maggie's matters winter edition 2015/16

Treatment is over, where now?By Jane Fide

Emotions and cancerBy Jamie Mitchell

Sweet potato macaroni cheeseFrom Nigella Lawson

Life after bereavement

Jenni’s story

Maggie’sMattersWinter Edition 2015/16

Maggie’s Matters Winter Edition 2015/16

Happy New Year, and welcome to the fi rst Maggie’s Matters of 2016. In this issue we explore the surprising history and culture of emotions, and look at how Maggie’s helps people to cope with the complexand diffi cult emotions that come with a cancer diagnosis.

A round-up of cancer news.

Laura Lee,Maggie’s Chief Executive

What’s in the news?

Prof R Leonard’s view

Welcome

With one in two of us expected to get cancer at some time in our lives, it’s not surprising that many people now have at least a basic understanding of the most common cancer treatments such as surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy. But what is less familiar is the use of other drugs to target specifi c cancers, which has been something of a quiet revolution in cancer treatment over the past 10–15 years.

These “non-cytotoxic” drugs are designed to block specifi c biochemical pathways that are characteristic of certain cancers. This is different from chemotherapy (which is more of a general anti-cancer medicine that can be used to treat most types of cancer, although not always effectively) in that they are targeted at specifi c cancers.

We’re beginning to see some really positive results from some of these drugs against some cancers. One example is the treatment of melanoma using drugs that inhibit the BRAF protein that signals the melanoma cells to grow and divide quickly – effectively switching off the cancer. It won’t work in all cases, as some melanomas don’t produce this protein,

Professor R Leonard, Oncologist and Chair of Maggie’s Professional Advisory Board

but it’s nevertheless an encouraging development, as melanoma used tobe a very diffi cult cancer to treat.

We used to talk about fi nding the cure for cancer, but the realisation now is that cancer is actually lots of different diseases, so we’re going to be fi nding different cures for different kinds of cancer. Part of that equation involves using these kinds of drugs alongside the treatments that have become familiar, such as chemotherapy and radiotherapy. And, where previously we may have thought of a cure for breast cancer or a cure for prostate cancer, nowadays we tend to think more of a drug that targets a “pathway”, which may be present in breast cancer, but may also be presentin melanoma.

The licencing of cancer drugs these days has to be thought of carefully. I’ve used drugs that are not licenced for the disease I’m treating, but having looked at the biochemistry of the cancer I can see that drug would be entirely appropriate. You can often see the cancer responding to that drug where it wasn’t responding to more traditional treatments. (This, by the way, is a fairly standard and totally legal practice called “off label prescribing”.) So, it seems we need to think increasingly outside the box, and to think more about drugs in terms of “target blockers” or specifi c “enzyme blockers”, which might be commonto different cancers, but only presentin a sub-group of the cancerin question.

Although the work that’s being done with these drugs is encouraging, we’re not seeing many cases of drugs of this kind changing an incurable cancer into a curable cancer. What we are seeing is a dramatic increase in responsiveness, so we need to learn to use these drugs more effectively, possibly in combination, to turn response into long-term control and possibly cure.

Being told you have cancer can be one of life’s most traumatic experiences, but what many people don’t realise is that coming to the end of treatment comes with its own particular challenges. On page 6, Jane Fide, Centre Head at Maggie’s Cheltenham, writes about our seven-week course called Where Now?, which is designed for people who have completed treatment for cancer and which helps with everything from nutrition and fi tness to advice on learning to live with uncertainty and how to work effectively with your own medical team.

We look at the life and work of “mining artist” Norman Cornish, whose paintings are on display in Maggie’s Newcastle, and we have a warming sweet potato macaroni cheese recipe from Nigella Lawson.

As was widely reported in 2015, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has published a report stating that processed meats – including sausages and bacon – can cause cancer.

The report classifi ed processed meats as a “group one” cancer risk, the highest of fi ve possible rankings, shared with alcohol, asbestos, arsenic and cigarettes (red meat, which was also evaluated, was classed in group two, meaning that it “probably causes cancer”).

According to WHO, this classifi cation is based on suffi cient evidence from epidemiological studies that eating processed meat causes colorectal (bowel) cancer.

While many commentators were quickto label processed meats “as dangerous as tobacco” and a “major cause of cancer”, many others stressed that the classifi cation actually relates to the strength of evidence linking processed meats to cancer, rather than the level of risk of developing cancer from eating processed meats.

In other words, the evidence that processed meats cause cancer is as strong as the evidence that tobacco does, butthe risk of getting cancer from tobaccois much higher (see graphic above).

While for an individual the risk of developing cancer from eating processed meats remains small, experts say the risk increases the more processed meats you eat.

Processed meat describes any meat product that has had chemicals added to it to help preserve it, such as ham, salami, pate and chorizo.

Experts think the substances added during processing cause cancer. These include preservatives such as nitrates, as well as substantial amounts of salt and fat.

Most mince from butchers and supermarkets does not count as processed meat – but sausages and burgers usually do, unless they are homemade.

Government guidelines introduced in 2011 recommend that adults eat no more than 70g of red or processed meat each day.

The facts about processed meats and cancer

A quiet revolution in cancer treatment


Alexander McCall Smith is the author of the hugely popular No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency, and 44 Scotland Street novels. In 2015 he curated Maggie’s Culture Crawl Edinburgh.

A few words

Writing is inevitably quite solitary, but I fi nd that I meet plenty of people as a result of it. Not only do I meet the people with whom I work – editors, publishers and agents – I also meet my readers at book events.

“Ideas for stories are triggered by conversations with people, by events and by things that I see.”

You curated the Maggie’s Culture Crawl in Edinburgh– why did you want to get involved with Maggie’s?I have a great admiration for the work that Maggie’s does. I had heard about the help that it provided for people who really needit and I so admire that.

You’re often described as a serial novelist – what is the appeal of writing about the same characters and settings?One of the great advantages in writing a serial novel is that you do not have to introduce the characters in each book. It is always very appealing to resume a conversation with a character when oneis already acquainted.

Where do you get your ideas?They just pop into my mind – I thinkthey come from somewhere in my subconscious. Ideas for stories are triggered by conversations with people, by eventsand by things that I see.

Writing is often described asa solitary profession. How do you avoid feeling lonely when you’re spending hours alone working on your books?

What does Maggie’s mean to you?Maggie’s is an example of compassion and kindness.

“I have a great admiration for the work that Maggie’s does. I had heard about the help that it provided for people who really need it and I so admire that.”

