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Paris was, Is and alwajn will be somewhere rather special. Why not try it with this superb four-day holiday. This inexhaustible city has something for everyone - whatever your taste. It is everything you imagine it to be, romantic, inspiring, vibrant even outrageous, but best of all Paris is unique. You will stay in a centrally located hotel, well situated for all the sights and have a wealth of visits and excursions included in the price.


• Return rail connections on selected dates from over thirty regional stations* including Manchester and Leeds, other regional stations are also available


- Return standard class reserved seat on Eurostar from London St Paticras InternationaL Upgrades available at a supplement


• Return coach transfers from Paris, Gare du Nord rail station to your hotel • Three nights' bed and breakfest in excellent quality three or four-star hotels located approximately two miles from Notre Dame, the geographical centre of Paris. Comprehensive sightseeing tours of Paris 'By Day'and Paris 'By NighC


• Visit to Versailles, with its beautiful Chateau • Visit to the artists quarter - picturesque Montmartre • Services ofan experienced tourmanager


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have had a go at growing their own veg, even if they’ve just had time and space to sow a few lettuces in a window box. But if you’re one of the few who has steered away from veg, perhaps preferring your flower borders to look ordered and formal, now’s the time to create some space especially for edibles ancl think about what you are go­ ing to sow.


There can be few places left where you can totally switch off for a few days from the pressures of modern day living as completely as you can in Bruges. Its beauty and tranquillity are outstanding as befits the most perfectly preserved medieval town in Europe. This superb holiday includes an excellent range of escorted visits and tours and


you'll stay in an extremely comfortable hotel in the heart of this delightful city, which is sureto charm you.


• Return rail connections on selected dates from over thirty regional stations* including Manchester and Leeds, other regional stations are also available


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• Return standard class reserved seat on Eurostar from London SL Pancras InternationaL Upgrades available at a supplement


■ Return coach transfer from Lille to your hotel (approx 1 hour) • Three nights bed and breakfest at a choice of quality three or four-star hotels in a superb location, right in the heart of the old preserved town


•Guided walking tour of historic Bruges • Visit to a traditional chocolatier


• VisittoYpresandatouroftheRrstWorldWarbattlefields - . ’ • Services ofan experienced tour manager


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Check the soil teriiperature because ifyou sow too early . the seedlings will struggle and become vulnerable to ;' diseases. As a general rule, in mild areas early sowings can be made into the ground towards the end of Febru­ ary, but in colder areas you need to cover seed beds with plastic sheeting or cloches for at least three weeks before sowing, to warm up the soil. Use a soil thermometer to check the soil temperature in the morning, pushing it 5- 10cm (2-4ih) into the soil. If it remains above (45') for


a week, you should be safe to start sowing early vegetables in prepared beds. Seed sown before that temperature is reached will germinate, but will be more susceptible to' diseases.


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To prepare a seed bed, the soil needs to be broken down


. to a fine tilth and the surface levelled off with a rake - it ' ' should end up like a fine, crumbly texture. Throw out ^ any stones, weeds and other


■ that a larger one doesn’t swamp a smaller one. Then make a seed drill using


a narrow trowel or stick and sow the seeds as evenly as


you can in the bottom of the drill. After sowing, cover big seeds


such as peas with around 1cm of soil. Water thoroughly with a fine sprinkler which won’t disturb the soil. Carrots can be sown at two- week intervals to provide a succession of crops during the year. Early potatoes can be chitted, putting them


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should be kept in a cool, light place.


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Once they have sprouted, select two or three fat shoots to grow on and rub out the rest.Ifyou persevere with


growing vegetables from seed, before you know it, you will be sitting down to a meal


. of delicious vegetables you have grown yourself - and vrill have enough left over to give to your neighbours.


upright in seed trays in a frost-free place such as a win­ dowsill with the end with the most eyes uppermost. They


debris. It’s also advisable to add some fertiliser such as chicken manure pellets or blood, fish and bone to the soil before sowing. ^ways sow vegetable seeds in straight rows, which makes it easier to hoe weeds out. Set out a garden line or pegs and string to mark the posi­ tion of the rows and use the row spacing for each vegeta­ ble following the instructions on the seed packet. Allow for different spacing between rows of different crops, so


Chionodoxa


The name of these pretty pint-size bulbs means ‘glory of the snow’, and all originate from the Mediterranean. The blue species provides a dazzling splash of colour in February


or March when planted in quantity. Chionodoxa will flower In part shade and In the wild it Is found In poor soil in harsh mountain conditions. In the average domestic garden It should establish itself vigorously and makes wonderful underplanting for deciduous shrubs such as magnolia.


