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Didsbury People

Didsbury’s favourite Philosophical fruit-vendor “Uncle” Mohammed Shafiq tells us why he loves living here!

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Physio Tips Tips from Didsbury physio Billie Hall

What’s on the Community Index bookshelf this month?

Be Slimmer this Summer HealthySpirit give us some tips for staying in shape.

Meet the team

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Katherine Watson, FOLLA, Healthy Spirit, Deborah Grace, Didsbury Physio, Amanda Alexander, George Weddell, Geoff Garnett

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April In Your Garden

Katherine Watson on the excitement and panic April brings for the gardener

Community Sports

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A new exhibition at the Old Parsonage Gallery celebrates the beauty of South Manchester landscapes

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Mohammed Shafiq famously dispenses fruit, veg and wisdom from Fresh Save in Didsbury and is known affectionately as ‘Uncle’ by staff and customers alike. As a practitioner of Sufism, the mystical dimension of Islam, he is a passionate advocate of peace, tolerance and self-purification. Here, the father-of-four talks about life, spirituality and beating snooker champ, Jimmy ‘The Whirlwind’ White, at his own game! Why do they call you ‘Uncle’?

In our culture if someone is older than you, you don’t call him by his name but you call him ‘Uncle’ instead. It’s a term of endearment. Customers hear staff calling me ‘Uncle’ so they do it as well. Ideally, I’d like to be an agony uncle and give people help and advice all the time. Whoever I meet during the course of the day I aim to leave a little bit happier than they were before. That’s my motto!

What brought you to Didsbury?

I’ve been in the fruit and veg business for 24 years now and at one time I had a fruit and veg concession in Kwik Save, Radcliffe. When the store closed down I lost my job, but I’ve always believed that whatever happens in this life happens for the best. In 2003, a friend was going on holiday to Pakistan and asked me to manage his shop in Didsbury for two to three weeks. I loved Didsbury so much that when he came back I asked him to sell me the shop – and here I am today!

How do you see the future for independent businesses

in the village?

It’s very, very difficult; the rents are astronomical. We independents feed off each other, so that when one bites the dust you wonder who’s going to be next. On a positive note this corner of Wilmslow Road is known as the golden corner. There are four or five little gems – independents, including ourselves. We work together and send customers to each other. If you had a negative mind set or small heart it would be very difficult, but there’s no rivalry between us. And if we survive this economic downturn, I believe things will improve. People are now seeing supermarkets for what they are and they’ll go back to the independent shops.

You’re often to be found discussing spiritual matters and self-realisation over the counter. Is it possible to be truly happy? One of the biggest causes of unhappiness is the pursuit of happiness. Think about it: ‘I want happiness!’ If you follow ego and desire then you’ll never satisfy yourself because it’s not possible to achieve everything you want. There is one absolute certainty in life and that’s that we’re going

to die. Remember that we’re only here for the blink of an eye in the history of time. Each moment is a new moment and that’s where you’ll find happiness – in the moment!

Tell me about your passion for snooker. There’s a picture in your shop of you playing Jimmy White. Snooker is my addiction and I played for 30 years. I was taught by John Spencer (three times World Champion) and played at his club in Bolton. Dennis Taylor, at the time he was World Champion, came to the club opening and I played him, but lost on the black. In 2006, Jimmy White came to the club and I got the chance to play him. These guys can’t play safe – they’re risk-takers – and this time I got lucky. I fluked the brown and then cleared up. The first thing I did was phone my wife!

Complete the sentence, ‘I love Didsbury because …’

‘ … the people are broadminded, well-travelled with receptive minds. They have energy, purpose and seem happy to be alive. In all the time I’ve been here I’ve never had an awkward customer.’ Deborah Grace Photo by Carol Thompson

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Why warm up & cool down?

arming up before sport AND down after, can help enhance performance and protect from injury. It also reduces sudden stress on the cardio-vascular system. It is not about trying to stretch cold tissues as this will never happen and has no benefit.

