Issue 109 – August 2015
GARDEN OF SECRETS
INSIDE THIS MONTH
By Stephen Guy, West Derby Society THE garden was a retreat from the hustle and bustle of life in the growing port of Liverpool where fortunes could be made and lost. Moss House (pictured) stood at the junction of Derby Lane and Moss Lane (now Queens Drive). It was built in 1776 by merchant Peter Rigby two years after he served as Mayor of Liverpool.He and his wife Mary held many social gatherings at Moss House set in open countryside overlooking the port. Local historian R D Radcliffe, who did much to preserve our heritage, described visiting Moss House garden in late Victorian times. Wandering around with members of the Rigby family, they chanced upon the foundations of a summer house or belvedere standing on a knoll or hillock. “It must have been in 1776 quite an extensive view over the open country to Low Hill, Anfield and Everton,” wrote Radcliffe, born in Almonds Green and a member of a prominent West Derby family. “Portions of the stone plinth on which the gazebo had stood were visible.” There were also two fluted
white stone columns which probably flanked the doorway “where many a Rigby and his friends had sat and admired the view long ago”. Another feature was a fivesided walled garden with many greenhouses, fruit trees flowers and vegetables. “At the apex of each of the angles formed by the walls of this oddly shaped enclosure stood a well-shaped stone vase or urn of considerable merit.” Radcliffe returned to the
garden in 1904, shortly before the death of its occupant. The butler, Wallet, showed him an old stone hidden in the bushes. It was the sundial said to have been removed from West Derby Chapel when it was demolished in 1856. The Rigbys gave permission for the sundial to be moved to the south wall of St Mary’s Church where it remains to this day. Moss House was demolished in 1914. Radcliffe records that
none of the garden vases “survived the ignorant, ruthless destruction of the house-breakers and the rough element from the neighbouring town-villages who followed in their wake.” However a lead spout bearing the date 1776 and the initials P & M R was bought by Charles Crosthwaite and can still be seen fixed to The Nook on Town Row. Join the West Derby Society at West Derby Courthouse open 2-4pm most Sundays
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Hello Everyone Welcome to the August issue of the LINK Gosh, it’s August already!! We had a great response to our 9th Birthday free prize draw competitions in the July edition. Well done if you were one of the lucky winners and thank you to our advertisers who contributed prizes. Well, whilst writing this we are apparently at the beginning of a heatwave. Let’s hope it lasts for a few weeks while the children are on school holidays! Check out our fantastic double page spread in the centre pages (“Help! ... It’s the Holidays”). Lots of great ideas for the kids. For many of us, this time of year means only one thing ... holidays! Because we all live such a
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Meet Bella and Roxie, the very cute faces of 2015
Woofs and wellies – working to raise cash for Woodlands Hospice HELLO, we are Bella and Roxie and we are proud to say we raised the most sponsorship for Woofs and Wellies 2014 and so became the ‘Faces of Woofs & Wellies 2015’– a very glamorous role! We would both love you to come along to Woofs and Wellies 2015 on September 13! Please join us for a fun-filled day including a fun dog show where you can parade in the ring and have the chance to win a Woodlands Hospice rosette for Best Small Dog, Best Medium Dog, Best Large Dog, Best Rescue Dog, Waggiest Tail and Golden Oldie categories. Once we have shown off in the ring we then head out on our 6k sponsored dog walk, all setting out together for a wonderful walk through the beautiful grounds of Croxteth Park. Please feel free to bring your owners and family - each dog needs to be registered but you can then bring owners and family for free! We are so excited about this event and want to help Woodlands Hospice raise as much as possible through sponsorship. If you raise the most sponsorship this year you can be the Face of Woofs and Wellies 2016! There will be plenty of lovely stalls on the day to make sure your owners spoil you! As you will see from our photos, each dog is given a very stylish bandana to wear at the walk and then a goody bag to say well done for finishing. Please ask your owner to register you so you don't miss out on the fun. We will send further information and sponsor forms in the post once you have registered. We look forward to seeing you and your owners there! Lots of licks, Bella & Roxie xx You can register online at www.woofsandwellies.org or download a registration form from www.woodlandshospice.org
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Four tips to get your kids fitter during the summer holidays with Paul Coshott Four tips to get your kids fitter during the summer holidays: 1. When it comes to thinking about getting your kids more active, sport with a ball probably comes to mind but some kids just
aren’t into sports. Maybe try bringing your kids to my martial arts classes or do a dance class or maybe try indoor climbing. You have to be patient. It might take a bit of trial and error until you find something your child enjoys.
