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<strong>Local</strong><strong>Life</strong><br />
<strong>Wigan</strong> Edition <strong>January</strong> <strong>2020</strong><br />
WIN Warriors<br />
Season Tickets<br />
Pages 16-17<br />
Planning Ahead<br />
Pages 18-21<br />
10 Things to do<br />
in <strong>2020</strong><br />
Pages 30-33<br />
Jack’s Tracks:<br />
Lydiate Loop<br />
Pages 69-71<br />
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My friends and family will laugh at this, but<br />
I’m a big believer in using the New Year<br />
as a natural point to self-improvement.<br />
I’m happy to admit that the oft used ‘New Year, New<br />
You’ mantra, so loved by the print media as a way of<br />
filling up space in <strong>January</strong> issues, wholly resonates<br />
with me.<br />
No-one is perfect, we can all improve one aspect or<br />
another of our lives, so why should we let the hardbitten<br />
pessimists pour cold water on our desire to<br />
better ourselves? So whether your aim this year is<br />
to lose weight and look better, stop smoking, be<br />
kinder to others less fortunate than ourselves, to<br />
get fit or any other resolution you may pursue, I<br />
wish you the best of luck in your endeavours.<br />
If you haven’t yet nailed down any firm<br />
commitments on your to-do list, there is plenty<br />
in this magazine to inspire you. Just focus on one<br />
thing at a time and don’t beat yourself up if you slip.<br />
All the very best wishes for <strong>2020</strong>,<br />
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This month’s highlights<br />
16. Win Warriors Season Tickets<br />
Contents<br />
18. Planning Ahead<br />
Prepare for the future.<br />
28. Home Interiors<br />
Cosy up your home.<br />
44. Books<br />
New Year, new books.<br />
56. Puzzle Pages<br />
Try these brainteasers for size.<br />
60. Vegan Recipe<br />
30. <strong>2020</strong> Checklist 36. Colour of the Year<br />
Sweet Potato & Chickpea Curry.<br />
72. Events2Go<br />
Start the new year in style.<br />
76. Safe Not Sorry<br />
Wise up on the Good Trader Scheme.<br />
69. Jack’s Tracks: Lydiate Loop<br />
82. Motoring<br />
Hybrids Explained.<br />
84. Home Services<br />
Find a local trader for you.<br />
50. The Rockies by Train<br />
64. Healthy Veganuary<br />
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6 News & Features<br />
Beer Fest<br />
Dates for <strong>Wigan</strong> CAMRA’s <strong>2020</strong> beer fest have been<br />
announced.<br />
This year’s festival takes place from Thursday, March<br />
5 until Saturday, March 7 at Robin Park Arena.<br />
Expect over 70 real ales, draught foreign beers,<br />
plus ciders and perry. There’ll also be plenty of live<br />
entertainment, games and stalls to browse.<br />
Entry is free throughout for CAMRA members, and<br />
free for members of the public on the Thursday.<br />
Entry fees of £1-£3 apply for the other sessions. A<br />
shuttle bus will operate between the town centre<br />
and Robin Park.<br />
For more information, visit<br />
www.beerfestival.wigancamra.org.uk<br />
Lost Girls<br />
Nell Phoenix heads to Parbold in March for an<br />
outrageous performance of Little Red Riding Hood<br />
and Other Lost Girls, as part of the Unruly Tongues<br />
storytelling club.<br />
Explore fairytales littered with lost or mislaid girls<br />
– very few of whom are as innocent as you first<br />
imagine. Nell strays from the path in search of<br />
young women who have forgotten the rules and<br />
should have had an inkling that something was<br />
about to go wrong.<br />
The show takes place at Parbold WI Hall on<br />
Wednesday, March 11 from 7:30pm. Tickets cost<br />
£8.50 in advance from www.wildaboutstory.co.uk<br />
or £9 on the door, and teens go free with a paying<br />
adult. For more information, email wildaboutstory@<br />
gmail.com<br />
Get Knitting<br />
Help knit blankets for the homeless to keep them<br />
warm throughout the winter at Orrell Book-Cycle.<br />
Meetings take place on the second Saturday<br />
of every month - the next meeting will run on<br />
Saturday, <strong>January</strong> 11 from 2pm-4pm.
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Holocaust Remembrance<br />
<strong>Wigan</strong> culture hub The Fire Within will play host to<br />
a series of commemorative events to remember the<br />
Holocaust.<br />
Holocaust Memorial Day, which takes place on<br />
Monday, <strong>January</strong> 27, remembers the 6 million<br />
people murdered by Nazis and those who lost<br />
their lives in other genocides across the world.<br />
This year, a memorial ceremony is happening at<br />
The Fire Within, located in The Galleries, on Friday,<br />
<strong>January</strong> 24. An additional drop-in event will run<br />
the day after, allowing visitors to view artwork and<br />
experience various Remembrance events.<br />
<strong>Wigan</strong>ers are also invited to submit their own<br />
memorial flames to be displayed within the venue,<br />
following this year’s Holocaust Memorial Day theme<br />
of ‘Standing Together’. If you’d like to get involved,<br />
visit http://www.thefirewithin.org.uk/<br />
Charity Football<br />
Football Against Prostate Cancer comes to <strong>Wigan</strong> in<br />
February.<br />
A series of charity matches lasting a total of 12<br />
hours will take place on Saturday, February 15, with<br />
spaces for 8 7-a-side teams and 4 walking football<br />
teams. Games last 25 minutes and each team must<br />
play a minimum of 8 games.<br />
Teams of up to 10 people aged 16+ can register,<br />
with an entry fee of £10 per person payable via<br />
PayPal at PCUKLittleLane@outlook.com<br />
Proceeds go towards beating prostate cancer,<br />
which affects 1 in 9 men.
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Winstanley’s Sporting Success<br />
It’s been a busy yet successful few weeks for<br />
Winstanley College’s sports teams competing in the<br />
AOC Sport Regionals.<br />
Women’s Volleyball won their regional competition<br />
with a strongly fought, high quality contest,<br />
defeating a talented Xaverian College side 2<br />
sets to 1. They are now through to the National<br />
Championships.<br />
College Sport Enrichment Officer, Ben Rutherford,<br />
said: ‘Each and every student has done superbly<br />
well. The girls (in Volleyball) did fantastically,<br />
especially considering they lost to Xaverian in the<br />
group stage. They showed great character and<br />
played some outstanding volleyball in the final. It<br />
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Threads of History<br />
Billinge-born visual artist<br />
Stephanie Fry is investigating<br />
the better-kept secrets of the<br />
village in her latest community<br />
art project.<br />
Though Stephanie moved to<br />
Caernarfon in North Wales in<br />
her childhood, Billinge remained<br />
close to her heart; this was where<br />
she spent the holidays with her<br />
grandfather, reminiscing about<br />
days gone by. It was perhaps<br />
one of these conversations that<br />
inspired Stephanie’s latest venture: specifically, a<br />
passing mention of the old cinema on Main Street.<br />
Affectionately referred to by locals as the ‘Tin Can’,<br />
the cinema was a touchstone of the community<br />
between the 1920s and 1960s, and was located<br />
where Billinge Library stands today. When a cricket<br />
match was played next door, the sound of the ball<br />
bouncing onto the corrugated iron walls of the<br />
cinema building could be heard over whatever film<br />
was playing!<br />
Delving into these secrets inspired Stephanie to<br />
search for more around the village – and it didn’t<br />
disappoint. Atop Billinge Hill lies an abandoned<br />
underground bunker harking back to the Cold War.<br />
Constructed in the 1960s, the bunker is 9-feet deep<br />
and was in continuous use for seven years, when<br />
the threat of a nuclear war loomed. A network of<br />
1563 similar sites existed across the UK, operated by<br />
the Royal Observer Corps, and would have aimed to<br />
warn the UK military and civilian authorities of an<br />
impending attack. The Billinge site closed in 1968,<br />
but parts of the surface structure can still be seen<br />
today.<br />
photo: Gary Rodgers on Geograph<br />
Now Stephanie is looking for any more information<br />
and anecdotes about either of the two sites to<br />
assist in her project. If you have direct experience<br />
of working for the ROC, or if you visited Billinge<br />
Cinema in its heyday, she wants to hear from you!<br />
She can be contacted at s.a.fry@hotmail.co.uk<br />
An exhibition of ‘Billinge: Threads of History’ will<br />
take place at Billinge Library from March 12th for<br />
two weeks, comprised of a reconstructed bunker<br />
room, paintings, collages, photographs and an<br />
audio-visual look at the landscape of Billinge Hill<br />
and its Cold War heritage.
