Talk of the Town September 2015

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SEPTEMBER 2015

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SALTBURN’S TOWN TALK Letter from the Editor There’s been a change at the Friends of Talk of the Town. helped with computer problems. He will be a hard act to Richard Dales-Coupland has left to pursue other projects. I’d follow. Richard, you’ve been great. And now I’d like to like to thank Richard for all his hard work over these last four welcome Graham Ford who has volunteered to take over years. It was much appreciated to have the help of someone Richard’s role as the secretary of the Friends of Talk of the who had such enthusiasm and had so many ideas for Town. See Graham’s first article on page 11. Love, Ian. improvements as well as fundraising, for example through the Send letters, adverts and contributions for the next issue (by coffee mugs and calendars. He also created the website and Friday, 18th September 2015) to: The Editor, Talk of the Redcar Lecture Society: On Tuesday, 22nd September in Town c/o Jackie’s Saverstore, 8 Station Buildings, Saltburn, the Redcar East Community Centre on Durham Road, Redcar Cleveland, TS12 1AQ. Telephone: 01287 623903 (or email: at 2.15pm, Bill Ferguson will be visually presenting ‘Welsh talkofthetown@tyasi.freeserve.co.uk). Talk of the Town has a Narrow Gauge and Aqueduct’ to start off the Redcar Lecture website: www.tottsaltburn.co.uk and the Friends of Talk of the Town can be found on Facebook.

Society’s 59th Season on the right lines!

All are welcome. For further details please contact New Dance Classes starting at the Earthbeat Centre, Saltburn Tony Crow on 01642 481544. on Thursday, 3rd September at 4.45pm. First class free. Tel. Historic Motor Gathering And Hill Climb: Saltburn’s 07946 077503.

Annual Historic Motor Gathering and Hill Climb will be held WI Report: Although ladies of Saltburn WI do not have a this year on September 13th. The event is located in Cat Nab meeting in August we continue to be busy with a whole host of car park starting at 10am until 4.30pm. Vintage and classic activities and events. Continuing celebrating WI’s centenary cars, motorcycles and three wheelers will be taking part in the year the club is trying to achieve a hundred activities including event, which will run up Saltburn Lane towards Rushpool bowls, archery, bell ringing, cookery classes, ten pin bowling, Hall, and this road will be closed to normal traffic all day. golfing, crafts, darts, book club and Friday stroll. Each week The event is organised by Middlesbrough and District Motor members have the opportunity to partake in any of these Club, and sponsored by Saltburn, Marske and New Marske activities if they wish. The WI calendar is very busy. We held Parish Council. and supported by local businesses. our annual craft and produce show on the 11th July but entries The Guisborough and District Branch of the were down on last year by a quarter, this may have been due in Embroiderers’ Guild: Our next meeting will be on part to the amount of other events on in the town on the same September 5th, where our guest speaker will be Corinne day, plus it was the day of the Wimbledon tennis final.

Young and her subject will be Flowers. Visitors are welcome However, those people who entered and visited the show whether non-switchers, beginners or more advanced sewers. seemed to enjoy it. The following day a group of members The car park behind the council offices is free on travelled to Middlesbrough to climb the transporter bridge Saturdays. For more information please call 01642 314860. which had been newly refurbished with a glass lift for those Eebydrum! will be drumming on the beach on Sunday, 6th members of the public who prefer not to climb the 220 steps.

September (no sandflies this time please!) and at Toc-H, (off However, it was heartening that most members managed to Albion Terrace) at 7pm on Fridays 4th and 18th. Also look climb the steps and the views from the top were truly out for details of our new weekly kids’ sessions on our wonderful. On July 24th a coach full of ladies left Saltburn for Facebook page. our annual mystery tour. This is a much anticipated event ‘Play out’ project: Diamond Street has been a ‘play out’ which usually keeps us guessing for most of the journey as to street for two Sunday afternoons in July and August when the final destination. This year we ended a scenic excursion at cars were banned and children could play games like hop- Netherwood Hotel in Grange over Sands with a splendid lunch scotch. The last quiet afternoon of the Redcar and Cleveland and time to enjoy the lovely gardens. This was followed by Council series will be held on Sunday, 20th September. several hours visiting Windermere for a little retail therapy or Emmanuel Church Hall Table Top and Collectors’ Sale: simply relaxing - whatever individuals wanted. A thoroughly Our next dates are Saturdays, 5th and 19th September and 3rd enjoyable day. On 5th August a group of members travelled to October. FREE ENTRANCE and a warm welcome to Durham to see the Magna Carta exhibition at Palace Green everyone. With over 26 stall holders, selling lots of bric-a- Library. Along with this document were other artefacts which brac, books, toys, baby goods, and all sorts of collectables, marked this historical period in history. We as a club and some crafts, there is something for everyone. Home made endeavour to afford members new opportunities to try new refreshments and light lunches are on sale all day. Our all day activities, meet new friends and enjoy a variety of outings. If breakfast and lunches and popular home baked stall are you would like to join us new members are always welcome. always available. Our kitchen is very busy and popular. We We meet in the upstairs room, Methodist Church Hall, Milton also do afternoon teas as well now. Try our freshly baked Street, Saltburn at 7.30pm. Next meeting is on September 10th which is a social evening. scones with home made jam and cream!

Barbara Spanner Contact Denise Marshall on 07929 589538.

Cover Illustration: The Food Festival Park and Ride Bus by Wojtek Migdalski Disclaimer: Talk of the Town tries to make sure the articles and announcements made on its pages are accurate, but views expressed in letters and articles printed in Talk of the Town are not necessarily those of the editor. Any offers in adverts included in Talk of the Town are made by the advertisers; details should be confirmed with them. Always confirm event details with the organisers, in case of alteration or error. Talk of the Town is printed by DC (Yorkshire) Print, Unit 34a, Lidgate Crescent, Langthwaite Business Park, South Kirkby, West Yorkshire, WF9 3NR. Website: www.dcprintyorkshire.co.uk Tel: 01977 642331. Proprietor/Editor of Talk of the Town: Ian Tyas c/o Jackie’s Saverstore, 8 Station Buildings, Saltburn, TS12 1AQ. (Ian Tyas tel: 01287 623903.)

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The Man from Saltburn The Saltburnian Association was very active in the 1930s.

Their aim was to document, photograph and discuss the history of Saltburn-by-the-Sea. Unfortunately their archives and collections have disappeared; we are occasionally able to get a brief insight into their activities.

One such item was a song entitled “The Man from Saltburn” words written by Rev. Joseph Toyn and the music by W.S. Russell. It was dedicated to Dr E.J. Burnett. It has been sung at Old time music hall events during Victorian Weeks by Bill Greenwood who has also recorded it on an audiotape compiled by the 500 Club.

The chorus is as follows and was always sung with great enthusiasm by the audiences attending the Old Time Music Hall events.

“I belong to Saltburn, Saltburn-by-the-Sea. Finest Town in Yorkshire, ‘Tis the place for me; Redcar, Hornsea, Scar-bo-ro, you may take all three.

If you give me Saltburn-by-the-Sea. We think it is even more appropriate at the present time than it was when it was written.

But we will share information of some unfortunate men from Saltburn-by-the-Sea. Man Dies from Snake Bite (Newspaper report in Illwarra Mercury (Woolongong) NSW Australia). 23rd December 1913 On Saturday afternoon last about 5.00pm Wilfred Aubery Grieveson was bitten by a tiger snake and died from the effects the same night. It appears Grieveson was in the bar of the Clifton Hotel with a number of other men when a local snake charmer brought the reptile on to the bar.

Before he was noticed he took the snake from the bag and placed it on the top of the bar counter and after some argument as to whether it was venomous or not, deceased was observed putting his finger down the snake’s throat.

No more notice was taken of the occurrence until Sunday morning when the unfortunate man’s body was found lying in the gutter about a 100 yds away. Grieveson was 41 years of age, single and a native of Saltburn, Yorkshire, England. He had no relatives in the Commonwealth and had been employed at the North Bull Colliery, Coledale.

The Deputy Coroner (Mr P.T. Doyle) proceeded to Clifton on Sunday, and after viewing the body and hearing the evidence of identification by deceased mate adjourned the inquiry until Saturday next 27 inst., at the Court House Scarborough.

It is rumoured that the police are unable to locate the amateur snake charmer. It appears that he was making so free with the snake that, the policeman ordered him to remove the snake from the premises or he would kill it.

The report on the resumed enquiry was very lengthy, the snake charmer was identified as Frank Tulley and stated that he had warned people it was a venomous snake. However, Grieveson disputed this saying it was a 4

carpet snake, came up behind Tulley and put his right index finger in the snake’s mouth saying he had been bitten but it would not harm him. The deputy coroner Dr Goldie deposed he considered death was caused by a bite from a venomous snake and that Tulley was deserving of the severest censure.

An Apprentice Sailor Swallowed by a Shark.

(Newspaper Arbroath Herald and Advertiser 12th January 1891) A youth named Colledge, an apprentice on board the barque Countess of Derby, of Dundee bound from Genoa to Baltimore, has been washed overboard and swallowed by a shark. The barque encountered heavy gales on December 15th, and everything movable and deck fittings not well lashed down quickly disappeared.

Colledge was washed overboard, and to the horror of members of the crew who witnessed the accident, a shark which had been observed in the offing opposite Baltimore Harbour swallowed the unfortunate youth.

Colledge who was nineteen years of age, belonged to Saltburn-by-the-Sea in Yorkshire.

We believe that Colledge was the son a grocer with a shop in Ruby Street who had also been the coxswain of the Saltburn Lifeboat and previously was the owner of a pleasure steamer which plied between Whitby and Saltburn.

Cath and Tony Lynn

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Saltburn Councillors’ Surgeries Saltburn Councillors’ Surgeries, each month - all on Saturdays 1st Sat. Library 11-12 Cllr. Craig Hannaway 2nd Sat. Library 11-12 Cllr. Philip Thomson 3rd Sat. Outside Sainsbury’s Cllr. Stuart Smith 9.30-10.30 and 11.30-12.15 4th Sat. Library 11-12 All Councillors Cllr. Hannaway: 07515 863440. Cllr. Smith: 07557 540628.

Cllr. Thomson: 01287 624883.

4 People Not Profit’s film night ‘Open your mind’ returns after a three month summer hiatus with the 2nd part of our Revolutions series, looking at revolutionary actions around the world. In this first part we will be showing ‘Burma VJ’ a film which documents the events in Burma in 2007 when Buddhist monks rose up in protest against the military dictatorship in Burma.

The film will be screened as usual upstairs in The Marine, Saltburn and will be on Thursday, 17th September.

Doors at 7pm and the film starts at 7.30pm. With time for discussion after the film, and as ever the event is free entry.

Going beyond the occasional news clip from Burma, Burma VJ (Video Journal) brings us close to Burma’s video journalists who insist on keeping up the flow of news from their closed country despite risking torture and life in jail.

Armed with small handycams they make their undercover reportages, smuggle the material out of the country, have it broadcast back into Burma via satellite and offered as free usage for international media. It’s their footage which keeps the revolution alive….

“Watch this and you will long remember Burma and briefly join a revolution.” The Times “Demonstrates what can be done through the ingenious use of small cameras and mobile phones by brave, resourceful opponents of repressive regimes, and it deserves to be shown widely.” The Observer “Burma VJ is as gripping as any Hollywood thriller and as heartbreaking as any weepie.” The Mirror 5

Once Upon a Time in the Wapentake I have been very pleased with the response to my last article, on the continuing existence of Elf Land. I have had one comment: “Surely it can’t be true that a Swedish Mile is equivalent to 10 Kilometres.” All I can say in my defence is that I am just passing on what I have read in The Guardian.

Also, I have been told that the Duke of Varmland is not the first in line to the Swedish throne. His sister is.

Now to look at some other long-standing myths.

I’ve just been down on the Pier, looking at the crowds on the beach, the deckchairs and sandcastles, the donkeys and the queue for fish and chips on the prom, and a little distance away, the Ship Inn, and the miniature railway, and, beyond them, rock pools and Huntcliff and what just might be smugglers’ caves hidden away in the cliff. Everything is just perfectly right, the very image of seaside holidays as once they were, long ago when we young, except…except…I’ll start again.

We all remember the summers of our childhood as endless days of blue skies and warm seas and a sun that could turn you brown in a day, don’t we? No. I don’t.

I remember our family huddling in a caravan at Colwyn Bay while the rain beat down all week long, and the trains raced past along the line that lay between the beach and us, and everything smelt of Calor Gas. I liked the trains, though.

I remember, very vaguely, Blackpool and pebbles on the beach and the wind and the rain, and I remember Llandudno and the cold, and Beaumaris and borrowing a thick quilted coat several sizes too big for me.

I remember when, greatly daring, we crossed the Pennines, heading for Scarborough, and got lost on the Moors in the fog. And then it rained all week. But I liked Peaseholm Park, and the miniature railway.

And, worst of all, queuing all day (in the rain) at Liverpool’s Pier Head for a boat to the Isle of Man, with all sailings cancelled because of the fog in the Mersey, and finally being one of about two thousand people crammed on to the Isle of Man’s Steam Packet Company’s ‘Mona’s Isle’ built to carry about two hundred, and the Irish Sea rolling the boat so badly that everyone was sick. I think someone said that even the Captain was sick. But the Isle of Man was nice and I liked the narrow gauge railways. (I did not know then that the island was the model for Sodor where Thomas and his friends live.)

But it rained a lot.

And I remember thinking that all us children had to have buckets and spades and fishing nets, not to mention swimming cozzies, when we went to the seaside, but we never seemed to have occasion to use them, at least not the buckets nor the spades nor the nets. The cozzies came out once though, because I remember, as everyone of my generation seems to remember, being told to get out of the water as soon as it started raining, for fear of getting wet, I suppose. And when those old fashioned trunks (what on earth were they made out of? Recycled Army Great Coats?) got wet they stayed wet… and cold…and heavy.

And I never found any rock pools, or smugglers’ caves, or pirates’ treasure chests, not even a single mermaid did I find, and I came to the conclusion that, as with so much of what I read about in books, seaside holidays didn’t really exist.

Now I thought that I must be a particularly miserable 6

old so-and-so to remember the summers of my youth so very differently from everybody else, miserable, and ungrateful to my parents who would have being trying to do their very best for us in the often very difficult circumstances of the day. I thought that and felt bad about it, until one day recently I read an article on our changing weather that took for granted that we all knew that in the 1950s there was a run of exceptionally cold and wet summers. I felt exonerated, knowing that it was everybody else who’d remembered it all wrong. It was them, not me, who’d been kidding themselves.

That sorted, I began to think of the wider implications of what I’d discovered. In particular, I thought about the Near Death experienced by the traditional British Seaside in the second half of the Twentieth Century.

Sixty years ago the Blackpools, Llandudnos, Scarboroughs, and Brightons were packed to capacity during the holiday months. Smaller towns such as Saltburn were busy too. Back then all of what is now Sainsbury’s and the adjacent car park was railway station, and the trains would come rolling in, perhaps ten coaches long, and every coach full. Three large hotels, the Queens, The Alexandria, and, most magnificent of all, the Zetland, and numerous Guest Houses accommodated the visitors. And then it stopped; the British began to go abroad for their holidays.

Why did it happen? The usual explanations are three: changes in aviation technology made possible cheap flights for the masses: more people had more time and money; and there were some desperately poor countries in Southern Europe who saw in developing a tourist industry a way out of poverty.

All this is true. Those three factors certainly made overseas holidays possible. What they don’t really tell us is why a trip abroad became so desirable. I think it was the weather, the sunshine in the Med and the lack of it at home, that was the deciding factor. It had to be something really powerful to overcome people’s fear of flying, their fear of eating strange foreign foods (Olive oil! Garlic!) and of having to speak and understand a strange foreign language.

Of course the tour companies and the host countries were making sure that the Brits would never have to eat anything but chicken and chips or encounter anyone who didn’t speak English, while the aviation industry was doing its best to stop planes falling out of the sky, but the fears remained real for many people. But they were hungry for the sun, and the British Isles just couldn’t reliably deliver that.

I was living in Saltburn in June 1975 when one day the clouds rolled back, and the sky turned blue, and stayed cloudless and blue until a very mild dry winter came, and was followed by the extraordinary summer of 1976. Day after day it got hotter and drier, and the experts told us we were now warmer than the Costa Brava. But, I thought we’re not ready for this. Nobody seemed to have the clothes for living on the beach, nobody had barbecues to fire up, and there was nowhere to sit outside and eat a plate of paella and drink a bottle of wine. We were going to have to work hard at learning how to live outside. And we have done. We couldn’t go back to what we used to do before we’d seen the Southern Seas, but some things have been successfully revived. The donkeys, you might say, are not just there for the ride.

Tim Beswick

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Councillors’ Column Recipes for seaweed or sea lettuce are becoming common place along the coastline. Recipes for palatable sea side developments are not so abundant. When they exist, the appetite for foreshore regeneration is mixed.

The need for a reasoned discussion on any proposed sea shore developments is without question. Until recently, there have not been many options, as the Borough Regeneration Masterplan has not had any specifics identified for East Cleveland. Now, however, the Plan is stirring and looking for a mantle to wear.

It is vitally important that previous experiences of non existent, or too late, consultation are not repeated. Ward members have requested meetings with the Regenerators, declaring an interest in future development so that residents’ views play a part.

With the waiting list for chalets now 10 years, perhaps it is time to reconsider the old Hazelgrove site as a phoenix project.

Requests for a dialogue are timely as another related document, the Local Plan Scoping Report, is now in the public domain. It requires a full input from residents Borough wide to assist in charting a more focussed and community reflective draft for ultimate public agreement.

Any one who has not yet perused the Scoping Report should do so without delay. This can be done by accessing www.redcar-cleveland.gov.uk/localplan and letting any thoughts they have be conveyed to the Strategic Planning Team

by September the 4th. Comments can be made by email to: strategic.planning@redcar-cleveland.gov.uk or left in writing at the Library addressed to the Strategic Planning Team.

Comments can be about the matters raised within the Report or any other issues omitted.

