August 2016

Issue 136 - August 2016

The voice for local business

and Frodsham at your fingertips!

Serving The Areas Of: Alvanley // Dunham Hill // Elton // Frodsham Hapsford // Helsby // Kingsley // Manley // Mouldsworth // Norley // Overton

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Hello and welcome to the August edition.

This month in pictures...

A very big welcome to you all; here’s a flavour of what’s in store for you in this month’s edition Our front cover advertiser, Floorstyle has a new manager, Dean who is a Helsby resident, and previously lived in Frodsham for 20 years.

Dean has worked at Floorstyle for 13years and is now enjoying being at the helm. Just up the road in Runcorn, the new showroom layout is easier to walk around and to view the ranges.

For those of you with children, the school summer holidays are now well and truly underway. The Crafty Paint Pod at Gleave’s Garden Centre is a child friendly family run ceramic art studio, providing a great selection of unfinished ceramics ready to be made into your own masterpiece or a gift for someone else. Join them for a drop in craft session and explore the range of materials. They also cater for children’s parties, craft groups, pet prints, ladies evening (last Thursday of the month), hen parties and new baby prints for those lovely keepsakes. See p4 for details.

Brio Leisure have lots of activities and classes for all ages. They also offer a variety of party options to keep everyone entertained for hours.

Roller Disco Party, Sports Party or Bouncy Castle Party and if you can’t decide which one is best for you mix ‘n’ match to create the perfect Combo Party! Page 11.

Have a great month.

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The Crafty Paint Pod

Pod 3&4 Robert Gleave & Son Garden Centre, Mill Lane, Frodsham, WA6 7JA www.thecraftypaintpod.co.uk thecraftypaintpod@gmail.com

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MARJORIES Hairdressers

After 49 years at her Helsby Salon, Marjorie is retiring. “I would like to thank customers past and present for your custom and all of my staff for their help and support.

My very best wishes to Serenity,�

Marjorie xxx

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‘New Stock’ This month we have added a range of chutneys to our stock. These are made fairly locally in Malpas. We have a green bean chutney, a red onion marmalade, a beetroot chutney and a tomato and chilli jam.

Jerk and Pepper sauces, a lovely Our sauce range also has grown Thai Sriracha sauce and a couple of to include a couple of West Indian Louisiana Habanero sauces.

Recipe for August.

Rogan Josh

Opening hours:

To serve 4 generous portions you will need:

Monday - 10.00 - 3.00pm Tuesday - Closed Wednesday - 10.00 - 4.30pm Thursday - 10.00 - 4.30pm Friday - 10.00 - 4.30pm Saturday - 10.00 - 4.30pm Sunday - 10.30 - 4.00pm

1x Rogan Josh Spice Blend 750g to 1kg of your main ingredient eg. Meat/Fish/ Vegetables 500 ml Water 1 Chopped onion 2-3 Diced tomatoes or a 400g tin /chopped tomatoes Handful of fresh coriander

Method: • Empty your Rogan Josh spice blend into a

pan, add 500ml cold water and simmer for 3/4 minutes • Add your main ingredient, together with the chopped onion, cover and cook gently either on your hob or in your oven.

• For the last 10 minutes add the tomatoes and cook uncovered to reduce the sauce.

• Right at the end add fresh coriander to taste and serve. Would go well with pilau rice, nan bread and even a spoonful of lime pickle.

Phone: 07802 777 989 Email: myspicyblends@gmail.com Website: www.myspicyblends.co.uk

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Your Joint Bank Account Could Be Frozen if Capacity is Lost

By Nikki Barnes, Wills and Probate Solicitor of Rowlinsons Solicitors and a member of The Society of Trusts and Estates Practitioners (STEP).

Many married couples are blissfully unaware that if one of them loses mental capacity, the other account holder does not have an automatic right to access the account. In fact, most banks and other financial institutions will not only freeze sole accounts but will also freeze joint holdings as soon as they become aware of one holder becoming incapable of making decisions.

The Banks Have a Right to Freeze Your Assets The British Bankers’ Association (BBA) states that your bank account will be frozen if you lose capacity and one of the following is not in place: • Lasting power of attorney (LPA) • Enduring power of attorney (EPA) • An order from the Court of Protection

The banks do not carry out such an action merely to be awkward but they are under a duty to safeguard the funds of someone who has lost mental capacity.

A Property and Financial Affairs LPA allows you to nominate someone you trust to make financial decisions on your behalf.

EPAs also allow someone to make financial decisions on your behalf. LPAs replaced EPAs under The Mental Capacity Act 2005, but EPAs are still valid if they were drawn up before 1st October 2007.

A Joint Account Won’t Protect Your Loved Ones Putting assets into joint names, for example with a spouse or a child, will not be adequate to guarantee continued access to the bank account.

Without a registered Property and Financial Affairs Lasting Power of Attorney in place, your assets will be frozen and this could lead to problems such as paying bills and the mortgage.

Having a Financial Lasting Power of Attorney in place will prevent this situation

arising and, if you do lose mental capacity, it will also prevent the need for your family having to go down the alternative route of applying for a deputyship order from the Court of Protection; which is a longer, drawn out process and is much more expensive and considerably more onerous on your appointed deputies.

At Rowlinsons we are keen to help you to ensure that all future eventualities are covered. That’s why for a limited time only if you instruct us before the end of August 2016 to prepare your Lasting Power of Attorney you will receive a 10% discount.

Simply contact Hannah Butterworth on 01928 735333 and quote ‘H2H08’ to redeem.

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Short Story The Too Hot Tub

“What are you doing here?”

Tony asked. “Come to check up on me?”

the fish tank,” Tony said.

“Can’t have a hot tub without bubbles.”

