Local Life - St Helens - April 2017

LocalLife St Helens Edition

April 2017

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estled in a faded, brittle plastic bag, they looked like relics from a bygone era.

“What’s those?” said the eight-year-old as I plonked them down on the coffee table. My other half and I chuckled simultaneously. A small plume of dust rose from the bundle as I peered inside: They’re cassette tapes, love. They have music on.”

Unimpressed, she went back to her iPad. We proceeded to spend a good few minutes going through them. “Ooh, that’s a great song”.... “Wow, I remember them”.... “I saw these in concert once”...

Only the fact our tea was about to catch fire stopped us from wallowing deeper into this musical myopia.

The reason for all this is that I’ve recently acquired a car stereo which only plays cassette tapes. Cast aside over 15 years ago, no-one thought they’d ever see the light of day again. Yet the fact they were still there, waiting to be loved again, was this a sign?

It happened with vinyl records. Ditched years ago by most households, they’re now the must-have accessory. Some stores are charging an outrageous £30 for reissues. Thankfully though, charity shops still knock some decent originals out for £1 each - if you’re prepared to wade through the oceans of easy listening and copies of The Wurzels’ Greatest Hits.

So surely it’s only a matter time the humble cassette tape makes a comeback too. After all, everything is cyclical. In 1987, we had a woman Prime Minister, a TV actor as US President and Kyle Minogue was wowing audiences across the world. If only we could still buy petrol at 38p a litre, then that’d really be something worth singing about.

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Shake up on the Paying extra for bin collections and a review of local library services are both on the cards for St Helens residents.

Councillors have given the go-ahead to charging up to £35 a year for each green bin. They estimate this will rake in around £510,000 for the cash-strapped authority.

And a consultation is now underway over the borough’s library services. Although bosses have steered clear of talking about specific buildings, some residents are worried that a string of underused facilities may be for the chop, or at least have their opening hours reduced.

cards Speaking after St Helens Council rubber stamped the bin charging idea, cabinet member Seve Gomez-Aspron said: “We have provided this free service for as long as we can.

“We recently had to put Council Tax up, but even that doesn’t bring in enough money to cover Government cuts, and so services are lost. Like you, I don’t like that either, but that’s what austerity is.”

The new rule comes into force on Monday, June 5. It means that households who won’t pay will have to get rid of their own green waste.

Residents who subscribe will be provided with a licence sticker to attach to their green bin to identify that they have paid for the service.

7 The library review is also being blamed on government cuts. Currently, there are no firm proposals - these are expected to come later in the year once the first round of consultation survey results have been analysed.

The survey asks people which library they use, how often they use it, and at which times of the week.

It also asks about what services people access there, such as computers, photocopiers, borrowing books or just reading a newspaper.

Cllr Jeanie Bell, cabinet member for libraries, said: “The council remains fully committed to retaining a high quality library service, but we must look at how we will continue to offer a service that is right for local people, will serve us well in the years

ahead, and provide value for money, especially in times of reducing budgets.

“We want to have a library service that is dynamic, exciting and meets the needs of our communities and most importantly, we want our community to help shape that transformation.

“I urge everyone living, working or studying in St Helens, whether a library user or not, to get involved and take the time to complete this survey.”

The consultation ends on Friday, April 21.

To take part, visit www.sthelens.gov.uk/ librarysurvey2017 or pick up a printed copy at any St Helens library.

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Scouting around for helpers Hundreds of youngsters are stuck on Scout group waiting lists because there aren’t enough adult volunteers.

“The only way to alleviate the problem is for more adult volunteers to become leaders and helpers to allow the organisation to grow, and let more girls and boys ‘join the adventure’.

Currently, there are 20 groups and six Explorer units across St Helens and Knowsley. These are providing activities for around 1,000 youngsters. However, a shortage of volunteers means waiting lists are growing.

“Becoming a helper or leader at your local Scout Group is a very rewarding and fun experience. You don’t need to know anything about Scouting as you would be given all the support and training you need. You just need the desire to work with young people.

Terry Gregson, of St Helens Scouts, is now appealing for more people to step forward.

