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CLAREMONT & SOUTH SWINTON

ISSUE 16 | MAR - APR 2016 | FREE

What’s On Easter Activities Special Weddings Feature

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De La Salle Sports & Social Club SPORTING, SOCIAL AND COMMUNITY EVENTS The Clubhouse, extensively redeveloped and refurbished inside and out in 2014, into a modern facility.

Re-opened by Rugby star, Adrian Morley.

Founded in 1936, De La Salle Sports & Social Club has produced rugby internationals, professional footballers, and many sports people that have gone on to represent both their town & county.

The clubhouse was redeveloped in 2014 into a modern facility with a Members Bar, Community Room and Function Room.

Choose from Sports and Social, or just Social Membership.

Facilities include: snooker table, pool table, darts, music, local community meeting place and classes, social trips and soccer summer school for children.

Regularly members events such as casino night, races night and quiz nights.

Plus, live sports on television.

Sports teams: Rugby, Football, Netball, Snooker and Crown Green Bowling.

Weddings, Christenings, Birthdays (21+), Social Events, Fundraising.

Function room available during the day for Funerals. Use your own caterers, or we have contacts which can help. Bar available.

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Tel: 0161 789 2261 • www.delasalle.club Email: delasallesportssocial@gmail.com De La Salle Playing Fields, Lancaster Road, Salford, M6 8AQ

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Welcome It’s a busy two months with an early Mother’s Day and Easter this year. Mother’s Day is March 6th so there is still time to order your flowers or to book a Mother’s Day lunch! For Easter, there are some local activities you can get your little ones involved in at little or no cost.

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Eccles Monthly Markets Visit the Crafts & Farmers’ markets

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Salford Wheels for All Cycling for all ages, needs & abilities

If you were lucky enough to get engaged this Valentines, or are starting to plan a wedding, then visit our Wedding feature for listings of nearby wedding shows and some great local wedding venues and suppliers.

Spring is here and it’s time to get out and enjoy the great outdoor space that we have on our doorstep. You’ll find a host of activities in the What’s On guide including local walks, bike rides and exercise classes.

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Healthy Hips & Hearts Reader’s story: Exercises classes that can aid recovery after major illness

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The Plotters 2016 Allotment news update

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Easter Activities Events for the littles ones

Lastly, for the ladies, enter our competition to win a professional make up training course!

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Monton Village Festival The summer festival plans for 2016

G Festival 2016 Georgias Children of the World to host their 5th charity festival

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Views expressed in this magazine do not necessarily reflect those of the Publisher.

Featuring local wedding shows, wedding venues and suppliers

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Eccles “Wakes” Infamous festivities of the past

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Community News

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Eccles Craft & Farmers’ Markets

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Eccles Craft and Farmers’ Markets take place every month, in Eccles Shopping Centre, on the THIRD Saturday of the month. Do you know what’s available there? Pop down and you will be very impressed with the range and quality of the products...

Beautiful free range eggs of all types and sizes. Don’t be late for these, though: regular customers start arriving at 8am and they’re usually all sold out by lunchtime!

Route Ginger’s very yummy cakes are another attraction and well worth a visit. Not to mention the world famous (well, world famous in the North West, anyway!) Bob’s Black Puddings.

Great, down-to-earth pies for tea? Olives and chocolates if you want to pamper yourself one evening, and hot, spicy potato tornados to eat NOW! Sorry about the diets, folks…

Beautiful knitted clothes and blankets, hand-made toys, designer candles and intricate stained glass gifts, the perfect place to buy lovely, unique presents.

Not to mention that every other month, there is an extended market with extra stalls and interests, new names added every day – you can see them on Eccles Shopping Centre’s Facebook page.

It’s a (market) day not to be missed! See you there!

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Regular Teenage Market in 2016!

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FARMERS’ & CRAFT MARKET 2016 3rd Saturday Every Month 9.30am-2.00pm plus!

Extended and Teenage Market every other month March 19: April 16: May 21: June 18: July 16: August 20:

Farmers’ & Craft Market Farmers’ & Craft Market + Extended & Teenage Farmers’ & Craft Market Farmers’ & Craft Market + Extended & Teenage Farmers’ & Craft Market Farmers’ & Craft Market + Extended & Teenage

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SALFORD WHEELS FOR ALL

Salford Wheels for All is an inclusive cycling charity catering for all ages, needs and abilities.

With a wide range of cycles, available in a safe, fun, traffic free environment at the local athletics track, on the new Worsley to Port Salford Greenway, linking to local parks and canal paths.

Last year 5,000 people visited us, an increase of over 50% on the previous year, including families, community groups, schools, day centres and health improvement services. School holiday sessions are popular for cycling picnics, often with three generations of a family taking part.

This year is the 25th anniversary of Wheels for All in Salford, come along and help us celebrate.

We are open: Wednesdays 10am-4pm, Fridays 10am-3pm and Saturdays 10am-1pm.

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Sessions are ÂŁ3, FREE for parents/carers. With cycles included, just drop in, no need to book.

Find us at: Cleavley Athletics Track, Blantyre Street off Worsley Road, Eccles M30 8HY. Access is from the end of Blantyre Street, through the motorway underpass. We have ample parking and are fully accessible, including toilet facilities. We also have an indoor seating area, popular for meeting up over tea and coffee.

