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Contributors Linsey Parkinson
Andrew Simpson Cath Dyson
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Happy Halloween By Linsey Parkinson How did Halloween get to be so much fun? The party shops are decked with the wonderful orange and black must-have accessories for aspiring witches, vampires and ghouls of all shapes and sizes. Our greengrocers’ tables are groaning with fabulous looking pumpkins ready for easy carving and velvety soup.
At risk of sounding like a very old woman, this is all a far cry from when I were a lass in Yorkshire. We carved our lanterns out
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of swedes and turnips – a project that really sorted the men from the boys. They were heavy, solid and impossible to cut: the whole thing took forever. If you finally did hollow enough out and could still count to ten on unsevered fingers, your reward was the delightful aroma of scorched root vegetable when you finally lit your candle. Let’s just say they belonged outdoors. While pumpkin carving and trick or treating may seem like an American import, it’s actually the Celts that gave us Halloween. Its history
is suitably murky, but experts think it’s a festival to celebrate harvest and mark the end of summer. Christians later used it, as the eve of All Saints Day, to pray for the recently departed and souls in purgatory. The first trick or treaters were actually children who went house-to-house collecting soul cakes (spicy fruit buns) in exchange for prayers. So if you’re doing something horribly fiendish this year, do it right. Shop local, be creative and don’t skimp on the dressing up. Halloween doesn’t have to be about trashy Americanisms: we have lots of traditions of our own. Spare a thought for elderly or vulnerable neighbours who may not welcome a knock on the door after dark. Stay safe and be glad you don’t have to carry a smelly turnip with you - that’s the true meaning of horror.
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What’s on at The PostBox Cafe Photographique
Tuesday 14th October sees the launch of Photographique: Chorlton, lead by the amazing photographic talents of Mark Prime. Continuing the huge success of Photographique: Manchester, this group shows you how to make the very best of life’s photo opportunities. From smartphone pictures to people with a passion for photography and with field projects capturing the beauty and uniqueness of Chorlton, Mark will show you how to capture the perfect moment.
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Taster session during the Terrace Market, Saturday 11th, 10am-4pm
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Seasonal Game Meat Night
To launch their 2014 season of supper clubs, The PostBox Cafe brings Seasonal Game Meat Night to Chorlton with a talk from the incomparable Lee Frost from W.H.Frost. Enjoy a mouth watering threecourse meal created by the PostBox chef team with fresh seasonal game. The event is fully licensed and guaranteed to leave your taste buds tingling with delight.
The PostBox supper club season was a huge success during 2013 and demand for these events is high.
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2 large onions
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Method Soak the beans for between two and four hours, then cook them in plenty of water. Chop the onion and pepper and fry them with the chipotle chillies and olive oil, stirring frequently. When onions
1 chopped green pepper 1 vegetable stock cube
Seasoning: salt & pepper
1/2 litre of water (or more if necessary) are cooked, add the cumin and the paprika, stirring continuously. Add the cooked beans, season with the vegetable cube, salt and pepper.
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Half a bunch of fresh coriander, very finely chopped 2–4 chipotles (or equivalent) rehydrated & pureed Juice from 1 or 2 limes Salt & pepper to taste
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Mix everything together: blend half the mix for a nice consistency, but only if you want to.
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Chorlton Players host a spooky Halloween performance As the nights draw in and we march towards Halloween, Chorlton Players’ next production will be The Ghost Train.