He told Local Life: “The popularity of scouting has meant that many more young people want to join the organisation, but hundreds of them are stuck on waiting lists across St Helens and Knowsley, as many of the groups are full.

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Choral members plea St Helens Choral Society has launched an urgent plea for men to join their organisation. The group needs males who can sing tenors and/or bass. No previous experience is needed, but the ability to read music would be an advantage. Rehersals are held on Mondays, 7.15pm-9.15pm at the United Reformed Church, King Street, St. Helens. For more information, visit www.sthelenschoralsociety.org

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Business fair a racing cert St Helens firms are under starters’ orders to attend a business fair.

It is being held at Haydock Park Racecourse on Thursday, April 27. The event, organised by St Helens Chamber, runs from 10.30am-3pm, and is set to see 100 companies exhibiting. Throughout the course of the day a programme of free business seminars will take place.

Tracy Mawson, deputy chief executive of St Helens Chamber, said: “The fair is an excellent opportunity for businesses to meet with potential buyers and suppliers from across the borough and beyond. Last year’s event saw more than 450 people through the door on the day and with an even more accessible venue, we are hoping to top that this year.”

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free. For companies wishing to exhibit, it is £99 plus VAT for St Helens Chamber Members and £149 plus VAT for non-members. For more information or to book a free place visit ww.sthelenschamber.com/ businessfair For more information on exhibiting, contact Rachel Wellens on 01744 742028 or email Rachel.wellens@ sthelenschamber.com

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Library maintenance

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St Helens’ Central Library will be closed for the

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majority of April due to essential maintenance works. The temporary closure, which began on Thursday, March 23, is expected to last for four weeks in total. Central Library customers wanting to use the ‘quick returns box’ can still do so, as it will be situated in the foyer of the Gamble Building.

are being scaled back. Facilities at Prescot and Halewood are now open 10am-2pm, Monday to Friday, while those in Huyton and Kirkby will be open for 10am-4pm, Monday to Friday.

However, for those wishing to take out new books, they will have to visit other libraries in the borough.

Bosses have also authorised extended opening hours at Peter Street, Thatto Heath, Haydock and Parr libraries to cope with any extra demand.

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Ruskin Drive Social Club, Ruskin Drive: Single storey front extension along with creation of additional doorway and three ramp and steps to front elevation. (ref: P/2017/0260/FUL). A decision is due soon.

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Nursery’s funding boost A St Helens charity has donated a specialised changing table to a local nursery to cater for two young children with additional needs.

The Helen Marie Friends charity - founded in 1985 by Arthur and Marjorie Hurst in memory of their daughter – donated the mobi changer to General Day Nursery in Sherdley Road following an application from Michelle Bamford an Advanced Practitioner for Autistic Spectrum Disorder at 5 Boroughs Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.

Costing £2,000, the mobi changer can be easily manoeuvred from room to room making it an extremely cost effective option for a multi-user environment.

Michelle said: “I wanted to find a way to enable two of the children I work with, Benjamin and Eva, to be able to stay in nursery and have their toileting needs met safely. I was delighted when I heard that the funding had been agreed - it will make such a positive difference.”

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Class from the past

This month’s Class from the Past is from Parish Primary, St Helens. It’s believed this photo was taken in the 1960s. Maybe you can spot a familiar face?

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Uncovering local

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David Sudworth discovers the hidden stories beneath St Helens’ oldest building

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t was built before Henry VIII became King, Francis Drake circumnavigated the globe or the United Kingdom was formed.

Yet the only reason 602-year-old Windleshaw Chantry still stands is due to its lack of value.

“At the time of the Catholic Reformation, it was said to be valued at £4 and 10 shillings, so it wasn’t worth knocking down. They probably took the roof off, but

that’s about it,” says local historian Ted Forsyth.

Yet these days, the one-and-a-half acre site, adjacent to St Helens Cemetery, is priceless for connecting the past with the present day.

Although he was synonymous with Ashton-inMakerfield, it was Sir Thomas Gerard who built the Grade II listed chantry, which opened on June 21, 1415.

