June 2018

The voice for local business

Issue 158 - June 2018

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Hello and welcome to the June edition...

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by Pippa Greenwood layer of holes and continue upwards, finishing off with plenty of colour on the top.

Acrylic paints are ideal to colour a boring or discoloured container. Use a single colour to match existing garden features, or the colour of your front door or window frames, or design a pattern of wild, fantastic colours for a plantedup art gallery.

Colourful containers are a welcome sight in any garden, and pots, planters and troughs can transform a dull back yard or a gloomy terrace or patio. lus, wacky and more unusual planters can easily be created with a little imagination and ingenuity. lastic ower pots can be transformed by wrapping them in hessian. Available in a range of colours from classic pale brown to reds, greens and blues, it’s weather-tolerant and tough but looks great.

Mosaic tiles from your local craft or hobby store can be used to cover a container, or if time is short to just make a mosaic rim. Use rich colours to make a Moroccan style pot. rotect it when winter comes by placing it in a frost-free spot, unless you use the grouting adhesive used for swimming pools to make it more weather resistant.

Old tyres filled with compost make ideal planters, and can be stacked to make deeper versions. Trailing owers – such as trailing geraniums – cascading over the edges give a really striking effect.

grit for drainage, add compost and plant up the top. Acrylic paints can jazz up a boring pair of wellies, but make sure the paint is dry before you start planting.

Old gardening, walking or work boots have planting potential too, and because they have heavier soles and are lower to the ground they are useful in a less-sheltered place. lant up with bright bedding, or for a long-term display use a few house-leeks or sempervivums – their eshy rosettes of leaves in shades of green and purple look great An old kitchen or bathroom sink can be put to good use; either remove the plug to provide drainage or fix it firmly in place with sealant to make a miniature water garden.

I’ve even seen a loo cistern packed full of trailing plants including blue and white lobelia and trailing silvery foliage plants. The mass of blue, white and silver made a great waterfall of colour from an otherwise boring water closet.

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Short Story The Ice Sculpture Mel was filling vases with peonies for the top table when a lady wearing huge sunglasses strode into to the marquee.

“This all looks rather tragic,” she announced to no one in particular. Behind her, a delivery man wheeled a squeaky trolley carrying something the size of a sheep hidden beneath a white sheet. runting, the man lifted the heavy object onto the table reserved for wedding gifts and handed the lady a clipboard to sign.

“How quaint,” she said, “in A we’re completely digital, you never see pens and paper anywhere.” His task complete, the man scurried out of the marquee as though in a hurry to escape.

“Are you here for the wedding ” Mel asked, placing the last vase in position. “ ou bet.” The lady removed her glasses and surveyed the marquee. “I’m auline, the bride’s aunt. ust own in.”

She then fixed her steely gaze upon Mel. “Is there time to do something about these sorrylooking owers ” Mel held her tongue. She’d been up since four decorating the marquee for her friend Abbie’s big day, and had just been congratulating herself on how beautiful it looked.

“This desperately needs touch of glamour, wouldn’t you say ” auline said. “In Hollywood we know how to throw a wedding.”

“Is that where you’re from ” Mel asked, hoping to change the

subject.

“We moved out there six years ago,” auline said smugly. “Our pool is bigger than this whole tent.”

“Cool.” Mel nodded, already tiring of Abbie’s boastful relative.

“Make yourself useful and remove this sheet,” auline said, pointing at the strange object she’d just had delivered.

“Be careful, what’s underneath costs more than you earn in a year.” uietly seething, Mel gently took hold of the corners of the sheet. She could feel cold emanating from whatever was beneath it. ently she lifted it.

“Wow ” she said, standing back.

“What is it ” “Botticelli’s Birth of enus,” auline said curtly. “If you lived in A, you’d know that.”

To Mel it looked like a dumpy, naked lady standing on a seashell.

“Is it carved out of ice ” Mel asked. “ ou bet,” auline pouted. “ emind you of anyone ” Mel peered at the sculpture’s face, which was already starting to glisten in the heat.

“I’m not sure,” Mel said, though she had her suspicions. “Is it you ” “That’s right,” auline purred.

“It’s what we in Hollywood call a conversation piece.” “ ovely.” Mel frowned. She could imagine what kind of conversation Abbie’s wedding guests would have about it.

“Won’t it melt ” she asked, noticing puddles of water already forming on the table.

