Helsby to Hand January 2016

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Issue 129 - January 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

New year,

new home?

Instruct us to sell your home during January 2016 and we will give you our Premium Package worth over ÂŁ500 for free*

Contact us today to see how we can help get you moving.

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*This offer is includingVAT. This offer is subject to availability;cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer;is only available to new instructions who sign our contract;and may be withdrawn at any time.Full terms and conditions will apply,contact Hunters Frodsham for details. If you are under contract with another agent you may still be liable also to pay their fee.

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To register and reserve your place search for Helsby at www.24fitcamp.co.uk/rachb

call Racheal 07971 574991 or email racheal@10bridge.co.uk

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Dear Friends, Happy New Year! I hope that you have all had a lovely Christmas and are ready to embrace 2016 with enthusiasm!

I know that I say it every January and, yes I am saying it again... the new year is an ideal time for resolutions and promises to yourself. This month’s edition has several articles and many advertisers that are here to help you succeed, whatever your resolution is.

This month in pictures...

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If losing weight or exercising more is your goal, then there really is no excuse; we have classes and workouts to suit all ages, shape and size from the Fit Camp sessions opposite to Yoga, Latin Flow, Zumba, Kettle Bells, Pilates, PoleRobic, Slimming World, plus lots more so timetable your classes and get cracking!

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Is this the year for home improvements, or a garden make over? If so, now is the time to start planning - don’t let it be on next years ‘to do‘ list!

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Equally, if you have something that you feel is blocking your life; be it a fear, phobia, bad habit or just life / work in general that you need help with then Jo Howarth welcomes you to The Happiness Club on page 7.

Over spent during the festive season? Or, if you are you looking to manage your household bills more cost effectively this year then Frodsham resident, Mark Higgins from The Utility Warehouse is at hand to help you save £££’s on your utility bills, plus don’t forget to ask him about free light bulbs for life!

Very Best Wishes for 2016,

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IS 18TH JAN (COMMUNITY EVENTS 15TH) TO ADVERTISE PLEASE RING SARAH ON 01928 727165 or email: helsbytohand@btinternet.com If you don’t have a copy ’to hand’ check out the website: www.helsbytohand.co.uk

Helsby to Hand - Kerrowmoar, Manley Road, Alvanley, Frodsham, Cheshire WA6 9DE Tel: 01928 727165 Email: helsbytohand@btinternet.com

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Most babies learn best when they see, hear, feel, touch, taste and smell.

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An ideal opportunity awaits you to become your own boss!

Self-motivated individuals/couples required with a desire to succeed.

To find out more about this fantastic opportunity please contact: Jayne Gilgrist 07870201932 / jaynebranigan@hotmail.co.uk

Sneak a peek, it’s all amazing!

Our multi-award winning classes will introduce you and your baby (or babies) to a world of sensory delights, where you can relax, spend quality time with each other and enjoy meeting other new parents.

Independent Distributor of Forever Living Products

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We’ve done the research; so you can enjoy the fun...

Forever Living Products, Longbridge Manor, Warwick, CV34 6RB ... members of the Direct Selling Association

LPW PLUMBING SERVICES Your Local 24 Hour Emergency Plumber • 24 HOUR PLUMBING • ALL GENERAL PLUMBING REPAIRS UNDERTAKEN • PLUMBING MAINTENANCE • ALL WORK FULLY INSURED • BATHROOM INSTALLATION WIAPS - Water Industry Approved Plumbing Scheme

Call Lawrence on: 07738 462315 or 01928 898375 (After 6pm)

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Cheshire Flow

WEBSITE: www.cheshireflow.com EMAIL: cheshireflow@gmail.com PHONE: 07711249732 ‘LIKE’ us on Facebook: Cheshire Flow

“Get Your FLOW On!” Dance Yourself Fit for the New Year…Beat those Winter Blues… & “Get Your FLOW On” at LATIN FLOW! ‘LATIN FLOW’ FLOW’ is is an an exciting exciting new new dance dance experience, experience, which which teaches teaches aa fusion fusion of of Latin, Latin, Salsa Salsa && Ballroom Ballroom ‘LATIN dance styles styles through through fun, fun, energetic energetic dance dance fitness fitness routines! routines! Passionately Passionately believing believing that that EVERYONE EVERYONE can can dance dance –– ‘LATIN ‘LATIN FLOW’ FLOW’ delivers delivers sessions sessions for for both both ADULTS ADULTS && CHILDREN CHILDREN in in YOUR YOUR local local area! area! dance

‘LATIN FLOW’ FLOW’ is is welcoming welcoming of of ALL ALL ages ages & & abilities, abilities, with with ‘Strictly’ ‘Strictly’ dance dance moves moves expertly expertly adapted adapted to to cater cater ‘LATIN for varying fitness levels and needs.

No partner needed – just a willingness to get fit having FUN! for varying fitness levels and needs. No partner needed – just a willingness to get fit having FUN! ‘LATIN FLOW’ FLOW’ offers offers aa total total body body workout, workout, burning burning calories, calories, toning toning && strengthening strengthening key key muscle muscle groups, groups, ‘LATIN whilst learning ‘Strictly’ techniques from a qualified IDTA Dance Teacher with over 15 years experience! whilst learning ‘Strictly’ techniques from a qualified IDTA Dance Teacher with over 15 years experience!

NEW CHILDREN’S LATIN FLOW CLASSES LAUNCHING JANUARY 2016!

CHESHIRE FLOW are excited to announce the launch of new ‘LATIN FLOW KIDS’ dance classes in FRODSHAM & CUDDINGTON! A FUN, VIBRANT, ENERGETIC fusion of Latin, Salsa & Ballroom Dance to modern pop tracks which ‘Strictly-loving’ kids will love to ‘Get Their FLOW On’ to!

Suitable for Primary aged children – right up to early teens!

Taught by a IDTA dance teacher with a PGCE & MA in Education (DBS checked) Limited Places Available so contact Amy on 07711249732 / cheshireflow@gmail.com to secure your place!

‘LATIN FLOW’ CLASS TIMETABLE DAY/ TIME MONDAY 5PM – 6PM MONDAY 7PM – 8PM TUESDAY 8.15PM – 9.15PM WEDNESDAY 3.30PM – 4.30PM WEDNESDAY 4.45PM – 5.45PM WEDNESDAY 7PM – 8PM THURSDAY 8PM – 9PM

VENUE/LOCATION CLASS TYPE NEW: LATIN FLOW KIDS! FRODSHAM PARISH HALL LATIN FLOW ADULTS HELSBY THE ECCIES CLUB LATIN FLOW ADULTS ELTON COMMUNITY CENTRE NEW: LATIN FLOW ADULTS BEGINNERS CUDDINGTON & SANDIWAY VILLAGE HALL NEW: LATIN FLOW KIDS! CUDDINGTON & SANDIWAY VILLAGE HALL LATIN FLOW ADULTS KINGSLEY COMMUNITY CENTRE LATIN FLOW ADULTS FRODSHAM PARISH HALL

PRICE PER SESSION £5.00 PER SESSION £5.00 PER SESSION £5.00 PER SESSION £5.00 PER SESSION £5.00 PER SESSION £5.00 PER SESSION £5.00 PER SESSION

STARTING DATE 2016 MONDAY 4TH JANUARY MONDAY 4TH JANUARY TUESDAY 5TH JANUARY WEDNESDAY 6TH JANUARY WEDNESDAY 6TH JANUARY WEDNESDAY 6TH JANUARY THURSDAY 7TH JANUARY

CONTACT DETAILS CONTACT NAME: Amy Richards / Cheshire Flow WEBSITE: www.cheshireflow.com CONTACT NUMBER: 07711249732 CONTACT EMAIL: cheshireflow@gmail.com 5 Please mention Helsby to Hand when responding to adverts

“Hostelry for the Astute” ● 6 Ever Changing Cask real Ales

Pilates is coming in the New Year to the villages of Frodsham, Delamere & Mouldsworth.

Please ring Jill if you are male or female and interested in improving your strength, posture and flexibility especially in the shoulder, spine, hip, knee and ankle areas.

