On Our Doorstep OctNov22

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On Our DOORSTEP SALFORD • ISSUE 79 • OCTOBER/NOVEMBER22

Shop Local Eat Local Spend Local Enjoy Local WORSLEY • ROE GREEN • BOOTHSTOWN • WALKDEN SOUTH • ELLENBROOK • MOSLEY COMMON ASTLEY SOUTH • SWINTON SOUTH • MONTON • ELLESMERE PARK • CLAREMONT

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Adoption is a big decision... and it could be the best one you ever make!

Adoption Counts is your Regional Adoption Agency - we cover the adoption services of five Local Authorities in the Greater Manchester area, including Salford City Council.

If you’re thinking about adoption, get in touch: www.adoptioncounts.org.uk

National Adoption Week 17-23 October 2022

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Contents

Editor’s Note...

What’s On 28

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Floral Tribute

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Gardening

Wood Street Mission

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Supporting families this Christmas

SMILE Salford

The Happiness Project comes to Walkden!

Homestart

Family support, changing children’s lives

Social Adventures

Free activities for Salford residents

John Newbery Boschetti Stories behind the gravestones at St Mark’s

Allotment News

Summer 2022: The Hot Dry One!

GMP Salford North West Latest updates from our community police

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Autumn is a beautiful season with the changing colours of the landscape and the crisp cooler mornings. It’s time to start wrapping up in cosy thick knits as we head into the winter months and into the festive season! I love the build up to Christmas and have already booked for local events such as “Glow“ at RHS Bridgewater!

Grab your coat, get your boots on and wander out into the local woodlands and greenspaces this weekend. Check out the What’s On guide for organised weekly walks or specialist nature walks looking at fungi and identifying trees in winter.

As we approach the festive season, don’t forget to buy and shop local where you can and champion our wonderful local independent businesses. As we head into tougher economic times, it is more important than ever to show them our support Y

Susie Editor

On Our Doorstep is published by Zig Zag Ventures, an independent publisher. The contents of this magazine may not be reprinted or reproduced without the express permission of the Publisher. Views expressed in this magazine do not necessarily reflect those of the Publisher.

Front Cover Image: Bill Cheyrou

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Local Business

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Bin Kings are offering a new service to the Salford area. Local councils have significantly reduced the number of weekly bin collections resulting in wheelie bins frequently overflowing and a real problem for local residents.

and with no contract and no hassle, this is the convenient way to deal with your rubbish problem.

Some months they will come twice and other months three times, but still only charge the flat monthly fee regardless.

Wheelie bins being emptied once every three weeks is just not enough for many families and that’s why Bin Kings have started a weekly rubbish bin collection service.

To help the environmental and to keep costs down they operate environmentally friendlier smaller vehicles rather than large HGV trucks the council operate. By keeping costs down, they are able to offer this service at the low monthly charge to yourselves rather than the higher costs involved with operating standard HGV type refuse trucks.

Of course they are fully licensed by the Environmental Agency to carry waste.

Bin Kings will come and empty your bin each week that the council do not collect your refuse, meaning that your bin gets emptied every single week, resulting in less stress and problems for you to dispose of your refuse. Not only that, but they do it on the same day of the week as the council to make it easier to remember.

Bin Kings simply charge £25 per month for this service

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Local Charity

SUPPORTING LOCAL FAMILIES THIS CHRISTMAS

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ood Street Mission is a children’s charity based just off Deansgate in Manchester City Centre. Established in 1869, we support families from Manchester and Salford who are struggling to make ends meet.

need our support during the festive period. They will be invited to visit our Christmas shop at Wood Street to choose new gifts for their children to open on Christmas morning, plus extra goodies such as selection boxes and stocking fillers.

At Christmas we provide new toys and gifts for children aged 0-14 years old, to make sure they have something special to open on Christmas Day.

We wouldn’t be able to help over the festive period without the generosity of supporters like you. Your support will help struggling families after a hard year and help local children have a special Christmas.

Our Christmas Appeal will launch on Monday 10th October, and we will be accepting Christmas donations from then until Friday 9th December.

Donations of toys, gadgets, craft sets, stationery, hats/gloves, pyjamas, books, chocolate, wrapping paper and Sellotape would be much appreciated. If you’re able to donate, please try to get yours to us as early as you can, to enable us to help as many families as possible.

In 2021, we distributed 14,000 Christmas presents thanks to your generosity. Local families especially RV Training, based in Monton and Eccles

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Donations can be dropped at Wood Street (26 Wood Street, Manchester M3 3EF) Monday to Friday, 8.30am4.30pm or can be delivered direct from retailers.

