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sent us of the unfolding season. Whether
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of course, our beloved pets.
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my working life and how things have thinking about all the changes that have
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✒ I have just finished
reading Linda Finlay’s
historical novel The
Flower Seller, which is
about the life of Victorian
violet growers in Devon.
Reading this novel
reminded me of the
scent of violet perfume
and the taste of violet-
scented confectionery.
I wonder if any other
readers can remember
eating violet creams or
Parma Violet sweets
which were first
produced by Swizzels
Matlow of Derbyshire
in 1946? They have a
soap-like, floral flavour,
and a chalky texture.
Susannah White,
Gloucestershire
Tessa treat
✒ I enjoyed reading
the feature about Tessa
Peake-Jones (above). What
a lovely lady! My daughter
and I went to see her in
Shirley Valentine at our
local theatre. She played a
superb performance.
Val Gabriel, Hampshire
A young Vincent
✒ I had to share the pictures
my grandson, Joseph Eakhurst,
painted in the style of Vincent
van Gogh. My daughter had taken
Simple pleasures
✒ In these strange times
I am one of those people
self-isolating for three
months, so I have plenty of
time on my hands. But it’s
the simple pleasures that
are so special. While in the
garden I enjoyed the flight
of a hawk circling, then
swooping down; washing
up, I looked out and noticed
my apple tree in flower. The
other night I snuggled down
to sleep on lovely crisp,
freshly laundered sheets.
Perhaps other readers can
add to this list?
Tilly Stang, Devon
A precious
sweater
✒ During these enforced
days of isolation, I was
counting my blessings
and browsing through
my memory box. I found
this photo of a sweater
I proudly knitted
for my late husband
for Christmas 1961,
our first Christmas
as a married couple.
My husband wore it
regularly and it is still
very much wearable.
The yarn is pure wool,
it took three months to
complete and I still have the
pattern which came from
Stitchcraft magazine.
Ruth Winson, by email
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time to teach him about the artist
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This snap was taken in
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Sussex. I’m wearing a
white ballerina-length
brocade dress with pointed
toe shoes. Richard, my
husband, is wearing
the usual dark suit.
We thought we were the
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Geraldine, Dorset
1962: Here is a photo of me
on my wedding day, which
took place in September.
My dress was in the
ballerina style, which
was very popular in the
Sixties – as was my short
headdress veil and pointed
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My lovely pink camellia thought
‘I’ll blossom now it’s spring,
The sun is warming all my buds,
I hear the blackbirds sing’.
And so the tight buds opened
And made my garden glow
With lovely deep pink flowers,
But then, down came the snow!
The snowflakes floated gently
And settled on each flower,
Weighing down their tender heads
With every passing hour.
But my camellia didn’t mind
The weight upon each bloom,
Beneath her snowy mantle
She smiled beneath the gloom.
So when some burden weighs
you down
Just take the strain and glow,
And be like my camellia flowers,
Put on a happy show!
Small talk
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years old when we had her
baptised. The priest looked
at her and said, “l think you
are big enough to answer
some of these questions
yourself. What is it you
want from God today?”
Becky thought for a minute
and then replied: “l would
have asked him for a pink
bike but I got one for my
birthday yesterday!” Even
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her nursing adventures.
I couldn’t put it down,
especially as it reminded me
so much of my own training.
I sent it on to a district nurse
friend, who gave it to her
daughter-in-law midwife
who sent it on to a friend in
France! I wonder where it is
now!
My ‘set’ of nursing friends
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Kathleen Hyland,
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how the world began, my
seven-year-old grandson,
Adam, asked, “If man
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mythical creatures. She
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my daughters to the
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 o Hear t
Heart t
By Alison James
arm, generous and kind-
hearted, that’s actress
Sarah Parish. And in this
period of lockdown and
isolation these qualities
are shining out even brighter.
‘I’m so proud
The Bancroft and Broadchurch star and
her husband James Murray suffered the
tragedy of losing their first-born daughter
Ella Jayne from a congenital heart defect
in
m
Tr
e
En d p
and providing life-saving equipment.
Now they are also helping to support
key workers at Southampton General
Hospital, where their daughter was in
hospital, with a hot and healthy meal
every day, prepared on site.
“We know quite a few key workers at
the hospital as it’s our local big one and
also where our Trust raised money for a
new Intensive Care Unit,” says Sarah, on
the phone to us from her home in the
Hampshire countryside.
“We’re so proud of
everyone who’s working
so hard – it’s stressful
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and tough for them – so
for the time being we’re
helping with a fund
to provide staff with
Sarah with hubby
a proper meal from actor James Murray
one of the hospital’s and daughter Nell
on-site restaurants. It
means they can be properly nourished
while taking some much-needed time
out. It’s one less thing they have to worry
about and there are no concerns about
where the food is coming from or how it’s
prepared as it’s made in situ.”
What else has Sarah been doing during
lockdown?
“Staying at home – the same as so
many other people,” she replies. “We’re
doing OK – although I am eating far too
much chocolate! I get a bit panicky when
the Dairy Milk starts running out! I feel
so lucky that me and James and our
daughter Nell (ten) live in the countryside
where there’s lots of space for us to go for
12 YOURS n EVERY FORTNIGHT
Actress Sarah Parish,
starring in a new series
of a hit Netflix medieval
drama, tells Yours of her
admiration for her key
worker pals and why she’s
loving playing a goodie
of my NHS
a walk or a run. We’re really quite isolated,
but we still do the Thursday evening clap
for the NHS – even if it’s just us. You can
hear applause from the nearest village
which is a couple of miles away, though.
“James and I are also doing the home-
schooling thing. I was doing geography
with Nell before I called you! There are
elements to the lockdown
that are quite positive.
Both mentally and
physically. We normally
put ourselves under so
much pressure in order to
cram everything in. Life
is less stressful when we
don’t have so much on our
‘to-do’ lists and a lot more
time to do it, too. Taking life
at a more leisurely pace and
appreciating things more is something
that I hope will remain post-lockdown.”
Naturally, however, Sarah is missing
some elements of life, pre-Covid 19.
“I can’t wait to go up to London for a
night to see my best mates and also go to
the theatre,” she says. “Closer to home, it
would just be nice to go to the pub! I’m also
missing my work. I was in the middle of
filming an episode of quirky comedy Inside
No 9 when lockdown started. Presumably
‘There are positive elements
to the lockdown, such as
appreciating things more’
we’ll get back to work on that as soon as we
possibly can.”
At least the third and final series of
Medici: The Magnificent – the lavish Netflix
drama series about the medieval Medici
dynasty who ruled Florence – was ‘in the
can’ before we were all instructed to stay
at home.
“Absolutely,” Sarah (51) says. “Playing
Lucrezia de’ Medici is one of those dream
jobs that don’t come along very often.
We filmed in Italy for four months from
A woman of many roles
n Sarah had a small role in the
film The Holiday where she
played a long-suffering work
colleague of Kate Winslet’s
character, Iris, in the hit Christmas
film from 2006.
n In 2011 she starred alongside
James Nesbitt in the medical
drama Monroe.
n From 2013-2015 she appeared
 star chat

Above: With Daniel

Sharman in her latest series,
Medici: The Magnificent.
Right: Montepulciano in
Italy, where much of the
filming took place

friends’
August until December, shooting the
internal scenes in a studio in Rome and
moving up to Tuscany for the external
shots. The beautiful city of Montepulciano
doubles as old Florence. Italy is one of my
favourite countries on earth and Rome
is my favourite city so it’s just wonderful.
The costumes, which are designed and
made especially for the drama, are also
amazing. They’re not comfortable to wear
exactly but at least it was before the time
of corsets! Lucrezia was an incredible
poet and playwright and taught her son
Lorenzo everything about art, which was
what made him great. She was also a nice
woman which makes a change for me. I
rarely get to play characters who don’t have
an evil underbelly. Usually I end up killing
someone!”
n Medici: The Magnificent, is on the subscription
channel Netflix. A basic plan starts from £5.99 a
month. Visit netflix.com for more information
n To find out more about The Murray Parish
Trust visit www.themurrayparishtrust.com
Sarah shares
a secret
She relaxes by creating marble
in the BBC TV series Atlantis, (far mosaics. “James and I have both
left) playing one of the main cast taken it up and it’s completely
characters, evil Pasiphae. absorbing. He’s in the process of
n From 2014-2017 she played making a rather beautiful fish from
Anna Rampton in three series of small mosaic tiles while mine is
the BBC satirical comedy W1A. more of a big,
n Most recently she has been random pattern.”
playing Supt Elizabeth Bancroft
(right) in the ITV mini-series
Bancroft.
13
 star chat
Comedian TOM ALLEN,
36, co-host of Bake Off: The
Professionals, on staying
busy, having self-belief
(but not too much) and never
saving anything for best…
n Self-belief is a
balancing act
My parents are retired,
but my dad was a coach
driver and my mum
worked in
Army & Navy.
Not the military
but the store! They’re
very supportive. Dad
always said: ‘The world
takes you at your own
valuation.’ If you believe in
yourself, people will say, ‘He’s
good at what he does.’
If you go into things asking,
‘Am I any good?’ People will
say: ‘He doesn’t know what
he’s doing.’ It’s about self-
belief. Not too much, because
we’ve all seen those people.
Mum would say, ‘I’m not sure
about that person. They’re full
of themselves…’ So, I’ve got
conflicting advice… that’s the
balancing act.
n Being busy is good
If you want something done,
ask a busy person – my
parents said that, too and I
try to live by that. If I have too
much time on my hands, one
task can take all day. If I’ve
got 12 tasks to do, I get on
with them.
n My 11am worry cure
When I supported comedian
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Sarah Millican on tour, it was
a real turning point in my
career. She’s so hard working
and taught me so much. She
said to me: ‘Don’t worry about
things after 11 in the morning.
If something’s worrying you
from the day before, at 11am
move on with the day.’
14 YOURS n EVERY FORTNIGHT
Tom drew inspiration from
comics such as the late
great Victoria Wood and
Sarah Millican (right)
n Never save anything
for best
If you’ve an outfit you like,
don’t think: ‘I’ll keep that for
special occasions.’ Wear it now.
Wear it around the house.
That’s true of everything. If you
buy a loaf, eat it when it’s fresh.
See, I’m learning from Bake
Off. I even put profound life
lessons in a baking analogy!
Always invest in good shoes
and a good bed, too – because
if you’re not in one, you’re in
the other.
n Be open to possibilities
I’m somebody who’s always
been single, apart from
dating a few people here and
there. For me, relationships
feel frightening. You’re very
vulnerable. All you can do
is be honest, be open to
possibilities and try not to
panic. Growing up being gay
and not really knowing any
other gay people, I found
M y
lessons
e
f
from
l
was a big part of my comedy
education. She wasn’t afraid
it difficult. As an adult, I’m to be herself. She’d talk about
reprogramming the feelings everyday things, through an
of shame I had and learning unusual lens. Comedy is a way
to feel like you’re allowed of communicating with each
to fall in love. They teach us other. Laughter, for a moment,
funny things at school; I know makes everything bearable.
about photosynthesis. I don’t
know much about how to ask n Bake Off: The Professionals is
someone on a date. due to return to Channel 4
on Tuesday, May 26
n Laughter is good n Tom was talking to
medicine Katherine Hassell
My mum has always
loved all sorts of
comedy. She got me
into watching people
n What advice would you
like Peter Sellers and
give to your 18-year-old self?
Kenneth Williams.
I remember being Don’t worry, go out and have fun.
obsessed with the I wish I’d gone a bit wild and been
Carry On films, sitcoms a teenager, but I never really was. I
such as One Foot in never really had fun when I was 18.
the Grave, ‘Allo ‘Allo! I was very scared of the world. I was
and Ever Decreasing very studious – head boy, actually 
Circles. Victoria Wood – and I was too worried about trying
to get everything right and do well
in my ‘A’ Levels.
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Strictly professional dancer
Karen Hauer chats about finding
her true love, her hopes for
Strictly 2020 and virtual cups
of coffee with the Strictly gang

By Christine Smith

hat happens when

Strictly dancers are in
lockdown? Answer...
they join forces to keep
the nation’s spirits up.
That’s what Karen Hauer and her
friend and fellow Strictly co-dancer
Oti Mabuse are doing online. Together
with Oti’s husband, Marius Lepure, and
Karen’s partner, David Webb, they have
created the free Home Festival – a daily
serving of fun activities for all the family.
“We wanted to use our online
platforms to give something back,”
explains 37-year-old Karen. “We thought it
would be a great idea to put together a set
of activities for the family. We have all lost
our daily routine as dancers and it helps
us stay strong – physically and mentally.”
For Karen personally, lockdown has
also meant spending more time with
David. After suffering a public marital
break-up with her Strictly professional
co-star, Kevin Clifton, two years ago, she
has found happiness again with David, an
opera singer.
They started dating after her three-year
marriage to Kevin broke down in 2018
and their romance has blossomed ever

