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Issue 150 August 2022

HM The Queens Diamond Jubilee Jamaica
Carrington Relief Road
Scout Scarf Day
Yorkshire Day
Altrincham Festival Review
Gardening in August

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Letter from the Editor Page 4 "Scout Scarf Day" on August 1 is that
all active and former scouts are requested to
If you missed out on the wear their scout scarfs in public.
70th Jubilees celebrations Page 6 HM The Queen has reigned seventy
you can celebrate HM the years in th UK as well as Australia Canada
Queens 60 anniversary as and New Zealand but only sixty in Jamaica.
Queen of Jamaica. Page 8 Why not celebrate the Queens
More celebrating to be done diamond jubilee of Jamaica and cook up
with Yorkshire Day on the some jerk chicken
first of August. Page 10 Carrington relief road gets a step
The NHS celebrated its closer with a £56 Million price tag.
74th birthday and there
were some celebrations at Page 12 Locals turnout for NHS 74th
the park close to its birthday party in Golden Hill Park.
birthplace at Trafford
General.

Proposals and reality for a Page 14 August the 1st is also Yorkshire Day
new relief road in so time for more celebrations in my house.
Carrington get a step
closer.

Well we had our two days Page 16 We had record breaking temperatures in
of summer lol and yes they July for a couple of dyes although now we have
were hot. If we have some reamed to our normal cloudy summer weather.
more hot weather don’t As well as keeping ourselves protected and safe
forget to make sure your from the sun don’t forget our pets.
pets are comfortable in the
heat.
Page 20 Yet to go on holiday but hate packing l do l
never know hat to take for the great British summer
If you have not had your weather . Our guide gives tips and ideas.
holidays yet packing can be
a bug bear it is of mine so
we have some useful tips. Page 26 I must admit my floral displays this year
have been a tadge patriotic ie red white and blue
but do like reds oranges and yellows colures of
Talking of hols l am off for a the sun so a chance o plant some sunny displays.
new weeks now so see you
in September.

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title, organization, and
region, the neckerchiefs
that are used can have
different emblems and
colours. Here am I wearing
a 3rd Davyhulme Necker
which has the Lancaster
Bomber as the were
formed on May 17th the
day that the Dambusters
destroyed dams in the Ruhr
The idea behind Scout their scarves in pride as a valley.
Scarf Day is that all former symbol of the Scout’s
and active scouts are promise and the spirit of
prompted to wear their Scouting. The Scout’s
scout scarfs / neckers out promise is about being in
in public so that the spirit of the spirit of upholding
scouting is there for all to Scout law, which includes
see! After all, once a scout, being loyal, trusted, helpful
always a scout, right? The to others, and obeys
scarf is just a symbol, but it orders. The date of the
is a very strong symbol event commemorates the
regarding the scout first experimental scout
promise and the scout’s camp/group to be ever
mission to leave the world created, which was located
a better place than the on Brownsea Island in
place we had found it. 1907.
Scout Scarf Day was The scout’s scarf or Woggles are used to
created through a neckerchief is part of the secure the Necker.
collaboration of Scout uniform. They are highly although it has become
groups worldwide since practical! They can be used highly popular among
2007. It encourages current as a bandage or a sling Scouts in recent times to tie
and former scouts to wear triangular baggage or the ends with special knot
indeed with Covid 19 a face these are known as the
mask. Depending on the Friendship knots, which
came from China.
Personally I am more in
favour of a woggle as you
can get different designs or
imprints on them. During
lockdown I got my selection
of neckers that I have been
collecting for thirty eight
years some from different
groups I was with and
some acquired and
eventually I am getting
round to sewing them
together for a backing for
my Scout Camp blanket.

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Caribbean
Queen

Jamaican
Diamond Girl

Further to my piece on HM verifiable dates and that’s
The Queens Platinum doesn't even take HM as
Jubilee and how she is
Jamaica has been added to
heading for her Diamond her reign of seventy years
Jubilee and chasing herself plus. The problem with change again. But after
up the ladder and was in certain sites on the internet saying al that HM will have
fourteenth place behind where people can add been the Queen of Jamaica
Prince Christian of Denmark information sadly it is not for sixty years on August
surpassing him on July always correct. HM has 6th and has it falls on a
20th. For some reason he is been Queen of the UK
now in fifteenth place so Saturday this year a great
Australia, New Zealand and day for a little celebration.
somewhere they have Canada for over seventy
added two monarchs with years and at the time of
writing last time only those So if you still feel like
four countries were showing celebrating but a little fed up
as seventy years although with Coronation chicken you
Jamaica was added for a could always try a little jerk
few days then put back to chicken we have a recipe
position fourteen behind on page 8 or curried goat.

