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Issue 96 October / November 2026

Cheadle Hulme & Cheadle THE INDEPENDENT MAGAZINE FOR SK8 COMMUNITY

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Welcome to the September / October issue of SKCheadle Hulme & Cheadle.

This month

Our Events section starts on page 5 and lists both regular events and one-off events. These range from Art classes and Choirs to Gardening clubs and Photography groups. With a fantastic 9 pages of events this month, there really is something for everyone. Also. Community Care regular Jade Longhurst writes a thought-provoking piece on our changing world and the effects on the older generation. Pages 34/36. If you are planning an event and would like us to spread the word, please do not hesitate to drop me an e-mail with the details. See you next time.

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Interior Design Page 16

AUTUMN RESET

ell what a Summer! We had some gorgeous weather, warm days and sometimes warmer nights where we all wished houses were built with air con here. Alas, those cooler days arrived sooner than we expected and it’s time to reset ourselves and our homes for the upcoming seasons. Clear away those summer flipflops, beach games and even the BBQ! OK, some people do love to BBQ throughout the year, but if that’s you I’m hoping for you that you have flooring to cope with the muddy ins and outs.

I like to add textiles to layer fabrics and make it all a bit cosier. Extra cushions with softer fabrics such as boucle, wool and faux fur, along with throws around the home give this feel. Think tassels, tones of a colour scheme and warm seat pads on your chairs and benches.

possible. You could add a lovely tie back to hook your curtains around – get what you can of that Vitamin D! Colours can alter in your home in these months, there’s less of the warm sun tones naturally streaming in, with more cloud and grey skies dulling your view, so bring in some sunshine. Warmer tones work in with your existing scheme in different ways, whether you add yellows and oranges, or pinks and purple shades, it depends what you already have to complement with, but adding colour can bring a whole new look to brighten your space. For tips and tricks, follow me on Instagram. If you’d love me to help you, please do get in touch. Sharon.

Dig out the candles and put a selection of different heights together on a charger, electric tealights in votives look gorgeous flickering through the darker evenings. Curtains are drawn sooner and we snuggle down for the evening and I love this, think about putting fringing or patterned edging on the bottom or inner edge for an extra layer, but in the day pull them wide to let in as much light as

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Contents Welcome - Page 3 Events / News - Pages 5,6 ,8, 10, 12 & 38 Garden Talk – Page 14 Interior Design – Page 16 Community News – Page 18 Food & Drink – Page 20 Under the Hammer – Page 22 Children’s Activities - Pages 25 & 28 Financial Matters – Page 30 Local History – Page 32 Community Care – Page 34 & 36 Health & Wellbeing – Page 40 Charity Spotlight – Page 42 Mindset Advice – Page 44 Community Index – Page 46 Wellbeing Pilates – Page 48 Ad Index - Page 50

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EVERY MONTH – ONCE A MONTH

Potential New Members Evening – theatre ‘Tour & Chat Tuesday’ 7.30pm for 8.00pm at Stockport Garrick Theatre, Exchange Street, SK3 0EJ Visit: www.stockportgarrick.co.uk and follow the menu links from ‘get involved’ to ‘join us’. Pick the Tuesday date that best suits you from those listed, complete the form and come along! If you have any questions re ‘Tour & Chat Tuesday’, drop Alice an email: membershipregistrar@ stockportgarrick.co.uk We look forward to welcoming you very soon!

EVERY MONDAY: ART & CRAFT

Needing a bit of company on Monday afternoons? Feeling a bit Arty or Crafty or maybe doing a bit of communal knitting? Why not join us at 2 pm? All welcome - beginners will be helped. Call the Church Office for info. 0161 439 1204

EVERY MONDAY: ZUMBA CLASSES

6:15-7:00pm, Cheadle Hulme Methodist Church. Contact Aoife Carroll on 07833 976057 info@acdanceschool.co.uk www.acdanceschool.co.uk Also at Wednesday 10:00-11:00am, The Hockley Centre, Poynton and Thursday 7:00-7:50pm, Woodford War Memorial Community Centre.

EVERY MONDAY: THE LINDOW SINGERS Wilmslow Academy Primary School, Handforth Road, Handforth 7:30pm. For more information contact Ann Epton, on 0161 485 2231 or Email: Harry.Epton@ntlworld.com or visit https:// www.lindowsingers.org.uk/

EVERY MONDAY: TUESDAY WEDNESDAY LINE DANCE CLASSES Contact Hartland school of dance.co.uk Ring Liz 07902 882691

EVERY MONDAY: BALLROOM/LATIN AMERICAN. Sequence dance classes at Manchester Rugby Club Cheadle Hulme, SK8 7NB Contact: Susan Young 07712 069627/0161 437 4735 www.hartlanddance .co.uk

EVERY MONDAY & WEDNESDAY: OVER 60’S MEN’S KEEP FIT contact Graham on 0161 483 7631

EVERY MONDAY: ONLINE GROUP MEDITATION Do you want to lift your energy and feel lighter—right from home? 12:00pm Book your spot 1:1 taster (free-of-charge) Contact Amanda on 07863 158479 or email amandachow@superselfhealing.co.uk

EVERY MONDAY: THE ROBINS SINGERS All welcome, we are a sociable mixed voice choir and sing all genres of music. 7.30pm - 9pm Bramhall United Reformed Church, Robins Lane, SK7 2PE Contact sec.robinssingers@gmail.com Or Michelle on 07765238877

EVERY MONDAY: ART & CRAFT GROUP

Bramhall Methodist Church from 2-4pm. You are invited to join the group for friendship and company. We use various media and crafters work on different projects. We will happily help beginners. All enquires via the Church office on 0161 439 1204. £2 per session or £30 for half year with refreshments included.

EVERY MONDAY: BRAMHALL PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY

Presentations, Workshop’s, Competitions. 7.15pm. Bramhall Village Centre, Lumb Lane. New members welcome. Email: info.bramhallps@ gmail.com www.bramhallps.org

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PLEASE CHECK MEETING IS ON BEFORE ATTENDING EVERY MONDAY, WEDNESDAY & FRIDAY: CHEADLE HULME FITNESS Contact Penny on 0161 440 8059 or Email: mail@cheadlehulmefitness.org.uk

1ST MONDAY OF EACH MONTH: KNIT, CRAFT AND NATTER

at Cheadle Hulme Methodist Church 7pm-9pm. Bring your own knitting, crochet, sewing projects for a time of creativity and chat. Contact: jackiechmc@gmail.com.

