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• Dancing to success at Denstone Village Hall Dracula comes to Marchington!
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Thomas Alleyne’s Launches Safe Social Networking nline social networking is as much a part of youngsters everyday lives as watching TV or fish and chip suppers. But as we all know there are risks in these open forums such as Facebook & Bebo. How do you know who your children are talking to online? Are they who they say they are? Are the conversations they are having suitable for their age? Are you sure they are not being bullied online? It is a sad state of affairs that we have to consider all of the above, after all these sites do enrich all of our online experiences, if they are used sensibly and responsibly. To help with this Thomas Alleyne’s High School in Uttoxeter has launched its own social networking site as part of its Virtual Learning Environment provided by Frog Trade. This site lets pupils, search for friends, post status messages and write on each other’s walls all within a secure site that is constantly monitored. This website is only available to pupils, meaning that many of the risks of the commercial sites are removed, pupils can only logon as themselves and can only search for and become friends with other pupils in the school. If there is any misuse such as swearing or bullying it is instantly picked up by the schools monitoring systems and the pupils are dealt with as appropriate within the discipline code of the school. This even applies to the things that happen at home as they are using a school system. The school firmly believes that these technologies should be embraced in the classroom and utilised to enhance the learning of the pupils as it is a technology of now and one that the pupils use everyday. Forums are already used to great effect within subject areas and to promote discussion on subjects as wide ranging as the position of the BNP in British politics to the X Factor! The same website is also used by teachers and pupils to communicate online, set assignments, electronically hand in work and access learning and support materials for an increasing number of subjects. This is even going to be extended to parents being able to log in and see items such as attendance data, work set, and deadlines for their children.
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t Mary’s Entertainers’ (those well-known local thespians from Uttoxeter Parish Church) recent lavish production of that well-loved pantomime Snow White, written by Norman Robbins has been hailed as their best ever!! Staged at their usual venue, The Wilfred House Centre in Uttoxeter, the Entertainers ‘pulled out all the stops’ to make each of the four performances of this traditional fairy story, truly memorable entertainment for their appreciative capacity audiences. The show was funny and fast-moving with all the ingredients of a family pantomime. Lively choruses and music, spectacular costumes and special effects kept the audience enthralled from beginning to end and the enthusiasm of the cast was evident throughout each performance. St Mary’s Entertainers, who have been performing comedy plays and pantomimes in the town for over 25 years, were pleased to welcome young newcomer Siobhan Hunt in the demanding title role for this production. Her youthful, innocent portrayal of Snow White was a delight, finally winning the heart of the gallant Prince Michael, confidently played by Hayley Allen. Nola Snelson as the Fairy provided the narration throughout while Allan Austin playing Dame Goodheart and Nikki Wood (Chuckles the Court Jester) had the audience in stitches with their silliness, antics and innuendo!! Charles Dale played Alonzo, the timid Court Chamberlain opposite Linda Hammond as the fiery bad-tempered Queen Maligna. Linda, who is usually cast as ‘the dame’, delivered a performance full of menace and venom worthy of any wicked queen!! This part was doubled by Sue Clark as an apple-selling witch during a spectacularly spooky transformation scene. The Seven Friends who protected Snow White from harm included Frances Hodgson, Amy Tatlow and Alice Thompson Smith. Chris Brown together with his grandchildren Luke and Alice Wood and Jessica Allen completed the lineup!! This disciplined troupe of ‘youngsters’ brought comedy and tragedy to each performance. Rosemary Shepherd provided the ethereal ‘Voice of The Mirror’. St Mary’s Entertainers can be justly proud of this production, bringing live theatre and traditional family entertainment to audiences in the town, whilst at the same time raising much-needed funds for the Parish Church. Many, many thanks to everyone who supported this production in any way.
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Indulgent Burns Night uld Lang Syne, probably three of the most recognised words in the World. But what do they mean. For some its New Year celebration for others it’s an international expression of friendship or for some it reminds them of Scotland. These words were written by one of the greatest poets of all time, Robert Burns the Bard of Scotland. Burns was a prolific writer who died at the age of 37 and left a lasting memory which is celebrated the World over today. The Burns Supper was first celebrated in Ayrshire at the end of the 18th century by Robert Burns’ friends on the anniversary of his death. Later the first Burns club ‘The Mother Club’ held their Burns Supper on his birthday 25th January. Burns suppers may be either formal or informal. Informal suppers typically include haggis whiskey and the recitation of Burns’ poetry. Formal events follow a fairly standard format. On Friday 22nd January and again in Friday 29th January Uxonians turned out in their best refinery to celebrate a Burns Supper at Indulgence in Uttoxeter. Guests were greeted by the host David Hunter at a champagne reception. Dinner was started with a traditional welcome and the Selkirk Grace. Some hae meat and canna eat, And some wad eat that want it; But we hae meat, and we can eat, And sae the Lord be thankit.
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As is traditional the guests clapped in time to the music as the haggis was piped in by Stephen Beattie a piper in full Scottish regalia. The bagpipes sounded fantastic in the lounge with the high ceiling as the piper came up the stairs, followed by the haggis and whiskey bearers. Stephen gave the address to the haggis with great enthusiasm and energy. Fair fa’ your honest, sonsie face, Great chieftain o’ the pudding-race! Aboon them a’ ye tak your place, Painch, tripe, or thairm : Weel are ye wordy o’a grace As lang’s my arm. Etc. Finishing off the address to the haggis the guests were invited to raise their glasses and drink a whiskey toast. Indulgence served a traditional meal of homemade Cock a’ Leekie Soup followed by Haggis, Champit Tatties & Bashed Neeps led to the Cranachan dessert and finished with Cheese and oaties. After the meal the immortal memory was given by the host and guests were entertained by Iain Rodger to Holy Willies Prayer. Holy Willie Fisher was an elder in the Parish church of Mauchline, in Ayrshire and was a hypocrite and himself a sinner who spied on people and reported them to the minister if he thought they were doing wrong. The poem is a satire based on Fisher’s sickly selfrighteousness. The phrase “Holy Willie” has become part of the Scots language for describing someone that is humourless and ultra religious. The toast to the Lassies and reply was prepared by Sue and David Hunter and later Peter Hunter played My Love is Like a Red Red Rose on the cornet. This is widely recognised as one of the Bards greatest love poems & folk songs.
Oh, my love is like a red, red rose That’s newly sprung in June Oh, my love is like a melody That’s sweetly played in tune The format of the evening proved so popular that all places were sold within three days. Fortunately the piper was available for the following week, so a second night was planned and also sold out very quickly. The success of these evenings and the encouragement of the guests has led Sue Hunter, owner of Indulgence to plan future black tie events. Commencing with a Titanic evening on Friday 16th April where four of the ten courses from the Titanic’s 1st Class menu will be served. Guests enjoyed the evening socialising, making new friends and commenting on how relaxed and friendly the occasion was. As the evening finished everybody stood, old friends and new, held hands and sang the traditional Alud Lang Syne. Which means ‘Times gone by’ Should auld acquaintance be forgot, And never brought to mind? Should auld acquaintance be forgot, And days o’ auld lang syne.
David Hunter and Stephen Beattie Walter and Sally Foord (Tutbury)
Christine Potter, Sue McGallan, Brenda Webb, Val Rapley (Doveleys Manor Park)
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alented youngsters at Pat Miller’s School of Dance received medals and certificates after passing the Disco Dance examinations. This superb achievement was welcomed by Pat who paid tribute to the tremendous hard work and dedication of the young dancers ‘I am so pleased to say that everyone passed with flying colours,’ she proudly exlclaimed. Photographs, above, show (under 8’s) and below the 8-12’s at Denstone Village Hall where the classes are held.
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The good old days Left: This photograph was taken c1964 just prior to the shutting of the Uttoxeter Engine Sheds showing a section of the Engine Drivers & Firemen. Left to Right; Ken Sherratt, Jimmy Jarvis, Herbert Parker, Ernie Kidd, Walter Coates, Pete Woodward, Albert Evans, Charlie Talbot, Tony Smith, Tommy Waterfield, Richard Gosnell, & Bill Shaw.
Above: Can anyone recognise these local people enjoying The Roaring Twenties? Left: Not the best attire for a night out!! Can you recognise this well-known Cheadle chappie? Below: A Uttoxeter couple and their child pose for this photograph - but who are they?
Above: Bamford’s 2nd Team Back row; Cyril Burtonwood, Brian Blood, Stan Chatfield, David Brough, Terry Cooper, Danny Warne. Front row; Les Ault, Roy Astbury (Razzer), Billy Harvey, Charlie Buckley, Eddy Press Below: Uttoxeter Amateurs Back row; Barry Fenton, Roy Astbury, Mick Naylor, Mick Dutton, Edwin Torre, Les Harrison, Alan Smith, John Charlesworth, Mick Ede, Brian Dodd. Front row: Ian Butler, John Price, Billy Pritchard, Mick Dyche, David Price, Tony Bratsanos, Simon Groves.
The good old days photographs in issue 14 were: The football team was Bamfords, winners of the Stafford Borough Cup 1963/64 season. Back row left to right: Frank Harvey Trainer, Bill Pritchard, Dave Oulsnam, Brian Blood, Tony Wain, Harry Metzner, Dick Blackhurst, Jesse Green Secretary. Front row left to right: Graham Darby, Dave Hill, Jack Harvey, Derek Dyche, Mick Walker. The team reached 4 cup semi finals and were runners up in Division 1 of the Staffs Amateur League.
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The packed audience was at Springfield School Hall, Rocester, in 1972.
The smart looking Cheadle lads were John Edwards, Nigel Titterton and Terry Harvey.
The 3 youngsters with the little monkey were brothers Paul and Michael Taylor of Uttoxeter and cousin Marcia Taylor of Cheadle.
The two couples at a dance were Patrick and Gabe O’Rourke with Clive and Josie Taylor of Cheadle, sitting in the Guild Hall.
