and welfare. Many people make both, as having Lasting Powers of Attorney really can make a significant difference is currently going through reason, it is paramount to prepare in organising and paying for care. Parliament and may be subject for care and take legal advice as to change, or may not become early on as possible. Nursing or Residential Care law at all. There is a distinction to be made It is important to realise that if How can a solicitor help you? between residential and nursing these changes do become law It is important that you plan care. Residential care is when as proposed, in addition to the ahead and are aware of all the just care is provided, whereas £72,000 care costs, each person options available to you. A solicitor the more expensive nursing care will still have to pay: specialising in this area of law is where the person’s needs are will be able to provide you with • His/her accommodation costs more medical in nature. For those valuable and easy-to-understand of approximately £12,000 receiving nursing care, most will advice that could take many per year; qualify for an NHS funded top-up of your worries and concerns • Any additional care costs to cover the increased cost of that away, allowing you to focus on over and above the basic care. For those that are severely the things that matter to you. rate. The Local Authority ill, they may even qualify for NHS Solicitors can also: will allow for a care home Continuing Healthcare, where the (currently starting from £399 • Assist you with a strategy to cost of care is met by the NHS. for Nottinghamshire for legally minimise the fees that 2013/2014). you will pay; What does the future hold? • Make sure your Will does what With the average stay in a Following recommendations it should; care home being two years, made by the Dilnot Report, the • Organise a Lasting Power of critics argue that many of us coalition government pledged Attorney if you do not already will not actually reach the cap, to make changes to care fees by have one in place so your estimating that only one in eight introducing a £72,000 cap from family are able to help of us will actually benefit. For this 2016 onwards. The proposal where necessary.
In collaboration with Age UK Nottingham & Nottinghamshire, Actons Solicitors are offering a discount to Just the Tonic readers. Simply quote reference ‘AGE UK’ when contacting us. The Actons office is based in Nottingham city centre and is easily accessible with car parking facilities. Alternatively, a member of our specialist team will visit you at home or any 20 Regent Street other place convenient to you to take your instructions if you Nottingham are unable to come into our office. NG1 5BQ t 01159 100 200 Contact us on 0115 9100 200 today to make an appointment e [email protected] or arrange a home visit. f 01159 100 249 www.actons.co.uk
Just the Tonic WINTER 2013 Issue 11 | 13 Home is where the heart is As of October 2013, the Housing Options Advice Service offered by Age UK Notts has been supporting people who need help with housing and care options. We take a moment to look at how this brand new service can help you.
e spend much of our Our service is designed to time in our home, from help you understand your cooking in the kitchen to options. We can provide catchingW forty winks on the sofa. support to you if you wish However, over time our needs and to make changes to your circumstances change and our living arrangements but home that once seemed perfect lack the confidence or can become more demanding knowledge to do this alone. and unsuitable. Yet, where we Our advisors can provide live can have a big impact on you with information and our quality of life. unbiased advice based on your needs to help you According to recent research understand your options published by The Independent, but the final decision is over eighty percent of people always yours. want to change something about their home. From eco-friendly improvements Whatever the situation, we are here to help to safety adaptations, most of us • We can advise you on how aids, adaptations, repairs or home would like to alter our home in support can enable you to stay in your home. some way to make it more suited • We can help if you are thinking about downsizing to somewhere to our needs. Additionally, in a more suited to your needs, moving to sheltered, supported, separate survey, fifty eight percent residential or nursing care homes. of people aged 60 and over were thinking about moving house, • We provide information on other agencies and services that can predominantly to downsize. help and refer you to them. With this in mind, our new • We provide information on social and health care. Housing Options Advice Service • We can refer you to someone who can provide