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WINTER EDITION 2014/15

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5 WAYS SUGAR AFFECTS WOMEN

Crystal Palace

Fresh plans for sports centre

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here’s an excitement in the air that no other time of year comes close to and thanks to Christmas and the fast approaching New Year, we can all look forward to even more glitzy and glamorous festive parties! Whether they’re for work, an outing with friends or even a family gathering, there’s a staple yet versatile look you can re-invent and accessorise to suit almost any party occasion this winter.

FIRST STEP: invest in a simple black jumpsuit. Whether it has lace detailing, a plunge neck, long sleeves or even scuba panels, step away from the LBD you’ve had in your wardrobe for years on end and opt for a comfortable yet distinctive look that will turn heads in and out of the party. For those who aren’t great in towering stiletto heels, luckily this Autumn/Winter ’14 is a time for ankle boots, mid heels and block heeled footwear. Pair these with your jumpsuit for a classic look suitable for events that run well into the New Year; dinner date or gallery opening perhaps?

As for makeup, this season favours two opposing looks beyond all others. Either choose a wine red or burgundy lip colour or go for a blunt nude or faint pale pink shimmer. Strong brows are a must but go easy on the eyeliner; focus instead on the lashes with a slick of volume boosting mascara. For eyeshadow, find a dependable mineral base in taupe, mauve or nude. Less about crazy colour pops and more about contouring and high feline cheekbones, wield the power of blusher and practice techniques for creating a sharp look. Moisturising is key however (especially in winter), so choose a full-coverage moisturiser for your skin before picking even picking up your foundation brush. For an optimum dewy and fresh faced look, get a long-lasting illuminator for under the eyes. Last but not least, indulge in this season’s nail trends by alternating from reverse French manicures to azure blue geometric shaped nail designs in a glossy texture.

Wear your hair up or down but when it comes to accessorising, the beauty of a black jumpsuit is that you’ll look fantastic both on its own and with an abundance of jewellery. Chunky and fine jewellery should never be mixed but an envelope clutch works well at day or night. Whether you’re a cardigan, satin blazer or embellished jacket fan, you can always keep warm while out and about with a woollen maxi coat or blanket cape.

The Perfect WINTER PARTY STYLE


LIVING WATER SATISFIES A COMMUNITY SOCIAL ENTERPRISE


Situated on Westow Street close to Gipsy Hill and Crystal Palace stations, The Living Water Satisfies Café is a perfect example of one of London’s premier community spaces. Living Water Satisfies – “A social enterprise re-investing its profits to empower women overcome domestic violence”- has been a pillar of strength for women whose lives are affected by domestic violence.

In addition to championing the goings on of the local community, Living Water Satisfies is committed to helping such women determine their own future through much needed emotional and practical support. The charity’s training and

workshops cover a broad spectrum of skills such as beauty and care, assertiveness and confidence building, debt management and ICT skills. Developed to help women experiencing the early or latter stages of domestic abuse (resettlement), these workshops aim to empower victims within the community rebuild their lives and regain their livelihoods. However, resources to fully open these programmes are needed and until then, Living Water Satisfies continues to advise, provide information and signposting whilst its café houses business meetings and a warm, friendly atmosphere for mothers, children and families to eat and relax. With free wi-fi, baby changing facilities, disabled access and take-away food and drink available, the Living Water Satisfies Café pools all profits into its charitable work. With its menu boasting hearty British classics to Caribbean favourites, the café’s food is all made in-house by its team of dedicated chefs. A selection of tea, coffee, pastries and hot and cold sandwiches are also available. The venue can be booked for conferences, seasonal celebrations, family gatherings, breakfast meetings and more.

Living Water Satisfies’ latest enterprise can be found at 68 Church Road; a new charity book and art shop where community members can pick up art supplies, browse through its book collection and enjoy a coffee while they’re at it. In addition to its work with women suffering from domestic violence and abuse, Living Water Satisfies also strives to tackle youth unemployment within the local area. This community outreach effort is sensitive to young people’s desire and need for finding work and offering them continued support and advice once they’ve found it. Having been providing work experience placements to the unemployed and inexperienced youths in the Living Water Satisfies Café, the enterprise is a truly integral part of the Crystal Palace community.


