<p></p><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Ne wsle tte r&nbsp;11 </li><li style="flex:1">Ma y 2021 </li></ul><p></p><p>Rural Links </p><p>with the Village Agents </p><p>Contact us: 01275 333 700 or [email protected] </p><p>We lc om e&nbsp;to our Ma&nbsp;y issue&nbsp;. We&nbsp;hop e&nbsp;it find&nbsp;s you sa&nbsp;fe a&nbsp;nd we&nbsp;ll. </p><p>Fing e r’s&nbsp;c rosse d , we ’ll b e&nbsp;re sta rting&nbsp;som e&nbsp;of our a c tivitie s&nbsp;this m&nbsp;onth, a s&nbsp;we ll a s&nbsp;b ring ing you som&nbsp;e ne&nbsp;w op&nbsp;p ortunitie s&nbsp;to b&nbsp;e ne fit&nbsp;your he&nbsp;a lth&nbsp;a nd&nbsp;we llb e ing . The re&nbsp;a re&nbsp;p le nty&nbsp;of d a te s&nbsp;for your d&nbsp;ia ry, so&nbsp;re a d&nbsp;on to find out wha&nbsp;t we&nbsp;’re p&nbsp;la nning … </p><p>Getting Back together... </p><p>As m&nbsp;ore p&nbsp;e op le&nbsp;a re&nbsp;re c e iving&nbsp;the ir&nbsp;se c ond&nbsp;va c c ina tions, inc lud ing&nbsp;a ll of our te a m , we&nbsp;fe e l we&nbsp;c a n&nbsp;sta rt&nbsp;to re op e n&nbsp;our sup&nbsp;p ort&nbsp;g roup s. At&nbsp;the b&nbsp;e g inning , num b e rs&nbsp;will ha ve&nbsp;to b&nbsp;e re&nbsp;stric te d&nbsp;b ut&nbsp;we look forwa&nbsp;rd to the la tte r p a rt&nbsp;of J une&nbsp;whe n, a ll b e ing&nbsp;we ll, we&nbsp;c a n&nbsp;g e t&nbsp;tog e the r&nbsp;in g&nbsp;re a te r&nbsp;num b e rs&nbsp;a nd&nbsp;with le&nbsp;ss re&nbsp;stric tions. <br>Ke tyn’s&nbsp;Exte nd&nbsp;c la sse s&nbsp;a re&nbsp;a lso&nbsp;a b le&nbsp;to re&nbsp;sta rt&nbsp;with re&nbsp;stric te d&nbsp;num b e rs. </p><p>Ch e w&nbsp;Va lle y&nbsp;Su p p ort&nbsp;Grou p&nbsp;a n d&nbsp;Exte n d e xe rc is e&nbsp;c la s s , Pe n s ford&nbsp;Me m oria l Ha ll </p><p>We d n e s d a y&nbsp;19th &amp;&nbsp;26th Ma&nbsp;y, 2n d&nbsp;&amp; 16th&nbsp;J u n e ; 11a m - 1p m&nbsp;( Pa vilion&nbsp;Room b&nbsp;e in g&nbsp;u s e d&nbsp;for Sig&nbsp;h t Los s&nbsp;s e s s ion&nbsp;on 9th J&nbsp;u n e ) </p><p>Re stric te d&nbsp;num b e rs&nbsp;so c&nbsp;a ll us. </p><p>Sig h t&nbsp;Los s&nbsp;Drop - in&nbsp;Ad vic e&nbsp;Clin ic <br>Pe n s ford&nbsp;Me m oria l Ha ll </p><p>We d n e s d a y&nbsp;9th J&nbsp;u n e&nbsp;a n d&nbsp;14 th&nbsp;J u ly, <br>10a m - 12n oon </p><p>Sp e c ia list&nbsp;a d vise rs&nbsp;from Vision We&nbsp;st of Eng la nd&nbsp;will p rovid e&nbsp;inform a tion, a d vic e a nd&nbsp;g uid a nc e&nbsp;on living with sig&nbsp;ht loss. Fre e&nbsp;d rop&nbsp;in se&nbsp;ssions for you to d&nbsp;isc ove r </p><p>Farmborough Support Group, Farmborough Village </p><p>ne w&nbsp;a p p roa c he s&nbsp;a nd&nbsp;solutions for </p><p>Hall - Thursday 20th May, 17th J une; 11am-12noon </p><p>re d uc ing&nbsp;your isola