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Dear Reader,
The other week
my football
team, Cheadle
Cricket Club FC, of
which I am proud to
be in the position of
Chairman, played Uttoxeter Dominoes JCB
at The Lakeside Club in Rocester.
It was a glorious Sunday morning with
the sun beating down onto the pitch and
spectators and the two teams battled it out
with players on both sides giving it 100%
which was great to witness.
After the match everyone filed into JCB
Club for after match discussions and a pint
which is the symbol of Sunday morning
football.
But I decided to just take a stroll out of
the grounds and down to the famous JCB
ducks who were paddling away in serene
contentment as around 50 folk, including
many children, tossed bread towards the
eager beneficiaries.
Ashmore’s ice cream van was in
attendance and doing a roaring trade – there’s
no comparison to their delicious ice cream
and the frozen rubbish you get from
supermarkets!
It was a typical English Summer Sunday
morning with everyone doing the simple
things in life and getting wonderful
enjoyment from doing so......
Memories flooded back to me when my
wife and I used to take our two children to
exactly the same spot, with the same
Ashmore’s ice cream van, the spectacle of the
ducks on the pond and the superb
landscaping of the JCB Rocester HQ factory
in the background – that was over 30 years
ago...We didn’t have much money then, I was
not on high wages and my wife had to work
full time as a NNEB to make ends meet, but
the simple things in life were emotionally
rewarding, watching our little children
laughing and joking as they aimed the bread
to land in front of the ducks. It was an
‘outing’ for the family with just the cost of
the ice creams – but we all enjoyed it so
much.
I had the same thoughts on life recently
when I realised that our precious Great
Britain could be broken up on the result of
the Scottish Referendum. For one fleeting
moment, I thought the vote would be ‘yes’
and our hundreds of years of history would
come to an end.
I was so pleased that the result cemented
Scotland, England, Wales and Northern
Ireland together but I totally respect Scots
who voted ‘Yes’ as it was their right to do so.
But perhaps if we held separate referendums
in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, the
voting could also be 55% to stay together
and 45% to go alone?? I think it could very
well be the case.
This is called democracy and is why Great
Britain is regarded as a social model
throughout the world.
I hope you enjoy reading The Voice
magazine.
I’ll speak to you next time...
Nigel Titterton
Editor & Publisher
Open day a
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Acamel caught shoppers off
guard as he helped an estate
agent celebrate its opening.
Abode Anderson-Dixon held the open
day at its Market Place premises as it
marked its one-month anniversary.
Joe the Bactrian camel stole the
show as the guest of honour, with
visitors excited by the unusual sight.
He was joined by Kune Kune piglets,
lambs, chickens, pygmy goats and
rabbits.
Nathan Anderson-Dixon, of
Abode, said: “We had a lot of families
that came to see the animals and some
passers-by.
“MP Andrew Griffiths came down
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a cheque for £310 which was donated
by Abode to Kyreigh’s Kause.
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September 22nd 1914, Stoker 1st Class, George Harris Smith from The
Green, Kingsley was killed in Action with a submarine in the North Sea
during World War 1. He was serving in the Royal Navy on H.M.S.
Hogue. And on the nearest date to this, Sunday 21st September, Kingsley paid
it’s respects to those who took part in World War 1.
A Special display was put on at the Village Hall, where a steady flow of
people called in to look through the memorabilia and have refreshments.
Rev. Carol Richardson took a poignant, Special Commemoration Service
in St. Werburgh’s Church at 4p.m. As an Act of remembrance the congregation
were able to light a candle, set out in the form of a cross below a floral living
cross, while the choir lead by organist Elaine Sales sang ‘The Supreme
Sacrifice’.
The Patron of the Church, Nicola Faulkner travelled up with her sister to
join the congregation, amongst them family members of those remembered
from the area. Children from St. Werburgh’s Primary School also took part
in the service, telling why it is important to remember.
Amongst the Photographs - a few of the display, - names and memorabilia;
Ivor with Martin Horden from the Village Hall committee; The Beech Family
members with their a wreath of Roses by one of the family plaques in the
Church: Royal British Legion Standard Bearer, Ivor Lucas; Floral Arrangement
to depict WW1 and The Cross of Candles lit by the congregation.
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Painsley Catholic College
Specialist Science, Maths and Computing College
Painsley Catholic College chosen to help
train the next generation of teachers
Painsley Catholic College has been selected by the
National College for Teaching and Leadership
(NCTL) to become a national teaching school –
an important role in raising standards.
Teaching Schools take a leading role in recruiting
and training new entrants to the profession,
identifying leadership potential and providing
support for other schools.
Painsley was one of only 200 schools in England
to be granted teaching school status in the latest
designation round.
Introduced in 2011, teaching schools are all rated
as “outstanding” and mark a shift towards school-centred
training. They work with partner schools in
an alliance, including at least one university, to ensure
high quality school-led initial teacher training and
professional development opportunities for teachers
at all stages of their career.
They raise standards through school-to-school
support, engage in research and development, and
ensure that the most talented school leaders are
spotted and supported to become successful
headteachers.
Mr Stephen Bell, Principal said: “I am delighted
that Painsley has been given the honour of Teaching
School Status. Staff development is at the heart of a
successful education system and we look forward to
offering even more professional development
opportunities to our own staff, colleagues in the
Painsley Multi-Academy and professionals from
other schools. Anne Maingay, Assistant Principal,
leads professional development at Painsley and I am
delighted that her excellent work has been recognised
by NCTL.”
NCTL has responsibility, in partnership with
headteachers from the Teaching Schools Council, for
the designation and quality of the teaching schools
programme.
Charlie Taylor, the Chief Executive of NCTL,
said: “Painsley Catholic College should be very proud
of their teaching school status. It recognises the
school’s outstanding performance and its track record
of raising standards through supporting other
schools.
“There are now more than 500 designated
teaching schools around the country with more to
follow. In an increasingly school-led system, they are
leading the way in training new teachers and helping
existing teachers develop their skills - ensuring we’ll
have the best people teaching our children for
generations to come.”
Staff from the successful schools will attend a
formal induction led by the Teaching Schools Council
this month.
Painsley Launches
Charity Project
Jacob Arthur, Elia Orme, Rebecca Watmough and Fraser Parsonage
Painsley Catholic College is looking forward to celebrating its 50th
anniversary in a manner that befits its Catholic ethos. During the year the
College aims to raise a staggering £50,000 for the charity Mary’s Meals.
The money will enable over 4000 children in emerging economies to receive
a free school meal for a year. This not only ensures that they receive a
nutritional meal but also encourages them to attend school and receive the
education they deserve. In turn, they are far more likely to have a brighter
future as their prospects will be significantly enhanced due to the education
they receive.
Painsley Principal, Mr Stephen Bell, commented ‘I am delighted that the
students voted to support Mary’s Meals. It is an excellent charity that sets up
school feeding projects in some of the world’s poorest communities. They
provide one daily meal in a place of learning, where they provide an education
that can help children in the future get out of poverty. We hope that alumni,
local businesses and past parents, staff and friends will support us in our
efforts.’
Any donations to Painsley’s charity can be made via the Just Giving website
on the page ‘We are Painsley Catholic College @50’.
GCSE results
Claudia De Freitas and Megan Haslegrave
Painsley Catholic College is celebrating a set of truly outstanding GCSE
results which have surpassed all previous records. All targets were
exceeded at the popular, high-achieving College. For the first time in its
history, a staggering 84% of the Year 11 students at the non-selective academy
achieved 5 A*-C grades including English and maths. The results place
Painsley, yet again, as one of the highest achieving schools in the whole of the
country. Mr Stephen Bell, Principal at the College, said, “I am delighted to
report these wonderful results which reflect the efforts of the students, the
staff, parents and directors. We have a determination that all of the children
fulfil their individual potential and are proud of the responsible attitude that
they adopt towards their studies. The results secure the College’s reputation
as a centre of excellence where children are happy and successful in a caring,
studious and disciplined environment. To achieve the best results in the
College’s history is a fitting way to mark the beginning of Painsley’s 50th
anniversary. We are committed to providing an outstanding education for all
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Lank’s Lore
By Steve ‘Lank’ Lavin
Golden Memories from one of Uttoxeter’s Favourite Characters
In 1982 I was asked by a friend of mine who was
an inaugural member of the Uttoxeter Branch
of the Royal Naval Association to produce for
him some admission tickets for an evening he was
organising to celebrate Nelson’s victory at the
battle of Trafalgar. I duly obliged and also received
an invitation off him to attend the evening.
What an evening this turned out to be, these
lads certainly know how to enjoy themselves.
Although I have never been a member of the
armed forces I have always admired them for
serving their King, Queen and Country.
On arrival at the venue I was ‘Piped In’ by an
ex-Matelot and then met by one of the members
who had tipped numerous bottles of ‘Pussers’ 54%
Naval Rum into a steel bucket, rolled up his
sleeves, stirred it about with his bare hands and
then passed it over to his colleague who issued it
out to the guests for ‘Up Spirits’ apparently an old
naval tradition of receiving your ‘Rum Ration’ that
had ceased in the 70’s. I was a bit dubious about
this as I had never been a ‘short’ drinker and the
measure you were given in my mind was enough to
kill an horse, but why not, everybody else was
participating. That was not the end of it, this was
followed by ‘Sippers’ and then ‘Splicing of the
Mainbrace’ where more copious measures of the
‘Grog’ as they called it, was thrust upon you.
As the evening progressed the evenings
refection was served. This consisted of a Pie and
Peas supper which were eagerly snaffled up by the
hungry attendants, again, with any surplace being
offered to the ones with the larger appetite.
After everyone had fed their bellies the
entertainment began. On this particular occasion
various musicians got on stage with various
instruments to lead various renditions of old sea
shanties supported by a very enthusiastic audience
of very lively ex-sailors.
The highlight of the evening’s entertainment
apart from the exotic dancers was a drag artist
namely Vicky La Plume who I must admit was
something else with his various renditions of all the
female artist hits, complete with face contortions
which were absolutely hilarious and very
professionally executed and involved some
audience participation which went down very well
with the evenings proceedings.
Later on various raffles and fund raising events
took place for the benefit of local charities.
The whole evening to me showed the natural
willingness of these people to help others in
unfortunate situations which stems from the
tradition and camaraderie that only Naval Service
life can instil. Everything they do is inextricably
linked to their core values.
I attended many of these annual events and
each one was better than the one before, but
unfortunately all good things must come to an end
and they ceased many years ago, although the
Uttoxeter Branch of the RNA is still active today
still holding social events, fundraising and advising
on welfare and employment matters, which can’t
be a bad thing for the town can it.
Till next time, all the best to you all,
Lank.
Members and guests of the RNA at the Trafalgar Night which was held at the Unigate Dairy Sports
Social Club, Uttoxeter in 1982.
Standing, Left to Right : Roy Sedgewick, Cyril Martin, Wilf Capewell, Graham Hudson, ?, Tim
Deaville, Maurice Bettson, Henry Campion, Trevor Richardson, Paddy Carroll, Dick Stearn, Tony
Hollins, Tony Campion, Don Grimley, ?, ? Seated, Left to Right : Les Sampson, Fred Alison, Lenny
Gee, George Beswick, John Bradley, Taffy Harris, Jim Wilde, Sam Smith, Unknown, Harold Palmer
Unknown (Photo courtesy of Roy Sedgwick, Uttoxeter).
Pete’s Treats - Let’s Bake!
by Pete Rowley
Cornish Pasties
A much loved dish up and down Britain!
Ingredients:
500g Plain Flour, plus extra for dusting
125g Salted Butter, diced
125g Lard, diced
1 Onion, Chopped
150g Swede. Peeled and Diced
150g Potato, Peeled and Diced
350g Sirloin Steak, Cut into Small
Chunks
1 Egg, Beaten
Makes 4, Prep Time 20 mins
Cooking Time 1 Hour
Method:
1. Place flour, butter and lard in a large
bowl. Using your fingers rub
together until mixture resembles
breadcrumbs. Add about 5tbsp cold
water and using your hands mix into
a firm pastry dough. Cover with
clingfilm and chill in the fridge for 20
minutes.
2. Take another large bowl and place
the swede, onion, potato and steak in
it and season with salt and pepper.
3. On a lightly floured surface, roll out
the pastry dough. And using a 20cm
plate cut out 4 circles. Place a quarter
of the mixture on the first circle, then
complete the other three.
4. Brush the edges with the egg, fold the
pastry over the filling and crimp the
edges with your fingers. Place on a
baking tray lined with baking
parchment, brush with more egg and
chill in fridge for 15 minutes.
5. Preheat oven to 200˚C, fan 180˚C,
gas 6.
6. Bake the pasties for 10 minutes, then
reduce the oven temperature to
180˚C, fan 160˚C, gas 4. Cook for a
further 40 to 50 minutes. Serve warm
with any veg and gravy
7. Enjoy...

