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Welcome to the new look May & June issue of SKWilmslow & Alderley Edge. We’ve just had a subtle redesign, hope you like it.

“Spring clear-out beckoning? Your vintage toys could net you hundreds of pounds” this is the headline from this month’s Under the Hammer feature. I do remember some of the toys featured but unfortunately there are nowhere to be found. Might be worth you guys checking out those boxes before they hit the tip. Full story on page 12.

This month’s Charity news (page 26) feature a couple of wonderful charities based in Wilmslow, Bare Necessities Toiletry Bank and Wilmslow Wells for Africa. Both helping people in need, and both would really appreciate your help.

We have our usual pages of events and activities in and around the area, to help get you out and about within the community.

All the best

This month

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Simon Hemsley

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Contents

Welcome - Page 5

Events - Pages 6, 8 & 10

Under the Hammer – Page 12

Community Care – Page 14

Mindset Advice – Page 16

Children’s Activities – Page 18 & 19

Health & Wellbeing – Page 20

Interior Design – Page 22

Food & Drink - Page 24

Charity News – Page 26

In Stitches – Page 28

Community Index - Page 30

Wellbeing - Pilates – Page 32

Ad Index - Page 34

To advertise in SKWilmsow & Alderley Edge please contact Simon Hemsley on 0161 488 1979 or e-mail simon@skmagazines.co.uk for further information.

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EVERY MONDAY: THE LINDOW SINGERS

Wilmslow Academy Primary School, Handforth Road, Handforth 7:30pm. For more information contact Ann Epton, on 0161 485 2231or Email Harry.Epton@ntlworld.com or visit https://www.lindowsingers.org.uk/

EVERY MONDAY AFTERNOON

In Together Wilmslow activities group for people with dementia and their carers. Games, crafts, songs, chat plus tea and cakes.

Wilmslow Methodist Church, Water Lane, 2pm to 4pm. Call Sally 07786 482048, email intogetherwilmslow@gmail.com

EVERY MONDAY: KNIT AND NATTER GROUP

Call 01625 586962 for more details.

EVERY MONDAY: LEGO CLUB 3.30-4.30 ideal for 5+, free, no need to book so come and get creative. Wilmslow Library.

EVERY MONDAY: EXERCISE FOR SENIORS

Further details contact Angela 07790291648

EVERY MONDAY: STORIES AND SONGS

11-11:30am ideal for 4 and under, Free, no need to book but telephone 01625 374 060 for further information. Wilmslow Library.

EVERY MONDAY: ITALIAN CONVERSATION CLASSES

Call Raffaella 07900 184318 with any questions. www.italianclasses.co.uk

EVERY MONDAY: BALLROOM/LATIN AMERICAN DANCE CLASSES:

Susan Young 07712 069627

EVERY MONDAY:

OTAGO BASED STRENGTH AND BALANCE CLASS

Monday 2.00-3.00 p.m. Chapel Court, Hawthorn Street, Wilmslow. Followed by refreshments.

£5.00 per class. (Contact Angela 07790291648)

EVERY MONDAY: TALBOT BADMINTON CLUB Email: talbotshuttleclub@gmail.com for more information.

THIRD MONDAY OF THE MONTH:

EAST CHESHIRE ALPINE GARDEN SOCIETY. We are a sociable group of enthusiastic gardeners, many of whom have a wide knowledge of things alpine. Come and meet us at Wilmslow Preparatory School at 7pm for 7.30 start, September to April. Subscriptions are Single £10, Joint £18 plus £1 per meeting. Visitors £4.

EVERY MONDAY AND TUESDAY:

CLASSES FOR SEQUENCE DANCING

Contact Susan Young 07712 069627

EVERY TUESDAY: MAGIC VOICES

Wilmslow 7.30pm Wilmslow Parish Hall, Cliff Road, Wilmslow SK9 4AA

EVERY TUESDAYS (TERM TIME): ALDERLEY EDGE COMMUNITY CHOIR for fun and friendship. 2-3.30pm at Alderley Edge Methodist Church.

