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Meet the team CommunityI N XD E
PublisherCommunity Index
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AdvertisingPeter [email protected]
ContributionsNicola Owen, Katherine Watson, Healthy Spirit, Deborah Grace, Didsbury Dinners, Danielle Lowy, John Townsend, Simon Whyatt
Cover PhotographsCarol Thompson, Phil Portus & special thanks to JP & Brimelow
Deadline for February Edition15th January 2013
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7The Tooth, the Whole Tooth...Didsbury Dentist Nicola Owen answers your questions on all things dental
Feeling Tired & Sluggish?Our top tips for ridding yourself of the post-Christmas hangover
The Community IndexYour one-stop guide to all things local
Book ReviewsBy John Townsend
Didsbury PeopleThis month we catch up with home-grown lacrosse champion Jake Weddell
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Modern ForagingHow to spot poisonous items in the urban jungle!
January In Your GardenOur local gardening expert is planting seeds to welcome in the new year
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Didsbury Arts FestivalHow you can get involved. Unless you’re chicken...
Didsbury Dinners RecipeThis month, Vegetable Soup & Garlic Bread
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Didsbury People
How did you come to start playing lacrosse?Both sides of my family are heavily involved with lacrosse, so I have been around the sport for as long as I can remember. The first match I played was in 2008, and after that I was hooked.
What is it you enjoy most about the game?I think the best thing is the performance – having the chance to be a bit flashy and show off a little bit! But I enjoy everything about lacrosse; I’ve never stopped enjoying it and I think that’s what has allowed me to be In the position I am now.
How do you manage to stay on top of your game?Well I do a lot of training by myself, where I work on things like shot technique, speed and strength, but most of the time I’m training and playing four to five times a week so that’s probably enough!
What are you looking forward to about moving to the US?I am looking forward to everything about it. It is
something I’ve wanted to do since I started playing the sport and it’s a massive opportunity for me. I’m excited to start competing at a much higher level of intensity and competition.
Who, or what, will you miss most about living in Didsbury?I think I’m going to miss a lot about living in Didsbury. New York will be a massive change and probably a huge culture shock after life in Didsbury. I’ll miss how compact everything is here and how the majority of my friends and family live just a bus ride away.
Do you have any advice for other young sportsmen/women just starting out?I think the most important thing is to make sure you’re enjoying whatever sport you play. If you don’t, then you’ll be going into training with the wrong attitude and won’t be getting the most out of the sessions.
Is there anyone who has been a particular source of inspiration to you?Recently all my inspiration has
come from one of my oldest friends and teammates who I played with since I started lacrosse. He also went through the England process with me and was expected to make the team as a goalkeeper. But unfortunately, he passed away just a few months before we left for Finland. As you can guess, this had a huge effect on me, both on and off the field. It made me realise how lucky I was to have made it as far as I had through the process and allowed me to put things into perspective. It gave me the extra boost I needed to succeed and I would honestly question whether or not I’d be in the position I am now had this not have happened.
How do you like to spend your time when you’re not playing lacrosse?Well at the moment, lacrosse isn’t giving me too much free time to enjoy. But another hobby of mine is photography; so when the opportunity arises I’m keen to take some pictures – mostly around Didsbury and particularly down by the Mersey. I also enjoy going into town with my friends when I get the chance.
Eighteen-year-old lacrosse champion, Jake Weddell, won the title ‘Sports Achiever of the Year’ in the prestigious Manchester Sports Awards 2012. The former Parrs Wood High School student plays for Manchester Wacs Lacrosse Club and also represented the England U19s at the U19 World Championships held in Finland in July. Jake will face further challenges when he moves to the US later this month to take up a place playing lacrosse at Onongada Community College, Syracuse, NY.
Deborah Grace
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Come and see what’s new in Didsbury's favouritetoy shop. We have lots of new and exciting toysand gifts:
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• Great selection of toys for older kidsincluding: Lego, Djeco art and craft sets, boardgames and science kits;
• Lots of toys for under a tenner - making usthe ideal place to pick up your party presents;
• Traditional wooden toddler toys as well asfantastic games, puzzles and books foryounger children; and
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TOYS·BOOKS
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Nicola Owen and her team have been offering qualitydental care at The Dental Health Centre for over 20 years in Didsbury village.
