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December 2016
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Memorable
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n a hundred years or so, when historians look back at the early 21st Century, they’ll almost certainly pick out 2016 as a year which had it all. It’s hard to know where to begin. Politically, it has been a tumultuous year, on both sides of the Atlantic. Culturally, there was the passing of so many icons of our age. And to top it all, we almost had a Marmite shortage. I ask you - could it really have got much worse than that? New year of course brings new hope but we live in febrile times. So it makes those ‘normal’ things seem all the more special. Which neatly brings me to one of my bugbears... In recent years, automation has, if not killed, then certainly got in the way of our natural instincts. For instance, we now talk less because we are glued to our mobiles and tablets and are less active because we drive more. Yet the very things which are supposed to enhance our lives can, and do, have the reverse effect. For example, we now have access to more information than ever before, but are mistrusting of the authorities. We also have more cookery programmes on TV than ever, yet there will be young people graduating this year who barely know how to boil an egg (or even make a Marmite butty). For my own part, I will be striving once again to exercise more and spend more quality time with my nearest and dearest. If those two things can be done in tandem, then so much the better...
David Sudworth, Editor
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Christmas
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Regulars 12 Eating Out Guide 38 Planning 34 Class From The Past 43 What’s On 36 Puzzle Corner
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Lights fantastic
Festive singalong
Details of local Christmas lights switch-ons have been revealed. They are as follows:
The Mayor of Prescot’s charity Christmas concert takes place on Thursday, December 8, from 7pm8.15pm. It will be held at Prescot Parish Church, Church Street. It features appearances from Evelyn Community Primary School & Staff Choirs, St Mary & St Paul’s Primary School Choir, Prescot Parish Church Choir, Knowsley Ladies Choir and Brassworks Quintet. Tickets £5 on the door - accompanied under 16s go free. All proceeds donated to the Mayor of Prescot’s Charities.
Rainford, Church Street: Thursday, December 1, at 5pm Windle, Dentons Green Lane: Friday, December 2, from 4pm Thatto Heath, Thatto Heath Road: Friday, December 2, from 4pm Newton-le-Willows, High Street: Sunday, December 4, from 5pm Billinge, Pingot Road/Main Street: Friday, December 9, from 6.30pm Bold, The Pasture: Saturday, December 10, from 5pm Times shown indicate when the Christmas lights will be switched on, so people are advised to arrive before then to see what else is going on.
Tree lighting Eccleston Parish Council is inviting local residents to the tree lighting ceremony at Eccleston Library, Broadway, on Thursday, December 1, at 11am. The children of St Julie’s Catholic Primary School will be in attendance for carol singing. All welcome.
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Choral celebration St Helens Choral Society invites you to a Christmas celebration at the United Reformed Church, Ormskirk Street, on Saturday, December 17. Providing the music will be conductor Stephen Newlove, organist Michael Wynne, soprano Sarah Rowley, tenor Tim Kennedy and bass Quentin Brown. Tickets are £10, or £1 for under 16s via info@sthelenschoralsociety.org or by calling 01695 625500.
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Green Belt to be
lost
Land in Windle, Eccleston and Rainhill needs to be given up for development. That’s the stark view of St Helens Council planners if they are to hit housing and employment land targets. A report, endorsed by councillors, says that the current amount of St Helens land currently classed as Green Belt (65%) is the highest in Merseyside. Sites which are being considered as spots for possible development include: •
Land between the East Lancs Road and Ecclesfield Road/Lynton Way/Crantock Grove (pictured)
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Higher Barrowfield Farm, Houghton’s Lane, Eccleston
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Land at Eccleston Park Golf Club, Rainhill Road, Eccleston
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Land south of Gartons Lane and the former St Theresa’s Social Club, Gartons Lane, Bold
The plan also seeks to safeguard land for future development, including a plot south of Mill Lane, west of Hall Lane, east of Norlands Lane and north of M62 at Rainhill The report admits that the council does not currently have a five year supply of housing land
available. Experts believe this makes the council susceptible to ‘rogue’ planning applications for sites which would, under normal circumstances, never get the go-ahead for development. The report continues: “There are insufficient suitable brownfield sites to accommodate our housing and employment needs now or for the new Plan period of 2018 to 2033. Therefore it is necessary to release greenfield sites for development, including in the Green Belt. “The issue of Green Belt release is highly controversial and the proposed approach, while aiming to plan positively for socio-economic growth for the people and businesses of St Helens, is likely to be met by a lot of opposition and lobbying against the plan.”
Takeaway ban near schools? Plans are also afoot to ban new takeaways from opening up within 400 metres of schools. The proposal, which forms part of the council’s draft Local Plan, would not apply to new outlets within St Helens or Earlestown town centres. However, plans which would lead to two takeaways next to each other would fall foul of the policy. Council chiefs say the policy would help “make it easier for people in
St Helens to lead healthy, active lifestyles.” The whole of the draft Local Plan, including proposed development on Green Belt, will be open for consultation as of noon on Monday, December 5. It will close at noon on Monday, January 30. Copies of the form can be downloaded a www.sthelens.gov.uk/localplan. In addition hard copies will be available in local libraries.
