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Burns NightBeat the Winter BluesSwedish MassageReviews – Cars, Travel, BooksSupport Church Farm

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Happy New Year! Here it is at last.....2011. Let’s hope it is a great year for all of us. In this edition we have lots of ways to help us get over our festivities and shed those pounds, by either getting fit, eating healthier and taking some real ME time with our beauty tips and Swedish Massage. If you want to beat the January Blues, why not book a night out so you have something to look forward too – both the Corn Exchange and the Arts Centre have some amazing events this month – see pages 41 & 43. For a real different night out, Barnsdale Lodge is having a Burns Night on the 25th January, and if you want to find out more about Robert Burns, we have a great feature on the great poet - pages 24 & 25 (there’s a quiz too!).

With the dark nights and lack of any sunshine, many of us feel a bit low and even depressed. SADS is a scientifically proven condition, so do not get down, there is help at hand (page 22).

We hope you enjoy reading this issue of the Scene and as always, your comments are always appreciated, email [email protected]

Happy 2011Heidi x

Contents Wealthcare 9Book Reviews 11New Year Resolutions 14Dietcare 15Help Save Church Farm 16Burns Night 20 - 21 Seasonal Affective Disorder 22

Holiday On Ice 26New Year Beauty Tips 30 Sweedish Body Massage 33Get Fit For The New Year 36Motoring 38 - 39Stamford Arts Centre 43Useful Numbers 44 - 45The Plough Recipe 46

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Have you eaten a little too much Christmas pudding over the holidays? Had one too many mince pies with your mulled wine? Well we are going to kick start you into the New Year with the ‘Pudding Plod’ in aid of St Barnabas Lincolnshire Hospice, and it is coming to Bourne. So get your friends and family to all join together and even on your own to come along and enjoy a five mile walk around Bourne and Thurlby to gear you up for the New Year!

The pudding plod will be lead by a human sized Christmas pudding, so come along and get involved! Everything raised by the ‘Pud-ding Plod’ will help the people of your local community, and will go towards the hospice services being brought to Bourne and the surrounding areas in 2011.For more information and to register please contact Hannah on 01476 591010 or pop into the Wake House to collect a form.


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How much should I put into my pension fund?

At the risk of being ‘bah humbug’, this Xmas many of us will spend to our limits. However, very few of us will have saved sufficiently enough for retirement, falling well short of the ideal target of a pension of two-thirds of final salary. I say ‘two thirds’ of course, but how do you work out what savings you will need to reach your target pension income, taking into account the State retirement pension? A useful place to start is using current annuity rates; every £100,000 of pension savings would generate annual income of £6,745 for a man, £6,406 for a woman at age 65. So a couple with current income of £50,000 a year wanting a retirement income of half their current income - plus the State retirement pension, (currently £97.65 a week or approximately £5,000 a year per person, assuming both partners have a full National Insurance contribution rec ord) – would need to accumulate a pension pot of roughly £400,000. This would give them pension income from savings of around £25,000 a year plus £10,000 a year from their State pensions making a total of £35,000 a year – just over two-thirds of their pre-retirement income. Accumulating a pension pot of £400,000 will involve some sacrifice and is almost certainly unrealistic for most people who are in their 50s and who have done nothing. So if you are one of the one in three over 50s who have so far saved nothing, how much will you have to save from now on to reach a pension pot of, say, £200,000 by age 65 - or 70 if you are prepared to delay retirement by five years? A 50 year old would need to save £940 a month to reach a pot of £200,000 at age 65, assuming 5% growth after charges and 2.5% inflation. That’s £11,280 a year, or 22% of salary, so lets be honest – that’s something of a tall order, particularly if you still have children in full time education and you are paying a mortgage. For many couples in their 50s, saving £11,280 a year out of income of £50,000 will put a severe strain on their current standard of living – even taking into account the fact that

