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Uttoxeter & Cheadle Voice Issue 65

The Uttoxeter & Cheadle Voice magazine covers news from Uttoxeter, Cheadle, and surrounding areas in Staffordshire. It discusses local businesses and entrepreneurs, including a profile of famous local figure Joseph Bamford, founder of JCB. The magazine provides information on upcoming issues, advertising opportunities, and how to contact the publisher.

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Uttoxeter & Cheadle Uttoxeter & Cheadle FREE New for 2016 - Distribution now increased to 15,000quality magazines each issue Covering UTTOXETER & CHEADLE and now Ashbourne - Plus Alton, Oakamoor, Doveridge, Rocester, Bramshall, Stramshall, Mayfield, Leigh, Church Leigh, Checkley, Lower Tean, Tean, Draycott in the Moors, Cresswell, Saverley Green, Fulford and villages in between Issue 65
2 If you are responding to an advertisement in The Uttoxeter & Cheadle Voice, please let the advertiser know. Thank you for your support. ENHANCE YOUR LIVING SPACE WITH A SUPERCRAFT ORANGERY OR CONSERVATORY • Tailor-made to suit your lifestyle and home • Swift construction with minimal disturbance • Long lasting value and low maintenance • 10 year insurance backed guarantee
3Let The Uttoxeter & Cheadle Voice take your business to 15,000 local homes. To advertise, call 01538 751629 or 07733 466 970. HOW TO GET IN TOUCH I have seen many new small businesses starting up in our community lately which is extremely encouraging for our local economy. It’s great because these exciting projects are created by entrepreneurs who strive to establish successful businesses which in turn can provide employment for local people. I was very pleased to be informed recently that Uttoxeter’s legendary and best known entrepreneur Mr Joseph Cyril Bamford (Mr JCB) was honoured by his company on the unveiling of a specially commissioned bronze bust on the centenary of his birth, June 21st, 1916. Sometimes it is hard to believe what Mr JCB actually achieved in his life! Apparently as a child his playtime was spent building cars and boats which obviously was an early sign of an inventive flair which started his path onto becoming an engineering genius. He founded his company in 1945 in a lock-up garage in Uttoxeter and when he retired in 1975 JCB were turning over more than £43 million a year! Mr Bamford’s son Anthony took over the business and powered it to a worldwide status which I am sure his father would have been so proud of. These days major films are being made of British people who have done good - Leicester City’s Jamie Vardy is an extraordinary story of a non-league footballer who day-in day-out strove to achieve success on the highest stage in soccer and made it, winning the Premier League this season with Leicester City and playing for his country. But surely a chap building a worldwide business empire from a lock-up garage in Uttoxeter would be a tremendous film success? But which actor would be chosen to play our greatest local entrepreneur Mr Joseph Cyril Bamford? Who do you think..... I hope you enjoy reading this issue of The Voice colour magazine Nigel Titterton, Editor & Publisher Dear Reader, Publisher and Editor: Nigel Titterton The Uttoxeter & Cheadle Voice is published by Community Voice Publications Ltd Telephone 01538 751629 e-mail uttoxetervoice@hotmail.co.uk The views expressed in this publication are those of our contributors and are not necessarily those of the publishers, nor indeed their responsibility. All Rights Reserved. Copyright Community Voice Publications Ltd. Designed and Produced by noel@sergeantdesign.com ADVERTISEMENT SALES AND EDITORIAL Tel: 01538 751629 or 07733 466 970 Email: uttoxetervoice@hotmail.co.uk NEXT ISSUE The next Voice will be distributed from August 26th 2016 News Deadline: August 16th 2016 Advertising Deadline: August 18th 2016 BOOK YOUR ADVERT NOW - EMAIL uttoxetervoice@hotmail.co.uk or PHONE 01538 751629 You can also contact us via social media: @uttoxeter_voice search for Uttoxeter Voice search for Uttoxeter Voice NEW FOR 2016 We have increased distribution to a massive 15,000 quality Voice Magazines! The Uttoxeter & Cheadle Voice is wholly independent and is published at 3 Spode Close, Cheadle, Staffs ST10 1DT 15,000 copies are distributed free to homes and businesses in Uttoxeter, Cheadle, Ashbourne, Rocester, Denstone, Bramshall, Stramshall, Alton, Oakamoor, Tean, Lower Tean, Checkley, Leigh, Church Leigh, Crakemarsh, Combridge, Kingsley, Mayfield, Draycott, Cresswell, Saverley Green & Fulford and Doveridge areas. Clients are welcome to view the printing matrix.
4 If you are responding to an advertisement in The Uttoxeter & Cheadle Voice, please let the advertiser know. Thank you for your support. Karndean & Amtico flooring at great prices New Kitchen & Bedroom Ranges Up to 40% off Uttoxeter Tile and Bathroom Ltd 7 The Square, Market Place, Uttoxeter, Staffordshire ST14 8HN Tel: 01889 560111 Mob: 07929 201128 Email: uttoxetertileandbathroom@hotmail.co.uk Open: Monday 8-3pm; Tuesday to Friday 8-5pm; Saturday 8-2pm; Sunday appointment only. Great Offers on tiles and suites • Very competitive prices • Open to trade and public While stocks last. Terms & conditions apply. We can offer supply only on bathrooms, kitchens and tiles (the largest choice available in the area) or we can fully project manage supply and fit on the above, free of charge no obligation site survey with expert advice on goods to suit your needs and requirements using the space available. I t was bon voyage again as Windsor Park Middle School, Uttoxeter, made its annual Year 8 trip to Paris for a week in May with 45 Year 8s accompanied by 4 members of staff. There had been extra preparation, consideration and consultation following the November attacks in Paris but the local authority, travel company and Foreign Office all deemed it safe for us to travel. Thankfully nobody missed out on the opportunity and experiences that the trip offers Windsor Park students. Chateau de Grande Romaine, on the outskirts of Paris, gave them the perfect base for visiting the wonderful sights of Paris as well as experiencing a French theme park, Parc Astérix. The weather was extremely kind for a jam-packed week, which included climbing the steps of the Eiffel Tower, climbing to the top of l’Arc de Triomphe for a 360 degree view of Paris, visiting the Louvre to see the Mona Lisa and glass pyramid, visiting Notre Dame cathedral with a chance to use their French buying souvenirs and snacks nearby and seeing Sacré Coeur deep in the heart of the artists’ district where many students had their portraits and caricatures sketched. On one of the days the students visited Parc Astérix, a French theme park – deliberately chosen to maximise their exposure to French culture – which was enjoyed by all. Each day was rounded off with evening entertainments and access to the Chateau’s swimming pool. Students used their French language skills and attempted communication at every opportunity – from buying a drink at a French service station to ordering a crêpe in Paris, asking (and receiving!) the correct flavour of ice cream and expressing their opinions on the ‘escargots’ they tasted. The whole trip was rewarding for students and hopefully gives them a school trip to remember as they move on to Thomas Alleyne’s. Windsor Park Year 8 Paris Trip
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7Let The Uttoxeter & Cheadle Voice take your business to 15,000 local homes. To advertise, call 01538 751629 or 07733 466 970. A former Royal Marines Commando, has changed his uniform and now drives out dirt and grime as opposed to rolling in it. Ian North, 55 years old, a local lad from Barlaston has seen a niche in the market and is plugging it with Zero Dry Time Ltd, a carpet and upholstery cleaning system that leaves no residue, does not need water and no soggy ‘dog’ smell. ‘The lessons I learned whilst serving in the Royal Marines has stood me in good stead’ said Ian. ‘Never leaving an area until the job is done and done right has proved invaluable in completing a task. If there is a stain on your sofa or carpet that can be removed, I’ll continue to remove it until it’s been completely eliminated. Something I learned years ago in training. I can remove stains nobody else can.’ With over 50 years in development, the Zero Dry Time cleaning system is ready to use as soon as soon as the operator leaves. Carpets are not designed to get wet. Dry cleaning them means they stay cleaner for longer and with organic cleaning products, they are non toxic for family and pets. Everything is stain guarded as a matter of course. Ian goes on “my results are exceptional and consistent and that’s what drew me to this. I was taught attention to detail in week one of Commando training and has remained with me ever since.” Former Royal Marines Commando goes from rolling in the muck to driving out the muck A former Royal Marines Commando cleaning carpets, whatever next! Call Ian on 0800 1804901 or email ian.north@zerodrytime.com Before After Before After
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10 If you are responding to an advertisement in The Uttoxeter & Cheadle Voice, please let the advertiser know. Thank you for your support. I am a volunteer for the Caldon and Uttoxeter Canal Trust, an enthusiastic bunch of people who are trying to preserve our industrial heritage through their passion for canals, in particular the Caldon and Uttoxeter canals. I was recently manning our stand at the Stafford County Show and just chatting to people, including those living in Uttoxeter, revealed that there are probably many people in the area who aren’t aware that Uttoxeter had a canal in the early 19th century. Sadly there are very few remnants of the canal in Uttoxeter itself but luckily we do have some interesting features that do remain on other parts of the old canal. Now to a bit of the Uttoxeter canal’s brief history. The Uttoxeter canal was built as an extension to the Caldon canal which itself had been built as a branch off the Trent and Mersey canal to service areas of local productivity such as the Potteries and the limestone quarries at Cauldon Lowe. The Uttoxeter canal which starts at Froghall and travels 13 miles to Uttoxeter, opened in 1811 but it only had a relatively short life. It was bought by the North Staffordshire Railway Company which proceeded to close it in 1848 and build a railway over some of it and that was that! The course of much of the old canal can still be followed with the section between Denstone and Oakamoor being the most accessible as it is a public right of way along the old railway track bed. After periods of heavy rain sections of the old canal can be seen to be in water. Now to what the Caldon and Uttoxeter Canal Trust is about. It started life in the 1960’s as the Caldon Canal Society which had the aim of reopening the Caldon Canal when it became unnavigable. It achieved this goal and the canal reopened from Etruria to Froghall in September 1974. More recently the society decided to focus its attention on the Uttoxeter canal which had been out of use for a century and a half and as I said, had had a railway built over it! . At this point the society changed its name to the Caldon and Uttoxeter Canal Trust. The demolition of two significant buildings in Uttoxeter (the Wharfinger’s house and the canal warehouse) spurred the society on to see what could be done to preserve or restore bits of the canal that remained and prevent the loss of any further structures. The first project that followed was to restore the Uttoxeter canal first lock and basin at Froghall Wharf. Work started in 2003 and it was completed in 2005 and if you have been there you will know how good the restoration was and what a nice recreational area it has created. In 2009 a feasability study to restore the canal between Froghall Wharf and Uttoxeter (ending in the gravel pit) was conducted and the consulting engineers’ conclusion was that it was technically feasible. For now the trust has current priorities of protecting the line of the canal from development, maintaining in good order structures and lengths of the canal that still exist and promoting the creation of a walking route along the length of the canal utilising as much of the original towpath as possible. In the longer term there are hopes of restoring some or all of the Uttoxeter canal - dream on! Every month there is a work party on the second Thursday where a group of like minded get together to work on various projects covering the, preservation of the old structures that remain, vegetation clearance etc. In fact our last work party in June involved the reinstatement of 5 cast iron replica canal mileposts between Denstone and Oakamoor! If anybody is interested to learn more or get involved with work parties or helping to run the trust, please visit our website for further information. www.cuct.org.uk Uttoxeter canal - what canal? By Philip Balfour A recently reinstated milepost between Denstone and Alton
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22 If you are responding to an advertisement in The Uttoxeter & Cheadle Voice, please let the advertiser know. Thank you for your support. N obody was complaining about the entertainment on offer at the 11th annual Uttoxeter Beer and Cider Festival. Hundreds of people appeared to be enjoying themselves like never before. But there was one fly in the ointment. The beer festival coincided with England’s first match in Euro 2016 and Russia’s late equaliser dampened the spirits of many at Oldfields Sports and Social Club. It wasn’t the first time an England football team has disappointed hordes of fans gathered in a convivial atmosphere drinking beer, and it won’t be the last. But in this particular instance, the organisers say it had a damaging impact on beer sales and on the profits for charity. The festival raises thousands of pounds every year for an annual free prostate cancer screening event at Uttoxeter racecourse, which is estimated to have saved the lives of up to thirty local men. But Gary Hudson, a spokesman for Uttoxeter Lions Club, said: ‘It was definitely a day of two halves. Up till late in the evening, everything was nearly perfect as far as I could see. There’s no doubt beer sales slowed down when people were watching the football, and we didn’t mind that, obviously, but we were expecting a boom in sales as people celebrated an England win. The Russian goal in injury time put a real dampener on proceedings. Some people were so disappointed they went home. ‘Sales were hundreds of pounds down, even though the number of people who attended the event was the same as previous years, and everybody who commented said what a great time they had.’ The festival began with a successful open mic night on the Friday, followed by a full day of entertainment on the Saturday. Easy listening from Jazz and All That and Kate Copeland was followed by an up-tempo covers set by Jason Callear with Sean Prior on bass. The evening was rounded off with almost three hours of rock and pop covers by Upfront, the band who have made the beer festival their home from home. There were more people dancing than ever before. Most of those dancing and apparently having the best time were women. Most of them had not been watching the football. Festival fun and football frustration - a day of two halves
Ginny’s Community Corner by Ginny Gibson of Uttoxeter T his month I have been thinking about how communities are affected by music and this weekend, my hubby and I went to the Acoustic Festival at the Uttoxeter Racecourse. We chose to go on Sunday and as we walked up to get our tickets at the box office, we were met by wonderful sounds being played by Pig Man and the Rubber Band. You know me, I couldn’t help but chat to them and found out that they had just finished their set and were so happy; they decided to play to all the people coming into the festival. What a great welcome. As we walked along, Midge Ure of Ultravox fame, was just walking along the other side of the fence, and of course I shouted over, “Oh Hi, could I have a quote for the Uttoxeter Voice magazine about how you see music in the community”. Without a second thought, he held up his acoustic guitar and said, “Music is the common denominator of our community, it’s what we’ve all got to share”. Then he came up to the fence so I could take a photo, then turned and went through the curtains to the stage for his sound check. We hadn’t even got to the main gate and I was inspired by both encounters, Mike Stephens who organises the event explained, “Each band creatives its own culture/community via its fans, all we do as organisers, is to ensure the acts that play here are like minded, namely acoustic based, so we can create a great festival community. “ When we finally got through the entrance gate and into the festival, we got the sense of community that Mike was talking about. There were children bouncing on trampolines, other kids having their faces painted, belly dancers doing their act, other people listening to a really dynamic story teller and what struck me about the adults if they were all wearing different hats, some straw, others funky steam punk, top hats, knitted hats, so my old gardening hat fitted in perfectly. Were the hats a part of defining which element of the community they belonged too? We made our way to the Real Ale tent, my husband needed to get some practice in for the Beer Festival that is taking place at the Uttoxeter Rugby Club next weekend! As we walked into the tent, we were hit by a wall of fantastic voices; hundreds of people singing “Na, Na, Na, Na Na Na Na”, the chorus of Hey Jude – they were singing along to the Biggles Band, which is made up of lots of wonderfully creatively dressed chaps, who really put on a fabulous show, the atmosphere was infectious. Looking at the hats of their fans, I would say they favoured straw and patchwork ones. At the end of their set, they advised everyone to get to the main stage, as Midge Ure was starting and some people wandered across the field and took up their seats for the next part of the day. Midge Ure fans enjoyed a fantastic selection of Acoustic versions of all his famous songs, his acoustic version of Vienna was spectacular and the whole place was taken back to their youth. But instead of dancing wildly, now, me and his other fans were all at the festival with their favourite collapsible chair and a hat. There were a huge range of hats in his crowd, so clearly Midge Ure has an eclectic range of fans. My battered gardening hat fitted in nicely and my collapsible stool was a life saver, the joys of middle age, but lovely to be reminded of a joyous youth! The community atmosphere was incredible, we had Pesto Penne in the Italian tent and chatted to a man who had travelled from the south coast to come and see Judy Tzuke – so off we went to see her play and I have to say, she was amazing. Her daughter joined her on stage alongside their guitarist and the whole tent was entertained with melodies of such sweetness it was quiet moving. Just to keep the theme going, her fans had top hats, straw hats and patchwork ones too. Beautiful Sound on the other hand, came onto the stage and the whole place erupted into a frenzied dancing session. When they played “Don’t marry her”, everyone was singing, not only the audience but all the stall holders, the children were dancing and the atmosphere was electric. I was sitting on my trusty stool at the front of the crowd and looked back to their community of fans, I realised I fitted in their community of fans nicely, however, I am now the person with the kitchen always tidy and the bathroom clean! Their set was really good fun, the acoustic guitar player had met Midge Ure back stage and couldn’t contain his excitement about having his guitar signed by Midge and of course the introduction to Edward, the teddy bear mascot came on stage when they played, “I need a little time”. Before we left the festival we couldn’t help but visit the Lurcher Gallery tent, (www.lurchergallery. com) they seem to have provided most of the really funky hats that were on show at the festival and they explained they recycled, repaired and re- patronised materials to make their hats, a wonderful community activity. I have to thank Mike Stephens for providing Uttoxeter with a wonderful community feeling festival, he is truly a master at choosing bands that create an incredible mix of fans that build together a safe, fun, family friendly festival for everyone to enjoy and of course that also welcomes all hat styles! To sign up for the Acoustic Festival e-mail updates, just go to their website www.acousticfestival.co.uk Beautiful Sound midge ure and mike stephens Biggles BandJudy Tzuke 24 If you are responding to an advertisement in The Uttoxeter & Cheadle Voice, please let the advertiser know. Thank you for your support.
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26 If you are responding to an advertisement in The Uttoxeter & Cheadle Voice, please let the advertiser know. Thank you for your support. Mud Run entrants slither and slide to £55,256 NSPCC boost A bumper field of more than 2,500 people today scrambled and ran their way around JCB’s Mud Run course– delivering a massive cash boost to the NSPCC in Staffordshire. The 5th annual JCB Mud Run raised an amazing £55,256 – bringing the grand total raised for the charity since the event started in 2012 to more than £230,000. Entrants flew in from as far afield as Singapore, France, Germany, Spain and Holland. George Bamford - son of JCB Chairman Lord Bamford - was among the first wave of runners to set off, competing in a special 10km version of the race reserved for 9am starters. George said: “This is my 4th JCB Mud Run and every year the event just gets better. It’s fantastic to see so many people taking part and not only enjoying themselves immensely but raising a fantastic amount of money for the NSPCC as well.” George added: “The JCB Mud Run is a great example of camaraderie, people helping others through the mud – that’s the kind of thing that it embodies. It has been amazing this year and it has been great seeing the smiles on people’s faces.” George handed over the cheque to the NSPCC along with Zoe Cooper, 37, of Newcastle-under- Lyme, her brothers Ben and Sam Watts and sister-in-law Jayne Watts. Zoe’s late husband Andy, who worked for JCB, was a stalwart supporter of the JCB Mud Run, taking part in every event since it started. He tragically died in a road accident near Rocester in March. After handing over the cheque, mother-of-three Zoe, Ben, Sam and Jayne were part of a team of more than 30 family and friends who pulled on their running shoes and completed the mud run course in memory of Andy. Their efforts raised more than £6,300 for mental health charity Mind. Zoe said: “The run was brilliant. Everybody was helping each other out. I feel I have taken Andy along with me on the run – he has been laughing at us covered in mud. It was great to come together and do something so positive in memory of Andy. He loved to do the Mud Run and to have so many people taking part was a wonderful tribute to him. Andy suffered from mental health issues all his life and to have raised so much money for MIND is amazing and I’d like to say a huge thank you to everyone who has supported us.” The JCB Mud Run has gone from strength to strength since it was first staged in 2012, when 500 people entered. Today’s field attracted entrants from afar afield as Cornwall, London and the Isle of Man and they slithered and clambered over 35 obstacles over an 8km course on land near JCB’s World Headquarters at Rocester watched by around 7,000 spectators. The 10km race at 9am gave competitors the chance to qualify for the UK Championships of the Obstacle Course Racing Association (OCRA). Mark Dalkins, 45, of Cheadle, a member Cheadle Running Club, won the OCRA ‘member race.’ He said: “It was a tough run with difficult obstacles. It was my third JCB Mud Run win in the elite wave. Two years ago I won the JCB North America Mud Run in Savannah –there’s just as much satisfaction in winning today. Jason Burgess, 40, from Leek, who won the first two JCB Mud Runs, just missed out on beating Mark. He said: “We went head to head for the first time and it was a real battle all the way. Mark beat me by two seconds.” The NSPCC is JCB’s nominated charity and the proceeds of the JCB Mud Run will support the work at Carole House in Newcastle-under-Lyme, the charity’s service centre which was set up after JCB and its employees completed a £2 million fundraising campaign. Carole House is named in honour of Lady Bamford OBE and JCB’s support of the NSPCC over more than 30 years. Kirsty White, NSPCC Partnership Manager, said: “On behalf of the team at Carole House, I’d
27Let The Uttoxeter & Cheadle Voice take your business to 15,000 local homes. To advertise, call 01538 751629 or 07733 466 970. like to say a big thank you to JCB for digging deep and hosting the Mud Run as part of their ongoing support for our work with the most vulnerable children in Staffordshire. Huge thanks also to all the mud-lovers who have braved this amazing obstacle course and raised vital funds to help keep children safe from harm.” Mud slides, a 100ft underground tunnel, monkey bars and climbing walls were among the obstacles competitors tackled around the course. And just to ensure youngsters didn’t miss out, there was also a mini Mud Run course for five to 12- year-olds which proved hugely popular. Rachael Jordan, 29 and Kate Dale, 31, both of Cheadle dressed in superhero costumes take part in the Mud Run. Rachael was ‘Wonderwoman’ and Kate was ‘Superwoman’. “We thought the costumes would make it more fun,” said Rachael. “We both like doing the JCB Mud Runs and we thought this particular charity was brilliant.” A group of customers from the Cave Fitness gym in Leek entered dressed in caveman and cavewomen outfits. Manager Paul Butten said: “We thought the caveman theme would suit the JCB Mud Run perfectly and of course it fits in with our name. Our group is made up of me and a colleague plus 28 of our customers. We entered last year and we had such a good time we thought we would try it again.” Two radio presenters did the JCB Mud Run to raise money in memory of a friend who died in a car crash. The duo, who both work on Moorlands Radio Sports Beat, were raising money for the Kieran Rutter Legacy Fund. Kieran died following a fatal collision 12 months ago on the road between Leek and Uttoxeter. Damien Hopkins, of Stoke, said: “There were seven of us running in memory of Kieran. It’s a worthy cause and we all remember him with affection.” Colleague Anthony Knight, also of Stoke, said: “The Mud Run is a worthy local event and we had the extra motivation of raising money for Kieran.” Nine members of Staffordshire Housing Association took part dressed as bees with names like Queen Bee, Zombie Bee and Barbie Bee. Darren Perry, of Stoke: “We are raising money for the Alzheimer’s Society and we were joined by paramedic Sam Robinson who has just come off a 12-hour night shift.” Paul Hudson, a JCB Team Leader in the Loadall Business Unit entered the Mud Run to keep up his fitness after overcoming cancer. Paul, who battled through Non-Hodgkin lymphoma four years ago, took part alongside seven on his colleagues. Paul, of Swadlincote, said: “It was my second time and I have been training hard. It was a great event and a perfect way of keeping my fitness levels up.” Six women from Derby dressed in pink with tutus took part to raise money for the Enthusiasm Trust. They were led by Tracy Macdonald and Helen Constant, the proprietors of Pink Punch Fitness. Heather Russo, who works at the Trust, said: “We all train together and we thought it would be great fun. The Enthusiasm Trust provides a mentoring service for young people with their first foot in the criminal justice system. We encourage the youngsters to take the first step into the unknown away from crime, so we thought we would lead by example and try something new. “ Several plane loads of employees from Holland, Italy, France, Germany and Spain flew over to represent VPS in the Mud Run. “Our company uses JCB Towers extensively and we have come over as a team building exercise,” said Jaimy Daeneviel, from Holland. David Abernethy, 48, flew over from Singapore to join Van Leeuwen colleagues. He said: “I used to work in the UK and when my colleagues invited me to take part I didn’t hesitate.”
