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Welcome
Welcome you to the September / October issue of SK Bramhall & Woodford. As things are now getting back to our new normal, can I please remind you to contact the organisers of the events and activities we have in the magazine. People and groups will be going at their own pace so it’s best to check up before you go than be disappointed on the day.
Have the events over the last year made you think about setting up your own business? If the answer is yes, it would be well worth your while to read Peter Bevans article first. Page 34
This month we have caught up with Bramhall Golf Clubs captain for 2021 Alan Smith in our Club News. Check out how his year has been going so far. Page 16.
Also we have some great articles from our regulars covering, the essentials a beginner needs for sewing, music memories for people suffering from dementia and plenty more.
Hope you enjoy the read and I’ll see you next time.
All the best Simon
Simon Hemsley SK Magazines T: 07952 005518 E: simon@skmagazines.co.uk W: www.skmagazines.co.uk
This month
Interior Design page 30
TOP BEDROOM STORAGE IDEAS
As I write this, the housing market has a huge supply and demand problem. Usual amount of demand, not enough supply. That means that, for the moment, we’re all staying put. Perhaps it’s the unusual times we’re living in, perhaps we want some stability right now, whatever it is, it means that we need our homes to work for us now more than ever. Our bedrooms, no matter what our age, should be a calming and beautiful sanctuary. Now, how can that be the case if every time you open a cupboard you’re met with an avalanche of ‘stuff’? Clothes for every eventuality of our British weather, odd shoes, bedding, jewellery, the vacuum! You name it, we squeeze it in. Don’t worry, in my experience of working with people in their homes, this is just about everybody. There’s never enough space (it’s definitely not that we have too many clothes) (or shoes!). There are easy and practical solutions. I don’t mean just throwing a load of shelves up from a well known Swedish home store that will look generic and fall apart quicker than a wet Digestive. It can be stylish and a gorgeous addition to your bedroom décor. Behind your bed is a missed opportunity. People may hang a picture but moving the bed out just a few inches or more if you can spare it, creates a large, shallow surface area. Sliding doors and shelves, perfect for books, jewellery, make up etc. The top can hold your lamp, books, perfume etc. The fronts can be panelled, painted plain or stencilled. There are lots of good stencils on the market that are easy to use. Another very simple and massively missed opportunity is the bedside table. Traditionally it’s a small unit, one drawer that holds, well, rubbish really along with your bedtime reading, pop your lamp on top and that’s it. Replace it with a small sideboard and voila, you have tons of room. Take a look around at what is going for a small price and repurpose it, paint, take a door off, or have something fabulous made to measure. Either will look fantastic and be much roomier. One of my favourites for a mountain of extra storage is a high shelf. They don’t take anything off the room as they’re way above the eye-line. You can use pretty boxes, not too many of these or they look cluttered. Just putting all of your books up there will look like a library for tall people. Break it up, add vases, plants and picture. Colour co-ordinate things to add interest, use string lights to draw attention to something, use different levels with a taller picture frame, a few books, next to a hanging plant. Faux plants are great here so you don’t need to think about watering them. If you need any help I’m here.
