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Welcome to the 50th Voice colour magazine! Afterseven years of hard work and dedication, it isextremely fulfilling to hit such an important

milestone as we continue to go from strength to strengthand I sincerely thank our fantastic advertisers and loyal

readers for making this journey such a wonderful experience.I can’t wait to get cracking on issue 51 and to constantly keep improving

The Voice to make it one of the best community magazines in Staffordshire.At this point, I must pay tribute to a man who has been by my side

throughout the 7 years, our fantastic graphic designer Noel Sergeant. As manypeople know I am somewhat of a passionate man who tries to get everything100% spot on every issue – this at times has led to a few little disagreementswith Noel but we both knew it was for the benefit of the quality of The Voice!Once again, thank you Noel.

Also, I would also like to sincerely pay tribute to The Voice’s wonderfulcolumnists and contributors from Issue 1 up until Issue 50, fantastic,inspirational people who I hope receive the feedback from our readers theydeserve.

And of course, thank you to all our dedicated distributors of The Voicewho in all weathers push your magazine through your letterbox – many tellme they receive very positive comments from you which makes their deliverymuch more worthwhile.

To mark our historic Issue 50, I have decided to dedicate the Back Coverto our heroes who were part of World War I. I must admit I shed a tear whenI saw the ceramic poppies (which were made locally) cascade out and aroundThe Tower of London. So I thought it would be very fitting to have thisphotograph on our Back Cover, I sincerely hope all our advertisers and readersare suitably moved by this image, showing just how many lost their livesduring such a dreadful conflict – please give as generously as you can to thismonth’s Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal – perhaps just a little more thanyou usually do, although I understand money is tight at the moment...

On another note, you may remember my article in a recent Voice about theCounty Council owned Mount Pleasant land opposite Oldfields Sports &Social Club in Uttoxeter – pleading for Rocester’s SCC Leader Cllr PhilipAtkins to seal a deal to provide our youngsters with this extra land for oursporting future. I was so disappointed not to even receive a reply from hisSCC Press Office on this matter, let alone one from himself! Perhaps The Voicemay get one very soon with good news for for our local sporting youngsters?

Or will it cement my personal views concerning politicians – they maketheir own decisions and listen not to the great British people! We shall see...

I will sign off now with the words I have been waiting to write for 7wonderful and exciting years – ‘I hope you enjoy reading Issue 50 of TheVoice!’

I’ll speak to you next time…Nigel Titterton, Editor & Publisher

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AStaffordshire school is stepping up to theplate to help launch a charity campaign thataims to feed one million hungry children, and

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Painsley Catholic College in Cheadle, which isthe highest achieving non-selective school inStaffordshire, is celebrating its 50th year this year,and pupils have pledged to raise £50,000 for Mary’sMeals to mark the milestone.

Staff and pupils from Painsley are alsoencouraging others in their local community tosupport the Make it a Million campaign to help thecharity reach its first million children with a life-changing daily meal.

By providing food in a place of education,Mary’s Meals attracts hungry children into theclassroom where they can learn, thrive, and work

towards a more positive future.It costs just £12.20 to feed a child with Mary’s

Meals for a whole school year and the charity worksacross five continents, supporting children in Africa,Asia, Eastern Europe, Latin America, and theCaribbean.

Stephen Bell, Principal at Painsley CatholicCollege, said: “Painsley is delighted to be supportingthe Mary’s Meals ‘Make it a Million’ campaign. It isan excellent charity to have reached the lives ofnearly one million children across the world, whichis an amazing achievement.

“Painsley aims to raise £50,000 for the charitybefore the end of the academic year. Anyone wishingto support this campaign can do so by donating via:www.justgiving.com/p-c-a.”

Mary’s Meals was founded in a garden shed inArgyll, Scotland, and continues to keep its runningcosts low so at least 93p of every £1 donated isspent directly on charitable activities.

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Lank’s LoreBy Steve ‘Lank’ LavinGolden Memories from one of Uttoxeter’s Favourite Characters

Iwas not born when the second world war startedand finished but I have always been interested inwhat Uttoxeter must have been like to live here in

these dark uncertain days.I have quite a few friends and relatives who

relate to their National Service days which wereabolished in 1963 and although I would not havefancied it myself personally the majority of them saythat it was the best days of their life.

If you can remember the old TV sit com ‘GetSome In’ featuring Tony Selby the actor from the70’s I can see why , if this series was accurate aboutthe life of a National Service Man, everyone wouldfight to get called up it was hilarious!

Years ago I used to love talking to older peopleincluding my late mother and father and my wife’selderly parents and relatives who would tell meabout such life, but now that I am older and wiserto take in these tales and digest them and reallyunderstand how people had to really suffer thingslike air raids, rationing, losing their homes and

possessions, being separated to serve in the forcesaway from their loved ones and a manner of otherdiabolical things that occured during these awfultimes the majority of the older generation are nolonger with us to discuss them (they would have tobe in their late 80’s now). Nowadays with us livingin so called ‘peace time’ in our country hopefully Iwill not have to go through some of these capers. Itmight be peace time for us in Britain but it certainlyisn’t in other trouble spots around the globe. Watchthe news on an evening and some of the atrocitiesgoing on in the Ukraine, the Middle East and theAfrican States is enough to make your blood boilwith all this blood shed of innocent people who atthe end of the day just want to get on with a quietlife.

What is the matter with some of these peoplewho are trying to erase their own people off the faceof the earth, the mind boggles!

We may not be directly ourselves involved inthese conflicts but many people have family involved

whether they are serving in the forces, or areworking or living in some of these war zones.

The pity of it all is that no matter what people doto try and rectify these problems they are hittingtheir heads against a brick wall unfortunately andthey will never stop it. War and conflicts have beengoing on for centuries and look like in our timecarrying on doing so. All we can do to help is to giveour support to the numerous organisations who aretrying to erase these problems.

Going back to my interest in the Uttoxeter WarYears I must personally thank an ex-neighbour ofmine Mr. George Ince of Uttoxeter who brought mein these marvellous pictures featured below.

If any of you readers have anything of interestplease bring them in to me at Lavins Printers in

Uttoxeter and I will get suitable materialpublished for you. They are very popular with ourreaders and of course very important to the areashistory.

These two fabulous photographs show Mr. George Ince of Hockley Road,Uttoxeter (George is pictured when he was a schoolboy on the left hand sidepicture in the front row 3rd from the right and on the right hand picture he is

pictured with the white circle on his school cap) examining the GermanMesserchmitt war plane that had been shot down by our Air Force in an airraid and had been placed in Uttoxeter Market Place for all to see in 1942.

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On a Lighter NoteJust before I sign off for this month I would like to relate to you a little

tale told to me that amused me somewhat the other week. Two lady barmaidfriends of mine attended a funeral service of one of their popular regularsrecently and on settling in their church pew for the start of the funeral serviceone of them informed her friend that she had forgotten her spectacles andwas unable to read the order of service sheet that she had been issued with.

Her friend instantly replied “don’t worry you can lend mine,I can see to read my sheet without them”. After borrowing the spectacles

her friend said to her “this is an unusual service after we leave the churchthere is going to be entertainment in the churchyard”, to which her friendreplied, I think you will find that it reads ‘Interment’ dear!

Till next time, LANK

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Tom Bennett won a £25.00 iTunes voucher for his new innovative design. Tom said “I amabsolutely delighted to win. This event is a truly unique opportunity.”

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After many months of planning ensuringeverything had been taken care of andnothing had been missed our wedding

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wedding at Moddershall Oaks with myclosest friends Nicola Bradley and AnnaWelford, it was lovely to wake up with themon the morning of my wedding. I had toadmit that whilst my Maids of Honour sleptpeacefully, I was sat up watching the wildlightening storm and listening to the thunder.A huge part of me prayed for the storm topass, in time for our wedding day.

However, I realised I had organisedeverything about the wedding but theweather was completely out of my control.We were determined that the wet weatherwouldn’t effect our day.

My creative hairdresser Sue Arthur, ownerof Mirror Image, Cheadle arrived at 8.30amto transform my hair. She constructed theexact hairstyle I had in mind, even after 4 hairtrials I still thought something was missing,but on the day I could not have been happier.When I say the hair style was a constructionI truly mean it. I had long hair anyway butwith 4 large bun rings, a number ofextensions (special thanks to Beth Arthur) Imanaged to get the most wonderful vintageinspired up do I had ever imagined. On oneside of my head I wore a pearl and crystal

encrusted hair comb, with individual pearland crystal hair pins placed in and around theback of my hair style. It was everything I hadimagined and more. I cannot thank Sueenough for her time, talent and mostdefinitely her patience!!!

The next job on the list was my make upwhich was being applied by Clare Gavaghan,Beauty by Clare who is based at Sub 4,Cellarhead. Clare had become a great friendof mine over the last 4 years. She set to workand with her magical make up skills, she gaveme flawless skin, with dramatic eyes whichlooked so natural - I was so pleased!

Now I have to admit by this time, as theday guests will confirm the bride was runningslightly behind! However I didn’t realise thisand as most people who know me, know Iam some what of a control freak and this wasquite a surreal experience for me witheveryone else panicking for me.

So quickly I put on my teardrop pearl andcrystal earrings along with my pearl bracelet,Anna helped me to get into my wedding dresswhilst Nicola ensured the bridesmaids andmy little flower girl, were ready to go.

My wedding dress was from BridalCouture in Cheadle where Josephine helpedme to select my dream dress. My dress was aLeonde Pronovias tulle mermaid dress fromthe 2014 collection, in off white withchantilly and guipure lace with crystal gem

Bride and Groom: Lucy Elizabeth Roberts and Carl BertieFower, Cheadle

Bride’s Parents: Peter & Deborah Roberts (Step Mum),Kingsley Moor

Groom’s Parents: Derek Fower & Julie Crayton (Partner),Cheadle

Best Man: Justin Welford

Groomsmen: Simon Plant, Jamie Cullerton, Tony Kirkhamand Stephen Plant

Maids of Honours: Nicola Bradley, Anna Welford

Bridesmaids: Amelia Bradley, Polly Welford

Flower Girls: Grace Fower

Date of Wedding: Saturday 19th July 2014

Venue:Moddershall Oaks Country Spa Retreat, ModdershallNr Stone

Photographer: Ray Walker


stones with the most beautifullydetailed large train. I did purchasethe dress then decided to redesign thetop of the dress with the fabulousskills of Vicky from Victoria AnthonyDressmakers in Burslem, Stoke onTrent. It was perfect in everyway andI felt like a million dollars.

At last I was in my wedding dressand ready to go. First to come intome was my father, I took one look athis face and I had to look away. I wasso determined not to get upset thisearly in the day. Next to come in wasmy beautiful little daughter Grace(age 2) who was wearing an off whitetulle flower girl dress with lace andpearl bodice with a bow corsagewhich had been handmade by FirstImpressions, Wolstanton. She lookedabsolutely beautiful and I could feelmyself filling up again. All she couldsay is “Mummy you look so lovely”.She melted my heart. Then myhandsome son Harvey (aged 11)came into to see me and give me thebiggest reassuring cuddle and againreiterated Grace’s comments of howlovely Mummy looked. I managed tosee Deb my step mum for a fewmoments before she made her way tothe ceremony room. She lookedbeautiful in her chiffon lace dresswith matching fascinator made byFascinators on Demand.

Our friend, Chris Jones who is avery talented photographer offeredto take the wedding photos for us.He arrived that morning along withthe videographer. Jamie Oliver ofAlpha Productions Ltd along with hiscolleagues Tom and Nick were onhand to film the day’s events.

Naomi the wedding co-ordinatorfrom Moddershall Oaks came up tolet us know that it was time to makeour way down to the ceremonyroom. Its time!!!!!