What’s a typical day for you?I tend to get up very early – often at 3 or 4am – and I write for several hours. Later in the morning I deal with correspondence and I also often write in the evening. I have to travel a great deal and often fi nd myself writing on trains and planes.

Creative writing is part of our programme of support – do you think the act of writing can be therapeutic?Yes, it is certainly true that writing can be therapeutic. Obviously some writing will enable people to express their feelings about their own lives, but also when they are describing the lives of others, it takes them out of themselves and that can be a help.

What do you most like to do when you’re not writing?I enjoy the conversation of friends; I enjoy reading; I am a very keen sailor and I enjoy messing about with boats.

Alexander McCall Smith at Maggie’s Culture Crawl Edinburgh

The latest book in Alexander McCall Smith’s 44 Scotland Street series of novels

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How do you feel – happy, sad, angry, anxious, excited? We use everyday words like these to describe our emotions, and it’s likely that at any given time you’ll feel several different emotions at once. Being diagnosed with cancer can send your emotions into overdrive, and helping people to cope with the difficult emotions that come with cancer plays a role in everything we do at Maggie’s. But what are these powerful forces that colour our lives, that can make us feel good or hurt us, and can seem to come and go mysteriously, like the weather?

Despite being of great interest to psychologists, philosophers and biologists, this question remains notoriously difficult to answer. In psychological terms, emotions are sometimes said to comprise three distinct components: a subjective experience (say, someone bumping into you then telling you to watch where you are going), a physiological response (registering that you have been treated unfairly) and a behavioural or expressive response (your hands are shaking). Unless you’re the calmest of Zen Buddhist monks, you’ll recognise this feeling as anger. But think about this for a moment and things get a bit more complicated. It’s possible to feel angry without your hands shaking, but it’s also possible for your hands to shake for reasons other than anger. Yet, as the journalist Oliver Burkeman observed in his Guardian series This Column Will Change Your Life, “If you subtract both the thought and the feeling nothing seems to be left”.

“Scientists are becoming more interested in the relationship between our emotions and physical health.”

Burkeman goes on: “They don’t discuss it in interviews. But get chatting to a psychologist on his or her third whiskey, at a lonely bar on the outskirts of town near closing time, and you might finally hear the truth, which is that no one really has a damned clue what an emotion is.”

In 2015, the cultural historian Tiffany Watt Smith published The Book of Human Emotions: An Encyclopaedia of Feeling from Anger to Wanderlust. In it, she explores the history and culture of emotions – some familiar, such as loneliness and delight, and others you’ll probably never have heard of, like amae,

the Japanese word that describes “the sensation of total surrender in perfect safety” (falling into the arms of a loved one, for example). While in Britain we may well recognise the feeling, we don’t seem to need a word for it, and nor do we tend to think of this as a distinct emotion. Closer to home there’s hwyl, the Welsh word for a boat sail that is also used to describe a particular feeling of exuberance or excitement.

As Watt Smith says, it seems that “the answer to the question ‘what is an emotion?’ lies not only in our biology or private psychological histories. The way we feel is also enmeshed in the expectations and ideas of the cultures in which we live”.

Whatever they are, and wherever they come from, emotions are hugely important to us, a fact that’s long been exploited by advertisers and is gaining ground in politics too. Since 2010, the Office for National Statistics has been asking British people to rate how happy they are. Endorsing the so-called happiness index, David Cameron said: “There’s more to life than money and it’s time we focused not just on GDP but on GWB – general wellbeing”. In the business world, “emotional intelligence” was one of the buzzwords of 2015.

Scientists are becoming more interested in the relationship between our emotions and physical health. In 2015, a study at UC Berkeley in California linked positive emotions – especially the feelings of awe that you might get when you see something amazing like the Grand Canyon or the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel – with lower levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines, proteins that signal the immune system to work harder and can be indicators of illness.

“Our findings demonstrate that positive emotions are associated with the markers of good health,” said Jennifer Stellar, a post-doctoral researcher at the University of Toronto and lead author of the study, which she conducted while at UC Berkeley.

While our emotions can sometimes feel capricious, seeming to come and go at will, most of us will experience strong emotions when we go through life-changing events, whether they are good or bad. Being diagnosed with a serious illness such as cancer can bring up many difficult emotions, from shock and disbelief to guilt and anger, and going through treatment and even coming to the end of successful treatment can elicit strong and often surprising feelings. People with

cancer often describe the experience as an “emotional rollercoaster” – a state that can be exacerbated by the physiological effects of treatments, such as hormone therapy and chemotherapy.

Maggie Keswick Jencks, who died of cancer in 1995 and whose experience of cancer treatment created a blueprint for all the Maggie’s Centres, was determined that people should not “lose the joy of living in the fear of dying”, and from the very beginning, everything about Maggie’s Centres – from the way they are designed to be calm, uplifting spaces to the emotional, practical and social support we offer – has been carefully considered to help people with cancer and their families and friends cope with the emotional as well as physical effects of cancer.

Sometimes it may be after medical treatment ends that a person’s emotional response really kicks in, and it’s common for people at any stage of cancer treatment to feel scared, angry and isolated. Emotional support at Maggie’s might involve a one-to-one or group session with a clinical psychologist, stress reduction or relaxation workshops or art therapy and creative writing classes, and many of our centre visitors say that just being in a welcoming and well-designed space with other people who are going through something similar can make the emotional experience of having cancer easier to deal with.

“Being diagnosed with a serious illness such as cancer can bring up many difficult emotions, from shock and disbelief to guilt and anger, and going through treatment and even coming to the end of successful treatment can elicit strong and often surprising feelings.”

As with other major life events, people with cancer may move through different stages of adjustment. There may be emotional numbness or denial to begin with, followed by a feeling of being overwhelmed, fears about the future, deep sadness and powerlessness. Usually, with time and the right kind of support, these feelings

resolve into a greater understanding of the situation, a sense of acceptance and realisation of the possibility of moving forward.

Rani Shukla, who visited Maggie’s West London, found help with the emotional strain she felt after she was diagnosed with cancer. She says: “When I first entered Maggie’s, I had just been diagnosed with breast cancer and I was in a chasm of fear and uncertainty. Cancer hijacks your life and drops you into a situation where you have to learn a new language. Maggie’s teaches you that language, helping you find sense in all the confusion.

“Having a Maggie’s Centre within easy reach has been vital in helping me cope.”

Our emotions are what make us who we are, but there’s more to them than you might realise. Jamie Mitchell, Maggie’s Publications Manager, explores the history and culture of emotions, and looks at how Maggie’s helps people to manage the difficult feelings that come with a cancer diagnosis.