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Pupils from Roby Mill Primary School have created<br />
a memorial flame to commemorate the 75th<br />
anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau.<br />
More than 300 groups nationwide registered to<br />
take part in a competition to create a flame, with<br />
selected artworks featuring as part of a national<br />
exhibition displayed in London. 75 were chosen in<br />
total, one to represent each year since the camp’s<br />
liberation, and an unveiling ceremony will take<br />
place on Holocaust Memorial Day (<strong>January</strong> 27th).<br />
Head of School Nicola Grand said: ‘As part of our<br />
topic on war, we learnt about the Holocaust and the<br />
events of WWII. Our children were shocked at the<br />
treatment of people and felt strongly about being<br />
involved in the Memorial Day.’<br />
‘Our ‘Flame of Hope’ includes quotes from Anne<br />
Frank’s diary and buttons to create a mosaic effect,’<br />
she continued. ‘The children were overjoyed when<br />
they were told that their work will be part of the<br />
Artwork Awarded<br />
national exhibition in London.’<br />
Judging panellists for the competition included<br />
Sarah Donaldson, arts editor at The Observer;<br />
Nick Sharratt, renowned illustrator; and Kathleen<br />
Soriano, Chair of the Liverpool Biennial.<br />
For more information about the exhibit, visit www.<br />
hmd.org.uk<br />
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Warriors<br />
Season Tickets<br />
to be won!<br />
All the Christmas festivities are over for another year,<br />
the dreaded credit card bill is on the way, and the next<br />
holiday seems far into the distance. But never fear, the<br />
new Betfred Super League season is just round the<br />
corner and we’ve teamed up with <strong>Wigan</strong> Warriors to<br />
give away two season tickets worth a total of £380 to<br />
one lucky winner of this month’s competition!<br />
That’s right; you and a friend can play your part<br />
in another exciting chapter at <strong>Wigan</strong> Warriors, by<br />
joining Adrian Lam and the rest of the team as<br />
Warriors head into an exciting new season! In what<br />
promises to be an exciting start to the <strong>2020</strong> season,<br />
<strong>Wigan</strong> will play fierce rivals Warrington Wolves at<br />
the DW Stadium on 30th <strong>January</strong> to kick off the<br />
Betfred Super League season before hosting Super<br />
League’s first ever Transatlantic side two weeks<br />
later, Toronto Wolfpack who have recently signed<br />
superstar Sonny Bill Williams.<br />
The Warriors have strengthened their squad with<br />
2019 Man of Steel Jackson Hastings, blockbusting<br />
prop and one part of the famous Burgess clan,<br />
George Burgess and Super League star-performers<br />
Jake Bibby and Mitch Clark in the offseason and are<br />
joint favourites for the <strong>2020</strong> Super League crown<br />
with the bookmakers!<br />
<strong>Wigan</strong> Warriors Head Coach, Adrian Lam: “<strong>Wigan</strong><br />
Warriors is a proud rugby league institution,<br />
one that is lucky to have such a passionate and<br />
fervent following. What we need to do as a team<br />
is to concentrate on the fundamentals that make<br />
our Club so special, with a big commitment from<br />
ourselves our fans, a team to be proud of.<br />
“Our philosophy is to produce <strong>Wigan</strong> sides that<br />
ATTACK! We want to entertain, to score tries, to<br />
encourage creativity and flamboyancy and build-
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exciting future to look forward to and I hope you<br />
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18<br />
Planning Ahead<br />
What image does the word ‘funeral’ conjure up for<br />
you? A fleet of sleek, black limousines, a horse-drawn<br />
carriage and mourners grouped around a marble<br />
headstone? Or do you simply see friends and relatives<br />
gathered together in a woodland spot, scattering<br />
ashes from an urn?<br />
While it’s easy to focus on the emotional and<br />
ceremonial aspects of a funeral, we don’t always<br />
think about the costs. According to the Money<br />
Advice Service, the average price of a funeral,<br />
even without optional items such as flowers and<br />
catering, is around £4,300.<br />
That’s not exactly small change for most people,<br />
and it’s an unfortunate fact that if you don’t make<br />
some kind of financial provision for your funeral,<br />
your children or close relatives may have to foot the<br />
bill when you die. Not only does this put financial<br />
pressure on your nearest and dearest at a difficult<br />
time, it can also mean that the final send-off you<br />
receive doesn’t match up to the one you had<br />
envisaged.<br />
You can leave instructions in your will as to the type<br />
of funeral you would like, but<br />
if there isn’t enough in your<br />
estate to fund your wishes,<br />
those left in charge of the<br />
arrangements are under no<br />
legal obligation to carry them<br />
out, or even arrange a funeral<br />
at all.<br />
a more natural option, but that also costs between<br />
a few hundred to several thousands of pounds,<br />
depending upon location. Cremation is cheaper,<br />
costing from £1,400 without a ceremony and<br />
approximately £3,750 when a funeral is arranged.<br />
If you don’t believe there will be enough money<br />
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Sign up to a prepaid funeral plan<br />
With a prepaid plan, you will choose the type of<br />
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a lump sum, or in weekly instalments. The costs will<br />
be frozen at today’s prices from the moment the<br />
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subject to inflation, but you should be aware that<br />
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plot, flowers or catering. It’s advisable to check the<br />
details of your plan carefully before you agree to<br />
buy it.<br />
If you choose a church burial<br />
you could pay anything from<br />
£800 (as a resident of a small,<br />
rural community) to £8,000 if<br />
you are a non-resident asking<br />
to be buried in a city area. Your<br />
relatives will also need to pay<br />
ongoing maintenance fees for<br />
the grave. A woodland burial is
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Over 50s plans<br />
Although this is a form of insurance, there’s no<br />
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if you are in poor health at the time of drawing up<br />
the plan it won’t affect the payout, provided you<br />
survive beyond the first two years of the plan’s start<br />
date. On the down side, once you’ve paid the money<br />
in, you won’t get it back and you risk losing all your<br />
money – including any costs towards your funeral –<br />
if you don’t keep up to date with payments.<br />
<strong>Life</strong> Insurance<br />
According to the consumer association Which?, life<br />
insurance could potentially pay out 40% more than<br />
an Over 50s plan. However the lump sum provided<br />
by life insurance can take several weeks to come<br />
through. The Association of British Insurers says<br />
that payments generally take about a month to<br />
arrive after a death, but they can take longer if the<br />
death needs investigation.<br />
Government-funded funeral payments<br />
If the person responsible for arranging your funeral<br />
is receiving certain benefits, they can apply to the<br />
government for a Funeral Expenses Payment. The<br />
money offered will cover things such as cremation<br />
fees or the cost of a particular burial plot, death<br />
certificates and other documents, but it is unlikely<br />
to cover the full cost of a funeral.<br />
Save up with a bank account<br />
You can always set up a separate bank account to<br />
pay for your funeral, paying in gradually to build<br />
up the amount you need. However that’s not risk<br />
free, as there’s a chance you might die before you<br />
have accumulated your target sum. At your death,<br />
the money you’ve saved will be considered part<br />
of your estate, which means it won’t be released<br />
immediately to pay for your funeral costs.<br />
If you’ve been concerned about how you will<br />
pay for your funeral, the five options listed above<br />
should provide some comfort. Fortunately there’s<br />
lots more advice available from organisations such<br />
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Finally, it always helps to discuss your plans with<br />
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There are loads of ways to plan ahead in your<br />
financial life in <strong>2020</strong>. If you’re pre-planning a<br />
funeral, why not tackle these ‘big picture’ jobs while<br />
you’re at it?<br />
Check your state pension forecast<br />
Checking how much state pension you might<br />
receive provides a clearer picture of how your<br />
financial situation could look in retirement. It also<br />
allows you to see if there are any gaps in your<br />
National Insurance record.<br />
This is important, as you might be eligible to pay<br />
voluntary NI contributions to fill those gaps and<br />
complete your NI record before you retire. You need<br />
to make full contributions for 35 years to be eligible<br />
for the new state pension, so it’s definitely worth<br />
investigating.<br />
You should factor in the figure from your state<br />
pension forecast with any occupational pensions,<br />
savings or investments you hold. You’ll discover<br />
whether you’re on track for the lifestyle you want,<br />
or if you need to put some more money away prior<br />
to retirement.<br />
Make a Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA)<br />
A Lasting Power of Attorney is an official document<br />
whereby you appoint one or more attorneys to<br />
help you make financial or health-related decisions,<br />
or to make them on your behalf if you lose mental<br />
capacity in the future.<br />
You need to be over the age of 18 to make an LPA,<br />
and have the mental capacity at the time to make<br />
your own decisions. It costs £82 to register an LPA<br />
unless you’re eligible for a reduction or exemption,<br />
and you can make a new one at any time.<br />
Drawing up a Lasting Power of Attorney is often<br />
regarded as unnecessary until later life, but it’s well<br />
worth considering at any time – after all, you never<br />
know what’s around the corner. It’s possible to make<br />
a Lasting Power of Attorney without professional<br />
assistance via the gov.uk website. Citizens Advice<br />
may also be able to help, but if you’re unsure of<br />
your wishes or the process in general it’s advisable<br />
to seek help from a solicitor.<br />
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Write a will<br />
Making a will ensures your assets are passed down<br />
according to your wishes when you die, and with<br />
today’s complex family structures it can prevent a<br />
great deal of stress for those left behind.<br />
These assets should be weighed up against any<br />
debts owed, including mortgages, bank overdrafts,<br />
credit card balances and loans.<br />
It’s advisable to seek professional assistance when<br />
making a will, particularly if you have a young<br />
family or your circumstances aren’t straightforward.<br />
You might need to consider who would care for<br />
your children if you weren’t around, for example, or<br />
think about how you’d incorporate children from a<br />
previous marriage into your will.<br />
It’s worth knowing that March is free wills month,<br />
when you might be able to save on legal costs if<br />
you make a will during March. This is usually only<br />
applicable to simple wills, however, where the<br />
instructions are relatively straightforward.<br />
Take out ‘life event’ insurance<br />
Adverse life events such as chronic illness or a<br />
serious accident can derail your plans for the future.<br />
You may not be able to work or function in the way<br />
you used to, for instance, but if you’ve taken out<br />
appropriate insurance it can reduce some of the<br />
financial impact for yourself and your family.<br />
Critical illness and life insurance cover provides<br />
a financial buffer that can help you cope with<br />
unexpected life circumstances, and help your loved<br />
ones adjust to a new situation without the fear of<br />
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The sessions were set up as a way for the community<br />
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who might not otherwise have had the chance<br />
to. Organiser Andrew Castle says it’s important for<br />
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Blue plaques can be found all across the country<br />
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Our brand new monthly feature will explore the<br />
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Casino? Its plaque was<br />
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<strong>Wigan</strong> Casino first opened in 1973, taking over the<br />
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The venue became renowned for its Northern Soul<br />
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Act Now for a<br />
<strong>2020</strong> Sale<br />
You might be under the impression that the UK<br />
housing market is quiet in <strong>January</strong> and February, as<br />
prospective house buyers stay home under the duvet<br />
and don’t venture out into the cold to search for their<br />
dream home.<br />
Back in those pre-internet days, you’d be spot on,<br />
the housing market used to start moving when<br />
spring started but times have changed. While most<br />
of us are still recovering from the lingering excesses<br />
of the festive season though, many people have<br />
used the festive holidays to make plans to move<br />
this year.<br />
And thanks to the internet, you can do all this whilst<br />
keeping warm under the duvet.<br />
According to the UK’s leading property portal Right<br />
Move, the period between Boxing Day and New<br />
Year’s Eve will see a huge surge in the amount of<br />
people visiting their site and these high numbers<br />
continue into the New Year. In fact, Rightmove have<br />
stated that eight out of the top ten busiest days in<br />
2019 were in <strong>January</strong> and February, and there is no<br />
reason to think that this trend won’t be repeated in<br />
<strong>2020</strong>.<br />
So, what drives prospective house buyers to think<br />
about the changes they want to make at this time<br />
of year?<br />
Relationships<br />
Some have just spent an entire fortnight with their<br />
partner, and quite frankly, can’t face spending<br />
another Christmas with them. First thing on this to-<br />
do list (after contacting the solicitor) is to search for<br />
a new home.<br />
Family<br />
Spending time with all the family at Christmas,<br />
it’s apparent that they need a bigger home for a<br />
growing family, or a smaller one now that the kids<br />
have flown the nest. Other prospective buyers<br />
enjoyed time with family over Christmas and have<br />
realised how much they miss them and want to<br />
move to be nearer to loved ones.<br />
FOMO<br />
Christmas is a time when people visit friends and<br />
families, making those inevitable comparisons.<br />
That FOMO feeling sets in when their current home<br />
doesn’t quite match up to lifestyle standards set by<br />
others.<br />
So, if you want to sell your home this year then<br />
don’t wait until spring. It is now that serious buyers<br />
enter the market. It is now that the people most<br />
motivated to change where they live actually get<br />
moving and start looking with serious intent.<br />
Thanks for reading and we wish all our clients and<br />
readers of our <strong>Local</strong> <strong>Life</strong> Magazine a Very Happy<br />
New Year.<br />
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We bring you the latest trends in<br />
the UK’s housing market, with a<br />
detailed focus on <strong>Wigan</strong>.<br />
House prices<br />
At £234,370 property prices across the UK in<br />
September are just £3,000 (1.3%) higher than<br />
a year ago. Month on month, property prices<br />
remained static or fell marginally in all regions<br />
except the South East.<br />
Economy<br />
Base rates were held at 0.75% in November<br />
although two members of the committee<br />
voted for a decrease which is the first split<br />
vote since June 2018. The latest report has<br />
raised the possibility that rates could be cut in<br />
coming months if Brexit uncertainty persists.<br />
Transactions<br />
The HMRC report sales levels in October<br />
were 4.3% higher than a year ago, and at<br />
their highest monthly level since March 2017.<br />
However, in recent months sales volumes<br />
have been revised downwards in subsequent<br />
data revisions. Sales in September are now<br />
reported to be lower than a year ago.
