DN14 Magazine — October 2025

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‘ Welcome to the October edition of the DNfourteen magazine. I hope that you are all keeping well and making the most of the fairly warm weather we are experiencing. We have local news on page 4 that looks at the new Careers on Wheels bus that is due at Goole Academy this Autumn. All the latest updates from our Police and Crime Commissioner can be found on pages 10 & 11. We have a selection of New Books for you to read this September on page 6 - which includes the new Elizabeth Day book ‘One of Us’ which I am looking forward to reading - I do like a good family saga if it involves family drama, secrets and lies - it makes for an enjoyable read - and I’m so glad that people aren’t like that in real life!!! We have a great recipe for you all to try out on page 8 - It’s for ‘Pumpkin Au Gratin’ which sounds delicious and is a great way to use up your Pumpkins. For all you people that love Gardening please check out the regular feature that has great advice on what you need to be doing this month in your garden. Finally, anyone that likes Halloween and Horror Films please make a note of the date: Saturday 25th October for this year’s Hull Horror Fest at the Costello Stadium, Hull - See the outside back cover for details - I can highly recommend it. Jane Editor Please note that whilst we take care to be accurate, no liability will be accepted under any circumstances should any of the content of this magazine be incorrect. The views expressed in the articles are not necessarily those of the publisher. All rights reserved. Published by DNfourteen Magazine. Printed by DaltonSpire Ltd. 3 Welcome to DNfourteen Magazine To contact Telephone: 01964 552 470 • Email: ask@daltonspire.co.uk • www.daltonspire.co.uk 8 11 12

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health at East Riding of Yorkshire Council said: ‘’This initiative is part of a broader plan to enhance education, training, and workforce development across the East Riding, laying the foundation for a more sustainable and resilient health and care system.’’ The Careers on Wheels bus isn’t just for students, it also supports adults across the region, offering resources and guidance to help local residents explore new career opportunities and pathways. Over the next 18 months, the initiative will continue to visit rural and coastal schools and communities, as part of the council’s ongoing Adult Social Care Workforce and Education Project. The goal being to inspire the next generation of healthcare heroes and strengthen the future of the local care system. Coming this Autumn, the bus will be visiting Goole Academy, Holderness Academy and will be returning to Driffield Secondary School and Sixth Form. To learn more about a career in adult social care, please contact: choosecare@eastriding.gov.uk Local News 4 To contact Telephone: 01964 552 470 • Email: ask@daltonspire.co.uk • www.daltonspire.co.uk Young people are being asked ‘what’s your superpower’ as part of a new initiative asking them to consider exciting careers in adult social care. Young people are being asked ‘what’s your superpower’ as part of a new initiative asking them to consider exciting careers in adult social care. Through the Careers on Wheels initiative students have been diving into the world of adult social care and health onboard East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s learning and skills bus. Through dynamic, hands-on sessions, they’re discovering the vital roles and rewarding career paths that help support some of the most vulnerable people in our communities. Led by the council’s workforce and education team, the initiative uses interactive games and real- life scenarios to spark curiosity and highlight the importance of communication, empathy, and a positive attitude, key attributes for anyone considering a career in adult social care. Working in partnership with organisations including the NHS, the team is helping students identify their own “superpowers” such as patience, resilience, and compassion, showing how these qualities can make a real difference in people’s lives. So far, the Careers on Wheels bus has visited The Market Weighton School, Driffield Secondary School and Sixth Form, and Headlands School in Bridlington, delivering engaging and informative sessions. Holly Robinson, careers guidance lead at Driffield Secondary School and Sixth Form said: ‘‘The students had a fantastic morning finding out more about the varied pathways in this sector and really benefited from being able to talk to real people working in the sector in small groups where they could ask questions. ‘’Due to the ever-increasing cost of coaches and very large year groups, taking students out to visit employers and workplaces is a real challenge, so by bringing these experiences and staff to our school makes everything logistically a lot easier for us and enables students to have these valuable encounters.’’ Councillor Jonathan Owen, cabinet member for adult social care and Careers on Wheels bus inspiring future generations across the East Riding The new mobile vehicle encourages careers in adult social care

