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wilmslow & alderley edge Is it too late to say Happy New Year? I think it’s just about acceptable given that this is the first issue of INSIDE Magazine you’ll receive this year! It’s the middle of January as I write this, often perceived to be a bit of a miserable month. Also, it’s the time of year when lots of people start a new regime, often involving deprivation of some kind, such as a restrictive diet, or ‘dry January.’

At risk of being annoying to some people, my approach to January is a bit different. I see it as a positive month; I enjoy the fact that it’s staying light just that little bit longer every day. It’s a great month for sorting things out for the year ahead, and especially for planning holidays! I do make resolutions, but I always keep them positive. I might choose to do more of the things I enjoy, to do them better, or challenge myself to try something new.

Or I might ‘eat more vegetables’ rather than ‘stop eating cake.’

It’s so much more fun to enjoy the anticipation of the year ahead, than it is to wallow in the gloom of January. Try it!

4 wilmslow then & now 7 rspb dee estuary 11 Stockport Young Musician 12 Diary of a Geeky Knitter 16 bygone times 19 travel by design - end of an era 21 In Touch 29 do you need a fitbit?

11 31 is back pain damaging?

32 The Walk 34 NGS Snowdrop festival 38 perfect primulas 40 recipe

42 Just 4 Kids 40 43 Puzzles 44 carry on peter butterworth 47 INSIDE Guide 53 simply books book club choice 57 Children’s Activities 58 Puzzle Solutions

61 Useful Numbers 62 Classified Index

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wilmslow then...

When war broke out in 1939, British cities expected to be the target of heavy German bombing. Operation Pied Piper began on 1 September 1939, during which children living in vulnerable areas were evacuated to the relative safety of more rural locations.

This photograph shows the first group of children arriving at Wilmslow station.

Nora Colley, interviewed by Wilmslow Historical Society during the 1980s, remembered the chaotic process by which evacuees were allocated to local families.

“They had come and asked people if they could take them and I had said I would have one. When the morning came the end of Wilcott Drive in Stockton Road was full of children and the organisers. The children all had gas masks and labels. I waited patiently for my little girl to arrive, but she didn’t. All the children had gone except for two little girls, distressed and clinging together, and a rather confused helper who had not got my name on the list. She suggested I chose one and she would be able to dispose of the other, but I really hadn’t the heart to separate them, so I said I would have the two until they could sort it out.”

Photographs: Wilmslow Historical Society Collection

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...and now

by Jon Armstrong > Wilmslow Historical Society

RSPB Dee Estuary The RSPB Dee Estuary nature reserve celebrates its 40th anniversary in 2019, and in that time has become one of the best places for wildlife in the region. From family-friendly walks, to photography, birdwatching and delicious refreshments in Burton Mere Wetlands’ visitor centre, there’s an outdoor adventure waiting for everyone at one of the RSPB’s largest and most diverse nature reserves.

The well-known nature conservation charity first purchased an area of saltmarsh and mudflats the size of 2000 football pitches at Parkgate in 1979. Doing so created a protected area for the tens of thousands of water birds that flock to the estuary from Arctic regions, to spend the cold winter months in the UK. Their numbers had been falling there during the preceding years and were at further risk from proposed development and disturbance.

Since securing the initial part of the reserve on the estuary, originally known as Gayton Sands, the RSPB land holdings have expanded significantly, particularly around the village of Burton, four miles from Parkgate.

In 2011 visitor facilities were opened at Burton Mere Wetlands, and since then, the RSPB has welcomed almost a quarter of a million visits from people wanting to experience the nature that makes its home on the estuary. The welcoming attraction serves as the beating heart of the wide and wild expanse of tidal habitat

spanning the Cheshire-Flintshire border that is one of Europe’s most important wetlands for wildlife.

Various locations near Neston on the Wirral peninsula offer access to experience unrivalled wildlife spectacles, so if you are looking for something different this year, why not try one of these fantastic experiences and enjoy the fruits of 40 years of dedicated nature conservation on the Dee Estuary?

Enjoy a brew with a view The visitor centre boasts panoramic views across the vibrant reserve with a backdrop of the Clwydian Hills in Wales. As well as being a great spot to sit and watch wildlife, it also makes it one of the best places to enjoy a brew with a view – or more, given the RSPB sell delicious locally made sandwiches and a variety of Fairtrade snacks. It’s kept cosy with an eco-friendly wood pellet stove in the colder months, plus there’s always a warm welcome from the staff and volunteer team all year round. From here alone, it’s possible to see kingfishers, marsh harriers and in the spring glimpse the fluffy chicks of some of the most important breeding wading birds like avocets and lapwings from the minute they hatch.

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tits everywhere, but something special Burton Mere Wetlands is renowned for is its thriving colony of little egrets in the treetops of Marsh Covert. Having first appeared in this area a little over two decades ago, numbers have swelled to a remarkable 84 breeding pairs, and peak numbers of almost 400 birds in late summer. The location of their nests makes them difficult to see once the trees have come into leaf, but their strange gargling chatter through April and May is what fascinates visitors the most. The best time to see the egrets is in early summer when the young birds gather in their dozens on pools close to their nests, learning how to catch fish and frogs to eat.

vast saltmarsh formed, leaving the water a distant sight on any normal day. Yet a handful of times a year, the tide can still flood the saltmarsh and reach Parkgate’s historic sea wall. In doing so, it causes a showcase of the 100,000 wetland birds making their winter home here, flushes small mammals from the saltmarsh grasses, and attracts the many birds of prey that the Dee’s marshes are renowned for. Early 2019 happens to have a number of favourable tides when the RSPB are running events at Parkgate to help you spot what’s going on amidst the frenzied activity around the marsh.

Bathe in bluebells

Encompassing the area of over 7300 football pitches, the Dee Estuary reserve is the fifth largest the RSPB manages, and the charity’s largest coastal wetland reserve. Whilst the Welsh shore is heavily industrialised in places, there is still plenty of places to surround yourself in nature, such as on a stroll at Point of Ayr, looking out across the epic expanse of the estuary.

The English side is a largely undeveloped wilderness stretching four miles from Burton to Parkgate. This entire length can be explored along a public right of way that borders the saltmarsh and takes in a tidal reedbed, with an abundance of wildlife to be spotted along the way, not least the numerous birds of prey and huge flocks of geese in winter. It’s hard to find a more perfect place to enjoy the peace and tranquillity of nature, whilst taking in some of the most pristine views of Cheshire’s wonderful coastline.

The reserve is not all about the wetland wildlife, also boasting areas of semi-natural ancient woodland and wildlife-friendly farmland. Part of the woodland springs into life in April with one of the best bluebell carpets in the local area, and a nature trail taking visitors into the heart of the hue. At this time of year, the trees are alive with the constant trill of birdsong, making it all the more tranquil to admire or photograph the flowers.

Connect your kids to nature As well as exciting walks of discovery, there’s plenty more for families to enjoy here. A rustic wild play area in Gorse Covert is great for den building, and there’s always a seasonal self-guided quiz trail to follow. Even better, you can hire an explorer backpack from the visitor centre, which contains everything needed to head out on a bug hunting mission, plus some mini binoculars and other intriguing equipment for kids to get closer to nature. Why not register your family for the RSPB Wild Challenge? With over 30 activities to do at home and out in your local wild space, there will always be something for you to explore.

Be wowed by the high tide phenomenon The oceans’ tides are an intriguing phenomenon, one of the most visible and reliable of Mother Nature’s routines. The Dee Estuary has one of the highest tidal ranges in the country, which can make for some exciting birdwatching especially in autumn and winter. The quaint village of Parkgate was formerly a thriving port and seaside resort, before the shore silted up and the

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Take a walk on the wilder side

For further information on events and wildlife at RSPB Dee Estuary, visit rspb.org.uk/burtonmerewetlands Location and opening times: RSPB Burton Mere Wetlands, Puddington Lane, Burton, Cheshire, CH64 5SF. The reserve is open every day except Christmas Day, 9am to dusk (up to 9pm in summer).

Our visitor reception is open 9.30am to 5pm (4.30pm from November to January)

Photo by David Morris: Aerial image of Burton Mere Wetlands and the vast expanse of the Dee Estuary nature reserve behind it.

International Young Musician Competition Returns!

The search has begun for Stockport’s International Young Musician of 2019 which comes to a climax with a Concerto Final on 30 March 2019.

The first Stockport International Young Musician Competition, run by Stockport Symphony Orchestra, took place in 2017 and drew instrumentalists from across the world, with the final featuring French, Japanese and German players.

“Once again we have been absolutely overwhelmed by the standard of these young players,” said competition director, David Lund. “The level of performance two years ago was astonishing enough but the judges this year say it is even higher.”

So, what is in store this time? At the time of writing auditions have narrowed down the entries to twelve young players: four are British, and the others come from as far away as Brazil, Korea and Australia! The three finalists will be selected by a panel of distinguished musicians including the world-renowned concert pianist, Peter Donohoe, on 16 February. The results will be posted on the website www.siymc.co.uk in preparation for the grand final on 30 March when the judges’ panel will include competition patron, Jennifer Pike. Jennifer, who originally hails from Cheadle Hulme, was herself once a BBC competition winner and is now a violinist of international repute.