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Orrell’s youngest<br />
entrepreneur<br />
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successful in launching her own business.<br />
16-year-old Thea Hardman launched Thea’s Gifts of<br />
Love in November last year, and has since attracted<br />
orders from as far as Doncaster and Birmingham!<br />
Her enterprise, which offers a vast range of gifts and<br />
decorations for around the home, was inspired by<br />
her mum’s love of gift-giving.<br />
‘We loved just seeing the smiles on people’s faces,’<br />
Thea says. ‘And one day I just thought “I could do<br />
this as a business!” We started looking for suppliers<br />
and began ordering from a few small sources to<br />
perform quality checks.’<br />
‘I did think at first “can I really do this, can I start a<br />
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Of course, the venture hasn’t been<br />
without its challenges. Thea has to<br />
balance a part-time job and her A-levels<br />
with running the business in her spare<br />
time – which means running the<br />
website, packaging and sending out<br />
orders, and purchasing new stock. But<br />
she’s determined to make it a success,<br />
and with customers already flocking<br />
to her website, the future is looking<br />
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As for a future appearance on The Apprentice, Thea<br />
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Cosy up your<br />
Home<br />
Spring may still be a while off, but there are ways to<br />
make your interior more inviting, even in the midst of<br />
winter.<br />
Make long, dark nights and chilly mornings more<br />
bearable with some clever thinking. To start,<br />
make sure your lighting is up to scratch. A welldesigned<br />
lighting scheme reinforces a sense of<br />
security, comfort and vitality, and making dramatic<br />
improvements could be as simple as adding a floor<br />
lamp in a dark corner or a reading lamp next to a<br />
favourite armchair. For the best effect, layer lighting<br />
so that it comes from a variety of sources and<br />
directions. If on a budget, replace main light switches<br />
with dimmers, and plug in a selection of table or<br />
floor lamps at strategic points. Check that your bulbs<br />
give off the correct amount of illumination for the<br />
task at hand, and where appropriate are a ‘warm’<br />
white in colour rather than ‘cool’. Add the leaping<br />
flames of a log burner or a few pretty tea lights or<br />
candles for an atmospheric evening in.<br />
Colour can make all the difference to a room’s feel,<br />
and a quick paint job – perhaps just on one wall –<br />
can be transformative. Earthy or spicy colours such<br />
as claret, mustard, ochre or chocolate are great<br />
choices, while navy or dark grey are more neutral<br />
and perhaps easier to live with all year round.<br />
Don’t be afraid of trying darker shades – not only<br />
are they very on-trend, but they are really effective<br />
at creating a feeling of cocooning comfort. Think<br />
about the other main colours and textures in each<br />
room. For warmth underfoot use a deep pile rug or<br />
two to add extra softness, and consider swapping<br />
sheer, pale, lightweight curtains or blinds for<br />
something heavier and in a bolder shade – think<br />
wool, tweed, velvet, even felt, denim or mohair.<br />
In the bedroom, replace pale linens with sheets or<br />
a duvet cover in a deeper shade, piling on quilts,<br />
eiderdowns, bedcovers, throws and blankets,<br />
combining colours, patterns and fabrics for a<br />
glorious, sumptuous mixture. And in the living<br />
room, pile up cushions on sofas and armchairs for<br />
a sense of cosy luxury, then add some generously<br />
sized throws over the back: great for snuggling<br />
under. You could use a length of tweed edged with<br />
velvet ribbon, chunky knitting or crochet, fake fur or<br />
soft fleece. Draw the curtains, light the fire, pull on<br />
some fluffy socks, make a mug of hot chocolate and<br />
settle down with a good book or a favourite box set<br />
– baby it may be cold outside, but inside it’s warm,<br />
cosy and welcoming.
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30<br />
10 things to do<br />
in <strong>2020</strong><br />
With New Year comes the usual wealth of resolutions – most of which inevitably end up broken<br />
when you realise the leftover chocolate from Christmas just won’t eat itself. Sometimes the<br />
best way to stick to those tricky promises is to break the process down into more manageable<br />
chunks: try tackling one of these tasks per month, and you’ll have a productive <strong>2020</strong>!<br />
Go vegan 3<br />
Ditch the meat and dairy for a more eco- and<br />
animal-friendly diet by trying veganism, which not<br />
only introduces you to a new way of understanding<br />
and enjoying food, but has multiple health benefits.<br />
A vegan diet can help lower blood pressure, reduce<br />
the risk of diabetes and heart disease, and halve<br />
your greenhouse gas emissions.<br />
The <strong>Wigan</strong> Vegan Community provides a<br />
social space for vegans to share food, ideas<br />
and resources, meeting at Beech Hill Bookcycle.<br />
As well as hosting regular vegan-friendly social<br />
events, the community campaigns against<br />
animal cruelty and shares tips for making tasty<br />
vegan meals. They also encourage people<br />
to grow their own produce and promote the<br />
positive environmental and health implications<br />
of a vegan diet. More info at<br />
www.wiganvegancommunity.org.uk<br />
Vegan North is a cookbook that compiles delicious<br />
vegan recipes with profiles of some of the tastiest<br />
vegan restaurants in the north of England. We have<br />
a copy to give away free on our Facebook page –<br />
don’t forget to give our page a like to stay updated<br />
on future competitions.<br />
Learn a new skill 3<br />
<strong>Life</strong> has a way of becoming dreary when we’re<br />
confined to the same 9-5 routine. Why not spice<br />
things up a bit by picking up a new hobby or<br />
learning a skill? Pick up a camera for the first time<br />
and get out snapping photos of the local landscape<br />
or wildlife, try a craft class, or learn to code –<br />
whatever you choose, you’ll likely meet new friends<br />
in the process and spark some creativity outside of<br />
the drudgery of daily life.<br />
Joining a club or society is a great way to get<br />
started and meet likeminded people; alternatively,<br />
why not enrol in an adult learning course?<br />
There are some great free courses online too –<br />
www.futurelearn.com is a great place to start.
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Update your CV 3<br />
New job, new you! Feel like you’re stuck in a rut? It<br />
could be time for a career change. It’s important<br />
to keep your CV updated as your current role<br />
responsibilities shift or increase, so you don’t miss<br />
anything out.<br />
<strong>Wigan</strong> Council offer CV and cover letter<br />
templates free on their website, as well as<br />
interview guides and advice on managing<br />
emails – see more at www.wigan.gov.uk/<br />
Resident/Jobs-Careers<br />
Join the<br />
National Trust 3<br />
After a winter break for some of its properties, the<br />
National Trust looks forward to reopening its historic<br />
buildings for the spring. With over 300 castles,<br />
mansions and houses scattered across the UK to<br />
discover, becoming a member helps to preserve<br />
and restore these properties for the future. Enjoy a<br />
day out to the nearby Rufford Old Hall, Quarry Bank,<br />
Speke Hall or Gawthorpe Hall to get engaged in<br />
history this year.<br />
Membership costs £72 a year for adults, £36 per<br />
year for 18-25 year olds, or £10 a year for under-<br />
17s. Family and joint memberships are also<br />
available, with lifetime memberships costing<br />
£1,730 per person or £1,295 per senior.<br />
Create a<br />
Garden Getaway3<br />
According to <strong>Local</strong> <strong>Life</strong> columnist Angie Barker:<br />
‘Your garden is an opportunity to bring you joy.<br />
Whatever challenges it poses, whether it is small,<br />
an awkward shape, north facing, shaded by trees or<br />
over looked, there is always a design solution which<br />
can turn your outdoor space into a relaxing haven.<br />
<strong>Life</strong> is hectic and we all need a space where we can<br />
sit and relax, and whether your dream garden is<br />
a pretty cottage garden or a sleek contemporary<br />
outdoor room, with the right plants and the right<br />
approach in terms of design, you can achieve your<br />
dream garden.<br />
‘Think of your garden as another room in your house<br />
and suddenly you open up the possibilities. Even if<br />
you do not consider yourself a gardener, or you have<br />
limited time for maintenance, solutions are there<br />
for you to create an outdoor space in which you will<br />
want to spend time in and which brings you joy.’
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Get walking 3<br />
There’s so much to see around the Lancashire<br />
countryside and further afield – why not get out there<br />
and experience it? Our regular Jack’s Tracks features<br />
are a great place to get started: you’ll find over 60<br />
free walks on our website at www.locallife247.<br />
co.uk/free-stuff/download-jacks-tracks/<br />
Inspiring Healthy <strong>Life</strong>styles run regular<br />
walking events around <strong>Wigan</strong>, including health<br />
walks at <strong>Wigan</strong> Flashes, Three Sisters Recreation<br />
Ground and Haigh Woodland Park. A social walk<br />
and talk takes place on Tuesday, <strong>January</strong> 21<br />
from 12pm-1:30pm at <strong>Wigan</strong> Flashes. For dates,<br />
visit www.inspiringhealthylifestyles.org or<br />
call 01942 828508.<br />
Alternatively, why not join the Ramblers? Head to<br />
www.ramblers.org.uk to find your local group.<br />
Join the U3A 3<br />
The University of the Third Age offers retirees and<br />
semi-retirees the opportunity to share and learn<br />
new skills through various groups, meetings and<br />
interesting talks. Whether you’re getting involved<br />
in book groups, sampling a new sport or making<br />
new friends dining out, there’s something for<br />
everyone in the U3A. Examples of U3A groups on<br />
offer include Beginners Languages, Walks, Yoga and<br />
Card Making.<br />
Various U3A groups exist in the area, including<br />
<strong>Wigan</strong>, Upholland & District, Ashton-in-<br />
Makerfield & District and Parbold, Newburgh<br />
& District. For more information, visit the U3A<br />
website at www.u3a.org.uk
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Make a will 3<br />
No-one likes to think about death, but<br />
making a will is a great way to get some<br />
peace of mind about the future, and<br />
getting it sorted early leaves you free to<br />
concentrate on happier things!<br />
Karen at McHale Baker says:<br />
Making a Will makes things much easier for<br />
your family to deal with things when you die and<br />
ensures that your wishes, rather than the standard<br />
way defined by law, are carried out exactly as you<br />
choose. Professional advice in this area is very<br />
important as your Will can be a vehicle to saving<br />
inheritance tax, safeguarding the inheritance of<br />
children from previous relationships and protecting<br />
against expensive long term care costs.<br />
Fundraise<br />
for a charity 3<br />
Start upcycling<br />
3<br />
Fed up of the same old tired furniture lying around<br />
your home? Why not try upcycling? The art of<br />
upcycling refers to the process of transforming<br />
used products or furniture into something of value<br />
– people have even turned old oil drums into stylish<br />
chairs, or basketballs into hanging baskets.<br />
Upcycling reduces the need to send items to landfill<br />
and helps reduce your eco-footprint along the way.<br />
Have some old cassette tape boxes? Why not add<br />
a layer of felt or sponge to the bottom and use it<br />
to hold earrings? Old windows can be transformed<br />
into rustic display cabinets for ornaments or<br />
photos, while used mascara brushes are great for<br />
cleaning in the nooks and crannies of jewellery or<br />
keyboards.<br />
Whether you’re hosting a bake sale or making a vow<br />
of sponsored silence, there are plenty of fundraising<br />
opportunities out there to help fund vital causes.<br />
Uniting for a common goal is a great way to get<br />
friends and family together too.<br />
National causes like Cancer Research, The<br />
Alzheimer’s Society and the RSPCA always<br />
benefit from your support, but your efforts will<br />
really help local causes like <strong>Wigan</strong> & Leigh<br />
Hospice or The Brick which are supported<br />
entirely through donations.<br />
The Brick gives unloved furniture a shabby chic<br />
look, helping to restore unwanted goods for resale<br />
to raise money for local people living in poverty.<br />
You can find them at The Brick Works on Arcade<br />
Street (WN3 4EN), or by calling 01942 417290.