Some things that can help you cope with the emotional effects of cancer.

• Talk to your healthcare team or the Maggie’s team about what you are feeling

• Talk to family, friends and others rather than bottling up your thoughts

• Talk to other people who have been through your type of treatment

• Join a support group at a Maggie’s Centre near you or Maggie’s online Centre

• Ask the Maggie’s team about other cancer support organisations

• Talk to the psychologist at Maggie’s, or ask your healthcare team for a psychology referral

• Talk with your healthcare team about medication that can ease depression and anxiety

• Try non-medical techniques such as relaxation, yoga, Tai Chi or meditation

What we mean when we talk about emotions

Being told you have cancer can be one of the most traumatic and emotionally charged experiences of your life – but what often surprises people is that coming tothe end of treatment comes with its ownset of challenges.

There’s an expectation that people will feel elated that treatment is over, and that they can get back to work and to the things they enjoyed doing before they were diagnosed. But what many people fi nd is that they have spent so many months being cared for by healthcare professionals – going to hospital for appointments, surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy – that it has become a new way of life for them. Finishing treatment means that safety-net of the healthcare professionals and the hospital environment isn’t really there any more.

Having cancer can make you feel that you’ve lost the person you used to be –you may have lost your health and fi tness, your role in the family, or at work or in a relationship, and plans for the future may now have to be reconsidered.

Many people feel fatigued, too, and may have some cognitive impairment involving memory loss, because of the stresses and anxiety they’ve experienced from cancer diagnosis and the treatments. People say they feel “bone weary”. The diagnosis of cancer and its treatment leaves people feeling physically and mentally exhausted.

They may have headaches, health anxieties, trouble trusting their bodies again, and fear that the cancer may return.

“Someone who has cancer may feel that they have lost the person they used to be – they may have lost their health and fi tness, their role in the family, or at work or in a relationship, and plans for the future may now have to be reconsidered.”

Helping people with these kinds of challenges is what we do every day at Maggie’s, but we also offer a seven-week course called Where Now?, which is tailored to helping people who have completed treatment and is for any kind of cancer. The course takes place weekly, and each three-hour session includes a themed group discussion facilitated by Maggie’s cancer support specialist or clinical psychologist.

Course sessions on healthy eating, learning to live with uncertainty and how to work effectively with your medical team areco-facilitated by specialist contributors


Going through treatment for cancer can feel like having your life put on hold, and when treatment ends it can be diffi cult, emotionally and physically, to move forward. Jane Fide, Centre Head at Maggie’s Cheltenham, explains what Maggie’s can do to help.

I’ve fi nished treatment,where now?

from the Maggie’s team or the NHS. Every session also includes a group activity/exercise session with a professional trainer. The exercise element is carefully managed to include realistic goals and expectations.

“The wonderful friendsI made still meet upevery two or three weeks,more than three years down the road. We have supported each other ina unique way.”

Although there’s plenty of support from Maggie’s staff and other healthcare professionals, people on the course also help one another. Often, people with cancer can feel isolated and alone; even if they have lots of support around them, they may feel that family and friends don’t understand what they are going through, and they often feel guilty about how having cancer will affect their family and friends.

Neira, who took part in the Where Now? course at Maggie’s Cheltenham, says:“As treatment for cancer is very structured, once it is over, you feel a bit on your own, which is scary. On the Where Now? course I met people in the same situation. My friends tended to think that as my treatment

had fi nished I’d be back to my old self, but the other people on the course knew as well as I did, that this is very far from the truth. When treatment for cancer has fi nished you are likely to be in physical pain or discomfort, traumatised by the past and worrying about the future. It was reassuring to know that all of us felt the same, and that made it easy for us to talk about what we were going through.”

People often make lasting friendshipson the course, too. Mark, who also didWhere Now? at Maggie’s Cheltenham, says:“The wonderful friends I made still meet up every two or three weeks, more than three years down the road. We have supported each other in a unique way that only people who have shared treatment/surgery and permanent body changes can understand. We have also helped each other with good humour. Our meetings are a place wherewe can sound out thoughts that couldnot be easily shared among friends and family. The group usually turn negativityround into funny thoughts and apositive conclusion.”

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“Formally pledging a gift to Maggie’s in my will is my way of showing my gratitude for all the support Mel and I received during the most difficult time of our lives.”

As the year drew to a close, Mel was desperately ill and for the very first time he admitted to being afraid. I knew where he should go, and despite being incredibly frail, I took him to Maggie’s. He was able to talk to Andy Anderson, the Centre Head at Maggie’s Edinburgh, who listened to his fears and concerns, and was able to comfort and reassure him. “And what about Jen?” Mel asked Andy. Without a second’s hesitation Andy replied: “We’re here for her for as long as she wants.”

Mel died peacefully at home on 23 January 2013.

I will never forget Mel’s last visit to Maggie’s, and the unconditional support and reassurance we received when we needed it most. It was probably then I made the decision to give something back.

I never thought I would be writing an article like this, but as I discovered, life can be changed forever in an instant. For me, that life-changing moment came in 2011 when my husband, Mel, was diagnosed with bowel cancer. It seemed the only word I heard from the doctor was cancer. The rest of the information disappeared amid the fear and panic. Thankfully, I managed to remember another word – Maggie’s.

In the days that followed we dealt with the situation in very different ways. Mel, an engineer, was very pragmatic. He reasoned there was no point in worrying as there was nothing practical he could do. By contrast, I could barely function due to anxiety and fear, and realised this wasn’t helping either of us.

“There are simply no words to describe how it feels when you know you are going to lose someone you love.”

I tried to discuss my concerns with our GP and was told quite dispassionately that there was a possibility Mel could die within six weeks. It was at this point that I walked into Maggie’s.

Seonaid Green, the Cancer Support Specialist I spoke to that day at Maggie’s Edinburgh, told me months later her memory of that first visit. I reminded her of a frightened animal emerging from a curled-up ball. All she could see was a pair of terrified eyes and recognised the symptoms as shock. I met with Seonaid many times over the next nine months and her experience, knowledge, wisdom and compassion not only helped me to cope with Mel’s surgery and gruelling chemo sessions, but ultimately helped him too.

When the treatment finished, we dared to hope that the worst, both emotionally and physically, was over. Less than three months later we were told the cancer had returned, it was terminal, and nothing more could be done other than palliative care.