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6 Literature To contact Telephone: 01964 552 470 • Email: ask@daltonspire.co.uk • www.daltonspire.co.uk Girl Dinner by Olivie Blake From the Sunday Times bestseller Olivie Blake, comes this powerful and darkly fun novel about ambition, lust and eating your fill – as wealthy ‘moms’ and sorority girls practice a sinister new wellness trend. The House is the most exclusive sorority on campus, and all its alumni are beautiful, high achieving and respected. After a freshman year she would rather forget, Nina Kaur knows being accepted into The House is the first step to the brightest possible future. Meanwhile, professor Dr Sloane Hartley is struggling. After 18 months at home with her newborn daughter, Sloane’s clothes don’t fit right, her husband isn’t as present as he thinks he is and even the few hours a day she’s apart from her child fill her psyche with paralyzing ennui. When invited to be The House’s academic liaison, Sloane enviously drinks in a level of collective perfection that Sloane desperately craves. But as Nina and Sloane each get drawn deeper into the arcane rituals of the sisterhood, they learn that living well comes with bloody costs. Buckeye by Patrick Ryan Buckeye is a brilliant, expansive novel that straddles two world wars and the decades- long fallout of three families caught up in the aftershocks of foreign warfare. As news of the Allied victory in Europe reaches the small town of Bonhomie, Ohio, Margaret Salt walks into a hardware store and asks the man behind the counter, Cal Jenkins, for a radio. What happens next will change both of their lives forever. While the country reconstructs in the post-war boom, a secret grows in Bonhomie – and nothing can remain hidden in a small town. The consequences of that encounter intertwines the fates of two families, rippling through the next generation and compelling them to re-examine who Books for October they thought they were and what the future holds. One of Us by Elizabeth Day This new novel from Elizabeth Day is one of her best. In this compulsive story of betrayal, old bonds and buried scandals, one British establishment family comes face to face with the consequences of privilege and the true cost of power. Martin and Ben were friends for decades before the terrible events at Ben’s 40th birthday party tore them apart. So, when Martin receives a surprise invitation back into the inner sanctum of the dazzling Fitzmaurice family after seven years of silence, he can’t resist the chance to get his revenge. Ben has risen through the ranks of power and is now touted as the next PM. But Martin can’t help but notice certain flies in the ointment, not least the sudden death of Fliss, Ben’s sister and the Fitzmaurice black sheep, whose funeral sparks more suspicion than closure. Through their intertwined stories, we see a family unravelling under the weight of its secrets. And with everyone watching, the stage is set for a reckoning.. Fly, Wild Swans: My Mother, Myself & China by Jung Chang Jung Chang’s Wild Swans was a book that defined a generation. An epic personal history of Jung, her mother and grandmother – ‘three daughters of China’ – the book opens in 1909 with her grandmother’s birth when China was under the last emperor and finishes in 1978 when Deng Xiaoping officially ended the Mao era and started the ‘reforms’. Fly, Wild Swans brings the story of Jung’s family – along with that of China – up to date. China is now at another watershed moment with the era of Chairman Xi Jinping greatly affecting the lives of Jung and her mother. This is a book filled with drama, love, curiosity and incredible history – both personal and global.