Contact us at: wheelsforallsalford@gmail.com SalfordWheelsForAll salfordwheels4a Cycling Projects is a national charity based in the North West (Reg Charity No 1003309). We have been delivering inclusive cycling initiatives in local communities since 1991.

Our aim is to encourage health improvement, social inclusion and to provide adapted cycling to anyone with a disability or differing needs. www.cycling.org.uk Tel: 01925 234213

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A GREAT ALTERNATIVE TO DAY NURSERIES

Bridgewater School offers a warm, safe, caring and stimulating environment where enjoyment is key to successful learning.

Children are encouraged to play and develop through a structured pre-school curriculum. Parents can be satisfied with the knowledge their children will be taught by highly qualified, carefully selected staff who are skilled and experienced in this area.

Our EYFS Department provides a spacious, work and play environment for the Kindergarten and Reception classes. We deliver outstanding childcare provision, which offers your child the best start in life. Children gain a full and positive experience of school, as they make the transition from our Early Years Department to Key Stage 1 and beyond. ‘’The excellent provision for these children offers a safe, welcoming and exciting learning environment, both in and out of the classroom.’’ ISI Inspection Report Feb 2015

For more information please visit www.Bridgewater-school.co.uk or call 0161 794 1463 to arrange a personal tour.

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Community News

Healthy Hips and Hearts Exercise My Story by Geoff Hamilton I’d always enjoyed a very active and I thought, healthy lifestyle, so I was shocked to be told in 2012 that I had bowel cancer. An operation followed and then ‘back on course’ I thought…but it wasn’t that simple. I was tired, lethargic and struggled to regain previous fitness levels.

Lillian, who leads the class, was really helpful and the other people who attend couldn’t have made me feel more welcome. It was great! Gradually the flexibility in my hand and arm started to improve and so did my overall general health and I began to feel much better in myself.

In November 2014 I suffered another blow by being diagnosed with a malignant melanoma (skin cancer). Again, an operation followed and a period of ‘rehab.’ I knew that I was a lot less fit than I had been and it definitely got me down. The position of the melanoma had led to a lot of nerve damage in my arm and my hand was very swollen, in fact my fingers resembled pork sausages!

I now attend every Monday and enjoy the chat, the cup of tea, the biscuits……in fact everything about it. Attending has certainly improved my life.

I’ve started to feel like the ‘old me’!

Thankfully my life started to improve when a friend told me about a Healthy Hips and Hearts chair based exercise class taking place every Monday morning at Kemball House in Eccles.

The class is open to anyone who would like to do a little exercise, in good company, whilst listening to a few songs from the 60s and 70s so if you’d like to join us just come along on Mondays at 10.30am. Kemball House is on Clarendon Road (ground floor for easy access). The manager at Kemball House can be contacted on 07718 119294.

Hope to see you there!!

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The Plotters: 2016 Great news! The days are getting longer, the nights are getting lighter and our rhubarb is already getting out of bed!! We have planted our first Chillies and Aubergines of 2016, on a bright kitchen windowsill and now eagerly await the first green shoots.

Tindall Street, Eccles The Tindall Street Solar Panel Scheme has taken a leap forward, we now have the panels in place and Power is with us, not much but, you know what they say about ‘Great Oaks’ and ‘Little Acorns’. We thank the National Lottery for the Grant and the City Council for giving us the opportunity to go 21st century and see what we are doing in the gloom of winter!

European Soil Partnership The Chairman of the Salford Allotment Federation, Don Booth, has had his first meeting with the

European Soils Initiative representatives from Brussels and showed them the First World War Allotment at Ordsall Hall, along with some of the Salford allotments.

He is now completing study papers looking into how we do things in England and under what ground conditions. He’ll let you know if he finds a way to improve on ‘French onion soup’ or make Brussels sprouts universally palatable?!

Harrop Fold, Walkden Don has negotiated a scheme to use a small number of raised beds at Harrop Fold, Walkden.

It’s at a very early stage but, if you or someone you know would be interested in a plot, just off Hilton Lane, then please contact the SAF secretary at Carolyn.Collins@me.com.

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EASTER ACTIVITIES ORDSALL HALL MUSEUM

SALFORD MUSEUM AND ART GALLERY

EASTER EGG HUNT

MEET MR RADCLYFFE

Find the eggs and solve the clues to get a small prize.

Sunday 27th March £1.00 per quiz no booking required

Play with some traditional toys in Lark Hill Place’s Toy Shop.

Tuesday 5th and 12th April 10am - 12pm & 1pm – 3pm FREE Donations welcome, drop in

SPRING QUIZ

MEET CONNIE THE CURATOR Find out the stories behind some of our museum objects.

Wednesday 6th and 13th April 10am, 11am, 1pm & 2pm £1.00 Buy ticket on arrival

VICTORIAN WASHDAY Get hands on with the hard work of the Victorian washday!

Thursday 7th and 14th April 10am, 11am, 1pm & 2pm £1.00 Buy ticket on arrival

Use simple stitches to create a colourful bookmark. 7-11 years.

Monday 4th April Wednesday 6th April Sunday 10th April 1.00-2.15pm & 2.30-3.45pm £1.50 buy ticket on arrival

Have a go at our quiz and receive a small prize for your efforts!

Sunday 3rd to Sunday 17th April £1.00 per quiz

Tel: 0161 872 0251 salfordcommunityleisure.co.uk

CRAFT CORNER!

