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Welcome to the August-September issue of
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Inside this issue Poynton Show
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Well it’s nearly August already and plans are well under way for Poynton Show. We are so lucky to have a facility in the heart of our village that can transform itself from tranquil park and grazing land to a magnificent Showground for Poynton Show. Not to mention its other uses throughout the year as venue for a fantastic outdoor concert and annual bonfire and firework display! Thanks to Gail Ashton for her observations about Poynton Pool in its more idle moments.
Revamp Under Way
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Poynton in Poetry & Prose
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The Book Group Recommends
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Building Hope
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All About Brookdale
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Turn to page 4 for an update on the improvements to Park Lane – we hope you like our cover image captured just a few days ago before the contractors move in to start work.
Kate’s Column
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Health & Wellbeing
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Dip into the rest of the magazine for the other regular articles and local news and events alongside the features that we bring from a little further afield. For those who enjoy rambling (and a sharp descent) we feature a walk over Kerridge Hill. For those who take shopping trips to Manchester, we recommend a peaceful interlude at the John Rylands Library. Do let us know if you think there’s something that we should feature in Inside Poynton – we are always pleased to hear from you.
Recipe
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National Gardens Scheme Update
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Walks in Cheshire
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Civic Awards
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Manchester Gems
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All at Sea in Macclesfield
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Just for Kids
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Sudoku
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Crossword
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Inside Guide
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Puzzle Solutions
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Classified Index
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Useful Numbers
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We are pleased to announce that the winner of our Day of Pampering competition was Glenys Richards – an article about Glenys and her special day will feature in our October-November magazines. Lunch for two in the Riverford Travelling Field Kitchen was won by David Hoyle. We hope you enjoy the magazine, but whatever you do, have fun! Garth Aspinall Clare Hawker Co-Editors
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The 110th Poynton Show taken in the Creative Hobbies Marquee from 1985 onwards will be on display, and if you are on a photograph you can take it away. More details of the many Sections within the Show, the main attractions and plenty of pictures from last year can be seen at www.poyntonshow.co.uk
The 110th Poynton Show will be held on Saturday 28 August. Over the past few years many similar shows have ceased to exist so we are very proud that we still have such tremendous support from the management committee and volunteers to enable Poynton Show to continue.
If you have never attended Poynton Show or have not been along for a while this is the year to get together with your family and friends and come along. The Show is
A full programme of events has been arranged, some from the distant past and others returning by popular demand. This year a Tug of War competition is being arranged - a major attraction that first an ideal family day out on Bank Hoiday Saturday. We know you will be surprised at how such a large event is just on your doorstep. There is entertainment all day and an advance family ticket is only ÂŁ16 (admits up to 2 adults and 3 children). Advance Tickets will be on sale at Mates, the Show Caravan in the Co-op car park (a week before the Show) and on the website.
appeared in 1890! We will also welcome the Knights of the Damned, a medieval jousting team, Racing Camels and the Starduster Aerobatic display. You can see the whites of the pilot’s eyes as he flies over the showground. On the Saturday before the Show we will have a small exhibition in the NatWest car park on Park Lane. Some photographs
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Revamp Under Way Work on Poynton’s Shared Space scheme will begin in earnest at the beginning of August. The contractors, English Landscapes, have a great reputation for other projects they have completed in the North West; they will be working closely with Carillion, a consultant specialising in traffic management to keep disruption to a minimum. Poynton Town Council has listened to the local traders and has insisted that Park Lane must stay open at all times. Also the project must be complete by late November to minimise impact on the Christmas trade. The project will be tackled in four phases, starting with the junction where the new Waitrose store has been built. Park Lane itself will be revamped in two stages, then the final section from Waitrose up to the Workmen’s Club will complete the project (although the last section isn’t part of the shared space scheme the road will be resurfaced up to the ‘gateway’ near Poynton Green.) Park Lane will remain open in one direction all the time, with traffic in the other direction being diverted via Clumber Road
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and Dickens Lane. Temporary traffic controls may be installed at the junction of Dickens Lane and London Road South. Some people have expressed alarm that the traffic order is in place for 18 months but the disruption will be for significantly less time – it’s simply easier to have a longer order in place instead of having to keep reapplying for traffic orders at different stages of the project. The main car park will remain open at all times – it will be divided into short-stay and long-stay areas which will be selfregulated in the first instance. A parking survey will take place when Waitrose has been open for eight weeks to monitor whether these guidelines are working and whether they need to be modified. The frontages of all the shops will be revamped free of charge as part of the scheme with shop owners being able to choose from a range of available finishes for the surface directly outside their property. New street furniture will complete the look. Poynton will remain open for business at all times so please remember to support the local traders whenever you can.
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Poynton in Poetry & Prose by Gail Ashton When human voices wake us and we drown heron honed in wind and stone air-brushed there on bone-crushed trunk of ancient lime lit by reed and shadowed road sunk in time and seeded deep in history’s twisted subtle keep a portent or a talisman thrown up from depths too dark to know a fractured and glass-splintered jewel refracted here upon the pool a memory from long ago exhaled upon the water’s flow. When we first moved to Poynton almost ten years ago now, we would go exploring with the dog and see what we could find. Poynton Park – better known as the Pool – was one of these surprises made all the better for its tinge of familiarity. As children, far off in an industrial landscape, we’d rampage through the last of fields and twisting tracks that circled old quarries and brickworks now flooded with water and stuffed with legendary fish and their tales: ancient carp, fat bream, pike that would swallow a small dog or take off a child’s hand. Finding Poynton Pool with its gleam of water and fishermen oblivious to the thrum of traffic on the other side momentarily flipped us back home.
to the water’s edge. Some of those – limes mainly – still stand today. The Hall and any other buildings have long gone. By 1793 most of the land west of London Road, including Lostock Hall Farm, plus the Clumber Park/Dickens Lane area, had been incorporated into the Park estate. The farmers and smallholders who had worked it lost their livelihood. So, too, the last of Poynton’s common land had disappeared and, with it, all the old rights to graze animals, cut turf and use its natural resources for free. Like all things, the Pool’s beauty had come at a price. Poynton was changing; from being a largely rural community it was now about to fall more deeply under the spell of the coal that had been sporadically mined since medieval times.