The next Saltburn Neighbourhood Partnership Meeting will be held at 6pm on Wednesday 9th in the Library. Invited guests at this public meeting include the Police & Crime Commissioner and Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council Officers. They are to present a joint policy for enforcement of the guidelines allowing the parking of vehicles on pavements.

Residents will be aware that it has taken some twelve months to facilitate this coming together of our representatives. This is a key issue which affects the daily lives of many residents.

All are welcome.

It may be the last opportunity to question in person before the next elections for Police Commissioner at the turn of the year.

Anti social behaviour in the Valley has led to much extra work for volunteers who lovingly husband the area for the benefit of the community and those who visit. As is well known not everyone is community conscious and the raising of fires and smashing of hundreds of glass bottles have been among the many unwelcome incidents which have led to extra tidying up and the delay to refurbishment work on reinstating steps, pathways and introducing handrails. Work will recommence this month.

The Valley Garden Steering Group meets on Tuesday, 8th September at 10am. Groups not currently represented or individuals wishing to become involved are encouraged to get in touch. The future of the Valley is dependant on community involvement.

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Food, Glorious Food!

Thousands enjoy tasty treat at Saltburn Food Festival Thousands of foodies enjoyed another amazing day at the third annual Saltburn Food Festival on Sunday, 2nd August.

The town’s Milton Street was transformed into a buzzing Festival village, with a street market featuring around seventy of the best independent food producers from the North East and North Yorkshire, a kitchen academy for children, live music, world street food, live cookery demonstrations, outdoor dining & picnic areas and bags more besides.

Food Festival organiser Lorna Jackson, who lives in the town and runs the family deli Real Meals on Milton Street, said: “What an incredible day! It’s very humbling to see the response to the Festival today. There’s a real sense of community around the Festival, and we’re really very grateful for the support and encouragement we receive from the people of the town who get behind the day.

“Days like today really show the town at its best, and I’m immensely proud to both live and work here. I’ve heard it said that people make places – well the people have been out in force today and the place has been absolutely fantastic all day long. Above all, a passion for good local food is right at the heart of the Festival, and long may it continue.”

Coast & Country’s Re-Furnish Emporium led the Festival’s Art Street for the first time, and Kaye Rideout from Re:Furnish said: “This is the first time we’ve been involved in the festival, and didn’t really know what to expect – but WOW! We’ve been wonderfully busy all day long, and we’re thrilled to have been part of a fantastic day.”

And the Festival’s special guest chefs all sang the town’s praises after cooking up a treat for enthusiastic foodies. TV chef & baking judge Peter Sidwell said: “It’s my first visit to Saltburn, and what an amazing town. The Festival is just incredible, and the place has been absolutely buzzing all day long. And it’s been great to see so many families here enjoying the day – all with great local food at the heart of everything.”

Richard Ingram made a welcome Festival return after a tasty visit last year. The top chef and lecturer at Middlesbrough College said: “Last year was absolutely incredible, and today has just been amazing yet again. The crowds have been in great spirits all day, and it’s just been a

Festival organiser Lorna Jackson, front, with guest chefs Left to right: Gilly Robinson, Peter Sidwell, Catherine Hill & Richard Ingram (photo by Katie Lunn).

real joy for myself and the team here from the College to have been part of an amazing day.”

Saltburn born food writer Catherine Hill enjoyed being back in her original home town. She said: “What an absolutely fantastic day. Wonderfully overwhelming, but just fantastic. It’s incredible to have a Festival like this right here on our doorsteps – absolutely wonderful all day long.”

And it proved to be a great Festival homecoming for Eaglescliffe born Gilly Robinson, former chef for The Rolling Stones and now the Head Tutor at Malton Cookery School. Gilly said: “What an absolutely incredible day! I can’t believe how busy it’s been, and the atmosphere has been fantastic all day. I used to visit Saltburn when I was growing up, and all the great memories have been flooding back. I always thought Saltburn had something special about it, and now I know for sure. It’s an amazing place, and this Food Festival is absolutely brilliant.”

The Food Festival builds on the town’s popular monthly Farmers’ Market - shortlisted as National Farmers’ Market of the Year last year.

The popular monthly Saltburn Farmer’s Market is back in town on Saturday, 12th September, and Saltburn Food Festival will be back next year on Sunday, 7th August.

Saltburn Athletic FC The teams of Saltburn Athletic continue with training and friendly games prior to the season’s commencement on Sunday, 13th September 2015. We will be running teams at the age groups of under 8, 11, 12 and 13s.

We are also training players at under 7 (school year 2) level to compete next year. Training times for this age group is 10am till 11am on a Saturday morning so if any children are interested then please pop along and see Andy Croll.

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are progressing albeit slowly. The architects have finished the plans and these are being submitted to the council planning department. The re-grassing of the Hob Hill pitch is coming along nicely and hopefully the surface will be playable by May next year.

The new under 8s team this year are sponsored by the Cygnet Family Law firm. Many thanks to all our sponsors for their continued support and to all the parents.

Andy Croll 07779 648877

‘Defence’ book is a Saltburn history gem An amazing escape from certain death is recorded in a book which is now available at Saltburn library.

It contains the story of an air-raid shelter at the corner of Station Road and Dundas Street West where Watson’s furniture shop now stands.

The book - volume four of a series of books on the defence of North Yorkshire and Cleveland from 1900 to the early 21st century - reports that the 24-seat shelter was locked on the night of the raid when a bomb fell on it.

“Severe casualties were thus avoided - by luck!” reports the author John Middleton Harwood, of Glaisdale.

A brief account of the raid is contained on page 187 of the section on Saltburn’s defences. It mentioned that an airraid warden was responsible for managing the shelters, but when the siren sounded for the raid he could not find the key to one of the two shelters so could not open it. The other shelter, a short distance away across the square, was undamaged. Some 13 people were in it at the time.

The book, which is well-illustrated includes photos of a tank wall opposite Cat Nab on the main road, going to Brotton. This wall is about 3ft high from the pavement and is still in use. It also includes a photo showing the lower promenade and the location of gun-pits, pillboxes and trenches. A walking group could have a trip down memory lane, using a lot of imagination, to picture the scene in the early 1940s.

The book has been produced by the North Yorkshire and Cleveland 20th Century Defence Study group, whose key members are listed as Bill Norman, of Guisborough, Dennis Walker, of Redcar, and David Taylor, of Great Ayton. Mr Harwood is chairman and Stuart Macmillan, of Skelton, responsible for graphics, photographs and diagrams and artist’s impressions.

The Saltburn section contains 35 pages from 179-214.

Margaret Wilkinson, now aged 80 and living in Clayton House care home, Saltburn, sat in the unlocked air-raid shelter during the bombing raid, which took place one even late night in 1941 or 1942. She was aged about seven and joined 12 others with her mother and younger brother when the air-raid siren sounded. My mother and I had been in the London Blitz and knew the sound of a bomb so when we heard a loud whistle and massive crunch sound we knew a bomb had dropped nearby. We lived in a flat above the former National Westminster Bank, now Teesside Hospice shop, at the end of Station Road. We walked to the shelter next to the bank on the junction with Dundas Street East. We were told that the shelter

ESCAPE: Margaret Wilkinson reads the book on the Defence of the UK. It briefly mentions the amazing escape from a German bomb in the middle of Saltburn.

on the opposite side of the road was locked, but later the airraid warden said the door was jambed, not locked.

“After the bomb went off debris rained down on the roof of our shelter, but we were all okay. One of the people in it was a heavily-pregnant mother and my mother thought the trauma might have sparked off the baby’s arrival. The bomb destroyed a row of about five shops and caused a deep crater in what is now a small car park.

“Afterwards the others walked up to the Albion Terrace Methodist Hall, which was a WVS centre for cups of tea to recover from the raid, but we went home.

“German bombers would fly across the North Sea to Skinningrove, drop a few bombs, and then fly up the coast to the Warrenby steelworks. They would follow the railway line, spotting when engine firemen stoked the engine - with its roar of flames lighting the dark sky - and work out where to drop their load. Saltburn got a lot of bombs on the way back as planes didn’t carry unused bombs back to Germany.”

Mrs Wilkinson said her mother bought some shoes from war-damaged stock at the former shoe shop, one of several destroyed when the ‘locked’ shelter was bombed.

She also recalled that the bank’s caretaker, who lived in a flat above what is now the jewellers’ shop in Station Road, did not join others in the shelter. His flat was covered with soot from his fire caused by the blast. She remembered that the caretaker’s daughter caught diphtheria, then a fatal and virulent disease, which later claimed her life.

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Saltburn and District Group for Visually Impaired People At the start of this month’s meeting the sad announcement was made that one of our regular members, Frank Bishop, had died. A wonderful character, we will miss his stories of long ago days in Saltburn. May you rest in peace.

Our speaker was Sue Simpson from Teesside Society for the Blind who are based on Stockton Road in Middlesbrough. Sue explained what was on offer – they have a social centre open weekdays where people can attend for coffee, a 2 course lunch, quizzes and a chat. Including transport this is £10.

They also have a resource centre which can help with lighting advice, talking watches and calculators etc. They can order anything for you from RNIB and Covalt. Sue is the co-ordinator for volunteers and home visiting service. Also on offer is a charity shop, organised shopping trips and days out as well as trips to the theatre.

Lots on offer! They can be contacted on 01642 247518.

Our next meeting will be on Wednesday, 9th September, 2pm, in the Coffee Lounge, Community Centre, Saltburn. Noel from Action For Blind will be talking technology – don’t be put off, all will be explained in simple terms! Hope to see you there.

Contact Chris Ferguson on 01287 204170.

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Friends of Talk of the Town A good day to you all from Friends of Talk of the Town.

As I write this the sun is shining down on our wee town. There has been a change here at Friends of Talk of the Town. Richard Dales-Coupland has decided to step down as Secretary and has moved on to pastures new in his role as Trustee Director of Saltburn Friends of the Valley Ltd. On behalf of Friends of Talk of the Town, we would like to thank him for his contribution to running the support group and wish him all the very best in his new position.

So, to the new Secretary. An amiable chap called Graham Ford has been given the opportunity to take up Richard’s mantle as the new Secretary. He is not a native of Saltburn but is approaching his twentieth year living here.

Some of the readers of Talk of the Town may know him, many will not (not that it is important). He runs a small business manufacturing some damned fine chilli sauces and can be seen trading his wares regularly at Saltburn Farmers’ Market. He is animal friendly, doesn’t bite and once dressed up as a genie for the switch-on of the Christmas lights.

So what does this mean for Friends of Talk of the Town? Probably not a lot in the grand scheme of things. The aim of the group remains the same: to support the production of Talk of the Town, both ethically and morally and to raise awareness of this wee town we live in and love.

Ta-ta for now.

Graham Ford Secretary, Friends of Talk of the Town

Saltburn 500 Club The Committee of Saltburn 500 Club are very concerned about the rapidly reducing number of members. The number of paid-up members has fallen from 437 in March to 402 in August. If you are already a member, can you please enrol family or friends? If you are not a member could you please consider joining! The achievements of Saltburn 500 Club are well known around the town. All funds raised, after the monthly draw, go towards “improving and enhancing the beauty and natural environment of Saltburn.”

The Friends of Saltburn have been very busy gathering money to go towards the refurbishment of Saltburn War Memorial. All monies have now been conditionally transferred to the committee of the Friends of Saltburn War Memorial, which will now be a subcommittee of Tees Heritage Trust Ltd. This committee are now in the process of applying for a grant from the War Memorial Trust and it is hoped that the funding target will be met if the application is successful.

I have organised a Christmas Lights Ceilidh, which is to be held on Friday, 9th October at Emmanuel’s Church Hall (7.30pm to 11.00pm). The cost of the ticket is £7 which includes a Pie & Pea Supper. The Hall will not be licensed to supply drinks so please arrange to bring along your own drinks and glasses. There will also be a raffle on the night and all proceeds are going towards the cost of the 2015 Christmas Lights. Tickets can be purchased at The Book Corner, Station Square,or, at Jackie’s Saverstore.

Trevor Welburn Secretary, Saltburn 500 Club/Friends of Saltburn trevor.welburn@btinternet.com

Saltburn in Bloom

This morning the Saltburn in Bloom gardeners were working on the beds near the Cliff lift whilst thoroughly enjoying the views out to sea. Visitors were streaming in to take advantage of a sunny day without winds and many stopped to look at what we were doing, engaging in conversation. We always like a chat, some of us more than others, and it was good to hear the positive comments they made. We deadheaded the plants and removed some which were past their best, while some of the team weeded the area in front of the benches. They were so particular that not a weed was to be seen by 11.30. They did a marvellous job and endured the cheeky comments made by some of the other gardeners. We had a fantastic light-hearted morning but worked hard too! If you would like to join us we would welcome you along. We garden every Wednesday from 9.30 – 11.30 in different parts of the town, but there is no obligation to garden every week or for two hours. Many of us enjoy going on holiday or have other commitments, but gardening carries on regardless with sometimes half a dozen people and a day like today 12/13 of us. If you are interested contact me on 01287 209518 (or email lyndaparkes4@gmail.com).

We travel to Berwick on Tweed for the Northumbria in Bloom results on September 15th so fingers crossed!

Then on Tuesday, 22nd September we will be taking the hanging baskets down. It has been a difficult summer with drying winds, cold and hot spells, but our waterer John Taylor has done a marvellous job each day trying to keep the plants looking good. We will be assisted in our work by the Parish Warden and the men on the Buoygues hoist, but would welcome any help you could give in taking the baskets down, meeting from 7.30am onwards at the Station Portico and usually finishing by lunchtime. If you would like to collect some spent compost please bring your own bags.

As Autumn draws near, if you are removing plants or dividing perennials we would welcome donations, but please contact me first before digging them up as I might be away.

Lynda Parkes (Chair)

Saltburn Photographic Society Wednesday 16th September: “The Art of Landscape Photography” with Chris Ceaser giving us the benefit of his experience of composition and techniques. Wednesday 23rd September: “A Photographic Miscellany” Jed Wee shares his love of different photographic genres. Wednesday 30th September: “Wandering through Indochina” with Jane Black takes us from the hot spots of Thailand via Mekong to capture the way of life in Laos and Cambodia.

Practical nights will be held frequently, more details available from the contact number below or the web site.

Meetings are held in the upstairs hall, Saltburn Milton Street Methodist Church TS12 1EB at 7.30pm.

Visitors are welcome to any of our meetings; there will be a small charge. For more information visit our web site www.saltburnphotographicsociety.co.uk or contact Tony Lynn 01287 622519.

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Huntcliff School in Saltburn took to the stage on Friday, 3rd July for a ‘magnifico’ performance of We Will Rock You. Led by the fantastic Performing Arts department, it was an amazing spectacle of music, dance, and drama, with students in all year groups commemorating key scenes from the now infamous West-End show. Adorned in vibrant costumes against artistic set-pieces, students gave a spectacular turn to a buzzing audience of fellow students, staff, parents and members of the community, who were simply captivated. The atmosphere was electric, with moments of hilarity as well as intense emotion, and with a standing ovation during the finale, it really gave the feeling of being at a real rock concert.

Skills were perfected with the help of stage actor Oliver Tompsett, who led a workshop with the cast and crew in January on particular songs and choreography.

The show itself was a wonderful opportunity particularly for the then Year 9 students, who started their GCSE courses last term ready for Year 10 in September. Year 11 students who had just finished their GCSE exams also came back to take part; something of a final farewell.

Performing Arts Subject Leader, Mrs Shevels, and Drama Teacher, Miss Peacock, plus key members of staff from all areas within the school helped make the show a tremendous success. Mrs Shevels said, “the students were brilliant, we’re so proud of them; and it was great to see the audience enjoying it so much.”

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4.30am shock for flat dweller The occupier of a flat above Saltburn’s Chocolini’s shop was ‘very shocked’ to be woken at 4.30am when a mini Cooper crashed into the chocolatier’s front door at the corner of Windsor Road and Albion Terrace.

The incident, which caused the vehicle’s two young occupants to be arrested, happened on Sunday, 8th August and led to at least £25,000 worth of damage.

“There was a loud bang and the flat occupier was very shocked at the impact of the crash. The mini had hit the wall in the alley in Windsor Road and crashed into a parked car, causing it to be written off,” said James Haddow, a local vet, who owns the Victorian building and shop.

He and his wife Tereena, who live elsewhere in Saltburn, were called to the scene and contacted local builders Woodall and Sons. “We were very grateful that they were willing to come out early and do emergency repairs, including putting in temporary steps. Our staff, too, were very cooperative and came in to open up as usual. But we’ll have to close the business for a while as repairs to the doorway will take time. It will mean a Halifax firm making 50 specialist bricks - at £200 each - to fit in with the rest of the building.”

Mr Haddow said insurance specialists were due to see him the day of our conversation.

Mike Morrissey Jennie Finch also reported: A speeding car crashed in Saltburn in the early hours of Sunday morning causing serious structural damage to one of the town’s best-preserved iconic buildings. Two young partygoers in a blue mini skidded out of control on Windsor Road, mounting to the pavement before smashing through a brick wall next to Chocolini’s. The car was travelling so fast it continued along the pavement, striking the stone steps, shattering part of the brick porch and tearing the control box for the traffic lights loose before finally coming to rest in the road. Miraculously nobody was killed in the accident and

when the police arrived both the driver and passenger were arrested. The car was later reported stolen by the owner.

James Haddow, one of the owners of Chocolini’s, praised the response of friends, staff and father-and-son builders, Rick and Rees Woodall who arrived early in the morning to begin clearing the debris. The steps, each of which weighs almost a quarter of a ton, had been pushed across the café area and a new wooden staircase was erected and the porch secured to ensure the popular shop opened on time. Bacon sandwiches arrived for the workers, courtesy of Real Meals Delicatessen and everyone turned out to help clear up and ensure the area was safe.

“We bought the building to help preserve it,” said Mr Haddow. “It survived the war and is one of the best examples of architecture in the town. We will make sure it is rebuilt properly even if we have to number every brick.”

The shop, which has just celebrated its second anniversary under the present owners, is one of the town’s big attractions and has a postal clientele that covers the British Isles and beyond. Staff and customers are all hoping there is no serious structural damage and that Chocolini’s can carry on trading as usual!

Greenfield Housing Protest Escalates The strategic gap of green fields between Saltburn, Marske & New Marske is under threat from speculative builders.

