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www.tarporleytalk.com October 2009 - Issue 55 Including the Tarporley Parish Council newsletter

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IT’s All lATIN TO me CONGrATUlATIONs to lorna Douthwaite from Tarporley high school who achieved an incredible 13 A* grades at GCse, including one in latin!

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There’s more from Tarporley high school on page 34 and there’s also a school connection with liz haslam’s sensabout project which is featured on page 38. One issue which promises to divide opinion is the funding of a police community support officer in Tarporley, The parish council is facing the dilemma of whether to pay Cheshire Police to continue deploying the PCsO in the town. There’s more on that issue on page 10. This month’s edition also has pictures from the Tattenhall beer festival and Tarporley Vic’s and Kelsall football clubs. We’ve got the normal popular features including parish council news, gardening, a recipe, what’s on guide and village index. As usual, please support your local businesses and don’t forget to tell them that you saw their ad in The Talk We hope you enjoy the magazine Kind regards The Talkabout Team

The Tarporley Tester Can you find the Tarporley Tiger in this edition? he is hidden somewhere in the magazine. The answer is on page 86 All material is copyright and should not be reproduced without the permission of the Publishers. All details are correct to the best of our knowledge. The Publishers do not endorse or recommend any of the entries or advertisements in the magazine unless otherwise stated. We advise that you make your own judgements, enquiries and comparisons as with any other form of advertising. When contacting any business, we suggest that you confirm the exact type of goods and services offered, the qualifications held and all other relevant aspects of the service which you are seeking. The Publishers cannot accept liability for loss, damage or difficulties resulting from contacts made through the directory, from errors, omissions, from claims made by the advertisers or from omissions or inaccuracies relating to telephone numbers, wording, spacing or positioning of any listing, advertisements or other material regardless of how caused.

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CONTENTS Tarporley Parish Council

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What’s on / village index

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Index of advertisers

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Publisher

Talkabout Publishing

Contributors

Janet Heath and Angela Bartlett

Print

Delmar Press

Sales

Lynne Bradley & Karen Schroder [email protected]

Production Jon White & Distribution Ad design

Kelly Kane

Contact

Talkabout Publishing, Suite S4a Chester Enterprise Centre Hoole Bridge, Chester, CH2 3NE [email protected] Tel. 01244 350398

Circulation

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We are an independently owned company, based right here in Cheshire, producing six magazines, Tarporley Talk, Keep it Local, Neston Local, Heswall Local, Overleigh Roundabout and Hoole Roundabout. For details visit www.talkaboutpublishing.co.uk

Useful Numbers Age Concern (Cheshire).................. 01606 881 668 Alcoholics Anonymous.................... 0845 769 7555 Crimestoppers................................... 0800 555 111 Missing People.................................. 0500 700 700 National Drugs Helpline..................... 0800 776 600 Samaritans (Chester)...................... 01244 377 999 Gas Leak (Transco)........................... 0800 111 999 Cheshire West & Chester Council .0300 123 8 123 HEALTH RELATED Tarporley Hospital............................ 01829 732 436 Oaklands Dental................................ 01829732979 Tarporley Dental Clinic .................... 01829 732213 Countess of Chester Hospital . ....... 01244 365 000 NHS Direct............................................. 0845 46 47 NHS Stop Smoking Service........... 0800 169 0 169 Tarporley Local Doctors: Dr O’Callaghan & Partners .............. 01829 733456 TRAVEL Bus and Coach (Cheshire Bus info).01244 602 666 National Rail Enquiries (info only)... 0845 748 4950 Manchester Airport.......................... 0871 2710 711 John Lennon Airport, Liverpool........ 0870 129 8484

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Are you a September 2010 starter? (for Primary School that is!) then...

you are cordially invited to our

Ugly Bug Ball on Thursday 8th October 2009 from 1.30 until 2.30 Ring Jenny or Rachel on 01829 732348 and they will save you a space at the ball. Come and create a creepy crawly on the craft table while your Mum, Dad or Carer have a cup of tea, chat and look around our school!

