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Dear Readers sincerely hope you enjoy reading Issue 17 of the hugely successful Uttoxeter & Cheadle Voice colour magazine.

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Contents Uttoxeter Friends prepare for important ‘Run For Home’ fundraiser

Plus • Uttoxeter Choral Society’s Baroque Opera is a wonderful success • Welcome to the Historic Market Town of Cheadle

Marchington Group get their teeth into superb Dracula performances

• Uttoxeter Golf Club stage Charity Day for the deserved Help For Heroes Local Golden Oldies reunite at emotional Gala Evening

• All your favourite columnists have their say

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The Voice has received accolades from every quarter and I am extremely proud when I receive superb comments from our advertisers who report lots of new customers and readers who just love the magazine.

I have endeavoured to create a community magazine which is totally targeted at what is happening in our area, how our fantastic schools are gaining tremendous achievements, our local groups and organisations striving to make the area a better and more stimulating place to live, our sports clubs who week in week out compete in any weathers, and of course all the people who give up their time voluntarily to make all of this happen. I invite everyone to email their articles and photographs to uttoxetervoice@hotmail.co.uk so our thousands and thousands of readers can see all the good work they are doing.

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New Head Chef at The Waterfront ason Smith is the new man in charge of the kitchen at the popular Waterfront pub and restaurant at Barton Marina. Jason has recently moved to the area after four years as Head Chef at the busy Goodliffe’s Brasserie in Loughborough. Prior to that he was the top man for three years at the AA Rosette-winning Rothley Court Hotel near Leicester, and his experience in catering for large numbers will be beneficial in building on the success of the Waterfront’s conference and banqueting business.

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Weddings Lewis and Paula Twigg are pictured outside the beautiful Croxden Church after their recent wedding.

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House Technology Competition he 20th running of the annual House Technology Competition, sponsored by JCB, took place at Alleyne’s High School, Uttoxeter. Each house was represented by a team competing in the Year 9, 10 and 12 category. With only 2 more events left in the house competition calender the 12 points up for grabs for first place were hotly contested.

The day began with each team of 4 students receiving a design brief from which they had 2 1/2 hours to create a design folder showing different solutions to the problem. Following the lunch break they had a further 2 hours to make and test their final solution, ready for the judging panel. Year 9 students had to overcome gravity and friction in order to design a balloon powered car to travel the furthest distance possible.

Year 10 were supplied with a device that fired table tennis balls and were given the task of designing a ball delivery and targeting system so they could hit as many targets in 90 seconds. Year 12 had to design a vehicle to transport 4 table tennis balls over a rough terrain without dropping any balls and incurring a time penalty.

The students worked extremely hard, supported by Matt Glover and Colin Stuart, undergraduate engineers currently on work placement at JCB. The design folders showed innovation and excellent presentation skills. Great team work was evident in the afternoon as each team built and developed their products. As ever, there was a last minute rush to fine tune the finished products before the testing, which was incredibly close. The overall winners for each year group were: Y9 Orme House, Y10 Elkes House, Y12 Whitmore. The overall winners, taking 12 house points and the trophy were Orme.

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Shergar - Run for Home und raising has taken on a different twist at Uttoxeter Friends of Burton Breast Care Unit this year. They want you to get into groups of 3 or 4, get kitted out in a wonderful fancy dress costume and meet them at Thomas Alleyne School on 11th September at 8am.

Why you ask? Because then you will be taken on 3 coaches, kindly supplied by Glovers of Ashbourne, to a mystery location, approx 50 + miles from Uttoxeter and you will then have to make your way home, in your groups, using no money to get back... so if your fancy dress costume is, shall we say noticeable, the chances of a lift from people are higher.

What is it all for I am sure you are asking, well, if you are diagnosed with Breast Cancer in the Uttoxeter area, chances are you will be treated at Burton Breast Care Unit, Belvedere Road, Burton and they need more equipment – ultra sound scan, faxitron machine, sentinel lymph node biopsy probe to name but a few. So a group of Uttoxeter women have decided they want to make a difference and raise money for the Unit.

How can you get involved, if you go to www.runforhome.co.uk you will find all the sponsorship forms, team information and of course the rules. Or if you do not have access to the Internet, call 01889 565 522. Get your team together, get as much sponsorship as you possibly can and then devise a cunning plan on how to ensure you are the first team home to Uttoxeter.

Uttoxeter Lions will marshall the event and Simon Smith, President, will be on hand with his members and their wives to help out on the day. But there are lots of other ways you can get involved, for instance, if you want to join the existing list of event sponsors please get in touch, if you want to help with the administration before the event, or while the event is on, perhaps you want to hold collection boxes or direct visitors and teams around the site, then please get in touch and if you are a business and would like to offer a prize for the end of the event, don’t hesitate to get in touch.

Siobain Mathie, Jane Kirk, Candida Stewart-Sandeman, Carolyn Green and Diane Guyah were all at the Bank House Hotel to launch the event, of course with Shergar and they reminded us that if you have ever suffered from the disease, both men and women, you will know how important support is through both the treatment and recovery, so get your costume organised, wave those sponsorship forms in front of everyone you know and enjoy the ride back home.

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Uttoxeter Choral Society

Baroque opera perform monumental

ecently, Uttoxeter Choral Society joyfully tackled its first semistaged opera with an impressive group of seven soloists and seven musicians, all young professionals. The soloists performed without scores and used the attractive and naturally theatrical surroundings of St Mary’s Church to present this emotional and lively work. Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas is considered a monumental work from the Baroque period and is among the earliest of English operas. A tragic love story, with memorable tunes Dido has been known to reduce audiences to tears.

Sung in English and directed by UCS’s vibrant new conductor Anthony Rose, audiences were treated to evocative arias including the agonisingly beautiful Dido’s Lament “When I am Laid in Earth” and rousing choruses featuring malevolent witches, drunken sailors, nymphs, shepherds and excitable courtiers. Anthony brought together instrumentalists who specialise in the Baroque period, many drawn from the Royal Northern College of Music. They accompanied the choir and the soloists who between them have a wealth of experience performing with such respected organisations as Opera Ireland, St Endellion Festival Chorus, Manchester Camerata and Northern Sinfonia.

Dido and Aeneas is based on the fourth book of Virgil’s Aeneid and is set in Carthage after the Trojan War. When Aeneas and his crew are shipwrecked, he and Dido, Queen of Carthage, fall in love. Whilst witches plot Dido’s destruction and storms are conjured up, Aeneas must soon leave to found Rome. The couple part and Dido’s despair leads her to kill herself, her death lamented by mourning cupids. The opera was premiered in London in December 1689. Henry Purcell’s scores were either lost or neglected for almost two centuries before being rediscovered in the early 1900s. Dido’s famous Lament was recently featured in BBC Radio 4’s series “Soul Music”.

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Churnet Valley Male Voice Choir The Choir is pleased to announce that their Annual Concert will take place on 9th October 2010 at Cheadle Methodist Church. They are very fortunate to welcome back as their guest artistes Denise Leigh, the well known local soprano, and her husband, Stefan Andrusyschyn, who is a master of the accordion. They both appeared with the choir in 2009 and added a new dimension to the concert.

The Choir is non-competitive, members taking part for the sheer pleasure of singing. Since our formation we have given in excess of 160 performances in the Staffordshire Moorlands area, and all our members derive much satisfaction and pleasure from the knowledge that we have helped to raise many thousands of pounds for a whole variety of worthy causes.

We are always ready and happy to welcome new members to our ranks. We rehearse weekly on Tuesday evenings at Bishop Rawle School in Cheadle. If any gentlemen interested in singing in convivial company would like to come along on a Tuesday evening they will be assured of a warm welcome. Alternatively, they can contact our Chairman, Geoff Hartley on 01782 302503 for further details.

We have recently spread our choral wings when we were invited to sing at two weddings. One was at Flixron, near Warrington,and one, a little nearer home, in the lovely village church at Grindon in the Staffordshire Moorlands. So you can see we are available to enhance the most important of days, as well as the more mundane money raising events.

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By Steve ‘Lank’ Lavin Golden Memories from one of Uttoxeter’s Favourite Characters Being a native of Uttoxeter for close on 60 years many newcomers to the town ask me about characters of the past. One that springs to mind and who I am sure most Uxonians miss, is Ernie Roberts.

Ernie kept Roberts’s Chip Shop in Bridge Street, Uttoxeter (The Sunny House, Chinese Take-a-Way now occupies the premises) he joined the business which his mother Georgina had set up in 1940, after finishing his army service.

Ernie maintained a tradition of serving only cod, chips and peas cooked with a secret batter mix and only using the same type of vegetable fat for frying, following his mother’s old recipe. In later years he extended his menu to include pies and pasties. These were heated up in possibly one of the first microwaves to be introduced into Uttoxeter. When the pies or pasties were ready the microwaves vertical door used to spring open with an attitude which you can relate similar to Arkwright’s till in the programme “Open All Hours”.

In its heyday the shop boasted of a 90 seater restaurant where meals were served up on plates and cutlery bearing the family name.

Ernie once told me that the plates along with the other crockery were made out of vitreous china at great expense!

Serving time at the counter was a pure delight, with everything being cooked fresh to order, a member of Ernie’s staff would come along the queue and ask each individual what they required. The item was then placed into the huge gas fueled fryer and would be ready by the time you got to your turn to be served in the queue.

Over the years Ernie built up a reputation for serving the tastiest fish and chips in the area because he concentrated on the ‘nation’s favourite dish’. He refused to cater with the varied demands of today’s take away customer to serve up Doner Kebabs, deep fried Mars Bars and Southern Fried Chicken along with some of the other concoctions like his competitors.

Sadly age crept upon him and after 45 years behind the counter at the age of 65 years in 1992 he retired.

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Marchington Amateur Dramatic Society gets it’s teeth into

he Marchington youth’s performance of Dracula -The Final Countdown? by Geoff Bamber in Marchington Village Hall went down very well over two nights recently.

Appreciative audiences enjoyed great nights out and had a drink or two in the ‘themed’ bar where Dracula himself served the red wine and the Monster Munch whilst a black bat flew above the bar.

The audience were spoilt with some striking decors, painted and created by local artists Martin Freeman and Paul Hodgson. They produced stunning backdrops, scenery and props and spared no time or effort to establish the right atmosphere for each scene.

Solicitor Jonathan Harker, played by Tom Mottram, finds himself despatched to Transylvania to sort out a property deal for a mysterious Dr. Acula. On arrival, Harker realises that he has been the victim of a misprint, but he is so charmed by his welcome that he fails to realise that he has become something of a prisoner. Harker’s plight is made more acute by the attentions of the Brides of Dracula, a voracious trio played by Frankie Watts and Millie and Evie Gillan, who appear to have less than honourable intentions. With the improbable assistance of Dracula’s servant, Igoretta, played by Beth Hodgson, Harker escapes and returns to England, where, shortly afterwards, his fiancé (Helen Isted) together with her best friend Lucy Westenra (Lucy Mottram) finds herself in the company of a mysterious foreign gentleman…Dracula, played by her brother Chris.

This production offered a great opportunity for the local youngsters (and young at heart) to participate in all aspects of this comedy. In addition to acting experience, some members have learnt new skills in lighting, sound and smoke machine operation. It was all expertly brought together by director, Geraldine Flavell, supported by a very proficient back stage and front of house team.

MADS’ next production will be staged in Autumn. Look out in the press for details.

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Welcome to he magnificent spire of ‘Pugin’s Gem,’ St Giles’ Roman Catholic Church, looks down proudly on the historic market town of Cheadle which boasts a warm and inviting ambience amongst its local businesses.