A petition has been launched to establish the level of public objection to opportunistic housing applications. The response has been staggering with already well over 1000 signatures.

Excellent support is being given by the business community with the following outlets providing petition forms: Saltburn (town): Gosnays; Real Meals; Destinations & Saltburn Riding School. Saltburn (sea front): The Gift Shop; Catnab Fishbar & Surf Up Cafe. Marske: The Wynd Pantry Cafe; Ruby Lillys & Marske Electric Shop. New Marske: New Marske Sports Club. Guisborough: Guisborough Book Shop.

Additionally The Coastal View paper has printed the petition form in their August issue.

After printing off signed petitions can be left with either Gosnays (butchers) or Real Meals in Milton Street, Saltburn who have kindly agreed to be collection points.

Alternatively they can be left in a sealed envelope addressed to a named Saltburn Councillor at the Saltburn Library.

The gap between Saltburn and Marske is already down

to a mere 740 metres (less than half a mile) and must not be eroded further so that the identities of these individual communities are protected.

National housing developers care little whether Saltburn becomes just a beach at the end of an urban sprawl made up of nondescript housing estates as long as they meet their financial targets.

The Save Our Saltburn campaign team’s aim is to gather 3000 signatures by the time of the public inquiry (13th October) instigated by Taylor Wimpey into the emphatic rejection of their planning application by Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council. 3000 signatures is a level of social concern that the planning inspector cannot easily dismiss.

In the October issue of Talk of the Town details will be given on the venue for this inquiry and we would hope everyone available will come along for a photograph at 9.30am prior to the start of the inquiry.

Finally, last but not least, a big thank you to the Talk of the Town magazine who have supported this campaign from the very start.

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Friends of Saltburn Cemetery August came and August left, sing for September, the best month of the year, according to my late Mum! We had a busy month last month, started cutting back the hedge on the front, right wall, ready, oh so ready, for the railings that are being manufactured and fitted by Marske company Kastle Engineering. One or two people have asked us why we use this particular company; someone asked me if I was on commission! The answer to the second question is NO, and to the first, well, Kastle made the other railings in the first instance, the ones to the front left, when the Friends of Saltburn commissioned the work. When we took on the grounds it just made sense to use the same company, they have the plans and specifications, the quality of work is excellent, the workmanship is of a high quality and then they always give a really good price. Finally, it has always been our aim to use local business and up to now, we have managed to fulfill that aim.

You may remember that last month we were given funding from different sources but I couldn’t tell you how much (it was never a secret. We write to Ian’s deadline and we didn’t have the full information at the time). So, here is the good news and thank you, all in one hit! The Parish Council gave us £500-00 towards the railings (total cost of which is £2,328.00); Coast and Country Charitable Support also gave us £500.00 for plants and shrubs which are on order from ELMORA nurseries (another local business) and finally last month Saltburn Victorian Footballers and Friends gave us £200.00 with which we intend buying two mature trees. May we offer a HUGE THANK YOU to all the above; we are most grateful for your support and we will purchase and plant as soon as we possibly can. The hedge is taking a bit more work than I anticipated but, as Brian always grumbles, I always say a job will only take a little while when he knows, only too well, it’s going to take HOURS! (Sorry, Brian!) So we are working, not to a deadline but to a ‘how long can we work hard in this summer heat?’ We don’t need any answers, we already know, not long at all, but then again, we are nearly all the wrong side of 50!

We will, by the time you read this, have held our second fund raiser of the year. At the time of writing there are NO figures, never mind final figures, but we are sure we will have had both a successful evening both in raising funds and providing a pleasant evening and for that we thank you all who have donated gifts, bought a ticket or just supported us by jollying us along through some difficult days. Sometimes you know things just don’t work out as planned, that can be more than a little disheartening but a few kind words make all the difference and we really do appreciate them.

Finally, please take a look at our Facebook page, if you’re computer savvy (as I am not). We try to post information each week there about what we are doing and why. I’m afraid we have had to change a couple of things i.e. you can no longer comment on the page unless it goes via the administrator. This is just because an attempt to personalise the page was made last month and that is not the intent of the Friends or the purpose of the page, but you will see many photographs of the work that has been done and work in progress and it is the sincere wish of the group that the town can see where all that money has and is being spent.

Until next month, take care, Deana and the Friends 14

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Science News Did anyone see the Perseid meteor shower the other day? I looked but didn’t see it. It doesn’t matter; it’s an annual shower so I will try and see it next year! The pieces were of Comet Swift Tuttle. This comet gets close to the sun every 133 years and heat causes it to vaporise, leaving behind dust and other small pieces of debris and that’s what the Perseid meteor shower is. The pieces range from any size between a grain of sand and pea, so there is no threat to the Earth from them. But as they burn up in the Earth’s atmosphere at a speed of about 133,000 miles an hour, the burning debris and super heated air make ‘shooting stars’ which are visible for us on Earth to see.

Another thing that happened in Science this month was the Comet 67P has come into the closest contact with the Sun in its 6.5 year orbit with the space craft Rosetta still in orbit. They are calling this landmark ‘Perihelion’ and it took place on Thursday when Comet 76P was 186 KM from the Sun - a distance which puts it between the orbits of Earth and Mars. The Comet has already travelled about 750 million KM on its orbit towards the Sun. The solar radiation heating up the nucleus and causing its ice to escape it as gas and go out into space at a bigger than ever rate. The Rosetta team have been studying the icy Comet as it warms up.

It has released dust and gas and a very bright jet which was seen on July 29th. The scientists have also seen a boulder which is a chunk of the Comet’s nucleus travelling through space about 67P’s surface. The jet was very bright and brief and was caused by frozen ices turning into gases and pouring out into space. Three photos were taken 18 minutes apart which show the jet appearing and fading.

The last piece of science news I am going to talk about is something I first read about only last night and that was that apparently they have discovered a planet a hundred light years away that resembles a young Jupiter. By astronomical standards the planet is only an infant at 20 million years old and has been named 51 Eridani b. The planet was discovered by the Gemini Planet Imager, which searches for young planets orbiting nearby stars. The new planet shows the strongest methane signature ever discovered on an alien planet. Jupiter-like exoplanets that have been found in the past showed slight methane traces making them different from the heavy methane atmosphere of gas giants in our Solar System. The astronomers have also detected water on the new planet using the Gemini Planet Imager’s spectrometer instrument. These discoveries suggest that it may be like planets in our Solar System, adding more information on the formation of giant, astronomical bodies. The new planet is roughly twice the mass of Jupiter. This is the smallest of the gas giants discovered as previous ones discovered have been roughly five to thirteen times Jupiter’s mass.

It orbits slightly further away from its parent star as Saturn does from the Sun and its temperature is 430C. Megan Bridge 15

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Megan’s Mind

Unflushables

I’ve started to write this about a million times and nothing I write down feels right. I know I need to talk about this, I just don’t know how to do it so I’m just going to go for it and hope for the best. Something happened to me this month that’s really shaken me up and made me think about my life differently. It’s very hard for me to write about this because it’s a problem that can never be changed and can never be fixed.

When I was a little girl I wanted to go to Cambridge University, and I knew I had it in me to do it. Most young girls want girly jobs like a beautician.

That’s what my cousin Molly wants to do, but at her age I wasn’t into any of that. I just wanted to go to Cambridge. I made a plan to do my best in my GCSEs, excel at my A-levels and apply to Cambridge. I didn’t get there because bad things kept happening to me. When I was 11, I lost my dad. That knocked me a bit but I was still determined. I got back on my feet. Then my Grandma was diagnosed with cancer and died when I was 16.

With each death comes a new problem. I was obviously depressed after losing my dad and extremely anxious after losing my Grandma. Since then nothing has been right for me. She wrote us all letters before she died and she wrote something in mine that haunts me forever: she asked me to do something that I just can’t do. I tried, but it turns out what she asked me to do just isn’t going to be possible for me. And that will stay with me as long as I live. She could have written about anything to me, but she wrote about something that was to do with somebody else. Other members of my family got letters about them, not mentioning for them to do something for somebody else. Only I got that and that breaks my heart. My Uncle John died last November, the same way we lost my Dad. I sat beside my Uncle as he took his last breaths which was the hardest thing I’ve had to do up until now. I moved out of the family home when I was seventeen to live with my mother and her partner. I can’t decide if I regret that decision or not.

I feel like I have gone from one unhappy place to another and people do not appreciate the fact that I am nineteen and for someone as young as me I have had a lot happen to me and don’t even give a thought to how much I could be struggling. Instead they choose to only think about their own sanity and instead of letting me get along coping in my own ways, they expect me to live by their ‘terms and conditions’. Other people who have been through hell will understand what I mean when I say my soul feels bruised and I’m just tired. It seems so unfair that I can’t just come back to this house and have something to smile about. All I’m saying is, the sooner I can leave here and travel the world the better.

Better things are calling me and I am absolutely definitely coming for them.

Megan

After the last Saltburn Beachwatch litterpick and survey in June the amount of sewage-related debris (SRD) was considerably higher than the average found on our beach.

The figure was 18.1% as opposed to an average of 7-8%.

Several people have contacted me to ask what the reason is for the sudden increase. Often when we get a large amount of rainfall in a short period of time untreated sewage can be discharged into storm water drains which then ends up in the sea and on our beach. However, there are other reasons why SRD ends up on beaches throughout Britain.

According to Water UK no matter what it says on the packaging most of our personal, healthcare and beauty products must never be disposed of down the toilet. Many of these products don’t break down easily and collect in our sewers causing blockages. Manufacturers are developing evermore brands of toilet paper, biodegradable sanitary towels and wet wipes. These are frequently disposed of down the toilet and into the sewage system, and once they are flushed it is easy to forget about them. Water companies have practical concerns about the suitability of disposing of many so-called ‘flushable products’ into the drains and sewers.

Most products should be treated as solid waste which goes in the bin and not down the toilet. Smaller items that are flushed such as cotton buds, can escape through waste water filters at treatment plants and reach our rivers and beaches when the “cleaned” water is returned to the environment.

Many other dangerous and unsuitable items are also incorrectly put into the toilet such as razor blades, condoms, tampons and applicators, panty liners, wet wipes, nappies and healthcare waste. Items marked as “flushable” or “biodegradable” by manufacturers is no guarantee that an item can be flushed into the drainage system without causing problems. Such products cause or contribute to blockages in drains and smaller sewers, leading to flooding and pollution.

They can also be discharged into the marine environment via storm overflows at times of heavy rainfall.

The Marine Conservation Society (MCS) have proposed that in order to address the problem a national “Bag it or Bin it” campaign should be undertaken to educate the public about the issue. This could be in the form of messaging and labelling or focussing on behavioural change.

It is also proposed that the disposal of SRDs should be brought into the early curriculum as part of sex education and to integrate the disposal of litter into other compulsory education topics. There is a need to consolidate reports and evidence and to understand why people continue to flush unsuitable items down the toilet in order to better focus efforts that will result in behavioural change.

The MCS Great British Beach Clean takes place in September and Saltburn Beachwatch will be undertaking a litterpick and survey on Saturday, 19th September from 10am until 12 noon. If you would like to help us keep our beach clean meet at the pier car park from 9.45 am where grabs, gloves and bags will be provided. Mid-session free refreshments will be available.

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Valley Players ‘Mixed Blessings’ - An evening with the Valley Players and Friends on Saturday, 17th October at the Earthbeat Centre.

The evening will begin with the last chance to see the winning youth entry in the Saltburn one act drama festival, ‘Spoils of War,’ written and directed by Sue Wilkinson.

This will be followed by a short concert by the wonderful White Rose Singers, and the evening will conclude with the first performance of a new play by Djenane Watkins, ‘Keeping the Feast’ - this concerns the return of Lazarus to his family home after he has been raised from the dead and the ambivalent reactions of those closest to him. The play features live harp music by gifted local harpist, Sarah Paterson.

Doors will open at 7, with the first performance at 7.30 (strictly no late entry!) refreshments will be available.

Tickets, priced £6 and £4 will be available from midSeptember from the Book Corner or the Library.

Djenane

Watercolour Classes It’s got around to September again, and my watercolour classes are starting up again in Saltburn.

I have a couple of vacancies. We meet at the upstairs room (there is a lift) of the Methodist Church on Milton Street.

I run classes on Monday and Thursday afternoons 1-3pm. The classes would suit complete beginners, or those with a bit of experience.

If you are interested give me (Kathryn Harrison) a ring on 01947 897803.

Thank you, Kathryn.

Saltburn Slow and Steady Traditional Tune Session Our group next meet on Wednesday, 9th September from 7.30pm at Saltburn House, Marine Parade and on the 2nd Wednesday of each month. We welcome all instruments to come and join us. We look forward to seeing you then. For further details please contact Angie on 01287 205153.

Charity Craft Fairs at the Methodist Church Charity Craft and Gift Fairs, in aid of Saltburn Animal Rescue Association and Victoria’s Wish, are at Saltburn Methodist Church on Milton Street, Saltburn-by-the-Sea. The dates are: 26th September; 24th October Autumn Fair.

The fairs are open 10am-3pm and are free entry.

There will be lots of local crafters with their lovely makes. Saltburn Methodist Church will also be doing a coffee morning downstairs.

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01287 624575 We have spaces in September for babies and newcomers to the town 17

It’s All Happening at The Cons Club Things are now happening very quickly at the Cons Club. I have just returned from an outing with the Chairman, Joe Cockfield, to buy new internal doors. We will be putting 2 sliding doors in the entrance to the new snug we are constructing in what was the club foyer, another door in the entrance to the bar and a 4th door on the internal porch door, which is the security door, where you punch in your pass number. All doors will be identical, made of oak and hardened glass, and will look fantastic. The window in the present foyer will be replaced, again with hardened glass, and will have the club logo embossed on it to match the one we have in the bar window. The current metal security bars we have on this window will be removed. A further report will follow when we reach the stage of carpeting, adding seating and a fireplace plus re-painting the room. When all the work is finished, you will have a quiet, relaxing room to enjoy the moments of the day!

All the committee and bar-staff are currently gearing up for the commencement of the ‘Saltburn Folk Weekend’. The barbecue will be working for all 3 days and the manning for the barbecue rota has been arranged, with all committee, supported by member volunteers, filling in all the slots. The garden will be looking at its best and the marquee will be fully erected and in position. All we need now is a dry and warm weekend.

On the social side of the club I have to report that the Brazilian Salsa Music Night we recently held was a huge success. Some of the costumes were amazing. Committeeman Shaun Cook supplied the music, as he so often does, and it was perfect for the occasion. The award for the best costume on the night was given to our Chairman, Joe, and my only comment on this is that it was outrageous. Stewardess Michelle, along with Julie Fraser, Pia Moore and several others, also looked great. Another picture that made Facebook was that of Mike Cummins who had taken one of my hanging baskets out of the garden to hold on his head. This was quickly replaced though I wish I had just watered the basket which would have given his look a whole new dimension.

Looking to future events, in September there will be a children’s party (invited guests only) on September 12th on the afternoon. A barbecue will also be taking place, games will be played and Shaun Cook will be providing music. On Friday, 25th September we will be holding the monthly ‘Open Mike Nite’ from 8pm when you can take part, join in the singing or just listen and enjoy. These are excellent evenings with great entertainment all for free and hosted by ‘Teesside Steve’ and Liz Bishop. The standard is high and some past acts have reached the final stages of the ‘X Factor’. Don’t miss out - Be there.

The fortnightly Barbecue in the garden is proving to be

very popular, with more people than ever attending. This again proves the popularity of the club for such occasions but this, in turn, also means extra work for committee members who serve the food. Fortunately we have a dedicated committee who will always put themselves out to help. It also means that every other weekend our house is filled with the smell of onions!

Our meat supplier is always on call to bring down extra supplies when required. This will be invaluable over the ‘Folk Weekend’ and his efforts are very much appreciated. The dates for September barbecues are given below.

I am pleased to report that the Beer Draw Cash Rollover of £425 was won on Sunday, 9th August meaning that the next rollover will start on Sunday, 23rd August (no beer draw over the Folk Weekend) at £200, rising by £25 each week until won.

Another facility available at the club is ‘Happy Hours’. These run from 5.30pm until 7pm Monday to Friday and from 3pm until 5pm Saturday & Sunday. These are proving popular with beer at only £2 per pint during these hours. Club membership is still open to new members and is priced at £12 per year. Please note that new members applying for membership in September and October will pay half price and any prospective new members applying to join in November & December receive 14 months membership, if approved, as the last 2 months of the year are carried over to the next year. Membership gives you a lot of advantages, including 15% discount on all drinks, free room and barbecue facilities (ideal for parties) regular entertainment, club outings, snooker table plus a lot more, so why not apply for membership now? If the inside door of the club is locked, just ring the bell and you will be met with a warm welcome where it is impossible not to make new friends in the friendliest environment in town.

This is an advanced notice that club stewardess, Michelle, has organised another of her famous outings to test the food & beer in a new location. This time the outing is to Durham on Saturday, 17th October, leaving the club at 11am and returning at tea time to a Buffet Supper, for trippers, and a SKA music night in the club. The price for this is £8 per person (£5 deposit is required when placing your name on the sheet on the notice board). We will also be having a quiz, bingo & buffet evening in October, and the ‘Golden Voice’ of Paul Morrison has indicated he will be entertaining again in the near future on a date to be arranged.

David Rigg, Club President Email : davidrigg21@yahoo.co.uk Article financially supported by Saltburn Conservative & Unionist Club

Saltburn Cons Club Future Events to entertain in September Wednesdays 2nd, 16th & 30th: Julie’s Cash Quiz. Starting at 9pm (new teams always welcome).

Every Tuesday Night: Meat, Wine & Chocolates Draw.

Every Sunday at 6pm: Beer Draw & Cash Rollover (rises by £25 each week if not won).

Most Saturday afternoons: A get-together by ‘The Conmen’. Americano Musicians Jam sessions from 3pm.

Sundays: 13th & 27th Barbecues in the Garden 3pm until 6-30pm. Everybody welcome.

Tuesday 2nd: SLUG (Saltburn Line Users Group) Meeting.

Friday 26th: Music Night in the Lounge with Shaun Cook 7pm start.

