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FEBRUARY/MARCH 2013
No. 119
Kidsgrove Rail Campaigner Honoured
Talke Pits resident Jon Honeysett has been made an MBE in the New Year Honours list for his services to rail in Kidsgrove where he also promotes canal initiatives.
Jon is passionate about the importance of good transport links and the role they play in areas. He has been a member of the Kidsgrove Environmental Watch Response Group since 2003 and was nominated by fellow member Mr Michael Piddock, endorsed by members Mr John Gibson and founder Ray Heath, in 2011. Sadly, Mr Piddock died suddenly at home on Tuesday 4th September 2012 before the MBE was announced. Jon says it is a tremendous surprise to learn he has been awarded the MBE in the New Year Honours List for 2013 – ‘For Services to Rail at Kidsgrove.’ The award is the culmination of a campaign’s first stage, begun on 24th March 2004, with unanimous support by the Town Council of Kidsgrove, to modernise Kidsgrove Station by upgrading it, ultimately, to an Integrated Transport Interchange, or ‘Hub’. Jon says “I must pay tribute to all members of the Kidsgrove community who supported the project, including the “Friends of Kidsgrove Volunteers” for their fantastic success rejuvenating the four platform gardens, the local school pupils, whose artwork has brightened the station’s infrastructure, and the North Staffordshire Community Rail Partnership promotion of Kidsgrove, with modernised Waiting Rooms and electronic train information screens.” Jon championed the campaign to reintroduce the stopping service from Stafford to Manchester which has increased the frequency of train services at Kidsgrove from one, to three trains per hour, which was achieved in December 2008. He also promoted the inclusion of Kidsgrove to the new hourly electric train ser-
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vice from Crewe to London Euston introduced by London Midland planners. This gave Kidsgrove its first ever direct train to the capital. Both services enhanced the existing East Midlands Trains Crewe-Stoke-Derby hourly service. The campaign’s next priority is to ensure construction of a Disability Discrimination Act-compliant ramped over-bridge connecting all four Kidsgrove platforms as part of Network Rail’s ‘Access for All’ programme, with active support from Joan Walley MP, Newcastle Borough Council, and Staffordshire County Council Integrated Transport and Planning Department. Following on from this will hopefully be utilisation of the former Goods Yard as a large new Car Park, enabling the existing area to be a bus-turning point, linking bus services directly to local trains. The final project will be a massive upgrading of the Trent & Mersey Canal waterfront, with dredging, removal of graffiti, new lighting, towpath improvement, signage, and an extended wharf, secure for overnight southbound boat crews waiting passage through Harecastle Tunnel. Jon has a strong and very successful volunteer track record, having campaigned to bring about the construction of a brand new station in Hampshire at Hedge End. Opened in 1990 it will have been used by 2 million people by 2015, serving the community that has grown along the rail route between Eastleigh and Portsmouth. He was also instrumental in the reopening of Chandlers Ford station, 40 years on from it being ‘cut by Beeching’ in 1963. Before moving to Staffordshire, Jon lived in Hampshire, having moved down from London aged five. He served as an armourer in the RAF, as an ambulanceman with Hampshire Ambulance Service (16 years); and for British Railways Southern Region. Jon is also a member The Spitfire Society. No date has yet been forwarded for the Investiture at Buckingham Palace.
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Friends of Clough Hall Park
The Friends Group meets regularly to discuss issues and improvements to the Park. Litter was a concern but many thanks to the Community Pay Back Team for regularly litter picking. Newcastle Borough Council has carried out a tree inspection and action is being taken to make trees safe. Some seats in the Park have attracted anti social behaviour and the Group has identified those that need removing or Don’t miss the Easter Egg Hunt in Clough Hall Park resiting. Also more picnic tables and seats are to be provided. At the request of residents a two lane running track has been marked for those runners who prefer to run on grass rather than on roads.It is hoped that carving on the tree on the mound will be carried out once the weather has improved. The opening of the pavilion cafe on Sunday mornings has been successful and it is hoped that events will be organised in the future to promote the park and raise funds for much needed improvements. On our wish list is the provision of exercise equipment similar to that at Bathpool Park which has proved very popular. Our first event this year is an EASTER EGG HUNT to take place in the park on Easter Saturday, 30 March 2013 11 am to 1 pm and all primary school children will be invited to take part. Leaflets and posters will be delivered to all schools nearer the date. Last year’s hunt was very successful and enjoyed by all who participated. Please make a note in your diary.
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Kidsgrove Town Council have frozen their proportion (precept) of the council tax which Kidsgrove residents will pay for the coming year.
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On Saturday 20th July a ‘Summer Holiday Special’ will be held in Clough Hall Park with a beach theme – including sand - don’t forget to bring your buckets and spades! On Saturday 19th October there will be a ‘Kidsgrove’s got talent’ show. Come and show everybody what you can do - keep an eye out for details nearer to the event.
Care to take a break?
Breaks and respite funding are available for unpaid carers in Newcastle Under Lyme and Staffordshire Moorlands. Being a carer can be extremely demanding both physically and mentally, it’s understandable that sometimes you may just need a bit of breathing space. A few clear hours to yourself or a good night’s sleep can be a real boost. If you don’t take time out for yourself it’s very easy to become ill. Paying for replacement care can work out expensive. However if you are providing regular or substantial care we can help to fund respite care so you can take a well-earned break. Money is available for carers to take a break. Staffordshire County Council has money set aside for this from the NHS and you can apply for a grant towards the cost of replacement care. However, the current fund will only be available until the end of March 2013, so you’ll need to apply soon by calling the council’s main contact number: 0300 111 8000 North Staffs Carers Association on 01782 793100 or download an application form go to www.carersfirst.com.