Having been relativity calm allmorning as the bridesmaids andmaids of honour made their waydown the aisle I suddenly feltextremely nervous yet excited. Graceour beautiful daughter was next towalk down the aisle and for a 2 yearold this could of being a challenge.But not Grace, she briskly walkeddown the aisle with a very confidenthappy face. She held a wooden loveheart which said the words “Daddyhere comes Mummy”. I could hearthe delight of the guests as sheentertained the crowd. Grace passedthe heart to Daddy gave him a kissand then decided to go back and getMummy.

I nervously and very proudlywalked down the aisle to the BridalMarch with my Dad on one arm andmy daughter on the other. I could seemy son Harvey all kitted out in hissuit, he looked so grown up andhandsome. A wonderfully surrealmoment which I will never forget. AsI walked on further my eyes met withmy future husband and he gave methe reassuring look which I needed.

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was dusky rose pink which matched the bridesmaid dresses which were also brought fromBridal Couture by Josephine.

The wedding flowers, bouquets and button holes were all provided by Flowers & Co,Normacot. Allison, Louise and her team had worked so hard with all the flowers. There wasa beautiful array of dusky pink roses, with gypsophila and shiny dark green foliage. The creamvintage arch which had been erected for the civil ceremony was stunning.

During the civil wedding ceremony we had 2 readings from my brother Matthew Robertsand friend Kate Bonehill. There was a poem also read by Amy Sales which was a completesurprise to both Carl and I on the day. The poem was absolutely brilliant and a great memoryof the day.

People thought we had learnt our vows beforehand as we turned to each other and nevertook our eyes off each other during our vows. Carl did have to quietly whisper “relax, its ok”as by this time I was trembling with nerves. The registrar thought we may need some helpwith the rings and some WD40 but after a bit of force both wedding rings were securely on.

Then I heard the magic words from the registrar “I am happy to pronounce you husbandand wife”. I cheered with excitement and kissed my husband!! The guests went wild withapplause and cheers as we walked out to All You Need is Love by The Beatles.

It was now time for some celebratory drinks and canapés whilst the photographer took theopportunity to capture some photographs. At this time the rain had stopped so we venturedoutside before we sat down for our wedding breakfast. In the wonderful grounds ofModdershall Oaks we were spoilt for choice for photographs.

When we made our way back into the venue we had the opportunity to see our weddingcake. It was absolutely fabulous. I could not believe that my very talented friend Hannah Fieldhad produced this masterpiece. A four tier classic wedding cake decorated with lace and pearlsand beautifully timeless flowers delicately positioned on top of the cake. Wow is all we couldsay.

As the guests made their way in for the Wedding Breakfast I managed to catch a couple ofquiet minutes with my husband, Carl. We were both blown away by the day so far and stillcouldn’t quite believe this was actually happening. Our wonderful toast master Mr WayneShelton (The Staffordshire Toastmaster) called for silence amongst the guests and announcedus as Mr and Mrs Fower. I remember thinking could this feeling get any better. My husband

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led me into the wedding breakfast weaving in andout of family and very special friends as we tookour seats at the top table. I was in awe of howwonderful the room looked, from the venuedressing to the matching wedding stationery andunique seating plan which was produced byHannah Rigby. I was so thankful that everythinghad come together beautifully.

During the wedding breakfast a compilation ofsongs were played which Carl and I had compiledbeforehand. Songs ranging from One Day LikeThis by Elbow to Love Song by Adele. After abeautiful three course meal cooked by the giftedchefs of Moddershall Oaks it was time for thespeeches. We had booked an entertainer for thechildren during the speeches, which was themagnificent Magical Mayhem. I could hear thelaughter coming from the children in the otherroom, they were certainly enjoying themselves withmagic tricks and balloon creations.

My Dad proposed a toast then handed over toHarvey who had requested to make a speech. Hemade the most wonderful heartfelt speech I haveheard. I was immensely proud of him and grateful.Next to follow was the groom, my husband whospoke very genuinely from the heart. Just beforethe best man speech I had a little surprise for Carland the lads. Secretly, since the stag do in Magaluf,myself and my trusted accomplice Tom Cadmanhad been producing a movie. We created a littlemovie of Carl and me growing up throughout theyears and then the movie went on to show SOMEof the embarrassing footage from the stag do.Carl’s face was a picture of happiness and sheer

emotion. Finally it was time for the best manspeech by Justin Welford, who did not disappointat all. Justin was his usual sharp witted self andhad us all in stitches. A great speech from a topbloke.

There was now time for further photographsand mingling with our guests before the eveningreception. The weather by now was beautifulsunshine so we managed to capture some fantasticphotos outside. I just couldn’t get over how quicklythe time was going. It certainly is true – time reallydoes fly when you are having fun.

After some precious time with family andfriends it was now time to welcome our eveningguests. The disco and lighting entertainment for theevening was provided by Dave Dee Discos. Thevenue was yet again transformed for the eveningwith magnificent dusky pink columns of lightrunning throughout the room creating anincredible environment for a fabulous celebration.

Guests were flooding into the venue and it waslovely to see everyone and be congratulated by allthe people in our lives. We then had the mostamazing surprise from a very talented and braveyoung man Louie Welford. He had been secretlypractising some songs for our wedding andamazingly stood in front of all our guests from dayand night and sang 3 songs for us. His song choiceswere If I had a Gun by Noel Gallagher, Rock NRoll Star by Oasis and Obladi – Oblada. He hadeven hidden his guitar and tambourine so we won’tsee them. His performance was immense. Thecrowd went wild and when he is famous I will beable to say “he played at my wedding”.

We cut the cake as husband and wife and thenwalked into our first dance which was It MeansNothing by the Stereophonics.

Another little surprise of the day was theluxurious ice-cream which was served by LanzaTraditional Ice-Cream, on their retro ice-creambicycle. All I can say is the ice cream tastedexquisite.

I noticed that the themed sweet trolley hadgone down a treat with the guests and had to berefilled on several occasions. The memory table Ihad also put together had attracted quite a lot ofattention. I had brought together mine and Carl’sfamily members who had passed away. I felt itappropriate to incorporate them in the day andremember them as we do on daily basis.

Before we knew it the day had come to an end,the last song was played and guests made their wayto their carriages. We headed off to our bridal suiteas husband and wife after what can only bedescribed as a truly magnificent and unforgettableday.

Special thanks to our small, yet cherishedfamily and our amazing friends. Every single one ofyou helped to make our wedding day, as wonderfulas it was.

We took our family to Ixia in Rhodes, Greece acouple of weeks later for a wonderful family moontogether with some much needed rest andrelaxation. The destination of our honeymoon stillneeds to be confirmed, which we will very muchlook forward to.


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JCB has given a £6,500 donationtowards a £65,000 campaign to send ayoung Staffordshire boy for vital life-

changing surgery in the USA. Kyreigh O’Regan, five, suffers from

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War Horse is the Regent Theatre’smost successful show ever

Thousands of people flock to The Regent Theatre during the show’s three-week run

The National Theatre’s acclaimed production War Horse, which has just finished a three-weekrun at The Regent Theatre, has been announced as the theatre’s most successful show ever.

Demand for tickets for War Horse was phenomenal, with almost 30,000 people visiting thetheatre to catch the world renowned show performing at The Regent after it opened to delightedaudiences on Wednesday 24 September.

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Chris Harper, the producerof War Horse and ManagingDirector of National TheatreProductions said: “We areabsolutely thrilled by thephenomenal reception thatWar Horse has had fromaudiences in Stoke-on-Trent.

“As the War Horsecompany heads off for its nextstop in Johannesburg, theytake with them happymemories of their stay inStoke-on-Trent.

“We are looking forwardto coming back to the RegentTheatre next year with ourOlivier Award winningproduction of The CuriousIncident of the Dog in theNight-Time which is currentlyplaying to packed audiences inthe West End and onBroadway.”

The National Theatre’sproduction of War Horse,adapted from MichaelMorpurgo’s novel, is thepowerful story of a young boycalled Albert and his belovedhorse, Joey, who has beenrequisitioned to fight for theBritish in World War I. Caughtin enemy crossfire, Joey endsup serving on both sidesduring the war before landingin No Man’s Land, whileAlbert, not old enough toenlist, embarks on atreacherous mission to find hishorse and bring him home. Aremarkable tale of courage,loyalty and friendship, WarHorse features ground-breaking puppetry work bySouth Africa’s HandspringPuppet Company, whichbrings breathing and gallopinghorses to life on stage.

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In my opinion this means that during peakperiods in the market we will see an increase inactivity, a surge in demand and that will inevitablyimpact on prices. However during a staticmarketplace the other side of that coin is that

slower periods will become more competitive forsellers and prices will have to be close to marketvalue to achieve interest and ultimately a sale. I’dsuggest that the market is not cooling, just that weare currently experiencing a period of change andhope that this would lead to some stability andsteady growth. If we look at the gross mortgagelending in the third quarter of the year whichtotalled an estimated £55.5bn up 8% on theprevious quarter and a 13% increase on the sameperiod a year earlier its clear to see there is activityand growth, after all who really wants anotherboom?

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Finding out we were pregnant

It was the 16th October and I had taken a (stupidly) early pregnancy test but I was convincedI could see the faintest of lines telling me I was cooking up something special! Oliver washaving none of it and thought I was going a bit loopy! However, the next day I got a clear bluetest that literally spells it out for you and sure enough it told us in lovely bold letters pregnant1-2 weeks! We were so excited, it was a wonderful moment. We were desperate to tell all ofour family and friends straight away but for the most part we managed to wait until the 12week scan which felt like the longest time. Telling everyone the news was one of the nicestthings we’ve ever experienced, everyone was so happy for us and excited for a mini Appleby.

His arrival

George took his time making his way into the big wide world! He was nearly a week overduewhen my contractions started and even then he took a good 44 hours. Things got a little bitscary for Oliver as George and I were both getting very tired by this point and George’s heartrate was dropping. Luckily for me, the combination of exhaustion and an awful lot of gas andair meant I was quite oblivious to most of this! So when he finally arrived we were so relieved,relieved that he was ok, and relieved it was over! He cried straight away which is pretty muchthe only time you’ll ever enjoy hearing your baby cry! He came for Mummy cuddles straightaway and I remember just staring at him, not really believing he was here and he was mine. Iwon’t lie- a little bit of me was also thinking blimey he’s big! For one reason or another Oliverhad to wait quite a while to hold him and when he finally did seeing them together wasamazing. It was and probably always will be the best moment of my life seeing my baby in thearms of my wonderful husband.

Dads name: Oliver Appleby

Mums name: Charlotte Appleby

Baby's Name: George Appleby

Birth weight: 9lbs 11oz

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What made you decide the time wasright to have a baby?

Oli and I have been together for over 10 years, wegot married last year and knew that we wanted tohave a family soon after. We had the trip of alifetime in the USA just beforehand to enjoy onelast adventure just the two of us!

How was your pregnancy mum?

Three words- vomiting, tiredness and indigestion!Didn’t really find my glow until around 35 weeks!

Did you find out the sex of the baby inadvance?

No. I wanted to but Oli managed to persuade meto wait and I have to admit the surprise when hetold me at 2:28am that we had a little boy it wasworth the wait.

If you didn’t, did you guess right?

We didn’t really have a clue!

Did you have a birthing plan, and wereyou able to stick to it?

Yes and not really! Unfortunately the labour endedup being high risk so we weren’t able to go to theMidwifery Birthing Centre as planned. But wereceived wonderful care and George arrived safeand healthy and that was our only priority. 44hours of labour certainly wasn’t in my plan!

What’s the craziest ‘old wives tale’ you’vebeen told during your pregnancy?