Warm up can be passive, using heat sources like a hot shower (prior to swimming for example), hot packs etc - this type of warm up is used mostly when rehabilitating an area after injury when you can’t run around. Active warm up involves increasing the overall body temperature gradually;

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The amount of warm up depends on how fit you are already – a fitter athlete will need to warm up for longer! Plan to warm up for about 15 minutes prior to sport or pushing yourself in your chosen activity. General warm up exercises include jogging and light aerobics (enough to cause mild sweating) and involve gradually increasing from a small range of joint movements to a full range, thereby dynamically stretching tissues. After exercise it is IMPORTANT to reverse the process. Stopping intense exercise

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Book Reviews Couples

John Updike It is 1963 and the young-ish couples (educated, thirtysomething) of suburban Tarbox, New England, enjoy new opportunities, sexual freedom and an affluence undreamed of by their parents’ post-war austerity generation. Welcome to the post-pill paradise!

In a world before AIDS and ‘drink safe’ awareness, it is ever cocktail hour and the ten couples in Updike’s novel come together for tennis, word games and adultery. Under the leadership of their ringmaster Freddy Thorne, town dentist and occasional abortionist, they form a charmed circle of friendship. Local joiner Piet Hanema plays court jester to the group, his compulsive womanising tolerated, on the whole, with wry humour (‘Piet … Rhymes with indiscreet’) until his affair with Foxy Whitman, one half of the newest couple in town, threatens to expose the cracks within the small, close-knit community. There is an elegiac tone to Updike’s novel; a sense of

of the first few pages, and haunts the protagonist, Philip Ashley, throughout the novel. It also introduces the idea of uxoricide as the novel’s major theme.

My Cousin Rachel Daphne du Maurier They used to hang men at Four Turnings in the old days… Thus Daphne du Maurier, inimitable mistress of the iconic first line, immerses the reader in a world of cruelty, menace and dark intrigue. The rotting corpse of a wife-killer, dangling from the gallows drop, is the dominant image

Learning of the untimely death of his beloved cousin and guardian, Ambrose, in Florence, young Philip’s horrified suspicions fall upon Ambrose’s widow, Cousin Rachel. When Rachel herself arrives in Cornwall soon afterwards, Philip, now sole heir to Ambrose’s large estate, is prepared to loathe her but instead finds himself falling under the spell of his beautiful, mysterious cousin. Under the first-person narration of Philip Ashley, a brooding

innocence lost and of longing for a bygone Golden Age. There is, after all, something curiously innocent – childlike even – in the couples’ careless, unashamed hedonism and their enjoyment of more liberated times. But hedonism has its price and in every Eden lurks a serpent. Just as their country’s history takes a dark and tragic turn, the couples must eventually grow up and face the consequences of their actions. Updike’s luminous prose at times reads like poetry and he writes with extraordinary insight and empathy. His flawed protagonists are neither judged nor exonerated, but portrayed as beautifully, movingly human. Deborah Grace

tale of obsession and paranoia unfolds as the novel’s tension builds, slowly but inexorably, to its boiling point. Meanwhile, the twisty-turny narrative teases the reader at every page-turn and nothing is as it seems. Who is Cousin Rachel; innocent beauty or scheming adventuress whose lovely, dark eyes mask murderous intent? Is Philip’s account, in the absence of any other point of view, to be taken at face value or dismissed as the toxic product of misogyny and a fevered brain? Who, in the end, is the real victim? It is a story that invites countless re-readings and, like its eponymous heroine, never loses its allure. Deborah Grace