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Following the dissapointment of having to cancel the Summer Carnival last year due to the extremely wet conditions in the park, they have decided to organise more events throughout the year.
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Kidsgrove Police
Neighbourhood Policing Team Report by PC Dave Woodward
Since the last edition our move to the Town Hall has been completed and as stated before the enquiry office function still exists Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm.
Out of hours at the moment there is no intercom at the Town Hall building, the intercom is still functioning at the old enquiry office (the small building by the old Police Station). A suitable location for the intercom to be moved to at the Town Hall is being investigated. The postal address for the Police at Kidsgrove is Kidsgrove Police Post, The Town Hall, Liverpool Road, Kidsgrove, Staffordshire, ST7.
It’s a fraud
The offence of Fraud continues to be a problem with numerous complaints being made to the Police whether it is some sort of identity theft, online shopping site fraud where you pay for goods or services that never arrive, sometimes due to the locations of the fraudster it is difficult and frustrating trying to investigate them.
As well as Frauds where you have lost money Action Fraud also record attempt frauds, those scam emails and computer viruses designed to allow thieves to get at our money. If you become the victim of a fraud please use the website or the call centre to report the fraud, where enquiries are possible they will ensure that they are done by the right people.
Word on the street
The Community Officers at Kidsgrove regularly hold informal street meetings at various locations to give you the opportunity to come and talk to us about any issues you have in your area. These meetings are advertised in local media, by posters in the area where the meeting is being held and usually by a leaflet drop in the immediate vicinity of the meeting. Please watch out for these meetings in or near your area, it is your opportunity to discuss issues with us. Many of the crime prevention and road safety leaflets that are mentioned in these articles are available at the meetings.
A service that is now available is http://www.actionfraud.police.uk/ This website or the number shown will allow members of the public to go directly to the service which is a national register for all fraud offences. Over the phone staff will record all the details onto the system and allocate a unique reference number. If you have the internet using the website allows you to use the ‘Report a Fraud’ link and enter all the details yourself it will then generate the reference number.
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Action fraud collate all the information where they identify links between other frauds, possible from other parts of the country, the same offender or same address where the fraud is carried out, they then task the local Police Force to conduct all the necessary enquiries and deal with the offenders. It can even task several forces to complete enquiries on the same case to achieve the right result. This will save individual forces all around the country carrying out their own investigations into frauds reported locally, which often means the same enquiries being conducted multiple times as each force works alone. This new method will save all forces countless hours in investigations.
You can contact your local officers on 01785 23 3576 to discuss local, Non Urgent, issues (please report crime and incidents on 101), or email the team on Kidsgrove. npu@staffordshire.pnn.police.uk email any officer by firstname.lastname@ staffordshire.pnn.police.uk To pass on information anonymously call:
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They have recently introduced an exciting new treatment known as laser therapy, and are the only vets in the area to have such a machine. Although this may sound like science fiction, it is based on science fact! What is laser therapy? This is the use of specific wavelengths of light (red and near-infrared) to create therapeutic effects. These effects include improved healing time, pain reduction, increased circulation and decreased swelling. Laser therapy has been widely utilized in Europe by physical therapists, nurses and Doctors. Numerous studies have shown that laser therapy can help with osteoarthritis, neck & back pain, hip dysplasia, joint pain, post-surgical pain, chronic wounds, post-orthopaedic surgical recovery, gingivitis, burns, muscle strains and much more! What’s great about the treatment is that sedation and general anaesthesia are not required, our patients usually find the experience pleasant and comforting. Most pets do not need their hair clipping. How often should a patient be treated? Acute conditions may be treated daily, particularly if they are accompanied by significant pain. More chronic problems respond better when treatments are received 2 to 3 times a week. How many treatments does it take? This depends on the nature of the condition being treated. Although improvement is often seen after the first visit, most patients require several treatments over 1-2 weeks. Treatment times vary from 2-8 minutes so you are welcome to stay with your pet during treatment. But you must wear the specialist eye protection otherwise known as ‘shades’! How long before the results are felt? Your pet may feel improvement in their condition (usually pain reduction) after the first treatment. Sometimes they will not feel improvement for a number of treatments. This does not mean that nothing has happened. Each treatment is cumulative and results are often felt over 3-4 treatments. Can it be used in conjunction with other forms of treatment? Yes most definitely! This is another benefit of the therapy. Pain control is often more effective when treated in this way. Laser therapy is safe to use with all the pain relief medications prescribed by your vet. If you think the laser may help your pet, please contact the surgery and ask one of the vets or veterinary nurses about this new advanced pain relief.
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Well here we are again, into the New Year and three quarters of the way through the Mayoral year and I’m still as busy as ever, I can’t believe how fast the time has gone and I am enjoying every second of it. Over the last couple of months I have attended a number of functions including lots of Christmas lunches.