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In a perfect setting, Houghwood’s restaurant has panoramic views across the golf course and over to the Welsh hills. A modern British menu is served Wednesday to Sunday. 5 star food hygiene rating. 01744 894754 Crank Road, St Helens, WA11 8RL houghwoodgolfclub.co.uk
From wholesome breakfasts and a delicious lunchtime menu to traditional Lancastrian afternoon teas, the Plantation Restaurant at Warbreck Garden Centre is the place to go. 01695 722960 Lyelake Lane, Lathom, L40 6JW warbreckgardencentre.co.uk
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Quattro’s A family run Italian restaurant situated on the Rainford By-pass at Bickerstaffe. Being just off the slip road of the M58 makes this an ideal location for meeting friends and business lunches. 01695 720800 54 Rainford Road, Bickerstaffe, Ormskirk L39 0HF quattros.co.uk
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This quirky and popular pub dates back to the 17th century and offers fabulous home cooked food using recipes developed by our chefs. The real ale selection is superb too. 01695 628178 Fifteens @ The Fox, Roby Mill, Up Holland WN8 0QF fifteensatthefox.com
Award-winning CAMRA freehouse with a fast growing reputation for excellent quality food at reasonable prices. Traditional British classics served, plus some exotic surprises too. Food served Wed-Sun only. 01695 622239 Tontine, Orrell, WN5 8UJ facebook.com/TheDelphTavern
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Winter Warm packs Older and vulnerable folk can get their hands on free Winter Warm packs at St Helens’ libraries during January. The packs will be available at the following locations from 10.30am-12.30pm: Thursday, December 1: Peter Street Library Friday, December 2: Billinge Library Monday, December 5: Newton-Le-Willows Library Tuesday, December 6: Chester Lane Library Wednesday, December 7: Haydock Library Thursday, December 8: Rainford Library Monday, December 12: Thatto Heath Library Tuesday. December 13: Moss Bank Library Wednesday, December 14: Parr Library Thurs, December 15: Garswood Library (2pm-4pm) Friday, December 16: Rainhill Library Wednesday, December 21: Central Library
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Turf’s
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With the Ruskin Drive sports complex now almost complete, Gareth Leonard speaks to its former groundsman of 46 years....
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he face of Ruskin Drive is now changing forever. For its former head groundsman Johnny Topping, it’s just the latest in a series of stories from the turf. Johnny’s career began in 1964 as a 15 year old junior gardener in one of the two greenhouses which once graced Ruskin. Back then the skills required were largely hand orientated - a far cry from the hefty machinery employed today. In 1975 cost cutting measures forced the closure of the
greenhouses which prompted Johnny’s transfer onto grounds. This was a time when the standards of flower box keeping and border managing were eye wateringly high and Ruskin Drive was in as prim and proper a condition as almost any sports venue the nation over: “There used to be people who came from Canada during the spring to take photos to take them back to Pilks in Canada,” says Johnny. “Ruskin used to have the finest collection of Cornish Elm trees in the country.”
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Percy. Never Mr Kelsey. He was a gentlemen he was.” He also speaks fondly about Johnny Laitham and Darren Ellis with whom he worked latterly. He reserves a special mention for Geoff Jones, his colleague of 35 years: “We never had an argument, always had a good laugh, worked well together”. In 2011, Johnny was forced into retirement through ill health. Shortly after that, he was struck down by a stroke, leaving him unable to go more than ten paces without a two-minute rest. Frozen shoulder,
Like with any career the relationships built up with ones colleagues leave a firm imprint in ones mind. He said: “Tom Watts was the first head groundsman I remember. Percy Kelsey was after him. Always
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Johnny became head groundsman in 2000 not long after which Saints adopted Ruskin Drive as their training facility. During this era, in which Ian Millward and Daniel Anderson were the Saints supremos, Johnny would learn that diplomacy and fire fighting were key requirements of his job.
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The groundsmen - the number of who peaked at 24 in the ‘60s - were also responsible for other Pilkington’s owned sports venues at City Road and Ravenhead. Johnny was even sent to night school for four years to hone his craft. That is not to say a lifetime on the grounds was all sun cream and dandelion clipping. Johnny’s list of injuries include rope burn, twisted ankles, sprained wrists and most cringingly of all a broken knee cap which he suffered when struck by a falling branch when 40 feet up a tree.
But given the affinity he has for his time at Ruskin Drive, it’s clear Johnny wouldn’t have changed it for the world...
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He speaks equally fervently when recounting the tales of the glory days of Ruskin. Johnny recalls hoisting flags up and down the flagpoles which stood proudly by the play area: “They used to host Triple-A events on the athletics track. We also had the BBC 2 crown green bowls final on number one and three greens; the Percival Room used to be a putting green; where the first team football pitch is, that used to be a velodrome and that was dug up during the second world war to plant vegetables”.
knee aggravations and spondylosis in the neck as a result of a lifetime of heavy lifting are all wounds of his trade which niggle him to this day.