DUKE’S DRIVE, MONTON

Get creative at our spring themed making table.

Sunday 3rd – Sunday 17th April FREE

MEET THE MAIDS

MRS TOMLINSON’S SWEET SHOP Sweet treats in Lark Hill Place to try!

Friday 8th and 15th April FREE Donations welcome, drop in

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Meet a Tudor servant, find out about their life, and make a spice bag (Tues) or soap ball (Thurs) to take home.

Tuesday 5th April & 12th April Thursday 7th April & 14th April 10.30am-12.30pm & 1.30-3.30pm £1.00 to make a spice bag or soap ball

Tel: 0161 778 0800

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SPRING FEVER

Ever wondered how or why birds make nests? Join us on Duke’s Drive to find out in our spring celebration.

Explore the area and learn about different bird eggs on our egg hunt, help to make a giant nest and climb inside, create a cute pom pom chick and collect twigs, moss and feathers to build a nest of your own to take home. All ages. Meet on the meadow just beyond the car park.

Thu 7th April, 11.00am - 3.00pm FREE, Jill Tyson: 07872 808003

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Community News

Long Live Monton Community Festival After the Monton Midsummer Festival in 2015, it was clear that the event could not continue in the same way. Pavements were overcrowded with adults, pushchairs and children, roads were full of people too and it just wasn’t safe.

So it is with great pleasure that Monton Village Community Association announce the new, improved Monton Community Festival to be held on Duke’s Drive, on Saturday July 2nd (and maybe 3rd) 2016. Plans are still being made and may have to change (so watch this space), but we hope to bring you many of our old favourites plus some new, improved elements...

n Games n Speciality Food and drink n Music n Fun Fair n Entertainment n Stalls n Food Court n Competitions n Activities

If you’d like to have a stall please email montonfestival@hotmail.com and we will send you a form to apply for a place. But don’t hang about because we expect to run out of room pretty quickly…!

If you think it sounds like fun, put the date in your diary now, tell your family and friends and come along to our better than ever Festival!

We look forward to seeing you there…..

For more information visit www.montonvillage.org.uk

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G-Festival 2016 with ZERO overheads so every penny you donate goes DIRECTLY to our key projects. Some of our funding goes to sustain existing projects providing Water, Healthcare, Education and Nutrition programs to villages in Cambodia and Romania with no water, electricity, sanitation or education and little or no hope of children fulfilling their potential without our support. Georgia's House 3 now thrives as a school educating 140 children, feeding them with a healthy meal everyday. To watch them grow and learn has been an incredible thing to witness.

This year will see the 5th annual G-Festival which has become a community destination for so many people in the area. The festival will see ‘Georgia's Children of the World’ cross the staggering £100,000 barrier in fund raising! Thanks to your incredible support and generosity the legacy of 19 year old Georgia has helped children at home and across the world. Five will indeed be the magic number as we commemorate Georgia's 5th anniversary, the opening of Georgia's House 5 with the Lifecentre back home in Salford... and a bid to raise our income in 2016 to £50,000!

At home along with Lifecentre in Salford we help support children on our doorstep for whom a breakfast, a free school uniform and social/behavioural programs gives them a real opportunity to develop into young adults with decent values and a sense of community. Our Free Uniform project continues to provide 100's of school uniforms referred to us by the local councils.

We will ‘Kick off’ the day as usual with our Junior football tournament, this year run by volunteers from Salford Lads Club, and the main stage will be headlined by the ‘The Smiths Ltd’ and a special performance by 5 Years, a tribute to David Bowie.

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MARQUEE DISCO till LATE Traditional Tea Tent, Bars & Food Entrance Fee £10pp / £20 Family of 4

All proceeds to Georgia’s Children of the World.

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Join Worsley Park Marriott Leisure Club in 2015 and maintain your resolve to stay fit and healthy.

Whether you are looking to our new Marriott Bootcamp, try a high octane class or simply take time out and relax in one of our pools, our dedicated fitness professionals are here to help.

With no contract, enjoy the future of fitness with Worsley Park Marriott Leisure Club.

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Call 0161 975 2000 to find out more * Terms and conditions apply.

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PUT A SPRING IN YOUR STEP Spring is here, but the weather has been wet, freezing and extemely windy at times! Being motivated and putting 100% into training in these conditions is hard. It’s natural and you’re feeling just like 90% of other people but it’s because of these reasons that it is even more important to make sure that both your nutrition and supplements are correct, not only to improve your physique aesthetically, but also for your health & fitness.

A low carbohydrate, high protein and high fat diet will ensure that your body fat doesn’t increase but you will have high energy levels throughout the day. Your meals eaten little and often will ensure that blood sugar levels stay stable throughout the day preventing a spike in insulin which causes fat storage.

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Supplements are there to do just that, supplement a balanced diet, and the ones I would recommend especially throughout the ‘cold seasons’ are:n Vitamin C n Multivitamins

n High EPA Omega 3’s n ZMA’s

Although not essential, these supplements will help to keep your immune system performing at a high standard which reduces your risk of catching illnesses. They will also keep you feeling energetic and happy which will prevent you from ‘cheating’ on your diet!

If you are interested in learning more, contact David Mollard: david.mollard@hotmail.com David Mollard, Personal Trainer Worsley Park 0161 975 2041 MarriottLeisure.co.uk

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WEDDINGS If you are newly engaged or starting to plan your dream wedding, visit one of the many local wedding shows for some wedding inspiration!

