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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).
The Will also specifies who is to be the ultimate beneficiary of this share in the property, and the Trustee's duty is to protect the property for the beneficiaries' benefit.
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CONTENTS OCTOBER 2014 11 Baddeley Green WMC is the venue for a Soul & Motown Charity Ball, starring the fabulous Diane Shaw and her fantastic, eightpiece band on Friday, October 17th. Diane is one of the very best Soul & Motown singers in the UK, and received a terrific reception on her debut at the club last year. She has spent the last 17 years, performing all over the world. This is a jacket-and-tie event for the gentlemen and evening dress/trousers for the ladies. All profits are to be shared equally between Help for Heroes and the Donna Louise Trust. Tickets, priced at £15 (including buffet), are available from the Leek New Road club, Tel: (01782) 541246. 12 Saturday, November 1st, is the date for 2014's perennially popular, traditional Betley Bonfire. The event (which celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2009) is one of the largest bonfire and fireworks displays in the whole of the country. The gates open at 4pm, and the bonfire will be lit at 6pm. The fireworks extravaganza will start later in the evening at 7.30pm, once the bonfire is 'going strong' and the expectant crowds have arrived. Once again, Stanworth's Funfair is in atendance, with rides suitable for children and adults of all ages, with 'giant' rides for the brave amongst you and gentler ones for the rest of us! Tickets for the event (sponsored by Madeley Heath Motors, in conjunction with Signal Radio) are just £7 (adults) and £3 (children under 14), and are available only on the day at the gate. 22 Firework Night can be a really frightening time for your pets. It is important that we do everything we can to help make them feel safe. For dogs and cats which have firework phobias, the time to act is now and not when the fireworks start. Desensitisation is the best way to help your pet learn to cope with fireworks. Staff at The Croft Veterinary Clinic, Newcastleunder-Lyme, can offer invaluable advice. 23 A brand-new production of the biting, bitter-sweet comedy from John Godber, the BAFTA-winning writer of 'Bouncers' and 'Up 'n' Under', can be enjoyed at Newcastle's New Vic Theatre from Tuesday, October 28th, to Saturday, November 1st. Join ski-instructors, Tony, Isobel, Michelle and Marie, for an avalanche of laughs, as they take us 'On The Piste in Chamonix. From first-time Brits to the 'champgne set', on the slopes and in the sauna, they're all out to impress. 'On The Piste' is as fresh as newly-fallen snow, and, in this new version, the laughs come thick and fast. 28 Following his sell-out, 60th birthday performance, the ever-popular Martin Roscoe returns to open the new series of Harding Trust Piano Recitals at the Forum Theatre, in the Potteries Museum & Art Gallery, Bethesda Street, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, on Thursday, October 16th, at 8pm. Martin will be playing works by Haydn, Beethoven, Schubert and Ernst von Dohnanyi.The doors open at 7pm for music-lovers to enjoy a pre-concert meander around the Museum shop and foyer. sales: 01782 461711
Are you a Wise Owl or a Head-Burying Ostrich when it comes to that d-word? IF you're an Ostrich, you prefer not to think about the inevitable. Being an Ostrich means trusting the fortunes of your loved ones to chance, once you've gone, and having no control over what happens to your possessions and who should benefit from them. TO an ostrich, death is a five-letter word and a load of stigma. IF, however, you're a wise owl, you take the time to think, question, and act in order to write a will, and take steps to protect your loved ones, when you're gone. WHY BOTHER MAKING A WILL? MY FAMILY WILL GET EVERYTHING WHEN I DIE! WON'T THEY? WRITING a Will may be something you've been thinking about for many years. The reasons for having a Will are many, but, if for no other reason, a Will makes life a lot easier for those you leave behind at a time of sorrow. If you die without a Will (Intestate), your family has to sort out many administrative items and are obliged to the decisions made by law as to who inherits what, decisions you should have really made by writing a Will. AS to when you should write a Will, the answer is NOW. There may be plenty of life in you yet, but accidents and illness have absolutely no respect for age. Also, bear in mind that a modern Will is written in such a way that it shouldn't need much changing, so it's not something you have to think about often, but only in the event of a major change in circumstances, such as marriage, birth of a first child or divorce. SO, why do many people put off the task of writing a Will? EXCUSES: there are many excuses for putting off writing a Will. Here are the most common ones: 1. "WRITING A WILL IS TEMPTING FATE": One in three adults in Britain have already written a Will - so, if writing one has fatal results, the population would soon be reduced by 18 million people! In fact, the British annual deathrate is surprisingly stable and definitely bears no relation to the number of people who write Wills. 2. "I'VE GOT NOTHING TO LEAVE": Everybody leaves something. It may not be much, but, surely, that's even more reason to make sure it goes to those you care about? Also, it is not just making sure your worldly goods go to the right
people. As mentioned, a Will can mean a lot less inconvenience for those left to sort things out. 3. "I JUST HAVEN'T GOT ROUND TO IT": This is normally because the job doesn't rate high enough on your list of priorities. If the roof leaks, no matter what you're doing or how tight your finances, you get it fixed fast! We can honestly say that the vast majority of clients feel great after we have written their Wills. We often receive comments, such as "What a relief" or "I've put it off for years, but, at last, I can rest easy." THE ALTERNATIVE 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 and Single. Many complexities can arise, and we shall cover these in full detail (as well as dispelling many unfounded, but popular, beliefs about them) in our next issue.
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The Majesticare way of life at Lawton Manor
Lawton Manor Care Home As our lovely summer comes to an end we have Come and see what we Proud to be Recognised as an Excellent Home reflecting on someRated of the wonderful outings Manor been Care Home have to offer atLawton Lawton Manor! and events that have taken place at Lawton Manor We believe that in aRecognised care home setting should Proud tolifebe as an Home over Excellent the past year and Rated now as we leave Septembe inspiring, fulfilling & entertaining. Our home provides a warm, friendly environment where residents 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 and offer a warm welcome to all who come to Lawton Manor.
