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Uttoxeter pupils enjoy life-changing experience!

Ladies Night a great success!

Magical Makeover for popular Uttoxeter woman!

It’s over for Dynamic Dean! Plus • 2 pages of Weddings • Cancer sufferer raises funds and hope • Get set for Uttoxeter Christmas Cracker Night • Christmas Recipes from top chef Paul Gilmore • Remember The Good Old Days? • When a Rocester man played football with the legendary Bobby Charlton and Duncan Edwards • Plus lots more to read, and hopefully enjoy!!

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ello readers, may I first wish you and all my loyal advertisers A Very Merry Xmas and a Happy and Prosperous New Year! What an unbelievable 2008 it has been with The Uttoxeter & Cheadle Voice Colour Magazine being launched in the early part of the year and now it is going from strength to strength with the help and support of local businesses and residents in our local community. The Voice has been accepted and applauded in all corners of our area and it has proved to be a firm favourite of local advertisers and readers because the magazine is promoting all that is good in our community and local businesses are receiving fantastic new custom from booking adverts in The Voice. This Christmas issue is again jam-packed and I sincerely hope you enjoy reading it. This is the last Voice for this year but I welcome businesses to book advertisements in The Voice for 2009 so we can take your business to 13,000 local homes, hitting over 35,000 potential customers! The top quality production of The Uttoxeter & Cheadle Voice has proved to be a real winner with everyone and the distribution area is a massive advantage for our advertisers. As usual, I will endeavour to continually improve The Voice throughout 2009 and I invite local schools, groups, sports clubs and residents to e mail your stories and photographs so we can work together to make our magazine the best community publication in the county. Enjoy our Christmas issue and also the forthcoming festive period and together we will make next year one of continued progression and one in which we must retain the feelgood factor no matter what is happening in other parts of the economy. Kind regards Nigel Titterton, Editor and Publisher

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Publisher and Editor: Nigel Titterton The Uttoxeter & Cheadle Voice is published by Community Voice Publications Ltd, 1 Tape Street, Cheadle, Staffordshire ST10 1DT Telephone 01538 751629 e-mail uttoxetervoice@hotmail.co.uk The views expressed in this publication are those of our contributors and are not necessarily those of the publishers, nor indeed their responsibility. All Rights Reserved. Copyright Community Voice Publications Ltd. Conditions of acceptance of advertising: a. All adverts must comply with the British Code of Advertising Practice, The Advertising Standards Authority and current legislation. b. No guarantee can be given that an advert will appear on a specified date or in a specified position, although every effort will be made to meet requests. c. Whilst every care will be taken, the publishers will not be held liable for any loss occasioned by failure of an advert to appear, or any misprint, error or omission. Nor due to non publication or delivery. d. We cannot accept responsibility for more than one incorrect insertion. Advertisers should contact us immediately the first error occurs.

e. Credit will only be issued for that part of the advert that is incorrect, unless it can be agreed that all response was affected. f. The publishers reserve the right to refuse, delete, amend or cancel any advert without explanation. g. Whosoever places the advert will be deemed to be authorised to do so on behalf of an advertiser and that the advertiser has obtained permission to utilise any of the component parts of that advert. The publishers will not be liable if this is not the case. h. The Advertiser agrees to reimburse the Publisher for any costs, damages or other charges resulting from any legal action taken against them as a result of publishing the advertisement as presented to the Publisher.

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Moving the classroom Back to nature to Central America A

ot what you might expect from a summer trip to Costa Rica, but Thomas Alleynes High School’s recent World Challenge expedition to the Central American country was no holiday. Twenty students, two teachers and a guide climbed a volcano three times the size of Ben Nevis, trekking 50 km through dense jungle and painting a village school inside and out in 40 degree heat - more than some tourists could manage in their life times, let alone a four week trip crammed into the school holidays. The venture was funded entirely by the students themselves and planned over a two year period, with them choosing their own gruelling itinerary that involved: a week’s trekking to see the fascinating Cloud Forest Reserve of Monteverde; up the steep slopes and

punishing heat of the Corcovado jungle; and something more akin to mountaineering as they scaled Volcan Baru, the highest point in Panama. Whilst the month was interspersed with rest and relaxation opportunities in picturesque settings such as the Panamanian island of Bocas del Toro, the welcome break of beaches and sundecks was not to last as on travelling back into Costa Rica, the group went on to participate in a week’s worth of community work in the small local village of Cahuita. This entailed four long days of manual labour (including restoring and painting a local park and community area, painting the inside and outside of the high school building plus their perimeter fence and a mural), plus a day spent at a primary school playing games with the children and teaching them English. Perhaps the highlight of the community phase was a fascinating night walk along the beach as a part of a local turtle conservation programme. The six hour walk involved spotting and tagging turtles as they washed up on to the sand. There’s no denying that the trip was hard in every way, with students being pushed to their limits on a daily basis as they were all expected to lead the whole group on at least one occasion. But not one member came away with bad memories. Experiences such as these are once in a lifetime, but will live with them for all of their lifetimes. One of the accompanying teachers Catherine Purvis said ‘It was a fascinating experience for the students – a life changing experience which will equip them well for the rest of their lives’.

successful local sculptor has chosen Heath House Farm Nursery, Tea Rooms and Gift Shop in Forsbrook as an outlet for his superb Country Artists Range plus providing a gallery for his wonderful photography and paintings for collectors. Keith Sherwin, of Werrington, is a gifted artisan who is completely self-taught, although he did receive some formal training as a ceramic artist at Royal Doulton where he excelled in the intricacies of figurine decoration and face painting. He also has also worked with army regiments producing bespoke military sculptures, as well as his own bone china figures. But his real passion has always been nature. So, in 1978 when Richard Cooper, who had been looking into the potential of resin-based artwork, commissioned Keith to create 12 British wildlife studies, he jumped at the chance. Keith’s enthusiasm and genuine love for nature radiates in everything he does. The Owls Oak project was an incredible challenge, but the most rewarding. It was a full life-sized study and took over five months to complete. The best note of approval came when a real tawny owl which was used in the creation of Keith’s work started bobbing around when he saw the finished sculpture, as if to nod his own appreciation!! To view Keith’s stunning work and have the opportunity to purchase a part of his ‘Inspired by Nature’ collection, go along to Heath House Farm, Tea Rooms and Gift Shop in Forsbrook - you won’t be disappointed! See Heath House advert on Back Page.

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enstone Hall Farm Shop and Cafe has only been open for just over a year but has already won a number of richly deserved awards and developed a loyal clientele. Beautifully situated on the Staffordshire/Derbyshire border between Uttoxeter and Ashbourne in the village of Denstone (Best kept village 2008) the family run business is located in the old milking parlour which has been lovingly restored, creating a successful mix of old and new.

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Owners Rupert and Emma, both from farming backgrounds, are passionate about quality and locally produced food. Infact Emma’s Dad still looks after the beef herd which is sold through the butchery. The shop itself has a lovely friendly and welcoming atmosphere and displays a stunning range of local and seasonal produce for visitors to choose from. There it sells a fantastic selection of local and own grown free range beef, lamb, pork, chicken and venison, all sourced locally and also has an extensive deli counter supporting local cheese producers and sells some fabulous award winning Huntsman pie’s. Fruit and veg is sourced locally where possible and cakes and ready meals are made on site. There is also a lovely selection of other local products such as beers, chocolates, puddings and preserves which make a lovely treat for yourself or even a gift for a friend or loved one.

The cafe has just been awarded Staffordshire Tea Room, 2008, where all food is freshly produced on site. Some of the current favourites are Leek and Potato soup, Welsh Rarebit with beer mustard, Cottage Pie and Venison Casserole. The Courgette Cake and Apple and Plum Crumble have also developed a legendary reputation. Outside catering has just started, with birthday cakes, quiches, sweets, savoury tarts and delicious puds are just some of the options available. With Christmas just around the corner orders are now being taken for free range Norfolk Bronze and traditional white turkeys, geese and ducks from the Evans family farm. Hampers can be made to order, specialising in local produce selections and Christmas trees, wreaths and Christmas Decorations are also available. After the success of the Christmas Fayre last year, another one is planned for December 4 (3 – 9pm), with a 10% discount on all purchases for the day. Mulled wine, mince pies and hot turkey rolls with cranberry sauce will be available on the night with carol singing from a local choir and a visit from Santa adding to the festive spirit.

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robus Clubs were started in Welwyn Garden City in 1965 by ex-Rotarian Club members and Uttoxeter Probus Club was assisted in its formation by the Rotary Club of Uttoxeter in 1976. Clubs are now established worldwide. Members are recruited from retired, semi-retired professional and business persons and any persons who have had some measure of responsibility in their lives. Fellowship is the main objective of the club and to this end the Uttoxeter Probus members enjoy luncheons on the last Friday of each month (except December) and numerous activities e.g. travel, theatre, etc during the year to which their wives, partners and friends are cordially invited. Further information on the club activities may be obtained from the Secretary, 7 Main Road, Sudbury, Ashbourne, Derbyshire, telephone 01283 585 293. Give us a ring now!

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Marchington Singers’ Christmas Candlelight Concert he traditional Christmas immediately conjures up thoughts of rich decoration, bubbling, excited groups gathering together, carols and Christmas stories, mince pies and mulled wine, even times when the atmosphere is permeated by awe and mystery. All these - and more - are on offer at The Marchington Singers’ Annual Christmas Candlelight Concert, which is again being staged at St Mary’s Church, Uttoxeter on Saturday evening, December 13th at 7.30 pm. This popular event presents a varied programme, assembled by the Choir’s conductor, Wendy Scott. From the opening processional, in a darkened church, illuminated solely by the candles of the fifty choristers, through traditional carols like the Sussex Carol and Silent Night to the timely reminder of the message of the Holy season, from the Messiah to the lighter and haunting Walking in the Air, the popular White Christmas and Very Best Time of the Year, as well as highly regarded John Rutter arrangements and creations like Star Carol and O Holy Night, a whirl of musical experiences and appropriate – but largely unread – extracts from Christmas focused writngs for young and old through the ages evokes the message of Christmas. The interval in the extensive twenty five piece programme continues the seasonal theme with mulled wine and mince pies enabling the audience to join with the Choir in taking breath to contribute to the congregational hymns which are in the second half of the programme. All are welcome to join the Choir on the occasion of this eagerly anticipated performance. Tickets (price £7.00 or £3.00 for school students ) are available from Tim Scott ( Tel : 01889 563570 ) or at the Church door on December 13th.

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Heath Chorus concert to raise funds T

he Heath Chorus will kick off what promises to be a busy 2009 with a concert at St Josephs RC Primary School in Uttoxeter. The concert, which had to be moved from it’s planned date in November 08, was suggested by one of the Chorus, Penny Jones, who works at the school and was keen to raise funds for the PTA. Sadly Penny fell ill shortly before the concert was due to take place and both singers and staff agreed to postpone the concert until Penny had recovered and was well enough to take part! A new date has now been set, Tuesday January 27th, and everyone’s keeping their fingers crossed for a successful night. “We really hope that all the pupils, parents, governors and friends of the school will support us and make an enthusiastic audience on the night“ The concert will feature the Chorus’s usual varied mix of songs from stage, screen and beyond as well as a special performance by some of St Josephs pupils. Musical Director Helen Morgan, reflects on the year past and the year ahead “2008 has been a good year, the highlight for me was definitely the Leading Ladies show in July but we’ve had a lot of fun throughout the year and worked on some great songs, and it’s been really lovely to welcome some new members since September, they’re all a bit unsure of themselves at the moment but most of them are still smiling at the end of rehearsals! 2009 looks busy, we’re doing some return visits I think, people have asked us back would you believe! Oh and we have a family engagement in the summer, my sister is getting married and has asked us to sing at the ceremony in Mavesyn Ridware and at the reception afterwards here in Uttoxeter! The concert will start at 7.15pm on Tuesday 27th January 2009 at St Josephs R C Primary School, Springfield Road, Uttoxeter. Seats may be reserved by calling the school on 01889 562702. Tickets for those with seats booked in advance will cost £4, on the door price will be higher with all proceeds going to St Josephs PTA.

