YAXLEY GAZETTE NOVEMBER 2022

YOUR FREE LOCAL MAGAZINE FOR THE YAXLEY AREA LOCAL EVENTS Facebook  www.yaxleygazette.co.uk ISSUE 162 NOVEMBER 2022 SOCIAL ECHO PAGE 13 COST OF LIVING SUPPORT WHAT'S ON OVER CHRISTMAS GET YOUR SKATES ON! PAGES 16 & 17 DECEMBER DAILY DASH PAGE 6 WALK, JOG, RUN OR ROLL FOR SUE RYDER YAXLEY NEWS | RECIPES | FARMING | LOCAL EVENTS | HEALTH | FITNESS | BEAUTY | CHURCH | GARDENING | ENVIORNMENT & MORE

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welcomenovember contents forward yaxley hub young gazette Welcome 5 Church News 22-23 Local School News Its November already! What happened to the rest of the year, the months are 5 WI News certainly flying by. 6 Sue Ryder Daily Dash gazette health & beauty 7 Community Car Scheme So, what does November bring, bonfires, and fireworks spring to mind, I 7 Stilton Craft Fair 24-25 Xmas Without the Burnout personally won’t be having any fireworks one of my dogs is petrified so TV Up 9 Broadway Bowls loud and I will eat marshmallows by the fire instead, might even have a glass 9 Yaxley Library money matters of wine or two! 10 Lakeside Health 11 Fireworks Night 26 Pension Lump Sum November is also the time we commemorate the fallen-On Armistice Day and 13 Social Echo Remembrance Sunday which this year is on the 13th of November. 15 Parish News time out 15 Councillors Sally Howell If anyone is struggling with the cost-of-living rises, please contact the Social 27 Puzzles Echo Team, details can be found on page 13, this is the same team that set up whats on 27 Recipe - Cheese Souffle the Covid19 support centre. 16 Christmas Magic stay safe Please remember to support your local shops and tradespeople, if you do use 17 Get Your Skates On the services of anyone in the magazine, please tell them you found them in 28 Stay Safe on Black Friday the Gazette. gazette home & garden handy numbers Whatever awaits you in November– and the rest of the year – be kind to 19 Ground Cover yourself, do the things that make you happy. 29-31 Handy Numbers pets & countryside Take care Justine 20-21 Wildlife Trust Fall, leaves, fall; die, flowers, away; Lengthen night and shorten day; Every leaf speaks bliss to me Fluttering from the autumn tree. I shall smile when wreaths of snow Blossom where the rose should grow; I shall sing when night’s decay Ushers in a drearier day. PUBLIC DEFIBRILLATORS Emily Brontë Claypole Funeral Directors, Main Street Printers, 90A Peterborough Road, PE7 3LZ Farcet PE7 3BN Co-op, Bentley Avenue PE7 3ZT Queens Park Pavillion (not 24hr Duck & Drake Main Street Yaxley PE7 3LY defibrillator), Daimler Ave, Yaxley PE7 Farcet Club, 1 Cross St, Farcet PE7 3DE 3AU Farcet Post Office, Main Street PE7 3DB Rec Pavilion, Middleton's Road,Yaxley ADVERTISE Farcet Primary School, St Mary’s Street PE7 3LR YOUR BUSINESS PE7 3AR The Farmers, Broadway, Yaxley, PE7 3NT Contact us IN YAXLEY GAZETTE Fen View Museum, Peterborough Rd, The Old Cemetery, Farcet PE7 3AY FROM JUST Farcet PE7 3AZ The Royal British Legion, 210 Broadway, T: 01733 757342 £20PM 18 Ferndale Yaxley PE7 3ZW Peterborough PE7 3NR Holme Village Hall, Short Drove Holme Yaxley Fire Station, Main Street,Yaxley E: [email protected] PE7 3PA PE7 3LB Lakeside Healthcare, Landsdowne Road Telephone box on the High Street in Facebook www.yaxleygazette.co.uk design PE7 3JL Stilton, PE7 3RF Distribution: Adrian Kisby. T: 07592 833464 workflow Locks and Shades, 39 Mere View The Pavilion, High Street, Stilton PE7 3RA Industrial Estate, Yaxley PE7 3HS NEXT ISSUE DEADLINE: 8 NOVEMBER [email protected] LBoeuFtilqeuuer PFree site survey PExpert advice on charge options Yaxley based florist PAll chargers supplied, installed, tested, certified & commissioned to Xmas Wreaths Local Approved Electrician latest regulations Regular £35 Robert Cowling Large £45 m 07548 831060 Memorial £15 Email: [email protected] www.cowlingelectrical.co.uk Weddings Occasions Funerals Seasonal Corporate Deliveries Available m 07821 558346 www.lefleurboutique.co.uk � lefleurboutiqueonline The Yaxley Gazette is sourced and published independently by local people and is not on the back of any large organisation or society. Views and opinions written in this magazine may not necessarily reflect those of the publisher. The Yaxley Gazette cannot be held responsible for unsolicited material. All artwork and design is the copyright of its respective owner. Reproduction of any part of this publication is strictly prohibited unless prior permission is given by the publishers. Yaxley Gazette | November 2022 | T: 01733 757342 | E: [email protected] | www.yaxleygazette.co.uk 3