tax relief at their highest rate paid would be available on the contributions. If they delayed retirement for five years, to reach £200,000 at age 70, our 50 year old would need to save £660 a month, or 16% of salary. The £200,000 pot would produce an annual RPI linked income of £10,110 from age 70. The simple truth is; the earlier you start, the less painful its going to be. This pension fund could provide tax free cash of up to £50,000 and an annuity income on a single life, no guarantee level annuity basis of around £9,625 a year gross from the remaining fund of £150,000. If they carried this funding on to age 70 at the same level (£875.00 a month gross), the fund would be worth £313,000 at their age 70. However much pensions are an important part of how people save for their retirement, they are only one aspect. Saving in an ISA, VCT or MIP (for instance) can be equally valuable, and equity release could help fund some of their retirement (this is much more likely if someone has a buy-to-let property). Simply downsizing their main residence is unlikely, in isolation, to fund someone’s complete retirement income. Downsizing is only likely to produce signifi-cant sums to fund retirement if you have a relatively valuable home and are prepared, not only to move to a smaller home, but also move to a cheaper area. Standard Life’s research shows that downsizing a home in the UK will on average provide only £43.50 a week retirement income, compared with £53.40 in 2008 because of falling property values. I suppose the message is simple. If you have just one New Year’s Resolution over the next month, why not make it an important one? Use the time to think ahead as early as possible to how you want to retire. An appointment with an Independent Financial Adviser is free, without obligation and can add clarity and give structure to even the most unformed of retirement, investment and protection strategies.

Please call me on 01572 725415. From all of us, to all of you – have a peaceful Christmas and a prosperous New Year.


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Aleksandr Orlov has in the last year become one of the most loved figures in British culture and his catchphrase - Simples! - can be heard from the playground to the office. Written in his inimitable voice (as dictated to his sidekick Sergei), his autobiography will offer the same humour as his TV ads, giving us the full story of his ancestor’s Journey of Courageousness from the Kalahari to Russia, the low-down on his life as entrepreneur and founder of comparethemeerkat.com and his love of grubs and cravats.

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The New Year is a time for many of us to draw new lines, set goals and make a commitment to start (or even stop) something, but do we set our-selves realistic targets? How many of us have said something like ‘I’ll eat more healthily, exercise more, keep the garden looking good and make sure I remember everyone’s birthday this year....oh and a bit more time for me’, only to fall at the first hurdle........those Christmas chocs that are still hanging around. Then you think, oh well and scrap the WHOLE healthy eating bit.

Instead, set yourself a commitment, maybe to look at a small monthly change, to try and reach those targets in a realistic way. Stop, write

down how your diet can be healthier and cut out just one or two things at a time. Take a walk, once a month then maybe twice a month, maybe with friends for a social get together, whilst introducing a small change to getting fitter.

Get those birthdays in your diary now – choose a night where you are going to sit down a get those dates on paper. A perpetual birthday calendar does save time as you only write the birthday down once! Combine exercise and gardening, setting aside just an hour to potter, tidy up, research new plants and then relax with a coffee and your copy of the Rutland Scene, thus creating a bit more ‘me time’.

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Don’t Crash in the New Year

Many people will make New Year

resolutions to improve their health by losing

weight; the range of new diets and diet books

that appear on the market in January is no

coincidence. However, many of these diets

could do more harm than good and there is

concern in the medical profession that crash

and fad diets are making the obesity epidemic

worse. A ‘crash’ diet borders on starvation,

with a severe reduction in both calories and

nutrients. The body goes into ‘famine’ mode

and tries to conserve energy, resulting in the

metabolism slowing down; this means weight

gain is more likely afterwards. You are likely to

feel hungry, irritable and lacking in energy as

blood sugar levels fall. More seriously, you risk

losing muscle and as the heart is a muscle,

this can have dangerous consequences.