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Ways Sugar Affects Women5


Overdoing it in the sugar department increases inflammation within the body. Especially in Western diets in which sugar is rife, our digestive systems simply aren’t designed to cope with high levels of sugar consumption and inflammation is our body’s reaction to this. The dangers of inflammation within the body can lead to long-term consequences challenging to our quality of life; diabetes, inflammatory bowel disease, arthritis, certain cancers and even degenerative disorders. From table sugar, brown sugar, raw sugar and honey (even raw) to corn sweetener, glucose, fructose and rice syrup, our bodies simply cannot withstand the surprising levels of these we unknowingly consume every day. Each time we put as little as two sugars in a cup of tea we change our body’s chemistry and disrupt the natural balance within the body needed for maintenance and repair.

Sugar also plays a huge factor in depleting the essential vitamins and minerals we need to function at peak performance. The minerals we need in our diets work in harmony with one another and when sugar interferes and depletes one, the others either become toxic or deficient. Ever suffered from anxiety, depression irregular periods, lower immunity or even a gut health issue such as Irritable Bowel Syndrome? Try eating less sugar and it may help lessen the symptoms.

Women who consume a lot of sugar are likely to experience reduced fertility. If trying to

ith the festive season well and truly upon us, food and drink are aplenty at this exciting time of year. Regardless of the cold and long dark days, families and friends gather amidst a general sense of merriment for booze and comfort food. Whilst time spent on and off the treadmill is the last thing on many women’s minds, so is their diet until a barrage of New Year’s resolutions overwhelms all. Though mince pies, Christmas pudding and mulled wine and cider are a delicious treat, it’s probably for the best they only make a full-on appearance but once a year. Take a look at five ways in which too much sugar affects women’s bodies…

conceive is on your mind, it may help to look into alternatives to sugary foods, especially refined white sugars. Too much sugar in the body can affect hormone levels through a sugar crash – caused by an increase in insulin – which in turn leaves you drained and exhausted thanks to fight or flight reaction by the body.

The hormones cortisol and adrenaline are released by the adrenal glands to replenish sugar levels but when this happens too often, our adrenal glands can become weakened and sluggish, causing a hormonal imbalance.

This also affects the levels of oestrogen, progesterone, the androgens DHEA and testosterone in your body.

Insulin resistance is another serious health issue caused by too much sugar consumption. The more sugar we eat, the more insulin we release which eventually leads to insulin resistance. Since we rely on the pancreas to secrete insulin to

turn the sugar in our blood into energy for our cells, too much sugary foods makes the pancreas work overtime. Insulin resistance is linked to issues with ovulation and can put women at much higher risk of miscarriage.

Finally, perhaps something most women can relate to: PMS. A time when it’s most important for hormones to work in harmony with one another and keep the body running smoothly, too much sugar actually creates unhappy hormones and causes cramps and uncontrollable cravings.

Women who consume a lot of sugar are likely to experience reduced fertility


n winter, even the most disciplined are compelled to turn to a big fat dollop of hearty comfort food. Just the though of sticky toffee pudding, duck fat roast potatoes and a greasy take away light up our senses as we prepare to indulge as much as we can in one sitting to refuel our bodies with desperately desired carbohydrates. Whilst New Year’s resolutions may help us hold back, it’s only a matter of time before we crack and let loose for a bout of gluttony. Never fear however, for there are plenty of delicious warming treats that’ll actually nourish our bodies as well as our souls

– all guilt free and easy to make! We’ve got a few ideas to get the ball rolling so tuck that take away menu back in the drawer and get ready to cook up a storm.

A serving of spaghetti bolognese might be quick and easy to turn up but why not enjoy a tried and tested gluten free gem? For a light and fresh yet comforting dinner, pick up some rice vermicelli noodles, thinly sliced flank steak and fresh chilli, bean sprouts, coriander and spring onions to whip up into a tasty beef Pho noodle dish. The secret to a beautiful pho lies in its stock, so for a traditional and popular beef version, you can either use a beef stock cube or take the time to simmer

a shank bone or oxtail prior to adding the noodles. Step away from the double cream in soup making and opt for

raw vegan miso soup to warm you from head to toe. With a total preparation and cooking time of less than 20 minutes, you’d be silly to not at least give it a try; particularly after slogging away at the gym just to keep to your fitness resolutions in the New Year. For one serving you’ll need two tablespoon of raw miso, 3 cups of warm filtered water (less if you prefer a more concentrated flavour), tofu and spring onions, thinly chopped marinated mushrooms and and seaweed to garnish. Once you’ve blended the miso and water, you can add the tofu and garnishing.

