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For mature people who enjoy life! Also available online at www.seniorstoday.co.uk Tel: 01782 461711 Do YOU need a specialist Will? IT is unsurprising that few of us have considered what the effect might be on our savings and investments, or even our home, if (as is most probable) we ever needed residential care later in life.
eventually sold! Bear in mind that average residential care fees start in the region of #500 per week, so it is clear how quickly assets can be eroded.
The DSS has often become the sole, outright owner of the family home after the death of an elderly Most people assume that we shall pass on our assets parent, who had been living in a nursing home. to our children or other relatives in due course; yet, this may not always be the case, unless careful arrangements have been made to protect our assets from being taken to pay care home fees. In recent years, it has become increasingly apparent that the State will only provide for those with little or no savings or assets; everyone else is expected to pay at least part (if not all) of his or her own costs. Currently, anyone with assets in excess of #22,250 (this figure includes the family home) is not eligible for any state help with his or her residential care fees; if you have more than #12,000, but less than #22,500, you are only entitled to partial assistance. The net result is that anyone, who owns his or her own home, is unlikely to receive assistance, even if they do not possess large amounts of cash-assets. Even if you DON'T have the cash readily available, the Department of Social Security can still place a charge against the family home, which enables it to recover the monies owing, when the property is
HOWEVER, THERE IS A SOLUTION IN THE FORM OF PROPERTY TRUST WILLS. A 'Property Trust' is based around three, basic elements: the basis on which you own your property, the Trust terms and your Wills, which contain the Trust investment.
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Upon the first death, their share of the property (typically 50%) is placed into the Trust to be adminstered by the Trustees nominated in the Will, and this, usually, includes the surviving spouse.
The surviving spouse, under the Trust's terms, has the right to remain living in the property for the rest of his or her life; on the death of the second spouse, the Trust comes to an end, and the property passes absolutely to the beneficiaries. For further details, contact Anthony Heath, Associate of Countrywide Tax and Trust Corporation & Golden Charter Funeral Plans, on (01782) 361971/07780-009245 or anthony@ willsforu.co.uk
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The Property Trust can only be created, while both partners remain alive and the property must be owned as Tenants in Common (the Trust instrument is, then, included in both Wills, but does not come into force until the death of the first).
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Are you a Wise Owl or a Head-Burying Ostrich when it comes to that d-word? THIS month, we discuss the many complexities which can arise from NOT making a Will.
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SINGLE: If a single person dies without a Will, the line of Inheritance can be complicated and can often involve relatives you have never even met!
SO, if you are Cohabitee, the information on single people is more appropriate to you.
IF you die without a Will, all your money and possessions (your Estate) will be distributed, according to strict legal rules and regulations. These rules are called the Laws of Intestacy. In many cases, the Intestacy Laws distribute an Estate in a way the deceased would not have wanted, sometimes with disastrous results. YOUR CIRCUMSTANCES will fall into one of the following categories: Married, Cohabiting or Single. MARRIED: In the event of the death of a married person, the Intestacy rules divide the Estate into shares, with a share going to the surviving husband or wife (the spouse). The amount a spouse can inherit is restricted to an amount set by the Government. THE POPULAR BELIEF that a spouse automatically inherits everything is simply not true. This is because your nearest blood-relations (children, parents, brothers, sisters etc.) are also entitled to take a share under the Intestacy Rules inherit, with the rising values of Estates, the SPOUSE'S SHARE could be the smallest one. FACT: If you have not made a Will, even your life insurance policies will not be paid until probate has been granted, unless they are written into trust! (Probate will take many months, sometimes years, to be granted!). FACT: If your Children are orphaned and you have not appointed a guardian in a Will, then Social Services will decide who looks after them, including allocating them to Foster Parents). FACT: If there are no surviving members of your family, the whole Estate would go to the Crown (Government). COHABITING: Thousands of people live together without getting married. Unfortunately, most think that, after a few years together or if they have become a Common Law husband or wife and have same rights as a married person. Let there be no doubt about this. If you live with another person unmarried (including single-sex couples), with respect to finance and inheritance you are known as a Cohabitee and do not have the same rights as a married person. The general term, Common Law, means law-based
HERE WE GO... first, you children will inherit your whole Estate - if there are no surviving children, next in line are your grandchildren - if you have no grandchildren, then both your parents - if both have died before you, then your brothers and/or nieces - if none, then your cousins (however far removed) and, if no cousins, everything goes to the Government... phew! IF you are single and without a Will, I can hear you are thinking: 'Well, that's OK, it will go to my children, anyway'). That may be partly true, but what is also true is that it will take months and, possibly, years to sort out your affairs (obtain Probate), and the Solicitors who sort this out will charge THOUSANDS OF POUNDS for their work. This is money that, for the sake of making your Will (£69), you could have left your Children! Even if you have no Children or close family, many people would want their Estate to go to CLOSE FRIENDS or a CHARITY, rather than the GOVERNMENT OR UNKNOWN RELATIONS.
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Proud to be Recognised as an Excellent Rated cakes. Home afternoon tea with home-made We believe that life in a care home setting should be inspiring, fulfilling & entertaining, in a safe and friendly environment. We encourage our residents to get as much as they possibly can out of life. Not only do we offer beautiful settings, modern facilities and a wonderful varied activities programme we also go out of our way to create a real feeling of community. When residents join us we do everything we can to make them and their family welcome.
During the afternoon it was emphasised that everyone whether they are personally receiving care or giving care, is entitled to dignity, respect and consideration for one another.
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'Dougie Mac' fund-raiser at Baddeley Green WMC was a 'grand' success!! A CHARITY NIGHT at Baddeley Green WMC was a huge success, raising ÂŁ1,600 in aid of the Douglas Macmillan Hospice at Blurton, Stoke-on-Trent. Held on Friday, February 28th, the event was in memory of former Club Stewardess, Sandra O'Day, and long-serving member, John Harvey, both of whom died from cancer last year. Sandra gave 16 years' very dedicated service, alongside her loving husband, Mal, and her loss was felt deeply by her family and many friends at Baddeley Green WMC. Indeed, many club members rate her as the most hard-working stewardess the venue had during the past, four decades! John Harvey had been a member for over 40 years, and was a very well-known and popular regular in the club on Saturday and
Memorial Concert for multitalented, much-missed Greg THE life of Stoke-on-Trent schoolboy entertainer, Greg Bradshaw, is being celebrated in a special Charity Concert at a local club venue on Wednesday, May 28th. Greg (who hailed from Weston Coyney) was set for a great career in showbusiness, when he tragically lost his life in a road-traffic collision at the tender age of fourteen last August. In his memory, Greg's family and friends within the music industry have organised a musical extravaganza to raise money in aid of the Midlands Air Ambulance at Smallthorne Pioneer Club on Wednesday, May 28th. "Greg was always the ultimate performer, and wherever we played, he was the star of the show, with everyone commenting on his excellent stage presence and incredible vocals," said Mark Bradshaw. "Greg began to sing from the moment he learned to talk, always performing to anyone who would listen. "Along with his elder brother, Ryan, they made a dynamic duo, with their flair for performance and perfect harmonisation," he added. The brothers began singing with their mum (who performs as Debbie Marx) from the age of just four, and were bitten by the bug to become performers. In 2010 The Boyz entered Stoke's Top Talent in Hanley, finishing third in a very competitive final. Later that year, they went on to compete in, and win, the national finals of Haven's Got Talent with a rendition of 'Where Is The Love' by The Black-Eyed Peas, bagging themselves the #1,000 prize-money and an opportunity to perform at the 08 | APRIL 2014
Sunday nights - to such an extent that his brothers, Keith, Pete, Lyndon and the late Brian were synonymous with Baddeley Green WMC for longer than most can remember. The sadly-missed duo were remembered on Friday, February 28th, with a smashing evening of entertainment, featuring three, top cabaret acts, organised by Concert Secretary (and former President), Keith Harvey.
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Terrific male vocalists, Robbie Benson and Trevor Moray (both long-term favourites at the Leek New Road venue), were joined on the bill by Stoke-on-Trent's premier Soul singer, Randy., with all, three artistes giving
PICTURED (FRONT, L-R) ARE CONCERT SECRETARY, KEITH HARVEY; JOHN HARVEY'S DAUGHTER, DEBBIE, AND SANDRA O'MAY'S HUSBAND, MALCOLM, WITH (BACK, L-R), MALE VOCALISTS, ROBBIE BENSON, TREVOR MORAY AND RANDY.
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Following their success, they began performing reguarley with their mum as Debbie Marx & The Boyz, receiving rave reviews from Concert Secretaries and the public alike.
The doors open at 7pm, and the show starts at 8pm.
Their fan-base was growing rapidly, and the telephone began ringing off the hook for enquiries! As a trio, they began to spread their wings, performing throughout Staffordshire, North Wales, Notinghamshire, Leicestershire and the West Midlands.
Priced at just ÂŁ7.50, tickets are available from Smallthorne Pioneer Club or via Mark Bradshaw on 07976-580546.
PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS A TICKETONLY EVENT - AND TICKETS ARE SELLING FAST!
The Boyz, then, recorded what turned out to be their first and, sadly, last album, 'On Ur Marx' in February, 2013. 2014 was set to be filled with exciting events and opportunities for Debbie and The Boyz, broadening their horizons by travelling further afield and playing to bigger audiences at larger venues; unfortunately, this never came to fruition. For the Charity Concert on May 28th, an excellent line-up has been confirmed; this features Brotherhood (a dynamic rock/indie duo from Nottingham), Dance Nation (a Sheffield-based dance-pop duo), Lottie T'vay (vivacious, Katy Perry tribute from Leeds) and Laura Lee Simpson (a talented, young vocalist from Nottingham). In addition, there will be a special guest appearance from actress, Verity Rushworth (Donna Windsor-Dingle in ITV's 'Emmerdale' and a star of London's West End), while Haven's Senior Entertainments Manager, Jamie Harrison, will comp`ere the evening. Greg's family has been overwhelmed by the response for raffle donations/prizes, and, as a result, the audience will have the opportunity to win some fantastic prizes throughout the sales: 01782 461711
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01782 461711
Ask for Tony Heath QEII - PLUS Rod Stewart Tribute!! FRONTMAN, Justin Gilbody, took the band, QEII, to a different level on its last appearance at Baddeley Green WMC last year, so do't miss out on Friday, May 16th!