Today’s Park is a mere four acres or so, a slice left over from a Poynton Park estate that comprised 247 acres in the 18th century according to maps drawn by William Tunnicliff. Sir George Warred rebuilt Poynton Hall here in the 1750s and created a park to go with it. Ten years later when he decided to landscape his new place, The Towers, which he constructed just south of the Hall, he made an artificial pool by damming part of Poynton Brook. He planted an avenue of trees leading
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Glastonbury goes Green Now Europe's biggest music festival has been and gone for another year, its founder, Michael Eavis, is building Britain's biggest privately owned solar farm. He is taking advantage of the Government's new, heavily subsidised ‘Clean Energy’ scheme to install a solar photovoltaic system on the roof of the "Mootel" – the barns that are home to the farm's herd while the festival is on. Sunshine is never guaranteed at the festival but that has not deterred him from building the enormous solar roof, which is expected to deliver enough electricity to power about 40 houses. Thanks to the government’s feed-in tariff, under which participants are paid a premium rate for the electricity they produce, Eavis expects to earn about £45,000 a year from the system as well as reducing the farm’s energy bills. The new feed-in tariffs, which all homeowners will pay for through higher energy bills, are a great offer for homeowners, farmers, businesses and landowners looking for a high interest, long term and tax free investment. “We will benefit from this financially but when it starts generating a profit, I will spend all that money on more solar energy, so it will also be a good investment for the nation," says Eavis. Closer to home local renewable energy company iGen has seen huge interest in its solar electric solutions from homeowners keen to take advantage of the government’s feed in tariff. “People are really taking notice of solar PV as a viable investment - the thought of an investment that returns around 10% a year and reduces CO2 at the same time seems like a no brainer”.
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The Book Group Recommends Our first recommendation this issue is One Day by David Nicholls. This novel spans two decades but takes place on a single date 15 July, St Swithin’s Day. Two students Emma and Dexter meet on their very last day at Edinburgh University. Emma, spiky, working class and from Yorkshire, and Dexter, supremely confident, very handsome, and from a rich Cotswold family, spend this last night together. The novel catches up with them every 15 July and charts the course of their lives and not always flourishing friendship. Dexter leads a commitment-free promiscuous life while Emma has to work harder to cope with the subsequent platonic nature of their relationship. Dexter embarks on a career in TV presenting a late night youth programme enjoying as many drugs, cocktails and women as he can get his hands on. Emma spends several unfulfilling years as a waitress in a bad Mexican restaurant. Eventually Emma becomes a teacher and acquires a boyfriend – a magnificently inept stand up comedian, while Dexter’s career peaks and then plummets. His descent into drink and his self absorption threaten his increasingly fraught friendship with Emma. We know that they have the capacity to redeem each other but as the years tick by, it seems increasingly unlikely that this will happen. One Day is an endearing account of a close friendship, wise, witty, perceptive and often unbearably sad. Easy to read, we all thoroughly enjoyed this book and would recommend it for the summer.
Colm Toibin is an author we had never discussed but after reading Brooklyn, his novel that won the 2009 Costa Novel Award we resolved to explore his work further. Toibin was born in Enniscorthy County Wexford and it is here that his heroine Eilis has her home. In the 1950s, opportunities for her generation are severely limited. Her sister Rose, whose earnings from an office job support the family, meets a priest, on holiday from America, who used to know their parents. He offers to arrange a job for Eilis in Brooklyn and she has to accept that she must migrate to US. After an excruciating journey by sea, she arrives in New York to a life that is lonely and dogged by a homesickness that she must not reveal. Gradually her life improves, she has the opportunity to educate herself, and there is romance with Italian-American Tony. Just when everything seems to be going right, there is a death in the family and Eilis must return to Ireland. There she will be confronted by a dilemma – a choice between duty and one great love. Toibin’s prose is meticulously crafted, slow, leisurely with close attention to physical sensations –seasickness, desire, and the pain of virginity’s loss. A beautifully written book, we recommend it without reservation.
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Building Hope Local mezzo soprano Bonnie Allaby has turned her passion for singing into a unique opportunity to entertain by staging concerts to promote local talent. Bonnie, who lives and works in Wilmslow, searches for local talent and stages concerts to give people the chance to perform without cost or audition. The concerts raise money for Revive, a Vision Mozambique project to build a Women’s Rehabilitation Centre to rescue women who have been forced into prostitution. Bonnie’s dream is to build centres such as this one worldwide. Bonnie is also the new voice of Canalside Radio, delivering a chilled and witty start to Sunday Mornings, covering musical ‘goings on’ and a “Thought for the Day message”. 102.8fm Canalside Radio at 8am. Below is a list of events planned for later this year - if you are a budding performer why not take this chance to showcase your talent at the same time as raising money for this worthy project? Some of the dates are still to be confirmed but contact Bonnie now to see how you could get involved.
A Taste of the Classics Prestbury or Alderley Edge 25 September Choose to perform your favourite Aria, Lied, Mèlodie, orchestral piece or choral ensemble to provide a real showcase of fantastic music.... a real celebration. Solo / Duets / Trio / Quartet – Male or / and Female. Orchestral Instruments – All families, performed in solo, duet, trio or group. Choirs – All Forms including; Ensemble, Barbershop, Male Voice.
