Rugeley & District Lions Club
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By Peter Fielding
his month, we had the pleasure of welcoming a new member to Rugeley & District Lions Club. But we still need more members. Could you help? Lion President, Debra, spent all February being sponsored for remaining alcohol-free. By the end of February she had raised £230 for the Stan Bowley Trust, which is the Lion’s chosen charity for the year. Donations can still be made by visiting our Facebook page. Members were also fundraising for Marie Curie by selling daffodils at Morrison’s supermarket. We were the ones with silly hats! Local Lions Clubs are joining forces to promote ‘Guardian Angels’, a company which produces devices (such as a badge, wristband, bag-tag or keyring) with an in-built chip containing the name of the holder and details of contacts, which can be read by a smartphone. This is a great boon for people who have a loved one suffering from Alzheimer’s or Dementia, who sometimes go wandering, as they can be easily tracked. For more information on Guardian Angles, visit www.dementiabuddy.co.uk. Plans are well in hand for our Fashion Show to be held on 13th May at St. Joseph’s Community Centre. More details regarding tickets will be announced shortly. Finally, we are looking to organise a talk on Queen Elizabeth I by... Queen Elizabeth I! Mystified? All will be revealed shortly! If you wish to find out more about us, please contact us at randdlions@hotmail.com or via our Facebook page.
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6 Elmore Park Jono Oates has a spring in his step as he explores this hidden gem
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8 Win Afternoon Tea for Four Your chance to enjoy a relaxing afternoon at Hoar Cross Hall
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12 The Daily Bread Cyril Cooper, of The Landor Society, talks us through Rugeley's baking past
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14 A Window on the Past This month, Lower Brook Street takes the limelight
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25 RAC Sentry Box Revisited Following on from last month's article, Jono Oates updates us on this familiar landmark's history
Competition Winner
Congratulations to our March competition winner, Mrs J Boston-Derry, who will receive an afternoon tea for two at Cyril's Tearoom and two £10 gift vouchers to spend at Piper Nurseries.
Correction to March issue, page 28. Photo captions 2 and 3 were the wrong way round. Our apologies for any confusion.
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Elmore Park The Perfect Place for a Spring Walk ......................
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ust outside the centre of town sits the perfectly-formed Elmore Park. It consists of a circular walk around a lake, with small waterfalls and bridge crossings, and a host of wildlife including geese, moorhens, swans and ducks. Our feature writer, Jono Oates, takes a stroll as he tells us the history of Elmore Park.
Sometimes, there is nothing better than sitting on a bench in the sun, gazing across a lake, listening to water babbling over a bridge, and watching the waterbirds fly, land and make their leisurely way across the dappled waters. In many cases, we have to pack up the car and drive out of the area to find such beauty spots, but Rugeley’s Elmore Park is just a short walk from the centre of town and is the perfect place to sit and watch the world go by. Located at the junction of Crossley Stone and the Sheep Fair, Elmore Park was opened in 1960 and was named after Elmore Lane. The park contains walkways and bridges that loop around the water, which is fed by Sant’s Brook. In the middle of the lake is an island containing
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trees and creating a natural habitat for many geese, ducks and birds that use it as their home. As well as the walks, there is a small children’s play area and a pets’ corner, with aviaries containing budgerigars, wildfowl and exotic birds, as well as guinea pigs and rabbits. The park sits on land that was originally part of the Hagley Hall Estate, later Hagley Park. At the end of the 14th century Thomas De Thomenhorn, a keeper of the royal forest at Cannock Chase, built a manorial home on an island, with a moat surrounding it, and this is believed to be the site of the current island in Elmore Park, although there is no direct evidence to support this. By 1636 a new Hagley Hall had been built for Sir Richard Weston and in 1752 the property passed to the Curzon family. During World War One the hall was used by the Officers’ Training Corps and in 1919 it was sold to the South Staffordshire Water Company and most of the original buildings were demolished. The remaining section of the hall was eventually developed for housing in the 1980s. Once the park opened it became a haven for wildlife, with Muscovy Ducks being introduced in 1965, although by 1997 concerns were raised regarding the numbers of Canada geese, which were seen to be aggressive and stopping other breeds from settling there. There are also plenty of fish in the lake. In 1967 there were concerns that all of the fish would be killed due to a disease that had been created by the very dry weather at the start of that year. Taking advice from the Trent River Authority, officials from Rugeley Urban Council poured agricultural salt into the waters, effectively killing off the disease and not the fish. In 1964 the park was used as a Christmas Grotto, with fairy lighting around the perimeter and a Christmas tree on display in the grounds.
The General Election campaign of June 1970 was in full swing when the Labour Home Secretary, and future Prime Minister, Jim Callaghan spoke at an open-air rally in Elmore Park on behalf of the Labour candidate for Lichfield and Tamworth, Terry Pitt who, despite Callaghan’s help, was not elected. Today, the park is very well maintained by Cannock Chase District Council and has won the coveted Green Flag award for quality parks and green spaces every year since 2010. Elmore Park is definitely worth visiting this spring and throughout the year - a little haven of peace and beauty in the centre of Rugeley. Sources: British Newspaper Archive; Cannock Chase District Council website; British History Online website.
