Hoole Roundabout Magazine August 2009

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THIS month we’ve got some pictures from the recent Oz-fest day at Lodge Bar. The community event brought in plenty of customers who got into the spirit of things by eating kangaroo steaks! This month’s edition also includes a special Crimestoppers feature, local news, gardening, health and beauty advice, a recipe and Andy Glover’s regular article We hope you enjoy the magazine. Jon White Talkabout Publishing PS: Jokes have replaced facts at the foot of each page this month We are an independently owned company, not connected to any big media group, based in Hoole, producing six magazines, Keep it Local, Neston Local, Heswall Local, Tarporley Talk, Overleigh Roundabout and Hoole Roundabout. For details visit www.talkaboutpublishing.co.uk

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local news  A TEACHING assistant from Newton who hasn’t been abroad for 11 years is finally taking to the skies after winning a European holiday courtesy of the Grosvenor Shopping Centre. Jacqui Kelly, 49, who works at Newton Primary, landed the top prize after competing in the shopping centre’s summer competition. AN investigation is underway after a two storey block of flats exploded on Hoole Lane, Boughton, last month. The block was completely destroyed in the blast but fortunately no one was injured.

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Flying High: Winner Jacqui Kelly spends her winning shopping vouchers at The Grosvenor Shopping Centre  ALEXANDRA Park, Hoole, is the venue for the Quest Seekers Puzzle Trail on 3rd August. Children aged four and over can following clues and solving puzzles around the park. Call 347401 or Email hoole.library@ cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk . The event is free  STAFF at The Village Bistro in Hoole hosted an eight course dinner to raise more than £2,500 for Clatterbridge Hospital.  CONCERNS have been raised about plans for a caravan site at The Street, in Hoole Village. There have been 30 objections to the retrospective scheme which is expected to be considered by councillors this month.

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WHAT is a hero or a heroine? My dictionary defines a hero as “a man or boy admired for his bravery, great deeds, or noble qualities” but I think it’s not quite as simple as that. If we were in search of a summer sporting hero then I suppose that a certain British tennis player who so nearly reached the final of Wimbledon would be near the top of many lists. If we are looking for someone with “noble qualities and bravery” then Nelson Mandela must be in any top five list. You could even argue that the hundreds of thousands of protesters dressed in black and green who flooded the streets of Tehran Iran recently in a sombre, candlelit show of defiance and mourning for those killed in clashes after Iran’s disputed presidential election are all heroes and heroines! What does it take in 2009 to achieve heroic and legendary status? The recent sudden death of Michael Jackson will no doubt increase his status as a legend! Long gone are the days when our heroes were explorers or military leaders, or even suave members of the royal family. Instead it is the faces from reality TV shows or from wannabe pop bands.

Andy Glover has lived in Hoole with his wife Sue for 20 years. Andy began at Hoole Baptist Church, on Westminster Road, as Youth Pastor, before becoming the Pastor and now Team Leader.

Even some of today’s sporting heroes are far from what we would want as role models. Which leads me to ask the question: “Where have all our heroes and heroines gone? The people of the UK and especially the young people are in desperate need of good oldfashion heroes. Where are the people we can look up to, of whom we can say, “ I want to be like her” or “I’m going to be like him when I grow up?”

In the midst of the story of our lives I believe we are looking for a hero, is it your dad, your best friend or your school teacher, maybe it’s a popstar or football player whoever it may be, having heroes is a natural part of life, we all need someone to look up to, someone we aspire to be like, some one who can give us hope that life can be diffrernt. Of course there are many unsung heroes in our communities, people who volunteer time to work with the young and old and the vulnerable and poor within society, those who deal with tragic circumstances of life with dignity and respect and those who are living lives of genuinely heroic quality like the single mum raising her children. It is really easy to miss these heroes and heroines because we have been sucked in by the myth-building techniques of television and the media where heroes are only portrayed as superheroes. Using their super powers, they fight imaginary and real life problems like crime, greed, drugs and villains. Super heroes and heroines entertain us with excitement and adventure. So we don’t see the heroes and heroines living in the real world. I’m not sure the church is place where many would look to find their heroes or heroines but if we were to look at the person and life of Jesus Christ then I believe we will find a hero, someone to follow, and if Christians really are followers of this Jesus then we should be able to find in these people qualities and character that will prompt the question “I want to be like him/her!

