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The draw will take place on 01.07.10 The winners will be notified and must collect the tickets from the box office on the night of performance. Tickets can not beexchanged and no cash, alternative prizes or nights are available. The winner may be required to take part in relevant publicity

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Welcome to the June edition of The Villager Magazine.

In this months edition Philip Baulk of Ashwood Nurs-eries tells us why Bees are vital and Cat the Vet offersadvice on choosing a kennel. You can find out whyelectric bikes have far more potential to change theway we travel than electric cars and cook up a quickGreek meal with our easy recipe. This months GrandTheatre competition is to win tickets to see ‘The LateEdwina Black’ and Studio 524 celebrate their 4th birth-day with 4 great offers and the chance to win a relax-ing aromatherapy massage.

Are you a member of a club or society that needs newmembers, a local resident who feels the need to putpen to paper over a local issue or a local business whowould like to keep readers up to date with your latestoffers and services? If so we would be happy to hearfrom you give us a call or drop us a line.

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WE ARE DELIGHTED TO OFFER THREE VILLAGER MAGAZINE READERSTWO TICKETS EACH TO THE PERFORMANCE OF THE LATE EDWINA BLACK

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WHAT ARE DERMAL FILLERS?Dermal fillers are designed to give your face a soft lift without the need for surgery, help-ing to maintain your natural beauty. Most dermal fillers contain hyaluronic acid, a substancethat occurs naturally in the body. Hyaluronic Acid fills wrinkles and gently replaces whatthe skin has lost due to the natural ageing process.

CHEMICAL PEELSThese procedures even out the complexion and have a marked tightening effect on theskin. These treatments provide a glowing fresh skin and help to erase acne scaring andsage spots caused by sun damage.AHA – A slow release superficial peel, which evens out the complexion and gives a tight-ening effect to the skin, without visible skin flaking. This treatment also helps erase acnescaring.TCA –A medium peel, where downtime is around 5 days, meaning that the skin has visiblepeeling and redness. Excellent treatment to reduce acne scaring.

Aesthetic procedures are now widely available in Beauty Salons, but for your safety andpeace of mind it is essential to check that your practitioner is fully insured and is a fully qual-ified healthcare professional (Doctor or Nurse).

Consultations are free of charge at Studio 524 and are provided to help you to achieve thelook you want, without obligation. Appointments and consultation are provided in thestrictest of confidence withLynn Brettle, RGN Midwife, Medical Aesthetics Practitioner.

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The new Hydrotherm massage is now availableand is a treatment not to be missed, during thisunique three dimensional massage technique thebody is supported in perfect spinal alignment, ontwo pillows of warm water, creating comfort andrelaxation. Hydrotherm is suitable for all ages and is particularly suitable forclients with impaired mobility, pregnant ladies, arthritis sufferers, musclestrains, sports injuries, stress relief and general relaxation.

Sandra is also using her teaching skills to offer a full range of beauty therapyand holistic training courses at Studio 524. Training is available on a part timebasis to fit around your existing work or college commitments, just give San-dra a call and she will be happy to provide you with more details.

Studio 524 continues to offer good value for money, high quality treat-ments. using the most up to date technology. So whether your in themood for a good pamper or you just need a quick lunch break treatmentthis dedicated beauty salon really does deserve a visit.Telephone 01384 865126 or pop in to 524 High Street, Kingswinford.

Lynn Brettle is also a regular visitor to Studio 524, Lynnhas been a midwife for 20 years, adding medical aesthet-ics to her resume following training with Medi Train &Harley Street consultants. Lynn from Kinver has been of-fering non surgical cosmetic treatments at Studio 524 since2008. Lynn is professional, confidential and reassuring toall her clients and spends as much time as each individualneeds to ensure your fully satisfied with your treatment.

Helen and Jane are available at Studio 524 on an appointment only basis.

Helen completed her Reiki second degreein March 2008 and is a member of theReiki federation, she offers free consulta-tions and treatments lasting an hour costjust £30.

Jane is available mainly evenings, Janesuccessfully trained and achieved aDiploma in Reflexology and A&P at Studio524. Jane is impressing new and existing clients with her knowledge andtreatment skills and you can enjoy a reflexology treatment for £27.50

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Four years ago Sandra Cartwright opened the doors to herlife long dream ‘Studio 524’, formerly a beauty teacher atHalesowen & Dudley college, Sandra now has a thrivingbusiness at 524 High Street, Kingswinford offering a full range of Beauty & Holistic ther-apies. Set over two floors the salon is spacious and offersa warm and friendly atmosphere to clients old and new.

