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Hello Readers, Welcome to the March edition of Chadderton Life and the start of Spring. There’s a couples of things to remember this month… Mother’s Day is on the 15th and the clocks go forward 1 hour on the morning of the 29th. This month’s editorials include some fun health solutions you’ll love; and some handy information if you’re planning early retirement; as well as a rundown of this month’s films and a great recipe for a classic fish pie. There’s also all of the usual puzzles and local events. If you are thinking of advertising or even starting your own business, please don’t hesitate to give us a call on 0161 345 0984. We running some great advertising deals and we are also starting a “Blackley & Moston Life” magazine as of April. Happy reading Best Wishes Trevor & Chris
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1. In which year did “Coronation Street” first appear on our screens? 2. Which actor appeared in ‘Stuart Little’, ‘Maybe Baby’ and ‘101 Dalmations’?
3. From which country does Sol beer originate? 4. Was former US president Ronald Reagan a Democrat or a Republican? 5. What is the correct chemical name for laughing gas? 6. What was the Oric 1, released in 1983? 7. What was the name of the sheep which was the first to be cloned from an adult cell? 8. What is the name of the handheld digital pet which was created in the 90s?
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Who’s Who Can you name the famous actors that voiced these animated film characters?
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Wordsearch Can you find these birds in the wordsearch‌ ALBATROSS EAGLE FALCON HERON KINGFISHER MAGPIE
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What’s On Tea Dance Every Monday 1pm - 3.30pm An afternoon of sequence dancing. Heywood Civic Centre, Church Street (Price £2.40 or £2.10 with PTL) 0300 303 8399
Aerobics Every Tuesday 5..30pm - 6.15pm This fun fitness class uses moves to music, perfect for raising your heart rate and burning fat. Ideal for those who wish to improve fitness levels and lose weight. Chadderton Wellbeing Centre, Burnley St. (Price £2.80 - £5.65) 0161 207 7000
Yoga Every Wednesday 12.30pm - 1.15pm This class is ideal for all fitness levels and helps to improve posture and flexibility, strengthen the whole body and keep your mind in tune with your body. Chadderton Wellbeing Centre, Burnley St. (Price £6.10) 0161 207 7000
Creative Writing Group First Thursday of the month 2pm - 3.30pm Now independently constituted, the Touchstones Creative Writing Group meets monthly to encourage and promote creative writing. Encouraging positive health and well-being benefits, the group welcomes new members both would-be and existing writers, to join in. Sessions are led by Norman Warwick, Just Poets. Touchstones, The Esplanade, Rochdale (FREE) 01706 924 492
Go Baby! Every Thursday (term time) It's time for babies to 'take over' Gallery Oldham. Explore textures, noises and objects related to our current exhibitions. 10.30–11.15: Non-walkers 11.30–12.15: Walkers Gallery Oldham, Greaves Street (FREE) 0161 770 4643
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17th - 22nd March (7.30pm + sun matinee) The story follows a small Jewish community in the town of Anetevka, Russia in the early 20th Century. Tevye, the main character in the story is a poor milkman trying to make ends meet to support his wife, Golda, and their five daughters. Tevye tries to maintain religious traditions whilst influences from outside the community impact on all their lives. Middleton Arena, Corporation Street (Tickets £10- £15) 0844 855 4020
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13th March (7.30pm) Andrew Newton's Mind Blowing Comedy Show. Middleton Arena, Corporation Street (Tickets £14) 0844 855 4020
31st March - 1st April (7.30pm) The children, Students and Teachers of Dawson's Academy of Dance & Stage (Bolton) are thrilled to present a spectacular showcase of musical hits from the movies live on stage with dance favourites to suit everyone! Middleton Arena, Corporation Street (Tickets £8 - £10) 0844 855 4020
Caliente Ensemble 21st March (7.30pm) A unique trio with a line up of flute, tenor saxophone and harp, Caliente Ensemble's repertoire spans four centuries and many g en r es. Se as on e d pe rf o r me rs and experienced teachers, they perform a sizzling fusion of classical, jazz and folk music. Heywood Civic Centre, Church Street (Tickets £1 - £15) 0300 303 8399
