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W
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2015 and sincere thanks to the many people
who have contacted me asking when this
issue will be out! It’s a great feeling knowing The Voice
has got such a fantastic following.
Let’s hope we are all going to have a great year and enjoy each and
every day.
It is wonderful to see so many new businesses popping up in the
Uttoxeter and Cheadle areas. I am sure the new Waitrose supermarket in
Uttoxeter will be a huge pull for new visitors into the town alongside the
Asda etc development. There are superb small businesses in Uttoxeter,
Cheadle and our surrounding local villages and I urge our massive
readership to support them in 2015.
I haven’t been able to get down to Oldfields Club in Uttoxeter for a
few weeks due to Christmas and the bad weather but a recent visit made
me realise just how much I had missed it. Talking to Beryl, Bernard and
Evan behind the bar and also to the fantastic club members once again
made me so happy and pleased that we have such a wonderful sports and
social club right on our doorstep. Thank you to everyone there at
Oldfields!
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The former pupil of Windsor Park
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Having witnessed the costs involved with running a floristry store, and
with Mark’s online expertise on her side, she was determined to set up a
business that could offer everything you’d expect from a high street florist,
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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.
Great reporters – and a belated Happy
Birthday, Midlands Today
Ever since David Davies, the former BBC presenter
and later an FA executive, told Nick Owen on
Midlands Today that one of the highlights of his time
on the programme was working with ‘great reporters
like Gary Hudson’, my head has become so big I have
had to buy a new hat.
The unsolicited comments from someone I’ve
spoken to only a handful of times in the last decade
(apart from sending him that cheque!) came during the
programme’s fiftieth anniversary celebrations
I’m chuffed to be appreciated by one of my peers in
TV news, a craft we’re definitely better at it in Britain
than in a lot of places I’ve visited.
American TV news, for example, is mostly rubbish.
And none more so than Fox News, as they
demonstrated recently.
A complete idiot, described as such by the Prime
Minister but calling himself a terrorism expert on the
channel that gave him airtime, said Birmingham was a
no-go area for non-Muslims. He said everybody in
Birmingham is a Muslim and nobody else dares enter
the city.
Even worse, the Sharia police patrol parts of
London and beat ‘and wound seriously’ people who
are not conforming to Islamic dress code.
When the errors - not to say stupidity - of his
comments were pointed out, this buffoon offered a
grovelling apology and promised to make a donation
to Birmingham Children’s Hospital.
He was ridiculed brilliantly on social media, with
pictures of the BT Tower being presented as the world’s
tallest minaret and a goalmouth described as a no-go
area for Aston Villa strikers. I suggested he must have
meant Birmingham, Allah-bama.
And when he came out of the woodwork to be
interviewed on UK radio and TV, he would not say
where he got his information from, except to suggest it
was from ‘usually-reliable’ sources.
Pretty Vacant – Fox on the run
You can watch this nitwit online – just Google
‘Steve Emerson’ and ‘Fox News’ – but the most telling
aspect of the broadcast for me is the gormless
expression on the face of the Fox News presenter. She
doesn’t challenge the outrageous comments of her
interviewee, probably because – like so many
Americans – she is completely ignorant of foreign
geography and believes what she is being told.
Millions of her compatriots probably believed him
too and it’s unlikely the apology will have reached
them. They’ll probably never visit Birmingham, a city
that was described by the Rough Guide travel series as
one of the ten most exciting tourist destinations in the
world.
And on the Fox News website another‘analyst’ was
saying there are ‘no-go’ areas all over Europe – states-
within-states run by Sharia law.
So would the BBC, Sky News, or even Al Jazeera,
have allowed those comments to go unchallenged?
Well, they’ve all been hoaxed in the past, but not by
anything so blatantly false. I think our journalists are
better than that.
Quality coverage of earth-shaking events
Watching the aftermath of the Charlie Hebdo
shootings on our news channels, I saw some excellent
reporting. The reporters handled great tragedy
sensitively and responded swiftly to unprecedented
events as a trail of murder, hostage-taking and
dramatic shootouts unfolded, and then developed over
the weekend into a mass outpouring of multi-ethnic
solidarity on the streets of Paris and other cities.
Among the best of the reporters were people I
know fairly well. People like the BBC’s Phil Mackie,
who reported graphically from the scene of the
supermarket siege.
And Sky News’ Ian Woods, who was brilliant as he
commentated live on the shootout that ended the
killing spree - and the lives - of the two brothers holed
up in a print works. Even as the bullets were flying, he
was calling for a change of microphone so he could
view events through the camera’s zoom lens, because
he couldn’t see them properly with the naked eye.
If that seems like an arcane detail, let me explain
that his initiative meant that Sky News wiped the floor
with the opposition. Ian reported accurately what had
happened in the endgame of the siege fully five minutes
before I flipped over to see the doyenne of BBC
reporters, Lyse Doucet, still speculating about when it
might end.
When I first knew him, Ian was a student, doing
late night sports reports at the radio station I worked
at in Coventry. Later he reported and presented the
news on BBC TV in the Midlands when I worked there.
Since then, he’s been a Sky News’ reporter, including a
spell as Washington correspondent, and reported from
around the world.
