< Previous70 LINCOLNSHIRETODAYHAIR & BEAUTYStandout fromthe crowdThe latest hair and beauty trends are taking theircues from the catwalk to bring bold styleOver the past few years, hair and beauty has become bolder thanever as styles that were once considered incredibly edgy have nowbecome commonplace. At a time when the Prime Minister’s wife has atattoo and acting royalty in Dame Helen Mirren can appear on the redcarpet with pink hair, it’s clear that the nation is taking more risks whenit comes to creating their look.That’s not to say that we expect to see TV newsreaders withmohawks and many of us are still perhaps unsure about making a reallybold statement, but maybe you want to get out of your comfort zoneto make a splash at a party or admire the idea but don’t want tocommit to a radical new image immediately. Lincolnshire’s specialistscan certainly help with a host of temporary solutions that will allow youto experiment, as well as taking their cues from edgy fashion to createnew styles that offer a touch of danger but work just as well in theoffice.One obvious way to make a radical change to your look is via hairextensions. Pastel tones and colour flashes are absolutely on trend thisseason and adding colour is a great way to instantly transform yourstyle – but making use of extensions means that you don’t suffer thedamage and dryness associated with dyeing. The quality of extensionscontinues to improve as well and these days it’s often impossible to seethe join with the extensions fitting perfectly with your own hair andproviding just as much flexibility, even on those you can attachyourselves at home.If you’re after something a little more permanent, extensions expertsat Lincolnshire’s salons can help – and ensure your own hair isn’tdamaged. New techniques such as the Magnetic Touch Cold Fusionsystem that Extension Professional offer can make the difference – theextensions are sealed around the natural hair, and the keratin used isnever mixed or rolled into the hair itself. This means when you come toremove them your hair isn’t left thin or weak due to the sometimesharsh removal efforts.If you want a splash of colour without going for extensions, you’reStylists are taking their cues fromedgy fashion to create new styles thatoffer a touch of danger but work justas well in the officeIf you’re going for a radical colourchange, you may want to go for ashort cut too, as you’ll get astriking crisp colour070-071:Layout 1 9/8/13 11:41 Page 1LINCOLNSHIRETODAY71HAIR & BEAUTYnot alone. In fact a recent survey suggests that over60% of British women now regularly dye their hair athome. If you’re growing your hair out a colour changecan help make the process far less painful – providing abit of interest while you trudge through the awkwardin-between stage.We all know the downside of dying hair toofrequently but there’s now a huge number of highquality methods that make it easier and safer than ever,even if you’re doing it at home – they can replenish,revive and maintain lost pigments, reintroducing fadedor lost tones back into coloured hair without using anyammonia or peroxide. If you’re looking for a radicalchange, however, you should consult a professional –fruitless attempts to get that shade you’re after willsimply lead to a deterioration in its condition and makeit harder to keep the tone in the hair.Changing from brunette to blonde is an obviousmoment where a stylist will be hugely important. Ifyou’re going for a radical change like that, you maywant to go for a short crop too, as you’ll get a strikingcrisp colour. Long to short can make just as big animpact as going in the opposite direction and stars suchas Miley Cyrus are illustrating how flexible a shorter cutcan be.While your hair is the most obvious way to changeyour look there are other options. While body art canstill be a step too far for some, they are becoming moreand more commonplace - look at Samantha Cameronfor Exhibit A. If you’re thinkingabout taking the plungethen experts acrossLincolnshire can helpand in places likeIndy n Ink inGrimsby, theatmosphere is aworld away fromthe forbidding tattooparlours of the past.The consultative andartistic approach mostresembles a top hair and beauty salonand the experts can answer all your questions and makea host of useful suggestions.While some of the striking looks on the catwalk aren’tthe kind of thing that translate well to the High Street,Lincolnshire’s stylists are taking inspiration and provingyou can bring a cutting edge to your day-to-day style.PHOTOS COURTESY KEN PICTON SALONA recentsurvey suggeststhat over 60% ofBritish women nowregularly dye theirhair