A group of mismatched rail passengers find themselves stranded in a dark and isolated station, having missed the last connection of the night. Tales of superstition prevail, as the station master – unable to persuade them to leave – reveals that that very night, twenty years ago, a train crashed, leaving a number of passengers dead. Legend has it that the station is still haunted and the train relives its final moments as it roars through the station to its demise. The passengers begin to panic as a body is found and a mysterious young lady arrives, fearful and distressed by The Ghost Train…
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Book Reviews From Chorlton Bookshop
The Revised Fundamentals of Caregiving Jonathan Evison This is a book that hasn’t received the attention it deserves. It’s got a little bit of everything that a good read needs. A great mixture of laughter, tragedy and a dark secret which all combine to make an excellent story. Ben is at the end of his tether, with no job, no family life and very few friends left. After finally pulling himself together, he completes a caregiver’s course, which leads him to taking a job looking after disabled teenager, Trev. The two form an unlikely friendship and take a road trip together to visit Trev’s absent father. Along the way, taking in some of
the most random tourist attractions that America has to offer. Despite having a rejuvenating effect on Trev, the road trip fails to shift Ben’s unending sadness. Is there any way he can ever find peace? One of the great things about this book is that it never turns into a sickly sweet story about lost hope and then redemption. What we get is a funny and frank book which depicts real life, warts and all. This will appeal to people who enjoyed, The Shock of The Fall and The Universe Verses Alex Woods. • Review by Joanna Legerton
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Discover where you live Walk, run and cycle in and around Chorlton
Using a map and compass… By Cath Dyson To put together the walks and cycles in Discover Where You Live over the last few months I have used maps, both paper and online. Including OS 1:25,000 map 277 Manchester & Salford and Open Street Map. People may think that using a map and compass is only for getting around remote locations, however maps can really help you get to know your local area much more intimately.
Many of us stick to the same familiar routes whether driving, walking or cycling, and feel we know Chorlton, the Meadows, and the area around us well enough. Maps, even of a place as familiar as Chorlton Meadows can reveal nooks, crannies, short cuts and paths which can easily be missed if you aren’t looking for them. When researching a navigation walk, Map Reading on the Meadows, which I ran as part of Chorlton Arts Festival earlier this year I ‘discovered’ a pond I hadn’t known was there, and I have enjoyed the Meadows
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for many years. Maps embody so much information about the world around us, so what does the map tell us about Chorlton Ees? There are few rights of way. On the map, rights of way are green lines and tell you where you can walk. They’re enshrined in law and reflect historic and sometimes ancient routes. Short dashed lines are footpaths, boots only; long dashed lines are bridleways for boots, hooves and wheels. On the Meadows, instead of footpaths there are tracks (black dashed lines) which indicate there is a track on the ground but not necessarily a legal right of way for the public. There are also routes suitable for cyclists marked by a string of orange circles, this tells me this is not a historic route, otherwise it would be a bridleway. The lack of footpaths and bridleways tells me that this land
hasn’t historically been accessed by people. David Bishop of Friends of Chorlton Meadows tells us, ‘From the late 19th century until the late 1970s, agriculture was gradually displaced from the Mersey Valley and what was deposited on the ees was not ‘rich mud’ but the growing city’s effluent in the form of sewage works and rubbish dumps.’ Now we know why! So get yourself a map and explore the wonderful suburban countryside on our doorstep. Join me for the next free navigation walk, Map Reading on the Meadows, Sunday 12th October, 11am. Book a place at http://mapandcompass.wix.com/ mapandcompass email mapandcompassOL21@ gmail.com text 07411 165058 See a fuller version of this article on Friends of Chorlton Meadows http://friendsofchorltonmeadows. blogspot.co.uk
Cath Dyson co-organises navigation walks and training, see http:// mapandcompass.wix.com/mapandcompass. She is writing a book to be published by Sigma Press, Navigate your Way Around… the South Pennines
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Community Spin Decks Showcasing local musical talent
Songs For Walter Just back from playing Festival Number 6, Community Index catches up with local songwriter Songs For Walter to talk about his inspiration and life as a musician in South Manchester.
www.SongsForWalter.com How would you describe your music in three words?
Dreamy, lo-fi, folk.
What are you currently working on?
I’m putting the finishing touches to my debut album, which I’ve spent the last five years working on with my cousin Ed. I really want it to be as good as I can get it. My songs are short, so I want to do 15 or 16 tracks. It should still clock in at under 40 minutes.
How do you see the future of Manchester music?
I imagine it will get more and more diverse. I’ve noticed a big shift away from Oasis-esque indie.
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There’s so much amazing music and musicians in the city. Playing with Songs for Walter has made me aware of the folk scene, that I didn’t really know existed.
