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Issue 47 - December 2015 - January 2016
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As we approach our tenth anniversary, we realise just how lucky we are to be a community magazine publisher. It’s a real privilege to be able to engage with so many lives and to have a positive impact on the growth of so many local businesses. And as if that weren’t enough, we are delighted to announce that INSIDE Magazines has just received an industry award. At the recent annual conference of Independent Magazine Publishers we were outright winners in the category Best News Editorial, thanks to Claire’s very readable account of her interview with Luis Troyano of Great British Bake Off fame.
Cover photo: Snowdome in Alderley Edge, Christmas 2014 by Garth Aspinall.
Contents Wilmslow Then & Now
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Wilmslow Community Awards 7 Volume Control
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Simply Books Book Club Choice
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Canada by Design
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Crossword 14 In Touch
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The Walk
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We have always tried to deliver an interesting read - it’s what we’re about. To have received ‘official’ confirmation that we are amongst the best, nationwide, is a great end to the year.
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Thank you all for your support. Let’s hope that together we will have another great year.
Sudoku 34
Just 4 Kids
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Children’s Activities
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Inside Guide
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On Your Plot
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Puzzle Solutions
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Garth Aspinall
Useful Numbers
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Claire Hawker
Classified Index
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A Happy Christmas to all. Co-Editors
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Wilmslow Then & Now One hundred years ago, the young men of Wilmslow eager to “do their bit” in the Great War would have visited this Drill Hall on Church Street to volunteer. Home to H Company of the 7th Battalion Cheshire Regiment and commanded by Captain HP Rigby, Wilmslow’s territorial soldiers met here several times each week for drill, shooting on their miniature range and other military training. In the first week of the war, 200 new volunteers supplemented the 95 men already serving with the company, who had marched to Macclesfield on 7 August to join the rest of their battalion, accompanied by the St Bartholomew’s Band. Wilmslow’s territorials went into action for the first time a year later at Suvla Bay in Gallipoli, suffering heavy casualties, and the unit later served in Palestine and on the Western Front. The WW1 Commemorations Working Group set up by Wilmslow Town Council to co-ordinate the events connected to the centenary of the Great War recently arranged for a plaque to mark the former location of the
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by Jon Armstrong Wilmslow Historical Society
Drill Hall. The plaque was generously funded by Waitrose supermarket, the current occupants of the site, and was unveiled on Remembrance Sunday, 2015.
Photographs: Wilmslow Historical Society Collection.
Community Awards Celebrate Local Heroes Wilmslow’s first ever Community Awards, organised by the Wilmslow Business Group to celebrate remarkable people in the local community, took place in November. An enthusiastic audience came to see the eleven awards given to some extremely worthy winners. BBC North West Tonight’s Annabel Tiffin hosted the event which was hailed as a “great celebration of community spirit”. Each category was judged by a core team made up of James Pulle, Head, Wilmslow High School; Keith Purdom, Chairman, Wilmslow Town Council and Catherine Mackenzie, Chairman, Wilmslow Business Group. They were then joined by each relevant category sponsor to help with their decision. Service with a Smile Ruth Stiegler from Sainsbury’s Youth and Student of the Year Joe McBride for his involvement in the SK9 Youth Group, Cheshire East Youth Member of Parliament and planning and construction of WHS garden entry at the Tatton RHS Show Neighbour of the Year Betty Wood Event of the Year The Party/Cinema on the Carrs Young Hero Imogen Young-Lee
Business of the Year Wilmslow Kitchen Cookery School Teacher of the Year Rebecca Stone, Lindow Primary School Innovation in the Community Steve Kennedy for innovative and unique Wilmslow Motor Show concept Volunteer of the Year Julie Brown for running the Street Sports Session and for dedication to the young people of Lacey Green Exceptional Achievement Stuart McIntosh for volunteering to help those out of work with job seeking Our Wilmslow Award Helen Yates for bringing business and community together for Wilmslow in Bloom The Young Hero category was especially difficult for the judges. Each of the young people who was nominated has an extraordinary story to tell from overcoming tremendous odds or illness to raising money for charity. They received a well-deserved huge round of applause when they were all invited up onto the stage. Catherine Mackenzie, Chairman of Wilmslow Business Group said, “This has been such a lovely evening, with a great atmosphere. It’s been a pleasure to be involved in and although judging the winners was incredibly difficult we hope that everyone who has been nominated and shortlisted feels great pride in their achievements.”
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Volume Control A brand-new Manchester University volume is an admirably controlled and balanced guide to the truly encyclopedic story of Alderley Edge. Sticklers for precision might say that the history of Alderley Edge starts on the 10th May 1842. This was the day upon which the Manchester and Birmingham Railway opened to passengers, with travellers first alighting at the pristine Alderley railway station, and taking the first steps towards creating the village we know today. However, a magisterial brand-new volume, ‘The Story of Alderley – Living With The Edge’, takes a more balanced and panoramic view of Alderley’s past; in this wide-ranging new book published by Manchester University Press, you’ll discover that Alderley’s history actually started several hundred million years ago, when the rocks of The Edge began to be forged from the elemental forces of weather, time and the slow seismic shifts of the earth. But the geology of Alderley Edge is just one of the many fascinating topics covered by this 1,000-page book that has been lovingly and painstakingly prepared and edited by Professor John Prag, Honorary Professor at the Manchester Museum and Professor Emeritus of Classics at the University of Manchester. Exploring the legacy of The Alderley Landscape Project Professor Prag was instrumental in an outstanding enterprise known as ‘The Alderley Landscape Project’, a joint venture between the National Trust (which enjoys stewardship of The Edge) and the Museum of Manchester. The Alderley Landscape Project focused mainly on the archaeology of The Edge, and produced a book in 2005 which recorded in exhaustive detail the many discoveries made – and whilst ‘The Story of Alderley – Living With The Edge’ is from the same well-spring of knowledge gathered at that time, its contents are altogether widerranging.