So called ‘detox’ diets can also fall into this

category and there is no evidence that the

body needs to detox. The body’s liver and

kidneys are removing toxins 24 hours a day

every day. Fad diets, which concentrate on

one specific type of food, such as grapefruit

or cabbage, can also cause problems, long

term. These crash or fad diets can leave you

feeling ill, weak and lightheaded, due to their

low calorie and vitamin levels. Unless a diet is

well-balanced with a mix of foods from all the

food groups, such as proteins, mineral salts,

carbohydrates, fats and vitamins, your body

can be missing important nutrients causing

more harm than good, long term. Slimming

pills and potions have even more potential for

harm, as so many dubious products are freely

available over the internet. Even prescribed

slimming pills have limited success. Dr Mark

Porter, writing in ‘The Times’, suggests that

pills are making the obesity crisis worse by

offering a short term solution – unless you

change your diet and lifestyle, the weight

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David and Sheryl Mcfarlane moved into Church Farm

located in Essendine near Stamford a year ago. It is a 17th century farm building that sits in just under 30 acres of grassland, and has been used as a shared venture, with everyone in the community benefitting from the activities and produce. The farm promotes compassionate farming and rare breeds for education - New College Stamford use the farm for their BTEC in animal care practical work, and hope the Equine students will join them in January.

The idea of the farm is to promote local food and produce at a time when farming is so dependent on fossil fuels. They use good, old fashioned farm muck to fertilise the fields and nurture the wildlife that lives there such as hares, bats, owls, herons, kingfishers, thrushes and many, many more! David and Sheryl are also in the process of setting up a herapeutic horsemanship

scheme, particularly for children suffering from autism.

There is now a serious threat to the future of these activities. The farm is

currently owned by foreign investors who are looking to sell to developers. This means that once the short lease is up, all the hard work will be undone and the farm will no longer be available for the public. So, using Fordhall Farm in Market Drayton, as a model, they want to form a co-operative to buy the farm. They intend to sell shares in

the farm for £30 each toraise the £1000,000 they need to buy the farm, build-ings and land. Church farm will then be pub-licly owned and will be used for community purposes so they can encourage young people into farming and provide an eco friendly farm providing food for local people.

David and Sheryl need to get local people and businesses on board. They are looking not only for financial investment, but people power to help drive this forward! If you can help or would to know more, you can contact Sheryl McFarlane on 01780 762140 or log onto www.churchfarmclt.org

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SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder) is a type of winter depression that affects an estimated 7% of the UK population every winter between September and April, in particular during December, January and February. For many people SAD is a seriously disabling illness, preventing them from functioning normally without continuous medical treatment. For others, it is a mild but debilitating condition causing discomfort but not severe suffering. This is called subsyndromal SAD or ‘winter blues’. It is estimated that a further 17% of the UK population have this milder form of condition.SAD symptoms disappear in spring, either suddenly or within a few weeks and may begin at any age but the main age of onset is between 18 and 30 years.

SAD symptoms may include a number of the following: Depression, Sleep Problems, Lethargy, Over Eating, Cognitive Function, Social Problems, Anxiety, Loss of Libido, Sudden Mood Changes in the Spring.In sub-syndromal SAD, symptoms such as tiredness, lethargy, sleep and eating problems occur, but depression and anxiety are absent or mild.

There are treatments available but also ways you can live day to day by implementing some of these tips from the NHS.

Keep active & get outside; a walk in the middle of the day can be as helpful as light treatment and helps you get fit too!

Keep warm; it has been shown that staying warm can reduce the winter blues by half. Keep warm with hot drinks and hot food, wear warm clothes and aim to keep your home between 18C and 21C (or 64F and 70F degrees).

Eat healthily; a healthy diet will boost your mood, give you more energy and stop you gaining weight over winter. Balance your craving for carbohydrates, such as pasta and potatoes, with plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables.

Take up a new hobby; keeping your mind active with a new interest can ward off symptoms of SAD. Having something to look forward to and concentrate on can help.

See your friends and family; it has been shown that socialising is good for your mental health and helps ward off the winter blues. Accept that invitation, even if you only go for a little while.

