Tettenhall Pages August 2016 by Kay Garrison

Tettenhall Pages

AUGUST 2016

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Tettenhall Business Index Home& Garden Ala rms /CCTV/Home Se curity Ba throom Blinds & Curta ins Ca rpentry Ca rpets Clea ning Services De cking & Fe ncing Drivewa ys Electricia ns Externa l Cle a ning Flooring Ga rden Centre Ga rdening & La nds ca ping Gutter Cle a ning Kitchens Lighting Locks mith Oven Clea ning Pa inter & De cora tor Pla s terer Plumbing & Hea ting Property Ma intena nce Roofing Tree Surgery

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IT, Finance & Property Computers & Repa ir Fina nce & Es ta te Pla nning Eating & Drinking Coffee Shop & ca fe M otoring & Transport Bodywork Ma intena nce Ta xi Service Classes, Groups & Events Da nce Cla s s e s Events Slimming Thea tre & Performing Arts Tuition Lifestyle, Le isure & Retail Beds & Ma ttres s es Chiropodis t Driving School Funera l Directors Gifts & Homewa re Ha ir, Hea lth & Bea uty Phys iothera pis t Venue Hire Animals & Pets Dog Wa lking

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Give your child Creative Courage for Life with Stagecoach Performing Arts Parents looking for new ways to keep their children active, happy and engaged have found the solution in the form of performing arts classes at Stagecoach Performing Arts. Stagecoach Performing Arts in Wolverhampton offer classes in singing, dancing and acting at the Newhampton Arts Centre, Wolverhampton, WV1 4AN and are offering a two week trial during the school autumn term for youngsters aged two to 18. Performance at Stagecoach is about more than simply learning how to sing, dance and act. Students develop the creative courage to unlock their potential, to stand up and be heard, to work well with other students and to embrace new ideas and possibilities. As they hone their new skills and work together to devise and rehearse performances, students become more self-assured, expressive, sociable and imaginative. All skills that will serve them well on the stage of life and help them to tackle new situations with resilience, creativity and courage. Eva Johnson, 12, and her brother Sam, 10, are now Stagecoach regulars after initially attending a two week trial a couple of years ago. Their mum, Katie Johnson, said: “My children absolutely loved it. They came home after the first day and were full of chatter about the friends they’d made and the fun they’d had.” She added: “They learn so much more than singing, dancing and drama. My son is naturally quite shy and I’ve seen his confidence levels soar, whereas my daughter is outgoing and has been able to channel her energy into performing.” Classes are small which means every child is given attention and allowed to realise their potential at their own pace. The teachers all have performing arts experience and are there to lead and support youngsters as they conquer fears and rise to new challenges. Classes run during school term time September 15th-December 3rd. To find out more about the two week trial please call Annmarie on 01782 660811 or visit www.stagecoach.co.uk/wolverhampton

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Tettenhall Wood Health Centre: 01902 444560 Tettenhall Medical Practice: 01902 444550 Claregate Dental Practice: 01902 754525 Mark Webb Dental Surgery: 01902 753197 Tettenhall Library: 01902 556308 St Michaels Church: 01902 751622 Christ Church Tettenhall Wood: 01902 751116 Christ the King, Aldersley: 01902 212405 St Thomas of Canterbury RC Church: 01902 751025 Tettenhall Wood United Reformed Church: 01902 564235 Neighbourhood Police: 101 ext 7601 6154 Wolverhampton Police: 0845 113 5000 MP: Rob Marris: 07824 155274 Wolverhampton City Council: 01902 551155