Please call / text: 07799 413 850

01928 734863

or email: jilltowell@hotmail.com

● 1 Real Organic Cider ● Superb Restaurant - Quality Food at Pub Food Prices (See Website for this Month’s Menu). Specials Board Booking essential Jimmy’s Quiz every Sunday 9pm Play-your-cards-right jackpot £250.

ALL Premier League games available live (phone to see which ones are showing) BELLEMONTE ROAD, OVERTON, FRODSHAM, WA6 6BS

TEL: 01928 733761

Can you spot the 10 differences?

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Hello, I’m Jo Howarth and I have the best job in the world! I teach people how to be happy.

I do that by helping them to remove self-limiting, negative beliefs about themselves. And I do that by using a combination of mindfulness and hypnotherapy.

We all have subconscious beliefs about ourselves, about the people around us, about the world and about our place in that world. None of these beliefs are true.

Let me say that again, NONE of these beliefs are true.

Here’s what a couple of my clients have said...

“Jo you are incredible. I keep stopping and getting tearful in realisation that for the first time in my life I’m free of that fear. Thank you, thank you, thank you!!”

“I just want to thank you as when I first came to you I was in a bad place and I already feel so much better than I ever imagined I could. I know I have a bit further to go but I really think I am finally on the right path to finding my happiness and that’s mostly down to you so thanks again.”

If you too would like help to be happy, conquer a fear or give up a bad habit please visit my website, www.thehappinessclub.co.uk Ring or text me on 07913 176064 or email jo@thehappinessclub.co.uk, I’m here to help.

They are simply beliefs. And a belief is simply a thought that we have thought over and over and over again until we believe it.

And we take those beliefs and we live our lives by them as if they are truths, but the simple fact is that they can be changed.

In my experience mindful hypnotherapy is the most effective tool in turning self-limiting, negative beliefs around.

So, is there something blocking you in life?

Something you would like to stop doing or maybe something you would like to start doing?

Do you feel like you’re having an internal struggle with yourself over one particular issue?

This is the time of year when people look to start afresh, change old habits and begin new ones. I can help you achieve that.

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Frodsham Plastering Services FP S

“If you never take the leap you’ll never learn to fly” Pole fitness classes for all abilities shapes & sizes at Frodsham Leisure Centre every Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday Evening.

No job too small!

Professional, Friendly, Reliable Service All types of plastering work undertaken:

Internal Damage Repair, Ceilings Re-plastered, Skimming, Dry Lining, Rendering

Limited places available, secure your place online today www.polerobics.co.uk

High Quality Finish and Extremely Tidy

SPECIAL OFFER FOR HELSBY TO HAND READERS!!!

FIRST CLASS HALF PRICE WITH CODE H2H50

Call for a free quote

01928 529 293 or 07919 337 545

If you have any questions don’t hesitate to contact Lindsey on 07912 361 299

www.frodshamplasteringservices.co.uk Based in Frodsham 14 Church Street WA6 6QL

TOTAL ROOFLINE SOLUTIONS All roof work undertaken

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Trust your local company for a reliable service

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For all bookings & further info please call 01928 735 255 or email events@foresthillshotel.com BEST WESTERN Forest Hills Hotel, Overton Hill, Frodsham, Cheshire, WA6 6HH

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BB Construction BRICKWORK SPECIALIST When You Can’t Be There

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FULLY INSURED PET SITTING DOG WALKING PET TAXI

01928 890052 07745 390029 www.cheshirepetsitting.co.uk

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Address: Mill Lane, Kingsley, Cheshire, WA6 8HY Tel: 01928 789217

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OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK

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live happy! with

Slimming World W MONDAY

MONDAY

THURSDAY

Frodsham Frodsham Youth Association, Fluin Lane at 9.30am and 11.30am

Frodsham Frodsham Community Centre, Fluin Lane at 5.00pm and 7.00pm

Frodsham St Luke’s Church, 61 High Street at 3.15pm, 5.00pm and 7.00pm

Tel: Tracey on 07703 805010

Tel: Julie on 07977 214153

Tel: Julie on 07977 214153

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slimmingworld.co.uk 0344 897 8000

Pennine garage doors

If you are looking to change your garage door, why not let Pennine help you choose from a vast range of styles and colour finishes. ● Up and over ● Sectional doors ● Roller doors ● Side hinged ● All colours ● Automatic or manual For free quotation call Wirral Office - 0151 336 7136 Mobile - 07786 682152 www.penninegaragedoors.co.uk Head Office:

Birch Lane, Dukinfield, Cheshire, SK16 4AJ

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HILLSIDE GARDEN & TREE LOCAL FULLY INSURED TREE & GARDEN MAINTENANCE BUSINESS TREE FELLING HEDGE CUTTING / PRUNING

All rubbish removed or wood chipper available

LAWN MOWING & TURFING GENERAL GARDEN RENOVATION & CARE

CALL JIM GEMMELL FOR A NO OBLIGATION QUOTE

01928 727241 0770 3016488

jim@gardenandtree.co.uk www. gardenandtree.co.uk

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Look up! And get more space at home for just £287 + VAT. The loft takes up a third of the floorspace in an average home. It’s worth thousands. So shouldn’t we be making the most of it?

More Than Loft Ladders (MTLL) specialises in generating space by making our lofts easily accessible. This new local business is run by skilled tradesman Paul Langley who says MTLL’s no-frills approach is what most people are looking for.

“We’re not selling £15,000 loft conversions,” says Paul. “This is a low-cost and simple alternative. For just £287 + VAT you can get a ladder that slides easily up and down, as well as a proper light and some boarding to make the space safe and secure. We can also fit a draftproof loft hatch if required from only £55.”

The price customers are quoted is the price they will pay, with no call out charges. Paul provides a free guarantee on all parts and labour too.

For a free survey and quotation with no obligation, contact More Than Loft Ladders

now! Call 0800 03 59 880 or visit the website at www.morethanloftladders.co.uk Here is just one of the many letters we receive from satisfied customers...

Dear Paul, My husband and I would like to thank you and your team member for doing such a fantastic job supplying fitting and laying, loft ladder, flooring, and insulation. Although the access and egress to the loft was in a difficult position you approached the task with diligent professionalism and expertise, all at a very reasonable price.

We will have no hesitation in recommending More Than Loft Ladders. Many Thanks, Kind Regards, J Maloney

Loft ladder, Light & Switch plus 50 sqft of flooring from as little as £287+VAT which includes FREE fitting in less than a day.

Call us now on:

0800 03 59 880 or 01925 388 462

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Your Local Electricians & Plumbers Electrical • • • • •

NICEIC safety condition reports LED lighting and lighting upgrades Fire alarms and emergency lighting Consumer unit upgrades single phase and 3-phase Small works such as new sockets, fault finding and cooker repairs • Kitchen and extension wiring upgrades

Plumbing

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Bathroom upgrades Unvented and vented cylinders Small works such as taps, toilets and sinks Leaks and emergency repairs Central heating design and installation Replacement radiators, power flushing and magnetic filters

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(Gas, LPG & Oil)

Worcester boiler installers Boiler breakdowns and repair Boiler and gas fire servicing Landlord gas safety checks Gas pipe installation and gas leaks Gas cooker repairs and installation

Call today on 01928 567759 Visit us online at www.trinergy.co.uk

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Worcester Combi Boiler

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Is your boiler costing you money? or unreliable?

Get Trinergy Ltd, Cheshire’s leading Worcester boiler installers to install a new combi boiler for this great price, includes free Carbon Monoxide Detector.

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Further Options Available

Up to 8 Year Warranty on selected Worcester Boilers

• Magnetic filters

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Gas safe and OFTEC Registered Engineers

Radiators

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FITNESS CLASS TIMETABLE FOR ELTON AND HELSBY COMMUNITY CENTRE Starts 5th January 2016 PILATES -Tuesday @ Helsby Community Centre 9.15 - 10.15am - £4.00

Improve your posture, stability and agility. This class will challenge your mind, condition your body through stretching and strengthening your core muscles.

GENTLE EXERCISE – Tuesday @ Helsby Community Centre 10.30 – 11.30am - £3.00

(In partnership with Age UK). A fun gentle workout suitable for all. This class offers a combination of aerobic, toning and balance exercises to condition and shape the whole body. No floor work involved in this class!