The three finalists each perform a full concerto at Stockport Town Hall on 30 March at 7.30pm, with the SSO under the baton of Philip Ellis, conductor of the Birmingham Royal Ballet and chair of the final’s judges’ panel. The results will be announced at the end of the concert, and the prize for the winner is £1000 and a return visit to play as soloist with Stockport Symphony Orchestra in their next season.

Competitions like this provide an important opportunity for young aspiring soloists to gain experience and recognition and it is a credit to our local orchestra and to Stockport to see it return.

Stockport Symphony Orchestra is an accomplished amateur orchestra now in its 41st Season at the Town Hall which has been providing opportunities to young musicians, including young conductors, for many years.

The Stockport International Young Musician Competition is a natural development of the orchestra’s ethos and they aim to make it an increasingly important fixture in the cultural life of Stockport and in the nation’s classical music calendar.

Tickets for the Final can be purchased online at www. ticketsource.co.uk/sso and are £15 full price, £13 concessions with children and students £5. Free parking in the town hall car park is included in the ticket price and is available all afternoon and evening.

Pictured is SIYMC 2019 Patron, Jennifer Pike. (Credit: Arno)

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Diary of a geeky knitter No doubt you’ve seen that’s it’s been a busy couple of months (well, last year) for me - planning and executing a wedding was amazing, and something that I say I only wish to ever do once in my life (I’m sure Mr. Geeky Knitter won’t let me down!), but at the same time, if I could do it all again I absolutely would. Perhaps without the unavoidable stresses and expense... but really, to have the whole amazing day again would be fantastic.

on a hot day, with a frozen coke and rum in your hand, with a hot dog in the other. One of the best, and most unusual things, you get to do at Disney though is wear a badge to say why you are there for that trip, be it a birthday, your first visit, or of course a honeymoon! So many strangers took a few seconds to smile at us and wish us congratulations, without us even needing to say why we were there, and it just made us feel so special on what will be, I imagine, the most special holiday we ever take together. Indeed, it spoiled us a little so that when we spent one day out of the parks shopping and didn’t take our badges, we were quite deflated to not receive the smiles and congratulations again. We put the badges right back on as soon as we were back on the resort.

The thing that almost, just about, nearly topped the day however was the honeymoon! We went to that traditional newlyweds’ destination, Disney World in Florida, in keeping with our usual style.

Unsurprisingly, we had so much fun - being the land of fun and magic of course. Not just for families with kids, being just the two of us we could do every ride, sample every meal, and of course have some drinks.

There’s something special about Hollywood Studios

I heartily recommend that if you are planning a honeymoon soon you wear badges to tell the world why you are there. What the heck, make your birthday last two weeks if you want to! Though it might work a little differently in a Spanish resort or a walking holiday in the Lakes than it does in the most magical place on earth. jennythegeekyknitter@gmail.com www.thegeekyknitter.co.uk www.etsy.com/uk/shop/geeksgamesandknits

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INTRODUCING JANE FOX HYpNOTHERAPY Jane is a well-qualified and experienced Solution Focused Clinical Hypnotherapist and Psychotherapist, with a successful clinic in central Stockport. From March 2019, Jane will be bringing her skills to therapy rooms in Wilmslow.

In addition to seeing clients, Jane is an Assistant Lecturer on the Clifton Practice Hypnotherapy Training Course in Manchester and, in September, Jane will be one of two Senior Lecturers starting up the same course in Sheffield. Jane is also a fully qualified Solution Focused Supervisor dedicated to mentoring and guiding other therapists.

Solution Focused Hypnotherapy (SFH) uses practical, modern and well-researched strategies to help people make significant positive change in their lives. The past is left in the past and, through relaxation and visualisation, the client is helped to move towards their preferred future. The deep relaxation achieved during hypnosis allows the conscious and sub-conscious mind to work together to find solutions and help the client to make beneficial changes.

Using the techniques of SFH, Jane has helped many clients to overcome a wide range of difficulties including anxiety, depression, stress-related illnesses such as IBS, phobias, unhelpful habits and behaviours. The techniques can also be used to provide increased tolerance and in many cases relief of pain. Jane has supported Mums-to-be by teaching self-hypnosis, making the birthing process calmer and more instinctive. Sports people and other professionals have also been helped to enhance self-confidence, increase motivation and improve performance with SFH. Jane is fully accredited, insured and has DBS enhanced level clearance to work with children and vulnerable adults.

To learn more about Solution Focused Hypnotherapy, contact Jane on 07870 882234 for a no obligation discussion, or find more details at janefoxhypnotherapy.com.

BYGONE TIMES Local resident Philip Henshaw has put pen to paper with his memories of Wilmslow and district, during the period from the late 1930s to the end of the 1960s. With apologies in advance for any errors and omission, he suggested people might enjoy reading them and maybe joining in with their own reminiscences. Here are a few more, in no particular order!

SHOPS AND OTHER ESTABLISHMENTS Barbers’ shops were dotted around, including Mr Ainsworth in Chapel Lane. There you could pay for being cuffed if you moved your head! George’s was down Church Street in a cottage, possibly thatched, near the church – you went down three steps to get into his shop.

Jack had a barber’s higher up in Church Street. Later came Billy McGann who was a professional footballer – does anyone know for which team? Billy’s was on Water Lane, opposite Wycliffe Avenue.

Near Little Lindow field was Gilbert’s outfitters (Mr Halfpenney) and across from him was the cenotaph.

The fire station was where the police station is now and over the fire station was the library. Also, where the petrol station is now on Hawthorn Street, was Berriman’s Garage. It was said that there was a fire there once and they threw the baby out of the window. Who can say?

I can remember that Mr Halfpenney was a very nice oldfashioned gentleman.

In Hawthorn Street, where Chapel Court is now, was the Methodist Chapel which was used as a British Restaurant during WW2. In the 50s, Fulshaw Park was mainly original Victorian mansions, later pulled down to be replaced with smaller estates.

Thanks to Philip for providing these and we hope you’ve enjoyed reading them.

Philip can be contacted, afternoons only, on 01625 408891 or by text only on 07898 608278.

Photograph: Wilmslow Historical Society Collection.

the end of an era

After nearly 30 successful years in Alderley Edge, business owners Irene and Kristina Hulme have decided to retire from the travel business. For the past 8 years, their travel articles have given us a taste of some amazing travel options to awe-inspiring locations worldwide. So, we’d like to take this opportunity to congratulate them on their retirement and to thank them for their contribution to INSIDE Magazines.

Established in 1990, Travel by Design has always provided tailor-made holidays which exceed customer expectations, so Kristina and Irene were keen to find a suitable and reputable organisation to continue to deliver their vision. After conducting an extensive search, they chose Elegant Resorts Ltd, who will now work to deliver excellent personal service and specialist travel knowledge to Travel by Design clients.

Kristina Hulme said “After working with Elegant Resorts for many years, we know they offer the best service and so our customers are in the very best hands. “ Going forward, Travel by Design will be part of Elegant Resorts Ltd, but will continue to operate as a separate brand under its own ABTA number. The new team will

be headed up by Sue Law and supported by Sandra Woodward and Sarah Edwards, who have 40 years’ experience between them.

Lisa Fitzell, Managing Director of Elegant Resorts said, “I am extremely excited by this new acquisition of Travel

by Design, we are looking forward to continuing to deliver excellent standards to the existing customers and continuing on with the reputation Kristina and Irene have worked so hard to build. This is another milestone in our company’s history as we continue to accelerate our growth in the luxury travel market and deliver our vision to provide the very best in class luxury holidays, with a personal service. I would like to congratulate Irene and Kristina on their extremely successful career and wish them a wonderful and fulfilling retirement.”

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in touch your local community noticeboard

february - march 2019

THE GREATEST MUSICAL WORK OF ALL TIMES AND NATIONS Few people today would disagree much with the view of Hans Georg Nägeli, the first publisher of Bach’s B minor Mass, despite the almost 200 years of musical history that have passed since he put it forward. Bach’s music is now so loved and revered, it seems incredible that 150 years ago it had fallen out of fashion and was known to only a few music specialists. It might have been lost to us altogether if it was not for the efforts of Felix Mendelssohn who recognised Bach’s genius and brought his works back to the attention of a wider public.

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There has been much discussion about why Bach wrote the B Minor Mass as it is unsuitable in content and far too long for any Lutheran or Catholic church service. It was composed just one year before he died in 1750 and incorporated shorter pieces Bach had composed in earlier years, so many experts now feel that he probably composed it for his own satisfaction and to be handed down to posterity as a summary of all his incredible musical achievement over 40 years. In fact, the Mass was never performed in its entirety during Bach’s lifetime, the first documented complete performance took place more than 100 years after his death.

