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Issue 51 - June/July 2015

b r a m h a l lContentsSimply Books Book Club Choice 4

Local Buzz 6

The Magic of Rotary 8

The Gallery in the Park 12

In Touch 15

Tauck Tours 23

Mine of information 24

Crossword 27

Jasmine Jenkins 28

Sudoku 31

The Walk 32

Fathers day at Anson Museum 35

Just 4 Kids 37

Childrens Activities 40

Inside People 43

NGS Gardens June & July 44

Legal Advice 49

Inside Guide 53

Useful Numbers 59

Puzzle Solutions 60

Classified Index 62

Simply Booksbook Club ChoiceJane Smileys Some Luck is the first part of a sweeping trilogy that will chart the fortunes of an Iowan farming family (the Langdons) against the backdrop of Americas recent history from 1920 to the present day. The structure of the story is simplicity itself one chapter for each year but this is to belie the skill with which Jane Smiley develops her characters and weaves their fate into the story of America in the twentieth century. As the novel opens Walter Langdon has returned from the battlefields of France to build a life with his wife Roseanna on a remote farm in Iowa. The family struggle through good years and hard years and as the wider world turns so their fortunes and expectations move in directions they could never have anticipated. Some will fall in love, some will have families of their own, some will go to war and some will perish. By the novels close we find ourselves (1953) on the cusp of the Cold War and we have a curiosity for, and attachment to, the Langdons which will carry us forward into the next part of their epic story. The writing is plain and unfussy but this is a tender and compelling piece of storytelling and one which gripped me. I for one am eager to find out what lies ahead in part two!

Ive always enjoyed Ian McEwans novels and certainly since Enduring Love and Atonement

(his best book?) Ive seen each new book as something of an event. In his recent work McEwan has taken a particular interest in the workings of our professions and institutions Saturday features a neuro-surgeon; Solar is a satire on the world of an environmental scientist and now with The Children Act he lays bare the inner workings of the judiciary. Fiona Maye, a prominent High Court judge, is called to try an urgent case. A seventeen-year-old boy is refusing (for religious reasons) the medical treatment that could save his life. Time is running out. In the end it will be Fiona Mayes judgement that will decide whether he lives or dies. As beautifully and elegantly written as anything McEwan has ever written, this is a compulsively readable novel, and a pleasure from start to finish.

And for the children...we love Fancy Dress Jungle by Nick Sharratt, a bright and colourful lift-the-flap book. The animals inside are all in fancy dress. Youll love their brilliant costumes but can you guess whos who? Just lift the flap to see if you guessed right! All told in silly rhyme and with Nick Sharratts trademark illustration - this is a great book to read with little ones.

Simply Books, 228 Moss Lane, Bramhall, Cheshire SK7 1BD 0161 439 1436 Open Tuesday to Saturday 9am to 5.30pm

Andrew Cantwww.simplybooks.info4

FAnTAsTiC ACCoLAde For AMArAnTh

We are delighted to feature the team at Amaranth on the front cover of INSIDE Bramhall this month. They are still buzzing from the news that they have been awarded Best Independent Retailer in the UK at the Natural and Organic Awards in London.

The awards were judged by a panel of industry experts who were looking for an outstanding, community-focused independent retailer who could demonstrate great customer care and product knowledge. Amaranth was praised by the judges for all of these but especially the knowledge, training and qualifications of the shop floor team and their community involvement with events such as Bramhall Festival and the I Love Bramhall Tea Party for Bramhalls Elderly Residents.

Manager Joanne Hill said Our team has unique expertise and knowledge so when somebody comes in to ask about a health concern we are able to advise them both internally and externally. The products and therapies complement each other so were able to achieve a deeper level of wellness for that person. We can combine these to get a better end result for the client looking at holistic wellbeing is where it all really fits together. We are always looking for the right answer for the client.

On receiving the award she said: Amaranth is delighted to win the award for Best Independent Retailer. It has been a very busy but enjoyable

year for Amaranth, which included our rebrand, exciting new products and involvement in many community events. The award is a great honour and we are overjoyed to have our hard work recognized. This is a credit to the Amaranth shop and therapist team and a huge thanks goes to our loyal customers and suppliers,

Im sure you will join us in congratulating Amaranth and wishing them continued success.

open MiC singing opporTuniTy!

Do you fancy yourself as the next Kylie Minogue, Ed Shearan or Sam Smith? Well I LoveBramhall.com has teamed up with Headlander Festival 2015 to find this years untapped musical talent!

Whatever your age, whatever your song, I Love Bramhalls Open Mic competition is for anyone who feels they have what it takes to wow the crowd. Dont let this chance pass you by! Taking place on Sunday 21 June from 12.30 to 4.30pm, the competition is open to all ages and genres; acts can perform either covers or their own original songs.

The competition offers you the opportunity to perform live in front of industry judges and large audiences, generating valuable media attention and exposure. With an anticipated 7,000 people from across the North milling through the festival grounds, I Love Bramhalls Open Mic competition provides a springboard into the music industry for the winning entrant!

As well as the unique opportunity to perform on one of Headlanders stages, the winner walks away with a number of prizes including studio recording time with Dan Broad Music

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Productions, vouchers from Richer Sounds, 100 vouchers from Fab music and HD music video of their winning performance.

Jessica Richardson (pictured) scooped last years prize singing and playing her guitar.

So why not take the plunge? Enter yourself for I Love Bramhalls Open Mic competition you wont look back!

To find out more contact hello@ilovebramhall.com

VinTAge BrAMhALL FesTiVAL 12 To 14 June

This years Festival will be a nostalgic one, with a Step Back In Time theme promising to bring a touch of vintage style to the village. With a range of events aimed at everyone from the youngest children to the areas senior citizens, the festival

will be completely inclusive, cementing its place as the focal point in Bramhalls calender of events.

Over Saturday and Sunday Bramhall will enter a time

warp, as a Vintage Market & Vinyl Record Fair takes place in the Village Square. Running alongside this will be a fairground for the children and a pop-up bar - run by Napa - for the mums and dads.

The Festival will be launched with a free tea party for Bramhalls senior citizens at St Michaels Church Hall. On Saturday morning the popular Fun Run will take place with enthusiastic participants spanning the generations. The highlight of the weekend, the Parade will take place at 11am on the Saturday.

The Festival is organized by Bramhall Together Trust whos Vice-Chair Wendy Green says, Weve already received invaluable support from so many people. Bramhall Conservative Councillors have donated 1,500 from the area flexibility fund; BMW are sponsoring the parade; Hydraulic & Gas Services are sponsoring the Fun Run and Himor, the owners of the Village Square, are providing the Parade prize.

The Party in the Park is indisputably one of the highlights in Poyntons social calendar and is now a great favourite with thousands of people around this part of Cheshire. It is also a highly successful charity venture. Last year, thanks to a huge amount of effort and organisation by Poynton Rotary Club, this event raised an impressive 15,000. If you have never attended this party, you are seriously missing out! So get moving and get your tickets now.

The facing advert tells you what you need to know. But it cannot convey the true magic of this occasion. Just come along and experience the expectant build-up, the fantastic programme of live music, the dancing in the park, the freshness and freedom of a lovely summers evening, the laughter of picnic parties, children giddy with excitement, gazeboes full of chatter and, maybe, some surprise encounters with bygone neighbours or friends. The Party has it all!

Join Rotary

And all of this begs the question -have you considered joining Rotary? Its a great way to make new friends! Rotarians are just men and women who volunteer their expertise and compassion to improve communities at home and abroad. Many are from a business or professional background.

Two local clubs would be delighted to receive your enquiry - Bramhall and Woodford Rotary Club and Poynton and District club. Both clubs are completely gender mixed and meet just twice per month. Both clubs have the same aim - to foster the concept of service to the community. Both try to improve the world whilst having fun doing it, in the company of friends. Visit their websites (see below) and you will discover just how much enjoyable and informal activity takes place.

If you are visiting the Poynton website to book your tickets for Party in the Park, spend a little time browsing this new site. Look at the Gallery and you will see pictures of the recent Torrs Walk just one of numerous member activities that are organised throughout the year.

Visit the Bramhall and Woodford website and you will discover all manner of things. If you enjoy a challenge, the Silverthon promises to be a great event. Details appear on the website and in the In Touch pages of this magazine.

Bramhall and Woodford Rotary Club meets on the first and third Wednesday each month, 7.30 for 8pm at the Ladybridge Park Residents Club.

Poynton and District Rotary Club meets every second and fourth Thursday of the month at the Deanwater Hotel.

Inspired? Just get in touch via the websites below: www.bwrotary.org or www.poyntonrotary.co.uk

The Magic of Rotary

Party in the Park.