There are simply no words to describe how it feels when you know you are going to lose someone you love. Again, Mel wanted everything as normal as possible and did not want to be seen or treated as a victim. He also wanted to stay at home and die there. It was up to me to ensure this happened and to give him as much love and support as I possibly could.

So, we went ahead and had a ceilidh to “celebrate” our 30th wedding anniversary. If anyone became too emotional, someone, usually Mel, would get them up for a dance.


Jenni Meldrum’s husband Mel died from bowel cancer in 2013. She explains how Maggie’s helped her and Mel, and why she has decided to leave a gift in her will to help Maggie’s support more people with cancer and their families and friends.

My story

We had already donated the proceeds of our ceilidh to Maggie’s, but I wanted to provide something for the future. Life, as I had already discovered, can be unpredictable, so by formally pledging a gift to Maggie’s in my will, I know that, whatever happens, that is now in place and will remain so. It is my way of showing my gratitude for all the support Mel and I received during the most difficult time of our lives. By doing this, it is my hope that in the future, when someone is affected by cancer in any way and is scared and overwhelmed, there will be a Maggie’s Centre there to help them.

Andy has kept his promise to Mel. I moved on from the Family and Friends Group to Connections – a bereavement group, and as before I was frequently humbled just listening to the experiences of others. At Maggie’s, you truly are never alone.

Main picture: Jenni at Maggie’s Edinburgh; above: Maggie’s Edinburgh; top: Jenni and Mel

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Maggie’s news

On Wednesday 11 November, broadcaster Kirsty Wark came to Maggie’s Glasgow to help launch Maggie’s Kitchen Table Day – Gather & Give, a new campaign for Maggie’s that encourages people to gather round their kitchen table in support of Maggie’s.

Happening on Friday 26 February 2016, Maggie’s Kitchen Table Day will see friends, families and colleagues create their own events, so that they can make a difference for people affected by cancer, and fundraise for Maggie’s.

Maggie’s Centres celebrated Christmas with a range of Christmas events, from carol concerts, Christmas fairs, tree lighting ceremonies and quizzes to a German-themed Christmas evening.

Our Centre staff, visitors, volunteers and supporters were joined by some famous names, including novelist Sebastian Faulks, Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes and actor and Maggie’s Honorary Patron Janet Ellis, all of whom read at the Maggie’s West London Carol Concert,

which took place at the Wren Chapel. BBC journalist Maurice Flynn hosted the Maggie’s Nottingham concert, and Paul Mayhew-Archer, co-writer of the Vicar of Dibley, read at the Maggie’s Oxford Carol Concert at Christ Church College.

There were also wonderful performances from Welsh male voice choir The Gwalia Singers, who performed at the Maggie’s Swansea Carol Concert, the Vespri Segreti Choir, which sang for Maggie’s Oxford and the Cambridge Harmony Group.

Kirsty Wark launches Maggie’s Kitchen Table Day

Maggie’s Christmas celebrations

New Maggie’s Southampton

Kirsty, who is Honorary Patron of Maggie’s Glasgow, pulled up a chair at the Centre’s kitchen table, joining Centre visitors to launch the campaign with scones and Scrabble.

Read more about Maggie’s Kitchen Table Day at:

www.maggiescentres.org/campaigns/kitchen-table-day

Left to right: Brian Harris, Kirsty Wark and Gordon Gorman

Maggie’s has been granted planning permission to build a new centre in the grounds of Southampton General Hospital. The Centre has been designed by internationally renowned architecture practice AL_A and is scheduled to open in 2017.

Working in partnership with University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Maggie’s Southampton will provide free support for anyone living with cancer, as well as their family and friends. Southampton General Hospital provides specialist cancer services to some 3.2 million people, covering South Wiltshire, Hampshire, the Channel Islands, the Isle of Wight and parts of West Sussex. The Centre will significantly enhance the cancer support already offered to include Maggie’s evidence-based programme of support.

Fiona Dalton, Chief Executive of University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, said: “Having recently visited the Maggie’s Centre at Charing Cross Hospital in London, I can see it is going to be a fantastic facility and will make a real difference for our patients and their families.

“The support Maggie’s provides will further enhance the range of cancer care services on offer in our hospitals and we look forward to seeing work get under way next year.”

Maggie’s Southampton will be set within a garden transported from the New Forest into the midst of the hospital’s concrete landscape.

Reflective materials and surfaces will be used throughout the interiors and exterior to reflect the changing, seasonal colours of the garden into the interiors and further the sensation of a building that vanishes into the woodland.

Maggie’s Cheltenham has become the first of our Centres to open on Saturdays, due to local need for more support for people with cancer.

Jane Fide, Centre Head, said: “Each year the number of people we see goes up and up, so we felt that we needed more time to spread our programme out. We know there’s a need out there. Each year the

Maggie’s has been granted planning permission for a new Centre to be built at the Royal Oldham Hospital in Greater Manchester.

Every year, 50,000 people are diagnosed with cancer in the North West, facing exhausting treatment and difficult emotions. Having a Centre in Oldham, along with our Centre being built at The Christie Hospital in Manchester, will help Maggie’s to realise our goal to be there for anyone and everyone with cancer across Greater Manchester.

number of people with cancer grows, so there has to be more support.”

Last year, Maggie’s Cheltenham welcomed 14,000 people through its doors, and this is expected to grow to some 16,000 over the next year; by opening on Saturdays, Maggie’s Cheltenham will be able to support more people affected by cancer.

Maggie’s Oldham has been made possible by the enormous generosity of the Stoller Charitable Trust, which has fully funded the Centre.

Maggie’s Oldham has been designed by dRMM, an international studio of architects and designers renowned for creating architecture that is innovative, high-quality and socially useful – expertise and experience that will help create the calm, uplifting environment that is so important to the people who visit and work in Maggie’s Centres.


Maggie’s Cheltenham to open on Saturdays

Maggie’s Oldham grantedplanning permission

Maggie’s at The Christie, the new Maggie’s Centre being built at The Christie Hospital in Manchester, has held its first Cancer in the Workplace workshop – making it the first time a Cancer in the Workplace workshop has run before a Maggie’s Centre has opened.

The workshop took place at Manchester Metropolitan University.

Maggie’s recognises that a positive return to work can play a significant role in helping people recover from cancer, and for the last three years, Maggie’s has been working with Unum, one of the UK’s leading providers of financial protection, to combine our experience of providing free practical, emotional and social support with Unum’s expertise in workplace rehabilitation.

First Cancer in the Workplace workshop at Maggie’s at The Christie

prize from City A.M. and have an opportunity to host a celebratory event at the new Maggie’s Barts, which is expected to open in 2017.