The B minor Mass is widely recognised as presenting the Everest of challenges for choral performers. St George’s Singers are delighted to be climbing the mountain again under the guidance of Musical Director Neil Taylor after a break of ten years, and particularly thrilled they will be joined at the summit by a line-up of five fine soloists including former Assistant Musical Director Marcus Farnsworth who is now very much in demand at home and abroad as an operatic bass and recitalist. With the Northern Baroque Orchestra in the magnificent Gorton Monastery this is going to be a memorable concert.

The performance will be held on Sunday 31 March 2019 at Gorton Monastery, Manchester, 7.30pm Tickets £16/14 concessions/7 students and children/ group discounts from the ticket secretary on 01663 764012, email tickets@st-georges-singers.org.uk or online www.st-georges-singers.org.uk. Coach transport is available from Poynton and Hazel Grove.

EXERCISE FOR SENIORS Exercise class for people over 60 years of age. Seated and standing exercises plus strength and balance.

The tutor is Extend trained and is Otago Exercise Programme Leader (strength and balance).

We meet every Monday at Chapel Court, Hawthorn Street, Wilmslow, from 2pm to 3pm followed by chat and refreshments. Cost £3.50 + refreshments. Contact Angel Greensmith 07790 291648 for further details.

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SOUTHSIDE DRAMA STUDIO Southside is aimed at local primary school children and focussed on confidence building through games and improvisations as well as learning poetry, prose and drama for London College of Music and Communication exams three times a year.

Children meet every Saturday for an hour and a half at Wilmslow Methodist Church from 11.45 to 13.15 in term time.

Southside offer FREE trials and give a voucher for a free term to local schools twice a year.

To find our more contact Helen Clews 07973 331290 or 01625 537726

BEATING THE BOUNDS Why not think about joining us on Sunday 19 May for a great day out to raise funds for East Cheshire Hospice Beating the Bounds is an old traditional event that was originally organised by the local church, which entails walking the length of the Parish Boundary. We are very lucky that the Wilmslow Parish Boundary walk takes in some beautiful scenery along rivers, through woods, past lakes and golf courses and across farmland.

It’s a great day out and a great way of mixing with other parts of the community. If you’re a local business, encourage your employees to take part and ask your customers to sponsor you! If you’re a local church group – come along and meet people from other churches. If you’re in a local walking or running club – put this on your schedule or just come along with your friends.

The main walk is 15 miles and we will provide refreshments throughout the day. If you want to walk in the afternoon only you can do the 8 mile “half way” walk. There will also be shorter walks in the afternoon for young families and anyone who wants a short stroll.

If you want to – there’s even a 15-mile trail run starting in the morning – there really is something for everyone! For more details email Ned Spencer at wsgech@gmail.com

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ECO SCHOOL BUILDS OUTDOOR CLASSROOM Former national Eco School of the year, Greenbank Preparatory School, has opened a new outdoor classroom so children can “be a part of nature and not apart from nature.”

Pictured are Greenbank’s Eco Council members Moira Macrae and Oscar Reeder-Hirst with Dave Barlow and Heather Burnett cutting the ribbon

The leading independent preparatory school on Heath Bank Road in Cheadle Hulme has redeveloped its former cricket pavilion into an outdoor classroom so pupils can be just a step away from the great outdoors. It will be used for lessons for all age groups from explorer sessions for the tiny tots to science classes at the older age range. It will also double as a refreshment room for sports fixtures for both the boys and girls and their parents to enjoy.

Former parent Dave Barlow, who is part of Manchester City Council’s climate change team, worked hand in hand with the school on its design and specification and said: “I am not pessimistic and believe our future is still in our own hands, but we must create a positive energy around green values and inspire the next generation to go further. This building, which is made from locally sourced timber hand and has energy efficient controls, will allow the children to have even more fun connecting with nature.”

Greenbank, which won the Independent Schools’ Association Eco School of the Year award in 2014 and has held the Eco-Schools Green Flag award consecutively for the last six years also welcomed back former Deputy Head Heather Burnett who drove forward the school’s green initiatives. Heather, who retired two years ago, said: “The real drive came from the children. They had heard so much about climate change that they wanted to do more to make a difference and empowering them to have a voice and make that change was a pleasure not a task.”

The rebuild cost £14,000 with the vast majority funded by The Friends of Greenbank.

Greenbank Headmistress Janet Lowe said: “Our school is a community which works to better the common good and that’s what we hope to inspire with this fantastic new addition to our facilities. We want our pupils to be a part of nature not apart from nature.”

CHRISTMAS TREE COLLECTION RAISES OVER £1 MILLION FOR EAST CHESHIRE HOSPICE 2019 has got off to a record-breaking start for East Cheshire Hospice, with its annual Christmas tree collection raising over £1 million since its launch, to support the Hospice’s vital work in and around local communities.

Over one weekend in January, thanks to the generosity of local residents, more than £85,000 was raised from this year’s collection of nearly 7,000 trees, pushing the total raised since this much-loved initiative first took place 19 years ago to over the £1 million mark. As ever, all the funds raised from the collection will go towards enabling the Hospice to continue its vital work supporting local patients and their families across the East Cheshire area.

This impressive achievement would not be possible without the commitment and goodwill of East Cheshire Hospice’s 300-strong local volunteer team, who worked tirelessly over the weekend, covering over 2,000 miles of road in 40 vans, to complete the collections. Upon collection, the Christmas trees themselves are taken to local recycling facilities where they are ground into mulch before being mixed into compost for recycling back into the soil.

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TIME OUT GROUP Time Out Group is a charity which enables adults with learning disabilities living in Alderley Edge, Wilmslow, Handforth and surrounding areas to get involved in healthy and sociable activities in their local community. We have several regular activities that can be found on our website including sports activities that take place in Wilmslow on Tuesdays or Wednesdays (7pm-9pm) as well as activities at our Together Drop-in at The Paddocks in Handforth on Thursday evenings (6-8.30 pm), Fridays (11am-2.30 pm) and Saturdays (11-2.30 pm). Further information on events can be found at www.timeoutgroup.org.uk or by emailing us at admin@timeoutgroup. org.uk) or telephone 01625 520652.

Time Out Group is always looking for volunteers to help out by supporting members during activities so if anyone is interested or wants further information please get in touch. Experience of working with people with learning disabilities is not necessary; training will be provided to ensure everyone is confident in their role.

Time Out Group also holds regular Parents and Carers Support Group meetings on the first Wednesday of every month at the Wilmslow Garden Centre (145 Manchester Road, Wilmslow SK9 2JN) These are informal meetings for parents and carers of adults and children with a learning disability to offer mutual support, advice and information. Everyone is welcome.

For further information please feel free to contact: Gill Morgan on 01625 524402 gillmorg52@gmail.com or Margaret Pepler on 01565 750303 margaret.pepler@gmail.com

VERNON BUILDING SOCIETY COMMUNITY AWARDS The Vernon’s Community Awards have donated over £70,000 to community groups and charities local to the Stockport area since 2012. This year, 14 finalists petitioned for votes in order to receive the most amount of funding. The Vernon Building Society recently visited two of the 2018 Community Awards winners to see what impact the funding is making to the charities.

Stockport County Community Foundation received £850 towards their Mental Health Project which offers weekly coaching sessions and monthly Mandy Torkington and Alex Deakin present £850 to the Stockport County Community Foundation at Edgeley Park football tournaments for those living with serious mental illness. The donation helped to purchase equipment and cover coaching and training costs. The cheque was presented at County’s match against Chester.

Vernon Marketing Manager Alex Deakin said, ‘It was great to see the mental health project in full swing at the match, with some of the people suffering from mental illness collecting donations around the stands on the day of the match.’

Signpost Stockport for Carers supports carers in the local area by providing them with advice and information as well as time to recharge from their taxing job. They received £750 funding to host more of their wellbeing days which offer therapy and treatments to carers, to boost their morale and emotional wellbeing. The Vernon visited one of the wellbeing events and sold copies of 2019 calendars featuring photographs of Stockport all proceeds from the Vernon calendar sales will also go to Signpost Stockport for Carers.

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Do You Need an Activity Tracker?

Activity trackers have become very popular in recent years. Fitbits are the device that everyone has heard of but there are many others. If you’re thinking of buying one, ask yourself these questions.

Do you exercise regularly?

Lots of people buy a Fitbit or its equivalent because they think it will help them to exercise consistently. Hopefully it will, but these devices are not magic bullets. If you make any and every excuse NOT to exercise then a Fitbit won’t change that, you will simply make excuses to avoid exercise whilst wearing a gadget! Having said that, it does have useful features such as a ‘reminder to move,’ so, if you’ve been sedentary for 50 mins it will nudge you to get up and take a brief walk, aiming to achieve 250 steps an hour. This doesn’t feel like serious exercise, just a little prompt to do something small that has great benefits. For more serious exercisers, you can track running and other types of fitness activity, giving you a way of keeping yourself accountable.

such things fascinating! Clearly, if you don’t care about specifics and are happy with just eating a bit less and exercising a bit more, an activity tracker might be a waste of money for you. However, if you have a medical condition, are in training for an event, or just enjoy looking at data, then having organised and detailed information at your fingertips is a great resource.

Would you wear it, and use it?

Would my phone do the job instead?