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On Sunday 5th October we will be holding our Autumn Fair and currently all our staff and relatives are busy clearing out their cupboards looking for items no longer required that will help raise money for our Residents’ Social Fund. The Fair will begin at 2.15pm; there will be lots of stalls & attractions and refreshments available in our comfortable dining room. We will be serving tea and coffee along with home-made cakes for all to enjoy. Everyone is welcome to attend so if you have a free afternoon please come along.
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the charge is £1 (regardless of the number of THE company lauded by Sir Ian McKellan tickets). as "surely the national theatre of touring" makes a happy return to Blackpool's Grand Theatre this month. THE The Church Street venue is thrilled to welcome back the English Touring Theatre, following its The Kensington Hotel is a memorable visits with two of family-friendly Blackpool controversial playwright, Howard Hotel situated on the Brenton's, more recent works, Blackpool Promenade, mid-way between the 'Anne Boleyn' (in 2012) and 'Eternal Central and South Piers. Love' (about the enduring tale of BOOKING NOW FOR Our fantastic location means Abelard and Heloise), in March of you'll be within easy walking THE SEASON distance of Blackpool's main this year. attractions. This time, ETT (in conjunction with Of course the Hotel itself hosts excellent Sheffield Theatre) is presenting one ANOTHER THE QUORN entertainment every night www.quornhotelblackpool.com of Shakespeare's most glorious and of The in our own Ballroom, bar and Games room, including popular comedies of twins, love Friendly B&B with Quorn's dancing, sing-alongs and Ex-Stoke Delores and mistaken identity - 'Twelfth regular cabaret! excellent B&B / B&B+E.M. Night'. CHRISTMAS FULL BOARD On Request bedrooms. PACKAGE £310.00 p.p. ENTERTAINMENT A shipwreck sparates twins who Door to Door Service EVERY NIGHT! NEW YEAR PACKAGE begin new lives unknowingly in the Licensed £259.00 p.p. same land. walking distance of Prom 281 - 287 South Promenade and all amenities Disguise and deception, BLACKPOOL, FY1 6AJ St Chads Road unrequited love and confusion Phone 01253 342902 01253 344066 set the scene for this hilarious kensingtonhotel@aol.com comedy of mischief, madness and www.kensington-blackpool.co.uk infatuation. Fusing with director, Jonathan Munby's, highly distinctive visual style, 'Twelfth Night' includes some of the Bard of Avon's best-loved Fully self-contained, all with private bathroom and toilet. charachers, including Malvolio, Ideally positioned on Central Promenade, overlooking the sea and sands by Central Pier. Viola, Orsino, Sir Toby Belch and Sir All 24 flats have 1/2 bedrooms, lounge/diner with colour TV, modern kitchen unit. Andrew Aguecheek. SPECIAL OFFERS 'Twelfth Night' runs from Tuesday, Cheap rates for lets over one month during the winter. October 21st, to Saturday, Weekend & mid-week bookings also taken. October 25th, and tickets are Electricity by meter. priced at £18.50-£23.50 (TuesdayWrite now for brochure enclosing SAE to: Saturday evenings) and £18.50 JEAN, CENTRAL BEACH HOLIDAY FLATS, 93 CENTRAL PROMENADE, (Thursday & Saturday matinee BLACKPOOL FY1 5AA Tel/Fax: 01253 628932 performances), with £3 discounts for concessionaries, students & Visit us on our website: www.centralbeach.co.uk under-18s, whilst a Family Ticket is AN example of The Gynway's superb priced at £66. bedroom accommodation. Tickets are available from the The Grand's Box Office on (01253) The Blenheim Mount Hotel is a friendly, family owned seafront hotel 290190 or online at www. with an easy going atmosphere and blackpoolgrand.co.uk welcoming staff making your stay In line with new legislation, The with us happy ones The Gynway is a small homely B&B where a Grand Theatre's £1.50 booking-fee SPECIAL MID WEEK BREAKS warm welcome awaits you. is now included in all stated ticketMON-FRI (FROM) £80.00 P.P. B&B prices. Adjacent to the seafront, DOOR TO DOOR SERVICE AVAILABLE (EXTRA CHARGE) The Grand has an 'open' policy, the Gynway offers: The Blenheim Mount offers regarding the fee which it charges and what they are for. • Best location in Blackpool on Central promenade • Range of Breakfasts • Groups welcome • Lift to all floors • Free Wifi If you wish to have your tickets • Colour TVs all rooms • Ramp access to the rear of building • Ground floor rooms posted to you, rather than • Static secured car park (ltd) • Seafront patio area collecting them at the Box Office, • Tea/coffee making facilities • All en-suite • Sea view rooms • Tea & coffee facilities
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and The Grand Theatre are both within five The Blackpool is also close to the town's minutes' walk. premier shopping centre, the Winter Gardens, YOU'LL FIND EVERYTHING YOU NEED FOR theatres, Promenade, North Pier, amusements AN ENJOYABLE, RELAXING DAY. and (of course) the world-famous Tower. The Blackpool offers single-, twin, double- and family rooms (all en-suite), featuring colour TVs, hospitality tray (providing tea and coffee) and central-heating for those cooler nights. Rooms are serviced on a regular basis, assuring the highest standards of quality and cleanliness. The owners take the greatest care to make your stay at The Blackpool as enjoyable as possible, providing a service which is flexible and accommodating to guests' needs.
THE elegant surrounds of The Arncliffe Hotel (above), and The Blackpool's Restaurant.
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BUCKNALL BOWLING and COMMUNITY CLUB SUPERB, FREE FUNCTION ROOM IS JUST ONE OF MANY ATTRACTIONS HERE!
SPACIOUS FACILITY IS AVAILABLE FREEOF-CHARGE - ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS ENQUIRE!
