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DIDSBURY OPEN GARDENS Would you like to take part?
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HAPPY PAWS SERVICES It’s pawtastic!
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COMPOST LOCAL Ian Trippier from Fairfield Compost
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TAGPASSITON Save more, buy better, shop local
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MURDER, MYSTERY & POETRY Oxfam celebrates World Book Day
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IN YOUR GARDEN Katherine Watson
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BOOK REVIEWS Chorlton Bookshop
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PUBLISHER
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EDITOR/ADVERTISING Lesley Swann
SUB-EDITOR Sam Paechter
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CONTRIBUTIONS
Katherine Watson, Didsbury Oxfam Ian Trippier, Maria Stripling Chorlton Bookshop Carol Thompson
COVER PHOTOGRAPH Michael Vicente 07989 212571 mvicente@live.co.uk
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Didsbury Open Gardens Sunday 12th June The Didsbury Open Gardens charity event will take place on Sunday, 12 June. This will be the fourth year for this special community event which to date has raised more than £20,000 for St Ann’s Hospice and other charities and attracted over 1,000 visitors last year. This year money raised will go St Ann’s Hospice and the organisers are hoping to exceed the £25,000 target. Each year new gardens are expected to open alongside favourites from the previous year and to add to the enjoyment there are plans to involve local
school children in making and exhibiting mosaics in one of the gardens, live music to enjoy, sculpture exhibitions, cream teas and some wonderful garden designs and planting schemes to explore. This is an afternoon not to be missed so remember to put the date in the calendar and look out for more details in early May in local shops and the library. You can also visit the web site for updates and news at www. didsburyopengardens.org New gardens are always needed and so if you are a budding plant collector, aspiring landscape
designer or a suburban gardener who would enjoy sharing their passion with others for a good cause, don’t hesitate to get in touch either through the web site or by calling Maria Stripling on 07501 465510 and find out more about taking part.
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Nicholas Vine & Carolyn Greenhalgh Registered Osteopaths Osteopaths treat back and neck pain and muscle and joint problems such as whiplash, sciatica and headaches. These problems may be caused by manual work, computer use or stress. Osteopathy can help with the mechanical effects of pregnancy – both during the pregnancy and afterwards, and with age related conditions and the pain of arthritis. We also treat sports injuries such as shoulder problems and knee problems, and injuries due to repetitive actions such as playing musical instruments. Appointments are available Monday to Saturday, including early mornings and evenings.
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Happy Paws Services
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it’s pawtastic!
Any dog owner knows that your little furry friend keeps your home full of love. They don’t ask for much in return – some tummy rubs, exercise and play time fun. “Life is pretty simple for our dog Caligula” (a scruffy 5 year old Border Terrier/Jack Russell that can stand up like a Meerkat!). “He’s happy chasing a ball and sad when we leave the house”. Emilie decided to set up Happy Paws Services after noticing that Chorlton and Didsbury is the Manchester epicentre for children and dogs. Happy Paws is a friendly, reliable and professional pet service offering dog walking in local parks, dog boarding in a loving home environment and home visits for cats and dogs/puppies.
Emilie, originally from the South of France, is now fully accustomed to the Manchester weather. “At least you know what to expect! The dogs don’t mind the rain either, in fact swimming at Chorlton Meadows is a doggie favourite. After their bath, its time for some hair dryer fun and cuddles”. Emilie understands how worrying it can be to find someone who is reliable and trustworthy for peace of mind. “I promise to treat your dog as my own and provide them with lots of love”.
Contact Emilie on: 07595 158 135
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Springtime is here! in Didsbury
PRIME PROPERTIES
Springtime in Didsbu ry After a very cold and dark winter it is lovely to see an abundance of snowd rops and crocuses flowe ring in our local parks and gardens. As the days get longer and brighter more and more green shoots of spring are appearing through the bare ground. Many wo odland plants take advantage of spring sunshine to flower ear ly before the tree leaves block much of it out. Why not take a stroll around Fletcher Moss or Marie Louise Gardens and enjoy som e of the early signs of spring?
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Compost Local
An interview with Ian Trippier, Fairfield Compost What is Fairfield Compost? We’re a social enterprise based at the New Smithfield Market in Openshaw. We turn fruit and vegetable waste from the market and green waste from local parks and gardens into good quality compost for people’s gardens and allotments. What is the difference between Fairfield compost and multipurpose compost from garden centres and diy stores? At Fairfield we produce ‘pure’ compost, without the chemical fertilisers, animal by-products and peat that you often find in multi-purpose compost from garden centres and diy stores. Ours is most useful as a soil improver as it is rich in organic matter and nutrients, whereas multi-purpose compost is useful for potting plants or even seed sowing. Of course, you should
always prefer a peat free, organic multi-purpose compost when you buy one. What about my own home made compost, is that not good enough? It’s important that gardeners make the most of their waste, and we encourage people to make their own compost. However, Fairfield can help by offering bulk quantities, often needed on allotments and large gardens. Our compost is also free of diseases and weeds, as we process large quantities, raised to high temperatures around 80. Because our compost is weed free, it can be used as a mulch to suppress weeds on beds. Why is a local compost important? A lot of compost from garden centres and diy stores has travelled a fair bit, sometimes
coming from Northern Ireland, before getting to people’s gardens. Fairfield uses local materials to make its compost, and deliver it to local gardens. So if you’re in need of a soil improver, you should think twice before using multi-purpose compost, and prefer your own home made compost or a local source of soil improver. What next for Fairfield? We’re looking at ways of improving our product and making it more accessible to gardeners by delivering it in small bags or bulk bags. So, we would welcome any feedback from existing or prospective customers on how we can best serve them. For more information about Fairfield Compost, please visit www.fairfieldcompost.co.uk or call Ian on 0161 2312139.
