Welcome to the August/September issue of SKCheadle Hulme & Cheadle.
After the all the wet weather the sun is out as I am writing this. Now is a perfect time to find inspiration for your garden, so why not visit the Allotment Open Day on 11th August? I shall be going.
Another great day out is the Friends of Hesketh Park’s BBQ in September. See page 28 for details.
Kevin Pratt is back this month with some great tips on the plants he uses when designing a garden. Read more on page 14.
In Community News this month we have details of the Campus development at Cheadle College on page 16
Whilst we do our best to print all the local events, we sometimes receive them too late to print. So why not follow us on Instagram @skmagazines and keep up to date after the magazines are out.
See you next time.
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This month
Interior Design Page 40
Contents
Welcome - Page 3
Events / News - Pages 5,6 ,8, 10 & 28
Under the Hammer – Page 12
Garden Talk – Page 14
Community News – Page 16
Financial Matters – Page 18
Children’s Activities - Pages 21 & 24
Food & Drink – Page 26
Wellbeing Pilates – Page 30
Community Care – Page 32
Mind Matters – Page 34
Health & Wellbeing – Page 36
Community Index – Page 38
Interior Design - Page 40
Ad Index - Page 42
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Wilmslow Academy Primary School, Handforth Road, Handforth 7:30pm. For more information contact Ann Epton, on 0161 485 2231 or Email: Harry.Epton@ntlworld.com or visit https://www. lindowsingers.org.uk/
EVERY MONDAY: TUESDAY WEDNESDAY LINE DANCE CLASSES
Contact Hartland school of dance.co.uk Ring Liz 07902 882691
EVERY MONDAY: THE ROBINS SINGERS
All welcome, we are a sociable mixed voice choir and sing all genres of music. 7.30pm - 9pm Bramhall United Reformed Church, Robins Lane, SK7 2PE Contact sec.robinssingers@gmail.com Or Michelle on 07765238877
EVERY MONDAY: BRAMHALL PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY
Presentations, Workshop’s, Competitions. 7.15pm. Bramhall Village Centre, Lumb Lane. New members welcome. Email: info.bramhallps@ gmail.com www.bramhallps.org
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 from Secretary. BramhallTG@gmail.com or 07887 950298
EVERY MONDAY & WEDNESDAY: OVER 60’S MEN’S KEEP FIT
contact Graham on 0161 483 7631
EVERY FIRST TUESDAY OF THE MONTH: BRAMHALL & WOODFORD SEWING & CRAFT CIRCLE
For more information call Karen on 07860 458260
EVERY TUESDAY: MACCLESFIELD LIGHT ORCHESTRA
Do you play a musical instrument? If you enjoy playing music and would like to join a friendly orchestra, please contact: Rosemary 01625 529313 or Lawrence 01625 572324. 7.45pm in the Salvation Army Rooms, Roe Street, Macclesfield SK11 6UT. www.macclesfieldlightorchestra.co.uk
EVERY TUESDAY: HEALD GREEN COMMUNITY CHOIR
For fun and friendship at 10-11:30 am, term time St Catherine’s church, Outwood Road.
EVERY TUESDAY: CHEADLE HULME LIBRARY STORYTIME
Tel: 0161 217 6009
Email: cheadlehulme.library@stockport.gov.uk
EVERY TUESDAY: HEALD GREEN COMMUNITY CHOIR
For fun and friendship at 10-11:30 am, term time St Catherine’s church, Outwood Road. contact Kate 07794 050591www.cheshirecommunitychoirs.com
SECOND TUESDAY OF THE MONTH: CHESHIRE LADIES LUNCHEON CLUB
Delicious lunch at Bramhall Golf Club , Ladythorn Rd. Interesting speaker and friendly company. Contact Lesley Cox on 07534471782
EVERY TUESDAY: BROOKDALE CLUB AND THEATRE FOUR GROUP MEETINGS
For further information Email: BrookdaleYT@outlook.com
EVERY TUESDAY: THE BARNBY CHOIR
8pm til 9.45 at Wilmslow Methodist Church, Water Lane, Wilmslow SK9 5AR Contact Shan Bristow 01625 520194 or email shan@shanbristow.co.uk www.thebarnbychoir.co.uk
EVERY TUESDAY: MAGIC VOICES CHEADLE
Meet at 7.45pm Trinity Church Hall, Massie Street, Cheadle SK8 1DU We are a non-audition, open choir. Contact Mike at mike@magicvoices.co.uk
EVERY TUESDAY: DEAN ROW SOCIAL BRIDGE CLUB
We are a small, friendly club playing duplicate bridge. Come and make new friends. 1st 3 sessions are free including refreshments. Meeting at Dean Row Village Hall 1.30pm -4.30pm. Contact, Carolyn at deanrowsocialbridgeclub@gmail.com or 0161 941 3686
FIRST AND THIRD TUESDAY EVERY MONTH: KNIT AND KNATTER GROUP
For more details ring Jean on 0161 439 8241
2ND TUESDAY OF THE MONTH: CHEADLE & GATLEY WOMEN’S INSTITUTE
Contact: 702604316437739 or Email: cazy88@ntlworld.com
EVERY 2ND & 4TH TUESDAY OF THE MONTH: STOCKPORT SYMPHONIC SOUNDS
Contact Liz Pennington on 0161 439 7484 or Diana Oldfield on 0161 439 9219 for more details
EVERY SECOND TUESDAY OF THE MONTH: JAZZ AND SWING
The Morley Green Club, Mobberley Road, Wilmslow, SK9 5NT Details (01625) 528336 www.grahambrookjazz.co.uk
EVERY SECOND AND THIRD TUESDAY: CHEADLE HULME TOWNS WOMEN GUILD
We have speakers, a book club, lunch club, coach trips etc throughout the year. Just pop in and see us at the Parish Rooms, Cheadle Hulme, at the back of the building. Contact Libby on 0161 485 8594 (from September - July)
2ND AND LAST TUESDAYS OF THE MONTH: NIMBLE FINGERS CRAFT GROUP
For more details call Liz on 07967 182641
PLEASE CHECK MEETING IS ON BEFORE ATTENDING
EVERY TUESDAY AND THURSDAY: THE DAY CENTRE - FOR OLDER PEOPLE
Provides activities and a freshly cooked 2 course lunch . Transport could be provided. Contact Jane on 07706796471. Grove Lane Baptist Church from 10.30 -2.30pm
FIRST WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH: OPEN MIC NIGHT
Instrumentalists/vocalists it’s your time to shine!