• New patients welcome.• Cosmetic and routine dental treatment.• Emergencies usually seen same day, even when patients are
not registered at the practice.• Special care for nervous patients.• Please contact reception to book your appointment.
Also introducing our NEW Dental Phobia CentreHTo finally overcome your dental fear HSpecial care offered
Nicola Owen and her team have successfully managed phobic patients for many years
1b School Lane, Didsbury, Manchester, M20 6RDt: 0161 445 5459, e: [email protected]
w: www.didsburydentalhealth.com
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Dental BitesTrauma to teeth; what should I do if I knock a tooth out by trauma?If the tooth wasn’t loose to start with i.e. the gums and teeth are healthy and strong, if it isn’t split or badly damaged it can be re-implanted into the socket. The root surface is covered with a layer of living cells, and these are needed to re-attach the tooth to the bone. When a tooth gets knocked out, it is vital that this is performed within an hour of the tooth falling out to give the best chance of survival. Don’t scrub or bleach the tooth, wash it gently in running water but not boiling water, and place
it in milk to preserve the living cells.
Get to your dentist as soon as possible. The tooth can then be re-fitted into its socket in the correct position, and splinted to the adjacent teeth for a few days until the attachment has become stronger.
Nicola Owen is principal dentist at The Dental Health Centre in Didsbury, which she established over 20 yrs ago. To contact Nicola, email
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Nicola Owen and her team have been offering qualitydental care at The Dental Health Centre for over 20 years in Didsbury village.
• New patients welcome.• Cosmetic and routine dental treatment.• Emergencies usually seen same day, even when patients are
not registered at the practice.• Special care for nervous patients.• Please contact reception to book your appointment.
Also introducing our NEW Dental Phobia CentreHTo finally overcome your dental fear HSpecial care offered
Nicola Owen and her team have successfully managed phobic patients for many years
1b School Lane, Didsbury, Manchester, M20 6RDt: 0161 445 5459, e: [email protected]
w: www.didsburydentalhealth.com
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Book Reviews
A chance discovery of a long-dead murder victim in a Hebridean peat bog marks both an unravelling of the past and a new beginning for
ex-Edinburgh cop, Fin Mcleod. Peter May skilfully weaves his plots, past and present, to grip and surprise the reader in this second novel in his Lewis trilogy.The characters are richly drawn: an old man dimly glimpsing his hidden past through a mist of dementia; his daughter haunted by life’s disappointments; an alcoholic soap actor with a past of her own; an ex-wild boy now an iron-hard minister and a teenage couple desperate to make a future for themselves and their child against all the odds. Then there is Fin himself, rootless and drifting back to his childhood home after divorce and his child’s death.
But the real, emotional heart of the novel lies in the islands themselves. Battered by storm and sea, they have a cold, wild beauty. They are harsh and unforgiving and they breed a special hardness in the people who struggle to scratch a living there. It is a landscape where the past is always present with abandoned crofts and long-gone industries, and where small communities still cling to family ties and religious certainties.
May is a gifted story teller with a real feel for his characters and the environment they inhabit. The action is pacey and never predictable. Recommended reading for adults on a cold winter’s night!
Meet Bernie Gunther, a Berlin cop who loses his job when the Nazis come to power but still manages to survive - just - in a world where the party is everything and to be
an outsider is likely to prove fatal. Cocky, sarcastic and deeply cynical, Gunther is no saint, but somehow always ends up on the side of the angels.This is the sixth outing for Bernie out of nine to date. The action begins in 1934 when the Nazis are consolidating their hold on power using the planned Berlin Olympics to showcase their new regime. They must persuade the Americans to participate despite Germany’s burgeoning anti-Semitism. Asked to solve a murder in a luxurious hotel, Bernie untangles a web of greed and corruption with the spectre of summary arrest and the concentration camp never far away.
Fast forward to 1954 and a mob-dominated Cuba every bit
as corrupt as Nazi Germany. On the run from alleged war crimes, Bernie has assumed a new identity and wants to make a new life for himself. But a chance meeting with a former lover plunges him back to his Berlin past and some business left unfinished.
