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We are so lucky to live in such abeautiful part of Great Britain aren’twe?

Just looking out of my officewindow I can see beautiful rollingcountryside with the sun beatingdown on it – makes you feel so muchbetter.

I have just undertaken myconstitutional daily walk to exercisemy new knee (sorry for mentioningthe knee again Scall!) and it was atreat to chat on my way to various

people about this and that – it costs nothing to say hello, howare you!

Bumping into my old mates Norrie ‘Nozzer’ Bradley andAlan Coxon brought to the fore a conversation about howgreat Britain really is and how proud we are to live here. And,of course, the burning question which is coming up in Juneof whether we vote to stay in the European Union or comeout!

We are all faced with probably the most important vote inour lifetimes – one which will affect the lives of not only usbut our children and our grandchildren.

I find that most folk I talk to really don’t know how theyare going to vote and that the case for staying in or comingout has not been clearly defined for us to make that decision.

I am not going to say how I will vote in this article as Iwant to remain neutral – all I will say is that I have watchedhow this gargantuan EU machine has attempted to deal withvarious serious issues over the past few years such as Ukraine,the Eurozone and now mass migration problems acrossEurope – and I am seriously not impressed.....

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Fewer folkies and more family fun – that’s thetheme of this year’s Acoustic Festival ofBritain at Uttoxeter racecourse.

The line-up has fewer traditional folk acts andis heavy on nostalgia, packed with former charttoppers and veterans of multi-platinum sellingcareers with a dose of stadium rockers added forgood measure.

But if you’re looking for Adele, Mark Ronsonor even Metallica, look elsewhere because thewhole package is offered for a price that wouldbarely buy you a single ticket for one of theirshows. That’s why the organisers claim it’s the bestvalue for money of any music festival.

The Blockheads are set to be the mainheadliners – playing all the hits of the late IanDrury with his full backing band. They are usuallyfronted by actor/comedian Phill Jupitus, bestknown for the BBC’s long-running Never MindThe Buzzcocks.

Two of the other big names on the main stageare linked by one of the biggest selling pop songsof all time, and the one that set the trend for all thecharity singles that followed. Do They Know It’sChristmas was co-written by Midge Ure, who hada string of hits in his own name and with bands asvaried as Slik, Ultravox and Thin Lizzy.

The opening voice on that Band Aidblockbuster was Paul Young who brings hisAmericana outfit Los Pacaminos to Uttoxeter. Hewon’t leave without performing at least a few ofhis 80s hits.

Other names familiar to the current generationof mums and dads are Judie Tzuke, who foundfame in America after touring baseball stadiumswith Elton John, and Dean Friedman, who had astring of hits in the 70s.

Some of the most entertaining tribute acts arealso due to appear – among them the CounterfeitStones and T- Rextasy.

Promoter Mike Stephens says that he hasreduced the number of pure folk performers:“They have their own audience and appear at a lotof folk festivals. That audience tends to followthem to those festivals rather than here.”

He gets particularly excited when he talksabout the line-up of blues players on the bill. KingKing and the Krissy Matthews Band are highlyrated on the blues circuit across Europe with aparticular appeal to those who enjoy hard-drivingblues rock.

“I’m a blues man, that’s my music,” MrStephens says. “These people are phenomenal andI’m sure our audience will love them.”

Jumping jive, cajun and zydeco and the pseudo-Victorian sounds of steampunk are also wellrepresented. There’s a steampunk theme to theevent with scores of aficionados expected to arrivein their costumes – a bizarre mix of Victoriana andScience Fiction.

And the regional Fun House Comedy club willbe housed in the new Live lounge for moreintimate musical performances, circus acts and facepainting promise to deliver something for all thefamily and justify the claim of being “the familyfriendly festival”. There are workshops in guitar,ukulele and mandolin playing and a performerwho builds and plays his own cigar box andhubcap guitars while you watch.

The Mad Professor Pumpernickel will be doingscience experiments with lots of free workshops.story telling yurt and a tipi housing the wackymasks and story image heads, as they walk aroundthe fields.

The Acoustic Festival is now in its seventh year

in Uttoxeter and local support is vital to itssurvival.

There’s been a radical rethink to the music line-up as a result, and a pricing policy that reflects thedesire to attract a family audience. It’s a pound forthe whole weekend for infants aged four and underand 5 to 9 year-olds get in for four pounds.Children, defined as those under 16, are charged£20.

Camping facilities are offered on site for out-of-towners, and Mr Stephens points out that it’sone of the few festivals where you can park nextto your tent.

The dates for this year’s event on June 3rd-5thavoid bank holiday weekends, the summer solsticeand the Uttoxeter Beer Festival, which is a weeklater. For local music fans, there’s really no excusefor not supporting it.

Family-friendly festivalfun at the racecourseBy Gary Hudson

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Top: Paul Young and Los Pacaminos, the Fridayevening headliners

Above left: Dexeter, the country rock Sundayevening headliners

Above right: The mad cap folksters DemonBarbers XL, all 13 of them... dancers and musosall providing a folk feast on the main stage onSaturday late afternoon. This elite bunch, wereBritish award winners in 2012 and 13 as best liveband at the BBC Folk awards.

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Nearly 50years on...

Calling all pupils whowere in the 1967intake at Thomas

Alleyne’s School, Uttoxeter.Following the success of

the last reunion, formerpupils and staff are invitedto an informal get-togetherat the Bank House onSaturday 4th June, startingat 7:30 pm onwards.

Light refreshments areavailable and in order togauge numbers, it would beappreciated if thoseinterested would contacteither:• Jane Woolley (nee

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It will be a relaxedoccasion to renew oldfriendships and sharememories, and it is hopedthat many will wish to takethis opportunity to meetagain.

Education may havechanged in the last 40 oddyears, but old friendshipswill never die! Times havemoved on at Alleyne’s andthings have changed, but weall have affection for the oldschool.

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The first meeting of 2016 forCheadle Flower Club was wellattended and saw club member

Cynthia Brassington leading a ‘handson’workshop entitled ‘Flowers &Candles’

Members and visitors were asked tobring along scissors and five flowers oftheir choice.

Chairman Sheila Jones had cut outlarge flower shapes from polystyreneand everyone was intrigued to see whatwe would be doing with them.

Cynthia then demonstrated how tocover these ‘flowers’ with sisal anddecorate them with an assortment ofwire, wool, raffia and ribbon.

A round of oasis was inserted intothe centre of the flower base and achoice of coloured candles was fixedinto the oasis.

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jewels and fabric bows and flowers fora Mothers Day masterpiece.

Everyone appeared to enjoy doingsomething a little different and it wasamazing to see how different all thearrangements looked.

The next meeting is a demonstrationby Peggy Leslie entitled ‘All Kinds ofEverything’ on Wed Mar 16th at7.30pm at the Guild Hall. Visitors £5.You will be very welcome.

Also, as part of Arts Week, CheadleFlower Club will be presenting anAfternoon Vintage Tea Dance as thefinale to Arts Week on 20th March,2.30 – 5pm.

This will also include a FlowerDemonstration and the sequencedancing will be led by Brian Stoddardand his group.

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

Time for a good old moan this month, I knowyou all like it really!

What is happening to our financial institutions?What a total calamity they appear to be in. I sawon the news the other week that RBS have only lost2 Billion Pounds in the last financial year althoughthat is a brilliant result compared with 4 billion theyear before, thrillsville!

Lloyds are laying off 700 staff and closingbranches all over the place due to more of JoePublic using internet banking, great. It was theiridea in the first place. They are not bothered aboutthe personal service they used to give you now it isall to do with profit, profit, profit or trying to makeone.

How the hell they got into the situation wherethe taxpayer at the end of the day had to bail themout is beyond me. You are lucky to get a measly0.5% interest on your hard earned cash to save foryour retirement or the luxuries that you have hardearned, but go to borrow a few quid and they want10 times more than that in interest payments andthreaten to pull the umbrella from above youregardless whether or not you pay it back or not,disgraceful.

I have noticed recently that the modern trendnow with banks is that the age of the personalservice from the very amicable and friendly counterstaff which we all have been used to in the past iscoming to an abrupt end. I have been informedthat the Nat West bank in the town has recentlyhad a major refurbishment and the counter hasdisappeared altogether and replaced with a singleemployee sitting at a desk to assist you in yourtransactions. The rest of the area has been replacedwith various machines for you to fathom out whatto do with them. Lloyds Bank looks like it is goingthe same way it still has a counter but 3 out of the4 traps are closed and a machine put in place to dowhat the staff did prior.

I was in my local bank the other week and thequeue was about 15 deep waiting to be served bya lone bank clerk when the bank manager himselfcame down to queue asking people what theywanted to do and suggesting they use, if was

appropriate, the new fancy machine they hadinstalled. Fair comment some transactions can bedone by machines the cashpoint is a typicalexample. But a machine cannot give you advice ona lot of inquiries. or pass a few pleasantries or havea banter with, human contact is needed in mostcases.

Anyway, why should we have to handle all thismodern technology we pay enough in bank chargesto deserve the personal touch now and again, apartfrom creating good customer relations which arevery rapidly going out of the window.

I had to laugh the other week when a friend ofmine related a story to me about when he was in abank queue recently and a fellow customer behindhim was approached by a member of the bank staffwho politely asked him if there was anything thathe could help him with and he replied, “Yes thereis actually, you could get your backside behind thatcounter and accommodate some of your customersthat have been waiting for nearly half an hour tobe served”. Good of him!!

Another incident I came across as well a fewweeks ago when I was walking up the High Streetapproaching Barclays Bank. The bank was lit uplike a Christmas Tree as usual, this was at 3 o’clockin the afternoon and a very irate customer washead butting the window and trying to get in thepremises but they were locked up tight and therewas no one present. “What’s happened to thisplace, why are they shut, I have travelled in to townespecially today to do a very important transactionthat is a life or death situation for me, or so mywife has informed me, and the blinking place isshut”, he blurted out to me. I thought that it wasvery odd myself actually as it was a Wednesdayafternoon and there was quite a number of peopleabout the town at the time, until I espied a sign onthe wall outside, which I add, did not actually hityou in the face, Opening Times Etc. with anadditional line CLOSED ON WEDNESDAYS. Thisanswered all of his queries. I can understandclosing on days when there is not a lot of tradeabout but on a Wednesday one of the majortrading days of the week, it is totally mind boggling

as to who thinks these ideas up, certainly someonewithout a brain I’m thinking, unless they knowsomething I don’t!

I can remember at one time Uttoxeter couldbrag of having a branch of all the major Banks &Building Societies in town but now they aredwindling very fast, I have been informed that theBritannia Building Society is closing in Junefollowing the already closure of most of the othersthat were here at one time, The Staffordshire, TheDerbyshire and Nationwide being typicalexamples.

Modern trends are forcing more and more ofus to utilise the banks electronic systems to handleour transactions, fair enough, I suppose we have tomove with the times, but they are not coming upwith the facilities to handle these. High StreetBanks and Building Societies are gradually comingto a very abrupt halt with branches closing allaround us.

They shut the one that you have used all yourlife after being a very loyal customer and then tellyou that you now have got to travel 15 or 20 milesaway to do your business or go elsewhere, theywant locking up!!

This is apart from the security aspect. Uttoxeteris not exactly the crime capital of the country buteven here incidents of people being robbed of theircash or pin numbers stolen with false fronts on thecash machine have occurred regularly along withtheir internet banking accounts being hacked byhighly educated thieves, the banks don’t emphasisethese problems as much as they do their TVadvertising and junk mail campaigns to get you tochange the way in which you bank.

I suppose though on the bright side because ofthis so called electronic age and the lack ofpersonal service that the past scandals of sellingdodgy insurance deals and the likes (PPI being oneexample) will be curtailed somewhat!