“Well, hurry up and turn on the air conditioning.” auline glanced irritably around the tent for the non-existent air conditioning unit. “Which reminds me, you need to rearrange the seating plan so that I’m closest to it.”

“I’m sure Abbie will love it,” Mel said, feeling not at all sure. “ erhaps I should let her know you’re here ” She had a sinking feeling her friend’s big day was about to become all about managing the needs of Auntie auline and her awful ice sculpture.

“Abbie ” auline asked. “Who on earth’s Abbie ” “The bride,” Mel said dumbfounded.

“The bride is Sara, you silly girl,” auline said hotly, “and she’s getting married here, today, the twenty-first of une.”

The two women stared at each other. The ice sculpture slowly dripped and Mel felt a pleasant calm descend upon her.

“What’s the time difference between here and A ” she asked. “ ight hours,” auline said tetchily. “Why ” “ ou’re a day ahead of yourself.” Mel smiled politely.

“Today’s the twentieth. ou’ve come to the wrong wedding.”

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Coconut Ricotta Seafood StuffedCurry Pork

Serves 4 Ready in 50 minutes

Full of avour, this speedy curry is great for a summer supper. Replace the asparagus tips with green beans or sugar snap peas, if liked. Serve with boiled noodles or steamed Thai jasmine rice.

Heat the oil in a large deep frying pan over tbsp vegetable oil a medium heat and fry the shallots for shallots, peeled and minutes until golden. Stir in the Thai green halved curry paste and cook for minute.

- tbsp Thai green curry paste (see Tip) Add the potatoes, carrot, coconut milk, g new potatoes, stock and soy sauce. Simmer for scrubbed and halved minutes until the vegetables are almost large carrot, peeled and tender. thinly sliced Add the chunks of cod and asparagus tips ml can reduced fat to the pan. Cover and simmer gently for coconut milk a further - minutes until the fish is just ml vegetable stock cooked and beginning to ake. tbsp light soy sauce g cod fillet, skinned and ently stir in the lime juice, tiger prawns cut into chunks and chopped coriander. Simmer for g fine asparagus tips minutes until the prawns are piping hot, uice from lime then season to taste with salt and freshly g cooked tiger prawns, ground black pepper. Serve in warmed thawed if frozen bowls garnished with chopped chilli and coriander leaves. tbsp freshly chopped coriander TIP Brands of Thai green curry paste can vary Salt and freshly ground in spiciness so check on the jar before black pepper adding. If you want a really fiery avour, fry Chopped red chilli and fresh chopped small red chilli pepper with the coriander leaves, to garnish shallots.

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Sweet Recipe Flag Pie

This delicious sweet flan is great for an American-themed barbeque or summer party.

Ingredients:

1. To make the pastry, sift the our into a large bowl

and add the diced butter. Using your fingertips, rub the butter into the our until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs. Stir in the sugar and orange g plain our zest. g unsalted butter, 2. Make a well in the centre and add the egg yolk and chilled and diced tbsp cold water. Mix with a round-bladed knife to tbsp caster sugar a rough dough, adding a few more drops of water if tsp orange zest needed. Knead very lightly until just smooth, shape medium egg yolk into a at disc and wrap in cling film. Chill for minutes.

FILLING AND TOPPING 3. oll out the pastry on a lightly oured surface and g mascarpone cheese use to line a cm loose-based uted an tin. tsp vanilla extract rick the pastry base all over with a fork. Chill for a tbsp caster sugar further minutes. reheat the oven to C/ C fan/gas mark and place a baking sheet in the ml double cream oven to heat up. g blueberries 4. ine the pastry case with baking paper then fill with small bananas, peeled ceramic baking beans (see TI ) and bake ‘blind’ on and thinly sliced and the hot baking sheet for minutes. emove the tossed in a little lemon juice paper lining and beans and bake for a further Approximately minutes until the pastry is crisp and golden. eave strawberries, hulled and to cool completely. halved 5. To make the filling, beat the mascarpone, vanilla Serves 6, Ready in 1 hour extract and sugar in a large bowl until smooth.

50 minutes, plus cooling radually beat in the double cream. Spread the filling in the cold pastry case.

TIP 6. Arrange the blueberries, banana slices and If you don’t have ceramic strawberries on top of the filling to represent the baking beans to weigh the American stars and stripes ag with a blueberry pastry down when baking, border. Serve immediately or chill in the fridge until use uncooked rice or dried required (only decorate with the fruit - hours beans. Please mention Helsby to Handbefore 15 whenserving). responding to adverts

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Beauty Top Travels

by Kate Duggan www.kateduggan.co.uk

New sandals and a bikini aren’t the only holiday essentials you’ll want to add to your shopping list this month. We’ve found plenty of travel-friendly health and beauty goodies to tempt you, whether you’re planning to backpack through Thailand, sightsee in Italy, or go camping in Cornwall.

