Right Up Your Street GOSFORTH CENTRAL Issue 83 - December 2012 Candlelit Christmas CONCERT TOUR 2012 THE ENGLISH PHILHARMONIC ENSEMBLE Conductor David Haslam THE SINGERS Conductor: Donald Halliday THE BEVERLEY SINGERS Conductor: Alan Spedding PROGRAMME TO INCLUDE GREAT CHRISTMAS CLASSICS: Corelli: Christmas Concerto in G Torelli: Trumpet Concerto on D Choir - Unaccompanied Christmas Music Morricone: Gabriel’s oboe from ‘The Mission’ Vivaldi: Winter from The Seasons Interval Haslam: Kyrie and Gloria with Suzanne Manuel Handel -Tarkman: Concerto for Flute and Cor Anglais Choir - Unaccompanied Christmas Music Carols - with a udience Adam: O Holy Night with Suzanne Manuel Handel: Christmas selection from The Messiah 14 December 7.30pm Hexham Abbey, Hexham Tickets: Queens Hall Hexham : 01434 652477 Hexham T.I.C.: 01434 652220 15 December 7.30pm Beverley Minster, Beverley East Riding of Yorkshire Tickets: Beverley T.I.C.: 01482 391672 16 December 7.30pm St Cuthbert’s Church, Carlisle Tickets: Tullie House, Tel: 01228 618700 Carlisle T.I.C.: 01228 625600 17 December 7.30pm St George’s Church, Jesmond Newcastle Upon Tyne Tickets: Newcastle T.I.C.: 0191 277 8000 Tickets available online at www.candlelitconcerts.com Mulled wine and mince pies available for sale in the interval MUSIC FOR ANY OCCASION Tickets: £21.00 Adult £19.00 Senior Citizens £21.00 Wheelchair user (Complimentary ticket for carer) £10.00 Children under 14 £50.00 Family Ticket (2 adults and up to 4 children under 16)
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Right Up Your StreetGOSFORTH CENTRAL
Issue 83 - December 2012
Candlelit ChristmasCONCERT TOUR 2012 THE ENGLISH PHILHARMONIC ENSEMBLE
Conductor David Haslam
THE SINGERS Conductor: Donald HallidayTHE BEVERLEY SINGERS Conductor: Alan Spedding
PROGRAMME TO INCLUDEGREAT CHRISTMAS CLASSICS:
Corelli: Christmas Concerto in GTorelli: Trumpet Concerto on DChoir - Unaccompanied Christmas MusicMorricone: Gabriel’s oboe from ‘The Mission’Vivaldi: Winter from The Seasons
IntervalHaslam: Kyrie and Gloria with Suzanne ManuelHandel -Tarkman: Concerto for Flute and Cor AnglaisChoir - Unaccompanied Christmas MusicCarols - with a udienceAdam: O Holy Night with Suzanne ManuelHandel: Christmas selection from The Messiah
14 December 7.30pmHexham Abbey, Hexham
Tickets: Queens Hall Hexham : 01434 652477Hexham T.I.C.: 01434 652220
15 December 7.30pmBeverley Minster, Beverley
East Riding of YorkshireTickets: Beverley T.I.C.: 01482 391672
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Something new has arrived in North GosforthI’m Christopher Fox, owner & creative director of Christopher Fox Unisex Salon.
My passion is hair it’s what I get up for in the morning & why I’m still styling hair late at night. With years of experience working with and trained by the Saks Art Team at their Award Winning Training Academy.
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INDEX OF ADVERTISERSRIGHT UP YOUR STREET CHRISTMAS - IT’S A CRACKER BY RON CLARKE
having that if you don’t want it” and all before we have pulled the turkey apart.Then, long after Christmas Day has been and gone, you still go round the house finding bits of torn hats and discarded cracker gifts in the most unexpected places. Behind the sofa, top of the stairs and other random locations. They have been around for at least 150 years. Devised by an enterprising English confec-tioner who wanted to boost the sale of his sweets. It is now a huge industry and still an integral interval in our festivities. Go on, just a couple more then:
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Happy Christmas.
