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ADVERTORIALFAMILY flooring firm Floormasterinvites customers to sit back and relaxwhile its experienced installers takethe strain.

As well as its bricks-and-mortarBarugh Green base, the business oper-ates a unique mobile showroom, bring-ing over 5000 samples of carpets,vinyls, woods and laminates to you soyou can make your choice from home.Appointments are made at your conve-nience, daytime, evening or weekend.

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HAVE you ever wonderedhow holly and ivy came tobe so very closely associatedwith Christmas?

If so, Dan Booth, headgardener at BrodsworthHall, the Victorian countryhouse situated betweenBarnsley and Doncaster,has the answer: “Like manyof our Christmas traditions,the story of holly and ivygoes back well before thebirth of Christ, but over thecenturies, ancient traditionshave been incorporatedinto the Christian festivitieswe enjoy today,” he said.

“For the Romans, hollywas a symbol of goodhealth and prosperity, sowas often given as a gift inthe new year, whereaspagans used holly as a heal-ing plant, believing that italso protected you againstevil spirits and lightningstrikes.”

Holly was also said tohave sprung from the stepsof Christ when he walkedthe Earth, the pointedleaves representing thecrown of thorns placed onhis head on the cross, andthe red berries symbolisingthe blood he shed.

Evergreens have longbeen established as part ofthe Christian tradition, par-ticularly at Christmas, asthey were thought that

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these plants representedeternal life, with peopleoften hanging bouquets ofevergreens, including hollyand ivy, as a symbol ofChrist around theChristmas period –although again, it isthought that this is aChristianisation of theNorse tradition of ever-greens being hung over adoor to keep evil spiritsaway.

These ‘Holly Boughs’were common in manymedieval households,although when Cromwelland his puritans came topower, like so many othercelebratory traditions,these symbolic representa-tions of Christ werebanned. However, in defi-ance, many people justrenamed the garlands,from Holy Boughs to HollyBoughs.

Often, mistletoe wouldbe added into these deco-rations, and many peoplestill followed the Vikingtradition of kissing undermistletoe as a sign offriendship.

Many visitors throughoutDecember are expected tobuy holly for their owndecorations fromBrodsworth Hall, as DanBooth’s team of gardenerscommence the annualpruning of some of the 250holly bushes and treesthroughout the grounds.

Said Dan: “We have oneof the largest collections ofholly varieties in the north,with between 120 and 150different species spread

throughout the grounds.At this time of year, wetend to prune the bushesback strongly – hat-rack-ing – to encourage lots ofnew growth and spikierleaves, so we take a lot ofthe trimmed branches

down to our admissionsdesk for people to takeaway – there are somewonderful differentfoliages, includingsmooth leaved and varie-gated varieties.”

Christmas rescue remediesIF YOU are feeling a littleunder the weather duringthe festive season –whether it’s throughoverindulgence or anattack of the common cold– perhaps our ancestorscould have some sageadvice.

Then again, maybe not. Remedies used through-

out history include:

■ English ivy: the ancientRoman philosopher Plinysuggested that eating yel-low ivy berries before a bignight out would preventdrunkenness.

That said, Pliny’s medicalknowledge can be lookedupon with a sceptical eye:he also suggested that kiss-ing the hairy muzzle of amouse would cure a cold.

■ Prayer: The medievalChristian church believedthat colds were caused bydemons getting into thenose. This allowed part ofthe sufferer’s soul to leavetheir body, and is the his-toric reason why we coverour noses when we sneeze!

■ The Upward Purge:After overindulging, theRomans would head to aspecial room called thevomitoria, where the lordor lady would have theback of their throat tickledby a slave to make themvomit. After a glass or twoof warm water, they wouldreturn to the party to con-tinue their indulgence!

■ Phlegm on the chestwas treated by swallowinglive snails, thought to eatup the mucus.

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IN THIS somewhat gloomy economic cli-mate, we all deserve the chance to let ourhair down.

Most companies are providing theirstaff with some form of Christmas enter-tainment, even if it is slightly lower keythan in previous years.

However, it’s a well-known fact thatsome of us have a tendency to overdo iton such occasions, forgetting our man-ners, our morals, and the fact that wehave to go back to work the next weekand face our colleagues.

Fish4jobs, the popular recruitment web-site, has compiled a list of tips on how tospare yourself the shame:

■ Pace yourself – remember it’s not adrinking competition just because thedrink is free. You can have as much funon less alcohol, and have the added

bonus of remembering the evening.■ Water – drink plenty of water

between alcoholic drinks.■ Food – make sure you have eaten

plenty on the day of the party and ifthere is food on the night do try and linethe stomach with as much as you can. Itreally does help.

■ Kissing under the mistletoe – justbecause you have had a drink and youfancy the guy or girl in accounts, it does-n’t mean that you can launch yourself atthem at the Christmas party. If you thinksomeone likes you, be subtle andapproach with caution. Alcohol-inducedlust is often regretted the next day.

■ Dancing on the tables – never awinner at a works do, even if your boss isup there grooving away to Abba with abottle of champers in one hand and the

THE Yorkshire coast is the per-fect antidote to the stresses andexcesses of Christmas – you canpaddle in the sea, write your NewYear’s resolutions in huge letterson the sand, or race up Whitby’s

famous 199 steps and catch yourbreath as you drink in the headyviews from the cliff-top abbey.

These are just a few sugges-tions for getting away from it alland working off your Christmaslunch from the Yorkshire Moorsand Coast Tourism Partnership.

Other bracing ideas from theorganisation are building a raftas part of the Boxing DayCharity Raft Race aroundScarborough Harbour or joiningthe Scarborough Lions for theircharity New Year’s Day dip theicy North Sea.

Coastal Christmas: A trek up to Whitby Abbey may be just the thing for the festive stress and indulgence.

OFFICE PARTY SURVIVAL GUIDEreceptionist in the other. Just becausesomeone else is doing it, doesn’tmean it’s ok.

■ Taxi – if your company is notsupplying transport home, pre-booka taxi before the night begins. Youcan always change the time if you

are having more or less fun thanexpected, but it’s better to be pre-pared than be stuck somewhere withno way of getting home.

■ Money – always make sure youhave enough money to get homesafely. This saves you having to stop

outside cash machines when drunk.Never the best plan for safety.

■ Phone a friend – if you arestuck somewhere or in a pickle, call afriend and let them know what youare doing. Best to be on the safe side,especially late at night.

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