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ur popular Christmas hamper competition is back! Will you be the reader who takes home a luxury Christmas Hamper? Filled to the brim with luxury produce, this Christmas Hamper is perfect for an indulgent Christmas. Most of the food in the hamper is sourced from our local village farm shop, Windy Arbour in Billinge, and we thank them for supplying it at cost price. Windy Arbour carries a great range of tasty local and regional produce, particularly in the run up to Christmas.
Your entry MUST be with us by Sunday 11th December, and the lucky winner will receive their hamper by the weekend of 17/18 December 2016.
The finished contents of the hamper was still being finalised as we went to press, but we can tell you that each hamper will include Christmas cake, chocolates, mince pies, cheese, shortbread, wine, real ale, Christmas pudding, sweets and lots more besides. Even if you’re not a foodie, these expertly wrapped hampers would make a wonderful present for someone special in your life.
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Girls
allowed!
A group of glamorous local ladies who have battled cancer are looking for others to join their singing group. The Patients’ Choir is made up of people who have either been treated at The Lilac Centre in St Helens Hospital or at Whiston Hospital within the last 5 years. They are looking for new members to go along and join in every Monday from 6pm-7.30pm at The Millennium Centre in St Helens. Julie Steward, from the group, said: “We are a very friendly, welcoming group. We chat and sing to help with our wellbeing and share information through our shared experience of cancer.
“We do occasionally perform at charity events too. “ If you would like to go along, just turn up or ring Bernie Whelan on 0151 5202435.
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Food & Drink
Prepare the perfect Christmas
feast By Ed Bolla
S
erving up the ultimate roast on December 25 can be a bit of a slog.
Getting the turkey, potatoes, gravy, stuffing, Brussels sprouts and all the other essentials to the table on time often feels like a logistical nightmare. But don’t despair, it is possible to enjoy cooking on Christmas Day without turning to the sherry early - it just takes organisation. Many of the recipes we’ve picked out for you can be prepared before the big day rolls around. So if the prospect of catering for the extended family is already setting your pulse racing, take a deep breath and have a read. You’ll soon see that a little preparation can guarantee a successful, stressfree Christmas dinner.
Salted Maple-Roasted Parsnips Serves 6 - 8 Ingredients 600g parsnips, peeled and quartered 2tbsp vegetable oil 3tbsp maple syrup 3 thyme sprigs, leaves picked Sea salt
Method Heat oven to 220C/200C fan/Gas mark 7. Put the parsnips in a large roasting tin with the oil, maple syrup, thyme leaves and some sea salt flakes. Roast for 35-40 minutes until soft and sticky. Scatter over a few more sea salt flakes before serving.
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Creamed Sprouts with Chestnuts Serves 6 - 8 Ingredients 900g Brussels sprouts, trimmed 2 onions, finely chopped 2tsp vegetable oil 50g butter 2 garlic cloves, crushed 1/2 vegetable stock cube, crumbled 250ml double cream 1tsp freshly grated nutmeg, plus extra to serve 200g vacuum-packed chestnuts, roughly chopped Salt and pepper
Method Bring a large pan of salted water to the boil, add the sprouts and cook for three to four minutes until slightly tender. Drain and rinse under cold water. Meanwhile, very gently fry the onions in the oil and half the butter for about 10 minutes until soft. Add the garlic and stock cube and cook for two minutes, stirring, until everything is combined. Remove from the heat. Roughly chop the sprouts by hand or in a food processor, then stir them in with the onions and the rest of the butter, along with the double cream and nutmeg. Put back on the heat and cook until the cream is bubbling. Season to taste. Toss in the chestnuts and sprinkle over a little extra nutmeg to serve.
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Ginger & Orange-Glazed Baby Carrots Serves 6 - 8
Triple Nut & Apple Stuffing Balls Makes 16 Ingredients
Ingredients
2tbsp linseeds
900g baby carrots, washed and scrubbed
1 red onion, halved
50g butter
1tbsp olive oil, plus extra for greasing
25g piece ginger, peeled and finely grated
200g mixed nuts of your choice (we used a combination of pecans, hazelnuts and pistachios)
2tbsp clear honey Zest 1 orange Salt and pepper
Method
400g can cooked green lentils in water, drained 50g breadcrumbs Small bunch sage, chopped 1 small apple, grated
Bring a large pan of salted water to the boil and add the carrots. Simmer for five minutes until slightly tender, then drain.
Salt and pepper
In a wide pan, heat the butter until melting, then add the carrots, ginger, honey and orange zest. Cook over a medium heat for 25-30 minutes, turning them gently every now and then, until the carrots start to go golden and sticky.
Put the linseeds in a small bowl and mix with two tablespoons water, then set aside for five to 10 minutes, until the water thickens to a gluey consistency.
Keep turning every now and again until all sides are browning. Season well before serving.