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Quiz winner with her prize
Etching Hill Women’s Institute
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uest speaker, Shona Kingston, visited the W.I. in February and gave an enlivened account of her experiences in the predominantly male domain of long-distance lorry driving. Entitled ‘Hard Hats and Hairnets’, she explained how both were necessary items of headwear, depending on from where she was collecting or delivering her load! Since childhood, Shona had wanted to become a lorry driver, much to the disdain of her careers advisor; but for the past 30 years she has lived this dream, driving a 56-foot articulated lorry. She recounted many amusing stories, such as the time she had to turn her vehicle round in an extremely confined area, where she subsequently uprooted and drove off with a rhododendron bush stuck to the back of her lorry! A refreshment break followed, in true trucker-style, with a serving of hotdog rolls and the evening concluded with a quiz where members were tested on their knowledge of the Highway Code, with the winning team receiving Wagon Wheel biscuits as their prize! Meetings take place on the second Wednesday of the month at Etching Hill Village Hall, East Butts Road, Etching Hill from 7.45pm and new members are always made most welcome. For more information visit www.wi-etching-hill.org.uk.
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Win Classic Afternoon Tea for Four at Hoar Cross Hall Nothing can quite beat the wonderfully British afternoon tea. It’s a timehonoured tradition introduced in England by Anna, the seventh Duchess of Bedford, in 1840 to bridge the gap between lunch and dinner. Hoar Cross Hall is giving you the chance to win a delicious Classic Afternoon Tea for you and three friends to enjoy this quintessentially English tradition in the surroundings of the former private country house.
Afternoon tea at Hoar Cross Hall is a take on this nostalgic past-time with the menu hosting a selection of irresistible finger sandwiches, scones and sweet pastries, accompanied by an extensive selection of wonderful loose-leaf tea. The menu is overseen by the hotel’s awardwinning pastry chef, Charlotte Wakelyn, who recently stamped her authority as one of the UK’s foremost pastry chefs at the noted Salon Culinaire. Afternoon tea is served daily from 12 noon to 4pm in the magnificent Long Gallery, offering stunning views out onto the estate. Guests can choose from a choice of afternoon tea including Classic Afternoon Tea, Prosecco Afternoon Tea or Royal Afternoon Tea with Champagne. Throughout the year Hoar Cross Hall also offers a programme of themed afternoon tea events including Mother’s Day Afternoon Tea and Sparking Easter Afternoon Tea available over the Easter weekend, each with their own special menus.
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To be in with a chance of winning this fantastic prize, all you have to do is unscramble the letters below to reveal the name of a renowned afternoon tea sandwich filling:
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ To enter, just send your name, contact details and answer to Hoar Cross Rugeley Competition* at competitioncitylife@gmail.com or post your entry to Citylife in Lichfield Ltd, PO Box 7126, Lichfield, WS14 4JS by the competition closing date of Friday 12th April 2019. One entry per household. Multiple entries will be disqualified. Winners will not be offered a cash equivalent. Please note you must be 18 or over to enter. All entrants’ information is processed in line with GDPR Data Protection Regulations and our Privacy Policy. To view our Privacy Policy go to citylifeinlichfieldltd.co.uk. Full competition terms and conditions on page 34.
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Jewellery expert keen to unearth dazzling finds By Adrian Rathbone of Hansons Auctioneers A jewellery expert whose career blossomed in Lichfield is heading to the city to offer free valuations and help charity. Helen Smith, head of jewellery at Hansons Auctioneers, will be at the City’s Hedgehog Inn on Monday, April 1st, from 10.30am-12.30pm. Valuations are free but donations are invited for St Giles Hospice. Hansons has been holding its free valuation events every Monday at the Stafford Road venue for many years now and Helen will be at the Hedgehog Inn on the first Monday of every month. Though she specialises in jewellery, silver and watches, general valuations will are always available every Monday Helen said: “I’m really looking forward to meeting the people of Lichfield and uncovering some treasures which could net them a windfall at auction and at the same time supporting St Giles Hospice. “I can assess all types of gold, silver and platinum jewellery as well as good quality, vintage costume jewellery such as Boucher, Dior, Monet, Trifari or Chanel. “Vintage designer watches from makes such as Rolex, Tudor and Cartier are highly desirable right now and I would love to see those, too, along with quality silver and diamonds. “Demand for diamonds is growing with worldwide sales up by 4% in 2018. Hansons has just consigned a spectacular 8.5 carat diamond ring worth £30,000 to £50,000. Large carat weights like that are difficult to come across now.” Helen did an apprenticeship at Allen Brown Jewellery in Lichfield, honing her goldsmith skills, before gaining one of only six places at London’s New Goldsmiths’ Centre, a renowned place of learning for
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people in the jewellery industry. “Thanks to the Goldsmiths company, I attended lectures led by some of the world’s greatest jewellery designers like Stephen Webster, David Marshall, Stuart Devlin, the silversmith to the Queen, and Theo Fennell,” said Helen. Helen will offer free valuations at The Hedgehog Inn, Stafford Road, Lichfield, WS13 8JB, on Monday, April 1st, 10.30am-12.30pm, (and the first Monday of each month). Antiques and collectables valuations are at same venue every Monday. Free home visits are available for large/multiple items, house clearance and downsizing solutions.
8.5 carat diamond Image courtesy of Hansons
Helen Smith
To find out more please phone 01283 733988 or email arathbone@hansonsauctioneers.co.uk.
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The Daily Bread
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n the late 1940s, providing Rugeley with its daily bread was a serious business, with six bakeries competing to provide the staff of life. There was Kibbles in King Street; Cheshire’s in Lion Street; Tunnicliffe’s in Brook Square; Hindley’s in Upper Brook Street, plus Co-op bakeries in Bow Street and Brook Square. My connection was with the Co-op, which baked bread, cakes and some fancy breads too.