at homeA fresh look atBODY ARTBody art has moved into the mainstream. More and morepeople are donning artwork that simply and beautifullyenhances their body, sometimes with specific meaningand sometimes just for pure aesthetics. Indy N Ink of FreshneyPlace in Grimsby hastaken this artform to anew audience,combiningsophisticatedcustomer service andcontemporary decorwith artwork thatmakes the tattoo anindividual and personalexperience. It’s a worldaway from thetraditional backstreet environmentof the tattoo shop. Opened in 2010,the feel is of anupmarket boutique offeringa first class service for those thatwish to celebrate or commemorate an aspect of their life but withartwork that could belong in a gallery as much as it does on theskin. Indy Nijjar, Managing Director of Indy N Ink, says, “Having beento many tattoo parlours around the world I came to notice onecommon factor – the customer service was pretty much non-existent. There seemed to be a feeling they were holding a secretart form that only the anointed would be able to partake. I hadbeen a fan of tattoos for many years and decided to bring a feel oftotal customer satisfaction to Indy N Ink.”Since then, Indy N Ink have performed over six thousand tattoosfor their clientele, and have a remarkable consistent base ofprofessional clientele from all walks of life. You may have also seenIndy and the shop when it appeared on Come Dine With Me.So as attitudes change and we become more modern, wouldyou consider a tattoo? Indy N Ink can answer your questionsand discuss artwork. Visit them at Freshney Place, Grimsby,call 01472 230411, email indy@indynink.co.uk or visitwww.indynink.co.uk.070-071:Layout 1 9/8/13 11:41 Page 272 LINCOLNSHIRETODAYHEALTH & WELLBEINGShould a workout include a foam roll?Most people know Self Myofascial Releaseas the self-massage technique of ‘foamrolling’ which uses thick spongy tube likeobjects called foam rollers. It is becomingmore and more popular within the healthand fitness industry and especially withelite athletes, but what are the actualbenefits of foam rolling and is it reallyworth it? Self Myofascial Release via the use offoam rollers has consistently been shownto increase the range of motion of thetargeted muscle and surrounding joints.Applying this technique beforeexercise has also been found toreduce arterial stiffness andincreases plasma nitric oxideconcentration, allowing arteries tobecome wider, which allowsmore blood flow to the area. Thisis important for enhancing theprovision of fresh energy suppliesto the soon-to-be workingmuscles. Foam rolling can also increase thelength and temperature of muscles youare about to work which significantlyreduces the risk of injury. If you’re aboutto do a resistance training session, foamrolling does not have any adverse effectson muscle contraction and forcegenerating capacity. This has been acriticism of some static stretchingtechniques. An important mechanistic aspect offoam rolling is to reduce the tension ofdeep fascia, which is a type of connectivetissue surrounding individual muscles anddivides groups of muscles intocompartments. Importantly, deep fascia isfull ofreceptors that relayinformation to the brainregarding pain - change inmovement, chance in pressure andvibration, change in chemical balanceand fluctuations in temperature. Areduction in tension of the deep fasciaallows for smoother movement and acleaner representation of the workingmuscles to the brain. A healthy strategy for using foamrolling is to incorporate this techniquePrior to beginning a workout, whether this is resistancebased or cardiorespiratory in nature you’ll need to employsome form of warm up. Our fitness expert James McCarronexplains the importance of getting this right…Rolling toreduce risk072-073:Layout 1 9/8/13 11:39 Page 1LINCOLNSHIRETODAY73primarily pre- butalso post- workout, toreduce the build of deepfascia tension that has amasseddue to everyday life and also theincreased tension from a workout. Ideally you should aim to roll alongthe target muscle in both directions twoto five times at a slow steady pace. Whenworking over particularly tight areas,hold the position for thirty seconds. Thisinduces a state of autogenic inhibition,which is when a specific organ senses abuild of tension and relaxes the muscle,allowing for a smoother roll during thenext repetition. You can apply thistechnique to most of the major musclesgroups in the body including calves,hamstrings, quadriceps, and gluteusmaximus; as well as the muscles of yourupper back. Adding foam rolling to your routinewill aid your program in providing bothan injury prevention and performanceenhancing