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The spotlight will be on top soloists from the Didsburybased Northern Chamber Orchestra as they present a sparkling concert for Spring in the Carole Nash Hall at Chetham’s School of Music, Monday 15 April, 7.30pm. It’s a year since NCO last performed in Manchester city centre and this April’s concert, hosted by Chetham’s, is part of a new learning and

performance collaboration with the school. It’s the first time members of the orchestra have performed in the new, state of the art concert facilities at Chets. Nicholas Ward, NCO’s Artistic Director and one of the soloists for the concert, said: “We’re really looking forward to playing in the Carole Nash Hall, which is visually and acoustically, a fantastic venue to showcase ensemble playing at its very best.” Audiences can enjoy the lively rapport between players as the NCO soloists, joined by pianist Anne-Marie Hastings, perform one of the all-time, popular

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Community Health & Wellbeing Oneness Deeksha Meditation Saturdays 11am-12 at The Didsbury Parsonage, Stenner Lane Didsbury M20 2RQ A channeling of Divine Energy through touch helps the recipient to relax and Awaken to higher levels of Conscious Awareness. Previous conflicts & strggles are no longer perceived or experienced as challenging. Donation £2. Enquiries to Christine 07734 072040. Weekly Meditation Classes Held in Didsbury meditateinmanchester. org 0161 861 7012

Societies & Groups Acting For Fun Central Didsbury 431 4794 Didsbury Amateur Dramatics www.celestaplayers.co.uk Didsbury Arts Festival 2013 Saturday 22nd to Sunday 30th June www.didsburyartsfestival. org Didsbury Civic Society www.didsburycivicsociety. org.uk Didsbury Cricket Club www.didsburyccsports. co.uk Didsbury Dinners http://didsburydinners. wordpress.com For general enquiries/ Community growing group: didsburydinners@ yahoo.co.uk Community cooking group: community. cooking@yahoo.co.uk

Didsbury Good Neighbours Every Tuesday, 1011.45am coffee morning. Didsbury Sure Start Centre, Didsbury Park 07749 504298 www.didsburygood neighbours.com Didsbury Ladies Probis Club Meets on alternate Monday afternoons in East Didsbury. Please call Joan Woodall 0161 434 2532 for more information Didsbury Village East Residents Association www.dvera.co.uk Didsbury Village Women’s Institute www.didsburyvillagewi. co.uk Manchester Flower Lovers’ Guild First Monday of the month for flower demonstrations. Refreshments at 7.15 for 7.30 start. Visitors welcome £5 St Werburghs Church Hall, Chorlton M21 0TJ Anne 881 6591, collierann@btintnet.com flowersnorthwest.net Friends of Didsbury Park www.friendsofdidsbury park.co.uk Friends of Fletcher Moss Park Alan Hill 215 0971 awhill@globalnet.co.uk Friends of Marie Louise Gardens www.marielouisegardens. org.uk South Manchester Camera Club www.smcc.org.uk Didsbury Over 50s Group 247 2323

South Manchester U3A Meet on the 1st Tuesday of the month at 2pm, Emmanuel Church. Contact Edna 434 2509 South Manchester Dance School 107 Clyde Road West Didsbury, 445 5308 West Didsbury Bookgroup Meets every four weeks at 7.30pm. Lively mixed group of all ages. Call 445 4483 leaving your name, address & landline West Didsbury Residents Association Pam Siddons 445 5406 www.westdidsbury.org.uk

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How long have you worked at JP & Brimelow? 12 months. I am based in our Didsbury Lettings Office. Describe your job role. I am a lettings negotiator and my role involves all aspects of marketing. What’s special about Didsbury as a place? I live locally myself so I’ve always loved Didsbury and find it easy to explain to potential tenants and landlords why it’s such a great place to be! Where’s your favourite restaurant or café in Didsbury for a lunch time meal?

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Paintings by Liz Scantlebury

Local Landscapes at The Old Parsonage Gallery

t is fitting that these two artists exhibit their work in the recently re-opened wonderful Old Parsonage in Didsbury, (now run as a community hub by Didsbury Parsonage Trust) sharing their joy of discovery of the unique beauty of South Manchester Landscapes. Liz Scantleburyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s landscapes are inspired by the changing moods of the Mersey Valley of South Manchester. She is fascinated by the colours, shapes and light provided by the backdrop of the landscape. She sees the natural world as a shifting array of endless combinations of colour and composition, always entirely unique. Her work captures the intrinsic beauty of a moment in nature. Liz is a South Manchester artist, who studied BA Hons. Fine Art at Chelsea College of Art and Design. She works as Lead artist for the Manchester Mental Health and Social Care NHS Trust in South Manchester

and she has sold her work internationally.