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Happy Birthday Beachcombers eachcombers beauty salon in Uttoxeter town centre has celebrated its ninth year of trading by moving in to new larger premises in Old Saddlers Yard, thru the arch facing WH Smith. The new beauty salon, adjacent to the old unit, now has 3 beauty treatment rooms with mood lighting and soothing decor while 2 further rooms offer vertical or horizontal tanning on modern sunbeds. Spray tanning is also offered in its own specialist room. Beachcombers continued success is built on the loyalty of the Uttoxeter people whilst offering value for money. Moving to the new salon coincides with new treatments and services added to the already market leading range that was previously offered. Resident practitioners can offer full cosmetic beauty such as fillers and botox and alternative therapies like Acupuncture and the healing energy treatment Reiki. Machine based treatments are available for non surgical body and face lifting, muscle development and weight loss. The high intensity Arasys Inch Loss treatment provides the equivalent of over 330 sit-ups in a 17-minute treatment reducing hips, thighs, buttocks and stomach. It is the best all round body toning system with proven results and countless endorsements. And it not only for women – it’s for men as well. After researching the market for the most in-demand treatments the
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Ginny’s Gardening Guide By Uttoxeter’s Ginny Gibson his time, last year, I was just beginning to work out what propagation was, and you will know I did it all too late last year, so had limited success, but that is the beauty of the seasons, you know that you can have another go next year. So now is the time to start propagating. What does it mean – ‘the spreading of something into new areas via seed, division, air or ground layering and grafting’ that is what my dictionary says – which is apt really, cos I need some spreading to fill up the empty spaces in the garden. I am going to concentrate on seeds in this article and how to start them off, and will keep it simple this year by trying cornflowers and nemophila as my hardy annuals. They are called Hardy Annuals as they are Hardy against cold, not too cold though and annual as they die off after a year. The first job is to fill up some seed trays, with seed compost which is specially formulated with extra food in it to help the seeds grow. Once you have filled up the seed trays, then lightly tap the sides to expel any air, the air pockets can trap water, which will rot the roots. Once you think the air is out, gently firm the top of each pod, I mean gently because remember the seed will be putting out a root that is very delicate at first and it needs to be able to push through, I use the bottom of a small yoghurt carton, but there are tools that you can buy. Then the fun bit, sowing the seed, everyone has a different way of doing this, but I empty the packet into my hand and then pinch a seed into each pod. Then lightly sprinkle some earth of the top, not too much and water. With the watering, start by standing the pods into a water tray and just water the tray. Some people use a pane of glass over the top, which is what I am going to try this year and then leave them. In a very short space of time you will see some growth, for me that is the most exciting time. By April they will be ready to plant out and you will have given them the best chance of
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survival. Some people plant out cornflowers and nemophila straight into the ground, but I want to nurture them before they have to face the big bad world. Our tip this month is from the Park Avenue Allotment Association, in Uttoxeter, Mr Harbour and Mr Bailey (pictured below), kindly showed me round the site in January when the snow had only just cleared and we talked about the hopes for good weather in February and March, the first thing we talked about was pea frames, Mr Harbour had made a long A frame structure from tile laths, covered it in pea netting and he sets these out over his peas after planting which not only gives the peas protecting from the birds, but also something for them to climb. Runner beans, although planted in May need a trench digging and this is normally done in March, you dig the trench and then between March and May you put in all your vegetable waste, building it up to almost level to the ground, then put a bit of manure and finally soil and it is ready to take the beans. Remember that you can even put in annual weeds, as long as they are not deep root weeds like dandelions and docks. 12th May is the date around here that most people plant their beans. But back to March – you can now start off, inside, your French beans and sweet peas, put out radish in the ground under cloches and if you are lucky enough to have rhubarb then put a bin over the crown to force the growth. Finally start your
Beetroot in some seedling pods and you will be rewarded with beetroot later in the year. Allotments at this time of the year are busy places, so I am very grateful to Mr Harbour and Mr Bailey for passing on their boundless knowledge so that an amateur like myself has a chance at success. (NB – the Park Ave Allotments are looking for a large shed to house a tea making area for their members, if anyone has one to give away, please contact Mr Harbour on 01889 563778 I have been lucky enough to be given my plant tip this month from Gavin (pictured above) at Fir Tree Nursery, Scropton, 01283 520331, as mentioned before in this column, he runs the nursery and is one of the most generous plantsmen I have come across. His plant this month is the Kilmarnock Willow (Salix Caprea ‘ Kilmarnock’) it is a weeping willow that grows to 6ft and at this time of year has an abundance of wonderful catkins, it would make a great feature next to your pond or in the middle of your boarder. I would not be able to do justice to how wonderful these trees are here, look them up and then go and buy one so that each year you will get joy from this miniature marvel.
Magisterial Memories By John Glandfield Uttoxeter’s Most Charismatic Solicitor or those of you who might, in truth, regard yourselves as fortunate not to have been called upon to provide positive roadside specimens of breath a word of warning for the future. “Excess alc” as Solicitors tend to call it is no respecter of age or persons. Nor ‘ legally, is it or has it ever been “Drunk Driving”. That was always a misnomer that infuriated me as tending to suggest that when requested by the Police to, “Step out of the car, please” if you did not then collapse in a drunken heap it was not really that bad. The Offence is made out as soon as anyone drives or have charge of a motor vehicle with an amount of alcohol in their blood or breath that exceeds the prescribed limit. How they actually feel is quite irrelevant as is how accustomed they are to drinking and what effect they think that it has on them. Consequently it was always irksome when I had to listen to those countless proclamations that if alcohol had been consumed one would accordingly drive that more carefully. That was and always will be bunkum. . In recent times, and I always felt as against Old Codgers like me they had been better educated in the obligations of those who, “Sat behind the wheel”, the youngsters seem to be coming up in Court increasingly for “Excess alc”. I find that especially sad.
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Having prosecuted (well away from Uttoxeter I hasten to add) for several years I will say that if you regularly drink to any excess and drive your being caught is a matter of, “When” and not,” If”. Indeed before departing this Sermon /Tirade I will say that most of the folk I ever prosecuted, or defended for that matter, were neither, in the more widely accepted use of the words, drunk at the time or, indeed, drunks. Remember if you are involved in any sort of road traffic accident, irrespective of whose fault it might be, when the Police arrive it is standard practice to breathalyse all drivers involved. Don’t run the risk and so, please, all of you out there be careful. Of course there were lighter sides to it all. One instance that sticks in my mind was the Client, long since deceased, who after serving a lengthy ban decided to treat himself to a new car. As there was a delay at the garage over some insurance or other administrative issue said Client retired to the Pub across the road whilst things were sorted out. Yes, you have guessed it. On his way home he was stopped and provided a positive specimen of breath. Why did the Police have their suspicions and stop him? Well, it was broad daylight and, at each turn and other manoeuvre as he headed for home in
his newly-acquired car, he was religiously using the old-fashioned hand signals. On another occasion a Client was stopped on the busy A50 in Uttoxeter just the Stoke side of the Ashbourne Road Roundabout. He really was “smashed” and when the Police enquired why he had been so stupid as to venture out and drive in such a state, quipped “With the amount of traffic on this road it would have been suicide, in my state, for me to try and walk along it”. Finally there was the instance where a farmer client clicked on the idea if given an opportunity of providing a specimen of urine or blood in anticipation used to strap a bag of uncontaminated urine rounds his waist whenever he needed to drive having consumed “a few”. The idea was, a, that it kept it at body temperature, and, b. unlike giving a specimen of blood which would be taken by the Police Surgeon for all to see, urine was traditionally provided in private. Since, however, he rarely bothered to empty and re-fill the bag, when the ploy was eventually put to the test, needless to say, the Forensic Laboratory quickly spotted and rejected the sample of “Vintage urine”. See you in Court. John E.Glandfield
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he Celebration of the haggis is an annual event at The Waterfront at Barton Marina and is now as well patronised as New Years Eve. It may be an occasion to celebrate the birth anniversary of Robert Burns and indeed we do give everyone who comes to eat a menu with selected poems and a potted history but it gives us something to look forward to after Christmas, to brighten up January and possibly use up the whiskey. The Burns Supper in England may be a rare example of a festival that has grown in popularity without the push of commerce but we find that it is split 50/50 with Scottish and English alike all coming to The Waterfront because they know it’s a good night out. This year the haggis was processed by the chef, led by piper Paul Roger, followed by Caroline Kerr marketing manager who held the whisky aloft, as is traditional followed by Ken Knowles, Lichfield’s town crier who with the Immortal Memory proposed, the Lassies toasted, joined the other diners and
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Let The Voice Be With You By Les Humphries ell readers, another Christmas been and gone and what a freeze up, brass monkeys everywhere requiring welding jobs! A sad New Year for some JCB workers with the axe once again still hanging over them at time of writing! Us pensioners got a letter, as expected, for the second year running, telling us no Christmas vouchers due to the current climate. The boy David got his hand out of course, but he is expected to be the new Messiah, no doubt riding on an ass at the head of his blue army, as they sweep to power later in the year, and everything will be put right, and we’ll all live happily ever after - hold on, I just saw a blue pig fly past my window!! But enough of politics, I am happy to report that all the scaffolding has now gone from the Trent and Dove properties in Rocester, although they demolished part of my neighbours wall to get their scaffolding poles in, with the promise of course that they would rebuild it . But as yet they have not returned over a month later. Workers have made a stab at repairing the entry which leads around to my and my neighbours garages and parking areas, which the diggers churned up when they were demolishing the flats. A gang of lads turned up and deposited a cabin for them to sit in and have their cuppa, so we couldn’t use our garage for a couple of days. This was OK as we were going to get the moat filled in ( the moat being a ditch left by the workmen when they put up a fence, but only tarmacked the other side at the rear of the new flats leaving a foot wide ditch on our side). But boy were we dissapointed when they dug
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up the the entry - literally - about 25 feet or so of it. They did a stonkin job , but apart from a bit of tarmac poured into a couple of holes further up, the moat was left with just dirt in it, most of which I’d put in myself, and the rest of the entry was left untouched. Not their fault, it was all they were told to do, well done and thanks to whoever got the work started, but just remember we home owners pay our community charge as well as Trent and Dove tennants, still when the Tories get in ...no I’m getting carried away again! Local sport has taken a hammering due to the weather, but before the ice and snow set in Uttoxeter Rugby Football Club had their first loss of the season when they went down by 9 points to 3 at top of the table Dronfield. The home side, much like their neighbours Tupton, are not a rugby playing side, the match being like a bunch of cart horses against thoroughbreds, with the cart horses coming out on top. Unfortunately Uttoxeter responded in kind to the thuggery which the referee had failed to control, and their resulting loss of discipline saw them forfeit the match by three penalties to one, despite playing all of the rugby, but having an inability to crack the home defence. On the other hand, when the town side travelled to East Leake who were in second place, it was a far more open and entertaining game by two teams who wanted to play rugby, and although the final scorline was 26 points to nil in favour of Uttoxeter, the match was not as one sided as the scorline suggests. In the end it was Uttoxeters superior
fitness and the home side’s ageing pack which made the difference. It has been noticable that some referees at our level leave a bit to be desired, and coach Donald Hayes made an exellent point when he said that our players train hard to try and better themselves on the field week by week. Referees do not always help their cause in many ways, but particularly by not always making it clear why they are giving penalties, which I agree are sometimes ludicrous, and go against the side who are trying to play rugby. Uttoxeter now have a backlog of League and Cup matches which will be hard to catch up as the season progresses. The Churnet Valley Male Voice Choir are having an extended break at time of writing, the first concert of 2010 being for the Leek Pensioners in the Churnet Rooms Council Chambers on the 29th of March at 7.30. But we still practice at the Bishop Rawle School in Cheadle every Tuesday at 7:30, new members are welcome. Busy time over Christmas for our vicar Kesh with all the services being well attended, Kesh like myself seeing his first Christmas without his father as we both lost our Dads in the space of a month. I am sure it must be as strange for him as it is for me when I go home to Cardiff and father not being in his chair in the corner, and not being able any longer to have our friendly banter about bent poiticians etc, (father always reckoned that the only time a politician was on the level was when he had a heart attack) oh dear, there I go again. TTFN ...take care Les.