aspect, helping you on theway to achieving your goals!An importantmechanistic aspect offoam rolling is to reduce thetension of deep fascia, which isa type of connective tissuesurrounding individual musclesand divides groups ofmuscles intocompartments072-073:Layout 1 9/8/13 11:39 Page 274 LINCOLNSHIRETODAYOne hot sultry evening in mid July I’msat watching the natural world go by onmy local salt marsh. The local swallowshave the first of this year’s chicks on thewing and are showing them how to huntfor food. A few passing sand and housemartins join them and all is well up inthat warm blue sky.Suddenly they all scatter at an alarmcall and a hobby, a small peregrine likefalcon that loves to dine on swallowswhips through. It is all over in less thanfive seconds, did it get one of theswallows? It all happened too fast, I thinkit was alarmed to have suddenly comeacross an unexpected human and I mayhave scared it off, such is life in thenatural world, there’s always somethingready to eat you.The evening draws on, the sun beginsto meet the horizon, everything turns afiery gold and at last things are coolingdown. A barn owl comes out of nowhereand floats silently over the tall marshgrasses. It hovers here and there lookingfor prey, dives a few times withoutsuccess. A few minutes later I see it flyingtoward me from the outer marsh, withsomething in its talons, “some mouse orfield vole has seen its last sunset”.The owl perched on an old fencepostabout one hundred yards away from meand the setting red sun casts a beautifulrim light around it. It begins to eat itsmeal, first plucking it but instead of theexpected bits of discarded fur floatingaway in the breeze I see feathers, it hascaught a bird, not at all unusual of course.I manage to get my camera onto italthough it’s still too far away for the nicedetailed images that I like. As I watch Irealise its prey is a male reed bunting. Justa week or so ago I happened to bephotographing a reed bunting singingfrom the top of the tallest vegetation itcould find, declaring that this was histerritory and no doubt he had a hensomewhere nearby on eggs.Is this the same male reed bunting? Itmay be but there are several in the area soI like to think this one isn’t ‘mine’.Somewhere out on the marsh there’s nowa nest of reed bunting chicks with only thefemale left to feed them.Owls (and falcons) eat small birds andmammals. Small birds such as our buntingsand swallows eat insects no matter howpretty they are. That is quite simply howthings are. However, mammals, especiallyReynard the ever hungry fox certainly likesmeat and at this time of the yearsometimes that meat is sitting on yetanother favourite fox meal, eggs! Last month I was watching oneparticular avocet sitting on a clutch of foureggs. They sat on those eggs through allkinds of weather and I was hoping theywould be lucky and their eggs wouldhatch before ‘Reynard’ found them butthis year it was not to be. I watched them through the days theywere due to hatch and then one morningI arrived to find her nest empty, no eggsno chicks, no parents all gone and asecond nest nearby also gone. Becausethey nest on the ground they are an easytarget for foxes, some get away with it,most do not.Last time I promised to show you thechicks, well, here, as they say, “are some Idid earlier”! This is exactly the same spotand probably exactly the same parent’sfrom last year when they were successful.These chicks are a delightful lookingbundle of fluff for a few weeks. They canfeed themselves immediately they hatchbut they still need their parents forwarmth and for protection. In spite of an avocet having a prettysad looking bill for a weapon, they are themost aggressive birds I know, willing totackle anything that comes near theirchicks. I have seen them chase off hugegreater black backed gulls that are thesize of eagles, a marsh harrier that wouldeat them if they could and I have evenseen them make futile stabs at swallowsthat pass too close!One year a flock of about threethousand black tailed godwits wanted torest on the mud bank where the nest wasand one lone avocet herded the wholeflock away with mad crazy dashes into theflock which didn’t seem to realise that itwas only an avocet, smaller and with sucha seemingly ineffective bill but there theywere standing out there in the water,terrified of one lone avocet.Red in toothand clawOne minute you are singing your heart out, thenext minute you are a meal for something, butthat’s nature as Colin Smale reports.074-075:Layout 1 9/8/13 11:36 Page 1LINCOLNSHIRETODAY75WILDLIFETO ORDER ANY OF THE PHOTOS FROM OUR WILDLIFE FEATURES VISIT. WWW.FOTOLINCS.COM074-075:Layout 