All entrants will also be invited to a reception at the end of the partnership.

At the 2015 annual City A.M. Awards in November, the newspaper announced a special new awards category for 2016, The Money Maker Award, to celebrate its pledge to raise £1m for the new Maggie’s Centre being built at Barts Hospital in the City of London.

The Money Maker Award will go to the company that raises the most money for Maggie’s Barts between November 2015 and September 2016.

City A.M. launches new award for Maggie’sMaggie’s and City A.M. will support entrants by providing materials and helping to shape fundraising ideas. We also encourage you to share your experience with us on social media using the hashtag #1M4MAGGIES – this could be a blog, video or photos.

The winning company will be announced at next year’s City A.M. Awards ceremony in November 2016. The winner will receive an additional

For more information and how to enter visit:www.maggiescentres.org/cityam

Together, Maggie’s and Unum offer free workshops in Maggie’s Centres across the UK to educate employers on how best to support their employees with knowledge, empathy and understanding.

The workshop was facilitated by Bernie Earle, Vocational Rehabilitation Consultant, and Karen Verrill, Centre Head at Maggie’s Newcastle. Healthcare professionals attended from many sectors, including financial, travel and medical.

Maggie’s at The Christie has been designed by architect Norman Foster and is expected to open in spring 2016.

Read more about Maggie’s Cancer in the Workplace workshops at:


Maggie’s Cheltenham garden


Fundraising news

Four working mums from Leeds are rowing 3,000 miles across the Atlantic to help raise funds for Maggie’s and the Yorkshire Air Ambulance charity.

Setting off from La Gomera in the Canary Islands, Janette Benaddi, Helen Butters, Niki Doeg and Frances Davis (who call themselves the Yorkshire Rows) estimate that it will take them between five and 10 weeks to complete their challenge, when they will arrive in Antigua. Some of the money they raise will go towards Maggie’s Yorkshire (pictured right), the new Maggie’s Centre being built at St James’s University Hospital in Leeds.

On World Cancer Day, Thursday 4 February 2016, Maggie’s is launching the first of a series of podcasts that will present the stories of Maggie’s visitors in radio-style programmes.

The Maggie’s Podcast series, which will be available to listen to on the Maggie’s website, will reflect the spirit and essence of Maggie’s unique programme of support, and give a voice to people living with cancer.

There will be stories of strength, support and surprise. The series will cover culture, wellbeing and life with cancer, with a cast of celebrities, experts and Maggie’s visitors,who will make you laugh, make you think, and provide a little company when you need it most.

The first podcast, hosted by broadcaster Victoria Derbyshire, will explore the feelings of loneliness and isolation that people with cancer often experience.

Tune in for Maggie’s Podcast

Helen, whose father died of cancer, has said that his end of life experience would have been much better had there been a Maggie’s in Leeds, as while there is great medical care, there is a need to bring Maggie’s programme of support to St James’s University Hospital.

Plans for the Centre, designed by the acclaimed Heatherwick Studio, were approved in October 2015, and it is hoped the Centre will be up and running in 2017. Maggie’s Yorkshire will provide much-needed support for people with cancer and their families and friends, in Yorkshire and the North.

On Saturday 21 November, the “Staggies Walk for Maggie’s”, saw more than 75 “Staggies” (fans of Ross County Football Club) set off from the club’s stadium on a five-mile coastal walk through Dingwall in the Highlands.

The group walked through snow, braving sub-zero temperatures, to return to the stadium in time for the club’s match against Motherwell.

The walk raised funds and awareness for Maggie’s Aberdeen, and was a joint venture with Ross County Football Club which kindly donated match-day tickets to all those who participated.

Participants paraded across the pitch during half-time to help raise awareness of Maggie’s.

The walk has raised thousands of pounds, and it has been confirmed that it will become an annual fixture. Ross County Football Club manager Jim McIntyre said: “Ross County Football Club are delighted to be working with Maggie’s on a new fundraising event, Staggies Walk for Maggie’s. As someone whose family has been touched by cancer, I am also personally proud to be involved with the event, and I would urge every one of our fans out there to support this fantastic cause.”

Staggies for Maggie’s“Yorkshire Rows” to cross the Atlantic for Maggie’s

Did you know that the Edinburgh Marathon is the UK’s fastest? It is also part of Scotland’s biggest running event, with race distances to suit all ages and abilities – not to mention taking place in one of the world’s most beautiful cities.

The Edinburgh Marathon Festival 2016 takes place over the weekend of 28 and 29 May and there is still time to sign up to be part of Maggie’s Running Team. Maggie’s has places in every race, from the kids’ 1.5k to the full marathon, so you can raise vital funds to support people affected by cancer at the same time as challenging yourself and enjoying the atmosphere.

Alison Broomhall, from Aberdeen, has signed up to run the full marathon with her brother Graeme Broomhall and friend David Riddell.

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Alison was diagnosed with breast cancer in December 2014 and is now building up her strength having gone through surgery and chemotherapy.

Alison, who is already halfway to her fundraising target of £500, said: “Maggie’s has been brilliant over the last year. I would have been lost without the Centre, and I wanted to give something back. It has been frustrating accepting that I can’t do what I used to do, but I’m trying to be patient and I will get there. We might do the marathon slowly, but we will do it.”

For more information, go to:

www.maggiescentres.org/edinburghmarathon

www.maggiescentres.org/podcast

At Maggie’s we are constantly humbled by the incredible efforts of the many people who give their time and dedication to fundraise so that we can continue to help people affected by cancer. Sadly we can’t mention everybody, but here are some of the many people who did amazing things to support Maggie’s in 2015.

Find out about how you can fundraise or volunteer for Maggie’s at:

www.maggiescentres.org/how-you-can-help/fundraise-for-us

Some people who did amazingthings for Maggie’s in 2015


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Daisy, 12, ran a half-marathon in memory of her mum, Tiny Moll, who found support at Maggie’s Edinburgh. She hoped to raise £1,000, but absolutely smashed her target, raising over £2,500.

“I want to be part of the fi ght against cancer and reduce the amount of people suffering and being affected by cancer,” says Daisy.

“One person’s life affects the hundreds they love and were loved by. We should all play our part and support others through cancer and hard times, and help fund the amazing work Maggie’s does and will continue to do with all our support.”

Megan, nine, has been raising money for Maggie’s Nottingham since she attended the Kids’ Day there in March 2015.

She started by making cups of tea for her dad, Mark, and selling them to him for 2p each. She extended this to other visitors and has now sold nearly 300 cups of tea!