advice on financial offers expert advice on housing matters and welfare benefits entitlements. and care options to assist you as your needs change in later life. Our service is available either over Whether you own or rent the phone or via one-to-one your home, if you are 55 sessions. or over so long as you live in Nottingham Appointments To book an appointment on a and Nottinghamshire, every Tuesday Tuesday time-slot at Bradbury House, or in the comfort of your you could benefit 9.30am – 12pm from this service for own home outside of the times free. You can also at Bradbury House shown, please contact our advisor access this service as in Nottingham Jackie McGuinness: a family member or carer of a person who City Centre fits the criteria. 0115 993 3399
14 | Issue 11 WINTER 2013 Just the Tonic Helping you with home improvement With the increased cost of living constantly in the limelight, we take a look at the type of help available when it comes to upgrading and maintaining the home you love... t Age UK Notts we want who need repairs done to their is no repayment or interest during to help people to live house and would benefit from the lifetime of the loan which independently in their financial assistance. The loans are is repayable on the sale of the homesA for as long as possible. administered by financial service property. In addition, if you decide However, our homes are not advisor Street UK and could help to take out a loan you will receive cheap to run and even the you pay for: ongoing support by a smallest improvements can designated caseworker. • New heating systems sometimes hit our purses hard. • Electrical rewires We hope that these loans will Furthermore, when it comes to • Damp remedial works help to relieve the hardship and bigger investments like a new roof • Replacement roofs suffering for hundreds of older or rewiring, costs can be so high • Replacement windows and doors people throughout the city. that people choose not to make • New kitchens and bathrooms important home improvements. For a confidential chat about However, we understand that the With this in mind, Age UK Notts the loan, please contact our world of loans can be unnerving. and Nottingham City Council Housing Matters team on To give you peace of mind the are working together to offer finance can be structured so there affordable loans to people 0115 859 9260 World War One: 100 Years On This year, we mark the 100th year anniversary of the outbreak of the First World War. We look back at Nottinghamshire’s role in the conflict. PHOTOGRAPHS Courtesy of Picture the Past* n the 1st of religion. However, later gears was used to make August 1914, the amendments increased fuses. Chilwell played a Nottingham Evening the age to 51 and included crucial part in the war as it OPost reported “Europe is married men. As a result, was home to the National marching into a state of almost 25,000 men were Shell Filling Factory. Over the war”. Just three days later, called up from Nottingham course of the war the factory the old Market Square was a city alone. By the end of workers filled 19 million hub of celebration as many the war, 11,000 men from shells in an attempt to of the county’s residents Nottinghamshire had lost counter German firepower. gathered to rejoice Britain’s their lives and countless Chilwell was chosen as a entry into the war. These more had been injured. suitable site for the factory celebrations were mirrored In fact in 1921, the city’s by Viscount Chetwynd. He the following week along general hospital was still chose the site because it Canning Circus. Hundreds treating 18,400 disabled was relatively flat but in a gathered to see off the Robin servicemen. slight dip in order to protect Hood Rifles the surrounding areas (1/7th Sherwood “The courage and spirit in the case of an Foresters) as explosion. In 1918, they marched shown by all concerned, both the factory suffered a off to the front. catastrophic explosion However, just men and women, command in which 134 people four years later, were tragically killed the mood was our admiration.” and a further 250 were somewhat Although Nottinghamshire injured. The explosion different. was away from the front was so vicious that it could Like the rest of the line, the conflict still be heard as far away as country, Nottinghamshire’s managed to leave its the Vale of Belvoir, 30 initial enthusiasm led to imprint on the county. miles away. In response to hundreds of men enlisting Nottingham’s hosiery the explosion the Minister for the front line in 1914; industry was completely of Munitions at the time, 500 Nottinghamshire transformed as a result of Winston Churchill, sent a men enlisted on the 10th the war. The industry had telegram saying: September 1914 alone. to process thousands of “The courage and spirit However, by the time 1915 orders for socks, underwear shown by all concerned, was ushered in the numbers and gloves from the War both men and women, were dwindling. To solve Office. Production was command our admiration.’’ this nationwide problem, also transformed in the Many of the employees who national conscription was Raleigh factory. Employees worked in this factory were introduced in January manufactured Lewis gun women, who were also 1916. Originally national machines on machinery known as the ‘Canary Girls’. conscription included single that was usually used to This nickname was used men aged 18 to 41 unless make sheet steel parts. nationally to describe female they were widowed with Additionally, machinery TNT shell makers because children or a minister of traditionally used for making repeated exposure to TNT *All pictures are available at www.picturethepast.org.uk by Picture the Past, which is a not-for-profit project containing over 100,000 historical images covering the whole of Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire. can turn the skin a yellowish between 20,000 and 30,000 the Emden, a cruiser that caused orange colour. In general, women troops passed through the camp, chaos with Allied shipping. All of played a vital role in the war as including the University and Public the other inmates were also of the demand for work meant that School Regiment who arrived in officer class, many of whom had women had to fill the roles which May 1915. The camp was well tried to escape from other camps. were traditionally assigned to equipped with a 97-foot long Despite many miles and the men. By the end of the war, over concert hall, bakery and grocery English Channel separating 35,000 women were employed store. However, training for war Nottinghamshire from the front on war contracts in Nottingham was the primary purpose of the line the county made a vital alone. Women assumed a variety camp. Rifle, pistol and machine contribution to the war effort. of roles including munitions gun ranges along with a network There was hardly a village or factory workers, tram conductors of trenches were dug in the camp family throughout the county that and Post Office workers. By 1910 for soldiers to train for the front was not affected by the war. at Boots, 900 workers who were line. To commemorate this contribution mainly women were producing Another part of Nottinghamshire and mark the centenary of the 90,000 gas respirators per week. that has an interesting connection outbreak of World War One there Many other parts of the county to the war is The University of will be hundreds of things going have fascinating connections to Nottingham’s Sutton Bonington on during 2014. ‘Trent to Trenches’ the war. For instance Clipstone campus. At the time it was is a series of events being Camp on the outskirts of known as the Midland Agricultural organised throughout the city Mansfield, now Sherwood Pines, and Dairy College. In 1915 the and county. There will be a large was a military camp between buildings were taken over by scale exhibition at Nottingham 1914 and 1919. At the time, it the military and used to house Castle, activities in local libraries was one of the largest training German Prisoners Of War (POWs). and community centres as well as camps in England. Between 1914 One of the most famous POWs research stations so you can carry and 1919 it was estimated that was Karl von Muller, the captain of out your own research. Turn to page 30 for details on one of these fantastic events as they are an opportunity to reflect on Nottinghamshire’s role in this momentous conflict.
Nottinghamshire Great War Roll of Honour To mark the sacrifice of Nottinghamshire’s men and women made during the war, The Nottinghamshire Great War Roll of Honour has been compiled. This online resource contains a list of all of the Nottinghamshire men and women who died during TOP King George V at the National Shell Filling Factory, Chetwynd Road, Chilwell,1916 (Courtesy of Nottingham City Council and Picture the Past). the war. Eight groups of volunteers scoured the records of parish halls, churchyards and memorials to compile the Roll.
Anyone can access the Roll free of charge online at nottinghamshire.gov.uk/ rollofhonour
LEFT Clipstone Camp, 11 July 1915 (Courtesy of Nottinghamshire County Council and Picture the Past). RIGHT Victory Regatta, Victoria Embankment, West Bridgford, Nottingham, 1919 (Courtesy of Nottinghamshire County Council and Picture the Past).
Just the Tonic WINTER 2013 Issue 11 | 17 Slam the door on rogue traders Knowing where to start when looking for a reliable and trustworthy local business or trader can be a bit of a daunting task, but Age UK Business Directory (AUBD )can offer a helping hand.
