Keep It Local Magazine September 2009

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The circus comes to town: The big top at Great Sutton last month

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NOW is the time to shake off those summer excesses with some exercise for body and mind! The EPIC Leisure Centre has some great classes and offers this month to help you get back in shape. Neston Community and Youth Centre has loads of courses starting this month, ranging from Japanese to machine embroidery, details of which you can find in our centre page pull out We’ve also got the return of the Homeless Cats Gallery, gardening advice from Janet Heath and health tips from Angela Bartlett.

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IN THE NEWS  POLICE arrested a suspected thief in hospital after he was struck by a truck he was trying to steal. The alleged incident took place on Parkgate Road, Ledsham, in the early hours of Thursday 13th August.  SINGER Laura Critchley has now got her own band. The Little Sutton star is the lead singer of Call Me Laura, which was launched on 1st August. To find out more visit www.lauracritchley.com  THIEVES stole pet chickens from the nursery at St Mary of the Angels Primary School, in Little Sutton, during the summer break.

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 STUDENTS in Ellesmere Port return to education this month at a new academy. The new University of Chester, Church of England Academy, replaces Cheshire Oaks High and Ellesmere Port Specialist School for the Performing Arts – although both sites will remain open for some time. Cheshire West and Chester Council has agreed in principle to the purchase of land in the centre of the town as soon as sites become available and to a supplementary capital estimate in excess of £1m to buy the land.

6 What’s the difference between a bogey and Brussels Sprouts? You can’t get kids to eat sprouts

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PUPILS from classes 1 & 2 at Capenhurst CE Primary School went to Beeston Outdoor Centre for their residential. On the agenda this year was a walk to Beeston Woods, where the children made woodland collages. They also visited Beeston Castle and paid a trip to the ice cream farm.

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 CAPENHURST Primary School teacher Tom Lewis is cycling 700 miles across France to raise money for Leukaemia Research.

7 Custard in one ear, jelly in the other. Sorry, I’m a trifle deaf!

Community News In association with Shell UK, Stanlow

Shell students support hospice STUDENTS working at Shell’s Technology Centre Thornton raised over £600 by washing around 80 employees’ vehicles to raise money for the Hospice of the Good Shepherd. This year’s group of placement students wanted to run a fundraising event for a local charity before they moved on after their time with Shell. They decided on running a “Thornton Charity Car Wash” and their selected charity was the Hospice of the Good Shepherd.

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Jane Davis of Shell External Affairs said: “I was delighted when the students approached us with their idea and very happy to support their on-site event. We would like to thank everybody who took part and contributed generously to a great cause in our local community.”

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Amanda Le Bretton, the hospice’s fundraising and marketing manager, said: “This is a fantastic contribution from the students and we are extremely grateful to all of them for giving their time and effort to raise funds for their local Hospice. Corporate support plays a vital role in the ongoing provision of care to patients with an incurable illness and we would urge any local companies to contact us if they would like to follow Shell’s example.”

Stanlow provides jobs for around 800 Shell people and a large number of contractors site on 1944: a regular basis. Their salaries provide theand local economies of Born on 8thon February Actor Roger Lloyd-Pack, ‘Trigger’ainboost Only for Fools Horses the north west and help create further employment.

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Golden days for A Level students

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AS The Whitby High School celebrates its golden anniversary there were cries of delight and surprise as Year 13 students collected their A level results. Headteacher Mrs Margaret Hughes said: “The school continues to be extremely proud of the success of our young people and we are pleased to continue to provide the very best in opportunities for the families of Ellesmere Port. Once again these results reflect the hardwork and commitment of students and staff at the school. We applaud their achievements and wish all our students continued success in the future “ The following pupils did particularly well; Nicola Lloyd obtained 3 A grade passes in German, Politics, General Studies, a grade B pass in History and a D grade in AS Mathematics. Eve Phelan obtained 3 A grade passes in History, German, Politics and a grade B pass in General Studies. Rebecca Jones obtained 3 A grade passes in Chemistry, Mathematics and Product Design and a C grade pass in General studies. Other students who obtained over 1000 QCA points were Eniola Akindele, Alison Cross and Sarah Williams.

16 Why wife ran away with my best mate. I was really upset. I still miss him.

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Scouts prepared for 50th anniversary celebrations

THE children at Little Sutton CE Primary School are looking forward to starting the day eating breakfast with friends and enabling their parents the opportunity to go to work earlier. This facility will be run by Mrs Joan Gore and Mrs Christine Hislop, both teaching assistants at the school.

