Let them eat cake!

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tina and sue newark bake off

Tina and Sue ready to rise to the challenge!

Faced with the arduous task of sampling no less than a dozen different chocolate cakes this morning, Newark’s answer to Mary, Mel and Sue took a deep collective breath, seized their spoons and jumped straight in!

Judging the entries in one of the categories of The Big Newark Bake Off was a tough job but who better to take it on than June, Tina and Sue, Radio Newark‘s Girls Around Town, well known for their championing of everything chocolatey?

The cakes were judged on taste and texture, with no points awarded for the quality of the decorating (although they did look very impressive!). It was a close-run thing, with the entries scoring pretty highly on the mmmmm-ometer, but after sixty calorie-laden minutes the results were in.

Read the full report on the competition, with details of the winners and runners-up in all 10 categories, in Thursday’s Newark Advertiser…

A very fashionable fundraiser!

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children's society vintage fashion showIt’s all about vintage on Friday 1 August, when St Mary Magdalene Church in Newark is the stunning setting for The Children’s Society’s Charity Vintage Fashion Show and Craft Fair.

Funds raised by the event will be matched by Barclays Bank and all proceeds go to The Children’s Society, helping to support its work to defend, protect and safeguard the childhood of children and young people across the UK through a network of programmes and services.

Local models – including the current Miss Newark – will be strutting their stuff along the catwalk in the nave, with John Knight of Vintage2Versace compering the show. And with three separate areas, given over to children’s toys, games and activities, crafts and vintage items, there’ll be plenty to see, do and buy for everyone.

The event runs from 4pm till 8pm, admission is £1 with children going free and there’s no need to book, just pay on the door.

Even if you can’t make it on the day, you can still buy tickets for the raffle. At £1 each, they’re already on sale at the charity’s shop on Middlegate in Newark and at Daphne’s Handbag on Mansfield Road in Nottingham.

With a plethora of prizes on offer, including gift vouchers, beauty treatments, cuddly toys and a very special bottle of Gout de Diamants champagne worth £350 to name just a few, this is one raffle you won’t want to miss!

A mag-nificent offer from your local library!

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magazine coverDo you spend a small fortune on magazine subscriptions? Can’t get through the week or the month without your regular fix of Hello! Magazine, Cosmopolitan, Good Housekeeping or even F1 Racing UK?

How would you like to choose from around 80 different titles, to read whenever and wherever you like on your PC, laptop, tablet or smartphone – all of them absolutely FREE?!

Well, if you’re a member of the Nottinghamshire Library service you can…

I’m a huge fan of the library here in Newark, which re-opened a few weeks ago after a four month facelift. As one of their best customers, getting through at least half a dozen books a week, I thought I knew all about their services; but somehow I missed this one, until a chance conversation at a networking meeting yesterday…

All you need is membership of the county library service (you can sign up online) and a few minutes to create an emagazine account. Then pick the titles you want, add them to your account and you’re ready to start reading, either in your browser or via the free Zinio 4 app.

You can even download back copies of some of the titles and register for alerts when the latest issues pop up online.

To get started, take a look at the titles on offer here, then click on the Create New Account tab at the top of the page.

Happy reading!!