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WELCOME to the March edition of the Hoole Roundabout. This month we’ve got a feature on Hoole Rangers Football Club and their struggles this season in the Chester Football League. There’s the Hoole History Corner, with Len Morgan and a new, expanded community information section at the back giving details of the many groups who meet at churches in the area. www.vervehealthandfitness.co.uk Also, look out for Janet Heath’s garden advice, Andy Glover’s column and a recipe from Leigh as well as local news and anMyers active events for Hoole.

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So far the winter of 2009 has been one of the coldest we’ve had for a while in fact we haven’t seen so much across the UK since 1991. Much of this show has been heavy, causing chaos and disruption. I must admit to some feelings of disappointment that Chester has really seen the volumes of snow in other parts of the UK but I’m sure many of you are pleased and relieved we haven’t!! One of the results of all this snow and ice is that we are being told that Andy Glover has lived in the “gritting salt” that is used on the roads to Hoole with his wife Sue keep them clear of snow and ice is running out! The for 20 years. Andy began results of this will be mean very dangerous driving at Hoole Baptist Church, conditions.

on Westminster Road, as Youth Pastor, before Here in Cheshire we have one of the three main UK mines the Winsford Rock Salt Mine so we should know how important becoming the Pastor and now Team Leader. salt is. Salt is a biological necessity of human life. The importance of salt in our lives cannot be overstated. Without salt, our bodies cannot perform some of the vital functions like regulating blood and body fluids and maintaining nerve signals. Salt deficiency leads to muscular weakness, cramps and exhaustion. Severe salt deprivation can even prove fatal.

In ancient times, salt (or the lack of it) could drastically affect the health of entire populations. Trade in salt was very important, and salt was valuable enough to be used as currency in some areas. Such was the importance of salt that the words, ‘war’ and ‘peace’ originate from the word for salt & bread in Ancient Hebrew and Arabic - The first war that mankind initiated was most probably over ‘salt’ supplies. The Bible list over 50 references to salt, many of them a positive reference; in fact it was Jesus who called his followers “the salt of the earth.” Salt flavours and preserves and can be an influence in so many ways, as we can see on our roads and pavements at the moment, to run out of salt can have disastrous consequences. The 4 major pillars of our society the Economy, the Family, Education and Law and Government all need to be flavoured, persevered and influenced by “the salt of the earth”, if we lose this saltiness there can be terrible consequences here too as we have seen! Whether it here in Hoole or across the country as a whole, the role of the church, and by this I mean the followers of Jesus, is to be the salt that preserves and flavours our communities as salt we are to Seek Always Love and Truth,

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FOCUS ON HOOLE RANGERS FC

Struggling Rangers pay the penalty The Hoole Rangers team who lost 2-0 to Castrol Social last month at Hoole Park. The outcome might have been diffferent if a first half penalty had been converted. The team are having a rough time of it this season, languishing at the bottom of the Queensferry Sports Premier Division of the Chester Football League but with nearly half the fixtures remaining they still have the chance to turn things around.

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Reserves face relegation battle too

Action from the basement battle between Hoole Rangers Reserves v Vicars Cross Doves at Hoole Park, which ended in a 1-1 draw. The result leaves Hoole with a tough task to survive in the Reckless New Media Division Two of the Chester Football League. They are locked in a relegation fight with Vicars Cross, Money Supermarket and Boughton Athletic at the foot of the division.

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l AN organic food store in Hoole has fallen victim to the economic downturn. Organicfair, based on Hoole Bridge, is likely to close on Saturday 14th March due to the decline in consumer spending. Owner Mark Holme has been trading in organically grown and fair trade produce for the last nine years but he has blamed the credit crunch and the closure of Hoole Bridge last year for the demise of the business.