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Well it has been an exciting month for Amaranth. Hopefully by now you will have read that we were awarded the Best Independent Retailer in the UK at the Natural and Organic Awards in London.

Many INSIDE readers will already know of our Bramhall store and have been loyal customers over the years, so to you, a big thank you for helping us achieve this award.

If you havent yet visited, Amaranth is your number one (and now the UK number one!) natural health shop and treatment rooms located in Bramhall Village. From our shop we sell professional quality nutritional supplements, superfoods (such as wheatgrass, spirulina), Free From cooking ingredients, natural skin and bodycare (from Pai Skincare, Dr.Hauschka, Weleda, Green People and more) and gifts (NEOM Organics and BeeFayre)

Each member of our knowledgeable team is trained and registered to the highest level in their profession. The team includes nutritional therapists, acupuncturists, massage therapists, reflexologists, life coaches and much more and they are available in the shop to talk to you about your health concerns. Digestion, sensitive skin, eczema, joint pain, stress, hormones and hayfever are common conditions we talk about but we have helped many other conditions too. We also provide consultations and treatments in our beautiful treatment rooms above the shop.

We would love you to pop in and enjoy a herbal tea with us. To find out more about our products, offers, events and nutrition tips please follow us on Facebook at AmaranthUK or twitter @Amaranth_UK. Check out our website too, we have over 2,000 natural health products to buy online at www.amaranth-wellbeing.com

Exciting timEs

by Joanne Hill www.amaranth-wellbeing.com

CELEBRATE OuR AwARD wITH uS Enjoy 5 off when you spend 25 at

Amaranth during June**This offer is valid on shop products only, sorry not

treatments. The offer is not valid with any other offer and loyalty points cannot be given on the transaction

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In February this year the Whitworth Art Gallery re-opened its doors following a refurbishment costing some 15 million. Is it worth a visit? I think so!

I dont claim to be an authoritative or knowledgeable commentator on works of art or the galleries that house such art. Like many people I enjoy visiting these places and for a variety of reasons I can emerge from any one place, feeling indifferent, or on the other hand totally inspired. Sometimes Im puzzled, sometimes I feel irritated. But most times, I am surprised by new perspectives, detect a different point of view, admire the creative genius that surrounds me and feel better for having moved around in a space thats very different from the environments that I usually inhabit.

In the case of the Whitworth which I visited in April, I felt uplifted - truly impressed by its re-design and informed and moved by several of its exhibitions. Cai Guo Qiangs Unmanned Nature particularly affected me. First commissioned by the Hiroshima City Museum, this installation which includes a 45 metre long, four metre-high gunpowder drawing had only been shown in Japan, prior to its arrival in Manchester. But this work will be removed on 21 June, so you might not want to delay your visit. Other exhibitions like

New Acquisitions, Portraits, Johnnie Shand Kydd, The 1960s, Textiles, Sarah Lucas and Thomas Schutte will all be around until 19 July.

Integrated into the surrounding park, the Whitworth is a great place to visit on a sunny day, with friends or family. And there are numerous regular and family events, most of which appear to be free. Talks, films, live music, artist interventions, an independent art school, Yoga and movement, Artist Sundays, Outdoor Art Club, Artbaby and Musicbaby sensory workshops, Toddler Art Club, Early Years Atelier and Art Picnics (materials and blanket provided).

You can also breakfast, lunch or dine in the wonderful Whitworth caf which, with its panoramic windows, extends beneath the surrounding trees. We breakfasted on bacon and maple syrup pancakes and have since succumbed to a weekend version of this treat, at home.

So there is plenty to see and do. Of course, in places like the Tate and The Whitworth, exhibitions come and go and my best advice is to look at the website, but better still, to subscribe to their e-newsletter and stay up to date.

The whitworth, The university of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M15 6ER. Tel 0161 275 7450 www.whitworth.manchester.ac.uk

by Garth Aspinall

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Theres A Mouse in The house!

Were so excited to announce the arrival of a new resident at Stockport Museum, Museum Mouse. This cheeky little mouse has taken up permanent residence in the Museums newly refurbished family learning zone where visitors can start to follow him on his adventures as he scampers around the museum.

The museums newly designed family learning zone is a space where imaginations can run wild - with a little help from Museum Mouse, of course! Visitors can explore Ancient Egypt, animals and nature, toys and shopping in this space through drawing, storytelling and performance. Stockport Museum has worked in partnership with Manchester School of Art to find an Illustration graduate who could reimagine the museum for younger visitors - the appointed illustrator being Becca Hall.

Stockport Museum is the towns museum and is situated in the heart of Stockports historic Market Place. The museum was formerly known as Stockport Story.

Displays on the other gallery floors have also been transformed to reflect Stockports development. Many items are on display for the very first time whilst firm favourites from the collection are still there; the William Morris stained glass from Cheadle Royal Hospital, Fred Perrys silver tea set and Constable Birchs breastbone. Also look out for Museum Mouses special events in both Staircase House and Stockport Museum this summer. The Museum is a MUST to visit. Check out our website, call us or just drop in. Entry is free to Stockport Museum, Staircase House is chargeable.

Stockport Museum/Staircase House, 30/31 Market Place, Stockport SK1 1ES.

stockport.gov.uk/museums Tel: 0161 474 4444

The dreAM oF geronTius

St Georges Singers is one of the most highly regarded large choirs in the North West with a reputation for versatility, enterprise and choral excellence. On Sunday 21 June, they join forces with The Sheffield Chorale, a trio of wonderful young soloists and the excellent Stockport Symphony Orchestra to perform Edward Elgars choral masterpiece, The Dream of Gerontius, in the beautiful Gorton Monastery.

Elgar composed The Dream of Gerontius, a setting of a poem by Cardinal Newman, in 1900 for the Birmingham Music Festival. The premiere performance was a disaster, as the under-rehearsed musicians and singers struggled with Elgars original and complex music. The strong Roman Catholic references in the text were

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disapproved of by some in the Anglican church and they refused to allow its performance. The work might have sunk without trace but for the conductor Hans Richter who put on two successful concerts in Germany. Eventually Elgars music triumphed over all obstacles and Gerontius is now universally cherished by all music-lovers.

The trio of wonderful young soloists includes the choirs new president, Marcus Farnsworth, who worked with the Choir as Assistant Director of Music while studying at Manchester University. He completed his studies at Royal Academy of Music in 2011, and since then has gone on to forge a highly successful international career in opera, concert and recital. In 2014 he established the Southwell Music Festival, and in March 2015 he was appointed Associate of the Royal Academy of Music (ARAM), an award which is given to former students of the college who have made significant contributions to music, and a great honour for such a young artist.

Coach transport is available from Poynton and Hazel Grove. For more details and to book tickets please contact the ticket secretary on the Ticket Hotline 01663 764012 or online at www.st-georges-singers.org.uk

Who KneW WhAT Fun hAppy eVer AFTer

Hi, its me.

Oh hello, lovely to hear from you

Yes, well, I wanted to tell you the latest in my volunteering effort.

What are you up to then?

Well, I went in to visit with the Thursday Club, as was suggested, I had lunch with them and met some of the Members and other Volunteers.

What did you think?

They were really friendly, I chatted with some of the Members, that was easy, just like making friends at any gathering. They seemed pleased to have me there, talking, because sometimes, they say, their days go past without seeing anyone. The other Volunteers were nice too, explaining stuff and quietly making me welcome.

I thought youd get on ok.

Yes, Ive been a few times now, trying out the different shifts and Im going on the Rota in the Autumn. Meantime Im popping in when I have a spare Thursday morning or afternoon, helping where I can. Ive got to know a few people now. Its nice that theyre getting to know me too, always good to have someone greet you by name. I like baking too so I volunteered for the cake Rota, I think thatll only be about once a term, that suits me.

And, as well, they sometimes have sort of craft work sessions, making cards, or paper flowers, Im looking forward to helping with that, I like fiddling around, making stuff.

And you dont feel past by your sell-by-date or invisible any more?

No I dont! I cant thank you enough for pointing me in the direction of the Thursday Club in Bramhall. I feel truly appreciated and valued. Look, Ive got to hang up now, one of my friends wants to know whats put a spring in my step and a smile on my face.

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iN TouChIf youd like to know more, why dont get in touch with the organiser, David Sargent, he or his wife Carol can tell you loads more and it could be the best thing youve done since you found time on your hands.

g.davidsargent@btinternet .com telephone 0161 439 1779

The LoCAL CriCKeT sCene By MArTin sAxon

Now that summer is almost with us the areas cricketers have dusted off their whites and returned to action at our local cricket clubs.

