Inside Wilmslow & Alderley Edge Issue 44

Issue 44 June - July 2015

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by Geoff Hall.

Contents Wilmslow Then & Now

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Local Buzz

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Wilmslow Art Trail

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In Touch

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Mine of Information

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Crossword 16 Tauck Tours

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Simply Book Book Club Choice

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NGS Gardens June & July

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The Walk

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Children’s Activities

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Tom Yam Treat

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Sudoku 41 Inside Guide

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Perfect Getaway

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Puzzle Solutions

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Useful Numbers

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Classified Index

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Wilmslow Then & Now In the late 19th century what we now call Styal Road and Manchester Road became linked by a new stretch of road, from near the remains of Wilmslow Cross to Hill Top. From here, in the early years of the 20th century when this photograph was taken, the modern north of Wilmslow began to take shape, with houses stretching out from Hill Top both up and down Manchester Road and along Lacey Green, which up until then had been little more than a hamlet. The children pictured may have attended the nearby school at what is now the Parish Hall on Cliff Road. Wilmslow’s borders were expanding in other ways too: a new cemetery on Manchester Road was opened in 1907 and this eased pressure on the town’s church graveyards.

By the 1930s development had established houses all the way up Manchester Road to the Blue Bell, Hill Top Avenue had been built and houses now formed a continuous line through Lacey Green from Styal Road to Stanneylands Road. Although there have been great changes

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by Jon Armstrong Wilmslow Historical Society

on Styal Road, the houses in the centre of the photograph on Manchester Road are still identifiable, with the one on the right now a dental practice.

Photographs: Wilmslow Historical Society Collection.

Local Buzz Travel By Design celebrates 25 Years On 6 and 7 May, Travel By Design, at no. 28 London Road, Alderley Edge, celebrated 25 years as a successful travel agent. Good travel advice has never been more important than it is today and Travel By Design have worked very hard over the years to give customers the benefit of their extensive knowledge of the travel industry.

Irene Hulme and Kristina Hulme

At INSIDE Magazines, we have been pleased to feature numerous articles supplied by Travel By Design and we are sure that our readers will join us in congratulating Kristina and Irene on this wonderful achievement and in wishing them every success for the future.

To mark this special occasion they commissioned a Limited Edition of five prints by local railway poster artist Geoff Hall. Priced at £116, each print sold will help raise funds for good local causes.

The high quality framed limited edition prints are mounted on 315gsm art paper.

Keith, the local postman, joined in the celebrations. Why? Because he had been privileged to appear in the picture with his bicycle. By the time this magazine is distributed his bike will have been replaced by a van.

That’s travel for you!

The Scarecrows Return Now in its fifth Year, the Wilmslow Rotary Scarecrow Festival is eagerly awaited and continues to be a great attraction to all who visit the town during the 14day event.

From 20 June you will once again find a kaleidoscope of wonderful and wacky creations sitting in shop doorways, hanging from window ledges and hiding round corners - all guaranteed to bring a smile to your face. There are competitions for the Best Business/Organisation Scarecrows and the Best School Scarecrows which will be on display in Hoopers windows. (Competition Forms are available from Wheeldon Opticians, 11 Hawthorn Lane, Wilmslow) Additional events not to be missed are the BigBold-Boisterous and Noisy Scarecrow Parade across town on Saturday 27 June at 11am and 2pm where the 12ft Rotary Scarecrows, Rosie and Robin and friends will be joined by the amazing Shree Swaminarayan Gadi Pipe Band.

The popular Scarecrow ‘Treasure Hunt’ is also taking place where families can have lots of fun seeking out clues and win great prizes.

Geoff Shelmerdine, organiser of the event with members of Rotary Wilmslow Dean said “I am always amazed at the creativity and imagination put into the construction of our scarecrows and the materials used. A great deal of thought goes into each and every one resulting in smiles of appreciation from visitors to the town during the Scarecrow Festival. And now that the general public have started to enter into the fun, scarecrows are popping up in front gardens all over Wilmslow. This is a win-win attraction for all; businesses benefit from the increased footfall in the town and the bonus for Rotary Wilmslow Dean is that all of the monies generated from Scarecrow entry fees are used for local charities supported by Rotary”.

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Wilmslow Art Trail Following the success of last year’s event, the Wilmslow Business Group has organised a second Wilmslow Art Trail which will take place from 5 to 7 June.

This year the event has grown to include 40 local artists and craftspeople exhibiting their work at locations all over the town. The artists include painters, silversmiths, furniture makers, jewellers, ceramicists, bookbinders and embroiderers.

Louise Gardiner - Blooming Marvellous

New for 2015 are Art Trail Workshops to encourage everyone to have a chance to discover their inner artist. Willow weaving, book folding and a large collaborative piece of art being created in the centre of Wilmslow will all be on the menu. Details of workshops as well as a full list of participating artists and locations are available at www.getintowilmslow.co.uk and via the Art Trail programme which will be available at participating venues.

Andrew Brown - Bookbinder

A total of 22 locations, including pubs, supermarkets, churches and retailers have all offered their premises as temporary exhibition spaces for this array of work to be displayed.

Each of the venues is located in the town centre allowing visitors to walk, or even cycle, their way round the trail, following the specially produced Art Trail Map. Many locations will be offering refreshments as visitors make their way around the trail so you can plan your route accordingly!

Garry Olson, furniture maker, who originally had the idea for the Wilmslow Art Trail said, “After the success of last year’s first ever Art Trail, I’m delighted that it’s back again – and even bigger. I hope that everyone can come to see and enjoy the wealth of creative talent that will be on display.”

Rebecca Lawley - Waterjug

Catherine Mackenzie, Chairman of the Wilmslow Business Group said, “Last year’s Art Trail was a great event – so many people came into the town to enjoy the fantastic artworks on display.

We’re thrilled that so many new artists are taking part this year as well as many of those who took part in 2014. We’re looking forward to a busy and enjoyable weekend.”

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David Tragen

In Touch Your Community Noticeboard WILMSLOW WELLS OPEN GARDENS DAY A regular feature on the summer calendar now, Wilmslow Wells for Africa runs its Open Gardens Day fundraiser each June which provides you with the opportunity to stroll around lots of different gardens and chat with proud owners. You will find new concepts, plants for sale at some, cream teas at others and most importantly, whilst enjoying yourself in other folks’ gardens, you’ll be contributing to the welfare and health of struggling communities in Africa.

For over 30 years, the volunteer-run, Wilmslowbased charity has been working successfully to provide sources of clean water in rural African communities with projects bringing relief for many drought-stricken areas all over the continent. This June will be their 23rd Gardens Day which not only attracts interest from local residents but from many others who live further afield and travel here especially for the day to tour round these wonderful gardens.

There’s truly something for everyone with gazillions of ideas to inspire - from wildlife havens, restful contemplative gardens, cottage gardens, meadows, formal contemporary and productive gardens with orchards and veg plots, you won’t be disappointed. The gardens are located throughout the Handforth, Wilmslow and Alderley Edge areas with light refreshments on sale at several of them. In addition, lunches will be available at St John’s Church Rooms on Knutsford Road in Wilmslow as usual.

With your help, the 2014 event brought in £11,500 to add to the WWA charitable coffers. For the 2015 Gardens Day, 17 gorgeous gardens can be visited between 10.30am – 4.30pm on Saturday 27 June.

Details of the gardens and how to buy tickets - £10 on the day, but £9 if bought in advance -are on the charity’s website: www.wilmslowwells.org. Or you can phone 01625 250368 for further information.

LONG DISTANCE WALK In another fundraiser for Wilmslow Wells for Africa, Alex Jabore, an artist, experienced long distance walker and Wilmslow resident is part way through an amazing 1200 mile, 11 week walk which she started on 5 May. Keen to leverage her experience for a charity Alex investigated various possibilities and has chosen to support Wilmslow Wells for Africa.

“In the areas that Wilmslow Wells for Africa supports women often have to walk more than a mile to reach a fresh water supply; even then many die of water borne diseases. My hope is that through my walk I will assist Wilmslow Wells for Africa to lessen theirs.”

