May 2012 edition of the Gazette and Diary Magazine

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to this month's edition of The Gazette and Diary magazine. This month promises to be an excitingone in Monmouthshire with the eagerly awaited visit of the Olympic torch which will make its waythrough Raglan, Abergavenny, Brynmawr and Blaenavon.

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Page 06Sorting yourfood waste

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Monmouthshire Council is encouraginghouseholders to use their food waste binin order to cut down on the amount ofblack bags we send to landfill and helpkeep our streets clean and tidy.

A recent survey, carried out by the council,showed Monmouthshire residents producearound 6,000 tonnes of food waste eachyear. That’s equivalent to 6,000 small cars ayear and amounts to an average of 3 kg perhouse per week. 27% of this food waste iseven unopened! Despite Monmouthshirebeing the first Council in Wales to introducefood waste collections it is disappointingthat 70% of our food waste still goes intothe black bags.

We are urging householders to use theirfood waste bin to reduce the amount offood waste going to landfill and ensure wecontinue to lead the way on recycling.

Separating food waste from your regularblack bin waste is easy. All food types areaccepted, including meat and fish bothcooked and uncooked, fruit and vegetablepeelings, dairy products, bread, cakes andpastries, rice, beans and pasta. Even the bitsthat you wouldn’t normally eat, such aseggshell and bones, can go into your foodwaste bin. Tea bags and coffee grounds can

also be recycled, along with the leftovers fromyour plate at the end of a meal.Food waste takes up landfill space, and producesharmful gases such as methane as it rots whichcontributes to global warming and increases thethreat of climate change. Left in the generalwaste food attracts animals - without the foodanimals would not be interested in your waste.

Rachel Jowitt, Waste Strategy Manager atMonmouthshire Council commented: “If it’streated properly food waste can be a valuableresource. Monmouthshire’s food (and green)waste is taken to a facility within the countywhich turns the waste into compost which meetsall the set standards and is then sold or given

back to the agricultural community for use ontheir land. It is a win win situation – waste backto food. What could be better?

Everyone creates a small amount of food waste,so we are asking you please to simply use yourcaddy to make sure this waste can be turned intosomething useful instead of damaging theenvironment.”

Kitchen Caddies and replacement blue, foodwaste boxes, can be obtained by contacting yourlocal Council One Stop Shop. Liners for thekitchen caddies are also available from the onestop shop. Abergavenny One Stop Shop is at theTown Hall, Cross Street 01873 735800.



Since 1 April 2012, your home must have anEnergy Performance Certificate (EPC) at GradeD or above to qualify for the maximum 21pper kilowatt Feed-In Tariff. Otherwise the ratedrops to just 9p. The EPC assessment looks atthings such as insulation and how you heatyour home. It also includes recommendationson how you can make your home more energyefficient and improve your grading.

If your home falls below Grade D but you want

to receive the full Feed-In Tariff, you will needto carry out the recommended measuresbefore your solar panels are installed. Andeven if your home is Grade D or above, it’s stillwell worth following up the advice, becausebasic measures such as topping up your loftinsulation to 270mm, or installingtemperature regulating valves (TRVs) on yourcentral heating radiators cost relatively littleand can have a significant impact on yourenergy bills.

Making renewable energymore affordable for everyoneThink solar PV is beyond your budget?Thanks to an innovative group-buyingscheme run by a Brecon Beacons-basedsocial enterprise, solar PV and otherrenewable energy technolgies are now moreaffordable for everyone.

Called Reach For The Renewables, the project isthe brainchild of local social entrepreneurMichael Butterfield and is run in partnershipwith the Llangattock Green Valleys CommunityInterest Company.

The scheme is based on simple economies ofscale: ‘We organise surveys and installations in“bundles”,’ explains Michael, ‘so we makeabsolutely the best use of our installers’ time,which reduces their costs.