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Waltzing down Memory Lane
We’re in for a treat later this year
with three one-hour Strictly
specials looking at the very
best moments from the show’s
themed weeks – movies, musicals
and Blackpool.
The series will be hosted by Tess
Daly and Claudia Winkleman, who
will be joined from home by judges
Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse,
Shirley Ballas and Bruno Tonioli,
star chat
alongside other famous and familiar
faces. Audiences can expect fun
home videos from the Strictly
professional dancers, past celebrity
contestants, and viewers will be
able to send in home-made content
of their reactions to some of their
favourite Strictly routines, or even
try the dances out at home. The
best clips will even be included in
the shows.

since. They live together in South London
with their three rescue dogs.
“I am usually so hectic so I am more
grateful than ever to have my little family
at home – David, and our dogs. It’s nice to
spend time together,” says Karen.
Reflecting on their relationship, she
says she feels incredibly happy and lucky
to have met someone who, she says,
‘lets me be me’. She confides: “It’s a joy
to have found someone who
understands me. We are very
supportive of one another.”
Like much of the nation,
Karen has been using technology
to make sure she keeps in touch
‘The Strictly dancers
have a little WhatsApp
group to send
messages and check up
on one another’
with her family in the States and friends.
The professional dancers on Strictly, she
reveals, have set up a WhatsApp group,
where they can all stay in touch. “David
and I have been doing Oti’s dance classes
too,” she reveals. “It’s important to stay
in touch, as we have been with all our
friends. Some of the Strictly dancers have
taken part in our festival and we have our
little WhatsApp group to check up on one
another. We have been having a virtual
cup of coffee together!”
With so many big TV shows being
postponed because of coronavirus,
continue into the autumn. Karen, who rushing around all day and every day, but
has also seen her dance theatre tours put recently, she has been using the staying
on hold, says she remains hopeful the indoors rules to chill out and relax. David
show will return. “We are taking it day by does all the cooking. “I know, I am so lucky
day and I am definitely hoping for some he does love cooking,” she adds. “I can’t
Strictly magic,” she adds. believe it! He is seriously great at it!”
Asked if she is optimistic about the She has also been using the time to
cancellation of her theatre tours, she fine-tune her new 12-minute fitness
replies: “It is what it is. But at the end of workouts that she launched at the start
the day we all have to stay safe.” of this year. Exercise is key to mental
wellbeing, says Karen, who before dancing
worked as a personal trainer. “It is
something that has always helped
me,” she explains.
“It helps my career as a dancer,
physically and emotionally. It also
really helped me get through a lot
in my life.”
Keen to stress she definitely
doesn’t diet, she says there is
a misconception that dancers
don’t eat.
She says she keeps in touch with “I love food too much when it comes
Kevin, as she does all the Strictly dancers to diet,” stresses Karen. “It’s about having
and stresses she definitely has no plans to a good balance. Sometimes people have a
quit the BBC programme any time soon. misconception that dancers don’t eat – not
Both her ex-husband Kevin, and show at all. We eat for the fuel. I have to fuel my
favourite AJ Pritchard, have announced body and brain. The more you feed your
this year they won’t be coming back. body correctly, the more you get vitamins
“Strictly is my favourite job,” she throughout the day.”
declares. “I love Strictly so much and it’s As for what’s next for the Venezuelan-
such a feel-good show. It has become a big born dancer, Karen, like the rest of the
part of my life and I have been fortunate nation, is hoping that life will get back to
enough to build a platform to normal soon. “Everything is on hold,”
help people with dancing she says. “Right now I am living
and fitness outside of n For more details by the day and we will have to
the programme. It’s a about Karen’s own fitness see what the Government
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speculation has mounted as to whether beautiful show and I workouts, go to says is next. But as long as we
Strictly will return in the autumn. Reports hope to stay on it for get.karenhauer.fit/ stay positive and mentally
have also suggested the professionals as long as I can.” And for her festival with and physically connected,
could be put in isolation with their In normal times, Oti, go to www.facebook. then that is the only
celebrity partners should the pandemic Karen admits to com/HomeFestivalFun/ way forward…”

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THE
d en
g ar ___in g
By Katharine Wootton
W
hether you’re out in
the garden with your
trowel and rake most
days, or just love to
look at greenery from
a distance, we all know that interacting
with nature generally makes us feel good.
And that’s never been more so than in
these recent times. Here our back gardens
became refuges from the news and the
challenges of staying home while our daily
walks, or even just a nice view out of the
window, often helped lift our spirits. But
just why does nature have this effect?
Sue Stuart-Smith is a psychotherapist,
psychiatrist and keen gardener, who has
long pondered these questions and spent
years researching and reflecting on her own
experiences in the garden and those of her
patients. The results have been unveiled in
her new book, The Well Gardened Mind.
Sue’s interest in the power of gardening
came from the story of her grandfather’s
recovery from a near-death experience as
a prisoner of war, thanks to a horticultural
course he took up when he got home. As
Flower power
Three flower favourites Sue says have a particularly great impact on how you feel
Lavender, lo
known to hav
calming effect
us, has recent
been shown to
raise levels of th
happy hormone
serotonin
Sue Stuart-Smith is a green-fingered psychotherapist and
psychiatrist who has written a book revealing the truly
astonishing effects of gardening on our minds and bodies
GOODNESS OF
tending plants gave him back strength
and hope, Sue later saw this same effect
on her mother who, widowed at a young
age, carried on with life by throwing The charity Mind
herself into a neglected cottage garden.
After marrying a keen gardener, the found 94 per cent
designer Tom Stuart-Smith, Sue found the of people who did a
gardening bug she’s had ever since. But as green activity, such as
she trained to be a psychotherapist, Sue
realised that in the rest of the world, more gardening or enjoying
and more of her patients seemed totally an outdoor gym, said it
disconnected from nature just as levels of benefited their
anxiety and depression were rising.
As she delved into research, Sue mental health
realised this wasn’t a coincidence. Instead,
connection to nature and our mental and
physical health are intimately entwined.
“There’s the commonsense level that
exercise and daylight are good for us, but
Prisoners, given the chance
to grow plants, were far
less likely to reoffend
there are some surprises, too,” says Sue.
One she discovered was the effect soil
has on our mood. Research has found
a teaspoon of soil contains millions of
bacteria, many of which have been shown
Rosemary The smell
boosts of roses can
acetylcholine, educe levels
which helps of the stress
with memory, hormone,
tention span adrenalin, by
d the quality as much as
of sleep 30 per cent

to increase our resilience to stress, boost our chance to grow plants were far less likely
immune system and increase our brain’s to reoffend as the achievement gave
production of serotonin, the chemical them a sense of self-worth. Meanwhile,
which helps regulate mood, provide one nursing home which introduced
a background sense of wellbeing and veg patches and flower gardens found
promote empathy.
Add to that the fact our heart rates and ‘In the USA, where greenery’s
blood pressure drop within minutes of been added in cities, there’s
getting into natural surroundings and it’s been a big drop in gun crime’
clear gardening can be a miraculous tonic.
As well as exploring the science, as part over two years the average death rate
of writing the book Sue also witnessed fell by 15 per cent and the number of
these amazing powers in action. Visiting prescriptions halved. In hospitals, she
prisoners, she found those given the learned patients with a view of nature
Don’t have a garden? Even
indoor plants can promote
a sense of wellbeing
real life
following surgery needed less pain relief
and were discharged on average from
hospital a day earlier than those without.
But beyond these individual institutions,
Sue also discovered when towns and cities
embrace nature, big things change.
“In the USA, where they’ve added
greenery in cities, they’ve found a
significant drop in gun violence and
crime,” says Sue. “While we don’t exactly
know why that is, it seems access to nature
encourages people to be more relaxed and
even more empathetic to others.”
Here in the UK, Sue visited the
Yorkshire town of Todmorden which has
long been blighted by unemployment
following the demise of the textile
industry. When the 2008 recession
compounded that problem, a
group of friends started growing
fruit and veg around the town and
inviting locals to help themselves.
As the idea spread, and as many as
three-quarters of the community
began growing their own, antisocial
behaviour and vandalism
plummeted, new cafés took over
boarded-up old businesses and
gardening in local schools took off. This
model, called Incredible Edible, has now
since been replicated across the world.
“Gardening is a very accessible way
of being creative, which is great for
confidence,” says Sue. “It’s always forward-
looking, too, giving hope for continuation
and renewal, which is especially useful
after sadness or as we get into later life.”
The best bit, though, is that you
don’t need a massive garden, or years of
knowledge, to feel the benefits. “Even
the simplest things, such as planting
sunflower seeds and watching them
grow can give enormous pleasure and
sustenance to all of us,” says Sue.
Q The Well Gardened Mind
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by Sue Stuart-Smith is out
now, rrp £20
Q To read the results of the
Yours Minds mental health
survey turn to page 30
Q Why not take on a
new gardening project as one of
your FitMind50 challenges?
To find out more visit fitmind50.co.uk
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 AMA ZING
You are
From a childhood
scared of dogs, we learn
how Ruth Boswell fell
so deeply in love with
greyhounds, she set up
a rescue charity to help
this very special breed
By Lorna White

hen Ruth Boswell

adopted a shy
greyhound named
Tara in 2001,
she had no idea
it would be the start of a journey
that would see her dedicate her life
to rescuing and rehoming retired
racing greyhounds.
As a child, Ruth (49) wasn’t allowed
a pet. She had also been frightened
by a dog once on her way home from
school, meaning she spent much of her
childhood scared of coming too close
to one. Many years later, in 2001, Ruth’s
partner at the time said he wanted
to adopt a dog. Ruth was reluctant,
not least because she had developed
asthma by this time, which can triggered
by pets. However she decided to put her
fears aside to find a four-legged addition
to the family that wouldn’t trigger her
allergies.
“I used to go around rescue centres
and touch the dogs and touch my face to
see how I reacted,” says Ruth. Then, one
day on a visit to Birmingham Dogs Home,
Ruth with her beloved Ruth made a special connection with a
greyhound Tara, who
changed her world greyhound named Tara, who, it turned
ou n’t affect her asthma because she
ha rt hair. “I was so drawn to Tara
bec e she looked so sad and gentle,”

Doing good for

say th. “She had such big eyes and she
was arking or jumping.”
Having well and truly fallen in love,
Ruth adopted Tara and while taking her

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out for regular walks, she soon began to
make friends with local dog walkers who
also had greyhounds. This supportive
network of dog-lovers helped her to learn
more about the special breed and their
nature. “Tara literally changed my world
from not wanting a dog to my world
revolving around her,” she says.
Not long after, Ruth heard the news
that the local Greyhound Trust rescue
branch that she had become a volunteer
for, was going to lose their rehoming
kennels. Feeling helpless, she wanted
to do something to fill the gap the
closure left behind. So, joining forces
with members of her local greyhound
community, she found some kennels
and made the hard decision to give up
her job as a medical secretary, selling
many of her possessions to raise enough
‘I was so drawn to Tara
because she looked so
sad and gentle’
money. She took on volunteers and
work experience students from the local
college to help and at last the charity –
Daybreaks Trust – was born.
Today, Daybreaks’ kennels are
always full of greyhounds ready
to rehome. Most are ex-racing
greyhounds, who, having grown
up living in racing kennels,
often aren’t used to socialising
with other breeds. This means
when they retire from racing,
they can struggle to settle into
life outside their working roles.
As a result, a large part of Ruth’s
Ruth and partner
Andy with their
dogs Momma
and Tiggy
Tara’s racing name was
‘Daybreaks Beauty’, Ruth’s
inspiration for her charity
job is to train and help these dogs get to
the point where they feel comfortable in
a domestic environment and get them
used to being around people and
other dogs.
Ruth firmly believes, however, that
with the right training, these greyhounds
have the amazing potential to become
gentle and loving family pets. “Two of
the greyhounds even became PAT (Pets
as Therapy) dogs and they visited a
residential home on a regular basis,” says
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of the home told us the greyhounds had
helped bring a lady who kept herself
hidden away in her room for weeks out
of depression. We couldn’t believe the
effect the once-shy and nervous dogs had
on her.”
Over the years, Ruth has rehomed
more than 2,950 greyhounds to loving
homes and keeps in touch with the
families who have adopted the dogs
to build a huge support network of
greyhound lovers.
There are some dogs, however, that do
struggle to find a suitable loving home,
like Tiggy and Momma. Tiggy was born
to Momma in 2019 with a deformed leg
and the trainer put her straight up for
adoption as she would never race.
Feeling concerned that Tiggy and
Momma would never find a forever
home together, Ruth ended up adopting
both dogs herself.
“Tiggy had to have three operations
involving extensive external metalwork
on the leg so it was quite hard to look
after her but I’d got the time to dedicate
to her and there was no way I could split
her up from her Momma because they
are inseparable.”
As she looks to the future,
Ruth and her team of volunteers
are keen to make some urgent
improvements to the kennels
which are in need of repair.
“One of the kennels is
currently out of use because the
roof is caving in, so we would like
to raise enough to fix that,” says
Ruth. “Also, we have
vet bills and
regular monthly
running costs. It
can be a hard job,
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 HOW TO SPOT more that news is shared
on social media, the
more it’s worth.
That’s why a lot of fake
news uses sensationalist language that
deliberately makes you angry, upset or
elated so you want to share it.
All it then takes is for a reputable
journalist or celebrity with a huge
Coronavirus has led to a following to pick up this story, believe
surge in misinformation, from it and share it, and suddenly totally
made-up news stories to misleading unfounded information reaches an
health claims shared on social media. enormous, international audience.
We delve into how these falsehoods spread and Sometimes, though, such
give you the tools to sort the fact from fiction information doesn’t need a big name
to share it worldwide. During the
coronavirus outbreak, many fake
By Katharine Wootton stories have gained in popularity
simply as well-meaning people pass on
ake news is nothing new,
FALSE: what they mistakenly believe is helpful
but at a time when lots of us
5G mobile phone news and advice to their loved ones,
are looking for information masts causing who then pass it on to their loved ones
to help us through these Covid-19 and so on.
times, it’s a sad reality that
misinformation is on the rise. What’s being done?
From conspiracies around 5G mobile As social media is a fundamental
phone masts causing Covid-19 to news way in which misinformation can be
that Russia unleashed 500 lions onto spread, the government has already
the streets to keep people in their put pressure on social media providers
homes, studies suggest nearly half of
adults using the internet in the UK
FALSE: to intervene. So far Facebook,
Instagram and Twitter have announced
Russia has unleashed
have seen false or misleading
information during the pandemic.
lions onto the streets
These reports, widely shared on to keep people
social media, can cause confusion or in their houses
mistrust of information altogether,
but even more concerning are the example. Not only are these claims
unfounded health claims doing the unsubstantiated by any clinical
rounds, suggesting that gargling evidence, but some riskier, fake cures
saltwater or sitting in sunlight have even led to deaths.
could stop you getting the virus, for Misinformation is a global pandemic
in itself, but the good news is that with
a bit of help we can all stop its spread
and wash our hands of misleading,
inaccurate or plain false information.