1 9/8/13 11:36 Page 276 LINCOLNSHIRETODAYCARINGThe government has said it is to spendaround £1 billion a year by 2020 helpingolder people in England to pay for long-term care. There is also to be a cap of£75,000 on the total amount anindividual needs to pay for their carewhen the scheme starts in 2017. At the moment, if you’re lucky enoughto have assets of up to £23,250 then youhave to pay full price for care as long as itis needed. Bupa have said that onaverage, people spend around three tofour years on average in care homes ifthey have to pay for themselves and theaverage cost for a care home stands ataround £532 a week.However, the cap only applies to thecare element of costs that exist - thecosts for food and rent are not includedwhich complicates matters. Thegovernment recommends installing acap of around £12,000 a year whichcould be paid by the resident even afterthe cap kicks in.Under the current system you only getfree elderly care if you have assets of lessthan £14,250. For every £250 in assets –including homes – the state can charge apound in contributions, up to amaximum of £36 a week, when you willhave £23,250 in assets. Above that, thestate says you have to pay. Under newthresholds, the elderly face contributionsof about £400 a week.There’s also going to be a nationaldeferred payment scheme, part of anumber of measures put forward in thereport. This will allow local authorities toagree to pay in advance for care ifindividuals cannot afford to do sowithout selling their homes. Councils willthen recoup the cash when the house issold.For those who are in couples ormarried, your housing assets are notlooked at. Instead, it rests on thetaxpayer to pay for those with less than£27,000 in the bank or in savings.The government will help you get acheap loan to borrow money against thevalue of your house. It will compel localauthorities to get self-funders’ care at theCapsand careThe Dilnot Report set out suggestions for the government to set outchanges to the ways in which people were expected to pay for long-termcare of the elderly. The proposals have been taken on board and are soonto come into force, but what does it mean for you?076-077:Layout 1 9/8/13 11:35 Page 1LINCOLNSHIRETODAY77CARINGCliff Bradley & SonsFuneral Directors LtdFor a prompt, sympatheticservice from a recognisedfamily businessPrivate Chapel of RestDay and Night ServicePre-paid funeral plans41 Heaton Street,Gainsborough, DN21 2EA(01427) 810619same cost as it pays. Bysetting a nationalminimum eligibility level,it will end the postcodelottery of social careprovision that currentlyexits.The world of care ischanging, that much is clearand with our county beingpopular among retirees it’s ofparamount importance that something needed to be done.Whether this is the right answer remains to be seen but atleast the aging population of the country is being addressed.The facts about FOSTERINGIf you’ve thought about fostering or adopting achild but decided you probably wouldn’t besuitable, think again.On the Buses, the new campaign by Lincolnshire CountyCouncil’s Fostering and Adoption services will appear on publictransport across the county over the next six months and hopesto dispel a few of the myths. There are at least five hundred children in care at any one time inLincolnshire, so there is always a need for more carers to enable asmany children as possible to remain close to their families,communities and schools. Much like the children they look after,carers and adopters come from all walks of life, but they do haveone thing in common – they care about children and young people.The new adverts will explain how people can contact thefostering and adoption team and find out how to become a fostercarer or an adoptive parent.The fostering and adoption team also hope to dispel a fewmyths around the process. You don’t have to be young, ahomeowner, financially well off, in full time employment or havechildren of your own to take up foster caring, or to adopt. Theywelcome people of any age, whether single, married, divorced,same sex couples, or those with disabilities. The team are happy to talk to people and offer information andadvice about the support carers and adopters receive and the sortof things that have to be considered when deciding to foster oradopt a young person.The full schedule of roadshows, dates and venues is constantlyupdated and can be found at www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/fosteringor www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/adoption.For every£250 in assets – including homes –the state can chargea pound incontributions, up to amaximum