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SHED RAIDS PCSO Keith Bartlett is urging people to remain vigilant to stem a wave of thefts from sheds in Hoole. You can read more in his update. Also, this month we’ve got news Hoole CE School, Hoole Rangers, an open day at Hoole Park, the history of Lightfoot Street, financial column, gardening with Janet Heath and Thought for the Month with the Rev Andy Glover.
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By Richard Wheeler Cert.REA MANY people have asked us how to show off their home at its best in this busy market period so we have put together some handy hints and tips on how to prepare your home for sale.
First Impressions
It is vital to create the right first impression and a tidy looking house will attract more viewings, giving you more choices and hopefully a higher price. The first thing a buyer sees is the outside of your home. If looks untidy they will automatically assume that the inside is the same. Take some time to tidy the garden, trim the borders, sweep the drive, add some flower pots or hanging baskets and, if it needs it, even paint the front door.
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De-clutter! It’s the phrase most sellers dread, but it doesn’t have to be painful! A large proportion of buyers are moving to gain more ‘space’, so show it off to them, don’t hide it! Make sure smaller or narrower areas such as the hallway, stairs and landing are free from clutter, especially at floor and eye level. A tidy room presents much better than an untidy one so clear away the kids’ toys, put the dog basket in the garage, take down the birthday cards (temporarily) and put the dishes away.
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A kitchen is often the engine room of a home where walls and tiles are subject to a greater amount of wear and tear. Before you go ripping it all out, try painting the walls, re-grouting the tiles, deepcleaning cupboard fronts and surfaces, you may be surprised what an effect this has (and it could save you thousands of pounds!). If you are considering replacing the kitchen before you sell, please talk to us first so that we can help you assess the viability, cost and benefit.
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The bathroom is another key area. It should be clean and fresh, with no water marks or lime scale encrusted taps. Replacing a window blind or shower head & hose can have a huge impact. The suite should be well sealed and the tiles clean and grouted. Clear away the toiletries, fold the towels and put the loo seat down!
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CONCERNS ABOUT SHED RAIDS IN HOOLE HOUSEHOLDERS are urged to beef up security on their garden sheds following a spate of burglaries in recent weeks. There have been four shed breaks in the Canadian Avenue area of Hoole, with opportunist thieves trying their luck in gardens at dusk. I would urge people to get a decent lock for their shed. We know that sheds are traditionally not particularly secure but if a thief is confronted by a sturdy lock he or she will have to get some bolt cutters or try and lever the doors off, both of which can take time and make a noise. We’ve noticed that a lot of the time the thieves are just hoping to get lucky and sometimes they will find a shed with a flimsy lock or an unlocked shed with a valuable road bike inside. The expensive road bikes are often stolen so it might be worth keeping it in the house. Another precaution that people can take is installing an outside light that is triggered by movement. A thief will be less likely to break in if he is lit up! Finally, I’d just like to urge people to give us a call if they see something suspicious. You don’t need to worry about wasting our time, because we would rather you let us know if you see a stranger in a neighbour’s garden and then we can investigate. If it’s a false alarm, then no worries! l If you have any info on this, please contact the police on the non-emergency number 101.
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Hoole History Corner
Ralph Earlam, Chairman of Hoole History and Heritage Society, looks at the resident IF you pass by quickly, the eastern side of Lightfoot Street appears to be a continuous row of terraced houses. Look closely and you will see differences in style which came about with the development of that side of the Street. The first houses at the northern end were built in 1880/1 but the gap shown in the 1889 OS Map indicates where the landowner and solicitor Mr. J. P. Court applied on behalf of Mr. Fisher, Builder, of Hoole for a full licence to a public house about to be erected. This would have been 232 yards from the Ermine Hotel and was refused. Terraced
houses were then built to Walker Street, where larger houses were eventually erected on each corner. Building continued southwards onto 323 sq. yds of land which had been bought by Frederick Lipsham in 1886, but only as far as No. 39. (No.40, an odd shaped dwelling was squeezed in later). It stopped there because the boundary with Cowpastures had been reached. This was the remainder of the field sold to the Railway Company by Macclesfield School, subsequently purchased by the Marquis of Westminster in 1842 and exchanged by him for land in Handbridge which was owned
by the Bluecoat Hospital. This apparently simple deal in fact contravened a condition of a legal Trust governing the land and the matter was not resolved until 1896/7!