Why does it happen?

Fake news starts for many different
reasons: companies promoting their
products or harming a competitor, a
political move, for a prank, or to seek
revenge or be hateful. Largely, though,
fake news starts because it sells.
Popular news that gets a lot of attention
mp coined attracts advertising revenue and the
President Truke news’ which
the term ‘fa me a
has since beco ed phrase
commonly-us
 consumer advice

3 ways to help beat misinformation

Before you accept a piece of information as fact, and certainly
before you share it, carry out these quick checks:

1 Ask where has

the information
come from?
n If it’s a post on social media,
see who originally shared it
to check if they are a source
you trust.
n Watch out for fake or hoax
accounts – random numbers
in an email or account details
at the end of a story are
university research paper.
When it comes to coronavirus,
the NHS and World Health
your search
brings up. If it’s
a proven hoax
Organisation (WHO) are you may find
trusted places to find articles from the
medical information while likes of fullfact.
gov.uk is the place for up-to- org, a charity
date government advice. that fact-checks
thousands of stories
2 Google the
information
and exposes fake news.

often a giveaway, such as

‘QueenElizabeth4434’.
n If it’s a news article, look for
links or references that show
you where the information
has come from, such as
a government report or
to see if it has
appeared elsewhere
If only one news outlet is
reporting that news, be
suspicious. Googling will also
tell you if the news is old –
look at the date of any articles
3 Read the story not
just the headline
n Awkward layouts or
content that’s drastically
different from the headline
should also ring alarm bells.
n Be sceptical of any news
that sounds exaggerated
or too good to be true as
it probably is. Always treat
cautiously any news or post
that urges you to share,
retweet or copy and paste.

‘aggressive’ measures to stamp out
misleading news, while YouTube says
it is taking down all videos about the
5G conspiracy.
The odd one out, however, is
the private messaging service,
‘If it sounds
WhatsApp. While owners have the company cannot police what
restricted how many times you can people share across the channel,
forward a message, as all WhatsApp meaning it’s reliant on individuals
messages are private and encrypted, checking their facts before they share.
PICTURE POWER
Images and videos can be easily manipulated to lead us into believing something
that isn’t true, so watch out for these clues that all is not as it seems:
n Strange shadows, reflections in windows it to save it to your desktop. Go to http://

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exaggerated or too that shouldn’t be there or are missing, images.google.com and click the little
good to be true, or sometimes even additional limbs on camera icon at the end of the search bar.
it probably is’ people, which happen when clips are being Drag and drop the saved picture where
doctored, are all signs to watch out for. indicated and you should get a page of
n Take a closer look at the detail of any results showing where else this photo was
images or supposed news footage, used and if the source is genuine.
particularly street signs,
landmarks and billboards.
These can often reveal a
clip has been taken out of
context. A widely shared clip
showing riot police looting
shops in Iran was exposed as
fake when viewers zoomed
in to see that the writing on
the police riot shields was in
Spanish, not Iranian.
n If you’re still not sure if an
image is fake, right-click on

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 Captain Tom
we salute y ou
Cheers!
Awe-inspiring Captain Tom is a national hero, but Captain Tom
what’s it like to have him as a dad? Proud daughter and daughter
Hannah celebrate
Hannah Ingram-Moore chats to Yours his incredible
achievement
By Alison James roots, but also to his life story

J
ust a matter of weeks ago, none
of us had ever heard of Second
World War veteran Captain Tom
Moore – but that was before the
centenarian had embarked on
his legendary walks to raise money for
the NHS.
Initially, he’d thought he’d be lucky
to raise £1,000 but, to date, his truly
sterling efforts have brought in close to
an astonishing £30 million.
Captain Tom’s quiet determination
and glass-half-full outlook on life have
blown us all away. There are calls for
him to be knighted while royalty, world
leaders, sports personalities – and the
rest of us – keep singing his praises.
And talking of singing, Captain Tom’s until later in life. He met wife-to-be
recording of You’ll Never Walk Alone
with Michael Ball
and the NHS choir
went straight in at veteran raise
No.1 on release!
Captain Tom
is in a class all
of his own. But
T O M OPENS
this is something
IGHTINGALE
his daughter,
N with certain father-
HOSPITAL BY
Hannah, has VIDEO LINK
always known.
“Tom was
and still is such an inspirational father,” family household. I was born and
she says. “He is so resolute and 100
per cent supportive of me as a woman,
mother and daughter. He’s got such a
good outlook on life. I’ve always been
inspired by his deep wisdom and great
positivity. As he always says, ‘Tomorrow still remain exceptionally close.”
will be a good day.’ “He’s always had
such an upbeat attitude to life and I
think that’s partly due to his Yorkshire
and experiences.
“He’s exceptionally wise
and that’s from his incredible
journey in the army; it reflects
still to this day. I am forever
learning new things from him
and about him – he is like your
favourite book. You can talk
to him for hours and never get
bored. He has always recounted
fabulous stories about our family,
our heritage and also plenty of
war tales. His philosophy on life
has always been to work hard, always
do your best and just believe in yourself.
The things that give you purpose in life.
It’s how I see life, too.”
Captain Tom did not become a father
Pamela in the Sixties when he was 48
and she was 35. They married in
1968 with elder daughter
Lucy born in 1969, followed
s by Hannah a few
years later. Hannah
says becoming an
older dad in his 50s
imbued the Captain ‘He has such a good
outlook on life...
enhancing qualities. as he always says,
“It brought the “Tomorrow will
wisdom of his older years into our be a good day”’
grew up in Kent and had a wonderful
childhood. I feel very blessed to have
had such a super-happy childhood with
the most wonderful mother, father and Colin and their children Benjie (16) and
sister. We were a close-knit family and Georgia (11). The three generations live
together in a Bedfordshire village.
Pamela sadly passed away in 2006 “My father is totally integrated into
and Captain Tom moved in with our household and way of life,” says
Hannah and her own family – husband Hannah. “He doesn’t live in a separate

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annex. It works perfectly and we are all
extremely blessed to have one another
in close proximity.”
It was Hannah, a business
recruitment officer, who initially came
up with the idea of her dad doing a walk
inspiring stories
Military
personnel
salute Captain
Tom as he
completes his
100th lap!
in aid of NHS charities when it became supporting my father to do it – and he
clear that his planned 100th birthday will keep walking.”
party at the end of last month – which Tom’s other daughter is also cheering
was going to be a big ‘do’ in the garden him on, but from a distance. Lucy
with family and friends – would have Teixeira, Tom’s eldest daughter, lives
to be cancelled due to in Berkshire and although
the pandemic. “I said she usually visits him
to him, ‘Since we can’t regularly, isolation means at
have a 100th birthday the moment she is unable to
party, why don’t we see him in person. “Visiting
do something fun? is 100 per cent the first thing
You walk 100 lengths I will do when lockdown
of the driveway and restrictions have been lifted,”
we will pay you £1 a he said, speaking recently.
length’.” It’s very painful not to be with
But together, him at the moment but at
father and daughter east I’ve been able to see
decided to take it lm crews talking to him on
a step further by TV. My sister and her family
turning the idea into a have done a sterling job
fundraising campaign supporting him through this.
with Hannah, and What he is doing is typical of
husband Colin, helping him – he never sits still.”
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Tom set up his page on During the winter, she
JustGiving. The rest, as has said how he ordered a
they say, is history. “We running machine! “How
are amazed, speechless Jubilant and many 99-year-olds would
and totally overwhelmed emotional: NHS do that? He wanted to
by what has happened workers say thanks improve his ability to
and what Tom has achieved,” walk in the winter because
says Hannah. he knew he’d be sitting around more.
“Tom is clear that as long as people It’s amazing what he’s done and
believe that he’s worth investing in, overwhelming the amount he has made
he will carry on because it’s for such for the NHS. I’m bursting with pride.”
a phenomenal cause. We know this n If you’d like to visit Captain’s Tom’s
story will have a life to it; as long fundraising page go to www.justgiving.
as people are donating we’ll keep com/fundraising/tomswalkforthenhs
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feeling great
SURVEY 2020
How does mental health affect you? And is
enough being done about it? Welcome to
Yours Minds, a national campaign putting the
spotlight on mental health in older people
W
hat does the
term ‘mental
health’ mean
to you? Is it
something you
think affects other people? Do
you feel there is enough support
for ol
Th sis
means the spotlight on mental
health has never been stronger:
people isolated from family and
friends, worries about our health
and livelihoods, our communities
and everyday lives hanging in the
balance. As we move forward,
the emphasis on the nation’s
emotional wellbeing will be as
important as our physical health.
Even before this year’s
pandemic, awareness had grown
significantly. From Mental Health
First Aiders in workplaces to
counselling services and social
prescribing, access and resources
to support better mental health
have become more widely
30 YOURS n EVERY FORTNIGHT
BREAKING TABOOS
91%
agree there is still a
taboo talking about
mental health.
Embarrassment (20%) and not wanting
to feel like a burden (33%) are two of the
barriers mentioned. Clearly there is still
vast room for improvement in changing
perceptions around mental health and
normalising it. Not just in wider society but
our own attitudes and within families.
OTHER BARRIERS
TO DISCUSSING
MENTAL HEALTH
29% 22% 15%
said they feel it’s a think other
don’t feel private people are
comfortable matter too busy
What are the biggest adverse
effects on your mental health?
Some 54% of respondents said
available. While it’s fantastic such bereavement was a significant factor, while
gains have been made already, 41% put a family member’s health ahead of
how we feel ‘up top’ is still a their own health (30%). Work, losing a pet
largely neglected topic among and money worries were also factors.
the older demographic, who
are often referred to as the ‘stiff Family
upper lip’ generation. But this Bereavement member’s health Own health
is a topic that affects us all, and 100%
age brings its own set of mental
health challenges, as well as some
positive benefits.
Good mental health is vital 50%
and getting the access to the right
support is essential and something
we should all have. This is why
we’re launching our Yours Minds 0%
campaign, starting with a national Biggest adverse effects on mental health
survey asking you about
your own experiences and
views. Thousands of you
responded, aged from 50 49%
92%
to 80-plus, from all over of people have
the UK. So what does the taken anti-
mental health map look depressants
like today for Britain’s
older generation – and what
can be done about it?
 70%
of respondents have experienced
depression, 62% of respondents
stress and anxiety, while 34%
have had panic attacks

CALL THE DOCTOR

While most respondents (80%)
say there isn’t enough help
available to people
their age, 74%
say they do have
someone to talk to
about their mental
health. A GP or doctor
would be the first port of call for
69% of respondents, followed by partner
(21%), friend (20%) or family member
(18%). Some 6% said church or faith group,
while just 5% said they would contact a
charity helpline.

of respondents

45% have sought

professional
help for a
WORTH
mental health
condition
THE WORRY?
We might not take our worries
seriously, but 62% of people worry
about things to the extent that it has a
negative impact on their mental health.
So don’t always diminish your worries
as silly, or tell others they’re worrying
about nothing. Research has shown
of respondents feel that talking our worries through
that older people’s can stop them blowing up
into a bigger problem
mental health is
overlooked

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 feeling great

96%
of people
surveyed think
that stress is a
mental health
SURVEY 2020 condition

NOT SO MUCH NEWS?