Formed in 1993, appositely-named QEII celebrates the wealth of talent which came together in the super-group by recreating (with breathtaking accuracy) the style and excitement of a LIVE concert by Queen (which, sadly, can never been seen again)!
as vocalist, Freddie Mercury, Phil Teague (guitarist/vocalist, Brian May), Mick Durber (drummer, Roger Taylor), John Stephens (bass-guitarist/vocalist, John Deacon) and Steve Thompson (keyboard-player/vocalist, Spike Edney).
For, Britain's top tribute band to legendary Freddie Mercury and Queen is returning on what is bound to be a fantastic night which will also feature a brilliant Rod Stewart impersonator.
In response to the many fans who mourn the loss of Freddie Mercury, the Stoke-onTrent-based group offers the very best in Queen, and QEII can be seen at the Leek New Road venue, with Justin Gilbody performing
Tickets for the concert are priced at only #8, and are on sale behind the bar at the Leek New Road venue, which is not open in the daytime on Monday-Thursday, with further details available on (01782) 541246.
NORTON WMC EASTER MONDAY 21ST APRIL(afternoon) IS SPONSORED BY
Norton Residents Association 1PM EASTER BONNET CONTEST /PARADE prizes for the best BONNET age 2 to 5 years £20 age 6 to 8 years £20 age 9 to 17 years £25 OVER 18 **£50** 2PM after noon show live on stage **ROCK ROD STEWART** plus bingo,p.y.c.r. raffle and food
Happy Easter to all our Members & Guests
Goldenhill WMC We’re famous for our ‘Lounge Lizard’ Club Entertainment System
(it does everything from Race & Quiz Nights - Karaoke - Top TV Show Games and more) BINGO
for all full houses on Sat / Sun evening
HOT & COLD FOOD AVAILABLE FROM THE KITCHEN AT VERY REASONABLE PRICES LARGE CAR PARK
Why Not try our new TOP GEAR car and van wash, 7 days a week-prices from £4 Swaney is the man to do your car or van Our large Concert Room is offered for private hire to all customers on Fridays nights (when available), and you can also relax in the club’s refurbished Lounge.
EXCELLENT INDOOR GAMES FACILITIES PLUS OUR OWN BOWLING GREEN COACH PARTIES WELCOME ON APPOINTMENT
A GREAT CHOICE OF DRINKS FROM LWC (CARLING, WORTHINGTON & MORE)
PLUS HAND-PULLED REAL ALES
Kidsgrove Road, Goldenhill, Stoke-on-Trent. Tel: (01782) 782748 sales: 01782 461711
NORTON WMC BEERS BY COORS
APRIL Sat 5th - Back to the Future Sun 6th - Ryan Jones Sat 12th - Double Take Sun 13th - Beardsmith Sat 19th - Back To Back 60's Easter Sun - Jamie Ashton Easter Mon - Afternoon Show 1pm Rock Rod Stewart, Bingo, Food Sat 26th - Eaton Rifle Sun 27th - Dani Rodgers Sat 3rd May - Devotion 80's trio Sun 4th May - Russell T Bird BINGO EVERY TUE, FRI, SAT & SUNDAY DINNER/EVENINGS COMMUNITY BINGO MONDAY & THURSDAY 7PM-9:15PM INDOOR / OUTDOOR BOWLS - LIVE FOOTBALL - DARTS
** ROOM TO HIRE**
@ . 94 Knypersley Road, ST6 8HZ
FOR WEDDINGS AND PARTIES - ENQUIRE AT CLUB OR EDDIECHELL GMAIL COM
01782 545580
Our Top-Flight live entertainment for Saturday & Sunday nights
APRIL
WE ARE LOOKING FOR NEW ACTS TO JOIN OUR TEAM
FRI 11th APRIL - SLAM WRESTLING (be early) Tickets £5 Ring Club For Details
Anyone wishing to audition for us we are holding the next one at. You can be an established act or just getting started. We'd love to meet you. Meir And Longton Royal British Legion 197 Meir road Stoke on Trent Staffs ST3 7JF
Sat 5th Tony Beltz Sun 6th Kelly Brazil Sat 12th Evah Sun 13th Jay Catalano Sat 19th Keith Dee Sun 20th Andy Hammersley Sat 26th Gareth Lloyd Sun 27th Just Jacob
Friday 25th January - 8pm
THIS AUDITION IS OPEN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC.
Tue 29th SHOWCASE Viva Music Promotions Choice Awards Voted For Best Acts Every Wednesday BINGO NIGHT
Pay All Out - All players get FREE open the box ticket
Every Thursday Night Sequence Dancing/BINGO
APRIL
Sat 5th - Intrigue
WE ARE LOOKING FOR NEW ACTS TO JOIN OUR TEAM
(dynamic mother/daughter duo)
Anyone wishing to audition for us we are holding the next one at. You can be an established act or just getting started. We'd love to meet you.
Sat 12th - Kelly Marie
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(spectacular female 80's tribute) Meir And Longton Royal B
Meir And Longton Royal British Legion 197 Meir road Stoke on Trent Staffs ST3 7JF
Sat 19th - JC Ryan
197 Meir roa Stoke on Tren Staffs ST3 7JF
(stokes own country super star)
Sat 26th - Ryan Jones
Friday 25th January - 8pm
Friday 25th Januar
(outstanding young male vocalist)T
THIS AUDITION IS OPEN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC.
HIS AUDITION IS OPEN TO PUBLIC.
BINGO EVERY SAT NIGHT & SUN LUNCH GAMES ROOMS POOL TABLE, DARTS, CRIB FREE FUNCTION ROOM FOR HIRE
(RECENTLY REFURBISHED) LAST FRIDAY OF EACH MONTH SHOWCASE NIGHT (TICKET ONLY)
189 WERRINGTON ROAD WERRINGTON, ST2 9AL
01782 214306
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OFFERING A WARM WELCOME AT
MEIR SOCIAL & SPORTS WMC
a warm welcome to all members
ABBEY HULTON Sports & Social Club
All Bass Beers • Games Room • Dominoes • Crib • Pool Darts • Freeview TV • Juke Box Pending
Bingo Mon/Wed/Fri/Sat & Sun
Top beers & lagers from Coors
APRIL
100%
• Games room including snooker • Bowling Green • Pigeon Club COACH PARTIES WELCOME • LARGE CAR PARK LIVE ENTERTAINMENT SAT/SUN EVENINGS
APRIL
Sat 5th - Sarah Jay Sun 6th - Nightshift Sat 12th - J C Rayne Sun 13th - Arnold & Williams Sat 19th - Ladies Night Sun 20th - Manmaid Sat 26th - Disco Party Night Sun 27th - Labelle
& associates
APRIL
Sat 5th - 2 Real Anyone wishing to audition for us we Sun 6th - Sarah Campbell are holding the next one at. You can be an established act or just getting Sat 12th - Harlem Nights started. We'd love to meet you. Sun 13th - Velvet Souls Meir And Longton Royal British Legion 197 Meir road Stoke on Trent Sat 19th - Night-Star Staffs ST3 7JF Sun 20th - Junction 25 Friday 25th January - 8pm Sat 26th - TBC . Sun 27th - Brotherhood Sat May 3rd - Souled Out Sun May 4th - Seaside Rendezvous
Fri 4th - Darren Collings Sat 5th - Ann Summers Party (adults only) Fri 11th - Boxing Tournament(pay on door) Sat 12th - Deeva Fri 18th - Leigh Anthony T T F ri 25th - Twilight . Sat 26th - Open Mic with Bob Williams WE ARE LOOKING FOR NEW ACTS TO JOIN OUR TEAM
WE ARE LOOKING FOR NEW ACTS TO JOIN OUR TEAM
Anyone wishing to audition for us we are holding the next one at. You can be an established act or just getting started. We'd love to meet you. Meir And Longton Royal British Legion 197 Meir road Stoke on Trent Staffs ST3 7JF
TEL: 01782 314730 THE BEECHES, WESTON ROAD, MEIR
Friday 25th January - 8pm
HIS AUDITION IS OPEN TO THE GENERAL
HIS AUDITION IS OPEN TO THE GENERAL
PUBLIC
PUBLIC
**Members Children Only**
Large Private Function Room for Hire on Saturdays from 12pm onwards suitable for private parties, celebrations and weddings Upstairs Private Function Room for Hire with Bar 7 days & nights a week
BINGO - Fri-Sun night & Sun Dinner PLAY YOUR CARDS RIGHT - Sun Night • QUIZ - Mon Night BLIND TOTE • MINI TOTE CAR PARK
Abbotts Rd, Abbey Hulton, st2 8dy
01782 545 509 / 01782 541 836
BUCKNALL BOWLING RECREATION CLUB live entertainment
APRIL
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Sat 5th - Russell T Bird
Sat 12th Jeff Tracy
Sat 12th - Velvet Souls
Sat 26th Bobby Taylor
Sat 19th - Got the T Shirt
Sat 10th May Jack Ryan
Sat 26th - Sarah Dee
Sat 14th May Eddie G
APRIL ENTERTAINMENT
Fri 4th Limehouse Lizzy - sold out Sat 5th Monkey Puzzle Fri 11th Elvis, Sinatra & Friends trevor moray & phil jones - all proceeds to help fight against prostrate cancer tickets £4 from the club
Sat 12th Trevor Moray Sat 19th Hollywood Nites Sat 26th Martin Lee John
CARLING LARGER • TRADIONAL BASS GUEST BEERS • CIDER WORTHINGTON CREAM FLOW BITTER
GUEST WELCOME
Function Room AvailableFor Hire
TELEPHONE:
(01782) 614297
Snooker - Line Dancing every Tuesday Sequence Dancing every Thursday Outdoor/Indoor Bowls
01782 214 091
430 Werrington Road, Bucknall
THE SUBURBAN SOCIAL CLUB
(ABBEY HULTON SUBURBAN CLUB) **ALL STOKE PREMIERSHIP MATCHES SHOWN HERE** £1,000 BINGO JACKPOT every Sunday Dinner & Night Bingo every: Sat night / Sun Dinner / Sun Night
FREE Function Room with FREE Disco available for any occasion (min of 50 guests for free disco)
ENTERTAINMENT PROVIDED BY
www.baddeleygreenclub.com
A Warm Welcome Awaits You At
Berryhill W.M.C.
Beers by Coors, Excellent Facilities.