Prince Christian. Now a lot
of other countries have
been included where is id Washed down with a little
the monarch but not rum or a Bob Marley
necessarily for seventy cocktail and a little ginger
years. I must admit that it cake for dessert.

has amused me somewhat
and wonder when it will

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Jerk Chicken

Prep:15 mins
Cook:50 mins
Serves 4

To celebrate the Queens

Diamond Jubilee in Jamaica

why not try this easy recipe for Method

Jerk Chicken Jerk chicken

is synonymously to Jamaican Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/

cuisine. Succulent chicken gas 6. With a stick blender or in
the small bowl of a food
thighs covered with jerk paste processor, whizz together the
and simply roasted in the oven - jerk seasoning, coconut cream,
perfect served with Caribbean

rice & peas chilli, spring onions, thyme,

Ingredients garlic and ginger. Stir in the lime
zest and juice, and season to
taste.

· 2 tbsp jerk seasoning Slash the chicken thighs down
to the bone a couple of times,
· 4 tbsp coconut cream then smear over the jerk paste.
· Roast in the oven for 45-50
1 green chilli, deseeded and mins until golden brown and
· chopped cooked through. Sprinkle over
2 spring onions, finely more thyme and serve with rice
· chopped & peas.
8 thyme sprigs, leaves
· picked, plus extra to serve
2 garlic cloves, crushed

· 1 tbsp grated ginger
· zest and juice 1 lime
· 8 chicken thighs, skin on and

bone in
rice & peas, to serve

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Carrington Relief Road

A relief road which
hopefully will end years of
misery for local residents
has been discussed by
council chiefs in Trafford.

Carrington and surrounding

areas have been plagued

by heavy traffic and lorries

rumbling through local Orders (CPOs) to buy the will provide.

roads, which is why the land on which the relief

Council has earmarked a road will be built, in order to “Our preference will be to
relief road to take negotiate with landowners
keep to the planned
congestion away. to come to a voluntary
timetable.
settlement – but it is worth
As well as improving home Cllr Aidan Williams,
life for residents, the relief Trafford Council’s using CPOs so we can get

road will also speed up the road built as soon as is

journey times and Executive Member for practical.”

Climate Change and
reliability, meaning better Transport Strategy, said: A report to the Executive –
public transport for the “Residents have suffered on the relief road was

area. Furthermore, the long enough with constant discussed on 25 July – has

better connectivity to traffic through the area. noted a revised cost of the

Carrington and nearby Creating the relief road will road to £56.2m, with higher

Partington means improved create better home life, free inflation causing a large
growth in housing and from the noise and exhaust part of the projected

employment for residents fumes that pollute the air. increase.
and businesses.
“The road unlocks so much “It’s important that inflation
It’s hoped that planning potential for Carrington and is brought under

permission for the road will Partington. As a Council we manageable control, while
be delivered in 2023, are committed to making investment is made in

following a public sure our residents have projects like this to deliver

consultation. Work would access to jobs, and that our growth and opportunity for
then begin in 2024 and the
road completed by spring businesses can flourish. Editor's Note I know thing
2027. Having proper are happening in Carring-
infrastructure in place – ton l store my caravan

The Council’s Executive that also promotes active there and we have been
will consider making travel like cycling – is an told we must leave by
Compulsory Purchase essential part of that and September the first unless
this is what the relief road told otherwise.

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Cllr Williams said: “The The objectives of the · Improve journey times
cost of living crisis has Carrington Relief Road
serious effects on are: across Carrington,
between Common Lane
and Isherwood Road.
households – but also in Various route options for
the Carrington Relief Road
the cost of delivering · Provide access and have been considered by
important projects such as Amey Consulting, who
this relief road. capacity within the provide Professional
transport network to enable Services to Trafford
It has been a longstanding housing and employment Council. Options following
ambition of Trafford growth; the existing road network
Council to invest in (online) and new road
transport and infrastructure · Improve public alignments (offline) have
in and around Carrington. been reviewed. The design
One aspect of this transport and active travel team also considered
investment will be the provision to existing areas direct routes through
Carrington Relief Road, the which are poorly served Carrington and more
principle of which is and to housing and indirect routes to the north
embodied in the 2012 Core employment growth areas; and south of the village.
strategy for the borough. In late 2020 a
Various route possibilities · Improve cycling
for the road have been
considered and an connectivity, including
reduced journey times and
journey ambience between
the Carrington Spur and
Common Lane;

independent review has · Reduce traffic using comprehensive review of
now recommended two the A6144 Manchester these options was
Road through Carrington undertaken which
route options. village and the Isherwood recommended two route

Road / Manchester Road options for further
Junction; analysis.

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Birthday Party

Hundreds of people turned out in Golden
Hill park to wish the NHS Happy 74th
birthday at the beginning of July. The
NHS birthday party in the park has been
running a few years now but for the last
two years it has not been on because of
Covid. There was entertainment children's
activities and NHS awards including
David Mackereth Community Champion
and Barb McCormack smile of the NHS
given out my Kate Green MP and Cllr
Joanne Harding.