Talk it through; talking treatments such as counselling, psychotherapy or cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) can help you cope with symptoms. See your GP for information on what’s available locally on the NHS and privately.

Light therapy can be effective in up to 85% of diagnosed cases. One way to get light therapy at home in winter is to sit in front of a light box for up to two hours a day. Light boxes give out very bright light that is at least 10 times stronger than ordinary home and office lighting. They’re not available on the NHS and cost around £100 or more.

Join a support group; sharing your experience with others who know what it’s like can be very therapeutic and make your symptoms more bearable.

Seek help; if your symptoms are so bad you can’t live a normal life, see your GP for medical help.

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Burns Night is celebrated on 25th

January each year in memory of

the great Scottish poet,

Robert Burns. The ritual

of the Burns Supper was

started by close friends of

Robert Burns a few years

after his death and the

format remains largely

unchanged today, beginning

with the chairman of the Supper

inviting the assembled company to

welcome in the haggis. The poem ‘To a

Haggis’ is recited and the haggis is then

toasted with a glass of whisky. The

evening ends with a rousing rendition

of ‘Auld Lang Syne’. Robert Burns is the

best loved Scottish poet, admired not

only for his verse and great love-songs,

but also for his character, his high spirits,

‘Kirk-defying’, hard drinking and

womanizing! He came to fame as a poet

when he was 27 years old, and his life-

style of wine, women and song made him

famous all over Scotland. He was the son

of a farmer, born in a cottage built by his

father, in Alloway in Ayr. This cottage is

now a museum, dedicated to Burns. (for

more information log on to www.burn-

sheritagepark.com) As a boy, he always

loved stories of the supernatural, told to

him by an old widow who

sometimes helped out on his

fathers’ farm and when Burns

reached adulthood, he

turned many of these

stories into poems.

After the death of his

father in 1784, Burns

inherited the farm, but by

1786 he was in terrible

financial difficulties: the farm

was not successful and he

had made two women pregnant.

Burns decided to emigrate to Jamaica

so to raise the money required for this

journey, he published his ‘Poems in the

Scottish Dialect’ in 1786, which was an

immediate success. He was persuaded

not to leave Scotland by Dr Thomas

Blacklock and in 1787 an Edinburgh

edition of the poems was published.

Burns died aged 37 of rheumatic fever

which he contracted after falling asleep

at the roadside (after a particularly

vigorous drinking session) in the

pouring rain. The last of Burns’ children

was actually born during his funeral

service. Burns will never be forgotten as

his poems and songs are still as popular

in Scotland as they were when first

written.

Burns Night – History behind it all Address To A Haggis Fair fa’ your honest, sonsie face,

Great chieftain o’ the puddin-race!Aboon them a’ ye tak your place,

Painch, tripe, or thairm:Weel are ye wordy o’ a grace

As lang’s my arm.

The groaning trencher there ye fill,Your hurdies like a distant hill,

Your pin wad help to mend a millIn time o’ need,

While thro’ your pores the dews distilLike amber bead.

His knife see rustic Labour dight,An’ cut you up wi’ ready sleight,

Trenching your gushing entrails bright,Like ony ditch;

And then, O what a glorious sight,Warm-reekin, rich!

Then, horn for horn, they stretch an’ strive:

Deil tak the hindmost! on they drive,Till a’ their weel-swall’d kytes belyve,

Are bent lyke drums;Then auld Guidman, maist like to rive,

“Bethankit!” ‘hums.

Is there that owre his French ragoutOr olio that wad staw a sow,

Or fricassee wad mak her spewWi’ perfect sconner,

Looks down wi’ sneering, scornfu’ viewOn sic a dinner?

Poor devil! see him ower his trash,As feckless as a wither’d rash,

His spindle shank, a guid whip-lash,His nieve a nit;

Thro’ bloody flood or field to dash,O how unfit!

But mark the Rustic, haggis fed,The trembling earth resounds his tread.