“If your pregnancy was hard, labour will be easy!”LIES!!!I had a lot of indigestion towards the end ofpregnancy and lots of people said baby would behairy and George was born with a full head ofhair!

Any weird cravings?

I was very sick for the first 16 weeks and I all I

fancied was tango ice blasts, resulting in Olimaking several trips down to Cinebowl!

For the dad: Tell us all about yourexperience as a expectant?

A mixture of excitement and worry! Worryingabout Char and baby and worrying about beingready for our special arrival. But mostly excited tomeet the little person we had made!

Tell us all about the first 24 hours athome with your newborn.

Totally overwhelming, it doesn’t matter how muchpreparation you have done you can never beprepared for that feeling, knowing that this littleperson is completely and totally dependent on youis petrifying. I didn’t sleep a wink the first nightand not because George was awake, but because Icouldn’t take my eyes off him even for a second!

How has having a baby changed yourlife?

Completely! I went from being a busy DistrictNurse, to a lady of leisure on maternity leave, to aMum full of worry and an overwhelming love for

a very precious little thing in a matter of weeks. 8weeks in we are slowly adjusting to life with ourlittle monkey! There are lots of things we can’t doanymore that we miss but when that boy gives usone of his adorable smiles life couldn’t get anybetter.

Would you have another baby?

Right now I would say hell no! Who knows a littlefurther down the line. A little brother or sister forGeorge would be wonderful but this newborn larkis not easy! We’ll see!

How is life now?

Exhausting but amazing at the same time. The loveyou feel for your baby is just unreal, it’s allconsuming and it’s truly very special.

Any advice for expectant parents?

Trust your instincts and do what feels right for you,try not to listen too much to the inevitable adviceand opinions offered to you on a regular basis.Ultimately it is you that truly knows your baby andyou will instinctively know what is best for themand for you. Just go with it!

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To the Editor, Uttoxeter & Cheadle Voice

Ienjoyed reading SteveLavin’s recollections of theold regime at the Uttoxeter

Advertiser (“Voice” Issue 48)and it brought to mind somememories of my own. Istarted working forStevenson’s Buses at Burton in1978 and moved to theirUttoxeter base in 1980 soonafter securing a full-time postthere, partly in the office atSpath and partly driving.With my office hat on, Iwould occasionally call at theAdvertiser with copy for thenewspaper, and so I soon cameto know Warwick Babb andthe antique equipment hisnewspaper depended on. Then, when wearing my driver’s hat, if I finished updriving the late buses I would sometimes encounter Mr Babb off to Burton on aSaturday evening, or coming back again on the last trip at 10.30 pm, from whichhe would alight near his house on Cheadle Road as I made my way back down tothe garage an hour or so later. But during the working week Mr Babb’s usual formof transport was a motor scooter – no doubt the one shown on the photographaccompanying Steve’s article. It always amused me to think of Uttoxeter’snewspaper magnate patrolling his patch in such style.

As well as being his weekend transport of choice, our buses also formed a vitalpart of Mr Babb’s distribution network. On publication day, one of his staff wouldappear at the bus station with parcels of newspapers tied up in brown paper andstring, to be delivered to village shops in the area. Each parcel bore a “Yellow BusService Parcel Ticket” purchased for 5p from our office, and would be placed onthe appropriate bus, whose driver would then drop them off at their destination.For instance, one of the Abbots Bromley school buses would deliver to all threeshops there – Harley’s at the Uttoxeter end of the village, Meadows’ in the marketplace, and the shop on Lichfield Road.

As Steve said, the paper would win no prizes for its print quality. I recall severalissues where the pictures in the houses for sale advertisements were so atrociousyou could barely make out they were houses at all, never mind distinguish onefrom the next. And many copies I bought were d-i-y issues where the centre pagehad to be inserted into the correct position before you started to read. Presumablythese issues were published on weeks when the newspaper’s “team of localpensioners” who normally carried out the collating were ill or on holiday. But thatwas the old Advertiser for you. It was something particular to Uttoxeter, likehaving its own livestock market, like having its own yellow buses. From suchthings a special place is made.

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Povey’s PeopleBy Radio Stoke’s Owd Grandad Piggott

It ‘cost me ten bob. It was a safe bet – or so Ithought, but amazing things happen at times. DaftGullickson said to me in Tummy Dawkins’s

pub one night, ‘Club Paper Jack’s gorrer job!.’‘Yes!’, I replied ‘and pigs can...’‘Ar much dust want on it?’

Gullickson said. That is why itcost me ten bob. Ten minuteslater, I found out that ClubPaper Jack had indeed got a job.He was due to start work as adriver for a building firm whowere erecting a new estate inTean. Jack’s job was driving alittle truck fetching materialsfrom hither and thither for thevarious trades working on thesite. One of the requisites of thejob was to know his wayaround the area to the variousbuilding supplies.

‘How well do you knowyour way around ThePotteries?’ had been one of thequestions at his interview.

‘Ah know every pub, everybookies an’ ev’ry billiard ‘all thisside o’ the Fegg ‘ayesklondyke!’, he said proudly.‘They wutner lose may anyweerin Staffycher...’ The foremantook Jack at his word. Hecouldn’t be worse than hispredesessor who apparentlythought that Ball Green was adisease.

On the Sunday night in Tummy Dawkins’s,Club Paper Jack was cock a hoop.

‘Thee want somebody with a bit o’ okum’, hesaid. Somebody with enough nowce ter find theroad arind the county.

‘And that’s you is it?’ I said sarcastically.‘Oh ar – that’s may owrate!’ said Jack

confidently. I didn’t argue but asked why I hadnever seen him behind the wheel.

‘Cause ar anna got a car’, he replied ‘’Ow conar drive anyweer if ar anna got a car?’ Point taken.

‘Dust want come with me termorrer?’ he askedOwd Grandad Piggott.

‘They cost ride shotgun if thee wantst’.‘Weer at gooin?’ Owd Grandad asked him.‘Ar dunner know yet’, said Jack. ‘Ar’ve got bay

at Tean fer eight erclock in th’ mornin’ un arll getme instructions...ar’ll pick thee up if thee wantst –

come with me fer the dee’. So OwdGrandad Piggott agreed.

‘The next morning, Club Paper Jackwas introduced to his little truck andtold by the foreman that he would beworking for the electricians and he wasto go to Rists Wires and Cables to pickup a consignment of gear. Despite hisapparent extensive knowledge of NorthStaffordshire, Club Paper Jack hadnever heard of Rists Wires and Cablesand the foreman noticed his puzzledattitude.

‘It’s dead easy to find’, said theforeman, ‘Go to Newcastle and keepgoing round the one way system, thenkeep on until you come to a bigroundabout about a mile up the road.You’ll see a pub called The Milehouse.Turn left at the roundabout, go to thebottom of the hill and you’ll see Ristson the right hand side. You can’t missit. Half an hour later, Jack collectedOwd Grandad Piggott and off theywent. The trip to Rists and back shouldhave taken about three hours at themost, an hour each way and half anhour or so to load up, allow a bit morefor hold ups or whatever, but by midday, Club Paper Jack should have been

well back and still hadn’t returned. Anhour later, he still hadn’t turned up.Sixteen electricians hung around invarious attitudes of frustration and fourmore played cards in the mess hut. Theforeman with twenty blokes sittingaroundon top rate was having a blue fit.He rang the police but no accidents hadbeen reported, He rang Rists Wires andCables but no-one had been to collectthe order so another van was dispatchedto fetch it. Someone called at ClubPaper Jack’s house but he wasn’t there.He was therefore reported missing and

no-one had a clue to his whereabouts.At twenty past two in the morning, a little Ford

Transit pick up spat its way wearily onto the siteand the night watchman told Club Paper Jack togo home in the vehicle and come back at eightoclock in the morning to collect his cards andcoppers.

The foreman came out like a thunderbolt whenClub Paper Jack pulled onto the site at eight oclockthe following morning.

‘Right’, said the foreman. You’ve got twominutes to tell me where you got to yesterdaywhen you left here.

‘Weer didst say this Rists wires an’ Cables was?’asked Jack acidly.

‘I told you yesterday’, said the foreman testily.‘You go to Newcastle, then you go round the ringroad and when you are on the other side,you carryon for about a mile and you come to a roundaboutwhere there’s a big pub called ‘The Milehouse’.You turn left at that roundabout, go to the bottomof the bank and Rists is on the right....You can’tmiss it, the bloody gates are thirty foot across...’

‘Rate,’ said Jack. ‘Well, ar’ll tell they summattnar. Ar went through Newcastle, ite t’other side,thee was umpteyn rindabites, but not one on ‘em‘ad a pub on it called The Mile’ouse, ar ‘ouse, thar‘ouse or any bugger else’s ‘ouse. Nobody ‘ad ‘erd o’Rists Wires an’ Cables an’ arm gooin’ ‘ave they upfer unfair dismissal soo put that in thee parp unsmoke it....’

‘Just ‘old yer foot up a touch owd soul’, said theforeman gently. ‘Let’s start at the beginnin’. Whenyer left ‘ere, which road did yer go ter Newcastle?’

‘Toxeter, Derby, M one, Gates’ead....It’s abloody good wee up theer, ar tell thee...’ Theforeman regarded him in disbelief and tried his bestto stifle a laugh.

‘Thees another Newcastle fifteyn mile up thatroad. He said flatly.

They didn’t sack Club Paper Jack. He resigned.His boast of knowing his way around was intatters so he settled for being both unemployed andunemployable.

Each month Radio Stoke’s Owd Grandad Piggott (Alan Povey) will write a unique insight into ourlocal life and its many characters.

His infectious, humorous slant on people provides a different and unusual mix which hopefully willbring a warm smile to the faces of our readers.

This month: Rists Wires and Cables

Despite hisapparentextensiveknowledge ofNorthStaffordshire,Club PaperJack had neverheard of RistsWires andCables and theforemannoticed hispuzzledattitude.

Christmas MarketFundraising activities are ready to take place at Christchurch HollingtonLane, Tean, Stoke on Trent.

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Let The Voice Be With Youby Les Humphries of Rocester

Well, here we are again readers,Sorry I got chopped off mid-sentence in the last

issue of ‘ The Voice ‘, no doubt the printers (ormaybe the Editor) thought I was waffling on toomuch!

As Winter arrives, it’s nice to look back atSummer, and there was one memorable event inparticular for the Churnet Valley Male Voice Choirto which I would like to dedicate most of mycolumn in this issue if I may have your indulgence.

We travelled by coach on Saturday the 6th ofSeptember, to sing at the Wedding of Miss DainaFearon to Mr. Nick Harris at Birtsmorton Courton the outskirts of Tewksbury. Daina is aveterinary nurse at Abbeyfields Surgery in Rocester,and in her spare time rides her horses Rio and Wishin competitions around the Country, she also hasher own webpage - Daina Fearon Dressage. Nick isa hard working salesman for FDL, but is betterknown in the darting world of Uttoxeter as ‘PicklesHarris!

The Choir sang in the lovely grounds ofBirtsmorton which was a most picturesque, ifunusual venue. Unfortunately we were not at fullstrength due to holidays, but all those whoattended enjoyed the experience immensely, andfrom the feedback, so did the guests.

The brides father Peter is a member of the choir,which Daina had no idea of, (Mum Sheila had keptmum!) so it was a double surprise when the guestsentered the walled garden for photographs, to befaced by the choir in full voice, positioned in theArbour. The photograph shows Daina’s look of

surprise as she spotted her Dad Peter, having donea quick change into his choir garb giving voice inthe front row.

Unfortunately the programme came to anabrupt end when it started to rain. Our musicalDirector Janet was given a bouquet of flowers, andwe parted company with the official guests to aprivate room in the grounds, where we stuffed ourfaces with a lovely buffet prepared by BradleyHouse in Uttoxeter, which we had collected en-route, many thanks to them for that, and to theFearons for arranging it, (we have been at venueswhere we have not even had a cup of tea!)