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This laid-back living space employs the gentle green of Dulux’s<br />
Tranquil Dawn as a backdrop<br />
Dulux Easycare Tranquil Dawn matt emulsion, £20 for 2.5l, B&Q.<br />
The colour of theYear<br />
Tranquil Dawn, a soft shade of greyish-green, is paint<br />
company Dulux’s colour of the year. It’s a calm, restful colour<br />
that’s very easy to introduce into your interior.<br />
One of four<br />
colour palettes<br />
based around<br />
Dulux’s Tranquil<br />
Dawn colour,<br />
‘Meaning’<br />
includes simple,<br />
serene colours.<br />
The gently curving shade of this pendant ticks all the boxes<br />
when it comes to minimal Scandi style<br />
Ambit pendant light by Muuto in Dusty Green, £270 for a<br />
pair, Chaplins.<br />
Drawing inspiration from the iconic New York subway,<br />
these high-gloss tiles have a cool, urban aesthetic.<br />
Village Mint wall tiles, £29.99 per square metre, Tile<br />
Mountain.
This hand-tufted rug is<br />
made from 100% wool.<br />
Ardelle rug in Mineral<br />
Green, £199, Swoon.<br />
This iconic sofa design combines straight lines and<br />
thoughtful detailing for a classic/contemporary look.<br />
Hoxton Grand sofa in Charlotte Teal, £1,826, Parker Knoll.<br />
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A small side table<br />
is always a handy<br />
addition to a room.<br />
Round enamel<br />
table in Pistachio,<br />
£70, Bombay<br />
Duck.<br />
Using Tranquil Dawn at Home<br />
• This pale grey-green is inspired by the dawn horizon.<br />
It’s a soft and easy-going natural and, as such, could be<br />
employed to paint all your walls, providing you with a<br />
delightfully calming and contemplative space. It also<br />
looks good added in the form of window treatments,<br />
upholstery, rugs or smaller accessories.<br />
• Dulux has produced four colour palettes, each<br />
consisting of ten colours, to demonstrate how to<br />
combine Tranquil Dawn in different ways and create<br />
a variety of effects. The ‘Care’ palette includes pale<br />
pinks and blues, and is soft and airy for a soothing<br />
atmosphere; the ‘Play’ palette uses bolder colours such<br />
as citrus and crimson to create a sense of energy and<br />
vibrancy; the ‘Meaning’ palette employs subtle greys<br />
for a still, quiet space; and the ‘Creativity’ palette, with<br />
sapphire, garnet and chocolate, is more moody and<br />
intense. Take your pick according to your home style.<br />
• Although this delicate shade looks gorgeous with<br />
natural materials such as wood, leather, linen, stone and<br />
wicker, it can also be teamed with sleek, shiny metallics<br />
and plastics for a more chic, contemporary look, while<br />
adding rich textures such as velvet or sheepskin will<br />
give a sense of natural luxury.<br />
Streamlined elegance characterises this sofa by<br />
renowned Scandinavian design duo Anderson & Voll.<br />
Outline Studio sofa, £2,195; Outline Studio chair,<br />
£1,495; both Chaplins.
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Raise Your Voice<br />
A new Singing for Fun group has launched at Artz<br />
Centre Up Holland, in the former Up Holland Library<br />
building.<br />
Run by Power of Music North West CIC, the sessions<br />
promote the various wellness benefits of singing.<br />
Each session lasts approximately 90 minutes,<br />
with enough time for a chat, a cuppa and a good<br />
singsong! You’ll sing everything from wartime hits<br />
to a bit of George Michael! Plus, you’re sure to meet<br />
plenty of great people and perhaps make a few new<br />
frends!<br />
Sessions take place on Tuesdays from 1:30pm-<br />
3pm, and restarts after the Christmas break on<br />
Tuesday, <strong>January</strong> 7. Each session costs £4 including<br />
refreshments.<br />
Bat and Chat<br />
<strong>Wigan</strong> Table Tennis Club have launched a new<br />
Bat and Chat session for over-55s at Platt Bridge<br />
Community Centre.<br />
Table tennis has been shown to increase your coordination<br />
and keep you moving. The new session<br />
was inspired by one of the Club’s existing members,<br />
whose doctor recommended he start playing table<br />
tennis to combat health issues.<br />
The new group runs on Thursday mornings, and is<br />
ideal for meeting new people.<br />
All equipment is provided and a session fee of £3<br />
applies. If you develop a keen interest in the sport,<br />
why not become a full member and join the <strong>Wigan</strong><br />
Table Tennis League?<br />
Find out more at www.wiganttc.co.uk<br />
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New Year New Book<br />
From poetry to decorating, we’ve got a pretty mixed bag of books for you this month…<br />
A Year of Reading Aloud –<br />
Georgina Rodgers (editor)<br />
If you love poetry, try this<br />
collection of ‘52 poems to<br />
learn and love’, where you’ll<br />
find well-known names such<br />
as Sylvia Plath, E.E Cummings,<br />
William Blake and Maya Angelou<br />
alongside newer poets. Most of<br />
the poems are short enough to learn, and they’re<br />
accompanied by a paragraph about the poet. Take<br />
up the challenge of learning one each week.<br />
365 Days of Creativity – Lorna<br />
Scobie<br />
As the blurb says, “Creativity<br />
is not just about making your<br />
mark on the paper. It’s about<br />
looking at the world a little<br />
differently.” The daily artistic<br />
challenges are split into how<br />
they help you feel, so you can choose one based on<br />
whether you want to feel calm, inspired, energetic<br />
or reflective. They range from drawing patterns on<br />
a snake to capturing the view through a doorway.<br />
Grow Cook Eat Diary <strong>2020</strong> –<br />
Sarah Raven<br />
If you love gardening and<br />
cooking this could be the diary<br />
for you. Each month has a short<br />
list of what to sow, plant and<br />
harvest in your garden, along<br />
with other garden-related tasks<br />
and a simple recipe using in-season produce. Dishes<br />
range from Cauliflower and Chickpea Curry to Beef<br />
Carpaccio with Fennel Flowers. There are plenty of<br />
stunning flower photographs throughout the diary,<br />
with one image for each week.<br />
A Year of Living Thankfully –<br />
Lois Blyth<br />
Can being more grateful<br />
change your life? According<br />
to this book it can, and Lois<br />
Blyth is on a mission to show<br />
you how. Each week, you’ll<br />
work through an activity<br />
to help you embrace gratitude and take pleasure<br />
in the little things. There’s guidance on turning<br />
negative thoughts around, learning to appreciate<br />
what you have and not letting others spoil your<br />
mood.<br />
Farrow & Ball Recipes<br />
for Decorating – Joa<br />
Studholme<br />
Planning to redecorate<br />
this year? This book<br />
might help you come<br />
up with a plan. There are<br />
thirteen case studies,<br />
from city centre apartments to a classic Georgian<br />
house, as well as tips and tricks for decorating each<br />
room of your home. There’s also plenty of advice<br />
on decorating in general, including making small<br />
rooms look bigger and using colour to make an<br />
impact.<br />
Booker Prize Shortlist 2019 – Various<br />
Looking for a new fiction book to lose yourself in<br />
on a long winter’s night? Fancy trying something<br />
a bit different to your usual genre? Treat yourself<br />
to the six novels from the Booker Prize shortlist.<br />
Stories range from Chigozie Obioma’s An Orchestra<br />
of Minorities to Elif Shalak’s 10 Minutes 38 Seconds<br />
in This Strange World. Read them all to see whether<br />
you agree with the judges’ final decision.