Clap in his walie nieve a blade,He’ll mak it whissle;

An’ legs an’ arms, an’ heads will sned,Like taps o’ thrissle.

Ye Pow’rs wha mak mankind your care,And dish them out their bill o’ fare,

Auld Scotland wants nae skinking wareThat jaups in luggies;

But, if ye wish her gratefu’ prayer,Gie her a haggis!

What is the region around

Dusstown famous for?

Waterfall, clan battles or whisky

distilleries

What is a clachan?

What is the Royal Mile?

Where would you find a Cairn

erected to the memory of John Cobb?

Who is the Patron Saint of Glasgow?

Which Scottish town has the same

name as a big city in Australia?

Where in Scotland would you find

Wallabies?

Where can you find Saint Magnus’s

Cathedral?

Which famous Scottish song is

associated with Robert Burns?

Who wrote the novel “Ivanhoe”?

Burns Night Quiz

1. Whisky distilleries2. A small village3. The road from Edinburgh Castle to 4. Holyrood Abbey5. The shore of Loch Ness 6. Saint Kentigern also called Saint Mungo

7. Perth8. On an island on Loch Lomond. 9. Kirkwall in the Orkeneys10. Auld Lang Syne.11. Sir Walter Scott

Answers

Barnsdale Lodge, Burns Night - 25th January - see page 23


Holiday on Ice at the PETERBOROUGH EXEC, East of England Showground3rd – 6th February 2011

ENERGIA – an exhilarating journey through space and time from the world’s most visited ice show Colour, excitement and fun with scintillating choreography, magnificent costumes representing the planets and constellations and all the living creatures of the Earth and not forgetting, Ein and Stein the adorable clowns, with their off-the-planet humour. Watch in amazement as skaters attempt the perilous Death Spiral and hold your breath while they attempt back flips, triple axles and throw jumps.

www.holidayonice.co.ukSend your contact details, including a daytime telephone number to [email protected] quoting ‘Stamford Holiday on Ice’ or mail to the Old School House, Great North Road, Wittering PE8 6BX.

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Win a Family Ticket for four*, worth £120, to the 7.30pm performance on 3rd February 2011 Don’t be shy – give it a try!

Some people hold back from getting fit because they feel self-conscious about their ability or body and want to find an activity they can do on their own, but organised classes and sports clubs can provide you with support and motivation, as well as a

chance to make new friends.

If you’re interested in football, hockey or other team sports, for example, many local clubs will have several teams of varying abilities, while there are plenty of aerobics or yoga classes specifically designed to cater for beginners. There are many activities that can be done by yourself, and require neither technical expertise nor much in the way of equipment or expense - just your willingness to give it a go. You’re never too old to learn to swim, or you can take classes to improve your technique if that’swhat’s holding you back. Walking is a great way to keep fit, so is dancing (either the disco type or traditional Foxtrots) and you get to make some new friends, and of course cycling can also be really beneficial and with all the green wheel routes around Peterborough, you will never tire of places to go.

A FEW TIPS FOR YOU Walk, don’t drive, to the local shop. If you have a lot to carry, take a small rucksack. If you have children, walk them to and from school as briskly as you all can manage. Get off the bus or train a stop or two early. This will give you some extra daily exercise - and might even reduce your fare. Take a walk during your lunch hour. Half an hour’s walk after a meal will cut the amount of fat you store by using it to fuel your exercise. Once a week take a longer walk along a completely different route to keep things interesting.

Contact Judi Brown for any information regarding the fitness classes she holds in your area 01778 429454


Honeymooners have long found the Caribbean the perfect destination for them, mixing romance and beautiful beaches with activity. The islands also continue to grow in popularity with those seeking an idyllic venue where they can tie the knot with a quality wedding in the Caribbean (with the honeymoon obviously included) often working out to be far cheaper than a UK wedding.