At a time when freedom of expression was such a
key issue in the news, I was proud to know that British
reporters – including some of my friends - were
upholding its finest traditions. Unlike those numpties at
Fox News.
Lank’s Lore
By Steve ‘Lank’Lavin
Golden Memories from one of Uttoxeter’s Favourite Characters
O
ne of my many passions in life is learning
about local area history. Old photographs
and documents really interest me and I was
absolutely delighted when out of the blue a lady
namely Ivy Brunt called on me to discuss the
possibility of printing and publishing a book for her.
Ivy is a native of Tean and is the fifth generation
of the Brunt family who have been brought up in
the village.
Her love of history, especially of her own village,
the village of Tean has led to Ivy collecting virtually
1,000’s of old documents and photographs of the
area dating back donkey’s years and she is an
absolute minefield of information regarding the
area.
Apart from her historical interests Ivy is also
quite a poetess and has had one of her poems
published in The National Poetry Anthology.
She has been heard on the radio, she puts on
photographic displays, helps people research their
family trees and has written letters for the main
newspapers.
With this amassed knowledge and her expertise
in this field she decided to share it with everyone by
writing her first book and get it printed and
published, hence while she came to visit me to
discuss the possibility of such an endeavour.
It did not take long I can assure you to convince
me that she was really on to a winner here.
With the help of the local councillors financial
support her ambition was fulfilled with her first
book entitled “A Fag n a Match” back in
2010.
This was an instant success and
commanded numerous reprints to satisfy
public demand.
The success of Ivy’s first publication
prompted her to write her second book
shortly after in 2012 entitled “Memories
are Made of This”.
This again was another instant success
and was soon followed in January 2013
by her third book “Long Ago and Far
Away” and again owing to public demand
later that year her fourth book entitled
“As Time Goes By” was published.
All these publications were eagerly
snapped up by an expectant public and
Ivy has raised 1,000’s of £’s for local
charities from their sales.
Was their any stopping this whirlwind
of an authoress? No chance!
Last November Ivy came to visit me yet again
with her fifth book entitled “Echoes of the Past” for
printing.
At the time of writing this column her new book
was well under print production and if any of the
past publications are anything to go by it should be
an instance runaway success story.
Ivy’s books can be obtained from Tean Post
Office and I can assure you you will not be
disappointed in their content.
One thing apart from her publications being a
success, what is most important to Ivy is having a
good laugh, and advises people to have at least one
a day - if possible, that is!
P.S. To cap it all Ivy found out through her
research that I am related to her through the Brunt
family on my mother’s side, I am her third cousin.
Small world isn’t it!
Till next time,
Lank
Ivy Brunt and I pictured a few weeks ago arranging the
printing of her new book

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YES IT IS!!!
Fun and laughter
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Moorlands, as C.A.T.S.
(Cheadle Amateur
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annual Pantomime.
This year, C.A.T.S. is
performing the much
loved Pantomime
‘Cinderella’ written
and directed by
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Rebekah Snow is
best known as an
actress with C.A.T.S. and has won many awards
during her eleven years with the Society. This is
Rebekah’s first time writing and directing.
Rebekah studied Performing Arts and Musical
Theatre at college and decided last year, after
‘Aladdin’ her tenth pantomime, to branch out
into the world of writing and directing. Rebekah
has recently completed a team programme with
the Prince’s Trust, and did work experience at the
New Vic Theatre in Newcastle which she
thoroughly enjoyed.
‘Cinderella’ will follow the traditional
pantomime format that the audiences love.
Everyone knows and loves the timeless
Pantomime, ‘Cinderella,’ and Team C.A.T.S.
promises to bring its own little bit of sparkle and
magic to the stage. Rehearsals are going well and
Rebekah says there will be plenty of laughter,
singing and dancing. Rebekah added, “Team
C.A.T.S. is working very hard to make sure it’s a
magical evening for all.”
C.A.T.S. is well known in the area and has
won many awards for its productions. Last
year’s pantomime, ‘Aladdin’ won a hatrick
of awards at the N.S.D.A. awards night;
The Vice President’s Trophy,’ also known as
the ‘Special Adjudicators Award,’ was given
in recognition of the costumes designed
and made by Kath Carter, Kathryn Kent
and the costume department. The
adjudicator commented “The dame’s
wardrobe was one of the best I have ever
seen.”
The ‘John Goldsmith Memorial
Rosebowl’ was awarded 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.
The third award was the
‘Betty Bode Memorial
Trophy’ for Best Comedy
Performance. This was won
by Ian Wood for his role as
‘Widow Twankey’ and no one
was more surprised to win
than Ian himself. Ian has been
playing the Dame in C.A.T.S.
pantomimes for a number of
years, and has made the
varied roles his own with his
interaction with the audience
and unique stage presence.
This year, Ian teams up
with another award winning
actor, Dan Ede. The duo will
play the Ugly sisters, Drizella
and Anastasia. Ian and Dan
played the Ugly Sisters in
2010 and stole the show with
their own brand of comedy, slapstick
and glamour. Be prepared for anything
to happen! Their formidable mother,
‘Ursula,’ is played by Ange Crank who
makes a welcome return to C.A.T.S.