28 If you are responding to an advertisement in The Uttoxeter & Cheadle Voice, please let the advertiser know. Thank you for your support. Whatever you can imagine your kitchen to be, you can bring it to life with a Rose Kitchen, fully tailored bespoke look. Choose from a collection of stunning materials and products. Find your colours and textured finishes, opt for elegant curves or simple lines. Begin with a creative free personalised design, because when you start with amazing ideas and products, you can create amazing living spaces. It’s easy to have the kitchen you dreamt of - with our high-end kitchens and low-end price tags! For a free, full HD inspiring design and quotation call Anthony Rose on 01889 591189 www.rosekitchens.com sales@rosekitchens.com Here’s a quick way to have the kitchen you really want! T he centenary of the birth of JCB’s Founder was today marked with the unveiling of a specially commissioned bronze bust. Joseph Cyril Bamford CBE was born on June 21st, 1916 at the family home, The Parks, Uttoxeter, the son of Cyril and Dolores Bamford. As a youngster playtime was spent building cars and boats – early signs of an inventive flair which would see him become one of Britain’s most celebrated engineers. When Mr Bamford retired in 1975 and handed over to his son Anthony, the company he founded in a lock-up garage in Uttoxeter in October 1945 was turning over more than £43 million a year and employing hundreds of people. He had also become universally known as ‘Mr JCB’ as well as ‘Jamais Content’ Bamford, thanks to his unwavering drive to do things better. Today his sons Lord Bamford and Mark Bamford and his grandson Jo Bamford marked the centenary of his birth and his many achievements by unveiling the one and a quarter scale bronze bust at JCB’s World HQ in Rocester. It is the work of another innovative son of Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent- born sculptor Andrew Edwards, 52, who has spent five months creating the image of Mr Bamford in his 1960s heyday when JCB was establishing itself on the world stage. Lord Bamford said: “My father was without doubt an engineering genius and we wanted to mark the centenary of his birth and the huge contribution he made to Staffordshire and to Great Britain. We are delighted with the bust and it’s very fitting that it has been created in the county of his birth and by a sculptor whose talent was developed right here in Staffordshire.” The bust will now be on permanent display at JCB’s World HQ and will be seen by the thousands of visitors who pass through the company’s doors every year. Andrew Edwards said: “I am always extremely nervous when I undertake projects of this nature because they are so very personal to the family members involved. By working closely with the Bamford family I believe we’ve created a wonderful likeness of someone who is undoubtedly one of Staffordshire’s most famous sons. It has been an honour to have undertaken this work.” The bust weighs around 50kgs and stands around 700mm high. It’s not the first bust of Mr JCB to be commissioned; a smaller one was cast in 1964 and presented to him by employees in gratitude of a £250,000 bonus he shared with the workforce after a record year. That work of art sits on Mr JCB’s original desk in the Story of JCB permanent exhibition at the World HQ. Bronze artwork honours ‘Mr JCB’ on the centenary of his birth Mr JCB pictured in 1994 when the ‘Mr JCB’ rose was unveiled at the Chelsea Flower Show Mr JCB’s sons Mr Mark Bamford and JCB Chairman Lord Bamford and his grandson Mr Jo Bamford, Group MD of Global Accounts (Lord Bamford’s son).
29Let The Uttoxeter & Cheadle Voice take your business to 15,000 local homes. To advertise, call 01538 751629 or 07733 466 970. Take a drive out to one of the area’s most beautiful ‘olde worlde’ country inns and restaurants - and savour a truly delicious experience! Enjoy wonderful views overlooking Croxden Abbey and the surrounding countryside. Open every day, 12-10pm Pensioners Specials Monday to Saturday 12-2pm Main Meal £4.95, 3 Courses £9.00 Sunday Lunches served all day Take your pick from Beef,Turkey, Lamb, Pork or Chicken Traditional Cask Ales - Marstons Pedigree, Spitfire, London Pride, Black Sheep Heated smoking area Mid-Week Evening Specials Accommodation in superb Log Cabins with Hot Tubs available. B&B and Self Catering. See website for further details. Enjoy a great meal atThe Raddle - The Perfect Country Inn & Restaurant Quarry Bank, Hollington, near Alton Towers Telephone: 01889 507278 www.logcabin.co.uk C O N S T R U C T I O N S Serving the community since 1976 MJ Barrett Constructions,Brookside Business Park,Brookside Road, Uttoxeter,Staffordshire,ST14 8AT www.mjbarrettconstructions.co.uk Tel:01889 564 253 • Fax:01889 564 210 F M J Barrett Constructions supply and erect all types of agricultural and industrial buildings,including grain stores, equestrian centres,storage buildings,milking parlours,and cattle housing along with a variety of industrial warehousing, office accommodation,retail outlets and entertainment complexes all built to the highest standards. T R E E S & L A N D S C A P E S ALL ASPECTS OF TREEWORK UNDERTAKEN Fully NPTC Qualified RFS cert arb Reductions Thins Crown Raising Inspections Surveys All aspects of gardening & landscaping also undertaken: Lawns Garden Paths Ponds Fencing Patios Borders Decking Stonework Aftercare & Maintenance Pest Diagnosis & Control Fells Conifers Top Soil Landscaping Services Logs Available From the smallest hedge to the largest tree, tree surgery that doesn’t cost the Earth! Fully Licensed Sprayer | Fully Insured EXPERT ADVICE FROM PASSIONATE PROFESSIONALS Call Rob: 01538 361 432 or 07900 995 139 Printed by SO Marketing - 01538 750 538 - www.somarketing.comAll work to BS3998 standard EXPERT ADVICE FROM PASSIONATE PROFESSIONALS All work to BS3998 standard Call Rob on 01538 361432, 01538 266993 or 07900 995139 Email: newlifetreesandlandscapes@gmail.com Web: www.newlifetl.co.uk EMERGENCY CALL-OUTS ALSO AVAILABLE
A real community spirited effort. Local knitters have given up their time to decorate the whole length of Cheadle high street in an array of red, white and blue to celebrate the Queens 90th birthday. Co-owners of No62 (Redeezine & Coffee Bliss) Dee Beardmore & Hayley Beresford pictured thought it was time this creative little town put it’s local talent to good use with a colourful makeover so began an appeal for volunteers. Posters & flyers were printed & a Facebook group formed. Local artist Dee commented the response has been absolutely overwhelming with shop owners,local primary schools,groups & townsfolk joining in. The unique items that have been created are fabulous. The pinnacle being the stunning maypole decoration attached to the town centre monument beautifully designed & constructed by the Tudor House knit & natter ladies. The town was buzzing and the atmosphere was amazing. I’ve not seen so many smiling faces in town for a long while with folks taking photographs & discussing the displays & knitted characters. The Queens guards created by mum & daughter Kathy Miller & Chrissie Beardmore proved very popular as did the Redeezine scarecrow. Hayley who provides a wide range of coffee from around the world commented “its amazing how the community has come together to make the event such a success, the town came alive” The couple would like to say well done and a huge thankyou to everyone who gave up their time to create the beautiful masterpieces also to the group of ladies & gents who gave up their Friday evening to decorate the high street ready for Saturday. You are all amazing & should be extremely proud. More creative events are planned for the near future. Look out for posters in town, press & Facebook group - Creative Cheadle Staffs Cheadle yarn bomb 30 If you are responding to an advertisement in The Uttoxeter & Cheadle Voice, please let the advertiser know. Thank you for your support.
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32 If you are responding to an advertisement in The Uttoxeter & Cheadle Voice, please let the advertiser know. Thank you for your support. I n the 17th century, members of the Society of Friends, also known as Quakers, who lived in the area met together in their houses. However, in 1700 one of them, Robert Heath, emigrated with his wife and daughter to America along with other Quakers. Before leaving he left his house, now 39a Carter Street, Uttoxeter, and adjoining land, in trust for local Quakers, who decided to build a Meeting House and burial ground on the site. The Meeting House, now at 39 Carter Street, was registered as a place of worship in 1706. There are 60 burials in the burial ground noted in Quaker records. Before the land was given, Quaker burials had taken place in a corner of a field near the church in Stramshall. Most graves are marked on a plan of the burial ground, only three having stone tablets to mark them. These include Samuel Botham, who died in 1823, father of the well-known Victorian writer Mary Howitt, and Harrison Alderson, Mary’s brother-in-law, who died in 1871 whilst on a visit from America to visit friends in the area. More information is available on request at the Meeting House and also in Redfern’s Cottage, Museum of Uttoxeter Life, on Carter Street, opposite the Meeting House. In the early 20th century the grave mounds were levelled to make a lawned garden. As tenancy of 39a Carter Street changed over the centuries the burial ground and adjacent garden area went through phases of careful maintenance or neglect. Three years ago work began to restore the overgrown paths and generally tidy the garden. Volunteers were led by Bob Taylor and his wife Michelle, who have worked hard in all weathers to create a garden of flowers, vegetables and fruit trees with wildlife areas and peaceful places to sit. It was decided to open the garden officially and Uttoxeter Friends chose the week following International Conscientious Objectors Day to invite the former MP for Uttoxeter, Janet Dean, to open the Peace Garden. For the occasion Michelle created a Peace Trail of quotations about peace which are scattered around the garden. The sun shone on Saturday 21st May as Janet congratulated Bob and Michelle on the beautiful garden and also the Friends on recently gaining Fairtrade Place of Worship status for their Meeting House, Janet being Chair of Uttoxeter’s Fairtrade Steering Group. If you would like to visit this haven of peace in the centre of Uttoxeter, the garden is open every Wednesday, weather permitting, from 10.00 and the Friends hold a short meeting at 12.30, followed by refreshments to which all are welcome. If you would like to find out more about the history of the Meeting House and burial ground, the House and Peace Garden will be open for Heritage Open Days – Saturday 10th September between 10.00 and 4.00 and Sunday 11th September between 12.30 and 3.00. Admission will be free and refreshments will be available. Opening of the Quaker Peace Garden Janet Dean, former MP for Uttoxeter, opens the Peace Garden, with Bob and Michelle Taylor, who led the restoration project.
33Let The Uttoxeter & Cheadle Voice take your business to 15,000 local homes. To advertise, call 01538 751629 or 07733 466 970. Apartments available to rent in Burton and Uttoxeter areas Trent & Dove Housing are looking for volunteers to assist with various community projects in Uttoxeter and the surrounding area. For further information please contact Gail Topliss on 07921 233302 Transforming Homes, Lives & Neighbourhoods Range of property types available, some with enclosed garden. Will accept applicants in receipt of benefits From £75 per week Contact 01283 528655 for more information
34 If you are responding to an advertisement in The Uttoxeter & Cheadle Voice, please let the advertiser know. Thank you for your support. Hi there, I’m Amy Bradley and drawing really is my favourite thing! I work from my gorgeous studio at St.Mary’s House in Uttoxeter creating illustrations for all kinds of projects such as; picture books, branding, wedding stationery, educational projects and SO SO much more… Every month I will be giving you a sneak peek into what I’ve been up to! I’m so excited!! NEWS from the Studio… Hello everyone! This month i’m very proud to tell you all about PENGUINPIG the play!!! So exciting! Firstly, let me tell you all about PENGUINPIG the book… Written by Lincolnshire author & primary school teacher Stuart Spendlow, I had the joy of bringing this book to life nearly two years ago. It’s a fun, bold and rhyme-driven story for 5-7 year olds with a strong underlying message; we need to think carefully before we trust what we read online. It enforces the message that some people use the Internet to trick others and in the event of being uncertain, children should always check with a trusted adult. I’m so proud of this little book.... in it’s short existence its become an Amazon best seller (wow!!), it’s been turned into an audio book with Cebeeies Rebecca Courtney, it’s used not just in this country but also around the world (amazing!) to teach Internet safety to children and at the start of the year... It was developed into the PENGUINPIG the play!! Woohoo!! I am by far the biggest fan, it’s so surreal to see the little character’s I drew now in 3D! All with little voice’s and songs! Literally a dream come true for me! I’ve been following Traum; the theatre company who produced the play from the offset! They started out with our PENGUINPIG at the prestigious Little Angel Theatre in London and then its continued to tour schools and theatres all over the country, check out this map to see the places it’s already been… In May it visited a school in Tamworth and with it being so close to home I couldn’t resist! Not only to go and see the all singing all dancing performance again but to also take two of Uttoxeter’s biggest PENGUINPIG fans with me; Paddy and Mara McCarron! The McCarron’s got a special tour of the set with Traum Director Jane Crawshaw with Mara saying “ I Loved it too much!” It was the best day!! Here’s some of the feedback the play has been receiving: “Very entertaining for adults and kids. Show was full of enjoyable surprises. Congratulations on a great adaptation” (Parent) “So pleased we were all able to enjoy such a gorgeous, contagious, fun show. Thank you!” (Teacher) “It was amazing! I could watch it forever!” (A small person) With such positive feedback from everyone, schools are already booking repeat performances for 2017 and by popular demand an Autumn tour of theatres and schools will be commencing September 2016 – 30th October, how SUPER exciting is that? Until next time, Amy x If your interested in making a booking or would like to request an information pack please contact the lovely Jane: jane@traumtheatre.com Like to know more about Amy? Check out; www.amybradley.co.uk or get in touch; mail@amybradley.co.uk – 07870 752480. Enjoy! Fun, colourful illustrationsfor everyone!!
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Lank’s Lore By Steve ‘Lank’Lavin Golden Memories from one of Uttoxeter’s Favourite Characters W ell I cannot believe how time has flown after these last few years. Believe it or not this edition is my 50th column I have written for this super community magazine with my ramblings and 6 years since I was approached by my friend Nigel Titterton to write a monthly piece for him. When Nigel mentioned the idea of producing this mag originally I said to him you will not last 6 months, with my so called past experiences of printing such endeavours. How wrong could I have been. Nigel is now into his 65th edition and is getting stronger by the month with its increased circulation and area coverage, quality columnists and impressive artwork and advert content which get some great results and are very competitively priced. I must praise him where praise is due especially with the mass of local competition in the advertising world and wish him all the best in the future. I would also like on this special occasion for me to thank everyone who has approached me over the past years with photographs and ideas for my column without you all I could not have lasted so long and I hope that I have served you well with my responses and I look forward to doing future editions. Can you remember the film called The Swarm back in the late 1970’s? A typical disaster American movie where a swarm of bees invaded Texas bestowing death and darkness upon the inhabitants. A few Fridays ago I thought that this plot was recurring for real. During a lovely sunny afternoon the staff and I had all the doors and windows open as it was quite warm to let a bit of air in and enjoy the sun as it is a rare occurrence nowadays, when all of a sudden it became black outside. My wife uttered, “That’s typical we have had a just few hours of this glorious weather and now it is going to chuck it down with rain”. How wrong could we have been. Within a few minutes swarms of bees started to emerge through the open doors and windows of our premises. We quickly shut them all and swatted out the bees that had come inside whilst the wife continued to do a war dance in fright around the workshop floor, “Do something about them!”she screamed in horror. I had personally in my whole lifetime ever witnessed anything like this. On peering from an office window I saw that, forgetting the virtual 1,000 flying about the sky, masses of the swarm of bees had settled on our waste bin in the yard outside (it had to be ours didn’t it) possibly because of it’s bright yellow colour which attracted them (it does not contain any waste food or the likes, only waste paper and cardboard). We were soon visited by our neighbours enquiring as to what we were going do do about them. As it was close to finishing time the staff of the neighbouring premises were afraid to come out and get in their vehicles to make their way home scared of being badly stung in the process which I personally do not blame them as I am no big lover of stinging insects myself with past experiences of the pain and suffering and sometimes danger they can enforce on someone. I had to, very quickly, find a solution to quell this situation, but what? Because they had settled on my waste bin it was my responsibility I was informed to do something about it (it would be wouldn’t it, why couldn’t they have landed on someone else’s bin and let them deal with them, no it had to be mine, my typical luck)! As by this time it was quite late and I had not witnessed this phenomenon before I suggested that everyone made a hasty retreat from the area and leave me to ponder over the situation. I decided to leave the bees put and see what developed the next day. On the Saturday morning whilst I was busy doing chores at home, my wife went down the town on her usual shopping expedition and called at our premises at 11.00 am to survey the situation. The bees where still in abundance there and had accumulated even more so. On returning back home with this information I very quickly consulted Google on the web to find out any information on ways of removing them. As usual Google is a wonderful informative search engine with a load of very useful information. I found out through Google that they were people available that would come and collect the bees, dependent on their type for a nominal charge. That would suit me down to the ground, as I envisaged an extortionate price involved similar to having to pay for private vermin controllers now that the council have passed the onus of removal onto the private individuals responsibility in a lot of cases for this type of problem. I found the contact phone number of a such person whom was local and immediately rang him to explain my dilemma. He was a professional Bee Collector that I spoke to. After describing them to him, he informed me that they were honey bees and he would come down within the hour for the price of a bit of petrol money and the cost of the chemical that he used to collect them with which would be minimal also adding that he would be at my premises within the hour and would ring me on arrival to meet him. Sure enough he kept by his word and my phone rang as promised with him enquiring as to where were the bees? I found out that he had misheard my location of the bees and was situated on ASDA’s car park as opposed to ASDA’s service yard. He apologised for the error and said that he would relocate to the right location and ring me again. A few minutes later he rang me again. “Where are the bees”, he enquired again. I thought that he could not have made a mistake on the location twice and after describing exactly where he has he was certainly in the right place but the bees which had been prevalent 1 hour previously had completely all but a handful on the wheelie bin gone and relocated themselves somewhere else to be some else’problem. I apologised most profusely to him and thanked him for his efforts and offered to come down and meet him to pay him for his trouble. He would not dream of it and thanked me for the opportunity of dealing with the problem. I can tell you now you do not get many people of that calibre nowadays and I have every admiration for him and I am sure that you will all agree me that deeds of this nature are a rare occurrence and deserve the highest of praise and they still give you faith in the human kindness that is still available in this cut throat world we live in today. It still remains a great mystery where the bees came from and went to so quickly, but that is mother nature for you, full of life’s surprises. Till next time, LANK Poster advertising the film ‘The Swarm’ back in 1978 Our wheelie waste bin which was invaded by part of The Swarm’ 50th Edition 36 If you are responding to an advertisement in The Uttoxeter & Cheadle Voice, please let the advertiser know. Thank you for your support.
37Let The Uttoxeter & Cheadle Voice take your business to 15,000 local homes. To advertise, call 01538 751629 or 07733 466 970. Topsy’s School S t Anthony’s House, behind the church, in Alton, was a bit out-of-date in 1966 when we bought it. There was no hot water, just a cold tap over the stone sink in the skullery. No bathroom. The toilet was a two-seater earth closet behind the barn in the garden The barn itself was a good building with a room at the end housing a small cooking range and a washboiler, with a nice loft above ... unsafe due to woodworm. We found a copy of a 1930’s paper and a handbag of tickets for the church fete in 1938. Inside the house there was electric light and two gas brackets. Enoch and Elizabeth Sargeant with their family had lived in the house since before the Great War; they came from Derby where Enoch may have had problems with his business. He was originally a Cheadle man. There were three children: The eldest daughter, Beryl Frances Le Doux Sargeant married a clergyman. The son became Rev William Sargeant, a chaplain in the army from 1941 to 1945, and later Rural Dean of Eccleshall. The younger daughter was Selina, known in Alton as Topsy. In 1922 the house was bought by Mrs Harry Burton, sister of Elizabeth, and the Sargeants lived in the house rent-free. Small windows in the back wall suggest that originally the house had been cottages with first-floor bedrooms, but it had been converted so that the left-hand end was single storey, with two high rooms. It was in these rooms that Selina Sargeant started her school in the late 1930’s. She was affectionately known as Topsy, a cultured lady; she had been a governess at Woodhead, Cheadle, well- read, keen on drama, played the piano, put on plays, was a member of a concert party, supported the church etc.. In 2010 we had a letter from the Romany Society, addressed to the Headteacher. Fancy that ... the school had been closed for 60 years. Romany did a nature programme for Children’s Hour on BBC. She taught all subjects, and Don Burton tells me that when she closed the school in 1951 he went to Cheadle school where his maths was about three years ahead. Don says that they did woodwork ... chopping sticks for the fire .. also gardening which involved work with nettles. Topsy even provided meals. The children took it in turns to answer the door politely, and when the Rev Mr Powell came they had a prayer and a hymn in the big room with Topsy on the piano. Playground for the older children / boys was on the path by the gates; girls / younger children down the garden. Don remembers Topsy reading stories by her niece, a well-known children’s author called Monica Edwards. “No mistaking Korka” about a stolen horse, and “The Flying Enterprise” a sailing boat, were two of them. Some of the pupils, like Pamela Sargeant, were related to Topsy. All the children did well. Peter Fisher became a headteacher. Fred and Hazel Eyre also attended the school. Who else? Please phone me: 01538 702462. Selina Sargeant died in 1965 age 77. Jack’s nostalgic thoughts... by Jack Hayhurst, of Alton Former Painsley High School Woodwork Teacher In the picture with Miss Sargeant, about 1945: Standing from the left: Donald Noakes, Ronnie Eyre, Raymond Alcock, Bertie Large, Mary Ratcliffe, Dorothy Belfield, Brian Taylor, Jean Berwick, Ann Berwick, Joyce Prince, Pamela Sargeant, Tony Berwick & Ivan Burton Sitting: Peter Fearns, Barbara Noakes, Patsy Hamill, Peter Burton, Eileen Jordan, Christine Faulkner and Madeline Faulkner. Cynthia Walker was off school. In the photo of 1947, ready for a play in the “Iron Room”: Front Row: Margaret Stubbs, Evelyn Walker, Cyril Pyatt, Reynold Keeling, Don Burton, Margaret Keeling, Kenny Phillips & Martin Woodward. Behind them: Cynthia Walker, Peter Burton, Ivan Burton, Peter Fisher, Ann Oliver, Pamela Sargeant, Barbara Noakes & Harold Ratcliffe. @uttoxeter_voice search for Uttoxeter Voice search for Uttoxeter Voice Send your articles, photographs, features, sports reports etc into The Voice for insertion into our next issue. The Voice is here to publicise what’s happening in our community Get in touch now via email uttoxetervoice@hotmail.co.uk or by social media Uttoxeter & Cheadle Uttoxeter & Cheadle
38 If you are responding to an advertisement in The Uttoxeter & Cheadle Voice, please let the advertiser know. Thank you for your support. Baby Sensory by Laura Johnson Baby Superhero’s I t’s been a very busy week in the world of Baby Sensory North Staffs. All of the babies that have attended classes from 20th to 22nd June have taken part in a huge nationwide fundraising event in aid of Tommy’s, a charity that helps give every baby a chance to a healthy start in life. Tommy’s raises money to fund research into still-birth, premature birth and miscarriage and offers help and support to thousands of families all over the country. Every two years Baby Sensory team up with Tommy’s and host a Sensathon to raise money for research projects. This year the theme to our Sensathon was Superhero’s and to raise money we asked parents to bring babies dressed as Superhero’s to their regular class that week. Babies and parents would then take part in a Superhero class, helping to save the sun from naughty Saby Bensory. The Superhero class was written especially for the occasion by Dr. Lin Day, Baby Sensory boss and all round Superhero herself. The activites began with the babies witnessing Saby Bensory come into class in a hot air balloon to take the light away. The lights in our room were turned off so our parents and babies could see the special lights we had brought along to class. Babies love to watch lights, it really helps to focus their eyes and encourages their eyes to work together, essential for the development of motor skills and reading later in life. Next we needed our ‘Superhero’ Drums to call all of the Superhero’s together. Using flat hands to drum encourages babies to have flat hands to clap with and wave and crawl, all vital developmental stages. We then flew up into space, seeing lots of magical fibre optic lights on the floor and stars projected onto the ceiling on the way. Our babies focused on a flying saucer and bubbles falling from the sky as well as gathering around a starry parachute with their friends and parents to finish the activity. Before our exploratory play break we practised our flying over the fibre optic lights of the world below us. Our parents held their babies in ‘leopard in a tree’ pose; this is done by placing babies back to parents tummy, then parents arm between babies legs whilst supporting their chest and free arm wrapped around baby for support, this can really help colicky babies to settle and is great for giving babies a different view on the world.* We completed our Superhero challenge by bringing in 5 yellow large bouncy balloons to represent the sun, to ‘Here comes the Sun’ by The Beatles and our class that had been dark since the first activity once again came into light. Balloon and ball play are so much fun and can really help with hand eye co-ordination and provide an introduction to team games too. All of our Superhero babies raised over £1100 over the week in Clayton Newcastle under Lyme, Cheadle and Leek through sponsorship and buying raffle tickets in class. That will be added to the HUGE amount of £228,169 already raised by Baby Sensory Superhero Sensathon’s that have taken place so far and with lots more to be held over the coming weeks that total is due to rise and rise. I can’t wait for the next one … *For more information contact your healthcare professional. Down on the Farm by Angela Sargent “St Swithins day if thou dost rain For forty days it will remain St Swithins day if thou be fair For forty days will rain nae mare” A nd as it’s on the 15th of July, when farmers are maybe wanting to make hay or combine the early crops, we would prefer it to remain dry for those occasions. But there is no evidence for this myth, in fact, since records began there has been no 40 day period of drought or period of 40 days continuous rain. The Anglo-Saxon king has little bearing on the weather but the jet stream does and it is this that dictates the summer pattern as it settles down about now- if it settles to the north of us, then we get warm, southerly high pressure. However if it settles below, then we get the Atlantic and arctic colder, wetter weather dominating. We often see Pied Wagtails in the yard, bobbing and wagging their long tails as they bath in the dust, as they nest in the old buildings and they are clever at catching flying insects and, so, along with the Swallows, it makes going outside a hazardous occupation- they whizz out of the shed doorways narrowly missing your head and then there are the babies- swallows lined up on the door and Wagtails hopping around the yard! The summer shows have started and a big part of them are the livestock classes- there is a lot at stake for the rosette winners-not least from breeding revenue. There was consternation earlier in the year when new regulation introduced would have prohibited cattle from being able to attend! That highlights the problem farming has- too many office bound experts deciding on on-farm policies! Our days are filled with looking after our livestock, particularly the younger ones and preparing for the harvest. Our younger bull has been kept inside this last month, so we have a natural end to calving next year, but he will be going out this month so exciting times for him- we had to surround his pen with an electric fence above the top rail to stop him jumping out (he didn’t twig that it wasn’t actually connected to the mains) as it’s the only way to keep him where we want him! Hopefully our woolsacks have been delivered to the collecting depot and some payment is wending its way into our account- cash flow is quite seasonal in farming and there are long periods when there might not be anything ready to sell, but there might be important purchases to be made. We’ll be checking our lambs for sign of flystrike and may have sprayed them with repellent to try to avoid the issue- again, the season and weather dictates how many times we have to do this. However, this does mean Ted gets more work, fetching in the flock and he has grown into a big dog, but still wont go near the electric fence! Angela Sargent www.baldfields-farm.co.uk and follow us on twitter (@bythebarn)and facebook(baldfields farm) too!