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inspection over the summer. Manager Stephanie Tavernor said ‘We
are so pleased that we can finally shout from the roof tops that we have been
awarded this grade. It is the result of amazing hard work and dedication by
our staff team and of course not forgetting the super behaviour of our children
and kind words from our parents.
Our aim has always been to provide an environment similar to that which
children would experience if they were at home, combined with the addition
of the expertise of our staff to help children to learn and develop into
confident children who are ready and excited for school’.
The inspector was particularly impressed by the ‘very strong, caring and
nurturing ethos’ of the nursery. She noted that children are ‘exceptionally
happy’ in their care and that the quality of teaching was outstanding with a
strong emphasis on the ‘voice of the child’.
Anyone wishing to enquire about places at the nursery is welcome to
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Just the perfect day...
For most
of the
time that
Andy and I
have been
together, I had
always hoped
that one day
we would get
married. Even
so, when Andy
proposed it
was still a huge
surprise. He
proposed on
Saturday 4th May 2013 on a walk by All
Saints Church in Leigh, where my parents got
married and my grandparents are buried. It
could not have been more perfect and
sentimental. We walk in Leigh regularly, so it
was just a normal day and it made it even
more unexpected.
After taking a few days to get over the
initial shock and realization that we were
actually getting married, I wasted no time at
all in planning our dream wedding. It just so
happened that Moddershall Oaks had an
Open Day exactly one week after the
proposal. I had never heard of the venue, but
we decided to pop along to see what was on
offer. Andy and I knew straight away that it
was the wedding venue for us – it has a
modern and stylish interior with a beautiful
country style exterior, nestled by a stunning
lake in a rural setting. We definitely wanted a
summer wedding so picked Saturday 26th
July 2014.
Fourteen months later, our wedding day
was finally here. The night before, I hardly
slept a wink and woke up at my parents
home at about half past five! After having
worried about what the weather was going
to be like, I was delighted to see the sun
streaming though my curtains - it was such a
glorious morning! I was instantly reminded
of what was going to happen that day as the
next thing I saw was my beautiful lace fishtail
dress by Essence of Australia. About an hour
later, my bridesmaids started to arrive along
with our hair stylist and make-up artist,
Sarah Meredith who had travelled from
Manchester. The house was buzzing with
activity and everyone seemed to be really
enjoying the morning whilst eating bacon
sandwiches in the garden. As the hours
clocked by, the morning got progressively
more chaotic and before I knew it, the house
was locked up and my Dad and I were
standing on the front drive. It was finally so
peaceful. We climbed into the gleaming ivory
and ebony Beauford from Always and
Forever Cars. I was extremely nervous by this
point as we made our way along the winding
country roads up to Church Leigh.
Bride and Groom: Kate Wood and Andrew Matthews,
Uttoxeter
Bride’s Parents: Jim and Sue Wood, Lower Tean
Groom’s Parents: John and Jayne Matthews, Withington
Best Men: Jonathan Matthews and Joshua Nixon
Groomsmen: Edward Matthews, Nicholas Wood, James
Bennett, Samuel Muir and Andrew Corden
Bridesmaids: Emma Wakeman, Emma Walley, Ellie
Matthews
Flower Girls: Layla Walley
Date of Wedding: Saturday 26th July 2014
Ceremony: All Saints Church, Leigh
Reception Venue:Moddershall Oaks, Stone
Photographer: Ray Walker

I walked down the aisle fashionably late and I was so happy to see my best
friend waiting at the other end for me. The church service was conducted by
Reverend Irene Smith whom I have known since I was a child. The service
was so meaningful and personal to us. We had readings by my childhood
friend Elizabeth Abbott and Andy’s twin brother’s girlfriend, Ellie Nixon. After
the nerves had diminished, I really enjoyed getting married.
Now as Mr and Mrs Matthews, we walked hand in hand back down the
aisle to be greeted by our photographer, Ray Walker. He immediately whisked
us away to have various photographs, including one in the proposal spot. After
the confetti was thrown, we climbed back into our vintage car to make our
newlywed journey to our reception venue. Even though we had seen the venue
on numerous occasions, we had never seen it looking as picturesque as it did
on that day, the lake was sparkling in the intense sunlight. No guests had
arrived yet, so we took the opportunity to have a sneak peak at our venue. It
looked absolutely incredible and the floral displays by Wild Orchid were truly
breath-taking. I was so happy with how all of the details complimented each
other, including the stationery that I had spent many hours making in the run
up to the big day.
After a much needed arrival drink, we took advantage of the good weather
and spent most of the next hour or so having photographs on the lawn by the
lake. It was soon time to sit down for the wedding breakfast whilst our Soul
and Motown singer, Wayne Allen, provided a perfect dining atmosphere with
some songs that Andy and I had picked. He was the ideal accompaniment to
some excellent food. Afterwards, heartfelt and comical speeches were read by
my Dad, Husband, the two best men and by last minute addition, my Father-in-
Law.
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Just the perfectday...
The rest of the afternoon absolutely flew by and I could not believe it when the evening
guests were walking through the door. After greeting everyone, we went to cut our beautifully
decorated cake by Cotton and Crumbs from Sutton Coldfield. We had chocolate, vanilla and
lemon sponge cake in the different tiers and they were all delicious. Afterwards, we took to the
dance floor to perform our first dance. A week before, we had decided to attempt a secret
routine. We had spent a few nights putting a few simple steps together that we could both
easily remember. We danced to ‘A Thousand Years’ by Christina Perri and everyone seemed to
be really surprised given that we had told everyone that the plan was to ‘just hug it out’. It was
hardly a routine worthy of ‘Strictly’ but I loved the fact that Andy had made such an effort. It
meant so much to me and I think everyone’s jaws nearly hit the floor when they saw him
twirling me around! It was the perfect start to a brilliant party with entertainment provided
by Dave Dee Discos. We had buffet style evening food accompanied by Vitaliano’s ice-cream
bike, which went down extremely well! We had such a good time dancing and partying the
night away with all our family and friends. I had mixed feelings when the last song had been
played. I was sad that it saw the end to our wonderful wedding day but happy and excited that
it marked the start of the rest of our lives together.
We said goodbye to our guests and opened the door to see rain bouncing off the ground.
Someone had said that it had started about eleven o’clock but I hadn’t noticed as we had been
dancing all night long. It reminded me of how lucky we had been and I beamed thinking it can
rain as much as it wants to now! I hitched up my dress and ran barefoot across the courtyard
to our honeymoon suite with my brand new husband.