Winding up a busy back end to the year wehave since performed for the Thursfield LadiesGroup in October, our next offering will be at LaskEdge on the afternoon of Sunday the 9th ofOctober, our Annual Remembrance SundayBooking.

In a busy week we then travel to KidsgroveTown Hall where we share the bill with the NorthStaffs Accordian Band on Thursday the 13th, andjust two days later we are at Cauldon Lowe for thePie and Pea Supper in the Village Hall where weare appearing with the lovely Stubwood Singers (attime of writing still to be confirmed).

So plenty of bookings (we perform free atworthy charity events), plus all ends of thespectrum - Weddings, Funerals etc, but we stillneed new blood as our numbers have diminished,particularly in the tenor section. So if you are aman between 18 and 80 or even 90 at a push,would like to sing, but are not a soloist, there is life

beyond boy bands! All you have to do is turn upat the Bishop Rawle School in Cheadle on aTuesday Evening between 7.30 and 9.30, have alisten, join in if you’ve a mind to, but mostimportant meet the lads and if you like us arewarding pastime awaits you!

November is also the time of year for the RoyalBritish Legion Poppy Appeal. Please givegenerously, and try and attend one of the localChurch Services on the 9th of November, or if youcan spare 15 minutes or so on the 11th around theWar Memorial in Uttoxeter at 11am for the twominutes silence.

Some good programmes on the tele recentlywith the return of the excellent Lacey Turner inOur Girl following on from an earlier play abouta girl from the back streets of London who joinedthe British Army as a medic now serving inAfghanistan. and did anyone see the playMarvellous telling the story of real life characterNeil Baldwin who was made kit man for StokeCity, with the brilliant Toby Jones in the title role,it was one of those feel good plays. Then Our Zoo,the story of the founding of Chester Zoo betweenthe wars superb casting and story. All on BBC,sadly Downton is losing it’s lustre!

I can’t finish without mentioning UttoxetersAdam Peaty, who’s exploits in the swimming poolincluding a World record no less have beenamazing. Here was a lad who struggled for fundingmaking good by his own efforts. I’ll bet he won’thave any trouble for funding now! Well done lad.

T T F N

Remembering Days gone by... by Owd Ern

Smithfield Road

Iremember going up Smithfield Road as a youngkid with my dad to get into the cattle marketand at the bottom was Fox’s garage. Mr Fox

was also a Gun Smith who would repair and makeguns. I know he put a new barrel on one of myfather’s guns. But after Fox’s, all the houses afterwere derelict empty slum houses all dark andforlorn. They continued round the corner intoShort Street, but one house in Short street wasoccupied by a Mr Prinfold who had a clog makersbusiness in it. The wooden soles hung in hiswindow. He was to me and my mates, a real hero.We would buy clogs off him so that we couldclatter up the corridors at school to the annoyanceof the teachers.

Back onto Smithfield Road was Jobie Bloor’sscrap yard with a great mountain of scrap. MrsBloor had a curiosity shop selling mainly items ofcrockery that she had bought on her rounds withJobie when he was buying scrap. The slum houseswere rather depressing but not quite as bad as themonstrosity ‘Carter Square’ another American typerazzmatazz. I went past it the other day andthought it only needs a Mc Donald’s, MickeyMouse and an American flag or two and then itcould be called ‘Yankee Square’, but then I am acritical old man, and possibly many people will notagree with me. Of course I do not know what

depresses me most, that or the old market allderelict. Just waste land growing weeds. I realisecattle markets are not ideal in the centre of town,perhaps a bit smelly, but a bit of cow muck neverdid anybody any harm. The demise of the cattlemarket was unbelievable and very sad as Uttoxeterhas a long history as a Market town, 1251 or thereabout. The cattle market was built in 1854 costing£1500. Before that cattle had been sold in themarket place, horses in Balance Street plus beingused for the annual Horse fair, and little marketStreet that now houses the fantastic butchers shop‘Sargey’s’ (T.G Sargeant & Sons) was used as thesheep market and the pig market was held in thelower market square (bear hill) a pub I think calledThe Bear or summat like that, and other propertieswere demolished to make way for the warmemorial.

My father said it was a great improvementwhen the cattle market was opened. I can’t bebothered with the date (perhaps 1853?) also thecost £1500 does it really matter? Anyway a Mr TBeardmore who kept the Three Tuns pubcommenced business as an auctioneer. The highestprice for a cow then was £31 and Beef between 6pence and 8d per pound. Mr W.S Bagshaw alsorented part of the market. Father said there wasfierce competition between the two auctioneers,and the young Bagshaw sons would canvas fortrade, going up the queue of floats and traps in the

high street saying ‘please put your stock in ourmarket’ (ironically Asda were doing the same thinglast Friday handing out fliers) urging you to buyoff them. Mr George Bagshaw had an excellentreputation as an auctioneer and a gentleman aswas his brother Sidney who ran AshbourneMarket. Unfortunately after the demise, youngermore arrogant auctioneers took over. Eventuallythe whole lot was sold with the promise of a newmarket by 2005 (some hope) All cattle markets inStaffordshire are all gone except for leek. Marketdays were not only days for selling and buyinglivestock, they were a day for socialising. Pubsdoing a lively trade, shops all well patronised byfarmers wives, in fact as a teenager, if me and mymate Wilf went in the Wellington for a drink beforegoing to the cinema, there would be a group offarmers and dealers still drinking. The Wellingtonhad a bit of a reputation for staying open afterhours. The police sergeant knew he only had toknock on the little take away window and he couldget a free pint at any time.

I could go on writing about markets, and boreyou all to tears, but they are like a lot of things,‘becoming a thing of the past’ incidentally, TheWellington, like a lot of other pubs has gone. Re-developed as something else.

Good times come and go...So just bay gud, till I bore yo next timeOwd Ern


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Constantly growing in numbers, the societycampaigned tirelessly for their own premises, andfinally in 1936 managed to raise the funds neededto buy the rights to a plot of land on theallotments in Wellesley Street (once more as aresult of fundraising efforts and individualdonations) On July 2nd 1936 the initialfoundations of what was to be known as theChurch and Institute for the Deaf and Dumb wereofficially and ceremoniously laid. Mrs CecilWedgwood, a descendent of Josiah Wedgwoodfounder of the world famous Wedgwood Potterylaid one of the two foundation stones. These canstill be seen at the front of the centre.

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Fundraising continuesfor Uttoxeter boyU

ttoxeter’s Oldfields Sports and Social Club hosted afamily fun day and charity rugby match in support ofKyreigh’s Kause.

The event was organised by Kyreigh’s mum Sasha O’Reganwho is trying to raise £65,000 to get her son Kyreigh, ofUttoxeter, to America for a life changing operation and wassupported by Paul Milward and Andrew ‘Spike’ Moult whoorganised the rugby match.

The day was attended by around 200 people with theattractions including bouncy castle, bucking bronco, rally cars,exotic animals and a prize raffle.

The rugby match kicked off at 2pm with a team made upof current players managed by Milward against a team of ex-players managed by Moult, with Moult’s team coming outvictorious after a highly contested 80 minutes.

These events were followed by a sponsored waxing ofplayers and attendees much to the amusement of friends andfamilies.

In total, the day raised £1132 for Kyreigh’s Kause followedby an anonymous donation of £500 on the day to top thingsoff.

Sasha said that Kyreigh loves sport and is incrediblyenergetic so I have been keen to make lots of the fundraiserssport based as that will be his future after the operation

I would like to thank everyone who made the eventpossible and for the kind donations on the day.

Thanks to all the Rugby Lads for their contribution toKyreigh’s Kause, for all the help we received on the day andbusinesses who supported us. It was great to see so manyattend despite the weather. Kyreigh really enjoyed himselfand we are delighted he is another step closer to his target.



Talking Pets by Shoshannah McCarthy BVetMed (Hons) MRCVS

Shosh qualified from the Royal VeterinaryCollege in London, and has been working as asmall animal vet at Blue House Veterinary Centrein Biddulph since 2009. She recently acquired arescue cat named Bagpuss.

Making sense of toxoplasmosis

You’ve probably heard that pregnant womenshouldn’t clean out cat litter trays. This is due to therisk of them becoming exposed to Toxoplasma, amicroscopic parasite of cats, which can be harmfulto unborn babies. There have also been reports inthe tabloids of hundreds of thousands of peoplebeing infected each year, leading to schizophreniaand dementia.

But is Toxoplasma really as dangerous as allthat? What are the true risks? It may help to sortout the facts from the scaremongering.

What is toxoplasmosis and how is it linked tocats?

Toxoplasma gondii, commonly known as ‘toxo’or T.gondii, causes the disease ‘toxoplasmosis’. It isa protozoan parasite that lives inside host cells.Toxo is considered a parasite of the cat, because thecat is the definitive host, but other species can beinfected as well.

97% of infected cats acquire toxo by eatinganother infected animal - this may be from huntingrodents, or from being fed undercooked meat. Somecats show no signs of infection at all, whereasothers will have mild diarrhoea that resolves after aweek or two. The parasite then remains dormant inthe cat’s body; in rare cases, it can become‘reactivated’ and cause serious disease in the catsuch as seizures, eye disease or lung disease.

Infected cats shed toxo ‘eggs’ (known as‘oocysts’) in their faeces for around two weeks.After that, the cat’s immune system kicks in andthey are no longer infectious.

If another species - be it mouse, sheep, or human- accidentally ingests toxo oocysts or consumes aninfected animal, they can become infected with toxothemselves.

What happens if a human becomes infected withtoxo?

Usually, nothing. It is estimated that around 1/3of the UK population has been infected at somepoint in their lives. A few people will suffersymptoms similar to mild ‘flu, but usually theinfection goes unnoticed.

However, toxo can be serious if it affectsimmunocompromised individuals, such as theelderly, children, those with AIDS or those onchemotherapy. It is also serious if it affects pregnantwomen, since it can cause brain damage orblindness in the unborn baby, or even stillbirth.

How do people catch toxo?

The usual way for people to become infectedwith toxo is by consuming undercooked infectedmeat. This is by far the most common route ofinfection.

People can also contract toxo by coming intocontact with oocysts shed in cat faeces. This mayoccur if they handle cat litter trays, throughgardening, or by eating unwashed or uncookedhome-grown vegetables.

It is important to note that the oocysts shed incat faeces are not infective for 2-3 days. Fresh catfaeces are therefore not a toxo risk; after 48 hoursthey are.

You CANNOT catch toxo by stroking a cat,cuddling a cat, being licked by a cat or by beingscratched or bitten. Only 1 in 250 cats are sheddingtoxo at any one time, and the oocysts are not foundon the coat - only in the faeces.

I am pregnant. How do I know if I am at riskfrom my cat?

Your GP or midwife should be able to adviseyou on blood testing for toxo. If you have alreadybeen exposed to toxo in the past, your baby will notbe at risk as you will have prior immunity. If youare negative for toxo, you must take extraprecautions. Ask your GP for more advice.

You can ask your vet about blood testing yourcat for toxo. If your cat is positive, they will actuallynot be a risk because they have already beenexposed and recovered, and will never shed oocystsagain. If your cat is negative they could becomeinfected and start shedding in the meantime, sokeep them indoors and do not feed them raw meat.

Pregnant women should not consumeundercooked meat. They should wear gloves whengardening and avoid eating unwashed vegetables.Wear gloves when emptying the litter tray andempty it daily so that faeces are always fresh whenthey are handled - remember they are only infectiveafter 48 hours.

Always dispose of used cat litter carefully, andwash your hands thoroughly afterwards.

