Inside Poynton Issue 57

Issue 57 June - July 2015

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We just love producing our summer publications, spilling over with local news and so many wonderful things to see and do - just too many to mention here.

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Cover photo: Epiphany at The Whitworth.

Contents The Magic of Rotary

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Father’s Day at Anson Museum 7 Poynton People

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Epiphany 10 NGS Gardens June & July In Touch

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The Book Group Recommends 25 Crossword 28 The Walk

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The Gallery in the Park

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Sudoku 39 Children’s Activities

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Just 4 Kids

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Legal Advice

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Inside Guide

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Puzzle Solutions

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Useful Numbers

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Classified Index

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The Magic of Rotary The Party in the Park is indisputably one of the highlights in Poynton’s social calendar and is now a great favourite with thousands of people around this part of Cheshire. It is also a highly successful charity venture. Last year, thanks to a huge amount of effort and organisation

by Poynton Rotary Club, this event raised an impressive £15,000. If you have never attended this party, you are seriously missing out! So get moving and get your tickets now.

Party in the Park.

from a business or professional background.

They meet every second and fourth Thursday of the month at the Deanwater Hotel to enjoy a meal, to discuss business, and to listen (once a month) to a visiting guest speaker.

Party in the Park.

The facing advert tells you what you need to know. But it cannot convey the true magic of this occasion. Just come along and experience the expectant build-up, the fantastic programme of live music, the dancing in the park, the freshness and freedom of a lovely summer’s evening, the laughter of picnic parties, children giddy with excitement, gazeboes full of chatter and, maybe, some surprise encounters with bygone neighbours or friends. The Party has it all!

If you live in Poynton, or not too far away, you might wish to consider joining Poynton Rotary Club. You could help with Party in The Park and get involved with other Rotary charitable work.

Your enquiry would be very welcome. It’s a great way to make new friends. Poynton Rotarians are just men and women who volunteer their expertise and compassion to improve communities at home and abroad. Many are

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Not so long ago, Poynton Rotary Club welcomed new member Mike Ashton whose enthusiasm and expertise has given Poynton Rotary a brand new website, teeming with information and interest. Visit this site to book your tickets for Party in the Park and to find out more about the club.

Look at the Gallery to see pictures of the Torrs Walk – a typical example of many enjoyable ‘member’ activities that are organised throughout the year.

To connect with Rotary, visit the Rotary website and if you are inspired by what you read, just get in touch. All the contact details are there. www.poyntonrotary.co.uk

Fathers Day Present with a Difference!

The Anson Engine Museum in Poynton is offering a rather unusual answer to the age old question of what to give dad for his special day – why not a trip to see engines running and be fascinated by the machinery of yesteryear?

As many families already have traditional things they do on Fathers Day we are offering you the opportunity to have an early treat at the museum the week before the big day. If you want to join Geoff and the volunteers on Sunday 14 June, pop along between 10am and 5pm to see the impressive collection of internal combustion and steam engines. The craft centre will also be running with demonstrations by our bodgers and blacksmiths.

Geoff Challinor, Chairman of the museum on Anson Road, Poynton said “My dad encouraged my interest in engines by giving me one to restore when I was only 14, now at the museum I have over 250 to play with. This is my opportunity to say ‘thanks’ to dads everywhere by making it a special day here at the museum. We intend to have several of our engines running that day, including steam engines, to make it a really special Fathers Day. Families can treat their dad and make it a really special day out for all the family.”

To add to the atmosphere that day many engines will be running; there is also a special Fathers Day Fun Sheet and remember, if you are showing your dad around the museum that day, he gets in free!

The shop has a range of unusual gifts and hand made cards to make all dads and granddads feel extra special. The museum also has a giant model of Poynton showing how the village looked c1900. The volunteers have spent over 5,500 hours bringing the miniature village to life. It’s available to view and for those local to the area it is great fun working out where your house is now compared with the landscape of old collieries and railways.

The museum is open one weekend a month through till the end of October, see their award winning website for details of how to find them and special events throughout the year.

Remember children under 12 get free admission too making it a great value day out for the family.

www.enginemuseum.org

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Poynton People Making a Difference Sean Maguire Sean Maguire has lived in Poynton for 12 years. He got his first mountain bike in 1987 and has loved cycling ever since.

‘The Charity I support is LIFE ASSOCIATION. It’s a local charity for Indian street children staffed by Indians, organised by Simon and Julia Hawthorn in Whaley Bridge. Through them I heard about the fortnight’s Indian bike ride in November 2014.

‘Over five months I trained daily on my spin bike in the back room to build up fitness and stamina.

I also cycled 60 mile rides on my own in the rain and cold. Then ten of us, comparative strangers, flew out in October 2014. Everyone paid their own expenses so that all the money raised could go to the Charity. I viewed it as an exciting holiday!

We landed at Mumbai in the west and cycled 1075 km (677 miles) across India, averaging 70 miles a day. We visited Pastor Paul and his wife at Gannavaram where they run an orphanage for the Charity housing 70 street children. There’s a school as well and a medical centre.

‘Mainly the roads were good, apart from a mountain slog at Khopoli. The average temperature was 35C and we had the tail end of a cyclone with warm rain. We only got a touch of

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‘Delhi belly’, one puncture and one minor crash.

As we cycled along people rode alongside us on their motorbikes. Everyone was friendly and curious. We felt like celebrities!

‘India’s a country of enormous contrasts. You pedal along and the smell of a decaying animal hits you. 500 meters down the road the smell of wild orchids wafts across. There are things which shock you, like beggars in the streets with arms or legs or an eye missing.

‘We completed our ride at Machilipanam on the east coast. The children came out of the orphanage and school, and welcomed us with a red ribbon. It was pure delight. The Dalit community had prepared a huge dinner for us.

We joked that, “We ate Biryani on the Beach in the Bay of Bengal.” £42,000 had been raised by then and we could see that the money was going to build a second storey onto the orphanage.

The medical centre at Gannavaram could also benefit. A nurse can now give an anti-venom injection to any of the Dalits working in the cotton fields if they get bitten by a viper or a cobra.

Before, they’d just die.

‘If you ask me why I went, I suppose it’s important to me that we care for widows and orphans.

Orphans often have nothing and no one. So, yes, my faith influenced me. Some of us stopped at the side of the road each day and prayed simply for each other and for safety on our journey.

‘There’s a new challenge for the Charity in the North-West. A rotating team of us are cycling an Indian rickshaw, starting at Poynton on 16 June and heading for Blackpool on the first day. It’s being launched the evening before. Do come along!’

Edwina ‘Curry’ Night – an entertaining charity evening in support of LIFE ASSOCIATION Monday 15 June @ 7:30 pm Poynton Baptist Church £10 ticket for curry and band Tel: 01625 859036

The Music of Epiphany

moment of sudden revelation or insight’. It is this latter meaning, in both a secular and religious sense, that can be universally understood, can be felt in much of their music and is epitomised in their Sound Portraits, some examples of which I was privileged to experience just a few days ago.

Poynton is blessed with an unbelievable wealth of talent and it’s good to remind ourselves of this fact from time to time. It’s also important that we grasp opportunities to enjoy such talent whenever we can. A perfect example is Epiphany and your next opportunity is Sunday 7 June.

Their aspirations, their varied musical formats and in particular, the development of their Sound Portraits, are best described in their own words.

At Bawtry Hall, near Doncaster

In case any introduction is needed, ‘Epiphany’ is a highly creative group of musicians who are based in Poynton. Many of Epiphany’s musicians play in leading orchestras and ensembles throughout the UK and Europe including the Hallé, Manchester Camerata, BBC Philharmonic, Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Northern Sinfonia — to name but a few.

Epiphany offers a wide range of musical styles — from more formal classical concerts to fully improvised ‘Happenings’ and their innovative ‘Sound Portraits’. Epiphany believes that music and the arts have the capacity to bring new perspectives to our lives and to relieve the stress that we feel in today’s fast paced world.

For many, the word ‘Epiphany’ will signify the religious festival date of 6 January and it’s important to say that the origins and continuing solidarity of the group are rooted in a shared religious faith. But the word can also mean ‘a

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“We see people as not just objects of chance but as individuals with depth and purpose. We believe that music plays a part in revealing a person’s identity and enhancing purpose through the inspiration it arouses. At the very least we see it is a medium to bring life and joy into our world and hopefully to bring fresh perspective to people as they take a few minutes away from the pressures of their demanding lives. As musicians it enables us to express our gifts in new ways which give us pleasure too.

We have been playing together for several years, mainly performing classical concerts but often playing improvisations during them. In 2012 we were asked to play as an installation at the Whitworth Art Gallery in Manchester. We improvised freely around the gallery focusing on various works of art, and taking inspiration from them as we played. As we were in a gallery we had thought it might be an interesting idea to offer to ‘paint’ sound portraits for people visiting the gallery. The feedback we received encouraged us to repeat it the next time we visited the gallery, Subsequently, we were asked to play improvised music on ‘silent’ instruments at the Royal Horticultural Show in Hampton Court (2013)

‘Coffee Concert’ in Poynton

under the auspices of Quiet Mark – a company showcasing quiet technology including Yamaha ‘silent’ musical instruments. People wandered around, or sat nearby, listening to us play through wireless headphones. Very soon we were offering to play sound portraits for individuals, couples and groups of people. Many of these portraits were recorded and we were able to release a recording of a selection of them in an album we’ve called ‘Portraits Live at Hampton Court’.

