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I
t’s hard to believe that Christmas
is just around the corner! Where
has this year gone?
We have created this issue of The
Voice colour magazine whilst
beautiful sunshine has been
streaming through the windows into our office which seems
a little crazy as November is here.
Yet again The Voice is jampacked full of advertising and
features and it is great to see lots of Christmas adverts for our
local councils, groups and shops.
I always take my hat off to local organisations who put
on superb festive events and to businesses who stock their
Christmas wares in readiness for hopefully a bumper couple
of months.
I urge our massive readership to go along and support and
spend at our Christmas events and at our shops because they
are the cornerstone of our community and we really do need
to make sure they thrive, especially at this time of the year.
Please feel free to email your festive photographs, articles,
adverts for our Christmas December 9th Voice as soon as
possible so we can show everyone that there is a vibrant social
and business community in our area.
We will be reaching a massive milestone here at The Voice
within the next few weeks! I launched The Voice in 2007 and
we will soon be welcoming 2017 in which would mark our
10th anniversary which is true testimony to the fantastic
support from our advertisers, columnists, clubs, groups etc
which has made The Voice such a success.
I do hope you all enjoy reading The Voice colour magazine
and I would like to take this opportunity to sincerely thank
everyone who features in our publication, especially our
fantastic, loyal advertisers, and of course you, our wonderful
readers who spend cash with our advertisers to make it a win-
win scenario for everyone...
Speak to you soon
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Uttoxeter Christmas Lights Switch On
Friday, 25 November 2016, at 5.00 pm.
Celebrations start at 4.30pm outside the Town Hall,
followed by the Victorian Market.
On Saturday, 26 November and Saturday, 17 December 2016
the Christmas Makers Market will take place within
High Street and the Town Hall will host it’s
popular Indoor Craft and Produce Market.
Come and enjoy the festive days in Uttoxeter with fine food &
drink, local produce, arts and crafts and so much more…
SOMETHING FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY TO ENJOY!
Festive
Celebrations
25-26
November
and 17
December
in Uttoxeter
T
he Inner Wheel Club of
Uttoxeter hosted an
excellent lunch in Bramshall
Village Hall for friends and guests
recently.
After the meal, incoming
President Fiona Coffin introduced
her speaker, a friend from
university days and well informed
member of the Arthur Ransom
Society, Mary Pritchard.
Seventy eight members and
visitors were entertained by Mary.
Her illustrated talk described Ransom’s series of
twelve children’s books, starting with Swallows
and Amazons, explaining the inspiration for his
writings and the family friends whose children
were the models for the stories he told. The
development of his books was explored including
the evolution of the illustrations.
Arthur Ransom’s own life was described from
childhood through two marriages, the second to
the mysterious Russian Evgenia, a member of Leon
Trotsky’s personal staff. Arthur was a foreign
correspondent for the Manchester Guardian and
he and his second wife spent many years in Russia,
Syria and aboard their yacht in the Baltic.
An interesting question and answer session
after the main presentation revealed, among other
personal reminiscences, that Arthur Ransom had
visited, and much admired our local Abbotshome
School, leaving an entry in the visitors book. He
was instrumental in his friends sending their
children there.
A very successful raffle contributed to a total
raised on the day of over £1 000 which will be red
between The Alzheimer’s Society and other Inner
Wheel charities.
The Inner Wheel Club of Uttoxeter

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T
his year’s
Harvest
Festival at
Painsley has been a
great success. An
abundance of
items were
collected to create
over 130 parcels
which is absolutely
amazing and
exceeds anything
we have collected
in previous years.
These have been
distributed to the
local community in
the Cheadle area,
to parishioners
from our feeder
parishes, the
Salvation Army,
Cheadle food bank, Beech Lodge and Church
Terrace nursing homes.
David Worrall, who led the CAFOD
assemblies, was overwhelmed by the behaviour
of the students and their generosity.
The harvest festival parcels have helped
many people at this time of year. As a reflection
of their gratitude and thanks, a member of the
community wrote in to thank the school: “I
wish to thank most sincerely the kind and
thoughtful members of Painsley Catholic
College,
who sent
me the Harvest Festival items, and the very
pleasant and helpful girls who delivered them.
Painsley Catholic College has such a good name,
and is in my prayers”.
Painsley Celebrates Year 11 Student Successes
Year 11 Celebration Evening
P
ainsley Catholic College celebrated its
record-breaking recent GCSE successes at
its annual Celebration Evening for last
year’s Year 11. This summer an amazing 89%
achieved 5 or more of the higher grades
including English and Mathematics – this
placed Painsley at the top of Staffordshire’s
league tables. In terms of progress the College
is also at the top of the league table with
students making more progress than at any
other School in Staffordshire. The results
confirm Painsley’s place as number 1 in
Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent (as detailed in
the Real Schools’ Guide 2016).
Students from last year’s Year 11 were
invited back to receive their Progress Files,
containing their GCSE certificates, as a
celebration of their successes. Mr Bell,
Principal, and Mr Barry, Senior Vice Principal,
presented the files and certificates to the
students.
Particular
congratulations
were given to
many individual
students who
were recognised
for outstanding
effort and
achievement at
GCSE.
All students
were commended for their attitude and
successes. In particular, the students were
congratulated on their participation in school
events, their contributions to school life and
their support for each other during their years
at Painsley.
Mr Bell, Principal, said, “The evening was a
wonderful opportunity to celebrate the many
successes of our students in terms of both their
academic and personal achievements. It was
particularly good to welcome Joe Leyland’s
family. He was a student at Painsley who sadly
died over the summer holiday. We were able to
raise funds, through the generosity of those
present, for the charity C-R-Y, Cardiac Risk in
the Young.”

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A
s I opened the curtains to see the sun
splitting the ground I couldn’t believe
that today had come around so
quickly. With 18months of planning since
Joel had surprisingly gone down on one knee
on a Christmas morning, today was the day
it was all going to come together, fingers
crossed.
As the make up artist and hairdresser
arrived at 7.30am, along with the rest of the
bridal party, the excitement levels were
beginning to rise! With military precision
Marissa (Hair) and Jane (Make up) worked
effortlessly together which was even more
fantastic as they had never even met each
other before. As the Bucks Fizz continued to
flow, the morning flew by in a flurry of
activity and everyone’s nerves and tears were
held at bay; that was until a delivery arrived
with a bouquet from my husband to be! Not
long after, just as we were gathering ourselves
together again Felicity arrived with all of the
bridal bouquets and buttonholes, and
brought another tear to our eyes.
As the dresses were going on, the weather
changed and the rain arrived but this wasn’t
going to dampen our spirits. The horse and
cart arrived and the finishing touches were
made to us all. A little more time for some
more photos and then we were off. Loading
my beautiful dress into the horse carriage was
an achievement in itself, and as the
procession made its way to church the sun
decided to shine on us again.
Once I had completed my dream of
walking down the aisle with dad, the
beautiful service was led by Rev Nicky Grey,
whom Joel and I have known since we were
very young. With a special remembrance for
those family members that couldn’t be with
us we carried on knowing that they would be
looking down on us with pride. Thankfully,
my sister and bridesmaid, braved the nerves
and read the beautiful poem, Union by
Robert Fulghum and Aunty Pat Salt read a
bible reading from Corinthians.
As we opened the church doors to walk
out of church as Mr and Mrs Astbury, the sun
was shining brightly and we were lucky
enough to capture all of the photos that we
wanted to. The stunning horses had waited
patiently and delivered us to Park Hall as
man and wife, Mr and Mrs Astbury.