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save more, buy better, shop local Tagpassiton is a new, bright, exciting and rapidly evolving network of Community Loyalty Schemes linked by one card, with independent traders at their core.
the scheme is growing ever wider! More and more businesses are joining Tagpassiton, as awareness of the scheme is spreading and the network grows.
The Didsbury independents, listed on page 14, have generously created their own special loyalty offers for the scheme and merged them together for all cardholders to enjoy; the Chorltonand Levenshulme Tagpassiton Schemes were created in exactly the same way.
Community Loyalty Scheme
This means that Tagpassiton cardholders can use this ever expanding, innovative network of independent businesses to access a huge and growing range of exclusive discounts and special offers locally and further afield. Currently, there are Tagpassiton schemes running in Didsbury, Chorlton, Levenshulme, The Heatons, Cheadle and even in Durham in the North East. And
Tagpassiton has been designed so that local charities and community groups such as Parent Teacher’s Associations, churches, social movements and clubs can benefit. Every £5 card bought from a charity or community group raises £2.50 for their cause. You can currently help Broad Oak Primary School and Cavendish Rd Primary School to raise funds by buying your Tagpassiton cards from them. Please contact the schools to do so. We are looking for lots of different groups to get involved and tell their members and supporters about the scheme and raise funds this way. If you are interested in being involved, please contact us.
Why? No matter what you are trying to buy there will be an independent business providing it, often with more bang for less buck. Let’s act with our wallets and purses and use the Tagpassiton network as a way to increase our awareness of independents and support them. It’s a small step to a vibrant, better high street. Each of our independent businesses offers something unique and together they offer an antidote to the ‘McHigh Street’. With local independents there is more knowledge, interest and passion. There will be someone interesting there to discuss ‘where and how’ products are sourced. Generally, they are transparent and careful in choosing suppliers to source goods locally, and fair with their own local suppliers when negotiating a good deal for customers. This all helps to sustain a thriving local community.
How do I recognise Tagpassiton traders?
Jen - Pixie Childrenswear Louise - Rumpus Toys
Nino - Cocoa Rico
Tanya - Didsbury Eye Care
All the independent businesses taking part in the Tagpassiton scheme will display our distinctive, colourful hand logo. You will see it on their shop windows, their websites and promotional materials. In many places there is also a Tagpassiton poster on display clearly stating their particular offer to you. Some offers may
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How can I join in? Simply buy your card from community groups such as Cavendish and Broadoak Primary Schools, scheme businesses kindly helping to promote the scheme or from us if you wish to order online. To then claim your discounts and offers, simply show your card before payment. No data trail of your spending habits is created. Take the time to register your card and we can keep you up to date with new additions and special offers. As a bonus registered cardholders have the opportunity to earn money extending the scheme and are entered into regular prize draws. See www.tagpassiton.com for details. We are always on the lookout for new ideas and links to help further our scheme. If you like what we are trying to do and want to help, please get in touch as we are hoping to form teams of volunteer ambassadors to help with scheme initiatives. South Manchester has a vibrant independent business
Pete - A Inman
Sarah - Belly Button
Shoena - MillyMog
Anna - The Dish Ran Away With the Spoon
community; friendly, creative, inter-generational, hard working and fun. They are working together to encourage us to consider the community balance when we spend and giving us the opportunity to save a huge amount of money. Having set the ball rolling the independent community invites you to join in. In this spirit of the wider independent community we have also included a list of Levenshulme businesses in the tagpassiton scheme. Why not take your card for a ‘spin’ and discover what ‘Levi’ has to offer too. If you go in March, from the 10th, you will be able to pick up a Treasure Hunt entry form
from local shops and discover hidden Independent gems, ranging from the wonderful historic Antique Market, to the ultra modern and dynamic Inspire Community Centre, in your quest. In ‘Levenshulme Means Business Week’ from 21st to 27th March there will also be some very special offers to cardholders eg M19 Bar. Just look on the Levenshulme part of the website for details.