Built lovingly by the world-famous architect Augustus Pugin, people flock from around the world to the view the exterior and interior of this superb church which has been a magnet for tourists for many years.

Pugin’s Gem is not the only attraction for visitors into Cheadle because the town’s traders have a tremendous reputation for personal service and a desire to satisfy all the requirements of today’s modern shoppers.

There is a fantastic feelgood factor in Cheadle created by the enterprise of businesses.

This atmosphere has been nurtured by the hard work and dedication of many of the traders who sell a large variety of quality stock which has given the town a unique and pleasant shopping experience for not only locals but to visitors from the surrounding areas.

Cheadle offers so much to potential customers and the town itself is now undergoing a rebranding project by Staffordshire Moorlands District Council which will heighten its profile and prove that Cheadle continues to move with the times, always striving to get better and remain competitive.

A gentle stroll along the historic High Street in Cheadle witnesses a host of different businesses, all offering top quality personal service and excellent goods. Gazing up at the black and white Tudor buildings and the monuments within the main arterial road reflects the history of Cheadle along with the vision of ‘Pugin’s Gem’ as you look down Cross Street.

Cheadle Indoor Market and the buildings at the back of the outdoor market has again seen a revamp financed partly by the Moorlands Council which again underpins why much-needed funding has been spent in the town.

Of course, there is much more to see in Cheadle, just take a leisurely stroll around the shops in other streets in the town and you will enjoy the many aspects of what is on offer, all again offering the true spirit of making customers feel welcome and comfortable whilst they are shopping.

Cheadle has moved with the times and welcomes all visitors to the town - why not give it a try?

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Forget Me Nots ituated in the heart of the town is Forget Me Nots, a trendy florist offering a plethora of magnificent flowers sourced from all over the world. Whether its a birthday, anniversary, birth of a baby, wedding or funeral or just to say “I love you”. Forget Me Nots can provide a stunning product.

Why not pop into the shop just to enjoy the ambience and you surely will be tempted to make a purchase.

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St Giles’ Catholic Church C headle’s St Giles’ Catholic Church is considered to be the finest of all the churches built by the celebrated 19th century architect and designer, A. W. N. Pugin.

The church was financed by John Talbot (1791-1852), 16th Earl of Shrewsbury, who lived nearby at Alton Towers.

Work on building Pugin’s Gem began in 1841 and was completed in 1846.

It is of unique importance in the history of the Gothic and Catholic Revival.

St Giles’ was a 7th century French abbot and is often pictured with a doe, an allusion to the story that he once rescued a doe which was being pursued by hunters. St Giles’ is also the dedication of the medieval parish church of Cheadle, which was rebuilt in 1838.

Dominating the town of Cheadle, the 200-foot, heaven-

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pointing spire is visible for miles around.

At the foot of the tower are the red west doors, elaborated with two rampant lions.

Pugin’s Gem is open every day from 8am until around 3pm. On Saturdays it does not close until after Evening Mass which finishes at 6.15p.m. Visitors are welcome at any time, though they must not wander around the church during liturgy and other times of public prayer.

Groups are welcome to view this absolute treasure but appointments must be made by post to Parish Priest, St Giles’ Catholic Church, 18 Charles Street, Cheadle, Staffs, ST10 1ED, telephone 01538 753130 or e-mail stgiles.rc@talk21.com For those people who have never been to Cheadle and witnessed the true brilliance of Pugin’s Gem, do it now and savour architecture and design at its best!

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Your chance to rediscover Cheadle Celebrations for unveiling of tourism panels isitors and townsfolk alike were given a chance to rediscover Cheadle recently.

An event to unveil new tourism panels was supported by the community steering group behind a successful project to offer a Better Welcome to the town.

The panels are an interpretation trail of five large panels bringing Cheadle’s history to life.

The panels echo the work of celebrated Victorian architect Pugin, whose finest credits include Cheadle’s St. Giles’ RC Church, known as Pugin’s Gem. As well as highlighting the town’s history, the panels signpost neighbouring attractions including the Churnet Valley, Alton Towers Resort and other Pugin work nearby.

Reflecting a brand developed for the town last year, the panels have been located in: • Greyhound Walk, at its junction with Tape Street car park • Next to the Outdoor Market • Near St. Giles’ C of E Church • Outside St. Giles’ RC Church • Tape Street car park, near the Millennium Globe.

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Staffordshire Moorlands District Council.

Cllr Emery explained: “The interpretation trail is an important part of our work to put Cheadle firmly on the tourism map, responding to research which shows that the town isn’t well known outside North Staffordshire and that those who visit don’t stay long.

“The panels will make Cheadle a more rewarding experience for visitors and will work hand in glove with our rebranding initiative to promote the town more effectively regionally and nationally”, he added.

The other major elements of the Better Welcome scheme are the ambitious town rebranding exercise – now complete and eight new signs welcoming motorists to Cheadle. Plans for the signs have yet to be finalised but an update will be published in the near future.

The council has paid half of the project’s £50,000 cost, securing the remainder from Advantage West Midlands, the regional development agency.

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J. H. HEATH & SONS High Class Butchers & Delicatessen

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Welcome to Cheadle’s hidden gem...

BLAKE HALL FISHERY The Perfect Location to Enjoy Superb Fishing or to sample Wonderful Food Blake Hall Fishery is a complex of 5 pools which are spring fed with more than 80,000 gallons of fresh oxygen water each day.

The Fishery provides ample car parking with vehicle access to most pegs and ideal for use by disabled anglers and families.

Corporate days are a speciality of the Fishery and club bookings are welcome with prices available on request.

You are able to enjoy the attractively landscaped 40 acre site for fishing all year round with hours of opening from 7am to dusk in summer.

Our Cabin Pool is ideal for younger anglers and novices.

For the perfect eating experience, enjoy a drive out to Blake Hall’s superb log cabin clubhouse which offers a warm welcome and a place to relax in the summer.

The Clubhouse is fully open to all members of the public and serves delicious food including their acclaimed full English Breakfasts, hot and cold snacks and sandwiches, tea, coffee and cold drinks.

The clubhouse offers the most unique eating experience and boasts a tremendous reputation you must go to Blake Hall and sample the very best of England!

From the A50, take the A521 signposted to Cheadle and travel for approximately two miles. At The Huntsman Inn crossroads turn left into Brookhouses Road and you will see the sign for the fishery entrance about 500 yards on the left after a large walled house with ornamental lions adorning the gateposts.

Brookhouse, Cheadle, Staffs ST10 2NJ

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J.H. Heath & Sons

Here at John Heath’s Butchers in Cheadle High Street, we believe the success of our business is based on 3 basic principles.

The welfare of our animals, the fact that we breed and rear the majority of our produce and having our own on-farm abattoir. This allows us not only to cut our food miles on these animals to zero but gives us the advantage of having animals with as least stress as is possible, which has got to be good not only for the animals but also for the taste and quality of the meat.

We believe that when it says local it should mean local and with our farm in Cheadle and our shop in Cheadle High Street it doesn’t come much more local than that.

We are proud to have reached a landmark this year and are celebrating 130 YEARS in Cheadle High Street and I would like to thank all our customers past and present for making this possible and I hope you will continue to come and enjoy our produce.

With Summer here we have a wide range of BBQ Meats and Marinades available and have a friendly and experienced staff ready to help with any queries or special demands you might have.

On behalf of all the staff and myself I would like to once again thank you for your custom.

Yours Sincerely Howard Heath

Blake Hall Fishery

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ocated in beautiful, serene countryside on the outskirts of Cheadle, Blake Hall Fishery’s modern clubhouse has been highly acclaimed for its delicious food and is open to all members of the public.

With fantastic views, diners can enjoy five star full English Breakfasts made from home-reared meats from Cheadle’s master butchers J. H. Heath & Sons.

The breakfasts have a tremendous reputation and readers are urged to go along and give them a try – you won’t be disappointed!

Blake Hall Fishery’s clubhouse menu also includes hot and cold snacks and sandwiches, tea, coffee and cold drinks, served in a very enjoyable atmosphere.

Take a walk out onto the outside decking and sit and savour the views of the fishing pools and wonderful countryside.....

Discover Blake Hall Fishery’s clubhouse and enjoy your meal – it’s Cheadle’s hidden gem!

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BUILDING DIVISION We cover all aspects of work from new build houses, industrial buildings and extensions. We also specialise in work for golf clubs, new clubhouses and driving ranges which we have built in the Midlands.

GROUNDWO RK DIVISION Roadways, concrete or tarmac Excavations • Drain Laying • Cable Pulling • Slabbing • Block Paving • Concrete Works • Tarmac Patching • Floor Sawing We currently have contracts with national companies and councils for resurfacing works.

M A I N T E N A N C E DIV I S I ON We have a number of contracts looking after a large number of company depots, factories and offices. Joinery, Electrical, Plumbing - we do it all!

We also offer a 24-hour call-out service.

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No win no fee accident claims Buying and selling your home Home information packs Commercial and residential leases Cohabitation, civil partnerships and divorce Conflicts concerning children Wills and estate administration Inheritance tax planning Licensing Employment law Business advice service Debt collection and consumer disputes Fixed fee interviews available Out of hours and Saturday appointments Derby House Derby Street Leek Staffordshire ST13 6JG Tel: 01538 383201 Fax: 01538 387074 73 High Street Cheadle Staffordshire ST10 1AN Tel: 01538 754253 Fax: 01538 755698

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THE TALBOT offer the warmest of welcomes to all customers

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One of Cheadle’s Friendliest Pubs!

CROSS STREET PET STORES For all your pet requirements Stockists of Leading Brands of Food at Competitive Prices Birds, Rabbits, Guinea Pigs, Hamsters, Cold Water Fish & Tropical Fish

Tel: 01538 753193 8 Cross Street, Cheadle, Stoke-on-Trent, ST10 1NP

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Cheadle Business Group headle Business Group was set up in 2004 to bring together local businesses to promote the town as a great place to do business, to shop and to enjoy active community life. Each year the Business Group organises a number of events, including Christmas and Halloween Street Markets and entertainments, an annual Continental Market in the High Street, monthly car boot sales and social events for members.

The group is now moving to a new, more active role in supporting businesses of all sizes and all industries in Cheadle and surrounding villages. They will be organising, every two months at The Bethel in Tape Street, networking evenings where businesses can learn from key business speakers, network with each other to gain new business, and get real-time business support. Greta Williamson, Partner at solicitors AH Brooks & Co and Chair of the Business Group said “We have a great line up of speakers planned throughout the year, and we hope that more local businesses will come along to see what the Business Group could do for them, and how they can get involved” The Tourism Group (formerly Better Welcome Group), which is hosted by CBG, is also active in creating a better welcome for visitors to the town. Working in partnership with the district council it has just completed the first phase of a project to create a great experience for visitors. Historic trail panels are now in place and street furniture has been repainted using colourful new branding. The public launch of the trail this month also coincided with the launch of a new website www.cheadlestaffordshire.co.uk. New roadside welcome signs, which are due to be installed in the next few months, will complete the project.

For more information on the Cheadle Business Group, come along to one of their events, or contact Greta on 01538 754253.

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JACKY’S Fashions Trading for 38 years in Cheadle

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We also excel at private dining for all occasions and tastes and pride ourselves on our bespoke wedding service and stylish marquee.