The action is pacey and there are plenty of plot twists to keep the reader gripped. The characters are richly drawn. But it is Kerr’s powerful evocation of violent tyrannies – their cruelty, their pity and even sometimes their humour – that makes his books so special.
The Lewis Man Peter May
If the Dead Rise Not Philip Kerr
Reviews by John Townsend
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The Peruvian mystical arts are as varied and as beautiful as its
landscapes and its peoples. Neil Brocklehurst PhD has trained with some of the world‘s foremost authorities on the Inkan mystical traditions in the High Andes and with powerful jungle shaman who use indigenous plant medicines as healers and teachers.With a background in health services research and public health nursing, Neil now devotes his time to a different
form of healing. In the Andes the people of the Q‘ero nation, direct descendents of the Inka, are known as “masters of living energy”. Their cosmology and practices are extraordinary in terms of their simplicity and effectiveness. Starting in January 2013, Neil is offering a series of evening seminars in which he will share his considerable knowledge of this deeply spiritual nation and their traditions and practices.
From February 2013 Neil is also running full day workshops on Sundays for those who have an interest in the some of the traditional (and more modern)
practices of the contemporary shaman.
These workshops are both informative and experiential and are aimed at people who are willing to leave, at least for a few hours, the “known” world and to journey to other less known worlds with the support of an initiated shaman healer, power animals and spirit guides.
All events will take place at the Old Parsonage, Didsbury. See below for details or visit: www.peruvianenergyhealing.com
The Shaman and the Peruvian Mystical Arts
Evening Seminars on Inka MysticismFundamentals of Inka MysticismMonday 7th January, 7-9pm
The Seven Levels of PowerMonday 21st January, 7-9pm
Right Path of MysteryMonday 4th February, 7-9pm
The Bands of PowerMonday 18th February, 7-9pm
Love, Birth and DeathMonday 4th March, 7-9pm
Left Path of MagicMonday 18th March, 7-9pm
Sunday Workshops on ShamanismPersonal Power and Psychic ProtectionSunday, 24th February, 10am to 4.30pm
Archetypes and the Hero‘s JourneySunday, 24th March, 10am to 4.30pm
Guided Journeying and Power AnimalsSunday, 28th April, 10am to 4.30pm
Death Rites and Spirit FlightSunday, 2nd June, 10am to 4.30pm
All seminars are held at The Old Parsonage, Stenner Lane, Didsbury, Manchester M20 2RQ. To book a place, phone 0161 434 6784 (Healthy Spirit, Didsbury)
If you have over indulged recently on sugary and rich foods and alchohol
you might benefit by starting the new year by revitalising and cleansing your system.This can be achieved by cutting out certain everyday foods and drinks that can put stress on the body for a short period of time.
To get the best results we recommend avoiding the following foods while detoxing:
• Wheat• Sugar • Caffeine• Alcohol• Red Meat• DairyDuring your detox eat plenty of live food including vegetables and fruit and receive your
protein from nuts, fish and white meat. Bulk up your diet with lentils, pulses, beans and wholegrain brown rice, wheat free pastas and jacket potatoes. It is also really important that you drink plenty of pure, clean water as it rehydrates the skin and helps the body to eliminate toxins. Aim to drink at least 1 litre of water a day and keep warm by sipping herbal teas throughout the day. There are plenty of cleansing teas on the market now but anything with dandelion, green tea, fennel or nettle will help to purify the body.
Detoxing can sometimes be a shock to the system and you can often feel groggy during the first few days so try and choose a time when demands are not being made of you, get plenty of rest and have
lots of early nights. Our body does a lot of repair work while sleeping so it is a vital component of staying healthy. Supporting the body during this process can be aided enormously by taking herbal supplements while you are detoxing e.g. milk thistle and dandelion are herbs that are known for supporting the liver and kidneys and taking cereal grasses such as spirulina and barley grass which will provide the body with an abundance of nutrients including chlorophyll helping to alkalise the body. These products and other cleansing foods and supplements are available at your local, independent health food shop Healthyspirit, 37 Barlow Moor Road. Call in and speak to one of our qualified nutritionists who can give you one to one advice.