Got a sweet tooth? Grab some under ripe pears and poach them in spiced red wine for a fat free pudding your friends will be envious of. For this you’ll need a vanilla pod, however much red you need to get some healthy circulation going, 1 halved cinnamon stick, a fresh sprig of thyme and another to seve and 6 whole peeled pears with the stalks intact. Once you’ve added the vanilla pods, thyme and cinnamon to the wine as it heats in a saucepan, gently lower in the pears. Make sure the pears are completely covered in wine (lie them down in a wider saucepan if you’d prefer to have less wine) as they poach – once they’re tender all the way through you’ll know they’re ready to be served! The great thing about poached pears is that they can keep for up to two days in the fridge if you’d rather save them for later.

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WARMER TREATS


Located at 86A Westow Hill, Brave Girl Gifts has prime location within Crystal Palace;

right next to Crystal Palace Park and leading to Dulwich Upper Wood. In an area where working professionals and young families

are rife, Brave Girl Gifts is perfectly situated in its quest to provide beautiful, kooky and simply delightful decorative home ware and

accessories to all who enter.

Liz Perridge, the owner, worked as a costumier for West End show Wicked and

opened Brave Girl Gifts in September 2013. The store supports emerging artists and

designers, which Liz runs in conjunction to doing her theatre work; she has over ten

years experience as a costumier and dresser. Harbouring a particular passion for vintage

dress and style, Liz follows in her great-great-grandmother Rosina Newcombe’s

footsteps in running a Crystal Palace based business.

WWW.BRAVEGIRLGIFTS.CO.UK [email protected]


PLANS FOR CRYSTAL PALACE

NATIONAL SPORTS CENTRE

One of the long standing leisure centres within the community,

the Crystal Palace National Sports Centre is a local treasure indeed. A Better leisure centre,

the sports centre itself was opened in 1964, meaning it has been in our midst for 50 years! Recently however, an

announcement was made that new plans will be unveiled for the centre going forward into 2015.


Already the venue for one of London’s best 50m pools, gym, volleyball and football court as well as athletics track, the international and community sports facilit ies are to undergo

a redevelopment that will transform the centre into a modern sporting and recreational site. In order to secure a long-term future for this listed venue, The Mayor of London has laid out fresh plans for the Crystal Palace National Sports Centre in working with CSM Strategic, FMG Consulting and GT architects. Plans were consulted on from 6th October to 16th November and will now have been furthered upon for the upcoming year in which they will be finalised.

In addition to improving the public access areas around the sports centre (this includes restoring the original Paxton axis to the front of the building which makes it easier to get to through the park), the Olympic sized swimming pool will be treated to a brand new interior. A modern health and fitness suite will be designed and built to overlook the park along with a café, ground floor reception area, climbing wall, terracing, playground and soft play area. To cater to London’s need for sites for new schools, a new Capel Manor College building and a two-form entry primary school were also under consideration for the site, making the area a hub for sports, recreation and education.

However, The Mayor’s plans to create schools on the site is under scrutiny; the cause of controversy lies with the possibility that the athletics track is to be demolished altogether simply to make way. With The Mayor’s office considering four different options in which the sports centre can be changed, it appears there’s a 50/50 chance of the track staying or going. It seems the schools will be built whatever the case, with either the athletics track or only its stands being removed.

The Commonwealth Games 400-metre relay team member Conrad Williams has stated; “It’s a shame that a pivotal, memorable and hugely historical icon of

British athletics is on the brink of being taken away”.

Whilst the swimming pool is to be modernised, experts say an intended modification would eliminate diving altogether, given the pool would be much too shallow. With the mayor having invested over £20 million in the site, a spokesperson has commented; “The proposals have been formulated following discussions with a wide range of groups and sporting organisations and the current consultation is an opportunity for local people and interested parties to voice their opinions and understand more about the challenges facing the site. No final decisions have been made at this stage and we want the consultation responses to shape the development of a more detailed final proposal”.

Young future sporting stars have spoken out to try and save the athletics track and swimming pool from undergoing changes. 13-year-old diver Annabel Triggs holds a bronze medal the National Age Group three-metre springboard event and believes she will have nowhere to train should the pool modifications be made; “The 2012 London Olympics were fantastic and did inspire me and many of my generation but two years later, this development threatens to take away facilities young athletes have available in south London and close successful and long-standing sports clubs. Is that really the Olympic legacy for us?”