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Workplace Injury<br />
If you are unfortunate to have sustained an<br />
injury at work due to the negligence of your<br />
employer or a co-worker, you may be entitled<br />
to claim for damages for your pain and<br />
suffering and any financial losses you have<br />
suffered as a result.<br />
Employers have a duty to their employees<br />
to ensure their safety at work by making the<br />
workplace as safe as possible. They must<br />
also make sure that you have adequate<br />
training, your equipment is safe and provide<br />
appropriate personal protective equipment<br />
where needed. Not only is it compulsory for health<br />
and safety rules to be in place but these rules must<br />
be adhered to by every employer.<br />
Accidents in the workplace vary from slipping or<br />
tripping, injuries caused by falling objects, a fall<br />
from a height, falling down holes, crush injuries,<br />
forklift truck accidents, defective equipment,<br />
injuries caused by heavy lifting, exposure to fumes<br />
or chemicals, repetitive strain injuries, or being the<br />
victim of an assault at work.<br />
Under the reporting of injuries, disease and<br />
dangerous occurrences regulations (RIDDOR) your<br />
employer must report any serious incident to the<br />
Health and Safety Executive (HSE).<br />
Accidents at work can result in either minor injuries<br />
or in a lot of cases, serious injuries which can lead<br />
to you having to take a considerable time off work.<br />
This can invariably lead to distress for you and your<br />
family.<br />
If you are confused as to what to do about making a<br />
claim, contact us at ABH Law Limited. As part of our<br />
instructions, we will assess your claim and guide<br />
you to what is needed to pursue that claim. We will<br />
look to recover what you are properly due. We are<br />
happy to advise you at an initial free interview.<br />
It is important to know that there are strict time<br />
limits in making a claim so it is recommended that<br />
you seek legal advice as soon as possible after your<br />
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So don’t delay, contact ABH Law Limited, Solicitors<br />
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ABH Law Limited also pursue other claims which<br />
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• Road traffic accidents.<br />
• Accidents whilst on holiday.<br />
• Slipping and tripping accidents.<br />
• Defective product liability.<br />
• Industrial disease claims including asbestos.<br />
• Criminal injury compensation applications.<br />
We can handle the vast majority of cases on a “no<br />
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A Rocky Road<br />
By Jess Phillips<br />
Towering spruce trees, unmarred stretches of fresh<br />
snow, the perfect reflection of a mountainside in an<br />
unblemished pool of blue - there’s nowhere else it<br />
could be but Canada. Embark on a journey to the<br />
westernmost part of the country to experience the<br />
stunning mountains that comprise the Canadian<br />
Rockies; listen closely enough and you might just<br />
hear the chugging of a train as it passes through the<br />
landscape.<br />
Whether you’re heading to the striking Lake Louise,<br />
the urban sprawl of Vancouver or the scenic Jasper<br />
National Park, climb aboard to embrace the best of<br />
what Western Canada has to offer.<br />
Begin in Banff National Park, which successfully<br />
fuses the park’s rugged wilderness with a series<br />
of sophisticated hotels, bars and restaurants.<br />
Framed behind a mountainous backdrop, the park<br />
offers plenty of opportunities to get up close and<br />
personal with awe-inspiring wildlife such as elk,<br />
bears, mountain goats and bighorn sheep, all while<br />
taking in the picture-perfect scenery. Embark on an<br />
evening wildlife safari, try horseback riding or get<br />
the adrenaline pumping with white water rafting –<br />
whichever activity you choose, Banff National Park<br />
is the perfect location to absorb some of Canada’s<br />
natural beauty.<br />
Nearby, Lake Louise is a breath-taking oasis amidst<br />
the peaks and glaciers of the Rocky Mountains. The<br />
lake was formed over 10,000 years ago when the<br />
Victoria Glacier melted, which is what lends the lake<br />
its iconic emerald hue. There are plenty of walking<br />
trails around, including a magnificent 3.5km hike
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through the peaceful pine forest to<br />
unveil the charmingly rustic Lake Agnes<br />
Tea House. Located on a hanging valley<br />
on the shores of the neighbouring Lake<br />
Agnes, the quaint tea house is best<br />
viewed as the sun sets. It first opened<br />
back in 1905 and now offers over 100<br />
blends of loose leaf tea from across the<br />
world.<br />
Western Canada in the winter offers a<br />
whole range of icy activities. Across the<br />
10,000km² expanse of Jasper National<br />
Park, don your skis, skates or snowshoes<br />
to navigate your way across the slopes,<br />
frozen Rocky Mountain lakes or vast<br />
snowy fields. Alternatively, you can elect<br />
to sit back and soak up the pearlescent land around<br />
you from the back of a dog sled or horse-drawn<br />
sleigh – what better way to experience Canada’s<br />
finest? Close by, the Maligne Canyon is a spectacle<br />
like no other – simply strap on your anti-slip cleats<br />
and venture through a real winter wonderland while<br />
adrenaline junkies attempt to climb the canyon’s<br />
vertical ice sheets around you.<br />
The bustling streets of Vancouver may make the<br />
rolling landscape of rural Canada seem like a dream,<br />
but with so much on offer in the city, you definitely<br />
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third largest park in North<br />
America, situated just<br />
outside of central Vancouver.<br />
Inside the park’s limits you’ll<br />
find countless hiking trails,<br />
an aquarium and a nature<br />
centre. The park itself backs<br />
right onto the Burrard Inlet,<br />
which in turn feeds into<br />
the Pacific Ocean – take a<br />
minute to unwind and take<br />
in the majestic trees lining<br />
the famous Seawall.<br />
If you’re in the market<br />
for shopping, check out<br />
Granville Island. Previously<br />
an industrial site, the area<br />
has now been renovated<br />
into a bohemian paradise<br />
filled with quaint stores,<br />
art galleries, cafes and food stalls. It’s the perfect<br />
destination for a relaxed afternoon, whether you’re<br />
just window shopping or picking up gifts to take<br />
home.<br />
Get a taste for Canada’s food scene with one of the<br />
many restaurants lining the Vancouver streets. The<br />
city is renowned for its seafood and specifically<br />
for Pacific Northwest salmon, which is best served<br />
fresh from the harbour. One of Canada’s best kept<br />
secrets has to be British Columbian wine; made in<br />
the many vineyards dotting the Vancouver suburbs,<br />
it’s rarely permitted to leave the province due to<br />
complex liquor legislation. <strong>Local</strong> restaurant menus<br />
will be packed with British Columbia VQA wines<br />
from various wine regions for you to sample.<br />
Whether you choose to traverse Western Canada<br />
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that you’ll be planning your return visit before your<br />
plane home leaves the runway.
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Is there a better time to splash out on a summer<br />
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54 Legal & Finance<br />
New Year<br />
Resolutions<br />
A Happy New Year to everyone, let’s hope you will all<br />
“Prosper” throughout <strong>2020</strong>. Amongst the nation’s<br />
favourite resolutions are more exercise, more dieting<br />
and less drink. Sadly, all these involve an element of<br />
deprivation and it’s hardly surprising that even the<br />
most strong willed of us are faltering by mid-February.<br />
One resolution that you may want to retrospectively<br />
add to your list, which importantly involves very<br />
little pain but can have significant benefits, is to<br />
have an investment health check.<br />
Every <strong>January</strong> I notice a significant increase in the<br />
number of enquiries from <strong>Local</strong> <strong>Life</strong> readers.<br />
What prompts this increase?<br />
Perhaps time off over Christmas, completion of<br />
tax returns, whatever the trigger, reviewing and<br />
revamping your portfolio now could make a<br />
significant difference to your portfolio value. Apart<br />
from weeding out the poor performing funds and<br />
checking you’re still on track, you might find your<br />
finances could be arranged more tax-efficiently.<br />
I was recently talking to a new client who was<br />
having a moan about the amount of paperwork<br />
he was receiving from all his different investments.<br />
At the heart of the problem was that “everything<br />
was all over the place” - for every investment he<br />
was dealing with a different company. He’d lost<br />
complete control of his portfolio and the piles of<br />
paper in his study had continued to grow. No action<br />
was being taken by his previous adviser, potentially<br />
costing him money.<br />
He didn’t have a clue what his valuations were and<br />
didn’t know how well his investments had been<br />
performing. I asked him what his “ideal” would feel<br />
and look like. He replied that he wanted to;<br />
Retake full control of his investments rather than<br />
getting swamped with paperwork and information.<br />
Have “peace of mind” knowing that an expert was<br />
also keeping an eye on his investments.<br />
Invest in a wide choice of leading companies<br />
without being tied in to a single company/fund.<br />
Just deal with “one firm” for all of his different<br />
investments rather than speaking to many.<br />
It probably does not come as a great surprise to<br />
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absolute revelation”.<br />
If you would like more information please feel free<br />
to get in touch on 01257 423800. Alternatively<br />
visit our website www.prosper-ifa.co.uk or email<br />
us to request a brochure. The cost of the initial<br />
consultation is met by us and you are under no<br />
obligation to take things further.<br />
If you invest in the stock market the value of your<br />
investments can go down as well as up and you<br />
may not get back the full amount invested.<br />
David Barton APFS Cert CII (MP)<br />
Managing Director &<br />
Chartered Financial Planner<br />
Remember all investments can fall as well as rise in value so investors could get back less than they invest.
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In these uncertain times,<br />
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family’s financial future.<br />
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ACROSS<br />
1. Country bordering Burma &<br />
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8. Novices (8)<br />
9. Prayer-ending word (4)<br />
10. No. of players in a netball team (5)<br />
DOWN<br />
2. Concur (5)<br />
3. Clergyman’s salary (7)<br />
4. Woodland plant (4)<br />
5. Medicated lozenge for the throat (8)<br />
6. Burn with steam (5)<br />
7. Graceful woodland animal (3,4)<br />
10. God of the Sun, the equivalent of the Greek<br />
god Helios (3)<br />
12. Wartlike protuberance on a plant (8)<br />
14. Pear-shaped fruit (7)<br />
16. Filled with intense or radical enthusiasm (7)<br />
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WORDSEARCH<br />
THEME: Shakespeare<br />
Find the hidden words in the word search grid<br />
Ajax<br />
Alonso<br />
Antony<br />
Banquo<br />
Brutus<br />
Caesar<br />
Cleopatra<br />
Cordelia<br />
Demetrius<br />
Edmund<br />
Fabian<br />
Hamlet<br />
Hector<br />
Helena<br />
Henry<br />
Hermione<br />
James<br />
Malcolm<br />
Nerissa<br />
Orlando<br />
Othello<br />
Romeo<br />
Titus<br />
Ursula<br />
Viola<br />
SUDOKU<br />
WIGGLE WORDS<br />
CLUE: Something<br />
powerfully nostalgic.<br />
Trace a path through<br />
all the letters to find<br />
the word or phrase<br />
that fits the clue.<br />
M T H E<br />
O S A P<br />
R T B L<br />
F T S A<br />
NUMBER BLOCK<br />
The numbers in each row add up to totals to the<br />
right. The numbers in each column add up to the<br />
totals along the bottom.<br />
The diagonal lines also add up<br />
the totals to the right.<br />
7<br />
3 2<br />
8 3<br />
4 7<br />
14 20 27 18<br />
19<br />
19<br />
15<br />
24<br />
21<br />
16<br />
All the puzzle solutions can be found<br />
on page 98 of this magazine
58 Business View<br />
‘Appy<br />
New Year<br />
by Chris Alcock - CMA Accountancy<br />
<strong>2020</strong> marks the 10th anniversary of CMA Accountancy<br />
partnering with revolutionary software package XERO.<br />
We recommend XERO to our customers because it<br />
gives you access to real time information, streamlines<br />
the time taken to prepare your bookkeeping and<br />
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Digital. XERO can be accessed anytime, anywhere and<br />
on any mobile device or PC.<br />
But what we also love about XERO is how it<br />
works with a multitude of 3rd party apps. Here’s<br />
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For efficient debt tracking and cash management,<br />
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• Chaser – Automates invoice chasing<br />
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• Satago – Provides credit risk tools<br />
These apps scan invoices and receipts, and reduce<br />
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• Receipt Bank – Scan bills and receipts via your<br />
mobile phone<br />
• AutoEntry – Scans bank statements and sales<br />
invoices<br />
If you have a retail or online sales outlet these apps<br />
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• Shopify – Seamlessly connects your store to<br />
Xero for real time sales information<br />
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These apps are great for trades people to keep<br />
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READY<br />
in 45 mins<br />
Serves 4<br />
Vegan Sweet Potato<br />
& Chickpea Curry<br />
A quick and easy vegetarian dish full of Indian flavour.<br />
Serve with boiled basmati rice or warmed naan breads, if liked.<br />
Ingredients<br />
1-2 tbsp vegetable oil<br />
2 garlic cloves, peeled and crushed<br />
3cm piece fresh root ginger, peeled<br />
and grated<br />
1 large onion, peeled and chopped<br />
1 aubergine, cubed<br />
2 tsp ground cumin<br />
1 tsp ground turmeric<br />
2 tsp ground coriander<br />
½ tsp hot chilli powder<br />
3 medium-sized sweet potatoes,<br />
peeled and cubed<br />
500g carton passata (sieved tomatoes)<br />
400g can chick peas, rinsed<br />
1 tsp garam masala<br />
Salt and freshly ground black pepper<br />
Freshly chopped coriander, to garnish<br />
Method<br />
1 Heat the oil in a large deep frying pan and fry the garlic, ginger and<br />
onion over a medium heat for about 5 minutes until light golden.<br />
Stir in the aubergine and fry for a further 2 minutes.<br />
2 Add all the spices to the pan and cook, stirring, for 1 minute until<br />
fragrant. Stir in the sweet potatoes, the passata and 150ml water<br />
and bring to the boil. Reduce the heat to a simmer and cook,<br />
uncovered, for 15-20 minutes or until the sweet potato is tender<br />
and the sauce has thickened.<br />
3 Stir in the chick peas and garam masala and season to taste with salt<br />
and freshly ground black pepper. Simmer for a further few minutes.<br />
Serve in warmed bowls garnished with chopped coriander.<br />
TIPS: If you don’t have all the spices just use 1-2 tbsp medium curry<br />
paste. For a chunkier sauce use a 400g can of chopped tomatoes and<br />
add 250ml water.