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8 Food & Drink Ingredients: l 40g butter or ghee, or coconut oil or macadamia oil l 1 large red onion, finely chopped l 1 x 2.5 cm piece ginger, crushed, grated or finely chopped l 2 garlic cloves, crushed l 1.5–2 kg butternut or pumpkin, roughly chopped into smallish chunks l 1 small handful parsley, finely chopped, plus extra to serve l 4 thyme sprigs l 4 spring onions, green part only, roughly chopped l 1/2 teaspoon salt or to taste l 1 cup (250ml) chicken or vegetable stock or filtered water l 2 cups (200g) grated cheese or 1 cup (60g) nutritional yeast Method: Step 1. Heat the butter or ghee in a large heavy-based saucepan over medium heat. Fry the onion for 6–7 mins, until well softened and golden. Add the ginger, garlic, pumpkin, parsley, thyme, spring onion, salt and stock. Step 2. Reduce the heat to medium– low and cook, covered, for 15–25 mins, stirring every 5–8 mins, until the pumpkin is well cooked. The last time you stir, leave the lid off until most of the liquid evaporates. Step 3. Preheat the oven to 180°C. Step 4. Remove the pumpkin from the heat and mash it roughly into a very chunky mash rather than a purée. Transfer to a 20 x 30 cm enamel, glass or ceramic baking dish and scatter grated cheese over the top. Step 5. Bake until golden brown, garnish with extra parsley. Halloween Pumpkin Au Gratin

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YOUR POLICE AND CRIME COMMISSIONER JONATHAN EVISON I’m pleased to bring you the latest update from my office on the work we are doing to improve community safety in the East Riding. Thank you to everyone who completed my Annual Police and Crime Plan Survey over the summer. It is really important for me to understand the issues that are affecting our communities so we can use our resources effectively to ensure everyone feels safe, both residents and visitors. We will be publishing the results of the survey in the coming weeks on our website. From our joint work around the Home Office Safer Streets Summer initiative, to organisations taking advantage of my Community Safety Fund, we’ve been creating lots of opportunities for some great partnership work over the past few months in and around the region. I’m looking forward to seeing this continue as we move into the winter months, where there will be a number of further initiatives. Please follow us on social media and subscribe to My Community Alert to be notified of the work we are doing in your area and get involved in making a difference. In June this year, the Home Office announced a new initiative to prevent crime and antisocial behaviour in town centres and ensure visible, meaningful consequences for those responsible. The focus of the Safer Streets summer town centre initiative is visibility, prevention and enforcement with partnership working encouraged. I have fully supported and promoted this locally, which brings together a range of initiatives that are already in place in and around the East Riding – the impact of working together is bringing in the results already. The first two months (August and September) have seen the following: Of course, there have been many other successes, that I will report on further as the initiative continues in the future. My Community Safety Fund can provide funding of between £500 and £35,000 towards projects that meet the scheme criteria and are led by voluntary and community sector organisations, or social enterprises. To date, over £1.86m of funding has been committed through the Community Safety Fund to support projects that impact on crime and community safety at the local level, with further funding being made available to support the delivery of the Police and Crime Plan (2024-29) between 2025/26 and 2028/29. This will see an overall investment of £3.35m by the end of the plan period. The deadline for applications is 03 November 2025 at 12:00 noon. If you want to know more information about the Community Safety Fund, please visit www.humberside-pcc.gov.uk/funding/grant-funding/ community-safety-fund HOME OFFICE SAFER STREETS INITIATIVE FUNDING AVAILABLE FOR LOCAL COMMUNITY PROJECTS 15 170 Arrests Joint Police Officer patch walks in Goole miles walked by Police Officers on high visibility foot patrol in Beverley made for prolific shoplifters warrants conducted with Social Services and 3 children safeguarded Over