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GUST breezes into Uttoxeter swimming school is making waves in Uttoxeter with lessons at the pool at Thomas Alleyne’s High School for every level of swimming ability. GUST Swim School Ltd which has adopted its own awards scheme - is running courses from 5.30pm on a Monday night during term time to cater for the scores of children that want to learn to swim in a safe, friendly and fun environment. With small numbers in each group the children are organised according to ability and it’s not unusual to find one of the coaches in the water alongside them. GUST approached Thomas Alleyne’s in the autumn of 2009 to hire the swimming facilities and start teaching lessons in Uttoxeter. Thanks to demand at each of their venues across Staffordshire, an additional 4 teachers have been brought on board to teach the 300+ children a week that attend lessons. This has created additional availability at the Uttoxeter classes, for which bookings are now being taken. In addition to the swimming lessons, GUST runs swimming parties complete with a 15 metre twin track inflatable, as well as Rookie Lifeguard Courses and Introduction to Snorkelling sessions. Parent and Toddler groups will also be introduced over the next few weeks. For further information visit: Web: www.swimteaching.co.uk Email: enquiries@swimteaching.co.uk Phone: 07999 237846
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New ARRIBA! Classes!! fter the success of the first Arriba! Weight Loss Challenge held in Doveridge, two NEW classes are set to start in other local communities. The next one is going to be run by Julie’s Team Member Cheryl, Monday 22nd February @ 8pm at the South Moorlands Leisure Centre in Cheadle. The other will be run by Julie herself at the Town Hall in Ashbourne on Weds 3rd March 7:30pm. Julie and her Uttoxeter Leisure Centre participants are currently in week 4 of the 12 week course. The 36 local residents are hoping to be in with a chance of winning a share of the £600 prize fund! So far they have lost an amazing 205 lbs (14st 7lbs!) between them. Andy Golding from Doveridge, lost almost two stone and pocketed £130 for shedding 24lbs during the 12 week Arriba! Weight Loss Challenge at Doveridge Village Club. Andy took the title of ‘The Biggest Loser’ after he dropped 9.9% of his body weight. The class lost a combined weight of nearly ten stone and saw £260 in prize money paid out including joint second place to Kimberly Lodge and Sue Juggins who both lost 9.7% of their starting body weight. Medics advise that a reduction of just 10% in body weight reduces the chance of developing Diabetes by 50%. Great news for the slimmers at Arriba! Andy said “I feel great and have lots more energy, I am able to work more efficiently and best of all, I am back up to running 10 miles which I haven’t been able to do for the last 15 years”. “The classes have been fantastic, we’ve all learned how to choose sensible foods that sustain our appetites so we don’t over eat or eat the wrong things at the wrong times anymore”. Kimberly added, “I’ve dropped four dress sizes and 40 cms and feel amazing!” “The positive effects on my health were noticeable after just a few weeks of following Julie’s advice”. Arriba! Wellness Coach Julie Wilcox-Jones said: “The Classes are about educating people on how to eat and live healthily and be able to pass this education on to their families too. The beauty of the classes is that it’s a closed group and everyone attends for the 12 weeks, people don’t just ‘come and go’. This means that everyone who attends really supports
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Andy Golding, Julie Wilcox-Jones, Kim Lodge each other. The challenges have a great community spirit and friendships within the class encourage everyone to do well while learning how to achieve an active, healthy lifestyle”. The 12 week Challenge costs just £39, which covers the hire of the venue, weekly handouts, refreshments and the rest going into the prize fund to be paid out at the end of the course. Julie, an independent Herbalife Distributor told us, “Each person is very important. I work on a one-toone basis with people to help personalise a programme that will work for them. It is important to listen and learn from the class members to then be able to give them the support they need. I can go to their homes or they can come to me outside of the class times for extra coaching and support”. If for whatever reason, a reader cannot commit to the 12 week challenges, this is not a problem since Julie also works with clients on a 1:1 private basis. For more information, or to book your place in Ashbourne then please telephone Julie on (01889) 566576 or email her at julie.wilcox-jones@sky.com To book your place at the Cheadle Weight Loss Challenge call Cheryl on: 07515 163275
Tips for a healthy New Year by Fiona Atkinson from Osmaston fter all the stodgy food eaten at Christmas, it’s always on everyone’s mind to make the resolution to diet, eat healthily and do more exercise. How many of you actually see your resolution through to even the second month of the New Year? Eating a healthy and balanced diet should come naturally but can be a challenge on a budget if you do not have much time, do not know too much about which foods are nutritious and cheap, where to buy them and how to cook them. Avoid all those fatty foods that you know are not really good for you in large quantities, all those special offers enticing you at the supermarket to purchase more than you need equate to spending more and eating more of the wrong kind of food! You can’t go wrong if you go by the six point rules in eating healthily: Eat roughly only one third of your food in the form of starchy foods such as bread, cereals, potatoes and rice. Choose whole meal, wholegrain or high fibre versions where applicable. Breakfast is an important start to the day and porridge is a great choice. It’s cheap, and has no added salt or sugar. • Eat five or more portions of fruit and vegetables a day. • Choose lower fat options of milk and dairy products. • Eat moderate amounts of protein foods such as meat, fish and alternatives such as eggs, nuts, beans and pulses.
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Eat/drink fat and sugar containing foods and drinks sparingly. • Eat less salt – no more than 6g a day. In this article I want to concentrate on Fish - a brain booster, a great source of Omega 3 and it doesn’t have to cost a lot more to include in your weekly food shop. Omega 3 is a particular type of polyunsaturated fat which the body is unable to make itself. The only way our bodies can get these essential fats is by eating them, and an ideal way of getting Omega 3 is to eat oily fish – rich in Omega 3 fatty acids, which helps prevent heart disease. The official recommendation is to have a portion of oily fish containing 2-3g of long-chain Omega-3. The Food Standards Agency recommends eating two portions of fish, one of which should be an oily fish such as sardines, mackerel or salmon, each week. It’s not much, but most of us don’t manage to eat even that amount - which means that many of us may be deficient in Omega-3. Oily fish is undoubtedly good to eat and should be included in the diet. Eating a varied diet of fresh, unprocessed food is always better than thinking that food with supplements will make up for basic deficiencies. Given that one portion of salmon or mackerel, sardines or fresh (not canned) tuna a week should provide enough of the necessary Omega-3 rather than to buy (often expensive) products with added Omega-3 as a form of reassurance. Fish is quick to cook and incredibly nutritional,
packed full of protein and a good source of vitamins A & D. If you do happen to have a fishmonger near to you (there’s a good one in Ashbourne, M T Hulme in Church St), go and see what variety of oily fish they have to offer - it’s always good to get to know what fresh produce is available throughout the year. Alternatively you will find in most supermarkets that they offer a bag of 8-10 Salmon Steaks which is more competitive than purchasing a pack of two salmon steaks. I buy the more economic larger bag and keep it in the freezer, using only what I need (this obviously means planning your meals ahead in time to defrost). If you want to make the healthier choice, remember to go for steamed, baked or grilled fish, rather than fried. This is because frying makes fish and shellfish much higher in fat, especially if they’re cooked in batter. My personal preference is to make a marinade consisting of the juice of 2 x fresh limes/rind of one lime, 2 tablespoons of runny honey, 2 tablespoons of grained mustard and grated fresh ginger (about a teaspoon) – marinade the salmon steak for 30 minutes in the fridge, then remove the steaks and grill for 4-5 minutes on both sides. Warm up the marinade in a pan, stirring till you have a thick consistency and pour over the steaks. Serve with noodles, cous cous or brown rice and steamed vegetables. Ummmm, enjoy.
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Vernon was an excellent butcher & baker and was especially renowned for his Pork Pies. On one particular occasion Vernon had had an altercation with one of his customers regarding an unpaid account. The customer however did not relent in settling his due debt but carried on regardless still placing orders with him expecting his usual 1st class service. As Xmas approached he placed a further order with Vernon for one of his Special Xmas Family Size Renowned Pork Pies. Vernon duly obliged even though he still had not be paid for past supplies. On Xmas Day Evening the mentioned customer had gathered together his family and friends round to his home for a Buffet, the pride of place would be Vernon’s Renowned Pork Pie. He duly bragged about how fortunate he was in acquiring such a very sought after and limited commodity. With all his friends and family gathered around he commenced to cut into the pie to all his lip smacking expectant guests only to find that Vernon had replaced all the meat content of the pie with Sawdust!!!! Vengeance is total!!
Uttoxeter Guisers All were relations of the Williams family of Uttoxeter. They used to perform a Mummers Play in Uttoxeter and surrounding area on Xmas Eve in the Town Hostelries and tour around giving performances on Xmas day to private houses in the area. The Mummers Play they used to act was based on St. George (The Hero) which starts with an introductory prologue and is followed by challenges and a sword fight between the hero and an antagonist. As a resut of this, St. George is “Slain” and a quack Doctor is brought in to perform a cure. This is usually achieved with a degree of comedy and is the major scene of the play. To finish, a number of supernumerary characters enter, chief among whom is Beelzebug, and often the whole affair finishes with a seasonal song. Nobody actually knows the origination of this play but it is believed to have started as early as the 18th Century and has been handed down and performed ever since by the Williams family. Unfortunately they disbanded in 2004 after the sudden death of Graham Arnold. Left to Right : Bob Bordsley, Robert Arnold, Todd Williams, Dean Arnold & Graham Arnold (Graham Arnold was landlord of the Vaults Public House in Uttoxeter for quite a number of years).
Ian Hutchinson He was a very highly educated Irish Man. He put up for the Uttoxeter Town Council at one time and I handled all of his Election Address material. On the Day of the Election he wore a sandwich board and walked around the constituency to advertise his candidacy with the slogan painted on both the front and the back of the board “HUTCH FOR UTCH”!!!!
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Life with the Lions By Gary Hudson ttoxeter Lions Club organise many of the best known events in the town - the annual Bonfire and Fireworks display, Christmas Cracker Night, the Beer Festival at Oldfields Sports Club and the Lark in the Park on August Bank Holiday weekend. They also raise funds and distribute money to charities and deserving individuals. But
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Lions building the annual bonfire on the recreation ground next to the Leisure Centre.
who are they? And why do they do it? Former BBC TV reporter Gary Hudson, who has been a Uttoxeter Lion for the last few years, gives the Voice a personal look behind the scenes. When an earthquake devastated the Caribbean island of Haiti in January, Uttoxeter Lions Club responded almost immediately. While the international community was trying to get its act together, and even before my old colleagues in the news media had a clear picture of just how many tens of thousands might have died, the local Lions Club was deciding what to do. We knew we couldn’t dig people from the rubble, or provide food and water and medical aid, or even help plan the rebuilding of communities destroyed by the disaster. But we also knew that even the smallest donations would help do those things, because we’re part of Lions Clubs International – the largest service organisation in the world. There are Lions Clubs in Haiti and we trust members there to make good use of donations from the thousands of clubs round the world – with nothing taken out for administration costs. We decided to send money – but didn’t want to send funds earmarked for local causes. Charity still begins at home; it’s one of the reasons people support us. So a bucket collection in the streets seemed the quickest solution. But street collections need a licence. One member suggested that didn’t matter, because the scale of the disaster meant we could probably do anything. Another said: ‘All right. Let’s do a bank!’ Instead, of course, the Lions followed the legal route – but rules were certainly broken to get the job done. The town’s giant Tesco store usually rations charity appeals carefully, with a long waiting list to use its busy entrance porch. Managers responded magnificently by letting us jump that queue. Well over £2,000 went into the buckets of the yellow-jacketed Lions on the first Saturday after the earthquake and Tesco invited us to repeat the exercise the next week. It was the club’s biggest ever total from a bucket shake for any cause. Those yellow-jackets – or tabards – attract
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quite a few comments. ‘You in the Lions? What do you do?’ Well, I’ll explain. Lions have a motto: Ordinary people, amazing things. The idea is that everyone brings their own skills – or just their hard work and enthusiasm - to the club. But you don’t need to be anyone special to join. When I got involved though, I soon realised some Lions are less ordinary than others. On Christmas Cracker Night, the streets are closed to traffic and full of thousands of visitors enjoying street entertainment, late-night shopping and fairground rides. There are plenty of Lions wearing those yellow tops. And every one of them has been asked: ‘Where’s Vin?’ Vin Bradley is, let’s say, one of our more mature members: I reckon Bradley Street was named after him, and it’s been there hundreds of years. Everybody seems to know him. He’s brilliant and popular and Simon Cowell probably wishes he had as many showbiz contacts. Vin’s acts tend to be at the wackier end of the business. They make SuBo look like a mainstream pop diva. Vin’s your man if you want to book a one-man band, a chap who balances a car on his head, a Van Morrison tribute band or a daredevil who’ll set fire to himself and dive off the top of a tower. So the entertainment and fairground side of Cracker revolves around Vin. This year he invited vintage fire engines, reindeer, numerous fairground rides and street performers, including that one-man-band. And as they arrived, each one of them asked: ‘Where’s Vin.’ Vin is old school. All the information is in his head or on scraps of paper. Much of the formal stuff – liaising with the council and the police over road closures, budgets and the timetable - is handled by Steve Shields, well-known in the town for his organisational skills with the roadrunners and other local sports clubs. In contrast to Vin, Steve leaves nothing to chance. If he’s waylaid by one of his many sporting injuries (I’m told he’s nearly pension age too, but I don’t believe it), there’s a dossier any one of us could consult to complete the job. Steve’s the sober thinker behind the beer festival too.