23 “The Gerards also had land at Windle. In those days, moneyed people built chantries for themselves and their families,” explained Ted. While the building itself is steeped in history, the real stories are in its graveyard.

Volunteers regularly unearth grave stones which have sunk in the mud and not seen for, in some cases, hundreds of years.

There’s also a cross with some graffiti inscribed by Thomas Martendale in 1627.

For Ted, 75, a former Lowe House School pupil who grew up on Oldfield Street, in Gerards Bridge, it’s an endless source of fascination.

Graffiti from 1627 on the graveyard cross

“There’s around 9,000 people buried in here as some graves take 13-plus people. It’s still a working graveyard and, provided you have a plot already reserved, you can still be buried here.

“9,000 people are buried in here” “We know there were burials as early as 1644 but the earliest recorded one is in 1667 of an Abigail Houghton, whose funeral was at St Mary’s in Prescot.”

The graveyard is the final resting place of 28 priests and one bishop.

“At that time, Catholics were persecuted in this country so a bishop couldn’t be buried. They got round this by claiming that the deceased preached abroad. For instance, Bishop John Penswick, who died in 1836 and is buried here, preached in ‘Europum’ according to the tombstone.

A volunteer helps uncover a sunken gravestone

“Back then, there was no way of checking whether Europum was a real place or not.”

However, not all foreign links with the chantry are bogus: “We know there is a woman buried here who is from the Seychelles, but we don’t have a name.

There’s about 100 years’ worth of records that are missing, and the name on her grave stone has rubbed off.

An impression of the chantry from the 1800s

24 “There’s also a few French people here. One of them is Jean-Baptiste Francois Graux de la Bruyere, who died aged 48 in 1787. He is the man who was responsible for bringing glass making to the town and who became the first manager of Ravenhead glassworks.”

The state of the graves vary. While some are in good condition, some have either toppled over, or are in the process of doing so.

One of the saddest sights is a family tomb owned by the Gerard family. The ravages of time have left it with broken masonry, rusted railings and trees growing out of it.

“We know it’s the Gerards but we are not sure how many are buried in it. We don’t have the records and, as far as I know, there aren’t any Gerards left in the area anymore. If they wanted to claim it and maintain it, that would be great.”

Maintenance of the grounds is a big task and currently volunteer numbers are low.

“We definitely need more people. We do things like cut the grass and have planted around 2,000 bulbs.

We’ve uncovered about 300 graves in total but know there are many more.

Ted with the crumbling Gerard family tomb “We have around 13 volunteers but regularly there’s a group of about four of us. We usually meet on Sundays from 10am-4pm during the spring/ summer time, so we’ll be out again this weekend, weather permitting.”

For more information, visit www. windleshawchantry.org.uk or search for ‘Chantry St Helens’ on Facebook.

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Saturday, April 8, 7.30pm

National Trust, Tatton Park, Knutsford, WA16 6QN. Contact: 01625 374428

John Bowdler Saturday, April 8, 7.30pm The famous Blackpool Tower Ballroom Organist performs some of the ballroom classics. Tickets are £10 and available between 10.30am and 11.30am, or you can reserve a ticket and pay on the door.

St. Thomas Church, Peter Street, Eccleston, St Helens, WA10 2EB. Contact: 01744 753631 (After 6pm)

St Helens Choral Society’s next concert is entitled ‘Hope and Consolation’ with music from across Europe.

United Reformed Church, Ormskirk Street, St Helens, WA10 2JZ. Contact: 01695 625500

Seduction and Decay Sunday, April 8 – Friday, April 28, Noon – 3pm Unlock the secrets of Speke, including the truth behind Liverpool’s most famous ghost story. Please check date before participating.

Speke Hall, The Walk, Merseyside L24 1XD. Contact: 0151 427 7231

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Artisan Market

Food, Drink & Lifestyle Festival

Sunday, April 9 & Sunday, May 14, 10am – 3pm

Saturday, April 15 – Sunday April 16

Over 40 stalls offering gorgeous, unique art and craft, along with dozens of award winning, local produce stalls. There’ll be music and fun, and of course our cafe and shops will be open from 9am!