THERE'S so much going on at this Stoke-on-Trent venue that it's hard to The club (still known know where to start, when detailing fondly by its former it! name of Bucknall Ex-Servicemen's) Located just a short drive from offers members and Hanley's City Centre, Bucknall bona fide guests Bowling & Community Club really top-flight, LIVE does live up to its name, greeting entertainment (plus old and new members, plus nonmembers, with everyone receiving a perennially-popular warm welcome from joint managers, Bingo sessions) each Saturday evening. Michelle and Pat, and their staff. THE perfect venue for social occasions. However, there's much, much more to On Saturday, October 25th, the audience is its attractions. Not only is there a very successful in for a special treatment,thanks to ladies' bowls team, but juniors play For example, the Werrington Road an appearance by the UK's premier each Saturday morning; also, this club boasts its own superb, recently- Amy Winehouse Tribute Act! year saw Alan Banks take the Denis refurbished function room, which Asha Knowles has been performing McGowan Memorial Cup. is (as the photographs on this page her Amy Whitehouse tribute to show) an ideal venue for all sorts of Members also compete in local Pool social occasions, imcluding wedding delighted music-lovers since and Darts Leagues. February, 2011, having a special receptions, birthday parties, Needless to say, football fans can passion for one of her favourite anniversaries and reunions. watch not only every Stoke City singers of all time! AS AN ADDED BONUS, THIS match, but all other Premier League Asha has perfected games on the big screen. the unique, deep Members and non-members contralto style, for can enjoy a terrific range of which Amy was so competitively-priced drinks, and famous. the club's 'Happy Hour' (available "We've definitely from 4pm to 7pm, Monday to Friday) 'upped' our Saturday features a pint for just £2.30! nights here," said Michelle Broughan.
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Other, hugelypopular attractions at the club feature Bingo, Cardo and 'Play Your Cards Right' every Sunday afternoon (1-4pm), and Thursday's Poker Nights. As its name suggests, both Indoor and Outdoor Bowls are a mainstay of the club's extensive appeal, and it provides players with a beautifullymaintained crown green.
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Ask for Tony Heath Going nuts for Kelly!! MULTI-TALENTED chanteuse, Kelly Brazil, takes to the stage of Goldenhill WMC on Saturday, October 18th.
For the last, ten years, Kelly has wowed audiences up and down the country with her hard-hitting vocals and endless range.
their feet in no time!
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OCTOBER Sat 4th **Jersey Boys** Sun 5th Dawn Allen Sat 11th ** Dan Budd** Sun 12th Peter Carr Sat 18th **Double Take** Sun 19th Jason Kerr Sat 25th **Midnight** Sun 26th Monty's Boogie Night November Sat 1st Ball Green School Reunion Sun 2nd Stacie D
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BINGO MON/SAT NIGHTS & SUN LUNCH THURS QUIZ NIGHT FOR CASH PRIZES ALSO INDOOR BOWLING
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OCTOBER Sat 4th - Gary Wells Sun 5th - Ryan Jones Sat 11th - Andrea- just a girl show Sun 12th - Brian Rueben James Sat 18th - Retro Bros Sun 19th - Kim T . Sat 25th - Little Miss Motown Sun 26th - Shannon Leah
WE ARE LOOKING FOR NEW ACTS TO JOIN OUR TEAM
WE ARE LOOKING FOR NEW ACTS TO JOIN OUR TEAM
OCTOBER Sat 4th - Bonnie
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 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 11th - Tom Nickleson
Meir And Longton Royal British Legion 197 Meir road Stoke on Trent Staffs ST3 7JF
Meir And Longton Royal British Legion 197 Meir road Stoke on Trent Staffs ST3 7JF
Sat 18th - El Diva Sat 25th - Kath Morris
Friday 25th January - 8pm
THIS AUDITION IS OPEN TO THE GENERAL
Friday 25th January - 8pm
HIS AUDITION IS OPEN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC.
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 &
HIGH STREET, SILVERDALE, NEWCASTLE, TEL: 01782 622930
We’re famous for our ‘Lounge Lizard’ Club Entertainment System
HOT & COLD FOOD AVAILABLE FROM THE KITCHEN AT VERY REASONABLE PRICES LARGE CAR PARK
FOOTBALL CRAZY? Then watch ALL Premier League Games (including Stoke City Matches) Every Week. 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
Our Top-Flight live entertainment for Saturday & Sunday nights
OCTOBER
01782 545580
A warm friendly welcome awaits you at
COBRIDGE
CORONATION CLUB
Every Saturday night is the best of Country & Western Class acts not to be missed • All line dancers welcome
OCTOBER FRI 3RD - ROCK & ROLL SAT 4TH - COUNTRY & WESTERN DISCO FRI 10TH - SOUL & MOTOWN SAT 11TH - COUNTRY & WESTERN-TRE JACKSON FRI 17TH - ROCK & ROLL SAT 18TH - PRIVATE PARTY FRI 24TH - SHOW NIGHT-TERRY J & FRIENDS (£5) SAT 25TH - COUNTRY & WESTERN-DDE JAMES
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.
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
Meir And Longton Royal British Legion 197 Meir road Stoke on Trent Staffs ST3 7JF
Sat 4th - Maria Ingham Sun 5th - Keith Dee Sat 11th - Jessica Sun 12th - Tyler Jon Sat 18th - Kelly Brazil Sun 19th - Rock Chick Sat 25th - Just Jacob Sun 26th - Michael Brooks
Friday 25th January - 8pm
Friday 25th January - 8pm
THIS AUDITION IS OPEN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC.
THIS AUDITION IS OPEN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC.