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N 43AD the Romans invaded Britannia. One of the forts that they built was Deva on a rocky outcrop on the River Dee. The Romans, who were famous road builders, built the first road network in Britain, including Watling Street, the London to Chester road which Hoole/Flookersbrook in the early part of the 20th century led up Boughton to Eastgate Street. Another important Roman settlement was at Frodsham, so to transport centurions and goods between the two, the Roman army built a new road. This road travelled straight through Hoole and still exists today yet many people never knew of its existence. The road travels out of Chester on to Frodsham Street, on to Cow Lane to Brook Street and across the railway into Hoole to the Ermine pub (now the Flookersbrook). The road then carries on through Flookersbrook on to Kilmorey Park, across Newton Lane on to the Hollows then through to Hoole Bank. The road has been diverted along this route yet the part in Hoole is faithful to the original. During the 12th century, after Edward I had subdued the Welsh, the citizens of Chester started to build their houses on the outside of the city walls as far as Hoole Heath. This was when the small village of Flookersbrook first appeared. However, the general state of Hoole Heath was appalling. The monkish chronicler Lucian states that ‘if you go a little way from Chester.... the road to the left (Frodsham Street) leads to a place called the Valley of the Demons, so called because of those who lie in it... the wanderer.... is despoiled by thieves and robbers’. With the growth of Chester, the town needed extra supplies of fuel, food and goods for markets. The citizens had common pasture for their cattle on Hoole Heath all year round. An inquisition of 1342 found that ‘all lawful men of the Earl of Chester and the King of England.... in times of war in Wales to have refuge on Hoole Heath for a year and a day’. It was also said that anyone who could build a dwelling with a smoking chimney in the space of one night could stay on the Heath for one year and a day without molestation. By the 14th century however, lawlessness was rampant. A secular sanctuary was set up at Hoole Heath, yet it was only of use to criminals and debtors. The lease on the avowry was a huge sm, £40 in 1309 reducing to £18 in 1360, yet the avowry man was paid only 4d per annum. Local folklore has it that the Hollows was haunted (anyone who has ever walked along them in the evening will know how eerie they are). Hundreds of sightings of a large, black, slavering dog with ‘great whie teeth like knives’ are reported as seen along here. The dog is called the Hound of Hell and it is very unfortunate to meet it! For this reason the Fraternity of St Anne’s set up a ‘cross’ at the head of St Anne’s Lakes (the Lakes were where Flookersbrook gardens are today by the pub). The ‘cross’ was not a true cross yet it was here that travellers stopped and prayed for protection from the devils ahead. The cross was part of a medieval statue which offended a noblewoman in Clwyd. The statue was tried and found guilty and hung! The rope broke so the statue was thrown into the River Dee where it washed up on the Groves. Part was buried at St John’s Church and the rest was set up by St Anne’s Lakes, yet no one has seen it since the Civil War.

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The Performing Arts Centre also has a Drama and Outreach Studio, with full lighting rig. The new Music School ( due to be completed September 2009) will include a recording studio, individual practice rooms and computer suite.

The outstanding success at A Level and GCSE continues to be sustained, but academic achievement is only part of the Hammond’s success story. The School values the whole person, encouraging participation in music, drama, dance and sport.

The Hammond is delighted to announce the expansion of the 6th Form – to include, for the first time, a specialised Drama course, combined with a choice of A Levels.

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HOPEFULLY spring will be on the way in March and plants will be starting to grow. There are jobs to do in the garden such as pruning roses and wisteria. Rose bushes can be pruned to an outward facing bud on last year’s shoots. Cut back to about six buds and remove any spindly weak shoots completely. As roses need a lot of feeding to grow well, feed with a rose fertilizer and add a layer of mulch 2 inches deep around the roots. Once established, wisteria should be pruned twice a year, in late summer to reduce the long stems and in winter prune back to 3 to 6 inches on last years growth. Cutting back the long leafy stems in summer should help to promote flowering buds rather than leafy stems. Shrubs such as dogwoods (Cornus) that are grown for their coloured stems in winter can be cut back hard in March. Prune to about 6 inches tall, to allow them to put on new growth for next winter. Feed them with a general purpose fertilizer. I usually start sowing tomato seeds indoors on my windowsill in March. Sow three or fours seeds in a 3inch

pot, cover with a plastic bag to keep the heat in and wait for the plants to grow. Pot on into individual pots when the second set of true leaves have formed. Snowdrops and crocuses should have finished flowering and are best planted “in the green” which means whilst they are still in leaf. So if you have large clumps to split or want to buy some, now is a good time to plant them out. You can buy snowdrops still with their foliage in March and these are more likely to flower than dried bulbs. The ornamental currant (Ribes) is often one of the first shrubs of spring and will give pink flowers before the leaves come out. Plant it alongside forsythia for a colourful spring show of flowers in March and April. If you have the energy, mulch around your plants with a layer of well rotted manure about 2 inches deep. This will gradually be taken into the soil and help build up fertility over the years. Janet Heath – The Garden Mentor Tel 01244 318258 [email protected]

