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CONTENTS 4. Soap Opera Lament 7. Get your Dancing Shoes on!

9. Book Reviews 10. Love your Independents 13. February in your Garden 14. Food & Drink Index 16. Craftelicious 20. Community Noticeboard

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EDITOR/ADVERTISING Lesley Swann

SUB-EDITOR/WEBSITE Sam Paechter

DESIGN/LISTINGS Rebecca Ronald

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Andrew Simpson, Chorlton Big Green Festival, Chorlton Bookshop, Carol Thompson, Katherine Watson, Craftelicious

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No more will I sit in the Soap Opera ....a lament for another lost way of life If you have ever lived in a bed sit most probably you will also have sat and washed your clothes in the launderette. For me the two go together.

Being single and on a low income meant my early years in Manchester were spent in one room in converted Victorian houses which were sad neglected and shabby versions of their former selves.

If you were lucky the landlord would have redecorated the walls with wood chip and some neutral colour of emulsion, although in my case in one flat the original paper had just had an amateur coat of some watered down paint thrown over it.

The delights of such living just went on. You shared the bathroom which was seldom cleaned, the whole house was always cold with a hint of damp and the hall always seemed full of junk mail and letters to residents who even the landlord had forgotten.

So in the absence of a washing machine you went to the launderette. They could be a The Soap Opera, Beech Rd © Andrew Simpson

meeting place but all too often in my student days the place was empty and you washed alone, watching as the soap suds took over the porthole of a window which only confirmed you had used too much powder again.

But I am being a bit unfair.

Launderettes were on every high street and back road from the 50s onwards and in their way I suppose were part of that bright new post war future. No more sending the dirty clothes to the laundry now you could do it yourself with no fear that the stained underwear and socks with holes in would be the topic of conversations for the whole laundry over the tea break.

Nor did you have to brave the municipal laundry which was fine if you were the adult but all so boring for a child of seven. These council run public laundries were a marvellous asset for anyone living in small terraced house where wash day could take over the whole house. Moreover they were a place to meet and talk.

But again not if you were seven and had plans to play in the park.

Now all of this is because the launderette on Beech Road has closed. The last wash was just before Christmas and now the Soap Opera is no more. It has joined thousands of others who could not compete with cheap washing machines and an attitude which preferred that clothes should be washed in the privacy of one’s home. And that too chimes in with the trend for each member of the family to occupy themselves in a different room doing different things.

So from a peak of twelve and half thousand outlets there are now fewer than 3,000. I remember talking about the demise of laundries with my friend Lawrence who had been told by the owner of a launderette that they would go the same way in the next decade. I should have seen it coming. First the one on Barlow Moor Road went and now ours on Beech Road.

The Soap Opera had been the Maypole and must have seemed so thoroughly modern when it opened four decades ago but now no more.

All of which leaves me with one thought, where will the bed sit residents go now to wash their clothes?

Andrew Simpson Andrew Simpson’s book Chorltoncum-Hardy A Community Transformed will be published in April 2012.

Order your copy from Chorlton Bookshop. chorltonhistory.blogspot.com

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Get your dancing shoes on

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for Chorlton’s Big Green Festival!

The planning for this year's Chorlton's Big Green Festival is now in full swing and the first 'official' event of the year is just around the corner.

Chorlton's Big Green Ceilidh will feature the fantastic Beech Band performing traditional folk tunes and keeping you entertained for the duration.

Get your dancing shoes on and join us on for an evening of great music, some hearty pints of Guinness and help raise money for CBGF 2012.

Chorlton's Big Green Ceilidh will take place on Saturday 11th February from 7.30pm at Chorlton Irish Club, 17 High Lane, Chorlton M21 9DJ. Due to the popularity of last year's Ceilidh, this year's event will be held in a larger room at the Irish Club which means even more room for your best Gay Gordon!

via the festival website (see below). There will be a limited number of tickets available on the door, on the night but based on last years turnout we would highly recommend buying tickets in advance to avoid disappointment.

Chorlton's Big Green Festival is an annual celebration of sustainable living in Manchester which offers a vibrant mix of live music and performance, hands-on practical workshops, food and drink, arts and swaps, and much more. Best of all, entry to the festival is completely free!