2ND AND 4TH MONDAYS OF EACH MONTH: MEMORY LANE

at Cheadle Hulme Methodist Church 2pm-4pm. For people with dementia and their carers. Fun time with activities, games, singing and laughter. Contact: jackiechmc@gmail.com.

EVERY FOURTH MONDAY OF THE MONTH: THE TREFOIL GUILD Further details from Secretary. BramhallTG@gmail.com or 0161 439 7135

EVERY 1ST AND 3RD MONDAY OF EVERY MONTH: STOCKPORT PAIN CAFE

Every few groups we invite a guest speaker in and so far we have had talks from a Social Prescriber, a Clinical Psychologist, the Work Well team at Stockport Council and a Physiotherapist. In 2026 we have a Specialist Nurse coming from Stockport Pain service to talk about sleep and mindfulness sessions scheduled in. We are entirely volunteer led by people with Fibromyalgia or Chronic Pain themselves. You do not need a specific diagnosis, you do not need to be referred. Meeting 10.30am-12pm at the Micker Brook pub on Councillor Lane in Cheadle Hulme (SK8 5NU).

EVERY FIRST TUESDAY OF THE MONTH: BRAMHALL & WOODFORD SEWING & CRAFT CIRCLE

For more information call Karen on 07860 458260

EVERY TUESDAY: MACCLESFIELD LIGHT ORCHESTRA

Do you play a musical instrument? If you enjoy playing music and would like to join a friendly orchestra, please contact: Rosemary 01625 529313. 7.45pm in the Salvation Army Rooms, Roe Street, Macclesfield SK11 6UT. www.macclesfieldlightorchestra.co.uk

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EVERY TUESDAY: HEALD GREEN COMMUNITY CHOIR

For fun and friendship at 10-11:30 am, term time St Catherine’s church, Outwood Road. Contact Kate Firth (07794) 050591 Cheshirecommunitychoirs@gmail.com www.cheshirecommunitychoirs.com

EVERY TUESDAY: CHEADLE HULME LIBRARY STORYTIME

Tel: 0161 217 6009 Email: cheadlehulme.library@stockport.gov.uk contact Kate 07794 050591 www.cheshirecommunitychoirs.com

EVERY TUESDAY: DUPLICATE BRIDGE AT 1PM

at Handforth Hall tennis club, Woodlands Road Handforth SK93AW. Contact Cynthia on 01625 530279 or Email c_leigh1@hotmail.com

SECOND TUESDAY OF THE MONTH: CHESHIRE LADIES LUNCHEON CLUB

Delicious lunch at Bramhall Golf Club , Ladythorn Rd. Interesting speaker and friendly company. Contact Lesley Cox on 07534471782

EVERY SECOND TUESDAY OF THE MONTH: EPILEPSY SUPPORT, WILMSLOW

7pm-8.30pm. We welcome anyone with epilepsy (and family/friends) to meet others ‘in the same boat’ for an informal get-together to listen and share experiences in confidence, make new friends and reduce isolation. Whatever your circumstances, you will be most welcome. Ask for Cathy. The Coach & Four, 69 Alderley Road, Wilmslow SK9 1PA https://www.epilepsy.org.uk/ support-groups/epilepsy-support-wilmslow

EVERY TUESDAY: BROOKDALE CLUB AND THEATRE FOUR GROUP MEETINGS For further information Email: BrookdaleYT@outlook.com

EVERY TUESDAY: THE BARNBY CHOIR

8pm til 9.45 at Wilmslow Methodist Church, Water Lane, Wilmslow SK9 5AR Contact Shan Bristow 01625 520194 or email shan@shanbristow.co.uk www.thebarnbychoir.co.uk

EVERY TUESDAY: MAGIC VOICES CHEADLE Meet at 7.45pm Trinity Church Hall, Massie Street, Cheadle SK8 1DU We are a non-audition, open choir. Contact Mike at mike@magicvoices.co.uk

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PLEASE CHECK MEETING IS ON BEFORE ATTENDING EVERY 2ND & 4TH TUESDAY OF THE MONTH: STOCKPORT SYMPHONIC SOUNDS

Contact Liz Pennington on 0161 439 7484 or Diana Oldfield on 0161 439 9219 for more details

FIRST TUESDAY OF THE MONTH: BRAMHALL AND CHEADLE HULME FLOWER CLUB.

At the All Saints Parish Rooms. From 2pm. Nov, Dec, Feb, March & April. And 7pm . May, June, July & Sept. Contact - 0161.439.2023.

EVERY SECOND TUESDAY OF EACH MONTH: HAZEL GROVE GARDENING CLUB 7.30pm. Short St United Reformed Church, Hazel Grove, SK7 4AD 0161 670 1246 www.hazelgrovegardeningclub.com

2ND TUESDAY OF THE MONTH: CHEADLE & GATLEY WOMEN’S INSTITUTE Contact: 702604316437739 or Email: cazy88@ntlworld.com

FIRST AND THIRD TUESDAY EVERY MONTH: KNIT AND KNATTER GROUP Come and knit for charity. Beginners welcome. Can’t knit? We will teach you. Enjoy a coffee and chat at Bramhall United Reformed Church. Contact Jean on 0161 439 8241.