Magisterial Memories By John Glandfield Uttoxeter’s Most Charismatic Solicitor verything in this or in later articles is firstly the unadulterated truth and secondly if it did not involve one of my Cases as such I actually sat in Court and saw/heard it. For a while Uttoxeter Magistrates switched Road Traffic (Motoring) Offences to a Monday as against their traditional weekly sittings on a Thursday. Fine as long as the Bench paid attention and were not, as in the following example, possessed of a Chairperson who was somewhat deaf. Came the day when the Police, to get the case over and done with as quickly as possible, produced a vagrant, of no fixed abode, whom they had arrested the night before for relieving himself in the doorway to a town centre shop. Being “keyed in“ to the type of Sentence appropriate to Road Traffic matters and having heard little, if anything, of what the Police had to tell the Court about the Defendant, the Chairperson then proceeded to announce, “Right then, Fined “x“ Pounds and Licence Endorsed with 3 Penalty Points“. Continuing in this slightly risqué vein an incident in a Court other than Uttoxeter sticks in my mind particularly as an abject lesson in looking up at and assessing at your audience before you start to speak. A Solicitor colleague was also representing a Defendant who had been taken short in a public place. The Solicitor adopted the “dismissive“ approach – good if you first know your Magistrates and the case really does make something of a mockery of the System – and without looking up from his papers launched into, “I’ve done it, you’ve done it, we’ve all done it“. His oration was brought to an abrupt halt by a firm and disapproving female voice from the Bench, “I assure you, Mr.X, I have NEVER done it“. Don’t think it was all laughs but incidents like the above both kept you sane and. even more importantly, made the point that Magistrates are human. That is something that I always stressed upon my Clients and which many people did and still can so easily forget. Our Courts are there to administer justice and that encompasses a lot more than merely “dishing it out“. See you in Court, A Merry Xmas and A Happy New Year to readers. John Glandfield

Cheadle Business Group LATE NIGHT SHOP Following a request for a Late Night Christmas Shopping Evening, the Group has asked shops if they would stay open late one Friday night in December. Over 20 businesses agreed in principal to staying open later and it has been decided to promote the second Friday in December as: Cheadle’s Late Night Christmas Shop Friday 12th December until 8pm.

THE VICTORIAN PANTOMIME CHRISTMAS The Family Christmas Event will take place on Saturday 6th December when the High Street will be closed off to traffic from 1-6pm. The event will run from 2-5pm. Street entertainment has been booked and the Mayor will switch the Christmas lights on at 4pm.

NEW YEAR To brighten up the New Year, we are hoping to have a golden ribbon of flowers the length of the High Street to celebrate in January -50 years of NAFAS the National Association of Flower Arrangement Societies. We are looking for shops to take part.

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Weddings

Kathryn Edge of Tean & Bjorn Spencer of Kingsley Married on 13th September 2008 at St Werburghs Church - Kingsley and held their reception at Consall Hall Gardens Best man - Craig Young Ushers - Adrian Hall, Matthew Loundes, Matthew and Edward Bloor Gail Ainsworth and John Hibell, both from Cheadle, were married at Whiston Hall Golf Club. Best man was the groomâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s son Jonathon and bridesmaids were Jess, Claire, Nicola and Sammi.

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Vanessa Heath and Andrew Marshall, from Upper Tean, were married at St Peters C of E, Caverswall. They honeymooned in Ecuador, the Amazon jungle and Galapagos Islands. Photo by Steven Green, Dreams and Images, telephone 01538 751363

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Above: Andrea Moore and Mark Brassington, both of Tean, were married at Christ Church, Tean. The honeymoon was in Barcelona. Photo by Sharon Parkes Photography. Left: Margaret Fairbanks and Stanley Donaldson, of Tean, were married at The Rudyard Hotel. Best men were Dennis Matthews and Tony Moreton with bridesmaids Heather Smith (groom’s niece) and Abigail, Anna and Jasmine Fairbanks (bride's grandaughters), and the ushers were Stephen and Anthony Fairbanks (bride’s sons). The happy couple spent their honeymoon on a wonderful Mediterranean Cruise. Photo by Denise Wheat Photography, telephone 01538 723985.

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Darren and Christine welcome you to join them for the finest mixture of entertainment, delicious food and the very best sports coverage. There’s so much more at The Master Potter! Christmas Fayre Saturday November 29th to Wednesday December 24th 2 Courses £10.95, 3 Courses £12.45 Christmas Day Menu 4 Courses Adult £29.95, Child £15.95 Every Monday to Friday: All Day 2 Main Courses for only £8. Kids Menu Golden Years Menu Monday to Friday 12-2pm e.g. £3.45 Breakfast served every day from 10am until 12 noon Carvery - 12-7pm Every Saturday and Sunday A choice of home-cooked meats served with freshly prepared vegetables, Saturday £3.95. Sunday £6.95 LIVE ENTERTAINMENT EVERY SATURDAY NIGHT GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ EVERY WEDNESDAY MUSIC QUIZ ON SUNDAY NIGHTS Coverage of all major sporting events in our designated sports area

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Introduction to the work of the Community Council of Staffordshire hris Welch, Chief Executive describes the background and farreaching remit of the organisation that works with the voluntary sector to support the county’s communities. The Community Council of Staffordshire was established in July 1954. Since then it has been actively engaged in promoting a better quality of life for all those living and working in the communities of Staffordshire, especially in the rural areas.

We are the only county-wide voluntary body operating with such a wide remit of activities. We provide a wide range of advice, information and support to voluntary groups and individuals and liaise between the statutory and voluntary sectors at all levels across a wide range of subjects including environmental issues, affordable rural housing, health and community care, education, training, charity advice, children’s play, transport, village halls and community buildings, shops, post offices, funding advice, voluntary car schemes, organisation of surveys and consultations, parish planning, competitions and all other rural services. We are an independent voluntary organisation and a company limited by guarantee and are proud to have as our patrons Lord Stafford, Lord Lieutenant of Staffordshire James Hawley and as President Councillor Terry Dix, Chairman of Staffordshire County Council. The Community Council is a registered charity, receiving core financial support from DEFRA via the Government Office for the West Midlands and Staffordshire County Council, but also relies on contracts, sponsorship and fundraising for its income. Our long-standing private sector partners include Calor, Lafarge Cement UK, Express and Star Group, Lichfield Mercury/ Tamworth Herald, Rubery Owen Holdings Ltd, Aon Risk Services and Staffordshire County magazine. Currently we have 15 staff and several dedicated volunteers on a combination of full and part time contracts. Our annual turnover is between £400,000 and £550,000. Working in partnership the Community Council of Stafford shire: • Engages with communities in Staffordshire • Enables solutions to service delivery barriers • Encourages local team working and acting as a catalyst for local initiatives Focusing, for a second, on the historical perspective it was during the post war years that the then National

Council of Social Services began to recognise the needs of rural communities, particularly village halls, as well as other amenities needed by communities. This led to the formation of the first Rural Community Councils in England. As mentioned earlier, the Rural Community Council for Staffordshire was inaugurated in July 1954 which as more mature readers will recall was the month and year when food rationing officially ended in Britain, the maiden flight of the Boeing 707 was made and the world’s first nuclear power station was opened in Obninsk near Moscow! It is interesting to recall that during the first year of activity the Community Council’s first home was in the offices above Lloyds Bank in Stafford. The annual rent being set at £170 plus a repair rent of £9.10s.0d. For those educated after the mid 1970s – 12 pennies = one shilling and 20 shillings = one pound. It was of course essential that thought be given to finances and in October 1954 a provisional budget was drawn up with estimated expenditure of £2,025 and income of £1,000.

Throughout the following 53 years the budget has remained a challenge for the Community Council as is the case with most effective charitable sector organisations. Of course, in order to maximise the effectiveness of our activities we work in close collaboration and partnership with many other organisations including Staffordshire County and district councils, Staffordshire and Stoke Consortium of Infrastructure Organisations, our umbrella organisation ACRE – Action with Communities in Rural England, West Midlands Rural Community Council Network, West Midlands Rural Affairs Forum and Sustainable Staffordshire to mention just a few. To give a flavour of the type of work we are engaged with, several village consultation events have been completed recently including Oulton, Tittensor and Madeley. The idea being that village residents are invited along to give their opinions and ideas on issues and amenities within the village that could be improved. With the intention of improving the quality of life for the village residents the outcomes from the consultations act as a starting point and catalyst for building parish plans. Very importantly, The Community Council is also the home of Staffordshire’s “Best Kept Village of the Year“ competition which it has organised for over fifty years. Typically 60 – 70 villages compete for the prestigious awards.

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Nina raises funds and hope n April 2007 Nina Lockett was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. Soon after, she started a regime of 6 Chemotherapy sessions, with three weeks between each of them. Her daily care, at home, was in the hands of the Health Centre nurses on Well Street. Nina was in great pain and had to have regular morphine injections. She found it difficult to manage the pain and in the end the nurses decided to use a syringe driver which fed her medication to her 24 hours a day. Each day the nurses would then refill it. This piece of equipment made her suffering bearable and more comfortable. Peter, her husband, runs the quiz at the Master Potter Public House and launched an appeal to raise money to buy some more syringe drivers for the Health Centre so that others may benefit from their use. The regular Wednesday Quizzers donated generously. Nina’s friend Mandy TempleSmith from Threapwood, together with friends from Ashbourne, arranged a Garden Party. They all worked hard and raised money towards the appeal. All these efforts raised enough for two syringe drivers. Steven Kinder, the then Community Officer for Cheadle Round Table, was approached by Nina and Peter to see if they could help. They generously agreed to fund a third. This will double the syringe drivers held at the Centre. Receiving a cheque to Cheadle Hospital Trust Fund for £2358.61 from Nina, Peter and the Round Table is Julie Dawson, from Well Street Health Centre, who was the main carer together with Melanie Bowyer, Amanda Nicholls and Michelle Cotton. Nina and Peter wish to thank them for their help and dedication at any time night or day. They also wish to thank all those who contributed to raising this money, together with Cheadle Round Table, so that the community will benefit from their selflessness. Unfortunately, Nina’s cancer has returned and her treatment has begun again.

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JCB Chairman Sir Anthony Bamford (extreme right) cuts the first sod at the new JCB Academy in Rocester, Staffordshire, which will centre on the historic Grade II Tutbury Mill built by Richard Arkwright in 1781 and pictured in the background . Also pictured (l-r) are Paul Pritchard, Head of the JCB Academy Project; David Bell, JCB Group HR Director and John Kirkland, OBE, Chairman of Derbyshire-based Bowmer and Kirkland, who have been appointed as the approved contractor.

ORK is set to get underway on the new JCB Academy after the Government approved the funding for the £22 million project. The Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) is providing 90% of the budget for the JCB Academy with the remaining 10 per cent of capital funding coming from JCB. The funding agreement has now been signed by Ministers from the DCSF, allowing the project to fully proceed. Now JCB Chairman Sir Anthony Bamford has dug the first sod of earth to signal the official start of work on the project which centres on the Grade II listed Tutbury Mill in Rocester, Staffordshire. Work on the scheme will be carried out by Derbyshire-based Bowmer and Kirkland who have been appointed as the approved contractor. Paul Pritchard, Head of the JCB Academy Project, said: “The signing of the funding agreement means the project can now go full steam ahead towards the planned opening of September 2010. This is the culmination of years of hard work to create a long-term platform to regenerate engineering and manufacturing in Britain.“ Schools Secretary Ed Balls said: “This marks a coming together of the Academies and Diplomas programme and shows our commitment to driving forward progressive education policies. JCB are a hugely successful world-wide business who, in partnership with local educational experts, will be able to provide a first class specialist education. “This is a great example of how our ambitious, joined-up programme of educational reform, including our innovative Academies and exciting Diplomas, is

improving opportunities for young people. “ The JCB Academy, which will accommodate a total of 540 students aged between 14 and 19, is designed to become a catalyst for improved provision of education across the entire region in engineering, manufacturing and business, providing young people with enhanced employability prospects The JCB Academy and will mainly be for young people from Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, Derby City and Derbyshire and will nurture the engineers and business leaders of tomorrow. It will develop expertise in the new specialised diplomas in engineering, manufacturing and international business for the region and will not be a training facility for JCB. However, the company’s close proximity and the JCB global network, will facilitate access to a wealth of learning resources through a vibrant working environment, a highly specialist workforce and real workplace challenges. The JCB Academy aims to work closely in co-operation and partnership with other schools and colleges in the area to provide the specialist resources and expertise needed to deliver the new Diplomas in Engineering and Manufacturing. The project will also bring immense benefits to the local community as it is the intention of the JCB Academy Trust to make the facilities available to the residents of Rocester during evenings and weekends. The plans for the JCB Academy centre on the Grade II listed Tutbury Mill in Rocester, which was originally built for the manufacture of cotton by Richard Arkwright in 1781.