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Contents
Welcome - Page 3 Events - Pages 5,6 & 8 Community Care - Page 10 Mind Matters – Page 12 In Stitches – Page 14 Club News – Page 16 Community news – Page 18 Children’s Activities - Pages 21 & 24 Food & Drink – Page 26 Under the Hammer – Page 28 Interior Design – Page 30 Event Spotlight – Page 32 Financial Matters – Page 34 Health & Wellbeing – Page 36 Community Index – Page 38 Wellbeing Pilates – Page 40 Ad Index - Page 42
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mail@cheadlehulmefitness.org.uk
EVERY MONDAY: THE ROBINS SINGERS Email sec.robinssingers@gmail.com for more information. EVERY MONDAY AFTERNOON AT 2 PM: ART AND CRAFT GROUP AT BRAMHALL METHODIST CHURCH Call the Church Office for information
0161 439 1204
EVERY 3RD MONDAY OF THE MONTH: THE CURRY CLUB Contact Hazel Hiley,
0161 439 1281
Email hazelhiley@gmail.com LAST MONDAY OF THE MONTH: GATLEY & CHEADLE DIABETES GROUP Contact Jean 0161 485 1628. EVERY MONDAY & WEDNESDAY OVER 60’S MEN’S KEEP FIT Contact John on 01625 877549 or Graham on
0161 483 7631
EVERY MONDAY, WEDNESDAY & FRIDAY: CHEADLE HULME FITNESS Contact Penny on 0161 440 8059 or Email mail@cheadlehulmefitness.org.uk EVERY FOURTH MONDAY OF THE MONTH: THE TREFOIL GUILD Further details are available from Secretary. BramhallTG@gmail.com or 0161 440 8482. EVERY TUESDAY (TERM TIME ONLY): BROOKDALE YOUTH THEATRE Email BrookdaleYT@outlook.com EVERY FIRST TUESDAY OF THE MONTH:
BRAMHALL & WOODFORD SEWING & CRAFT CIRCLE Contact Karen on 07860 458260. EVERY TUESDAY: BRAMHALL WORLD CIRCLE DANCE GROUP Contact us through web site
www.bramhallcircledance.
wordpress.com or ring 07713 681439. First session free with SK booklet.
FIRST TUESDAY OF THE MONTH: CHESHIRE LADIES LUNCHEON CLUB Contact Joan Fitzgerald on 0161 428 2515. EVERY SECOND & FOURTH TUESDAY OF THE MONTH: STOCKPORT SYMPHONIC SOUNDS Contact Liz Pennington on 0161 439 7484 or Diana Oldfield on 0161 439 9219. FIRST AND THIRD TUESDAY EVERY MONTH: KNIT AND KNATTER GROUP Contact Jean on 0161 439 8241. EVERY WEDNESDAY: TODDLERS Contact 0161 485 1605 for details.
EVERY WEDNESDAY: POWNALL PROBEX CLUB. Email pownallprobexclub.org.uk EVERY WEDNESDAY: BRAMHALL PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY For more details. Email: info.bramhallps@ gmail.com or
www.bramhallps.org
EVERY WEDNESDAY: STOCKPORT BARBERSHOP CHORUS For more information visit:
www.harmonyrevival.co.uk
EVERY WEDNESDAY: THE LAURENCE SINGERS Email: enquiries@thelaurencesingers.org.uk or call Cliff on 01625 527204 or visit
www.thelaurencesingers.org.uk
EVERY WEDNESDAY: STOCKPORT COMMUNITY CHOIR Email info@stockportcommunitychoir.org.uk or ring Phil on 07771 730 810. EVERY WEDNESDAY: BMC BABY CHAT BRAMHALL METHODIST CHURCH. For further details telephone 0161 4391204. STOCKPORT LADYBROOK SPEAKERS CLUB Contact Gaynor Dennett 07722 166605 visit www.stockportladiesspeakers.co.uk EVERY OTHER WEDNESDAY: ROTARY CHEADLE & DISTRICT DEMENTIA GROUP
Contact Rita Kumar 07899951600. EVERY WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH – PARKINSON’S UK – STOCKPORT BRANCH Check out our web page
www.parkinsons.org.uk/ local-support-groups/regions/
stockport-branch for a full list of our programme. EVERY SECOND WEDNESDAY
OF THE MONTH: THE ARTS SOCIETY NORTH EAST CHESHIRE Contact Maggie Schofield on 0161 427 9451 or
inf0@theartssocietynortheastcheshire.org.uk
EVERY OTHER WEDNESDAY: STOCKPORT LADIES SPEAKERS For more information go to www.stockportladiesspeakers.co.uk or email
sixdennett@aol.com
SATURDAY 18TH SEPTEMBER – CHEADLE HULME REFLECTS
come and join Churches Together in
Cheadle Hulme on Oak Meadow at 11 am - a time to acknowledge the sadness and loss over the last year and to look forward with thanksgiving and hope for the future. All are welcome.