Ghost: The Musical 24th - 28th March (7.30pm + sat matinee) The children, Students and Teachers of The society is delighted to be presenting the North West Amateur premiere of Ghost The Musical, adapted from the hit film by its Academy Award-winning screenwriter, Bruce Joel Rubin. Oldham Coliseum (Tickets £11 - £16) 0161 624 2829
Dave Spikey - Punchlines 1st April (7.30pm) Looking at classics, from nuns in baths to Prince Charles’s fur hat to that Lion walking in a pub. Add to this an irresistible mix of acute observational humour and the odd memory jerking gag and your ribs will not just be tickled but thoroughly pummelled! Oldham Coliseum (Tickets £19.50) 0161 624 2829
The Wizard of Oz 11th April (3 + 7pm) Starring winner's of 'Britain's Got Talent' Ashleigh & Pudsey as Dorothy and Toto, The Hilarious Lloyd Hollet as the Scarecrow and Hollyoaks Laura Handley as the Wicked Witch of the West. Middleton Arena, Corporation Street (Tickets £16 - £18) 0844 855 4020
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10 to see in March 2015 Chappie ; dir. Neill Blomkamp; 6th March (pictured) Starring: Hugh Jackman, Sigourney Weaver, Sharlto Copley
More artificial intelligence-related business, this time from District 9 and Elysium wonder-director Blomkamp. In the future crime is policed by oppressive robots, one of which is stolen, reprogrammed and becomes the first of its kind to think and feel for itself. Life of Riley ; dir. Alain Resnais; 6th March
charming creature from outer space who lands on Earth, watch with heartwarming glee as, alongside a Mid-rehearsals for a new play, am-dram types Colin little girl named Tip, the pair discover what home and Kathryn receive some terrible news. Their friend really means. George is terminally ill, and has just months to live, setting into motion events that are both unpredictaThe Gunman ; dir. Pierre Morel; 20th March ble and highly emotive. Starring: Idris Elba Sean Penn, Javier Bardem Starring: Sabine Azema, Hippolyte Girardot, Caroline Sihol
A former Special Forces soldier suffering from PTSD Still Alice ; dir. Richard Glatzer, Wash Westmoreland; is forced to go on the run from London to Barcelona 6th March in a bid to clear his name, and have a hope in hell's Starring: Julianne Moore, Alec Baldwin, Kristen Stewart chance of reuniting with his former lover. Captivating Based on the novel by Lisa Genova, we follow and tense stuff to say the least. happily married mother of three Alice Howland, a renowned linguistics professor, on a traumatic life The Face of An Angel ; dir. Michael Winterbottom; journey as a series of memory problems surface, 27th March followed by an earth-shattering diagnosis. Starring: Kate Beckinsale, Cara Delivingne, Daniel Bruhl A journalist and documentary filmmaker share one professional goal- to chase down the story Starring: Liam Neeson, Genesis Rodriguez, Joel Kinnaman surrounding a murder and the prime suspect. Liam Neeson returns in another action-packed role Needless to say, though, all is not what it seems in that belies his age, this time playing a former hitman this particular shrubbery maze. whose family and estranged son are placed in mortal danger at the hands of our anti-hero's former Robot Overlords ; dir. Jon Wright; 27th March boss, who just so happens to be a ruthless, uncaring Starring: Gillian Anderson, Ben Kingsley, Callan McAuliffe villain. This month's second robot-related feature sees Earth Run All Night ; dir. Jaume Collet-Serra; 13th March
fall to mechanical fiends from a distant galaxy, and survivors of the conflict confined to their homes and Starring: Jim Parsons, Rihanna, Steve Martin forced to wear electronic implants, with those Poignant animated fare with some big names breaking the rules risking incineration. Lovely. amongst the voices. Focusing on Oh, an odd but Home ; dir. Tim Johnson; 20th March
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The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out Of Water ; dir. Paul Tibbitt; 27th March Starring: Tom Kenny, Antonio Banderas, Bill Fagerbakke
The aquatic cartoon character everyone loves explodes onto the big screen in a brand new adventure, this time round on the trail of a thieving pirate who has stolen the secret Krabby Patty formula, which, as we all know, is about as valuable as it gets. The Long Good Friday ; dir. John Mackenzie; 27th March Starring: Bob Hoskins, Helen Mirren, Dave King
Restored and re-released just ahead of Good Friday (get it?), Bob Hoskins delivers a career-high performance as high-flying English gangster Harold, who finds himself the target of a bombing campaign in the run up to securing a lucrative, if shady, deal.
