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Marriage TaxAre you entitled?By Martin Lewis

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Most of us ladies and the odd gent too need to lose a few hairs from the brow line. The easiest solution is tweezing away the stray hairs yourself, but the results are short-lived and the risk of creating the wrong shape is high. Better results can be achieved by a professional, with waxing and thread-ing methods achieving hair removal lasting around 4-6 weeks. Fair or very thin eyebrows may benefit from being tinted. Like hair dye, this changes the colour and lasts 4-6 weeks.

A popular look at the moment is HD (High Definition) Brows which focus on shape and design and promise to give you sleek, stylish brows like those enjoyed by the stars. A seven step process that includes a consul-tation followed by tinting, waxing, threading, tweez-ing, trimming and finishing with a pencil or brush to fill in any gaps, is described as more than just shaping or tidying but actual eyebrow artistry!

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There are numerous mascaras around promising volume, length and thickness, and I can vouch for some of them actually work-ing! My daughters naturally

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I was born with my dads eyebrows. Naturally thick, shapeless and unsightly, they looked like two caterpillars stuck to my forehead. At age twelve I followed the fashion of the day and plucked away until they were within a whisper of totally disappearing - and I was on the point of fainting! Today, my eyebrows are thin, shapeless and unsightly and Im resigned to them looking that way forever. Or rather I was

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Marriage Tax Are you married or in a civil partnership?

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one of 4.1million couples due a free 212 a year.

This is all about marriage tax allowance, a tax-break introduced in April 2015. I was stunned to find out how few people know about it and the likelihood is youre in the 80% who havent claimed it, so Im going to tell you how.

Who can get it? You must be married or civil partners. If youve lived together for 20 years and have four kids and a dog, you are not eligible. This is a bit of social engineering by the government to have a reward for marriage in the tax system.One of you must be a non-taxpayer, i.e., usually earning less than 10,600, and the other needs to pay tax at the basic 20% rate, which is currently for those who earn under 42,385. You both must be under 80 (then theres another tax break).Dont overcomplicate this. Many people ask if they count as a non-taxpayer as Im a volunteer, I only work part time, I dont work. Stop it. Are you a UK resident who doesnt pay income tax? If you are, you count simple as that.

How does it work? The non-taxpayer can transfer 1,060 of their personal allowance thats the amount you can earn tax-free to their partner.Imagine Tyrone earns 10,000 at a garage, and is a non-taxpayer. He can arrange for 1,060 of his tax-free allowance to be transferred to his wife Fizz. So thats 1,060 of earnings she wouldve paid tax on at 20% thats now tax free. As 20% of 1,060 is 212, thats your gain.

How do you claim it? Its a really simple process. The non-taxpayer should just go to www.gov.uk/marriage-al-lowance or call 0300 200 3300. Youll need your national insurance numbers and some basic ID. Let me stress again though, its the NON TAXPAYER who must sign up people

do it the other way round and then wonder why theyre rejected.

Do I get it every year? Yes, its done via a change in your tax code that remains, so its 212 a year gain every year and once youve applied its done automatically. If your circumstances change, you need to call up and tell them.

Can I backdate the claim? Yes, you can backdate for four years, but it only started on 6 April 2015 so of course you cant go back further than that.

What if either or both of us are self-employed? It doesn't matter. As long as you fulfil the eligibility criteria above, you can apply. The only difference is if the recipient partner is in self-assessment, it will reduce their self-assess-ment bill.

What if Im a non-taxpayer who doesnt have 1,060 to pass across? It still works, its just a bit more complex if the non-taxpayer is earning just under the 10,600 thresh-old. This is because you have to transfer 1,060 of your allowance to take advantage nothing more, nothing less.

So lets do another example. Suppose Fred is a basic rate taxpayer married to Wilma who earns 10,000 a year, so shes only got 600 left of her tax free allowance. She can still move 1,060 to Fred, so he gains 212 on that amount.That lowers her allowance to 9,540, but she earns 10,000 so shell pay basic 20% tax on the 440 meaning she is 88 worse off. Overall, though theyre still up over 100. If you dont get the maths, dont worry, youre always col-lectively up by doing this, so if youre a non-taxpayer, even close to the limit its still worth applying.

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To win tell us: In what year was Chillfest first held?Email your answer to [email protected] Weve got family tickets for CHILFEST to give away!admitting 2 adults and 2 children to Chilfest on Friday 8th July.