Park Hall looked stunningly beautiful
Bride and Groom: Amy-Jane Taylor and Joel James Ernest
Astbury, of Eaton Road, Rocester
Bride’s parents : John and Jane Taylor
Groom’s parents: Steve and Carol Astbury
Best Man: Zack Astbury, Groom’s brother
Bridesmaids: Cassie Crutchley, Bride’s Sister; Connie
Corbishley, Bride’s Sister; Emily Williams, Bride’s best friend
Flower Girls: Alicia Crutchley, Bride’s Niece; Emily Wheawall,
family friend
Pageboy: Kieren Crutchley, Bride’s nephew
Ushers: Paul Crutchley, Bride’s Brother-in-Law; Stephen
Williams, Bride’s Uncle
Ceremony: All Saints Church, Leigh
Reception: Park Hall Farm, Leigh
Photography: Denise Wheat

with purple and silver glitter decking the
venue from floor to ceiling. With the purple
hues and the sparkle of the silver it had
created a truly magical setting. Felicity’s table
decorations were absolutely gorgeous and
added the final touches to the already
sensational room.
After speeches and the cutting of our
beautiful cake, made by Joels nan, we sat
down to enjoy a fabulous 3 course meal,
supplied by Anns Catering of Uttoxeter. With
everyone having had their fill of either Pate
or Melon, Beef or Chicken and Strawberries
or Apple Pie we enjoyed some quieter time
with our afternoon guests before the party
started in the evening.
With an extra 150 guests arriving at night
time, a photobooth from Quickpix, a disco
from Terry at the Mega Bass Disco and a hog
roast from J W Ash and Sons we partied the
night away until the early hours of the
morning.
Our day truly was everything that we
could have hoped for. Everyone who was
involved made it memorable in every way
and we thank everyone who was a part of it
either as a guest or as someone who helped
make it what it was in the services that they
provided.
We now have the memories, and thanks
to Denise, the pictures of our wedding to
keep and look back on so that we can
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One of my interests is learning about the past
history of many of the old buildings and businesses
in Uttoxeter and a few weeks ago I had the
privilege of meeting up with members of the
Goodwin family whose family originally were the
proprietors of Goodwins Wine & Spirit Merchants
which today is the Vaults Public House in Market
Place, Uttoxeter.
Alice informed that she had been looking into
the history of the Goodwin family and her mother
and grandmother were visiting Uttoxeter to retrace
the steps of where they had worked and lived.
She informed that her Great Great Grandfather
William Goodwin was born in 1860 and married
his wife Rose in 1881. He lived and worked at the
Church Stretton Mineral Water Company which
he owned along with his two brothers which they
started in 1881.
In 1902 along with his wife Rose they left
Church Stretton and moved to Uttoxeter to run a
wines and spirits business in partnership with the
Pauer family which is now the Vaults Public
House.
They lived over the shop along with their nine
children. Colin Goodwin Alice’s great grandfather
was one of the children and Alice’s grandma, Rose,
William’s granddaughter remembers some of the
stories her father told about his childhood in
Uttoxeter. He recalled looking down
from the window and seeing the fair
coming to the town and the dancing bear
and elephants coming into the Market
Square. He also told her about sleeping
up in the attic and going down the little
staircase in the dark and hearing
footsteps behind him only to realise later
that it was his unfastened braces hitting
the steps behind him! He would also go
on horseback to take orders for the wines
and spirits to the big houses and local
farms. His sister Betty learnt to ride her
bike up and down the little side alley
which still exists at the Vaults today.
William Goodwin sold the business in
the late 1920’s but it carried in being a
wine and spirits merchants well into the
1930’s.
I can remember my late father telling me that
his older brother had worked there in the early
1930’s and also my friend Tony “Twink” Hollins’s
a local army veteran, informed that his father
Alfred had also worked there for the Goodwin
family for eleven years from when he left school in
1923 until when he left in 1934 and showed me a
copy of the reference he was given on his quest to
further his career which eventually took him to
working for a company in London.
I am not sure exactly when Goodwins was
turned into a public house but my late father did
inform me that at one time it was called Goodwins
Liquor Vaults and only had a six day licence. I can
remember it being a Joules Public House in the late
1960’s and also possibly (in
the late 1970’s?) it was taken
over by Bass Worthington and
the name was shortened to
The Vaults.
It still exists today and is
renowned in the area for
serving possibly the best pint
of Bass in the town and being
a old timers traditional boozer
untouched by the 20th
century by lacking a Juke Box,
Gaming Machine and noisy
television blasting and offers a
friendly bunch of regulars
who will make you welcome
and let you join in their
general conversation.
Till next time,
Lank
Rose née Goodwin pictured with her daughter
Liz and Granddaughter Alice
The Vaults Public House pictured today with
some of it’s regulars
The Vaults Public House pictured in the early
1900’s when it was formerly a wine and spirits
merchants
Above: The three Goodwin brothers with Colin far right
Left: William & Rose Goodwin with one of their daughters
A Goodwin Bros old Wine
Flagon found in the extensive
cellar at the Vaults.
One of the Goodwin Brothers poised with his horse
and cart at the rear of their premises ready to deliver
their goods to outlying farms and big houses.
Lank’s Lore
By Steve ‘Lank’Lavin
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T
he Kingsley Remembers Project is a
Heritage Lottery Funded community project
that sets out to research Kingsley’s
involvement in World War One, carryout
improvement works around the war memorial on
Dovedale Road and produce a book as a result of
our research. The project began in late 2013 and
is due to end in the spring of 2017.
Works around the war memorial have been
completed and there is now paved path up onto
the war memorial that is also part of the
Staffordshire Way ensuring regular use. The old
fence and style have been replaced by a wooden
kissing gate and fence and an interpretation panel
has been installed to give visitors and villagers alike
a sense of the villages history and its involvement
in the war.
The research has uncovered two men who are
not on the war memorial but died in the war or as
a result of their service and some 130 men and a
woman who served in the armed forces and had
clear and definite links to the village. The research
is 80% complete and good progress on the book
is being made.
Five men from the village lost their lives in the
battle of the Somme and whilst none died on that
terrible first day a man with strong links to the
village, William Aubrey Bowers from Caverswalll
Castle was mortally wounded at Gommecourt and
died the next day.
Two members of the team Martyn Hordern
and Ken Unwin travelled to northern France
recently to be at the Thiepval Memorial to
commemorate the centenary of the battle of the
Somme on Friday 1st July.
The first day of the battle saw British and
Commonwealth dead number 19240 with almost
40,000 casualties – the worst day ever in the
history of the British army. Prior to the events of
the 1st July, an opportunity was taken on the
journey down to visit the Le Touret Memorial near
to Bethune where Cecil Rogers who died in
October 1914 is commemorated along with
around 10,000 others who have no known graves.
At any site where there is a memorial to those
without a known grave, there is always the
following inscription ‘but to whom the fortunes
of war denied the known and honoured burial
given to their comrades in death’. From there they
paid a visit to the Canadian Memorial at Vimy
Ridge where over 10,000 Canadian dead are
commemorated – it is a truly impressive memorial.
Friday 1st July saw another early start and the
hours drive to Thiepval where security was very
tight and several checkpoints had to be negotiated
before those attending were bused onto the site.
Thiepval, the hamlet that gives its name to the
Memorial was in effect cut off from the rest of the
world as around 10,000 guests attended the most
moving of ceremonies. Actors, Charles Dance and
Joely Richardson were excellent narrators as
stories of the battle and individuals were read out
including two by a granddaughter and a son.