2. Do something active as a family. Maybe go for a walk or a bike ride of an evening or weekend. 3. Become a role model for your child. Become more active. Continued, Page 7
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THE BOOK WORM STRANGE TALES by Anton Valdemart
TIMMY settled down on his favourite cushions and opened the book with its colourful covers displaying rabbits and a cow. Auntie Louie presented it on a surprise visit – he had never met her before. She was his mum’s aunt and lived in far-away Whitby. “Timmy’s such a book worm,” said mum. “He can work out most of the words but he loves the pictures and will sit studying them for hours.” Her only son already had a library. Gnomes were his current favourites but he was interested in most things. “To tell you the truth,” Auntie Louie told her niece in a confidential tone, lowering her voice. “I found the book near my house. It was propped up in the grass against one of the abbey tombstones. “I suspect a child left it there. There’s no name inside and I thought Timmy would like it.” Timmy scrutinised the pages. He recognised most of the animals in the book – he’d seen cows on Lord Sefton’s estate and Wooder up the road kept smelly rabbits in cages. He sat in the garden under a shady tree. The pictures intrigued him and he would imagine the animals in their daily lives – who fed them, whether they were happy and if they wanted to be free. The pictures became living things to him. Timmy would prod them with his fingers to see if they would react. He even whispered in their ears. The animals stared back at him, unfazed. “How do you like your book?” mum asked as she handed over a jam butty to keep him going until father arrived home. Continued on Page 9
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CAPTAIN MORGAN’S CAKE – FUN FOR THE KIDS! By Ashleigh Panther
THE summer holidays are just around the corner, which means the pressure is on for you parents to plan day trips, create activities and make the summer fun for Continued from Page 8 your little ones. “It’s great but I wish the animals were But what if the weather is awful more alive. They’re just the same day after outside?! What if you get up late day.” “That’s because they’re in a book, silly,” or you just can’t bring yourself to visit one more amusement said mum smiling indulgently. park…then fear not! There’s plenThe following day he discovered two ty to do around the house for you pages stuck together – he realised someone and your children to spend some had owned the book before him. time together. Timmy eased the pages apart and stared Making cakes is a great way to in astonishment at what was revealed. spend time with your kids; it It was a brooding painting of a big black allows them to be creative and raven just like those he’d seen circling over they’re also learning how to use utensils in the kitchen! trees while on holiday in Wales. The raven had a wicked look in its beady Captain Morgan’s is a simple type of cake that requires very eyes and Timmy was startled to see it had few ingredients but will be super blood at the end of its beak. fun for your kids and won’t be too Someone had written in crayon next to messy. All you’ll need is: the menacing picture: “Watch out for the Sponge cakes nasty black bird”. 115g caster sugar Immediately Timmy felt a sharp pain at 115g self-raising flour the back of his neck followed swiftly by 115g margarine another. He slammed the book shut and carefully felt his neck. There was blood on his fingers. Mother thought he’d been bitten by an insect and administered some soothing TCP. Timmy did not grow up into a book lover. From that day he avoided them, especially picture books. He turned his attention to sport, comics, TV and occasional visits to the Tatler cinema. He gave the strange animal book to Wooder who tore it up to make bedding for his rabbits. Read my next Strange Tale – Ginger Tom – in the September Link.