I hope most of you agree with me because Iwould not like to think that I am the town’ssolitary old moaning person.Til’ next timeLank.

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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 has a rescue catnamed Bagpuss.

Chocolate is delicious, but it’s not fordogs!

It’s that time of year again when the chocolatecontent of the average home shoots up(especially if you pace yourself better than I do).

Unfortunately, there is a predictable spike in thenumber of chocolate poisonings in dogs aroundthis time.

Most of us know that chocolate is toxic todogs, but I expect we all know someone who feedsit to their dog without any apparent ill effects. Arethey asking for trouble?

Why is chocolate poisonous to dogs?

Chocolate contains two chemicals that areharmful to dogs: caffeine, and a compound calledtheobromine. The amount of theobromine in

chocolate depends on the cocoa content. Standardmilk chocolate contains less theobromine thandark chocolate with a high cocoa content, whichmay contain ten times more theobromine. Cookingchocolate (and therefore chocolate cake anddesserts) contains a high amount too.

At low levels, theobromine can cause digestiveissues such as vomiting and diarrhoea. Next comethe toxic effects on the heart - theobromine resultsin a fast, irregular heart rhythm which can resultin collapse in severe cases - and at high levels ofingestion dogs can suffer with seizures and death.

How much chocolate is poisonous?

This depends on the size of the dog, the amountof chocolate eaten and the type of chocolate it was.As stated above, we know that tucking into a barof dark chocolate will cause more problems thanscoffing white chocolate or something likeMaltesers, which are essentially biscuit with achocolate coating. But it’s crucial to take intoaccount the dog’s size as well: an Irish Wolfhoundwill tolerate larger amounts of chocolate than aYorkshire Terrier before becoming unwell.

One mouthful of regular milk chocolate isunlikely to harm most dogs, but even a smallamount of dark chocolate can - so it’s alwaysadvisable to phone your vet if your dog has gotinto the Easter eggs or even stolen a piece ofchocolate when you weren’t looking. If you knowthe approximate weight of your dog and the typeof chocolate it was, your vet will usually be able tocalculate the risk and advise you over the phonewhether you need to take your dog in for treatmentor whether you can safely monitor them at home.

ALWAYS speak to your vet promptly in thesecircumstances, and don’t be tempted to ‘wait andsee’. It can take up to twelve hours for symptomsto occur, so it’s best to find out straight away ifyou’re likely to see problems. If your dog has eatena potentially toxic dose, it’s important that they areseen as soon as possible so the vet has a chance ofmaking them sick to bring up the chocolate (seebelow).

What if my dog has eaten a toxic amount?

If your vet has advised that your dog has eatena potentially dangerous amount of chocolate, you

must visit them as soon aspossible so they can inducevomiting. Please never betempted to try this at homewithout speaking to your vetfirst, as inducing vomitingcan be dangerous if doneincorrectly.

Vets will often useactivated charcoal as well,given by mouth to bind upthe chocolate in the stomachand stop theobromine beingabsorbed. This usually needsto be given repeatedly for upto 24 hours.

If your dog has beenunlucky enough to developsevere diarrhoea, an irregularheart rate or seizures, thesewill be treated specifically.Unfortunately, due to theserious nature of chocolatepoisoning, some dogs don’tmake it despite the bestefforts of the veterinaryteam.

In summary:

• Keep all chocolate safelyout of reach of dogs.• If your dog does get holdof some chocolate, speak toyour vet for adviceimmediately - don’t betempted to wait and see!


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Painsley in Top 100Performing Non-SelectiveSchools in the Country

Painsley Catholic College is delighted to announce thatthe college has been placed amongst the 100 topperforming non-selective schools in the Country.In a letter to Mr Bell, Principal, the Rt Hon Nick GibbMP, Minister of State for Schools, wrote: “I am writing toconvey my warmest congratulations to you, your staffand your pupils for your school’s very high standard ofachievement in the GCSE exams in 2015.

The percentage ofpupils achieving five ormore GCSEs at grades A*-C, including English andmathematics, shows thatyour school is one of thetop 100 non-selectivestate-funded schools inEnglandIn addition, your schoolis one of the top 100 non-selective state-fundedschools in England basedon the percentage ofpupils achieving theEnglish Baccalaureate.Ensuring your pupils areachieving high standardsof attainment at key stage4 provides a strong basisfor their further educationand employment.Finally, your school isalso one of the top 100non-selective state-fundedschools in England basedon the key stage 2 to keystage 4 valued addedmeasure, reflecting thefantastic progress madeby your pupils since theend of primary school.Thank you for your work in these important areas of ayoung person’s education and congratulations again toyou and your staff for your hard work andprofessionalism.”Mr Bell commented, “It was a wonderful surprise toreceive the letter. The staff, directors and students arevery proud of the recognition from the Minister of Statefor Schools.”

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The Lion, The Witchand The Wardrobe 24th and 25th February 2016The theatrical version of The Lion, The Witch and theWardrobe, jointly produced by Painsley Catholic Collegeand Moorlands Sixth Form College on 24th and 25thFebruary was a resounding success. The productionfused elements of physical theatre, verbatim theatre andBrechtian elements to create a very impacting and freshtake on this classic story. Lovely details, such as the use oflive ‘foley’ sound effects performed in view of theaudience and a beautiful original sound score devisedand performed by music director Zach Birch added anatmospheric, inclusive quality to the experience, causingaudience members to gush with enthusiasm and praiseeach evening. Creative director and head of Drama Ms K Phillipstook pains to emphasise the World War Two evacuationcontext of the story, with evacuee letters being performedby talented young actresses in the way into the theatre,framed by beautiful display work by Year 8history students. Masks and costume werespectacular, with masks inspired by such WestEnd classics as The Lion King and costumesthat played on the fur coat references in thetext to create a sense of children’s fantasy, andan innovative and novel approach to theperformance.The acting standard was magnificent andwidely commented on by the audience.Several of the cast were also student directors,who took on much of the creative work for theproduction themselves. Lighting and stagemanagement were flawless, managed expertlyby Samuel Clowes, who will be studying stagemanagement at LIPA in September. The production is best described by theaudience, whose universally positivecomments have been flowing in to Principal,Mr Bell, since Wednesday. Some of these arequoted below.‘The production was so professional Iforgot I was sitting in a school hall!’

‘My son has done lots of extracurricular theatre, butthis is the best production I have ever seen him in.’‘I really enjoyed the ‘build up’ on the journey to theauditorium with the period music, the letter writers andsolo pieces. They really set the scene.’‘Your costume was stunning and the portrayal of theWhite Queen was suitably evil!The simplicity of the setting was very effective andcleverly done.’‘I have to say that I think that it was the bestperformance I have seen in all my years as a parent atPainsley! Everything about the performance wasexcellent.’‘The set was inspired, the use of smoke and also of themoveable set really did make us feel that we werewatching a professional performance.’

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Ginny’s Community Cornerby Ginny Gibson of Uttoxeter

Recently when walkingaround Uttoxeter, I sawa great cushion in a

shop window, it said, “Catsleave paw prints on yourheart”. It got me thinkingabout my two cats, Frankie andJohnnie. They were a pair ofginger tom cats, which livedwith me in Bristol. They wereboth rescue cats, Frankie camealong first from the CatsProtection League and thenJohnnie joined him about sixmonths later. They had theirown stories; Frankie wasrehomed because his ownercouldn’t look after him anymore, while Johnniehad been found in a bag along with two otherkittens in an alley.

In this area, if you are thinking about a pet, whynot contact Cheadle & District Animal WelfareSociety (Registered Charity No 1039350), whichis an organisation run entirely by a small group ofdedicated volunteers and their website shows youthe cats and dogs that need someone to love them.

They do not have a cattery or kennel facility, soall the animals are boarded at privateestablishments by volunteers, waiting for someoneto come along and give them a new life in a newhome.

All the animals are checked over by Lime TreesVeterinary Clinic, Tean Road, Cheadle and getvaccinated, microchipped, wormed, de-fleaded andfully looked over by a vet before any rehomingtakes place, so you can be sure that your newfriend is healthy before you take them on.

Clearly there are procedures to go throughbefore taking on a new pet and the website has alovely page that is called Points to Consider. It givesyou some great questions to ask yourself beforethinking about taking on a pet. Do you haveenough time to play with them, will you be able toafford the food and vets bills, do you know howto insure them and are you at home enough tomake them feel welcome and part of your family?Dogs need walking in the rain as well as fineweather. If you live near to me, then you will haveseen me out in all weathers and I have a towel railby the back door just for them, so when the raincomes they get dried before me! Cats are clevererand don’t seem to go out in the rain!

Cheadle & District Animal Welfare suggestthat you visit your prospective pet a few timesbefore making the final decision, that way youhave lots of time to get to know them before youtake them home and don’t rush into a decision.

When I got Frankie and Johnnie, the lady fromthe Bristol Charity came to my home, looked at thefact I only had a flat with no access to a gardenand gave me great suggestions about where thelitter tray would go and places for them to sleepthat would make them feel secure. Both of them

loved sleeping on top of the wardrobes, so I had tomove a chest to enable them to get up there. Trustme, your life will revolve around them, not theother way around! I was worried that theywouldn’t be able to go out, but both my Vet andthe Charity lady assured me that “Flat Cats” wereperfectly normal and Frankie would adjust and asJohnnie was a kitten, he wouldn’t know anydifferent.

Dogs of course are different and my husbandand I have found that they need a routine, so oursget fed at the same time every day, get walked atthe same time every day and they have the radioon when we go out and in fact are rarely left forlonger than 3 hours. When we lived inNorthampton and worked in Leicester andLondon, we had a dog walker to come in at lunchtime to walk them. These are the things that needto be considered before you take the plunge.

But when you do and either your cat or dogarrives at your home, then the fun begins. A pet issuch great company and gives you unconditionallove and affection that is beyond wonderful. Iwouldn’t be without a pet now.

On the Charity website you will see pictures ofCats and Dogs that need new homes. For instance,on the Cat page you will find Topsy a pretty blackand white cat. Topsy has been in the care ofCheadle Animal Welfare since December 2014when sadly the elderly lady who used to put foodout for Topsy was no longer able to look after her.Unfortunately Topsy hasn’t had much comfort inher life as she has mainly been an outdoor cat, butshe is now enjoying being pampered and having awarm, cosy bed to sleep in. She hasn’t got a nastybone in her body and loves a good fuss. Her idealhome would be a quiet one with people who willenjoy her company; she would enjoy goingoutdoors to explore knowing that she had foodand a warm knee waiting for her back home.

Tiny Tim, is a lovely Jack Russell aged 9yrs, heis male and neutered, mainly white with brownpatches. He enjoyed lots of attention from hiselderly owners, but sadly a change in circumstancesmeans he needs to be rehomed. He needs to be theonly dog in the house hold, but has lived fine with

a cat for companion. To look at all the animals available then visit

the website site links below:www.cheadleanimalwelfare.org.uk/cats-for-

adoption/www.cheadleanimalwelfare.org.uk/dogs-for-

adoption/As with any Charity, Cheadle & District

Animal Welfare needs your help too. They do notget any government funding and so if you want tovolunteer to be a foster person for pets waiting forhomes or perhaps volunteer to walk the dogs orgive out leaflets to make the charity better known,then call them for opportunities to help.