Who are your favourite Chorlton artists? DBH, as many readers will know, is one of the most amazing musicians in the city, probably in the UK as a whole. His album Time Flies is a wonderful record. I’ve always been a fan of Jo Rose, his debut album sounds amazing. Oh, and Fully Mared are great. Mat Grey is Chorlton’s answer to George Formby. His lyrics are hilarious, really fun songs.
/songsforwalter What’s your favourite Chorlton venue? I’d have to say Dulcimer. I have always really wanted to play a gig in my favourite bar, Pi. Not sure how feasible it would be though.
I still think Chorlton is lacking a really decent music venue, which is strange for a suburb that’s full of musicians! Someone really ought to do it.
Where can people see you next?
My next Manchester show is at the Carefully Planned Festival on October 18th. I’ll be playing at the mint lounge. • Interview by Joe Beech
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The weather may be getting cooler, but we’re finding that the housing market is warming up nicely in Chorlton. Our area is in as much demand as ever with incomers after our village atmosphere and families looking for great schools. Things really do get busy this time of year, as people push to move into their new homes in time for Christmas. It can be a challenge, but
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October In Your Garden By Katherine Watson
I have visited quite a few gardens this summer, mainly in the North as part of a holiday or two, to get some design ideas as well as to appreciate the range of effects designers can create in larger spaces (with a smidgeon of hankering for a large garden with a Victorian garret and small orangery…). Towards the end of last month, I visited the walled garden at Scampston Hall not far from Pickering in Yorkshire, made famous by the Dutch designer Piet Oudolf, who was commissioned in 1999 to redesign the space. The garden is divided up into different rooms and this is the time to see it – late flowering perennials come into their own in September and October, as do the myriad grasses that he has used to quite spectacular effect.
One of the gardens, Drifts of Grass, is absolutely amazing and very brave using only, well, drifts of grass - Molinia caerulea ssp. caerulea ‘Poul Petersen’ to be precise. The effect is quite staggering: if you squint a little bit, clear bands of colour start to emerge, rocketlolly-like, from the dark green base, through the lighter lime-green stems to the brown fuzz of the seed heads. This would be a great effect in a domestic garden if you have the room and are brave enough just to plant one variety of grass. Further on, I initially found the Silent Garden a bit boring with its clipped cylinders of yew symmetrically arranged around a simple rectangular pond. Only because my partner wanted a rest from my incessant plant-chat did I sit it out and actually fell in love with it after a few minutes quiet. It is, without a doubt, contemplative and cleverly mimics (in my view) the grandeur of Roman or Grecian colonnades in a contemporary take on the formal garden. Scampston is open until November 2nd and there are various things on throughout the month, including a walk with the head gardener on October 28th.
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The Story of Chorlton & Whalley Range
A short history of the renovated Range Road buildings By Andrew Simpson Now I have passed this spot on Range Road countless times, but it took the keen eye of Andy Robertson to set the story going.