Sandra works alongside her evergrowing team of specialist thera-pists which includes Sarah a fullyqualified therapist who trainedunder Sandra at Halesowen college. Sarah has beenat Studio 524 since it first opened, her natural flairand ability has made Sarah extremely popular withher clients.

Jemma joined the team in May 2009 as alevel 2 ther-apist, she has continued to train at Dudley College toachieve her level 3 Beauty and continues to receive ‘onthe job’ training from Sandra and Sarah. Jemma is cur-rently wowing her clients with her natural flair for mas-sage and facials and has built up a great reputation andan ever increasing client base.

Chantelle has recently joined the teamon an apprenticeship basis, she attendscollege one day a week and receives inhouse training to support her studies.Look out for special offers withChantelle to aid her training.

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Sandra and her team will tailor treatments to meet your needs, their full rangeof beauty treatments include Manicures, Pedicures, Facials, Nail extentionsincluding Bio Gel, Waxing, Eyelash tinting, shaping and extensions, HolisticTherapies include Aromatherapy, Reflexology, Indian Head Massage, Hopi EarCandling and Swedish Body Massage.

The new Hydrotherm massage is now availableand is a treatment not to be missed, during thisunique three dimensional massage technique thebody is supported in perfect spinal alignment, ontwo pillows of warm water, creating comfort andrelaxation. Hydrotherm is suitable for all ages and is particularly suitable forclients with impaired mobility, pregnant ladies, arthritis sufferers, musclestrains, sports injuries, stress relief and general relaxation.

Sandra is also using her teaching skills to offer a full range of beauty therapyand holistic training courses at Studio 524. Training is available on a part timebasis to fit around your existing work or college commitments, just give San-dra a call and she will be happy to provide you with more details.

Studio 524 continues to offer good value for money, high quality treat-ments. using the most up to date technology. So whether your in themood for a good pamper or you just need a quick lunch break treatmentthis dedicated beauty salon really does deserve a visit.Telephone 01384 865126 or pop in to 524 High Street, Kingswinford.

Lynn Brettle is also a regular visitor to Studio 524, Lynnhas been a midwife for 20 years, adding medical aesthet-ics to her resume following training with Medi Train &Harley Street consultants. Lynn from Kinver has been of-fering non surgical cosmetic treatments at Studio 524 since2008. Lynn is professional, confidential and reassuring toall her clients and spends as much time as each individualneeds to ensure your fully satisfied with your treatment.

Helen and Jane are available at Studio 524 on an appointment only basis.

Helen completed her Reiki second degreein March 2008 and is a member of theReiki federation, she offers free consulta-tions and treatments lasting an hour costjust £30.

Jane is available mainly evenings, Janesuccessfully trained and achieved aDiploma in Reflexology and A&P at Studio524. Jane is impressing new and existing clients with her knowledge andtreatment skills and you can enjoy a reflexology treatment for £27.50

Lynn

Jane Helen

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Four years ago Sandra Cartwright opened the doors to herlife long dream ‘Studio 524’, formerly a beauty teacher atHalesowen & Dudley college, Sandra now has a thrivingbusiness at 524 High Street, Kingswinford offering a full range of Beauty & Holistic ther-apies. Set over two floors the salon is spacious and offersa warm and friendly atmosphere to clients old and new.

Sandra works alongside her evergrowing team of specialist thera-pists which includes Sarah a fullyqualified therapist who trainedunder Sandra at Halesowen college. Sarah has beenat Studio 524 since it first opened, her natural flairand ability has made Sarah extremely popular withher clients.

Jemma joined the team in May 2009 as alevel 2 ther-apist, she has continued to train at Dudley College toachieve her level 3 Beauty and continues to receive ‘onthe job’ training from Sandra and Sarah. Jemma is cur-rently wowing her clients with her natural flair for mas-sage and facials and has built up a great reputation andan ever increasing client base.

Chantelle has recently joined the teamon an apprenticeship basis, she attendscollege one day a week and receives inhouse training to support her studies.Look out for special offers withChantelle to aid her training.