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Hoole Baptist Church, All Saints Church, Northgate Church and Queens Street Christian Centre jointly run three courses every year in Hoole. Over the past 4 years, we have had over 250 guests on the course. The next course starts with a city-wide Celebration meal which will introduce Alpha. This will take place on Thursday 24th September 2009 at the Queen Hotel on City Road. Doors open at 7pm and the meal at 7.30pm. The course lasts for 10 weeks and is run by Hoole Baptist Church and All Saints Church. Please ring 312037 or email [email protected] for more information.

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Amber nectar goes down well at Hoole pub CUSTOMERS at the Lodge Bar had a bonzer afternoon recently. The bar, on Hoole Road, was the venue for an Oz-fest day which had the aim of bringing the Hoole community together with activities all the family could enjoy. There were three solo performers play during the day as well as local DJ Daryl Thomas who played summer chill out tunes into the evening. An outside bar and Australian BBQ serving kangaroo kebabs and emu burgers kept punters outside to enjoy the hot weather. A paddling pool was put up for the children to enjoy and all staff wore beach wear to keep the theme Australian.

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What do you give a sick pig? Oinkment

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Do you have any information on any of these crimes? Burglary Violent Crime Shoplifting Arson Any other crime Underage supply of alcohol

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rimestoppers is unique. Founded nationally in 1988, it is the only UK independent Charity working to help solve crimes. Cheshire Crimestoppers, a regional Board promoting the Crimestoppers message in your area, was established in 1998. our Board comprises volunteers drawn from across Cheshire east, Cheshiire West, Halton and Warrington. increasingly, witnesses to crime, and those who know who may have committed a crime, are reluctant to go directly to the police, or to give evidence in court. We allow you to avoid both by anonymously contacting a dedicated national call number, 0800 555 111, with information about crime, at any time, 365 days of the year. Callers are not asked for their name, or for any other means of identification. A caller’s number can not be traced and does not appear on itemised telephone statements. We pass information to the police but are not part of them

Cash rewards are paid without callers revealing their identity

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and no policeman will ever know who has called us. in some cases, a successful prosecution may result in the informant being eligible for a cash reward.

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You may also contact us by e-mail through the national website www. crimestoppers-uk.org where a fully encrypted system protects your anonymity. the site also provides more information about the work of Cheshire Crimestoppers and about the fight against crime at a national level We are currently involved in a variety of campaigns including combating drug crime, gun and knife crime, domestic violence, hospital theft, business crime and arson. We are also keenly aware of the important role we can play in encouraging people in villages and suburbs to identify those responsible for local crime.

Cheshire has been consistently amongst the top performing Crimestoppers regions. During 2008 we exceeded all previous performance in calls. this led to 221 arrests and to the recovery of stolen goods and confiscation of drugs to a value of £722,000.

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Cash rewards are paid without callers revealing their identity

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This editorial was provided by Crimestoppers, Cheshire, and the views expressed are not necessarily those of the publishers

Two cows in a field. One says ‘Moo’. The other says ‘Darn it, I was going to say that’

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What does a penguin sing at a birthday party? Freeze a jolly good fellow