A short but noticeable shower did not dampen
the proceedings which saw community singing of
Abide with Me, the National Anthem and the
Marseillaise. Following the Act of Remembrance,
wreaths were laid at a stone cross sighted on the
line of the German trenches by Prince Charles,
David Cameron, the Duke and Duchess of
Cambridge, President Hollande, and the Irish
Taoiseach plus other dignitaries. As this was done
thousands of Poppies and the French flower of
remembrance, the Corn Flower, were dropped
from the top of the memorial.
The Guard of Honour were the Welsh Guards
in their Bearskins and the Kings Troop Royal
Artillery were present firing a salute from guns
used in the First World War. Following the
departure of the dignitaries, guests were allowed
to place their own wreaths. The project team laid
two wreaths under the main arch of the memorial
– one from the local British Legion branch for the
four men from Kingsley Parish who lost their lives
in the battle – Charles Allen, Isaac Hammond,
Arthur Keene and George Price Bevans and have
no known grave. All are commemorated on the
Thiepval Memorial. A second wreath was then laid
on behalf of the Parish Council and community of
Kingsley commemorating all those who served and
died from the Parish and also those who survived
and no doubt brought back both physical and
mental scars from their service.
Prior to leaving the site guests were treated to
a packed lunch and had an opportunity to walk
around the site which includes a fascinating
museum full of artifacts recovered from the
battlefield over the years.
Once back at their car Martyn and Ken then
proceeded to visit several graves and memorials to
those from the parish who died in the area. These
visits gave a better understanding of the war in
Kingsley
Remembers the Somme

terms of how static the lines were with burials in
1915 being in the same vicinity as burials in 1918,
plus the fact that many of our men served in a
fairly close area around Arras.
It is highly likely that the visits made to these
men were the first they had ever received since
their deaths. At each one a Poppy Cross was placed
with the words ‘Not Forgotten – Kingsley’ written
on each one. Visits were made to James Henry
Wildgoose, James Poyer, William Aubrey Bowers,
Thomas Clowes and Thomas Henry Barker (who
has family links to Kingsley and was in the same
cemetery in Arras which also had over 30,000
names of men with no known grave including
Thomas Barker) The visit to Arras Cemetery whilst
somber and reflective also had a lighter side as
there was a pop concert going on in the park next
door and two middle-aged men carrying a British
Legion poppy wreath at 9.30pm must have seemed
somewhat out of place.
The days visits were concluded by placing a
Poppy cross at the grave of Ernest Upton and also
the man killed with him who was buried alongside
him. Ernest’s letters home have been transcribed
and featured on the website previously and are a
microcosm of the war he fought in. The following
day saw further visits prior to heading home. They
visited the grave of William Brindley who was
killed on 2nd November 1918 in an offensive that
saw the war poet Wilfred Owen, an officer in an
adjoining regiment also involved.
Wilfred Owen died two days later and a visit
was made to the Foresters House where he wrote
his last letter home and is now a memorial to him
and his poems.
They then visited the grave of John William
Salt who died of influenza a week after the end of
the war, that of George Fallows who died as a
prisoner of war and is buried in a German
Cemetery and the memorial to Moses Holland
who aged just 18 was the youngest man to die
from the parish. His name was on the beautiful
Vis-En-Artois memorial along with another
10,000 men with no known grave.
The last visit was to the grave of George
Wheawall who is buried in another extremely well
maintained and beautiful cemetery. He died in
1917 and his wife in 1918 in the influenza
pandemic. Both Martyn and Ken are extremely
proud to have represented the community of the
parish of Kingsley at an event that saw worldwide
coverage but more so to have visited the graves and
memorials to men who gave their lives in the hope
that the world would be a better place. They have
been remembered and will continue to be.
The project website can be found at
www.kingsleyremembers1914.org.uk and contains
a wealth of information on the men who died as
well as the projects progress.
Whilst Remembrance is something to do every
day of the year, of course the events around each
November are extra special. Kingsley has two acts
of Remembrance. On Armistice Day, this year 11th
November is a Friday, there is a gathering around
the Wayside Cross erected by the parents of
Robert Miles Heywood where Poppy Crosses are
laid. The area around the memorial is now looking
fantastic after recovering from last year’s works
and Flanders Poppies are now getting established
making a great show. Then on Sunday 13th
November there will be an act of Remembrance
around the plaques erected inside St Werburgh’s
Church. Each year the numbers are increasing and
we look to a great turn out at both events this year.
Please do wear your Poppy with pride and by
making a donation support our veterans both
young and old.

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 and a former BBC Chief News Reporter.
Bonfire ticket prices frozen – come and
enjoy two spectacular displays
R
emember, remember the fifth of November.
Just a few days now till the Uttoxeter Lions
bonfire and fireworks display - the biggest
and best in the region.
It’s always on a Saturday, but this year the first
Saturday in November is the fifth – the traditional
bonfire night. So we’re hoping you won’t need
much reminding to come and enjoy the bonfire and
fireworks displays in the field next to the leisure
centre.
That’s right – displays. We have more than one.
At quarter to seven there will be a shorter
fireworks show, with fewer big bangs making it
more suitable for smaller children.
The fire will be lit at seven, and then the
spectacular main fireworks display set to music
gets underway at 7.30pm.
Once again we’ll be burning Guys made by
local schoolchildren on the bonfire.
There are hot and cold refreshments, and glow-
sticks and other novelties on sale. It’s always a
great way to spend an autumn evening and to
celebrate a four hundred year old tradition.
Individual ticket prices frozen
So it’s worth reminding ourselves that tickets
bought in advance work out a lot cheaper. A family
ticket for two adults and up to three children is
£18. That’s tremendous value for larger families
when you consider that under-sixes are admitted
free, so there’s little to lose by bringing them along.
There is equally good news on individual
tickets. The price has been frozen at five pounds
each. So do the math, as the Americans say, and
work out what’s the best deal for you and your
friends and family. I can guarantee, to use another
Americanism, that the bangs-for-bucks count will
be higher than ever this year.
Tickets are available from Spar, Ashbourne
Road, Spar, Kingfisher Way, J S News, High Street,
Uttoxeter Shop, 40 Market Place, Janda News,
Carter Street, Stop & Shop, Davies Drive, S & A
Premier Superstore, Windsor Road and Spar,
Rocester.
If you don’t buy an
advance ticket – which is
the cheapest option - you
can still turn up on the
evening and pay six
pounds at the gate. You
can pay by card if you
come to the main entrance
next to the Uttoxeter
Leisure Centre in Oldfields
Road.
A cracking day and
Cracker Night
The bonfire is just one
of a number of annual
events put on by Uttoxeter
Lions Club, and is usually
our biggest money-spinner,
with almost all the profits
going to local causes.
Not everything we do
is about raising money for charity though. It was
an absolute pleasure to be involved on the day the
town turned out to celebrate the achievements of
our Olympic champion Adam Peaty, who started
Team GB’s gold rush in Rio.
Lions, wearing our distinctive yellow tabards,
were part of the marshalling of the event. We
helped put out barriers on the High Street, and
were involved in crowd and traffic control.
It rained a little, but Adam obviously didn’t
mind getting a bit wet - it goes with the territory
as one of the fastest men in water - and it obviously
didn’t bother the hundreds of us who turned out
to applaud him. The media coverage was good for
the town too. Thanks, Adam, for everything you’ve
done for Uttoxeter and for inspiring young people
across the nation.