If you are struggling and need support with gifts at Christmas – please visit our website for more details: www.woodstreetmission.org.uk

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Our Community

SMILE Salford: The Happiness Project

LAUNCHES IN WALKDEN

Smile Salford is launching in Walkden this October!

Through a series of fun and friendly workshops for 5-11yr olds, based around crafts and learning we will teach our young ones calming techniques, address issues such as peer pressure, academic pressures, bullying, self belief and confidence, anxiety, parental separation anxiety, bereavement, plus soooo much more and all done with the best of fun!

SMILE stands for

Special • Motivate • Inspire • Love • Educate

extended to include friends and their families and before long parents on the school run were asking for Gemma’s help with their children and that’s how Smile was formed!

If you think your child could benefit from joining one of our workshops, please drop us a message for more information. We have a variety of full day sessions or weekly evening sessions.

Email: gemma@smilesalford.co.uk @smilesalford • www.smilesalford.co.uk

Smile: The Happiness Project is the brainchild of Gemma Heaton. Following her experiences she wanted to help her own children deal with worries, anxieties and just generally teach them how to talk about what is concerning them, what these feelings mean and how to overcome and deal with them…

What started as something just for her family then

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Social & special interest groups across Salford for over 18’s, helping our psychological, emotional and social wellbeing. Connect with other people in your community via activities such as: • Keeping Well Course • Cooking • Brew & Chat • Lunch Club • Board Games and more!

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Home-Start Trafford, Salford and Wigan:

SUPPORTING FAMILIES AND CHANGING CHILDREN’S FUTURES “My volunteer was the light at the end of a very dark tunnel.

She’s the reason my daughter has the mum she has today.”

Home-Start is one of Greater Manchester’s leading family support charities, working with parents and their children in local communities across Salford.

In an ideal world you wouldn’t need a charity like Home-Start. Parents would be able to bring up their children free of stress and difficulties. But issues such as poverty, lack of family support networks, poor mental health, illness and disabilities can make parenting a challenge.

This is where Home-Start steps in; it recruits and trains local people as home-visiting volunteers, who visit a family at home weekly, offering a mix of non-judgmental emotional and practical support.

By giving the gift of time, a shoulder to cry on, a practical pair of hands, or a listening ear, you could help to literally change the lives of Salford families.

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We train all of our volunteers before they are matched to their first family, which means that all of our volunteers are fully prepared. But it’s not rocket science, what we look for is people who have parenting experience and the willingness to offer a couple of hours each week to a local family.

Our next training course will run in January 2023 Dates: 10th and 24th Jan Venue: Salford City Rooster, Moat Hall, Hallworth Road, Eccles, M30 7LS Time: 9:30am – 2:45pm Apply at hsts.org.uk/volunteer or for a chat call 0161 865 4222 Visit our website to find out more about our work: www.hsts.org.uk

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A photograph issued to mark Her Majesty The Queen’s 96th birthday, showing her ponies Bybeck Nightingale (left) and Bybeck Katie (right). Photograph: Royal Windsor Horse Show/PA

FLORAL TRIBUTE Evening will come, however determined the late afternoon, Limes and oaks in their last green flush, pearled in September mist.

I have conjured a lily to light these hours, a token of thanks, Zones and auras of soft glare framing the brilliant globes.

A promise made and kept for life – that was your gift – Because of which, here is a gift in return, glovewort to some, Each shining bonnet guarded by stern lance-like leaves.

The country loaded its whole self into your slender hands, Hands that can rest, now, relieved of a century’s weight.

Evening has come. Rain on the black lochs and dark Munros.

Lily of the Valley, a namesake almost, a favourite flower Interlaced with your famous bouquets, the restrained Zeal and forceful grace of its lanterns, each inflorescence A silent bell disguising a singular voice. A blurred new day Breaks uncrowned on remote peaks and public parks, and Everything turns on these luminous petals and deep roots, This lily that thrives between spire and tree, whose brightness Holds and glows beyond the life and border of its bloom.

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FREE ACTIVITIES FOR SALFORD PEOPLE Want to get out more, meet people, learn a new skill or improve your health and wellbeing? There’s lots of free services for Salford people from learning bushcraft skills to days out, Zumba and IT groups.

Social adVentures run a number of free projects at The Angel Centre M3, Garden Needs M7 and Wardley Hall M28.

At Garden Needs we run a drop in for anyone that want to improve their mental health and wellbeing by getting into the routine of going out and getting involved in a project. Often people are nervous at first, but it’s a large and calming open space with lots of room to find your feet whether it is doing a bit of quiet gardening on your own or starting out working in a small group. We offer a drop in on

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Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, 10.30am until 3pm - lunch is included free.

We also offer a similar service at the Wardley Hall garden near Swinton – here we do both gardening and conservation.