Every Wednesday BINGO NIGHT
Pay All Out - All players get FREE open the box ticket
PLUS HAND-PULLED REAL ALES
Every Thursday Night Sequence Dancing/BINGO
Kidsgrove Road, Goldenhill, Stoke-on-Trent. Tel: (01782) 782748 sales: 01782 461711
@ . 94 Knypersley Road, ST6 8HZ
WE ARE LOOKING FOR NEW ACTS TO JOIN OUR TEAM
A GREAT CHOICE OF DRINKS FROM LWC (CARLING, WORTHINGTON & MORE)
** ROOM TO HIRE**
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01782 314490
(it does everything from Race & Quiz Nights - Karaoke - Top TV Show Games and more) BINGO
COMMUNITY BINGO MONDAY & THURSDAY 7PM-9:15PM INDOOR / OUTDOOR BOWLS - LIVE FOOTBALL - DARTS
Calvary Crescent,Bentilee,ST2 OAQ,
Goldenhill WMC for all full houses on Sat / Sun evening
BINGO EVERY TUE, FRI, SAT & SUNDAY DINNER/EVENINGS
Bingo every Friday & Sunday night in Lounge Wednesday Afternoon Social Afternoon LARGE Screen TV in Bar Soul & Motown Sessions (ring for details) 75/85 Mulgrave Street, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent
Tel: 01782 214093
OCTOBER 2014 | 09
OFFERING A WARM WELCOME AT
MEIR SOCIAL & SPORTS WMC Bingo Mon/Wed/Fri/Sat & Sun
Top beers & lagers from Coors
100%
• Games room including snooker
OCTOBER
• Bowling Green • Pigeon Club
Sat 4th ......... Seaside Rendezvous Sat 11th ........ AK 47 Sat 18th ....... Stardiz Sat 25th ....... Dual Impact
COACH PARTIES WELCOME • LARGE CAR PARK LIVE ENTERTAINMENT SAT/SUN EVENINGS
OCTOBER
Sat 4th - Marie Kelly Sun 5th - Family Affair Sat 11th - Amy Sun 12th - JC Rayne Sat 18th - Tim Jackson Sun 19th - The Passionettes Sat 25th - SHOW NIGHT Adam Jones/Ellie Goulding tribute/Vixen Sun 26th - Get in 2
EVERY MONDAY AUCTION NIGHT VIEWING STARTS AT 7PM --- BIDING STARTS AT 7.30PM FREE ENTRY THURS OCT 30TH ----Q.E.11 (QUEEN TRIBUTE BAND )PLUS TREVOR MORAY (ELVIS TRIBUTE ) TICKETS £8 AVAILABLE AT THE CLUB
football bt sports all premier & top live matches function room available please ring club for details
OCTOBER
Sat 4th - ROADHOUSE Sun 5th - KARL HOWARD Sat 11th - CRACKERJACK Sun 12th - STARLIGHT Sat 18th - GOT THE T-SHIRT Sun 19th - DENNY DEE Sat 25th - OVER AND OUT Sun 26th - THE BEARDSMITHS **Members Children Only**
TEL: 01782 314730 THE BEECHES, WESTON ROAD, MEIR
BUCKNALL BOWLING & RECREATION CLUB live entertainment
OCTOBER
OCTOBER
JAY Sat 11th - MARIE KELLY Sat 18th - LEROY SMALL Sat 25th - GET IN 2
Sat 4th John Dekka Fri 10th Race Night Sat 18th Sid St. John
Sat 4th - TERRY
CARLING LAGER • TRADITIONAL BASS GUEST BEERS • CIDER
OCTOBER ENTERTAINMENT
Sat 4th INTRIGUE Sat 11th COOL MEMORY Fri 17th charity ball Dianne Shaw 8 pc band tickets £15 inc buffet profits to help the heroes & donna louise trust Sat 18th DOCTOR BOOGIE Fri 24th glam rock party slade uk plus disco - tickets £6 Sat 25th TREVOR MORAY
WORTHINGTON CREAM FLOW BITTER
GUESTS WELCOME FREE FUNCTION ROOM FOR HIRE
TELEPHONE:
(01782) 614297
Snooker - Line Dancing every Tuesday Sequence Dancing every Thursday Outdoor/Indoor Bowls
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
01782 214 091
430 Werrington Road, Bucknall
www.baddeleygreenclub.com
THE SUBURBAN SOCIAL CLUB
(ABBEY HULTON SUBURBAN CLUB) **ALL STOKE PREMIERSHIP MATCHES SHOWN HERE** £1,000 BINGO JACKPOT every Sunday Dinner & Night
MJE MANAGEMENT & VIVA
invite you to pay us a visit to share all our excellent facilities
OCTOBER
OCTOBER
ENTERTAINMENT PROVIDED BY
Sat 4th .............. THE GIANTS Sun 5th............. MOTOWN MAMA Sat 11th ............ KELLY BRAZIL Sun 12th ........... ARTIST TBC
Bingo every: Sat night / Sun Dinner / Sun Night
Sat 18th ............ FAMILY AFFAIR
FREE Function Room with FREE Disco available for any occasion (min of 50 guests for free disco)
MICHAEL BROOKS, ASHLEY REEVES
Sun 19th ........... ARTIST TBC Fri 24th ............ NATALIE KNIGHT, Sat 25th ............ KAREN STARR Sun 26th ........... SCOTT ANSON
128 Greasley Road, Abbey Hulton ST2 8HZ Tel: 07716 711731 10 | OCTOBER 2014
Sat 4th - TUESDAY MOORE Sun 5th - MICHAEL LEWIS Sat 11th - JOHNNY DEAVILLE Sun 12th - TERRY JAY Sat 18th - BRIAN T WILLIAMS Sun 19th - JAMES DEVINE Sat 25th - JENNIE STEVENS Sun 26th - GENERATION GAP
TELEPHONE:
(01782) 624573 sales: 01782 461711
POPULAR HITS FROM FIVE DECADES SUPERB vocalist, Keith Dee has a wide repertoire which covers all the favourite hits - from the '50s, through to the '90s. Keith brings his own brand of excellent entertainment to Goldenhill WMC on Sunday, October 5th. A Warm Welcome Awaits You At
BRADWELL W.M.C. Top Class Entertainment Every Saturday & Sunday Nights
OCTOBER Sat 4th - Vinyl 45 Sun 5th - Micheal Jones Sat 11th - Voo-Doo Katz Sun 12th - Nightshift Sat 18th - One Night With You Sun 19th - Chris Ford Sat 25th - Classix Gold Sun 26th - Elly Jarman BINGO WED/FRI/SAT/SUN NIGHTS AND ALSO SUNDAY LUNCH ** MONDAY NIGHTS** PRIZE BINGO WITH GOOD PRIZES - WHY NOT COME ALONG & BRING THE KIDS FUNCTION ROOM AVAILABLE - RING CLUB FOR DETAILS COACHES WELCOME BY APPOINTMENT BEERS FROM CARLSBERG, COORS & HEINEKEN
Bradwell Lane, Bradwell.