67%
LET’S GET of people get upset
PHYSICAL or depressed by the
Mind and body are news. Time to turn
definitely linked: off that rolling news coverage and do
90% agree that exercise something more relaxing and positive
helps their instead. Which maybe is one of the
mental health reasons why 66% of people have trouble
sleeping (read our report on sleep and
mental health in the next issue).

FRIENDS AND STAYING

FAMILY
While we might turn to
our doctors about our
mental health, we still have
supportive networks in our
personal lives. Some 92%
of people said they had
positive relationships with
their family or partner, while
73% have good friends to
talk to and share things
with; Sadly almost a third of
people said they had few or
no friends they could turn to.
CONNECTED
Having regular social
contact plays a huge part in
our mental health and too
little can lead to loneliness,
stress and other mental
health issues. Around 65%
of Yours readers agree
they feel part of their local
community, while 93% said
they are on first-name terms
with their neighbours. So
that natter over the garden
fence counts for a lot!

52%
of people AGEING HAPPILY
said that The older you get, the lonelier you
get? It would seem not always – 38% of
UN-SOCIAL
social media people said they always or often felt lonely,
MEDIA? made them while 62% said they sometimes or rarely felt
feel less connected rather than the lonely. 54% said getting older doesn’t adversely
affect their mental health, while a significant 76%
opposite. Overall, though, 69% of say that retirement has had a positive effect on their
respondents said that technology mental health. Which could be linked to attitude
made them feel more connected and mindset, as 82% say that staying busy helps
with their mental health. Experience and
in general wisdom help too: 65% say that feeling
blue is a normal part of life

33
 feeling great
“Try to look for something positive
every day – even if it’s just a pretty
flower, picture, sunshine, or
exchanging a word with a stranger.”

SURVEY 2020 “Taking ownership instead “Staying away

of relying on others. Making from vexatious
“I saved up all people!”
an effort to do things.”
the hobbies that
there wasn’t time for while
working and indulge
99% of respondents said that having a myself now.”
positive mindset helps with mental health.
Here are some of their tips and techniques “Working on my allotment or

MANAGE
walking my neighbour’s dogs.
Baking also helps.”

SURVEY FINDINGS BASED ON A SAMPLE SIZE OF 800 PEOPLE.

YOUR

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“Talking things through with a
“Talking or writing qualified person or my doctor.”

MIND
down things that are
bothering me helps me to
put them in perspective.” “Relaxation techniques,
positive thinking and adult
colouring exercises.”

“Deal with matters ASAP – talk

things over with a trusted friend if “Being outside, whatever the
you’re unable to get to a solution.” weather, even looking through
the window watching the
“Avoiding the news, rest, clouds, trees and especially
reading engaging books,
studying online, learning
birds. Nature is so
peaceful” of people asked
84%
languages, bubble feel generally
baths, spending time happy or content
with my daughter.” with their lives

“Listening to music helps

me drift away from any
problems and leaves me
feeling refreshed.”

“I carry on being useful.”

MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS WEEK, MAY 18-24

 It’s natural to fret over
little things but there
are times when worries
can feel overwhelming.
Lizzy Dening has some
advice to help get them
back u er control

O
ur Yours Minds Survey made it very clear: worrying is
something that many of you identify with. Life is often hectic
and it’s easy to build up a running list of concerns in our
heads that can seem endless. There are the obvious things:
work, our homes, crime, money, our health and wellbeing and that of
our families, but worry doesn’t have to be about ‘big’ things’.
From fretting over what we might have said to someone,
to whether our pets are OK, or even having a pile of post that needs
our attention, it can all add up to an oppressive mental load.
So what can we do?

What is the point of worrying?

A small dose of worrying is no bad
thing – after all, if none of us were
concerned about the consequences
of our actions, it could lead to
some sticky situations! “To worry
in the midst of the current news
is natural, it’s how we manage that
which is key,” says Jolie Goodman,
Programmes Manager for
Empowerment and Later Life at the
Mental Health Foundation. “Some
level of worry can be a good
thing if it causes us to take action.”
Tackling jobs we’ve been putting
off, checking up on a friend or
knowing we’re taking all the right
precautions can be good things.
But allowing worries to build up
without taking action (or worrying
about things you can’t change) can
leave us feeling exhausted.
“Early humans needed the
fast, powerful responses that
fear causes, as they were often in
situations of physical danger,” says
Jolie. “Our minds and bodies still
work in the same way, so we have
the same physical reactions to
modern worries about bills, family
and social situations.”
So if worrying is leaving you
with a knotted stomach, WHEN
sleep struggles or tension TO SEEK HELP
in your body, you need “If you find that worrying is
to find a balance – significantly affecting your ability to
accepting worrying do what you normally do each day
as completely normal (such as work, sleep, caring for a family
but also making sure member, or caring for yourself), and
it doesn’t take over this has gone on for a few weeks,
your life. consider seeking help from a health
professional such as a therapist,
or your GP,” says Jolie

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 feeling great
Talk about it
SET A If you’re struggling to
‘WORRYING TIME’ reframe your thoughts,
Pencilling in a ‘worrying appointment’ with call in reinforcements!
yourself can make a huge difference. When a “Try talking through your
niggling thought hits in the day that doesn’t require feelings with someone
immediate action, make a note of it and come back you trust and who is a
to it at your allotted time. Give yourself a 20-minute good listener,” says Jolie.
slot at the same time each day to look over the list and Ask them if they agree
see if there are any items which you can change there with your worries – it’s
and then – ie making a call, searching for a lost item, likely they’ll help you
booking an appointment. You may find that some reconsider, and tell you
worries have lessened in the intervening that you’re being too hard
time. Those that haven’t, you can dwell on yourself.
on, but for that 20
minutes only.

No news,
good news?
One of the ways
Challenge your thoughts to stop your
There’s a technique frequently used worry-bucket
in cognitive behavioural therapy from overflowing
(CBT) known as challenging your during trying
thoughts. It might be worth a go times is to limit your
for some of your listed news consumption. “During the

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items. Try asking current pandemic, it’s important
yourself: ‘What is we stay informed using reliable
the evidence that sources, but you could limit
this thought is your news intake to 15 minutes
true?’ or ‘Is there or so, once or twice a day,” says
a more positive Jolie. Choose a sensible time
way of looking at to do this – perhaps avoiding
the situation?’ it first thing in the morning to
avoid a stressful start to the day,
and also just before bed when it
might affect your sleep.

Distract yourself
There’s a logic behind the phrase ‘an idle mind is the devil’s
playground’. It’s often when we’re trying to do nothing
that worries seep in, such as when we’re trying to
sleep. If your worries don’t want to be contained to
their allocated time, try the power of distraction.
Relaxing your body’s stress signals (which can be
alerted by excessive worrying) will help your mind
to follow suit. Tend to your houseplants to lower
stress hormone cortisol, try crafting to lower your
heart rate, or listen to your favourite music – just
30 minutes has been shown to lower blood
pressure. A study from New Zealand found that
daily creative activities led to an ‘upward
spiral’ of increased wellbeing among
participants.

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 O
Give your wardrobe a colour
!
makeover with these top choices,
says Fashion Editor
Michelle Nightingale

GREEN £22, 4-16,

WITH
Dorothy
Perkins

ENVY
£25,
M&S
PETITE
ANKLE
R
G R A Z ER
YOURS
LOVES

£25,
3-8, M&S
Colour expert Melissa says: “Emerald
is a cool, jewel-like green for winter
palettes and works really well in high
contrast with black and white. This is
Gisele wears: Mac, £45, 8-22, one of the few greens for winters, as
Principles at Debenhams | stripe most shades tend to be warm.”
top, £16, 6-26, Next | jeans, £30,
6-20, Nine by Savannah Miller at
Debenhams | bag, £27.50, M&S Yours readers can get
JUST
FOR a 15 per cent discount
YOU
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between May 5-June 5, 2020.
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I PRETTY
t’s easy for our fashion choices to get stale
and we’re all guilty of sticking to the same
safe shades. But an injection of colour can IN PINK
lift our wardrobe and make us feel good, £30, 6-20, “Musk rose and dusky
so why not try something new? “Incorporating Dorothy pink are two soft
colour into an outfit is an easy way to boost Perkins
shades that blend
your mood and appearance,” says Melissa beautifully together
Nicholson, founder of Kettlewell Colours. YOURS
LOVES for summer palettes,”
And while we’re at home more, it might says Melissa. “These
be the perfect time to step outside our shades would also
comfort zone… “If you don’t feel colour look great teamed
confident initially, try to slowly introduce £28, 3-9,
Dorothy Perkins with French navy, soft
colour pops into your wardrobe,” suggests grey or taupe.”
Melissa. “That way you’ll gradually get used
to the new, more colourful you. Try wearing SHIRT
DRESS
colours close to your face in the form of a
bright scarf and then progress to bolder colour £16.99,
combinations.” Here’s our guide to a whole new 8-20, Bonprix
life in colour…

FIND YOUR TRUE COLOURS

Suzi wears: Blazer, £99,
The best way to find your colours is to book a
6-24, Autograph at M&S
session with a colour consultant, who will be SHOP | top, £4, 8-20, Primark
able to help identify whether you have a warm FROM
HOME! | pleated skirt, £35,
or cool skin tone. They’ll then show you which
see page 42 6-24, M&S
seasonal palettes you fall into out of spring, for stockist
summer, autumn or winter. Kettlewell also has details
a fun online quiz to help you find yours
– visit www.kettlewellcolours.co.uk.
To get you started try this quick guide…
If you’re a spring… If you’re an autumn…
You’re likely to have You’re likely a brunette
strawberry blonde, with a red tone
bright red or to your hair
golden yellow and a warm
hair with blue, skin tone.
green or light-hazel Try… Rich, earthy
eyes and a warm skin tone. shades of rust, mustard
Try… Apple green, buttercup yellow, gold, olive green,
yellow, turquoise, watermelon chocolate and camel.
and coral. If you’re a winter…
If you’re a summer… You might have fairly dark
You’ll typically have hair, a cool skin tone and
ashy mid-brown either bright blue or
hair, grey, blue or green eyes.
green eyes and a Try… Jewel hues
cool skin tone. such as emerald,
Try… Soft, harmonious shades hot pink
of lavender, pink, powder blue and sazzling
and blue-grey. sapphire.

GO TO THE “Winters are the only season who look

DARK SIDE good in true black,” says Melissa.“Navy
is a good alternative as it’s less harsh, but has the same
chic, slimming benefits. Alternatives include chocolate Turn the page for more
for warm skin tones, or charcoal for cooler skin tones. wardrobe refresh ideas
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LADY
IN RED £22.99,
4-8, M&Co

Melissa says:
“True pillar-box red
is a great, universally £15 Kettlewell
flattering colour that
sits in the middle of the
colour spectrum. This
means it works when
combined with both
warm and cool tones.”

Suzi wears: Trousers,

£22, 10-20, Roman
| knit, £28, 10-20,
Roman | trainers, £10, Three-quarter
sleeve shrug,
3-8, F&F at Tesco
£28, 10-20,
| necklace, £17.50, Roman
M&S | bag, £15, M&S

PURPLE “Cool purple tones suit the two

cool seasons, summer and winter,”
POWER Melissa says. “Summers can also try
lighter, blue-toned purple shades
such as hyacinth. Winters need
contrast and clarity, so can wear
purple shades with black, white,
silver or a bright shade of lipstick.”