APRIL
MJE MANAGEMENT & VIVA
APRIL Sat 5th .............. DANNI RODGERS Sun 6th ............. SEAN HAVEN Sat 12th ............ TWO TO TANGO Sun 13th............ ANDREW PASHLEY Fri 18th ............ VIVA VARIETY NIGHT 3 SOLO ARTISTS + DISCO Sat 19th ............ FAYE HORNE Easter Sun ........ CHILDRENS ENTERTAINER + BBQ, MICHEAL BROOKES at 8:30pm Sat 26th ............ BACK TO BACK Sun 27th ........... SARAH TASKER
128 Greasley Road, Abbey Hulton ST2 8HZ Tel: 07716 711731 10 | APRIL 2014
MONDAY: Line dancing • THURSDAY: Night bingo INDOOR GAMES SNOOKER, SKITTLES, POOL, CRIBBAGE, DOMINOES ETC SUNDAY LUNCH, available in the lounge resteraunt DISC DRAW every Thursday, Friday & Sataurday Every alternative Thurs afternoon FRIENDSHIP CLUB Bingo Fri/Sat Nights
Sat 5th - Twilight Sun 6th - Shelly West Sat 12th - Ryan Jones Sun 13th - Matt Fisher Sat 19th - Fielding Talks Sun 20th - Peter Knight . Sat 26th - Robbie Benson Sun 27th - Vikki Copsey
WE ARE LOOKING FOR NEW ACTS TO JOIN OUR TEAM
WE ARE LOOKING FOR NE JOIN OUR TEAM
Anyone wishing to audition for us we are holding the next one at. You can be an established act or just getting started. We'd love to meet you.
Anyone wishing to auditi are holding the next one a an established act or ju started. We'd love to m
Meir And Longton Royal British Legion 197 Meir road Stoke on Trent Staffs ST3 7JF
Meir And Longton Royal B 197 Meir road Stoke on Tren Staffs ST3 7JF
Friday 25th January - 8pm
THIS AUDITION IS OPEN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC
Friday 25th January
THIS AUDITION IS OPEN TO T PUBLIC.
BAR ,SMALL LOUNGE, LARGE LOUNGE GAMES ROOM WITH INDOOR GAMES DOMINOES, CRIB AND POOL CONCERT ROOM WITH TOP ENTERTAINMENT BY VIVA MUSIC PROMOTIONS EVERY SAT & SUN NIGHTS PLUS BINGO LARGE SCREEN TV, LARGE CAR PARK , COACHES WELCOME BY APPOINTMENT
Calvary Crescent,Bentilee,ST2 OAQ,
01782 314490
sales: 01782 461711
Another welcome return for vibrant Soul Devotion!!
Goodwin, Jo-anne Snape, Karl Hand, Lisa Knapper, Mike Davies, Remy Jugue and Tony Stone.
READERS with a passion for soul music will discover your 'soul-partners' if you visit Baddeley Green WMC on Friday, May 9th!
Tickets are priced at just ÂŁ5, and are on sale behind the bar at the club (which is not open in the daytime on Monday-Thursday), with further information available on (01782) 541246.
Yes, it's a much-demanded return for the talented, highenergy, ten-piece band, called Soul Devotion. Formed early in 2005 as a 'sister act' to the hugely-successful Commitments Too, Soul Devotion explores the band's ever-growing abilities and passion for soul music. The band is fronted by four, stunning female vocalists, exuding that sultry style and glamour that you would expect from classic soul bands of the '60s and '70s. There are no funny wigs, silly costumes or backing-tracks; instead, you will enjoy an entertaining package of dance-routines, audience-participation and a band which simply loves playing that sweet soul music with a funky twist and a hint of Motown magic in its own, inimitable style.
Stevie Wonder, Chaka Khan, Aretha Franklin and Tina Turner (to name but four) all get the Soul Devotion treatment in an experience which should, truly, not be missed!
invite you to pay us a visit to share all our excellent facilities APRIL Sat 5th ......... Electric Dreams Sat 12th ....... AK-47 Sat 19th ....... Popaganda Sat 26th ....... Awesome
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Soul Devotion comprises Andy Turner, Donna Redgate, Jen Widgery, Jo
APRIL
Sat 5th - Robbie Benson Sun 6th - Rob Wheeler Sat 12th - Michael Lewis Sun 13th - Lauren Knight Sat 19th - Kelly James Sun 20th - Johnny Deville Sat 26th - Barnie Scott Sun 27th - Scott David
TELEPHONE:
(01782) 624573 QUALITY LIVE
APRIL ENTERTAINMENT EVERY SATURDAY & SUNDAY EVENINGS SUPPLIED BY
ELCOCK ENTERTAINMENTST
Sat 5th THE WORKS Sun 6th LEE O'NEIL Sat 12th 6 APPEAL Sun 13th BENNY JAY Sat 19th DNA Fri 25th VIVI CAAN Sat 26th MY MATE KATE Sun 27th TUESDAY MOORE
we bid a friendly WELCOME to associates and vistors to the hospitable
WOLSTANTON WMC live entertainment every saturday
APRIL Sat 5th Micheal Lewis Fri 111th Dancing Dave RnR Sat 12th The Giants Sat 19th Micheal Brookes Fri 25th Big Beat Roadshow RnR Sat 26th Chris Britten + Jane George *members children only on saturday night*
www.wolstanton.co.uk EXCELLENT GAMES ROOM FACILITIES Snooker - Darts - Crib - Indoor Bowls
Function Room AvailableFor Hire
01782 616 736
Chetwynd House, High Street, Wolstanton
sales: 01782 461711
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S I LV E R D A L E W . M . C .
The perfect Easter venue!!
is its superb, well-appointed Function Room, which comfortably accommodates up to 250 guests for every type of social occasion (including, naturally, IF you're in search of the perfect venue for Easter, look no further than this Newcastle Borough venue! wedding and funeral receptions, anniversaries, birthday and other parties and christenings), and is Silverdale Workingmen's Club is genuinely available for free bookings on Fridays. flourishing, thanks to the massive choice of "We now have a better deal with our main attractions which it hosts throughout each week supplying brewer, Heineken UK (formerly Scottish and weekend in its impressive, ultra-modern & Newcastle), which means that there is, yet premises. again, no increase in bar-prices for 2014, which is, However, the High Street club's 'jewel-in-the-crown' obviously, good news for the club's members," said
MONDAY
TROUPES (AQUA DANCE) + BINGO TUESDAY
HISTORY CLUB, LEAGUE SNOOKER, MENS DARTS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON CLUB OVER 60’S, LADIES DARTS, SEQUENCE DANCING
THURDAY EVERGREENS AFTERNOON
CLUBS, INDOOR BOWLS, QUIZ NIGHT FRIDAY
FIRST CLASS ENTERTAINMENT IN
QUALITY BEERS FROM
APRIL Sat 5th - Richie Padley
JOHN SMITHS SCOTTISH & NEWCASTLE FOSTERS KRONENBOURG CHESTNUT THEAKSTONS BITTER STRONGBOW DRAUGHT STRONGBOW PEAR DRAUGHT
Sat 12th - Kelly James Sat 19th - El Diva Sat 26th - Kath Morris ** Once a month Star Night **
EXCELLENT GAMES ROOM FACILITIES INCLUDING:
General Manager/Steward, John Johnston. The scope of activities at the High Street venue is, indeed, impressively varied, and regular Monday activities take in Pool, Cribbage, Local Dance Troupes, plus Bingo; Tuesdays see the History Club, Indoor Bowls, League Snooker and Men's Darts, while Wednesday offers space for the village's Afternoon Club for Over-60s', plus Ladies' Darts and popular Sequence Dancing. On Thursday, The Evergreens Afternoon Club meets, and Indoor Bowls and a Quiz Night are other attractions. The High Street club is also acclaimed for the premier-class Live Entertainment (plus Bingo) featured each Saturday evening, while Children's Parties are 'on the menu' during Saturday afternoons. If you are interested in hiring Silverdale WMC's Function Room, all you have to do is contact John, on (01782) 629582, or call in personally to chat to him.
ALL AT REASONABLE PRICES
FUNCTION ROOM AVAILABLE FOR HIRE
&
HIGH STREET, SILVERDALE, NEWCASTLE, TEL: 01782 622930
B R A DW E L L W. M . C .
Flushed with success!!
NEW toilets form the latest stage in the ongoing refurbishment-project that is enhancing this popular venue in Newcastle Borough. Numerous aspects of Bradwell Workingmen's Club have benefited, most prominently its newlyenhanced Games Room, which now features a snooker table, pool table and two dartsboards (for Super League and Thursday League games),
plus new jukebox, while the walls are pleasingly adorned with numerous sporting photographs.
Each week sees myriad attractions to suit all ages and tastes, with Bingo proving a perenniallypopular winner on Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday evenings, plus, of course, Sunday lunchtime. A favourite for many is the Monday Night Prize Bingo.
A Warm Welcome Awaits You At
BRADWELL W.M.C. Top Class Entertainment Every Saturday & Sunday Nights
APRIL ENTERTAINMENT Sat 5th - Retro Bros (top 60's act)
Sun 6th - Carl Howard (quality male act)
BINGO WED/FRI/SAT/SUN NIGHTS AND ALSO SUNDAY LUNCH ** MONDAY NIGHTS** PRIZE BINGO WITH GOOD PRIZES - WHY NOT COME ALONG &
Sun 13th - Natasha Fox
BRING THE KIDS
(female soul/pop)
FUNCTION ROOM AVAILABLE - RING CLUB FOR DETAILS COACHES WELCOME BY APPOINTMENT BEERS FROM CARLSBERG, COORS & HEINEKEN
Sat 19th - Devante
Bradwell Lane, Bradwell.
01782 635701
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Sat 12th - The Crew (4pc band)
Meanwhile, the 'Monday Club' (which meets between 12 noon and 3pm) is run by senior citizens themselves, providing their own entertainment. Concert Secretary, Harvey Hulse, ensures that the club maintains its reputation for presenting firstclass live acts every weekend (both Saturday and Sunday evenings). Members enjoy a terrific choice of competitivelypriced drinks (from the acclaimed portfolios of Carlsberg, Coors and Heineken), served up in friendly, efficient manner by Club Steward, John Bould, and his assistants. "We are holding the club's AGM on Sunday, April 6th, and everyone is invited to come along and have their say about how the club is run," said Secretary, Lesley Hill. "We cater for all sorts of functions, including a lot of funerals, even those of non-members."
