Perton Pages February 2013

February 2013

Perton Pages

YOUR LOCAL GUIDE - BUSINESSES, OFFERS, INFO & NEWS DIRECTORY LISTING OF LOCAL & PERTON BASED BUSINESSES INSIDE FEB 13 EDITION Accountants Aerials and Satellites Barbers Blinds Building & Construction Cafe, Pubs,Restaurants,Takeaway Care at Home Carpet and Flooring Childcare Children's Clothing Children's Play Area Computers and Repair Dance Classes Domestic Appliances & Repair Driving Schools

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Electrical Installations Electricians Financial Adviser First Aid Foot Care Funeral Director Furniture Repair Gardeners Graphic Designer Health and Beauty Herbal Medicine Holiday Accommodation Holistic Therapy Learning and Tutoring Legal

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WHAT'S ON? DATES FOR YOUR DIARY - P6 TIPS FROM LOCAL PGA GOLF PRO - P7 MONTHLY COLUMN FROM YOUR LOCAL MP - P11 TIPS FROM PERTON GARDENING CLUB - P13 LOCAL USEFUL NUMBERS - P16

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Free Eye Tests for over 60’s, under 16’s or those receiving benefits Outside prescriptions welcome Contact Lenses available.

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Bring this advert with you to receive 10% off your purchase of spectacles Valid until March 31st 2013

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The Fieldhouse Inn Perton's Jewel in the crown - A delightful pub/restaurant All food prepared fresh on the premises Available for use: Party room for up to 20 people free of charge

Book Now 3 courses for £15 Mothers Day

2 for £10 on Meals Available All Day Roast Dinners available daily

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KITCHEN NOW OPEN - Monday to Friday 12-2 & 6-9, Saturday & Sunday - All Day

Don't Forget: Happy Hour Mon-Thurs 4-7 and our popular Sunday lunches Book Your Table Now! The Fieldhouse Inn, Perton Road, Wightwick, 01902 762223 2

LASTING POWERS of ATTORNEY In the comfort of your home call KEVIN HALL (FILEx Commissioner for Oaths)

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Visiting Foot Care Service NOW available in this area Nails Trimmed Corns Removed Painful Toenails Verruca Treatment Fungal Conditions Cracked Heels Hard Skin/Callus Reduction

Call 01902 687814 for appointments Words of Wisdom from Rev Julia Cody “

Words of Wisdom from Rev Julia Cody”..really?! When I saw the banner given to my thoughts last month, I was a little taken aback! I guess you’ll have judge how wise my words really are!

I hope this finds you well and having coped with the snow. It’s hard to believe that last month I was writing on the heels of Christmas about New Year resolutions, and now Pancake Day is upon us, with Lent and Easter right behind! Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, Feb 13th, and there’s a special service at 7.30pm to which all are welcome. But what’s Lent about? Is it really just another chance,to give things up again?! Lent is the 6 weeks before our Easter celebrations; when people give up luxuries and live more simply, allowing for self-reflection. It’s a season for taking stock and examining our priorities, making changes where needed. Above all, Lent’s an opportunity for us to consider how we’re doing spiritually. In the busyness of daily life, it’s important to recognise that we’re all spiritual beings. Many of us are aware of how we’re doing physically, but how often do we stop to ask ourselves how we’re doing spiritually? It’s important to look after ourselves wholly - physically, emotionally, mentally and spiritually.

Do you ever take time to explore your spiritual beliefs? Let me encourage you, this Lent, to try and carve out some precious time for yourself - asking what you believe about faith, spirituality, God... and if you fancy a cuppa and a chat, please get in touch.