tion. <br>Conta c t&nbsp;us if you ne&nbsp;e d&nbsp;he lp&nbsp;with tra nsp ort&nbsp;to g&nbsp;e t&nbsp;to this se&nbsp;ssion. </p><p>A chance&nbsp;to chat with each other and meet Maria, your local Village Agent. Restricted numbers until J uly when we will can open for more people. </p><p>For m ore&nbsp;inform a tion&nbsp;on a&nbsp;ny of the&nbsp;se g&nbsp;roup s, or to&nbsp;b ook&nbsp;a p&nbsp;la c e , p le a se&nbsp;c a ll <br>01275 333 700 a&nbsp;nd le&nbsp;a ve&nbsp;a m&nbsp;e ssa g e . We&nbsp;will g e t&nbsp;b a c k&nbsp;to you. </p><p>Get Moving, Get Walking! </p><p>From Ma&nbsp;y 24th Rura&nbsp;l Move s&nbsp;with the Villa&nbsp;g e&nbsp;Ag e nts&nbsp;a re p la nning&nbsp;a se&nbsp;rie s&nbsp;of g e ntle&nbsp;a c c om p a nie d&nbsp;loc a l wa lks&nbsp;to b e a uty&nbsp;sp ots&nbsp;suc h&nbsp;a s&nbsp;Che w&nbsp;Va lle y&nbsp;La ke , Folly&nbsp;Fa rm&nbsp;a nd Ea st&nbsp;Ha rp tre e&nbsp;Wood s. For a nyone&nbsp;who ne&nbsp;e d s&nbsp;to sta&nbsp;rt m ore slowly a nd&nbsp;m a yb e&nbsp;re st&nbsp;a long&nbsp;the wa&nbsp;y, Ke tyn&nbsp;a nd&nbsp;the Villa&nbsp;g e Ag e nts&nbsp;will m e e t&nbsp;p e op le&nbsp;a t&nbsp;loc a tions&nbsp;whe re&nbsp;the p&nbsp;a th&nbsp;is le&nbsp;ve l a nd&nbsp;the re&nbsp;a re&nbsp;b e nc he s&nbsp;for re&nbsp;sting . We&nbsp;ha ve&nbsp;a fe&nbsp;w suita&nbsp;b le loc a tions&nbsp;in m&nbsp;ind whe&nbsp;re you c&nbsp;a n&nbsp;g e t&nbsp;use d&nbsp;to wa&nbsp;lking outd oors&nbsp;a g a in&nbsp;a t&nbsp;your own p&nbsp;a c e , b re a the&nbsp;fre sh&nbsp;a ir a nd ha ve&nbsp;som e&nbsp;c om p a ny&nbsp;too. The&nbsp;full p rog ra m m e&nbsp;of wa lks&nbsp;a nd m e e ting s&nbsp;outd oors&nbsp;will soon&nbsp;b e&nbsp;a va ila b le . To&nbsp;re g iste r&nbsp;your inte re st&nbsp;c a ll 01275&nbsp;333 700 a&nbsp;nd le&nbsp;a ve&nbsp;a m&nbsp;e ssa g e . Alte rna tive ly, up&nbsp;to d&nbsp;a te&nbsp;inform a tion&nbsp;will b e&nbsp;a va ila b le&nbsp;to d ownloa d&nbsp;from the WERN&nbsp;we b site :&nbsp;we rn.org .uk/ rura l- m ove s </p><p>Our wa lks&nbsp;will b e&nbsp;in m&nbsp;e m ory&nbsp;of Be ttina Cohn, our frie nd&nbsp;a nd&nbsp;Ea sy Wa lks&nbsp;le a d e r, who d&nbsp;ie d&nbsp;in 2019 just two d&nbsp;a ys&nbsp;a fte r he r 99th b&nbsp;irthd a y. Proof tha t wa lking&nbsp;is g ood&nbsp;for you in so m&nbsp;a ny wa ys! </p><p>Keep Active with Ketyn: ready for walking </p><p>Ove r&nbsp;the la&nbsp;st ye&nbsp;a r it’s&nbsp;like ly tha t&nbsp;you ha&nbsp;ve b&nbsp;e e n&nbsp;d oing le ss&nbsp;p hysic a l m ove m e nts tha n&nbsp;you we&nbsp;re b&nbsp;e fore&nbsp;the loc kd own, inc lud ing </p><p>Sitting , ha ve&nbsp;your fe&nbsp;e t&nbsp;hip wid th&nbsp;a p a rt&nbsp;a nd&nbsp;m a ke&nbsp;sure your