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Nov 2009 Contents

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Where Am I?

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Fylde Freemasons

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Leaflet Distribution

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Advert Rate Card

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Our new magazines in Cleveleys & Bispham have been received with open arms and people have said how good it is to see the FIRST magazine dedicated to their area, remember its your magazine now so make sure you contribute by sending us details of events, what you like to see in the magazine and support the local businesses that have taken the time to let you know about themselves.

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Marsh Mill Windmill

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Volunteers Wanted

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Thornton Cleveleys FC

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TCFC Fixture & Table

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What’s On

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Congratulations LINK-Spotter Mrs R Nielson who won our where am I competition, now increased to £50.

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What’s On Extra

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Kids Page

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Useful Numbers

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LINK CASH ADS

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Trade Directory

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Editors Letter I hope you had a great Halloween and you attended some of the brilliant fireworks displays this month, our thoughts now turn to Christmas once more! What a really nice time of year for communities to get together.

We support Thornton Cleveleys Football club as well as the local community and local businesses, we pride ourselves on offering low cost quality advertising with reliable distribution and if you do miss a copy you can view them all online.

We are also looking for reliable distributors across all our areas , we pay proper rates, so get in touch.

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NEW Where Am I? Expanded to all areas including greater PRIZE! Can you guess where I am this month LINK-Spotters?

CONGRATULATIONS Mrs R Neilson who won last months competition Another great response online and post thanks LINK-Spotters.

Last Month Answers - Sandpiper, Victoria, and Tramway Pubs See if you can spot where we are this month? also enter online at www.link-magazine.co.uk Do you have any local images email them us through.

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West Lancashire Freemasons

North Fylde Group Steve and Eric GO! back to school Masons Steve Marshall and Eric Bridge from Cleveleys Park Lodge No 7540 went back to school for the afternoon and found themselves taking part in a musical extravaganza with the children and teachers of Red Marsh School.

The pupils were discovering about the customs and costumes of their counterparts in India, China and Iceland and had put their findings to music. Head teacher Catherine Dellow invited their guests to a preview of the children‘s concert by way of thanks for a gift the Masons had brought for the school. Steve, who is in the chair of Cleveleys Park Lodge which meets at West Drive Masonic Hall Cleveleys, was at Red Marsh School with Eric to hand over a cheque for £500 for special project.

The school is participating in the Great Outdoors (GO!) Project which encourages the children to make use of a brand new play area which is being jointly developed by Red Marsh and near neighbour Great Arley School.

Project manager Ian Squire explained that the mission is to create a place where disability becomes invisible and will with help from lottery funding which the school won after they reached the final of the People‘s Millions scheme.

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When Cleveleys Park Lodge heard that the next phase of the plan was on the drawing board, that of creating an active sensory zone for the children, they decided to pitch in.

The Masons‘ cheque will go some way towards obtaining large garden items such as wind pipes, sound rollers and dance chimes and phones in wood and stone which will help children who have difficulty in communicating in a fun way. … And

that concert? Steve and Eric wholeheartedly agreed that the sing along had made their day, ―just that bit special.‖

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We really are the family firm that cares, we have been serving the people of the Fylde coast and beyond for many, many years.

All our products are manufactured locally and are made using the finest raw materials available today.

Quality is the keyword, when you are investing money in your property, it is essential that you choose the very best that your budget will allow.

We can, and do help to achieve this by offering all our products and services to you at the most competitive prices possible, but still with the same exacting standards.

The installation work is all carried out by our own workforce and we guarantee all our work for a period of ten years.

Our business comes to us mainly on a recommendation basis, this only happens when people are truly satisfied with the work they have had done, and the service they have received.

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Marsh Mill Windmill

MARSH MILL

Windmill

Marsh Mill was built in the 34th year of

George III‘s reign, 1794.‗Farmer George‘ he was nicknamed and England was a very rural place to live in at the time. A gentleman by the name of Ralph Slater was responsible for her construction. Initially the mill was used to grind various grades of flour under generations of millers. But at the turn of the century, with the demand for finer white flour, which new sophisticated machinery driven by steam and later electricity was producing, the Mill went over to grinding meal for farm use until 1922 when the Tomlinsons were the last millers. The Mill was used as a cafe in the 1930‘s and is now owned by Melrose Investments Ltd.

The Mill was restored externally to completion by ‗Hansons‘ and ‗Thompsons‘ and internally most of the machinery is intact. Mr Heapy had achieved much progress in this direction, almost singlehanded, and with the help of the District Council, he organised a Preservation Committee.

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A BRIEF TIMELINE of Marsh Mill 1794 The Mill was built by Ralph Slater, upon low common land, which was drained Marsh Mill (hence the name Marsh Mill) The land was owned by Bold Fleetwood Hesketh.