Plus we feature a selection of great venues and wedding suppliers on our doorstep.

Wedding Shows 12 - 13 Mar EVENTCITY, Nr. Trafford Centre, M41 7TB

10-5pm

20 Mar

SALFORD CIVIC CENTRE, Swinton, M27 5AW

11-4pm

3 April

NOVOTEL, Worsley, M28 2YA

11-3pm

17 April

BURY TOWN HALL, Bury, BL9 0SW

11-4pm

24 April

BOLTON ARENA, Bolton, BL6 6LB

11-4pm

22 May

LOWRY THEATRE, Salford Quays M50 3AZ

12-4pm

26 June

THE CASTLEFIELD ROOMS, Manchester M3 4LZ 11 -3.30pm

11 Sept

BOLTON WHITES HOTEL, Bolton, BL6 6SF

11-5pm

18 Sept

MARRIOTT WORSLEY PARK, Worsley, M28 2QT

11-3pm

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Celebrate

at The Ellesmere Sports Club

Here at The Ellesmere Sports Club, we want to help make your Wedding a day to remember for all the right reasons!

food, cooked on site, for you, your family and friends to enjoy whilst celebrating your special day. Our food packages have a range of vegetarian and child-friendly options too.

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Community News

Salford's in bloom with new RHS Garden in Worsley Worsley New Hall: Built 1840-1845, demolished in 1949

It’s blooming good news for local residents who will be able to enjoy a national RHS garden on their doorstep. In a spectacular coup for the city, the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) announced plans to bring back to life the lost historic grounds at Worsley New Hall in Salford.

The 156 acre site forms part of the third Duke of Bridgewater’s estate and adjoins the Bridgewater Canal in Worsley.

City Mayor Ian Stewart said: “This is a major national project which is a long-term investment not just for Salford but for the whole of Greater Manchester. It is a project on the scale of and with the impact of MediaCityUK in terms of being a game changer for our city and will bring life to the heart of the Northern Powerhouse.

RHS’ commitment to deliver this ambitious project is testimony to the city’s continued transformation.”

Planned to open in 2019, the stunning new RHS Garden is the result of collaboration between the owners of the historic estate, Peel Land and Property, Salford City Council and the RHS. It will join the RHS’ current portfolio of gardens at Wisley in Surrey, Rosemoor in Devon, Hyde Hall in Essex and Harlow Carr in Yorkshire. RHS Garden Bridgewater forms part of their wider ten year £160 million national investment programme’ to enrich everyone’s life through plants, and make the UK a greener and more beautiful place.

RHS Director General, Sue Biggs, says: “We always thought it would take us longer to find our Fifth Garden, but with its beautiful landscapes, good public transport links and outstanding location, Worsley New Hall was an opportunity we couldn’t miss.”

The renowned landscape architect Tom Stuart-Smith has been appointed to create an overall master plan for RHS Garden Bridgewater which will forge links with regional educational bodies to develop new apprenticeship and student programmes.

Public engagement will be extensive and include volunteering and learning opportunities as well as community events.

Horticultural highlights will include the restoration of the ten acre Walled Kitchen Garden, one of the largest in the UK; recreating and developing historical features such as the tree lined Garden Approach and recovering the Terraces, which sit between the lake and the site of the lost Worsley New Hall. The RHS will also build a new Learning Centre for schools for the benefit of thousands of young people in the region.

John Whittaker, Chairman of The Peel Group said: “The RHS are perfect to bring this area to life and the Fifth Garden will leave an incredible legacy for the people of Salford.”

The RHS has been the force behind the nation’s gardening for over 200 years, enriching lives through plants and helping to make the UK a greener and more beautiful place.

How the gardens at Worsley New Hall once looked

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What’s On MARCH & APRIL 2016

Community Events MONTON VOICES COMMUNITY CHOIR REHEARSALS St Peter and Pauls Church, M6 8JR New members are always welcome.

No auditions required just enthusiasm and commitment to weekly rehearsals.

To join please come along to a rehearsal or contact the secretary.

Tuesdays (term time only) 7.00 - 9.00pm FREE Tel: 07864 895141 Email: montonvoices@gmail.com CLAREMONT COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION Height Methodist Church, King St. Meeting to discuss issues effecting the local community including, crime, housing and environmental issues.

Wed 2nd March Wed 6th April 7.30 - 9.00pm FREE Tel: 0161 737 7199 CAR WASH & COFFEE MORNING St Paul’s Church, Monton The young people and their leaders from the Eccles Team of Churches are raising funds to cover the costs of this year's Young People's Weekend Away. Bring your car to the Vicarage at 3 Egerton Road, Monton then join us for tea, coffee & homemade cakes in the Community Room whilst your car is being superwashed!

Sat 5th March 10.30am - 12.00pm £5.00 (small donation for refreshments) Tony Wood: 0161 790 3373 CONCERT BAND & MANCHESTER WIND ORCHESTRA CONCERT Eccles Town Hall MAPAS Concert Band and Manchester Wind Orchestra join forces, promising a fantastic performance of a very high standard. Please come along and enjoy some high quality music.

Tickets available on the door.

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CLAREMONT AND WEASTE: COMMUNITY COMMITTEE MEETINGS Venue TBC Open meetings where residents can influence neighbourhood decisions:Tue 15th March 6.30pm FREE Marie Shields - 0161 925 1117 BABY EVENT Holyrood Church New and used baby items for sale.