Some of you may have read the consultation paper and taken part in the survey regarding the Mayor’s plans for the site. Others will have attended the plans public exhibitions at the sports centre last year. Whatever the consensus may be, it is safe to say that the Crystal Palace National Sports Centre is a venue intended for everyone to enjoy. Overseen by Better, the lessons and courses offered by the leisure centre include swimming, gymnastics, athletics, football, tennis and even trampolining. ROCKSTART taster sessions for climbing, racquet sports, boot camps and personal training sessions are also offered. For those with small children, there’s Toddler’s World for stimulating play (adult supervision required) and the booking essential Ofsted registered Crèche for parents taking part in activities.


Crystal Palace National Sports Centre is a venue

intended for everyone to enjoy.


A Valentine’s Day Treat


To help you celebrate (or drown your sorrows) in style this Valentine’s Day, here’s a few special V-Day themed cocktails to get the party started. From pink and fruity to refined and classic, you’ll have no problem rustling these up behind the bar or even the kitchen counter for yourself or that special someone!

First up, there’s the Lady Killer. Fear not however, its method isn’t nearly as formidable as its name. Fruity yet sharp, this can be served up in a champagne flute and enjoyed before or after dinner. For one serving you will need…

1 Shot dry gin½ Shot Cointreau

½ Shot apricot brandy2 Shots passion fruit juice

2 Shots pineapple juice

Once you’ve shaken it all up in an ice shaker, strain the mixture into the champagne flute over some ice cubes and garnish with a cherry.

Next, give the Strawberry Blonde a try. Made with champagne, this luxurious drink is not only pink and pretty but will get you giggly quicker than you can say “I’m done!” For just one of these you’ll need to mix…

2 Shots champagne2 Shots strawberry vodka1 ½ Shots pineapple juice½ Shot strawberry syrup

Strain into a tall glass with crushed or cubed ice and in order to fully enjoy this sweet treat, pack as many halved strawberry slices in there as you can! This drink is perfect for getting ready with friends before an evening out.

Lastly, give the Honolulu Lulu a go if you don’t fancy downing a glass full of pink liquid. This drink marries refined herbal notes with the richness of cherry liqueur. To make one of these, you will need…

1 Shot gin1 Shot Benedictine

1 Shot cherry lacquer

Fill half a glass with ice, pour all three components in and stir with the ice until chilled. Once ready, transfer to a martini glass and enjoy!


ARE YOU READY FOR

VALENTINE’S DAY?

So you’ve gotten through the festive period, re-joined your colleagues at work and settled into normality once more…and yet Valentines Day is on the loom. Whether you’re all for the flowers and romance or simply couldn’t give a damn, here’s our handy guide on how to survive Valentine’s Day 2015.


Single? Valentine’s Day might be full of smoochy couples on the tube (and pretty much everywhere else too) but don’t worry, you’ve got it much, much easier without having to

surrender this month’s pay check to someone else’s’ enjoyment. Instead, fill your intimate’s drawer with sale-price lingerie from all the big brands – an annual occurrence at this time of year – and spend the evening out with friends so not as to succumb to romantic drama overkill on each and every channel. With mostly coupled up lovebirds elsewhere on Valentine’s Day, you can be sure your favourite cocktail bar is full to the brim with singles ready to mingle.

Don’t believe in Valentine’s Day? Loved up or not, some of us simply aren’t wired to care that a day such as this even counts to be on the calendar. Like it or not however, there’s no point running from all things pink

and red simply because it’s not for you. Embrace the cheesiness and don’t laugh at the poor, well-intentioned men on the way home from work carrying giant bouquets of roses – sometimes it ain’t easy to please a lady! Get a babysitter if needed, enjoy a candlelit chocolate fondue, down a couple of Valentine’s Day themed cocktails and maybe even catch a late-night showing of Fifty Shades of Grey on its opening weekend…Valentine’s Day might just be the night out you’ve been needing for a while!

Desperate to outdo last year’s epic Valentine’s Day surprise? Even a seasoned Valentine’s Day veteran can run out of steam. Perhaps take it down a notch and try to ease up on the importance of gifting. Make a pledge with your loved one to “take this year off” and spend what you would have on something you can enjoy together; a nice meal, tickets to the theatre or even towards his and hers bathrobes you can pick out together. This way, you can build up on the excitement for next year’s surprise!