Tarporley Church of England Primary School Park Road, Tarporley, Cheshire CW6 0AN

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Charity day on track: THE Tarporley Rotary Club Charity Track Day takes place at Oulton Park on Wednesday 11th November when people can bring their own cars to the racetrack. For online booking go to www.tarporleyrotary.org.uk and follow the links. If you have any queries please contact Dick Powell on 07870 544 448

 

should be pay again for police support?

TARPORLEY Parish Council want people’s views on whether to continue paying for Police Community Support Officer. An agreement with Cheshire Constabulary WE ARE BACK! ends on the 31st March 2010. The Parish Council needs to decide whether to renew the contract for the next three years. There will probably be an increase in the cost to pay for the services of the PCSO from Join us at the fourth Tarporley Rotary Club Charity £11,000 to in excess of £12,000. Track Day Ashley Music School Oulton Park Do you, the residents of Tarporley consider Wednesday 11 November 2009 For easy onlinethat booking go to the past three years the PCSO has over http://www.tarporleyrotary.org.u With classes in Nantwich, Audlem, k/improved the safety and quality of life in the and follow the links. Knighton & Maer Ashley Music School parish? Should the Parish Council enter into is now offering CELLO tuition acoustic/ another three-year contact with the police electric guitar, drum kit, violin, voice, for the services of the PCSO? piano & woodwind also available. The Parish Council would like to know your Free consultation lesson views on this important issue. Contact the Tel:01630/672546 Clerk council, John MacDonald on 733496 www.ashleymusic.co.uk or email [email protected]

Please book your Christmas and New Year treatments at Skin Deep now in order to avoid disappointment. Botox, Sculptra and Dermal Filler clinics available with Dr Mark Grifftiths and Dr Fiona Cowie. Contact June for details

Clarins Super Size Beauty Offer When you spend £40 or more on Clarins products, you can choose a free beauty collections gift, worth £50. (while stocks last). Skin Deep would like to welcome Jess Craven, a fully qualified I.T.E.C, C.I.B.T.A.C & C.I.D.E.S.C.O. beauty therapist.

This Christmas, Skin Deep offers a gorgeous selection of gift ideas…from pampering skin care to glam colour and feel-good fragrance collections. Surprising, delightful and supremely indulgent, we’ve got something for everyone to suit every occasion and mood even hand made gift vouchers. All beautifully wrapped and wonderful to use.

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TARPORLEY PARISH COUNCIL INFORMATION LOCAL GOVERNMENT COUNCILLORS Cheshire West and Chester Council Cllr John Grimshaw (Cons) T: 01829 752177 E [email protected] Cllr Andrew Needham (Cons) : T: 01829 732444 E [email protected] Cllr Barbara Roberts (Cons) T: 01829 730048 E [email protected]

Tarporley Parish Council Councillors The Chairman of the Parish Council is Councillor Richard Brierley. The Parish Clerk is Mr. J. Macdonald Chartwood House, 20 Nantwich Road, Tarporley CW6 9UW cheshire.gov.uk Cheshire County Council Vale Royal Borough Council [email protected] Tel. 01829 733496 Councillor Andrew Needham Councillor Mrs. D. Joyce Tarporley has twelve Parish Councillors each of whom sits on one of the 730824) two Working Groups (01829 732444) (01829 which meet on alternative months or as required Councillor. Contact Details are (01829) Andrew.Needham@

Infrastructure

Street Scene

Gill Clough (Vice Chair).............................. 733545 James Blackford ........................................... 732585 Ernest Boynes ............................................... 733127 Jeremy Mills.................................................... 730898 Ken Parker ...................................................... 732188 Catherine Whincup...................................... via clerk Areas of interest Village initiatives, Transport and Highways, PCSO Contract and Security Community Bus Commerce, Christmas Lights/Festival

Richard Brierley ............................................ 732539 Linda Burrows . ............................................. 733228 Roy Craven . ................................................... 732869 Tim Hill ............................................................ 732804 Graham Lees ................................................. 733832 Areas of interest Best Kept Village, Flower Displays, Handyman, Street Cleaning Children’s Play Area and Community Initiatives.