(vocal harmony duo)
Sun 20th - Velvet Souls (boy/girl duo)
Sat 16th - Carnaby Rocks (top 60's act)
Sun 27th (excellent vocal/guitar)
sales: 01782 461711
Hotel Nevada
THE QUORN www.quornhotelblackpool.com
LACKPOOL • BLACKPOOL • BLACKPOOL
Friendly B&B with Ex-Stoke Delores B&B / B&B +E.M. On Request
Door to Door Service Licensed walking distance of Prom and all amenities
Phone 01253 342902
LEGENDS - back by popular demand this Easter!! THIS year, Trevor Chance's LEGENDS hits 25 years in the industry, and is returning to Blackpool's
THE WILLOW GROVE HOTEL All bedrooms are en-suite
3 NIGHTS (B&B) FRI TO MON £70.00 P/P
Lic bar • Tea/coffee facilities • Col TVs
Booking now for Easter Breaks £22-£25pppn
2 NIGHTS (B&B) FRI TO SUN £50.00 P/P 3 COURSE EVENING MEAL AVAILABLE £7.00 P/P
Visit our website www.blackpool-lodges.co.uk stay@blackpool-lodges.co.uk
or call Harry and Joyce
Tel: 01253 620578
10 Hornby Road, Blackpool
CENTRAL BEACH LUXURY FAMILY HOLIDAY FLATS
Fully self-contained, all with private bathroom and toilet. Ideally positioned on Central Promenade, overlooking the sea and sands by Central Pier. All 24 flats have 1/2 bedrooms, lounge/diner with colour TV, modern kitchen unit.
SPECIAL OFFERS Cheap rates for lets over one month during the winter. Weekend & mid-week bookings also taken. Electricity by meter.
Write now for brochure enclosing SAE to: JEAN, CENTRAL BEACH HOLIDAY FLATS, 93 CENTRAL PROMENADE, BLACKPOOL FY1 5AA Tel/Fax: 01253 628932 Visit us on our website: www.centralbeach.co.uk
Gynway B&B The Gynway is a small homely B&B where a
- The Sands - with an Easter Special!
Back by public demand at the plush venue, Britain's longest-running seaside show stars Elvis Presley, Freddie Mercury, Neil Diamond and Meat Loaf (featuring Leanne Fury).
song after song after another!
The show also features the
Legends orchestra and singer/dancers, with Leanne Fury and Tom Bright.
be enjoyed from
• Tea/coffee making facilities • Pet Friendly Environment EASTER WEEKEND 3 Nights £50.00 pp
205 Dickson Road, Blackpool
01253 314747
www.gynwayblackpool.com
Tel: 01253 346658 Email: elbonhotel.blackpool@talktalk.net www.elbonhotel.co.uk
unmissable
the Gynway offers:
• Colour TVs all rooms
We offer clean, cosy, comfortable accommodation, some of our rooms have en-suite facilities. Your own key enabling you to come and go as you please.
attraction
Adjacent to the seafront,
• Range of Breakfasts
The Elbon Hotel
17 St Chads Road, Blackpool FY1 6BP
entertainment
From 'Bat Out of Hell' to 'Bohemian Rhapsody', 'America' to 'American Trilogy', this stellar line-up will have heads spinning, one amazing, memorable
Friday, April 18th, Sunday, April 20th, with the to
show commencing at
7.30pm.
You can book tickets The Sands' Box Office on (01253) 625262 or online at http:// www.the-sandsblackpool.co.uk/
23 Lord St Blackpool FY1 2BD
T: 01253 290700
most popular
The Legends Easter Special can
warm welcome awaits you.
sales: 01782 461711
A charming 3-star property set in a prime location in the centre of Blackpool. Local tourist attractions such as City Centre Blackpool, Blackpool Tower and Blackpool Beach are not far from the hotel.
Chesterfield House Hotel Blackpool We are open All Year for Bed and Breakfast or Bed, Breakfast and Evening Meal. We also take bookings for Christmas and New Year. We have a fully Licensed Bar with separate bright pleasant Dining Room and comfortable TV Lounge. Centrally Heated, Double Glazing. Centrally Located and All En suite.
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Blenheim Mount Hotel The Blenheim Mount Hotel is a friendly, family owned seafront hotel with an easy going atmosphere and welcoming staff making your stay with us happy ones SPECIAL MID WEEK BREAKS MON-FRI (FROM) £80.00 P.P. B&B
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DOOR SERVICE AVAILABLE (EXTRA CHARGE)
The Blenheim Mount offers • Best location in Blackpool on Central promenade • Groups welcome • Lift to all floors • Free Wifi • Ramp access to the rear of building • Ground floor rooms • Static secured car park (ltd) • Seafront patio area • All en-suite • Sea view rooms • Tea & coffee facilities • Tinsel & Turkey midweeks • Themed weekends Please advise when booking if disabled.
by telephoning
events
207 Central Promenade, Blackpool FY1 5DL Tel: 01253 625867 www.blenheimmounthotel.co.uk APRIL 2014 | 13
The Post Office Vaults Bank Holiday Weekend OPEN ALL DAY EVERY DAY Joy and Mark welcome you to
Serving a range of good beers including guest ales • Carling £2.85 Before 4pm £3.10 afterwards • Wine by the glass • Alcopops • Sky TV
Beer Garden
SMOKING SEATING AREA WITH TV
T: 01782 811027 3, MARKET PLACE, BURSLEM
PETS PANTRY
confirmed at the time of going to press).
extravaganza beckons!
LAUNCH yourself into Summer, 2014, with this four-day, early-May event in the heart of 'The Mother Town of the Potteries'! The organisers of Burslem Festival are catering for ALL ages and tastes, with this Bank Holiday Weekend blockbuster, offering myriad musical attractions both open-air and at popular venues in the town centre.
Meanwhile, TOAST is working alongside community groups in Burslem to bring Artisan Markets over a trio of festival days. Stalls will be outside, nestled between the amazing buildings along Queen Street, with monies raised going towards the Burslem community and funds for 2014's Christmas Lights.
Numerous stallholders are being sought for food and produce-makers (such as cakes, jams, chutneys, meats, pies, OVER 20 From Friday, May 2nd, to Monday, May caterers (anything food-related]); cottage YEARS 5th, you can enjoy everything from EXPERIENCE industries and small makers of Britishfamily-type entertainment (including designed, created or produced goods; Friendly Service, Quality Products children's activities) to live music by and home-makers, such as knitters, 8 Nile Street ,Burslem. popular bands and groups, including crocheted, sewn, painters, jewellery Tel 01782 818496 local favourites from Chell Heath, Rough design. be 'up-and-running' by early-Summer) Cuts Moorcroft Grange is (to be TOAST is also looking for is aimed at providing local children entertainments, street-performers, kindergarten's newest with a caring and happy atmosphere, artists and outdoor workshops. (demand-driven) expansion whilst maintaining the highest-quality Anyone interested should email: educational, stimulating and 'fun' LAUDED as 'Outstanding' in all areas bookings@toastaffs.org.uk; visit the website: http://www.facebook.com or environment (in which youngsters by Oftsted (Office for Standards in Toastaffs facebook page. can learn and develop), successfully Education, Children's Services and continued on page 15 replicating the winning policy of both Skills), The Old Rectory Kindergarten, The Old Rectory and Manor House. Burslem, is, once again, expanding - in order to meet public demand! MODEL RAIL SPECIALISTS (The latter site, on Knutton high Street, Following the enormous success enjoyed is flourishing, already having 43 children by Manor House, Knutton, in Newcastle- as charges, after being rewarded with official praise from Oftsted, following its under-Lyme Borough, The Old Rectory Come and find out about the revolution in 00 and N guage Model Railways!! has now purchased its 'near-neighbour', inspection last August). Cobridge Community Centre, located Working DCC layout However, the co-proprietors and handon Bursley Road. Highly competitive pricing picked, highly-qualified staff of The Old and friendly service Rectory are also determined to combine Possessing the new name of Moorcroft 01782 823818 13 Queen Street, Burslem, Grange, this latest venture (scheduled to this with a pervasive community care. Stoke-on-Trent 07973 478294 *Everything you need for your pet* *Top Quality Animal Feeds* *Suppliers of Exotic birds *Guinea Pigs, Mice, Rabbits and *Hamsters. *Reptiles and Spiders
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"There is such a long waitinglist for funded places in the area, with an especially-large demand for early years' places, and we have already received lots of support from local people," said a spokesperson for The Old Rectory. The development of Moorcroft Grange is a direct result of the huge popularity and burgeoning reputation for excellence enjoyed by The Old Rectory, with the demand for its services growing much quicker than could have been expected!
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NEWCASTLE'S New Vic Theatre is celebrating the 50th anniversary of a comedic icon from the 'Swinging Sixties' in April. Joe Orton's 'Entertaining Mr. Sloane' was first staged at The Arts Theatre, in London, in 1964, winning the London Critics 'Variety' award for Best Play of the Year.
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50 years ago, reviews of Orton's play ranged (predictably) from praise to outrage. It lost money during its threeweek run at The Arts Theatre,
Its unique blend of farce and black comedy beautifully PETER McEnery (centre) as the eponymous Sloane, with Harry Andrews captures (Ed) and Beryl Reid (Kath) in the film version. the suppressed desires of a society on the cusp of a sexual but critical praise from playwright, Terence Rattigan revolution. (who invested £3,000 of his own money in it) ensured its Kath and her father live in revival, and it transferred to the a house on the edge of a West End in June, 1964. rubbish-dump. When their drab existence is interupted by the arrival of new lodger, the attractive, enigmatic Mr. Sloane, it's not long before Kath and brother, Ed, are competing for his attention. But all is not what it seems. Behind Sloane's nonchalant
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demeanour lies a calculating psychopath with a dark and secretive past. Seduction, blackmail and murder lie in the wings!
BRILLIANT playwright, Joe Orton, in 1964, three years before his tragic murder.
Regular New Vic visitors, London Classic Theatre has established a reputation for bold, imaginative theatre of the highest quality. Directed by Michael Cabot, 'Entertaining Mr. Sloane' runs from Tuesday, April 15th, to Saturday, April 19th, at 7.30pm, with a 2.15pm matinee performance on Saturday 19th. Tickets (priced at £12-£21, with discounts of £2 for groups of ten or more and Under-26s Go Free) are available from the New Vic Box Office on (01782) 717962 or online at www. newvictheatre.org.uk APRIL 2014 | 15
Celebrate Easter 2014 with classic dishes!! AS a celebration of Spring and rebirth, Easter offers a new season for 2014, but it's about a lot more than chocolate eggs and watching yet another repeat of 'The Great Escape' and 'Ben Hur' on television! Yes, Easter provides readers of all ages with a great opportunity to enjoy eating delicious culinary fare.