Music has the capacity to make people feel special and the person whose portrait is being played may see themselves portrayed as they’ve never been before!

We don’t charge for doing a portrait for anyone and we are now often able to offer an audio CD ‘memento’ of each portrait. What we offer is a unique and personal piece of music that will never be played again and it relates solely to that person”.

Next Event On Sunday 7 June, you can join Epiphany for another of their relaxed and entertaining Sunday Evening Coffee Concerts at Poynton Methodist Church - Music for a Summer evening. The concert starts at 8.15pm (coffee/tea/cake from 7.45pm). Entry at the door £9. £6 concessions.

Free for under 18s.

Sound Portrait at Manchester Art Gallery

In 2014 we spent 2½ weeks at the Ideal Home Show in London, in a specially built treehouse, and played over 400 Sound Portraits for visitors there. Subsequently we performed Sound Portraits for a day at John Rylands Library and at Manchester Art Gallery. In the second half of 2014 we spent an evening playing Sound Portraits for visitors to the National Portrait Gallery in London. 2015 has been another busy year offering Sound Portraits at a variety of events and locations.

We don’t pretend to be able to capture an exact likeness of a person as an artist would on canvas, but simply allow ourselves to be guided by impressions that we get of a person (or couple), inspiring us to play a certain motif, chord structure or melody, all interwoven to produce a piece of music that we believe captures some aspect of that person’s identity. Like a reflection in a mirror, the image is reflected back in music.

Epiphany is available for booking for concerts, arts events, community outreach, business functions, educational workshops and other creative events. To contact Epiphany or to view videos relating to their various performances visit their website www.epiphanymusic.org.uk . Alternatively, ring Richard Williamson on 01625 858802.

National Prayer Breakfast at Houses of Parliament

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Tom Yam Treat

Since it opened in November 2013 I have heard nothing but praise about Tom Yam Thai Restaurant & Bar in Poynton. My visit there last week confirmed what all the hype is about – the interior, the ambience, the service, the food – absolutely everything about the experience is exceptional and truly authentic.

Owner Matt Quinn, originally from High Lane but now living and working in Poynton, told me: ‘The response to Tom Yam has been nothing short of phenomenal. The premises I took on with my wife, Jarinya, were in a terrible state, looking even more of an eyesore as the village centre underwent its transformation. But this was the perfect location for our restaurant. Within less than a year we were turning bookings away every weekend so we increased capacity by expanding onto the first floor which can be used as a private room or overspill for larger groups of six or more people.’

Tom Yam has a completely Thai team both in the kitchen and front of house which makes for a truly authentic experience. Just launched is a revised a la carte menu featuring new Chef’s Recommendations, such as Lamb Shank in Massaman Curry. Meanwhile, Matt has introduced a completely new wine list with suggestions of perfect pairings according to food choice.

Poynton residents will remember that Tom Yam won the Poynton in Business Award for Customer

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Excellence in the Retail and Eateries category in November last year. Matt is effusive in his praise “We have a brilliant team here at Tom Yam – everyone gets on and works well together which makes for an enjoyable working environment.

Our customers clearly appreciate them!”

There’s a fantastic range of food on offer including a wealth of fish and veggie options. We opted for NUA DAD DIEW to start - deep fried marinated strips of rump steak served with chilli sauce and GUNG POW, marinated king prawns with coriander seeds served with spicy Thai sauce. With prawn crackers as well we ended up with three different spicy sauces on the table, each one subtly different but equally delicious.

Our main courses were GAI KAMINT, grilled, marinated chicken breast topped with thick curry sauce on a sizzling dish and MASSAMAN NUA, a melt in the mouth beef curry with peanuts, potatoes, cumin and onion.

The flavours throughout were full yet delicate.

With varying degrees of spiciness, the heat was never too intense to overpower the freshness of the flavours. From beginning to end the meal was an absolute treat with friendly yet unobtrusive service, in beautiful surroundings. I really can’t recommend it highly enough.

Are there plans for Tom Yam 2? “Absolutely” says Matt “we are really keen to open another restaurant. It’s in our 10 year plan and if a suitable premises becomes available we hope it would be the beginning of our expansion in this area.”

Tom Yam, Fountain Place, Poynton SK12 1QX www.tomyam.co.uk 01625 879577

Visits to new NGS Gardens in June & July Many readers will already know about the recordbreaking fund-raising work of The National Gardens Scheme in support of caring charities.

This is thanks to the hard work and generosity of the garden owners, many of whom have been opening their garden gates to visitors for many years. We are very grateful to all of them. Inevitably, gardens drop out of the list – sometimes only temporarily – but thankfully, new ones come along to take their place, often with exciting new designs and features that are well worth seeing.

With over 80 gardens in our region alone and a limited space to write about them, this article introduces just those gardens in Cheshire & Wirral that are new to the NGS this year and that are open in June & July. Even so, there’s a wide choice to suit all gardening tastes, so how should you plan your visits?

Here are the new summer gardens in order of opening dates: Saturday 6 June and Saturday 4 July (10-4pm) All Fours Farm, Colliers Lane, Aston by Budworth, Northwich A traditional and well-established country garden with a wide range of roses, hardy shrubs, bulbs, perennials and annuals. You will also find a small vegetable garden, pond and greenhouse as well as vintage machinery and original features from its days as a working farm. Visitors also welcome by arrangement April to July.

Saturday 13 June and Sunday 14 June (2-5pm) 5 Carnforth Drive, Sale A suburban mature garden with secret paths, hidden corners, partly lawned and a small pond.

A large magnolia tree captures your attention.

Mature shrubs and trees with colour, texture, line and form. A delightful herbaceous border with healing colours of blues, pinks and purples.

People have commented how beautiful and calm it is with its restful sitting areas. Combined admission with 17 Poplar Grove.

A good place to start is the free NGS booklet, “Cheshire & Wirral Gardens 2015” available from libraries and garden centres. There is also the newly updated “Garden Finder” on the NGS website, and the handy NGS smartphone app for on-the-move visit planning. With admission prices that average about £4 for adults, and no charge for children, the gardens are great value choices for family days out. And they all offer afternoon teas – a tradition of NGS gardens!

All Fours Farm

10 Statham Avenue

Sunday 14 June and Saturday 20 June (11-5pm) 10 Statham Avenue, Lymm

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Beautifully structured and planned, a ¼ acre south-facing plot, carefully terraced as it rises to the Bridgewater towpath. Hazel arch entrance to formal paved patio area with cordoned fruit trees

and raised salad plot. Brick pathway passing working greenhouse into several well-stocked herbaceous beds, shaded area with variety of azaleas and rhododendrons and formal lawn.

Homemade cakes and meringues with fresh fruit.

Thursday 18 June and Friday 19 June (10-5pm) Touchstone, Greenfields Lane, Rowton, Chester Touchstone is predominately a woodland garden with lovely herbaceous borders. The garden is 0.7 of an acre, presented at its best in June, the focus point is a delightful range of herbaceous borders, with an emphasis on the look of a cottage garden.

This is a practical, colourful family garden.

Morning coffee, cream teas, scones and cakes.

Sunday 28 June (12-5pm) Clemley House, Well Lane, Duddon Common, Tarporley Two-acre organic, wildlife friendly, award-winning cottage garden. Features orchard, wildlife ponds, wildflower meadow, fruit and veg areas, badger sett, rose pergola, gazebo, summer house and much more. Home grown organic fruits used in jams & cakes. Visitors also welcome by arrangement June to August for groups of 10+.

Saturday 11 July and Sunday 12 July (1-5pm) Mollington Village Gardens, Townfield Lane, Mollington, Chester NEW! Mollington is a picturesque village 3m from Chester. Beechwood: Set in two-thirds of an acre walled gardens originally part of the Mollington Hall estate. Summerhouse overlooking natural pond with rose-covered pergola, hostas, ferns, grasses and gunnera, wild life area, rockery, quirky features including Mollington Hall’s original gasometer rediscovered in 2006. Home Farm House: Small walled garden with densely packed borders provides the setting for this C17 farm house. Established wisteria, climbing roses, range of shrubs and herbaceous plants designed to attract wildlife and provide all year round interest while being low maintenance. Adswood: A cottage garden with side borders and island beds packed with a wide range of bulbs, perennials, climbers and traditional roses. The garden is home to over 50 varieties of clematis.

There is a raised ornamental fish pond and several seating areas including a garden pavilion.

Tea at Home Farm.

Saturday 18 July and Sunday 19 July (12-5pm) 167 Bramhall Moor Lane, Hazel Grove, Stockport NEW! The overall garden has a theme of light and dark. The front garden is a formal garden with box hedging and Indian bean trees with a background of shrubs chosen for texture and foliage. The back garden has colourful informal herbaceous borders packed with a variety of plants and standard trees and a small nursery and vegetable plot at the side. Visitors also welcome by arrangement May to September.

Marple Road, Stockport

Sunday 5 July (11-4.30pm) 218 Marple Road, Stockport NEW! This “secret” south-facing garden approximately 1 acre, full of herbaceous plants, vegetable plot, plant growing area, topiary, unfenced ponds and water features, fun areas and features, developed from paddock to garden over 20yrs by current owners.