For a fitness tracker to give you actionable data you need to wear it most of the time. Many even have an inbuilt sleep tracker if you don’t mind wearing it to bed, but you can just as easily ignore that function.

Some people can’t wear watches or jewellery at work, others hate the feeling of anything on their wrist, and others have sensitive skin which is irritated by straps.

Obviously, it’s only worth having one if you will wear it and take notice of it.

There are hundreds of fitness, pedometer and cycling apps on both Android and iOS. If you’re unsure about whether an activity tracker is the right purchase for you try using one or two of these apps for a month. You might find they give you all the data you need. Also, if you find you can’t be bothered to use the apps, then you are very unlikely to benefit from buying an activity tracker.

Will you use the app?

You’ll need to download the app to your phone and use it if you want to make use of the data your activity tracker collects. Interacting with your device and the app is the only way to make full use of the device.

Are you a data nerd?

The basics of losing weight and becoming healthier are simple, but the specifics for our own body can vary wildly. Some of us love to monitor our sleep, our heart rates, the number of steps we do each day. We find

Are you competitive?

Some activity trackers (particularly Fitbits) are social.

You can add friends, compare step counts and earn milestone badges. You can also create groups and engage in competitions and challenges; these are good features, but they aren’t for everyone.

Activity trackers are useful devices and many people enjoy them and benefit from using them. Whilst they are unlikely to turn a reluctant exerciser into a highly motivated one, they could just give you the nudge you need to get moving!

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Is back pain damaging?

Our local osteopath Margaret Gul discusses a few myths around back pain.

Do I need a scan?

Back and neck pain can feel very debilitating. The vast majority of cases are caused by strain or sprain to muscles, ligaments, joints or damage to the discs. Osteoarthritis or wear and tear in the back can also be a reason.

If the pain is persistent and there are other concerning symptoms, then a scan may be helpful but is rarely needed. Osteopaths are qualified to provide differential diagnosis to identify the cause of pain using many of the diagnostic tests used in conventional medicine and can identify if the symptoms warrant referring on for further investigation.

My disc has slipped…

This is a myth. Discs don’t slip in and out. They can bulge or crack allowing some of the softer inner material to seep out and press on a nerve and this can cause severe pain, tingling and numbness and at times weakness. This most often occurs at the base of the

neck giving arm and hand pain or in the low back giving leg and foot pain, this is called sciatica.

You can however get nerve irritation without disc injury. There are tests we can use to evaluate the most probable cause and advise the best course of action.

Should I rest?

It is important to keep gently active in the early stages and increase exercise gradually as the pain reduces.

Each condition is slightly different so it’s important to get expert advice.

Osteopaths can guide you on the best stretches and exercises to do at each stage to help a smooth and speedy recovery.

How can osteopathy help?

Spasmed muscles can be surprisingly painful and severely inhibit your ability to do day to day activities.

Osteopathic massage, mobilisation and manipulation can reduce spasm, improve movement and ease pain.

Examples of the desperate calls I’ve had are a father who wanted to walk his daughter down the aisle and a professional footballer who had an important match the next day. Both came hardly able to move. Treatment to release the muscular spasm gave them welcome relief and they were able to perform their important responsibilities. If you would like help and advice for your own back pain please do get in touch.

Margaret Gul, South Manchester Osteopathy, Wilmslow Health Centre, Wilmslow SK9 5HX. 01625 533455 www.southmanchesterosteopath.co.uk

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CIRCULAR WALK FROM MELLOR CHURCH VIA HIGHER CHISWORTH Walk description: A 3 to 4 hour circular walk with some rewarding views. The route has only a few ascents, is largely off-road and, for the latter half, crosses open fields and farmland. For most of the walk conditions are firm and on a variety of surfaces, but there are some muddy sections. The route involves quite a number of stiles. Some of these are in poor condition, and care is needed when climbing over them.

Distance: 6 miles Starting point: Mellor Church car park (Grid Reference: SJ983889, Postcode: SK6 5LX). The large car park is free.

Map: OS Explorer OL1: Peak District: Dark Peak Area Leave Mellor Church car park and head towards the Church entrance where four paths meet. Take the lane signed “Old Vicarage�. After a short distance (before a white house on the left) go through a small wooden gate on the right, by a tree. Cross a (ramshackle) stile on the immediate left. Walk down the field, keeping close to the stone wall boundary on the left. Go through a metal gate into a second field and head towards the left-hand corner. Turn left on to a grassy lane for 70 yds and go through a metal farm gate. Head towards the farm buildings, but turn right before reaching them, climbing 100 yds uphill to the second of two telegraph poles.

Worth stopping at the top to admire the view.

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by Stephen Hyslop, Poynton Rambling Club

Descend the field half right to a stile (next to a metal gate) in the corner of the field. Follow a distinct path with barbed wire on both sides, and then with a wall on the left. On reaching the back of some farm buildings turn right at a sign post for Mill Brow. After 100 yds pass through a cobbled farm yard, then turn right and follow the lane uphill. After a short distance go through a wooden gate on the left, then follow the path heading right to another wooden gate. Follow the high narrow path to a further gate by a disfigured tree stump. Go through the gate and follow the path, with a pond on the left. Go over the stile next to a small gate, under some trees. Follow a narrow track and turn left down a tarmac road. Pass the entrance to Primrose Mill on the left - this is the last of four former cotton mills along Mill Brook - and follow the road over the bridge, before turning immediate right up the hill.

After passing a brown-gated drive reach Mill Brow, a conservation area, and the Hare and Hounds pub at the top. Turn right on the road and after 250 yds, fork left up Gird Lane, passing a large converted chapel on the left. Ignore a number of footpath signs, and continue as the road narrows to become a stony track with a steady climb. Pass a pair of gates on either side of the track, with views to the left of Stockport, and of a white house with a fully glazed gable to the right. Continue on the track to reach Sandhills Lane at its junction with Ernocroft Lane.

Turn right for 20 yds to reach a footpath sign and stile on the left. Climb over this stile into a field. Stay close to a wall/fence on the right and climb 500 yds to reach a stile in the corner of the field, then 150 yds to reach a

further stile in the field corner, having passed an enclosed woodland to the right (this is a sanctuary for Brown Low, a Round Barrow ancient burial tumulus).

Cross this stile into a field and head towards a further stile, keeping close to the wall/fence on your left. Cross this stile and go 300 yds diagonally across the field towards an eroded earth mound with a stone wall/ fence on top. This area is known as Ludworth Intake, a geological Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI). Cross the stile to the right of the mound, passing a small pond to the right. Cross the next field diagonally, heading 200 yds towards a stile next to a telegraph pole. Pause here to admire the view. The next stile should be visible from here, with pylons beyond. Cross this and head for a second smaller, newer pylon. From here walk downhill towards Higher Chisworth, with a metal farm gate in view. Cross the stile to the right of the gate then turn right up the road and continue to reach Hilltop. At the T junction turn right to head uphill for 150 yds, then turn left on to a gravel lane, with a sign for the “Old Cowshed” on the right, and “Moorside Barn” painted on the left wall of the lane entrance. After 600 yds there is a left-hand bend leading to the Old Cowshed. Don’t follow this round, but instead turn right on the bend into a grassy lane. At the end go through a metal gate/stile, and then through a further metal gate straight ahead.

Cross the field diagonally, keeping a large barn to your left. Reach a small ladder stile in the wall. Climb over this and follow a distinct path through a marshy field towards two metal farm gates, side by side. Cross the stile by the gate on the right. Walk across the field, with a high wall some distance on the right. Head towards the end of the high wall where there is a stone wall stile in poor condition.

Cross this stile with care, and stay left, towards farm buildings. Before reaching the farm there’s a stile to the right of a metal farm gate. Cross this to reach a stone

The Walk

track. Turn right and arrive at Pistol Farm and a road junction. Bear left and continue 330 yds to reach the second footpath signpost on the left. Turn left on to a rocky dirt track bending round to Ringstone Farm. Go between the farm buildings on the left and a disused small stone barn on your right. Continue downhill along the tarmac road to reach Hollinsmoor Road.

At the T junction turn right uphill to a small row of terraced houses on the right. Opposite these is the entrance to a lane to Hollins Farm. Cross the stile to the right of this lane entrance. Go diagonally and uphill across the field, then down to a gate in the left corner of the field to Newbarn Farm. Note: This is a rickety and heavy wooden gate with an electrified wire strung across some 2yds above it - take care.

Once through, go beyond the farmyard, with the farmhouse on the right. Turn left to reach a wooden farm gate and stone wall stile with a small mesh gate.

Go through this, taking care when stepping over a small length of plastic pipe protecting an electrified wire. Head uphill towards a telegraph pole and continue to a fence on the right. Cross a very ramshackle stile into a field.

Cross the field diagonally uphill a little, to a stile in the corner. Go diagonally across the next field to a further stile in the corner and enter a narrow enclosed path to Shiloh Road. On reaching the road turn left until after some 75yds there is a metal gate on the right with a footpath sign - pass through the gap by the left gate post.