kne&nbsp;e s&nbsp;a re&nbsp;ove r&nbsp;your toe&nbsp;s. Try not to use your a&nbsp;rm s&nbsp;to sta nd&nbsp;up (&nbsp;p la c e&nbsp;the m&nbsp;on your&nbsp;Try a nd&nbsp;re p e a t&nbsp;this 5 tim&nbsp;e s&nbsp;a nd </p><p>thig hs&nbsp;or in front of you) b&nbsp;ut if&nbsp;b uild&nbsp;up to m&nbsp;ore re&nbsp;p e titions&nbsp;if </p><p>you d&nbsp;o ne&nbsp;e d&nbsp;to use the&nbsp;m , the n&nbsp;p ossib le . ob viously&nbsp;d o. </p><p>Re ve rse&nbsp;the m&nbsp;ove a&nbsp;nd sit b&nbsp;a c k d own&nbsp;in a c&nbsp;ontrolle d&nbsp;fa shion, d o&nbsp;not slum p&nbsp;b a c k&nbsp;into your c ha ir&nbsp;too q&nbsp;uic kly. </p><p>wa lking . Be c a use&nbsp;of this, p e op le&nbsp;m a y not ha ve re a lise d&nbsp;how q&nbsp;uic kly&nbsp;the ir m usc le&nbsp;d e nsity&nbsp;c a n </p><p>Le a n&nbsp;forwa rd&nbsp;with your nose ove r&nbsp;your toe&nbsp;s a&nbsp;nd think a b out&nbsp;the “he&nbsp;e l to&nbsp;toe ” m ove m e nt&nbsp;a s&nbsp;you sta&nbsp;nd up&nbsp;. Ha ve&nbsp;the we&nbsp;ig ht&nbsp;on your he e ls&nbsp;a s&nbsp;you c&nbsp;om e&nbsp;up to sta nd&nbsp;a s&nbsp;the we&nbsp;ig ht&nbsp;tra nsfe rs towa rd s&nbsp;the toe&nbsp;s. </p><p>d e te riora te ; so&nbsp;now you c&nbsp;a n g o&nbsp;out m ore&nbsp;, it’s&nbsp;im p orta nt to ta&nbsp;ke thing&nbsp;s g&nbsp;e ntly&nbsp;a nd fe e l “wa lk re a d y”. Try la st m onth's&nbsp;He e ls&nbsp;a nd&nbsp;Toe s Ba la nc e&nbsp;e xe rc ise&nbsp;a long&nbsp;with the following to he&nbsp;lp to m a ke&nbsp;your le&nbsp;g s&nbsp;a nd&nbsp;a nkle s strong e r. </p><p>Try to a&nbsp;void your kne&nbsp;e s b e nd ing&nbsp;towa rd s&nbsp;e a c h&nbsp;othe r a nd&nbsp;touc hing . </p><p>Sit to Sta&nbsp;n d </p><p>Ma ke&nbsp;sure you a&nbsp;re using a suita&nbsp;b le&nbsp;c ha ir, som e thing&nbsp;like a d&nbsp;ining c ha ir&nbsp;– firm a&nbsp;nd sturd&nbsp;y. </p><p>Ke e p&nbsp;your he&nbsp;a d&nbsp;up , should e rs b a c k&nbsp;a nd&nbsp;c he st&nbsp;op e n, b re a the norm a lly. Sta nd&nbsp;up stra&nbsp;ig ht&nbsp;a nd&nbsp;p a use for a&nbsp;m om e nt. </p><p>What's the fuss about WhatsApp? </p><p>Wha t&nbsp;is it? </p><p>It’s a m&nbsp;e ssa g ing&nbsp;se rvic e&nbsp;tha t&nbsp;a llows&nbsp;you to se&nbsp;nd m&nbsp;e ssa g e s, m a ke&nbsp;c a lls&nbsp;a nd&nbsp;se nd a nd&nbsp;re c e ive&nbsp;vid e os&nbsp;or im a g e s. </p><p>Doe sn't&nbsp;m y sm a rtp hone&nbsp;a lre a d y&nbsp;d o&nbsp;tha t? </p><p>Ye s, b ut&nbsp;the d&nbsp;iffe re nc e&nbsp;is tha&nbsp;t Wha tsAp p&nbsp;use s&nbsp;your p&nbsp;hone ’s&nbsp;inte rne t c onne c tion&nbsp;a nd&nbsp;a llows&nbsp;you to se&nbsp;nd unlim ite d&nbsp;m e ssa g e s, p ic ture s&nbsp;a nd vid e os, so&nbsp;you d&nbsp;on’t ne&nbsp;e d&nbsp;to worry