FIRST WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH: OPEN MIC NIGHT

For more details call Liz on 07967 182641

Instrumentalists/vocalists it’s your time to shine! Hazel Grove Bowling and Tennis Club Douglas Road Hazel Grove SK7 4JG. To book a slot contact Tony Johnston 07809471402 Email tjohnston218@gmail.com

EVERY TUESDAY AND THURSDAY: THE DAY CENTRE - FOR OLDER PEOPLE

EVERY OTHER WEDNESDAY: STOCKPORT SPEAKERS CLUB

2ND AND LAST TUESDAYS OF THE MONTH: NIMBLE FINGERS CRAFT GROUP

Provides activities and a freshly cooked 2 course lunch . Transport could be provided. Contact Jane on 07706796471. Grove Lane Baptist Church from 10.30 -2.30pm

EVERY TUESDAY: THE DAYTIME SINGERS The Daytime Singers are fun and friendly community singing groups run by charismatic, Mancunion musician. John Blaylock. First session is free then to become a member is just £20 a month. There are also permanent free places on offer for those in need. Wilmslow - United Reformed Church, Chapel Ln, SK9 1PR 9.30 11.00amHeald Green - Village Hall, Outwood Rd, SK8 3JL 11.30am - 1.00pm Cheadle - Village Hall, SK8 1PQ 1.45 - 3.15pm You can email John - blaylocklive@gmail.com or just turn up. Facebook.com/thedaytimesingers

EVERY TUESDAY: AFTERNOON SEQUENCE TEA DANCE 2.00pm – 4.00pm at Manchester Rugby Club, Cheadle Hulme, SK8 7NB Contact; Susan Young 07712 069627/0161 437 4735 www.hartlanddance.co.uk

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Are you too nervous to speak in public? Is a fear of public speaking holding you back? Are you a confident speaker looking to improve your skills? If so, come and join us at Stockport Ladybrook Speakers Club where you will be guaranteed a warm welcome! We meet fortnightly at The Pinewood Hotel, Handforth. For more information visit www.stockportladybrookspeakers.co.uk or email sixdennetts@aol.com

EVERY WEDNESDAY: DUPLICATE BRIDGE at 7pm at Handforth Hall tennis club, Woodlands Road Handforth SK9 3AW. contact Cynthia on 01625 530279 or Email c_leigh1@hotmail.com

EVERY WEDNESDAY: CHATTY CAFÉ WITH GAMES Outside The Box Board Game Cafe have teamed up with the Chatty Café Scheme to combat loneliness and we hold free sessions with volunteers at 12-3pm. More information can be found at www.thechattycafescheme.co.uk/venue/outsidethe-box/ Outside The Box, 34 Woodford Road, Bramhall SK7 1PA

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PLEASE CHECK MEETING IS ON BEFORE ATTENDING EVERY WEDNESDAY MORNING, POWNALL PROBEX, CHEADLE We meet at 9.30 am for coffee and biscuits before beginning the meeting at 10.00 am at the Cheshire Line Tavern, Cheadle, SK8 2NZ for a convivial gathering involving a different, lively speaker each week - plus excellent hospitality in the bar afterwards and a lunch at the end of every month. Please see pownallprobexclub.org.uk for further details and contacts.

SECOND WEDNESDAY OF EACH MONTH: THE ART SOCIETY NORTH EAST CHESHIRE After coffee at 10.00 talks begin at 10.30 at the The Wilmslow Conference Centre, Total Fitness, SK9 3PE . Contact: membership.northeastcheshire@ theartssociety.org Or www.theartssocietynortheastcheshire.org.uk

EVERY WEDNESDAY EVENING: BALLROOM & LATIN AMERICAN DANCE CLASSES Contact Adrian 07709 910256

EVERY WEDNESDAY: SPANISH CONVERSATION LESSONS Hola, if you want to learn, improve or just practice your Spanish join us every Wednesday at Trunk in Bramhall Village, 9:30 for intermediate level and 10:30 for beginners. Contact us at Spanish4me@proton.me Ahi nos vemos!

EVERY WEDNESDAY: THE LAURENCE SINGERS are a mixed voice choir of 35 members. We sing a wide range of music - light (eg Phantom of the Opera), popular classics (eg The Armed Man), classical (eg Mozart, Handel), jazz (eg In the Mood), with about 6-8 concerts a year. Why don’t you come along to a rehearsal to see what we sound like. Get in touch by emailing enquiries@thelaurencesingers.org.uk or ringing 01625 527204. 7.45pm to 10pm, Swann Lane URC, Swann Lane, SK8 7HU.

EVERY WEDNESDAY: LINE DANCING AT BROOKDALE CLUB Bridge Lane, Bramhall at 1.45 pm. Details Jean 0161 439 8241

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EVERY WEDNESDAY EVENING:

Scottish Country dancing at Centrepoint Bramhall Email: bramhallscottishdancing@gmail.com

EVERY WEDNESDAYS: (DURING TERM TIME) COMMUNITY CAFÉ open 9am-1pm serving breakfast and lunches. All Hallows Church, allhallows.cheadle@gmail. com Tel: 0161 428 9121 www.allhallows-church.org.uk

EVERY WEDNESDAY: POYNTON ROYAL BRITISH LEGION CONCERT BAND

Rehearse at Poynton RBL, George’s Road West from 8pm - 10pm. New members welcome. Recommended minimum standard grade 5. Contact poyntonrblband@gmail.com for more information.

FIRST THURSDAY OF THE MONTH:

Wilmslow Guild Birdwatching Group, Bourne Street, Wilmslow, SK95HD. All welcome. Contact www.guildlifelonglearning.org

EVERY 1ST AND 3RD THURSDAY PROBUS CLUB OF STOCKPORT SOUTH

contact Chris Ward 0161 483 5174 or e.mail: chrisward@vistech.plus.com

EVERY THURSDAY: BRAMHALL THURSDAY CLUB

We meet in Bramhall Methodist Church from 10-2.30. It’s an opportunity for older members of our community to get together for conversation, entertainment, gentle activities, and a delicious home-cooked lunch. New volunteers with a few hours a month to spare would be warmly welcomed to join our friendly group. Please contact Carol Sargent on 0161 439 1779, or pop in to see us any Thursday.

EVERY THURSDAY: BRAMHALL COMMUNITY CHOIR+.