Dennis Parker and Lorraine Madge manning a drinks station in Rocester during Walk with the Lions
The fireworks at the annual bonfire are set off by highly-trained professionals for obvious reasons, but risk assessment at all Lions events is handled by club member Gordon Severn, who’s done safety checks at Alton Towers, the London Eye and other businesses clocking up millions of visitors. The bonfire couldn’t happen without the physical efforts of the Lions and a team of extended family and friends. Solicitors, accountants, business executives and at least one hackademic (that’s a journalist-turned-university lecturer) get stuck in with those whose day jobs involve plenty of manual labour and can teach the office wallahs a thing or two about lifting pallets.
Lion Ken Baxter is on site from six in the morning – inevitably in shorts whatever the weather – and is soon joined by less-hardy club members. The Guy Fawkes dummies which grace the top of the fire are all built by local schoolchildren for a contest judged by the Lions. After they have been collected from Picknalls First School and lifted to the top of the giant wood pile, it’s time for the welcome delivery of fish ‘n’ chip lunch. And it’s still five hours to go before the crowds arrive. And fully twenty-four hours before the site is cleared again and safe for the joggers and dog-walkers who use the park year round. It’s all hands to the wheel (and if it rains, all hands to the pumps) for the big events. But individual Lions get the chance to run their own fund-raisers for charity, calling on other members to help on the day. Keith Sunley organises Walk with the Lions, a challenge walk in April on a 20 mile route around the north Staffordshire countryside. Mick and Sue
Cracker Night crowds surround a vintage fire truck
Crisp run the book sale in the St John Ambulance hall on Carter Street on the first Saturday of each month. Dave Allen won an award for producing the best Lions website in the world. And he’s not just a cyber-nerd; if you’ve ever wondered who puts up and then changes all those roadside signs for our events, Dave’s usually involved. There are 1.3 million Lions around the world. So how many are there in Uttoxeter? You might be surprised to learn there are fewer than 20 at the moment. Which is why, if you’ve read this far, you’re probably just the sort of person we’re looking for to help us build for the future. We welcome men and women, young and old. Indeed, there’s no retirement age. Dennis Parker’s still active and he was a member when the club was founded 35 years ago. But we also need people to build bonfires. Sorry to disappoint you, but there are no secret rituals in the Lions, and no religious symbols (it’s a secular organisation). Dan Brown won’t be writing any conspiracy theories about us. Paul Macpherson, one of our most experienced and enthusiastic members, sums up the commonsense priorities needed to be an effective Lion: ‘Family first. Job second. Lions third.’ It’s amazing what ordinary people can achieve through a third-choice activity. It’s amazing too what just twenty people organise for all of us in Uttoxeter. But we could do with a little help. Why not visit our website www.uttoxeterlions.co.uk or get in touch on 0845 8339503. Or come and see us at the Bank House hotel in Uttoxeter on the second Thursday of every month. I might even buy you a drink – now there’s a reward for reading this far.
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Povey’s People By Radio Stoke’s Owd Grandad Piggott Each month Radio Stoke’s Owd Grandad Piggott (Alan Povey) will write a unique insight into our local life and its many characters. His infectious, humorous slant on people provides a different and unusual mix which hopefully will bring a warm smile to the faces of our readers.
This month: NEV ‘Come into the office’, said hearing aids. the audiologist in a tone that ‘Lis’en mester – con ar ‘ave a spare denoted extreme unprovokable ‘un?’ he ventured. patience. He led the way and ‘Of course,’ said the audiologist. ‘It’ll Nev stumped in after him. cost you seventy five pounds.’ In the N ev had an odd ‘Now then Mr Prosser…‘, foulest of foul moods, Nev headed back shaped head began the audiologist, steepling home carrying an appointment card for his fingers and regarding the the following week to have his hearing and protruding farmer suspiciously. ‘How exactly aid fitted. He hadn’t got time for this. It ears and if you did you lose your hearing aid. was harvest and the grass was high. ‘It fell ate o’ me lug’ole’, said The previous back end, he had had to happened to be Nev. ‘Ah towd thee last tarm as it claim his state pension and had done it following his didner fit rate.’ by telephone. The conversation had been ‘And where did you lose it?’ rather stilted. tractor, his ‘Eh?’ ‘Ah’ve rung thee ‘cause ah want claim hearing aid The audiologist repeated the me pension.’ question softly ‘What is your national insurance appeared to be ‘Ah conner ‘ear thee’, snapped number?’ Usual questions, followed by suspended in Nev, giving the fellow a vitriolic a period of computerised administration. look. Again, the question was ‘Right Mr Prosser, Would you like to mid air a couple repeated, slightly louder, but still defer your pension for a further twelve of inches above months?.’ causing Nev to have to lip read. ‘Ah lost it in a thirty acre ‘Eh?.... Ah want t’draw it as soon as ar his left ear. cornfield’, he said. con!’ ‘Did you try to find it?’ ‘You get more money if you defer it….’ ‘Searched every inch’. ‘Ah dunner give credit lad!...ah want it ‘That’s alright then’, said the fust wick it’s due! audiologist expressionlessly. ‘As long as you’ve made ‘Okay sir – would you like it paid weekly or a thorough search to try and find it, then we are monthly in arrears?’ prepared to replace it free of charge.’ ‘Daily’. ‘Spent thray dees lookin’ for it’, said Nev ‘Would you like it paying into the bank?’ earnestly. He’d been here before. Nev had an odd ‘Ar – but ah dunner want they peein’it in ‘til ah’ve shaped head and protruding ears and if you cinted it…‘ happened to be following his tractor, his hearing aid ‘I assure you Mr Prosser that it will all be done appeared to be suspended in mid air a couple of properly’ inches above his left ear. Nev was a serial loser of ‘What’s thar name?’
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‘You don’t need my name Mr Prosser – all you need is the reference number at the top of your form’ That was when Nev lost it. ‘Ay – Dust ear? Ah dunner want no faceless bloody wonder knowin’ mar business unless ar know ‘oo arm towkin’ tiw.’ It took a further five minutes to convince Nev that his pension was safe and all he needed was a reference number and the man that he was speaking to was an employee of the department of work and pensions and not a ‘faceless bloody wonder’ One night in the pub, Nev was up his usual corner. ‘Hows thee misses these days Nev? I asked conversationally. ‘Oh, er’s owrate’, he said. ‘Er got a bit o’flystrike a couple o’ wick back – but ‘er’s owrate nar.’ I looked at him woodenly. ‘Flystrike…..?’ ‘Oh – it’s nowt’, he said dismissively. ‘’Er does the chickens dust say…‘er gets it ayt o’ th’coop….its ony a bit o’ spider….. thees nowt yer con do abate it ‘osepipe shifts it – or thees this spray stuff yer con get f’m pet shop burrit brings ‘er ate in a rash’ I’m getting there! I draw my pension in a couple of weeks and I know that I’m turning into Owd Grandad Piggott. I’m beginning to act and think like him and I go a bit funny when there’s a full moon so when I get to go and pay a visit to The Uptons and their mates at the cafe on Cheadle Market, I should fit in a treat. After forty two years of writing stories about Owd Grandad Piggott, I’ve put him out to grass. The world has changed….people have changed, Owd Grandad can’t stick one on ‘is misses anymore and rifle her purse and she can’t get him back by deadlegging him while he’s asleep in bed. Writing such ‘barbarity’ finds me falling foul of the politically correct brigade and the writing of it just isn’t fun anymore plus, I’ve run out of ideas. I don’t set out to upset people but It’s a bit like when they stopped Dennis the Menace’s dad walloping him with a slipper. How they go on writing boys’ comics and Andy Capp these days, I’ll never know…. Anyroad, yer’ve got me for a bit yet! Teck care!
Marvellous Jemma bids for national talent show glory tudent Jemma Johnson is reaching for the stars after securing a place in the regional finals of one of the UK’s top talent contests. Jemma, of Cheadle, became an acoustic pop singer and songwriter after being given a guitar at the age of 13. Now from those humble beginnings the 16year-old, has won a place in the regional finals of national talent competition Live and Unsigned, on Sunday, March 7th at ‘The Willows’ music venue in Manchester. Jemma, a music technology student at Stafford College, said: “The gift of the guitar ignited a real interest in music and from there I just began to teach myself the basics and moved on to playing a few cover versions.” “In the second year at Thomas Alleyne’s High School, Uttoxeter, I chose music as one of my GSCEs but struggled with the theory side, I then decided to draw on my own experiences, including my parent’s divorce and my own relationship break-ups, to help with my song writing and composing and it’s really paid off.”
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“I’ve attended a lot of open mic sessions around the area and my confidence has grown and grown and now I really want to pursue singing as a career. I’m hoping getting through to the regional finals of Live and Unsigned will be the start of a great musical future.” Jemma’s mum Lisa, 41, who works at JCB’s World HQ at Rocester, said: “I’m really proud of Jemma. She’s worked really hard and to win a place in the final of a contest such as Live and Unsigned
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perfect day... Bride: Joanne Fielding, Customer Advisor Groom: Jamie Cullerton, Assistant Transport Manager Wedding Day: 31st August 2009 Venue: Dryburgh Abbey Hotel, Melrose, Scotland Bride’s Parents: John Fielding and Linda McTigue Groom’s Parents: Mick and Judith Cullerton
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ank Holiday Monday, 31st August, 2009, that was the date that we had pencilled into our diaries since Christmas 2008 when ‘Save The Date’ cards had dropped onto the mat along with the Christmas Cards stating that ‘Joanne and Jamie were getting married on August 31st 2009 at The Dryburgh Abbey Hotel, Melrose, Scotland. The date was almost here and we prepared to travel to, as Jamie’s dad stated ‘God’s Country.’ Some of the guests took the opportunity to spend a short holiday in Scotland, exploring the Lowlands or travelling onto Edinburgh or Glasgow. Jamie’s cousin Martin Plant flew from Southampton to Edinburgh and managed to catch up with some of his friends from university before travelling onto Melrose on Sunday which was the day that the majority of the guests travelled up. On arrival in Melrose the meeting for most of the young ones was the local hostelry! Jamie and Joanne had travelled up on the previous Friday and along with friends and chief bridesmaid Nicola Denny had rented a cottage for the week. The wedding day dawned, warm but damp, but by 10am the drizzle had stopped. By 10.15am Joanne and her bridesmaids were on their way to the wedding venue Dryburgh Abbey Hotel. The hotel is approached via a long and winding drive which takes you through the picturesque grounds which hold the ruins of Dryburgh Abbey where Sir Walter Scott is buried. Also meandering through the grounds is the River Tweed. The hotel is supposedly haunted by The Grey Lady and tradition has it that a monk from the abbey fell in love with the daughter from the house. When the Abbott found our he ordered the monk to be killed and the girl was so distraught that she threw herself into the River Tweed!!
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By 10.30am Joanne and her bridesmaids were ensconced in the bridal suite called The Tower Suite which consisted of a luxurious bedroom and sitting room. There they had a morning of pampering, having their hair and make-up done by friend Zoe Lyttleton. Around 11am the guests who were staying at the hotel began to arrive, meeting in the lounges and hoping that their rooms would soon be ready. The hotel staff did a great job in servicing the rooms from the previous day’s wedding and before noon the rooms were ready. Just after 12 noon Jamie arrived at the hotel wearing full Highland dress which was worn by all of the males in the wedding party. They wore the Argyle Plaid with cravats of cranberry. He was soon joined by Best Man Carl Fower and groomsmen Justin Welford, Tim Tweats, Mark Underhill, Ian Salt and Steven Plant. Light refreshments were then served in the lounges for those guests who were staying in the hotel or had travelled on that day.