EVERY TUESDAY: ROTARY CLUB OF WILMSLOW DEAN Contact 01625 535580. www.wilmslowdeanrotary.org.uk.

FIRST TUESDAY OF THE MONTH:

CHESHIRE LADIES LUNCHEON CLUB

Contact: Lesley Cox 07534471782

EVERY TUESDAY: THE BARNBY CHOIR

8PM TIL 9.45PM AT WILMSLOW METHODIST CHURCH, WATER LAND, WILMSLOW SK9 5AR Contact Shan Bristow 01625 520194 or email shan@shanbristow. co.uk www.thebarnbychoir.co.uk

EVERY TUESDAY: MEMORIES, WHATSITS & THINGMAJIGS

11am-12: we will have a selection of photographs, town maps and other objects designed to evoke memories. We will also have tea, coffee and biscuits so we can have a good old natter about how things have changed – telephone 01625 374 060 for further information. Wilmslow Library.

EVERY TUESDAY:

WILMSLOW BADMINTON CLUB

Email mickpeel@btopenworld.com.

EVERY TUESDAY: LUNCH CLUB

Royal Voluntary Service run a lunch club every Tuesday for older people at the Methodist church, Chapel Road, Alderley Edge ,12pm to 1pm we offer a sandwich, cake and cups of tea ,it’s a great way to meet new people and have a natter. contact Julie Dickson 01625 536412

EVERY TUESDAY:

MACCLESFIELD LIGHT ORCHESTRA

If you enjoy playing music and would like to join a friendly orchestra, please contact: Rosemary Jones 01625 529313 or Lawrence Beard 01625 572324

7.45 pm in the Salvation Army Rooms, Roe Street, Macclesfield SK11 6UT. www.macclesfieldlightorchestra.co.uk

EVERY TUESDAY: JAZZ AND SWING

Contact 01625 528336.

EVERY SECOND TUESDAY OF THE MONTH: THE ARTS SOCIETY WILMSLOW

Every second Thursday of the month: The Art Society Wilmslow. Meet at the United Reform Church Wilmslow and the contact details are : wilmslow@theartssociety.org

EVERY WEDNESDAY:

WOW SINGERS (LADIES’ DAYTIME CHOIR)

Further details: cantata16@gmail.com, 01625 269721 or www.cantatamusic.org

FIRST WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH: BOOK LOVERS GROUP

2-3pm: free, no need to book. We will have a different book theme each month so call 01625 374 060 for further information. Wilmslow Library.

EVERY WEDNESDAY: BACKBEAT A CAPPELLA

Call Chrissie on 07929 103990 for further information. www.backbeatacappella.com.

FIRST WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH: DEAN ROW WI

Call our secretary Sue on 0161 485 6684.

EVERY WEDNESDAY:

ALDERLEY EDGE BRIDGE CLUB.

Contact John Poole on 01625 584328 or Denis Langton on 01625 583720

EVERY WEDNESDAY: ADCS & SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCING

Contact details 01260 253401.

EVERY WEDNESDAY:

WILMSLOW KNIT AND NATTER GROUP

Suitable for knitters of any ability. 9.30 - 12.00pm at Coach and Four, Alderley Road, Wilmslow.

EVERY WEDNESDAY: RHYMETIME

10am to10.30 am at Alderley Edge Library, London Road, Sessions are free with no need to book.

EVERY SECOND WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH: WILMSLOW HISTORICAL SOCIETY

Contact us on 01625 536909 or by email to wilmslowhistoricalsociety@gmail.com

SECOND WEDNESDAY OF EACH MONTH:

THE ART SOCIETY NORTH EAST CHESHIRE

Contact Maggie on 0161 427 9451 or email info@ theartssocietynortheastcheshire.org.uk

EVERY THIRD WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH:

CONCERTS UNDER THE SPIRE:

Every Third Wednesday of the Month: Alderley

Edge Methodist Church Lunchtime Concert Light lunches served from 12 noon followed by 45-minute recital starting at 1.00 pm. Admission to the concert by programme £7 available at the door. www.alderleyedgemethodistchurch.com

LAST WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH:

IT&CHAT:

2-3pm: If you need help with getting online or using our online resources, drop in for advice. Telephone 01625 374 060 for further information. Wilmslow Library.