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AUGUST IN YOUR GARDEN Gardening by Janet Heath AUGUST can be a dull month in the garden as the spring and early summer flowering shrubs and perennials are over and tree foliage can look a bit tired. With a bit of planning, you can have colour in the garden if you concentrate on flowering perennials and some shrubs. Flowering shrubs include such favourites as hydrangeas, Hypericum Hidcote with its shiny buttercup yellow flowers, Lavatera, which flowers for weeks in shades of white and pink and Buddleia, try the variety Black Knight with its deep purple flowers. If you go for flowers, there are many perennials that will reliably flower every year especially if you have a sunny border. Campanula lactiflora is tall with clusters of bell flowers in white or pink. For something different and if you have slightly damp soil, consider Inula hookeri which will give you large, yellow delicately fringed daisy flowers about 75cm (30ins) tall in July and August. Pair it with scarlet or deep pink Dahlias for a bright show of summer colour. Gypsophila or Baby’s Breath is an old cottage garden favourite with tiny button white flowers on tall stems (75cm (30ins) which will give you an airy cloud of white. In the vegetable garden you should keep your, salads, tomatoes, beans and courgettes watered. If you pick them regularly, they will continue to produce. Beans and peas will tend to stop producing if pods are allowed to mature. Late salads and radishes can be sown for cropping in autumn. Try some of the salad leaves for winter such as Land Cress which is similar in flavour to watercress but easier to grow in fertile soil that does not dry out. Spinach can also be sown for winter and spring cropping again in rich fertile soil. August is a good time to clip hedges for the last time in the year. Lavender can also be clipped back after flowering for bushy growth next year. Remember not to cut back into wood where there is no green growth, as this will kill the plant. Lawns may well be looking tired after long dry spells but they will come back again after early autumn rains. Rather than waste water on the lawn, just accept the situation! Janet Heath – The Garden Mentor Tel 01244 318258 [email protected] What is a snail? A slug with a crash helmet

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ROCK GODS BECOME PENSIONERS

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HE music festival season is upon us, and it is always at this time of year that realisation dawns that more and more of those rock gods from yesteryear have suddenly become of pensionable age. Among those on stage at this year’s Glastonbury Festival were a wealth of veterans including Tom Jones, Status Quo, Neil Young, Crosby Stills and Nash and the Boss himself, Bruce Springsteen. Elsewhere at British festivals this summer you could find others who have long left the first flush of youth behind; bands like the Pet Shop Boys, Duran Duran, The Specials, Human League, Ultravox and Squeeze.

Saving for your retirement is so important

They all still rock but the years roll inexorably by. The rock generation of the 1950’s and 60’s are today’s pensioners. And before they know it, the present crop of rising rock stars will be heading towards pensionable age. This exemplifies why the importance of retirement planning should never be underestimated. And yet, sadly, it is. According to a recent survey commissioned by the BBC, half of UK adults aged between 20 and 60 are not putting aside any funds into a pension. The survey indicated the situation was worst among under-30’s, with only about one in three putting anything into a scheme at all. Among 41 to 60-year-olds, 45% are not currently paying into a pension fund.

(Source: BBC 26/5/09 – Survey by Gfk NOP commissioned by BBC:http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/fr/-/1/hi/business/8068728.stm)

For workers in their 20’s and 30’s, retirement can seem a long way off, but with people living longer, the reality is that they need to start funding their retirement as early as possible to avoid a late pension panic. Retirement planning involves saving over the long term, and it is therefore very important that a savings culture is instilled in people from a young age.

A savings culture can be nurtured among young people at an early age by parents and grandparents, providing valuable nest eggs for the future. By doing so, young people will see the benefit of regular saving. The key to effective retirement planning is to start investing as much as you can afford as soon as possible, either on a regular basis or as a lump sum, so that money has plenty of time to grow. The longer you save for retirement, the more compound interest increases the size of your fund. The golden rule is to find out exactly how much is needed in retirement, and start planning for it now. With increased longevity, retirement can now last longer than the time we spent working. It is therefore essential to accumulate more while we are working in order to meet the extra costs of living longer. The recent changes to legislation have made the pension system much simpler and more flexible for everyone. People can now invest as much as they earn into a pension plan provided this does not exceed £245,000. A lifetime allowance of £1.75m caps the size of a fund on

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Overleigh Roundabout August 2009 Financial advice with Simon Dangar which individuals can claim tax benefits. What makes pension contributions special is that tax relief is available. Personal contributions are payable net of basic rate tax of 20% and relievable against the higher rate of 40%. However, individuals with an income above £150,000 in this or either of the previous two tax years may only receive higher rate tax relief on contributions of up to £20,000pa. Furthermore, 25% of the fund can be taken as a tax free lump sum at any time after the age of 50 (or 55 when this becomes the minimum retirement age in 2010/11). Another change is that people can take benefits from the age of 55 without ceasing employment, which increases the number of options available to people. You no longer have to purchase an annuity, you can take the tax-free cash and decide not to take an income from your pension, and you do not even need to purchase an annuity when you reach the age of 75.