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Tuesday 10am - 4.30pm,
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Thursday 10am - 4.30pm,
Friday 10am - 4.30pm,
Saturday 9.30am-5pm
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Sunday 13th of September, it is well worth the
effort to attend.
The branch held it's September monthly lunch
club event at The Furlong public house in
Tunstall, (one of the six Towns that make up the
City of Stoke-on-Trent) on Wednesday the 10th.
A total of nineteen persons were in attendance
which is below our usual number,but with
glorious sunny weather on the day,and some of
our members taking advantage of a late summer
holiday,now that the children are all back at
school,it was not a bad turnout.
The month's social activities were rounded off
with our summer buffet held at our Meir
Longton Royal British Legion home,on the
evening of Wednesday 17th. Attendance sadly was
down on the numbers we had hoped for with only
23 persons present,who still managed to raise the
sum of £60 for branch funds through the raffle.
The main guest for the event was Captain
Simon Nicholson,the O/C of 22 Signals Regiment
LAD based at Beacon Barracks,Stafford,who
along with other members of the unit we are
always pleased to see,as they are our twinned
regular R.E.M.E unit.
The event allowed us another opportunity
to proudly show off the Vincent Metcalfe
Trophy,presented to us for being the most
effective,efficient and active branch in the
R.E.M.E. Association for the year 2013, we shall
look forward to winning it again in 2018!!
The Potteries
District
Branch
of the REME
Association
Royal Electrical and
Mechanical Engineers
Association
Meetings held every 4th Tuesday in the month,
7pm at Meir Royal British Legion Club.
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01538 756100, malcolmcaddick@hotmail.co.uk
Public Relations Member, Maurice Hope on
01782 874149
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Eden Camp, Malton, near Scarborough in
North Yorkshire was the place to be on a
glorious sunny day on Sunday 7th of
September... dubbed as the largest gathering of
veterans in the north of England,it certainly lived
up to it's title.
About 300 veterans from all the services and
in the region of 40 or more standards paraded for
a service of thanksgiving and remembrance for all
the military and civilian personnel involved in the
conflicts of the last 100 years.
A surprising amount of different cap badges
were evident,sadly most of them have now
amalgamated or disbanded,but there was a fair
amount of R.E.M.E. Veterans present,and it was
very nice to see a number of Association members
from the Teesside Branch,who arrived in there
own minibus, very impressive.
The senior Officer present was Major General
(Retd) David.S.Jolliffe, (R.A.M.C), the former
Director General of Medical
Services,,who with a break from
tradition did not take the
salute...That honour went to
several surviving members of The
Normandy Veterans, who this
year are disbanding their
remaining Association branches,
a nice and well appreciated touch
by the organisers.
It was that hot on parade
waiting for the speeches and
laying of wreaths to be completed
that a Parachute Regiment
mascot,(A Shetland Pony)
proudly wearing his coat bearing
all the battle honours, keeled over
with heat exhaustion and had to
be carried away to shelter,to be
revived by pouring copious
amounts of cool water over the
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A Tuscan Wedding Gareth and Leah Foster wanted a wedding with a difference.
Along with Journeys a la Carte
they decided on a venue for their
wedding in Tuscany.
Close family were invited, so ten
adults and two young children (4 and 5
years old), flew off to Italy for the last
week in May 2014. We were to enjoy a
holiday together, from Saturday to
Saturday, with the Wedding Day on the
Thursday of that week.
San Gimignano was the town
where the wedding would take place
and a wonderful villa set in vineyards
was booked for the full week.
Villa La Torre, just a few
kilometres from the town of San
Gimignano, was idyllic with lots of
character. Set in it’s own grounds with
en suite rooms for all guests, two kitchens and
dining rooms with plenty of space. The outdoor
private swimming pool had a lot of use. The
weather was so good we had our evening meals on
the outdoor dining area.
On the Tuesday we all took a bus from San
Gimignano, via Poggibonsi, to the City of Florence
for a touch of culture. Those of the party who had
not visited Florence before all agreed it was a city
worth returning to in the future for a longer stay as
there is so much to see and do.
The Wedding Day was very special! No pomp
and ceremony just simply a wedding day to
remember!
The morning was very relaxed and built up
splendidly to the 3pm ceremony.
Flowers for the table and
buttonholes were gathered locally
and created a natural effect.
The groom had arranged a
1960’s Fiat 500 to collect his bride
from the villa and this was
cheered and applauded by people
all the way into the central Piazza.
The wedding ceremony was
conducted in the Town Hall and
translated into English by the local
travel contact. After the ceremony
we all gathered in the Piazza and
indulged ourselves with cornets of
‘Gellato’ with locals and visitors
taking photographs
of the party! We
then returned to
Villa La Torre for
Canapés, Prosecco
and wine on the pool
terrace. A lovely
wedding feast was
served on the
outdoor dining area - a Chandelier
was hung in the tree to light up the
cutting of the traditional Italian
Wedding Cake! If you have not tasted
this then you are missing something!!
We returned to Pisa on the
Saturday for our flight back home
but did manage to see, and take
photographs, of the leaning tower.
The weather was ideal - temperatures
were just right (approx. 20-25˚C) to
enjoy the use of the pool and the local
countryside.
The whole holiday and wedding was
exceptional. We could not have had a
better experience. If anyone is considering
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lovely holiday), then we would certainly
recommend the area in and around the
beautiful walled town of San Gimignano.
Once back home we had many
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Property Voice
by Nathan Anderson-Dixon
Nathan is a local estate agent, with over16 years
of experience in the residential sales and lettings
market.
Rather than writing about all things property,
for just one month I would like to dedicate
this column to telling you all about a
remarkable young boy from Uttoxeter that I
recently had the pleasure of meeting. You may not
have heard about Kyreigh O’Regan and his
inspirational journey. This 5 year old boy suffers
from a lifelong condition called spastic diplegic
cerebral palsy. The condition means he is in
constant pain caused by cramps and spasms in his
muscles meaning he cannot walk without aids and
now has to use a wheelchair when
travelling any distance.
Kyreigh’s family are looking to raise
£65,000 to take Kyreigh to St Louis
Children’s Hospital in Missouri, America
for an operation that will change his life.
In short it involves electrical impulses
been sent down the nerves and the faulty
ones holding his body in spasticity being
severed therefore instantly ridding him of
the pain and tightness in his muscles.
Without the operation he faces life in a
wheelchair and numerous painful
operations.
I’ve been thinking about Kyreigh a lot. What
would I do if this was my son?
How can I help? I’m sure
everyone that takes the time
to find out about Kyreigh asks
themselves the same
questions. If all of the readers
of The Voice donated the cost
of a cup of coffee he’d be half
way to his operation.
I would urge everyone to
text donate the words
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to 70070, or visit
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National engineering honour
for JCB Chairman Lord Bamford
JCB Chairman Lord Bamford has
been given the UK engineering’s
highest honour in recognition of
his outstanding contribution to the
industry. The Royal Academy of
Engineering (RAE) has announced
that he has been elected as an
Honorary Fellow of the organisation
that champions the cause of
engineering in Britain. The honour
comes in the year that Lord Bamford
celebrates 50 years’ service at JCB
and prepares to mark 40 years as
Chairman next year.
Today he said: “To be recognised
by the Royal Academy of Engineering
is a wonderful tribute to the
contribution of the whole JCB team. I
am as passionate about British
engineering and manufacturing today
as I was when I first started in 1964
and I am delighted to have been given
the distinction of this Honorary
Fellowship.”
Lord Bamford is the only
Honorary Fellow elected to the RAE
out of a total of 59 new Fellows. The
newly elected Fellows join the
Academy from diverse backgrounds,
including leading engineering and
manufacturing companies and world-leading
academic institutions.
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Windsor Park Middle School
catering team taste success
Cynthia Bailey, Paula Peach, Vivienne Drewitt and Janice Shaw.
Windsor Park Middle School are proud to announce that their catering team has won
Entrust Catering Services ‘Team of the Year 2014’. Entrust Catering hold an annual
conference and invite Catering Supervisors from all schools across Staffordshire.
During the day catering staff have the opportunity to meet suppliers and attend interactive
workshops. The fun part and finale of the day sees the Director, with the help of the suppliers,
present the awards to attendees for the following categories: Entrust Newcomer of the Year,
Entrust Team of the Year, Catering Employee of the Year, Most Improved Service, Marketing
Excellence and finally The Entrust Extra Mile Award.
Prior to the conference Operation Officers submit nominations for deserving
schools/employees for each category to the Head of Service, who, after reading the comments
chooses the winner, during this selection for 2014 Windsor Park Middle School picked up the
prize for Team of the Year 2014.
Windsor Park’s nomination and ultimate win was attributed to some of the following
qualities of the catering team’s commitment:
• Mrs Cynthia Bailey and her team always give 100% in whatever they do. They are an
integral part of the school, taking part and supporting many school events such as sports
day, open day and charity fundraisers.
• The team are passionate about feeding the pupils a healthy meal that they will eat and will
tailor the menu, incorporating the selector choice, so ensure that each child eats well.
• Windsor Park have supported the Food Development Team by trialling menus, offering
positive feedback to help produce a menu that is fit for purpose and exactly what the
customer wants.
• Mrs Cynthia Bailey is an excellent trainer, supporting the training team due to this Windsor
Park has been selected as one of Entrust ‘Skills Centre’ so that the team can pass on their
knowledge to new catering employees.
Superheroes Return To School
Uttoxeter’s St Mary’s C of E (A) 1st School returned for the new term recently to find an
exciting Superheroes mini topic had been planned; culminating with a dressing as a
superhero day on Friday.
During the week, the children researched superheroes; wrote fact files; designed wanted
posters; worked on maths investigations linked to superheroes; took part in PE activities and
designed and made their own superhero masks.
The children in KS2 were also asked to research their own real life hero. The children’s
heroes included pop stars and sports stars and their own family heroes. For Libby and Maisie,
this included our very own local sporting hero, Commonwealth double medallist, Adam Peaty,
who is a cousin of the 7 year old twins. The children had a wonderful first week back and are
looking forward to the rest of the term!
For new Head Mrs Wade, it was a very exciting first week to begin her time at St Mary’s.
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Kingsley Church
hold fundraisers
St Werburgh’s Church, Kingsley, held a
couple of fund raising opportunities
recently for the whole of the community to
get involved.
A Car Wash by the gates organized by David
and Christine Fowler and a very successful Open
Gardens event which was helped by the good
weather. This was organized by Christine May
who thanked everyone for a tremendous day.
Participating gardens belonged to Paul
Christine May; Andy Linda Orvath; Russell
Jo Bevan; Colin Margaret Brass; Hilary
Corby; Jane Clowes and Linda Salmon as well
as Bill Frances Sherratt and Joan Peter
Johnson both from Kingsley Holt.
Cream Teas, Bric-a-brac and Craft Stalls
helped to make it all the more enjoyable and
there was a raffle with prizes donated by Alton
Towers; Shrugborough Hall; Churnet Valley
Railway; Stoddards Fuel/Coach Hire; from
Cheadle; E E Store; Forget me Nots; Crafty
Urchins and Paradise Nurseries this helped to
raise over £1,000.00.
Together with garden birds, chickens and
animals at the Old Rectory there truly was
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Forthcoming concert
and exhibition
Another in the series of
ART MUSIC @
CHURCH will take place
at St Mary’s Church, Uttoxeter,
on Friday 21st and Saturday
22nd November. Organist Dr
Clive Tuck ARCO, ARCM will
be giving recitals on both days,
playing the magnificent 3-
manual church organ and
alternating this with piano
pieces. He will be playing 10 - 1
and 2.30 – 4 on the Friday and
10 – 1 on the Saturday and will
include a number of popular
classical pieces for each
instrument. This will be a very informal recital; entry is free and the invitation
is to just pop in at any time and listen for whatever time you can spare.
Alongside the music, local artist Jean Tuck will be exhibiting a selection of
paintings in watercolour and pastel. Her work is mainly of local scenes of
the Uttoxeter and Peak District areas. All work will be for sale, with some at
discount prices and there will also be packs of greeting cards available,
depicting local views. The photograph shows some of the paintings at this
event in a previous year. Do come along to browse and enjoy both the art and
the music. The art exhibition will be open 10 - 4 on the Friday, and 10 -3 on
Saturday. A donation from the event will be made to the local Air Ambulance.
Gardening - good for
the soul
The Art Soul Friendship Group, now based in Hawthorne House in the
Market Place, was formed when the mental health charity, Mind, closed
its Uttoxeter branch. As County Councillor Geoff Morrison said Mind
was providing some terrific help for people with mental health problems,
particularly depression, and its closure was disastrous for their clients.
However, they managed to get themselves together, they’ve done very well and
deserve all the help possible so he was pleased to grant them a generous
donation from his community fund. The drop-in centre currently provides
support, friendship and creative activities for about 150 clients
Meanwhile, the Quakers were having a few problems in their garden.
When Robert Heath lead a party of Quaker emigrants to Pennsylvania in 1700
he left his house and land at 39 Carter Street to the local Quakers who built
a Meeting House in the garden and established a burial ground. The Meeting
House was registered as a place of worship in 1706 and is now a Grade II
listed building. The remaining garden, to the side and rear of the burial
ground, is still quite large and was proving onerous to the current day Quakers
but they had an idea. They approached Art Soul to enquire if their clients
would be interested in taking care of the garden. The Quaker lifestyle is based
upon values which Art Soul also share: truth, integrity, justice, equality,
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soon developed into a written agreement.
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Let The Voice Be With You
by Les Humphries of Rocester
At the end of my last rendition, I mentioned
that I was going to Yorkshire for a few days,
well, I love Yorkshire having spent a number
of my youthful years there, both as a schoolboy,
and as a young soldier, (yes I was young once!).
Being the son of a serving soldier, as regular
readers of my column are well aware, I travelled
around with my Father and Mother, brother Walter
and sister Diane as barrack rats in married
quarters. The photographs were taken 10 years
apart in 1949 and 1959 so you can see how my
Dad and me had changed, I was 7 and 17 - Dad
was old and old! and It was in my blood as the first
picture shows to go into the Regular Army.
Anyway, one of our homes in the early 1950’s
was in Catterick Camp, now known as Catterick
Garrison, and on my recent visit to North
Yorkshire I could not resist going to have a look at
my old home at 56 Hambleton Road, which has
changed little in almost 60 years. Unlike the rest of
the Catterick Garrison which now sports high
fences and brick buildings instead of open areas
giving way to large hutted expanses known as
lines, such as Baghdad lines, Kemmel lines etc. Any
former National Serviceman or Regular will
identify with this terminology.
Anyway, my dear wife Sandra (who does all of
the driving) indulged me with my reminiscences, as
I bored her to death, showing her where I lived as
a boy, and where my camp was in 1959/60 when I
returned in uniform before being posted abroad.
Sadly my old section of the camp in no longer
there, the area now having been rebuilt with brick
constructions which was disappointing.
We stopped off at Richmond Railway Station,
which was the point at which as rookies we were
unloaded from trains, to be herded into lorries and
shipped to Catterick like livestock. Sadly it is now
a shopping centre and Cinema, although the shell
is still intact ( the railway lines were of course
ripped up by the Tories under Beechings disgraceful
administration which cut off whole communities,
the same regime which in the name of progress,
now wish to dig up great swathes of the Country,
destroying peoples livelihoods with the new so
called high speed rail link forgetting that it was
they who dismembered the earlier system), but I
digress!
I regaled Sandra on the old Station yard with
stories of how we were herded out of the station
and on to the trucks by corporals in immaculate
order with brass topped canes or swagger sticks’
putting the fear of God into many new recruits
who feared they were going to the death camps!
My mates and I were lucky, because in 1959 we
had already done 3 years as Boy Soldiers, now
moving up to Man Service as it was known, of
course the NCO’s did not particularly like us
because we had more service in than them, and
were already well disciplined and not intimidated
like the new National Service lads who didn’t really
want to be there at all.
Although I was a Regular Soldier, I made a lot
of pals from those who were two year men. Many
of them were from North of the border, and it
would be a great tragedy if the Scots went for
Independence to bolster one mans ego as for so
many years they have been such an important part
of the UNITED Kingdom, particularly in the
Armed Forces.
Over the years I often meet ex - Corps
members, and one of these was Mr. Rupert
Bamford, the younger brother of Mr. JCB,
although of course he was higher up the ladder
than myself, being a Wartime Officer. None the less
on his visits to Rocester HQ when I was on the
front desk he would chat to me about days gone
by, and even brought me in copies of our Royal
Signals Magazine called ‘The Wire’ which were
excellent reading. I must admit I liked him a lot, he
was a real gentleman of the old school!
Geoff Hartley who is the Chairman of the
Churnet Valley Male Voice Choir, is also an ex
signalman, although being of higher intellect than
myself, he was moved on to the Intelligence Corps.
Geoff does all the announcing for our concerts, and
gets a bit of stick from us grumpy old sods as we
have heard his jokes many times! Another old
chum Garth, a fine Bass Baritone, who sadly
passed away several years ago following illness,
was also another proud ex-signalman and fellow
choristers, we sang at his funeral and his Signals
beret was on the coffin during the service.
Now that we are running our Army on the
cheap by using territorials, there will be less and
less full time veterans in the years to come. People
from all walks of life are now being asked to put
their lives on the line for several months, and then
being expected to return to civilian life can never
produce the same level of comradeship as soldiers
who live in barracks on a permanent basis. How
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Povey’s People
By Radio Stoke’s Owd Grandad Piggott
Each month Radio Stoke’s Owd Grandad Piggott (Alan Povey) will write a unique insight into our
local life and its many characters.
His infectious, humorous slant on people provides a different and unusual mix which hopefully will
bring a warm smile to the faces of our readers.
This month: Perce Lockett’s Moped
Perce Lockett’s moped was a miracle on wheels.
It used to belong to Walter Mellenship and when
Walter died, it spent the next twelve months at the
back of the coalhouse, then Big Ive Mellenship
decided to get rid of it, so it appeared for sale in
the newsagents window. Big Ive
had put it up at the princely sum
of a tenner, so Perce Lockett
offered her a fiver and finished
up getting it for eight pounds.
What make it was was a bit of a
mystery because half of its
rusting logo had disintegrated. It
was ‘Dub’ something or other
followed by another five or six
letters which had fallen off. The
handlebars were slightly twisted
where Walter had hit a lamp
post and it stank abominably
when it kicked up emitting
dense blue smoke and rattling like a stone in a tin
can, but miraculously, it moved when required to.
Perce tested it around the block, then took it for a
longer spin to the top of Sandford Hill and back.
Half way up, the blue smoke turned to black but
with the assistance of pedal power, it made the top
and the black smoke luckily turned back to blue
on the way back.
‘Thees a funny
noise comin’
from th’injin’,
What dust
reckon it is?’
Perce Lockett was one of life’s great optimists
and that night in Tummy Dawkins’s pub, he
unveiled ambitious plans for his newly acquired
steed.
‘Ah’m gooin’ get a sidecar fer it un tack ar
Lizzie ite...’, he expounded. ‘’Way’ve never ‘ad a
motor car an’ ‘er con put ‘er best bib an’ tucker on
un ar’ll tack ‘er dineTrentum Gardins....’
The next day, still full of optimism,Perce took
his life in his hands and risked a trek to Caverswall.
Wearing an enormous and ridiculous looking crash
helmet, goggles, bike clips and gloves, he came out
of the house at half past ten, kicked his steed into
action and wobbled off up the street amid a cloud
of blue toxicity and full of enthusiasm bound for
The Red House hoping to make it there by opening
time.
Incredibly, the moped coughed and spat its way
to Caverswall, and, even more incredibly coughed
and spat its way back, taking in The Auctioneers
Arms at Cookshill en route. Drunk with pride and
achievement, Perce boasted to all and sundry of his
intentions to whisk ‘ar Lizzie’ off to
exotic places, starting with Trentham
Gardens and progressing to Rhyl and
Blackpool and beyond. He began to
seriously search for a small sidecar
quite oblivious of the fact that Lizzie
Lockett was fifteen stone in weight.
Several days later, Perce slouched
into the pub with his face on the floor.
‘What’s up with thee owd soul?’, I
asked him. ‘Ow’s thee moped goin?’
‘Thees summatt up with it’, said
Perce dismally. ‘Thees a funny noise
comin’ from th’injin’, What dust
reckon it is?’
‘Perce – listen! Ar dunner want upset thee but
that moped’s on its last legs’, I told him. ‘Yer
dunner even know what make it is so ‘ow the ‘ell
are yer goin’ get spare parts for it??.... It’s got a fifty
c.c. engine an’ you’re on about boltin’ a sidecar to
it an’ tackin’ thar Lizzie ter Trentham
Gardiens...yer wouldn’t get past the end o’ the
street before it blew up.
‘It anna let me dine yet!’ flared Perce. ‘Ow as it
wants is a bloody good over’aul.... Ar’ll get it
gooin’ rate..they say if ar dunner!... It cost may
eight quid that moped did...want me moneys woth
ite on it.
Undaunted, Perce started to strip it down in the
back yard, while Lizzie moaned and cursed and
berated him for wasting his time.
‘Let him be,’ I suggested. ‘He’s hurting nobody
and its giving him something to do..’
‘Oh ar!’, spat Lizzie. ‘ay’l tack it bits, mack an
‘ell of a mess in th’yard, then ay wunner be able
put it back ‘gether aggen then way’ll ‘ave Club
Paper Jack rind, Drummer, Daft Gullickson an’ afe
a dozen more brain surgeons an’ barstool
executives rind an’ ar’ll finish up gooin’ stop with
our ‘Etty ‘til its all over....Ar’m sick on ‘im!...Ay’s
woss than Owd Piggott’.
It ran true to form. The moped spread itself
from Perce’s back yard to three or four of the near
neighbours, even we took charge of part of the
exhaust pipe and when somebody from Normacot
turned up with a rusty old sidecar on the back of a
truck, Perce’s enthusiasm rekindled and the nearby
backyards resembled George Watson’s scrapyard.
The snug in Tummy Dawkins’s pub turned into a
sort of consulting room where a troubleshooting
committee met of an evening to discuss the next
move. Three weeks later, the local back yards were
in much the same state. People had bought spare
parts that they thought might fit and Lizzie refused
to return from ‘our ‘Etty’s until things had been
resolved.
The catastrophe occurred when Perce Lockett
drained the petrol tank into a bleach bottle and
asked Owd Grandad Piggott to ‘look after it’ for a
while. Owd Grandad put it behind the toilet door
and forgot about it. Soon after, Grandma Piggott
found it, wondered why she had left a bottle of
bleach behind the toilet door and decided to tip
some down the loo. That night was the same as
any other night in the Piggott household. Owd
Grandad came swearing and cursing home from
the pub at closing time, went banging down to the
lavatory and got himself settled and all was serene
for several minutes.
He examined his fag end evaluating if there was
a couple more drags in it, decided that there was,
took the drags and dropped the nippin between his
legs.
There wasn’t an explosion, there was a roar
akin to a Boeing 747 taking off and Owd Grandad
Piggott exited the old thunderbox at nine miles a
second, his braces caught under the door and he
catapulted backwards at the same speed and a
dozen tiles shot off the thunderbox roof. Owd
Grandad Piggott emitted a bellow like a Galloway
bull and half an hour later, there were three fire
engines at the back, two more at the front and
Owd Grandad Piggott was in A E with his
behind on fire.
It took a few days for things to settle down.
Owd Grandad Piggott blamed Tummy Dawkins’s
beer and Grandma Piggott kept very quiet about
the bleach, though she did mention to Hilda
Aspinall that the last bottle of bleach she had had
‘smelt a bit funny’. Perce Lockett’s moped, along
with the sidecar, finished up at George Watson’s.
Lizzie Lockett never did make Trentham
Gardens in her best bib and tucker.
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Cheadle District Animal Welfare
Society - Summer holidays
This nice summer has seen Cheadle Animal Welfare volunteers and
supporters involved in a variety of fund raising activities and events.
There have been fun dog shows; garden parties; open gardens; cake and
raffle days in café’s, work places and shops; store collections; family parties;
a canine behaviourist evening talk plus Animal Welfare stalls at many events
as well as our regular monthly sale at the Conservative Club in Cheadle. We
would like to thank everyone for getting involved and contributing.
Future events and activities for you all to note include; our gorgeous 2015
calendar is currently on sale, the ‘Annual Big Raffle’ tickets are available and
particularly that tickets are now on sale for the very popular Doctor’s
Swinging Sixties Band, Saturday November 15th, Guild Hall, Cheadle. Doors
open 7.15pm. Band starts 7.45pm.Tickets are £12.50 and include a pie and
pea supper. Tickets will be in demand so be sure to get yours early. All these
items/tickets are now available from E+E Furniture Store, High Street Cheadle
or by telephoning 07531 232 542 /01889 564045 / 01335 390369.
Only a small number of animals have been rehomed in recent months as
people no doubt have been off on their holidays and couldn’t commit to a
new family member until their return. So we are hoping that now holidays
are coming to an end you will contact us to ask about the lovely dogs and
cats that need a loving home! We have more dogs and cats that have arrived
in our care recently and would love them to get a nice new home quickly. Just
as we hope the ones who have been with us a while finally get their turn at
finding loving new owners. They so deserve it.
Amongst the dogs seeking homes are; Mabel, Gordon (a winner and real
star at the Oakamoor Dog show), Laddie, Ronnie, Jasmine and Jimmy. There
are other lovelies too!
Further information is available on the Society’s website
www.cheadleanimalwelfare.org.uk/ or by telephoning 07531 232 542
From top, left to right: Mabel, Gordon, Laddie, Ronnie, Jasmine and Jimmy