To book a table please call 01283 575 202 The Meynell Ingram Arms, Abbots Bromley Road, Hoar Cross, Burton-on-Trent DE13 8RB Email: info@themeynell.co.uk www.themeynell.co.uk

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Special up and coming Events Please visit our website for full details of our special up coming events including, Ascot Race day, one of our lavish Champagne & Oyster nights, Family Funday & Farmers Market, Salsa Evening and much, much more.

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Povey’s People

By Radio Stoke’s Owd Grandad Piggott Each month Radio Stoke’s Owd Grandad Piggott (Alan Povey) will write a unique insight into our local life and its many characters.

His infectious, humorous slant on people provides a different and unusual mix which hopefully will bring a warm smile to the faces of our readers.

This month: FERRARI JACK hey called him Ferrari Jack.

If you had half a brain in your head, you kept away from him. Well away. He was a lean, rangy, dangerous looking drop-out who lived in a shed on the outskirts of Caverswall. He wore a long black coat, summer and winter and a stovepipe hat from under which stuck spikes of wild scraggy hair and staring eyes to match. He used to shuffle around the area when I was a kid going ‘Brummm Brummm BERRUMMM’ as he mentally took himself around Brand’s Hatch or wherever. I didn’t need telling to keep away from him, nor did I need some do-gooder giving me a lecture on the dangers of talking to strangers. The Povey survival system was a finely honed piece of technology and for Ferrari Jack to get his bony hooks into yours truly would have required him to be an athlete of Olympic standard.

All the kids used to verbally bait him but you did it at your peril. Ferrari Jack threw stones at his tormentors and he did so with devastating accuracy. Many kids went home dripping blood from contact with a well aimed missile and learned important lessons. When you fled from Ferrari Jack, you did so backwards.

When Caverswall and District Pigeon Fliers and Allotments Association had a problem with kids raiding their crops, and vandalising their greenhouses, they enlisted the services of Ferrari Jack. For half a crown a time, Jack would call randomly, twice daily to rev up, do a couple of laps around the allotments and repel all intruders.

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Within a week, theft and vandalism at the allotments had dropped by ninety five percent, only the stupid daring to venture into that area.

In the summer, the main attractions at the allotments were garden peas and strawberries and it was now that time of the year. By walking along the footpath, the mouth watering crops were quite visible but so also was Ferrari Jack who’s black eyes watched us narrowly, waiting for a wrong move and not missing a trick. You could almost hear the tinny Clint Eastwood music as he chewed on a cheroot with one booted foot on an outcrop of rock by the entrance to the allotments.

But kids don’t miss a trick either.

On his patrols around the allotments, Ferrari Jack had found a half paving slab and for some weird reason, he had decided to adopt it. He had dragged it out of the nettles, placed it by the allotments gate, then he had proceeded to rub it down with sandpaper and paint it. The next day, he second coated it with brilliant white gloss and it gleamed brightly in its new livery.

‘Brummm Brummm Berrummm!!!’, he growled approvingly, chewing on the black cheroot and from the footpath, us kids looked on with interest. Then something even more weird happened. Using a child’s paint brush and a little tin of Humbrol enamel, Ferrari Jack painted a black cross on the slab, then below it, he painted three bold letters.

‘GUS’.

‘Gus was his dog’, whispered Nostrils Moffitt.

‘That bloody great big scraggedy wolfhound thing that he used to walk around with. It pegged last year….. Look - He’s made it a gravestone’.

‘Berrrummmmmumum!!!’, Ferrari Jack chortled

week, theft and vandalism at the allotments had dropped by ninety five percent, only the stupid daring to venture into that area.

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in great delight as he wiped the paint brush on his already filthy trousers and regarded his handiwork with pride. He had indeed fashioned a half decent gravestone, evidently for his departed pet. He ran his hands over the stone making noises of affection then he placed it carefully by the allotments fence Four heads got together.

‘He’ll come back in the morning an’ put it on the dog’s grave’, said Tommy Plant confidently. Echo – your turn ….You know what to do!’

The next morning, Ferrari Jack came to do his rounds and collect the newly painted gravestone.

Two yards away from it, he stopped horrorstruck and a look of pure undiluted hatred crossed his face making him look fearsome. It is an easy act of vandalism to turn a cross into a swastika by adding four lines with a felt tipped pen which was what we had done. Suddenly, Mick Eccleston’s ugly, somewhat misshapen head popped out from around a hawthorn bush.

‘YAH!!’, he shouted, giving Ferrari Jack the finger accompanied by a loud flatulence noise achieved by a complicated lip movement and blowing hard.

The black eyes glittered, Ferrari Jack spat out his cheroot and emitted a primitive animal roar.

‘Rummmmm Rummmmm RUMMMMMMM’, he snarled, eyeing Mick with pure venom and putting the fear of God into him and the rest of us.

‘BERRRUMMMMMMMMMMM!!’ Ferrari Jack left the allotment gate at six miles a second burning serious rubber. At the same instant, Mick Eccleston left the hawthorn bush at nine miles a second, twenty yards in front and his legs a blur. Echo was the best runner in our school but even the best runners can fall. If Mick did so, it would be him who would be in need of a headstone, with or without an optional swastika.

Luckily, Echo didn’t stumble. He led Ferrari Jack through Caverswall village, down towards Catchem’s Corner, up Billy Nuns brook, across to Matteson’s Pond, finally losing him in the bowels of Wood Farm Estate where Ferrari Jack finally ran out of fuel.

While he was doing so, the rest of us relieved the tenants of Caverswall and District Pigeon Fliers and Allotments Association of a proportion of their early summer crop of strawberries and peas.

Every year in the mid fifties, the plunder followed the same pattern. The blackbirds did it – and so did we!.

Help for Heroes BA Wealth Management, a firm of financial advisers in Uttoxeter, is pleased to announce their third Annual Charity Golf Day taking place at Uttoxeter Golf Club on Friday 9th July 2010 in aid of Help for Heroes.

A few words about the chosen charity, Help for Heroes Help for Heroes (H4H) was founded by Bryn and Emma Parry after a profoundly moving visit to Selly Oak Hospital in the summer of 2007. Bryn and Emma met some extraordinarily brave young people who had been badly wounded and they just wanted to do something to help.

The message is simple: H4H does not seek to criticise or be political, we simply want to help and to do so by asking everyone to do their bit to raise money. Once that money is raised, we go to the experts in the Army, Royal Navy and Royal Air Force

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for guidance as to how best to spend it. It is our intention to spend all we raise on the practical, direct support of those wounded in the service of our country since 9/11.

We give capped grants to those charities and groups best able to provide the facilities and services we want our men and women to have. We do not deliver individual benevolence, as that is the work of existing Service Charities which we work very closely with.

When we began, we wanted to ensure that we would be as efficient as possible so our policy is money in and money out. We are not trying to build large reserves, we want your money to be used and quickly. We have either spent or allocated £34m to date on facilities and services. We can spend all we get, so don’t stop!

We set up H4H Trading to sell products and the

profits from these sales mean that we can cover all of our operating costs and donate the extra to the charity, so rest assured, currently if you give us £10, £10.10 will go to the cause…. and that is better than any other charity we know of.

We are working hard to raise more money and we are passionate about what we are doing. It is needed, it is appreciated and we are making a real difference to the lives of some extraordinary young men and women. Please join us in helping our Heroes.

If anybody would like to make a donation to Help for Heroes, or if any local businesses would like to sponsor a tee for £50, £75 or £100 or donate a raffle prize then please contact Ruth Powell by phone (01889 568444) or e-mail (rba@sjpp.co.uk) for further details.

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This Month’s Shop Review...

Your shop name is Moorland Mobility, 4 The Maltings, Uttoxeter, ST14 7LN terry@moorlandmobility.com 01889 564099 www.moorlandmobility.com Is there a story behind the name We live in Lower Tean, and wanted to ensure that our business reflected our local connection, so Moorland seemed ideal. Plus our main showroom is in the Moorlands, near Leek.

How long have you been established We have been established for 7 years this coming August, and in Uttoxeter for nearly a year, June is our anniversary.

For people that haven’t visited you yet, what is your speciality Everything that makes mobility easier, our adjustable beds ensure

that you are comfortable and can get out easily, our bath lifts and boards ensure you can still bath, our armchairs mean you can stand up easily when you need too, our jazzy shopping trolleys mean you can still shop and our scooters mean that your independence outside the home too.

Is there a service you offer customers that you wouldn’t necessarily know about if you were just walking past Our friendly and trained staff can visit your home and assess the needs you have and then make suggestions to solve your requirements. Our customer care policy is no pressure selling.

We also hire wheelchairs and scooters, so if you have someone coming to stay, you can give them mobility while they are with you.

Currently what is your most popular product/service Our scooters and wheelchairs What is your personal favourite item that you offer and why Rise and Recline chairs, I have seen them being made and the factory is in Derbyshire which ensures quality and sensible prices.

In one sentence, why should people visit your shop Because we are the best in our field and have the largest choice of mobility products in Staffordshire.

Welcome to Moorland Mobility Moorland Mobility keep in stock most requirements to help people regain their independence.

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Book Corner

by Tony Williams

G R O U P O F C O M PA N I E S

To encourage me to open a cookery book, the cover must be very attractive and the jacket of Michel Roux’s Pastry is certainly that – or at least the back of the jacket is ! Rows of delicious looking Cornish pasties so realistic you can almost smell them. And Michel informs everyone, in a simple and easy to follow method, exactly how pastry should be made – and more importantly, how it should be filled !

The excellent photographs by Martin Brigdale are as tasty as the dishes they portray. A book only to keep in the kitchen, but to look at every day!

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Not the jacket, but the author’s name, caught my eye for the second choice this month. Delia’s Summer Collection could only mean the famous Delia Smith and her 140 Recipes for Summer will make everyone long for sunny days and warm evenings. Salads, Sauces, and even Drinks, and all tastefully illustrated. An exciting book to look at and delight in, with its many recipes and mouthwatering illustrations.

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Food on a Budget

by Fiona Atkinson from Osmaston Veggies really are good for you! xperts drone on about five-a-day, but if boiled spinach doesn’t do it for you, try giving your vegetables as much attention as your meat.

Put the same care into vegetables as you do when planning your meals including meat.

Start by adding more vegetables into foods, such as curries, soups and casseroles. So, if you’re making a prawn curry, add red and green pepper, sweet potato and courgette ten minutes before it’s all cooked. Then progress to cooking whole dishes involving vegetables, and treating the meat and carbs as side dishes. Once you get more creative separate your plate in half, make one half your veggie portion, one quarter carbs and the other quarter meat.

To add more flavour, use fresh herbs: rosemary is great with carrots, new potatoes and celeriac. Try basil and oregano with roasted vegetables, like aubergines, tomatoes, courgettes and peppers, fresh ginger grated into oriental stir-fries and soups, and garlic with everything. Paprika dusted into mash is a great alternative to salt. Dress your steamed veggies with lime juice, chillis, roasted almonds and a dash of sesame, pumpkin seed or walnut oil.

This is the month for a whole variety of choice when it comes to vegetables. So what’s new this season, amongst others, is asparagus – ever tried it, not sure how to cook it, or even how to eat it? Well

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this is the time of year to try it by buying British.

Asparagus is known as a ‘super veg’, why because it is packed full of vitamins A, B and C, virtually fatfree and full of fibre and folic acid. It’s great for the heart, boosts your immune system and cancer defences, great for skin, nails and hair. It’s also known as a natural remedy to help relieve indigestion and has been recommended as a mild sedative.

So, what can I tell you about asparagus?