If there are any other telephone numbers you think would be useful to the people of Tettenhall then please contact us on tettenhallpages@gmail.com An exhibition has been put together to mark the 250th anniversary of work starting on the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal and the 300th anniversary of the birth of the canal’s engineer/supervisor James Brindley. The Tettenhall Transport Heritage Centre, based in the former goods shed at the former Tettenhall Station, Meadow View, Tettenhall, Wolverhampton, have it on display on Sundays 10am-4pm. The centre is also close to the canal which links the Trent and Mersey Canal (started in Stoke-on-Trent in the same year – 1766) at Great Haywood, near Stafford, to the River Severn at Stourport. As well as the exhibition the centre is organising a 4 mile guided walk through 250 years of Wolverhampton’s transport history – canal, railway, road and air and to mark the ‘official’ start of the canal on Saturday 3 rd September from the centre at 1pm. On Sunday 4 th September the ‘first cut’ will be re-enacted at Compton Lock at 11am. Like most building projects, work actually started long before any ‘official’ start or sod-cutting etc with thinking about the route to be taken (very similar to one suggested by Wolverhampton doctor Thomas Congreve half a century earlier). Brindley usually did this on horseback, kept the details in his head, and then relayed them to his assistants. The levelling book of the under clerk of works, John Green, shows a “leveling survey from a stake at Autherley Moores towards the Trent began 16th July, 1766” and he “did leveling at Tettenhall with Samuel Simcock 22nd July.” However, details of any official first sod cutting ceremony are absent unlike for the Trent and Mersey where Josiah Wedgwood cut the first sod, Brindley another and local dignataries joined in with more and wheeled barrows of them away. This was followed by roasting a whole sheep in Burslem Market Place to distribute to the poor Potters and a bonfire in front of Josiah Wedgwood’s Burslem House. Quite a few later accounts suggest that the ‘real’ start was on the lock at Compton on September 1, 1766 – and that this became the template lock for the rest of Brindley’s locks on the canal system. The Birmingham Gazette of the following week (September 8) carries notice of a meeting to be held that month “as work on the canal has began” but was there a sod-cutting ceremony/event – or did they just get on with it? Any possible answers would be gratefully received by Jim Barrow (email- jimdrudge@aol.com telephone 01902 831199 (home) or 07970 463434 (mobile) or by mail to 266, Henwood Road, Tettenhall, Wolverhampton, WV6 8NZ. 10

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In a post Brexit world we need to be prepared to plan for our futures and above all lets be sensible, why panic there’s really no need!!! Despite all the negativity and may I say, appalling rhetoric being spouted by politicians who either were In or Out, the facts seemed to be buried for the sake of political point scoring and one-upmanship. So at the risk of being sensible lets look at some of the facts. For nearly 10 years the Bank of England Base rate has been at an all time low of 0.5% per annum. There’s no point in harping on about “oh I remember when I could get 6% per annum from my building society accounts- (that was a generation ago!!). We now live in 2016 and things are not the way they used to be. Unemployment is at the lowest its been for nearly 6 years, Inflation is at a very low point., mortgage interest payment rates are at all time lows. There is a reason for this, the economy of the UK specifically, and the rest of the World generally, is totally neutral and balanced and there is a high degree of economic stagnation going on. This decision by the UK to exit the European Economic Community has dropped an absolute bomb into the pond. Quite honestly its probably the catalyst that’s been needed to “get things going’. If we draw some historical facts out of the fire, then its worth mentioning that the reason for this flat lining of the economies was due to the complete miss management of the lending books of the American, British and certain European Banks, they were all greedy for market share, they wanted to play ‘I’ve got more customers than you have’, they lent money out for mortgages irresponsibly, they saw Bricks and Mortar as the only asset class that was worthy of lending money against. They under invested in businesses and entrepreneurs, where historically they made more money than they ever did from mortgages!! In 2012/13 the Banks pretty well realised they were incapable of running compliant and trustworthy Financial Services divisions and there was a near total capitulation of Bank Assurers. (thank god for that !!, leave it to the professional IFA’s thank you very much!!!). It is now the time to look at how you have structured your finances. Look outside of the Banks Cash ISA’s or Building Societies. I’d even go as far as to say National Savings and Income NS&I are not too clever an investment either. Professional Wealth Management via an Independent IFA is going to give you a proper appraisal of what is available to you, your IFA should monitor developments and position your money into the most appropriate places as and when the market conditions dictate they should. You get peace of mind; lower taxation and you should make more money. What have you got to lose???

Frank Cochran - Managing Director & Independent Financial Adviser FSC Investment Services Limited. The purpose of this article is to provide technical and generic guidance and should not be interpreted as a personal recommendation or advice. You are not certain to make money - you may suffer a loss. FSC Investment Services Limited is Authorised and Regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.

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PGA Golf Tips from Jeremy Nicholls at South Staffs Golf Club Academy..... How to get the maximum distance out of your driver. •The correct tee height is vital to achieve consistency off the tee when you are using your driver. •With a driver you are looking to strike the ball on an upward swing, ( this is when the club reaches the bottom of the swing arc) •As well as teeing the ball up, ensure the ball is forward in your stance ( inside of left heel). •At impact the ball should make contact with the driver just slightly above the middle of the club face, this will reduce spin especially into a headwind and help the ball to launch onto its correct ball flight. •If the ball is placed on a tee too low it will cause you to create too much of a descending angle (steep) of attack into the ball. •Another important point is to make sure you achieve a good posture at the address position and maintain a smooth rhythm so your arms and club can work in sync with your body.

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