More information on toxoplasmosis in catscan be found at:http://www.icatcare.org:8080/advice/cat-health/toxoplasmosis-and-cats

If you have any questions or concerns abouttoxo, please consult your GP and/or vet.

Down on the Farmby Angela Sargent

Brrr..! It soon gets round to Winter, although,I suppose, technically, we are still in Autumn.

We will bring in our cattle towards the end ofthe month, as the weather will only get worse andit will be easier to care forthem undercover and withlighting.

Energy is somethingintrinsic to farming- we needit for heating, lighting andfuel, we use it to plant ourcrops and we produce it in theform of food and fuel.

Fertilizer (both naturaland artificial) gives our cropsenergy to grow and yet, thosesame crops can be the fuel tomake the energy! There issome debate as to whethercrops should be used as fuelwhen there are people going hungry and alsowhether ground should be given up to solar energyproduction, when it could be used to grow food,but, as Society needs energy for its continuation,all these options have their place.

Like us, our cattle prefer to be dry and

comfortable and have food and water to hand. Toowarm and they get sweaty and are prone to pickingup viruses, so, although old barns are good for Batsand Owls and Swallows, they aren’t particularlygood for livestock- too dark, dingy and not enough

ventilation, nor are they very handlerfriendly- too many corners, narrowdoors and low roofs for safe handlingand easy cleaning.

Our livestock also have theirpreferred companions and get used totheir cohorts. On occasion, when wehave to move them into other groups,for various reasons, there tends to bea few arguments and pushing andshoving until the hierarchy is re-established.

This is true of our rams too! Having replaced two of our rams

recently, the new boys had to beintroduced to their peers. To do this,

we first shut them in a tight space together, so theycould argue without being able to take a good runat each other- they have a bony forehead whichthey batter the opposition with and this can getquite bloody. Then, after a while we let them outwith the ewes and their mind is on other things!

We’ve noticed a few molehills around some ofour fields. These can be troublesome as soilcontaminated silage can carry disease and the hillsdisrupt the turf in the pasture fields too. They alsoeat earthworms and its these creatures that makegood soil. Moles are quite quarrelsome, solitaryanimals but, surprisingly, can swim well!

Seagulls and other birds are picking over ourstubble fields, looking for tasty titbits. The fruits ofthe hedges and wild bird seed margins are full offinches looking for the last pickings and thestripped plants also provide cover for pheasant andpartridge (and foxes too!).

Milk prices are in the news again as somefarmers are struggling to cover the costs ofproduction. A good summer milk supply andrestricted markets for milk and its products abroadhave meant an excess. Retailers have takenadvantage of this, to increase their shareholdersprofits and using milk as a ‘loss leader’ in theirstores.

Unlike some products, unfortunately, milkproduction cannot be turned off in an instant!

Angela Sargentwww.baldfields-farm.co.uk and follow us on

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Karen’s Cake Cornerby Karen Hill

Pavlova with Lemon Chiffon Cream, Berries and Edible Flowers

Along with my love for making cakes, I have always loved meringues. Ihave been making them for years and realised I have yet to include arecipe. Here is one of my favourites. I have made lemon cream, but you

can just use whipped cream for this recipe and is equally delicious. This dessertis great as it always looks so impressive, but is so easy to make!

6 large free range egg whites 300g caster sugar 1 tsp cornflour 1 tsp white wine vinegar 500 ml double or whipping cream 100g good quality lemon curd zest of a lemon, juice of ½ lemon, plus extra zest to serve blueberries, and edible flowers for decoration

Firstly, preheat your oven to 160˚C. Prepare your baking sheet with a largesquare of greaseproof paper, and draw a 23” diameter circle as a guide foryour meringue mix.

In your blender, whisk the egg whites until they form stiff peaks. Graduallywhisk in the sugar, followed by the cornflour and the vinegar. Pile the mixtureonto the greaseproof paper to form a circle.

Bake for 1 hour, then turn the oven off and leave the meringue to cool inthe oven with the door slightly open. The meringue should be crisp aroundthe edges and the top.

For the topping, whip the cream with the lemon curd, zest and juice untilit forms soft peaks. Pile the cream on top of your meringue. You can servethe meringue as it is now, or add lots of fresh berries and edible flowers fordecoration.

There are so many variations I make of this dessert, but I can never seemto make one big enough for my family. No one is ever satisfied with one slice!


Kate’s KitchenBy Kate Cornes

Kate once worked as a professional chef for manyyears, but following a career change, is nowemployed as a Veterinary Nurse. She still,however, continues to cook home cooked mealsfor herself, her husband and two young children.Kate is always on the lookout for wholesome butsimple recipes that can be prepared in advancefor busy working families.

At work we are always asking each otherwhat we ate for tea the night before! It canbe quite useful when looking for meal ideas.

This is where I discovered this simple butextremely tasty recipe that only takes minutes toprepare. So much better than any shop boughtversion in my opinion. Thanks to my lovely workcolleague for this one!

Aimee’s Salmon en Croute

Serves 2 adults or 1 adult and 2 children

1 pack of ready rolled puff pastryLemon2 boneless salmon fillets (skinless if possible orremove the skin before use)Salt + PepperPhiladelphia with chives or garlic and herb(whichever you prefer)Egg wash

Oven 200˚C/180˚C fan/gas 6/400˚F

Method

• Lay out the pastry on the work top and divideinto 2 pieces lengthways

• Place 1 salmon fillet on each piece of pastry atone end

• Squeeze quarter of a lemon over the fish andseason with salt and pepper

• Take a good tablespoon of Philadelphia and

spread over the fish• Brush all around the edges of each piece of

pastry with egg wash then fold the pastry overthe top of the fish and seal the edges together bypressing a fork all around the edges.

• Brush all over the top with egg wash then placeon a lightly greased tray in a hot oven forapproximately 25-30 minutes until golden.

• Serve with whichever side dish you fancy.Personally I prefer a lovely fresh salad!


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Cheadle FlowerClub’s recentmeeting was held at

The Guild Hall withChairman Diane Lucaswelcoming everyone,including ourdemonstrator for theevening, Ros Anwyl fromShifnal with ademonstration entitled‘Alice in Wonderland’. TheClub was extremely luckythat Ros agreed to ‘standin’ at the last minute asthe original demonstratorhad fallen ill.

Ros began thedemonstration with thetitle of ‘Down the RabbitHole’ using a tall blackiron stand to depict the ‘hole’ with thearrangement placed on top, using aspidistraleaves to create an outline, solidago, beautifulcerise lilies and pale pink carnations, with arabbit and second placement added belowcreating a stunning display.

‘The Cheshire Cat’ was the theme for the nextarrangement which Roscreated in a basket with awire cat face placed abovethe basket, both of whichshe had outlined andhighlighted with woolgiving super character tothe face. Aucuba, orangelilies, solidago, andgorgeous sunflowers

produced a delightful and lovely display.The ‘Three Gardeners’ who painted

the white roses red provided theinspiration for the next presentation.Ros used cherry laurel all around theplacement to create a carpet. Redsedum, ivy, blue delphiniums, hydrangeaheads and white roses which Ros hadsplashed with red paint representing thegarden, all giving a lovely interpretationof the title. The arrangement was thenadded to the top of a cream flowerstand already holding two identicalplacements.

A large turquoise tea cup and saucerwas used to hold the next arrangementto depict the ‘Mad Hatters Tea Party’.Leather leaf, dracaena, white daisychrysanthemums, beautiful greenAnastasiachrysanthemums,

gypsophila were all usedfor a lovely green and whitedisplay. Ros then addedplaited turquoise midelinosticks over the display tocreate movement andfinally a black iron stand

was added withtwo further greenand whitearrangementsproducing astunning ‘MadHatters Tea Party’display.

The lastarrangement was

created on a silvercandlestick todepict ‘The Fan’with Ros usingfatsia leaves,liatris, sedum, ivyand beautiful redroses completing astunningpresentation andbringing to an endan absolutelywonderful evening.

ElizabethRushton gave thevote of thanks fora superdemonstrationwhich had been interpreted so well with colours,

themes and was definitely notjust a ‘stand in’ but had produceda wonderful demonstration andarrangements.

Tea and coffee were servedand a raffle held with luckymembers winning the manyarrangements as prizes.

A note for the diary is ourChristmas evening onWednesday, 19th November atThe Guild Hall, with ademonstration by JoanSoutherton entitled ‘ChristmasTime Mistletoe & Wine’ with a7.30 pm start, which is certain tobe a lovely enjoyable evening toget everyone in the mood forChristmas.

Cheadle Flower Club

Pete’s Treats - Let’s Bake!by Pete Rowley

Chocolate Orange Cheesecake on a Roll

Ingredients:2 Chocolate Swiss Rolls160g Terrys Chocolate Orange300ml Double Cream300g Full Fat Cream Cheese2oz Caster Sugar

Equipment:8in Spring Form Cake TinParchment PaperElectric Hand Mixer

What to do:1. Grease and line the cake tin with

parchment paper.

2. Cut the swiss rolls into slices and line theside of the cake tin tightly and then fill inthe bottom.

3. Put the cream cheese and caster sugar intoa mixing bowl and mix with a woodenspoon. Pour in the double cream, mixtogether with the hand mixer until stiff.

4. Melt chocolate in microwave or in a bowlover a saucepan of boiling water. Add tothe cream mixture and blend until wellmixed.

5. Put cream into the swiss roll lined tin anduse a pallet knife to spread evenly.

6. Grate chocolate onto the top of the cheesecake and put into the fridge for at least 2hours before eating.ENJOY....


Have I got news for youby Uttoxeter’s Gary Hudson, Former BBC Chief News Reporter

Gary Hudson is a member of Uttoxeter LionsClub, a former BBC Chief News Reporter and asenior lecturer in Broadcast Journalism atStaffordshire University.

We’ll keep the bonfires burning!

I’m sure that for the last few weeks the Uttoxeterbonfire on Saturday, November 8th, has beenscribbled on your calendar or digitally

bookmarked with alarm bells in whatever mobilephone or tablet you carry with you. Thanks foryour support.

It’s the fortieth annual Bonfire and FireworksDisplay to be organised by the Uttoxeter LionsClub. It predates my involvement by at least threedecades so I think I’m entitled to congratulate ourpredecessors, including some who are stillinvolved, for building it into a highlight of the year.

Fireworks are not cheap, and we hope youconsider the admission price value for money.We’ve pegged it at last year’s level for theumpteenth time (or at least for the last few years).

But we still want to raise a surplus to help localcauses.

And it’s certainly not getting any easier to runa successful bonfire event. There’s the vital healthand safety factor, of course, and the rules only seemto get stricter. That’s as it should be, because wedon’t want anyone getting hurt, but a lot offirework events around the country no longer havea bonfire because of the paperwork involved.

We’re proud that we still have a spectacular fire– it’s our unique selling point.

Then there’s the changes we’ve had to make thisyear because of the rebuilding of the Leisure Centrenext to the field where it takes place.

My colleagues met representatives of EastStaffordshire Borough Council and the developersof the £4m project and declared: ‘It’s business asusual.’

Some changes were needed to barriers aroundthe building site but otherwise the plan remainedthe same, with a bigger and brighter event markingthe forty year history - at no extra cost to visitors.

The special children’s fireworks show beforethe lighting of the bonfire went down well last year,and I love seeing the dozens of Guy Fawkes on topof the fire, made by local primary school children.

This year the idea of setting the bigger mainfirework display to specially-themed music wasalways going to be a winner.

The theme – commemorating the centenary ofthe outbreak of the First World War – isparticularly appropriate in November, the time ofremembrance. Ivor Novello’s popular song of1914, We’ll Keep the Home Fires Burning, couldn’tbe more apt.