At the bread bakery, located in Bow Street, we produced bread from flour, water, yeast and salt, with the addition of a small amount of what was called ‘bread improver’ provided by the Arkady Company. In the 1940s, bakers had little choice of where to obtain the flour so you needed skill to produce a consistent product and the ‘improver’ was an aid to this end. Products were baked in 2lb tins and sandwich loaves, with batches (Coburgs) both oven-bottom baked and baked on a flat plate for a softer loaf. A small amount of Hovis was baked, I think once a week. Mixing was mechanical but scaling and moulding was all done by hand. The catering trade called for 4lb loaves, baked in an enclosed steel box, and forming a 4lb loaf was a handful which called for good handling skills. There were two drawplate ovens heated by coke, again good skills were required to maintain the oven temperatures to the correct level. Five men and a boy were employed in the bakehouse and there were also yard staff and drivers to load and distribute the product. As a significant employer in a small town, distribution was largely by motor van but there were three rounds carried out by horse-drawn vehicles.
Cheshire's delivery van in front of the shop
Co-operative Society shop in Market Square
The Co-op had a confectionery bakehouse behind the main shop (where Iceland stands now). Products included a range of cakes and buns, with milk loaves and bun loaves, and pork pies and sausages rolls too. Hot cross buns were baked at Easter and each year a bun was nailed to the wall, remaining there until the following Easter. At Christmas time, local people brought in birds and joints, which were too big for their ovens, to be cooked on the premises - a practice which probably dates back hundreds of years.
Being situated in the town centre meant that the public could drop in to see what was going on and to complain when there was a bad batch, for example if the baker forgot to put the salt in!
Above all, it was about making Rugeley a thriving small town which looked after its own needs.
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Hindley's after it had been extended in about 1910
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A Window on the Past The Landor Society of Rugeley steps back in time with a wander down Lower Brook Street.
Lower Brook Street
Until the opening of Western Springs Road in the 1960s, all traffic from Lichfield to Stafford wended its way through Rugeley’s narrow main street. For the next 20 years, until the coming of pedestrianisation, some traffic, including double-decker buses, still went through the town centre. Up until the mid-nineteenth century, the main road from Market Square to Brook Square was part of Market Street. The name Lower Brook Street appears from 1850 onwards, although right up to the 1930s many businesses in both Upper and Lower Brook Street gave their addresses as simply ‘Brook Street’. 1. General view from Market Square, mid 1920s. On the corner of Albion Street, one of the Co-op stores displays a sign for Sketchley’s dye works and dry-cleaning. The YMCA had premises above Key’s Clothiers and Outfitters. 2. The same view about 80 years later. Key’s is now Adam’s children’s wear. 3. Looking towards Market Square in August 1985. On the extreme left is Clarke’s shoe shop, (previously Burdett’s shoes and now a betting shop) with Davies (greengrocer) and Downes (butcher) in the shops now occupied by New Look. 4. Key’s shop in the early 1900s. 5. Taken from Brook Square in the 1950s. Next to The Busy Bee is Rowland’s Ironmongery (now Greggs) and then Winnie Thompson’s for ladies clothes, wool and haberdashery. The protruding black sign is on
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Bradford’s Men’s Outfitters, which was later the Army & Navy store and is now Clinton’s cards. 6. Sketchley’s and Winnie Thompson’s in the 1930s when they had new shop fronts installed. 7. Early 1900s, with Lloyds Bank (now Katherine House) on the far left. Rowland’s Ironmongery on the extreme right. Next to the ironmongers is a sweet shop run by another member of the Rowland’s family. 8. The sorry state of Lower Brook Street in February 2009. Woolworths had closed five weeks earlier, having opened in Rugeley in September 1934, and Stead and Simpson have a closing down sale.
The Landor (local history) Society is a focus for those who wish to learn more about the history of Rugeley and its surrounding parishes. It was founded in 1953 and was named in honour of Walter Noble Landor, local and county historian, who became the Society’s first President. More information is available at www.landor-localhistorysociety-rugeley.btck.co.uk
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Sponsored Dog Walk
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ecently, we were approached by The Red Lion at Longdon Green with the suggestion of starting a sponsored dog walk and donating the funds to Rugeley Welfare for Dogs. The first walk took place on Saturday 24th February, where we introduced ourselves and did a talk on how we got started and what it is we do. It saw a good turnout, raising a total of ÂŁ57 for the charity. The walk will be held on the last Saturday of every month at 10.30am start. Hot sandwiches and hot drinks will be available from 10am.
Looking for Homes
Jude is an 18-month old female German Shepherd cross Labrador. She is spayed and vaccinated. Jude is full of fun, has lived with other dogs before and has a lot of energy, so would be ideal for a family with older children. Mable is a female cross who was found as a stray. She is estimated to be 5-6 years old and is very gentle.
For more information on Rugeley Welfare for Dogs, or if you think you could offer a home to a dog in need, then please call Ruth on 07900 090993 or Pauline on 07971 817877. Alternatively, visit facebook.com/rugeleydogswelfare. Please note that a home visit and a donation will be required.