At The Angel Centre, off Chapel Street near Salford Cathedral we offer a variety of support including art, cookery classes, IT clubs, friendship groups, counselling, Zumba, karate, volunteering and more!

All of these services are FREE for Salford residents!

To find out more, call: 0161 710 1075 or email: hello@socialadventures.org.uk quoting which activity you are interested in.

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Local History

Stories behind the Headstones at St. Mark's Church, Worsley

JOHN NEWBERY BOSCHETTI A

s you enter the churchyard from the church hall via the gate, look immediately to your left and the first gravestone, which lies flat, bears the name of John Newbery Boschetti. Also in the grave are his widow, Agnes Freeland Boschetti (1816 - 1890), and his sister-in-law, Catherine Waddell Boyd Synge (1832 - 1892), widow of Major Robert Follett Synge. Some of these names are a little unusual and have prompted some research.

John Maria Boschetti Newbery Boschetti, of Orchard House, Ellesmere Park, Eccles, was buried in the churchyard on 27 September 1880, aged 78. His widow, Agnes Freeland Newbery Boschetti, was buried at St. Mark's on 13 March 1890, aged 73. They had, in total, 9 children - 1 son and 8 daughters. Their first born, William Muter Boschetti, was born in St. Lucia. The latter 6 girls were all baptised at St. Mary’s, Eccles.

The early life of John Newbery has proved to be very interesting, though he has proved to be a little elusive at times. He was born in Gibraltar in 1802. His full name was John Maria Boschetti Newbery Boschetti, and at each of his daughters’ baptisms and marriages he signed his name that way. He was, in fact, the godson of Giovanni Maria Boschetti, (1758?-1834) of Gibraltar, who arrived there from Lombardy, via Genoa, and became a wealthy businessman. It is believed that Giovanni never married, though it was thought that he may have had an illegitimate daughter, Juana. In his will, there was the proviso that, should this lady die without issue, the trust which he had set up for her would pass to his godson, John Maria Boschetti Newbery. In due course, at his death in 1834, all his wealth passed to John Newbery. A truly fascinating account of Giovanni and the Boschetti inheritance can be found on: www.gibraltar-intro.blogspot.com/2012/03/ chapter-3-1784-giovanni-maria-boschetti.html John Newbery appeared in St. Lucia, where, on 3 February 1845, he married, by special license, 20 ON OUR DOORSTEP

Miss Agnes Freeland Miller at the residence of her uncle, the Hon. Wm. Muter. Their first child, a son William Muter, was born on the island the following year. By the time their first daughter was born (Fanny Newbery on 14 February 1847), they were clearly back in the U.K., since she was then baptised at Manchester Cathedral on 22 May 1847. In the 1850s, he was in business, in partnership with James Whitehead, as merchants.

John was in fact a Drysalter.

His eighth child, Isabel Laura, married Rev. Sir Francis Arthur Stanley ffolkes, 5th Baronet, on 27 September 1893 at West Kensington. Francis was, from 1900 until 1937, Honorary Chaplain to all our monarchs.

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Gardening

How to Prepare Your Garden for Winter

Autumn in your garden is all about picking up and packing down before the arrival of winter. This is your opportunity to get rid of dead vegetation left over from the Summer, tidy your borders, clear out your gutters, and more. Here are our top tips to make the most of your Autumn garden. A little work now will be repaid come Spring!

1) Give your lawn a final trim Grass will grow more slowly over the Winter months, but it won’t stop completely. Autumn often brings increased rainfall, and waterlogging will make mowing a challenge even before the winter frosts set in, so be on the lookout for a dry day to tick this one off the list. Now is also the time to give your lawn a feed with an Autumn lawn food. This will help strengthen the grass during cold and wet weather.

2) Clear debris Whether it’s fallen fruit around a tree, or foliage from roses, now is the time to remove it. This will discourage disease and ensure that sunlight is getting through to the grass or plants below. Rake leaf litter from lawns and borders and clean up your vegetable garden. Make sure any leftover crops are removed and all weeds are cleared.

3) Bring vulnerable plants indoors If you have tender or half-hardy plants in your garden, bring them under cover now to keep them safe from frosts. If bringing plants from outside into the home, don’t forget to check the compost carefully for insects and snails first.

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now. September is the best time to plant them, but any time in autumn is fine if you missed the early boat. Plant tulip bulbs in November once the soil has cooled down.

5) Store garden furniture Left to the elements, sun umbrellas will become discoloured, and barbecues begin to rust. If you lack sufficient garden storage buy some protective covers or tarpaulin - they're relatively cheap, and a definite investment. Plus it’s always a special moment when you take the covers off again on the first warm day of spring!