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inspire YAXLEY WI ST PETER'S CHURCH Pauline Brown Dear Friends the life, death and resurrection of Jesus and Our next meeting on 10th November will be at our usual As I write this, it is exactly a month after the knowing that God is always with us through venue of Queens Park Pavilion, Daimler Avenue, Yaxley, PE death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and His Holy Spirit. Our hope is not in ourselves 7 3LX from 2- 4. such a lot seems to have happened. I want to but in our God who loves us. It will be our AGM, but we do try to keep business to a publicly thank our amazing bell ringers who As we move into November, we enter a minimum, and our speaker will be local lady Christina Heyes rang our church bells so many times from season on Remembrance with All Souls talking about her alpacas. If you have the opportunity to when the Queen died to her funeral which and All Saints at the start of the month and take part in a walk with alpacas, it is a wonderful experience was very moving on many occasions. I also then on the 11th November at 11am we as they are such lovely calm animals. want to thank the wonderful people that remember the time when fighting in the enabled the church to be open on so many First World War ceased and to this day we Our meeting starts at 2.00 with the doors opening at days during that period for people to come still hold a 2 minute silence. On the 13th 1.30 and of course visitors are very welcome. and be. I have seen a variety of viewing November which is Remembrance Sunday, figures for our Queen’s funeral, and I imagine our services will be 8:30am and 10:30am and HOLME WI that many of us were among those viewing a then a Service of Remembrance at 3pm – all historical and moving day on our screens. are welcome to join us at St Peter’s for any of Alison McGuinness, President At the funeral of our Queen, The Dean of these services. As we move into December Our meeting started with a minute’s silence, held in respect Westminster talked about Westminster on Sunday 4th December at 4pm, we will of the death of Queen Elizabeth II. The Queen was the Abbey being a place where remembrance have a Blue Christmas Service for those that Patron of the Women’s Institute, she joined the WI in 1943 and hope are Sacred Duties. I would say have been bereaved and want to remember and this coming January she would have been a member this of every church. When we have the loved ones. We will read out names of those for 80 years. A truly remarkable woman and greatly missed. pleasure of welcoming children into church whose funerals we have taken in the last year, from our schools, one of the things that I but if you would like the name of your loved always talk about is how we are a place of one added to this list, then please do let remembrance through our war memorial me know and it will be our privilege to read which sits in church and from which we read out the names of people who are so dear out the names of those who died in service to you and to give you an opportunity for of our village. Through being a place where remembrance and to light a candle. we hold funerals for those who have died. Through being a place where people can With every blessing for this month Rev come and be and light a candle. We hold Sarah – 01733 248690/07498 230858 or all of this in the hope that we have through [email protected] YAXLEY METHODIST CHAPEL October is the month our members take over and organise With the Autumnal colours in the gardens and parks, the nights lengthening and the our meeting which we call Members Night. This year two of temperatures falling it is normally the time for us to look forward to cosy homes and our ladies, along with several volunteers to help, organised warming casseroles. But this Year many more people are thinking about the cost of those a skittles evening. The skittles were borrowed from Holme home comforts. If you, in this Community are struggling with the cost of living there is Youth Club, and they very kindly set them up for us and help and hope thanks to Stewart Howe and the volunteers at the Yaxley and Farcet Cost of packed them away. A prize was given for the highest score Living Support Network. Once gain they are offering support, this time during the cost-of- and then we had a picture quiz and a word search, sitting living crises. What a wonderful, selfless group they are and how lucky we are to have them in teams we had to find as many words as possible of there for the