Big Swing Era with High Tea Poynton 16 or 17 October Musicians: Do you fancy joining the band for
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a one off electric show? – Or show off your talents as a soloist to get our toes tapping in the 2nd half? Dancers: Find your favourite song and open the show with a bang. Performers: Accompaniment can be provided. Choose your favourite songs of the era and we’re away!
Pure Pop (and Hip Hop) Wilmslow Saturday 19 November Pop music ranges from fun, funky to touching and poignant. Can you rival Glee club? Can you sing like Christina, Perform like JLS, Dance like Britney, Shake it like Beyonce or Shakira, Play like Chris Martin, scat like Jason Mraz or rap like Chipmunk? Perform as a solo artist or as a group. Backing singers and or backing dancers allowed. Choreograph your favourite pop songs for Solo, Group or as Backing Dancers Perform as a soloist or group or accompany singers either as a soloist or part of a band.
Acoustic Sessions Bollington Christian Life Church 10 December Male and Female singers performing classic Acoustic Hits accompanied by their own guitarist or pianist. This will be Nov/Dec time so feel free to make a song Christmassy. With a candlelit setting and cafe style layout It’s a real opportunity to show what you’re made of, engage with the audience and give it all you’ve got.... from the chilled to the funky... just be yourself. For more information about getting involved, purchases and concert tickets visit www.bonnieelizabeth.com. For information on Vision Mozambique www.visionmozambique.org.uk
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All About Brookdale It’s not just a theatre – it’s more an enrichment to life How many times have you passed a strange building just off the roundabout at the bottom of Bridge Lane in Bramhall and seen a banner outside saying Sweet Charity, 26th April or Open Bridge Drive 16th September? Have you ever wondered what goes on in there? You may have presumed it’s ‘just’ a theatre. And it is a theatre – a 200 seat theatre putting on five shows a year, from comedies or tragedies to musicals expertly performed by some award-winning amateurs, aged anywhere from 14 to 84, some of whom go on to be professional. But it’s so much more than that! Brookdale Club is primarily a social experience. It has so many activities that you will be hard pushed to find something in which you can’t become involved and enjoy, whether or not you’ve done it before.
Brookdale is essentially a family club catering for the many and varied interests of a wide age range, from a youth drama group to a luncheon club for retired members. This variety of activities is truly extensive. For just a few pounds a year you can become involved in anything from Andante, a choral group that meets every week, to the Wine Society that arranges wine tasting, the occasional trip to a wine-related location and monthly social events.
everything from bowling to rambling, strolling, travel and a gardening section that boasts over 200 members. For those interested in more indoor pursuits there’s a 200+ member Bridge club, a dancing section, an art group, linguists – everything from French, to Welsh and many in between - and crossing these boundaries are activities such as digital photography and Caracamp (for caravanners and campers). Even if you’re not inclined to become so actively involved in any of these, there’s a range of ‘support’ activities that include maintenance – the Club maintains its own buildings – to Theatre Workshop and Social or General committees that help with the running of the Club. Or you could simply relax in Brookdale’s welcoming bar. If you’re still not sure “what goes on in there?” you can find out for yourself at the Club’s Open Day from 11am to 3pm on Sunday 12th September. Entrance is free and there’ll be demonstrations of most of the Club’s activities, with refreshments available. Just turn up, you’ll be made most welcome.
In between there are numerous activities offering opportunities for the more to less actively inclined. For the former there’s
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Kate’s Column It’s finally the holidays! This is certainly one to enjoy too because I go back to start my GCSE years... The end of the school year brought an annual event, the Poynton Civic Awards. These are given each year to thank people for their contribution to the community and this year a new category of awards was added, the ‘Youth Civic Awards.’ The adult awards were given to seven very worthy people for many things from charity work to great leadership and were gratefully accepted. The youth awards were awarded to seven teenagers (or groups of teenagers) for their work within the community and beyond.
‘It’s a Wipe Out’ Family Fun Day supported by Cheshire East Council, Poynton Town Council, Poynton Neighbourhood Policing Team, “Jonnie” Johnson housing and the Connect Team. Friday 27 August from 1pm - 4pm at Deva Fields, Poynton. Kindly sponsored by local sponsor “Johnnie” Johnson Housing Trust and The Big Lottery Community Spaces Fund, this is going to be a fantastic community event with something for everyone. Confirmed activities so far include a skate competition, bouncy castle, climbing wall, dance mats, sporting and dance activities, Macclesfield Town FC, a Connexions stall, a refreshment tent by the Connect Team and a BBQ kindly being run by 3rd Poynton Scouts. Canalside Community Radio will also be at Deva covering the event. Look forward to seeing you there! For further details, please contact Tracey Shield, Poynton Town Council Youth Coordinator on 07548 938881 or email: tracey.shield.ptc@cheshireeast.gov.uk
I was lucky enough to accept an award myself, after having been nominated by my dance teacher, Suzanne. I had absolutely no idea what the excitement was when she came bounding up to me to tell me a couple of weeks ago. The award itself was mainly down to Explosive, the show I have run for the past three years. I’m pleased to announce that this year’s show raised around £800 in aid of ChildLine through a great night of entertainment. Another reason for this award was, in fact, this very column! So, after a very enjoyable lunch and ceremony, I’d like to say a huge thank you for my award, it was gratefully received. Especially thanks to Suzanne for secretly nominating me! Also, a huge congratulations to the other 13 award winners, they were extremely well deserved – well done and thank you! Have a great summer everyone. Kate
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Health & Wellbeing with Alexandra Worsley Fit and fabulous for summer Now it’s summer, the thought of peeling off the winter layers and baring some flesh can be pretty daunting. A lifestyle with a varied but healthy diet, teamed with regular exercise and the right footwear, can kick start the transformation process and help turn unsightly, dimpled and un-toned legs into pins to envy. The team from Alexandra Worsley Health and Wellbeing clinic in Bramhall offers some top tips and advice to get a bootylicious body just like the stars: Go Walk-About There’s no doubt about it, walking is good for us. Whether we walk to improve our general health, to control our body weight, to keep fit or just to get us from A to B, there are a number of benefits. For example, by walking just one mile our bodies can burn up at least 100kcal (420kJ) of energy and walking two miles a day, three times a week, can help reduce weight by one pound every three weeks. It also alters our metabolism so our body burns fat instead of sugars to help towards weight loss. Walk in Style Being kitted out with the appropriate footwear doesn’t have to be expensive; indulge feet in a pair of FitFlops and go walking in them. Not only are they super comfortable and come in a range of designs and colours to suit any wardrobe, but they’re biomechanically engineered to help tone and tighten leg muscles while walking.