Milkhouse Candles

The makers of paraffin free home-friendly scents, Milkhouse Candles is a family run business providing customers with attractive and affordable scented jar candles for all to enjoy. Perfect as gifts and for creating a calm and relaxing atmosphere in the home or office, this business was started by Eric and Linda Sparrow who had initially begun candle making as a hobby back in 2002.

Although based on Church Road, Miklhouse Candles now enjoys a worldwide customer base. As the producers of clean-burning candles, Milkhouse Candles’ creations remain free of artificial colour. With no lead in any of its candles’ wicks, Milkhouse Candles uses a pure beeswax and natural soy wax from grown soy beans taken straight from the soil in Midwestern America. Finding that its UK consumer base prefer floral scents over food based scents, customers can nevertheless choose from a broad range of beautiful and charming scents including lilac & wildflower, scotch pine, pure vanilla, southern jasmine, autumn pear, butter toffee, apple strudel.

WWW. MILKHOUSECANDLES.CO.UK [email protected]


History OF A MINCE

Pie

Virtually non-existent for 11 months out of the year and suddenly stacked high in supermarket aisles come December, mince pies are rarely thought of outside the festive season. Whilst not everyone’s a fan of these doughy dried fruit morsels, mince pies have a rich history as a status symbol since they

were first made. Originally made in an oval shape to symbolise the baby Jesus’

birthplace – a manger – the top of the mince pie represented the cloth his mother lovingly wrapped around him. In the UK, during Stuart and Georgian times, mince pies symbolised wealth and status; well-to-do families loved showing off during Christmas get-togethers by carting out trays of pies of varying shapes. Stars, hearts, flowers, crescents and even tear shaped mince pies would delight guests at festive parties. The more extravagant parties would boast dozens of mince pies in shapes that would interlock with one another, creating an edible table piece for guests to sample as the booze poured and carol singing commenced.

Nowadays, mince pies are traditionally available in a small round shape and can be enjoyed hot or cold. Eaten by themselves or as a pudding with ice-cream, these readily available treats were not always packed with dried fruit however; meat such as lamb would have been used in the past. Often on Christmas Eve and regardless of whether they’re on his Naughty or Nice List, children will leave out carrots for Santa’s reindeer and mince pies and brandy for the big man himself as a treat for all of his hard work!

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SAD IS UPON US


here’s something about the New Year that brings out the sensible in all of us. Resolutions are made and stubbornly stuck to for as long as our conscience – or the memory of that last

raging hangover – tugs at our minds and the hope of a successful year often drives us to make big life-changing decisions. We work harder, longer hours and aim to perhaps achieve what we didn’t in the previous year.

Whilst this is all well and good, the expectations and pressure of what we should be doing don’t always go hand in hand with the plaguing thought of the long, dark winter days ahead. From the moment we awaken to when we leave the office, we’re bombarded with a pitch black welcoming only the blaring light of the high street or our regular tube stations seem to overcome. People are grumpy and postpone social engagements to avoid facing the freeze whilst others are just downright low whatever they do.

Although many of us plough on and get through the worst of this frankly quite bland time of year, others seem to feel the brunt a lot more and succumb to winter’s dark grasp in a downward mental, physical and emotional spiral. SAD – Seasonal Affective Disorder – is a common yet underrated complex illness that can affect even the strongest minded individuals. 20% of us experience mild symptoms of SAD which leave us down but without serious consequence – known as Sub-syndromal SAD sufferers, this discomfort will pass in time. For 2% of the UK population, the Winter Blues is but a comical name for something we wish we had! SAD is in fact a disabling

illness that can prevent sufferers from functioning as we normally would on an everyday basis without the right help and treatment.

Lethargy, eating and sleep problems occur for Winter Blues sufferers but anxiety and depression aren’t so much an issue. SAD sufferers (mostly women) experience a wide range of symptoms including but not limited to increased irritability, loss of libido, lowered immune system with a vulnerability to infections, poor cognitive function, fatigue and weight gain in addition to anxiety and depression. Come the first signs of spring however, many SAD sufferers experience a sudden lift in mood and begin to lose their symptoms from the winter. Whilst Doctors have yet to pinpoint the exact causes of SAD, some researchers believe that less sunlight during the autumn and winter months is responsible for the brain making less serotonin, a chemical linked to neural pathways that help balance our moods.