Alderley Edge, Bramhall and Marple all play in the Premier Division of Cheshires top league, the Vivio Cheshire County League. Last year, Bramhall came fourth in this division, Alderley sixth and Marple eighth. Marple have been fortunate enough to secure a number of overseas players in recent seasons who have gone on to play for the senior Victoria state team in Australia, and they have similarly high hopes of this years overseas recruit Sam Harbinson.

Bollington return to the second division of the County League after their promotion last year.

Poynton, Prestbury and Woodford, alongside three Wilmslow-based teams - Wilmslow, Wilmslow Wayfarers and Lindow - will all line up in the various divisions of Cheshires second tier league, the TACS Partnership Cheshire League. For Poynton this really could be a pivotal season, as the club which achieved so much success in the 1990s were relegated from the County League last season and are seeking to bounce back.

Pott Shrigley, Mellor, Styal, Norbury and Kerridge all play in Cheshires third tier league, the Cheshire Alliance.

Hazel Grove, Hawk Green, Compstall, Offerton and High Lane all play in the Peak Sports Derbyshire & Cheshire League. Happily, High Lane has once again been able to enter this league after initially having folded near the start of the 2014 season.

Almost all local cricket clubs have at least two senior teams and most have a range of junior teams at all age groups. Some also have dedicated Over 40s teams. With clubs playing at so many different levels of the large Cheshire league structure, there really are teams to suit all ages and abilities.

Best wishes to all our local clubs for the 2015 season (more information from websites below)

Cheshire County League and Cheshire League - cheshirecountycl.play-cricket.com

Cheshire Alliance - cheshireca.play-cricket.com

Derbyshire & Cheshire League - www.dccl.org.uk

siLVerThon TripLe ChALLenge eVenT

The Rotary Club of Bramhall & Woodford and Rotary Club of Poynton are jointly hosting this challenge which is a totally unique and, as far as we can see, the worlds first event of this nature. It is called the Silverthon Triple Challenge and will be held on Saturday 25 July with a 9am start at Higher Poynton.

The purpose of the event is to offer teams of four people, who are aged 55 and above, the opportunity to participate in a team based challenge. It is intended to be a fun event with a serious purpose of ensuring age does not restrict the chance to take part in a challenging pursuit on an even playing field. The Challenge is at a personal level within a team environment where each member of the team must complete three activities.

The event will be limited to 30 teams and each team will pay an entry fee of 100 and be encouraged to raise the same amount in sponsorship. Online application forms can be found at www.bwrotary.org The Clubs have approached AGE UK with the idea and they are fully supporting the event and will benefit from the proceeds.

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The ACTiViTies WiLL Be:

An 18 mile bicycle ride starting near the Boars Head, Poynton, to cover a circular route on the Middlewood Way. Teams will ride to Bollington, turn round and cycle to Marple, and return to the Boars Head. (Teams may have to complete the route in the reverse direction to reduce congestion on the course.)

A walk of approximately 5 miles to Bowstones in Lyme Park and back to the start which will be near the Marina at the canal.

A series of indoor cerebral challenges in the church hall and adjoining field, comprising quiz questions, team challenges, puzzles and team work.

Are you Smart, Speedy and Strong?

Can you rise to the challenge?

More information at www.bwrotary.org

5Th BirThdAy For BrAMhALL u3A

Bramhall U3A started in 2010, just 5 years ago, but has grown to over 700 members and is an active part of the community of Bramhall. The University of the Third Age (U3A) is a national organisation with nearly 1000 local groups, each with the aim of sharing learning, leisure activities and socialising among retired and semi-retired people. Year on year our membership has grown and the number of activity groups now exceeds 50. Volunteers among the members run groups learning crafts (eg art, embroidery) and skills (eg computing, ukelele), increasing knowledge (eg science, several languages), promoting mental agility (eg bridge), enjoying physical activity (eg badminton, pilates, table tennis) and many other interests (eg railways, video making, wine tasting).

In addition, we hold monthly meetings at St. Michaels Church hall with a guest speaker, run monthly outings to places of interest (towns, National Trust properties and historic places), organise visits to the Manchester theatres and take members on holidays (this year to Northumberland). If you have a yearning for learning and wish to meet other people, then do

contact us. Come for a taster session to find out if Bramhall U3A is for you and make new friends.

Further information is at www.bramhallu3a.org.uk or contact Mike Hollingsworth, External Relations secretary, 0161-439-2865.

WoodFord BuiLding & pLuMBing shorTLisTed For Business AWArd

Woodford Building & Plumbing Supplies has been shortlisted as a finalist in the 2015 E3 Business Awards, which will be held in June.

The company, which delivers building materials all over the south Manchester and Cheshire area was selected from amongst hundreds of nominees across the North West to become one of the finalists for the prestigious Family Business of the Year category.

Speaking on behalf of the company, Elizabeth Green MD, said: It is humbling to be chosen as a finalist in the Family Business Category and it is amazing for us to be recognised in the whole of the North West.

Mubarak Chati, managing director of 1 Events Media, which hosts the E3 Awards said Given the high number and the high calibre of entries, we certainly presented the Nominations Panel with a very difficult challenge. For Woodford Building & Plumbing Supplies to have been named as a finalist is an achievement of which it should be very proud.

exAM suCCess

Year Six pupils at Lady Barn House School have yet again achieved brilliant results, in the external entrance exams for the Independent Senior Schools. The school has a superb record of excellence and, over the years, this cohort has achieved tremendous success.

88 per cent of pupils who took the Manchester Grammar School achieved a place, together with 100% at Manchester High School, 95% at Cheadle Hulme School, 92% at Stockport Grammar and 70% at Withington.

Headmistress Mrs Sheila Marsh said: Pupils at the school are fortunate to be able to apply to

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attend a large range of superb Senior Schools in the area. Children at Lady Barn House School benefit from the outstanding teaching that is provided and from following a curriculum, which is both broad and balanced. The dynamic combination of a thrilling curriculum and extensive provision of extracurricular activities, allows children at the school to develop great confidence and independence in learning.

Mrs Marsh added: Members of staff at the school focus on personalised learning, set extremely high expectations and develop both warm and positive relationships with the pupils. We consider that the experience of an education at Lady Barn House School therefore allows parents to make an informed and confident choice of Senior School for their child.

Mrs Marsh concluded: The splendid exam results that are achieved by pupils at Lady Barn House School reflect the care provided by the staff, throughout the school. Teachers and teaching assistants, in each department, are hugely committed to providing each child with an excellent education. Each member of staff is very proud of contributing to the success of each child. Lady Barn focuses on the wider aspects of education and wishes to enable pupils to become confident, happy and independent learners. In treating each child as an individual, we believe that each pupil is special and is supported fully in achieving his, or her, potential.

AnoTher MedAL For LoCAL Chorus

Theyve done it again! Yet another medal around the pretty necks of the Cheshire A Cappella ladies for their third place bronze medal win in the mid-size chorus division at the 2015 UK SAI Convention, held this year at Nottinghams prestigious Royal Concert Hall.

Now 6 years old, the chorus continues from strength to strength having also won their class at the recent Alderley Edge Music Festival. Chorus Director, Wally Saunders commented, I couldnt be prouder of the girls; everyones worked really hard and weve had a blast competing with the UKs top SAI choruses; our third place in the mid-sized chorus division is yet another boost.

Maintaining their position in the top ten SAI choruses in the UK - most of which have been going for well over 20 years - Cheshire A Cappella is suitably proud. Now wishing to swell their numbers even more, theyre keen to recruit new singers to join the fun. So whether you sing high or low, give some thought to joining the girls for a day in July to see whether you might enjoy four part a cappella close harmony singing. Theres no obligation, just a great opportunity to see what its all about, meet the girls, sing some songs and who knows, make a whole bunch of great new friends!

If youd like further information on the A Cappella Appetiser day, or on Cheshire A Cappella chorus itself, please call 07975 927423 or email hilary.pinnock@ntlworld.com

Lady Barn House Schools Year 6 cohort with their teachers and Headmistress Sheila Marsh back right.

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I was interested to read about an online tool that could tell you how happy you were. Given that it was on the NHS website I thought that it must have credibility, so I gave it a go turns out my score is the range that most people typically score I think that must mean I am averagely happy!

However on a more serious note evidence suggests that despite the people of Britain, in the main, becoming richer when asked to rate their own happiness it shows that our mental wellbeing has not improved. Research suggests that the things in life that we think will make us happy, therefore improving our mental wellbeing - such as possessions, more disposable income, holidays abroad do not on their own lead to a lasting improvement in the way we feel about ourselves and our lives.