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A dazzling array of authors The book is divided into several subject areas, with individual chapters having been written by academics, historians, authors and local people; and, whilst the principal opening section is devoted to the geology and geography of The Edge, it is followed by an in-depth study of its natural history, encompassing trees and flowers, wildlife and insects – including the discovery of two entirely new and unique types of bramble! A broad sweep of human history For those interested in human history, there is a comprehensive section devoted to the 4,000year mining heritage of The Edge, swiftly followed by a section focusing on social history of the area. Penned by local historians, this section embraces a wide range of fascinating subjectmatter, including historic graffiti on The Edge, the Stanleys of Nether Alderley, the development of Alderley village, and Nether Alderley Mill. In the final section, which looks both forward and back in time at the entire epic saga of Alderley Edge, the revered and much-loved local author Alan Garner re-visits the telling of the Legend of Alderley, which gave rise to his first two books. A volume that brings much-needed balance Given that so many people know Alderley Edge only for its modern incarnation of champagne, celebrity and the ostentatious display of apparent wealth, ‘The Story of Alderley – Living With The Edge’ counterbalances this perception with a welcome sense of proportion, and shows Alderley Edge in a clearer, more pristine light. ‘The Story of Alderley – Living With The Edge’ is published by Manchester University Press (www.manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk) in February 2016, priced at around £35. Launch events will be announced, and will take place at Manchester Museum and in Alderley Edge.
Simply Books Book Club Choice A Spool of Blue Thread is Anne Tyler’s 20th novel - and possibly, the author says, her last. The story follows the lives of the Whitshank family over four generations – from Red’s father and mother, newly arrived in Baltimore in the 1920s, through to Red and Abby’s grandchildren carrying the family traditions (the stories that all families tell about themselves) into the 21st century. This is a family saga in the very best sense of the word - beautifully and effortlessly written – and all played out in and around the lovingly worn Baltimore house that has always been their home. Anne Tyler has the extraordinary gift of making the ordinariness of life seem utterly compelling. There’s a great art to writing with such quiet restraint. There’s lots of comedy too - often just below the surface - in the exchanges between Red and Abby, or between the siblings. And of course there are tensions, shared secrets and a few surprises along the way which we hadn’t foreseen. This isn’t a novel of high drama or world changing events but it has a truth about the way families live – the human muddle they often inhabit – which rings true and gives you pause to think. To the surprise of many A Spool
of Blue Thread was shortlisted for this year’s Man Booker Prize. It didn’t win but for me it was much the most readable and enjoyable book on the shortlist – and will probably outsell the rest of the shortlist put together! Now for something completely different… as we head towards Christmas I thought I’d mention a few stocking-fillers. Carol Ann Duffy’s ‘Christmas’ poem for this year is The Wren Boys - inspired by the many myths of the wren and the Irish tradition of hunting it takes us on a chase through a snowy rural landscape and is beautifully illustrated throughout. On the more ‘quirky’ side two books that have caught my eye are 101 Things To Do Instead Of Playing On Your Phone (one for the Christmas dinner table perhaps?) and Dull Men of Great Britain (a celebration of how the seemingly dull can bring delight – ranging from the Milk Bottle Museum to the Roundabouts Appreciation Society). With very best wishes for the Christmas Season! Simply Books, 228 Moss Lane, Bramhall, Cheshire SK7 1BD 0161 439 1436 Open Tuesday to Saturday 9am to 5.30pm Andrew Cant www.simplybooks.info
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Canada by Design
This is a great time for thinking about next year’s holiday. As the nights draw in we are inclined to think about sunshine, dramatic scenery and family get togethers. There is a well trodden route through Canada starting in Toronto on the East side of the country, and for 2016 there are direct flights from Manchester. We recommend a three-day stay in Toronto where a trip to Niagara Falls is possible for the day or an alternative would be to visit the wineries of Niagara on the Lake, and to try the local speciality, ice wine. Kristina has visited the area many times as she has an old school friend who lives in North Toronto. After exploring the city, they like to head north to explore Ontario and they have a favourite resort hotel where the accommodation is in little cottages set around the lake. They use this as a base to visit all the little towns and villages in the area, by day, and in the evening they light up the woodburning stove and either eat in, or at the hotel’s fine dining restaurant. Their wake up call is when the float planes arrive on the lake, quite early
in the morning or alternatively they have been fortunate to hear the ‘call of the loon.’ The fall colours are magnificent; the experience very tranquil. If you wish to visit Western Canada this obviously takes more planning. Again there is a tried and tested route flying from Manchester into Vancouver – direct in the summer, where we recommend a three-day stay in the city. On the fourth day we would suggest taking the ferry over to Vancouver Island where you can visit the British Columbia state capital, Victoria, see Butchart Gardens and take a whale watching trip. It is also possible to take a float plane from Vancouver to Victoria and back for the day. Returning to Vancouver, we would then plan an itinerary to suit your requirements to take you across the Rockies either by car, coach, or on the world famous Rocky Mountaineer train to explore the eastern Rockies before finally making your way to Calgary for your return flight to Manchester. In 2015, our varied Canada itineraries included: ■■ an independent tour of the Rockies without hiring a car ■■ a visit to Drumheller - ‘dinosaur capital of the world!’ ■■ a family history trip to Atlantic Canada tracing the war time record of a family member ■■ a tour of Montreal and Quebec using the train ■■ The famous Rocky Mountaineer trip through the Rockies ■■ A western Canada itinerary and including a cruise along the Inside Passage to Alaska ■■ Bear watching at Knight Inlet, a very special place ■■ Walking on the Athasbasca Glacier in Columbia Icefield between Jasper and Banff The holiday season for Western Canada is relatively short with most passengers travelling between mid May and the end of September, the snow comes early and is around until well
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Travel
into the following April, but during the summer the climate is lovely especially for exploring the wonderful countryside. Eastern Canada however, has a much longer season where an early spring break can be amazing value and an autumn holiday can be delightful especially if you include ‘leaf peeping’ – admiring the wonderful Fall colours through Quebec and Ontario.