Hazel Grove Bowling and Tennis Club Douglas Road Hazel Grove SK7 4JG. To book a slot contact Tony Johnston 07809471402
Email tjohnston218@gmail.com
EVERY WEDNESDAY: STOCKPORT BARBERSHOP HARMONY CLUB
We sing as Harmony Revival and rehearse at 7.30 each Wednesday evening at Wesley Street Methodist Church in Hazel Grove and can be contacted via our website - harmonyrevival. co.uk, or by email to info@harmonyrevival.co.uk.
EVERY OTHER WEDNESDAY: STOCKPORT SPEAKERS CLUB
Do you have a fear of speaking in front of a crowd? Can’t put your point across in a group? Or maybe you’re already a confident speaker? Stockport Speakers Club can offer you an environment to practice and improve your speaking skills. We meet every fortnight at Hazel Grove Bowling and Tennis Club. Contact Tony Johnston 07809471402.
EVERY WEDNESDAY: LINE DANCING AT BROOKDALE CLUB
Bridge Lane, Bramhall at 1.45 pm. Details Jean 0161 439 8241
EVERY WEDNESDAY & SATURDAY: LIVE ACOUSTIC MUSIC
From 7.30pm at the Jolly Sailor. 218 Bramhall Lane, Stockport. SK3 8TE.
EVERY WEDNESDAY EVENING:
Scottish Country dancing at Centrepoint Bramhall Email: bramhallscottishdancing@gmail.com
EVERY WEDNESDAYS: (DURING TERM TIME) COMMUNITY CAFÉ
open 9am-1pm serving breakfast and lunches. All Hallows Church, allhallows.cheadle@gmail. com Tel: 0161 428 9121 www.allhallows-church.org.uk
EVERY WEDNESDAY EVENING: BALLROOM & LATIN AMERICAN DANCE CLASSES
Contact Adrian 07709 910256
EVERY WEDNESDAY: TODDLERS
Contact: 0161 485 1605 for details
EVERY WEDNESDAY: THE LAURENCE SINGERS
call Cliff on 01625 527204 www.thelaurencesingers.org.uk
EVERY WEDNESDAY: STOCKPORT ART GUILD
Art Session (varied) Stockport Quaker Meeting House 7pm www.stockportartguild.comcontact@stockportartguild.com
EVERY WEDNESDAY MORNING, POWNALL PROBEX, CHEADLE
We meet at 9.30 am for coffee and biscuits before beginning the meeting at 10.00 am at the Cheshire Line Tavern, Cheadle, SK8 2NZ for a convivial gathering involving a different, lively speaker each week - plus excellent hospitality in the bar afterwards and a lunch at the end of every month. Please see pownallprobexclub.org. uk for further details and contacts.
SECOND WEDNESDAY OF EACH MONTH: THE ART SOCIETY NORTH EAST CHESHIRE
Talks start at 10.30am at Brookdale Club, Bridge Lane, Bramhall. Contact Maggie on 0161 427 9451 or email info@theartssocietynortheastcheshire.org.uk
PLEASE CHECK MEETING IS ON BEFORE ATTENDING
EVERY OTHER WEDNESDAY: STOCKPORT LADIES SPEAKERS
For more information go to www.stockportladiesspeakers.co.uk or Email: sixdennett@aol.com
FIRST THURSDAY OF THE MONTH: Wilmslow Guild Birdwatching Group, Bourne Street, Wilmslow, SK95HD. All welcome. Contact www.guildlifelonglearning.org
EVERY 1ST AND 3RD THURSDAY
PROBUS CLUB OF STOCKPORT SOUTH contact Chris Ward 0161 483 5174 or e.mail: chrisward@vistech.plus.com
EVERY THURSDAY: BRAMHALL COMMUNITY CHOIR+.
An advanced a cappella group. Thursday 11am-12pm term time, Bramhall URC.
EVERY THURSDAY: STOCKPORT ART GUILD
Life Drawing. Stockport Art Gallery 7pm www.stockportartguild.comcontact@stockportartguild.com
EVERY THURSDAY: CRYSTAL CHORDS
We are an award winning women’s 4-part Capella chorus based in Stockport. We rehearse at 7.30-10pm at the Stockport Guildhall, 169-171 Wellington Road South, Stockport. New members are always welcome. Contact Laura at enquiries@crystalchords.org.uk for more details or see us on Facebook or InstagramCrystal_Chords
EVERY THURSDAY: (TERM TIME)
Aspire Ballet introducing RAD Silver Swans® Adult Ballet Classes Starting Thursday 2nd May, 11am, St. Michael and All Angels Parish Church, Bramhall, SK7 2PG. Contact Helen 07800 721124 or email info@aspireballet.co.uk
EVERY THURSDAY: LADYBROOK SINGERS
A friendly choir singing a varied upper voice repertoire. 7.30-9.45pm in the Narthex at Norbury Parish Church, SK7 4RF www.ladybrooksingers com email: ladybrooksingers@gmail.com
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EVERY 1ST THURSDAY OF THE MONTH: CHEADLE HULME U3A MONTHLY MEETING
No longer working full time or raising a family? U3A gives you the chance to develop interests and make new friends in the local area. Find out more about the wide range of groups we offer on our website and attend your first monthly meeting and/or group at no cost. Start 2pm. Contact: Neil Rackham. Email: admin@chu3a.org.uk Website: www.chu3a.org.uk
SECOND THURSDAY OF EVERY MONTH (EXCEPT AUGUST): AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL STOCKPORT GROUP
Contact: Duncan 0161 485 7601
EVERY 1/2/3/4TH THURSDAY OF THE MONTH (EXCEPT DECEMBER) PHD PATCHERS PATCHWORK AND QUILTING CLUB
Contact: 07761 447063.