Chorlton's Big Green Festival 2012 will be held on Saturday 31st March at St Clements Church, Edge Lane, Chorlton, M21 9JF. More information about the event can be found on the Green Chorlton website: www.greenchorlton.org.uk

Tickets are £5/£3 concessions and can be purchased at Hickson and Black's, Barlow Moor Road in Chorlton or online

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Saturday 11th February, 7.30pm At Chorlton Irish Club

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Email tickets@greenchorlton.org.uk or visit www.greenchorlton.org.uk for more info.

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Book Reviews Freedom Jonathan Franzen At the heart of the novel is Patty Berglund.

Success came early for Patty during college but she gave up a promising sporting career to create and care for her ‘perfect’ family. Walter is an extremely supportive husband to his stay at home wife. To the local neighbourhood, the Berglund’s are the ideal family with a wonderful future ahead. When Patty’s beloved teenage son decides to move in with his girlfriend the family unit begins to unravel and old resentments begin to surface.

If the story doesn’t grab you from the start it’s definitely worth sticking with it. By page 50 I was well and truly hooked! The story is essentially about our desire for physical, emotional and spiritual freedoms. It serves as a warning about the danger of actually getting what you wish for.

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from Chorlton Bookshop

The Sense of an Ending

I, Partridge: We Need to Talk About Alan

Julian Barnes Tony is in reflective mood due to a mysterious gift left to him in a will.

What makes the gift even more mysterious is the person who has bequeathed it.

This person met Tony briefly more than 40 years previously and has had no contact with him since.

Tony delves back into cherished memories of school friendships, before the harsh realities of adult life hit home. Central to the story is the character of Veronica. She came into and out of Tony’s life at University but more than 40 years later has made a dramatic reappearance.

Booker prize winners are always fantastic but often feel like a bit of a chore to wade through.

What a refreshing change then to find a novel which is both easily readable and a worthy winner. It may well be the novella format which helps the pace and readability of the story but whatever it is I found this impossible to put down and read it within a few sittings.

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by Steve Coogan, Armando Iannucci, Neil Gibbons and Rob Gibbons.

Let’s face it, autobiographies by third-rate media figures are usually no good. The same goes for TV comedy tie-in books. But in real life, if not in his own fictional world, Alan Partridge remains a mark of quality.

This is far better than it has any right to be, and weaves a satisfying comic novel out of the stray details of Partridge’s life as revealed across the BBC series. It’s an sprawling tale of fatherhood, failed marriage, hospital radio, career suicide (remember ‘monkey tennis’?) and the pedestrianisation of Norwich city centre. As you’d expect, our hero’s gargantuan pomposity and facility for total self absorption accounts for most of the laughs – and there are plenty of those. The man’s a monster, but a detailed, three-dimensional creation in his own right. The result is genuinely compelling, and very, very funny.

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Love your Chorlton

Independents Love your Chorlton independents this month and support local charities when you buy a Tag card.

10% off 2 keys or more

Thanks to local residents TAG! gained enough votes to be awarded a U-Decide grant. This has enabled us to donate ALL the proceeds from card sales of those cards bought with the grant to local Chorlton charities. If you wish to buy one of these cards and support among others Chorlton Big Green Festival, Chorlton Good Neighbours, St Johns Primary School, please buy a card online and put U-Decide as the referrer. Please help us to raise at least ÂŁ2000 this way.

There are now around 60 fabulous Chorlton independents who have joined the TAG! Chorlton Community Loyalty card scheme. This sort of fundraising is only possible because of their generosity.

All have made a generous offer for any TAG! cardholder to enjoy, so there are huge savings to be made when you shop locally and independently.

10% off plus salon exclusive benefits

10% off Chorlton based recycled craft workshops

20% off photo sessions & prints

10% off spends over ÂŁ10

Thank you for your support!

Congratulations to new TAG! card Free spa treatment & colour offers with signature cutting service

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registered holders T Alnuamaani, Hilary Sayers and Karoline Pitts who were the lucky winners in our christmas draw.