Mark, who has incurable malignant melanoma, is a regular visitor to Maggie’s Nottingham. He has attended the Secondary Cancer Support Group and the Men’s Group but also pops in regularly when having treatment or appointments at the hospital.

Tony climbed 19,341 ft to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro for Maggie’s Oxford because his wife Beryl used the Centre during her treatment. He raised £775.

Before the challenge, Tony wrote on his JustGiving page: “I’m doing this for all ofyou who have suffered from cancer, for all of you who have lived with and supported a cancer sufferer, and for all of you who have sadly lost a loved one.”

The Wiseman family have generously pledged to match donations, made before the end of 2015, up to the value of £50,000, for our Centres in Glasgow and Lanarkshire.

Maggie’s Glasgow and Lanarkshire areon track to successfully raise £50,000 each, which will unlock a donation from the Wiseman family of £100,000, resulting in an overall gift to Maggie’s of more than £200,000. The family wanted to make a donation which would work as hard as possiblefor Maggie’s and to act as a catalyst forothers to invest.

Having been diagnosed with myeloma, a rare and incurable kind of blood cancer four years ago, Lisa has tirelessly raised money for her local Maggie’s Centre, Maggie’s Edinburgh. Her fi rst fundraising campaign, Lisa’s Challenge for Maggie’s, raised more than £600,000, while her latest one, Maggie’s Buy a Brick Campaign, has raised morethan £130,000 to build an extension to Maggie’s Edinburgh.

Norma Lowdon and Connie Wensley have been volunteering for Maggie’s Lanarkshire for 10 years – having started when Maggie’s had an interim service in the grounds of Wishaw General Hospital.

They have seen Maggie’s Lanarkshire built and now help out regularly in the Centre. The two friends also represented Maggie’s at a party hosted by the Queen at Holyrood in Edinburgh in July 2015.

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Friday 15 January – Monday 15 February #showsomelove #showsomelove is a social media campaign designed to raise awareness of Maggie’s Centres. Anyone can “Show Some Love” – all you need to do is post a picture of you showing some love to Maggie’s, include #showsomelove and tag your local Maggie’s Centre on Facebook or Twitter. It’s also a chance to donate to your local Maggie’s Centre and to nominate two of your friends to do the same.www.maggiescentres.org/showsomelove

Sunday 24 – Saturday 30 January 2016 Cervical Cancer Prevention Week The European Cervical Cancer Association (ECCA) runs Cervical Cancer Prevention Week. Over six days, the organisation aims to raise awareness of cervical cancer with information about symptoms and causes of the disease, and ways to prevent it.www.jostrust.org.uk

Thursday 4 February World Cancer Day Taking place under the banner “We Can. I Can.”, World Cancer Day 2016–2018 will explore how everyone – as a collective or individual – can do their bit to reduce “the global burden of cancer”. It aims to save millions of preventable deaths each year by raising awareness and education about the disease, pressing governments and individuals across the world to take action. www.worldcancerday.org

Thursday 4 February Maggie’s Podcast To coincide with World Cancer Day, Maggie’s is launching the fi rst of a series of podcasts that will present the stories of Maggie’s visitors in radio-style programmes. Called Maggie’s Podcast, the series, which will be available to listen to on the Maggie’s website, will refl ect the spirit and essence of Maggie’s unique programme of support and give a voice to people living with cancer. www.maggiescentres.org/podcast

Monday 15 February International Childhood Cancer Day International Childhood Cancer Day is a global collaborative campaign to raise awareness of childhood cancer, and to express support for children and adolescents with cancer and their families. www.internationalchildhoodcancerday.org

Friday 26 February Maggie’s Kitchen Table Day (Scotland) Maggie’s is asking you to get together with family, friends and colleagues around your “kitchen table”. Whether it’s a spectacular supper, a gigantic jigsaw, crafting cocktails or holding a book club, this is a chance to get together and have fun, and to raise money so that more people in Scotland can get access to the practical, emotional and social support that Maggie’s provides for people with cancer.www.maggiescentres.org/campaigns/kitchen-table-day

Saturday 5 March Supernova Run (fi nal leg) The Supernova Run is a series of timed 5K runs with a twist – everything looks a little different in the dark! The runs take place in iconic venues at night, including the famous Kelpies and Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. With interestingly lit features and lovely sounds accompanying you around the route, a Supernova 5K is a very special experience. The fi nal leg of three takes place at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London.www.supernovarun.com

Saturday 23 April – Sunday 24 April Run Balmoral (register now) Maggie’s is delighted to be a Silver Nominated Charity for Run Balmoral for the fi rst time in 2016. We have places available in the 5k and 10k events. If you’d like a Maggie’s place in the race please register your interest by emailing [email protected]

A date for your diarySaturday 28 May – Sunday 29 May Edinburgh Marathon Festival There’s still time to sign up to be part of the Maggie’s Running Team for the 2016 Edinburgh Marathon, and Maggie’s has places in every race, from the kids’ 1.5k to the full marathon, so you can raise vital funds to support people affected by cancer at the same time as challenging yourself and enjoying the atmosphere. Find out more here:www.maggiescentres.org/edinburghmarathon


Books and more

In each issue we bring you a selection of books that refl ect different aspects of our programme of support, as well as great writing that engages with the many complex issues that surround a diagnosis of cancer.

RecommendationsThe Book of Human Emotions By Tiffany Watt Smith,Profi le Books, £14.99

Cultural historian Tiffany Watt Smith explores 156 human emotions in compelling mini-essays that draw on scientifi c, philosophical and literary thought. Alongside witty and erudite explorations of familiar feelings, such as joy, loneliness, triumph and terror, are some you’ll probably never have heard of, like basorexia – the sudden urge to kiss someone.

How to Deal with Adversity By Christopher Hamilton The School of Life, £7.99

No matter how comfortable our lives are we can all expect to undergo some form of loss, failure or disappointment at some point. The common reaction is to bear it as best we can and move on. Christopher Hamilton proposes a different response. Focusing on the arenas of family, love, illness and death, he explores constructive ways to deal with adversity and embrace it to derive unique insight into our condition.

The Antidote: Happiness for People Who Can’t Stand Positive ThinkingBy Oliver Burkeman, Canongate, £8.99

Mention self-help books and many people will roll their eyes, but journalist Oliver Burkeman – who writes the brilliant This Column Will Change Your Life in the Guardian newspaper – has set out to rescue the idea of emotional and intellectual self improvement from the clichéd world of the self-help book.