Richard had anticipated some chaos when he popped round to visit his dad, but hadn’t expected to find him on the patio stood up to his armpits in a wheelie bin full of water.

“Don’t the goldfish mind?” queried Richard.

“No,” Richard lied. “Mum asked me to pop round to see if you’ve watered her Busy Lizzies.” Though the sight of the drooping bedding plants had already answered that question for him.

“Do you want me to ask what you’re doing?” Richard asked. ”Or is it better if I don’t know?”

“I don’t mind telling you,” Tony said, “so long as you don’t spoil the surprise for your mum.”

“The surprise that you’ve filled your dustbin with water and then climbed in it?” Richard asked.

“No longer a dustbin, Dickie,” Tony said proudly. “What you have here is a fully functioning hot tub. I wanted to surprise your mum when she got back from her spa weekend.”

“She’ll certainly be surprised,” Richard agreed.

“She can sit in here of an evening and put her white wine spritzer and pickled onions on the open lid.” Tony tapped the lid behind him where an empty pickled onion jar was rolling around. “These things go for megabucks.”

“Why’s it bubbling like that?”

Richard asked, studying the dark water more closely.

“I borrowed the pump out of

“They’ll be alright for a bit,” Tony said.

“And how are you heating the water?” Richard asked.

“You what?” Tony said.

“It’s a hot tub, so how are you making it hot?”

“No, it doesn’t want to be hot,” Tony scratched his ear with the pickled onion fork, “it’s for when you’re too hot, you know, to cool you down a bit.”

“So you’ve filled the dustbin with cold water, stuck the fish tank pump in there and climbed in,” Richard said as calmly as possible. “Pleasant is it?”

“It’s not bad.” Tony’s teeth rattled slightly. “I could stay in here all day.”

“Surely you’d start to prune after a bit?” Richard noticed his dad’s finger tips. “How long have you been in there exactly?”

“Not long,” Tony said defensively, “I’ll get out when you’ve gone. Probably could do with a spot of lunch, now that I’ve eaten all the pickled onions.”

“Why not get out now?” Richard said, then a horrible thought flashed through his mind.

“You’re not naked in there are you?”

“No!” Tony batted the suggestion away. “I’ve got my best undercrackers on.”

“So get out then,” Richard said.

“Like I said,” Tony looked uncomfortable, “in a bit.”

“You can’t get out,” Richard grinned, “can you?”

“I did have a try earlier,” Tony said. “I’ll have another go in a bit.”

“Do you want some help?”

“No, I’m fine.”

“You’re stuck aren’t you?”

“Well, maybe just a little bit.”

Richard walked around the dustbin assessing the situation.

“Hang on, Dad.” He took a firm hold of the back of the bin and tipped. “It’ll be easier if we release some of the water first.”

The water sploshed gently over the side, wetting Richard’s feet.

“Careful Dickie,” Tony said nervously, “there are quite a few gallons in here.”

Just then the sheer weight overwhelmed Richard and the whole bin tipped over. Tony was thrown out onto the patio like the contents of a trawler net.

“At least we’ve watered the Busy Lizzies,” Richard said.

“You alright?”

“Never better.” Tony picked himself up. “Is there time to refill it before your mum gets back?”

By Jackie Brewster

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Beer of the Month

It’s the fashion among ale-drinkers to while away a hot August afternoon with a golden ale – you know, one of those modern pale ales that’s so overburdened with exotic hops that all you can taste is nettles. But for those of us who still believe that sunny afternoons were made for cricket not rock festivals, I have a couple of beery suggestions that are still refreshing and still hoppy, but less abrasive and altogether more mellow.

Although founded in 1777, Dorset’s Badger Brewery has become a trailblazer in the bottled beer market, with an innovative range that is unafraid of ingredients like liquorice, ginger, and elderflower; and the moment you uncap a bottle of 4.5% alcohol Golden Glory, you know what’s in it: peach blossom. So – a fruity beer for that summer sundowner? Why not? The Belgians use loads of fruit, and they’re (supposedly) the best brewers in the world.

Golden Glory pours an attractive dark gold with a thick foamy head. The nose is heady with peach to the exclusion of all else; on the palate, though, the peach is less pronounced. There’s still an overtone, but the more traditional malt comes through strongly, and then in the finish there’s what there ought to be – hop bitterness.

St Peter’s Brewery of Suffolk celebrates its 20th birthday this year but has loads of history behind it. Its home is a moated Tudor farmhouse deep in a maze of lanes, which was built with bits of architectural salvage from the nearby priory, including an entire church window of intricatelycarved tracery. A truly unique place, and well worth a visit.

Its huge bottled range includes grapefruit beer, honey beer, a stout, a porter, an IPA and many others; but in August we’ll try the Organic Ale at 4.5% alcohol.

The beer is a dark gold colour, and there’s a hint of biscuity malt offset by lemony hops in the aroma. The mouth feel is smooth and creamy, with a palate that balances rich toffee, an overtone of marmalade, and just a suggestion of barley wine that makes the beer drink above its weight. The finish is all hop, though, long and dry and bitter, making it the perfect quencher for all that fine August weather I hope we’ll be getting.

By Ted Bruning

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Nature Notes

by local Helsby Resident

Magpies The Farmers Friend Due to ignorance the Magpie, like the shark has been given an undeserved reputation. True, it will take young birds from their nests if the chance occurs but so will a Woodpecker. The latter not only takes young from their nests but can enlarge the hole to get into them and take the lot!

A Sparrow hawk relies entirely on small birds up to a pigeon size but see the excitement people get from sighting these two birds.