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February in your Garden In the bleak months of winter, the garden seems to become a space outside the window that is rarely looked at let alone ventured into, which has lead me to think about what a ‘Winter Garden’ might look like and what type of plants could be used to produce something a bit more interesting than the usual hedge of evergreen shrubs. The concept of Winter Gardens has a particular history, peaking in the Nineteenth century with the Victorian obsession with ‘nature’ and ‘spectacle’ and the construction of huge steel and glass buildings reminiscent of Joseph Paxton’s Crystal Palace and rolled out along the (then) fashionable coast towns of Margate, Blackpool, Bournemouth etc. These buildings functioned in a variety of pleasure-giving

ways, but a central element was always the palm houses featuring the exotic horticultural spoils of the - arguably dubious - activity of plant hunting. Perhaps a lesser-known example of such a building was built in Old Trafford as part of the botanical gardens founded in the 1830’s, to provide recreation for the fashionable residents of Stretford. Apparently the gardens were sited in Old Trafford on the advice of scientist John Dalton, the southwesterly wind protecting the area from the city’s airborne pollution. The complex was demolished in the late 1980s, and all that remains is the entrance gates, close to what is now the White City Retail Park. It’s probably not going to be very easy to recreate the Victorian winter garden unless you happen

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by Katherine Watson to have a large conservatory and a porridge-pot purse, but here are some plants that can be used to sprinkle some frosty magic across the garden: evergreens with wintery interest include shrubs such as Rhododendron ‘Silver Edge’, Pieris ‘Flaming Silver’, Sarcococca confusa and herbaceous plants - Artemesia ‘Lambrook Silver’, Senecio cineraria ‘Silver Dust’ offset by the black grass Ophiopogon planiscapus ‘Nigrescens’; wonderful white barked trees – Betula utilis jacquemontii ‘Grayswood Ghost’; and for comedy value the white winter stemmed bramble Rubus cockburnianus.

Katherine Watson, Fat Grass Garden Designs

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Food & Drink Index

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Cafe life 1 Battery Park 615a Wilbraham Road M21 9AN, 860 0754 2 Beech Road Cafe 52, Beech Road M21 9EG, 283 7751 3 The Chorlton Eatery 565 Barlow Moor Road, M21 8AE, 860 0200 4 Crema Cafe 111 Manchester Road, M21 9PG, 07931 864084 5 Jam Street Cafe 209 Upper Chorlton Road M16 0BH, 881 9944 6 On The Corner 93 Beech Road M21 9EQ, 881 4841 7 Sweet Tooth Cupcakery 9a Oswald Road M21 9LP, 07855 765355 8 Tea Hive

53 Manchester Road M21 9PW

Specialist 9 Barbakan Delicatessen 67-71 Manchester Rd M21 9PW, 881 7053 10 Bitter Sweet 103 Manchester Road 10a Chorlton Wholefoods 64 Beech Road, M21 9EG 11 Coffee N Chocolates 514 Wilbraham Road M21 9AW 12 Craftelicious 127 Oswald Road M21 9GE, 860 4814 13 Epicerie Ludo 46 Beech Road M21 9EG, 300 2582 14 Frost W H Butchers 12-14 The Square M21 9AQ, 881 8172 15 Hickson and Black’s 559A Barlow Moor Road M21 8AN, 881 2001