The Emergency Poet: An Anti-Stress Poetry AnthologyEdited by Deborah Alma, Michael O’Mara Books, £9.99

Poems to help you to cope with stress, depressionand other anxieties and arranged by spiritualailment, including a range of verse, new and old.The poems were selected by Deborah Alma,“The Emergency Poet”, who visits schools, libraries, festivals and other events in her 1970s ambulance to offer consultations and prescribe poems as cures for various maladies.

Love’s Work By Gillian Rose, New York Review Books Classics, £7.99

At once a memoir and a work of philosophy, and as engagingly written and structured as a novel, Love’s Work is a meditation of life and love written by British philosopher Gillian Rose as she was dying of cancer. The news that she had only months to live made Rose determined to explore who she was, and to re-examine the ideas of happiness and fulfi lment she had been seeking in her life.

Philosophy for Life and Other Dangerous SituationsBy Jules Evans, Rider, £11.99

Jules Evans, Policy Director at the Centre for the History of the Emotions, explains how studying ancient philosophy “saved his life”, and proposes that we can all use it to become happier, wiser and more resilient. He imagines a dream school, which includes 12 of the greatest and most colourful thinkers the world has ever known. Each of these ancient philosophers teaches a technique we canuse to transform our selves and live better lives.

Visit: www.maggiescentres.org/librarylist


On first glance, the appearance of Maggie’s Newcastle is strikingly different to what you might expect. In choosing a palette of weathered steel, concrete and timber, the architect Ted Cullinan wanted the building to have a starkly masculine aesthetic, yet one which evokes a genuine warmth and integrity of vision. The same could be said of the work of the mining artist Norman Cornish (1919–2014), three of whose works are on loan to Maggie’s Newcastle from the gallery Gallagher & Turner.

When he died at the age of 94, Norman was dubbed the last of the “pitman painters” – a phrase too often used as a contradiction in terms. His subject was the pit and the pub, the windswept road to work and the liquid glow of a homecoming pint. Self Portrait, Busy Bar and Pit Road Near a Colliery – Winter reveal the nuanced social observation and expressive force of his vision.

Mara-Helen Wood, who until recently was director of the Northumbria University Gallery, which originally loaned the paintings to Maggie’s Newcastle, sums up why Cornish’s work was seen as so suitable for the Centre: “I understand that the Cornish painting Busy Bar was of special importance to Maggie’s Newcastle where they were trying to encourage more men to use the Centre. As one of the region’s most important artists of the post-war period, Norman’s work captured the heart and soul of generations of families associated with mining in County Durham and the surrounding areas. I believe the architect, Ted [Cullinan], also thought that Norman’s work complemented the style, colour and materials used for Maggie’s Newcastle.”

Born in 1919, a child of the armistice, Norman grew up under the shadow of the old gasworks in Spennymoor, County

Art plays an essential role at every Maggie’s Centre, where works by world-renowned artists create a stimulating and enriching environment. Matilda Bathurst explains why the art of Norman Cornish is so well-suited to Maggie’s Newcastle.

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Durham, and at 14 he joined his male contemporaries in the pit at Ferryhill. Unlike other celebrated artists associated with mining such as L.S. Lowry and Sheila Fell, Norman had no art school training. His artistic ability was forged at a sketching club organised by the Spennymoor Settlement, a local social initiative offering classes in art and drama.

In 1939 Norman found himself at the heart of the war effort, mining coal to fuel the furnaces. Nevertheless, he continued to paint and immediately after the war he held his first solo exhibition at the People’s Theatre in Newcastle. His reputation soon spread beyond the north and he was invited to exhibit in London shows such as The Coal Miners at the AIA Gallery in 1950, where fellow artists included the sculptor Henry Moore.

Until well into his 40s he continued to work in the mines – he had to apply for unpaid sick leave when he was commissioned to paint a 30ft mural at Durham County Hall. In 1966 the strain was beginning to show: three decades of work had left him with chronic back pain. He left the pit to become a self-employed painter, a decision which might have seemed financially foolhardy if it hadn’t been for the support of his wife, Sarah.

His work was praised as an important record of a world which was fast disappearing. The awards and recognition flooded in, including a major retrospective at the University of Northumbria Gallery in 1989 and an honorary doctorate in 1995. His paintings and pastels reached well into the thousands at auction. Yet the pitman painter was more than just an enlightened

outsider: the warmth and honesty of his art is a testament to his love of life at the local level. This was an artist who thought nothing of using one of his paintings to patch up a panel on his bath, as a discovery at his home in Spennymoor recently revealed.

As his friend and fellow miner Sid Chaplin wrote in 1960: “An accident of birth and environment produced a pitman, but what possesses him has made the painter.” His work at Maggie’s Newcastle is a celebration of his wit, tenacity and unflinching artistic vision.

Matilda Bathurst is a journalist who writes about art, design and books.


Something good to eat

From Simply Nigella, her latest book and TV series, Nigella Lawson shares her recipe for sweet potato macaroni cheese – perfect to warm you up on a cold winter’s evening.

Sweet potato macaroni cheese“I’m just going to say it: this is the best macaroni cheese I’ve ever eaten – better than the macaroni cheese I ate as a child; better than the macaroni cheese I brought my own children up on when they were little (they don’t agree); better than any fancy restaurant macaroni cheese with white truffl e or lobster; better than any macaroni cheese I have loved in my life thus far, and there have been many. I don’t feel it’s boastful to say as much, as the greatness lies not in any brilliance on my part, but in the simple tastes of the ingredients as they fuse in the heat. That’s home cooking for you. I do rather love the way these little macaroni cheeses, with their pixie-penne, look like they’ve been made with artifi cially coloured, cheap squeezy cheese or out of a box, when in fact their exotic glow comes courtesy of the earthy goodness of a sweet potato.”

Serves 4

Ingredients500g sweet potatoes300g pennette or other small short pasta 4 x 15ml tablespoons (60g) soft unsalted butter3 x 15ml tablespoons plain fl our500ml full-fat milk1 teaspoon English mustard ¼ teaspoon paprika, plus ¼ teaspoon to sprinkle on top 75g feta cheese125g mature Cheddar, grated, plus 25g to sprinkle on top4 fresh sage leavessalt and pepper to taste

Method1 Preheat the oven to 200°C/gas mark 6. Put

on a large-ish pan of water to boil, with the lid on to make it come to the boil faster.