Early booking offers, including free nights at many hotels, are already through for next year. So to book your Canada holiday and get the very best prices, give us a call on 01625 584195 or email to info@travelbydesigngroup.com and let us share our design ideas with you whether it is for a honeymoon, family holiday, or that magical vacation you have been promising yourself. by Kristina Hulme www.travelbydesigngroup.com
Quick Crossword
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7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 13. 15. 16. 18. 19. 21. 22.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 12. 14. 17. 20.
Decay (3,3) Scribble dreamily (6) Took a dip (4) Child’s game (8) Deject (7) Re the Pope (5) Had one too many? (5) A place to sleep (7) Kennel for a bad dog? (8) Learner (4) A silly position? (6) Glum (6)
Front (4) Early Education (5,9) Use (7) Perfect (5) Blaze (13) Golden place (8) Spasmodic (8) Reprisal (7) Swig (5) Gradient (4)
Solution on page 42.
In Touch Your Community Noticeboard LOCAL BOY TO PLAY CHARLIE BUCKET IN THE WEST END Local schoolboy Joe Butler-Smith has landed himself a part on the West End stage at the tender age of 10 years! Joe, who lives in Adlington and attends Pownall Hall School in Wilmslow, will be playing the part of Charlie Bucket in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane in London until May 2016. Joe has singing lessons with Kate Oldfield in Poynton and Speech & Drama lessons with Tracey Ray at Pownall Hall. He also plays the cornet and has gained Distinction in all his singing and cornet exams to date. Joe has excelled in Singing and Speech classes at both Hazel Grove and Alderley Edge Festivals for the past three years and has become a regular performer at the Finale concerts!
CHESHIRE COMMUNITY CHOIRS New year brings with it the joy of new hobbies and experiences. Gareth Malone has put choir singing on the map and at the forefront of those new hobbies. Anyone watching Naked Choir recently has seen how much fun singing with other likeminded people can be. Singing promotes a natural high as it releases endorphins so you will always leave rehearsals feeling happy and relaxed - a great stress buster! Cheshire community choirs is a group of choirs that promotes healthy singing and teaches people who have little or no singing experience how to sing correctly. We learn material from show songs to popular songs from the radio. We have a huge amount of fun each term culminating in an informal performance or two at local festivals. If you are interested in making new friends and learning a new skill come along and see what it’s all about. The first session is free so you can decide if it’s for you. We run three 12 week terms each year and members can attend as many choirs as they wish each week - some members attend four choirs a week! Sessions are held in Bramhall, Heald Green, Wilmslow and Alderley Edge. All choirs learn the same material and join together as one choir at events - they also socialise weekly outside choir - some great friendships have been forged! Check out the website for start dates in January or contact Kate on 07794 050591 or email cheshirecommunitychoirs@gmail.com www.cheshirecommunitychoirs.com Continued over...
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CHRISTMAS TREE FESTIVAL The annual Alderley Edge Methodist Church Christmas Tree Festival opens at midday on Friday 4 December. There will be musical interludes during the afternoon and light refreshments available. At 6pm will be the Village Christingle Service in aid of The Children’s Society. Visitors are welcome at the Festival from 10am to 4.30pm on Saturday, with carols round the trees at 3.30pm. In the evening, at 7.30pm will be a brass band concert by Besses O’Th’Barn Brass Band. Tickets £10 available from the Church Office 01625 586713/aemc1@tiscali.co.uk On Sunday 6 December the Festival opens at 12.30pm with an Afternoon Concert at 3pm by Echo Flute Duo. Tickets £5, available from the Church Office 01625 586713/aemc1@tiscali.co.uk
SUPPORT SECOND WORLD WAR VETERAN’S EPETITION 92 year old Theo Eaves from Poynton has started an Epetition: RAF Aircrews who flew from Italy should be awarded the Bomber Command Clasp. Theo, together with other members of the British armed forces, flew 35 sorties with 142 Squadron from bases in Southern Italy during the Second World War. But because they flew from Italy and not from the UK, they have been refused the Bomber Command Clasp. This is insultingly unfair as they took the same high risks with the highest combat casualty rate of all the armed services in the war and attacked similar targets to crews from the UK. Theo has created an epetition in an attempt to right this wrong for those veterans who are still alive and the relatives of those men who were killed. 10,000 signatures are needed before the government will respond. Please visit this link, sign and share this on social media. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/107432
WYTHENSHAWE DEVELOPMENT TRUST Started in 1972 as a community work project to help rehouse homeless people and give support to the unemployed and low-paid, the Wythenshawe Development Trust operates from the old scout hut in Lacey Green, Wilmslow. If you would like to donate your old furniture, clothes and bric-a-brac to help someone less fortunate than yourselves, the old scout hut in Park Drive is open to the public each Friday from 10am to 12 noon. Here you can bring donated goods to the centre or arrange for the recycling team to come and pick up any items you no longer require. The furniture recycling team is run completely by volunteers. Many of these are unemployed young people who gain valuable experience and interpersonal skills through working for the Trust. All donated furniture and household goods are offered to those in need, particularly the homeless who are in need of help to be rehoused.