This year’s event includes a much wider lifestyle offer, with zones dedicated not only to food and drink, but homes, gardening, craft and even focusing on body and mind.

Inglenook Farm, Moss Nook Lane, Rainford, St Helens, WA11 8AE. Contact: 01744 886812

Sefton Park, Liverpool L17 1AJ. Contact: 0151 432 5652 or www.liverpoolfoodanddrinkfestival. co.uk/

Creative Crafts

Easter Shopping Fair

Thursday, April 13, 10.30am – 12.30pm A family activity, recommended for children aged 7 and above. Try your hand at traditional crafts such as simple weaving and braiding. Price covers costs of materials, so what you make is yours to take home. This event must be pre-booked.

Friday, April 14 Noon – 5pm – Monday, April 17, 10.30am – 5pm

National Trust, Tatton Park, Knutsford, WA16 6QN. Contact: 01625 374428

Tatton Park, Knutsford, Cheshire, WA16 6QN. Contact: 01625 374400.

Free admission to the Tenants Hall packed with gifts for everyone, specialist food producers plus craft, fashion and home furnishings.

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Superhero Family Fun Day

Artisan Food & Craft Fair

Saturday, April 15, Noon

Sunday, April 23, 11am – 3pm

Jump across the giant assault course and try your hand at the inflatable Wipe Out Challenge. Can you out-run your opponent on the Bungee Run? They’ll be a superhero photo-booth to capture you at your best and you can have your face painted too. For something gentler, take a ride on one of our super ponies and then have a go at our craft table, making superhero-themed goodies!

Expect to find anything from cheese, fresh bread and chocolate to jewellery, artwork and scarves.

Haydock Park Racecourse Co Ltd, Warrington Road, Newton-le-Willows, WA12 0HQ. Visit: haydock.thejockeyclub.co.uk/events-tickets

Monday, April 24, Monday, May 15, 7.30pm

Easter Egg Hunt Sunday, April 16, 2pm – 3pm Search the beauty of the spring flowers and trees for lots of Easter surprises. A fun way to work up your Easter dinner appetite!

Rainford Parish Council, Church Road, Rainford, WA11 8HB. Contact: makinandmoore@outlook. com

St Helens Historical Society Two talks, the first entitled‘ ASPE, NAVE & CLOISTER’ and secondly, starting at 7pm, A.G.M followed by ‘Blackadder goes over the top – Remembering World War One’.

The Friends Meeting House, Church Street, St Helens, WA10 1AJ. Contact: 01744 754963.

Michael English & His Band

Rainhill Eco Garden, Warrington Rd, Rainhill, Prescot L35 4ND.

Tuesday, April 25, 7.30pm

Lights Out Liverpool

St Helens Theatre Royal, Corporation Street, St Helens, WA10 1LQ. Contact: 01744 756000.

Tuesday, April 18, Monday, May 1 & Wednesday, May 31, 1.30pm, 2.30pm, 3.30pm Meet Jim Coleman, the sailor turned ARP warden, to hear of heroic tales that happened at sea, as well as here in Liverpool in the Second World War. Albert Dock, Liverpool Waterfront, Liverpool L3 4AQ. Contact: 0151 478 4499

Sammy & The Snow Leopard Sunday, April 23, 2pm Sammy reckons he’s found the perfect way to have a pet. But then a parcel arrives – and Sammy finds himself on a crazy adventure, involving stuffed animals.

The Citadel Arts Centre St Helens, WA10 1PX. Contact: 01744735436

Michael English has rose to be one of Ireland’s top Country music stars.

St Helens Business Fair Thursday, April 27, 10.30am – 3pm The largest b2b networking event in the area.

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Variety Show

A Murder Mystery Evening

Thursday, April 27 – Saturday, April 28, 7.15pm

Friday, May 12, 8pm

Songs and laughter performed by members of St Helens District Scouts and Guides. Tickets cost £8.

Tickets are not available from the Theatre.