the world’s most fabulous celebs who are known to give FitFlops the thumbs up – from Hilary Swank and Jessica Biel to the uber glam supermodel Heidi Klum. Boost Your Body Flush out the toxins and give the body a real boost in time to show it off this summer. The new ‘Organic Weight Management Plan’ from Viridian Nutrition, which is now available in store from Alexandra Worsley, is a comprehensive plan featuring the diet, a unique motivational position which encourages the shedding of pounds and a pledge to charity, recommended exercises to get stuck into and four supplements to help keep the body healthy. Alexandra Worsley is making it even easier to get in shape for summer by stocking a wide range of FitFlops and products which can now be ordered online. To find out more, or to place your order, log onto www.alexandraworsley.com
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Chocolate Courgette Cake By Jane Baxter, Riverford Field Kitchen Taken from the Riverford Farm Cook Book
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then spoon the mixture into a 20x35cm baking tin lined with baking parchment. Place in an oven preheated to 190°C and bake for 35-45 minutes, until a skewer inserted in the centre comes out clean. Cut into squares whilst still warm.
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National Gardens Scheme With so many great NGS gardens to visit throughout Cheshire the school holidays will fly by. There are gardens with secret corners, others with fish ponds or weird plants. And the best news is that almost all of them are free for kids! When autumn comes the full blaze of summer colour may be over but there's still lots to enjoy. Start planning for next year - see how even the smallest garden can be fun for all seasons. 73 Hilltop Avenue, Cheadle Hulme
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Formal garden of 11/2 acres surrounding historic house (not open) lived in by George Mallory, the Everest Mountaineer. Clipped box parterres, yew hedges, herbaceous borders, exotic vegetable garden and immaculate lawns. Open: Sun 22 August 2pm-5pm 39 Osborne Street, Bredbury
1/6-acre plantswoman’s garden. Well stocked with a wide range of sun-loving herbaceous plants, shrub and climbing roses, many clematis varieties, pond and damp area, shadeloving woodland plants and small unusual trees, in an originally designed, long narrow garden.
This dahliaholic's garden contains over 250 dahlias in 150+ varieties, mostly of exhibition standard. Shapely lawns are surrounded by deep flower beds that are crammed with dahlias of all shapes, sizes and colours, and complemented by climbers, soft perennials and bedding plants. An absolute riot of early autumn colour.
Open: Sun 8 August 2pm-6pm
Open: Sat 4 & Sun 5 September 1pm-5pm
Hillside, Mobberley
35 Heyes Lane, Timperley, Altrincham
A magnificent, tranquil garden, this 6 acre site is home to a huge collection of rare birds including 80 flamingos. Beautiful rare plants, mature trees and several queen palms surround the various ponds and waterfalls. This delightful garden is also home to a rare collection of bonsai trees.
Small mature suburban garden 30' x 90' on sandy soil, maintained by a keen plantswoman member of the Organic Movement. Improved accessibility with several changes to this yrround garden; including tree haven for birds and new plantings, trees; small pond; greenhouses; many kinds of fruit with a good collection of interesting and unusual plants. A true plantsperson’s garden with many environmentally friendly features including wildlife havens.
Open: Sat 7 & Sun 8 August 11am-5pm Lyme Park, Disley 17-acre garden retaining many original features from Tudor and Jacobean times. High Victorian style bedding, Dutch garden, Gertrude Jekyll style herbaceous border, Edwardian rose garden, Wyatt orangery and many other features. Also rare trees, lake, ravine garden, lawns, mixed borders and rare Wyatt garden. Open: Sun 8 August 11am-4.30pm
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Newton Hall, Mobberley
Open: Sun 5 September 2pm-5pm For more information consult the NGS Cheshire & Wirral Gardens brochure or visit www.ngs.org.uk
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Walks in Cheshire Our walk this time starts in Bollington, and is a pleasant 4 mile circular route heading out in the direction of Rainow and returning along the ridge of Kerridge Hill to White Nancy. The landscape is very lush and pleasant, mainly through gentle rolling pasture and pockets of woodland. The climb up to Kerridge Hill is steady, and the route down to Bollington from the White Nancy is steep but it’s well worth it for the magnificent views from the top. Allow a couple of hours or more to enjoy this walk at a leisurely pace. The walk starts at the top of Bollington’s Lord Street. Kerbside car parking is available on both Church St and Lord St. Just as Lord St turns sharply right, at the top of a hill you will see Cow Lane heading off to the left. Walk along here to a gate at the far end. Go through the gate and you will see two paths across the field. Follow the upper of the two paths going uphill until you reach a gate and cattle grid at the far corner.