There should be a good turnout on the streets
for Christmas Cracker night too. That’s the next
big Lions event in town - this year it’s on Thursday
December 8th.
It’s always a lively evening of fairground rides,
street entertainment and of course Santa’s grotto
in the town hall, which this year is opening at 5:30
pm to make sure Father Christmas gets to see all
the children who want to visit him.
Book a stall for Cracker
There is also an opportunity for local
organisations to have a stall on the High Street or
Carter Street during the evening. In the past
charities and sports clubs have made hundreds of
pounds on Cracker Night, but we’ve noticed a fall
in the numbers taking us up on that in recent years.
So this year alongside the conventional market
stalls which are available to commercial or
charitable organisations, we’re also offering the
chance for you simply to book a pitch for just £10
and bring your own stall, stand or gazebo and set
up and sell your wares.
If you’re a member of a charitable group, sports
club, scouts and guides, church group or any other
local organisation that could benefit from raising
funds on a night when we know there are going to
be sizeable crowds, then call Rob Sunderland on
01782 395478 or Vin Bradley on (01889) 563078
to book a pitch.
I’m sure the community spirit that was
generated by Adam’s success can be harnessed to
raise serious money for your favourite cause.
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Enjoy wonderful views overlooking Croxden Abbey
and the surrounding countryside.
Open every day, 12-10pm
Pensioners Specials - Monday to Saturday 12-2pm
Main Meal £4.50, 3 Courses £8.00
Sunday Lunches served all day - take your pick
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Traditional Cask Ales - Marstons Pedigree,
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Telephone: 01889 507278
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The Perfect Country Inn & Restaurant
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for Christmas!Christmas Fayre Menu available throughout
November and December
(Exc. Christmas Day & Boxing Day).
Entertainment licence until 2.00am.
Book a table now to celebrate the festivities
at The Raddle Inn.
Tables are decorated to add to the party atmosphere and we
also offer a minibus service to parties of 8 or more.
Christmas Fayre Menu
4 Courses:Adults £19.95, Children £10.95
3 Courses:Adults £15.95, Children £8.95
(Children Under 10 years of age)
3 Course Menu includes either:
Starter, Main and Coffee & Mince Pies
or Main, Dessert and Coffee & Mince Pies
(Pensioners Christmas Fayre - £11.95,
4 courses served Mon-Sat 12-2pm throughout Nov-Dec)
Call The Raddle now to reserve a
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Local Uttoxeter pubs
annual charity
raising event
E
very year avid allotment holders Danny McCarthy and Jim Whitehall
donate baskets of their vegetable produce to various pubs around
Uttoxeter to be raffled off for charity. This year thanks to their efforts
and assistance of pub regulars along 100’s of £’s will be raised for worthy
causes in the area. Their chosen charity this year is St. Giles Hospice in
Lichfield where local people are cared for in their final days.
There is a lot to be said about the great old British Pub!
Ken Hudson (Project Manager), Dan McCarthy & Jim Whitehall (Growers)
pictured alongside with Caroline Carr Corporate A/C Manager from St.
Giles Hospice with a selection of their donated produce.

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Life
Savers
A
Life saving
defibrillator has been
placed outside
Doveridge Village Hall, Sand
Lane, Doveridge.
100,000 people a year die
from Sudden Cardiac Arrest
(SCA), 630 of these are
people under the age of 35
and 270 of them are children
in schools. It is the UK’s
biggest killer. By making
defibrillators accessible to the
public 24 hours a day, 7 days
a week, this figure can be
reduced. Defibrillation within
the first 3 minutes of an SCA
can increase a patient’s
chance of survival by
upwards of 80%.
Knights 4 Uttoxeter a
registered charity group,
formed in January 2012 by a
small number of local
residents and the Doveridge
& District First Responders
have came together to
provide this life saving piece
of equipment. The equipment
for this project was
supported by a local charity
called AED Donate based in
Stone.
AED donate’s mission is
to help communities, schools
and other locations to
fundraise for an AED
(Automated External
Defibrillator). We place AEDs
in areas where they are
needed most, in coordination
with the ‘Public Access
Defibrillator’ (PAD) scheme
through Local Ambulance
Services.
Uttoxeter firefighter
Simon Poole has worked
with the charity group to
make the defibrillator project
happen. He has also helped
Knights 4 Uttoxeter for
defibrillators to be fitted at
Uttoxeter Community Fire
Station and The Bradley
House Club. Further he has
supported Denstone Parish
Council to fit one at
Denstone Village Hall.
Should anyone suffer a
sudden cardiac arrest it is
available for use whilst
waiting for the ambulance
service to arrive. When
calling 999 they may ask you
to retrieve the defibrillator,
giving you the access code at
the time of the phone call.
Head of AED Donate
Jamie Richards says, Do you
know of any school,
community or location that
you feel we could help to find
funds to place an AED at
their site? Please feel free to
call into the office at 01785
472224 any time between
9am–5pm, Monday–Friday
to discuss how you can help
your local project, and how
we can help you to do so!
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Don’t miss the Traditional
Christmas Market
November 26th 10am-3pm at Christchurch,
Hollington Road, Tean!
T
his Christmas Market is bigger this year with lots
of great stalls including gorgeous gifts already gift-
wrapped in baskets and boxes, famous bottle stall
with a prize every time, Christmas Sweets and Biscuits,
Home-made Jams Pickles and Chutney, Toy Stall, Hard
Knitted Items, Quality Jewellery, 100% Vintage Woollen
Crafts, Cookie Cart, Home-grown Farm Produce - we
will also be selling Christmas arrangements!
FREE admission - Christmas music, Children’s Games
plus hot and cold refreshments with speciality coffees!

Nostalgia at Froghall Station 1940’s weekend
Down on the Farm
by Angela Sargent
“Fresh October brings the Pheasant,
Then to gather nuts is pleasant.”
Sara Coleridge
O
ctober mornings – pale pinky yellow, cloudless
skies and there’s mist lying in the hollows, with
just the tops of the trees in the big wood,
poking through.
A couple of crows are cawing loudly and there’s a
call from a calf, out in the fields, soon answered by its
mum.
A Blackbird trills for a few seconds and there’s a
sudden buzz as a wasp hunts for the last of the sweet
fruit outside our window.
The distant hum of main road traffic can be heard
in the background and I can hear sheep baaing
alongside.
As the sun rises, the noise level expands as animals,
insects and birds increase their activity, only to be
suddenly blotted as a bank of mist rolls into our yard
and over the buildings.
But the tide rolls on and the yard clears and the
warmth and noise returns.
The beauty of our countryside is not just what can
be seen, but also heard, smelt and touched- the smell of
privet takes me back to my childhood and the scent of
new mown hay too, but then there’s the aroma of
freshly spread manure- urgh!
The feel of Teds soft hair contrasting with the
prickle of thistles when grabbing an armful of that same
hay, the wet, rubbery feel of the nose of an inquisitive
bullock and the sudden rasping lick from his tongue!
Of course it’s not always like this( and as I’m not an
early riser, I don’t often see it ) but it’s these moments
that make the long days and hard, physical work
worthwhile and as the summer leaves us and Autumn
returns, there is certainly plenty of work to do!
We are fetching in our bullocks and they will be
wormed, pre-movement tested for Btb and, if passing
that, will be going to a market to be sold for another
farmer to finish. This will be the first time for many
years that we won’t see them right through to the end
and we’re not sure how it will affect us financially.