To keep up with Alex’s progress, you can follow her blog: girlhikingintheshires.blogspot.co.uk or follow her on Twitter @AlexJabore Continued over...

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OPEN AIR THEATRE The Wilmslow Green Room will be taking advantage of the summer evenings to stage outdoor performances of The 39 Steps at Gawsworth Open Air Theatre from 2 to 4 July and in Styal Mill Gardens on 10 and 11 July.

Their production of The 39 Steps is a comedic adaptation of the John Buchan melodrama penned in 1915 which was later transferred to the big screen in 1935 film by Alfred Hitchcock.

This rather splendid spoof version by Patrick Barlow calls for the entirety of the 1935 adventure film to be performed with a cast of only four.

One actor plays the hero, Richard Hannay; an actress plays the three women with whom he has romantic entanglements along the way; and two other actors play every other character in the show - heroes, villains, men, women, children and even the occasional inanimate object.

It means you’ll be watching two stories at once.

There is Buchan’s amazing ripping yarn which somehow survives the irreverent treatment and there is the brilliant story of four actors earnestly trying to tell the tale!

Directed by Celia Bonner, this is an open-air production performed at Gawsworth Hall theatre from July 2nd to 4th and in the Gardens at Styal Mill on July 10th and 11th. Not to be missed!

For further information, please go to www.wgrsoc.org.uk and click on the relevant venue’s link to purchase tickets.

Another Medal for Local Chorus They’ve done it again! Yet another medal around the pretty necks of the Cheshire A Cappella ladies for their third place bronze medal win in the mid-size chorus division at the 2015 UK SAI Convention, held this year at Nottingham’s prestigious Royal Concert Hall.

Now 6 years old, the chorus continues from strength to strength having also won their class at the recent Alderley Edge Music Festival.

Chorus Director, Wally Saunders commented,

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“I couldn’t be prouder of the girls; everyone’s worked really hard and we’ve had a blast competing with the UK’s top SAI choruses; our third place in the mid-sized chorus division is yet another boost”.

Maintaining their position in the top ten SAI choruses in the UK - most of which have been going for well over 20 years - Cheshire A Cappella is suitably proud. Now wishing to swell their numbers even more, they’re keen to recruit new singers to join the fun. So whether you sing high or low, give some thought to joining the girls for a day in July to see whether you might enjoy four part a cappella close harmony singing. There’s no obligation, just a great opportunity to see what it’s all about, meet the girls, sing some songs and who knows, make a whole bunch of great new friends!

If you’d like further information on the A Cappella Appetiser day, or on Cheshire A Cappella chorus itself, please call 07975 927423 or email hilary.pinnock@ntlworld.com

WOW SINGERS Established almost four years ago, WOW Singers began life as a mixed Community Choir known as Wilmslow On Wednesdays, or WOW! As time moved on, our membership became entirely female, so we made a subtle name change and are now a ladies choir of 18-20 members known collectively as Women On Wednesdays, still WOW! We meet on Wednesday mornings at Chapel Court on Hawthorn Street from 10.30am to 12noon, when we sing for 90 minutes followed a cup of tea and a sociable chat. Our repertoire is very varied and we cover a range of music from traditional songs right through to modern musicals and ‘pop’ numbers.

WOW Singers form part of the successful Cantata Choirs group run throughout East Cheshire by Catherine Silman and Anne Mitchell.

Please get in touch if you would like to know more about any of our choirs or orchestra. In the meantime, do come along to our concert, ‘Desert Island Discs’ at St Bart’s Church, Wilmslow at 7.15pm on Thursday 30 July when we will entertain you with an eclectic mix of songs.

Tickets £9 (under 18s £6) – see contact details below.

New members are always welcome. Come and try us out. As Ella Fitzgerald once said, ‘The only thing better than singing is more singing.’ www.cantatamusic.org

SCENTED EVENING IN SUMMER GARDENS One of life’s great pleasures is watching the sun set on a glorious summer’s evening. Imagine doing just that in a National Trust garden, surrounded by the sights and scents of summer.

For the first time, Trust gardens in Cheshire will be opening their gardens on summers’ evenings.

They blossom through June taking in the scented Rose Garden at Dunham Massey and the historic 18th century Quarry Bank valley garden with the River Bollin flowing through.

On 24 July it’s the turn of Lyme Park with its Edwardian vistas and views set high above the Cheshire Plain. Lyme’s event is for over 18s only and entry is by pre-booked ticket.

Each garden will offer something special – from live music to garden tours, and of course, a glass of something cool to drink.

For all dates and details visit www.nationaltrust.org.uk/nwsummer

ANTIQUES TEAM RAISE CASH FOR CHILDREN’S HOSPICE Antiques owners keen to discover the value of their collectibles, were in for a double treat when their prized heirlooms were assessed by a team of valuers from the world of television.

Charles Hanson of Derbyshire based Hansons Auctioneers, a regular on TV’s Bargain Hunt and Cash in the Attic, arrived at The Coach & Four in Wilmslow for a day of valuations recently, in aid of

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Francis House Children’s Hospice.

Joined by fellow Antiques Road Trip presenter and Prestbury based antiques dealer Margie Cooper, and Hansons valuer Vanessa Savage, the team shared its expertise with members of the public in return for a donation to the hospice. Further valuation days are planned on selected Thursdays every month until November.

Organiser Louise Craft said: “It’s been great fun today, we’re hoping more people will come along with their antiques and collectables, learn about their history and value from a great team and support their local children’s hospice.”

Donations from the first event raised £200.

The next Valuation days at The Coach & Four are on Thursdays 11am to 3pm on 18 June, 16 July, 20 August, 17 September, 15 October and 19 November.

LADIES WHO LUNCH, BOWL, GET OUT AND ABOUT AND MORE… Members of Dean Row WI do the above and more. This thriving and successful group of 75 members meet at Dean Row Village Hall, Browns Lane, Wilmslow on the first Wednesday of every month at 2pm. The lively meetings include WI news, a speaker and tea and biscuits and chatter, a good way to make new friends.

Recent speakers include The High Sheriff of Gtr Manchester, a talk on the Railway Children of India and a Genealogy expert; future speakers include a Buddhist monk. In April we had our Centenary Party, as the WI commenced 100 years ago, and Dean Row WI actually started in 1923. We had afternoon tea, entertainment and we all dressed in 1920’s attire.

Groups within Dean Row include a Luncheon club, where 30 odd members visit a different restaurant every month, a bowls club who meet weekly inside a hall in the winter and outside in the summer. We also have a drama group and a knit and natter group and we arrange outings to places of interest such as Media City BBC Studios in Salford.

You are welcome to pop in for a visit or contact our secretary Sue on 0161 485 6694.

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Mine of Information A trip down Alderley Edge’s West Mine has yielded some amazing facts!

Deep below The Edge, I knew that things were getting seriously weird when I looked up and was told that the pebbled roof of the cave I was in had once been the bottom of a lake – ooh, let’s see, around 230 million years ago. Then things got even weirder when I was informed that the cave roof I was looking up at was actually the under-side of the lake - which would once have been just below the surface of the ground, which was several hundred feet of solid rock above my head. This made even less sense. But down here in West Mine, one of the three major mining systems under The Edge at Alderley, nothing much seemed normal at all.

Derbyshire Caving Club guided tour I was fortunate enough to be on a guided tour of West Mine, courtesy of Derbyshire Caving Club; and the journey had started with a manhole in the middle of a field – nicely setting the surreal tone for the weirdness to come. Descending a ladder through the open manhole, proceeding along several passages, down vertiginous ladders into plunging depths of nothingness, it soon became clear that I had entered an Escher-like four-dimensional subterranean landscape where passages branched off up-slope, down-slope, horizontally, vertically through holes in cavern roofs and down holes in tunnel floors. Looking up at sideways passageways passing through plummeting shafts vaulting upwards above my head felt like staring downwards, whilst looking down into unfathomable depths past tunnels exiting at right angles felt like I was standing on my head looking sideways. Probably. It was all very odd - but with a frisson of excitement at knowing that I was one of very few who have ventured into these massively complex, manmade intestinal depths, where every space was

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created by hacking, dynamiting and carting away thousands of tons of spoil.