a b out&nbsp;using up your a&nbsp;lloc a te d&nbsp;te xt&nbsp;or c a ll a llowa nc e s. </p><p>Anything e&nbsp;lse tha&nbsp;t m ig ht p e rsua d e&nbsp;m e&nbsp;to g&nbsp;ive it a g&nbsp;o? </p><p>Ye s&nbsp;– g&nbsp;roup c&nbsp;ha ts! You c&nbsp;a n m e ssa g e&nbsp;m ultip le&nbsp;p e op le&nbsp;a t&nbsp;the sa m e&nbsp;tim e&nbsp;– re&nbsp;a lly ha nd y if you wa nt&nbsp;to c&nbsp;ha t&nbsp;with a fe&nbsp;w fa&nbsp;m ily m e m b e rs&nbsp;or m a ke&nbsp;a rra ng e m e nts with a g&nbsp;roup of&nbsp;ne ig hb ours&nbsp;or c lub . Som e one&nbsp;you know c&nbsp;a n a d d&nbsp;you to a Wha&nbsp;tsAp p&nbsp;g roup&nbsp;if the y&nbsp;ha ve&nbsp;your num b e r, or you c a n&nbsp;sta rt&nbsp;your own. </p><p>The re&nbsp;m ust b e&nbsp;a c&nbsp;a tc h? </p><p>We ll…you&nbsp;c ould&nbsp;still g o&nbsp;ove r&nbsp;your d&nbsp;a ta a llowa nc e , so&nbsp;it works b&nbsp;e st&nbsp;if you&nbsp;c a n c onne c t&nbsp;to wi-&nbsp;fi for thing s&nbsp;tha t&nbsp;use a lot of d&nbsp;a ta , suc h&nbsp;a s&nbsp;vid e o&nbsp;c a lls&nbsp;or d ownloa d ing&nbsp;im a g e s. </p><p>Ah, b ut&nbsp;is it sa&nbsp;fe ? </p><p>Is it e&nbsp;a sy to use&nbsp;? </p><p>Your m e ssa g e s&nbsp;a nd&nbsp;c a lls&nbsp;a re p rote c te d&nbsp;so tha&nbsp;t only you a&nbsp;nd the p&nbsp;e rson&nbsp;you’re c&nbsp;ha tting&nbsp;with c a n&nbsp;re a d&nbsp;wha t&nbsp;is se&nbsp;nt. But, a s with a&nbsp;nything online&nbsp;, you&nbsp;a lwa ys ne e d&nbsp;to b&nbsp;e a&nbsp;wa re&nbsp;of sc a m s&nbsp;a nd viruse s. Only&nbsp;re sp ond&nbsp;to p&nbsp;e op le you know a&nbsp;nd d&nbsp;on’t c&nbsp;lic k&nbsp;on a nything&nbsp;se nt&nbsp;b y&nbsp;p e op le&nbsp;who a re n’t&nbsp;c onta c ts. </p><p>Ye s!&nbsp;It’s sim&nbsp;ila r to te&nbsp;xting . The re&nbsp;a re ste p - b y- ste p&nbsp;g uid e s&nbsp;a nd&nbsp;vid e o tutoria ls&nbsp;on the Ag&nbsp;e UK&nbsp;we b site&nbsp;on how to use m&nbsp;e ssa g ing , m a ke&nbsp;p hone&nbsp;c a lls a nd&nbsp;use the vid&nbsp;e o&nbsp;c a ll func tion. Go&nbsp;to www.a g e uk.org .uk/ inform a tion- a d vic e </p><p>Vid e o&nbsp;Ca lls?&nbsp;Tha t&nbsp;sound s&nbsp;inte re sting … </p><p>Ok! How d&nbsp;o I&nbsp;g e t&nbsp;it? </p><p>Ye s, it&nbsp;c a n&nbsp;b e&nbsp;a nic&nbsp;e r&nbsp;wa y of c ha tting to som&nbsp;e one , e sp e c ia lly&nbsp;if you&nbsp;ha ve n’t se e n&nbsp;the m&nbsp;for a&nbsp;while . And&nbsp;re m e m b e r, if you’re&nbsp;using a wi-&nbsp;fi c onne c tion, the re&nbsp;won’t b&nbsp;e a&nbsp;ny e&nbsp;xtra c&nbsp;ha rg e s&nbsp;for the c&nbsp;a ll. </p><p>It’s fre&nbsp;e to d&nbsp;ownloa d&nbsp;from the Ap p&nbsp;Store if&nbsp;you ha&nbsp;ve a&nbsp;n ip&nbsp;hone or ip&nbsp;a d ; or from&nbsp;the Pla&nbsp;y Store