This leaves us with more room (for our suckler cow
herds to come in later) and relieves some of the pressure
as, of course, we won’t be having to feed or look after
them.
We are also selling some of our young ‘theaves’
through one of the sheep sales- these are last years
female lambs, now mature and ready to breed. We’ve
picked out the ones we want to keep as replacements
and these are surplus.
The wethers (same age castrated male lambs) have
gone or are going to market- either, like the bullocks, to
be grown on by another farm or straight to the butcher.
A sheep sale is an interesting place to visit if you get
the chance, with many different breeds from many
different farms, as are the Ploughing matches, which test
the skills of farmers young and not so young in their
field work and tractor handling!
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by Cecily Cowans of Cheadle
E
ven though I took early retirement from
teaching over two years ago, at this time of
year, as the leaves are starting to fall into
crispy piles and the evenings have that scent
particular to Autumn, I remember that sense of
anticipation and excitement that my fellow teachers
across the country will be feeling. The Winter Term
is long and the first half of it is packed into getting
back into gear after the Summer break.
Having taught in Secondary schools, those first
weeks entail settling yourself and your pupils back
into a routine and establishing a routine for those in
Year 7. GCSE and A level exams may be months
away but immediately those in Year 11 and in the
Sixth Form are primed and prepared for next
Summer.
The October break is essential for pupils and
teachers alike so that they refresh themselves for the
rest of the term and the build up to Christmas. And
that is what I urge all teachers in all schools to do…
refresh yourselves! Rest and relax. Catch up with
family and friends. Go away for a total break. That
pile of marking can wait and that lesson can be
planned at another time.You need to do this in order
to prepare yourselves for the long weeks ahead when
you will never see your house in the light and the
weather is wet and miserable. And for the snow that
is always forecast! The October Half Term holiday
also takes me back to a different time and place.
On October 21st 1966 I was seven. I have a clear
memory of going home to find my mother in our
kitchen, crying. A more blurred memory suggests
that it was lunchtime but I didn’t go home for lunch.
Possibly we finished school early as it was the Friday
of the start of Half Term.
I was born and brought up in Merthyr Tydfil and
at the bottom of the Merthyr Valley is a village
whose name would become known throughout the
World. Aberfan. Pronounce with the Welsh ‘v’ not
the English ‘f’ so the third syllable is pronounced like
the vehicle that is not a car as opposed to the
souvenir that many buy in Spain. I remember little
of the disaster itself. I was given a doll because all
the children in the area were given a toy, bought
from the money that had been raised. I received my
toy before the others in my class because
I was going into hospital to have my tonsils
removed. As I grew older there was a lot of talk
about the little school that had been washed away,
burying everything in its wake. There was
controversy about how the fund had been spent. I
discovered that one of the children killed had been
a distant cousin and he had also lost his Grandfather.
A new friend made when I started Secondary
school had lost her sister. Our Head of Sixth Form
had lost his wife. And so it went on. As we approach
this Half Term, spare a thought for all our
hardworking teachers and pupils. And also for those
teachers and pupils in that tiny Welsh village whose
lives and deaths, fifty years on, are marked by row
upon row of white crosses, laden today with flowers
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Two big audiences attended the latest
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Saturday 30th September and 1st
October at Denstone village hall.
Chairman Dave Shooter commented
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everyone production, featuring poetry,
drama, music, comedy and dance. A
variety show at its best.’
Homage was paid to the late Victoria
Wood with a performance of two of her
sketches; the comic genius of the late
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by Dennis Parker with a little help from Rudyard Kipling; music was provided
by Jess Leake, Sorby and Johnson, Susanne Smith and the ‘Sisters of Mercy’ ;
the Players’ Dancers performed an original interpretation of David Bowie’s
‘Life on Mars’ and two plays from Michael Green ‘Streuth’ and ‘A Tuesday
Collier’s Tea’ completed the show.
‘Audience reaction was very pleasing’ Dave continued ‘It’s a very popular
format which included many people and one we hope will be a regular feature
of our annual productions’.
Special presentations on the final night were made to directors Terry Davies
and Marge Stanley, choreographer Jess Leake, set designer Stephen Leake and
back stage stalwart Sue Allerton.
Preparations are already underway for the Players’ next production, the
ever popular pantomime ‘Aladdin’. Tickets will be available soon for the
performances on 23rd, 24th and 25th February, including a matinee on
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even year old Maddison Eyre and eight year
old Molly Goodwin, both from Kingsley
Holt, were the winners in this year’s
Staffordshire Moorlands Best Kept Village
Children’s Poster Competition, topping off a
hugely successful season for the local village.
The competition involved children from St
Peter’s school in Alton and Kingsley Holt’s Best
Kept Village group, who designed posters for to
raise awareness of the importance of looking after
a village.
The posters were displayed in various locations
around the five local villages that entered the Best
Kept Village competition. Judges for this year’s
poster competition were Michelle Simpson and Sue
Harrison, both employees at Lafarge Cauldon.
Martin Bains, Plant Manager at Lafarge
Cauldon, which sponsors the event, was proud to
present the prizes at a celebration event recently at
Acton Trussell Community Centre in Acton
Trussell.
Prizes for the winners consisted of a £20 book
voucher for first place and a £10 book voucher for
second place from Lafarge Cauldon as well as a
voucher courtesy of the Best Kept Village
committee.
Maddison Eyre, who came first in the five to
seven category was closely followed by Alton’s
seven year old Freddie Hall who came in second
place. Eight year old Molly Goodwin from
Kingsley Holt took first place in the eight to eleven
category with eight year old Sky Lasota from Alton
in second place.
Martin Bains said: “We’d like to say
congratulations to
all the children who
took part in this
competition. The
standard was really
high, which made
the judging pretty
difficult! Kingsley
Holt has had a
really successful
year in the Best
Kept Village
competitions and
we’re proud to have
been involved
again.”
Lafarge
Cauldon has
sponsored the Best
Kept Village
competition for
Staffordshire Moorlands for a number of years,
which saw Kingsley Holt lift the trophy as this
year’s winner. Runner’s up were Oakamoor and
Cauldon Lowe.
John Perry, MBE, Chairman of the Best Kept
Village Working Group said: “All villages that took
part this year, including those which didn’t win a
major award, put in a great deal of hard work to
maintain or improve the environment of their
villages. The Best Kept Village Working Group
were very pleased with this year’s complementary
Children’s and Young People’s competitions and
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continue to form an integral part of the Best Kept
Village event next year.”
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Baby Sensory
by Laura Johnson
Calling all Baby Pumpkin’s its Harvest
time.
A
utumn is here and it’s a time for celebration.
At Baby Sensory we leave Halloween
behind with its spooky ghosts and scary
witches and instead we celebrate all things
pumpkin. A change of season is always a
wonderful time for all of us, especially babies, to
experience new sights and smells.
This month our Baby Pumpkin special will
represent all aspects of this time of year. As the
light outside changes we will be using lights to
change the atmosphere in our classes. Babies love
lights and shiny objects, as they are easier for their
eyes to focus on than dull colours and objects. By
using lights that are not too bright in a baby’s
environment you can help little eyes to focus and
become stronger.
Lights will be a feature all the way through our
session especially in our pumpkin patch as we will
be adding fibre optic and small twinkly lights along
with balloons, pumpkins on vines and bubbles of
course for a wonderful sensory experience.