DIANE TO HEADLINE LATEST CHARITY BALL A SOUL & Motown Charity Ball at Baddeley Green WMC on Friday, October 17th, will feature the fabulous Diane Shaw and her fantastic, eight-piece band. Diane is one of the very best Soul and Motown singers in the UK, and received a terrific reception on her debut appearance at the Leek New Road club last October. She has spent the last, seventeen years, performing throughout the world, supporting (and sharing the stage with) with such artists as Motown legends, Martha Reeves, Brenda Holloway and Chris Clark; Northern Soul icons, Tommy Hunt, Sidney Barnes and Geno Washington; and Disco legends, Sister Sledge and George McCrae. From the dynamic and emotive ballads of such artists as Gladys
01782 635701
Knight, Aretha Franklin and Dorothy Moore, venturing into Northern classics, from the likes of Martha Reeves, Tammi Terrell, The Elgins and the Velvetettes, ending up with everyone in the room on their feet, dancing to a tribute to the classics of Motown, including The Supremes, The Vandellas and even her own versions of classics from The Four Tops and The Isley Brothers - something for everyone! This is a jacket-andtie/bow-tie event for the gentlemen and evening dress/trousers for the ladies. All profits are to be shared equally between Help for Heroes and the Donna Louise Trust. Tickets are priced at ÂŁ15 (including buffet), and these are on sale behind the bar at the Leek New Road venue (which is not open in the daytime from Monday to Thursday), with further information available on (01782) 541246.
QUALITY LIVE
OCTOBER ENTERTAINMENT EVERY SATURDAY & SUNDAY EVENINGS SUPPLIED BY
ELCOCK ENTERTAINMENTS
Sat 4th CAMELEONZ Sun 5th HOLLY JANE Sat 11th HOT CITY NIGHTS Sun 12th BRIAN T WILLIAMS Sat 18th MINISTRY of ROCKS Sun 19th LAUREN KNIGHT
we bid a friendly WELCOME to associates and vistors to the hospitable
WOLSTANTON WMC live entertainment every saturday
OCTOBER Sat 4th KAREN KRISTIAN Sat 11th CAMELEONZ Sat 18th CONNOR O NEIL Sat 25th JAMES DEVINE + TONY JO (comedian) *members children only on saturday night*
Sat 25th PRIVATE EYE
www.wolstanton.co.uk
Sun 26th DENNY DEE
EXCELLENT GAMES ROOM FACILITIES Snooker - Darts - Crib - Indoor Bowls
Function Room AvailableFor Hire
01782 616 736
Chetwynd House, High Street, Wolstanton
sales: 01782 461711
OCTOBER 2014 | 11
The fireworks extravaganza (with PLEASE ARRIVE EARLY, URGE PREMIER EVENT'S ORGANISERS fireworks provided by associate, THE sky will be illuminated by 'the biggest bonfire and fireworks display in the region' on Saturday, November 1st!
Pains Fireworks) will start later in the evening at 7.30pm - once the bonfire is 'going strong' and the expectant crowds have arrived.
Yes, Betley Bonfire will, once again, be held at Betley Court Farm, on Main Road (courtesy of Mr. and Mrs. F. Speed), retaining its reputation as one of the largest events of its kind in the whole of the country.
Stanworth's Funfair will be in attendance, with rides suitable for children and adults of all ages, with 'giant' rides for the brave amongst you and gentler ones for the rest of us!
The gates open at 4pm, and the bonfire will be lit at 6pm (SO, REMEMBER TO ARRIVE EARLY!).
Other attractions include fire-jugglers before and after the bonfire) and the ever-popular Signal Roadshow. Betley Bonfire (which celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2009) will also feature a pleasing variety of hot food- and drinks-vendors, providing fare and refreshments to suit everyone's taste.
The Swan
Tickets are sold on the gate, and are only available in this way, NOT in advance of the day. For general enquiries, email: betleyshow@yahoo.co.uk Readers can also visit the website: www. betleybonfire.com
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Tickets for the event (sponsored by Madeley Heath Motors, in association with Signal Radio) are priced at just £7 (adults) and £3 (under-14s); children under the age of five go free, and, don't forget, there is also FREE parking.
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RTY IDEAS A P & N HALLOWE’E GLEEFULLY GHOULISH!! YES, it's that time of the year again - a period of ghosts, ghouls and things (most explosively) that go 'bump in the night'! On Friday, October 31st, many people will be celebrating (with some gusto) Hallowe'en, marking the definitive end of the Summer (with the onset of the season of darkness, cold, withering and dread). Hallowe'en (or All Hallows Eve, to give it its correct, religious nomenclature) was, for our ancestors far more than an opportunity to dress up in appositely-ghoulish costumes - it was 'the most haunted night of the year', summoning up images of dread and danger! Nowadays, very few of us anticipate the spirits of the next year's dead processing through our local churchyard at midnight; nevertheless, witches and supernatural beings are still remembered (and impersonated) by bands of disguised children roaming the steets with turnip-lanterns, knocking on doors to beg for sweets and 'pennies'.
PARTY TIME? GET A 'HEAD START' HERE!!
Yorkshire and the North-East of England), the custom of 'Punky Night', deriving from either pumpkin or 'punky' (meaning a lighted taper) still prevails. Of course, we have been invaded by the North American custom of 'Trick or Treat' - remember the obnoxious brats in John Carpenter's famous, prototype 'slashermovie' from the 1970s (called, naturally, 'Hallowe'en')?! - but this, in any case, is of British origin (here, it is known as 'Mischief Night').
COSTUMES galore (plus wigs and accessories for ALL your needs) are available at Bromiley's - the TD longest-serving fancyTHE WIG CENTRE dress and wig retailer in the South Cheshire/ AT BROMILEY LIMITED WE SPECIALISE IN North Staffordshire WIGS FOR SALE OR HIRE (EXCLUSIVE, area!