39Let The Uttoxeter & Cheadle Voice take your business to 15,000 local homes. To advertise, call 01538 751629 or 07733 466 970. Chocolate Eton Mess Cake M y son and his girlfriend came to stay at the weekend as it was her birthday. I wanted to make a cake which incorporated her favourite dessert and chocolate! We had quite a gathering so I made an extra big cake. We still managed to finish it off, with just a slice left which my husband had the next day with custard! It takes a big longer to prepare as first I made my meringues, but you could cheat and buy shop bought ones. The cake doesn’t really need the giant meringues on top - I had to make these as they are Alice’s favourite. You could, infact, buy meringue nests and sprinkle a layer in the middle of the cake and some on top. So firstly I will give you the recipe for the Giant Meringues. Meringues - you will need:- 6 free-range eggs (whites only) 330g caster sugar 1 tbsp cocoa powder Preheat the oven to 110˚C, fan 90˚C. Line two baking sheets with greaseproof paper. Whisk the egg whites until they form stiff peaks, then slowly add the caster sugar, whisking until it is all combined. Gently fold the cocoa powder into the mixture. Drop large dollops of mixture onto the baking sheet. This mixture makes about 6 meringues. Bake in the oven for 2 hours, then turn the oven off and leave for a further hour before removing. The cake only really needs about 3 to 4 meringues, but they do keep in an air tight container. For the cake you will need:- 2 x 10” cake tins greased and lined 350g light muscovado sugar 4 eggs 8 fl oz milk 8 fl oz sunflower oil 4 tbsp golden syrup or black treacle 350g self raising flour 50g good quality cocoa powder 2 tsp baking powder For the filling and topping you will need:- Large carton whipping or double cream Strawberries Meringues Dark chocolate to drizzle over the top of the cake If you just want to make a 7” cake, just half all of the ingredients. Preheat the oven to 160˚C. Blend together the sugar, eggs, oil and golden syrup or treacle. Add the sieved flour, cocoa powder and baking powder and mix thoroughly. Divide the mixture between the prepared tins and bake for approximately 25mins, until when lightly pressed it springs back. Leave to cool in the tins and then turn out onto a wire rack. Whip your cream and now you are ready to assemble the cake. Spread half the cream on one half of your cake then crumble meringue on top of the cream. Slice half of your strawberries and arrange on top of the cream. Place the other half of the cake on top and cover with the remaining cream. Place a couple of the giant meringues on top along with whole strawberries and some more crushed meringue. I then drizzled the cake with melted dark chocolate. The cake can be a little tricky to slice, but absolutely delicious! It was thoroughly enjoyed by all and a real treat. Karen’s Cake Corner by Karen Hill 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. Bruce Springsteen, me and a Lark in the Park A few weeks ago I walked into a pub in Dublin and ordered a couple of drinks. Before the barman had finished pouring them, Bruce Springsteen came in and sat on the bar stool next to me.“I remember you,” he said. All of the above is true. But it’s not the whole truth. For an explanation of what really happened, you’ll have to wait. Maybe next month, but if you’re as obsessed as I am with the world’s greatest rock performer - for that is what he undoubtedly is - or even if you simply enjoy celebrity gossip – and trust me, he’s a bigger star than any of your X- factor winners or reality TV posers - you will know the story is worth waiting for. Lark in the Park goes interactive In the meantime let me tell you a little about this year’s Lark in the Park, the free family fun day in Bramshall Road park on the Saturday of the August bank holiday weekend. This year it’s on August 27th and the fun kicks off at 1pm. Lark in the Park is organised by Uttoxeter Lions Club and funded by East Staffs Borough Council. The idea is that it’s an event where most of the activities are free. That’s to help hard-pressed families make the most of the dying days of the school summer holidays. Without being too complacent, we, the Lions, think we deliver decent value for money to the council. After all it’s your money they’re spending, in the form of council tax. So if we don’t get it right, you have every right to complain. That’s why we listen hard to comments and feedback to try to improve what we deliver. We’ve noticed that whenever children get involved in what’s going on in the arena it seems to bring the most pleasure to them and their parents. So this year we’ve gone all out for interactivity and audience involvement. Circus skills in the arena That means the main arena will be dominated by performers from Circus Whiz and a related outfit called the Games Arena. Alongside our regular DJ and stadium announcer Matt Goodwin, who runs games and competitions for youngsters, they should guarantee that whenever children turn up during the afternoon there will be something exciting for them to do. Circus Whiz, as the name suggests, teach circus skills in workshop sessions – juggling with balls, clubs, diablos and devil sticks, stilt-walking and plate-spinning. The Games Arena provide giant outdoor versions of indoor games like Snakes and Ladders and Connect Four. Like last year there’s also a chance to try the historic but high-tech Olympic sport of archery. There will also be jousting, an inflatable rodeo bull, bungee trampolines, bouncy castles, a mini-ferris wheel, roundabout and donkey rides. The afternoon begins with a performance from the Uttoxeter Town Band and concludes at 4.30 with the duck race along Picknalls Brook. Please buy a duck race ticket as the proceeds all go to local causes – and it makes watching the ducks bobbing along much more fun. Talk to Vin about your own charity stall The afternoon is also an opportunity for local organisations to raise money for their own causes. You can book a space on the field or a pre-erected market stall. Just call my Lions pal Vin Bradley on 01889 563078. Vin seems to know everyone in town, but even if you haven’t met him, it’s probably time to give him a call and ask for a stall to help your organisation make money at Lark in the Park. Original fund-raising ideas that capture the imagination of passers-by can make hundreds of pounds during the afternoon. Tombolas and cake stalls seem to do well too. I hope Vin will keep his better suggestions for the Lions stalls. But he can tell you where the best pitches are and what’s available. And the weather’s usually great. I’ve forgotten how many years we’ve been doing Lark in the Park but I know there’s almost always been sunshine in the afternoon, even if it has been bookended by heavy showers before and after. Please come along. It’s free. But avoid talking to me or I might tell you about the time I met Bruce Springsteen in a bar in Dublin …
40 If you are responding to an advertisement in The Uttoxeter & Cheadle Voice, please let the advertiser know. Thank you for your support. My Monthly Musings by Cecily Cowans of Cheadle A s I write, June is truly ‘…busting out all over… ’ to quote the song and please, all Junes out there, do accept my apologies for using your name to illustrate my point about this first of the Summer months. As I walk my faithful four-legged friend, I experience a true assault on the senses. I see an incredible range of different varieties of hedges, leaves and ferns in shades that vary from the deepest green through to lime. The flowers include blowsy deep pink peonies, stunning poppies in vivid red and orange and cheeky faced pansies in yellow and fifty shades of purple. These are all a real sight for sore eyes. Such is the joy of living in Cheadle, after many years in one of Birmingham’s southern suburbs, trotting our miles around our town is usually accomplished in relative tranquillity. There is little traffic noise and so rarely do we hear a siren that, when we do, we both jump out of our respective skins. The main sound that interrupts my musings, and Dylan’s sniffing of anything within his reach, is that of birdsong. The chattering, squawking and shrieking of the various birds we encounter provide us with a cacophony. None of which sounds much like a song unless we come across a blackbird and his beautiful singing. It is often impossible to distinguish the different smells and scents as we make our way rapidly on one of our many routes around Cheadle. Sometimes I manage to catch the sweet perfume of a rose or the delicious light aroma of honeysuckle. If we set off late on a fine Saturday or Sunday afternoon the predominant smell in the air is of barbecuing meat, fragrant herbs or pungent garlic. So, my many miles with my dog provide me not only with plenty of exercise but also the testing of at least three of my senses: Sight, Hearing and Smell. Touch and Taste are less tangible. There is usually the touch of the breeze on my face. This is a line from a song but as I cannot remember the name of it, I assume that I cannot be sued. I would love to reach out and touch those rose and peony petals as I walk past neat, beautifully kept gardens. I do not as I dare not. I am too concerned that an angry gardener would pop up from behind a large pot and rap me over the knuckles with a trowel. The smell of a barbecue leads me to almost being able to taste that sausage or chicken and this satisfies that sense until I get home to my own kitchen. I confess that I prefer my meat to be safely roasting in my oven. I cannot conclude without mentioning Euros 2016. As a rugby fan, I was never a great football fan unless Aston Villa were playing (no unpleasant comments, please.) However, since moving to this area I have become a Stoke fan and I am not sure if this is due to a process of osmosis or it being a case of‘If you can’t beat them…’ My highlight of the competition will be in the play offs with the sight of Gareth Bale, scoring the winning goal against England so that I have the satisfaction of tasting at least a small victory over the coming weeks. Is that the smell of my humble pie baking? Is that the sound of the ping of the oven to tell me that it’s ready? How will my words taste if I have to eat them? We’ll find out in July! Let The Voice Be With You by Les Humphries of Rocester W ell readers, the Nation have finally had their say, and despite all of the doom and gloom we are finally out! I got totally fed up with all of the scaremongering from both sides, with nobody really telling us what we wanted to know. The Americans stuck their noses into our Referendum through Obama. They were very quick to try to persuade us to give up our Sovereignty, and allow free immigration, but if Trump wins their election, he wants to put up a wall between them and Mexico! Then the Bankers followed with their four pennyworth, and what a cock up they have made of things in the past. Older readers will remember the previous Referendum in 1975 when Labour Prime Minister Harold Wilson was in No.10. It was a far more statesmanlike campaign, with mature Members of Parliament on both sides, most of whom had survived a World War, providing none of the American style razzamatazz that we have had from this bunch of rich college boys, who have never had a proper job in their lives, all bickering and behaving appallingly making it more like a College debating Society than a genuine political issue. The Eurovision Song Contest always reflects what the rest of Europe really thinks about our once great Nation, and those chumps do nothing for our prestige. Now, thanks to all the hype and threats, the Tories have to bear a self imposed cross. Unfortunately the Labour Party are now led by an anti Monarchist and Pacifist who would leave us defenceless, and do away with Her Majesty the Queen which has made them unelectable I believe. I used to be a Labour supporter, however, I have always been proud to sing our National Anthem, and giving up our Defence System would not make our enemies any more friendly towards us. Did you watch the Trooping of the Colour for the Queens 90th Birthday? The crowds showed just how popular the Monarchy still is, and a British Soldier on parade on the day won Britain’s Got Talent. Then more huge crowds in The Mall celebrating Her Majesty’s Birthday, with members of the Royal Family meeting and shaking hands with the public. I would like to thank our Editor Nigel for giving me a mention last month in his little front piece, which my Grandson Owen thought was hilarious as it made me out to be a drunken, foul mouthed slob following the Owen Cup Final (my wife Sandra said ‘No change there!’). It was a good day out, apart from the result, but honest Nige, I don’t remember us having worked out a cunning stunt to pretend we were sober! Congratulations on being elected President of Uttoxeter Rugby Club anyway, you have been a great supporter of Oldfields Sports Club for a long time. There was an accident at the end of our road in Riversfield Drive recently, when two cars ran into each other on the bend. It has been an accident in waiting for years, as people race around far too fast, and often on the wrong side of the road. Thankfully the worst injury was a bit of whiplash due to one driver not wearing his seat belt. But it highlighted how fragile the entrance to the whole estate is, as there is only one road in, and one road out, and with drivers parking on the bend, half on and half off the curb it does not help the situation. On this occasion with the two cars locked together in the middle of the road, and an Ambulance and Police Car in attendance, people were unable to get past, either to get to work, or return home. Luckily it was early afternoon so it was cleared before the main knocking off time, but should it happen again neither the protagonists nor the residents might be so lucky. What about that little lad in America climbing into the Gorilla enclosure, which ended with a Gorilla being shot dead. How could the parents allow a four year old boy to remain unattended long enough to scale a fence? Why could they not have tranquilised the poor beast rather than shoot it? Then there was the young Japanese boy abandoned in the Jungle by his Father, and although the boy was found unscathed after three days, the father has not even been prosecuted, strange values in other Countries it seems. When this Issue goes to press the Churnet Valley Male Voice Choir will have performed a special Concert at one of our practice sessions on the 28th of June for our former Director of Music Margaret who is coming over from Australia for a holiday, she is an Aussie, and returned home some years ago when I was quite new to the choir (no I didn’t drive her away!). She will have seen quite a lot of changes, as we are a much smaller choir than when she left and Janet who was formerly our pianist, took over. Although we have a number of new members, this has sadly been outweighed by people leaving, or in some cases dying, but I am sure she will be impressed by the way that Janet has kept up, and many say improved, our standards, particularly not reading from our music sheets at concerts. We are looking for a new venue for our practices as current charges for using the School are crippling us financially. We perform most of our concerts for charity, so do not make money for our funds, consequently our weekly subs have more than doubled recently. We are currently rehearsing fortnightly. If you are reading this Issue of The Voice on the 8th of July you might be fortunate enough to still be able to get a ticket for the Denstone Players latest offering in the Village Hall - Blythe Spirit which is being performed on the 7th, 8th, and 9th. For those who are not familiar with the story, it is a romantic comedy written by Noel Coward, and in this case directed by Marge Stanley, so if you have not already seen it, or got a ticket, get along to the Denstone Shop and buy one from Stuart NOW!! Also on the Saturday the 9th and Sunday the 10th, 10am to 4pm St. Michaels Church, Rocester are Celebrating God’s Gift Creativity and Talent Week- end, with a special Songs of Praise at 4:15 on the Sunday, then on Saturday the 6th of August Cream Teas at the Vicarage. Finally, congratulations to Phillip Atkins on the announcement of his OBE in the Birthday Honours list. Having been involved in local politics and Village organization for many years, Phillip has been recognised for his tireless work for both the County, and of course the Conservative Party (we have had many a friendly spat on that account!), well done Phillip, I still wouldn’t vote for your party, but none the less, well done and GOD SAVE THE QUEEN... TTFN Les
Uttoxeter & Cheadle Uttoxeter & Cheadle Help us grow! Due to expansion, we require an EXPERIENCED SALES PERSON To sell Advertising Space To apply email your CV and supporting letter to: Nigel Titterton at uttoxetervoice@hotmail.co.uk Top Lawn Company (TLC) have over twenty years of solving lawn and turf problems using practical, effective and efficient methods. With treatments from as little as £15, your lawn could be the envy of your friends, neighbours and prospective house purchaser. TLC will help you prepare your lawn for all seasons, moss treatment, weed treatment and drought tolerance with the right nutrients to ensure a high quality sward density. We also offer a complete maintenance program for your lawn, a service which is unique because it is you that chooses after a discussion with our local, highly trained and experienced lawn expert. Our services Lawn treatments • Aeration and scarifying • Mowing Turfing and reseeding • Hedge and tree trimming Mole catching • Garden clearance Please contact us for a free analysis and quote info@toplawncompany.co.uk 0800 6126831 / 07472765834 41Let The Uttoxeter & Cheadle Voice take your business to 15,000 local homes. To advertise, call 01538 751629 or 07733 466 970. JOIN THE VOICE TEAM We are NO. 1 for Advertising, Quality And Distribution 25 years old – and going strong! I t’s a very special year for the village of Draycott-in-the- Moors; it marks the 25th year of our annual summer fayre. And this year is going to be extra special, with a wonderful and colourful float going round the district first, reminding everyone of the celebration. As usual, the event will be jam-packed. Every year we have a huge collection of classic vehicles, the popular Dog Show (it starts at 11.30, so don’t be late), and children’s sports and entertainment, including puppets and a fun-fair. But our top attractions will surely be the ‘Y Ddraig’ Vikings, who will be challenging the village’s children to battle (a bad mistake by them, many think! ), the Joliba Drums who will be training youngsters to play a range of drums finishing with a massed demonstration of drumming, and the fabulous the Staffordshire Youth Jazz & Big-Band Orchestra. Plus lots to eat and drink, including our sizzling all-day barbecue, and a bar run by the the local pub (thank-you The Draycott Arms!); and community ‘market’ stalls. Children up to 16 get in free accompanied by an adult (each adult pays £5 – but parking is also free). Please come along if you can. All the profits go to supporting the maintenance of our lovely medieval church, St Margaret’s. Draycott-in-the-Moors Summer Fayre takes place in the centre of the village on the main road, on Sunday July 10 2016, 11am-5pm – postcode for sat-navs ST11 9AE Community stalls still available (£10 per table – contact 01782 396190) 4 th June 1991 from the Uttoxeter Town Salon “Forbes Wardman” three friends Jo, Maria and Martine had taken the big step to go alone as Rascals Hairdressers of Uttoxeter. The last 25 years has consisted of marriages, births a move of premises and emigration. Ten years ago Jo and her family had made an important life changing decision to move to Australia which resulted in the trio being reduced to a duo. However even though Jo was now living the other side of the world the three girls have remained the best of friends constantly keeping in touch. Saturday 4th June 2016 the three girls celebrated this milestone by holding an open day at the salon to mark the 25th year anniversary since the three girls had opened the doors of Rascals. Jo had also coincided her visit back to England with the occasion. There was lots of bubbly, laughter and reminiscence over old stories and photographs together with clients and co-workers past and present. It is clear from the number of well wishes and cards they received that this has been a very successful partnership and business and the girls congratulated themselves with a toast and look forward to many more years together. The girls would like to thank clients past and present and importantly their friends and family for their help and support over the last 25 years. Rascals Hairdressers of Uttoxeter Rascals - co-workers past and present
42 If you are responding to an advertisement in The Uttoxeter & Cheadle Voice, please let the advertiser know. Thank you for your support. The good old days Can you identify the faces and locations? See Page 49 for some of the names to the faces. URGENTLY REQUIRED If you have any photos that you think may be of interest to our readers of this page please feel free to drop them into Lavins Printers, High Street, Uttoxeter who will scan them while you wait and let you have them straight back. They will then pass them on to us for publication. 1 2 3 4
43Let The Uttoxeter & Cheadle Voice take your business to 15,000 local homes. To advertise, call 01538 751629 or 07733 466 970. 5 6 Photo Credits - 1: Tom Lomas, Uttoxeter. 2: Anne Podmore Uttoxeter. 3: Nigel Titterton, Cheadle. 4: Joan Titterton, Cheadle. 5: Bill Brisbourne, Uttoxeter. 6: Brenda Waring, Uttoxeter.
44 If you are responding to an advertisement in The Uttoxeter & Cheadle Voice, please let the advertiser know. Thank you for your support. T uesday 24th May 2016, was a very important day for Kingsley Parish Councils new Chairman, Councillor Ivor Lucas, on this his third time in office. Ivor and his wife Diane were invited by The Lord Chamberlain on behalf of the Queen to attend one of her Garden Parties at Buckingham Palace. The couple who travelled first class by train to London for the occasion thought that they may have to get one of ‘Boris’s’ Bikes from outside the Hotel to the Palace! However the underground was convenient and walked across Green Park to the front entrance by the main Palace Gates where huge queues soon built up behind them into Constitution Hill. Luckily not long to wait Ivor and Diane entered at the Grand Entrance through the Quadrangle and two ground floor rooms of the Palace before entering the Garden, where two military bands played music during the afternoon and a delicious afternoon tea was served followed later by ice-creams. While listening to the Duke of Edinburgh, the Bishop of Stafford Geoff Annas stood behind them, so it was nice to chat to him, Ivor being one of his Church Wardens at St. Werburghs in Kingsley. Ivor also a Moorlands District Councillor spoke to various people during the visit including Cllr. Liz Stokes, Chairman of Castle Cary Town Council, Somerset, Mrs Jean and Cllr David Shaw, who recently retired as Chairman of The District Council. Ivor and Diane were introduced by a Queen’s Equerry to shake hands with Edward, The Duke of Kent. They spoke about the Narrowboat ‘Beatrice’ off the Caldon Canal at Cheddleton, the charity boat for Children with special needs of which Ivor as a skipper. Also about JCB, the digger manufacturers and the Duke even asked how they pronounced Uttoxeter! They were thrilled to receive the invite for ‘service to the community’. Ivor having served as a Parish, Town and District Councillor every year bar one since 1970, shortly after their marriage, being the Mayor of Cheadle 2008/9. Diane is the President of Cheadle Flower Club and Chairman of Cheadle Art Group, both of which she first joined over 50 years ago. She too has been a voluntary mini-coach driver for the community transport in Leek since they retired from their own Coach Travel Business some sixteen years or so ago. Commenting on the occasion Diane said how lovely the Queen looked in pale Blue and certainly didn’t look her 90 years and that Kate joining Prince William, was wearing the same cream outfit she wore for Prince George’s christening. Also accompanying the Queen and Prince Philip was Princesses Eugenie and Beatrice although the local couple didn’t get to see them close up. What patience the Royals had making their way in the crowds and to stand for so long talking to the many selected guests, before having refreshments themselves. Ivor and Diane were grateful to everyone involved for making the honour possible and even fortunate enough to have one of the Equerries to take a photograph of/for them albeit not an occasion they are likely to forget for some time. Diane said that regretfully there wasn’t enough time to see all the garden but the lake looked resplendent in the warm sunshine as too the Yeomen in their bright red and yellow uniforms. Queens Garden Party
45Let The Uttoxeter & Cheadle Voice take your business to 15,000 local homes. To advertise, call 01538 751629 or 07733 466 970. Sport is in my blood... by Jeff Wood of Cheadle, dedicated to local sport for a lifetime... J ust after I had sent my column for the last edition of The Voice to the Editor, I learned of the sad passing of Bernard Oakden. My fellow columnist Bake wrote a most fitting tribute to Bernard in last month’s edition and I feel I should also recall one or two of my own memories. During the time I played football at Kingsley Youth Club with Bernard one incident in particular stands out. I was Player Manager, Billy Spooner was Captain and the late Ron Salt was Chairman and co-selector. I don’t remember who we were playing one Saturday but I know that I wanted Bernard to play wide right on order to try to stretch the opposition defence or, if a defender didn’t go with him, to act as an outlet for our own defenders. Now Bernard had the habit of drifting infield, especially when play was on the opposite flank. I reminded him to stay wide on a couple of occasions, with more urgency in my voice each time. On about the fourth or fifth time of reminding him, my patience was totally exhausted and I just screamed at the top of my voice using fairly rich language within the earshot of all present for him to retain his wide position as originally instructed. Actually Bernard did stay out wide for the reminder of the game and the tactic worked for our team. To his great credit, Bernard never held it against me and, when I last saw him at Leek Town two or three years ago, we had a good laugh about the incident. I also remember going with Bernard and Ron Salt to Elland Road on two occasions to watch Leeds United play in the final of what was then the Inter Cities Fairs Cup, which was a two-legged affair. I must confess I’ve had to consult my Sky Sports Yearbook for the years, but the first occasion was in 1968 when they played against the Hungarian team Ferencvaros in the first (home) leg and the second occasion was in 1971 when they played Juventus at home in the second leg. Billy Bremner actually lifted the cup after the latter game, as he had done in Budapest 1968. In the following year (1972) this competition became known as the UEFA Cup and remains as such to this day. After one of these games Bernard, Ron and myself went to what was then the world famous Batley Variety Club where, if my memory serves me correctly, the resident comedian was ex footballer Charlie Williams. Good days, good memories of Bernard, a very decent bloke. I did see his sister Janet and her husband George Durose (a fine goalkeeper who I’ve mentioned before in this column) a couple of weeks ago to offer my condolences. Cricket is now well underway although many of this season’s games have already been rain affected. I umpired a second team game at Betley recently when the visitors Oulton ran up a record breaking first innings score of 266-0 in their 50 overs. Playing that day for Betley (who actually got a draw) was the former Nantwich Town, Kidsgrove Athletic and Newcastle Town goalkeeper Chris Holmes. Chris’s mother was, like myself, born in Kingsley Moor and we had a good chat about football in general and some of the local Cheadle characters in particular. Chris has retired from football now, although he was starring with Shamblers Veterans until quite recently. Another present or former sportsman I bumped into recently was Mark Alcock, who still goes on as sub when the need arises for Cheadle Town in the Staffs County League. Mark is the last of the “current” players who I actually played with, although there is a frightening 22 year gap between our ages. It is good to see him still involved. Earlier this afternoon when I was umpiring before the inevitable rain came and I returned home to write my column, I came across Kevin Whitehurst of Checkley, who along with his son, is continuing the family cricketing tradition. Kevin’s dad Denis is still going strong at Oakamoor where he has now become part of the furniture. Together with some of the older readers, I well remember Denis’s dad Sep playing in years gone by. Another real character I saw in Cheadle last week was Terry Beardmore, who used to play cricket for Creda many years ago and was a founder member of Nomads friendly Cricket Club. I opened the batting on occasions with Terry and I must say he was one of the very few players (if not the only one) I could outscore. I remember one occasion at Swynnerton Park when we put 50 on for the first wicket and I think I got 46 of them. All credit to Terry for making me look such a good batsman ! Let’s hope the weather improves for the second half of the cricket season ! Postie delivers fantastic TT success E motional scenes were the order of the day when Cheadle postman Andy Winkle and partner John Holden scooped another victory in the Isle of Man International Sidecar TT races. There were unbelievable scenes after the pair had past the chequered flag as supporters helped celebrate the victory which was the second time in 5 years that the riders had tasted TT success. Andy was keen to thank his sponsors Ian Barnes of Barnes racing, Lisa Beaman of Silicone Engineering, Gary Johnson of G. S. Johnson Engineering, Liam and Richard Holt, Hide Out Leathers and Mick Climpson. He also paid tribute to his wonderful partner Jackie who supported him back to health after a recent injury and her constant encouragement at the races. Andy started his racing career aged 29 and in 1997 he first competed with the late Cheadle legend Terry Harvey who is very sorely missed. For a couple of years he raced with local man Dick ‘Tapo’ Tapkin and then with Dick Stafford. He decided in 2005 to race in the 2007 TT Centenary Sidecars TT Formula 2 and then teamed up with Lancashire’s John Holden. In 2006 the pair finished 3rd and 9th and in 2007 second twice until they scooped the 2011 TT race and were crowned champions for the first time. Andy’s emotions were there for all to see after this year’s TT victory – a fitting tribute to a brave fight back from an horrendous injury he suffered last year when he was hit by another bike during a race at Donington. His hand had to be bolted back together by Professor Davis at Nottingham Hospital – so it was extra sweet to overcome the injury with the help of his partner and his team.