If you can donate some money to ensure thatthis service continues to provide a loving place forCats and Dogs to go to while they wait for theirpermanent home then there are lots of ways, youcan do it via PayPal or at no cost to you go via theEASYFUNDRAISING website to do your onlineshopping, raise money for Cheadle AnimalWelfare Society every time you shop online, theyget funds at no cost to you:www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/cdaws/

Or they are also registered on the Give as YouLive Website, so if you use that website to accessyour retailers you can also help via that too - andlike easyfundraising.org.uk this is also at no costto you. www.giveasyoulive.com/join/cheadle-and-district-animal-welfare-society/1039350/0

So, if like me, you have time and love enoughto give a pet a new home then call Cheadle &District Animal Welfare and change your life andthe life of a Cat or Dog. Your life will be enrichedas a result.• email [email protected]

with your contact details and the name of theanimal you are interested in and someone willbe in touch

• telephone 07531 232 542 for dog enquiries• telephone 01335 390369 or 01889 564045 for

cat enquiriesFinally, I have a correction to make from a

previous article. I mentioned that Spar was theshop at 5 Shops in Uttoxeter, but in fact they arethe Premier Shop, S&A Superstores. Spike Millicanand his wife accepted my apology personally, but Iwanted it in print too.

Tiny Tim Topsy

Hi NigelOn behalf of Stramshall Bowls Club we

would like to offer our vote of thanks for afantastic article written by Ginny in Issue 61.

As you know we were in danger of closingthe club that had been running for some 20 plusyears. Through your article and word of mouthwe are now back to a very healthy membershipso once again thank you to you, to Ginny, andto the Voice.

Kind RegardsCedric Bygrave


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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.

Free prostate tests – two dates for yourdiary

Gentlemen - and ladies if you’re interested inthese things - here are two dates for your diary. AsFrank Sinatra said about love and marriage, youcan’t have one without the other.

The first is Tuesday, April 19th. The second isSaturday June the 10th. The first is the chance toquite possibly save your life at UttoxeterRacecourse when the town’s Lions Club has againorganised free prostate cancer blood tests for anyman who turns up.

The second is the date of this year’s UttoxeterBeer and Cider Festival at Oldfields Sports andSocial Club. It’s a chance to sample around 30different beers and ciders and enjoy live music. It’salways tremendously popular – so popular that theproceeds pay for the prostate cancer screening.

Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in menin the UK. More than 40,000 men are diagnosed withprostate cancer every year, and a quarter of a millionare living with it right now. Annual blood tests arerecommended for men over 50.

To find out if you are at serious risk, all youhave to do is turn up any time after six o’clock inthe evening at the racecourse and wait for a fewminutes for a test.

The blood is taken from your arm by aspecialist nurse and sent away for testing. The testscost £15 or so each, but that cost is paid by theLions, or rather by people like you from the moneyyou spent at the beer festival.

Fifteen lives saved - probably

Hundreds of men have had the tests at our twoprevious events, and according to expert opinionaround 15 of them are probably alive todaybecause of that. That’s 15 lives saved because of anevent paid for by a beer festival. Makes you think.

It’s a good reason for coming to the beer festival.But so is the entertainment on offer. I mentioned June11th but in reality it’s a two-day event.

On the evening before the main beer festivalthere is an open mic night in the beer tent. It is

quite simply the biggest open mic event in the area.If any of the dozens of pub open mics in North andEast Staffordshire and across the border into SouthDerbyshire were to attract as many performers aswe had last year, you wouldn’t be able to get intothe pub.

The giant marquee wasn’t as full on the Fridayevening as it was on the Saturday, and it became abit chilly later on even though it was the beginningof June. This year we are going to hire someheaters.

Now we’ve sorted the heat in the room(hopefully), it’s going to be a great way to kick offthe festival. We’ve got some of the most talented,funniest and energetic performers gleaned from thelocal pub scene.

Let the fun begin – it’s win-win

I’m confident we’ll be seeing Delta Echoes,Moore and Moore Beer and I dare say TempleHudson, whose album Hope Street is available oneBay for just a fiver (all for charity), but I told youabout that last month (don’t tell me you haven’tbought a copy yet!).

It’s only £2.50 admission to the open mic night

as a spectator, or free if you are a performer orhave a ticket for the beer festival. All the beers willbe available.

Beer Festival tickets are £7.50, covering bothdays, and for that you get a souvenir glass andtasting notes, and more tremendous live music.Once again local singer-songwriter Jason Callearwill be performing with Sean Prior on bass.

They usually do a great selection of classic rockand pop covers, perfect for the Saturday afternoon,and this year they’ve promised to include evenmore modern material to appeal to the youngersections of the audience. Jason is also hoping tohave his new album ready in time for the festivaland that will definitely be worth checking out.

As things get a little more lively later into theevening, we have been promised a marathon setfrom covers band Upfront, who are always a treatwhenever they play. You don’t really need a goodcause to enjoy that lot.

But remember, it all helps pay for the prostatetests. Consultant David Baxter-Smith and a teamof specialist phlebotomists will be on hand at theracecourse from 6pm till 8pm on Tuesday, April19th to help save more lives. It really is a win-winsituation.

The Open Mic night kicks off the Beer and Cider Festival, and the whole thing pays for prostatecancer tests – win-win!


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Anew book, “Kitchen Cupboard Cures:Traditional Remedies from the DaysBefore You Could Afford the Doctor”,

has just been published which collectstogether for the first time stories of homeremedies and cures practised throughout theUK from the 1920’s onwards.

Local Author Kath Reynolds has beengathering stories and memories for more thantwenty years as part of her of her popularinteractive reminiscence talk entitled “GooseGrease and Brown Paper”. The talkencourages people to share memories of someof the more creative remedies ‘inflicted’ uponthem in the days before the NHS when yousimply could not afford the doctor…ordentist. These stories are presented in her newbook “Kitchen Cupboard Cures”.

Kath, 54, who lives in Tean, said “I havehad so much fun listening to and sharingthese tales, I am sure lots of people will winceand groan as they read and recall thegruesome details of how ailments were curedusing the simplest but often most torturousmethods.”

The book is a ‘light’, informative andoften humorous collection of reminiscencescovering cures for common ailments such assore throats, warts, boils, chilblains,toothache and styes (powks) – many of which

were administered by well-meaninggrandmas! Reminiscing on the bowelsproduces much mirth; everyone was dosed upon a Friday night but with a variety ofpotions…some were even aided by a bit ofsoap…Fast and effective apparently!

The medicine cabinet may well havecontained tonics and toddies such as Virol,Scott’s Emulsion and Fennings’ Fever Curewhich are also recalled with dubiousaffection!

Kath is available to give talks to groups,and to run reminiscence sessions in caresettings, on a variety of themes which includeGoose Grease and Brown Paper and otherthemes such as Food Glorious Food,Gymslips and Chalkboards, Monday isWashday and Famous Folk of Staffordshire.

Kitchen Cupboard Cures: TraditionalRemedies from the Days Before You CouldAfford the Doctor (ISBN 9781526200433)by Kath Reynolds is available at £6.95 fromAmazon. You can buy it locally from the PostOffice in Tean or from Picture Book in Leekor via the author.

For further information, please contactKath Reynolds 01538 722812 /07791770805 email: [email protected]

Home remedies andcures from the daysbefore the NHS


Jack’s nostalgic thoughts...by Jack Hayhurst, of AltonFormer Painsley High School Woodwork Teacher

Golden Wedding - A 95% true story fromthe past

“Hello Jack.” said the voice on the phone... “It’sMavis at the WRVS in Leek”.

“Oh. Hello “ I replied, “ nice to hear from youagain “ ... trying to think who she was.

She followed-up with the pleasantries... “How’syour lovely wife ?” ... and all that stuff.

Then... “Reason for my call ... we are wonderingwhether we could ask you to organise a little eventfor the WRVS. The service is trying to connect morewith the community. We have a bit of spare cash andhave decided to remember some Golden Weddinganniversaries. For example.... Mr and Mrs Keates inCheadle have their anniversary on 25th August; wewant them to be presented with a bouquet, on theday, and have their photo in the local paper with amember of the WRVS. Bit of publicity.”

“Well”, I said, “I haven’t had a sex-change;doesn’t the WRVS need a lady ? “

“Oh no! Anyone with two legs is fine... perhapsget a lady to present the bouquet though”

I said, “Have you rung me because you’ve heard

I was the brains behind the Normandy landings?”Forced laughter! “Something like that. Thanks so

much for offering to do it”.Click! The phone goes dead. End of conversation.

I had no memory of offering to do it.Never mind! The Flower Shop on Cheadle High

Street agreed to have a nice bouquet ready at 10.0am on the 25th, the paper agreed to provide aphotographer at the house at 11.0 and I just neededa nice lady (who had worked for the WRVS ) topresent the bouquet. Inspiration... Mrs Cath Lucas!Would she do it ? Was she free on the day?... Yes!Great! Sorted!

On the day before the event I get a very sad phonecall from Cath, to say that her husband Ron had diedthe day before. Awful! Obviously we expressed oursympathy and told her to forget the 25th.

Another inspiration: Mrs Margaret Stoddard !Now there was a lovely happy lady who wouldbrighten the day for Mr & Mrs Keates. (NB..Margaret was in my form at school in Ashbourne).

OK, we are back on track. I just phoned the paperto make sure they remembered.

“The Keates on the 25th ? “ they asked.

“That’s right.” I replied. “We said 11.0 am”.“No mate. That’s not how we do it. We take the

picture a few days before so it goes in the paper sameweek “.

“Could you go again? “...I explained why.“Sorry. We’d like to help but the diary is full”.I tried another paper though. Success!! It all worked.The flowers were splendid; Margaret and the

photographer did the job really nicely ... all happy.But Mrs Keates was a bit baffled. She said, “ It’s

strange. We had another photographer here onMonday last. D’you know... we’d forgotten it wasour anniversary, but we did remember it snowing onour wedding day. When he’d gone Mr Keates lookedit up and it’s actually next February”.

Oops... So as not to waste the occasion it wasagreed that the paper would hold on to the photo andit could be used in February. Fair enough !

Then... oh dear... Mr Keates died just beforeChristmas.

I phoned the WRVS in Leek and explained thatsome of my D-Day landing craft had gone off course,landed at Clacton and trashed the Sea View Hotel.

Down on the Farmby Angela Sargent

Spring beckons and is, hopefully, just around thecorner- the days get noticeably longer and theclocks go forward and we see more of the sun

(please!).“A speck of March dust is worth a King’s

ransom” to us and every farmer, as it denotes thewarming of the ground, from a February average of4.47 degrees to the annual average of 10.55 and thismeans seeds will start to grow and the plants alreadyin the ground can really take off.

Here, our farm is on Gunthorpe mudstonebedrock, formed in the Triassic period (300 millionyears ago), when it was a hot desert and on top ofthat is slightly acidic loam/clay.

Any soil that has been affected by flooding thisyear will have lower levels of oxygen and also lowerlevels of micronutrients, so soil testing will benecessary to check for things such as low nitrogen

and the crops nutritional needs will need to bemonitored throughout the growing season.

One hectare of soil contains roughly 25 tonnes ofmicro-organisms too- 10 of fungus,4 of worms and1 of beetles, amongst others (mind you, who countedand weighed this, I have no idea!) and you can seethat it is in Farming’s interest to look after our soilsand encourage worms and beetles by incorporatingorganic matter (manure).

Our first lot of lambs have gone out to enjoy thefirst flush of spring grass and we are having a lullbefore we start to lamb the main flock. This meanscleaning out the lambing shed and sheep pens andchecking we’ve got enough of everything, such aswormer- we worm the ewes when they leave themothering pen and this means the worm burden isless in the fields.

We will be Tb testing our cattle herd,

unfortunately, not until just after they’ve gone out atthe end of this month- they really will not want tocome back in!

Buttercups and Daffodils, Wood anemone andDog violets will all be poking their heads up now andproviding food for the insects and Bees that arestarting to get out and about, along with the treeflowers that can sometimes cause allergic reaction insome people.