On Saturday 17th November I was invited to the reception hosted by the High Sheriff at the Shire Gallery in Stafford which happened to be at the same time as the Festive lights switch on. What an enjoyable evening lights, fair, shopping, Culture and art at the Shire Galley. On the 24th of November a few of us dressed up in Victorian costume to promote the Victorian Christmas Market and collected money for my charity, which is Alzheimer’s, outside Tesco in Kidsgrove. This was a very beneficial day. A big thank you to everyone who donated. Then it was off to the Kidsgrove District Pensioners Christmas lunch, where we were entertained by Elvis, a good time was had by all.
A concert followed on 7th December at St Thomas Church in Kidsgrove Where the Kidsgrove Community Choir sang a range of festive songs. On Sunday 16th December I attended a Carol Concert at Betley Village Church held by Newcastle under Lyme Mayor David Beckett. Then finally in 2012 Kyle, my Deputy held a New Years Eve disco at Kidsgrove Town hall. This was a fun filled night which was well attended and raised a considerable amount of money for my charity. A huge thanks to Kyle. Well moving on to 2013, what now you ask? I am arranging a Las Vegas Style Evening at the Town Hall in April just before the end of my year. This will include good food, entertainment, and fun casino tables. Look out for posters and ticket availability.
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With a run like the Potters ‘Arf though, training is required, and what better way to get warm those muscles up than taking part in our 5K Family Ruby Run, which takes place once again at the Wedgwood Estate on Sunday 1st April. You could run it, walk it or even just take the dog or the kids along for a nice Sunday stroll.
Cycling is hot property at the moment with BBC Sports Personality of the Year Bradley Wiggins leading the track, with his Tour De France and Olympic Gold Medal last year inspiring people all around the country to saddle up. Our Ruby Cycle Ride takes place on Sunday 19th May starting at the Michelin Centre in Trent Vale. From here riders have the choice of a local 10 mile route, a 50 mile route to Nantwich and back or for the more daring amongst us the 110 mile route to Llangollen and back. The bike ride proved extremely popular last year with around 700 people taking part across all three routes raising over £40,000 for patient care at Dougie Mac. So with the Olympics legacy still going strong, this could be the ideal time to challenge yourself!
It is now housed in the old milking parlour which has been transformed into a lovely, light and welcoming retail space with a café at one end. The increased space has allowed the shop to expand the range on it’s already popular butchery section. You can now buy pheasant, venison and veal, there is more marinaded products and stir fries, a wider variety of homemade sausages and burgers, and the range is increasing all the time. All the beef, lamb and pork sold on the butchery is either produced on the farm or locally reared. In the new shop there is a much bigger deli section which now stocks a wide variety of cheeses, salamis and homemade sausage rolls and coleslaw. On the deli you can also find the popular Patchwork pate range. The shop has a dedicated olive bar with a variety of olives from the olives et al range for customers to help themselves to, and sells a variety of frozen fish from the fish fanatics range, and fresh fish from the Port of Lancaster Smokehouse. In addition to the new food on display, there is also a range of gifts and greetings cards. In the new shop you can still find the popular items from the old shop, such as Mrs Darlington’s jams and chutneys, Cook ready meals, local Buttertons brown cow ice cream, Mandevilles bread, Alison’s cakes, High Lane oatcakes and a good selection of fruit and veg which is locally sourced when in season.
As summer strikes we have something for the ladies too......
As well as the expanded shop, the new building also houses a lovely café, serving hot and cold drinks, homemade cakes and traybakes, a selection of snacks, light lunches and soups and also dishes up ‘specials’ such as homemade chicken and leek pie. In the morning, the staff in the café kitchen also produce a delicious breakfast, be it a full English, vegetarian or just breakfast items such as cheesy bacon oatcakes. Many of the ingredients used in the café are taken from the shop.
With it being our 40th year we decided to do things a little differently this year, and change the name of remembrance walk. Formerly known as the Midnight to Sunrise Walk, this year we will be debuting the Moonlight Walk on Saturday 13th July. With an earlier start time scheduled we would like this to be one for mother, grandmothers and daughters from right across North Staffordshire.
Hall Farm Shop and Café is located about ¾ of a mile from Alsager town centre on the B5077 towards Crewe. You will see signs for the Farm Shop on the left hand side and it is situated next to the Mill Pub. It is open every day except Mondays and late night until 6pm on a Friday. The Farm Shop plan to run seasonal promotions for the whole of 2013, watch out for details of these in adverts and on Facebook and Twitter.
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If running is not your thing, and your prefer birdies and bogeys on the green, our Annual Golf Day has had a ruby makeover this year too. It will once again be held at Trentham Golf Club on Thursday 16th May, but this time there will also be a Gala dinner held in the evening at the Best Western Stoke Moathouse.
Then on the 1st December The Victorian Christmas Market Day. Unfortunately I was ill, my Deputy Kyle stepped into the breech. There were stalls, a fair ground ride, tombola, raffles, food, fancy goods, and charity stalls, not forgetting Santa Claus in his Grotto. While all this was going on we were entertained by Kidsgrove Community Choir, The Children’s Choir from St Thomas Primary School and not forgetting the superb Tamil Dancers.