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Our ancestors believed that Hallowe'en was Readers can, of course, a night when spirits walked the earth and could be seen by prophetic (and imaginative!) try on items, before people.
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The last day of the year in the old Celtic calendar, it was also, traditionally, the night of all witches, before All Saints' Day (November 1st), when the Christians retaliated with a general celebration of all their faith's martyrs.
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Stone Road, Blackbrook, Newcastle, Staffordshire.
Parking is available, and friendly staff are always onhand to help and advise you.
Five days later (Monday, November 5th) comes Guy Fawkes Night; however, Off Banks Lane, bonfires were also, after Sprinks Lane once, associated with Kingsley, Staffordshire Hallowe'en! ST10 2BX
Tel: 01538 754784 Fire was thought to be the great SPOOKY DO!! Opening Times deterrent to the Friday 31st October - Half hourly night Sat 1st March – Sat 1st Nov 2014 powers of darkness, tours around the park with a guide; first tour 6.30pm. Themed games, and so, in olden WEEKENDS: 10.30 am -5 pm refreshments & BBQ food available (Last admittance 4 pm) times, bonfires were from the cafe. WEEKDAYS: 10 am - 4,30 pm lit, and farmworkers GUIDED NIGHT TOURS!! (Last admittance 3.30pm) paraded around EVERY Saturday Night 7pm from 8th Nov - 21st March. (weather DAILY BIRD FLYING APPROX 1PM WEEKDAYS; fields with flaming permitting - Booking Required) 3PM WEEKENDS (WEATHER PERMITTING torches, chanting rhymes which were believed to have the capacity to drive off Childcare for Weddings malevolent creatures, and Other Family functions such as devils and prices from £120.00 for 2 hours hobgoblins, and Parties for special events human agents, like inc Halloween and Christmas witches and warlocks, Also Basic Parties from £45.00 for 2 hrs from harming next Food provided at £2.00 per head year's crops. either at home or a venue of your choice Games and activities provided Offsted Reg and CRB CHECKED Contact 07792 207505 suetilly@outlook.com www.sues-childcare.co.uk
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OUT & ABOUT THE ROYAL OAK Open Sun-Thurs 12noon - 11pm Fri & Sat 12noon - 12am
FOOD SERVED DAILY 12-9pm 2 Selected Meals for 1 Tues & Thurs 6-9pm Grill Menu served Mon & Wed 6-9pm Pensioners Lunch Mon - Fri 12noon-4pm Sunday Lunch 12-8pm FREE Wi Fi
TAKE-A-WAY MENU AVAILABLE Daily 12noon-8:30pm
T: 01270 875670 Sandbach Road, Rode Heath
POPULAR, all-round entertainer, Malachy Cairns, is the guest performer the October Clubnite of the North Staffs. Accordion Club on Tuesday, October 21st, starting at 8pm. Coventry-based Malachy is a favourite with the Midland Irish clubs, Ye Olde Crown and is one of the guests at the 10 A WESTPORT ROAD BURSLEM ST64AW The Oldest Pub in Burslem - Shane and Rachel Welcome All Midlands Accordion Festival, OPEN FROM 4 PM MON - THURS • 11 AM FRI - SUNDAY which is being held in Dudley, Supporting the 2014 Poppy Appeal near Wolverhampton, from FIRST FRIDAY OF EVERY MONTH NORTHERN SOUL NIGHT Friday, November 7th, to Sunday, SECOND FRIDAY OF EVERY MONTH ALTERNATIVE NIGHT WITH STAN MUGGINS November 9th. SOUND OF STONE ROSES, ECHO AND THE BUNNYMEN, SKA ETC
The North Staffs. Accordion Club welcomes all accordion enthusiasts (both playing and non-playing) to its 'Clubnites' on the third Tuesday of each month.
Offering a warm friendly welcome
Pensioners Specials £5.95 for 2 courses Steak Nights Thursdays 5pm - 9pm TAKING BOOKINGS FOR CHRISTMAS NEW MENU NOW AVAILABLE Sunday Traditional Carvery £6.95
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01782 826722
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As ever, the venue is Holditch Miners' Welfare Club, on London Road, Chesterton, and admission costs £3.
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It is also the venue for a bandpractice each Tuesday (with the exception, naturally, of the third), a beginners' class every Monday at 7.30pm and a class for schoolchildren on Mondays netween 5 and 6pm.