46 If you are responding to an advertisement in The Uttoxeter & Cheadle Voice, please let the advertiser know. Thank you for your support. 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 uttoxetervoice@hotmail.co.uk TONY TAVERNOR Cross Keys FC A brilliant keeper who took charge of the penalty area superbly. Very athletic and confident in the air, Tony is a great guy too. RAY BLACKWELL Uttoxeter St Mary’s Ultra consistent player who could fit into any part of the team. Tough tackler. PERCY CLOWES Hanging Bridge FC Talented player and a great reader of the game, Percy was a great asset to the team. LYNDON BEARDMORE Cheadle United FC A legend of a player, Lyndon’s high level of constistency was unbelievable throughout his career. LES LOWE Leek Town FC It was so sad to hear of Les’s death the other month. Charismatic, wonderfully gifted player at football and cricket, Les was larger than life and his name will go down in local sport history as a true legend. IKE BLOOR Bamfords FC Tenacious in midfield, Ike was tough and also possessed great vision. BILLY CAMPION Bamfords FC Tricky and lively both on the wing and in midfield, Billy gave opponents plenty to think about. LES SWANWICK Rocester FC Great player in any position, Les had it all and could play in any position within the team. Terrific chap too. DAN BRUNT Cheadle Cricket Club FC Tricky, fast and a thurst for goals, Danny was a defender’s nightmare. Always gave 100% and a superb guy too. LES AULT Bamfords FC Les certainly knew where the back of the net was, superb goalscorer throughout his career. JIM SLATER Hanging Bridge FC A really fine, talented player who possessed terrific heading ability and used his vision expertly. Razzer’s Hall of Fame July Team Uttoxeter Town Football Club Uttoxeter Town Football Club are preparing for a momentous 2016/17 season after being accepted back into the prestigious Midland Football League. The Town will be managed by Dean Arnold with his two assistants his brother Rob and the successful Youth Team Boss Geoff Dyche. The magnificent Oldfields pitch will be home for the Town once again and the club urge supporters to cheer the side on each match like they have done over the years especially two seasons ago when last in the Midland League. Uttoxeter Town FC are inviting local businesses to sponsor home games this season on a match day and also sponsor advertising boards around the impressive ground. Please contact Jonathan Landells on 07970 383822 or Nigel Titterton on 07733 4669 70 email uttoxetervoice@hotmail.co.uk to book your sponsorship and help support The Town – your donation will be much appreciated by everyone at the club. The Midland Football League match day regulations means a need for a good match day team of volunteers and Uttoxeter Town welcome anyone who can come along and join them for this worthwhile and enjoyable activity. Positions which need to be filled are: Match Ticket/programme Sales, Raffle Ticket Sales, Scratch Card Sales, Midweek Match Secretary, Match Day Stewards and Match Day Volunteer Co-Ordinator. If you would like to be part of the Uttoxeter Town FC set-up and help in a small way regarding these positions, please get in touch with Dean Arnold on 07966 023539 or any other committee member – you will be most welcome and enjoy the experience! So here’s to an exciting new season – we would ask the local community and local businesses to please come forward with any kind offer of support or sponsorship – and supporters please get involved and join the Match Day Team and in a small way help the town’s premier senior football team! When the club stepped down 2 seasons ago for various reasons, local people showed an interest to get involved via social media and the club urges these people to get back in touch and show their support and keep this fantastic local club going. We have inserted one football club each player has performed for. Obviously, many have played for several clubs in their careers.
Alan’s Football Autobiography by Alan Beaman, a local sporting legend Mohammad Ali - the Greatest Sportsman ever. H e leaves URFCbehind memories of giant proportions, a boxing talent like no other, his speed and movement was beautiful to watch and when he boxed the world watched in anticipation, knowing we were all in the spell of the great man, a human born to change many things in life. His love for people from all backgrounds and his ability to communicate at all levels, his attitude to the rights of people, especially black people who he stood for with intelligence, pride and determination, made him a true legend, special in many ways. He fought his illness with unbelievable dignity, a rare human being put on this earth to make a difference. When Ali spoke everyone was drawn to his charisma, when he was young he served the media with constant banter and they were drawn to it like a magnet, he played and manoeuvred them like putty in his hands, so clever, bright, a lightning quick mind who could outwit them all. For me the greatest sportsman to ever live - God bless him and thank you. Golf has long been a sport slow to react to change but the recent decision by Muirfield not to allow ladies to be members is disgraceful. It has cost them the open championship, they already allow ladies to play as guests so their decision by its members keeps the golf club in the snobby pompous dark ages. Its a massive setback for the modern game and should they decide to change their minds in the future, I hope the R&A keep them off the rota for a minimum of 20 years. Golf needs change in many directions, it’s 4 to 5 hours playing time is also struggling to attract young players, the game needs shortening to 6 9 12 hole formats, this also needs to happen at professional level, the governing bodies need to realise the game is in grave danger of not moving with the times, too many older males making the decisions at golf clubs, they are guilty of holding back the game and making it boring to the youngsters of today. It has to move with the times attract boys and girls from all backgrounds, to enjoy the game and be made welcome at all clubs and have a modern dress code to suit the times, trainers and jeans should be allowed in and around the golf club, while children are young. With Rory Mclroy pulling out of the Olympics will this be the start of an exodus, he’s a massive star in golf and I think there’s a lot more to come yet, which will devalue the introduction of golf before it’s even started at the Olympics. Mourinho at Manchester Utd - will it all come together for the special one, difficult with no Champions League place to attract the right players, he also needs a clearout, some of which have expensive contracts. His style is not the Utd way, flowing attacking football, he will build from the back but he has always had a behind the ball work ethic from all his teams, his challenge is massive but he will thrive on the Utd stage and time should reward his efforts but patience is vital. What does Mark Hughes require this season, he has Shaqiri and Bojan who need to find consistency, both very talented players, Shaqiri showing in the Euro’s he looks more effective when he moves inside more,and scoring an overhead kick that will equal any finish. Bojan needs to boss games if he his to progress. Stoke desperately need a centre back with Shawcross still a doubt with his back, Wollschied is not good enough and too slow, he can’t recover to any ball played behind him. A strong commanding centre half is a must, a quality left back who can get forward would be a big asset, several other players are border-line especially up front we need a centre forward, with Crouch, Diouf, Joselu and Walters all falling short of being anywhere near consistent goalscorers. Whelan has been a good player but a replacement is needed so the spine of the Team is under threat if Stoke are to progress. The window of Euro’s is a massive chance to see players at the top level perform under pressure, let’s hope Mark can find the right balance, he’s a top manager and the Coates family have the money to back him. I had a great day at the Races recently, Mark Grew and John Rudge were down there, lots of great memories at the Vale, looking for players with John cap coat and scarf hoping people wouldn’t notice him, never really worked everyone knew him. I learnt so much just listening and chatting with John and lots of managers, Jim Smith was a mate of John’s - listening to them talking football was a real education. A lot of Stoke’s 70s League Cup side there as well, also Harry Burrows the unstoppable winger who the Stoke fans loved, a proper 100% player, when Harry got the ball the whole ground got behind him, a great winger who loved to take players on. A big crowd favourite Jimmy Greenhoff was a quality forward with a great football brain, some of his link up play with Alan Hudson is a lasting memory of sheer class, taking apart the great Leeds side and Arsenal was the exactly what they achieved, the charismatic Terry Conroy a quick winger who seemed to glide over the pitch - Terry is great company. I was recently down at Rocester for a coaching session, and met Barry Smith - now he’s been at Rocester since my days, the club owes so much to him and his dedication over the years, I don’t think it would be there without him, a total football man who loves the Arsenal, a true Rocester stalwart in every way. We were looking at the photos around the walls, he was asking me about players on them, one before I went there playing which had Barry Hulton, Keith Hibberd, Leon Hibberd, Peter Swanwick, Barry Thwaites, Mick Ratclffe on it, I explained to him that they were all capable of being in the best Rocester sides ever, including my strongest squad of Barry Alcock, Paul Ede, Kev Barry, Alan Dodd, Chris Nixon, Nigel Mottram, Alan Summerville, Paul Croft, Jonny Birch, Mick Collins, Savvy Anastasi, Tony Hemmings, Richard Owen, Anthony Smith plus a lot more excellent players of that era,that’s how good they were, it’s always been the benchmark for local players to play at Rocester, the strongest team in the area for many years, I wish them a good campaign this season, always my first result in non league to look for. 47Let The Uttoxeter & Cheadle Voice take your business to 15,000 local homes. To advertise, call 01538 751629 or 07733 466 970. A fter a gap of many years the popular 5-a-Side was revived recently at Oldfields Sports & Social Club. Uttoxeter Junior Football Club joined forces with Uttoxeter Lions to organise the event that attracted 49 teams from Derby, Burton and the Potteries. The morning session covered Under 7, 8 and 9s, and it was the turn of the Under 10, 11 and 12s in the afternoon. The weather forecast was not very encouraging but as it turned out it kept dry right up until the last few games when the players were given an early shower. The games were all played in a great sporting manner, perhaps one yellow card all day. The organisers were very grateful to the squad of mainly young referees, some of whom did both sessions with barely a break. The only minor concern was one goalkeeper who shed a few tears and had to be consoled after he let in a goal! It was a competitive event and medals were given to the winners and runners-up at each age group, plus a small cup for the winning team. Overall it was a very successful day and the planning has started for a repeat in 2017. Results Winners Runners-up Under 7 Albert Village 2 Hilton Harriers Under 8 Belvedere Park Reds Uttoxeter Juniors A Under 9 Edge Hill 2 Edge Hill 1 Under 10 Uttoxeter Juniors 2 Ashbourne Aztecs A Under 11 Stapenhill Swans 2 Uttoxeter Juniors 2 Under 12 Uttoxeter Juniors Blues Allestree Bayern Munich 2 Uttoxeter 5-a-Side Tournament
48 If you are responding to an advertisement in The Uttoxeter & Cheadle Voice, please let the advertiser know. Thank you for your support. Uttoxeter Rugby Club Presentation Night Players Player Mark Springall Top Try Score Mark Springall Young Player Jake Cabrera Most Improved Anthony Davies Clubman Kevin Dunn / Ian Middleton 2nd Team Player Jack Bostock Captains Player Adam Tortoishell Uttoxeter RFC held their annual dinner and award presentation recently with the following scooping trophies which were presented by URFC Director of Rugby Graham Macdonald: After being crowned the Midlands 4 West (North) Division Champions last season, everyone is now looking forward to an exciting new challenge promotion brings. PLEASE GET INVOLVED WITH SPONSORSHIP NOW! BE A CLUB SPONSOR - includes a 4ft x 3ft upvc banner displayed around the pitch at each home match day MATCH SPONSOR - company or supporter name on billboard outside clubhouse plus a choice of man of the match and presentation of a bottle of champagne to the player HANDBOOK SPONSOR - a half or full page advert in the official URFC handbook To become a Sponsor, just contact: Paul Bain on 0797 6461 775 or Club President Nigel Titterton on 07733 4669 70 or email uttoxetervoice@hotmail.co.uk Thank you for your generous support UTTOXETER RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB Welcomes local businesses and supporters to join them for the 2016/17 season
49Let The Uttoxeter & Cheadle Voice take your business to 15,000 local homes. To advertise, call 01538 751629 or 07733 466 970. On the Oche By Dave Jones of Uttoxeter Life President of the Uttoxeter and District Darts League. Of course everybody has been tuned into the Euro Football, what another disaster for England! Darts now is only second to football in terms of television and support, end of May saw the start of the World Series in Dubai. Eight of the best players on the planet competing to be the top dog so to speak. The final in Dubai was Gary Anderson, Double World Champion, versus Michael van Gerwin, world No 1. In a brilliant game with Gary trailing by four games to MVG only to snatch victory in the final game – what a match, what a comeback!! Next stop Auckland New Zealand for the Masters Trophy which Adrian Lewis won last year. In fact Adrian made it to the final this year as well playing Gary Anderson who is on fire at the moment and goes on to win 11-7 – two finals, two wins, can anybody stop this Flying Scotsman? Next stop all aboard for Shanghai, china. In between all this the world Cup with the two Stoke lads Phil The Power Taylor and Adrian Jackpot Lewis taking on and beating the might of Holland Michael van Gerwin and Raymond van Barnaveld 3-2. After that Phil was on a flight to Vienna to play to play and win the Austria Open. What a great player. Talk about globetrotting, this has really put darts on the map, ater Shanghai its then onto Tokyo before returning home to prepare for the World Matchplay in Blackpool. What a way to make a living, playing darts, travelling the World, winning trophies and loads of money! Wonderful, not bad at all for a game which started out in an English pub and now ends up as a major sport. Locally Tean and District Darts League invited me along to Cheadle Cricket Club to present their trophies which I was more than pleased to do. Both Mick Barker and Judith Sanders do a sterling job not only running the league but organising help for charities as well. Mick’s team, Cheadle Conservative Club, won both the league and cup, it was good to see him rewarded for all his efforts. Well done my friend and well done to everyone. Then it was onto Bradley House Club in Uttoxeter for the darts and crib league awards which would have turned out a better night if team captains could have informed players the event was on! Anyway a big thank you to Craig Hampson for doing the honours. Congratulations to everybody winners and runners up, well done to Andy Graham following his McNamara Cup win with Division One Singles Win and well done Paul Symonds for pushing him all the way. That’s it for now, till next time Take Care, Dave The Good Old Days photographs on pages 42- 43 have been identified as: 1 Uttoxeter Town FC, 1974 Back Row, Left to Right: Kenny Coates, Keith Parker, Pete Douglas, Alan Collins, Tom Lomas & Mick Crump Front Row: Dave Tideswell, Alan Wheeldon, Mick Ratcliffe, Mark Taylor, Jake Nutt & Mick Stewart 2 Uttoxeter Post Office Staff Re-Union, late 1960’s Back Row: Dennis Gray, Josie Langford, Gig Langford, Myra Oleksuik, Hidden ? Second Row: Margaret Priestley, Pam Carr, Brenda Cooper, Kath Whitehouse, Unknown Seated: Irene Taylor, Lou Downes, Audrey Ede, Ann Smith, Jane Gray & Anne Podmore. 3 This photograph is for Voice columnist Neil Baker! It shows The Voice’s Nigel Titterton holding the Sentinel Cup in 1979 after Cheadle Town defeated Buckley Boys 3-2 at The Victoria Ground, Stoke City FC. Nigel played thousands of games for The Town but it ultimately led to a knee replacement operation last year which Neil always called my Sentinel Cup Knee!! Sorry for mentioning it again Scall!! 4 Foxt’s Julie Barks and her boys are pictured at a family function. 5 Executive & Sales Staff, Elkes Biscuits 1953 Back Row: A. Rushton, M. Hopkins, R. Bolton, G. Wilne, T. E. Owens, D. Compson, E. E. Thrippleton, A. Lediard, D. Carter, G. Goodall, H. Rhodes, P. Brisbourne, L. Forster, H. G. Wilks, R. D. Owen & G. H. John Stevenson Middle Row: A. G. Baker, L. Fitzgerald, P. T. Tipper, A. F. W. Lunn, L. J. Broadhurst, H. Glover, D. Payne, T. Doyle, D. Normansell, L. H. A. Jones, J. Milburn, R. G. Woolley, J. E. Challenger, B. J. Hiller, & A. T. Ken Cooper Front Row: M. Farmer, W. H. Palmer, W. H. Smith, R. J. Povey, A. R. Land, P. T. Oldknow, W. E. Elkes, S. H. Elkes, A. N. Elkes, F. Hodgson, H. Booth, G. H. Broadhurst, C. T. Orme & A. M. Johnston 6 Elkes Biscuits Club Darts Side, 1980’s Left to Right: Pam Bowley. Dot Barker, Alice Bloor, Brenda Waring, Sandra Carroll, Anne Bradley & George Buxton (Landlord of the Wellington at the time). The good old days U ttoxeter Hockey Club are a small and friendly club that have three teams of all ages playing at three different levels, ranging from Midlands Feeder West League to Staffordshire division. We welcome all abilities and have the mission of playing with friends so that each game is fun. We are always looking for new members and would love you to come and join us, even if you haven’t played since school, dust them trainers off and come and give it a go. We play at Thomas Alleynes high School in Uttoxeter on the Astro turf pitch. The winter season starts in September through to March, but there is currently a Summer league running on a Tuesday and a Wednesday evening now so come and join in. We are on Facebook - Uttoxeter Hockey Club and Twitter @UttoxeterHockey check us out and any further information you can contact via the social media or email Caroline Lawson on cthompson@ossma.co.uk Uttoxeter Hockey Club - kindly sponsored by The Voice
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Uttoxeter & Cheadle Voice Issue 65

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    Uttoxeter & Cheadle Uttoxeter & Cheadle FREE Newfor 2016 - Distribution now increased to 15,000quality magazines each issue Covering UTTOXETER & CHEADLE and now Ashbourne - Plus Alton, Oakamoor, Doveridge, Rocester, Bramshall, Stramshall, Mayfield, Leigh, Church Leigh, Checkley, Lower Tean, Tean, Draycott in the Moors, Cresswell, Saverley Green, Fulford and villages in between Issue 65
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    2 If youare responding to an advertisement in The Uttoxeter & Cheadle Voice, please let the advertiser know. Thank you for your support. ENHANCE YOUR LIVING SPACE WITH A SUPERCRAFT ORANGERY OR CONSERVATORY • Tailor-made to suit your lifestyle and home • Swift construction with minimal disturbance • Long lasting value and low maintenance • 10 year insurance backed guarantee
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    3Let The Uttoxeter& Cheadle Voice take your business to 15,000 local homes. To advertise, call 01538 751629 or 07733 466 970. HOW TO GET IN TOUCH I have seen many new small businesses starting up in our community lately which is extremely encouraging for our local economy. It’s great because these exciting projects are created by entrepreneurs who strive to establish successful businesses which in turn can provide employment for local people. I was very pleased to be informed recently that Uttoxeter’s legendary and best known entrepreneur Mr Joseph Cyril Bamford (Mr JCB) was honoured by his company on the unveiling of a specially commissioned bronze bust on the centenary of his birth, June 21st, 1916. Sometimes it is hard to believe what Mr JCB actually achieved in his life! Apparently as a child his playtime was spent building cars and boats which obviously was an early sign of an inventive flair which started his path onto becoming an engineering genius. He founded his company in 1945 in a lock-up garage in Uttoxeter and when he retired in 1975 JCB were turning over more than £43 million a year! Mr Bamford’s son Anthony took over the business and powered it to a worldwide status which I am sure his father would have been so proud of. These days major films are being made of British people who have done good - Leicester City’s Jamie Vardy is an extraordinary story of a non-league footballer who day-in day-out strove to achieve success on the highest stage in soccer and made it, winning the Premier League this season with Leicester City and playing for his country. But surely a chap building a worldwide business empire from a lock-up garage in Uttoxeter would be a tremendous film success? But which actor would be chosen to play our greatest local entrepreneur Mr Joseph Cyril Bamford? Who do you think..... I hope you enjoy reading this issue of The Voice colour magazine Nigel Titterton, Editor & Publisher Dear Reader, Publisher and Editor: Nigel Titterton The Uttoxeter & Cheadle Voice is published by Community Voice Publications Ltd Telephone 01538 751629 e-mail uttoxetervoice@hotmail.co.uk The views expressed in this publication are those of our contributors and are not necessarily those of the publishers, nor indeed their responsibility. All Rights Reserved. Copyright Community Voice Publications Ltd. Designed and Produced by noel@sergeantdesign.com ADVERTISEMENT SALES AND EDITORIAL Tel: 01538 751629 or 07733 466 970 Email: uttoxetervoice@hotmail.co.uk NEXT ISSUE The next Voice will be distributed from August 26th 2016 News Deadline: August 16th 2016 Advertising Deadline: August 18th 2016 BOOK YOUR ADVERT NOW - EMAIL uttoxetervoice@hotmail.co.uk or PHONE 01538 751629 You can also contact us via social media: @uttoxeter_voice search for Uttoxeter Voice search for Uttoxeter Voice NEW FOR 2016 We have increased distribution to a massive 15,000 quality Voice Magazines! The Uttoxeter & Cheadle Voice is wholly independent and is published at 3 Spode Close, Cheadle, Staffs ST10 1DT 15,000 copies are distributed free to homes and businesses in Uttoxeter, Cheadle, Ashbourne, Rocester, Denstone, Bramshall, Stramshall, Alton, Oakamoor, Tean, Lower Tean, Checkley, Leigh, Church Leigh, Crakemarsh, Combridge, Kingsley, Mayfield, Draycott, Cresswell, Saverley Green & Fulford and Doveridge areas. Clients are welcome to view the printing matrix.