The Sneyd Arms Hotel Offering a warm friendly welcome
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Seasonally, ham and lamb are traditional meats served for Easter lunch and dinner, whilst accompaniments should celebrate the new flavours of Spring: asparagus, lemon and fruits, such as raspberries and strawberries. What could be more enticing than Rack of Spring Lamb, served with mint and capers? Garlic and lemon invigorate the familiar pairing of the succulent lamb and mint in an intense marinade which infuses the meat overnight. A perfect Easter Ham Menu features an iconic up-date with a new-fashioned glaze of country mustard and fresh pineapple, which is, then, paired with a spring salad, citrus-and-hazelnutgarnished leeks; a rich potato-gratin; and roasted asparagus.
An egg-shaped cake (what else for Easter?), flavoured with almond and coconut provides the perfect finish for the meal.
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Hot Harlem sounds!! ON Saturday, April 19th, you can step back to 1920s' New York City and through the doors of Harlem's hottest nightclub, The Cotton Club! The spectacular show, 'Swinging at The Cotton
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Easter egg quiz trail, egg painting & competitions. Come along and meet staff & our magnificent birds up close. Flying displays & handling throughout the day. Themed refreshments available from our small cafe.
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12-2:30 Mon-Sat Lunch 7pm - 9pm Tues - Sat Evening Live Band every Tuesday & Thursday Night Functions Catered For 35 Glebe Street, Stoke ST4 1HG
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'Classical Masterworks' THE BBC Philharmonic is making its final appearance in Stoke-on-Trent Festival 2013-14 series at Hanley's Victoria Hall on Friday, April 11th. Under the baton of Richard Farnes, the orchestra will play a trio of 19th century works with the apposite title of 'Classical Masterworks'. The concert will feature the perennially-popular Violin Concerto of Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) and 'Capriccio Espagnole' by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908). It will conclude with Symphony No. 3 by Johannes Brahms (1833-97). Tickets for the concert (which commences at 8pm) are priced at
A fusion of talent, energy & creativity! RECOMMENDED for all ages, 'Bring the Action!' is a week of shows that fuses together two of Stoke-on-Trent's best-known dance schools.
Angela Beardmore School of and Studio #1 will be giving BUTTERMARKET, LEEK TEL: 07785 710200 Dance performances of Ballet, Tap, Contemporary, Modern Jazz, Musical Theatre, The Gynway is a small homely B&B where a Hip Hop, Strictly warm welcome awaits you. Dancing and Adjacent to the seafront, Street at Hanley's the Gynway offers: Regent Theatre from Wednesday, • Range of Breakfasts April 16th, to • Colour TVs all rooms Saturday, April • Tea/coffee making facilities 19th. Ideal gifts for that special someone
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(bus route 20) If your child’s 3rd birthday is after September 2013 Don’t Miss Out on 3yr Old Funding We can offer 15hrs FREE Funded Sessions Flexible to your needs Extra Hours Available if required, Friendly owner run nurseries with large well equipped play areas inside & out.
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'Bring the Action!' features wellknown songs and dance from 'Dirty Dancing', 'A Chorus Line', 'The Great Gatsby' to the latest dance tunes from Beyonc'e, Rihanna and Chris Brown. Tickets for the spectacular show (which starts at 7.15pm, with a 2.15pm matinee performance on Saturday) are available in person from The Regent Theatre Box Office by calling 0844 871 7649 or visiting www. atgtickets.com/stoke
Whatever your preference, this show will offer you a fusion of talent, energy and creativity within dance and
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The theme for 2014 "Celebrating our pets"
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is a myriad of local events run FROM Tuesday, April 1st, to Monday, May 5th, you are invited to across Britain, from vets' practices be part of National Pet Month 2014! to pet shops, and in schools and by During this period, thousands charities.
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Why not be a part of this of this? While many of these events will raise funds for local charities, National Pet Month is not just about fund-raising.
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We offer 24-hour on-site care for registered clients. This means that if your pet requires emergency treatment outside normal working hours, they will be seen at the practice, by our usual staff. Similarly, if your animal needs hospitalisation overnight, it will be cared for at the practice. We now offer a collection and delivery service for your pets - contact the surgery for details
SURGERY TIMES Monday-Friday 9.15-10.15 and 1.00-2.00 Open Surgery 5.00-7.30 Appointments only If you are unable to make these times, other appointments can be made by prior arrangement. Saturday 9.00-12.00 Open Surgery also available at tunstall Sunday: Emergencies only www.willowveterinaryclinic.co.uk
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Details of how to join in and become a supporter whether by setting up an event yourself, by entering one of the National Pet Month competitions, or to see what's happening in your area - are on NPM's own website: www. nationalpetmonth.org.uk
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Happy Holidays! WITH the warmer weather here at last, you may be considering taking your pets abroad this year. The Pet Travel Scheme enables you to travel with your pet dog, cat or ferret to other EU countries (and specified non-EU countries) and, then, return home without having to put them into quarantine. Here are the steps: Pets must, firstly, be MICROCHIPPED and, subsequently, VACCINATED AGAINST RABIES. Once these steps are completed, a PET PASSPORT can be issued. Pets will be allowed to travel with a Pet Passport 21 days after rabies vaccination.
Before travelling home, dogs must be treated against TAPEWORM. This needs to be given by a veterinary surgeon and recorded in the passport, and should be given not less than 24 hours (but not more than 120 hours) before travelling home.
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In France and many other European countries, TICKS can carry a range of diseases, including BABESIOSIS (which causes anaemia). It is advisable to treat pets against ticks and remove any ticks promptly using tick a remover.
Please contact The Croft Veterinary Clinic, at Newcastle-under-Lyme by telephoning (01782) 711800 or emailing: enquiries@croftvets.com for further information or visit: www. defra.gov.uk Whilst you are abroad your pet is at risk of picking up exotic diseases not
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Clinic, at Newcastle-under-Lyme, is able to offer you protection against both of these deadly infectious diseases; please contact it now to arrange a Health Check and annual vaccination. Look out for Flystrike! FLYSTRIKE is a really big problem in rabbits during the warmer months.
When travelling further south to the Mediterranean area, there are other diseases to consider and we can advise you accordingly.
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usually seen at home. Depending on where you are travelling to, the disease risk varies:
Rabbits: don't get caught on the hop! Just like other pets, rabbits benefit from regular vaccinations and Health Checks to keep them fit and well. Did you know that they can be VACCINATED against two, potentially-fatal infectious diseases? MYXOMATOSIS is a viral infection, spread by blood-sucking insects, such as rabbit fleas and mosquitoes. The virus multiplies on the skin, leading to blindness and difficulty in eating. Affected rabbits become very ill, and, sadly, many die from this distressing condition. VITAL HAEMORRHAGIC DISEASE (VHD) is another, highlyOVER 20 contagious and YEARS deadly viral EXPERIENCE disease. The virus is spread both by direct contact between rabbits, or via contaminated hutches, bedding or food. Symptoms include loss of appetite, lethargy, nose-bleeds and sudden death. Thankfully, The Croft Veterinary
Rabbit rear-ends often become damp, and this moist area attracts flies, which lay their eggs there. These eggs hatch out into maggots, which are capable of burrowing through the rabbit's skin and into the underlying flesh. Rabbit rear-ends should be inspected DAILY for fly-eggs and maggots, and soiled bedding should be cleaned out on a daily basis. Call The Croft immediately, if you are worried. Also, remember that pets in outside runs need a SHADED AREA to get away from the sun.
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01270 882507 Mob: 07740 47 83 05 www.meremoggies.com Email: amanda@meremoggies.com
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in bringing together animal welfare charities, professional bodies, pet businesses, schools, youth groups and pet-lovers, with the common goal of improving the welfare of pets. National Pet Month's aims are to: * Promote responsible petownership
the role of pet-care specialists * Raise awareness of the value of working- and assistancecompanion animals. NPM's trustees are National Office of Animal Health (NOAH) and Pet Food Manufacturers' Association (PFMA).
* Make people aware of the mutual benefits of living with pets
THIS awardwinning, family-run business boasts a reputation for providing pet-owners with exciting, new products and services, extending over a period of no less than four decades. Needless to say, Kidsgrove Tropicals & Water Garden Centre (which celebrated its 30th anniversary on Friday, September 13th, 2013) has complemented its exemplary service to customers with invaluable advice and guidance from qualified, highly-experienced staff. Yes, readers will discover massive stocks of tropical and marine fish, corals, invertebrates and tropical plants, plus aquariums and cabinets, from a wide range of different manufacturers. A proud member of the Potteries and District Aquarists' Society, Kidgsrove Tropicals retails livestock and equipment at a competitive price, backing this up with well over 40 years' fish-
KIDSGROVE TROPICALS
keeping experience. Extending over three generations of the Lawton family, the Hardingswood Road store
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The Grooming Room
PROFESSIONAL DOG GROOMING SERVICE Telephone Louise Mounkley
07962 261413
is constantly making new additions to its product-range, and it can now offer customers the ultimate in high-tech, premier quality aquariums, produced by Deltec. "We have become 'eco-friendly'; now, all our marine fish are tank-raised, rather than caught in the wild," said Philip Lawton, who possesses Advanced Diplomas in Water Quality & Filtration and Fish Biology & Health, awarded by the Ornamental Aquatic Trade Association (a prestigious organisation, of which Kidsgrove Tropicals has been a member since 1991). "Additionally, the cultivated corals which we sell and NOT taken off the reef. "We also offer our own range of aquariums and cabinets, manufactured to ANY size and with a choice of 30 different colours."
tropical plants & aquariums Marginal plants, fish, pumps, filters, liners THE LARGEST SELECTION OF WATER LILIES IN THE AREA
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• HEATED CHALET • OPEN AIR RUNS • INSPECTIONS WELCOME • SPECIAL DIETS CATERED FOR • CALL FOR A FREE BROCHURE BROOKHOUSE FARM, NEWCASTLE ROAD, MADELEY CW3 9JT
Tropical fish, marine fish, corals, invertebrates,
OPEN 7 DAYS
Open all year round. Est 40 years Your pet cared for by pet lovers, Heated Kennels. Dogs Walked Daily in the beautiful Cheshire Countryside Open Mon-Fri 9am-6pm, Saturday 9am-4pm Sundays & Bank Holidays 9am-12noon To view - no appointment necessary within opening hours
Tel: 01782 751279
Family run business, qualified staff, established 29 years
shop online at www.kidsgrovetropicals.com
Boarding Kennels & Cattery Buerton, Audlem, Crewe, Cheshire CW3 0DG 01270 811264
LAURELS BOARDING CATTERY
& WATER GARDEN CENTRE
Tel: 01782 775947
THE GRANGE
VACCINATED PETS ONLY Suppliers of ‘Royal canine’ premium, dog and cat food
* Increase public awareness of
An exemplary service to customers over four decades
TO ADVERTISE TEL: 01782 461711
Moreover, you are also able to shop online on the EBAY SHOP at www.kidsgrovetropicals.com As an added bonus, FREE delivery and installation is provided, when you purchase a complete aquariumsystem (tropical and marine). Kidsgrove Tropicals is open seven days a week (10am-6pm, MondayThursday; 10am-5.30pm, Friday; 9.30am-5pm, Saturday; and 10am4pm, Sunday).