Landlord and Home-owner gas safety checks

CARDIO AND CORE - Tuesday Evening @ Elton Community Centre 6.30 – 7.15pm - £3.50 A total body workout to burn fat, re-shape and tone you to the core.

ZUMBA – Tuesday Evening @ Elton Community Centre 7.15 – 8.00pm - £3.50

Come and party your way to the body you’ve always wanted in this fun and exciting fusion of Latin and international dance.

PILATES - Wednesday Evening @ Elton Community Centre 6.00 – 6.55pm - £4.00

Improve your posture, stability and agility. This class will challenge your mind, condition your body through stretching and strengthening your core muscles.

KETTLEBELL EXPRESS - Wednesday Evening @ Elton Community Centre 7.00 – 7.30pm - £3.00

This 30 minute class will work every single muscle in your body to burn off fat, tone up, improve core stability and dramatically improve your endurance and seriously burn calories.

For more details contact Dora on 07747 826150 / dora-do-do@live.co.uk Member of REP’s (Registered Exercise Professional) Level 4 Advance Fitness Instructor, Personal Trainer, Lower Back Pain, Sports Massage, Pilates and Posture Assessment, Pre and Post Natal, Falls Prevention and Exercise Referral Professional

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Candle Emporium

Bringing Style and Fragrance To Your Home

Celebrate the New Year by Joining us for our

January Sale

20% off Candles & Accessories *Excluding existing offers

Sunday 2nd January - Sunday 10th January Plus other great offers during January see our Facebook page for updates

Lady Heyes Craft & Antiques Centre Kingsley Road Frodsham WA6 6SU

Follow us on Candles Plus - Yankee Candle Stockist @Candlesplus

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MainStreetDental 69A Main Street, Frodsham, Cheshire, WA6 7DF Telephone: 01928 733974 Email: mainstreetdental@hotmail.co.uk

We are currently welcoming new patients to the practice.

Contact a member of the reception team for more information on how to become a registered patient.

www.mainstreetdental.co.uk

• 30 Year Experience • Perfect Colour Matching • All Major & Minor Work Undertaken

• Quality Plastic Bumper Repairs • Courtesy Cars Available • Collection & Delivery • Oven Bake Finish for All Vehicle repairs

Meeting House Lane, Kingsley, WA6 6TP

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Short Story An Adjustment to the Wardrobe Morris stared at the contents of his wardrobe, and knew he had a problem. Not only was the man from the park six inches taller than him, he was also considerably broader. Dorothy always said he made dreadful decisions under pressure, but this time he had to get it right.

Time was ticking, and before long the Sunday morning joggers would begin to arrive at the park. With every passing second the risk of detection, not to mention hypothermia, became ever greater.

It was lucky for the young man that Morris had been the first to find him. Morris was walking the dog at his usual time, and as he’d passed the shelter by the lime trees a strange voice had hailed him hoarsely from the shadows within. Morris’s heart had nearly leapt from his chest.

It was a classic fight or flight situation. Considering neither he, nor his basset, Broadstairs, were getting any younger, flight wasn’t really an option.

To his utter relief the voice did not belong to a mugger but to a young man, who was stark naked, save for a battered Indian headdress.

“I don’t suppose you could lend me a couple of quid to catch the bus home?” the man had asked politely, yet desperately. “And possibly some clothes?”

point having the correct fare if the driver won’t let you get on the bus.

“Do you live nearby?” the man had said. “Could we nip to your house for a coat, some trousers and shoes? I promise I’ll return them.”

It turned out that the young man had been on something called a stag night, and that his friends had abandoned him an hour earlier, taking all of his clothes.

Time to get some better friends, Morris thought.

Morris had insisted that the young man wait there. It was too risky to have him brazenly walking through the park, and besides, Morris didn’t want a naked man in the house disturbing Dorothy.

He looked over at Dorothy snoring contentedly under the eiderdown. The less she knew about this sorry business the better. If he could just find some suitable clothes then it would be a secret he and Broadstairs could take to the grave.

Even in this dim light Morris could see that nothing he owned would fit. His jackets, his shoes, and even his trousers would be far too small. The man would get some funny looks on the bus squeezed into those.

a large lady. In fact, Morris realised, a pair of her slacks would fit quite nicely. She also had size ten feet, a source of much frustration when shoe shopping.

Morris pondered the ethics of lending the stranger his wife’s clothes. The biggest problem was how to avoid Dorothy finding out. Would the man return them promptly? He had to lend him something that Dorothy would never miss, something she rarely wore and wasn’t likely to need in the foreseeable future.

Morris’s eyes alighted on the perfect choice. Delighted by his excellent decision making, he stuffed the clothes in a carrier bag and left the house without once disturbing Dorothy.

He and poor Broadstairs, would, however, be enduring a deeply disturbed Dorothy two days later. There’s no easy way to explain to your wife why you’ve received a parcel containing her peach satin mother-of-the-bride outfit, her matching sling-backs, two pound coins and a battered Indian headdress in the post.

It was an understandable His eyes strayed across the rail request Morris reflected now, to Dorothy’s clothes. Dorothy looking at the suits in his was by anyone’s wardrobe.

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Learn To Nordic Walk courses start in Delamere Forest from Barnsbridge Car park, off Ashton Road Saturday 16th January 8am Sunday 17th January 9am and Wednesday 20th January 1.30pm At Moore: Friday 15th January 1pm Wellbeing: Learn to Nordic walk courses (gentle fitness walking, ideal for those with concerns over fitness or pace) start at Castle Park, Frodsham on Monday 18th Januar. y 3pm and Wednesday 20th January 9.30am Ski Fit sessions Nordic Walking : Sundays 3pm - 4pm Castle Park, Frodsham BOOKING REQUIRED Please visit www.kerleysnordicwalking.co.uk email:kerley@bankhousefarm.fsworld.co.uk fb kerleysnordicwoodlandwalking Call Elizabeth Kerley

07803 037 332

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Enjoy the start of 2016 at the

White Lion at Alvanley

GREAT FOOD, GREAT DRINK AND A WARM WELCOME AWAITS YOU Take shelter from the cold weather and enjoy your favourite tipple, a great bite to eat and the warmest of welcomes at the White Lion. Bring your friends, family or work colleagues – we’d be delighted to welcome you all. z FOUR real fires – our fires are lit every day and we reckon we’re possibly the warmest pub in Cheshire! z Fantastic menu – featuring a wide range of mouth-watering dishes and daily specials

PLUS z 3 Fabulous offers for you to benefit from during January – see below!

Darren and the team look forward to welcoming you at the White Lion Manley Road, Alvanley, Cheshire WA6 9DD | Tel: 01928 722 949 | Web: www.whitelionalvanley.com

White Lion

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Manley Road, Alvanley, Cheshire WA6 9DD. Tel: 01928 722 949

Manley Road, Alvanley, Cheshire WA6 9DD. Tel: 01928 722 949

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Cake and Bake Fruit & Nut Granola Bars If you’re worried about additives or extra sweeteners in shop-bought granola bars then why not try making your own? Packed with crunchy nuts and seeds and sweetened only with brown sugar and honey, these homemade oaty bars are perfect for a snack or as an after-school treat.

Ingredients: • 140g porridge oats • 50g unsalted blanched peanuts • 25g pecans, roughly chopped • 25g pumpkin seeds • 20g sunflower seeds • 100g butter, plus extra for greasing • 80g light soft brown sugar • 3 tbsp runny honey • 75g sweetened dried cranberries or jumbo raisins • 2 tbsp sesame seeds

Makes 8 bars or 16 squares

1. Preheat the oven to 160°C/Fan 140°C/Gas 3. Grease an 18cm square shallow cake tin and line the base and sides with baking parchment.

2. Spread the oats, nuts and seeds on a large baking tray and place in the preheated oven for 10-12 minutes until just lightly toasted, stirring once with a wooden spatula.

3. Place the butter, sugar and honey in a large saucepan and heat gently until the butter has melted. Tip the warm oat mixture into the pan and mix thoroughly, then stir in the cranberries or raisins and nearly all the sesame seeds.

4. Turn the mixture into the prepared tin and level with the back of a spoon, pressing down firmly. Scatter over the rest of the sesame seeds.