Tables are £15.00 and can be booked with Liz Russell.

Refreshments will be available.

Sat 19th March 10.00am - 2.00pm 50p entry Adults, Children FREE Liz Russell: 07487 846137 ECCLES COMMUNITY CHOIR: ANNUAL SPRING CONCERT Eccles Town Hall A wide selection of music to suit all tastes. Solos by choir members. Full bar facilities coffee and tea available plus a raffle and cake stall. Disabled access. Free parking after 6pm.

Fri 15th April 7.30pm (pay on the door) £5.00 Adult, Children FREE Tel: 07881 887 683 Email: lionel.k@ntlworld.com BRASS & VOICES: A GALA CONCERT FOR ST GEORGES DAY St Paul’s Church, Monton Join us for a flag waving concert of music to celebrate St George's Day given by the combined talents of Ellenbrook & Boothstown Brass Band and Salford Community Choir.

All your usual 'Last Night Of The Proms' favourites will be there together with other varied music to make you feel proud. Raffle and interval refreshments available.

Sat 23rd April 7.30pm £5.00 Adults, £1.00 children (Book in advance or pay on the door)

Tony Wood: 0161 790 3373

Family Activities TIMESTACK HANDLING SESSIONS Imperial War Museum North A great opportunity to get hands on with IWM’s collection in these themed 20 minute object handling sessions.

Join a member of staff to discover the stories behind the artefacts. All ages.

Daily, 12.30pm FREE Tel: 0161 836 4000 WHEELS FOR ALL Cleavley Track, Winton A weekly event, suitable for families and young people of all abilities. A chance to cycle 2 or 4 wheels around a track, in a safe environment.

Wednesdays, 10am - 4pm Fridays, 10am - 3pm Saturdays, 10am - 1pm £3.00 per child Tel: 01925 234213 / 07704 167085 SATURDAY PLAYHOUSE The Lowry Weekly art activity for children and their families in our Lookout space for families. Taking inspiration from our theatres, galleries and surrounding landscape. Every Saturday there is something new. Ages 5-11 years.

Saturdays, 11.00am FREE (no booking required) Tel: 0843 208 6000 FAMILY WEEKEND ACTIVITIES Imperial War Museum North Activities throughout the day.

The whole family can get involved through craft activities, object handling, storytelling and watch live performances dramatising stories of war. All ages.

Saturdays and Sundays FREE Tel: 0161 836 4000 www.iwm.org.uk THROUGH THE AGES... LIVE! Ordsall Hall Monthly family fun day packed with arts, crafts and activities.

Sun 6th March Sun 3rd April 1.00 - 4.00pm £1.00 per child (booking not required) Tel: 0161 872 0251

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Health & Fitness HEALTHY HIPS AND HEARTS Kemball House, Monton A gentle weekly exercise class for the older person. Everyone welcome.

Mondays 10.30 - 11.30am FREE Louise: 07928 522308 WALK AND OUTDOOR GYM Light Oaks Park Health Improvement activity:Join us for outdoor exercise in the park. Meet at the outdoor gym. Wear suitable clothing and bring a drink.

Tuesdays during March 10.00 - 11.00am FREE Tel: 0161 212 4213 or 0800 952 1000 FREE NHS HEALTH CHECKS Eccles Town Hall Health Improvement activity:Free for 40 -74 year olds. 20 minute check measuring height, weight, blood pressure and cholesterol.

Results available to take away. Must have a Salford GP. Tuesdays 12.30 - 4.00pm FREE (booking required) Tel: 0800 952 1000 TAI CHI The Rainbow Rooms, Liverpool Rd Active Lifestyles activity:A gentle and relaxing way to exercise which will help improve your balance, coordination, core strength and flexibility whilst reducing aches and pains. Everyone welcome.

Tuesdays 1.30 - 2.30pm £3.50 (FREE to Salford Aspire members) Tel: 0161 789 8091 ALLOTMENTS Buile Hill Park Health Improvement activity:Enjoy the outdoors and get active by doing some light gardening.

Meet at the mansion.

Tuesdays during March 1.30 to 3.00pm FREE Tel: 0161 212 4213 or 0800 952 1000

WEDNESDAY WALK Clifton Country Park A two hour circular walk, exploring the countryside around Clifton.

Sometimes upstream to Moses Gate, or downstream to Phillips Park, along the Outwood Trail, or to Clifton Moss.

Wednesdays 10.00am - 12.00pm FREE Tel: 0161 793 4219

ON YOUR BIKE Buile Hill Park Health Improvement activity:A bike ride around the park. Meet at the old bowling pavilion. Wear suitable clothing and bring a drink.

Wednesdays (ongoing) 1.00 - 2.30pm FREE (booking essential) Tel: 0161 212 4213 or 0800 952 1000 STOP SMOKING DROP-IN Swinton Gateway Health Improvement activity:Help to reduce or quit smoking.

Friendly and supportive advice.

Thursdays, 9.30 - 11.30am FREE Tel: 0161 212 5519 or 07554 438564 Email: carly.hodges@salford.gov.uk WALK AND OUTDOOR GYM Buile Hill Park Health Improvement activity:Join us for outdoor exercise in the park. Meet at the outdoor gym. Wear suitable clothing and bring a drink.