‘Plus we’re a no-frills outfit. We provide first-class kit and our installers, Exenergy, of EbbwVale, provide free Energy PerformanceCertificates (see panel) and are fully accreditedunder the Government’s MicrogenerationCertification Scheme (MCS). But we don’t haveflash offices, big marketing budgets or teams ofpeople behind the scenes. It’s all very lean – andthat means rock-bottom prices for ourcustomers.’

And the benefits don’t end there, says Michael:‘The 21p Feed In Tariff makes solar PV anexcellent investment, offering returns of up to

13.2% on our current prices. That’s far betterthan any bank or building society. Plus bygenerating your own free electricity you canprotect yourself from rising energy costs.

‘What’s more, because LGV is a communityinterest company, any profits go towardsdeveloping more local renewable energyprojects. So by choosing Reach For TheRenewables you’re not just helping yourself,you’re helping to create a more sustainablefuture for the whole area.’

Already households across the Brecon Beaconshave had solar PV installed through the scheme.Solar thermal hot water systems and voltageoptimisation are also available, and air andground source heat pumps will be added to theoffering soon, along with woodburning stovesand biomass boilers.

But as Michael says, renewable technologies arejust part of the jigsaw. ‘There’s no pointinstalling renewables to help you save energy ifyour home is poorly insulated, or you have anold, inefficient boiler. That’s why we also offerexcellent prices on the latest A-rated boilers andon loft, cavity wall and external wall insulation,starting from just £49 for loft or cavity wallinsulation for a standard mid-terrace or semi-detached property.

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A New Dawn for affordable renewableenergy in MonmouthshireNew Dawn Energy Ltd welcomes theincrease in interest in renewableenergy technology, such as solar panelsand air source and ground source heatpumps, as it demonstrates how morepeople are keen to create a greenerenvironment through money-saving,and often money-making, systems.

With over 5 years’ experience fitting solarsystems to homes and businesses inMonmouthshire, Gwent, Powys,Herefordshire and surrounding areas, thecompany offers a professional servicewith high-quality products.

In launching New Dawn’s Spring SolarPV Sale, Director of New Dawn Energy,Neil Evans, stated:

“We are proud to give friendly,professional advice rather than a sales-pitch, so that our customers are supportedin making the best choice for theirproperty. We are always up-to-date on theGovernment’s Feed-In Tariff scheme andother legislation and enjoy sharing ourexpertise with potential customers. Ourinstallers are all fully accredited and weonly use the best quality products. All inall, we believe the high-quality service andsystems we provide speak for themselves as

over 90% of our new clients are referred tous by previous happy customers.”

Discussing the energy efficiency ofhomes, Director, Darren Morgan, said:

“We are pleased to be able to provideall our Solar PV customers with a freeenergy efficiency assessment. Thisidentifies ways people can make theirhome more energy efficient as renewableenergies aren’t the only way to save energyand create a greener future.”

As well as installing air source andground source heat pumps, New DawnEnergy are experts in greywater diversionand rainwater harvesting for homes andbusinesses. As pressure builds on thecountry’s water supplies, more people arelooking to these low cost systems toreduce their use of fresh drinking water.Director, Darren Morgan, added:

“We can advise on the best system foran individual home or business. This couldbe to reuse water from the bath or shower,or to collect rainwater. Many of thesystems we fit are very low cost and yetvery effective.”

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Glangrwyney Court is a very special private Country House venue setin the breathtaking Brecon Beacons. The restored Old Barn within thegrounds has a Civil Wedding License and can hold up to 100 guests.

A Wedding Reception may also be held in the Barn with a maximum numberof 70 Guests seated formally or 80 people if you’re planning on a relaxeddining style such as a Buffet, Hog Roast or Barbeque.

For larger parties a Marquee within the beautifully maintained walled listedgardens can accommodate up to 200 people.

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Homemakers Put Solar Panels on Display

Window DoctorDouble GlazingProducts, is afamily runbusiness that hasbeen establishedfor over 25 years.