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Landmark Partnership Deals for Family-Run Auctioneers
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family firm of auctioneers in Lichfield, whose lineage in the trade dates back seven generations to 1864, has embarked on a pair of landmark partnerships on its Staffordshire home turf. Richard Winterton Auctioneers has teamed up with the Lichfield Garrick theatre and St Mary’s in the Market Square – both registered charities. The “perfect” collaboration between and The Guild Of St Mary’s blends heritage, culture, education and entertainment, reflecting the ethos of both organisations slap bang in the beating heart of Lichfield city centre. St Mary’s reopened at the end of last year following a visionary £1.4m transformation which saw the Grade II* listed building incorporate Lichfield Library. Mr Winterton is also a supporter of the We Love Lichfield fund, from which St Mary’s has received two charitable grants. Richard Winterton Auctioneers will be displaying a variety of fine art and other objets de curiosité in the upper floor exhibition space, contributing to themed displays and joint events. Free valuation events and special auctions are also in the pipeline. Meanwhile over at the Lichfield Garrick, Richard Winterton Auctioneers will be headline sponsor for the theatre’s Green Room bar, providing valuable support for the catering arm of the charity’s work. The business will benefit from promotion to the 120,000-plus visitors who use the Lichfield Garrick Green Room during performances and during the day. There will also be new branding in the facility. “These are important partnerships with two charities which are major assets to the city,” said Mr Winterton. “The new look St Mary’s is just stunning – the moment I saw the redevelopment I was utterly captivated. It is a lovely space and we are proud and privileged to be a part of it. “St Mary’s is a quintessential example of moving with the times to improve things for all while still retaining an absolute commitment to Lichfield. It perfectly echoes our ethos – it’s a perfect fit.” He added: “The Lichfield Garrick has become an institution in the city since opening in 2003 and that status has been further cemented by the theatre becoming a charitable trust in 2013. “Thousands of people locally and from across the country visit Lichfield because of the Garrick and as such it is a facility which is a vital part of the fabric of the city. “My family has been auctioneering here since 1864 – we are now on our seventh generation of Winterton auctioneers – and Lichfield is such an important place to us. We are delighted to partner such a major asset to the city.” Karen Foster, Executive Director of Lichfield Garrick Theatre said: “We are thrilled to have agreed a great partnership with such an important Lichfield business. We are a registered charity and rely on generous support from businesses and individuals, so the partnership with Richard
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Winterton Auctioneers means we can continue to improve and expand our Green Room café, which is an asset to our welcoming theatre. “We would like to thank Richard and his team for their support and enthusiasm.” Nick Sedgwick, chairman of St Mary’s trustees, said: “We are delighted with the arrangement, which will bring another strand to the offering within St Mary’s. “Having the changing exhibition of articles for the fine arts sales will bring a new audience into the building and planned joint events will complement our core attractions. “Soon the Silver Treasury will be open and our Photographic Archive will be available to view in the History Access Point. “We have many events planned over the coming months, some jointly with Lichfield Library. “We are recruiting volunteers to join us too – please contact us through the website. We have already held successful events in the performance space and lots more is planned in 2019.” Further details are available on the website www.stmaryslichfield.co.uk.
Rugeley Community Centre News
.................................. New Defibrillator Machine Rugeley Community Centre now has a new community defibrillator installed, which will be able to support those in the local area. Rugeley Community Church, which operates the centre, received monies from Mike Sutherland’s Staffordshire County Councillors Fund, plus funds through the Tesco Bags of Help campaign. Charity AEDdonate, which installed the unit, also assisted in supporting the project. Staff and volunteers from the church and centre will receive full training as to how to use the defibrillator equipment.The unit will be registered with the local First Responders and the ambulance services, enabling a fully-linked service to operate. Active-ate Fun Day Local community project, Active-ate Rugeley, came together for a family fun day during February half term at Rugeley Community Centre. A total of 52 children, plus 30 parents, enjoyed a variety of fun sports and activities, including dodgeball and archery, together with pizza making and clay modelling throughout the day.
Wendy Barnsley (Director), Mike Sutherland S(taffordshire County Councillor), Jocelyn Broadhurst (Tesco Community Officer) and Richard Miller (Pastor, Rugeley Community Church).
Breakfast and lunch were provided by the local Tesco store, local butcher ‘Meat to Please You’ and Foodbank. A team of 21 local volunteers worked together to make the family fun day a successful event.
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Tastes of the Season Simple Spring Plates By Simon Smith
Now that spring is in the air we start to think of all that goes with it and the things we have to look forward to in the kitchen. The plot to pot gardeners are thinking about what to plant in their kitchen gardens and allotments as the food costs are set to increase with the current situation in Europe. Herbs that can be bought in small pots in supermarkets are easily planted outside for constant use throughout the warmer weather and will add great flavour and colour to any dish. If you are adding fresh green herbs to a dish make sure you add them at the last minute so they don’t lose their colour and you get the maximum flavour.
Chop and add the spring onions and 75 gms of butter. Season to taste and form a cake with a pastry ring. These can either be served immediately or put on a tray and warmed through the oven later. For the pea and mint sauce, warm the chicken stock with the fresh mint and whizz through a food processor. I find a bullet will give you a finer purée. To cook the rack of lamb lay the sprigs of rosemary on a roasting tray, season the lamb and put on top of the rosemary. Cook in a preheated oven at 180 degrees for 10 minutes. Cooking time will depend on the size of the lamb as spring lamb is smaller and also how you prefer your meat cooked. Assemble on a plate when everything is cooked and garnish with fresh herbs.
For me, one of the favourites would be spring lamb with Jersey royals with a pea and mint sauce. When you have such spectacular ingredients to work with it’s not necessary to add too much and best kept simple.
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4 bone rack of lamb (or 2 cushions of lamb if you prefer) Jersey Royal potatoes Cooked garden peas Sprigs fresh mint (I prefer apple mint) Salted butter Chicken stock Spring onions Sprigs fresh rosemary
Wash and cook the Jersey Royals in their skins with a little salt and the mint stalks. Strain and allow to cool a little. Crush gently with a fork so you still have some lumps in the potatoes, chop and add some fresh mint.
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Cream the butter and 250gms caster sugar together with orange zest, add the eggs and cream a little bit more. Add the polenta, flour and baking powder. Grease and flour a baking tin or square tray and put the mixture in. Bake in a preheated oven at 170 degrees for 20-25 minutes until firm to the touch. Mix the orange juice with 100gms caster sugar and pour on the top evenly. Warm the custard gently and add the saffron. Stir slowly for three minutes to infuse the saffron. Put the saffron sauce in a bowl and top with the warm polenta cake. A dollop of Mascarpone on top will give your cholesterol a bit of a boost!