he difficulties and concerns about and to enable people to rest safe in the finding reputable traders and knowledge that any trader they use has businesses are often heightened been checked by their local Age UK. byT the stories of rogue traders in today’s To become a member of the AUBD, local media. Many of us have heard about traders and businesses go through the ‘cowboy builders’ and unreliable following process: companies and some of us may have had the misfortune of falling victim to • A face-to-face meeting with the Age UK rogue traders. staff and the trader or business; • Age UK staff will then check for any Consequently, choosing a trader can professional and trade qualifications, become a daunting task as it is hard to memberships as well as appropriate know who can be trusted. At the same and adequate insurance the traders or time, the prolific problem of rogue traders business may hold; has a negative impact on those traders • An effort will also be made to who are trustworthy. In particular, this investigate the history and reliability has become a growing concern for the of the trader or business with their more vulnerable and older people in our previous customers and suppliers; communities, as they are often the target • If everything is in order, the trader or of these unscrupulous people. business is enrolled into AUBD, wherein To address these concerns, Age UK they will sign a customer charter which Nottingham & Nottinghamshire and sets out the code of conduct they must Age UK Derby & Derbyshire introduced a abide by as a member; project which aims to connect people with • The trader or business must also make local traders and businesses that have a declaration authorising Trading undergone a rigorous checking process. Standards to contact Age UK should the This project, known as the AUBD, was set need ever arise. up as a way to protect people from rogues Frequently asked questions... Do AUBD traders How do I find local What if I have a How much does Q charge a fixed fee? Qtraders that are Qproblem with an Qit cost for me to closest to where I live? AUBD trader? access AUBD? Traders are not asked Ato offer fixed fees as We search our We encourage you to Absolutely nothing! quotes vary according to Adatabase using your Acontact the trader in AThis service is customer’s needs but they postcode and the type the first instance to give completely free of must offer competitive of trader you need. We them a chance to solve charge, simply visit us prices. AUBD staff will will generate a list of the problem. However, at www.aubd.co.uk or provide you with details those that are closest to should this fail, Age UK call us on freephone of several traders and you, so you can choose will mediate and help you 0800 011 4643. encourage you to get the nearest and most find a fair resolution. multiple quotes. convenient trader.
18 | Issue 11 WINTER 2013 Just the Tonic Meet one of our BE AWARE AUBD traders and traders businesses display their Greenward Brothers is a member membership badges in of Age UK Business Directory their advertisements and often on their (AUBD), offering garden vehicles. maintenance, fencing and This is their way of handyman services. Business showing they have owner Don Greenwood lets us been checked by us know why he joined... and are proudly listed on the Age UK Business efore I started my business, I builder and bricklayer whilst Nathan is Directory! served at the Nottinghamshire a qualified joiner. I, on the other hand, For example: Police force for thirty years. can lend my hand to everything. BDuring which, I served as a village policeman in Cropwell Bishop for As such, we can generally help with sixteen years and thereafter I spent the most projects, from gardening, remaining years in office roles within an and decking to fencing, shed and greenhouse erecting as well as many investigation team. Business Directory other things. I was forced into early retirement at Member the age of fifty two and I felt I was I am proud to be a member of the too young to be put on the proverbial AUBD. I feel that everything Age UK ‘shelf’. I have always valued the trust stands for are what police officers strive people placed in me as a police officer for – honesty, integrity and trust. I and enjoyed meeting new people and genuinely care about people not being taken advantage of, I guess that’s the Business Directory serving the public. It was this that Member made me want to continue to work police officer in me! in the public sector and my love of Since being a member of AUBD, my gardening and DIY led to me turning business has also increased. The Recommend a my hobbies into a successful business. customers I meet are like minded, trader to us My business, Greenward Brothers, looking for a job well done and for an Have you used a consists of my son Jonethen, my honest fair price. A cup of tea is always trader or business employee and friend, Nathan Connelly on offer and very much appreciated that you would like to and myself. Jonethen is a qualified and of course the chance for a chat! recommend to us to join AUBD? If so, please contact us using the details below.
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Just the Tonic WINTER 2013 Issue 11 | 19 In the
GardenWinter gardening tips... ardens tend to look a bit sorry for themselves during the colder months but this need not be the case. We have come Gup with some great ideas for winter containers to brighten up even the greyest of January days. Winter containers are a fantastic way of introducing a burst of colour to your garden, but before you decide on which plants to include, you should consider...