Events at HealthySpiritToning and Mantra ChantingSaturdays 5th Jan, 9th Feb, 30th Mar 11.00am-12.00pm£6 per session
Laughing YogaSaturdays 12th Jan, 16th Feb, 16th Mar11am-12.00pmFree (donations accepted)
Singing and Music TherapySaturdays 12th Jan, 23rd Feb, 23rd Mar12.15pm-1.15pm£15 per session
Spiritual HealingSaturdays 12th & 19th Jan, 2nd & 23rd Feb, 2nd & 23rd Mar2-3pmFree (donations accepted)
Circle DancingSaturdays 5th Jan, 9th Feb 30th Mar1.00pm-2.00pm£6 per session
Lemurian Healing MeditationSaturdays 26th Jan, 9th Feb, 16th Mar2pm-4pm£6
CranioSacral ClinicSaturdays 19th Jan, 2nd MarAvailable by appointmentFree (donations accepted)
Kundalini YogaEvery Monday 11.00am-12.30pm Every Wednesday 1.30am-1.00pm£8 per session
InfiniteChiKungEvery Wednesday 10am-11am£6 per session
Meditation classesEvery Tuesday 11am-12.00pmEvery Wednesday 7.30pm-9.30pmFree (donations accepted)
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Feeling Tired & SluggishAfter the Festivities?
SERVING BODY, MIND AND SPIRITHealthyspirit is a health and spiritual shop
with a holistic healing centre. We offer:
HOLISTIC TREATMENTS
MEDITATION CLASSESSPIRITUAL HEALING & GUIDANCE DRU YOGADEEKSHA BLESSINGATTUNEMENTS
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MANCHESTER M20 6TW. TEL: 0161 434 6784OPEN MONDAY-SATURDAY from 09.30am-5.00pm
SERVING BODY, MIND AND SPIRITHealthyspirit is a health and spiritual shop
with a holistic healing centre. We offer:
HOLISTIC TREATMENTS
MEDITATION CLASSESSPIRITUAL HEALING & GUIDANCE DRU YOGADEEKSHA BLESSINGATTUNEMENTS
DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS
FLOWER ESSENCESHOMOEOPATHIC REMEDIESBOOKS CDS (MEDITATION AND MUSIC)CRYSTALS & GIFTSWORKSHOPS
Visit our website for more Information or buy online:
WWW.HEALTHY-SPIRIT.COMFREE POST AND PACKAGING WITH FIRST ORDER
AND RECEIVE A £5 VOUCHER TO BE USED ON NEXT PURCHASE OVER £25.00
OR CALL IN AND CHAT WITH OUR FRIENDLY STAFF AT: 37 BARLOW MOOR ROAD, DIDSBURY,
MANCHESTER M20 6TW. TEL: 0161 434 6784OPEN MONDAY-SATURDAY from 09.30am-5.00pm
SERVING BODY, MIND AND SPIRITHealthyspirit is a health and spiritual shop
with a holistic healing centre. We offer:
HOLISTIC TREATMENTS
MEDITATION CLASSESSPIRITUAL HEALING & GUIDANCE DRU YOGADEEKSHA BLESSINGATTUNEMENTS
DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS
FLOWER ESSENCESHOMOEOPATHIC REMEDIESBOOKS CDS (MEDITATION AND MUSIC)CRYSTALS & GIFTSWORKSHOPS
Visit our website for more Information or buy online:
WWW.HEALTHY-SPIRIT.COMFREE POST AND PACKAGING WITH FIRST ORDER
AND RECEIVE A £5 VOUCHER TO BE USED ON NEXT PURCHASE OVER £25.00
OR CALL IN AND CHAT WITH OUR FRIENDLY STAFF AT: 37 BARLOW MOOR ROAD, DIDSBURY,
MANCHESTER M20 6TW. TEL: 0161 434 6784OPEN MONDAY-SATURDAY from 09.30am-5.00pm
Wholefoods
dietary supplements
floWer essences
homoeopathic remedies
books
cds (meditation & music)
crystals & gifts
Workshops
holistic treatments
meditation classes
spiritual healing & guidance
kundalini yoga
chi kung
attunements
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Clubs, Societies & Groups
Acting For FunCentral Didsbury431 4794
Didsbury Amateur Dramaticswww.celestaplayers.co.uk
Didsbury Civic Societywww.didsburycivicsociety.org.uk
Didsbury Cricket Clubwww.didsburyccsports.co.uk
Didsbury Dinnershttp://didsburydinners.wordpress.comFor general enquiries/Community growing group: [email protected] Community cooking group: [email protected]
Didsbury Good NeighboursEvery Tuesday, 10-11.45am coffee morning. Didsbury Sure Start Centre, Didsbury Park07749 504298 www.didsburygood neighbours.com
Didsbury Ladies Probis ClubMeets on alternate Monday afternoons in East Didsbury.Please call Joan Woodall 0161 434 2532 for more information
Didsbury Village East Residents Associationwww.dvera.co.uk
Didsbury Village Women’s Institutewww.didsburyvillagewi.co.uk
Manchester Flower Lovers’ GuildFirst Monday of the month for flower demonstrations.