16 North Star Delicatessen 418 Wilbraham Rd M21 0SD, 862 0133

31 Chorlton Irish Club 17 High Lane M21 9DJ, 881 2898

47 Nectar Bistro 404 Barlow Moor Road M21 8AD, 861 9300

17 Oasis Ice-Cream Parlour 109 Manchester Road M21 9GA

32 Coriander 279 Barlow Moor Road M21 7GH, 881 7750

48 The Nip and Tipple 197 Upper Chorlton Road M16 0BH, 860 7330

33 Croma 498-500 Wilbraham Road M21 9AP, 881 1117

49 Nook 535 Wilbraham Road M21 0UE, 882 0700

34 Dulcimer 567 Wilbraham Rd M21 0AE, 860 0044

50 Oddest 414-416 Wilbraham Road M21 0SD, 860 7515

35 Electrik 559, Wilbraham Rd M21 0AE, 8619558

51 Panicos 418 Barlow Moor Road M21 8AD, 861 0613

20 Asian Fusion 489-491 Barlow Moor Road, M21 8AG, 881 7200

36 Escape 370 Barlow Moor Road M21 8AZ, 8629911

52 Parlour 66 Beech Road M4 1LE, 881 4871

21 Azad Manzil 493-495 Barlow Moor Road, M21 8AG, 881 1021

37 Gallery 537-539 Wilbraham Road M21 9LD, 860 6660

53 Pi 99 Manchester Road M21 9GA, 882 0000

22 The Bar 533 Wilbraham Road M21 0UE, 861 7576

38 The Hillary Step 199 Upper Chorlton Road M16 0BH, 881 1978

54 Proof 30A Manchester Road M21 9PH, 862 9333

23 Bar 480 480 Wilbraham Road M21 9AS, 861 9558

39 Horse & Jockey 9 Chorlton Green M21 9HS

55 Saray 609 Wilbraham Rd M21 9AN, 881 8292

24 Bar San Juan 56 Beech Road M21 9EG

40 Hot Spot 372 Barlow Moor Road M21 8AZ, 881 6881

56 Sedge Lynn 21a Manchester Road M21 9PN, 860 0141

25 Beech 79 Beech Rd M21 9EQ, 881 4912

41 Juan Sanchez 366 Barlow Moor Road M21 8AZ, 862 0267

57 The Spread Eagle 526-528 Wilbraham Road M21 9LD, 861 0385

26 Beer House 57 Manchester Rd M21 9PW, 861 8378

42 Lead Station 99 Beech Road M21 9EQ, 881 5559

58 Thai Spice 66a Beech Road M21 9EG, 881 0400

27 Beggar’s Bush 48 Beech Road M21 9EQ, 861 7393

43 Lloyds Hotel 617 Wilbraham Road M21 9AN, 286 0693

59 Trevor Arms 133/5 Beech Road M21 9EQ

28 Bowling Green 1 Brookburn Road M21 9ES, 860 2800

44 Leo’s 356 Barlow Moor Road M21 8AZ, 861 9092

60 Turkish Delight Ltd 573 Barlow Moor Road M21 8AE, 881 0503

29 Charango 456-458 Barlow Moor Road, M21 0BQ 881 8596

45 Mezzaluna 1st Floor, 613 Wilbraham Rd M21 9AN, 861 8880

61 The Whalley 2 Withington Road M16 8AA, 232 7159

46 Mint 478 Wilbraham Road M21 9AS, 881 9130

62 Yakisoba 360 Barlow Moor Road M21 8AZ, 862 0888

18 Out of the Blue 484 Wilbraham Road M21 9AS, 881 8353 19 Unicorn Grocery 89 Albany Rd M21 0BN

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Located in the heart of Chorlton, Craftelicious is a home to creating, eating and having lots of fun for all ages. Inspired by their own children’s craftiness, the husband and wife team opened the doors in July 2011 and have had such a positive response they now have even more exciting plans for the Craft Café.

It’s not all about craft though, Craftelicious have just launched their creperie menu which is the perfect accompaniment to their freshly ground coffee, loose-leaf tea and delicious handmade cakes. Whether crafting or not and wanting a tasty bite or in need of a laid back delicious crafternoon, there is something for everyone!

With activities ranging from ceramic painting, decopatch and now mosaic making available on a drop-in basis, along with more structured workshops for both children and adults. You cannot help but have fun, either in the Café or The Studio.

The family run business welcomes everyone with a warm smile with a passion for all things crafty, making themselves available to demonstrate activities for first-timers or share tips to ensure a rewarding experience.

The adult workshops last season included making a cushion cover, a fabric journal and textile jewellery making delivered by Craftelicious’ in house artist Maud Telastuo. Looking ahead to 2012 there are already a long list of activities planned, with all times and dates announced on the Craftelicious website. There will be some “Heart Crafts” taking place in February and “Mum and Me” workshops planned in March. Book a place on any of the workshops by the end of February and receive a 10% discount.

Here’s a flavour of the comments left in the feedback book:

Crafty tots, where things can get messy with different activity each week (Wednesdays and Thursdays, 10–11.30am) is aimed at pre-schoolers and makes a much anticipated return to The Studio in January.

However, the biggest success so far has to be the parties; which are not just for children!

Craftelicious have hosted baby showers (where guests make something for the baby (or baby’s room), hen-do’s (where all the guests have made decorations, keepsakes or favours for the big day) as well as those very popular work night out and team building activities. The feedback has been exceptionally positive with some groups returning several times.