Method
Meanwhile, place the onion in a food processor and whizz until finely chopped. Heat the oil in a frying pan, tip in the onion and cook for five minutes, until softened.
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Festive Red Cabbage Serves 6 - 8 Ingredients 1tbsp vegetable oil Tip the nuts into the food processor and whizz until coarsely chopped.
2 large onions, finely chopped
Sprinkle three tablespoons of the nuts over a plate and set aside.
1 cinnamon stick
Add the lentils, breadcrumbs, sage, apple, linseeds (and any liquid in the bowl), onion and plenty of seasoning to the processor. Pulse to blend the mixture until just combined don’t chop too finely or the stuffing will lose its nice nutty texture. Line a baking tray with foil and grease with a little oil. Remove the blade from the processor and oil your hands. Scoop out walnut-sized chunks of stuffing, roll into balls, then roll on the plate of chopped nuts to coat. Place on the prepared baking tray. Can be covered with cling film and chilled for up to two days, or frozen for two months. Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/Gas mark 6. Unwrap (if chilled) and bake for 25-30 minutes until the nuts are a little darker and the balls have firmed up slightly - they will be softer than traditional stuffing balls, but will firm up after a few minutes cooling. If you’re cooking from frozen, bake for 35-40 minutes.
1 star anise
150ml red wine 1 red cabbage (about 900g) shredded 2tbsp dark brown soft sugar 2 Bramley apples, peeled and chopped Salt and pepper
Method Heat the oil in a large, flameproof casserole dish, add the onions and cook on a medium heat for eight to 10 minutes, then add the star anise and cinnamon stick. Pour in the wine and let it simmer until slightly reduced. Add the cabbage, sugar and apples, and stir well. Season well, cover and simmer on a low heat for three hours, stirring every now and again. Once the cabbage is tender, check the seasoning. Serve in a bowl with the star anise and cinnamon stick on top. Can be made one to two days in advance, or frozen for up to four months - simply reheat on the hob before serving.
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Tunnel vision
Party time
Claire Moorhead is giving a talk on the Williamson Tunnels to members of Prescot Historic Society on Thursday, January 26. It starts at 7.30pm in the parish church, Church Street. All welcome.
Kendricks Cross and Rainhill Women’s Institutes are joining together for a Christmas party. It will be held on Tuesday, December 20, at Rainhill Village Hall, Dane Court, from 7.30pm. For further information, including membership details, call Ruth on 0151 430 0696.
Living with diabetes People living with diabetes are being invited to a talk at St Helens Town Hall on Wednesday, February 1. Dr Gill Hunt, a clinical psychologist at St Helens Hospital, will discuss the emotional impact and living with the condition. It starts at 7.30pm. Free admission - call Diabetes UK on 0151 480 0821 for any further details.
Member call The Probus Club of Rainhill and Prescot is looking for new members. The group, which celebrates its 25th anniversary in 2017, meets on the fourth Tuesday of the month at the Millennium Centre, View Road, Rainhill. Call George Connolly on 0151 426 0030.
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Class from the
past
This month’s Class from the Past is from Nutgrove School. It’s believed this photo was taken in the 1920s. Maybe you can spot a familiar face?
Remember, if you have a photo you’d be willing to share, contact us today by emailing sthelensnews@ locallife247.co.uk
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Pupils’
success
Eccleston Lane Ends pupils won a local competition to come up with ideas for a new Gulliver’s theme park. The company has just bought a 333-acre site in Yorkshire, so challenged the children to plan and design a brand new theme park for the development. As part of the challenge they had to market and promote the new theme park, including a launch event and a grand opening. Eccleston Lane Ends Primary were crowned the winners, with Willow Tree Primary School and Wargrave Church of England Primary School coming in second and third. Longton Lane, St Anne’s Sutton, Sutton Oak, Queen’s Park, St Austin’s, Oakdene, Holy Cross, St James and Carr Mill schools also took part in the challenge.
Natalie Armstrong, primary education coordinator at St Helens Chamber, said: “The Primary Enterprise and Innovation Challenge is designed to teach pupils team working, problems solving and decision making; skills that will benefit them throughout their education and future careers.”
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Conveyancing
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made simple onveyancing is the term used for dealing with the legal side of moving home.
Katherine Ball, Conveyancing expert at local firm of solicitors, I E Legal Solicitors, explained: “For most, it’s the single biggest transaction we will ever deal with. Not only are we talking about a large sum of money, but the property you buy will need to be enjoyed as your home for many years. “The actual legal transfer of the property is by far and away the easy bit. This is done by what we call a ‘Transfer Deed’, which in most cases is a simple form that is registered at the Land Registry. However, a pitfall is that each property in England and Wales has its own ‘title’, what lawyers call the documents which establish who owns what. This ‘title’ is a lot more than just ‘42 Acacia Avenue’ - it can include things such as easements, rights of way for you to go over other land, rights of other people to go over your land, rights for the local council to demand payments, obligations to pay money such as ground rent. Signing a transfer deed is not what conveyancing is about - it’s about making sure that when that deed is signed, every person knows what they are going to get, and every person gets what they should. And horror stories abound about cases where people
have bought gardens with pipes under that the homeowner can do nothing about, or bought a home without planning permission that needs to be knocked down.”