6) Get unclogging Increased rain plus fallen leaves can clog gutters and drains, so make a point of removing any built-up debris now to avoid trouble later. The weight of the debris can cause the gutter to pull away from the fascia board which also causes damage. Between water overflowing and the weight of debris, the wood behind your gutter can rot and cause serious leaks.

7) Repair fences Get ready for Winter winds by taking stock of wooden fencing. Pay particular attention to fence posts - if you catch potential problems early enough, a simple fence post repair kit can save you the time and effort of replacing an entire panel following a winter storm.

Now you can curl up inside with that cosy blanket and mug of hot chocolate. Nothing left to do but relax, safe in the knowledge that your garden is fully prepared for winter.

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WHAT’S ON COMMUNITY EVENTS

COFFEE & CHAT! Roe Green Church Hall Join us for a complimentary tea and coffee. Stay for an hour or maybe two after your walk or play in the park. Make it a meet-up or quick brew & go! Come rain or shine, everyone welcome. ❤ Roe Green Being family & community.

Because your worth it!

Mondays, 10am-12pm FREE (donations for cakes/biscuits) www.roegreenchurch.co.uk GAMES AND FRIENDSHIP Salford Health Improvement Afternoon of activities including board games and light refreshment.

Games including Scrabble, draughts, dominoes, chess and more...

Beesley Green Community Centre Tuesdays, 1-3pm (starts 18 October) Boothstown Village Hall Wednesdays, 1-3pm FREE (booking required) Tel: 0800 952 1000 (option2)

FOODBANK COLLECTION The Tea’Osk, Lightoaks Park Drop donations at our monthly collection for local Foodbanks.

Sun 9th October Sun 13th November 10.00am - 4.00pm FREE entry Facebook: lightoakspark ECCLES DISTRICT HISTORY SOCIETY St Andrew's Church, Eccles Join us for a talk on Ernest Leonard Leeming: Urmston's Concrete King

by Michael Billington and Martin Dodge. Non-members welcome.

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FRIENDS OF ROE GREEN Roe Green Church Hall Join us for our monthly talk: "Hidden Gems of Manchester" with Keith Warrender, followed by cakes, tea, coffee and a raffle. All welcome.

Wed 19th October, 2.00pm £2.00 Members, £3.00 Visitors Jean: 0161 790 4635 WVCA MUSICAL EVENING Worsley Village Library Worsley Village Community Assoc.

An evening of entertainment by Rob Mason singer/guitarist with humour.

Lancashire songs and tales will be the theme and Rob’s style will appeal to many who like a good evening out. Supper of pasties and peas will be included and there will a cash bar. Tickets must be booked.

Fri 28th October, 7.30pm £10.00pp Tel Anne: 0161 728 6783 MONTHLY LITTER PICK Buile Hill Park Join Buile Hill Mansion Association on the last Sunday of the month for a group litter pick around the park.

Meet at the Mansion. Enjoy free refreshments in the Sensory Garden.

Sun 30th October, 10.30am Sun 27th November, 10.30am FREE www.builehillmansion.co.uk WORSLEY TOWNSWOMENS GUILD Worsley Court House Join us for a talk by Jean Finney: “Witchcraft & Halloween”. Visitors welcome. Refreshments included.

Mon 7th November, 7.30pm £2.50 Anne Adams: 0161 728 6783 FRIENDS OF ROE GREEN Roe Green Church Hall Join us for our monthly talk: "The Co-op Movement" with Danielle Sherwood, followed by cakes, tea, coffee and raffle. Everyone welcome.

Wed 16th November, 2.00pm £2.00 Members, £3.00 Visitors Jean: 0161 790 4635

REMEMBRANCE EVENT St Mary’s Park, Walkden Decorate a poppy for a memorial display in the park. Followed by a march around the park and on to St. John's Community Centre for a small service. Enjoy refreshments in the community centre for a small fee (all monies donated to Royal British Legion). St John's Church will be open if you wish to light a candle.

Sun 13th November, 1.30-3.30pm FREE FB: Friends of st marys park, Walkden E: friendsofstmaryspark16@gmail.com ECCLES DISTRICT HISTORY SOCIETY St Andrew's Church, Eccles Join us for a talk by Brian Groom on “Northerners: A History, from the Ice Ages to the 21st Century”.

Non-members welcome.

Wed 9th November, 7.30pm Annual membership £22.00 Visitor’s fee £4.00 per meeting www.edhs.btck.co.uk ST. MARK’S CHRISTMAS FAIR St Mark’s Church, Worsley Come along to our craft fair where you will be able to buy all manner of lovely Christmas gifts and peruse our many and varied stalls. Treat yourself to a warming hot chocolate and slice of cake! Stalls available too - if you’d like to book one, email us at: enquiries.stmarkschurchworsley @outlook.com.