5. Bake in the oven for 25-30 minutes or until just pale golden around the edges. Leave to cool in the tin for 10 minutes, then use the tip of a knife to mark into 8 bars.

Leave in the tin until cold then lift out, using the lining paper to help you. Peel away the paper and cut through the marks to make 8 bars.

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You can vary the nuts and fruit you add to these wholesome bars. Try different nuts, such as walnuts Ready in 50 minutes, or hazelnuts and replace half the cranberries with goji plus cooling berries or chopped dried apricots or dates.

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FRODSHAM CHIROPODY / PODIATRY CLINIC 103a Main Street, Frodsham, WA6 7AB

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Under New Management Colin Burgess BSc (Hons) MChs HCPC Registered Podiatrist Treatments include: Nails Corns Callus / hard skin Nail Surgery Nail Reconstruction Orthotic Therapy Routine appointments from ÂŁ24 and home visits available

All Aspects Of Your Family Footcare Provided.

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Open Mon - Sat with late nights Wed & Thurs

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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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Beauty New Beginnings

by Kate Duggan www.kateduggan.co.uk January is the perfect time to give your beauty routine a shake up and try something a little bit different…

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Stuck in a make-up rut?

You might want to consider booking yourself in for a make-up lesson. Some of the big brands offer mini makeovers, as it’s a chance for them to show off their products, but if you really want to get out Fancy trying a different shampoo and of that rut, try a M.A.C. conditioner? I’m loving the SuperFruit Full Make Up Lesson Complex 10-in-1 Renewal Shampoo (£50), which lasts for 90 (£10) and Conditioner (£10.99), by minutes and will give you SheaMoisture. SheaMoisture has been bags of inspiration. Not going for over 100 years in the States, quite ready to take the but has only recently made it across to plunge? A new nail polish the UK. The 10-in-1 system is incredibly is a great baby step. Nails nourishing, so is perfect for this time of Inc have added four new year, when our hair has to cope with the colours to their NailKale demands of icy winds and central heating. range, each priced at £14.

A complex blend of Shea The NailKale polishes butter, marula are designed to give oil and fruit your nails a vitamin extracts works and mineral boost, as to hydrate, well as colour, to leave support them harder, stronger elasticity and healthier. The new and make colours include Regents hair more Mews, a rich crushed manageable. damson, as sported by Look out for Alexa Chung, pictured the brand in above right. call: 01928 727 165 Boots.

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Tinted lip balms always summon up teenage memories of strawberry flavoured gloop in a tin. Thankfully, they’ve come a very long way, as the new benecos Natural Shiny Lip Colour (£6.95) proves. They’re wonderfully hydrating and can help prevent chapped, cracked lips, so are perfect for winter. They’re available in three colours, including Rusty Rose – a natural, subtle shade that suits most skin tones.

If you have eczema you may well have heard of purepotions – a range of creams that have been specially formulated to soothe skin conditions, such as eczema and psoriasis.

Personally, I think it’s a great range for most skin types.

Each

product is packed with nourishing natural ingredients, such as Shea butter, hemp seed oil and chamomile extract, and has none of the synthetic ‘nasties’ that can so easily dry and irritate skin. Try the Scar Oil (£18.99), which contains rosehip – scientifically proven to help improve the appearance of scars, stretch marks, uneven pigmentation and signs of ageing.

Now I do love a multitasker, so when I heard of a shoe cream that you can use as a lip balm, moisturiser, hair conditioner and massage oil, I really was intrigued! PoZu’s new Edible Shoe Cream (£7.50) is formulated from coconut oil and is so pure that you can actually eat it. It’s a really handy tin to keep in your handbag to treat chapped lips, dry patches of skin, flyaway hair and so on. (And, of course, it’ll keep your leather shoes looking great too.)

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We hope everyone has a lovely New Year and we look forward to seeing you in 2016 January Special Offers...

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HAZELWOOD LANDSCAPES

STEVEN BISHOP

Complete Garden Services Garden & Ground Maintenance

Time Served

Grass Cutting / Hedge Cutting Complete Maintenance Programs, including Lawn Treatments, Weed control and Light Tree Work One off or regular visits

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TurďŹ ng / Fencing / Decking / Patios Brickwork Garden Walls, Re-pointing etc Paths / Gravel Work Full Soft Landscaping

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Private & Commercial

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CB Tiling A specialist in Natural Stone, Porcelain and Ceramic Tiling along with Wooden, Engineered and Laminate Flooring.

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

Wooden Effect Flooring: Rustic Oak Bamboo Parquet Engineered Floors Laminate

Complete bathrooms installed 6 years experience as a tiler based in Frodsham.

All work fully insured, No job to small, Call Chris for a fast and friendly quote

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Danash Stage School Established in Helsby for over 50 years

New Dance Classes Commencing On Sa turday Morni ngs from Nov emb er 7 th 3 – 4 Yrs Modern, Ballet & Tap 5 – 7 Yrs Modern, Ballet & Tap Also Mus ical T heatre Ages 5+ Helsby Methodist Church Hall Classes also held on Wednesdays & Thursdays All Ages Welcome For more details call Bev on 07751 363547 Email: danashss@talktalk.net

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Need building Cheshire Planning Solutions plans?

Planning & Architectural Services

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Total service from survey to submission for: • Extensions

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The Teacosy Café Lady Heyes Craft Centre, Kingsley Road, Frodsham, WA6 6SU

01928 787718

Open 7 days a week 9am - 4pm Also ‘The Cosy Cod’ brings you our

Menu: ‘All Day’ Breakfast Cold Sandwiches Hot Panini’s Café Favourites Cakes & Scones

Traditional Fish & Chip Shop Open Fri & Sat 5pm - 8pm

Winter Special Offer All day English Breakfast including Tea or Coffee Only £5 per person* * Valid Jan ‘16, every day. Max 4 people per voucher

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I THOUGHT I NEEDED

A NEW KITCHEN UNTIL I DISCOVERED...

THE WORKTOP THAT FITS ON TOP Over 50 colours to choose from all fully fitted by us!

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At Granite Transformations we offer a complete package for updating your surfaces, splashbacks, doors and appliances. Fitting a new worktop is fast and effective with each top custom made to your exact requirements.

There is no need to remove old worktops, we simply fit directly over your existing surfaces, guaranteeing complete peace of mind from start to finish.To complete the look, we also supply and install made-to-measure kitchen cabinet doors and drawer fronts, in a wide choice of colours, finishes and styles.

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A Worrall & Sons Fencing & Paving Established since 1986

We undertake all aspects of your Paving and Garden needs, from relaying old flags to a complete garden makeover.

Also Fencing, Gates and Decking completed to your own requirements.

•Ponds & water features

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•Turfing & Artificial Lawns

•Block paving •Sandstone walling •Land Drains

•All styles of paving •Equestrian & Agricultural Fencing •All types & styles of Gates

For free estimates or advice call Antony or Ben on: (01928) 724575, 07787124057 or 07738567173 Email: aworrall.sons@gmail.com

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APPLEGATE & CO. ACCOUNTANTS LTD SO MUCH MORE THAN JUST ACCOUNTANTS

Are you a business looking for some great advice?

Then Applegate & Co. Accountants Ltd can help...

Our wide range of services include: Limited Company Accounts, Tax Return, Bookkeeping, Capital Gains Tax, Corporation Tax, Management Accounting, Payroll & VAT “It’s easy to get behind with the accounts when you run your own business.

Applegate & Co. prepare my monthly accounts, act as credit control, chase my debts and look after my VAT returns and they always do it with a smile.” Helsby to Hand.

For a no obligation consultation, call us today on: Tax Return deadline is 31st January!

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19 High 19 Street, Frodsham High St

Tel: 01928 731410 Frodsham Tel: 01928 731410

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Open Mon 9.30 - 3pm Tues 9.30 - 4pm Wed Closed Thurs 9.30 - 3pm Fri 9.30 - 6pm Sat 9.30 - 4pm

HAPPY NEW YEAR

TO ALL OUR CUSTOMERS OLD AND NEW No appointment necessary

Sutton Farm (Currently known as Sutton Fields)

We will be opening on

2nd February 2016 under New Management For any information concerning the Livery please contact Vickie on

07827 259208

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07901 557300

Sutton Farm Livery and Events

County Oil Group Ltd

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Suppliers of Quality Heating Oil

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THE DUNHAM ARMS RESTAURANT, BAR & TAKEAWAY Chester Road, Dunham On The Hill

Tel: 01928 723942

OPENING HOURS MON - THURS

12NOON - 2.30PM 5PM - 10.30PM

FRIDAY

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Our friendly professional tradesmen offer a top quality service with 100% customer satisfaction.

