Chorley North Edition
Rebel With A Cause Leonora Carrington
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Jan/Feb 2015
Jack’s Tracks Visits Mawdesley Moss Class From The Past Holy Cross School Recipe Of The Month Tomato Smoothie
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Early into a New Year, it is fashionable for folk to print their predictions for the next 12 months. But personally, I will resist the temptation; reason being it promises to be a busy, yet unpredictable, year in many respects. The world economy is still fragile and even here at home, the road to recovery has not been smooth. Then there’s the General Election in May which is far from a forgone conclusion for any of the main parties.
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Closer to home, although nobody is saying we are out of the woods yet, our High Streets do seem to have regained some of the confidence which, only a few years ago, appeared to be ebbing away at a rate of knots. Being in my position, you get to visit many areas there is definitely a resurgence going on. In many years, it seems that people have now rediscovered the charms and benefits of buying locally. It’s easy to forget that only a few years ago, the big supermarkets were throwing up out-of-town megastores like they were going out of fashion. Not so anymore, they are actually opting for smaller, convenience store-type units on the High Street. And their once-total market dominance is slipping year-on-year which shows that people are exercising their right to choose much more liberally - and that can only be a good thing. Of course, Local Life will always champion local businesses (the clue is in the title!). For our part, we’re constantly looking to improve and offer our readers and advertisers more – and over the last few months we’ve been working on some exciting ideas. I won’t give too much away now, but all I’ll say is that to find out more, keep your eyes peeled!
Class From The Past - Holy Cross School Planning Matters Puzzle Corner Rebel With A Cause Test Drive - Volvo S60 Jack’s Tracks visits Mawdesley Moss Garden Diary Home Services Recipe Of The Month Useful Numbers Next issue - February
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What An Exhibition! A new exhibition on ROF Chorley is now open at Astley Hall - and remains open until Easter. It has been co-ordinated by Euxton-based local historian Stuart Clewlow in his capacity as chairman of Chorley & District Cultural Forum. The exhibition is open to the public from approximately noon–4pm Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday in the refurbished farmhouse. The building is staffed by volunteers and entry is free. However, donations are more than welcome and all contributions are being donated to St.Catherine’s Hospice. Stuart said: “It has been a pleasure to work on this project with the member groups of the forum. This has been our first commissioned project and I think we have done ourselves proud and the exhibition will be of great interest not just to the people of Chorley but also to visitors of Astley far and wide. “The production of the exhibition was sponsored by a number of local businesses and supported by all the member groups of the forum, who saw it as an appropriate showcase display for the Farmhouse, in this the 75th anniversary year of when the ROF Chorley site was officially opened by King George VI.
“It is great to see just what can be achieved when likeminded groups work together with a common goal in mind. It is a real credit to everyone involved and I hope that the skills and abilities of the members of the Chorley & District Cultural Forum will be called upon again.” For further information about the ROF Chorley exhibition, Stuart can be contacted on saclewlow@ yahoo.com or via Facebook by searching for Chorley & District Cultural Forum.
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Brinscall Hall, on Dick Lane, hosts a Science and Spirituality Forum on Sunday, March 8, from 1.30pm to 4.30pm. This forum meets once a month to explore a wide range of ideas and values. No scientific knowledge or understanding is required.
Are you interested in learning British sign language? A five week foundation course is starting at Worden Academy, Westfield Drive, Leyland, from Thursday, January 15, between 6.30pm and 8.30pm.
There is no charge although a voluntary contribution towards the cost of refreshments is requested. There’s also no need to book, everyone welcome. Details of all courses held at Brinscall Hall are available at www.brinscallhall.co.uk/courses/
Carer Forum The next Chorley and South Ribble Local Parent Carer Forum takes place on Wednesday, January 28, from 6.15pm. It is being held at Rascals Party and Play Centre, Walton-le-Dale. The forum is designed to allow families to provide regular feedback about their views and how these may shape future service delivery in the area. Membership of the local forum is flexible and parents may attend as and when they wish. These meetings are facilitated by child and family support liaison officers. For more information, call 01772 532509, email FIND@ lancashire.gov.uk or visit www.lancashire.gov.uk/find
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Ladies’ Meal Buckshaw Village Church is holding a ladies’ meal at the new War Horse pub, at the junction of Buckshaw Avenue and Ordnance Road. It takes place on Friday, January 16, starting at 7.30pm. For further details, visit www.facebook.com/BuckshawChurch
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Plans Shelved Plans to change the opening hours at Euxton and Clayton Green libraries have been shelved. Lancashire County Council consulted locals in the summer over proposals which would have seen lunchtime closures at Euxton being scrapped, and a noon opening on Fridays. The trade-off would have been earlier closing on Mondays and Fridays. For Clayton Green, it was proposed that opening hours were standardised on weekdays until 6pm except Thursdays, where the 1pm closing time would remain.