C hilfest is a two day boutique music festival featuring original bands from the 80s . Held in the leafy and rural setting of Tring in Hertford-shire, with a capacity of 7,000 people for each day, Chilfest provides festival goers with an intimate yet lively atmosphere. The custom-built Chilfest arena com-prises a top quality stage and sound rig, a wide variety of food and drink outlets and plenty of toilet facilities, providing all the ingredients for a great weekend of live music ... right on here our doorstep.Chilfest is the brain child of Tring resident Steve Butcher. As Managing Director of Universal Event Productions (UEP), Steve has provided event staging and rigs for a wide variety of top live events and music festivals.An 80s music lover, he had the idea of bringing live music from original bands to the local area whilst at a friends barbecue, the seed for Chilfest was sown. The 15th anniversary of UEP gave Steve the chance to re-alise his dream when he decided to stage a concert for the local community to celebrate his business achieve-ments. Originally to be a one-off event, Steve set out to create a top quality music event with all proceeds going to local charity, Rennie Grove Hospice Care.In July 2013, the Inaugural Chilfest was staged at Pendley Meadow in Tring. Featuring a lively pop night on the Fri-

day, headlined by Little Mix, and a show-stopping line up of stars from the 80s, including Tony Hadley, Rick Astley, Howard Jones, Midge Ure, Hazel OConnor and Carol Decker on the Saturday. The event sold out to its 7,000 capacity.The quality of the production, which included some of the latest moving light and LED screen technologies, re-ceived many accolades and earned nominations in two categories at the 2013 UK Festival Awards. The success of the event encouraged Steve to hold Chil-fest again in 2014 This time plans evolved to include a Sunday afternoon with a more contemporary line-up for a younger audience. Over 15,000 people attended.In 2015, Pendley Meadow was once again filled to ca-pacity when, for the third year running, Chilfest rocked Tring with two spectacular nights of top quality music. This year saw, for the first time at Chilfest, a team of tal-ented performance interpreters who took to the stage with the bands and enthusiastically signed every single song for the benefit of the deaf community. Chilfest 2016 will take place on Friday 8th and Satur-day 9th July. once again, bringing two days of the very best sounds from the 1980s. This years line up includes UB40, Heather Small, The Human League, Chas and Dave, Tony Hadley and many more..


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Vauxhall Male Voice Choir choir was born in 1943 during the grim and dark days of World War II when morale was at low ebb. The factory had been turned primarily to the manufacture of tanks and military vehicles and it was by way of an outlet from this travail that a singing group was formed. They were soon entertaining the troops by radio broadcasts and enter-taining locally in charitable concerts.Our history is long and littered with interesting stories and events; we have done most of the things, and more, ex-pected of a male voice choir! Participation in competitions including winning a prize at a Welsh eisteddfod, singing with famous massed military bands in the regular pageants held at the Luton Football Ground during the 1980s, TV

appearances, including Harry Secombes Highway pro-gramme and travelling (usually each year) on away-trips to British and European towns and cities have all featured in the rich life of VMVC choris-ters past and present.The choir is currently 45-strong and sings now mainly for enjoyment and charitable causes. We are always keen to accept new members and regularly take steps by way of recruitment exercises to ensure the future of our organisation. We meet every Wednesday evening at 7.30pm for practice at St Mar-garets Church, Biscot Mill, Luton and newcomers will be made extremely welcome by our friendly members. Just turn up on a Wednesday or, alternatively contact Brian Matthews on 01525-841077.

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A fascinating collection of unique self-playing musical instruments and two Theatre pipe organs.

Originally the Collection was owned by Charles Hart, who towards the end of his life, wished the Collection to remain available to the public and set up a Charitable Trust No. 276072. This is run entirely by volunteers. The tradition of Sunday opening is still continued as Charles wished so that people of all ages can enjoy these unique instruments. Currently the Theatre is open every

second Sunday March to November 2.00 p.m. - 4.30 p.m. There are also regular Theatre organ concerts and special events including Vintage Afternoon Teas. For more details please visit: www.stalbansorgantheatre.org.uk

Volunteer help is always needed with all aspects of run-ning the St Albans Organ Theatre. There are a range of interesting opportunities available. Please email [email protected] to find out more.Group concessions are available and special openings can also be arranged.

Further details on our web-site: www.stalbansorgantheatre.org.ukWheelchair access and facilities for our disabled patrons. No animals except assistance dogs.

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Close the mouth and stroke your pets throat in a gentle downward motion until they swallow. Once your pet licks their lips, this is a good indication that they have swallowed the tablet. If they are struggling to swallow you can syringe a small amount of water into their mouth to encourage swallowing. Its a good idea to give your hands a wash afterwards. Giving liquid medication is a little easier, but quite similar. One person should hold your pet still while the other person administers the medication. This is usually done with a syringe (provided by your vet) and squirted into the side of your pets mouth while their head is held level. When youre finished, reward your pet with plenty of praise so that they will associate the process with get-ting something nice at the end! If you are still having problems, then ask your vet practice for more advice the medication may even be available in a different form that is easier for you to give. PDSA is on a mission to educate the nation on pet wellbeing and is delighted that funding from players of Peoples Postcode Lottery is helping the charity to continue this vital work.