A night of murder and mystery with a professional acting group, but with a twist, it’s a 1960’s singalong murder mystery. Tickets are £15

St Helens Theatre Royal, Corporation Street, St Helens, WA10 1LQ. Tickets: 07742 383176

Rainhill Ex- Services Club, 561a Warrington Rd, Rainhill, Prescot L35 4LS. Contact: 01514 264625.

Plant Fair

Totally Tina

Saturday, April 29, 10am – 4pm

Friday, May 19, 7.30pm

A great range of perennials, shrubs, trees, rare species etc. The plant fair is held just outside the walled garden. Free entry to plant fair and tearoom.

An International acclaimed award winning tribute revue show to the Queen of Rock.

Norton Priory Museum & Gardens, Tudor Road, Manor Park, Runcorn, WA7 1SX. Contact: 01928 569895

Ladies Golf Taster Day Sunday, April 30, 2pm – 4pm The Grange are offering FREE 2 HOUR Taster sessions. Bring your friends and daughters!

Grange Park Golf Club, Prescot Road, St Helens, WA10 3AD. Contact: 01744 26318

Patsy Cline & Friends Thursday, May 4, 7.30pm

St Helens Theatre Royal, Corporation Street, St Helens, WA10 1LQ. Contact: 01744 756000.

Light Night Friday, May 19 Rediscover the city as Liverpool is illuminated with unexpected happenings and exciting activities late into the night. Choose from over 100 free events to delight visitors of all ages. http://www.lightnightliverpool.co.uk/

The Beach Boys Story Friday, May 19, 7pm

Sue Lowry’s rendition of Crazy, Sweet Dreams, etc will take you back to the days of Country Music.

The Beach Boys Band delivers a stunning show of technicolour harmonies that will take your breath away.

St Helens Theatre Royal, Corporation Street, St Helens, WA10 1LQ. Contact: 01744 756000.

Epstein Theatre, Hanover House 85 Hanover Street Liverpool, L1 3DZ. Contact: 0844 888 4411.

Formby Vintage & Craft Fair

The Ukulele Orchestra

Saturday, May 6, June 3, 10am – 4pm

Sunday, May 21, 7.30pm

Over 30 stalls, of vintage; local craft, antiques & collectables. There are two halls, and a small cafe.

On an ongoing “hand-luggage only” world tour, the Ukes provide pure entertainment, dead-pan British

Holy Trinity Church Hall, Rosemary Lane, Formby, L37 3HA. Contact: formbyvintageandcraftfair1@ gmail.com

humour and foot-tapping music.

The Lowry, Pier 8, The Quays, Salford, M50 3AZ. Contact: thelowry.com

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Flower Festival

Vintage Fair

Thursday, May 25 – Monday, May 29

Saturday, May 27

2017 marks 150 years of the current church building on Higher Lane, Rainford. As part of our celebrations we are holding a flower festival. Admission by programme available on the door. Refreshments available in the church hall throughout the event.

Liverpool’s biggest Vintage Fair, 75 stalls packed with stunning vintage fashion, accessories & collectables, all inside the finest Neo-Classical building in Europe!

United Reformed Church, Higher Lane, Rainford, WA11 8AL. Contact: peter.gregory@me.com

Fashion Show Thursday, May 25, 7.30pm Ladies Fashion Show in aid of local charity Africa’s Children in Education (ACE). Raffle with quality prizes. Tickets £5.

St Helens Town Hall, 8 Corporation Street, St Helens, WA10 1EF. Contact: 01744 28535

St George’s Hall, St George’s Place, Liverpool L1 1JJ.

Pat-a-Cake Baby Sunday, June 4, 2pm Long Nose Puppets present a gorgeous show full of rhyme, puppets and cake. Under 18’s must be accompanied by an adult.

The Citadel Arts Centre Merseyside WA10 1PX. Contact: 01744 735 436

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By Kate Whitin

hen it was announced last year that Martin, 44, was stepping down as the face of the popular BBC cookery show, there was a national outpouring of emotion, which took him by surprise.

“When it was compared to One Direction splitting up, that was a bit excessive, but you don’t realise,” he says. “People around me said, ‘You’re going to be missed’, and I went, ‘Oh, I doubt it’. All I saw was seven cameramen, I never saw three million people.