“I really enjoyed coming here as a Birthday present…BRILLIANT service, food, art. Love it!”

“The kids had great fun – nearly as much as the adults!! Will definitely be back.”

Why not pop in and decide for yourselves?

A home to creating, eating and fun for all ages!

• Pottery Painting • Parties, Hen Do’s, Baby Showers • Crepes & Luxury Cakes

• Decopatch • Team Building • Freshly Ground Coffee & Loose Leaf Teas

Tel: 0161 860 4814 info@crafteliciousuk.com www.crafteliciousuk.com twitter @CraftyTea Facebook.com/Craftelicious.UK

127 Oswald Rd, Chorlton, Manchester, M21 9GE

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Barbakan Delicatessen NEW OPENING TIMES From Monday 2nd January 2012

Monday

8am - 5.30pm

Tuesday

8am - 5.30pm

Wednesday 8am - 5.30pm

Thursday

8am - 5.30pm

Friday

8am - 5.30pm

Saturday

8am - 5.30pm

CLOSED SUNDAYS Winners of the Craft Bakery Business Award 2011

Your local Award Winning Delicatessen and Bakery is ready to serve you with a wide choice of fresh and original Breads and Deli products. Call in soon and give your tastebuds a treat!

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10% OFF

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with this voucher in February 2012 *£5 minimum spend

67-71 Manchester Rd, Chorlton cum Hardy, Manchester, M21 9PW

Telephone: 0161 881 7053

www.barbakan-deli.co.uk to advertise call Lesley: 0787 589 5604 lesley@communityindex.co.uk

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AUTHENTIC GERMAN CUISINE

“Ess Paradies”

10% OFF*

with your copy of Community Index * Not to be used in conjunction with any other offer.

Simpler tastes in life are the best.

With good quality food served in a relaxed and welcoming family atmosphere, Hotspot is no ordinary restaurant!

We serve authentic German cuisine, with an emphasis on Hessian and Bavarian cooking.

Our food is simple, honest in every detail and traditionally prepared.

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2 Courses for £7.50 or 3 Courses for £10.50 *Tue-Fri 12pm-3 pm and 5pm-7pm Sat 11am-2pm Sun 5pm- 8pm *Offer applies to selected items; at least one course must be a starter or dessert

We love birthdays & special events!

Open for Lunch & Dinner

We offer party menus to make your event extra special.

Tue -Thu 12 - 3pm & 5pm - 9.30pm Fri 12 - 10pm Sun11am - 9pm Sat 12 - 10pm Mon Closed

If you’re interested in having your party at Hotspot, please come in and talk to us, or email: hotspot.uk@gmail.com

Sit, Sip & Surf Free Wi-Fi from 12 to 3pm every day with no download limits

372 Barlow Moor Rd • Chorlton • Manchester • M21 8AZ • Tel: 0161 881 6881 (Find us: next door to Ken Fosters Cycle Logic, opposite the Bus Station)

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Valentines Day Afternoon Tea

Sweet Tooth CUPCAKERY

Treat your loved one to a luxury afternoon tea on Valentine’s Day in the romantic relaxed sounding of Tea Hive Chorlton. Let us spoil you with an extensive choice of over 15 teas, an array of finger sandwiches and savoury tarts, freshly baked scones with homemade jam & clotted cream and a selection of delicious individual Tea Hive cakes. Then enjoy a deluxe coffee of your choice to round off your meal No red rose selling, violin playing cheesy waiters in sight. £22 for a stand for 2 Please call to make a reservation.

01612839869 53 Manchester Rd Chorlton M21 9PW teahive@hotmail.co.uk

Chorlton’s Cupcake Emporium Premium cupcakes, edible gifts and sweet treats lovingly baked in house, fresh daily.

Delicious vegan and gluten free options also available.