If March comes in like a Lion, it will go out likea lamb, according to the old saying and the windshelp dry the ground, but leave many branches,usually lying across a fence, to dispose of and itcertainly gives our weather vane some work! Angela Sargent

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Remembering Days gone by... by Owd Ern

The Busy Owd Utch!

Along while ago, when I was a lad, and dearOwd Utch was a proper town. Most of thepeople who lived there, worked there.

Instead of traveling miles to work. Now it is as ina marriage lingo ‘for better or worse’ just adormitory and hollow in the middle. But by gumthem’s adays it was a busy and bustling town,surrounded by mainly dairy farms. So a lot ofcheese and butter made on the farms were to besold in Uttoxeter. Eventually a milk processingfactory being built down by the railway, now longgone and derelict. Butter and milk haveunfortunately become of very little importance.Along with butter, milk and cheese, meat fromcattle in the area was considered superior andUttoxeter mutton was described as the sweetest inEngland, even better than the Welsh and so apremier market for livestock developed, nowunfortunately gone forever too! Sad for me to goon about.

One of the off shoots of the early connectionwith animals was the amount of tanneries in andaround Owd Uttch.

I am not a historian, more of a hysterical, so Idon’t expect a great and correct list of places.Pinfold Street or anywhere near a brook to help getrid of the stinking waste. Bradley Street wasanother site High Street has also been mentioned.But I suppose the smell there could not be anyworse than the old Gents toilets at the entrance tothe cattle market. There is also mention of atannery at Scounslow Green (all I know is thefarmers at Scounslow Green had some lovelydaughters) apparently a smelly lot (the tanners

NOT the daughters) but a business to make a lotof money at. Whilst we are up at Scounslow Green.Glass must have been made up there, as records saya Glass House Farm there. Nearby there is still aGlass House Farm at Marchington Woodlands.Abbots Bromley was very involved with themaking of glass - so the glass making either side ofBagotts Woods make sense!

But does it really matter?Uttch also had a thriving Jewellery industry,

namely in Silver street area. Some noted clockmakers, several water mills and even a Windmill.Grinding corn for flour and cattle feed.

Brewery seems to have been a big business ChasBunting Brewery taking up a large area in themiddle of the town. It must have employed a lot ofpeople. Their elegant office on the High Streetbeing demolished along with the rest of thebrewery to make way for the car park and nowsemi derelict Maltings (Not a pretty sight)

But then we come to the big daddy of them all,Bamfords all started in Uttoxeter as theironmongery shop on the corner of the marketplace bought by Henrys father in law and passedto his daughter for her lifetime, and after to herchildren, of which she had 13 above the shop!!! Iremember going in to the lovely old shop. Theysold everything ironmongers should. One of theassistants was a chap named Tom Arnold; he wasa champion hedge layer. He was a big friend of myDads. When my dad said how are you Thomas? Heused to reply, Not bad Jimma’s (Jim) Anywayenough of that nonsense, let’s get on we it.Bamfords history as manufacturers of Agriculturalmachinery is too large for me to embark on. But

most, if not all their early farm machines, mowers,Tedders, Side Rakes, Swath turners, even Muckspreaders. They were powered by the ground thatthey were pulled on by horses. No P.T.O’s thenadays. Very few tractors even.

But one thing I remember was that we referredto as Bamfords Buzzer when the wind was right,we could hear it 4 miles away and before going toschool, I had to milk a cow or 5 and the firstBuzzer would go at 10 to 8, warning before the 8o’clock start. So my old Pa would say hurry up lad,or you’ll miss the school bus. Looking back Irealise why I had a seat to myself, but I was usuallyjoined by Freda Bull who had to feed her dads pigsbefore coming to school. One or two clever kidsput on their gas masks (improving theirappearance in my eye) going back to Bamfords attheir peak, they employed about 800 at Uttoxeterplus 300 at a factory in wales. Most would rushhome after the 12.30 buzzer to get their dinner. Thestream of blackened men coming up Market Street(Now named Sargy’s Street) were like ants or abottle of black ink pouring into the market place.It was impossible to cross the road until they hadgone.

At the other end of town was Elkes Biscuitfactory employing a large number of ladies, nolonger Elkes but now part of the Northern FoodGroup, but still employing I would imagine a largenumber of ladies.

No doubt there are many old trades that I amtoo idle to research and anyway probably you areall aslaype by now.

So just bay good and luk after thee sensOwd Ern

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The membership rules have been extended inrecent years to include ladies without Rotaryconnections who are interested in our ideals. Clubmembers meet once a month as they have done for71 years for friendship and fellowship and to planfuture fund raising events.

Today the Club has a membership of 20 andcontinues to serve the community as well ashelping national and international projects.Hampers for the elderly and needy of Uttoxeter aredelivered at Christmas and special equipment has

been donated for District Nurses. Supermarketcollections have been held to raise money for AirAmbulance and hospital projects. We help atRotary events throughout the year, especiallycatering for the five-a-side football.

Internationally the Club has always respondedto emergency appeals for blankets, clothes, driedfood etc. Donations are also sent to numerousoverseas organisation including Water Aid,Hamlyn Fistula Trust, UNICEF, Sight Savers andLepra.

Since the Inner Wheel year commenced in July2015 the Club has supported Air Ambulance,Burton Breast Cancer Clinic, Uttoxeter Womens’Refuge and St Giles Hospice. Money was also sentto the Cumbrian Flood Appeal and Parkinsons UK.

Internationally, with much help from local schools,we sent 54 back packs containing items to helpchildren in Malawi attend school through thecharity Mary’s Meals.

We celebrated our 71st birthday with aFellowship tea. Sixty members from the InnerWheel District joined us at Bramshall Village Hallfor the occasion. The guest speaker was MrsRobyn Davies who gave an interesting talk abouther grandparents who were missionaries in Chinafrom 1904 to 1945. She has some amazing slidestaken at the time and also displayed many articlesthat had been brought back to England.

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Karen’s Cake Cornerby Karen Hill

Strawberry Tarts

I recently cooked a special meal for myhusband, so wanted to bake him his favouritedessert. I don’t often make pastry, but these are myhusband’s favourite so I made an exception. Withthe combination of pastry, vanilla crème patisserieand strawberries, they are delicious and easy tomake!

For the Sweet Pastry

225g plain flour110g unsalted butter80g sugar1 free range egg, beatenFor the Creme Patisserie2 free range eggs30g caster sugar1 tsps corn flour15g plain flour140 ml milkVanilla podStrawberriesSmall amount of strawberry jam to glazeIcing sugar to dust and edible glitter if required!

This recipe will make four tartlets. Firstly makeyour pastry. Rub the butter and flour togetherusing your fingertips until it resembles breadcrumbs. Add the beaten egg and sugar and bringtogether to form a ball of pastry. Wrap in clingfilm and chill for at least 15 mins.

Next make your Creme Patisserie. Whisk the eggyolks together with the sugar in a bowl until lightand pale. Fold in the corn flour and plain flour.Bring the milk to the boil and then gradually whiskinto the egg mixture. Pour the mixture into a cleanpan and slowly bring it to the boil stirring until itthickens. Simmer for a minute and then take the panoff the heat. Split the vanilla pod in half lengthwaysand scrape out the seeds, adding them to the mixture.Cover with cling film and allow to cool.

Preheat the oven to 170˚C. Now it is time to rollout the pastry to approximately 4mm thick.Carefully line the four tartlet tins, leaving an overhang of pastry. Place on a baking tray and chill forabout 15 minutes. Blind bake the pastry cases forten minutes and then turn down your oven to160˚C. Remove the baking beans and prick thepastry with a fork and cook for a further 10minutes. Then egg wash the tarts and cook for afurther 5 minutes. Remove from the oven andallow the pastry to cool.

With a small serrated knife, trim the excesspastry from the tins, being very careful. Now youcan fill your tartlets with your cooled crèmepatisserie. This can be piped into your tartlets. Sliceyour strawberries in half and arrange on top of thecrème patisserie. To get that lovely shiny glaze,simply melt a little strawberry jam with a splash ofwater and then brush the top of your tartlet. Dustwith icing sugar and a little edible glitter if required.I hope you enjoy these as much as my husbanddoes.


Baby Sensoryby Laura Johnson

The Art of Sleep

As a new parent you know that you will getasked that inevitable question about yourbabies sleep patterns. Newborn babies are

well known for burning the midnight oil and thiscan be both frustrating and exhausting for any newparent.

Some babies will fall into a sleep pattern from6 weeks however this does not necessarily meantheir sleep will fall at night. Babies are not bornwith any awareness of night and day and their littlebodies are not built to sleep throughout the night.

At around 6 months babies tend to fall into anoticeable sleep pattern and may begin to sleep forlonger periods during the night. As a parent thereare many things you can do to help your baby sleepbetter, and it will only take your baby a week ortwo to learn them.

At Baby Sensory we follow a play – rest – playroutine, this helps our babies get the most out ofclass without over stimulating them. This patterncan be repeated during every day during a babieslife. Resting during the day is essential for a baby,an overtired baby will sleep less soundly than awell rested one.

One of our classes this month entitled ‘SleepTight’ contains lots of activities to help your babyto sleep better. From ‘To and Fro’, a wonderfullycuddly activity providing all important exercise foryour baby, to calming music such as Braham’s

Lullaby, and a magical experience under the stars,we are sure to give you lots of ideas to help yourbaby have a restful nights sleep.

One of the most important things you can doto help your baby sleep is to establish a gooddaytime and bedtime routine. Babies love routineand thrive on a consistent and predictable way oflife.

There are lots of different things you add intoyour babies bedtime routine, whilst there is no setroutine you should follow, make sure that all of theactivities are calming and relaxing.

A lovely warm bubble bath is not only awonderful way to relax but is a beautiful sensoryexperience for your baby. Once your baby isdressed in their pyjamas why not snuggle up witha favourite book and quietly read a story. It’s nevertoo early to introduce books to your baby.

The environment surrounding your baby isreally important too. Why not put on someclassical music or a soft lullaby and keep othernoise to a minimum. Soft lighting can really helptoo, nightlights are wonderful and can be reallyeffective, babies love lights and they can really helpto change the atmosphere in any room.

Finally place your baby on their back in her cotor crib awake if you can. Some experts advise thisso if baby wakes in the night they will be morefamiliar with their surroundings.

Of course all babies are different, bottle-fed andbreast fed babies will inevitably have different sleep

patterns and what works for one baby will notnecessarily work for another. If you have triedeverything then always seek advise from ahealthcare professional.

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Let The Voice Be With Youby Les Humphries of Rocester

Well readers, I am currently recovering frommy exertions as part of the Chorus Line inthe Denstone Players Production of

Cinderella. It was a lot of hard work, but also a lotof fun, rewarded by the audience reaction over foursell out performances. We men in the chorus hadmany laughs as we built up a great back stagerapport and friendship, along with the ugly sisters!

We seemed to have the memory spans of goldfishas we fought to remember the words to our songs,combined with some complicated (for us) danceroutines. The ladies meanwhile were word perfectevery time, and as we changed from costume tocostume, and read the script, the young lads in thecast sat in the corner playing games on their tabletswithout a care in the world, and were perfect everytime!

Watch this space for news of future productions,or follow us on twitter.

In the real world we now look forward to theforthcoming Referendum on whether we shouldremain part of Europe or cast ourselves adrift. Iknow what I want, and my personal decision will notbe based on whether I like Boris or Cameron as Ican’t stand either of them. I shall vote for what I feelis best for us as a Nation, personalities do not enterinto it. It will be a once in a lifetime chance to decideon our future, and we must get it right for the sakeof our grandchildren

We in Rocester have had a plague of starlings,roosting in trees opposite my road. They make lovelypatterns in the sky at dusk as they fly roundpreparing to roost for the night, but they crap

everywhere and if you happen to be ouside you needa hood or a brolly, our houses, windows and doorsare splattered in with their droppings next morning,and my car looks like a ruddy dalmation, it is mostunpleasant to say the least. I am all in favour ofnature, but starlings are just flying rodents as far asI am concerned.