Sat 12th November 10.00am - 2.00pm £1.00 entry www.stmarksworsley.org.uk CHRISTMAS TREE FESTIVAL St Mark’s Church, Worsley Come and admire the beautiful range of Christmas trees sponsored and decorated by local businesses and community groups. To sponsor a tree email us (see above address).

These trees are also available to buy.

Sat 26th Nov to Sun 11th Dec Sat 10am-2pm | Sun 2-4pm £1.00 entry www.stmarksworsley.org.uk

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HEALTH & FITNESS WALK FOR WELLNESS Salford Health Improvement Social walks at a leisurely pace which aim to address physical, emotional, health and mental wellbeing. Wear suitable footwear. Bring some water.

Light Oaks Park, Claremont Mondays, 1-2pm Peel Park, Salford Mondays, 1.30-2.30pm Buile Hill Park Tuesdays, 10-11am Dukes Drive, Monton Tuesdays, 10.30-11.30am Lowry Theatre, Salford Quays Wednesdays, 1.30-2.30pm Parr Fold Park, Walkden Thursdays, 1.30- 3pm Clifton Country Park Fridays, 1-2pm FREE (booking required) Tel: 0800 952 1000 (option2) BE WELL WEEKLY WALKS Various locations, Wigan Weekly walks across Wigan. Get active and enjoy the great outdoors.

Pennington Flash Country Park Mondays, 11am-12pm (Please arrive mins 10 minutes early)

What’s On LET’S DANCE Wardley Community Centre A gentle but fun fitness class, based around dance and throwback classics.

Dance your way back into fitness!

A lovely social experience for all.

Mondays, 12.30-1.30pm FREE (booking required) Tel: 0800 952 1000 (option2) BUGGY WALKS Parr Fold Park Come and join fellow mums for a social walk with your child. Get back into light exercise whilst enjoying some fresh air and the sights and sounds of nature.

Tuesdays, 9.30-10.30am FREE (booking required) Tel: 0800 952 1000 (option2) IRWELL VALLEY WALKS Clifton Country Park An approx two hour walk around the Irwell Valley and its environs such as Moses Gate, Drinkwater Park, Hurst Wood hilltop, Phillips Park House and more. Bring water, wear suitable clothing & footwear.

Tuesdays, 10am-12.30pm FREE (booking required) Email: rangers@salford.gov.uk

FREE (arrive 10 mins prior to walk) Tracy Morris: 07943 840259 www.wigan.gov.uk/BeWell

SIT DOWN AND STRENGTHEN Eccles Gateway Gentle, fun and enjoyable way to exercise from the comfort of your chair. Suitable for all abilities.

Tuesdays, 1-2pm FREE (booking required) Tel: 0800 952 1000 (option2)

LADIES ONLY WALK AND TALK Eccles Recreation Ground Leisurely social walk around local greenspace. For ladies only.

Mondays 9.15-10.15am FREE (booking required) Tel: 0800 952 1000 (option2)

RELAXATION Eccles Gateway Relaxation session to help you manage the stress and anxiety of daily life. Ongoing.

Tuesdays, 2-3pm FREE (booking required) Tel: 0800 952 1000 (option2)

GET ON YOUR BIKE! Blackleach Country Park Come along and enjoy cycling your way to fitness. Sessions suitable for beginners and those returning to cycling. If you don’t have your own, bikes and helmets can be provided.

Mondays, 10am-12pm FREE (booking required) Tel: 0800 952 1000 (option2)

DANCING SESSION Worsley United Reform Church, Worsley Road, Swinton, M27 0EF For beginners and chair-based participants. A gentle but class to dance your way back into fitness!

Thursdays, 10.30-11.30am Fridays, 1-2pm FREE (booking required) Tel: 0800 952 1000 (option2)

St. John's Church, Mosley Common Thursdays, 10.30-11.30am

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LONG COVID SUPPORT Humphrey Booth Centre, Swinton Long COVID face-to-face support group. For people with ongoing symptoms. Come and have a chat in a warm and friendly environment.

Get hints and tips on your road to recovery. Support and guidance around finance, debt, health & more.

Thursdays, 1.00-2.30pm FREE (booking required) Tel: 0800 952 1000 (option2) BEGINNERS BIKE RIDES Cleavley’s Track, Eccles, M30 8HY Bike ride for beginners and people returning to cycling. Improve your cycling skills and confidence on the smooth surface of the athletic track.

Bikes and helmets provided.

Fridays, 10am-12pm FREE (booking required) Tel: 0800 952 1000 (option2) ANYONE FOR TENNIS Winton Bowling, Tennis, Social Club, Winton M30 8JW Have a go at tennis in a relaxed and friendly environment. Beginner’s welcome. Ongoing.