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William Williams, a builder from Halkyn Road, then bought the land for ÂŁ3,608 and began the extension of Lightfoot Street from No. 4. These newer houses crossed the end of
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dential part of Lightfoot Street. Faulkner Street and if you look closely next time you pass you will see that the change in the facade of these dwellings is quite distinctive.
summonsed (wrongly) by Hoole UDC for building over the stream itself. It seems that the Council wanted to be rid of a noisy neighbour.
Near the corner with Westminster Road Flookersbrook flows under Lightfoot Street. In 1891 John Latham, a boilermaker was located here and he was
This site was later occupied by the West of England Building Supply Company in the1920s and by Houlbrooks Produce Merchants in the 1950s.
Because of its origins the road was often in a bad state of repair, cab drivers refused to deliver there and the council received a lot of criticism. It could never have been envisaged that the street along which cattle were driven would eventually contain so many parked cars and require speed humps.
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HOOLE RANGERS FC
Rangers look to emerge stronger from their bleak midwinter SINCE Hoole Rangers’ decision to withdraw the 1st team from the Chester and Wirral football league premier division in November last year, the rebuilding has progressed well for the Division 2 side. The first game for the new side in November was against Elton Rigger and resulted in an exciting 5-5 draw. Early December saw a very difficult tie against Premier division Kelsall, and there were no surprises with Hoole going down by 8-2. At that point, we once again had the annual enforced winter break due to waterlogged pitches and didn’t play again until mid February. This usually frustrating break however, allowed us to recruit a number of new players and the ongoing weekly training gave time for managers Mark Roberts and Craig Jones to put together a much more competitive squad. The first game after the break was a very difficult tie against Division 2 leaders Samba, away in the Cayzer Shield. After a great performance, the game went into extra time. After 120 minutes, the teams could not be separated and the game went to penalties, with Hoole unfortunately losing out 5-4. There then followed 2 league
games against mid table sides and Hoole ran our worthy winners by 3-1 against Orange Athletic and 6-0 against Ellesmere Port Spartans. In the final game of this period, we were drawn against a strong Division 1 side Ashton in the Tom Gerraghty Memorial Trophy and despite a very good overall performance, mistakes cost us dearly and the 0-5 scoreline was an unfair reflection of the difference between the sides. The problems at the beginning of the season meant we had lost a significant amount of ground on the top teams, winning only two of our first 12 games, but we are looking at a strong finish to the season with a top fiveplace a real possibility. Geoff Neale In February we had some very sad news, Geoff Neale, Hoole Rangers President, died aged 70. Geoff was one of the founder members of the club, and played an active role on the committee for over 20 years. We offer Geoff’s son Barry, who has played for Hoole Rangers in every season since 1992, plus all of Geoff’s family, our deepest condolences.
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HEROIC STORY BY THE REV ANDY GLOVER
A FEW weeks ago I was talking to my 10 year old nephew and he was telling me all about a film that he had just seen on DVD called “Finding Nemo.” He was really excited because Nemo was just like one of the fish that his dad had in his fish tank and he loved feeding the fish with dad! I was able to tell him I’d seen the film and that it was one of my Andy Glover has lived in favourite films!! Hoole with his wife Sue for In the film Nemo is a little clown fish. He lives in the Great Barrier 27 years. Andy began at Reef with his dad, Marlin. Nemo’s father loved him very much. Hoole Baptist Church, on He watched over Nemo and protected him from every evil. Nemo Westminster Road, as Youth and his dad were best friends. But one day Nemo disobeyed his Pastor, before becoming father and swam beyond the reef. He was suddenly scooped up by the Pastor and now Team a diver and taken away on a boat. Nemo’s disobedience caused him Leader. to be separated from his father. Nemo was so sad because there was nothing he could do to get back to his father. Nemo ended up in fish tank in a dentist’s office overlooking the Sydney Harbour. His situation seemed hopeless. The father loved little Nemo so much that it did not matter how big the ocean was, or how many fish there were. He was determined to save Nemo, and set out on an incredible adventure to seek and save little Nemo. The good news of this heroic father travelling the ocean in search of