Last year my next door neighbour was disturbed by a very loud drumming and coming out to see if ‘yours truly’ was loose again with his hammer were amazed to see that it was a Woodpecker trying to get into the Tit box I have below my back bedroom window.

But the Magpie is clever. A colleague who had gone to see another friend, also

a ranger in Wales was told to watch what happened to his fresh milk delivery in bottles. Soon a Magpie came and took all the cream from the top until it could no longer reach the milk so it went away and returned with a pebble and dropped it in the milk, then another and another and using Archimedes principle the pebbles replaced the milk until the Magpie could have another drink! Now who can’t love and admire such a clever bird.

It doesn’t end there as it’s main source of food comes from the land when it sees off many pests that destroy good crops.

A twenty year study of Magpies by a devout bird man showed there were more small birds in a Magpies area than outside it, probably due to the agressive nature of the Magpie to keep others out of its area there by protecting the majority of small birds.

I love to see them in my garden. They are beautiful in plumage and clever in science - how many of you knew the principle of liquid replacement before you were taught it? No, if you’re going to welcome a visitor to your garden encourage a Magpie, not the cat from your neighbour!

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‘Sleep well to drive safe’ says Cheshire Motor Show sponsors The UK’s leading independent bed retailer (headquartered in Frodsham) is sponsoring the Rotary’s Cheshire Motor Show to promote sleeprelated driving safety.

Land of Beds will share shocking RAC Foundation statistics with show-goers at Frodsham Community Centre on Sunday 31 July, revealing 20 per cent of accidents on major roads are linked with tiredness.

Hannah Rushton McGregor is pictured with “School runs and the work commute are exhausting,” her Land of Beds colleague Rhian Thomas. says Mike Murray, Managing Director at Land of Beds. “Our Sleep Experts will be encouraging motoring enthusiasts to improve their sleep quality as well as admiring the vehicles on display! Come and see us for a chance to win a luxury bed bundle and to get comfortable on mattresses from our Church Street showroom!”

Edward Basnett, Chairman of Frodsham and Helsby Rotary Club, said: “Land of Beds’ sponsorship funds will support good causes.”

Earlier this month, the award-winning retailer sponsored Frodsham Downhill Run, raising funds for Frodsham Community Centre.

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Beauty Beauty and the Beach

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Beauty buys to see you through those hazy summer days.

When it comes to packing for holidays, I tend to fill every last millimetre of my case.

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to use factor 25, but on days when I can get away with an SPF of 15, I usually reach for Green People’s Sun Lotion with Natural Tan Accelerator, £20.

It’s a great choice if you have sensitive skin (which I do), as it’s very gentle, so unlikely to irritate. It’s also rich in seed oils, so leaves my skin feeling moisturised.

The natural tan accelerator has been shown to increase tanning by up to 25% and can make a tan last much longer.

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by Colorescience Sunforgettable. nearly as evangelical as I should be With an SPF of 50 it gives about applying suntan lotion, but I am great protection, but as it’s trying to do better. The fact that every a loose mineral powder, you year more than 14,000 people in the just brush it on. You can wear UK develop a malignant melanoma it on top of makeup and it’s is a pretty good motivator. As an available in three shades extra incentive, UVA rays also lead – fair, medium and tan. For to premature wrinkles and age spots, me, the price is the downside. and they can penetrate skin even At £41.50, it’s certainly when it’s cloudy. So this summer, I’m not wallet-friendly. But it is slapping lotion.call: I tend To advertise 01928 727 165 or email: helsbytohand@btinternet.com 34 on the suntan

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To Dye Or Not To Dye?

by Kate McLelland

It’s a dilemma faced by most people of ‘a certain age’: let your hair go grey, or reach for the dye bottle? Grey hair is one of the strongest visual indicators of age and even if you’ve managed to avoid some of the other obvious signs, such as wrinkles and a sagging waistline, your hair colour will give you away every time.

If you’re uneasy about the prospect of growing older, then the chances are that you will do whatever it takes to retain your youthful hair colour, even if it means regular trips to the hairdressers or struggling to make sense of an off-theshelf dye kit:“part hair into strands and, wearing the gloves provided, tip bottle A into container B and shake well before applying”.

of hair affected depends largely upon your genes, but the average person will spot their first grey hair in their 30s and most people will have noticeable grey strands by their 40s. By the age of fifty, fifty per cent of people will have gone grey.

grey hair shades chic for both sexes, whatever their ages: young, hip celebrities such as Rihanna, Zayn Malik and Nicole Ritchie have recently hit the headlines for adopting silver grey hair shades and the trend for grey colourants is growing.

The aging process also makes your hair follicles and the oil glands in your scalp shrink, resulting in hair that is thinner, dryer and more brittle. People of both sexes may also lose some hair as they grow older. Although we tend to think of hair loss as an exclusively male preserve, women can also lose volume as a result of hormonal changes during the menopause.

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Scare stories about the Women may also feel under dangers posed by certain Why We go grey greater pressure to keep chemicals have continued to Our natural hair colour comes up a youthful appearance. surface, in spite of a major from a pigment known as While an older woman who re-think by manufacturers in melanin, produced by the refuses to colour her hair the 1980s, when research hair follicles. As we age may be described as ‘brave’, revealed that substances our follicles produce less a grey haired man enjoys used in hair dye at that time melanin, resulting in grey and the much more flattering caused cancer in mice. While silver tones. The age at which label of ‘silver fox’. But a new modern studies have shown you turn amountcall:fashion to email: make helsbytohand@btinternet.com that prolonged exposure to advertise 01928 promises 727 165 or 44 grey andTothe

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We can’t turn back the clock As we age, our skin colour alters, picking up more yellow tones. This means that a mature skin tone may no longer look as good against a vibrant, youthful hair shade (although if you do decide to colour your hair a professional

hairdresser will be able to advise on the best shades to use). Because aging hair is dryer and more brittle, the chemicals in permanent dyes can leave the hair looking dull and lifeless, so a desire for healthier looking hair – whatever its colour - may ultimately persuade us to let nature take its course. role models lead the way Back in the day it was an unspoken rule that any celebrity over 40 should automatically dye their hair. These days, however, we’re surrounded by high profile figures sporting grey hairstyles – think of male celebritiess such as Gary Lineker, José Mourinho and George Clooney and female high rollers like Vogue’s Anna

Wintour, actress Meryl Streep and IMF leader Christine Lagarde. Far from hinting at age and infirmity, their grey hairstyles exude power and charisma.