Of course there are many factors that will influence our wellbeing, it is said that the actions we take and the way we think have the biggest impact. Professor

Stewart-Brown says The first thing you can do for your own wellbeing is to become curious about it. Start to think about what youve done in the past to promote mental wellbeing, and whether it worked. Then think about new things you can try. Remember, no-one can give wellbeing to you. Its you who has to take action.

Scientific evidence points to five steps we can all take to improve our mental wellbeing, they are: 1. Get active 2. Connect with others 3. Keep learning 4. Be aware of yourself and the world 5. Give to others. All of which seem to make sense, but sometimes it helps to have the obvious pointed out to us.

To take the online happiness test search Wellbeing self-assessment on the NHS website or go to our Facebook page via our website www.alicechilton.com

Karen Perry, Founder alice chilton In-Home Care Services Limited. www.alicechilton.com

How Happy arE you?

For many people, the idea of a coach tour holiday is the last thing they would consider, conjuring up the image of long journeys, queues, and very average food. Step forward: Tauck Tours, the coach tour company that is the least like a coach tour!

A guest on a Tauck tour is treated as an individual. Staying at five star hotels, eating at authentic local restaurants and private sightseeing means are all part of the Tauck experience.

Travel in Good Company

Tauck take care of every detail, so you can completely connect with the destination and their experienced Tauck Directors provide caring, thoughtful service throughout your trip. Your fellow guests will be like minded travellers, but at the same time every guest is treated as an individual with their own needs understood.

Never Settle for Ordinary

Taucks 90 years of expertise provides exceptional local access for travel experiences that are beyond the ordinary. Their innovative sightseeing and cultural events will really inspire you, for example, no-one wants to queue to enter the Sistine Chapel and be shoulder to shoulder with the crowds. Tauck Tours will arrange a private viewing so that not only can you see the wonderful ceiling, you can actually see the walls and floor as well! Similarly their river cruises in Vienna will include a private evening Mozart

concert exclusively for Tauck guests.

Nor will you queue to check in at your hotel alongside other guests. Wherever possible, a Tauck tour will include a visit to a local place of interest while your Tour Director nips along to your hotel and arranges the check in so that your arrival at the hotel is a seamless and relaxed transition.

One of Taucks top tours is to New England, visiting Cape Cod and the islands of Marthas Vineyard and Nantucket. Special experiences include a scenic flight from Marthas Vineyard to Nantucket... a whale-watching cruise off the shores of Provincetown... a sightseeing cruise of Newport Harbour and Narragansett Bay... and a tour of The Breakers, one of Newports most extravagant Gilded Age mansions.

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Its easy to see the worlds sights. To stand in long queues, push through the crowds, and generally have the same standard-issue holiday as everyone else. But thats not good enough for Tauck, and its not good enough for you. Tauck believe that travel should be easy. It should be fun. It should be worth your time and the price you paid. It should re-energise and transform - above all else, it should be beyond the ordinary. Because how you see the world matters.

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A trip down Alderley Edges west Mine has yielded some amazing facts!

Deep below The Edge, I knew that things were getting seriously weird when I looked up and was told that the pebbled roof of the cave I was in had once been the bottom of a lake ooh, lets see, around 230 million years ago. Then things got even weirder when I was informed that the cave roof I was looking up at was actually the under-side of the lake - which would once have been just below the surface of the ground, which was several hundred feet of solid rock above my head. This made even less sense. But down here in West Mine, one of the three major mining systems under The Edge at Alderley, nothing much seemed normal at all.

Derbyshire Caving Club guided tour

I was fortunate enough to be on a guided tour of West Mine, courtesy of Derbyshire Caving Club; and the journey had started with a manhole in the middle of a field nicely setting the surreal tone for the weirdness to come. Descending a ladder through the open manhole, proceeding along several passages, down vertiginous ladders into plunging depths of nothingness, it soon became clear that I had entered an Escher-like four-dimensional subterranean landscape where passages branched off up-slope, down-slope, horizontally, vertically through holes in cavern roofs and down holes in tunnel floors. Looking up at sideways passageways passing through plummeting shafts vaulting upwards above my head felt like staring downwards, whilst looking down into unfathomable depths past tunnels exiting at right angles felt like I was standing on my head looking sideways. Probably. It was all very odd - but with a frisson of excitement at knowing that I was one of very few who have ventured into these massively complex, man-made intestinal depths, where every space was

created by hacking, dynamiting and carting away thousands of tons of spoil.

19th century copper-mining

Mined for copper from the 1850s to 1870s, West Mine eventually fell into disuse, and was securely blocked up in the 1960s, after years of people exploring the abandoned workings at their own peril, and sometimes getting lost often with fatal consequences. As we explored further into the mines, occasional items from these visits and from mining - were to be found, probably lying exactly where they had been left many long years ago. They looked like uncurated artefacts in a chaotic, seldom-visited museum of slightly dotty social history; here was a Spardal Lemonade Bottle (supplied by the Co-op Manchester) from the 1950s, there was a plastic childs cowboy gun from the 1960s; plus one would chance on the rusting remains of old mining equipment, ancient tin cans, bits of yellowing 1930s newspapers - and even a rather forlorn-looking single Victorian leather boot.

Cathedral-sized caverns

Some of the caverns could have comfortably accommodated a modest-sized cathedral whilst several linking passages demanded a slithering slide on bended knees or at an ungainly crawl. Back in 1892, the future Sir Hubert Worthington (a celebrated architect from Alderley Edge) had his sixth birthday party down here, and the graffiti carved on rocky walls and roofs bore witness to the past presence of miners

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and mine-explorers. Incidentally, some of the sandstone had started its life as wind-blown sand in what is now the Sahara desert, and had slowly moved here as part of the earths continuous shifting of continents over hundreds of millions of years.

Mould enjoying a diet of silence and darkness

As a final fact of surreal and delightful peculiarity, the vast and vivid purple staining we took to be ore deposits on cavern walls was, in fact, a complex community of different types of mould, which clearly thrived on a diet of complete darkness and total silence. Scientific attempts to grow it in the cosy, congenial surroundings of a laboratory petri dish had entirely failed, and so it continues to thrive deep under Alderley Edge oh, and in just one other place on planet earth; a cave somewhere in the Bahamas.

We entered West Mine on a warm and golden spring evening. Like latter-day troglodytes, we emerged after sunset, under a velvet-black sky sewn with stars, and with the thin sliver of a sickle moon to guide us homewards. The air was like champagne; there was a scent of damp grass. We had journeyed through the fascinating underworld of inner space but it was an equally fine thing to return to the outer world, with infinite space all around us.

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Hello everyone,

Exams have started for students all around Bramhall and stress is piling up. To avoid all the stress follow these 5 tips and hopefully you will complete your exams in the best way possible.

Balance your work and play. Taking a break is important but so is doing your revision. Make a timetable making sure that you have enough time for revision, eating and family time with breaks. Treat yourself after a measured amount of time. For example after hours of work why dont you go out with your friends?

Put distractions away when revising.Gadgets and computers are always popping up with new notifications and you can easily be taken away from your revision. When revising, switch off gadgets and put them away from you in another room to avoid the temptation.

Keep hydrated Its a good idea to make sure that you are drinking plenty of water. Having a water bottle is handy ready for a sip and easy to refill when at school. Being dehydrated can make you feel tired making you unwilling to take part in a lesson or revision at home.

Try revising in fun ways. Revising can seem like a lot of pressure but trying different ways can make you feel more confident about what you are learning. Try making posters, memory cards, thought diagrams, creating projects or making memory walls. You could create study groups with your friends so you can help each other on techniques and answers.

Have all your exam details ready for the day.

The day before your exam make sure that you have the exam necessities: ID card, clear pencil case with stationery, exam dates, extra sheets and seat number. This will help you feel prepared and confident.

I wish you all good luck with your exams.

Thank you for reading.

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Since it opened in November 2013 I have heard nothing but praise about Tom Yam Thai Restaurant & Bar in Poynton. My visit there last week confirmed what all the hype is about the interior, the ambience, the service, the food absolutely everything about the experience is exceptional and truly authentic.

Owner Matt Quinn, originally from High Lane but now living and working in Poynton, told me: The response to Tom Yam has been nothing short of phenomenal. The premises I took on with my wife, Jarinya, were in a terrible state, looking even more of an eyesore as the village centre underwent its transformation. But this was the perfect location for our restaurant. Within less than a year we were turning bookings away every weekend so we increased capacity by expanding onto the first floor which can be used as a private room or overspill for larger groups of six or more people.

Tom Yam has a completely Thai team both in the kitchen and front of house which makes for a truly authentic experience. Just launched is a revised a la carte menu featuring new Chefs Recommendations, such as Lamb Shank in Massaman Curry. Meanwhile, Matt has introduced a completely new wine list with suggestions of perfect pairings according to food choice.