EVERY 4TH THURSDAY OF EACH MONTH (EXCEPT FOR DECEMBER): RETIRED TEACHERS CLUB
Contact: 0161 4398794
LAST THURSDAY OF THE MONTH: SOCIAL NIGHT AT ALL HALLOWS
Play pool, table tennis or just call in for a chat from 7.30pm until 9pm. All Hallows Church, Cheadle. www.allhollows-church.org.uk
FIRST FRIDAY OF THE MONTH: HEALD GREEN THEATRE COMPANY HOLD OPEN BARS
Contact: Jackie on 07896 600710
EVERY OTHER FRIDAY OF THE MONTH: BEST FOOT FORWARD WALKS
Contact: bestfootforward@breastcancercare.org. uk or phone 0345 0771893. For further details go to www.breastcancercare.org.uk/bestfootforward
PLEASE CHECK MEETING IS ON BEFORE ATTENDING
FIRST AND 3RD FRIDAY EACH MONTH: STOCKPORT AND DISTRICT SOCIETY OF MODEL ENGINEERS
Meet at 7:30pm, at St Catherine’s Church Hall, Outwood Road, Heald Green. SK8 3QJ, for talks and discussions. If you are interested in model engineering whether experienced or a beginner contact us at info@stockportmodelengineers.co.uk
EVERY FRIDAY: FRIENDLY FRIDAYS
Contact: Pam Robinson 07909 903864 or Email friendlyfridaysuk@gmail.com
EVERY THIRD FRIDAY OF THE MONTH: STOCKPORT HISTORICAL SOCIETY
7.45pm at Stockport Sunday School, Nangreave Road SK2 6DQ.
Contact: Peter 0161 485 2415
EVERY FRIDAY: MINDFULNESS FOR WELLBEING
All Saints Parish Rooms, Church Road, Cheadle Hulme. 12 - 1pm. More info from Katie Sheen www.soulnutrition.org , katie@soulnutrition.org
Tel: 07703 342 781
EVERY FRIDAY: BRAMHALL COMMUNITY CHOIR
For fun and friendship 2pm-3.30pm term time at Centrepoint, Bramhall Methodist, also Fridays 12pm-1pm term time at Bramhall URC. Bramhall Beginners’ Choir. Learn how to sing and build your confidence.
EVERY FRIDAY: ST ANN’S HOSPICE FESTIVAL CHOIR
We are looking for new members. We rehearse on Fridays 7.15 – 9.30pm at Cheadle Hulme Methodist Church. We rehearse for 8 weeks prior to each concert. If you’d like to sing with our choir, send a message to hospicechoir@aol.co.uk
EVERY FRIDAY: CHEADLE HULME AL-ANON GROUP. Run by and for the families of alcoholics. Please phone the Helpline 0800 0086 811 for a Group contact number. Starts 8pm at Quaker Meeting House, 91 Station Road, Cheadle Hulme, SK8 7BG
EVERY SATURDAY:
HEALD GREEN LIBRARY STORYTIME. Contact: 0161 217 6009 Email: healdgreen.library@stockport.gov.uk
Pottery goat made by King Charles made global headlines -and has a Cheshire link!
A pottery goat made by King Charles sparked an auction bidding battle, made global headlines and boasted a Cheshire link.
For many years the important royal work of art, possibly the only known piece of sculpture by King Charles, was owned by a Cheshire woman. In June it hammered at £8,500 at Hansons Auctioneers. The premium-inclusive total paid by a private American buyer was £11,407. So many people have items tucked away at home potentially worth a small fortune. The goat belonged to former university cook Nellie Patten. She passed away at the age of 87 in 1993 in Cheshire.
Having no children of her own, she gave the goat to her great nephew Raymond Patten on his 21st birthday in 1969. She told him Prince Charles had made it. She was proud of the fact the future king attended Cambridge University in the late 1960s. At the time she worked as a cook for the president of Queen’s College. Raymond understood that his great aunt knew the prince personally. She must have cooked up some delights and, perhaps, received a gift for her efforts.
Raymond, who now lives in Canada, flew to the UK to deliver the ornament in person, such was its importance. The ceramic highland goat with its yellow horns and yellow, pink and brown stripes was beautifully enamelled and modelled. It captured the relaxed vibrancy and charm of the late 1960s/early 70s. Perhaps King Charles was inspired by the goat mascot of The Royal Regiment of Wales. As the regiment’s first colonel-in-chief, he wore its uniform at his investiture as Prince of Wales in 1969.
Raymond decided to part with it due to its historical significance. He is in his retirement years and wanted to find it a new home where it would be treasured for decades to come.
Royal memorabilia always sparks strong interest. In 2023 Hansons sold childhood drawings by King Charles of his mother and father, Queen Elizabeth II and The Duke of Edinburgh. Inscribed ‘Mummy’ and ‘Papa’, they were produced by Charles when he was five or six, circa 195355. They were guided at £5,000-£10,000 but achieved a premium inclusive total of £59,800 (£46,000 hammer).
Inspired to have an item assessed? Hansons hosts valuation and consignment events at St John’s Knutsford Church Centre, Church Hill, Knutsford, WA16 6DH. Upcoming dates include 28 June and 26 July, 11am-1pm. To find out more, or to book a free home visit, email service@hansonsauctioneers.co.uk or call 01283 733988.
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Aunt Nellie, Helen Patten, was a chef at Cambridge UIniversity in the late 1960s.
Canadian Raymond Patten flew to England to deliver the goat to Charles Hanson at Bishton Hall, Staffs.
Charles Hanson, owner of Hansons Auctioneers, with the pottery goat made by King Charles.
Pottery goat made by King Charles.
SUMMER HAS ARRIVED! Garden Talk
When the sun comes out we start thinking about our gardens and my garden advice consultancy gets busier with people looking for help with everything from pruning to design advice. As garden designers we have a few reliable plants that are useful in almost every design – and almost any garden would benefit from at least one of these suggestions. We all have our favourites of course, but I thought I’d share a few of mine this month.
ground cover plants don’t know when to stop growing and eventually become invasive weeds, but not Jack Frost. Low silver and green veined leaves creep over the soil and in summer display nectar rich blue frothy flowers - absolutely beautiful! They will grow under trees and shrubs in shade because they are naturally a woodland plant. They don’t like getting too dry but as they become more established, they will run up tree stems and under shrubs cutting down on the summer weeding.