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s the time of the wedding drew nearer the weather was still fine with the sun even trying to break through. At around 1.45pm the sound of bagpipes could be heard as Piper Norrie Smith welcomed the guests. Jamie and Joanne had expressed a wish to be married in the hotel grounds overlooking the river and everything had been set for this. At 2.30pm everyone was called to be seated for the ceremony. However soon after this the fine drizzle began again and just as Joanne was due to walk down the red carpet it became heavier. The Registrar then thought it would be wise to move to the hotel’s magnificent ceremony room, The Garden Room. This only took about 5 minutes and we were ready for the ceremony. In Scottish tradition the bridal party was preceded down the aisle by the piper. Joanne who was given away by her father John Fielding wore a strapless diamond white dress by Maggie Sottero which had crystal and embroidery detail. Her hair was dressed with crystal and she wore a large rose the back. She carried a hand-tied bouquet of ivory roses. Joanne chose close friends Nicola Denny, Kerry Mottram, Jesse Beech and Justine Goldstraw as her bridesmaids. They wore cranberry taffeta dresses with diamante detail. Their bouquets were smaller versions of the brides. The flower girl was the bride’s niece Lara Fielding who wore an ivory chiffon dress with a corsage
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at the waist, She carried a bouquet of dark red roses. The civil ceremony was conducted by The Registrar Jane Norman who welcomed all the guests saying how nice it was to see so many children present and making an extra special welcome to flower girl Lara, her 15 month old sister Poppy and the groom’s nephew and niece, 11month old twins Louie and Polly. During the service a reading was made by Nicola Denny entitled True Love. After the signing of the Register the bride and groom were again piped down the aisle. Everyone made their way to the lounges where they were met by the staff with glasses of champagne. As the rain had now stopped the photographer Ingrid from Natwal weddings was able to take photographs both indoors and also in the garden. She was ably assisted by groomsman Steven Plant who soon had the right people in the right places for the various photographs. He was so good that Ingrid said that she could do with him at all her weddings! At 5pm it was time for the wedding breakfast which was held in the very impressive Dryburgh Suite. The toast master asked the guests to stand and once more the new Mr and Mrs Cullerton were piped into the room where in Scottish tradition the bride rewards the piper with a dram!
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he hot buffet which was set out was truly magnificent and after coffee and mints everyone was feeling very full and settled down to the speeches by Joanne’s dad, best man Carl Fower and Jamie. It was then time for a little relaxation before the evening’s entertainment began. It was soon time for Joanne and Jamie to take to the dance floor for their first dance which was Sonnett by The Verve. The dance floor was soon full throughout the evening and the wine flowed during the Scottish dancing which was enjoyed by all ages. Also resident in the hotel was top comedian Eddie Izzard and his band of helpers. Eddie was in the process of completing 43 marathons in 51 days throughout the British Isles in which he raised £200,000 for Sport Relief. Eddie journeyed in an ice cream van and during the wedding reception all the children were thrilled to receive ice creams from the master comedian. At around 10pm the wedding cake was cut before the celebrations went on into the wee small hours. During the night Jamie’s Godmother Carol from Uttoxeter
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thought she had encountered the Dryburgh Ghost! She was awakened by someone shouting ‘Help me, help me!’ She soon realised however that it was her husband David and after telling him to shut up she was soon fast asleep again! The following morning the hotel had allocated The Tweed restaurant to the wedding guests. It was lovely to enjoy breakfast with friends and family as we watched the swans gliding down the river. It was soon however time to say goodbye and set off on the journey home, many wishing we could go back the next day and do it all again in slow motion. Jamie and Joanne however still had their honeymoon to look forward to as they set off on December 26th to Brisbane, Australia, for a 3 week visit. There they met up with the branch of the Cullerton family who live there, the groom’s Uncle Bernard, cousins Jennifer and Lauren and their families. There they remembered August 31st – Just The Perfect Day!
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This Month’s Shop Review... large quantities of high quality print, a series of lithographic presses for larger run print demands and we have also retained our letterpress printing department for ‘posterity’ which we utilise for hand crafted items and specialist applications using machines and equipment some of which are 150 years old. Your shop name is M. J. Lavin & Sons, 27a High Street, Uttoxeter, ST14 7HN Tel : 01889 564415 Fax: 562425 lavinprinters@btconnect.com www. lavinprinters.co.uk We are located at the rear of the Thomson Holiday shop accessed by a path at the side, off High Street. Is there a story behind the name My father M. J. Lavin started the business in 1950 working part time from his home in Hockley Road and premises in Stone Road as a hobby. When I left school in 1965 I decided to go into the print trade as a career and obtained an apprenticeship with a company in Stoke-on-Trent. My father handed over the print business to me to run part time and he moved on to work as an authorised dealer for the Gas Board. How long have you been established I moved into our High Street premises in 1969 and continued to operate part time until 1971 when I started trading full time after completing my apprenticeship.
Currently what is your most popular product/service Small or large run digital printing on demand, this allows us to help the new and established businesses to produce promotional items in full colour to a tight deadline and within budget, rush jobs are our speciality, and we pride ourselves in being able to offer solutions to sometimes quite complicated requests. What is your personal favourite item/service that you offer and why Taking a customers idea and creating a design using our up to date computer software applications which then translate into a full range of printing for them. In one sentence, why should people visit your shop When you visit us with your print requirements you will receive the very best customer care, our motto is ‘treat the customer like royalty’ – that may be an old fashioned phrase, but it means our customers leave us completely satisfied with our services, they return and hopefully recommend us to their friends.
For people that haven’t visited you yet, what is your speciality A customer has recently told us that we can take an idea and turn it into a ‘work of art’. The customer came into our shop with a scrap of paper with a vague design and some wording on it. We created a logo for her, produced a leaflet, then letterheads, a rubber stamp, a full colour brochure and we have plans to create a laminated poster for external display. She also introduced a friend who has written her own Competitive Prices autobiography and we were able to design, typeset, print Design Service and bind her novel into a Short or Long Run finished product which she said would not have seemed Best Prices in the area for all your possible for the price that • Offset Litho Printing and Stationery Requirements • we charged her for it. Is there a service you offer customers that you wouldn’t necessarily know about you if you were just walking past We have a top of the range Digital printer which means we can produce small or
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Ramble on My favourite walks by Peter Matthews
No 7 Ellastone
Difficulty
This is a fairly easy walk with some gentle climbs. Follow route anti clockwise
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Car park opposite the Church in Ellastone. GR SK116434
Refreshments
Pub in village
Public Transport Bus stop in village
This walk gives some magnificent views of the Dove valley. From the car park turn right then left to reach the main road. Turn right and walk to the end of the village. At the junction (Norbury), turn left and at the end of the houses, turn left along a gravel lane. This later becomes metalled. After about one and a half miles reach a junction and farm on the left. Ignore this and continue ahead for a few yards to the next farm and follow the track left, then right, do not follow it up to the road. At the end of the farm, through the gate and very shortly see a fork in the track. Take the left fork, aiming to the left of the small brick building ahead. Just before it, turn left to locate a stile on the left. Over and follow the right side of the wall along the top of a small ‘ravine’ to reach the main road. Cross and almost immediately right into a farmyard. Follow the broad track up the hill and then round top the right After about half a mile from the road reach some caravans and a house. The track ends here. Continue ahead, across a short field and over a stile. Continue ahead almost to the end of the next field. About 20 yds from the end, see a stone stile on the left, at the beginning of a short length of fencing. Over and then half left, aiming for the holly tree in the hedge to your left. At the tree locate the stile, over and keeping the wall on the right, continue ahead, passing another track to the farm below, Ahead to the next gate (on the right). Go through this then half left to locate the stile in the next field. (It is about 100 yds left of the
gate) Over this then follow the top of the fields above the woods until you reach a footpath sign. Here slightly right to the next stile at the top of the wood. Continue ahead, ignoring the path to the right and aim for the gravel drive which now lies ahead. Over the stile onto the drive. Up and pass the farm. Through the gate at the end and ahead before bearing left on the clear path. Aiming for the Church in the distance, the path is clearly seen above the woods. At the next sign care is needed. Keep left, not on the good track that descends right towards the buildings, but keeping the stream on the right to reach a stile. Over and ignoring the good path left, right, along the edge of the field to emerge on the road. Turn right and either follow back into Ellastone, or, after 50yds, take the footpath on the left, cross the field and over stiles, then bearing left to go round the base of a small mound. Then aim across the field to the right, the stile in a fence near the stream which bends away. Over the stile then follow the stream for a short distance to cross a footbridge. Then up the field, fork right to reach the houses ahead. The stile is to the left of a group of houses. Over and reach the road where turn left back to the start. Contributed by Peter Matthews, Publicity Officer for Staffordshire Area Ramblers’ Association. For further information, visit our website www.ramblers.org.uk or phone 01782 336556. Without the work of the Ramblers some of these walks would not be possible – we help to keep footpaths open and maintained.
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Guiding your future...
Checkley Players Charities presentation evening he Checkley Jubilee Players pictured at the New Broom in Checkley, with Carl Johnson (vice chairman) presenting cheques to, Susan Bedborough from the Donna Louise Foundation for £300 Emma Rigby and Dennis Priebe of Rudyard Sailability for £300 Beryl Wint and Denise Watson from Cheadle Methodist Bits and Bobs £150 Charles Docksey from the Air Ambulance £300 unfortunately no one from the Buddies organisation tuned up to collect their cheque for £150 hopefully the players will be able to pass it on to them. In total £1,300 was donated to local charities, the amount raised from their last production “There Goes The Bride” staged in November. The Players would like to take this opportunity to thank their audiences for the continued support and generosity which enables them to continue donating to good causes. In total over the years the players have given £15,197.50 to charitable causes, look out in the press next November for details of their production.
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Telling tales in Uttoxeter he seventeen schools that form the Uttoxeter Schools Pyramid (USP) – One high School, three middle Schools and thirteen First schools - have formed a unique partnership focusing on improving transition and outcome for all pupils in Uttoxeter from nursery through to 6th form. This years joint project is aimed at improving the enjoyment of reading and literacy skills. Part of this celebration was a Storytelling Festival to tie in with National Storytelling week. A number of well known and renowned storytellers and authors including Saviour Pirotta, Damian Harvey and Dan Clacher visited Uttoxeter at a variety of venues ranging from the Cinebowl ,The Pentecostal Church, Uttoxeter Library, the Gateway Club in Balance street as well as Thomas Alleyne’s High School, Windsor Park, Ryecroft and Oldfields Middle Schools. Over 3,000 students within the USP had a storytelling experience during this week. On Thursday 4th February, Saviour and Damian spent the evening hosting a Storytelling Café in the Theatre at Thomas Alleyne’s. The winners of a Storywriting competition amongst the partnership schools was announced during the evening. Local authors Susie Cresswell and Hannah Goodwin were available to sign their books as well as Dan Clacher and Steve Preedy the author and illustrator of the ‘Muddy Waters’ series of canal stories for younger children.
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Time, gentlemen, please eaders of The Uttoxeter Voice possess a plethora of stories they can share with us from days goneby! We would like to hear from you in both story format and photographs. Just post them to Uttoxeter Voice, 3 Spode Close, Cheadle, Staffs, ST10 1DT, e mail uttoxetervoice@hotmail.co.uk or ring 0776 784 6937 and the items can be picked up completely free of charge. All will be returned to you safe and sound. This is a wonderful opportunity for our readers
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to get involved with our colour magazine which is here just for you and also to support and promote all the businesses within our distribution area. We do not think many people will remember 1830! – but some people in our area might be able to shed some more light on some of the inns, taverns and public houses listed as being in business in that particular year. What a pub crawl it would have been . . . . If you have any photographic evidence we can use of the following hostelries, please let us publish them so we can all enjoy! Here are those listed: • Red Lion, Jno Garle, nr The Church. • White Hart and Posting House, T Wilkinson, Carter Street. War Memorial
The hugely successful Cheadle Running Club hold the Spring 5 in March. Pictured here are the vital sponsors of the club, Weaver Fencing, represented by Gary Wheawall, the main race sponsors, Brian Stoddard of Stoddards and Derek Fower of D. Fower Skip Hire who have sponsored the race for the past 20 years, this being the 20th anniversary of the race.
