< Previous40 LINCOLNSHIRE TODAY FOOD & DINING Makes two You’ll need: 20 blackberries 160ml water 4tsp sugar 12 whole mint leaves plus extra to serve The juice of one lime 100ml white rum Ice, for shaking A splash of soda water What to do: Put the blackberries, water, sugar, mint and lime in a cocktail shaker and mash with the end of a rolling pin. Add the rum and some ice and shake well. Put the extra mint leaves and some ice into a glass and sieve in the cocktail adding a splash of soda water. Garnish with lime wedges, mint and blackberries by scattering on the cocktail. Recipe courtesy of berryworld.com Berryworld blackberry A fantastic flavour combination - the mint and the blackberries go perfectly together for a fruity twist on this classic cocktail! mint Mojito Horncastle Cake Art & Hobby House Everything for the Crafter Cake Decorations, Knitting, Crochet, Felt, Ribbons & more www.horncastlecakeart.co.uk 25 North Street, Horncastle, Lincs. LN9 5DX Tel: 01507 525926/522659 38-41.qxp_Layout 1 26/05/2021 07:46 Page 3LINCOLNSHIRE TODAY 41 Picture your venue Millfields 53, Bargate, Grimsby, DN34 5AD Tel: 01472 356068 Web: www.millfieldshotel.co.uk Email: info@millfieldshotel.co.uk Millfields is more than just a hotel. It boasts an impressive 27 bedrooms, a bar and restaurant. Perfect for any function – from weddings to business dos and sporting events. FOOD & DINING Serves: 4 Preparation time: 25 minutes Cooking time: 15 minutes You’ll need: 4 chicken breasts cut into bite sized chunks 8 small shallots, peeled and halved (or quartered if they are large) 2tbsp olive oil 4tsp honey 1tsp cumin 2 garlic cloves crushed 1 butterhead lettuce, shredded 1 avocado 1⁄2 cucumber 12 cherry tomatoes 1⁄2 lemon 4 flatbreads or large wraps Chicken Shashlik Salad What to do: Put the chicken chunks and shallots into a bowl and drizzle with half the oil, honey, cumin and garlic. Toss well and leave to marinate for 20 minutes. Meanwhile, if you’re using wooden kebab sticks soak them in water and light the BBQ. Shred the lettuce, slice the avocado and cucumber and halve the tomatoes. Make the dressing by combining the lemon juice with the remaining oil and season. Thread the meat and shallots onto 8 kebab sticks and when the BBQ is ready to use, cook them for 10-15 minutes turning frequently. When the chicken is almost cooked, heat the flatbreads on both sides on the BBQ. To serve toss the salad in the dressing then pile on top of the flatbreads and top with 2 kebabs. Give the kebabs and extra squeeze of lemon juice and serve. Note: If it’s not barbecue weather the kebabs can be cooked on a griddle or in a frying pan or grilled. Whether you’re barbecuing or grilling, this Greek inspired dish is a real crowd pleaser. Tasty succulent chicken pieces with fresh butterhead lettuce, ripe tomatoes and avocado, this dish will transport you to the Mediterranean. Special Edition Chocolate Willingham Hall, Market Rasen, LN8 3RH Tel: 01673 844073 Web: www.specialeditionchocolate.co.uk Special Edition Chocolate prides itself on award- winning handmade chocolate for everyone to enjoy. This includes chocolate suited for diabetics, coeliacs, vegans and other allergy sufferers – such as nuts and dairy – as well as other special delicacies. Treat someone to some of our beautiful chocolates. Order on line. 38-41.qxp_Layout 1 26/05/2021 07:46 Page 4The tiny hazel dormouse is a difficult creature to spot. At just 6-9cm in length and weighing between 15g and 40g, the nocturnal mammal hibernates for much of the year, retiring in October under logs, leaves, at the base of trees or in grass tussocks, where the rodent curls up in a ball with its tail wrapped around its face and body. The agile climber has now, however, awoken from its long slumber - indeed sleep takes up around three quarters of a hazel dormouse’s year. With its golden-brown fur, long, thick, fluffy tail, and large black eyes, the hazel dormouse calls deciduous woodland, hedgerows, and dense scrub its home, spending the majority of spring and summer climbing tree branches in search of food, rarely descending to the ground. While it munches on buds, berries, hazelnuts, and insects, if food is short, or poor weather stops foraging, hazel dormice can lower their body temperature and become torpid to save energy. The tell- tale sign of a hazel dormouse nearby is finding hazelnuts with smooth circular holes nibbled in the shell. The rare critter, the only dormouse native to the British Isles, will build nests in hedges or amongst tree branches from grasses, bark, and hazel leaves, in which females will birth up to seven young, though usually having a single litter of four to five each summer. The pink, hairless, and blind young grow pale grey fur after approximately 12 days and are able to see after 18 days. The babies will leave the nest at six to eight weeks and their fur will change from grey to golden-brown when they are a year old. The hazel dormouse has made a name for itself in Lincolnshire in recent years after 11 hazel dormice were released into the Lincolnshire Limewoods in 2019. This 42 LINCOLNSHIRE TODAY While the small, sleepy, elusive hazel dormouse was once commonplace in Lincolnshire and across Britain, the population has dropped to concerning levels, seeing programmes set up in the county to boost numbers. Lincolnshire wildlife followed