GARDENS OPEN BY ARRANGEMENT Most NGS gardens – including all of the above – are open to the public on particular dates. This is fine for most visitors, but if you have a group you can also arrange a private visit on dates to suit. Over 30 of the gardens in Cheshire & Wirral offer this service and eight additional gardens are only open by arrangement – so you get to see the ones not normally visited. Details are in NGS booklets and online at NGS.org.uk

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Barry’s Gardening Tips Plant pests will have made their mark by now, quite literally in some cases. One of my earliest gardening memories is being instructed by my grandad to remove the pots from the top of canes supporting dahlias, empty the straw contents onto the path and then stamp on the earwigs as they scuttled away. Barbaric! I grow dahlias now but rarely see an earwig.

Those pests that make up your hit list will of course depend on which plants you grow. In my garden, as nationally, slugs and snails top the charts, especially as l have two or three dozen hostas to protect. I’ve tried all the usual forms of defence and up to a point still rely on the blue pellets, early on in the season, but by far my most successful method is to actively collect them.

Several nights of the week, around 9.30pm, I search each plant (just hostas I mean, not every plant in my garden!) for signs of molluscs and dispose of those I find. Some people will say they have better things to do with their lives and so have I, but I don’t like shredded hostas.

Something I keep meaning to try is garlic spray.

This is the recipe given to me by an allotmenteer friend of mine: Crush a whole bulb of garlic into a litre of water. Boil for 5 minutes. Allow to cool and sieve the mixture. Keep it in the fridge. Mix one tablespoon per litre of water and spray onto plant leaves. He swears by its effectiveness. Must give it a go.

inside a brown blob of their own making, slowly devouring the plant.

Another plant I grow in profusion is the daylily or hemerocallis. Their long strappy leaves make a great contrast with those of the hostas and they flower for weeks. However, the hemerocallis gall midge is determined to ruin the display. This tiny insect lays its eggs inside a developing flower bud, which then becomes lumpy and misshapen as the larvae feeds, eventually opening to give a very distorted flower. I have spoken to people who thought this was a natural phenomenon but it isn’t. Unfortunately it is difficult to keep the midge at bay. The best way is to avoid growing early-flowering daylilies (June), for which the insect has a preference and stick to the later flowering varieties (July), which usually escape the problem. Presumably this is connected with its lifecycle. However, if you do spot a distorted bud, pick it off and bin it, don’t compost it.

On a happier note, our garden opens for the NGS on 18 and 19 July (find us in the yellow book) so come along and see perfect hostas, lilies and hemerocallis for yourselves, unless I’ve found something better to do with my life, in which case they will all be in tatters.

If you’re looking for inspiration or need help with planting your garden, you can contact Barry by email: barry.davy@ntlworld.com

The distinctive red lily beetle has climbed the pest-chart quite rapidly in the last few years.

There are chemicals available but again I think checking plants in the morning and afternoon and picking off the red devils is the most effective way. Just make sure you hold a hand underneath as you do it because they’re very sensitive to movement and will drop to the ground if they feel threatened. Don’t forget to look out for their larvae, which do more damage than the adult.

You’ll find them on the underside of leaves,

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Perfect Hostas at Brooke Cottage, thanks to Barry’s slug patrol!

In Touch Your Community Noticeboard POYNTON IN BUSINESS CELEBRATES 2ND ANNIVERSARY Local business group, Poynton In Business, recently celebrated its second anniversary at the Cask Tavern on Park Lane. To mark the occasion John Albutt from PZVI Architects supplied a delicious PIB-themed cake.

Poynton In Business membership has grown to over 50 members and all areas of local business are represented from professional services and retailers to business services and industrial. The group has a highly informative website at www. poyntoninbusiness.co.uk and an active Twitter account, @poyntonbusiness, offering information on training courses, local road works and available commercial property etc.

The milestone of the second anniversary was a chance for PIB to celebrate its community involvement. The group has built strong ties with Poynton High School, the Town Council and local churches as well as becoming a regular at the Poynton Show and Christmasfest.

Newly re-elected local MP, David Rutley, has attended a number of PIB meetings over the past two years and has endorsed Poynton In Business as a means of encouraging local trade and having

a voice to represent the interests of Poynton’s business community.

The group meets on every second Wednesday of the month at various locations around the village and has a variety of speakers. The meetings are a chance for local businesses to air their views, network and just chat in a relaxed atmosphere.

The meetings are open to all Poynton-based businesses or anyone thinking of setting up business in Poynton and more details are available on the website.

Higher Poynton Summerfest Now in its fourth year, this community event which will be held on Sunday 12 July, is organised by a dedicated and enthusiastic team of local volunteers and promises to be the biggest and best yet, with a packed programme.

There is something for all the family, with displays, live music, market stalls selling local produce, children’s attractions, and plenty more besides. Hot and cold refreshments will also be available, including a BBQ, ice cream and drinks.

As usual the Summerfest will take place on and around the Middlewood Way at Higher Poynton.

Entrance is free, although cars will be charged £3 to park. The event will take place between 11.30am and 4.30pm and will be officially opened

by Great British Bake Off finalist Luis Troyano.

More information from 01625 878495 or 01625 872238 www.higherpoyntonsummerfest.co.uk Continued over...

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Spanish Visitors enjoy the Home to Home experience!

The last week of April saw Home to Home’s new Poynton English Centre welcome its first group of young Spanish visitors. Accompanied by a glorious week of sunshine, 33 school students and their teachers enjoyed a hugely successful educational visit and were extremely complimentary about Poynton and what it had to offer.

They enjoyed a five-day programme including classroom based activities at the newly refurbished Civic Centre, a treasure hunt around Poynton and a variety of excursions to see nearby places of interest in Stockport and Manchester, as well as the chance to interview local people on the streets of Macclesfield. The week ended with a fun night at the Youth and Community Centre including a quiz, games and a disco.

One of the great attractions of the programme is the opportunity for the students to stay with local families (who receive a payment for hosting) and share the experience with them which can be equally enjoyable for both. Further visits are scheduled in the coming months and hosts are always welcome to join the team – if anybody would like to find out what is involved and how to earn some extra income in the process, then enquiries can be made to: info@hthenglishcentres.co.uk or 07801 910004 (or see facebook.com/poynton.english.centre)

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The Dream of Gerontius St George’s Singers is one of the most highly regarded large choirs in the North West with a reputation for versatility, enterprise and choral excellence. On Sunday 21 June, they join forces with The Sheffield Chorale, a trio of wonderful young soloists and the excellent Stockport Symphony Orchestra to perform Edward Elgar’s choral masterpiece, The Dream of Gerontius, in the beautiful Gorton Monastery.

Elgar composed The Dream of Gerontius, a setting of a poem by Cardinal Newman, in 1900 for the Birmingham Music Festival. The premiere performance was a disaster, as the underrehearsed musicians and singers struggled with Elgar’s original and complex music. The strong Roman Catholic references in the text were disapproved of by some in the Anglican church and they refused to allow its performance.

The work might have sunk without trace but for the conductor Hans Richter who put on two successful concerts in Germany. Eventually Elgar’s music triumphed over all obstacles and Gerontius is now universally cherished by all music-lovers.

The trio of wonderful young soloists includes the choir’s new president, Marcus Farnsworth, who worked with the Choir as Assistant Director of

Music while studying at Manchester University.

He completed his studies at Royal Academy of Music in 2011, and since then has gone on to forge a highly successful international career in opera, concert and recital. In 2014 he established the Southwell Music Festival, and in March 2015 he was appointed Associate of the Royal Academy of Music (ARAM), an award which is given to former students of the college who have made significant contributions to music, and a great honour for such a young artist.

Coach transport is available from Poynton and Hazel Grove. For more details and to book tickets please contact the ticket secretary on the Ticket Hotline 01663 764012 or online at www.st-georges-singers.org.uk

FUNDRAISING SUCCESS Poynton Morning Townswomen’s Guild has been busy fundraising once again. We have coffee mornings, raffles and sell second hand books and handmade greetings cards at our monthly meetings. During the past few years we have supported many charities both national and local and this year we chose The David Lewis Centre in Alderley Edge. The Centre provides outstanding education, residential, medical and therapeutic support for people with learning disabilities, epilepsy and autism. At our AGM in March we presented a cheque for £400 to their representative, who then gave an interesting talk on various areas of their life at the centre. Our members interacted with their questions and we felt proud to be supporting such a wonderful charity.

PLAY NETBALL

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We’re a very friendly club with great spirit and we have some good talented players. Netball is a great way to keep fit and make new friends too.

For more information please call Michelle 07708 246789 or Amy 07738 494418 or email poynton.netball.club@gmail.com www.poyntonnetball.co.uk

Poynton Jemmers hit 40 Local morris dancers, Poynton Jemmers, are celebrating their 40th birthday this year.

Since their formation in 1975 they have spread Poynton’s fame far and wide, becoming one of the best known morris sides in the country. They have enjoyed several trips abroad, including to Poynton’s Hungarian twin town of Erd. The team’s foreman Alice Walker said: “We were one of the very first sides dedicated to the revival of women’s north-west morris, and our amazing research team collected and notated a number of dances from Cheshire, speaking to women who had performed and taught them in the 1920s and 30s. We still perform most of these dances, along with previously published dances and some we have developed ourselves”.

Look out for the Jemmers in Poynton on 6 June when they are holding a day of dance with other local teams. They will be performing at the Kingfisher and Farmers Arms pubs, as well as other venues around the village. The Jemmers are always looking for new members who would like to have fun, make friends and keep fit. They practise most Wednesday evenings at the Community Centre on Park Lane. More information at www.poyntonjemmers.net.

Come and join Poynton Netball Club and have some fun as we celebrate our 40th year. The club, which has notched up some impressive wins this season, is looking for new players ready to start the new season with a bang.