SHOP
FROM
HOME!
see page 42
for stockist
details

Gisele wears:
YOURS Knit, £15, 6-24,
LOVES M&S | skirt, £25,
£24.99, 6-24, M&S | shoes,
6-20, £17, 3-8, F&F at
Bonprix Tesco | necklace,
£17.50, M&S

BALLOON £21.99,
SLEE VES 6-20,
Bonprix

£15,
M&S
Turn the page for more
wardrobe refresh ideas
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MELLOW
YELLOW

£59.50,
6-18,
Fatface
£27.99,
8-24,
Bonprix

INTO
THE BLUE “Mustard is a warm
earthy yellow
for those in the
Melissa says: “Cobalt blue is a autumn palette,
£35, 8-20,
vibrant hue that works well for which works J by Jasper
spring and winter palettes – the wonderfully with Conran at
two bright seasons. Springs deep teal, bronze Debenhams
should combine with warmer and dark olive.”
shades such as yellow, tan and
soft white, while winters should Suzi wears:
SHOP opt for pure white or silver.”
FROM Mustard blouse,
HOME! £12.50, 8-20,
see below
for stockist Matalan | jeans,
details £25, 6-22, M&S
| bag, £24 Next

YOURS YOURS
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8-22, M&Co
£50,
10-20,
Roman
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Cotton
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Roman | trainers, £12, 3-8, Matalan COMFORT
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 In times like these, it’s the
little things we do to look after ourselves
that matter the most. Taking care of yourself,
and of your skin, is a small self-care ritual that
can help you look and feel better. Cleansing is one
of the most important steps in your skincare regime,
but it’s easy to get into a rut. It’s tempting to do the
bare minimum, or think ‘why bother’ – especially if
we’re not going out and seeing anyone! But investing
a little more time and effort in your skincare
routine is worthwhile and can produce great
results. Make these positive changes today
and your skin and your emotional
wellbeing will thank you for it.

Bored with your normal cleansing routine? Then join our

cleansing masterclass and you’ll see an improvement in
no time, says Beauty Editor Michelle Nightingale

KEEP
ASK THE
EXPERTS

c BACK TO BASICS HOW TO CLEANSE

Dr Ross Perry,
medical
director of
Cleansing is important to remove not only make-up, but
also the grime and pollution our skin is exposed to every
day. Cleansing also helps prep our skin for our skincare
1 Apply a small amount of cleanser onto
the palm of your hands and massage
into your skin, not forgetting your neck
Cosmedics UK products, allowing them to work more efficiently. Now is and décolletage.
a great time to re-evaluate how we do things.
“It’s important to cleanse the skin properly now
more than ever,” says Dr Ross Perry, medical director of
Cosmedics UK (www.cosmedics.co.uk). “Being stuck in a
2 Rinse with lukewarm water, or remove
gently with a facecloth or muslin.

centrally heated house can make your skin dull, dry and
congested. And current high levels of anxiety often show
first on our skin. Cleanse twice daily and be thorough, but
3 Pat your face dry. Apply a toner
(if you have one) to gently remove
excess dirt and oil.
Dr Nitasha gentle, with your skin,” he says.
Buldeo,
founder
of Organic
“Avoid hot water as it can strip away the skin’s natural oil
barrier, leaving it dry. Go make-up free occasionally, drink
plenty of water to keep your skin hydrated and don’t
4 Follow with serum, then moisturiser.
In the morning, wait 20 minutes
before applying an SPF of at least 30 if
Apoteke and skimp on your moisturiser.” you’re heading out into the garden.
Doctor of Skin

44 YOURS n EVERY FORTNIGHT

 looking good
FEEL-GOOD FACE
Trying hard to be greener? Try these easy swaps The perfect match
for a more eco-friendly cleansing routine… Find the ideal cleanser formula for your skin type
DRY SK IN =

1 Cut the cotton. Like cotton

ear buds, cotton wool
balls and pads unnecessarily
contribute to landfill
waste, plus create a lot of
environmental pollution
when manufactured. Instead,
opt for a
flannel, muslin
or reusable
cleansing cloth.
2 Ban the wipes.
Convenient they may be,
but wet wipes (including face
CL EA NSING BA LM
Balms are great for
removing make-up and
wipes) make up 90 per cent of are ultra-hydrating,
material that causes sewage so are really beneficial
blockages. They’re also pretty for dry skin. Try
poor at cleansing your skin. Yes to Coconut Oil
Cleansing Balm, £9.99/120g
SE NSIT IV E SK IN = OI LY SK IN =
CR EA M CL EA NSER GE L CL EA NSER
A good option if you have If your skin is prone

TRY T HIS…
Magnitone Wipeout
micro-fibre cleansing
cloth, £15/2 pack
MAKE
sensitive skin, look for to oiliness, a lighter
fragrance-free and hydrating gel formula will
formula that won’t irritate. Try cleanse without
Green People Age Defy+ leaving behind a
Purify & Hydrate Cream greasy residue. Try
Cleanser, £29/150ml Avon Nutra Effects
Soothing Micellar Gel
Cleanser, £3/180ml

MINE DU LL SK IN =
A DOUBLE CL EA NSING OIL
Double cleansing is where Oil cleansers are great if you

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you cleanse twice using two like to double cleanse and are
different types of cleanser. often full of hydrating and
The first cleanse, with an oil- brightening ingredients. Try
Superdrug’s Vitamin C Radiant
based or balm cleanser, is to Oil Cleanser, £4.99/100ml
remove make-up, followed
A mini by a gel, cream or wash-
massage miracle off cleanser to really
clean the skin
A simple daily massage is a good way to
unwind and is also great for your skin.

TRY T HIS…
“The benefits of facial massage are endless,”
explains Dr Nitasha Buldeo, founder of Organic
Apoteke and Doctor of Skin. “You get a natural skin
lift with reduced puffiness, toned facial muscles, SELF-LOVE
better blood flow and healthier blood vessels. FACIAL MASSAGE
Muscle stress caused by everyday actions like eating, 1. Cleanse as normal.
smiling or frowning can zap your energy and lead to 2. Apply a few drops of face
an accumulation of toxins. This technique, called the oil or a walnut-sized amount
Self-Love Facial Massage, revitalises the muscles and of a rich face cream or face
stimulates lymphatics to drain away toxins.” mask to your skin. gentle motions. Use a pressure
3. Start at your forehead that feels comfortable and
Stockists: Avon 0333 234 5678 www.avon. and work down your face, adjust it to suit the different
uk.com; Green People 01403 740350 www.
greenpeople.co.uk; Magnitone available from following the direction of the parts of your face. The delicate
www.magnitone.co.uk; Superdrug 0345 671 arrows on the image. Repeat skin around the eyes will need
0709; Yes to Coconut available from Feel Unique each massage stroke over each gentle pressure, but you can
www.feelunique.com
area at least three times. apply a bit more pressure on
4. Massage smoothly with the cheeks and facial contours.
 GOOD to KNOW
Simple advice on money + home + family + shopping + trends

Lavender Frankincense
Aroma: Fresh and floral, with Aroma: A familiar sharp and bitter
a strong medicinal note citrus aroma
Best for: Calming anxiety, Best for: Improving skin quality, relieving
enhancing relaxation and joint pain and muscle aches, and can even
sleep quality and easing ease stress and anxiety
digestive pain How to use it: Massage into face or body,
How to use it: Create a add to a diffuser, or add one drop on a
soothing face or body tissue and inhale deeply.
blend (see box below right)
for massaging into the
abdomen area. “Aromatherapy is
the application
of essential oils to
facilitate health and

Beginner’s guide to
wellbeing,” explains Jo.
“Each oil has different

y
therapeutic properties

Arom a th e r a p that can enhance us

physically and
emotionally.”

What do we need to get started? Essential

oils expert Jo Kellett tells us her top five
Eucalyptus
Aroma: Pungent and
clearing with a strong
medicinal note
Best for: Soothing
the symptoms of
chesty coughs, colds
and sore throats
Lemon
Aroma: A familiar sharp
and bitter citrus aroma
Best for: Its detoxifying action
and astringent qualities make it
a popular choice for congested skin
types which are prone to excess oil
How to use it: Add to a diffuser for purifying
the air or massage into the skin.
Geranium
Aroma: A floral, slightly rosy aroma with a
3 WAYS TO
USE ESSENTIAL
OILS…  
n In diffusers – Add eight drops
to a diffuser for the slow release
of aroma.
n As face and body oils – They
must not be used neat on
skin, instead add five drops
to 10ml of blending oil for the
body, or just two drops for the
face. No blending oil? Use an
unfragranced lotion or cream.
n In baths – Add four drops to
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How to use it: Inhale
through a tissue, add
to a diffuser, or create
a massage blend for
any tired and
aching muscles.
subtle minty note
Best for: Balancing sebum production
for both oily and dry skin types, helping
to regulate emotions and ease digestive
discomfort and soothe fraught emotions
How to use it: Add it to a diffuser or
massage over the abdomen area.
20ml of base oil to the water
just before getting in. Be careful
getting out, as it can make the
bathtub slippery!
n To find out more visit
www.tisserand.com

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By Katharine Wootton

F
rom childhood, we’ve
been told by parents,
teachers and others to
‘Listen!’ But listening
properly is a skill
that’s not always easy to
master, especially in a world
full of noise and distraction.
Currently, many of us might
be communicating with one
another in different ways if
we live apart, while others
might be spending more time
than normal at home together with
nothing but the TV, four walls and
each other’s company. Add into the
mix increased feelings of anxiety, Learning to
loneliness and worry, and now listen well to friends,
more than ever seems a loved ones and even
good time to learn to listen strangers could do us all
well. After all, listening is a lot of good. Here we ask
the glue in our relationships the experts how to be
and friendships and can bring a better listener
us together, as well as help
us understand each other more.
With that in mind, we’ve got some
expert-backed advice to being a
better listener. Ears at the ready…

DITCH THE DISTRACTIONS

Studies have found most
of us only recall about 50
per cent of a conversation
immediately after hearing it.
Phones pinging, TVs blaring
and thoughts of what to
have for dinner all distract
us from properly paying
attention to what’s just been
said. To combat this, Kate
Murphy author of You’re
Not Listening: What You’re
Missing and Why it Matters
(rrp £16.99) recommends
thinking of listening like
meditation, meaning you
can only concentrate
on that one person.
“Make yourself aware
of and acknowledge
distractions, then return
to focus on your speaker,”
she says.
It’s also worth
remembering that if
you’re totally distracted by
something else that can’t wait,
when someone approaches
you for a chat, don’t feel bad
about saying,“I understand
this is really important to you
and want to give you my full
attention. Is it OK if we pick
this up in an hour?”
TOP
TIP!
Think about the best listener
you know, whether that’s a
friend or a TV chat show host,
and study what it is about
them that makes you feel
like they truly listen
Turn detective
As Dr Elena Touroni, psychologist and
co-founder of myonlinetherapy.com explains,
being a good listener is also about being
something of a Miss Marple. “It’s about listening
to both the content of what the person is trying
to convey, while also reading between the lines,”
she says. “We might say one thing at a surface
level while there are other things going on at
a deeper level.” Look at body language and tone
of voice and repeatedly ask yourself, “Why
is this person telling me this?” What you’re
looking for is the emotion behind whatever
they are saying. Once you understand how
they feel, you can empathise and give
support. Asking open-ended questions such
as, “What was your reaction?” or, “How do you
feel about that?” will help.

48
 GOOD to KNOW
Learn to love silence
Silence doesn’t often come naturally but it can be a really
powerful tool to give loved ones the space to open up.
Learning to embrace silence or even a brief pause could
CONVERSATION also help you avoid another major trap – not listening
CLANGERS because you’re too busy worrying about what to say in
When responding to someone who
reply. Think of a pause after someone stops talking as your
has told you something personal
or important, author Kate Murphy time to think of what to say, meaning you can spend the
recommends avoiding these common time they are talking just listening. And because you’ve
faux pas: listened better, you’re likely to respond better. Try saying,
n Saying you know how they feel –
“Just let me think about that,” when someone finishes
it can move the topic off them onto you.
Instead try something such as, saying something important, as
“That sounds very difficult for you.” this tells the other person that
n Bringing perspective to a situation what they’ve said deserves TOP
with forced positivity.
n Trying to fix everything. People
reflection and it gives TIP!
usually aren’t looking for solutions from you chance to work out
you anyway; they just want a sounding the right response. Try this! When having a
board or a friendly ear. conversation, imagine that you
n Leading questions such as,
need to relay the information
“Don’t you think?” or “Isn’t it true?”
to someone else later on.
n Questions that are recommendations
Practising this will encourage
in disguise, for example, “Have you A H AN DY you to ask questions and listen
thought of seeing a therapist?” LISTEN ING MEMO more intently so you
Sound and communication expert
remember better
Julian Treasure has a novel way
for remembering how to listen
better using the acronym RASA:

R Receive information by
paying full attention to
the person.
Appreciate what they’re
A saying with nodding, noises
such as, “Hmm” and “OK” and
giving enough eye contact.
S Summarise what they’ve
said to check you’ve
understood. The word ‘so’ is
very important. For example,
“So, what you’re saying is…”
A
Ask questions. It shows you
care and will help get to the
nub of what’s bothering
someone.
WHEN YOU
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Vegetable oil, for frying
600g (1lb 5oz) skinless, boneless cod
fillet cut into 2.5x7cm (1x2/3in) pieces.
Salt and freshly ground pepper.
and repeat until all the fish is coated. Kids love them with corn on the cob,
1. Put the flour on a plate and season 5. Transfer the goujons to the hot oil peas and potato wedges, but they
with salt and pepper. Put the panko and cook in batches, being careful would also be lovely inside a sandwich
breadcrumbs into a shallow bowl with not to overcrowd the pan, for 2 mins, with mayonnaise or ketchup.
the chopped dill (if using). turning halfway through cooking.
2. Put the beaten eggs into a separate Transfer the cooked goujons to a plate Per serving: 384cals, 12g fat,
shallow bowl, then set all three dishes lined with kitchen paper to remove (2g sat fat) 1g sugar, 1.1g salt
next to each other on the workshop. any excess oil.
IN
H IG H -P R OT E
3. Pour 1cm (½in) of vegetable oil into 6. The goujons are now ready to serve. LO W S AT FAT,
the base of a large frying pan over a
medium-high heat. To freeze: Once the goujons have frozen potato wedges, so you have an
4. While the oil is heating, dredge the cooled to room temperature, transfer entire meal at the ready.
pieces of the cod in the flour, shaking off to a labelled freezer bag and freeze To cook from frozen: Cook in the
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any excess, then dip into the egg, then flat for up to 1 month. They can be oven preheated to 180°C/Gas Mark 4
roll in the panko until coated. Set aside frozen alongside some corn, peas and for 15-20 mins until piping hot.