Sam Stevens, who takes on the role of
‘Baron Hardup’ is Ursulla’s henpecked
new husband. Sparks are bound to fly
when all four are on stage.
The title role of ‘Cinderella’ is
played by Jess Leake, who has been
with C.A.T.S. for a number of years,
performing in numerous pantomimes
and plays. Chris Hammersley, who has
also been in many C.A.T.S.
productions, has wanted to play the role of
Buttons since he played the role of Baron Hardup
in 2010 and is really looking forward to getting
the audience on side. Principal Boy, Michelle
Plant is looking forward to slapping her thigh
playing Prince Charming alongside ‘her’
manservant Dandini, the role taken on by Sara
Walker. This is
Sara’s second
pantomime with
C.A.T.S. ‘Cinderella’
would not be
complete without a
Fairy Godmother.
Marj Stokes will be
supplying the
magic, ensuring
Cinderella can go to
the ball and the
audience enjoys
themselves. Marj is
another of C.A.T.S.
award winning
actresses.
The main
characters are
complemented by a
talented supporting
cast of townsfolk, puppeteers, courtiers, dancers
and singers. There is also the popular ultraviolet
transformation scene that will have audience
spellbound. Of course, no pantomime will be
complete without lots of audience participation.
It has been rumoured that the audience can be
heard in Tape Street when they are shouting “OH
NO YOU WON’T!” or “HE’S BEHIND YOU!”
Behind the scenes, Team C.A.T.S is busy
making new costumes, designing and making
scenery and props, making the ultraviolet scene
and writing all the press releases, arranging radio
interviews and advertising the pantomime.
‘Cinderella’ will be performed at The Cheadle
Community Theatre, The Cheadle Academy,
Station Road, Cheadle, from Wednesday 18th to
Saturday 21st February. Carriages must arrive by
7.00pm.
You are invited to an entertaining family
night out at an affordable price. Tickets are
priced at £7 adults (£5 concessions), and are
available from Cheadle Dry Cleaners, Crafty
Urchins and NuSyte Opticians (all in the High
Street Cheadle) and The Cheadle and Tean Times.
Visit C.A.T.S. website at www.cheadle-
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70th Anniversary of Auschwitz
Painsley Catholic College
Specialist Science, Maths and Computing College
S
tudents at Painsley Catholic
College have been reflecting on
the significance of the 70th
anniversary of the liberation of
Auschwitz this month. In 2010 the
College was awarded a sapling
taken from the tree which Anne
Frank could see from the window of
the attic room in the secret annex.
On February 23, 1944, she
wrote “Nearly every morning I go
to the attic to blow the stuffy air out
of my lungs, from my favorite spot
on the floor I look up at the blue sky
and the bare chestnut tree, on whose
branches little raindrops shine,
appearing like silver, and at the
seagulls and other birds as they
glide on the wind. As long as this
exists, I thought, and I may live to
see it, this sunshine, the cloudless
skies, while this lasts I cannot be
unhappy.”
In 2010 the tree suffered storm
damage and disease and was felled,
leaving behind the chance for the
small number of saplings to find
homes in places around the world.
After explaining the work of the
students to combat prejudice and
discrimination, the College received
the small tree, given by The Anne
Frank Trust, which was planted in
the school grounds.
To mark the remembrance of the
liberation of Auschwitz, where Anne
Frank spent time imprisoned before
her death, the students have been
praying for an end to prejudice and
discrimination of all types. During
their morning registration time, the
students will spend time learning
about the story behind the tree and
discussing their own responsibilities
as individuals with the power to
shape the world that they live in.
Teacher Lauren Nicholson-Ward
said ‘The work that the students
produced in 2010, when the tree
was awarded, did not stop once it
was planted. It is a legacy that has
continued to grow through our
students’ efforts to make their own
communities places of respect and
acceptance.’
The tree, which is now around
six feet high, has counterparts in the
Children’s Museum of Indianapolis
and in the grounds of the White
House.
Painsley Catholic College • Station Rd, Cheadle, Staffordshire ST10 1LH • 01538 483944 • www.painsley.co.uk

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J.A Bloor Agricultural Services in Hollington has
become a fully-fledged dealership handling the
Landini tractor range and a number of well-
known farm equipment lines to build on its
expertise in the used equipment market.
The new venture for J A Bloor Agricultural
Services Ltd was launched at several agricultural
shows last summer and the company is now
ready to fling open the doors of expanded and
improved premises during an Open Day with a
complimentary hog roast and refreshments at
Overton Farm, Hollington near Uttoxeter on
Saturday, 14th March, 10am-5pm.
Key suppliers and all staff will all be on hand
to guide visitors through the premises with its
shop and spares department, as well as the
extensive range of new and used farm machinery
in stock. Some great Spring Deals, generous raffle
prizes and a hog roast will make it an
entertaining as well as informative day.
“We’ve put a lot of time and energy into
improving the facilities here to provide a better
and broader service to farmers and others in
rural communities in Staffordshire and
neighbouring counties,” he says. “With
everything from fencing materials, gardening
equipment and quad bikes to trailers, slurry
equipment and new tractors, we’ve become a
one-stop-shop for all the things farmers,
smallholders, gardeners, equestrians, local
businesses and rural handymen need.”