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Dates for the Diary Every Tuesday – Perton Walk & Talk – 10.30am @ Perton Library – Last for 30-45 mins - 01902 755794 Every Wednesday – Baby Bounce and Rhyme for Parents & Toddlers – Perton Library - 01902 755794 First & Third Thursdays – Perton Work Club – 2.15pm-4.15pm Help and advice on getting a job. Perton Library – 01902 755794 First & Third Thursdays – Perton Family Games Group – 5.00pm6.30pm - Perton Library – 01902 755794 First Saturday – Wild About Perton Wildlife Walk – Meet at Perton Library – 2pm- duration 2 – 2½ hours - 01902 754245 Third Thursday - Astronomy Group – 7pm - Perton Library Saturday 9th February – National Libraries Taster Event – 11am-3pm – Perton Library – 01902 755794 Saturday 9th February – Wolves v Leeds United - 3pm Thursday 14th February – Perton Knitting Club – 7pm - 9pm at Perton Civic Centre (New Room) - 2nd Thursday of Month Saturday 16th February – Derby v Wolves - 3pm Tuesday 19th February – Barnsley v Wolves – 7.45pm Saturday 24th February - Wolves v Cardiff – 2pm Thursday 25th February – Online Basics Course starts – 9.30am11.30am - Perton Library – 01902 755794 Thursday 28th February – Perton Library Quiz night – Call to book

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Fitting service offered Free home visits with pattern books. ________________________________

All blinds are made to measure.

We supply and fit roller blinds, aluminium venetian, wooden venetian, roman blinds etc.

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Tips from Your Local PGA Pro At Perton Park Golf Club This month we are working on the weaknesses in your golf game. Most golfers think they know what parts of the game they are good at and what they struggle with. Even beginners who have only been on the course for a few rounds start to develop an opinion. If you want to improve your game then it is very important to identify what you are good at, what needs improvement, and how can you get better.

Stats: The best way to get an idea of what your weaknesses are is to take stats each time you play. What I’m looking for are fairways hit, greens in regulation, putts per round, up and down rate, sand saves, and scoring averages on par 3, 4, and 5 holes.

These stats aren’t perfect, but they will start to give you an idea of what areas you need to work on.

Practice Time: Too many times I’ve seen golfers practice and instead of working on an area of their game that is weak, they will be practicing their strengths. I know hitting good shots is more “fun”, but it is hindering their overall scoring improvement.

The majority of practice is better spent eliminating weaknesses by improving the parts of your game that you aren’t good at.

It is important to remember that you can’t completely ignore your strengths as you have to maintain those skills as well. It’s important to spend part of your practice time covering every aspect of your game. Divide your schedule so you’ll spend time both on the putting green and on the driving range. Hit balls not only from the nice grass on the practice tee, but also out of some longer grass. Practice getting up and down not only from the fringe, but also out of the deep rough. Try hitting lag putts from 20 feet, but then stretch it out to 60 feet so if you come across a monster putt you can still get the ball close to the hole.

Course Type: One more tip. If you play a certain type of course then you have to realize that in your normal course of play you won’t see certain types of shots. Think about the course you play the most? Is it flat? Hilly? Does it have small greens? Big greens? You need to make a conscious effort to hit shots that you may not get at your home club so you are ready for when you play other courses. You don’t want to go to a course that is setup differently than the one you are used to and be completely lost when faced with shots you don’t hit on a regular basis.

Give it a try next time you play/practice or why not book in for my Six Week Game Improvement Course for £99? This will get you in good shape for when the golf season arrives. For more details email jeremy@pertongolfclub.co.uk or call 07976894363

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Year of the Mobile Web At the recent Consumer Electronics Show (CES) show in Las Vegas much was made of the increasing number of smartphones in use.

One of the key trends in technology for the next 12 months is predicted by many pundits to be the year of the mobile web.

Obviously there are many benefits to this trend and smartphones are incredible pieces of technology. The range and complexity of applications (apps) available is fascinating. Many of these apps are free to users allowing them to interact with others through the mobile web. For all the benefits that we gain from using such tech though, we must ask what price are we paying when we download and use them.

All applications available on the major platforms come with user ratings in the form of stars. They also come with a list of permissions that you should review before you install them.