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MOUSSAKA Cost per
Prep: 20 mins person
Cook: 1 hr £2.15
Serves: 6
Butter for greasing
E
, G LU T E N -F R E
H IG H P R OT E IN
Splash of olive oil
115g (4oz) frozen chopped onions
2 tsp frozen chopped garlic
500g (1lb 2oz) minced lamb
2x400g (14oz) cans whole tomatoes,
drained
2 tbsp tomato puree
1 tbsp dried mixed Italian herbs
1 tsp ground cinnamon
500g (1lb 2oz) frozen roasted aubergines
1x250g (9oz) tub ricotta cheese
1x200g (7oz) pack feta cheese
1 large egg, beaten
Salt and pepper to taste

1. Grease a large pan with butter.

2. Heat a splash of oil in a large pan, then
add the onions, garlic and minced lamb
and cook, stirring continuously, for 5-7
minutes over a medium heat, until the
meat has browned.
3. Drain any excess fat from the pan, then
add the tomatoes, tomato puree, dried
herbs and cinnamon and stir to combine.
Reduce the heat to a simmer and leave to
cook for 20 minutes.
4. Using scissors, snip the frozen
aubergine slices into 2.5cm (1in) strips
and layer half of these in the base of your
prepared dish. Set aside.
5. In a large bowl, beat the ricotta,
feta and beaten egg until well combined,
then season with salt and pepper.
6. Once the meat has finished simmering,
pour the mixture into the baking dish
over the layer of aubergines, ensuring
that it reaches the edges in an even
layer. Top the meat with another layer of
aubergines, then pour the cheese and
egg over the top and spread to form an
even layer.
7. Transfer to an oven preheated to 180°C
Gas Mark 4 for 35-40 mins until golden To freeze: Assemble the mousaka and set aside until
and bubbling. If the top of the moussaka cooled to room temperature, then cover with a layer
browns too quickly, cover with foil for the of clingfilm followed by a layer of foil. Label clearly
remainder of the cooking time. and transfer to the freezer for up to one month.
To cook from frozen: Remove the moussaka from
Per serving: 400cals, 27g fat, (14g sat fat) the freezer and defrost thoroughly, then cook as
10g sugar, 1.3g salt described in the cooking instructions (step 7).
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GINGER SALMON the hot sauce spooned over.
FILLETS 4. To serve: Add a splash of sesame
or olive oil CARB
Prep: 5 mins Cost per R OT E IN, LO W
H IG H P
person
Cook: 10 mins Per serving: (figures do not
Serves: 4
£2
include rice) 295cals, 19g fat, (3.5g
4 salmon fillets (100-150g/ sat fat), 5g sugar, 3.2g salt
3 5oz-5oz each)
6 tbsp dark soy sauce To freeze: Put the soy sauce,
1 tbsp chopped frozen ginger ginger, chilli, garlic and orange
1 tbsp chopped frozen red chilli into a labelled freezer bag and
Juice of 1 orange mix to combine. Add the salmon
Plain rice, cooked according to fillets, seal and freeze flat for up
instructions to three months.
To cook from frozen: Transfer
1. Heat oil in a frying pan over the salmon bag to the fridge and
a medium heat, then add the allow to fully defrost. Remove the
salmon and cook for 4 minutes on salmon from the bag and pan-fry
either side, until cooked through. in a splash of oil for 4 minutes
2. Put the remaining ingredients on each side. Heat the sauce in a
in a small pan over a medium separate pan, then serve the dish
heat and stir to combine. as described.
3. Serve the salmon on rice with

SPINACH AND
RICOTTA CHICKEN 1. Put the frozen spinach in a heatproof you have created and spoon a
Prep: 10 mins bowl and cook in the microwave on quarter of the filling mixture into each.
Cook: 40 mins Cost per
person high for 2½ minutes, then stir and cook Wrap each of the filled chicken breasts
Serves: 4 £1.80 for 2 minutes more. into two slices of Parma ham, securing
8 cubes frozen, chopped spin 2. Drain the spinach through a as neatly as possible to keep the filling
1x250g (9oz) tub ricotta cheese colander lined with kitchen paper, inside.
1tsp ground nutmeg pressing down to remove as much 6. To cook straightaway, transfer to a
4 skinless, boneless chicken breasts liquid as possible, then return the foil-lined baking tray and bake in a pre-
8 slices Parma ham spinach to the bowl. heated oven at 180°C/Gas Mark 4 for
Salt and freshly ground black pepper, 3. Add the ricotta cheese and nutmeg 30-40 minutes, until tender and juicy.
t t t t th bowl with the spinach, Serve with your choice of vegetables.
tir to combine. Season
e and set aside. Per serving: 302cals, 11.5g fat, (6g sat
rking with one piece fat) 1g sugar, 1.7g salt
cken at a time, place E
, G LU T E N F R E
cken breast flat on a H IG H P R OT E IN
ping board and press
n with the palm of your To freeze: Lay the filled chicken
d. Working with the breasts on a large sheet of foil,
kest end of the breast, then fold over the edges and crimp
rt a sharp knife two together to form a sealed parcel.
ds of the way through Transfer to a labelled freezer bag and
meat and carefully slice freeze flat for up to one month,
wn the length to the To cook from frozen: Simply remove
nnest end. Repeat until the chicken breasts from the freezer
your chicken breasts and leave to defrost fully, then cook
e butterflied. as described in Step 6.
Open your chicken
reasts up along the cuts

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VICTORIA SPONGE
Prep: 15 mins
Cook: 25 mins
Makes: One 20cm Cost per
person
(8in) cake, 39p
serving 8
250g (9oz) margarine
250g (9oz) caster sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
250g (9oz) self-raising flour
2 tsp baking powder
4 large eggs
To serve:
Jam of your choice
Lightly whipped cream
Icing sugar to dust
1. Preheat the oven to 190°C/Gas
Mark 5 and grease and line two
20cm (8in) cake tins. Use cake
liners for speed.
2. In a large bowl, cream together
the margarine, caster sugar and
vanilla extract with an electric
whisk until light and fluffy.
3. In a separate bowl, combine the
flour and baking powder. Beat one
of the eggs into the butter mixture,
then sift a little of the flour and
mix to combine. Continue adding
the flour and eggs in this way until
they are all incorporated.
4. Divide the mixture between the
two cake tins, levelling it out with a
spatula or palette knife, then bake
for 20-25 mins, until golden
brown, well risen and an inserted
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5. Leave the tins to cool slightly,
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set aside to cool.
6. Once the cakes have cooled
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one half with a generous coating
of jam and top with whipped
cream. Place the other cake on top,
then dust with icing sugar, slice
and serve.
Per serving: Figures are for the
sponge only: 471cals, 26g fat,
(7g sat fat) 33g sugar, 0.8g salt
To freeze: Once the cakes have
cooled to room temperature,
wrap each half in clingfilm, then
transfer to a labelled freezer
bag and freeze flat for up to
three months.
To serve from frozen: Remove
from freezer and set aside to
defrost – about two hours.
Assemble and serve as
described.
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We’re all looking for ways to feed ourselves
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It also cuts down on the number of shopping
trips. With just a little forward planning, you’ll
have lots of delicious, varied healthy meals in your
freezer for whenever you require them, or if you’re
helping neighbours in need.
n
■ If you’re nervous about getting
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simply doubling whatever you’re buying individual
cooking for dinner and freeze the pots of herbs and
second portion spices, buy one
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■ Think about pairing recipes mixed herbs as
that have the same main you can use these
ingredient. For example, if you’re
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And while you’re waiting for
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■ Frozen veg are a must-have freezer
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nce cooked and frozen,
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room in your t before serving. It’s a
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 Made using air-dry
clay and paint, you can
afford to produce one of
these planters for each
member of your family
and personalise them
however you like. Our
planters have been filled
with artificial plants, but
you could also use real
ones if you line the pots
with clingfilm first to
protect the clay.
These cute mini
bear planters are the
perfect gift and are
r make
66 YOURS ■ EVERY FORTNIGHT
YOU WILL NEED:
1 pack of white air-drying clay
Modelling tools Add extra character
Mod Podge gloss spray varnish with four blobs of clay
Acrylic paints in appropriate stuck to the pot’s base
colours to give your bear
Rolling pin some feet.
Artists’ brushes
Clingfilm
Fine sandpaper
n All available from
Hobbycraft (0330 026 1400,
www.hobbycraft.co.uk)
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Here’s our pick of the best indoor

1 2
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Footed plant
Place the clay onto some clingfilm For Daddy bear, cut a long rectangle pot, £6, Next
and roll out carefully to a thickness with ears, approx 50x16cm (20x6in). (0844 844 8939)
of about 5mm. Repeat for Mummy bear – 44x14cm
(17x5½in) and Baby bear – 32x10cm
(12½x4in). Remove excess clay.
Foiled hanging pot
£17.50, Oliver Bonas
(0208 974 0110/www.
oliverbonas.com)

3 4
ffe plant pot,
2.99, M&Co
0 092 4686/
Set the bear pieces aside and re-roll Use a knife to score along the bottom andco.com)
the clay to cut out the three base of one of the bear pieces, then wet
circles – one 16cm (6in) diameter, the scored section with water. Score
one 14cm (5½in) and one 10cm all the way around the corresponding
(4in). Remove the excess clay. base piece in the same way.

White & green planter,

£9.99, Homesense (01923
473561/www.tkmaxx.com)

5 6
Wrap each bear piece around its base, When the pots are dry, use fine Speckled
pushing scored surfaces together to sandpaper to sand them down so hanging planter
seal. Place a plastic bag into the pot they are nice and smooth. £5.99, Homesense
and open out to help maintain its (01923 473561/
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Artificial
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Discovery indoor
Use a pencil to mark facial features.
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Wilko (0845 608 0807
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 Steve the
If you’ve got a budding
palaeontologist in your
family, they’ll love this
cute prehistoric pal

Difficulty
rating:
GGG

MATERIALS ABBREVIATIONS Row 3: (K1, kfb) 6 times

Rico Merino Essentials DK
100% merino wool
2 x 50g balls each in the
following shades:
Mulberry (A) and Sun (B)
1 pair of 3mm (UK11 US2-3)
needles
Small piece of yellow felt for
the eyes
2 small brown buttons
Polyester toy filling
TENSION
26 sts and 36 rows over 4in
(10cm) to st-st using 3mm
needles.
Use larger or smaller needles
if necessary, to obtain correct
tension.
FINISHED SIZE
18in (46cm) from nose to tail
!
DINO FACT ns
mea
Stegosaurus
Alt – alternate; cont –
continue; dec – decrease; foll
– following; g st – garter stitch;
inc - increase(ing); k – knit;
k2tog – knit 2 together; Kfb –
increase by working into front
and back of same stitch; p –
purl; psso – pass slipped stitch
over; rep – repeat; RS – right
side; sl – slip; ssk – slip the
next 2 stitches knitwise, slip
back on LH needle and knit
2 together; st(s) – stitch(es);
st-st – stocking stitch (knit RS
rows, purl WS rows);
WS – wrong side.
BODY (MAKE 1)
Worked from nose to tail
Head
Using A, cast on 6 sts.
Row 1: Kfb into each stitch
(12 sts).
Row 2 and every foll alt row:
Purl.
(18 sts).
Row 5: (K2, kfb) 6 times
(24 sts).
Row 7: (K3, kfb) 6 times
(30 sts)
Row 9: (K4, kfb) 6 times
(36 sts).
Work 6 rows in st-st.
Neck
Row 1: (K4, k2tog)
6 times (30 sts).
Row 2 and every foll alt row:
Purl.
Row 3: (K3, k2tog) 6 times
(24 sts). Row 5: (K4, kfb) 6 times
Row 5: (K2, k2tog) 6 times (36 sts).
(18 sts). Row 7: (KS, kfb) 6 times
Row 6: Purl. (42 sts).
Work 14 rows in st-st. Row 8: Purl.
Body Working in st-st, inc 1 st at
Row 1: (K2, kfb) 6 times each end of every row to
(24 sts). 66 sts.
Row 2 and every foll alt row: Work in st-st for a further 44
Purl. rows, ending on a WS row.
Row 3: (K3, kfb) 6 times Dec 1 st at each end of every
(30 sts). row to 26 sts, ending on a
WS row.
Tail
Work in st-st for 22 rows.
Dec 1 st at each end of next
and every foll alt row to 14 sts.
Purl 1 row.
Dec 1 st at each end of every
row to 2 sts.
Next row: K2tog and fasten
off.