CHRISTMAS - IT’S A CRACKER!You know you love it really. Many of our fes-tive traditions may be a thing of the past but this is one that still remains as strong as ever. Yes, we may no longer get candlelit carol sing-ers at the door or chestnuts roasting on an open fire but we still like to pull a cracker. You see, I have started already. For some reason, come Christmas Day, we all like to descend into adolescent humour once again and groan at all those really bad jokes. Maybe putting the customary paper hats on our heads starts it all. It is the signal to take it in turns to tell the ones we have all heard before. Who cares? They always raise a laugh. Go on, the old ones are the best:
What happens when you eat too many • Christmas decorations? You gettinsel-itisWhat is furry and minty? A polo bear• What hides in a bakery at Christmas? A • mince spyWhat sort pizza does King Wenceslas • like? Deep, pan, crisp and even.
See, you are laughing already and that is just the start. The best is yet to come. All those mind-boggling gifts that fall from the cracker. Just what we probably never wanted and will never ever use. The awesome array normally includes everything from tiny tape measures and photo-frames the size of a postage stamp to miniscule screwdrivers and little combs.
We still swap them round like some kind of scramble at a car boot sale while muttering “oh yes, that will come in handy, don’t mind
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GARDEN VILLAGE WOMEN’S INSTITUTE Garden Village Hall, Rosewood Avenue, GosforthGarden Village W.I meet on the third Wednesday of the month at 7.30pm.Call Maureen Harrison 270 9369 for details.
GENTLE YOGA AND RELAXATON FOR LIMITED MOBILITY (St. Aidan’s Church Community Room) Tuesdays 10.30.-11.30. a.m. £3. Contact Margaret on 0191 268 0130
GOSFORTH CAMERA CLUB & DIGITAL IMAGING SOCIETY (Duke of Wellington, Kenton Ln)We meet weekly at 7.15pm on Tuesdays at the Duke of Wellington (upstairs lounge). Our season runs fromSeptember to May. We are always looking for new members. No need to join immediately...visit us for 2/3 evenings before deciding. Come along - introduce yourselves and see if we can settle you into club life. For more info. contact Idse Herrema 07890 081 240 or visitwww.gosforthcameraclub.org
GOSFORTH ROUND TABLEMeet 1st & 3rd Monday of every Month. Why Join the Gosforth Round Table? Where else would you experience activities you wouldn’t normally do, build lifelong trusted friendships, get the opportunity to develop valuable skills, and contribute to your local community, all the while building a unique network of personal and professional contacts? That’swhy people join The Round Table Movement. www.gosforth.roundtable.co.uk
BRUNTON PARK SHORT MAT INDOOR BOWLING CLUB (Brunton Park Community Centre)Sessions held every Mon, Wed, & Fri from 1:45pm to 4:30pm starting 24th September 2012. Daily playing charge of £1.50 (includes Tea & Biscuits). Annual subscription of £25.00. All are Welcome . details contact 0191 236 2647
BOLLYWOOD & BHANGRA DANCING (St Aidan’s Community Centre, Brunton Park)Sessions 3-4pm (ladies) & 4-6pm (children) every Saturday. For children, and women of all ages. Teenage classesrecruiting now. Call Munjula Dhariwal 0191 281 4523 or Veena Soni 07803 276 656.
BABY SIGNING WITH TINYTALK (Gosforth Parish Church Hall, opposite South Gosforth Metro)Birth to two on Fridays (term time) 9.45-10.45, and 11.00-12.00. Drop in & pre-book available Signing & singing inrelaxed but structured class, with refreshments & social time for babies & their grown ups! For more info ring Kate 0191 285 0452
BOHEMIANS TENNIS CLUB (South Ridge, Brunton Park)For tennis enthusiasts we offer 4 outdoor courts (1 floodlit), adult and junior coaching, weekly social tennis and regularsocial events. Family friendly club. New members welcome. For more info e-mail [email protected]
GOSFORTH HARRIERS & ATHLETIC CLUB (Gosforth Bohemians Sports Club, Benson Park, off South Ridge, Brunton Park, NE3 2EJ)We are a friendly local club providing training and competitive opportunities for runners of all abilities, male and female, age 9 to 90! We always welcome new members. Come along to our main training session on Mondays at 7.00pm - meet at Gosforth Bohemians Sports Club, Benson Park, off South Ridge, NE3 2EJ. See our website (www.gosforth-har-riers.co.uk)%2c email us ([email protected]) or phone head coach Colin Haggie (0191 237 2288) for further information and details of other training sessions.