We are looking for players with experience, aged 16 years and over (with no upper limit!) Come along to a weekly Wednesday practice night at Poynton Leisure centre from 7.30pm to 9.30pm to try us out.

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NEW MANAGEMENT AT LOSTOCK HALL PRE SCHOOL From September 2015 Lostock Hall Primary School will be managing Lostock Hall PreSchool following the retirement of its present owner Mrs Kathryn Farrar. We would like to take this opportunity to thank Mrs Farrar for her dedication and commitment she has given in running the Pre-School so successfully for the last 15 years.

worked really hard and we’ve had a blast competing with the UK’s top SAI choruses; our third place in the mid-sized chorus division is yet another boost”.

On Thursday 16 July, from 9am to3pm, the PreSchool will be holding an Open Day to enable all present parents and prospective new parents to register their child for September 2015. This will be a fantastic opportunity to meet all members of staff and to experience a day in the life of the Pre-School.

We look forward to meeting many new faces and forming new long term relationships.

Another Medal for Local Chorus They’ve done it again! Yet another medal around the pretty necks of the Cheshire A Cappella ladies for their third place bronze medal win in the mid-size chorus division at the 2015 UK SAI Convention, held this year at Nottingham’s prestigious Royal Concert Hall.

Now 6 years old, the chorus continues from strength to strength having also won their class at the recent Alderley Edge Music Festival.

Chorus Director, Wally Saunders commented, “I couldn’t be prouder of the girls; everyone’s

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Maintaining their position in the top ten SAI choruses in the UK - most of which have been going for well over 20 years - Cheshire A Cappella is suitably proud. Now wishing to swell their numbers even more, they’re keen to recruit new singers to join the fun. So whether you sing high or low, give some thought to joining the girls for a day in July to see whether you might enjoy four part a cappella close harmony singing. There’s no obligation, just a great opportunity to see what it’s all about, meet the girls, sing some songs and who knows, make a whole bunch of great new friends!

If you’d like further information on the A Cappella Appetiser day, or on Cheshire A Cappella chorus itself, please call 07975 927423 or email hilary.pinnock@ntlworld.com

JAKE SWIMS TO MEDAL SUCCESS Poynton High School student Jake Clappison has achieved an enormous amount in his swimming career so far. It has been an amazing few months for the 15 year old, but it has taken many hours, weeks, months and years of dedicated preparation and training for the Year 10 student.

Jake recently won the Skins competition at Stockport Metro Club Championships, a series of

7 sprint races where the slowest competitor is knocked out in each race. Not only did Jake win the overall competition in his age group but also won each individual race too! His latest medal haul accompanies the many medals he has won over the years at various events, such as the Manchester and District Competitions and the English Schools Gala where in the 7 events he raced he achieved 7 top 3 places, including 3 Gold.

Jake, from High Lane, started swimming at the tender age of two and at the age of 10 joined a local swimming club, Saracens ASC based at Hazel Grove. He moved on to Stockport Metro Swimming Club where he still swims today. “Jake has shown an enormous amount of focus and dedication to achieve his success. We are proud of all his many achievements and wish him every success for the future� said David Waugh, Head Teacher at Poynton High School.

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The Book Group Recommends This month we have two novels for your consideration that have much in common.

Each has a compelling narrative of corruption and collusion, of racial prejudice and individual principle although the protagonists are from very different backgrounds.

The Dreyfus Affair is one of those moments in history that almost everyone has heard of. It is this French miscarriage of justice that forms the background to An Officer and a Spy by Robert Harris. The Jewish army officer is convicted of treason, sentenced to life imprisonment on Devil’s Island, publicly humiliated and stripped of his rank. Georges Picquart is a witness to this and believes in his guilt as staunchly as any member of the public. However when he is promoted to Head of a secret intelligence unit called the “statistical section” he finds evidence that a spy still remains at large in the military and Dreyfus is innocent. The establishment are oddly reluctant to pursue this finding. Deceit mounts and moves inexorably towards the highest levels of government, and Picquart himself is dismissed - the victim of a sinister campaign.

This is an intriguing and enlightening book. Harris gives us a fascinating insight into meticulous detective work, which in the 1890’s involved not DNA, but the piecing together of fragments of letters retrieved by a cleaner from German bins.

Extensively researched, none of the characters, even the most minor, is wholly fictional and almost the entire story happened in real life.

DNA evidence would certainly have been crucial in the case against George Edalji the subject of a miscarriage of justice in Arthur and George

by Julian Barnes. Again this is a “real life” story indeed two life stories that for a brief time intersected. The characters of the title are Arthur Conan Doyle, the creator of Sherlock Holmes and George a man who wanted to become famous as a lawyer but instead became known for another miscarriage of justice. Edalji is the half-Indian son of a vicar who was born a Parsi in India and moved to England where he married a Scottish woman. When George was a boy the family were targeted by a prankster who made their lives miserable, doing things in their name posting newspaper advertisements etc. This stopped for a while but restarted when George embarked on his law career. Animals in the neighbourhood were cruelly slaughtered, and the police suspected George for no good reason except that he was different. He was arrested, tried, and amazingly convicted on evidence that was at best far-fetched. After three years in prison he is released and it is then that Arthur becomes involved. Certain George has been wrongly convicted he is eager to see George truly exonerated and compensated.

There are many similarities between the books – indeed George even refers to the Dreyfus case supported by Zola and its favourable outcome compared to his own.

We thoroughly enjoyed both of these books but they did leave us with the feeling that “plus ça change plus c’est la meme chose”

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Organ Recital

Gordon Stewart Music for a Summer Afternoon Saturday 2 August, 2.30pm The organ situated in the Great Hall at Adlington is considered one of the most important musical instruments in the UK and has been played by Handel himself. The opportunity to hear this majestic instrument played is not to be missed.

The ticket price is ÂŁ20 to include Cream Tea in the courtyard (weather dependent) Please contact us on 01625 827595 for more information.

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Exciting Times Well it has been an exciting month for Amaranth!

We are delighted to announce that Amaranth was awarded the Best Independent Retailer in the UK at the Natural and Organic Awards in London.

Many INSIDE readers will already know of our Bramhall store and have been loyal customers over the years, so to you, a big thank you for helping us achieve this award.

If you haven’t yet visited, Amaranth is your number one (and now the UK number one!) natural health shop and treatment rooms located in Bramhall Village. From our shop we sell professional quality nutritional supplements, superfoods (such as wheatgrass, spirulina), Free From cooking ingredients, natural skin and bodycare (from Pai Skincare, Dr.Hauschka, Weleda, Green People and more) and gifts (NEOM Organics and BeeFayre) Each member of our knowledgeable team is trained and registered to the highest level in their profession. The team includes nutritional therapists, acupuncturists, massage therapists, reflexologists, life coaches and much more and they are available in the shop to talk to you about your health concerns. Digestion, sensitive skin, eczema, joint pain, stress, hormones and hayfever are common conditions we talk about but we have helped many other conditions too.

We also provide consultations and treatments in our beautiful treatment rooms above the shop.

We would love you to pop in and enjoy a herbal tea with us. To find out more about our products, offers, events and nutrition tips please follow us on Facebook at AmaranthUK or twitter @Amaranth_UK. Check out our website too, we have over 2,000 natural health products to buy online at www.amaranth-wellbeing.com

Celebrate our award with us Enjoy £5 off when you spend £25 at Amaranth during June* *This offer is valid on shop products only, sorry not treatments. The offer is not valid with any other offer and loyalty points cannot be given on the transaction

by Joanne Hill www.amaranth-wellbeing.com

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The Eagle Stone

The Walk - The Beauty of the Ridges Distance: 9 miles, taking some 4 hours.

Map: Outdoor Leisure White Peak, Map 24.

Car park map grid reference is SK255776.

Height: Gained 525 feet, very few stiles, good tracks and paths.

The Stone Circle

Poynton Rambling Club has been running organised walks for well over 40 years. A recent walk of the club was one of the more picturesque we have done, taking in four spectacular ridges, all with wonderful views: White Edge, Gardom’s Edge, Baslow Edge and Froggatt Edge. All these edges are favourite venues for rock climbers as the rocks are gritstone which have been worn

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by Peter Jaques - Poynton Rambling Club Photos by Bob Wade

into dramatic shapes, ideal for climbing. The area was first pioneered in the late 1800’s.

We started the walk from the National Trust car park (free with a NT card) at Hay Wood, part of the Longshaw Estate. This estate was originally owned by the Duke of Rutland until the late 1920’s and eventually donated to the National Trust.

From the car park we crossed the A625 just below The Grouse Inn, passing White Edge Lodge and then going over White Edge Moor to reach ‘The Hurkling Stones’ at the northern end of the ridge. Looking to the east could be seen the expansive area of moorland which is covered in heather and ling. This moor is part of a wildlife sanctuary which extends into Yorkshire. When the Trig Point was reached we went down a

Along Baslow Edge

narrow path on the west slope. Eventually a country lane was reached where a minor road was crossed. The track rose gently over an area called Eaglestone Flat. On the left were the cliffs of Gardom’s Edge, and in the valley the grounds of Chatsworth could be seen, together with the imposing fountain. Soon after, the Wellington monument was reached, built in 1866 in memory of Wellington long after the Battle of Waterloo.

In the far distance another monument can just be seen, this one to Admiral Lord Nelson. We turned right just after, to pass the Eagle Stone, a large outcrop of gritstone where in past years the young men of Baslow would demonstrate they were ready for marriage by climbing to the top.