BACK LEGS (MAKE 2)

Using A, cast on 10 sts.
Row 1: Kfb into every st (20 sts).
Row 2 and every foll alt row:
Purl.
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DINO FA
Ste CT!
gosauruse
s were
similar in
size to a
bus, with
small hea
about the ds
same size
as a horse
’s!

Row 3: (K1, kfb) 10 times Row 5: Kfb, k6, kfb

(30 sts) **.
Row 5: (K2, kfb) 10 times
(40 sts).
Row 6: Purl.
Work 10 rows in st-st.
Next row: (K2, k2tog) 10
times (30 sts).
Next row: Purl.
Next row: (K1, k2tog) 10 times
(20 sts)
Next row: Purl.
Work 20 rows in st-st.
Cast off.
FRONT LEGS (MAKE 2)
Using A, cast on 10 sts and
work as for back legs to **.
Row 4: Purl.
Work 12 rows in st-st.
Next row: (K1, k2tog)
10 times (20 sts).
Next row: Purl.
Work 20 rows in st-st.
Cast off.
SOLES (MAKE 4)
Using B, cast on 4 sts.
Row 1: Kfb, k2, kfb (6 sts)
Row 2 and every foll
alt row: Knit.
Row 3: Kfb, k4, kfb (8 sts).
(10 sts)
Row 7: K2tog, k6, k2tog
(8 sts).
Row 9: K2tog, k4, k2tog
(6 sts).
Row 11: K2tog, k2, k2tog
(4 sts).
Cast off.
LARGE ARMOUR PLATES
(MAKE 12)
Using B, cast on 6 sts.
Using g st throughout, inc 1 st
at each end of next and every
foll alt row to 16 sts.
Work 6 rows in g st.
Dec 1 st at each end of next
and every foll alt rows until
2 sts.
Next row: K2tog, fasten off.
SMALL ARMOUR PLATES
(MAKE 12)
Using B cast on 6 sts.
Knit 1 row.
Row 2: SI 1, k1, psso, k2, ssk
(4 sts).
Row 3: Knit.
Row 4: SI 1, k1, psso, ssk (2 sts)
Row 5: SI 1, k1, psso and
fasten off.
TAIL SPIKES (MAKE 2)
Using B, cast on 16 sts.
Row 1: Kfb, k14, kfb (18 sts).
Row 2: Kfb, k16, kfb (20 sts).
Row 3: K2tog, k14, k2tog
(18 sts).
Row 4: K2tog, k12, k2tog
(16 sts).
Cast off.
MAKING UP
Sew in loose yarn ends.
Fold body in half lengthwise
and sew belly seam leaving
a small opening for stuffing.
Stuff firmly and close
opening.
Fold all four legs in half and
sew rear seam. Stuff firmly
though sole and sew a sole
onto the bottom of each
leg. Position the legs onto
the body and sew firmly in
place, making sure they are all
even and he can stand up on
a flat surface.
Sew six pairs of the large
armour plates together
leaving a hole at the bottom
for stuffing. Stuff fairly firmly
and close the opening.
Arrange two rows of armour
plating down his back (see
photos) and sew the plates
firmly in place. Fold the tail
spikes in half lengthwise and
sew the seam. They will curl
upwards. Place them onto
the tail tip and secure in the
centre.
Cut two teardrop shapes of
yellow felt for eyes and glue in
place with fabric glue. Finally,
sew a button on the top of
each eye.
n Taken from Knitted
Dinosaurs by Tina
Barrett, priced £14.99
and published by GMC
Books (01273 488005,
www.gmcbooks.com)

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inspiring you
Your garden won’t
be complete without
some of these happy
daisy faces, says
Karen Murphy

T
here must be
some sort of
scientific feel-
good factor about
daisies – their
open, upturned blooms and
petals stretching to the sun
never fail to make us smile.
Some of our most loved and
coveted garden plants are
daisies of some sort or other

shine
– even when we don’t realise
it! Here’s our perfect pick of
daisies to start growing for a
summer of sunshine…

SUMMER ESSENTIALS MARVELS LATE SUMMER LOVELIES SUNNY SUNFLOWERS

Must-have blooms that Some of the best-known Plant these now to get Everyone loves a sunflower!
are easy to grow and daisies originally hail from established in a few months, Here are some brilliant
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Cosmos bipinnatus – An
easy annual border filler with
feathery foliage and papery
flowers. Sow indoors now and
set out next month, or sow
direct in May in sunshine.
Oxeye daisy – Our native
wildflower daisy. Give it full
sun or part shade and the
bees will come. Sow direct
now for summer blooms.
Erigeron karvinskianus – Helenium – In red, orange ‘Italian White’ – Creamy,
Fleabane will thrive prettily in and yellow, the hues of this ghostly white, which teams
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 short story
Eve
An
Unable to sleep, Emma has a brilliant
idea which has a heartwarming outcome
By Sharon H n
I
have always wanted to believe that
angels really do exist. When I was
a child, I looked for proof and I was
disappointed when I couldn’t find
any hard and fast evidence.
At Sunday school, I loved the story
about the Angel Gabriel, who told Mary
the wonderful news that she was going
to give birth to the baby Jesus.
But I knew that was a made-up
story because it was the doctor who
told ladies that they were going to have
babies. He had told my mum and then
I had a baby brother, even though I’d
really wanted a sister.
I asked Mum if we could exchange
him for a baby girl like she’d exchanged
her cardigan for a jumper when she took
it back to the shop. But she got cross and
told me not to be silly.
My favourite Christmas carol was
Hark the Herald Angels Sing. I didn’t
know what Herald Angels were.
Maybe they were something to do
with our local newspaper, which was
called The Herald? Dad read it every
Thursday evening, putting on his
glasses which made him look a bit like
Eric Morecambe.
The angel we lovingly placed at
the top of our Christmas tree every
December looked exactly how I thought
an angel should look. She had a golden
halo and gossamer wings, but when
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she got a bit too tired and tatty she was
replaced by a glittery star, which didn’t
have the same glamour at all.
Granny always called me her little
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angel, but I knew I
wasn’t an angel
– I was just Emma,
an ordinary shy
little girl.
Over time I was
forced to conclude that
angels didn’t exist, I still
enjoyed reading about
them and seeing them on films. My
favourite character in The Wizard of Oz
was Glinda, the good witch. With her
pink, sparkly dress and enormous silver
crown I thought she looked more like
my idea of an angel than a witch.
I often wished I could borrow
Glinda’s magic wand to help me do my
dreaded maths homework. As well as
‘When I did grow up I
trained to be a nurse, which
was quite ironic’
knowing that there was no such thing
as angels, I was equally certain that I
would never need algebra when I was
grown up.
When I did grow up, I trained to be a
nurse – which is quite ironic as nurses
are often called angels. When I try my
best to make my patients comfortable,
they often tell me I am an angel, just as
my granny did years ago. But, of course,
I’m not an angel, just someone doing
the job they are paid to do.
Dear old Harry often told me I was
an angel. He was in his 90s and didn’t
get any visitors. He explained: “I lost
my darling Mary ten years ago and we
weren’t blessed with children. And I’ve
seen off my old pals – they have all gone
before me. That’s what happens when
you are as old as Methuselah.”
Harry was a true gentleman. He
cheered up his fellow patients with the
pranks he got up to as a schoolboy, as
well as derring-do tales of his time in the
Navy during the war.
I was usually too busy to stop and
listen to his stories, but Harry often
made me smile. At the time I was having
some worries of my own, going through
a difficult menopause. ‘Women’s
troubles’, as they are often called as
though that makes mood swings and
hot flushes OK. When I felt depressed,
Harry almost invariably managed to
brighten my day.
Inevitably, the time came when I
arrived on duty to learn that Harry had
passed away in the night. The whole
ward was subdued, missing his warmth
and chirpy humour. When the vicar
asked me if he had any relatives or
close friends, I shook my head. “There’s
no-one left. He outlived them all. In

Harry used to amuse
the other patients with
tales of his exploits
another two years, he would have had a
birthday telegram from the Queen.”
“Well, I will let you know the date of
the funeral, in case you’d like to attend.
Otherwise, it looks as though it will just
be me and the organist.”
I couldn’t sleep that night, thinking
about such a sad, lonely end to Harry’s
long life. He deserved so much better.
Even if I took my husband Jack along,
there would still only be four of us in
the church.
Then I sat bolt upright in bed. Jack
says waking at 3am never did anybody
any good, but this time he was wrong. I
had a brilliant idea.
While my sleeping husband snored,
I picked up my phone and posted
Harry’s story on Facebook. Explaining
why there would be no-one there to
mourn his passing, I typed in the time
and place of his funeral and suggested
that if people had no other plans for that
day they might like to come and pay
their respects.
In the morning I got in touch with
The Herald, thinking they might be
interested to know about the life of
a local character. The editor agreed
to write a nostalgia piece about the
popular hardware shop Harry owned
before the high-street was taken over by
charity shops. He promised to mention
the work Harry did with the Boys’
Brigade as well.
When Jack and I set off for St Michael
and All Angels on the day of the funeral,
I hoped my message had reached
enough people to fill at least a few
pews. I prayed, even though I no longer
believed there were angels to hear it.
When we arrived at the church, we
had difficulty finding a parking space.
There were so many people milling
around the entrance that I assumed
they were there for the previous funeral.
After all those years of
hoping and searching, at last
I had proof that angels exist
Tears rolled down my cheeks as it
dawned on me that they were there
for Harry.
Inside, the pews were packed. There
were elderly couples, some of the
men in uniform, a platoon from the
Boys’ Brigade, families with children
and teenagers. The vicar smiled and
beckoned us to a seat at the front.
“You have done a wonderful thing,”
he said. But I hadn’t done anything
special. Anyone who knew Harry would
have done the same. I whispered: “You
deserve this, Harry” as his coffin was
placed in the aisle.
After all those years of hoping
and searching, at last I had proof that
angels exist. Ordinary folk in anoraks,
bobble hats and woollen scarves, not
supernatural creatures with wings and
magic wands.
There wasn’t a halo in sight, but
every single one of them was an angel.
Now I know they walk among us every
single day.
About our author
As a child, Sharon’s
favourite author was Enid
Blyton. Her love of writing
poems and short stories
grew out of her life-long love of reading
and one day she hopes to write a book.
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Recently on TV in the latest series of BBC’s
Real Marigold Hotel, we caught up with
Swedish Sixties’ sex symbol, actress and
Bond Girl, BRITT EKLAND
Where are they now?
By Alison James
I
f ever there was
a woman who
encapsulated the
uber-glamorous,
jet-set life of the
Sixties and Seventies, it’s
Britt Ekland. Partying with
real Royalty, hanging out
with rock royalty, dating
some of the world’s most
desirable men, starring in
classic cult movies such
as The Wicker Man and
playing Roger’s Moore’s
first Bond Girl in The Man
with the Golden Gun… she
was most definitely one of
the era’s ‘It’ girls.
A stunning Nordic
blonde, Britt rose to fame
in the mid Sixties when,
having become an actress
in her native Sweden,
she arrived in Britain and
caught the eye of actor
Peter Sellers, some 17
years her senior. After a
ten-day courtship they
were married and had
With Roger Moore and Maud Adams
in 1974’s Man With The Golden Gun
daughter Victoria in 1965,
but the couple divorced
in 1968. Hollywood
beckoned and Britt
embarked on high-profile
romances with the likes
of Warren Beatty, Ryan
O’Neal, George Hamilton
and record producer Lou
Adler, with whom she
had a son, Nikolai, in 1973.
She starred in the movie
version of iconic TV series
The Six Million Dollar Man
and, in 1974, won the role
of Mary Goodnight in the
James Bond film, The Man
With The Golden Gun.
“It was something I
always wanted to do,” she
says. “As a schoolgirl I’d
seen Ursula Andress come
out of the sea in Dr No
and thought, many years
later, that I wanted to do
that, too. I think Roger
Moore is the best Bond
– not just because of being
my Bond, but because, if
you read the Ian Fleming
books describing him,
that’s how he was. Roger
was gorgeous, tall, cheeky
and sophisticated – and a
total gentleman.”
In 1975, Britt became
half of the world’s most
glamorous couple when
she fell in love with rock
star Rod Stewart. After
two years, they split due
to his infidelity, but Britt
continued living in Los
retro favourites
Angeles in order to raise
her children. In the mid-
Eighties, she married Stray
Cats’ drummer Jim Phantom
and gave birth to her third
child, TJ, in 1988. In 1992,
she and Phantom divorced.
Since then, she has divided
her time between Sweden,
Los Angeles and the UK. She
has never stopped working
– hosting an Oprah-style talk
show from Stockholm, guest-
starring in TV shows, doing
panto and touring the UK in
theatre productions. Now
77 and a grandmother, she
was recently on a nationwide
theatre tour in a thriller
called The Cat and The
Canary in which she played
housekeeper, Mrs Pleasant.
“She was very stern,” says
Britt. “It wasn’t the kind
of role I’m used to, but I’m
always up for a challenge. I
have done almost everything
you can think of” – including
living in India for a month for
the Real Marigold Hotel. “The
camaraderie between us all
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Glamorous gran: Britt, top, and above,
with singer Rod Stewart in the Seventies
was wonderful,” she reveals.
“We were a great team and I’ve
made several new friends, in
particular though, reuniting
with designer Zandra Rhodes
whom I’ve known since the
late Sixties. The strength of
the Indian women surprised
me the most. Resplendent
in their beautiful saris, they
were always so dignified,
whatever their task. They
were very inspiring.
“I’ve always seen myself
as being strong… I may be 77,
but I have an undiminished
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 The Bennett
sisters with
Mum and Dad
in 1995’s Pride
and Prejudice
Who do you think you
are kidding... Captain
Mainwaring lines up the
troops in Dad’s Army
t t
By Alison James
ever mind the mostly
distasteful reality shows
and, let’s-be-frank,
often unfunny modern
comedy shows that
usually take pride-of-place in the TV
schedules. As a sofa-bound nation
in lockdown, it seems we’re seeking
succour and solace in some good old-
fashioned British TV nostalgia.
According to Now TV, boxsets of
comedy classics such as Dad’s Army
and Only Fools and Horses have seen
a huge rise in viewing figures – a
whopping 211 per cent in the case of
the former. The laughs we get from
these shows – sorely needed in times
like these – are a given but when
we’re unable to leave home and are
isolated from friends and family,
sharing your space with familiar
faces such as Captain Mainwaring,
Corporal Jones, Del Boy and Rodney
is perhaps the next best thing.
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Pride and
Prejudice’s
dashing
Mr Darcy
(Colin Firth)
How the big
lockdown has
prompted a huge
increase in the
number of classic
f
British TV shows and
films we’re watching
Even before coronavirus, re-runs “Throughout this crisis, we will
of Dad’s Army were part-and-parcel of respond to the mood of the nation
BBC2’s regular schedule but now other and provide programmes to help us
favourites are currently being screened escape and laugh,” the BBC’s Director
at peak times. Saturday nights on BBC1 of Content, Charlotte Moore, recently
has seen Outnumbered following announced.
Gavin and Stacey while episodes of Mrs Meanwhile on Talking Pictures, an
Brown’s Boys and Miranda are also independent archive film and television
in the mix. channel, both classic and lesser-known
There is an awareness at the Beeb films and TV shows from the past have
that people find comfort in the familiar never been more popular.
– such as ‘easy watch’ comedies. “It’s about escapism, nostalgia and
Dramas, too, with the BBC planning to being taken out of yourself,” says Sarah
air some of their legendary adaptations Cronin-Stanley who runs the channel
with her dad Noel and husband Neil.
‘TV shows from the past are “Many of our
about escapism, nostalgia and viewers don’t watch
being taken out of yourself’ the news at the
moment because
of classic literature such as Tess of the it’s just too scary.
D’Urbervilles starring Gemma Arterton They want to relive
from 2008, and their superb 1995 happier times while
version of Pride and Prejudice with being entertained.
Colin Firth as Mr Darcy, Jennifer Ehle as Either Vic Reeves or
Elizabeth Bennett and Alison Steadman Danny Baker – I don’t
as Mrs Bennett. remember which – Sarah Cronin-
Stanley of
Talking
Pictures TV
with dad, Noel
 retro favourites