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Schools Football Oldfields vs De Ferrers Venue: Oldfields Middle School, Uttoxeter Kick off: 4.30pm Result – 7-1 In the first of 3 matches scheduled for the week, the Oldfields Hall Middle School year 8 football team made a convincing start to the season against De Ferrers of Burton. A solid 7-1 win was gained on home turf with the opposition struggling from the start to control the game. The Oldfields lads were determined to keep the ball in the attacking half of the pitch and after 10 minutes of good possession, Ben Smith opened the scoring with a volley. This was followed by open play goals from Ben Atherton, George Campion and Tom Edwards. Going in to the second half 4-0 up, Oldfields lacked concentration and De Ferrers started the better of the 2 teams. Some good work from a throw-in resulted in a cross finished by a brilliant header from a De Ferrers forward. That was to prove their only goal and acted as a wake up call to Oldfields who went back on the attack and had several attempts on goal, with George Campion finally blasting the ball high in to the top corner for goal no. 5. Two more goals followed – Ben Atherton with the first and George Campion bagging his hat trick with a final fantastic shot. This rightly earned him Man of the Match.

Oldfields vs William Allitt School Venue: Oldfields Hall Middle School Kick off: 4.30pm Result – 9-0 In the 2nd of our 3 fixtures, the Oldfields lads came out of the changing rooms fired up after the 7-1 victory of the day before. The team made this one a match to remember, winning the game 9-0. From the off, Oldfields took control of the game, with the defence allowing nothing through and the mid-field holding position well. Some fine passing from the Oldfields squad kept the attackers busy for the whole game with goals conceded almost from the off. The Swadlincote based team battled until the end and kept their heads up, but the scoring from Oldfields just kept coming and included a tally of 4 goals from Ben Atherton, 2 from Ryan Hill, Tom Edwards with 1, George Campion 1 and Ben Smith 1. Man of the Match to Ben Atherton.

Oldfields Middle School vs Walton Priory Venue: Oldfields Hall Middle School Kick off: 4.30pm Result – 0-1 In the final game of the week Walton Priory Middle School of Stone visited Oldfields. This was going to test Oldfields because Walton had already proved themselves to be a strong team in previous games – drawn and won by Oldfields, but with one or two academy players on the side we knew we were going to be challenged. In the first quarter of the game the Oldfields lads seemed tired – perhaps due to the previous games that week. There was some good passing play from Walton but the Oldfields defence were holding well under pressure. It was a scrappy goal from a corner from the visiting side that proved to be the winner. The 2nd half the game was very different. Walton didn’t dictate the play as much and there were some real opportunities for goals off a couple of Oldfields free kicks. Both efforts landed straight in to the safe hands of the Academy playing goalkeeper from Walton. Oldfields kept the pressure on and in the final minutes of the game, Ben Atherton on a break was fowled and awarded a penalty. Bravely stepping up to the mark, Ben couldn’t defeat the strong goalie and the full time whistle blew. A disappointing result, but Oldfields look forward to a re-match with a less weary team. Man of the Match awarded to Ben Atherton. Reported by Max Kiddle, Year 8, Oldfields Middle School, Uttoxeter

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Reindeer parade launches Christmas Cracker Night Among the free street attractions at this year’s event are classic rock covers band Picture This, Windsor Park school choir, the Uttoxeter Town Band, the Heart of Oak Morris Men, a Gavioli street organ and juggler and fire eater GWhizz. There’ll be street theatre with two puppet shows Dave’s Strings’n’Things and a traditional Punch and Judy. Santa’s grotto will be in the town hall, where there will also be a range of craft stalls.

Santa’s reindeer will be starting the party at Uttoxeter’s annual Christmas Cracker night. A special reindeer parade featuring Father Christmas and Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer will process from the Market Square to outside the Town Hall on High Street to open the event on Thursday December 11th . The Mayor of Uttoxeter , Councillor Pauline Morrison, and local children in fancy dress will also take part. Cracker Night, organised by Uttoxeter Lions with support from local councils, is one of the highlights of the run-up to Christmas. It’s an annual night of street entertainment, fairground attractions and late-night shopping for all the family. There will be up to 30 charity and fund-raising stalls on the High Street, fairground rides in Carter Street and the Market Square and free entertainment throughout the town centre, which is closed to traffic for the evening. There’s free parking in the main Maltings car park.

opportunity for local businesses to sponsor a reindeer in the parade. High Street, Carter Street and the Market Square will be closed to traffic from the middle of the day on December 11th to allow stalls and fairground rides to be set up. The reindeer parade is due to begin at six in the evening and the vent runs until nine. All proceeds of Lions events go to charity. The majority of the money goes to local organisations and individuals. For further information contact Uttoxeter Lions press officer Gary Hudson, on 07974 168818

The fairground attractions include the Miami Trip and Twist white knuckle rides, children’s roundabouts, trampolines, a giant slide, simulator ride and climbing wall. There will be hot chestnuts, candy floss, burgers, hot dogs, pancakes and doughnuts on sale Stalls in the town hall and on the High Street can still be booked by calling Vin Bradley of Uttoxeter Lions on 01889 563078. There’s also an

Let The Voice Be With You By Les Humphries ell, here we are again, episode 2 of my scribings! I introduced myself in my first offering last month, and have been rebuked by one of my friends in Rocester because I neglected to mention that I am also a member of the church choir (thanks Monica!). They are a very friendly bunch, as are all the congregation of St. Michaels, and we all hope that Enid Harvey will soon be well enough to rejoin us. Our Vicar Kesh is a very energetic cleric with a refreshing approach of which we are justly proud. Anyone who thinks Church is boring and old fashioned, come along to Rocester at 10:15 on a Sunday morning, and I guarantee that you will leave with a smile on your face and a spring in your step. There is also a Sunday School during the service so you can bring the kids along, and they will be spirited away into the upstairs room with one of our Sunday school teachers, rejoining us for communion at the end of the service. With Christmas almost upon us there are a number of things for you to put in your diary. Sunday the 14th of December sees the Christmas Fayre at Rocester Village Hall in the afternoon and with 14 charities involved it promises to be a big one. Get there early and you can then also join us for the Carol Service at St. Michaels at 4:30. The following Tuesday at JCB’s Lakeside club the Uttoxeter Town Band are in concert in aid of St. Michaels Church at 7:30. Then on Christmas Eve at 6pm back in Church is the Crib Service, followed by the Midnight Eucharist which starts a

11:30pm and always has a fabulous turnout, why not join us? On Christmas morning is the Christmas Day service which begins at 10;00 am. Look forward to seeing you somewhere along the way. Away from the village Uttoxeter Rugby Football Club, who at time of writing are 2nd in the league, begin their defence of the Junior Intermediate Cup (also known as the Owen cup), at Oldfields on Saturday the 13th of December. They have won the trophy three times in the past four years, and were runners up the year they failed to win it when it was taken by Bloxwich. Uttoxeter RFC currently have one of the most exciting squads in their history, with a perfect mix of youth and experience, guided by skipper Andy Moult (known as Spike because of his resemblance to the bulldog in Tom and Jerry) and coach Donald Hayes ( he is better known as Dibble because he was once a police cadet, and officer Dibble was the policeman in Top Cat), everyone in the rugby club gets saddled with a nickname. Donald, a former club captain, recently returned from a spell with Leek, and took over the coaching duties from Kelvin Edwards who was unable to continue due to business commitments. So far he is doing a great job as apart from a couple of narrow defeats Uttoxeter have won all their games in fine style. Good luck for the rest of the season lads. The Churnet Valley Male Voice Choir, who recently performed to an enthusiastic audience at

their annual concert in Cheadle Methodist Church, will be singing for the Old Nortonians on the 9th of December, and the Cheddleton British Legion on the 13th of December. Don’t forget the Christmas Cracker Night in Uttoxeter on the 11th of December. My very good friend John Stanton will as usual have his stall of Bric-a-brac on which he will be selling all kinds of items to raise funds for the Romanian orphans, for whom he has done such stirring work over the past fifteen years. His wife Betty, friends Linda and Gwen and yours truly will be in attendance, trying to pursuade folks to stump up some cash. See you there! I met my old mate Roy ‘Razzer’ Astbury in town the other day, and he welcomed me on board with my new column. I always read his Hall of Fame column in the Uttoxeter Voice with great interest although I am not a ‘soccer’ man myself (I could never see the point in kicking a ball about when you could pick the bugger up and run with it!) none the less, I know most of the lads he writes about, having worked with many of them either at Bamfords, ( where I worked with Roy), the Dairy, or JCB. In closing I’d like to take this opportunity to wish all the readers of Uttoxeter and Cheadle Voice a very Happy Christmas and New Year despite the credit crunch. A Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year to readers. Best Wishes Les.

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Cheadle just gets bloomin’ better t the recent “Heart of England in Bloom“ Awards Day in Burton-on-Trent, Cheadle was presented with three awards. It gained the silver guilt in the “small towns“ category and two awards of merit in the “neighbourhood“ class - the neighbourhoodes concerned were Keeling Road and Hammersley Hayes. The fact that this year’s award to Cheadle surpasses the silver gained in 2007 has been due, in part, to taking into account the comments made by last year’s “Heart of England“ judges’ comments and to the increased voluntary involvement of residents. The participation of the local community is Proud Peter Oakden very important as judging is not limited to just the floral displays. The aim of the Heart of England organisation is to encourage residents to improve the environment of their local community and have pride in it. Therefore, the judges also take into account items such as the level of involvement of the residents, re-cycling facilities, cleanliness of the streets, etc. This means that the participation and cooperation of the local council is also very important. Some people think that the floral displays are funded and planted by the council and, perhaps, consider that given today’s economic climate, it is an unnecessary expenditure but this is not the case as a considerable proportion of the finance is provided from sponsorship by the local shops, industry, etc and nearly all of the labour is provided by the “Cheadle in Bloom“ volunteer force. However, most people are very complimentary and believe that the floral displays makes shopping in Cheadle very enjoyable. The “Cheadle in Bloom“ group is about to start the winter planting and immediately following on from that, will be making plans for the coming year with the aim of achieving that gold!