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Most items that are left over are then taken to Africa. The Trust is part of the Cheshire Furniture Reuse Forum, and is supported by Cheshire East Council. The hard work of staff and volunteers has rewarded the Forum with a Green Apple Environment Award for a substantial increase in the amount of waste it recycles. If you would like to donate items, or help in any way, please call Andrew Davis on 07968 756655. We would really like to show you what we do for our community, so would love to see you on a Friday morning at the scout hut, where you will be assured of a warm welcome and tea, coffee and toast!
CHRISTMAS AT WILMSLOW GREEN ROOM It’s 31 December, sometime in the 1950s and the good folk of Glasgow are looking forward to celebrating Hogmanay. But for the women, there is the last wash of the year to be done before the festivities can commence and that means a trip to the public wash-house, the ‘Steamie’. As they work their way through the wash the women chatter – about their lives, their hopes and their fears. Mrs Culfeathers looks back with nostalgia to her youth, young Doreen looks forward to moving out to a new estate with all mod cons and Dolly and Maggie are content to be able to just get through the day with all the washing done in time for the parties. Meanwhile they also enjoy a bit of teasing at the expense of the hapless attendant Andy and occasionally even break into song. For the Green Room backstage team there is the challenge of re-creating a Glasgow washhouse in the confines of our theatre, no mean feat. At times funny, at times moving, always entertaining, The Steamie is a wonderful picture of a way of life that had already disappeared by the time Tony Roper wrote the play. Come along and meet these terrific, sparky, feisty characters – we hope you get to like them as much as we do. See INSIDE Guide for booking details.
GET READY FOR WINTER Alderley Edge Medical Practice is urging patients to get ready for winter by having a flu jab. Everyone over 65 and patients with certain medical conditions such as asthma, bronchitis, chronic heart disease, chronic kidney or liver disease, Parkinson’s disease and MS are eligible for a free flu vaccination. Patients with a learning disability, diabetes or a weakened immune system due to disease or treatment (such as cancer treatment) are also able to have a free flu jab as are all pregnant women. Contact the surgery on 01625 584545 to arrange an appointment.
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A CHRISTMAS NIGHT TO REMEMBER Join the ladies of Cheshire A Cappella for their Annual Show at the wonderfully refurbished Festival Hall in Alderley Edge on Saturday 13 December. For your delight, the chorus will not only be performing classic Christmas songs but will also be entertaining you with super swing ballads, traditional festive favourites and other more contemporary songs to wow you – and all in fabulous four-part a cappella harmony. Joining them this year is guest male quartet, HUSTLE from the multi-award winning men’s group, Bolton’s Cottontown Chorus. Doors open at 7am, the show starts at 7.30pm and with tickets at £10 for adults and £6 for children under 12, you can be assured of a warm welcome and a great evening’s entertainment. There’s a full bar and a luxury hamper raffle too. For further information visit or to book tickets email den.jane@gmail.com or call 07767 253935 or just send your ticket order with cheque to Cheshire A Cappella, 22 Moss Road, Alderley Edge, Cheshire SK9 7HZ. If you enclose an SAE, the tickets will be posted to you or prepaid tickets can be collected on the night at the Festival Hall.
GENTLE EXERCISE Looking for a gentle exercise class? Age UK runs an Exercise to Music class at Chapel Court, Hawthorn Street in Wilmslow, every Thursday from 2pm to 3.30pm We have one hours exercise – mostly seated – but some stand and balance exercises are included. The exercise session is followed by refreshments and natter. If you are interested call 01625 612958 for further information or just pop in. You will be sure of a warm welcome.