As its not quite time for babies to experience
their first bonfire and fireworks night either we’ve
got that covered too. We will be creating our own
bonfire with lights and soft textures and noisy
fireworks will be replaced with sparkly pom pom’s
and starry lights so our
babies won’t miss out
on any of the fun.
Autumn also brings
a brand new
opportunity for babies
noses to experience
different smells and we
will be doing just that
this October. Autumn
is harvest time and our
surroundings are filled
with wonderful things
such as apples and
berries, next time you
are in the kitchen or
garden or even your
local supermarket
offer your baby a new
smell to try, be careful
though sometimes
their natural instinct is
to put everything in their mouth.
As the leaves change colour and the
temperature drops over the next few weeks babies
view of the world will change dramatically too.
Your baby will love to go for a walk and see the
different colours on the trees and if your baby has
now learnt to walk its always lots of fun to put on
their first pair of wellies and jump in puddles or
kick their feet in a pile of leaves.
Have fun this autumn and if you would like to
experience a Baby Sensory class for your self please
visit our website www.babysensory.com and find
your closest class.
Apple, Raisin and Cider Loaf with Oat
Crumble Topping
L
ast weekend I was given a big bag of
apples. I decided to make an apple cake,
and chose one I used to make when the
kids were small. Its very simple and extremely
moist, delicious with a large cup of tea. The
cider drizzle makes it very moist and I always
used to make two at a time as they were eaten
so rapidly.
You will need:-
115g unsalted butter
85g soft brown sugar
85g raisins soaked in 2 tablespoons of dry cider
2 large free range eggs
1 apple, peeled, cored and finely chopped
225g self raising flour
1 tsp mixed spice
1/4 tsp salt
Drizzle
2 tablespoons dry cider
Oat crumble topping
45g plain flour
45g oats
100g unsalted butter
Preheat your oven to 180˚C and grease and
line a 2lb loaf tin. Put your raisins to soak in
the cider for as long as you can. Make your
oat crumble topping by adding all dry
ingredients into a bowl. Cut your butter into
cubes and mix into the dry mixture with
fingertips until it resembles breadcrumbs. Set
aside to top your cake. Cream together your
sugar and butter until pale and fluffy, then add
your beaten eggs. Next add your flour, salt and
spices and blend well. Fold in your chopped
apple and raisins. Put the mixture into your
loaf tin and spread the crumble topping over
the top. Bake for approximately 1 hour until
golden.
Turn out onto a wire rack. Boil the drizzle
ingredients for 3-4 mins and pour all over the
warm loaf.
This cake is also really delicious served
warm. It is wonderfully moist and can be used
as a desert with custard or cream!
Karen’s Cake Corner
by Karen Hill
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O
lympic Gold medallist, Adam Peaty’s
Nan Mavis Williams was guest of
honour at the official opening of
Quinton Plum Hair, owned and managed by
Hairdresser Helen Quinton.
Helen has many years of experience. She has
worked along some of the international greats
such as, Charles Worthington and Guy Kremer.
Helen has styled hair for the guests of Kate and
Williams Royal Wedding. She is a colour expert
and has spent several years as a colour consultant
for Loreal, “I am passionate about creating
beautiful styles. I believe that it is important to
work with a client’s natural qualities and to give
people confidence. Working with natural skin
tones, face shape and hair texture is the key”.
The salon has
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area. Clients can choose from an extensive
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wines and beers.
For many years Helen was a volunteer at
Katharine House Hospice in Stafford, during that
time she offered complimentary hair dressing to
all patients helping them to boost their own self
esteem during those most difficult times.
Mavis and the Deputy Mayor, Councillor
Alison Trenery, were handed the ceremonial
scissors to cut the ribbon by the salons new
receptionist Jodie Edwards, who together with
her dance partner Katie, performed a
beautiful mime explaining the salons
moto “The plums of life won’t come to
you unless you shake the tree”. Advice
offered to Helen years ago by her
college lecturer.
Mavis and Alison were welcomed to
the salon by walking along an
impressive street art carpet, designed
and drawn by artist Tom Edwards who
also created the unique salon wall art.
Alison Trenery the Deputy Mayor
said”Uttoxeter town Council is
delighted to welcome Quinton Plum
Hair to the town. This kind of
independednt attractive and community
minded business is just the kind of
initiative which will help our town
develop”
Guests celebrated the opening with a
glass of bubbly and hand-made Italian Bellini
freshly made by Mario from the popular
neighbouring cafe.
Helen who has worked in London, Paris,
Stone and now Uttoxeter said “I am really
excited to be opening a salon in Uttoxeter, I love
the town and have been made to feel very
welcome. I am happy to offer complimentary
consultation to new clients and look forward to
meeting you in the near future.
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Let The Voice Be With You
by Les Humphries of Rocester
Well readers, sorry I missed the previous Issue
of The Voice, the deadline caught me out!
We are now well into Brexit preparations and
despite all the scare-mongering by the Remain
brigade, we have not had all the Hell and
damnation that they forecast. Sadly celebrity cook
Jamie Oliver was not as good as his word (‘If
Brexit wins I’ll leave the Country’) he’s still here
spouting his know-all rubbish”
Prime Minister Theresa May is proving a tough
cookie, let us all hope that she can sort out the
problems of immigration. Corbyn is still at the
helm of the Labour Party, so they’ve no hope of
winning an election, the Lib Dems are invisible,
whilst UKIP can’t get a new permanent leader and
have alleged punch-ups amongst themselves in
meetings, so Mrs May appears to be the best
person we’ve got!
A lot of my Socialist chums say they won’t vote
in the next election, my good lady, the daughter of
a miner, is even on about voting Tory (her Dad Alf
will be turning in his grave), even my old mucker
Razzer is talking of voting Conservative - It’s a
strange old World!!
In the Issue before the one I missed, I was
whinging on about cyclists clogging up the roads,
and for the most part nothing has changed.
However, I must say I sympathise with the push
bikers when I look at the state of some so called
cycle paths - see photo’s. One shows the cycle and
pedestrian footpath crossing the A50 linking Stoke
to Stafford, all overgrown. Would you want to ride
your bike on it? The other shows it’s counterpart
at Rugeley on
the link road
from Lichfield
to Stafford,
wide and nicely
maintained.
Having said
that, the Lycra
Brigade as I
call them still
use the road
just two feet
away from
their safety
zone. Cannot
some form of
fine be brought
in, like they
impose when
motorists use
bus lanes? In
any event with
all these new laws being brought in to protect
cyclists on the roads for which the motorist pays
tax and they don’t, give the drivers a bit more
consideration guys, respect works both ways you
know. Still the bad weather is coming so only the
most hardy will still be on the roads in a month or
two.
Uttoxeter Rugby Club since being promoted
did not have the best of starts to their campaign in
Midlands 3 (West) North, losing three out of three.
But the rot stopped with a scintillating, if not
perfect performance against Eccleshall, with a ten
try bonanza giving them a 70 points to 19 victory
at Oldfields, which was both great to watch, and
frustrating at the same time. And now that their
missing 1st Teamers are returning, they have
hopefully turned the corner.
My Grandson Owen has at last donned his
boots with the seconds, or development XV, but as
there are a lot of youngsters in the squad, and as
many of his mates play for the town, he feels at
home, but then Rugby Clubs are always
welcoming places.
The Churnet Valley Male Voice Choir will be at
their usual Service at Lask Edge on Remembrance
Sunday, where they join the congregation in their
packed little Chapel out in the wilds of
Staffordshire.