Parish Council Meetings

Police Contacts

The Parish Council meets in the Committee Room of the Community Centre at 7.00pm on the second Monday of each month with the exception of August. Meetings are open to the public. A Parish Councillors’ Surgery is held at 6.30 pm prior to the Parish Council meeting when members of the public are welcome to discuss parish matters with councillors on an informal basis.

PC PC 4207 Ged Gigg E-mail [email protected] PCSO Emily Benson E-mail [email protected] Dragon Hall Police Office Answerphone 0845 4586377 Main Police Number : 01244 350222 Emergencies 999 Crime Stoppers 0800 555111

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The Preferred Supplier for Peckforton Castle for all Wedding Make-up and Beauty Treatments. Treat yourself to VANI-T Organic Spray Tan. The summer may be fading but it doesn’t mean your tan has to. Visit our Salons and check out our offers for October. You will not be disappointed. We are now open on Mondays at our Tarporley Salon 9am to 5.30pm

ACCIDENT & BODY REPAIR SPECIALIST l 30 Years Experience l Perfect Colour Matching l All Major & Minor Work Undertaken l Quality Plastic Bumper Repairs l Courtesy Cars Available l Collection & Delivery l Oven Bake Finish for all Vehicle Repairs

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Cheers: Pictured at the fifh Tattenhall Beer Festival are Ian McDougall, Andrew Hull and Dan Garner from the Tattenhall Community Association. The event, from 11th-13th September raised funds for the Barbour Institute where the festival was staged. The beers included Bear Ass, from Congleton and Buxom Barmaid, from Wrexham!

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Monday-Saturday 10-5pm. We are now open on Sundays 11-4pm Tarporley Talk October 2009 17

IN The NeWs  KATH & Kenny of the Headless Woman had a baby boy Jack Kenneth Pollard on 15th August 2009, he weighed 8lb 12oz  KELSALL Medical Centre will be administering Seasonal Flu Vaccinations on Thursday 8th October from 4.30 pm to 6 pm; Saturday 9th October from 10am to 11.30am; Tuesday 13th October from 4.30pm to 6pm. Dr. Durrant and Dr. Hinds invite patients who are over 65 years or have a chronic medical condition to any of the above clinics. No appointment is necessary. Swine Flu Vaccination Clinics will follow later in the year.  THE North West Ambulance Service wants to see defibrillators in Cheshire’s rural villages to help heart attack victims. The service is keen for Tarporley, Tattenhall and Malpas to be within close range of an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) and for people to be trained to use them. Contact the North West Ambulance Service on 0151 260 5220 for more info.  A PAIR of peregrine falcons at Beeston Castle have had a successful mating year. Three juvenile falcons have been seen flying around the crag, according to the Beeston Peregrine Watch group, which was set up to keep the endangered bird’s eggs safe from poachers.  TARVIN mum Val Farrall cycled to Paris to help fund research into a heart condition. Val’s rode on the 10th anniversary of the death of her son Richard who died from the heart muscle disease hypertrophic cardiomyopathy aged just four  ENTREPRENEUR Rob Lloyd’s project to turn a derelict farm into a racehorse training yard was featured on television. The documentary Building the Dream, showed how Rob transformed the 200 acre Haycroft Farm, at Peckforton. Got the builders in? Sick of the dust and the mess? Family coming to stay? Short of space? Catkin Dell, at Waverton, is available for shortterm lets. 3-bedroomed detached bungalow, with dining kitchen, living room, large bathroom, conservatory, garden and off-street parking. Fully adapted for wheelchair users. Discounts may be available. Tel 01244 3367633 or 07951 223186 Web www.catkindell.synthasite.com Email [email protected]

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Calveley Primary School Calveley Primary School Calveley, Tarporley, Cheshire, CW6 9LE Tel: 01270 528624

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At Calveley School we provide the very best possible education for all the children in our care, and positively contribute to their intellectual, physical, emotional and spiritual development.

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FOLLIES OF TARPORLEY

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Girl Friday Are you busy & short of time? Then call me!