19th century copper-mining Mined for copper from the 1850s to 1870s, West Mine eventually fell into disuse, and was securely blocked up in the 1960s, after years of people exploring the abandoned workings at their own peril, and sometimes getting lost – often with fatal consequences. As we explored further into the mines, occasional items from these visits – and from mining - were to be found, probably lying exactly where they had been left many long years ago. They looked like uncurated artefacts in a chaotic, seldom-visited museum of slightly dotty social history; here was a Spardal Lemonade Bottle (supplied by the Co-op Manchester) from the 1950s, there was a plastic child’s cowboy gun from the 1960s; plus one would chance on the rusting remains of old mining equipment, ancient tin cans, bits of yellowing 1930s newspapers - and even a rather forlorn-looking single Victorian leather boot.

Cathedral-sized caverns Some of the caverns could have comfortably accommodated a modest-sized cathedral – whilst several linking passages demanded a slithering slide on bended knees or at an ungainly crawl. Back in 1892, the future Sir Hubert Worthington (a celebrated architect from Alderley Edge) had his sixth birthday party down here, and the graffiti carved on rocky walls and roofs bore witness to the past presence of miners

and mine-explorers. Incidentally, some of the sandstone had started its life as windblown sand in what is now the Sahara desert, and had slowly moved here as part of the earth’s continuous shifting of continents over hundreds of millions of years.

Mould – enjoying a diet of silence and darkness As a final fact of surreal and delightful peculiarity, the vast and vivid purple staining we took to be ore deposits on cavern walls was, in fact, a complex community of different types of mould, which clearly thrived on a diet of complete darkness and total silence. Scientific attempts to grow it in the cosy, congenial surroundings of a laboratory petri dish had entirely failed, and so it continues to thrive deep under Alderley Edge – oh, and in just one other place on planet earth; a cave somewhere in the Bahamas.

We entered West Mine on a warm and golden spring evening. Like latter-day troglodytes, we emerged after sunset, under a velvet-black sky sewn with stars, and with the thin sliver of a sickle moon to guide us homewards. The air was like champagne; there was a scent of damp grass. We had journeyed through the fascinating underworld of inner space – but it was an equally fine thing to return to the outer world, with infinite space all around us.

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Tauck Tours For many people, the idea of a coach tour holiday is the last thing they would consider, conjuring up the image of long journeys, queues, and very average food. Step forward: Tauck Tours, the coach tour company that is the least like a coach tour!

A guest on a Tauck tour is treated as an individual.

Staying at five star hotels, eating at authentic local restaurants and private sightseeing means are all part of the Tauck experience.

Travel in Good Company Tauck take care of every detail, so you can completely connect with the destination and their experienced Tauck Directors provide caring, thoughtful service throughout your trip. Your fellow guests will be like minded travellers, but at the same time every guest is treated as an individual with their own needs understood.

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concert exclusively for Tauck guests.

Nor will you queue to check in at your hotel alongside other guests. Wherever possible, a Tauck tour will include a visit to a local place of interest while your Tour Director nips along to your hotel and arranges the check in so that your arrival at the hotel is a seamless and relaxed transition.

One of Tauck’s top tours is to New England, visiting Cape Cod and the islands of Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket. Special experiences include a scenic flight from Martha’s Vineyard to Nantucket... a whale-watching cruise off the shores of Provincetown... a sightseeing cruise of Newport Harbour and Narragansett Bay... and a tour of The Breakers, one of Newport’s most extravagant Gilded Age mansions.

The Tauck Difference

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Never Settle for Ordinary Tauck’s 90 years of expertise provides exceptional local access for travel experiences that are beyond the ordinary. Their innovative sightseeing and cultural events will really inspire you, for example, no-one wants to queue to enter the Sistine Chapel and be shoulder to shoulder with the crowds. Tauck Tours will arrange a private viewing so that not only can you see the wonderful ceiling, you can actually see the walls and floor as well! Similarly their river cruises in Vienna will include a private evening Mozart

It’s easy to see the world’s sights. To stand in long queues, push through the crowds, and generally have the same standard-issue holiday as everyone else. But that’s not good enough for Tauck, and it’s not good enough for you. Tauck believe that travel should be easy. It should be fun. It should be worth your time and the price you paid. It should re-energise and transform above all else, it should be beyond the ordinary.

Because how you see the world matters.

If you would like more information on a Tauck Tour, please contact Travel by Design at 28 London Road, Alderley Edge – 01625 584195

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Simply Books Book Club Choice Jane Smiley’s Some Luck is the first part of a sweeping trilogy that will chart the fortunes of an Iowan farming family (the Langdons) against the backdrop of America’s recent history – from 1920 to the present day. The structure of the story is simplicity itself – one chapter for each year – but this is to belie the skill with which Jane Smiley develops her characters and weaves their fate into the story of America in the twentieth century. As the novel opens Walter Langdon has returned from the battlefields of France to build a life with his wife Roseanna on a remote farm in Iowa. The family struggle through good years and hard years – and as the wider world turns so their fortunes and expectations move in directions they could never have anticipated. Some will fall in love, some will have families of their own, some will go to war and some will perish. By the novel’s close we find ourselves (1953) on the cusp of the Cold War – and we have a curiosity for, and attachment to, the Langdons which will carry us forward into the next part of their epic story. The writing is plain and unfussy – but this is a tender and compelling piece of storytelling and one which gripped me. I for one am eager to find out what lies ahead in part two!

I’ve always enjoyed Ian McEwan’s novels and certainly since Enduring Love and Atonement

(his best book?) I’ve seen each new book as something of an event. In his recent work McEwan has taken a particular interest in the workings of our professions and institutions – Saturday features a neuro-surgeon; Solar is a satire on the world of an environmental scientist – and now with The Children Act he lays bare the inner workings of the judiciary. Fiona Maye, a prominent High Court judge, is called to try an urgent case. A seventeen-year-old boy is refusing (for religious reasons) the medical treatment that could save his life. Time is running out. In the end it will be Fiona Maye’s judgement that will decide whether he lives or dies. As beautifully and elegantly written as anything McEwan has ever written, this is a compulsively readable novel, and a pleasure from start to finish.

And for the children...we love Fancy Dress Jungle by Nick Sharratt, a bright and colourful lift-the-flap book. The animals inside are all in fancy dress. You’ll love their brilliant costumes but can you guess who’s who? Just lift the flap to see if you guessed right! All told in silly rhyme and with Nick Sharratt’s trademark illustration - this is a great book to read with little ones.

Simply Books, 228 Moss Lane, Bramhall, Cheshire SK7 1BD 0161 439 1436 Open Tuesday to Saturday 9am to 5.30pm

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Andrew Cant www.simplybooks.info

Visits to new NGS Gardens in June & July Many readers will already know about the recordbreaking fund-raising work of The National Gardens Scheme in support of caring charities.

This is thanks to the hard work and generosity of the garden owners, many of whom have been opening their garden gates to visitors for many years. We are very grateful to all of them. Inevitably, gardens drop out of the list – sometimes only temporarily – but thankfully, new ones come along to take their place, often with exciting new designs and features that are well worth seeing.

With over 80 gardens in our region alone and a limited space to write about them, this article introduces just those gardens in Cheshire & Wirral that are new to the NGS this year and that are open in June & July. Even so, there’s a wide choice to suit all gardening tastes, so how should you plan your visits?

Saturday 6 June and Saturday 4 July (10-4pm) All Fours Farm, Colliers Lane, Aston by Budworth, Northwich A traditional and well-established country garden with a wide range of roses, hardy shrubs, bulbs, perennials and annuals. You will also find a small vegetable garden, pond and greenhouse as well as vintage machinery and original features from its days as a working farm. Visitors also welcome by arrangement April to July.

Saturday 13 June and Sunday 14 June (2-5pm) 5 Carnforth Drive, Sale A suburban mature garden with secret paths, hidden corners, partly lawned and a small pond.

A large magnolia tree captures your attention.

Mature shrubs and trees with colour, texture, line and form. A delightful herbaceous border with healing colours of blues, pinks and purples.

People have commented how beautiful and calm it is with its restful sitting areas. Combined admission with 17 Poplar Grove.