Anna Creighton graduated from Manchester Metropolitan University with a BA Hons. in Embroidery and has always had an interest in structure and form, both natural and man-made. Using the sewing machine to sketch out many of her images, this exhibtion features textile embellished watercolours to depict familiar scenes around South Manchester. Her interests and inspiration come from the continuous lines within the environment along with the tactile qualities of everything around us. Anna works as a freelance artist and is employed as a textile artist for the Manchester Mental Health and Social Care Trust. She also runs her own handmade-toy business, Sockees from her studio in Chorlton. The Exhibition runs from 6th April to 6th May at The Old Parsonage Gallery, Stenner Lane, Didsbury. Open 9.30 am to 5.30 pm every day.

Painting by Anna Creighton

Pay for a Pane

o complete the fundraising needed to restore the Lapwing Lane Arcade canopy, FOLLA (Friends of Lapwing Lane Arcade) is asking ‘Friends’ if they would donate further money by sponsoring one of the 240 panes of glass required for the restoration.

We propose to remember those who’ve made this restoration possible – and remind future generations of what has been done – by erecting a plaque to be placed on the arcade when the work is complete. If you wish, and if you are happy to donate a minimum of £100,

we would like to include your name, or that of your family, on the plaque. Panes will be allocated on a first come, first served basis. The introductory words on the plaque will be simple, saying something like: “Friends of Lapwing Lane Arcade At the time of its 100th birthday in 2013 the people of this neighbourhood organised and funded the restoration of the verandah in front of these shops. In particular we recognise the contributions of….” Of course we welcome any further donations whether or not you wish to have an entry on the plaque.

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Salad pizzettes

with baba ganoush, sunblush tomatoes and basil

Recipe reproduced from Didsbury Dinners: The LowCarbon Community Cookbook, with kind permission from the editor Amanda Woodvine.

Serves 4 You will need :

Pitta bread to serve four 2–3 fresh tomatoes, sliced

Fresh basil leaves Semi-dried (sometimes called sunblush) tomatoes, marinated Baba ganoush (see recipe below) or hummus, to taste

For your baba ganoush... 1 large aubergine

1 clove garlic, crushed Pinch of salt 1–2 tbsp lemon juice 1 tbsp tahini Pinch of ground cumin Extra virgin olive oil Smoked paprika

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1. If using hummus, start at step 4. Otherwise, preheat the grill to high. Prick the aubergine with a fork and grill, turning occasionally, until the skin blisters and blackens all over. 2. Leave to cool and peel off the skin. Leave the aubergine flesh in a sieve to drain for 10 minutes. 3. With a hand blender, mix

the aubergine, garlic, salt, tahini and cumin. Adjust the seasoning to taste. 4. Toast the pitta bread and arrange tomato slices and basil leaves on top. Add 1–2 tbsp of baba ganoush (or hummus, if using) and drizzle with olive oil. 5. Sprinkle with smoked paprika for a delicious, intense flavour.

Recipe by Didsbury Greening and Growing Group

Northern Chamber Orchestra Fundraising for The Christie charity & Music in Hospitals On Saturday 20th April the Northern Chamber Orchestra will be performing in aid of The Christie charity & Music in Hospitals. The programme includes a foot-tapping selection of classical favourites. Star of the show is Vivaldi’s perennial good-moodenhancer, The Four Seasons, while other melodic moments come from Grainger’s lively Molly on the Shore, Tchaikovsky’s beautiful Waltz, Piazzolla’s Verano Porteno - pulsating with infectious, Latin American rhythms, and Mozart’s divine Divertimento. You’re in for a treat! Tickets: £12. NCO Box Office: 0161 247 2220 Village Box Office: Harriet and Dee, Warburton Street, Didsbury Tickets also available on the door.

