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the wind and rain cleared, while she gave us a history of the wider Silverdale area (including Millwater). Robin is pictured behind the ROMEOs, immediately to the right of the wall clock. As it turned out, it didn’t stop raining and we were instead rewarded with 80 minutes of fact after fact, story after story; of families, history, geography, land grabs, murder, intrigue, perserverance, the development of communities – and even the background to most of the street names in Millwater. Had the rain not eased off to a drizzle, we would have happily heard more.
“It was a dark and stormy night…” Well – it was day, actually, but some of the stories that 12 of the Millwater ROMEOs (Retired Old Men Eating Out) heard on our visit to the Silverdale Pioneer Village could well have begun with that phrase. September 8th was a wild and miserable day until mid-afternoon, so it was not the best time to have a conducted ‘Timeline Talk and Tour’ through the Pioneer Village with Robin Grover, our guide (whose mother was the last baby to be born in the historic Stoney House in Millwater). Robin suggested we shelter in the Parsonage building and share some stories until
That left us with time for a quick look at the Tool Shed, which housed all sorts of old tools, equipment, motors, dairy plant, etc. – some dating back to the late 1800’s – and the historic Neville House. We left with the thought that we really need to come back and learn more and explore the other buildings that make up this amazing Pioneer Village. To complete our outing, we went to the Northern Union, where the Steak and Guinness Pie seemed to be the favourite meal for lunch (with a pint of Guinness, of course!)
Don’t letTension Headaches get on top of you make a TTH worse. Tension headaches can normally be attributed to stress, muscular strain, or emotional distress. These factors can increase tension in the muscles around the neck, face, and shoulders, which in turn develop knots known as trigger points. Persistent tension in these points can refer into the head, causing a tension headache. A physiotherapist will try to determine which muscles are responsible for your headache through referral patterns and by applying pressure on various muscle trigger-points, to reproduce symptoms. Once identified, these points can be neutralised with sustained pressure-point release, dry needling techniques, ice, stretch, or muscle energy techniques. Tension-type Headaches (TTH) are a common annoyance that most of us will experience at some time of our lives. However, if these increase in frequency or become chronic, they can dramatically affect our wellbeing, enjoyment in life and our ability to participate in social and leisure activities. TTH’s usually originate in the base of the skull or frontal region and spread over both sides of the head. These headaches are often described as a steady, dull ache, and can feel like a vice or a tight band around the head.
Along with physiotherapy, other alternative therapies such as massage, acupuncture, osteopathy, chiropractic, Bowen therapy, Pilates, yoga and meditation are becoming increasingly popular as we are noticing more and more people prefer to refrain from using pharmaceuticals when possible. In order to prevent reoccurrences, postural retraining, stress management, relaxation and breathing techniques also need to be addressed. Many of these therapies, along with counselling and physiotherapy, can help form better habits Unlike migraines, which can cause nausea, vomiting, visual and coping strategies, to relieve the symptoms and stop the disturbances and hypersensitivity to light, smell and sounds. cause of TTH’s – so you can get back to enjoying what you TTH’s do not typically involve these characteristics and are love. not usually worse with moderate exercise and, although one’s patience might run short when surrounded by ex- Karen Donaldson cessive noise, it’s more the stress of these situation that will Peak Pilates and Physiotherapy, Millwater