Katherine Ball, Fortunately, expert conveyancers conveyancer I E Legal Solicitors deal with property transactions all the time. Their experts understand all the issues which may arise, and can take steps to undertake all the necessary searches, as well as knowing how to interpret the documents and the title. But how for much? “Actually, to get the benefit of professional legal expertise from us costs as little as £350, depending on the property value,” said Katherine. “Unfortunately, there are other charges, that are out of out hands, including estate agents’ fees and stamp duty. But by coming to us, you get the benefit of professional expertise, and local knowledge, at the best possible price.” For a no-obligation quote, contact I E Legal on 0345 467 0217, visit the website, or just pop in!
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Planning Matters Eccleston
Rainhill
15 Bleak Hill Road: Demolition of existing porch, rear extension, chimney and erection of single storey front extension with single storey rear extension and flat to pitched roof on existing garage. (ref: P/2016/0801/HHFP) A decision is due by January 2.
Forge Fitness Rainhill, 456 Warrington Road: Retrospective planning permission to develop the existing site premises for the purpose of running a private fitness centre including boxing training, at the specified location, and change of use from general industrial to leisure. (ref: P/2016/0811/FUL). A decision is due by January 4.
2 Willow Cottages, Catchdale Moss Lane: Single storey rear extension projecting 2.5m from the rear (6m in total overall) ,3.4 m high overall and 2.2m to the eaves (ref: P/2016/0827/HHPA). A decision is due by December 26. Eccleston Park 37 Park Avenue: Prior notification for demolition of detached, derelict dwelling (ref: P/2016/0786/DEMPA). A decision is due soon.
346 Warrington Road: Single storey side extension (ref: P/2016/0820/HHFP). A decision is due by January 6. Windle 46 Lynton Way: Demolition of existing front porch and erection of single storey front extension along with single storey side extension (ref: P/2016/0800/HHFP). A decision is due by January 2.
For more information on these plans, visit www.sthelens.gov.uk
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Rainhill’s Reeve Court, on Stratton Drive, is holding a Christmas fair on Saturday, December 3. The fun starts at 12.30pm and there will be a host of attractions including tombola, raffles, hot food, carol singing, Santa’s grotto and a licensed bar. To book a stall at the fair, or for further information, call 0151 430 4000.
An adventurous fundraiser will be regaling St Helens National Trust members with tales of her exploits on Thursday, December 15. The talk’s title - called Arctic Dog Sledding - gives a flavour of grandmother Pat Ascroft’s favourite ways to raise awareness of Mencap. Now in her late 70s, she has been an active fundraiser for several years - but always favouring expeditions. Previous adventures have seen her trek, cycle and sail in places such as the Dead Sea, Himalayas, Great Wall of China, the Ganges, Africa, Patagonia and Iceland. She will be talking about her most recent and scariest challenge - a five day dog sledding event in Lapland. It starts at 2.30pm in St Thomas’ Church, Westfield Street,. Free entry for NT St Helens members and volunteers - £1 for visitors.
Book folding A Christmas book folding session is being held at Rainhill Library, View Road, on Thursday, December 8, from 2pm-4pm. Go along and get the chance to make something wonderful from old books. Free event.
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n the wall of Tony Richards’ office are several framed photographs. Each one means something to him.
“They’re a reminder of how far we’ve come, and how difficult it was at times to get here,” he says with his trademark cheery laugh. Tony is of course talking about the Millennium Centre, St Helens’ one-stop shop for local NHS and voluntary sector organisations. At 73, many of Tony’s contemporaries spend more time at the golf club than in the office. But notwithstanding the fact he’s not a fan of the game, I sense Tony would get bored quite quickly anyway. “I’m a people person, I’m fascinated by people and like being around them,” he beams. Which is just as well as he’s had to persuade a lot of people to get on board with his vision which, when first revealed, had a lot of obstacles.
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Born in the Dayhulme area of Manchester to Norman and Vera Richards, the family moved to the St Helens area when Tony was aged three. “We moved to a house on St Helens Road in Rainford. Dad was eventually made group secretary of 11 hospitals in the area.” He attended Bleak Hill Primary before being sent away to boarding schools in Wirral and North Wales. Upon returning to the town, Tony’s first job was as a junior clerk at the old Westminster bank on Hardshaw Street. He met his wife, Diana, and they got married at Eccleston Parish Church over 40 years ago.