Jason – The Farmer
Jason caught the ‘machinery bug’ as a young
boy, when school days were always too long and
he spent all his free time outdoors on the family
farm or neighbouring farms developing his
agricultural skills.
In the local Young Farmers Club, Jason’s
energetic personality drew great, life-long friends,
many of whom he is grateful to for supporting
him as he worked hard to build up his successful
used farm machinery business.
In his ‘20s, Jason established himself as a
reliable, hard-working farm contractor while also
working at home,
which provided the
perfect outlet to
exercise his passion and
skills in arable farming
and machinery.
In 2004, faced with
some tough personal
and professional
challenges familiar to
many rural farming
families, Jason stopped
milking at Overton,
consolidated his
contracting activities
and set up the current
business, J A Bloor
Agricultural Services
Ltd.
Fast forward almost
10 years and Jason is
now married with two
daughters and is just as
determined to keep
growing his business by
building on his core
strengths and values.
Used Machinery & Plant Hire
Although still keeping his hand and heart in
beef and arable work at Overton Farm, Jason’s
business is now reaching new and exciting
heights. It is already well-known and respected
locally as a business sourcing and supplying good
value second-hand farm machinery, and for
hiring out high-spec seasonal machinery such as
forage wagons, slurry tankers, tractors, loadalls
and excavators to an ever growing number of
valued customers.
Price, knowledge and a genuine desire to
satisfy his customers’
requirements are clearly Jason’s
priority.
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Lads!
Now, the future for the
business is more diverse as it
supplies high quality new
machinery as well as used
equipment, backed up by a
diligent workshop and mobile
repairs and servicing, and the
supply of a bigger range of parts,
tools and sundries.
Jason says: “The new parts
store and retail operation
managed by ‘Jake’ Leedham has
gone from strength to strength
since he joined us thanks to his
great experience in this field.
Every item is competitively
priced and clearly labelled to
ensure quick and straight-
forward purchase decisions.”
Products in this department include the
Granit range of quality parts, accessories,
clothing, tools and service items; Ehrle pressure
washers, batteries, LED lighting, Chemodex oils,
children’s toys, electric fencing, tractor spares,
power take-off shafts and guards, Draper tools,
and a whole lot more.
Complete Service
In addition to Jason himself, who maintains a
very much hands-on grasp of the workshop
operation, there are three experienced full-time
technicians and a local engineering apprentice on
site to service and repair machinery. The modern
office is also manned by a full time administrator
using professional IT accounts software to ensure
the highest possible customer service.
New Machinery
On the machinery supply side, new franchises
have been taken on as part of the business
growth plan. These include an increasingly wide
range of high quality, competitively priced farm
equipment. Most recently, and a real feather in
Jason’s cap, is with Vicon, international supplier
of a complete range of grassland machinery,
sprayers and fertiliser spreaders.
The other high-profile partnership is for
Landini, which enables J A Bloor Agricultural
Services to provide genuine parts, routine
servicing and repairs to existing Landini tractor
users, and to supply new Landini tractors
throughout Staffordshire and into Derbyshire
and surrounding counties.
“It’s a professional tractor range with a keen
following among livestock farmers in particular,”
says Jason. “They’re invariably described as
bomb-proof, in terms of reliability; I’ve traded a
number of Landini tractors myself over the years
and historically found them to be good, strong
work horses that are straightforward and easy to
use.”
“The best thing we offer is a dedication to
customer service,” says Jason. “We’re not ‘nine ‘til
five’ people here; the lads in the workshop start
at 7am and finish at 6pm – or later if necessary
to get the job done – and my phone is on 24/7.”
The Open Day!
To receive your free hog roast lunch and
attendance ticket for the Open Day on 14th
March, please contact Jake on 01889 507040,
option 1. Jason says “We warmly invite you to
come along and take a look at what we have on
offer.”
Local equipment specialist
celebrates new business dealerships
with Open Day on 14 March
A D V E R T I S E M E N T F E A T U R E
Jason Bloor and ‘Jake” (James) Leadham with a new Landini tractor: “We’re
looking forward to new customers putting us – and Landini – to the test.”
Jake serving local customers in the well-stocked shop which sells
tractor parts, oils, tools, lighting, batteries, pressure washers,
service items, children’s toys and all the other products farmers and
handymen need day to day.

Just the
perfect day...
A perfect day...
Jim and I got married on 8th August 2014
after five happy years together. From the
moment we got engaged we both had clear
ideas about the type of wedding we wanted.
Very quickly shabby chic and vintage style
became the theme for our big day. Having
just over a year to plan from start to finish, I
decided to get started straight away. We very
much wanted a DIY wedding so that we
could add personal touches to the day. Being
a secret craft lover I couldn’t wait to get
started on homemade decorations. Making
and creating very quickly became central to
our day and the spare room soon became ‘the
wedding room’. The homemade crafts ranged
from hundreds of metres of beautiful bunting
to paper decorations, wedding wishing trees,
home made cake stands and many more. I
think being a teacher helped me to stay
organised, sticking to deadlines to get the
next creation made by. Jim on the other hand
was very laid back by it all... Which on
reflection was good to keep me relaxed when
needed Mayfield Hall was perfect for us
because we wanted to do as much as we
could ourselves, providing the blank canvas
that we wanted. We were very lucky to have
many great family and friends to help us set
up and decorate the hall and marquee a few
days before the wedding. Without them we
really couldn’t have done it!