It’s the town’s biggest bonfire event, and all theprofits help local causes. So it’ll be no surprise if Itell you it’s usually the biggest charity fund-raiserof the year for the Lions . But so much depends onthe weather.

Last year was poor, with a downpour affectingthe numbers attending. Please buy your tickets inadvance – it’s cheaper than admission on the night– and it least it means the money for local causes isalready in the coffers, whatever the forecast.

Calling old mobiles –come out of thecupboard and helplocal causes

We’re notcomplacent aboutour big fund-

raising event being sodependent on the weather.We’re always looking fornew ideas, and one of ournewest members TerryAdams may have come upwith a winner.

Almost all of us havemobile phones, and most ofus change them regularly tokeep up to date. Whichmeans thousands of oldphones are lying arounddoing nothing.

Now Uttoxeter Lions Club is asking people torummage through their bedroom drawers andkitchen cupboards and donate their old mobiles tohelp good causes.

Collection points are being set up in localvillage halls and other public buildings. Oldmobiles can be left in the special bins and they willbe collected and recycled by the Lions.

Terry’s done most of the legwork, although I’llclaim credit for the posters. Most old phones lyingaround are out of date so they’re worth very little.But we’re planning to collect them and a fewpounds for some and even a few pence for otherswill soon add up.

The money will help local causes, so thesephones will be ringing up profits long after they’vestopped ringing people.

The collection bins can also be used to get rid ofold spectacles and hearing aids, which will also bere-used or sold for charity. The Lions Clubestimates there are thousands of items waiting tobe recycled, and revenues from the scheme couldbe substantial.

The bins will be at the followinglocations to begin with: UttoxeterLibrary, Wilfred House in CarterStreet, the Heath Community Centre,Stramshall Village Hall, DenstoneVillage Hall, Waggie Tails Dog Club atHollington Village Hall, and theVictoria Inn, Burton.

And while I’m plugging Lions’causes, the following shops will beselling bonfire tickets: Spar, AshbourneRoad; Spar, Kingfisher Way; Spar,Rocester; JS News, High St; UttoxeterShop, Market Place; Janda News,Carter St; Stop & Shop, Davies Drive;Premier S & A, Windsor Road;Willisfords, Carter St; Village Shop,Denstone.

Look out for the distinctive Lionsrecycling bins at key locations in thearea.

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The good old daysCan you identify the facesand locations?See Page 56 for some of the namesto the faces.

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Photo Credits: 1 Joanne Flanagan, Uttoxeter. 2 Steve Lavin, Uttoxeter. 3 Mick Smith, Rocester. 4 Rev John Lander, Bramshall. 5 Beryl Holly, Uttoxeter. 6 Roy ‘Razzer’ Astbury, Uttoxeter. 7 Tony Elliott, Tean.


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Another fantastic turnout on a dampishAutumnal day saw 80 golfers take part inan event that gets better every year, this

being the 6th year it has been held in memory forone of the towns lost characters.

The Manor GC was in excellent conditionand all players were well fed and watered afterthe competition by the excellent Manor GolfClub Team. A big thank you to Sarah, Sally andall of the staff who were brilliant and reallyhelpful on the day.

A stable ford scoring system was used forboth the singles and team events and the playersdid not disappoint with some excellent scores ina very close competition.

There were some fantastic trophies and prizeson offer and my co organiser, Paul Hassall, did afantastic job in getting these donated from anumber of people.

Special thanks to the following sponsors:

• Fleet Logic Accident Management, Stoke onTrent

• Prohire PLC and Body Shop New StreetGarage, Stoke on Trent

• Peter Douglas, for putting £1,000 cash prizeon offer for anyone who got a hole in one onthe 16th hole. Unfortunately no one managedto win the prize. A big thank you to JohnDouglas for sitting patiently at the hole andwatching each player take aim.

• Lee Finlayson of UK-Ops Ltd for donatingnearest the pin trophy.

• Dave Hodgkinson and Andy Stewart of TheUttoxeter Line Dancing & BallroomCompany Ltd. Telephone for lessons, Dave on07869 472747 or Andy on 07526 630008.

Buy one lesson andget one free.

Results

Singles Event• 1st Place Mark

“Deano”Cockshutt, 44points. Amazingscore from the 24handicapper whohad a great roundbut can expect theaxe to fall on hishandicap for nextyear.

• 2nd Place Gary Salt,43 Points. This wasa superb round thatwould normallywin anycompetition.

• 3rd Place AndyNorton, beat Ross Walker on countback, 42points (countback). Terrific score that couldeasily have won on another day

Team Event• 1st Place Paul Hassall, Alfie Hassall, Dougie

Sellars, Gary Salt• 2nd Place Dave Dyche, Wez Cockshutt,

Deano Cockshutt, Paul ‘Three Tuns Landlord’Stockbridge

• 3rd Place Glyn Douglas, Leon Scallan,Marshall Black, Andy Shaw

• Longest Drive (17th Hole) Josh McCarthy• Longest Drive Ladies (17th Hole) Louise

Wilmore• Nearest the Pins:

Hole 2 – Dave DycheHole 5 – Patrick CullenHole 13 – Paul JacksonHole 16 – Josh McCarthy, close but no £1k

• Youngest Player Award Alfie Hassall• Booby Prize for last place Joel Dyche, better

luck next year!

A really good day enjoyed by all, bring onnext year and a fitting tribute to the memory ofone of the towns lost characters.

Happy Days, Roachy

Reg Groombridge Memorial Golf DaySaturday 20th September 2014 at Manor Golf ClubBy Tim Leech

Marshall Black, Andy Shaw, Leon Scallan andGlyn Douglas

Whiston Boys Winning Team on the Tee

Alfie Hassall, youngest player Dave Dyche, Nearest The PinWinner on the 2nd hole with Dougieand Paul Hassall

Pete Douglas, Mark ‘Deano’Cockshutt singles winner & KellyBrook

Nearest the pin winner Paul Jackson

Reg Groombridge Tim and Paul


2nd Placed Team on the Tee or is it Pee

3rd Place Team 3rd Place Longest Drive Winner J.McCarthy Wooden spoon J.Dyche

Ivor Abberley, Mark Clayton and Paul Daniels Geoff Martin’s Team

A local team pictured on the Tee. Andy Copeland, Paul Jackson, Jon Bradley, LeeFinlayson

Arthurs Army

Cookies Team Damian’s Team Dougies Team

Gary Salt’s Team Jamie Dyche, Geoff Dyche, Joel Dyche, NathanBrown.

M.McCleary, J.Moratta, D.Edwards, A.Stewart



Alan’s Football Autobiography by Alan Beaman, a local sporting legend

Victory in the Ryder Cup for Europe wasabout as good as sport can get, theatmosphere was totally compelling,

sportsmen playing under the ultimate pressure, butbeing able to use that pressure to compete wasfantastic viewing. Golf is such a marvellous sportfor behaviour and manners but the Ryder Cupbrings out deep feelings and passion which aredifficult to contain. Young Reed showed thatemotion being away from home, the crowd againstyou he just let his feelings out and more or less saidI am not scared, I love this challenge and I will takeyou all on, pure uncontrolled adrenaline let outbetween green and tee and then back under controlfor his next tee shot. Justin Rose had a terrific timelooking so composed and playing marvellous golf,his iron play superb.

I was surprised to see Mickelson having a go atTom Watson in the Press conference, there’s a timeand place for analysing defeat but that wasn’t theplace, the players from America need to realise thatthey continue to struggle with the team game ethiclook at themselves they just haven’t been goodenough on the golf course and looking for excusesis just trying to deflect away their disappointmentin their own performance. McGinley was superbbecause the players always buy into the Europeancaptain and the Americans just don’t do that - theycan’t switch off their personal game plan and enterthe game plan of thinking about other teammembers and putting yourself to one side for threedays - that’s team sport.

Mouriniho and Wenger were getting a littleheated on the touchline still proving grown menlose their marbles when it comes to football! I amas guilty as the rest, it just gets the adrenalinpumping but the brain disengages with commonsense and we do things we regret. Mouriniho andWenger will cringe when they watch it, but it’s stillfunny to watch .

Looking back at sport Mohammad Ali wasmy all-time her. Boxing has always been one of myfavourite sports, I have read several of his books,all a great read, the battles he fought in and out ofthe ring - boxing’s top man for ever,.

I can fondly remember being at the bar inWhite Hart in Tean in the late sixties listening to

the wireless when many top fights were live onmidweek evenings, the atmosphere was great withHenry Cooper, Brian London, Joe Bugner, SonnyListon, Floyd Patterson, Joe Frazier, Jerry Quarryand many more providing some of the best fightsin history. Watching and listening to these fightswas fantastic entertainment, the seventies saw theemergence of Roberto Duran a brilliant boxer alsoGeorge Foreman was on the scene, Frazier beatJimmy Ellis in Madison Square Gardens. Alireturned from exile to beat Jerry Quarry and ofcourse the fight of the century Frazier beating Aliagain in New York. Ali gained revenge and wouldgive the world public fantastic value a trulydeserved legend. Sugar Ray Leonard was anothergreat boxer although he was lucky to beat MarvinHagler who was a seriously tough fighter of thethat era, boxing was at its best in those days nodoubt about it, sensational fights with many worldclass boxers around.

I remember Tean having a Stoke supportersclub, Father Dodd our local vicar who I served onthe Alter for just like my dad did for FatherAlexandra, Father Dodd was Stoke mad and didn’tlike weddings on Stoke’s home games dates.Another one was Sam Capewell who then lived onthe bridge in Tean where his house was damagedseveral times, a notorious spot in Tean. Lymers buswas always our transport home and away MrLymer sometimes driving himself, but mainly bymy dad’s mate Peter Capewell who drove for manyyears for Lymers, like to have a chat with Petemyself especially as he remembers my dadwell.Travelling on the old fishtail bus which is stillaround now great memories, hope lots of Teanpeople remember those days as fondly as I do.

Cheadle United’s decision to pull out ofSunday football I hope is a temporary situation,the work that has been put in by dedicated footballguys for many is a tribute to them all, and it’s onlythe lack of desire and ability of players who havelet them down.

Many managers tell me of the same situation inlocal football today - players don’t want to train,cry off from games last minute, just don’t want tochallenge themselves and fall apart when criticised- some of the older managers wouldn’t believe how

the game is today. I was down at Uttoxeter Town with Cheadle

Town who beat us 3-1, with a solid experiencedteam although our youngsters coped remarkablywell, I would like to thank the club for themarvellous way they treat me whenever I visit theclub - the warm welcome is very much appreciated.

I have a lot of friends in that area with lots whoremember my time at Rocester, I wish them all thebest this season they know the league is winnable,not as tough as the top end of the senior league,they have done a great job with their ground, theyknow this step is possible - it’s a different ballgame in the next league when the money comes inand your own local players are not good enoughthen the club gets really tested and managers haveto be strong characters ruthless in many waysleaving out friends doing a professional job foryour club who are paying you to do the hiring andfiring, to be fair it didn’t bother me because I haddone it in my construction company for manyyears and my drive for success enabled me to lookpast those issues for the good of the club, that’swhy I liked to manage paid players who clearlyknow the rules and get bombed out if they don’tabide by them.

So we all see how many leagues have been lostboth Saturdays and Sundays, a lot of lads don’twant to play the game enough, Tom Popehighlighting this situation in The Sentinel recently.Players just not committed to the great game. Iremember Rudgie giving Ronnie Jepson his chancein football similar to Tom Pope, Ronnie took it andhad a good career in the game, and anyone whoplayed against Ronnie when he was at Audley

would know why he had the drive andambition and he would batter you for 90 minutes,no problem.