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    4 If youare responding to an advertisement in The Uttoxeter & Cheadle Voice, please let the advertiser know. Thank you for your support. Karndean & Amtico flooring at great prices New Kitchen & Bedroom Ranges Up to 40% off Uttoxeter Tile and Bathroom Ltd 7 The Square, Market Place, Uttoxeter, Staffordshire ST14 8HN Tel: 01889 560111 Mob: 07929 201128 Email: uttoxetertileandbathroom@hotmail.co.uk Open: Monday 8-3pm; Tuesday to Friday 8-5pm; Saturday 8-2pm; Sunday appointment only. Great Offers on tiles and suites • Very competitive prices • Open to trade and public While stocks last. Terms & conditions apply. We can offer supply only on bathrooms, kitchens and tiles (the largest choice available in the area) or we can fully project manage supply and fit on the above, free of charge no obligation site survey with expert advice on goods to suit your needs and requirements using the space available. I t was bon voyage again as Windsor Park Middle School, Uttoxeter, made its annual Year 8 trip to Paris for a week in May with 45 Year 8s accompanied by 4 members of staff. There had been extra preparation, consideration and consultation following the November attacks in Paris but the local authority, travel company and Foreign Office all deemed it safe for us to travel. Thankfully nobody missed out on the opportunity and experiences that the trip offers Windsor Park students. Chateau de Grande Romaine, on the outskirts of Paris, gave them the perfect base for visiting the wonderful sights of Paris as well as experiencing a French theme park, Parc Astérix. The weather was extremely kind for a jam-packed week, which included climbing the steps of the Eiffel Tower, climbing to the top of l’Arc de Triomphe for a 360 degree view of Paris, visiting the Louvre to see the Mona Lisa and glass pyramid, visiting Notre Dame cathedral with a chance to use their French buying souvenirs and snacks nearby and seeing Sacré Coeur deep in the heart of the artists’ district where many students had their portraits and caricatures sketched. On one of the days the students visited Parc Astérix, a French theme park – deliberately chosen to maximise their exposure to French culture – which was enjoyed by all. Each day was rounded off with evening entertainments and access to the Chateau’s swimming pool. Students used their French language skills and attempted communication at every opportunity – from buying a drink at a French service station to ordering a crêpe in Paris, asking (and receiving!) the correct flavour of ice cream and expressing their opinions on the ‘escargots’ they tasted. The whole trip was rewarding for students and hopefully gives them a school trip to remember as they move on to Thomas Alleyne’s. Windsor Park Year 8 Paris Trip
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    5Let The Uttoxeter& Cheadle Voice take your business to 15,000 local homes. To advertise, call 01538 751629 or 07733 466 970. Foot and Toe Nail Treatments Home Visits from £27, Clinic £24 • Toe Nail Cutting • Hard Skin and Corn Removal • Fungal Infected and Thickened Nail Reduction • Cracked Heels andVerruca Treatment. A general all over foot maintenance Dawn Colclough MAFHP, MCFHP Fully Qualified, Registered & Insured. A member of The British Association of Foot Health Professionals Trained at The SMAE Institute Clinic at Sycamore House,West Hill, off Balance Hill, Uttoxeter, Staffordshire ST14 8BN Tel: 01889 564592 Mobile: 07794 344 235 Home visits and clinic appointments available Areas covered: Uttoxeter,Ashbourne, Marchington,Abbots Bromley, Kingstone, Cheadle, Rocester, Denstone and others. Dove Foot Health Care NOW MOVED TO UTTOXETER Everyone lovesTheVoice YOUR LOCAL ELECTRICAL Superhero IS HERE TO HELP! SUMMER DEALS LOOKING FOR ... Hylands Ltd 66 High Street, Stone, Near Stafford, ST15 8AU Tel: 01785 812019 71-73 Weston Road, Meir, Stoke-On-Trent, ST3 6AJ Tel: 01782 319402 24 The Strand, Longton, Stoke-On-Trent, ST3 2JH Tel: 01782 342609 www.hylands.tv /HylandsTV/Hylands-Limited Defibrillator campaign W aitrose have come to Trinity Road, Uttoxeter and want to give something back to the Town. Their employees (partners) are raising money throughout July to buy a Defibrillator for residents of Uttoxeter to use to save lives. It will be located in the Waitrose Car Park, so that if you are with someone who is having a heart attack and dial 999 anywhere in Uttoxeter, the operator will know to guide you to the defibrillator unit that could ultimately save the persons’ life. Carol Edmond of Waitrose explained, “At Waitrose, each year we have Partners Month, where we the employees(partners) choose a good cause that will help the community we are part of, this year as we are new to the Town, so all of the employees will be raising money for the Defibrillator.” The cost of the unit from AED Donate (www.aeddonate.org.uk/) is approximately £2,000 and to raise this amount Waitrose will be having all sorts of events in Store throughout July and they are hoping that customers will get behind the initiative. One of the ideas to raise the funds is to install exercise bike/cross trainer, in the foyer of the store at Trinity Road and each employee will take a turn to cycle for an hour or two. They will be sponsored on their session of the bikes, and while the store is open, make sure when you walk past them, give them an encouraging wave and/or make a donation. Waitrose are passionate about making a difference to the communities they are part of and by linking to AED Donate, who are also community based defibrillator suppliers, it is the perfect match. Have a look at the AED Donate website to read all about how you can donate on line to the Waitrose fundraiser. Go to www.aeddonate.org.uk/projects/uttoxeter-waitrose-defibrillator-campaign/ and lets all join Waitrose in making Uttoxeter a safer place to be.
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    7Let The Uttoxeter& Cheadle Voice take your business to 15,000 local homes. To advertise, call 01538 751629 or 07733 466 970. A former Royal Marines Commando, has changed his uniform and now drives out dirt and grime as opposed to rolling in it. Ian North, 55 years old, a local lad from Barlaston has seen a niche in the market and is plugging it with Zero Dry Time Ltd, a carpet and upholstery cleaning system that leaves no residue, does not need water and no soggy ‘dog’ smell. ‘The lessons I learned whilst serving in the Royal Marines has stood me in good stead’ said Ian. ‘Never leaving an area until the job is done and done right has proved invaluable in completing a task. If there is a stain on your sofa or carpet that can be removed, I’ll continue to remove it until it’s been completely eliminated. Something I learned years ago in training. I can remove stains nobody else can.’ With over 50 years in development, the Zero Dry Time cleaning system is ready to use as soon as soon as the operator leaves. Carpets are not designed to get wet. Dry cleaning them means they stay cleaner for longer and with organic cleaning products, they are non toxic for family and pets. Everything is stain guarded as a matter of course. Ian goes on “my results are exceptional and consistent and that’s what drew me to this. I was taught attention to detail in week one of Commando training and has remained with me ever since.” Former Royal Marines Commando goes from rolling in the muck to driving out the muck A former Royal Marines Commando cleaning carpets, whatever next! Call Ian on 0800 1804901 or email ian.north@zerodrytime.com Before After Before After
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    Do you needa karaoke or disco or are you looking to hire a karaoke system for an event? Gingers Karaoke Your local Karaoke, Karaoke equipment hire and mobile disco service. www.karaokebyginger.co.uk ginger@karaokebyginger.co.uk 07929 664118 STAMP COLLECTIONS WANTED Anything considered Cash waiting for the right material Phone Terry 07513 112553 or email me on terence.perkins@ collector.org SATURDAY, 16TH JULY 2016 • 11AM - 4PM Hog Roast, Bouncy Castle, Face Painting,Treasure Hunt, Bush Craft, Maze and much more! A perfect family day out supporting a fantastic charity. We would love you to visit CHICKS newest retreat and experience some of the simple, childhood fun that youngsters enjoy on their break.Any money raised on the day will go to the charity, so they can help even more disadvantaged children. Please register your interest at events@rbawealthmanagement.co.uk Parking is limited so please travel with friends where possible. RBA WEALTH MANAGEMENT & NIGEL DAVIS SOLICITORS CCHHIICCKKSS FFAAMMIILLYY FFUUNN DDAAYYJOIN INTHE FUN COME RAIN OR SHINE CHICKS Daleside Retreat | Fenny Bentley |Ashbourne | Derbyshire | DE6 1LF Denstone Players are performing Blithe Spirit The farce by Noel Coward and directed by Marge Stanley at Denstone Village Hall on 7th, 8th and 9th July starting at 7.30pm (doors open at 7pm) Tickets, £7, are available from: Denstone Stores, College Road, Denstone (Tel. 01889 590397) or online at www.denstoneplayers .com It’s easy to place an advert in The Voice Email: uttoxetervoice@ hotmail.co.uk Tel: 01538 751629 Tap into our massive readership to attract new customers now! 8 If you are responding to an advertisement in The Uttoxeter & Cheadle Voice, please let the advertiser know. Thank you for your support.
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    9Let The Uttoxeter& Cheadle Voice take your business to 15,000 local homes. To advertise, call 01538 751629 or 07733 466 970. Pick up your copy of our 2016 brochure in store or order online today www.ableworld.co.uk Ableworld are the main mobility retailer in the area approved as a Community Equipment Dispenser NHS Vouchers Welcome *VAT Exempt - Ask in Store for Details MRP - Manufacturers Recommended Price. Previous Price - Sold for 28 Days in Last 6 months at our Nantwich Store Ableworld are an Appointed Representative of Fish Insurance, who are authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority facebook.com/ ableworld twitter.com/ AbleworldUKS H R E W S B U R Y A B L E W O R L D Heathgates Bank Ditherington, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY1 4BB Tel: (01743) 369427 shrewsbury@ableworld.co.uk FREE CAR PARK NEXT TO BANBURY WINDOWS Further details on all our stores can be found on: www.ableworld.co.uk OPEN 7 DAYS INC. SATURDAY & SUNDAY Free Parking - Easily manoeuvrable - Can be used inside or outside - Includes a tray, basket and walking stick holder 4 Wheel Walker SAVE £3.75 On Previous Price SALE PRICE £33.75* Half Step - Helps with getting over large door steps - Slip resistant surface - Max User weight: 23 Stone ONLY £16.99 - Designed to fit scooters with and without headrests - Fixes securely across the back of the chair Scooter Seat Cover SALE PRICE £10.99* SAVE £1.50 On Previous Price 3 FOR 2 ON SELECTED CONTINENCE CARE - Aluminium Frame - Seat Width: 18” - 8” front castors - 12” rear castors - Max User Weight: 18 stone Bluebird Travel Chair SAVE £30 On Previous Price SALE PRICE £99* - Helps to restore muscle strength, circulation and co-ordination to the lower and the upper extremities - Colours may vary Pedal Exerciser SAVE £2.00 On Previous Price SALE PRICE £23.99* - Max Range: 10 miles - Max Speed: 4mph - Max User Weight: 20 stone Scout Boot Scooter SAVE £150 On Previous Price SALE PRICE £449* - Max Range: 6 miles - Max Speed: 4 mph - Max User Weight: 18 stone ST1 Boot Scooter SAVE £1131 On MRP ONLY £399* NEW - Overall Height: 43” - Overall Width: 33” - Overall Depth: 36” - Maximum User Weight: 23 stone - Colours may vary Tabley SAVE £400 On MRP ONLY £399* NEW SINGLE MOTOR - Max Range: 6 miles - Max Speed: 4 mph - Max User Weight: 18 stone ST1 Boot Scooter SAVE £1131 On MRP ONLY £399* NEW - Tilt-in space Riser Recliner - Available in 4 sizes: Petite, Small, Medium and Large - Selection of colours and patterns available Cheshire (Luxury) SAVE £100 On Previous Price SALE PRICE £895* NEW Made in GB FREEPHONE 0800 096 5440 FOR A FREE NO OBLIGATION SURVEY 24 Hour Callout Service We have people on the phone 24 hours a day, seven days a week plus overnight and weekend engineering support Often Fitted Next Day WE BUY BACK STAIRLIFTS - UP TO £500 PAID. ACORN, BROOKS, MINIVATOR & AGE UK Subject to survey and age STRAIGHT NEW STAIRLIFTS: NOW FROM ONLY £1075.50* STRAIGHT RECONDITIONED STAIRLIFTS: NOW FROM ONLY £495* Stairlifts 10% OFF ALL NEW STRAIGHT STAIRLIFTS H A N L E Y A B L E W O R L D 430 Leek Road, Hanley Stoke-on-Trent, ST1 3HU Tel: (01782) 205901 hanley@ableworld.co.uk At Joiners Square Roundabout B U R T O N A B L E W O R L D Second Avenue, Centrum One Hundred Burton-upon-Trent, DE14 2WF Tel: (01283) 546867 info@ableworldburton.co.uk Close to Morrisons Supermarket Further details on all our stores can be found on: www.ableworld.co.uk
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    10 If youare responding to an advertisement in The Uttoxeter & Cheadle Voice, please let the advertiser know. Thank you for your support. I am a volunteer for the Caldon and Uttoxeter Canal Trust, an enthusiastic bunch of people who are trying to preserve our industrial heritage through their passion for canals, in particular the Caldon and Uttoxeter canals. I was recently manning our stand at the Stafford County Show and just chatting to people, including those living in Uttoxeter, revealed that there are probably many people in the area who aren’t aware that Uttoxeter had a canal in the early 19th century. Sadly there are very few remnants of the canal in Uttoxeter itself but luckily we do have some interesting features that do remain on other parts of the old canal. Now to a bit of the Uttoxeter canal’s brief history. The Uttoxeter canal was built as an extension to the Caldon canal which itself had been built as a branch off the Trent and Mersey canal to service areas of local productivity such as the Potteries and the limestone quarries at Cauldon Lowe. The Uttoxeter canal which starts at Froghall and travels 13 miles to Uttoxeter, opened in 1811 but it only had a relatively short life. It was bought by the North Staffordshire Railway Company which proceeded to close it in 1848 and build a railway over some of it and that was that! The course of much of the old canal can still be followed with the section between Denstone and Oakamoor being the most accessible as it is a public right of way along the old railway track bed. After periods of heavy rain sections of the old canal can be seen to be in water. Now to what the Caldon and Uttoxeter Canal Trust is about. It started life in the 1960’s as the Caldon Canal Society which had the aim of reopening the Caldon Canal when it became unnavigable. It achieved this goal and the canal reopened from Etruria to Froghall in September 1974. More recently the society decided to focus its attention on the Uttoxeter canal which had been out of use for a century and a half and as I said, had had a railway built over it! . At this point the society changed its name to the Caldon and Uttoxeter Canal Trust. The demolition of two significant buildings in Uttoxeter (the Wharfinger’s house and the canal warehouse) spurred the society on to see what could be done to preserve or restore bits of the canal that remained and prevent the loss of any further structures. The first project that followed was to restore the Uttoxeter canal first lock and basin at Froghall Wharf. Work started in 2003 and it was completed in 2005 and if you have been there you will know how good the restoration was and what a nice recreational area it has created. In 2009 a feasability study to restore the canal between Froghall Wharf and Uttoxeter (ending in the gravel pit) was conducted and the consulting engineers’ conclusion was that it was technically feasible. For now the trust has current priorities of protecting the line of the canal from development, maintaining in good order structures and lengths of the canal that still exist and promoting the creation of a walking route along the length of the canal utilising as much of the original towpath as possible. In the longer term there are hopes of restoring some or all of the Uttoxeter canal - dream on! Every month there is a work party on the second Thursday where a group of like minded get together to work on various projects covering the, preservation of the old structures that remain, vegetation clearance etc. In fact our last work party in June involved the reinstatement of 5 cast iron replica canal mileposts between Denstone and Oakamoor! If anybody is interested to learn more or get involved with work parties or helping to run the trust, please visit our website for further information. www.cuct.org.uk Uttoxeter canal - what canal? By Philip Balfour A recently reinstated milepost between Denstone and Alton
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    11Let The Uttoxeter& Cheadle Voice take your business to 15,000 local homes. To advertise, call 01538 751629 or 07733 466 970. T he outdoor spectacle The Enchanted Chandelier by renowned international company Transe Express comes to Stoke-on- Trent for the very first time as the highlight of Appetite’s sizzling summer of 2016. Tickets are limited so make sure you book early for a quality night out with friends and family. The Enchanted Chandelier will be an experience that you won’t want to miss out on. Appetite is asking audiences to bring their picnics and soak up a magical evening filled with beautiful entertainment right in the heart of The Potteries. The Enchanted Chandelier brings actors, trapeze artists, bell ringers, dancers, percussionists, singers and acrobats to fill Central Forest Park with bewitching performances that are lifted skywards. Rekindle childhood memories of enchanting music boxes and exciting fairground rides in this magical outdoor concert, as the musical chandelier is lifted skywards and suspended 55 metres above the ground. The sound will ring out across the night sky as audiences below are left mesmerised. The Enchanted Chandelier takes place in Central Forest Park, Chell Street, Stoke-on-Trent ST1 6BB on Saturday 13 & Sunday 14 August 2016. Tickets start from £6.00 with kids, concessions and group ticket deals available (limited availability). For more details, please visit www.appetitestoke.co.uk Get ready for something truly special • Improve your postural awareness, position and effectiveness • Understand how and when to engage your core and stabilise your position • Increase awareness of how your straightness can affect your horses way of going • Develop effective breathing techniques to help remain relaxed and focused All this and much more! BD listed, UKCC qualified, Equipilates Affiliated Instructor available for rider alignment sessions both on and off the horse, dressage training, test practise, schooling and clinics. References available Contact 07796175128 or email mcfequestrian@outlook.com www.mcfequestrian.co.uk Jo Titterton Dressage / MCF equestrian @mcfequestrian New year, new training goals? Why not focus on improving your performance in the saddle. My Ride-in-lign training approach combines the scales of training with Equipilates techniques Weekly Equipilates studio sessions Tuesday at 7pm and Thursday at 10am starting 22nd March. Booking essential and discount available for block bookings
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    17Let The Uttoxeter& Cheadle Voice take your business to 15,000 local homes. To advertise, call 01538 751629 or 07733 466 970. Dan Weatherer Update - Published Playwright L ocal Author and Playwright Dan Weatherer has signed with a prestigious United States based literary agency. Cherry Weiner, a literary agent of over four decades experience, will represent Dan’s forthcoming novel The Tainted Isle, as well as future book/TV and film work. “I’m thrilled to have secured the services of an agent of Cherry’s calibre. I see this is a serious milestone in my writing career, one on which I can build upon.” Dan is also in talks with a London-based agent who is interested in representing him as a playwright. His plays The Haul and Killing Gary recently featured in the finals of the Congleton Players One Act Festival, held June 11th at The Daneside Theatre, and Points, his political comedy, is to be performed at the upcoming Speak Out event, on July 4th, in Stoke on Trent. A handful of his plays has recently been picked up for publishing via a US play publisher. This is the first time that he has had work for the stage published, meaning that the performance rights will be on sale for three of his plays, via publisher Heartland Plays. “I started writing plays last year, and it’s great to see interest in my work developing. I’ll keep working hard on new material, and will continue to promote Staffordshire and her artists. I’m looking forward to getting involved with the City of Culture bid, as I strongly believe we have a wealth of artistic talent in the area that goes largely unrecognised.” Alongside providing supporting poetry for local artist Holly Madew’s Exposed exhibition (to be held August 12th-24th at One One Six, Stoke), Dan is in the process of writing his second novel and his fourth collection of short stories. He will also be visiting St Thomas’s, Tean, to work with the year six and reception students as part of their vocation day. For more information about Dan and his work visit www.fatherdarkness.co.uk Performance from ‘Parents’, Blackshaw Showcase Award, Waterloo, 2016 UTTOXETER WINDOWS & DOORS LTD STUNNING PRODUCTS AT AMAZING PRICES Call us on 01889 723001 for a friendly, no pressure quotation. Local family owned and run company, supplying windows, doors & conservatories in a huge range of colours. “A” rated windows for energy efficiency. FENSA and CERTASS registered fitters for your peace of mind. www.UttoxeterWindows.co.uk
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    22 If youare responding to an advertisement in The Uttoxeter & Cheadle Voice, please let the advertiser know. Thank you for your support. N obody was complaining about the entertainment on offer at the 11th annual Uttoxeter Beer and Cider Festival. Hundreds of people appeared to be enjoying themselves like never before. But there was one fly in the ointment. The beer festival coincided with England’s first match in Euro 2016 and Russia’s late equaliser dampened the spirits of many at Oldfields Sports and Social Club. It wasn’t the first time an England football team has disappointed hordes of fans gathered in a convivial atmosphere drinking beer, and it won’t be the last. But in this particular instance, the organisers say it had a damaging impact on beer sales and on the profits for charity. The festival raises thousands of pounds every year for an annual free prostate cancer screening event at Uttoxeter racecourse, which is estimated to have saved the lives of up to thirty local men. But Gary Hudson, a spokesman for Uttoxeter Lions Club, said: ‘It was definitely a day of two halves. Up till late in the evening, everything was nearly perfect as far as I could see. There’s no doubt beer sales slowed down when people were watching the football, and we didn’t mind that, obviously, but we were expecting a boom in sales as people celebrated an England win. The Russian goal in injury time put a real dampener on proceedings. Some people were so disappointed they went home. ‘Sales were hundreds of pounds down, even though the number of people who attended the event was the same as previous years, and everybody who commented said what a great time they had.’ The festival began with a successful open mic night on the Friday, followed by a full day of entertainment on the Saturday. Easy listening from Jazz and All That and Kate Copeland was followed by an up-tempo covers set by Jason Callear with Sean Prior on bass. The evening was rounded off with almost three hours of rock and pop covers by Upfront, the band who have made the beer festival their home from home. There were more people dancing than ever before. Most of those dancing and apparently having the best time were women. Most of them had not been watching the football. Festival fun and football frustration - a day of two halves
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    Ginny’s Community Corner byGinny Gibson of Uttoxeter T his month I have been thinking about how communities are affected by music and this weekend, my hubby and I went to the Acoustic Festival at the Uttoxeter Racecourse. We chose to go on Sunday and as we walked up to get our tickets at the box office, we were met by wonderful sounds being played by Pig Man and the Rubber Band. You know me, I couldn’t help but chat to them and found out that they had just finished their set and were so happy; they decided to play to all the people coming into the festival. What a great welcome. As we walked along, Midge Ure of Ultravox fame, was just walking along the other side of the fence, and of course I shouted over, “Oh Hi, could I have a quote for the Uttoxeter Voice magazine about how you see music in the community”. Without a second thought, he held up his acoustic guitar and said, “Music is the common denominator of our community, it’s what we’ve all got to share”. Then he came up to the fence so I could take a photo, then turned and went through the curtains to the stage for his sound check. We hadn’t even got to the main gate and I was inspired by both encounters, Mike Stephens who organises the event explained, “Each band creatives its own culture/community via its fans, all we do as organisers, is to ensure the acts that play here are like minded, namely acoustic based, so we can create a great festival community. “ When we finally got through the entrance gate and into the festival, we got the sense of community that Mike was talking about. There were children bouncing on trampolines, other kids having their faces painted, belly dancers doing their act, other people listening to a really dynamic story teller and what struck me about the adults if they were all wearing different hats, some straw, others funky steam punk, top hats, knitted hats, so my old gardening hat fitted in perfectly. Were the hats a part of defining which element of the community they belonged too? We made our way to the Real Ale tent, my husband needed to get some practice in for the Beer Festival that is taking place at the Uttoxeter Rugby Club next weekend! As we walked into the tent, we were hit by a wall of fantastic voices; hundreds of people singing “Na, Na, Na, Na Na Na Na”, the chorus of Hey Jude – they were singing along to the Biggles Band, which is made up of lots of wonderfully creatively dressed chaps, who really put on a fabulous show, the atmosphere was infectious. Looking at the hats of their fans, I would say they favoured straw and patchwork ones. At the end of their set, they advised everyone to get to the main stage, as Midge Ure was starting and some people wandered across the field and took up their seats for the next part of the day. Midge Ure fans enjoyed a fantastic selection of Acoustic versions of all his famous songs, his acoustic version of Vienna was spectacular and the whole place was taken back to their youth. But instead of dancing wildly, now, me and his other fans were all at the festival with their favourite collapsible chair and a hat. There were a huge range of hats in his crowd, so clearly Midge Ure has an eclectic range of fans. My battered gardening hat fitted in nicely and my collapsible stool was a life saver, the joys of middle age, but lovely to be reminded of a joyous youth! The community atmosphere was incredible, we had Pesto Penne in the Italian tent and chatted to a man who had travelled from the south coast to come and see Judy Tzuke – so off we went to see her play and I have to say, she was amazing. Her daughter joined her on stage alongside their guitarist and the whole tent was entertained with melodies of such sweetness it was quiet moving. Just to keep the theme going, her fans had top hats, straw hats and patchwork ones too. Beautiful Sound on the other hand, came onto the stage and the whole place erupted into a frenzied dancing session. When they played “Don’t marry her”, everyone was singing, not only the audience but all the stall holders, the children were dancing and the atmosphere was electric. I was sitting on my trusty stool at the front of the crowd and looked back to their community of fans, I realised I fitted in their community of fans nicely, however, I am now the person with the kitchen always tidy and the bathroom clean! Their set was really good fun, the acoustic guitar player had met Midge Ure back stage and couldn’t contain his excitement about having his guitar signed by Midge and of course the introduction to Edward, the teddy bear mascot came on stage when they played, “I need a little time”. Before we left the festival we couldn’t help but visit the Lurcher Gallery tent, (www.lurchergallery. com) they seem to have provided most of the really funky hats that were on show at the festival and they explained they recycled, repaired and re- patronised materials to make their hats, a wonderful community activity. I have to thank Mike Stephens for providing Uttoxeter with a wonderful community feeling festival, he is truly a master at choosing bands that create an incredible mix of fans that build together a safe, fun, family friendly festival for everyone to enjoy and of course that also welcomes all hat styles! To sign up for the Acoustic Festival e-mail updates, just go to their website www.acousticfestival.co.uk Beautiful Sound midge ure and mike stephens Biggles BandJudy Tzuke 24 If you are responding to an advertisement in The Uttoxeter & Cheadle Voice, please let the advertiser know. Thank you for your support.