An advanced a cappella group. Thursday 11am-12pm term time, Bramhall URC. Contact Kate Firth (07794) 050591 Cheshirecommunitychoirs@gmail.com www.cheshirecommunitychoirs.com

EVERY THURSDAY: LADYBROOK SINGERS

A friendly choir singing a varied upper voice repertoire. 7.30-9.45pm in the Narthex at Norbury Parish Church, SK7 4RF www.ladybrooksingers. com email: ladybrooksingers@gmail.com

EVERY THURSDAY: STOCKPORT ART GUILD Life Drawing. Stockport Art Gallery 7pm www.stockportartguild.com contact@stockportartguild.com

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PLEASE CHECK MEETING IS ON BEFORE ATTENDING EVERY THURSDAY: CRYSTAL CHORDS

We are an award winning women’s 4-part Capella chorus based in Stockport. We rehearse at 7.30-10pm at the Stockport Guildhall, 169-171 Wellington Road South, Stockport. New members are always welcome. Contact Laura at enquiries@crystalchords.org.uk for more details or see us on Facebook or Instagram Crystal_Chords

EVERY THURSDAY ASPIRE BALLET

Aspire Ballet: Adult Ballet Classes Silver Swans 11am - 12 noon. term time only St Michael & All Angels Parish Church, Bramhall, SK7 2PG. Contact Helen 07800 721124 or email info@aspireballet.co.uk

SECOND THURSDAY OF EVERY MONTH (EXCEPT AUGUST): AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL STOCKPORT GROUP Contact: Duncan 0161 485 7601

EVERY 2ND THURSDAY OF THE MONTH: AIR-BRITAIN MANCHESTER BRANCH

Guest Speakers 1pm for 1.30pm at Avro Heritage Museum, Woodford, SK7 1QS. Further details Brian 07745988497

LAST THURSDAY OF THE MONTH: SOCIAL NIGHT AT ALL HALLOWS

Play pool, table tennis or just call in for a chat from 7.30pm until 9pm. All Hallows Church, Cheadle. www.allhollows-church.org.uk

EVERY 4TH THURSDAY OF EACH MONTH (EXCEPT FOR DECEMBER): RETIRED TEACHERS CLUB

Contact: 0161 4398794

FIRST FRIDAY OF THE MONTH: HEALD GREEN THEATRE COMPANY HOLD OPEN BARS Contact: Jackie on 07896 600710

EVERY FRIDAY: FRIENDLY FRIDAYS

Contact: Pam Robinson 07909 903864 or Email friendlyfridaysuk@gmail.com

EVERY FRIDAY: BEGINNERS LINE DANCING CLASS 10-11am at the Scout hut on Fir Road Contact Ann Robinson 07855015365

EVERY THIRD FRIDAY OF THE MONTH: STOCKPORT HISTORICAL SOCIETY

7.30 pm at Stockport Sunday School, Nangreave Road SK2 6DQ. Contact: Peter 0161 485 2415

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EVERY FRIDAY: MINDFULNESS FOR WELLBEING

All Saints Parish Rooms, Church Road, Cheadle Hulme. 12 - 1pm. More info from Katie Sheen www.soulnutrition.org, katie@soulnutrition.org Tel: 07703 342 781

EVERY FRIDAY: BRAMHALL COMMUNITY CHOIR

For fun and friendship 2pm-3.30pm term time at Centrepoint, Bramhall Methodist, also Fridays 12pm-1pm term time at Bramhall URC. Bramhall Beginners’ Choir. Learn how to sing and build your confidence.

EVERY FRIDAY: ST ANN’S HOSPICE FESTIVAL CHOIR

We are looking for new members. We rehearse on Fridays 7.15 – 9.30pm at Cheadle Hulme Methodist Church. We rehearse for 8 weeks prior to each concert. If you’d like to sing with our choir, send a message to hospicechoir@aol.co.uk

EVERY FRIDAY: CHEADLE HULME AL-ANON GROUP.

Run by and for the families of alcoholics. Please phone the Helpline 0800 0086 811 for a Group contact number. Starts 8pm at Quaker Meeting House, 91 Station Road, Cheadle Hulme, SK8 7BG

FIRST AND 3RD FRIDAY EACH MONTH: STOCKPORT AND DISTRICT SOCIETY OF MODEL ENGINEERS

Meet at 7:30pm, at St Catherine’s Church Hall, Outwood Road, Heald Green. SK8 3QJ, for talks and discussions. If you are interested in model engineering whether experienced or a beginner contact us at info@stockportmodelengineers.co.uk

EVERY SATURDAY: HEALD GREEN LIBRARY STORYTIME.

Contact: 0161 217 6009 Email: healdgreen.library@stockport.gov.uk

EVERY SATURDAY: STOCKPORT ART GUILD

Portraiture. Stockport Art Gallery 10.30am www.stockportartguild.com contact@stockportartguild.com.

EVERY SUNDAY QUAKER MEETING

11am at the Quaker Meeting House, 91 Station Road, corner of Ramillies Avenue, Cheadle Hulme. Tel: 0161 439 6088. email: cheadlehulmeqm@gmail.com All Welcome

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Garden Talk

EASIEST SCENTED CUT FLOWERS FOR THE HOUSE

There is something wonderfully satisfying about bringing flowers from the garden into the house. While many of us think of roses, sweet peas or lilies when choosing scented flowers for cutting, there are two much easier and more reliable choices that are often overlooked: carnations and pinks.

Carnations and pinks are among the most troublefree plants I grow, and they reward very little effort with flowers throughout the summer. I particularly like growing them in pots, where they can be placed close to the house and easily picked when the flowers are at their best. I grow mine alongside herbs, which makes excellent use of space and creates a lovely combination of foliage, flowers and fragrance. The pots can be positioned on a patio, near a kitchen door or anywhere convenient for regular cutting. There is also something rather special about brushing past a pot and getting a waft of their fragrance. For me, one of the great advantages of carnations and pinks is their reliability. Once established, they will flower repeatedly, providing a succession of blooms for the house. Regular picking encourages the plants to produce more flowers, so the more you cut, the more you can enjoy. When cutting, choose stems with flowers that are just beginning to open. Cut in the cooler part of the day, preferably in the morning, and place 14 | SKCheadle Hulme & Cheadle - October/November 2026

the stems immediately into clean water. Remove any leaves that would sit below the waterline and change the water regularly. With a little care, the flowers will last well in a vase. The fragrance is perhaps their greatest attraction. Modern garden plants can sometimes be chosen for colour or form, but I always think we should make room for scent. A small posy of pinks or carnations on a kitchen table can fill the room with a gentle, old-fashioned perfume.