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THEATRE REVIEW by Peter Hesketh ADOLF IN TOXTETH (A Portrait of the Madman as a Young Man) Unity Theatre, 7-11 July
Well-researched play is thoroughly recommended DID Adolf Hitler ever live in Liverpool? This is a question which historians have asked on many occasions over the years: it is a recorded fact that his half-brother Alois lived, with his Irish wife Bridget, in Toxteth (Upper Stanhope Street, to be precise) and they appear in the 1911 census records. During the 1930s, Bridget recorded in her memoirs that Hitler had visited them in Liverpool in 1912 though the veracity of this has been questioned by historians and she is felt by many to be an “unreliable witness”. So whether he did or not we’ll probably never know for certain and this is not an issue which Ian Carroll seeks to address one way or the other in his interesting and entertaining play “Adolf in Toxteth”; what he does do, very skilfully, is explore the character and
psyche of one of history’s most evil minds through the prism of Hitler’s supposed visit to Liverpool and his relationship with his half-brother and sisterin-law. Well-researched, it depicts a 23-year-old Hitler as the failed artist, failed student and apparent national service dodger that he certainly was prior to the First World War and imaginatively weaves historical fact with an interesting narrative which even has one or two moments of dark humour (e.g. it’s very much 21st century parlance but Alois at one point says to Hitler: “Let’s face it, Adolf, you’ve never been much of a people-person have you?”). Something of an understatement! The juxtaposition of Hitler the young aimless failure (with a psychotic temper) and the silent film footage in the background of Hitler the dictator following his rise to power
works to great effect and the part was excellently played by actor Chris Pybus in a role where some actors might have slipped, inadvertently or otherwise, into parody or impersonation. Praise also for actors Eirik Bar and Giulia Rampone who played the parts of Alois and Bridget respectively. So I would thoroughly recommend the play if you ever get the opportunity to see it at some future time and I must also confess that this was the very first time that I’d ever attended the Unity Theatre (shame on me!). It’s definitely something of a hidden gem (in Hope Place, off Hope Street) and I’ll certainly be going again. It’s well worth checking out the “What’s On” section on their website (www.unitytheatreliverpool.co.uk).
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What’s On Section Advertise your Events in our What’s On Section – maximum 60 words Email liverpoollink@yahoo.co.uk AUGUST BEECHLEY STABLES RDA are holding a Traditional Summer Fayre on 8th August between 12noon and 4pm at Beechley Stables Harthill Rd L18 3HU. There are flower and baking competitions, pony rides, bouncy castle plus slide, bucking bronco, children's assault course, Treasure hunt, games. Also BBQ, cafe, craft stalls, tombola and raffle. Free entry to site. See website www.beechleyrda.org.uk LIVING WITH ENDOMETRIOSIS 9th September, 6.30pm, at Aigburth People's Hall, Aigburth Vale. All welcome to free talk on "Living With Endometriosis". Clair Scrimshaw, herself a sufferer, will talk about the condition, the treatment and the experience of living with endometriosis. Hosted by Soroptimist International Club of Liverpool. For further details contact annegrimes19@gmail.com (mobile 07814 564649). THE MERSEYSIDE WOODTURNERS ASSOCIATION are holding an exhibition and sale of woodturned items in the Coach House Gallery in Calderstones Park in August 2015. The event will start on Monday 17th and finish on Sunday 23rd. Opening times are 10.00am to 4.00pm. Entrance is free. THE TRAMWAY AND LIGHT RAILWAY SOCIETY The Tramway and Light Railway Society. Summer recess. Our next meeting at Greenbank Sports Academy will be on Monday, 21st