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News from Clough Hall…
Happy New Year from all at Clough Hall! The festive season at Clough Hall went very well with some saying that it was the best one yet! Children at the school enjoyed a range of exciting treats including angel art day, a trip to the German markets in Manchester and of course a visit from Santa himself to our Christmas Fayre! Member of the community were also invited
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However, before the Christmas activities a number of exciting projects and events took place that we are also very proud of. We were extremely honoured to take part in commemorations as part of Armistice Day in November. Amelyia Adlington, Callum Lovatt and Madison Moore all laid wreaths and poppy crosses at the memorial gardens and took part in the remembrance service at St Thomas’ Church. Congratulations to four year 8 students: Jack Clowes, Jodie Howarth, Hollie Lees and Macey Pope who were chosen as winners in the recycling competition. We are pleased that we are recognized for our efforts in recycling at the school. Anna Booth in Year 9 was also a winner as she was entered into a National Geographical Association competition for the Young Mapmaker of the Year award and judges recognised how outstanding her work was.
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to celebrate with staff, parents and students as we hosted our annual Good Old Days event, our School Christmas Carol Concert and School Christmas Lunch. All the events and activities were a great success and enjoyed by all. We also hope you managed to read a copy of our special Christmas edition of our school magazine ‘The Buzz’ which we were particularly proud of. Copies are still available if you missed out!
Many students have taken part in PE, Drama and Music events which has needed time and effort in lunch times and after school. Well done to all our students for their achievements and efforts last term – keep up the good work!
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As part of their GCSE studies, Year 10 and 11 students formed the audience for a performance of a unique version of the novella ‘Of Mice and Men’ by John Steinbeck. A group of talented actors from the Manchester Actors Company presented their version of the entire story by concentrating on key scenes, characters and confrontations. Toni Bates in Year 11 reflected on the performance: ‘The character of Lennie was just how I imagined him and he brought the show to life. The question and answer session really helped with understanding things more.’ Our Autumn Term Cross Curricular Day went really well. Students experienced a collapsed curriculum day where they could enjoy and learn in new ways across the subjects. At Key Stage 3, Year 7 took part in an exciting Healthy Lifestyle Day, Year 8 visited a Hindu Temple in Birmingham and Year 9 competed against each other
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Primary Links… A number of primary schools have taken part in a number of Primary Transition days at Clough Hall Technology School. St Saviours, Reginald Mitchell, Springhead, Dove Bank, Maryhill, Chesterton, Packmoor, Thursfield, St Thomas’ and Crackely Bank primary schools have attended an event, either with the theme of ‘Going Global’ or more recently ‘The Victorians’. Students from each school were placed into different groups, alongside students from other primary schools. The Humanities and Technology themed day had students learning about different cultures, and creating items such as African inspired good luck Baking cakes from international ingredients dolls sculptured from clay, pottery mosaics, and baking cakes from international ingredients. Maths, Technology and Art then teamed up in September to offer Victorian based activities such as building bridges inspired by Brunel and making artefacts to reflect the style of the era. Everyone involved had an amazing day out. All of the staff and students at Clough Hall have thoroughly enjoyed hosting the days, and meeting the students from each primary school. We would like to say huge congratulations to all students who participated in the event!
And Finally… Teaching and Learning continues to be at the centre of all we do at Clough Hall. Teachers are working hard to ensure that:
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KIDSGROVE TIMES WITH PHILIP LEESE
Ruffians of Kidsgrove
There is an interesting little booklet to be written about Hardingswood, the waterfront area of Kidsgrove.
The story begins on the 28th of March 1853, Easter Monday, when Jabez Smith, ‘provision merchant and beerseller’ held some sort of dance and tea party in the ‘club room’ at his Hardingwood premises at which someone managed to get into his wife’s locked bedroom and steal a workbox containing some £20 in silver. Three men and a servant girl were arrested a few days later as suspects.
One of the first articles I wrote for ‘Kidsgrove News’, back in 1994 was about hard times at Hardingswood and described the somewhat insanitary conditions of some of the canalside cottages back in 1874. Now I want to draw your attention to the area some twenty years earlier, when for a while at least it seems to have been the stamping ground for a bunch of canalside bully boys.
The newspaper reports in the Staffordshire Potteries Telegraph and other papers variously speak of the event as ‘a ball and dance’ and a ‘tea party.’ A Hardingswood Ball sounds rather a posh affair, but I doubt whether Cinderella or Prince Charming would have felt at home, particularly as we discover they would have been charged 3d. each to Hardingswood, the ‘waterfront’ area of Kidsgrove Hardingswood grew up partly as a community of people associated attend it. As it is described as having taken place in an upstairs room, I with the canals, a little separate from the main village of Kidsgrove. It was where, in 1831, am presuming that Mr. Smith must have owned the building we now call the Canal Tavern. the Macclesfield Canal made its junction with the Trent and Mersey canal. There were sevMrs. Smith, the licensee’s wife, reported that on that Easter Monday, when three men, John eral wharves where coal was loaded to be taken either up to the Potteries or wider afield; Mason, George Swarbrooks (generally known as ‘Sugar Bill’) and David Grainger, nickwhere Limestone brought down the Caldon Canal from the Staffordshire Moorlands was named The Pyeman (or Pieman) first tried to gain admittence to the Clubroom to attend this unloaded close to lime-kilns owned by Thomas Kinnersley, and where grain was dropped off terpsichorean treat, they pleaded lack of money, and went away. After a short interval they for the old cornmill which stood