These days we are all living longer, in better health, and it may simply be that the trend towards accepting grey hair shows we are more relaxed about the aging process, living life to the full instead of hiding away. To quote celebrity hairstylist and founder of Twitter’s @ thegreyglammovement, Cynthia Alvarez: “Grey is the new black. The colour has taken on an entirely new life and meaning – today grey is beautiful, sexy, chic, fabulous!”

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and resilience. Standard carpet descriptions are for light, moderate, general, heavy and extra heavy domestic use, which gives a good indication of suitability.

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Used mainly in plain twists, loop patterns and saxonies. polyester: Stain-resistant, light and bulky, with a lustrous appearance, mainly used in plain, thick saxonies. mixes: In order to enhance performance, give a particular feel or reduce price, the four fibres are blended together. The most common blends are 80% wool with 20% nylon (probably the ideal combination of softness and strength); 80% wool with 10% nylon and 10% polyester; and 50% wool with 50% polypropylene.

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f you’re thinking about brightening up your home with new windows or extending and increasing the value of your property by adding a conservatory, our new guide ‘The Seven Costly and Potentially Disastrous Mistakes People Make When Buying Conservatories and Windows’ will help you ensure you get exactly what you pay for.

Is this what’s on your mind?

After installing 92,500 double glazed units and 3,814 conservatories David says he knows what’s on your mind when you’re considering buying windows and conservatories.

1. You don’t want to be pressured into buying – so we don’t employ those high pressure salespeople that double glazing companies have become infamous for. Instead, our designers will work with you, at your own pace and help you to maximise your budget and have complete peace of mind.

2. You worry about the safety of your money – so we don’t ask for big up front payments. As a long established, financially stable company, we’re not desperate to get our hands on your money.

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3. You’re concerned about the mess that might be caused – so we employ a ‘tidy up system’ and we clean as we go, window by window, day by day.

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Health

By Alison Runham www.alison.runham.co.uk

Modern Technology: Don’t Let It Damage Your Health your monitor’s brightness and contrast. Position your monitor 20-28 inches away.

• Follow the 20/20/20 rule: every 20 minutes, look away from your screen for 20 seconds (preferably at an object around 20 feet away).

Modern technology is a great tool for communication and information sharing, but it’s not always good for our health.

The problem: Poor Sleep.

Blue light emitted by many of our phones, tablets, monitors and flat-screen TVs can adversely affect melatonin, our sleep-inducing hormone.

Lack of sleep affects memory, mood, concentration, reaction times and immunity, and can stimulate appetite. Long-term, it may affect language processing and our sense of time, and contribute to serious health problems like diabetes and heart disease.

The Answer: Turn devices off for an hour before bedtime and reduce screen brightness in the evening.

The problem: CVS (Computer Vision Syndrome) CVS symptoms include eye muscle strain, eye irritation, blurred or double vision, headaches and neck pain. It’s caused by asking our eyes to cope with constant glare and focus readjustment as they flick between different images and text.

The problem: Prolonged Sitting Research shows that prolonged sitting can seriously damage our health and shorten life expectancy - even if we exercise regularly.

The Answer: Avoid prolonged sitting when possible, but if it’s unavoidable, break it up with short stints of activity, e.g. housework or a lunchtime football game. Also try: • Standing on public transport.

• Walking/biking all or part of the way to work.

• Investing in a standing, treadmill or convertible desk (or conversion equipment for your normal desk or treadmill).

• Sitting on a yoga ball, which requires constant but subtle effort to stay balanced.

• Active Sitting: try raising your heels up and down; contracting your stomach muscles; raising and lowering your leg from the knee or the hip height; swivelling your office chair with your hips; tensing, stretching and bending your arms; rolling your shoulders.

injury) and Carpal Tunnel syndrome (tingling, numbness or pain in the hand, caused by compression of the median nerve).

The Answer: Think Ergonomics • Sit as close as possible to your desk and keep it clear underneath to avoid twisting.

• Set your computer monitor at eye level. Use laptops on a desk with an attached keyboard and raised monitor whenever possible.

• Keep hands and wrists warm, and use ergonomic keyboards, mice and mouse-mats. Wrist supports may help.

• Check your posture regularly.

Beware slouching, leaning forward or to one side, craning your neck or hunching.

• Adjust your chair so that: o Your back meets the chair back and your lumbar region is supported (a cushion that fits the small of your back may help). o Your knees are level with or slightly higher than your hips. o Your feet rest comfortably on the floor. o Your elbows are at 90° to your desktop. o Your arms are slightly raised at the shoulders. o The seat doesn’t dig in behind your knees but does support most of your upper thigh (three inches between seat and calf is ideal).

The problem: Aches, Pains and Poor Posture To avoid the risks modern Using flat keyboards, laptops, The Answer: technology poses while still mice and incorrectly positioned • Install a dimmer switch in enjoying its benefits, remember: equipment can cause back your room and/or a glare filter sit up, stand up and switch off pain, RSI 727 (repetitive for your adjust occasionally!

