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Edition No: 136
June/July
June/July 2022
2022
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Loaded with HEALTH TIPS, POETRY, JOKES, QUIZZES, COMPETITIONS, CASH PRIZES and much more....!
COVERING ALL OF COVENTRY and Surrounding Areas
 A WORD FROM YOUR EDITOR
Christine Jones
Hello & welcome to the June/July 2022 edition of
Chatterbox Magazine!
No one knows what goes on behind the scenes of a magazine but the story
as to how this one even made it to the printers will forever amaze me. After
the best of two months work on this edition had taken place, I had a
computer crash and lost nearly a years work and records..but somehow you
are reading this! The amount of other lost work & admin that I will still have
to deal with is going to be very far reaching but that’s life I guess! I hope you
will enjoy all of the reading material in this edition, not least because some
Chatterbox is owned by
of it has had to have been re-written not once but twice and I am now
honestly more exhausted than I would normally be by this stage! Christine Jones
So PLEASE ENJOY!.......... As always I would like to say thank you to all of my 2 Alpine Rise, Styvechale,
readers and subscribers who not only support the businesses in the magazine by Coventry CV3 6NT
using the services advertised but also support myself and the magazine with letters Correspondence can be sent to
of thanks, articles and poetry - it is all much appreciated. If you use a business in the above address or email:
Chatterbox, please let them know where you saw it. We need to support our local
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for all of their help: Firstly, the world’s best daughter and ‘Coventry’s Poet Laureate’ All enquiries about content and
Emilie, who without her determination to still get a magazine out against the odds advertising to Christine Jones
has worked especially hard on this edition designing adverts and editorial pages, Tel: 024 7641 4458
love you! Thanks to Deirdre Ann who has written the Zodiac Thoughts and our Mobile: 079 7709 1534
writer Christine Stafford, who has helped with this edition providing editorial and Or Check Out Our New Website!
poetry too! Also thanks go to all of the retailers and members of the general public, www.chatterboxmagazine.co.uk
both new and old, all over Coventry and its surrounding area, who distribute
Chatterbox Magazine - you do an amazing job, which is appreciated by both the We believe all the information to be
correct at the time of publishing.
readers and myself! Thanks to: Steve & Chris Binnie, Bernard & Beryl, Linda The advertisements carried in this
Stephenson and Kev Curtis for delivering magazines and also all of my readers magazine are the copyright of Chatterbox
who help by picking the magazines up from me and taking them to various clubs, and may not be copied or reproduced
friends, neighbours and family - you are all great! Finally I will leave you with this without prior permission of the publisher.
thought.........” You Cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how
soon it will be too late.”

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 FLAVOURFUL QUICHE
Makes Four to Six Portions
6 rindless smoked streaky (fatty) bacon rashers (strips)
300ml /half pint of double (heavy) cream
3 eggs, plus 2 yolks
25g /1oz /2 tbsp butter salt and ground black pepper

For the pastry

175g /6oz plain (all-purpose) flour, sifted pinch of salt
115g /4oz butter, at room temperature, diced
1 egg yolk

1) To make the pastry, place the flour, salt, butter and egg yolk in a food processor and process until blended.
Tip out on to a lightly floured surface and bring the mixture together into a ball. Leave to rest for 20 minutes.
2) Lightly flour a deep 20cm /8in round flan tin (quiche pan) and place it on a baking sheet. Roll out the pastry
and use to line the flan tin, trimming off any overhanging pieces.
3) Gently press the pastry into the corners of the tin. If the pastry breaks, gently push it together again. Chill for
20 minutes. Preheat the oven to 200°C/400°F Gas Mk 6.
4) Meanwhile, snip the bacon into small pieces using kitchen scissors and grill (broil) until the fat runs. Arrange
in the pastry case. Beat together the cream, the eggs and yolks and seasoning, and pour into the pastry case.
5) Bake the quiche for 15 minutes then reduce the oven temperature to 180°C/350°F Gas Mk 4 and bake for
20 minutes more. When the filling is puffed up and golden brown and the pastry edge crisp, remove the
quiche from the oven and top with small cubes of butter. Leave to stand for 5 minutes before serving. This
allows the filling to settle and cool a little before serving, making it easier to cut the quiche.