Asparagus spears differ in size and weight because they’re hand grown and individually cut. Majority of asparagus grown in the UK are green - purple or white varieties or somewhere in between tend to be grown in Europe, grown in the dark to stop any colour developing. When choosing asparagus, look for firm, green spears with tight, crisp tips. As it is grown in sandy soil, always wash well to remove any grit before cooking. Trim any white ends or peel with a vegetable peeler. Dependent on the size of the asparagus, cooking times can vary between 3-6 minutes. Simply test if cooked by checking if the tips are tender with the point of a knife or skewer. You can keep asparagus fresh by placing it in the salad drawer of the fridge and it should always be stored in the dark.

What else is in season apart from asparagus, how about artichokes, aubergines, broad beans, carrots, courgettes, fennel, mange tout, new potatoes, peas, radishes, rocket, sorrel, spinach, spring onions and watercress – enough choice to

make some wonderful, healthy and colourful meals whatever the weather.

If you have a small outside green space, then use it for growing your own vegetables. If you’re not fortunate enough to have any space to ‘grow your own’, then shop locally, support your local farmers and pick up a bundle. You’ll find that you’re buying fresh produce for less other than visiting the supermarket. Read the label next time you shop for veggies in the supermarket and see just how far it has travelled to get on the shelf. I know I’d rather buy from the locally-grown suppliers other than from far-flung destinations who are offering out of season produce! Alternatively, visit a farm shop – there are plenty in the area or pick your own.

Now for the best way to cook your veggies, to capture the flavours of your veggies, invest in a steamer - you won’t regret it. Steaming is far better than boiling because you don’t overcook and keep the flavours. I also think that steaming is far quicker. There is nothing worse than soggy veggies with no taste. Having your veggies steam-cooked contain the crunchiness.

So, go on be daring and try a vegetable you’ve never had before, you might just like it and remember it’s good for you.

Ginny’s Gardening Guide

By Uttoxeter’s Ginny Gibson ast year I had the privilege of going to Barton under Needwood to a lady’s house who opens her garden via the Yellow Book Garden scheme, (http://www.ngs.org.uk/), it’s a wonderful way of getting ideas for your own garden, and I need all the help I can get, as you know if you are a regular reader of this column, anyway this garden is dedicated to Clematis, it is a haven to the plant and since then I have been obsessed with how to get clematis into my garden, of course you need things for them to climb up, and having none, was a problem.

Until that is Chris, George and Les turned up and built me the fence from heaven, its 6ft tall, an open canvas for Clematis. I don’t think they realised what joy they brought to this amateur gardener, each panel that went up I was planning how to attach netting to it and which variety to plant, they also managed to get out 2 of the biggest tree stumps which gave me even more room for plants, I was squealing with joy as each panel went up, they were backing away from me, wondering if they had arrived at a mad woman’s house!

10 fence panels later and I had my plan. Panel one through to four will have a climbing rose on it, our lovely neighbour gave it to us last year and its been in a pot ever since, so imagine what joy it will have when I put it in real earth. Panels five will have sweet peas going up it each year, there will be a bench just there and the smell will be divine next year. But panels six to ten will have clematis.

Unbeknownst to me, Clematis come in three groups – Group 1 need no pruning, Group 2 you just tidy up in February – which means you can leave them to go where nature intended, where as Group 3 need to be hard pruned to 12in above ground level

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in mid February. I am going to choose my plants from Groups 1 – 2 so that I can leave them alone, but I am also going to plant a couple of ever green clematis.

Cirrhosa Jingle Bells is wonderful and is out from January to March, my neighbour has warned me it is rampant, but lets face it, January is normally so miserable a rampant clematis will make all the difference, there is also an evergreen called Armandii Snowdrift which has wonderful scent, and comes out from April through to June and then I am going to try Diamantina which flowers twice, May and June and then again in August and September. Of course none will be in flower this year for me, but we have invited Chris, George and Les back next year to have a clematis fence appreciation party - (doesn’t that invite just trip off the tongue).

Just a quick note, I have been told they like to be fed with bone meal and also not to be a cheap scat

on the netting I buy, as they get heavy and so have to invest in heavy duty netting so they don’t fall off the fence... I am Scottish so was going to go for cheap netting, but will let the moths out of my wallet and go get some good stuff. Promise...

I visited Paradise Nurseries in Winnothdale, Near Tean ST10 4HB this month, 01538 722566, (you may have seen them at the County Show), www.paradisenursery.co.uk they have a wide range of Clematis to choose from and lots of other plants too. They claim that the site is so exposed that if plants can survive on their site, they can survive anywhere. I have to say if I was looking for a water feature they have a great range and lots of knowledge about how to make them work well in any garden.

Finally, East Staffordshire Borough Council has been putting a travelling Plant Fair for all of us to visit, I went to the one on 16th May in Bramshall Road Park and it was fantastic, I nearly fell off my bike coming home cos the handlebars were full of bags, anyway, they have another one at Stapenhill Cemetery on 5th September and then again in Bramshall Road Park on 12th September, all are from 9.30am - 12.30pm and are run by the Greenhouse Gardening and Environment Centre.

Happy Gardening.

P.S. If you want a fence to grow clematis then George said to send him an e-mail and they will come and do their magic for you too, georgep04@aol.com, you couldn’t have nicer Gents in your garden.

P.P.S. I bought the panels from Grangewood Fencing in Hixon 01889 271535

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Staffordshire Football Veterans

Gala Evening Staffordshire Football Veterans flocked to Vale Park, Burslem, to celebrate an emotional Gala Evening.

Organised by Uttoxeter & Cheadle Voice columnist Alan Smith of Cheadle and Bob Bassett of Tean, the Gala Evening saw footballers from many decades ago reunite in the spirit of friendship.

Players from Uttoxeter, Tean, Cheadle, Oakamoor and all our local villages joined their counterparts from The Potteries and Leek in a genuine feeling of togetherness which had been expertly nurtured by the organisers.

Alan Smith said ‘I was excited by this event for a long time and I was so pleased it lived up to expectations. Friends came from all parts of our area to meet and greet each other and I was genuinely touched to witness it all.

‘I would like to take this opportunity to thank the people who helped me to organise the event, Bob Bassett, Paul Ogden, Chris Harper, Malc Brotherton and of course my wife Donna.’

Local businesses who helped sponsor the event included The Star Inn, Hollington, Wheel ‘N’ Tyres, Cheadle, The Anchor Inn, Teanford, Peter Douglas, Uttoxeter, and of course The Uttoxeter & Cheadle Voice colour magazine.

Such was the success of the Staffordshire Football Veterans Gala Evening, which featured as guest speakers, former Stoke City FC stars Terry Conroy and Denis Smith, the event is now planned to be staged every 2 years for our local Golden Oldies to reunite once again - and long may they continue to do so!

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Magisterial Memories

By John Glandfield Uttoxeter’s Most Charismatic Solicitor s the Reader will have gathered by now the words and/or the actions of otherwise perfectly ordinary and ostensibly well-balanced people has, doubtless exacerbated if not triggered by the stress and strain of any sort of Court appearance, over the years spawned many and varied stories. There follows a couple of my favourites.

In a Court not too far away an “Old Lag” who had been apprehended and convicted that many times that he had come to regard periodic spells in prison as some sort of occupational hazard was about to be “sent down” for the umpteenth time by the Magistrates. The only real issue was for how long.

Before announcing their decision the Magistrates asked the Defendant if there was anything further that he wanted to say to the Court. There followed a wry smile from the Defendant who then carefully pulled a “Zippo” cigarette lighter from his trouser pocket, flipped open the lid and with gusto as he held it aloft he announced for all to hear,” Beam me up, Scottie”. The Court was in fits.

They do say that it is extremely difficult to pass a severe Sentence when someone has just made you laugh and I am reliably informed that was reflected in the Sentence that was imposed on the “Old Lag” on that day and in the absence of “Scottie” coming to his aid!

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The second tale certainly comes from a case which I conducted in a West Midlands Court. It was a Family matter involving blood tests and paternity and it had been moved from Stafford as the Defendant who chose to represent himself had previously proclaimed that he was known to the local Judiciary and they were all biased against him. For reasons that I will not expand upon here my Opponent was probably right.

Come on, where would we be if our Judges and Magistrates were not all human at the end of the day?

Anyway the very senior Judge who was deputed to hear the case had the wisdom to let my Opponent have his say and after about two hours of undiluted “tripe” the Judge intervened with, “Before I hear from Mr.Glandfield, have you anything else that you want to say? “Yes,” came the immediate response, “Have you got any children?” After some hesitation and with obvious misgivings the Judge finally responded.” Well although I cannot see that is any of your business if it makes for progress in this case the answer is, yes, I have two daughters”. Unabashed my Opponent then lobbed in the question, “Are you sure that they are yours?” The Judge nearly had a fit and, needless to say, that last question did little to help my Opponent’s case.

Now here’s one to finish up with, and illustrative of the philosophy that where human beings are

involved however bizarre or incredulous any scenario appears it will at some time assuredly have happened to someone somewhere.

An established Client, now deceased and who was throughout the time that I knew him possessed of a serious “fondness” for alcohol and constant access to rather more money that he had sense, came into my Office late one afternoon greatly distressed and patently inebriated. He had just hired a taxi to bring him from an outlying village into Uttoxeter and the female driver was now claiming that their meaningful conversation en route, and whilst she had been in the driving seat and my Client a passenger in the back, had rendered her pregnant. In short she was seeking money to buy her silence. Whilst it beggars belief that any one could hope that such an assertion would be believed my Client was in a “muck sweat” and totally sucked in by what he had been told. He was seriously concerned about what he should do. Once my assistance in this incredulous situation had been invoked the Taxi Driver summarily abandoned her claim and then left the scene with a host of strictly non-legal expletives ringing in her ears. .

See you in Court, John E.Glandfield.

Let The Voice Be With You

By Les Humphries ell readers here we are with Les’s monthly moan! I have been the victim of bureaucracy and red tape, so sit back and prepare yourself for a saga of ridiculous proportions Had my front garden block paved last year so that we would be able to park the car off the road without always having to use the garage, and also make space available for any visitors we might have to park overnight. I left it a few months before deciding to get the kerb dropped, and t hen telephoned the Highways Department for permission to get the work done.

This is where the nightmare began! The young lady on the other end of the phone said she would send me the relevant forms to fill in, but there would be a charge of £184 which I would have to stump up at the same time as I returned the forms.

"What’s the payment for"? I asked. "It’s a standard charge" was the reply, "Okay" I said, "what if I don’t pay it?" "Then we don’t consider your application" she said. "Okay" I replied, "but what happens if you turn down my application, do I get my money back?" The answer of course to that question was no. Does the phrase ‘over a barrel’ come to mind?

Anyway I want the job doing, and filled in the relevant forms, complete with a diagram of the work containing the measurements, enclosed with a cheque for the £184, and in due course the application was passed, and I was duly given permission to get my chosen builder who had to be insured to do the job, provided I waited 3 weeks before getting the work done.

No problem there, I actually left it a few months, and when it was convenient I contacted my builder who was a busy man, we arranged a date for him to begin the work and he duly turned up as arranged and made a start, and then left planning to make an early start the following morning to complete the job.

When he had still not returned at 11am I rang his number to find out if there was a problem, and you are never going to believe this.

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It was sometime since my builder had done a kerb drop, and he faxed the Highways Department to inform them that he had undertake the work, quoting the job number as he had always done, which had come with the letter of approval, only for them to contact him to tell him that they had imposed a new regulation, and although he had not received a letter to inform him of the the fact, he must not complete the work for a further 20 days.