Peony or Paeony is an easy perennial flowering from April to June. The main thing with the Peony is the time the plant takes to establish a reasonable size clump. If you think our Grandparents grew such wonderful large clumps of Peonies, it’s because they have been there in the garden for such a long time. Peonies are available in every shade of colour, doubles, semi-double and single flowers. I actually find the pure white P. Shirley Temple a must for every garden design. But if you have plenty of space to fill, take a look at the tree paeony. Don’t worry, it is not actually a tree, they just have a woody stem to 2m tall. But they have impressive football size flowers 30-40cm across. P. rockii is my favourite to use. Peonies love a well-drained rich soil so don’t forget to feed them in the summer and apply a compost mulch in autumn.
Finally, I must squeeze in my number one plant for any garden design and that’s the shuttlecock fern. Again, this is not the invasive wild seedy fern that we see in everyone’s garden. Matteuccia struthiopteris, to give it its Latin name is a uniform, delicate, pale lime green fern with architecturally triangular growth that will grow in any soil. None invasive but gently spreading through the garden design. I love how it compliments plants and colours and at only 40cm high doesn’t overpower surrounding plants.
Next month in SK Magazine I’ll list a few more great and reliable plants for garden design because there are so many wonderful plants out there that need writing about.
Happy Gardening!
When I need a well behaved ground cover plant, I choose Brunnera macrophylla and in particular a cultivar called Jack Frost. A lot of
Kevin Pratt Home Garden Consultation. With 40 years’ experience, Kevin advises on planting, design and pruning with a visit to your garden. www.gardenconsultation.co.uk info@kevinpratt.co.uk
Community news FIRST STEELS BEING ERECTED AT £27M CAMPUS REDEVELOPMENT AT CHEADLE COLLEGE
Work has begun to erect the steel framework on a £27 million redevelopment plot at Cheadle College
The first steels were signed by students, colleagues and partners before being lifted into place by contractor Willmott Dixon. Scheduled for completion in Summer 2025, the new campus will provide a stateof-the-art educational environment designed to support and inspire students in their individual academic and vocational pursuits.
campus will also feature specialist environments for the college’s Choices students, including a dedicated garden and sensory room.
The multi-million-pound development will feature a purpose-built modern facility offering innovative and inspiring learning spaces tailored to a diverse range of courses, including Horticulture, Early Years and Health and Social Care.
James Scott, Principal and CEO of The Trafford and Stockport College Group, of which Cheadle College is a part of, said:
“The first steels going up marks a pivotal milestone in the future of Cheadle College. Our ambition is to provide our students with an educational environment that can support and inspire them in their studies and a platform for their success in the future. As a college group we are enormously proud to have the ability to invest college and government funds into two educational institutions in Stockport in such a short space of time.”
Key highlights of the project include a new learning resource centre, comprehensive student services and dedicated social spaces. The
The project, procured via the Procure Partnerships framework, will be delivered by construction company Willmott Dixon.
Mike Lane, Director of Operations for Willmott Dixon in the north, said:
“It was fantastic to see how enthusiastic and excited the students were to join us onsite, and our expert team of education specialists look forward to keeping them engaged and involved as we deliver their new building.
“This is a project being built by local people for local people and we are committed to investing £9.1m of our project spend with local businesses based within 20 miles of the college.
“We are passionate about creating employment opportunities and skills in this community and will deliver a Social Value Return on Investment of £7m. Within that, we will create 140 weeks of apprenticeships, 90 weeks of T-level placements, engage hundreds of local students and deliver our bespoke Building Lives Academy programmes, designed to upskill and inspire the college’s foundation learning students.
“We’ve already engaged more than 350 of the college’s students and, we are proud to be supporting three T-level students working within our business they as explore careers in construction.”
The Trafford and Stockport College Group received £20m of government funding for the project and is investing another £7m of its own equity.
HOW TO SET UP YOUR OWN SELF-EMPLOYED
BUSINESS
If you have ever dreamed of setting up your own business and making a go of it on your own, then becoming self-employed is a relatively straightforward option that might suit you. The process of getting started is a lot simpler than setting up a company and you can be up and running almost straight away.
You will need to register as self-employed with HMRC which is quite easy to do and involves filling in an online form with your personal details and the details of your business; the name of your business; a description of what you do and when your business started. HMRC will then allocate you with a taxpayer reference number that you need to keep safe.
bookkeeping software packages available to help record all your income and outgoings, but it is not a requirement that you use these. The main expenses that can be claimed against your income to reduce your profits and tax liability are the cost of the goods that your business sells; advertising, insurance, travel costs, rent for any business premises you use and accountancy fees. Any equipment you purchase such as computers or phones can also reduce the tax due.
Someone who is in employment has their tax deducted automatically from their gross pay through the PAYE system. But the self-employed need to complete an annual personal tax return, submit it to HMRC and then arrange to pay the tax due directly to HMRC (usually by the end of January and by the end of July each year). As the tax for the first year of self-employment is paid in arrears, and HMRC require you to make an advance payment towards the second year, the amount due when you complete your first tax return can be higher than you might have expected. This can cause a nasty surprise, so it is advisable to prepare your self-assessment tax return as soon as possible after the 5 April each year since it does not have to be submitted to HMRC until the following 31 January.
To complete your annual personal tax return, income and expenditure will need to be recorded and this can be as simple as putting all your receipts in a folder. There are also various
While not strictly necessary, it is advisable to have a separate bank account for your business to keep personal and business finances separate. This helps with your record keeping, making it easier to prepare your annual personal tax return. When choosing a bank look for those that may offer a period of free banking as well as an overdraft facility to help you manage cash flow at the outset.
Trading as self-employed is the best environment while your profits are modest but stay in touch with your accountant because at some point it may be beneficial to incorporate your self-employed business by transferring it into a limited company. Also, if your revenue is growing, you must also be very mindful of the compulsory VAT registration threshold which is now £90,000 of annual taxable turnover and can catch people out!
Peter Bevan Bevan & Co, Chartered Accountants peter@bevan.co.uk
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All 3 eye treatments £20
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NYO Back, neck and shoulder massage (30mins)
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Makeup
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Aqua Babies
Monday and Wednesday afternoons. Stanley Rd, Cheadle, call 0161 973 1931.
Acorn Gymnastics Walking - 4 years.