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FIFTY years of Scouting will be celebrated in Great Sutton this month. On Saturday 19th September the 1st Great Sutton Scout Group are inviting former Scouts and leaders to join them at the event in Great Sutton Village Hall, on Old Chester Road. The event will be split into two sections during the day. In the afternoon from 2-5pm, they will be displaying an array of nostalgic photographs and memorabilia for all interested individuals to enjoy. A great deal of history has been logged and restored and they hope that people will find it an interesting walk down memory lane. Tents and uniforms are on display as well as a campfire mock-up. In the evening, from 7-11pm, the celebrations continue with an array of entertainment, and a few words from special guests to highlight the Group’s achievements, and to acknowledge the value and benefits that local scouting can bring to so many peoples lives. For further details please visit www.1stgreatsutton.org.uk Admission is free

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HOMELESS CATS GALLERY

Can you provide a good home for a cat?

The Great Sutton Cat Rescue, run by Gina Randall, finds homes for dozens of stray cats every year - and they need your help to accommodate these moggies. Sooty Sooty’s owner had to move to alternative accommodation due to ill health. She is currently fed by relatives but desperate for a new home and owner. Sooty is a black shorthair female, neutered and vaccinated and around 3 years old. She is not used to a busy family household so needs to be placed in a quiet home where she can blossom once settled. Sooty is used to going outdoors so would need a home with access to a garden.

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Poppy Poppy is an elderly girl, around 12 years old, who has now been in care for over a year. She suffered with an overgrooming problem when she first arrived, but since her feline partner has been rehomed, is much more settled and now sports a beautiful plush fur coat!! Poppy would thrive with a retired person or couple to live out her twilight years. She is neutered, vaccinated and microchipped.

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Kittens We have some older kittens looking for homes, now around 4 months old, who need to be homed in pairs. They are fully vaccinated and treated against fleas and worms. Quiet homes are sought without young children.

Katrina Katrina is six years old and a timid little girl. She needs to find a home* where she can be an only pet as she has been badly bullied by some of the other cats. She needs a quiet home without children with an experienced cat lover who can show her some time and patience to settle down. Once her trust is earned, she is a sweet little thing. She would be happy as an indoor cat.She has been spayed and microchipped and will be vaccinated before rehoming.

There are also several other cats in care still looking for loving and quiet homes. * Please note that all potential homes will be vetted and a donation is requested at the time of homing to enable Cat Rescue to continue helping the stray cats and their kittens.

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Do you realise that some doorstep lenders charge up to 545% APR on loans. one finance company, has agreed, according to a report in The Guardian on 28th July, that some of its customers have been charged annualised interest rates of up to 545%! They reported profits for the first 6 months of 2009 at £53.1mill, up 3.5%.

This prompted the charity `Barnardo`s ` to call on the office of Fair Trading to to investigate the practices of lenders that `prey on the poor`. They cited an example of a loan calculation of £500 over 23 weeks, the total repaid would be £747.50 – an interest rate of 545% APR.

There are several `doorstep lender` companies with thousands of customers in Cheshire West, calling on people and offering personal loans to people who have few other choices.

If you are paying off a loan and you are unhappy with the amount you have to pay back, there is an alternative. West Cheshire Credit Union exists to provide small, lo-cost loans to people who live or work in the West Cheshire area. The most a credit union can charge, by law, is 2% per month, equivalent to 26.8% APR, a massive difference with any current doorstep credit business. `Many of our customers have taken out a loan from us to pay off a doorstep lender, and then they save a lot in future interest payments` said John Dearnley, Marketing Director of West Cheshire Credit Union. If you have a current loan with a doorstep lender, the sooner you join the credit union and pay it off with a lowercost loan, the more you will save. This has to be a sensible move, to join call 01244 399006 or use the website, wccu.co.uk to download an application form.