Fridays during March 1.00 - 2.00pm FREE Tel: 0161 212 4213 or 0800 952 1000 DANCING WITH DEMENTIA The Grand Palais, Swinton Health Improvement activity:For people living with Dementia and their careers. Join us for a pleasant afternoon of music and dance. Meet up with old friends and make new ones. Held 2nd Monday of each month. Refreshments available.

Mon 14th March Mon 11th April 1.00 - 3.00pm £2.00 donation per dance Lesley: 0161 799 9861

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BIKE RIDE: LINNYSHAW LOOPLINE Blackleach Country Park A ride around the old railway tracks surrounding Walkden, now leafy wildlife corridors. Suitable for bikes with off-road/hybrid tyres.

Sat 19th March 10.00am - 11.30pm FREE (booking essential) Tel: 0161 793 4219 Email: rangers@salford.gov.uk BIKE RIDE: WORSLEY CIRCULAR Eccles Train Station Meet at Eccles Train Station for a ride around some off-road trails in Worsley and Eccles, including Sustrans Route 55. Suitable for bikes with off-road/hybrid tyres.

Sun 20th March 10.00am - 11.30pm FREE (booking essential) Tel: 0161 793 4219 Email: rangers@salford.gov.uk

Kids Activities STORY-RHYMETIME Stories, rhymes, crafts and play. A fun way to help babies and children develop their listening, thinking and talking skills. Up to 4yrs. Term time.

Height Library, King Street Tuesdays, 2.00pm Swinton Gateway Library Thursdays, 2.00pm FREE, 20p refreshments www.salfordcommunityleisure.co.uk

ONCE UPON A TIME… Ordsall Hall Museum Story, craft and song session for under 5s and their parents.

Wednesday (term time only) 9.45 - 10.45am £1.00 per child Tel: 0161 872 0251 STAY AND PLAY TOGETHER Swinton Gateway Song and rhyme time for parents/ carers and children from birth to five years. Special story theme and singing each week.

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NCT: MONTON PRAM WALK Stableford Avenue, Monton Leaving from Stableford Avenue next to the church on Monton Green.

Pram friendly, no mud or mess to contend with, so it can still go ahead even if it's drizzle/light rain. In bad weather we meet at a local cafe!

Wednesdays, 11.30am FREE Facebook: NCTBolton BUGGY WALK Monton Green Health Improvement activity:A brisk walk and meet new friends.

Meet at Monton Veterans Shelter Roundabout, Monton Green.

Thursdays (ongoing) 1.00 - 3.00pm FREE Tel: 0161 603 4277 or 0800 952 1000 BABY MASSAGE Swinton Gateway For parents and babies from one month old. Remember to bring a towel and a drink for baby. Please ring in the morning to book your place. Limited spaces available.

Thursdays 10.00 - 11.00am £1.00 donation per family Tel: 0161 778 0750 BABY MOVES Swinton Gateway A physical and sensory session for babies under 12 months old. Please call the centre to book a place.

Thursdays, 1.30pm - 2.30pm £1.00 donation per family Tel: 0161 778 0750 STAY AND PLAY TOGETHER Swinton Gateway Come along to our gardening and stimulating outdoor messy play drop-in sessions. Grow your own fruit and vegetables. All weather sessions so waterproof outerwear is available to borrow.

Fridays, 10.00 - 11.30am £1.00 donation per family Tel: 0161 778 0750 TINY TOTS RAMBLE Clifton Country Park A walk for young children and their parents or carers. Explore the park on these themed walks. Refreshments afterwards at the Visitor Centre.

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UNDER 5'S FIRST STEPS The Lowry Weekly dance workshop where your little one can explore their creativity and have tons of fun! In this season we will wriggle, jiggle and jump as we explore stories, rhythm & music through our bodies. Ages 2½ - 4½.

Fridays 10-10.45am | 11.00-11.45am £3.50 (£1.75 Salford Residents) Tel: 0843 208 6000 UNDER 5s DOODLE TOTS The Lowry Enjoy painting, sticking and making your own works of art in this colourful workshop. No skills or expertise needed in this relaxed and friendly atmosphere.

Spend time with your tot exploring a range of materials and having fun getting messy. Ages 2½ - 4½.

Fri 4th March Fri 1st April 11.00am £3.50 (£1.75 Salford Residents) Tel: 0843 208 6000 EXPERITOTS Museum of Science & Industry These creative activity sessions for children under 6 use puppets and storytelling to help toddlers get the most out of our hand-on science gallery Experiment. Sessions fill up quickly so book in advance.

Fri 18th March: Senses Fri 29th April: Make a noise 10.30am - 12.00pm £3.00 1 adult + 1 child £2.00 each additional adult/child Tel: 0161 833 0027 E: learning@msimanchester.org.uk

Special Events SALFORD ART CLUB ANNUAL EXHIBITION 2016 Salford Museum and Art Gallery A popular yearly event for visitors, the annual Salford Art Club exhibition will present the very best works produced by members.

23rd January to 17th April FREE Tel: 0161 778 0800

BRIDGEWATER CANAL VOLUNTEERS Enjoy working in the great outdoors, learning new skills and meeting new people? Join the Bridgewater volunteers to maintain and improve the green spaces that border the canal. Suitable for adults only.