The night before the wedding my family
and the bridesmaids stayed at Mayfield Hall.
On the day I woke up excited but feeling
nervous incase we had forgotten anything. As
the morning progressed we had hair and
makeup at the hall, then with good friends
Ben and Hannah (HBA Photography) to start
with photos. They were great at trying to
relax, what had become a very nervous bride.
The nerves soon disappeared after tackling
the giant staircase with every pair of eyes
focused on me! Seeing Jim for the first time
that day was a really special moment. After
the ceremony, we were able to make use of
the gorgeous gardens for photos, drinks and
most importantly ice cream. It was from
Polly’s Parlour, a cute vintage converted VW
Camper which fitted perfectly with the
theme. After that we headed in to the
marquee for afternoon tea and speeches.
The evening guests arrived soon after and
the party got started with our friends band
Ctrl C. They were amazing and really made
the wedding something to remember!
Surprisingly nothing went wrong on the day,
everything really was perfect. Even the
weather despite terrible forecasts for the
week leading up to it.
Bride and Groom: Nicola and Jim Malkin (Uttoxeter)
Bride’s Mum and Step Dad: Jo and David Jones (Fole)
Groom’s Parents: Jo and Pod Malkin (Uttoxeter)
Best Man: Dave Whitehead (Uttoxeter)
Groomsman: Carl Lowndes (Nottingham)
Bridesmaids: Charlotte Appleby (Uttoxeter), Nicola Gardner
(Uttoxeter), Catherine Malkin (Uttoxeter) and Alex Jones
(Manchester)
Flower Girl: Milly Elcock (Stoke)
Ceremony and Reception: Mayfield Hall
Photography: HBA Photography

One of the best parts of the
wedding and the build up was having
the people that mean the most to us
enjoy it with us. My best friends,
both at the time had new born babies
and still had time to listen to my
worrying and help us set up. We
couldn’t ask for better friends and
family. A special thanks has to go to
Poppy trading company run by
Oliver and Charlotte for providing
all of the furniture free of charge and
lots of reassurance when we were
setting up.
Looking back on the day now we
often still smile about how we
managed to plan it all ourselves. It
was exactly the way we wanted it to
be and so much more. I have yet to
look through the photos without
getting slightly emotional! It sounds
so cliché but it really was the best day
of our lives. I actually miss planning
the wedding already, but I have all of
our beautiful decorations dotted
around the house now (much to Jim’s
disapproval) to remind us of such
special times.
If we had to give anyone advice
about planning the big day, we
would say work together, know what
you want and do what you want
because the day is about you.

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Club members are
bloomin’ great!
A
t the recent Mercia and North Wales area of NAFAS Show, Mrs Cynthia Brassington
of Cheadle Flower Club, achieved a very highly commended in the Class ‘Come Dine
With Me’, and a highly commended in the class ‘A Winter’s Tale’.
Therewere a lot of entries, so Cynthia was extremely happy with the result. In the
photography competition Mrs Pat Bradshaw, of Cheadle Flower Club won the open class, and
went on to win ‘The Best in Show’ award, for the photography section. This was a new award,
and we are very proud that it came to Cheadle.
The show took place at Cockshutt near Ellesmere in Shropshire. Cheadle Flower Club
Chairman Dianne Lucas said she was extremely proud of their achievements and sent them
many congratulations.
Congratulations to them both.
Kind regards Diane (chairman of C.F.C.)

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since 1976
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Serving the community since 1976
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Staffordshire,ST14 8AT
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Tel:01889 564 253 • Fax:01889 564 210
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L
ocal author Dan Weatherer is about to release his
second collection of horror stories upon the
unsuspecting book community. “Only The Good
Burn Bright” follows on from his award winning debut
release “The Soul That Screamed” and promises even
more in the way of blood curdling chills!
Dan (35, Meir Park) is thrilled that the book is about
to be released.“The collection was finished last summer
but with the success enjoyed by Legend of the Chained
Oak at last year’s film festivals, work on the book was
temporarily put on hold. I am very proud of this
collection and would say to all book lovers whether you
are a fan of horror or not to please give it a try. Many
of my reviewers have stated that I do not write horror
in the conventional sense, so those with a nervous
disposition need not stay away!”
Dan is also working at bringing his work to the stage
and hope to forge links within the local drama
community. “I am very passionate about literature and
the arts, especially locally. We have a huge amount of
talented people writing and performing here in Stoke on Trent. I believe that we have as much
to add to the scene as any accredited names and that in time the area will be proud to host our
work. I also hope to represent up and coming local authors at this years “Hot Air” literary
festival. Already I have had a huge show of support from people contacting the organisers to
request local representation and I thank each and every one of you for making your voice
heard. Again, we have a strong collection of local writers beavering away with little to no
support network in place. I believe the city should be proud of the talent nestled within but
until people know about us it is always going to be an uphill struggle to get recognition.”