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LATE SUMMER IN YOUR GARDEN Gardening by Janet Heath SEPTEMBER often provides a blaze of colour before autumn takes hold so if you like bright, bold colours there is a wide range of flowers to choose from. Shrubs such as Hibiscus syriacus also known as the tree hollyhock because of the shape of their flowers, are hardy shrubs with flowers in white, pink and blue. They flower for weeks in autumn. Perovskia Blue Spire is a small shrub with branches of tiny electric blue flowers. It likes a welldrained soil in sun and provides colour well into autumn. Bright, bold colours for a damp soil why not try Rudbekia fulgida Goldsturm in yellow and pair it with Lobelia cardinalis with its purple leaved foliage and red flowers. Heleniums come in a range of red, yellow, orange and russet colours, are good for the back of a border and give colour for a few weeks especially if dead-headed. Japanese anemones are great ground cover with tall or shorter flowering stems in white or pink. They also flower for weeks, well into autumn. Some delphiniums will flower again in September if their first flush of flowers were removed after flowering. You can dig up and split perennials in autumn and as the soil is still warm they should settle in well before winter. Try to remember to plant daffodils in September (tulips can wait until October) for flowering next year. Lawn repairs can be carried out in September. If you have bare patches in the lawn or want to sow a new lawn, September is a good time for sowing grass seed or laying turf. Scarify to remove moss and apply a weed killer to control those tough perennial weeds. Hedges can have their final trim of the year to leave them neat and tidy over winter. Autumn ripening raspberries such as Autumn Bliss and blackberries will now be in season and taste wonderful. Some early season apples will be ripening so if you want to grow your own dessert apples, consider Egremont Russet, Fiesta, Katy or Greensleeves. They will be ready to eat in September but will not keep for very long, so just pick them from the tree! Janet Heath – The Garden Mentor Tel 01244 318258 [email protected] What is the best remedy for water on the brain? A tap on the head

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Woman dumped rubbish at beauty spot AN Ellesmere Port woman has been fined and ordered to pay costs totalling more than £1000 after more than one and a half tonnes of rubbish was dumped at a local beauty spot. Angela Bailey of Ferguson Avenue Ellesmere Port failed to show up at Chester and Ellesmere Port Magistrates Court on 10th August. Bailey had, however, appeared at an earlier hearing in July when she pleaded not guilty and magistrates proceeded with the case in her absence. Although Bailey was not present at her home at the time of the offence the court heard that young children were used to remove the waste in wheelie bins from 60 Ferguson Avenue to the site of the fly tipping at Rivacre Valley beauty spot. Cheshire West and Chester Council was able to prove that the waste had come from Bailey’s home address and that she had therefore breached her duty of care. The court fined Bailey £200, £15 victim surcharge and awarded full costs to the council of £888.80 making a total of £1103.80.

Care scheme set for council decision PEOPLE in Great Sutton have had their say on plans for an over 60s centre. Cheshire West and Chester Council is proposing to create an extra care housing scheme on the site of the former Gorsthills Primary School, on Berry Drive. The state-of-the-art development would provide purpose-built apartments within a landscaped site with access to a 24-hour care team as well as a range of communal facilities designed to promote health and well-being. Plans showing the key design principles went on display at two public consultation events last month. Ellesmere Port is already home to one of Cheshire’s first extra care housing schemes. Hollymere development opened at New Grosvenor Road in March 2009. Councillor Brenda Dowding portfolio holder for Adult Social Care and Health services at Cheshire West and Chester Council said: “This additional development in the area would give the growing number of older people in Ellesmere Port a wider choice of accommodation options. Residents would be able to benefit from living in an environment which has been tailored to meet their individual needs.” Previous plans were dismissed following complaints about the potential design of the building. The council is due to make a final decision in the autumn Dentist on a first date says: “That was a nice evening, I will see you again in six months.”

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Q. I buy loads of expensive skin care products but never get the results that I expect. What can I do? A. Skin care products will only give the promised results when they are used on the type of skin that they have been formulated for. This is why an in-depth skin care consultation and analysis of your skin by a trained therapist is so important to ensure that you get the right products for your skin. Quite often people buy far too many products when just a few of the correct products will do a far better job, sometimes less is more! Also, you need to know how to use your products. Your therapist should give you expert instruction on the application and removal of your skin care products so that you are completely familiar with what you are supposed to do with them before you take them home. This also helps you to get the most value out of what you have bought. A final word, don’t forget that some skin care products promise results that would never be achievable no matter how much you used them! Q. I like to use a fake tan product instead of damaging my skin with the sun, but I am finding that I am getting a lot of blocked pores on my face. Is there anything I can do to improve this? A. At this time of year many of my clients like to use a fake tan product to give them a glowing, tanned appearance to take them into the Autumn months. However, blackheads and blocked pores can be a common side effect of using fake tan products, especially if you have oilier skin or visible pores. To improve the appearance of your skin try using of an exfoliating product, suitable for your skin type, on a regular basis and treat yourself once in a while to a deep cleansing facial treatment with your therapist. I often recommend substituting fake tan with a mineral based bronzing powder, bronzing dust or a tinted moisturiser for your face and keep the fake tan products for your body.