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A ‘Cheshire Smokehouse’ Hamper Perfect as a Christmas gift great at any time! Christmas is a time when many of us feel entitled to purchase something special – a little bit of luxury - for a family member, for a friend…or even for ourselves! We always enjoy a visit to The Cheshire Smokehouse and have no hesitation in recommending our readers to have a browse around this paradise of food and drink. There’s something for everyone and every size of budget. Take a short trip to Morley Green and you will discover what we mean! We love their selection of pre-made hampers. If you visit their website, you will find a mouthwatering selection and you can place your order on-line. There are many to choose from, ranging from £16.50 to £155 (their Premium Hickory
Hamper).Smoked Nut Sampler, Applewood, Fish Selection, Winter Survival, Smokehouse Taster, Gastronaut Box Selection and The North West Box are just a few of the varied selections available. A seasonal choice would be the Smokehouse Christmas Gift Box. This costs £45 and includes: Bottle of Villa Domiziano Prosecco (750ml), their own Hickory Smoked Nuts (100g), Cowmire Hall Damson Christmas Pudding (454g), Tracklements Cranberry & Orange Sauce with Port (250g), In Truffle we Trust – Handmade Truffles x 5, Millers Cheese Biscuits (100g), Cartwright & Butler Chocolate Wafer Biscuits (120g) – all presented in a Brown Smokehouse Box – packed with wood wool, tied with ribbon. If you would like a bespoke hamper, contact Cheshire Smokehouse directly to discuss your needs - 01625 548499. Alternatively, you can email hampers@cheshiresmokehouse.co.uk with your details, and they will quickly respond. Thursday 17 December is the last online order date for Christmas.
The Walk - Eyam and Offerton Moors Distance: 11.6km (7 ¼ miles) OS Maps: OL1 and OL24
kissing gate that brings you onto Eyam Road and its junction with Sir William Hill drove-lane.
This is a varied walk over moors (especially resplendent in August when the heather was in full bloom!) and finally back along the River Derwent.
At once leave the lane and head right over the stile with a green sign for “Abney via Stoke Ford”. The path goes with the wall to the right, across Eyam Moor. Follow the path across the moor before it begins to descend to a wall stile beside an old gate. Go over the stile and continue down the path until you get to the junction at Stoke Ford.
Start at Leadmill Bridge (233806) on the B6001 Grindleford road just over half a mile south from Hathersage. You can get to Hathersage by going through Castleton and Hope, heading for Sheffield, postcode S32 1BA. Cross over the bridge and head left up the hill, past the Plough Inn to a minor road junction; turn right and go past Hazelford Hall (233799). Facing you on the bend in the road is a squeeze stile up some steps. Go through here and up the steep pasture, keeping left to the top where there is a stile onto the lane. Go up the lane past a farmhouse until you reach some barns on the left hand side of the lane; here on the right hand side of the lane you will see a footpath sign going onto the moor over a step stile. Begin the steady climb onto the moor going through the heather. After passing between two stone gate posts, the path then crosses the moor to reach a fence running alongside the moorland edge; follow the path along here until you reach a
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Bear right over a slatted plank crossing of Bretton Brook; go through the gate where there is a loose wall bench. Then go right to cross a second plank footbridge going over Abney Brook. In the valley you will see a three-way signpost (211795), take the path to “Offerton Moor via Oaks Farm”. Go over the stile and up through the wood to a stile which takes you through a field to a further stile by a gate and out onto a lane (213797). Cross over the lane, bearing right to a stile which takes you up the open access track to the farm. As you walk up here you will see a signpost taking you left up a meadow to a stile; go over the stile and continue up the path. Keep following the path forward, past the western side of the farmhouse where there is a rotting signpost nearby. The path goes in the same direction as the power lines
to a fence stile, cross this and continue up the path to a green signpost , here turn right on the wide path signed for Offerton Moor. Follow this path as it crosses Smelting Hill ridge and then crosses the duck boards at Siney Sitch. As the path comes to the edge of Offerton Moor you get a glorious view of the Derwent Valley towards Hathersage and also of the Ladybower reservoir, Derwent Edge to Back Tor, Stanage Edge and Higger Tor. The path then descends though the bracken to Offerton Hall, as you descend you can see Millstone Edge backed by Over Owler. Follow the main path down to a left fork and a stile onto the road above Offerton Hall (213811). Here you turn left going down past the hall to a gate on your right hand side. The gate has a footpath sign and takes you down to the river through several pastures, divided by gates. As you descend you will see a line of trees below you showing where the river is. At the river turn right as signposted for Hathersage. Follow the river path through several gates and over two brooks, getting to and going through a wood. This brings you out into a pasture and the path continues forward to a squeeze stile up steps and back out onto Leadmill Bridge. This walk was contributed by Marple District Rambling Club. They organise up to 30 walks at all levels and distances each month, going out every Thursday and Sunday. To join Marple District Rambling Club, please contact Barry Wilson 0161 948 0566 or Deirdre Nolan 0161 427 7794. For additional information, including the current walks’ programme, visit www.marple-uk.com/rambling
Granny’s Christmas Pudding The stout in this recipe adds moisture to the pudding and the cocoa powder makes the pudding look dark and rich. Ingredients ■■ 1oz mixed peel ■■ 1oz ground almonds ■■ 2 medium sized eggs ■■ ¼ teaspoon almond essence ■■ 2 teaspoons brandy ■■ 1 can of stout ■■ 2 teaspoons cocoa powder ■■ ¼ teaspoon nutmeg ■■ ¼ teaspoon baking powder ■■ ¼ teaspoon mixed spice ■■ 4oz plain flour ■■ 4oz breadcrumbs ■■ 4oz beef suet ■■ 4oz brown sugar ■■ 4oz raisins ■■ 4oz sultanas ■■ 4oz glace cherries ■■ 1 grated lemon rind ■■ ½ apple grated ■■ ½ carrot grated
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Recipe courtesy of Chef Lindsey Crozier Photograph by Nigel Maisey
1. Place all the dry ingredients in a large bowl and mix together 2. Add the eggs and the brandy and mix then pour in the stout gradually and keep stirring until your mixture is the consistency of a loose cake mix. 3. Grease a two-pint pudding bowl with a little butter and pour in the pudding mix. 4. Cover with foil and then a tea towel or pudding cloth and tie it to the top of the bowl (this is to prevent any water getting in) 5. Place in a large boiling pan and fill with water ¾ of the way up the side of the bowl. 6. Boil on a moderate heat for 6 hours; keep topping up the water with boiled kettle water if the level starts to drop. 7. When the pudding is ready turn it out and leave to cool. These puddings can be stored wrapped in foil from now until Christmas, to reheat just place the pudding back in the bowl and boil for another 6 hours on Christmas day. 8. Can be served with a sprinkling of icing sugar on the top or pour on some brandy and light for a flaming Christmas pudding!