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To this day, Yorkshire
consists of a North, East
and West Riding, along
with the City of York, and
that’s why there is no
fourth, or South, Riding;
except, of course, in a
novel of that name.
August 1st was a day
already celebrated by the
Light Infantry, successors
to the King's Own
Yorkshire Light Infantry,
as Minden Day, after
the battle of Minden. So how does a lassie from
Together with five other Lancashire celebrate on
infantry regiments of want to celebrate Yorkshire
the British Army, a rose is Day! As to why it gives me
I must admit it was only a permitted to be worn in the an idea what to cook for
few years ago that I had headdress. As the meals so I think a little
heard of Yorkshire Day Regiment’s festive fayre is in order! So
when talking to someone returned definitely Yorkshire
from other side of the from the Puddings and some fine
Pennines. Yorkshire Day is battle Yorkshire Cheese like
celebrated each year on soldiers Wensleydale Yorkshire
the 1st August to promote picked roses Blue or Fettle. Yorkshire
the historic and placed Rhubarb in a pie or
county of Yorkshire. them in their crumble for dessert. Maybe
It was celebrated by hats in some Yorkshire tea bread
the Yorkshire Ridings memory of their fellow or parkin cake with a cup of
Society in 1975, initially infantry men who had fallen Yorkshire tea or something
in Beverley, as "a protest in battle. It is now a little stronger like a
movement against the local customary for the Yorkshire made gin.
government re-organisation Regiments to wear a small White roses will of course
of 1974". red rose behind the Cap feature in the decorations.
Badge in the headdress,
every year on the 1st
Yorkshire is England’s August, to commemorate
largest county and its Minden Day In the case of
boundary, over 600 miles the Light Infantry, the rose
long, was established more is white.
than 1100 years ago. The August 1st the Slavery
word Riding is derived from Abolition Act 1833 was
a Danish word ‘thridding’, passed, William
meaning a third. The Wilberforce,
invading Danes called a Yorkshire MP had
representatives from each campaigned for this
Thridding to a thing, or
parliament and established emancipation. Photo right
the Ridings System.

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The temperature inside cars during warm
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Saturday 3rd September

circus skills, treasure hunt,
performers, dog show and more
Last year results of the dog show were
Flixton Urmston Davyhulme Carnival reserve best in show a beautiful 9 wk
are holding a fun day on Saturday 3rd old puppy on her first trip out and our
September. Sadly there is no carnival overall champion a 19 Yr old dog still
now there are not many left in Trafford going strong! Any local groups or
for many reasons lack of interest times individuals who would like to do a
have changed from when the local performance should contact
carnival was the highlight of the year, [email protected] or via their
health and safety and crippling cost of facebookpage.
road closures make it not financially
viable when raising money for charity.
They are planning to hold a similar
event to last year with stalls, funfair,

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LOCAL NURSERY
CREATES MASTERPIECE
FOR CHILDREN’S ART
WEEK

Proving that age is no barrier to creativity,
children at an Altrincham nursery have
created a stunning masterpiece in
celebration of Children’s Art Week.

The pre-schoolers at Back to the Garden
Childcare, the natural child-led day
nursery on Sinderland Road in
Broadheath, came together in the setting’s Children of all ages can take part in a
beautiful garden for a morning of range of on and offline art-related
unstructured free-flowing creative activities at home, school or cultural
expression that included throwing water venues including galleries and museums.

balloons filled with paint at a large sheet
to create a giant piece of textile artwork
that is now hanging proudly in the
nursery’s reception area for all to see.
Art and creative expression underpin the
approach to learning and development at
Back to Garden Childcare, so it was only
natural that the nursery embraced the
aims of Children’s Art Week with a range
Taking place for three weeks annually, of activities for all to enjoy.
Children’s Art Week encourages children
and young people to take part in a range
of practical and expressive art sessions
with their peers, parents, carers and
teachers and also with artists and
educators to drive learning, connectivity, Nursery manager, Ann-Marie Ellison,
inspiration and wellbeing. explains: “Children’s Art Week is always
great fun at the nursery with all of our
children taking part in a wide range of
activities including painting on canvas and
giant floor tiles, modelling with clay,
drawing on pebbles and free-styling as
they wish on the easels in our
garden. We take our lead from the
children and approach the different
activities organically, encouraging each
child to be creative and express
themselves in their own way.

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“The highlight of this year’s event was
definitely the paint throwing activity; we
set up a giant white sheet and some
mini stepladders and encouraged our
toddlers and pre-schoolers to fill water
balloons with their choice of paint and
throw it at the sheet – they had a blast!”
It is hoped that the engaging art
activities at Back to the Garden will be
complemented by series of visits to The
Whitworth in the city centre enabling
the children to explore and experience
a real life art gallery for the first time for
themselves.
Based in Altrincham and coming soon
to Lymm, Back to the Garden is an
innovative child-led day nursery that
focuses on active learning through
outdoor play in a stunning garden
setting. Its philosophy of allowing
children to be children to explore their
environment, experiment with the
outdoor playscape and harness their
own imaginations allows for a natural
approach where each child develops at
their own pace.
Back to the Garden Children is
currently looking to recruit an
“atelierista” to work on the arts in its
Lymm nursery. For further information
or to book an appointment to view the
nursery, please call Back to the Garden
Childcare on 0161 537 7999 or
visit
www.backtothegardenchildcare.com.