The companyformed itsreputation bydealing withproblematicdouble-glazingissues involvingdoors, windows,conservatories orporches from adraughty windowto a broken doorlock.

But now thecompany hasexpanded byopening up a newsales department,which offers thevery best inwindows, doors,conservatories andporches. They cannow offer a wideselection of windows from a vast rage of stylerequests.

The Window Doctor uses uPVC windows thatincorporate energiKare Pilkington sealed units, whichdramatically reduce the valuable energy lost whencompared to older inefficient windows.

The new units are low maintenance as they are

double sealed tobeat draughts andgive excellentthermal insulationwhilst been toughand resilient withthe bonus that theywill never needpainting.

The companyalso produces arange ofconservatories andporches in styles tomatch the existingbuilding.

So if it lookslike you have aproblem with doorsor windows,conservatories orporches then thegood news is theteam at TheWindow Doctorcan fix it right, andfix it quick and withno call out fee. Theorganisation workson a fixed fee basis,which is agreedbeforehand so

there are no nasty surprises.

The Window Doctor Double Glazing Products canbe found at 33 John Baker Close on theLlantarnam, Industrial Estate in Cwmbran.Contact them on 01633 868585 or visit theirwebsite windowdoc.com

Homemakers Community Recycling inAbergavenny have opened their new solarpanel installation to the public. Visitors can seethe panels and electrical works, and view liveupdates on the energy being produced fromthe sun on a state of the art display panelwithin their showrooms on Union Road West.

The public display is the culmination of a projectinvolving a number of Monmouthshire groups andbusinesses.

Green Park Power, a local solar panel company,installed the electrical works and oversaw thecommissioning of the installation. Gwent Energy,a community interest company dedicated tosupporting alternative energy, provided the initialdesign and managed the project. Roofrite, ofAbertillery, mounted the panels whilst installing abrand new roof.

Richard Lewis Chairman of Homemakers said‘We are exceptionally proud of our green

credentials and this solar installation is bothenergy saving and educational’.

Homemakers will also be organisingeducational tours for school parties and otherinterested groups. Homemakers would like tothank Abergavenny Town Council for their financialsupport with the project.

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Tuesday Market is well known as one of the major markets in Wales.

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The Bridge End Inn is quite an exceptional public house of somequality, set on the edge of the Brecon National Park right nextto the river Usk - one of the principality’s best fishing rivers.

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Spotlight on Abergavenny MarketJohn Witheridge is one of the neweststallholders at Abergavenny Marketwith his collection of film and musicmemorabilia.

Stage Door came to the market a year agoand John quickly built up a reputation fora range of quality collectables includingautograph pictures, posters, records andDVDs.

John said: “I think Abergavenny marketwas a good choice as it offers a goodlocation for small businesses.

“I’ve always collected and it startedwith a fascination for bank notes andcoins as a teenager. In later years I beganthinking collection was hoarding byanother name so began selling thecollections I had built up over manydecades.

“I had been a retail manager for a largeDIY firm and I gained my business acumenfrom this and used this knowledge to setup this stall. It’s definitely a challenge, butat the same time most rewarding as I feelits personality that counts.

“Items connected with MarilynMonroe and Elvis Presley are alwayspopular as are today’s artists of OneDirection, JLS and Jessie J. But the biggestseller must be anything to do with thetelevision series Only Fools and Horses.

“However it’s the songs andmemorabilia from film and theatre thatgets the most interest from market

visitors. People come here one week andsee these items on sale and it remindsthem that they have something similarstored in their attic. The next week theyare back selling me, what had not seen thelight of day in many cases for manydecades.”

Along side the movie memorabilia areposters for the variety acts in theatres andmusic halls around the country which dateback to the 1840s, many of which depictthe stars of the 20th Century among thebill’s support act and these include DesO’Connor, Ken Dodd and Morecombe andWise.