The old Rivoli Theatre
“They weren’t happy at all with me! ” He eventually became chief officer for the old St Helens & Knowsley Community Health Council. Having retired around 1999, he took up the chairmanship of the St Helens & District Blind Society - which is when the seed for what is now known at the Millennium Centre was sown. “The society had a lot of money, about £160,000 in the bank, but didn’t really spend a lot other than organise coach trips to Blackpool and a Christmas meal. I was really keen to find out what people wanted, so we did a survey and the big thing which came back was that people wanted a centre that was accessible. The old centre was in Parr but nobody went there as it was so out of the way. “That was when the search for a potential site started. I remember driving round the town centre not long afterwards and saw that the old Rivioli Theatre was up for sale. So I called the estate agents. They told me it was on the market for £240,000 but the brewery wanted to get rid so they’d look at any serious offers. So I offered £97,000 to which the estate agent scoffed at. But a little while later, I got a letter saying the offer had been accepted, but they wanted a deposit of £10,000. This meant I had to call an urgent meeting of the society - they weren’t very happy with me but Canon John Pennington was on
With Canon Byworth and Canon Pennington
Just before building commenced
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The opening of Millennium House in 2001
Meeting Prince Andrew in 2006
the committee and suggested that they’d make up the deposit. I got on to my solicitor straight away and asked him to form a limited company!”
background is very much public sector, he has an entrepreneurship, drive and flamboyancy which you tend to find more in the world of business.
After a few ups and downs - and a bit of lighthearted cajoling - everything fell into place. The centre was built over three phases and has truly established itself as a key service for the people of St Helens.
“Well, when I retired I set up a company, Arcoframe, but I leave that to my son, Charlie, these days. They try to keep me away as much as possible!” he laughs.
“The problem was that, in St Helens, each service for older and vulnerable people worked in its own little area. I wanted to bring them under one roof so they could be referred to another agency easily; because it’s rare that a person has only one issue.” Speaking to Tony it’s clear that while his
It’s fair to say Tony has done it all. An Honorary Freeman of St Helens and MBE to boot, he’s been decorated at the highest level. Does he ever consider retirement? “I don’t think so, I enjoy doing what I do. I come in here a few days a week and love keeping in touch. It’s a passion and, if you have a passion, there’s nothing to retire from, is there?”
Jennifer playing opposite Jimmi Harkishin (Dev Alahan)
Celebrating the start of phase three
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Events & Leisure
What’s Manchester Christmas Markets Up until Monday 19th December 2016 More than 300 beautifully festooned stalls and chalets in nine separate markets spread across the city centrel. All Christmas Market Sites will be open 7 days a week from 10am, and close between 7.30pm-9pm. Manchester City Centre – various venues
Liverpool Christmas Markets Up until Thursday 22nd December Over 45 decorated wooden chalets selling festive crafts and gifts. Sample the ever popular delights of a Continental Christmas with the licensed bar selling Glühwein, German beers and other seasonal specialities. St George’s Plateau
Roald Dahl Tremendous Adventures Monday 21st November to Sunday 4th December Step in to the Christmas mansion and into Roald Dahl’s magical world as his extraordinary storytelling weaves itself through the grand staterooms and into the bustling servants’ quarters. Christmas decorating and kitchen demonstrations too. Tatton Park, Knutsford WA16 6QN www.tattonpark.org.uk 01625 374400
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Season’s Greetings Wednesday 23rd November – Saturday 3rd December Enjoy the Christmas celebrations with the archetypical dysfunctional family. This black comedy, written by Olivier and Tony Award winning playwright Alan Aykbourn, and performed at Wigan Little Theatre is about an average English suburban family having the Christmas from hell. Wigan Little Theatre, Crompton Street, Wigan WN1 3SL www.wiganlittletheatre.co.uk
Makers Market & Vintage Sunday Saturday 26th & Sunday 27th November Visit Ormskirk Town Centre and the town’s Chapel Gallery to discover a variety of handmade, retro and vintage wares! There are also special creative activities planned for families. A great family fun day out! Chapel Gallery, St Helens Rd, Ormskirk L39 4QR www.chapelgallery.org.uk 01695 571328
The Lanterns at Chester Zoo Weekends of 25/27 Nov, 2/3 & 9/11 Dec, plus 16-23 Dec Your favourite animal lanterns are back at Chester Zoo for the 5th year. Stroll through the enchanted forest and catch a glimpse of Santa on his sleigh. Please book early to secure your tickets for this popular show for all ages. Chester Zoo, Chester CH2 1LH www.chesterzoo.org.