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Ballards SALES AND LETTINGS AGENT

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PETS

The importance of brushing your dog’s teeth Regularly brushing your dog’s teeth from an early age can prevent serious medical issues such as heart, liver and kidney disease. Don’t expect them to thank you for it though.

Most dogs dislike having their teeth brushed, but starting a routine while they are still young will help you both adjust.

You’ll need to buy toothpaste specifically for dogs, as the fluoride in human toothpaste

is poisonous to them.

Gain their confidence slowly It is a good idea to let them get used to the taste of toothpaste before brushing. They should lick it off your finger to start with, and then off the brush you are going to use.

Once accustomed to the taste of their toothpaste and the sight of the brush, it won’t be such a shock when you first brush their teeth properly.

What type of brush?

There are various types of toothbrush on the market for your pet – some people prefer to use a ‘finger brush’ when their dog is young, as this type of brush is soft and small,

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giving you more control when brushing.

As your dog grows, however, a larger brush may be more suitable, and these are available in various shapes and sizes.

Initially, it is a good idea to only brush your dog’s front teeth – let them get used to that and then gradually try to brush more. Reassuring the dog will help, as will treating them to a game or a walk afterwards.

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Open daily OUTDOORS (incl. covered area) for teas, coffees and snacks including baked potatoes, soup, bacon & sausage butties, scones etc. tripadvisor Certificate of Excellence 2015

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Happy New Year from Care Love Pamper.

Beat the Xmas blues, come and treat yourself this January with our amazing discount voucher!

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The Perfect Venue for every occasion

What better way to host a celebration than in our Premier Suite or Ambassador Suite overlooking the 18th Green. We can accommodate up to 60 People in our Ambassador Suite – 120 in our Premier Suite.

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Saturday 30th January 2016 Disco 3 Course Meal & Complimentary Bar ÂŁ32.50pp Reserve tickets online at www.frodshamgolf.co.uk

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And Another Thing...

Tom and the boastful brother in law

by Tom Hughes Follow Tom on Twitter @groomsdaybook

My Dearly Beloved’s glance at the clock did not bode well. “Tom, isn’t it time you were in bed?”

“Can I finish my hot chocolate first please, Mother?”

“Well Tom, it’s nearly ten.

You have to be at the airport at five.”

“Yes I know and then we’ve got to endure a whole week of it.”

“A whole week of what?”

“Your Kevin’s boasting.”

“Really Kevin? How fascinating!”

The drive home (apart from some quite severe boasting about his trip to Dubai) was fairly uneventful. Sarah greeted her brother warmly and once safely ensconced in the kitchen he finally - to everyone’s relief - stopped boasting about Dubai but started boasting about his house.

“I see you’ve upgraded your kitchen, Sis.” “Yes, we changed it last year, didn’t we Tom?”

Sarah was my first warning of the day. Then it was time for lunch. Back in the Mondeo we headed into town as Kevin thankfully left his island paradise behind and moved neatly onto his next subject - Kevin Junior” “Now that my boy is at Yale doing law, we have so many adjustments to make.

OK $40,000 a year isn’t cheap, but when you have a gifted child, what can you do? How’s your Evan doing, Tommy?”

This was my cue for some desperate parental Top In 1991, Sarah’s spotty I opened my trap to have Trumping. brother emigrated to a mini boast all of my own, Canada, where he grew “Well funnily enough, he’s but was too slow out of the up, married and made just taken his bar exams.” boasting blocks. his fortune. Standing Another kick from Sarah.

“It’s a pity this place isn’t bleary-eyed in the airport big enough for an island. multi-storey, I’d only just “Well what do you know?

You see back home I have heaved Kevin’s matching Maybe one day they’ll lock this huge island,” luggage into the boot when horns in front of a judge?” it started. “Hey Tommy, “I bet it’s not as big as “You never know Kevin, are you still driving this old Richard Branson’s.” they just might.” heap? I change my auto “What’s that Tommy?”

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emporium. “Hey, let’s jump in here and grab a skinny latte. A taste from home!”

We had only just taken our seats when we were greeted by Evan, wearing a company polo shirt and a wide smile. “Hi Uncle Kev! We’ve all missed you! Hi Dad, I forgot to mention - I moved branches last week!”

Evan disappeared then returned with our order as I waited for the inquisition.

“Tom, I thought you said…”

“What? Oh Evan? Yeah.

He’s qualified now. He’s a Barista.”

“A barrister?

“Yeah, like I say, he’s taken his bar exam and now he’s

a Barista.”

“A…barrister?”

“Yeah, I just told you (now mumbling into my creamy hot chocolate) a…brrstrr.”

We sipped in silence. I waited for a kick from Sarah. But none came.

The week slipped by until it was time to say goodbye to Kevin. Back in the airport car park I heaved his matching luggage out of the boot. Through the grey drizzle we both looked out across at the retail park in the distance. “You see, in Canada, we have none of this constant awful weather - the summers are hot and the winters are snowy and cold, they’re perfect, I…”

His voice trailed off.

Wondering what was the matter, I caught his eye and blow me if the old chap wasn’t blubbering! “Kev, are you ok?”

“I miss England Tommy, and I miss my boy. You know something Tom, you’re a lucky guy.”

Driving back through the roadworks and the pouring rain I pulled onto the drive to see Sarah arguing with the man from the water board who was about to start digging up the pavement.

Well, I thought to myself, Kevin could keep his island and his money; after all, there’s no place like home…

Contact us: Paul D Clarke FPC, Unit 18 Barrowmore Enterprise Estate, Barnhouse Lane, Great Barrow, Chester, CH3 7JS Email: pauldclarkefpc@talktalk.net

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IT’S ALL HAPPENING AT ....

MOUNTAIN VIEW (OFF QUEENS DRIVE) HELSBY WA6 0BE

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Our Main Function Room features a large stage and is suitable for any occasion for up to 200 people.

“I’ve held both my sons christenings here; well recommended. Fantastic staff and big room with cheap drinks too! Will always use this hall for any functions I hold in the future” Lisa sponsored by

Our Lounge / smaller Function Room features a small stage equipped with microphone and speaker. Suitable for all occasions and functions.

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Just Bring Along Your Instrument Live bands and great events on regularly, check our website for details: www.eccieshelsby.com

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Completely dedicated to snooker with two high class, well maintained tables.

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Saturday 30th January 2016 7pm

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Sportsman’s Evening with

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Tickets £35 | On sale now!

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Elizabeth Arnold Sewing Studio

Clothing alterations ● Bridal ● Curtains & Blinds ● Sewing Lessons ●

● Range of fabrics NOW in stock ● Sewing lessons - age 5 upwards ● Bridal, Prom, Gents, Ladies & Children’s alterations

● Curtains & Blinds made from customers own fabrics

● Soft furnishings

Property Maintenance Home & Business Garden tidy ups Garage Clearances General repairs Doors re-hung Sheds re-felted (with quality felt) Fences stained / sheds stained Fences repaired Gutters cleaned & washed Power washing Painting exterior or interior FRIENDLY RELIABLE SERVICE

CONTACT JOHN YOUR LOCAL ODD JOB MAN 0780 3927679 01928 715782

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One to one sewing lessons from £25

Sale on ALL fabrics 10% off during January Open Tues - Fri 11am - 4pm, Sat 11am - 1pm All other times by appointment only

Established at Lady Heyes Craft Centre Kingsley Rd, Frodsham Since 2004 Phone Dawn: 07968

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M. BUNTING

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Home & Interiors New Year, New Style?

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If your New Year’s resolution is to refresh your home with a fashionable look, interiors expert Katherine Sorrell can help.

Where do I start?

You may not be in the market for buying new furniture, but there are still ways to update your old pieces for a fabulous new look.

Ikea has identified a key trend this year for personalisation – just look at what can be done with an inexpensive chest of drawers, spray paint and some imagination.