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At this point, continue to the left along an open track. Follow this track down to a lane at the bottom of the valley. Turn to your right, then fork right in front of a row of terraced cottages. Pause to have a look at the weir and pond to your left – this is a very pretty spot, the final remnants of the former silk mill. Go through the gate into Waulkmill Wood and follow the path until you emerge through a metal swing gate onto a field. Continue along the lower part of two fields aiming for buildings on the far side. Keep on the path to a wooden gate then continue along the track though a couple more fields. At one point the track forks, just after a gate – keep to the lower path here. When you reach a narrow wooden gate with a footpath sign, go through this onto a narrow track through trees emerging onto a walled track. At the end of this you will come to the main road (Tower Hill).
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Turn right and walk along the pavement, passing the Rising Sun Inn and continuing until you reach Lidgetts Lane bending off sharply to the right. Walk up here and almost immediately ahead, on a sharp left hand bend you will see a gate with a large stone stile next to it. Go over this stile, past a row of hawthorn trees on your right, and through another gate. Keep going straight ahead along the track until it clearly forks (just after another gate). Ignore the lower path and follow the left hand one that climbs up the hill, through the trees. It is a very obvious path (don’t do what we did and turn off too early and scramble up the side of the hill – it’s hard work and there’s no way through at the top!)
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Bollington is directly ahead of you, at the bottom of the hill. Follow the steep path down – in places it’s almost like stone steps. When you reach a track at the bottom, cross straight over this (keeping ahead rather than turning left or right) and you will see a new-looking metal gate ahead of you. Go through this and continue to follow the path down until you reach Cow Lane and Lord Street.
This path climbs gradually up until you reach a metal swing gate with a yellow waymarker sign. Go through this and continue along the track, passing through several more gates following the ridge of Kerridge Hill. At one point you climb a stile over onto a path marked Gritstone Trail – just continue in the same direction passing two quarries on your left hand side until you reach the distinctive landmark, Bollington’s White Nancy.
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A Touch of The Orient Situated alongside what’s often described as one of the prettiest parts of the Cheshire ring canal route, The Weave Oriental Carpet & Tribal Interiors showroom has finally found the long awaited but perfect setting to display its many thousands of beautiful Oriental Carpets and Tribal interior furniture items. With the new showroom now open The Weave offers all the space customers need to leisurely enjoy the greatest selection of quality Oriental carpets in the UK. As clarified by the proprietors, the production of truly authentic Oriental carpets varies greatly according to lifestyle, skill and availability of materials to the weaver. Ultimately the design of the carpet is a reflection of the weaver’s personality
and as such we should never see two identical pieces. It’s this important factor which explains why we see such a great variation in styles, sizes and qualities of carpet available. Price too is largely dictated by this and explains why we see 5x3ft tribal rugs from around £70 to thousands for the bigger and more beautiful pieces. It’s this very diversity of the weaver’s ideas that allows Oriental carpets to look fantastic in all types of settings, modern or traditional it’s all about finding that perfect piece to suit the right home. Whether you’re looking for that spectacular, one-of-a-kind showpiece or smaller rug to add a touch of cosy character to your home you’re likely to find that perfect piece at The Weave.
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Mayor Presents Civic Awards On Sunday 18 July an official reception was held at the Civic Hall, when a number of Poynton residents were honoured with Civic Awards presented to them by the Mayor. This year’s awards included for the first time a new Youth Civic Award category to recognise the valuable contribution made by our young people. This year’s Civic Award winners, with brief notes from their citations, were: James Burling, who has raised in excess of £80,000 for local charities through Rotary’s annual open air concert at Poynton Pool; Geoff Challinor MBE, for his involvement with and promotion of the Anson Engine Museum, and contribution to Poynton’s industrial heritage; Kathryn Farrar, in recognition of her 13 years as Chair of Governors at Poynton High School, and 16 years in all as Governor; Jacqui Feeley, who pioneered a parenting group and is involved with the Gateway project for young people; Nicky Wylie, for her voluntary involvement with the Hollies play group, helping to raise £80,000 for its move to Lower Park School in 2009; Eileen Lambert, who manages the voluntary organisation Open Hands, which arranges transport for mainly elderly residents to get to medical appointments; Christine Norbury, the driving force behind the Connect team of volunteers. Connect is concerned with the welfare of Poynton’s young people, and is out every week at various locations to engage with them. Youth Awards Imogen Paul, a young leader at 1st Poynton Rainbows, who has also achieved her silver Duke of Edinburgh award, and a volunteer at Stepping Hill Hospital;
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Four members of the Connect Team – Chris Betton, Hannah Sykes, Lydia Richards, and Joe Whettam; Ryan Cooper and Ewan Dennis, for their work with the India Project at Poynton High School, as well as raising funds for Stockport’s Wellspring project; Kate Hawker, who raises money each year for the charity Childline through dance performances, and who also writes a regular column for young people in this publication! Libby Stretton, for her help with the weekly drop in session at Poynton High School, run by Connexions; Lyndsay Humphreys, leader at 3rd Poynton Guides and Rangers, and responsible for its revival from 2007, also for her coaching of young people in gymnastics; Chris Kenyon, Rainer Townend, Jack Cherry, Anna Westmancoat and Leah Ward, for their voluntary work for the community and the environment as part of the Community Links Team at Poynton High School, run in conjunction with the police and Town Council. Town Mayor, Cllr Gabor Bartos said: “It was heartening to see volunteers of all ages being given recognition for their significant contribution to Poynton life, and the winners can feel really proud. He added “I would encourage everyone to start thinking about nominating for next year’s awards – our Town Clerk would be happy to receive your suggestions. Also, if your organisation or society was not represented at this year’s event, please let him know, and we would be pleased to invite you to that and other functions through the year”.