If you have never grown them for cutting, try a few pots next year, but buy them now and pot them into larger pots so they establish their roots for next year. You don’t need a large garden or a dedicated cutting bed. A handful of plants grown among your herbs can provide armfuls of scented flowers for the house. For an easy, dependable and fragrant source of cut flowers, carnations and pinks are difficult to beat. Happy Gardening! Kevin Pratt

Kevin Pratt Home Garden Consultation. With 40 years’ experience, Kevin advises on planting, design and pruning with a visit to your garden. www.gardenconsultation.co.uk info@kevinpratt.co.uk

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DO YOU FANCY JOINING A GREAT CHOIR? If you can sing in tune and blend with other voices and are prepared to work at learning the pieces we sing, come along to one of our rehearsals and see what you think. I am the conductor of the Laurence Singers which is a 30 strong mixed choir based in Cheadle Hulme but with members from a wide area. The choir has existed over 50 years with only ever two conductors. I’ve completed 25 years. The physical and mental benefits of singing are well known and those, added to the social contact and camaraderie that exists within such a group will raise your spirits and you’ll enjoy the choir experience. Ours is a fun choir. What is less well known is the requirements needed to become a valued member of a choir. It’s not necessary to have a great singing voice or musical knowledge or musical experience. A choir is the sum of its parts. What makes the Laurence Singers different from many other choirs is the wide and diverse selection of music we sing. It ranges from light music (eg Phantom of the Opera, ‘Never Enough’

from ‘The Greatest Showman’); through popular classics (eg Benedictus from the Armed Man); extracts from the Messiah at Christmas, the Great American Songbook (eg I got Rhythm, Blue Moon, Over the Rainbow), Jazz classics (Duke Ellington’s ‘It don’t mean a thing if it ain’t got that swing,’ and Glenn Miller’s’ In the Mood’), pieces by Mozart, Elgar, John Rutter, George Shearing, Bob Chilcott etc. If you’re interested to learn more, you’d be very welcome to come down to the hall where we rehearse in Swann Lane in Cheadle Hulme at Swann Lane United Reformed Church on a Wednesday evening from 7.30pm where you’ll also get a cup of tea or coffee (and probably a piece of cake) as we do every week. Our website (www.thelaurencesingers.org.uk) will give you more insight and some photos and how to contact us. Alternatively ring me on 01625 527204. Cliff Crewe, Musical Director, the Laurence Singers.

BRAMHALL CONTEMPORARY ART GROUP Formed and led by Judith Donaghy around 10 years ago we meet each Tuesday 2-4 pm at BRAMHALL VILLAGE CLUB, Lumb Lane Bramhall. It is primarily an oil painting group where members of all abilities from beginners to professional artists paint with brushes and palette knives. Experimentation and use of imagination is always encouraged and individual tuition is given throughout as members follow their own artistic

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Beetroot with Tahini dressing This is one of those surprise recipes that everyone loves even though they normally avoid the star ingredient. Anyway, I’ve been asked for this recipe so many times that I thought getting it into SK magazine was as good a way as any of passing it on.

Beetroot with Tahini dressing 1kg raw beetroot 2tbsp olive oil 2tsp cumin seeds 1 red onion 1 preserved lemon 1 lemon

Put a little olive oil into a frying pan and add the cumin seeds – frying gently for about 3 minutes. Pour the seeds and oil over the beetroot. Peel and finely slice the onion (I use a mandolin), chop the preserved lemon removing the seeds as you go. Add both to the beetroot. Chop the dill (keeping some back for decoration) and add that to the beetroot too with the juice of the lemon. Season generously with salt and a little black pepper and give it a good stir to combine everything then put in into a serving dish.

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In a bowl combine the tahini and the yoghurt and dot over the beetroot and give is a very slight stir, top with the remaining dill and serve.

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Pre heat the oven to 220 c (or use an air fryer) Scrub the beetroot but leave the skin on and lay them on a sheet of foil – drizzle with olive oil and then wrap them loosely in the foil and put into the oven for about 45 mins (maybe longer depending on size) They are cooked when a knife passes through them easily. When they are cool enough to handle – peel the skin off and slice into 0.5 cm slices and leave to cool completely. 20 | SKCheadle Hulme & Cheadle - October/November 2026

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NORMAN WISDOM’S ‘GUMP’ SUITS AND SILVER TRIBUTES HEAD TO HANSONS

He may have been Britain’s little man, but Norman Wisdom’s popularity was anything but small and now Hansons Auctioneers is bringing a remarkable collection celebrating his extraordinary career to auction in Derbyshire this November. For collectors and comedy fans, the collection offers a rare chance to own original pieces belonging to one of Britain’s best-loved entertainers, from the clothes that helped create his unforgettable ‘Gump’ character to spectacular silver tributes celebrating his recordbreaking success. Leading the collection are two original ‘Gump Suits’. The first, estimated at £3,000-£3,500, is the brown tweed two-piece, shirt, tie and flat cap worn by Wisdom between 1948 and 1953. Framed alongside it is a photograph of Wisdom wearing the outfit with none other than Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy. A second suit, made in 1953 specifically to replicate the original, is estimated at £2,500£3,500. Wisdom wore it during his hugely successful run of films at Pinewood Studios, including Trouble in Store, The Square Peg and Follow a Star. Hansons’ auction will also feature some impressive silver reminders of just how successful Wisdom became. A spectacular Edwardian presentation tray weighing around 5kg and measuring approximately 72cm wide is estimated at £4,500-£5,500. Presented by theatre impresario Bernard Delfont in 1953, it celebrated Wisdom’s “wonderful record breaking run” at London’s Prince of Wales Theatre in Paris to

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Piccadilly. Another substantial silver tray commemorates his record-breaking Robinson Crusoe season at Manchester’s Palace Theatre. There is even a fascinating link to comedy royalty, with a signed photograph of Laurel and Hardy estimated at £800-£1,200, following their memorable visit to see Wisdom perform. Perhaps the most charming piece charts where it all began. A 1945 flyer and Wisdom’s handwritten script record his first professional engagement – a Monday night appearance that earned the young performer just £5 and a week-long booking. For Hansons, collections such as this offer a fascinating opportunity to bring important pieces of British entertainment history to new generations of collectors. From that £5 first appearance to record-breaking theatre runs and hit films, the Norman Wisdom collection tells the story of the man behind the mayhem – and Hansons is giving fans the chance to own a little piece of it. The Norman Wisdom collection will feature in Hansons Auctioneers’ Derbyshire Comedy Sale this November. For auction details and to discover more, visit Hansons Auctioneers. Auctioneer Charles Hanson Twitter: HansonsUK Facebook: HansonsAuctioneersUK Instagram: hansons_auctioneers