Go across the field diagonally to reach a stone stile, and cross this. Go diagonally across the next field to reach two wooden posts. Head diagonally across the next field towards farm buildings. Climb over a stone stile, then turn right onto the lane. After 50 yds continue straight on an unmade track, ignoring a private driveway to Hambleton Farm on your right. Follow the lane and path uphill for around half a mile through several gates and fields - the tower of Mellor Church (St Thomas’s - a Grade 2 listed building) then comes into view. Return to the church car park.

For further information about our friendly and welcoming Club please visit our website - www.poyntonramblingclub.co.uk and learn more about our programme of walks, social events and walking holidays.

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National Gardens Scheme

Snowdrop Festival 2019

After last year’s long, cold winter and scorching, dry summer (ah remember that?) who knows what the coming late winter and spring will be like?

But one thing is for sure: all garden visiting fans will be just desperate to get out and about, as the days lengthen, to see what is coming up.

The National Garden Scheme is again launching its new 2019 season with a 4th Snowdrop Festival, which is always very popular with visitors: a chance to get out, stretch your legs and admire the variations in these small neat flowers.

So here is what we have on offer this year across Cheshire. For more details of how to get there etc, visitors should check with the National Garden Scheme website (www.ngs.org.uk) or App.

Here are two gardens of very different character, reflecting their owner’s gardening style. Although suburban, they are surrounded by mature trees and have a secluded feel.

Rich variety of planting throughout the year including ferns, hostas with clematis, roses, astrantia at their best. Home-made teas at no.6. Opening in February for displays of hellebores and snowdrops.

RODE HALL Church Lane, Scholar Green, ST7 3QP, enquiries@rodehall.co.uk , www.rodehall.co.uk . 5m SW of Congleton.

Snowdrop Walks: 2 Feb to 3 March, 11am to 4pm, Tues - Sat (Closed Mons). Extensive woodland, lake and lovely café in the barn. And whilst you’re there, walk around the extensive walled garden to see the preparations being made in the garden for the coming seasons.

ROSEWOOD Old Hall Lane, Puddington, Neston, CH64 5SP, 0151 353 1193, angela.brabin@btinternet.com. 8m N of Chester.

All year garden; thousands of snowdrops in Feb, Camellias in autumn, winter and spring. Rhododendrons in April/May and unusual flowering trees from March to June.

Visit by arrangement anytime from 1 Feb BUT RING OWNER TO ARRANGE BEFORE VISITING.

West Drive Gardens

THE WELL HOUSE, Wet Lane, Tilston, Malpas, SY14 7DP. 01829 250332. 3m NW of Malpas.

Naturally planted gardens and meadows with stream and ponds. Visit by arrangement anytime from 1 Feb BUT RING OWNER TO ARRANGE BEFORE VISITING. WEST DRIVE GARDENS 6, 9 West Drive, Gatley, Cheadle, SK8 4JJ. 01614 280204, Davidjgane@ btinternet.com. Sun 17 Feb (1pm to 3pm). Combined admission £3, child free. Light refreshments. No need to ring beforehand – just turn up!

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by John Hinde www.ngs.org.uk

TRAFFORD HALL Ince Lane, Wimbolds Trafford, Chester, CH2 4JP. The National Communities Resource Centre, 01244 300246, c.spencer@traffordhall.com Sat 16 Feb (11am to 3pm). Admission £4, child free.

Visits also by arrangement for groups of 5 to 20. The grounds and gardens of this conference venue are managed using organic methods with sustainability in mind. New to the NGS this year.

BUCKLOW FARM Pinfold Lane, Plumley, Knutsford, WA16 9RP. 2m S of Knutsford. M6 J19, Sun 24 Feb (12.30 to 4pm). Admission £3.50, child free. Light refreshments and Mulled Wine in February. Carpet of snowdrops and spring bulbs. Featured in Cheshire Life.

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Monday 11 March Tel: 01625 879611 email: info@insidemagazines.co.uk

HOW PCDS CAN TRANSFORM YOUR GARDEN It started out as a simple idea, but things never stay simple for very long – PCDS is a great example of this!

We started out as A1 Superkleen, mainly solving issues some customers had with flooded gardens. Our background was in drainage, both commercial and domestic, and we reinvented a little-used traditional practice, namely installing French drains in gardens.

Although popular in agriculture they seem rarely used in domestic gardens. However, when United Utilities began clearing drains for free, we were left with very little work and a bleak future.

contractors were getting the opportunity to do the fun part - installing patios, paving, flags and gravel and re-turfing or installing artificial turf.

So began a long and steep learning curve over a four-year period, which brings us to now when we are offering that final stage in your garden makeover!

We have three local teams, all experts and qualified in a variety of aspects of landscaping. All are dedicated to providing a first-class service from the vehicles they drive, to the support from our sales team and operations team.

At PCDS, we are all working together with a single aim - to provide you, the customer, with a quick and tidy completed job. The right way is not always the easy way, and this is always uppermost in our minds when we are advising you.

So, with the choice of giving up or trying something new, we rebranded ourselves as Pure Clean Drainage Solutions (PCDS) and arranged some advertising in INSIDE Magazines. At the time this was something of a shot in the dark, but thankfully the phone began to ring, and we quickly realised that there really was a future in drainage - land drainage.

The skills needed were simple, mainly involving hard work with a shovel and a wheelbarrow. The problem was, once we’d worked our magic and provided a well-drained garden ready for a makeover, different

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Perfect Primulas The name primula comes from the Latin for “first” and the native Primrose (Primula vulgaris) is a herald of spring in many woodlands. There are many types of primrose, some common and easy and others rare and requiring special conditions. This month I’m going to focus on some I’ve found easy enough for most gardens provided you meet the general requirement for a moist soil and some shade from the hot sun.

Primulas can be easily raised from seed but do best from very fresh seed, collected as soon as (or even just before) the seed pods open and sown immediately. If you need to keep seed, then its best in a sealed jar in the fridge. The seed compost must not dry out and a humid atmosphere helps – cover the seed tray with a sheet of glass or a clear plastic bag. In the right conditions seed can germinate in three weeks or so.

after flowering. One of my favourite types is the Gold Lace Polyanthus with its yellow centre and gold-edged almost black petals.

Some of the most dramatic and easy to grow are the candelabra primulas with their multiple whorls of flowers along upright stems. There are many colours and hybrids to choose from including Bessiana (pink), Bulleyana (orange), pulverulenta (deep pink) and the dramatic Inverewe (burnt orange). These definitely need damp conditions and are traditionally grown next to streams and ponds or in woodland boggy areas. If allowed to seed, they will mix and produce plants in many colours.

Another favourite is the Drumstick Primula (P. denticulate) with its short flower stems topped with a ball of flowers in white, blue or pink. These tolerate slightly drier conditions but must not dry out completely if they are to do well.

Once the plants have clumped up it is best to divide them after flowering, or perhaps in early autumn in a cooler spell of weather. Dig up the clump and break it into individual rosettes. Shorten the leaves by about half to reduce water loss. Replant or pot up the small plants and keep moist and shaded while they get established.

There are lots of British native Primulas, including the woodland Primrose. The Cowslip (Primula veris) is one of the most accommodating, even growing on dry, sunny banks and seedling around to form large colonies naturalised in grass. Hybrids of these natives gave us the Polyanthas – well-loved bedding plants that are nonetheless perennial flowering every year if divided

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by Martin Blow > www.specialperennials.com

Primulas can be subject to a few pests and by far the most devastating is vine weevil which seems to have a special liking for fleshy roots. Apart from that most gardeners will find primulas easy to grow and trouble free.

Janet and I run Special Perennials, our website www.specialperennials.com is full of colour photos and growing tips. We sell by mail order and at Plant Hunters’ Fairs throughout the season.

Please see www.planthuntersfairs.co.uk Locally we will be at the Plant Hunters’ Fairs at Bramall Hall, on Sunday 7 April 2019 and at Adlington Hall, Macclesfield on Sunday 12 May 2019. We are happy to bring orders to plant fairs for you to collect.

Eggs Benedict with Smoked Salmon & Chives

Method

Preparation time: 15 minutes Cooking time: 20 minutes Makes: 4 (or 2 really hungry people!)

Ingredients ■■ 4 eggs ■■ 2 tbsp white wine vinegar ■■ 2 English muffins or two bagels, halved ■■ Butter for spreading ■■ 8 slices smoked salmon ■■ Chopped chives, to serve For the Hollandaise sauce ■■ 2 tsp lemon juice ■■ 2 tsp white wine vinegar ■■ 3 egg yolks ■■ 125g unsalted butter, cubed

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1. Hollandaise Sauce: Pour the lemon juice and vinegar into a small bowl, add the egg yolks and whisk with a balloon whisk until light and frothy.

Place the bowl over a pan of simmering water and continue to whisk until the mixture thickens.

Add the butter a small amount at a time, whisking constantly until the sauce is thick. If it looks like it might be splitting, remove from the heat and continue to whisk. Season with salt and pepper then and keep warm.