Poynton residents will remember that Tom Yam won the Poynton in Business Award for Customer

Excellence in the Retail and Eateries category in November last year. Matt is effusive in his praise We have a brilliant team here at Tom Yam everyone gets on and works well together which makes for an enjoyable working environment. Our customers clearly appreciate them!

Theres a fantastic range of food on offer including a wealth of fish and veggie options. We opted for NUA DAD DIEW to start - deep fried marinated strips of rump steak served with chilli sauce and GUNG POW, marinated king prawns with coriander seeds served with spicy Thai sauce. With prawn crackers as well we ended up with three different spicy sauces on the table, each one subtly different but equally delicious.

Our main courses were GAI KAMINT, grilled, marinated chicken breast topped with thick curry sauce on a sizzling dish and MASSAMAN NUA, a melt in the mouth beef curry with peanuts, potatoes, cumin and onion.

The flavours throughout were full yet delicate. With varying degrees of spiciness, the heat was never too intense to overpower the freshness of the flavours. From beginning to end the meal was an absolute treat with friendly yet unobtrusive service, in beautiful surroundings. I really cant recommend it highly enough.

Are there plans for Tom Yam 2? Absolutely says Matt we are really keen to open another restaurant. Its in our 10 year plan and if a suitable premises becomes available we hope it would be the beginning of our expansion in this area.

Tom Yam, Fountain Place, Poynton SK12 1QX www.tomyam.co.uk 01625 879577

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Distance: 9 miles, taking some 4 hours.

Map: Outdoor Leisure White Peak, Map 24. Car park map grid reference is SK255776.

Height: Gained 525 feet, very few stiles, good tracks and paths.

Poynton Rambling Club has been running organised walks for well over 40 years. A recent walk of the club was one of the more picturesque we have done, taking in four spectacular ridges, all with wonderful views: White Edge, Gardoms Edge, Baslow Edge and Froggatt Edge. All these edges are favourite venues for rock climbers as the rocks are gritstone which have been worn

into dramatic shapes, ideal for climbing. The area was first pioneered in the late 1800s.

We started the walk from the National Trust car park (free with a NT card) at Hay Wood, part of the Longshaw Estate. This estate was originally owned by the Duke of Rutland until the late 1920s and eventually donated to the National Trust.

From the car park we crossed the A625 just below The Grouse Inn, passing White Edge Lodge and then going over White Edge Moor to reach The Hurkling Stones at the northern end of the ridge. Looking to the east could be seen the expansive area of moorland which is covered in heather and ling. This moor is part of a wildlife sanctuary which extends into Yorkshire. When the Trig Point was reached we went down a

The Walk - The Beauty of the Ridges

by Peter Jaques - Poynton Rambling ClubPhotos by bob Wade

The Stone Circle

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narrow path on the west slope. Eventually a country lane was reached where a minor road was crossed. The track rose gently over an area called Eaglestone Flat. On the left were the cliffs of Gardoms Edge, and in the valley the grounds of Chatsworth could be seen, together with the imposing fountain. Soon after, the Wellington monument was reached, built in 1866 in memory of Wellington long after the Battle of Waterloo. In the far distance another monument can just be seen, this one to Admiral Lord Nelson. We turned right just after, to pass the Eagle Stone, a large outcrop of gritstone where in past years the young men of Baslow would demonstrate they were ready for marriage by climbing to the top. The path then crosses the narrow road at Curbar gap and then onto the Baslow Edge path. From here the Derwent Valley villages can be seen below and in the distance. By keeping to the cliff edge we veered right above Froggat Edge, making a short diversion on the moor to visit a Bronze Age stone circle. The track then reached the A625 which we crossed and then followed a short but spectacular path crossing a small stream back to the car park. The group then adjourned to a nearby inn where the lost liquids on the route were replenished, the drivers making do with coffee or tea!

In all, the walk was fairly easy as we started fairly high up, thereby avoiding any steep hills, and covering just less than 9 miles, taking some 4 hours. The car park map grid reference is SK255776 on the Outdoor Leisure White Peak, Map 24. The height gained was 525 feet; there are very few stiles, with good tracks and paths.

Poynton Rambling Club walks are mainly on Wednesdays and Sundays; in the summer evening walks are also organised. The club caters for walkers of all abilities and the walks vary from quite strenuous to easy, with the distance varying from 5 to over 12 miles. Because the club is fairly small at just over 100 members it is both welcoming and friendly. For further details contact the secretary, Brian Brough on 01625 877463, or see more information at www.poynton-ramblers.org.uk.

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Gordon Stewart Music for a Summer AfternoonSaturday 2 August, 2.30pm

The organ situated in the Great Hall at Adlington is considered one of the most important musical instruments in the UK and has been played by Handel himself. The opportunity to hear this majestic instrument played is not to be missed.

The ticket price is 20 to include Cream Tea in the courtyard (weather dependent)

Please contact us on 01625 827595 for more information.

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The Anson Engine Museum in Poynton is offering a rather unusual answer to the age old question of what to give dad for his special day why not a trip to see engines running and be fascinated by the machinery of yesteryear?

Geoff Challinor, Chairman of the museum on Anson Road, Poynton said My dad encouraged my interest in engines by giving me one to restore when I was only 14, now at the museum I have over 250 to play with. This is my opportunity to say thanks to dads everywhere by making it a special day here at the museum. We intend to have several of our engines running that day, including steam engines, to make it a really special Fathers Day. Families can treat their dad and make it a really special day out for all the family.

As many families already have traditional things they do on Fathers Day we are offering you the opportunity to have an early treat at the museum the week before the big day. If you want to join Geoff and the volunteers on Sunday 14 June, pop along between 10am and 5pm to see the impressive collection of internal combustion and steam engines. The craft centre will also be running with demonstrations by our bodgers and blacksmiths.

To add to the atmosphere that day many engines will be running; there is also a special Fathers Day Fun Sheet and remember, if you are showing your dad around the museum that day, he gets in free! The shop has a range of unusual gifts and hand made cards to make all dads and granddads feel extra special. The museum also has a giant model of Poynton showing how the village looked c1900. The volunteers have spent over 5,500 hours bringing the miniature village to life. Its available to view and for those local to the area it is great fun working out where your house is now compared with the landscape of old collieries and railways.

The museum is open one weekend a month through till the end of October, see their award winning website for details of how to find them and special events throughout the year. Remember children under 12 get free admission too making it a great value day out for the family.

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The Ribble Valley is the perfect getaway destination to explore quaint market towns and picturesque historic villages. Within a very short drive you can enjoy:

Holden Clough Garden Centre and Garden Kitchen Tea Room, an enchanting destination not just for plant lovers but for food lovers too, where you can enjoy the most fantastic afternoon tea, unusually presented on a miniature picnic table

The village of Whalley with impressive Whalley Abbey to explore and afterwards award winning Benedicts Caf and Deli for coffee or lunch - food and staff amazing

The Ingleton Caves Waterfall Walk

Bolton Abbey with its wonderful riverside walks and afterwards morning coffee at the gorgeous Devonshire Arms

Award winning National Trust Riddlesdale Hall in Keighley - this 17th century Manor House was home to Cloth Merchant James Murgatroyd and is surrounded by beautiful intimate gardens to explore

The Settle to Carlisle Steam Railway

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Things to do with pre-school kids

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MondayStory Time 11-11.30amBramhall Library. Telephone 0161 217 6009

Baby Massage & Yoga afternoonBramhall Library Childrens Centre. Combined class run by The Baby Massage Company & Honeychild Baby Yoga.

Email babylovesmassage@live.co.uk or call Kate on 07866 468245 for class times and to book (necessary).

TuesdayBaby Sensory 9.30am, 11am, 12.30pm and 2pmSt Johns Church Hall. A learning and development program for parents and babies.

To book, call Becky on 07503547083 or email eastcheshire@babysensory.co.uk

Active Angels 10-11.30amSt Michael & All Angels Parish Church, Bramhall. Carer and baby/toddler group. Contact Melissa Davis for details on 07764744637

Story Time 2-2.30pmCheadle Hulme Library. Telephone 0161 217 6009.

WednesdayBMC Baby Chat 10.30-11.45am Term-time only, Bramhall Methodist Church, Bramhall Lane South. Come and join us every Wednesday morning for a chat, tea/coffee and biscuits and the opportunity to meet other mums, grandparents and carers with young babies in the Bramhall area.

Theres a small charge of 1 per adult. For further details please call 0161 439 1204.

ThursdaywFA Little Strikers Pre School Football 9.30-10.30amTerm time only. Brookdale Theatre, Bridge lane. 5 per session, no pre-booking required just drop in, pay and play.