2 Peel the sweet potatoes and cut them roughly into 2–3cm pieces. When the water’s boiling, add salt to taste, and then the sweet potato pieces, and cook them for about 10 minutes or until they are soft. Scoop them out of the water into a bowl

– using a ”spider” or slotted spoon – and lightly mash with a fork, without turning them into a purée. Don’t get rid of this water, as you will need it to cook your pasta in later.

3 In another saucepan, gently melt the butter and add the fl our, whisking to form a roux, then take the pan off the heat, slowly whisk

in the milk and, when it’s all combined and smooth, put back on the heat. Exchange your whisk for a wooden spoon, and continue to stir until your gently bubbling sauce has lost any fl oury taste and has thickened. Add the mustard and the ¼ teaspoon of paprika. Season to taste, but do remember that you will be adding Cheddar and salty feta later, so underdoit for now.

4 Cook the pennette in the sweet-potato water, starting to check 2 minutes earlier than packet instructions dictate, as you want to make sure it doesn’t lose its bite entirely. Drain (reserving some of the pasta cooking water fi rst) and then add the pennette to the mashed sweet potato, and fold in to combine; the heat of the pasta will make the mash easier to mix in.

5 Add the feta cheese to the sweet potato and pasta mixture, crumbling it in so that it is easier to disperse evenly, then fold in the white sauce, adding the 125g grated Cheddar as you go. Add some of the pasta cooking water, should you feel it needs loosening up at all.

6 Check for seasoning again, then, when you’re happy, spoon the brightly sauced macaroni cheese into 4 small ovenproof dishes of approx. 375–425ml capacity (or1 large rectangular dish measuring approx. 30 x 20 x 5cm deep and 1.6 litre capacity). Sprinkle the remaining Cheddar over each one, dust with the remaining ¼ teaspoon of paprika, then shred the sage leaves and scatter the skinny green ribbons over the top, too.

7 Put the pots on a baking tray, pop intothe oven and bake for 20 minutes (or, if you’re making this in a larger dish, bake for 30–35 minutes), by which time they will be piping hot and bubbling, and begging you to eat them.


Puzzles

By Chris Maslanka

Clues Across1 Thermonuclear device (1-4)

4 Traditional headgear for women of the Quechua— or city gents (6, 3)

9 Slender-grained rice (7)

10 Certifi cate (7)

11 Broadcasting (2, 3)

13 A comic cat— or Paul, the illustrator (5)

15 Stocking fi ller? (3)

16 Recline— in part! (3)

17 Goodbye (5)

19 Tree brought back by French writer (5)

21 Switzerland? No— a groove inan arrow (5)

23 Stay in bed longer than usual (3, 2)

24 Little Robert’s a bit of a swinger! (3)

25 Bread dipped in gravy (3)

26 Right time for excellence? (5)

28 In an ironically humorous way (5)

29 Warn Lee about regeneration (7)

31 Temperatures below freezing? (3-4)

33 Lineage (9)

34 Lifer’s gun? (5)

Number Conundrums1 The If-So Witch asks:

Is it possible to keep any of these New Year resolutions, and if so, which? 1. I will keep just one of these resolutions 2. I will keep just two of these resolutions 3. I will keep just three of these resolutions 4. I will keep just four of these resolutions 5. I will keep all fi ve of these resolutions

2 “I always fl y Mayanair,” declared Monty Zoomer to the security man who had come across to the queue to see what the hold up was. “I love this airport as I can take advantage of this huge pair of scales to check how my weight loss programme is coming on. It said 14 stone. But then I realised I was holding a full suitcase— it’s a Louis Vuitton! So I put it into the other scale pan (as you can see, it’s one of these delightful old-fashioned balances with two huge scale pans) and I found I then had to add 12 lbs to my side to make it balance. So now, I’m wondering: how is my weight doing? Oh and the nice man at the counter wants to know: How much does my Louis Vuitton weigh?” Well? [Note: 1 stone (st) = 14 pounds (lb).]

3 Insert just 3 arithmetical signs in the string 123456789 to give a result of 100. You have only + signs and – signs at your disposal!

4 I have in mind 4 different positive whole numbers. Add 2 to the fi rst, subtract 2 from the second, multiply the third by 2 and divide the fourth by 2, it’s all the same. The whole-number result of each of these 4 calculations couldn’t be smaller in the circumstances. What is this whole number result, and what are the 4 numbers?

Ask Me Another1 Which was the fi rst gramophone record to

sell over a million copies?

2 In what year did Maradona exercise “the hand of God”?

3 What fruit is used to fl avour Earl Grey?

4 How is an araucaria morecommonly known?

5 Where is the oldest metro line in Europe after The London Underground and the Budapest Metro?

6 How many litres in a Methusaleh of champagne?

7 What is a “Silver Milkboy”?

8 What geological period separates the Triassic from the Carboniferous?

9 Which element had— until 1957— the chemical symbol “A”?

10 Who plays Watson to Cumberbatch’s Sherlock in the current TV series?

11 Which planet of our solar system has the shortest day?

12 What is diplopia?

Word Play 1 Which opera is the anagram of a

race meeting?

2 JumbliesRearrange the letters of DESECRATION to make another word.

3 Sweet CatIdentify these words which differ only in the letters shown: S**** CO****

4 Quite the Reverse“Did he come by X to Y the players?”“Quite the reverse: He came by Y to X the players.”Which two vehicles could X and Y be here?

5 Fore and AftWhat runs towards the stern on one side of a ship and towards the bow on the other?

Clues Down1 Mischievous sprite (9)

2 Where you might see Hamlet— or Calamity Jane? (2, 5)

3 Feathered snake? (3)

4 Part of a wall? (5)

5 Bundle of e.g. banknotes (3)

6 Vacant (5)

7 Gangster (7)

8 Sound of a bowstring (5)

12 Attain (5)

14 Enliven (5)

18 Magazine for the unoccupied? (5)

19 Church council (5)

20 Small enclosed space for Broccoli? (5-4)

22 Hair tied on the top of one’s head (7)

24 Laurel, fl avouring so many dishes (7)

25 Sunset— or Gaza? (5)

26 Grass-cutter (5)

27 Irritable– after an exam? (5)

30 Lie about garland (3)

32 It could be of soap (3)

Maggie’s Matters Editor Jamie Mitchell Design Havas Worldwide London Cover photography Lesley Martin Layout Alice SnapeCover designs Malcom Clarke Printing Wyndeham GrangeWe welcome any feedback or queries: [email protected]. To receive a digital edition, please email: [email protected]

If you have any queries regarding these puzzles, contact Chris Maslanka:[email protected]

For solutions visit:

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