MELON & KIWI SALAD

Half a Galia melon
2 kiwi fruit
125g /41/2oz white (green) seedless grapes
1 paw-paw (papaya), halved
3 tbsp orange-flavoured liqueur such as Cointreau
1 tbsp chopped lemon verbena, lemon balm or mint
Sprigs of lemon verbena or Cape gooseberries, to decorate

1) Remove the seeds from the melon, cut into 4 slices and cut away the skin. Cut the flesh into cubes and
put into a bowl.
2) Peel the kiwi fruit and cut across into slices. Add to the melon with the white grapes.
3) Remove the seeds from the paw-paw (papaya) and cut off the skin. Slice the flesh thickly and cut into
diagonal pieces. Add to the fruit bowl and mix well.
4) Mix together the liqueur and lemon verbena, pour over the fruit and leave for 1 hour, stirring occasionally.
5) Spoon the fruit salad into glasses, pour over the juices and decorate with lemon verbena sprigs or Cape
gooseberries.
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 What's Going On?
COVENTRY PROBUS CLUB
Coventry Probus Club for retired professional and business men
meets at St James Hall on Knoll Drive, Coventry at10.15 a.m. on the
first Friday of each month for tea/coffee and a presentation by a
guest speaker. For details of past and future events, visit
https://coventryprobus.org.uk/ We also meet socially for lunches,
strolls and other events, with partners.
Contact secretary Ray Starkey at 024 76411929 or
starkeyrb@outlook.com for details.
COVENTRY FIBROMYALGIA SUPPORT GROUP
Meet at: St John the Baptist, Fleet Street, Coventry CV13AYon the
second Tuesday of the month @ 11am.
For further details please contact us on: 07951 406 214,
find us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/spottyducks
or e-mail us on covfibro@gmail.com
There is also a coffee morning everyTuesday when the group is not
on. This is run by Barbara, one of our members.
Tel: 07767 895208
PINLEY OVER 60'S CLUB
We meet at Aldermoor Life Centre Community Centre, Roundhouse
Road, Stoke Aldermoor, Coventry CV3 1DA everyThursday from
12.30 to 2.30 pm for Bingo,Tea/Coffee and a chat.
We have coach trips throughout the year
All aged 55 years and over welcome.
For more information, call Jean Marsden on 07879 008 959
IN-PERSON ARTHRITIS ACTION GROUP
Arthritis Action are happy to announce in-person group meetings in
Coventry.We are really looking forward to seeing you again in
person following a pause of our face-to-face events due to the
COVID-19 pandemic.We hope that you can join us.
These meetings are a great opportunity for you to meet others in
your area with arthritis, and share your tips, and experiences with
others about how you can manage your arthritis with confidence.
Dates: 9 May, 4 July, 5 September, 7 November
All 2pm at Salvation Army Centre, Upper Well Street, Coventry
To book your place or if you have any further questions please
contact info@arthritisaction.org.uk or call 0203 7817120
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CORLEY BOWLING CLUB
Church Lane, Corley, CV7 8AZ
Are looking for new members, any age or
gender and any ability
Bowling is one of the few sports where members of the opposite sex
actually play on equal terms.We bowl in gents' leagues and ladies'
leagues with mixed games at weekends and bowl against 12yr olds
and 90yr olds. Expand your social life and get some nice easy
exercise.We roll up onTuesday evenings and open onTuesday 5 April
at 5.30pm.We provide free coaching and loan you a set of bowls.
Call Graham 01676 540112 orTrevor 07790 606173
COVENTRY SPHINX FLAT GREEN BOWLS
CLUB
As a well-established bowls club in the Binley area of Coventry, we
are celebrating our 90th year since being founded.We are a small
and friendly club which plays Men's, Ladies and mixed outdoor
fixtures throughout the summer months (Apr-Sep) and indoor
short mat bowls from Oct-March. In this historic year we would
welcome new members of all ages and abilities to come along and
take a look at what we have to offer. Reduced membership is
available to first-time bowlers and we are able to offer help with
advice and equipment to get you started. For an informal chat or to
find out more detail please contact Steve on 07522360134 orTerry
on 07956604674 or head to our website at http://
www.sphinxbowlsclubcoventry.co.uk and take a look at us.
JERRY'S OUTLOOK
We are a group who meet at the John White Community Centre in
Grange Avenue Binley every Wednesday 11.00 till 12.30 (tea, coffee
and biscuits available) for socialising and chatting and optional
activities including indoor bowling, dominoes, word games,
monthly quizzes, guest speakers, and coach trips, etc.We are a very
friendly group open to people of any age but at present mainly older
people. Transport can be provided by the`Ring and Ride'.
New members are always very welcome and more details can be
obtained fromVeronica (7645 6679) or David (7645 0703).
What's Going On?
CHEDHAM'S YARD AT WELLESBOURNE
Church Walk,Wellesbourne, CV35 9QT
The yard is now open each Saturday from11am to 4pm until the end
of September with demonstrations by the blacksmiths and wood
turners plus guided tours and films showing how objects were made
in the past. There will be a series of Special Events throughout the
season ± please see the website at www.chedhamsy.org for more
information. If you are looking for a speaker for your club then
contact e.lawley@ntlworld.com and learn about theYard.
Saturday 4th June is the Special Jubilee Event. Later in the month
theYard is participating in the Warwickshire Open Studios events,
these are art/craft based days with multiple artists displaying and
selling their work.