Preschool gymnastics sessions based in Cheadle Hulme. Check the website for available session times and to book. www.acorngymnastics.co.uk 07942-356-589
Classes in Poynton, Hazel Grove & Parrswood at local venues or in your own home. Baby Massage & More is a lovely way to enhance your bond with your baby, aid relaxation and sleep, relieve colic and constipation and meet new friends. Postnatal Yoga with your baby to regain your strength and shape one day at a time, whilst having yoga fun with your baby. Babies welcomed with all their moods and states. Pregnancy Yoga and birth preparation also available. Contact Suzanne.wild@ lushtums.co.uk or www.lushtums.co.uk
Baby Chat
Thursdays 10.30 - 11.45am £1.50 per family (mums/ dads with babies upto crawling/12 months) at Cheadle Hulme Methodist Church. Contact church office on 0161 485 1605.
Baby Massage
Learn to massage your baby at a time and place to suit you. 5 week 1:1 or group courses in your own home or in venues in and around Cheadle. Contact Suzanne for more information on 07738-564666. www.babymassagetime.com
Baby Sensory Development Classes
The award winning baby development classes run Monday – Friday at various times from their dedicated and bespoke centre in Cheadle Hulme precinct. For more information please contact Natalie on stockport@babysensory.co.uk or visit their website www.babysensory.com/stockport for class availability and times.
Baby Signing
The Babysign Teacher runs classes and free taster sessions at various venues. For details visit our website: www.thebabysignteacher.co.uk, email: carolyn@thebabysignteacher.co.uk or call: carolyn on 07528 262142. Be amazed by how much your baby could tell you before they can talk!”
Cheadle Library Storytime
Thursdays at 2.00pm to 2.30pm Sharing stories, sharing books. A wonderful opportunity for children and their parent/carers to meet together on a weekly basis to share stories and rhymes in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. Suitable for pre school children E: cheadle.library@stockport.gov.uk.
Drama (5-7’s)
Saturdays 1.15pm-2pm.Starlight Performing Arts Academy CIC, Bramhall Moor Lane, (opp Stepping Hill Maternity Hospital) SK7 5AA. T 0161 439 8009 or 07515 397715. www.starlightperformingarts.t83.net
Jo Jingles
Jo Jingles classes are carefully structured. Each week different educational themes are introduced using well-known nursery rhymes and action songs. Mondays 9.30am - Under 2s and 10.30Over 2s. Wednesdays 9.25am - Over 2s and 10.20 - Under 2s at Bramhall Methodist Church, Bramhall Lane South, Bramhall. Call Laura on 0161 431 0674/07983513491 to book yoru place.
Little Fishes Toddler Group
Fridays 9.30-11.30 in Emmanuel Church Hall, Turves Road. Cost £1.50. contact 01614851154
Litte Superstars Sports Club
Trinity Gardens, Davenport. Mornings and afternoons. Louise 07904 311552.
Little Rews parents and toddlers (0-4year olds)
Thursdays 9-11 during term time in St Andrews Cheadle Hulme hall. Cost £1.50 per carer. Contact children@standrewscheadlehulmeorg.uk
My Sen Den
Inclusive Sensory Stay & Play – on the 1st Tuesday of the month 10.30-12 at Benja Fold, Bramhall. Different sensory toys each session for fine and gross motor fun. Email for more information and to book. E: info@mysenden.co.uk W: www.mysenden. co.uk
Kickstarters
SIntroducing a world of pre school football. Join the miniature recruits, enter the goaliverse, and earn the super power stickers. Classes MondayThursday mornings in Bramhall, Cheadle Hulme, Heald Green & Poynton. Please visit our website for further details 8by8football.co.uk or contact Alex Brown on 07853 273578.
Composite veneers create the most incredible smile makeovers
Get a Quick, Affordable, Pain-Free Smile Makeover Using Composite Veneers.
Composite veneers are a minimally-invasive type of tooth covering made using composite resin. The composite sits on top of your existing teeth, helping to shape the teeth into a more desirable appearance. They can be used to improve the appearance of natural teeth that have damage, discolouration, irregularly shaped, improperly aligned and can also fix minor chips or cracks in the teeth. It doesn’t take very long for a dentist to prepare your teeth for application of the veneers, and the veneers are applied there and then, meaning you can get your dream smile in just one visit (following consultations).
Here are two examples of composite veneer cases we have completed recently, where the patients have been unhappy with their chipped, worn, uneven teeth, and the gaps between them. In each case, we placed eight composite veneers to get rid of those imperfections and give each patient beautifully straight and even smiles.
Composite veneers create the most amazing smile makeovers at a fraction of the cost of porcelain ones, with NO damage to the natural teeth. And, as they can be done in one visit you can walk away the same day with a brand new, beautiful smile.
To discuss our summer smile makeover packages, or any other treatments or packages you may be interested in, call us on 0161-486-0743 and book your FREE consultation with one of our smile advisors.
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K@STA (R to year 6)
Every Friday 5.30 to 7pm for primary school children. St Andrews Church, Cheadle Road, Cheadle Hulme SK8 5ET. £1 per child. No need to book. Contact 0161 291 9134 or children@standrewscheadlehulme.org.uk
Pre School Dance (from 20 months+)
Ballet, Tap, Modern and Jazz
Sophie Dee School of Dance, School Place School Street , Hazel Grove SK7 4RA Monday - Saturday info@sophiedeeschoolofdance. co.uk 07799 750 575.
Pre-School Swimming
Monday 1.15-1.45pm and Friday 11.30-12pm. Hazel Grove Baths, Jackson Lane, Hazel Grove. Call 0161 439 5221.
Rhythm & Rhyme
Wednesday mornings at Cheadle Library & Friday mornings. St Michael’s Parish Hall, St Michael’s Avenue, Bramhall. Call Melanie on 0161 860 0911.
Rhythm Time
We offer multi-sensory, exciting, structured classes with Makaton signing. Join the fun! For babies & preschool children. Thursday mornings, Bramhall 4th Scout Hut, 67 St Michael’s Avenue SK7 2PG. chantelle.s@rhythmtime.org
Call 07563 388111 or visit rhythmandrhyme.co.uk
Rhythmic Rascals Dance Classes 3-4yrs
Pre-school dance classes in ballet, tap and modern Sophie Dee School of Dance, 07799 750 575. info@ sophiedeeschoolofdance.co.uk
Trinity Toddler Group
Mondays 9.30-11.30am. Term time only. Becky 07773 865925. Trinity Church Holiday Club 18th–21st August 10am - 12 noon Tel: 0161 428 7463. Trinity Church, Massie Street, Cheadle, SK8 1BP.