He could not even sway them on health and safety grounds . I was gobsmacked. I had paid a £184 for that load of unmitigated tripe (and you’ll never believe how I’ve toned that down!) Consequently I am now going into my third week of sand and hard core crushed into the kerbside and unsightly cones stuck in front ot the house, and still waiting for them to give permission for the work to be completed. So much for health and safety. Can anyone tell me what is the difference to completing the job on the day and waiting another 3 weeks?

Betty Stanton a pensioner friend of mine from Uttoxeter got fined recently for parking her car over the line on the Smithfield Road car park even though there were only two other cars parked on there, and she had to pay the fine, and so it goes on. God help us if this is what we have come to at the mercy of civil servants. For once I agree with the Tories - get rid of them!

Apologies to John Glandfield, whose column I love in this magazine, but I have to say this.

In most jobs and professons you work in all your life untill you get old, useless and senile and then they pension you off. Except it appears in the legal profession where they make you a judge and you can overturn deportation orders to prevent terrorists from being sent home in case they get tortured. What is wrong with us in this country?

It was brilliant to march with 150 or so other Standard Bearers around the Commonwealth Cemetery on Cannock Chase recently on ANZAC DAY,

and join in a service to remember those Austrailian and New Zealand soldiers who died at Gallipoli and other battles as our allies in the Great War of 1914 1918. At least I was able to feel proud again for an hour or two being with other like minded exservicemen and their families who still remember when Britain was Great and not a haven for terrorists and other ne’er do wells which has sadly made us the dustbin of Europe.

On a happier note Uttoxeter Rugby Football Club have completed the double, winning both the league and the Owen Cup. The Junior Section is also going great guns thanks to a lot of people putting in time and effort on a Sunday morning, despite many of them not having a rugby background, being mums and dads who’s support is vital.

Rocester Juniors under 13’s who my grandson Owen plays in goal for also won promotion in their ESB under 13’s group to Division 1, and Callum Lowe was their leagues top goal scorer as they move up to the under 14 group in the 1st division next season.

They missed out on winning the league by 4 points but were 12 points ahead of the 3rd placed team. The squad were Owen Humphries: Jack Hall: Ollie Birch: Matthew Uppingham; Ben Cresswell (cpt): Toby Willat: George Warburton: Jonathan Titterton: George Butcher: Darren Emery: Callum Lowe: Dominic Stratton: Harry Walters: Daniel Fisher: Well done to you all, and to Neil Warburton for some excellent coaching. Good luck to you all next season.

The Churnet Valley Male Voice Choir are available for bookings and are still looking for new members, see their advertisement elsewhere in this publication.

Nice to hear our man in the Potteries Tim Leech on steam radios Ken Bruce’s Pop Master and although he didn’t win he managed to give Uttcheter a mention well done Tim! T.T.F.N. Les

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The good old days

Above left: Can you recognise this landlady and landlord of a favourite Uttoxeter hostelry?

Above: Copes Butchers in Uttoxeter. Can you identify any of the staff, and who was the child on the horse?

Left: What football team is this, playing in the early 60’s?

Below: This was a very successful Uttoxeter soccer team - who are they and what year do you think this photo was taken?

Many thanks to readers who contacted The Voice identifying the photographs in Issue 16.

Although we did not receive names, the 2 plays were thought to have taken place at Springfield School, Rocester.

The Cheadle Mayor in thephoto is Ron Locker and the child is Charlotte.

The sun-tanned Doveridge racehorse trainer is Pat ‘Patch’ Clinton, holidaying in Cyprus.

Dean Hathaway was dressed to

kill in one of his outfits whilst entertaining at a local party.

The football team was Thomas Alleyne’s School in 1978/79.

Back row L to R: Richard Fleisner, Justin Andrews, Steve Lingstone (goalkeeper), Stephen Foster, Michael Mellor, Dave Coleman, Tim Leech, Ian Farnley. Front row: Jamie Newton Taylor, Kev Gear, Rob Arnold, Steve ‘Titch’ Foster, Dave Lander. The team were in the Mid Staffs Schools League Champions.

Above Left: Four horse riders prepare to do battle - what was the event and where was it held?

Right: Two glamorous ‘ladies’.... Who are they? We’d better ask a teacher for some help!!!

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Ramble on My favourite walks by Peter Matthews

No 9 Bagots Park

Difficulty

A very easy route which is well marked for much of the way. Follow route anti-clockwise.

Distance

4.5 miles.

Time

2 ½ hours

Parking

There is roadside space at the top of Buttermilk Hill which is about a mile west of Marchington Woodlands.

Start GR SK 109 281

Refreshments

None

his is an easy walk mainly along excellent paths and tracks. It feels very remote and has extensive views. From the car turn right on the road and follow it downhill then uphill to Gorsty Hill.

(Although the map shows a footpath there is a very steep descent on an unmarked path through the wood with a rickety stile at the end. For those wishing to take this route turn left from the car and follow the road to a sharp left bend with a stile on the right. Over the stile then straight across the field to the woods to locate a stile.

Descend as best you can to reach a stile at the end of the wood.

Continue across the field to reach a stream. Cross and then climb towards the farm ahead, drawing closer to the hedge on the right.

Over a stile in the field corner and bear right across the field to the right corner of the farm and over a stile onto the road. Turn left to the road junction at the top).

Here turn left, gently uphill to Knypersley Hall were there is a path on the left, along the farm drive. At the end pass between houses then through gate into a field. Keep to the right side of the field, passing two small ponds on the right to reach a stile. Over the stile then across the field, aiming just right of the

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Steelwork put in place for historic shop move - celebrating 30 successful years! ontractors on site at the Dovefields Industrial Estate have begun to erect the steel frame of a brand new, purpose-built showroom for familiar Uttoxeter High Street retailer, The Hot Spot, whose business is due to re-locate there this summer, celebrating 30 successful years of business.

Following the completion of groundworks – next door to site owner TFD, another long standing Uttoxeter retailer – the frame is expected to be erected within a week, allowing the next phase of build to commence.

David Brookes, The Mayor of Uttoxeter, a staunch supporter of local businesses, was on hand to commemorate the landmark event. In his new role as Mayor of the town, Mr Brookes is dedicated to encouraging business growth in the town. He commented: “We must applaud companies like The Hot Spot who have shown their utmost faith in Uttoxeter by acknowledging the need to expand and making the decision to relocate their business within the locality. The move helps to sustain local employment and contributes to the overall success of the town. Businesses like this are critical in our quest to put Uttoxeter even more firmly on the map.”

The owners of The Hot Spot, Howard and Dit McCallum, have run the business from the current premises since 2004 and have enjoyed spectacular growth in business over the past 6 years. The decision to move away from their present High Street location was not one they made easily; “The shop front is a great form of advertising, but we took the view that we could provide even better customer facilities, such as parking, access and a better showroom area, with purpose-built premises. We are grateful to Jez Hartnell from TFD who has bent over backwards to support our venture and to David Brookes, who has supported and assisted our expansion plans from day one. We are looking forward to taking this business to the next stage and are delighted that we will do so within this town”.

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David Brookes (Mayor), Jez Hartnell (TFD), Howard McCallum (Hotspot), Lloyd Hopkinson (JJL Design and build Ltd)

building ahead, to emerge on a farm road. This is the Staffordshire Way. Follow the private road to reach a copse on the right and a farm on the left. Where the road bends left, keep ahead, soon reaching a Staffs Way sign. Cross the large field in front, aiming for the right end of a line of trees. On reaching the trees there is a stile and footpath sign. Here bear right, along the track soon to pass a small copse on the left. Follow this to the end and another Staffs Way sign. Turn left, with a little stream on the left. On reaching a farm road, leave the Staffs Way and turn left, uphill towards some buildings.

Follow this road, past the buildings and nearly a mile later pass Park Lodge on the left. Continue ahead (ignoring the footpath sign to the right) and continue along the lane which is no longer metalled.

After a good half mile reach a minor road. Turn left and follow this round a sharp right back to the start.

Contributed by Peter Matthews, Publicity Officer for Staffordshire Area Ramblers’ Association. For further information, visit our website www.ramblers.org.uk or phone 01782 336556. Without the work of the Ramblers some of these walks would not be possible – we help to keep footpaths open and maintained.

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Mick’s Magical Memories

By Mick Harper

Recollections of a Legend Bartley Gorman Part 2 ollowing my last article in the Voice quite a number of people have spoken to me about their own personal memories of Bartley Gorman. There is no doubt that this unique character is sorely missed by many and his name will live on for generations to come.

I especially enjoyed a conversation I had with Graham ‘Caggy’ Barrett, another long-time friend of Bartley. Apparently ‘Caggy’ has a number of Bartleyrelated items that I haven’t seen which will be very interesting to look at some time.

Bartley never ceased to surprise me with something I wasn’t expecting. One balmy summer evening he drove me up to the Weaver Hills. Then he persuaded me to reluctantly climb to the highest point. “This is the spot I had in mind” said Bartley. “What for?” I retorted.

He then told me that he wanted to erect a memorial there to commemorate all of the Gipsies who had perished in the Holocaust. “I don’t think you would get planning permission” I said. “I will put it there and argue about it afterwards” he replied. A week or two later Bartley fed the Press with the idea and it was splashed across the front page of the local paper. As it happened that was as far as it got but as Bartley said to me sometime after that, at least it had raised awareness of a fact that not too many people (including myself I admit) knew about.

Bartley, like the rest of the Nation, was touched by the tragic death of Princess Di in the Paris car crash. I must say that I subscribe to some of the conspiracy theories that it wasn’t an accident. The truth will come out one day but I don’t expect it to be in my lifetime.

Anyway, that is another story for another time. Bartley, as I said, was moved and he purchased a slow burning candle plus a shield to protect it from the elements, which he took to Uttoxeter Town Hall and placed it by the main entrance along with the many other tributes to the Princess.

He lit the candle and left a note that it was in her memory from all the Travellers in Great Britain.

I arrived at Bartley’s Wood Lane home one afternoon and he was in the middle of a special challenge with a young guy who was in the armed forces. Apparently Bartley had mentioned that he could beat anyone at a standing jump over a raised bar. Basically it was like a high jump with a difference where the contestant stood with feet together right up against the jump and then attempted to clear the bar without the benefit of a run up. I had never seen Bartley do it before but he was brilliant at it, clearing heights around four feet easily. The young man couldn’t get near him and I honestly don’t think many other people would have either. So what, you might say.

Well Bartley was around 54 at the time and the super fit soldier was in his early twenties!

When I moved to Ashbourne, Bartley was a big help in transporting my larger items of furniture. I thought it would be a good idea to invest in a new table and four chairs but Bartley told me not to waste my money as he knew a man who was selling up who had just what I needed. He took me to the bloke’s house and sure enough there was this nice table with four matching chairs. I asked the man how much he wanted and to my amazement he said £15 when I was expecting him to ask for anything up to £150. As I was about to snap his hand off Bartley interrupted that he thought the price was too high and eventually knocked him down to £12.50 and on top of that he got him to throw in some books that I fancied from his bookcase. That table is still in my living room 13 years later and I often think of how I came by it.

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ago I started to collect feline ornaments. When Bartley found out I expected him to give me a bit of stick but instead he helped to boost my collection. He and his partner Ann often visited car boot sales and virtually every time they went came back with a cat ornament for me and I ended up with enough to fill a shop!

Bartley, unlike myself, wasn’t a football fan but he would always be asking me how my team Wolves were shaping up. One year he insisted on buying my Wolves’ Season Ticket for me. He said that I had done plenty of favours for him over the years and he owed me. What a lovely gesture that was.