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Late Summer Scorchers

The soft pink peonies, deep blue delphiniums and The globe thistle (Echinops bannaticus) produces eye
purple cranesbill geraniums may have faded from my -catching soft blue spiny globes on top of silvery
borders - but there are some sizzling oranges and stems, which grow to around 1.2m (4ft) high, while
reds in their place, bursting into bloom and hailing Aster x frikartii 'Monch' bears lavender-blue flowers
the fact that summer isn't over. on thick stems through to October.
Spikes of vibrant red Crocosmia 'Lucifer' rub Most of these plants don't need staking or dividing
shoulders with dazzling Helenium 'Moerheim often. As well as producing late colour, they also
Beauty', whose rich orange daisy-like flowers provide provide leaf interest throughout the year.
a wonderful clash of colours, intermingling with For immediate impact, plant them closely in groups.
chocolate-leaved heucheras and backed by the Salvias including S. uliginosa (blue) and S. fulgens
intense, deep purple flowers of Buddleia davidii (red) do well planted in groups, as do Chinese aster,
'Black Knight'. coleus, zinnia, penstemon and rudbeckia.
It's at this time of year you realise that late summer Other good bets include the purple coneflower
blooms can almost be more eye-catching and long- Echinacea purpurea, which has pretty basal foliage
lasting than those which bloom earlier in the season and bears big, purple-pink daisy-like flowers.
and if you haven't given a thought to how your Its petals surround a large central cone and it grows
borders are going to look in August and beyond, up to 1m (3ft) or more when fed. Good varieties
maybe it's time to turn over a new leaf. include 'Robert Bloom' or 'Magnus'.
Dahlias have made a comeback in recent years and To complement the coneflowers in your border, try
there are some stunning varieties which will merge planting Phygelius Aequalis 'Yellow Trumpet' in
into a hot scheme. Consider the vermilion-red semi- front of them. These plants, originally
double blooms of D. 'Bishop of Llandaff' alongside from South Africa, have a constant run of flower
the deep yellow D. 'Bishop of York', wonderfully stems which hold tubular creamy yellow flowers and
offset by dark foliage in the border. Types like the reach around 90cm (3ft) in height. They will need
single 'Mount Noddy', with its velvety red flowers, winter protection in cold areas.
are best planted en masse. Of course, no late summer border would be complete
In exotic schemes I love red hot pokers (Kniphofia) without the sedum, or ice plant, so called because if
which provide colour and structure with their tall, you touch the succulent leaves on a warm day they
striking stems and red and yellow rocket-shaped will be cold. A good bet is S. 'Autumn Joy', which
flowers. A good option is 'Ice Queen' if you fancy the provides flat heads of flowers in shades ranging from
calmer hue of creamy yellow flowers but want a salmon pink to deep red from August to November.
plant which grows to around 1.2m (4ft) tall. For Plant wisely and your sizzling summer may last
smaller, daintier varieties which could be placed much longer than you think.
nearer the front of the border, 'Toffee Nosed' or
'Little Maid' are better choices.
Tubs and troughs of vivid, vibrant nasturtiums can
also provide late summer interest, in shades of reds,
oranges and yellows, while black-eyed Susan, or
thunbergia, will twine itself up trellis or tumble
over hanging baskets in a sunny, sheltered spot until
October.
Other stunning additions to the border which do
well in lightly shaded areas are hemerocallis (day
lily), astilbe and astrantia.
If you're not into brash and bold, you can opt for the
softer hues of summer phlox in a variety of colours,
from white to deep pink, some of which have
variegated leaves.