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One of my key aims as Police and Crime Commissioner is to ensure visible neighbourhood policing accessible to all communities. As part of this, I am proposing to relocate Beverley Police Station from its current site on New Walk to County Hall in the centre of Beverley. I want to create somewhere that is more visible and accessible for local people to visit. I want to hear about what’s important to you, whether that be creating an easily accessible building, how you can get there by public transport, whether you want space to speak in private to the police, or if 24/7 access is your priority for example. I have put together a short survey so you can let me know your thoughts about what is important from your perspective. It won’t take more than five minutes to complete, and it will really help me to understand your needs and what you would like to see from a relocated police station. Please scan the QR code or visit www.humberside-pcc.gov.uk/get-involved/ consultations to take the survey. HELP SHAPE THE FUTURE OF BEVERLEY POLICE STATION We have recently refreshed our ongoing campaign aimed at preventing domestic abuse by partnering with local football clubs. In partnership with Hull City, Scunthorpe United and Grimsby Town, we are now displaying messages in the stadium, targeted at those who commit domestic abuse and encouraging them to face up to their actions, whilst also providing routes to support for those affected by abusive behaviour. In addition to this, our messaging also includes encouragement for the public to be active bystanders and call out any inappropriate behaviours. We are delighted to be working in collaboration with our local football clubs to raise awareness of domestic abuse and encourage more open conversations about harm within the home. Support services are ready to help those who need to change their harmful behaviours to get help to stop causing harm. Local support is also available for anyone experiencing hurt at home – please always remember that you are not alone, and help is available. If you need help to stop hurting someone, please visit www.helptostop.online If you are experiencing hurt at home, services are ready to listen. Please visit www.youarenotalone.online There is no place for violence in our communities. PARTNERSHIP WORKING WITH LOCAL FOOTBALL CLUBS TO TACKLE DOMESTIC ABUSE HumbersidePCC officeofthepoliceandcrime commissionerforhumberside HumbersidePCC www.humberside-pcc.gov.uk 11

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Gardening 12 To contact Telephone: 01964 552 470 • Email: ask@daltonspire.co.uk • www.daltonspire.co.uk October Gardening October is a beautiful month of autumnal colours and first frosts. Crisp, blue-sky days are the perfect time to tidy up and cut back in the garden. If you grow fruit and veg, there’s still plenty to harvest and store for the cold winter months ahead. In the vegetable garden l Finish harvesting peas and beans. When they’ve finished cropping simply cut the plant away at ground level, leaving the roots in the soil. These crops fix nitrogen which is slowly released into the soil as the roots break down. l If you plan to grow peas and beans next year, start preparing the site by digging trenches and filling with manure or kitchen waste. l Harvest pumpkins and squashes before the first frosts. They quickly turn mushy if left outside! l When you harvest your cabbages, leave the root in the ground and make a cut across the stem to encourage a flush of smaller leaves. l Hang any tomato plants and pepper plants with green fruits upside down indoors to ripen. l Protect autumn cauliflower heads, like ‘White Step’ F1 hybrid, from frost by wrapping the outer leaves around them and securing them with string. Alternatively use a cloche or fleece. l Cut back yellowing asparagus foliage to within 5cm of the ground. l Reuse old grow bags by cutting away the top and sowing late salad crops. Cropping can be extended into winter if grown under glass, cloches or inside polytunnels. In the flower garden l Lift dahlia tubers (pictured below), begonia tubers and gladioli corms to store over the winter months. Remove any dead foliage before storing them. l You can take hardwood cuttings from deciduous shrubs now. l Prune rambling and climbing roses once they’ve finished flowering, and tie in the stems before autumn winds cause damage. l Clear up fallen rose leaves to prevent diseases such as black spot from over-wintering. To avoid the spread of damaging fungi, don’t compost the leaves. l Clear overhanging plants from pathways to maintain access around the garden. l Cut back perennial plants that have died down. Alternatively leave the dead foliage in place to shelter friendly wildlife. l After tidying borders, mulch with bark chips, well rotted manure, leaf mould or spent mushroom compost to insulate plant roots for the winter and keep weed growth in check. l This month is the ideal time to plant hedges, edible hedging, and move trees and shrubs. In the greenhouse l If you haven’t done so