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Cake and Bake Tropical Fruit Roulade A lovely light and fruity dessert that’s ideal for summer entertaining. You can vary the fruit filling, try fresh chopped peaches and raspberries or strawberries and blueberries if preferred.

Ingredients: • 5 large eggs • 165g caster sugar • 4 tbsp plain flour • 300ml double cream • 2 passion fruit • 1 small ripe mango

Serves 8

1. Preheat the oven to 180/fan 160C/Gas 4. Grease a 33cm x 23cm Swiss roll tin and line the base and sides with lightly greased baking paper.

2. Place the eggs and 150g of the caster sugar in a bowl set over a pan of simmering water and whisk with an electric whisk until the mixture is very pale and thick (see tip).

Remove from the heat and continue whisking until the mixture leaves a trail when the whisk is lifted.

3. Sift the flour over the mixture and fold in gently with a metal spoon. Pour the mixture into the prepared tin and tilt the tin to level the surface. Bake for 20-25 minutes until golden and just firm to the touch.

Ready in 1hour, plus cooling

4. Invert the roulade out onto a sheet of baking paper dusted

TIP

5. Whip the cream in a large bowl until softly peaking. Scoop

The trick to a really light and fluffy fatless sponge is to whisk the mixture over the simmering water for at least 7-8 minutes to incorporate as much air as possible, and to fold in the flour very gently to avoid knocking out too much air.

with the rest of the sugar. Cover with a clean damp tea towel and leave to cool completely.

the seeds and flesh from the passion fruit and fold into the cream. Peel the mango and cut a few thin slices to decorate the roulade; finely chop the rest. Remove the paper lining from the roulade and trim the edges. Spread the passion fruit cream over the sponge and top with the chopped mango.

6. Using the sugared paper as a guide, roll up the roulade from one short end. Transfer to a serving platter and decorate with the reserved mango slices just before serving.

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And Another Thing...

Tom Stands Up For The Little Guy

by Tom Hughes Follow Tom on Twitter @groomsdaybook

The snap of the letterbox heralded the morning post.

Filtering out the junk (after retaining the free charity pen), I handed the bills to Sarah who dealt with all unpleasant domestic financial matters. “Tom, will you please pay this parking fine? It’s been going on for nearly a year.”

“It’s not a parking fine at all, it’s an invoice for parking on private land. You just ignore them. The only time to worry is if you get a summons from the County Court.”

Sarah continued opening the post. My eyes were drawn to a large buff envelope.

“What’s that?”

Sarah plonked it down in front if me. “It’s a summons from the County Court.”

Beloved who, arms folded, announced “Well, you know best dear.”

So, after ignoring all the threatening letters and after scanning the parking fine forums, I was actually being pursued through the courts!

“So Tom, what are you going to do about it?”

“I’ll tell you what I’m going to do about it - I’m going to fight! I’m going to stand up for the little guy! And please stop rolling your eyes.”

Sat in the waiting room I scanned the seats around me, trying to locate my adversary, but all I could see were sad looking people desperately clinging onto bits of paper. Then a short red-faced man in flowing black robes yelled “Hughes v Parking Plus!? Court Four!”

desks. Sat imperiously under a large crest decorated with lions was a thin-faced white-haired man.

His desk - not surprisingly - was the biggest. Wearing half-moon glasses, he had the distracted air of someone who knew the law inside and out. Sat opposite me was a spotty boy in an ill-fitting suit who looked about fourteen.

I whispered to him, “Listen, are you on work experience?”

“No, I represent Parking Plus, I’m here to fight you.”

Then the judge spoke. “Mr Hughes, would you like to state why you don’t think you owe this money?”

I rose to my feet and flourishing above my head a tatty old bit of paper, I said with all the gravitas I could muster, “Your Honour, if it pleases the court may I present...exhibit A!”

I skimmed the bundle of papers : The plaintiff demands £185 plus Stomach in knots, I pushed costs...21 days to reply. through double doors and Swallowing nervously, entered a vast open court I glanced full of light “Mr Hughes, this isn’t a To advertise call: 01928 727oak-coloured 165 or email: helsbytohand@btinternet.com 70 at my Dearly

criminal matter, we don’t have exhibits. Just state your case.”

Sheepishly, I let my hand fall and mumbled, “On 15th March last year I went to purchase a new pair of shoes, I therefore proceeded in my Mondeo Ghia towards said retail park, whereupon…”

Wearily, the Judge raised his hand. “Mr Hughes, fascinating as this is, could you please try to stick to the relevant facts?”

As the words on my carefully written statement began dancing before my eyes, I folded up my notes and decided instead to adopt the well-worn legal manoeuvre called winging it.

“Well Judge it’s like this; we can’t have these cowboys ripping off the honest motorist. Why don’t we send out a message - we’re here for the little guy!”

The judge looked over his half-moons - first at me, then at the spotty boy in the suit who, on cue, parroted a load of legal gobbledygook which meant that I’d probably lost. Half-Moon turned back to me. I rose, cleared my throat, heaved a great big book onto my desk and began reading out loud, “To all men of our kingdom to whom we have granted…”

“Mr Hughes - what is that book?”

“Your Honour, this mighty

tome is the Magna Carta, and by stating my ancient rights as an Englishman, I…” “Judgement for the plaintiff in the sum of £185 plus costs.”

“I demand a retrial!”

“Good-day, Mr Hughes.”

And with that the spotty youth and Half-Moon disappeared. Outside I handed over my debit card to the little red-faced man in the robes. “Mr Hughes, would you care to provide some feedback on your courtroom experience today?”

“Yes I would! I (REDACTED)”.