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    26 If youare responding to an advertisement in The Uttoxeter & Cheadle Voice, please let the advertiser know. Thank you for your support. Mud Run entrants slither and slide to £55,256 NSPCC boost A bumper field of more than 2,500 people today scrambled and ran their way around JCB’s Mud Run course– delivering a massive cash boost to the NSPCC in Staffordshire. The 5th annual JCB Mud Run raised an amazing £55,256 – bringing the grand total raised for the charity since the event started in 2012 to more than £230,000. Entrants flew in from as far afield as Singapore, France, Germany, Spain and Holland. George Bamford - son of JCB Chairman Lord Bamford - was among the first wave of runners to set off, competing in a special 10km version of the race reserved for 9am starters. George said: “This is my 4th JCB Mud Run and every year the event just gets better. It’s fantastic to see so many people taking part and not only enjoying themselves immensely but raising a fantastic amount of money for the NSPCC as well.” George added: “The JCB Mud Run is a great example of camaraderie, people helping others through the mud – that’s the kind of thing that it embodies. It has been amazing this year and it has been great seeing the smiles on people’s faces.” George handed over the cheque to the NSPCC along with Zoe Cooper, 37, of Newcastle-under- Lyme, her brothers Ben and Sam Watts and sister-in-law Jayne Watts. Zoe’s late husband Andy, who worked for JCB, was a stalwart supporter of the JCB Mud Run, taking part in every event since it started. He tragically died in a road accident near Rocester in March. After handing over the cheque, mother-of-three Zoe, Ben, Sam and Jayne were part of a team of more than 30 family and friends who pulled on their running shoes and completed the mud run course in memory of Andy. Their efforts raised more than £6,300 for mental health charity Mind. Zoe said: “The run was brilliant. Everybody was helping each other out. I feel I have taken Andy along with me on the run – he has been laughing at us covered in mud. It was great to come together and do something so positive in memory of Andy. He loved to do the Mud Run and to have so many people taking part was a wonderful tribute to him. Andy suffered from mental health issues all his life and to have raised so much money for MIND is amazing and I’d like to say a huge thank you to everyone who has supported us.” The JCB Mud Run has gone from strength to strength since it was first staged in 2012, when 500 people entered. Today’s field attracted entrants from afar afield as Cornwall, London and the Isle of Man and they slithered and clambered over 35 obstacles over an 8km course on land near JCB’s World Headquarters at Rocester watched by around 7,000 spectators. The 10km race at 9am gave competitors the chance to qualify for the UK Championships of the Obstacle Course Racing Association (OCRA). Mark Dalkins, 45, of Cheadle, a member Cheadle Running Club, won the OCRA ‘member race.’ He said: “It was a tough run with difficult obstacles. It was my third JCB Mud Run win in the elite wave. Two years ago I won the JCB North America Mud Run in Savannah –there’s just as much satisfaction in winning today. Jason Burgess, 40, from Leek, who won the first two JCB Mud Runs, just missed out on beating Mark. He said: “We went head to head for the first time and it was a real battle all the way. Mark beat me by two seconds.” The NSPCC is JCB’s nominated charity and the proceeds of the JCB Mud Run will support the work at Carole House in Newcastle-under-Lyme, the charity’s service centre which was set up after JCB and its employees completed a £2 million fundraising campaign. Carole House is named in honour of Lady Bamford OBE and JCB’s support of the NSPCC over more than 30 years. Kirsty White, NSPCC Partnership Manager, said: “On behalf of the team at Carole House, I’d
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    27Let The Uttoxeter& Cheadle Voice take your business to 15,000 local homes. To advertise, call 01538 751629 or 07733 466 970. like to say a big thank you to JCB for digging deep and hosting the Mud Run as part of their ongoing support for our work with the most vulnerable children in Staffordshire. Huge thanks also to all the mud-lovers who have braved this amazing obstacle course and raised vital funds to help keep children safe from harm.” Mud slides, a 100ft underground tunnel, monkey bars and climbing walls were among the obstacles competitors tackled around the course. And just to ensure youngsters didn’t miss out, there was also a mini Mud Run course for five to 12- year-olds which proved hugely popular. Rachael Jordan, 29 and Kate Dale, 31, both of Cheadle dressed in superhero costumes take part in the Mud Run. Rachael was ‘Wonderwoman’ and Kate was ‘Superwoman’. “We thought the costumes would make it more fun,” said Rachael. “We both like doing the JCB Mud Runs and we thought this particular charity was brilliant.” A group of customers from the Cave Fitness gym in Leek entered dressed in caveman and cavewomen outfits. Manager Paul Butten said: “We thought the caveman theme would suit the JCB Mud Run perfectly and of course it fits in with our name. Our group is made up of me and a colleague plus 28 of our customers. We entered last year and we had such a good time we thought we would try it again.” Two radio presenters did the JCB Mud Run to raise money in memory of a friend who died in a car crash. The duo, who both work on Moorlands Radio Sports Beat, were raising money for the Kieran Rutter Legacy Fund. Kieran died following a fatal collision 12 months ago on the road between Leek and Uttoxeter. Damien Hopkins, of Stoke, said: “There were seven of us running in memory of Kieran. It’s a worthy cause and we all remember him with affection.” Colleague Anthony Knight, also of Stoke, said: “The Mud Run is a worthy local event and we had the extra motivation of raising money for Kieran.” Nine members of Staffordshire Housing Association took part dressed as bees with names like Queen Bee, Zombie Bee and Barbie Bee. Darren Perry, of Stoke: “We are raising money for the Alzheimer’s Society and we were joined by paramedic Sam Robinson who has just come off a 12-hour night shift.” Paul Hudson, a JCB Team Leader in the Loadall Business Unit entered the Mud Run to keep up his fitness after overcoming cancer. Paul, who battled through Non-Hodgkin lymphoma four years ago, took part alongside seven on his colleagues. Paul, of Swadlincote, said: “It was my second time and I have been training hard. It was a great event and a perfect way of keeping my fitness levels up.” Six women from Derby dressed in pink with tutus took part to raise money for the Enthusiasm Trust. They were led by Tracy Macdonald and Helen Constant, the proprietors of Pink Punch Fitness. Heather Russo, who works at the Trust, said: “We all train together and we thought it would be great fun. The Enthusiasm Trust provides a mentoring service for young people with their first foot in the criminal justice system. We encourage the youngsters to take the first step into the unknown away from crime, so we thought we would lead by example and try something new. “ Several plane loads of employees from Holland, Italy, France, Germany and Spain flew over to represent VPS in the Mud Run. “Our company uses JCB Towers extensively and we have come over as a team building exercise,” said Jaimy Daeneviel, from Holland. David Abernethy, 48, flew over from Singapore to join Van Leeuwen colleagues. He said: “I used to work in the UK and when my colleagues invited me to take part I didn’t hesitate.”
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    28 If youare responding to an advertisement in The Uttoxeter & Cheadle Voice, please let the advertiser know. Thank you for your support. Whatever you can imagine your kitchen to be, you can bring it to life with a Rose Kitchen, fully tailored bespoke look. Choose from a collection of stunning materials and products. Find your colours and textured finishes, opt for elegant curves or simple lines. Begin with a creative free personalised design, because when you start with amazing ideas and products, you can create amazing living spaces. It’s easy to have the kitchen you dreamt of - with our high-end kitchens and low-end price tags! For a free, full HD inspiring design and quotation call Anthony Rose on 01889 591189 www.rosekitchens.com sales@rosekitchens.com Here’s a quick way to have the kitchen you really want! T he centenary of the birth of JCB’s Founder was today marked with the unveiling of a specially commissioned bronze bust. Joseph Cyril Bamford CBE was born on June 21st, 1916 at the family home, The Parks, Uttoxeter, the son of Cyril and Dolores Bamford. As a youngster playtime was spent building cars and boats – early signs of an inventive flair which would see him become one of Britain’s most celebrated engineers. When Mr Bamford retired in 1975 and handed over to his son Anthony, the company he founded in a lock-up garage in Uttoxeter in October 1945 was turning over more than £43 million a year and employing hundreds of people. He had also become universally known as ‘Mr JCB’ as well as ‘Jamais Content’ Bamford, thanks to his unwavering drive to do things better. Today his sons Lord Bamford and Mark Bamford and his grandson Jo Bamford marked the centenary of his birth and his many achievements by unveiling the one and a quarter scale bronze bust at JCB’s World HQ in Rocester. It is the work of another innovative son of Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent- born sculptor Andrew Edwards, 52, who has spent five months creating the image of Mr Bamford in his 1960s heyday when JCB was establishing itself on the world stage. Lord Bamford said: “My father was without doubt an engineering genius and we wanted to mark the centenary of his birth and the huge contribution he made to Staffordshire and to Great Britain. We are delighted with the bust and it’s very fitting that it has been created in the county of his birth and by a sculptor whose talent was developed right here in Staffordshire.” The bust will now be on permanent display at JCB’s World HQ and will be seen by the thousands of visitors who pass through the company’s doors every year. Andrew Edwards said: “I am always extremely nervous when I undertake projects of this nature because they are so very personal to the family members involved. By working closely with the Bamford family I believe we’ve created a wonderful likeness of someone who is undoubtedly one of Staffordshire’s most famous sons. It has been an honour to have undertaken this work.” The bust weighs around 50kgs and stands around 700mm high. It’s not the first bust of Mr JCB to be commissioned; a smaller one was cast in 1964 and presented to him by employees in gratitude of a £250,000 bonus he shared with the workforce after a record year. That work of art sits on Mr JCB’s original desk in the Story of JCB permanent exhibition at the World HQ. Bronze artwork honours ‘Mr JCB’ on the centenary of his birth Mr JCB pictured in 1994 when the ‘Mr JCB’ rose was unveiled at the Chelsea Flower Show Mr JCB’s sons Mr Mark Bamford and JCB Chairman Lord Bamford and his grandson Mr Jo Bamford, Group MD of Global Accounts (Lord Bamford’s son).
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    29Let The Uttoxeter& Cheadle Voice take your business to 15,000 local homes. To advertise, call 01538 751629 or 07733 466 970. Take a drive out to one of the area’s most beautiful ‘olde worlde’ country inns and restaurants - and savour a truly delicious experience! Enjoy wonderful views overlooking Croxden Abbey and the surrounding countryside. Open every day, 12-10pm Pensioners Specials Monday to Saturday 12-2pm Main Meal £4.95, 3 Courses £9.00 Sunday Lunches served all day Take your pick from Beef,Turkey, Lamb, Pork or Chicken Traditional Cask Ales - Marstons Pedigree, Spitfire, London Pride, Black Sheep Heated smoking area Mid-Week Evening Specials Accommodation in superb Log Cabins with Hot Tubs available. B&B and Self Catering. See website for further details. Enjoy a great meal atThe Raddle - The Perfect Country Inn & Restaurant Quarry Bank, Hollington, near Alton Towers Telephone: 01889 507278 www.logcabin.co.uk C O N S T R U C T I O N S Serving the community since 1976 MJ Barrett Constructions,Brookside Business Park,Brookside Road, Uttoxeter,Staffordshire,ST14 8AT www.mjbarrettconstructions.co.uk Tel:01889 564 253 • Fax:01889 564 210 F M J Barrett Constructions supply and erect all types of agricultural and industrial buildings,including grain stores, equestrian centres,storage buildings,milking parlours,and cattle housing along with a variety of industrial warehousing, office accommodation,retail outlets and entertainment complexes all built to the highest standards. T R E E S & L A N D S C A P E S ALL ASPECTS OF TREEWORK UNDERTAKEN Fully NPTC Qualified RFS cert arb Reductions Thins Crown Raising Inspections Surveys All aspects of gardening & landscaping also undertaken: Lawns Garden Paths Ponds Fencing Patios Borders Decking Stonework Aftercare & Maintenance Pest Diagnosis & Control Fells Conifers Top Soil Landscaping Services Logs Available From the smallest hedge to the largest tree, tree surgery that doesn’t cost the Earth! Fully Licensed Sprayer | Fully Insured EXPERT ADVICE FROM PASSIONATE PROFESSIONALS Call Rob: 01538 361 432 or 07900 995 139 Printed by SO Marketing - 01538 750 538 - www.somarketing.comAll work to BS3998 standard EXPERT ADVICE FROM PASSIONATE PROFESSIONALS All work to BS3998 standard Call Rob on 01538 361432, 01538 266993 or 07900 995139 Email: newlifetreesandlandscapes@gmail.com Web: www.newlifetl.co.uk EMERGENCY CALL-OUTS ALSO AVAILABLE
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    A real community spiritedeffort. Local knitters have given up their time to decorate the whole length of Cheadle high street in an array of red, white and blue to celebrate the Queens 90th birthday. Co-owners of No62 (Redeezine & Coffee Bliss) Dee Beardmore & Hayley Beresford pictured thought it was time this creative little town put it’s local talent to good use with a colourful makeover so began an appeal for volunteers. Posters & flyers were printed & a Facebook group formed. Local artist Dee commented the response has been absolutely overwhelming with shop owners,local primary schools,groups & townsfolk joining in. The unique items that have been created are fabulous. The pinnacle being the stunning maypole decoration attached to the town centre monument beautifully designed & constructed by the Tudor House knit & natter ladies. The town was buzzing and the atmosphere was amazing. I’ve not seen so many smiling faces in town for a long while with folks taking photographs & discussing the displays & knitted characters. The Queens guards created by mum & daughter Kathy Miller & Chrissie Beardmore proved very popular as did the Redeezine scarecrow. Hayley who provides a wide range of coffee from around the world commented “its amazing how the community has come together to make the event such a success, the town came alive” The couple would like to say well done and a huge thankyou to everyone who gave up their time to create the beautiful masterpieces also to the group of ladies & gents who gave up their Friday evening to decorate the high street ready for Saturday. You are all amazing & should be extremely proud. More creative events are planned for the near future. Look out for posters in town, press & Facebook group - Creative Cheadle Staffs Cheadle yarn bomb 30 If you are responding to an advertisement in The Uttoxeter & Cheadle Voice, please let the advertiser know. Thank you for your support.
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    32 If youare responding to an advertisement in The Uttoxeter & Cheadle Voice, please let the advertiser know. Thank you for your support. I n the 17th century, members of the Society of Friends, also known as Quakers, who lived in the area met together in their houses. However, in 1700 one of them, Robert Heath, emigrated with his wife and daughter to America along with other Quakers. Before leaving he left his house, now 39a Carter Street, Uttoxeter, and adjoining land, in trust for local Quakers, who decided to build a Meeting House and burial ground on the site. The Meeting House, now at 39 Carter Street, was registered as a place of worship in 1706. There are 60 burials in the burial ground noted in Quaker records. Before the land was given, Quaker burials had taken place in a corner of a field near the church in Stramshall. Most graves are marked on a plan of the burial ground, only three having stone tablets to mark them. These include Samuel Botham, who died in 1823, father of the well-known Victorian writer Mary Howitt, and Harrison Alderson, Mary’s brother-in-law, who died in 1871 whilst on a visit from America to visit friends in the area. More information is available on request at the Meeting House and also in Redfern’s Cottage, Museum of Uttoxeter Life, on Carter Street, opposite the Meeting House. In the early 20th century the grave mounds were levelled to make a lawned garden. As tenancy of 39a Carter Street changed over the centuries the burial ground and adjacent garden area went through phases of careful maintenance or neglect. Three years ago work began to restore the overgrown paths and generally tidy the garden. Volunteers were led by Bob Taylor and his wife Michelle, who have worked hard in all weathers to create a garden of flowers, vegetables and fruit trees with wildlife areas and peaceful places to sit. It was decided to open the garden officially and Uttoxeter Friends chose the week following International Conscientious Objectors Day to invite the former MP for Uttoxeter, Janet Dean, to open the Peace Garden. For the occasion Michelle created a Peace Trail of quotations about peace which are scattered around the garden. The sun shone on Saturday 21st May as Janet congratulated Bob and Michelle on the beautiful garden and also the Friends on recently gaining Fairtrade Place of Worship status for their Meeting House, Janet being Chair of Uttoxeter’s Fairtrade Steering Group. If you would like to visit this haven of peace in the centre of Uttoxeter, the garden is open every Wednesday, weather permitting, from 10.00 and the Friends hold a short meeting at 12.30, followed by refreshments to which all are welcome. If you would like to find out more about the history of the Meeting House and burial ground, the House and Peace Garden will be open for Heritage Open Days – Saturday 10th September between 10.00 and 4.00 and Sunday 11th September between 12.30 and 3.00. Admission will be free and refreshments will be available. Opening of the Quaker Peace Garden Janet Dean, former MP for Uttoxeter, opens the Peace Garden, with Bob and Michelle Taylor, who led the restoration project.
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    33Let The Uttoxeter& Cheadle Voice take your business to 15,000 local homes. To advertise, call 01538 751629 or 07733 466 970. Apartments available to rent in Burton and Uttoxeter areas Trent & Dove Housing are looking for volunteers to assist with various community projects in Uttoxeter and the surrounding area. For further information please contact Gail Topliss on 07921 233302 Transforming Homes, Lives & Neighbourhoods Range of property types available, some with enclosed garden. Will accept applicants in receipt of benefits From £75 per week Contact 01283 528655 for more information
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    34 If youare responding to an advertisement in The Uttoxeter & Cheadle Voice, please let the advertiser know. Thank you for your support. Hi there, I’m Amy Bradley and drawing really is my favourite thing! I work from my gorgeous studio at St.Mary’s House in Uttoxeter creating illustrations for all kinds of projects such as; picture books, branding, wedding stationery, educational projects and SO SO much more… Every month I will be giving you a sneak peek into what I’ve been up to! I’m so excited!! NEWS from the Studio… Hello everyone! This month i’m very proud to tell you all about PENGUINPIG the play!!! So exciting! Firstly, let me tell you all about PENGUINPIG the book… Written by Lincolnshire author & primary school teacher Stuart Spendlow, I had the joy of bringing this book to life nearly two years ago. It’s a fun, bold and rhyme-driven story for 5-7 year olds with a strong underlying message; we need to think carefully before we trust what we read online. It enforces the message that some people use the Internet to trick others and in the event of being uncertain, children should always check with a trusted adult. I’m so proud of this little book.... in it’s short existence its become an Amazon best seller (wow!!), it’s been turned into an audio book with Cebeeies Rebecca Courtney, it’s used not just in this country but also around the world (amazing!) to teach Internet safety to children and at the start of the year... It was developed into the PENGUINPIG the play!! Woohoo!! I am by far the biggest fan, it’s so surreal to see the little character’s I drew now in 3D! All with little voice’s and songs! Literally a dream come true for me! I’ve been following Traum; the theatre company who produced the play from the offset! They started out with our PENGUINPIG at the prestigious Little Angel Theatre in London and then its continued to tour schools and theatres all over the country, check out this map to see the places it’s already been… In May it visited a school in Tamworth and with it being so close to home I couldn’t resist! Not only to go and see the all singing all dancing performance again but to also take two of Uttoxeter’s biggest PENGUINPIG fans with me; Paddy and Mara McCarron! The McCarron’s got a special tour of the set with Traum Director Jane Crawshaw with Mara saying “ I Loved it too much!” It was the best day!! Here’s some of the feedback the play has been receiving: “Very entertaining for adults and kids. Show was full of enjoyable surprises. Congratulations on a great adaptation” (Parent) “So pleased we were all able to enjoy such a gorgeous, contagious, fun show. Thank you!” (Teacher) “It was amazing! I could watch it forever!” (A small person) With such positive feedback from everyone, schools are already booking repeat performances for 2017 and by popular demand an Autumn tour of theatres and schools will be commencing September 2016 – 30th October, how SUPER exciting is that? Until next time, Amy x If your interested in making a booking or would like to request an information pack please contact the lovely Jane: jane@traumtheatre.com Like to know more about Amy? Check out; www.amybradley.co.uk or get in touch; mail@amybradley.co.uk – 07870 752480. Enjoy! Fun, colourful illustrationsfor everyone!!
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    35Let The Uttoxeter& Cheadle Voice take your business to 15,000 local homes. To advertise, call 01538 751629 or 07733 466 970. Janet Johnson BSc (Hons) Podiatry SRCh Chiropodist Treatments include: nail cuts, thick nail reduction, ingrown nail treatments, callus and corn removal, verrucas, arch and heal pain, nail surgery biomechanical assessment and diabetic assessment. Based in the Northgate Doctors Surgery, Carters Square, every Friday. Home visits available £25 per treatment Mobile: 07951820847 Home: 01889 592855 after 6 pm janetjohnson1701@ gmail.com Amerton Farm ST18 0LA Sheds, Summerhouses & Garden Buildings Tel: 07779 094 747 Brookside Garden Buildings Brookside Garden Buildings
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    Lank’s Lore By Steve‘Lank’Lavin Golden Memories from one of Uttoxeter’s Favourite Characters W ell I cannot believe how time has flown after these last few years. Believe it or not this edition is my 50th column I have written for this super community magazine with my ramblings and 6 years since I was approached by my friend Nigel Titterton to write a monthly piece for him. When Nigel mentioned the idea of producing this mag originally I said to him you will not last 6 months, with my so called past experiences of printing such endeavours. How wrong could I have been. Nigel is now into his 65th edition and is getting stronger by the month with its increased circulation and area coverage, quality columnists and impressive artwork and advert content which get some great results and are very competitively priced. I must praise him where praise is due especially with the mass of local competition in the advertising world and wish him all the best in the future. I would also like on this special occasion for me to thank everyone who has approached me over the past years with photographs and ideas for my column without you all I could not have lasted so long and I hope that I have served you well with my responses and I look forward to doing future editions. Can you remember the film called The Swarm back in the late 1970’s? A typical disaster American movie where a swarm of bees invaded Texas bestowing death and darkness upon the inhabitants. A few Fridays ago I thought that this plot was recurring for real. During a lovely sunny afternoon the staff and I had all the doors and windows open as it was quite warm to let a bit of air in and enjoy the sun as it is a rare occurrence nowadays, when all of a sudden it became black outside. My wife uttered, “That’s typical we have had a just few hours of this glorious weather and now it is going to chuck it down with rain”. How wrong could we have been. Within a few minutes swarms of bees started to emerge through the open doors and windows of our premises. We quickly shut them all and swatted out the bees that had come inside whilst the wife continued to do a war dance in fright around the workshop floor, “Do something about them!”she screamed in horror. I had personally in my whole lifetime ever witnessed anything like this. On peering from an office window I saw that, forgetting the virtual 1,000 flying about the sky, masses of the swarm of bees had settled on our waste bin in the yard outside (it had to be ours didn’t it) possibly because of it’s bright yellow colour which attracted them (it does not contain any waste food or the likes, only waste paper and cardboard). We were soon visited by our neighbours enquiring as to what we were going do do about them. As it was close to finishing time the staff of the neighbouring premises were afraid to come out and get in their vehicles to make their way home scared of being badly stung in the process which I personally do not blame them as I am no big lover of stinging insects myself with past experiences of the pain and suffering and sometimes danger they can enforce on someone. I had to, very quickly, find a solution to quell this situation, but what? Because they had settled on my waste bin it was my responsibility I was informed to do something about it (it would be wouldn’t it, why couldn’t they have landed on someone else’s bin and let them deal with them, no it had to be mine, my typical luck)! As by this time it was quite late and I had not witnessed this phenomenon before I suggested that everyone made a hasty retreat from the area and leave me to ponder over the situation. I decided to leave the bees put and see what developed the next day. On the Saturday morning whilst I was busy doing chores at home, my wife went down the town on her usual shopping expedition and called at our premises at 11.00 am to survey the situation. The bees where still in abundance there and had accumulated even more so. On returning back home with this information I very quickly consulted Google on the web to find out any information on ways of removing them. As usual Google is a wonderful informative search engine with a load of very useful information. I found out through Google that they were people available that would come and collect the bees, dependent on their type for a nominal charge. That would suit me down to the ground, as I envisaged an extortionate price involved similar to having to pay for private vermin controllers now that the council have passed the onus of removal onto the private individuals responsibility in a lot of cases for this type of problem. I found the contact phone number of a such person whom was local and immediately rang him to explain my dilemma. He was a professional Bee Collector that I spoke to. After describing them to him, he informed me that they were honey bees and he would come down within the hour for the price of a bit of petrol money and the cost of the chemical that he used to collect them with which would be minimal also adding that he would be at my premises within the hour and would ring me on arrival to meet him. Sure enough he kept by his word and my phone rang as promised with him enquiring as to where were the bees? I found out that he had misheard my location of the bees and was situated on ASDA’s car park as opposed to ASDA’s service yard. He apologised for the error and said that he would relocate to the right location and ring me again. A few minutes later he rang me again. “Where are the bees”, he enquired again. I thought that he could not have made a mistake on the location twice and after describing exactly where he has he was certainly in the right place but the bees which had been prevalent 1 hour previously had completely all but a handful on the wheelie bin gone and relocated themselves somewhere else to be some else’problem. I apologised most profusely to him and thanked him for his efforts and offered to come down and meet him to pay him for his trouble. He would not dream of it and thanked me for the opportunity of dealing with the problem. I can tell you now you do not get many people of that calibre nowadays and I have every admiration for him and I am sure that you will all agree me that deeds of this nature are a rare occurrence and deserve the highest of praise and they still give you faith in the human kindness that is still available in this cut throat world we live in today. It still remains a great mystery where the bees came from and went to so quickly, but that is mother nature for you, full of life’s surprises. Till next time, LANK Poster advertising the film ‘The Swarm’ back in 1978 Our wheelie waste bin which was invaded by part of The Swarm’ 50th Edition 36 If you are responding to an advertisement in The Uttoxeter & Cheadle Voice, please let the advertiser know. Thank you for your support.