Fields Farm, Eaton, Congleton, Cheshire CW12 2NL
All Creatures Pet Shop ALL KINDS OF CREATURES CARED FOR
Reptiles • Domestic Pets etc Accessories • Live Food • Toys • Bedding Wild Bird Food • Poultry Supplies Open Mon - Sat 8.30 - 5 pm
T: 07890 711169 E: jimbiddulph68@gmail.com Haregate Road Leek
THE MEADOWS CATTERY Supporting Alsager Animals in Need
FOR EXCELLENT HOLIDAY RATES BREEDERS OF BRITISH SHORT HAIRED CATS LARGE SPACIOUS RUNS VACCINATED CATS ONLY
Tel: 01782 784586
HIGH STREET, NEWCHAPEL sales: 01782 461711
4 J.T. Bennett & Son All aspects of plumbing and heating Long established family business Gas Safe Registered
Tel: 01782 504087 Mob: 07790 633380 554053 G L TREE AND GARDEN SERVICES TREE REMOVAL / PRUNING
STUMP GRINDING / HEDGE REDUCTION OR REMOVAL /TRIMMING GARDEN WORK UNDERTAKEN QUALIFIED AND INSURED / OAP RATES
Local to The Birches Head Area Tel Gary 01782 256160 / 07795170083
G.M. ENGLISH Ltd DYSON Approved Agents
THE DOMESTIC APPLIANCE CENTRE
Sales, Spares & Repairs
Value & Service All Major Brands 98-100 The Strand Longton
Tel: 315792 / 599332
Established 30 Years
ALL INCLUSIVE PRICES! NO HIDDEN COSTS!!
John Cooper Plumbing & Heating 35 years experience Advice given & solution s fou nd for all your plumbing & heating sy stems No call out fee! Gas Safe Registered 10434
Call John on
01782 533790 or 07973 522998 “We do it right!”
ETS
Electrical Trade Introducing The Light Side Supplies Interior/Exterior Lights,
New Larger Premises Domestic & Commercial COMPETITIVE PRICES FOR TRADE & PUBLIC
Chandeliers, Wall Lights, Floor Lights & Lamps We supply the unusual & unique – Come in and see our huge range of fittings
Electrical Trade Supplies 137 Liverpool Road, Newcastle, Staffordshire ST5 9HD Tel: 01782 661750 Fax: 01782 629196 enquiries@etslighting.co.uk
Opening Hours: Mon-Fri 8.00-5.30 Sat 8.30-1.00 sales: 01782 461711
A service which combines premier quality with ultra-affordability BY contacting this appositely-named business, readers will solve the quandry rising from that persistent, old poser - deciding between quality and price.
patterns and material from different groups of products, in order to see how it can play an exciting part in your personal decoratingscheme.
For, Signature Blinds offers all its customers the highest-quality products at the most competitive of prices, superbly complemented by a full installation service, which is both bespoke and professional.
As an additional bonus, Signature can bring a huge range of its products to your property to enable you to compare (for example) shaded patterns of wallpaper and carpet.
"Sixty per cent. of our customers are seniors, who appreciate our friendly, personal approach, and our understanding of their individual needs," explained proprietor, Simon Ward, who operates Signature's Stoke-on-Trent area. Customers also benefit from the Burton-onTrent-based company's commitment to reliability, honesty and no horrible, 'pressure' salestechniques. There is an amazing choice of no less than 10,000 varieties of blind, which will enhance any room in your home. View the company's collection which mix colours,
Established five years ago, Signature Blinds Ltd. manufactures, sells and installs blinds and awnings, produced to made-to-measure specifications. Aware that life can be very hectic at the best of times, the company's
knowledgeable salesexperts bring samples, pictures and references to your home or business. However, Signature understands that service does NOT stop after the sale is complete. While other companies count on 'voice-mail' to screen calls, its customer service experts answer understand its telephones six days a week during businesshours. Moreover, its lifetime warranty goes aboveand-beyond the manufacturer's warranty, and the majority of repairs are handled at Signature's own factory, in Birmingham.
Ever feel like you have to decide between quality and price? Our mission is to offer you the highest quality products at the most competitive prices. We are able to offer a full project management service from survey and consultation up to installation and marketing solutions, our service is bespoke and professional.
3 VERTICAL BLINDS £99.00 5 VERTICAL BLINDS £165.00 Choose from a huge range of fabrics in the comfort of your own home. Romans Rollers & Venetians Available Call 01782 444057 to arrange for your free Measure and quotation APRIL 2014 | 23
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CASTLE REPLACEMENT WINDOWS QUALITY UPVC WINDOWS DOORS AND CONSERVATORIES 10 YEAR INSURANCE BACKED GUARANTEE
TEL 01782 821402 MOBILE NO 07816 595615
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1,2,3,4,5,6 & 8 Ton Skips • Drop Door Skips 7 Day Delivery & Collection Service Won’t Be Beaten On Price Professional, Fast & Reliable Service Waste Licence • Dumpy Bags we also supply Sand and Gravel, Soil, Golden Gravel, Plum Slate, Green Slate, Gobble Stone and Hardcore
01782 786242 / 07831 224396 A1 Skip Hire, Little Farm, 86 The Hollow, Mow Cop, Stoke-on-Trent. ST7 4NW
Joe & Julie pride themselves on a friendly, efficient service in furnishing your home
showroom, you will discover thousands of carpets, available at ultra-competitive prices to suit every budget; in addition, there's FREE delivery on all items and no charge for fitting on most.
POSSESSING numerous, fulsome testimonials from ultra-satisfied customers, this Stoke-onTrent based business can bring a touch luxury and quality to every home.
(Most orders can be fitted within three working-days of purchase, and, as a registered member of the Carpet Foundation, it guarantees ALL work carried out).
Yes, if it's soft furnishings you are after, then Victoria Carpets and Curtains have got it covered beautifully! Proprietors, Joe and Julie Harrington-Thorley, are confident that their business's friendly, efficient service can furnish readers' every requirement. Located on Weston Road, Meir, Victoria Carpets and Curtains prides itself on good, old-fashioned service, and readers enjoy the assurance that its expert staff will help to re-style your home - and at surprisinglyaffordable prices!
Family-run business Personal delivery service LOW LOW PRICES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR Large selection of ready-made wardrobes & chests of drawers all sizes and colours 24 | APRIL 2014
A family-run business since 1979 and based at its current premises since 1995, Victoria Carpets and Curtains also supplies and fits premier-brand cushionflooring (including Nairn and Rhinofloor), with many available in two-, three- and four-metrewide strips, to reduce wastage, and next-day fitting offered on rolls from stock. Additionally, Joe
and Julie sell and fit laminates, which continue to be popular (owing to its modern, clean appearance). Their firm's curtains and blinds department also provides the perfect finish to your windows. And there's more, since an impressive selection of fabrics (from, for example, Hardy and Belfield), which are ideal for creating your desired 'look'. As well as a terrific choice of curtains (taking in dramatic pelmets and valances), you can choose from an extensive variety of blinds, including Roman, roller, vertical, metal and wood Venetian - all made-tomeasure. Why not call into Joe and Julie's showroom today? Alternatively, visit the business's website: www. victoriacarpets.co.uk
Whatever your intention (to 'make over' a single room or effect a complete transformation of your entire domicile), the business will bring an extensive selection, enabling you to see how the floor-covering or curtains will look in your home. To complement this, staff will measure up and provide you with an estimate of the final cost. At the Meir sales: 01782 461711
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Property Maintenance & Repairs AN Hobson//ELECTRICAL For all your electrical installation needs Additional Sockets ï Rewires ï New Lighting ï CCTV
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ADVERTISE
UNIT 57 / 58 Shelton Enterprise Centre, Stoke On Trent, ST1 4 PZ
TEL: 01782 A reliable and professional service FOR the retail of, or expert repairs to, garage doors in Stoke-on-Trent, nobody does it better than this family-run business! L T Garage Doors is a highly reputable garage door supplier and fitter, providing complete and comprehensive coverage throughout the whole of Staffordshire. This business really does
offer outstanding quality workmanship and great value for both installation of, and repairs to, garage doors, meeting and exceeding all your expectations. The well-established company boasts an extensive range of garage doors ready for supply and fitting, and can also help with the installation of fire doors for any property. Priding itself on delivering the best products for the best value, L T Garage Doors features its own showroom (located at 1887, Leek Road, Milton), which enables readers to look and try, before purchasing. If you are looking for garage doors or garage door spares and parts, it welcomes all enquiries, striving for complete customer satisfaction with every project undertaken. "We have no sales, just low prices all year round," says Lee Taylor. For further information about what the company has to offer, get in touch on 0800 756 3284 or (01782) 533552 or by emailing: info@ ltgaragedoors. co.uk
sales: 01782 461711
We offer a professional plumbing service from a dripping tap to full bathroom installation at affordable competitive prices to the Public, Estate Agents, Landlords, and Businesses. Tel: 01782 499374 Mob: 07835 708012 d.g.plumbingservices@hotmail.co.uk
PTJ Joinery Services Bespoke Joinery Solutions
01782 512293 www.ptjjoineryservices.co.uk info@ptjjoineryservices.co.uk
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J J GRAB HIRE LTD For all your land and waste clearance needs our grab machinery will do the job! mobile 07768 514034 Mill Farm, Abbey Street, Abbey Hulton ST2 8 BX
A S DECORATORS We offer a full Decorating Service both inside and out Quality Paper Hanging General Maintenance work undertaken Ring Alan on 07542 762324 We Offer:
Artex Artex removal Bathroom and kitchen tiling Cornices Coving Decorating paint effects Exterior decorating
Floor painting Floor tiling Industrial painting Interior design Paint stripping Wallpapering
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Property Maintenance & Repairs TO ADVERTISE TEL: 01782 461711 Windows • Doors • Conservatories
25 Imogen Close,Fenton,S-o-T,ST4 3QY
Tel: 01782 321036 Mobile: 07979 313692
Reg No 16210
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tel: 01782 523 026 mob: 07970 977 089 / 07779 241 767
New Roofs
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CHIMNEY/LEADWORK, POINTING, GUTTERING AND UPVC FASCIA, SCAFFOLDING
DISCOUNT FOR OAPs WITH THIS ADVERT FOR A FREE ESTIMATE
Tel: 01782 504344 / 07941 779009 21 Fairfield Avenue, Brown Edge, Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 8SA
R. B. Plumbing and Heating Fully qualified for all your plumbing needs • Boilers • Service • Repair or replacement • Central heating • Kitchens • Bathrooms etc.