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62<br />
Sally’s Specials<br />
by Marti of The Star Inn<br />
The Star Inn<br />
Sally’s<br />
Cracked<br />
Peppercorn<br />
and Brandy<br />
cream<br />
The perfect<br />
accompaniment to<br />
almost any meal<br />
and one of my<br />
personal favourites<br />
Method<br />
Grab a thick bottomed pan or pot and start by warming up a little pomace oil.<br />
Once the oil is warm (not roasting) add the whole black peppercorns, lightly<br />
softening them in the warm oil.<br />
Now add a sprinkling of the cracked black pepper, a tablespoon will be enough.<br />
Make sure you are stirring all the time to stop them sticking.<br />
The pan should be warm enough now to add the brandy to flambé, a generous<br />
splash of Brandy is ok. Be careful and watch your eyebrows!<br />
Ingredients<br />
Pomace Oil<br />
10-15 whole black<br />
peppercorns<br />
Cracked black pepper<br />
Brandy<br />
1 pint of double cream<br />
1 pint of beef stock<br />
Once the flame has gone the alcohol has cooked out and you can now add the<br />
pint of double cream. Bring this to the boil but pay attention as the cream will<br />
rise and boil over if not supervised.<br />
Once the cream reaches boiling point, turn the heat down and add a good pint<br />
of beef stock (this is where Sally’s secret ingredient takes place, but I’m keeping<br />
that under lock and key I’m afraid)<br />
Reduce for 20 minutes until the sauce reaches a creamy consistency, gradually<br />
add more cracked black pepper to taste and salt and pepper to finish it off.<br />
This sauce is amazing and will go with almost any dish you are making. It can<br />
also be frozen in batches for the cold winter nights.
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Sally’s at The Star Inn was launched in 2007 in homage to landlord and chef Marti’s mother<br />
Sally, who passed away in 1996. A great cook herself, it was Sally’s lifelong dream to have a<br />
restaurant in her name, and Marti wanted to honour that promise when he took the reins of<br />
The Star Inn at Roby Mill.<br />
Peppered<br />
Mackerel Pâté<br />
- Thai style<br />
Serves 4<br />
Ingredients<br />
2 packs (4 fillets) of peppered or smoked mackerel<br />
2 red chillies<br />
1 pack of coriander<br />
4 crushed gloves of garlic<br />
1 halved and shredded lemongrass stalk<br />
1 grated lemon rind<br />
1 squeeze of lime<br />
Small piece of ginger peeled & chopped finely<br />
Half a block of butter<br />
Seasoning<br />
I love this recipe, its quick, easy and has the wow factor! It gives the classic pate a<br />
twist with a sprinkling of Thai flavour<br />
Method<br />
Start by taking the back skin off the fish and discarding of any little bones you can see.<br />
Break up the mackerel into a mixing bowl, again looking out for any little bones.<br />
To an oiled frying pan add the crushed garlic, chopped chillies, coriander, ginger, lemon, lime and thoroughly<br />
mix together cooking lightly for about three minutes to soften and release the flavours. Be careful not to burn<br />
the mixture.<br />
Once cooked, add to the fish and mix together well adding seasoning to taste.<br />
Melt the butter in the microwave until completely soft and melted and fold through the mackerel mix.<br />
Spoon the pate into suitable sized ramekins and chill for 3 hours.<br />
When ready to eat, spread on hot buttered toast and indulge!
64 Health & Fitness<br />
The Healthy Way to Do<br />
Veganuary<br />
Over the last few years, growing concerns<br />
about the environmental cost of eating<br />
meat and dairy products have transformed<br />
veganism from a fringe dietary choice to<br />
an everyday concept embraced by more<br />
and more people. Unsurprisingly, then,<br />
Veganuary is more popular than ever.<br />
However, if you’re going vegan for a<br />
whole month or more, it’s important to<br />
understand how to get the vital nutrients<br />
you usually might get predominantly<br />
from meat or dairy.<br />
Protein<br />
One of the most often voiced concerns about<br />
veganism is that a plant-based diet makes it hard<br />
to meet your protein requirements. But with<br />
knowledge and planning, it’s perfectly possible to<br />
get all the protein you need from a vegan diet.<br />
Proteins are made up of amino acids, which fall into<br />
three categories:<br />
· Non-essential amino acids: this misleading name<br />
doesn’t mean they’re non-essential to our health,<br />
but that they’re non-essential to our diet, as our<br />
bodies can produce them.<br />
· Conditional amino acids: only normally required<br />
in our diet if we’re ill or under stress.<br />
· Essential amino acids: amino acids our bodies<br />
can’t make, so they are ‘essential’ elements of a<br />
healthy diet.<br />
Essential Amino Acids<br />
There are nine essential amino acids and between<br />
them, they perform functions such as: hormone,<br />
energy, neurotransmitter, protein, haemoglobin<br />
and enzyme production; mineral absorption;<br />
muscle growth; detoxification; blood sugar<br />
regulation and wound healing. You do not need to<br />
eat essential amino acids at every meal, but you do<br />
need to include them all in your meals over the day.<br />
There are a few foods that provide all nine<br />
essential amino acids in good quantity, including<br />
soy, quinoa and buckwheat, so incorporating at<br />
least one of these into your meals every day is an<br />
easy way to ensure you’re getting all your essential<br />
amino acids. Quorn products contain all nine too,<br />
but check you’re buying the vegan rather than<br />
vegetarian options that often include egg. Spirulina<br />
is blue or green algae that’s high in protein, iron,<br />
manganese and B vitamins (although not B12). It’s<br />
available as a supplement or as a powder that can<br />
be added to meals or drinks.<br />
Some other dietary sources:<br />
Phenylalanine: lentils, beans, nuts (particularly<br />
peanuts, pistachios and almonds), seeds (pumpkin,<br />
squash, watermelon and chia), and vegetables<br />
(kale, broccoli and baked potatoes).<br />
Valine: tofu, lentils, pumpkin seeds, peanuts,<br />
mushrooms, whole grains, figs, apricots, kidney<br />
beans and vegetables (broccoli and baked<br />
potatoes).
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Tryptophan: sesame seeds, sunflower seeds,<br />
chickpeas and almonds.<br />
Methionine: grains, peanuts, tempeh and seeds.<br />
Leucine: tofu, tempeh, lentils, figs, apples, beans,<br />
legumes, seeds (hemp, pumpkin and sunflower).<br />
Iron:<br />
Men aged 18 and over need about 8.7mg of iron<br />
a day, while women (aged 19 to 50 years) need<br />
about 14.8mg a day, and women over 50 just 8.7mg<br />
of iron a day. Sources: pulses (beans, lentils and<br />
peas), nuts, dried fruit such as raisins, dark-green<br />
vegetables (watercress, broccoli and spring greens),<br />
cereals fortified with iron and wholegrains such as<br />
brown rice and brown bread.<br />
Calcium:<br />
Adults need about 700mg of calcium a day. Sources:<br />
fortified unsweetened soya, rice and oat milk, leafy<br />
green vegetables, almonds, sesame seeds and<br />
tahini, dried fruit, pulses, brown (wholemeal) and<br />
white bread (two slices of wholemeal bread (80g)<br />
contain around 85mg of calcium).<br />
Don’t forget that your body needs vitamin D to<br />
absorb calcium.<br />
Vitamin D:<br />
While we can make Vitamin D when exposed to<br />
sunshine, in the UK, we don’t get enough sunshine<br />
to do so between October and March; the NHS<br />
recommends that everyone should take a Vitamin<br />
D supplement during this time. Sources: Spinach,<br />
kale, fortified margarine, fortified fat spreads and<br />
fortified breakfast cereals.<br />
Vitamin B12:<br />
Adults need about 1.5 micrograms of vitamin B12 a<br />
day and vegan sources are limited.<br />
Sources: Products fortified with B12, e.g. yeast<br />
extract spreads such as Marmite, breakfast cereals<br />
and soya products.<br />
Omega-3 Fatty Acids:<br />
There’s currently no recommended daily intake.<br />
Sources: flaxseed oil, rapeseed oil, mangoes,<br />
walnuts, butternut squash and soya-based foods<br />
(such as tofu).