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Six Months On...

ell it’s been six months since Giddy Goat Toys opened in place of Rumpus on Albert Hill Street.

It’s been great settling into life in Didsbury and one of the things that has made it such a positive experience is the warm welcome I’ve received from staff, customers and from other independent businesses. It’s lovely when customers take the time to ask us how the shop is doing and tell us that they’re happy that the shop has stayed open as a toy shop or to say how much they like it. Of course it’s not all plain sailing. We were hit by the ‘South Manchester Conman’ which left us out of pocket by over £100. We’ve had an empty unit next to us for over 4 months, which doesn’t help footfall and of course we’re trading in difficult economic conditions (my family thought I was insane to take a shop on during a recession) plus the percentage of shopping done online is increasing annually and as far as toys go there is a big move to screen based play. Cashflow is a constant juggling act and trying to second guess what toys to stock can be challenging. We’ve tried some new things like

Moshi Monsters and Magic Chocolate but it’s the old favourites such as the wooden toys, the games and puzzles by Orchard Toys, lego, playmobil, books and craft sets which are the staples and reliable sellers. So why do I it and what does the future hold? Well it’s not for the money that’s for sure, but on a practical level I get to take my children to school every day and pick them up twice a week. I love the variety of jobs running a shop involves, even the admin and financial stuff, but mainly choosing the new stock and interacting with the customers! And I love being part of the local community in a way that I never did before I had children and ran a local business and I think that many people are now becoming aware that if they don’t use their local shops then they will close. In Didsbury we’ve witnessed this with the loss of Linen, the Farm Shop and Elm and on a wider scale businesses such as HMV, Jessops and Blockbuster to name a few. Essentially my family are probably right. I must be insane. However forewarned is forearmed. Knowing it’s going to be tough has meant that I put a lot of work into choosing products I feel offer genuine value for money because they’ve got lots of play value – surely it’s better to buy a couple of toys your child will really enjoy playing with, than lots of cheaper tat that breaks easily or gets discarded quickly. We’ve sourced toys that you won’t find on the supermarket

Amanda Alexander shelves and we offer help, advice, gift wrapping, play tables for the kids to play on whilst you look round the shop and a chat and a cup of tea if you want, which you just won’t get in the supermarket or online. So we’re being positive but it’s tough out there, so good folks of Didsbury I urge you, if you don’t want empty units down your high street, use your local shops. Check out the fantastic shoes in Andrew Graham shoes (I am coveting some super warm boots for next winter already), have a browse round the fabulous clothes shops on your doorstep with Bond and Fonda, go into the treasure trove that is Harriet and Dee, use your local grocers, fishmonger and butchers (horse free products guaranteed!) and treat yourselves to a night out at one of the great bars and restaurants right here in Didsbury. If you’ve come into Giddy Goat Toys during the last six months then thank you. Your custom is much appreciated. I hope we had what you wanted but if you didn’t then let me know. We’re your local toy shop, so will always do our best to help you. Hope to see you in here soon and thank you again to everyone for welcoming Giddy Goat Toys to Didsbury and especially to those people who ask how we’re getting on. I hope the above answers that question a little! Amander Alexander Giddy Goat Toys 2 Albert Hill St, Didsbury 0161 445 1097

The Demise of the Didsbury Farm Shop

was sorry to see the farm shop in the Village closed and desolate when I passed that way last week. It had clearly not managed to attract sufficient customers in its short and hopeful life.