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    37Let The Uttoxeter& Cheadle Voice take your business to 15,000 local homes. To advertise, call 01538 751629 or 07733 466 970. Topsy’s School S t Anthony’s House, behind the church, in Alton, was a bit out-of-date in 1966 when we bought it. There was no hot water, just a cold tap over the stone sink in the skullery. No bathroom. The toilet was a two-seater earth closet behind the barn in the garden The barn itself was a good building with a room at the end housing a small cooking range and a washboiler, with a nice loft above ... unsafe due to woodworm. We found a copy of a 1930’s paper and a handbag of tickets for the church fete in 1938. Inside the house there was electric light and two gas brackets. Enoch and Elizabeth Sargeant with their family had lived in the house since before the Great War; they came from Derby where Enoch may have had problems with his business. He was originally a Cheadle man. There were three children: The eldest daughter, Beryl Frances Le Doux Sargeant married a clergyman. The son became Rev William Sargeant, a chaplain in the army from 1941 to 1945, and later Rural Dean of Eccleshall. The younger daughter was Selina, known in Alton as Topsy. In 1922 the house was bought by Mrs Harry Burton, sister of Elizabeth, and the Sargeants lived in the house rent-free. Small windows in the back wall suggest that originally the house had been cottages with first-floor bedrooms, but it had been converted so that the left-hand end was single storey, with two high rooms. It was in these rooms that Selina Sargeant started her school in the late 1930’s. She was affectionately known as Topsy, a cultured lady; she had been a governess at Woodhead, Cheadle, well- read, keen on drama, played the piano, put on plays, was a member of a concert party, supported the church etc.. In 2010 we had a letter from the Romany Society, addressed to the Headteacher. Fancy that ... the school had been closed for 60 years. Romany did a nature programme for Children’s Hour on BBC. She taught all subjects, and Don Burton tells me that when she closed the school in 1951 he went to Cheadle school where his maths was about three years ahead. Don says that they did woodwork ... chopping sticks for the fire .. also gardening which involved work with nettles. Topsy even provided meals. The children took it in turns to answer the door politely, and when the Rev Mr Powell came they had a prayer and a hymn in the big room with Topsy on the piano. Playground for the older children / boys was on the path by the gates; girls / younger children down the garden. Don remembers Topsy reading stories by her niece, a well-known children’s author called Monica Edwards. “No mistaking Korka” about a stolen horse, and “The Flying Enterprise” a sailing boat, were two of them. Some of the pupils, like Pamela Sargeant, were related to Topsy. All the children did well. Peter Fisher became a headteacher. Fred and Hazel Eyre also attended the school. Who else? Please phone me: 01538 702462. Selina Sargeant died in 1965 age 77. Jack’s nostalgic thoughts... by Jack Hayhurst, of Alton Former Painsley High School Woodwork Teacher In the picture with Miss Sargeant, about 1945: Standing from the left: Donald Noakes, Ronnie Eyre, Raymond Alcock, Bertie Large, Mary Ratcliffe, Dorothy Belfield, Brian Taylor, Jean Berwick, Ann Berwick, Joyce Prince, Pamela Sargeant, Tony Berwick & Ivan Burton Sitting: Peter Fearns, Barbara Noakes, Patsy Hamill, Peter Burton, Eileen Jordan, Christine Faulkner and Madeline Faulkner. Cynthia Walker was off school. In the photo of 1947, ready for a play in the “Iron Room”: Front Row: Margaret Stubbs, Evelyn Walker, Cyril Pyatt, Reynold Keeling, Don Burton, Margaret Keeling, Kenny Phillips & Martin Woodward. Behind them: Cynthia Walker, Peter Burton, Ivan Burton, Peter Fisher, Ann Oliver, Pamela Sargeant, Barbara Noakes & Harold Ratcliffe. @uttoxeter_voice search for Uttoxeter Voice search for Uttoxeter Voice Send your articles, photographs, features, sports reports etc into The Voice for insertion into our next issue. The Voice is here to publicise what’s happening in our community Get in touch now via email uttoxetervoice@hotmail.co.uk or by social media Uttoxeter & Cheadle Uttoxeter & Cheadle
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    38 If youare responding to an advertisement in The Uttoxeter & Cheadle Voice, please let the advertiser know. Thank you for your support. Baby Sensory by Laura Johnson Baby Superhero’s I t’s been a very busy week in the world of Baby Sensory North Staffs. All of the babies that have attended classes from 20th to 22nd June have taken part in a huge nationwide fundraising event in aid of Tommy’s, a charity that helps give every baby a chance to a healthy start in life. Tommy’s raises money to fund research into still-birth, premature birth and miscarriage and offers help and support to thousands of families all over the country. Every two years Baby Sensory team up with Tommy’s and host a Sensathon to raise money for research projects. This year the theme to our Sensathon was Superhero’s and to raise money we asked parents to bring babies dressed as Superhero’s to their regular class that week. Babies and parents would then take part in a Superhero class, helping to save the sun from naughty Saby Bensory. The Superhero class was written especially for the occasion by Dr. Lin Day, Baby Sensory boss and all round Superhero herself. The activites began with the babies witnessing Saby Bensory come into class in a hot air balloon to take the light away. The lights in our room were turned off so our parents and babies could see the special lights we had brought along to class. Babies love to watch lights, it really helps to focus their eyes and encourages their eyes to work together, essential for the development of motor skills and reading later in life. Next we needed our ‘Superhero’ Drums to call all of the Superhero’s together. Using flat hands to drum encourages babies to have flat hands to clap with and wave and crawl, all vital developmental stages. We then flew up into space, seeing lots of magical fibre optic lights on the floor and stars projected onto the ceiling on the way. Our babies focused on a flying saucer and bubbles falling from the sky as well as gathering around a starry parachute with their friends and parents to finish the activity. Before our exploratory play break we practised our flying over the fibre optic lights of the world below us. Our parents held their babies in ‘leopard in a tree’ pose; this is done by placing babies back to parents tummy, then parents arm between babies legs whilst supporting their chest and free arm wrapped around baby for support, this can really help colicky babies to settle and is great for giving babies a different view on the world.* We completed our Superhero challenge by bringing in 5 yellow large bouncy balloons to represent the sun, to ‘Here comes the Sun’ by The Beatles and our class that had been dark since the first activity once again came into light. Balloon and ball play are so much fun and can really help with hand eye co-ordination and provide an introduction to team games too. All of our Superhero babies raised over £1100 over the week in Clayton Newcastle under Lyme, Cheadle and Leek through sponsorship and buying raffle tickets in class. That will be added to the HUGE amount of £228,169 already raised by Baby Sensory Superhero Sensathon’s that have taken place so far and with lots more to be held over the coming weeks that total is due to rise and rise. I can’t wait for the next one … *For more information contact your healthcare professional. Down on the Farm by Angela Sargent “St Swithins day if thou dost rain For forty days it will remain St Swithins day if thou be fair For forty days will rain nae mare” A nd as it’s on the 15th of July, when farmers are maybe wanting to make hay or combine the early crops, we would prefer it to remain dry for those occasions. But there is no evidence for this myth, in fact, since records began there has been no 40 day period of drought or period of 40 days continuous rain. The Anglo-Saxon king has little bearing on the weather but the jet stream does and it is this that dictates the summer pattern as it settles down about now- if it settles to the north of us, then we get warm, southerly high pressure. However if it settles below, then we get the Atlantic and arctic colder, wetter weather dominating. We often see Pied Wagtails in the yard, bobbing and wagging their long tails as they bath in the dust, as they nest in the old buildings and they are clever at catching flying insects and, so, along with the Swallows, it makes going outside a hazardous occupation- they whizz out of the shed doorways narrowly missing your head and then there are the babies- swallows lined up on the door and Wagtails hopping around the yard! The summer shows have started and a big part of them are the livestock classes- there is a lot at stake for the rosette winners-not least from breeding revenue. There was consternation earlier in the year when new regulation introduced would have prohibited cattle from being able to attend! That highlights the problem farming has- too many office bound experts deciding on on-farm policies! Our days are filled with looking after our livestock, particularly the younger ones and preparing for the harvest. Our younger bull has been kept inside this last month, so we have a natural end to calving next year, but he will be going out this month so exciting times for him- we had to surround his pen with an electric fence above the top rail to stop him jumping out (he didn’t twig that it wasn’t actually connected to the mains) as it’s the only way to keep him where we want him! Hopefully our woolsacks have been delivered to the collecting depot and some payment is wending its way into our account- cash flow is quite seasonal in farming and there are long periods when there might not be anything ready to sell, but there might be important purchases to be made. We’ll be checking our lambs for sign of flystrike and may have sprayed them with repellent to try to avoid the issue- again, the season and weather dictates how many times we have to do this. However, this does mean Ted gets more work, fetching in the flock and he has grown into a big dog, but still wont go near the electric fence! Angela Sargent www.baldfields-farm.co.uk and follow us on twitter (@bythebarn)and facebook(baldfields farm) too!
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    39Let The Uttoxeter& Cheadle Voice take your business to 15,000 local homes. To advertise, call 01538 751629 or 07733 466 970. Chocolate Eton Mess Cake M y son and his girlfriend came to stay at the weekend as it was her birthday. I wanted to make a cake which incorporated her favourite dessert and chocolate! We had quite a gathering so I made an extra big cake. We still managed to finish it off, with just a slice left which my husband had the next day with custard! It takes a big longer to prepare as first I made my meringues, but you could cheat and buy shop bought ones. The cake doesn’t really need the giant meringues on top - I had to make these as they are Alice’s favourite. You could, infact, buy meringue nests and sprinkle a layer in the middle of the cake and some on top. So firstly I will give you the recipe for the Giant Meringues. Meringues - you will need:- 6 free-range eggs (whites only) 330g caster sugar 1 tbsp cocoa powder Preheat the oven to 110˚C, fan 90˚C. Line two baking sheets with greaseproof paper. Whisk the egg whites until they form stiff peaks, then slowly add the caster sugar, whisking until it is all combined. Gently fold the cocoa powder into the mixture. Drop large dollops of mixture onto the baking sheet. This mixture makes about 6 meringues. Bake in the oven for 2 hours, then turn the oven off and leave for a further hour before removing. The cake only really needs about 3 to 4 meringues, but they do keep in an air tight container. For the cake you will need:- 2 x 10” cake tins greased and lined 350g light muscovado sugar 4 eggs 8 fl oz milk 8 fl oz sunflower oil 4 tbsp golden syrup or black treacle 350g self raising flour 50g good quality cocoa powder 2 tsp baking powder For the filling and topping you will need:- Large carton whipping or double cream Strawberries Meringues Dark chocolate to drizzle over the top of the cake If you just want to make a 7” cake, just half all of the ingredients. Preheat the oven to 160˚C. Blend together the sugar, eggs, oil and golden syrup or treacle. Add the sieved flour, cocoa powder and baking powder and mix thoroughly. Divide the mixture between the prepared tins and bake for approximately 25mins, until when lightly pressed it springs back. Leave to cool in the tins and then turn out onto a wire rack. Whip your cream and now you are ready to assemble the cake. Spread half the cream on one half of your cake then crumble meringue on top of the cream. Slice half of your strawberries and arrange on top of the cream. Place the other half of the cake on top and cover with the remaining cream. Place a couple of the giant meringues on top along with whole strawberries and some more crushed meringue. I then drizzled the cake with melted dark chocolate. The cake can be a little tricky to slice, but absolutely delicious! It was thoroughly enjoyed by all and a real treat. Karen’s Cake Corner by Karen Hill 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. Bruce Springsteen, me and a Lark in the Park A few weeks ago I walked into a pub in Dublin and ordered a couple of drinks. Before the barman had finished pouring them, Bruce Springsteen came in and sat on the bar stool next to me.“I remember you,” he said. All of the above is true. But it’s not the whole truth. For an explanation of what really happened, you’ll have to wait. Maybe next month, but if you’re as obsessed as I am with the world’s greatest rock performer - for that is what he undoubtedly is - or even if you simply enjoy celebrity gossip – and trust me, he’s a bigger star than any of your X- factor winners or reality TV posers - you will know the story is worth waiting for. Lark in the Park goes interactive In the meantime let me tell you a little about this year’s Lark in the Park, the free family fun day in Bramshall Road park on the Saturday of the August bank holiday weekend. This year it’s on August 27th and the fun kicks off at 1pm. Lark in the Park is organised by Uttoxeter Lions Club and funded by East Staffs Borough Council. The idea is that it’s an event where most of the activities are free. That’s to help hard-pressed families make the most of the dying days of the school summer holidays. Without being too complacent, we, the Lions, think we deliver decent value for money to the council. After all it’s your money they’re spending, in the form of council tax. So if we don’t get it right, you have every right to complain. That’s why we listen hard to comments and feedback to try to improve what we deliver. We’ve noticed that whenever children get involved in what’s going on in the arena it seems to bring the most pleasure to them and their parents. So this year we’ve gone all out for interactivity and audience involvement. Circus skills in the arena That means the main arena will be dominated by performers from Circus Whiz and a related outfit called the Games Arena. Alongside our regular DJ and stadium announcer Matt Goodwin, who runs games and competitions for youngsters, they should guarantee that whenever children turn up during the afternoon there will be something exciting for them to do. Circus Whiz, as the name suggests, teach circus skills in workshop sessions – juggling with balls, clubs, diablos and devil sticks, stilt-walking and plate-spinning. The Games Arena provide giant outdoor versions of indoor games like Snakes and Ladders and Connect Four. Like last year there’s also a chance to try the historic but high-tech Olympic sport of archery. There will also be jousting, an inflatable rodeo bull, bungee trampolines, bouncy castles, a mini-ferris wheel, roundabout and donkey rides. The afternoon begins with a performance from the Uttoxeter Town Band and concludes at 4.30 with the duck race along Picknalls Brook. Please buy a duck race ticket as the proceeds all go to local causes – and it makes watching the ducks bobbing along much more fun. Talk to Vin about your own charity stall The afternoon is also an opportunity for local organisations to raise money for their own causes. You can book a space on the field or a pre-erected market stall. Just call my Lions pal Vin Bradley on 01889 563078. Vin seems to know everyone in town, but even if you haven’t met him, it’s probably time to give him a call and ask for a stall to help your organisation make money at Lark in the Park. Original fund-raising ideas that capture the imagination of passers-by can make hundreds of pounds during the afternoon. Tombolas and cake stalls seem to do well too. I hope Vin will keep his better suggestions for the Lions stalls. But he can tell you where the best pitches are and what’s available. And the weather’s usually great. I’ve forgotten how many years we’ve been doing Lark in the Park but I know there’s almost always been sunshine in the afternoon, even if it has been bookended by heavy showers before and after. Please come along. It’s free. But avoid talking to me or I might tell you about the time I met Bruce Springsteen in a bar in Dublin …
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    40 If youare responding to an advertisement in The Uttoxeter & Cheadle Voice, please let the advertiser know. Thank you for your support. My Monthly Musings by Cecily Cowans of Cheadle A s I write, June is truly ‘…busting out all over… ’ to quote the song and please, all Junes out there, do accept my apologies for using your name to illustrate my point about this first of the Summer months. As I walk my faithful four-legged friend, I experience a true assault on the senses. I see an incredible range of different varieties of hedges, leaves and ferns in shades that vary from the deepest green through to lime. The flowers include blowsy deep pink peonies, stunning poppies in vivid red and orange and cheeky faced pansies in yellow and fifty shades of purple. These are all a real sight for sore eyes. Such is the joy of living in Cheadle, after many years in one of Birmingham’s southern suburbs, trotting our miles around our town is usually accomplished in relative tranquillity. There is little traffic noise and so rarely do we hear a siren that, when we do, we both jump out of our respective skins. The main sound that interrupts my musings, and Dylan’s sniffing of anything within his reach, is that of birdsong. The chattering, squawking and shrieking of the various birds we encounter provide us with a cacophony. None of which sounds much like a song unless we come across a blackbird and his beautiful singing. It is often impossible to distinguish the different smells and scents as we make our way rapidly on one of our many routes around Cheadle. Sometimes I manage to catch the sweet perfume of a rose or the delicious light aroma of honeysuckle. If we set off late on a fine Saturday or Sunday afternoon the predominant smell in the air is of barbecuing meat, fragrant herbs or pungent garlic. So, my many miles with my dog provide me not only with plenty of exercise but also the testing of at least three of my senses: Sight, Hearing and Smell. Touch and Taste are less tangible. There is usually the touch of the breeze on my face. This is a line from a song but as I cannot remember the name of it, I assume that I cannot be sued. I would love to reach out and touch those rose and peony petals as I walk past neat, beautifully kept gardens. I do not as I dare not. I am too concerned that an angry gardener would pop up from behind a large pot and rap me over the knuckles with a trowel. The smell of a barbecue leads me to almost being able to taste that sausage or chicken and this satisfies that sense until I get home to my own kitchen. I confess that I prefer my meat to be safely roasting in my oven. I cannot conclude without mentioning Euros 2016. As a rugby fan, I was never a great football fan unless Aston Villa were playing (no unpleasant comments, please.) However, since moving to this area I have become a Stoke fan and I am not sure if this is due to a process of osmosis or it being a case of‘If you can’t beat them…’ My highlight of the competition will be in the play offs with the sight of Gareth Bale, scoring the winning goal against England so that I have the satisfaction of tasting at least a small victory over the coming weeks. Is that the smell of my humble pie baking? Is that the sound of the ping of the oven to tell me that it’s ready? How will my words taste if I have to eat them? We’ll find out in July! Let The Voice Be With You by Les Humphries of Rocester W ell readers, the Nation have finally had their say, and despite all of the doom and gloom we are finally out! I got totally fed up with all of the scaremongering from both sides, with nobody really telling us what we wanted to know. The Americans stuck their noses into our Referendum through Obama. They were very quick to try to persuade us to give up our Sovereignty, and allow free immigration, but if Trump wins their election, he wants to put up a wall between them and Mexico! Then the Bankers followed with their four pennyworth, and what a cock up they have made of things in the past. Older readers will remember the previous Referendum in 1975 when Labour Prime Minister Harold Wilson was in No.10. It was a far more statesmanlike campaign, with mature Members of Parliament on both sides, most of whom had survived a World War, providing none of the American style razzamatazz that we have had from this bunch of rich college boys, who have never had a proper job in their lives, all bickering and behaving appallingly making it more like a College debating Society than a genuine political issue. The Eurovision Song Contest always reflects what the rest of Europe really thinks about our once great Nation, and those chumps do nothing for our prestige. Now, thanks to all the hype and threats, the Tories have to bear a self imposed cross. Unfortunately the Labour Party are now led by an anti Monarchist and Pacifist who would leave us defenceless, and do away with Her Majesty the Queen which has made them unelectable I believe. I used to be a Labour supporter, however, I have always been proud to sing our National Anthem, and giving up our Defence System would not make our enemies any more friendly towards us. Did you watch the Trooping of the Colour for the Queens 90th Birthday? The crowds showed just how popular the Monarchy still is, and a British Soldier on parade on the day won Britain’s Got Talent. Then more huge crowds in The Mall celebrating Her Majesty’s Birthday, with members of the Royal Family meeting and shaking hands with the public. I would like to thank our Editor Nigel for giving me a mention last month in his little front piece, which my Grandson Owen thought was hilarious as it made me out to be a drunken, foul mouthed slob following the Owen Cup Final (my wife Sandra said ‘No change there!’). It was a good day out, apart from the result, but honest Nige, I don’t remember us having worked out a cunning stunt to pretend we were sober! Congratulations on being elected President of Uttoxeter Rugby Club anyway, you have been a great supporter of Oldfields Sports Club for a long time. There was an accident at the end of our road in Riversfield Drive recently, when two cars ran into each other on the bend. It has been an accident in waiting for years, as people race around far too fast, and often on the wrong side of the road. Thankfully the worst injury was a bit of whiplash due to one driver not wearing his seat belt. But it highlighted how fragile the entrance to the whole estate is, as there is only one road in, and one road out, and with drivers parking on the bend, half on and half off the curb it does not help the situation. On this occasion with the two cars locked together in the middle of the road, and an Ambulance and Police Car in attendance, people were unable to get past, either to get to work, or return home. Luckily it was early afternoon so it was cleared before the main knocking off time, but should it happen again neither the protagonists nor the residents might be so lucky. What about that little lad in America climbing into the Gorilla enclosure, which ended with a Gorilla being shot dead. How could the parents allow a four year old boy to remain unattended long enough to scale a fence? Why could they not have tranquilised the poor beast rather than shoot it? Then there was the young Japanese boy abandoned in the Jungle by his Father, and although the boy was found unscathed after three days, the father has not even been prosecuted, strange values in other Countries it seems. When this Issue goes to press the Churnet Valley Male Voice Choir will have performed a special Concert at one of our practice sessions on the 28th of June for our former Director of Music Margaret who is coming over from Australia for a holiday, she is an Aussie, and returned home some years ago when I was quite new to the choir (no I didn’t drive her away!). She will have seen quite a lot of changes, as we are a much smaller choir than when she left and Janet who was formerly our pianist, took over. Although we have a number of new members, this has sadly been outweighed by people leaving, or in some cases dying, but I am sure she will be impressed by the way that Janet has kept up, and many say improved, our standards, particularly not reading from our music sheets at concerts. We are looking for a new venue for our practices as current charges for using the School are crippling us financially. We perform most of our concerts for charity, so do not make money for our funds, consequently our weekly subs have more than doubled recently. We are currently rehearsing fortnightly. If you are reading this Issue of The Voice on the 8th of July you might be fortunate enough to still be able to get a ticket for the Denstone Players latest offering in the Village Hall - Blythe Spirit which is being performed on the 7th, 8th, and 9th. For those who are not familiar with the story, it is a romantic comedy written by Noel Coward, and in this case directed by Marge Stanley, so if you have not already seen it, or got a ticket, get along to the Denstone Shop and buy one from Stuart NOW!! Also on the Saturday the 9th and Sunday the 10th, 10am to 4pm St. Michaels Church, Rocester are Celebrating God’s Gift Creativity and Talent Week- end, with a special Songs of Praise at 4:15 on the Sunday, then on Saturday the 6th of August Cream Teas at the Vicarage. Finally, congratulations to Phillip Atkins on the announcement of his OBE in the Birthday Honours list. Having been involved in local politics and Village organization for many years, Phillip has been recognised for his tireless work for both the County, and of course the Conservative Party (we have had many a friendly spat on that account!), well done Phillip, I still wouldn’t vote for your party, but none the less, well done and GOD SAVE THE QUEEN... TTFN Les
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    Uttoxeter & Cheadle Uttoxeter & Cheadle Helpus grow! Due to expansion, we require an EXPERIENCED SALES PERSON To sell Advertising Space To apply email your CV and supporting letter to: Nigel Titterton at uttoxetervoice@hotmail.co.uk Top Lawn Company (TLC) have over twenty years of solving lawn and turf problems using practical, effective and efficient methods. With treatments from as little as £15, your lawn could be the envy of your friends, neighbours and prospective house purchaser. TLC will help you prepare your lawn for all seasons, moss treatment, weed treatment and drought tolerance with the right nutrients to ensure a high quality sward density. We also offer a complete maintenance program for your lawn, a service which is unique because it is you that chooses after a discussion with our local, highly trained and experienced lawn expert. Our services Lawn treatments • Aeration and scarifying • Mowing Turfing and reseeding • Hedge and tree trimming Mole catching • Garden clearance Please contact us for a free analysis and quote info@toplawncompany.co.uk 0800 6126831 / 07472765834 41Let The Uttoxeter & Cheadle Voice take your business to 15,000 local homes. To advertise, call 01538 751629 or 07733 466 970. JOIN THE VOICE TEAM We are NO. 1 for Advertising, Quality And Distribution 25 years old – and going strong! I t’s a very special year for the village of Draycott-in-the- Moors; it marks the 25th year of our annual summer fayre. And this year is going to be extra special, with a wonderful and colourful float going round the district first, reminding everyone of the celebration. As usual, the event will be jam-packed. Every year we have a huge collection of classic vehicles, the popular Dog Show (it starts at 11.30, so don’t be late), and children’s sports and entertainment, including puppets and a fun-fair. But our top attractions will surely be the ‘Y Ddraig’ Vikings, who will be challenging the village’s children to battle (a bad mistake by them, many think! ), the Joliba Drums who will be training youngsters to play a range of drums finishing with a massed demonstration of drumming, and the fabulous the Staffordshire Youth Jazz & Big-Band Orchestra. Plus lots to eat and drink, including our sizzling all-day barbecue, and a bar run by the the local pub (thank-you The Draycott Arms!); and community ‘market’ stalls. Children up to 16 get in free accompanied by an adult (each adult pays £5 – but parking is also free). Please come along if you can. All the profits go to supporting the maintenance of our lovely medieval church, St Margaret’s. Draycott-in-the-Moors Summer Fayre takes place in the centre of the village on the main road, on Sunday July 10 2016, 11am-5pm – postcode for sat-navs ST11 9AE Community stalls still available (£10 per table – contact 01782 396190) 4 th June 1991 from the Uttoxeter Town Salon “Forbes Wardman” three friends Jo, Maria and Martine had taken the big step to go alone as Rascals Hairdressers of Uttoxeter. The last 25 years has consisted of marriages, births a move of premises and emigration. Ten years ago Jo and her family had made an important life changing decision to move to Australia which resulted in the trio being reduced to a duo. However even though Jo was now living the other side of the world the three girls have remained the best of friends constantly keeping in touch. Saturday 4th June 2016 the three girls celebrated this milestone by holding an open day at the salon to mark the 25th year anniversary since the three girls had opened the doors of Rascals. Jo had also coincided her visit back to England with the occasion. There was lots of bubbly, laughter and reminiscence over old stories and photographs together with clients and co-workers past and present. It is clear from the number of well wishes and cards they received that this has been a very successful partnership and business and the girls congratulated themselves with a toast and look forward to many more years together. The girls would like to thank clients past and present and importantly their friends and family for their help and support over the last 25 years. Rascals Hairdressers of Uttoxeter Rascals - co-workers past and present
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    42 If youare responding to an advertisement in The Uttoxeter & Cheadle Voice, please let the advertiser know. Thank you for your support. The good old days Can you identify the faces and locations? See Page 49 for some of the names to the faces. URGENTLY REQUIRED If you have any photos that you think may be of interest to our readers of this page please feel free to drop them into Lavins Printers, High Street, Uttoxeter who will scan them while you wait and let you have them straight back. They will then pass them on to us for publication. 1 2 3 4
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    43Let The Uttoxeter& Cheadle Voice take your business to 15,000 local homes. To advertise, call 01538 751629 or 07733 466 970. 5 6 Photo Credits - 1: Tom Lomas, Uttoxeter. 2: Anne Podmore Uttoxeter. 3: Nigel Titterton, Cheadle. 4: Joan Titterton, Cheadle. 5: Bill Brisbourne, Uttoxeter. 6: Brenda Waring, Uttoxeter.