most vulnerable in our community. three letters of more, no plurals, from the words Women’s As from Sunday 27th November We will be entering the time of Advent and thoughts will Institute. The Committee team scooped both prizes for the turn to Christmas. (Although Commercialism has been attempting to direct our thoughts picture quiz and word search. All three events were great in that direction since the beginning of October!). fun, and a good evening was had by all, our thanks go to Advent is like a journey through the Christmas story. all involved in organising the evening for us. There was a Christians use the Advent candles to celebrate this period with one lit every Sunday in lovely selection of homemade cakes and scones to enjoy Advent so that during the last week before Christmas all four candles are lit. The fifth along with some homemade punch, which all went down central candle which represents Christ is lit on Christmas Day. The first candle represents very well! God’s people. This is for Hope, a light shining in a dark place. Which is especially relevant this year. One of our ladies has sent The second represents the Prophets and is the candle for Peace. a parcel of knitted woolly The third represents John the Baptist and is the candle for Love. hats to the Sailors Society The fourth represents Mary the mother of Jesus and is the candle of Joy. and had received a lovely And on Christmas Day the white candle in the centre of the ring is lit for Jesus, the Light of thank you letter which she the World. read out to us. Our Knit and Knatter group has been All ages are welcome to come and join us at one of our services. busy as always and has sent 6th November 10.30a.m. out a parcel of baby clothes, 13th November 3 p.m. with Reverend Janet Titterton cardigans, and blankets 20th November 10.30 Communion to the Polish border for 27th November No Service at the Chapel in Yaxley. The service will be held at 10.30 a.m. Ukrainian women seeking at Christ Church. refuge in Poland. Remember we meet on the first Thursday of YAXLEY METHODIST CHAPEL Main Street (Opposite Keepsakes) each month at 7.30pm in Holme Village Hall. m 01733259631 / 07854575336 k [email protected] F @Yaxleymc F @PeterboroughMethodistcircuit Anyone wishing to contact us please email [email protected] Yaxley Gazette | November 2022 | T: 01733 757342 | E: [email protected] | www.yaxleygazette.co.uk 5

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COMMUNITY CAR SCHEME yaxleyhub The car scheme takes passengers Stilton Craft Fair who have difficulty using public transport. Usually this is to and YES (Young People Engagement in action serving drinks, cakes and from hospitals, doctors, care homes, Stilton) are once again holding snacks, and we shall also have our social events, opticians, podiatry, Stilton’s annual Christmas Fair at Made in Stilton stall and tombola. shopping, hairdressers and other Stilton Pavilion on Saturday 26th appropriate journeys. Destinations November. Doors will open at 10am The Grand Draw (tickets £1, prizes covered include Stamford, and we’ll finish at 3pm. include £250, £150 and £50) will Peterborough, Huntingdon and take place at 2.30pm. Cambridge and further afield if appropriate. There will be a variety of craft and Passengers would often be taken to their relevant clinic and not just the gift stalls featuring the talents of Entrance for adults is just £2 – and main hospital entrance or car park and the driver would wait for them local artists and crafters as well this includes a free drink! For school before returning. as some fun and games for the children entrance is free. All profits People that require wheelchairs and those that may have other mobility or children. will go towards amenities for the health related issues can usually be accommodated. young people of Stilton and the The subsidised cost to the passenger is only 30p per mile with a £3.00 min The Christmas Café will again be surrounding area. charge. Registration is free. For more information, please contact Dee Darnell at The scheme is run entirely by 07806833555 or [email protected]. volunteers and with over 200 registered users, they urgently need more volunteer drivers to keep up with current and future demand. Hours can be arranged to suit from just a few hours a week. Drivers receive a tax free mileage allowance. For more details please call North Hunts Community Car Scheme on 07795 542084 2kg Turkey Breast Joint 1kg Roasting Beef Joint 1kg Roasting Pork Joint 1kg Gammon Joint 12 Pigs in Blankets £64.99All weights approximate CS HEATING SPECIALISTS Ltd Over 30 Years Experience Email: [email protected] Telephone: 01733 590246 We provide an honest, friendly and reliable response with great value for money, whilst maintaining high levels of customer satisfaction and cleanliness within your home. WE SPECIALISE IN  New Boiler Installations  General Plumbing & Maintenance  Boiler Servicing/Repairs  Unvented Hot Water Systems  Central Heating Flushing  Landlords Gas Safety Records GIVE US A CALL FOR A FREE, NO OBLIGATION QUOTE 01733 590246 Yaxley Gazette | November 2022 | T: 01733 757342 | E: [email protected] | www.yaxleygazette.co.uk 7