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What a wonderful spring it has been for blossom.Everywhere trees and shrubs have been simplyloaded with colourful flowers, and after such a severewinter, it really has been a joy to see. After a verylate start, our gardens finally burst into flower andwith cooler nights through late April and the first halfof May, our spring displays have lasted really well. Byearly June, all this should be over, and we enter a pe-riod which British bee-keepers often refer to as the'June Gap'. The reason for this is that in most sea-sons, there is indeed a short period when most of the spring flowers have finished, and the sum-mer ones have not as yet come into bloom. Gardeners will notice this when all the spring beddingis cleared away and the summer bedding still has some growing to do before the real displaystarts. Our countryside flowers can also follow a fairly similar pattern when the fields of dande-lions have finished, and the white clover has yet to bloom, although the recent upsurge in oil- seedrape production has helped to bridge this gap somewhat for honey bees.

This June gap can be a worrying time for bee-keepers, especially if the weather also turns wetand cool. The honey bee colonies have increased rapidly during April and May, and if suddenlythere are very few flowers for them to feed on, then colonies can starve just when they are get-ting up to full strength. Our gardens can be vital to all our bees including our native bumble bees,and any plants that will flower in early June can be really important to them, especially if they offernectar and pollen. Honey bee colonies have been subject to some unexplained winter losses allover the world, and their roll as pollinators for fruit and vegetables is so important that we all needto encourage bees into our gardens whenever we can. Yes, bees can sting, but only when theyfeel threatened, and if we leave them alone to get on with their work, then it is very unlikely thatanyone will get stung.

There are lots of trees, shrubs and herbaceous plants that are good for bees, and if you are ob-servant, it will not take you long to see which ones are of special interest to them. Generally, sin-gle flowers which offer nectar or pollen are what the bees are searching for. One of the very bestplants is Cotoneaster horizontalis, a shrub suitable for both walls and borders.. The small pink-ish-white flowers appear in June just when the bees need them most, and if planted in a sunnyposition, I can guarantee they will be covered in honey bees. This will in turn ensure a wonder-ful display of deep red berries in the autumn. Apple trees and indeed crab apple trees are veryattractive to bees, as are raspberry and blackberry flowers, and again we will benefit from theirpollinating activities at the end of the summer with an abundance of delicious and colourful fruit.In the rock garden, thymes are superb bee plants. There are many ornamental varieties to choosefrom which will give a colourful display, as well as the culinary varieties for the herb garden whichare so useful in flavouring our cooking. The herbaceous geraniums are not only very easy to growand long flowering, but they also attract bees. Although bees will search out individual plants, whatreally attracts them are larger drifts of one kind. If they find these, they have an ingenious wayof telling other worker bees in the hive just where to find them. We should not forget our bum-ble bees, and during June, my garden is full of foxgloves. It never ceases to fascinate me as I seethem move from flower to flower in search of food. Foxgloves are so easy to grow, and with allthis pollinating going on, there is never a shortage of seed to produce plants in the followingyears.

It is vitally important that we make our gardens bee and insect friendly, not only for their sur-vival but also for our own. With so much intensive farming in the countryside, our gardens havebecome a haven for our honey bees, and often hives located in a built up area with lots of gar-dens can sometimes produce more honey than those in the countryside. Not everyone likes honey,but I for one would certainly not like to be without it, but more than this, much of the food weeat is reliant on these vital insects so we should all be doing our bit to ensure their survival.

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Homes & Gardens

Written by Philip Baulk of Ashwood Nurseries Ltd

What a wonderful spring it has been for blossom.Everywhere trees and shrubs have been simplyloaded with colourful flowers, and after such a severewinter, it really has been a joy to see. After a verylate start, our gardens finally burst into flower andwith cooler nights through late April and the first halfof May, our spring displays have lasted really well. Byearly June, all this should be over, and we enter a pe-riod which British bee-keepers often refer to as the'June Gap'. The reason for this is that in most sea-sons, there is indeed a short period when most of the spring flowers have finished, and the sum-mer ones have not as yet come into bloom. Gardeners will notice this when all the spring beddingis cleared away and the summer bedding still has some growing to do before the real displaystarts. Our countryside flowers can also follow a fairly similar pattern when the fields of dande-lions have finished, and the white clover has yet to bloom, although the recent upsurge in oil- seedrape production has helped to bridge this gap somewhat for honey bees.

This June gap can be a worrying time for bee-keepers, especially if the weather also turns wetand cool. The honey bee colonies have increased rapidly during April and May, and if suddenlythere are very few flowers for them to feed on, then colonies can starve just when they are get-ting up to full strength. Our gardens can be vital to all our bees including our native bumble bees,and any plants that will flower in early June can be really important to them, especially if they offernectar and pollen. Honey bee colonies have been subject to some unexplained winter losses allover the world, and their roll as pollinators for fruit and vegetables is so important that we all needto encourage bees into our gardens whenever we can. Yes, bees can sting, but only when theyfeel threatened, and if we leave them alone to get on with their work, then it is very unlikely thatanyone will get stung.