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Exercise<br />
The Most Effective Drug Ever?<br />
“If exercise were a pill, it would be one of the most costeffective<br />
drugs ever invented,” says health promotion<br />
consultant Dr Nick Cavill. That’s true, because the<br />
benefits of exercise go way beyond simple ‘fitness’.<br />
Physical Health Benefits<br />
Research has proved that regular exercise can<br />
actively help to prevent disease and debility. It can:<br />
· Lower blood pressure (in turn lowering risk of<br />
stroke, heart attack, heart failure and kidney<br />
disease).<br />
· Help prevent some cancers and diseases,<br />
including colon and breast cancer, Alzheimer’s<br />
and Type 2 diabetes.<br />
· Increase muscle mass and strength, bone<br />
strength, cardiovascular endurance, flexibility<br />
and balance, helping to prevent strains, injuries,<br />
falls, osteoporosis and osteoarthritis.<br />
· Regulate hormones that control appetite and<br />
sleep patterns.<br />
· Help control weight.<br />
· Release endorphins that ease pain.<br />
· Improve bowel function and prevent<br />
constipation.<br />
By improving your physical health and preventing<br />
falls, exercise can increase your longevity too.<br />
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Mental Health and Wellbeing Benefits<br />
Exercise can:<br />
Improve your mood, self-esteem and sleep patterns<br />
Exercise can improve sleep patterns and release<br />
endorphins that can lift your mood and increase<br />
your energy levels. By improving your fitness and<br />
appearance, and giving you goals, routine and a<br />
sense of achievement, it can also increase your selfesteem.<br />
Improve your mental health<br />
Poor sleep can contribute to physical health<br />
issues and depression, anxiety, poor memory and<br />
concentration. Exercise can improve your sleep and<br />
is proven to help alleviate anxiety, stress and mild<br />
to moderate depression. Just 10 minutes of brisk<br />
walking can increase mental alertness, energy and<br />
positivity, while increasing your activity from zero<br />
to exercising three times a week can reduce your<br />
depression risk by almost 20%.<br />
Improve your sex life<br />
Regular exercise may increase your desire for, and<br />
enjoyment of, sex by improving your self-esteem,<br />
fitness and flexibility. Research shows that more<br />
active men and women have more sex, and that<br />
regular exercise may enhance arousal for women<br />
and make erectile dysfunction less likely for men.<br />
Give you ‘time off’<br />
Some of your exercise should make you out of<br />
breath, but you can also do more relaxing forms of<br />
exercise like tai chi, Pilates and yoga. Any exercise<br />
can give you time to focus on you, rather than your<br />
everyday concerns.<br />
Get you outdoors<br />
Research has proved the benefits of ecotherapy<br />
and being active outdoors. Getting outside to enjoy<br />
some fresh air and sunshine is great for your mental<br />
and physical health, helping you produce the<br />
Vitamin D essential for absorption of calcium and<br />
good bone health.<br />
Improve your social life and family life – and have<br />
some fun!<br />
Exercise can be fun, and by joining exercise classes<br />
or activity groups, you will also benefit from the<br />
positive effects that socialising and friendship can<br />
have on your health and wellbeing. Team sports can<br />
bring a sense of belonging and motivation.<br />
Zumba, tennis, rowing, boxing, karate, netball,<br />
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How to beat<br />
type 2 diabetes<br />
When his diabetes doctor suggested he should share<br />
how he put his diabetes into remission, John Spring<br />
went one better, he wrote a humorous book about it.<br />
I’ve now been in remission from type 2 diabetes<br />
(T2D) for eight years, so I guess I must be doing<br />
something right. Being in remission means that T2D<br />
isn’t damaging me anymore. The newly diagnosed<br />
will have been made well aware of the longer-term<br />
havoc it can do to their bodies. Unless, when they<br />
were told, they put their fingers in their ears and<br />
started humming, “La, la, la, I’m not listening”. Which<br />
is exactly what I did for several years.<br />
5% of the UK’s adult population have been diagnosed<br />
with T2D, and another 1.3% don’t know they have<br />
it yet. By the year 2035, 10% of us will be type 2<br />
diabetic. That might make the recently diagnosed<br />
feel a little better, as there is some safety in numbers,<br />
but the NHS isn’t too keen on the prospect.<br />
New patients may not be feeling any immediate<br />
effects of T2D, so it becomes easy to be complacent.<br />
You can liken it to a mild acid flowing around your<br />
body, slowly eating away at your nerves, your<br />
organs and your eyes. It is the end of this slow<br />
production line of diabetic damage that the NHS is<br />
now contending with.<br />
I’d read about rapid weight loss having a high<br />
success rate in putting T2D into remission and<br />
the NHS is now trialling liquid-based diets of 800<br />
calories per day. There’s also bariatric surgery, but<br />
it isn’t infallible as a patient’s bad eating habits can<br />
find ways around it. Likewise, you probably don’t<br />
want to survive on liquids for the rest of your life,<br />
especially if they don’t contain alcohol.<br />
I devised my own practical regime for losing weight<br />
fast. The most positive benefit of this workable<br />
approach was that I learned how to avoid temptation<br />
by becoming the master of my own food. I also<br />
learned how to fit exercise into my busy life. These<br />
are the lessons that have kept me in remission.<br />
I started by identifying the heavy hitters in my diet.<br />
I then developed workarounds to drastically reduce<br />
my consumption of those. I also pre-prepared my<br />
own breakfast and lunch, thus avoiding the calorific<br />
temptations lurking in coffee shops and lunchtime<br />
sandwich bars. My home cooked dinners featured<br />
healthier ingredients and I soon realised that there<br />
really is no such thing as a low-calorie takeaway.<br />
I discovered convenient exercise by walking set<br />
routes every day and I built up to being the world’s<br />
most unlikely runner. After four months I had lost<br />
four stone and my blood sugar came down from<br />
60 mmol to 42mmol (48 mmol is the diabetic<br />
threshold). I’d also equipped myself with the<br />
knowledge of how to maintain that weight loss.<br />
The low-calorie liquids or the surgeon’s knife may<br />
well kick T2D into remission, but they’re arduous<br />
procedures to undertake. Staying in remission is<br />
also hard work, but that has been made easier for<br />
me by using a new lifestyle to beat this lifestyle<br />
related disease.<br />
‘How I Beat Type 2 Diabetes’ by John Spring is available<br />
on Amazon. £7.99.
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Lydiate Loop<br />
by Chris Pearce<br />
Distance: 5¼ miles Difficulty: Easy<br />
There are a couple of factors we consider when<br />
deciding the location of our Jack’s Tracks walks at<br />
certain times of the year. We picked this particular<br />
walk for our <strong>January</strong> magazines because it’s fairly<br />
easy underfoot – it’s almost wholly-based around<br />
the gravel beds of an old railway line and on canal<br />
towpaths. And with the lack of daylight hours at this<br />
time of year, it’s important that it can be completed<br />
in good time, and so this 5¼ mile Lydiate Loop ticks<br />
all the boxes for a good winter walk which can be<br />
completed in under 2 hours.<br />
Park up on Hall Lane by Our Lady’s Catholic Church<br />
(L31 4HH) and turn left at the main Southport Road<br />
heading towards Maghull. After 200 yards you’ll see<br />
a gate and footpath sign, so cross over the road and<br />
go through the gate.<br />
Follow the clearly defined path round the edge<br />
of the small wood until you reach a field. Turn left<br />
and follow the path around the perimeter of the<br />
field for approximately 1/3 mile until you arrive at a<br />
single-track road (Acres Lane). Turn left and, almost<br />
immediately, you’ll see a concrete track on your<br />
right with a steel gate. Hop over the stile on the left<br />
of the gate.<br />
Follow the track to the left-hand side of a copse until<br />
you reach the Cheshire Lines, then take a left turn<br />
down the path, which used to be an old train line.<br />
The Southport & Cheshire Lines Extension Railway<br />
was used to transport passengers and freight from<br />
the Liverpool area up to the disused Southport Lord<br />
Street station between 1884 and 1952.<br />
550 yards further down the Cheshire Lines path,<br />
you’ll arrive at an opening at the junction with Carr<br />
Lane (this was the actual site of the old Lydiate<br />
Railway Station). Carry on in the same direction<br />
for approximately one mile, taking in the views
70<br />
of Liverpool in the<br />
distance, until you arrive at<br />
Maghull Brook. Turn left here and follow the track<br />
past the farm to a dog-leg bend on Green Lane.<br />
Turn left and follow this narrow road for just over<br />
600 yards until you reach St John Bosco school. Take<br />
a left down the footpath opposite the school (you<br />
may have to navigate the mud here), and follow the<br />
path in the same direction until you reach Maghull<br />
Brook. Cross the bridge and then take an immediate<br />
right and go around the edge of the field until you<br />
reach Bells Lane.<br />
Turn right and follow the road to the Running Horse<br />
pub and, before the bridge, turn left down the<br />
towpath alongside the canal. Follow the towpath<br />
for almost ¾ mile to Bridge 17a<br />
(Lollies Bridge) where you’ll<br />
need to come off the towpath,<br />
cross the bridge and descend<br />
to the better maintained<br />
towpath on the other side of<br />
the canal – following the towpath<br />
in the same direction as previously.<br />
Exit the towpath at Bridge 19 and<br />
turn left, crossing the canal over Hall Lane<br />
Bridge and follow Hall Lane in the same direction,<br />
passing through rural Lydiate for ¾ mile until you<br />
arrive back at Our Lady’s Church.<br />
If you’re looking for a few interesting diversions,<br />
all within striking distance of the walk’s start/finish<br />
point, you can visit the remains of St Catherine’s<br />
Chapel (see picture) on Southport Road, or you<br />
can visit Lydiate Hall Farm, where you can visit the<br />
remains of Lydiate Hall and also the farm shop and<br />
cafe.<br />
Please ensure you wear appropriate clothing and<br />
footwear whilst walking. Whilst every care has been<br />
taken to ensure that the walk is accurate, neither the<br />
publisher or its editorial contributors can accept, and<br />
hereby disclaim, any liability to any party to loss or<br />
damage caused by errors or omissions resulting from<br />
negligence, accident or other cause.<br />
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For those with the OS Maps<br />
app on your desktop, mobile<br />
or tablet, this walk is named:<br />
JT-Lydiate-Loop<br />
Southport Road<br />
Hall Lane<br />
Jackson’s Bridge<br />
Farm<br />
Acres Lane<br />
Leeds & Liverpool Canal<br />
Gore House<br />
Farm<br />
Lydiate<br />
Bells Lane<br />
Maghull Brook<br />
St John Bosco<br />
school<br />
Green Lane<br />
Maghull
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Jack & the Beanstalk<br />
Thurs, Jan 9 – Sat, Jan 25, 7:30pm (2:15 matinees)<br />
Discover what happens to Jack when he sells his<br />
cow for magic beans and meets some fearsome<br />
giants in this hilarious family pantomime. Tickets<br />
£10-£12 on 01942 242561.<br />
<strong>Wigan</strong> Little Theatre, Crompton Street, <strong>Wigan</strong>,<br />
WN1 3SL<br />
Melodies on the Move<br />
Friday, Jan 10 & Saturday, Jan 11, doors at 7pm<br />
Orrell Musical & Dramatic Society present a fabulous<br />
musical show. Tickets £7 on 01695 622713 or from<br />
www.omads.co.uk<br />
Pemberton Masonic Hall, Chapel Street,<br />