alongside the Liverpool Road until the 1880s. There were returned, and Pyeman generously gave Mrs. Smith 1 shilling. The newspaper then, confusalso boatbuilders yards where repairs to existing boats could be made, or new narrowboats ingly, reports that she “gave them 2 shillings and sixpence and a half gallon of ale at which built, some shops where boat people could stock up, and naturally, some beerhouses where Pyeman said it was a lucky day for them.” Well yes, if by giving her a shilling they got their they could slake their thirst. money back more than twice over and some ale too, I should say their luck was in. I suspect Most of the people were no doubt poor but respectable, but there was always an admixture of however, that maybe they received the ale after paying her the half crown. rougher types who were attracted to the roving life of the waterborne community. In 1840 the Later on, Ann Plant, a waitress at the ‘tea party’ deposed that she saw one of the prisoners, Vicar of Kidsgrove had looked closely at his Hardingwood parishioners in the wake of the a young girl named Elizabeth Cooper, who had been taken on at the beerhouse three weeks murder of Christina Collins, a canalboat passenger, and he had established a small mission earlier, with Grainger “at the stairhead, talking together in low tones.” Mr. Smith then saw church to try to educate the boat boys, but it seems what influence it achieved had waned by the male prisoners going into a large room upstairs where the remnants of the tea party were the early 1850. We learn, for example, that around 1850 William Shipley, John Vickers and left, between 8 and 9 o’clock. Some time afterwards the workbox and money were found to Thomas Beech were accused of stealing a pair of worker’s boots from Barkers Beerhouse, be missing. Hardingswood. The existence of several beerhouses nearby was an obvious attraction, as When the case came to trial, another witness, Frances Boardman, who also was working at were some cabins at the lime kilns which offered tempting shelter for men without a roof the beerhouse, said that he had seen Pyeman the next morning when he claimed that he had over their heads during this decade. Through the 1850s there are numerous paragraphs in the fallen asleep near the old mill till 4 a.m., during which time he himself had been robbed: local papers describing how men were brought to book for sleeping at Kinnersley’s cabins “someone has cut my pocket out and taken 2d halfpenny.” He had asked Boardman to pay - Henry Wooton, George Council, John and George Holt, John Ashworth, David Grainger, for a quart of ale or lend him 6d. Whether this story was to avert suspicion, I know not, but William Barnett, Edward Rock and ‘a scotchman named McKinnon’ were all either fined, or, it sounds to me as if it would take a a very brave or foolhardy cut-purse to try to steal from if they couldn’t pay, detained. David Grainger, because, a year later, when Grainger was again on trial for sleeping in KinKeep an eye on David Grainger - he will feature largely in the tale to come. nersley’s cabins; P.C. Hughes stated that when he attempted to take Grainger into custody
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he drew from his pocket a file which had a sharp end and threatened to “let out his b.....y guts” with it. He was also found to have been convicted twice previously of theft and was “one of the most dangerous characters in the neighbourhood.” Not, therefore, someone who I would have liked to tangle with.
(don’t you love the names!) living in the vicinity of Hardingswood... was brought up to Tunstall Police Court ...to find sureties to keep the peace towards Mr. Jabez Smith. Mr. Smith’s house was robbed on Easter Monday, and he obtained the commitment for trial of two of Dodd’s companions, which raised the anger of this comrade, who has threatened violence to Smith.” So there is intimidation going on It sounds as if these men were so peniless or improvident that they in respect to the case, which had not yet come to trial. Presumably, were reduced to sleeping where-ever they could, Grainger in the though the newspaper doesn’t report this, witnesses proved the threats open air, and one of the other suspects, John Mason, seems to have against the beerseller, because ‘the case was clearly proved’, but then spent the night on a settle in the clubroom, since he raised suspicomes a further suggestive detail, in that Badger Faced Jemmy was cion when, on being roused the next morning, he jumped through the required to find someone who would pay a decent sum of money in upstairs window and had to be carried back into the building in an the event that the delightful Mr. Dodd was unable to keep the peace. injured state. On the one hand, if he had taken part in a robbery is it There was some sort of dance and tea party in the The account continues Dodd “was required to find surety in £40 for ‘club room’ at the Hardingwood premises - presumed likely he would have stayed on the premises, and on the other, what himself and the like sum for 12 months to keep the peace towards the to be what we now call the Canal Tavern reason could he have for jumping from an upstairs window? complainant. The surety was found in the person of Charles WildThings became even murkier when the police tried to round up the suspects. Enter another blood, to whom the magistrate gave some very forcible admonitions as to his future conduct beerseller of Hardingswood, Charles Wildblood, who was prosecuted for a breach of the in entertaining thieves in his house.” Well, well, well. We now seem to have a picture of a Licensing Act a little later that April, charged with “harbouring and concealing the persons gang of bully boys, perhaps based at one of the beershops, who seemed to think they could charged with the robbery.” P. C. Higginson, in pursuit of the suspects, had gone to Wildrule the roost. However, the magistate, informed that another of the gang was in the room, blood’s on the Wednesday, two days after the robbery, and inquired of the landlady whether no doubt to support his pal, Jemmy, had him up before the court and warning him off makthey were in the house. She said “they were not.” He, being suspicious, proceeded to search ing any more threats. He would have his eye on “any of the gang residing in the vicinity of the house and found them (Sugar Bill and the Pyeman) secreted in the back kitchen where Hardingswood” he warned. they were seated without light or fire in the room. Oh, sitting in the chilly dark, were they? And what happened in the end, you ask? When the case came to court in July, John Mason, Their defending lawyer argued that they had retired to this private spot in order to pay the the window-jumper, was not included, so presumably