Have I got news for you
by Uttoxeter’s Gary Hudson, Former BBC Chief News Reporter
Gary Hudson is a member of Uttoxeter Lions
Club, a former BBC Chief News Reporter and a
senior lecturer in Broadcast Journalism at
Staffordshire University.
Hats off to charity footballers – even the
rubbish ones
The thriving local football scene is well
represented on other pages here, so I’ll stress that
I’m not trying to steal anyone else’s thunder when
I say how impressed I was with those turning out
at Rocester FC a few weeks ago for a charity match
in aid of Kyreigh’s Kause.
It’s the campaign to fund an operation for little
Kyreigh O’Regan, who has cerebral palsy, and I’m
delighted that Uttoxeter Lions and Rotary Clubs
are joining forces to help him by organising a
raffle with some impressive prizes.
What particularly entertained me that late
August Sunday was seeing an enthusiastic amateur
trying to keep up with steely veterans of the
football field.
It reminded me of the many times as a much
younger man that I was asked to play in charity
games, undoubtedly because the involvement of
the local reporter was thought to guarantee
publicity for the cause.
At the Rocester match, the amateur player who
was so far out of his depth a submarine couldn’t
have saved him was Andrew Griffiths, Uttoxeter
and Burton MP. He was the oldest player on the
pitch, chasing everything and winning nothing, as
his side slumped to an 8-1 deficit before half-time.
Playing with the stars – a boyhood hero
and a boyhood villain
I wouldn’t normally offer such a cruel
assessment, if I hadn’t been in the same position
myself. My not-so-illustrious charity match career
included playing alongside or against European
Cup winners and at least one World Cup winner.
I even played with my childhood hero, the late
Jeff ‘The King’ Astle of West Brom and England,
and the joy of that experience was tempered only
by having to mark Derek Dougan, Astle’s
contemporary for Aston Villa, Wolves and
Northern Ireland.
Even if I had announced myself as an
enthusiastic Baggies supporter (which I didn’t, so
call me a coward) the Doog could not have
humiliated me more. I still wince at the memory of
the digs in the ribs, the nutmegs, and the fact that
I only made the briefest contact with the ball just
Andrew Griffiths MP (left) and Gary Hudson (right) with Lions and Rotary Club members and
Kyreigh O’Regan launching the Kyreigh’s Kause raffle at Rocester FC.
once in the many times we jumped for crosses or
clearances.
Jeff Astle’s tragic death from brain damage
resonates to this day, but my abiding memory is of
a very funny man, of whom it was said the only
time he tracked back over the halfway line was to
tell a joke.
Obviously, the pros were long since retired but
still had the skills and residual pace to shame the
likes of us Sunday pub team cloggers. Every pass
arrived with pin-point accuracy but at a speed that
demanded a first touch rather more deft than mine
if the ball were not to ricochet into row Z.
Having ex-pros on your side was a joy too,
though. Tony Morley and Gary Shaw, from Villa’s
European Cup-winning era, and Coventry City
iron man George Curtis were among those who set
me up for hauls of four and five goals in matches
against Warwick University and then a team of
National Hunt jockeys, who were easily beaten in
the air, to be fair, as they didn’t have their horses to
help them jump.
A Tory minister on the left wing and
other unlikely team choices
And then there was the hat-trick against the
Welsh newspaper, the Western Mail, which is
where the antics of our Tory MP come into play.
I applaud Andrew Griffiths for taking part in
that charity match, and that’s not a party political
judgement. Other political parties are available,
and from personal experience I know that their
elected members are just as likely to be fairly
rubbish at football.
That’s because back in the seventies and
eighties, I played for the Westminster Wanderers –
an ad hoc team supposedly drawn from members
of both Houses of Parliament. When teams from
other parliaments offered a challenge match, there
was little problem raising a side, probably because
lavish hospitality was on offer at these showpieces
of international relations, although I couldn’t
possibly comment.
But when the challenge was from a provincial
newspaper or at a location north of Watford,
player-manager and goalkeeper, Bruce ‘the Cat’
George, MP for Walsall South, had selection
problems, which is where my pals and I came in.
A typical forward line might be a Tory minister
on the left wing, Viscount Craigavon at centre
forward and a ‘researcher for the Liberal leader
David Steel’ (that would be me).
And yes, we beat the Western Mail 6-3 with the
ringer scoring a hat-trick. But if I were to attempt
to repeat the feat today, or even last five minutes on
a full-size pitch, I think I’d make Andrew Griffiths
look like Pele, Maradona and George Best
combined.
‘Fulford District
Community First
Responders support local
life saving initiatives.’
Residents from the Fulford and district area
attended free, two hour Heart Start
Defibrillator awareness courses recently.
They learnt vital lifesaving skills, which could help
keep a person alive until medical help arrives.
The course was provided by Mike Taylor (of
Abacus Training), David Thomas and Mel Avis,
who are all volunteer responders with the Fulford
District Community First Responder charity.
‘Heart Start’ is a national scheme that is being
supported by the West Midlands Ambulance
Service across Staffordshire, in association with the
British Heart Foundation.
Mel Avis explained, “24 local people were
trained in basic life saving skills today. Our aim
was two-fold: to raise awareness of the
Community Public Access Defibrillator that has
recently been installed at Fulford Village Hall and
to teach skills that could make an enormous
difference to saving someone’s life. It was a great
success!”
Acting quickly when someone is in cardiac
arrest is crucially important. Early CPR and Early
Defibrillation significantly increase a person’s
chance of survival. People should not be afraid to
learn how to use a cPAD. They are designed
specifically for use in community settings and
provide a series of voice prompts and illuminated
illustrations to guide the rescuer.
“Any initiatives, whether it’s community life
saving training or new devices such as the cPAD,
are welcome additions to our local communities,
saving vital minutes whilst the ambulance service
arrives, especially in rural villages.” says Mike
Taylor (of Abacus Training).
“The course was excellent and I now feel
confident that I could deal with an emergency
while waiting for the professionals to arrive.... If
you get the opportunity then get trained up!” says
participant, Sarah Cox
“Training was excellent, easy to understand
and remember. Do it and be useful to someone
who may need your help.” says participant, Jacquie
Leach
For more information about First Aid courses
or the Heart Start scheme, please contact:
Mike@fulfordanddistrictcfr.co.uk or visit
www.abacustraining.co.uk

Cheadle’s Top-Secret
Spy-Station
By Philip Brough, of Cheadle
In a mansion just outside Cheadle, Woodhead
Hall, there was housed what every-one called
The Air Ministry. During the
war, and until 1995, it was
surrounded by a forest of aerials
and a barbed wire fence. What
went on there played a vital part
in winning the War and the
Cold War.
The house belonged to the
Allen family but in 1937 it was
leased by the Air Ministry, the
official line being that it was to
house a radio station for
meteorological purposes.
By 1938, Woodhead Hall
was equipped and the first
civilian staff arrived, under the
command of Flying Officer
W.G. Swanborough. The Air
Ministry was fully operational.
But what were they doing? Why
were they doing it? Why was
everything secret?
One secret during the War
was more secret than any other
- the Ultra Secret. Very few
knew about it. Many only got to
know of its vital importance
during the 1960s, when the
secret was revealed, that we had
been able, during the war, to
decode all German Military
transmissions. This task had
been given to The Government
Code and Cipher School, at
Bletchley Park, the X-Station.
Woodhead Hall, was a Y-Station.
But what was that?
The Y-stations were the
The Y-stations
were the
Signals
Intelligence
collection
sites. They
tuned in to the
transmissions
of the German
radio
operators and
passed them
to Bletchley.
Signals Intelligence collection
sites. They tuned in to the
transmissions of the German radio operators and
passed them to Bletchley.
In all, there were 32 Y-Stations. Teams of
operators worked 24 hours a day, writing down a
meaningless series of letters extremely accurately,
for a single mistake meant that the code-breakers
could not work on it. They had no idea of the
significance of the messages they monitored nor
where they were being sent. As one lady said, It
could have been a shipping list or a shopping list
for all we knew.
Woodhead Hall had a specific task
- to monitor the signals from the
German Air Force. If the Luftwaffe sent
it, Woodhead Hall listened to it.
The Germans continued to develop
more complex coding systems but the
British were able to decode everything
that the Germans devised.
In 1940, annexes were built onto
the Hall to provide accommodation
and Nissan Huts were built in the
grounds. WAAFs were billeted at
Harewood Hall, Moorville Hall and
Thornbury Hall, until a special camp
was built for them off Donkey Lane,
Cheadle.
In 1941, the Operational Room was
built to house 48 staff. In addition,
there were Out-Stations at High Shutt,
and at Oakhill near Tean.
By 1943, the site was being used by
hundreds of RAF, Royal Navy( HMS
Cheadle) and American personnel.
New entrants were taught the
Morse Code. Later, they were told of
their duties - to intercept encoded
German radio messages. This was when
the direst of warnings was given. They
were told that they were not to speak
of this to anyone, not even their closest
of friends or family.
They sat before a radio set, tuned in
to their allotted frequencies, and wrote
down any message that they heard. As
soon as a message was completed, it
was sent to what they only knew only
as Station X. They were never told
where that was or what was done with
the messages. All that they did know
was that it was all TOP SECRET.
The work was very boring as most of it
consisted of waiting for a German radio operator
to begin his transmission. When he did start, the
work suddenly became very intense. If the signals
were weak, concentration was tested to the limit.
The shifts were - 8am to 4pm - 4pm to
midnight - midnight until 8am. For those working
at the Air Ministry, a popular venue for off-duty
periods was the Osborne Cinema but the girls most
looked forward to the dances held at The Guild
Hall.
Bletchley Park always gets the credit for the
decoding work but it is a little-known fact that the
terrific volume of work load meant that Bletchley
alone was unable to cope. Woodhead Hall was the
only receiving station that did decoding work as
well. It has been often acknowledged that the work
of Bletchley Park, and thus also the Y-Stations,
including Woodhead Hall, undoubtedly shortened
the War.
The end of the hostilities did not end of the
work at Woodhead Hall. It continued much as
before - only the stations being listened to
changed!
Gradually, civilians took over and the work at
the Air Ministry became a job quite unlike any
other, for the employees there were denied one of
the most normal and simplest of pleasures - being
able to talk about their work.
In that post-war-time period, a trainee’s pay
was £3.10.0 (£3.50) a week, rising to £6.4.0
(£6.20).
The Air Ministry decided that Woodhead Hall
was to be its main wireless station and this
necessitated an increase in the staffing levels. This,
in turn, led to new buildings being built in 1952/3.
Fifty-seven new aerial towers, were erected,
standing on large blocks of concrete.
Security was, if anything, even stricter than it
had been during the war. As the years passed, Y-Stations
were becoming redundant to requirements
and in 1962 the Cheadle Out-Stations were closed.
A link with former days was discovered in
1968, when buildings erected during the war were
demolished. The foundations of the old Hall were
found.
The decision was made to integrate all intercept
work under a single, national authority at GCHQ,
(Government Communications Head Quarters) at
Cheltenham.
In 1995, the decision was made to close the Y-Station
at Cheadle. Its war-service over, Woodhead
Hall has now reverted to being a home - but what
an impressive, important and historical building it
has been for this country!