The book will be available on Amazon, Waterstones.co.uk and also in store at Webberleys,
Hanley at the end of the month. For more information about Dan and his work visit
www.fatherdarkness.co.uk
Latest blood curdler
from local author
Unprecedented demand
during Leisure Centre’s
first week!
T
he public reaction to
Uttoxeter Leisure Centre has
been tremendous since its
reopening. The venue has
effectively had 3 weeks’ worth of
business in the first 4 days of
opening: 608 members, over 400
children enrolled on swimming
lessons and full exercise classes.
Inductions are fully booked for the
next 3 weeks and all activities are
selling well.
Uttoxeter Leisure Centre
officially reopened its doors to the
public on Saturday 17th January
2015, following an extensive £3.9
million refurbishment. The centre
now features a new state of the art
gym, fitness studio, cafe, village
style changing rooms and improved swimming pool with seating for up to 140 spectators.
The brand new Oldfield’s Road facility was opened by Uttoxeter based commonwealth
gold medallist and 50m breaststroke world record holder swimmer Adam Peaty, who will be
using the pool hall, named in his honour, as part of his training regime.
Once inside, local residents were given the opportunity to tour the new state of the art
facility for the first time since its closure 12 months ago, whilst having the opportunity to
enjoy one of three free swimming sessions offered throughout the day.
Councillor Robert Hardwick, Deputy Leader for Cultural Services said: “I would like to
thank all our new and returning customers for their support since the centre’s reopening. I
believe we now have a leisure centre that Uttoxeter can be proud of. It caters for all customers
from the very young to those who are young at heart. It gives me great pleasure to hand back
this wonderful facility to the people of Uttoxeter and the surrounding villages.
“I would also like to thank our customers for their patience while the refurbishment was
being undertaken, and the hard work of our staff and everyone involved in the centre’s
transformation. If you haven’t already been to visit the new centre, please come along and try
the fantastic facilities on offer”.

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Ring any bells? N
orman Bailey of the Church Bell Ringers at St Marys
Uttoxeter has found a quantity of photographs that
were stored in a cupboard in the belfry. Taken some
time ago, we are trying to identify them and to discover
whether they were ringers. Any information regarding the
photos can be emailed to Norman via
n.bailey005@btinternet.com or uttoxetervoice@hotmail.co.uk

C
headle, like many other towns, had its
Workhouse, established and administered
under the Poor Law Acts of the time. In one
respect, Cheadle is fortunate, for the original
workhouse buildings are still standing. They are to
be found at the end of Bank Street.
Thanks to Charles Dickens’ “Oliver Twist,” we
all have a good idea of what life was like for
workhouse inmates; and thanks to the National
Census of 1881, precise details are now available
of the poor wretches who occupied the Cheadle
Workhouse on the night of 3rd/4th April 1881 (to
give a time context, this was seven years before
Jack the Ripper).
The Census Return is a “word photograph” of
one minute, in one hour, in one day. in one year, in
one Workhouse. in one small town in North
Staffordshire. So what does it tell us?
The Return had been completed by the
Workhouse Master and it is particularly amusing
to see the pains taken by him to record the status
of each inmate. As the workhouse existed only to
provide for paupers, it follows that only paupers
were admitted, and yet, by every single name, he
has carefully written the word “pauper.”
In the Workhouse on that date were one
hundred and nine persons, comprising one
hundred and four inmates, four members of staff
and the infant daughter of the Workhouse Master.
The staff consisted of the Workhouse Master
(referred to in the documentation as the “Head”)
aged 29; one porter, aged 18; one female Industrial
Trainer Nurse, aged 23; and one female cook, aged
54. Also living there, on Census night, was the
one-year old child of the Workhouse Master. There
is no mention of the mother. Was she dead? Had
she left her husband and child? Was she just away
temporarily? There is no way of knowing.
“Oliver Twist” tells us that the large number of
children to be found in the Workhouses and
common sense tells of that there must have been
many old folk. It is therefore interesting to discover
that, roughly speaking, one third of the inmates
were neither young nor old, i.e. between the ages of
twenty and fifty, as shown.
Age Number %
0 - 10 32 30.8%
11 - 20 7 6.7%
21 - 30 9 8.6%
31 - 40 12 11.5%
41 - 50 7 6.7%
51 - 60 7 6.7%
61 - 70 12 11.5%
70 - 80 14 13.4%
80+ 31 0.9%
There was one inmate whose age was not
given.
Information as to the former occupations of the
inmates is given. It shows that there were twelve
farm labourers; seven charwomen; three
blacksmiths; three domestic servants; three
tailor(esse)s; two coal miners; two gardeners; and
one each of the following, mason’s labourer,
shoemaker, dress maker, sewing servant, knitting
servant, waggoner, washerwoman, farmer, joiner,
farm servant, printer’s assistant, boatman, sawyer,
seamstress and bricklayer’s labourer.
Classifying these various occupations into
general categories (and making a few assumptions
- e.g. that the one described as a “farmer” had been
a self-employed farmer and not a farm labourer)
we find that of the 104 inmates, sixteen people
were described as “disabled”, five had been self
employed, fourteen engaged in agriculture, eleven
in domestic service, six in industry, seven in services
and three in the building trade.