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Beware Fraud! Several of our customers have recently notified us of receiving phone calls in the evening reportedly from either Microsoft to say their licence needs renewing or from computer technical support companies to say their systems have critical errors and they need to access the machine remotely in order to fix the problem. This is a SCAM as Microsoft will never call you and you should not let anyone you don't trust access your machine as your private data could be compromised. If the caller is allowed access to your machine they will run bogus software which will show 'critical errors' that actually don't exist. A 'fix' will be run and you will then be asked to pay for the service. We have been told the request for payment may be quite forceful.
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The best thing to do if you receive one of these telephone calls is to ask for the name of the company, the telephone number and tell them you will call them back. You must then call the appropriate authorities to register a complaint. From the information we have been given it appears the calling numbers for these companies can appear to be localised eg 0161 or similar but there is a possibility they originate from abroad and the caller is using the internet as a calling medium. Donal Macintyre has been on Good Morning to publicise these scams and you can watch it here: www.itv.com/lifestyle/thismorning/more/sca mswithdonalmacintyre130110/ Mark Travis The PC Doctor *Inside Magazines cannot be responsible for the contents of external websites
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Manchester Gems The John Rylands Library You probably have mixed emotions about Manchester. There will be things you love and things you hate about the place. But how well do you know this historic, world-famous city? If you only ever go there for the theatre or the shops, you’re in for a nice surprise. In this and further issues, we highlight a few places that we think are really worth a visit - and we begin with The John Rylands Library. The Library is located at 150 Deansgate in the heart of Manchester. It’s immediately adjacent to the new Spinningfields complex and is just a few metres away from Kendals department store. This library is part of the University of Manchester and contains one of the world’s finest collections of rare books and manuscripts. For researchers, it is an important working academic library. For the casual visitor, it is, at the very least, a magnificent building – a wonderful example of Gothic architecture, with an incredibly inspiring interior. The main staircase leads up to the Historic Reading Room - one of the finest reading rooms in the world - and provides stunning views of the Entrance Hall below and the Lantern Gallery above. Downstairs from the Entrance Hall can be found the original Victorian toilets, unchanged since 1900 and still in use today.
Why you should visit. • Great architecture, unique displays and a special atmosphere. • Lovely food at the café (a good place to be if you’re not a culture vulture) • A very tasteful gift shop • Really friendly staff in every department • Entrance is free Special Events There are various events and public lectures. For details Tel: 0161 306 0555 or visit www.library.manchester.ac.uk Opening times Sunday and Monday 12 noon to 5pm Tuesday – Saturday 10am to 5pm
There is an Introductory Gallery where you can find out how and when the Library was built and discover its fascinating history. You can learn about the lives of John and Enriqueta Rylands and the textile business on which their wealth was founded. In the Activities Gallery, the whole family can explore how books and manuscripts were made in the past and how some of the techniques are still used today. The Spencer and Crawford Rooms, the Christie Gallery and Rylands Gallery all have much to offer and there is a rolling programme of exhibitions.
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A Ramble Through the Brambles by Ruth Howard would be Harvest Festival, Halloween, Bonfire Night and then, Glory! Christmas to look forward to! Grandma locked the back door then the large key was carefully concealed under a stone placed by the back doorstep. No burglar coming to our street would have had any difficulty; keys lay beneath every doormat or below the nearest stone. However, none of the families had anything worth stealing. Say the word ‘blackberry’ these days and men's hands reach for their pockets or women scrabble through their handbags. Both wave small black plastic devices at me; "This," dramatically declared one person, "has my whole life on it!" How sad. I love my blackberries mixed with apple in a crumble, the sweet juices bubbling out gently as it cooks, while you stir up the custard. The smell of bramble jelly boiling in the jampan takes me back to childhood days. One day, my Grandma would prepare by arming herself with a walking–stick and her oldest pair of winter gloves. She put on an ancient straw hat and a long-sleeved blouse. What could she be thinking of? It was September, but still summer! An apron was tied over our oldest cotton dresses. Sturdy winter lace ups were thrust onto our summer-free feet. “Might be a bit wet under t'hedges," said Grandma. Cardigans were compulsory. "You don't want to get all scratched," Grandma told us. When she lined her square straw basket with a thick wad of old newspaper, we knew that we were going blackberrying again. We were happy; blackberry jelly, blackberry-and-apple pies were to be made and eaten. We were sad too; blackberry season meant that school would begin next week. But never mind, there
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Grandma led us down country lanes, to the place she knew where the best fruits grew, and soon our mouths and hands were purple. The best berries were always just out of reach; the walking-stick helped to pull them down. One of Grandma's tea-drinking cronies told me that brambles were "lawyers" because they were difficult to escape from once you had got entangled with them! We never picked blackberries after 29 September, because we knew the Devil had spat on them. When, on this day, he was cast down from heaven, it was said that he fell into a blackberry bush. On the anniversary of his fall, he is supposed to spit on them. Good advice, because by then the fruits are becoming mushy and the plants may have become infected by mould. Grandma was always generous with her blackberry chutney, and blackberry jelly. She dosed us with her blackberry vinegar when we had a cold; the hot, fruity drink was soothing when we were sniffling and coughing. A warm oven shelf wrapped in a cloth placed in the feather bed soon sent us to sleep. Grandma hung blackberry leaves up in the scullery; and when they were dried, she sewed them into a muslin bag that you swished round in the bath. And best of all Grandma rejoiced because it was all for free. She hadn't had to spend a penny of her meagre housekeeping money!