This increased all-round flexibility in the system gives people a real chance to start funding a good pension. But as we have seen, the years rapidly roll by. The first rock generation’s anthem “hope I die before I get old” may have happened for a handful of stars, but the vast majority of that generation are finding out that the prospects of living longer could mean a greater risk of outliving savings. Most people do not have the time or knowledge to understand the many taxefficient ways to fund this most important stage in our lives, which is why it is vital to seek the best professional advice from a wealth manager. Then you can sit back, rock in your chair and watch the years roll by. To receive a free guide covering Wealth Management, Retirement Planning or Inheritance Tax Planning, produced by St. James’s Place Wealth Management, contact Simon R Dangar of the St. James’s Place Partnership on 0151 224 8701 or email simon. [email protected]

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SIMPLE LEMON POSSET By Leigh Myers

Serves 4 Ingredients: Zest & juice of 1 lemon Zest & juice of 2 limes 1 pint double cream 50g sugar Method: 1. Pour the double cream and sugar in to a pan and bring to the boil, once boiling simmer for 5 minutes. 2. Add the zest and juice of the lemon and

limes to the cream mixture and leave to cool slightly before placing into a serving glass. 3. Place in the fridge to set for 3-4 hours. Chef’s Tip: Serve with some whipped cream and fresh raspberries / strawberries. Recipe by Leigh Myers, Executive Chef at Grosvenor Pulford Hotel & Spa All queries to kitchen@ grosvenorpulfordhotel.co.uk

What do you give an elephant with diarrhoea? Plenty of room

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COMMUNITY LISTINGS

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If you have a regular event that you would like listing here for free then please get in touch. 350398 / [email protected] HOOLE

Hoole Lawn Tennis Club Fairfield Road, Hoole Senior Club Nights: Monday and Thursday evenings starting at 6pm (Only invited Juniors are permitted to play at these times.) Ladies Mornings: Wednesday Mornings (10am - 12pm) American Tournaments: 2nd Sunday of the month May to September (2pm) (except June 8th Aaron Cup) Junior Club Nights (All sessions FREE for members) Friday evenings 11th April to 26th September inclusive School years 3-6: 4.30pm-5.30pm School Years 7-11: 5.30pm-7.30pm Hoole Library 91 Hoole Road, Chester Tel: 347401 Opening hours: Monday : 2-7pm; Tuesday : 2-5pm Thursday : 9.30am-1pm & 2-7pm Saturday : 9.30am - 1pm

Hoole Community Centre Westminster Road Tel 01244 342741 Yoga Friday evenings 7pm - 8.30pm Call Angela Needham 311952 Women only Latin Fitness & Dance Mondays 10am. Call Marie-Louise 01352 770305 Low impact aerobics Beginners class Thursday 5.45 - 6.45pm. £3. Contact Laura Harrison 07828524752 E mail: [email protected] Hoole Allotments Prices: £36 (full plot) £18 (half) Concessions: £18 (full plot) £9 (half) For vacancies contact: [email protected] Tel: 402223 Art Society H.A.R.A Centre Westminster Road, Hoole Meets each Thursday from 10am to 2pm at the old girls school

NEWTON St Columba’s Parish Centre Plas Newton Dance to ballroom music by Charles Way Monthly dances, £5 per ticket. Call Margaret Allmark on 01244 399624

Slimming World At County Officers, Plas Newton Lane, Tel. 01244 536 754 On Wednesdays at 9.30am, 5.30pm and 7.00pm.