“I don’t collect for myself anymore,”said John. “It’s always sad to let go ofsomething I have treasured for so long,but I know in this trade that it will betreasured by its new owner. I even had abig collection of Toby jugs, which I knowhave gone to good homes.

“In the past year Sir Derek Jacobi (theactor and film director) and Chris Jagger(brother of Rolling Stone Mick) have bothshown an interest in my stall.

John concludes: “Posters fromwhatever era they are produced in reveal alot about that particular period of history.It’s an untapped resource that is beingpicked up by the public who are interestedin the early days of film, concerts musichalls or entertainment in general. Evenreproduction posters from the Wild Westare extremely popular.”

■ John Witheridge at his Stage Door stall at Abergavenny Market


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Many will be looking to organise their financesbefore the start of the financial year nextmonth after hitting the sales at the beginning ofthe year.

Danny Cox, at financial advisor HargreavesLansdown, says: “Now is the best time to dust offold investments and pensions and review how theyare doing. Is it time to cash in your PremiumBonds? Are you making the most ofall your cash savings? Andhave you made themost of all yourtax efficientallowances?"

KevinMountford, headof banking atcomparison site

moneysupermarket.com, says: “We are all feelingthe pinch, especially after the increase in VAT inJanuary , and it is too easy to sit on mediocrefinancial products which give a poor rate of returnor cost far more than necessary.

“Significant savings can often be made byswitching to better deals found by a few minutes ofresearch."

Mortgages are an obvious area to make savings- although many people can’t be

bothered to change when prospectsfor interest rates remain souncertain.

Ray Boulger, at broker JohnCharcol, says: “If you are paying morethan 3% on your loan, and have more

than 15% equity in your home, youare probably paying too much

and could find something better. “Many people on standard

variable rate (SVR) loans at theend of a fixed period can’t be

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Spring clean your finances in 2012

is still too early to fix, with eurozone problemsset to cause more turmoil in 2011. Threeproviders of tracker mortgages - Woolwich,Nationwide and Scottish Widows - offer a drop-lock option to switch easily into a fix when thegoing gets tough.

For those who seriously overspent during2011, there’s often something to be said forconsolidating various loans into one new loan.

And what about interest earned on yourspare cash? For most holders of bank accounts,the rate of interest paid on your money hasdrained away so drastically that you hardlynotice the item on your bank statement.

Next up are credit cards - which take muchpunishment during December when presentsend up costing more than planned.

The obvious strategy for 2012 is to alwayspay more than the minimum monthly payment,to slash interest charged on the outstandingbalance.

On both cars and houses insurancepremiums have gone through the roof for manyconsumers this year - which is a strongargument for shopping around.

Follow these simple tips to shave thosepremiums: Don’t over-estimate the level of

cover needed on your home, and pay annuallyfor home insurance rather than monthly. If youare a younger motorist, adding an older driver toa car insurance policy can also help cut costs.

Travel insurance is becoming expensive too -particularly since the fiasco of Iceland’s volcaniceruptions, which have cost millions in claims.Several banks include travel insurance in theirstandard package. These include the NationwideFlexAccount, which offers free European multi-trip cover worth up to £80 for a couple.

Energy bills are a growing worry - with manyhousehold budgets likely to have beenhammered already.

Common sense measures can trim energycosts - turning down the thermostat by 1°C cancut your annual bill by 10%.

Also loft and cavity wall insulation can saveup to 35% of heat loss, so installation costs aresoon cancelled out by savings. Turningappliances off at the wall instead of leavingthem on standby mode also reduces costs.

Finally, it may be the right time to rethinkyour home TV and IT systems: Bundling your TV,landline and broadband together into onepackage can result in big savings.