if you ha&nbsp;ve a&nbsp;n And&nbsp;roid p&nbsp;hone or ta b le t. </p><p>Wordsearch: Flowers </p><p>Ac a c ia Ag a ve Arnic a Arum Aste r Ba lm <br>Lily Ma y Musk Pink Poke r Pop p y Re se d a Rose <br>Bria r Ca nna Cosm os Da isy Fla g <br>Se sa m e Stoc k Thrift </p><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Tulip </li><li style="flex:1">Ge um </li></ul><p></p><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Iris </li><li style="flex:1">Whin </li></ul><p>Yuc c a Yula n <br>Ixia J a sm ine </p><p>Directory: Garden Centres </p><p>We know m&nbsp;a ny of you e&nbsp;njoy a&nbsp;trip to a Ga&nbsp;rd e n Ce ntre&nbsp;so we&nbsp;'ve b&nbsp;e e n&nbsp;a sking&nbsp;for a&nbsp;list of the b&nbsp;e st&nbsp;on our re&nbsp;c e nt&nbsp;Zoom c&nbsp;a lls! All Ga rd e n&nbsp;Ce ntre s&nbsp;a re&nbsp;op e n a nd&nbsp;m ost of the m&nbsp;tha t&nbsp;ha ve&nbsp;c a fe s&nbsp;a re&nbsp;c urre ntly op e n&nbsp;for ta ke - a wa ys&nbsp;a nd&nbsp;outsid e&nbsp;e a ting . But&nbsp;d o c he c k&nbsp;with the Ce&nbsp;ntre if&nbsp;you p&nbsp;la n&nbsp;to m&nbsp;a ke&nbsp;a sp&nbsp;e c ia l journe y. </p><p>Roc ky&nbsp;Mou n ta in , Ma sb ury, We lls&nbsp;BA5 3HA www.roc kym ounta innurse rie s.uk </p><p>Fon th ill, Ba th&nbsp;Roa d , Bitton&nbsp;BS30 6HX “Ne a r Bitton&nbsp;ste a m&nbsp;ra ilwa y” www.fonthill- la ke sid e .c om </p><p>Ch ie f Tra d in g&nbsp;Pos t, Ba rry Roa d , Old ha m </p><p>Com m on&nbsp;BS30 6QY “Inc lud e s&nbsp;a re&nbsp;c la m a tion&nbsp;site a&nbsp;nd fa&nbsp;rm shop&nbsp;” www.c hie ftra d ing p ost.c om </p><p>Dob b ie s , Me nd ip&nbsp;Ave nue , She p ton&nbsp;Ma lle t&nbsp;BA4 4PE www.d ob b ie s.c om </p><p>Wh ite h a ll, Norton&nbsp;La ne , Whitc hurc h&nbsp;BS13 0BT www.white ha llg a rd e nc e ntre .c o.uk </p><p>Hillie rs , White wa y&nbsp;Roa d , Ba th&nbsp;BA2 2RG www.hillie r.c o.uk </p><p>Cle e ve&nbsp;Nu rs e ry, Ma in&nbsp;Roa d , Cle e ve&nbsp;BS49 4PW www.c le e ve nurse ry.c o.uk </p><p>Prior Pa rk, Prior Pa rk Roa d , Ba th&nbsp;BA2 4NF “Se lls&nbsp;ve ry&nbsp;g ood&nbsp;c a ke !” </p><p>Ca d b u ry, Sm a llwa y, Cong re sb ury&nbsp;BS49 5AA “Se lls&nbsp;e ve rything :&nbsp;p e ts, p la nts, c lothe s, g ifts, food …” </p><p>www.p riorp a rkg a rd e nc e ntre .c o.uk </p><p>www.b lue d ia m ond .g g </p><p>Sa n d e rs&nbsp;Ga rd e n&nbsp;World , Bre nt&nbsp;Knoll, </p><p>Burnha m - on- Se a&nbsp;TA9 4HJ www.b lue d ia m ond .g g </p><p>Hillie rs , Dra yc ott&nbsp;Roa d , Che d d a r BS27 3RU www.hillie r.c o.uk </p><p>We st&nbsp;of Eng la nd&nbsp;Rura l Ne twork </p><p>Re g iste re d&nbsp;c ha rity&nbsp;1146165 <br>PO Box 1181 </p><p>Com p a ny&nbsp;num b e r 7956&nbsp;732 <br>Bristol BS39 4YX </p>