Blacksmith Experience
ChedhamsYard is offering the opportunity to participate in a
blacksmith experience for all who are a minimum of 16 years old.
Two options are available ± a part or full day working alongside one
of our blacksmith. A nominal fee is charged for this, for details
contact e.lawley@ntlworld.com

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HAPPY MESSAGES
HAPPY 10th BIRTHDAY to Harris.
Love from Mum, Dad & Harithan. 8 8 8
HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Robert. Hope
you had a great time! Love from the
family. 8 8 8
HAPPY 50th BIRTHDAY to Zoe for
July 18th. Love Damon, Mum & Dad.
We love you mum, Finley & Noah. 8 8 8
HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Emilie Jones
for June 7th. Have a great day flying
high! Love you always & forever Mum.
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY t o C h r i s t i a n
Jones for June 30th. Have a fantastic
day & year ahead. Love you always &
forever Mum. 8 8 8
June Walsh will be ``84 Years Young''
on June 6th. Have a lovely Birthday.
Love from Barbara, Ann & Pat. 8 8 8
Conor Evans will be ``20'' on the 8th
June. Enjoy your Birthday Conor.
Love from Grandma & Grandad. 8 8 8
HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Abigail
Cleverley on July 29th. Have a lovely
day. Love from Grandma & Grandad.
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FOR SALE Silver Cross doll's pram
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FOR SALE Solid Oak TV unit »100.
Solid Oak coffee table »100. Tel. 02477
053586.
FOR SALE Black Amanda Wakeley
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neckline. Size 12/14 worn once.
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After a 2 year absence we are back!

We will be opening on Sunday 12th June from 11:00am to 5:00pm.
There are 13 beautiful gardens including some new ones for you to
enjoy. Something for everyone and plenty of ideas to take home.
There will be plants to buy, and some gardens are offering
refreshments. Proceeds to National Garden Scheme's caring
charities and Myton Hospice.
Tickets and map of the gardens will be available on the day from the
Church Hall at West Orchard United Reform Church,The Chesils,
Coventry CV3 6FP.
Admission »5 per adult and children free.
We look forward to seeing you.

WARWICKSHIRE WATERCOLOURISTS
ART EXHIBITION
Bank Holiday 27th-29th August 2022
Berkswell Reading Rooms, Meriden Road, Berkswell CV7 7BE
10.00am±5.00pm daily. Free Entrance
Over 200 items of unique art work on display, most for sale,
COVENTRY FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY together with a wide range of prints and notelets.
This year's special raffle prize an original Trevor Boult painting,
We are back to having our monthly meetings, on the second Monday
kindly donated, with proceeds to the British Heart Foundation
of every month at the Old Coventrians Sports Ground,Tile Hill Lane,
at 7pm for 7.30pm. New members and visitors always welcome Refreshments available; proceeds to charity.
donations of »3 for visitors. Our talk on9th May 2022 A Day In the
Life of a Quiz Show Contestant by Vicky Farmer, and 13th JuneThe Ample free parking & disabled access
Hoarder Next Door by Steven B Bruce.Time is given after the talk to Additional free parking available at `The Bear' if needed
browse our Library and Bookshop List and enjoy tea coffee and For further information please email:
biscuits. For more information visit www.covfhs.org WarwickshireWatercolourists@gmail.com

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 THE FINALWORD
COMPETITION RESULTS
The competition winners from the April/May 2022 edition were Miss Roshan Fitter of Mary Herbert Street,
Cheylesmore, Coventry who won a meal for two at The Festival Public House, Leaf Lane Coventry with
their correct crossword entry. Mrs Mary Martin of Parkgate Road, Holbrooks, Coventry won £10 from Spot
the Difference sponsored by Chatterbox Magazine and last but not least the ever popular wordsearch
sponsored by Chatterbox Magazine was won by Olive Saffin of Stevenson Road, Coventry who wins a £30
cash prize to spend on whatever they want! As always I would like to thank all of you who took the time and
trouble to enter the competitions, I truly wish there could be more than one winner for the competitions but
that's life! Sorry if you were not a lucky winner this time but please try again with the many competitions to
enter in this issue, you stand far more chance of winning with Chatterbox Magazine than you would on the
lottery!!!
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