Refreshments at 7.15 for 7.30 start. Visitors welcome £5 St Werburghs Church Hall, Chorlton M21 0TJ Anne 881 6591, [email protected] flowersnorthwest.net
Friends of Didsbury Parkwww.friendsofdidsbury park.co.uk
Friends of Fletcher Moss ParkAlan Hill 215 0971 [email protected]
Friends of Marie Louise Gardenswww.marielouisegardens.org.uk
South Manchester Camera Clubwww.smcc.org.uk
Didsbury Over 50s Group247 2323
South Manchester U3AMeet on the 1st Tuesday of the month at 2pm, Emmanuel Church. Contact Edna 434 2509
South Manchester Dance School107 Clyde Road West Didsbury, 445 5308
West Didsbury BookgroupMeets every four weeks at 7.30pm. Lively mixed group of all ages. Call 445 4483 leaving your name, address & landline
West Didsbury Residents AssociationPam Siddons 445 5406 www.westdidsbury.org.uk
Arts & Crafts
The Classroom on School Lane Learn new a new craft24 School Lanewww.classroomschool lane.com
Wendy Levy Art Gallery17 Warburton Street Didsbury, 446 4880
Music & EntertainmentJazzTuesdays at 8.45pm at the Slug and Lettuce, 651 Wilmslow Rd, Didsbury. creativespaceinfo.blogspot.com
Pub QuizDog and PartridgeEvery Monday 9.30Cash Jackpot667 Wilmslow RoadTel: 0871 951 1000
Stax of Soul Wednesdays 9.30pm-12 Thursdays DJ Pip Rolfe Weekend warm up till 1amOne Lounge Bar1 Lapwing lanewww.oneloungebar.co.uk 448 0101
Therapy at Sanctuary Bar Thursday night DJ 7–midnight every week.653 Wilmslow Road
Social & Support Groups
Didsbury Social [email protected] www.didsburysocial. jigsy.com
Social CircleSocial and activity group. Walks, meals, weekends away, quiz nights, live music, dancing, theatre, comedy Tel: 0161 434 0098, or 07767 686 177 www.social-circle.co.uk
New Family Social UK charity for LGBT adopters, foster carers and their children. Meets every two months in south Manchester.newfamilysocial.co.uk email: [email protected]
Useful Numbers
Didsbury Library 227 3755
Environment on Call 954 9000
Mersey Valley Countryside Warden Service 905 1100
Manchester City Council234 5000
East Didsbury Councillors
Andrew [email protected]
Andrew [email protected]
Bridie [email protected]
West Didsbury Councillors
Mark [email protected]
Carl [email protected]
David [email protected]
Community I N D E X
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LETTINGS: 0161 445 2300 [email protected]
DIDSBURY LETTINGS721 Wilmslow Rd Didsbury M20 6WF
www.jpandbrimelow.co.uk@jpandbrimelow
Offices also in:Chorlton 0161 882 2244 Withington 0161 434 6169
JP & Brimelow - Withington Lettings Specialists
News Bulletin
Located just a couple of miles from Didsbury Village, with excellent access to Manchester City Centre and the airport, Withington is a great place for first time buyers and young professionals in search of their perfect pad. Established in the area for more than 15 years, the Withington lettings team has an in-depth knowledge of the local rental market. Whilst undoubtedly popular with students, the area also appeals to post-graduates and young professionals looking for a cheaper alternative to city centre living. Whether you’re looking for somewher to live or have a property to let in Withington, call the team to find out how they can help you!