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yaxleyhub YAXLEY BROADWAY BOWLS CLUB YAXLEY LIBRARY Joy On A SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY Rainy Day Events in Yaxley Library Wednesday 14th December @ 2-3pm – CHristmas Get-Together There was some late season drama at the Westward club CHILDREN’S EVENTS Join the library staff for a variety of in Peterborough where the Weekend Division One League Rhymetime Christmas activities! With an added was ‘up for grabs’ as the Yaxley Seals battled the Westward Come along and join the fun – with surprise... Panthers with the League Title and promotion to the songs and rhymes suitable for Advance booking is required as Premier Division going to the winner. infants and pre-school children. spaces are limited, please reserve Tuesdays 10.30-11am. your ticket from Yaxley Library Played out on a traditional English Saturday afternoon in early September, U5’s Stay & Play or contact Huntingdon.referral@ the sun gave way to rain, then sun, then a stoppage in play for a rainstorm, Bring your little ones to our fresh cambridgeshire.gov.uk. through all the weather scoring on all 3 rinks remained close, on the new Stay & Play sessions, to meet resumption 2 rinks finished their matches with a win for each side and and socialise in a safe, friendly THE LIBRARY PRESENTS overall shots equal. So the result on the final rink would decide it all…. environment. Fridays, 9.30-10.30am. and then with only the skips left to deliver their final 3 bowls each…the Lego Club Sunday 6th November @ 3.30pm heavens opened (again!), and 10 minutes of torrential rain came down. The Build Lego masterpieces with your - The Killer Question (Theatre) captains got together and as the sun appeared the skips came out to finish friends and family! ‘The Silence of the Lambs’ meets the game. Saturdays, 10-11am. (50p per child) ‘Last of the Summer Wine’ in this With players and spectators from all sides looking on it was success for Nostalgia November Storytime dark comedy thriller by Just Some Yaxley Seals as a single shot on that final end was enough to send the Seals Everyone gets involved! Adults, Theatre. Standard £8 ~ Students, to the top of the League Table and promotion. bring your favourite childhood Seniors £5 ~ Unwaged, Disabled £4 Congratulations to Captain Viv Hempsell and her team. book. Children, you do the same. 95 Minute Runtime – Plus We’ll all discuss why we love them Intermission AS WINTER APPROACHES A DATE FOR YOUR DIARY: so! Tuesday 22nd November, 10.30- Friday 18th November @ 7.30pm - Saturday 3rd December, Xmas Prize Bingo, open to members 11am. The Killer Question (Theatre) and non members alike, ‘eyes down’ in the large pavilion at BookTrust ‘Cozy Season’ ‘The Silence of the Lambs’ meets 7:30pm. Details on our website: www.yaxleybowls.co.uk Storytime New series of BookTrust ‘Last of the Summer Wine’ in this Prize Storytimes. New story each dark comedy thriller by Just Some And finally a little tease as to next months column, where following on month! Collect stickers and take Theatre. Standard £8 ~ Students, from our interview with our youngest member (Charlie) earlier in the year, part in some simple crafts. Suitable Seniors £5 ~ Unwaged, Disabled £4 we talk to one of our Honorary Life Members (Hazel Bass), and hopefully for pre-schoolers. 