Pemberton, WN5 8JP<br />
Robin Hood<br />
Friday, Jan 10 – Sunday, Jan 19, 2pm & 7:30pm<br />
Enjoy a traditional pantomime from St. Michael’s<br />
ADS – Robin Hood and the Babes in the Wood!<br />
Tickets £6 or £5 concessions from 01942 236260,<br />
07806 787250 or from the venue.<br />
Parish Hall, Shaw Street, <strong>Wigan</strong>, WN1 2BQ<br />
Coffee Morning<br />
Saturday, <strong>January</strong> 11, 10am-12pm<br />
Enjoy coffee and cake to raise money for North West<br />
Air Ambulance.<br />
Vintage Clothing Sale<br />
Saturday, <strong>January</strong> 11, 11am-4pm<br />
Browse fabulous vintage and handmade items with<br />
Tallula Vintage, all £10 or less! Free entry.<br />
The Old Courts, Crawford Street, <strong>Wigan</strong>, WN1 1NA<br />
Beauty & the Beast<br />
Saturday, <strong>January</strong> 11, 1:30pm-3pm<br />
Enjoy a family pantomime filled with romance,<br />
laughs and a fairytale ending. Tickets £7.50 per<br />
adult or £5 per U-12 on www.leighcc.org<br />
Leigh Cricket Club, Beech Walk, Leigh, WN7 3LH<br />
Jack & the Beanstalk<br />
Friday, <strong>January</strong> 17, doors at 6pm<br />
A fab family pantomime! Follow Jack up the<br />
beanstalk to meet some giants! Tickets £3 on 01942<br />
241155 or from the venue.<br />
Worsley Mesnes Club, Poolstock Lane, <strong>Wigan</strong>,<br />
WN3 5HL<br />
Intrada Brass<br />
Saturday, <strong>January</strong> 18, 7:30pm<br />
Join Intrada Brass for a night of music through<br />
the ages. Tickets £16.50 per adult or £5.50 per<br />
young person from 01257 498452 or on www.<br />
parbolddouglasmusic.org<br />
Parbold Village Hall, The Green, WN8 7DN<br />
St. Wilfrid’s Parish Hall, Church St, Standish, WN6<br />
0JT
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Social Walk & Talk<br />
Tuesday, <strong>January</strong> 21, 12pm-1:30pm<br />
Enjoy the great outdoors with a leisurely stroll<br />
through <strong>Wigan</strong> Flashes with a bite to eat at the end<br />
with Active Outdoors.<br />
<strong>Wigan</strong> Flashes, Wellham Road, <strong>Wigan</strong>, WN3 5PA<br />
Dick Whittington<br />
Wednesday, <strong>January</strong> 22 – Saturday, February 1,<br />
various times<br />
St. Joseph’s Players present the traditional<br />
pantomime as Dick Whittington and his cat take on<br />
the ferocious King Rat. Tickets on stjosephsplayers1@<br />
gmail.com or from TicketSource.<br />
St. Joseph’s Hall, Chapel Street, Leigh, WN7 2PQ<br />
Manchester Beer Fest<br />
Thurs, Jan 23 – Sat, Jan 25, 12pm onwards<br />
Come along to the biggest celebration of beer<br />
and cider in the North! Tickets £7-£25 at www.<br />
mancbeerfest.uk<br />
Manchester Central Convention Complex,<br />
Windmill St, Manchester, M2 3GX<br />
Burns Night Supper<br />
Friday, <strong>January</strong> 24, 7pm-11pm<br />
Join <strong>Wigan</strong> Thistle Society for a traditional Burns<br />
Night supper with speakers, a piper, a 3-course<br />
meal and Scottish dancing. Tickets £24 or £16 for<br />
children under 12 on 01942 680008.<br />
St. Teresa’s Catholic Church Hall, College Rd,<br />
Up Holland, WN8 0PY
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STEAMFest<br />
Saturday, <strong>January</strong> 25, 12:30pm-3:30pm<br />
Enjoy a range of free themed workshops helping<br />
connect children to careers in engineering as part<br />
of HACKcampUK.<br />
<strong>Wigan</strong> STEAM, Marsden St, <strong>Wigan</strong>, WN1 1QF<br />
Aladdin<br />
Tuesday, <strong>January</strong> 28 – Saturday, February 1,<br />
7:30pm (1:30pm matinee on Sat)<br />
Parbold’s very own pantomime is Aladdin – full of<br />
magic, laughter and songs! Tickets £7.50 per adult<br />
or £5.50 per child from DIY Centre Parbold.<br />
Parbold WI, Station Road, Parbold, WN8 7NU<br />
Boogie Bingo<br />
Saturday, February 1, 7pm<br />
Help fundraise for <strong>Wigan</strong> Youth Zone with a night<br />
of boogie bingo. There are plenty of prizes to be<br />
won; tickets £25 including light bites, bookable on<br />
Eventbrite or 01942 774000.<br />
DW Stadium, Loire Drive, <strong>Wigan</strong>, WN5 0UZ<br />
Valentine’s Ball<br />
Saturday, February 15, 7pm<br />
Enjoy music from Scott Chapman and Olivia Garcia,<br />
along with a gourmet buffet in celebration of<br />
Valentine’s Day. Tickets £25 on 07721 639970.<br />
Highfield Cricket Club, Billinge Road, Highfield,<br />
WN3 6BL<br />
Evening with Gazza<br />
Thursday, February 20, 7:30pm<br />
Enjoy an evening of conversation and a Q&A with<br />
Paul Gascoigne as he chats about his career and life<br />
on and off the pitch. There’ll also be an auction of<br />
sports memorabilia. Tickets from £35 at the venue<br />
or on 01942 774000.<br />
DW Stadium, Loire Drive, <strong>Wigan</strong>, WN5 0UZ<br />
Tabletop Sale<br />
Saturday, February 22, 10am-2pm<br />
Grab a bargain at St. Wilfrid’s tabletop sale. Tables<br />
£7, bookable on 01257 422538. Refreshments<br />
available.<br />
St. Wilfrid’s Church, Rectory Ln, Standish, WN6<br />
0XA<br />
Twelfth Night<br />
Weds, February 26 - Sat, March 7, 7:30pm<br />
A classic Shakespearean comedy filled with<br />
romance, betrayal, deceit and cross-dressing.<br />
Tickets £10-£12 on 01942 242561.<br />
<strong>Wigan</strong> Little Theatre, Crompton St, <strong>Wigan</strong>, WN1<br />
3SL<br />
DIY Lampshade Workshop<br />
Thursday, February 27, 6:30pm-8:30pm<br />
Craft your very own lampshade from start to<br />
finish using different fabrics. Tickets £18 including<br />
materials on Eventbrite.<br />
<strong>Wigan</strong> STEAM, Marsden St, <strong>Wigan</strong>, WN1 1QF<br />
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• We have an inhouse seamstress offering a full alteration<br />
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• Bridal dressing, Bridal gown cleaning & boxing also available<br />
For more information please contact Julie on:<br />
01257 424 624<br />
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www.julesbridalboutique.co.uk
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Safe<br />
Not Sorry<br />
Anyone who’s ever been cheated by a cowboy<br />
tradesperson knows the impact it can have on your<br />
life and home. Trust doesn’t come easily if you’ve<br />
been duped once, knowing it could happen again.<br />
That’s where <strong>Wigan</strong> Council’s Good Trader Scheme<br />
comes in. The 170 local businesses who have<br />
already signed up to the scheme have agreed to<br />
abide by a code of conduct set out by the Trading<br />
Standards team at <strong>Wigan</strong> Council, ensuring good<br />
business practice and compliance with relevant<br />
legislation. Signing up to be part of the database<br />
reassures clients and potential clients that they<br />
can expect reliable, trustworthy service when they<br />
book a job with a selected trader.<br />
The database of tradespeople mainly covers all<br />
aspects of home improvements and repair work,<br />
including building, external property repairs,<br />
gardening, decorating and home security, with the<br />
overall aim of reducing the number of customer<br />
complaints from unreliable tradespeople.<br />
If you’re a consumer looking for someone to carry out<br />
work, simply:<br />
1. Visit www.goodtraderscheme.com<br />
2. Enter your postcode and specify the type of<br />
trader you’re looking for<br />
3. Select the right trader for you based on their<br />
profile page, star ratings and reviews.
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A note for tradespeople<br />
Joining the scheme requires proof that your business<br />
is dedicated to fair and honest trading practices. You<br />
must have been trading for a minimum period of<br />
12 months, be able to provide 3 references showing<br />
good customer service, and have a minimum of<br />
£2million Public Liability Insurance and £5million<br />
Employer’s Liability (if applicable). Traders undergo<br />
a series of checks by Trading Standards officers, and<br />
any complaints received about the tradesperson<br />
will be investigated. New applicants are required to<br />
pay an admin fee of £30, and annual membership<br />
fees start from £85 depending on the number of<br />
employees.<br />
For more information or to download an application<br />
form visit: www.goodtraderscheme.com<br />
or call 0303 333 111.<br />
Here are some trades covered by the Good Trader Scheme:<br />
• Builders<br />
• Painter/Decorators<br />
• Tilers<br />
• Locksmiths<br />
• Plumbers<br />
• Electricians<br />
• Gardeners<br />
• Joiners<br />
• Plasterers<br />
• Roofers<br />
• Tree Surgeons<br />
• Cleaners<br />
• Fencers<br />
• Central heating services<br />
• Double glazing installation<br />
• Chimney sweeps<br />
For more information about <strong>Wigan</strong> Council’s Good Trader Scheme<br />
visit www.goodtraderscheme.com
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Bring your winter garden to life with<br />
fragrance<br />
Award Winner<br />
by Angie Barker<br />
The garden can<br />
seem a pretty dull<br />
and lifeless space<br />
at this time of year.<br />
The outline of bare<br />
stems of trees and<br />
shrubs and lawns<br />
either waterlogged<br />
or frozen, do<br />
nothing to lift our<br />
spirits and take<br />
our minds off that<br />
impending credit<br />
card bill.<br />
photo: Magnus Manske<br />
There is a way to<br />
bring life and a little cheer into your garden and that<br />
is with winter flowering shrubs. And shrubs which<br />
are also scented really do lift the spirits at this time<br />
of year. Here are a few of my favourites, and are all<br />
best planted near a path or doorway where you can<br />
appreciate their sweet perfume:<br />
Sarcococca confusa – a relatively small shrub with<br />
tiny white flowers but what it lacks in size it makes<br />
up for with the most amazing scent. Planted near a<br />
shady front door it will bring a smile to yours – and<br />
your postman’s – face.<br />
Daphnes are brilliant for providing winter flowers<br />
which are scented. Two of the best are Daphne<br />
odora ‘Aureo-marginata’ and Daphne bholua<br />
‘Jacqueline Postill’. The former won’t get much<br />
taller than a metre and is evergreen so apart from<br />
the lovely scent and pretty pink flowers, it is a very<br />
useful shrub in a border. They prefer a sunny spot.<br />
Mahonia x media. These are large shrubs and<br />
can reach 4m in height. ‘Charity’ is gorgeous with<br />
attractive yellow scented flowers that sit beside<br />
leaves which look a little like Holly. Evergreen, it will<br />
bring year round structure to your garden.<br />
Hamamelis x intermedia is a large (up to 4m)<br />
deciduous shrub with scented spider like flowers.<br />
‘Aurora’ is one of the most fragrant with pretty little<br />
flowers which are yellow and red at the base.<br />
So if you think your garden lacks interest at this time<br />
of year, start planning now for next winter and take<br />
a trip to the garden centre. Bypass the sale of left<br />
over Christmas decorations and head outside for the<br />
plants.<br />
As for Hubby, well he is busy planning too. He wants<br />
to know when is the best time to open that bottle of<br />
sherry left over from Christmas!<br />
Happy New Years gardening everyone.<br />
Angie is a qualified<br />
award-winning garden<br />
designer who will<br />
plan your garden to<br />
your needs from start<br />
to finish, supplying<br />
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and the ideal plants.<br />
Call Angie now for your free consultation!<br />
Angie Barker Dip GD<br />
(Inst GD) BA (Hons)<br />
Garden Design For All Seasons<br />
Tel: 01942 522 405<br />
Mob: 07857 008 383<br />
Award Winner<br />
www.angiebarker.co.uk
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Orangeries<br />
Don’t just lock it,<br />
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Conservatories<br />
Manufacturers and installers since 2004<br />
Contact us on 01744 891717 for a no obligation quote<br />
Visit our showroom/factory at; Crows Nest, Ashton Road, Billinge, WN5 7XX (near Windy Arbour crossroads)<br />
www.orrellwindows.co.uk<br />
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