his son reached Nemo through a pelican named Nigel. Eventually father and son are reunited. There are many reasons why so many people enjoy the film Finding Nemo. It is a powerful story about determination of a caring father. Marlin refused to give up – he was determined to find with his son. It is the story of being lost, and then found. This year I have been involved a new project here in Chester call “City Passion” This was a modern adaptation of the story of Jesus Christ’s arrest, trial and suffering, it included music, song, drama and cast of a few hundred. It ended with the execution of Jesus by crucifixion and then left us with a hint that this was not the end of the story and we could look forward to His resurrection 3 days later!!! All of this took place on Good Friday and was out on the streets of Chester City Centre. The most iconic image of the Passion is the crucifix - Christ in his last agony on the cross - found in statues and paintings, in glass, stone and wooden images in churches, and in jewellery. There are 2 main themes within the Passion; incarnation - the death of Jesus shows humanity that God had become truly human and that he was willing to undergo every human suffering, right up to the final agony of death; victory - the victory of Christ over death. The central belief of Christianity is that Jesus is alive; he rose from the dead and appeared to his disciples for 40 days before his ascension into Heaven, this claim makes Christianity different from all other Faiths – in that its founder – Jesus Christ – is still alive. At this time of Easter the story of Nemo can help you understand God and his love for you, when Jesus came to Judea to live, he came seeking and searching for people who are lost, those who God wants to know and to care for. Today God is still searching for you – through Jesus and His death and resurrection he has provided the means by which you can be found! 32 Tel 01244350398 www.hooleroundabout.com
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GARDENING BY JANET HEATH
COLOURFUL SPRING
APRIL is the month when plants really get going and I would like to start by looking at climbers, in particular Clematis. Spring gives a number of varieties to consider. Clematis armandii with larger, white slightly scented flowers is an evergreen climber which will flower even in darker corners of the garden. It needs a sheltered spot with moist well drained soil to do best and bear in mind it will cover a large area. I love Clematis alpina with small hanging bells of flowers in blue, white and pink. Clematis macropetala is particularly beautiful with delicate double flowers and does not get as woody as the alpina varieties. Prune just after flowering by cutting back a little if they get too large. Small perennials such as Allysum and Aubretia provide early season colour and another attractive alpine flower are Auriculas. Similar in size to Primroses they have velvety flowers in a wide range of colours. Very good for moist well drained soil in sun and dislike wet soil. If you have a woodland edge site with moist well drained soil try the stunning Dicentra spectabilis. It has arching stems with white or pink and white hanging flowers. It does die down later in the season but is lovely for a woodland garden. Plant alongside Epimedium a low growing perennial with glossy heart shaped leaves. In early spring they have new bronzy leaves and pale yellow or pink flowers depending on variety. Plant hardy annuals such as sunflowers, nasturtiums and marigolds out in the garden, where they are to flower. If the weather is mild later in April, sow seeds of lettuce, carrots and radishes outside. Make sure roses are fed and look out for aphids on new growth. Spray with a solution of washing up liquid to keep them at bay. If you would like to visit gardens for ideas, I suggest you look out for gardens open under the National Gardens Scheme where all proceeds go to charities including Marie Cure Cancer Care and Macmillan Cancer Support. Briarfield near Burton on the Wirral is open on 24th April and has a couple of acres of gardens with alpines, bulbs and herbaceous borders with plants for sale.
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Hoole United Reformed Church Activities for April 2016 Friday 1st Film Club 2pm doors open 1.40pm £2.50 towards refreshments Suspense, romance and comedy in Paris; starring Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn. A woman is pursued for a fortune her murdered husband had stolen. Who can she trust? Saturday 2nd 7pm Quiz Night with refreshments Sunday 3rd 10.30 morning service – Rev. Harold Dixon Monday 4th 12.15pm Luncheon Club – Helpers required please 5pm Rainbows; 6pm Brownies; 6.15pm Cub Scouts; 8pm Keep Fit Tuesday 5th 9.30am – 11.30am – 7.30pm Church Meeting Wednesday 6th 5.15pm Beavers; 6.15pm Cub Scouts; 7.45pm Scouts Thursday 7th 10am Men’s fellowship Sunday 10th 10.30 morning service Rev. John Wiggall Monday 11th (see Monday 4th) Tuesday 12th Toddlers 9.30am 7.45 pm Women’s Friendship Group Beetle Drive Wednesday 13th 5.15pm Beavers; 6.15pm Cub Scouts; 7.45pm Scouts