It’s very humbling, but what can you say? It’s just a food show.”

Those who’ve been missing Martin’s cheeky-chappie persona have no doubt been watching him cook his way around France, in new ITV series James Martin’s French Adventure.

omelette, or he gets p***ed off and downs tools. He made food fun and accessible.”

Over the course of 20-episodes, he’s visiting foodie regions from Provence to Brittany and paying tribute to his late friend - and “still the best” TV cook - Keith Floyd, who made his home in L’Isle sur la Sorgue, and in whose old Citroen 2CV Martin drives around the country.

The same could be said for Martin, who grew up on a farm on the Castle Howard estate in North Yorkshire, and first fell in love with France on family holidays. At just 12 years old, he started training in the kitchen at the Hostellerie de Plaisance in St Emilion - and makes an emotional return in the series.

“He was one of the first ones, where he took that bench away. Before that, it was almost like a school lecture,” Martin recalls of Floyd’s pioneering role in TV cooking. “He never pretended to be a famous chef, he was an amazing foodie, with a vast knowledge and he was brilliant with people.

He also called up old friend and mentor Michel Roux Sr, and spent “one of the most memorable days of my

“[Watching Floyd], you never knew what would happen, it was edge-of-the-seat stuff, where the irate woman in Marseilles is kicking off about the

life” cooking in his garden near St Tropez.

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Baked eggs with bayonne ham & parsley cream

Serves 4 Ingredients 40g butter, softened 4-8 slices Bayonne ham 8 eggs 2tbsp chopped flat-leaf parsley 100ml double cream Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper Crusty French bread, to serve

Method Preheat the oven to 150C/300F/gas mark 2.

Generously butter four individual ovenproof dishes or ramekins and place on a baking tray. Divide the ham slices between the dishes, laying them over the base and up the sides. Crack two eggs into each dish and then top with some of the parsley and the cream. Season with salt and pepper and bake for 12-15 minutes until the eggs are just set.

Scatter over a little more parsley and serve warm, with crusty French bread.

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French fruit tart

Method Roll out the pastry on a lightly floured surface to a large rectangle, then cut out a 36cm x 20cm rectangle and place on a lightly greased baking tray. Using a sharp knife, score a 2cm frame around the edge, making sure you don’t cut the pastry all the way through. Brush the border with beaten egg, taking care not to allow any to dribble down the sides, because this will prevent the pastry from rising evenly.

Prick the base of the tart (not the border) with a fork, then chill in the fridge for 20 minutes.

Preheat the oven to 200C/400F/gas mark 6.

Serves 6 Ingredients 1 x 320g ready-made puff pastry sheet 1 egg, beaten 85g dark chocolate, broken into pieces (optional) 300ml double cream 200ml ready-made chilled custard 12 strawberries, hulled and halved 150g blueberries 150g raspberries 200g redcurrants 150g seedless black or green grapes, halved

Bake the pastry until golden brown and crisp, about 20-25 minutes.

Slide onto a wire rack and leave to cool. Once cooled, gently press the centre of the pastry down to leave the frame around the edge.

Melt the chocolate (if using) in a heatproof bowl set over a saucepan of just simmering water, taking care that the base of the bowl doesn’t touch the water.

Brush the melted chocolate over the pastry base, keeping clear of the frame. Leave to set.

In a large bowl, whip the cream to soft peaks, then gently fold in the custard. Spoon over the pastry base, spreading it out evenly. Draw shallow lines in the cream mixture to create five sections and arrange the fruit on top so that each section is of a contrasting colour.

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uerden is one of those words which, the longer you look at it, the stranger it seems.

Theories are mixed as to its etymology. Some say it’s from the Welsh for ‘rowan’ (cerdinen). Others think it could be an Anglicisation of coeur de lion (French for lionheart).

Also, is it ‘kew-er-den’ or ‘curden’? What a palaver - I’m sure the locals take great pleasure in hearing visitors mangle its pronunciation!

Anyhow, regardless of these minor matters, Cuerden is a lovely spot to spend the afternoon.