Whilst varied treatments are available, GPs often recommend Winter Blues sufferers to spend some time outdoors in the early daytime to get more natural light. Supplementing the body with vitamin D via exposure to natural sunlight can ease symptoms and help to eradicate a general feeling of lowness. It seems however cold or grey it may be, spending even a little time outdoors – on your lunch break or on a slow weekend stroll – is ultimately beneficial to your health in ways other than filling your lungs with fresh air! Serious SAD sufferers should not be afraid to share the severity of their experience with their GP as antidepressant medications and phototherapy (light therapy) may be more suited to combat their symptoms.


The Crystal Palace FC Foundation

Firstly, let us introduce ourselves. The Crystal Palace FC Foundation is the charitable arm of the Palace family and we exist to maintain and support our local communities. We are South London and proud, this stands for: representation, inclusion and diversity. We embrace this ethos; this is ‘The Palace Way’.

We are proud to exist under the mighty name of Crystal Palace, a club with deep roots and longstanding heritage in the community, but the Foundation itself runs as separate from the in-frastructure of CPFC. By this, we mean that the Foundation exist as a charitable trust with NO direct funding from Crystal Palace FC.

Being that we are entirely self-funded, we are reaching out to our lo-yal fan base, faithful supporters and trusted friends to drive our future aspirations forward and create the most successful, thriving football Foundation that exists within the game.

This is where we are looking to enlist your help! We have put toge-ther a fundraising campaign spanning the next 80days across April, May and June. We have a series of events organised for the Spring calendar and opportunities for yourselves to get involved.

Whether your inspiration is to fundraise for something or someone close to your heart, feel that sense of achievement in completing a challenge, to get fitter, or just generally to raise awareness for a great cause, we want to embrace all motivations!

Each event will fundraise to support different areas of the Founda-tions diverse project delivery, please feel free to roam our website to explore the variety of areas we work within.

Our first event will be a Foundation Aid Football Match, happe-

ning after the close of the Premier League season. We will be hosting a community day where we invite local partners, schools, businesses and participants of our programmes to Selhurst Park to experience the magic of the stadium. In the evening there will be an 11-a-side game on the pitch at Selhurst Park, including some recognisable faces from past Palace teams. We will be auctioning off places for the first XI, with the most prized positions going to the highest bidder. Look out for chances to compete face to face with your Palace hero’s!

The Foundation have also organised a fundraising walk, in partner-ship with Charity Challenge, to raise some vital funds for our valuable Disability and Health programme. The Sunset to Sunrise walk takes place in Eastbourne, Sussex, on 20th June, and we will ask participants to raise a minimum of £200 (but please do not let us limit you, go as far as you can stretch!). The best part; you decide where your money goes. We run comprehensive programmes under the headings of Disability and Health, so you chose what resonates best with you.

All of the information you need for these two events featured, or any of the fundraising activity taking place in the Spring period, will be detailed on our website: www.cpfcfoundation.org

Naturally, we know that everybody is not football enthusiasts, or have the capacity to take on an intense physical activity, but may still want to be involved in what the Foundation offer the local community. Please visit out Just Giving page to pledge a donation or alternatively email [email protected] to register interest or suggest a fun-draising idea. Look forward to hearing from you!

So come and join some of the Palace team in helping us, to help you! Remember the Palace Foundation exists to serve our local com-munity, but as with every charity, we need assistance.

www.cpfcfoundation.org

One Club. One Community.FOUNDATIONCRYSTAL PALACE

Football Club

Registered Charity No. 1125878

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Top 5worst

DESSERTSDon’t be misled by the title, Top 5 Worst Desserts is probably a dramatic way of putting it, especially seeing as these wonderfully delicious treats are by no means inedible. Dangerously artery clogging if eaten too often however, these addictive sweet treats are probably best left alone and saved for only the most dire of cases – break ups, children’s birthdays (a joyous yet stressful occasion for all) and perhaps even a visit from your mother-in-law, whose stringent views against a simple fruit salad are enough to bring anyone down.


1 Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream: It’s everywhere; at the cinema, the Costcutter around the corner and sometimes half price at the supermarket. Surprisingly low down on the Worst Desserts

scale, don’t be deceived by its seemingly innocent ranking, it’s altogether too easy to polish off an entire tub by yourself. Depending on the flavour, the calorie and fat content varies but generally, don’t be shocked that half a cup ice cream from that spanking new Ben & Jerry’s café you’ve been dying to try piles on 300 calories and approximately 20g of fat to your daily intake.

