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You can also read about the 140th anniversary celebrations for Little Sutton Methodist Church the homeless cats, gardening with Janet Heath and health & beauty with Angela Bartlett.

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Tablers help life-saving efforts Ellesmere Port Round Table have made donation of £200 to Little Sutton Sapphires Women’s Institute to help raising funds for a defibrillator to be positioned in a prominent position within Little Sutton village. Chairman of Ellesmere Port Round Table Mark Rowlands said: “This is what we are here to do is to make small but meaningful donations to those local good causes that fall under the radar of forms of funding.” Mark added: “This is where the money raised from our Christmas float go’s it a real pleasure to see it going back in to the local community.” Ellesmere Port Round Table offers a place for men from all walks of life to simply have a laugh, and discover a world of new activities whilst meeting like-minded individuals and further support their communities through fundraising and social events. To find out more about Ellesmere Port Round Table contact them via the Facebook page www.facebook.com/ellesmereportroundtable or call Mark Rowlands on 0151 339 7595

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Celebrations at Little Sutton church There will be a two-day celebration at Little Sutton Methodist Church to mark its 140th anniversary. On Saturday 17th June there is an exhibition of photographs in the hall and windowsills depicting the life of the church, from 10am â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1pm. On the following day, Sunday 18th June at 10.45am, the Rev Jackie Bellfield is the preacher for a church anniversary and service of holy communion. Later in the day, at 6.30pm, the Rev Bellfield will lead a songs of praise.

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22nd & 23rd June 9am–3pm

What will you discover in a day? King’s Senior School Discovery Days A fantastic opportunity for all Year 5 children to experience a day in the life of a Senior School student at King’s. Our discovery day allows your child to immerse themselves in our broad range of subjects from Music and Chemistry to Geography and Design Technology; whilst getting to know our team of truly inspirational teachers. As well as enjoying a full and varied curriculum, our Senior School students can choose from an extensive range of extra-curricular activities — unrivalled by any other school in the area. Please do come along for a fun-filled day and find out about the opportunities and endless possibilities on offer at King’s. Talk to us about paying fees, we have options available and want to make King’s accessible for all.

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Bike and boat festival The Bike and Boat Festival takes place in Ellesmere Port from the Civic Square to the Boat Museum on Sunday 9th July, from 11am - 5pm. Bike charity Sustrans is recreating the popular 19th century Bike Carnivals of Ellesmere Port, with a decorated musical bike ride to the National Boat Museum and a free day of bike activities at the Bikes and Boats Festival. Bring your bikes and join a led ride with live music to the festival to celebrate Ellesmere Port’s rich historic past of bicycles and boats. Generate bubbles, smoothies and music with your own remarkable pedal power, and explore the Museum’s amazing collection of stories and boats. The bike ride is 1.6 miles along a flat traffic-free canal towpath and roads closed to cars, suitable for all ages. There will be prizes for the best-decorated bikes. Meet at Civic Hall on Civic Way and join the parade to cycle down to the National Boat Museum in Ellesmere Port. To register for the free event please visit the Sustrans website.

Arts at Whitby Hall

WHITBY Hall is the venue for Action Transport Theatre’s ‘#animatetheport vs Cheshire Dance Takeover’ from Wednesday 31st May to Friday 2nd June. For three days you take over Whitby Hall and will work alongside a professional choreographer and director. You make what you want to make, whether it’s music, digital, drama or dance. You’re in charge! Email: mike@actiontransporttheatre.org

Folk festival

The Whitby Club, on Chester Road, is the venue for the 13th Wirral Folk Festival from 1st to 4th June, at 7.30pm. The will be a festival of folk and acoustic music, song, dance, poetry and the arts. Contact: John Owen 0151 678 9902.