EVERY TUESDAY NIGHT GOLDEN TORCH SCOOTER CLUB DJS WELCOME BRING YOUR OWN SOUNDS
The Duke Of York Ant and Yaz Offer A Warm Welcome
Fine Traditional Ales & Good Wine Selection Menu Served Tues - Sun 12 Noon - 8.30pm Daily Specials • Great British Favourites
Speciality Steaks Served The Way You Want Them (Bookings Recommended )
Entertainment Saturdays • Monday Poker Night Singing Landlady Yaz • Traditional Pub Games
01782 373316 Longton Road Barlaston
Broughton Arms 1835
www.broughtonarmsatbalterley.com
Newcastle Road, Balterley, Nr. Crewe CW2 5PY
Readers can contact NSAC by telephoning (01782) 823668 or emailing accordions@ northstaffsaccordionclub.co.uk; you can also visit the upgraded website: www.northstaffsaccordionclub
THE CONGRESS
01270 820227
TRADITIONAL ALES AND REAL ALES DARTS, POOL, BEER GARDEN AND SMOKING AREA 1st Monday of The Month Charity Quiz A small, family run Bed and (Donna Louise / Dougie Mac) Breakfast, we offer the best LIVE ENTERTAINMENT SATURDAYS ONCE A FORTNIGHT Oct 19th Charity Conker Competition location and value for money when (Donated Prizes) in support of it comes to Isle of Wight holidays Help The Heroes accommodation. Kept well-cleaned 25th October. and maintained, we offer Halloween Fancy Dress Party Night seven/eight letting rooms. (with J C Rayne) Opening Times Montpelier Guest Accommodation, Mon - Thur 12 - 11 • Friday & Sat 12 - 12 Pier St, Sandown, Isle of Wight PO36 Sunday 12 - 11 Sutherland Road Longton samantha.odonoghue@yahoo.co.uk 14 | OCTOBER 2014
• Freshly prepared food in a traditional country pub • Food served 7 days a week 12noon - 2pm & 6pm - 9.30pm • Sunday - open all day • Traditional Sunday lunch • Traditional ales • Beer garden • Function room available for special occasions Please contact Maria or Ken on for bookings and further details
Samantha & Shaun offer a warm friendly welcome
01782 763667
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Phone: 01983 403 964 Email: steve@themontpelier.co.uk www.themontpelier.co.uk
Available all year round, The Moorings gives you a choice from 8 self contained Apartments, individually priced, to suit your needs and size of family. 3 nights minimum charge The apartments are available from 2.30 p.m. on day of arrival. The apartments must be vacated by 10.00 a.m. on day of departure 3 Abbey Road, Llandudno LL30 2EA Tel: 01492 876775 (Office Hours: 8am - 8pm) Email: stay@themooringsllandudno.co.uk
October Entertainment 11th The Rude Boys ( Local Band ) 18 th AndyHarrison ( Solo Artist ) 31st Halloween Disco
(Fancy Dress Everyone Welcome )
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OUT & ABOUT
Located just a mile from Audley and a short drive from Newcastle-under-Lyme town centre, The Plough at Bignall End offers a terrific, unbeatable combination of first-class, home-cooked food and traditional, caskconditioned beers. The delicious dishes are prepared by the pub's own, highly-experienced chèf (with all meat and vegetables used sourced from a local butcher and farm), and food is available seven days a week, from 12 noon to 8.30pm. The menu features a quartet of classic starters (pâté garlic mushrooms, prawn cocktail and soup of the day) and a range of main dishes (ranging from such 'pub grub' favourites as fish & chips, bangers & mash and homemade steak-and-ale pie to lamb shank, chicken tikka masala and 8oz rump steak & chips), plus a daily 'Specials Board', freshlymade sandwiches and 'burgers and desserts selection. You can tuck into a traditional Sunday lunch (the best for miles around, and featuring a choice of two succulent 'roasts', served 'with all the trimmings') for just £6.95. There's also a 'Junior Menu', with children eating for a mere £2 (when dining with an adult purchasing a main course)!
Although she took over at the Ravens Lane hostelry just six months ago, new manager, Val, brings a wealth of experience of bar and restaurant management within the leisure industry (extending over 20 years) to its day-to-day running. Val and her team offer 'real ale' aficionados no less than five, traditional, cask-conditioned brews (two on a permanent basis and a trio of rotating 'guests'). The Plough is a Hydes pub, and the brace of permanent cask ales from the leading NorthWest brewer comprises Hydes Finest (4.5% ABV, with Best Pale Ale and Dark Crystal malts combining to give a great-tasting, robust, malty premium beer) and 1863 (3.5% ABV, named after the brewer's foundation year, and a full, satisfying 'session beer', midbrown in colour). Open 12 noon-11pm (Monday-Thursday), 12 noon-12 midnight (Friday & Saturday) and 12 noon-10.30pm (Sunday), the Bignall End pub also features its own 'Cask Ale Mondays' promotion (when you can enjoy 50p. off any pint of cask ale all day every Monday); 'Wine Wednesdays' (buy two large 250ml glasses of selected wine and get the rest of the bottle FREE!), and 'Fizzy Fridays' (start your weekend with pizzazz, thanks to great deals on sparkling wines).
THE PLOUGH VAL and Staff Welcome All (Newly Refurbished Look)
Val is also delighted to host small functions and social occasions, such as birthday parties, anniversaries,
2 Ravens Lane , Bignall End Tel 01782 722286
Thursday is Quiz Night, and live singers and perennially-popular karaoke sessions provide the entertainment on alternating Saturday evenings. Sports enthusiasts can follow all major games and events on two, large screens; there's a dartsboard, too. The pub is ideal for all seasons, possessing its own, brand-new, decked seating-area at the front of the premises, and a large beer garden (with seating and smoking-shelter) and barbecue-area to the rear. "The Plough is a very family-friendly pub, and we're looking to be doing something for children on Hallowe'en," said Val, adding: "Dogs are also welcome, and people love to Stoke-on-Trent area bring their 8 Years Experience doggies here on At a time to suit you Sundays!"
THE WHEEL
Linda and Jeff welcome you
open 12 noon - 2.30pm & from 6pm Mon-Sat open 12 noon Sunday Good Home Cooked Food Served Mon-Sat 12 noon - 2.30pm & 6pm-9pm Sun 12 noon - 9pm Excellent Menu Choice All Home Cooked & Freshly Prepared
Traditional Sunday Lunch
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An avalanche of laughs! AS fresh as newly-fallen snow, John Godber's biting, bittersweet comedy, 'On The Piste', is returning to Newcastle's New Vic Theatre. In this brand-new production (directed by the BAFTA-winning author of 'Bouncers' and 'Up 'n' Under'), the laughs come thick-and-fast. Join ski instructors, Tony, Isobel, Michelle and Marie, for an avalanche of laughs, as they take us on the piste in Chamonix. For the first-time Brits to the the champagneset, on the slopes and in the sauna, they're all out to impress. Life is out there, but the falls are hard in this high-energy, visual production, set in the French Alps. "Irresistible.... glittering, hard-edged and
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ALAN Ayckbourn is making a welcome return to the New Vic Theatre, Newcastle, this month, with the world premiere production of his new play. Fresh from the New Vic's sister theatre, Scarborough's Stephen Joseph Theatre, comeda drama, 'Roundelay' (written to mark the playwright's 75th birthday year) is Ayckbourn's 78th play, and is a collection of five short plays - 'The Agent', 'The Judge', 'The Novelist', 'The Politician' and 'The Star' intended to be seen in random order on any given day.