The jury may be out on whether using the facade of an old building and constructing something entirely new behind it constitutes good design but I rather like the idea. If you can’t use the original for what it was intended this, at least, allows a little of its history to be preserved and in the process gives a context to this bit of Range Road. It also prompted me to try and understand what this building was and, more importantly, how it fits with the rest of the structure on the corner of Range and Withington Roads. Today the bits of what was once one building look odd and pretty much defy any attempt to make sense of what is a brick block with a canopy on one side of it. If I think hard enough I can just remember it as a garage and that is about it. You would see it as you passed on the bus and it never really intruded very deeply. It was just a jumble of ugly bits of building made worse by someone’s attempt to paint some of the brick work. But once it belonged to the Manchester Carriage and Tramway Company and extended along Withington Road and round on to Range Road. The company had been formed from a merger of two transport businesses in 1880 and for over 20 years operated horse drawn tram services throughout Manchester and Salford. At its greatest extent in 1900 it ran services over 140
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Cab Company Ltd. But this ‘new century’ enterprise had no use for all of the original building and so the stretch on Range Road was used by Mrs Emma Thompson as a laundry. And that pretty much is where we started the story, with that picture of Andy’s, which was once part of a horse drawn tram empire, became a laundry and now fronts private residences. route miles, using 515 trams and 5,244 horses, housed in 19 depots. And our building was one of those depots, with another close by on Chorlton Road. But by the early 20th century local authorities were showing an interest in operating their own Corporation transport services and the Manchester Carriage and Tramway Company ceased trading in 1903. So while in 1894 our building was one of their depots, by 1911 it had moved with the times and was home to the Provincial Motor
And for those who want to peel back the building’s history, there is a fine selection of pictures of the building in the 1960s when it was the Range Garage. These can be seen at the Manchester Local Image Collection, http:// images.manchester.gov.uk
Images of Range Road and the surviving bits of the depot from the collection of Andy Robertson. Buy Andrew Simpson’s book The Story of Chorlton-Cum-Hardy or visit him online at chorltonhistory. blogspot.com
Giving Nature a Home RSPB celebrates returning ‘home’ to Manchester with a fun-filled festival
People of all ages enjoyed a celebration of nature’s home last month as the RSPB and Manchester City Council invited everyone to discover the wildlife in the Mersey Valley. Launching the partnership between the council and the RSPB, a Giving Nature a Home festival took place at Chorlton Water Park and Fletcher Moss, Didsbury on the Weekend of 6th September. The weekend celebrations, which also marked the RSPB’s
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125th anniversary, began on Friday with the official launch of the partnership at Fletcher Moss – the place where the RSPB was founded in 1889, in protest against the barbarous trade in plumes for women’s hats. Jo Keene, RSPB Senior People Engagement Officer, said: “One of the highlights was the birthday bird cake, which was created from various types of bird food and looked fabulous. People enjoyed helping to create it and what better way to mark the RSPB’s anniversary? We want
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to encourage as many people as possible to get actively involved – through joining events, volunteering or sharing ideas.” A series of workshops has been planned throughout the year, allowing local people and organisations to contribute their ideas - and help shape and deliver the vision for the Valley. Image courtesy of Manchester City Council. Eamonn O’Rourke and RSPB Regional Director Peter Robertson raise a Giving Nature a Home flag at Fletcher Moss Park.