Remembering Days gone by...
by Owd Ern
Revealed?? At Last
Out of the blue my daughter Julie got a
message on one of those fancy computer
things or perhaps it was her fancy phone, I
don’t know. Anyway she contacted me by pigeon
post, to say that Nigel the editor of the Voice had
very kindly invited me to an evening at Uttoxeter
race course, to be wined and dined and recognised
in a private box. (I thought the next box for me
would be one with brass handles on to carry me
off in, miserable old sod that I am)
I umm’d and arr’d a bit and then thought, Why
not, although it meant having a shave and a
shower and that was not due for another month or
two! And then what should I wear!
I looked my best suit out, as it sounded a very
posh do, but, as it had not been worn for the last
twenty or thirty years, the moths had eaten half of
it away.
Then, was the question of transport, my old
Hercules’s has about rusted away and both tyres
were flat I do not know if you can get new 28 X 1
¾” tyres now. Health Safety would do me,
because I have not got one of those silly banana
skin helmets or Lycra suits to wear. If I had and
managed to get it on I’d be darned if I could get it
off again.
Anyway in the end, my youngest daughter
Clare and her young man Pete agreed to take me.
As usual we got there a bit late, but a very nice
young lady on the staff came and took us to box
No 1. Nigel met us at the entrance and made us
very welcome. He couldn’t get over how old I
looked. He let all and sundry know ‘Old Ern’ has
arrived.
A lady on a nearby table asked him what race
Owd Ern was in!
Les Humphries and Steve ‘Lank’ Lavin kindly
helped me with my Zimmer, thank you both very
much. With a nice fine evening, a drink or two,
lovely food, ‘keep taking the tablets’ and a couple
of wins, what could have been better. I had to keep
taking the tablets to keep my blood pressure down
with all the lovely fillies about (two legged ones)
I have sworn the ladies and gentlemen there, to
secrecy, so I can still be incognito (see Footnote).
Uttoxeter race course is indeed a credit to its
owners and a great asset to the town. I remember
it being owned by the town council and then the
District Council. It seemed then, a small sedate
Race course. O.K, but not great (who am I to
judge) But the council sold it into private control.
I am not sure if that was when Stan Clarke took it
on. I believe it was Stan who in 1994 had a new
£2 million grandstand built. This was opened by
Prince Edward and from then on it has got better
and better. Hopefully never to look back. If the
council had still owned it now, they would
probably have sold it for developing to another
American style razzmatazz of supermarkets etc.
(sorry, that’s my moan over for this month)
It was opened in 1908 as a permanent course
for national hunt racing being near Uttoxeter
Station, which made it more convenient for the
race horses and punters alike to come from afar.
Before this, there was a course at Lamberts Park
Farm near Byrds Lane (I have done a bit of
courting up Byrds Lane many years ago) and
Down on the Farm
by Angela Sargent
“Fresh October brings the Pheasant,
then to gather nuts is pleasant.”
Sara Coleridge
And, as I take our dogs along the drive for
their morning stroll, we see acorns adorning
the Oak trees or spread on the ground
underneath (the dogs chasing off the Squirrels
too!). Maybe even the odd Hazelnut, if we’re lucky
(and the squirrels haven’t got to them first).
Unfortunately, Acorns are poisonous to cattle and,
particularly, Horses!
We also see ‘Oak apples’ too, growing on some
of the branches- these look like brown balls, but
are not apples or nuts- they are leaves which have
been mutated to form a casing for a Gall wasp
grub.
Adult Gall wasps don’t sting or cause harm to
trees, or people, even though they lay their eggs in
tree roots. When these hatch, the grub climbs the
tree to pupate in the deformed leaf.
It is also the season for Game shooting and we
start to see loads of Pheasants in the fields,
scratting amongst the dropped corn when we start
to feed our livestock.
Whether or not you agree with shooting, the
conservation needed to provide suitable habitat for
game birds, such as Grouse, which cannot be
reared, has a knock on benefit for other species,
both plant, animal and bird.
‘Greening’, the Government word that covers
all things natural or conservational in agriculture,
is currently a hot topic, as a new round of the
Common Agricultural policy has brought some
changes- taking effect from next year. Farmers will
need to work out in advance which crops and how
many they need to grow and then work out the
percentage of arable on their farm and put a
percentage of that equivalent into ‘greening’
measures- but hedges are a bit of a problem as
no-one seems to know where they fit in with
‘greening’!
Field work is continuing-soil cultivation to
make a nice seed bed is very important (like in your
garden) and we are having an attack on Black
grass- chisel ploughing (deep raking) first, then
Cambridge rolling(flattening but with ridges) to
encourage germination of all of the seeds, then
ploughing well, in the hope that the plants will be
spent and killed. Followed by a pre-emergent spray
after the ground is sown, we hope will clear that
particular field.
Ploughing matches are taking place, tractor and
horse, to see who can plough the straightest, most
equal furrows, burying all the surface weeds and
before that, on land opposite the Butchers Arms
Inn at Bramshall. Flat and hurdle racing can be
traced back to 1720. In 1774 a sweepstake of 100
guineas for hunters belonging to gentlemen of the
town, to be run over a course at the Highwood,
which was a lot of money then. In 1800 races were
held on the Netherwood which is land between
Derby Road(A50) eastwards towards the River
Dove, and I suppose if my Grandfathers Farm had
been a bit nearer, the site of the Shire Horse
Steeplechase could have developed into a race
course, very pleasant, but a bit remote.
I suppose the racecourse has had its ups and
downs, probably struggling at times. I seem to
remember my father saying it was used as a
military base in the First World War. With a lot of
soldiers under canvas there. (That’s enough history
for one month).
It seems a funny time in life for firsts but the
evening at the races achieved a few for me:
It was my first time to a race meeting, many
thanks again Nigel it’s first time I’ve been out since
George V’s Coronation.
First time meeting Nigel the editor
First time backed a horse and Won!
But as my old dad used to say ‘theer’s always a
fost time fur everthin’
So just Tek care on thee sens
Yours, as ever
Owd Ern
Foot note. Was it really ‘Owd Ern’? Or was it
just a stand in, as the ‘real’ Owd Ern’ could
possibly be a lady!
are a good social occasion too. All the results of
this years harvest are contested by the entrants,
including silage, crops, fodder and root crops.
There are baking competitions, following familiar
recipes too- Mary Berry, eat your heart out!
The last few Sheep sales are also taking place, as
all sheep farmers are planning when they will be
lambing. For some the rams will have already gone
into the flocks, others will be replacing rams or
ewes in readiness.
Meg is now four years old, matured in physique
if not in outlook and has settled into a reasonable
worker, if you can keep her concentrating- she has
her moments when she thinks she knows what you
want to do but is wrong, but hey ho, we can cope
with that.
Next Spring, my challenge is to complete a 300
mile cycle ride in 3 days (not totally my idea!) in
aid of RABI, visiting the East Midland Auction
marts (oops, have said it now, so suppose it’s a
definite!) and I will be compiling an adhoc blog of
my training over the next few months. It’s quite
scary to think about, but I managed to wangle a
new bike because of it- you can keep up to date on
our web site.
www.baldfields-farm.co.uk and follow us on
twitter and facebook too!

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Karen’s Cake Corner
by Karen Hill
Pineapple and Banana Cake with
Vanilla frosting
This is a wonderfully moist cake which is
very similar to a carrot cake, but is
made with bananas and pineapples
instead. Whenever I have any bananas or
pineapples that are looking a little ripe, I tend
to make this cake. By making it a three layer
cake, covering it with vanilla cream cheese
frosting and grating dark chocolate on top
with of course a little glitter, makes for a very
special banana cake!
You will need 3x20cm cake tins base lined
with greaseproof paper
300g caster sugar
3 eggs
270g mashed ripe bananas
300ml sunflower oil
1 tsp ground Allspice
300g plain flour
1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
½ tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla extract
150g fresh pineapple
For the topping
600g Icing sugar
100g unsalted butter
250g cream cheese
1 tbsp vanilla extract
Dark chocolate grated and glitter for
decoration
Preheat your oven to 170˚C. Mix
together the sugar, eggs, oil, banana and
Allspice. Sift in the flour, bicarbonate of
soda, salt and vanilla extract and beat
together until everything is fully blended.
Finally chop your pineapple into small pieces
and stir evenly into the batter.
Pour the mixture into the prepared cake
tins and bake in the preheated oven for 20-
25 minutes or until golden brown and the
sponge bounces back when touched. Leave
the cakes in the tins for approximately ten
minutes, and then turn out onto a wire rack
to cool completely.
Meanwhile make the frosting. Beat
together the icing sugar and butter, then add
the cream cheese and vanilla extract and mix
until smooth.
When the cake is completely cooled,
sandwich the layers together with the cream
cheese. Spread the frosting over the top and
sides of the cake. Finally grate some dark
chocolate, my favourite is Green and Blacks
85%. I always have this in my cupboard at
home. Optional is course the glitter, which I
love. This cake will have to be chilled
because of the cream cheese, but in our house
a cake never seems to last longer than the day
of baking!
Kate’s Kitchen
By Kate Cornes
Kate once worked as a professional chef for many
years, but following a career change, is now
employed as a Veterinary Nurse. She still,
however, continues to cook home cooked meals
for herself, her husband and two young children.
Kate is always on the lookout for wholesome but
simple recipes that can be
prepared in advance for
busy working families.
Icannot believe that the
school holidays have
come to an end
already! The summer
seems to have been and
gone in a flash this year.
The new school term has
begun, with clubs for this
and classes for that.
Children these days seem
to have such busy social
life’s! All the running
around doesn’t leave much
time for cooking. Anything
that can be cooked in
advance and prepared
quickly for meal times is a
bonus. Sausage rolls may
seem a little boring,
however, home made ones
taste so different to shop
bought ones and can be
cooked and left in the fridge for busy days when
everyone is coming and going. Using the shop
bought pastry may seem like cheating, but
personally I think it tastes great and saves loads of
time which is always important!
Homemade Sausage
Rolls
Makes 8 small rolls
Ingredients
320g pack of pre rolled
puff pastry
1 beaten egg for glazing
Filling ingredients
250g sausage meat
250g minced pork
1 small onion very finely
chopped
1 teaspoon dried thyme
1 teaspoon dried sage
1 teaspoon Worcester
sauce
1 tablespoon tomato sauce
1 tablespoon brown sauce
Salt and pepper
Non stick baking paper
Method
Mix together all the filling ingredients
thoroughly in a bowl.
Place the pastry on a lightly floured surface and
roll out slightly larger so it is around 30cm x 30cm
Divide the pastry lengthways with a knife, into
2 rectangles.
Separate the sausage mixture into 2 and spoon
along the length of the pastry from one side to the
other leaving about a 2 cm margin above the
length of the meat mixture. Brush the edges with
the glaze then carefully roll up so that the pastry
overlaps.
Wrap in cling film and refrigerate for 30mins.
Pre heat the oven to 200˚C/gas mark 6
Once ready for the oven, remove the cling film
and cut each roll into 4 and place on a tray lined
with the baking paper. Brush each roll with the
glaze.
Cook for about 25minutes until golden brown.
If they seem soggy underneath at the end of the
cooking time, they can be placed on a grill pan and
put back in the oven for a few minutes to crisp up
the underneath.
I think they are best served cold and are great
for leaving in the fridge for the family to eat, as and
when. Any that are left over are also a great
alternative to sandwiches for the children’s lunch
boxes.