2 Cheesecake: What harm can a civilised cheesecake do? Hardly as indulgent as some of the other offenders on our list, a cheesecake certainly harbours potential

for more brutal hours spent at the gym. Do treat yourself to the low fat variety once in a while but don’t forget the figures: a single serving packs over 350 calories and a whopping 21g of fat into a tiny slice. Disappointing as it is, we speak truth.

3 A McFlurry: Ahh, McDonalds. The very thought of this gloriously successful fast food chain stirs deep rooted feelings of love and hate. Memories of childhood birthday

parties, tossing out pickles from a Happy Meal cheeseburger, sub par coffee when you can’t find a Starbucks and last week’s drunken binge meal

resurface to haunt even the best of us. A McFlurry may be an easily justified impulse dessert but unsurprisingly, this tiny tub of ice cream can mount up to over 500 calories with toppings. Filled with sugar, expect to consume roughly 100g of it as well as 15g of fat. Are you still lovin’ it?

4 Banana Split: Not as popular here as in the U.S, this scrumptious dessert is easily made at home or ordered from an American style diner post burger and French fries. Yes, the

banana may be good for you but what of the multiple scoops of ice cream, spurts of whipped cream, glacé cherries, flavoured syrup and multicoloured sprinkles that go on top? Have fun inputting an additional 700-100 calories and over 40g of fat to My Fitness Pal…

5 Chocolate Cake: A beautiful chocolate cake can go both ways; a light and fluffy dark chocolate mocha recipe can be just enough to ease your cravings but what about the

biggest, best and full-on ones out there? The classic chocolate cake often has ice cream or fresh cream drizzled over the top, melted chocolate oozing out of it and icing sugar sprinkled over it. If you’re ever tempted to pull a Bruce Bogtrotter next time you see Matilda, fight the urge – he’ll have consumed over 1000 calories, over 100g of sugar and almost 50g of fat. Plus, he probably walked back home with a horrendous tummy ache.


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“DIVE IN AND ENJOY THIS EXPLOSIVE GAME OF WATER AND AIR. THIS SUPREMELY ANAEROBIC TEAM SPORT IS FAST,

FURIOUS AND MOST IMPORTANTLY FANTASTIC FUN.”Paul Pizzey (West Wickham UWHC – Club Chairman

Why Underwater Hockey Is So Hot Right Now!


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Tired of swimming lengths at the local pool? Want to keep fit and fun, and try something a bit different? If so, underwater hockey could just be the perfect new hobby for you! This

exhilarating game takes hockey to the bot-tom of a swimming pool where the action is incredibly fast and furious, combining skill and teamwork to create an adrenalin filled, competitive sport. The Mechanics Of The Game

Underwater Hockey (UWH, also known as Octopush in the UK) is a globally played sport, requiring the use of snorkeling gear (mask, fins, and snorkel) and combining swimming skills, good fitness, and breath holding as all the action is underwater. The object of the game is to push the puck (spe-cially designed and weighted) using a sma-ll short stick (‘pusher’) into the opposing team’s goal. Before the start of play the puck is placed in the middle of the pool, and the players wait in the water whilst touching the wall above the goal they are defending. Two teams of up to ten players compete, with six players in each team in play at any one time, which may be on deck or in the water outside the playing area, depending on tournament rules. A typical playing formation is 3-3 (three offensive players or forwards, and three defensive players or

backs) of which 3-2-1 (three forwards, two midfielders and a back) is a variation. The limited contact nature makes it very safe, therefore giving it a broad appeal with pla-yers from 8 years and above.

There is a regular World Championship (every 2 years); attracting over 1000 pla-yers, 70 teams representing 20+ countries. Although all the action will be on the bo-ttom of an Olympic sized pool, games will be broadcast live on the Internet to keep the growing global audience up to date with the action and news on their country/teams. West Wickham Underwater Hockey ClubWest Wickham UWHC is the largest club in London and south east, having four ses-sions including a junior team and affiliated clubs. Its primary session and core training is held at Crystal Palace National Sports Centre on Thursday evenings, which has underwater viewing! As a major UK club, it also boasts six players representing team GB in this world championship. The club also has an active junior section (based in the Croydon area) and has helped set-up a new club in the borough of Lewisham. To make it non-intimidating for first-timers, they’re also providing regular ‘have a go’ sessions at Crystal Palace and in associa-tion with local councils. It sounds like it could be a great way to keep the kids amu-sed this summer (and away from their ta-blet screens for more than five minutes!).

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winter 2014 edition

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