Sunday 14 June and Saturday 20 June (11-5pm) 10 Statham Avenue, Lymm

A good place to start is the free NGS booklet, “Cheshire & Wirral Gardens 2015” available from libraries and garden centres. There is also the newly updated “Garden Finder” on the NGS website, and the handy NGS smartphone app for on-the-move visit planning. With admission prices that average about £4 for adults, and no charge for children, the gardens are great value choices for family days out. And they all offer afternoon teas – a tradition of NGS gardens!

Here are the new summer gardens in order of opening dates:

All Fours Farm

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Beautifully structured and planned, a ¼ acre south-facing plot, carefully terraced as it rises to the Bridgewater towpath. Hazel arch entrance to formal paved patio area with cordoned fruit trees and raised salad plot. Brick pathway passing Continued over...

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working greenhouse into several well-stocked herbaceous beds, shaded area with variety of azaleas and rhododendrons and formal lawn.

Homemade cakes and meringues with fresh fruit.

Thursday 18 June and Friday 19 June (10-5pm) Touchstone, Greenfields Lane, Rowton, Chester Touchstone is predominately a woodland garden with lovely herbaceous borders. The garden is 0.7 of an acre, presented at its best in June, the focus point is a delightful range of herbaceous borders, with an emphasis on the look of a cottage garden.

This is a practical, colourful family garden.

Morning coffee, cream teas, scones and cakes.

Sunday 28 June (12-5pm) Clemley House, Well Lane, Duddon Common, Tarporley Two-acre organic, wildlife friendly, award-winning cottage garden. Features orchard, wildlife ponds, wildflower meadow, fruit and veg areas, badger sett, rose pergola, gazebo, summer house and much more. Home grown organic fruits used in jams & cakes. Visitors also welcome by arrangement June to August for groups of 10+.

Marple Road, Stockport

Sunday 5 July (11-4.30pm) 218 Marple Road, Stockport NEW! This “secret” south-facing garden approximately 1 acre, full of herbaceous plants, vegetable plot, plant growing area, topiary, unfenced ponds and water features, fun areas and features, developed from paddock to garden over 20yrs by current owners.

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Saturday 11 July and Sunday 12 July (1-5pm) Mollington Village Gardens, Townfield Lane, Mollington, Chester NEW! Mollington is a picturesque village 3m from Chester. Beechwood: Set in two-thirds of an acre walled gardens originally part of the Mollington Hall estate. Summerhouse overlooking natural pond with rose-covered pergola, hostas, ferns, grasses and gunnera, wild life area, rockery, quirky features including Mollington Hall’s original gasometer rediscovered in 2006. Home Farm House: Small walled garden with densely packed borders provides the setting for this C17 farm house. Established wisteria, climbing roses, range of shrubs and herbaceous plants designed to attract wildlife and provide all year round interest while being low maintenance. Adswood: A cottage garden with side borders and island beds packed with a wide range of bulbs, perennials, climbers and traditional roses. The garden is home to over 50 varieties of clematis.

There is a raised ornamental fish pond and several seating areas including a garden pavilion.

Tea at Home Farm.

Saturday 18 July and Sunday 19 July (12-5pm) 167 Bramhall Moor Lane, Hazel Grove, Stockport NEW! The overall garden has a theme of light and dark. The front garden is a formal garden with box hedging and Indian bean trees with a background of shrubs chosen for texture and foliage. The back garden has colourful informal herbaceous borders packed with a variety of plants and standard trees and a small nursery and vegetable plot at the side. Visitors also welcome by arrangement May to September.

GARDENS OPEN BY ARRANGEMENT Most NGS gardens – including all of the above – are open to the public on particular dates. This is fine for most visitors, but if you have a group you can also arrange a private visit on dates to suit. Over 30 of the gardens in Cheshire & Wirral offer this service and eight additional gardens are only open by arrangement – so you get to see the ones not normally visited. Details are in NGS booklets and online at NGS.org.uk

Barry’s Gardening Tips Plant pests will have made their mark by now, quite literally in some cases. One of my earliest gardening memories is being instructed by my grandad to remove the pots from the top of canes supporting dahlias, empty the straw contents onto the path and then stamp on the earwigs as they scuttled away. Barbaric! I grow dahlias now but rarely see an earwig.

Those pests that make up your hit list will of course depend on which plants you grow. In my garden, as nationally, slugs and snails top the charts, especially as l have two or three dozen hostas to protect. I’ve tried all the usual forms of defence and up to a point still rely on the blue pellets, early on in the season, but by far my most successful method is to actively collect them.

Several nights of the week, around 9.30pm, I search each plant (just hostas I mean, not every plant in my garden!) for signs of molluscs and dispose of those I find. Some people will say they have better things to do with their lives and so have I, but I don’t like shredded hostas.

Something I keep meaning to try is garlic spray.

This is the recipe given to me by an allotmenteer friend of mine: Crush a whole bulb of garlic into a litre of water. Boil for 5 minutes. Allow to cool and sieve the mixture. Keep it in the fridge. Mix one tablespoon per litre of water and spray onto plant leaves. He swears by its effectiveness. Must give it a go.

inside a brown blob of their own making, slowly devouring the plant.

Another plant I grow in profusion is the daylily or hemerocallis. Their long strappy leaves make a great contrast with those of the hostas and they flower for weeks. However, the hemerocallis gall midge is determined to ruin the display. This tiny insect lays its eggs inside a developing flower bud, which then becomes lumpy and misshapen as the larvae feeds, eventually opening to give a very distorted flower. I have spoken to people who thought this was a natural phenomenon but it isn’t. Unfortunately it is difficult to keep the midge at bay. The best way is to avoid growing early-flowering daylilies (June), for which the insect has a preference and stick to the later flowering varieties (July), which usually escape the problem. Presumably this is connected with its lifecycle. However, if you do spot a distorted bud, pick it off and bin it, don’t compost it.

On a happier note, our garden opens for the NGS on 18 and 19 July (find us in the yellow book) so come along and see perfect hostas, lilies and hemerocallis for yourselves, unless I’ve found something better to do with my life, in which case they will all be in tatters.

If you’re looking for inspiration or need help with planting your garden, you can contact Barry by email: barry.davy@ntlworld.com

The distinctive red lily beetle has climbed the pest-chart quite rapidly in the last few years.

There are chemicals available but again I think checking plants in the morning and afternoon and picking off the red devils is the most effective way. Just make sure you hold a hand underneath as you do it because they’re very sensitive to movement and will drop to the ground if they feel threatened. Don’t forget to look out for their larvae, which do more damage than the adult.

You’ll find them on the underside of leaves,

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Perfect Hostas at Brooke Cottage, thanks to Barry’s slug patrol!

The Eagle Stone

The Walk - The Beauty of the Ridges Distance: 9 miles, taking some 4 hours.

Map: Outdoor Leisure White Peak, Map 24.

Car park map grid reference is SK255776.

Height: Gained 525 feet, very few stiles, good tracks and paths.

The Stone Circle

Poynton Rambling Club has been running organised walks for well over 40 years. A recent walk of the club was one of the more picturesque we have done, taking in four spectacular ridges, all with wonderful views: White Edge, Gardom’s Edge, Baslow Edge and Froggatt Edge. All these edges are favourite venues for rock climbers as the rocks are gritstone which have been worn

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into dramatic shapes, ideal for climbing. The area was first pioneered in the late 1800’s.

We started the walk from the National Trust car park (free with a NT card) at Hay Wood, part of the Longshaw Estate. This estate was originally owned by the Duke of Rutland until the late 1920’s and eventually donated to the National Trust.

From the car park we crossed the A625 just below The Grouse Inn, passing White Edge Lodge and then going over White Edge Moor to reach ‘The Hurkling Stones’ at the northern end of the ridge. Looking to the east could be seen the expansive area of moorland which is covered in heather and ling. This moor is part of a wildlife sanctuary which extends into Yorkshire. When the Trig Point was reached we went down a

Along Baslow Edge

narrow path on the west slope. Eventually a country lane was reached where a minor road was crossed. The track rose gently over an area called Eaglestone Flat. On the left were the cliffs of Gardom’s Edge, and in the valley the grounds of Chatsworth could be seen, together with the imposing fountain. Soon after, the Wellington monument was reached, built in 1866 in memory of Wellington long after the Battle of Waterloo.