We had the same problem several years ago, andthe tops were sawn of the trees which drove themaway into the Countryside, but those same trees havenow grown back and they have returned in theirthousands squealing away after they have roostedwhen darkness falls. What the answer is I don’t knowshort of letting loose with a 12 bore as the Councildon’t give a damn. I know we in Rocester will beruddy glad to get rid of the little darlings!

Anyone who reads my monthly masterpieces willknow how much I detest the use of the word ‘like’being used out of context, so I was really chuffedwhen a guest on the BBC ‘s Room 101 had it binnedby Frank Skinner. To make the point they showed aclip of a young woman in America (which is wherethe trend started) talking to a friend in the back of acab, which went something like “So I was like, andthey were like, so I went over and like” and so on ,but you get my drift on the ‘like’ conversation, atleast I’m not the only one it bugs.

Sticking with the BEEB I see they have sacked thelegendary DJ and King of the Jungle Tony Blackburnover evidence he gave or did not give to the Police inthe Saville investigation. He launched Radio One in1967 and will always be remembered for that,Flowers in the rain was the very first record played

on that Saturday morning which we all got up tohear.

At time of writing I am still following the 6Nations Rugby Tournament which sadly has becomemuch less of a spectacle than it used to be due to overrefereeing and video refereeing etc, Wayne Barnes theEnglish referee who officiated in the Wales - Francematch made such a meal of refereeing the scrums thatthey all took three or four minutes of continualsetting which then quite often resulted in a penalty.He showed no empathy with the players whatsoeverin what was a match dominated by defences anyway,and he obviously does not have a clue as to what isgoing on in the front row, so we had long stretchesof the fat boys rolling about on the floor.Unfortunately Mr. Barnes likes to be the centre ofattention, whilst the best referees are the ones youdon’t notice. I’m glad I had the joy of watching thegreat Welsh and French sides of the 70’s before theyhad the flair coached out of them!

Finally, the Churnet Valley Male Voice Choir aregearing up for our next Concert to be held in TeanChurch on Friday the 22nd of April. We are stillrehearsing on alternate Tuesdays at 7;30 pm in theBishop Rawle School, Cheadle. Two new membershave recently joined us , which is great news, but wecould still do with a few more so feel free to turn up,have a listen, or join in. X factor it aint, but we havea lot of fun, and if you feel inclined come to the pubafterwards, we are a mature Boy Band from allwalks of life who enjoy putting a tune together, youare more than welcome to join us

TTFN Les...

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Povey’s PeopleBy Radio Stoke’s Owd Grandad Piggott

If you want to do some serious peoplewatching, just spend some time observing whathappens when somebody drops a skip in yourneighbourhood. There are things that happen inlife that can bring out the best in people and thereare things that can definitely do the opposite.When I lived in Longton, theywere renovating a house at theend of our street and oneafternoon, a skip appeared inthe street outside the property.By early evening, five or sixitems had been thrown into it.The next morning, half of themhad gone. People like ClubPaper Jack and Gummy Webstermade regular sorties past itcasually but carefully inspectingthe contents and footfallincreased dramatically as workon the house progressed.

A regular visitor to the skipwas Owd Grandad Piggott andone morning, I stopped as afamiliar backside was raised tothe heavens and a pair of bootsflailed in the air. Oblivious toeverything bar his delvings,Owd Grandad Piggott struggledout of the skip dragging an oldlavatory cistern with him. Hewas covered in grass cuttings,had a great gob of lard stuck tohis ear and was cursing like anavvy. He wrestled the cisternto the ground, spat on thepavement and spent the next tenminutes trying to wrench thecopper ballcock out of it. As he worked, ClubPaper Jack turned up and offered his advice.

‘Pull that pin ite what goes through that...’‘They bugger off!’, snarled Owd Grandad

Piggott glaring at him malevolently, ‘This’s marnthis is! Ar dunner need thar ‘elp...’

‘Owrate... owrate... keep thee wool on...’ Jackcontinued on his way. Owd Grandad Piggott spatagain and carried on wrenching.

‘They’t a filthy owd bandit they at!’ I told him.He jumped and suddenly took notice of me.

‘Eh... What??... They cost bugger off anow...mind thee own business!’,

‘Just look at the state of yer!,’ I continued.‘You’re disgusting... you’re covered in grasscuttings and God knows what else – you’ve got agob of lard on your ear and you smell like a dead

rat...you’re filthy!’‘Ar piggin’ anna’, he flared. ‘Thees

nowt wrung with may!’ I said ‘You’re filthy tempered, you’re

filthy spoken, your hands and face arefilthy, your clothes are filthy and you’redirty gutsed... apart from that you’reOK.’ With that, I left him to it. Thenext morning, I bumped into him inHilda Aspinall’s shop and a little girlwas in with her mum.

‘Hey mum – look at that dirty man!’she exclaimed. I went to her andwhispered in her ear.

‘He’s got to go to jail’. I said. Shedarted behind her mum and peeped outregarding Owd Grandad Piggott withbig frightened eyes. Owd GrandadPiggott bought his cigarettes andstumped out of the shop but I could tellthat what the little girl had said hadbitten deep. That night, he came up tome in Tummy Dawkins’s pub.

‘Ar’ve decided!’ he said. ‘Arm goin’t’smarten mesenn up! ‘ WalterMellenchip who was standing next tome nearly choked on his pint.

‘That’ll be the bloody day!’ hemuttered. Owd Grandad Piggottignored him.

‘What’s oil o’ citronella?’ he askedme.

‘They put it in candles and barbecue torches’, Itold him. ‘It keeps flies and midges away.

‘Does it smell nice?’‘It smells a bit sweeter than you’. I replied

recalling the pungent acrid odour of citronellacandles, but what I had said was the truth. Forsome reason, Owd Grandad Piggott thought oil ofcitronella was a male fragrance and went intoLongton and bought a bottle that same afternoon.

I think he had a bath in it because when I calledinto Tummy Dawkins’s pub that night, a noxious

smell hit me as I entered the bar. Owd GrandadPiggott stood up his usual corner but all aroundhim was a big space.

‘Pooh!’, remarked Perce Lockett, ‘That owdtup’s got summatt on ‘im... ar dunner know whatit is but it stinks! Phooooh!

‘Smells lark kipper dip!’, remarked TummyDawkins. ‘Get thee off ‘ome feyther an’ jump in th’bathtub...’ Owd Grandad Piggott stumped offhome but he didn’t ‘jump in the bathtub as TummyDawkins had suggested. He let the smell wear offnaturally which took about a week, then wentback to the drawing board. He drew a blank forseveral days,then he was walking through Longtonone day when he spotted a huge hoarding whichread ‘Tropical Breeze, fragrance for men’ anddepicted a handsome fellow strolling along a beachwith a beautiful bikini clad girl on his arm and thestrapline ‘Make an impression’ Well impressed,Owd Grandad Piggott headed for Hilda Aspinall’sshop on the corner of our street. This was theanswer! What couldn’t speak couldn’t lie! OwdGrandad Piggott now had the answer to hispersonal hygiene problem. He would now be ableto walk the streets without people turning up theirnoses at his approach and stand in the pub withoutinvoking the same reaction. Hilda Aspinall gavehim a sour look as he stumped into the shop.

‘Ah want some o’ that tropical breeze stuff!’ hegrowled gruffly.

‘Please!’ snapped Hilda. ‘You ignorant oldtoad!...’

‘Pheu!’, spat Owd Grandad Piggott and threwsome money onto the counter. The tropical breezethat Owd Grandad Piggott wanted was a men’sfragrance. The Tropical Breeze that Hilda Aspinallsold was a toilet freshener that contained aquantity of bleach, but Owd Grandad Piggott hadno way of knowing that. He was surprised by thesize of the container but because there was a lot ofit, he decided to apply a liberal quantity andstumped off home to splash it on.

It was about fifteen minutes after he had gothome when their door banged and Owd GrandadPiggott clad in nothing but his socks left the houseat ten miles a second and went off down the streetlike a racehorse with his under arms and hisdownstairs anatomy on fire. Less than five minuteslater, he was cursing luridly and thrashing about inClub Paper Jack’s paddling pool.

Owd Grandad Piggott gave up after that. Anasty rash developed in certain regions of his bodyand he threatened to sue Hilda Aspinall for tryingto kill him.

At least, with him smelling like he normally did,it was marginally better. Grass cuttings and lardsmelled a lot better than oil of citronella.

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: The Skip

I think he hada bath in itbecause whenI called intoTummyDawkins’s pubthat night, anoxious smellhit me as Ientered thebar.

Owd Grandad PiggottGo to the new website www.owdgrandadpiggott.co.ukand download tracks from the originalOwd Grandad Piggott LP record whichwas recorded live by Alan Povey inThe George and Dragon pub in Long-ton in 1977 and sold over 6,000 copiesin North Staffordshire inside 6 months.

The good old daysCan you identify the facesand locations?See Page 49 for some of the namesto the faces.

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

In my article of a couple of editions ago, Imentioned having, as a boy, watched CheadleHome Guard, the famous post war football

team from the town. Since writing that article, Isee that one of the main stalwarts of that team,namely Johnny Jones, passed from us recentlyhaving reached his late eighties. I’m sure the olderreaders will readily recall some of the other playersno longer with us such as Denis Matthews, PeteHawley, Arthur Prime, Derek Danks, GeorgeRobinson the goalkeeper to name but a few.Malcolm Boardman is now, as far as I know, thelast surviving member of that team. I playedagainst Malcolm quite a few times towards the endof his career when, after the Home Guard haddisbanded, he turned out for Boltons. Malcolmwas a formidable opponent and it was as well torelease the ball when he was threatening to tackle.I was fortunate enough to play for a couple ofseasons with the late Pete Hawley when he was ourplayer manager at Kingsley. By that time he hadreverted from his customary wing position with theHome Guard to finish his career at centre half. Ilearned a lot about the game through playing withPete end even more through his Friday eveningtactics talks in some local hostelry or other. Greatmemories.

I also mentioned in a recent article that, as ayoung lad, I played hockey for Boltons. A coupleof names I missed out were Dave Gilbert and TomBoden. I see Dave quite often. He is quite a bityounger than me but he became a very good playerunder the expert tutelage of his dad Arthur and hewent on to represent the County. The late TomBoden was the father of the Cheadle Cricket ClubPresident Dave Boden, who I also saw a few weeksago. Tom used to umpire all our games atOakamoor and he was always strictly impartialand fair in all his decisions.

I also came across an old school friend of mine,Tony (Bing) Brindley. Bing for many years opened

the bowling for Cheadle Cricket Club and playedfootball on occasions for Cauldon Lowe. AlthoughBing made a greater name for himself as a rugbyplayer with Stoke RUFC, he was one of a numberof sporting brothers. Elder brother Roy captainedAshcombe Park Cricket Club and is now a memberof the Staffordshire County Senior Football LeagueCommittee. He is likely to make an unannouncedappearance at any ground in the League. Roy wasa good footballer who went on to become arespected referee. Younger brother Dennis needsno introduction. I’m sure I need say no more toanyone who played against him in the Leek andDistrict Sunday League. Youngest brother Markwas an excellent goalkeeper. I remember one nightmatch when Mark was keeping goal for LeekTown away at Lancaster City. I was Bake’s physioat Leek at the time and, because of workcommitments, I had to take Mark in my car tocatch the team bus to Lancaster at Sandbachservice station. It was a very frosty night and Idon’t think the game would have been playednowadays. When we got back to Sandbach atabout midnight to pick up my car after the game,the coach dropped Mark and myself off andimmediately departed. Unfortunately all the lockson the car, which had stood in sub zerotemperatures at the services for a few hours, hadfrozen solid and we couldn’t get in. Luckily we didso eventually but I can’t remember how. Mark hasa namesake who many readers will know, theMark Brindley who keeps the garage at Foxt andis an avid Stoke supporter. I was recently relatingthe incident to Mark Brindley the garageproprietor and he told me how we could haveunfrozen the locks quite easily using no externaldevices. In the interests of propriety I won’t sayhere how it could be done but suffice it to say I’vetried the method since and it works !