This would suggest that the people were not
paid sufficient wages for them to make provision
for their old age. In other words, as is well known,
if you became unemployed, too old or too infirm
to work, and your children would not or could not
keep you, the next step was, unfortunately, the
workhouse.
At the workhouse there were the thirty-five
children, (invariably described as “scholars”
although the education they received must have
been minimal); eight “imbeciles”; two “lunatics”
and three blind persons. It will be seen on a careful
examination that the numbers do not “add up.”
This is because some inmates had both an
occupation and were suffering from a disability
and are thus counted twice, appearing in two
separate categories. For the record, it should be
stated that an “imbecile” is defined as a person of
natural weak intellect i.e. one who has been
“simple” from birth; whereas a “lunatic” is one
who has lost the senses that he once had. Those
listed as
“imbeciles” are
aged 30, 33, 36,
39, 39, 41, 46,
77 which, of
course, would
drastically
inflate the
proportion of
inmates in the
31 - 40 age
category and
explain the
unusually high
number in the
age category.
Analysing
the place of
origin of the
inmates and allocating them into one of four
categories - namely, Cheadle itself; those near to
Cheadle (i.e. villages in the immediately vicinity -
Alton, Froghall etc.); those that could be described
as being in the middle distance (i.e. Leek, Stoke-
on-Trent etc.) and those far distance (i.e. London,
Bristol, Ireland etc.); produces the following:-
Cheadle 27 26%
Nearby 38 36.5%
Middle Distant 14 13.5%
Far Distant 25 24%
It can be seen that well over half of the inmates
could be described as “local”, and, of course, the
others may have been born elsewhere but lived in
the locality for many years.
The last classification of the inmates that can
be undertaken is to see their relationship to other
inmates (e.g. to see if they were there as a family
unit.) This shows that there were forty-seven single
adults, one husband and wife, two adult brothers,
one mother with one child, three mothers with two
children, two mothers with three children and two
mothers with four children. In addition there was
one pair of sibling children,
However, the saddest statistic of all must be the
seven single children, one aged five; two aged six;
two aged seven; one aged eight and one aged nine,
in the workhouse, all alone, with no mother, father,
brother, sister or any living relation - shades of
Oliver Twist indeed!
The Cheadle Workhouse and
The 1881 Census
by Philip Brough of Cheadle

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people’. The St James’s Place Foundation is a grant-making charity with a
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each year, these funds are then matched pound for pound by the company.
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charity when her own daughter, Ruby, was diagnosed with Tricuspid Atresia
at 18 weeks into Angela’s pregnancy.
LHM have celebrated their 20th anniversary this year. They solely rely on
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threatening heart defect. Over the last year they have been able to support
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annual golf day event. This year we were spoilt by the splendid British summer
weather, beautiful Derbyshire views and the challenging 18-
hole course at Morley Hayes golf club, which provided
excellent experience for RBA’s team and 40 guests. The day
went exceptionally well and RBA would like to thank all of
those who took part on the day and their clients, who have
been extremely generous with their donations.
Angela Fountain, Director of RBA said, “This year’s golf
day proved to be a real success; it was our biggest golf day to
date raising more than ever before. We were blessed with great
weather and everyone seemed to enjoy their day. Little Hearts
Matter has been invaluable as a contact for advice and support
right from the day we were given the unexpected news that
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would lead. We are very lucky that Ruby has bounced back
from each stage of her operations, is a bundle of energy and
started school in September this year and enjoying it. LHM
still continue to be to be a source of ongoing support and the
work they do is absolutely fantastic.
Over our seven golf days so far we have raised just shy of
£30,000 for some important charities; in addition we have
given grants to smaller charities via the St. James’s Place
Foundation. We are keen to keep progressing our golf day and
our overall involvement in local charity work. We would like
to thank everybody who has been involved in this year’s event
for their support and generosity in raising monies for this great
cause. We are absolutely delighted to present Little Hearts
Matter with a cheque for £9,038.40 which is the proceeds of
our golf day and includes the generous pledge of 50%
company matching by the St James’s Place Foundation. As an
added bonus the St James’s Place Foundation placed the other
50% to their chosen children’s charities.”
If you would like to take part in next year’s golf event and
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£10,000 to Little Hearts Matters. This was as a result of RBA
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Did you find out the sex of the baby in advance?
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If you didn’t, did you guess right?
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Did you have a birthing plan, and were you able to stick to it?
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We would lie and watch Bump grow slowly. The first time I felt that kick the
life long bond was instant and amazing! Our time during pregnancy was
fabulous and the wait is worth it. Just a shame it doesn’t only take a month!
The day we finally went to the hospital seemed surreal in many ways. The
day was finally here. The most amazing bit of it all is our baby daughter Ella!
Tell us all about the first 24 hours at home with your newborn.
Exciting, emotional and a little scary, even having done it before it’s still a
shock to have a small bundle totally reliant on you for everything. The best
bit was when the boys came home from school on the first day we brought
Ella home, having all our family together in our home for the first time was
amazing and watching the boys so besotted with their little sister completed
everything for us. I think no one slept the first night (except Ella), all everyone
wanted to do was watch her.
How has having a new baby changed your life?