Angela Bartlett is a beauty and holistic expert with 25 years of experience in her field. She is the Chair for the British Association of Beauty Therapy & Cosmetology, a professional association established over 30 years ago and representing thousands of therapists throughout the UK. Her expertise is called on to examine students for an international examination board in many areas of the world. Angela is also part of the HABIA forum, helping to make decisions for qualifications and standards in the UK beauty industry. Angela is a successful column writer for the trade journals Vitality and Salonfocus and has a beauty, holistic and skin care clinic in Tarporley.

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Whitby Sports and Social Club WHAT’S ON IN

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In the Lounge

Saturday 5th September Kiss Da Beat Friday 25th September Abbasolutely

Sat 5th: Kiss Da Beat Sat 12th: Paul Abbott Sat 19th: Band with no Name Sat 26th: Reckless Elbow Members free. Visitors £2

WEDNESDAYS ARE COUNTRY NIGHTS 2nd Sept: Dillinger 9th Sept: Arizona Flame 16th Sept: The Crown Top Kings 23rd Sept: Louise Rogan 30th Sept: TBA

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Entertainment guide Essential what’s on info for the next month Saturday 5th Quake, at the Olde Red Lion pub, Chester Road, Little Sutton. Saturday 12th Paul Abbott, at the Whitby Club, Chester Road, Whitby. Saturday 19th First Great Sutton Scout Group 50th Anniversery Celebration, 2-5pm and 7-10pm. Free admission. Visit www.1stgreatsutton.org.uk Saturday 19th Band with no Name, at the Whitby Club, Chester Road, Whitby

Get Fit on Foot Weekly walks from July to September at various spots around the area. Mondays, 10.30am, walk around Stanney Woods, meeting at the Masonic Hall Car Park. One hour duration Tuesdays 10.30am, nature walk. Meet at Rivacre Valley Ranger Cabin. Duration 90 minutes. Wear sturdy shoes. Tuesdays 12.30pm, Whitby Park walk. Meet at the Links Healthy Living Centre. Duration 30 minutes. Call Sarah Parry on 356 6782. How do you keep a fool in suspense? I’ll tell you later

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Sunday 20th 80s Gold, at the Olde Red Lion, Chester Road, Little Sutton Tuesday 22nd September CHESHIRE Police Authority ‘Have your Say’ meeting, 7pm at the Civic Hall, Civic Way. Opportunity for people to give their views on local policing matters. All welcome. Friday 25th September Abbasolutely, great Abba tribute act at the Whitby Sports Club. Sunday 14th October LEGENDARY boxer ‘Sugar’ Ray Leonard is the special guest of Vauxhall Motors ABC’s Sunday lunch at Vauxhall Motors Sports and Social Club, 12.30pm. Tickets are £50. To book your seat call 07971 476605.

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ALCOHOL PROBLEMS Local Helpline; 01244 364095 Alcoholics Anonymous: 709 2900 AL - Anon Family Group, Helping families of alcoholics. Tel: 0207 403 0888 ANCHOR STAYING PUT 0151 355 1313 AGE CONCERN 336 8388 ALZHEIMER’S SOCIETY 630 5206 BUS SERVICES Cheshire Bus. Passenger Hotline Phone:- 01244 602666 8.30am - 6pm Monday to Friday, 9am - 1pm Saturday CITIZENS’ ADVICE BUREAU Cheshire West CAB, Ellesmere Port office, Whitby Road, Ellesmere Port. Wednesday and Friday 9.30am-12.30pm. Tel 355 3428 DOCTORS Great Sutton Medical Centre, Old Chester Road, Phone:- 0151 339 3126 Hope Farm Medical Centre, Hope Farm Road, Great Sutton. Phone:- 0151 357 3777 Whitby Group Practice, The Surgery, 114 Chester Road, Whitby Phone:- 0151 355 6144 or 0151 355 6151 DRUG ABUSE Parents against Drug Abuse. Helpline 356 1996. All calls in confidence FIRE Emergencies, call 999. Non- essential calls, Ellesmere Port Fire Station, Wellington Road, Ellesmere Port Tel 355 3333 GP OUT OF HOURS CENTRE, Western Cheshire Out of Hours Service... Clinics held at Ellesmere Port Hospital 01244 343300 HOMEWATCH Borough Homewatch Manager Ellesmere Port Police Station tel 355 4066 (Ext: 3063). 0r 01244 613063 HOSPITAL Emergencies call 999 Countess of Chester Hospital. Tel 01244 365000 MP Andrew Miller (Labour) http://www.andrew-miller-mp.co.uk/ Tel 357 3019