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All at Sea in Macclesfield around the house. Her unique seahorses in shades of blue, white and turquoise evoke this underwater world. Other popular marinethemed ceramics include brightly coloured fish and paler sea urchin forms. All Sue’s pieces start as flat sheets of clay that she cuts out and shapes before assembling into the finished piece. “My working process is a bit like dressmaking,” she explains, “but that’s where the analogy ends!” Macclesfield Town Hall in October might seem an unlikely place to find seahorses – but Sue Crossfield’s ocean-inspired ceramics are set to be a key attraction at Art Fair 2010, the region’s premier affordable art fair.
In addition to displaying at Art Fair 2010, Sue has a number of other prestigious venues lined up in the North West this autumn.
After 30 years as a teacher inspiring others, Cheshire-based Sue is fast earning a reputation as an artist in her own right. At a recent exhibition in Exeter, her quirky seahorses sold out after just three days, and she has been working hard to keep up with orders from across the UK and further afield. Sue’s work is inspired by her south coast childhood, where she spent many happy hours splashing in the sea, collecting shells and dipping into rock pools. She admits to still being a compulsive beachcomber, hoarding collections of pebbles, shells and seed heads
Art Fair 2010 will be held at Macclesfield Town Hall between 8 and 16 October, exhibiting a stunning range of paintings, photography, sculpture and ceramics. It is held in aid of East Cheshire Hospice and supported by McCann. Entry is free and opening hours will be 10am – 5pm daily, except Sunday, with extended openings, until 9pm, on Friday and Tuesday. With 85 quality artists exhibiting across a stunning range of paintings, photography, sculpture and ceramics, whatever your budget, whatever your taste, we are confident there will be something for everyone in this exciting art event. More details can be found at www.theartofcaring.org.uk
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Vetty Conversations Hi! My name is Jess Quinlan. I am 18 years old; I live in Poynton and hope to start studying Veterinary Medicine at Nottingham University in September. I have always loved animals and my desire to become a vet has been strengthened through various work experience placements with farms in Poynton and the two veterinary practices. Thanks to everyone who has helped me to get this far including the vets I have interviewed for this article. Mrs Ding of Evergreen Vets grew up on a farm and knew she wanted to work with animals. Mr Ding knew from childhood that a veterinary career was definitely what he wanted to do. They both studied at Bristol University and have had their practice here in Poynton for 21 years. They usually treat dogs and cats but also rabbits, guinea pigs and less often, more unusual species such as tortoises, hens and the occasional fish as well as badgers and hedgehogs. When asked if she would recommend it as a profession, the answer was a definitive yes! ‘You are learning all the time which allows you to work in a challenging atmosphere and the job involves working with people all the time which I really enjoy.’ According to Mrs Ding, the most satisfying case to have is a surgical one because it allows you to fix something that has gone wrong. For example, a cat was brought in with a blocked bladder. This wasn’t a very unusual case but if it had remained untreated, it would have died very quickly. Twenty-four hours after surgery, it had almost completely recovered. In terms of unusual cases, Mr Ding once pinned a wing of a bird of prey which fully recovered. In Mrs Ding’s opinion, the best part of being a vet is really getting to know a client and their animal. The worst part is if something happens to one of the animals they’ve grown to know very well and when they know that there’s nothing they can do to help.
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When asked what her favourite animal was: ‘Give me a dog any day and I’ll be happy! Mr Ding’s a real cat person but for me it’s definitely dogs.’ Mr D Hunt of Hunt’s Veterinary Clinic had always been intrigued by his dad’s work as a vet. He loved watching animals being helped and had always liked the idea of being able to help people through difficult situations and being able to fix things for them. This was how he decided he wanted to become a vet. He studied at Edinburgh University and has worked at his practice as a vet since 1997. When asked if he would recommend a career in veterinary medicine to others he replied: ‘Only if you’re sure it’s definitely what you want to do. The job can be very rewarding but only if you know that it’s the job for you.’ The most interesting case Mr Hunt has had at his practice involved a cat that had been in a road accident. ‘It had no reflexes at all, it was just breathing and the other vets who I was working with at the time didn’t think it would survive. However, the next day I saw a flicker of life other than just breathing and after a few days, I fixed its broken jaw. It then lived another ten years as a very happy, healthy and much-loved cat.’ In Mr Hunt’s opinion, the best part about being a vet is definitely the appreciation from people when you’ve helped their animal to recover. ‘The look of delight when everything has gone right is exactly why I love doing the job.’ The worst part is desperately wanting to help a patient and their owner and not being able to. Another is not being able to get a lot of quality time off because it is a very busy and demanding job. When asked what his favourite animal was the response was simple. ‘My dog, she’s brilliant!’
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Sudoku How to play Sudoku Fill in the grid so that each row, column and 3x3 box, contains the numbers 1 through to 9 with no repetition. You don’t need to be a genius. These puzzles use logic alone. Watch out! Sudoku is highly addictive.
Solution on page 44.