he had established his innocence. The wages of men who were employed by them to unload a boat. This was a big surprise to court was crowded with a huge number of women, who were eager to know the fate of the me, as it suggests that they regularly worked on the canal, and indeed were able to employ servant girl, Elizabeth Cooper. She was finally judged innocent, so presumably it was estabothers. The Magistrate didn’t believe the story about paying other men and considered that lished that she had not let the men into the locked room. There was a good deal of largely Wildblood knew that the men were hiding there; he fined him 40 shillings and £2.11.6d costs. cirumstantial evidence about where the money the men had spent so freely had come from, It sounds as if our dubious characters were probably regular customers. Another witness at but not much real proof of who had done what, but the result was that George Swarbrooks the robbery trial said that “he saw the three men at Wildbloods on Wednesday; they had eggs (Sugar Bill) was sentenced to 7 years transportation, and David Grainger, the Pyeman, to and bacon and Pyeman gave the man one shilling. He also gave 2 shillings to a boatman on six months imprisonment. After which, as his presence sleeping rough in the lime works the the Grand Junction for his washerwoman and a shilling to C. Wildblood, junior on the skittle following April shows, he was back in his old haunts . alley, and he paid for a half gallon of ale.” All this seemed to argue that the trio, who were These incidents provide us with a detailed picture of some aspects of life in Kidsgrove back unable to pay their 3d. entry fees on Monday, were somehow quite flush by Wednesday. It is in Victorian times. There seem to have been numbers of men working either regularly or in also interesting for us to learn that Grainger, who said that he’s slept in the open on Monday a casual manner on the canal, some of them with what we’d now call a ‘chaotic’ lifestyle, was particular enough about his clothes to pay for a washerwoman, and that Wildblood’s sleeping rough, spending their money on beer and not above a little petty crime. Sadly, as beerhouse has a skittle alley at the time. yet I haven’t been able to trace more details about these men from the census returns - did rd Nor was that the end of the ramifications of this sneaky little incident, for on the 23 of April they have regular addresses, were they born locally, were any of them married - but perhaps, 1853, the Staffordshire Potteries Telegraph carried this charming little tale, under the headby the sound of it, when the census taker came round they were more likely to fade away ing ‘Ruffianism.’ “A boatman named James Dodd, better known as Badger Faced Jemmy into the dark.
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The Rotary Club of Kidsgrove Annual Reindeer Collection
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Our Reindeer Collection was a great success again during December with a total of over £8,800 raised. Thank you once again people of Kidsgrove and surrounding villages for your continued kind and generous contributions. We will do our best to repay your faith by investing in causes which mean a lot to you. Everyone in our Rotary Club works very hard during December but the Reindeer Collections would be almost impossible for us to fulfil on our own. We are very grateful for all of the help from friends and contacts in Kidsgrove and in particular we would like to thank: Tom Unwin; Ron & Ann Armitage; Esme Butler; Ade Clarke; Dave & Lorraine Grange; Malcolm & Anthony Shepherd; Malcolm Moore; Alan Beech; Malcolm Simpson; Andy Conway (son of Barry); Andy Machin; Lexie & Rob Maxfield; our Honorary members Rex Turner; Dave Leese; Mike Owen; Jeff Vernal; Stuart Chadwick and all our partners who have helped, in whatever way; Roughly half of our street collections are shared with other local organisations. The Rotary Club provides the driver, lollipops, music, illuminated float and arranges for Santa Claus to be on board, whilst the other organisations provide the collectors. The organisations that helped us in 2012 are: Kidsgrove Community First Responders; Kidsgrove Cricket Club; Probus Club of Kidsgrove; Potteries Paddlers; Kidsgrove Scouts; Newchapel Scouts; Kidsgrove Ladsndads; AFC Kidsgrove and the Friends of Clough Hall Park The Rotary Club also arranged for Santa Claus to visit the Maryhill Day Centre, Ashley House Hospital for Mental Health & Learning Disabilities and the King Will children’s Christmas party in Talke Pits. Thanks to The Meadow’s residents, Ashley House Hospital for Mental Health & Learning Disabilities and the King Will for their kind donations.
Social Media
Our Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/KidsgroveRotary proved to be a great tool for helping to let people know when and where we were collecting. People leaving queries were answered quickly and we were able to provide more details on the routes in daily postings. We will make more use of this – and Twitter – next year.
We even had a request via Facebook from a young boy in an oxygen tent and we were able to arrange a personal visit for Santa Claus for him. If you are users of social media please go to our website at http://www.kidsgroverotary.co.uk/ and follow the links to our Facebook page, Twitter feed and YouTube channel from there. Please “like” our page and follow us on Twitter so that you and your friends & followers can help to spread the news.
Membership
We were delighted to welcome a new member, Michael Eptlett from Harriseahead, to our club during December. If you are interested in helping your local community and helping global projects such as Shelter Box and End Polio Now why not join us too. You can contact our Membership Secretary Howard Turner via our website or by emailing membership@kidsgroverotary.org.uk or secretary@kidsgroverotary. org.uk
Community Day
We look forward to hosting Kidsgrove’s Senior Citizens at our annual Community Day in the Town Hall (Victoria Hall) on Saturday 23rd March. We are working on an exciting and entertaining programme including a brass or silver band, a dance group, local singer Tommy Lee King and of course free Prize Bingo. This event is open to all senior citizens in Kidsgrove and the surrounding villages. If you haven’t been previously and you would like an invitation please contact Community Service Chairman Fred Higginbottom on or email at secretary@kidsgroverotary.org.uk
December’s Victorian Market
Santa in his grotto at the Victorian Market
The club had great fun helping out at the Victorian Market in the town hall at the beginning of December. We provided Santa’s Grotto which was enjoyed by a steady stream of small visitors during the day.