Matthew Owen Photography
For the foodies amongst you, remember that Lichfield Grub Club is back on 27th March and most food festivals have now published their dates for the season, so you can plan your days out.
Rack of Lamb with Crushed Jersey Royals, Pea and Mint Sauce
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Orange Polenta Cake with Saffron Sauce
Rack of Lamb with Crushed Jersey Royals, Pea and Mint Sauce
Orange Polenta Cake with Saffron Sauce
250gms Unsalted butter 250gms Caster sugar 4 Eggs 140gms Polenta 200gms Plain flour 2tsp Baking powder 600gms Custard 4x Strand saffron 1x Small tub Mascarpone for pure indulgence 100gms extra caster sugar for the glaze Zest and juice of 2 x large oranges
Simon Smith runs a catering business from his production kitchen in Lichfield, providing bespoke private dinners plus wedding, corporate and event catering. Simon also undertakes cookery demonstrations around the country and with local businesses such as Arthur Price and Tippers. During the summer months Simon works for private clients both on superyachts and in villas in St Tropez and Europe. If you are looking for catering or a day of cookery skills go to www.simonsmith-chef.com *All recipes serve four people **Please take extra care when preparing and handling hot foodstuffs. Go to www.food.gov.uk for further details.
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annock Library and town centre will be hosting an Emerge Festival on Saturday 6th April from 124pm. Funded by Spirit of 2012 and delivered in partnership with The Mighty Creatives, Arts Connect and UK Young Artists, Emerge is an arts festival held by young people across multiple sites. Inspired by Shakespeare’s War of the Roses, the festival will have a medieval theme and will include performances by Cannock school children, as well as an artisan craft fair, food market, fairground rides, Cannock Chase Radio, craft activities, re-enactments and art exhibitions. All Arriva buses coming into or leaving Cannock on Saturday 6th will be offering FREE travel to all children under 16 when accompanied by an adult.
If you wish to be involved, please email Kerry.hutchings@staffordshire.gov.uk.
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ickie James MBE, CEO of Staffordshire Women’s Aid (SWA), was the guest speaker at Cannock Soroptimists’ February meeting. Dickie spoke of how Staffordshire was one of the first Counties to provide a refuge for women; a safe place where those suffering domestic abuse could go. This was in the late 1970s and, for over 40 years, SWA has worked to build and provide services locally in Cannock, Stafford and South Staffs. There have been many cuts in resources over the last 10 years, culminating last year in the loss of the contract to deliver outreach services to the community which left everyone shocked. SWA is now embarking on two pilot projects, each to last for 18 months. The first is called ‘Ask Me’ and SWA will be inviting women to be trained as Ambassadors to then be contacts for women in need of support.
The second project is funded by Comic Relief and focuses on supporting older women. Where domestic abuse is concerned, it appears that older women (aged 60+) are seldom considered. The work of Dickie and her team is to find these women and give them a voice. June Bould (left), President SI Cannock & District and Staffordshire Dickie James MBE (right), CEO, SWA. Women’s Aid is still able to provide a sexual violence service, including a 24-hour helpline (0300 330 5959) and a refuge for women and children escaping domestic abuse. In addition, SWA is still able to maintain an office in Cannock, thanks to the generosity of Cannock District Council who recognises the value of the work done. For more information about SWA visit www.staffordshirewomensaid.org. For more information on the work of Cannock Soroptimists visit www.sigbi.org/cannock-and-district or find us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/SICannock.
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There are few things as frustrating as IT issues getting in the way of your work. Even the simplest of problems can break your flow, ruin your productivity, and waste your time. IT should be working to boost your day instead of slowing you down. Tripping up on a computer glitch can happen at any moment. Working to fix one can take hours. You might try a few steps that have worked before, ask a colleague for help, or try a web search to see what turns up. All of these take time from you or your colleagues, and often make the original problem worse. When you outsource your help desk, your IT problems become our IT problems. We take charge of righting the ship to keep your tech on the right track. Setting Up Your Business for Success Many businesses try a break/fix model to deal with IT issues. This means waiting for problems to happen before contacting IT to resolve them. Break/fix adds costs and downtime to every IT issue as they happen. To us, this makes it an unacceptable longterm solution for business. The process of scheduling a mutually suitable time to visit, diagnosing the issue, and resolving every
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issue on a case-by-case basis is massively timeconsuming. Both IT technicians and in-house staff waste productive hours dealing with, often trivial, problems. We think that time could be better spent building your business instead. Your Personal Help Desk When you outsource your IT help desk, you get a custom service dedicated to resolving your issues fast. Technicians with the knowledge and experience of years in IT can work without creating new problems or making the original issue worse. In modern IT, knowledge and experience is the key to successful solutions. Many of the issues we resolve on a day-to-day basis are problems we have seen many times before on many different systems. IT is our business, and we know it very well. How Outsourced IT Works For You Outsourcing your IT means simply submitting a ticket to have issues taken care of. Having your own help desk to rely on means having help available exactly when you need it. Waiting on a local firm, or nearby technician to become available should be a thing of the past. Queueing for an 'advisor', waiting on hold, and spelling out your problem over and over again is no fun for anyone. There should be better ways your time can be spent. There are certainly many ways firms can benefit more from ours.
Submitting an electronic ticket to resolve your issue is an easy, one step, process. Detail the problem once, email the ticket, and you can return to your work.We'll call you back to work on a solution when the timing best works for you. Managing Problems Remotely To resolve system issues, diagnose, update, or maintain systems, we often log in remotely and take ownership of the problem personally. We've found there is little advantage to wasting time asking staff to find menus, click on links, and tell us what they see. We get straight to the heart of the problem and fix it there and then. Problems that tie up one or more machines for a long time can be scheduled for out-of-hours, holiday, or weekend fixes. Large, system-wide updates or upgrades can be done remotely when they won't get in the way. For staff, updates appear to happen without anyone around to see them. You would be forgiven for thinking the IT is fixing itself. Our golden rule is to make sure IT works for you, not the other way around – we provide Stress-Free computing. If you are wasting staff hours on hold, arranging meetings just for your tech, or structuring your day around simple problem solving, your firm could be upgraded in a flash. Give us a call on 01889 579990 and we'll sort out the rest.