In the far distance another monument can just be seen, this one to Admiral Lord Nelson. We turned right just after, to pass the Eagle Stone, a large outcrop of gritstone where in past years the young men of Baslow would demonstrate they were ready for marriage by climbing to the top.

The path then crosses the narrow road at Curbar gap and then onto the Baslow Edge path. From here the Derwent Valley villages can be seen below and in the distance. By keeping to the cliff edge we veered right above Froggat Edge, making a short diversion on the moor to visit a Bronze Age stone circle. The track then reached the A625 which we crossed and then followed a short but spectacular path crossing a small stream back to the car park. The group then adjourned to a nearby inn where the lost liquids on the route were replenished, the drivers making do with coffee or tea!

In all, the walk was fairly easy as we started fairly high up, thereby avoiding any steep hills, and covering just less than 9 miles, taking some 4 hours. The car park map grid reference is SK255776 on the Outdoor Leisure White Peak, Map 24. The height gained was 525 feet; there are very few stiles, with good tracks and paths.

Poynton Rambling Club walks are mainly on Wednesdays and Sundays; in the summer evening walks are also organised. The club caters for walkers of all abilities and the walks vary from quite strenuous to easy, with the distance varying from 5 to over 12 miles. Because the club is fairly small at just over 100 members it is both welcoming and friendly. For further details contact the secretary, Brian Brough on 01625 877463, or see more information at www.poynton-ramblers.org.uk.

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Wilmslow Children’s Activities Things to do with pre-school kids

Monday WFA Little Strikers Pre-School Football 10-11am Term time only. Wilmslow Parish Hall, Cliff Road. £5 per session, no pre-booking required. Contact Erik on 07792 791382 Under 5’s Story Time 11-11.30am Term time only. Wilmslow Library. Children must be accompanied by a parent or carer. Contact 01625 374060

Tuesday The Creation Station – various morning sessions Dean Row Village Hall. Art and craft classes for babies and pre-schoolers with none of the mess at home! £6 per session, contact jannthorpe@thecreationstation.co.uk Baby Sensory 9.30am, 11am, 12.30pm and 2pm St Johns Church Hall, Knutsford Rd. To book, call Becky on 07503547083 or email eastcheshire@babysensory.co.uk Under 5’s Rhyme Time 10-10.30am Term time only. Alderley Edge Library. Children must be accompanied by a parent or carer.

Contact 01625 374030.

Wednesday Coffee, Cake & Craft/Tiddlywinks 10am-12noon Wilmslow Methodist Church. Coffees, hot chocolates and cakes with play area for little ones. Prices from 50p to £1.50. More information from the church office on 01625 528892.

WFA Little Strikers Pre-School Football 10-11am Term time only. Alderley Edge Scout Hut, Talbot Road. £5 per session, no pre-booking required. Contact Erik on 07792 791382.

Mums, Dads and Tots 1.30 to 3pm Term time only. St Benedict’s Church Hall, Hall Road, Handforth. Lots of toys for under 5’s, come along for a cuppa. Contact Jo on 07762 494843.

If you run a local activity for young children and would like to be included on this page please email jenny@insidemagazines.co.uk

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Moo Music various sessions between 10-11.50am Dean Row Village Hall. Music is an essential part of every child’s development. Our interactive sessions will help your child gain confidence and develop memory, language and co-ordination skills in an exciting, enjoyable and multi-sensory way. Great fun for children and parents/carers too. For more information and to book your place, call 07837345253 or email lucy@moo-music.co.uk Under 5’s Rhyme Time 11-11.30am Term time only. Wilmslow Library. Children must be accompanied by a parent or carer. Contact 01625 374060.

Baby Massage 1.30pm Wilmslow Methodist Church. For babies 8 weeks+ with their carers, £5 a session. For information and to join the waiting list, call either the church office 01625 528892 or Christine Goddard 07973 787067.

Thursday Tots 2-4pm Term time only, Wilmslow United Reformed Church, Alderley Road. For pre-school children and parents/ carers. £1.50 per family.

Contact thursdaytots@hotmail.co.uk, or phone Barbara on 01625 584267.

Friday Friday Tots 10-11.30am Term time only, Alderley Edge Methodist Church, Church Hall, Chapel Road. Contact Susan Moran on 01625 585166.

Saturday WFA Little Strikers Pre-School Football 10.30-11.30am All year round. Pownall Hall School, Carrwood. £5 per session, no pre-booking required. Contact Erik on 07792 791382

Sunday Messy Church 4pm onwards First Sunday of every month, Wilmslow United Reformed Church, Alderley Road. For more information please contact messychurchwilmslow@hotmail.com or phone Barbara on 01625 584267.

Clickjacking Clickjacking is a way of collecting data held on your machine, or tricking you into clicking something which you think is okay, so it will take you somewhere it wants you to go.

Officially classed under the Spyware and Malware umbrella, Clickjacking can take many forms and isn’t necessarily always malicious.

There was a browser extension for Firefox a while back which recommended websites to users who had installed it. The information provided was actually collected by accessing data the user had entered into their machine. So for example, a user types ‘car insurance’ into a web browser and from that time onwards a list of car insurance company adverts would coincidentally appear on future website visits.

Some of the creators of Clickjacking software have actually had their software bought by larger legitimate companies who have turned it

from something which was borderline malicious to totally above board. Have you searched for something or been on a website only to find days later when visiting another site there is an advert for what you were looking for previously?

Clickjacking can use hidden hyperlinks to surreptitiously capture data from an unaware user. These hidden links can be hidden in online adverts or buttons on a page. Imagine that there are two buttons, one that says ‘Yes Go Ahead’ and the other ‘No Get Me Out Of Here.’ Both buttons make an action when clicked and this is governed by the code written behind them, so you could make the Yes button mean No and vice versa, tricking the user into going somewhere they don’t want to.

As always be vigilant when using the internet; it is a fantastic place but like everything in life, there is a dark side.

Mark Travis The PC Doctor

Organ Recital

Gordon Stewart Music for a Summer Afternoon Saturday 2 August, 2.30pm The organ situated in the Great Hall at Adlington is considered one of the most important musical instruments in the UK and has been played by Handel himself. The opportunity to hear this majestic instrument played is not to be missed.

The ticket price is ÂŁ20 to include Cream Tea in the courtyard (weather dependent) Please contact us on 01625 827595 for more information.

Exciting Times Well it has been an exciting month for Amaranth!

We are delighted to announce that Amaranth was awarded the Best Independent Retailer in the UK at the Natural and Organic Awards in London.

Many INSIDE readers will already know of our Bramhall store and have been loyal customers over the years, so to you, a big thank you for helping us achieve this award.

If you haven’t yet visited, Amaranth is your number one (and now the UK number one!) natural health shop and treatment rooms located in Bramhall Village. From our shop we sell professional quality nutritional supplements, superfoods (such as wheatgrass, spirulina), Free From cooking ingredients, natural skin and bodycare (from Pai Skincare, Dr.Hauschka, Weleda, Green People and more) and gifts (NEOM Organics and BeeFayre) Each member of our knowledgeable team is trained and registered to the highest level in their profession. The team includes nutritional therapists, acupuncturists, massage therapists, reflexologists, life coaches and much more and they are available in the shop to talk to you about your health concerns. Digestion, sensitive skin, eczema, joint pain, stress, hormones and hayfever are common conditions we talk about but we have helped many other conditions too.

We also provide consultations and treatments in our beautiful treatment rooms above the shop.

We would love you to pop in and enjoy a herbal tea with us. To find out more about our products, offers, events and nutrition tips please follow us on Facebook at AmaranthUK or twitter @Amaranth_UK. Check out our website too, we have over 2,000 natural health products to buy online at www.amaranth-wellbeing.com

Celebrate our award with us Enjoy £5 off when you spend £25 at Amaranth during June* *This offer is valid on shop products only, sorry not treatments. The offer is not valid with any other offer and loyalty points cannot be given on the transaction

by Joanne Hill www.amaranth-wellbeing.com

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Tom Yam Treat

Since it opened in November 2013 I have heard nothing but praise about Tom Yam Thai Restaurant & Bar in Poynton. My visit there last week confirmed what all the hype is about – the interior, the ambience, the service, the food – absolutely everything about the experience is exceptional and truly authentic.