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1st Great Sutton Scout Group Group HQ, Old Chester Road, Great Sutton CH66 3NZ. Scouting is a fully inclusive organisation and we welcome both boys and girls of all abilities. Beaver Scouts Meet on Monday and Wednesday 5.15 to 6.15 pm (for 6 to 8 years of age) Cub Scouts Meet on Monday and Wednesday 6.30 to 8.00 pm (for 8 to 10.5 years of age) Scouts Meet on Friday evenings 7.30-9pm (for 10-14 years) If you would like your son or daughter to be involved in scouting please contact Dave Burrows - Group Scout Leader on 208 8936 or email burrows.d@sky.com

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A place for quiet reflection Little Sutton CE Primary School have created a Friendship Garden where pupils can meet in a more reflective way. This project was possible due to funding the school received from the council members’ budget, a grant to improve school grounds. Staff and children met chainsaw artist Mike Burgess with their ideas to develop plans to incorporate a Chestnut tree stump into a memorial/reflective area and together everyone agreed on the final design. The Friendship Garden is designed to be a place where children can talk and share in a more reflective way, maybe playing games that are quieter. It is also a place of reflection and where current and past friendships are valued and remembered. l Pictured next to a tree sculpture produced by Mike Burgess are ‘Men in Sheds’ who work for Age Concern. They designed, built and fitted a seat to go around the tree sculpture. Charged with drugs offence A man has been charged with possession with intent to supply Class A drugs in Ellesmere Port. Simon Johnson, 42, of Little Sutton, was arrested after officers executed a warrant at a property in Thornleigh Drive. A quantity of suspected Class A drugs were seized from inside the address. Johnson was subsequently charged and has been remanded into custody to appear before West Cheshire Magistrates’ Court. Little Sutton Farmers’ Market Little Sutton Community Farmers Market is held at Little Sutton Community Centre and is aimed at getting people together through food. The market is held every Saturday from 9am - 12pm, where you can meet with friends, meet new people, and have some breakfast while buying some of the best locally produced food around. There is also a ‘spare chair Sunday lunch’ held on the third Sunday of every month for those in the community who are on their own and would like a bit of company as well as a home cooked meal. Booking for the meal is essential, to book, please contact Collette on 07847 824910 to book 12 Tel 01244 350398 www.talkaboutpublishing.co.uk

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FLORIFEROUS JUNE June is such a lovely month for flowers with the foliage still fresh and so many flowering perennials and shrubs to choose from. Tradescantia Andersoniana varieties are hardy perennials with white, deep pink or violet mauve iris like flowers in June. They have grass like leaves, about 50cm tall and will form a clump in moisture retentive soils. Osteospermum Cannington Roy and Whirligig are prostrate African Daisies which flower in early June (see photo) with pink or white flowers. In theory they like a well drained soil and full sun. However I have clients with heavier soils where the plants thrive and spread, forming a weed suppressing mat of low growing foliage. Or try and find Thalictrum aquilegiifolium or Meadow Rue, a tall growing perennial to about 1m, with fluffy heads of mauve or pink flowers for moisture retentive soil in sun or light shade. Shrubs for June flowers include the ever reliable Spireas. These lower growing shrubs have green, yellow or orange flushed foliage depending on the variety, with white or pink flowers in June. The variety pictured is Golden Princess with vivid magenta pink flowers on golden foliage. When they get too large, cut them back hard in winter and they will rejuvenate in spring. They do best Janet Heath Garden Mentor

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At Wirral Wetrooms, we pride ourselves in being one of the few showrooms in the UK who design, install and take full responsibility of all aspects of your bathroom project. We bring attention to detail to create the perfect blend of aesthetics and functionality. Wirral Wetrooms is the perfect answer in response to the growing demand for a tailored bathroom. Offering a range of sophisticated international products to produce a bathroom unique to you, the customer, which will look as good in 10 years time as it does on day one. At Wirral Wetrooms we never forget that we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t choose you - you choose us! Your complete satisfaction is our number one priority.

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Having transformed hundreds of kitchens and bathrooms on the Wirral, Liverpool, North Wales and North West Cheshire, Granite Transformations is about to undergo a makeover of its own. 18th April 2017 will see the opening of a fabulous new showroom in Ellesmere Port and will trade under the name of Trend Transformations as the company moves into an exciting new phase. Visitors will be able to see a wider range of worksurfaces & doors as well as bathroom displays. The new showroom has a sleek modern design with a creativity area where it will be possible to mix and match door colours and worksurfaces to obtain that perfect combination of colour. We will still offer the same fabulous products with some new colours being added into the new year. There will also be a display of highly desirable and stunning mosaics and tiles aimed at complementing and accenting any room in the house. Owners David & Helen Thomas explain, â&#x20AC;&#x153;this project has been in the pipeline for about 12 months and the name change reflects our move into key areas of home transformation. At the heart of all the changes, we remain a