2nd Thursday 95 Minute Runtime – Plus enjoy her views on the changes she’s seen over the years, both at the club Monthly, 2-3pm. Intermission and the game of bowls in general. ADULT EVENTS - These are free Saturday 3rd December @ 2.30pm events, donations welcome. - Intergenerational Ceramics You can now read and join in on our posts in the ‘Yaxley Bowls Scrabble – Mondays 3pm Workshop Learn how to create Club’ group on the Nextdoor app (Yaxley) (nextdoor.co.uk) Games Club – Tuesday’s 2 – 3pm your own ceramics artwork with EngAge in the Afternoon ceramic artist Louise Beale. Tools and For more information call Mike 07368914353 (18+) materials provided. Or check out our newly revamped website at Wednesday 9th November @ Adults £6 ~ Children, Concessions £3 2-3pm – Railways of the West (Advance booking is required as www.yaxleybowls.co.uk, Fens Join us for a thrilling talk by spaces are limited, check with staff with a link to our facebook page and plenty of Tony Kirby, leading Cambridgeshire to see when bookings are open. A local historian! small charge will apply for these other Club news and photos. events, concessions are available) SUE’S ESSENTIALS - DONATIONS Yaxley Library stocks an assortment of basics for those in need. We are running low on: • Toiletries (Shower gel, deodorant, shampoo) • Soaps • Toothbrushes, toothpastes. Donations are greatly appreciated. Thank you. MONEY HELP IN CAMBRIDGESHIRE INFORMATION Yaxley Library stocks leaflets on financial help in the ongoing cost of living crisis. Feel welcome to take these. NEW BUS PASSES & RENEWALS Is your Bus Pass due to expire soon? It can be renewed online up to six weeks before it expires. If you or you know someone who needs help doing this, we can assist them at the library – they may need to book an appointment. For more information please contact us on: 0345 045 5225, E-mail [email protected] or pop into Yaxley Library. DISTRICT COUNCILLOR SURGERY Councillor Sally Ann Howell will be hosting surgeries at Yaxley Library on the Fourth Saturday of Each Month, 10-11am. For more information ask a member of staff. Library Information We always welcome new library members and it’s free to join – just bring ID with your name and address. It only takes a few minutes to get your new library card. Monday 3pm – 7pm Tuesday 9.30am – 5.00pm Wednesday Closed Thursday 9.30am – 5.00pm Friday 9.30am – 1.30pm Saturday 9.30am – 1.30pm You are now able to reserve books from our Spine Partners Peterborough and Suffolk for a charge of £2 per book. To reserve an Adult book from a library within Cambridgeshire the charge is 50p. Renew/request books: 0345 045 5225. As always Items can be returned to any open library in Cambridgeshire or Peterborough. Look out for news on www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/library FACEBOOK/Cambridgeshire Libraries Facebook page or search for us on Twitter or Instagram Yaxley Gazette | November 2022 | T: 01733 757342 | E: [email protected] | www.yaxleygazette.co.uk 9

yaxleyhub MEET OUR NEW CHIEF EXECUTIVE We have delivered over 23,000 Doctrin consultations! We were delighted to welcome our new Chief Executive, Jessica Bawden to our practice where she met staff and learned more about our team, So far, we have delivered over 23,000 Doctrin consultations since it work, and patient community. We will be sharing more information about launched at the beginning of the year. 90.3% of respondents say they Jessica and Lakeside's newly formed Executive Team very soon. were met with compassion while 86.4% would recommend it to others. An average of 80 patients contact us per day through Doctrin so Very welcome to our new Salaried General Practitioners if you haven't tried it yet then more information is available by visiting Dr Khan and Dr Kaukab. Both had Registrar placement at www.yaxleygp.nhs.uk/Lakeside-Healthcare-Online/ Yaxley in the past. Congratulations to Kerry Gardner, former Nurse Practitioner at Yaxley and Group Lead Nurse, who is a finalist in the Women in Tech Excellence for her FLU AND COVID-19 VACCINATIONS role in rolling out Doctrin, acting as its advocate and helping teams across Lakeside practices to embed a new way of working. In light of the risk of flu and COVID-19 co-circulating this winter, the national flu immunisation programme is absolutely essential to Lakeside Research receives Awards from NIHR Clinical protect vulnerable people and support the resilience of our local Research Network East Midlands community and our health and care system. If you are not fully vaccinated already, we urge you to book your The team at Lakeside Research is vaccinations as soon as possible to protect yourself and those delighted to have received two awards around you. from the National Institute of Health and Care Research (NIHR) Clinical Research PPG MEETING Network East Midlands. It won the ‘Outstanding Achievement by a Team’ All registered patients are welcome to join the next Patient award and was also shortlisted in the ‘Excellent Example of Collaborative Participation Group Meeting on Monday 28th November 2022 at Working’ category. 