EVERY FOURTH WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH: WILMSLOW U3A

Meetings at 2.30pm with a different speaker each month New members are very welcome. Costs £1 each meeting after membership fee which includes a cup of tea and a biscuit. URC schoolrooms, Chapel Lane, Wilmslow. For more information check out www.wilmslowu3a.org.uk

EVERY SECOND THURSDAY OF EACH MONTH: ROW OF TREES CUM

WIMSLOW W.I.

Contact Jean on 01625 475222.

EVERY THURSDAY: MOVEMENT TO MUSIC Call Angela 0779029168.

EVERY THURSDAY: STORY & SONG. 10am to10.30 am at Alderley Edge Library, London Road, Sessions are free with no need to book.

EVERY THURSDAY: CLASSICAL YOGA

Contact Marion Duff on 01625 528650 www. marionduff.co.uk for details.

EVERY THURSDAY: THE THURSDAY GROUP - FOR MATURE UNATTACHED PEOPLE

07939 541158 www.thursdaygroup.co.uk

EVERY THURSDAY: KEEP FIT FOR SENIORS. Thursday 1.30-3.00 p.m. Chapel Court, Hawthorn Street. Wilmslow Standing and Seated Exercise to Music. Followed by refreshments £7.00 per class (Contact Angela 07790291648)

EVERY THURSDAY: YOGA

For more information email: diana.j.davidson@btinternet.com or call 0161 929 1947.

EVERY THURSDAY: RHYMETIME

11-11:30am: Ideal for aged 4 and under, free, no need to book – telephone 01625 374 060 for further details. Wilmslow Library.

EVERY FIRST THURSDAY OF THE MONTH: BOOK CHAT SOCIAL

5:45-6:45 - There is no set text, no specific genre just an opportunity to come and talk about what books you have been enjoying and possibly be inspired to try something new. Tea, coffee and a biscuit or two will be available. No need to book. Telephone 01625 374 060 for further details. Wilmslow Library.

EVERY SECOND THURSDAY OF THE MONTH: ALDERLEY EDGE SPEAKERS

Call Mike on 07973 155651.

3RD THURSDAY OF EVERY MONTH: TRANSITION WILMSLOW MEETING

Do join us and help us make Wilmslow a greener place; we plant trees, grow vegetables, organise guided walks, bike rides and talks, help people save energy at home and lots more! Do join us and share your ideas. Everyone welcome. 7.30pm either at Quaker Meeting House or via Zoom. Contact transitionwilmslow@gmail.com for details.

EVERY 4TH THURSDAY OF EACH MONTH (EXCEPT FOR DECEMBER): RETIRED TEACHERS CLUB

Contact 0161 4398794.

EVERY THURSDAY AFTERNOON: MOBBERLEY BRIDGE CLUB playing at Chorley Village Hall Contact Brian 01625 533797 or Angela 01625 528826

EVERY THURSDAY LEGO CLUB:

5-6:30pm: ideal for 5+, free, no need to book so come and get creative - telephone 01625 374 060 for further details. Wilmslow Library.

FIRST FRIDAY OF THE MONTH: WILMSLOW

WORDSMITHS WRITING GROUP: 10:30-11:45: write poetry, short stories or scripts in an informal setting, no experience necessary. Free, no need to book. Telephone 01625 374 060 for further details. Wilmslow Library.

EVERY SATURDAY MORNING: COFFEE – CONCERT – COMPANIONSHIP

Coffee Morning 10 am – 12 noon every Saturday (except August). Come and meet your friends, have a natter, browse the stalls for home-made goodies, books, Traidcraft items and much more. Informal Piano Recitals from 11 am on the first Saturday of the month. Admission free.