The path then crosses the narrow road at Curbar gap and then onto the Baslow Edge path. From here the Derwent Valley villages can be seen below and in the distance. By keeping to the cliff edge we veered right above Froggat Edge, making a short diversion on the moor to visit a Bronze Age stone circle. The track then reached the A625 which we crossed and then followed a short but spectacular path crossing a small stream back to the car park. The group then adjourned to a nearby inn where the lost liquids on the route were replenished, the drivers making do with coffee or tea!

In all, the walk was fairly easy as we started fairly high up, thereby avoiding any steep hills, and covering just less than 9 miles, taking some 4 hours. The car park map grid reference is SK255776 on the Outdoor Leisure White Peak, Map 24. The height gained was 525 feet; there are very few stiles, with good tracks and paths.

Poynton Rambling Club walks are mainly on Wednesdays and Sundays; in the summer evening walks are also organised. The club caters for walkers of all abilities and the walks vary from quite strenuous to easy, with the distance varying from 5 to over 12 miles. Because the club is fairly small at just over 100 members it is both welcoming and friendly. For further details contact the secretary, Brian Brough on 01625 877463, or see more information at www.poynton-ramblers.org.uk.

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Perfect Getaway The Ribble Valley is the perfect getaway destination to explore quaint market towns and picturesque historic villages. Within a very short drive you can enjoy: ■■ Holden Clough Garden Centre and Garden Kitchen Tea Room, an enchanting destination not just for plant lovers but for food lovers too, where you can enjoy the most fantastic afternoon tea, unusually presented on a miniature picnic table ■■ The village of Whalley with impressive Whalley Abbey to explore and afterwards award winning Benedicts Café and Deli for coffee or lunch - food and staff amazing ■■ The Ingleton Caves Waterfall Walk ■■ Bolton Abbey with its wonderful riverside walks and afterwards morning coffee at the gorgeous Devonshire Arms

■■ Award winning National Trust Riddlesdale Hall in Keighley - this 17th century Manor House was home to Cloth Merchant James Murgatroyd and is surrounded by beautiful intimate gardens to explore ■■ The Settle to Carlisle Steam Railway

The Gallery in the Park In February this year the Whitworth Art Gallery re-opened its doors following a refurbishment costing some £15 million. Is it worth a visit? I think so!

I don’t claim to be an authoritative or knowledgeable commentator on works of art or the galleries that house such art. Like many people I enjoy visiting these places and for a variety of reasons I can emerge from any one place, feeling indifferent, or on the other hand totally inspired. Sometimes I’m puzzled, sometimes I feel irritated. But most times, I am surprised by new perspectives, detect a different point of view, admire the creative genius that surrounds me and feel better for having moved around in a space that‘s very different from the environments that I usually inhabit.

New Acquisitions, Portraits, Johnnie Shand Kydd, The 1960’s, Textiles, Sarah Lucas and Thomas Schutte will all be around until 19 July.

Integrated into the surrounding park, the Whitworth is a great place to visit on a sunny day, with friends or family. And there are numerous regular and family events, most of which appear to be free. Talks, films, live music, artist interventions, an independent art school, Yoga and movement, Artist Sundays, Outdoor Art Club, Artbaby and Musicbaby sensory workshops, Toddler Art Club, Early Years Atelier and Art Picnics (materials and blanket provided).

You can also breakfast, lunch or dine in the wonderful Whitworth café which, with its panoramic windows, extends beneath the surrounding trees. We breakfasted on bacon and maple syrup pancakes and have since succumbed to a weekend version of this treat, at home.

In the case of the Whitworth which I visited in April, I felt uplifted - truly impressed by its redesign and informed and moved by several of its exhibitions. Cai Guo Qiang’s ‘Unmanned Nature’ particularly affected me. First commissioned by the Hiroshima City Museum, this installation which includes a 45 metre long, four metre-high gunpowder drawing had only been shown in Japan, prior to its arrival in Manchester. But this work will be removed on 21 June, so you might not want to delay your visit. Other exhibitions like

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So there is plenty to see and do. Of course, in places like the Tate and The Whitworth, exhibitions come and go and my best advice is to look at the website, but better still, to subscribe to their e-newsletter and stay up to date.

The Whitworth, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M15 6ER. Tel 0161 275 7450 www.whitworth.manchester.ac.uk

The Case for Bread…

Bread seems to get a continuous bashing in the media at the moment. Whether it’s the latest diet or a celebrity backed craze, bread is often portrayed as a villain. Is this fair?

We are understandably, passionate about a good loaf of bread. We even started a business which strives to turn out the perfect loaf day after day. In defence of our beloved product, we thought we would do a bit of research about the benefits of bread as part of a healthy, balanced diet?

Fibre – bread can provide up to 20% of your daily recommended fibre intake, supporting a healthy digestive system. Breads packed with grains and seeds are even better and are great for providing a slow energy release.

Sugar – most bread is low in sugar, we only add sugar to a couple of speciality loaves.

Fat – bread is low in fat.

Essential minerals – bread can provide 20% of the recommended daily allowance of calcium and 10% of iron and folate.

Cost – even a good quality loaf of bread is a relatively low cost, nutritious food source.

Love - finally, what article about bread can exclude its emotional value. What is more comforting than a delicious slice of toast and butter or a tasty sandwich on soft fresh bread.

Follow us @BramhallBakery or on our blog www.bramhallbakery.co.uk for more bread talk!

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Sudoku

How to play Sudoku Fill in the grid so that each row, column and 3x3 box, contains the numbers 1 through to 9 with no repetition.

You don’t need to be a genius.

These puzzles use logic alone.

Watch out! Sudoku is highly addictive.

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How happy are you?

I was interested to read about an online tool that could tell you how happy you were. Given that it was on the NHS website I thought that it must have credibility, so I gave it a go – turns out my score is the range that most people typically score – I think that must mean I am averagely happy!

However on a more serious note evidence suggests that despite the people of Britain, in the main, becoming richer when asked to rate their own happiness it shows that our mental wellbeing has not improved. Research suggests that the things in life that we think will make us happy, therefore improving our mental wellbeing - such as possessions, more disposable income, holidays abroad – do not on their own lead to a lasting improvement in the way we feel about ourselves and our lives.

Of course there are many factors that will influence our wellbeing, it is said that the actions we take and the way we think have the biggest impact. Professor

Stewart-Brown says “The first thing you can do for your own wellbeing is to become curious about it. Start to think about what you’ve done in the past to promote mental wellbeing, and whether it worked. Then think about new things you can try.

Remember, no-one can give wellbeing to you. It’s you who has to take action.”

Scientific evidence points to five steps we can all take to improve our mental wellbeing, they are: 1. Get active 2. Connect with others 3. Keep learning 4. Be aware of yourself and the world 5.

Give to others. All of which seem to make sense, but sometimes it helps to have the obvious pointed out to us.

To take the online ‘happiness’ test search ‘Wellbeing self-assessment’ on the NHS website or go to our Facebook page via our website www.alicechilton.com Karen Perry, Founder alice chilton In-Home Care Services Limited. www.alicechilton.com

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Poynton Children’s Activities

Things to do with pre-school kids

Monday St. Paul’s Catholic Pre-School 9-3pm Open Monday – Friday Term Time only. Marley Road, Poynton. A caring and stimulating environment, open to all. Please call ahead from more information – 01625 858222 Playaway 9.30-11.30am Poynton Baptist Church. Contact 01625 859036

Tuesday Wacky Woods 10am-12pm Styperson Quarry Wood, Brookledge Lane, Adlington.

Stay & Play 1.15-2.45pm Term time only, Poynton Children’s Centre, Clumber Road.

Contact 01625 383090 or email poyntonchildrenscentreadmin@cheshireeast.gov.uk

Friday Baby Sensory 11am, 12.30pm and 2pm The Woodford Scout and Guide Headquarters, Moor Lane, Woodford. A learning and development program for parents and babies.

To book, call Becky on 07503547083 or email eastcheshire@babysensory.co.uk

Come and have fun in the woods with your preschooler; even young babies can appreciate the joys of nature. Lots of sensory play activities to enjoy with your children in guided sessions.

Worth Parent & Toddler Group 1.30-3pm Term time only. Worth Primary School, Birch Road.

Toddler group for all pre-school age children and their parents/carers.

£5 per child and that includes pancakes or crumpets on the campfire.

Contact us on 01625 875900 or admin@worth.cheshire.sch.uk for more information.

Contact 01625 573086.

Story Time 11am Term time only. Hazel Grove Library. Stories, rhymes and songs followed by some colouring.

Contact 0161 217 6009.

Wednesday Pre-School Dance 2-2.30pm Term time only. St Martin’s Church Hall, Shrigley Road North, Higher Poynton. All children welcome from age 18 months. Contact 07903 727763 or email missstephanie1@hotmail.co.uk

Thursday Parent & Toddler Group 9.30-11.30am Term time only, Poynton Methodist Church.

Saturday Baby Ballet & Tap 9-10am The Hockley Centre, Park Lane. Step Ahead School of Dance, contact Natalie on 07799 614260 for further details.

Who Let the Dads Out? Between 9am & 11am Second Saturday of the month during term time, St. Martin’s Church Hall, Higher Poynton (near the Boars Head Pub).

A dads and toddler group for dads, granddads or male carers and their pre-school children. £2.50 per family which includes a bacon butty & coffee for the dads, and toast & juice for the children.