Towels, bucket and spade, Kindle, water, snacks…beach bags can get pretty heavy. Try decanting your suntan lotion into a smaller bottle,, or pick up a travel sized on ne.

Green People’s Scent Free Sun Lotion has an S F h of and is gentle enough for all the family to use. It’s s water-resistant and packed with skin-loving natural ingredients such as green tea, olive oil and avocado ml tube is . extract. The full size while the ml travel size is . from www.greenpeople.co.uk.

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including this Nature’s Ingredients Lemon Shower Gel. The ml size costs just . and is perfect for a shortt break away. lanning a longer break A bar of soap takes up less space in your suitcase than a eck bottle of shower gel. Che out TK Maxx for luxury bars at a budget price, orr treat yourself to the gorgeously scented Geranium, Ylang Ylang & Neroli Soap

by Cole & Co, which costs plus delivery from www.coleandco.com.

Hotel bathrooms never seem to have enough cupboard space. Keep the clutter at bay with a wash bag that can be hung on the back of a door. This oral one from Paperchase is and has three separate compartments. op cosmetics in one, pills and plasters in another, and lotions and potions in the third. See www. paperchase.co.uk.

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Hot and sticky days at the beach call for a hydrating spray. Make your own by adding a few drops of essential oil to pure rose water or a cup of green tea. Or just pick up a bottle of Crabtree & Evelyn’s La Source Refreshing Body Mist ( ). It’s cooling, revitalising and smells amazing. Think cool ocean breeze with a hint of citrus. ich in antioxidants, it leaves skin feeling softer and more hydrated. Bliss. See www.crabtree-evelyn.co.uk.

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It’s Dark Outside, So Pick Up Your Paddle

by Kate McLelland

“I’m in the centre of ondon ...

No traffic, no street beer din, no synched steps of business folk rushing for the train… I can breathe. The air here has rarely felt so clean; I’ve never seen the city with so much sky.” So writes blogger Sam Haddad on the website mpora. com, describing his night-time journey along the Thames in – of all things – a kayak.

Sam is just one of a growing number of outdoor adventurers who like to explore the UK’s rivers, lakes and coastal waters by kayak as night falls. It’s one of those off-the-wall activities that have recently grown in popularity and are particularly favoured by social media users looking for quirky and unusual experiences to post on Facebook or Instagram.

this type of transport until you hear the first-hand accounts of people who have actually experienced night kayaking: “It was like a dream” …“We couldn’t stop talking about our experience for days” …

“Outstanding and magical.”

(Comments left by first-time night kayakers on the travel site Trip Advisor.) on’t underrate the ris s Despite being an enthusiastic proponent of night-kayaking, experienced sea kayaker Duncan Smith is aware of the dangers: “On nights where the moon is not providing natural light you are more reliant on your night vision. This can be cut dramatically by the glare from any head-torch or deck light you carry and whilst you can see into the distance … it can be difficult to see/read the water in front of you.” He adds: “Sound seems amplified in the dark, to the point when tiny waves breaking on the pebbled shore can sound like huge, dumping surf.”

are available across the UK, with many different experiences to choose from. Most excursions include instructions on how to handle a kayak, but if you’re in any doubt about whether the route is suitable for you, you should check with the operator prior to booking. oin a club If you are already familiar with kayaks but have never ventured out at night, you could join a club for support, companionship and advice.

There are numerous kayak clubs throughout Britain – contact the British Canoeing Union (britishcanoeing.org. uk) to find your nearest group, but be aware that not all clubs practice kayaking after dark.

When you read the testimonials of people who have The Oxford Dictionary defines experienced night-kayaking, a ‘kayak’ as “a canoe of a type it’s easy to understand why it used originally by the Inuit, creates such a sense of awe made of a light frame with a and wonder. Noisy daytime watertight covering having environments become peaceful, a small opening in the top skies become bigger and to sit in”. Kayaks are light, familiar landscapes take on manoeuvrable and hard to ipping your toe in the water an eerie new beauty. But most If you’re keen to try kayaking capsize, but to the average seasoned kayakers will also by night but have never used landlubber a kayak may not admit to enjoying the moment a kayak before, you should seem the obvious choice for when they reach dry land, take your first trip under the a nocturnal adventure in a looking forward to the chance guidance of an experienced busy waterway. It’s hard to to warm up over a pint in a cosy To advertise 01928Organised 727 165 or email: helsbytohand@btinternet.com excursions understand the attraction of call: leader. local pub.