The cricket season looms ahead. I’m not surewhether having so many divisions in the North

Staffs and South Cheshire League is a good ideabut time only will tell. There will certainly be aheavy demand for umpires if nothing else. It doesof course mark the demise of the Stone and DistrictSaturday League, but it is gratifying to see that theSunday section of that extremely well run Leagueis flourishing as never before. The respectiveUmpires’ Secretaries Brian Bogie and RoyBradburn will be very busy men I’m sure. In factthey contacted me before Christmas !

On a non sporting theme, it was interesting toread in the last edition of the Voice Ginny Gibson’sarticle on John Whittaker. I have often enjoyedJohn’s convivial company and I recall that, in hisMayoral capacity, he made a presentation to mylate aunt (who lived at Kingstone) on the occasionof her hundredth birthday. I once had a smallcollection of vintage tractors and implements andJohn was a mine of information on such matters.As Ginny implied, he is a very witty man and Ialways look forward to having a conversation withhim. The award by Uttoxeter Rural Parish Councilof the Freedom of the Parish was, I’m sure, a welldeserved honour.

Unfortunately I have to end on an immenselysad note by mentioning local lad Keiren Dytichewho recently lost his life at the tender age of 20. Iknew Keiren well as he was a good friend of mystepsons Oliver and Tim Ley. Keiren hadsometimes stayed at our home and he was full oflife. I was in Kingsley Church which was packedbeyond capacity for his funeral and all his mateswere present to pay their final respects in anextraordinarily moving and dignified manner. I amsure all our readers would wish to join with me inoffering our very deepest sympathy to his mumMel and dad Jonty and all his family on such adevastating loss. Keiren Dytiche will long beremembered by everyone who knew him.

My Monthly Musingsby Cecily Cowans of Cheadle

March

Ilove the month of March! The colourfulcrocuses and sunny daffodils are peeping outfrom the soil. Daffodils are my favourite

flowers, not only because of my heritage, and theend of the month will bring Easter, my favouritecelebration. According to the proverb, March ‘…comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb!’ Theroaring winds experienced earlier in the year seem

to have died down and we are facing different sortsof lambs at the end of the month. If you arereligious, you will believe that the Lamb of Godwill die and will rise again. If you are not religious,you may be having roast lamb for your meal onEaster Sunday. New lambs are already born (Iknow this as I am an avid fan of ‘The Archers’) andmore are due to be born this month. So, we haverebirth and new birth. All this, plus an extra hourof daylight, can only help to raise our spirits as we

leave the Winter behind. March also features oneof the highlights of the sporting calendar. The SixNations! I look forward to admiring my vase ofdaffodils as I celebrate Wales’ success! March is agreat month for us Celts. The first of the monthcelebrates David, Patron Saint of Wales, and theseventeenth celebrates the Patron Saint of Ireland,Patrick. So, to you all, Celts or not, enjoy thebeginning of Spring and have a very Happy Easter.


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

Good news on the problems at Cheadle’s ThorleyDrive football ground! We are arranging ameeting to look at ways of correcting the

drainage system. Also the the question of correctmaintenance can be sorted out, seeding vertidraining.sand slitting are all measures that need to happen tokeep the ground in good condition.

Cheadle Town, Cheadle United and SMU alldeserve a good surface to play on, from the investmentthat was made. If we are to progress with coaching atgrassroots level we need quality training and playingareas to improve skills.

At Cheadle Town we use Cellerhead School to trainon where the surface is great, it’s big enough to do setpieces on and a very even bounce helps all our sessions.

The young players have improved enormously overthe last 12 months and are competing really well in thetough Staffs Senior League. With young CharlieGoldstraw setting the standard for other young players,he has a superb attitude, very strong mentally andphysically - a great example to the young lad. I wouldput Charlie up with some of the best trainers I haveworked with in my 50 years in the game. Some otherexcellent trainers my old mate Kevin Rogers, a solidplayer and very fit, Dave Bevans, a natural athleteplayed behind Dave at Rocester - great to see himtaking people on and a constant threat to any fullback.Kev Barry, Mick Collins, and the King of all trainersBarry Hulton - the best without doubt.

Now for some other players who had greatstrengths at local level, Jimmy Cartlidge was a superheader of the ball and excellent centre half, Bob Bassettwas another very good player in the air and a superbcentre forward, Leon Hibberd was a lovely technical

footballer, his late brother Keith the best tackler I everplayed with, very quick to read the game so well, sadlymissed by everyone. Nigel Mottram was such a naturalfootballer - two footed and a quality goal scorer.

Uttoxeter produced some excellent players nonebetter than the classy Barry Wain who stood out in anyside, Micky Ratcliffe, skillful, scored lots of goals, PeterSwanwick was the best keeper I played with - Pete wasagile, fearless so quick off his line. Dennis Brindley wasa tenacious midfield player and one tough guy to playagainst, Colin Price was a very talented footballer whowas so cool on the ball an he could run the game onhis day. Many other local players like Billy Keates atCheadle Old Boys and Dave Plant, Bob Barrett, BillySpooner, Mick Goodwin, Mick Crump and PaulForrester all very good players.

Now a few memory joggers - Double Row in Teanopposite The Cross Keys where people would work athome for Tean Mill, Barker and Shentons where I hadmy first job at Checkley a busy garage for repairs andcar sales, many characters worked there - theHammond brothers John and Terry, Ron Locker, AlanBrunt both salesmen and local musicians, Ron playedin in the local pubs in Tean, Keith Spooner a greatcharacter and garage manager who was a lovely man.In the latter years there was a car auction every week,where at fifteen I would drive the vehicles around toand from the auction.

Milk been delivered in milk churns on the the backof a horse and cart, ladled out into your container, thefarmer was Mr Woolridge. In those days Tean playedcricket on Vernons farmland round behind Tean river,there was just a cricket square, the outfield was thelong grass where the cows grazed, so plenty of cow

muck to catch you out!I was really lucky my dad had a small car and we

went to the seaside, North Wales down to Aberdovey,we visited most resorts, always stopping for a cuppaon the calor gas stove and a sandwich. We would goto watch scrambling around the Midlands, sometimesat Sandon and Hollington also Hawkstone Park, ourfriends were Ken and Nellie Simms who owned theshoe shop in Tean High Street, they very often camewith us on our travels, fabulous days out with the verybest childhood memories. On one occasion we wereout for a Sunday afternoon trip, and I decided to messwith the door handle of my dads car, now in those daysthe door was hinged on the opposite side, and the doorflew open I fell out of the the car and my grandma triedto save me and also fell out! I ended up in hospital forseveral days with a injury to my left eye, and a row ofstitches in my eyebrow, my grandma had more seriousinjuries with a fractured skull, fortunately she made afull recovery and I as a six year old didn’t play withdoor handles anymore.

My Grandma was the most generous lady - shewould treat all my friends when they went with me tosee her, pop and biscuits were always available, pocketmoney every week a lovely lady, the late GladysBeaman.

Mark Hughes has done a great job getting Stokeback on track, especially without Shawcoss, could atop six spot be possible, or the lack of goal scoring bethe issue, several strikers are available but maybe alllack that top level quality for many different reasons,but to see Stoke up there is excellent for the area anda credit to whole management team at the club.

Bake’s Memoirsby Neil Baker, local sporting legend

Iwas driving home from work last week listeningto Talksport on the radio, they were discussing thelinks between alcohol and sport and what effects

the demon drink had on athletes and in particularfootballers. Well I can only speak about myexperiences in the game and in my cricketing days asa young man.

Both sports have changed a great deal in the lastten to fifteen years in their approach to fitness andpreparation. If you read the autobiographies ofJimmy Greaves, Bobby Moore, Tony Adams, PaulMcGrath and Alan Hudson for example, exfootballers of fantastic pedigree and greats from thecricketing world, Ian Botham, Fred Truemen, Pontingand Andrew Symonds, then you realise how big apart drinking played in their careers.

What I can vouch for is that footballers’ drinkingtoday is far less prevalent. They spend much moretime at the training ground so have far less time ontheir hands. We also play a lot more football todaythan in the past so they have less time to preparebetween games and I think I’m right in saying theyhave a lot more pastimes to partake in than theplayers of bygone days.

Greaves and Moore write of a couple of hourstraining then off to the boozer or a snooker hall forthe next few hours, home for tea, bed and a routinethat started again the following day! Botham, and Ican add Flintoff to the list, and cricketers before themtalk of days in the field followed by nights at the hotelbar. There wasn’t a great deal else to do when yourteam spent a lot of time in a county or country a longway from home.

Now it’s almost impossible to distance yourselffrom the booze either as a player or spectator, youcan get a drink at most sporting venues you attendand most players will relax and unwind afterparticipation, particularly after a game at theweekend and no game in the week ahead. Notplaying either sport professionally my memories areof sport at an amateur and local level.

At this level the social side of the sport was almostand in some cases more important than the gameitself! Playing football on a Sunday at Cheadle Utdwas an event rather than just a game. I’m not sayingfor one moment that the football was secondarybecause we had many successful times on the pitchbut we certainly enjoyed ourselves after. The nightbefore would have consisted of a few pints (if it wasa really big game then we would have a reasonablyearly night!). Arrive an hour before KO with a packetof mints, although when Malc Coates and KennyBeardmore were managers the only alcohol theywould smell would have been from their ownconsumption the previous evening!

With Smithy it was different, although he enjoyedhimself after, you wouldn’t be a minute late else youdidn’t play. I remember one morning we turned upand Johnny Coxon put his usual No 2 shirt on beforeAlan had named the team, it was a big mistake as younever took anything for granted with Al, needless tosay nobody did it again. We played the game, usuallywon and off to the Royal Oak. Our games wouldfinish around 12 40, no showers or bath in them daysso we would be having our first pint just after one oclock. Everybody without exception went back, even

the odd one that didn’t drink such as Kev Rogers, afitness fanatic, would join in the festivities. Playersand officials from the club would then come togetheruntil early evening when disgruntled wives andgirlfriends would be ringing the Oak to see whentheir loved ones would be home for dinner, or by thistime, their tea.

We didn’t have to switch our mobile phones offas they had never been heard of at that time, thankgoodness! Opening hours on Sunday lunchtime weretwelve until two thirty and we never had a visit fromPC Plod. There was no drink driving laws to adhereto in those days and for most of us that was ablessing. I now cringe at the thought and theconsequences as I was living in Leek at this time andhad to drive home putting the car on auto pilot,believe me it’s not something I’m proud of but justtelling you how it was.

We all got on together, enjoyed each other’scompany and had a fantastic spirit, our Annualawards night was a spectacle. I get invited tofunctions and awards night quite frequently and theyhand out the trophies have a buffet and then disperse.We had a meal, got our awards and then drank anddanced until the early hours, it would be the highlightof our season.

We also raised money for charity, one Saturdaynight in the season we would all come together, puton fancy dress and be driven round in a couple ofmini buses to every pub in the town collecting moneyin our buckets for a local charity. I hasten to add wehad a drink in every pub just to be sociable!All the best. Bake.