Its country park - all 650 acres - is owned by a Trust and was bought to create a park for the New Town developments in Chorley, Preston and Longridge.

Although bisected by no fewer than three motorways - M6, M65 and M61 - the noise from these tend to melt into the background fairly quickly.

We head off from the car park at The Barn, Berkeley Drive, Bamber Bridge, (PR5 6BY) and follow the path down into the park.

As we approach the first gate we turn left, taking the path towards Cuerden Hall. This fine building, which dates back to 1717, is now a Sue Ryder home.

In World War I, it was used as a hospital and during the 1939-1945 conflict, it was used by the Territorial Army.

Passing the front of the hall we head out along the

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driveway until we reach a small path on our right.

This takes you onto the Cinder Path - a walled walkway which is actually a bit surreal. The walls are fairly high on both sides and, at one point, I was convinced we’d stepped into a drained moat.

Follow the Cinder Path until it emerges on to National Cycle Route 55. Here we go right, heading back into the park and down to the river. If you have wellies on, it’s a great chance to test them out for watertightness as there’s a ford crossing the river.

Be aware though - the current is strong and anyone who is of a nervous disposition would do well to give it a miss!

After confirming that my wellies (a tenner from a well-known supermarket) were free of any water ingress, we crossed the footbridge and headed up the path through the trees. We passed the pond on our left and climbed up through the field.

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Going through the gate we keep to our right and follow the path. Before you know it you are walking along a lane which emerges on Sheep Hill Lane. At this point cross the road and head right until you reach the first road on your left.

This is Glenmore, which you turn into and follow for a while until you reach the gated path on your left.

Go through the gate and follow this path, keeping to the left where the path splits. From here you continue down the hill, round to your left, over a footbridge and up the hill.

Cinder Path A straight line with walls at either side, the Cinder Path immediately sets enquiring minds racing.

Apparently, the story of the path can be traced back to December 1816 when 21-year-old Robert Townley-Parke took possession of Cuerden Hall.

Local historians say the Cinder Path was a local right of way, and could even been part of a Roman road. Townley-Parke is said to have tried in vain to close the path so he built a high stone wall along its length so that people using the path could not see into his property. Where the path crossed his driveway, he built a tunnel which is now a bat roost.

The Townley-Parkers were very private and apparently employed several gamekeepers.

Trespassers and poachers were vigorously prosecuted. One local legend has it that a man, who visiting someone in Bamber Bridge one evening, was using the path as a short cut when he came across a couple of poachers who, thinking the man was a gamekeeper, savagely beat him to death in the tunnel.

Here you go right, taking the path out onto Back Lane. Cross the road and go left until you reach the public foot path by the side of the farm track.

Follow this path, keeping to the left where it splits and crossing Wood End Road. The path continues to wind its way along to another split, where this time you go right, through the woods and out around the fields, down towards the river.

Crossing the foot bridge you emerge at the site of Lower Kem Mill. From here you go right along National Cycle Route 55, following it back up the valley. Where the path meets the main road you cross over, go right, over the bridge, and left into the park again. Continue along NCR 55 until you reach a path on your left. Take this path over the bridge, up the hill and back to the car park.

In total, this five mile walk is a pleasant way to pass the afternoon. There’s a good mixture of history and rural/semi rural scenery. My only gripe, as alluded to at the beginning, is that Cuerden should be easier to pronounce for us non-locals. But when set against such lovely scenery, I admit it’s a small price to pay...

Please ensure you wear appropriate clothing and footwear while walking. While every care has been taken to ensure that the walk is accurate, neither the publisher or its editorial contributors can accept, and hereby disclaim, any liability to any party to loss or damage caused by errors or omissions resulting from negligence, accident or other cause.

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oyota aims to bring something fresh to the growing compact Crossover segment with its C-HR. Here, concept car looks are matched to proven mechanicals that include a hybrid powerplant. If you’re thinking of buying something Qashqai-sized in this class or one of the trendier compact models, then this fashionable contender could be exactly what you’re looking for.