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Newton Pre-school (During Term Time) Monday - Friday 9am to 11.30am at Newton School, Kingsway West Tel. 01244 314271

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Churches are not just used on a Sunday, they are a focal point for community life, with youth clubs, Scouts, keep fit, slimming clubs and toddlers groups meeting there

All Saints Church and Centre

Hoole Road, Hoole, Chester. CH2 3HZ Sunday 9am: Holy Communion 10.45am Morning Praise (inc 1st All Age Worship; 2nd & 5th Holy Communion) 1pm: AA 6.30pm Evening Praise ( 1st & 3rd Holy Communion) 6pm: Franks (14-18 yr olds) Monday 10am: Minis Toddler Group 1pm: Dinkies (for parents & babies under 1) 7pm: Chester Philharmonic Orchestra Tuesday 9.30am: Slimming World 5.15pm: Slimming World 10am: Café @ All Saints 5pm: Rainbows Wednesday 9.45am: Bible Study Fellowship for the benefit of people in the community. 5pm: Pathfinders Club Night 6.30pm: Arabic Dance Thursday 2.30pm: Senior Residents 4.30pm: B-It Theatre Company 7.15pm: Alpha Course Friday 10am: Minis Toddler Group Saturday 9.30am: B-It Theatre Company For further details contact the church minister: Rev John Kirkland Office: Tel: 01244 322056 Email: [email protected] Website: www.allsaintshoole.org What do you call a deer with no eyes? No eye deer

Hoole United Reformed Church Hoole Road, Hoole, Chester CH2 3NT

Sunday 10.30am Morning Worship (3rd Sunday Holy Communion) Monday 12.15pm: Luncheon Club 5pm: Rainbows 6pm: Brownies 8pm: Keep Fit Tuesday 8pm: Women’s Friendship Group (Fortnightly) Wednesday 6pm: Beavers Thursday 10am: Men’s Fellowship 2.30pm: Ladies Fellowship Friday 6.15pm: Cubs & Scouts 7.30pm: Play Reading (as arranged) Saturday Ramblers Trip (1st Saturday of the month) Social Trips (as arranged) For further details contact the Church Secretary: 01244 349130

CHURCHES IN HOOLE

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Hoole Baptist Church

Thursday 6pm: Trackers Youth Club (school years 3-6) 8pm: D’Biz Youth Club (School years 7-9)

Sunday 10.30am: Morning Celebration in Hoole Community Centre 10.30am: Pulse - Church with a heart for the family (1st Sunday each month) 11am: Focus Café (1st Sunday each month)

Friday 4pm: D’Biz Coffee Bar 8pm: D’Biz Youth Club (School years 9 & above)

Hoole Lighthouse Centre, Westminster Road, Hoole, Chester CH2 3AU

Monday 5.30pm: SODA Club - Dads & children (school years 1&2) (1st Monday each month) 8pm: CAP Money Management Course – please contact us for exact details of this 3 week course Tuesday 10am: Hoolitots Toddler Group Wednesday 10am: Hoolitots Toddler Group

Saturday 10am: Who Let the Dads Out - Toddler Group (1st Saturday each month) 10am: Crossway Colts Football Coaching (school years 3-6) 11am: Crossway Colts Football Coaching (school years 7-9) For further details contact the church minister: Rev Andy Glover Office:Tel: 01244 312037 Email:[email protected] Website www.hbc.org.uk

Hamilton Street Methodist Church

Thursday 10am: Toy Library-Stay and Play. Tel: 317099.

Sunday 10.30am: Morning Worship 4.00pm: Afternoon Fellowship 7.45pm: Chester Male Voice Choir

Saturday 10am: Toy Library 10am: Bacon Butties Monthly concerts held Fridays or Saturdays see local publicity.

Hamilton Street, Hoole, CH2 3JG

Tuesday 6.30pm: Brownies Wednesday 7.30pm: Chester Male Voice Choir

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For further details contact the church minister: Rev Paul Taylor Office:Tel: 01244 321950 Email: [email protected]

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