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    44 If youare responding to an advertisement in The Uttoxeter & Cheadle Voice, please let the advertiser know. Thank you for your support. T uesday 24th May 2016, was a very important day for Kingsley Parish Councils new Chairman, Councillor Ivor Lucas, on this his third time in office. Ivor and his wife Diane were invited by The Lord Chamberlain on behalf of the Queen to attend one of her Garden Parties at Buckingham Palace. The couple who travelled first class by train to London for the occasion thought that they may have to get one of ‘Boris’s’ Bikes from outside the Hotel to the Palace! However the underground was convenient and walked across Green Park to the front entrance by the main Palace Gates where huge queues soon built up behind them into Constitution Hill. Luckily not long to wait Ivor and Diane entered at the Grand Entrance through the Quadrangle and two ground floor rooms of the Palace before entering the Garden, where two military bands played music during the afternoon and a delicious afternoon tea was served followed later by ice-creams. While listening to the Duke of Edinburgh, the Bishop of Stafford Geoff Annas stood behind them, so it was nice to chat to him, Ivor being one of his Church Wardens at St. Werburghs in Kingsley. Ivor also a Moorlands District Councillor spoke to various people during the visit including Cllr. Liz Stokes, Chairman of Castle Cary Town Council, Somerset, Mrs Jean and Cllr David Shaw, who recently retired as Chairman of The District Council. Ivor and Diane were introduced by a Queen’s Equerry to shake hands with Edward, The Duke of Kent. They spoke about the Narrowboat ‘Beatrice’ off the Caldon Canal at Cheddleton, the charity boat for Children with special needs of which Ivor as a skipper. Also about JCB, the digger manufacturers and the Duke even asked how they pronounced Uttoxeter! They were thrilled to receive the invite for ‘service to the community’. Ivor having served as a Parish, Town and District Councillor every year bar one since 1970, shortly after their marriage, being the Mayor of Cheadle 2008/9. Diane is the President of Cheadle Flower Club and Chairman of Cheadle Art Group, both of which she first joined over 50 years ago. She too has been a voluntary mini-coach driver for the community transport in Leek since they retired from their own Coach Travel Business some sixteen years or so ago. Commenting on the occasion Diane said how lovely the Queen looked in pale Blue and certainly didn’t look her 90 years and that Kate joining Prince William, was wearing the same cream outfit she wore for Prince George’s christening. Also accompanying the Queen and Prince Philip was Princesses Eugenie and Beatrice although the local couple didn’t get to see them close up. What patience the Royals had making their way in the crowds and to stand for so long talking to the many selected guests, before having refreshments themselves. Ivor and Diane were grateful to everyone involved for making the honour possible and even fortunate enough to have one of the Equerries to take a photograph of/for them albeit not an occasion they are likely to forget for some time. Diane said that regretfully there wasn’t enough time to see all the garden but the lake looked resplendent in the warm sunshine as too the Yeomen in their bright red and yellow uniforms. Queens Garden Party
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    45Let The Uttoxeter& Cheadle Voice take your business to 15,000 local homes. To advertise, call 01538 751629 or 07733 466 970. Sport is in my blood... by Jeff Wood of Cheadle, dedicated to local sport for a lifetime... J ust after I had sent my column for the last edition of The Voice to the Editor, I learned of the sad passing of Bernard Oakden. My fellow columnist Bake wrote a most fitting tribute to Bernard in last month’s edition and I feel I should also recall one or two of my own memories. During the time I played football at Kingsley Youth Club with Bernard one incident in particular stands out. I was Player Manager, Billy Spooner was Captain and the late Ron Salt was Chairman and co-selector. I don’t remember who we were playing one Saturday but I know that I wanted Bernard to play wide right on order to try to stretch the opposition defence or, if a defender didn’t go with him, to act as an outlet for our own defenders. Now Bernard had the habit of drifting infield, especially when play was on the opposite flank. I reminded him to stay wide on a couple of occasions, with more urgency in my voice each time. On about the fourth or fifth time of reminding him, my patience was totally exhausted and I just screamed at the top of my voice using fairly rich language within the earshot of all present for him to retain his wide position as originally instructed. Actually Bernard did stay out wide for the reminder of the game and the tactic worked for our team. To his great credit, Bernard never held it against me and, when I last saw him at Leek Town two or three years ago, we had a good laugh about the incident. I also remember going with Bernard and Ron Salt to Elland Road on two occasions to watch Leeds United play in the final of what was then the Inter Cities Fairs Cup, which was a two-legged affair. I must confess I’ve had to consult my Sky Sports Yearbook for the years, but the first occasion was in 1968 when they played against the Hungarian team Ferencvaros in the first (home) leg and the second occasion was in 1971 when they played Juventus at home in the second leg. Billy Bremner actually lifted the cup after the latter game, as he had done in Budapest 1968. In the following year (1972) this competition became known as the UEFA Cup and remains as such to this day. After one of these games Bernard, Ron and myself went to what was then the world famous Batley Variety Club where, if my memory serves me correctly, the resident comedian was ex footballer Charlie Williams. Good days, good memories of Bernard, a very decent bloke. I did see his sister Janet and her husband George Durose (a fine goalkeeper who I’ve mentioned before in this column) a couple of weeks ago to offer my condolences. Cricket is now well underway although many of this season’s games have already been rain affected. I umpired a second team game at Betley recently when the visitors Oulton ran up a record breaking first innings score of 266-0 in their 50 overs. Playing that day for Betley (who actually got a draw) was the former Nantwich Town, Kidsgrove Athletic and Newcastle Town goalkeeper Chris Holmes. Chris’s mother was, like myself, born in Kingsley Moor and we had a good chat about football in general and some of the local Cheadle characters in particular. Chris has retired from football now, although he was starring with Shamblers Veterans until quite recently. Another present or former sportsman I bumped into recently was Mark Alcock, who still goes on as sub when the need arises for Cheadle Town in the Staffs County League. Mark is the last of the “current” players who I actually played with, although there is a frightening 22 year gap between our ages. It is good to see him still involved. Earlier this afternoon when I was umpiring before the inevitable rain came and I returned home to write my column, I came across Kevin Whitehurst of Checkley, who along with his son, is continuing the family cricketing tradition. Kevin’s dad Denis is still going strong at Oakamoor where he has now become part of the furniture. Together with some of the older readers, I well remember Denis’s dad Sep playing in years gone by. Another real character I saw in Cheadle last week was Terry Beardmore, who used to play cricket for Creda many years ago and was a founder member of Nomads friendly Cricket Club. I opened the batting on occasions with Terry and I must say he was one of the very few players (if not the only one) I could outscore. I remember one occasion at Swynnerton Park when we put 50 on for the first wicket and I think I got 46 of them. All credit to Terry for making me look such a good batsman ! Let’s hope the weather improves for the second half of the cricket season ! Postie delivers fantastic TT success E motional scenes were the order of the day when Cheadle postman Andy Winkle and partner John Holden scooped another victory in the Isle of Man International Sidecar TT races. There were unbelievable scenes after the pair had past the chequered flag as supporters helped celebrate the victory which was the second time in 5 years that the riders had tasted TT success. Andy was keen to thank his sponsors Ian Barnes of Barnes racing, Lisa Beaman of Silicone Engineering, Gary Johnson of G. S. Johnson Engineering, Liam and Richard Holt, Hide Out Leathers and Mick Climpson. He also paid tribute to his wonderful partner Jackie who supported him back to health after a recent injury and her constant encouragement at the races. Andy started his racing career aged 29 and in 1997 he first competed with the late Cheadle legend Terry Harvey who is very sorely missed. For a couple of years he raced with local man Dick ‘Tapo’ Tapkin and then with Dick Stafford. He decided in 2005 to race in the 2007 TT Centenary Sidecars TT Formula 2 and then teamed up with Lancashire’s John Holden. In 2006 the pair finished 3rd and 9th and in 2007 second twice until they scooped the 2011 TT race and were crowned champions for the first time. Andy’s emotions were there for all to see after this year’s TT victory – a fitting tribute to a brave fight back from an horrendous injury he suffered last year when he was hit by another bike during a race at Donington. His hand had to be bolted back together by Professor Davis at Nottingham Hospital – so it was extra sweet to overcome the injury with the help of his partner and his team.
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    46 If youare responding to an advertisement in The Uttoxeter & Cheadle Voice, please let the advertiser know. Thank you for your support. 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 uttoxetervoice@hotmail.co.uk TONY TAVERNOR Cross Keys FC A brilliant keeper who took charge of the penalty area superbly. Very athletic and confident in the air, Tony is a great guy too. RAY BLACKWELL Uttoxeter St Mary’s Ultra consistent player who could fit into any part of the team. Tough tackler. PERCY CLOWES Hanging Bridge FC Talented player and a great reader of the game, Percy was a great asset to the team. LYNDON BEARDMORE Cheadle United FC A legend of a player, Lyndon’s high level of constistency was unbelievable throughout his career. LES LOWE Leek Town FC It was so sad to hear of Les’s death the other month. Charismatic, wonderfully gifted player at football and cricket, Les was larger than life and his name will go down in local sport history as a true legend. IKE BLOOR Bamfords FC Tenacious in midfield, Ike was tough and also possessed great vision. BILLY CAMPION Bamfords FC Tricky and lively both on the wing and in midfield, Billy gave opponents plenty to think about. LES SWANWICK Rocester FC Great player in any position, Les had it all and could play in any position within the team. Terrific chap too. DAN BRUNT Cheadle Cricket Club FC Tricky, fast and a thurst for goals, Danny was a defender’s nightmare. Always gave 100% and a superb guy too. LES AULT Bamfords FC Les certainly knew where the back of the net was, superb goalscorer throughout his career. JIM SLATER Hanging Bridge FC A really fine, talented player who possessed terrific heading ability and used his vision expertly. Razzer’s Hall of Fame July Team Uttoxeter Town Football Club Uttoxeter Town Football Club are preparing for a momentous 2016/17 season after being accepted back into the prestigious Midland Football League. The Town will be managed by Dean Arnold with his two assistants his brother Rob and the successful Youth Team Boss Geoff Dyche. The magnificent Oldfields pitch will be home for the Town once again and the club urge supporters to cheer the side on each match like they have done over the years especially two seasons ago when last in the Midland League. Uttoxeter Town FC are inviting local businesses to sponsor home games this season on a match day and also sponsor advertising boards around the impressive ground. Please contact Jonathan Landells on 07970 383822 or Nigel Titterton on 07733 4669 70 email uttoxetervoice@hotmail.co.uk to book your sponsorship and help support The Town – your donation will be much appreciated by everyone at the club. The Midland Football League match day regulations means a need for a good match day team of volunteers and Uttoxeter Town welcome anyone who can come along and join them for this worthwhile and enjoyable activity. Positions which need to be filled are: Match Ticket/programme Sales, Raffle Ticket Sales, Scratch Card Sales, Midweek Match Secretary, Match Day Stewards and Match Day Volunteer Co-Ordinator. If you would like to be part of the Uttoxeter Town FC set-up and help in a small way regarding these positions, please get in touch with Dean Arnold on 07966 023539 or any other committee member – you will be most welcome and enjoy the experience! So here’s to an exciting new season – we would ask the local community and local businesses to please come forward with any kind offer of support or sponsorship – and supporters please get involved and join the Match Day Team and in a small way help the town’s premier senior football team! When the club stepped down 2 seasons ago for various reasons, local people showed an interest to get involved via social media and the club urges these people to get back in touch and show their support and keep this fantastic local club going. We have inserted one football club each player has performed for. Obviously, many have played for several clubs in their careers.
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    Alan’s Football Autobiography byAlan Beaman, a local sporting legend Mohammad Ali - the Greatest Sportsman ever. H e leaves URFCbehind memories of giant proportions, a boxing talent like no other, his speed and movement was beautiful to watch and when he boxed the world watched in anticipation, knowing we were all in the spell of the great man, a human born to change many things in life. His love for people from all backgrounds and his ability to communicate at all levels, his attitude to the rights of people, especially black people who he stood for with intelligence, pride and determination, made him a true legend, special in many ways. He fought his illness with unbelievable dignity, a rare human being put on this earth to make a difference. When Ali spoke everyone was drawn to his charisma, when he was young he served the media with constant banter and they were drawn to it like a magnet, he played and manoeuvred them like putty in his hands, so clever, bright, a lightning quick mind who could outwit them all. For me the greatest sportsman to ever live - God bless him and thank you. Golf has long been a sport slow to react to change but the recent decision by Muirfield not to allow ladies to be members is disgraceful. It has cost them the open championship, they already allow ladies to play as guests so their decision by its members keeps the golf club in the snobby pompous dark ages. Its a massive setback for the modern game and should they decide to change their minds in the future, I hope the R&A keep them off the rota for a minimum of 20 years. Golf needs change in many directions, it’s 4 to 5 hours playing time is also struggling to attract young players, the game needs shortening to 6 9 12 hole formats, this also needs to happen at professional level, the governing bodies need to realise the game is in grave danger of not moving with the times, too many older males making the decisions at golf clubs, they are guilty of holding back the game and making it boring to the youngsters of today. It has to move with the times attract boys and girls from all backgrounds, to enjoy the game and be made welcome at all clubs and have a modern dress code to suit the times, trainers and jeans should be allowed in and around the golf club, while children are young. With Rory Mclroy pulling out of the Olympics will this be the start of an exodus, he’s a massive star in golf and I think there’s a lot more to come yet, which will devalue the introduction of golf before it’s even started at the Olympics. Mourinho at Manchester Utd - will it all come together for the special one, difficult with no Champions League place to attract the right players, he also needs a clearout, some of which have expensive contracts. His style is not the Utd way, flowing attacking football, he will build from the back but he has always had a behind the ball work ethic from all his teams, his challenge is massive but he will thrive on the Utd stage and time should reward his efforts but patience is vital. What does Mark Hughes require this season, he has Shaqiri and Bojan who need to find consistency, both very talented players, Shaqiri showing in the Euro’s he looks more effective when he moves inside more,and scoring an overhead kick that will equal any finish. Bojan needs to boss games if he his to progress. Stoke desperately need a centre back with Shawcross still a doubt with his back, Wollschied is not good enough and too slow, he can’t recover to any ball played behind him. A strong commanding centre half is a must, a quality left back who can get forward would be a big asset, several other players are border-line especially up front we need a centre forward, with Crouch, Diouf, Joselu and Walters all falling short of being anywhere near consistent goalscorers. Whelan has been a good player but a replacement is needed so the spine of the Team is under threat if Stoke are to progress. The window of Euro’s is a massive chance to see players at the top level perform under pressure, let’s hope Mark can find the right balance, he’s a top manager and the Coates family have the money to back him. I had a great day at the Races recently, Mark Grew and John Rudge were down there, lots of great memories at the Vale, looking for players with John cap coat and scarf hoping people wouldn’t notice him, never really worked everyone knew him. I learnt so much just listening and chatting with John and lots of managers, Jim Smith was a mate of John’s - listening to them talking football was a real education. A lot of Stoke’s 70s League Cup side there as well, also Harry Burrows the unstoppable winger who the Stoke fans loved, a proper 100% player, when Harry got the ball the whole ground got behind him, a great winger who loved to take players on. A big crowd favourite Jimmy Greenhoff was a quality forward with a great football brain, some of his link up play with Alan Hudson is a lasting memory of sheer class, taking apart the great Leeds side and Arsenal was the exactly what they achieved, the charismatic Terry Conroy a quick winger who seemed to glide over the pitch - Terry is great company. I was recently down at Rocester for a coaching session, and met Barry Smith - now he’s been at Rocester since my days, the club owes so much to him and his dedication over the years, I don’t think it would be there without him, a total football man who loves the Arsenal, a true Rocester stalwart in every way. We were looking at the photos around the walls, he was asking me about players on them, one before I went there playing which had Barry Hulton, Keith Hibberd, Leon Hibberd, Peter Swanwick, Barry Thwaites, Mick Ratclffe on it, I explained to him that they were all capable of being in the best Rocester sides ever, including my strongest squad of Barry Alcock, Paul Ede, Kev Barry, Alan Dodd, Chris Nixon, Nigel Mottram, Alan Summerville, Paul Croft, Jonny Birch, Mick Collins, Savvy Anastasi, Tony Hemmings, Richard Owen, Anthony Smith plus a lot more excellent players of that era,that’s how good they were, it’s always been the benchmark for local players to play at Rocester, the strongest team in the area for many years, I wish them a good campaign this season, always my first result in non league to look for. 47Let The Uttoxeter & Cheadle Voice take your business to 15,000 local homes. To advertise, call 01538 751629 or 07733 466 970. A fter a gap of many years the popular 5-a-Side was revived recently at Oldfields Sports & Social Club. Uttoxeter Junior Football Club joined forces with Uttoxeter Lions to organise the event that attracted 49 teams from Derby, Burton and the Potteries. The morning session covered Under 7, 8 and 9s, and it was the turn of the Under 10, 11 and 12s in the afternoon. The weather forecast was not very encouraging but as it turned out it kept dry right up until the last few games when the players were given an early shower. The games were all played in a great sporting manner, perhaps one yellow card all day. The organisers were very grateful to the squad of mainly young referees, some of whom did both sessions with barely a break. The only minor concern was one goalkeeper who shed a few tears and had to be consoled after he let in a goal! It was a competitive event and medals were given to the winners and runners-up at each age group, plus a small cup for the winning team. Overall it was a very successful day and the planning has started for a repeat in 2017. Results Winners Runners-up Under 7 Albert Village 2 Hilton Harriers Under 8 Belvedere Park Reds Uttoxeter Juniors A Under 9 Edge Hill 2 Edge Hill 1 Under 10 Uttoxeter Juniors 2 Ashbourne Aztecs A Under 11 Stapenhill Swans 2 Uttoxeter Juniors 2 Under 12 Uttoxeter Juniors Blues Allestree Bayern Munich 2 Uttoxeter 5-a-Side Tournament
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    48 If youare responding to an advertisement in The Uttoxeter & Cheadle Voice, please let the advertiser know. Thank you for your support. Uttoxeter Rugby Club Presentation Night Players Player Mark Springall Top Try Score Mark Springall Young Player Jake Cabrera Most Improved Anthony Davies Clubman Kevin Dunn / Ian Middleton 2nd Team Player Jack Bostock Captains Player Adam Tortoishell Uttoxeter RFC held their annual dinner and award presentation recently with the following scooping trophies which were presented by URFC Director of Rugby Graham Macdonald: After being crowned the Midlands 4 West (North) Division Champions last season, everyone is now looking forward to an exciting new challenge promotion brings. PLEASE GET INVOLVED WITH SPONSORSHIP NOW! BE A CLUB SPONSOR - includes a 4ft x 3ft upvc banner displayed around the pitch at each home match day MATCH SPONSOR - company or supporter name on billboard outside clubhouse plus a choice of man of the match and presentation of a bottle of champagne to the player HANDBOOK SPONSOR - a half or full page advert in the official URFC handbook To become a Sponsor, just contact: Paul Bain on 0797 6461 775 or Club President Nigel Titterton on 07733 4669 70 or email uttoxetervoice@hotmail.co.uk Thank you for your generous support UTTOXETER RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB Welcomes local businesses and supporters to join them for the 2016/17 season
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    49Let The Uttoxeter& Cheadle Voice take your business to 15,000 local homes. To advertise, call 01538 751629 or 07733 466 970. On the Oche By Dave Jones of Uttoxeter Life President of the Uttoxeter and District Darts League. Of course everybody has been tuned into the Euro Football, what another disaster for England! Darts now is only second to football in terms of television and support, end of May saw the start of the World Series in Dubai. Eight of the best players on the planet competing to be the top dog so to speak. The final in Dubai was Gary Anderson, Double World Champion, versus Michael van Gerwin, world No 1. In a brilliant game with Gary trailing by four games to MVG only to snatch victory in the final game – what a match, what a comeback!! Next stop Auckland New Zealand for the Masters Trophy which Adrian Lewis won last year. In fact Adrian made it to the final this year as well playing Gary Anderson who is on fire at the moment and goes on to win 11-7 – two finals, two wins, can anybody stop this Flying Scotsman? Next stop all aboard for Shanghai, china. In between all this the world Cup with the two Stoke lads Phil The Power Taylor and Adrian Jackpot Lewis taking on and beating the might of Holland Michael van Gerwin and Raymond van Barnaveld 3-2. After that Phil was on a flight to Vienna to play to play and win the Austria Open. What a great player. Talk about globetrotting, this has really put darts on the map, ater Shanghai its then onto Tokyo before returning home to prepare for the World Matchplay in Blackpool. What a way to make a living, playing darts, travelling the World, winning trophies and loads of money! Wonderful, not bad at all for a game which started out in an English pub and now ends up as a major sport. Locally Tean and District Darts League invited me along to Cheadle Cricket Club to present their trophies which I was more than pleased to do. Both Mick Barker and Judith Sanders do a sterling job not only running the league but organising help for charities as well. Mick’s team, Cheadle Conservative Club, won both the league and cup, it was good to see him rewarded for all his efforts. Well done my friend and well done to everyone. Then it was onto Bradley House Club in Uttoxeter for the darts and crib league awards which would have turned out a better night if team captains could have informed players the event was on! Anyway a big thank you to Craig Hampson for doing the honours. Congratulations to everybody winners and runners up, well done to Andy Graham following his McNamara Cup win with Division One Singles Win and well done Paul Symonds for pushing him all the way. That’s it for now, till next time Take Care, Dave The Good Old Days photographs on pages 42- 43 have been identified as: 1 Uttoxeter Town FC, 1974 Back Row, Left to Right: Kenny Coates, Keith Parker, Pete Douglas, Alan Collins, Tom Lomas & Mick Crump Front Row: Dave Tideswell, Alan Wheeldon, Mick Ratcliffe, Mark Taylor, Jake Nutt & Mick Stewart 2 Uttoxeter Post Office Staff Re-Union, late 1960’s Back Row: Dennis Gray, Josie Langford, Gig Langford, Myra Oleksuik, Hidden ? Second Row: Margaret Priestley, Pam Carr, Brenda Cooper, Kath Whitehouse, Unknown Seated: Irene Taylor, Lou Downes, Audrey Ede, Ann Smith, Jane Gray & Anne Podmore. 3 This photograph is for Voice columnist Neil Baker! It shows The Voice’s Nigel Titterton holding the Sentinel Cup in 1979 after Cheadle Town defeated Buckley Boys 3-2 at The Victoria Ground, Stoke City FC. Nigel played thousands of games for The Town but it ultimately led to a knee replacement operation last year which Neil always called my Sentinel Cup Knee!! Sorry for mentioning it again Scall!! 4 Foxt’s Julie Barks and her boys are pictured at a family function. 5 Executive & Sales Staff, Elkes Biscuits 1953 Back Row: A. Rushton, M. Hopkins, R. Bolton, G. Wilne, T. E. Owens, D. Compson, E. E. Thrippleton, A. Lediard, D. Carter, G. Goodall, H. Rhodes, P. Brisbourne, L. Forster, H. G. Wilks, R. D. Owen & G. H. John Stevenson Middle Row: A. G. Baker, L. Fitzgerald, P. T. Tipper, A. F. W. Lunn, L. J. Broadhurst, H. Glover, D. Payne, T. Doyle, D. Normansell, L. H. A. Jones, J. Milburn, R. G. Woolley, J. E. Challenger, B. J. Hiller, & A. T. Ken Cooper Front Row: M. Farmer, W. H. Palmer, W. H. Smith, R. J. Povey, A. R. Land, P. T. Oldknow, W. E. Elkes, S. H. Elkes, A. N. Elkes, F. Hodgson, H. Booth, G. H. Broadhurst, C. T. Orme & A. M. Johnston 6 Elkes Biscuits Club Darts Side, 1980’s Left to Right: Pam Bowley. Dot Barker, Alice Bloor, Brenda Waring, Sandra Carroll, Anne Bradley & George Buxton (Landlord of the Wellington at the time). The good old days U ttoxeter Hockey Club are a small and friendly club that have three teams of all ages playing at three different levels, ranging from Midlands Feeder West League to Staffordshire division. We welcome all abilities and have the mission of playing with friends so that each game is fun. We are always looking for new members and would love you to come and join us, even if you haven’t played since school, dust them trainers off and come and give it a go. We play at Thomas Alleynes high School in Uttoxeter on the Astro turf pitch. The winter season starts in September through to March, but there is currently a Summer league running on a Tuesday and a Wednesday evening now so come and join in. We are on Facebook - Uttoxeter Hockey Club and Twitter @UttoxeterHockey check us out and any further information you can contact via the social media or email Caroline Lawson on cthompson@ossma.co.uk Uttoxeter Hockey Club - kindly sponsored by The Voice
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