POLICE Emergencies call 999 Ellesmere Port Police Station, Whitby Road, Ellesmere Port Tel 355 4066 SAMARITANS LinkLine:- 0345 90 90 90 South Wirral and Chester Area Phone:- 01244 377999 ST JOHN AMBULANCE Tel 339 7203 (answerphone) Leave message and we will return call.

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Cheshire West and Chester Council. All inquiries regarding education, social services, planning, transport, tourist information, events entertainments, allotments, community centres, football pitches, bowling greens, tennis courts, ranger service, grounds maintenance, street cleansing, catering and cleaning. Call the switchboard on 0300 123 8 123. Online at www.cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk Councillors Ledsham and Willaston Gareth Anderson (Con) 29 Dublin Croft, Great Sutton CH66 2TD Phone: 513 6292 Email: gareth.anderson@ cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk Myles Hogg (Con) Silverdale, Benty Heath Lane, Willaston CH64 1SD Phone: 327 4096 Email: myles.hogg@ cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk Graham Smith (Con) 15 Berry Close, Great Sutton CH66 4XQ Phone: 339 2855 Email: graham.smith@ cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk Sutton and Manor Kimberley Anderson (Con) 2 Shepsides Close, Great Sutton CH66 2HZ Phone: 339 4390 Email: kimberley. [email protected] Bob Crompton (Con) 7 Luton Road, Ellesmere Port CH65 7DW Phone: 512 5255 Email: bob.crompton@ cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk Paul Donovan (Lab) 44 Seacombe Drive, Great Sutton CH66 2BD Phone: 339 4167 Email: paul.donovan@ cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk

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South Wirral Rambling Club Tel. Joan Day on 355 1878 Supernatural Encounters Association. Tel 201 5808. www.supernaturalencounters.co.uk Sutton Community Sports Centre, EPSSPA, Woodchurch Lane, Ellesmere Port. Tel 339 4352 Trefoil Guild. Tel 355 7669 Twins and Multiple Births Association (TAMBA). Tel 0870 770 3305. www.tamba.org.uk Unemployed & Resource Centre, King Street Ellesmere Port. Tel 355 0233 West Cheshire Athletic Club. www. westcheshireac.gq.nu/ West Cheshire Credit Union, Trinity Methodist Church, Whitby Road, Ellesmere Port Tel 355 7430 www.wccu.co.uk West Cheshire Video Club Email wcvc.net@ virgin.net Whitby Club Photographic Society. Tel 355 3875. www.uk.geocities.com/whitbyclub

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Ellesmere Port Catholic High School, Capenhurst Lane, Whitby. Tel 355 2373 Ellesmere Port Specialist School of Performing Arts, Woodchurch Lane, Ellesmere Port. Tel 338 2400 The Whitby High School, Sycamore Drive, Whitby. Tel 355 8445/6 Little Sutton Sutton Green Primary School, Armthorpe Drive, Little Sutton. Tel 339 4604 Little Sutton CE Primary School, Berwick Road, Little Sutton. Tel 339 3233 Childer Thornton Primary School, New School Lane, Childer Thornton. Tel 338 2170 Rossmore School, Red Lion Lane, Little Sutton. Tel 339 3779 Great Sutton Capenhurst CE Primary School, Capenhurst Lane, Capenhurst. Tel 339 2685 Meadow Primary School, Dolphin Crescent, Great Sutton. Tel 339 4361 St Saviour’s RC Primary School, Seacombe Drive, Great Sutton. Tel 338 2440