Easter Egg Campaign
As Easter is now on the horizon we are in the process of ordering the large 1KG chocolate eggs in baskets to be raffled off at various venues around Kidsgrove, Talke,
Scholar Green and Mow Cop. If you would like to have one of these eggs on your counter or bar please contact the Club Secretary Ted Butler on 01782 785272. In the past we have used the Easter Egg campaign to collect for Kidsgrove First Responders, Ann-Marie Evans Trust Fund, North Staffs Young Carers Association, the Ruby Owen fund and the purchase of a Blood Sugar Monitor in use by a locally based nurse. We have not yet decided on a project for this year’s Easter Egg campaign so if you know of a good local cause please send us your suggestion via email to secretary@kidsgroverotary.org.uk or post it on our Facebook page.
Stroke Awareness
Readers might remember the Stroke Awareness Day that we held at Tesco last April with the help of St John Ambulance and the Kidsgrove First Responders Team. We will be holding another Stroke Awareness Day this year and will shortly be announcing the date.
Kidsgrove Community Fire Station Carol Concert
Last month our Club President, Howard Turner and Past President John Howe MBE were invited to a carol concert held in the new Community Fire Station in Lower Ash Road. This was a super concert, made all the better by the choir from Reginald Mitchell Primary School. We know that the Staffordshire Fire and Rescue team at Kidsgrove would like to make this an annual event. During the carol concert the team from Kidsgrove Community Fire Station gave away several cheques to local organisations. President Howard Turner is seen here receiving a cheque for £500 from Ian Sloss, Staffordshire Fire & Rescue Service’s Head of Risk Reduction
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The Senior Citizen Blackpool Holiday will be from Thursday 30th May to Thursday 6th June 2013. The cost is £163 per person and single room supplement is £40. The
holiday costs include; transport from your home to Blackpool & return and half board accommodation. If you’re interested in the holiday please contact Ted Butler or Fred Higginbottom for further details, they will contact you direct and keep you informed.
Kidsgrove Carnival Committee
The Rotary Club has a presence on the carnival committee and has helped to organise and man the event over the past few years. Unfortunately last year’s event had to be cancelled at the last minute due to the bad weather causing flooding, which resulted in the oval at Clough Hall Park becoming unstable. This year, due to previous bad weather, the committee has decided to put on 3 smaller events 1.Wild West Fun Day 20th April (hopefully in the town centre, 11am till 3pm) 2.Summer Holiday Special on Saturday 20th July in Clough Hall Park 3.Kidsgrove’s Got Talent 19th October (in the Victoria Hall, Kidsgrove) Another event being considered is a ‘Music Festival’
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The Rotary club was bitterly disappointed at being unable to organise the Bonfire & Fireworks Display at Clough Hall Park last year due to the extremely stringent requirements imposed at the last minute by Staffordshire Police and Newcastle-underLyme Borough Council. This meant that the town missed out on more than £4000 of charity money which Rotary puts back into the community. In order to avoid another such difficult situation this year we are submitting our application to run the annual bonfire within the next few weeks. We hope that the whole community, including the police and council will support our application and that if they have any objections they will raise them early, so that this year we have time to respond to them.
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If you would like anymore information about any of the above or if you would like to have more information about helping Rotary or becoming a member of the club then please contact Howard Turner at: membership@kidsgroverotary.org.uk or secretary@kidsgroverotary.org.uk or Ted Butler on 01782785272 or on the clubs website at: www.kidsgroverotary.org.uk News Editorial: Hon. Secretary Ted Butler PHF
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Kidsgrove Writers’ Group meets once a month for a friendly, inspiring and enjoyable session. Next meetings are Monday 11th February with visiting poet Win Saha; and Monday 11th March 2013, 1.00 – 3.00 pm. For information contact the library, angela@kidsgrovewritersgroup.com or www. kidsgrovewritersgroup.com.
SYPS - Careers advice for Young People – every Tuesday 1.00 – 2.00pm. Work Club - Every Monday from 9am-11am. Drop in for help with job applications and CVs. No appointment necessary. Kidsgrove Library Reading Groups – Meet on first Tuesday of the month for lively discussions at 2.00pm, and 7.15 pm. Next meetings are on Tuesday 5th February - discussing Jo Jo Moyes and E Ivey ‘Snow Child’ and Tuesday 5th March - books to be announced. Please ask at the library for details. New members are always welcome. Pear Tree Café opens every Wednesday morning from 10.00 – 12 noon, serving drinks and light refreshments.
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John Parson returns to serve as Town Councillor
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Greetings people and friends of Kidsgrove - yes I am back on Kidsgrove Town Council. As you all know in the last election I lost my seat but to be quite honest it seems I have never been away from the office of Town Councillor.