There are lots of trees, shrubs and herbaceous plants that are good for bees, and if you are ob-servant, it will not take you long to see which ones are of special interest to them. Generally, sin-gle flowers which offer nectar or pollen are what the bees are searching for. One of the very bestplants is Cotoneaster horizontalis, a shrub suitable for both walls and borders.. The small pink-ish-white flowers appear in June just when the bees need them most, and if planted in a sunnyposition, I can guarantee they will be covered in honey bees. This will in turn ensure a wonder-ful display of deep red berries in the autumn. Apple trees and indeed crab apple trees are veryattractive to bees, as are raspberry and blackberry flowers, and again we will benefit from theirpollinating activities at the end of the summer with an abundance of delicious and colourful fruit.In the rock garden, thymes are superb bee plants. There are many ornamental varieties to choosefrom which will give a colourful display, as well as the culinary varieties for the herb garden whichare so useful in flavouring our cooking. The herbaceous geraniums are not only very easy to growand long flowering, but they also attract bees. Although bees will search out individual plants, whatreally attracts them are larger drifts of one kind. If they find these, they have an ingenious wayof telling other worker bees in the hive just where to find them. We should not forget our bum-ble bees, and during June, my garden is full of foxgloves. It never ceases to fascinate me as I seethem move from flower to flower in search of food. Foxgloves are so easy to grow, and with allthis pollinating going on, there is never a shortage of seed to produce plants in the followingyears.

It is vitally important that we make our gardens bee and insect friendly, not only for their sur-vival but also for our own. With so much intensive farming in the countryside, our gardens havebecome a haven for our honey bees, and often hives located in a built up area with lots of gar-dens can sometimes produce more honey than those in the countryside. Not everyone likes honey,but I for one would certainly not like to be without it, but more than this, much of the food weeat is reliant on these vital insects so we should all be doing our bit to ensure their survival.

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It is important for the kennels to under-stand the importance of keeping your dogentertained during their stay. They shouldbe provided with toys when inside and begiven access to a secure outdoor areawhere they can play in safety and burn offsome energy! Some will also walk the ani-mals in their care. If you are concernedthat your dog will find kenneling distressingthen fitting them with a DAP (Dog Appeas-ing Pheromone) collar before they go hasbeen shown to significantly reduce stresslevels. Another good idea is to have a trialrun and just put your pet in for a singlenight to see how they cope.

It is important to have piece of mind thatyour pet is safe and you should enquireabout the kennels security arrangements.Most will have strict protocols in place forwho is allowed access and for ensuring thedogs have no opportunity to escape. Theyshould also be covered by a good standardof kennel insurance. They should take fullcontact details for you and know which vetsyou use. If your dog has an on-going ill-ness do provide them with full details of thecondition and ensure you leave enoughmedication.

There are many different types of dogboarding facilities available from the tradi-tional businesses with individual kennelsand runs to modern ones which are more'doggy hotels'. It can seem challenging,choosing the one which is best for your petbut it is worth putting some time and effortinto checking out all your options and mak-ing sure your dog is happy and well caredfor while you are away.

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Personal recommendation is the place tostart. If you have friends you have used alocal kennels and are happy with them thenthey are the first ones to try. Your local vetsshould also be a good source of advice.

It is a good idea to visit potential kennels.The best will allow you to pop in at any timeand view the facilities. A good kennels willensure the runs are cleaned regularly andthat the dogs are happy and contented.Each dog should have an kennel with asleeping area, a feeding station and an out-door run. You should also ask if the ken-nels allows you to bring your dog'sbelongings with them. Having a familiarbed, food bowl and toys with them canmake dogs feel much more settled. Mostwill allow you to use your own dog food,which again will make your pet feel more athome, be more likely to eat and less likelyto develop diarrhoea.

Dogs are social creatures and like to knowwhat is going on around them. Kennelswith full length wire or clear perspex doorsare generally quieter places because thedogs are able to see outside the space andso feel involved. If you have more than onedog and they get one well, kenneling themtogether is a good idea so they can keepeach other company. A good boarding fa-cility will also factor in time during the dayfor staff to be able to interact with the dogs.

The hotel is booked, the flightsare sorted and the kids arebeside themselves withexcitement. You areall off on yoursummer holidays,but what about the dog?For most of us it means puttingour pets in the kennels but howdo you ensure the kennels youpick are good quality and thatyour dog will be happy?

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