BRUNTON BABIES (St Aidan’s Church Community Room, Brunton Park)Runs every Mon & Fri morning from 9:45am until 11:45am. The group is especially for babies one year and under - nobig brothers or sisters, sorry. Entry £2.00. Refreshments are available and the group will include occasional guestspeakers. Open throughout school holidays. Contact Adrienne on 07742 522 832 or www.newcastletoddlers.co.uk.
BRUNTON PARK FLORAL ARTS CLUB (St Aidan’s Community Centre, Brunton Park)Meet on the third Wednesday of each month (apart from August) at 7.30pm. You are welcome at our next meeting, toview a variety of demonstrations. Come along to enjoy a series of professional demonstrations of floral art. £4 entry,with tea and coffee at 9pm.
CO-WHEELS CAR CLUB Co-wheels car club is a community interest company and now has a community car club car in a parking bay in Ivy Road in Gosforth next to Trinity Church and just off Gosforth high street - available for all residents to book and join on a pay as you go basis - the car club is an environmental initiative to offer residents of Gosforth an alternative to owning a car or giving up a second car. For more information please contact [email protected] or contact 0191 386 4545
WINE, WOMEN & SONG!Our aim is to sing for fun & relaxation while enjoying a glass of wine. All women are welcome from 18-88! No experi-ence necessary - the ability to follow music would help but is not essential. Each session will be £4.50.When? - 1st & 3rd Wednesday of each month 8pm-10pm. - Where? - Brunton Park Scout hut.Contact Kathryn to register your interest: 0191 2365897 / [email protected]
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by Jacqueline Emmerson
emmersonssolicitorswww.emmersons-solicitors.co.uk
We’ve just separated, how are we going to afford to live?
CollaborativeFamilyLawyer
When couples separate they can often afford to cope in the short term by living off credit cards or using their savings. If one party feels that they are not to blame for the end of the relationship, eg. because their partner has been having an affair, then they are unlikely to agree immediately to a reduction in their household income. Why should they have fewer holidays or fewer nights out and why should their home have to be sold?
Emmersons family law solicitors deal with this scenario on a daily basis. We always try to deal with the emergency issues first. For example when can each parent see the children and will the mortgage be paid next month?
Things do change throughout the legal pro-cess. A person who may have been in a state of utter shock or have been consumed with anger will start to move on and see things in more practical terms after the initial separa-tion. The reality of the cost of running two homes starts to sink in.
So how can you make ends meet in the medium term? If your mortgage is being paid on a repayment basis then you could both approach your lender to see if this can be converted to an interest only mortgage. This can often release much needed funds.
Then look at luxury items. Do you need to have your dustbin cleaned out? Do you need all of the sports channels on Sky?
Do you need lots of little insurance policies for all of your electrical items?
You should make sure that you contact your council tax department if you are now the only adult living in the house. You will be en-titled to a 25% discount. You should attend to this as soon as your partner leaves the house. You may also be entitled to council tax benefit if your household income has dropped. You may be entitled to child tax credit or work-ing tax credit and you may be entitled to help with nursery fees.
We offer Collaborative Family Law at Emmer-sons Solicitors. (See emmersons-solicitors.co.uk, family law) As part of this process the two of you can reach agreement about shar-ing your incomes in a fair manner until the matrimonial home is sold. Or the property could be re-mortgaged by one party in order to buy out the other’s share. In any event you should each prepare a list of your financial needs, rather than your wants at this stage. If your lists are reasonable it may be possible, using the Collaborative process, to reach a medium term agreement that will work for all of the family.