Contacts Julie Briggs on 07769 938269, or email julie@briggs.me.uk

For more information contact the church office on 01625 871592 Rhyme Time 10.30am Poynton Library. No booking necessary and no charge.

All babies and toddlers welcome with parents/carers.

Contact 01625 374818.

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If you run a local activity for young children and would like to be included on this page please email jenny@insidemagazines.co.uk

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Care Company on Recruitment Drive for 30 Staff

For people with no prior experience, we provide a full training programme so anyone who is interested in a rewarding career in this growing sector should get in touch. It is the unique and high-quality, personal service that has allowed us to grow so quickly and create these jobs in the local area.

Home Instead Senior Care , which provides care to people in their own homes in East Cheshire, will launch a major recruitment drive this month.

Home Instead Senior Care are 2014 Great British Care Awards National Winner & LaingBuisson Specialist Care Awards Winner

The firm, based in Chelford, is experiencing greater demand for its services because of an ageing population. Julie & Steve Akroyd, who run the business said “We are receiving more and more calls from local people and family members looking for home care, and our business has grown significantly as a result.

Dates for your diary

We consider our fantastic CAREGivers as everyday superheroes; they are everyday people doing extraordinary work. Whether they are providing companionship care, or preparing meals, or helping with daily living routines, they are making a difference to the lives of the elderly.

Home Instead is hosting the following coffee mornings and Recruitment Fair together with fund raising events for Alzheimer Society and East Cheshire Hospice at the following venues: 2 June - Aldeli Coffee Shop, Alderley Edge, 9am - 12 noon 8 July - Costa Coffee, Poynton, 9am - 12 noon Find us on our website www.homeinstead.co.uk/ eastcheshire and www.facebook.com/pages/ Home-Instead-East-Cheshire

Summer Holidays

Legal Advice

A break from the schedule and a time to relax?

The school summer holidays are approaching and you are likely to have your time booked off work in readiness to enjoy some sunshine. But what if you are separated from your child’s other parent or going through a divorce and holiday arrangements are something you can’t agree?

Taking a child abroad on holiday is viewed as a removal of the child from the jurisdiction. In order to do so, there must be the consent of every person with Parental Responsibility or PR. PR is the right to be consulted and involved in decisions concerning a child’s upbringing. PR is automatically obtained by both parents if they are, or were, married to one another. Unmarried fathers also automatically obtain PR if their child was born after 1st December 2003 and their name is recorded on the birth certificate.

Without consent, taking a child abroad can, in the most serious cases, be viewed as child abduction and could result in criminal sanctions. Unilateral action should be avoided. The exception is if a parent has a Residence Order in their favour, as that parent is able to take the child out of the jurisdiction for up to one month at a time without the consent of anyone else with PR.

essential that you decide who is going to apply for, and hold, the passport when you separate.

You should also make sure that the document is provided to the parent going away on holiday well in advance of their departure.

How Can You Resolve Disagreements About Summer Holidays?

Communication - It is essential to discuss and plan holiday arrangements well in advance with your child’s other parent. You should also ensure that the parent who is staying in this country has full details of your flights, accommodation and a contact telephone number so they know where the child is and can contact them if they need to.

Parental Responsibility - If you are in any doubt as to whether you have PR and therefore whether your consent is required for your child to go abroad on holiday, you should seek specialist legal advice. You may be able to obtain PR either by entering into a PR agreement or obtaining a PR Order.

Action - If you cannot agree then the issue can be referred to mediation or correspondence can be sent from a Solicitor to try to resolve the holiday plans. As a last resort, it is possible to have the issue determined by the Court. If you are in any difficult, you should seek specialist legal advice well in advance of your holiday.

Passports - Anyone with PR for a child can apply for a passport on their behalf. It is therefore 0808 175 7765 www.slatergordon.co.uk/family

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Clickjacking Clickjacking is a way of collecting data held on your machine, or tricking you into clicking something which you think is okay, so it will take you somewhere it wants you to go.

Officially classed under the Spyware and Malware umbrella, Clickjacking can take many forms and isn’t necessarily always malicious.

There was a browser extension for Firefox a while back which recommended websites to users who had installed it. The information provided was actually collected by accessing data the user had entered into their machine. So for example, a user types ‘car insurance’ into a web browser and from that time onwards a list of car insurance company adverts would coincidentally appear on future website visits.

Some of the creators of Clickjacking software have actually had their software bought by larger legitimate companies who have turned it

from something which was borderline malicious to totally above board. Have you searched for something or been on a website only to find days later when visiting another site there is an advert for what you were looking for previously?

Clickjacking can use hidden hyperlinks to surreptitiously capture data from an unaware user. These hidden links can be hidden in online adverts or buttons on a page. Imagine that there are two buttons, one that says ‘Yes Go Ahead’ and the other ‘No Get Me Out Of Here.’ Both buttons make an action when clicked and this is governed by the code written behind them, so you could make the Yes button mean No and vice versa, tricking the user into going somewhere they don’t want to.

As always be vigilant when using the internet; it is a fantastic place but like everything in life, there is a dark side.

Mark Travis The PC Doctor

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Inside Guide Wednesday 3 June Poynton Philatelic Society meeting. Mr V Patel who will be displaying ‘British Promotional Postal Orders’, an unusual display which will interest collectors of this material. For further information about our Society then please call Ron Phelps on 01625 877643 North Room, Poynton Community Centre 7.30pm

Saturday 6 June Open Day at AVRO, suitable for both novices and those new to golf (ladies, gents or juniors) who are seeking a small, friendly and affordable club to join; or the more experienced golfer looking for a smaller but challenging local course to join. With an award winning Greenkeeper and 7 day membership fees of less than £10 a week!

For more details contact Les Fowler on 01625 876780.

AVRO Golf Club, Woodford

Saturday 6 June The Wilmslow Symphony Orchestra will perform an exciting programme Gershwin ‘Cuban Overture’, Barber ‘Adagio for Strings’, Copland ‘Fanfare for the Common Man’ and both ‘On the Waterfront Suite’ and ‘Symphonic Dances from West Side Story’ by Bernstein.

Tickets £12, Conc £10, Under 18’s £2 Wilmslow Leisure Centre, 7.45pm

Sunday 7 June A Summer Concert for St Ann’s Hospice. An evening of light popular music, including the music of George and Ira Gershwin, with St Ann’s Hospice Festival Choir.

Tickets £14 (no concessions) from; Stockport Town Hall Box Office 0161 474 3256, St Ann’s Hospice 0161 498 3631 and at the door (subject to availability).

Stockport Town Hall 7.30pm

Sunday 7 June Music for a Summer Evening – a Coffee Concert with Epiphany. Entry at the door £9. £6 concessions. Free for under 18s. Coffee, tea and cake available from 7.45pm Poynton Methodist Church 8.15pm

Wednesday 10 June Craft and Chatter. A monthly get together for crafters of all kinds, card making, quilting, collage, embroidery, sewing and any other interests you might have. Bring your own project and enjoy good crafting company with a cuppa and the opportunity to learn from each other.

Contact Chrissie 0161 439 8262 for further details. £2 Dean Row Chapel Hall, Adlington Road, SK9 2BX 2pm to 4pm

A guide to selected events in East Cheshire during June & July Wednesday 10 June Poynton In Business is holding an evening meeting to discuss local business issues and share information.

The speaker will be Sgt Pete Brazendale of Cheshire Police who will be giving advice on local policing issues, cybercrime and will be open for a Q & A session. The meeting is open to all Poynton businesses, as well as anyone interested in setting up a business in Poynton.

For more details please visit the website at www.poyntoninbusiness.co.uk or contact admin@poyntoninbusiness.co.uk Local venue to be confirmed 5.30pm

Wed 10, Mon 17 and Wed 19 June Bollington Festival Players Junior Company Present ‘James and the Giant Peach’. Roald Dahl’s epic journey across the Atlantic is acted out with live action, puppetry and storytelling. Tickets £9/£8 from bfptickets@hotmail.com or 07776 239613 Bollington Arts Centre 7.30pm

Thursday 11 June Worth Probus Club. Dr.Fay Sidebottom will speak to us on ‘Seven Secrets of Wellbeing’. Please contact Peter Owen on 01625 871574 or peterowen49@btinternet.com for further details. Community Centre, Park Lane, 2pm

Thursday 11 June Poynton Home Gardeners Club. A welcome return by Don Whitton (whose allotment and garden we visited last year,) who will ask “Is Big Ever Beautiful?” For more information ring 01625 877865 between 10am and 7pm or visit www.poyntongardenclub.co.uk. Visitors are welcome at £2 per meeting. Royal British Legion Club, St. George’s Road West, Poynton 7.30 pm

Thursday 11 June Join us for a fascinating and entertaining evening with Professor David Crystal - our foremost authority on the English language (and all things phonological.) David will be talking about The Disappearing Dictionary – a beautiful new book bringing together a collection of brilliantly quirky English dialect words before they disappear forever. Ticket Price: £10 (redeemable against a copy of The Disappearing Dictionary) To book: call 0161 439 1436; email events@simplybooks.info or book online at www.simplybooks.info Simply Books, Bramhall 7.30pm Continued over...

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Saturday 13 June

Sat 20 to Sat 27 June

Stockport Symphony Orchestra, Conductor Carlos del Cueto. Sibelius En Saga;Rodrigo Concierto de Aranjuez Soloist: Mark Ashford;Tchaikovsky Symphony No 6

VIVAT! VIVAT REGINA! by Robert Bolt Tickets £9.50 (£8.00 concession)The gripping story of two rival monarchs who never met: Queen Elizabeth I and Mary Queen of Scots. To book online: www.stockportgarrick.co.uk Telephone orderline: 0161 477 7779

Stockport Town Hall at 7.30pm.