The Team at JP & Brimelow Withington420 Wilmslow Rd, Withington, M20 3BW
Call the Team on: 0161 434 6169
The Withington team is focused on using the latest technology to ensure a targeted approach to marketing. Making use of not only the major online property portals, including Rightmove, the team uses both Twitter and it’s own dedicated iPhone app, which allows tennants to identify their perfect property match whilst on the go.
Call the Team on: 0161 434 6169
SALES: 0161 448 0622 [email protected]
DIDSBURY SALES 748a Wilmslow Rd Didsbury M20 2DW
www.jpandbrimelow.co.uk@jpandbrimelow
Offices also in:Chorlton 0161 882 2233 Withington 0161 445 9700
[email protected] [email protected]
We’re passionate about M20. So much so, we’ve emblazoned our appreciation for all things Didsbury on our very own eco-bags. So, come into our office today and grab yourself a bag, for FREE! Use it for your Cheddar from the Cheese Hamlet,
or your Angus Beef from Axons...Go on show your love for M20!
GRAB YOUR FREE BAG
What’s your next move?Whether you have a property to sell or to let, JP & Brimelow
are at the top of their game with the skills and expertise to help. Call the Withington office today to find out more.
What’s your next move?Whether you have a property to sell or to let, JP & Brimelow
are at the top of their game with the skills and expertise to help. Call the Withington office today to find out more.What’s your next move?
Whether you have a property to sell or to let, JP & Brimelow are at the top of their game with the skills and expertise to help.
Call the Withington office today to find out more.
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Didsbury Arts Festival organisers are looking for fresh
recruits to boost their team as the event continues to go from strength to strength. Since its launch in 2009, the area’s annual arts showcase has become a firm fixture on the local calendar. This year’s DAF Diamond Weekend, held in September, saw 3,000 festival goers flocking to Didsbury’s bars, churches and other venues to enjoy a four-day celebration of local talent. DAF 2013 will take place from 22nd to 30th June.
Now festival organisers are looking for people to join their small, but dedicated, team and to take on roles in a variety of areas, including fundraising, marketing and event and artist co-ordination. They would particularly like to hear from anyone interested in managing the festival’s visual arts programme and writers programme. An assistant festival director
is also being sought to work with the festival director in liaising with sponsors and local stakeholders and in organising the festival programme.
Maria Stripling, DAF Director, said: ‘The kind of person we are seeking for this role would need to have a huge interest in the arts, be very community-minded and have the time available to dedicate to DAF. They would need to enjoy working as a team and, of course, to appreciate the benefits that the arts can bring to people of all ages and backgrounds.’
Organised by a group of enthusiastic local residents, the aim of DAF is to celebrate the arts and the wealth of talent, diversity and the vibrant community that make Didsbury so special.
Anyone wishing to discuss ways in which they would like to get involved should contact DAF Director, Maria Stripling, at:
or call her on: 07501 465 510
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You will need :
450g/1lb carrots
2 leeks
1 onion
4 celery sticks
2 courgettes
3 potatoes
1 small swede
2 tbsp vegetable oil
2 cloves of garlic, crushed
1½ pints (850ml) vegetable stock
Handful of chopped coriander
Salt and pepper to taste
1 French stick (baguette)
2 cloves garlic, crushed mixed with 250ml / 9 fl oz olive oil
For the soup :
1. Chop all vegetables.
2. Sauté them in the oil with the garlic until soft.
3. Add vegetable stock, coriander and seasoning.
4. Simmer for half an hour.
5. Liquidise.
For the garlic bread :
1. Cut bread in half, length ways.
2. Spread with the garlic oil.
3. Wrap in ovenproof foil and bake in oven at 180ºC/350ºF/gas mark 4 for 15 minutes.
4. Serve with soup.
Recipe by :Lorraine Tolland, Cook, Early Years
Nursery School, Didsbury
“The soup and garlic bread were made for the children at Early Years Nursery School. All the vegetables were grown at their vegetable plot in the nursery grounds.”
Vegetable soup and garlic bread
Recipe reproduced from Didsbury Dinners: The Low-Carbon Community Cookbook, with kind permission from the editor Amanda Woodvine.