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A warm welcome awaits you at St Aidan’s Church...Sunday 2nd December 9.30am.am Parish Communion. 11.am Informal service on the theme of Advent.4.30pm Evening PrayerThursday 6th December 2pm Christmas Prayer and Praise.Sunday 9th December 8am Holy Communion, 9.30am Parish Communion4pm Christingle.Monday 10th December 7.30pm Carols on the Green (Great Park NetherwitonWay/Greenfield Road) with the Salvation Army.Thursday 13th December Street Nativity 5.30pm Northumberland Avenue, City Centre.Sunday 16th December 8am Holy Communion, 9.30am Parish Communion,6pm CarolService.Wednesday 19th December 6pm at the Ark in the Park, Carol ParadeSunday 23rd December 8am Holy Communion,9.30 Parish Communion, 4.30pm Evening Prayer.Monday 24th December 5pm Crib Service, 10pm First Eucharist of Christmas.Tuesday 25th December Christmas Day 8am Holy Communion,9.30am Christmas Praise(Eucharist )Sunday 30th December 8am Holy Communion, 9.30am Parish Communion, 4.30pm Evening Prayer.
Vicar: Canon Andrew Shipton • Tel 0191 236 3788 • 60 Barmoor Drive, Newcastle Great Parkemail: [email protected] • Church Website www.acny.org.uk/19568
NEWCASTLE CHORAL SOCIETYCome and sing.......Newcastle Choral Society welcomes new singers to its workshop in Kingston Park on Saturday 26th January 2013, no experience required. We will be singing Karl Jenkins’ popular work, “The Armed Man”, and new singers will be welcome to join rehearsals for our summer concert which will be Jenkins’ new work “The Peacemakers”. We are also performing Vaughn Williams’ Sea Symphony in March. If you are interested in coming along, please ring Dave Warman on 01670 504819 for more information or visit http://www.newcastlechoralsociety.org.uk/
SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCING - CHILDREN & PARENTS(All Saints Church Hall, Linden Road, Gosforth)We meet on Saturday mornings during term time from 11am - 12 noon. Aimed at children (boys and girls) from age 7 upwards, we also encourage parents to join in as Scottish dancing is a fun activity for all the family! For more details, contact Marion on 0191 236 7673.
MUSICAL MINIS (St Aidan’s Community Centre, Brunton Park)Musical Minis is a fun time music group for babies & pre-school children. Classes every Monday at 10am. Contact Debbieon 0191 388 7748 or email [email protected]. Visit our website for more information or details on otherlocations www.musicalminis.co.uk. Also available for playgroups, parties and children’s centres
PEGS BABY AND TODDLER GROUP (St Charles’ Church, Church Road Gosforth)Every Mon, Tue Thu & Fri mornings 10-11.30am. Term-time only. Play facilities, art &crafts, snack time, song time. Juice & biscuits also provided. Under 6 months 50p per session, over 6 months £2.60.Contact 0191 452 5126.
THE KENTON LADIES CLUBThe Kenton Ladies Club meets in the Kenton Community Hall (off Kenton Crescent) on the 1st Monday of the month at 7:15pm. Ring 0191 285 5537 for details. New members very welcome.
ROTARY CLUB OF NEWCASTLE GOSFORTH (The Northumbrian Piper, Fawdon House, 1 Fawdon Close)We meet at 6pm every Wednesday and are active in socialising and raising money for local charities. New members arealways welcome. Contact Tony Banks on 07889 509 654 or 0191 236 3681.
TODDLER GROUP (Edgefield Gospel Hall, Edgefield Avenue, Fawdon)Tuesdays 10.00 - 11.30 am. Free entry. Held every week during school term. Come and join in or contact Gillian 0191285 1883 for more information.
COMMUNI KIDS! BABY SIGN, SPEECH, MUSIC & PLAY (St Aidan’s Community Centre, Brunton Park)…Because Little People Have A LOT To Say! Fun, friendly & educational communication classes for babies & toddlers,aged 6months– 2yrs. Devised & lead by a fully qualified teacher, in local, community setting. FRIDAYS at 9:30-10:30(over 1s) and 10:30-11:30 (under 1s). Fun, friendly, educational & affordable. Enrolling now for new term! Pleasecontact Leigh: Tel: 07941 295 449 E-Mail: [email protected] Web.: www.communikids.co.uk
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