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Licence Bid The public is being given the opportunity to comment on a licensing application for Euxton Park Golf Centre, Euxton Lane. An application has been received by Chorley Council for a premises licence with alcohol. The time period applied for is 8.30am-6pm on Sundays, and 8am-9.30pm from Monday to Saturday. The retail of alcohol would be between 11.30am-9.30pm from Monday-Saturday and 11.30am-6pm on Sundays. The consultation deadline is Monday, January 12. To have your say, visit www.chorley.gov.uk - the application reference is 14/01477/LAPLA.
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Class from the Past - Holy Cross School
This month’s Class from the Past is from Holy Cross School. It’s believed this photo was taken in the mid 1970s. Maybe you can spot a familiar face? Remember,
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The Over-50s Club coffee morning at Buckshaw Village Community Centre meets on the last Monday of the month at the Unity Place venue between 10.30amnoon. Entry is £1, with drinks, biscuits and cakes provided. For more information, contact Gary Morrison on 07514 411655.
Ee by gum, this sounds like a reet interesting do! A Lancashire Dialect Walk is taking place on Sunday, March 29, with Sid Calderbank, of Wigan Road, Euxton. It’s billed as a relaxing, three hour walk taking in the Leeds and Liverpool Canal while pausing for poetry and song.
Helpers Needed Brinscall and Withnell Tennis Club is on the lookout for adult helpers. The club says it needs assistance with the organisation of tennis coaching for its junior school children, and it has funds available for the coaching element. If you could help, contact Barry Richardson on 01254 830800 or email barry@ajrmail.co.uk
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The deadline to have your say over plans for a gypsy and traveller site at Cowling Farm, Cowling Road, Chorley, is fast approaching. It is the second time Chorley Council has gone out to public consultation, this time at the suggestion of the independent planning inspector who is overseeing the public inquiry to Chorley Council’s Local Plan.
Hoghton Tower is the venue for a Farmers’ Market on Sunday, January 18, from 10am to 2pm. Admission is £1 per car to the market and pedestrians pay 50p. The tea room and gift shop will be open. For more information visit the website www.hoghtontower.co.uk
For more information visit the council’s website chorley. gov.uk/planning or ring the council on 01257 515151. Comments can be emailed to planning.policy@chorley. gov.uk or posted to Planning policy, Civic Officers, Union Street, Chorley, PR7 1AL. All correspondence must be received by 5pm on Friday, February 6, for it to be considered.
Church Football St John The Evangelist Church, on Preston Road, Whittle-le-Woods, is holding church football on Sundays, February 8, and March 22. The sessions are held from noon-1pm and all ages, are welcome; boys and girls, ladies and gentlemen! The venue is Whittle-le-Woods Primary School field. For further details please contact Derek Artis on 07592 063023.
VAMP By Gaslight Buckshaw VAMP (Village Amateur Musical Performers) will be performing Gaslight at Southlands High School, Clover Road, Chorley, in March. Performances will be on Friday, March 13, at 7.30pm and Saturday, March 14, at 2pm and 7.30pm. Tickets are adults £8, and concessions £6. These will be on sale soon - for details visit www. buckshawvamp.co.uk
Parkinson’s Meeting Parkinson’s UK Chorley and South Ribble Branch’s next meeting is on Tuesday, February 3. Branch meetings are held at 2pm on the first Tuesday of every month at Tatton Community Centre, Silverdale Road, Chorley. The Branch offers support, information, friendship, education, entertainment and activities to those with Parkinson’s, their carers, family and friends. Officials say new members are always assured of a warm welcome.