Friday 25th: Open Mic Night with ‘Teesside Steve’ and Liz Bishop. Take part, join in or just listen. Whatever you choose, it’s a great night’s entertainment.

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A little corner of Saltburn There is a new game in Saltburn. It’s called the doorstep challenge. The challenge is trying to leave your house without someone jumping out of the bushes to sell you UPVC windows, loft insulation or a new patio. Okay, slight exaggeration. Rather than jump out of bushes they congregate in hordes at the end of your street trying to fathom out who the biggest pushover is. Not sure what it is about our little town but there seems to be a full on doorstep sales assault Monday-Friday. It’s enough to wonder whether we all get a bit of temporary amnesia. All you did was go out to water the plants but you’ve come back into the house having agreed to a quote for solar panels. How did that happen?

For maximum helpfulness, these salespeople normally wait until you’ve sat down to read a book, perched on the loo or are in the middle of stopping child A strangle child B until they decide to call. These random doorstep calls are enough to drive anyone mad and a bit paranoid about people knocking on the door. It gets so bad that avoidance tactics are sometimes called for. You hear the doorbell and quickly scoot behind the curtain. Peek out of curtain (in the style of curtain twitching). If you see a clipboard, drop to the floor and crawl under the window to reach safety. If doorbell rings again deploy Indiana Jones style roll across living room to make it back to the kitchen.

As we’re all getting on a bit, be careful not to put your back out. I used to be an avid ‘clipboard avoider’ until very

recently.

I’ve noticed around town the stickers on people’s doors. ‘We do not buy or sell at this door, ring my doorbell and I will chop your hand off’ (or similar words) and considered getting one but then changed my mind. The doorbell chimed one afternoon and I didn’t have time to deploy the avoidance technique (see above).

I saw the lady with her charity tabard and clipboard and my heart sank. Of course my son was spreading spaghetti on the wall at this precise moment so I was cursing but opened the door with my fakest smile. She went off into her spiel about did I know how many hamsters were dying at this precise moment? etc. Crying coming from the kitchen, trying to look interested as I see spaghetti hitting the floor. I politely decline and just as I was about to close the door she says ‘thank you for smiling at me, its been a tough afternoon’.

Well then, the guilt creeps in after I shut the door.

She’s only doing a job. Possibly on commission. Almost certainly low paid. It’s annoying for sure but all I had to do was open the door and politely decline. It’s often very true that those who are being paid little have to do the most difficult jobs. And the thought of cold calling at someone’s door would be a lot of people’s idea of hell. I once went to a pub with a huge sign above the bar reading ‘TOLERANCE’ and always remembered it. I think this is a good mantra for life.

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SALTBURN BLUES CLUB After our summer break, Saltburn Blues Club is back with 2 gigs in September. On the 10th (only 8 days after playing alongside James Taylor and Hana Piranha) SEAN TAYLOR comes to Saltburn for an acoustic guitar night with us. At the beginning of another European Tour and with a wonderful new album, ‘The Only Good Addiction is Love’ released this summer, Sean is making a great name for himself on the blues/acoustic scene. He regularly plays at major festivals, is in constant demand on the music circuit and has supported a number of major names such as, Robert Cray, The Neville Brothers, Eric Bibb, Tom Paxton... He’s an extraordinary talent. There’s a compelling depth to every track he writes, an intensity and passionate sensitivity to his singing and playing. As Eric Bibb said, ‘Sean Taylor’s work just gets classier.’ It will be a great performance.

N.B. The 10th September is a THURSDAY night and the venue is THE EARTHBEAT CENTRE (newly refurbished Saltburn School on Marske Road). Tickets are £8. Doors 7.30pm.

Back to our usual venue (Saltburn Cricket Club) for Saturday, September 29th, when we have performing for us the superb blues/rock band, RED BUTLER. I saw this band live and had to book them. Wow! Their debut EP

took the blues world by storm and their live performances and album, ‘Freedom Bound’, are doing the same. Voted Best New UK Act 2014 by the Writers’ Poll for Blues Matters and featured on Paul Jones Radio 2 Show, this band is seriously good. Tight musicians, fronted by a great young female vocalist, Jane Pearce, this band is going places.

Check out their version of ‘Shakin’ All Over’ on Youtube.

The support on the night (8pm) is folk/blues/soul musician and Blues Award nominee, Reece Hillis. Tickets £10.

Doors 7.30pm.

Our final gig before the summer break was the Kansas band, Moreland and Arbuckle, who keep returning to absolutely thrill our audience. As fabulous as ever, Aaron Moreland, Dustin Arbuckle and Kendall Newby played 2 amazing sets, giving their all as if they were performing (as they went on to do 2 days later) at The Sage.

HALF DEAF CLATCH was a fine support act on the night bringing a good number of his own fans. So good to see a full audience really, really enjoying themselves. How about joining us?

Tickets are available from 07960935263, Whistlestop Wines, Saltburn (and www.yorkshireticketshop.co.uk).

Find all our details at www.saltburnbluesclub.co.uk and our Facebook page.

Harry

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East Cleveland Bat News and Events Chocolate, bananas and tequila!

Now that I have your attention......please read on to find out what these things have to do with bats. Dare I say it, but now the nights are drawing in we can now start going out looking for bats! There are a few events scheduled in the East Cleveland area over the next few months including an International bat night where you can learn about why bats are so important for many things we cannot live without (like chocolate, bananas and tequila!).

29th August. 7:15pm – 9:00pm (approx).

INTERNATIONAL BAT NIGHT. Bat talk and walk Let’s celebrate the wonderful, unusual, bats of the world.

Hear about the different bat species of the world and how they are important to us. Valley Gardens, Saltburn. Meet down by the viaduct, (weather permitting, otherwise meet at Woodlands Centre, check with the Tees Valley Wildlife Trust on the day). Bring a blanket to sit on and a torch for the walk afterwards to listen to our own bats on a bat walk.

11th September. 6:30pm – 9:30pm (approx). Bat talk and bat and moth walk. Skinningrove Mining museum An interesting bat talk and presentation at the Museum will be given to start the night off. This will be followed by a unique wildlife experience that will give you the chance to listen to bats hunting for food on a bat walk. We will share specialist bat detectors so we can hear the bats.

Using special moth traps we will take an up close look at the many different moths of the area.

15th September. 6:45 – 9:45pm (approx).

Bat walk. Saltburn/Huntcliff Meet at the Ship Inn car park. We are looking for the UK’s only migratory species, the Nathusius’ pipistrelle.

18th September. 7:15 – 10:00pm (approx).

Bat walk along Skelton Beck Meet on the corner of Upleatham Street and Victoria Terrace.

The idea is to get into the woods to hopefully detect the rarer whiskered, Brandts or natterer’s bats.

22nd September. 6:30 – 9:30pm (approx). Bat walk.

Skinningrove and Cattersty Meet at St Helen’s Car park. We are looking for the UK’s only migratory species, the Nathusius’ pipistrelle. Come along to a unique wildlife event that will give you the chance to listen to bats hunting for food. We will use specialist bat detectors so we can hear the bats. The walks on and after the 15th of September are not suitable for smaller children.

Ground is uneven and will require suitable footwear. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Please wear suitable clothing and footwear and bring a torch for the walks.

Please check www.teeswildlife.org/events for further details on these events and also for new events taking place.

Alternatively you can call the Tees Valley Wildlife trust on 01287 636382.

If you are interested in attending a bat event, undertaking bat surveys for the East Cleveland Batscape, or simply a general interest in the project please contact Sarah on 01287 636382 (or email sbarry@teeswildlife.org).

Rob Parish, 5th September

Birthday memories of a much loved brother and uncle. The first birthday away from home. Lots of love from your brother Dougie, sisters Annie and Iris. A much loved uncle of Tania, Stacey and Shaun, and missed by all the family.

Keep on singing with the angels, rocking on the stars because that is what you are to us all. A star you will always be with us, never forgotten. We will have a drink for you to remember your birthday xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

My Saltburn Holiday

My name is Ethan Cross. I am 81/2 years old and I have come on holiday to Saltburn. I enjoy science at school and learning about nature. I went to the beach on 30th July. The waves were huge and my sister Eliza’s shoes were swept into the sea, and our bag was next but we got them back. The waves are caused by strong winds and the tide is actually pulled by the Moon! I enjoyed skimming the stones on the beach. There are lots of different coloured rocks on the beach and flat ones are the best for skimming. We found a fossil of seaweed.

Interesting that it might have been around at the time when the dinosaurs were here. We went to Walter the Wizard’s garden party which was good fun. Afterwards we walked into the Valley Gardens. Dad pointed out a yellow wagtail bird bobbing its tail up and down on a rock in the river. We also saw a speckled wood butterfly! I hope you’ve enjoyed reading about my adventures around Saltburn.

Ethan Cross

Miniaturists Exhibition Saltburn Miniaturists and Dolls House Club are happy to present on September 19th and 20th in the Emmanuel Church Hall, an exhibition of some of their work. Viewing from 10.00am to 4.00pm. Children most welcome if accompanied by an adult. Donations very welcome towards the Church Tower Fund.

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Cleveland Diving Club As this article is being written Saltburn is experiencing a very grey and wet day. Heavy rain has followed a beautiful balmy and mostly sunny week. This good weather coupled with a long spell of flat seas has seen our members taking advantage of diving our local shores such as South Gare and Runswick Bay. Off the South Gare there have been a number of exciting encounters with inquisitive and friendly seals, and not so friendly lobsters. Whilst, at Runswick Bay, on a ‘hard to resist,’ warm summer evening, in addition to the usual marine life our divers came across an innocuous war relic in the shape of an old sea mine.

One of the joys of underwater diving is that you never know what you may come across on the sea bed; no two dives are ever the same. In addition to the anticipation of ‘I wonder what I will see today?’ there is a more serious side to diving which motivates many divers world-wide and which is also endorsed by members of the Royal family, and that is one of marine conservation. Prince William, the latest royal to become the president of the ‘British Sub-Aqua Club,’ is keen to continue with his father’s legacy of preserving and protecting the marine environment. He says diving has, “opened my eyes not only to many extraordinary sights, but also to the responsibilities that we have as guardians of the underwater world.” (BBC News 10th May 2014) His wife Catherine Duchess of Cambridge has also recently qualified as an advanced diver ‘so she can keep up with her husband when he goes shark-diving in Mustique,’ (Telegraph 1st August 2015.)

However, shark encounters for our active marine conservationists, who frequently take part in underwater surveys monitoring the species that live within the testing waters off the North East Coast, are more likely to be limited to the very docile ‘dog fish.’ They are one of the smaller members of the shark family and can sometimes be found snoozing on the sea bed, this one was ‘snapped,’ on the 9th August. A great many different species were noted during the rest of the days dive including the oddly named ‘Bloody Henry,’ so named because of its dramatic colouring being; pink, purple or crimson.

Sea creatures come in all shapes, sizes and colours and present some fascinating behaviours.

Visit our Facebook ‘The Diving Club Cleveland,’ to see more of our photos and what else the club members are up to. If you would like to see more of these creatures first hand but are not sure if you would like ‘scuba diving’ then come along any Monday night at Saltburn Leisure Centre from 8pm till 9:30pm from the 7th September onwards or make contact on 079 60 60 8529 to have a chat about what the club can offer.

Photos provided by John Lampett and Derek Dawson.

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Children’s Author to give talk at Book Corner Children’s author Flinty Maguire will be visiting Book Corner on Tuesday, 15th September at 2pm to give a talk about her life as a writer. She will talk about her experience of leaving the corporate world to write and selfpublish her books, and the skills she has learned along the way.

Flinty grew up in Saltburn but now lives in Saltaire, West Yorkshire. She has written two books in her ‘Ellie Booton’s Journals’ series, ‘Trouble at the Crab Shack Café’ and ‘The Lighthouse Code’, and is currently working on a third. The books follow the adventures of Ellie Booton, who lives with her extended family by the sea.

The novels appeal to both boys and girls, and have a reading age from 9 to 90 plus!

Flinty says: ‘The themes in my book are, hopefully, thought provoking, exciting and ultimately uplifting. I try to sprinkle lots of humour in there too. The world is experienced through the eyes of young Ellie Booton. She’s a thinker, a little quirky, compassionate and a problem solving kid. Her life is not straight forward and like most children, Ellie experiences the challenge of change, the frustrations and fragility of relationships as well as the rewards, and on occasion, the threat of danger.’

Flinty Maguire will be giving her talk at 2pm, but she will stay at Book Corner until 4pm to sign copies of her books 28

(you can find out more about Ellie Booton’s Journals at www.burdockhouse.co.uk).

Rick Lee Book Signing Locally born author, RICK LEE, will be signing copies of his latest Mick Fletcher thriller at the Book Corner in Station Square, Saltburn. 10.00 – 12.00 on Wednesday, September 9th.

Visit his website www.rick-lee.co.uk (or watch the video https://youtu.be/Ql6qrHwosLU).

Rick has lived in France for ten years now, but still visits Saltburn once or twice a year. He attended Sir William Turner’s Grammar School, left to go to university in London and was a drama teacher for over 30 years. He only started writing novels in 2011 and this is now a full time occupation, although he also organises writing groups in his local area near Riberac in the Dordogne.

His third book ‘Some Dance to Forget’ is set in Saltburn and Whitby.

‘Voices in The Darkness’ is his fifth book and although it is set in the present, it concerns events which happened in the 1980s. The story follows the trail of a missing girl as she is led further and further into the wilderness of the North. Will there really be wolves?

See Book Corner’s advert on page 31.

Saltburn Framing Company Launch Party On Saturday, 26th September, Saltburn Framing Co & Gallery will be holding an official launch party at their new premises 7 Station Buildings formerly Brentano Florists.

You’re all invited along from 11am, for a chance to meet the team and current exhibiting artists. We will have complimentary fine wine and canapés, and live performances by singer songwriter Elaine Palmer at 4pm and world wide touring artist Dan Donnelly, guitarist from The Wonder Stuff at 7pm.

Having established Saltburn Framing Company in 2013, Bob Mitchell and Russell Smith quickly realized they required larger premises. With offers to move the business to different locations across Teesside, Bob and Russell sat tight and waited for the right premises to become available.

After a full refurbishment, the former florist shop has been transformed into a fully operational clean framing environment, with general exhibition space, as well as a designated exhibition area, which can be utilized by local and national artists. Offering a fully bespoke picture framing service, Saltburn Framing Company also stock and supply a wide range of unique antiques, greeting cards, local and European prints as well as collection of commissioned Saltburnesk prints designed exclusive by Collantine.

To celebrate the launch party, Saltburn Framing Company will also have on display an original first draft poster for a sports day event that was due to take place on Boxing Day in 1876. Truly a piece of Saltburn’s history, and verified by the town’s top historian Tony Lynn, the A0 print is believed to be one of the, if not the, oldest publication for a Saltburn event. Never seen before, the poster has been handed down through generations of the same local family, who have kindly offered to put it on display for one day only during the launch party.

Follow us on Facebook and Instagram under Saltburnframing. For further information contact: info@saltburnframing.co.uk or call Bob: 07903548554 or Russell: 07788 290029.

‘Monolith’ sign at Earthbeat Construction work started in late July on building 14 houses behind the new Earthbeat centre at the corner of Marske Mill Lane and Marske Road. They will occupy the playing field of the former primary school. An access road is being made cut into Marske Mill Lane some 20 yards from the main road.

Stokesley developer Geffen Construction has moved earthmoving equipment on to the site which seems to be circular in shape. The new road will serve both the houses and Earthbeat centre, which has car parking in two areas behind the building.

An appeal for £500 towards repairing the roof of the century-old building has been made through Sainsbury’s and supporters are buying slates at £1 donated through collection tins. Earthbeat is the store’s charity of the year, voted by customers.

Meanwhile an 8ft high ‘monolith’ standing stone has been put up at the entrance to the centre, as reported in the July Talk of the Town.

“I love it,” said Dani Mitchell, of d.a.n.i. delights, one of the eight tenants at the community building, which opened in February. “It is a landmark for us all.” Dani’s business is d.a.n.i. delights, an organic fresh produce and smoothie bar operation at the former primary school.

Earthbeat coordinator Tony Galuidi said the stone

LANDMARK: An 8ft high stone ‘monolith’ marks the entrance at the Earthbeat community centre in Marske Mill Lane. Coordinator Tony Galuidi shows it to tenant Dani Mitchell, of the d.a.n.i. delights organic food business.

weighed four tonnes and had come from a Pickering quarry.

The cost had been £1,000 mainly in transport charges. The steel inscription had been made by Middlesbrough firm Steve Brettle at no charge.

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What’s your antique worth?

A steady stream of visitors carrying precious antiques and valuable items called in to the community centre on Friday, 31st July when Darlington auctioneers and valuers Thomas Watson held an open valuation event.

The event was publicised by a full page advert on the back cover of July’s Talk of the Town.

Among items shown to specialist in charge David Elstob were wartime inkwells from Palestine, unused silver coffee spoons given as a wedding present in 1958 and 100-year-old painting.

Retired Saltburn auctioneer John Simmons paid a social call on Darlington auction specialist David Elstob at the community centre.

See Thomas Watson’s new advert on page 35.

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Standing ovation for war legend A standing ovation was given to Saltburn’s ‘living legend’ Eddie Straight after the screening of Craig Hornby’s film ‘Eddie Straight: to Hell and Back’ at the Community Theatre on Saturday, 15th August.

Film-maker Craig Hornby described the 95-year-old, who fought in tanks in Europe and Burma, as “Saltburn’s living legend.”

He made the film after some of Eddie’s friends suggested his quiet heroism needed to be recognised.

Eddie, who joined the evening’s two audiences for the film, expressed his appreciation of the recognition. Craig Hornby hinted he was hopeful of securing a national audience for the film, which took two years to make and edit.

Reaction to the film at the first session, which I attended, was wrapt. Not a sound was heard. But people were impressed and humbled at the story which unfolded.

It took in the freeing of the Belsen concentration camp in Germany and fighting in Burma. Eddie Straight, who now lives in a local care home, sustained five wounds.

A similar subdued reaction was given to another Craig Hornby film ‘Redcar Remembers WW1,’ which was shown. It was commissioned, following a National Lottery grant, by the Friends of Redcar Cemetery.