Owner Matt Quinn, originally from High Lane but now living and working in Poynton, told me: ‘The response to Tom Yam has been nothing short of phenomenal. The premises I took on with my wife, Jarinya, were in a terrible state, looking even more of an eyesore as the village centre underwent its transformation. But this was the perfect location for our restaurant. Within less than a year we were turning bookings away every weekend so we increased capacity by expanding onto the first floor which can be used as a private room or overspill for larger groups of six or more people.’

Tom Yam has a completely Thai team both in the kitchen and front of house which makes for a truly authentic experience. Just launched is a revised a la carte menu featuring new Chef’s Recommendations, such as Lamb Shank in Massaman Curry. Meanwhile, Matt has introduced a completely new wine list with suggestions of perfect pairings according to food choice.

Poynton residents will remember that Tom Yam won the Poynton in Business Award for Customer

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Excellence in the Retail and Eateries category in November last year. Matt is effusive in his praise “We have a brilliant team here at Tom Yam – everyone gets on and works well together which makes for an enjoyable working environment.

Our customers clearly appreciate them!”

There’s a fantastic range of food on offer including a wealth of fish and veggie options. We opted for NUA DAD DIEW to start - deep fried marinated strips of rump steak served with chilli sauce and GUNG POW, marinated king prawns with coriander seeds served with spicy Thai sauce. With prawn crackers as well we ended up with three different spicy sauces on the table, each one subtly different but equally delicious.

Our main courses were GAI KAMINT, grilled, marinated chicken breast topped with thick curry sauce on a sizzling dish and MASSAMAN NUA, a melt in the mouth beef curry with peanuts, potatoes, cumin and onion.

The flavours throughout were full yet delicate.

With varying degrees of spiciness, the heat was never too intense to overpower the freshness of the flavours. From beginning to end the meal was an absolute treat with friendly yet unobtrusive service, in beautiful surroundings. I really can’t recommend it highly enough.

Are there plans for Tom Yam 2? “Absolutely” says Matt “we are really keen to open another restaurant. It’s in our 10 year plan and if a suitable premises becomes available we hope it would be the beginning of our expansion in this area.”

Tom Yam, Fountain Place, Poynton SK12 1QX www.tomyam.co.uk 01625 879577

Sudoku

How to play Sudoku Fill in the grid so that each row, column and 3x3 box, contains the numbers 1 through to 9 with no repetition.

You don’t need to be a genius.

These puzzles use logic alone.

Watch out! Sudoku is highly addictive.

Solution on page 50.

Help us to deliver INSIDE magazines It’s a great way to get a little exercise and earn some extra cash We are looking for friendly, responsible people to deliver in all areas: Altogether, about forty people currently help us to deliver our magazines. Many are retired or semi-retired and they really enjoy the experience. Our magazines are enthusiastically received in most homes, so there is always the chance of a smile or friendly word, en route.

Give Jenny a call, or send an email, and we’ll be pleased to give you more details.

Call Jenny on 01625 879611 Email: jenny@insidemagazines.co.uk

It’s good exercise. It’s also very therapeutic, we’re told!

Delivery rounds of varying sizes available.

Good rates of pay.

Care Company on Recruitment Drive for 30 Staff

For people with no prior experience, we provide a full training programme so anyone who is interested in a rewarding career in this growing sector should get in touch. It is the unique and high-quality, personal service that has allowed us to grow so quickly and create these jobs in the local area.

Home Instead Senior Care , which provides care to people in their own homes in East Cheshire, will launch a major recruitment drive this month.

Home Instead Senior Care are 2014 Great British Care Awards National Winner & LaingBuisson Specialist Care Awards Winner

The firm, based in Chelford, is experiencing greater demand for its services because of an ageing population. Julie & Steve Akroyd, who run the business said “We are receiving more and more calls from local people and family members looking for home care, and our business has grown significantly as a result.

Dates for your diary

We consider our fantastic CAREGivers as everyday superheroes; they are everyday people doing extraordinary work. Whether they are providing companionship care, or preparing meals, or helping with daily living routines, they are making a difference to the lives of the elderly.

Home Instead is hosting the following coffee mornings and Recruitment Fair together with fund raising events for Alzheimer Society and East Cheshire Hospice at the following venues: 2 June - Aldeli Coffee Shop, Alderley Edge, 9am - 12 noon 8 July - Costa Coffee, Poynton, 9am - 12 noon Find us on our website www.homeinstead.co.uk/ eastcheshire and www.facebook.com/pages/ Home-Instead-East-Cheshire

Inside Guide Wednesday 3 June The Flower Club of Wilmslow & District. Tony Brown – National (Lutterworth) ‘It’s a Gardener’s Joy.’ New members and visitors are always welcome.

Royal British Legion Hall, Wilmslow 1.30pm

Saturday 6 June Open Day at AVRO, suitable for both novices and those new to golf (ladies, gents or juniors) who are seeking a small, friendly and affordable club to join; or the more experienced golfer looking for a smaller but challenging local course to join. With an award winning Greenkeeper and 7 day membership fees of less than £10 a week!

For more details contact Les Fowler on 01625 876780.

AVRO Golf Club, Woodford

Saturday 6 June The Wilmslow Symphony Orchestra will perform an exciting programme Gershwin ‘Cuban Overture’, Barber ‘Adagio for Strings’, Copland ‘Fanfare for the Common Man’ and both ‘On the Waterfront Suite’ and ‘Symphonic Dances from West Side Story’ by Bernstein.

Tickets £12, Conc £10, Under 18’s £2 Wilmslow Leisure Centre, 7.45pm

Sunday 7 June A Summer Concert for St Ann’s Hospice. An evening of light popular music, including the music of George and Ira Gershwin, with St Ann’s Hospice Festival Choir.

Tickets £14 (no concessions) from; Stockport Town Hall Box Office 0161 474 3256, St Ann’s Hospice 0161 498 3631 and at the door (subject to availability).

Stockport Town Hall 7.30pm

Tuesday 9 June Wilmslow Decorative & Fine Arts Society AGM and Lecture.

Scaling the heights – the closthing strategies of early mountaineers with Kate Strasdin. Non-members wishing to attend should contact the membership secretary in advance. wilmslowdfas.org.uk Wilmslow Parish Hall, Wilmslow. AGM at 7.15pm, lecture at 7.45pm

Wednesday 10 June Craft and Chatter. A monthly get together for crafters of all kinds, card making, quilting, collage, embroidery, sewing and any other interests you might have. Bring your own project and enjoy good crafting company with a cuppa and the opportunity to learn from each other.

Contact Chrissie 0161 439 8262 for further details. £2 Dean Row Chapel Hall, Adlington Road, SK9 2BX 2pm to 4pm

A guide to selected events in East Cheshire during June & July Wed 10, Mon 17 and Wed 19 June Bollington Festival Players Junior Company Present ‘James and the Giant Peach’. Roald Dahl’s epic journey across the Atlantic is acted out with live action, puppetry and storytelling. Tickets £9/£8 from bfptickets@hotmail.com or 07776 239613 Bollington Arts Centre 7.30pm

Wednesday 10 June Heathland Heritage. Stroll around Lindow Common Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) incorporating both history and natural history with Cheshire East Council Countryside Ranger Paul Hughes.

Information: 01625 383700. Booking in advance essential at heathlandheritage2015.eventbrite.co.uk Lindow Common SSSI car park opposite Boddington Arms, Racecourse Road, Wilmslow 10am to 12pm

Thursday 11 June Join us for a fascinating and entertaining evening with Professor David Crystal - our foremost authority on the English language (and all things phonological.) David will be talking about The Disappearing Dictionary – a beautiful new book bringing together a collection of brilliantly quirky English dialect words before they disappear forever. Ticket Price: £10 (redeemable against a copy of The Disappearing Dictionary) To book call 0161 439 1436; email events@simplybooks.info or book online at www.simplybooks.info Simply Books, Bramhall 7.30pm

Wednesday 17 June Lunchtime Concert with students from Chetham’s School of Music, Manchester. Admission by Programme £4. Light lunches available from 12 noon, concert performances commence at 1pm.