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Christmas Celebration
Weekends of 26/27 November, 3/4 & 10/11 December
Friday 2nd December
Visit Speke Hall, decorated for a traditional Victorian Christmas, enjoy lots of family activities including donkey rides and Christmas trails, listen to carols in the Great Hall and see Father Christmas. 11am-4pm. The Walk, Speke, Liverpool, L24 1XD www.nationaltrust.org.uk
Join ChorusUK (Manchester) and Sheffield Pops Orchestra as they produce their festive spectaculars ‘Christmas Celebration’ featuring the songs Happy Holidays, Stop the Cavalry and Do You Hear What I Hear? 8-10pm. Tickets £11-£22.50. Royal Northern College Of Music, 124 Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9RD www.rncm.ac.uk 0161 907 5555
Handel’s Messiah Sunday 27th November A performance of Handel’s Messiah at Spendmore Lane Methodist Church in Coppull. Professional soloists sing main parts and a small orchestra of professional musicians accompany. Part 1 starts at 2.30pm with Parts 2&3 at 6pm following a buffet tea provided by the church. Free of charge. Spendmore Lane, Coppull PR7 5BX 01254 830854
Winter Celebration Sunday 27 Nov 2016
Winter Arts Market Saturday 3rd December Merseyside’s largest arts and crafts market with over 200 incredible artists, designers and makers. Includes other activities such as a vintage fair, kidfriendly craft workshops and live music. £2 entry, kids go free. 10am-7pm St George’s Hall, Liverpool Cathedral, St James Mount, L1 7AZ www.winterartsmarket.com
Visit the National Wildflower Centre for a Winter Celebration. The centre will have festive workshops for all the family to enjoy and much more. The Cornflower Café will be open as usual serving some fantastic festive fare. 11-4pm. Free event. National Wildflower Centre, Roby Road, Liverpool L16 3NA www.nwc.org.uk 0151 738 1913
Rainford’s 3rd Christmas Fayre takes over much of Church Street. Market stalls and local shops will be selling Christmas gifts and crafts, and there will also be food, a fun fair, donkey rides, Santa’s Grotto and festive live music. 11am-3pm. Church Road, Rainford WA11 8HE
Leigh Christmas Festival
Standish Christmas Market
Rainford Christmas Fayre Saturday 3rd December
Wednesday 30th November & Thursday 1st December
Saturday 3rd December
Situated at Leigh Sports Village stadium, this year’s event will be a showcase of over 70 local businesses with stalls offering everything from handmade stocking fillers to gorgeous original gift ideas for the whole family. 3pm-9pm Leigh Sports Village, Sale Way, WN7 4JY FB/Leigh Christmas Festival
This market runs from 11am-8pm and will feature a range of market stalls, an indoor craft fair (running from 11am-5pm), a special Santa’s Grotto, live music and entertainment, a Snowglobe, a Christmas Trail around the village and a beer tent!. Market Place,Standish WN6 0HN 07877 869700
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Chorley’s Santa Express Saturday & Sunday 3/4 10/11 & 17/18 December Chorley’s Santa Express is back to whisk families through the town centre to Astley Park to meet Santa at Astley Hall. Every child who meets Santa will receive a special Christmas gift and there will be some festive face painting and arts and crafts in Astley Farmhouse too. £7 children (u-12’s), £3 adults. Tickets must be booked in advance. www.chorley.gov.uk
Faulty Towers: The Christmas Dining Experience Sunday 4th to Wednesday 7th December When the audience become diners in the ‘Faulty Towers’ restaurant, pretty much anything can happen – especially with two-thirds of the show improvised. Basil, Sybil and Manuel serve a ‘70s-style 3-course Christmas dinner with crackers, pudding and a good dollop of mayhem. The Lowry, Pier 8, Salford Quays, M50 3AZ 0843 208 6000 www.thelowry.com
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang - The Musical Tuesday 6th December - Sunday 15th January 2017 Chitty Chitty, Bang Bang will have audiences of all ages flying high with its mixture of madness, intrigue and exuberance. Starring Jason Manford, Michelle Collins and Phill Jupitus, this fun-filled production promises laughs and magic galore. The Lowry, Salford Quays M50 3AZ 0843 208 6000 www.thelowry.com
Christmas Sparkle Thursday 8th & Friday 9th December Two festive concerts in the majestic Wigan Parish Church comprising of a showcase of Christmas songs and carols performed by various choirs,
soloists and instrumentalists. All profits go directly to Living with Live project. Doors open 6.40pm. £6 adult, £4 children, Under 2’s free. Wigan Parish Church, Crawford Street, Wigan 07814 193335 www.smithsacademy.co.uk
Cleopatra Friday 9th – Saturday 17th December A traditional fun-filled panto from Chorley Little Theatre featuring traditional fun filled panto characters. The teenage Princess Cleopatra is preparing for when she will take over as ruler of ancient Egypt when bumbling explorers spoil the plans by accidentally releasing an ancient enemy. Chorley Little Theatre, Dole Ln, Chorley PR7 2RL www.chorleylittletheatre.com Tickets from Malcolm’s Musicland or from theatre.
Aladdin Friday 9th December – Sunday 8th January The spectacular adventure panto is full of magic and mystical tales of a foreign land, guaranteed to make memories the whole family will treasure. Expect genies by the lamp-load, belly-busting comedy, and, just maybe, a real flying carpet. Manchester Opera House, Quay Street, Manchester M3 3HP www.manchestertheatres.com
Snow White Saturday 10th to Saturday 31st December Join them for a festive family adventure into an enchanted fairy tale forest and meet all of your favourite characters along the way with this year’s spectacular pantomime Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Empire Theatre, Lime Street, Liverpool L1 1JE www.liverpooltheatres.com
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or Wigan kids in the 1970’s Haigh Hall was by far the best attraction in the town. After decades of decay since, a private/public sector partnership, helped along by a volunteer group called Friends of Haigh Country Park is breathing new life into the place. The hall itself, a Grade 2 listed building, is being transformed into Haigh Hall Hotel and the 250 acres of surrounding grounds now boasts a new play area, a high ropes attraction, a new crazy golf course and the Kitchen Courtyard, a base for artisan food and drink producers. This 5 mile walk will give you an opportunity to check out the progress so far in restoring this historic country house and grounds.