The Eddie Straight film was presented by Saltburn’s ward councillors Craig Hannaway, Stuart Smith and Philip Thomson, who receive a small annual community budget from Redcar and Cleveland Council.

Craig Hannaway, Eddie Straight, Craig Hornby and Stuart Smith stand in front of the screen at Saltburn Community Theatre after the film ‘Eddie Straight: to Hell and Back’ had its local premiere. An audience of 150 gave it a standing ovation.

Before it was held the audience stood for a minute’s silence for peace - “very important,” said Craig Hornby.

Saltburn photographer Ian Forsyth put on a small exhibition of pictures of Eddie Straight in part of the theatre.

Mike Morrissey

Battler Kerry in ‘thank you’ run Saltburn people are getting behind Kerry Thompson, a 35year-old mum who survived a potentially-fatal blood clot two years ago, in her sponsored Great North Run on Sunday, 13th September.

“My £500 target on the Just Giving page was smashed in 24 hours. Thanks to all the people who have donated and shared my story. The money will go to the neurosciences unit at James Cook University Hospital where the wonderful staff saved my life,” she said.

A former teaching assistant Kerry, who went to both Saltburn Primary School and Huntcliff School, was suddenly taken ill in August 2013 and rang her mother Sheila Willis, of The Fairway, Saltburn, for help. She passed out and Sheila phoned for an ambulance. She needed emergency surgery to remove part of her skull and clip a blood vessel.

The operation had a 30 per cent chance of surviving, but she pulled through and is now recovering at home in Exeter Street while looking after two-year-old son Drew.

She decided to try the 13 mile Great North Run and a 1st November zip-wire crossing of the Tyne, as a thank you to the hospital.

“I’m not a runner and hope to jog round half the course. I’m training four miles every other day.”

Kerry wrote on her Just Giving page: “My injury is not visible and it’s easy to assume I’m fine now. I’m fiercely independent and have battled my way through the last two years trying to prove this to myself. I have good and bad days. I refuse to be beaten! My hope is that my little story inspires you to be totally awesome, reflect on our NHS 32

Kerry Thompson smells the bouquet of flowers sent by husband Scott to mark the second anniversary of her successful brain operation. She is taking part in the Great North Run as a thank you to the hospital.

service and sponsor me.”

Husband Scott, 34, an engineer, is backing her all the way and sent a large bouquet of flowers to mark the second anniversary of the operation for the burst brain aneurysm and subarchnoid haemorrhage.

Kerry is pleased at the response of local people towards the appeal. She knows of at least one other Saltburn runner taking part in the Run.

Sue Ryder News

After 15 years of volunteering at the Sue Ryder shop in Saltburn Janet Kelly was presented with a long service award back in June. Janet has been a constant help to the shop since joining the team all them years back after moving to Saltburn from Lancashire when husband Michael relocated here due to work commitments on the railways. Janet found herself miles away from her many friends and good neighbours with time on her hands so she sought out a volunteering position which would enable her to meet people and make new friends. Calling into the Sue Ryder shop where previous managers Gwen and Irene worked she offered her services to help out. Shortly after this Janet found a paid job with Somerfield’s where she still is today, but we now know it as Sainsbury’s.

Customers occasionally are heard saying to her “Haven’t I seen you in the big shop?” Obviously once seen, never forgotten!

Janet has a dictionary all of her own with strange words which she uses and sayings that have been known to reduce us to tears on many occasions....like on greeting you she always says ‘aye up cock’, ‘aye that’s grand’, ‘all reet’ and too many more to mention.

Liz and myself would like to say ‘a big thank you, Janet, for all your help over the years we have been at Sue Ryder’s... long may you continue.’

We held a cake stall on a Saturday morning back in July, and volunteers and customers helped us out with very tempting delights. We raised over £125 on the day and again we would like to say ‘Thank you’ to everyone that contributed to this. A very kind lady from Saltburn who is working her way through the Mary Berry cake book brought in a variety of delicious cakes. She said we were helping her out as she has set herself this target to bake everything in the book! Thank you.

And as always some good words to finish with is “Thanks to everyone who supports us with our ongoing work with Sue Ryder.”

Carol

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As well as selling an amazing selection of jewellery, we also provide an excellent jewellery & watch repair service. www.carruthersjewellers.co.uk

Saltburn Charity Crafters We will be meeting in our new home (Saltburn Community Hall Coffee Room) from 2pm to 4pm on Wednesday, 2nd September (and on the 1st Wednesday of each month afterwards). If you would like to help us with our knitting, please come and join us for a cuppa and a chat. For further details please contact Angie on 01287 205153. Recently over 90 hats, plus mitts, mufflers and balaclavas knitted by our group were handed over to Les Cheyne from Mission to Seafarers. Here they are with a few of them being modelled beautifully by members of the Retired Men’s Forum.

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Cricket Club Bar X1 versus Saltburn Junior Footballers - a Very Special Cricket Match!

The annual cricket match between the Cricket Club Bar X1 and the Saltburn Town Junior Footballers coaches and parents was held again in great spirits on Sunday, August 2nd whilst most people were indulging at the Food Festival.

The Bar X1 won the toss and captain Paul Battison decided to let the opposition bat first following early morning rain and close inspection of the wicket. (Or did he need a few pints first before batting for a bit of Dutch courage?)

However, his decision proved to be correct with a mixed array of bowling talent on display restricting the opponents to just 92 runs in 20 overs despite the best efforts of Derek Whiley and Andy Croll and a number of extreme wides being called by Umpires Martin Green and Dave Sadler and half a dozen catches not taken by these fine sporting specimens scattered around the field.

A terrific afternoon tea provided by Jill Battison, was taken by the two teams during the liquid interval for which the players added further weight with gusto as they prepared to do battle for the coveted trophy.

The sun was now making a good appearance allowing the batting side to take the game to the Footballers on a drying wicket and the winning total was reached with an

Left: The Cricket Teams. Right: Man of the Match (on the left of the picture) Ian Wilson receiving his Trophy from Umpire Dave Sadler

over to spare and the loss of only one wicket allowing the very sporting remaining batsmen further quality time socialising on the balcony.

The two sides soon put down their differences (well they are best mates after all) and engaged in a presentation to the Bar X1 of the winning Shield so making the score 4 4 since the competition began.

The Umpires then decide that the Don Whiley Man of the Match Memorial Trophy for 2015 was to be awarded to a well deserved, but totally baffled, Ian Wilson for bowling two outstanding overs removing 2 of the top order batsmen from the Junior Footballers at a cost of only 8 runs. You can`t beat a grasscutter for getting under their bats!

The players then mulled over the day`s proceedings before promising they`ll play better next year (again) and retired to rest their aching bodies waiting for the one day in 2016 they will yet again don their tight fitting white trousers and shirts and pretend to be teenagers again. Oh the memories of youth!

Allan Whiley (Bar X1)

Canine Rehabilitation and Fitness

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Saltburn’s First Kirtan Yoga Festival Sat. 12th Sept 2.00.pm-6.00.pm Relish a delicious vegetarian feast

Earthbeat Centre Marske Road TS12 1QA Uplift your senses with mantra chants accompanied by Indian spiritual music Participate or sit back and relax

Connect with the inner self Tickets:

For bookings Tel:

07713 698423 or 07914 575209

Adults £5 Under 18 £3 Under 6 Free

Leave your worries behind you Hare Krsna Hare Krsna Krsna Krsna Hare Hare Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare 35

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Saltburn Animal Rescue Association A small charity seeking to rescue and re-home cats and dogs, Tel: 01642 488108 (weekdays only, 10am to 2pm).

SARA has many dogs and cats that need new homes. All are clean, healthy, neutered, vaccinated and microchipped.

Hello! We’d like to introduce ourselves; we are Max and Frankie, a male and female sibling pair of cats aged 6 years old. We are simply the most gorgeous wonderful pair of cats you could ever meet, who love cuddles and are great with kids. Max is a big male who has very soft black fur and Frankie is the female, she is very unusual and beautiful looking with mostly white coat with ginger and black tortie markings, she is petite and very lady like. We came in after our previous people’s work commitments changed and they had to go off shore. We will make fabulous companions and a fantastic addition for the family lucky enough to adopt us.

We have generously agreed to share our page with poor Chesney, a dog who came in to SARA after his

beloved person sadly passed away, leaving him and 3 cats homeless!

Chesney is a lab cross older gentleman at 10 years old and requires a quiet home but one where he can get plenty of exercise as he is still quite an active dog. He could live with an older quiet cat as he has done in the past but needs to be the only dog. He would be best living with someone who has had dogs before. He is a very affectionate and sociable chap who will happily live with other animals and loves every person he meets! He certainly doesn’t know his age and is very sprightly and loves to run and explore and play before settling down in a nice patch of sun to snooze.

He is looking for a home where there are people around for most of the day and where he can get lots and lots of cuddles and TLC. He is very loyal and loving and will make a wonderful companion for most families. Chesney will be rehomed on a pension plan through SARA so they will pay any age related vet bills in the future. If you think you could offer Chesney a loving new home please contact the Centre on 01642 488108.

SARA fundraising events during September The next monthly meeting of SARA will be held in the TocH premises, Albion Terrace, Saltburn, on Wednesday, 2nd September, at 7.30pm. We look forward to meeting anyone interested in animals and the activities of our group. Already in the year of our 20th Celebration since SARA was formed, we have had some fantastic events. We still have more to come.

Saturday 12th September - SARA will be holding its Open Day at Foxrush Farm, Kirkleatham Lane, Redcar, from 11.00am to 4.00pm. Events held throughout the day will be as follows: 12noon - 1.30pm – Mini Fun Dog Show with a wide variety of classes.

2.00pm - 2.30pm – Gymnastic Tumble Display by Redcar Gymnastic Club There will also be an ongoing Flyball Display by local teams..

3.00pm – We will be holding our big Raffle Draw.

There will be conducted tours of the sanctuary. This enables

people to see the progress that has been made possible with the help that has been given throughout the year, for which we are very grateful.

The usual stalls will include a pet stall, tombola, face painting, bric-a-brac, and many more. Homemade refreshments will be on sale. There will also be a barbecue and cake stall.

There is plenty of parking on the Foxrush field. Come along with family, friends and pets to enjoy a lovely day.

19th September – SARA will be holding a street collection in Saltburn.

26th September – A coffee morning will be held in Marske Leisure Centre from 10.00am to 12noon. There will be a variety of stalls.

26th September – Members of SARA will be providing homemade refreshments at Saltburn Community Centre from 10.00am to 4.00pm.

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Digital Doorways – an opening to young people People of our area are being urged to vote for Doorways to win a £5,000 grant, a national award from the TalkTalk communications company.

The 17-year-old charity, which is based at the Destinations Internet café in the centre of Saltburn, has been nominated by café owner Paul Davies.

He said: “Doorways do fantastic work with young people, who visit coordinator John Pearson in his office upstairs, here in a steady trickle.”

He urged local people to get behind the voting scheme in which Mr Pearson is up against four others nominated as ‘Employment Digital Heroes’ throughout the country.

Mr Pearson is pleased his Facebook page, “Redcar and Cleveland Job Site” has now reached over 3,100 ‘likes’ registered among users. Each week the site reaches over 5,000 people in our area.

“It is good to see the positive comments,” he said.

“I spend a lot of my time in counselling/life-coaching young people who have depression, addiction and lack of aspiration, it is good to see positive outcomes.”

And he spends time each day working on his computer, particularly the Digital Doorways aspect.

He is also managing three arts students who are preparing a video on promoting a healthy lifestyle through animation work, and a 23-year-old apprentice Paul Dobson, of Redcar, who specialises in website design.

MP Tom Blenkinsop votes for Saltburn’s ‘Employment Digital Hero’ John Pearson, seen here at the Destinations café with Paul Davies, who nominated him for the national award.

Local MP Tom Blenkinsop visited Doorways on 12th August and told Talk of the Town: “It is great to see the valuable job being done to help vulnerable young people to achieve.”

He has voted for the £5,000 prize being put up by TalkTalk. Intending voters can access the scheme by logging on through Facebook (or the TalkTalk website http://Digitalheroes.talktalk/vote/).

Redcar & Cleveland Philatelic Society September meetings Our fortnightly Wednesday meetings resume in September at the Community Centre, Durham Road, Redcar, commencing 7.15pm. Our first two meetings will be splendid opportunities for visitors to see what we do.

Wednesday 2nd: Members’ Night (Recent acquisitions, including several spectacular items and lucky finds.

Wednesday 14th Members display Postcards and ephemera. This will be truly comprehensive, dating from early Victorian cards, Boer War, WW1 and WW2 up to the present and prove highly informative for visiting would-be postcard collectors.

We concluded last season optimistically and begin 2015-16 on a higher note still as we now thank Phil Harriman (Secretary of Yorkshire PA) and all others who had any hand in ensuring that visiting regional and international judges had a sufficiency of activities and displays to convince them that from July 2016 the 2-day York Stamp Fair would become an accredited venue for awarding Association of British Philatelic Societies to National (ABPS) Medals and Certificates awards.

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senior philatelists from the NE ever did so simultaneously especially if displaying over 5 or 8 frames (80 sheets and 128 respectively over 3 days). The York Stamp Fair of 2016 will open up local opportunities for many more.

Contacts: Geoff. Reynolds (Secretary) 01642 478229. David D. Turner 01287 624736.

Above picture: An ABPS Philatelic Exhibition.

Foreground 8 frames (128 sheets); Centre 5 frames (80 sheets). Exhibitors can also offer 1 frame of 16 sheets or 3 frames of 48.

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Grasers 07703 884184 The winner of this month’s Pride of Saltburn Award is Michelle Gilley, the stewardess of Saltburn Conservative Club. Michelle was nominated by a number of the club’s members but they don’t want to be named in the magazine!

About Michelle they say, “We would like to nominate our lovely Michelle for the Pride of Saltburn Award. She deserves a huge bunch of flowers as one of the ways we can say thank you for all the hard work she does to run our club.

Noticing her in action, serving customers over the very busy Folk Festival weekend, she was a marvel of multi-tasking!

Michelle has worked in Pubs and Clubs for many years and has been Stewardess at Saltburn Cons Club since early 2010. She, along with her staff, is the public face of the Club and she uses her personality, along with her experience, to make members and their guests always feel welcome. She works closely with the Committee and continues to contribute to the reorganisation that is taking place in the Club. Saltburn Folk weekend is especially taxing for her because the Club is open from early morning until very late to welcome the very many people who descend upon Saltburn over a three day period. Michelle always motivates her staff and ensures that the visitors are made welcome, she also has to ensure that there is a sufficient supply of ‘liquid refreshment’ available and she is always first to arrive and last to leave the Club no matter how late it might be. Apart from her professional life Michelle is kept busy with her twins to care for as well as the normal day to day requirements of running a household, though it has to be mentioned that her partner Tim, who, while having a full time job, assists her as best he can in order to free her time for her professional duties.” Thank you, Michelle, for being you, the Pride of Saltburn.

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Alternative Flours As you can see from the above photographs Grasers stock a large selection of alternative flours. As well as Tocketts Mill stoneground flours, and Suma flours, many of these flours come from Doves Farm on the Wiltshire/Berkshire border, established by Michael and Clare Marriage. Some of the flours are quite different to ordinary flours, for example gluten free chestnut flour, organic gluten free Amisa flour and organic Khorasan flour made from a rare variety of wheat and Spelt flour made from an ancient wheat variety. Grasers also stock Brown Teff, a flour made from the tiny seeds of large Crown Grass and Buckwheat flour for traditional pancakes and pastas. There is Tapioca flour, a fine white flour ideal for thickening soups or stews or for making puddings, as is Semolina flour. Polenta flour from ground maize has an attractive golden colour and there is Gram flour, made from chick peas, for traditional Indian recipes. For bread making Grasers also stock Doves Farm yeast.

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War Time Memories Day 9th August Raising funds for Saltburn War Memorial and surrounding gardens We would like to say a big thank you to everyone involved in and around the day; so many volunteers worked so very hard, from the people who opened up to those who baked and those who gave up many hours organising and showing their information. The displays were excellent with a lot of hard work and effort put into each. We had an historic walk, a singer who also played the harmonica, a sing along and dress up at the library, and after the last post at the war memorial, the miniature railway blew the last whistle.

To name but a few people that made it all possible...

Dave and Elle from Redcar Home Front, Friends of Redcar Cemetery, volunteers from Saltburn Photographic Society, Stuart from Defence Of North Yorkshire & Cleveland books, Saltburn Spiritual Church, Saltburn 500 Club, Saltburn Toc H, Friends of Saltburn and all their volunteers, Ann from Northallerton WWI Hospitals, Tommy Weetman, Saltburn and Marske Parish Council, Sharon our Town Crier, Liz & Steve and Saltburn Library Staff and volunteers, the volunteers of Saltburn Miniature Railway, Graham playing The Last Post from Lockwood Band, Tony and Cath Lynn, and Sainsbury’s.

Thank you to all those who helped, lent or borrowed.

We owe a great debt of thanks to Frank Sutton for the laying

Photo by Tony Lynn

of the wreath at Saltburn War Memorial. His grandfather and father are both listed on the Memorial from WWI and WWII respectively.

With a grand total taking us over £18,000 we are now able to apply for Grants. ‘We may have won the battle...’

Maria from Toc H and Fiona from The Pocket Watch Project

‘Peace’ garden plan for war memorial Memories of his grandfather and father, who were killed in both world wars, came flooding back for Frank Sutton when he laid a special wreath at Saltburn war memorial on Sunday, 9th August.

It was for all the war dead between 1915 and 2015. His grandfather John Sutton, of the Merchant Navy, who died in World War One and father Frank Houghton Sutton, of the Royal Artillery, who was killed in Northern France in World War Two, are both commemorated on the memorial.

Frank Houghton Sutton died when his son was 18 months old.

“I was surprised and pleased to be invited to lay the special wreath and commend the scheme,” he told Talk of the Town.

Town crier Sharon Wilson read out a report from the war memorial committee, which is raising £30,000 to renovate the 95-yearold memorial. More than half has now been contributed and grants are now to be sought in addition to local fund-raising.

It is hoped a ‘peace garden’ will be included in the renovation work, some of which has already been done by Redcar and Cleveland Council and road construction company Carillion.