Talking Pets
by Shoshannah McCarthy BVetMed (Hons) MRCVS
Shosh qualified from the Royal Veterinary
College in London, and has been working as a
small animal vet at Blue House Veterinary Centre
in Biddulph since 2009. She recently acquired a
rescue cat named Bagpuss.
Blue-green algae
Cyanobacteria (more commonly known as blue-green
algae) are a common source of worry for dog
owners, especially during the late summer and
autumn when blooms are at their most intense. They
are a concern because some can produce toxins,
which are potentially harmful to humans and
animals.
Recognising blue-green algae
Any waterway can be affected by blue-green
algae, including rivers, canals, lakes, reservoirs and
even the sea. Running water carries less risk, but
caution should still be exercised. Blooms (bursts of
intense growth) can happen all year round, but
warm weather tends to favour them. Summer and
autumn (May-October) are the most common times,
but different species of cyanobacteria can crop up
at different times of year.
Water affected by cyanobacterial blooms may
appear cloudy and coloured. This is usually a blue or
green tinge, but may be red or brown as well.
Sometimes the algae can produce foam at the
shoreline, or form a paint-like layer on the water
called a ‘scum’. Waterways known to be affected by
blue-green algae will usually be signposted with
warning notices. However, the presence of algae will
not always be obvious. If in doubt, keep your dog
out.
The dangers of blue-green algae
Blue-green algae produce various toxins (called
cyanotoxins), which can have a range of effects on
the bodies of humans and animals. Many cause
nothing more than skin irritation and stomach
upsets, but others can result in liver damage or
seizures and may even be fatal.
Dogs are exposed when drinking from or
swimming in waterways affected by blue-green
algae, because the water they ingest contains
cyanotoxins.
What are the symptoms of blue-green algae
poisoning?
Symptoms of toxicity come on quickly - often
within 30-60 minutes. The signs are variable as it
depends on the species of algae involved, but may
include:
• Vomiting, diarrhoea or abdominal pain
• Weakness, collapse or disorientation
• Tremors, progressing to seizures and
unconsciousness
• Breathing difficulties, with pale or blue-tinged
gums
If your dog has been poisoned by blue-green
algae, you will usually see these symptoms soon
after they come out of the water. However, some
dogs develop signs several hours or even days later,
usually linked to liver and/or kidney damage or
abnormal bleeding. Look out for nosebleeds,
bruising, weakness, jaundice or increased thirst and
urination.
If you have ANY concerns about your dog,
always speak to your vet - even if it’s the weekend or
the middle of the night.
Can poisoning be treated?
There is no specific antidote for blue-green algae
poisoning. Treatment is focussed on general
supportive care; affected dogs will need
hospitalisation for stomach decontamination, a drip,
and medications to control seizures and vomiting.
Blood tests are needed to identify damage to the
liver or kidneys.
Unfortunately, some cases are too severe once
symptoms begin and many dogs die despite the best
efforts of the vets and nurses. Prevention really is
better than cure, so be vigilant for warnings in your
area, pay attention to where your dog is swimming
and if you’re not happy, don’t let your dog into the
water.
For more information on blue-green algae, check
out the following web links:
www.gov.uk/government/publications/
blue-green-algae-advice-for-the-public
www.stwater.co.uk/households/your-water-supply/
water-quality-in-your-area/key-facts/
blue-green-algae
Fashion Voice
by Angela Clinton of Uttoxeter
The ‘crazy Colours’ for the Autumn/ Winter
collections.Bright tones - orange, cherry,
yellow, lime and cobalt. Jewel tones-cranberry,
hot pink, deep emerald, teal and crimson. Soft tones
- dusty rose, peachy nude, ice blue, lilac and
lavender. Neutral tones - pea green, camel, cocoa,
ivory, dove grey and charcoal. I personally prefer the
soft and neutral tones as they are very easily styled
up with each other to create an outfit.
Jacquard bomber jackets and knitwear, capes
with fur collars, oversized knitwear, blanket style
scarves, boxy, textured sweaters and funky leopard
print to perfect tailored pieces.Where does it begin
and end with all these choices of colour and what
to wear. It begins with knowing what styles and
colours suit you.Some fashionable choices will of
course only last for maybe two seasons, but the
more classic pieces will outlive the latter. Look
whats out there on the high street at the latest
fashion pieces and always purchase to update your
existing wardrobe for the relevant seasons.
Red has always been one of my favourite
colours, but it no longer compliments my new
lighter hair colour (to hide the grey) or my
complexion. It is biologically inevitable that the
effects of ageing manifests sags, wrinkling,
discolouring and other blemishes. The skin does
have the ability to regenerate itself, but there are
certain limitations i.e. it cannot perform miracles,
no matter how many face creams we try.The only
positive outcome from this is that I am now able to
wear the pretty pastels that popped up on the
Spring/Summer catwalk. Fortunately these colours
have been carried right through to the
Autumn/Winter collections.
Special occasion dressing is always quite a
challenge for most women, but it is not all about
what you ‘should’ wear but what compliments your
body shape. A-lines are great for skimming more
voluptuous areas. Pencil styles hug curves and can
be styled up with longer jackets.
Matching tops and bottoms work well if you are
not sure what to wear. They can be worn as
separates, and therefore worn with different
elements. This option makes it easier to create more
outfits if you have a limited collection in your
wardrobe.
Wallis on the high street turns eighty-seven this
year and the chain was founded by Raphael Nat
Wallis in 1923 in Chapel market, Islington. He sold
coats for nineteen shillings and dresses at forty
shillings. By the forties it had expanded to twenty-five
shops and later Wallis led the high street by
buying haute couture designs from Chanel and Dior
and recreating them.
Happy Birthday Wallis and well done to the late
Mr. Wallis for his creativity, imagination and
forward thinking business mind.
Angela, Essential Clothing.

Redfern’s Cottage commemorates
WW1 centenary
Redfen’s Cottage,
Museum of
Uttoxeter Life
has launched a new
temporary exhibition
called ‘WW1
Uttoxeter: Fallen
Heroes’ which will be
on display from now
until December 24th
2014. This exhibition
has been developed
in collaboration
with Gillian and Alan Talbot , historians
from the area. Alan was born and bred in
Uttoxeter and has a long interest in the
history of the town. Gillian, his wife, has a
life-long interest in the First World War.
Researching Alan’s family members who
were killed in WW1 led to the quest to put faces
and characters to every name on the town war
memorial. The result of this research can now be
found at: www.uttoxeterlostgeneration.co.uk
The exhibition encompasses the stories of
four men who left for the Front only days after
war was announced in August 1914 and includes
the peaceful days of summer before they left. On
display will be objects and images from the
Uttoxeter collection cared for and housed at
Redfern’s Cottage as well as items from the
Talbot’s own collection.
The exhibition is free to enter during normal
opening hours (Tues-Fri 12 – 3pm and
Sat 10am -1pm) and is up a couple
of steps into the early 19th
century parlour which is now
home to the museum
archives.
Accompanying
the exhibition will
be a series of
events:
WW1
Uttoxeter
Tuesday 11th
November 12pm –
3pm
Meet researchers, Gillian and
Alan Talbot, who have gathered
full information on every person named on
the Uttoxeter war memorial. Learn more about
their research and how they have gathered this
amazing collection of stories. Find out if you live
in a house of one of the Fallen, or what
your Fallen relative did during the
First World War.
Admission is free and if you
would like printed details
about a specific relative a
charge of £2 will be
made.
If you would like more
information on visiting Redfern’s
Cottage please see our website
www.redfernscottage.org or call 01889567176.
Legend of the Chained Oak
Afilm based on Oakamoor’s fabled Chained Oak has
scooped a top award at this year’s Portobello Film
Festival. “Legend of the Chained Oak” was named ‘Best
Horror’ at the festivals closing ceremony. The film was shown
at the festival on the 3rd of September and was met with a
rapturous response. Writer Dan Weatherer (34, Meir Park) was
thrilled with the award.
“Any notion of been accepted into any of the major film
festivals could not have been further from my mind before we
began filming. The fact that the story has captured the
imagination of so many people is testament to the talent of the
cast and crew involved. They should all be very proud of their
achievements.”
Filmed last September on a meagre budget of £500, the short
film which was co-produced by Dan alongside Dean Maynard
has already scooped the award for Best UK Short at this year’s
Stoke Film Festival. It is also due to appear as part of the Bram
Stoker International Film Festival which takes place at the end
of October in the seaside town of Whitby, Yorkshire.
“As a writer, to be associated with a festival as prestigious as
this is a fantastic achievement. Bram Stoker is one of my literary
idols, I am proud to add this appearance onto my list of credits.”
The future of the “Legend of the Chained Oak” remains a
mystery. With a feature length script complete and many fans of
the short film pleading for a sequel, Dan remains tight lipped.
“I never intended for there to be a continuation of the tale.
The short story that features in “The Soul That Screamed” and
the film complement each other perfectly. I would be reluctant
to bring Mabel back for a sequel, at least at this time.”
The Bram Stoker International Film Festival runs from 23rd-
27th October.
To keep up to date with Dan and his writing career visit
www.fatherdarkness.co.uk

Aladdin’s Hat Trick
at Awards Night!
C.A.T.S. (Cheadle Amateur Theatrical Society)
members are celebrating after winning a hat trick
of awards at the NSDA Gala Awards Night held at
the Guild Hall, Cheadle recently. All the trophies
were for the Pantomime ‘Aladdin,’ written and
directed by Alan R. Price. (Oh yes they were!)
‘Aladdin’ was performed in February at the
Cheadle Community Theatre and was a huge
success, enjoyed by the audiences over the four
nights.
This year, it was C.A.T.S. turn, and honour, to
host the gala event and the talented members of
C.A.T.S. and C.A.T.S. Youth provided the pre-awards
entertainment, with a programme of songs,
music, dances and comedy sketches. The awards
were presented by Professor Ray Johnson M.B.E.,
a well known name in North Staffordshire in
acting and film making.
Held annually, The NSDA (North Staffordshire
Drama Association) Gala Awards are given in
recognition of full length plays performed by local
Amateur Dramatic Societies over the previous
twelve months. C.A.T.S. has won many awards
with the NSDA over the years, but to win these for
a pantomime is unique. C.A.T.S. was only able to
enter one production in the competition this year,
as the two One Act Plays performed in October
and the Christmas production of ‘The Railway
Children –The Musical’ were not eligible for
adjudication.
Over eighty members from the eight
participating societies came to Cheadle to celebrate
their achievements in theatre. With thirteen awards
to be awarded on the night from the twenty plays
entered, C.AT.S. members kept their fingers crossed
for success and they didn’t have to wait long for
the first achievement.
The first Trophy announced was the ‘Betty
Bode Memorial Trophy’ for Best Comedy
Performance. Amongst the nominees was Ian
Wood, for his role as the Dame, ‘Widow Twankey.’
A huge roar emerged from the C.A.T.S. table when
Ian was announced as the winner, and no one was
more surprised that Ian himself. Ian has been
playing the Dame in C.A.T.S. pantomimes for a
number of years, and has made the roles his own
with his interaction with the audience and unique
stage presence.
C.A.T.S. didn’t have to wait long for their
second prize of the night. ‘The Vice President’s
Trophy,’ also known as the ‘Special Adjudicators
Award,’ was given in recognition of the costumes
designed and made for ‘Aladdin’ by Kath Carter,
Kathryn Kent and the costume department. In the
adjudicator’s report sent to C.A.T.S following the
Pantomime, the adjudicator commented
“Costumes were absolutely right for the
characters, brightly coloured in fabulous fabrics
and well constructed. The dame’s wardrobe was
one of the best I have ever seen. Her military-style
costume, in particular, was a show stopper. Each
time she appeared, his/her performance was aided
by yet another costume masterpiece.”
The third trophy awarded to C.A.T.S. was the
‘John Goldsmith Memorial Rosebowl’ for Best
Stage Presentation. This incorporates sets, scenery,
costumes, make-up, props, special effects, sound,
and lighting – practically everything apart from
acting, singing and dancing. This award was in
recognition of all the hard work that goes on to
make a production come to life, so was a real
C.A.T.S. team effort. Again the adjudicator
commented in his report, “The special effects were
a very pleasant surprise, as they were so
unexpected. The running joke of the growing
plant, the revelation of the lamp in the dark cave
and the transformation to uncover the gold and
jewels, all produced the appropriate response from
the audience. While the magic carpet was a
brilliant idea and superbly presented, the flying
objects were beautifully designed and executed and
produced a scene that was pure pantomime magic.
Congratulations to the backstage team.”
To round off C.A.T.S.’ success, Rhiannon Leake
was nominated in the Best Performance Under 21
category for her role as the evil ‘Devillia’.
Alan R Price, writer and director of ‘Aladdin’
was delighted with the results. “I am overwhelmed
with the fact that ‘Aladdin’ has won three awards
from the twenty entries in the competition and the
thirteen awards available to be won. Ian Wood’s
award for his role as ‘Widow Twankey’ was well
deserved and long overdue. The trophy for the
costumes reflects all the hard work that our
costume department does. Finally, ‘The John
Goldsmith Memorial Rosebowl’ for the best stage
presentation was an accolade to all the members
of the C.A.T.S. team who were involved in the
production.”
Chairperson of C.A.T.S. Pauline Keates echoed
Alan’s delight. “What a night it was for us C.A.T.S.
The icing on the cake was receiving a nomination
and winning three awards for ‘Aladdin’. The team
works so very hard to achieve and always strives
for perfection. To have this confirmed by actually
receiving these trophies was phenomenal!”
President of C.A.T.S. Marge Stanley, added “I
am so pleased and proud of everyone involved in
‘Aladdin.’ I knew they were capable of doing it as
they always do so well.” Ian Wood was also
delighted with his award for his role of ‘Dame
Widow Twankey.’ “I’m really pleased for Alan and
Team C.A.T.S. that they have been acknowledged
for ‘Aladdin’ at the NSDA awards. To win Best
Stage Presentation is a credit to Alan and the whole
team. To win the Special adjudicator’s award for
costume is fantastic as the two Kaths have long
deserved recognition. Finally, it is a credit to the
writing that I was able to pull off Best Comedy
Performance. A great night all round.”
Everyone in C.A.T.S. is now looking forward
to next February’s Pantomime which promises to
be as good, if not even better, than ‘Aladdin’.
Meanwhile, rehearsals are now underway for the
October Play ‘The ‘House of Dracula,’ written by
Martin Downing and directed by Keith Steventon,
which will be performed at the Cheadle
Community Theatre from 29th October to 1st
November.
If you are interested in joining C.A.T.S. either
on stage, or behind the scenes, visit the C.A.T.S.
website at www.cheadle-cats.org.uk or contact
Jenny on 01538 751173.