Didsbury Dinners is an 80-page A4 glossy paperback packed full of recipes from local residents and groups. Buy your copy for just £6.99 from The Albert Club and Didsbury Civic Society. All proceeds from the sale of the book will go towards promoting local food sustainability. [email protected]
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After phenomenal success in our first store, ‘a Sweet Thought’
is delighted to be opening in Didsbury. We cater for whatever
your taste buds desire. As well as providing the largest selection
of pick & mix in the UK and all your favorite traditional & retro
sweets, we offer a bespoke service for party bags, wedding
favors & gifts. We also have traditional Sweet Cart available for
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Parties or Corporate events.
We are happy to discuss
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So call in for a chat!
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Over millions of years, humans developed the ability to identify
which foods were nourishing and which foods would quickly make them sick, using a combination of sight, touch, smell and taste.These skills have largely been lost, and though it is unlikely you’ll ever need them in the wild, the modern forager has to navigate an equally, if not more challenging environment – the supermarket!
Generally speaking, in the wild foods that are safe smell and taste good. Food that is bad, or rotten will look and smell awful, to the point of making us feel physically ill.
Unfortunately, modern science has given manufacturers the ability to make anything look, taste and smell delicious, regardless of its contents, through the use of artificial flavours, colours and fillers. We therefore need a new set of rules by which to forage for our sustenance.
The following are some top tips when hunting and gathering for your clan in the perilous aisles of the ubiquitous supermarket:
1. Food should come from a field, not a factoryIf you cannot recognise the food as a bit of an animal or part of a plant, don’t eat it. Think roots or eyeballs, if it never had either, don’t touch it!
2 If it has a food label, it’s not foodI could go into a lengthy explanation of food labels, the misguided RDAs, how manufacturers manipulate the law with misleading ingredient names and portion sizes, but you’d soon find your label deciphering skills redundant, on realising that every product in the supermarket that has one isn’t actually food!
3 If it says “healthy” on the label, its almost certainly very bad for youSad, but true.
4 If the use by date is more than a week away, don’t touch itIf fungus and bacteria won’t touch it, then you shouldn’t either!
5 Beware of vague claims on animal productsHappy eggs, traditionally reared, freedom foods and even free range mean little, other than the animal was spared the most debased level of cruelty.
Even organic doesn’t guarantee quality meat – organic beef could have been fed organic grains which still results in nutritionally inferior meat.
When selecting beef, make sure it’s grass-fed. Pork and chicken should be free range. Often your best bet for naturally reared supermarket meat is hill grazed British Lamb (though often all you’ll find is New Zealand Lamb, the mind boggles!).
On your next supermarket visit, it will quickly become apparent that despite its vast size and typical range of 50,000 products, there is actually very little that can be considered food fit for human consumption!
This all raises the question, why go to the supermarket at all? Supermarkets are supposed to save you time and money – get all your shopping in one place, at a low price. The truth is though, if you eat real food the supermarket may cost you more of both!
Time - Between queueing for the car park, navigating the
Modern ForagingHow to spot poisonous items in the urban jungle!
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walking dead in the aisles to get to some real food hidden at the back (supermarkets always follow the same layout), before queueing at the checkout (giving you time to note the correlation between the health of the people with trolleys full of ‘food’ and ‘health’ products), and then queueing to get out of the car park, chances are you could have popped to Frosts, Out of the Blue, and Unicorn, had a friendly chat in each, and got some cooking tips to boot, in less time. Even if it does take you the same time, or slightly longer, it will certainly be a more pleasurable experience.
Money – Supermarkets are not cheap. They create the illusion through loss leaders. Common items such as bread and milk, of which people register the prices, are sold at a loss. This loss is recouped by
huge mark-ups on cheap food products.
Actual food (i.e. meat, vegetables and fruit) are a pain for supermarkets, as they cost much more to produce, transport and store, and have short shelf lives. As a consequence, they are typically very expensive. This fact is hidden using confusing pricing strategies (pricing some items per lb, some per kg, some per 100g, others per item). Do you know how much you last paid for apples?