a release of 32 hazel dormice at Chambers Farm Woods in 2002, when they were considered extinct in the county. Since then the dormouse population has been monitored and nest tubes and wood nest boxes set up in hedges and scrubs. Natural nests have now been found in the area, as well as further away. In 2012 it was confirmed that the population had left their original release site, establishing themselves in other parts of the woods. The 2019 release took place to the south of the original site, with the aim of increasing genetic variability. Once common across the UK, the hazel dormouse population - which is protected under the Wildlife and Countryside Act, 1981 and is a Priority Species under the UK Post-2010 Biodiversity Framework - has dwindled, falling by 51% since the millennium, according to a report from the People’s Trust for Endangered Species. Hazel dormice have even become extinct in 17 English counties. The loss of their woodland and hedgerow habitat has been pointed to as the cause of this, as well as a reduction in traditional forestry methods and climate change, which has disturbed hibernation cycles with milder winters, seeing hazel dormice wake up early when food is not sufficiently available. Wetter springs and summers have also made foraging for food more challenging. Protected by law, it is a crime to disturb or injure dormice, and to collect, trap and sell them without a license. In positive news for the charming animal, hazel dormice numbers are now stable and growing in some locations, and more work is being done to protect them. A road crossing was even built recently to allow hazel dormice to cross the M1, while several projects introducing them to various areas in England have taken place. 42-43.qxp_Layout 1 26/05/2021 07:48 Page 1© Shutterstock/ Szymon Bartosz Fun fact Dormice have long held a connection to literature. The Dormouse was a dozy character at the mad tea party in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll. Used as a cushion by the March Hare and Mad Hatter and continuously falling asleep, Carroll may have been playing on the dormouse’s real sleep-filled life. Meanwhile, Beatrix Potter kept a hazel dormouse as a pet! 42-43.qxp_Layout 1 26/05/2021 07:48 Page 244 LINCOLNSHIRE TODAY CARING © Shutterstock /Halfpoint There’s no single way to grow old. The adage is to grow old gracefully, but somewhere along the way people have conflated that with not complaining or having a stiff upper lip to the ravages of time. Such a worldview is becoming outdated and rightfully so. People should be free to live their lives how they choose, and with technology and the internet making everything more accessible, there’s no reason one’s golden years have to be boring years. In general, there are three main routes an older person will consider when their health begins to deteriorate slightly, Growing old isn’t always an easy or graceful experience, which is why we all need a little help. Assistance doesn’t have to mean a lack of independence however. Getting some assistance and they decide they need more assistance and support. They may decide they prefer the continual support of living full-time in a care home with staff on hand around the clock. Alternatively, there’s the option to continue living at home but arrange for regular visits from carers and possibly arrange to visit a club or day-care centre a couple of times a week. Many care providers do often invite in non-residents to partake in luncheon clubs or special events, which can be a great boost for older people who may not otherwise be able to get out and about as much as they like. For many old people, they are happy to continue their live on their own but Getting some assistance Growing old isn’t always an easy or graceful experience, which is why we all need a little help. Assistance doesn’t have to mean a lack of independence however. 44-48.qxp_Layout 1 26/05/2021 07:50 Page 1Funeral Services Our funeral homes provide the best facilities including private arrangement rooms and peaceful chapels of rest. We also provide a funeral dividend during this difficult time of bereavement. A service from caring professionals To find out more contact your nearest funeral home: Lincolnshire.coop/storefinder LINCOLNSHIRE TODAY 45 CARING welcome the occasional outing or visit to provide a break from the same four walls and a chance to have a chat and a cuppa with friends. It also provides those who care for them at home a chance to relax, knowing they’re in safe hands. Sometimes the desire to continue living in your home could appear to be at risk from changing circumstances which may mean it’s no longer suitable. This doesn’t have to be the case, however, as there are many ways to adapt a home to suit older age. These include stairlifts for mobility, through to specialised walk-in baths all the way down to a buzzer system at a door – so the tenant doesn’t need to get off their seat every time the doorbell rings. The other option, and a happy middle ground, is making use of sheltered accommodation and retirement housing schemes. It’s certainly the case that many older people remain fiercely independent and wish to enjoy privacy, but at the same time would welcome some company and the peace of mind that someone is always on hand in there’s a problem. In these developments, residents treat