Street Dance 4yrs +
Tuesdays, Scout hut, Oak Avenue, Cheadle Hulme. Sophie Dee School of Dance, 07799 750 575. info@ sophiedeeschoolofdance.co.uk
Toddler Group
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday 9.15 – 11.45am Grove Lane Baptist Church, Pingate Lane South, Cheadle Hulme call Sandy on 0161 485 2354.
Toddlers
Wednesdays 10.30 - 11.45am, £2 per family (any pre school families welcome) at Cheadle Hulme Methodist Church. Contact church office on 0161 485 1605.
for 2-18 year olds taught by industry professionals. Contact Principle Hannah 07738 16423.
CookieTots
The United Reform Church, Bramhall. Mornings during term time only. Call Nikki on 07976 619648.
Jo Jingles
Jo Jingles classes are carefully structured. Each week different educational themes are introduced using well-known nursery rhymes and action songs. Mondays 9.30am - Under 2s and 10.30Over 2s. Wednesdays 9.25am - Over 2s and 10.20 - Under 2s at Bramhall Methodist Church, Bramhall Lane South, Bramhall. Call Laura on 0161 431 0674/07983513491 to book yoru place.
Toddler Sense Classes
Adventure play and multi-sensory activities for children aged 13 months - 4 years. Classes are held at Cheadle Hulme United Reformed Church, Swann Lane on Tuesdays and Trinity Methodist Church, Davenport on Fridays. Free taster sessions are available.Contact Jill stockport@toddlersense.co.uk or on 07496 448747 www.babysensory.com/en/toddlerclassdetails/ Stockport
Wobblers
Fridays 10.30 - 11.45am £1.50 per family (mums/ dads/carers with cruising/crawling babies upto 24 months) at Cheadle Hulme Methodist Church. Contact church office on 0161 485 1605.
If you are interested in attending any of these activities please phone first to check the details.
Summer 2024 Recipe
This is something I made the other day and it really went down well. As I write this summer has just begun but it’s ffffreezing! I hope you can make the lamb on the BBQ when you do it but I pan fried it – I’m nesh!
Lamb steaks with preserved lemon – for 6
12 thin lamb steaks (from the leg)
6 garlic cloves
50g coriander (stalks too)
8 preserved lemons deseeded
1 tablespoon black pepper coarsely ground
5 tbsp olive oil
Sea salt flakes – a good pinch
Put everything apart from the lamb into a processor and blitz then pour this over the lamb steaks and marinade for at least an hour. Bring them up to room temperature before either grilling on the bbq or frying for about 6 mins each side. Leave them to rest for a few mins before serving.
Green rice
50g coriander (stalks too)
6 cloves garlic
6 lime leaves cut up roughly Zest and juice of 1 lime
750ml cold water
2 heaped tsp coriander seeds
2 heaped tsp mustard seeds
Olive oil
500g basmati rice
75g unsalted butter
Sea salt
Put the first
4 ingredients into a processor and blitz then add some of the water to make a paste before adding the rest and mixing. In a large saute pan with a lid dry fry the spices until aromatic and browning a little. Drizzle in some olive oil and stir in the rice coating it in all the oil and spice mixture. Add the butter and when its melted pour in the herby liquid, season with the salt, stir and them cover and simmer for 20 – 25 mins until the liquid has been absorbed and the rice is cooked. Fluff the rice before serving.
These go really well with some hummus and a lovely salad or fried aubergines.
Enjoy.
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EVERY SUNDAY QUAKER MEETING
11am at the Quaker Meeting House, 91 Station Road, corner of Ramillies Avenue, Cheadle Hulme. Tel: 0161 439 6088. email: cheadlehulmeqm@gmail.com
All Welcome
FIRST SUNDAY OF THE MONTH: THE BROOKDALE CLUB QUIZ NIGHT
Contact: Roger Salt on 0161 439 0371. EVERY SUNDAY: “HUNGRY FOR HELP”
Contact: Suzi 07876 152 630. www.oagb.org.uk
EVERY SUNDAY: SELF-REALIZATION FELLOWSHIP
Contact: 07582 406147 for more information or visit www.srf-manchester.org.uk
SUNDAY 4TH AUGUST:
CHEADLE HULME GARDENING SOCIETY
is holding ‘Open Gardens’ from 2pm - 5pm. The following Cheadle Hulme gardens will be open to view:-
1 Ladybower, SK8 5PS
1 Cheadle Wood, SK8 6SS
3 Linley Road, SK8 7HP
PLEASE CHECK MEETING IS ON BEFORE ATTENDING
57 Gillbent Road, SK8 7LE
2 Windfields Close, SK8 5RH
4 Windfields Close. SK8 5RH
Refreshments available at 57 Gillbent Road. Please arrive before 4pm if you require refreshments. Entry cost is £5.00 to view all gardens, and tickets can be purchased at any of the gardens. Children enter for free.
For further details visit www.cheadlehulmegardenandshow.org.uk
T:- O1614854322
SATURDAY 17TH AUGUST: CHEADLE HULME MARKET
Held in Cheadle Hulme Shopping Centre from 10am until 4pm. 3 hours free parking. Come along and see what lovely stalls we have as well as supporting the local retailers. (also held on 21st September) “Together we have raised £11,125.64. in 2023. Without local support the markets wouldn’t go ahead”
SATURDAY 21ST SEPTEMBER: FRIENDS OF HESKETH PARK
Are having a BBQ on 2.30 - 3.30 in Hesketh Park. All welcome. For more information checkout Friends of Hesketh Park Facebook.
SUNDAY 11TH AUGUST:
CHEADLE HULME GARDEN ALLOTMENT OPEN DAY
“A garden is a friend you can visit any time”
(Gertrude Jekyll)
Stroll down Billy’s Lane and enter a peaceful green oasis where a tapestry of individual plots awaits, expressing each holder’s creativity and joy of gardening no matter their age or background. Founded in 1919 for local residents, this progressive Green Flag award association welcomes full plot holders; helpers; garden members; wildlife enthusiasts and
more. Our new Wildlife Garden also links with local schools, charities and environmental groups.