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All Natural Stone, Porcelain & Ceramic Wall & Floor Tiles: Travertine Marble Slate Limestone Percelain Ceramic Re-grout and Cleaning Service Available

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Many of you already know Paul Hughes of

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Laurence Jones Covering all local areas, and just minutes from all addresses * Independent family run firm, priding ourselves on attention to detail, and personal service. * Professional, Dignified Funeral Services at Reasonable Prices * Beautiful, tranquil funeral home with private chapels of rest and free parking * Religious or Non - Religious services arranged * Home visits always available

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Plan Your Planting

by Pippa Greenwood

even the slightest signs of containers, so if you have Although gardens are now deterioration such as sunken a permanently planted up looking a little tired, the drier container this too can be under- brown spots, excessive soil means it is not a good time softness or patches of bluish planted with several layers of for planting shrubs or trees. mould. Larger bulbs generally spring flowering bulbs. Use a So, do what you can to perk seem to do better than smaller transplanting trowel to minimise up flower beds and borders versions of the same variety. damage to the existing plants’ and then start to plan ahead roots. for spring, as garden centres For large quantities of the same are starting to take delivery of variety, buy a net of bulbs from If you are unsure which bulbs which will get your garden bulbs go together, don’t feel your garden centre or direct looking fabulous early next from a mail order specialist frightened to experiment. year. nursery.

Alternatively, many catalogues and garden centres offer mixed Many bulbs start to put down If you can’t plant your bulbs selections of bulbs for specific roots at the end of summer and promptly, keep them in a cool purposes and there are also into autumn, so prompt planting and well ventilated spot before some lovely packs of bulbs is advisable, though tulips are planting, as this is essential following colour themes. These best planted in October. to reduce the risk of them usually represent good value for deteriorating.

Another option is mail order money too. catalogues which have a bigger Next month I’ll be looking at If you have a dull patch of choice of bulbs, often including novel ways to make the best lawn, brighten it up in the early more unusual varieties. Time use of the gorgeous array of months by planting some small is of the essence, however, so available bulbs, so plant some bulbs. Crocus or miniature send off for these as soon as now and then treat yourself possible so that you can choose narcissus are particularly to a few more for September useful, as once the flowers some delightful bulbs ready for planting! ood’ planting in the next month or so. have faded you don’t have Visit Pippa’s website www. much deteriorating foliage to Before buying, decide where pippagreenwood.com for cope with. in the garden you can cram in eeding tool, Pippa’s ‘Winter thru’ Spring’ In larger areas, consider a few bulbs. As they are often ks collection of vegetables planting up drifts of full-sized in flower before the rest of the for planting next month, daffodils, but make sure you garden gets going, they can en a really useful selection of don’t want to mow the grass be used to under-plant existing Pippa’s favourite gardening beneath these trees or shrubs trees, shrubs and herbaceous ends & items including Nemaslug regularly, as you can’t safely flowers. Bulbs are an excellent or to control slugs, pop-up remove the leaves of the way to make the most of every crop covers, SpeedHoes, daffodils until at least six weeks square metre of soil, and to SpeedWeeders, ladybirds to after flowering. ensure that your garden looks Visit Pippa’s website: control greenfly, pull-out lovely as early as possible in Check that bulbs are in good www.pippagreenwood.com mini tunnels, signed books the year. condition before you buy, and lots more besides. any which show to adverts ManyPlease bulbs do well in Helsby to avoiding 77 mention Hand when responding

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Far From The Madding Crowds Gadgets for going off the beaten track

For many people, late summer is the perfect time to go off the beaten track and explore, whether that’s by hiking, cycling or a combination of the two. And with the right gadgets you can be sure that you’ll love to go a-wandering, no matter where you’re headed.

If you like to listen to music, podcasts or ebooks when you’re roaming, or if you just fancy some music while you swim in a lake, waterproof headphones are a great idea: sets such as the X-1 Surge Mini (£35) are 100% waterproof to a depth of 12 feet, but don’t forget to buy a waterproof case for your iPod or phone: you can pick up a universal waterproof case for less than £10, although make sure you check the specs carefully: water resistant and waterproof are very different things, and the former is only designed to protect your device against accidents, not deliberately going underwater.

backpack. If you’re on a city trip with a messenger bag, the Memobottle (around £22) is shaped like a book rather than a bottle so it won’t make your bag all bulky. And of course, don’t forget the humble Thermos (from around £8), which is as good at keeping soup warm as it is at keeping water cool - a useful skill given the vagaries of the British weather.

If you have fond memories of the Swiss Army Knife you might be interested to see its latest incarnation, the Victorinox Expedition Kit. At £135 it’s a lot of money for a knife, but then it’s a lot of knife for the money: not only does it have the usual blades and screwdrivers but it also includes a digital clock, a barometer, a compass, an altimeter and a thermometer.

And of course you never know when you might need to get a stone out of a horse’s hoof.

based, ruggedised tablet with GPS, weather sensors and radio communication to ensure that you always know where you are and what’s coming, and that you’re never out of contact with the outside world.

It’s a bit of an overkill for a walk round a park, but for more serious expeditions it could be a very valuable travelling companion. The use of an E-Ink screen and a built-in solar panel means it should last for ages too, although unfortunately E-Ink’s slower updating does rule out a game of Angry Birds after the day’s travelling is over. If it’s even half as good as the Kickstarter campaign promises it could be really clever.

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Kingsley Players Triumph at Cheshire Theatre Guild Awards Kingsley Players have stormed to success in the annual Cheshire Theatre Guild awards, staged this month.

The group’s production of Oliver, performed in January, was named Best Production with musical content.

Tom Hayes and Shara Blanchard, who played Romeo and Juliet, in the Kingsley Players’ innovative Bite-sized Shakespeare production in October were jointly named Best Youngster in a Senior Production.