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Thursday Club Clayton Thursday Club for the Over 55s, based in Clayton-le-Woods, is looking for new members. The Club meets on Thursdays from 1pm-3pm at Manor Road School annexe, Manor Road, Clayton-le-Woods. The group is a social club, and has activities and bingo each week, plus a cup of tea and biscuits. It charges members £1 per week, which is used to help pay for occasional outings and theatre visits. For more information, contact the secretary Gill Parker at 14 Carr Road, Clayton-le-Woods, PR6 7QD, e-mail: rgparker@tiscali.co.uk or call 01772 313301.
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Colin Penny is giving a talk on convict transportation to Australia in Euxton on Thursday, February 5. It takes place at the library on St Mary’s Gate from 10.30am11.30am. The following month, Doreen Jolly’s talk focuses on the history of Chorley Unitarian Chapel and Sir Henry Tate.
On Sunday, February 15, David Beattie will give a talk entitled Arocha Faith in the Environment. Non-members are invited to all meetings.
Sir Henry, who was born in White Coppice, made his name in the sugar business. His name lives on today through the business Tate & Lyle, as well as London’s Tate Gallery, which he founded in 1897.
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The dates for this year’s meetings of Heapey Parish Council have been announced. They all take place on Tuesdays, at St Barnabas Church, Chapel Lane, Heapey, from 7.30pm on the following dates: March 3, May 5 (Annual Meeting, which starts at 7pm), July 7, September 1 and November 3. For more information, contact the parish council clerk Alan Platt at 9 Ambleside Avenue, Euxton, PR7 6NX, call 01257 234003 or email heapeypc@btinternet.com
An Euxton resident is hoping to start a new astronomy society this year. Steve Berry says the group will meet six times a year and aims to bring people together to share ideas, discuss and observe the night sky. If anyone would like to get involved, please contact Steve on 0774 0112587 or email steveseaty@gmail.com
Brownie Help 1st Wheelton Brownies are welcoming new parent helpers. They meet on Thursdays at St Chad’s School Hall, 6pm-7.30pm. If you are interested, please contact Jacqueline Berry on 01257 261269 or email jberry. brownie@hotmail.co.uk
Eager Beavers Withnell St Paul’s Scout Group is looking for adults to help out with its Eager Beavers sections. The group has been going for over 40 years and gives children the chance to learn and enjoy a range of indoor and outdoor activities. If you could spare an hour each Thursday, from 6pm, please call David Savage on 07798 932999.
Planning Matters Buckshaw 10 Robinson Close: Conversion of garage to form home workshop to be used incidental to the enjoyment of the main dwellinghouse (ref: 14/01034/FUL). A decision is due by February 3.
Clayton-le-Woods Mansard House, Moss Lane: Creation of a balcony area on top of the existing flat roof lounge extension accessible from existing French doors in master bedroom (ref: 14/01175/FUL). A decision is due by February 11.
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Five Acres Plant Centre, Five Acres, Dawbers Lane: Erection of a building, replacing an existing horticultural building, to accommodate storage space at ground floor and first floor office accommodation along with the provision of 4 parking spaces (ref: 14/01241/FUL). A decision is due by January 29.
Whittle-le-Woods Grandfells, Shaw Hill: Erection of two storey rear extension and Juliet balcony (ref: 14/01245/FUL). A decision is due by January 26. For more information on these applications, visit www.chorley.gov.uk
Runshaw Bake Off The Great Runshaw Bake Off competition was held at Runshaw Adult College’s Euxton Lane campus recently. Staff judged the annual Bake Off with catering tutor Devin Smith and competition organiser Pam Pye, casting their expert eye over the entries. This year’s theme was a Vintage Tea Party. Entrants were required to all follow the same basic sponge recipe but could add any other ingredients or decoration they liked. The winning entry was from Foundation Diploma Art & Design student Lucy Dillon for her delicious butterfly cakes, second prize was awarded to Kayleigh Pagett for her traditional Victoria sponge and third prize was given to Emily Allen for her beautifully decorated daisy fairy cakes. After the judging had finished all the cakes were sold to students and staff in aid of the chosen college charity Mary’s Meals.
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“At the weekend the main Nursery is closed and therefore the car park empty, thus providing car parking spaces. From our market research we can see no disruption to the amount of traffic we have going on to our car park. “We have also an agreement with the public house next door for staff to park on his land, if we have the need to. This can be confirmed in writing.