This year’s Cheadle Spring 5 Road Raceproved to be a real success for the hostsCheadle Running Club with Mark Dalkins

winning the race in a time of 26.28. Dalkins, whoalso won the event in 2011, controlled the racefrom the start and finished a clear winner fromsecond placed Simon Myatt of Trentham RunningClub, who was 15 seconds behind in a time of26.43. Uttoxeter Road Runner Ian Salt was thirdin a time of 27.38.

In the ladies race Mandy Vernon of TrenthamRunning Club went one better than last year towin the race in 30.04. This was the second timethat she has won the race also being the victor in2012. Sharon Johnstone of Wilmslow RunningClub was second in 30.49, with Sarah Griffiths ofVale Royal third in 31.05.

With 190 finishers in the race this was thesecond biggest field in the history of the Spring 5.The number might have been even higher had itnot been for the snowy conditions around the areaearly in the morning which meant that quite a fewrunners who had entered the event did not turn upon the start line.

There was further success for the hosts, withCheadle Running Club members Carl Astley 1stMV45 in a time of 30.26, Sharleen Hollinshead 1stLV45 in 32.20 and Chris Green 1st MV55 in33.00, all winning their age groups.

Maurice Oldham of Manchester Harriers was1st MV60 and Dot Fellows of Cannock and Staffs1st LV70. This was the fourth time in the last fiveyears that the two runners had won their agegroups, whilst Ann Lemon of Ashbourne RunningClub was 1st LV60 so winning her age group forthe second year running.

At the presentations after the race, RaceDirector Mick Beardmore expressed his thanks tothe race sponsors Stoddards Coaches and Derek

Fower Transport, who have supported the racesince its inception in 1990. Thanks also go to GaryBentley of Hillside Fishing Pool and John Heath &Sons who also sponsored the race this year and toCheadle Fair Trade Group for their support ofboth the fun run and also the main race. Specialthanks also go to the many people who againhelped to marshal the event, especially consideringthe rather cold conditions, as well as St. JohnAmbulance and RAYNET who helped out aroundthe course, not forgetting all of the helpers in thestart/finish area.

The next race to be staged by Cheadle RunningClub will be the Cheadle 4, which is being held on10th July 2016.

Cheadle Running Club times:

1st Mark Dalkins 26.28

11th Carl Astley 30.26

18th Brian Connor 32.03

20th Sharleen Hollinshead 32.20

26th Chris Green 33.00

28th Paul Stoddard 33.08

34th Ruth Watchorn Rice 33.56

50th Mark Stoddard 35.29

82nd Russell Williams 37.40

85th Julie Hulbert 38.05

115th George Hanlon 41.13

119th Michelle Plant 41.46

127th John Adams 42.26

138th Sarah Nutter 43.20

A full set of results is available atwww.cheadlerunningclub.com

Cheadle Spring 5 Road RaceCheadle Spring 5 - 6th March 2016Prize Winners

Senior Men

1 Mark Dalkins Cheadle RC 26.28

2 Simon Myatt Trentham RC 26.43

3 Ian Salt Uttoxeter RR 27.38

Senior Ladies

1 Mandy Vernon Trentham RC 30.04

2 Sharon Johnstone Wilmslow RC 30.49

3 Sarah Griffiths Vale Royal 31.05

Male Vet 40-44

1 Xavier Desse Wirral AC 28.01

Lady Vet 35-39

1 Pippa Steele Stone MM 33.33

Male Vet 45-49

1 Carl Astley Cheadle RC 30.26

Lady Vet 40-44

1 Louise Dawson City of Stoke AC 31.48

Male Vet 50-54

1 Tim Billington Wilmslow RC 33.37

Lady Vet 45-49

1 SharleenHollinshead

Cheadle RC 32.20

Male Vet 55-59

1 Chris Green Cheadle RC 33.00

Lady Vet 50-54

1 Carol Higgs Unattached 35.36

Male Vet 60-64

1 Maurice OldhamManchesterHarriers

32.20

Lady Vet 55-59

1 Jayne Ford Stone MM 38.16

Male Vet 65-69

1 Tony Hulme Wilmslow RC 35.00

Lady Vet 60-64

1 Ann Lemon Ashbourne RC 49.06

Male Vet 70-74

1 Stan Winterton Trentham RC 36.25

Lady Vet 65-69

1 Sally Aldridge Michelin AC 47.06

Male Vet 75+

1 Alan Lewis Trentham RC 40.08

Lady Vet 70+

1 Dot FellowsCannock &Staffs

38.25

Race winner MarkDalkins (236), 2ndplaced runner SimonMyatt (62) and 3rdplaced runner IanSalt (85)

4 Cheadle runners:Russell Williams(409) who is behindCarl Astley (224),Mark Stoddard (231)and Ruth WatchornRice (773). PaulStoddard who isboth a club memberand sponsor isnumber 220 in theSky top.

Photos by Bryan Dalewww.racephotos.org.uk


Uttoxeter Road Runners held their annualawards presentation at the Golfers retreatrecently. As is tradition at this event a

cheque was presented to Mr Brass of Katherinehouse for £650 which was collected by the RoadRunners from their Christmas Eve Santa Run anda raffle held on the night. Danny would like tothank all committee members for their generousoffer of the raffle prizes.

There then followed the usual awards includingthe presentation of the Dave Roberts Trophy toLucy Webb (below) for outstanding services to theclub. Also a bouquet of flowers were given toLeanne Anderson for being an outstanding clubsecretary for four years.

The club now have an additional award whichwas presented to Lisa Lancaster which is aperpetual award for the newcomers who join Lisa’sbeginners group in January and progress to full

membership. This is something the clubwholeheartedly supported as Lisa has sacrificedher own running goals to support and encouragepeople to start running.

The night was also the official launch of theUTTOXETER FESTIVAL of RUNNING and thisyear’s Half Marathon T shirt was unveiled to theclub members.

After which the Road Runners tucked intowhat was promised as an unbelievable meal, Dawnyou really delivered what you promised.

Other prize winners were;

Geoff Astley: Road & Off Road Champion

John Stone: Vet Road Champion

Brian Mackey (below): Vet off Road

Lorna Astley: Ladies Road Champion

Sarah Parton: Vet Ladies Road Champion

Leanne Anderson: Ladies Off Road Chamion

Lucy Webb: Vet Ladies Off Road Champion

Uttoxeter Road Runners Annual Presentation Awards


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 FootballTeam’ 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]

STEVE O’SULLIVANUttoxeter Town

Excellent goalkeeper with fast reactions.

DOUG PRICEUttoxeter Town

Superb defender who canplay in the midfield. Passesthe ball and reads the game

so well.

GERALD KEELINGFreehay FC

Big strapping defenderwho was quick enough toget his tackling spot on.Forwards knew they hadbeen in a game against

Gerald!

ALEX DAVIESUttoxeter TownAnother player whoreads the game so

well. Good sitributiontoo.

CALUM DOWNIECheadle SMU

Terrific player who alwaysgives his all in every game.Can play anyway in a team

as he is so versatile

TOM MORGANUttoxeter Town

Skillful player who hastremendous passing

abilities.

RICHARD CARTERCheadle Cricket ClubA top midfield player who

had it all – fantasticpassing skills, wonderfulshot and tremendousfootballing knowledge.

JOE GORMANUttoxeter Town

Great striker of the ball,always a threat to any

team.

LUKE LEWISUttoxeter TownSpeedy player with atremendous attitude.Good allround player.

ERIC ALSOPPUttoxeter St Mary’s

Could play anywhere in a team.Always got his fair share of

goals.

JOSH GILLUttoxeter Town

Great target man who links playbeautifully. Dangerous striker.

Razzer’s Hall of Fame March Team

Goalkeeper:

TONY CRITCHLOW(Oakamoor FC)A great character whosenickname was ‘the Cat’ ashe was so agile inbetweenthe sticks.

Right Back

TIM HOPTROFF (Elkes FC)Tough defender whodistributed the ballbeautifully, Verycompetitive!

Centre Half

LEE BLOOR (JCB FC)Terrific player who wasgreat in the air and alsowith his feet. Top bloke too.

Centre Half

PAUL CROFT (UttoxeterTown FC)Top class footballer whowas pure quality. One ofthe best players ever tocome out of Uttoxeter.

Left Back

LEE BOULD (Cheadle UnitedFC)Lee could play anywhere ina team as he possessedclass and competitiveness.Great guy too.

Right Wing:

JOHN McCLAUGHLIN(Uttoxeter Town FC)Macca was one of thefinest players to graceOldfields Sports Ground.Prolific goalscorer and adefender’s nightmare!

Inside Right:

ANDY GREGORY (JCB FC)Box to box midfielder whohad a terrific engine. Toughbut fair player.

Inside Left:

DAVE SHUFFLEBOTHAM(Cheadle Town FC)Played the game like SirLawrence Olivier acted,cool and suave and neverbroke sweat – until it washis round at the bar afterthe game!!

Left Wing:

CHARLIE TALKS (Bulls HeadFC)One of the finest players Ihave ever played against. Areal gentleman whopossessed superb skills.Taken from us far toosoon...

Centre Forward:

NIGEL MOTTRAM (RocesterFC)Wonderful, talented playerwho also got his fair shareof goals. Had so muchnatural skill he was amanager’s dream.

Centre Forward:

MARK SALE (UttoxeterTown FC)Mark would be the idealpartner for Mottram upfront, both would benefitfrom each other’s play. Adream double strikeforce!We have inserted one football club each player has performed for.

Obviously, many have played for several clubs in their careers.

Voice Editor Nigel Titterton has now called forlocal football followers to email their ReadersHall of Fame Football Teams into The Voice [email protected]

Nigel said: “ I don’t understand why we don’t receiveReaders teams into The Voice at the moment - it’s greatfun to do and is a real talking point locally. All youhave to do is select your 11 players in the correctpositions plus 2 subs.

“If I don’t receive any Readers Teams then I will justrely on our stalwart Roy Razzer Astbury’s footballteam and omit a readers team - so please send in yourteams in now.

“I have selected another of my own teams to the rightof the page - I hope you find this team to be a cracker!”


Uttoxeter Town FC v Cheadle SMU FCSponsored by

Uttoxeter Town FC Coach Rob Arnold, The Voice’s NigelTitterton and Uttoxeter Town FC Manager Dean Arnold.


& Cheadle

Uttoxeter 0 Cheadle 1

Cheadle SMU took the derby spoils against UttoxeterTown at Oldfields in a Staffordshire County Leaguefirst division match sponsored by The Voice colour

magazine.The game never really reached great heights with both

team’s defences on top until Cheadle scored the winning goal.Voice Man of the Match was Michael Allen of Cheadle SMU.

The Christmas session was a blast, and with a new year come newdevelopments. The Uttoxeter Bulls Basketball Club will be hosting athree day long basketball camp this Easter at the Uttoxeter Leisure

Center. The event will take place during the Easter holidays, for anyone fromthe age of 9 up to 15.

The camp with begin Wednesday 30 March, continue through Thursday31 and finish with a bang on Friday 1 April. Each session will begin at12:30pm continuing throughout the afternoon until4:30pm. The camp mustbe booked in advance with 30 tickets available, so grab them while they last.

The tickets only cover the three days and will cost £20.00, totalling 12hours of basketball training, games and activities. Also included with the ticketwill be a FREE limited edition Uttoxeter Bulls ‘Basketball Camp’ T-shirt.

If you or your child have any suggestions as for games and activities, getin touch as the camp is solely designed for those who attend for theircontinued enjoyment on the day.