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7.00 - 8.30pm'Modern Art - What'sall that about?'Exploration by AllisonNeal. £5pp includes aglass of wine or juice.Book in advance

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Borough Theatre,7.30pm. Frank Olding’stalk on the industrialarchaeology of ClydachGorge. 01873 850220

Film “Budrus”, plusdiscussion. StMichael’s Centre,Abergavenny, 7pm.Free entry. 01873812541

CrickhowellHistory Society,Brian Daviestalking aboutEdward Williamsand the CelticCrosses ofLlantwit Major.7.30pm, ScoutHall, Castle Road,Crickhowell.

Govilon Car Boot.Main Road,mornings,weatherpermitting.01873 830834

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All the staff at PAWS are petowners themselves, owning a hugevariety of pet from reptiles & fish todogs, cats and even chickens. As wellas long term pet ownership they havenurtured, cared for and even breedsome of their own animals.

It’s not just a shared wealth ofexperience that the team at PAWS canoffer; both Megan and Ellie havecompleted a National Diploma inAnimal Management and Robyn aDegree in Animal Behaviour with firstclass honours. Regular training alsokeeps everyone up-to-speed with newproducts and importantly, petnutrition.

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Ceritech AudioElectrical retailers were once a common siteon the high street, but with advances indigital technology these began to slowlydisappear from view.

But now one independent company inMonmouth is bucking the trend and isaccompanying the best that vinyl has to offeralong with the latest in music streaming andsurround sound systems for watching DVDs.

Ceritech Audio, at 5 Monnow Bridge, is run byhusband and wife team Sam and Simon Jacksonwho established the business in 2000 from theirhome in the Forest of Dean.

But it wasn’t long before their hi-fi businessoutgrew this set up, so the couple relocated tothe Wyastone Leys Business Park, home toNimbus Records, where Simon and Sam createdpurpose built audio and cinematic listeningrooms to showcase the equipment they had tooffer.

Over the following years the company begancreating a loyal customer base as the businessexpanded and embraced all the moderndevelopments of downloading music andstreamlining tracks from smart phones andcomputers.

Sam said: “We aim to cater for everybody’sbudget from the top of the range to theaffordable along with a wide range of cables,headphones and other accessories.

“We have equipment made by Britishmanufacturers including Raga and Naim alongwith other makes including Pioneer, Moon,Onkyo, Denson and Teac.

“The sale of turntables has increased as vinylhas gained in popularity over the past ten years.It’s amazing to see the look on youngsters faces,

who are no strangers to downloading andplaying music, but have never experiencedhearing a vinyl record being played.”

Sam pointed out that the way we listen tomusic has moved on in many ways, but to somethe old ways are better. She said that Ceritechcaters for all hi-fi enthusiasts. The company hasevolved at a steady pace and now employs twoadditional members of staff.

Simon added: “We believe in old fashionedvalues by offering a personal consultation serviceto our visitors, something you definitely don’tget on line and is sadly lacking by the majorelectrical retailers.

“We know our range of products intimatelyand have the experience to know whatequipment works best with which speakers andother accessories.”

Among the ranges Ceritech Audio offer is atelevision system that takes viewing to a newlevel with a projection system that can bealmost completely hidden and integrated intoany living room. The company provides a custominstallation service from wiring in additionalspeakers to wiring an entire house for all itsaudio and visual needs.

On Thursday May 24 Ceritech Audio arehosting an open evening from 6pm to 9pm atwhich visitors can listen to the entire range ofdigital separates and all in oneaudio players from Naimand experience thefuture of hi fiatfirst hand.

■ Simon with some of variousitems of hi –fi that they stock■ Sam in the cinematic listening and viewing room

■ Ceritech Audio proprietors Sam and Simon Jackson with thecompany’s AV consultants Sammy Wills and Tommy Samson

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Titchmarsh’s tipson plants forpoor conditionsWe caught up with TV gardening guru Alan Titchmarsh recently, who has been busycovering the horticultural show circuit offering advice to the public on all-weatherplants which will grow in the worst conditions.