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Poynton Inside Guide A guide to selected events in the area during August and September. Sunday 5 August Poynton Farmers Market Kings Bar & Lounge, London Road South, Poynton 9am to 1pm Tel: 01625 251753 Sunday 8 August Cemetery Heritage Trail – discover the histories of some of our Victorian worthies who rest in Macclesfield Cemetery. 1pm to 3pm. Meet at the Cemetery Lodge, Prestbury Road, Macclesfield. Tel: 01625 504530 9 – 13 & 16 – 20 August Woodford Cricket Coaching £67 per week, £15 per single day Contact Philip Owen Tel: 07708 037269 or email philipowen49@hotmail.co.uk Thursday 12 August Bobby King takes a "Look back at variety artistes" Worth Probus, Poynton Centre, Park Lane. 2pm Come and join us first speaking to Mike Jones on 01625 260993 Sunday 15 August Join Cheshire East Rangers for a 5 mile circular walk taking in Macclesfield Canal and Lyme Park with an hour’s free time in Lyme Park for lunch. 10.30am to 2pm. Meet at Nelson Pit Visitor’s Centre, Higher Poynton. Tel: 01625 504528 Sunday 15 August Gardeners’ Plant Fair Sale of interesting & unusual plants from specialist nurseries, including shrubs, herbaceous and foliage interest. Free admission to the fair. Free parking. Special admission prices to Hall, gardens, estate and Chapel. 12 noon to 5pm Capesthorne Hall, Siddington, Macclesfield, SK11 9JY Enquiries Ruth Dinsdale Tel: 0161 366 6901
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Tuesday 17 August (afternoon) Julia Donaldson (author of The Gruffalo) will be signing her new book Cave Baby Contact us for details: 0161 439 1436 enquiries@simplybooks.info Wednesday 18 August Join Cheshire East Rangers for a circular walk from Bollington’s Bridgend Centre. 10.30am Meet at the Bridgend Centre. For more information Tel: 01625 576311 Thursday 26 August Ron Clare gives an illustrated talk on "40 years of television" Worth Probus, Poynton Centre, Park Lane 2pm Come and join us first speaking to Mike Jones on 01625 260993 Friday 27 August Family Fun Day 1pm - 4pm Deva Fields, Poynton. Saturday 28 August 110th Poynton Show. Entertainment all day. Advance family ticket £16 (2 adults and 3 children). Advance Tickets from Mates, Park Lane, the Show Caravan in the Co-op Car Park (a week before the Show). More information at www.poyntonshow.co.uk Sunday 5 September Poynton Farmers Market Kings Bar & Lounge, London Road South, Poynton 9am to 1pm Tel: 01625 251753 Wednesday 8 September Join Cheshire East Rangers for a 4 mile circular walk along the River Bollin as it meanders through Riverside Park & Prestbury. 10am to 1pm Meet at Riverside Park Ranger Centre, Beech Lane, Macclesfield. Tel: 01625 504518
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Thursday 9 September Reg Way illustrates his experiences in "Patagonia" Worth Probus, Poynton Centre, Park Lane. 2pm Come and join us first speaking to Mike Jones on 01625 260993
Tuesday 21 September Poynton Flower Club Demonstration by Zena Stone,Title "Sensational Gardens" Meet at Civic Hall, Poynton at 7.30pm Enquiries 01625 877480
Sunday 12 September Majestic Mills – a short circular walk with Cheshire East Rangers in partnership with Bollington Discovery Centre to explore Bollington’s industrial heritage.10am to 1pm Meet at Bollington Discovery Centre. Information Tel 01625 504528
Thursday 23 September National Trust - East Cheshire Association "Underground Manchester" by Keith Warrender, author and publisher and broadcaster who has written two books on the subject, on which he is an enthusiastic authority. At St Michael's Church Hall Bramhall. 7.30pm Members £1 Non-Members £2 on the door. Tel: 0161 440 0570
Tuesday 14 September National Trust - East Cheshire Association "Acting Up" - Having retired from social work Caroline Meliar-Smith has taken new roles in film TV and advertising. At St Michael's Church Hall Bramhall 2pm. Members £1 Non-Members £2 on the door. Telephone 0161 440 0570 Wednesday 15 September Join Cheshire East Rangers for a circular walk from Bollington’s Bridgend Centre. 10.30am Meet at the Bridgend Centre. For more information Tel: 01625 576311 Sunday 19 September A short walk around Tegg’s Nose Country Park with Cheshire East Rangers to look at the variety of fruits that are found there at the end of summer. 10am to 12.30pm. Meet at Tegg’s Nose Langley Car Park. Tel: 01625 614279 Sunday 19 September 'Sunday Evening Coffee Concert' with 'Epiphany' Schumann Piano Quintet featuring pianist Steve Robbings Poynton Methodist Church 8.15pm concert (7.45pm coffee/cakes) tickets £8, £5 (conc), under 18s free Tel: 01625 858802
Wednesday 22 September Sophie Hannah and Adele Geras – “write mother write daughter!” Mother and daughter authors Adele and Sophie join us again for a wonderful evening talking about their writing. Simply Books, Bramhall Tickets/details Tel:0161 439 1436 or email enquiries@simplybooks.info Thursday 23 September Keith More tells us about the "BT Global yacht race". Worth Probus, Poynton Centre, Park Lane 2pm Come and join us first speaking to Mike Jones on 01625 260993 Sunday 26 September Come to West Park in Macclesfield and help mini beasts by building them a new home for winter. A practical craft event aimed at families and young children. 1pm to 3pm West Park, Macclesfield. Tel: 01625 504518
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Classified Directory ACCOUNTANTS David Hanley ARCHITECTS Peter Young BOOKSHOPS Simply Books BUILDERS Coppice Construction Nolan Building & Roofing BUILDING SUPPLIES Brick Market CAR MAINTENANCE Bakestone Motors
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Useful numbers Police Station (non-emergency) Hospitals Macclesfield District General Hospital Stepping Hill Hospital NHS Direct Utilities Electricity – Power Loss Gas – Emergency Water Mains Environment Agency Floodline Helplines Alcoholics Anonymous Childline Crimestoppers RSPCA Samaritans Citizens Advice Bureau Directory Enquiries Local Government MP’s Constituency Office Cheshire East Council Poynton Town Council Leisure Centre Poynton Library Poynton Post Offices Poynton Post Office
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