WILLOW WEAVING Duke’s Drive: Wed 2nd March, 10am-3pm Thu 3rd March, 10am-3pm Booking essential. To book your place go to www.est1761.eventbrite.co.uk

FRUIT TREE PLANTING Duke’s Drive: Sun 20th March, 10am-3pm SPRING CLEAN Bridgewater Park, Boothstown: Wed 6th April, 10am-3pm BUILD A HIBERNACULUM Bridgewater Park, Boothstown: Sun 24th April, 10am-3pm FREE (booking required) Jill Tyson: 0161 925 1179 Email: jill.tyson@salford.gov.uk SEED GATHERING Ordsall Hall Museum For anyone interested in seed saving & conserving our local food heritage.

Sun 6th March 1.30 - 4.00pm FREE Tel: 0161 872 0251 EXPLORE-A-STITCH Ordsall Hall Museum Members of the Embroiderers’ Guild will help you develop your knowledge of embroidery stitches. Suitable for 12 years+ with some embroidery knowledge.

Mon 7th March Mon 20th March Sun 24th April 1.00 - 3.30pm £5.00 (booking required) Tel: 0161 872 0251 CAMPAIGNERS, CONDUCTORS & CANARIES Salford Museum and Art Gallery This talk looks at the varied roles Salford women had during World War One, and how their lives changed during this time.

Tue 8th March 11.00am - 12.00pm £2.00 (booking not required) Tel: 0161 778 0800 www.salfordcommunityleisure.co.uk VISIT OUR WEBSITE WWW.ONOURDOORSTEP.CO.UK

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What’s On SCHOOL AND CHILDHOOD EMBROIDERY REMINISCENCE Ordsall Hall Museum Bring your school embroidery and tell members of the Embroiderers’ Guild about it. They will put your story and photo of your work online.

Tue 15th March Wed 30th March Thu 28th April 1.00 - 4.00pm FREE Tel: 0161 872 0251 CRAFT SOCIALS Salford Museum and Art Gallery Chat, share ideas and learn new skills. Bring along whatever craft you are working on, browse our craft library, contribute to the craft swap shop and have a go at the demonstration. Suitable for 16yrs+ Wed 16th March: Crafts with Maps Wed 13th April: Wooltastic 5.30 - 7.30pm (no booking required) £5.50 (incls all materials & a hot drink) Tel: 0161 778 0800

THE HARD WAY UP Salford Museum and Art Gallery The Peoples History Museum presents 'Hard Way Up - a Suffragettes Story' in the setting of Lark Hill Place at Salford Museum & Art Gallery.

Please note the audience will be mainly standing for the performance.

Sat 12th March 2.00 - 3.00pm FREE (booking not required) Tel: 0161 778 0800

OPERA NORTH: WHISTLE STOP OPERA Ordsall Hall Museum Members of Opera North will perform a thirty minute condensed version of The Elixir of Love by Donizetti, sung in English.

Thu 17th March 2.00pm and 3.15pm £2.50 (booking required) Tel: 0161 872 0251 www.salfordcommunityleisure.co.uk

BBC PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA: CHAMBER MUSIC MONDAYS Peel Hall, Peel Park Campus A series of free shows The BBC Philharmonic are world famous world class musicians. Along with a host of guest artists they will be performing classical music, well-known gems, and some exciting new pieces.

Everyone is welcome. Donations go to the newly formed Salford Music Fund, supporting the continued development of music in the Salford.

Mon 14th March Mon 11th April 5.45pm FREE (small donations welcome) www.bbc.co.uk/philharmonic

PAINTINGS IN CLOSE UP: Salford Museum and Art Gallery As part of a new series of talks, artist and storyteller Danny Morrell looks in detail at a different painting in our collection each time.

Ages 16 and over.

Wed 30th March: FAMINE

by John Dollman Wed 27th April: THE IMAGE DEALER by Keeley Halswelle 7.00 - 8.00pm £2.00 (booking not required) Tel: 0161 778 0800 Details are correct at the time of publishing. However, it is advisable to check event dates and times with the venue in case of changes.

BAG A BABY BARGAIN with NCT Bolton & North Manchester Branch Bolton and North West Manchester NCT is the local branch of National Childbirth Trust, the UK’s leading parenting charity here to support all parents and campaign for the issues they care about. Our branch covers Bolton, Swinton, Pendlebury, Worsley, Boothstown, Walkden, Atherton, Tyldesley and Astley.

This month, savvy parents and parents-to-be in Salford can find top quality baby and toddlers’ clothes, toys and equipment at our NCT Nearly New Sale in Swinton.

NCT Nearly New Sales offer excellent quality used baby and children’s items. Baby products on the high street can be pricey but shoppers at the NCT sale can save up to 75% on the price of most goods. Our volunteers ensure that the quality of the goods at our sales is excellent and shoppers can bag some real baby bargains.

Nearly New Sales are open to everyone, not just NCT members, get there early to ensure you don't miss out! Join us at:

The Fletcher Hall Swinton Saturday, 12th March 2016 Sale starts at 12 noon (11.30am for NCT members with a valid membership card)

Entry £1.00 Payment for sale items by CASH or CREDIT/DEBIT CARD Please note due to space restrictions no children in prams will be allowed into the venue.

Find more details at www.facebook.com/NCTBolton

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Paintings by Joseph Parry (1808): Eccles Wakes

ECCLES “WAKES”

Readers of a certain age may well recall that when we were children there existed a traditional holiday period known as “Wakes Weeks”. In Eccles this was generally the last week of August and the first in September, but the timing varied from town to town.