'Roundelay' runs from Tuesday, October 7th, to Saturday, October 25th, at 7.30pm, with 2.15pm matinee performances on Saturdays 18th and 25th. Tickets (priced at £12-£21, with concessions) are available by telephoning the New Vic Box Office on (01782) 717962, or online at www.newvictheatre.org.uk
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Programme's contrasting elements ONE of the most outstanding chamber groups working in the UK today, New Vic Theatre regulars, Ensemble 360, returns to Newcastle on Thursday, November 27th. The musicians are back with a programme of two, distinct halves - the first, elegant and charming; the second, passionate and dramatic.
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The concert (in conjunction with Concerts at Keele) comprises
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COME prepared for merriment, warmth, wit - and very big wigs! That's the message from acclaimed touring company, Northern Broadsides, which makes a welcome return to Newcastle's New Vic Theatre with its latest production - Oliver Goldsmith's 18th comedic classic, 'She Stoops to Conquer'. Town and country, old and new collide at Mr. Hardcastle's ancestral home the shabby and unchic Liberty Hall. Confined within these provincial walls, the excessively coiffured Mrs. Hardcastle pines for the cultural polish of 'The Capital'. Enter the good-looking and eligible Young Marlow - potential suitor to the quick-witted, resolute Miss Kate Hardcastle. He is a man (hopelessly tongue-tied with toffs and positively improper with plebs). She is a woman (sharp, sassy and in complete control). So, when he is duped into believing that Liberty Hall is a country inn, and mistakes Kate for a lowly barmaid, what could possibly go wrong? Set around the chaotic proceedings of one, very long night, Northern Broadsides' talented cast of actormusicians bring its theatrical magic and innate sense of fun to this accessible and delightfully ludicrous, romantic romp. 'She Stoops to Conquer' was written in 1771 (and first performed in 1773) 30 | OCTOBER 2014
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Directed by Conrad Nelson, 'She Stoops to Conquer' runs from Tuesday, November 4th, to Saturday, November 15th, at 7.30pm, with 2.15pm matinee performances on Saturdays 8th and 15th. Tickets (priced at £12-£21, with group-discounts of £2 for parties of ten or more, £2 off for concessionaries and Under-26s Go Free) can be purchased from the New Vic Box Office on (01782) 717962, or online at www.newvictheatre.org.uk
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Edway Couriers & Haulage operates from a secure storage depot in Stoke on Trent, we are equipped to handle any size of consignments from a single document pack up to fully palletised loads. Immediate Response; our large fleet of professional couriers are on standby around the clock Vehicles can be booked as you need them or in advance Safe transportation of secure documents or sensitive equipment Transportation of small items through to several pallets Service Level Agreements for contract based work In-boot overnight service to field engineers Contact access to the courier for immediate updates on the consignment Fully documented delivery times with signaturesSecure storage depot with pallet racking and 24 hour security cameras Comprehensive Goods in Transit insurance. Unit 10a winghay Close, Longbridgehays Ind Est, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire ST6 4DU sales: 01782 461711
Guaranteed to arrive on time - every time! FROM the transportation of small items to multiple pallets, this locally-based company's fleet can deliver! Edway Couriers & Haulage was established in 1995 to provide a complete courier and road haulage service throughout the UK, with the aim of exceeding clients' expectations. Operating from a secure storage depot (featuring pallet-racking and 24-hour security cameras) at Longport, Stoke-on-Trent, Edway is superbly equipped to handle any size of consignment - from a single document-pack, up to fully-palletised loads. The company's booking-office is staffed 24 hours a day, every
day of the year; so, no matter when you call, there will be someone available to help you. Today's business world is fastmoving, and Edway's clients know that they can rely on it for a speedy and reliable service. The company's extensive experience of road haulage means that it can provide solutions for every stage of the journey, from pickup to delivery. This includes assigning the correct vehicle and driver, depending on the type of consignment. To find out more, telephone (01782) 825598, email: keithedwards@ edwaycouriers.co.uk, or visit the website: www. edwaycouriersandhaulage. co.uk OCTOBER 2014 | 31
THE great news is that 2014's Autumn collections have arrived at The Little White Cottage! Located in Slater's Village, Baldwins Gate, this family-run business stocks carefully-selected, affordable ladies' fashions by such well-reputed brands as Alice Collins, Pomodoro, Seasalt and JayLey Collection. The emphasis is firmly on quality and fit, in addition to providing a relaxed, out-oftown shopping experience, accentuated by exclusive ranges which you won't find on the high street - an enticing combination, which makes The Little White Cottage a 'must visit' for all ladies!
Here, you 'll find service with a smile, ensuring that all customers are happy with their purchases and return time and time again.
(Eliza Gracious was established in 2011 by Mark and MaryAnn Hale, who, together, have over 40 years' experience in the retail fashion industry).
Alongside the stunning clothing range, readers will discover handbags and scarves, plus an eclectic mix of exclusive giftware.
The Little White Cottage is open from 10am to 5pm, seven days a week, including Bank Holidays.
Fragrance Diffusers by Ashleigh & Burwood provide the perfect present, whatever the occasion; heavenly-smelling bath mallows and buttercups by Bomb Cosmetics are ideal as small gifts or as a treat.
For further information, check the website: www.littlewhitecottage.org, or its facebook page at www.facebook.com/ thelittlewhitecottage
THE BUSINESS HAS ALSO INTRODUCED A NEW RANGE OF JEWELLERY BY ELIZA GRACIOUS THIS SEASON.
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Ladies Clothing by Pomodoro, Alice Collins, Seasalt & JayLey Collection
Scarves, Handbags & Jewellery by Eliza Gracious Giftware by Ashleigh & Burwood
Find us at:
Slater’s Village
Stone Rd, Baldwins Gate Staffs, ST5 5ED 01782 681158
Open 10am– 5pm everyday
Address: Telefaults Building, Furlong Road, Tunstall, Stoke On Trent, Staffordshire ST6 5UN Tel:01782461711 email:sales.seniorstoday@googlemail.com