2. Poached eggs: bring a large pan of water to the boil and add the vinegar. Lower the heat so that the water simmers very gently. Stir the water a little so you create a gentle whirlpool effect, then slide in the eggs one by one. Cook each for about 4 mins, then remove with a slotted spoon. Handy hint - you will see the eggs begin to rise in the water as they reach completion.

3. Lightly toast and butter the muffins or bagels, then place a couple of slices of the smoked salmon on each half. Top each with an egg, then spoon over your Hollandaise and garnish with chopped chives.

quick crossword Across 7 Gambling emporium (6) 8 Char, sear (6) 9 Wind instrument (4) 10 Backpackers, hikers (8) 11 Large houseplant (6,5) 14 Matching pants and jacket set (7,4) 18 Without penalty, got off ____ ____ (4-4) 19 Animal prized for its fur (4) 20 Tear-inducing vegetables (6) 21 Incorrect, false (6)

down 1 Sheltered place to moor boats (7) 2 Climb, ascend (4) 3 Medic (6) 4 In addition, also (2,4) 5 Props to keep paperbacks tidy (4-4) 6 Frightening (5) 12 Pub seating (3,5) 13 Junior king of beasts (4,3) 15 Civil disorder (6) 16 To make equal, balance (4,2) 17 Perfume, fragrance (5) 19 Nocturnal insect (4)

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.

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Carry On Peter Butterworth Recently researching the Carry On films (don’t ask!) I was delighted to find that one of the team’s mainstay performers originally came from round these parts.

Okay, Peter Butterworth was not the sort of actor who was ever going to be top of the bill, but he was one of the Carry On team’s most enduring players – he appeared in 16 of their films, many of which were amongst the very best of the series.

Butterworth’s real name was William Shorrocks Butterworth and he was born on 4 February 1915 at a property called Bank House on Bramhall Lane (whether that was the Bramhall end of the lane or in Davenport I’ve not been able to ascertain). Nobody seems clear as to when he started to be addressed as Peter, but it is possible he simply acquired that moniker in his formative years to distinguish him from his namesake father.

Butterworth joined the Carry On team in 1965 when he played the slightly tipsy Doc in ‘Carry On Cowboy’.

In real life Butterworth was apparently a shy and gentle soul and this was reflected in his roles, which were rarely overbearing but often quietly eccentric and usually a bit potty. He was often cast as somebody else’s stooge and that suited Butterworth’s talents perfectly. As Detective-Constable Slowbotham in ‘Carry

On Screaming’ he was the bumbling fall-guy for his incompetent, thick-headed superior Detective-Sergeant Bung (surely one of the greatest character names in cinema history). Bung was memorably played by the son of Steptoe himself, the great Harry H. Corbett who (I feel compelled to add) was brought up in Ardwick and then on a Wythenshawe council estate.

Butterworth was also memorably cast as Citizen Bidet in ‘Carry On Don’t Lose Your Head’ (1966), set during the reign of terror following the French Revolution, where he has to stand by in helpless exasperation while his senior Secret Service officer, Citizen Camembert (Kenneth Williams) continually bungles his attempts to capture The Black Fingernail (Sid James), who is popping up all over Paris rescuing the French aristocracy from the dreaded guillotine. Perhaps Butterworth’s most memorable part in the Carry On series was in the 1969 classic ‘Carry On Camping’ where he plays Joshua Fiddler (the clue is in the name), the shifty manager of the Paradise (ha!) campsite who fleeces all his visiting campers by charging extra for just about everything.

He then played three small roles in ‘Carry On Again Doctor’ (1969), ‘Carry On Loving’ (1970) and ‘Carry On Henry’ (1971) but it wasn’t simply a case of Butterworth’s appearances diminishing in importance.

On the contrary, his performances were valued so highly by the producing and directing team of Peter Rogers and Gerald Thomas that they agreed to insert

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specially written roles to accommodate Butterworth’s restricted availability on those occasions when he had already signed-up to play a part elsewhere or on stage.

‘Carry On Abroad’ (1972) saw Butterworth return with a more substantial role – that of Pepe, the incompetent manager of an unfinished hotel who greets his unexpected guests in a variety of different guises: as builder, porter, receptionist and telephone operator.

He spends the first half of the film desperately trying to placate and accommodate his British guests, and the second half furiously trying to save the poorlyconstructed building from flooding whilst being nagged by his battle-axe of a wife, played by Hattie Jacques.

Butterworth remained with the series until the final (proper) film of the series, the rather disappointing ‘Carry On Emmanuelle’ (1978). All told, Butterworth turned out to be the sixth most prolific performer of the Carry On team, with only Kenneth Williams (25), Joan Sims (24), Charles Hawtrey (23), Sid James (19) and Kenneth Connor (17) appearing in more.

When the Carry On films finished in 1978, Butterworth began to concentrate on straight roles, taking a small part in the feature film, ‘The First Great Train Robbery’ starring Sean Connery. When the film went on general release in early 1979, Butterworth was starring as Widow Twankey in the pantomime ‘Aladdin’ at the Coventry Theatre. When the show finished, he went back to his hotel after the evening performance. His failure to return for the following day’s matinee caused alarm and he was found dead in his room from a heart attack, just a few days before his 64th birthday.

As I was researching this article I was surprised to find that Butterworth was married to the actress and impressionist Janet Brown (they’d married in 1946 in London). Brown later became famous for her television impersonations of Margaret Thatcher during the 1970s and ‘80s. Talking of television it is worth adding that Butterworth also appeared in some our greatest ever TV series: he starred opposite William Hartnell in the very first ‘Doctor Who’ series in 1965/66 playing a character called the Meddling Monk; he appeared in an episode of ‘Catweazle’ in 1970; and he also featured in the ‘Dad’s Army’ episode ‘The Face on the Poster’ in 1975.

That’s one heck of a CV for the Butterworth boy from Bramhall Lane.

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inside guide

selected events in your area

Tuesday 5 February

Tuesday 12 February

Handforth Gardening Society Mix and Match by Razvan Chisu St Chad’s Church Hall 7.30pm for 8pm start

Friends Reunited Ladies join us for a delicious lunch followed by speaker, Chris Cade, dressed as a butler, talking about life ‘below stairs’ in the big Victorian Houses and knowing one’s place in the social pecking order! £25 per person, contact Jane on 07798900682 to reserve your place The Pinewood Hotel, Handforth 12pm for 12.30pm

Tuesday 5 February Graham Brook presents Tuesday Jazz and Swing The Tom Kincaid Trio (Frank Grime-bass, Gaz Hughes-Drums) £8 on the door. For details of the remaining events in February see www.grahambrookjazz.co.uk or call 01625 528336 Upstairs at the Wilmslow Conservative Club, 15 Grove Avenue, Wilmslow, SK9 5EG 8.30pm

Wednesday 6 February 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. Bring your own project and enjoy good crafting company with a cuppa and cake, lots of friendly chatter 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

Thursday 7 February Would you like to meet new friends? Thursday Group is a social group for unattached people of mature years, with several activities run by the members every week. These include walking, dancing, badminton, theatre and restaurant visits. For more info see www.thursdaygroup.co.uk or ring Bill on 07505 076838, or just come along to new members night on the first Thursday in each month where you will be met by group members.

The Bulls Head Pub, 30 Wilmslow Road, Handforth, SK9 3EW 8.30pm

Saturday 9 February The Northern Chamber Orchestra will be joined by guest lutenist Matthew Wadsworth. Tickets available now, prices from £16. For more information, visit www.ncorch.co.uk The Heritage Centre, Macclesfield

Tuesday 12 February East Cheshire Association of the National Trust Lecture – How a cotton weaving mill worked – Judith Atkinson Brookdale Club, Bridge Lane, Bramhall, SK7 3AB 2pm

february - march 2019

Wednesday 13 February Wilmslow Historical Society Geoff Keeling, University Lecturer and former Head of Crime Scene Investigations in Greater Manchester will look at “Milestones of Forensic Science”. He will be reviewing how CSI has helped solve major crimes in history. Visitors welcome £4, students admitted free, tea/coffee and biscuits included.

Tel: 01625 529178.

St Bartholomew Parish Hall, Chancel Lane, Cliff Road, Wilmslow, SK9 4AA 7.15pm for 7.45pm

Thursday 14 February Wilmslow Guild Natural History Society Brief AGM followed by An Orchid Odyssey by Judith Lovelady Visitors very welcome £4. Further information from Chairman, David Warner 01625 874387 Wilmslow Guild, 1 Bourne Street, Wilmslow, SK9 5HD 7.30pm

Saturday 16 February Wilmslow Symphony Orchestra Playing a very popular and much-loved piano concerto Rachmaninov’s Concerto No. 2, as well as Verdi’s Nabucco Overture and the delightful Firebird Suite by Stravinsky.

Tickets £12, concessions £10 and under 18 £2 from ticket secretary 01925 756144, Bang and Olufsen on Alderley Road, www.wilmsloworchestra.co.uk or at the door.

Evans Hall at Wilmslow Leisure Centre 7.45pm

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Sunday 17 February

Tuesday 26 February

Lindow Ensemble - Afternoon concert by this exciting new string ensemble Mozart Divertimento in F major, K138 Bach Violin Concerto in A minor (soloist: Steven Wilkie) Elgar Serenade for Strings Finzi Romance for String Orchestra Ireland Concertino Pastorale.