Throughout Lancashire and parts of Cheshire, this was the time when entire towns downed tools, quit their looms and packed off to Blackpool and other resorts for our annual holiday.

Such a phenomenom no longer exists but it persisted in Eccles and other towns until the 1950s when it died, along with the cotton industry and the coal mines. By then all knowledge of the origin of this curious holiday time had been lost and of the ancient festival that the “Wakes” commemorated. Travelling fairs would occupy a former mill site on Liverpool Road and the fair itself became known as “the Wakes”.

PIETY It is believed that the Wakes owed their origins to an annual celebration of the Dedication of the local Parish Church to its Patron Saint and was a purely religious occasion. It probably started in the 13th or 14th century when parishes were much greater in extent and sparsely populated than is the case in the present day. In the case of Eccles , for example, the parish was vast and extended as far as Deane, now a suburb of Bolton. However, distance was irrelevant, all parishioners were expected to attend the annual anniversary of the Dedication. So, on poor roads and all weather conditions, the faithful left their 28 LIVE IT LOCAL

villages in procession and made their way to the church of St. Mary the Virgin in Eccles on the first Sunday after August 25th each year.

Before setting out they collected rushes on a cart to play their part in refreshing the earthen floor of the Church. As time went by the carts became decorated, the walkers wore their best attire and a spirit of competition existed between different districts.

There was entertainment in the form of Morris Dancing and singing and dance enlivened each procession. It was a holiday after all, three days in which to meet distant friends and relatives.

The population of Eccles would swell from that of a village to more like a small town and enterprising locals would set up stalls offering refreshments and trinkets to the pilgrims in the church yard.

The Wakes retained its religious focus until The Reformation of Henry VIII, but after this movement had taken effect any practices which were identified as Catholic ritual, were suppressed throughout the Country - with one notable exception, the North West. Here they morphed into an annual social event, an opportunity for merrymaking !

REVELRY Tolerated in Tudor times the Wakes had a much tougher challenge in the Puritan 17th century.

These religious zealots detested any activity which smacked of enjoyment and Eccles Parish Church had such a Vicar. Yet still the Wakes survived, albeit in, no doubt, a subdued fashion in those difficult times. Eccles Wakes found new vigour after the Puritans and blossomed

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Local History

into almost a regional attraction.. No longer was it a pious social occasion, it became, year on year, ever more ambitious and boisterous...

Outdoor “sports” were introduced and all manner of competitions – the more outrageous and sillier the better! The event was no longer in the Churchyard, it had migrated to the length of Church Street and down around the Cross. Further still, a horse racing course existed at the present-day Recreation Ground.

Outdoor “sports” were introduced which involved foot races, “A one mile race for a Smock”. Competitions of all kinds and absurdity: a dancing competition for Old Maids; a smoking competition for the same; feats of strength; chasing a greased pig, presumably to get it as a prize; “Gurning” through a horse collar to achieve the ugliest face; a competition to eat the greatest amount of thick porridge. At Prestwich Wakes they had another eating race eating 3lbs of treacle and bread!

And with all this there was drinking, lots of drinking, a three day binge of drinking! To say that anarchy prevailed for the period of the Wakes, would be an understatement. Songs dedicated to the Eccles Wakes were written and sung in the pubs of the town with men and women equally participating – including the brawling.

CRUELTY By the early 1800s the brutal practices of Bull-baiting and Cockfighting were being eliminated across the Country following the strenuous campaigning of “Humanity Dick” Martin, an Irish MP who led the fight to found the RSPCA in later years. But NOT in Eccles. The now notorious Eccles Wakes proudly featured not only bullbaiting and cockfighting, but also Bear-baiting and the same torment for badgers!

In 1832 the organisers announced that “the most ancient, loyal, national, constitutional and lawful diversion, Bull-Baiting, in all its primitive excellence for which this place (Eccles) has long been noted”, would be a major attraction. This always took place in the centre of the town close to the Cross. There stood a sturdy stone pillar (possibly a remnant of an earlier Cross) to which a bull would be PLEASE REMEMBER TO MENTION LIVE IT LOCAL WHEN RESPONDING TO ADVERTS

chained. The hapless animal would then be set upon by 3 dogs in turn, then given a “breather” before enduring the same ordeal through the day.

Cockfighting was also very popular and a Cockpit existed on the site of the present Eccles Town Hall. An opportunity for gambling on a large scale at the expense of brutally maimed cockerels... If this was not enough the Kings Head pub promised bull, bear and badger baiting throughout the day!

NOTORIETY The infamy of Eccles Wakes badly damaged the reputation of the growing town. The violence, damage and general mayhem, not to mention the debauched behaviour so distressing to Victorian sensitivities, stirred local notables to action. In 1877 the Eccles Local Board, the committee responsible for administration of the Town took extreme measures. They petitioned the Home Secretary, a senior Member of National Government, to BAN the Eccles Wakes.

Not, we should note, all other surviving Wakes of neighbouring Lancashire towns, but Eccles Wakes in particular! The deed was done and around 600 years of “fun” was eliminated.

All that now exists to remind us of those decadent days is a mural on the wall of a building close to the Church.

Originally by artist Ed Povey, in 1980 it, vividly depicts all the activities of the Wakes celebrations. In need of repair it was repainted

by Chris Butcher and Sarah Yates in 2012.

Those were the days...

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