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Recipes
Classic Fish Pie
Who doesn't love fish on a Friday night? This classic fish pie is easy to make and can be frozen in batches for easy after work suppers. Any white fish can be used for this recipe, but cod or hoki works best. Make sure you dry the fish well before cooking to stop the sauce becoming watery. Serves 4.
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Taking early retirement: what you need to know Although research shows that, surprisingly, most people are actually quite happy in their jobs that doesn't mean that given half a chance many of us wouldn't take an early retirement. But leaving work before 'official' retirement age isn't as simple as packing up your desk and heading for the golf course. When considering early retirement the first thing that will come to mind is the effect on your finances. Obviously the government isn't going to roll over and give you a couple of extra years' state pension, so what are you entitled to and how can you make the advice on how to make the most of your state pension. most of your money when you're no longer supported by a full-time wage? Personal or company pensions will also be affected by early entitlements - you will have saved less money As things stand men are entitled to draw state pension which needs to fund you, in theory, for a longer time. at 65, women at 60. However, between 2010 and In addition, final salary schemes, based on how many 2020 women will reach pensionable age at 65 until years you have worked, will be less too. Pension 2024 when both men and women will need to reach schemes differ and indeed some may make allowances 68 before drawing a state pension. Likewise, the for retirements due to ill health or redundancy, so be earliest one is entitled to draw a company or personal sure to check your policies carefully. pension is 50, rising to 55 in 2010. Serious illness with a life expectancy of less than a year is the only To be sure to get the most from early retirement trace situation in which your pension can be drawn early - entitlements from past jobs which you may have 100% in a lump sum for a single person, 50% for those forgotten about, where possible buy additional years married. from a final salary scheme, increase your contributions to existing pension schemes and use tax-friendly Retiring early may also affect your state pension savings such as ISAs to boost your income. entitlement. Why? Simply because while working you're building up entitlement through paying money to the Finally, in 2014 the government enabled those over taxman. So what can you do to ensure you get the 55 to have access to 100% of their private pension maximum from your retirement fund without spending pots; so with some canny investing you maybe able to any longer than you have to behind a desk? If you're make your pension work harder for you. Watch out under 60, voluntary National Insurance contributions though, you will be taxed at your marginal rate for can be made while part time or casual workers can everything over 25% of the pot. So it may be worth also add to their NIC record. Likewise men aged getting some advise to give you the lucrative and between 60 and 65 may be entitled to contribution relaxing retirement you've always dreamed of. credits. Speak to your local tax office to get good
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Five fun health solutions you'll love Forget popping supplements and visits to the health food store: more and more evidence is pointing towards the fact that a little bit of what you fancy does you good. Here we count down the top five fun good for yous. Chocolate The daily trip to the office vending machine is normally the first thing to bite the dust at diet time. But there are plenty of reasons that a little chocolatey indulgence isn't as bad as you might think. In theory, flavonoid-rich chocolate should help to protect against heart disease while its antioxidant properties are reported to be cancer busting too. According to the most recent reports, our favourite sneaky snack even has antiageing powers. Go for dark chocolate with upwards of 70% cocoa solids for the real benefits. Red Wine We all know that too much alcohol is seriously bad news, but the French know a thing or two about the healthy side of a little tipple, hence 'the French Paradox'. Like chocolate, the skins and seeds of red wine grapes contain antioxidants - flavonoids and tannins - which can help to lower cholesterol and reduce blood pressure. Another ingredient, resveratol, slows down aging in the bones, eyes and muscles. Certain wines from France and Sardinia appear to be the most useful, but as with chocolate, it is important to be sensible and keep alcohol consumption low.