Finally the Denstone Players produced
extremely successful Variety Performances over
two nights in the Village Hall to packed audiences.
On the bill were singers, dancers, monologues,
sketches, and a couple of hilarious short plays
where everything went wrong (intentionally).
Rehearsals have now begun for their Pantomime
in February Aladdin and his wonderful lamp, as
last years Cinderella broke all attendance records,
there is a lot to live up to, but as the wonderful Gill
Brown is again directing for the third year, I am
sure it will be even better.
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many lively Friday nights, but few
that are the climax to thirty years of
dreaming and two years of dedication.
When Uttoxeter’s Jason Callear decided
after 30 years of playing music professionally
and semi-professionally that it was about
time he made his own album, it was the start
of a two-year project.
The launch of the album Contrast at
Doveridge was the opportunity to showcase
the fruits of those two years to an audience
packed with friends, family and former
bandmates.
For anyone who had only ever seen Jason
performing acoustic cover versions with bass
player Sean Prior, it was a surprise to hear a
multi-layered, multi-textured, fully-fledged
rock album.
To present it in the club setting, he sang
and played acoustic guitar to the album’s
backing tracks alongside his producer Matt
Bishop, of the acclaimed country-pop band
Honey Ryder, who provided an impressive
range of electric guitar fills and solos.
Video projection underpinned the
performance. The films featured Jason
playing the album’s drum tracks, home
movies, old performance footage, and
historical archive illustrating themes in the
songs.
Dave Faulkner of the Vice Bishops, the
regular Friday attraction at the club, guested
with a blues guitar solo or two, but the
emphasis was very much on recreating the
album sound.
And what a sound it is. Matt Bishop has
achieved a full-on rock barrage without
muddying the parts. Featured voices and solo
instruments cut through the mix effortlessly.
Jason’s hard rock-drumming is topped by
a powerful vocal with a broad range. In
between he plays everything from lead guitar
to Mellotron. The one-man band is enhanced
by guest appearances including Honey
Ryder’s lead singer Lindsay O’Mahony and
Bishop himself.
Is it any good? Well, the production on the
heavier tracks reminded me of Brendan
O’Brien’s work with Pearl Jam, and the
bluesy Newtown has the feel of post-reunion
Eagles. Callear and Bishop acknowledge a
debt to Pink Floyd, while Brother, which was
presented at the launch to a background of
images of veterans of the American Civil War,
has a swampy Southern feel and probably the
most ambitious vocal arrangement on the
record.
I’ve also discovered the album works just
as well through headphones late at night at
home as it does in the car driving long-
distance. Jason told me it’s music for mature
ears. That’ll be me then. Visit
jasoncallear.com for more details.
Picture: Jason Callear launching his
album at Doveridge Village Club.
Jason’s thirty year dream comes alive
Album review by Gary Hudson: Contrast by Jason Callear
T
he show was very well attended at the
wonderful community facility of the
Kingsley Village Hall and it was lovely to see
some new faces who entered some fantastic
vegetables and handicraft work. It was especially
encouraging to see 3 generations of a local family
who have memories of visiting and competing as
children and are now returning with their own
children to take part!
Everyone was impressed with the quality of the
exhibits, enjoyed refreshments and homemade
cake and then congratulated the worthy trophy
winners before finishing off the day with a raffle
and grand auction of produce. Thank you to all of
the hardworking committee members for
arranging this year’s show and to for Bob
McGuinness for his enthusiasm as auctioneer!
Last, but not least, we are very grateful to all those
who took part, without their entries there would
not be a show so please keep them coming!
Winners were:
Walter Carnwell Memorial Cup (most points) -
Barry Clarke
L.W. Holdsworth Cup (second most points) -
Dave Johnson
Association Cup (most points in floral art and
baking) - Diane Lucas
Fisholizer Manure Silver Challenge Cup (second
most points in floral art and baking) - Gaynor
Lund
Jamieson Cup (best potatoes) - Barry Clarke
Arthur Hammersley Memorial Cup (best
vegetable in show) - Barry Clarke
Bill Cope Memorial Trophy (most points sweet
peas) - Dave Johnson
Charles Whieldon Memorial Trophy
(most points home brew) - Steve
Johnson
The Maynard Trophy (most points
dahlias) - Dave Johnson
R.K. Johnson Cup (best exhibit, judges
discretion) - Dave Johnson
David Baker Bowl (best exhibit in
handicraft, judges discretion) - Alison
Pooler
Newry Callan Memorial Cup (best
leeks) - Barry Clarke
Albert Clarke Memorial Cup (best
onions grown from seed) - Barry
Clarke
Barry Clarke Novice Cup (best novice,
judges discretion) - Phil Slack
Ben Fowell Trophy (best children’s
exhibit, judges discretion) - Amy
Palmer Botham
Our next show will be held on
Saturday 26th August 2017 at the
Village Hall in Kingsley and it will be
our 75th show. We want to make this
one a real community event and
celebration of the longevity of the show
(we believe it is one of the oldest running
shows in the area) and urge all those local to
Kingsley to come along and get involved. We will
be extending our categories to make it as appealing
as possible. This show is not just for the green
fingered as we have sections for baking, home
brew, handicraft, flower displays, photography and
a great section just for children.
If anyone is interested in finding out more or
wish to be involved in some way then please
contact Kelly Shenton on 07983 435239 or
kellyshenton1@gmail.com
Kingsley Gardeners Show
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The Pirelli Stadium hosted the Dove Valley
Swimming Club’s 30th Anniversary Ball.
The ball was not just a celebration of the clubs
30 years, it was an important fundraiser for the
clubs committee who hoped to raise enough funds
to take all the members to the Iconic Olympic pool
in London for a training session. Adam Peaty’s
amazing success has been inspiring and the club
have been following him closely sending him good
luck cards and messages in Rio and for the
swimmers to be able to swim in the pool he recently
won another European gold Medal in would be a
dream.
The evening started with a fabulous champagne
reception for the 175 guests, sponsored by Nigel
Davies Solicitors. John Plant then gave an address
in which he thanked all the coaches, parents and
swimmers past and present for making Dove Valley
a success and hoped there were many more years to
come. A delicious three course meal followed with
attendees being entertained by singer Mitch Corner
whilst they ate.
Then the fundraising really hotted up with Steve
Egerton on the microphone the auction started with
bids coming in for limited Emma Bridgewater vase,
Limited edition Print by artist and a signed Olympic
Gold medallist Adam Peaty Shirt and Cap which
went for a staggering £500. Both the auction
raising £3049 and the raffle raising £712 were huge
successes making the visit to the Olympic pool more
of a reality. Dancing into the night finished off the
evening perfectly, with the guests looking forward
to booking the Olympic Pool.
Dove Valley 30th Anniversary Ball
a huge success
Steve Burnett, Jade Burnett, Jason Allen, Johanna Allen, Geoff Milsom,
Gina Milsom,Mark Burnett, Emma Burnett, Maria Tsiamis and Achilles
Tsiamis
The main sponsor Nigel Davies’ table - Helen Hughes( practice manager)
Gemma Greene (personal assistant) Rachael Holme (legal executive)
Lauren Williams (conveyancer) Ellie Elias and Kate Griffiths
Steph Atherton, Gill Ayre, Karen Bointon and
Helen Mcpherson
John Plant, Mim Hawkes, Laura Sims, Tom
Guyah, Ed Simister and Helen Simister
Caroline and Mark Peaty
Some of the Dove Valley Coaches: Mim Hawkes,
Ed Simister, Jayne Egerton, John Plant
(chairman), Jane Kirk and Wayne Davies
Debbie and Simon Hardy, Kevin and Rachel
Dunn, Richard and Sarah Perrins, Ann Grainger
and Robin Oldham
Alwyn Thomas, Sarah Thomas, Rachael Burns,
Lance Corporal of Horse Curtis, Rachel May and
Ciaran Dillon

Members of
Uttoxeter
Rugby Club
have taken
over top spot
in The
Ultimate Big
Boot at
Leicester Tigers
T
he Ultimate Big Boot, sponsored by De
Montfort University, fires balls high into the
Welford Road sky for teams to attempt to
catch and stake a claim to a jackpot prize which
started the season at £2,000 for a cleansweep of 10
catches.