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Acorn Gymnastics Walking - 4 years. Preschool gymnastics sessions based in Cheadle Hulme. Check the website for available session times and to book. www.acorngymnastics.co.uk 07942-356-589

Baby Massage & More, Meet & Massage and Mother & Baby Yoga - Lushtums

Classes in Poynton, Hazel Grove & Parrswood at local venues or in your own home. Baby Massage & More is a lovely way to enhance your bond with your baby, aid relaxation and sleep, relieve colic and constipation and meet new friends. Postnatal Yoga with your baby to regain your strength and shape one day at a time, whilst having yoga fun with your baby. Babies welcomed with all their moods and states. Pregnancy Yoga and birth preparation also available. Contact Suzanne.wild@ lushtums.co.uk or www.lushtums.co.uk

Baby Chat

Thursdays 10.30 - 11.45am £1.50 per family (mums/ dads with babies upto crawling/12 months) at Cheadle Hulme Methodist Church. Contact church office on 0161 485 1605.

Baby Massage

Learn to massage your baby at a time and place to suit you. 5 week 1:1 or group courses in your own home or in venues in and around Cheadle. Contact Suzanne for more information on 07738-564666. www.babymassagetime.com

Baby Sensory Development Classes

The award winning baby development classes run Monday – Friday at various times from their dedicated and bespoke centre in Cheadle Hulme precinct. For more information please contact Natalie on stockport@babysensory.co.uk or visit their website www.babysensory.com/stockport for class availability and times.

Baby Signing

The Babysign Teacher runs classes and free taster sessions at various venues. For details visit our website: www.thebabysignteacher.co.uk, email: carolyn@thebabysignteacher.co.uk or call: carolyn on 07528 262142. Be amazed by how much your baby could tell you before they can talk!”

Bond & Burn

Fitness fun for parents, babies & little ones. 11.15am every Monday. Festival Hall, Alderley Edge. For booking visit www.bondand burn.co.uk

Cheadle Library Storytime

Thursdays at 2.00pm to 2.30pm Sharing stories, sharing books. A wonderful opportunity for children and their parent/carers to meet together on a weekly basis to share stories and rhymes in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. Suitable for pre school children E: cheadle.library@stockport.gov.uk.

CookieTots

The United Reform Church, Bramhall. Mornings during term time only. Call Nikki on 07976 619648.

CycleBuddie - Learn to Ride Sessions

Weekend and school holidays to teach children aged 3+ to learn to ride their bikes confidently and independently through fun and engaging sessions. Sessions available to book through our website www.cycle-buddie.co.uk or find us on Facebook

Drama (5-7’s)

Saturdays 1.15pm-2pm.Starlight Performing Arts Academy CIC, Bramhall Moor Lane, (opp Stepping Hill Maternity Hospital) SK7 5AA. T 0161 439 8009 or 07515 397715. www.starlightperformingarts.t83.net

Jo Jingles

Jo Jingles classes are carefully structured. Each week different educational themes are introduced using well-known nursery rhymes and action songs. Mondays 9.30am - Under 2s and 10.30 Over 2s. Wednesdays 9.25am - Over 2s and 10.20 - Under 2s at Bramhall Methodist Church, Bramhall Lane South, Bramhall. Call Laura on 0161 431 0674/07983513491 to book yoru place.

Little Fishes Toddler Group

Fridays 9.30-11.30 in Emmanuel Church Hall, Turves Road. Cost £1.50. contact 01614851154

Litte Superstars Sports Club

Trinity Gardens, Davenport. Mornings and afternoons. Louise 07904 311552.

Little Rews parents and toddlers (0-4year olds)

Thursdays 9-11 during term time in St Andrews Cheadle Hulme hall. Cost £1.50 per carer. Contact children@standrewscheadlehulmeorg.uk

My Sen Den

Inclusive Sensory Stay & Play – on the 1st Tuesday of the month 10.30-12 at Benja Fold, Bramhall. Different sensory toys each session for fine and gross motor fun. Email for more information and to book. E: info@mysenden.co.uk W: www.mysenden. co.uk

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COMPANIES HOUSE GETS SERIOUS!

ompanies House has always reminded me of that easy-going teacher we all had at school. You’d hand in your homework, they’d nod politely, pop it in a drawer and rarely ask too many questions. Not anymore. The government has given Companies House a much bigger role under the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act. Instead of simply collecting information, it is now expected to challenge it where necessary. The aim is straightforward: make it much harder to use UK companies for fraud or other criminal activity. The biggest change is identity verification. Every company director and every Person with Significant Control (PSC) will need to prove they are who they claim to be. New directors will have to complete the checks before they can be appointed, while existing directors will be given time to verify their identity. The checks can be completed directly through Companies House or via an authorised agent. To be honest, it’s a sensible change. For years it has been surprisingly easy to register companies using false or misleading information. Going forward, if your name is Donald Duck, Companies House may well ask to see your passport.

Another change affects small and micro companies. Until now, many businesses have been comfortable knowing their Profit & Loss account stayed between themselves, HMRC and their accountant. Under the new rules, it will also be submitted to Companies House. Before anyone starts worrying about competitors picking through their figures, there’s some reassurance. Although Companies House will receive the Profit & Loss account, the intention is that it will not be made publicly available. As you would expect, all of this comes at a cost. Filing fees have increased, with the additional

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revenue being used to fund the new identity checks and enforcement powers. Perhaps the biggest change is one that most businesses won’t notice directly. Historically, Companies House’s role was largely administrative. If forms were completed correctly, they were usually accepted. Now Companies House has powers to question information, reject documents, remove inaccurate information from the register and share intelligence with law enforcement where appropriate. That’s a significant shift in how it operates. The reforms won’t stop here. Eventually, anyone filing documents at Companies House will need to verify their identity, while paper filing will gradually disappear in favour of digital filing through approved software. For most honest business owners, none of this should be a cause for concern. There will be a little more administration and probably another online verification request from your accountant now and then. Those who have treated Companies House as somewhere they could file almost anything without challenge may find life rather different. As accountants, we’ve always encouraged clients to keep accurate records and file correct information. The difference now is that Companies House has both the powers and the resources to ask more questions when something doesn’t look right.