1896 The Mill had new sails fitted, whilst being updated by its owner Parkinson Tomlinson.

1922 The Mill was closed down after a spell of producing animal feed.

1928 The Mill was converted into a tea shop, which as used until 1935.

1930 Two ladies were killed when the fantail staging they were on collapsed, sending them tumbling to the ground.

1957 The Mill was bought by Thornton Cleveleys Urban District Council (later Wyre Borough Council.

1965 The exterior of the Mill was restored to its former glory.

1972 Walter Heapy formed the Windmill Preservation Society.

1983 A fierce storm left the Mill with only three sails.

1988 Plans were drawn up to fully restore the Mill to working order.

1990 The work was completed and the sails turned for the first time in sixty years .

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Marsh Mill Windmill

The Meal Floor Here on the meal floor

where the final dressing of the flour takes place, is a conglomeration of machinery which at first perplexes even the most ardent engineering enthusiasts. There are more gears, pulleys and levers than in the cap which is the engine room of the mill. If you look at the ceiling you will notice the positions of the underside of the stones above. The outer right-hand and lefthand stones are furnished with original tentering gear, thr right hand having automatic tentering accomplished by the use of governers patented by Thomas Mead in 1787. Although the gap was set by hand when spun round faster, lifting the forked arm or ‗steelyard‘ which in turn lifts the ‗Bray‘, a secondary lever which The ‗Brake Wheel‘ is so called because it is lifted the ‗bridge tree‘ and its spindle with surrounded by a brake-band for most of its mace head on top and finally the runner stone circumference. This is a strap made up of pieces of itself.

Elm with iron links, it is anchored at one end and the other end is attached to the brake lever or ‗Fang The inside right-hand stone has a large Shaft‘ which is then arranged so that in its natural horizontal pulley underneath its spindle which position held down by gravity the brake is ‗ON‘ and would appear to have driven the has to be pulled ‗OFF‘ through a pulley and rope countershaft via two smaller pulleys, situated system. It is held off when a pin in the brake lever above the bolter machine. Alternatively the emgages with a hook which swings freely on a pivot countershaft could be driven off an attached to one of the rafters. The brake was intermediate pulley on the outside left-hand controlled from the third storey gallery by the miller. If stone. This pulleys also drives another frame the Mill ran away in a storm it could not be stopped between the four stout support pillars. The by the brake for fear of causing fire by friction. speed of this machine is governed by two In such an event the Miller ‗Quatered‘ the Mill by alternately arranged taper pulleys linked by a turning the sails edgewise to the wind and by belt which can be raised or lowered by the chocking the stones with grain till they slowed down governers near the stairs via a long steelyard the whole Mill or by riding the storm out by giving the the governers taking their drive off a pulley on stones as much work as they could cope with. The the same vertical axle as one of the taper ‗Brake Wheel‘ is 10ft. diameter and has 80 cast iron pulleys. From the mealspout of the square cog on its face. The wheel itself is of the outside right-hand stone and driven through ‗Clasp Arm‘ design so called because two pairs of bevel gears and pulley from its spindle is an cross arms clasp the windshaft in the square thus ‗auger creeper‘, which conveys the meal formed by the arms on the square section of the horizontally across the top of the ‗sifter‘. There shaft. It is constructed with oak and beech which are also two elevators, one for recycling meal season together splendidly and hooped with an iron back to the stone floor for second stage band. grinding and one feeding the ‗sifter‘.

Marsh Mill is a great place to go and see, to experience the heart of Thornton and long standing iconic landmark, if you haven't been inside the mill now is the time to go see and support the great work they have done to restore and maintain the mill.

Marsh Mill is open 10.30am-430pm SAT&SUN and bank holidays Adults £1.50 Kids .75p concessions more information about the mill can be found at www.marshmill.co.uk

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THORNTON CLEVELEYS FC

LINK-Magazine TABLE TOPPING TCFC The beginning of October found Thornton Cleveleys FC in a healthy position in the West Lancs League after another clean sheet on September 27th in a 0-2 away win at Mill Hill St Peters took the Reds up to third place in the table. Cup football followed soon after and a nail biting 4-3 win in the Lancashire Amateur Shield v Leigh Athletic saw them going through to the next round . The seven goal thriller saw the home side come back from a goal down and then throw away a two goal lead before finally settling the tie with a late penalty. The pick of the goals, was a 35 yard direct free kick from leading goal scorer Craig Frankland. In his post match interview manager John Mendonca commented ―At the end of the day it‘s the result that counts, so we will take this victory and a place in the next round. We will look to address some of the negatives in the game, as at times our passing and defensive play fell well below the high standards that we have set this season.