Further Information: Tel. 01625 586713 Tel. 01625 584410 Tel. 01625 584367 www.alderleyedgemethodistchurch.com email: aemc1@tiscali.co.uk Alderley Edge Methodist Church 1pm

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Wednesday 24 June

Piano Recital by Lloyd Buck (conductor of the Barnby Choir) and Stephenie Leung to include music by Handel, Debussy, Buck, Alkan, Bortkiewicz and Chopin. Tickets £5 (accompanied children free) available in advance from Anne Macdonald on 07810 517464 or on the door.

Tea and cakes from 5pm

Wildlife Wander. Join the Bollin Valley Partnership Rangers on an evening stroll around Newgate Nature Reserve, in Wilmslow, to look for wildlife gems on our new site, the reclaimed Newgate Tip. Information: 01625 374790 Booking in advance is essential at wildlifewander2015.eventbrite.co.uk by 19 June

St Bartholomew’s Church, Wilmslow SK9 4AA 5.30pm to 6.30pm

Newgate Nature Reserve, Newgate, Wilmslow, SK9 5LL (SJ827811) 7pm to 8.30pm

Saturday 20 June

Wednesday 24 June

Hallé Chamber Concert with Rosa Campos-Fernandez, clarinet, Dale Culliford, cello, and Paul Janes, piano.

Programme includes Beethoven, Tajcevic and Brahms.

Tickets £10, £8 (concession) and under 18s free, including refreshments, available from the Church Office 0161 439 1204, Thrift Shop, Simply Books and on the door.

Wimslow U3A: “DIY Surgery – with audience participation” by Peter Sykes. A charge of £1 is made per meeting after initial joining fee. All are welcome.

Bramhall Methodist Church 7.30pm

Macclesfield Mydel Choir Summer Concert with new Musical Director Guest musician David Court.

Guest soprano Aimee Presswood. Tickets £8 tel 01625 425760 Adnilmd@hotmail.co.uk

Sunday 21 June

URC schoolrooms, Chapel Lane, Wilmslow 2.30pm

Friday 26 June

St George’s Singers join forces with The Sheffield Chorale, a trio of wonderful young soloists and Stockport Symphony Orchestra to perform Edward Elgar’s choral masterpiece, The Dream of Gerontius.

Prestbury Methodist Church 7.30pm

Ticket Hotline 01633 764012 or online at www.st-georges-singers.org.uk Tickets £15, £13 concession, £5 students/children. Coach transport from Poynton/ Hazel Grove.

Wilmslow Wells for Africa Gardens Day. 17 gorgeous gardens to visit. £10 on the day, but £9 if bought in advance. More info at www.wilmslowwells.org. or call 01625 250368

The Monastery, Gorton, Manchester 7.30pm

10.30am to 4.30pm

Wednesday 24 June

Sunday 28 June

Wilmslow Guild Flower Club: With Beauty in Mind with Heather Hayes, North West Area Demonstrator. Nonmember visitors welcome but limited to two visits per Guild year at £6 - £8 (special events extra). Contact Linda Cocker on 0161 440 0704, see also our listing at NAFAS Cheshire www.nafascheshire.org.uk

Balsam Blitz Four Help us out on the battle against the alien weeds! Long sleeves/trousers, stout footwear and gloves required (Gloves can be provided if necessary).

Leaders: Bollin Valley Partnership Ranger Emma Houghton and Friends of The Carrs Information: 01625 374790

Wilmslow Guild, Bourne Street, Wilmslow 1.45pm

Parish Hall Car Park, Cliff Road, Wilmslow, SK9 4AA (SJ847816) 2pm to 4pm

Wednesday 24 June Craft and Chatter. A monthly get together for crafters of all kinds, card making, quilting, collage, embroidery, sewing and any other interests you might have. Bring your own project and enjoy good crafting company with a cuppa and the opportunity to learn from each other.

Contact Chrissie 0161 439 8262 for further details. £2 Dean Row Chapel Hall, Adlington Road, SK9 2BX 2pm to 4pm

Saturday 27 June

Sunday 28 June Bollington Festival Choir’s final concert of the 2014-5 season is entitled Gloria Italia! and includes a charming and tuneful mass setting from a composer far better known for his stunning operas. Puccini’s Messa di Gloria is full of operatic tunes which you’re likely to be humming for days to come. The concert also features Italian baroque music for choir and vocal and instrumental solos from its members. Tickets (£10 / £3 for 18s and under) from 01625 575554 Bollington Arts Centre, 7.30pm

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Weds 10 & Sat 11 July

The Flower Club of Wilmslow & District. Denise Hubbard (Middlewich) ‘Travellers Tales’

Wilmslow Green Room presents The 39 Steps, a comedic adaptation of the John Buchan melodrama.

Directed by Celia Bonner, this is an open-air production in Styal Mill Gardens. For further information, please go to www.wgrsoc.org.uk and click on the link to purchase tickets. Styal Mill Gardens

New members and visitors are always welcome Royal British Legion Hall, Wilmslow 1.30pm

Thurs 2 to Sat 4 July Wilmslow Green Room presents The 39 Steps a comedic adaptation of the John Buchan melodrama.

Directed by Celia Bonner, this is an open-air production at Gawsworth Open Air Theatre. For further information, please go to www.wgrsoc.org.uk and click on the link to purchase tickets.

Saturday 11 July

Gawsworth Open Air Theatre

A Cappella Appetiser. Join the sassy ladies of Cheshire A Cappella for an informal, fun and relaxed day - a chance to dip your toe in the water and see what our style of singing is all about. For more details email hilary.pinnock@ntlworld.com call 07975 927423 Venue tbc 10am to 4pm

Sat 4 to Sun 12 July

Sunday 12 July

Bollington Well Dressing - Festival Opening ceremony at the Greg Fountain, Flash Lane, (opposite the Cock and Pheasant) at 11.30am on Saturday 4 July. Well dressings on display around the town until Sunday 12th July.

Higher Poynton Summerfest. Something for all the family, with displays, live music, market stalls selling local produce, children’s attractions, and plenty more besides. Hot and cold refreshments will also be available, including a BBQ, ice cream and drinks.

Entrance is free, although cars will be charged to park.

Information: 01625 878495 or 01625 872238

For more details contact Christine 01625 574208 or visit www.bollingtonwelldressing.co.uk

Wednesday 8 July Wilmslow Guild Flower Guild - Fun and Flowers Lesley Devalle, National Demonstrator. Club AGM and lunch.

Visitors are most welcome but are limited to two visits per Guild year at £5 (special events extra).

Contact, Linda Cocker on 0161 440 0704, see also our listing at NAFAS Cheshire www.nafascheshire.org.uk Held at Wilmslow Guild, Bourne Street, Wilmslow 1.45pm

Wednesday 8 July Craft and Chatter. A monthly get together for crafters of all kinds, card making, quilting, collage, embroidery, sewing and any other interests you might have. Bring your own project and enjoy good crafting company with a cuppa and the opportunity to learn from each other.

Contact Chrissie 0161 439 8262 for further details. £2 Dean Row Chapel Hall, Adlington Road, SK9 2BX 2pm to 4pm

Wednesday 8 –Friday 10 July NK Theatre Arts Presents: Disney’s ‘The Jungle Book Kids’ Wed 8th July – Fri 10th July @ 7.30pm / Sat 11th July @ 2pm Advanced Tickets £9/£7.50 (Family of 4 £30) (Door Price £10) Forum Theatre Ticketline - Call 0333 666 3366 www.theforumtheatre.co.uk

Middlewood Way at Higher Poynton Station, Shrigley Rd North 11.30am to 4.30pm

Sunday 12 July Gorton Philharmonic Summer Proms Concert.