SIZE Plants that can survive the winter weather do not grow as much as those that thrive in the summer so use good-sized plants to begin with. LIGHT Position your containers in an area of your garden that receives the most sunlight. POTS make sure you choose frost-proof pots. Try frost-proof terracotta pots or plastic pots. However, you could also recycle any old containers – whether this is an old basket or a wheelbarrow! The following are a few suggestions for winter containers but you can be as creative as you like! • Plant blue primula and yellow ornamental peppers in a garden tub – the colours look beautiful together. • Transform an old basket by lining it with plastic, making sure you cut some drainage holes into the material. Plant some variegated ivy with some white or purple heather to create a woodland look. • For larger spaces, plant a Green Mountain Boxwood in a large container. To make it even more interesting you could plant pansies, sedge, sedum or heuchera around the edge.
20 | Issue 11 WINTER 2013 Just the Tonic Mini Sponges Nottingham Trent’s own alumnus From the Frances Quinn was crowned this year’s winner of The Great British Bake Off. Take a look at our Bake Off inspired mini sponge cakes! Easy and packed with flavours,Kitchen these delicious recipes will certainly be a delight to your tastebuds this winter Makes 12 30 minutes Easy to cook You will need... • 175g (6oz) unsalted butter • 175g (6oz) caster sugar • 3 large eggs, beaten • 1 tsp vanilla extract • 175g (6oz) self-raising flour Editor’s Tip • Pinch of salt Try serving the • 150g (5oz) unsalted stroganoff with brown butter (at room rice instead of white, temperature) as it has more fibre. • 300g (10.5oz) icing sugar It’s tastier too! Beef Stroganoff (plus extra for dusting) • 1 tsp vanilla extract You will need... • Lots of jam! Or 6 to 8 tsps Serves 2 • 1 cup of rice • 125g (4oz) frozen peas • 1 onion, thinly sliced • 125 (4oz) chestnut 1 Pre-heat the oven to Gas 45 minutes • 3 cloves of garlic mushrooms, sliced Mark 4 / 180ºC / fan 350ºF. • 300g/10oz rump steak • 4 tbsps sour cream 2 Cream the butter and Easy to cook or frying steak • Chopped fresh parsley sugar together until pale and • 1 tsp of olive oil fluffy. Gradually add beaten eggs and vanilla extract. 1 Thinly slice the onion and peel and crush the garlic. 3 Sift in the flour and salt and beat until the mixture 2 Trim off any fat from the meat and cut it into thin strips looks smooth. (about 1cm across) and season with pepper. 4 Divide the mixture into the Heat a large frying pan, add a splash of olive oil and fry 3 tins and level off. the onions with the garlic for about 2-3 minutes over a medium heat. 5 Bake on the middle shelf for 15 minutes until golden 4 Add the beef and simmer for 3-4 minutes until brown. and risen. 5 Add the mushrooms and keep stirring until they are 6 Lift the sponges out and brown and soft. place them on a cooling rack. 6 Add the peas and keep the pan on a medium heat. 7 For the icing, cream the 7 Whilst the mixture is simmering, cook your rice. Add butter and sifted icing sugar the rice to boiling water and cook for about 12 minutes. until the mixture is pale and (If you are using brown rice, add another minute to the of a spreadable consistency. cooking time). 8 Cut each sponge into half 8 Once the rice is cooked drain it and pour boiling water and spread the bottom over it to remove the starch. layer with the buttercream and the top layer with jam. 9 Add 3 or 4 tbsps of sour cream with some finely chopped parsley to the stroganoff mixture. 9 Sandwich the layers together and dust with 10 Plate up the rice and stroganoff and enjoy! icing sugar.
Just the Tonic WINTER 2013 Issue 11 | 21 Get involved the If you would like to know more about the Dalesmen Male Choir or ask about joining, please get perfect in touch: www.dalesmen.org
01332 552125 pitch [email protected] The Dalesmen Male Voice Choir started in 1987 as If you have a a small group of singing enthusiasts in the smartphone, please Derbyshire Dales. Today, the choir is an scan your phone impressive group of choristers who continue over this QR code. to impress everyone who sees them.