The good old days
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and locations?
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Uttoxeter Rugby Club P
Player Player of the season Pete Allen
Captains Player of the season Lewis Bain
Most Improved player of the season Dave Chell
Young Player of the season Henry Knox
Top Try Scorer Henry Knox
Clubman Award Ian Middleton
2nd Team Player of the season Keiron Marren
Uttoxeter RFC held their annual dinner and
award presentation recently with the
following scooping trophies:

Presentation Night

Tee off for £30 million JCB golf
course as earthworks begin
Work has started on an ambitious scheme
to create a £30 million championship golf
course designed to support JCB’s growth
plans.
The proposals are for a spectacular 18-hole,
7,150 yard, Par 72 championship golf course on
240 acres of rolling countryside to the south of the
World HQ in Rocester, Staffordshire. When
completed in 2018, it is expected that up to 100
people will be employed in groundscare and
hospitality roles.
Today JCB Chairman Lord Bamford marked
the start of work on the project as a 36 tonne JCB
JS360 tracked excavator officially cut the first sod
of earth on the 240-acre site. A total of 10 JCB
machines will shift half a million tonnes of earth
between now and next June when the first stage of
the project, which involves profiling and
contouring of the site, will be completed. When
finished, the golf course will be the biggest
marketing tool available to digger maker JCB in its
69-year history.
Lord Bamford, who conceived the plans for the
scheme, said: “My vision for this golf course is for
it to build an even stronger awareness of the JCB
brand around the world and help drive increased
demand for our products. It’s wonderful to see the
plans start to come to life and I look forward to its
completion in 2018.”
The course, which was granted planning
permission in July, will be designed by European
Golf Design – the golf course design company of
IMG and the European Tour - best known for the
2010 course at Celtic Manor in Wales, host of the
2010 Ryder Cup. It will be built to tour-quality
standard and could potentially host a major tour
event, attracting competitors and spectators from
all over the world.
Lord Bamford’s idea for the course follow an
announcement in early December that JCB will
invest £150m to build two new factories in
Staffordshire and significantly increase production
to meet an anticipated growth in demand for its
products.
At the heart of this premier golf development
is Woodseat Hall, an 18th Century mansion
currently in ruins, but which will have a new lease
of life under plans to renovate it as the course
clubhouse, complete with a new luxury spa, leisure
facility and five-star hotel-style accommodation
for visiting JCB guests from across the world.
If the course were to host a major tournament,
the television coverage would certainly put the JCB
brand firmly on the world stage. It would also help
to raise the profile of Staffordshire and promote
the county as a tourist destination to millions of
people around the world.
The new golf course will be made available
mainly to JCB’s network of 770 global dealers. It
will be used to drive business growth, helping to
build relationships with new customers and
strengthen relationships with existing customers.
Upon completion, golf days will become a feature
of the wider JCB visitor experience, which already
includes factory visits, the ‘Story of JCB’ exhibition
and machine demonstrations.
Local boxing enthusiast
congratulates Golden Girl Nicola!
Boxing enthusiast Derek Fower, of Cheadle, made the journey
to Glasgow to witness Nicola Adams take the Gold Medal in
the 2014 Commonwealth Games. Derek is pictured with
Nicola just after she had scooped her gold medal!
Churnet Valley FC
The manager is John Allen and the Assistant Manager / Coach is Paul Harrison. Churnet
Valley’s kit has been sponsored by Focus Education Teacher Supply Agency.

Blythe
Cricket
Club enjoy
fine season
Team photograph of Blythe Cricket Club with skipper Peter
Finch centre front.
Superb Checkley
Cricket Club win
Talbot Shield
Talbot Shield Final
Caverswall CC Vs Checkley CC
Checkley CC won by 92 runs
After narrowly missing out in 2013 as
beaten finalists, 2014 was to be the year
Checkley finally got their hands on the
Talbot Shield. With convincing victories in the
previous rounds, premier division Checkley entered the day as favourites
against division one opponents Caverswall. With overcast conditions and
spells of rain forecast it was a toss both captains would have liked to have
won; Caverswall won the toss and elected to bowl.
After a slow start against a moving new ball Whitehurst Cottier started
to build a solid opening partnership, with 109 on the board before the loss of
the first wicket Checkley looked set to post a more than competitive score.
However fortunes were soon to change with a flurry of cheap wickets seeing
Checkley soon reduced to 137-5, a slump that continued seeing Checkley post
170 all out with Whitehurst and Cottier only having troubled the score. Josh
Need the most successful of the Caverswall bowlers with 4-34 from his 9
overs.
After a below par performance with the bat, Checkley needed to start
quickly with the ball. Haslegrave and Collet were handed the new ball and
straight away made early inroads. With 4 wickets in the first 4 overs Checkley
were soon in control, reducing Caverswall to 18-5 and eventually 78 all out.
Haslegrave doing the damage with 5-29 duly supported by Motley 3-9 and
Collet 2-30.
The final wicket brought roars of celebration from the travelling crowd
and the trophy presentation was flooded with Champagne. Captain for the
day Daniel Spasic collected the trophy with Ben Haslegrave claiming Man of
the Match for his match winning spell. The performance was a great example
of the character the side have shown over recent seasons with 2 promotions
in 3 seasons and 2 cup finals the lads really have excelled. The club would
also like to thank all sponsors and Caverswall Cricket Club for all their
hospitality.
Checkley CC
Batting
Name How Out Bowler Runs
1 Kevin Whitehurst lbw Muhmmed Waseem 51
2 Adam Cottier lbw Josh Need 52
3 Richard Williams ct Hayden Dodd Muhmmed Waseem 1
4 Daniel Spasic* run out (John Cookson) 0
5 Dan Knight ct Hayden Dodd Josh Need 5
6 Ben Smith lbw Josh Need 5
7 Ben Motley not out 13
8 Josh Hewitt lbw Josh Need 1
9 David Glanville+ run out (John Cookson) 0
10 Gavin Collett lbw Mat Phillips 0
11 Ben Haslegrave ct Elliot Wright John Cookson 8
Byes (2), Leg Byes (4), Wides (34) Extras 40
Total 170
Wickets 10
Overs 40.1
Bowling
Name Overs Maidens Runs Wickets Wides No Balls
1 Ben Haslegrave 9 3 29 5 0 0
2 Gavin Collett 6 0 30 2 7 0
3 Ben Motley 4.3 1 9 3 1 0
4 Ben Smith 2 0 10 0 0 0

Alan’s Football Autobiography
by Alan Beaman, a local sporting legend
Every young boy’s dream is to become a
professional footballer and mine was exactly
the same.
Whilst playing at Tean Youth Club when I was
16, Billy Brunt recommended me for trials at Port
Vale. I went to the trials where we were put
through our paces by Reg Berks, a tough football
man. Training on Vale Park and sprinting up the
side of the stands on a dirt bank was a gruelling
session but I enjoyed it.
However I was also at college 1 night a week,
no transport catching a bus to Longton then to
Burslem 2 nights a week so something had to give
and after a couple of months I walked out. I still
regret doing that - I should have stayed at the Vale
but in those days parents didn’t get involved much
- you just made your own decisions! For me
football and cricket and later golf were natural
games to play and I enjoyed playing them all.
My son Daniel was in the same situation many
years later, football, cricket and golf come natural
to Dan so when he was around 14 we had a chat
about concentrating on one sport and he chose
Golf and when he become a PGA Professional a
few years ago I was so proud of him and pleased he
had worked so hard to become a Pro. We played
together at Leek and Uttoxeter for many years,
‘putting’ in hours of practice both coached by my
close friend and Uttoxeter Professional Adam
McCandless, who did a great job at coaching Dan
and also improved my game enormously, watching
Dan being coached also helped my own game.
The Ryder Cup is just around the corner again,
having been to The Belfry it’s a superb atmosphere,
a one off competition.
The team is sorted now with Westwood,
Gallacher and Poulter getting in but Luke Donald
missing out as his form has slipped from being
world no 1 two years ago. The Americans are
under the captainship of Tom Watson a true legend
of golf who the British Public have so much respect
for. This will be a sterner test, I think he will do a
great job.
Good to see Mickelson is in the American
team, another world class player, again I have
watched him several times and he is so talented. I
saw him practicing at Royal Birkdale and even the
Pro’s were looking on as he chipped the ball
around the practice green with several different
clubs creating enormous club head speed with the
height and control which I have never seen anyone
else do. Spieth Bubba Watson and Fowler will be
great to watch as they are class players with flair -
going to a professional tournament is a great day
out I would recommend it to anyone.
As I have said previously the government has
no real interest in grass root sport, they are more
for a photo or two with Olympians or attending
the F.A Cup finals etc, nice bit of P.R and comfy
work.
But the big picture is sport reaching junior
schools with good coaching on quality surfaces
would be a long term major financial saving,
keeping youngsters focused out of trouble, healthy
with a life time in sport would save millions in the
future but it’s not a quick fix end the politicians
like to see quick rewards.We have all seen land
being sold off over the past twenty five years,
playing fields around towns have been lost forever.
The problem is to solve how we get children
playing sport with their friends, naturally
practicing without supervision, learning the skills,
nearly all sport is organised now with trophies at
the end of it too much emphasis on matches and
winning and not enough time to learn the skills
first without the pressure.
What a great result for Stoke beating Man City
- Mark Hughes will have enjoyed that result,
Chelsea have the money along with City and it will
be difficult to stop their domination.
Where England go from here is anyone’s guess
after another poor performance gives Hodgson a
lot of problems to solve, a very hard job indeed.
At Kingsley there were many good players Billy
Spooner, Nobby Clarke, Steve Bailey, Ray Welford,
back in the Leek and Moorland days
KingsleyJuniors had ex Stoke Alex Elder and other
ex Stoke lads - a strong team.
In my own village Tean, many good players
Barry Hulton top of my list as you all know from
previous articles, one player who never reached his
potential was my mate Ross Parker! Now I can tell
you Ross was superb when he was young, quick
feet, great goal scorer a quality footballer.
Des Faulkner, goalkeeper for many years top
draw, had some great times with Des, a proper
team character.
Others Alan Howson, Rob Fern, Chris Stones,
Alvar Griffin, Alan Smith, Alfie Heathcote part of
the old Tean youth club side, playing on the
Wentlows ground and getting changed in the old
Tean mill dyeworks playing against good teams
such as Biddulph Moor and many other strong
moorland teams.
On the cricket side Tean had many good
players, Denis Whitehurst and his dad Sep, John
Lowe and George Lowe, the late Alec Woodcock,
Dave Brunt and many more. My dad used to tell
me about players like Gerald Brain, George Alcock,
another Tean guy who loved his sport Ernie
Clewlow, a close friend of mine and a lovely man
who died young, Ernie would play football with
me at the garden village in Tean, he was a fanatical
Stoke supporter. Ernie would stand in the paddock
and slaughter the linesman for 90 mins and would
have a group of supporters in stitches around him.
With the Premier League in full swing now
Chelsea look to have a great squad with Costa and
Fabregas looking world class players, goals should
come along easier than last season. Money rules in
football so Chelsea and Man City look big
favourites already, its all about goal scorers at any
level, they are the key to success and very few
teams will have a twenty goal striker in the Premier
League and thats what you need.
Stoke beating Man City is a great boost for
other clubs to copy, Mark Hughes would have
been well pleased putting one over Pelegrini.
Neil Warnock will enjoy the Premier League
with Crystal Palace, a shrewd guy who loves the
banter and wind up of the press and media, but
he’s a great bloke. He was at Burton when I was at
Rocester, a motivator specialist using every avenue
to get the best out of his team and I wish him all
the best.
Superb Voice
columnists
are a winner!
The Uttoxeter Cheadle Voice colour magazine
sponsored a race at Uttoxeter Racecourse recently.
Pictured presenting the prize to the winner of the race
are Voice columnists Gary Hudson, Les Humphries, Steve
Lavin, Alan Beaman and Shosh McCarthy. Also pictured are
Nigel Marcia Titterton. Many columnists could not
attend the event due to previous engagements but they were
there in spirit!