Discounts for OAPs Gas Safe registered
Call 07963 326803
complete kitchens & bedrooms of congleton Established in 1974, Complete Kitchens and Bedrooms of Congleton is an independent family run business that prides itself on offering value for money and a personalised service. Visit our showroom to view a vast array of doors and displays.
Roofing T&S PLASTERING Bailey’s C O N T R AC TO R S Specialists in low maintenance coloured rendering and all plastering, artexing & c oving Workmanship Guaranteed Free Estimates
01538 753190/01538 753968 Mob 07976 354989
Unit 4 Pedley Buildings, Thomas Street, Congleton, Cheshire, CW12 1QU
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We specialise in all forms of roofing and guttering
We cover Stoke-on-Trent and the surrounding areas
Storm Damage / Emergency Work, Fascias and Soffits
All types of insurance and contract work Call us on 07989 258351 Family Run Business
Every guarantee honoured over 46 years!
decades-long experience, which has allowed it to identify the kind of quality and value that will enhance and protect a client's property.
FOR more than 40 years, Congleton Glass has taken great pride in adhering to its original ethos of good service, premier quality and excellent workmanship.
Quite simply, customers may locate cheaper products on the market, but these lack the service, support and longevity which Congleton Glass offers.
Since the family business was established in 1968, it has acquired a nonpareil reputation for providing its customers with the highest-quality windows and doors. When the business first opened its doors 46 years ago, it comprised just one man and a single van; however, it has (deservedly) expanded to the point where it is, now, one of the busiest glazing companies in the town, serving clients not only in Cheshire, but also throughout the North-West. As a double-bonus for readers, Congleton Glass sells the very best in windows and doors from such top-rated brands in the industry as KAT, Nova and Rockdoor, but offers them at eminently-affordable prices.
Pay a visit to Congleton Glass (located by the River Dane, close to the very heart of the town centre) and you will discover that its stock represents the very latest in window-technology, while its doors provide security, longevity and style. All of the company's PVCu products come with a redoubtable, 10-year warranty. Additionally, Congleton Glass features a pleasingly-diverse range of miscellaneous services, including the supply of materials, broken-windowrepairs and cut-glass and plastics.
The Royle Street business, then, complements this by installing all products to correct standards, adhering to strict guidelines on energy-efficiency and ventilation (as set out by FENSA [the Fenestration SelfAssessment Scheme]).
01260 277 698 This insistence upon first-class
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25 Hazeldene Road Trentham Stoke-on-Trent FLAT ROOFS ï GUTTERING ï STORM DAMAGE ST4 8DN wwww.baileysroofing.co.uk Tel: 01782 646632 Email: baileysroofing@btinternet.com
products AND service has, necessarily, meant that it has outlasted numerous, other companies unable to match its sheer skill and invaluable,
• Family run business for 45 years
YOUR LOCAL uPVC WINDOW, DOOR & CONSERVATORY SPECIALISTS
NEW SETTANTA 8000 SERIES • A+ rated
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Tel 01260 274505
Email: congletonglass@btconnect.com
sales: 01782 461711
Property Maintenance & Repairs Unique five-stage process allows you to pay less, feel warmer - AND benefit from up to 40% in energysaving!! "WE are delighted with our 'new' roof. It makes the house look both younger and cleaner! "We've had lots of compliments. We were equally pleased with the service provided at all stages of the job. Every member of the team was polite, friendly (within professional limits), diligent, considerate and communicative.
"This was an excellent job: we're impressed!" Just one of the HUNDREDS of glowing testimonials from ultrasatisfied customers of this familyrun company, which brings over fifty years' experience within the home improvement industry.
improving its levels of service. The company is dedicated to eliminating the threats posed to readers' roofs by mosses, lichen and algae - primitive forms of living organisms which, only requiring moisture, light and minute quantities of mineral salts to grow, can wreak havoc by growing on virtually any roofing-material or surface! Once established on tiles, they allow the passage of water into the substrate which gives rise to frostattack and shaling of tiles. Mosses grow under the laps, and when they become large, they are dislodged by heavy downpours of rain, resulting in the additional maintenance-problem of blocked gutters!
insulates your roof, reducing heatloss with its thermally-efficient, specialist primer, which protects and waterproof your roof against the elements with a choice of FIVE colour-finishes. The company's promise is to EXTEND the life of your roof and GUARANTEE the coating for ten years.
THAT'S JUST PART OF THE PROBLEM; SO WHAT SOLUTION CAN IMPROVEAROOF OFFER TO HOUSEHOLDERS?!
The end-result leaves a maintenancefree, self-cleaning, brand-new-look roof, which will look great for many years to come.
Well, it tackles the old 'poser', with standard roofs (even well-insulated ones) continuing to let a substantial amount of heat escape from your property.
As an added bonus, ImproveARoof's operatives are committed to tidying up after themselves, leaving your home as clean as (or, possibly, even cleaner than) they found it!
Thanks to the company's efficient roof-coatings, an impressively-large proportion of heat is reflected back into your home.
This company's unique five-stage process prepares your home to exclude the dirt, debris and water, firstly Kitchens power-washing Flooring your roof; Doors Etc then, it repairs City & Guilds or replaces all broken or cracked roofpauljnelsoncarpenterandjoiner.com tiles, including re-pointing FREE-OFCHARGE.
This is hardly surprising, since appositely-named ImproveARoof prides itself upon continuously
Paul J Nelson
07725 417247
AS Electrics • DOMESTIC • COMMERCIAL • INDUSTRIAL
3 Bosley Grove, Goldenhill, S-O-T ST6 5NS
01782 868668 • 07771 735146 sales: 01782 461711
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E V E RYT HI N G YO UR C A R NE E DS Taylor Motors Ltd FULL SERVICE, REPAIR & DIAGNOSTICS 40 years experience
Congleton 01260 277066
Unit 4, Hancock Road, Congleton CW12 2AN
adrian wilson
Good maintenance is essential MAINTAINING a car in good condition will help you to keep it safe, drive it for a long time and (sometime in the future) sell it for a better price. Ensure that your tyres are properly inflated to the manufacturer's specified pressure. Tyre-gauges are cheap and easy-to-use. Tyres should be replaced when tread-wear indicators are showing between the treads. Ask your local tyre dealer, if you are unsure how to identify tread-wear indicators. Check your tyres every other day for pressure and every week for wear. Have them replaced when they become worn.
PHOENIX AUTOS MOTs £25.00 Free Retest Brakes Servicing & Repairs Exhausts Cars & Light Commercial Vehicles No job too large or small
Clutches Welding Diagnostics
BRIDGEMOORE GARAGE LTD
Unit 9 Spedding Road Fenton Ind Est Fenton ST4 2ST
T: 01782 746600 M: 07795 275921 M: 07815 182702
servicing & repairs | all makes and models
LOOKING FOR A USED CAR ? Then come to the specialists! Lots to choose from,Friendly service Great cars & good value for money
Visit
Motorcade NEWCASTLE ST REET, BURSLEM
or telephone
A superb background of experience IT may be just over 2 years since Clive Harris added a second 'component' to his Staffordshire-based company, but he certainly possesses the necessary pedigree to ensure total customersatisfaction! For, appositely-named Expert Car Inspections benefits from Clive's 40 years' experience within the motor trade - starting with an indentured apprenticeship and gaining his City & Guilds qualifications, to a 28-yearslong service with VOSA (Vehicle and Operator Services Agency), the Government regulatory body, working on many aspects of vehicle-maintenance and compliance. All this has given Clive an invaluable amount of expertise in facets of the motor trade - experience which, sadly, many people carrying out these types of inspections lack. In addition, staff working for him boast similar (or very experienced) backgrounds, and their quality-of-work is regularly checked to ensure that each customer enjoys a consistent experience. As a result, motorists are reassuringly secure in the knowledge that any vehicle inspected by ECI will be subjected to a rigorous inspection, assuring customers that a comprehensive report will be compiled to allow them to enter into a purchase or sale fully informed. Complete car inspections are available - all carried out by fully-trained 28 | APRIL 2014
and highly-experienced staff - from as little as £80. However, ECI's remit also takes in vans (up to 3,500kg), motor homes and HG (Heavy Goods) and PC (Passenger Carrying) vehicles. Complementing all the experience possessed by ECI is the business's simple pricing-structure, which means that you can be confident that an expert is carrying out the inspection at realistic, eminently-affordable rates! While car inspections start from £80 (£130 for 4x4s, classic cars and limousines), the price for vans is £80 (up to 2,999kg) and £100 (3,0003,500kg), with the rate motorhomes £170 (up to 3,500kg) and £210 (all other motorhomes). Full engineer's reports on cars and vans are available for just £150, and those for motorhomes, HGVs and PCVs cost only £170. Expert Car Inspections is an arm of the parent company, CCH Vehicle & Training Services, a consultancy which Clive launched during April, 2008, and provides an invaluable service not to the MoT garage-network and operators of heavy goods and passenger-carrying vehicles (the latter including Arriva Midlands). At the same time, it is also contracted to a very large number of garages operating the annual MoT Scheme, ensuring that they operate within the parameters laid down in the MoT Testing Regulations and the operating guidelines dicated by VOSA.