On a subtler note, a change of paint colour, or even a wood stain, combined with new knobs or pulls will give wooden furniture a new lease of life, while for really on-trend attitude you could have a table top covered in marble, slate or zinc.

smallest things can make a big difference. The high-street chains are brilliant at tapping into new trends with affordable products, so get browsing!

What other trends should I be keeping an eye on?

While a striking monochrome palette of black, white and grey will be big in 2016, opulent metallic accents are also catching on, and work well with modern and traditional decors. The look can be either industrial or retro-glam – as per Bemz’s ‘Deco Glam’ look, described as ‘cosy glamour with a Seventies twist’. ‘Create a more glamorous Seventies style in our homes: think Charlie’s Angels, Studio 54, and Bianca Jagger,’ says Lesley Pennington, CEO of Bemz.

She recommends mixing plain fabrics in rose, steel, mineral blue and straw with geometric accents, plus dark wood, shiny brass, fluffy cushions, small tables and statement floor lamps. Alternatively, the Scandi look is all natural, textural, tonal and pared-back, including sheepskin, leather, wood and felt. For more colour, go for a folk-inspired style with brighter tones of red, orange and teal, combined with intricate florals, handicraft and woodland-inspired images.

Lastly, Graham & Brown have predicted four trends based around the catwalks at London Fashion Week: meadow prints, statement reds, intricate lace detailing and a throwback to the Eighties. You have been warned…

Keep going around the Think about what parts of house. your home feel most tired and Add interest to dull walls with unloved - perhaps walls could an eye-catching, stick-on-peeldo with a wash of fresh paint. off design, a metal-framed Dulux’s colour of the year mirror or an oversized print. is Cherished Gold, a goldBoring floor? Time for a new influenced ochre that can be rug – or sand back or paint old used on its own as a statement wooden boards. Something or as a highlight in combination simpler? Adding a sheepskin with other hues. The overall to an old sofa or chair will give colour palette for this year is instant uplift, as will a change muted, warm and soft yet also of bed linen, towels or small sophisticated - think coral, not accessories such as cushions, orange; ochre not yellow and storage baskets or vases. midnight, not blue. Another of How about lights? A sassy Dulux’s 2016 themes is to have lampshade can alter the look of vintage and antique references an entire room, while filament support those of the modernbulbs will give your lighting a day in a palette that includes hot vibe. What about a cool chocolate, sand, a deep, Main Image: Ikea predicts a trend for coat hook, new door knobs, pinkish red, muted orange and personalisation, whether it’s using some kitchen canisters or a spicy browns. Ideal to overhaul stains, stencils or freehand painting. dispenser?

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Hobbies Has the Great Pottery Throwdown fired you up?

By Kate McLelland

The BBC’s Great Pottery Throwdown finished in December after its first series of six programmes. Made by the team that produced The Great British Bake Off, it aimed to find Britain’s hottest pottery stars and, like Bake Off, it has helped the British public to understand more about the creation of artisan products, whether that’s a sourdough loaf or a set of stackable breakfast bowls.

Learning about the intricacies of pottery making has been a revelation to viewers who had previously not given much thought to the process, and since the series ended many have been eager to try it for themselves. So if you’re thinking of joining a pottery class, what are the basic things that you should know before you start?

pottery are clay and water – combine that with a wheel that spins your wet clay object around, and you get the picture. Be prepared to wear old clothes and shoes, cut your nails, tie back your hair and bring an apron that covers from the chest down!

It’s not all about the wheel

There are two very different ways of making objects out of clay. Hand building, as the term suggests, doesn’t require a potter’s wheel: you will either make long, thin rolls of clay and build them up into a single shape (known as a pinch pot) or roll the clay out into slabs and join the pieces together with liquid clay to create a square or rectangular shape (slab pot).

Inevitably the first few times you try, the clay will either slide off the wheel or you’ll make a perfect, cylindrical shape only to see it twist and warp at the very last minute.

It’s slow

If you’re one of those people who likes to see instant results, pottery making may not be right for you, as the production of finished objects takes time. When a piece is first made the clay is loaded with water and must be thoroughly and evenly dried out before it can be fired.

That’s a minimum of a week for freshly made (or ‘green’) objects.

It’s a scIence as well as a craft

Making the initial clay shape is just part of a process that ends with a hard material that in some cases is almost as durable as stone. A pottery oven (kiln) is not the same as a domestic oven and an apprentice potter will need to learn how clay and glazes react when heated to high temperatures.

The expression ‘throwing’ comes from the way the clay Think of two toddlers is thrown onto the centre playing in a muddy field and of a flat, spinning tray (the multiply that image by ten to potter’s wheel) and squeezed understand how you’ll look into shape as it revolves at after your first go on the speed. You’ll need quite a lot potter’s wheel. The essential of strength in your hands to The process of heating clay ingredients do01928 this, as well as or patience.

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and glazes to reach their optimal point of melting is usually achieved over two steps. Bisque firing is the first stage, where unglazed pots are heated just enough for them to be able to take the glaze that will give them their final, glossy finish.

Once glazes have been applied the pots go back into the kiln for the glaze firing.

At this stage pots must be kept completely apart or the glazes will melt on to each other and bond the pots together.

It needs space and Investment

You may be happy to continue working with others as you learn your craft at a local pottery class, but eventually you might decide to go it alone. If so, you will

need to find additional space for your hobby. A large shed or a garage with electrics connected would be ideal, provided there is adequate room for the wheel and the kiln, a surface to paint and glaze your pots and places for them to dry before firing.

However the equipment you’ll need can be costly: expect to spend between £600 and £2,000 on a potter’s wheel and £1,000-£4,000 on a kiln, and that’s without all the accessories and materials you’ll need to make the pots themselves.

Taking up pottery making can be hugely satisfying and rewarding but it’s not a hobby you can simply pick up and put down again. It may take several weeks for you to make your first pottery

objects and it could take considerably longer before you are proficient enough to create objects you might offer for sale. If you are still keen to have a go, the Hotcourses website (www.hotcourses. com) has a list of over 1,000 courses available in the UK. Once again, the BBC has opened our eyes to a craft that has been largely overlooked in recent years. The Great Pottery Throwdown may not eventually prove as successful as The Great British Bake-Off, but at least it has helped us to understand the skill, passion and commitment required to make a simple pottery object that can be used and enjoyed for years.

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Botswana The Chobe National Park

By Solange Hando At the heart of southern Africa, Botswana opened its first National Park in 1967 along the Chobe River, which borders Namibia to the north. With 11,700 km2, it is only second in size to the Kalahari and boasts a rich biodiversity, especially on the riverfront where wildlife migrates from far and wide at the start of the dry season.

Here the blue waters of the Chobe split into myriad channels and lagoons, creating lush wetlands on their way to the Zambezi. The elephants know it well and as soon as saltpans begin to dry, up to 160,000 of them take up residence in the park, the highest concentration anywhere in the world. Solitary elders or family herds, they’re well camouflaged in the forest but easy to spot along the river, plodding unhurried on soft silky sand, entwining their trunks, splashing about and in the late afternoon wading or swimming across to Sedudu island for a quiet night under the stars.

bank suddenly start to move.

The basking crocodiles take no notice and neither do the birds, here a purple heron, there a dainty jacana hopping on water lily leaves, a yellow-billed stork or a flock of Egyptian geese. An African darter lands on his favourite perch, wings outstretched in the sun, while a fish eagle takes off in search of food. Add giant kingfishers, lilac-breasted rollers, beeeaters, spoonbills, sacred ibises or blacksmith plovers and you have just a few of the 460 species of birds recorded in the park. Meanwhile warthogs go down on one knee to eat the short grass, banded mongooses stand up on their hind legs in meerkat fashion and scores of guinea fowl run around like fat fluffy balls with tiny blue heads.

pride of lions at a waterhole, rare sable antelopes grazing on a slope or a herd of 200 buffalos or more crossing the flood plain. Along with hippos, they are the most dangerous animals in the park for unlike elephants who flap their ears to look bigger, they give no warning of an imminent attack.