September, 2015 PILATES IN THE PARK Pilates in the Park with Jane at Calderstones Mansion. Posture, Strength, Suppleness. Thursdays at 11am for one hour (commencing 16th July 2015). Call Jane on 07761 909523. REGULAR EVENTS ALZHEIMER’S SOCIETY Have several support groups in Prescot, Halewood, Huyton and Kirkby for people living with dementia and their carers. The groups provide activities and an opportunity to meet other families with caring responsibilities. There is no charge to attend and refreshments are provided. Please contact us on 426 4433 for further information. AMATEUR BOXING CLUB Tuebrook Community Centre, Marlborough Road, L13 8AU. Mon, Wed, Fri. 5-7pm. Under 18s £1.50. Adults £3 BALLROOM Ballroom, Latin and popular Sequence dancing. Every Wednesday at The Railway Club, Melling Road, Aintree. 8.30 to 11pm. Large dance floor and friendly crowd. Admission £3.00. Contact Maureen McDonald on 07866 077053 BOWEL CANCER SUPPORT GROUP Come and meet others, discuss, explore, exchange ideas and laughter in a friendly, non-threatening environment. If you would like to join us for a cuppa and a chat, come along to Meeting Room ‘A’, upstairs in Childwall Fiveways Centre, on the first Tuesday of every month from 6.00-7.30pm. Patients, former patients, family, friends & carers all welcome!! For more info ring Helen 07948 120955
BREATHE EASY Breathe Easy supports people suffering from lung disease of any kind. We meet every 4th Monday of the month (Excluding December) at Bridge Chapel Tel 0151 224 7778 BROUGHTON HALL CENTRE Yew Tree Lane West Derby L12 9HJ. The Centre for Day Courses Training and Community Events 07980 187 888 E: Barbra.sinclair@broughtohall.co.uk C.A.B. with immediate effect the Fri morning weekly C.A.B. drop in (10am to 12noon) has moved from United Reformed Church Stoneycroft to Tuebrook Hope Centre, Christ Church Buckingham Rd. L13 CHARITY TABLE SALE At the Bridge Centre Trust, every Saturday from 9am to 2.30 pm (pitch available only £7.00). 2 Daneville Road, L4 9RG. Phone 0151 792 8711 CHRIST CHURCH CENTRE, SEDGEMOOR RD. Coffee morning in church centre, Tues 10am12noon. Make new friends or relax with old ones, everybody welcome. Call Helen on 0151 474 1444 for info. Connect 'n' Create. Come along for company, a cuppa and a bit of craft or anything creative! All skills, all levels! Wednesdays 10am-12noon. Call Barbara 0151 226 2992 for more information. CROXTETH RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION See our website for details. www.co-residents-association.co.uk COFFEE MORNING Wed between 10am – 11.30am young at hearts club every Thurs. 2pm – 4pm. Church of the Good Shepherd Community Rooms, Lover House Lane L11. 2SF. For info call Barbara, older persons community worker on 0151 226 2992. DEYSBROOK YOUNG AT HEART GROUP Meet every Friday 11.00 to 12.30 (except Bank Holidays) at the Deysbrook Village Centre, Deysbrook Way, Liverpool 12. There is a range of activities - creative as well as fun; occasional trips; enjoy a cuppa and a chat. All welcome. DEYSBROOK KNIT AND NATTER Meets at Deysbrook Village Centre on Mondays at 11.00. Beginners and experienced knitters and crocheters welcome. DOES YOUR GROUP NEED A PRESENTATION? Several presentations are available, including, The 20th Century Catthedrals of England, The Leeds to Liverpool Canal, The Anderton Lift, The Revenge Weapons of Adolf Hitler and the Invasion of England, Operation Sealion. Also, the paintings of Canalletto, J W M Turner and L S Lowry. For further details, contact John on 0151 721 7681. ECZEMA SUPPORT GROUP We are looking for new volunteers to assist with awareness/fundraising events. Contact Mike Birch. mike-birch@blueyonder.co.uk, for info about our work FED UP? Crown Green Bowling for the Gardeners Arms. All new members welcome, beginners (tuition can be arranged if requested) or experienced players. Ladies & Gents teams. Thought the Gardeners Arms Pub has been pulled down our bowling green is still going strong! For info call 0151 228 7792 ROY CASTLE FAGENDS