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The Uttoxeter Bulls crew are immensely excited to be back in town for thevery first basketball camp in 2016, and it will not be the last!

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Reader’s Hall of Fame Cricket Team by Mark Hammond, Blythe, Meir Heath and Bramshall CC

This is a list of cricketers that I have played with over 35 years atdifferent clubs and would like to think I could call friends.

I apologise now that the majority are from Blythe CC as I spent 30 yearsthere but did enjoy 2 years at Meir Heath and 3 years at Bramshallwhere we won the Senior A title. I have only put their teams down thatthey were playing for when I played with them, they did all of courseplay for other teams with the odd exception.

I have been lucky enough to play with so many talented local playersand a could not name all of them, but this team would be finelybalanced and would have a really good chance of winning the NSSCpremier league if they were about as a team today.

I have listed them in batting order :

1 Mick Grimley (Blythe)Know as “Grimmers” to most of you around the leagues. Classybatsman, patience and concentration personified. Mick could bat for55 overs week in week out and amassed more tons than I canremember. Still playing at friendly level for Blythe CC and a clubstalwart, even though some may say he is a bit wacky ? Always goodfor an entertaining after match loud shirt !!

2 Roger Shaw (Blythe)Micks opening partner in my team and also my wicket keeper. Rogewas a big hitting batsman, once in he would score very big and veryfast. Set a new league record at one time with his younger brother(Andy) for biggest unbeaten partnership in the league, not sure if itstill stands but I was there and it was awesome, balls flyingeverywhere from both of them. Should have been Staffs keeper andbat in my opinion ?

3 Simon Owen (Blythe CC)Dedicated to the cause, “Pup” is the ideal type of player you requireand unfortunately that there are a lack of these days- his wholeplaying career from the a young boy until current at the same club,loyalty !!!! Another hard hitting 1 day cricketer, what he lacks in stylehe made up in power. Always encouraging other team mates, neverin a bad mood, always played with a smile and total respect for allothers. Got his reward recently by becoming Chairman of his belovedBlythe after all these years of service, well done. Also dangerous tobe around in the bar after match with either beer or pranks.

4 Alan Smith (Bramshall)My league winning captain “Smithy”. A local legend (if you askedhim), but seriously, never have I played with a more driven guy thanAlan. He asked me to go to Bramshall with a new bunch ofyoungsters and older heads, I took some persuading but what aplace. If I hadn’t been at Blythe I would have stayed at Bramshall forever. He was a task master on and off the field, but his methods(which I couldn’t possibly mention in print) were effective. Wasn’t abad bat either ! Saw him take the best 1 handed running catch everat Hanford, unbelieveable. Would also be captain of this star 11.

5 Paul “Lumpy” Lomas (Blythe and Bramshall)Just happens to be my cousin, powerful bat and excellent bowler. Ican’t think of many whom would disagree that Lumpy wouldprobably be one of the best all rounders in local cricket over the last30-40 years? Another one who loved a pint or 2 after the match.Nothing more to say really, his runs and wickets speak forthemselves.

6 Chris Prime (Blythe)Known to me as plain old “Pro”. A fantastic character, some would

say Chris was always grumpy but when you got to know him he washilarious. Again, very close to Lumpy as best all rounder, prolific withthe bat and the best long spell bowler I ever played with, especially ifthe late Bob Cherry was umpiring, Chris would always have Bobs endand the number of LBWs he got was unreal, Bobs finger wouldusually be up before Chris appealed, Bob even been known to askChris “why didn’t you appeal for that one, it was close but I wouldhave given if for you Chris”

7 Jason Britton (Meir Heath)Now Head of Staffs Cricket Development, Jase was an absolutegentleman both on and off the field. Stylish bat with loads of time.Jason could amass runs on the huge Meir Heath outfield at a rate ofknots, would struggle today though as last time I saw him there wasa few pounds added !!! Only kidding Jase.

8 Kevin Barry (Bramshall)What more can you say about “The Legend” ? without a doubt thefinest man I have ever had the honour to play sport with. Not onlyon the pitch but in life in general. This guy could bowl at pace and dowonderful things with the ball over after over when everyone elsewas struggling, wasn’t a bad hitter of the ball either. Kevin has beenthrough the mill over recent times, but I am happy to say I often seehim at SCFC or Uttoxeter races with his children, his love for sport isas strong as ever. If I could be half the guy Kevin Barry is, then I won’thave done badly. Enough said !

9 Chris Holdway (Blythe /Meir Heath and Bramshall)“Holders” should have been born in the Caribbean. Everything withhim “could wait until tomorrow, theres no rush” Tall very paceybowler whom took wickets for fun at Blythe, Meir Heath andBramshall. Often turned up with no kit and wore what he could findaround the dressing room or even something thrown together atMike Ikins house from the previous nights sleep over. Another reallygreat bloke , drank loads at the bar but usually only if someone elsewas buying !

10 Steve “Conger” Kelsall (Meir Heath)Another young , very fast bowler whom was misunderstood. Stevewas young, not the cleverest bowler but what he did have was rawpace and that is still rare today. Didn’t really know what he wasdoing with the ball, but on his day he could tear out the best battingline up in very quick fashion for next to nothing, seen him do it somany times. Packed in his cricket to early as I believe he found a lovefor working Spaniels – who would have thought it ?

11 Peter Finch (Blythe)“Giggsy” came from Caverswall to Blythe many years ago as a skinnygreasey haired kid hence the nickname. What a servant and playerhe has turned out to be. Pete has the knack of getting wickets as hedoes so much with the ball. Runs in like Bob willis from theboundary, bowls at the pace of Bruce Willis, but so effective. Alwaysthe one opposing batsmen think they can score off, how wrong theyare. Just look at Petes statistics over the last 10 -15 years, constantlyup there with the leagues leading wicket takers year after year. Batslike Boycott, 3 hours for 3 runs usually when trying to save a game.Another great servant to Blythe, his unpaid work is beyond belief.

These boys would give anyone a run for their money, you may agree ordisagree.

Sorry for the loads of guys I missed out, I could have picked a team of 50people and still not got it right ?

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The Good Old Days photographs on pages 40-41 have been identified as:

1 The fantastic Alton Towers Theme ParkWardrobe team from many years ago.A few of the staff identified on thephotograph are John Brooking ofOakamoor (centre), Dawn Evans and JoanTitterton of Cheadle. Happy days.....

2 Wheatsheaf, Uttoxeter customers early1970’s pictured with landlady JoyceMcdermott holding Trophy for UttoxeterCarnival Best Dressed PubBack Row: Unknown, Unknown, GandyHodgkinson & Dave RussellNext Row Down: Pete Bartram, MalcolmRankin, Robert Cassells, Wiggy Whieldon,& Martin McDermottFront Row (Behind Joyce): SteveWhitehead, John Shenton,Maurice Bartram& Sam Gorman

3 Marchington Woodlands School 1964Back Row: John Hopley,Jackie Hibberd,Raymon Harrison, Robert Backhouse,Robert Watson, John Soloman, Kathleen

Wilson, Christine Townsend, Liz Nash, PhilBall, Richard Beech, Roger Hopley, AlbertHancock, Margaret Crampton, GordonHall, Helen Backhouse & Stephen GloverNext Row: Mr Balance (Head Teacher),Susan Townsend, Nick Bagshaw, ElaineHibberd, John Cotterill, AnthonyUnderhill, Unknown, Rosemary Ball,Susanne Backhouse, Fiona Balance, MrsWatson (Teacher)Next Row: Anne Townsend, David Pugh,Jenny Brassington, Paul Nixon, Judy Moss,Leslie Mitchell, John Heath, Unknown,Front Row: Kenneth Davies, Unknown,Lewis Harrisin, Mark Backhouse, DavidReeves, Unknown,Unis Brassington,Unknown, Keith Mitchell, Louise Heath,Jenny Hall, David Davies, Unknown NoraLeadbeater & Unknown

4 Wellknown Cheadle couple Harry andMarjorie Kinder pictured during an eveningdinner celebration.

5 Four local ladies enjoying a laugh a fewyears ago. Three are identified as JoanBooth of Kingsley, Barbara Barks of Foxt

and Mary Spooner of Cheadle. can you puta name to the other lady?

6 Elkes U16 & U18 Football Clubs of theStafford Seniors YFL Pictured in c.1973Back Row: Bob Clarke, Paul Esplin, MartinPrice, Roger Holdcroft, Chris Portlock,Dave Beech, Anthony Carter, Unknown,Spud Slater, Dodger Greatrex, DonWoolliscroft, Jim McCarron, Dave Moth,Tony Sandbrook, Stan Davies, GordonWright, Wink Evans, Alan Collins, AndyWilliams, Martin Buckingham, MarkTaylor & Micky CollinsFront Row: Tom Davies, Steve Lampitt,Keith Brassington, Paul Meachen, GrahamPritchard, Paul Esplin, Weedy Harris, PercySlack, Paul Sandbrook, Brian Campion,Jake Nutt, Alex Holding, Ian Bentley, ColinHudson & Brendan Phillips

6 Dog & Partridge, Marchington LadiesDarts Side 1976Left to Right: Kath Wainwright, JackieJones, Barbara Langridge, Unknown,Marian Corbet (Landlady), Eileen Race &Jean Lander

The good old days

I’m sorry to report that our fantastic dartscolumnist Dave Jones cannot write hisusual article in this month’s Voice colour

magazine due to a major health scarerecently.

Dave suffered a heart attack a few weeksback which led him to be hospitalised for ashort period of time. He was rushed intohospital after his attack so promptly by thewonderful NHS ambulance service thatdoctors said Dave would not be with us nowif it wasn’t for the quick action of the medics.

What a fantastic country we all live in, solucky to have this wonderful NHS Service.There is nowhere else in the world whichcomes near to our NHS and as we all haveseen at some point in our lives they are therewhen you need them most – caring, skilful,talented, dedicated people. From theconsultants and surgeons to the porters theyare magnificent and I am proud of all ofthem, especially the nurses who are second tonone. Keep up the good work NHS, you allknow we are 100% behind you always!

When I was told Dave had suffered aheart attack I was shaken to the core and myfirst thoughts were for his wife Jackie. Thesetwo people are the salt of the earth andwould do anything for anyone as I havefound out when I’ve asked them to help meout in the past.

I will keep my fingers crossed that Davecontinues his recovery back to full health andif you want anything mate just give me a calland I will be there...

I’m really hoping Dave will be able towrite his April darts article as I am somewhat

of a novice to this sport but on this occasionI will delve into my memory bank of localdarting stars of yesteryear, players I grew upwatching and hearing about in the local dartscircuit.

First of all it has to be my old mate PeteChell Junior, a terrific darts player who hasrepresented his county on many, manyoccasions and won so many awards in thelocal leagues that he must have the largesttrophy cabinet in Cheadle – or, like me, thereare lots of black bags full of trophies up inthe loft!

Pete is such a quiet, unassuming personwho has dedicated his life to the sport ofdarts, as indeed his brilliant dad Pete Seniordid. Father and son, a credit to local darts.

I always used to hear of the exploits of thegreat Les Capewell, Pidge Richards, Ivan‘Lovejoy’ Cope and my good old pal PaulCotterill and Rod Cotterill. I always got onwith Paul and we have been friends for manyyears. Looking at him now he has never aged,always with a beaming smile with thoseblond locks. A wonderful darts player andalso a fantastic person.

Nowadays I am informed there are somegreat darts stars playing at my old boozerOldfields Sports Club in Uttoxeter – mindyou, the players have told me that...

Anyway, I digress, this article is all aboutmy old buddy Dave Jones and his wife Jackie.You scared the hell out of me Dave so pleaseget back to health mate – all our dartingcommunity wish you that.Voice Editor, Nigel Titterton

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