Saturday 13 June Marple Choral Society’s Summer Concert. Rutter: The Sprig of Thyme. Lauridsen: Lux Aeterna. Vivaldi: Summer. Tickets £8, under 18 half price, available on the door, or ring 01663 763509 to reserve.

Marple Methodist Church, Church Lane, Marple 7.30pm

Tuesday 16 June Rosalie Gorton will talk about Tatton Park and the Egerton Family. Entrance £1 including refreshments.

For more information contact enquiries@poyntonu3a.org.uk Main Hall, Poynton Civic Centre 2pm to 4pm

Tuesday 16 June

Sunday 21 June St George’s Singers join forces with The Sheffield Chorale, a trio of wonderful young soloists and Stockport Symphony Orchestra to perform Edward Elgar’s choral masterpiece, The Dream of Gerontius.

Ticket Hotline 01633 764012 or online at www.st-georges-singers.org.uk Tickets £15, £13 concession, £5 students/children. Coach transport from Poynton/ Hazel Grove. The Monastery, Gorton, Manchester 7.30pm

Wednesday 24 June

Poynton Civic Hall 7.30pm

Craft and Chatter. A monthly get together for crafters of all kinds, card making, quilting, collage, embroidery, sewing and any other interests you might have. Bring your own project and enjoy good crafting company with a cuppa and the opportunity to learn from each other.

Contact Chrissie 0161 439 8262 for further details. £2

Wednesday 17 June

Dean Row Chapel Hall, Adlington Road, SK9 2BX 2pm to 4pm

Poynton Flower Club. Demonstration by Jon Brennan (Rochdale) entitled ‘This is it’. Visitors £5, enquiries phone 01625 875158.

Poynton Philatelic Society meeting with guest speaker Gavin Wood who will be displaying ‘The German Occupation of the Channel Islands’. This will be a very topical display which will be of interest to WW2 enthusiasts. For further information about our Society then please call Ron Phelps on 01625 877643.

North Room, Poynton Community Centre 7.30pm

Thursday 18 June Mart Rodger Manchester Jazz Poynton British Legion, Georges Rd. West, Poynton 2pm

Saturday 20 June Hallé Chamber Concert with Rosa Campos-Fernandez, clarinet, Dale Culliford, cello, and Paul Janes, piano.

Programme includes Beethoven, Tajcevic and Brahms.

Tickets £10, £8 (concession) and under 18s free, including refreshments, available from the Church Office 0161 439 1204, Thrift Shop, Simply Books and on the door.

Bramhall Methodist Church 7.30pm

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Tickets available in person from the Stockport Plaza box office Garrick Theatre, Exchange Street, Wellington Road South, Stockport SK3 0EJ

Thursday 26 June Worth Probus Club. Derek Slater will speak to us on ‘Oscar Wild’. Please contact Peter Owen on 01625871574 or peterowen49@btinternet.com for further details. Community Centre, Park Lane 2pm

Friday 26 June Macclesfield Mydel Choir Summer Concert with new Musical Director Guest musician David Court.

Guest soprano Aimee Presswood. Tickets £8 tel 01625 425760 Adnilmd@hotmail.co.uk Prestbury Methodist Church 7.30pm

Sunday 28 June Jacksons’ Jaunt. A stroll around Jacksons’ Brickworks looking at the flora and fauna and the habitat management techniques used to promote wildlife.

Information: 01625 383700 Booking: jacksonsjaunt2015.eventbrite.co.uk by 24 June. Booking in advance is essential. Meeting point: Jacksons’ Brickworks Car Park, Pool House Road, Higher Poynton, SK12 1TY (SJ945844) 10.30am to 12 noon

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Sunday 28 June

Thursday 9 July

Bollington Festival Choir’s final concert of the 2014-5 season is entitled Gloria Italia! and includes a charming and tuneful mass setting from a composer far better known for his stunning operas. Puccini’s Messa di Gloria is full of operatic tunes which you’re likely to be humming for days to come. The concert also features Italian baroque music for choir and vocal and instrumental solos from its members. Tickets (£10 / £3 for 18s and under) from 01625 575554

Poynton Home Gardeners Club. The speaker will be Barbara Depledge, the chairman of The Herb Society (which is based in Macclesfield.) For more information ring 01625 877865 between 10am and 7pm or visit www.poyntongardenclub.co.uk. Visitors are welcome at £2 per meeting.

Bollington Arts Centre, 7.30 pm

Weds 10 & Sat 11 July

Thurs 2 to Sat 4 July

Wilmslow Green Room presents The 39 Steps, a comedic adaptation of the John Buchan melodrama.

Directed by Celia Bonner, this is an open-air production in Styal Mill Gardens. For further information, please go to www.wgrsoc.org.uk and click on the link to purchase tickets.

Wilmslow Green Room presents The 39 Steps a comedic adaptation of the John Buchan melodrama.

Directed by Celia Bonner, this is an open-air production at Gawsworth Open Air Theatre. For further information, please go to www.wgrsoc.org.uk and click on the link to purchase tickets.Gawsworth Open Air Theatre

Royal British Legion Club, St. George’s Road West, Poynton 7.30pm

Styal Mill Gardens

Sat 4 to Sun 12 July

Saturday 11 July

Bollington Well Dressing - Festival Opening ceremony at the Greg Fountain, Flash Lane, (opposite the Cock and Pheasant) at 11.30am on Saturday 4th July. Well dressings on display around the town until Sunday 12th July. For more details contact Christine 01625 574208 or visit www.bollingtonwelldressing.co.uk

A Cappella Appetiser. Join the sassy ladies of Cheshire A Cappella for an informal, fun and relaxed day - a chance to dip your toe in the water and see what our style of singing is all about. For more details email hilary.pinnock@ntlworld.com call 07975 927423

Wednesday 8 July

Sunday 12 July

Poynton In Business will be holding a Business Breakfast to promote local trade and provide a great networking opportunity. Anyone with a local business interest will be most welcome. Barrie Hawker from Park Lane Research will be providing an update on the business findings of the recent Neighbourhood Plan.

For more information please visit the website at www.poyntoninbusiness.co.uk or contact: admin@poyntoninbusiness.co.uk Co-op Independent Living, 4 Park Lane, Poynton 7.30am

Higher Poynton Summerfest. Something for all the family, with displays, live music, market stalls selling local produce, children’s attractions, and plenty more besides. Hot and cold refreshments will also be available, including a BBQ, ice cream and drinks.

Entrance is free, although cars will be charged to park.

Information: 01625 878495 or 01625 872238

Wednesday 8 July Craft and Chatter. A monthly get together for crafters of all kinds, card making, quilting, collage, embroidery, sewing and any other interests you might have. Bring your own project and enjoy good crafting company with a cuppa and the opportunity to learn from each other.

Contact Chrissie 0161 439 8262 for further details. £2 Dean Row Chapel Hall, Adlington Road, SK9 2BX 2pm to 4pm

Thursday 9 July Worth Probus Club. Donald Lodge will speak to us on ‘Life of a Butler ‘. Please contact Peter Owen on 01625871574 or peterowen49@btinternet.com for further details.Community Centre, Park Lane, 2pm

Venue tbc 10am to 4pm

Middlewood Way at Higher Poynton Station, Shrigley Rd North 11.30am to 4.30pm

Wednesday 15 July Poynton Philatelic Society’s final meeting of the season concludes with the AGM followed by an Auction, where members bring along their unwanted items to sell, this is always an enjoyable event and well supported. For further informationplease call Ron Phelps on 01625 877643.

North Room, Poynton Community Centre 7.30pm

Thursday 16 July Mart Rodger Manchester Jazz Poynton British Legion, Georges Rd. West, Poynton 2pm Continued over...

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Tuesday 21 July

Brian Greene will give a talk on Gilbert & Sullivan entitled `The Ah-Ha Moments.’ Entrance £1 including refreshments. For more information contact enquiries@poyntonu3a.org.uk Main Hall, Poynton Civic Centre 2pm to 4pm

Thursday 23 July Worth Probus Club. Guy Otten will speak to us on ‘Strictly die laughing’.

Community Centre, Park Lane, 2pm

Saturday 25 July The Robins Singers present A Summer Event including guest soloists. Telephone Dennis (01706 347484) or Helen (07976 923539) for more details.

St. Andrew’s Church, Cheadle Hulme 7.30pm

Sunday 26 July Simply Books presents…Dame Jacqueline Wilson…

A World Exclusive! Join Jacqueline Wilson for the launch of her new book, KATY, a re-imagining of the Victorian classic WHAT KATY DID. There’ll be plenty of time too for questions from the audience so get thinking! KATY isn’t published until August but we will have copies available on the day – a World Exclusive! Tickets: £15 (includes a copy of KATY) – there’s a range of Family Ticket options too - please get in touch for more information. To book: call 0161 439 1436; email events@simplybooks.info or book online at www.simplybooks.info Stockport Plaza, Stockport 11am

Saturday 1 August Batty about Bats. Bats are one of the UK’s most misunderstood animals. Come and dispel a few myths and find out more about these fascinating creatures as we take a short stroll at the Carrs Park, Wilmslow. Bring a torch. Parish Hall Car Park, Cliff Road, Wilmslow, SK9 4AA (SJ847816) Leaders: Cheshire East Council 9pm to 10pm

Saturday 1 August Tegg’s Nose Butterfly Walk. A FREE wildlife walk around the top of Tegg’s Nose Country Park to look for and learn more about some of the park’s resident butterfly species and, if we are lucky, seeing the scarce local speciality, namely, the Wall butterfly.