Stewart Ramsdale, of Tees Heritage Trust, wrote: “The garden will be a place where we can remember those who gave their lives in more recent conflicts and perhaps where memorials can be placed on behalf of the Home Guard, Merchant Navy, the Fire Service and other services.” The trust in partnership with the Friends of Saltburn and Saltburn 500 Club and led by Jackie Taylor, started in 2013 the project to improve the appearance of the war memorial and its setting.

Mr Sutton, who was born in Diamond Street and who now lives at Marske, was accompanied by his wife Jan. He is a member of Saltburn and District Retired Men’s Forum.

Frank Sutton, on right after laying a wreath at Saltburn’s war memorial to mark 100 years of local men dying in wars.

With him is Maria Beevers, one of the organisers of a day of events to raise money to renovate the memorial, with town crier Sharon Wilson. Picture by Tony Lynn.

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CHOCOLINI’S NEWS NUGGETS As many may be aware, we took a hit last month, literally. If you follow the news and social media you will know what it was all about. By the time you read this some progress will have been made with regards to restoration. This could be a long process and we may have to close for a short time while certain works are carried out. We have so far been able to stay open as normal.

Please check our Facebook page for updates or contact us on 01287 626141. Thanks to all who helped out on the day and offers of support.

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Children Outside with Nature September dawns and routines move on to Autumnal temperatures but, as seen in the photo, days still have some heat in them and the beach is a great place to be at 4.00pm.

Here the local children were creating a harbour for their boats, their creations being challenged by the oncoming tide. Team work enabled them to develop the strength of their construction but the realization that the sea wins in the end, was the accepting outcome.

No tears though…… because nature is a great educator!

Rosalyn Beach School Practitioner

How to lose weight….

There is a very simple answer to this question. Eat less food. But if it was that easy we would all be at our perfect weight.

Here are a few tips to get you started on your journey to being a healthier version of you.

Write down everything you eat for a week and it will make a difference to how much you want to eat; you may not have thought about the extra calories contained in sauces, juice and fizzy drinks.

Watch one hour less of TV a day, and use that hour to walk, clean and generally get moving.

Drink more water, carry a refillable bottle with you; not only will you stay hydrated but it will also help to suppress your appetite.

Get enough sleep; this is when your body repairs itself. Also, many studies show that adults who don’t get enough sleep weigh more than those who do get enough.

And you can’t eat when you’re asleep!

Eat most of your calories before midday; that way you have longer to burn them off throughout the day.

Get a mantra – a positive sentence that you say to encourage you to reach your goals – ‘I am feeling healthier and stronger every day’ for example, and say it in front of a mirror for greater effect!

Drink green tea. It’s an acquired taste, but be persistent and you will learn to love it like I did. It’s loaded with antioxidants, and it boosts brain power and burns fat.

Weigh yourself once a week at the same time of day for a comparable result. Focus on how much you want to weigh not how much you need to lose.

Weight loss is 50% attitude so stay motivated and positive and you will reach your goal. What’s more important is creating a lasting healthy lifestyle that will see you maintain your perfect weight.

Vicky Rees Vicky lives in Saltburn and is a Pilates teacher and owner at Studio 21 Yarm, a Pilates and Yoga Studio on Yarm High Street. Her classes are Body Control Pilates, and integrate flow, yoga, alignment, core work and breathing techniques. Each class is designed to energize the body and give greater health and vitality.

She will be writing in future editions of Talk of the Town about health, nutrition and relaxation and would be happy to answer any questions you may have; (please contact mail@studio21yarm.co.uk or http:// www.studio21yarm.co.uk).

News from Saltburn Library LIBRARY FINES SCRAPPED FOR CHILDREN We are delighted to announce that we are no longer charging fines on Children’s Books, as long as they are taken out on a Child’s ticket. The original fine was 50p per day when books became overdue after 28 days but these charges have now been withdrawn from all Libraries in Redcar and Cleveland. The policy has changed to encourage more children to borrow books as many have been put off taking books out by the threat of a fine. We want to inspire more children to read and we want families to feel welcome at the Library, whether they take books out or just sit and read in the Library or our lovely secret garden. So if you have been put off visiting us by fines, please come back and see us and see what we have to offer.

The Children’s Summer Reading scheme has been very popular again this year with children being encouraged to read at least 6 books over the summer holiday period. They have been rewarded with stickers and other goodies along the way and all the children who complete the reading scheme are invited to come along to the Library for a special presentation event. It is not too late to complete the challenge as long as you have read all your books by 14th September, and of course checked in at the Library at regular intervals. Tom Rolfe will be doing a magic show and presenting certificates and medals on September 14th at 4.30pm just for children who complete

the challenge.

We have had lots of visitors through our doors from all over the world with a wide range of tourist enquiries and compliments for our town. Many people were looking for local events and activities as well as accommodation so please keep us informed of anything happening around the town so that we can spread the word.

We recently held an event on a sunny Sunday afternoon in aid of Saltburn War Memorial and gardens with our very own lovely Liz and Teesside Steve singing songs from the wartime era any further donations would be greatly received.

Friends of Saltburn Library are looking forward to a visit from a local group called Tribal Marsquers who are American tribal style belly dancers on Tuesday, 22nd September at 2.00pm. There will be a short talk followed by a demonstration and dances. It will be great fun. You can even have a go if you want to! This is a free event followed by tea and biscuits.

Peter Sotheran will be joining us on Tuesday, 20th October for a talk about the Kirkleatham Almshouses at 2.00pm. Everyone is most welcome to come and have a look round the Library and you don’t have to be a member.

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Minimum Effective Dosage: Train Smarter Not Harder There are few things as exciting as new PT clients eager to make serious lifestyle changes and make up for lost time in their quest to get fit and healthy. Their motivation and passion are contagious, and watching transformations is one of the most fulfilling aspects of being a Coach.

But in their excitement, many clients make a common mistake – overtraining. The thinking goes like this: “If 20 push-ups are good, then 30 must be better,” or “If 35kg challenges my muscles, then I’ll really get ripped if I do 50kg!” In other words, more is better and leads to faster results.

Unfortunately, this just isn’t the case, and taken to the extreme can lead to getting hurt and MISSING workouts. As with most things in life, moderation and consistency in fitness are the keys to success. Too much of anything can be a bad thing, and there is no need to do more than the minimum needed for maximum results.

For example, consider medication. If 200 milligrams of ibuprofen takes away your pain, you do not need to take 1000 milligrams. It will not make your pain go away any more effectively, because 200 milligrams will make it disappear completely! Taking 1000 milligrams is not only wasted effort, but it could have a dangerous effect on your health.

It is important to realise that over training in fitness not only doesn’t deliver faster and better results, but it can

lead to injury and burnout. Pushing your body beyond what it can effectively handle will usually result in a strain or muscle tear.

Likewise, for those just starting: if you blast out of the gate at top speed with an intensity that you can’t possibly sustain, you will burn out and likely give up. The wisest choice is to practise moderation and consistency.

Remember, what you do every day is more important than what you do every once in a while. Those everyday activities may not be terribly exciting while you are doing them. And you may not feel like you are making progress.

But give the compound effect time to work. Your effort will pay off. You will become stronger, fitter, and others will begin to notice.

Take care of your body and your mind by practising the “Minimum Effective Dosage” strategy. Do what is necessary to get you to your goal, one step at a time. Better yet, work with a certified fitness professional to determine your programming needs.

Dedicated to your fitness, Brian Bennett Invictus Strength & Fitness Academy

Veterinary Matters Glass!

Last month there was a serious crash in the centre of town when a stolen Mini smashed into Chocolini’s leaving a significant amount of debris on the pavement and roadside.

Most of this was cleared by the time regular dog walkers were about, but there were still some fragments of the glass windscreen left in the road, despite the best efforts of the council to clean them up. These glass fragments are much less likely to cause problems compared to smashed bottles that are often seen on our streets. If you think that your dog has stood on glass, then the best action is to get your pet to see your vet as soon as reasonable and try to stop the dog from walking on the affected foot, or the glass could be pushed deeper into the pad. After seeing to your dog, it would be a good idea to inform the local council of the incident and where the glass was in order that they can come out and clear it away correctly.

“How often should I worm my dog or cat?” If your cat never goes out, then there should be no need to worm.

Otherwise, the recommended guidelines are to worm at least four times a year with a combined roundworm and tapeworm medication. There are many about on the market, some available from pet shops and chemists, some only from your vet. With the autumn coming up, there is the higher risk of lungworm infection in our dogs, if travelling to certain parts of the country. For the best advice on which wormer to use and to suit your pet’s needs, ask your vet. Also, don’t forget that you will need to worm horses, pet rabbits and tortoises as well, and they 46

often need a more targeted type of worming treatment.

“What is the best food for my dog?” With many pet food manufacturers being berated on the TV , there has been a rise in feeding more specialised diets to our pets as well as “raw” to our dogs. So, with the vast array of foods available in pet shops, supermarkets and vets, which is the right one?

For me, there are a few simple criteria. Firstly, the animal has to like the diet, eating it all when provided. Next, it has to suit the pet, in that what comes out the rear end is well formed and normal. Thirdly, is the availability of the food and how and where to store it in your house. Raw diets need a separate fridge and freezer facility as well as a separate preparation area from our (human) foods. Tinned diets can be bulky to store, and dry diets really need an airtight bin to keep them in. Last is the ease of getting these diets.

Although a lot of shops are now open 7 days a week, you need to make sure that you can get a top up whenever you need and not run out, so not changing diets too often.

Animals are often better if fed the same diet continuously.

As ever, look after your pets and enjoy them, because they enjoy our company too.

Please remember that dogs are not allowed on the beach to the left of the pier up to the end of the prom until after the end of September.

If you want to ask me a question or raise a topic for this article, contact me by e-mail on j.haddow@live.co.uk or call where I work at Jacqui Paterson vets on 01642 604555.

James Haddow, Veterinary Eye Consultant, GP and Saltburn resident.

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I’M YOUR GUY Cleveland CAMRA is holding its 6th beer festival at the Community and Arts Centre. The above picture is the fourth logo of well known Saltburn landmarks which has been specially designed for us by David Jowsey (www.davesdoodles.co.uk). This logo will feature on the festival glasses (£3 each) and polo shirts which will be available to order in assorted sizes and colours at the festival, or in advance before 1st October (from jilljakday@gmail.com). There will be 36 real ales, cider, perry, hot food, snacks and soft drinks for sale.

Afternoon sessions (11am – 5pm) will be pay on the door and evening tickets (6.30 - 11pm) are on sale at Whistle Stop Wines in Saltburn Square from 1st October or SAE with payment to Mr G Hooker, Cleveland CAMRA, The Close, Darlington Lane, Stockton-on-Tees, TS19 8BB. CAMRA members will receive a £1 refund on the door with a membership card. More information available from jilljakday@gmail.com (and www.clevelandcamra.org.uk).

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Based in Saltburn CALL GUY ON

07780 008985 Used Stamps for Charity There is a box in Saltburn Library for used postage stamps which are a valuable source of income to a number of charities. Please drop your stamps in the library. Many thanks for your support. There is also a box in Marske Library.

Eric Matson (volunteer), 25 High Street, Skelton, Tel: 07985 767587

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Garen-Kyle Ingleby OUR LEGEND - THE JOKER WHY SO SERIOUS? Lee & Tracy Ingleby would like to share Garen-Kyle Ingleby’s fun loving sense of humour, and with his flair for one liners everyday he never failed to make anyone smile who knew Garen. Garen was so naturally funny; he will always be remembered as ‘Our Legend - The Joker’.

MAMA’S Garen rang me from his mobile one evening and his words were: “Mama, love you!”

“What have you done, Garen?”

“Mam, I didn’t boy race. Mama I didn’t go over the cobbles in Sainsbury’s car park! Mama I didn’t push the car down the alley over glass to Grandad & Nana’s but all 4 tyres are Blown.”

Mama: “So you did then, Garen?”

Garen says: “Yep Mam, I Love ya!”

I was sitting in the garden when Garen shouted “Mam! Mam! The toilet is flooded and clogged.” My response with a bucket of water in my hand was, “Garen move out of the way so I can unclog the toilet,” to which I found one of his cloggs I got him from Amsterdam in the toilet! I laughed so much.

DAD’S Garen took driving lessons Whitby way and used to drive to Whitby with Roy often on his lessons or with me. On passing his driving test in November 2011, Roy the instructor had to drive back from Whitby with Garen as the passenger, so as they are driving back past Scaling Dam, Garen’s retort was “when did they fill that up?” Roy didn’t know if Garen was serious or not! Yes, Garen was serious but he never took note of it!

LAUREN ROSE GEORGE Garen always seemed to suffer with colds and flus, even in the middle of summer. I will always remember the time I had asked him if he wanted to go out for tea, to which he told me “mate, I have a flu and I can’t even lift my head up off the pillow.” Later that night I drove to McDonald’s with my friends, when a car pulled up alongside mine, out hopped Garen’s friends followed by a sheepish looking Garen who had had a ‘miraculous recovery’ from his “flu” and had actually gone to the cinema instead! This is just one of my so happy, funny and cherished memories we shared together. I will never forget the laughs we had. I Love you, pal. xxxx AUNTY JOANNES - BUZZ LIGHTYEAR It was a wee old Christmas morning, and all the birds weren’t even yawning, but Garen was so awake the mickey he would take, he aimed for his Aunty Jo and praise me what a blow, BUZZ came out from above and beyond my blooming head, he flipping twanged, I bled I did, I hurt and tried to keep together oh one’s pride but he did laugh. And I did too so I got woody that buzz knew but anyway, Garen, if only you knew, that was our first Christmas laugh your Aunty’s and my nephew.

JAMIE ELLISON It wouldn’t have been a Sunday lunchtime without a Garen tantrum at football, like the time he threw his shirt down at half time away at Catterick and told his dad “I’m not fluffin playing anymore,” but we all came back on and mucked about in the second half .... Garen was practising wrestling moves at right back. We got beat 11-4.

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CRAIG HADDEN I have been so lucky that I have had the chance to spend so much time with you, Garen, and share so many memories with you that I will forever look back upon and laugh at, from eating ridiculously hot chillies in my kitchen to you picking up hedgehogs outside my house and naming the ‘Maximus’. I miss you GAZ. (Garen’s mum said: his name is Garen, Craig!) Love you, Garen - Craig x LEWIS CHANCE I feel so lucky to have shared so many memories with you, Garen, most of which still make me burst into laughter now, from rescuing hedgehogs together and you giving a dead bird a gladiator funeral in my back garden with a battery so that “he had enough energy to get to heaven” to you singing the Bad Boys theme tune to two police officers, you never failed to brighten up my day. I miss you more every day. Lots of love, Lewis xx CASSIE INGLEBY It was just your average Saturday night and Cassie had had a few too many. Asleep on the kitchen floor and unaware, Garen came at me with a marker pen! After a shower the next morning it wasn’t until I was sitting in church that my dress rode up. Written on the top of my leg remained Garen’s writing, in big letters, words I cannot repeat! My talented, joking, loving cousin, Garen – Kyle, Shine bright, Love Cassie Xoxox BLACK DAWN My funny memory of Garen Kyle: To be honest all of them make me smile. The office is dark and quiet in the latter part of the year, so I approached the window cards with no fear. I bent down to remove one and that’s when I heard the crash. I literally thought the window had smashed. I looked out of the window and what did I see? A grinning Garen Ingleby looking up at me! It wasn’t a snowball more of a ball of ice. Then I saw Jamzi’s face appear and I didn’t need to look twice. They saw the panic on my face. And off did they race. But it did make me smile. It’s the cheeky fun of Garen-Kyle. I have also popped in an email between me and Garen which makes me smile ;-) Hi Gaz (Sorry Tracy) Hope you are okay up there and are looking after Henry and Jai for your mum. She has rung this morning to say it’s very hot whilst we freeze our brass monkeys off. Thanks for picking up post on Saturday. Did you eat all my sweets in the back drawer as they seem to have gone? Haha. Anyway I have been baking and have now perfected my nutella chocolate cake. If you’re a good boy and have no parties I may send you one up, lol. PS have you run the hoover round yet? Haha. Kind regards, Black Dawn, Senior partner of Ingleby’s. Garen’s reply: the dogs are missing and there is no food and I have had to resort to living in the shed, but cake would be nice.

TERRY AND CHRISTINE AGAR Terry and I are Garen’s grandparents and we would just like to put into words how much we miss his smile, his funny nature, his true kindness and his cheeky side. There’s no words to put how Tracy and Lee must feel; we can’t put ourselves in their shoes. But once again, it’s just missing all his lovely ways, his coming for his cup of tea and Bourbons. There’s no words to describe the sadness.

No Health without Mental Health: A Strategy for South Tees One in four of us will experience a mental health problem each year, but spending on mental health services consumes only 11% of the NHS budget. People with the most severe mental illnesses die on average 15 to 20 years earlier than the general population; those whose symptoms are less severe may still find their activities and relationships distressingly affected. In response, the Government has launched a national strategy ‘No Health without Mental Health’ and the NHS South Tees Clinical Commissioning Group, responsible for services in our area, has recently been consulting on a Draft Mental Health Strategy for 2015-2020.

The local statistics cause concern. 15.5% of people in the South Tees Clinical Commissioning Group area report as depressed or anxious, compared to a 12% English average (2012-2013). 83 people in the South Tees Clinical Commissioning Group area died by suicide between 2011-2013. With regard to young people, there is an above average rate of hospital admissions as a result of self-harming.

The Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service reports that in a recent year, alcohol admissions to hospital for up to 18 year olds from the Redcar and Cleveland Borough were 85 per 100,000 compared to 40 per 100,000 for England. Self-harm hospital admissions for 10-24 year olds from the borough were 690 per 100,000 compared to 370 per 100,000 for England. This is in a context where 27% of children live in poverty, compared to 21% nationally.

Other local data reveal a high use of crisis care, high under 75 mortality, substantial levels of socioeconomic risk factors, a high level of domestic violence and high levels of anti-depressant prescribing.

Dr Angel Carrasco, Clinical Lead for Mental Health for the South Tees Clinical Commissioning Group says: “As a local GP, I frequently meet with people struggling with their mental health and see the impact this has on their whole life, including their physical health.”