6.30pm here at the Practice. Dr Amardeep Heer, Director of Innovation and Research said: ‘This is testament to all the team here and it was a huge effort. We are all extremely excited and despite all the challenges we had, it is fantastic to receive the Outstanding Achievement award.’ Lakeside Research, based in Corby, conducts trials on behalf of pharmaceutical companies and sponsors, providing detailed data which is assessed to reassure that medications and vaccines are safe and effective. To find out more about their current projects visit www.lakesidehealthcaregroup.co.uk/research 01832 776 005 [email protected] Garden Buildings Designed Your Way! Design your dream garden room using our online design tool visit our website: www.compositegardenbuildings.co.uk PARTY ROOM ENTERTAINMENT HOME OFFICE GYM QUIET RETREAT ROOM Installed in Hampton! Wall colour options available: Oyster Grey Light Grey Dark Grey Walnut 10 Yaxley Gazette | November 2022 | T: 01733 757342 | E: [email protected] | www.yaxleygazette.co.uk

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younggazette The Autumn Is Upon Us! Science At Fourfields! HOLME C of E PRIMARY ACADEMY FOURFIELDS Our Hedgehog class have settled in to their addition and subtraction skills. Three important strands underpin our school-life like amazing little superstars. In Geography, the children have been science learning here at Fourfields. They are enjoying school and are eager learning how to read and use maps Alongside our work to develop our to share their learning with everyone using coordinates and they have also children’s scientific knowledge and skills that walks into the classroom. They begun to learn Latin which is very in working scientifically, we also aim to have been busy looking at the Human exciting. strengthen their understanding of: Body and all about themselves and how science in the wider world is responding to they have enjoyed taking part in their Our Foxes class have been reading today’s global challenges, such as climate change, PE lessons where they have been ‘Cogheart’ during Guided reading food availability and the control of disease; exploring gymnastics with the coaches sessions and are really enjoying • the contribution that science has made and from YDP. digging deeply into this book. During continues to make to their own lives; PE lessons, Foxes class have been • the significance of scientific achievements to society. So that In Owls this half term, they have been developing their gymnastics skills as we can meet those goals, we’re always looking for ways in which really busy with their learning. They well as having the opportunity to go we can encourage our children to be excited by and interested have written a poem and are now swimming. We have been so impressed in all things science. For many of them, they are naturally writing a narrative inspired by 'The with the progress they have made in curious – and we strive to build on that curiosity, with a view to Building Boy'. In Maths, the children the pool in just a few short weeks. The developing the aspirations of the young scientists of the future. have been securing Place Vale and are Year 5 children have also been lucky We’ve news of two projects that aim to develop that interest and now developing their addition and enough to take part in bikeability and understanding: our network of Science Ambassadors and our after- subtraction knowledge. In Science, are all now safe on the road. school Science Detectives club, both of which have been set up they have been exploring the Human during this half- term. The Science Ambassadors are representatives Body and have explored the digestive, As a school, we have held our from each of the Key Stage Two classes with a keen interest and/ skeletal, muscular and circulatory wonderful Harvest festival which or skill in science. They meet fortnightly to discuss some of the systems and how they stay healthy. In always brings smiles to our faces. The latest science news that is linked to our curriculum; to undertake Art, they have been exploring colour children sang beautiful Autumnal science experiments that they may not see in their classrooms; and shape and have looked at a range songs, sang the Lord’s Prayer and the and to work with adults to organise outside “pop-up” science of artists and completed different grace and each class performed a experiment displays for other children to watch at lunchtimes. poem, prayer or song too. It was lovely pieces of work in these styles. to welcome Reverend Becky in to Meanwhile, the Science Detectives after- school club offers its Key Stage Two It's been an exciting start for the school to