Of course gardening wouldn’t be fun without a sumptuous cream tea, homegrown fresh produce and flowers so why not join us at … Cheadle Hulme Garden Allotment
Open Day 11th August 12pm. See you there Ian Bradley (CHGAA Chair).
PILATES BODY VS GYM BODY
A Pilates body and a gym body are two very different types of bodies. A Pilates body is lean and elongated, while a gym body is often muscular and even bulkier.
Pilates builds strength and flexibility through controlled movements targeting specific muscle groups. This creates a toned and elongated appearance. In contrast, Gym workouts often focus on building larger muscle groups through heavy lifting and high-intensity cardio training. This can lead to a bulkier, more muscular appearance.
Pilates exercises focus on correct alignment and posture, improving overall movement and reducing the risk of injury. Gym workouts often focus on lifting heavy weights and reps, which can increase the risk of injury if not properly managed.
Pilates is a great method worth considering if you want to enhance and sculpt your body shape. It’s a low-impact exercise that can help you build strength, improve flexibility, and create a lean, toned physique. If you desire a more muscular physique, the gym is an ideal environment for you.
The movements in Pilates are designed to activate and strengthen these core muscles through a series of controlled and precise exercises. The focus is on quality of movement and maintaining proper form rather than just doing a lot of reps. Pilates builds strength across the whole body. If you’re in the gym pumping weights you are only working isolates muscles. This doesn’t translate in to whole body functional strength. Quite likely, it will leave you lopsided and imbalanced. Pilates is designed to build a balanced functional strength that can generate real power throughout the whole body.
One way that Pilates gives you a more muscular figure is by incorporating resistance training. When you engage in Pilates exercises, you use your own body weight as resistance to challenge your muscles and make them work harder. Incorporating resistance bands will help build strength as well as muscle density.
Weightlifting, strength training and cardiovascular exercises in the gym can have an impact on your joints. Pilates is non-impact so does not stress your joints. This is beneficial if you have arthritis or you already do a lot of impact training as it gives you that variety without doing even more impact work.
Pilates very much focuses on creating a strong core. With dedication and commitment, Pilates transforms many areas of your body, including your abdomen. Unlike other gym exercises and weight training forms, Pilates doesn’t rely on hefty weights or high-impact movements. Alternatively, Pilates focuses on core strength and control. It uses your body weight and resistance to build strength and muscle.
By practicing Pilates exercises regularly, you increase your muscular endurance, which allows you to increase the number of reps and sets of exercises before you get tired. As a result, Pilates is a great way to build a stronger, more muscular appearance.
Pilates is for life and can be life changing, so join a Body Control Pilates class now!
To find a qualified teacher, visit the Body Control Pilates website Jules Hardman Body Control Pilates Teacher www.jules-pilatesalderleyedge.co.uk
THERAPEUTIC FIBBING
If a loved one has dementia, they may ask questions that are difficult to answer truthfully, without causing distress. In these situations, the dilemma is how to respond, is it acceptable to lie – ever? Or should we tell the truth –always? The response could affect how the person feels and behaves and there’s the impact on you, the person providing the answers, potentially worried your response may damage a relationship that is already strained.
In these circumstances dementia experts often recommend a technique called Therapeutic Fibbing. This is when you tell a fib or bend truth to fit the reality of a person who has dementia, because their brain may experience a different version of reality. This technique helps step into the persons current reality and spare them unnecessary upset and distress.
Person with dementia – I need to go to work now, I am already late.
The truth – You don’t have a job, you retired 20 years ago. Remember you have Alzheimer’s now, stop trying to go out.
Therapeutic fibbing – That’s right, I almost forgot. We can’t have you going off without a good breakfast. Don’t worry you have plenty of time, I forget to change the clock after the time change.
Although every case needs taking individually, there are some guiding principles that can be applied, they include:
n Respond with compassion.
n Try to understand and acknowledge the person’s feelings.
n Seek to reduce distress and promote wellbeing or happiness.
This approach can take some getting used to as it feels like you are lying to someone you love. Try to focus on the outcome you want from your response, for your loved one to feel safe and comforted. Using white lies tin this way to validate their feelings and provide reassurance is very different from lying for a malicious reason. It may help to think about this approach similar to telling a friend that you love the thoughtful gift they gave you, even if you don’t actually like it. Telling the absolute truth in that case doesn’t change the situation and would only hurt your friends’ feelings.
Here is a scenario to illustrate the difference between being completely truthful and using the therapeutic fibbing technique.
If you spend time with someone who has dementia and find yourself being asked difficult questions you can find further guidance and information from Alzheimer’s Society.
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Mindset Advice WHY CAN’T WE CONCENTRATE ANYMORE - PART 2
I hope that in the last couple of months you managed to contemplate the things I wrote about in Part 1 of this article.
The following guide has now been designed to make some suggestions as to how we can start to regain control of our attention, before it is too late.
1. Turn off all notifications on your devices. You simply do not need to know about it the moment someone texts you, emails you, or posts the latest conspiracy theory on instagram.
2. Schedule strict times to check your messages and social accounts. Some can be limited to once per day others may need to be more frequent. Critically though, YOU decide when you check, not the social platforms.
3. Go through your emails and unsubscribe from everything that isn’t critical to have. Less is more when it comes to inbox management.
4. Plan your work and free time. Each night, write a clear plan for what you will do the next day. This quick task will save you hours in procrastination time.
5. Meditate daily. Meditation and mindfulness build neural density in the areas of the brain responsible for focus, concentration, creativity and working memory, so you must try to do it.
6. Sleep! You NEED at least 7 hours each night, and this is critical for our attention span. Sleep is boosted by meditation, consistent bedtimes, limiting caffeine after 12pm, supplementing zinc and magnesium and exercising daily.
7. Move more! Humans evolved doing 12-14 hours of exercise daily; so we must not be sedentary. After exercise, our brains are more capable of learning and remembering too, boosting our focus. With the sleep enhancing benefits already mentioned, exercise is crucial in the battle for our attention.