The fact that we managed to come back in the game and gain a victory highlights the true strength of character and commitment that our players possess.‖ On the 10th of October Thornton took on Hawcoat Park in what was expected to be a close game, with the teams sitting in 3rd and 4th place in the league. The opening ten minutes saw Thornton looking the most dominant in a rarely used 4-4-2 formation. Thornton created numerous chances in the opening half an hour, but lost a valuable player when Hall was shown red after 25 minutes.

Immediately after, good work by Beavers and Kozakiewicz piled more pressure on the Hawcoat defence, and when the ball was cleared to Craig Frankland he heeded the crowd‘s shouts to shoot, and obligingly struck a low shot past the keeper to put Thornton 1 up.

Following the half time break, Thornton continued their dominance and on 60 minutes Steve Brookes made it 2-0 with a half volley after the away side struggled to clear a set piece.

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keeper and confidently put Thornton 3 ahead. A 91st minute penalty to Hawcoat saw the game finish 3-1 to Thornton Cleveleys.

October 17th saw TCFC seniors 1st teams‘ first trip of the season to Cumbria for a game against Millom who sat several places below them in the league. Ten minutes in and it became clear that this wasn‘t going to be as straightforward as the teams‘ league positions might have suggested.

Following lots of Thornton possession, Millom took the lead after TCFC failed to clear the ball from the danger area.

Three minutes later though Thornton drew level from a Langton header and went 1-2 up from the in –from Steve Brookes Millom came out a much better side in the second half showing more belief and determination but Thornton still looked the more dangerous side, and finally made it 3-1 on 60 minutes when Brookes slotted home under the keeper following good individual play by Craig Frankland. A generous penalty awarded to Millom 10 minutes later made it 3-2 and a nervy 20 minutes to the final whistle.

Relieved manager Mendonca said later ―We showed great character coming from a goal behind. Although we made hard work of it, it‘s always a good sign when you are not at your best and still get a result. This is a credit to the lads who stuck with the job in hand, and showed determination to come through and get the points. I know we can‘t play samba football every week, but our overall passing game needs to improve and will improve! With previous league leaders Fleetwood Hesketh out of action and a slip up by second placed Slyne with Hest, this hard fought result saw Thornton go top for the first time this season. Now we just need to stay there‖ Admission to all Seniors games is free of charge and you can still keep up-to-date with scores from around the country with all televised Premiership and Championship games being screened live in TC‘s SPORTS BAR whilst watching the best of local Saturday league football.‖

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FIXTURE & TABLE 14 November 2009 , Kick Off : 15:00T.C.F.C Seniors 1st Team v Burnley United Challenge Cup

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1. T.C.F.C Seniors 1st Team 8 6 1 1 28 7 21 19 2. Fleetwood Hesketh 7 6 1 0 22 4 18 19 3. Slyne With Hest 8 5 2 1 25 10 15 17 4. Hesketh Bank 9 4 3 2 19 18 1 15 5. Burnley United 8 4 2 2 11 9 2 14 6. Hawcoat Park 9 4 2 3 16 17 -1 14 7. Crooklands Casuals 8 3 3 2 17 14 3 12 8. Norcross and Warbreck 8 3 2 3 18 16 2 11 9. Mill Hill St. Peters 8 3 1 4 15 13 2 10 10. Croston Sports 8 3 0 5 8 13 -5 9 11. Wyre Villa 8 2 3 3 12 13 -1 9 12. Milnthorpe Corinthians 8 2 1 5 12 17 -5 7 13. Millom 8 0 1 7 10 24 -14 1 14. Croshills 7 0 0 7 5 3 -38 0

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What's On

LINK-Magazine WHITE ARROW is on every Thursday Night at 8pm it £4 entrance and includes raffle and all money goes to P.D.S.A. also to S.C.B.U. its held at the ASHLEY CONSERVATIVE CLUB. Details Simon Mathews on 07979 383735 ………………………………………

Thornton Cleveleys Band Sunday 15th Nov Performing at Thornton Little Theatre. 8pm.

Tickets: £4, Children £2.Info Judith Thorpe 01253 851682 .....................................................

Afternoon Dance Sunday 15th,19th,22nd,29th Nov. Held at Thornton Little Theatre. Time: 2pm. Cost: £3.50 on the door. (Theatre Box Office open Monday - Friday 10am - 2pm. Info 01253 858529 .....................................................

Wedding Fair Sun 15th Nov at The Marine Hall Waterfront Venue, Fleetwood. Doors open at 11am. www.marinehall.co.uk or Info 01253 771141 .....................................................

Wyre Home Organ Society Thurs 19th Nov Electric organ concert given by a professional guest player at Ashley Conservative Club, Victoria Road East, Thornton.