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Make Healthy Happen at any Age!
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ith a wide range of classes available, there’s something for everyone at Anytime Fitness Rugeley. Whether it’s a high intensity workout you’re after, or something at a more relaxed pace, Anytime Fitness can support you with its dedicated studio timetable and its fully qualified fitness team available to cater for all fitness and confidence levels. Especially focused on helping the over 55’s achieve their health and fitness goals, Anytime Fitness Rugeley has an Anytime Prime Membership designed for those over the age of 55 and includes a whole host of lower impact classes tailored to suit the more mature body, with emphasis on improved mental health, wellbeing and quality of life. These include stretching and strengthening workouts, such as pilates, yoga and yogalates, which are very beneficial and also easier on the joints. There’s still the option to join the high intensity sessions, from the range on the timetable, and get a little more energetic too! Yoga represents unity and is the union of the mind, body and universal spirit to create equilibrium, good health, peace and tranquillity. Hatha yoga using candlelight, to create a calm ambience, is practised at Anytime Fitness Rugeley. The class consists of sun salutations and the practise of poses, with meditation and relaxation. It focuses on using breathing to help calm and relax into each posture.
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Pilates is a total core and back workout, using bands and core balls, to engage other muscles in the body whilst working the abdominals. Yogalates is a fusion of hatha yoga and pilates.The class is designed to give you the experience of yoga postures as well as the pilates total core and back workout. All yoga postures have different purposes and will help to achieve strength, mobility, flexibility and improve stabilisation of the joints in the body, thus improving mental health and sleep, and reducing stress and anxiety, as well as invigorating and uplifting the mind, body and spirit. All participants are able to go at their own pace with the motivation and support of our highly experienced instructor who will build your fitness, flexibility and confidence levels as you progress. Classes such as this help reduce the risk of developing long term conditions as well as improving strength and flexibility, all in a social and relaxing environment. Instructor, Nicky Garbett, is experienced in helping members with spinal difficulties such as osteoporosis, scoliosis, trapped nerves and hip replacements. To find out more about Anytime Prime Membership and the classes available, contact Anytime Fitness on 01889 390247, visit www.anytimefitness.co.uk/rugeley or just stop by the club in Rugeley Town Centre for a friendly chat.
RAC Sentry Box Revisited! By Jono Oates
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fter last month’s article about Percy Venables and the RAC sentry box that stands at the Wolseley Bridge Craft Complex, we were contacted by two people who told us that this box was not the original, and that they were directly involved in its construction a few years ago. Join us as we unravel more of the mystery surrounding this installation! The land at the Wolseley Bridge centre was purchased in 1988 by the late Mike Pope and his wife Sue from the Shell Oil Company, who had previously owned a petrol station at that location. Mike, a former engineer for the Highways Agency at Staffordshire County Council, was passionate about
buildings and equipment and wanted to install a barn on the site. Once the barn had been installed Mike was contacted by people from around Staffordshire and beyond who wanted to ‘donate’ barns for the site and so the arrangement of barns and buildings that became the Craft Complex was developed, along with agricultural and other farming equipment. About eight years ago, Mike came up with the idea of installing a replacement RAC sentry box on the site, as he had seen one listed on old maps of the area. After extensive research, Mike and Sue established the serial number of the original box and also the original telephone number that members would use to contact the RAC patrolman. They also contacted the RAC to discover the exact blue paint palette used on the original boxes! They then asked local joiner, Alan Myatt, to put the box together. Alan had also contacted us about the box and he told us that it took him about two days to construct it using the precise measurements that Mike and Sue had provided him with to match the specifications of an authentic, original RAC box. Once it had been built, local painter Mark Dee applied the regulation blue paint and authentic RAC decals were then applied to complete the box. Sadly, Mike Pope passed away in January but Sue will continue to manage the complex and the RAC box will continue to stand ‘on guard’ for the foreseeable future. The complex is a charming collection of independent retailers including an antique centre, wood sculptures, arts and crafts and is well worth visiting – and when you visit remember to stop by the RAC box, take a selfie and pop it on our Facebook page! *Our thanks to Sue Pope and Alan Myatt for their help and assistance with this article.
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Town Talk Precept
Rugeley Town Council is looking to a new financial year with plans afoot for some exciting projects to support and help local residents. The council tax you pay to Cannock Chase District Council includes an amount of money apportioned to Rugeley Town Council which is called the Precept. This year sees a 0% increase in the amount requested by the town council.
Elections
Thursday 2nd May sees all 19 town councillor seats coming up for election. If you want to have a direct voice, have energy to help run projects, have skills to share, you are probably just the candidate that the town is looking for. For more information about what is involved in being a town councillor, look at our Facebook page or give us a call on 01889 574074 or email clerk@rugeleytowncouncil.gov.uk
Rugeley WWII Childhood Memories Project
Rugeley Town Council has been awarded £10,000 from the National Lottery Heritage Fund to let us start work on recording local residents’ memories and stories from World War 2. Promotion of the project will start soon with local children being trained to record residents’ views. This archive will be turned into a performance project linked to the national curriculum and will then be archived in Cannock Museum.
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News from Rugeley Town Council
Afternoon Teas
It’s hard to believe that it has been a year since we started a weekly afternoon tea for our senior residents. Just £2 buys you a great feast of an afternoon tea and then you are welcome to stay for a chat or join in with a game of bingo. To book a place, please call the theatre on 01889 584036.