Uttoxeter & District U3A ttoxeter U3A is fortunate in having a number of members who are willing to organise and arrange the activities which we enjoy. They all deserve a vote of thanks for the hard work and commitment which has made our U3A so successful. We are also grateful to our neighbours ,the Cheadle U3A, who in the past month have arranged special showings of films at the Cinebowl in Uttoxeter. The films are shown at a reduced price to U3A members and have proved to be extremely popular. On the 24th September for instance the main screen was virtually full for a showing of the Duchess. During October the film Mama Mia had to be screened three times, such has been it's popularity. Toward the end of September, 25 of our members were taken on a guided tour of Blithfield Hall, arranged by the Uttoxeter U3A History group. Many of our ladies had been concerned to see what appeared to be a sick or dying cow lying by the drive as we approached the Hall. On arrival Mrs. Bagot Jewitt, who was to be our guide, put everyone's mind at rest by ringing the farmer who subsequently advised of the animals recovery. The tour, which concluded with coffee and cakes in the Great Hall, was a delight. The house, which has been the home of the Bagot family since 1360, has seen many changes, but the portion which remains in the families possession is still a family home of great historical interest. Some work was still in progress while were were visiting and we were told that the workmen had recently uncovered a secret passage. This was previously unknown to the present family whose children had already explored it as far as they could. We all agreed that the visit had been a great success not least because of our guide “Cosy” Bagot Jewitt, whose warm and friendly manner made the tour more like a visit to a friends home. The 1st of October saw a group of us setting out on a coach to see the sites at Lincoln. Heavy showers were forecast (no change there), but we were pleased to find that when we arrived at was “Lincolnshire Day”. This meant that access to the Cathedral, Castle and other events was free of charge for the day. Although the forecast was right, for a change, most of us did manage a visit to the Cathedral and the Castle although heavy rain later in the afternoon saw many of us taking refuge in the shops. The wonderful Cathedral and the very interesting exhibits in the Castle made the trip well worthwhile. The above is just a small selection of the activities we enjoy. As an occasional extra to these notes on Uttoxeter U3A I will provide a little more information on one of the groups who meet on a regular basis. As I have already mentioned the History Group, I will say a little more about how we operate. We meet every Monday morning at 10.00am in the Uttoxeter Cinebowl, except during school holiday periods. A variety of talks are given and any presentations use the large screen for display. We have a number of regular speakers two of whom are previous University professors. Subjects range from the History of Country Houses and Gardens to Local and World events and we also have frequent talks on the History of Art. The venue is extremely comfortable and we are able to finish the session with tea or coffee within the same surroundings. The U3A is a self-help organisation for people who are no longer in full time employment. We aim to provide creative, learning and leisure opportunities in a friendly environment and where learning is – learning for pleasure. We will be continuing our programme of events over the next months with visit to the Theatre, Lunches, and trips to gardens and other places of interest. Anyone who is interested is welcome to come along to one of our regular Wednesday coffee mornings at Wetherspoons, Uttoxeter where you will be able to discover more. As this is the final issue for 2008 I would like to wish all our member the compliments of the season. I would also like to suggest that any potential members make a New Years Resolution to pop along to Wetherspoons in Uttoxeter on any Wednesday morning to check us out. Merry Xmas, Derek

Cheadle sports village plans revealed Ambitious proposals focus on South Moorlands Leisure Centre Sports officials have unveiled exciting plans for a sports village at Cheadle. Earmarked for South Moorlands Leisure Centre, the package will feature new grass football pitches for both children and adults. Two five-a-side synthetic pitches will be removed and replaced by a thirdgeneration, state-of-the-art pitch. Measuring 60 metres by 40 metres, the new pitch will be complemented with floodlighting. Developed by Staffordshire Moorlands District Council, the wide-ranging proposals also include a new senior soccer pitch and pavilion in Thorley Drive. A new car park and entrance will be built behind the leisure centre to supplement the existing front entrance. The new access will be off Ashbourne Road while the access off narrow Plant Street will be closed in the interests of residents and traffic safety. The council’s project plan envisages that proposals will be taken to the planning applications committee on Thursday, January 15 next year. Meanwhile, a bid will be made to the Football Foundation for half the funding needed to transform the vision into reality. The council will provide the remainder. The funding application decision should take between 10 and 30 weeks to determine. Once planning permission and funding are in place, contractors will be appointed to enable work to start next summer. The proposals have been developed with the Football Association, Football Foundation and Logistique – a consultancy specialising in the promotion of the sport across England. Explained Cllr Mark Deaville, portfolio holder for leisure, sport and culture: “The aim of this ambitious project is to improve participation in football and to drive up standards in line with our Sports and Physical Activity Strategy. “Cheadle Town, Cheadle United and South Moorlands FC have been heavily involved in developing the proposals, which will help deliver their own plans to increase participation“, he went on. Said Logistique managing director Stephen Brown: “The Cheadle community football project addresses a critical need for sport and leisure investment in Staffordshire Moorlands. It will provide facilities for both junior and senior teams, and address a chronic shortage of outdoor sports facilities in this part of the community. “We are delighted to be involved in this true multi-sport project. The facilities will provide a huge boost for the local community, helping more people get involved and reach their potential“. During construction work, steps will be taken to prevent disruption to the doctors’ surgery, shoe shop and tanning centre adjacent to the leisure centre.

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The Voice Makeover and Pampering Experience

ne of Uttoxeter’s best known ladies has enjoyed a special Christmas present a little earlier than usual – a makeover, courtesy of The Uttoxeter & Cheadle Voice! Beryl Holley got the full five star treatment when she received a marvellous makeover and pampering when The Voice created a treat for her in conjunction with successful Uttoxeter businesses Annetta Ross, Dorothy Helen, Rascals and Opulence! Everyone in Uttoxeter knows Beryl, who for over 13 years has been stewardess with husband Bernard at the hugely popular Oldfields Sports and Social Club. The only aspect of Beryl’s special festive present which The Voice could not book was the weather, which failed to dampen her spirits. ‘’The rain and wind lashed everyone involved in my special present but we battled on regardless and we all had a big laugh as the various stages were completed,’ Beryl commented. The day’s schedule began with a pampering session at Opulence in Market Place where owner Esther Brain gave Beryl a wonderful, soothing back massage. Fully relaxed and feeling supremely fresh, Beryl was then under the wing of her daughter Maria, who is co-manager of Rascals in Carter Street. Maria made sure that only the best was good enough for mum as she performed her coiffure skills using only the best Paul Mitchell hair products. Then it was back to Opulence for the complete make-up package before it was time to choose her outfit at Dorothy Helen and her shoes at Annetta Ross.

BERYL HOLLEY Stewardess at Oldfields Sports & Social Club, Uttoxeter

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When The Uttoxeter Voice approached me to do a pampering makeover on Beryl, I decided to do a taster of a few of the most popular treatments that we offer here. So, I started with the deeply relaxing Hot Stone massage focusing on the main tension areas of the back, neck and shoulders. Basalt stones are used in the treatment as they retain the heat very well, and this heat is then absorbed into tired, aching muscles, which is combined with a soothing massage oil containing the essential oil of lavender. The hot stones are introduced into the massage after traditional Swedish massage techniques have loosened up the muscles. Moving onto the extremely popular Decleor facial, I firstly assessed Beryl’s skin type to achieve a more personalised treatment. Using the latest global, anti-aging technology from Decleor I decided to use the Excellence range. This combines the use of plant extracts and essential oils of Roman Chamomile and the rare Magnolia, which stimulates the production of collagen, re-inforcing the anti-aging action. During the facial the skin is cleansed and exfoliated to remove any impurities. Then using the Aromessence Excellence, reflex and drainage points are stimulated along with a relaxing facial massage. To protect the skin from the daily elements, and to provide the perfect make-up base, I finished off with the Excellence De L’age cream which builds up the skins natural barrier defences and leaves the skin glowing with radiance. For the final part of the make-over I applied a natural mineral make-up using Jane Iredale cosmetics. The whole range is based solely on minerals and so is perfect to apply after a treatment, as it lets the skin breath. Using a pressed powder foundation to achieve even, yet light coverage, i then began to create a glamorous look giving shimmer and lift to the eye area. The Moonglow bronzer is perfect to get the ‘party look’ as it contains 24 carat gold, and can double up as an eye shadow. For the lips, the plumping pomegranate and ginger gloss give an irresistible shine for hours. All of our treatments can be adapted and personalised to each individual, and packages can be made for special occasions. We also offer hand made gift vouchers which make the perfect gift for a present. We look forward to welcoming you to Opulence soon so you too can receive your own pampering make-over!!

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Out of a top class range of clothing, Beryl had the tremendous help of Molly and Pat at Dorothy Helen in selecting her very special outfit before it was onto Annetta Ross nearby to get the final piece of the jigsaw, her select shoes! The makeover and pampering day was complete and it was all captured on camera by the superb Jane Mothershaw of Distinctive Photographics of Tean (Tel: 01538 722230). Beryl said ‘I would like to sincerely thank The Uttoxeter & Cheadle Voice, Esther, Maria, Annetta, Molly and Pat for all their help throughout my wonderful experience and of course that also goes to Jane for having the patience to wait for those special photographs. ‘It isn’t often that someone gets such a treat for free like this and I loved every minute of it. The Uttoxeter & Cheadle Voice would like to ‘I have been on such a high thank Distinctive Photographics, Opulence, ever since - and Bernard loves Rascals, Annetta Ross and Dorothy Helen for it!’ all their support for this special makeover.

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Recipes By Chef Paul Gilmore Nights are dark and cold now and we need good warming foods, I have kept the recipes simple and more importantly during the current financial climate “CHEAP“ Lots of use of cheaper vegetables, chicken legs and a great way to use up the left over Christmas pudding, cranberry sauce and custard

Warm roasted winter vegetable salad soft poached egg beetroot, horseradish & sweet herb dressing Ingredients (4 portions) Winter vegetable salad – the vegetables used in this salad can vary according to personal preference 100g diced parsnip 100g diced carrot 100g diced swede 100g diced courgette 100g diced red onion 1 tblsp Olive oil 1 teaspn chopped thyme Salt & pepper Dressing 1 small cooked beetrootfine dice 1 teaspn Grated horseradish

Crispy ballotine of chicken with spinach & mushrooms Ingredients - 4 portions 4 No Chicken legs, flat boned – skin intact 75g cooked spinach 75g cooked mushroom – diced 75g sausage meat 75g black pudding –

1 dspn

2 tblsp

(a good horseradish relish will do as a sub) chopped sweet herbs (from; - basil, oregano, marjoram, lemon balm, chives, savoury) sesame oil

Poached egg 4 no Fresh eggs 2 litres Boiling water 2 tblsp White wine vinegar 2 tsp Salt plenty Iced water

Method 1 Heat the oil for the veg in a frying pan and fry each of the veg quickly over a moderate heat, seasoning as you go and adding a little thyme to each batch. 2 Once the veg has taken

diced Method 1 Mix together the spinach, mushrooms, sausage & black pudding and set aside 2 Lay the chicken legs out flat on the work top and season well 3 Place ¼ of the stuffing

some colour, pour into a colander to drain off any excess oil. Once all the veg is coloured put into a roasting tray and leave to one side To make the dressing combine all the ingredients and correct the seasoning. Put in an airtight container in the fridge (this dressing will keep for 2 to 3 days) To poach the eggs place the vinegar & salt into the pan of boiling water. Break the eggs into 4 ramekins or cups get the water to a rolling simmer, stir gently & put the eggs in to the vortex one at a time. Simmer the eggs for 2 mins and lift out with a slotted spoon into the iced water. Leave to cool To finish the dish place the tray of veg into a moderate oven for about 20 mins and take the dressing out of the fridge. Put a large pan of water on to boil to reheat the eggs. Time to rejoin your guests. When the veg is cooked put into a colander to get rid of any excess oils , put the eggs into the gently simmering water and leave for 1 min during this time spoon the roasted veg onto warm plates( use rings if you wish ) Lift the eggs out and place on the veg & spoon a little dressing over the eggs & around the plate

onto each and roll up 4 Roll in one in cling film to form a tight cylinder and tie off the ends 5 Poach in water/stock for 20 mins and allow to cool in the liquid for a further 20 mins. Remove and cool when cold put in a container in a fridge until needed 6 To reheat and serve remove the cling film and dry the ballotine on a cloth. Heat a little oil in a frying pan and place the chicken in the pan, be sure it doesn’t spit too much. Roll the chicken around in the pan until all the sides are golden brown, transfer to an oven proof dish and put in into a moderate oven for about 20/25 mins (just enough time to eat your starter) 7 Serve with cous cous, or pasta and either a mixed salad or some fresh vegetables such as ratatouille

Sumptuous recipes from one of the county’s top chefs, Paul Gilmore of Restaurant Gilmore, Strine’s Farm, Beamhurst. Treat yourself, book a table at Restaurant Gilmore, telephone 01889 507100 Christmas pudding pancakes Cranberry sauce ice-cream Rum & lemon syrup

10 They can be used as afternoon tea pancakes served with butter and jam. Cranberry sauce ice cream

Ingredients – 4 covers For the pancakes 200 gms Left over Christmas pudding 200 gms Self raising flour 200 gms Milk 100 gms Eggs 1 tsp Sugar Method 1 Break up the Christmas pudding into small pieces 2 Whisk the eggs and milk together 3 Add the sugar to the flour and then mix in the liquid 4 Allow to rest for 15 mins and adjust the consistency to form a dropping batter. 5 Add the Christmas pudding to the batter and mix well. This batter can be kept in the fridge for up to 6 hours. 6 To cook heat some oil in a non stick frying pan and when hot spoon small mounds of the batter mix into the pan, leave a gap between them as they will spread a little. 7 After 2 to 3 mins turn the pancakes over carefully and cook the other side. 8 Once the other side is cooked lift out onto cooling wire and cover with a cloth to stop them getting dry. 9 Serve with a warm syrup & ice cream or custard ( sauce anglaise)

Ingredients – 4 covers 250 gms Left over cranberry sauce 250 gms Custard/rum sauce/brandy sauce 180 mls whipping cream – whisked to soft peaks Method 1 Mix the cranberry sauce into the custard 2 Fold in the whipped cream ( churn in an ice-cream machine if you have one, if not go on to stage 3) 3 Put into a freezer bowl and put into a freezer 4 After 1 hour remove the bowl & stir, return to the freezer 5 Repeat this process 3 or 4 times until an ice-cream texture is achieved Rum & lemon syrup Ingredients – 4 covers 150 mls Water 100 gms Sugar 50 mls Dark rum 1 no Lemon (zest grated and juice removed) 25 gms Unsalted butter Method 1 Put water & sugar in a pan and bring to the boil, simmer for 10 mins. 2 Add the lemon zest and juice and continue to simmer for 5 mins. 3 Add the rum & the butter and stir in well, Keep in a fridge for up to 3 days reheat to serve.