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Public Houses and Taverns: Bell, Richard Allen, High Street. Black Swan, William Taylor, Tup Market. Buffalo’s Head, Wm Holmes, Market Place. Cock, George Pegg, High Street. Cross Keys, James Mills, High Street. Crown, Ralph Woolley, High Street. Feathers, Jonathan Plant, High Street. George, Elizabeth Edge, Carter Street. Golden Ball, Joseph Locker, Church Street. Greyhound, Abraham Talbot, Balance Street. • Hope and Anchor, James Tyres, High Street. • Nag’s Head, Ann Bentley, Market Place. • Old Star, Grace Bate, Back Lane. • Old Talbot, Thomas Orpe, Market Street. • Royal Oak, James Burton, High Street. • Talbot, George Allen, Balance Street. • Spread Eagle, Wm Woolley, Bear Hill. • Wellington, John Byrd, High Street. • Wheatsheaf, William Walker, Bridge Street. • White Bear, Hannah Gammage, Carter Street. • White Horse, John Twigg, Bridge Street. • White Lion, Mr Challenor, Bradley Street. Hic, Fancy a pint in each pub? With grateful thanks to Pigot’s Directory of Staffordshire 1830.
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Reg Groombridge Memorial Golf Day By Tim Leech helped to organise a Reg Groombridge Memorial Golf Day at Uttoxeter Golf Club recently. A good turn out of Reg’s mates and old golfing buddies in conditions not ideal for golf but a fitting tribute to one of the towns character’s who sadly passed away on the 8th Hole on the 5th December 2008. A misty and damp day on a very wet course made conditions very difficult for high scoring. A ¾ handicap stableford scoring system gave all golfers a fair crack at the trophy. It was fitting that the winner with 31 points was one of Reg’s great mates and golfing buddies, local businessmen and well known sportsman Pete Douglas was the inaugural winner, with Pete’s son Glynn Douglas coming second with 30 points and Keith Burton coming third on 29 points. These were very good scores in testing conditions - there were also 4 winners of the nearest pin holes. Pete Douglas received the Tutbury crystal trophy for a tournament which is to become an annual event in memory of such a great Uttoxeter legend in Reg Groombridge. Special thanks go to Paul Hassall who managed to arrange the majority of donated prizes from Martin Bradbury of New St Garage Winkhill, Near Leek, Pete Douglas and Geoff Dyche being other contributors. The participants agreed this will become an annual event and going forward will be played in the summer and at a weekend because there were a large number of golfers who expressed a desire to play but were unable to do so due to work commitments. In summary a fitting tribute to a local character but his memory will live on with this marvellous golf tournament.
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Top: Glynn Douglas putting his way to second place. 2nd row: Steve Weir, John McClaughlin, Dave Hartley. Steve Weir showing his short game skills. Geoff Dyche, wondering if he has put enough gel in his hair. Bottom row: Paul Croft, Paul Hassall, Alan Smith, Bob Anderson. Tim Leech presenting the winning trophy to Pete Douglas. Gordon Swain, Steve Bradley and Pete Douglas
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The ‘Utcheter’ and beyond Football Diaries from 1979 onwards... By Tim Leech, our Uttoxeter man exiled in the Potteries was lucky enough to go on two exchange visits to Uttoxeter’s twin town, Raisdorf in Northern Germany during the 1980’s. There are some great memories but firstly I remember the great sense of community spirit shown by all involved. Everyone who went on the tours helped in the raising of funds, via car boots sales, discos, quiz nights etc. A real joint effort from all Guys and Girls who went on these trip’s, normally revolving around the Three Tuns, everyone’s second home during this period. I seem to remember we did rather well on the football front, winning more games than we lost with an average of 3 games over a one week period against 3 different local German teams. Forget all of the preconceived ideas of the German people, from first hand experience they are very good company, good welcoming people, hard working and up for the crack. I know Alan Smith went on a few of these tours in the 1970’s and I am sure he would echo these comments. The one thing they did want to do was beat the old enemy and normally had a game plan that involved getting you very drunk the night before each game, organising a gentle walk before kick off, normally a 10 mile hike around a country park, with a detour to the local brewery or cheese actory
free beer off Shaun; we loved it, free beer off Shaun. A loud cheer erupted with an alarm going off and lights flashing galore. Shaun instructing the barman to give everyone another beer with every jackpot Well over a couple of hours, Shaun had won the jackpot many, many times and had a serious amount of money showing on the Pay meter. Shaun tried to get the machine to pay him his small fortune, pressing every button but to no avail. Eventually in drunken broken English and sign language the barman established the fact that Shaun was trying to collect his King’s Ransom, laughingly to inform Shaun the one armed bandit was only for Another picture from one of the tours, I think we won a round robin fun and the object was to see who tournament between ourselves and a number of local German teams. could win the most points but there Kev Spink seen being passed the winning trophy by our ‘keeper Chris Allen, a bad mistake, he had a terrible record for dropping trophies and was no monetary reward. We all hot presenting them back to the manager in many pieces. footed out of the bar and left an almost white Shaun to settle his what the Lifeguards made of that one but massive bar bill. Later that night Shaun could not remember the unnamed supporter ariving as the find his way home and tried to break into the Local match kicked off fully clothed and dripping wet, Police station for somewhere to sleep, they wisely ignored him and he slept in a proudly holding a stein of beer and cigarette in hand roaring on telephone box outside encouragement, the German the Police station. players and supporters Happy days. looking on in disbelief. Our An obsession of the supporter followed by a Germans is they love to lifeguard carrying a rescued have perfectly suit of armour, wearing a manicured hedges; Uttoxeter Tracksuit. We won well a trend amongst 5- 0. They didn’t like it up us at the time was ‘em! Happy Days... “Hedge Hopping”. On The Holstein Brewery is the way home after a located in nearby Kiel and few sports drinks, in this was a regular visit on our the form of German Tour. Well the Germans are lager, the target being rightly very proud of their to jump over the lager, we liked the tour highest hedge as because we had been tipped possible. I will never The last Uttoxeter tour to Raisdorf, Germany in 1989. We visited the off, there was free beer on forget on our pre Berlin Wall and it was demolished a few weeks later, we might have offer at the end of the match 10 mile hike, helped them on their way, I seem to recall a few items were damaged on brewery tour. We were all seeing some locals that tour. ushered into a large close to tears, Back Row Left to Right; Mick Crates, Tim Leech(Captain), Richard Wain, banqueting hall, where we scratching their heads Chris Allen, Kevin Spink, Tony Greenaway, Mick Ratcliffe(Manager) were given unlimited steins in frustration looking Front Row Left to Right; Malcolm Johnson, Andy Hall, Kev’ Leech, Mick of their local brew, the at a profile of a body Evans, Ant Rowley, Ian Kirk, Brendon Phillips, Dave Kirk largest sausages you can ever that had gone through imagine. On the tables rather than over their opposite us was a party of en route to the match. All of these cunning plans pride and joy. One of the guys, who Danes. Apparantly, regular helped but could not allow for the fact, we don’t will remain nameless, was actually visitors due to the high like losing to the Germans. charged with criminal damage to a taxation in their own My first memory was my mate Simon “Nutty” hedge and at his court appearance country. It soon became Nutall winning one of the lad’s spending money he asked for three other fences to be another challenge to our for the trip at the Airport, Our flight was delayed taken into consideration! National pride because the and a few beers flowed, the cards came out and On the football front it was like Danes wanted a beer race. the more beers the greater the stakes became. representing our country and we had They elected a 6’6”, 18 stone Playing three card brag, Nutty had 3 Aces and the a very successful tactic, we got stuck sculptured Viking to be their unlucky “Stig” had 3 Kings. I have never seen so into them, the Germans are much money won and lost in one hand. The lads technically really good footballers but did not like champion we elected Stephen “Percy”Moore, all 5’4” and 8 stone when dripping wet off him to be looked after poor old “Stig”, Nutty was in a the rough side of the game. We could play a bit permanent comatose state due to the wad of but this was more than just football, it was our champion. It was a total mismatch a bit like money he had for the whole of the tour. National pride and we had a good grounding David v Goliath with the same outcome, 8 steins Another money related story that occurred on playing against the Uttoxeter Amateurs on a later the Viking slumped to his chair, much to the disgust of his countrymen but much to the delight one of the of the tours, was about Shaun Morris, Sunday. One of the games was played on a pitch at Shaun was very frugal on the money front and a local leisure centre, the centre had a large and joy of the Utch Lads and Lasses. Another victory, Percy couldn’t half put ‘em away. allegedly still checks under his bed every night to swimming pool and top of the range facilities but I think it would be great for the next generation see if he has lost any sleep. Well a handful of us more importantly to some of our supporters and of young folk to resurrect the town exchange had declined the 10 mile hike and were having a players come to think of it, they had a bar. Well in visits. A guaranteed good time to be had by all and few beers in a small local bar, where Shaun was the lovely bar stood a full set of armour. An hour a better cultural relations exercise than Eurovision. playing on a Fruit Machine and kept winning the later a fully clothed supporter and the suit of Regards jackpot. With Every jackpot he won, he bought a armour went zooming down the swimming pool Roachy round for everyone in the bar. The local’s loved it, slide and into the Olympic sized pool, not sure
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On and off the field By Alan Smith Alan Smith has enjoyed a lifetime of sport in the Cheadle and Uttoxeter areas. Here Alan delves into his memory bank to write his unique brand of humour on colourful sports and life comments with memories of past and present which we hope readers will enjoy... ell into a New Year and crickey what a cold spell we’ve had haven’t we?