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Find It In DNfourteen Magazine 13 Please mention when responding to advertisers. Thank you. already, remove any greenhouse shading to allow as much light in as possible. l Move tender plants into the greenhouse to protect them from early frosts. Make sure that there’s enough space between to keep them well ventilated and reduce the risk of disease. l Check any plants which you’re bringing inside for pests like aphids. l Continue to remove any fallen or dead plant material to keep the growing area free of fungal diseases. l Set up your greenhouse heater in case of early frosts. Looking after your lawn l Clear up fallen leaves regularly to allow light to the grass. l A last mowing can be made this month before leaving your lawn for the winter. l Recut any lawn edges if needed. Install lawn edging to make future maintenance easier. l Aerate your lawn with a garden fork to avoid waterlogging and compaction over winter. l Rake any thatch from the surface and repair dead patches. There’s still time to lay fresh turf if required. Gwynneth Evans MSc, RMN, Registered Member BACP & UKA4TA, Registered Nurse. Based at The Courtyard, Boothferry Rd, Goole, DN14 6AE. Offering face 2 face, online and telephone appointments for individuals and couples as well as specialist small group work. ‘Because people and relationships matter’ I am an experienced therapist having worked in Goole for the past 20 years. People I meet usually say they doubt themselves. For some past negative experiences have become part of everyday life. Feelings of anxiety and despair are unwelcome friends, psychological stuckness is the norm. In my years of experience, therapy supports people to move away from anxiety, depression and despair, by moving towards increasing self-awareness and self-confidence, and by learning how to matter to themselves and to others. Contact me without obligation for a chat or book an appointment. Mobile: 07792 211018 E: talkingwithgwynne@outlook.com www.talkingwithgwynne.info ‘Talking with Gwynne’ Private Counselling and Psychotherapy practice

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14 The Last Word To contact Telephone: 01964 552 470 • Email: ask@daltonspire.co.uk • www.daltonspire.co.uk Fiona Dwyer, broadcast journalist, PR & media consultant, slave to 2 children and a husband. Challenges I did it! The Yorkshire Three Peaks challenge! 24 miles up, down and across Pen-y-ghent, Whernside and Ingleborough would have been enough – but the weather! Oh my goodness, it was shocking! Relentless rain, horizontal at times, sooooo windy - and hail about 4-5 times. The guide said it was ‘punishing’, the likes of which he hadn’t seen since his military days!!!! Typical! We did it (there was a group of 8 of us) in just over 14 hours. It just shows what you can do when you put your mind to it!! The last mile was definitely the hardest – but I am so chuffed to have done it, especially for such a wonderful charity. Thank you to everyone who donated! Run With It supports young people who struggle in traditional classroom environments by delivering education in exciting, real-world places - like football stadiums, shopping centres and airports. I support them with their PR and have seen the impact of their work up close. The demand for what they do is growing rapidly - because it works. Sometimes, challenges remind us how much stronger we are than we think. And when that strength also lifts others up? Well, that’s a win-win situation right there! Empty Nest… or New Adventure? We are officially empty nesters! Our youngest has just gone off to university, so with two of them away now, the house is empty and quiet. Are we crying about it? I don’t think so (except perhaps when I think about how much student accommodation costs!!!) It’s a funny mix of emotions really. We’re so excited for them. It’s the natural course of things for children to leave home so they can learn to stand on their own two feet, shop for themselves, do their own washing (and the washing up!) I loved it when I went and want them to enjoy it as much as I did. But parenting never really ends, does it? It just shifts into late-night texts and video calls! The thing is, my husband and I have also realised we’ll have more time to do things we want without having to wonder if anyone needs a lift or needs picking up from somewhere! So really, it’s not only their next stage in life, it’s ours too – and I’m looking forward to a new adventure! Autumn Leaves and Christmas Lists October always feels like the tipping point, doesn’t it? One moment we’re crunching leaves underfoot - and the next, the shops are twinkling with fairy lights and Christmas displays. I’m torn. Part of me wants to savour the cosy evenings, my one-pot soups (leek and potato please!) and casseroles – I do like to hibernate when it gets colder. The other part of me, though, is already making lists (and checking them twice!). Who else has spotted the festive aisles and thought - should I start my shopping now or wait until December? There’s something exciting about the run-up to Christmas, even when it feels a little early. So whether you’re all prepped by Bonfire Night or a last-minute Christmas Eve shopper, I think October is the month the countdown really starts! Have a fantastic month everyone! Fiona x Twitter: @fionadwyer • Facebook: Fiona Dwyer PR

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