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Images: Shutterstock.com Best of the bunch... Gardening
Three ways to…
Buddleia
Improve results with climbing
Walk down any street in roses
late summer and you are
likely to see a buddleia, 1. When tying in branches, bend them down
or butterfly bush as it is horizontally to help produce more flowers and keep
known because it attracts the plant in its allotted space.
butterflies, with its cone- 2. If your soil is light and sandy, install an automatic
shaped flowers in shades watering system to reduce the incidence of fungal
of purple, magenta and disease.
white. 3. Mulch twice yearly in spring and autumn and leave
All too often this shrub looks gaunt and twiggy, with the pruning of repeat-flowering climbers to spring.
flowers appearing at the top of tall, bare branches.
This may be because of insufficient pruning, but in Things to do this month...
fact buddleias are really easy to grow in any
reasonable garden soil which is well drained. n If you've returned from holiday and your hanging
The most popular variety, B. davidii, grows to 2.4m baskets and pots look dry, straggly and irredeemable,
(8ft) or more and looks good at the back of a border, chuck out the contents and think
while for those with smaller gardens, Thompson &
Morgan has brought out the dwarf B. Buzz, billed as about planting up some autumn and winter plants.
the world's first patio variety, which will sit in a large n Start harvesting sweetcorn.
pot and produce the same attractive blooms through
to September. n Continue to remove faded flower heads from
Personally, though, I prefer the larger types in vivid marginal aquatic plants
colours including 'Black Knight', which has dark
purple blooms and 'Royal Red', with its purple-red and cut off or pull away any excess growth.
blooms. Hard prune the shrubs in March, cutting n Sow spinach beet or true spinach until early
back last year's growth to within 2in of the old wood. September.
n Sow overwintering onions, such as Japanese
Good enough to eat... varieties, for harvesting early next summer.
Parsley n Prune summer-flowering shrubs over three years
old, as they finish flowering.
The frilly kind may n Repair, clean and disinfect the greenhouse during
have gone out of the quiet summer period, putting all the plants
fashion but flat- outside temporarily.
leaved parsley is n Continue to cut sweet peas to encourage more
widely served as an blooms.
addition or garnish n Plant out cuttings of mid-season and late
because it has more chrysanthemums, taken in July, into greenhouse
flavour than its borders or growing bags, or singly into 15cm (6in)
more ornate relative pots.
and it is really easy to grow in fairly rich soil. n Finish feeding plants which will be left outside all
Sow seeds between March and June where you want winter. The soft, sappy growth produced by feeding
it to crop or in small pots which can be planted out beyond the end of August may not survive the winter.
later and thinned out when the seedlings are large n Continue pruning plums if required, preferably
enough. Water the plants regularly and give them a after picking the fruit.
liquid feed every few weeks, removing yellowing n Inspect your lawn to assess which areas will need
leaves and replacing the plants when they run to seed. renovating in the autumn.
If you're growing parsley on your windowsill, sow n Order lily bulbs for autumn planting.
new seeds every three months and you should have
parsley all year round as it'll continue growing n Begin planting winter-flowering, dwarf bulbous
throughout the winter months. irises such as I. histrioides, I. danfordiae and I.
Parsley is usually treated as an annual, although it reticulata in sunny, well-drained sites.
will come up again in the second year but it won't do
as well and tends to run to seed early.

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Online or face to face Tutoring service for KS1 and KS2.
Entrance Exam preparation
Fully qualified teacher with PGC in Special Education Needs and Inclusion.

LeapUp Tuition Tel Shara 07792 878894
Email [email protected]

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What's On Community Pages

August September

1st Scout Scarf Day 3rd Flixton Urmston Davyhulme
1st Yorkshire Day Carnival Woodsend
6th HM The Queen Diamond 8-11th Heritage Open Days
Jubilee Jamaica 10th Timperley County Fair
29th Summer Bank Holiday Larkhill 10am-5pm
13th Roald Dahl Day
21st International Day of Peace

Moon Phases Aug 5th Sun Rise Sun Set
First Quarter Aug 12th
Full Moon Aug 19th Aug 1st 5.31am 9.02pm
Last Quarter Aug 27th Sep 1st 6.22am 7.58pm
New Moon Sep 3rd
First Quarter Sep 10th
Full Moon Sep 17th
Last Quarter Sep 25th
New Moon

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Clubs and Societies Community News

Townswomen’s Guild 7-30pm 4th Monday in month German Church. Park Rd/Barton Rd ,Stretford
Gorse Hill residents website includes local news and updates from Gorse Hill Community Action Group,
Gorse Hill FC www.gorsehill4u.co.uk
Friends of Longford Park for the latest news & what's on www.friendsoflongfordpark.org.uk
Friends of Victoria Park, Stretford www.fovps.org.uk
Stretford Probus Club for retired men, speakers on a wide range of subjects. New members welcome!
Monday 10am meetings at St. Ann's club Chester Road, Call Robin on 748 3034
Urmston Choral Society, meets each Wednesday at 7.30. Greenfield Church, Urmston

Local History Society 3rd Thursday in month St Matthews Church Hall 7-30pm

K2tog meet on the first and third Wednesday of the month at 26 Wardle Close, 2pm - 3.30pmfor knitting,
craft or social. New members welcome

Flixton Brass Band, graded first section meet every Monday and Thursday 8.00pm - 10.00pm.
www.flixtonband.org.uk

Davyhulme Camera Club meet every Wednesday evening at Flixton House, Flixton 7.30pm to 10.00pm.
www.davyhulmecc.org.uk

HATS Theatre Group Rehearsals St Hugh of Lincoln Church Hall, Glastonbury Road Stretford, Thursday
evening at 7.30pm.
Altrincham and Bowdon Civic Society meet on varying dates at 2 pm at Altrincham Town Hall to discuss
matters relating of Altrincham and Bowdon. Tel 962 7108 for info
Sale Brass Band's Age 8 to 80 Monday 6.15-7.15pm at Sale Sports Club, Clarendon Crescent, Sale M33
2DE. www.salebrass.co.uk
Trafford Deaf Community Network meet every first and third Thursdays of the month 7-11pm at Sale
Excelsior Club, corner of Chapel Road and Symons Road, Sale M33 7FJ New members welcome
[email protected] or mobile text to 07796 615 034