Charter Fair
The annual Charter Fair will again be held at Green Lane field on Saturday 8th June 2019. Should you wish to run a stall at the Charter Fair or have a float in the parade, please contact the Town Council on 01889 547074 or email clerk@rugeleytowncouncil.gov.uk
Youth Council
Work is beginning with schools and youth groups to establish a Rugeley Youth Council. This Council will sit alongside Rugeley Town Council and will allow the local youth to have a voice on what they want to see happen in the town, comment on issues, draw up solutions to problems and work with partners to get the work done. For more information, please contact us at clerk@rugeleytowncouncil.gov.uk
Annual Town Assembly
The Annual Town Assembly will be held on Wednesday 17th April in the Rose Theatre. All local community groups and churches have been invited to contribute to a display from 6pm. The Town Councillors will also be there to talk about the work undertaken in 2018/2019 and what is planned for the year ahead. Why not come along and ask questions of them before the elections on the 2nd May! The displays and light refreshments will be available from 6pm. The actual meeting will start at 7pm. If there are any agenda items that you would like to hear discussed at the meeting, please email the Town Clerk at clerk@rugeleytowncouncil.gov.uk or call us on 01889 574074.
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Amerton Farm is a well known rural Staffordshire destination, which has been open to the public since 1984. Based at the farm there are more than 20 independent attractions and businesses for you to enjoy, including Billy’s Farm Barn, the Craft & Gift Centre and our Food Hall. Over the last few years we have carried out extensive refurbishment and our aim is to provide quality in the countryside for all our customers. You will be sure to receive a warm welcome from all at Amerton Farm. Open every day (except Christmas Day, Boxing Day & New Year’s Day) from 9.30am to 5pm (Billy’s Farm Barn closes at 4.30pm)
FREE car parking and admission. Amerton Farm, Stowe By Chartley, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST18 0LA. (Between Stafford & Uttoxeter on the A518)
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My Month in Parliament By Amanda Milling MP
The last few weeks certainly got off with a bang, and not just in Westminster! Locally, we have seen the demolition of the Rugeley Power Station begin, which started with some controlled explosions to demolish some of the steelworks. More demolitions are planned and ENGIE, the owners of the site, will keep residents informed of any future controlled explosions. A detailed planning application for the site’s redevelopment is expected to be sent to Cannock Chase District Council soon.When this happens, you will have your chance to send the council your views on the application. I am pleased to say that I have been involved in important domestic legislation in Parliament. Indeed, as a whip I recently guided the Upskirting Bill through Parliament which was recently given Royal Assent. I was also delighted to support ‘Finn’s law’, which gives greater protection to all service animals and was thrilled to meet Finn himself, a German Shepherd who was brutally stabbed when protecting his handler PC Wardell. Given issues with the law, Finn’s attacker was only charged with criminal damage, so the new law gives service animals the proper recognition they deserve. Back here at home, it’s all go too. I was delighted to take part in a charity bag pack at Tesco in Rugeley, joining volunteers, including Cllr Olivia Lyons, who all gave up their time to raise money for Rugeley and District First Responders and Alzheimer's Society. In just three hours, over £300 was raised, which was fantastic. As ever, the local Tesco customers were incredibly generous with their donations – thank you! As always, if you need my help with any issues or concerns, please do contact me on 01543 877142 or email amanda.milling.mp@parliament.uk. You can also pop into my office to speak to a member of staff - no appointment is necessary. It is open for drop-ins between 12pm and 4pm on Monday and between 10am and 4pm Tuesday to Friday.
Sponsored Swim for Cancer Charities
Luke Bowerman will be swimming 1.5 kilometres at Rugeley Leisure Centre on Saturday 30th March between 36pm. Following his Mum’s recent breast Luke and his Mum, cancer diagnosis, the Rugeley 10-yearLynsey old will be raising money for Cancer Research UK, Marie Curie and The Swimathon Foundation. Initially setting himself a target of £100, Luke has so far raised nearly £1000. Anyone wishing to sponsor Luke can do so online at www.justgiving.com/fundraising/lukebowerman, or donate at Nib Nabs Menswear, Brewery Street Shopping Centre, Rugeley.
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How Does Your Garden Grow?
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Spring is finally in the air as the temperature starts to rise and daffodils and flowering trees start to bloom. You can expect the inevitable April showers this month but interlaced with sunny days too, which is when you can turn your attention to your lawn. April is an exciting month in the garden, with indoor-sown seeds well into growth, and it's also time to start sowing outdoors - just watch out for late frosts. Keep on top of weeds by hoeing, however only hoe on dry days as this will help the weeds to dry off and die quickly. You can save a lot of back-breaking work later in the year by devoting a few minutes a day to this activity. It’s your last chance to cut back shrubs, bushes and roses. Don’t forget to feed them too with a general purpose fertiliser. It’s also time to feed any citrus plants you’ve cultivated over winter with a summer
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By Jill Gooch
wo teams from the Cannock Women’s Institute, comprising of eight, attended the annual Staffordshire Women’s Institute Centenary Quiz at Stafford County Showground. In all, there were 88 teams Quiz Team A: Debbie Orme, from W.I. clubs across the Clare Brooks and Diana Jones. region and, although Cannock didn’t win, they did hold their heads high with an acceptable score of 70 out of 100. Teams were encouraged to bring a picnic and dress their tables in purple, green Quiz Team B: Janis Lomas, Jill and white to follow the Gooch, Lilian Hyde and Dorrie ‘Celebrating Women’ Burden. suffragette theme. The Cannock W.I. meets on the second Thursday of every month at St Luke’s Church Hall, Cannock at 10.30am. For further information, visit www.thewi.org.uk/staffordshire. feed that is high in nitrogen. Also, start to increase the amount of water given to houseplants now that temperatures are increasing. Reseeding or turfing bare patches of lawn can be done now as it will help to prevent seeds from germinating in the bald spots, and the damp, cool weather gives your lawn a better chance of recovery. If the entire lawn is patchy is might be an idea to re-lay it completely. Now is the time to start sowing the seeds of many vegetables, annuals, biennials and herbaceous plants which can be grown outdoors. The key to success is to prepare a good seedbed, made up of warm, moist soil that is free from weeds and with a crumble-like surface texture. Find everything your garden needs to flourish at Piper Nurseries, Watling Street (A5), Gailey, ST19 5PR.