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Street facelift to go ahead THE city council is to press ahead with improvements to Brook Street. Some traders raised concerns about disruption during the works and the council has responded by promising to try and keep disruption to a minimum and provide parking for traders affected Cllr Stuart Parker, executive member for development at Chester City Council, said: ‘This project complements the work that has already been completed by the Council and its partners including improved lighting, replacement of the Hoole Way subway with a surface level crossing, improvements to shop fronts, reduced parking charges and free after three initiative in St Anne’s Car Park.” l PLANNERS have given the go ahead for a new cafe on Brook Street, for Mrs S Williams and Cheryl Cleaver.

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IF you are left with that feeling of having schemes and spent too much on Christmas despite all catalogue clubs, of your best efforts then you need to keep theand money edit Union is the result of a merger between, Chester and Ellesmere Port Credit Unions, signifiesyou a reading. save with the nt in the delivery of credit union services across the Cheshire West and Chester Unitary Authority A report Christmas theCredit Union wouldCredit Union ring a wide range of saving before and loan options, the Westfrom Cheshire like to invite you is charity for Children available for you mber and start children’s experiencing the benefitsAction of credit union membership.warned that families who borrowed to pay for to spend as cash in whichever shops you Christmas could be setting themselves up want, giving you more choice to hunt for RE CREDIT UNION LIMITED for a debt disaster. bargains. oan Example Low Credit Cost Affordable Loans Members of the West •Cheshire “Another great benefit is that the West Union have a very different experience. Cheshire Credit Union is a local not-for• Flexible Saving Options £400 Loan Many visit the office each week to put profit organisation, but it is still authorised 52 Weeks money into a savings account. In November and regulated by the Financial Services • Regulated by the Financial Services Authority per week repayment they can call in to withdraw their savings Authority. Savers money is fully protected terest £45.43 Cards Available and buy everything on •theirPayPoint Christmas lists by the Financial Services Compensation including all the food. • People – Not – Profit Scheme so there is no chance that your % APR typical Philosophy Helen Wilman from the Credit Union savings will disappear”. • away Owned explains: “Putting money for by Members The West Cheshire Credit Union can be tal Repayable contacted on 399006.CALL TODAY FOR £445.43 Christmas is a great idea. Unlike voucher

s with savings the West Cheshire Credit Union charges a flat rate of 1% interest per month on reducing loan balances up to a maximum Loan of provides an APR of 12.7% typical. s without savings West Cheshire Credit Union charges a flat rate of 2% Interest per month on reducing balances up to a maximum Loan of £400 an APR of 26.8% typical. All loans are subject to approval and require applicants to provide evidence of income from salary, or benefits ust become members of the Chester Credit Union prior to loan applications being considered.

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West Cheshire Credit Union is the result of a merger between, Chester and Ellesmere Port Credit Unions, and signifies a major development in the delivery of credit union services across the Cheshire West and Chester Unitary Authority boundaries. Offering a wide range of saving and loan options, the West Cheshire Credit Union would like to invite you to become a member and start experiencing the benefits of credit union membership.

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For members with savings the West Cheshire Credit Union charges a flat rate of 1% interest per month on reducing loan balances up to a maximum Loan of £7,500. This provides an APR of 12.7% typical. For members without savings West Cheshire Credit Union charges a flat rate of 2% Interest per month on reducing balances up to a maximum Loan of £400 this provides an APR of 26.8% typical. All loans are subject to approval and require applicants to provide evidence of income from salary, or benefits Applicants must become members of the Chester Credit Union prior to loan applications being considered.