join us for this. members the opportunity to carry out fun Squirrels class this half term as they investigations while exploring the scientific explore the Ancient Greeks, learning We are busy planning and looking theories that underpin them. Their first about the democracy in Athens and the forward to all of our Christmas events week’s investigation, for example, saw tough Spartan culture. They've written too! some of their own Greek myths and them investigating absorption, dilution are now looking at different poems. and density by using Skittles sweets. In Maths, they've become experts at Mrs King, Mrs Ferrara and The place value and are now working on Small but Mighty Team. Play together, Grow together and Learn together. YAXLEY INFANT SCHOOL What a busy start to the year we have had. The new children in Fund on teaching early maths. Foundation stage have settled beautifully and are getting used to their new routines, finding many new friends and learning new skills, both Whilst we always focus on the best possible outcomes for our children socially and academically. It was so lovely to meet some of the new and families the financial challenges are every present for many schools families at the ‘Tissues and Tears’ coffee morning on the children’s first full and services at the moment. We have be thrilled with the amount of day. We will be having lots of other opportunities for families to come volunteer support we have been offered this year so far and really value into school over the coming weeks. the local community support we receive. Thank you. Our School priorities this year continue to focus on those early reading We have some school tour opportunities in early November and always skills and mathematics. The hard work of the children, parents and whole welcome the opportunity to meet new families who are looking for a school team, last year really paid off and our school was above LA and small, nurturing, family friendly school. If you miss, the tour dates just give national for the Year 1 phonics screening. We are also taking part in a the school office a ring and we will do our best to give you a small taste of research project with Oxford University and the Education Endowment Yaxley Infant School on another date. Yaxley Infant School Play together, Learn together, Grow together SCHOOL TOURS for September 2023 Starters Tuesday 1st November - 9.30am Thursday 3rd November - 9.30am Monday 7th November - 1.30pm We look forward to meeting you Ring the school to book a tour (01733) 240918 or email: [email protected] Yaxley Gazette | November 2022 | T: 01733 757342 | E: [email protected] | www.yaxleygazette.co.uk 23

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If you notice your mind can fail miserably!! The good news is there are ways to It can be easy to get carried away, wrapped up wondering again gently draw yourself back to help buffer the excesses and to help lessen the bloat, in it all and end up burnt out, not enjoying the focussing on your breath. low energy and sleep disturbances that often follow day itself and remembering what it means to us. n Make time to plan ahead, we know the parties. What we do in between our parties is Some top tips for a safe and healthy Christmas: Christmas is coming every year and so carve where we gain a bit of good ground. n Prioritise yourself; if this is something you’re some time out now to plan ahead, there are Early nights, perhaps taking an immune supplement, not used to doing, it can feel difficult to do, but some awesome planners available online such as B vitamins, magnesium, ashwagandha etc can help humans cannot pour from an empty cup. Its Sophie Dyer’s ‘Christmas All Wrapped up’ planner give us the extra boost we need to help hold back the crucial to take care of yourself especially during to help you keep track of everything and all in burn out which can leave you more susceptible to busy periods. Check in with yourself and your one place. colds and flu. needs, ask yourself ‘what do I need today?’ – is Consider a little intermittent fasting on those in it more rest, some movement, something Emma Humphrey Wellbeing and Mindset Coach between days to allow your digestive system the rest nutritious to eat, to set a boundary which might it needs. mean saying yes to yourself and no to something www.emmahumphreycoaching.com Hydration is essential in between as the else. overindulgence on concentrated foods, sugars and n Remember to breathe; breath is the most alcohol which are dehydrating. 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