How many of us read and understand what we're giving away when we install the?. For instance "prevent device sleeping" or "fine GPS based location services" are often part of the package when we install apps, what do they mean? As a facebook user or Twitter do you allow location based updates in your privacy settings? Many applications use full internet access. Whilst this may be necessary for interactive games and such, you might ask why does an app need to read "phone state and identity" which means the app knows when your phone is active and what numbers you are communicating with.

Did you really want the app provider knowing where you are all the time, tracking which sites you visit, who you talk to and for how long? This is useful and importantly saleable information. That is how many of these developers are earning money out of giving you free software.

The mobile web may be here but you don’t have to feed it. You may think it doesn't matter that they know all this data about you. But imagine if a police officer asked you for details of every conversation, every location and every site you've visited since you got your phone, what would you say?

Think your data's not worth anything? Think again, 10m UK iPhone users have potentially been abused by Google who have deliberately sidestepped inbuilt privacy settings to track iPhone users web habits.

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Perton Parish Council: News Update February 2013 Perton Parishioners interested in local affairs and activities are advised to regularly check local notice boards around the area and, for full details the Parish Council website on www.pertonparishcouncil.gov.uk where you can subscribe to a free newsletter or call 01902-745971 'Flicks in the Sticks Movie Magic: Coming Soon • The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel on Monday 25th February 2013

Next Parish Council Meetings on Monday 11 th February and Monday 11th March 2013 • Perton Civic Centre Boardroom @ 7.00 pm Perton East Ward By Elections • District Council Vacancy - 14th February 2013 • Parish Council Vacancy - 21st March 2013 Perton Outdoor Gym Perton Parish Council ha commissioned the supply and installation of an outdoor gym which will be installed in the fenced picnic-area between the children's playground and the multi use games arena; work will commence soon. This facility will be dedicated to the memory of Councillor David Bilson who recently passed away.

PERTON PARISH COUNCIL: SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITY

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A Word From Your MP One thing I brought with me, which not every MP can claim, was experience working in manufacturing.

Manufacturing is incredibly important to South Staffordshire, with twice the number of people working in manufacturing in the area than the national average. We have all seen a sad decline in these industries, in the last century. This dreadful erosion of our manufacturing business has, I believe, led to a fall in the standing of this country, our ability to weather economic storms and provide good quality jobs for our young people.

Because of this, I have been campaigning, since 2010, to put a great focus on manufacturing and bringing more jobs to South Staffordshire.

You can imagine my delight after months of negotiations then we were able to secure the £350m Jaguar engine plant to be built in my constituency. Yet, I do believe there is more to do and I have secured a debate in the House of Commons on how we can promote and encourage more manufacturing industry, not just here in South Staffordshire but right across the West Midlands. I hope to gain confirmation of the Government’s continued commitment towards investment in Regional Growth Funds and to improving bank lending to manufacturing businesses in the West Midlands.

The West Midlands was the place that the first industrial revolution was born and it is the place where, if ever we hope to see another manufacturing and industrial revolution occur again, it needs to be started.

While there is a lot happening right now in Westminster, it is also all go in the constituency. I am really pleased to announce that I will be moving my parliamentary constituency office to Codsall, with effect from the 1st of February. The new office will be based at the address of: Jubilee House (the old police station), 59 Wolverhampton Road, Codsall, WV8 1PX. Many people walk in off the street with problems and queries, and I hope that you will feel happy and comfortable to come and visit me, and my staff, at any time.

If there are any issues that you would like to raise with me personally, please don't hesitate to get in touch. I look forward to welcoming any of you to my new office, should you wish to visit. To contact me call 01902 701479 or 0207 219 7150

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Check out our new website at www.lightingrus.co.uk or come in store and view our Lighting Showroom An extensive range of lighting offered from the showroom:  wall  standard  outdoor  flush  ceiling  chandeliers  vintage  traditional  contemporary Whether adding a touch of glamour or mood-lighting to your home, brightening up your workplace or adding exterior lighting for security or al fresco dining, we're sure you'll find what you're looking for!