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It may be cold outside but you can create some shading heat In the kitchen if you start off some hot chilli peppers. They need to be sown early because they can take


up to 30 days to germinate and If It all goes wrong, you’ll have to try again. Transfer them to individual 9cm (3.5in) pots when large enough and grown on at 18® (6 5 ) .


, Familiar ensemble: Conductor John Cowking leading his musical cohorts. (Tony Creenbank) seeds 3 ,5®, :xMc


SEEDS: Growing vegetables is very popular


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&he cornerstone of John Cowking's astonishing stint as the conductor of Slajdburn Silver Band ps he approach^ his .^O-year anniversary brandishing the baton.. Sincejts forrhation in ) 898, the famous band


has celebrated rnahy'm'ilestones. Although a traditional brass baiid, it became known as Slaidburn Silver Barid after it was presented with a set of new silver-plated instruments in 1907 by William King^Wilkinson, whose family owned most of the village of Slaidburn from the late 19th century. John's anniversary celebrations will definitely be another of the highlights of this wonderful band's impressive history. After joining the group in his early teens,


John was quite literally thrown into the role of conductor at the tender age of just T 6, when the post became vacant after the two men who shared the d u t i^ expressed their wish to concentrate sblely on playing music. John explains: "I \ ^ s in the process of


completing my O-Level in music and I suppose it was assumed that because I had a bit of musical and ar-rangement knowledge, I would be suitable for the role, It was a bit overwhelming when I was so young, but I had lots of help. I


never dreamed I would still be doing it 40 years later!'' The barid, which is well-known both locally


and nationwide, plays regularly at events such as the May Queen Festival in Slaidbum, Clitheroe's "Proms in the Park", the HodderValley Show and many other local celebrations from weddings to open days. So what has made being part of this musical


family such a pleasure for John that 40 years, as he puts it, "feels more like five"?


"Slaidburn Silver-Band is known for being


happy," he explained. " We often receive feedback from our audiences saying that we really look like we are truly enjoying ourselves at every performance and it's true - we are!"


John's commitment to band iife and its success


should not be underestimated. With weekly rehearsals every Thursday night and regular performances as well, as the large amount of administration required to keep everything running smoothly, he must sometimes feel it is time for someone else to take the reins so that


he can take a well-earned rest? "Definitely not! I've always said I'll keep doing


it as long as I still enjoy i t I love music making and it's a way of life, not just a hobby. All my family are involved - my children Adam (30) and Emma (26) played in the band as they were growing up and my wife Alison is still a member


and plays the flugel horn. I'm actually up for re-election eveiy year at our ACM, but so far, everyone has voted for me to carry on." A busy man, John is also the warden of St


Andrev^s Church in Slaidburn as well as its organist. "It all fits together very well and I'm also a member of the Clitheroe Town Band, where I play the tuba. I have to juggle things a bit if both bands are scheduled for events on the same night, but on the whole, I manage to fit it all in. I wouldn't have it any other way - it's just a complete pleasure to be involved in amateur music making at its very best." John's 40th anniversary will be celebrated in


style with an open house concert at Newton Village Hall on Sunday, March 25th, from 2-30 to 4-30 p.m. The music chosen for this very special event will reflect John's career over the past 40 years and will include pieces from the


programme of one of John's first fully conducted concerts in 1973. ^ "We will also be playing our signature march,


'Slaidburn', the now-famous piece.of music played by bands all over the world, which was composed especially for us by William Rimmer


and named after the village. It's a piece we have played literally thousands of tirmes and


one which we are well-known for. We'll also be including some Andrew Lloyd Webber compositions and a James Bond selection that I arranged a while ago, along with the Floral Dance, a piece of music which brought brass bands back to popularity a few years ago. ' I m very excited about the concert and


looking forward to sharing some of my most special musical memories with the audience.'- Each piece will have real resonance and meaning for me and knowing it's my 40th anniversary as conductor will make it all the more enjoyable, even though it's making me feel very old!"


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