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But then that’s what they used to be like. Then we did have decent summers to follow so hang on to your sun cream! I have been working really hard to get my football veterans gala evening on April 23rd this year into being a cracking night for all concerned and I’ve had huge help from a couple of great local characters, Butch Brotherton has done a lot of work contacting and arranging veterans from the Uttoxeter areas. Now Butch played football and cricket, football for Uttoxeter All Stars in which Butch was our Banksie and cricket at Bramshall where he would admit he was no Botham or Flintoff but I’ll tell you this he’s a great guy so here and now thanks Butch I’ve appreciated what you’ve done. The other chap was perhaps the best goalscorer around this area in his day, also a really more than useful all rounder with the smaller ball, I’m on about Bob Bassett. I first met up with Bob when I played again him – I played for Tean YC and he played for Boltons. We did not see eye to eye as you may say. But ironically I later played with him at both Boltons and Rocester, the latter he managed before passing on the job to yours truly. But the one story that sticks in my mind about our playing days together was when we both played for Terry Corbishley’s Uttoxeter Town side playing from Oldfields, the old Bamfords ground. We were drawn to play the Red House in a Sunday Cup competition. They were the holders and a very good side. Not long into the match Bob had done his usual and put us into a lead and I thought as I threaded a peach of a ball through the Red House defence go on Bassett stick that away and we would be home and dry! But I didn’t take into account Bob was not as fleat-footed as I thought and the Red House keeper was no slouch off his line and yes you’ve guessed it, the collision happened and the ball tricked wide. But
sadly that cost Bob about 10 months of work as he was left with a badly broken leg. But as he was about to be loaded onto a stretcher he said ‘smithy just tell Shirl what’s happened and take my car home for me will you?’ The match ended with a 1-0 win for us and obviously we enjoyed such an excellent victory in the obvious way. I thought Shirl, Bob’s wife, had been informed about the accident and when I took his car home abut five hours later I was flabbergasted when she asked where Bob was! Bob did forgive me for that and we have remained friends ever since although on another occasions I missed a 2 inch putt and cost us both a brand new set of golf clubs that was in a licensed victuallers golf competition. It seems like passing and putting in Bob’s presence doesn’t bring him any luck. But back to the gala evening, we have managed to contact about 230 people and amongst them some fabulous locals from our area, Joe Carpenter, Frank Hitchen, Ivan Ash, Mick Ratcliffe, Barry Hulton, Leon Hibberd, Pete Swanwick and believe me lots lots more. We have had help with some very generous sponsorship from The Uttoxeter & Cheadle Voice and Tean’s Mark Deaville, The Star at Hollington and my great friend Pete ‘Dougie’ Douglas of Uttoxeter who very kindly sponsored the tickets for the whole event. I think I will find it quite emotional on the evening because we know that this will be a one-off, I think looking around on the night I could tell a story about many of them, some perhaps not very complimentary and some very favourable. But even so we have all come together because we have maintained a lasting friendship. We hope on the night also to hold an auction of sporting or memorabilia of any sort and proceeds I intend to split between ‘Help The Heroes’ and the ‘Dove Family Bereavement Counselling Appreciation.’ My pal Curly Johnson will be conducting the auction. They tell me he’s quite good at it because although slightly on the shy side a pint does bring him out a little! I also have got an old buddy from the
area who has now set his roots down in Greece to do cabaret singing over there to do a few numbers for us on the night. Not in Greek I hope! And Terry Conroy and Denis Smith will captivate us with their times at my beloved Stoke City at the time of the one and only great manager Tony Waddington. Probably not all at the evening event will appreciate listening to Stokies, sorry Dougie, Ufty, but I did introduce you once to the greatest Stoke City player ever, thelate great Sir Stanley Matthews and what a gent he was. I’ve just read his autobiography, a humble man from humble roots. I wish the present breed of footballers had the same affection for the game and respect for the supporters, yes respect of supporters! I was asked by a friend to get Sir Stan to visit us in a hospitality box at Stoke City and not only did he do so but signed autographs and had photos taken with them also and not even a thought of money anywhere! Today players want a fortune to help out at charities, just disgusting isn’t it. But to finish on a lighter note. I was reminded the other day that some one in Skegness wished to be remembered. I asked who and was told. He tells of the story when myself was on one of the Uttoxeter twinning town trips to Raisdorf in Germany and one of the kids lost his passport. And I told the lad not to worry he could borrow mine and the lad said would that be allowed. Every one can’t be a scholar can they but the chap telling the story was George Kavanagh and it really did happen. Just to close with, my wife and I were out playing crib the other night when I had a call to ring home. Well, worried we rang home and Ryan our oldest lad had his mobile with him in the toilet and asked us to ring home on the landline and tell his younger brother to give him a toilet roll as he was stuck and Ben was enjoying having the upper hand on his big brother! It created quite a laugh amongst us. I’m still waiting for the photographs of my family in the States even though I talked to my sister over there quite regularly, I think they have the same postal services as ourselves. What a win for the Potters against Arsenal - at last we have layed the Arsenal FA Cup bogey to rest! God Bless you, see you soon Smithy
Cricket has grand designs for national makeover ttoxeter Cricket Club is preparing to take part in NatWest CricketForce on 26th, 27th and 28th March 2010, an England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) initiative aimed at rejuvenating local cricket clubs and giving volunteers an opportunity to get involved. Uttoxeter Cricket Club is expecting 50-100 volunteers, including ex international players to help with: • Decoration of the Pavilion interior, including replacement of curtains and carpets, the painting of walls, repair and replacement of tables and seating. • Decoration of the Pavilion exterior, principally the painting of the building. • Renovation work including the installation of a new kitchen, complete with new cooking facilities and work area, the replacing of the current bathroom fittings including new sanitary products and showers. • Refitting of the bar. • Improvements to the current playing facilities with the possibility of a new nets and scoreboard.
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The volunteer work would have cost an estimated £5000 to complete, meaning a huge injection of funds for cricket clubs across the country. NatWest CricketForce is the biggest annual volunteering event in sport and is set to attract enough volunteers to fill Lord’s Cricket Ground three times over (85,000). Jon Walmsley 1st Captain states “NatWest CricketForce will enable much needed work to take place at clubs across the county ensuring the 2010 season gets off to the best possible start. All players start their cricket careers at local clubs and it is crucial that we support the game’s development. Good facilities and a fun environment can be the difference between youngsters staying with cricket or not and NatWest CricketForce helps make clubs a real focus for community sports activities and volunteering
opportunities”. Other local organisations have also signed up to support the project including (list local businesses and detail what they have provided). Dave Leighton, ECB Club Programmes Manager, said: “We saw clubs do more for themselves in two days last year than they had for years before. It made a real difference to clubs including increased revenue, improved facilities, increased participation and a great sense of community spirit”. [You can use a similar quote from your CDM if you would prefer]. Anyone belonging to a cricket club who would like to take part in the initiative should visit www.ecb.co.uk/natwestcricketforce for details of how to sign up. Or, if you could spare a few hours on 26th, 27th and 28th March 2010 to help your local club please leave your details with natwestcricketforce@ecb.co.uk.
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See you at the far post! By Mick Cullerton
Football Match Day Summariser for BBC Radio Stoke Ex Professional Footballer with Hibernian, Port Vale and Derby County
what to do but could not tell you. He always had a major difficulty that he could not understand how things he found so easy were so difficult for other people. Mind you Stan was a county class tennis player and a scratch golfer and did not find many things difficult! In the first conversation I ever had with Stan he told me that once I settled and got use to the change of area he would put me in the 1st team. He said that he was going to promote any player who showed promise because that was the future of Port Vale. The only criticism I ever had about Stan as a manager was that he spent too much time with the youth team and was too trusting of his directors who told him that once they had sold Terry Alcock to Blackpool and John Ritchie to Preston the youth team would Sir Stanley Matthews leaves the School House in Lidice with myself behind (centre) continue. and John James following me. They were not true to have been very fortunate in my life to have their word and pulled the rug on the youth team. played for some of the biggest names that Stan had wanted to do what Dario Gradi has since football has ever produced, Jock Stein, Brian done at Crewe but the board did not have the Clough and Sir Stanley Matthews or Stan as he patience or the finances to see it through. was always known to me. To me it is ironic that the World Cup in the I have talked about the first two in earlier summer is to be played in South Africa when all articles so I will now talk about possibly the best those years ago in 1967 Stan arranged for two footballer that ever lived. players from Soweto, Johannesburg to have trials Different people will always have different at the Vale and they both went on to represent views on that but Alfredo Di Stefano and Ference Black South Africa. Stan always used to say that Puskas told me at Stan’s 75th birthday party that the next stars of world football would be Africans. Stan was the greatest and that will do for me. He had coached all over Africa and the Nigerians My long friendship with Stan goes back to 1965 crowned him ‘King of Football.’ when he signed me for Port Vale. Stan wanted to Stan never seemed comfortable as a manager build a youth policy because the club had no and the only time he seemed to come alive was money to buy players. He signed young players when he was on the training pitch or playing in from Scotland and the North East to build a youth charity matches. I remember vividly going to team and one particular year we reached the Czechoslovakia in 1967 where Stan had contacts quarter finals of the youth cup. with Bata shoes and Czech glass and how bored he Stan tried to encourage the young players to be was meeting all the dignitaries and President like him which involved total dedication, fast for Dubcek. one day a week, drink carrot juice and to take Bio There we played 4 games in 10 days. The last Strath. He was then at the age of 54 still the game was played in Lidice where during the war quickest player in the club and was always saying Germans had executed 300 civilians and flattened he retired too early! the village in retaliation for the shooting of a To provide funds for the youth team project the German officer. The game was played on the Vale played a series of exhibition matches in which anniversary of the massacre and over 20,000 Stan played. One at Hereford where John Charles people attended. was the player/manager and the gate was 11,500 The Czechs bought in some great players, one at Nuneaton, Stevenage and Gateshead where the of them being the current international left back police were called in to close the gates as so many who was told that during the game he must not people wanted to see Stan play for the last time. tackle Stan. The monies from these games funded the Stan waltzed past him with the ball and was successful youth team but unfortunately at that infuriated that they did not try to stop him. He also time the 1st team was struggling. complained that the ball was too hard – I’ve never Stan like many great players could show you heard anyone complain that the ball was too hard!
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The game then carried on as a normal match, Stan totally destroying the left back and giving a real exhibition of wing play. We drew 2-2 which was a fantastic result for the Vale considering the team we played against containing Mascjoust Poplanar and Kavasnak, real top quality international players. All Stan kept saying after playing 90 minutes in 80 degrees was that he had retired too early!! The other significant thing about that trip was that Stan met Mila who later became his wife after she defected from Czechoslovakia in 1968. In my view in 1967 the youth team were treated better than the 1st team. I was playing for both so I saw it first hand. We stayed in 1st class hotels before each youth cup match and also went to St Annes. The major disappointment was losing to Scunthorpe in the quarter finals who were the worst team we had played. However on the night I did not perform and it cost us. I think then that Stan knew that the club would not continue with the youth policy. Around this time Port Vale were ejected from the Football League for allegedly paying illegal payments to players. Stan always felt that the Vale were targeted because of his profile as at that time every club was doing it! It’s ironic if that was the case because Stan never dealt with administration or players contracts. Stan made sure that the Vale retained their league status by calling every club who he had played a testimonial match for to ensure that the Vale would get enough votes to retain their status. 64 clubs from 92 voted for the Vale showing how popular Stan was in his heyday. During Stan’s time as manager for some reason he never received any payment. He told me in later years it was always promised but was never forthcoming. The other thing he was never allowed to forget was releasing Ray Kennedy who went on to have a fabulous career with Arsenal and Liverpool. I believe at the moment that Ray is not too well. When Ray came to the Vale he was a lovely big Geordie lad who was overweight and did not look to have a prayer of being a league player never mind playing for Arsenal or Liverpool! Noone at the Value thought he would make it which goes to show what a fool football can make of you sometimes. Stan told me that his biggest problem as a manager was that in 37 years as a top class player he only ever thought about preparing himself and his own mind for matches and he found it difficult to communicate his thoughts to other players. He was so single minded to make sure his own performances were right as every one expected him to perform at the highest level that he said he rarely thought about the team as a whole. He thought that everyone should be as dedicated and professional in their approach to football as he was. The other major problem although it was never discussed publicly was that he was living apart from his first wife and those problems made it difficult to concentrate on football matters. In my view English football should have employed Stan as a World Wide Ambassador. When you saw the reaction to him in different countries and the number of people who turned out at each event it was remarkable – a great opportunity missed. It would in my opinion have utilised Stan’s greatest gift, to be comfortable no matter whose presence he was in from Royalty to multi millionaires to dustbin men. Stan was Stan. In the next issue of The Voice I will tell you about Stan the Man after his playing and coaching days and away from the football field. See at the Far Post Mick
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All-time Local Soccer Hall of Fame Team By Roy ‘Razzer’ Astbury Each month Uttoxeter’s best known character Roy ‘Razzer’ Astbury will compile his very own ‘All-Time Local Football Team’ which in his opinion is the very best of players past and present. ‘Razzer’ will create a team in each issue of The Uttoxeter & Cheadle Voice which he believes incorporates all the ingredients of a football outfit which could be unbeatable! He will be delving into his thoughts to remember all the terrific players in years gone by whilst selecting those who are exceptional in our present day.
It should be a fantastic talking point in our community and no doubt you all will have your views on ‘Razzer’s Hall of Fame team. If you have your own Hall of Fame team then get involved and just give Nigel a call at The Uttoxeter & Cheadle Voice on 01538 751629, 0776 784 6937 to tell him or send your team to: The Uttoxeter & Cheadle Voice, 3 Spode Close, Cheadle, Staffordshire, ST10 1DT or email uttoxetervoice@hotmail.co.uk
An outstanding local goalkeeper who week in week out would produce performances of the highest standards. One of the all-time local great keepers.
One of the strongest players around and he would be a must for any local football team.
Superb defender who was a rock at the heart of the defence and he certainly led from the front.
DAVE SHUFFLEBOTHAM Cheadle Town FC Gifted midfielder who possessed great vision and a tremendous passing ability. Dave could pick out a forward with a defencesplitting pass time and time again.
Right Back Martin Buckingham - Uttoxeter Rangers, Quality player, who could and did play in any position. A natural athlete. Centre Back Paul Holdcroft - Uttoxeter Rangers, Tough, quick and intelligent player
Left Back Bob Crutchley - Elkes. Reliable defender who was good on the ball.
PETER SWANWICK Rocester FC
PETE ‘Beano’ DIXON Rocester FC
Goalkeeper Mick Grimley - Elkes, a commanding reliable keeper.