Park on or near to Higher Lane (WN2 1EA) and stroll in the direction of Haigh Hall. Once you have crossed a bridge, turn right down a bridleway. Follow the path past a house and round a left hand bend. Walk for 0.7 miles, skirting the edge of Crawford’s Woods, until you eventually arrive at the handsome St David’s church, built in the 1830’s and, along with its lych-gate and stone wall, listed as Grade 2 structures by Historic England. Cross over the busy Haigh Road and continue in the same direction. When Haigh Road reaches a sharp bend left, carry on in the same direction down Toddington Road. This road transforms into a
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direction and then look out for a gate on the left.
pathway just as the magnificent views open up over Winter Hill. Keep left and follow the track downhill and turn right 200 yards later. Follow this winding track gently downhill until you reach Freezeland Farm; after the old farmhouse and just before the new barn conversion, take a 90 degree left turn through a newish gate, which is part of some new fencing. Bear left, then cross the double stile and keep in the same direction along the left hand perimeter for 650 yards until you come to a steel gate with a stile alongside. Hop over the stile and then head right towards the corner of the field. Carry on round the right hand perimeter of the field and after 150 yards you’ll come to an opening on the right; cut through to the next field and then walk straight across that field until you climb up onto a tarmacked path. Turn left and follow this path to the main road at Little Scotland. Cross the road carefully and head down the footpath opposite, bearing right past the garage onto a track. Follow this track until a stile on the left hand side appears. Cross the stile and head across the field diagonally to the right, looking carefully for the stile. Hop over that stile and head round the field, heading again for a stile on the far side of the field. Cross this double stile and head directly towards the steel gate near the farmhouse. Go through the gate, past the farmhouse in the same
Go through the gate and walk towards the wooded area; go through the woods and exit via a bridge over Arley Brook. Bear left up the hill and head for the left hand corner of the field. Cross into the next field, carry on in the same direction and you’ll eventually arrive at Meadow Pit Lane. Turn right for 100 yards and then cross over the road and hop over the stile. Walk uphill on the left hand perimeter of the field right to the top, over the stile, bear left and you’ll walk round a house to a single track road. Turn left and walk up the road and you’ll eventually arrive at a car park; turn right directly after the car park and follow the road downhill until you reach Haigh Hall. Walk round the Hall and down the majestic driveway away from the hall. Once you reach a ‘Whistle’ sign bear right off the main path. Eventually you’ll reach an enclosure with a seat outside; take a sharp left into the woods and you’ll eventually surface opposite a Georgian house. Turn right and you’ll end up by the bridge where you started the walk.
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he Abarth 124 Spider is cast from the same die as the Fiat 124, and to improve it Abarth has used the same tactic as it did to change the Fiat 500 into the Abarth 595. In other words, it has added lithe looks, noise and, most importantly, muscle. The Abarth 124 Spider uses the same platform as Mazda’s MX-5 and Fiat’s 124. However, while the Fiat has been constructed to be more of a cruising vehicle, the Abarth is more hardcore – and the most performance driven of the three brands. The Abarth uses the same 1.4-litre, four-cylinder turbo-charged petrol engine as Fiat’s 124 - except in the Abarth it produces 170PS, compared with the Fiat 124’s 140PS. The Abarth’s power unit spins with the proper Italian sports car vigour you’d hope for. It feels wayward and entertaining at high revs - and you’re aware of the turbocharger when you push on. The sports car is quick to respond and the gear change is rapid and exact.
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The best thing about the 124 Spider, though, is the noise it makes. Popping burbles emit from the quad tailpipes when doing the 0-62mph gallop, as I found out testing the car at Silverstone Circuit, in Northamptonshire. The two-seater Abarth will reach the magical figure in 6.8 seconds, on its way to 143mph. Fold the roof, via a simple fastener, and the Abarth 124’s sound is even more delectable. For an added dose of pleasure, the Abarth 124 has a Sport setting. Hit the button and things become louder, tighter and faster. The throttle feels more insistent, and weight is also added to the steering, making you feel even more united with the road – or race track. The 124 Spider feels most pleased driven hard, with the tail-end hunkered down over the rear wheels. Even when you go too brutally into a bend and lose traction for a jiffy, the Abarth 124 continues to play nicely. Working out what the rump of the car is going to do soon becomes second nature. On the whole, the Abarth 124 Spider is a grin maker, although your beam might falter for a moment when you see the price-tag - £29,565. Yes, it’s a large lump of cash, but once you’ve heard the melodious
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