Director: Steven Wilkie. Admission free with a retiring collection Wilmslow United Reformed Church, Chapel Lane, Wilmslow, SK9 1PR 3pm

Macclesfield Group of the Family History Society of Cheshire Macclesfield: A Women’s Town a talk by Allan Stevenson.

The talk is based on his heritage walk around Macclesfield, highlighting nuggets of Macclesfield history alongside stories of the contribution women have made to the town.

Admission £2 per meeting including refreshments macclesfield@fhsc.org.uk The Salvation Army Hall, Roe Street, Macclesfield SK11 6XD 7.30pm

Wednesday 20 February Lunchtime Concert Sarah Douglas / clarinet Amy Wakefield / piano. Admission by programme £5, available at the door.

Light lunches from 12 noon, concert start at 1pm, lasting approximately 45 minutes. Information available on www.alderleyedgemethodistchurch.com or email aemcchurchoffice@gmail.com Alderley Edge Methodist Church 1pm

Wednesday 20 February Craft & Chatter – see 6 Feb for details.

Wednesday 20 February Wilmslow Civic Trust A.N.S.A. Waste Management. A speaker from Cheshire East Council will talk to us about how the council deals with the mountains of rubbish that we all generate. Refreshments are served before the meeting. Non - Trust members are very welcome, at a charge of £2 on the door.

Wilmslow Library 7.15pm for 7.45pm start

Saturday 23 February Stockport Symphony Orchestra Brahms Hungarian Dance no 5, Korngold Violin concerto, Rachmaninov 2nd Symphony After her unforgettable debut with the SSO last year, Jennifer Pike is back with another romantic masterpiece for violin, this time by Korngold. Conductor Matthew Wood. www.stockportsymphony.co.uk, tickets available at box office, online or on the door.

Stockport Town Hall 7.30pm

Monday 25 February Alpine Garden Society: East Cheshire Group Rogier van Vugt - Orchids on the fringe of Europe Enquiries to Bob on 07808 974753 Visitors £4 Wilmslow Preparatory School, 7 Grove Ave, Wilmslow 7.30pm

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Wednesday 27 February Wilmslow Guild Floral Design Club “Forage, Weave, Create”Rachel Poole, North East Area For more information call 01625 523903 or www.wilmslowguild.org www.nafascheshire.org.uk Visitors fee: £7 (special events as advertised) Wilmslow Guild, Bourne Street, Wilmslow SK9 5HD 1.45pm

Wednesday 27 February Wilmslow U3A Eddie Tarry – Styal Prison URC School rooms, Chapel Lane, Wilmslow 2.30pm

Wednesday 27 February David Nott – War Doctor: Surgery On The Frontline. Join us for an evening in the company of David Nott, one of the world’s most experienced trauma surgeons. For over 25 years David has taken leave from his job as an NHS surgeon to volunteer in some of the world’s most dangerous war zones. Tickets: £8 (redeemable against a signed copy of War Doctor)To book: call 0161 439 1436 email events@simplybooks.info or book online at www.simplybooks.info Simply Books, Bramhall 7.30pm

Saturday 2 March Wilmslow Wells for Africa - Souperday A choice of homemade soup and bread with a hot drink for £4 (children £2). Also, an array of delicious cakes to buy. All monies raised, by this volunteer run charity, go to fund clean water, hygiene and sanitation projects in rural Africa. Lives have been changed because of your generosity - “You have put everlasting smiles on everyone’s faces especially the vulnerable mothers, children and elderly.” Pila Okello, Uganda.

Wilmslow Methodist Church, Water Lane, Wilmslow, SK9 5AR 11am to 2pm

Tuesday 5 March Handforth Gardening Society Blackbrook Herb Garden by William Woods St Chad’s Church Hall 7.30pm for 8pm start Continued over

Tuesday 5 to Saturday 9 March

Tuesday 12 March

42nd Street - the next production from award winning TEMPO For more information and tickets go to www.tempotheatre. com or www.facebook.com/tempoyouthmt, or call 07969 176148 Evans Theatre, Wilmslow Leisure Centre 7.30pm, Saturday matinee 2.30pm

East Cheshire Association of National Trust Lecture – They should have asked me husband!

Brookdale Club, Bridge Lane, Bramhall, Stockport, SK7 3AB 2pm

Tuesday 5 March Graham Brook presents Tuesday Jazz and Swing Trombone legend Roy Williams, Nat Blooms (vocal/guitar) and Tom Kincaid Trio £8 on the door. For details of the remaining events in March see www.grahambrookjazz.co.uk or call 01625 528336 Upstairs at the Wilmslow Conservative Club, 15 Grove Avenue, Wilmslow, SK9 5EG 8.30pm

Wednesday 6 March Craft & Chatter – see 6 Feb for details.

Wednesday 6 to Saturday 9 March Entertaining Angels. A funny, poignant and genuine thought provoking play by Richard Everett. Box office 0161 302 2302 Brookdale Club and Theatre, Bramhall 7.45pm

Thursday 7 March Would you like to meet new friends? Thursday Group is a social group for unattached people of mature years, with several activities run by the members every week. These include walking, dancing, badminton, theatre and restaurant visits. For more info see www.thursdaygroup.co.uk or ring Bill on 07505 076838, or just come along to new members night on the first Thursday in each month where you will be met by group members.

The Bulls Head Pub, 30 Wilmslow Road, Handforth, SK9 3EW 8.30pm

Tuesday 12 March Friends Reunited Ladies join us for a delicious lunch followed by speaker, Marilyn Gregory who will be giving us the history of ‘Hairstyles through the Ages’ £25 per person, contact Jane on 07798900682 to reserve your place The Pinewood Hotel, Handforth 12pm for 12.30pm

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Wednesday 13 March Wilmslow Historical Society Sarah Griffiths, broadcaster and writer will recreate the lives of some of Egypt’s elite women in her illustrated talk entitled “”Ptolemaic Girl Power: Arsinoe II, Berenice II and Cleopatra VII”. Visitors welcome £4, students admitted free, tea/coffee and biscuits included. Tel: 01625 529178.

St Bartholomew Parish Hall, Chancel Lane, Cliff Road, Wilmslow, SK9 4AA 7.15pm for 7.45pm

Monday 18 March Alpine Garden Society: East Cheshire Group Samantha Hopes - Roscoea- unusual members of the ginger family Enquiries to Bob on 07808 974753 Visitors £4 Wilmslow Preparatory School, 7 Grove Ave, Wilmslow 7.30pm

Wednesday 20 March Lunchtime Concert A piano recital by Students from Chetham’s School of Music Admission is by programme £5, available at the door.

Light lunches served from 12 noon, concert start at 1pm, lasting approximately 45 minutes. Information available on www.alderleyedgemethodistchurch.com or email aemcchurchoffice@gmail.com Alderley Edge Methodist Church 1pm

Wednesday 20 March Craft & Chatter – see 6 Feb for details.

Wednesday 20 March Wilmslow Civic Trust AGM - A brief business meeting will be followed by a talk from Tony Mundin, Director of the eagerly anticipated Rex Cinema, who will tell us about the challenges and satisfaction in re-opening the cinema in Wilmslow.

Refreshments are served before the meeting; non-trust members are very welcome, at a charge of £2 on the door.

Wilmslow Library 7.15pm for 7.45pm

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Thursday 21 March Wilmslow Guild Natural History Society Life on the Seashore by Hugh Jones Visitors very welcome £4 Further information from Chairman, David Warner 01625 874387 Wilmslow Guild, 1 Bourne Street, Wilmslow, SK9 5HD 7.30pm

Tuesday 26 March Macclesfield Group of the Family History Society of Cheshire What to do with 323 postcards - a talk by Julie Bagnall.

The background to the story of the cards that were in an Edwardian album left by two sisters. Bella married a Macclesfield man and had close connections with his family after her marriage. Admission £2 per meeting including refreshments macclesfield@fhsc.org.uk The Salvation Army Hall, Roe Street, Macclesfield SK11 6XD 7.30pm

Wednesday 27 March Wilmslow Guild Floral Design Club “Inspiration is All Around Us” Dorothy Monks, Cheshire Area For more information call 01625 523903 or www. wilmslowguild.org www.nafascheshire.org.uk.

Visitors fee: £7 (special events as advertised) Wilmslow Guild, Bourne Street, Wilmslow SK9 5HD 1.45pm

Wednesday 27 March Wilmslow U3A AGM URC School rooms, Chapel Lane, Wilmslow 2.30pm

Saturday 30 March Stockport International Young Musician Competition Stockport Symphony Orchestra with Conductor Philip Ellis Tickets available at box office, online or on the door. Free car parking available 4pm-midnight Stockport Town Hall 7.30pm

Sunday 31 March St George’s Singers perform Bach Mass in B minor Tickets £16/14 concessions/7 students and children/group discounts from the ticket secretary on 01663 764012, email tickets@st-georges-singers.org.uk or online www.st-georges-singers.org.uk.