Fridays, 1-3pm FREE (booking required) Tel: 0800 952 1000 (option2) OUTDOOR GYM Victoria Park, Swinton Outdoor gentle exercise circuit, suitable for beginners. Wear suitable clothing and trainers. Bring water.

Saturdays, 10-11am FREE (booking required) Tel: 0800 952 1000 (option2) BROADOAK WELLBEING WALK Broadoak Garden Centre, Worsley Walk aimed to help people get active, taking in the local tracks, footpaths and looplines. 1hr Thu 20th October, 10-11am FREE (booking required) Email: rangers@salford.gov.uk WORSLEY WOODS AUTUMN WANDER Beesley Green Community Centre Join the ranger and admire the autumnal scenes as we walk from the woods down to Dukes Drive & back along the Bridgewater Canal.

Sat 29th October, 10am-12pm FREE (booking required) Email: rangers@salford.gov.uk

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KIDS ACTIVITIES STORYTIME Salford Libraries For parents/carers - bring your baby or toddler to a storytime session.

Term time only. Please book.

Boothstown Library Tuesdays, 10-11am Tel: 0161 799 6549 Winton Library Tuesdays, 10.30-11.30am Tel: 0161 921 2180 Walkden Library Wednesdays, 10.30-11.30am Tel: 0161 607 6639 Swinton Library Wednesdays, 11am-12pm Tel: 0161 793 3736 Eccles Library Thursdays, 10-11am Tel: 0161 607 8237 FREE (booking required) Facebook: SalfordLibraries DODGEBALL SESSIONS The Den, Walkden M28 3AD Take part in some fast paced fun at our dodgeball session at The Den! Tuesdays 6-8 years: 4.00-4.45pm 9-11 years: 5.00-6.00pm FREE (booking essential) www.salfordcommunityleisure.co.uk LARK HILL PLACE Salford Museum and Art Gallery Take a step back in time to Lark Hill Place, an atmospheric re-creation of a typical northern street during Victorian times. Look out for our programme of school holiday events!

Tue to Fri, 9.30am-3.30pm Sat to Sun, 11.30am-3.30pm FREE (£3.00 donations welcome) Tel: 0161 778 0800 (book online) www.salfordmuseum.com TINY TOTS RAMBLE Clifton Country Park An easy ramble around the park for parents or carers with young children, splashing in puddles, taking in the fairy tale trail. Approx 1 hour.

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YOUTH CLUB The Den, Walkden M28 3AD Join in a range of fun activities incl. football, cricket, dodgeball, table tennis, air hockey, table football, pool, console games, arts &crafts.

Fridays 8-11 years: 5.00-6.30pm 12-19 years: 6.45-8.15pm 50p (booking essential) www.salfordcommunityleisure.co.uk YOUTH CAFE Boothstown Community Centre For young people aged 11 (high school age) to 18 years. Come and socialise and enjoy a snack and drink for a small fee. Activities include games, project work around special events, cooking. It’s a place to relax after a long week at school.

Come and go as you please!

Fridays, 6.30-8pm FREE entry (drop in) Tel: 0161 799 6674 CRAFTY FAMILIES The Lowry Come up to The Lookout and drop in anytime between 11am and 1pm for these artist led activities. Please book tickets if you intend to come along. Suitable for under 11’s.

Saturdays, 11am-1pm FREE (booking required) www.thelowry.com SALFORD JUNIOR PARKRUN Buile Hill Park Free weekly timed 2k parkrun for 4-14 year olds. Open to all, have fun, join in whatever your pace! Register before event and bring a printed barcode. Volunteers always needed!

Sundays, 9.00am FREE Email: salfordjuniors@parkrun.com www.parkrun.org.uk/salford-juniors HALLOWEEN WALK Peel Park, M5 4WU Join the ranger and carve a pumpkin and then go on our spooky trail around the park. Meet outside the Park Keepers Base behind the Maxwell Building.

Tue 25th October 10am-12pm & 1-3pm FREE (booking required) Email: rangers@salford.gov.uk

PUMPKIN CARVING Buile Hill Park Come and join us for an afternoon of pumpkin carving in the park.

Wed 26th October 12.00 - 4.00pm FREE FB: FriendsOfBuileHillParkFOBHP HALLOWEEN TRAIL Dukes Drive Car Park, Monton A self-led family friendly spooky trail for young children. Find all the Bridgewater Monsters hiding in Duke’s Drive! Free spotting sheet and fun activities to complete as you move around. Parental supervision required. Suitable for buggies and wheelchairs.