In papers submitted to the authority, it states: “Nature Trail Nursery has been running for over three years. It provides quality childcare for the local area and employees 18 staff.
“The change of use would only highlight the facilities we already offer over the weekend and provide parents with ‘out of school’ activities as well as providing jobs in the area.”
“We have a flat attached to the nursery, we would like to change the use of the flat to cater for children’s birthday parties, pamper parties and craft facilities. This would mainly be offered over the weekend.
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Rebel with a cause David Sudworth looks back at the life of a Clayton-le-Woods artist whose works are lionised in her adopted homeland
Back in her birthplace of Clayton-le-Woods, it merited a few comments in the local press, but the overall response seemed muted. One local commented how they couldn’t understand why she wasn’t appreciated more in Britain or, indeed, in Lancashire. In Mexico however, her adopted homeland, her death at the age of 94 prompted national coverage from the likes of CNN Mexico and the international Spanish language newspaper, El País. Born on April 6, 1917, Leonora was the only daughter of Harold, a textiles magnate who owned two mills in Eccleston. His wealth meant that instead of being educated locally, ‘Prim’ - as was her family nickname - was sent to a convent school in Essex. However, her rebelliousness saw her expelled not once, but twice. The nuns who tried to tutor her reported back that their daughter “would co-operate neither in work nor play”. Seemingly in despair, the family sent her to Florence, Italy, where she studied at the Academy of Art. It was there that a creative light suddenly flicked on in her mind.
She rubbed shoulders with some of the greatest artists of our time, counted Pablo Picasso and Salvador Dali as friends and her works fetched over $1m. But news of Leonora Carrington’s passing four years ago this month was, in Britain at least, mostly confined to ‘industry’ circles.
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It was prompted by a visit to an exhibition of surrealist painters, which included the movement’s founder, Paul Éluard. Her fascination deepened when she bought a copy of English writer Aldous Huxley’s best-selling novel, Eyeless In Gaza. Neither her father nor her Irish mother, Maureen Moorhead, were particularly encouraged by their daughter’s fascination but agreed to let her come back and study at the Chelsea School of Art. Its other notable alumni include actors Dirk Bogarde and Ralph Fiennes, and comedian Alexei Sayle.
Not long after turning 20, she announced to her father that she’d fallen in love with the 46-year-old married, surrealist German painter, Max Ernst, and was moving with him to Paris.
It was in Mexico where Leonora put down roots, and immersed herself in the country’s diverse artistic scene. The first time she became internationally recognised was in 1947, when her works appeared at the Pierre Matisse Gallery in New York City. It’s said this made her a star almost overnight in Mexico. After she and Leduc had amicably divorced, she married Hungarian Chiki Weisz, and they had two sons, Gabriel and Pablo. The pair remained married until Chiki’s death in 2007.
It’s said Harold replied to his daughter by saying two things; first that she should never speak to him Max Ernst again and, second, that in his opinion she would die without a penny to her name. That was indeed the last time they would speak, although she did keep in touch with her mother.
In the early 1960s, she was asked to create a mural which she named El Mundo Magico de los Mayas, and which was influenced by folk stories from the region. The mural is now located in the Museo Nacional de Antropología in Mexico City.
From Paris, the new couple moved to southern France but within a short space of time, World War II had broken out and, as a German, Ernst was imprisoned by the French. The relationship now having hit the buffers, Leonora headed not back to the bosom of her family, but further away to Spain where she had a nervous breakdown and spent time in a psychiatric hospital. According to a distant relative, the Carringtons were so worried about their daughter’s treks across Nazi Europe that they sent a nanny by submarine to fetch her from Spain. However, Leonora wasn’t about to come quietly, so she married Mexican diplomat Renato Leduc and sought refuge in America, before finally heading to Mexico City.
Some of her best known works are Green Tea, 1942; Temptation of St. Anthony, 1946; And Then We Saw the Daughter of the Minotaur, 1953; The Magus Zoroaster Meeting His Own Image in the Garden (Brothers in Babylon), 1960 and Sunday March, 1990. As well as paintings, Leonora’s literary work won her many plaudits. She also wrote the plays including The Debutante (1937), A Flannel Night-Shirt (1951), Penelope (1957) and The Invention of the Mass (1969). As with many artists, she had a political streak which veered towards the Left. Indeed, her convictions were so deeply held that during the student protests of 1968, which culminated in a massacre of up to 300 people by military police, she left Mexico temporarily in protest.