Time: 7.45pm (doors open at 7pm) to 10.30pm. Members £3.00, Visitors £4.00. Children FREE with adult. Info Margaret Marsden 01995 605244 .....................................................

Savannah Jazz Band Fri 20th Nov For one night only appearing at Thornton Little Theatre. 7.30pm. Tickets: £8.

(Theatre Box Office open Mon - Sat 10am - 2pm.

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Christmas Fair Sat 21st Nov Stalls, Christmas gifts, decorations, bric-abrac, books, jigsaws, toys etc on sale at St Paul's Church Hall, Warren Avenue South, Fleetwood. Time: 11am - 2pm approx. Entrance by donation. Log onto www.stpaulsfleetwood.co.uk Info 01253 873118 ...................................................

TCYT "Aladdin Trouble" ——> Fri 27th - Sat 28th Nov Thornton Little Theatre, Four Lane Ends, Thornton. 7.30pm - 10pm approx each evening. Adults £7, Concessions £6.50 from the number below. Info Mrs Allman 01253 860856 ...................................................

Proclamation of Lancashire Day Fri 27th Nov Blackpool's Town Crier Barry McQueen will be outside Thornton Library and Thornton Little Theatre at 11.15am to proclaim Lancashire Day. This is the day in 1295 that King Edward I called all the Lancashire representatives to "The Model Parliament." A day to wear your red rose of Lancaster with pride! .................................................

Christmas Fair Sat 28th Nov Lots of Christmas goods including toy stall with Father Christmas making an appearance at 12pm at Cleveleys United Reformed Church, Rossall Road (next to Cleveleys Library). Time: 11am - 4pm.

Entry is by donation.

Info: Malcolm Crawford 01253 855730

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Request for a Raffle Prizes I am writing to you on behalf of Thornton Cleveleys Youth Theatre. The Youth Theatre is home to approximately 30 young people and caters for anyone under 25 years interested in performing arts.

Based at the Operatic Society Hall in Cleveleys, the children travel from a wide area including Fleetwood and Blackpool.

The Youth Theatre is currently rehearsing for our latest production – ‗Aladdin Trouble‘ which takes place at the Little Theatre, Thornton on Friday 27th and Sat 28th Nov. This is an original pantomime, written by the director of the Youth Theatre and promises to be an evening of fun for children and adults alike. Previous productions have always proved very popular.

Money raised at the event will be used running costs, costumes and props for future productions.

We were hoping that local businesses might be willing to donate a suitable prize for our raffle. Any help they could give to us, including publicity, would be much appreciated and would be acknowledged in our production programme. If anyone were able to help, or would like to know more about becoming a Patron, please do not hesitate to email me at TCYT@myspace.com Thank you in advance and best wishes from everyone at Thornton Cleveleys Youth Theatre.

Yours sincerely Tina Mulgrew on behalf of Thornton Cleveleys Youth Theatre

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LINK-Magazine St Peter's Church Christmas Festival Saturday 28th Nov Home made refreshments with various stalls and a visit from Santa at 2pm. Commences at 11am.Further Info: Ruth Gardner 01524 793219 ..............................................................................

Verse at the Vic Monday 30th Nov Writers and friends welcome to a free social evening with performance poetry at the Victoria Hotel, Victoria Road West, Cleveleys. Meet on the last Monday of every month from 7.30pm. Email us to find out more cleveleys.writers@yahoo.com Info: Chairman of Cleveleys Writers 01253 852147 Got a local event you want FREE promotion of let us know by contact us by email or post with full details for inclusion email: info@linkmagazine.co.uk or post to LINK-Magazine, 32 Rowntree Ave, Fleetwood, FY7 7HE

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What's On ST AIDAN'S TECHNOLOGY COLLEGE - Cargate Pressall - CHRISTMAS FAYRE. Sat 18th Nov 11-1pm Adults 50p Children Free. Come along & enjoy our festive entertainment including music from our pupils, auction, tombola, crafts & home made produce, cakes, sideshows, face painting, hot delicious food and snacks, grand raffle and of course a special visit from Father Christmas himself.

Finally I would love it if you could mention our Walk on the Wyre side for Trinity - which took place in July. We now have our final monies in & have raised a massive ÂŁ1660.50! Blackpool Trinity Friends group would like to send out a huge thank you to all marshals & helpers, together with the fantastic walkers, some of whom have now joined our group. Finally it could not have taken place without the wonderful Charlie Pass, Wyre side ranger. Wyre Borough Council should be very proud of him.

Next year our walk takes place on 23rd May, for info e-mailangiehesketh@tiscali.co.uk or call Sheila on 867276 Many thanks for your continued support. Angie Hesketh

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