where they live – it could be a suite or a bungalow – as their own homes, coming and going as they please, inviting guests when they want and engaging any carers and other services at their own request. At the same time, though, communal areas mean they can enjoy each other’s company and have someone to turn to when they require companionship and assistance, while the properties have constant security so there’s always someone on hand in case problems occur. This kind of accommodation is sometimes used by those in search of respite care – they may have just left hospital or are recovering from a serious illness and are aiming to get back on their feet. The safety net of sheltered accommodation can help ease the transition back to total independence, or provide a moment to consider the next move, which could well be staying in this kind of set-up full time. Ultimately there should be two goals when it comes to make the decision as to what kind of accommodation to look for. Safety and just as importantly, happiness. For many people this is the later stage of their lives, and while they will have doubtless had many varied experienced in their youth – there is certainly no desire to give up and waste away their last years. In addition, research has shown time and time again that happier people live longer and have more fulfilling lives. This is often touted as one of the reasons an elderly person’s health may deteriorate after their spouse passes away. What is important to remember is that as we age, our bodies and minds might to some degree begin to weaken, but that does not make us any less of a person. 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As your local family run and owned funeral directors, we have dedicated our lives to guiding those in our community through the difficult times of bereavement. 41 Heaton Street, Gainsborough DN21 2EA39 High Street, Saxilby, LN1 2HA www.cliffbradley.co.uk info@cliffbradley.co.uk Funeral Plans from £2,785 Private Chapel of Rest Day and Night Service Pre-paid funeral plans 01427 81061901522 708888 Scooter 207 Roman Bank, Skegness Tel: 01754 768006 Wheelchair £5.00 per day £25.00 per week £25 r efundable Deposit Winter Storage Only £75 include a Service for only £25 extra Scooters kept securely and charged weekly Service & Repairs We have an up to date fully equipped Service Centre to help with any breakdowns or repairs £12.00 per day £65.00 per week £50 r efundable Deposit 44-48.qxp_Layout 1 26/05/2021 07:50 Page 246 LINCOLNSHIRE TODAY many who are in that situation now – we will still have a strong sense of self-respect. Along with a desire to do things our way. And while it may seem initially to be in poor taste, one aspect of growing old and one that few like to talk about is making arrangements for the end of our lives. When it comes to taboos there are few more divisive than the end of our lives. For many in our culture specifically, we do not like to talk about this and what it might mean for us. Research now suggests, however, that having one’s affairs in order can improve quality of life and reduce stress, something that can help people enjoy their golden years without concern for what will happen to those left behind. When emotions are high and questions are being asked, it can be difficult for loved ones to band together to arrange a funeral, and it might leave them with a hurried send-off they come to regret in the future. There are many reasons to plan ahead and arrange your funeral in advance, not least of all the ability to take the hassle out of your loved one’s hands. For those who have final wishes, pre-planning can go a long way to making sure those are followed. Dying matters is a week that takes place each year in May, and last year research found that less than 29% of people have discussed © Shutterstock /fototip 01775 711 959 www.countrycourtcare.com Spalding Common, Spalding, Lincolnshire PE11 3AS Fenchurch House Care Home Vaccinating against Covid-19 Fenchurch House provides the kind of care we’d want all of our loved ones to receive. Our brand new home is beautifully furnished, whilst retaining a warm family atmosphere that makes Fenchurch House feel extra special. If you’re concerned about how your relative is coping and would like them to have more support, Fenchurch House provides family-led care in a luxurious and homely environment. The Covid-19 vaccine will be offered to all those in our care, allowing them to live safely and as they wish. • Bistro Café • Fisherman’s Arms Pub • Hair and pamper salon • Tailored meaningful activities • Daily Fine Dining • Luxury en-suite bedrooms CARING 44-48.qxp_Layout 1 26/05/2021 07:50 Page 3LINCOLNSHIRE TODAY 47 CARING their wishes around dying, while 82% of younger family members suggested they would be open to discussing their loved one’s final wishes with them. This is a huge discrepancy and shows how the younger generation are willing to listen, but do not often get the opportunity. There are numerous health benefits to ensuring all your affairs are in order, and these are things which can be great not only for enjoying your final years, but also prolonging them. First of all, doubt and stress are natural when a person feels they might not have much time left. There are a lot of concerns in place and questions about what will happen and how people will