Held at the Dolphin Cafe – I wonder where this going to go, a hard core emerge, no surprises there.
Cate of the Dolphin, did a sterling job, great nibbles, any money donated direct to Deaf Connect – a charity very close to her heart.
Full report tomorrow.
East Midlands councils receive £9million boost as they help communities through the credit crunch
Local Government Minister John Healey has today confirmed that councils in the East Midlands will receive more than £9million within the next few days, to be used as they see fit to help meet local needs and priorities – particularly helpful in this difficult economic climate. They are among 360 councils sharing £100million.
This extra funding comes from the Local Authority Business Growth Incentives Scheme (LABGI) scheme that has been in operation since 2006, and rewards councils for successfully promoting economic growth in their area.
In his speech to the New Local Government Network last month, Prime Minister Gordon Brown confirmed that the Government would release the last £100million funding through the scheme, helping councils respond flexibly to the impact of the downturn on their communities.
And today, John Healey confirmed the share that councils will get. The breakdown of finance for South Northants is: South Northamptonshire £32,271.63
How To Make A Great Flipping Pancake
Published: 22nd February 2009 18:34
A flipping good pancake to your taste
Traditional Pancake Recipe
IngredientsIt’s Shrove Tuesday – Pancake Day
110g plain flour
2 eggs
200ml milk
75ml water
30g butter
50ml water
Method
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1) Sift the flour into a bowl and make a well in the middle. Break the eggs into the well and whisk together.
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2) Add the water to the milk and mix together. Slowly add the milk to the flour and egg mixture whisking as you go. Once the mixture has no lumps and it is slightly thickened place it in the fridge and let it rest for about 30 minutes.
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3) Just before you take the mixture out of the fridge get a frying pan really hot and then turn the heat down to a medium setting. Melt a small amount of butter in the pan and then ladle in enough mixture to thinly cover the pan.
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4) As soon as you ladle in the batter mixture move the pan around so that it covers the entire base of the pan. Cook for 30 seconds and then lift the edge of the pancake with a flat knife to check that the underside is golden brown. Flip the pancake over and cook for a further 30 seconds.
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5) Slide the pancake out onto a plate which has been sprinkled with sugar, roll the pancake up and squeeze fresh lemon juice over it.
Pancakes are best enjoyed hot so try to eat them as you cook.
If you don’t want to use sugar and lemon on your pancakes you can always use maple syrup, fruit, chocolate sauce or anything else that you fancy!
Cheating way of delicious pancakesFilled pancakes with fresh cream and raspberries
Can’t be bothered with all the fuss, here’s a great way of cheating
* Buy a read-made pancakes – available at the supermarket
* Fresh cream
* Fresh raspberries, strawberries or anything else to your fancy!
Spread fresh cream onto pancake, add your desired fruits then roll the filled pancakes up and squeeze any flavoured coulis on top with leftover fruits around your plate.
Annukka Barrett a complementary therapist from Holistic Massage Therapies in Greens Norton welcomes the findings of a new report on the benefits of complementary therapy for NHS patients.
Annukka is hoping that local GP’s and health practitioners in Northampton area will be recommending complementary therapies as part of their NHS treatment to appropriate patients after reading this report.
Northern Ireland took an important step towards healthcare integration, one that many of us had been hoping for, at the end of 2005. The government decided to run a seminar, which led in due course to a pilot project to find out if complementary therapies integrated into the NHS can improve health and save money.
A year-long pilot scheme in Northern Ireland has found that complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) can offer significant health improvements to NHS patients.
The pilot project was funded by the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety Northern Ireland and administered by Get Well UK. All evaluation was conducted independently by Social and Market Research.
The Minister for Northern Ireland has released the independently evaluated report on the Complementary and Alternative Medicines project and it can be viewed on their websitehttp://www.dhsspsni.gov.uk/index/hss/complementary-alternative-medicine.htm Independent Evaluation Report into Departmental CAM Pilot (PDF 950KB)
The report is very positive about the effects of CAM therapies on patients with chronic muscular-skeletal and mental health problems.
After receiving CAM treatments on referral from their GP, 81% of patients reported an improvement in their physical health and 79% in their mental health. The majority of patients, 84%, directly linked improvements in their health and wellbeing to the CAM treatment they had received and 94% said they would recommend it to others with a similar condition.
The 713 patients, with a range of ages and demographic backgrounds and either musculoskeletal or mental health conditions, were referred to relevant CAM therapies via nine GP practices in Belfast and Londonderry. The therapies included massage, acupuncture, chiropractic, osteopathy, homeopathy, reflexology and aromatherapy administered by local practitioners. The scheme was implemented by social enterprise Get Well UK, which aims to improve access to complementary therapy on the public health service.
Patients assessed their own health and wellbeing pre and post therapy and GPs and CAM practitioners also rated patients responses to treatment and the overall effectiveness of the scheme.
Holistic Massage therapies, based in Greens Norton and Bugbrooke Medical Practice offers a range of complementary therapies that were covered in the report including Swedish Body Massage, Pregnancy Massage, Deep tissue Massage, Indian Head Massage, Hot Stone Massage, Infant and Baby massage and Emotional Freedom techniques – EFT.
As a complementary therapist and a member of the Federation of Holistic Therapists, I have been working hard for many years to enhance and improve upon the skills and range of therapies I offer my clients. My clients have been very appreciative of the services that I provide and in many instances it has brought great relief to their lives and has meant they are able to enjoy life much more fully. I have numerous examples of how my work in massage has benefited and improved their lives.
I hope that the new research will influence the decisions of the health care profession so that patients in future will receive my support without necessarily having to pay privately.
For more information please contact Annukka Barrett from Holistic Massage Therapies on 0782 5742 413 or email contact@holisticmassage.uk.com
Towcester independent traders are coming together to have a go – although as chairman of the business club, I am keen for them to join, what was really odd is that at the first meeting, I announced that the Business Club would be running a Cuckoo in the Nest competition, ran last week, will know tonight how it went. The Towcester Post published it, the Chron and Echo, ran something, but the Johnston Press Advertiser who sent a Journalist did very little – oh er, something to watch there I think.
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