As anyone who knew Bartley will tell you he was the world’s worst time keeper. If you arranged to meet him at 1pm you would be lucky to see him before 3. It didn’t matter if he had an appointment with the Press or a TV Reporter they would have to wait until he got there. It wasn’t arrogance on his part it was just how he was all the years I knew him. I tried to cure him by giving him a quarter of an hour’s grace and then leaving. Invariably I would get a call at least an hour later asking where I was.

I would wait 100 hours now if I knew that he would be there at the end!

I loved to hear Bartley sing – he had an excellent voice and I never tired of hearing it. If ever we were in a pub where there was an open mike I would talk him into getting up to have a go. He would always say that he would as long as I got up afterwards. He would then give his usual rendering of The Wild Rover, which was mine and his favourite. After he would then ask what I was going to sing and I would say that I couldn’t possibly follow that as it was so good. I never did get up myself anytime which was just as well as with my voice I would empty a packed bar in minutes! I can still hear Bartley sing The Wild Rover now because many years ago, on a visit to Rocester, local DJ John Samuel made a recording of Bartley singing this song and others. He also taped Bartley pretending to be a DJ himself introducing The Green Green Grass of Home by Tom Jones. This is an absolute classic and I will always be grateful to John for giving me a copy.

Bartley and myself often used to chill out by going for a meal using a different pub in one of the many villages in the area. I would treat him and the next time he would do likewise. No matter where we went, near or far, there would always be someone who either knew Bartley or who recognised him because he was so well known. I can remember going into a pub at Hilton and within minutes Bartley was surrounded by people neither of us had seen before. They were hanging on his every word and after one of them asked for his autograph, half the pub queued up for the prized signature. Needless to say no one asked for mine! But seriously, I reckon any of those people who have kept the autograph could put the signature on EBay one day and make a small fortune because when Shane Meadows’ film about Bartley’s life eventually materialises the value will escalate. There were two more things you could guarantee when we dined out. Bartley would always order something that wasn’t on the menu and without exception he would always get it!

Bartley loved a practical joke and he decided to have a bit of fun with ‘Rocking Johnny’. ‘Rocker’ as most of you will know has raised thousands of pounds for numerous different good causes. At this particular time the Press had dubbed ‘Rocker’ with the name Captain

Charity following another successful sponsored trek.

Anyway, Bartley rang up ‘Rocker’ speaking in a disguised voice (it still sounded like Bartley to me but ‘Rocker’ didn’t twig).

“Can I speak to Captain Charity” said Bartley. I howled when I heard ‘Rocker’ at the other end say “speaking”. Bartley told ‘Rocker’ that he was the Mayor of Stone and that he had heard about his fund-raising exploits and wondered if he would do a sponsored walk from Uttoxeter to Stone for the Mayor’s Charity. To ‘Rocker’s’ credit he agreed immediately and even asked the ‘Mayor’ if he wanted him to push a barrel as well. “Good idea” said Bartley. “What date will it be?” queried John. “Any Saturday you like” replied Bartley.

“Great” retorted ‘Rocker’ “I can make sure it doesn’t clash with a Derby home game” “Good, I will be in touch” said the ‘Mayor’. I am sure that if Bartley had followed it up he could have given ‘Rocker’ a couple of sore feet but in the end he decided not to take the joke any further. I often wonder if ‘Rocker’ tried to contact the real Mayor of Stone to ask him why he hadn’t got back to him.

Obviously Bartley made some enemies in his life but most of them kept well out of his way and only on rare occasions did he go looking for them. There was one man, however, whose name he repeatedly mentioned to me who he wished to track down. I never did really get to the bottom of what the bloke had done to upset Bartley but it must have been something substantial as his name cropped up so often. All attempts to locate the target failed until one day Bartley was tipped off that the guy was living either in or near a remote village in the Peak District. So a couple of nights later I drove Bartley up to the village to see if he could locate his quarry.

Knowing the man liked a drink we made for the local pub, which was quite full, but there was no sign of him.

Being strangers in such a small community all eyes were on us but inevitably there was someone who recognised Bartley and soon you could see them all whispering away as word had spread that such a renowned hard man was in their midst. After we had been there about an hour more and more people came into the pub but not the one Bartley wanted.

Eventually Bartley asked the Landlord if he knew the man. The pub was quite noisy at the time but it seemed like everyone heard Bartley mention the name and the whole place suddenly went so quiet you could have heard a pin drop. No one would tell Bartley anything although it was obvious from their body language that they all had the answer he wanted.

After we left Bartley said that he had never seen so many frightened people together in one place before.

He reckoned that someone must have got word to the man that he was looking for him or he would have arrived at the pub. Subsequent detective work over the next few days resulted in Bartley finding out where the man lived. However, when Bartley paid a visit the place was deserted. An elderly neighbour told him that the guy had suddenly left in a rush the previous week. The old man added that he was glad to see the back of him as apparently he had terrorised the village and everyone was in fear of him.

Bartley never did catch up with the man, which wasn’t surprising, because sometime later it transpired that he had fled to Scotland and never returned. I am sure however that a few relieved villagers drank a toast to Bartley for ridding their community of the local bully.

More nostalgic memories of Bartley next time including the best story of them all, which is an absolute cracker.

Many thanks to Maria and Shaun, Bartley’s daughter and son, for giving me their blessing to relate these tales about their beloved father.

Good health to you all.

Mick

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Marchington 2010 World Cup are cup victors W

Marchington lifted the cup in the Uttoxeter Sunday League Final at Oldfields, Uttoxeter. Pictured right are fantastic, loyal, dedicated League Committee members

ith the World Cup taking place in South Africa, has anyone given any thought to how this huge event came into being?, indeed who or what body do we have to thank for this worldwide spectacle .

The origin of the World Cup can be traced right back to the 1924 congress, where FIFA agreed to assume responsibility for the organisation of the Football at the Olympics, on the understanding that it took place in accordance with the regulations of FIFA. This they then duly did and the event proved a success and 60,000 spectators followed the final between Uruguay and Switzerland, which resulted in the Uruguayans prevailing 3-0 in the final and were in fact celebrated as World Champions in Montevideo, in 1928 they repeated their dominance by defeating their near neighbours Argentina in the final.

The enormous success of these events prompted FIFA to pursue their wish for their own Football World Championship, in 1928 at a FIFA Congress in Amsterdam, led by the president of FIFA Jules Rimet they ratified a proposal to stage their own World Championship. The decision one year later to assign the first venue to Uruguay was partly because they were the two times winners and partly because they were celebrating One Hundred years of independence in 1930. The World Cup was well and truly on its way, the final in 1930 was between Uruguay and Argentina with the Uruguayans again running out winners by four goals to two, the other rather bizarre fact was that during the final itself the match was played with two footballs ! the first half with an Argentinian ball which saw them lead at half time and the second half a Uruguayan ball was used.

There are thousands of other interesting facts concerning the World Cup which it would be better not to bore you with in this article, however one statistic for consideration is that the first ever World Cup attracted a total of 589,000 people in attendance and the most recent World Cup had a respective total of 3,367,000 spectators, testament indeed to the world wide appeal of Football in general. Let us sit back and enjoy this most recent feast of football and hope that it truly is a spectacle to be proud of, I am sure that the sporting fanaticism of the South African nation will give this event every chance of being a success.

By Geoff Thompson of Lower Tean

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On and off the field

By Alan Smith Alan Smith has enjoyed a lifetime of sport in the Cheadle and Uttoxeter areas.

Here Alan delves into his memory bank to write his unique brand of humour on colourful sports and life comments with memories of past and present which we hope readers will enjoy... new cricket season is well underway after the national side did us proud in the Caribbean in the 20 over slog, coming back world champs.

What a year we have got in front of us sportwise, the Pakistan side in Tests, the Aussies in one dayers and then out to Australia for their attempt to retain the Ashes and great the lads look settled with options in all departments.

But enough of the 1st class game, what about the local lads? Well I like to catch a couple of hours at one of our local games when I’ve finished smashing that little white ball all over Uttoxeter Golf Club – everywhere but the correct areas but I love it!

On my back from golf I like to drop into Checkley Cricket Club, I find it very enjoyable and the welcome is always very warm from Royston, Wendy and co. Their boys Gavin and Andy have turned into excellent players along with their buddy Big Nick Hunt. What a gifted player he is, should have gone higher in the game but I think perhaps rugby and his other educational exploits took time away from the time he needed to push on in cricket to attain the higher level.

I’ve had some right royal battles with Checkley when I was first a lad growing up in Tean and much later with my beloved Bramshall CC. We had at Bramshall the best in my opinion local cricketers ever and definitely the most knowledgable on the game, that was Derek Dyche.

Now if you was to ask Derek who his rabbit was, I’m sorry Gavin your name would pop up first!

Yes young Mr Carr didn’t seem to be able to cope with the wily old fox but I’ll tell you a story of that wily old fox Dychee.

On Tuesdays up at the Strawberry Farm where Bramshall CC was first formed we used to have net practice. Well, one particularnight a young guy rolled up and introduced himself to me as I was captain of the club and then onto Kev Barry, and Dychee, our senior players. We sat down and he told us unfortunately he was not able to practice that evening because of some reason which now 20 years on escapes me. But he would love to join us after being given our club by people around the area. He said he had just moved into the area with his work and he said he had played in top grade cricket in Australia! Well you can imagine our faces, as we thought crickey we’ve dropped on another gem of a player here knowing that I had done previously by signing Kev Barry and on the on the demise of Oldfields CC, taking Dychee there was much competition from all other local clubs vying for his services.

Well, we had three wise men in me, Kev and Dychee, so we loved to sign this Aussie gem and get him in the fold. We agreed to sign him and we put him straight into the 1st XI for the coming Saturday fixture even though we hadn’t actually seen him play!!

If you are reading this article now Dychee I can remember your last words were ‘you can’t put a top grade Aussie cricketer into our 2nd XI’ so he had to go straight into the 1sts.

Saturday came and we travelled to Kidsgrove with this Aussie ‘wonder player’! The bells should have rung out to me when the Aussie turned up with a brand new kit, even down to his jockstrap!

We knew from conversations that he classed himself as a 1st class all-rounder. And on discussion with my senior players we decided to

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use him as a first change bowler and about 5 or 6 in the batting order.

Well we won the toss and invited Kidsgrove to bat. Andy trusty Juffa Hudson and Kev Barry opened the bowling but Kidsgrove got off to a steady start and after getting towards 70 or 80 runs for the loss of 2 wickets, I chucked the ball to Bob the Aussie, that’s all of his name I will tell you!

Well me and Bob set a field for his very first over, I was extremely excited and took my normal position at mid-off to be close to the bowler. Well he trundled in and bowled – and to my amazement the ball pitched 15 yards short of the batsman and bounced 3 times before going along the ground past the startled batsman – the ball was also at least 2 yards wide!

Well Derek and Kev just looked at me and were believe me gobsmacked! But I thought perhaps he slipped, nerves, whatever, and we awaited the second delivery which again was very similar as was the 3rd and 4th balls. The umpire was a little on the charitable side and allowed them as legitimate balls. Ball 5 came and by now the embarrassment was throughout the team as Kidsgrove especially the facing batsman must have wondered what we’d got after him as he was supposedly our 3rd best bowler. Bob approached with ball number 5 of his over and on releasing it the ball seemed to take ages to reach the batsman at the other end and an almighty swing by him led to him missing altogether and the ball trickled along the wicket before just about reaching the stumps where it gently dislodged a bail. Oh no I thought, he’s bowled him, what do I do now. Enter Dychee!! Well Al, he said, you’ve got to give him another over now......