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New footbridge for Hoole? A NEW footbridge for pedestrians and cyclists is needed to complement Hoole Bridge, according to a county council report The report states that the road is too narrow for a bike and two cars to pass at the same time. Plans for a new multi storey car park at the station will increase the number of vehicles using the bridge which is heavily used during the day by 21,000 cars, 3,000 pedestrians and 300 cyclists. Among the options being looked at by the council include Widening the south footway and reducing the opposite footway at a cost of £570,000. The road would need to be closed for 18 weeks or alternatively a single lane closure for 24 weeks. A separate 2.5 wide footbridge with the existing footways converted to cycleways resulting in a £1,980,000 project. Short

duration road closures would be needed to lift in sections of the footbridge. A separate 2.5 metre wide footbridge with widened road providing greater room for cyclists with an estimate cost of £2,660,000. The road would need to be closed for 18 weeks or have a single lane closure for 24 weeks. A separate 3 metre wide combined footway/ cycleway bridge. The disadvantage of the scheme is that cyclists heading east out of the city would have to cross the road to continue their journey. The cost of this option would be £2,180,000. Short duration road closures would be needed to lift in sections of the bridge. County Councillor Eveleigh Moore-Dutton said: “We place before the new council four possible answers to the worrying dilemma of how to improve safety for drivers, cyclists and pedestrians.”

l ONE of Chester’s landmark hotels is celebrating after officially opening a set of gates as part of its multi-million pound redevelopment programme. The Queen Hotel, opposite Chester Railway Station, opened its luxury King Suites extension in October, as part of owner Paul Feather’s £15m investment scheme which saw the conversion of a former bank building alongside the hotel on City Road. The extension provides an additional 87 bedrooms, making the Queen the largest hotel in Chester city centre. l A MAN suffered serious head injuries after he was assaulted at Chester Railway Station last month. The Welsh man, who had been involved in an argument on Saturday 12th February, was taken to the Countess of Chester and then to the neuro unit at Walton Hospital, Liverpool. l PLANS for an extension at Hoole Hall Hotel to create an extra 30 bedrooms have been approved by Chester City Council. l CHESTER Music Society Youth Choir perform at All Saints Church, Hoole Road, on Saturday 28th March, 7.30pm. The spring concert is an evening of songs and instrumental pieces showcasing the talents of the young singers. Youth Choir and Preludes, Helena Thomas and Katie Wilkes conductors. Tel 300717.

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Hoole Roundabout March 2009 33 l HAMILTON Street Methodist Church is the venue for a concert by America’s most famous concert organist Carlo Curley on Saturday 28th March, 7.30pm. Contact: John Evans on 674878 or e-mail [email protected] Cost: £10 (under-21’s free of charge) l CHILDREN’S entertainment comes to Upton Village Hall on Saturday 28th March, 2.30pm, in the form of Philias P. Souper. Five musicians and two miming clown artistes ‘travel around the world’ almost literally in about 80 minutes. Contact: 380068. Cost: £5 - £9

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RECIPE:

Peach and Pink Champagne Jelly By Leigh Myers Serves 8

8 sheets leaf gelatine 1 x 750ml or 1 ¼ pint – bottle pink Champagne 1 lemon, juice only 100g or 3½ oz caster sugar 2 tbsp finely sliced fresh basil leaves 400 g or 14 oz peaches, chopped

squeezing out any excess water, then add to the pan and whisk until dissolved. Pass the mixture through a sieve into a bowl and allow to cool slightly. 4. Add the remaining pink Champagne and the basil to the mixture and stir. Leave until the mixture is cold and just on the point of setting. 5. Divide the chopped peaches equally among eight champagne flutes and carefully pour in the setting jelly. Place in the fridge to set.

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To Serve:

8 sprigs fresh basil 8 small strawberries 8 Champagne flutes

Top each jelly with a sprig of fresh basil and a strawberry.

Ingredients:

Method: 1. Place the gelatine sheets into a bowl and cover with cold water. 2. Pour 150 ml or 5 fl oz of the pink Champagne into a pan with the lemon juice and sugar and heat gently, stirring frequently to dissolve the sugar. 3. Remove the gelatine from the cold water, A toothpick is the object most choked on by Americans

Chef’s Top Tip: Best set in stages so you have the peaches all around the glasses and not just at the bottom.

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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 Columbas Parish Centre Plas Newton Dance to ballroom music by Charles Way Monthly dances, £5 per ticket. Call Margaret Allmark on 01244 399624 Kilts originated in France, not Scotland

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

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

WHAT’S ON AT YOUR LOCAL 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

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 minister: Rev Richard Howard Office:01244 401318 Email: [email protected]

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 The first ironclad warships were built by Korea in the 16th century

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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.

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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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