The Tarporley War Memorial Hospital League of Friends proudly presents

I can help with: l Waiting in for deliveries/utilities man l Food preparation l Collecting groceries or laundry l Looking after pets and much more

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Rosemary Douglas Mind, Body & Spirit Fairs

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The Rhos Orpheus Male Choir

in concert at St Helen’s Church, Tarporley with Alf Gladman (tenor) and Helen Pritchard (soprano)

Saturday 24th October, 7.30pm

Tickets £10 (inc refreshments) available from Swaffields, 51a High Street, Tarporley. Tel 01829 733184 Tarporley War Memorial Hospital (reception only) Gus Harper 01782 271501 or [email protected] League of Friends committee members or pay at the door

IN AID OF HOSPITAL FUNDS

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Salon Vie Experience the latest hairdressing techniques in the relaxing atmosphere of our glamorous salon, located in the heart of Tattenhall’s idyllic High Street. Whether you’re looking for a cool colour, a contemporary style or something wild and funky, choose Salon Vie.

Salon Vie Hairdressing Olympus House High Street Tattenhall CH3 9PX Tel: 01829 771138 www.salon-vie.co.uk Ample free car parking at the salon

Opening times: Tue:9-5 Wed:9-7 Thu:10-8 Fri:9-5 Sat:9-2

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Build Pave & Scape Email: [email protected] Web: www.buildpaveandscape.co.uk

m Breakfast m Light lunch m Evening A La Carte m Early Bird Menu 2 Courses £8.00 m Steak Night Thursdays m Live Music Every Weekend We serve freshly prepared food from local suppliers Restaurant available for private functions. We are available for outside catering – hog roasts – bbq and bars serving draught bitter, real ale and lager Opening times: Mon Closed; Tue 9-3; Wed 9-3 / 5.30-11; Thur 9-3 / 5.30-11; Fri 9-3 / 5.30-11; Sat 9-3 / 5.30-11; Sun 9-3

CW6 Restaurant

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We specialise in the installation of all aspects of building and hard landscaping and have over 20 years experience We especially pride ourselves in the construction of natural stone patios / driveways / courtyards, brickwork and stonework. We have completed installations throughout the UK and Republic of Ireland, covering North Wales, the North West, Cheshire, Shropshire, the Midlands, South of England, Northumbria and the North of England. Specialists in: • Traditional Sett Paving • Natural Stone Paving • York Stone Paving • Granite Setts • Sandstone Setts • Clay Paving • Block Paving • Brickwork • Extensions • Landscaping • Ground works & Drainage

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13 is a lucky number for Latin Lorna LORNA Douthwaite was the stand-out performer at Tarporley High School with an amazing 13 A* grades at GCSE. Lorna’s achievement is all the more amazing because it includes an A* in Latin taken on as part of a programme for gifted and able students. Deputy Headteacher, Lyndsay Watterson said: “Lorna’s incredible results are well deserved and reflect her dedication to her studies and commitment to achieving her personal best.” The school is delighted to announce its best ever GCSE results with a record breaking 73% of students achieving the key measure of 5 or more GCSE passes at grade A*-C including English and Maths. An impressive 99% of students gained 5 or more GCSE passes, Tarporley also achieved its highest average point score (431) equivalent to 9 GCSEs at grade B. Special congratulations go to: Lorna Douthwaite 13 A*; Alex Rowland 10 A* / 2 A; Kate Johnson 6 A* / 6 A; Adam Sirett 6 A* / 6 A; Nicola Fox 5 A* / 7 A; Jonathan Oliver 5 A* / 7 A ; Bethan George 4 A* / 8 A; Anna Sarstedt 4 A* / 8 A; Poppy Thomas 8 A* / 3 A / B; Naomi Kelly 6 A* / 4 A / 2 B; Jonathan Plumridge 5 A* / 3 A / 3 B; Emily Rodgers 5 A* / 3 A / 4 B; Imogen Culliford 4 A* / 7 A / B; Amy Malyon 3 A* / 8 A / B; Rebecca Todd 3 A* / 8 A / B; Michael Ridge 3 A* / 7 A / 2 B; Hayley Rogers 2 A* / 9 A / B The achievement of the boys at Tarporley continues to go against national trends, with the Boys results being in line with the girls in all key areas and in many cases boys have surpassed expectations. The school attributes its excellent results for both boys and girls to a personalised approach that enables all students to realise their potential.