At BBC Gardeners’ World Live in Birmingham, hestarted on the subject of clay. Those with clay soiloften despair that they’re unable to dig it in really wetweather when it becomes so sticky and gluey itresembles a quagmire, while at the first sign of hotweather it goes as hard as rock and even the strongestgardener won’t be able to get a fork into it.

Of course, you can improve heavy clay soil bydigging in as much well-rotted organic matter as youcan and adding plenty of gritty horticultural sand tohelp drainage. Clay soil doesn’t drain easily and tendsto become waterlogged in persistent wet weather.

Alan, however, says clay isn’t all bad and that as ageneral rule don’t try to fight the conditions, but makethe most of plants that are happy growing in yourtype of soil.

Clay particles hold in nutrients, so the more clayand humus there is in the soil, the more nutrients itcan hold. This means that clay is actually among themost fertile of soils.

He says: “Willows love damp earth and clay. Salixdaphnoides (Violet Willow) can be grown likedogwood. Chop it down in February and it will grownew stems, providing winter colour and foliage inspring. It’s fast growing and will reach 8ft in eachseason."

Other great shrubs Alan recommends for clayinclude Viburnum ‘Pragense', a rounded evergreentype with narrow, textured leaves and clusters of pinkbuds which open to white flowers in late spring.Euphorbias, spiraeas, rodgersias and, of course, roses,will all thrive in clay soil.

“There’s the wonderful Rosa rugosa - the flowerslook like crepe paper, don’t get mildew or blackspot,make waist-high informal hedges and have hipsfollowing the flowers," Alan adds.

Other plants which do well in clay soils includeChoisya ternata (Mexican orange blossom), Hydrangeapaniculata, Kerria japonica, Mahonia x media ‘Charity’and Weigela ‘Kosteriana Variegata'.

While clay may be one problem, shade is another,

but there are plants which will survive the mostinhospitable situations. Hostas love shade and youcan buy copper collars to place around them toprevent slugs and snails chomping their waythrough the young shoots.

Another exotic-looking plant which loves shadeand needs relatively little maintenance, says Alan, isthe fatsia, with its bold, glossy leaves. If the frostcatches it, just chop off the damaged leaves andstrong new growth should soon appear.

If you have dry shade, look no further thanAcanthus mollis, commonly known as bear’sbreech, a perennial which will cope well withdrought and poor soils.

“It’s an architectural beauty with towering, stiffspikes of purple-hooded, white or pink flowersabove good, glossy green leaves," Alan adds.

Some bamboos will also thrive in shade, butmake sure if you have limited space you buy theclump-forming varieties rather than those whichspread rampantly and are then extremely difficultto dig up.

Phyllostachys nigra, black bamboo, whichreaches a height of 5m (16ft), is a brilliant clump-forming type - with arching canes which turn blackafter a couple of years - and looks wonderful in amodern, minimalist setting. It can also be grown inlarge containers if they are not allowed to dry out,but needs some direct sunlight to ripen the canesfully.

Blue bamboo, Himalayacalamus hookerianus‘Himalaya Blue', which grows to 6m, is perfect forsmaller gardens, adding tall interest to shady areas,with its blue-green stems.

Look carefully and you will find a wider rangeof all-weather plants than you first thought.

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Dear DuoA friend of mine has always been very flirtywith me, and eventually last year I asked himout, thinking he was interested and I wouldlike to give things a try. However, he was veryblunt in his refusal and left me feeling ratherembarassed. However, he became more flirtythan ever after that, and was very attentiveand complimentary towards me, more tactilethan usual and our friends startedcommenting on it. This has carried on formonths, until recently he started going outwith someone else, but has continued to bevery flirty even when his girlfriend is present. Idon't know if he is just being inappropriatetowards me, doesn't realise how he is comingacross or whether he is interested but justkidding himself. Just wondered what otherpeople thought? Lacey

Hi Lacey From the information you have given here, itsounds like this guy is using you for his owngratification. If he has a girlfriend then hisbehaviour is disrespectful to her as well. Whilemost people i know who are in a relationship admitto indulging in a little bit of harmless flirting everynow and then, they all have respect for their