Expert Car Inspections
01782 82388 8
13 LONGTON ROAD, STONE STAFFORDSHIRE ST15 8DQ
Tel: 01785 816751 Mob: 07817 490053
Email:info@expertcarinspections.co.uk
• Pre Purchase Car Inspections from £80.00 • Insurance Category C + D Inspection Reports from £80.00 • Full Engineers Report on all Vehicles from £100.00 Don't Risk Buying a Faulty Vehicle, have it Professionally Inspected by " Expert Car Inspections". For more details visit our web site www.expertcarinspections.co.uk
Cars, HGV & PSV Inspection Specialists Over 39 Years Experience
Covering Cars, Motor Caravans, Goods Vehicles & Mini Buses
Expert Car Inspections are part of CCH Vehicle & Training Services sales: 01782 461711
EVERYTHING YOUR CAR NEEDS
FUNERAL SERVICES
C.T. MOTORS Optimum advice offered
WHEN we lose a loved one (be it a partner, relative
All vehicle mechanical repairs or a very close friend), it is imperative to acquire plus accident & insurance the support, help and care of a reputable, wellwork and body repairs
established firm of funeral directors.
MAYFIELD PLACE, MAY BANK, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, STAFFORDSHIRE ST5 9LZ Telephone: 01782 618555
JUBILEE MOT CENTRE • General servicing • Repairs • Bodywork • Diesel & Catalytic • Petrol • Full MOT Facilities • Open 6 days a week 01260 273580 Moreton Level, Astbury, nr. Congleton
Ideally, it must possess the requisite experience of dealing with all the arrangements and, at the same time, providing optimum advice at your time of personal grief. The company's professional standards ensure that kindness, sympathy and understanding combine to lift the inexorable burden imposed upon the bereaved as is humanly possible, providing help, Workshop/Showroom: comfort and support, when it is most required. Victoria Road, Fenton,
Telephone 01270 763 256
YOUR LOCAL ACCIDENT REPAIR SPECIALISTS
• Car & light commercials • Fully equipped body shop • Insurance work undertaken • Resprays • Low bake oven • Welding • Body Repairs • Friendly & personal service
STOKE 01782 848484 Fountain Street, Fenton, Stoke-on-Trent
J&R BRASSEY
ACCIDENT REPAIR SPECIALISTS MECHANICAL REPAIRS & DIAGNOSTICS SPECIALISTS
• Recovery service available • Free estimates insurance work • All aspects of mechanical work • Welding & exhausts • MOT preparation & MOTs • Engine & gearbox work • Servicing & maintenance CROMWELL STREET, BIDDULPH
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91 Haywood Street,
Grieving is, in truth, a healing process, and, whilst Stoke-on-Trent ST4 2HS Leek, Staffs ST13 5JH our sense of loss will never disappear entirely, it Tel/Fax: 01538 398493 will diminish, as a return to normalcy (in terms of Tel/Fax: 01782 411106 Email: jbmmemorials@btconnect.com working and social life) reasserts itself.
BIDDULPH EXHAUST & TYRES LTD RMI membership is newest 'plus'
up to £250 per Car STEEL up to £245 pt • COPPER up to £4,800 pt BRASS up to £2,650 pt • BATTERIES up to £600 pt
Showroom:
all makes and models of car (including Volkswagen, Ford, Vauxhall, Renault, Toyota, Audi, Honda, Volvo, Mazda and BMW), plus light commercial vehicles. Moreover, it not only provides motorists with an MoT service and repairs facility, it is also an official MoT Testing Station (Class IV). Loan cars are available by prior arrangement, and a local pick-up and delivery service from customers' homes and workplaces is offered (if required). The company is open six days a week (8.30am-6pm, Monday-Friday, and 8.30am-1pm, Saturday), and you can locate it on the website: www.info@biddulphexhaust.com
AS reported in our March issue, this family-owned-andrun business (renowned for its team of fully-trained and qualified technicians) now enjoys the additional kudos of being a member of the Retail Motor Industry Federation. Biddulph Exhaust & Tyres Ltd. already possesses a nonpareil reputation for offering motorists 'a full package' of services and facilities (including laser-tracking). The RMI is the voice of thousands of retail motor businesses (including independent garages and bodyshops), large, medium and small. "All members work to a certain code of practice; so, everyone here is fully skilled," explained Managing Director, Dave Morrey, who brings a lifetime's experience to the Walley Street garage. As an extra bonus, the company has also been a member of the acclaimed Good Garage Scheme (an organisation which promotes local, independent businesses that you can trust!) for some time. The Scheme's members adhere to a strict code of conduct, and use full check-lists to ensure that they know exactly what work is being carried out on their vehicles. * WE NOW HAVE THE FACILITY FOR In 2012, Biddulph Exhaust & Tyres Ltd. teamed FIRST CLASS ACCIDENT, INSURANCE up with a local bodyshop, a move which has & BODY REPAIR WORK * wonderfully complemented the company's long-established expertise in MoT-testing, air-conditioning, engine-diagnostics and engine-tuning. Managing Director, Dave Morrey, is strongly supported at the Walley Street business by a great team in his two sons (Richard and Stephen), and Michael, all of whom are capable MOT’s, Service & of high-standard welding. Repairs, Air Elder son, Stephen, who enjoys 21 years' experience in the garage trade, possesses full Conditioning, City & Guilds qualifications, and is a trained Diagnostics, diagnostic technician. Laser Tracking His brother, Richard (who, like Stephen, boasts City & Guilds qualifications and a trained diagnostic technician) brings 16 years' experience to his role as an expert MoT-tester and his work in air-conditioning repairs and services. The company's remit is a wide-ranging one, taking in all major repairs and servicing on
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Become a theatrical landlord! THE New Vic is searching for people who live within working-distance of the Newcastle theatre-in-the-round to provide accommodation for its out-of-town actors and stage professionals - can you help? If you have a spare, comfortable and furnished room, and are willing to share other parts of your house, you might want to contact the theatre.
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Generally, actors need to stay in the area for seven or eight weeks (longer for its Christmas productions), while directors, designers and choreographers usually need accommodation for shorter periods. Rooms in shared houses are normally let for #60-#70 per week, inclusive of heating etc., with single or smaller rooms for slightly less. If you are only renting out one room, the rent could be tax-free, as part of of the national
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'Forever England: 1914' ACCLAIMED, local choral group, the Barbara Walton Singers, is presenting a timely commemoration of the centenary of the outbreak of World War I in April. 'Forever England: 1914' (From Summer to Christmas: a journey in sight and sound) takes place at St. James the Less Church, on Uttoxeter Road, Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, on Saturday, April 12th, starting at 7.30pm. The conductor is David Burrowes; the organist, Tom Corfield; the pianist, Michael Lambert; and the event's narrator will be Ray Johnson. The church is warm and comfortable, with access for wheelchair-users and secure parking located close-by. Tickets, priced at #10 (adults) and #2 (young students), are available on (01889) 502377 or from A Major Music Supplies, Newcastleunder-Lyme, on (01782) 634634. You can also book online on www. barbara-walton-singers.org.uk or via email: bookings@barbara-walton-singers.org.uk or at the door on the night. sales: 01782 461711
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"I treat my customers as if they were members of my own family, and I don't stand for the 'It'll Do' attitude that is prevalent in so many trades," he told us.
"If you treat customers well, you have them for life; they start out as a customer and end up as a friend," commented sole proprietor, Martyn, who is very flexible in his approach to clients.
Unsurprisingly, MS Services enjoys an abundance of customers' MARTYN Stanyer strongly believes recommendations! in offering customers a service so excellent that it would even satisfy Of course, caring genuinely about himself! your clients has its positive aspects.
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Moreover, his business, MS Services, offers such a wideranging remit in terms of home improvement (both internal and external) that it encompasses everything from changing a washer to building a house! M.S. Services encompasses bathrooms, bedrooms, windows, doors and loft-conversions, with exemplary kitchen and bathroom work being Martyn's particular fort'e, as he utilises his wealth of experience and expertise. However, 2013 saw his business enhanced by moving into the gardening sphere (including,
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"I don't give the usual, massive quotes (which are often unfairly inflated to the tune of about 20%), with the result that most established customers never ask for a price. Also, they can buy their own materials, using my own trade-discounts." MS Services operates over a wide radius, taking in Staffordshire (including the whole of Stoke-onTrent) and parts of neighbouring Cheshire. IN ADDITION, MARTYN'S WEBSITE WILL SOON BE AVAILABLE! APRIL 2014 | 31
Vast expertise is complemented by excellent service & friendly, invaluable advice - all at affordable rates!! WHEN it comes down to 'brass tacks', there are three, main things that motorists require from a garage. Is it a professional business that 'knows what it's doing', and can it do the job well and a price that you can genuinely afford? Above all, can it do these three things simply and proficiently, without any annoying 'flannel' (to put it politely)? Well, Karl Jones and his team at appositelynamed Tyre Time Ltd. 'tick all the boxes' here by offering a polite, professional and friendly
service at excellent prices - and then some! Based at Fenton, Stoke-on-Trent, this local company offers a wide-ranging variety of topquality tyre services at ultra-competitive rates (so you don't feel the 'pinch' on your pocket). Open six days a week (9am-6pm, MondayFriday, and 9am-4pm, Saturday), Tyre Time's remit encompasses tyre-fitting, wheelbalancing and puncture-repairs, and it deals with all the major brands of tyres (including Pirelli, Michelin and Matador). Tyre service highlights at the Fenton-based businesss are also laser-tracking and steeringwheel re-positioning, and puncture-repairs (including run-flats), plus FREE tyre- and pressure-checks. Moreover, the business lives up its name, thanks to its admirably swift service - if Karl and his team receive your special-order tyres before 11.30am, they can fit them on the same day for your convenience! Tyre Time also services caravans (including the fitting of tyre-on-bands) and 4x4 vehicles, and it features the latest fitting and balancing equipment. Serving customers throughout Stokeon-Trent, Newcastle-under-Lyme and surrounding areas, the company's modern facilities include a welcoming waiting-room and free parking for vehicles, while it accepts
all types of payment-method. As an added bonus, the company is one of the very few businesses in the Stoke-on-Trent area which provides specialist treatment of motorcycle wheels. This comprehensive tyre service includes the supply and fitting of motorcycle tyres, taking in repairs and wheel-balancing. "We work with tyres from several, major companies, including Pirelli, Michelin and Bridgestone; so, customers can trust the quality of our service," explained Karl. Tyre Time's team of friendly, experienced vehicle mechanics are always pleased to dispense invaluable advice, regarding readers' tyres, and, additionally, offer great deals to suit your individual needs.
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