As a result of his experience, he and the team are committed to implementing the new strategy, which ‘...sets out our long term mental health vision for improving the emotional and mental health and wellbeing of people of all ages who live in Middlesbrough and Redcar and Cleveland.’

This will be worked on with partners in local government, NHS provider organisations and voluntary and community sector organisations. Talking and listening to service users and their carers is high on the agenda. There will be a commitment to treating mental ill health as importantly as physical ill health.

The Clinical Commissioning Group carried out a survey of GP practices to find out what GPs’ main priorities were. Several mentioned the need to recognise

the social factors that have a significant impact on mental health and for good access to psychological therapies for common mental health problems. Issues of inadequate communication between mental health services and GPs were brought up.

There was a public event in Redcar and online methods of consultation with the public and patients, asking what the strategy’s priories should be; responses focused on the need for whole patient and person-centred care, for advocacy/support for carers and for patient education. Service providers should be aware of mental health problems among older people (not just dementia) and services including counselling and support should be accessible in the community. Prevention and early intervention were cited as important. Respondents also looked for clearer communication from services and greater GP awareness of mental health. ` Children and young people spoke up for greater provision of emotional and mental health services, which they believed would lead to less alcohol abuse and selfharm. They wanted good transition from young people’s to adult services and support for pregnant women and new parents so that babies can be given the best start in life.

They welcomed the idea of having personal health budgets for young people with complicated needs.

To hear from Saltburn people, I called in at lunchtime to speak to members of the Friday Friends group at ECHO. This group was set up for people with mental health issues, after the closure of Saltburn MIND. It is chaired by Marion Anderson and I asked her and two Friends, Tom and Mandy, what their priorities for NHS services are for 2015-2020.

Marion says without hesitation: “The priority is listening. We ask medical people not to see the mental health label as the primary diagnosis. If we go in with a sore knee, it’s that that needs attending to, not our mental health.”

Tom and Mandy agree: “They tend to see you first as a mental health problem, but we want to be given options and make our own decisions, not be told what to do.”

“Care should be person-centred. Wherever possible, people with mental health problems should make a Living Will and this should be adhered to. It’s a good idea for them to set up a Lasting Power of Attorney, so in case of need, a trusted friend can make decisions for them,” continues Marion.

The Friends look forward to the soon to be set up service user group ‘Voices for Choices’ by the South Tees Clinical Commissioning Group. It is good that national and local attention is being given to mental ill health, which we remember will affect one in four of us every year.

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Friday Friends accurate doses cannot be guaranteed. We all know placebos Iatrogenesis As you are aware, Friday Friends has the aim of being a are legal. What if already prescribed medication could be friendship group, including all who wish to join, and altered to include e.g. an anti-depressant or a tranquilliser? integrating the members into the community. A large That could solve the psychiatrist’s problem and make it the proportion of the members have or have had mental health patient’s.

As I said, the poor patient might simply feel the problems.

This could involve everyone, as we all get older, so adverse effects and not know what is happening. On the please read on. You are about to have insight into my other hand the patient might suspect what is happening and the paranoid scenario would evolve. mind.

Next piece of reading. Peter Breggin MD. Please I have, in my last few weeks as chair, really from the 25th July, been indisposed. I had all the symptoms of look him up, either on facebook or on his website. He has a severe urinary tract infection. Apart from bladder an enormous amount of material on the internet. He problems, my head was extremely woozy. It hurt to be advocates empathic therapy and minimal use of drugs. He honest. When I lay down the room spun. I felt nauseous treats “service users” as real people with feelings, with and my sense of taste and smell were altered. After a few hopes, aspirations and dreams. He does not automatically days I also started sweating profusely and my fingers administer brain destroying drugs. He listens to his patients and keeps an open mind. became swollen.

Put it this way, an abnormally-abled Mensan, retired Of course, there was also the deep sleep. I took half my toenail off one night, presumably from accidentally physiotherapist with Spina Bifida, limps into the surgery kicking the end of the bed. I slept and still could sleep for and requests help in order to come to terms with the knowledge of her sixth sense input. Tells the doctor that she 16 hours a day. puts on a total act, feigning normality all the time. Got to be Three courses of antibiotics later I still was not better.

“It could be that they got my prescription mixed ill! Right? The aim would be to medicate her and should up,” I thought and so to dispel such thoughts, which in a she be uncompliant, administer covert medication in sugar previously sectioned person, albeit 18 years ago, can coated otherwise prescribed medication. There is always cause fear, I looked up the internet on covert medication sectioning as a contingency plan.

Is she doing anybody any harm? Is she any danger to of psychiatric patients.

Horror of horrors! It is legal and is practised. What anyone? Would explanations from the doctor be is discussed in the various articles are the ethics of the reasonable?

Please note: “Further, antipsychotic medications are practice, not the legalities.

Ethics! How can any doctor betray a patient’s trust associated with well-documented side-effects, including and destroy an essential working relationship: a extra pyramidal movements and sudden death in some relationship crucial to the person’s welfare and possibly circumstances.” http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/ PMC3031933/ life?

A little thought also occurred that all treatment needs One doctor is representative of his/her entire profession, so the poor patient, once they have discovered consent. Whose consent? All a doctor needs to do is declare the practice, becomes distrustful of the entire profession a patient medically incapacitated and rights are taken away.

Is my big brother scenario unreasonable? I am still and is given a paranoid label.

Let’s examine that. Would that patient refuse suffering those same symptoms as I described at the treatment, such as an operation, or something else that beginning of the article and they are the symptoms of required hospitalisation? That could lead to sectioning and taking a major tranquilliser. Probably it will turn out to be a of course, it would be the patient’s paranoia that was at really nasty virus and I shall be better by Monday. fault, not the betrayal of trust by the doctor. This patient, I However, the thoughts around covert medication are valid and it is horrifying that it is practised. It is also even more put it to you, would be suffering from iatrogenesis Iatrogenesis (from the Greek for ‘brought forth by horrifying that children can be thus medicated and also will the healer’) refers to any effect on a person, resulting from take medication on trust, not knowing what it is really for any activity of one or more persons acting as healthcare and to paraphrase Dr. Breggin “have the quality of their professionals or promoting products or services as lives impoverished as a result.”

Please write to your MP. Support empathic therapy beneficial to health, that does not support a goal of the and oppose covert medication. person affected. (Wikipedia) The new chair of Friday Friends is Anjee Charman, How apt that word is.

Next piece of horror information. The biggest the secretaries: Lisa Pearson and Norma Johnson, the I am, after a short break, problem psychiatrists have are the non-compliant patients treasurer: Mandy Bowers. who do not take their drugs. They are looking for a looking for pastures new but would love to continue writing for Talk of the Town. solution to this.

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Citizens Advice Bureau Friends and relatives unknowingly signing up to large debts says Redcar & Cleveland Citizens Advice Bureau Friends and relatives are being saddled with mountains of debt after unknowingly signing up to guarantee expensive loan repayments, Redcar & Cleveland Bureau has said.

A new report from the national Citizens Advice warns about guarantor loans – which it says have the potential to be “just as damaging” as payday loans.

This type of loan sees a borrower give the name of a guarantor, normally a friend or family member, who is then pursued in the case of default or arrears.

A Problem Shared says 43 per cent of guarantors who sought help from Citizens Advice nationally were unsure of the extent of their responsibilities. It also highlights that guarantors can still be liable to pay off a debt even if the borrower has died.

The report adds that because guarantors are not regarded as ‘customers’ by regulators, they miss out on basic protections most debtors would receive.

Citizens Advice say the loans, which have average interest rates of 46.3 per cent, are often marketed at borrowers with poor credit histories, sometimes as ‘solution’ loans.

Like payday loans, Redcar & Cleveland Citizens Advice Bureau is concerned preventative action by the FCA will not be taken on guarantor loans until it is too late for many people.

Christine Wallis, Chief Executive of Redcar & Cleveland Bureau, said: “Guarantor loans can turn helping a friend into a nightmare. People who act as a guarantor don’t have the basic protections we expect when taking out a loan, even though they may have to pay back the whole amount plus high rates of interest. Consumers need better regulation of the guarantor loan market. Anyone struggling with this kind of debt can came to us for help.”

Gillian Guy, Chief Executive of Citizens Advice, said:

“Friends and relatives are unknowingly signing up to mountains of debt. Guarantor loans carry with them huge risks and our evidence shows people are getting involved without being fully aware of the dangers. It is positive that measures have been taken to try and tackle problems with payday loans, but other forms of credit still pose threats.

The FCA has the chance to act quickly to better regulate guarantor loans – it cannot wait for more people to fall into arrears or be taken to court before taking action.”

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News and Views from the Valley By the time this edition is read the school holidays will be almost over. There have been thousands of visitors in the valley and most of that has been really positive.

Unfortunately the same cannot be said for the evening visitors who hang out around the Woodland Centre. The damage done by late night young drinkers and druggies has gone up a level. We have had burnt out wheelie bins, a bench was nearly destroyed by fire and a tree was badly singed. Our pretty water feature has been smashed up.

Unfortunately spending thousands on more and better CCTV is a bit pointless when the police are the first to admit that they no longer have the resources to follow up.

The only thing to do is make efforts to engage with that age group. We are pleased that a group of National Citizenship Service young people are starting a programme of work in our garden. They have come up with some novel ideas for things to make and do and this is what is needed; activities that interest a generation who are much more involved with up to date media and social networking than most of us are. We are dinosaurs by comparison.

We had our Summer Picnic on August 1st (date wrong in the last magazine – last minute change of plan).

Helen Gaunt and Derek Mosey are creating a mural for the woodland centre and scheduled three open workshops for people to work on a piece of the mosaic. The first workshop was on the picnic afternoon.

At the end of the picnic afternoon, the ukulele band Ukes and Toots came down after a session at the bandstand and wound up the afternoon nicely.

The second mosaic workshop had a large group from the N.C.S. taking part and they really got well involved with it and it is rapidly taking shape.

There is an ongoing bat survey work for which more participants are needed. This is a Heritage Lottery funded project on which we are collaborating with Tees Valley Wildlife Trust. We have state of the art bat detectors to play with so it’s the real deal! Contact sbarry@teeswildlife.org.

September 13th 1 – 3pm we are having an afternoon of story telling with some related craft activity. Pat Clarke who used to run story telling sessions at Saltburn Library will be telling stories in our garden (if it’s fine; inside if wet).

Happy Back to School!

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The Countryside Ranger and Volunteers, September 2015 For those people who didn’t already know, Saltburn Valley has been successful in retaining its Green Flag Award status for another year, that is now 9 consecutive years! A big ‘thank you’ must go to the Saltburn Countryside Volunteers, the Friends of the Valley, and a host of other local Community Groups and individuals who all play an important part in keeping the Valley a unique place to visit, without whom I don’t think this would have been possible.

The Green Flag Award is the national standard for parks and green spaces in England and Wales. The award scheme began in 1996 as a means of recognising and rewarding the best green spaces in the country.

Late August, early September is a time to make the most of our wildlife, since both the diversity and abundance of species will diminish from now on. In addition to common and widespread species, a number of regional wildlife species are currently at their best. Wayside and coastal flowers are often covered in insects at this time of year, and birds and mammals are easy to see.

By late August, the autumn migration for many species of birds is well under way. The general flow of movement takes the birds southwards from breeding grounds in northern Europe to warmer wintering quarters.

However, a few individuals also seem to wander in the wrong direction maybe as a result of bad weather or due to a bad sense of direction. Records most often involve inexperienced juveniles, but adults may also be misled. This is probably why the colourful bee-eater regularly appears in Britain.

Huge numbers of waders pass through Britain in September. Fortunately, most of the small waders provide observers with excellent views. Oyster Catchers, striking black and white birds with long, thick, orange-red bills and long, pink legs are found in abundance, their bright orangeringed red eyes picking out worms and molluscs on the seashore. They gather in large flocks and are highly vocal with loud piping calls, competing with the kittiwakes higher up the cliffs. The whole lot sound like a playground full of noisy school children.

Handsome, glossy green-black cormorants can also be seen at Saltburn on the seashore, usually on a rocky outcrop, drying their feathers or warming their bodies with their distinctive outstretched wings. They are adept swimmers and are capable of prolonged dives in search of

fish. By contrast their flight appears rather laboured, especially when they have taken off from the water.

The growing season for many plants is drawing to a close, marked by the appearance of colourful berries and fruits. At the beginning of autumn, insects are still very much in evidence and fungi begin to appear in profusion.

Following downpours of rain in September, clusters of ink-cap fungi are a common sight on grassy roadside verges, as well as in meadows and even on lawns in mature gardens.

At first, all that can be seen is the egg-shaped outline of the cap, which is covered in shaggy scales. Over a period of a day or so, however, a rising stalk elevates its stature and the cap opens and becomes bell-shaped. The cap’s appearance is constantly changing and the margins soon begin to blacken as the spores ripen. Before long, the entire cap dissolves into a black ink-like fluid and all that remains is the withered remains of the stalk. The name ink-cap derives from the fact that as the cap matures, it dissolves away in an inky fluid that makes intensely black ink. In September, all the various stages of growth can be seen alongside each other.

Examine any lawn in September after heavy rainfall and you may find a substantial crop of fungi. Often well represented among their numbers is a group called the waxcaps, all of which can be recognised by their waxy texture.

The conical wax-cap is one of the most widespread species of fungi in Britain. Watch a particular specimen over a few days and you will see it change colour from yellow to orange red.

Eventually, the cap will begin to discolour and blacken irregularly. Such changes in appearance are commonplace in fungi and serve as a useful reminder to the nature enthusiast of the pitfalls involved in identification. Conical wax-caps often appear in roughly the same area of grass each year.

This reflects the fact that the main component of the fungus – the underground mycelium – lives much longer than the fruiting body.

Task days continue throughout the year every Friday, we meet near the centre at about 10.00am.

You can see the work of the volunteers on their website: www.saltburncountrysidevolunteers.btck.co.uk For more information please contact paul.murphy@redcarcleveland.gov.uk For Volunteering opportunities please contact Karen.preston@redcar-cleveland.gov.uk Paul Murphy

Greta cottage residential care home, caring for the elderly and EMI needs. We provide a home from home, our staff are friendly and fully qualified. We have a daily activities programme which includes trips out in our mini bus and musical afternoons. Our rooms are individually decorated and all food is homemade on the premises.

For any further information please contact us on 01287 622498 or e‐mail gretacottage@outlook.com where our staff will be happy to help.

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1st Saltburn Scout Group August is a quieter month all Sections having ceased their regular activities for the summer break. A time for Leaders to catch up on personal tasks previously postponed; or carefully ignored. Wives, husbands or partners now have first claim on what is to be done or needs finishing off! Whilst we as Leaders review the year; gather our breath; and then plan the weekly programs for the next eleven months (every week is planned in advance; accepting that weather and seasons can all have an effect). We then hopefully catch up on tasks around the building, review equipment lists and possibly fill-in gaps as necessary. So Scouting never ceases entirely during the summer period; it was pleasant to be greeted the other day in a local supermarket by a parent, who asked “I hope you are enjoying the break and doing what you want to do?” Leaders need the break, just as much as the young people do. A change in routines refreshes us all; for Leaders it is pleasant not to be committed to that “two hours a week” involvement. This belief about amount of involvement is often aired when people ask about Scouting, it is the length of a regular Section meeting; but this ignores the planning sessions or any other activities.

Beavers, Cubs and Scouts are enjoying their break, having met several already they already have ideas and thoughts of what they would like to do after the break; but more importantly gathering their energies ready for September and another exciting year in Scouting. Beavers were expecting to be slightly reduced in numbers on their return (with six members ‘moving on to Cubs’), but I was already aware of four new members due to join (three as a

Saltburn Line User Group Next Meeting: Tuesday, 1st September 2015 at 7.15pm

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result of enquiries since we broke for summer); so perhaps they will not be that ‘quiet’ either. The Cub Pack we know will be at the highest number on roll since I was asked to lead the Group and this is a similar picture for the Scout Troop; our Leaders, helpers and parents who give their time must be getting something right if we can hold and increase our membership at this rate. Both the young people and their supporters; be it parents, Leaders or our Section Assistants and helpers deserve a round of applause for their commitment and interest. Many thanks.

Meanwhile more mundane problems: we are finally getting our toilet cubicles installed, now underway and next comes the decorating (but we have volunteers for that!); so hopefully September will see a more useable set of toilets. We would also like to give a big thank you to Tingdene staff for ensuring our grassed surrounds are kept neat and tidy – they do it as part of their gardening routines – saving the Group a problem and ensuring we present a tidy roadside aspect.

Finally a really big THANK YOU to Judy Snowdon, she at short notice arranged and held a coffee morning to raise funds for 1st Saltburn Group at Milton Methodist Church, raising a total of £141.50. Thanks to those parents, who with some Beavers and Cubs (in uniform) came along, but the big thanks is to Judy.

As we move on into the next year of Scouting @ 1st Saltburn, before anybody asks; YES I am still here, but we still need more involvement! In the meantime our parents and friends continue to be involved in all our endeavours; for which we are very grateful. We would still be grateful for any assistance in all our activities (however little!) and if you are interested in joining us, please enquire: John G. Hannah – 07811 801627 (or johnghannah@yahoo.co.uk).

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The Saltburn Profile by Rosemary Nicholls Frank Bishop “I’m very proud of my family,” says eighty-eight year old Frank Bishop of Laurieston Residential Care Home.

“They’ve all turned out to be very hard workers and they come to see me regularly.”

Frank was born in Dormanstown and had two sisters and three brothers, all of whom have now sadly died. His Dad was a foreman at the steelworks and before that, an ironstone miner at Skinningrove. His Grandma had a confectioner’s shop. At one time, she considered buying Saltburn’s Ship Inn, but when inside, she found she was frightened by the roar of the sea.

Frank’s Mum was in poor health when he was young and her Doctor recommended a move from low-lying Dormanstown to Saltburn. Frank arrived with one more year of schooling to do. He remembers that there were a lot of evacuees from Gateshead in the town.

As a child, Frank got one week’s holiday at his aunts’ home in Carlin How, where they ran a dress-making business. He enjoyed going, but he wasn’t allowed to play out and get dirty with the local boys.