And in the Dramatic Achievement category, actor Matt Jones, who performed a mesmerising monologue as Graham in Alan Bennett’s Talking Heads and Bite-sized Shakespeare, directed and devised by Ed Green, were both short-listed.

Lynn Pegler, who directed the Oliver production, said: “We are thrilled to have been so successful in the awards against strong competition from theatre groups all over the county. The Best Production award is testament to the fantastic community effort that goes into every show.

The Oliver production had a cast of more than 50 adults and children, and played five sell-out shows. Everything from costumes, set, lighting and sound to backstage crew and the wonderful performers – everyone gave 100 per cent. It’s a fantastic achievement.”

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RSK sponsors Frodsham Junior Football club girls’ teams RSK is delighted to announce its sponsorship of the Frodsham Junior Football club girls’ teams. Environmental consultancy, RSK, which has its headquarters locally in Helsby, donated £500 to the club. It will be supporting the girls’ teams from the under 9’s to the under 15’s.

With over 400 players and 80 coaches, Frodsham Junior Football club is thriving.

It includes both girls and boys teams and recently became an FA chartered community From left to right: Esmé (under 9s), India (under 11s), club.

Emily (under 13s) and Hannah (under 15s) Chief executive officer of RSK, Alan Ryder, comments, “We are thrilled to sponsor Frodsham Junior Football club’s girls’ teams. With our Helsby headquarters just down the road from Frodsham, the club is very much a part of RSK’s local community. As a company, RSK is keen to find opportunities to contribute to the well-being of the communities in which we trade. Our main corporate responsibility commitments are supporting charities, sourcing locally and investing in youth.”

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Funding approved for Door2Door Project in Frodsham Community Centre.

Frodsham resident and visitors to Frodsham Community Centre are set to get a much improve welcome to Frodsham Community Centre thanks to a £47,000 grant from funding body WREN. The money, awarded by WREN’s FCC Community Action Fund, will be used to refurbish the public areas from the front door to the emergency exits at the back, hence Door2Door Project.

Roger Williams, Chair of Frodsham Community Association, believes the improvements will really enhance the building and appeal to the many visitors who come through the doors.

He says:” This project will provide a real boost to the people of Frodsham. It’s fantastic that WREN as awarded us this money and we are really looking forward to the changes taking shape over the next few months”. Hopefully the Door2Door project will be ready in September.

WREN is a not-for-profit business that awards grants for community, biodiversity and heritage projects from funds donated by FCC Environment through the Landfill Communities Fund.

Richard Smith, WREN’s grant manager for Cheshire, says: “We’re delighted to be supporting the Frodsham Community Centre project and pleased our funding will make such a difference to so many groups of people across Frodsham. WREN is always happy to consider grant applications for projects that benefit local communities and we’re looking forward to this one having a positive impact very soon.”

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Helsby Golf Club Captain’s 6 County Challenge raises £8,500 The Captain of Helsby Golf Club, Steve Cunniffe, is also a trustee of the club’s Powered Wheelchair Appeal and during his year of office he wanted to raise funds for the Appeal. He and former Captain Martin Mann came up with the perfect challenge – playing 6 rounds of golf in 6 counties around the longest day of the year!

The challenge began at 3.25am on the morning of Monday 20th June and during the next 16 hours, he played a round of 18 holes of golf at each of the following venues – • Garstang Country Hotel and Golf Club in LANCASHIRE (he played the first 6 holes in the dark using luminous balls!)

• Bentham Golf Club in YORKSHIRE • Kirkby Lonsdale Golf Club in CUMBRIA • Barlaston Golf Club in STAFFORDSHIRE • Market Drayton Golf Club in SHROPSHIRE (Steve was joined here by Helsby Lady Captain, Penny Ainsworth who also played the last 2 courses) • Finally back to CHESHIRE, and to Helsby Golf club Steve had to play in heavy rain to begin with but the weather improved as the day went on and he managed to overcome delays with traffic on the M6.

The reception to celebrate the achievement was fantastic and everyone enjoyed a hog roast, provided by the catering team led by Kieran and Natalie, and back in the clubhouse, (after a celebratory and well deserved beer!)

Steve was delighted to announce that around £8,500 had been raised for the charity. He thanked all who donated, Lady Captain Penny, his helpers and all the Golf Clubs (Garstang,

Lady Captain Penny & Captain Steve Bentham, Kirkby Lonsdale, Barlaston and Market Drayton) for the courtesy of their courses and support in ensuring that everything went to plan. During the day his progress was tracked through the club’s twitter feed with retweets from ITV presenter Lucy Meacock and legendary golf commentator Peter Alliss.

Steve also got a mention for the challenge on the Chris Evans Radio 2 breakfast show.

Overall he had travelled 261 miles, spent 10 hours 58 minutes playing108 holes of golf, scored 508 gross, net 448 and lost 1 ball!