Sun Rarely a day goes by during the summer months when we aren't bombarded with stories about the dangers of the sun. But let's not forget that when you're sensible about it sunshine does great things for you. So slap on that sunscreen and get out there to soak up some vitamin D, which provides the best protection possible from colds and flu and boosts endorphins your feel-good hormones. Twenty minutes in the sun every day could make all the difference to you if you're feel run down and in the dumps.
Coffee It's the news which no doubt made Mr Starbucks' day coffee isn't all bad for you! In fact, the antioxidants in the coffee bean unclog the arteries and are good for the old ticker. While overindulgence in the evil bean can cause thumping headaches, scientists in Italy (of course!) say that a lower dose of java can even cure headaches and help the liver by preventing gallstones and cirrhosis - enough excuse to hail it as the perfect hangover remedy. Avoid overdoing it and drink freshly ground and brewed espresso for maximum benefit.
Guinness The ad-men weren't kidding when they said Guinness was 'good for you'. In light of recent advice that we shouldn't be taking aspirin as a matter of course to avoid heart attacks, it looks like a Guinness a day could be on call to keep the doctor away - research has proved that the black stuff works as well as low dose aspirin at keeping clots and heart attacks at bay. Believed to be high in iron, at one time pregnant women and nursing mothers were told to drink Guinness too, though advice now says otherwise.
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Index Accountants TaxAssist..................................................................................30 Aerials Middleton Aerials...................................................17 Bathrooms Complete En-Suites...............................................34 Bedrooms Andrew James Interiors.................................21 Terence Poyning........................................................11 Blinds Retail & Cleaning Archer Blinds........................................................................1 Building & Developments AD Brickwork................................................................32 A King Roofing & Building.........................29 Collin Gibbins................................................................16 Vanguard...............................................................................31 Car Sales RG Motors..........................................................................29 Carpet Retail & Fitting Carpet Market............................................................22 Car Services & Maintenance Mills MOT Centre.................................................14 RG Motors..........................................................................29 S Bolz..........................................................................................43 Swan Mill MOT Centre...............................27 Central Heating Blue Flame...........................................................................37 Kwik Plumb..........................................................................13 Chiropodists Beverley Calvert......................................................34 Chiropody Services.............................................31 Churches Mills Hill Baptist Church...............................21 Cleaners Aplin Cleaning Services...............................39 Conservatory Roofs Your Choice...........................................................................5 Decorators Russ Collier Decorators.................................41
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Driveways Fairways..................................................................................40 Electricians DMS Electrical.............................................................23 John the Electrician....................................................3 KD Electrical Services......................................16 Finance Gail Hurst Dummett..................................................7 Fireplaces Hotprice...................................................................................26 Gardeners Garden Clinic...............................................................29 Greenfingers...................................................................37 M.R.S. Gardening.........................................................2 Glass Specialists Cloudy 2 Clear...........................................................35 Middleton Glass.......................................................30 Hypnotherapists Emma Newman...........................................................15 Jetwashing ADS Multiclean..........................................................17 Kitchens Andrew James Interiors.................................21 Eurostyle..................................................................................44 Laminate Flooring Carpet Market............................................................22 Landscaping Fairways..................................................................................40 Oven Cleaners Manchester Oven Cleaners.................30 The Ovencleaners..................................................19 Photographers Pixel Photography...................................................38 Picture Framing The Framing Shop & Gallery...............25 Plasterers C Collins.................................................................................16
Plumbing Kwik Plumb..........................................................................13 Vanguard...............................................................................31 Property Management Let’s Relocate..................................................................41 Pubs & Restaurants Hunt Lane Tavern..........................................................4 Roofing & Rooflines A King Roofing & Building.........................29 Crescent Roofing......................................................23 JMR......................................................................................................6 Security Services Prolect........................................................................................10 Solicitors Sedgwick Legal...........................................................33 Tutoring Oldham Tuition Centre...................................27 Upholsterers Fitton Upholstery........................................................30 Windows Accurate Windows................................................19 Crown Windows.......................................................10 Vista........................................................................................6+37 Your Choice...........................................................................5 Window Repairs Refurb Windows........................................................39 Wood Restoration Pro Polishers.....................................................................11
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