Out and about for Pensioners 3rd Wednesday in the month meet from St John the Devine Brooklands Rd
Contact Margaret
Trafford Stroke Support Group Tuesday Weekly 10am - 12pm The Avenue Methodist Church, Wincham
Road Sale Mrs M Siddall 283 1989
Sweet Rhythm Swing Band meets every Friday from 7pm to 10pm in Urmston. www.sweetrhythm.org.uk
Altrincham and District Natural History Society meets two Tuesday evenings per month for walks in
summer and talks in winter. www.altnats.org.uk or contact [email protected] or 0161 865 0118.
G Scale society 3rd Saturday in month 10am-2pm St. Albans Church hall Broadheath B Davis 748 7029
Urmston Musical Theatre, Monday and Wednesday evenings, Urmston Cricket Club, Moorside Rd.
Urmston. http://www.umt.org.uk/.
Urmston Chess Club 7.30pm on Tuesday night at Flixton Con Club, 193 Flixton Rd, Flixton,

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Trafford Councillors
Altrincham Davyhulme East Priory
Geraldine Coggins 07966 298513 Jill Axford 07890 066485 Barry Brotherton 0161 912 2637
[email protected] [email protected]
Daniel Jerrome 07966 298522 Shirley Procter 07977290821 [email protected]
[email protected] [email protected] Louise Dagnall 07890 030456
Michael Welton 07971 344500 Barry Winstanley 07866 063285 [email protected]
[email protected] [email protected]
Andrew Western 0161 912 4002
[email protected]

Ashton on Mersey Davyhulme West Sale Moor
Ben Hartley 07971 344499 Karina Carter 07971 344512 Joanne Bennett 0161 962 7809
[email protected] [email protected] Joa=][email protected]
Tony O'Brien Sue Maitland 07890 066482 Mike Freeman 07794 092377
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
Shona Gilbert 07890 066479 Graham Whitham 07970829467 Elizabeth Patel 07970 824545
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
Bowdon
Mussadak Mirza 07890 066483 Flixton St Marys
[email protected] Ged Carter 07890 066480 Daniel Bunting 0161 905 2786
Michael Whetton 07890 06648 [email protected] [email protected]
[email protected] Dolores O'Sullivan 07980 066533 Rob Duncan 07977 290823
Shengke Zhi 07977 290930 dolores o'sullivan @trafford.gov.uk [email protected]
[email protected] Simon Thomas 07966 298529 John Holden 07752 667453
[email protected] [email protected]
Broadheath
Serena Carr 07971 362259 Gorse Hill Ward Stretford Ward
[email protected] David Acton 07800 613118 Steve Adshead 0161 912 5218
Denise Western 07794 080240 [email protected] [email protected]
[email protected] Fianna Hornby 07977296791 Tom Ross 07900 267339
Amy Whyte 07773 950685 [email protected] [email protected]
amywhyte @trafford.gov.uk Laurence Walsh 07760 167569 Jane Slater 0161 283 3321
[email protected] [email protected]
Brooklands
Chris Boyes 07814 458108 Hale Barns Timperley
[email protected] Dylan Butt 0161 928 8813 Jane E Brophy 0161 962 6494
Will Jones 07977 290805 [email protected] [email protected]
[email protected] Dave Morgan 07971 344497 Will Frass 07977 290811
Rose Thompson 07971 344510 [email protected] [email protected]
[email protected] Patrick Myers 07752 667462 Meena Minnis 07971 362257
Bucklow St Martins [email protected] [email protected]
Adele New 07966298528 Urmston
[email protected] Hale Central Joanne Harding 07967 671218
Aidan Williams 0161 865 8180 Daniel Chalkin 07890 066486 [email protected]
[email protected] [email protected] Catherin Hynes 07919 872042
James A Wright 07773181258 Jane Leicester 07977 290806 [email protected]
[email protected] jane.leicester @trafford.gov.uk Kevin A Procter 0161 748 8460
Clifford Ward Patricia Young 0161 928 0207 [email protected]
Akilah Akinola 07971 344504 [email protected] Village
[email protected] Longford Ward d Linda Blackburn 07900 267349
Waseem Hassan 07890 066538 Sarah Haughty 07890 066535 [email protected]
[email protected] [email protected] Julian Newgrosh 07971 362260
Sophie Taylor 07779 153667 David Jarman 07867 972250 [email protected]
[email protected] [email protected] Shaun Ennis 07977290834
Judith Lloyd 07545 921015 [email protected]
[email protected]

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MP’s Help lCionmemsunity Pages