Carol & Sam
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Elliot - Heaven Spa
Claire - Northern Lawn Tennis Club
Paula - Gardens 123
Kane - The Alpine Tea Room
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Antiques village
Levenshulme Antiques Village is a great place to find original, unique pieces of antique / vintage furniture & decorative items. Along with design classics visit ‘Fat Frank’ where there is a wide selection of quality framed vintage posters & prints. We have workshops in the old court yard at the rear of the building ranging from upholstery & restoration specialists to bespoke furniture makers to antique chandelier dealers & restorers. So if you’re looking for a good quality piece of furniture or a fully restored chandelier come and see us in the courtyard of the Antiques Village at ‘The Coachhouse Workshop’ and ‘Agapanthus Antiques’. Come and have a chat as we pride ourselves on excellent customer care & craftsmanship.
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Murder, Mystery and Poetry at Didsbury Oxfam Oxfam in Didsbury will celebrate World Book Day by giving away almost 100 free books on Saturday 5th March. Customers at the charity bookshop will have the opportunity to take home brand new copies of Carol Ann Duffy’s acclaimed poetry collection, The World’s Wife, and C.J. Sansom’s bestseller, Dissolution, a murder mystery novel set in Tudor times. The free book giveaway will take place from 5pm to 7pm at a special late-night opening at the Wilmslow Road store on 5th March. Didsbury Oxfam Manager, Wendy
Elliott, said: ‘We are really proud of our wonderful bookshop. We have a fantastic range of reading material, from children’s and adult fiction to history, science and biography. We also have an impressive collection of rare books and obscure titles. ‘On World Book Day I’d like to thank our hard-working volunteers and local people for their custom and their generous donations of books. With their continued support our bookshop will just keep going from strength to strength!’
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In Your Garden Although the thought of getting the wellies on for actual gardening might seem bit premature in the (not-verybright) light of still cold and damp days, March is the time to really start thinking about the small things you could do to make a difference in your garden come summer. You can get your early potatoes in or try sowing parsnips again this month if you like, but for most of us with 24 years left on the allotment waiting list and a very modest patch of something resembling green out back there are some easy things we could do add that bit of oomph to our borders. Or you might just want to read about it here and come over all Vita Sackville-West for five minutes.
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One flowering perennial (which means it’s supposed to come back every year) that can be sown this month and which is worth its weight in gold in my opinion, is Verbena bonariensis - a lovely purple flowering, willowy plant that Christopher Lloyd referred to as an essential ‘connecting thread’ in planting design and remains one of Great Dixters signature plants (a brilliant garden to visit if you’re going to Sussex BTW). I recommend it not only because it is easy, but it has come back in my main border for the last four years or so without any coaxing, nestling in with some stately varieties of Miscanthus sinensis (a ‘good-doer’ grass), providing a fantastic display well into the autumn. My sunny
border (this plant likes the sun) sits next to a gravel path and in late spring, I’ve already got 20 or so little verbena seedlings popping up – which might seem
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Book Reviews from Chorlton Bookshop
become radicalised by a member of his Koran study group. Using these characters in particular, Faulks reveals a lot about the current emotional and financial state of Britain.
risking far more than losing their social position. Although a work of fiction, there’s no doubt that much of this book is based on fact. The author herself was raised in Mississippi by “The Help”. Serious issues are dealt with in this book in a thoroughly engrossing way. It’s definitely not all doom and gloom, especially the tale of Minny and her pie!
A Week in December by Sebastian Faulks As the title suggests, the story in this book unfolds over the course of a particular week in December. The story begins with a well connected society hostess planning a dinner party. The compiling of her guest list introduces us to some of the main characters. The sheer number of characters and sub plots can be hard to keep up with, but is well worth the effort. Faulks has faced some criticism, that by using so many characters he’s not able to make them believable. I wasn’t thinking about believable characterisation when I couldn’t put this book down! Faulks has chosen to deal with extremely topical and difficult issues. The character of Veals is a ruthless banker who only thinks about money and really has no redeeming features. Hassan has
The Big Bad Wolf and Me The Help By Kathryn Stockett This is one of those rare books that actually live up to expectations. The story is told through the eyes of Aibileen, Minny and Miss Skeeter. Set in 1960’s Mississippi, Aibileen and Minny are employed by bigoted white ladies far too busy arranging social events to look after their children or homes. Although part of this group, Miss Skeeter often finds herself unable to conform to their social expectations. In their own subtle way all 3 begin to take revenge on those who have belittled them for so long. In order to get their revenge Minny and Aibileen are
by Delphine Perret Translated from a French original, this takes the form of a comic strip in which a little boy meets the eponymous wolf of legend - except the wolf doesn’t feel remotely big or bad these days. So the boy gives him refuge in his bedroom, and trains him back up to full operational scariness. Actually it’s a sweet, leisurely tale of unlikely (and even imaginary) friendship, reminiscent of the innocent playground wisdom of Charles Schultz’s Peanuts, all simple line drawings and whip-crack dialogue. It even reveals the wolf’s real name..
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