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Community Index Local groups and useful numbers Clubs, Societies & Groups Barlow International Folk Dance Group Tuesday evenings at St.Ninians, Wilbraham Road Mary O’Mahony 881 0955 Chorlton Afternoon Townswomen’s Guild 2nd & 3rd Tuesday of the month, 2pm, Chorlton Library. 881 2544 Chorlton Aikido Club Wednesdays 7.30-9.30pm St Ninians, Wilbraham Rd www.lancashireaikikai.org 861 8456 Community Allotment & Apiary Scott Avenue Allotment 07973 139068 or 07521 500223 uk.groups.yahoo.com/ group/grow_for_it/ Chorlton and Friends Gardening Group 3rd Monday monthly, in Chorlton Library, 7.30 - 9pm. Admission £3.00 candfgg@yahoo.co.uk Chorlton Bookshop Book Group 3rd Tuesday of the month at The Horse and Jockey Pub 7.45pm Details from Chorlton Bookshop or call 881 6374 Chorlton Bridge Club Christine Blackburn 225 8854 www.bridgewebs.com/chorlton Chorlton Circle Dance Group Tuesdays, 7.30-9pm Upper Hall, St. Werburgh’s Parish Hall, £5-7, 1st session free chorltoncircledancegroup.co.uk Chorlton Civic Society Chorlton Library meeting room. Check website for date of next meeting Chair - Mary Crumpton 07751 696 055 chorltoncivicsociety.org.uk Chorlton Evening Townswomens Guild Meet every 2nd & 4th Thursday of the month at 7.30pm Chorlton Library. 881 6354 Chorlton Fundraising Group Marie Curie Cancer Care. Meets
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monthly at the Irish Centre Julie. peters@mariecurie.org.uk Chorlton Good Neighbours 881 2925 goodneighbours@ btconnect.com Chorlton History Group Meets on the 1st Thursday of the month, 1.30-3pm at Chorlton Good Neighbours St Nininians Church, Egerton Rd South Chorlton Kung Fu Wednesdays 8pm, Albany Estate, behind Morrisons 07774 723839 Chorlton Philosophy Group Tuesdays 7.30pm, upstairs at the Lloyds pub chorltonphilosophygroup. wordpress.com/ Chorlton Reading Group Once a month in the meeting room behind Chorlton library 7.30pm All welcome 881 1813 chorltonreadersgroup@gmail.com Circolo Italiano Every Monday, 7-9pm at Union Chapel, Fallowfield. Intermediates and native speakers 881 8314 or guglielmifranco@clara.co.uk Coffee and Craft Mornings at Chorlton Good Neighbours. Meet friends and have a coffee, with arts and crafts group. Thursdays 10-11.30am Wilbraham St Ninian’s Church 881 2925 cgncg. org.uk Co-op members’ group Every 2nd Wed of the month at 7.30pm, room above the Hardy Lane Co-op.Talks, trips, events. Brenda 0752 507 1672 brenda.copnall@gmail.com French Circle Learn French with friendly native speaker. Tuesday afternoon at St Werberghs Church Hall 881 8314 Friends of Alexandra Park 226 7525 friendsofalexandrapark. org.uk Friends of Chorlton Meadows 881 6276 friendsofchorltonmeadows. blogspot.com
Friends of Longford Park info@ folp.co.uk friendsoflongfordpark. org.uk Grand Day Out Free computer taster sessions and a cup of tea, for the over 50s in Chorlton Library, Fridays 2-4pm 227 3700 d.gilligan@manchester.gov.uk Greater Manchester Humanist Choir Sundays 2.30-4.30pm, Chorlton Unitarian Church gmhumanistchoir@gmail.com @GMHumanistChoir Intergen Volunteer opportunities for Chorlton residents 55+ to work with local primary school children. Estelle Longmore 264 0089 or 07946761785 intergen. org.uk Lipreading and Communication Skills classes Free to deaf people and their families and friends. Wednesdays 1-3 pm at Mauldeth House 0161 832 0444 enquiries@ manchesterdeafstudies.org Manchester Clogging 2nd and 4th Saturday of the month, 1011.30am, St Barnabas Church, Hardy Lane. £6 per class, Children £3. Liz 0794 4543479. Find ‘Manchester Clogging’ on Facebook Manchester Flower Lovers’ Guild St Werburghs Church Hall, Chorlton. Anne 881 6591 flowersnorthwest.net Old Mancunians AFC Training twice a week at Manchester Academy 07855-947411 oldmancs@hotmail.co.uk Royal Scottish Country Dance Society Tuesday 7.30pm, Classes at Manley Park Primary School, College Road, Whalley Range rscds-manchester.org.uk Shakespeare House Community Centre Whalley Range M16 8NR, 823205 admin@r-squared.org.uk Simply Cycling Longford Park, Athletics Stadium Mon & Fri 9.30 - Noon, Sun 1-3pm. All abilties and ages welcome Sue 0775 342 8937 Helen 0787 162 1778 www.simply-cycling.org South Manchester Camera Club Mondays 8-10pm,
