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22 PUPILS from Sutton Green School have done their bit to help a local toddler group after a roof leak damaged the groupâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s equipment. You can read more about this and the Sutton Green school fair, as well as gardening with Janet Heath, the homeless cats and our regular column by MP Justin Madders, as well as a directory and local information.

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School supports toddler group Pupils from Sutton Green Primary School’s School Council donated £100 from their fundraising to a local toddler group, run by Debbie Hill which meets in the school hall every Tuesday morning. The group needed new equipment after their storage shed leaked ruining some of the toys and equipment. Oliver and Ruby presented the cheque to Mrs Hill during their session. Mrs Hill was delighted, telling the children that she would buy some new toys and would let the children know what she had bought.

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Sun shines down on Sutton Green Sutton Green School’s summer fair provided lots of fun for everyone. There was a wide range of stalls to entertain all ages including face painting, stalls, Bottle tombola, craft stalls, cakes, refreshments and a bouncy castle. VIPs included the Mayor and Mayoress of Ellesmere Port, Peter and Sharon Roosney, and Ellesmere Port and Neston MP Justin Madders with his wife and local councillor Nicole Meardon, who popped along to give their support. Head teacher Ann Griffiths said: ‘It was a successful afternoon and we raised over £1,000. We are fortunate in having such a supportive school community including parents, children, PTFA and staff who worked really hard to make sure everyone had an enjoyable time.”

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THE grapefruit diet, the cabbage diet, the liquid diet, the aloe Vera diet, the Hollywood diet, the raspberry keytones diet, the 1000 calorie a day diet, the no carb diet the list is endless but do any of them actually work and will you lose weight and more to the point are they good for you? With every fitness magazine or diet article there is something new on the market to entice you into thinking this is the best solution to the new you. The sad news is many are just a money making scheme to make you spend your hard earned cash and the results, although some are quick and the numbers on the scales go down they are NOT healthy and certainly no use for keeping your weight off. Take the grapefruit diet, eating grapefruit at every meal. Me personally couldn’t think of anything worse, come day three and nine grapefruit later, your body will almost be in starvation mode, you’ll begin to feel tired, emotionally drained and dam right starving! Sure the numbers on the scales will go down, but as soon as you eat normally they’ll go right back up and add some more. Your body will start to store the normal foods you eat as fat and your metabolism may start to slow down. Typically referred to as yo-yo dieting. The long and short of it is there is no quick fix, weight loss comes with commitment, hard work, a good healthy diet and time. I get asked many times as a personal trainer how can I lose weight, should I try this, should I try that. My answer is unless you can sustain that for life why do it. Weight loss doesn’t come from a quick fix it comes from lifestyle changes. Making keep fit your routine, making homemade healthy meals instead of takeaways and

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Wartime spirit returns to Hooton Park HOOTON Park is the venue for a 1940s weekend with a big wartime theme. The event takes place on Saturday 20th and Sunday 21st August at the venue on Airfield Way, Ellesmere Port, off junction 6 of the M53, from 10am - 5pm. The former airbase played a vital role as a base for RAF Coastal Command during the Second World War. The Northern Forties Re-enactment Group has stepped forward to help the Hooton Park Trust organise a 1940s re-enactment and period vehicle weekend event to raise money to help with the refurbishment of the remaining aircraft hangars. This event, now in its second year, will feature displays of military and period vehicles including a replica Spitfire, a replica V1 flying bomb. Other attractions will include living history displays of British, American and German troops, equipment and weapons. For the ladies’ interest there will be displays of the Womens Land Army, 1940s period homefront items, and a collection of vintage prams and babywear. There will also be vehicle collections owned by members of the local Military Vehicle Trust and the Wirral Classic Car Club, with other re-enactment groups including the Northern WW2 Association and the North West Military Collectors Club. As well as the displays, there will also be weapons firing demonstrations and entertainment and songs provided by Paul Harper, Harmony Belle, The Victory Girls and Katy Mustang. There will also be a Sunday Morning Church Parade and Service, and trade stalls with period militaria, clothing and early 20th century items. Adult ticket price is £6.50 and a free shuttle bus will be operating from Hooton Station. Call 07746 073914 or email northernforties@gmail.com for info. Summer fun day The Stanlaw Summer Fun Day takes place at Stanlaw Abbey Children’s Centre on Friday 26th August from 1-3pm. Children’s crafts Ellesmere Port Library is the venue for a free craft event for children on Wednesday 24th August, from 10am11am.