Cheetahs and leopards are elusive but there are plenty of antelopes, including the stately kudu with spiral horns, the puku who whistles when disturbed and is found only here in Botswana, and large numbers of impala who can run at 60 km/hour on a zigzag path. Some scamper off at the slightest noise, others just stare as you go past before returning to the juiciest leaves on the bush.

Every visitor has a favourite In Chobe, every game drive animal but sighting a giraffe is different for one can never always sends a shiver down tell what will pop up on land your spine. So tall yet so well or water. Soon after dawn, hidden among the trees, they the first jeeps jolt along the come down to the water at the tracks, past inquisitive baboons end of the day and when they But they are not alone on and marabou storks as stiff stand silhouetted in the setting Sedudu, ‘the hippo island’ as undertakers, while boats sun, the heart of Africa seems where mighty snorts break the meander like magic around the to beat a little faster as all silence now and then and what islands and rangers call each around the bush comes alive look like blackmention rocks on the to share with mysterious sounds.

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Nicotine without the Nasties

By Alison Runham www.alison.runham.co.uk Smoking causes one in every five deaths in over 35s in England, killing half of all longterm smokers prematurely.

In light of this, and research confirming the dangers of second-hand and third-hand smoke, it’s not surprising many smokers are now seeking tobacco alternatives.

Nicotine isn’t responsible for the damage cigarettes cause, but it’s addictive, and withdrawal makes addicts feel restless, anxious and depressed (hence the illusion that cigarettes ‘calm their nerves’). Smokers want alternatives that deliver nicotine without cigarettes’ arsenic, cyanide, tar and other toxic nasties that harm themselves and others.

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significantly less harmful than taste is detected; then you can tobacco cigarettes but are not cease chewing until the tingling harmless. Their long term health has subsided. Exceeding impact is unknown.” maximum quantities and chewing gum without breaks While some e-cigarettes look can cause side effects such as similar to normal cigarettes, heartburn or nausea. others look very different.

Lozenges and Soluble However, they’re all batterySublingual Tablets operated and work by heating the cartridge or refillable ‘tank’ of 1mg, 2mg and 4mg nicotine nicotine liquid to produce vapour lozenges and 2mg sublingual tablets dissolve slowly in the when the user inhales and mouth, releasing nicotine. airflow is detected.

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Motoring Best Small Cars By Rebecca Chaplin

If you don’t need to transport your worldly goods with you every time you get in your car you don’t necessarily need a big vehicle.

If most of your journeys are made around town and don’t include major motorway mileage, then you may want to consider one of the latest city cars. These won’t cost you the earth to buy or to run, are great to drive and the latest crop are stylish and comfortable for everyday use. Here we’ve picked five of our favourites.

Ford Fiesta - Price: From £9,995

The Fiesta has been the best-selling car in the UK for more months than we can remember – and that’s not without good reason. The latest small Ford has plenty to offer with a welllaid out cabin, fantastic handling that makes even trips to the supermarket exciting and a superb choice of specification.

VW Polo - Price: From £11,100

The VW Polo has an enviable reputation for being a bit of a tough guy – and in the city you need a vehicle that can withstand a few bumps and scrapes. The Polo is solid both inside and out with functional layout and built-to-last materials.

Although it’s at the higher end of our price scale, VW’s wellrespected residual values and reliability make it a worthy investment.

Honda Jazz - Price: From £11,695

The Honda Jazz might not be everyone’s first choice in the small car sector – but that doesn’t mean it isn’t worth a look.

The Japanese car firm’s reputation for reliability is up there with the best in the world. Couple that with some funky looks, spacious interior and competitive pricing and it may be worth taking a trip to your local Honda dealer to try one out.

Dacia Sandero - Price: From £5,995

Some of you have probably spent more on a holiday than it costs to buy this brand new car – but don’t let this bargain basement price tag put you off. The Dacia Sandero, loved by James May of Top Gear fame, is the real deal, combining back to basics interior and no thrills styling with a functional engine and practical lay out. The fact you’ll get change from £6,000 makes it even more tempting.

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The Corsa is soon to be replaced by an all-new model which means there are bargains to be had on the current model. A firm favourite with new drivers and pensioners alike, the Corsa might play second fiddle to Ford’s Fiesta in the sales charts, but it’s still worth a look. It’s stylish, has an impressive array of engines to pick from and is packed with plenty of features too.

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New Beginnings In need of a change in 2016? Whether you want to alter your life’s direction, go travelling, or just be a bit healthier, sometimes you need a little inspiration before you take the plunge. This month’s selection of books features new adventures, new thinking and everyday acts of courage that might well offer just the motivation you need.

The Soup Cleanse – Angela Blatteis and Vivienne Vella If you’re feeling the effects of a Christmas of excess, a detox could help you get back on track. Soups are a great way to get the nutrition you need, while cutting out the ‘junk’.

They’re also far more filling than juices, so won’t leave you feeling hungry, and they can be prepared ahead in batches, so work well if you don’t always have time to cook fresh food from scratch. With several detox programmes to choose from, and some truly delicious recipes, The Soup Cleanse could help you to kickstart a healthier 2016.

One Million Lovely Letters – Jodi Ann Bickley A serious brain infection at 22 left Jodi Ann Bickley so depressed she was close to ending her own life. While relearning to walk and do basic everyday tasks, Jodi decided to bring hope to other people’s lives by writing letters to strangers. She ended up writing thousands, and now has a team of volunteers, who handwrite letters to people who request them, all over the globe.

Take Your Soul to Work – Erica Brown Whether you’re a team manager, or the CEO of a multinational business, leadership can be exhausting. It’s all too easy to get caught up in the day-to-day minutiae of working life, and forget about the bigger picture. Take Your Soul to Work gives you a daily meditation to help you steer your business in a more compassionate way, and inspire your employees.

Read it in order, or dip in and out when you need particular guidance on an area of leadership, from mentoring to discipline.

The Year Without a Purchase – Scott Dannemiller Tired of the relentless drive for more ‘stuff’, Scott and Gaby Dannemiller decided to take a step away from consumerism Coal River – Ellen Marie and commit to a year without Wiseman No Baggage – Clara Bensen buying anything other than food Sometimes small acts A travel memoir with a and other essentials. This book of courage can change difference, No Baggage sees records their experience and communities. This historical Clara travelling through Europe what they learned along the novel tells the story of the with a man she’s only recently way. The couple are Christian harsh reality of coal mining in met, no luggage and no fixed and their religious beliefs played the 1900s and Emma, a young plans for where to stay. She’s a big part in their decision, as woman who decides to take a also only recently overcome the did the desire to spend more stand and speak out against depression that stole two years meaningful time together as a child labour. While fictional, of her life. Sleeping mainly on family. Far from being a selfmuch of what Emma witnesses strangers’ sofas, the pair get righteous lecture, it’s laugh out is based on fact, and in many to experience a different side loud funny, and manages to parts of the world her fight is of the countries they visit, and make you think about your own just as relevant today as it was learn more about themselves, spending habits, without a hint a hundred years ago. Gripping. and each other, as they go. of nagging.

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Success for Helsby and Frodsham pupils in MP’s Christmas card competition Hundreds of school children across the Weaver Vale constituency took part in Graham Evans’ annual Christmas card competition, with Helsby and Frodsham pupils doing extremely well.

“My annual Christmas card competition is one of the highlights of my year,” said Graham, “I love what our terrifically talented youngsters come up with each year. 2015 has seen more entries than ever which made it even harder to choose winners!”

The winning entries are published in Graham’s Christmas card which is delivered by volunteers to thousands of homes across Weaver Vale.

This year’s winner, whose picture appears on the front of the card, is 10 year old Emily Anderson from Frodsham CofE Primary. Ten year old James Rogers who goes to Helsby Horn’s Mill was one of the runners up, with his wonderful picture of Father Christmas at the Horn’s Mill.

The winner of the best High School category was Sophie Beckinham from Leftwich County High School, whilst runners up included Cameron Parton, 14, from the Russett School in Weaverham, 10 year old Lily Davey from Witton Church Walk School and Abi Cockram, 10 yrs, from Windmill Hill Primary. The winner of the Best pre-school entry was 3 year old Thomas Fairfield from Frodsham Weaver Vale Primary School.