Wed 26th October, 12-2pm FREE (booking not required) Email: rangers@salford.gov.uk GOBLIN WALKS Dukes Drive Car Park, Monton Trees and plants meet folklore in this enchanted family friendly adventure brought to you by Yan Tan Tethera. World famous magical explorer and goblin scientist, Prof.

Jigget, has made his way to Dukes Drive - to investigate the faerie folk living within the nearby woods.

Join him to learn all about faerie classifications, magical spells, and the very best trees to find GOBLINS! Thu 27th October 10.30am-12pm | 1-2.30pm FREE (booking required) Email: rangers@salford.gov.uk PUMPKIN HUNT Damhouse, Astley Spot the spooky pumpkins in and around the woodland. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

Upper age limit 11 years. Last entry to start the hunt is 2.30pm.

Sat 29th October 10.00am - 3.00pm Cost TBC www.damhouse.net/events

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SPECIAL EVENTS BASIC SEWING Salford Health Improvement Learn to use sewing machines and make friends. Suitable for all levels.

Boothstown Community Centre Tuesdays, 10am-12pm Eccles Town Hall Thursdays, 9.30am-12pm FREE Tel: 0800 952 1000 (option2) GET CRAFTY Salford Health Improvement Arts and crafts group. Including card making, creating artwork, upcycling etc. All abilities welcome. Ongoing.

The Vine, Cholmondeley Rd, M6 8PU Thursdays, 10-11am Eccles Town Hall Thursdays, 1-3pm FREE Tel: 0800 952 1000 (option2) GARDENING Peel Park, M5 4WU Join the Friends of Peel Park and help take care of the herbaceous borders. No previous experience necessary. New volunteers required!

Meet outside the Park Keepers Base behind the Maxwell Building.

Fri 14th October Fri 28th October FREE (booking not required) 1.00 - 3.00pm Facebook: Friendsofpeelpark FUNGI FORAY Join expert guide, Dave Winnard to discover which fungi can be found in the park and the meadows.

Clifton Country Park Mon 24th October 10am-12pm | 1- 2.30pm Peel Park, Salford M5 4WU Sat 29th October 10.00am - 12.00pm FREE (booking essential) Email: rangers@salford.gov.uk

PARTY NIGHTS & EVENTS ANJU EVENTS CRAFT FAIR Elm Bank Masonic Hall, Eccles M30 9BA Beautiful stalls with something for everyone - handmade crafts, gifts, food, refreshments and more.

FREE PARKING & FREE ADMISSION, DISABLED ACCESS. Pre-bookable afternoon tea only £8 per person.

Sun 23rd October Sun 27th November 11.00 - 4.00pm FREE entry Tel: 0161 789 3736 Email: anjueventsuk@yahoo.com THE PANKHURSTS OF MANCHESTER St Peter's Square, Manchester FREE expert walking tour with New Manchester Walks. The Suffragettes, the greatest political campaigners in British history... their story in Manchester, their spiritual home, told here. Book via Facebook.

Sat 22nd October 11.00am - 12.45pm FREE (booking required) FB: newmanchesterwalks1 MAKERS MARKET Quayside MediaCityUK Join us on the last weekend of each month and discover the very finest local food, drink, art, design, vintage and modern craft from artisans and businesses local to the North West.

Sat 29th to Sun 30th October Sat 26th to Sun 27th November Sat 10am-5pm | Sun11am-5pm www.quaysidemediacityuk.co.uk AUTUMN FOREST BATHING Clifton Country Park An immersive nature connection experience, using the senses. A relaxing and restorative practice, proven to boost wellbeing. Ends with herbal tea and meditation.

Walk led by Forest Therapy Guide, Natalie Rossiter. Booking essential.

Sat 29th October 10.00am - 12.30pm FREE (booking required) E: natalierossiterwellbeing@gmail.com

Swinton Masonic Hall Great family events coming up this Halloween and festive season at Swinton Masonic Hall. Book now!

Family Halloween Party Fri 28th October (£2.50) Children's Christmas Party Sun 4th December (£3.50) An Evening with the Cottontown Chorus Fri 16th December (£29.95) Family New Years Eve Party Sat 31st December (£14.95/£9.95) For tickets or more details call Kim: 07723 051074 WORSLEY WOODS CONSERVATION Worsley Woods, Aviary Entrance Join the ranger in some woodland management. All volunteers welcome!

Sat 5th November 10.30am - 12.30pm FREE (booking required) Email: rangers@salford.gov.uk WORSLEY WOODS: WINTER TREE ID Beesley Green Community Centre Join David Winnard and learn how to identify trees in winter. David will take you on a tour of the trees in the woods looking at tree bark, twigs and buds.