local company with our factory also based in Ellesmere Port where we can best serve the customers in the surrounding areas of Wirral, Cheshire, North Wales and Liverpool.â&#x20AC;? Look out for our new advertising in 2017. Kitchen worksurfaces can be updated to a stunning new look with no ripping out, minimum disruption and usually installed within a day. Replacement doors are also available and matching upstands and splashbacks can be added to complete the look. Replacement doors are also available and there are some gorgeous mosaics and tiles available for a touch of real elegance. Bathrooms can be given a whole new look whether you want to revamp a shower area or refit the entire room with new fittings.

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Age UK Cheshire Day Services @ Hollymere, New Grosvenor Road, Ellesmere Port, Wednesdays 10-2.30pm Ideal for people who want to get out of the house now and then to join activities and make new friends. Our group is offered a wide range of activities, regular guest speakers and various one-off events and day trips. This is an informal group and people can join in with as little or as much as they choose. For more details contact Karen Barlow on 07467045485 or e mail karen.barlow@ageukcheshire.org.uk. Alternatively contact our team leader Lorraine Pritchard 07917638822 or just pop by and say hello. South Wirral Arts Society The group meets twice monthly on Tuesday evenings, 7-9pm, at Hooton Golf Centre off the A41. New members welcome. Call Malcolm on 339 2620 for details. U3A ELLESMERE Port University of the Third Age (U3A) meets on the first Thursday of the month at 2pm at the Groves Sports and Social Club, Whitby. Call Peter on 0151 345 1141 for details. Fridays Ellesmere Port Community Ladies Choir at Ellesmere Port Fire Station, 7-9pm. Tel 07798575353. All Ages welcome. Free event. Every third Saturday of the month The Whitby Hall Free Family Film Club, 2-4pm, at Whitby Hall. Free for younger children. Call 0151 357 2120 or visit www.actiontransporttheatre.org. Every third Sunday of the month Waterways Craft Group, at the Boat Museum, Ellesmere Port, 10am-4pm. This lively group meets the third Sunday of the month (with the odd exception) on the first floor of the Island Warehouse, to demonstrate the traditional crafts of the inland waterways. All Ages. Call 0151 355 5017 or visit www. canalrivertrust.org.uk Last Sunday in the month GUIDED tours at the Hangers, Airfield Way, Hooton Park, Ellesmere Port, 1-3pm. Free but donations accepted. Visit this unique local hidden gem. Learn about its history and the part the hangars played in both World wars. 327 356, email info@hootonparktrust.com or visit www.hootonparktrust.com 24 To advertise call 01244 350398 www.talkaboutpublishing.co.uk

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HEALTH & BEAUTY By Angela Bartlett, owner Sensoria Beauty, Grooming & Wellbeing

Top tips for radiant skin this spring By Angela Bartlett, Owner Sensoria Beauty One of the most frequent requests from our clients is how to get a more radiant and glowing skin, so I am going to share with you my top five tips to get a dewy, radiant skin this Spring. My first tip is, if you want to get a glow and fast then ..cheat! There are a variety of products on the market that will give you an instant and radiant glow. One of our firm favourites in the Tarporley salon is Skin Perfect Primer and it’s fast becoming a favourite in our salon near Cheshire Oaks too! It’s smooth texture, slight hint of colour and powdered pearl gives an immediate glow. Pearl is known to give a luminosity to the skin and when I was examining in Beauty Therapy in the far East, I remember one of the models in Japan extolling the virtues of pearls. They are prized in that area for their ability to condition and perfect the skin, but it’s not only the fact that the small particles are light-reflective giving the appearance of perfect skin, they also act as a potent antioxidant, and contain polysaccharides, 17 amino acids, minerals and proteins to improve the condition of you skin. So new formulations of primer are going far beyond the purely aesthetic effects and are now offer amazing skin benefits too. Of course, we can’t just on a primer for skin radiancy, we need to address ways in which to put the moisture back into our skin and how we can get skin to lock in moisture for longer; so my following tips are how you can achieve this most effectively. For the full article please visit the blog page at www.sensoriabeauty.co.uk

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