Tuesday 19th 9.30am – 11.30am Toddlers Wednesday 20th 5.15pm Beavers: Model night: In the ACTIVITY tonight beavers will use their imagination and will make models from Plasticine models can be anything beavers want to imagine, at the end will go toward their creative badge. Game will be red model run. 6.15pm Cub Scouts; 7.45pm Scouts Thursday 21st 10am Men’s fellowship Sunday 24th 10.30 morning service – Rev. Bill Farquar Monday 25th 12.15pm Luncheon Club – Helpers required please 5pm Rainbows; 6pm Brownies; 6.15pm Cub Scouts; 8pm Keep Fit Tuesday 26th 9.30am – 11.30am Toddlers; 7.45pm Women’s Friendship Group Speaker, Alysha Lawlor from Action for Children Wednesday 27th 10.45 am Prayer Meeting; 5.15pm Beavers: Photographer week 1: How does a camera work? ACTIVITY tonight beavers will be asked whether they have or can use a camera, beavers will take photos of each other / the building / flowers: Beavers will be asked whether these photos will be developed ready for next week. GAME will be matching the photo! 6.15pm Cub Scouts; 7.45pm Scouts Thursday 28th 10am Men’s fellowship
Thursday 14th 10am Men’s fellowship Sunday 17th 10.30 morning service Communion- Rev. Anne Bedford
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Monday 18th 12.15pm Luncheon Club – Helpers required please 5pm Rainbows; 6pm Brownies; 6.15pm Cub Scouts; 8pm Keep Fit
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Cheshire West & Chester councillors for Hoole & Newton HOOLE Angie Chidley Flat 5 Mission Mews Hoole Lane Chester, CH2 3DX Angie.Chidley@ cheshirewestandchester. gov.uk Cllr Alex Black Labour: 171 Hoole Lane Hoole CH2 3EQ Phone: 01244 328956 BOUGHTON Cllr Martyn Delaney Labour: c/o 5th Floor HQ, 58 Nicholas Street Chester CH1 2NP
NEWTON Richard Beacham 124 Black Diamond Park Chester CH1 3EW Richard.Beacham@ cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk
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USEFUL NUMBERS Age Concern (Cheshire). . . . . . . . 01606 881 668 Bus & Coach (Cheshire Bus Info). 01244 602 666 Chester Fire Station. . . . . . . . . . . 01244 342 145 Chester Zoo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01244 380 280 Cheshire West and Chester Council 0300 123 8 123 Cheshire Police . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01244 350 000 Countess of Chester Hospital . . 01244 365 000 John Lennon Airport (Liverpool). 0870 129 8484 Manchester Airport. . . . . . . . . . . . 0871 2710711 National Rail Enquiries (Info only).0845 748 4950 NHS Direct. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 NHS Stop Smoking Service. . . . 0800 169 0 169 Northgate Arena. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01244 380 444 Samaritans (Chester). . . . . . . . . . 01244 377 999
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Schools St Werburgh’s and St Columba’s RC Primary School, Lightfoot Street, Hoole Tel:981228. www.stwerburghandcolumbas.school.cheshire.org.uk Hoole Church of England Primary and Nursery School, Hoole Lane, Hoole. Tel 323890 www.hoole.cheshire.dbprimary.com Newton Primary School Kingsway West, Newton. 01244 981155 www.newtonprimary.cheshire.sch.uk
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Fairfield Road, Hoole Senior Club Nights: Monday and Thursday evenings starting at 6pm (Only invited Juniors are permitted to play at these times.) American Tournaments: 2nd Sunday of the month May to September (2pm) Junior Club Nights (All sessions FREE for members) Friday evenings April to September inclusive School years 3-6: 4.30pm-5.30pm School Years 7-11: 5.30pm-7.30pm www.hooleltc.hitssports.com
Westminster Road, 01244 342741 Arts Society Meets each Thursday during term time 10am2pm Yoga: Dru Yoga Class Wednesday 2.00 – 3.00 pm. Ideal for all ages, shapes and sizes. £5 a session. For information contact Mary on 01244 319509 or mary.clinging@ virgin.net
Hoole Library Based in Hoole Community Centre, Westminster Road Loans and returns linked to your Cheshire West and Chester Library card Regularly changing stock Free internet access. Parking. Mon 2–7pm; Tues 2-5pm; Thurs 2-5pm; Sat 10am-1pm. Phone: 01244 977380 www.cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk/libraries
Hoole Allotments Prices: £36 (full plot) £18 (half) Concessions: £18 (full plot) £9 (half) For vacancies contact: allotments@chester.gov.uk Tel: 402223
NEWTON Slimming World At County Officers, Plas Newton Lane, Tel. 01244 536 754 On Wednesdays at 9.30am, 5.30pm and 7.00pm.
Newton Pre-school (During Term Time) Mon-Thur 9am-3pm Fri 9am-12noon at Newton School, Kingsway West Tel. 01244 314271
Plas Newton WI The Women’s Institute meeting is held 3rd Wednesday of each month at 7.30pm in St Michael’s Church Hall, visitors welcomed.
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