Stop Smoking Support Groups. Weekly: Cohen’s Chemist, Mon 11.30am – 12.45am. Old Swan One Stop Mon 1.30pm – 2.15pm. West Derby Millennium Centre Tue 5.306.45pm Yew tree CC Tue 9- 10.15 am and 3.30-4.45pm , Green Lane Pharmacy Tuebrook Sat 10-11.45am Excluding bank holidays (no appointment necessary) free support and access to Nicotine Replacement therapy & Champix Freephone 0800 195 2131 FIBROMATES – NORTH WEST FIBROMYALGIA SUPPORT GROUP Meets every month. If you have fibromyalgia, or care for someone who has it, you are most welcome to join us. We are a very friendly group who meet once a month to support each other and share information about managing fibromyalgia. Please contact Anne Pritchard on 07912 084549 for further details FRIENDSHIP GROUP: The “O60 Club” Meets on alternate Thursday afternoons at Oakvale URC, Broadgreen Road at 2-30pm. We have interesting speakers and other activities include holidays, outings and pub lunches once a month. If you are interested in meeting friendly people, please call one of the following numbers: 0151 428 5630 or 0151 226 1984. GUITAR GROUP FOR ADULT INTERMEDIATES On Monday evenings at 7pm at Lowlands in West Derby Village. Learn the basic guitar chords, strumming patterns and progress to playing songs. If you are interested please email guitarclubgary@aol.co.uk THE HUYTON POET Great Presentations for organisations, of that you can be sure; The Huyton Poet will make you smile - he'll make you laugh and more. A GREAT CHOICE AS YOUR NEXT GUEST SPEAKER thehuytonpoet@gmail.com INDOOR BOWLING Have fun at our indoor bowling at St Luke’s Community Centre Princess Drive, West Derby. Mon at 2pm – 3.30 p.m. £1.50 includes a cuppa and cake. Call Lorraine Brown 228 9062 for details. Lunch club 1 till 2pm seniors INDOOR BOWLS Every Wed 12.30 – 2pm. Have fun meet new friends and have some gentle exercise £1 per session including refreshments St Christopher’s Community Hall, Lorenzo Drive . Tel: Barbara 226 2992. KEEP FIT OVER 50’S Huyton Gateway, 115 Rupert Road Huyton L36 9TE a great friendly class for anyone aged 50 + Keep fit improve strength balance and meet new friends. Monday 10 – 11am £3 per class. LINE DANCING Huyton Gateway 115 Rupert Rd Huyton L36 9TE Keep fit have fun, beginners welcome Every Wed 10 a.m. – 11am £3 per class LIVERPOOL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY Meet at Leighton Observatory, Pex Hill, Cronton, nr Widnes, every Wed. from 7pm. Monthly meetings held at the Friends Meeting House, 22 School Lane, Liverpool City Centre, every third Friday between September-May. Membership is £15 per
year for adults, £5 for juniors 14-17 yrs. Contact Secretary: ggastro@liverpool.ac.uk. LIVERPOOL BACKGAMMON CLUB Meets on the last Friday of the month at 7 Croxteth Road, Liverpool, L8 3SE. Doors open 7pm. The club is for all levels of play. For further details see our website at liverpoolbackgammon.co.uk or phone 07931 553829. Free lessons also available. LITTLE STEPS For preschool children and carers. St Christopher's, Lorenzo Drive. Wednesdays 9.45am-11.15am Term time. No waiting list. No lower age limit. Just come along or call Sue 0151 226 2992. LIVERPOOL FRENCH CLUB The group still meets on Tuesdays 6pm8pm, but the venue is now The Cornmarket pub, Old Ropery, off Fenwick Street. All levels of French, for all nationalities (including French) who want to meet up for a natter. Membership is free, no charge for attending. Very relaxed. All levels from beginners to advanced/native speakers welcome. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WOMEN’S CLUBS (NAWC) The NAWC meet at Lowlands in Haymans Green every Thursday between 2 and 4 pm. Come and enjoy a friendly afternoon. We enjoy guest speakers, outings, theatre trips amongst many other activities. – All are made welcome. Further details about other clubs in Liverpool contact – Pat Blair (0151) 228 0316 or email patblair33@gmail.com THE INKLINGS Writers and poets group. Readings and constructive comments. Wednesdays 1pm to 3pm. Black-E, Great George Street, Liverpool 1. Read or listen. All are welcome. Tel, 07561 077377 NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WOMEN’S CLUBS Thomas Lane Women’s Club are now at The Millennium Centre in West Derby Village, adjacent to St.Mary’s Church. Friday afternoon, 1.30 pm to 3.00 pm. Friendly group, all welcome. OVER 50'S KEEP FIT CLASS Keep Fit class for ages 50+ with inspiring standing/chair-based exercises, Fridays 12.30-1.30pm. Held at St Aidan's Church Hall, Cherry Lane, Walton, L4 6UG. £3.50 per class, pay as you go. For more information please contact Amy: 07507 015 227 or amy_sand1@hotmail.com. PARENT & TODDLERS FOR PRESCHOOL CHILDREN Monday morning 9.15am – 11.15am during term time at Ebenezer Chapel, corner of Queens Drive and Stanley Park Ave. Come along for a warm welcome cup of tea and chat. Call Mrs Wright. 0151 256 5880 PARKINSON'S SOUTH LIVERPOOL GROUP We meet on the second Thursday of each month at Bridge Chapel Heath Road, Liverpool, L19 4XR at 7.15pm. Come and join us for an informal chat and helpful advice regarding Parkinson's with quest speakers. PRESCOT & DISTRICT BRIDGE CLUB Duplicate Bridge every Wednesday evening at 7.15 p.m. at Huyton & Prescot Golf Club, Huyton Lane, Huyton, L36 1AU. Easily accessible, large car park, friendly atmosphere. For further information contact 0151
426 3050 or www.bridgewebs.com/prescot RICHIE THE RANGER GUIDED WALKS: Discover historic sites, beautiful green areas, and tranquil woodlands… all on your doorstep. Contact Richie Baker for info about his guided tours and walks within the city. Email richietheranger@ gmail.com ROYAL SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCE SOCIETY Classes at Oakvale United Reform Church, Broadgreen Rd; Wednesday 7.30 to 8.15pm (beginners) and 8.30 to 9.50pm for more experienced dancers. All welcome, all you need is a pair of soft, flat shoes. For info telephone Rosemary (0151) 281 0317 or visit www.rscds-liverpool.org.uk SCARISBRICK RESIDENTS Scarisbrick Residents and Tenants Association meet every second Tue of the month at Lemington Rd School Dinner Centre 6.30pm visit our website for info. www.scarisbrickresidents.info St James CE Mill Lane West Derby. The 5K Café is held every Thurs term time from 11 am to 1.30pm. Lovely food and good company. Donations towards lunch appreciated. SEWERS AND KNITTERS WANTED Project Linus (projectlinusuk.org.uk) makes quilts/blankets for local children who are ill or in distressing situations. We welcome handmade items for all ages, we can provide fabric/wool if required and will arrange collection. If you can help, please contact caroline.fogell@yahoo .co.uk TEA DANCE St Luke’s West Derby, Princess Drive, L14. Tel 228 9063 Fri 2 to 3.30pm all welcome. Lunch Club 1-2pm seniors TEA DANCE Monday 1.30 -4pm. Navy Club, Bowring Park. Tel: 0151 280 5050 or 220 1332 THE BRIDGE CENTRE The Bridge Centre old Bridge Inn Pub Broadway L4 9RG. FREE Counselling Service every Wed 10am till 3pm. To book an appointment call 07540177958 ask for Sue. Zumba Classes Tue 6.30pm till 7.30pm. Wed 9.30am till 10.30am. Chair Based Tia Chi Classes. Thurs. 10.30 till 11.30 only £2.50. Ballroom Classes Tue 1.30 till 2.30 pm £3. Tia Chi Classes Tue 11.30 till 12 noon. THE PROSTATE CANCER SUPPORT & INFORMATION GROUP Informal meeting held on last Wed. in the month (except Dec) at Sunflowers Centre, 21 Aigburth Rd, L17 4JR. Separate meeting rooms available for partners and carers. For info 0151 726 8934 WILLS & POWER OF ATTORNEY Do you need a speaker for your group? If so then contact Gaynor Lanceley Solicitors at Paul Crowley & Co (West Derby) 0151 226 2020 YOGA HUYTON GATEWAY 115 Rupert Rd, Huyton L36 9TE. Relaxed friendly hatha yoga class taught by Frank Perry. Beginners welcome. Every Mon., 11.15am –12.15 pm and Thurs., 6–7pm; £3 per class.