I am just another customer who had been glad to see this addition to the range of shops in the butchery range, with vegetables and breads and other groceries. Why did it die? Its prices were too high compared with our Tesco-dominated retail trade (2 supermarkets within 1/2 mile of each other and a third smaller

Tesco in the range of cafes by the clock tower). Tesco must have been pleased to kill off a competing grocer, and I can sympathise with Tesco over that. And yet I have a sneaking feeling that we Didsbury shoppers should have had a more far-sighted reaction to the farm shopâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s opening. We should have welcomed the produce of local farmers, recognising that they cannot compete with the supermarkets on price. What price the fresher food, what value our local produce, grown 10 or 15 miles away instead of being flown in from Africa at great expense and in vast quantities?

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Northern Scenes and other Landscapes

he annual landscape show celebrating the Northern scenes is back in Everyman Art Gallery – come to see Tuesday – Sunday 12-5pm.

Exhibiting artists include: John Hoyland, Simon Plum, Patrick Cunningham, Sophie Berger, Pauline Parsons, Louise Naimian, Ewa Konior, Marie Wood, Judith Donaughy, Anna Violet, Rob Jenkins, Helena Hulova-Wall, Nick Walker, Ron Coleman, Sylvia Paul, David Bez and others. Patrick Cunningham’s Manchester cotton industry series of paintings must be the highlight of the show. Not only the sheer scale of the oil paintings takes one aback but also the works of art can be studied at many levels of cultural and historical understanding. All the above is solidified by the technical ability which Patrick acquired by years in an architectural

practice.

Patrick likes to play with words and talks about the texture and fabric and its making in society whilst talking about his cotton industry project. His work Cotton Pickers and Royal Exchange (pictured top right) can be viewed in the gallery, the rest on the web site www.everymanartgallery. com. The artist of the month for April is Rob Jenkins. An artist local to Chorlton, Rob works in oil and acrylics with added texture to the surface. His cubist descriptions of trees and other subject matter come alive thanks to Rob’s dutiful observation skills coupled with knowledge capturing the inner beauty of his subjects. Without any aesthetical pretence the decomposition as well as balanced and flowing unity of the subject matter gives the paintings gravity and lightness at the same time. Rob’s artwork marks an established and highly collectable artist producing work of consistency and inner strength and spirit. (Trees on Kensington Road in Chorlton pictured right). To see artwork by Rob Jenkins and Patrick Cunningham, please visit the gallery Tuesday – Sunday 12-5pm or web site www. everymanartgallery.com

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April in your Garden

he start of April brings with it that combination of excitement and panic for the gardener. The garden is emerging rapidly from its winters sleep bringing with it the first blossoms of the year and the ebb and flow of flowering plants beginning in earnest brings with it a wide-eyed thrill of what’s to come.

The panic comes from two things - not wanting to miss out on the brief splendour of even the most modest of spring plants - easily done when balancing desk and recreation, and an existential garden angst located in bigger worries about the escaping year-or is that just me? To celebrate the offerings of spring in April, here are a few plants that will shower us with loveliness short and long. The woodlandmimicking canopy of spring provided by our trees yet to come into leaf, is perfect for a range of lovely plants – some a bit different from the standard bluebells and cyclamen. Epimedium is commonly seen as a low growing evergreen plant in shady corners but perhaps try some more vibrant

varieties such as ‘Orange Queen’ or ‘Fire Dragon’, their names giving a clue to their hues. Epimedium x warleyense is a particularly striking variety with candy pinks, yellows and oranges held on stately stems. Another good woodlander is Erythronium or Dog’s Tooth Violet (which describes the pointed shape of the bulbs), a clump forming perennial with nodding, graceful flowers. E. ‘Pagoda’, a yellow, seriously ‘recurved tepal’ variety (which means the ‘petals’ curve backwards), looks like a hat you might see on the stage at Aladdin. This variety

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Community Index Sport

Didsbury ladies tune up for the new season

idsbury Lady Captain Bev Hopcutt was delighted with the response from the ladies at her club to an innovative evening aimed at improving their knowledge of the sometimes intricate rules of golf.