Other shows we’d love to see again

on prime-time terrestrial TV
■ THE DARLING BUDS ■ CRANFORD - Dame
The Trotters in OF MAY – a Nineties Judi Dench lead a fine
Only Fools TV institution and the cast of actors including
and Horses
‘perfick’Sunday night Dame Eileen Atkins,
family viewing, this ITV Imelda Staunton, Lesley
said that Talking Pictures is like She emailed: adaptation of HE Bates Manville and Francesca
a cup of soup and a blanket on “Thank you for the stories starring David Annis in this funny,
the sofa when you’re having wonderful channel Jason, Pam Ferris and touching and much-
a day off school. The kind of Talking Pictures. We Catherine Zeta-Jones loved BBC period drama
films and TV programmes we have it on all three told the heart-warming about the residents of
screen are like a comfort blanket. Lots televisions in our tale of the eccentric the small market town of
of our viewers live alone anyway and residential home. We Larkin family. Cranford in the 1840s.
so, as a company, we’ve always likened are not only shielding
ourselves to big virtual cinema where our residents from Covid-19, but trying cities from days gone by and family
we’re all watching our favourite TV to shield them from the news. Your occasions such as weddings, birthdays
shows and films together. channel has made such a difference to and christenings. Viewers can be
“The community feel has always our home. Staff no longer fear seeing reminded of fashions, cars, and what
been part of our ethos. I love the fact bad news. Keep up the sterling job, you a High Street – maybe even their local
that we get so many calls and emails are key to the wellbeing of us.” one – looked like in, for instance, 1956.
Even more popular than the TV I know from the amount of feedback
‘The kind of films and TV and feature film genres featured are we receive from carers that these
programmes we screen are what Sara calls Talking Pictures ‘shorts’ shorts are especially loved by people
like a comfort blanket’ collection. suffering from dementia. Watching one
Sarah Cronin-Stanley, Talking Pictures “These are sourced from private immediately transports them back to a
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from viewers telling us what they’ve from all over the country. Shots of And that’s something we all need
been watching, and what they’ve liked towns, villages, the countryside and right now.
and disliked. I also find myself advising
people on technology – which button
on their remote they should press, for
instance, but that’s fine.”
During these troubled times the
station has been receiving hundreds more
letters, emails and calls from viewers
saying how important the channel is.
Such as one lady looking after residents in
a residential home.

■ Talking Pictures is available on Virgin 445,

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 time of our lives
We learned about
life from our early
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reckons
Marion as
a young girl Yours writer
Marion Clarke

A
s a student, my worst
holiday job was
selling encyclopedias
door-to-door.
We were paid on
commission only, which was bad
news for me as I only managed
to sell one set. By the end of six
weeks I was seriously out of
pocket, but on the plus side I had
some hilarious tales to tell of my
doorstep encounters.
Jane Coleman’s Saturday
Blast from the past

Perks of the job

job in a hairdresser’s was a better
deal: “I wore a nylon overall, navy
with a white collar. As well as
sweeping up and fetching chips
for the staff at lunchtime, I washed
the customers’ hair, learned how
to mix bleach and put rollers in,
as well as having my own hair
trimmed for free. Once I had a
two-shilling tip from a customer
and couldn’t believe my luck when
I was allowed to keep it instead of
putting it in the ‘tip tin’.”
We should spare a thought for
paper boys who had to be out in all
weathers, as Tony Sorrell recalls:
“Aged 13, I worked six days a week,
starting at 6am. I never missed
a delivery, even in the appalling
winter of 1963, when it snowed for
weeks on end. One day, our shed door
was frozen shut and my mum had to
bash it with an axe so I could get my
bike out to do my round.”
Roy Ingram’s job of washing
bottles for a chemist was indoors, but
not without its hazards: “Customers
returned the empty bottles, which I
‘Custard cream biscuits
were only for regulars, not
strangers. I still feel guilty”
washed for reuse. I had a special brush
to scrub them out. To remove stubborn
stains, I used hydrochloric acid which
burned my fingers if I spilled any. My
pay was ten shillings a week.”
Julia Mower can’t remember how
much she was paid for her washing-
up job in a restaurant called Rona’s
we had a lovely home-cooked meal. My
favourite was fish and chips, followed
by blackcurrant tart and custard.”
That reminds me of my waitressing
days when chip butties with salad
cream were among the perks. Luckily
for my waistline, I never worked in
a baker’s shop as Betty Starkey did
in the Fifties: “I had to go in early on
Saturdays to fill dozens of cardboard
boxes with 12 cakes in each. In those
days people’s families always came for
Sunday tea, so we had lots of orders.
“Although rationing was over, some
things were still scarce. If we had a
delivery of custard cream biscuits, we
weighed them out into paper bags for
our regular customers only. If strangers
asked, we had to deny we had any. I still
feel guilty about that.”
Nina Brown also worked in a bakery:
“The best bit for me and my family was
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at Walton-on-the-Naze: “Saucepans the doughnuts. I used some of my pay

encrusted with custard to buy six and put double jam
Chris Bear was Iris, or gravy were the worst. in them before taking
the Daily Express Once the lunchtime them home. Then we
Holiday Girl, who rush was over, all the played a game where
gave £5 to any
reader able to tea towels had to be you couldn’t lick your
answer the daily washed and hung in lips until you finished
quiz question the yard to dry. Then your doughnut!”

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 time of our lives
Miranda Ward
remembers the perils
and traumas many
years ago of having our
tonsils re ved…

I
must have been about eight
when I had my tonsils out.
It was the first time I’d been
away from home but, luckily,
I wasn’t on my own. My best
friend, Brenda, was having her
tonsillectomy at the same time – it
was a routine operation for children
until the end of the Seventies.
I don’t remember much about
what happened, except it put me off
orange juice, as it tasted so greasy
and disgusting. I thought that was
how orange juice was meant to
taste; years later I realised the nurses
must have laced it with castor oil.

Take ’em out!

Because Brenda was with me,
I hardly missed my parents.
Once I was back home, I put the
whole unpleasant experience
behind me.
So when it was my six-year-old He’d panic when my mother left him to sleep with Brian.
brother’s turn to go to hospital for at school and worry himself sick at In the morning he’d go the way he’d
the same op, (he was always sniffling hometime in case she’d forgotten to come in. Alf came and went for weeks
and complaining of a sore throat), pick him up. without my mother knowing. Then,
I told him there was nothing to it. I thought it might cheer him up if we he disappeared. We never found out
“They give you loads of ice-cream got a pet, so I tried, for the nth time, to what happened to him. But by then,
after the operation.” beg my parents for a puppy. I’d already Brian seemed to have got over his
I decided not to warn him about appealed to their sense of fair play, by ordeal… although he never lost his fear
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the orange juice. Brian went in
happily enough, but he came back a
changed boy.
No-one had told him about the
‘no visiting’ rule and he began to
think he’d never see our parents
again! From being an outgoing
little boy who laughed easily, Brian
became withdrawn and anxious.
Calm before the storm!
Boys waiting to have
their tonsils removed
saying we’d be the only children in
‘And then Alf came to the
rescue. He was a scrawny,
one-eared, battered alleycat
with a bent tail’
probably the whole country, maybe the
world, without pets. My houseproud
other said she didn’t want to go
rough the argument again. Animals
eant fleas, she said. No pets – final
nswer!
And then Alf came to the rescue.
He was a scrawny, one-eared,
battered alleycat with a bent tail.
He jumped through a window in
Brian’s room, whispered in his ear,
and curled up under the blankets.
From then on, he came every night
of hospitals. Many children must have
been traumatised by operations in the
Sixties and Seventies.
My next-door neighbour, Eileen, was
six when she went for a tonsillectomy.
Complications meant she had to stay
in hospital. No-one told her what was
happening and she didn’t see her
parents for a month. She tried to escape
and was dragged back. She thought
she was never going home again. No
wonder she’s claustrophobic and has
panic attacks!
Things are different
nowadays, thank
goodness, with
visitors allowed
on wards, but
I still can’t drink
orange juice!

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EM Wells, 10 Squires Close,
Bishop’s Stortford
CM23 4DB
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Jean Page-Smith, 40 Priors
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GU22 9EZ
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E Liggins, 70 Colesdown Hill,
Plymouth PL9 8AB
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6 Corbet Close,
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SY1 3RP
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maiden name. Last living
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NR32 4TY
Looking for nurses I
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CH49 6NL
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Instow, Sussex Road, New
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K Williams, 6 Marriott Road,
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Grove, Rothwell, Leeds
LS26 0HP
Chi Thi Huynh and
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from Wolverhampton, in
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Seventies. He was tall,
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Motown and dancing.
He is now aged 72 and
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BH25 7JQ
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G Stewardson, 3 Rugby
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entertainment to enjoy.
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