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We have now left the Station Road/Albert Road junction and find ourselves at Four Lane Ends. As you look at the picture you are heading onto Cheadle Road with Turves Road to the left. How things have changed.

We then come to a well-known junction on Hulme Hall Road this late 1920’s card provides us with a view of this junction but now the grassy island has gone. The house in the distance on Heathbank Road is Cheadle Hulme’s first Railway Station building when the line to Sandbach was opened in 1842.

This then brings us to the Hulme Hall Road, Church Road and Gill Bent Road junction. This picture is taken with Gill Bent Road to the back of us, so we are looking down Church Road. You can just see the opening beyond the man in the straw boater which led to Oak Farm, today it is Woods Lane.

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he world changed while we were busy living in it. When did we stop needing cash? When did menus become QR codes? When did we start talking to our watches, asking speakers what the weather will be like, and needing a password just to do almost anything?

— but how many do we actually print? Music was different too. You waited for your favourite song to come on the radio, cassette recorder at the ready, desperately hoping the DJ wouldn’t talk over the beginning. Albums were listened to from start to finish.

The strange thing about change is that it rarely happens all at once. It creeps in quietly while we’re busy getting on with life. Then one day you look around and realise just how different the world has become. Think about how much has changed within one lifetime. There was a time when leaving the house meant you were genuinely uncontactable. If you arranged to meet somebody outside a shop at 2pm, you simply had to be there. No text saying, “Running five minutes late.” No location sharing. No little blue ticks to tell you your message had been read and completely ignored. And somehow, everyone managed.

REMEMBER WHEN… Photographs were different. You might take 24 photographs during an entire holiday, send the film away and wait to discover whether you’d captured a beautiful family photograph or 24 slightly blurry pictures with someone’s thumb in the corner. But those photographs mattered. They went into albums, drawers and shoeboxes. Years later, finding one could transport you straight back to a particular day. Today we can take hundreds of photographs without giving it a second thought

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There were handwritten letters, birthday cards through the door and telephone numbers people actually knew by heart. If you wanted to know something, you couldn’t immediately Google it. You asked somebody. And sometimes they were completely wrong. The things that quietly disappeared, Of course, it isn’t about saying everything was better in the past. So many changes have made life easier. Families separated by hundreds or even thousands of miles can see one another on a screen. Shopping can arrive at the front door. Photographs of a new grandchild can be shared within seconds. But perhaps we’ve lost a few lovely things along the way too. The unexpected knock at the door. Knowing the people who lived along your street. Sitting around a table without a phone beside every plate. Continued on page 36

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And perhaps we should ask more questions of the people who remember the world before ours looked like this. What was Saturday night like when you were 20? What did your first week’s wages buy? Where did you go on your first holiday? What song takes you straight back to being young? Because those aren’t simply memories, they’re part of our history. And while the world will undoubtedly continue changing, I think we can all agree on one thing. Sometimes, when all you want is a cup of tea and a sandwich…a proper menu would be nice. Over to you… What is one completely ordinary thing from years gone by that has disappeared — and you’d bring back tomorrow if you could? I’d love to hear your memories, and perhaps we can share some of them in a future edition of SK Magazine. Either email me at Enquiries@connectcareservices.co.uk or pop in to our office at 38 Woodford Road, Bramhall, Stockport, England, SK7 1PA .

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SATURDAY 10TH OCTOBER: STOCKPORT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

“The Italian One” Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana: Intermezzo, Tchaikovsky: Capriccio Italien Shostakovich: Piano Concerto No 2. Soloist Antonina Suhanova, Verdi: La Forza del Destino Overture and Respighi: The Pines of Rome. Conductor Robert Guy 7.30pm at Stockport Town Hall More details www.stockportsymphony.co.uk Tickets www.ticketsource.co.uk

SATURDAY 17TH OCTOBER: CHEADLE HULME GARDENING SOCIETY

Coffee Morning and Plant Sale. Join us for coffee, biscuits and a chat. Also books, cakes, jigsaws, cards and a raffle. Admission £3 includes refreshments. 10am -12noon Parish Rooms, Church Rd, Cheadle Hulme SK8 7JB. T:- Kate 0161 485 4322 or Gill 0161 485 2269 www.cheadlehulmegardeningsociety.com

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SATURDAY 17TH – 24TH OCTOBER: DINNER BY MOIRA BUFFINI

7.30pm on the Main Stage at Stockport Garrick Theatre, SK3 0EJ A bizarre and funny thriller set at a dinner party. Unexpected guests, unusual dishes and conversations! Bookings via website: www.stockportgarrick.co.uk OR Email: boxoffice@stockportgarrick.co.uk

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SATURDAY 7TH NOVEMBER - STOCKPORT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

“From the Scillies to Sibelius” Carwithen: Bishop Rock. Mozart: L’Amero Strauss Songs: Amor, Morgen, Traum, Cäcilie, Befriet Soloist April Fredrick, Sibelius Symphony No . Conductor Philip Ellis 7.30pm at Stockport Town Hall. Tickets www.ticketsource.co.uk More details www.stockportsymphony.co.uk

SATURDAY 9 – 14TH NOVEMBER: EVERY BRILLIANT THING BY DUNCAN MACMILLAN

7.30pm on the Main Stage at Stockport Garrick Theatre, SK3 0EJ A pair of actors rotate the role on alternate nights in this touching and funny monologue play about mental health. A smash hit in London and on Broadway and now in Stockport! Bookings via website: www.stockportgarrick.co.uk OR Email: boxoffice@stockportgarrick.co.uk

SATURDAY 28TH NOVEMBER – SATURDAY 5TH DECEMBER: LITTLE WOMEN BY PETER CLAPHAM

Adapted from the novel by Louisa M. Alcott. 7.30pm on the Main Stage at Stockport Garrick Theatre, SK3 0EJ. This adaptation of the literary classic follows the March sisters as they grapple with living in New England during the American Civil War, with little money. Bookings via website: www.stockportgarrick.co.uk OR Email: boxoffice@stockportgarrick.co.uk

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# DON’T LET EARLY AUTUMN SWEEP YOU AWAY

This summer has been a good one. Weeks of sunshine, more time outdoors, evenings that stretch on without needing a coat. For families, the school holidays have brought the usual mix of freedom and chaos — no school run, no packed lunches, no 7am alarm, but no routine either, and by summer most parents are running on a strange blend of relaxed and worn out. The roads have been quieter too. Fewer commuters, fewer queues. Even without children, you’ll have felt it: Cheshire in August moves at a different pace.