ow, in its 26th year, the Dalesmen Voice Choir continues to perform around thirty concerts a year, helping to raise funds for various charities. Age UK remains one of the Dalesmen’s favourite organisations thanks to the incredible support Age UK Derby & Derbyshire provided for the choir’s late NPresident, Reverend Red Dean, who sadly passed away this January having held the title of Britain’s oldest surviving man at age 110. The choir is currently undertaking a recruitment drive to help increase its current membership of sixty five choristers. Each concert that the choir takes part in requires a minimum of forty five singers and due to the choir having such a full concert programme, the availability of members dictates that the choir must have sixty five members at any one time to ensure that there are enough choristers for every performance. Like all organisations, there is a continuous cycle of newcomers and leavers so the Dalesmen have decided that the time to recruit is while their membership is at a good level. All voice ranges are welcome to join the four choir sections which are Bass, Baritone, Tenor 2 and Tenor 1; and especially the rarer voices in mature males which are top tenors. Singing in a choir is an incredible experience with adrenaline highs from performing in concerts which can be wonderfully addictive. Any men, from teenagers to those over eighty with the enthusiasm to sing will love the experience of being a member of the Dalesmen. It is said to be one of the friendliest male choirs in the area and the camaraderie, support and care for fellow members extends well beyond singing together.
22 | Issue 11 WINTER 2013 Just the Tonic Fundraising heelsin With a desire to do more for the community and requests from customers for a charity donation tin, Andre Collins, manager of the Waterhouse Delights Deli in Wirksworth, approached Age UK Derby & Derbyshire with a very unusual fundraising idea...
n Saturday 2nd December, Sophie would last in their which was very funny! But, staff at the Waterhouse killer heels. Thanks to their the comments and general Delights Deli set out to hard work and sore feet, the atmosphere in the shop on the Osee who would be able to wear six Waterhouse Delights Deli day were great and the local inch heels at work for the longest managed to raise nearly £500 support we got was brilliant.” in order to help raise funds for for Age UK Derby & Derbyshire. Age UK Derby & Derbyshire. Now, the staff are looking forward “The local support we to their next event, if their aching After a gruelling five and a half calf muscles can cope with the hours of wobbling around, the got was brilliant!” ordeal again! deli’s shop assistant, Sophie, gave in and the shop manager, Andre, Speaking about the fundraising, was finally crowned the winner. Andre said, “It was hard work To find out more, There was even a hamper of treats initially to work in six inch heels, please scan the up for grabs, donated by the deli, but I soon got used to it. My QR code with your to the customer who had correctly assistant, Sophie, did fall over smartphone. guessed how long Andre and in true, dramatic-model style
ABOVE Age UK volunteers, Pam Farnsworth (second from right) and Kath Frost (far right) are presented with the fundraising cheque from staff at the Waterhouse Delights Deli. LEFT Staff from Waterhouse Delights Deli present the winning customer with their hamper. RIGHT Andre and Sam strike a pose in their six-inch heels and fancy dress.
Just the Tonic WINTER 2013 Issue 11 | 23 Decorating for Dementia
In collaboration with Dulux, first began in the Amber Valley Futures Homescape have area in January 2013. The aim of the group is to help service users redecorated a room at with memory impairment or a their community centre, dementia-related diagnosis and to Firs Gardens in Alfreton, provide support for carers. in order to help create a Whilst Memory Lane offers help comfortable and relaxing and support, it also encourage environment for their members to have fun along the way with inclusive activities residents with dementia. and support strategies to help cope with various memory he community room at impairments. The group also take Firs Garden Community part in activities which revolve Centre was reopened on around reminiscing. 19Tth August, following a major project to create a space designed Finally, having this purpose-built room is a great resource for the specifically to stimulate and ABOVE FROM LEFT TO RIGHT Katy Pugh, engage people with dementia. Barry Beastal, Nigel Mills, Paul Parkinson local community, the Memory and the Dulux dogs officially open Lane service and those residents A whole variety of coloured paints the community room at Firs Gardens. who have been diagnosed with have been used in the room, Community Centre varying forms of dementia. helping to make it bright and been carefully designed in order to uplifting. Each different shade of help everyone use the area to its paint that now adorns the walls full potential. was kindly donated by Dulux, who To find out more about were also on hand to offer their Those attending the official Age UK Derby & Derbyshire’s colour expertise when the team opening of the room saw long- Memory Lane group, please call began decorating. term Firs Gardens resident Barry Beastal, local MP Nigel Mills, The room has also been filled with Executive Director of Futures 01773 768 240 an abundance of lighting, as this Homescape Paul Parkinson and If you have a has been proven to significantly Chief Executive of Age UK Derby smartphone, improve the performance of the & Derbyshire Katy Pugh, cut the please scan this brain of people with dementia- ribbon along with help from the QR code for related illnesses, as it helps iconic Dulux dogs. more details. improve their ability to process Age UK Derby & Derbyshire visual signals. Alongside this, the frequently use the room as part of signs around the room have also their Memory Lane service which 24 | Issue 11 WINTER 2013 Just the Tonic Breaking the
After a 42% increaseBank in the number of calls to Age UK’s specialist advice line for help with financial difficulties, the problems older people are facing in order to survive on very low incomes are more significant than ever.