Didsbury Methodist Church www.smcc.org.uk St. Clements Fellowship Barbara 881 5912 or Ida 0161 861 7158 Trafford Athletic Club, Longford Park. Mon & Thu 6-9pm. Min age 9. Tonya 881 4488 www.traffordac.co.uk Whalley Range Cricket & Lawn Tennis Club Indoor cricket nets : Years 5 & 6: Fridays 6.30-7.30; Years 7-10: Friday 7-8.30: Seniors (16+): Tuesday and Thursday 6-9. £4 Kingsbrook Road, whalleyrange.play-cricket.com Whalley Range Forum JN8 Youth & Community Centre, 82 Cromwell Ave, M16 0BG 881 3744 communityforumwhalleyrange@ gmail.com Whalley Range 4 Wildlife wr4wildlife@yahoo.co.uk wr4wildlife.wordpress.com Arts & Crafts
Adventures in Painting & Drawing Tutor led art group.T New term starts 16th Sept. Tuesdays 1-3.30. Chorlton Park Adult Learning Centre rowojo@hotmail.com Penny 0161 256 3528 Art Fusion Amateur artists meet each Tuesday at 7-9pm at St Clements church hall. Fiirst session free then £5 ahomersham@ntlworld.com www. artfusion.org.uk Crafty Sew ’n’ Sews
Friendly sewing group with a professional tutor. Mondays, 6.308.30pm (except second Monday of each month) Co-operative Hall, Hardy Lane. Angela 225 6931 Chorlton Alternative Art Class Life drawing, all levels of ability welcome. £6 entry. Weds 7.30-9.30pm The Edge Theatre ww.chorltonalternativearts.com Chorlton Art Group Tuesdays, 10am to 12 noon at St. Werbergh’s church hall. Brenda at brensidebeck@aol.com Chorlton Knits 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month at Lloyds Chorlton Sewing Club 1st Thursday of the month 7.30-9.30pm Chorlton Library chorltonsewing.wordpress.com Co-operative Sewing Group Fridays, 10am-12pm Co-operative Hall, Hardy Lane Pam 07906 311455 Dolls House and Miniatures Group 2nd Monday of each month, 8-10pm, Whalley Range Venue. Ann 07814 861285 Manchester Sing Out Choir (Gospel Choir) Tuesdays 7-9pm St Johns Centre, Old Trafford. manchestersingoutchoir.org msochoir@live.co.uk Stitched Up Textile workshops 0161 881 7141 www.stitchedup.coop Entertainment
Chorlton Film Institute Frank - 16th October. Doors open 8.10 pm, film starts 8.30 pm
Entrance £5 St Clements Church Chorlton Folk Club Thursdays 9pm Ellesmere Rd Cricket Club Edge Theatre Shows starting in October ‘ComedySportz Family improv show’ and ‘Pigeon’ The Edge M21 9JG edgetheatre. co.uk Folk Songs and Tunes at The Beech 1st & 3rd Wednesdays for Songs, 2nd & 4th for Tunes. Beech Road, Chorlton, M21 9EG Therapy & Support Groups
Breast Cancer Care Walking Group Every other Friday at Chorlton Water Park bestfootforward@ breastcancercare.org.uk Chorlton Anxiety Group 226 3871 Manchester Diabetes Support Network: Details/ venues/ monthly dates etc Register interest with Mike 860 5688 diabetesinmanchester@gmail.com New Family Social UK charity for LGBT adopters, foster carers and their children. Meets every month in south Manchester. newfamilysocial.org.uk Rainbow Families 07903 397 108 rainbowfamilies@ hotmail.com Local MP
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Sport in Chorlton By Geoff Garnett
Bowls: Lloyds meet their target The Lloyds Hotel had set themselves the target of four wins on their difficult away fixture at King and Queen in the Manchester Premier League.
Dave Carter got them on the way with a 21-13 win in the opening game and this was followed by a welcome 21-7 win by Steve Ridley (pictured). Defeats for father and son Dave and Ben Phillips and Ryan Sandham put the home team back in charge but Michael McDonnell picked up the required point with a 21-16 success. In the West Counties Super
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League, Lloyds were at home to Rudheath and kept up their title hopes with a convincing 13-6 victory. On the winners’ rostrum for Lloyds were Pete Smith, Steve Ridley, Dave and Ben Phillips, Dave Jackson and Paul Dooley. The Sale and District League played the Eric Dale Pairs Knock Out finals with eight pairs competing. Coming out on top were SMRBL duo Danny Horan and Rob Jordan. In a thrilling final they beat Longford’s Malcolm Cooper and Ross Cavanagh by 21-20.
Pictured: Steve Ridley In the semi-finals Horan and Jordan overcame Mike Bacon and John Davies (Fallowfield) 21-18 and Cooper and Kavanagh beat Chris Cox and Barrie Holland (SMRBL) 21-15.
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