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A sense of excitement as Liz enriches young lives TARPORLEY’S Liz Haslam is making a big difference to children’s lives up and down the country. Liz is the brains behind Sensabout, a series of books and DVDs to help children with learning difficulties, autism, and memory loss. Originally sold to special schools, Sensabout is now used in more than 140 schools, from the Shetland Islands to Cornwall. Liz also believes that the multi-sensory approach would also be beneficial for adults with memory loss. With her sixth book will be out this half term, it is an exciting time for Liz and her partners. Each Sensabout book and DVD pack contains up to eight original songs and 80 photographs. They are used alongside the

books to build a multisensory experience which is suitable for any age. Songs, rhythms, actions and props all come together to engage the seven senses in an accessible and fun way. Says Liz: “Our approach is deliberately low tech to enable anyone to put together an enriching experience without a lot of expensive high-tech equipment. We have sold over 450 copies and there are even copies in Los Angeles and Toronto and we are exploring ways of working in the EU. We feel we could provide a useful tool for care homes and hope to expand further into this area this coming year.” Liz has lived in Tarporley for over 20 years and taught special needs pupils until ill health intervened. She works with Sally Slater, from Chester, who is a well

respected education trainer and consultant. “It was over lunch in The Swan about five years ago, the idea was floated of creating a learning approach based on our experience Sensabout was born,” says Liz Tarporley High School has indirectly played a significant part in the development of Sensabout through its former pupils: George Eaton publishes the packs; Anthony Hunter records the music and creates the music CD; Jonny Haslam helps him put it together; Vicky Jackson designed (and manages) our website. The Karting Club even made it onto ‘Squares at the Weekend’! For more information visit www.sensabout.com . Pictured: Putting the music together for the latest DVD

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Tarporley Kumon study centre offers free trial! We all want what’s best for our children but sometimes it’s difficult to know exactly what that is. What we do know, however, is that we want them to be the best that they can be in life and fulfill their potential but how do we enable them to achieve that? At Kumon, one of the leading after-school education providers in the UK and Ireland, we can help your child to excel in maths and English by offering individualised maths and English study programmes that are tailored to the needs of each child.

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A chic & romantic venue for your dream wedding THE Barn is rapidly establishing a reputation as one of the best restaurants in the area. Whether it’s a cosy dinner for two or a bigger gathering of 20 people, the Barn is the perfect place to dine. But did you know that the venue, in Bridge Trafford, near Chester, can be hired for much bigger events catering for up to 120 people? If you are getting married, why not consider the Barn for your wedding day. Imagine this……a unique 400 year old converted dairy farm set in open Cheshire countryside overlooking rolling fields. Inside an impressive and respectful renovation resulting in a beautiful interior filled with character. With an emphasis on informality in a relaxing atmosphere The Barn Cheshire is a chic romantic wedding venue with a difference. The Barn is happy to deal with any event queries or bespoke requirements for Weddings, Christenings, Funerals, Anniversaries and Birthdays or any other occasion. Christmas bookings now being taken for our 3 course dinner at just £27.95pp (served between 1st and 23rd December) We still have vacancies for Christmas Day Lunch. Ring for details.

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Why not start your evening sipping on a glass of chilled champagne, nibbling on some canapes while browsing our a la carte menu and extensive wine list. Our restaurant team are on hand to cater for your every whim, whether it be formal or informal dining. Perhaps you are looking for your own private dining room to entertain family and friends or simply a romantic meal for two overlooking our grassed Ward area Why not try our very popular traditional Sunday lunch menu: 2 courses £15.95 or 3 courses £17.95 Booking is highly recommended to avoid disappointment. To reserve a table contact 01829 260930

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