cope once you are gone. While the emotional impact of a death cannot be mitigated entirely, science has shown that the act of fulfilling a loved one’s final wishes, and of attending the funeral, is important in helping the healing process and learning to accept the loss. This makes sense, because funerals have been around for thousands of years across many cultures in the world – from India to Rome, Byzantine to modern-day Lincolnshire. For a ceremony to have existed so long, it’s clear there must be some benefit to it. It’s not only those left behind who benefit, however, as studies also show that – even in younger people – there is a sense of satisfaction earned in knowing there is nothing left to do. We might all be familiar with this sensation when we have just cleaned the house, finished some difficult task or simply gotten all of our work done. Relief pours in and we let out a long sigh as we realise what time we have left is ours to enjoy as we will. This does not change in old age and having one’s affairs in order gives much the same effect. Receiving care at home An estimated 850,000 UK adults live with Dementia, many of whom will need professional care during their life. However, due to common misconceptions of loss of independence, they may become fearful. At Country Cousins, we will always support you in your independence and offer you care when and where you need it. With our live-in care, you will be matched to your perfect carer who will deliver care in the comfort and safety of your own home, reducing any anxieties about adapting to a new environment. Live-in care is becoming an increasingly popular option and for good reason. Live-in care means you can stay in your own home with your partner and pets and receive dedicated and personalised one-to-one care without disruption your daily routine. We offer a range of care options to suit you from full time live-in care to companionship and respite care. www.country-cousins.co.uk 44-48.qxp_Layout 1 26/05/2021 07:50 Page 448 LINCOLNSHIRE TODAY CARING It’s located close to the attractive Market Place in the centre of town and the local amenities are easily accessible. Some of these include a grocery shop, church, public house, post office and hairdressers. There’s also the Arts & Heritage Centre with café and library. Greenacres are registered to care for 16 residents at any one time, from all cultures and backgrounds. It has 14 single rooms and 1 double room and your privacy will be respected by both staff and other residents. Staff are fully trained to at least NVQ Level 2 standards and attend regular, mandatory training, enabling Greenacres to provide complete, professional care 24 hours a day as well as being able to develop a more personal, friendly bond. Being a family run home, Greenacres provides residents with individually tailored care. Standard room furnishings include a wardrobe, drawers, bed, chair, commode and bedside table. People are encouraged to bring some of their own furniture or personal belongings to help make them feel more at home. Greenacres have a wet room/toilet next to the hallway (which can be used for showers), a new toilet at the end of the day room, and a main bathroom with bath hoist at the far end of the bedroom passage. Services provided include long term, short term, day and respite care. All facilities are on two levels with lift and staircase access to the first floor and staff are trained to ensure ease of accessibility for all residents. The local doctor’s surgery provides a full range of services and the doctor can make visits to the home when requested and the district nurses are willing to attend on a regular basis. All residents are offered a choice for each of the meals provided each day, which are freshly prepared on the premises using local ingredients where possible. Staff will also cater for special dietary needs and ensure you have the personal care you may require. Greenacres tailors its care plan to meet each person’s specific needs, with an individual care plan incorporating information that has been gathered from the person whose plan is being written or their representative. It includes specific preferences, wishes, pen profile, history, care needs and risk assessments. During your stay, you can enjoy an active social life through regular events, outings and activates. You are encouraged to maintain contacts with the local community with family and friends made welcome to visit at all times. Transportation is available to enable local travel and maintain connections. Greenacres believes that all of its residents should remain as independent as possible during their stay. Its main aim is to provide a home in which you will fee settled, comfortable and happy. For more information, call 01472 851989. Greenacres is a small, friendly care home situated in the historic town of Caistor, surrounded by the stunning countryside of the Lincolnshire Wolds. Comfortable and happy care at Greenacres Greenacres is a small, friendly care home situated in the historic town of Caistor, surrounded by the stunning countryside of the Lincolnshire Wolds. 44-48.qxp_Layout 1 26/05/2021 07:50 Page 5ORDER FORM Yes, I would like to subscribe to Lincolnshire Today magazine for the next 12 months, with the first 3 issues only being £1. 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