Contact Erik on 07792 791382.

FridayBaby Massage & Yoga morningBramhall Library Childrens Centre. Combined class run by The Baby Massage Company & Honeychild Baby Yoga. Email babylovesmassage@live.co.uk or call Kate on 07866 468245 for class times and to book (necessary).

Toddler Group 10-11.30amCheadle Hulme United Reformed Church, Swann Lane. 1 per child including refreshments. Contact Louise Everett on 07535 450041 or outreach@churc.org.uk

Little Fishes Toddler Group for under 5s 10-11.30amTerm-time only, Bramhall Methodist Church, Bramhall Lane South. For more information contact Angela Fixter on 01614391204 or email angelafixter@hotmail.co.uk

NCT (National Childbirth Trust) 10-11.30amSt Michael & All Angels Parish Church, Bramhall. Contact Tracy Howe on 0161 477 3252

Baby Sensory 11am, 12.30pm and 2pmThe Woodford Scout and Guide Headquarters, Moor Lane, Woodford. To book, call Becky on 07503547083 or email eastcheshire@babysensory.co.uk

Toddler Group 3-4.30pmTerm time only. Bramhall United Reformed Church, Robins Lane. Toys & activities for all ages. 1 per family including refreshments, drop in at any time. Contact Louise on 07535450041 or outreach@churc.org.uk

saTurdaywho Let the Dads Out? 10-11.30amEvery 3rd Saturday of the month, Bramhall Methodist Church. A play session for dads, granddads and male carers and their pre-school aged children. Messy play, games, a room full of toys, followed by bacon butties, tea and coffee for dads, and drinks and biscuits for the children. For further details and dates please contact Jo@bramhallmethodists.org.uk

sundayMessy Church. Second Sunday of every month 4-6pmBramhall Methodist Church, Bramhall Lane South. See Inside Guide or call 0161 439 1204.

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Roger Wilson was born in January 1949 in Tittensor, Staffordshire. His mothers family were farmers and his father an RAF pilot. In 1954 the family moved to Cheadle where Roger later attended Hulme Hall College acquiring a passion for Art, Music and Sport which remained with him throughout his life.

Like many teenagers, his ambition was to be a rock and roll musician. He learned guitar, forming a group with friends and a female vocalist who, having heard him playing in his garden, knocked on the door and asked if she could listen. She later became a professional singer.

On leaving school, Roger worked in the kitchens at Cheadle Royal Hospital, but was making his living playing in a group called Sample Folk. While the group was playing at the Five Ways Hotel, Roger met Jean who became the real passion in his life. They have now been married for 44 years and have a son, two daughters and four grandchildren.

After meeting Jean, Roger decided that he needed a more settled and secure profession and attended Didsbury teacher training college as a mature student and became a primary school teacher in Ardwick. He enjoyed teaching and subsequently worked in a Wythenshawe school for ten years, later becoming a deputy head in two Manchester schools until his retirement.

Roger continued to play music professionally throughout his teaching career at many local venues, pubs, clubs, the Pavilion Gardens Buxton, and once backed the legendary Ken Dodd. His largest audience was when the group played on the opening day of Stockports Merseyway shopping centre. As well as playing professionally,

Roger used his musical talents as a teacher and wrote songs for the children he taught. Some of his enthusiasm for music must have rubbed off on his pupils as one, Nicola Bertram, now a successful actress in the US contacted him recently and during the conversation said she still remembers the words to some of those songs. Perhaps his proudest boast though is that he taught Jason Orange of Take That fame.

Shortly after he had started his teacher training course, Roger and the group were offered a contract to play on cruise liners. On the verge of settling down and part way towards a new profession, they reluctantly turned it down; he sometimes speculates what might have happened if he had chosen differently.

Roger, also a keen artist, became interested in art at school, where he was taught by Bill Turner, a local artist. He is currently a member of the Brookdale art group. Having painted conventional pictures for many years, he was influenced by a friend, local artist Henry Quick, who advised him to be more original and do something different. Roger did and now paints pictures inspired by music drawn from his imagination and particular vision. He has successfully sold several and plans to hold an exhibition in the near future. Currently some of his work can be seen in Napoli in Hazel Grove.

Another lifelong interest is football. An ardent Manchester City supporter, he played in local league fixtures for Hazel Grove from 1976 until he retired aged 53. He played all positions, including goalkeeper and for a time managed the team. Rogers favourite food is chilli, his favourite music folk, blues and country and his heroes, unsurprisingly Eric Clapton and Bob Dylan. He has remained in touch with many former pupils, some of whom meet him regularly for a drink and a chat. In spite of his efforts he is still MR Wilson although he has persuaded them not to call him Sir.

Last word from Roger

A lifelong friend, now sadly dead, taught me the Latin motto, Carpe Diem, Seize the moment. I think that is a very sound piece of advice.

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Many readers will already know about the record-breaking fund-raising work of The National Gardens Scheme in support of caring charities. This is thanks to the hard work and generosity of the garden owners, many of whom have been opening their garden gates to visitors for many years. We are very grateful to all of them. Inevitably, gardens drop out of the list sometimes only temporarily but thankfully, new ones come along to take their place, often with exciting new designs and features that are well worth seeing.

With over 80 gardens in our region alone and a limited space to write about them, this article introduces just those gardens in Cheshire & Wirral that are new to the NGS this year and that are open in June & July. Even so, theres a wide choice to suit all gardening tastes, so how should you plan your visits?

A good place to start is the free NGS booklet, Cheshire & Wirral Gardens 2015 available from libraries and garden centres. There is also the newly updated Garden Finder on the NGS website, and the handy NGS smartphone app for on-the-move visit planning. With admission prices that average about 4 for adults, and no charge for children, the gardens are great value choices for family days out. And they all offer afternoon teas a tradition of NGS gardens!

Here are the new summer gardens in order of opening dates:

Saturday 6 June and Saturday 4 July (10-4pm) All Fours Farm, Colliers Lane, Aston by Budworth, Northwich

A traditional and well-established country garden with a wide range of roses, hardy shrubs, bulbs, perennials and annuals. You will also find a small vegetable garden, pond and greenhouse as well as vintage machinery and original features from its days as a working farm. Visitors also welcome by arrangement April to July.

Saturday 13 June and Sunday 14 June (2-5pm) 5 Carnforth Drive, Sale

A suburban mature garden with secret paths, hidden corners, partly lawned and a small pond. A large magnolia tree captures your attention. Mature shrubs and trees with colour, texture, line and form. A delightful herbaceous border with healing colours of blues, pinks and purples. People have commented how beautiful and calm it is with its restful sitting areas. Combined admission with 17 Poplar Grove.

Sunday 14 June and Saturday 20 June (11-5pm) 10 Statham Avenue, Lymm

Beautifully structured and planned, a acre south-facing plot, carefully terraced as it rises to the Bridgewater towpath. Hazel arch entrance to formal paved patio area with cordoned fruit trees

Visits to nEw ngs garDEns in JunE & July

10 Statham Avenue

All Fours Farm

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and raised salad plot. Brick pathway passing working greenhouse into several well-stocked herbaceous beds, shaded area with variety of azaleas and rhododendrons and formal lawn. Homemade cakes and meringues with fresh fruit.

Thursday 18 June and Friday 19 June (10-5pm) Touchstone, Greenfields Lane, Rowton, Chester

Touchstone is predominately a woodland garden with lovely herbaceous borders. The garden is 0.7 of an acre, presented at its best in June, the focus point is a delightful range of herbaceous borders, with an emphasis on the look of a cottage garden. This is a practical, colourful family garden. Morning coffee, cream teas, scones and cakes.

Sunday 28 June (12-5pm) Clemley House, well Lane, Duddon Common, Tarporley

Two-acre organic, wildlife friendly, award-winning cottage garden. Features orchard, wildlife ponds, wildflower meadow, fruit and veg areas, badger sett, rose pergola, gazebo, summer house and much more. Home grown organic fruits used in jams & cakes. Visitors also welcome by arrangement June to August for groups of 10+.

Sunday 5 July (11-4.30pm) 218 Marple Road, Stockport

NEW! This secret south-facing garden approximately 1 acre, full of herbaceous plants, vegetable plot, plant growing area, topiary, unfenced ponds and water features, fun areas and features, developed from paddock to garden over 20yrs by current owners.