8. Check your past. Research shows that children and adults who have experienced trauma are more likely to have attention problems. If you have had any trauma in your life then it is time to take responsibility and work through it with a coach or therapist.
9. Eat clean, natural, unprocessed foods, steering clear of long ingredients lists containing chemicals you have never heard of. Research now clearly links ultra processed foods with attention problems, so clean up the diet where you can.
10.Practice single-tasking. Multitasking has now been shown to decrease productivity and impair concentration. Focus on one task at a time and give it your full attention before moving on.
11. Too much information! Unsubscribe from news updates and bulletins. Instead check the news once per day (if you must!). In today’s world, there is far more information bombarding us than our brains can process along side our own lives, so cut the input to post your output.
12. Try the 10 minute rule. If you want to check your socials, give it 10 minutes, and see if the desire fades. If it does then don’t check, and this builds the neural pathways supporting having control over our impulses.
Give these ideas a try and notice your attention returning. You can integrate some with your children too should you have them.
Regaining our attention is an uphill battle due to the nature of today’s society and the huge financial incentives that big tech companies have to keep us glued to our devices.
But, all is not lost.
We are becoming increasingly aware of this looming catastrophe, and through more research, hard work and discipline we have every chance of wrestling back control of our attention spans and creating a better future for us all.
Good luck!
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We have £5 million public liability insurance and all our work is carried in accordance with guidelines set out in the British Standards for tree works (BS3998).
We follow strict guidelines in relation to birds nesting and roosting or hibernating bats as well as other wildlife, we will liaise with the appropriate authorities if the need arises.
You can be sure that we will not harm or damage the surroundings as we work with complete respect for the environment and the trees themselves. Contact an experienced tree surgeon if you want a quotation, consultation or even advice.
We have the expertise you need. We have extensive knowledge about how to care for trees. If you want a reliable tree surgeon we are ready to help you. We have excellent service at affordable prices.
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EMOTIONS IN CHINESE MEDICINE
“My tongue will tell the anger of my heart, or else my heart concealing it will break.”
(William Shakespeare - The Taming of the Shrew)
Shakespeare’s plays are full of passion, fury, doom, dread –all the most extreme of emotions; their dramatic intensity makes them riveting to watch from the safety of the stalls but what a relief to see that curtain close and return to the peace of our homes. And it’s the same with soap operas, action films, social media, you name it; they provide us our ‘fix’ of high-intensity human drama, which we can enjoy because these events are happening at a remove; often they provide us with an outlet for our own emotional needs.
According to Chinese medicine, all emotions are considered healthy as long as they are not excessive, prolonged or unresolved. As one ancient Chinese sage said: “Emotions should pass through our hearts like wind passes through a flute”. In other words, we should express our emotions and let them go. Of course, life often isn’t that simple and we often find ourselves dealing with difficult emotions that just won’t go away.
Disordered emotions are considered the primary cause of disease in Chinese medicine, whether they are caused by childhood traumas, difficult relationships or the loss of someone we love. In Western medicine, stress is considered a risk factor for disease; whilst in Chinese medicine,
we talk about different emotions and their more specific effects on the body and the mind. Anger, for instance, has an effect on the liver and can cause migraines, eczema and asthma. There are many ways in which we can process these emotions for ourselves but when more help is needed, acupuncture has a unique gift of helping many people to improve both the health problems themselves and to calm the original emotional state. Just to leave you with another image from Chinese medicine – unresolved emotions are said to be like winds that shake the branches of a tree and prevent birds from settling. The birds represent our spirit, which cannot find peace in the midst of tumultuous feelings. Once the winds die down, the birds can return to the tree and serenity is restored.
Fiona Bullock MBAcC Lic Ac works at the Bramhall Osteopathic Practice.
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Useful Contacts
Stockport NHS Foundation
Trust’s Stepping Hill Tel 0161 483 1010 www.stockport.nhs.uk
Stepping Hill Hospital, Poplar Grove, Hazel Grove, Stockport SK2 7JE.
Stockport Council Tel 0161 480 4949 www.stockport.gov.uk
Stockport Council, Town Hall, Edward Street, Stockport, SK1 3XE.
Greater Manchester Police For non-emergency calls please contact Stockport West on 0161 856 9770 stockport. westnpt@gmp.police.uk.
Situated close to the village centre and benefiting from excellent public transport links, Hillbrook Grange Residential Care Home is a place where you can enjoy full and independent living with the benefit of care and companionship all around you. Our ethos is about creating a compassionate caring and supportive environment, and a fresh lively atmosphere.
We have recently refurbished 5 rooms for respite care which we offer on a weekly basis.
Founded in 1952, Hillbrook Grange is run as a not-for-profit registered charity and is managed by a small team. The team has two key objectives: delivering high quality, long stay, holiday, and respite care in a friendly and homely environment, and provision of this care at cost effective, competitive rates.
To discuss your care needs with a senior member of the Hillbrook team please contact us:
SHELF STYLING THIS SUMMER
Some tips for styling your bookcases and alcoves this summer. Here I’ve put together some neutrals, whites and natural materials to bring a scheme together. Cool, Summer, relaxing vibes for high street prices. Shop the look.
Mori Vase, The Luxe Company £48
Mori Vase, The Luxe Company £48
Mori Vase, The Luxe Company
£48
Mori Vase, The Luxe Company £48
Wood Knot, Habitat £12
Wood Knot, Habitat £12
Wood Knot, Habitat £12
Wood Knot, Habitat £12
Patterned Mini Vase, H&M Home £3.99
Patterned Mini Vase, H&M Home £3.99
Patterned Mini Vase, H&M Home £3.99
Patterned Mini Vase, H&M Home £3.99
Rattan Charger, Rebecca Audall £16
Rattan Charger, Rebecca Audall £16
Rattan Charger, Rebecca Audall £16
Rattan Charger, Rebecca Audall £16
Wood frame, Etsy £12
Wood frame, Etsy £12
Wood frame, Etsy £12
Wood frame, Etsy £12
Basket, Zara Home £15.99
Basket, Zara Home £15.99
Basket, Zara Home £15.99
Basket, Zara Home £15.99
stoneware vase, H&M Home £29.99
Tall stoneware vase, H&M Home £29.99
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