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Dougal's Pet Corner
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| GUINEA PIGS |
For the first-time guinea pig keeper it is
probably best to choose a smooth haired breed. The rough coated varieties will need
grooming every day and the long haired varieties are really only suitable for showing
since they need a lot of attention if their coats are to be kept free from tangles.
Guinea pigs don't like to be alone and need a companion, i'ts best to choose littermates
of the same sex otherwise they may fight or breed. |
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| To help your new guinea pigs settle in, prepare the living
accommodation before collecting them, and leave them to settle for a few days, undisturbed
by visitors and other pets. Once they are used to their new home, get them used to being
handled by stroking them, then picking them up. Their daily diet should comprise of a
mixture of vegetables and leaves, hay, cereals and fresh fruit. You can also feed them
wholemeal bread. It is very important that guinea pigs get enough fresh fruit and
vegetables, as they cannot easily produce their own vitamin C supplies. They will enjoy
cauliflower leaves, spinach, parsley, carrot tops, celery, swede, carrots and beetroot.
Don't give them raw green or runner beans, as they are poisonous to guinea pigs. Make sure
they also have a variety of fruits such as apple, pear, banana or melon. |
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Discovered your community newspaper site while researching
my father's family-tree. Am presently reading back issues. My father, James(Jim) Fisher
and his brothers(Harry & Charles) stayed in the Children's Home, Hook Hill Road,
during 1938 and 1939 before emigrating to Victoria, Australia. Does anyone remember them?
Congratulations, Melanie and staff on a great, newsy paper.
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| BIRDFAIR
2003 |
The middle weekend of August saw the annual
celebration of global birdwatching at Rutland Water, Leicestershire: the British
Birdwatching Fair, or 'Birdfair' as it now seems to be styled. Increasingly it is an event
that is being used by optics manufacturers to launch new products. This year was a prime
example, with Zeiss announcing a mid-price, waterproof and nitrogen-filled, lightweight
range of binoculars: the 'Conquest'. Not to be outdone, Swarovski launched a new internet
service for birdwatchers; revealed its long-awaited stay-on-case for its latest telescopes
and displayed prototypes of a tripod head and a 'bracket' that attaches a camera to the
telescope body. This device allows rapid changing between observing through the eyepiece
and using it for ultra-high-power telephotography, and should be a boon to 'digiscopers'.
Leica meanwhile, used the Birdfair for the world launch of a stunning new rainge of
binoculars: the 'Ultravid'. With this new range, Leica seems to have managed to improve on
the optical quality of the BN range, whilst cutting down on the weight and bulk of the
current models. There are six Ultravids that come in either green or black, smooth rubber
armouring. The 8x42 and 10x42 also have the option of a traditional leather finish. There
is, as yet, no 8x32.
If you were not able to get to the Birdfair, do not worry. As soon as these new products
become available we will have them in the shop and you will be able to compare them, at
your leisure, with every other make and model. You will not have to queue, to use a pair
on a chain, or peer through an occasional gap in the crowds. When it comes to evaluating
new optics, we reckon that Cley-Spy is better than the Birdfair! Cley-Spy
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| SAD
FAREWELL |
Members and friends at St
Andrew's Methodist Church had to say Farewell to their minister Rev David Howarth and his
wife, Christine, who sadly leave Sheringham after just 5 years of ministry in town. Rev.
Howarth came to Sheringham as the Superintendent Minister of the Cromer & Sheringham
Circuit, and minister of St. Andrew's in 1998, and has been fully involved in the life and
outreach work of the church in town, circuit and community, as well as with ecumenical
services and events.
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At a Farewell Gathering on 7th August, the
Circuit Steward, Malcolm Felmingham presented David with a cheque from the whole Circuit
and expressed thanks to David for all his work and friendship over the years he had been
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| Church Secretary, Rosa West,
presented David & Christine with a book of 'Messages & Memories' from all friends
at St Andrew's. The mayor of Sheringham, Mr McGinn, was also present, and thanked David
& Christine on behalf of the whole community for their work among us. Christine
Howarth was presented with a gift from David Starling in thanks for all the work she has
done for the church and with the NCH Support Group. About 150 members and friends from St
Andrew's and from the churches of the town, Circuit, and the Weybourne Group of Churches
attended the evening. David and Christine have now moved to the Blackpool Circuit and will
commence their ministry there in September. |
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AUDITIONS
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The Norfolk Youth Music Theatre
are holding auditions for Bugsy Malone, 3 - 14 September at Fairway Middle School,
Norwich. For more information
visit: www.norfolkymt.net or phone
01263 825718 |
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