July 2016 - Issue 108 www.overleighroundabout.co.uk Inside this month: Overleigh St Mary’s School, PCSO Chris Fox, Queen’s Park High, Deva Divas, Razia Daniels and Health & Beauty
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CONGRATULATIONS to Handbridge councillor Razia Daniels who is nowthe city’s deputy sheriff, an appointment described by her as a ‘huge honour’. Also in this month’s magazine there is news of fencing success (the sword type) for Overleigh St Mary’s School, news from Queen’s Park High, policing with PCSO Chris Fox and some history about a Bretton property.
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Bretton house had a room set aside for the Duke’s hunting party! Phil Holland replies to Bernard Dennis’s recent article concerning Bretton and the Drive. My parents moved to Bretton Lodge in 1939 and we ultimately purchased the house in February 1973. I fear that the house shown in the publication was long gone, even prior to my childhood in the early 1950s. My sisters and I used to play in the woods and all that remained of the property was the overgrown rear garden which, by then, boasted only a large rosebush and a lone apple tree. If you study the photo closely you will just make out the chimney stack in the centre and the outline of the roof of the ‘new’ lodge houses which were built in 1897 and were occupied by the main gatekeeper and also his assistant. Pictured are the two houses in 1973 which were demolished in 1981 to accommodate the A55. We lived in the house on the left hand side, the one with the tatty shed. While the newish garage on the right was built in the 1960s when Mr and Mrs Foster moved in. The extension to the right of both houses contained an extra bedroom but, more
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importantly, a downstairs room which we were told was for the express use of the Duke should he and his hunting party wish to stop by for refreshments! Unlike the remainder of the two houses, this room was oak panelled with leaded light windows. This head-keeper’s house also had a grand front porch with heavy oak beams and leaded lights as befitted the Duke and his entourage. In common with quite a few of the estate houses, ours had only a back door. The story was that the Duke’s agent, a man of considerable influence, called at a house one day and, having knocked on the front door, was greeted by a shout from the lady of the house inside to “go round the back”. He repaid this perceived insult by decreeing that all future houses would have no front door except for those used by the Duke himself. It may be a local anomaly but we always referred to it as Bretton Drive or the Duke’s Drive and the ‘new’ houses are shown on the map but being surrounded on three sides by woodland, are visible only with the aid of a strong magnifying glass, Also, the drive was a very convenient short cut from Bretton to Balderton railway station. Phil Holland Chester Road, Bretton, Chester
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QPHS gained several medals during the English Indoor Rowing Championships, where rowers of all ages competed against each other on rowing machines at the Velodrome in Manchester. The rowing club entered 36 athletes across all year groups, the school’s biggest entry to date, which included a team of four pupils - Luke Harris, Alfie Dougherty, McKenzie Stark and James Greenwood from Belgrave Primary school who will all be QPHS students in September and future rowers. There were a number of personal best times. James Cox competed in the Year 7 single event rowing for two minutes and achieved a bronze medal. The Year 7 team including, Joe Bamber, James Cox, Dylan Howard and Iestyn Burke put in some extreme effort to take 3rd place and a bronze medal. Whilst our Year 10 boys team comprising Harrison Kendall-Smith, Charlie Birchall-Jones, Max Harvey and Henry Dougherty were just seven seconds behind third place and were racing against ten Year 11 teams. Leading from the front and first race of the day was QPH coach Mike Harris (former Olympian) who returned to competition after a break of 20 years and completed his 2000m race in 6.39mins. A great fun filled day with lots of determination, hard-work and teamwork across all years.
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En garde! Overleigh’s fencing success Overleigh St Mary’s CE Primary School, in Handbridge, achieved third place in the Junior section of the Chester schools fencing competition held at Delamere Academy. The team comprised of four boys and a girl aged eight and nine years. For the majority of the team this was their first competitive fencing match, having only taken up the sport in September. Madison Gandy, Joel Lingard, William Thomas, Adam John and Rhys Dunkerley. Valerijs Shchipanovs of the Chester Fencing School, who organised the event, is pictured with the team.
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ON THE BEAT with Police Community Support Officer Chris Fox
Windows left open in Westminster Park raids OVERNIGHT between 6th and 7th June a number of burglaries were reported particularly in the Westminster Park area. This night was a particularly warm night and the similarity between each burglary on this night was that patio doors and windows had been left open.