What if you want a fashionable little Crossover like a Nissan Juke? If that’s the case, you may have been a little put off by the cramped interior and rather average build quality. So what if another contender came along that was even trendier, better made, more efficient and not that much more expensive?

You’d be interested wouldn’t you? Well that’s exactly what’s being offered here in the form of Toyota’s C-HR. ‘C-HR’ is supposed to stand for ‘Coupe HighRider’ and sure enough, this car has a very coupestyle look.

C-HR The C-HR is being offered with two familiar engines from Toyota’s Auris hatch. The most affordable variant gets a 114bhp 1.2-litre turbo petrol engine and is available with a six-speed manual gearbox or a CVT automatic - and front or all-wheel drive.

Alternatively, buyers can choose a full hybrid powertrain with 120bhp, but that’s 2WD-only.

For the C-HR, Toyota has made its hybrid system lighter and more efficient, and engineered it to give sharper performance. Detailed design changes to the 1.8-litre hybrid engine have resulted in 40% thermal efficiency - a world-beating level for a petrol unit.

As for handling, well the major issue with taller Crossovers of this sort related to bodyroll and its detrimental effect on ride comfort. Huge efforts have therefore gone into structuring this model’s TNGA platform and giving it a low centre of gravity

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so that the car doesn’t pitch about through the corners. Steering feel has been emphasised too, something else that tends to be lacking on this class of car.

Toyota’s first proper entrant in the Crossover segment should cause quite a stir, styled with a combination of a coupe-like upper body and the powerful underpinnings of an SUV. This styling contrasts with the pronounced flaring of the wheel arches which gives C-HR a wide and powerful stance. Inside, layered architecture for

the instrument panel aims to create a warm and welcoming feel and there’s an 8-inch ‘Toyota Touch 2’ multimedia system that’s angled slightly towards the driver. Overall, there’s a high quality feel to the cabin and decorative parts around the dash are finished in high-quality piano black and satin silver trim.

A hybrid-powered C-HR can return up to 78.5mpg on the combined cycle and up to 82g/km of CO2.

The alternative engine is a 1.2-litre petrol turbo unit.

In front-driven form, this manages up to 51.9mpg

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Specify the CVT auto gearbox and those figures fall only slightly to 48.7mpg and 134g/km. Go for the CVT gearbox and AWD and you’re looking at 45.6mpg and 143g/km.

We can see a ready market for this C-HR. We think the styling will attract many, but there are other product strong points too. Proven hybrid technology brings the potential for impressive efficiency and we rate the more conventional 1.2-litre petrol engine too. Plus C-HR buyers will like the sharp handling and the strong standards of safety and media connectivity. Style and sense combined then? Quite a few buyers in this segment may well think that.

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ne of my top garden design principles is always to include more than one seating area in a garden. We have a tendency in this country to sit near the back door of the house which is fine but it severely limits the possibilities of engaging with our gardens and using them to their full potential. Having more than one seating area gives you a different view of the garden and also means you can make the most of sitting in the sun as it moves around your plot.

Whenever possible I include some planting around a seating area whether this be a border or a raised bed. If you have a raised bed you can incorporate impromptu seating or a bespoke built in bench to give extra seating when entertaining family and friends.

encourage you to venture out into the garden and beyond the patio near the back door. You will be amazed at how different your garden looks from a different angle and it can become a retreat, a little hideaway – see the arbour seat in the photo taken from my garden.

When you have decided on where you want your seating area, try and find furniture that can stay outside all year round. There is nothing quite as depressing as seeing a patio in winter, bare of furniture because it has been stacked away in an already burgeoning shed.

So now that spring has most definitely sprung, revisit your seating areas and add an extra one.

If you have a small garden, you can still have more than one seating area, even if it is just a bench or Arbour seat in the corner of the garden. It will

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Stained Glass & Leaded Lights • Traditional Leaded Lights & Stained Glass • Manufactured & Repaired • New Commissions • On-Site Repairs • 25 Years Experience

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MARDEC Painters & Decorators

Internal and external work Domestic or commercial jobs welcomed Free inspirational advice & quotes No job too small Established 1992

01744 892437

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