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Life Begins What’s wrong with a little rose-tinted nostalgia? young adults, our strongest imprints develop around new experiences – that’s why, years later, we can recall exactly where we were, and who was with us, when we first tried something new.

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Be honest. How often do you use expressions like this to talk about the past Of course, there’s no harm in a little nostalgia; thinking back to the experiences we’ve enjoyed in our lives helps us hold on to our identities in this fast-changing world. But some would argue that constantly re ecting on the past makes it harder for us to appreciate the present or look forward to the future. ow we ma e memories Nostalgia is a wistful longing for the past. Hearing a song, visiting a place linked to your youth or seeing an object that connects you with happier times can result in a ood of positive emotions, but it’s often the memories made in childhood and as young adults that affect us most.

Self deception or rosy retrospection The French novelist and critic Marcel roust wrote: “ emembrance of things past is not necessarily the remembrance of things as they were.” In order to fully enjoy our nostalgic memories, psychiatrists have found that our minds tend to blank out any details that might spoil the picture. This behaviour – known as ‘rosy retrospection’ – allows people to remember events in a positive light, even though they may have been less than happy at the time. In one study of this phenomenon, researchers found that a group of Disneyland visitors who complained about their experience on the day of their trip recalled it as a great experience when they were quizzed several weeks later.

on happier times provides comfort and improves our mental health, particularly when we are upset or unhappy. esearchers also discovered that far from being backwardlooking introverts, people who enjoy thinking about the past believe they are more open to new experiences than many others. eeping it real Of course, not everyone dons rose-tinted glasses when they re ect on the past. oan Fraser – contributing to a forum discussion on the SilverSurfers website (www.silversurfers. com) writes: “Thinking back to freezing bedrooms, one bath a week, and times when we couldn’t travel so widely, and women faced such a number of ridiculous restrictions, makes me appreciate the home comforts and freedoms I have”.

But even oan admits that she indulges in a little nostalgia from time to time: “I often also yearn for the people and places I loved so much; but this seems OK and natural, and doesn’t detract from me looking ahead and hoping for good (better) times ahead.”

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their leader Francisco izarro as ‘very noble and great’ with palaces, regular streets and a temple studded with gold, ‘fabulous beyond belief’. The Incas attempted to regain control in but failed after a ten months siege. Now the time had come to build churches, convent, cathedral and more, using the old Inca walls as foundations. arthquakes have often damaged the Spanish buildings but Inca walls survived and in Cusco became a Unesco site for its combined Inca and colonial heritage.

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SCREENINGS RING PREGNANCY If you are pregnant, you will usually be offered a blood test to screen for hepatitis B, I and syphilis at your booking appointment with the midwife.

Ideally, this test is done before you’re weeks pregnant so that any infection can be treated quickly, reducing the likelihood of it passing to your baby. ou will also be offered screening for thalassaemia and sometimes, sic le cell disease, before weeks too. These are inherited blood diseases and it’s important to establish whether you’re a carrier.

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SCREENINGS F R NE B RNS New-born babies are given a physical examination and also: A hearing test before months of age.

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SCREENING F R TEENS AN A LTS Diabetics aged and over: the annual diabetic eye test checks for early signs of diabetic retinopathy (damage to blood vessels in the retina).

and : Cervical screening a smear test’ is offered to check the health of cells in the cervix. Changes in these cells can often be benevolent but may also be an early sign of cervical cancer. Women are screened every three years from to and every five years from the ages of to . This quick test is usually done at your surgery by a doctor or nurse, who will gently remove some cells from the surface of your cervix.

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Confusion surrounds the when needed. Others offer The maker upgraded running and operation of an replacement warranties, with its underbody battery pack electric car. Here, we try to five- to eight-year cover the protection in but also clear that up. noted that the odds of fires in its norm. cars were “five times lower than . You can’t boil the ettle . E s are less those of an average gasoline while charging an electric car environmentally friendly car”.

A National rid report warned across their life cycle that home networks might . You can’t drive them in car The energy required to build struggle to cope with highwashes or when it’s raining an electric car can make it capacity car charging.

