Hoddesdon and Broxbourne Mercury from Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire, England • 32

SEPTEMBER 4 1987 Woman to Woman BHigs9Tnsh mercury MERCURY A sun bed to put the rest IF you despair of keeping even a slight sun tan from our good old English or your carefully-acquired foreign holiday bronze does a speedy disappearing trick the answer could lie right in the centre of Hertford! The town just invested in a sun-drenched tropical oasis: something far more sophisticated although guaranteed to give you the same effect a rapid tan in the shade it Full sessions on the new bed last for half an hour and cost £750 nearly half the price you would have to pay in London says Ginny And currently running a for the price of offer brown hair 10 minutes on the new sun bed is ideal for a She's got two ordinary sun beds at the beauty salon as well but found everyone wants to try the new one or top up their tan with A view of the tan said Tish times I felt very hot and queasy afterwards which happened to me before on an ordinary sun bed although the weather was very cold when I got outside so that might have had something to do with But on the plus side she reported that when the sun finally arrived in Britain she tanned more quickly and the colour lasted longer that it had done before had a holiday abroad this year but been quite brown mast of the COLLEAGUE Tish Ziemer went along to Ginny to try out the amazing new sun bed her comments: was certainly effective because it changed my skin colour I came out looking quite red and with lots of Despite the fact that she normally tans fairly easily she didn't get much of a tan from the new sun bed so Ginny invited her back for a second half-hour session a week later time I came out more red with more freck- DEBRA Woodberry from Ginny salon is shown here high-speed sun bed You can be lulled by soft music wafted by you feel you might be getting too much of a good thing! complete with safety gogles to protect the eyes on the new sea breezes and a panic button nearby just in case Autumn colour Housing help for the elderly CUTS of over 60 per cent in housing expenditure since 1979 mean that serious housing problems among older people are now more common and less easy to resolve For the amazing space-age equipment bought this year by Ginny Brett for her beauty salon in Fore Street Hertford is the very latest word in sun tanning aids It really puts ordinary sun beds in the shade! Ginny paid £9000 for the very modern sun bed so perhaps not surprising that she wants to boast about what it can do and the fact that probably the only one in the country Despite that fact that three times more effective than ordinary sun beds the new one is far safer says Ginny "Some of the ordinary beds are a bit dubious but this one is very safe and very fast that's why it was so "This one uses UVA rays only and they are condensed You can never really burn and a sea air breeze flows over you "And it have tubes like ordinary sun beds but burners Every 800 hours I have to renew those burners at a cost of £750!" Just to prove how safe it its she uses it herself someone with skin like mine got mousey Advice to help you bare all! JUST in case you think twice before baring that glowing sun tan or you fear that your exotic holiday might have given you too much exposure to all those harmful rays help is right there at the end of your telephone A medical services firm known as Healthcall has issued a whole list of numbers that you can dial to get advice on spots stretch-marks eczema skin cancer and acne "These always the sort of problems you want to bother your doctor with but you might need some practical advice and says the firm You can call at any time of the day or night and listen to tapes on the subjects that worry you the tapes have all been prepared by doctors and specialists and approved by the Royal College of General Practitioners Although a total of 300 topics a few that might interest you: skin cancer 0898 600 618 acne 0898 600 710 boils and carbuncles 0898 600 896 eczema and dermatitis 0898 600 713 stretch marks 0898 600 722 sunburn 0898 600 730 Details of all the topics covered can be obtained free of charge by telephoning 0898 600 600 Calls are charged at 22p a minute off-peak and 35p per minute during peak time The firm emphasises that the service does not diagnose conditions and should not be used as a substitute for seeing your doctor or hospital THIS velour overcoat is part of the New England collection of autumnwear at Country Casuals Made from 80 per cent wool and 20 per cent Polyamide it costs £125 comes in sizes eight to 16 and is truffle coloured The diamond jacquard design roll-neck sweater underneath costs £45 comes in small medium and large sizes and contains 20 per cent wool The skirt costs £59 and the hat £29 mobile homes and are included For those who want to stay put raising an income from your home improvement grants and help from social services are among the topics covered The importance of planning ahead is emphasised The pros and cons of moving or staying put are outlined Bereaved people especially are warned not to move too quickly when a loved one dies "There is a real danger of making a panic decision without first allowing time to adjust to a new way of From the 20000 housing inquiries answered by Age Concern England each year it is clear that many elderly people do not have the information they need publishing this booklet not suggesting that every area has an unlimited range of options For many there are no easy solutions which makes it all the more important that they leave no stone unturned in their says David Diploma for volunteers So says David Bookbinder housing information and poilicy officer of Age Concern England and author of the latest booklet Housing Options for Older People The comprehensive new guide brings together information on all the housing options open to older tenants and owner occupiers Finding a smaller house or fiat moving closer to relatives sheltered housing tial course in contemporary economic social business and community policies No formal educational qualifications are needed for entry and government grants are available to cover fees re-sidential accommodation charges and allowances NEW COURSE The next course starts in January 1988 and candidates are being interviewed this September and October at the Co-operative College near Loughborough You can get full details from the Education Department Enfield and St Albans Co-operative Society 442 Hertford Road Enfield EN3 5QH Telephone 01-804 0823 IF YOU are active in a local voluntary or community organisation you might be interested in the latest idea from the Enfield and St Albans Co-operative education department come up with a diploma in policy studies which is designed to help people improve their contribution to society They welcome mature people with a commitment to voluntary service for a concentrated one residen- The whiskers official! A Which? survey proved that most cats prefer Whiskas And both cats and dogs prefer canned food to semi-moist or dry Light relief something to make you groan! Duracell the makers of batteries claim that torches are fast catching on as the essential accessory to pack away on holiday Apparently the latest range of torches is marketed under the tooth-grinding name of Midsummer Beam!.