Programme of popular proms music including Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1, Rule Britannia, Jerusalem, Folk Songs Suite, Jupiter from The Planets and Elgar’s Enigma Variations. Conducted by Juan Ortuno. Tickets £12 available from the Monastery or online from www.gortonphil.co.uk. Gorton Monastery 2.30pm

Sunday 19 July Balsam Blitz. Help us out on the battle against the alien weeds! No experience needed! Long sleeves/ trousers, stout footwear and gloves required (Gloves can be provided if necessary). Leaders: Bollin Valley Partnership Ranger Emma Houghton and Friends of The Carrs Information: 01625 374790 Parish Hall Car Park, Cliff Road, Wilmslow, SK9 4AA (SJ847816) 2pm to 4pm

Wednesday 22 July Craft and Chatter. A monthly get together for crafters of all kinds, card making, quilting, collage, embroidery, sewing and any other interests you might have. Bring your own project and enjoy good crafting company with a cuppa and the opportunity to learn from each other.

Contact Chrissie 0161 439 8262 for further details. £2.

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Wednesday 22 July Wilmslow U3A: “The Bollin Valley from Macclesfield to Styal” by Keith Warrender. A charge of £1 is made per meeting after initial joining fee. All are welcome.

URC schoolrooms, Chapel Lane, Wilmslow 2.30pm

Saturday 25 July The Robins Singers present A Summer Event including guest soloists. Telephone Dennis (01706 347484) or Helen (07976 923539) for more details.

St. Andrew’s Church, Cheadle Hulme 7.30pm

Sunday 26 July Simply Books presents…Dame Jacqueline Wilson…

A World Exclusive! Join Jacqueline Wilson for the launch of her new book, KATY, a re-imagining of the Victorian classic WHAT KATY DID. There’ll be plenty of time too for questions from the audience so get thinking! KATY isn’t published until August but we will have copies available on the day – a World Exclusive! Tickets: £15 (includes a copy of KATY) – there’s a range of Family Ticket options too - please get in touch for more information. To book: call 0161 439 1436; email events@simplybooks.info or book online at www.simplybooks.info Stockport Plaza, Stockport 11am

Thursday 30 July WOW Singers present their summer concert ‘Desert Island Discs’ along with singing duo ‘Cantata’. Tickets £9 (under 18s £6) from 01625 878916, cme08@live.co.uk or from choir members.

St Bart’s Church, Wilmslow 7.15pm

Saturday 1 August Batty about Bats. Bats are one of the UK’s most misunderstood animals. Come and dispel a few myths and find out more about these fascinating creatures as we take a short stroll at the Carrs Park, Wilmslow. Bring a torch. Parish Hall Car Park, Cliff Road, Wilmslow, SK9 4AA (SJ847816) Leaders: Cheshire East Council 9pm to 10pm

Saturday 1 August Tegg’s Nose Butterfly Walk. A FREE wildlife walk around the top of Tegg’s Nose Country Park to look for and learn more about some of the park’s resident butterfly species and, if we are lucky, seeing the scarce local speciality, namely, the Wall butterfly.

Booking in advance essential at teggsnosebutterflywalk2015.eventbrite.co.uk Information: 01625 374833

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Useful Numbers Alderley Edge Churches Methodist Church

Local Government 01625 873407/583337

E. Cheshire Council Info Services

Methodist Church Office

01625 586713

Macclesfield Borough

St Mary’s Church with Birtles

01625 585440

Neighbourhood Wardens

St Philip’s Church (Vicarage)

01625 583249

Police (non-emergency)

St Philip’s Parish Office

01625 581477

St Pius X Church

01625 582386

Wilmslow Churches

0300 1235500 01625 504791

(non-emergency)

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Post Offices Alderley Edge Post Office

01625 599655

Methodist Church, Wilmslow

01625 528892

Handforth Post Office

01625 522946

St Ann’s C of E Church

01625 520309

Wilmslow Post Office

01625 524036

St Bartholomew’s Parish Church

01625 520309

St Chad’s Handforth

01625 532145

St John’s Lindow

01625 583251

St Mary’s Methodist Handforth

01625 528892

St Teresa’s RC Church

01625 523384

St Benedict’s RC Church

01625 522776

Wilmslow United Reformed Church

01625 532600

Quaker Meeting House

07974 997798

Dean Row Unitarian Chapel

01625 403509

Doctors/Medical Centres Alderley Edge Medical Practice

01625 584545

Wilmslow Health Centre

08432 909209

Handforth Health Centre

01625 529421

Kenmore Medical Centre

01625 532244

Hulme Hall Medical Group

0161 426 5844

Fire Service (non-emergency) Wilmslow Fire Station

01625 524066

Hospitals Macclesfield Hospital NHS Direct Primary Care Out of Hours Centre

01625 421000 0845 4647 01625 502999

Leisure Centres

Alderley Edge Schools Alderley Edge Pre-School Playgroup

01625 599300

The Ryleys School

01625 583241

Alderley Edge Primary School

01625 383262

Nether Alderley Primary School

01625 583282

Mottram St Andrew Primary

01625 829035

Alderley Edge School for Girls

01625 583028

Wilmslow Schools Ashdene Primary

01625 383232

Dean Oaks Primary

01625 383333

Gorsey Bank Primary

01625 383020

Lacey Green Primary

01625 525157

Lindow Primary

01625 582555

Pownall Hall School

01625 523141

St Anne’s Fulshaw

01625 523536

St Benedicts Catholic Primary

01625 520207

Styal Primary

01625 383253

Wilmslow Grange Primary

01625 526566

Wilmslow High School

01625 526191

Wilmslow Preparatory School

01625 524246

Travel Bus Information

0300 125 5020 option 4

Wilmslow Leisure Centre

01625 533789

Train Information

0845 748 4950

Macclesfield Leisure Centre

01625 615602

Manchester Airport

0161 489 3000

Libraries

Utilities

Alderley Edge Library

01625 374030

Electricity – Power Loss

Macclesfield Library

01625 615602

Gas – Emergency

Wilmslow Library

01625 374060

Water Mains Environment Agency Floodline

0800 195 4141 0800 111 999 0845 746 2200 0845 988 1188

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Classified Index HOME IMPROVEMENT & PROPERTY MAINTENANCE

BATHROOMS Splash Bathrooms

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House Matters UK F.T.W Services

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HOTELS

BUILDERS Mark Tildsley S.P. Lee & Co Whitehall Builders Ltd

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CARE HOMES & SERVICES Alice Chilton In-Home Care Services Home Instead Senior Care

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CATERING Pizza Principles

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CLEANING Queeny Cleaners Wild About Cleaning

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Richard Jackson Photography

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SECURITY 34 39 Back Cover 31 6

GUTTER CLEANING Sherratt Gutter Cleaning

Pampered Cats

The Farmers Arms Tom Yam

GARDEN ROOMS Swift Organisation

Ecodazzle

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GARDEN DESIGN & LANDSCAPING Sherratt Landscapes Ltd

Ability Matters

PUBS & RESTAURANTS

ESTATE & LETTING AGENTS Mosley Jarman

More Than Loft Ladders

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ENTERTAINMENT Adlington Hall & Gardens Poynton Party in the Park

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LOFT LADDERS

ASM Gas, Heating, Plumbing G.P.Green Ltd

ELECTRICIANS G.P.Green Ltd

Green Thumb Jigsaw Lawn Care Lawnkeeper

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DRIVEWAY CLEANING SUPPLIES The Patio Blackspot Cleaning Company

LAWN CARE

PLUMBING & HEATING

DENTISTS Trinity House Dental Care

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PHOTOGRAPHY

DELICATESSENS The Cheshire Smokehouse

Matt Finish Simplicity Granite

PET CARE

DECORATORS Steve White

KITCHENS

OVEN CLEANING

COMPUTER & INTERNET PC Doctor

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MOBILITY

COMPLEMENTARY THERAPY Amaranth

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INTERIOR DESIGN Brook Farm Interiors

CAR REPAIRS Scratches & Scrapes

Park House B & B

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Eurosafes Falcon Security WM. Bradley & Co.

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SOLICITORS Slater & Gordon

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TREE SERVICES Swift Tree & Arboricultural Services Ltd

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WINDOW CLEANERS Cavendish Window Cleaning 50 WINDOW & CONSERVATORY REPAIRS The Window Repair Centre Inside Back Window Geeks 35