Bake’s Memoirs
by Neil Baker, Crewe Alexandra FC Assistant Manager
and local sporting legend
Hello again,
I took a young Crewe Alex team to Rocester FC
to play a pre-season friendly last month. Barry Smith,
a stalwart at the club, had emailed me to ask if we
would bring a team over and we were only to pleased
to help them out. The club have found it difficult over
the past few seasons, the competition they face in and
around the area makes it hard to compete against the
bigger and emerging clubs, let us all wish them good
luck both this season and the future. It must seem an
age since they were recognised as one of the top
teams in the area with players in their ranks like
Mick Collins, Kev Barry, Nigel Mottram and Tony
Hemmings to name a few, much sought after and of
course Tony had a career higher.
On the night Rocester honoured a man who has
spent the majority of his lifetime in various capacities
at the club, Gilbert Egerton. The stand was named
after him, a fitting tribute to him and of course his
family. They were all there to support him on the
evening, Margaret, his wife and daughters Susan and
Jane, I’m sure they were very proud of him. My
family lived and grew up together with them in the
same road, Coronation Crescent before both families
moved into Eaton Road. My father and Gilbert both
served on the committee together at the club and
were firm friends and it made my evening even more
special returning to my hometown club and seeing
them all together again.
Gilbert must have served over sixty years at the
club, a monumental achievement, it certainly got me
thinking about other long serving members both
players and officials and I came up with quite a few.
It’s quite rare nowadays for people to be associated
with just one club during their careers, Gerrard and
Giggs are a dying breed but in my playing days it
was far more common.
Take Cheadle Utd, the Wilson family were
instrumental in forming the club, Dave a former
player and Secretary served the club for many years
alongside his mother and father and brother Reg.
Hodge, Ted Moult, Mick Beardmore, Tony Webster
and Beacon would have all been eligible from the
County FA for long service awards (15 years I think).
My old mate Terry Fowell would have done forty
years at least at Cheadle Old Boys. Terry, what a guy!
I ‘worked’ with him for a short spell down at
Froghall. He made work seem enjoyable, great sense
of humour, up for a laugh, I don’t see much of him
now but always a pleasure to be in his company. John
and Paul Brown were two others who put in sterling
service at the Old Boys.
AB mentioned Billy Philips at Stallington FC in
one of his columns, I got to know him as he was a
regular watcher of Cheadle Utds matches when I
played there, loved the game, knew his players and
had a great knowledge of the game, interesting to
listen to and a nice man.
I’m moving out to Kingsley now, Fred Booth
wouldn’t be far behind Gilbert in years served at one
club, administer supreme! Utd or the Village Hall
team wouldn’t have incurred any fines under Fred as
Secretary and not many would have spent as long as
him cutting the pitch! Jim Winning was alongside
him for a good many years, two good blokes. The
Youth Club had some good men at the helm for a
long period, fellow columnist Jeff Wood put the time
in their as a player and manager, Les Yates shared the
roles of landlord of one of the local boozers, The
Plough, with player and Secretary, a real character
was Les, always had a tale to tell. Pat Keates was
another who contributed to a club that I spent some
time with in my youth and these three guys made it
very enjoyable.
Up the road to Ipstones and the village football
club, Howard Leeson, Dave ‘Satch’ Aldridge, Mick
Sumner, would have all played and managed the club
at one time or another. Ripper Rhead, another former
workmate of mine played there for years as would
Dave Mould. Can’t forget Kenny Richards can I,
another one of the gang who after the games would
retire to the Marquis til well after closing!
Back down to Oakamoor, Dicky and Albert
Worthington would have only had the village team
as their sole club, Dick ran the line with great
enthusiasm but as I remember wasn’t as impartial as
you would have liked him to be! Albert played centre
half, decent as well as being able to look after himself
on the pitch. I move on to’ Mr Oakamoor’, John
Edwards, I spent many hours in this wonderful man’s
company watching football and cricket. If Oakamoor
were playing football John would be there, if Bolton’s
were playing cricket John would be there, usually
assisted by sister Judith and Fred Read. A really
clever person, nice man who we still remember well.
Mentioning John would be an appropriate way
to end my column but one chap I must mention
before closing is Ken Brough who ran Blue Circle FC
and the works club. A giant of a man in all forms. If
you didn’t know him you could mistake him for
being grumpy, aloof and arrogant. Believe me when
you got to know him he was none of these. Just a
good fellow who made sure you enjoyed yourself in
his company. When you played Blue Circle away it
was an event not just a match. Usually a close game
was followed by a long session, if you were home for
tea you were lucky, or maybe unlucky!
They say there’s no characters around today,
there’s plenty, certainly plenty mentioned above.
All the best. Bake.
Sport is in my blood...
by Jeff Wood of Cheadle, dedicated to local sport for a lifetime...
By the time this column goes to print the
cricket season will have ended and the
football season will be underway.
I did have the pleasure recently of spending
time in the company of two well-known local
sportsmen from each discipline who share the same
surname but who I understand are not related.
On the Saturday I umpired with Mick Grimley
who lists Blythe, Knypersley, Caverswall and
Moddershall amongst his former clubs, whilst on
the Sunday I enjoyed a pint with Mark Grimley
(also known as “Pinkie” by his local garage
proprietor), manager of the successful Uttoxeter
Town F.C.
Mick Grimley I have known for many years as
he was a key member of the Staffordshire C.C.
Under-15 team during my years as Team Manager.
A delightful chap who was a prolific run getter as
an opening batsman. Some considered his stance
slightly unorthodox but that mattered little
because he was so successful. It’s good to see that
he’s still involved in the game although maybe he
retired from playing top level local cricket a bit
early.M
ark Grimley I saw on the following morning
when he was playing as a centre back for
Marchington Bulls Head. During our after-match
drink in the Bulls Head he did request that I should
note the spectacular 30 yard free-kick from which
he scored the decisive goal. His Uttoxeter Town
team has gone from strength to strength in just two
years from the Staffs County League Division One
to the higher reaches of the Midland Football
League Division 1. It is only through the hard
work and dedication of the management staff,
much of it behind the scenes, that such
achievements are realized and Mark is to be
congratulated on his success.
Just to round off the cricket season, as an
umpire I have come across a few highly respected
players who are now in the veteran stage. Chris
Prime is still captaining, scoring runs and taking
wickets for Hem Heath-Forsbrook second eleven.
What better mentor could a young player have !
The records tell us that, in a Kidsgrove League
game many years ago, Chris scored a century then
followed this up by taking all ten opposition
wickets. I imagine that in the history of competitive
cricket, at whatever level, there can be very few
players who have achieved such a truly remarkable
feat.
I also came across Ian Worthington playing for
Oakamoor. It was a daunting site for any batsman
to see Gulliver running in to bowl. I know that
because I faced him on quite a few occasions in his
youth (not mine I hasten to add). I also played
football with Gulliver. I recall that many years ago
when I was in my forties Vin Ryder recruited me to
act as a sweeper to play behind Gulliver. It was not
a difficult task for me, even though my legs had
gone at that stage of my career, as Gulliver went
for and got practically everything which came at
us in the air, leaving me to pick up the very few if
any pieces. It was the only time in my career that
I transferred mid-season but Vin must have spotted
something unknown to me which could be of use
to the club.
It is interesting to note that I’ve recently
umpired both Chris and Ian’s sons, Adam and
Mike respectively, who both play for Blythe.
I read with sadness in the last edition Oggie’s
tribute to Ernie Maycock. It was in fact Oggie who
first informed me of Ernie’s passing. I used to open
the batting at school with Ernie and we had quite
a few good opening partnerships. Ernie also kept
wicket and I fielded at first slip (probably because
I was a completely useless thrower) and we enjoyed
many a laugh in each other’s company. Rest in
peace, Ernie.
Finally just a day or so ago I heard of the
sudden passing of Eddie Tipper, another guy with
whom I have played both football and cricket.
Eddie was a great personality and the world will
be a poorer place without him.

All-time local soccer
Hall of Fame Team
By Roy ‘Razzer’ Astbury
Each month Uttoxeter’s best known character Roy ‘Razzer’
Astbury will compile his very own ‘All-Time Local Football Team’
which in his opinion is the very best of players past and
present.
‘Razzer’ will create a team in each issue of The Uttoxeter
Cheadle Voice which he believes incorporates all the
ingredients of a football outfit which could be unbeatable!
He will be delving into his thoughts to remember all the
terrific players in years gone by whilst selecting those who are
exceptional in our present day.
It should be a fantastic talking point in our community and
no doubt you all will have your views on ‘Razzer’s Hall of Fame
team.
If you have your own Hall of Fame team then get involved
and just give Nigel a call at The Uttoxeter Cheadle Voice on
01538 751629, 0776 784 6937 to tell him or send your team
to: The Uttoxeter Cheadle Voice, 3 Spode Close, Cheadle,
Staffordshire, ST10 1DT or email
Razzer’s Hall of Fame October Team
DENIS BENTLEY
Cheadle Old Boys
Tremendous goalkeeper with a great safe
pair of hands and also one of the best
keepers for crosses. Also a really great guy!
JAMES
CHARLESWORTH
Uttoxeter Town
Energetic player who gives
his all, could get into any
side.
DUNCAN EDWARDS
Ryecroft FC
A creative, cultured
defender who would also
spray the ball around.
Uttoxeter Town Football Club 1st team
Manager Mark Grimley delves into
his memory bank to select this month’s
Hall of Fame Football Team.
Mark told The Voice: “This is my team,
with a bit of fun with the subs, but all
players who contributed making Sundays
enjoyable. My 11 would give sides a game,
although we are a bit like Man Utd....
Attack!!”
Take a look at Mark’s Hall of Fame team
to the right:
WAYNE JOHNSON
Rocester FC
Fantastic defender,
strong in the tackle
and in the air. Great
player!
JIM PHILLIPS
Doveridge FC
Always dependable,
hard no-nonsense
tackler – great defender.
TONY CARNWELL
Boltons FC
A speedy winger who
gave full backs a right
roasting. Great team
player and also a really
lovely bloke.
BERT CARPENTER
Rocester FC
Sheer class, Bert was a
tremendous player,
extremely gifted in
midfield.
CARL ALLEN
Rocester FC
Carl could play in any
position in the team and
produce outstanding
performances. Fantastic man
to have in your team and a
real talent.
GARY CHADWICK
Uttoxeter Boys Club
Tough, fast winger with
a great hunger and
desire for the game.
JAMIE NEWTON TAYLOR
Cheadle Old Boys
Big, strong forward who scored
plenty of goals. Also good on the
ball and a great talker in the
team!
DAVID EDE
Uttoxeter Town
Quick thinker, David had a knack
of scoring goals and gave
defenders a torrid time.
Goalkeeper
1. Matt Grimley (Three Tuns) Not a
biased decision, one on merit, Matt
has been one of the best Uttoxeter
based keepers around for a number of
years. Fiery, but great when he
(literally) spits his teeth out when
angry.
Right Back
2. Martin Buckingham (Abbots
Bromley) The silver fox, very rarely
gives the ball away when in
possession, very difficult opponent.
Centre Backs
3. Paul Croft (Uttoxeter Town
Reserves) Paul was a player that very
rarely moaned….! A huge figure of a
man, classy centre half who would
make you play. Dominant.
4. Andy Peaty (Uttoxeter Town
Reserves) Comfortable with either
foot, Andy never missed a trick, on
and off the pitch, great trainer always
willing to go the extra mile.
Left Back
5. Tony Greenaway (Three Tuns) Bit of
a showpony – Tart – as he is
affectionately known, was a player
with a wand of a left foot, in his
former years wasn’t too keen on the
more physical side of the game.
Right Midfield
6. Gary Beardsley (Three Tuns)
Probably the best player to come out
of Uttoxeter for a number of years,
very shy modest lad who has seen
it all. Longest in the shower.
Centre Midfield
7. Ant Rowley (Abbots Bromley)
Another, like Crofty who got on with
things and wouldn’t moan, I am
pretty sure my relationship further
down the line with officials come
from Inchys flawless mentoring.
Great player.
Left Midfield
8. Tommy Poole (Three Tuns) Mr
Commitment –Tommy was the most
loyal player in local football. Great
engine with an ability to beat a
player.
9. Danny Hudson (RIP) (Uttoxeter
Town Reserves) Taken from us far, far
too early, probably the brightest
talent that I ever had the pleasure of
playing with, a wonderful player who
would beat players again and again,
great balance, would glide past
people with ease and an awesome
finisher. Never forgotten.
Centre Forwards
10. Tommy Smith (Three Tuns)
Absolute nightmare to play against,
strong, quick (not quite as quick as
me though – ask him about
Sudbury!!!) goalscoring machine who
has delivered time after time.
11. Lee Bagley (Uttoxeter Town
Reserves) What can I say about Lee
that’s not been written before – when
Lee burst onto the local scene at
about 14 we had seen nothing like it,
record goalscorer for a reason
Subs (fun factor – what Sundays are
all about!)
Phil Adams The general, career cut
short by a serious knee injury, half of
the engine room, scored the best goal
ever in Sunday Football, ever.
Darren Blood Second half of the
engine room – a box to box midfielder
Garry Evans No nonsense centre half,
his prep was immaculate
Jason EdeMr Versatile – fox in the
box.
Grant Thompson Now an Oz citizen,
Our loss, Australias gain, Tremendous
We have inserted one football club each player has performed for. pace and power.
Obviously, many have played for several clubs in their careers.

Uttox voice issue 49

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