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Winners of two AA Rosettes and The Taste of Staffordshire Restaurant of the Year 2004, 2005 and 2006. Lunch - Thursday and Friday 12.30-2.00 Sunday - Lunch 1.00 for 1.30 Dinner - Wednesday to Saturday 7.30-9.00

Strine’s Farm, Beamhurst, Uttoxeter, Staffordshire ST14 5DZ

Telephone 01889 507100 www.restaurantgilmore.com

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T H E TAV E R N Taste of Staffordshire 2007 award winning pub and restaurant The perfect place for that relaxing dining experience

A distinctive evening menu plus chef’s specials. Lunch menu offering everything from hand-cut fresh baked bread sandwiches to steaks from our local butcher. Our famous Steak and Stilton Pie is a must! Our policy is to source locally as much fresh produce as possible.

Extensive wine list and selection of single malts, real ales and guest ales are proving very popular. Carvery is served Every Sunday. For bookings sittings 12.15pm and 1.30pm.

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Ramble on My favourite walks by Peter Matthews

No 2 Croxden This is a pleasant walk amongst fields with far reaching views. From the car, take the minor road to Alton, climbing gently to the brow of the ill. As the road starts to descend, opposite a track on the left, turn right by Footpath sign and gate. Continue along top of field, hedge on right, past 5 fields and then turn left at footpath sign, on the far side of the hedge and then head towards Denstone College on the horizon and a line of two trees in the field., to reach a gate, about 40 yds from the corner. Through and with hedge on right look for a stile about 100 yds further on, in the hedge. Over and diagonally left up the field to a stile (about 20 yds before gate in hedge). Over and straight across field to a stile, about one third of the way down the hedge opposite. Reach road where turn right. Pass Highfield and Bungalow (Thorneyfields) and take footpath on right (signed Hollington). Bear slightly left to stile in hedge opposite by tree (electric pole to right). Over and then left, alongside hedge to descend and over bridge. Straight on to right hand corner of field, then ahead over stile (between two trees) and then ahead to stile in between hedge and wall. Over and then cross farm track and just after, right ver an enclosed stile by a tree. Croxden Abbey can be seen ahead. Continue ahead on the top edge of the ‘embankment’ to reach a stile in the hedge opposite.. Ahead to follow new fencing by hedge on left and stile hidden in the corner.. Over and follow left side of fields to reach a stile and footpath sign to the right. Over stile and turn left, down a short track to another stile by a gate to reach a road. Turn right, pass the ruins of the Abbey and after visiting continue along the road back to the start. For further information on walking visit the Ramblers Association website www.ramblers.org.uk. Without the work of the Ramblers some of these walks would not be possible – they help to keep footpaths open and maintained.

Difficulty

This is a straightforward and easy walk with some wonderful views. Near the end a visit can be made to Croxden Abbey if desired. Follow route clockwise.

Distance

4 miles.

Time

2 hours

Parking

Limited verge side parking at Great Gate, near Alton. GR SK071426

Refreshments

None

Public Transport.

None

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Take a drive out to one of the area’s most beautiful ‘olde worlde’ country inns and restaurants and savour a truly delicious experience! Enjoy wonderful views overlooking Croxden Abbey and the surrounding countryside.

Open all day every day, 12-10pm Pensioners Special Monday to Friday 12-2pm Main meal £3.50, 3 Courses £6.00 Sunday Lunches served all day Take your pick from Beef, Turkey, Lamb, Pork or Chicken

Sit in the Beer Garden and let the children play on the bouncy castle Traditional Cask Ales - Marstons Pedigree, Spitfire, London Pride, Black Sheep Heated smoking area Accommodation in superb Log Cabins available, B&B and Self Catering. See website for further details. CHRISTMAS FAYRE 4 Courses £15.95 per head available throughout November and December (Excluding Christmas Day and Boxing Day) Quarry Bank, Hollington, near Alton Towers Telephone: 01889 507278 www.logcabin.co.uk Let The Uttoxeter & Cheadle Voice take your business to 13,000 local homes. To advertise, call 01538 751629 or 0776 784 6937.

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: ROBERT hen the cat, having eaten a tin of dodgy sardines, defacated nastily in the hood of my elder brother’s duffle coat, it happened at a bad time. Things like that usually do. That evening, Robert had had a date with a girl called Susan Lyons whom he had been pursuing for some months. He had been late home from work, there had been no time to eat his tea, the shower gel had run out and he had dashed out into the night, dragging on his duffle coat quite unaware of the terrible contents of the hood. The film at the pictures had been good but the smell percolating around the double back seat that he and Susan had occupied had been far from good. Robert’s powerful brain had put it down to an old pork pie or some such objectionable entity that someone had rammed behind the seat a couple of months previous and had remained undiscovered. Susan had put it down to his breath. Robert had found the true cause of the smell after Pauline had left him high and dry at the bus stop and he had put up his hood and proceeded to trudge home in the rain and in a filthy mood. When something wet and slimy and extremely smelly had infiltrated his ear, he had blown several major fuses and arrived home in a state of distress with a desperate need of someone on which to vent his fury. So when his young, stupid, inane prat of a brother had asked him if he had enjoyed the evening, the reply had been physical rather than vocal. Robert’s luck with Susan didn’t improve. After several high octane phone calls explaining, apologising and demonstrating his most honourable and caring intentions to the young lady, he managed to persuade her to accompany him to Trentham Gardens the following Sunday and was looking forward to impressing her with his rowing prowess. Robert was a very good rower and sculled impressively around the lake on that beautiful summer afternoon generating murmers of approval and implying to Robert that the time was right to pull into the bank and declare his undying love for her. He hadn’t noticed the dead animal that was floating, grossly distended just below the surface. Just as Susan was beginning to quite like him, the boat drifted into the bank, compressing the body of the animal and emitting a quiet puff of putrid air which drifted up into the boat in the balmy afternoon breeze. Robert was in the process of eloquently commenting on her wonderful sense of humour when - ‘Bloody hell’‘, yelled the young lady, turning up her prim little nose in disgust as the obnoxious stench invaded her nostrils. ‘Was that you?’ ‘Eh? Wow - pooh... God - no!’ Robert was mortified as he caught the horrid whiff. ‘Well - It wasn’t bloody me!!’ Another gentle

nudge against the bank... Another expulsion of foul gas’ ‘Phooooar’, roared Susan ‘Take me home! Take me home - NOW!!’ Discovery of the dead animal and the explanation of the horrendous smell did nothing to improve things. The mood was in tatters as was Robert’s credibility and his temper. I was six when Dad had died, Robert was sixteen. Dad’s last words to him were ‘Look after Alan’ and to Robert’s credit, he duly did. If I had any hassle from anybody, all I had to do was mention it to my brother and the problem miraculously disappeared. Unlike me, Robert was a big lad and, up to his entry into the Royal Air Force, he had been a full blown Teddy boy but despite the loss of his quiff and DA, he still carried a fair amount of respect in our neighbourhood. The local thugs knew that if they gave me any stress, they would get it back fourfold and I walked the streets relatively unscathed. Then, as part of his national service, he was sent for a tour of duty to Sri Lanka - then called Ceylon, so, one September day, my protection took off from a military airfield somewhere down south and other arrangements needed to be put into place to prevent my features being altered by the local thug element. That came in the form of Toby. Toby lived three doors away from Grandma. He was an eighteen inch high bulldog with a body that resembled a twisted blanket with four legs and a heart like a lion. He was solid bone, muscle, and sinew and each afternoon, he used to meet me from school for his fragment of Mars Bar that I always saved for him. The problem manifested a couple of weeks before bonfire night when, after a session with a Guy Fawkes by the bus stop, I was relieved of six shillings by Lipboster Gullickson. Gullickson was famous for taking money from younger, smaller kids and administering a smack in the ear in return. Gullickson was a low grade youth with a brain to match. The next day followed the same pattern, A lad, dragging a Guy Fawkes homewards meant certain easy money. That time, Gullickson got seven and something. The next afternoon, he got something else. He stopped me on the way home and demanded the contents of my pocket. He hadn’t noticed my companion who had stopped to lift a casual leg by a telegraph pole. ‘Go away Guillickson,’ I said belligerently! ‘Eh?... You what?’ The bully couldn’t believe his ears. A kid, two or three years his junior had just had the gall to tell him to go away. Despite Despite Gullickson’s slow brain, it took less than five seconds for his ham sized claw to fasten around my windpipe and lift me off the ground. There was then an immediate reaction from Toby, as I knew there would be. At the same instant as Gullickson cut off my air supply, a little cannonball baring one of the strongest set of

“ When something wet and slimy and extremely smelly had infiltrated his ear, he had blown several major fuses and arrived home in a state of distress...

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jaws in the animal kingdom took him viciously in the thigh at nine miles a second, canine teeth tearing into vulnerable flesh and shredding Gullickson’s jeans into an instant bloody mess. Gullickson emitted an agonised howl, fell to the ground and tried to wrest Toby off him; but attempting to get a grip on a ball of solid steel was an impossibility and the little dog took on a new level of savagery as he tore open Gullickson’s flesh from Christmas to Whitsuntide. Panic stricken and shocked at the ferocity of the little dog’s attack, I tried to stop Toby but a Sherman Tank wouldn’t have succeeded in dragging him off the bully. Emitting terrible snarls with cords of muscle standing out hard in his neck, Toby shook and tore at Gullickson creating shrieks of agony as the youth tried ineffectually to fight him off. Gullickson’s meaty fist rained down on the little dog’s head but it was like pounding a rock. Toby’s head was solid. Yelling at Toby to leave off, I hoped fervently that the little dog wouldn’t follow his instincts and go for Gullickson’s throat. If he did, Lipboster Gullickson would be history. Suddenly, Toby let go, retiring for a short distance but still emitting a terrible snarl that told Gullickson not to move. Gullickson spent nearly a fortnight in hospital and to this day, he still walks with a limp. Had it not been for a local resident who had witnessed the whole event, Toby would have been put down. The fellow who lived by where the incident had taken place told the police very firmly that Gullickson had asked for everything he had got and made an official statement that Toby had been defending me so the little dog was reprieved. If Toby had been put down, it would have devastated me so apart from him meeting me from school for his bit of mars bar, I dispensed with his company. Sixty three years into the job, thanks to my guardian angel in which I trust implicitly and despite several run-ins with the Upton crew and other bits of hassle here and there, I am more or less still intact The creed that I live by has always been the gospel according to Big Tom Heath who I used to work with at Blythe Colours forty three years ago. ‘Keep thee bowels open an’ thee gob shut an’ they wutner goo far wrung!’ A Merry Christmas & A Happy New Year to all readers.