Centre Back Brendon Phillips - Elkes Cultured player, who was a tough and clever defender
Razzer’s Hall of Fame March Team
TREVOR HOPKINS (Captain) Doveridge FC
Uttoxeter & Cheadle Voice Columnist Tim Leech delves into his memory bank to select this terrific Uttoxeter and District Sunday League Hall of Fame team. These chaps were not only top notch local footballers but also terrific blokes too:
Left Winger Dave Tideswell - Skillful and Powerfull winger, loved birdwatching on the way to and from games.
JOHN RITCHIE Uttoxter Amateurs FC
OWEN BRAIME Uttoxeter St Marys FC A top defender and a really great player who could read the game superbly.
Real class and an inspiration to his team-mates, John always gave 100%.
DAVID ASTBURY Uttoxeter Rangers
NIGEL TITTERTON Cheadle Town FC Just the type of player to play alongside Dave, Nigel was in the Pete Douglas mould of midfield destroyer with 110% commitment. Never shirked a tackle and always made his mark on the opposition!
A very steady local player who could find holes in any defence with his superb passing ability.
RICHARD CAMPION Uttoxeter Town A fast strong very dangerous winger who gave full backs torrid times throughout his career.
Right Winger Nick Wood - The Plough - tricky and quality crosser in a very good Plough side Central Midfield Glynn Skirmey - Three Tuns Excellent passer and comfortable on the ball Central Midfield Pete Douglas - Wheatsheaf Dominant player, who could control a game Striker Malcolm Johnson - Hixon Powerful and pacey forward with a prolific goalscoring record Striker John Berrisford - Pacey forward with an excellent goalscoring record Subs
STAN SHEPHERD Bamfords FC
BARRY PORTER Marchington FC Strong forward who had the gift of finding the back of the net naturally.
Stan was a fast, sharp direct centre forward who always found goals easy to come by because of eye for chances.
We have inserted one football club each player has performed for. Obviously, many have played for several clubs in their careers.
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Ant Duff - Powerful Centre Forward for Uttoxeter Amateurs Andy Shaw - Three Tuns Tiggerish defender. Dave Fuller - Leigh - Terrific all rounder wiith an eye for a goal.
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Mick’s Memories By Mick Harper UTTOXETER WANDERERS REVISITED s promised in last month’s article, I will continue with a few tales about that long forgotten team of yesteryear, namely Uttoxeter Wanderers, and some of the things that happened around the time. Although a number of the players, myself included, were not even of average ability, there were some in the team who were quite good but suffered because of the lack of talent around them. Probably the best footballers in the early days were two good friends of mine at the time, Tony Slater and Pete Sinclair. These lads were both picked for League Representative sides so their talent was noted by others besides myself. Both Slater and Sinclair were usually part of what was known at the time as the half back line. We had lots of different goalkeepers but the three who played the most during the club’s existence of virtually three years were Eddie James, Johnny Austin and Bill Shaw. Eddie James, like Slater, Sinclair and myself and many others who played for the club, were either at Alleynes or had recently left what was then the town’s Grammar School (unfortunately boys only then). Johnny Austin is, of course, in case anyone wondered, none other than ‘Rocking Johnny’ himself who is probably even better known than Roy ‘Razzer’ Astbury of Voice fame, who also turned out for the Wanderers giving the team the benefit of his experience on seven occasions during the club’s second season. Everyone who knew ‘Rocker’ in that era will have a story to tell of some of the things he got up to. He was a real character back in those days too and I can remember him playing one Saturday on the Wanderer’s home ground, which was where the bowling green is now on the Bramshall Road Recreation Ground. There was a huge puddle in one of the goal mouths and ‘Rocker’ kept diving into it at every opportunity, possibly attempting to impress a couple of young female spectators. I swear he let at least one goal in because he wanted to land with a splash even if the ball was going in the opposite direction! I didn’t pick ‘Rocker’ for one game and he was none too pleased. He was calling me a few choice names whilst speaking to a spectator who was at the game. However what Johnny didn’t know was that the bloke he was talking to was my Dad who had no interest in football and who had never been to a game before. Anyway, my father didn’t let on and we had many a laugh over it for years after. I have scores of stories about ‘Rocker’, some of them unprintable, but I am sure I will use a few more in future articles. Bill Shaw was a promising keeper in those days but I reaped the benefit of his Wanderer’s apprenticeship some years later when he played a huge part in the rise of Wheatsheaf Athletic. I still see Bill quite often and he hardly looks any different after all these years. I wish I could say the same for myself. Two other good old friends of mine were regulars for the Wanderers and went on to have notable roles for the Wheatsheaf in later years. Les Tavernor joined the Wanderers after the demise of Stramshall Hounds and his youthful tenacity was still in evidence a decade later when I made him captain of a more than useful Sheaf side. Brian Dodd was a Wanderers stalwart who favoured the old inside forward role and 12 years on he played a significant role in a strong Wheatsheaf midfield. Brian helped me immensely at the Sheaf for a long period with his help off the pitch, and on the field he was a better player in his early thirties than he had ever been previously. John ‘Sugar’ Lunn, who is sadly no longer with us, was a very useful defender for the Wanderers who read the game well, but I couldn’t persuade him to play as often as I would have liked as he preferred to stand on the line and watch the rest of us make fools of ourselves. Arthur Hodgkinson was probably my best mate in those days and he was quite a decent old- style centre forward who scored a number of consolation goals for the Wanderers in our numerous defeats. Arthur
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played a major part in my teenage years and I was actually with him in Johnson Road when the world shattering news broke of the assassination of John F Kennedy, the USA President. They reckon everyone who heard those grim tidings for the first time can remember where they were at the time and I was no exception. I spent many nights socialising with Arthur especially when we both started to visit the local hostelries on a regular basis and our favourite watering hole was, of course, the Wheatsheaf where we had some fabulous nights which usually ended with us escorting the same two ladies home on a regular basis. Anyway back to football matters. The Wanderers improved during their second season in the Uttoxeter League, which was not too difficult, and although the defeats continued, most were by 5 or 6 goals instead of well into double figures. The only problem was that if the Wanderers managed a rare victory, the team they had beaten was liable to pack in due to the humiliation of losing to such a notoriously bad side. A new team had entered the League called Uttoxeter Fire Brigade and they shared a two all draw with the Wanderers on the old Westlands Road football ground. A few weeks later at the Recreation Ground we gave them a sound 4-0 beating. So what happened? The fire-fighters resigned from the League shortly afterwards citing difficulties in raising a side due to shift patterns. How many of them actually were Firemen I am not sure, but they must have known this could prove a problem before they kicked a ball. Anyway, that was three points gone west and the Wanderers, despite beating Cotton Albion 4-2 were once more rooted to the foot of the League, but at least Cotton didn’t call it a day. It was the winter of ‘63 one of the worst in living memory, with match after match being postponed over the best part of three months from midDecember ‘62 until the end of February ‘63. It is difficult to imagine now with our usually fairly mild winters but I am not kidding the snow and ice was there for weeks and sledging down a hill close to my home at Abbotsholme near Rocester became part of my daily life. No one could believe it, however, when on a cold January afternoon at Forsbrook, Referee Brian Clowes declared a pitch covered with thick snow and ice fit for play. We had two new signings in the team that day – two army lads from Marchington Camp called Green and Barker. Green was pretty useful but Jim Barker was something else. He was in the national army side at the time and even on a pitch that would not have been out of place for an Eskimo to set up home, Barker looked the business. Forsbrook were in contention for second place in the League but Barker literally skated round them and scored a cracking goal and along with Green the pair made openings for my old mate Brian Dodd, who got the other two in our 3-2 victory. What happened next I bet you can guess – yes Forsbrook resigned from the League. That made it three teams beaten by the Wanderers who had folded in the space of nine months. Each team at the time who failed to complete their fixtures forfeited all of £1 deposit! After the end of the freeze the Wanderers had a thumping 5-1 win against Woodhall and the biggest surprise apart from me scoring two was the fact that they didn’t resign from the League. We arranged a Sunday friendly against Sudbury Prison on the prison pitch and virtually every inmate turned out to watch, so it was by far the biggest crowd we had ever played in front of. The law breakers had a terrific team at the time which included no fewer than four ex-football League players (they didn’t get paid too much in those days!). They duly pasted us 9-0 but right up until the final whistle a good proportion of the crowd kept cheering us on. I thought how sporting they were but found out later that a lot of them had bet their weekly tobacco allowance on us. How it worked was the Prison ‘bookmaker’ would find out as much as he could about the opposition and then would decide how many goals start he would give to them
in the betting, or vice-versa if they were up against a decent side. Anyway, he slipped up but only just because as we were so bad he thought he would be more than safe giving us a 10 goal start. So as we only lost by 9 goals, in their eyes we won 10-9. At least half the prison bet on us so we gained a fair number of fans that day. We had out best times well away from the football fields, however, as most of us used to socialise together spending our leisure time in our ‘headquarters’ the White Bear Coffee Bar in Carter Street which was then the ‘in’ place for the youth of the town and surrounding area. Although many of us had sneaked our first few pints by this time we still spent most of our free time listening to the juke-box and playing the pin-ball machines in the Bear. I was never much use myself but I can remember that Alan ‘Wiggy’ Whieldon, later a great servant of the Wheatsheaf, was always playing the machines and notching up high scores. The proprietor of the White Bear, Tom Harrison, often took us to away games in his van as none of us had transport and if it hadn’t been for him and another man called Pete Beck, who also took us to some games, we would not have been able to get to places like Foxt and Waterhouses. I personally made a bigger fool of myself than normal when we got hammered 11-1 away to Leek CSOB. With the score about 6 or 7 the Ref, a bloke called Wilson, awarded them a penalty. I thought it was unjust and as the Leek spot kick man lined up to take it I ran straight across in front of him and kicked the ball into touch. I suppose it must have looked comical although I reckon most officials would have sent me off but Wilson took pity on me and just took my name. Incidentally, the Wanderers’ consolation goal was notched by ‘Razzer’. Come on Roy, its time you gave yourself a place in your team of the month. Before the end of our second season we tasted victory twice more beating Westlands Rovers 4-0 away with two from Arthur Hodgkinson and one each from captain Dennis Boot and myself. We followed this up soon after with an unbelievable 6-1 win at the Rec. against Leigh United which saw Arthur get a hat-trick and Dennis, myself and ‘Sugar’ Lunn completing the rout. Westlands Rovers finished bottom of the League with Woodhall and ourselves equal points just above them. Into our third season we began to have difficulties with transport to away games and after 5 games, all defeats, we decided that we couldn’t continue in the League but would still play friendlies. In fact we played just three of them, all of which we won before the club folded completely. One of these friendlies was against the team it had all started against from Derby, Redfern Athletic, who we had played quite a number of times since. The games were usually played in a very sporting manner but during the course of this match there was some ill feeling during our 4-2 win. After the final whistle the teams were getting changed at opposite sides of the Recreation Ground and one of our players, who hadn’t actually taken part in the game, decided to hurl a missile in the direction of the Derby lads. Soon objects were being thrown from both sides and although it didn’t quite end up with fists flying it was still a nasty incident. Needless to say my long standing friendship with the guy who ran Redfern came to an abrupt end which was a great pity. Redfern, however, went on to become one of the top sides in Derby for many years afterwards and my ex-friend became a well-known author and publisher. I have often come close to contacting him but the shame of that episode all those years ago has always held me back. Most of the Wanderers players found other teams to play for and even I managed to get into the Uttoxeter Youth Club side as well as having a game or two for Rocester Seconds where the late Ken Green told me that I would be alright if they could just bring me on to take corners and free kicks. My next offering will hopefully be totally different with little mention of football as I intend to devote it entirely to my greatest ever friend who sadly is no longer with us. Never a day goes by when I don’t think about him and the times we had together. He was a legend in his own lifetime and his name will live on forever. If you don’t know whom I’m referring to you soon will!!! Regards to everyone who has managed to read through all my drivel, and especially to any exWanderers out there. Mick (nicknamed ‘George’ back in those days)
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