Kate Green MP Hospitals

Stretford and Urmston, holds a Trafford General Hospital
number of advice surgeries each 0161 748 4022
month. by appointment only. Altrincham Hospital
To book an appointment call the 0161 928 6111
Stretford and Urmston
Constituency office on Police
0161 749 9120.
Alternatively you can fax on 0161 Police Non Emergency 101
749 9121 or e-mail (0161 872 5050 still in operation)
Stretford Neighbourhood Policing Team
Graham Brady MP 0161 856 7655
email [email protected]
Altrincham and Sale West holds Crime Stoppers 0800 555 111
a number of surgeries each Anti Social behaviour Helpline
month by appointment only. 0161 912 1111
To book an appointment please
call the constituency office on Councillors Surgeries
0161 904 8828 Councillor Cordingley holds a monthly
Website: Grahambradymp.co.uk surgery every month at Lostock Library.
(First Saturday of the month, 10-10:30am).
Mike Kane MP Councillor Walsh holds a monthly surgery at
Gorse Hill Primary School
Wythenshawe and Sale East (Last Friday of month 5pm to 6pm)
Flixton surgery every Friday 6-7pm
Trafford Town Hall 146 Flixton Road, Urmston.
Tel 0161 912 2000 Cllr Laura Evans Village 2nd & 4th Saturday
www.trafford.gov.uk 10am Timperley Library Except Bank Hols &
August. First Friday of the month Broomwood
Trafford Youth Cabinet centre 11 am till noon.
www.cyps.org.uk/youth- Cll Alex Williams Altrincham by appointment
cabinet/ Cll Rob Chilton 1st Saturday of every month -
Or find them on Facebook 3.30 pm - Sale West Community Centre,
3rd Saturday of every month - 3.30 pm -
Coppice Library, Coppice Avenue

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Community Pages

Churches and places of worship

St Matthews C of E Chapel Ln/Chester Rd
Sunday 8am Holy Communion 10am Holy Communion 3rd Sunday All Age Tue Ecumenical Prayers 10am
Wed Holy Communion 10am (said) Coffee Morning Sat 10-30 –12pm
Contact 0161 865 2535 www.stretfordstmatthews.com
Methodist Churches in the Stretford & Urmston Methodist Circuit. Contact 0161 755 3357
Gorse Hill Methodist Chester Rd Service Sun 11am
Sevenways Methodist Barton Rd / Derbyshire Ln Service Sun 10-45am Coffee Morning 1st Sat in month.
Brook Rd Methodist Brook Rd Flixton Service Sun 10-45am
Cornerstone Methodist, Hayeswater Rd Davyhulme Service Sun 10-45am Cafe Sat 10am-12noon
St Ann's RC Chester Rd Sunday Masses 9-30am 11-30am 6-30pm
Contact Fr Ged Fr Pat Greasley 0161 865 2079
St Anthony's Church Centre 3rd Avenue Trafford Park Contact 848 9173
St Hilda's Kings Rd/ Warwick Rd South Sunday Service's 10-30am
Daily Prayer 9-15am Coffee Shop & Drop In Thurs 10-12-30pm
Contact Ross Malkin 0161 865 1802
Manchester German Church. Park Rd/Barton Rd 1 11am & 3rd Sundays 4pm Contact 0161 865 1335
All Saints C of E Barton Road Lostock Sun services 8 am 10am Holy Communion,
Tue 9-30am Ecumenical Prayers, Wed 9-45 Holy Communion alternate weeks prayer and praise.
Contact via website www.allsaintsstretford.org.uk
Trafford Christian Life Centre, 107 Barton Road Sunday Celebration and Kidszone 10-30am Contact 718 5248
Gospel Hall Stretford 10 Derbyshire Lane Sunday 6-30pm Gospel Meeting Tue 8pm Bible Study Contact 748 6036
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Davyhulme Rd/Chester Rd Sun 10am

Unitarian Free Church Queens Road, Urmston Sun 10am all ages
Contact Rev Danny Crosby 928 9913
The Avenue Methodist Church & The Living Well Centre, Wincham Road, Sale.
Sunday Worship 10.45am; Holy Communion (2nd Sunday) 9.00am. Breakfast Church (1st & 3rd Sundays )
Activities and Events for all ages: Living Well Centre – Everyday. Stockdales Café: Open every Wednesday 10am-
1.30pm, Lunch 12 noon
Contact: 0161 973 1832. www.avenuemethodistsale.org.uk
St John the Devine C of E Brooklands Rd Timperley. Sunday 8.30am Holy Communion 10.30am Parish Eucharist
(2nd Sunday Parade Service) 6.30pm Evensong Brick a brac and Coffee every Thursday 10am –12pm

St Paul C of E Springfield Rd Sale
Sunday 10 am Parish communion third Sunday All Age service Sunday 9 30am Storytime church a20 minute
service for preschool children and their carers 6pm Evensong There are also several church groups
Contact is E-mail [email protected] tel; 01619731042

St Mary the Virgin, C of E Davyhulme Sunday - 9am, Eucharist, 10.30am, Parish Eucharist with Children's church
Wednesday 10am - Eucharist

Flixton Fellowship Church Acre Hall Primary School, Irlam Road, Flixton, M41 6NA Sunday 10am
Contact: 0161 747 5944.