Saturday 11 July and Sunday 12 July (1-5pm)Mollington Village Gardens, Townfield Lane, Mollington, Chester

NEW! Mollington is a picturesque village 3m from Chester. Beechwood: Set in two-thirds of an acre walled gardens originally part of the Mollington Hall estate. Summerhouse overlooking natural pond with rose-covered pergola, hostas, ferns, grasses and gunnera, wild life area, rockery, quirky features including Mollington Halls original gasometer rediscovered in 2006. Home Farm House: Small walled garden with densely packed borders provides the setting for this C17 farm house. Established wisteria, climbing roses, range of shrubs and herbaceous plants designed to attract wildlife and provide all year round interest while being low maintenance. Adswood: A cottage garden with side borders and island beds packed with a wide range of bulbs, perennials, climbers and traditional roses. The garden is home to over 50 varieties of clematis. There is a raised ornamental fish pond and several seating areas including a garden pavilion. Tea at Home Farm.

Saturday 18 July and Sunday 19 July (12-5pm) 167 Bramhall Moor Lane, Hazel Grove, Stockport

NEW! The overall garden has a theme of light and dark. The front garden is a formal garden with box hedging and Indian bean trees with a background of shrubs chosen for texture and foliage. The back garden has colourful informal herbaceous borders packed with a variety of plants and standard trees and a small nursery and vegetable plot at the side. Visitors also welcome by arrangement May to September.

GARDENS OPEN BY ARRANGEMENT

Most NGS gardens including all of the above are open to the public on particular dates. This is fine for most visitors, but if you have a group you can also arrange a private visit on dates to suit. Over 30 of the gardens in Cheshire & Wirral offer this service and eight additional gardens are only open by arrangement so you get to see the ones not normally visited. Details are in NGS booklets and online at NGS.org.uk

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Plant pests will have made their mark by now, quite literally in some cases. One of my earliest gardening memories is being instructed by my grandad to remove the pots from the top of canes supporting dahlias, empty the straw contents onto the path and then stamp on the earwigs as they scuttled away. Barbaric! I grow dahlias now but rarely see an earwig.

Those pests that make up your hit list will of course depend on which plants you grow. In my garden, as nationally, slugs and snails top the charts, especially as l have two or three dozen hostas to protect. Ive tried all the usual forms of defence and up to a point still rely on the blue pellets, early on in the season, but by far my most successful method is to actively collect them. Several nights of the week, around 9.30pm, I search each plant (just hostas I mean, not every plant in my garden!) for signs of molluscs and dispose of those I find. Some people will say they have better things to do with their lives and so have I, but I dont like shredded hostas.

Something I keep meaning to try is garlic spray. This is the recipe given to me by an allotmenteer friend of mine: Crush a whole bulb of garlic into a litre of water. Boil for 5 minutes. Allow to cool and sieve the mixture. Keep it in the fridge. Mix one tablespoon per litre of water and spray onto plant leaves. He swears by its effectiveness. Must give it a go.

The distinctive red lily beetle has climbed the pest-chart quite rapidly in the last few years. There are chemicals available but again I think checking plants in the morning and afternoon and picking off the red devils is the most effective way. Just make sure you hold a hand underneath as you do it because theyre very sensitive to movement and will drop to the ground if they feel threatened. Dont forget to look out for their larvae, which do more damage than the adult. Youll find them on the underside of leaves,

inside a brown blob of their own making, slowly devouring the plant.

Another plant I grow in profusion is the daylily or hemerocallis. Their long strappy leaves make a great contrast with those of the hostas and they flower for weeks. However, the hemerocallis gall midge is determined to ruin the display. This tiny insect lays its eggs inside a developing flower bud, which then becomes lumpy and misshapen as the larvae feeds, eventually opening to give a very distorted flower. I have spoken to people who thought this was a natural phenomenon but it isnt. Unfortunately it is difficult to keep the midge at bay. The best way is to avoid growing early-flowering daylilies (June), for which the insect has a preference and stick to the later flowering varieties (July), which usually escape the problem. Presumably this is connected with its lifecycle. However, if you do spot a distorted bud, pick it off and bin it, dont compost it.

On a happier note, our garden opens for the NGS on 18 and 19 July (find us in the yellow book) so come along and see perfect hostas, lilies and hemerocallis for yourselves, unless Ive found something better to do with my life, in which case they will all be in tatters.

If youre looking for inspiration or need help with planting your garden, you can contact Barry by email: barry.davy@ntlworld.com

Barrys garDEning tips

Perfect Hostas at Brooke Cottage, thanks to Barrys slug patrol!

by Barry Davyemail: barry.davy@ntlworld.com

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A break from the schedule and a time to relax?

The school summer holidays are approaching and you are likely to have your time booked off work in readiness to enjoy some sunshine. But what if you are separated from your childs other parent or going through a divorce and holiday arrangements are something you cant agree?

Taking a child abroad on holiday is viewed as a removal of the child from the jurisdiction. In order to do so, there must be the consent of every person with Parental Responsibility or PR. PR is the right to be consulted and involved in decisions concerning a childs upbringing. PR is automatically obtained by both parents if they are, or were, married to one another. Unmarried fathers also automatically obtain PR if their child was born after 1st December 2003 and their name is recorded on the birth certificate.

Without consent, taking a child abroad can, in the most serious cases, be viewed as child abduction and could result in criminal sanctions. Unilateral action should be avoided. The exception is if a parent has a Residence Order in their favour, as that parent is able to take the child out of the jurisdiction for up to one month at a time without the consent of anyone else with PR.

How Can You Resolve Disagreements About Summer Holidays?

Parental Responsibility - If you are in any doubt as to whether you have PR and therefore whether your consent is required for your child to go abroad on holiday, you should seek specialist legal advice. You may be able to obtain PR either by entering into a PR agreement or obtaining a PR Order.

Passports - Anyone with PR for a child can apply for a passport on their behalf. It is therefore

essential that you decide who is going to apply for, and hold, the passport when you separate. You should also make sure that the document is provided to the parent going away on holiday well in advance of their departure.

Communication - It is essential to discuss and plan holiday arrangements well in advance with your childs other parent. You should also ensure that the parent who is staying in this country has full details of your flights, accommodation and a contact telephone number so they know where the child is and can contact them if they need to.

Action - If you cannot agree then the issue can be referred to mediation or correspondence can be sent from a Solicitor to try to resolve the holiday plans. As a last resort, it is possible to have the issue determined by the Court. If you are in any difficult, you should seek specialist legal advice well in advance of your holiday.

Summer Holidays

legal advice

0808 175 7765 www.slatergordon.co.uk/family

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Clickjacking is a way of collecting data held on your machine, or tricking you into clicking something which you think is okay, so it will take you somewhere it wants you to go.

Officially classed under the Spyware and Malware umbrella, Clickjacking can take many forms and isnt necessarily always malicious. There was a browser extension for Firefox a while back which recommended websites to users who had installed it. The information provided was actually collected by accessing data the user had entered into their machine. So for example, a user types car insurance into a web browser and from that time onwards a list of car insurance company adverts would coincidentally appear on future website visits.

Some of the creators of Clickjacking software have actually had their software bought by larger legitimate companies who have turned it

from something which was borderline malicious to totally above board. Have you searched for something or been on a website only to find days later when visiting another site there is an advert for what you were looking for previously?

Clickjacking can use hidden hyperlinks to surreptitiously capture data from an unaware user. These hidden links can be hidden in online adverts or buttons on a page.Imagine that there are two buttons, one that says Yes Go Ahead and the other No Get Me Out Of Here. Both buttons make an action when clicked and this is governed by the code written behind them, so you could make the Yes button mean No and vice versa, tricking the user into going somewhere they dont want to.

As always be vigilant when using the internet; it is a fantastic place but like everything in life, there is a dark side.

Mark Travis The PC Doctor

clickJacking

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A guide to selected events in East Cheshire during June & July

TuesdAy 2 June Bramhall and Cheadle Hulme Flower Club Demonstrator, Arthur McDonald from Bury Throw Nowt Out

Parish Hall, Church Road Cheadle Hulme 7.30pm start

WednesdAy 3 June The Flower Club of Wilmslow & District. Tony Brown National (Lutterworth) Its a Gardeners Joy. New members and visitors are always welcome.

Royal British Legion Hall, wilmslow 1.30pm

WednesdAy 3 June Poynton Philatelic Society meeting. Mr V Patel who will be displaying British Promotional Postal Orders, an unusual display which will interest collectors of this material. For further information about our Society then please call Ron Phelps on 01625 877643

North Room, Poynton Community Centre 7.30pm

ThursdAy 4 June Fashion Show by Fizz. Tickets 5, catering for all ages, accessories also available. Purchases can be made on the night (there will be trying on facilities).

Hazel Grove Methodist Church, wesley Street 7.30pm

ThursdAy 4 JuneLINK Womens Fellowship: Bramhalls Hidden History with Mr John Wallace. All ladies welcome whether you belong to our church or not (or any church for that matter. We round off the evening with a companionable natter, cup of tea and biscuit around 9.30pm - and all for only 2. Why not come and join us?