he majority of calls made to Age UK Pensions are not the only area of concern, as many specifically dealt with how people could older people are now facing a constant struggle maximise their income through Pension Credit heating their homes in these colder winter months andT attended allowance targeted at low income due to a significant increase in gas and electricity pensioners and pensioners aged 65 and above bills. Last winter, it was reported that excess winter suffering from long-term illness and disability. It is deaths rose significantly by twenty nine percent. thought that up to 1.6 million older people in Britain More than 80 percent of the 31,000 people who eligible for Pension Credit are not claiming it. Due sadly died were over the age of 75 as they to such an increase in older people seeking help, contracted illnesses such as influenza and in total Age UK helped put a massive £145 million struggled to keep up with the ever-increasing back into their pockets through costs of heating their homes. unclaimed rightful benefits. The fear of older people facing While the introduction of Did you know? financial difficulties follows a further additional support such as There are currently report by Age UK earlier this year, Pension Credit has contributed showing one in three older people to a fall in poverty among 900,000 pensioners admitted that they are struggling pensioners over the last financially and well over half of decade, worryingly the number living in severe poverty those surveyed worried about even of poor pensioners has not the most basic living costs such as reduced in the same way. Today, there are 900,000 buying food and keeping warm. pensioners living in severe poverty in the UK. Caroline Abrahams, Age UK’s Charity Director, said, A recent study by the Organisation for Economic “The increase in calls to our advice line throws a Co-Operation and Development revealed that spotlight on the high numbers of older people who currently there are 12.6 million people in the UK are worried about mounting living costs and are who have now reached state pension age (between struggling to stay afloat. Sadly, we know that many 61 and 68) who are entitled to a maximum pay don’t have the funds to meet all their needs and out of only £110.15 a week, an amount which is are simply going without, putting their physical and significantly lower than many of our European mental health at risk. We want any older person who counterparts. The National Pension Convention is worried about money to contact us to find out if argues that a decent ‘living wage pension’ they could be entitled to some extra help.” should be £178 per week, a far cry from the amount currently To find out more, contact your local Age deemed acceptable. UK for advice:
Age UK Derby & Derbyshire 01773 768 240 Age UK Nottingham & Nottinghamshire 0115 844 0011
Just the Tonic WINTER 2013 Issue 11 | 25 In this issue of Just the Tonic, you could be one of our [email protected] lucky winners and win two tickets to a play at the Nottingham Playhouse! We have two seperate pairs to Just the Tonic Magazine, give away, so to be in with a chance to win, complete Bradbury House, WIN! the crossword or correctly answer the competition 12 Shakespeare Street, question and send your entries into us! Nottingham, NG1 4FQ
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What was the nickname that was given to the women who worked as TNT shell COMPETITIONbe in it to win it! Qmakers during World War One? Last issue’swinners! Congratulations to Joan Mayhew who correctly answered last issue’s competition and has won a lovely espresso set! The correct answer was Arno Vale Junior School. Also, well done to Douglas Bilbie for completing the crossword and winning a £10 Tesco voucher! The correct answers are below:
26 | Issue 11 WINTER 2013 Just the Tonic If you’d like a new kitchen Mark has nearly 30 years’ experience in cabinet making and more than 20 years’ experience in but are concerned about producing hand built kitchens- so he’s quite an the cost, Art of Kitchens expert in building and installing kitchens. Mark says “by replacing the doors and worktops, has the solution… you can get the look of a new kitchen at around a third of the cost- it’s the ideal solution in these For around a third of the cost of replacing the tough economic times”. whole kitchen, they can replace the doors and worktops to give a completely new look. Art of Kitchens is a Nottingham-based company, which specialises in installing complete kitchens and carrying out makeovers by swapping old cupboard doors and worktops for new ones. To look at all of our Mark Antony, who runs Art of Kitchens, prides positive reviews visit the himself on transforming dated-looking kitchens Age UK Business Directory into ones that look brand new - often completed www.aubd.co.uk in one day with less upheaval. Whether you think you need a complete new The replacement doors and worktops come in kitchen, or just a makeover, contact Art of a range of styles and Mark will visit you at your Kitchens for advice and a free quotation on home so you can see dozens of samples. They 0115 920 4473 or 07790 326 161 are made to measure to ensure a perfect fit in You can also visit your kitchen. www.transformyourkitchen.co.uk
Just the Tonic WINTER 2013 Issue 11 | 27 28 | Issue 11 WINTER 2013 Just the Tonic Just the Tonic WINTER 2013 Issue 11 | 29 JAN 24 Sybil Levin Art Classes What’s Take part in a 6-week course every Friday at jan feb mar the Syibl Levin Centre and on learn various skills from a Roliston Forestry Centre Winter Wonderland Walk qualified tutor. £30 course Meet at 1.45pm for a 2pm start and enjoy a brisk, wintery fee or free to those who JAN 2-mile walk around the centre. Take in the beautiful recieve means-tested 19 benefits. scenery around you and then warm up with a steaming hot chocolate in the local pub afterwards. £2 entry includes your drink. 01283 563483. 0115 978 0011. JAN 31 ‘My Judy Garland Life’ Showing at Nottingham Playhouse, this play tells the story of growing up under the spell of Judy Garland. Tickets start at £7.50. 0115 941 9419.
Mansfield Library Local and Family History Advice A great opportunity to speak to librarians offering advice FEB FEB and information regarding local history, including that of 3 4 local families. Free entry. 01623 651 337. Kindred Spirits Kathak Indian Dance Class Classes at the International Community Centre on FEB Mansfield Road. Led by FEB 8 12 Vina Ladwa on Mondays ‘Everybody’s Darling’ - The First Clicksilver Computer Sessions 1.30pm – 2.30pm. World War Nurse Exhibition Improve your computer skills and £1.50 for members, £2.50 for As part of the ‘Trent to Trenches’ take part in a 6-week training non-members. celebration, this event at Mansfield course for £10. These one-to-one 0115 841 4473. Museum looks back at the hard work sessions are run by Age UK Notts and dedication of women who at Nottingham Trent University. served as nurses during the war. 1pm – 3.30pm with a break and 10am – 5pm, Monday to Saturday refreshments provided. th until 29 March. Free entry. 0115 841 4479. 08444 775 678.
Clicksilver Computer Sessions Following on from the sessions in February, this is MAR another 6-week course of one-to-one sessions for £10. Taking place12 at The University of Nottingham, 1pm – 3.30pm with a break and refreshments are also provided. 0115 989 5555.
St Patrick’s Day Parade Ashbourne Town Held by the Nottingham St Patrick’s Day Hall Vintage & MAR Flea Market MAR 17 Committee, this open air concert will 30 take place in Nottingham’s Market Square – full of fun, food and Indoor market festivities. Each year the parade honours a county of Ireland selling antiques, and this time it is the turn of county Tyrone and the festival vintage clothing, promises to be an excellent day out for all of the family. The jewellery, art, parade is set to begin around midday in the square, coming to textiles and more! a close at around 4.30pm. @StPatricksNottm. 07875 703 969.
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