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Answers: cracker, presents, elves, reindeer, snowflakes, sleigh Extra letter answer: turkey
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Wilmslow Children’s Activities Things to do with pre-school kids
Monday Songs and Rhymes. 9.30am and 10.15am Wilmslow Methodist Church. Share all the favourite songs with the child in your care, refreshments and play area available. Drop in sessions, £1 per session
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.
Contact Susan on 07966 507898 or the church office, 01625 528892 (answer phone pm)
Baby Massage 1.30pm Wilmslow Methodist church. For babies 8 weeks+ and their carers. £5 per session, including refreshments.
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
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For information and to book in, please contact Susan on 07966 507898 or the church office, 01625 528892 (answer phone pm) 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
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
Friday Tots 10-11.30am Term time only, Alderley Edge Methodist Church, Church Hall, Chapel Road. Contact Susan Moran on 01625 585166.
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
Jabberjacks various times Wilmslow Methodist Church, Water Lane. 9.30am for 15 months to 2 years old. 10.15am for 2 to 4 years old.
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.
See more at www.jabberjacks.co.uk/ locations/jabberjacks-wilmslow, or call Sue on 01625540999/07763190341
Wednesday Coffee, cake and craft/Tiddlywinks 10am-12 noon Wilmslow Methodist Church. Coffees, hot chocolates and cakes with play area for little ones. Prices from 50p to £1.50. Contact Susan on 07966 507898 or the church office, 01625 528892 (answer phone pm) 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.
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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. Moo Music 10-10.40am Wilmslow Library. Great fun for children and parents/ carers. For more information and to book your place, call 07837345253 or email lucy@moo-music.co.uk
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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.
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Inside Guide Tuesday 1 December Wilmslow Decorative & Fine Arts Society Lecture: We Three Kings with Peter Medhurst. Non-members wishing to attend should contact the membership secretary in advance. www.wilmslowdfas.org.uk
A guide to selected events in East Cheshire during December & January Sat 5 to Sat 12 December
Wilmslow Parish Hall, Wilmslow 7.45pm
Wilmslow Green Room presents Tony Roper’s ‘The Steamie. Online bookings via www.wgrsoc.org.uk, telephone bookings 01625 540933 and postal bookings form the address below.
Wednesday 2 December
Wilmslow Green Room, 85 Chapel Lane, Wilmslow SK9 5JH
The Flower Club of Wilmslow & District. Eleanor Griffiths (Helsby) ‘Fire and Ice (Christmas)’
Saturday 5 December
New members and visitors are always welcome. Royal British Legion Hall, Wilmslow 1.30pm
Wednesday 2 December Craft and Chatter. 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 donation requested. Dean Row Chapel Hall, Adlington Road, SK9 2BX 2pm
Wednesday 2 December Wilmslow Historical Society. Christmas Social following the meal, raffle and quiz, Ray Acton, the well-known local historian, will give a light-hearted presentation on “Wilmslow Wet and Dry.” This a pre-paid ticketed event for our members. St Bartholomew’s Parish Hall, Chancel Lane, Cliff Road, Wilmslow 7pm
Fri 4 to Sun 6 December Alderley Edge Methodist Church Christmas Tree Festival. See IN Touch for details.
Carols and Brass by Candlelight with St George’s Singers, the choir of Bradshaw Hall Primary School and Stockport Schools Senior Brass Band. Tickets are £12, £10 concession, £2 students/children, (special rates for group bookings can also be arranged). For more details and to book tickets please contact the ticket secretary on the Ticket Hotline 01663 764012 or online at www.st-georges-singers.org.uk St George’s Church, Buxton Road, Stockport 7pm
Saturday 5 December Northern Chamber Orchestra with King’s School Foundation Choir. Christmas Crackers including King’s School Foundation Choir / Nicholas Ward, violin, Carols and more. Tickets: £16 / £13; £7 students; 18s & under free. Tickets from NCO Box Office 0161 247 2220; Macclesfield VIC, Town Hall 01625 378123; Silk Museum Shop and on the door www.ncorch.co.uk Heritage Centre, Roe Street, Macclesfield 7.30pm
Saturday 5 December Wilmslow Symphony Orchestra. Smetana: Bartered Bride Overture, Gregson: Tuba Concerto (Soloist: Paul Hughes), Smetana: Vltava, Blake: The Snowman, Mascagni: Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana, Wagner: Siegfried’s Rhine Journey, Christmas Carols. Tickets £12, £10 Concessions, £2 Under 12’s.