The offender had obviously been going out looking for insecure properties and targeting these properties. Please lock your doors and windows when you are not in a room and when going to bed at night check that all entry routes to your property are locked and secure. Please call us immediately on 999 if you believe an offence is happening or 101 if you notice something suspicious. I would also like to take the opportunity to encourage residents to sign up to Cheshire Police Alerts. This is an opportunity for residents to keep updated via e mail about the household crime and things of note in their local area. I regularly send out Alerts and believe they are a great tool to communicate with residents. To sign up type in Cheshire Police Alert into google and fill in the registration form.
Please call 101 if you have any issues to report. Also my e mail address is Christopher.fox@cheshire.pnn.police.uk. Please remember if you have any issues the Police and the local councilors hold the following Surgeries on the first Saturday of every month: Chester Street, Saltney – 9am-10.15am Westminster Park Shops – 10.30am – 11.45am Handbridge – Dee Bridge - Opposite the Ship Inn – 12noon-1pm. If you see one of us out and about stop and have a chat
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Ladies’ triathlon date
DEVA DIVAS ladies triathlon, run by Chester Triathlon Club, will be taking place on the weekend of 16th / 17th July. Race day is Sunday 17th July when approximately 275 ladies will get into the River Dee at the Ferry to swim 750m downstream to exit onto the Meadows. They will then cycle 25k out to Marford Roundabout and return to run 5k (as 2 laps) around the Meadows pathways. This race is extremely popular amongst novices for its friendly and helpful organisation. Anyone wishing to help out on race day would be very welcome and should email devadivas@ chestertri.org.uk.
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Why put up with your window & door problems?.. …when we offer low cost window, door and conservatory repairs WindowGeeks is a local window & door repair expert. The company name says it all. But us 'Geeks' don't just fix windows, we are called out to mend problem front doors, patio doors and conservatories too. And with many homeowners battling with the extremes of good old british weather, we find our low-cost services are in high demand throughout the year. “Replacing misted-up or broken double glazed units and glass is only a small part of what we do,” says Ian, who runs WindowGeeks in the Chester & Wirral area. “We are often called out to fix a fair amount of draughty & leaking windows, helping our customers keep the warmth they're paying for inside. And, with the weather playing havoc with hardware, we’re kept busy fixing
lots of jammed or faulty window & door locks, hinges & handles too” “So, don’t just accept from anyone else that you need a brand new entire door or window” Ian adds, “as we can probably repair your existing problem for far less. And, in the rare event that we can’t fix it for you, then we can also give you a competitive price on a top quality replacement, so remember to call us first” Saving money gets most people's attention; whether it's helping to reduce energy bills or providing a simple repair that saves thousands over new double gazing. “But”, says Ian, “it's the company's reputation that makes us stand out, and it’s why most of our new customers are introduced to us through referrals”.
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Pulford play area work gets under way WORK has begun on the old school playing field in Pulford to develop it into a community recreation area for the villages of Poulton, Pulford and Cuckoo’s Nest. The facilities will include an all-weather path bordered by beds of wild flowers and ornamental trees together with children’s play area. Councillor Jean Ewins, of Poulton & Pulford Parish Council, believes the facility will make a huge difference to local residents. She says: “This project will give a real boost to the people of Poulton, Pulford and Cuckoo’s nest. It will provide an all-inclusive recreation area for adults and children alike including an open space for village events. “It is fantastic that local people together
with organisations such as WREN, Sanctuary Housing and the Westminster Foundation have awarded us sufficient funding to enable us to see our new recreation area taking shape over the course of the next few weeks. Richard Smith, WREN’s grant manager for Cheshire, says: “It’s always nice to see works start on something we have funded. We’re delighted to be supporting such a worthwhile project and look forward to it benefitting young people and families across Pulford and the surrounding villages.” Cllr Ewins hopes the project will be available to use by the end of July and would like to acknowledge the huge amount of local support including offers of financial and practical help.
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Razia is the new Deputy Lord Mayor The new Deputy Lord Mayor of Chester is local councillor Razia Daniels. She was elected to represent Handbridge and St Mary’s Ward on Chester City Council in 2006 then the Overleigh ward of Cheshire West and Chester Council in 2008. She has been a Conservative councillor in Handbridge ward since 2011. She was born in Dodoma, Tanzania, East Africa and has lived in Chester since 1985 when she got married to Stephen. Councillor Daniels said: “I am absolutely delighted to be the Deputy Lord Mayor of Chester, it is such a huge honour and privilege. “I am really looking forward to supporting the Lord Mayor Councillor Angela Claydon during her civic year in office and look forward meeting as many residents, businesses and community groups in our borough.” Ellesmere Port councillor Angela Claydon is the new Lord Mayor and Cllr Myles Hogg was installed as the Sheriff.
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