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STONEY BACK IN PREM WITHOUT KICKING BALL By Mick Titherington IT WAS Mark Twain who referred to reports of his death as being “grossly exaggerated” and, as fate would have it, Stoneycroft FC can now declare similar sentiments as their life in the LCPL Premiership has been revived after the demise and resignation of other clubs restored their status in the top division.
The initial euphoria at the news was tempered as the realisation set in that things have to improve if the club is not to descend into a repeat performance of last season’s dogfight. However the phrase ‘hope springs eternal’ must have been coined for football clubs because whatever the fortunes that have gone before there is no doubt that the expectation and
optimism that accompanies the prospect of a new season never fails to emerge. The players returned to training some weeks ago and have already had two run-outs as they completed the first two games of an eight match pre-season programme. Manager Kirkpatrick is looking to strengthen his squad with new signings and is hopeful that those
returning from the last campaign will show the necessary progress, by reaching the standards required of them, to ensure that the desperation experienced by a relegation battle is avoided. Meaner defending, sharper finishing and greater ball retention will be needed if the manager’s aim of a top half finish is to be realised. “We’ve been working on our organisation
Ross Kirkpatrick (pictured) is looking forward to the new season.
and discipline, trying different formations and game plans in the build up to new season so that we hit the ground running when the campaign kicks off. At this stage I
am reasonably satisfied but as the pre-season programme rolls out we will be more demanding of the squad and hope we get the necessary response from our players” manager Kirkpatrick said.
Proper organisation can compensate for minor technical flaws. Commitment, energy and tenacity can redress, to some extent, the balance on ability but the absence of these factors will present problems.
The team will have to build a character and ethos that creates a desire to win and display these qualities in abundance. One thing is certain: the status-quo is not an option.
CRONUS UNDER-9s CONTINUE TO SHINE AFC Cronus under-9s have recently continued where they left off last month with more tournament success around the North West. The boys just missed out at the Hope Farm Vauxhall Motors event in June; despite not losing a game all day and only conceding 2 goals, they lost a dramatic penalty shoot in the
final to Victoria Colts. After lots of recent success with penalties it was the boys turn to miss out having scored some great penalties in the shoot-out. However, the team only had to wait 24 hours to win probably their most difficult event of the summer, the BRNESC tournament closer to home in Aintree.
The tournament contained some very good local sides but the boys came out on top of a very strong group. They then faced Bootle Bucks in the semi-final and won 1-0 with a very convincing performance. The boys then faced Huyton Spartak, a team they had beaten 2-1 in the final at Sandbach earlier in
the summer. The team were again the better side in normal time but just couldn’t get a goal. However, the boys won 2-0 in the shootout to claim the prize. The team moved on to the Penwortham Tournament in Preston and despite winning through the group stage very easily they surprisingly lost in
the semi-final to the Allstars team from Skelmersdale, a team they had beaten earlier in the summer. The following week saw the boys bounce back in great style, winning the Unicorn JFC tournament in Timperley with some outstanding performances throughout which saw them win some great plaudits from the onlook-
ers, organisers and referees at the event. The team beat Brooklands Dragons in the final 2-1. Squad: Joe Storey, Callum Reid, Josh Reid, Harvey Edgar, Tom Clayton, Sam Smith, John Dunlop, Logan Deegan-Hughes, Joe Smith, Dylan Crawford, Dylan Kendrick. Leighton Stanley, Che Trepasso, Brodie Williams