She said: “The aim of the evening was two-fold. Firstly to bring the lady members, especially those ladies who have recently joined the club, up to speed with the rules of golf, marking a card and golf etiquette, and secondly an opportunity for the ladies section to socialise whilst enjoying a selection of cheeses and wines from around the world. “The feedback was very positive on both counts. The latest version of the ladies section golf reference manual was given to all those present, plus examples of correctly marked cards. “Ian Wrigley’s interactive presentation was informative for all levels of golfer interspersed with some entertaining anecdotes from his experiences officiating as a rules official on the Tour. “I bumped into a couple of the newer lady golfers the following Sunday as they came off the course and they told me how they had been able to use their newly acquired knowledge about a free drop

Pic: Ian checks out the rules book with Bev and new members Linda Mason and Claire Canning off the path and how to work out the nearest point of relief.

after event in golf clubs.

“A pleasing amount of £91 was raised on the night for my charity, the MNDA and I would like to thank everyone for supporting this event.

The ladies at Didsbury Golf Club were not only entertained but enlightened by both his fun video and verbal explanation of the rules and how they can work for you.

“Those who attended, including several very experienced golfers were amazed by the amount they learned during a very interesting session staged by Ian Wrigley the professional at Dunham Forest Golf Club.”

“Learning the rules is pretty arduous, but knowing them can work for you,” says Ian. “The average club golfer is willing to find out as much as they can, but I suppose half the problem can be finding rule in the rule book.”

For over 20 years Ian has also been a fully qualified R&A and PGA Rules Official.

Ian’s clear and easy method of explaining the rules has also been put to good use when he goes to the PGA Headquarters at the Belfry in Birmingham, where he also teaches the trainee assistant professionals.

He has refereed at many tournaments both in this country and overseas, from an exciting Solheim Cup event to an equally enthralling USPGA in Tulsa. His interest in the rules and his desire to impart this knowledge to a wider audience has made his Rules Show a much sort

He also sets the exam papers, so he really does know a thing or two about the Rules. If you are interested in holding a Rules Show then he can be contacted through email at wriggers1@aol.com

Top honour for Didsbury Martial Arts instructor

idsbury Black Belt Academy instructor Wayne Edwards has received a Great Britain Martial Arts award for his contributions to the Olympic Games security training. Wayne entered security training in 2010 after two decades of teaching control and restraint.

In that year physical intervention was made mandatory by the Security Industry Association for all security personnel and Wayne was one of their first instructors.

In 2011 his company was approached to provide training for the Olympic security and they contributed to the education of over 13,000 candidates from both civilian and military sources for the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games; a once in a lifetime experience. Wayne said: “As a trainer for the Games I had on many occasions to work 12 hour days with no weekend breaks to meet the demand. “But to receive a GBMAA award is an honour and the

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best reward for the work. It’s an acknowledgement of the struggle and personal sacrifice put into meeting the demands of providing this training.”

Pic: Wayne is pictured (centre) with two of his staff

Community Sport

Sports clubs are the lifeblood of the local community providing a huge range of opportunities for people of all ages to get into sport.

ork has begun at the Simons Sport Field in Didsbury, the home of Didsbury Toc RUFC and Burnage Metro RUFC on their fantastic new clubhouse and grounds development.

The first phase sees a big extension to their clubhouse which will give them top class facilities off the field and this will be followed by grounds

Pic: work on the clubhouse extension begins development which will include a new cricket ground. The work will cause some initial logistical problems as their car park is closed while the work on the club house takes place but it is on schedule and will be less of a problem when the current rugby and soccer seasons finish at the end of April.

They give people the chance to mix in a social environment as well providing vital exercise of body and mind and in many cases make friends for life. Our area is very rich in such clubs and they rely so much on the voluntary efforts of people to run them and these sports articles try to provide an insight into the huge amount of work done by these volunteers on behalf of their local community. If you have any stories about sport by individuals or teams contact Geoff Garnett: 0161 881 7550 ggggarnett@aol.com

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