When he was thirteen, he got a Gazette job. “There was an early edition and a final edition,” he says. “I had to shout out and sell them from Dormanstown to Coatham. My Mum used to come and find me and if I only had a couple left, she would buy them and tell me to pack up. She was a very caring person.”

In 1942, Frank left school and turned down his Dad’s offer to get a job for him. Instead, he chose to become an apprentice welder. As it was wartime, he couldn’t move jobs, but when the war was declared over, he got his call up papers and was sent to the Air Force for two years. He wouldn’t have missed it for the world, but he wanted to settle down with his new wife, Doris Upton. “She was a lovely woman from a lovely family,” Frank says. “Her father was on the lifeboat at Redcar.”

“I courted her from when she was seventeen years old,” he explains. “She was an usherette at Redcar Regent Cinema. I was a cinema projectionist in my spare time and was taught and worked at The Cosy Cinema in Saltburn’s Milton Street.” The cinemas were very popular and he remembers showing the wonderful new film of ‘Gone with the Wind’.

Frank and his Dad worked on a big allotment, opposite Saltburn cemetery. They kept hens and rabbits and grew their own veg. When the council houses were built, allotments were opened up on the other side of the railway.

But when Frank was on shift work, it became too difficult to look after the livestock and so the flock was sold to a local butcher.

Frank was on short time (one week off in four) at Warrenby Works, when ICI was being built. So he went there for a trade test and was offered a job as a welder. He was such a keen worker that he also took a Saturday morning job for fifteen shillings at Saltburn Stables, when they were based at the Zetland Hotel. “One day, I was asked to turn up at 6.00am to ride a point to point horse to Redcar,” he remembers. “I went up Milton Street and up alongside the railway track, when a train suddenly startled the horse and it set off galloping to Redcar! I clung on and when I got there,

the blacksmith noticed that the horse was all lathered. I told him what had happened and he said if the horse had thrown me, I would have been a goner!”

He felt a lot safer on his own transport: a motorbike with sidecar for the family and then in his first car, a little Austin A35!

However, Frank’s working life came to an end, when his eyesight failed and he retired early. He has inherited a family condition: macular degeneration and although he is still registered as a welder, he can’t see at all well. He misses reading: he used to love Westerns, but he still enjoys music.

He used to have a radiogram and boxes of albums up in his loft, which he was very reluctant to part with when he had to downsize. His favourite musicians are Caruso and Al Jonson. In younger days, he was a member of Wilton Male Voice Choir, in which he sang baritone. He used to be a keen sequence and ballroom dancer too. These days, he appreciates being wheeled over to the Bandstand for summer brass band concerts. He also enjoys going to the Community Centre to the monthly meetings of Saltburn Visually Impaired Group.

He is very grateful to the staff of Laurieston, who he says cannot do enough for him. “You can’t fault this place,” he says. Their care is augmented by Frank’s four children: Dennis, who runs a fish and chip shop at Sleights; Gary, who has a Saltburn painting and decorating business; Stephen, who works for a big firm outside Blackpool and Gary’s twin sister, Lynn, who works as a sales administrator on the trading estate at Marske.

“They’ve all done well,” Frank says. “I couldn’t wish for a better family!”

Sadly, since this profile was written, Frank has died.

His family have expressed a wish that publication should go ahead.

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NEEDS YOU Saltburn 500 Club is looking for new members to join!

The 500 Club, along with Friends of Saltburn, raise funds to help to improve/maintain the pleasant ambience of the town.

Funds raised pay for, or go towards: Christmas Lights Summer Band performances Flower displays around the town Plus many other activities/displays There is a monthly prize draw which pays a top prize of £100 and 5 other cash prizes.

Membership of the 500 Club is £12 per annum, which can be paid monthly.

Membership forms are available from Jackie’s Saverstore or the library.

People not wishing to participate in the 500 Club can make donations to Friends of Saltburn, which is purely for fund‐raising.

Brian Hudson Decorator Interior and Exterior 30 years experience Free estimates

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What’s happening at Marske Hall?

SEPTEMBER EVENTS Fundraising events for Marske Hall Please come along and support our fundraising efforts. If you can’t attend you can still support our residents by donating tombola prizes, paperback novels, baby knitting wool, buttons, sets and singles, and any old tea pots! Simply call into Marske Hall from 9am - 5pm, Monday to Friday.

Places may still be available to take part in the Great North Run and help raise money for Leonard Cheshire Disability.

Call the Hall for details.

Table Top Sale - Saturday, 12th September 11am - 1pm.

Browse the stalls and grab a bargain. Tombola and refreshments available. Free admission, donations welcomed.

Car Wash - Saturday, 26th September from 10am. Call into the Hall and get your car spruced up.

Looking ahead Coffee Morning at Marske Leisure Centre - Saturday, 3rd October. Pop in for a cuppa and a chat.

Cakes, books and tombola.

Craft Fair - Saturday, 17th October, Marske Hall. A limited number of tables are available to hire.

Call the Hall and ask for Sally.

Funds raised at these events will enhance the lives of people living at Marske Hall, Registered Charity No: 218186.

For details of these and other events call 01642 482672 or visit: www.facebook/marskehall.com Marske Hall, Redcar Road, TS11 6AA. 58

The Man Shed by Alan Butler So here we are, finally back in Teesside. It isn’t exactly Saltburn itself but if we lean far enough out of one of the upstairs windows we can ‘almost’ see the Saltburn Church tower. The important thing is that we are back in the area, and how wonderful it feels. My only slight reservation is what we had to go through in order to be here. I had heard before that in terms of stress, moving house was up there with divorce and redundancy and whoever made that assessment was not exaggerating.

Having got the worst of the situation out of the way we began to empty and get rid of all the boxes we had so assiduously accumulated over the previous months. In a shocking reversal of the expected situation we eventually discovered that we had parted with just about everything we ‘did’ need, whilst at the same time managing to bring with us every conceivable item we could have happily lived without.

From my point of view the hardest task had been deciding what to part with from the garage. I knew before we arrived that there was no garage here, though I was relieved to note that there was an 8ft by 4ft brick built shed. Not being either Dr Who or some amazing stage magician, it had become obvious to me sometime before the move that only a small proportion of the stuff I had accumulated across ten years – which filled the garage to overflowing, would actually fit in the new shed. So I decided within a day or two of arriving that a new shed would be necessary.

Most people would simply have gone to the nearest DIY superstore and bought a flat-packed shed that they could erect in a day or so but typical of me (a man who in 64 years has hardly learned anything) I wanted to build my own second shed. The job was finally completed and I began to move everything from the existing shed to the new one.

It took me three quarters of an hour on the phone to explain to my sister why I needed a second shed in order to contain all the items we had already put in the existing shed and it was after this conversation that it suddenly occurred to me that I had entered ‘man shed syndrome’. Suddenly I wanted somewhere comfortable and ordered – a retreat from the normal routines of working life to which I could go when things got complicated and, horror of horrors, I even found myself thinking about installing a deckchair!

So keen was I to create this utopia that I bought a bucket of magnolia paint, swept all the cobwebs and old paint from the brick shed, engaged in what was almost a mortal struggle with a spider the size of a dinner plate and did not emerge until the place was spick and span.

Despite myself I now intend to put up shiny, galvanized hooks for all the garden implements and I have bought a fancy tool organiser to grace one wall. I intend to arrange all my screwdrivers in size and purpose order and to sort all my screws according to length, width and purpose. My power tools will all carry tidy

loops so that they can be hung on the wall, instead of getting tangled in a mess on the bench.

I can tell that Kate thinks the whole business is a hoot and I have to confess that I have utterly astonished myself. However, I do now realize for the first time why all those excellent paintings of animals and people embellish the walls of remote caves from the Stone Age period. It was obviously our distant ancestors experiencing the very earliest form of man shed syndrome. If they considered caves to be the ‘womb’ of the Earth, as many experts believe, then maybe that’s what this whole man shed thing is really about. If so, I will soon have the cleanest and tidiest surrogate womb to which I can retreat.

I explained this theory to Kate but she is of the opinion that from Stone Age times until the present day man shed syndrome was and is simply a response by the male of the species to get away from what they considered to be a nagging partner. Maybe this is true but there is definitely psychology involved. On the television a week or two ago there was a gardening program in which a woman claimed ownership of the family shed and referred to it as a ‘woman shed’. From a man’s perspective and quite spontaneously there is definitely something ‘wrong’ about this, though for the life of me I can’t think what it could be.

On a different tack, I feel more or less obliged to mention Kate’s three Saltburn grandchildren in this article, having been browbeaten into doing so by the children themselves. To our immense enjoyment they have been spending a good deal of time with us during the summer holidays and each of them has explained to me in no uncertain terms what the ‘stardom’ of being mentioned in these pages means to them. Whether they will score points from it with their friends when they get back to school I’m not entirely sure but since you asked, Gabriel, Elizabeth and Briony – this is your moment. And while we are on the subject of the children, something truly amusing cropped up in conversation the other day that I simply have to mention here.

We were sitting out in the back garden in the sunshine. Kate was digging around in a flower bed when she found a large, plastic star partly hidden in the earth.

Being the sort of person she is, Kate jokingly told the children that it had fallen from the sky the night before.

The older children simply accepted the story with a shrug, because they know Grandma is like that, but not Briony, who is seven years old and naturally sceptical. She took a long look at the star and then announced.

“This is not a real star because real stars are round and in any case it can’t have been made by God because it says on it ‘Made in China’.

I suggested that perhaps God had made this particular star ‘in’ China but she was having none of it.

“Don’t be silly Alan,” she told me. “It’s true that God makes stars but everyone knows that China was invented by Captain James Cook!”

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Saltburn Allotments Association September again. Is it the season of mists and mellow fruitfulness? There’s certainly plenty of mist around at the moment and there was plenty of mellow fruitfulness during July and August if what I have seen of people’s strawberry patches and laden fruit bushes is anything to go by.

It’s a lovely month in my mind, September. Things slow down a bit and there’s time to take stock and think about what next. Before that, though, an apology. I know that quite a lot of Saltburn people voted for me in May, particularly for Saltburn, Marske and New Marske Parish Council. After much soul searching I resigned the other week after only a few short months. I rather feel I’ve let people down but, by myself now, it was just one commitment too many and I found I wasn’t coping. I hope you’ll understand.

So, for September’s goodies. We can still be sowing spring onions; they will be even happier sown in pots which can be moved under cover during the worst of the winter weather and should give a good crop in spring.

Spring cabbage is just about possible still and the packets advise September for another sowing of all year round cauliflower. Other varieties to sow now are the various oriental leaves, pak choi, hardy salads and turnips. It’s also a good time to sow green manures if you like to use them to keep the soil structure in an area over winter and dig in for goodness in spring. Grazing rye, winter tares and field beans are good varieties for our clay soil.

Advantages of green manures include the fact that they keep weeds down, stop the rain and snow washing nutrients out of the soil as the roots absorb and hold them in and, if you grow field beans, you can harvest them as you would small broad beans.

If you have already sown seeds to put young plants into the ground to overwinter, you will probably be planting out spring cabbage. Some books also suggest planting overwintering onion sets. My experience is that September is too early for this part of the country. They put on too much green growth before winter and tend to get knocked back in the very bad weather. I usually plant mine at the end of October and I think some people hang on until November.

I know gardeners have mixed views about wildlife but some animals are very beneficial as they help pollinate or eat the pests. One job you could do while there’s some time, is make some animal shelters for over winter survival. Bird feeders, small ponds, insect homes, a log pile will all help beneficial wildlife survive.

However, if you have fruit trees, tie or paint a grease band round each trunk and the tree’s support. This will stop the codling moth climbing up and laying eggs in buds to be, thus spoiling next year’s fruit.

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Saltburn, Marske & New Marske Parish Council The Parish Council is in recess in August, but there are a couple of important announcements as follows: The Parish Council wish to announce that the current tenant of the land known as Marske Recreation Ground will be vacating as of 30th September 2015. A process is currently underway to secure a new tenant to provide sporting and recreational facilities on this land.

An update will be given in due course.

Following a recent Parish Council meeting it was agreed that the waiting list for Saltburn allotments will now be administered by the Parish Council office. We are currently trying to contact everyone who is on the lists that have been passed to us, to ascertain whether they are still interested in renting an allotment garden. Where possible we have either telephoned or written to residents but in some cases we do not have an address and the telephone numbers given are incomplete or unobtainable.

If you are on the waiting list for an allotment in Saltburn, please get in touch so that we can update your details. If you aren’t currently on the list but are interested in having an allotment you can download an application form from our website or alternatively email or ring the office.

Tracy Meadows Clerk and RFO Saltburn, Marske & New Marske Parish Council ℅ Saltburn Leisure Centre, Marske Mill Lane, Saltburn, TS12 1HJ Tel: 01287 623477 email: office@smnmpc.co.uk www.smnmpc.co.uk

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The Muses of Jim I am using my tablet as my main computer is poorly and is in the shop being treated. I have managed to connect my laptop to the internet and email, but have lost access to my address book. This means I have lost contact with the rest of the world. As I receive emails, I can slowly build up a new address book. That’s enough of the technical stuff.

Highlights of the past month were varied. The Top Club old man’s trip was certainly one. This annual event, where long serving members, armed with a tax free gift of twenty pounds sterling from the club, go out for the day somewhere. Thus armed we were left to discover the delights of South Shields.

Fortunately, the weather appeared to be promising to be well behaved. I did seven weeks training here, so it was nice to be back. Sad to say there was several shops standing empty, but on the other hand there was plenty of people around carrying full shopping bags. After a visit to a small but very good local museum in the main street followed by a cheese and onion stottie from the local Gregg’s, as I couldn’t find a Coopland’s. Then a walk down Ocean Road, with its many, many take-aways to the Boating Lake, stopping to admire the second oldest lifeboat in the world, with the name of Tyne. Redcar’s Zetland was acknowledged as the oldest. Afterwards we had a quick visit to the Fun Fair and the steep climb up

the Harbour Lights. After recovering my breath and the pain had subsided from my poor legs, I went to inspect the two Russian Guns, captured during the Crimean War. From here was a wonderful view of the vista of Tynemouth. Behind the guns are two old navigation shipmarks and the old pilot’s house. A short distance inland is the site of a Roman fort, with its reconstructed entrance. I called in to ask about the famous plastic bottle top that was on display some years ago. They all had knowledge of the incident. I then made my way slowly back to the centre of the town. The terrace housing was notable on account of the different bricks used in their construction. On my return to the main street I started to meet up with other members of the club. All were of the opinion that they had had a good day out. I can’t wait to find out where we are going to go next year.

Poor old Spud had a bit of a shock. During the recent weather he has started to sit outside in the sun. When all of a sudden he fled inside up the stairs followed by a small black dog, who was followed by the owner. An indignant cat, a yapping dog and a very embarrassed young lady.

Spud sought refuge under a bed in the attic and the dog was recovered by its owner. It was so funny. The cat came down from the attic after a time. He seemed to be unaffected by the whole experience. Poor old Spud.

Unfortunately, today (the first day of the Folk Festival, Friday) the sunshine had disappeared only to be replaced by both rain and mist, so that this morning’s activity was rather disappointing. Members of Saltburn Gill Action Group had arranged to meet up with the Coal Authority’s Project Manager of the work on the Treatment Plant. The scheme is complete. The two types of reeds have been planted and will become operational during the oncoming months. Even so at the moment the treated water is of good quality, and people have started to comment about the improvement. Fish, mammals, birds and even dragonflies are moving in. To think people said it couldn’t be done.

I have got a new toy. It cost me nothing. I decided to join the 21st Century and it was free. I have had smart meters fitted and did I mention that they were free? They were fitted yesterday after I had requested them last week online. The operative arrived at the time arranged and to my surprise and delight it was a young lady. She said I looked surprised to see a girl and I said I was delighted, but she was laughing and was not offended. The meters were soon fitted and the workings were explained. There is a little monitor which gives a constant read out of how electricity consumption is going.

Finally, I was late with this month’s contribution, it being a day after the deadline. The weather was much improved on the Saturday of the Folk Festival so I decided to have a look at some of the free shows at the station portico when I was caught by the editor. The look of his over his glasses was enough to freeze hell! (Sorry, Ian.) Jim Wingham 61

The Saltburn Crossword no 171 set by Dinosaur Across 1 Brotton road with common alternative spelling of Saltburn landscape feature (10, 5) 8 Teased and irritated by a common British wild flower? (7) 9 Small particle or seed of the grass family (5) 11 Saltburn shop sells ripping ones (5) 12 Describes the study of plants to oil Cat Nab (9) 13 Join the armed forces finding Doreen Lister in (6) 15 Saltburn’s Hob Hill has such a road, and elsewhere in Saltburn (8) 16 Scottish town not by-the-Sea despite being by the sea! (8) 18 He grows our food concealed afar, mermaid revealed (6) 21 Spirit of Saltburn has centre in the centre of town (9) 23 Alternative spelling for a board over a shop showing the Football Association needs the Central Intelligence Agency (5) 24 Go rotten or confused back in meld data (5) 25 Big wave sorts us a mint (7) 26 System of government that allows no opposition shakes tail to a rain mist (15)

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Solution to Crossword no 170

The winner of last month’s crossword was Pat Weatherald of Brunswick Street, Whitby.

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Newish Saltburn homes honour the founder (5, 5, 5) Not artificial found in the gnat Urals (7) Speaks or names, telephones or visits (5) Most of us are to some extent in these hard times (2, 4) Campaigner or boxer? (7) Action ices contain chemical adjective (5) Philosophy that we’re all the same, or should be in the law and society, is quite a liar, man redistributing (15) Total forgetfulness is a name put about (7) Made submissive when subscription owed to fourth letter (7) Clothing rent I am representing (7) Ornamental knotted threadwork cram I am sorting (7) Marine mollusc found on the boy’s terrain (6) Intended to put direction in animal food (5) Animals as opposed to flora (5)

Send your completed crossword to: Saltburn Crossword no 171, c/o Jackie’s Saverstore, 8 Station Buildings, Saltburn, TS12 1AQ

by Friday, 18th September 2015. First correct solution out of the bag wins a £10 voucher kindly donated by Tim and Sheila of Real Meals.

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