Central Electrical Contracts Ltd 10% off all non-sale stock in our Green Lane showroom Bring this voucher to make your saving CCTV Installation A professional CCTV system can deter thieves, vandals and anti-social behaviour from your commercial property or home. And if the worst should happen, only high-quality CCTV footage can help the police to apprehend those responsible and provide the courts with incontrovertible evidence for a conviction.

Using the most recent technological advances in CCTV systems, Central Electrical Contracts are able to offer the highest standards of installation, maintenance and image capture: Remote monitoring on your mobile phone: View live video, from your home or business property, directly on your PC or iPhone using our easy-to-use app (applications for selected other devices are available).

Discrete: Technology gets better and smaller, allowing us to provide a wide range of discrete and covert cameras- ideal for the home or office Visible deterrent: Often, just the slight of a CCTV camera is enough to deter a criminal. Durable, outdoor weatherproof cameras provide a visible deterrent - and high quality video capture!

Installation and maintenance: Our trained engineers work with you to plan the most efficient CCTV system for your needs, installing to the highest industry standards. We also provide a maintenance service, ensuring everything remains in top condition- no matter what the weather may throw at it

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PERTON GARDENING CLUB FEBRUARY INTHE GARDEN Now is a good time to cut back ornamental grasses as they are now beginning to look a bit sorry for themselves.

Cut back dead stems but be careful not to damage emerging new shoots.

Divide snowdrops as the flowers begin to fade, lift and split them planting single bulbs a few centimetres apart.

Plant winter flowering shrubs like Mahonia for a splash of instant colour.

Finish pruning fruit trees and plant new crowns of rhubarb giving them a good mulching.

Sow broad beans, early carrots, peas, radishes and spring onions outdoors and tender plants indoors.

Pot up or plant out any rooted hardwood cuttings that were taken last year and start to take new ones for next year. This is easy to do simply cut just above a bud where the current seasons and the previous years growth meet, trim the cutting to length 20cm if taken from a large tree or 5-8cm if from a smaller specimen, remove leaves and side shoots, cut at 45 degrees just above the top bud and horizontally below the bottom bud. Plant with just the top buds showing around the edge of the pot or directly in the ground in a sheltered spot and by next autumn you should have well rooted cuttings.

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Open Monday – Sunday Tel: 01902 754414 or see Perton Pages for times and full menu See instore for more special offers.

For further information of our meetings please contact John Hobbs on 07951 475116 or visit our website at: www.pertongardeningclub.btck.co.uk "SUPPORTED BY STAFFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL"

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A.M.P. Da Silva Painting & Decorating are an experienced family-run company working throughout Wolverhampton and the West Midlands.

Since 1982 we've been helping clients make the most out of their properties. From simple paintwork to wallpaper hanging to total renovations, on all types of premises both interior and exterior .

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B R I D G E b a r b e r s Traditional & Contemporary Gents Hairdressing Reduced Rates for OAPs Monday-Friday Before 12 & Boys under 10 all day everyday (except Saturdays) Modern Day Styles at Barber Shop Prices 110a Wolverhampton Road, Birches Bridge Tel: 01902 844300

Useful Numbers Lakeside Surgery: 01902 755329 Tamar Surgery: 01902 755053 Perton Dental Practice (Anders Square): 01902 758120 Dental Surgery, Tamar Medical Centre: 01902 756114 Perton Funeral Directors: 01902 756830 Perton Clinic : 01902 758150 Perton Civic Centre: 01902 745971 Perton Library: 01902 755794 Church at Perton: 01902 750232 Lakeside Community Church: 01902 752129 Neighbourhood Police: 0300 1234455 Staffordshire Police: 08453 303132 MP: Gavin Williamson: 01902 701479 Souths Staffs District Council: 01902 696000 Staffordshire County Council: 01785 223121 Parish Council Office: 01902 745971 16