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Customer is king for council planners Staffordshire Moorlands lifts prestigious Government award A frontline council service has earned a coveted Government honour for putting the customer first. The planning and building control section of Staffordshire Moorlands District Council won the Customer Service Excellence award after a gruelling inspection which gave the organisation the seal of approval on five crucial criteria: • Customer insight • Culture of organisation • Information and access • Delivery • Timeliness and quality of service. Carried out for the Government by Derby-based consultancy EMQC Ltd, the assessment included interviews with Cllr Stephen Ellis, portfolio holder for planning. Also quizzed were Cllrs Linda Lea, Lionel Richardson and Mike Worthington plus corporate director and monitoring officer Mark Trillo, and head of planning and building control Mike Green together with service managers. The inspectors visited the council’s one-stop shops, asked employees about the training they received, visited construction sites and interviewed planning agents to gain a customer’s perspective on the service. The award runs for three years but is subject to annual health checks to ensure that standards are being maintained. Said Cllr Ellis: “The real value of this award is not the title itself but the fact that it requires you to look from the customer’s point of view and question everything you do. Obviously, we’re delighted by the honour but we won’t be resting on our laurels as the process has helped embed continuous improvement in our culture“. Added Mark Trillo: “Customer Service Excellence is seen increasingly as the definitive measure of a quality service. The fact that the council has won it reflects extremely well on the planning and building control service, and on the many other services with which it works“.

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The good old days

Above: Happy workers at Brough, Nicholson & Hall silk mill in Oakamoor Road, Cheadle. Can you recognise anyone on this lovely photograph? Left: The victorious and all-conquering Cheadle Town Football Club pictured at Stoke City’s Victoria Ground where they won the Sentinel Sunday Cup many decades ago.

Cheadle’s Festival Parade used to be the envy of the county with many, many floats weaving their way through the town. Pictured is a float travelling through Cheadle High Street in the early 1990’s.

Above: This is a lovely photograph of a form class at Painsley School, Cheadle, many decades ago. Can you recognise anyone - have a good look!!

Left: Happy, smiling faces on pupils and staff at St Giles RC Primary School, Cheadle, in the early 1990’s. Are you there or do you know any of the pupils?

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Guiding your future...

Staffordshire Young Farmers AGM 2008

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Vanessa Rowlinson, who is a member of Cheadle YFC and she was also our County Chairman for the year 2007-2008 and Bryce Mackellar, the National Chairman, so is also a Staffordshire member from Stone YFC

n Friday 7th November, Staffordshire Young Farmers held their County AGM in the Ingestre Suite, County Showground, Stafford. During the evening many members collected silverware and certificates for their outstanding achievements during the past year. Vanessa Rowlinson, County Chairman, gave her report on the activities within the Federation during 2007/2008. She was delighted to report that the year-end membership figure stood at 816, which indicated a 42% rise in membership for the County over the past 3 years, which had entitled Staffordshire YFC to win the NFYFC Merrick Burrell Award. This is a National award presented to the County who has achieved the biggest increase in membership over a 3-year period. Vanessa was also heavily involved in organising the “Sound of Moosic“ cast which entered the West Midlands Area Entertainments Competition in March and after many fun-packed but hardworking rehearsals they had succeeded in coming 3rd overall. To mark her year as Chairman she had decided to donate a trophy, which she would like to be presented for the entertainment competitions held at the Pre-Show Reception in May. Vanessa also reported on the many successes of the various County Competitions and in particular the day organised for local school children as part of the Year of Food and Farming. Mr Michael Hulse was elected as County President to serve the Federation for a two-year period. Michael is 46 years old and has been married for 25 years to Kay and they have three daughters. A Dairy Farmer at Consall, near Stoke-on-Trent, Michael is a past Leek YFC Chairman, 27 years ago and has been a Vice President of SFYFC for 20 years. Mr David Bull was elected as County Deputy President. David is 42 years old and sells farm machinery. He has been connected with Young Farmers since 1978 and has held various Officer roles. More recently he has been President of Eccleshall YFC for two years. Guest Speaker for the evening was Sian Bushell, of Sian Bushell Associates, who talked about her work as a Facilitator with members of Family Businesses. She holds meetings with all generations, including younger members of the family who are entering a family business through to those older members who may be wanting to retire. She gave some very practical suggestions and also took some questions from the audience at the end of her talk. Presentation of awards were made by Sian Bushell to the following Clubs and Individuals: • Most Outstanding Chairman: 1st Steve Hill, Eccleshall YFC; Runner-up, Rob Atkin, Uttoxeter JNFU. • Most Outstanding Secretary: 1st Lucy Hill, Ridware YFC, Runner-up Molly Brookes, Uttoxeter JNFU • Most Outstanding Treasurer: 1st Christine Wheat, Cheadle YFC, Runner-up, Helen Goldstraw, Waterhouses YFC. • Most Outstanding Club Leader: 1st Kate Woodcock, Ashley YFC, Runner-up – Reuben Moss, Leek YFC • Club Efficiency Shield: 1st Eccleshall YFC; Runner Up, Ridware YFC • Gwen Earp Haward Overall Public Speaking Award – This is an award presented in memory of the late Mrs Gwen Earp-Haward, MBE, who had been a great supporter and also a past President and Honorary Life President of Staffordshire Young Farmers. She was particularly supportive of the Public Speaking competitions for which this award is given encompassing the Junior Public Speaking,

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him as Chairman this year. He has also helped to Intermediate Brainstrust and Senior Debating form the County Junior Committee. Competitions that took place in February 2008. The overall winner for the year was Eccleshall YFC. • Trophy For the Most Embarrassing Moment: Given to the Federation by David Maydew, Amanda Young Farmers’ Ambassadors Trophy - This is an Bagshaw and David Brough – Winner, Anthony Award donated by Staffordshire YFA Committee to Williams, Eccleshall YFC. the Individual/Club who best promoted the International Exchangees Programme in 2008, and • International Certificates were awarded to those given to mark the YFA National Reunion hosted by members travelling through the YFC International Staffordshire in October, 1997 – Awarded to: Programme who were: Carolyn Greenwood and Carolyn Greenwood, who travelled to Canada. Lucy Hill. Oxford Farming Conference – The David Palij Award: Awarded to the Club which has Staffordshire & Birmingham Agricultural Society done the most for charity/community work during had kindly agreed to sponsor Marie Stubbs, the last 12 months – 1st Uttoxeter JNFU, Runner Up Chase YFC and Andrew Goldstraw, Waterhouses Eccleshall YFC YFC, who will be attending in January. Manifold Marketing Award: Awarded to the Club Awards and Certificates for National who sells the most tickets for County social events Competitions – Sue Lovatt of Leek YFC had come on a percentage basis of their membership. 1st 1st in the Senior Member of the Year Chase YFC, Runner Up Stone YFC. competition at the National AGM in Blackpool, Scrapbook Award: Awarded to the Club who and Ridware YFC had come 2nd in the Male Tugproduces the most interesting and unique of-War competition final in June at the Three scrapbook based on the activities of their own Club Counties Show. over the past membership year. 1st Cheadle YFC; Young people between the ages of 10 – 26, who want Runner Up Leek YFC. to enjoy fun and excitement, competitions, discos, Most Improved Club - Competitions Cup: Awarded sports, travel, meeting new friends and learning new to the Club that has achieved the highest and different skills, are invited to contact the County improvement in points for competitions from the Office for details of their nearest Club. 2006/2007 year. Winners Cheadle YFC; Runners Up For information on becoming a member or details Uttoxeter JNFU. of your local Club, please contact Julia Taylor, County Small Clubs Trophy: Awarded to the Club out of the Organiser, on telephone: 01785 248645 or email 4 smallest Clubs in the County with regard to countyoffice@staffsyoungfarmers.org.uk for further membership, who has achieved the most points information. Our website at throughout the year for competitions. Winners www.staffsyoungfarmers.org.uk has updated Cheadle YFC; Runner Up Ashley YFC. information about Staffordshire YFC and the local clubs, Overall Competitions Cup: Presented to the club including recent event photos. with the most points for the Competitions that have been held for the last 12 months – Winner Eccleshall YFC; Runner Up Leek YFC. W.H.D. Hobson Cup: Awarded to the Club with the highest increase in membership. Winners: Waterhouses YFC with 55% and runners up Ashley YFC with 32% Newsletter Shield: For the best contribution to the Young Farmers’ Year Book - presented to Eccleshall YFC; Runner Up – Chase YFC. Now Taking Bookings for Mr & Mrs. W.A. Taylor Merit Award: our Party Nights on Friday Awarded to the most outstanding and Saturday nights during individual at Club or County level presented to Lucy Hill from Ridware YFC. December. The award this year has been given to Please contact the restaurant Lucy, who is a very active member of her for information. Club. She had strived to help the Telephone 01889 566 621 younger members of the club whilst taking part in many competitions and Christmas Lunch Menu representing their Club and a County, 2 Course £14.95 Area and National level. She had been 3 Course £16.95 involved in the Year of Food and Farming open school day, she had Christmas Dinner Menu represented the County on a Discovery 2 Course £16.95 Trip as well as being a very busy 3 Course £19.95 secretary for her club who have gone from strength to strength in recent Available evenings only years. Christmas Day Menu Junior Merit Award: This was a new £59.95 per person award presented by Longnor YFC to the most outstanding junior individual at Parties catered for Club or County level – presented to Matthew Brindley from Cheadle YFC. He was Vice Chairman of his club and For bookings, please telephone 01889 566 621 chaired a meeting for the first time so In On The Park, New Road, Uttoxeter ST14 5DS successfully that his Club have voted

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Record results for Uttoxeter NCT he Uttoxeter Branch of the NCT ( National Childbirth Trust ) recently held a nearly new sale at Oldfields Hall School in Uttoxeter. Between 200 and 300 people attended the sale to grab a bargain. All records were broken when the branch managed to sell 1395 items in two hours, that’s 12 items every minute! The most popular items were equipment such as pushchairs followed by clothes then toys. The sale raised £2822.25 which was split 70% to the sellers and the remaining 30% going to support the work of the NCT in Uttoxeter. The National Childbirth Trust - is the UK’s leading charity on pregnancy, birth and early parenthood. Every year the charity supports thousands of parents through an incredible lifechanging experience, offering relevant information and mutual support through our network of over 300 local branches, UK wide helplines, antenatal and early days courses, breastfeeding counselling and peer support schemes. The Uttoxeter Branch holds two ‘Bumps, Babies and Toddler’ Groups one at Bramshall village hall on Mondays from 10am till 12 and another at Marchington village hall on Fridays from 9.30am till 11.30. Both groups are open to all and new members are most welcome. Uttoxeter NCT also produce their own newsletter packed with articles and information, as well as holding a variety of social events. The NCT provide evidence based information and at branch level support, understanding and a fantastic network of local mums sharing mutual experiences, as well as some great social events for both working and stay at home parents. For more information on NCT call 0870 444 8707 or visit www.nct.org.uk