of £36a week, when you willhave £23,250in assets076-077:Layout 1 9/8/13 11:35 Page 278 LINCOLNSHIRETODAYLINCOLNSHIRE ADVENTURERSDoc McKerr has undergone numerouschallenges over the past few years,serving in the army in Afghanistan andworking in Nepal as the Project Engineerto the Gurkha Welfare Scheme, but theLincoln-born adventurer certainly reachedhis peak with his latest adventure. While posted to Nepal in 2009-10when serving with the Army, Doc heardabout the Great Himalaya Trail, a longtrekking route across the country thatwas said to be ‘One trail to rule them all’.Doc says, “I knew it was the challenge forme but to make it even more demandingI decided to complete it solo, somethingthat had never been done before.”The Great Himalaya Trail is a networkof existing treks and trails which togetherform one of the longest and highestwalking trails in the world. Windingbeneath the world’s highest peaks andvisiting some of the most remotecommunities on earth, it passes throughlush green valleys, arid high plateaus andincredible landscapes. Nepal’s GreatHimalaya Trail has ten sectionscomprising a network of upper and lowerroutes, each offering a completelydifferent experience – be it adventureand exploration, authentic culturalexperiences, or simply spectacularHimalayan nature.Doc tells us, “After months of planning Ieventually started my walk from the townof Taplejung, 1650m above sea level on 1stApril and arrived at the start point,Kanchenjunga Base Camp, at 5143m fromsea level, on 9th April. I was met by aninspiring sunrise over MountKanchenjunga, which at a height of 8586mis the world’s third highest mountain.“Over the following 65 days I walked1480km through some of the mostbreathtaking and demanding landscapes inthe world. I experienced virtuallyeverything nature had to offer – theHimalayas and its foot-hills, dense forests,jungle, leeches, storms, snow and ice,glaciers and temperature extremes. Alongthe way I also encountered the wholespectrum of people, from the deeplysuspicious and unfriendly to the mosthospitable and welcoming I have ever met.“My daily routine would varydepending on the terrain and theweather but I would walk anywherebetween 16-39 km over nine to fourteenhours. It was hard work but my personaldrive to succeed combined with theconstantly changing environment wouldDoc McKerr on thegreat Himalaya trailLincoln adventurer DocMcKerr has reached newheights by climbing the world’sthird highest mountain.Doc successfullynavigating over theTashi Labsta pass andonto the first glacier078-079:Layout 1 9/8/13 11:33 Page 1get me through each day. Over theentire trail I crossed eleven 5000m pluspasses and reached three 5000m plusbase camps, and including getting onand off the trail I actually walked a totalof 1650km in 75 days – hence why Ilost 16kg!”Doc says, “This was an opportunityof a lifetime and I know it was aprivilege to have been able to completesuch an expedition. Although this was aunique expedition it is one which otherscan also experience, either by completingthe whole trail or choosing certainsections along the way. Both are great waysto see the remote and natural beauty spotsof Nepal. All money raised will be splitbetween the Gurkha Welfare Trust and SSAFA.Currently I have raised over £7500 but I am keento increase this to over £10,000.”You can find out more about Doc’s adventure atwww.east2westnepal.org and you can also donateonline at uk.virginmoneygiving.com/east2westnepal.LINCOLNSHIRETODAY79Get on your bike!Doc isn’t the only person from Lincolnshire with ataste for adventure. Yet again Tim and WilliamDowning from Pygott & Crone in Lincoln are againdonning their increasingly stretchy Lycra and gettingon their bikes to raise money for two very worthycharities. Tim tells us, “This year we will be ridingapproximately 85 miles a day for five days fromDubrovnik to Trieste in totally unchartered terrain toraise money for St Andrews Children’s Hospice inGrimsby, who are in turn trying to raise money fora new building, and Leukaemia and LymphomaResearch.”Tim and William’s previous exploits have seen them ride over 1700 miles to raisecash for local charities. This time last year, they rode 320 miles across the ItalianApennine mountains to raise awareness and money. This year’s trek starts on 20thSeptember and everyone at Lincolnshire Today wishes them all the best! If you want to support the boys, visitwww.virginmoneygiving.com/team/PYGOTTANDCRONE3.Doc’s start line at Kanchenjunga Base Camp withMount Kanchenjunga in the backgroundTim and William Downingfrom Pygott & Crone inLincoln are on the road again078-079:Layout 1 9/8/13 11:33 Page 2Next >