Thank goodness there is people out there stillwilling to run teams and I and the lads at CheadleUnited would love to get their club going again,their hard work and history deserves better.

Just a few more guys who helped at Rocester -Ken Wain from Uttoxeter an excellent footballman, Simon Beaman did a great job for many yearsin the dug-out and Ede and Owen families werealways helping in the background.

DoveridgeU10’s Newkit SponsorDoveridge U10’s have recently been given a huge lift by

Steve Foster Cranes Ltd of Doveridge, Derbyshire.They have kindly sponsored a new kit for the whole

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Sport is in my blood...by Jeff Wood of Cheadle, dedicated to local sport for a lifetime...

By the time this article goes to print, I will haveattended the Junior Presentation Evening atCheadle Cricket Club. Whilst the seniors did

not fare to well in the past season, the juniors bycomparison have had a successful campaign.

Over the last few years it has been my pleasure tomeet at this annual event with some of the olderstalwarts of the Club in the persons of Trevor Sellersand Terry Clarke, both of whom have over past years,along with Dave Croft, put countless hours of workin with the juniors.

Earlier in the summer I watched Cheadle’s SundayLeague team which contained quite a few juniors andone senior, who was Trevor. Cheadle won a closelyfought contest against Burslem, not least through thebowling prowess of the evergreen Trevor who, in asustained spell which left him with acute musclestiffness and unable to play again for the rest of theseason, took six wickets. I know Trevor’s workcommitments have made it almost impossible for himto play on Saturdays, but he can still perform to avery good standard and it makes me think that his“semi-retirement” was premature. Trevor has beena wonderful servant to the Club and, along withTerry Clarke, has over the years been an inspirationto the younger players. I recall a few years ago goingto watch Cheadle playing in a Stone League game atthe time they ground-shared with Wootton. As I

drove up the lane leading to the Wootton ground, Imet Terry driving back down. We halted briefly toexchange words and I asked him where he was going.He said the second team had arrived at Hem Heatha man short and he was rushing there to help themout as he couldn’t leave them with ten men. Suchwere the qualities of this great clubman. It was,however, well worth the journey as Terry, despitearriving late, went on to make an undefeated 120 oddfor the seconds at Hem Heath that afternoon. Idoubt whether he would have enjoyed such successhad he remained for the game at Wootton !

I also remember going some years ago withTrevor and Terry for a Stone League fixture at KeelePark. My lads were playing and I was ostensibly thescorer. As the game was about to commence, Trevordropped the news to me that someone had not turnedup and asked me to play. I reluctantly agreed andsome ill-fitting kit was duly found for me. I was aSenior Citizen of 68 at the time and surely the oldestplayer ever to make his debut for a Cheadle side.Batting at number eleven, I eventually found myselfjoining Trevor at the crease with nine wickets downand eight overs of the game remaining for us toattempt to rescue a draw. To the delight of our youngside, Trevor and myself managed to survive theremaining overs and, to my joy, I was able to play thefinal one out for a maiden against the bowling of

Tony Bates (the well known Football Referee). Ithink I may have played once or twice after that in anemergency but thereafter I either made sure I tooksome kit with me or didn’t go to watch !

I was saddened a few months ago to learn that welost a very well-known cricketer with the passing ofMalcolm Hayden. Malcolm was a stalwart atKnypersley Cricket Club in his heyday and went onto play for Oakamoor when the club was formed.He was a fierce competitor to play against. I wasnever a bowler by any stretch of imaginationwhatsoever and I doubt if I bowled any more than100 overs in my entire career. Probably my greatestmoment as a bowler was bowling Malcolm round hislegs with a leg break many years ago, a feat whichneither he nor myself ever forgot.

The football season is now well underway and itis good to see that my fellow columnist Neil Baker’steam Crewe are staging something of a revival fromtheir indifferent start to the season. I hold Bake inthe highest esteem from when I played with himwhen he was a teenager through the days when helater appointed me as his physio at Leek Town towhen I see him occasionally now watching Leek(where he is a Director) in midweek when Crewearen’t playing. We have enjoyed much meaningfuldiscussion on the tactics of the game and I wish Bakeand Crewe well for the remainder of the season.

Bake’s Memoirsby Neil Baker, Crewe Alexandra FC Assistant Manager and local sporting legend

Ibegin my column once again with some sad newsfor local sports followers, the death of one of theMoorlands favourite footballing sons Charlie

Talks. By the time you read this his funeral will havetaken place in Leek. He has suffered for a while withan illness which he fought but lost his battle on the4th of October. That’s what Charlie did whenever hetook to a football pitch, fight hard for the cause.Whether he was playing for Ball Haye Green,Stallington or Leek Strollers on a Saturday or TheBulls Head or the Jester on Sunday he always gavehis all. I played with him and managed him, he was atalented winger who later in his career played inmidfield. Not just a good player but a super guy aswell, he will be badly missed not just by his friendsbut in particular his loving wife Sue and his family.R.I.P. Charlie.

My apologies to the Davies family in Oakamoor.In my column last time I mentioned John Edwardsinstead of the legendary John Davies! I have saidbefore that the memory dims as the years pass buthow could I have got that man’s name wrong? I spentmany hours in his company discussing both our loves,football and cricket. What a fine knowledge of sportthe man possessed.

Following on from the last Voice I’ve had a fewcalls from our readers regarding one clubmen orplayers and officials who spent most of their careersor even lives with the same team. Two clubs in myhometown, Leek Town and Leek C.S.O.B. have anumber who fit that bill. Probably the most famous ofthem all would be Mr Leek Town, Geoff Harrison. Abig man in so many ways, he was featured in nationalnewspapers for many zany stunts over the years. Whocan remember him staging his own funeral before hedied? Being driven through the town by a horsedrawn carriage!! Leek Town at the time where havinga good run in the FA Cup and Geoff wore a beard,

he shaved most of it off just leaving the initials L andT as sideburns! This was the man who would on aFriday evening say to wife Celia, ‘I’m just popping outto get some fish and chips’ and would arrive homeMonday morning! He befriended Brian Plant,remember him with his radio next to his ear, a bottleof coke in his hand, letting you know how the ‘Town’or the cricket club had gone on the previous day.Geoff used to sit Brian on his knee and use him as aventriloquists dummy, you would have paid a tennerto see that as an act at Jollees! What a character, whata man, the ground at Leek Town is still named afterhim, he will live forever in Leeks folklore. The clublost one of its founder members at the start of theseason Eric Oliver, he held many titles at the club.

When I became the manager in 1986 Eric wastreasurer, he later resigned due to ill health butcontinued to support the club, he stayed in thebackground in the last few years but still helped theclub in times of need. Another who has been at theclub for longer than me or him care to remember isgrounds man Chris Hermiston. If you’re passingthrough the town any day of the week and care to callin, its highly likely Chris will be down there. Markingout, cutting or forking the pitch or even putting up aadvertising board, followed by one of his manybrews, that’s ‘Hermo’. When I wanted to train on thepitch we would have the odd ‘run in’ but the utmostrespect to a man the club would find hard to replace.

Before I joined Leek Town I had a spell at LeekC.S.O.B, the Chairman there was Ken Hill, he andclub secretary at the time, former player Stan Lockettcame round my house and asked if I would considerthe manager’s job. How could anyone say’ no’ tothese two guys. Men I still regard as friends. Two realgentlemen of the game, they stood for everything thatwas good about football. Stan is still involved, Ken,less so, they’ve had a few lean years of late but under

the new regime of Steve Rutter and John Hyde andsons Dan and Andy the future looks much brighter, Iwish them well. Former Stoke City player, coach andmanager Tony Lacey started his distinguished footballcareer at the old boys, his time at the club withbrother Dave is fondly remembered.

Up at neighbours Ball Haye Green they also hadtheir club stalwarts. Brothers John and Paul Murfinspent many happy years together both playing andrunning the club. John was one of the area’s finestreferees in his time, you wouldn’t intimidate him andbelieve me his decision was final! I had a short spellas a player at the Green, a good club who have fieldedsome really fine teams and players over the last threeor four decades. Bernard Johnson was grounds manfor many years until his death, then long servingcommittee man Pete Lovatt took over that role andstill looks after the pitch today.

I must mention a couple of clubs outside the townin Cheddleton. When I played at Cheadle Utd,Churnetside where always one of our tougheropponents. Managed by Rex Ball for donkeys yearsand in their team two of the best, Barry Tomlinsonwhom I have mentioned before and TonyMcNicholas. ‘Maccer’ was a top goal scorer andthough not playing with one of the most fashionableSunday league teams in the area always was a strikerto fear, regularly featuring in the highest goal scorerscharts. He tells me that he made 523 appearances forthe village team, what an achievement! The Saturdayteam in the village at that time were CheddletonSocial Club. Brothers Robbie and Willie Beresfordwere formidable opponents and so proud of theirteam. They made it tough up there on the recreationground and did it blow a gale, but after matchhospitalities were more than compensation for that.

All the best. Bake.


All-time local soccerHall of Fame TeamBy Roy ‘Razzer’ Astbury

Each month Uttoxeter’s best known character Roy ‘Razzer’Astbury will compile his very own ‘All-Time Local Football Team’which in his opinion is the very best of players past andpresent.

‘Razzer’ will create a team in each issue of The Uttoxeter &Cheadle Voice which he believes incorporates all theingredients of a football outfit which could be unbeatable!

He will be delving into his thoughts to remember all theterrific players in years gone by whilst selecting those who areexceptional in our present day.

It should be a fantastic talking point in our community andno doubt you all will have your views on ‘Razzer’s Hall of Fameteam.

If you have your own Hall of Fame team then get involvedand just give Nigel a call at The Uttoxeter & Cheadle Voice on01538 751629, 0776 784 6937 to tell him or send your teamto: The Uttoxeter & Cheadle Voice, 3 Spode Close, Cheadle,Staffordshire, ST10 1DT or [email protected]

ALLAN COLLINSGreat keeper who oozed

quality, great shot stopper.

PAUL HOLCROFTSuperb defender and aman who could do what

his manager asked.

STEVE ABERCROMBIETop class in the air and verystrong in the tackle. Superb

player.

BARRY WAINA centre half whomade football look

easy.

JOHNCHARLESWORTH

A great player and oneof the best defendersever in local football.

KEITH MOTTERSHEADSparkling feet and a sheer

joy to watch. Greatentertainer who also signed

for Doncaster Rovers FC

DEREK DYCHECaptain. CaptainedStaffordshire for fiveyears speaks for itself!

KEN SHIRLEYA midfield general who had agreat touch. Scored plenty of

goals from midfield.

PAUL ESPLINStylish player with real

class. Technically brilliant,Paul could read the game

so well.

BACK UP TEAM:

Sports Psychiatrist and First AiderTOM LOMAS

Good with cuts and bruises and a man to have onyour team.

TrainerBILLY PRITCHARD

The best in England with bucket and sponge! Goodreserve, play in all positions in any top team.

ManagersNot Clough and Taylor butRAZZER & DODDY

Main SponsorPETER J DOUGLAS

JACK HARVEYBrilliant striker, top classplayer who knew football

inside out.

TONY WAINTough strong frontman who used to

terrorise defenders.Scored lots of goals.

Razzer’s Hall of Fame November Team

V BLORE

Uttoxeter AmateursPlayed for Aston Villa,Derby County

GARY CROFT

Uttoxeter GrammarSchoolPort Vale, GrimsbyTown, Blackburn Rovers

HARRY DAVIS SNR

Bamfords FCCorinthians,WolverhamptonWanderers

KENNY BURNS

Marchington FCArsenal, NottinghamForest, Scotland

TONY ALLEN

Forsbrook FCStoke City, England

DICKIE CUNLIFFE

Tutbury Hawthorns FCPort Vale

JOHN RICHIE

Uttoxeter Amateurs FCPort Vale

HARRY DAVIS JNR

Bamfords FCStoke City, HuddersfieldTown, England

STAN BEVANS

Alton FCStoke City

ERNEST BLENKINSOP

Cheddleton Hospitals FCLiverpool Captain,Sheffield Wednesday

To mark The Voice’s historic Issue 50edition, Razzer selects his very specialteam which consists of local footballerswho went on to play for professionalfootball clubs.