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Dear DuoI really don't know how to fix this so any helpwould be appreciated.My 33 yr old bf can be really childish,challenging, is a jealous (and oftencontrolling) character and can really hold agrudge. But when you get past all that he'sreally a great person, he's just a bit insecure.He got me talking with a friend of his throughfacebook and unfortunately it was at a timewhen he and I were arguing a bit. The friendgot in touch to ask how things were ect andI'd had a couple of glasses of wine and vented

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A few days later, my bf demanded to see themessages and said he didn't trust either of usanymore and that I'd ruined his friendship, Itried to explain that all his friend had donewas defend him and offer advice but he wasn'thappy. He's now refusing to speak to his friendwho is really upset over the whole thing. Ihadn't told him that my bf had read themessages until today and I don't know howhe'll react. It's all so messed up. Today is mybf's birthday and he won't even respond toany messages. I've not seen or heard from himfor nearly 2 weeks over a different fall out, ifit's over between us then that's ok, I canaccept it, will probably save me an ulcer inlater life I'm sure, but I'd hate to think of himnever speaking to his life long friend againover something that he's taken the wrong way.The friend did nothing wrong, it was my faultfor using him as a shoulder to cry on.

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Titanic 3D (12A)To coincide with the centenary of Titanic's ill-fatedmaiden voyage, James Cameron has revisited hismasterpiece and lovingly converted it to 3D. The filmbegins deep underwater with Brock Lovett (BillPaxton) and his team of hi-tech treasure huntersscouring the submerged wreck. The search comes tonought until Brock meets 101-year-old survivor RoseDeWitt Bukater (Gloria Stuart). Staring transfixed at asketch of her younger self, Rose recalls herburgeoning romance with spirited artist JackDawson (DiCaprio) aboard the eponymousluxury liner. Her jealous fiance Cal Hockley (BillyZane) schemes to drive a wedge between thesweethearts with the help of his valet SpicerLovejoy (David Warner) and Rose's snobbish,money-oriented mother (Frances Fisher). Fateintervenes and passengers of all classes fight fortheir lives as the ship quickly takes on freezingwater.Rating: ★★★★★

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the cavernous dungeon prison ofTartarus. Zeus is betrayed by Hades andhis godly son Ares (Edgar Ramirez), whohave forged a pact with Kronos to retaintheir immortality once hell is unleashedupon the Earth. So Perseus answers thecall to arms to rescue Zeus, slaying amenagerie of terrifying beasts with thehelp of feisty Queen Andromeda(Rosamund Pike) and Poseidon's demi-god offspring, Agenor (Toby Kebbell).Rating: ★★★


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Jubilee Street Party atChepstow RacecourseParents looking for somewhere differentto take the kids over the Jubileeweekend can head to ChepstowRacecourse, where Bank HolidayMonday promises to be a great familyday out.

On Monday 4th June the racecourse willhost its very own British Street Party. Aswell as all the thrill of the racing there willbe plenty of free kids entertainmentincluding face painting, bouncy castles,inflatable football game, trampolines, a cupand saucer ride and chair o’ planes.

There will also be music throughout theafternoon and with free admission forchildren under 16, it’s an affordable way tocelebrate and do something a little out ofthe ordinary.

Rebecca Joy, General Manager atChepstow Racecourse said: “The Jubileeweekend is the perfect time for families toget together and be proud to be British.We wanted to make sure that people in

Chepstow have somewhere to go wherethere will be something for everyone toenjoy. The Queen herself is a bighorseracing fan and owns racehorses so it’sa very appropriate way to celebrate herDiamond Jubilee. Visitors can see thehorses up close in the parade ring, spot topjockeys walking amongst the crowd intheir brightly coloured silks, choose from arange of food and drink stalls and enjoy awide range of children’s entertainment.”

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