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1. Earth 2. Cheese 3. Skylab 4. Protein pills (“Ground Control to Major TomÖ take your protein pills and put your helmet on”) 5. Arthur C. Clarke 6. Red Dwarf 7. Five 8. A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away 9. Black hole 10. Pluto hadn’t been discovered when it was composed Crossword

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The tides are in our veins – Robinson Jeffers

1. Rise Above It 2. Race Against Time 3. Higher Education

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Index of advertisers Accountants / Business Support agp 84 Applegate & Co. 58 Charlotte James Accounting 32 Accomodation Stonehouse Farm B & B 78 Alarms & Security Complete Security Services 46 Aerial Engineer/Sky TV Latham Aerials 81 Architecture / Design Cheshire Planning Solutions 26 Scott Architecture 88 Beauty / Holistics / Tanning Sanctuaire Aesthetics 8 Serenity 35 Builder / Merchants /Joiner / Plastering BB Construction 22 Cheshire Building & Roofing Services 59 Frodsham Plastering Services 8 Ken Leach Building & Joinery 24 Mad Jak Joinery 68 Tim’s Plastering 71 Butcher / Farm Shop Forresters 47 Car Repairs /MOT/ Tyres/ Valeting JPW Body Repairs 68 O’Neill Dent Repair 4 Cleaning The Carpet & Oven Cleaning Co. 12 The Gutter Man 14 Clock Repairs Stephen Rose Clocks 36 Computing Helsby PC’s 56 Crafts The Crafty Paint Pod 4 Dentist Main Street Dental 18 Education French in Frodsham 10 Electrician / Lighting Cheshire Boiler & Electrical Services 43 Electrical Wholesale Supplies 58 Frodsham Electrical Services 78 KDE Ltd 50-51 & 100 Trinergy 66-67 Woodhouse Plumb & Electric 15,19,23,27 Estate / Letting Agent / Houses for Sale Ballards Sales & Letting Agent 17 Hunters Estate Agent 2 Sales & Lettings 4U 20 Your Move Andrew Hayes 93 Financial / Mortgage Advisor Karen Bushell Wealth Management 12 Paul D Clarke FPC 45

Flooring Floorstyle 1 Kingsley Carpets 54 Lee Rodgers 5 Oakley’s Joinery - Floor Sanding 14 The Little Carpet Shop 63 Funeral Directors / Monumental Masons DT Turner 68 Laurence Jones 75 Furniture / Kitchen / Bathroom / Beds Curtains of Frodsham 52 Granite Transformations 83 Inspired Bathrooms and Wet rooms 49 Kingsley Carpets - Beds 55 Land of Beds 30-31 Matt Finish 24 More Than Loft Ladders 20 NYK Kitchen, Bedroom, Mirror Doors 36 Panda Blinds 74 Unique Design Kitchen & Bathroom 79 Garage Doors Pennine Garage Doors 64 Gardening Andy’s Lawn & Garden Care 78 Cutting Hedge Garden Services 42 D & N Garden Products 33 David Edwards - garden & groundwork 14 Frodsham Gardens 88 Frodsham Tree Solutions 57 Hazelwood Landscapes 68 Hillside Garden and Tree 64 WOW - Design 74 Gift Shop Candles Plus 41 Hairdressing / Barber Hair by Design 22 Headlines 26 Marjories 6 Health / Care Feet First - foot health care 8 Frodsham Chiropody/Podiatry Clinic 37 Jewellers Les Harris 6 Odd Jobs / Property repairs Cheshire Handyman 82 James Gribbin 16 JL Moston - Maintenance & Joinery 74 Odd Jobs - John 72 Paul Armitstead 36 The DIY Man 84 Total Home Solutions 18 Painter & Decorator Roy Lamb 46 Steven Bishop 71 Pets Ashcroft Veterinary Surgery 32 Ginger & Browns Pet Shop 4 K9 BRATS 40

Pest Control Cobwebs Pest Control 10 EEK Pest Control 18 Target One Pest Solutions 24 Picture Framing Weaver Gallery 52 Plumbing & Heating Ark Services 86 Cheshire Boiler & Electrical Services 43 Gasmarc 84 Indigo Heating, Plumbing & Gas 73 KDE Ltd 50-51 & 100 LPW Plumbing Services - 24HR 76 M.Bunting Plumbing & Heating 16 RAC Gas 26 Trinergy 66-67 Woodhouse Plumb & Electric 15,19,23,27 Removal Service Man and Van - Ben Hirst 58 Restaurants / Pub / Function Venue Eccies Club - Bar 64 The Dunham Arms 48 The Netherton Arms 39 The White Lion 38 Roofing All-Mighty Roofing 49 Altitude Roofing 86 JNF Roofing 69 P Turner Roofing 72 Total Roofline Solutions 22 Sewing Alterations, lessons, haberdashery Elizabeth Arnold 46 Skip / Scrap Metal NW Skips 82 Solicitors Collaborative Law 25 Rowlinsons 9 Spice Shop My Spicy Blends 7 Sport & Leisure Brio Leisure 11 Helsby Community Sports Club 29 Helsby Golf Club 48 Slimming World 10 Storage Storefirst 8 Tiling CB Tiling 72 Taxis Cheshire Travel Services 42 Frodsham and District Taxis 99 Kingsley Travel 56 Turners Travel 76 Windows/Conservatories/Canopies Fairview Windows 60 - 61 Kelsall Windows 87 Wrought Iron Work Dunham Hill Smithy 76

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DISTRICT

TAXIS

CHEAPEST IN THE LOCAL AREA Airport run prices fora1-4 seater To From area Manchester Frodsham Runcorn Helsby Widnes Elton

To Liverpool

£28 £28

£20 £20

£28 £28

£20 £20

£28 £28 £35 £30 £30 £30

£20 £20 £20 £20 £24 £24

Airport run prices for a 5-8 seater To From area Manchester Frodsham Runcorn Helsby Widnes Elton

To Liverpool

£38 £38

£28 £28

£38 £38

£28 £28

£38 £38 £40 £35 £40 £40

£28 £28 £25 £25 £30 £30

Returns from Manchester Airport will incur a £2.80 Car Park Charge Drop Off and Pick Up for Liverpool Airport will incur a £2.00 Car Park Charge

Silver Service for Executive Travel please enquire

All above prices are on a one-way basis, return prices should be doubled and confirmed at time of booking

01928 733 733 01928 735 353 www.districttaxisfrodsham.co.uk

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