Join us in our cosy vintage parlour for an Illy coffee or one of our soda fountain classics, the perfect match for our delightfully fluffy cupcakes…

Pre-orders advised for Valentine’s Day. · VALENTINE’S CUPCAKES & EDIBLE GIFTS · WEDDINGS AND EVENTS · KID’S BIRTHDAY PARTY CAKES · GIANT CUPCAKES

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10% DISCOUNT* Jan/Feb 2012

(*Cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer)

9a Oswald Road, Chorlton, Manchester M21 9LP

07855 765355

to advertise call Lesley: 0787 589 5604 lesley@communityindex.co.uk

Community Noticeboard Fairs & Markets Farmers Market and Craft Fair Horse & Jockey, Chorlton Green. Last Saturday of every month 11–5pm www.horseandjockey chorlton.com Manchester Street Market 3rd Saturday of the month outside Chorlton Library.

Pop-up Vintage Fair Vintage homeware, clothing & handmade crafts. Every Saturday 12-5pm at The Beech, 72 Beech Rd, Chorlton chorltonvintagefair@ gmail.com

Clubs, Societies & Groups Chorlton Aikido Club Wednesdays 7.30-9.30pm St Ninians, Wilbraham Rd www.lancashireaikikai.org Tel: 861 8456 Community Allotment and Apiary, Scott Avenue Allotment (alley entrance by the bridge near to Leisure Centre) Sat 11am, Sun 2pm 07973139068 07521500223 uk.groups.yahoo.com/ group/grow_for_it/ Chorlton Bridge Club Christine Blackburn Tel: 225 8854 www.bridge webs.com/chorlton Chorlton Good Neighbours 881 2925 goodneighbours@ btconnect.com Manchester Flower Lovers’ Guild First Monday of the month for flower demosntations.

Refreshmenst at 7.15 for 7.30 start. Visitors welcome £5 St Werburghs Church Hall, Chorlton M21 0TJ

Anne 881 6591, flowersnorthwest.net Friends of Alexandra Park 226 7525 www.friends ofalexandrapark.org.uk Friends of Chorlton Meadows 881 6276 www.friendsofchorlton meadows.blogspot.com Function/Meeting Rooms Do you need a cheap local place for a meeting or gathering? Rooms available for up to 25 people. From £10/Hour Shakespeare House Community Centre Whalley Range M16 8NR, 823205 admin@r-squared.org.uk Transition Chorlton Ways to encourage a more sustainable future in Chorlton. 1st Thursday of each month at the Lloyds Hotel from 7.30pm 50+Social Group Arts/Walking/Holidays Lila:lilawaiz@tiscali.co.uk 2261214

Health & Fitness Capoeira – Cordao De Ouro Tuesdays 7-9 (All levels), Saturdays 11-12 (Kids) The Edge Theatre, M21 9JG, www.cdonw.co.uk Chorlton Leisure Centre www.manchestersport andleisure.org, 861 0790 The Yoga Rooms Thursday 10-11.15am Drop-in Yoga (all levels) Friday 10.30-11.30am Drop-in Pilates (all levels) Full Programme at www. yogarooms.co.uk Zumba, Yoga for pregnancy, Irish music, Salsa, Irish Dancing and Pilates The Irish Club, High Lane, 881 2898 www. chorltonirishclub.co.uk

Pilates Classes drop in £6 Mon 5.30pm, 6.35pm, 7.40pm, Wed 1pm Thurs 9.35pm St Clements Church Tues 5.30pm, 6.45pm, 8pm St Johns School Beginners workshops Studio classes and 1-1 on the reformer, Cadillac & chair Sarah 07776196504 www. energyflowfitness.co.uk

Arts & Crafts Battyandgorgeous Exploring Drawing Sunday, 26th Feb 1-5pm £40/£35 www.batty andgorgeous.com Beetlefelt Craft Workshops Textile Club Tuesdays Weaving Workshop Wednesdays Sewing Surgery Thursdays other workshops inc.

Mosaic Heart, Felt Table Mat, Seamless Felt Purse Carol Mowl Tel: 881 6309 www.beetlefelt.co.uk Chorlton Reading Group Once a month in the meeting room behind Chorlton library 7.30pm All welcome 881 1813 chorltonreadersgroup@ gmail.com Creative Corner Café inclusiveartsresources @gmail.com 14 Milton Grove, Whalley Range, M16 0BP 07745 855399 Drum & Percussion Group Playing Brazilian and Cuban rhythms. Thursday evenings 7-9pm St. Margarets Church, Whalley Range Sue 226 4311