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Retiring Ron leaves JCB ne of JCB’s most loyal employees has bowed out after almost half a century of service completing the latest chapter of a remarkable family story. Ron Boot, 62, of Alton, who joined JCB as Apprentice Joiner in 1961, is one of more than 20 members and four generations of the Boot family who has worked, or works, for the company. The Boots – originally from the village of Denstone, a stone’s throw from JCB’s World HQ – have collectively contributed more than 400 years’ service. “I’ve had a great working life,“ said Ron, reflecting on retirement after 47 years’ service. “I have plenty of good memories and have made lots of true friends. It’s not often someone dedicates their life to one place of work anymore, but JCB have been good to me.“ Among his most treasured memories are meeting The Queen at Buckingham Palace last month when he was chosen to represent employees of the Backhoe Loader Business Unit at a reception for companies which won Queen’s Awards for Enterprise in 2008. Ron said: “It was an incredible occasion. I still can’t believe it. Meeting The Queen, the Duke of Edinburgh and other members of the Royal Family was a wonderful thing. I am so grateful to JCB for giving me the opportunity.“ To mark his retirement Ron was presented with a cut glass decanter and glasses set, as well as a surprise special gift – a framed photo of him meeting The Queen at The Palace. Ron’s father, the late Bill Boot, was among the first people to join JCB when it was founded in 1945. His seven brothers – Tony, Derek, Ken, Bob, Bill, Dennis and Les –

have all served the company and are now retired, while his sister-inlaw, who is Ken’s wife Joy, has notched up almost 43 years. But the story doesn’t end there. There are still 12 family members on the books at JCB, including Ron’s nephews Mark, Gary, Andrew and Steve and his grandson Lee, who works for JCB Heavy Products in Uttoxeter. Ron said: “JCB have always encouraged families to work here and become part of the company. The Boot family history is linked with the company and its growth and always will be, I’m sure.“ After completing his apprenticeship Ron rose through the ranks and for the last 10 years has been Machine Shop Team Leader in the JCB Backhoe Loader Business Unit. JCB Backhoe Loader General Manager and Managing Director Paul Grys said: “Notching up 47 years’ service speaks for itself. Ron typifies JCB’s spirit and ethos. He is the kind of person that this company is built on and has made it such a success. He has always been committed to his job and his colleagues and it has been a pleasure to work with him. We are sad to see him go but glad to know that many other members of the Boot family are carrying on the tradition.“ As one last special treat Ron’s colleagues arranged for him to test drive a number of JCBs, at the JCB arena, under expert instruction – the first time he has done so in his 47 years with the company. Manufacturing Manager Paul Dawson said: “We couldn’t let him leave without him having at least one opportunity to operate some of our famous machines. You should have seen his face - it was a real picture.“

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JCB long server bows out after 45 years’ service JCB stalwart who helped pioneer some of the company’s most innovative machines has retired after 45 years’ service. Toolroom Manager Dave Smith, whose wife, three brothers and youngest son still work for JCB, has been part of JCB Research since the age of 16. During his time at the World HQ at Rocester, the 62-year-old helped bring a host of JCB’s modern-day machines to fruition. Dave, of Uttoxeter, said: “It was great working on projects brought about by Mr JCB that were ahead of their time. Many of the original ideas that were being created from the early 60’s until the early 80’s have been restyled and developed and are still being sold today“. Dave’s brothers, Anthony and Roger, are welders, while his other brother, Michael, is a manager at JCB Agriculture, youngest son, Julian is a machinist and wife Christine works at JCB Insurance. His father, Eric, also worked for JCB. Dave, who is also father to Nick, a police officer and Sara, a teacher, is about to become a granddad for the eighth time. He plans to spend his retirement taking up golf again, gardening – and building a scale model of the old Rocester railway station. He added: “Things have changed since I first started work as a fitter machinist. Everything was made from scratch; I was on £6 a week and as part of my development was sent by Mr Bamford for a month to crew one of the tall ships, sailing around the remote islands of Scotland as a character building exercise.”

Ron Boot meets HM The Queen last month at a reception for Queen’s Awards winners at Buckingham Palace.

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Ladies’ Night a huge success! TTOXETER businesses showcased their products in real style at Indulgence Coffee Lounge off Market Place. A superb Ladies Night attracted a plethora of successful Uttoxeter firms who showed off a huge variety of excellent goods whilst also providing very useful information to prospective customers. The event was organised by Indulgence Coffee Lounge with all proceeds going to Cervical Cancer Charities. Uttoxeter businesses who took part in the event included Opulence, Panache Jewellery, Chanterelle Perfumes, Secret Garden Florists, HC Hair Group and award-winning Journeys a

Kizzy Kaya and Esther Brain (Opulence)

la Carte. The only chap to grace the Ladies Night was Indulgence co-owner David Hunter who was resplendent in a white naval officer’s uniform once graced by Richard Gere in An Officer And A Gentleman! Guests received a glass of wine and a champagne truffle alongside canapés and selections from Indulgence’s lite-bite menu. Everyone agreed the evening was a fantastic success with Uttoxeter businesses showing just what they have to offer whilst also raising much-needed cash for such worthy charities.

Jill Arme and Sophie Morgan (Panache)

David and Sue Hunter (Indulgence Coffee Lounge)

Claire Hunt, Bernadette Taylor, Margaret May and Sue Richardson (Journeys a la carte)

Heather Cripps (Chanterelle)

Freya Beech, Sue Cartwright and Emma Buckless

Jaquie Hemmings and Trisha Bane

Kizzy Kaya and Vivienne Eames

Jemma Dodd and Katie Ciftci

Alison Leese, Samantha Draper and Janie Bryan

Val O’Keeffe, David Hunter and Jackie Clowes

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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.

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 ‘Razzer’ will judge the best team provided by our readers and the winner will receive a £10 cheque courtesy of The Uttoxeter & Cheadle Voice in each edition of our publication! Go on give it a try!

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

A Merry Christmas & A Happy New Year to Readers

Razzer’s Hall of Fame November Team

A great safe pair of hands and a solid positional goalkeeper. Frankie used his vocal chords to good effect too in organising his defenders.

DENNIS PARKER (Captain) Uttoxeter Amateurs

JACK BLOOR Uttoxeter St Mary’s

MARK TAYLOR Elkes FC The thinking man’s midfielder, Mark was a joy to watch.

A strong, very athletic player who was tremendously consistent throughout his career.

A great reader of the game and a player who oozed class.

STAN THOMPSON Bromley FC A real grafter in the middle of the field, Stan worked hard at all times and he was a tremendous clubman.

MARK SALE Uttoxeter Town Very good in the air (he should be as he was the Peter Crouch of his day)! Mark not only used his height to good use but for a big man he was gifted with both feet too.

Goalkeeper Richard Froggatt (JCB), commanding presence inside the box and great reflexes. Right Back Peter Slinn (Fulford), not really a right back but adaptable enough and I could not leave him out. Centre Halfs Lyndon Beardmore (Cheadle Cricket Club), simply the most consistent performer in the league since joining Cheadle CC. Lee Bloor (JCB), quality both in the air and on the ground and a real sportsman. Left back Carl Allen (JCB, Cheadle Cricket Club), over the last few years he has won almost all there is to win in local football.

FRANKIE ROWE Uttoxeter Town

100% at all times, a strong and willing competitor who exchanged tackle for tackle and didn’t take any prisoners!

I thought about it and decided to do a Uttoxeter league team over the last five/six years. Based on both playing in and watching a lot of games in the Uttoxeter Sunday league since 2003.

of Fame team.

‘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!

PETER DOUGLAS Uttoxeter Town

Justin Welford of Cheadle reveals his Hall of Fame Team and wins our £10 cheque!

WALTER ASTBURY Uttoxeter St. Mary’s A reliable midfield player who was good with both feet.

ROB ARNOLD Bamfords Picknall Old Boys Always gave his all and provided great cover for his fellow players. A very competent local player.

MICKY RATCLIFFE Uttoxeter Town One of the greatest local players ever! ‘Ratter’ possessed tremendous vision and his slide-rule passes split defences in half. What a terrific footballer!

KEITH BRASSINGTON Elkes FC Keith knew where the back of the net was and he would have been a great strike partner for Saley.

We have inserted one football club each player has performed for.

Midfield Kevin Millward (JCB), small in stature but not in contribution in any game, covers every blade. Richard Carter (Cheadle Cricket Club), every month would produce a goal of the season candidate, and usually when it most mattered. Sean Millward (Ashbourne United), always put in a great performance against the top teams, carried Ashbourne to cup triumphs. Gareth Thomas (Marchington), very underrated player and the main reason for Marchingtons recent success. Forwards Ben Carr (Cheadle Cricket Club), goals win games and Bens got a bucket full, could play at a high level and yet to reach his full potential. Lee Bowers (Bird in Hand), a constant threat and a great finisher, another player who probably does not realise how good he could be. Subs Tommy Hodgkinson (Cheadle Cricket Club) Paul Millward (Hart Bar) Gary Beardsley (Plough) Ian Atterbury (JCB, Cheadle Cricket Club) Matt Hackett (JCB) Manager Wayne Travers (JCB) Assistant Carl Fower (Cheadle Cricket Club)

Obviously, many have played for several clubs in their careers.

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It’s Over for brilliant Kevin!

erbyshire County Cricket Club bowler Kevin Dean – raised in the Cheadle area and a product of Cheadle Cricket Club – has recently announced his retirement from first-class cricket having become only the 29th player in the county’s 137-year history to reach 400 career wickets. The 32-year-old left-arm swing bowler played his junior cricket at Tean Road from Under 13’s through to Under 18’s before switching to the Derbyshire League with Langley Mill CC, amazingly because he missed out on selection for the Staffordshire Under 19’s team. His talent was quickly spotted across the Derbyshire border, however, and Dean was snapped up by the County Club immediately after graduating from the age-group system. Dean played 13 seasons as a professional at the County Ground and he took his landmark wicket during a tourist fixture against Bangladesh A back in July: a game in which he achieved fine first innings figures of 646. Dean was the leading wicket-taker

wise to get married when you are young as a cricketer because you go away with the lads a lot. “But Sharon and I have been together for a few years now and everything is great. It has all come at just the right time. “William enjoys a feed now and again in the middle of the night,“ he continued. “But we have got him sleeping from around 12 o’clock until 4 o’clock then from 4 o’clock until 8 o’clock so we are only waking up once in the night most of the time. “Our Head of Cricket John Morris rang me seven hours after William was born and asked if I could play down at Worcester, so I was travelling there with the team the following day. “That’s part of the job. I had a chance of

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By Tom Holdcroft

in County Cricket in 2002 with a staggering 80 dismissals and his selection for the MCC XI that year suggested that he was on the radar of the England selectors at that time. But Dean has never forgotten his roots and he has fond memories of his time as a junior with Cheadle Cricket Club. He enjoyed reeling off some of the memorable names from his time in the S t a ffo rd s h i re Moorlands. Dean said: “Steve Lowell, Andy Shaw, Simon Plant, Justin Welford, Paul Barker and Shaun Rushden are just a few of the memorable names and winning the Under 18’s Kidsgrove League with them was fantastic. “I remember winning that league and bowling a team out for nought in one game! I got seven wickets and Steve Lowell got a hat-trick at the other end. I could bat as well then – I used to either open or bat at number three!“ As well as etching his name into Derbyshire County Cricket Club folklore and bringing down the curtain on his distinguished career, this is also a happy time for Dean off the field after his marriage to Sharon in October and the birth of his first child, William George Dean, on 4th August. Kevin’s status as a c o n s u m m a t e professional was confirmed when he took the field for Derbyshire against Worcestershire just two days after the birth of his baby boy. Dean said: “It’s not

playing in the first team so I had to do it. There was never any doubt that I was going to play.“ Dean made his farewell appearance for the Phantoms in the NatWest Pro40 League match against Warwickshire Bears on Saturday 13th September. He was afforded the honor of leading the Derbyshire team to and from the field, on each occasion to a rapturous and emotional reception from around the ground. His figures of 1-24 from eight overs were typical of the steady and consistent job that Dean has done for the team for many years. England international Jonathan Trott perished in the same way as so many batsmen before him: lbw to Dean’s inswinger.