Water and electricity don’t mix, less environmentally friendly so manufacturers carefully seal to produce than a traditionally However, owners with a all of the electrified components low-capacity home network fuelled car. However, a to make sure there aren’t any wouldn’t have a high-capacity Norwegian study quoted by the problems using car washes, or charger, so there’s little BBC estimates an is about driving or charging in the rain. chance of the network being per cent better over its life overloaded. . You can’t go very far cycle, and that will continue to Most electric vehicles now have improve. . E s are more expensive a range in excess of miles, than petrol and diesel cars . Battery disposal poses a with miles becoming the enerally, the base price of huge environmental issue norm – and the average journey an will be slightly more It does, but the boom has is less than nine miles. expensive, but manufacturers encouraged lateral thinking to compensate by offering a . There’s nowhere to charge improve recycling rates, with generous specification so that them companies taking used with the government’s , ong trips require a bit more batteries for use elsewhere, planning, but charge point zero-emission vehicle grant such as home energy storage. locator ap Map indicates there taken into account, they’re a . They’re boring to drive are almost , connectors pretty good deal, plus have low Modern electric cars can at more than , locations running costs. be genuinely fun to drive, in the UK, with more added all What’s more, as technology particularly thanks to the highthe time. becomes more prevalent, costs torque motors, which make lus, rapid chargers can will reduce – the new Nissan acceleration brisk. provide per cent of charge in eaf starts at , less than about minutes. the old one.

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Use a range of light fittings for a exible scheme that will take you effortlessly from brisk morning ablutions to leisurely evening baths.

In terms of decorative effect, it is possible to buy bathroomrated chandeliers and other pretty pendants, but for washing, shaving and putting on make-up, it’s useful to install bright, ‘working’ lights above the bath, shower and – especially – the basin areas.

Depending on the size of the room, you may also need additional, general lighting for any remaining dark areas.

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WI Weaver Vale Group Spring Meeting May 16th, Frodsham Community Centre Cathy Stone, ro p President, elcomed isitors and mem ers and led s all in singing er salem . She then introd ced the spea er, cy Adlington, an a thor of many oo s, oth history inspired ction and social history, actor and cost me historian. Her tal as entitled Bad irls and Bonnets . cy made an impressi e entrance to the stage in a eorgian style go n complete ith an ela orate onnet.

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Chester Police North Rural School 5-A-Side Football Tournament n h rsday 1 th April e ran the ina g ral Chester Police orth R ral Foot all o rnament. his as a local schools foot all to rnament at Frodsham eis re Centre. en primary school attended the e ent hich ran from pm 7pm. eams ere p t into gro ps of ith the inners and r nners p of the gro ps going for ard to the semi nals. he inners of each semi nal then attled it o t in the nal. he e ent al inners after a penalty shoot o t in the nal ith St. es RC Primary School as ingsley C.P School.

All participants recei ed a medal at the end of the to rnament and the inners and r nners p each recei ed a small trophy. he inners also collected a schools orld c p style trophy and a 100 o cher to spend at Best Sports td., R ncorn.

he e ent as organised y the local Police Comm nity S pport f cers and as designed to pro ide closer lin s et een the schools, yo ng people and Cheshire police in the local area.

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0,000 from the MCBF.

he money together ith additional f nding raised, ill go to ards creating a footpath from the A 6 near the illage petrol station thro gh to the school eld. his footpath is intended to relie e some of the par ing and traf c congestion in the residential area ad acent to the pre school and allo a Wal ing B s to e offered for p pils oth in the pre school and primary school.

C rrently, the proposed path ay is o ergro n and fenced off and all are loo ing for ard to seeing the or s proceed in the coming months

ARE YOU A MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL TRUST o can en oy o tings and social e ents and meet ne people. here are coach o tings holidays to ational r st properties gardens and other places of historical interest. o can ta e part in gro p acti ities s ch as Christmas and P nches. A series of tal s ta e place d ring the inter months at he B rley Memorial Hall, Wa erton.

National Trust Chester Centre une Outings esday 1 th ne there ill e a coach o ting lea ing from Chester Station at . 0 to isit the M se m of i erpool then onto the World M se m to ie the erracotta Warriors.

Cost is .00. esday 6th ne a coach o ting lea ing Chester Station at .00 to Moseley ld Hall follo ed y Afternoon ea at Hatton range. Cost is 33.00 New members are always welcome, for details of membership please ring Vanessa Stevens on 0151 336 2156 or Carole Walker on 01928 723389.

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