The Edge Theatre and Arts Centre Full programme of theatre, music and art classes including: The Edge Youth Theatre Dance — ages 11-16 Saturdays 11–12pm £5 Theatre Club 5-8 year olds — Mondays 4-5pm £5 Out On The Edge (LGBT Theatre) A brand new theatre group for LGBT 16 to 25 year olds. Mondays 7-9pm £5 Manchester Rd, Chorlton Tel: 282 9776 Full programme online www.watersedgearts.com Ministry of Craft Accessory Junkie: Mixed craft making Sat 4th Feb Knitting skills How to knit Fair Isle Sat 18th Feb Creature comforts: Sew a sockee Sat 18th Feb Knit it now: Stunning wire beaded bracelet Sat 25th Feb 07850 894 752, www. ministryofcraft.co.uk Mosaic Therapy Thurs 7.15-8.45pm Chorlton Central Church M21 8BF 2012 Courses: Mosaic Yourself Potty Hulme Community Garden Centre Mosaic flowerpot March & June Roman Mosaics for Beginners Victoria Baths Manchester July Mosaic Masterpieces at Norton Priory Museum & Gardens May & June Final Details traceycartledge. wordpress.com/ workshops-classes-andcourses Tracey 860 0387 www. traceycartledge.co.uk

email your community notices to: rebecca@communityindex.co.uk Rubbish Revamped Blissed Out with Buttons 16th Feb 7-9.00pm £13.00 Layered brooches to ribboned necklaces.

Festoon your fridge with button magnets too! www.rubbishrevamped. org.uk South Manchester Camera Club Club Meets Monday nights at 8pm Didsbury Methodist Church M20 5LR www.smcc.org.uk Pottery Corner 34 Beech Road M21 9EL 882 0010

Music & Entertainment Charango DJS Every Friday and Saturday night 10pm-late.

456-458 Barlow Moor Road, Chorlton 881 8596 charango-chorlton.co.uk Chorlton Film Institute Sarah’s Key Thurs 16th Feb Doors Open 8.10pm Film starts 8.30pm Entrance £5 St Clements Church Chorlton Folk Club Thursdays 9pm Ellesmere Rd Cricket Club Dulcimer DJs every Friday & Saturday and

live acts from around the world every week www. dulcimer-bar.co.uk Folk Songs and Tunes at The Beech If you enjoy folk songs and tunes even older than the Beech. 1st & 3rd Wednesdays for Songs 2nd & 4th for Tunes.

Beech Road, Chorlton, M21 9EG Home on the Range Everything from punk, funk to classic house. last Friday of every Month The Carlton Club, Whalley Range www.carltonclub.org.uk Horse & Jockey Quiz Night Every Sunday (except Bank Holidays), from 8pm.

9 Chorlton Green M21 9HS www.horseandjockey chorlton.com Oddest Bar 414-416 Wilbraham Road Chorlton. Mooch down to Oddest every Friday & Saturday to find our fab DJs sifting through the vinyl 11pm-1.30am 860 7515 www.oddbar. co.uk/oddest

Social & Support Groups Chorlton Anxiety Group 226 3871

Café Spirit Meets every second Monday of the month at Copperfields Café in Chorlton opposite the post office 7.30pm Lesley 882 0848 Email: cafespirit@live.com Coffee and Craft Mornings at Chorlton Good Neighbours. Meet friends and have a coffee, with arts and crafts group. Thursday’s 10-11.30am Wilbraham St, Ninian’s Church 881 2925 www.cgncg.org.uk

www.chorltoncivic. blogspot.com www.chorlton.fetch.it www.sochorlton. wordpress.com www.whalleyrange.org

Useful Numbers Allotments Manager 226 3322 Bus, Train & Tram 228 7811 Chorlton Library 227 3700 Citizens Advice 0870 126 4094

LGBT Parents Group 636 7507, 07970 298 559

Environment on Call 954 9000

New Family Social UK charity for LGBT adopters, foster carers and their children. Meets every two months in south Manchester. newfamilysocial.co.uk

Electricity 0800 195 4141

Rainbow Families 07903 397 108 rainbowfamilies@ hotmail.com

Gas Emergency 0800 111 999 Manchester City Council 234 5000 www.manchester.gov.uk National Rail Enquiries nationalrail.co.uk 08457 48 49 50

St. Clements Fellowship Contact Barbara Burns on 0161 881 5912 or Ida Bradshaw on 0161 861 7158 for information.