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“She detested what she called the overintellectualisation of her work. She believed that its interpretation was in the eye, and the mind, of the beholder and, to that end, she resisted all attempts to get her to explain, or dissect, what she had painted or sculpted. Like her, the work was funny, witty, wry and wise. Like her, it was questioning, probing, disquieting and complex.”
Leonora: In Her Own Words… Leonora with her second husband, Chiki Weisz She returned a year later and was responsible for cofounding the country’s Women’s Liberation Movement. She spoke about women’s “legendary powers” and the need for women to take back “the rights that belonged to them”.
“I didn’t have time to be anyone’s muse...I was too busy rebelling against my family and learning to be an artist.” “In my opinion it is not good to completely admire anyone, including God” “Sentimentality is a form of fatigue” “Painting is a need, not a choice”
In 2005, she finally gained some recognition in her homeland by being awarded on OBE by the Queen. Throughout her life, Leonora dismissed any overcomplex analysis of her works, saying: “The idea of painting or writing something comes just like that, like cooking or sewing something - and it is a which moment comes naturally.” Even as late as 2006, Leonora’s ‘escape’ meant that, as far as her family were concerned, she remained something of a black sheep. Her cousin, Joanna Moorhead, met her for the first time that year, travelling to Mexico City to meet her face-to-face. Writing in a national newspaper after Leonora’s death, she said: “When I arrived on her doorstep, she could not have been more welcoming. In the time I spent with her in her extraordinarily dark and chilly house - a little bit of Lancashire, teapot and all, in the centre of Mexico City. She would often talk about how, through nine decades of trying to work out what life was about, all she had succeeded in discovering was that we were merely naked apes who knew little about life and even less about death. She was the most honest, and the bravest, person I ever met.
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Test Drive - by Tim Barnes-Clay
Volvo S60 Volvo has never had the same appeal as its German executive cousins. It has never looked as aggressive as Audi, nor as brutal as BMW or as mean as Mercedes-Benz. But that is a good thing. You see, the Swedish marque does things its own way and that’s at the very heart of why motorists opt for Volvo – even though they could, for the same money, afford something a little sexier. Take the S60; it’s very much a thinking man’s car. And that’s not to say that German motors don’t attract intelligent people. It offers some of the most restful, supportive and sumptuous seats on the automotive market. Chairs you can imagine a college professor sinking into before lighting his pipe and mulling over the day’s events. It’s the kind of car he’ll then cruise back home in while listening to Classic FM. Do you see where I’m going here?
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The S60 is by no means boring though; it can still satisfy your pleasure sensors. Let’s face it, Scandinavian design is generally pleasing. This is evident in the redesigned interior and exterior of the latest S60. Step inside, and materials, such as wood and leather and the easy-to-use controls, contribute to an ‘incommand’ driving experience. The overall effect is warm and cosy, like being in a Swedish house on a cold night. The car’s colour themes correspond beautifully with the backlit white controls in the dash and elsewhere in the vehicle. On the outside, the S60’s road presence has been increased by a new front design. The more focused and determined-looking headlamps help create an expressive face. The car’s horizontal lines at both the front and rear have been emphasised. Together with details such as a wider grille, daylight running lights and LED tail lamps, they give the S60 a handsome, roadhugging presence. The Volvo saloon has a beauty that appears rooted in the natural world. The clean surfaces and contours give it a very classy feel.
important area of motoring: fuel efficiency. The fuel consumption of the S60 D2 diesel, on test here with a manual gearbox, has been improved to a class-leading 72.4 mpg, translating into CO2 emissions of only 103 g/km. With environmental credentials like these, any self-respecting, Volvo driving, college professor will have to put his pipe out now.