Accommodation options are also varied across the islands with some islands offering more so-phistication than others. The main / larger islands in the Caribbean, such as Barbados, St Lucia, Ja-maica and Antigua, provide the whole spectrum of accommodation to suit all tastes and budgets. Choose from world-class resorts offering a whole host of activities, boutique hotels perfect for ro-mance, family orientated resorts with kid’s clubs etc, exclusive bolt-holes and self-catered luxury villas (although chefs can be supplied if required!!) Many of the resorts offer the opportunity to go “all-inclusive” which helps with budgeting, whilst some are simply on a bed & breakfast basis to al-low for exploration of the islands cuisine.

Whatever you crave from a holiday, the Carib-bean is likely to have it all and more!

Inspirational Travel are experts in the provision of tailor-made holidays to the Caribbean and will be happy to discuss your ideal itinerary with you to create your dream holiday.

The Caribbean – Idyllic gems in the sun!!The Caribbean is an archipelago of more than 7,000 islands, islets, reefs, and cays, scattered like bright, sun-drenched jewels in the Carib-bean Sea.

Clichés about the Caribbean abound, and they are all true. These islands really are pic-ture perfect with palm-backed white beaches, crystal clear azure waters and year round sunshine. What’s more, the people are friend-ly and welcoming and the pace of life is laid-back and relaxed. And, whether your heaven is five-star nothing with ice in a deckchair, full-on adventure in the jungle or somewhere in between, you’re looking at the right des-tination.

The Caribbean Islands are scattered in volca-nic arcs (island chains): the Greater Antilles, Lesser Antilles (including the Leeward Antilles)

and the Bahamas. You can generally see neigh-bouring islands over the sea from your own. However, each Caribbean Island has its own individual history, culture and flavour.

There are destinations to suit couples, groups and families and there is plenty to do, from trying out water sports to relaxing on beaches, and from climbing volcanic peaks to wildlife watching in the jungle. Some islands reveal French influence, others Latin, Dutch or English. Want lively and well developed sophistication? Or perhaps you would rath-er be immersed in a strong, traditional cul-ture of music and dance? Whether you want sport, sailing, nature, scuba diving, culture, lush mountains, amazing wildlife or simply a pristine beach, you’ll find it in the Caribbean sunshine.

Call us on 01780 784380, drop us a line at info@inspirational-travel.

co.uk or call into the office: Inspirational Travel, The Old School House, Great North Road,

Wittering, Peterborough, PE8 6BX.

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Never fall asleep with your make

up on! Your cell regeneration speeds

up at night.

When testing and choosing

foundations, test on your neck or chin,

not the back of your hand. Your hands

are a completely different colour to

your face.

Exfoliate the day before your

waxing appointment or shaving your

legs. This will lift any hairs which are

ingrown or are just sitting under the

surface of the skin.

Steer clear of products that

contain mineral oil. This is in a lot of

products and even more so in make

up. It will clog your pores leaving your

skin feel bumpy and congested.

New Year Health & Beauty Tips

Skin brush morning and night for 5

minutes! This will increase your circulation

and exfoliate your skin making it appear

brighter and feel smoother. Use light

sweeping motions towards the heart for

best results.

Don’t use face wipes! Using a

face wipe can cause the skin to age dramatically especially around the eye area.

The way you use them to scrub at your face to remove your make up pulls the

skin too much and around the eye area can cause broken capillaries if too much

pressure is applied.

Use an eye cream if nothing else! Eyes are the biggest giveaway when it

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The founder of Swedish body massage was a Dr Per Herik Ling (1776-1838) he was a Swedish medical gymnast. His interest and passion in life was gymnastics which grew into pedagogical, medical, military and aesthetic study.Once Dr Ling completed his degree he went abroad and on his first voyage he became friends with a Chinese fellow calling “Ming” a martial artist and Tui na practitioner who shared his interests.