Coach transport is available from Poynton and Hazel Grove.

Gorton Monastery, Manchester 7.30pm

simply books book club choice My first pick is A Piece of the World by Christina Baker Kline – a beautifully composed fictional memoir which draws together lives of one of America’s most famous painters of the twentieth century (Andrew Wyeth) and the woman who inspired some of his most memorable paintings. To Christina Olson, the entire world is encompassed by her family’s remote farm in the small coastal town of Cushing, Maine. Born in the home her family has lived in for generations, and tied to the farm by health and circumstances, Christina seems destined for a small life. Instead, by chance she and the landscape in which she lives become the inspiration for the artist Andrew Wyeth, and eventually the subject of one of the best-known paintings of the last century Christina’s World. Beautifully written – tender, compassionate and a moving study of the connection between two people from utterly different backgrounds who come to share so much.

The Death of the Fronsac is a debut novel by journalist and historian Neal Ascherson – completed at the age of 85 – drawing on the author’s own experience as a wartime child in Greenock on the banks of the Clyde. In 1940 a French ship blows up in the Firth of Clyde. The disaster is witnessed by Jackie, a young girl, who for a time thinks she has caused the explosion by running away that day from school; by her mother Helen, a spirited woman married to a dreary young officer; and by a Polish soldier whose country has just been overrun by Hitler. Their lives are changed forever by the death of the Fronsac. This is a thoughtful and affecting story - a vivid evocation of life in wartime and the way in which history intrudes on our lives.

And for children…unicorns are definitely the thing of the moment! One of our favourite unicorn stories is Uni The Unicorn by Amy Krause Rosenthal – a magical story of friendship that proves that wishes really can come true!

Simply Books 228 Moss Lane, Bramhall, Cheshire SK7 1BD 0161 439 1436 www.simplybooks.info Open Tuesday to Saturday 9am to 5.30pm Andrew Cant

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

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Thursday

Songs and Rhymes. 9.30am and 10.15am Term time only. 20-30 minutes of informal singing for 0-4s with their grown up. £1.50 per family. Refreshments and mini play area available afterwards. For more information please contact the church office on 01625 528892. Wilmslow Methodist Church

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

WFA Little Strikers Pre-School Football 10-11am 18 months – 4 years Term time only. Wilmslow Parish Hall, Cliff Road. £6 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.

Under 5’s Story Time 2.30-3pm Term time only. Handforth Library. Children must be accompanied by a parent or carer. Contact 01625 378272

Tuesday 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.

Under 5’s Rhyme time 11-11.30am Term time only. Handforth Library. Children must be accompanied by a parent or carer. Contact 01625 378272

Wednesday Tiddlywinks Mini Church 10am Term time only. Story, songs and craft for under 5’s. £1 donation appreciated. Refreshments and play area available.

Please call the church office 01625 528892 for information.

Wilmslow Methodist Church.

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 email would like to be included on this page please c.blackie@insidemagazines.co.uk

Baby Massage 1.30pm Term time only. At Wilmslow Methodist church for babies 8 weeks plus. £5 per session, including refreshments. Please call the church office 01625 528892 or make an enquiry online to book a place www.wilmslowmethodists.org.uk 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.

TinyTalk baby sign classes 10.45am and midday.

Our award winning classes support their language development and confidence in communicating. At Wilmslow Library. For more info contact Claire 07941 904033 www.tinytalk.co.uk/clairebar Baby Rhyme Time 2.15-2.45pm, Alderley Edge Library.

This is for babies aged under 1 who are not walking. Sessions run throughout the year. There is no requirement to book a place and the sessions are free.

Saturday WFA Little Strikers Pre-School Football 10.45-11.45am for 18 months to 4 years. All year round. Outdoors - Ashdene Primary School, 11 Thoresway Road, Wilmslow, SK9 6LJ £6 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.

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useful numbers Alderley Edge Churches Methodist Church Methodist Church Office St Mary’s Church with Birtles St Philip’s Church (Vicarage) St Philip’s Parish Office St Pius X Church

Local Government 01625 873407/583337 01625 586713 01625 585440 01625 583249 01625 581477 01625 582386

Wilmslow Churches Methodist Church, Wilmslow St Ann’s C of E Church St Bartholomew’s Parish Church St Chad’s Handforth St John’s Lindow St Mary’s Methodist Handforth St Teresa’s RC Church St Benedict’s RC Church Wilmslow United Reformed Church Quaker Meeting House Dean Row Unitarian Chapel

01625 528892 01625 520309 01625 520309 01625 532145 01625 583251 01625 528892 01625 523384 01625 522776 01625 532600 07974 997798 01625 402952

Doctors/Medical Centres Alderley Edge Medical Practice Wilmslow Health Centre Handforth Health Centre Kenmore Medical Centre Hulme Hall Medical Group

01625 584545 01625 548555 01625 529421 01625 532244 0161 426 5844

Fire Service (non-emergency) Wilmslow Fire Station

01625 524066

Hospitals Macclesfield Hospital NHS Non-Emergency

01625 421000 111

Leisure Centres Wilmslow Leisure Centre Macclesfield Leisure Centre

01625 533789 01625 383981

Libraries Alderley Edge Library Handforth Library Macclesfield Library Wilmslow Library

01625 374030 01625 378 272 01625 374000 01625 374060

E. Cheshire Council Info Services

0300 1235500

Police (non-emergency) (non-emergency)

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Post Offices Alderley Edge Post Office Handforth Post Office Wilmslow Post Office

01625 599655 01625 522946 01625 524036

Alderley Edge Schools Alderley Edge Pre-School Playgroup The Ryleys School Alderley Edge Primary School Nether Alderley Primary School Mottram St Andrew Primary Alderley Edge School for Girls

01625 599300 01625 583241 01625 383262 01625 383060 01625 383000 01625 583028

Wilmslow Schools Ashdene Primary Dean Oaks Primary Gorsey Bank Primary Lacey Green Primary Lindow Primary Pownall Hall School St Anne’s Fulshaw St Benedicts Catholic Primary Styal Primary Wilmslow Grange Primary Wilmslow High School Wilmslow Preparatory School

01625 383232 01625 383333 01625 383020 01625 525157 01625 384383 01625 523141 01625 523536 01625 520207 01625 383253 01625 526566 01625 526191 01625 524246

Travel Traveline Bus & Train Information National Rail Enquiries Manchester Airport

08712 002233 03457 484950 0808 169 7030

Utilities Electricity – Power Loss Gas – Emergency Water Floods Water Leaks Environment Agency Floodline

105 0800 111 999 0345 672 3723 0800 330 033 0345 988 1188

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classified index ACCOUNTANTS

ELECTRICIANS

Nolan James Chartered Accountants 35

C J C Electrical

ARCHITECTS

ESTATE AGENTS

Philip Wootton Architects

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BATHROOMS Dave Beal

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BUILDERS JS Services

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BUILDING SOCIETIES Vernon Building Society

CARE HOMES & SERVICES

PATIOS Pure Clean Drainage Solutions

FERTILITY & PREGNANCY

PLASTERING

The Birth Company

Brilliant Fires

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Brookview

20

FURNITURE

Hazelmere House

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All In Stone

Carrington Doors

GUTTERING

Alice Chilton Cleaning

Gutter Guys

16

Amplifon

30

HOME IMPROVEMENT & PROPERTY MAINTENANCE

DENTAL CLINICS Cheshire Denture Clinic Trinity House Dental Care

5

F.T.W Services

Westgate Dental Practice

30

HYPNOTHERAPY Jane Fox

DRAINAGE Pure Clean Drainage Solutions

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EDUCATION & TUTION Greenbank Preparatory School

54

Terra Nova School

57

Dave Beal

31

36

45

ASM Gas, Heating, Plumbing

58

Metro Rod

52

SECURITY SERVICES Falcon Security

35

SOFT FURNISHINGS The Hemming Room

45

SOLICITORS McAlister Family Law Slater & Gordon

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STAIRCASE RENOVATIONS

15

KITCHENS Dream Doors

13

Matt Finish

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TRAVEL Carrier Travel

35

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Inside Back Cover

The Stair Shop

HEARING CENTRES

DECORATORS

46

PLUMBING & HEATING 49

Adlington Memorial Park Inside Front Cover

CLEANING

Steve White

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GARAGE DOORS

51

South Manchester Osteopathy

Moor Lane Fencing & Landscapes 45

Alice Chilton In Home Care

28

More Than Loft Ladders

FENCING & LANDSCAPING

Abney Court

Chiropractic Health Centres

39

OSTEOPATHS 23

FUNERAL SERVICES

CHIROPRACTORS

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Quantum

FIRES 18

Lawn Keeper

LOFT LADDERS Back Cover

EQUITY RELEASE 45

BOOK SHOPS Simply Books

Mosley Jarman

Lawn care 45

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TREE SERVICES Swift Tree & Arboricultural Services 16

WINDOW CLEANING Cavendish Window Cleaning

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WINDOW & CONSERVATORY REPAIRS Cloudy2Clear

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The Window Repair Centre

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