Alderley Edge Methodist Church www.alderleyedgemethodistchurch.com

EVERY SUNDAY MORNING: THE ALDERLEY EDGE, WILMSLOW AND DISTRICT

FOOTPATHS PRESERVATION SOCIETY

Visit www.footpaths.org.uk

EVERY SUNDAY: “HUNGRY FOR HELP”

Contact Suzi 07876 152 630 www.oagb.org.uk

EVERY SUNDAY: TAI CHI

All year round, every Sunday morning at 10.30am @ the Leisure Centre Cricket ground. No tuition. No charge and free parking!

SATURDAY 6TH MAY: KING CHARLES CORONATION

We are all invited to take part in this “once in a lifetime” event by doing something local for charity. Why not do your bit by raising funds for East Cheshire Hospice? Pick a day for a walk –with family, friends, colleagues ideally in May. Choose a walk and dedicate it to ECH – it could be short, long, with your dog or to a pub (or 2!). Make a donation and raise sponsorship for our local hospice. We can give you ideas for walks if you like? It might be possible to get people together to do a group walk? We have set up a Team Just Giving page to make it easy for you to collect sponsorship. https://www.justgiving.com/ team/WilmslowCoronationWalkforECH

Any, questions please contact nedspencer@ point-systems.co.uk

THURSDAY 18TH -20TH MAY: ALDERLEY & WILMSLOW MUSICAL THEATRE COMPANY

Celebrating 75 years of musical theatre & film at Daneside Theatre, Park Road, Congleton, CW12 1DP. Book tickets via awmtc.org

SUNDAY 11TH JUNE: SUMMER CONCERT

With St Anne’s Hospice Festival Choir, featuring Christopher Ellis on Piano, conducted by John Pomphrey. Tickets £16, Children under 16, £8. Tickets are available from Choir members, on the night or online at www.hospicechoir.org . Starts 7.30pm at Stockport Town Hall.

If cardboard boxes packed with family heirlooms are gathering dust in the loft a major auction success offers a salutatory lesson. A client expected little when he bought a box of his late mother’s dishes to Hansons. He consigned them to auction with an estimate of £30-£50. Six of the items went on to make more than £100,000 at auction - much to his amazement.

Following the loss of his mother earlier this year, the 67-year-old retired computer engineer has been clearing her house, which was adorned with colourful pottery.

I spotted some of her items in a cardboard box in the saleroom - and they took my breath away. Inside were Chinese ceramics which appeared authentic. Adam Schoon, a familiar face on TV’s Antiques Roadshow and Chinese ceramics expert assessed the collection.The news was good. They were genuine.

I called the vendor to tell him some of his mum’s pottery would be entering Hansons’ Fine Art Auction with estimates in excess of £10,000. He was over the moon, but his luck was set to get even better.

Despite chips, a set of four small dishes (lot 357) achieved a hammer price of £63,000 from a £4,000-£6,000 guide. Three phone bidders battled against the internet. The total paid by a Chinese bidder, with buyer’s premium, was £81,900.

The dishes turned out to be late 16th century Chinese Ming Dynasty wucai porcelain dragon and phoenix dishes. Each dish bore six character marks in blue of the Wanli Emperor (1573-1620).

They were not the only items plucked from the cardboard box to excel. Lot 358, an Imperial porcelain yellow ground medallion bowl, Daoguang (1821-1850), with a seal mark in blue and of the period, sold for £14,500 against a £1,500£2,500 guide.

Hot on its heels came lot 359, an Imperial porcelain famille rose pink ground medallion bowl, Daoguang (1821-1850), with seal mark in blue. It achieved £8,800 against its £4,000-£6,000 estimate.

Both bowls (lots 358/359) sold to a private UK buyer for a combined total, with premium, of £30,290. Together, the three Chinese lots achieved hammer prices totalling £86,300. With buyer’s premium the total paid was £112,190.

The stunned seller told me the pottery had been gifted to his mother decades ago by an engineer she helped to care for. They’d been displayed in the family home for around 40 years.

So, what’s in your cardboard box? Never dismiss anything. Come to see us.

The Chinese ceramics sold in Hansons Auctioneers’ March 30 Fine Art Auction. To enquire about free valuations or house visits in Cheshire call 01283 733988 or email Janet Rawnsley: jrawnsley@hansonsauctioneers.co.uk.

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