“The standard of the entries was incredibly high,” commented Graham, “and very, very Christmassy! We had Father Christmas by the Kingsmead clock, Reindeers flying over Northwich, Alice in Wonderland characters in Daresbury bedecked in Christmas hats and lots of lovely snow filled scenes from around the constituency. I’d like to thank all those who took part and all the teachers who sent in the works of art. They were all fabulous, it was a very tough decision to make and shows just how artistic our local school children are!”

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In 2015 KTI developed its marketing profile, held 4 excellent local produce markets, rendered IT support to elderly residents, held an excellent e-commerce evening and gave support to the 2 local primary schools and much else ….

FTI supported ‘Frodsham Sings’, a community choir, now more than 40 voices led by the outstanding Musical Director Ian Oulton. We supported the Weaver and Sandstone cycle forum, our Children’s garden, Community Orchard planting, supply of local produce veg boxes via the Natural Veg men and services to the elderly via OPAL and HomeInstead and more besides…

In 2016 both initiatives will develop their existing projects, ensure the community voice is heard regarding energy issues, engage more with youth, have Frodsham recognised as a ‘Volunteer Community’, meet with other Transition and Permaculture groups and promote transition principles within the community. Contact www.kingsleytransition.org.uk and www. frodshamtransition.weebly.com FTI and KTI send a big thank-you to all their supporters and wish everyone a very happy 2016.

FRODSHAM & DISTRICT HISTORY SOCIETY Invites you to join, rejoin or visit our Society in 2016 We meet in Main Street Community Church, Frodsham on Monday evenings, beginning at 7.45pm. Afterwards we have refreshments in the café area. There is a car park in Chapelfields and plenty of nearby street parking.

Membership £5.00 p.a. + £1.50 per meeting. Visitors £3.00 Our Programme of Meetings begins on 4 January, 2016, with a talk entitled Thomas Hazelhurst, Prince of Methodism

by Dr Peter Vardy The entire Programme of Meetings is displayed on notice boards around the district, including Helsby Library & the window of Elliott’s Newsagents in Main Street, Frodsham. Further details about the Society may be obtained from Kath Gee (Hon.Sec. F&DHS) – Kgee96@aol.com

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Bacon Butties Sausages and Hotdogs See you there!!

Essar 4 Villages Half Marathon Sunday January 17th 2016 10:30am “Our Helsby Half” starts from Helsby Communtiy Sport Centre then winds its’ way through lovely Cheshire country side and the villages of Dunham on the Hill, Manley, Mouldsworth and Alvanley before returning to finish at Horns Mill School in Helsby.

Again this year the Essar Four Villages commemorative running top has been decided by a design competition with local schools for the artwork design.

Last year we donated over £25,000 to our two chosen local hospices and local voluntary groups.

We are grateful for the goodwill of everyone living and working nearby, whose help results in a successful race which the local community can be proud of.

This year note the earlier start time of 10:30 - please come out and cheer the runners on!!!

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Index of advertisers Accountants / Tax / HR agp 58 Applegate & Co. 34 Accomodation Stonehouse Farm B & B 40 Alarms & Security Complete Security Services 72 Aerial Engineer/Sky TV Latham Aerials 81 Architecture / Design Cheshire Planning Solutions 32 Scott Architecture 86 Beauty / Holistics / Tanning Care Love Pamper 41 Serenity 29 Slim ‘n’ Trim 49 Brewery Frodsham Brewery 30 Builder / Merchants /Joiner / Plastering BB Construction 10 Davies Home Improvements 90 Frodsham Plastering Services 8 Ken Leach Building & Joinery 86 Mad Jak Joinery 84 More Than Loft Ladders 13 Tim’s Plastering 16 Butcher / Farm Shop Forresters 11 Car Repairs /MOT/ Tyres/ Valeting Frodsham Tyres 91 JPW Body Repairs 18 O’Neill Dent Repair 90 Cleaning The Carpet & Oven Cleaning Co. 70 Computing Helsby PC’s Dentist Main Street Dental 18 Education Baby Sensory 4 Kumon 48 Electrician / Lighting Cheshire Boiler & Electrical Services 59 Electrical Wholesale Supplies 78 Frodsham Electrical Services 76 KDE Ltd 64-65 Trinergy 14-15 Woodhouse Plumb & Electric 50-51 Estate / Letting Agent / Houses for Sale Ballards Sales & Letting Agent 39 Hunters Estate Agent 1 Your Move Andrew Hayes 93 Fencing / Paving / Driveways Antony Worrall & Son 34 Financial / Mortgage Advisor Karen Bushell Wealth Management 23 Paul D Clarke FPC 45 Flooring Kingsley Carpets 54 Lee Rodgers 52 The Little Carpet Shop 87

Fuel County Oil Group 37 Funeral Directors / Monumental Masons DG Baines 74 DT Turner 58 Laurence Jones 27 Furniture / Kitchen / Bathroom / Beds A-Design Kitchen & Bathrooms 46 A-Z Shutters & Blinds 102 CB Interiors (Interior Design) 39 Curtains of Frodsham 56 Granite Transformations 33 Inspired Bathrooms and Wet rooms 83 Kingsley Carpets - Beds 55 Matt Finish 84 NYK Kitchen, Bedroom, Mirror Doors 76 Panda Blinds 72 The Bathroom Restorers 85 Unique Design Kitchen & Bathroom 89 Garage Doors Pennine Garage Doors 12 Gardening Cutting Hedge Garden Services 66 D & N Garden Products 79 David Edwards - garden & groundwork 60 Frodsham Tree Solutions 53 Gleave’s Garden Centre 23 Hazelwood Landscapes 30 Hillside Garden and Tree 12 Maddocks Landscaping 86 WOW - Design 62 Gift Shop Candles Plus 17 Hairdressing / Barber Hair by Design 37 Headlines 26 Health / Care Feet First - foot health care 32 Frodsham Chiropody/Podiatry Clinic 25 Hillcrest Care Home 46 Home Instead Senior Care 84 The Happiness Club 7 Jewellers Les Harris 23 Odd Jobs / Property repairs Cheshire Handyman 80 Frodsham Handyman 28 James Gribbin 18 JL Moston - Maintenance & Joinery 74 Odd Jobs - John 48 The DIY Man 58 Total Home Solutions 38 Painter & Decorator Roy Lamb 62 Steven Bishop 30 Pets Ashcroft Veterinary Surgery 24 Cheshire pet Sitting 10 K9 BRATS 24 Sutton Farm Livery Stables 37 Picture Framing Weaver Gallery 56

Plumbing & Heating Ark Services 67 Cheshire Boiler & Electrical Services 59 Gasmarc 80 Indigo Heating, Plumbing & Gas 35 KDE Ltd 64-65 LPW Plumbing Services - 24HR 4 M.Bunting Plumbing & Heating 52 Plumb Direct 62 RAC Gas 16 Trinergy 14-15 Woodhouse Plumb & Electric 50-51 Recruitment Forever Living products 4 Removal Service Here Today Gone Tomorrow 74 Man and Van - Ben Hirst 38 Restaurants / Pub / Function Venue Best Western Forest Hills 10 Eccies Club - Bar 47 Frodsham Golf Club 42-43 Mill House Café 63 The Bull’s Head 6 The Dunham Arms 38 The Tea Cosy Café 32 The White Lion 21 Roofing All-Mighty Roofing 71 Altitude Roofing 78 JNF Roofing 61 P Turner Roofing 72 Total Roofline Solutions 8 Sewing Alterations, lessons, haberdashery Elizabeth Arnold 48 Skip / Scrap Metal NW Skips 80 Sport & Leisure Cheshire Flow 5 Danash School of Dancing 31 Fitness Classes in Helsby & Elton 16 Frodsham Panto 93 Kathryn Smith School of Dance 20 Nordic Walking 20 Pilates 6 PoleRobics 8 Runcorn Town Hall Wedding Fayre 100 Slimming World 12 Tiling / Tile Showroom CB Tiling 30 Taxis Cheshire Travel Services 70 Frodsham and District Taxis 99 Kingsley Travel 40 Turners Travel 74 Windows/Conservatories/Canopies Fairview Windows 68 - 69 Kelsall Windows 75 Wrought Iron Work Dunham Hill Smithy 52 Utility Bills The Utility Warehouse 9

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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

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