Booking in advance essential at teggsnosebutterflywalk2015.eventbrite.co.uk Information: 01625 374833 Tegg’s Nose Country Park Visitor Centre, Buxton 11am to 1pm

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In Touch There’s a Mouse in the House!

We’re so excited to announce the arrival of a new resident at Stockport Museum, Museum Mouse.

This cheeky little mouse has taken up permanent residence in the Museum’s newly refurbished family learning zone where visitors can start to follow him on his adventures as he scampers around the museum.

for Museum Mouse’s special events in both Staircase House and Stockport Museum this summer. The Museum is a MUST to visit. Check out our website, call us or just drop in. Entry is free to Stockport Museum, Staircase House is chargeable.

Stockport Museum/Staircase House, 30/31 Market Place, Stockport SK1 1ES. stockport.gov.uk/museums Tel: 0161 474 4444

The Local Cricket Scene by Martin Saxon Now that summer is almost with us the area’s cricketers have dusted off their whites and returned to action at our local cricket clubs.

The museum’s newly designed family learning zone is a space where imaginations can run wild with a little help from Museum Mouse, of course!

Visitors can explore Ancient Egypt, animals and nature, toys and shopping in this space through drawing, storytelling and performance. Stockport Museum has worked in partnership with Manchester School of Art to find an Illustration graduate who could reimagine the museum for younger visitors - the appointed illustrator being Becca Hall.

Stockport Museum is the town’s museum and is situated in the heart of Stockport’s historic Market Place. The museum was formerly known as Stockport Story. Displays on the other gallery floors have also been transformed to reflect Stockport’s development. Many items are on display for the very first time whilst firm favourites from the collection are still there; the William Morris stained glass from Cheadle Royal Hospital, Fred Perry’s silver tea set and Constable Birch’s breastbone. Also look out

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Alderley Edge, Bramhall and Marple all play in the Premier Division of Cheshire’s top league, the Vivio Cheshire County League. Last year, Bramhall came fourth in this division, Alderley sixth and Marple eighth. Marple have been fortunate enough to secure a number of overseas players in recent seasons who have gone on to play for the senior Victoria state team in Australia, and they have similarly high hopes of this year’s overseas recruit Sam Harbinson.

Bollington return to the second division of the County League after their promotion last year.

Poynton, Prestbury and Woodford, alongside three Wilmslow-based teams - Wilmslow, Wilmslow Wayfarers and Lindow - will all line up in the various divisions of Cheshire’s second tier league, the TACS Partnership Cheshire League. For Poynton this really could be a pivotal season, as the club which achieved so much success in the 1990s were relegated from the County League last season and are seeking to bounce back.

Pott Shrigley, Mellor, Styal, Norbury and Kerridge all play in Cheshire’s third tier league, the Cheshire Alliance.

Hazel Grove, Hawk Green, Compstall, Offerton and High Lane all play in the Peak Sports Derbyshire & Cheshire League. Happily, High Lane has once again been able to enter this

league after initially having folded near the start of the 2014 season.

Almost all local cricket clubs have at least two senior teams and most have a range of junior teams at all age groups. Some also have dedicated Over 40s teams. With clubs playing at so many different levels of the large Cheshire league structure, there really are teams to suit all ages and abilities.

Best wishes to all our local clubs for the 2015 season (more information from websites below) Cheshire County League and Cheshire League cheshirecountycl.play-cricket.com Cheshire Alliance - cheshireca.play-cricket.com Derbyshire & Cheshire League - www.dccl.org.uk

SCENTED EVENING IN SUMMER GARDENS One of life’s great pleasures is watching the sun set on a glorious summer’s evening.

Imagine doing just that in a National Trust garden, surrounded by the sights and scents of summer.

For the first time, Trust gardens in Cheshire will be opening their gardens on summers’ evenings beginning at the end of May with the tiny bejewelled garden at Hare Hill. They blossom through June taking in the scented Rose Garden at Dunham Massey and the historic 18th century Quarry Bank valley garden with the River Bollin flowing through.

On 24 July it’s the turn of Lyme Park with its Edwardian vistas and views set high above the Cheshire Plain. Lyme’s event is for over 18s only and entry is by pre-booked ticket. Trust gardens at Speke Hall in Liverpool and Rufford Old Hall in Lancashire will also be open during evenings in June.

Each garden will offer something special – from live music to garden tours, and of course, a glass of something cool to drink. For all dates and details visit www.nationaltrust.org.uk/ nwsummer

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Useful Numbers Churches

Leisure Centre

Lostock Christian Fellowship

01625 871644

Poynton

Poynton Baptist Church

01625 859036

Poynton Christian Fellowship

01625 859170

Library

St Paul’s RC Church

01625 872606

Poynton Methodist Church

01625 871592

Poynton Parish Church

01625 850524

(St Georges with St Martin’s)

Poynton Library

London Road Dental Surgery

01625 850828

Park Lane Dental Practice

01625 874667

MP’s Constituency Office E. Cheshire Council Info Services

01625 872214

L Rowland & Co

01625 873955

01625 876900 01625 875 074

Police Station

Priorslegh Medical Centre

01625 872299

Post Offices

McIlvride Medical Practice

01625 872134

Poynton Post Office

Poynton Clinic

01625 875618

Schools

Alcoholics Anonymous Childline Crimestoppers

0800 1111 0800 555111

RSPCA

0300 1234999

Samaritans

0845 7909090

Citizens Advice Bureau Directory Enquiries

(non-emergency)

Lostock Hall Primary School 0845 7697555

08444 111444 118 500

01625 383838 01625 872560

St Paul’s RC Primary School

01625 383040

Vernon Primary School

01625 872556

Worth Primary School

01625 875900

Poynton High School

01625 871811

Travel Bus Information

General Hospital

01625 421000

Electricity – Power Loss

Stepping Hill Hospital

0161 483 1010

Gas – Emergency

Open Hands Transport

01625 850262

0161 228 7811 0845 748 4950

Utilities

Macclesfield District

NHS Direct

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Lower Park Primary School

Train Information

Hospitals

01625 872238

Co-op Pharmacy

Phoenix Dental Practice

Helplines

01625 422848 0300 123 5500

Pharmacists

Chester Rd Dental Care

Doctors

01625 374818

Local Government

Poynton Town Council

Dentists

01625 876442

0845 4647 01625 878589

Water Mains Environment Agency Floodline

0800 195 4141 0800 111 999 0845 746 2200 0845 988 1188

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Classified Index ACCOUNTANTS

Nolan James Chartered Accountants

BAKERIES

Bramhall Bakery

BOOKSHOPS

Simply Books

BUILDING SERVICES S.P. Lee & Co

CARE SERVICES

Alice Chilton In-Home Care Home Instead Senior Care

CARPETS

Carpet Creations

CARPET & UPHOLSTERY CLEANING Safeclean Zap-Clean

CHILDCARE Kidszone

CHIROPRACTORS

The Back Pain Centre

CHURCHES

Poynton Christian Fellowship

CLEANING

Queeny Cleaners

CLUBS & ENTERTAINMENT Adlington Hall & Gardens British Legion Party in the Park

COMPLEMENTARY THERAPY Amaranth

COMPUTER & INTERNET Mike Knibb PC Doctor

CREATIVE ARTS CLASSES Poynton Pottery

DELICATESSEN

The Cheshire Smokehouse

DRIVEWAY CLEANING

Cleanadrive Jet Clean Drives Poynton Will’s Driveway Cleaning

DRIVEWAY CLEANING SUPPLIES

The Patio Blackspot Removal Company

ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES Taylor Electrical

GARDEN DESIGN & LANDSCAPING Sherratt Landscapes Ltd

GARDEN MAINTENANCE

Greenside Gardens NRG Garden Services Robinson Garden Maintenance

GARDEN ROOMS

Swift Organisation

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GUTTER CLEANING

Sherratt Gutter Cleaning

HAIR & BEAUTY

Serenity Ted’s Barber Shop The Cut

9 44 24

HOME IMPROVEMENT & PROPERTY MAINTENANCE House Matters UK ICAN Handyman Services K&J Home & Garden Maintenance Trevor Garner

HOTELS

Park House B & B Ken Wood & Son Trevor Garner

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KITCHENS

Matt Finish Simplicity Granite

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LAWN CARE

Green Thumb Jigsaw Lawn Care

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LOCKSMITHS

Crimeguard Security

26 51 5

More Than Loft Ladders

40 50 9

LOFT LADDERS

OVEN CLEANING Ecodazzle

Deano Kathy Shaw Steve White

PHOTOGRAPHY

Richard Jackson Photography

PLUMBING & HEATING David Hanson

PUBS & RESTAURANTS

56 39 52

ROOFING

30 17 23 56 60 29

The Farmers Arms Tom Yam Poynton Roofing

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SECURITY

Crimeguard Security

SOFT FURNISHINGS Kathy Shaw

SOLICITORS/LEGAL SERVICES Manners Pimblett Slater & Gordon

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PAINTING & DECORATING

30

17

38 26 23 60 34

JOINERY

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TREE SERVICES

Swift Tree & Arboricultural Services

WINDOW & CONSERVATORY REPAIRS The Window Repair Centre Window Geeks

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