On a weekly basis I receive dozens of emails and phone calls asking for help and advice, so I thought to myself as a person who cares for Kidsgrove and it’s residents “you will be better off helping and advising these people if you have the title of Town Councillor after your name”. So when I heard there was yet another vacant position for a Town Councillor I decided to apply for co-option, and on Thursday the 17th of January I attended the full council meeting where I was co-opted back on to the Town Council. I will not be standing for a particular party but as an independent Councillor where I believe I can give the best of my knowledge and experience to all concerned, listen to each and every item of concern and give a totally unbiased view to all the issues we have in Kidsgrove. As I have always stated in my service as a Councillor, over the twelve years I served the people of Kidsgrove and I must reiterate “I never make promises as promises are so easily made and broken, but I always listen and try to help”. I hope to serve the people of Kidsgrove as I did in the past and I look forward to the next years on the Town Council.
John Parsons, FLCTC, Kidsgrove Town Councillor.
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The Town Hall, Liverpool Road, Monday 2pm-4pm, Thursday 10am-12pm
Newcastle CAB, 25-27 Well Street
Monday 10am-1pm, Tuesday 4pm-8pm, Thursday 4pm-8pm Friday 10am-2pm, Saturday 10am-1pm
Outreach Advice: Madeley GP Surgery
Moss Lane, Madeley 9am – 12 noon. Alternate Wednesday’s - by appointment only via Surgery Reception
Newcastle Adviceline: 0844 499 4115
(speak to an adviser during Newcastle opening hours, or listen to recorded information & other options at other times) Please contact us for details of our other services in Knutton Children’s Centre, GP surgeries & Chesterton One Stop Shop Community Centre.
Free, independent, impartial, confidential advice for everyone in the community Opening Times
Newcastle 9.30am – 1.30pm Monday to Thursday Telephone 01782 238282 Contact Age UK at 4 Merrial Street, Newcastle or on 01782 238222 for an appointment, or talk to Newcastle & Kidsgrove CAB for a referral. Appointments at Kidsgrove CAB outlet at Kidsgrove Customer Service Centre, Tuesday’s 9.30am – 12.30pm. We have a collaborative service with Age UK giving additional appointments on Tuesdays... please ask for details at the Kidsgrove drop in. We can also offer one to one help on budgeting household income and/or saving on fuel costs’. Information and advice service specially tailored for the needs of anyone over the age of 50, and their friends, relatives and carers. Funded by Newcastle Borough Council Working in collaboration with Age UK Advice & Information Newcastle
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Prize Crossword Competition Across
1. TO HOT for a dentist? (5) 4. Concerning a boxing match? (5) 9. DEAL ON for lent (6) 10. Excercise PLUS PE makes you flexible (6) 12. Wire container found in silica gel (4) 13. DEB comes back for somewhere to lie down (3) 14. This may have a familiar ring to it (4) 17. TIE MATE down until ready for evening meal (7) 22. Part of foot can be used to make better we hear (4) 23. PAM gets confused by electrical measurements (3) 24. Is it EVER alright to swerve? (4) 27. Bank clerk who recounts stories? (6) 28. CELLO I play for farm dog (6) 29. WORDS out about long bladed weapon (5) 30. Regal head wear worn on top of the head (5)
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2. RAGE ON about citrus fruit (6) 3. MEET in the pouring rain (4) 5. The colour of LUBE? (4) 6. PUN LEE makes about taking skin off fruit (6) 7. Popular colour for jet? (5) 8. LEAPS at chance to ring the bells (5) 11. MEET BID regarding sleeping hours (7) 15. Yearns for japanese money (3) 16. Confused MUTE has no time for big bird (3) 18. WE HIT on idea of snow colour (5) 19. Coward hised in LOW LEY (6) 20. MOLL WE find is easy going (6) 21. DEFER to set at liberty (5) 25. It is RARE to bring up (4) 26. Male pig doesn’t sound very interesting (4)
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Many thanks to all who entered our last Crossword Competition. The correct answer was ‘Yuletide’. First correct reply to be picked from the bag was from Mrs Ruston from Kidsgrove who wins a £10 gift voucher which she has chosen to spend at Butt Lane Post Office - congratulations! This issue we are again offering a £10 voucher to be spent in a shop or business advertising in Kidsgrove News (please state on your reply). The first correct answer drawn on March 8th 2013 is the winner. Just complete the crossword and re-arrange the letters found in the shaded squares to make a new word, send your answer on a postcard with your name, address and telephone number to:- Good News, 128 High Street, Harriseahead, Stoke-on-Trent, ST7 4JX.
Answers to last crossword:- Across: 1. Holly 4. Spare 9. Charms 10. Caddie 12. Luge 13. Wed 14. Ales 17. Rudolph 22. Omit 23. Ivy 24. View 27. Eyelid 28. Modern 29. Maids 30. Boast Down: 2. Orange 3. Lime 5. Pear 6. Riddle 7. Scale 8. Geese 11. Revolve 15. Tub 16. Ape 18. Doves 19. Cinema 20. Pipers 21. Swans 25. Kind 26. Solo
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Sit down and relax in our award winning Coffee Shop. Opening hours now extended to open until 16:00pm— 7 days a week Don’t miss our Afternoon Tea Special Offers.
Our very popular Farm Shop has just been refurbished and we welcome you to visit. We have carefully sourced so many new products for you to
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BOMB COSMETICS Special gift ideas for Valentine’s Day & Easter New range of Handmade Soaps, Bath Bombs & Creamers Open 7 days a week 71 Moss Road, Congleton, CW12 3BP—Tel: 01260—270010 Disclaimer. The publishers of Kidsgrove News do not endorse or guarantee any products or services advertised, or agree with the views or opinions expressed by contributors. Responsibility cannot be accepted for factual errors, omissions, or spelling mistakes.
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