Bramhall Methodist Church (Bramhall Village Centre) 7.30pm for 7.45pm start

sATurdAy 6 June Open Day at AVRO, suitable for both novices and those new to golf (ladies, gents or juniors) who are seeking a small, friendly and affordable club to join; or the more experienced golfer looking for a smaller but challenging local course to join. With an award winning Greenkeeper and 7 day membership fees of less than 10 a week! For more details contact Les Fowler on 01625 876780.

AVRO Golf Club, woodford

sATurdAy 6 June The Wilmslow Symphony Orchestra will perform an exciting programme Gershwin Cuban Overture, Barber Adagio for Strings, Copland Fanfare for the Common Man and both On the Waterfront Suite and Symphonic Dances from West Side Story by Bernstein. Tickets 12, Conc 10, Under 18s 2

wilmslow Leisure Centre, 7.45pm

sundAy 7 June A Summer Concert for St Anns Hospice. An evening of light popular music, including the music of George and Ira Gershwin, with St Anns Hospice Festival Choir. Tickets 14 (no concessions) from; Stockport Town Hall Box Office 0161 474 3256, St Anns Hospice 0161 498 3631 and at the door (subject to availability).

Stockport Town Hall 7.30pm

WednesdAy 10 June Craft and Chatter. A monthly get together for crafters of all kinds, card making, quilting, collage, embroidery, sewing and any other interests you might have. Bring your own project and enjoy good crafting company with a cuppa and the opportunity to learn from each other. Contact Chrissie 0161 439 8262 for further details. 2

Dean Row Chapel Hall, Adlington Road, SK9 2BX 2pm to 4pm

Wed 10, Mon 17 And Wed 19 JuneBollington Festival Players Junior Company Present James and the Giant Peach. Roald Dahls epic journey across the Atlantic is acted out with live action, puppetry and storytelling. Tickets 9/8 from bfptickets@hotmail.com or 07776 239613

Bollington Arts Centre 7.30pm

WednesdAy 10 June Heathland Heritage. Stroll around Lindow Common Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) incorporating both history and natural history with Cheshire East Council Countryside Ranger Paul Hughes. Information: 01625 383700. Booking in advance essential at heathlandheritage2015.eventbrite.co.uk

Lindow Common SSSI car park opposite Boddington Arms, Racecourse Road, wilmslow 10am to 12pm

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ThursdAy 11 JuneJoin us for a fascinating and entertaining evening with Professor David Crystal - our foremost authority on the English language (and all things phonological.) David will be talking about The Disappearing Dictionary a beautiful new book bringing together a collection of brilliantly quirky English dialect words before they disappear forever. Ticket Price: 10 (redeemable against a copy of The Disappearing Dictionary) To book: call 0161 439 1436; email events@simplybooks.info or book online at www.simplybooks.info

Simply Books, Bramhall 7.30pm

sATurdAy 13 June Stockport Symphony Orchestra, Conductor Carlos del Cueto. Sibelius En Saga;Rodrigo Concierto de Aranjuez Soloist: Mark Ashford;Tchaikovsky Symphony No 6

Stockport Town Hall at 7.30pm.

sATurdAy 13 JuneMarple Choral Societys Summer Concert. Rutter: The Sprig of Thyme. Lauridsen: Lux Aeterna. Vivaldi: Summer. Tickets 8, under 18 half price, available on the door, or ring 01663 763509 to reserve. Marple Methodist Church, Church Lane, Marple 7.30pm

sundAy 14 JuneAt Messy Church this month our theme is Bible Weddings, explored through a wide range of craft activities, games and songs. All the family are welcome to join us and there is no charge but, if you are able to, please do bring a little food to join in with our bring and share tea. For more details please email jo@bramhallmethodists.org.uk

Bramhall Methodist Church 4-6pm

WednesdAy 17 JuneLunchtime Concert with students from Chethams School of Music, Manchester. Admission by Programme 4. Light lunches available from 12 noon, concert performances commence at 1pm. Further Information: Tel. 01625 586713 Tel. 01625 584410 Tel. 01625 584367 www.alderleyedgemethodistchurch.com email: aemc1@tiscali.co.uk

Alderley Edge Methodist Church 1pm

WednesdAy 17 June Poynton Philatelic Society meeting with guest speaker Gavin Wood who will be displaying The German Occupation of the Channel Islands. This will be a very topical display which will be of interest to WW2 enthusiasts. For further information about our Society then please call Ron Phelps on 01625 877643.

North Room, Poynton Community Centre 7.30pm

sATurdAy 20 June Piano Recital by Lloyd Buck (conductor of the Barnby Choir) and Stephenie Leung to include music by Handel, Debussy, Buck, Alkan, Bortkiewicz and Chopin.Tickets 5 (accompanied children free) available in advance from Anne Macdonald on 07810 517464 or on the door. Tea and cakes from 5pm

St Bartholomews Church, wilmslow SK9 4AA 5.30pm to 6.30pm

sATurdAy 20 JuneHall Chamber Concert with Rosa Campos-Fernandez, clarinet, Dale Culliford, cello, and Paul Janes, piano. Programme includes Beethoven, Tajcevic and Brahms. Tickets 10, 8 (concession) and under 18s free, including refreshments, available from the Church Office 0161 439 1204, Thrift Shop, Simply Books and on the door.

Bramhall Methodist Church 7.30pm

sAT 20 To sAT 27 June VIVAT! VIVAT REGINA! by Robert Bolt Tickets 9.50 (8.00 concession)The gripping story of two rival monarchs who never met: Queen Elizabeth I and Mary Queen of Scots. To book online: www.stockportgarrick.co.uk T elephone orderline: 0161 477 7779

Tickets available in person from the Stockport Plaza box office Garrick Theatre, Exchange Street, wellington Road South, Stockport SK3 0EJ

sundAy 21 JuneSt Georges Singers join forces with The Sheffield Chorale, a trio of wonderful young soloists and Stockport Symphony Orchestra to perform Edward Elgars choral masterpiece, The Dream of Gerontius. Ticket Hotline 01633 764012 or online at www.st-georges-singers.org.uk Tickets 15, 13 concession, 5 students/children. Coach transport from Poynton/ Hazel Grove.

The Monastery, Gorton, Manchester 7.30pm

WednesdAy 24 June Craft and Chatter. A monthly get together for crafters of all kinds, card making, quilting, collage, embroidery, sewing and any other interests you might have. Bring your own project and enjoy good crafting company with a cuppa and the opportunity to learn from each other. Contact Chrissie 0161 439 8262 for further details. 2

Dean Row Chapel Hall, Adlington Road, SK9 2BX 2pm to 4pm

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iNSiDE guiDEsATurdAy 27 JuneWilmslow Wells for Africa Gardens Day. 17 gorgeous gardens to visit. 10 on the day, but 9 if bought in advance. More info at www.wilmslowwells.org. or call 01625 250368

10.30am to 4.30pm

sATurdAy 27 June The Robins Singers will be guests of the Tideswell Male Voice Choir for their annual Summer Performance. More details can be found on the Tideswell website www.tideswellmvc.co.uk

St. Johns Church (Cathedral of the Peak), Tideswell 7.30pm

sundAy 28 June Jacksons Jaunt. A stroll around Jacksons Brickworks looking at the flora and fauna and the habitat management techniques used to promote wildlife. Information: 01625 383700

Booking: jacksonsjaunt2015.eventbrite.co.uk by 24 June. Booking in advance is essential. Meeting point: Jacksons Brickworks Car Park, Pool House Road, Higher Poynton, SK12 1TY (SJ945844)

10.30am to 12 noon

sundAy 28 June Bollington Festival Choirs final concert of the 2014-5 season is entitled Gloria Italia! and includes a charming and tuneful mass setting from a composer far better known for his stunning operas. Puccinis Messa di Gloria is full of operatic tunes which youre likely to be humming for days to come. The concert also features Italian baroque music for choir and vocal and instrumental solos from its members. Tickets (10 / 3 for 18s and under) from 01625 575554

Bollington Arts Centre, 7.30 pm

WednesdAy 1 JuLy The Flower Club of Wilmslow & District. Denise Hubbard (Middlewich) Travellers Tales

New members and visitors are always welcome

Royal British Legion Hall, wilmslow 1.30pm

ThursdAy 2 JuLyLINK Womens Fellowship welcome Mr Brian Green presenting The Best Stage Musicals EVER - pre 1960. This will round off our 2014/15 programme very, very nicely. If you ladies out there have never been to one of our evenings maybe this could be for you. You will be made most welcome. 2 for the whole evening.

Bramhall Methodist Church (Br