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april - may 2020
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Local Boy Launches Debut EP Jacob Rose, a former pupil of Bramhall High School, has launched an EP of his own classical piano composition. Jake started learning piano with a teacher in Bramhall when he was six years old. He progressed to Xavarian College for A-level music, followed by a music degree in London. Now back in his hometown he’s hoping to do an MA in music and would love to do a recital in Bramhall.
The album, In the Haze with You, has been released with blue spiral records and can be streamed via Apple Music, Amazon music, google play, Spotify, iTunes and YouTube. Every time his music is streamed, Jake will earn a small crust so why not tune in?
Anson Engine Museum Re-opens after Winter Break “We’ve lived in the area for years, the museum’s just down the road and we’ve never been” is a comment frequently heard when new visitors arrive, so why not check out one of the largest collections of engines in Europe? The Anson Engine Museum in Poynton is now recognised as one of the country’s leading specialist museums, with over 250 gas and oil engines, many maintained in running order. The museum site also includes a working blacksmith’s smithy, a woodland craft area, café and a local history section with a giant scale model of Poynton (c1900). The museum reopens from 10am to 4pm on Sundays and Mondays, starting on 12 and 13 April, until it closes again for winter on 25 October. There will be craft and steam demonstrations and special events each month see www.enginemuseum.org for more details. On Friday 8 May the museum is joining the international celebration of peace commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Victory in Europe. At 3pm Winston Churchill’s speech will be played, the “Battle’s Over” will be piped and the WW2 Heroes will be toasted. On Sunday 10 May at 10.30am the Last Post will be played.
On both days there will be 1940s films showing in the museum’s cosy little cinema, there will be a WW2 display, particularly remembering the 35 Poynton folk who lost their lives, WW2 songs played over the tannoy system and the colliery bell will be rung, celebrating the peace and in memory of all WW2 Heroes. Continued over
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