During the first four years of his voyage, Ling received much guidance from his close friend Ming on fighting, exercise and health philosophies that fascinated him for their amazing integration and efficiency. Due to the fact that Ling started to have financial difficulties because of his travelling as well as suffer-ing with rheumatism in all his joints he had to return to Sweden. Once there he took the time to heal himself by ap-plying pressing, pulling and squeezing exercises and manoeuvres he had learned.These techniques started to improve his physical and mental health. Ling was fascinated with how this technique seemed to work with almost everybody. He then began to studying

anatomy and physiology and achieved the same level as a doctor.In 1831 Ling was elected a member of Swedish general medical association (svenska la “kcresa” llskapet) In 1835 Ling was elected a member of the Swedish academy and became a titular professor the same year. Johan Georg (1838/1909) studied Dr Ling’s Swedish massage system and developed it further and we now have the following techniques.

Effects of treatmentEffleurage (long gliding strokes) stimulates and improves general circulation and increases lymphatic flow, removing waste and toxins. The technique helps with soothing sensory nerve endings which helps with relaxation. Petrissage( lifting and manipulating muscles) movements are kneading, picking up, wringing and rolling this technique helps to relieve muscle tension and light nodules, prevents muscle fatigue by removing latic acid/toxin build up in muscles (this helps with cellulite also knows as fatty deposits) The technique relieves muscular aches and pains this helps to aid joint mobility nerve.

Tapotomest/Friction(firm deep circular rubbing movement), which were then and now the basic techniques of Tu ina, an age old Chinese massage, involves cupping, hacking and plucking movements which stimulate nerve endings, increases blood supply, tones slack muscle and revitalises tired muscle. It also helps also to break down adipose tissue.

Vibrations (rapidly shaking or vibrating specific muscles) are fine trembling movements which stimulate nerve endings. When the vibrations are coarse they induce relaxation and when gentle they stimulate deeper layers of the skin.So there really is more to a Swedish Mas-sage than meets the eye, and there are many reasons to take the time out and spoil yourself with some much needed quality time.

All you wanted to know about Swedish

Body Massage

For more details you can contact any of the followingThe Beauty Spot – 01780 740943

Stamford Beauty – 07545 927678

Angela – Mobile Holistic Therapies -07595 702745



Have you ever thought “Kites are

just for children?” If so, you would be

wide of the mark, although children can

often make the best flyers. The Great

Ouse Kite Flyers club, promotes kite

flying as fun, as a sport and as a challenge

to everyone regardless of age since it is

a “family friendly” group. The kite scene

has developed incredibly over the last

two decades. There are so many styles

and sizes of kites that you would need a

book to catalogue them all. Within the

club everyone has their favourites, be it

single line, two line or even four line. It

could be power, altitude, stunt, trick,

inflatable or fighting kites or just plain

picturesque which the club members

choose to fly. The choice is endless.....or

perhaps you could say limitless seeing as

the sky is “free” to use. The club meets

on the second and/or fourth Sunday of

every month at Ferry Meadows, Peter-

borough, and anyone is most welcome

to join in either casually or perhaps by

becoming a member of the club. If you

don’t have a kite but would like to try.....

just ask (nicely) as the club members are

a friendly bunch and would love you to

enjoy the benefits of kite flying. It’s so

much more than exercise and fresh air!

The club is now planning the

Peterborough Kite Festival at Ferry

Meadows for 12th June 2011

www.gokf.co.uk or ring Pete West, kite

enthusiast and club member on

01778 571729

Let’s

go

f y a

kite

..


The Leon Cupra R sits above the Cupra, and offers a fine-tuned version of its 2.0-litre

turbocharged petrol engine, packing a 265 PS punch, backed up by no less than 350 Nm of

torque at just 2,500 rpm. That’s a full 50 Nm more than the already burly Leon Cupra. The

result? A 0-62mph time of 6.2 seconds and an unrestricted 155mph top speed. That’s getting

close to supercar levels of acceleration and performance. But the Cupra R is more than just

raw power. It’s also a very refined hot hatch with five doors and comfortable seats, and one

that’s enormously exciting to drive. Even with front wheel drive, it manages to put all its

enthusiasm down without fumbling for grip. The front always feels fixed to the road and the

steering wheel doesn’t jerk from side to side as it can in other front wheel drive performance

cars.