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The easiest option, if the tablet can be given with food, is to hide it in your pets favourite treat, or wrap it in a piece of meat. If the tablet can be crushed then you can mix it in with a portion of their food. All the food must be eaten though, to ensure the full dosage is taken. If this doesnt work, or the tablet cant be given with food then it may be best to get someone to help you to give them the tablet. One person should help to hold your pet still; for small pets they can be placed on a surface (with no danger of falling) and stand behind the pet holding them gently but firmly. For larger dogs, they will need to sit on the floor, ideally against a wall, with someone steadying their body and head to limit movement. Have a syringe of water ready in case your pet wont swallow their tablet. The second person should gently take hold of the up-per jaw of your pet with one hand and tilt it upwards; this naturally opens the mouth slightly. Using their other hand, gently pull your pets lower jaw down by placing their fingers on the incisors and drop the tablet onto the tongue, as far back as possible.

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RELEASE DATE: 15th July CAST: Melissa McCarthy, Kate McKinnon, Leslie Jones, Chris Hemsworth, Kristen WiigWatch the female Ghostbusters sav-ing the world from the supernatural. This comedy brings new characters and is a fresh take on the original Ghostbusters movie released 30 years ago.

JASON BOURNE

RELEASE DATE: 29th July CAST: Matt Damon, Tommy Lee Jones, Vincent Cassel, Julia Stiles, Alicia Vikander Jason Bourne, the former CIA opera-tive is back. The fifth movie of the franchise picks up years later after Jason disappeared, at the end of the last movie, The Bourne Ultimatum.

Cinema New Releases

THE LEGEND OF TARZAN

RELEASE DATE: 8th July CAST: Alexander Skarsgard, Samuel L. Jackson, Margot Robbie,Djimon Hounsou,Christoph Waltz

Years after Tarzan and Jane have left the jungles behind Tarzan is invited back to serve for parliament. Unknown to Tarzan, he is a pawn in a game of greed and revenge.

THE SECRET LIFE OF PETS

RELEASE DATE: 24th JuneCAST: Louis C.K., Eric Stonestreet, Kevin Hart, Ellie Kemper, Lake Bell, Hannibal Buress, Bobby Moynihan, , Albert Brooks, Jenny Slate, Steve Coogan

An animated comedy, The Secret Life of Pets comes from the makers of Despicable Me.Ever wondered what pets gets up to when theyre home alone?Max the terrier, is the pampered pet of Katie, but one day Katie brings home Duke, a sloppy mongrel. Maxs world is turned upside down!

LOOK OUT FOR DUNSTABLE DOWNS!In late summer 2015, the cast and crew of Tarzan asscended on Ashridge and Dunstable Downs for three days of filming. The location was primarily used for landscape and arial shots taken by helicopter, so look out for the beautiful Bed-fordshire countryside in this latest Hollywood blockbuster.


SAPPHIRE SOCIAL CLUB

Sapphire Social Club - this social club caters for the unattached aged 50+. We meet weekly in Hitchin and organize a variety of social events every month. No joining fee for the first two months. Come along and meet new friends.Tel Joyce 07952 678021 or Ian 07900 890583 for detailswww.sapphiresocialsinglesclub.co.uk

KNIT AND NATTER GROUP

Every Tuesday, 10am-12pmJoin our friendly Knit and Natter group every Tuesday at Lewsey Library.Come and share your experience, or get some great hints and tips, and meet new people.Tea and biscuits provided.The group is always looking for donations of wool; knitting needles etc. so if you have anything you no longer need, just drop it off at the library.Free, donations welcome

LUTON WRITERS CLUB

Every other thursday from 14th Apr, 5.30PmLuton Central LibraryA free club, open to those interested in writing.

THE PARKSIDE SINGERS

Do you enjoy singing?The Parkside Singers is a lively mixed choir, singing four-part harmony music including pop, songs from musicals and some choral favourites such as Ave Verum and The Lords Prayer. Call Claire on 01525 753110.

LUTON POETRY SOCIETY

Last Saturday of every month, 2-4pmLuton Central Library3, free for Poetry Society member (20 annual membership)

Our meetings usually take place on the last Saturday of each month at Luton Central Library (3rd Floor)

For more information visit www.lutonculture.com/luton-libraries or call 01582 547 418

BREAKOUT SOCIAL CLUB

We are a club for the over forty fives, not a singles club but a social club for people who enjoy going out but are on their own, where they can meet like-minded people, with a varied monthly programme covering Discos, Pub lunchs, walks, parties and much, much more, we meet once a week in the front bar at the Conservative Club, High street North DunstableFor more information please contact Sandy on 07813 262556

WARDEN AFTERNOON CLUB

Meets every Tuesday 2 - 4pmWarden Hill Community Centre (rear of the Warden Tavern)We are a recently established group of friendly ladies and gentlemen who meet weekly for companion-ship, activities and refreshments. If you would like some company, or know someone who would benefit from joining us, please come along any Tuesday - everyone is very welcome. For more information contact Sue on 07706895444 or email [email protected]

5TH STOPSLEY GUIDES

Guides is our section for girls aged 10 to 14.By becoming part of a worldwide community of girls who learn together and share skills and experi-ences, Guides have the chance to get out there and do something really different.Members take part in a wide range of exciting activities at their regular

meetings, and at special events or holidays. Girls can get involved in anything from adventure sports to performing a

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