Sat 5 to Sat 12 December
Evans Hall, Wilmslow Leisure Centre 7.45pm
Chads Theatre presents “The Snow Queen” by Hans Christian Anderson & Ron Nicol. Gerda’s childhood companion, Kai, has been bewitched and captured by the evil Snow Queen. Determined to find her friend, Gerda travels through icy northern lands in order to gain Kai’s freedom. Tickets can be booked on 0161 428 8712. Chads Theatre (Matinees on both Saturdays)
Sunday 6 December
For any other information visit Chads website www.chads.co.uk
Bollington Festival Choir usually has a surprise in store, and this year’s Christmas concert features the music of Jan Dismas Zelenka, a Czech contemporary of Bach and Handel. From the dark opening Miserere to a glorious final Amen chorus, Zelenka’s pieces are interspersed with carols that take us on a journey from darkness to light. Visit www.fun.to/bfmt for more details, or ring 01625 755554 for tickets. St Oswald’s Church, Bollington 7.30pm
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Tuesday 8 December
Thursday 17 December
East Cheshire NT Lecture –‘Alderley Edge Copper Mines’, speaker Stephen Mills. St Michael’s Church Hall, St Michaels Avenue, Bramhall 2pm
Prestbury Choral Society: A Christmas concert featuring Charpentier’s Messe de Minuit, in which a number of dance-like French carols are skilfully adapted to fit parts of the Mass text. For more information and tickets please call the secretary on 01625 262249
Thursday 10 December Northern Chamber Orchestra: Christmas Classics at Tatton Traditional Christmas Classics. Includes a warming winter drink or fruit juice (and parking). Tickets: £20; 18s & under £12 (ring for Group Discounts) From NCO Box Office: 0161 247 2220 Tatton: 01625 374435 www.ncorch.co.uk Tour of the Hall from 7pm, concert starts 8pm Tenants’ Hall, Tatton Park, Knutsford
Thursday 10 December Wilmslow Guild Natural History Society is holding its AGM and Members’ Evening, which includes a Natural History Quiz, members’ presentations and a seasonal fare. Visitors are welcome £4. Wilmslow Guild, 1 Bourne Street, Wilmslow 7.45pm
Saturday 12 December Winter Print Fair. Browse and buy a variety of art by print artists and illustrators from across the North West. The Old Sunday School, Roe Street, Macclesfield, SK11 6UT Runs 10am-4pm
Sunday 13 December An evening of musical entertainment with the ladies of Cheshire A Cappella. Featuring guest male barbershop quartet HUSTLE. Tickets £10 (under 12s, £6) from Jane on 07767 253935 or email den.jane@gmail.com Alderley Edge Festival Hall Doors open 7pm for 7.30pm start.
Sunday 13 December Barnby Choir Christmas Concert including Ode on the Nativity by Parry and Fantasia on Christmas Carols by Vaughan Williams plus Christmas Music and Carols. Tickets available in advance from Anne Macdonald 07810 517464 or on the door. £12, £10(Concessions) and £5 (Students). Wilmslow United Reformed Church, Chapel Lane 7.30pm
Wednesday 16 December Craft and Chatter. A get together for crafters of all kinds, card making, quilting, collage, embroidery, sewing and any other interests you might have. Contact Chrissie 0161 439 8262 for further details. £2 donation requested.
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Dean Row Chapel Hall, Adlington Road, SK9 2BX 2pm
St Peter’s Church, Prestbury 7.30pm
Thursday 17 December WOWSingers – Christmas ABC. WOWSingers present a Christmas coffee concert, including refreshments served at your table from 10.45am. There will also be opportunities for audience carol singing. Tickets: £7 (£5 under 18s) from cme08@live.co.uk or 01625 878916 Chelford Village Hall 11am
Saturday 19 December Victorian Christmas. Discover the welcome of a Victorian Christmas, with crafts, storytelling, hands-on activities and of course meet Father Christmas himself! £2 per person for crafts. £4 per child to meet Father Christmas. Other activities free! The Old Sunday School, Roe Street, Macclesfield, SK11 6UT 10am to 2pm
Tues 5 to Sat 9 January Cheshire Youth Pantomime Society (CHYPS) perform Peter Pan. New script, new songs, new gags and a perennial old favourite ‘A mad cook!’ Tickets £8 - £13. For Wednesday and Thursday evening performances buy 4 tickets for £32 plus buy 8 tickets and get one free! Call 07910 187583 or book online at www.Chypspanto.com Woodford Centre, Chester Rd, Woodford, SK7 1PS
Wednesday 6 January Craft and Chatter. A fortnightly get together for crafters of all kinds, card making, quilting, collage, embroidery, sewing and any other interests you might have Contact Chrissie 0161 439 8262 for further details. £2 donation requested. Dean Row Chapel Hall, Adlington Road, SK9 2BX 2pm
Wednesday 13 January Wilmslow Historical Society. Our first lecture of 2016 will be given by Tony Bostock, a popular Cheshire historian and is entitled “Dogs of War: Sir Hugh Calveley and Sir Thomas Knolles, Cheshire Heroes of the Hundred Years’ War 1337 –1453”. Visitors welcome £3, tea/coffee and biscuits included. Tel 01625 529178 St Bartholomew’s Parish Hall, Chancel Lane, Cliff Road, Wilmslow 7.45pm
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Sat 23 to Sat 30 January
Wilmslow Guild Natural History Society is holding an illustrated talk on ‘The Extraordinary Flora of Western Australia’, including some unusual and exotic plants from ‘down under’, by Peter Llewellyn. Visitors are welcome (£4).