NHS Direct 0845 46 47 nhsdirect.nhs.uk

Local Websites

Mersey Valley Countryside Warden Service 905 1100

www.beechroadm21. co.uk

Police – non emergency 872 5050 Samaritans 236 8000

www.chorlton.co.uk

The Chorlton Handyman City & Guilds multi skilled Tradesman

Carpentry • Joinery • Electrical • Plumbing Kitchens • Fencing • Built in Furniture • Decks Gates • Shelves • Locks • Hardware

call Nick

0777 852 3088

Domestic & Commercial Small works always welcome

Public Liability Insurance Environmentally Aware

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Business Index Arts & Crafts Basic Sewing Skills & Patchwork Craftelicious

Building & Maintenance Joseph Durkin

Carpet Cleaning Profresh

Childcare

Chorlton Little Gems

Chimney Sweep Acorn Chimney Sweeping Service

Dressmaker

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Erica Stacey

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Village Dry Cleaner

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Dry Cleaner Electrician

Chorlton Electric

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JP & Brimelow

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Estate Agents Food & Drink

A J Adams Barbakan Delicatessen Chorlton Wholefoods Hotspot

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Please note: Community Index accepts no responsibility for transactions entered into or work undertaken by any of the businesses advertising in the Index or any loss, harm or damage arising from using any of the products & services listed.

Saray Sweet Tooth Cupcakery Tea Hive

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DLE Enterprises Kingston Beds & Sofas

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Fat Grass Space

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Furniture & Joinery Gardens

Gas Engineer Chorlton Gas

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Chorlton Handyman

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Handyman/woman Music Lessons Dominic Kearne, Guitar/Songwriting

Painting & Decorating

Carol Smith HMC Painters & Decorators Nina West

Pest Control

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M Duffin

Shopping

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Chorlton Tagpassiton Franny & Filer

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Home on the Range

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RPL Roofing

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AJR Therapy Jason Howdon, Hypnotherapy Sue Fleming, Alexander Technique The Acupuncture Works

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Social Group/Events Solar Panels

Therapy, Healing & Health

Toys & Games

Monkey Puzzle Toys

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Prompt Pest Control Services

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BG Plumbing Select Plumbing & Heating

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Plumbers

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Chorlton Gas Ltd Domestic Central Heating and Gas Engineers

Service, installation and breakdown repair on all makes of: Boilers Fires

Job No big o to mall or s

Cookers Unvented Hot Water Cylinders Solar Thermal fully qualified • fully insured Gas Safe registered • friendly and reliable • local references available Central heating power flushing service available

Call Kevin for a no obligation quote

07722 731 801

B.G. PLUMBING

EXPERIENCED

local plumber Bathrooms and tiling Blockages and leaks Pipework alterations

GAVIN HOWARD mobile: 07969 605321 email: howard.bgplumbing@gmail.com 87 Haig Road, Stretford, M32 0DP

WRAS approved, cert no. 28518

SARAY CAFÉ BAR AND RESTAURANT

609 Wilbraham Road • Chorlton • M21 9AN

Taste of Anatolia

0161 881 8292

www.saraycafebar.co.uk

We are pleased to offer you the very best of Turkish Cuisine, in our family run restaurant in Chorlton.

We take great care and pride in serving top quality, authentic food from our eclectic menu. Our Chefs have a long-standing reputation for tender meat, succulent chicken dishes, fresh fish and a great selection of vegetable dishes. We also offer a huge selection of freshly prepared and flavoursome mezzes along with an extensive wine list.

Our friendly and helpful staff are on hand to help you choose mouth-watering dishes to share straight from the plate if you wish, making Saray cafe-bar a great place to relax and bask in the glow of our hospitality.

The Saray promises to deliver the best of Turkish food and service.

20% Discount on our TAKEAWAY MENU

FREE

BOTTLE OF HOUSE WINE

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Sunday to Thursday

with a 3 course meal for 2*

*offer valid until 29th Feb 2012 excludes Tues 14th February

EVERY DAY BOOK NOW for Valentines Day Call 881 8292

11.30am - 6.30pm

2 courses ONLY £9.95 3 courses ONLY £11.95