It’s changed all our lives in a positive way. I’ve gone from working as busy
nurse to loving my maternity leave and thoroughly enjoying life. I have lovely
one to one time with Ella in the daytime at baby groups – singing and
swimming, the time to walk to and from school every day, meeting the boys
and enjoying quality time with them.
How is life now?
8 months on, life has totally changed; none of us could imagine life without
Ella, she’s getting her own little personality now and makes us smile every
day. She fits into our life perfectly and has all the boys wrapped around her
little finger. Aaron, Luke and Elliot love having a little sister (good luck to her
first boyfriend!) and are a great help with her, loving nothing more than
making her laugh. Being on maternity leave has meant extra time for holidays
this year so we’ve headed off with our caravan at every possible opportunity
and had some amazing family adventures, making lots of lasting memories.
Any advice for expectant parents?
Those first few days/weeks with a newborn are tiring, and emotional but
worth every minute. Don’t be afraid to ask for help if you need it – we all
need advice sometimes. Make use of the local baby groups, they are a great
way of making new friends for you and baby, can be great for advice,
sympathy, a moan or even just chocolate biscuits! But most importantly enjoy
every minute of it, it goes so fast and they grow so quickly. Take lots of
pictures!

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Baby Ella
Tell us about when you found out you were pregnant and how
you felt emotionally. Where were you, what were you doing etc
etc.
It was the 25th July 2013 when I found out I was pregnant; I’d had a suspicion
for a few days going by how I felt so I decided that morning to take a test. I’m
not sure if we were excited or scared, but it was definitely the longest 2
minutes I’ve ever waited! Finally, there it was that clear blue line across the test
strip. I think it took us a both a few minutes for it to sink in but then we were
both really excited. It was hard trying to keep the noise down so the boys
didn’t realize something was going on as we didn’t want them to know until
the 12 week point when there was would be less chance of something going
wrong, we also decide not to tell anyone else until this point also so keeping
it a secret from our family and friends was really hard. When we did finally
tell them they were all really pleased for us and very excited at the thought of
a new baby in the family.
Then the special day, when your baby arrived. All the emotions of birth and
that magical first cry and baby in mum and dads arms.
I was due on the 11th March, that day came and went with no signs of a
baby! It’s really horrible when you reach your due date and there is no sign of
your baby appearing, as if waiting forty weeks isn’t long enough, they then
make you wait a bit longer. My mum had said all along that the 12th March
would be nice as that was my grandad’s birthday and secretly I had my fingers
crossed so on the morning of the 12th when my waters broke at home, I
thought my wish was coming true. Ella obviously had other ideas and after a
trip to the maternity unit then being sent home with an appointment to go
back next morning, I had contractions on and off all day, every time we
thought it was time to head for the hospital the contractions stopped.
My mum had been banned from going too far, or forgetting her mobile
for several weeks now so today it was off to Granny’s after school for the
boys in case I had to go to hospital in the night – I think she had the hardest
job of keeping them distracted without giving too much away.
My contractions continued on and off all night, so when we went back to
the hospital I was determined I was not coming home without a baby. In the
end it was all very quick and Ella was born at 15.25 on 13th March. It took
me a few minutes to take in it was a girl. Seeing her for the first time was truly
amazing, she was our little miracle and the little girl we never thought we
would have. Holding her snuggled up to me I couldn’t believe how tiny she
was and how perfect. I couldn’t help but cry! Ian was truly amazing
throughout and seeing im holding his little girl made my every minute
worthwhile. Our family was finally complete.

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Acting is My Life
by Local TV Star
Rachel Shenton
M
y name is Rachel Shenton, I am a British actress currently living in
Los Angeles, and right now I’m playing a character Lily Summers in
‘Switched at Birth.
Many readers will no doubt know me as Minnie Minniver from Hollyoaks
which was great fun to do.
I grew up in Caverswall and attended St Filumena’s Primary School-which
I LOVED. I have such fond memories of the place and met some people that
have turned out to be my life-long friends. In fact my best friend, Ruth Lowe,
skyped me today and told me she’s getting married and I’m Maid of Honour
- I’m ecstatic!
Anyway I digress - St Filumena’s was a brilliant school, my favourite
teachers were Mrs Pye, Mrs Arrowsmith and Mrs Wheatley although it’s hard
to actually name favourites as they were all pretty great.
I remember it was such a sad day when I left - I just cried and cried as
everyone signed my white shirt (which I still have)!
I then started at Painsley School - I wasn’t much for the pin-striped shirts
we had to wear but the school was great.
My favourite teacher was Mr Barry - he taught French and made it so
much fun. My mum spoke French so she helped me with my home work
which was wonderful.
Outside of high school I took drama classes and I started competing in
speech and drama festivals. I was so In love with acting which took up all my
time but is was all worth it as my career is now as an actress.
I look forward to talking to Voice readers throughout 2015 and I do hope
you enjoy reading my column.
Perhaps some readers grew up with me or know me now? If they do, email
Nigel at The Voice and he will forward your comments onto me.
Rachel is the Patron of local charity dDeaflinks (see adjacent advert). She
asks if any of our readers would like to make donations to this superb much-
needed facility, please go to their website at www.deaflinksstaffordshire.com
Your support is gratefully received.
Speak to you soon, Rachel
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