Chads Theatre presents I Ought to be in Pictures by Neil Simon. New York writer Herb has a comfortable life with attractive, sensible Steffy as his companion. His equilibrium is disturbed when Libby, the daughter he deserted 16 years ago, suddenly turns up, seeking help to get into the movies.
Wilmslow Guild, 1 Bourne Street, Wilmslow 7.45pm
Saturday 16 January Northern Chamber Orchestra with Martin Roscoe, piano. Stormy Landscapes including Mendelssohn, Beethoven, Stravinsky and Mozart. Tickets: £16 / £13; £7 students; 18s & under free (adjacent free parking) From NCO Box Office 0161 247 2220; Macclesfield VIC, Town Hall 01625 378123; Silk Museum Shop Heritage Centre & ON THE DOOR www.ncorch.co.uk Heritage Centre, Roe Street, Macclesfield 7.30pm
Sat 16 Jan to Sat 2 April Photographs of Macclesfield by David Heke. Visit the Old Sunday School to see an exhibition of photographs by local photographer David Heke all capturing scenes and landscapes of Macclesfield. Open Monday- Saturday: 10am-3pm. On display at The Old Sunday School, Roe Street, SK11 6UT
Tickets can be booked on 0161 428 8712 For any other information visit Chads website www.chads.co.uk
Wednesday 27 January Wilmslow Guild Flower Club ‘First Signs of Spring’ Susan Wareing. Visitors are most welcome but are limited to two visits per Guild year at £6 (special events extra). Contact, Linda Cocker on 0161 440 0704, see also our listing at NAFAS Cheshire www.nafascheshire.org.uk Wilmslow Guild, Bourne Street, Wilmslow 1.45pm
Sunday 31 January Schubert’s Winterreise, with John Powell/baritone, and Russell Lomas/piano. Admission £10 with proceeds in aid of The Alzheimer’s Society. Alderley Edge Methodist Church 3pm
Wednesday 20 January Wilmslow Trust will hold their first meeting of the year at Wilmslow Library. The speaker will be Keith Smith, chairman of Macclesfield Civic Society. His topic will be the £90 million retail and leisure re- development planned for the town centre. Members free, non-members are very welcome £2 at the door. All enquiries 01625 526547 Wilmslow Library 7.45pm
Wednesday 20 January The 100th Wednesday Lunchtime Concert! With Students from Chetham’s School of Music Manchester. Admission by programme £5, light lunches available from 12 noon. For further information telephone 01625 586713. Alderley Edge Methodist Church, lunch from 12 noon, performance 1pm
Wednesday 20 January Craft and Chatter. Bring your own project and enjoy good crafting company with a cuppa and the opportunity to learn from each other. We look forward to seeing you at. Contact Chrissie 0161 439 8262 for further details. £2 donation requested. Dean Row Chapel Hall, Adlington Road, SK9 2BX 2pm
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On Your Plot Scarves at the Ready! December is perhaps the one month where, in the build up to Christmas with roaring fires and shorter days, even the hardiest of gardeners may struggle to get out there and do the necessary for their plots. December often means hard frosts and you need to harvest your winter cabbages, celery and cauliflowers this month. Parsnips and swedes are pretty hardy so if you are a bit over-run with your crop you can keep these in the ground until you need them. If bad weather is forecast then keep some straw handy to cover them over and stop the ground from freezing them in. Make sure that you check your stored crops for any sign of disease and remove any that look problematic. If the ground isn’t too sticky then this is also a great time to get out your hoe and work between your vegetable crops. Look out for any plants which might have been lifted by frost and press them gently back into the ground. Keep an eye on your Brussels too - these should be starting now so try cooking them in different ways in your meals before the ‘big day’ (adding a spot of garlic can make all the difference) until you find something suitable to go with the bird. You don’t just have to eat them on Christmas Day you know! Be mindful of any snowfall this month or in future weeks and help out your plants and shrubs as best you can by brushing off any settled snow. This helps to prevent any damage with branches breaking under the weight. Just make sure you if you have small children they don’t take this as an opportunity to flick snow everywhere, otherwise your quiet gardening time could suddenly turn into an impromptu snowball fight! Birds at this time of the year need all the help they can get too. There are some great plants
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that you can introduce to help them as well as popping out the traditional feeders. These include hawthorn, holly, beriberi and indeed your holly can double up as a craft project for indoor decorations over the festive season. If you are planting these types of shrubs for our feathered friends then do try and put them somewhere quiet in the garden where the birds won’t be frightened off. Sit back at your window and watch them feed contentedly whilst you enjoy the view. Why not get out a few gardening books, grab a cup of tea and imagine how you’d like your garden to look next summer? More or less vegetables? Bigger shrubs, more colour? Whatever you choose, pat yourself on the back for all the hard work you’ve done this year and think how green your fingers really could be! Jobs for December ■■ Continue collecting falling leaves and put them in a leaf mould cage ready for next year. ■■ Take hardwood cuttings of soft fruit. ■■ Cover your compost bins ■■ Pop some more manure into your digging efforts. ■■ Keep an eye on any slugs trying to get at your potatoes ■■ Keep your bird feeders topped up, especially if there is ground frost or snowfall. ■■ Keep mice away from your harvested produce. ■■ Cut back any creepers that have become a bit excitable during the year.
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Local Government 01625 873407/583337
Methodist Church Office
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