As impressive, perhaps, is the new Leon’s thriftiness. Combined economy of 34.9 mpg and CO2 limited to just 190 g/km make the car among the most environmentally friendly ultra-hot hatches around. Not quite green enough to qualify for the brand’s Ecomotive badge - but distinctly more environmentally conscientious than a number of competitors which have CO2 emissions of 220 g/km and above. Speaking of rivals, it might not have the kick of the Ford Focus RS, but at £25,205 on the road it is £3,000 cheaper. It’s also £3,500 less than the Volkswagen Scirocco R. Only the Renault Megane Renault sport offers a convincing alternative on cost, but the Cupra R’s engine has more finesse and the incon-spicuous five-door formation broadens the interest. Even though the Leon has a relatively modest price tag, there is an awful lot of kit included. There are sporty twin central exhaust pipes within a modified rear diffuser,

a subtle extended high level rear spoiler, tasteful ‘R’ badging and gloss black highlighting inside and out. Then there are the ebony black front seatbacks with ‘R’ logo, which leave rear seat passengers in no doubt about the characteristics of this super quick SEAT. Colossal 19-inch ‘Potenza’ wheels, available in traditional silver alloy or contemporary white finish, also mark out the ‘R’ as something extra special. If that’s not enough, you also get cruise control, rear parking sensors, automatic lights and dual-zone climate control - all of which come as standard. Quite simply, the SEAT Leon Cupra R is a bargain when you consider how much car you get for the cash. It looks awesome, it’s engaging and it’s seriously rapid without being uncomfortable. The Leon would, without doubt, tick all the boxes for me if I wanted to buy a modern day performance hatch.

THE LATEST Leon is nothing less than a beast. And it should be – it’s the most potent SEAT ever made.

By Tim Barnes-Clay, Motoring Writer© BARNES-CLAY MEDIA 2010

www.barnes-claymedia.webeden.co.uk

SEAT Leon Cupra R

FAST FACTS

• Max speed: 155 mph• 0-62 mph 6.2 seconds • Combined mpg: 34.9• Engine: 4 cylinders, 1984 cc, turbo-petrol• Power: 265 PS• Torque: 350 Nm at 2,500 rpm• CO2: 190g/km• Price: £25,205 OTR

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• Attractive √• Performance √• Fun √• Cost √

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Back to Broadway A brand new classical musical theatre show

with a contemporary edge.19th February 7.30pm Tickets £15

Featuring performers from London’s West End....Gavin Burke (Joseph, English National Opera); Gina Price (Beyond the Barricades);

Kellie Potter (Les Miserables,Royal Shakespeare Company); Alexandra Waite (Royal Shakespeare

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The show brings together world class voices, colourful costumes and songs from some of the best loved musicals, old and new.

Tonight’s performance is a charity fundraising performance for Barnardo’s

LETS HANG ON - FRANKI VALLI & THE FOUR SEASONS NIGHT29TH JANUARY 7.30PMTICKETS £15.50 CONCESSIONS £15.00Back by popular demand! An outstanding tribute to Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons...Hot on the heels of the smash hit show Jersey Boys comes Let’s Hang On. www.letshangon.co.uk

Pride and Prejudice – Chapterhouse Theatre CompanyBy Jane Austen Adapted by Laura Turner

20th January 1pm and 7.30pmTickets £10 Concessions £8

(matinee group bookings over 15 £6.00 per seat)

Take a step back in time with Chapterhouse Theatre Company as we meet Elizabeth Bennet and her sisters. Whilst their interfering mother engineers

various courtships, sisters Elizabeth and Jane must pursue their own quest for true love.

Mercury - The Ultimate Queen Trib-ute 12th February 7.30pm Tickets £15.00 After a decade on tour, Mercury have firmly established themselves as one of the worlds most authentic tributes to the legends that is Freddy Mercury and Queen.



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