Sat 19th November, 1-3pm FREE (booking required) Email: rangers@salford.gov.uk RHS GLOW 2022 RHS Garden Bridgewater An unmissable after dark spectacle of lights! Bring all the family for a magical evening and see the garden in breathtaking beauty and amazing displays of lighting on a wonderful new route. Book tickets in advance.

Wed 16th Nov to Fri 30th Dec From £6 Members, £12 Non-member www.rhs.org.uk/gardens/bridgewater

IMPORTANT NOTICE Details are correct at the time of publishing. However, please check event dates and times with the venue in case of any changes.

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SUMMER 2022: THE HOT, DRY ONE!

by Geoff Hamilton, Macmillan Cancer Support allotment volunteer This summer has produced some real dilemmas for allotmenteers. Hot dry conditions, not good for growers or crops, but we had filled all eight of our water butts over spring and were able to keep most plants happy’ish.

Our onions and courgettes have been abundant with record results but our swedes have turned into leggy apologies whilst the beetroot and radish happily shared the same plot and flourished. The weather keeps us all under observation.

We have our first outdoor grapes and the best fig harvest we could have hoped for, provided the red ants don’t find a way to beat us to gather them in.

Whilst we were ministering to the crops we carried on plotting and debating our future plans - nothing new here, plotters are always looking to the next cycle of work! Our group has decided that all of our old, diseased fruit trees need to be culled, since they are producing very poor crops, so we will replace them with new, miniature root-stock this autumn. Our advancing years will then help us to be able to reach the fruit easily and we can place them in pots big enough to be moved around our plot if we need to relocate them because they are unhappy with where we site them originally.

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We have started looking at what the internet has to say on the matter and checking what may be best for our site. There are lots of options to consider and arrangements to make before next spring. We’ll be sure to report on progress and success, or failure, as the case may be!

Regrettably, our strawberry bed didn’t do well this year so, like our fruit tree. We have dug the plants up and will replant with a fresh crop ready for next year, again we will let you know what success we have after June 2023.

AUTUMN ALLOTMENT JOBS OctOber • Harvest the last of the courgettes and runner beans, as well as pumpkins and squash. It's also the time to harvest maincrop potatoes.

• Sow your peas and broad beans.

• Stake your brussels sprouts with sturdy cane to stop them blowing over in heavy winds.

• Improve soil with a green or well rotted manure.

NOvember • Plant garlic, onions and shallots and cover with fleece to protect them from the colder weather.

• Prune blackcurrants, redcurrants, whitecurrants and gooseberries bushes between now and March.

• Cut down autumn-fruiting raspberries.

• Protect brassicas from pigeons. Cover with mesh, lift it clear of the plants so birds can’t peck through.

• Harvest crops including carrots, cabbages, sprouts, celeriac, celery and cauliflower.

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GMP Salford North West

UPDATES FROM YOUR NEIGHBOURHOOD TEAM

Hello Salford North West! We hope you have been keeping well and have been enjoying the summer season.

We wanted to share with you the below and hope it can be useful and of interest.

Good News…

Firstly, we wanted to talk to you about Operation Avro in Salford with a successful day of action! A force-wide initiative to fight the crimes that matter most to our communities, deployed extra resources and specially trained officers to Salford on Tuesday 23 August 2022.

Alongside making arrests and seizures, district officers targeted anti-social behaviour and burglary hotspots whilst officers from the force’s Specialist Operations Branch focussed on the likes of making our roads safer for all who use them. The Roads Policing Unit recorded 68 traffic offences alongside making 24 seizures and seven arrests.

As part of the Safe4Summer initiative, officers also partnered with agencies, including other blue-light services and Salford City Council, to engage with schools and community groups about a variety of issues. Chief Inspector Lucy Smallwood, of GMP’s Salford district, said: “We’ve really focussed on what

“Our fight doesn’t stop here though – we will do everything we can to prevent and reduce crime, harm and anti-social behaviour to keep people safe in Salford, not just today but 365 days a year.”

Advice…

Recruitment…

Secondly, we wanted to talk about holidays.

Greater Manchester Police is also recruiting! If you want to help us make your community safer, apply to join the police now! You can find more details on www.gmp.police.uk under the ‘CAREERS’ section.

We know it can be tempting to share your holiday pics on social media but be wary of doing so while you’re still away as it could advertise the fact that your house is empty. Share when you return instead. Also, as the sun is out, keep burglars out! Make sure you lock your doors and windows, even if you’re only in the garden.

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matters to you the most, the issues and individuals that blight our communities.

If you have any questions or concerns, contact us: Email: SalfordNorthWest@gmp.pnn.police.uk Phone: 0161 856 5035 Reports need to be made via: GMP website: www.gmp.police.uk Live chat service on the same website Dialling 101 Anonymously via Crime Stoppers at www.crimestoppers.org.uk 999 in an emergency

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