I did, and throughout the 40 or so years I’ve played cricket, those 2 overs were the most embarrassing I’ve witnessed. But when it was our turn to bat we thought well perhaps the Aussie is a revelation with the willow? He strode to the crease with his whiter than white kit shining like a beacon, he surveyed the outfield with infra-red style vision before getting into position to face the incoming bowler – before swiftly making his way back to the pavilion for a duck!! Well poor Bob must have realised his adventure into our lower grade cricket was a little bit too much for him and we never heard or saw the man again!

The moral to that little story is – captains, selection committees, see them in the nets first if they are complete strangers, especially Aussie top grade players.

I can say that Dychee was from the old school of respect and I showed Derek and my fellow team mates a lack of it by hitting golf balls onto the football pitch at Boltons during our batting innings and Derek as captain on that day batted me number 11 which was correct, although we had words about it I was in the wrong.

The following day we played Bignall End in the Staffs Cup and that marvellous set of players we had in our dressing brought 2 pairs of boxing gloves and presented them to Derek and I – great times, great lads!

That was the innings Geoff Durber our pro at the time hit a 6 on the first ball of a over whilst batting in his normal right handed stance, none on the second ball before changing over to bat left handed when he hit 4 balls for 6, 30 off the over, a remarkable feat!!!

But on finishing my article, I have to change

sports and go onto Cheadle United Football Club’s 40th anniversary this month which my wife and I attended. Some fabulous names paid their respects to the club, Phil Smith, Paul Frith, Jimmy Cartlidge, Billy Spooner, Basher Bailey, Mick Bentley, Mick Crump, Andy Damjanovic, Mick Grantham, Kev Allcock, Denis Brindley and Ian Hammersley. What a surprise to us all when that great little character from Australia and a Cheadle stalwart through and through travelled all the way from Down Under to be there! Leon Carney made the trip to help celebrate United’s fantastic achievement, brilliant!

The sad thing on the night was that few were interested in the speeches made by Malc Ward, myself and Beacon, albeit each speech being 3-4 minutes long. What a shame but it doesn’t surprise me, but still well done Webby, well done United, may you continue for another 40 years.

Just to keep you updated, the most exciting part of my quest of finding my family in the States comes to a head this month when I travel to Philladelphia to meet up with my only surviving sister and her family. Which leads me to a finishing amazing story. To a lot of people around this area Kenny Coates will be associated with the flying winger for Alton and Uttoxeter with a great left foot. Well Ken is also like myself a GI baby and had heard from The Uttoxeter & Cheadle Voice which he has sent to him by John Shaw that I had tracked down my parents and was more than interested to know how I did it and although he is now a professional cabaret singer in Crete, he rang me to see how I’d traced him.

I told him my mum had told me my dad’s name and his address, and I asked him what he knew about his dad. Not much Al, he said, he was in the Medical Corps serving at Sudbury and his name was Melvin. Well guess what, believe it or not my dad’s name was Melvin and he served his time at Sudbury in the Medical Corps!!!

Smithy, we could be brothers said Ken. Well Kenny is tall and he could run like the wind, placid temperament, handsome, so we had little in common – only the colour of our skin but we are going to have a DNA test. What a story that would be if we were half brothers, played with one another against one another for years and years not knowing what a great player our father was.

Listen, I’ll keep you in touch with these findings along with meeting my Yankee family.

All the best Smith

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Goalkeeper:

All-time Local Soccer Hall of Fame Team

By Roy ‘Razzer’ Astbury

FRANKIE ROWE (Wheatsheaf Athletic) Tremendously talented goalkeeper who was equally courageous. Frankie was always a great player to have in the dressing room as he was a great motivator.

Back Four:

Each month Uttoxeter’s best known character Roy ‘Razzer’ Astbury will compile his very own ‘All-Time Local Football Team’ which in his opinion is the very best of players past and present.

‘Razzer’ will create a team in each issue of The Uttoxeter & Cheadle Voice which he believes incorporates all the ingredients of a football outfit which could be unbeatable!

He will be delving into his thoughts to remember all the terrific players in years gone by whilst selecting those who are exceptional in our present day.

It should be a fantastic talking point in our community and no doubt you all will have your views on ‘Razzer’s Hall of Fame team.

If you have your own Hall of Fame team then get involved and just give Nigel a call at The Uttoxeter & Cheadle Voice on 01538 751629, 0776 784 6937 to tell him or send your team to: The Uttoxeter & Cheadle Voice, 3 Spode Close, Cheadle, Staffordshire, ST10 1DT or email uttoxetervoice@hotmail.co.uk

Razzer’s Hall of Fame June Team

Uttoxeter & Cheadle Voice’s Nigel Titterton played local soccer for over 20 years, enjoying thousands of games around our towns and villages and of course against the might of The Potteries’ teams.

Having started out in the Cheadle Junior League for Hammersley Hayes FC, Nigel moved on to the brilliant Elkes FC under the leadership of legendary Bob Mellor.

Senior football beckoned and at the age of 16 he made his debut for Kingsley Youth Club before being invited for trials at Port Vale FC after which he was signed on by the Football League Club.

After two seasons as a lightweight speedy forward (many readers can’t believe that!), he was released by the Vale and joined Ipstones FC and then onto his beloved Cheadle Town FC under the magnificent management of Ivan Harvey. Town won everything before them including the Sentinel Cup at the old Victoria Ground, Stoke City, and after many glorious years Nigel joined Rocester FC, managed by Alan Smith.

Nigel retired from football at the age of 34, having completed his career at one of the area’s top clubs, Cheadle United FC. Having played against a multitude of players, Nigel selects another Readers’ Hall of Fame soccer team (see right), can you remenber them?

TERRY FOWELL (Cheadle Old Boys) A model of consistency at right back, unflappable, speedy and a great crosser of the ball.

MICK CRUMP (Cheadle Town) Classy, stylish defender who oozed confidence. Mick’s passing was top notch and he could be moved up to centre forward when needed to grab the vital goals.

ALAN ‘WIGGY’ WHIELDON (Wheatsheaf Athletic) Great full back who always gave 100% in every match. A real competitor who didn’t like to disappoint his winger!

Midfield: PAUL ‘SATCH’ PLANT (Cheadle United)

PAUL FRITH Cheadle Town

Built like the proverbial, Paul was as fast as lightning down the wing. His superb power and tremendous crossing ability made him one of the town’s best wingers ever.

Superb clubman and goalkeeper, the very essence of consistency and one of the best keepers ever to come out of Cheadle.

LEON HIBBERD (Rocester FC)

LYNDON BEARDMORE Cheadle Cricket Club FC

KEN ‘JAKE’ NUTT Uttoxeter Town

There cannot be many better defenders than this colossus.

Lyndon is a tremendous player who has given fantastic service to local football clubs.

Recognised as a Cheadle legend.

Always in the right position when it mattered. A great local player.

BRENDON PHILLIPS Elkes FC Very strong defender who gave nothing away. He played to his strengths and forwards knew they had been in a game against Brendon!

JIM PARKER Elkes FC A classy player and an excellent full back. Jim was a great inspiration in the back four.

A brilliant footballer who could take the ball off an opponent just as easily as he could take it past one. A great passer of the ball and a man of terrific footballing talent.

WILLIE McCOMBE (Wheatsheaf Athletic) They didn’t come much tougher than this hard tackling midfielder. Great in the air and a goalscorer too.

MICKY RATCLIFFE (Uttoxeter Town)

GLYN BAGNALL Cheadle Town The blond bombshell was tremendously gifted and possessed awesome passing talents. He moved away from our local area at his peak and we were denied the opportunity to enjoy his sumptuous abilities.

GRAHAM GOODALL Weston FC A shrewd player who provided the link in midfield between defenders and attackers.

Great vision.

PAUL WALKER Bamfords FC A really strong forward who caused havoc in the heart of opposition defences. Tremendous courage in front of goal and Paul would be a perfect partner up front with Ray.

ROSS FISHWICK Uttoxeter St Mary’s FC A very fast winger whose speed took him past full backs with ease. He could split a defence with direct attacking play.

JOHN PORTLOCK Elkes FC Wonderful, classy footballer who possessed superb talents. John would have walked into any top local team and he was acknowledged as one of Uttoxeter’s most gifted players.

RAY WOOLLEY Uttoxeter Town One of the town’s great forwards who just loved scoring goals! Ray was a handful for defenders and his bump and bang style proved to be a reflection of his wholehearted approach to football.

There can few better midfielders to come out of Uttoxeter than ‘Ratter.’ A real playmaker, battler and competitor, Mick could slice open defences with a single pass.

Forwards: KEITH BRASSINGTON (Wheatsheaf Athletic) Top class goalscorer in all the local leagues, Keith had the real instincts of a striker.

Defenders could never handle Brasso and his goalscoring career record was one of the best in the area.

NIGEL MOTTRAM (Rocester FC) Great player who would be a great foil for Brasso, these two forwards would strike fear into defences.

We have inserted one football club each player has performed for.

Obviously, many have played for several clubs in their careers.

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See you at the far post!

By Mick Cullerton indsight is a wonderful gift so when I look back 12months to my predictions for our local soccer clubs last season I feel reasonably pleased, apart from 2 predictions!

Derby County: I wrote that any Championship squad including Commons, Hulse and Ellington should be challenging for the play-offs. Well, I got that wrong! I have a high regard for their manager Nigel Clough, who has served his apprenticeship as a manager in the lower leagues but I cannot see a revival in the coming season.

Signing 32 year old left backs from Doncaster and 2 players from the worst Crewe team I have seen in years hardly fills me with hope for the coming year.

The Championship last year was, in my opinion, the worst in terms of quality for a few years and Derby were only midtable. I am not close enough to know whether there is money available to the manager but with over 20,000 season ticket holders there should be enough money available to buy good, strong Championship players for decent money rather than untried 20-22 year olds.

Both the Crewe players, if reports are correct, are over valued but I would imagine would be cheap in terms of wages. This is a way of getting the wage bill down. I wonder how long the Derby public, a very loyal group of supporters, will put up with mediocrity given their history!

Whatever the American board members are getting out of the club is irrelevant providing they deliver what they promised. Supporters do not care who is in the boardroom, they pay hardearned cash to watch a winning team. All the marketing techniques in the world and the Americans are great marketers,

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Football Match Day Summariser for BBC Radio Stoke Ex Professional Footballer with Hibernian, Port Vale and Derby County

does not put points on the board. It’s time they delivered and gave the manager the tools to do the job.

Last year I wrote that there was talk about Stoke City changing their style of play. Personally I believe that Tony Pulis should stick to the style he manages the best and to grind out results. The players know exactly what he wants from them and nobody likes to play against them.

For the last 5 or 6 games he did exactly this, going back to the players he trusted and leaving out Kitsen, Beattie and Tuncay, 3 prima donnas who I believe will leave Stoke City this Summer.

There has been much written about unrest in the dressing room and players throwing their dummies out of the pram when being substituted. I feel that a lot of this is down to present day society. We are increasingly becoming an ‘I’ society instead of a ‘we’ society. When was the last time you saw a player score and go and thank the player who set up his goal instead of running away from his team mates towards the crowd. He could not have scored that goal without his team mates!

I am sure that Tony Pulis, like myself and all older ex-players is very annoyed about the leaks from the dressing room.