Perth beckons for Sadler Derbyshire batsman set for stint in Australia erbyshire batsman John Sadler is heading for Perth as part of a £1 million ECB scholarship scheme aimed at developing the country’s leading emerging talent. The 26-year-old will play club cricket in Western Australia during the Australian summer and he hopes that the experience can be a springboard for a successful 2009. The seven-figure funding will be thrown at the ECB Scholarship programme over the next four years and Sadler is one of 18 players that will benefit from playing in Australia this winter. Sadler commented: “When I arrived at Derbyshire last season I was extremely keen to impress with my new Club and – perhaps through trying too hard early on – I slipped out of form and struggled to regain my touch. “As well as providing me with an opportunity to experience new conditions, hopefully a winter of cricket in Australia will see me get some runs

under my belt, get my confidence back and return to Derbyshire in 2009 at the top of my game. “Perth has a reputation for fast and bouncy surfaces and no doubt the local fast-bowlers will be keen to see the back of the Englishman in the opposition so it will be a challenge out there and I am looking forward to it.“

Playing club or grade cricket abroad is a plan of action that has been used by many international players in the past, one of them being former Middlesex and England batsman Mike Gatting who is now the ECB Managing Director – Cricket Partnerships. The former Middlesex and England batsman enjoyed spells in Australian club cricket with Balmain and he insists that they were crucial to his development into a top international batsman. He said: “This is an excellent initiative. Certainly those players going to Australia to play grade cricket and receive coaching within Australian Academies will find it extremely beneficial. “I had three years in Sydney playing grade cricket and it was really the best finishing school that any cricketer could want and over the next four years we expect that a significant number of young players will benefit from the scheme.“

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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 the stumps are put away for the Winter as the cricket season closes. As I said in the last edition, probably a season to forget locally. But now we are well into the soccer season, another game which has given me great memories and a host of friends. As a child my first love was football, again Tean Rec was the location, jackets down as goalposts with 14 or 15 a side! Early on I was too young and my job was to fetch the ball when it went out of play, I was envious of Ron Nicklin, Tony Waller, Billy Dickinson, Dave Bassett and my brother Terry, he was my hero, a goalscorer who was fearsome and scorer of many, many goals. When I eventually got a game it was with the likes of Barry Hulton, Frankie Bassett, Alvar Griffin, Ernie Pattinson, all really good players. In Barry’s case I think a superb player that professional football missed out on, and later on you will no doubt hear of our special relationships on the football pitch. But like myself, Barry has a healthy looking tan, which 60 odd years ago was a rarity around this area. We went to the same school throughout our schooldays, the same youth clubs, the same pubs and we experienced difficulties with our colour with our local bobby! I recall occasions when we would be charged 2/6 to everyone else’s 2 bob to go to the youth club. The bobby ran the youth club and had a large influence in my life and not a good one. Today he would not have been able to do what he did, but that was not the only case of racism I have encountered. I was a fanatical Stoke supporter and travelled everywhere to watch them. At that time Lymer’s buses ran an away bus organised by our local newsagent George Allcock and this particular away match was West Bromwich Albion. And after suffering a thrashing we decided to drown our sorrows in a hostelry around that area! I went in and ordered eight pints, and after pulling seven I was asked for the money. When I said excuse me I asked for eight pints the lady serving me said they didn’t serve my ‘sort’ in that pub. I was embarrassed and paid her and was on my out of the pub when George Lowe, a friend of mine, asked where I was going. I explained that I would have to wait outside until they had finished!! George was having none of that and returned all seven pints back to the bar and successfully got back the money I had paid. On many occasions I have been asked to sign my name 3, perhaps 4, times at petrol stations, and you try to copy your own signature exactly when you are under pressure! But I thought that was in the past – well I thought it was, until 3 weeks ago when I went over to Northern Ireland to visit my sick brother

who sadly has since died. I’d booked by phone a week prior to arriving – Mr Smith, one night’s B&B, central heating, satellite TV, bathroom, shower facilities, £55. Should be all right I thought and on arrival I went to check in. The lady on reception looked me straight through and stuttered out, when I’d announced myself, “I’m sorry Mr Smith, your room isn’t ready yet.’ Now this was a 20 bedroom hotel and only one other resident in as I could see from cars on the car park. But experience told me she was uneasy with my presence. I was told my room was at the end of the corridor upstairs. I went up and opened the door and to my disgust the bathroom door was punched in on both sides, black masking tape held the bath panel together and there was no heating! The journey was distressing enough ad so I thought one night grin and bare Al, which I did but on checking out I did complain and had a reduction of £10. But all that time I was thinking back to the past when as a youngster growing up if I stood up for myself verbally and physically I was told I had a chip on my shoulder. What a load of rubbish, those people were the people who tried to put it there. Racism has no place anywhere in the world. I fear though it is about to return with a vengeance! I would never believe a coloured man would become president of the USA, God he’s a brave man. I felt fantastic when it showed his Gran, I think in a township in Kenya. I’ve often wondered and still do what township, what country do my descendents come from and I’m now in the process of finding out with the help of my partner Donna. Mind you, a lot of players in football and cricket I’ve played against always reckoned I was fatherless!! I wonder what they meant…… But I feel pathetic if I ever think I had it tough because I had loving parents and brothers and sisters and marvellous lovely friends. You only have to look at the television to see hunger and

poverty, it breaks your heart doesn’t it. In future editions I’ll tell you of my start in football management locally and the marvellous characters I have met and can now call friends. I’ll tell you why certain local people hated me and the ground I stood on, the day I cried when I lost the Rocester Manager’s job, the end of my time with Cheadle United and many, many more stories, hopefully they will be a little lighter than this column. But can I just leave you with a couple of thoughts, never ever forget the meaning of Remembrance Day or Christmas Day, and love and cherish your family and all close to you. If you might find this article in the slightest offensive it is not meant to be, just honest and from the heart! Thank you for reading it and I’m looking forward to the next one. A Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year to all readers of The Voice and especially to the bloke who created it, you’ve done a marvellous job Nigel. Smithy

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See you at the far post! By Mick Cullerton ave you ever watched a manager being interviewed on the television, especially Arsene Wenger or Sir Alex Ferguson and thought that he’s not really answering any of the questions? Has it ever crossed your mind that a manager who is being paid £3.5 million-£5 milllion per year can not see what is in front of his eyes? Well, the answer is that most managers will not say anything detrimental about their own players and have acquired a language of their very own! I have come up with a few phrases of what I believe a manager says but in italic type is what he really means:

WE HAD TO WAIT FOR HALF TIME TO GET THEM WOUND UP I picked the wrong team and had to change it at half time. HE IS A VERY GOOD BOX TO BOX MIDFIELD PLAYER He can’t play to save his life but he can run from box to box. HE IS TERRIFIC IN THE AIR He cannot control the ball and has no touch whatsoever. HE HAS A GREAT ENGINE AND ATTITUDE No ability but will run all day HE WORKS HIS SOCKS OFF Cannot play but runs around HE IS A LOVELY PASSER OF THE BALL He doesn’t work for the team HE IS A GREAT COMPETITOR He is a dirty player who would kick his granny to win a match AFTER A PLAYER HAS NEARLY DECAPITATED AN OPPONENT THE MANAGER SAYS He is not that sort of lad but I signed him because he takes no prisoners. THE TACKLE WASN’T MALICIOUS If he did that anywhere except on a football field he would be charged with GBH WE WERE OUTFOUGHT AND THEY WORKED HARDER THAN US

Football Match Day Summariser for BBC Radio Stoke Ex Professional Footballer with Hibernian, Port Vale and Derby County

I have no idea why we lost THE GOALKEEPER WAS UNSIGHTED He wouldn’t have saved it anyway THE GOALKEEPER IS A GREAT SHOT STOPPER The goalkeeper is useless on crosses THE GOALKEEPER WAS NOT GIEVEN ENOUGH PROTECTION The goalkeeper is 6ft 2in and a big nancy who should be able to look after himself I DON’T TALK ABOUT REFEREES The referee gave every decision to the opposition

STAN BEVANS Outside Right Former Cheadle schoolboy who played for Longton and Staffordshire schools team. Stan joined Stoke City straight from school and rapidly progressed

I THINK THERE WAS CONTACT (FERGIE) A puff of wind blew Ronaldo over but I’m glad we scored from the penalty. Recently we have had Arsene Wenger stating in the press that the Stoke players set out to deliberately kick and injure his Arsenal players. I feel he has said this because he is under pressure for having no goalkeeper, centre half and too many fair weather players in his team. A Merry Xmas & A Happy New Year to Readers Meet you at the Far Post Mick Cullerton

Ed Weetman I feel I could not let this month pass without mentioning the passing of Ed Weetman or ‘The Laird of Weston’ as I used to call him. I first met Ed in 1976 when he told me he was going to get involved with Stafford Rangers. I asked him if he thought it was the right time as Stafford had just had 6 years of success and appeared to be on the wane. His response was typical of the man: ‘I am up for the battle and have never shirked a fight in my life.’ In September 1978 I returned to Stafford Rangers and the next April we won the FA Trophy at Wembley. In the dressing room after the game he took great delight in reminding me of our conversation. People often ask me why I never went into football management and the reason was Ed Weetman. In 1980 he convinced me to take over the commercial management of Stafford and this is when I got to know him really well. He was a terrific driving force and an exceptional man manager. He supported his managers to the hilt, usually with his own money, and managers like Paul Ogden and Ron Reid have nothing but good to say about him. The advice to go into the commercial side worked for me because when Ed joined the board of Stoke City in 1985 he invited me to join them. I chose to join Stoke, against advice from all and sundry, in preference to an offer from Aston Villa to

Local stars n our community over the past 50 years, we have been lucky enough to produce many footballers who went on to play in higher grade divisions including professional football. Listed below are just a few, but I would be pleased to hear from readers of any more players who have gone on to ply their trade in the professional soccer arena.

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through the ‘A’ team and Reserves before becoming at that time the youngest player ever to play for Stoke City. Later Stan played for Macclesfield Town and in local football.

JOHN CLOWES Outside Left or Centre Forward John had two spells with Stoke City, appearing in the first team on a number of occasions A free scoring winger, John was also a fine cricketer for many years with with Boltons CC.

TED LOWELL Inside Left Former Cheadle schoolboy who played alongside Stan Bevans in the

run their commercial department purely because I had great faith and respect in Ed Weetman. Stoke City’s commercial department in 1985 was a complete total disaster area with no income but with Ed’s support, which was vital, we totally rebuilt the department. I was allowed total freedom to do my job but every other day Ed would ring with a lead to go and see someone. One of his statements used to be: ‘You’ll never have to worry about me being behind you supporting you because if we have a problem I’ll be in front of you.’ He left the board after 4 years and I’ve often said that he was the best director and chairman that I have ever worked for and with. Ed was passionate, driven, had no patience and committed 100% in everything he did. A good friend, they broke the mould after Ed was born. A successful stock car racer, haulier, football chairman and director and he had over 100 winners as a racehorse owner. He lived life to the full, working hard and playing hard. I used to tell him he had crammed 2 lifetimes in and was really over 100 years old!! It has been a privilege to know and work with ‘The Laird of Weston,’ he will be sadly missed by many people from the different paths of his business and social life. For the Cullerton family, we have lost a good friend. Condolences to Jenny and all the family.

Longton and Staffordshire schoolboys team. Ted joined Derby County straight from school and he graduated through the youth teams and Central League team to the first team. He scored on his debut for Derby County against Rotherham United. He later transferred to Stoke City appearing intheir first team on a number of occasions. He also played for Stafford Rangers. Ted played cricket for Cheadle and he was a cricket professional in the local leagues. He also played for Staffordshire.

also played cricket for Boltons and Cheadle.

DEREK DANKS Left Half

Eric played for Stafford Rangers and in local football. A strong two footed player who was a regular goalscorer with Stafford for a number of years. Eric also played cricket for his beloved Cheadle CC and also Boltons and Simplex. He played for Staffordshire on a number of occasions.

A product of the highly successful Cheadle Home Guard team Derek joined Northampton Town and played in the first team for a number of seasons. An extremely good tackler, a fine left foot which he used to great effect in his distribution of the ball. Derek

JOE CARPENTER Left Half Talented ball player for Brighton & Hove Albion and Hastings United. Renowned for his ball control and fine distribution of the ball. Joe also played cricket for Boltons CC.

TERRY FINNEY Wing Half Strong tackling wing half who played for Burton Albion for many years. Terry was an outstanding cricketed for many years with Boltons Cricket Club.

ERIC SHAW Outside Left

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Frank played with the very best! Frank Hitchen, of Rocester, played football with some of this country’s finest footballers. This photograph was taken in 1957 when Frank, pictured far left on front row, was in the Armed Forces. Just look at some of the players Frank played with - can you recognise Private Charlton (the great Sir Bobby Charlton of Manchester United), 4th on back row, and also Lance Corporal Duncan Edwards (one of the greatest Manchester United players ever), far right on back row. What a fantastic photograph and when you see Frank in Rocester village, you will have brushed shoulders with a local man who played soccer with this nation’s finest footballers!

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