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Youth Groups Community Pages

23rd Stretford St Matthews/Victoria Mon 6.30-8pm Cub Scouts, Tue 6-7pm Beavers,
Thur 7-9pm Scouts Scout Hut Victoria Park Contact
Quest Scout Group /17th Stretford Lostock Barton Rd, Lostock
Wed 6-7pm Beavers, Wed 7-30—9-30pm Explorer's
Thur 7—8-30pm Cubs, Fri 7-15—915pm Scouts
1st Gorse Hill 2nd Stretford Scout Group The Lodge Beresford Rd, Gorse Hill
Tues Scouts 6:.45-9pm, Wed Beavers 6.30-7.30pm, Thurs Cubs 7-8:30pm
To join contact Jane McGrath [email protected]
25th Stretford (Firswood) Beavers and Cubs and Scouts
Contact Roy Fordham for details 881 3661
3rd Davyhulme Scout Group Off Lostock Rd, Davyhulme
Contact Jim Field 0161 291 0473 www.3dscouts.ik.com
All Saints Barton Rd Girl Guides Contact Stella Green 0161 748 4727
Rainbows age 5-7yrs 5-6pm, Brownies 7-10yrs 6-7.30pm, Guides 10-14yrs 7.30-9pm
St Matthew’s Brownie Guides Contact Mrs Wellington 0161 972 0911
Guides Laura Wellington 0797497485
8th Trafford Boys’ Brigade Hayeswater Rd Methodist Church
Thurs 6.30-9.30pmAges 5 to 18 welcome Contact Michael Guy 07729882201
3rd Trafford Boys Brigade Sevenways Church contact Brian Taylor 748-8493
1st Stretford Girls’ Brigade Gorse Hill Methodist Church
Wed 6.30-8pm Girls 5-18 Carol Conaghan, 718-3221
Stretford Gospel Hall 10 Derbyshire Lane Wednesday 6-30pm
Children and Young Teenagers Activity Night
Trafford Christian Life Centre Barton Rd, Youth Call
Thurs 10-14yrs 7pm –8-30 14 plus 8-9-30pm
St Hilda's Church Kings Rd
Fridays 7.30-9pm The Edge, Wed After school drop-in 2.30-5.30pm Games, Pool Air Hockey etc
Food available, Chill-Out Relax 11-16s

Frantic, 7-11 year olds Woodsend Scout Hut, Woodsend Crescent Road, Urmston, M41 8AD
Saturdays at 6.45-8.15pm. Contact [email protected] www.flixtonfrantic.org

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SUDOKU Fill in the grid so that every row, every column,
and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1 through 9.

Easy Hard

CROSSWORD 39 Trafford Community News

Across:
3. Assign (9)
8. Frolic (4)
9. Primness (9)
10. At sea (6)
11. Seraglio (5)
14. Mortal (5)
15. Stable (4)
16. Faith (5)
18. Peel (4)
20. Surmise (5)
21. Vex (5)
24. Gap (6)
25. Mechanical (9)
26. Worry (4)
27. Willingness (9)

Down:
1. Treason (9)
2. Salary (9)
4. Jog (4)
5. Dance (5)
6. Credo (6)
7. Carry (4)
9. Swoon (5)
11. Dwelling (5)
12. Tiny (9)
13. Vast size (9)
17. Poisonous (5)
19. Destitute (6)
22. Fish-eggs (5)
23. Dumb (4)
24. Sibilate (4)

Coffee Break Solutions Sudoku solutions Easy
Hard
Crossword solutions

Across: Down:
3 Attribute; 1 Treachery;
8 Romp; 2 Emolument;
9 Formality; 4 Trot;
10 Afloat; 5 Rumba;
11 Harem; 6 Belief;
14 Human; 7 Tote;
15 Firm; 9 Faint;
16 Trust; 11 House;
18 Rind; 12 Miniature;
20 Opine; 13 Immensity;
21 Tease; 17 Toxic;
24 Hiatus; 19 Devoid;
25 Automatic; 22 Spawn;
26 Fret; 23 Mute;
27 Readiness. 24 Hiss.

KIDS PAGE SOLUTIONS

wordscramble:
1 jellyfish 2 octopus 3 shipwreck
4 shark 5 seahorse

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The Stretford End

Front cover photo
Relief road proposal for
Carrington

In this publication you may find the odd!!!!
Spolling misstock, typing error or where you
find the grammar is not quite as it should be.
That is due to a condition l have called
dyspraxia similar to dyslexia, people with this
tend to spell phonetically and sometimes l
miss the last letters of words due sometimes
to the speed my brain (yes l do have one) is
working basically it means “I am playing all
the right notes but not necessarily in the right
order” to quote Eric Morecambe. If my
malapropisms amuse you that’s fine by me
we all need a laugh. The word comes from
Mrs Malaprop a character in Sheridan's play
The Rivals who misuses words in this way.

"Small business all like
muscles if you don’t use

them you lose them".

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