By choosing local, fresh, seasonal produce, you cut down on production, transportation and storage costs, thereby saving money. If you can walk or cycle to a local store, you’ll save money on petrol, which could be a considerable saving. The money you do spend will
go back into the local economy, rather than into the coffers of vast multi-conglomerates, and you’ll reduce your environmental footprint!
So, if you do go down to the supermarket today, don’t forget to follow the rules, or even better, don’t go to the supermarket at all!
Simon Whyatt is a personal trainer and nutritionist based in South Manchester, whose outdoor fitness classes in Chorlton Park www.primalfitnesss.co.uk are part of the TagPassItOn scheme.
The original version of this article was first published on his blog: www.livenowthrivelater.co.uk
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January is the coldest, wettest and windiest month (after all those
sprouts) and other than feeding the birds and pruning your apple trees, there are few garden jobs that would entice you out. So January could be the ideal opportunity to sort through your gardening paraphernalia and get a bit organised for the year ahead. I wish I had a dedicated shed for dibbers and kneelers but having a small garden means my garage houses all my tools as well as over 500 plastic pots (which annoyingly can’t be recycled) and all manner of horticultural detritus: half full seed packets, twisty ties, broken canes, 21 (random)
hose attachments and any number of miscellaneous garden-related objects from well meaning friends.
One popular present in recent years has been the Vert-de-Terre, retro tin for SEEDS which sits next to the one for MATCHES and PEGS - usually empty, but bringing that bit of Country Living chic to my city kitchen. So I’ve decided to put it to purpose and order some seeds this month in preparation for the spring.
The business of seeds is blooming, obviously literally but also in terms of the variety that are now available to the discerning shopper. I am particularly interested in heritage and heirloom seeds and fancy myself in tweeds and worsted waistcoat dibbing in
my Giant Bulgarian (leek) ready for a bumper crop.
There are quite a few online companies now providing heirloom and heritage seeds including the long standing Chiltern seeds (www.chilternseeds.co.uk) and the Vegetable Seed Store (www.vegetableseedstore.co.uk).
One of my favourites is Garden Organic – the working name of the Henry Doubleday research association, based at the Ryton gardens in Coventry - definitely worth a visit if you are in the area (www.gardenorganic.org.uk).
This is the UK’s leading organic growing charity and has a huge seed library.
At the quirky end of the seed business is Thomas Etty (www.thomasetty.co.uk) with the lovely tag line “Heritage seedsman and Bulb Merchant” who not only has an extensive catalogue of heritage seeds but provides interesting timelines for certain crops – red Orach for example has been in circulation since 1213 – and lists of flowering plants popular in different centuries.
Katherine Watson, Fat Grass Garden Designs
Our local gardening expert plants some seeds to bring in the new year
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You will need• Scissors
• Used wrapping paper
• Sticky tape
• PVA glue
• Paint brush
Make yourself a Topsy Turvy PotBet you enjoyed unwrapping your Christmas presents! Double the fun by turning the wrapping paper into a useful and stylish Topsy Turvy pot. Danielle Lowy from Rubbish Revamped shows you how in an extract from the book, Festive Craft Projects with Recycled Materials. Metallic papers that can’t go in the paper recycling bin are especially nice for this project. You can also use junkmail, leaflets and magazines.
Cut sheets of wrapping paper into strips about15-20cm deep and as wide as available.
Fold them into strips about 1.5 to 2cm deep.
Wind the first strip into a tight spiral circle. Sticky tape the end. Add lots more strips, taping them at the beginning and end. 8-10cm diameter is a good final size for your circle.
Here’s the tricky bit. Gently pull the circles up into a tower shape. Make it topsy turvy or straight. Don’t push beyond the depth of the strips or it will all unravel! If this starts to happen, push it back down into a circle and start again, taking it nice and slow....
Got the shape you want? Brush on undiluted PVA glue. Leave to dry and add two more layers to glue the rolls together and make the pot stronger - gives it a nice shine too!
Get the book: Festive Craft Projects with Recycled Materials contains 20 illustrated step-by-step projects and is available from Rubbish Revamped at www.rubbishrevamped.org.uk for £5.00 (plus £1.20 postage).
Rubbish Revamped run recycled craft workshops for individuals and organisations. Contact Danielle at [email protected] or on 07910 270 789. Or visit the website to see what’s on at www.rubbishrevamped.org.uk
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