Then September arrives and it all snaps back at once. School gates reopen, diaries fill up, and within a fortnight the summer feels like it happened to someone else. From there the year picks up speed on its own. Half term, then Halloween, then Bonfire Night, then Christmas lights are up in the village and someone’s asking about New Year plans. Most of us end up saying the same thing: how is it Christmas already? The working year in this country is largely built around school holidays, whether you have children or not. Offices empty out in August, meetings get harder to schedule, the whole pace slackens. It’s a shared rhythm, worth noticing before it’s gone. So before term properly starts, take a moment to notice where you are, rather than planning the fifty things needing doing before September.

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Be present with the last of the summer. A walk without your phone. Ten minutes outside with a coffee, doing nothing else. That’s enough.

As the pace picks up again in autumn, the same principle holds. You don’t need an intense new fitness regime to feel grounded — a daily walk is fine. A few minutes of quiet breathing or meditation before the day starts helps. So does proper hydration and decent meals, rather than whatever’s fastest between school runs and meetings. None of this is dramatic. It’s just a reset after a long, hot summer. September will speed things up whether we like it or not. But how present we are within it is still up to us. Enjoy what’s left of the summer. Then carry the same habit — a bit of quiet, a walk, a proper meal — through the busier months ahead. Christmas will still come round fast. At least this time you’ll have noticed the months in between.

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Useful Contacts

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Stockport NHS Foundation Trust’s Stepping Hill Tel 0161 483 1010 www.stockport.nhs.uk Stepping Hill Hospital, Poplar Grove, Hazel Grove, Stockport SK2 7JE. Stockport Council Tel 0161 480 4949 www.stockport.gov.uk Stockport Council, Town Hall, Edward Street, Stockport, SK1 3XE. Greater Manchester Police For non-emergency calls please contact Stockport West on 0161 856 9770 stockport. westnpt@gmp.police.uk. Local MP Tom Morrison (Lib. Dem) 07398 676809 www.TomMorrison.org.uk Local Councillors Cheadle East & Cheadle Hulme North Mike Newman (Lib. Dem) 07438475316

Cheadle Hulme Library Mellor Road Cheadle Hulme SK8 5AU E: cheadlehulme.library@ stockport.gov.uk T: 0161 217 6009 Opening Hours The Library operates an “Open+” system which allows registered customers access when no staff are present; hours are Mon to Fri 8.00am to 8.00pm. Sat 9.00am to 5.00pm, Sun 9.00am to 4.00pm.

Jilly Julian (Lib. Dem) 07537 874318 David Mellor (Lab) 07881586811 Cheadle Hulme South Helen Foster-Grime (Lib. Dem) 0161 439 4010 Keith Holloway (Lib. Dem) 07881 386347 Mark Hunter (Lib. Dem) 0161 486 0334 Cheadle West and Gatley Graham Greenhaigh (Lib. Dem) 07925 989168 Ian Hunter (Lib. Dem) 07939 501557 Huma Khan (Lib. Dem) Cllr.huma.khan@stockport.gov.uk

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CHOOSING THE RIGHT PILATES CLASS Thinking about trying Pilates but not sure where to start? With so many classes available, it can be difficult to know which one is right for you. Social media is full of impressive images of advanced Pilates exercises, but don’t be fooled into thinking that being able to perform difficult movements automatically makes someone a great teacher. The real skill lies in knowing how to teach those exercises safely, adapting them to suit different abilities, body types and learning styles. Here are a few things to look for when choosing a Pilates class. Choose a Qualified Instructor Look for an instructor who has completed comprehensive training with a recognised Pilates training provider accredited to UK Level 3 and the Society for the Pilates Method standards. Good instructors continue to develop their knowledge through regular workshops and their own Pilates practice. Don’t be afraid to ask about their qualifications and teaching experience. After all, you wouldn’t learn to drive with someone who trained in a weekend! A Good Instructor Adapts to You No two bodies are the same. Whether you’re recovering from an injury, managing a longterm condition or simply new to exercise, your instructor should be happy to offer modifications. Some people need an exercise made easier, while others are ready for an extra challenge. A quality class allows everyone to work at the right level without feeling left behind or pushed beyond their limits. If something doesn’t feel right or causes pain, always let your instructor know. Pilates should challenge you, but it should never hurt. Focus on Technique Pilates is all about quality rather than quantity. Clear instruction, breathing cues and gentle corrections help you perform each exercise safely and effectively. Good alignment is also essential. Your instructor should regularly refer to your posture, pelvis, ribcage, shoulders and head position, helping you develop greater body awareness that often carries over into everyday life.

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Alignment is Everything Pilates develops body awareness like few other forms of exercise. A good instructor will regularly talk about your posture and alignment, including your pelvis, ribcage, shoulders, head and neck. As your awareness grows, you’ll begin to notice habits and imbalances you may never have realised were there. Learning to move with better alignment doesn’t just improve your Pilates practice—it often makes everyday activities feel easier too. Be Patient Like any form of exercise, Pilates delivers the best results through consistency. With regular practice you’ll gradually notice improvements in strength, flexibility, balance, posture and confidence in the way you move. Mat Classes or One-to-One? Matwork is the most common form of Pilates and often incorporates small pieces of equipment such as resistance bands, balls or foam rollers to add support or increase the challenge. If you’re feeling nervous about joining a group, a one-to-one session can be an excellent introduction. It allows the programme to be tailored to your individual needs and helps build confidence before progressing to a class. Choosing the right instructor is just as important as choosing the right exercise. A supportive, knowledgeable teacher will help you move safely, improve your technique and enjoy the many benefits that Pilates has to offer. One of the greatest rewards of teaching Pilates is seeing clients become stronger, move more confidently and realise they’re capable of far more than they ever imagined. If you’ve been thinking about giving Pilates a try, there’s never been a better time to start. To find a qualified teacher, visit the Body Control Pilates website Jules Hardman Body Control Pilates Teacher www.jules-pilates-alderleyedge.co.uk

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