Take a look to the right to see his team:


Adrian’s Overseas X1…the best pro’s, played with andagainst

1. Scott Hookey PorthillAustralian left hander who gave it an almighty smack. Prolific runscorer and decent seamer. A little volatile, but devastating.

2. Mohammed Ayub Best Pro Oakamoor have ever had!!!Amassed 1000’s of runs and difficult to dislodge. Useful offspinner too

3. Keith Semple Elworth and AudleyClassy WI batsmen. Scored a marvellous 100 vs a rapid CameronCuffy, I stood at short leg and kept ducking as he pulled andhooked at will.

4. Andrew Jackman LongtonAnother WI who was a devastating player, scored a brilliant 150+v Stone in Talbot Cup and lost. They nearly ran out of balls as hedespatched them into the gardens.

5. Darren Mitchell NantwichAnother who came for a season in the late 80’s and took sidesapart. Left handed graceful middle order batsman

6. Qaiser Abbas Knypersley, Stone and Hem HeathSuperb left hander and left arm spinner. Once he got going, nofiner sight with the bat.

7. Mo Hussain Porthill, Stone, Hem Heath and LeekNo apologies for naming him the best Pro I’d played with. Brilliantbatsman, though at times reckless and fantastic spinner withgreat control.

8. Alfonso Thomas Leek, Longton and AudleyCompetitive all rounder who has gone on to bigger and betterthings. Won titles with Audley and Longton and regarded as allround decent bloke

9. Cameron Cuffy Little StokeInconsistent in his one season at Little Stoke but on his day asquick as anything the League has seen. At 6ft 8, got good bouncetoo. Hit it miles with the bat when he connected

10. Barrington Browne Sneyd and AudleyBefore Mo arrived, the best pro the League had seen in my time.Not tall, but deceptively quick, pitched it up, you missed he hit.

11. KP Rao CreweLeft arm spinner that I rated as the best I’d faced. Fizzed as it camedown and turned square…Never saw him bat, we never gotenough to make him.

All-time local cricketHall of Fame TeamBy Adrian Butters of Stone

Each issue Adrian Butters of Stone will compile his very own ‘All-TimeLocal Hall of Fame Cricket Team’ which in his opinion is the very bestcricketers past and present.

Adrian will create a team in each issue of The Uttoxeter & CheadleVoice colour magazine which he believes incorporates all the ingredients ofa great cricket side which could be unbeatable!

Adrian will be delving into his memory bank to select players whoperformed over many decades. It should be a fantastic talking point ourcommunity and no doubt you will all have your views on Adrian’s Hall ofFame selections.

Adrian made his debut for Little Stoke in 1982, playing there until 1998when they won the League for the 1st time. He was Captain from 1994-96.Adrian then went to Oakamoor as Pro from 1999-2001, winning theLeague and Cup double in 2000, before returning nearer home to Stone in2002. He was Captain at Stone from 2003 (promotion winning year) -2005. during his time at Stone, as a player, they won the League, Talbot &Staffs Cup. Since the merger with Swynnerton in 2007, he had foundhimself playing more in that side, until retiring at the end of 2012. He hashad his first season Umpiring in 2013. Adrian serves on the Staffs CCCcommittee and was Treasurer from 2001-2008.

Voice Editor Nigel Titterton selects his reader’s Hall of Fame LocalCricket Team to celebrate Issue 50 of The Uttoxeter & Cheadle Voiceglossy magazine.

This is a team which includes fine players and also some cricketerswho possess wonderful characters!

1 George Alcock, Tean CCA wonderful man whose stone faced sense of humour made theafternoon much more enjoyable sitting in the changing roomwhilst it was raining! George could certainly bat and when hemade his mind up he wasn’t going to be dismissed the term‘watching paint dry’ came to mind!

2 John Alcock, Cheadle CCNo relation to George, John was a lovely batsman who boasted ahuge array of superb shots in his locker. When he reached the20’s he was always going to get his 50, such was hisconcentration levels.

3 Pete Long, Cheadle CCA tall, elegant batsman who could also talk the talk. Pete hadthat steely determination to win and when he set about bowlingattacks he invariably came off the better. Lovely chap too.

4 Herbert Capewell, Boltons CCRecognised as one of the best batsmen this area has everproduced, Herbert was sheer class both on the cricket field andalso as a man. Top, top player and a great character.

5 Kevin Alcock, Tean CCSon of George, Kev was one of those sportsmen who was good atanything he took his hand to. Great footballer and a classcricketer, he was a superb competitor who never wanted to lose.He was and still is one of the nicest guys you could ever wish tomeet – usually at the bar!

6 Vince Lindo, Blythe CCMr Lindo can only be described as a local cricketing legend!Possessed wonderful power and timing with the bat andthroughout his long career bowlers suffered badly at this man’stalent. Played for Notts, Somerset and Staffordshire, absolutelythe No. 1 man!

7 Mick Hall, Bramshall CCTerrific wicketkeeper and batsman, Mick excelled in local cricketwith such consistency. His playing level was always at the higheststandard and you knew when he was inform when that devilishgrin appeared on his face. Great person too.

8 Andy Carr, Checkley CCAnother brilliant wicketkeeper who also gave bowling attacksplenty to think about, Andy is of course part of the fantastic Carrdynasty at Checkley Cricket Club and his service there has beenvery impressive. Liked by everyone in local sport.

9 Gavin Carr, Checkley CCI couldn’t put Andy in my team and not his brother Gavin whohas also been a terrific servant at Checkley CC, now holding theposition of Chairman. What a long and wonderful career Gav hashad in both cricket and football, great sportsman, top bloke.

10 Chris Barker, Cheadle CCChris has been at this club all his cricketing career which shouldbe a lesson to young cricketers nowadays! What a bowler Chrishas been throughout his career, gaining respect from all withinour great sport’s fraternity. The nicest man you could ever wish tomeet, I mean that too!

11 Dave Brunt, Tean CCThe sight of ‘Brunty’ snorting into bowl down Wentlows Hill atTean was a frightening sight for the batting opposition! GivenDave had a few ‘tasters’ in The White Hart before matches, heseemed to gain a lot more pace with his deliveries. Greatcharacter, wonderful sense of humour, he made Saturdayafternoons a pleasure – and the evenings even more so!

Reader’s Hall of Fame Local Cricket

Team


On the OcheBy Dave Jones of UttoxeterLife President of the Uttoxeter and District Darts League.

So here we go again, the end of all the Summer Leagues Darts finished,with the Cross Keys at Tean worthy winners of The Uttoxeter SummerMens Darts League with my own team at Doveridge Club runners up –

a good result for me personally having played all season.The Singles Night was a big success with Andy Pearce and Mark Heath

both of The Cross Keys contesting the final with Andy coming out on top,very well played lads and well played to all of you.

Years ago of course darts was just a pub or club game but what a longway it has come since then. Nowadays especially in winter time comes withoutdoubt the sharpest time at the oche.

Before the run-up to the Big One, The PDC World Championships inDecember, we have the World Grand Prix, European Championships, TheMasters, Grand Slam and the Players Championships with a total prize fundof 3 million pounds.

If by some chance anyone makes a clean sweep of the oches, they wouldend up earning £800,000 plus benefits, what a lovely way to make a living heylads? This of course makes for all us darts lovers great TV, feet up, a few beers– perfect!

Then of course at the turn of the New Year comes the BDO WorldChampionships, so my advice is guys and girls, get your arrows out and startpracticing, you never know you might just earn a few bob!

I was hoping to interview an old darting friend from years ago but alas heis not available at the moment, perhaps in the future.

For the time being the Uttoxegter Winter League starts, I will still play forDoveridge Club even though I will be living in Uttoxeter agin very soon.

Well that brings the darting stories up to date, hope to tell more fromplayers past and present in the future.

This Voice of course is the 50th edition of The Voice as some readers saidto me, Dave it’s a cracking mag!

Now please put this date in your diary – Friday 7th November, TheUttoxeter Mixed Summer Darts League Finals and Presentation Night,because without doubt you will see a very outstanding band called The Crew.

In closing could I say a big thank you to my friend Steve for bringing backa PDC Tournament Shirt from the Malaysia Open, very kind of you and I willwear it from time to time.

So for the time being, take care, DavePS It’s good to have friends.......

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The Good Old Daysphotographs on pages 48-49have been identified as:

1 Gill Chapman receiving theLaundry Girl of the YearAward in 1963 from DavidJacobs, the BBC broadcaster(David was well known inhis time for being the hostof ‘Juke Box Jury’ the wellwatched BBC TV musicprogramme)

2 Tean Hall Mills HockeyClub, pictured in 1938

3 JCB workers pictured in late60’s at the Perkins DriversClub, Derby.

4 This lovely old picture wastaken in the 1930’s andfeatures a wedding takingplace at Bramshall. Thebride is believed to be (?)Trubshaw and the nearestmaid holding the train isRev. John Lander’s motherSarah.

5. Can you recognise thisworker amidst the gloominside Tean Hall Mills manyyears ago?

6. The hugely successfulUttoxeter Amateurs FCteam, winners 1-0 againstBerryhill YC in 1979 in theStaffs Presdents Cup at theStafford Rangers ground. L-R Back Row: BrianStanway, Roy Blore, KennyMarchant, Mick Dutton,Graham Dixon, AndyGrace, Allan Smith, SteveAbercrombie, Edwin Torr,John Charlesworth, BrianDodd, Bill Pritchard, RoyAstbury (Manager). L-RFront Row: John Price,Mark Dujukic, John DeSilva, Jeff McGowan, MickNaylor (Captain), TonyBratsarnus.

7. Multi talented Elkes FC,Uttoxeter, in the early1970’s. Also pictured areBob Mellor and TonyElliott.

The good old days

Cheadle CC Under 11’scrowned champions

Cheadle CC Under 11’s are pictured at The Kings Hall as they lifted theSection C winners title at the Potteries Junior League Presentation Evening


UK Basketball funding completely cut this year.Childhood obesity increasing to a point of beingthe highest in Western Europe. Staffordshirebasketball facilities desolate and virtually non-existent. We, Simon and Joe, set out to establish aBasketball club in Uttoxeter to help tackle theseever present issues.

Our vision has been clear for many months, tosee basketball become much more popular withinthe UK and more specifically, Uttoxeter. We, as apair, have been playing basketball anywherepossible for the last few years; from sweepingbroken glass bottles off the court at PennycroftPark in Uttoxeter to playing for Thomas AlleynesHigh School team and even travelling greaterdistances to the likes of Stoke on Trent due to thesports isolation in the UK. We decided it was timeto share our passion and utilise it to help otherslearn a new and incredibly captivating sport andhelp build its popularity amongst youngsters,teenagers and adults alike.

The club was established this past August andhas already been a tremendous success, especiallyfor the younger generation of potential passionatebasketball players, both casual and competitive. Atpresent, we are holding two sessions, one for aJunior squad at Windsor Park on Monday nightsat 5pm for School Years 5-8, and another one for

the Senior Team (ages 17+) on Saturday morningsat 11am in Cheadle Leisure Centre. Furthermore,a session for School Years 9-12 will be introducedat Thomas Alleynes High School in the very nearfuture, so keep an eye out for frequent updates!

We still need more players from aroundStaffordshire, to help build Uttoxeter Basketball

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