I always believed that what happened in the dressing room stayed in the dressing room or training ground. I wouldn’t mind a fiver for every fight or confrontation I’d witnessed in the dressing room or the training pitch. Society has changed and not for the better. The players of today seem to crave adulation but don’t want the discipline to go with the job.

My only concern for Stoke is that the expectancy levels have risen greatly and I feel that the supporters should be more realistic. It is a massive jump to get to the

next level in the Premiership and the Britannia Stadium can only seat 27,500 and therefore the wage bill cannot compare with the likes of Arsenal, Everton, Manchester United, Chelsea and Tottenham. They have done a remarkable job to get where they are and be reasonably solvent.

Derby supporters must be so envious of Stoke’s situation – a local man as chairman who is a lifelong supporter and who has put his money where his mouth is and will guarantee that Stoke do not do a Portsmouth. Plus the bonus of a mid-table comfortable position in the Premiership.

I spoke last year of a finish of 10th in the table and a good cup run for the Vale.

I thought this would be a good season for the team and that is exactly what happened with the season going right to the last game and bringing an exciting finish. Mickey Adams has brought a smile back to the supporters faces and has given them hope for the future, raising expectations for next season.

I always thought that the Vale were going to be short of goals to get into the play-offs but from Christmas onwards they got themselves into a good position, getting very close and only falling short by 4 points. They must find another 1520 goals a season man to keep the momentum going. That is not however going to be easy due to the financial state of the club and Mickey Adams will have to use all his experience and contacts to find that player.

One of Vale’s biggest problems is that clubs like Accrington Stanley, Aldershot, Morecombe and Burton like playing at Vale Park which is a big ground compared to what they have been used to playing in the non league and raise their game

accordingly. Vale only have to sort out their home form to become serious contenders next season.

Last year I wrote that anything other than relegation would be a good season for Stafford Rangers. Well - they made it and I think that given the size of their wage bill compared to some of their rivals, manager Chris Brindley should be commended on a job well done.

Football management is a difficult job when you have a decent budget but when you are playing against teams on 3 or 4 times your wage bill it is near impossible. One thing that does worry me about Stafford Rangers is the fact that their Chairman, John Downing, has stepped down. John has worked tirelessly for the good of the club he loves and it must have been a very difficult decision for him to make.

Away from the local clubs I wrote last year that I thought that Liverpool would never be title contenders as long as Benitez was the manager. His daft rotational system plus poor quality signings with a zonal defensive system at corners and free kicks is a recipe for disaster.

Liverpool appear to be a club in turmoil both on and off the field and until the owners Hicks and Gillett sell that situation will not change. I believe that Benitez, after wasting £100 million is only still at Anfield because the club cannot afford to pay his contract up. A sad state of affairs for one of football’s greatest clubs.

See you at the Far Post Mick Editor’s footnote: This article was written 2 days before Benitez’s departure from Liverpool.

The ‘Utcheter’ and beyond Football Diaries from 1979 onwards...

By Tim Leech, our Uttoxeter man exiled in the Potteries The “Utcheter” and beyond Football diaries 1979 onwards - New Years Day 1991 – The Power of the Press At the end of my non illustrious playing career I used to take my wee little black Pattadale Terrier “Buster” with me every Sunday to watch Uttoxeter 9B, sponsored by the old 9B Wine Bar that was located in the High St. I used to do the match reports for the local papers but got bored with putting; ‘Fred passed to Bill, who passed to Dave who fired over the bar from 12 yards’. You get where I am coming from. By chance, “Buster” ran onto the pitch during one forgettable game and promptly sank his teeth into the match ball. Both he and his owner were shown a red card by an unimpressed referee. So I put this in the report and got some good feedback from the Lads and decided to be a bit more creative with my reporting. So during the following weeks, we had a game interrupted by a flock of sheep breaking free from the adjacent field and nonchalantly roaming on to the pitch.

A burned out stolen car was in the penalty area of one pitch etc so a delayed kick off while this was removed.. We had a Staffs cup game in Walsall delayed because a Fun Fair had set up on the pitch. I reported that 2 of the players had won goldfish while an alternative venue was found. Each week my match report becoming more and more elaborate.

Time to come clean about one of my reports that caused a bit of a stir at the time. My claim to fame being I made the National Daily Red Tops and the Sunday Newspapers for a story I completely made up for one of

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my regular match reports.

Another bleak dreary forgettable cold January Sunday Morning down at the Tip watching a rotten game, “Buster” sent to the stands (or Bushes) to prevent him from bursting another match ball and me struggling to come up with anything good to report. I decided that the game had been halted by a female streaker wearing only a pair of fluorescent green socks. Well the local rags picked up on this and the 9B Wine Bar Owner, Shaun Cripps even offered to give the lady streaker and her partner a free meal and drinks at his establishment if she came forward and revealed herself even though she had literally already done this, allegedly anyway. He was pictured looking rather sheepish on the front of the local papers with a football. a platter of food and a pair of fluorescent green socks. The manager of the 9B football team Lee “Fimbo” Finlayson was inundated with questions by press and local people alike and was not a happy bunny with me but it was only for the Crack. It just shows you the power of the pen and can I emphasise that all of my stories in the Voice are true.

Anyway my reporting came to a sad end and deservedly so because I went a wee bit too far. I reported that at one match the game was interrupted by two policemen who came onto the pitch and arrested one of the opposition players. The opposition team were not impressed and complained and that was the end of my match reporting.

On a similar line and a perfectly true story, playing for

my beloved Three Tuns and we were desperately struggling for a side this particular Sunday Morning and the lads were begging me to get the game called off. Well during the night Princess Diana and Dodi Fayed had been killed in the tragic car crash. Without thinking I has approached the Ref and informed him the game would have to be called off because one of the Lads had been killed in a tragic car crash. Without thinking I was out on the car park, informing the opposition as they arrived that the game was being postponed due to the unfortunate news. The lads were over the moon and sniggering away at my creativity. Well we had just about gotten away with it when the ref’ asked “What was the name of the unfortunate lad who had been tragically passed away” When one of the lads informed him it was Dodi Fayed he was not impressed and was chasing after our oppositions cars to inform them the game was on. Too late the game was not played, we got a fine and a reprimand from the League.

If they thought that was bad that should have read some of the match day programmes that I produced for Uttoxeter F.C. I’ll save that for another edition.

I’ll finish with a bad joke Two monkey’s are running a bath, one monkey says ”OOOHH, OOHH AAAGGH, AAAGH" and the other monkey replies "If it’s that hot put some cold water in it !”

Happy Days Regards, Roachy

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Cheadle Running Club’s Presentation Evening headle Cricket Club and was able to reflect on another highly successful year for the club.

The evening began with sponsors Weaver Fencing Ltd and Derek Fower Transport Ltd re-affirming their sponsorship of the club for the coming year. Garry Wheawall and Derek Fower presented cheques on behalf of their companies to treasurer Isabel Syred. In addition a cheque for £300 was presented by Garry on behalf of main sponsors Weaver Fencing.

Isabel Syred, the club’s treasurer, presented a cheque for £400 to Peter Teggin from the Douglas Macmillan Hospice. The money presented was from the proceeds of last year’s Cheadle 4 Road Race held in the summer. The award was particularly poignant after the loss earlier in the year of club member Jane Richards, who had fought a long and brave battle against cancer.

Earlier in the day Members had completed the last cross-country of the North Staffs Cross-Country League at Westwood, Leek.

They were able to start the evening by celebrating Ruth Watchorn-Rice’s award as 1st Lady Vet 40 and joint 3rd Lady overall and Liz Clutton’s award in winning the Lady Vet 55 title.

Garry Wheawall representing Weaver Fencing and Derek Fower on behalf

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Isabel Syred - Treasurer of Cheadle Running Club presents a cheque to Peter Teggin of the Douglas Macmillan Hospice.

Rachel Beardmore - Most Improved Runner, Darren Bourne - Club Member of the Year and Michelle Leeson - Dimmingsdale Handicap Winner

Russell Williams - Male Runner of the Year, Ruth Watchorn-Rice - Lady Runner of the Year and Tom Cochrane - Services to the Club

of Derek Fower Transport then presented the club awards. The first award went to Michelle Leeson who won the Dimmingsdale Handicap staged by the club in the summer.

Rachel Beardmore was presented with the trophy for Most Improved Runner of the Year after making steady progress throughout the year at a series of distances.

Particularly pleasing was her Half marathon debut at the Potters Arf where she clocked 1:59:51.

Having won the award for Most Improved Male Runner for two years running, Russell Williams was presented with the trophy for Male Runner of the Year. Russell has had another year of good results and has again done well in the North Staffs Road Runners League.

Ruth Watchorn-Rice who last year had the remarkable achievement of winning the NSRRA lady runner of the year and lady vet runner titles for the third year running was crowned Lady Runner of the Year. Ruth has again won many local races as well as picking up age group prizes and her consistency is quite remarkable.

A special award was given to Tom Cochrane, the club secretary, for

services to the club. Tom and his family are shortly to emigrate to Australia and Tom will be sadly missed after making such a massive contribution to the club over the years.

The final award of the evening went to Darren Bourne who was named Club Member of the Year in recognition of the work that he has done since joining the club committee. In particular he has put in a tremendous amount of work in creating and managing the new club website.

Cheadle Running Club members remembered embers met in Dimmingsdale and dedicated a bench donated by Cheadle Running Club, in memory of fellow runners Adrian Stubbs, Brian Stoneystreet, William Brassington, Jane Richards, Ron Lucas and former treasurer Elsie Fower.

The bench, located at the head of Ousal Dale, is in one of the more tranquil parts of Dimmingsdale and has lovely views of the surrounding woodlands. Dimmingsdale has always been a favourite area for club members to run in and the club hopes that runners and walkers alike will use the bench and take a moment to reflect on the good friends that have been lost over the years.

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Uttoxeter Road Runners Annual Bash U

ttoxeter Road Runners held their Annual Presentation Evening at the Doveridge Club. Runners, families and friends attended to witness the Championship Awards received for the best results achieved during the 2009 road and cross country events. The evening was rounded off with a ‘runner’s buffet’ and a disco well into the night.

Prior to the presentation of awards, Chairman, Steve Shields, highlighted the club’s considerable achievements during the year in both the Burton Summer League and the North Staffs cross country League. He reflected on the success of the Uttoxeter Half Marathon and added that he was delighted to see that the club was going from strength to strength. Membership has increased considerably and now stands at 64 – the highest number ever reached.

A further highlight of the evening was the official presentation of a cheque for £267 to James Lunney of Katherine House Hospice which had been collected by members in the annual charity ‘Santa’ run on Christmas Eve around Uttoxeter Town. On behalf of the charity James thanked the club for their efforts and the generosity of the Uttoxeter people.

Club Championship Awards/Trophies Most Improved Junior

Benn Cann

Most Improved Senior

Sandra Durow

Ladies Road Champion

Sandra Durow

Cross Country Champion

Sandra Durow

Veteran Road Champion Lucy Webb Veteran Cross Country Champion

Honor Cann

Men Road Champion

Simon Danks

Cross Country Champion

Simon Danks

Veteran Road Champion Clive Baggaley Veteran Cross Country Champion

Brian Mackey

Dave Roberts Trophy for Outstanding Grahame Cope Contribution to the Club

Top: Brian and Lisa with cheque to James Lunney. Alan parker is pictured presenting awards to Brian Mackey, Centre: Clive Baggaley; Simon Danks; Grahame Cope; Bottom: Lucy Webb; Sandra Durow.

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