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Send in your photos of the town THE Ellesmere Port photography competition returns this summer. People across the town are invited to submit their pictures showing Ellesmere Port as a thriving place for residents, communities, and businesses alike. The organisers are hoping to get great images of Ellesmere Port showcasing what the town has to offer. Entries could include locations that show new building projects, popular events, or skilled workers in Ellesmere Port. Twelve photographs will be chosen to create the I Love EP Calendar 2017. The not for profit 2017 calendar will go on sale in December 2016 in aid of Beat, the U.K.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Eating Disorder Charity and the Mayorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s charity of choice. Email your entry to ellesmereportsp@ cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk. by 1st October. For further information please email ellesmereportsp@ cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk. The Ellesmere Port Photographic Society holds meetings on Monday evenings from September to April, for more information visit: www. ellesmereportphotographicsociety. co.uk

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Useful numbers and info ALCOHOL PROBLEMS Local Helpline; 01244 364095 Alcoholics Anonymous: 709 2900 AL - Anon Family Group, Helping families of alcoholics. Tel: 0207 403 0888 ANCHOR STAYING PUT 0151 355 1313 AGE CONCERN 336 8388 ALZHEIMER’S SOCIETY 01244 851351 BUS SERVICES Bus & Rail Services Travel Line 0871 200 2233 open 8am - 8pm 7 days a week CITIZENS’ ADVICE Cheshire West Citizens Advice, Ellesmere Port Office, 1, Whitby Road, Ellesmere Port, CH65 8AA Opening times Monday-Friday 9am-4pm Tel no: 0344 5766111 DOCTORS Great Sutton Medical Centre, Old Chester Road, Phone:- 0151 339 3126 Hope Farm Medical Centre, Hope Farm Road, Great Sutton. Tel 357 3777 Whitby Group Practice, The Surgery, 114 Chester Road, Whitby. Tel 355 6144 Old Hall Surgery 26 Stanney Lane, Ellesmere Port. Tel 355 1191 DRUG ABUSE Parents against Drug Abuse. Helpline 356 1996. All calls in confidence FIRE Emergencies, call 999. Non- essential calls, Ellesmere Port Fire Station, Wellington Road, Ellesmere Port Tel 355 3333 GP OUT OF HOURS CENTRE, Western Cheshire Out of Hours Service...Clinics held at Ellesmere Port Hospital 01244 343300 HOMEWATCH Borough Homewatch Manager Ellesmere Port Police Station tel 355 4066 (Ext: 3063). 0r 01244 613063 HOSPITAL Emergencies call 999 Countess of Chester Hospital. Tel 01244 365000 POLICE Emergencies call 999 Ellesmere Port Police Station, Whitby Road, Ellesmere Port Tel 355 4066 or 101

SAMARITANS LinkLine:- 0345 90 90 90 South Wirral and Chester Area Phone:- 01244 377999 ST JOHN AMBULANCE Tel 339 7203 (answerphone) Leave message and we will return call.

COUNCIL

Cheshire West and Chester Council. Call the switchboard on 0300 123 8 123. Online at www.cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk COUNCILLORS Ledsham and Manor Gareth Anderson (Con) Phone: 01513394390 Email: gareth.anderson@ cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk Peter Rooney (Lab) 181 Princes Road, Ellesmere Port Peter.Rooney@cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk St Paul’s Angela Claydon (Lab), 15 Little Green , Great Sutton Phone 339 8389 E: angela.claydon@ cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk Robert Bisset (Lab) 12 Laurel Drive, Willaston CH64 1TW Robert.Bisset@cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk Sutton Nicole Meardon (Lab) 65 Berwick Road, Little Sutton Phone: 0151 512 2274 Mobile: 07970 836290 Email: nicole.meardon@ cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk Paul Donovan (Lab) 44 Seacombe Drive, Great Sutton CH66 2BD Phone: 339 4167 Email: paul.donovan@ cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk Willaston & Thornton Myles Hogg (Con) Silverdale, Benty Heath Lane, Willaston Phone: 327 4096 Email: myles.hogg@ cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk

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Useful numbers and info Clubs and Societies Action Transport Theatre, Whitby Hall, Stanney Lane, Ellesmere Port. Tel 357 2120 Cats Protection: South Wirral Branch. Tel 355 9813. www.southwirralcats.org Cheshire Regiment Association. Ellesmere Port Branch. Tel 339 8734 Chester Accordion Club. Meets at Groves Club, Whitby. 2nd Tuesday 1.30pm, last Tuesday 7.30pm. Ellesmere Port 41 Club We meet 3rd Tuesday of each month at Brookmeadow hotel. Any ex Tablers or old friends are welcome. Contact: Chairman on 0151 339 1851 or 07887 593963. Ellesmere Port Flower Club. Meeting at Our Lady’s RC Church, Enfield Road, third Wed of the month, 7.30pm. Call 355 6454. Ellesmere Port Running Club. Meets at Whitby Sports & Social Club every Tuesday and Thursday night at 7pm. www.ellesmereportrunningclub.org Fibromyalgia Support Group. Tel Ruth Spicer on 348 1098 Ellesmere Port Musical Theatre Company Tel 0151 339 4390 Footloose Musicals (Junior section of EP Musical Theatre). Tel 356 2079 Great Sutton Male Voice Choir. Tel 355 5363 Great Sutton Townswomen’s Guild. Tel 355 4263 Guide Association (Ellesmere Port division) Email tinaives@hotmail.com Little Sutton Community Centre. Tel 356 6761 Mersey Morris Men Monday practice, in Thornton Hough Village Hall, 8pm. Tel 347 1685. Multiple Sclerosis Society Branch meets every third Wednesday in the month Contact Pauline on 07804506848 Royal British Legion Women’s Section: Little Sutton and District Branch. Tel 200 2939 Ellesmere Port Sea Cadets We are open to young people aged 10 to 18 and are based at TS Forward, Appleton Drive, Whitby, CH65 7EP. The unit is open every Monday, Wednesday and Thursday from 1900 to 2130 and Tuesdays 1830 to 2030. Please drop by or ring 0151 355 1779 for further information. Soroptimist International. Tel 339 3352 South Wirral Art Society We meet on the 2nd & 4th Tuesday evening, 7-9pm, at Hooton Golf Club – just off the A41. New members welcome. Call Min Kennedy on 327 2260.. www.swas.btck.co.uk South Wirral Rambling Club Tel 07722 752494

South Wirral Stroke Club: Contact Secretary: Honor Ledder 348 0052 Sutton Wood Singers 0151 334 7013 Trefoil Guild. Tel 355 7669 University of the Third Age (u3a) Meets on the first Thursday of the month at 2pm at Groves Social Club. Tel. Teddy on 0151 339 5595. West Cheshire Athletic Club Meets at Stanney Oaks Athletics Track, Stanney Lane, Ellesmere Port, every Tuesday and Thursday (6.30-8pm), and on Saturday (10am-12 noon). www. westcheshireac.co.uk The club caters for anyone aged 8 years old through to pensioners and provides training and competition for track & field, indoor athletics, road and cross country running, as well as opportunities to become a qualified coach or official.

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Ellesmere Port Catholic High School, Capenhurst Lane, Whitby. Tel 355 2373 University CE Academy, 164 Whitby Road, Ellesmere Port. Tel 0151 350 6000 The Whitby High School, Sycamore Drive, Whitby. Tel 355 8445/6 Little Sutton Childer Thornton Primary School, New School Lane, Childer Thornton. Tel 338 2170 Little Sutton CE Primary School, Berwick Road, Little Sutton. Tel 0151 338 2244 Parklands Community Primary School Parklands, Little Sutton Tel 338 2220 Rossmore School, Red Lion Lane, Little Sutton. Tel 338 2425 St Mary of the Angels Catholic Primary Rossall Grove, Little Sutton Tel: 338 2430 Sutton Green Primary, Armthorpe Drive, Little Sutton. Tel 338 2121 Great Sutton Capenhurst CE Primary School, Capenhurst Lane, Capenhurst. Tel 339 2685 Meadow Primary School, Dolphin Crescent, Great Sutton. Tel 338 2450 St Saviour’s RC Primary School, Seacombe Drive, Great Sutton. Tel 338 2440 Hinderton School, For children with Autistic Spectrum Conditions (ASC) and/or Speech, Language & Communication Difficulties. Capenhurst Lane, Whitby. Tel 338 2200

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