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Action Transport Theatre, Whitby Hall, Stanney Lane, Ellesmere Port. Tel 357 2120 Cats Protection: South Wirral Branch. Tel 355 9813. www.southwirralcats.org Cat Rescue. Tel Gina on 356 4301. www. catchat.org Cheshire Paranormal Society. Tel John Millington on355 2622. www. cheshireparanormal.co.uk Cheshire Regiment Association. Ellesmere Port Branch. Tel 339 8734 Chester Accordion Club. The group meets in Ellesmere Port. Tel: 339 9850 Cruse Bereavement Care. Tel 357 3235 Guide Association (Ellesmere Port division) Email [email protected] Ellesmere Port Flower Club. Meeting at Our Lady’s RC Church, Enfield Road on the third Wednesday of the month, 7.30pm. Call 355 6454. Ellesmere Port Hockey Club. Tel 355 7719 Ellesmere Port Music Society. Tel 01829 751548. www.epmsonline.co.uk Ellesmere Port Musical Theatre Company. Tel 339 7784. www. ellesmereportmusicaltheatre.co.uk Ellesmere Port Philatelic Society. Tel 01244 579309 Fibromyalgia Support Group. Tel Ruth Spicer on 348 1098 Footloose Musicals. Tel 356 2079 Grange Folk Dance Club. Tel 339 0094 Great Sutton Everywoman’s Club. Tel 334 4162 Great Sutton Male Voice Choir. Tel 355 5363 Great Sutton Townswomen’s Guild. Tel 355 4263 Karate: Ellesmere Port Shotokan Karate www. epshotokan.com Little Sutton Community Centre. Tel 356 6761 Old Time Dancing. Tel 356 6761 Parents Against Drug Abuse (PADA. Helpline: 08457 023867. www.pada.org.uk Royal British Legion Women’s Section: Little Sutton and District Branch. Tel 200 2939 Shell Pensioners Association: Cheshire Regional Branch. Tel 339 3450 Soroptimist International of Ellesmere Port & District. Tel 339 3352

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In the Bag: Offering affordable fresh fruit and vegetables at convenient local locations, including Links Healthy Living Centre every Tuesday. Pre order and drop in between 11am and 12noon to pick up your bag. Call 356 6970 Youth Zones Free drop in sessions for 11-18-year-olds, including computers, games consoles, chill ‘n’ chat, table tennis, arts and crafts and more at Thelwall Road Community Centre, Great Sutton, Tuesdays 6.30-8pm and Ellesmere Port Library on Monday, Thursday and Friday from 5-7pm. Call 355 7652. Friday Night Fever Friday evening multi sport activities during term times at Stanney Oaks Leisure Centre for 11-16-year-olds. Entry, 50p, includes trampolining, handball, basketball, football, futsal, cheerleading, badminton , tennis, rounders and more. Call Michelle Aspden on 356 6456. Playschemes Fun free open access play activity sessions throughout the year for local children aged 6-11 years. Sessions at Little Sutton Community Centre, every Wednesday 4.30-6pm and Thelwall Road Community Centre every Tuesday 4.30-6pm. Call 355 7652. Skateboarding Free, instructed sessions. Beginners, Wednesdays 5-7pm; intermediates Saturday 4.30-6.30pm. Build your confidence and skills. The council supplies the skateboards, helmets and pads but if you have your own bring them along. Suitable for 9-16-year-olds. Call 356 6782 to book a place. Ellesmere Port Computer Link Would you like to learn new computer skills in an informal setting? Come along to the free drop in sessions at the cyber centre at Little Sutton Community Centre. Contact Helen Spruin on 356 6761. Little Sutton Community Centre Carpet Bowls, Monday 2-4pm Pilates, Monday 6-7pm Tots Music and Dance, Tuesday 9.30-10.30am. Over 50s Keep Fit, Tuesday 11am-12noon Slimming World, Thursday 9.30am-10.30am and 6.30-7.30pm Salsa, Friday 7-8pm Thelwall Road Community Centre Stars Dance School, Thursday 4.30-7.30pm and Saturday 10am-2.30pm Ellesmere Port Scout Group, Friday 6-8.30pm

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Ellesmere Port Library Free activities Junior Craft Sessions, Saturday 11am-12noon Under 5s Story Time, Thursday 2pm Baby Rhyme and Sign, Wednesday 1.30-2.30pm Teen Read Group, first Thursday of the month 5-6pm. Call 337 4684.

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