Enhancements for the S60 include ‘Sensus’. This is the name Volvo uses for all its HMI (Human Machine Interface) functionality and the all-new Sensus Connected Touch accessory is the latest addition. It enables connectivity and Internet in the car and turns the seven-inch display into a state-of-the-art infrared, beam-scanned touch screen that can be used even when wearing gloves - a world first in cars and handy in winter. Connection is made either via a car-mounted 3G/4G dongle or your mobile phone. It allows you access to full Internet browsing (except when driving), Internet streaming of music, on-line Google Map and Search, weather information, an App Store for new functions and updates as well as a Volvo service locator. It is also possible to share a WiFi network with everyone in the car.
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Park up close to the middle of Croston, and find your way to the Grapes pub. Cross the main road into The Hillocks and head over the cobbled bridge over the River Yarrow. Once over the bridge bear right down a single track lane, which eventually turns into a footpath leading to a road (Turflands). When you arrive at Turflands, turn right and follow the road for 250 yards to its T-junction with Drinkhouse Road. Turn left and follow Drinkhouse Road (which becomes Drinkhouse Lane) for 1/3 mile to the outskirts of the village.
Turn left and go over Great Hanging Bridge. You’ll follow the main road for a rather tedious 0.8 miles and cross from Chorley to West Lancs in the process too. Just as you spot the sign for the A59 you’ll come across Spark Bridge, which carries the road across the Leeds Liverpool Canal. Take right turn downhill immediately before you cross Spark Bridge. Once you get down to the canal, turn left and go under the bridge.
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pass a concrete bridge with metal railings and a water treatment works and you’ll eventually come to a single gravel track road (Gales Lane). Turn left and head towards the wind turbines. The gravel track forks, take the right fork, again heading towards the wind turbines. Go past the wind turbines and once you get to the edge of that field where the wooden posts and the grey metal box are, carry straight on towards some fairly modern houses in the distance. After 700 yards, you’ll see that the track bends to the right, so go round the bend and take the immediate left turn, following the line of telegraph poles towards housing. You’ll come across a T Junction; turn right and then an immediate left on Carr Lane and follow this single track road for 0.6 miles towards Croston. Once you pass Manor House Barn (look out for the well in the garden), turn right and then take the next left just before a house called Yarrow Cottage. Go over the Yarrow once more and you’re now at the Old School House. Go under the archway into the churchyard and pass to the left hand side of the church into the picturesque Church Street. The Grapes awaits you at the bottom of Church Street and you’re back where you started. Fettlers Wharf is just 50 yards on the right hand side, where you can treat yourself to a well-deserved break. Once you’ve sated your appetite, cross the level crossing at Rufford Train Station and then immediately cross the nearby bridge over the River Douglas. It’s really tricky at this point as there’s no pavement, so take that right hand bend carefully and follow the road for a further 200 yards to the first line of trees, where there a public footpath symbol on the left hand side. Follow that path around the perimeter of the field and once you get to the corner of that field, cross over the metal roller and follow the footpath around the right hand perimeter of the next field. Follow that path for the length of that field, cross over the brook on a concrete bridge and carry on in the same direction, going under the wires near the electricity pylon. Once you get to the end of that field, bear right and follow the farm track up to an embankment. You’ll spot another public footpath sign, so take a sharp left turn up the embankment and follow the path on top of the embankment, parallel to New Reed Brook. Carry on walking on the embankment for ½ mile; you’ll
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Garden Diary - by Angie Barker
Room with a view... Happy New Year everyone! I hope that Father Christmas brought you everything you wished for – and more. We had a lovely time and Hubby excelled himself this year in the present buying category – not a single gift receipt was required. It has only taken him 27 years but he has finally remembered my bra size! Back to gardening. January is a strange time of year to write a garden diary but my best advice for this time of year is to curl up in front of the fire with a glass of left over mulled wine and have a browse through a good gardening book or magazine. You are bound to get some inspiration for the forthcoming year and it will help to take your mind off the impending credit card bill and post-holiday blues. The views of your garden from the house are at their most important at this time of year because we will be
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Recipe of the month
Tomato Revitalising Smoothie Revitalise yourself with a delicious, fresh tasting, peppery tomato smoothie. This quick and easy smoothie packs a punch both in flavour and also nutritionally. Tomatoes are rich in lycopene, the nutrient that gives tomatoes their red colour, the benefits of which are well documented for protecting cardiovascular health and also for being anti-carcinogenic. Tomato based lycopene, combined with a small amount of fat in the yogurt increases these health benefits according to much research conducted in the last decade. Enjoy!
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