Enjoy our new issue of the UseLocally magazine.
Although the news that lockdown easing is being postponed has been disappointing, we have certainly had some of the lovely, warm, sunny weather we were hoping for to cheer us up. It’s been absolutely glorious!
On another positive note we are delighted to announce that Newark Festival is going ahead on Saturday 21 August with some fantastic acts performing. Make sure you enter our fabulous competition to WIN 4 Gold Circle tickets. Trust us, you won’t want to miss out. See page 21.
Our club of the month this month is Newark Canoe Club. Find out about all the brilliant activities they offer on the picturesque Thurlby Lake near Witham St Hughs.
As always, we hope you enjoy this issue.
We don’t know about you but we can’t believe it’s June already! After a particularly wet May, we have everything crossed for some warm, sunny weather.
We are so pleased for all the local businesses in the hospitality industry that are finally allowed to welcome us back inside. It has been so hard for them over this past year so let’s make sure we all safely support them where we can.
As always we hope you enjoy this issue.
With two Bank Holidays and COVID restrictions easing, there’s lots to look forward to this month. Inside this issue there is an update on the progress of the regeneration of the YMCA Newark and Sherwood Community and Activity Village along with news from The Norton Disney History and Archaeology group. You can also find out what’s happening at the Newark Royal Market and get to know Dave Fargher, local photographer, in our new Use Locally Meets…. feature.
We do hope you enjoy this issue and please remember to support the local business and services who promote themselves in the magazine each month.
Almost 100 personalised hearts have been bought in the first week of a Hospice Hearts project run by Beaumond House Hospice Care.
The project started on Friday to launch a new £100,000 fundraising campaign, Keep Our Hospice in Your Heart.
The aim is to plant 1,000 handmade hearts in the hospice garden featuring the first name of a loved one.
They will be made by local potter Karen Chesney who will place them in the garden to create a spectacular display.
Supporters will be invited along to see their heart once the installation is in underway. The hearts will remain in the garden until the autumn when they can be collected to keep.
Joy Mills, who late husband Maurice Cable was one of the founders of the hospice, put the first heart in place on Friday.
The second was placed by Angela Perrett in memory of her mum Brenda Needham who was a much-loved patient at the hospice.
The third one was put in place in memory of John Oldham, a former director and long-term supporter of Beaumond House.
One of the hearts was bought by James West, a supporter of Beaumond House in memory of his late Mother, Marie.
“My Mum passed away at home as she wished, and this was made possible by the wonderful Hospice at Home team. Beaumond House were an amazing support to the whole family and we’ll never forget that”. Said James.
“Each heart will be crafted with care and brought together to form the installation,” said Karen.
“The more we can make, the greater the impact will be.”
Volunteer co-ordinator Lucy Millard said it was wonderful that so many people have already said they want to be part of the project.
“We are so grateful to everybody who is making this happen,” she said.
More details about how to reserve a heart can be found on www.beaumondhouse.co.uk/heartourhospice
Did you know
More calls are made on Mother’s Day than any other day of the year. …
Mother’s Day is the third most popular holiday in the world, behind only Christmas and Easter.
Carnations are very popular flowers for Mother’s Day and are thought to be made from the tears of Jesus’ mother (Mary) when she wept at his feet the day He was crucified.
Studies and research now show that giving a bouquet of flowers has many positive health and psychological benefits.
Ancient Egyptians believed cats were sacred animals and revered ‘Bast’ as the mother of all cats on Earth.
The oldest woman to deliver a baby was recorded on April 9, 2003. Her name is, Satyabhama Mahapatra, and is a 65-year-old retired schoolteacher in India. She gave birth to a baby boy, which was her first child after 50 years of marriage. However, the eggs were donated by her 26 year-old niece.
So go on, treasure your mum, you only have 1 !
This show gets better every year, possibly the last outdoor show of the year!
Packed full of recipes, articles, stories and local businesses, waiting to do something for you!
Enjoy our Sumer Holiday issue!
All this and 4 great competitions as well, this is the local magazine to get your hands on!
Jump into Spring ( when it arrives!), get started on those Home Improvements, and call in local reliable trusted tradesmen to do the work for you. Visit local markets for those undiscovered treasures! Look no further, everything is in the March issues!