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By Reverend David Evans
he period leading up to Easter each year is called ‘Lent’. Its roots in the Christian faith go back to the time at the beginning of Jesus’ ministry when he was led into the wilderness for 40 days, and was confronted by temptation and, in human terms, battled to remain faithful to his sense of purpose and identity. For Jesus this was a significant moment of transition into a very public life. Consequently, people of Christian faith find the season of Lent a fitting time to pause and reflect on our lives and the transitions we might be going through. Times of transition and change in our lives are sometimes accompanied by some kind of ceremony or event which acknowledges that things are changing. Typically, this might be the birth of a child, when we have a baptism, or the beginning of life living with a partner, when traditionally we have a wedding service. Such ceremonies acknowledge the idea that we are somehow accountable to a ‘higher power’. The season of Lent leads us further than a sense of accountability, to a realisation that we are all part of something bigger than our mere physical and social existence. Someone has said that the longest journey any of us go on is the journey inward, the journey of discovering who we are. Beyond our social or physical circumstances, our achievements and experience, lies our true identity and the person who God loves. The season of Lent leads us on this journey of self-discovery and leads us to Easter. The message of Easter is forgiveness, reconciliation and peace with God. We discover that there is a force at work in the universe that is within and between all of us. That force is love.
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Open Art Exhibition Marks Trust’s Anniverary
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taffordshire Wildlife Trust is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year by holding a special open art exhibition in conjunction with the Museum of Cannock Chase. The ‘Wild About Staffordshire – Celebrating 50 Years of Staffordshire Wildlife Trust’ open art exhibition will run from October to December 2019 and shows the landscapes, flora and fauna of Staffordshire. The Trust is encouraging people to consider entering a piece of visual art for the exhibition – including paintings, drawings,
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Staffordshire’s Hoar Cross Hall has achieved success at Salon Culinaire, the UK’s prestigious chef competition week. Tom Biddle and Charlotte Wakelyn both won their categories and showcased their skills and cooking creativity in front of some of Europe’s most notable chefs, hoteliers and restaurateurs. Executive head chef, Tom Biddle, won best in class in his two categories despite stiff competition from peers in the UK and Malta. The Hall’s pastry chef, Charlotte Wakelyn, scooped bronze and silver awards for her afternoon tea pastries and miniatures. She showcased a menu that included passion fruit and lemon meringue eclair, caramel and sea salt dark chocolate opera slice and individual baked and decorated Battenberg cakes.
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photography, textiles and 3D works. People will be able to submit their entries in October. Alison Holmes, Commercial Manager at Staffordshire Wildlife Trust, said: “Artists are encouraged to visit some of the Trusts 27 nature reserves, be inspired and capture what is beautiful about these special places in their finished pieces.” The exhibition is free to enter and more information can be found at www.staffs-wildlife.org.uk/wild-about-staffordshire. Alternatively, application forms can be found at the Museum of Cannock Chase.
Charlotte commented: “It’s a pinnacle for any chef to get through to competing at Salon Culinaire, but to come back to the hotel with medals is quite literally the icing on the cake! Chef is incredibly supportive of my work which means that we can forge forward and build a reputation for having one of the best afternoon teas in the UK in what are arguably the most stunning surroundings.” Adrian Pickard, managing director at Hoar Cross Hall, added: “I’m ecstatic for Tom and his brigade as they are continuing to elevate presence of The Hall as a foodie destination for The Midlands. We want our afternoon teas to be known for their sense of experience for families and friends and Charlotte has just added a huge stamp of approval from the culinary world. Thank you, chefs, and the wider team, who work so hard during the weekends to help create these amazing afternoon tea occasions.”
For more information on afternoon teas at Hoar Cross Hall, visit www.hoarcross.co.uk/dining/afternoon-tea.
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Cannock Chase Shed Group A Men’s Shed community group has started up in the Cannock Chase area, and is looking for new members to join. Ladies are also very welcome. Members can bring and work on their own projects, or work with others on projects for community and heritage groups, using the workshop tools and machinery. The facilities include: woodworking and metalworking machinery, welding, electronics construction, and programmable devices. Help and advice is on hand regarding equipment use and repairs. The group is also looking for projects from Cannock Chase-based community groups. Based at the Museum of Cannock Chase, Hednesford, WS12 1TD. For further details phone 01543 877666 or email enquiries@cannockchaseshed.org.uk.
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Show Appearances during the period 1982-2013. His amusing talk includes many anecdotes of these performances, a brief explanation of the history of Quiz Shows and a little inside knowledge about “The Sale of the Century.” For further information contact Neil Gardner on 01952 691411. Wednesday April 24th – 10am-12pm Careers, Concerts and Catastrophes Anne Wood has had a number of careers but none as exciting as Events Manager at Shugborough. In a very light-hearted talk she shares her experiences and takes us behind the scenes to look at what could, and did, go wrong from time to time at large public events. For further information contact Neil Gardner on 01952 691411.
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