The group from Uttoxeter made six successful
catches at half time in the Aviva Premiership fixture
between Tigers and Bath Rugby to win their head
to head with a team from Ashby RFC and go top
of the season’s leaderboard.
Dave Rock was among the successful catchers
in a Uttoxeter team made up of club players and
coaches, and he said: “I think it was a fantastic
effort to get six catches from the boys.
“It’s great to be on the pitch at Welford Road.
We had a game yesterday in front of three men and
a dog so to come here and be in front of 20,000
people is great.”
Ashby RFC’s team made three catches. Paul
Cribb, a flanker at the club as well as coaching the
under-10s, said: “It’s awesome to be here and be
part of this. We bring the kids to get involved with
the Tigers and it’s great to be involved as a local
club.”
T
he first league game of the season proved testing for our 1st team as they just missed
out on a draw against Lichfield 2s who scored the winning goal in the last minute of
the game, making the final score 2-1. Our 2nd team retaliated brilliantly by beating
Lichfield 4s 2-0, and our 3rd team triumphed against Bloxwich, bringing home a 5-4 win.
The second week of the league games presented a tougher challenge for our ladies. Our
1st team lost 2-1 in a tense game against Stratford, and our 3rd team were sadly defeated 2-
0 by Stafford. Yet our 2nd team dominated for the second week running, beating
Wolverhampton & Tettenhall 3-1 with players Beverley Degg, Hannah Gildart and Georgie
Cann putting away the goals.
The third week of the season saw ladies hockey teams across the country showing support
for Women in Sport Week #WSW16 at training sessions, and we are pleased to say our ladies
teams at Uttoxeter enjoyed celebrating a good week of women’s hockey as well! Although our
2nd team lost 3-1 to Cannock, our 1st team finally achieved a well-earned 4-3 victory against
Bridgnorth, with Jo Rea and Rachel Vernon smashing the balls past the goalkeeper. Finally,
our 3rd team achieved a great result against Tamworth winning 3-0, with sisters-in-law and
new players to the club, Vicky and Mel Salmon scoring the goals.
For anyone who is interested in getting involved in hockey, our training sessions run every
Wednesday 8-9pm at Thomas Alleynes Astro turf in Uttoxeter. All new players are very warmly
welcomed!
To keep up with the club’s antics you can follow us on Twitter @uttoxeterhockey and get
in touch with us via our Facebook page.
A very happy 1st team after their 4-3 victory against
Bridgnorth
A great start to the season for
Uttoxeter Ladies Hockey Club!
By Sarah Cann

At the age of 47, Robert Scragg has decided to call time on
a glittering career in club rugby.
His swansong was an Owen Cup Final appearance for his
beloved Uttoxeter Rugby Club a few months ago.
Rob has been one of the best players produced in the area,
representing several clubs and Staffordshire with distinction.
He started his club rugby as a junior player with Stoke
Rugby Club representing Stoke Colts.
As part of his development he came to Uttoxeter Rugby
Club to be shown the hurly burly of club rugby at senior level.
By this time he was developing into a useful back row player.
At this point Rob, being from a Freehay farming family,
decided to go to New Zealand and this period of time would
give him vastly more experience of farming and of rugby at
the age of 19.
He returned back home two years later and rejoined
Uttoxeter, being appointed Captain in 1992. Now people
were recognising his huge talent and senior clubs in the county
were chasing Rob in a race to secure his signature.
Rob decided to choose Burton Rugby Club and he gave
good service to the team during his time there.
In 1998 the next stage of Rob’s career took place when he
joined Nottingham RFC who were a Senior Club. He spent
two years with Nottingham, playing many 1st team games.
However, the local man was extremely busy on his family’s
Freehay farm and trying to continue his rugby career and his
work was an arduous task so he decided to leave Nottingham
and head back to Burton Rugby Club.
Over the next eight years Rob’s experience was used to
good effect by both Burton Rugby Club and Longton Rugby
Club where he spent three years and at this point at the age
of 39 Rob decided to call it a day at Senior Club Rugby.
In 2009 Rob was appointed player coach at Uttoxeter
Rugby Club, coming back home after a wonderful Senior
career.
At County Level Rob has been one of the most capped
players in the county’s history and he represented The Colts,
Under 21’s and Seniors. At Senior County Rob made 60
appearances over a 12 year span of which 7 were as a proud
Captain. This is truly an outstanding record.......
Knowing Rob as I do I still expect him to don a rugby shirt
at Vets Level at some tournament or tour.
You can never keep a good dog down especially someone
as enthusiastic as Robert Scragg.
He epitomises the calibre of a Rugby Union player and
individual – a man of great heart, dedication, talent and a real
will to win.
Thanks Rob for a wonderful career from all of us involved
in local rugby. You were a true inspiration...
Local rugby legend brings a
sparkling career to an end...
By Graham MacDonald
One of local rugby’s greats, Rob Scragg, announced his retirement from the game at the age
of 47 recently! Rob is pictured being congratulated on a superb career by Uttoxeter Rugby
Club President Nigel Titterton.
PhotographscourtesyofGordonRichardson

Ipstones 5 race
M
embers of Cheadle Running Club have participated in a variety of events
recently. They took part in the annual Ipstones 5 mile race over roads, paths
& tracks. The first mile and a half incorporates a steep climb on the way out
of the village.
Charlie Cox ran another excellent race coming 8th overall in 30.38, followed by
Gareth Knapper in 32.25. Jenny Day continued her recent good form by taking the 4th
ladies place in 34.41, with Liz Clutton winning the FV60 prize in 42.21. Other club
runners who competed were Peter Richardson 35.39, Adrian Reeves-Jones 36.11,
Russell Williams 39.57, Amanda Gilbert 40.20, Sally Kenny 42.09, Craig Carpenter
44.43, and Laura Hall 45.10.
The previous weekend Stuart Day completed the South Cheshire 20 mile race in
2.11.35 and was second MV45, followed by Brian Connor 2.30.35, Glyn Pattinson
2.30.48 and Janine Bush 3.14.15. Glyn Pattinson also competed in the Great North
Run completing the course in 1.35.14. Mark Harrison also completed the race.

Uttoxeter Golf Club
Taskers winners
A
team from Uttoxeter Golf Club were winners for the 3rd year running
in the finals held recently at Woollaston Park, of the Taskers Inter Club
Knockout Competition.
The competition is for the over 50’s with teams from 8 counties competing.
A total of 113 teams entered the Gents competition.
Uttoxeter team pictured Cliff Cotterill (Team Captain), Hadrian
Greensmith, Mike Cleaver, Dave Mellor, Adrian Plews, Lindsay Rowley &
Norman Tweddle.
Over the last 11 years, the competition has raised over £100K for the
development of junior golf in the participating counties. Over 99.5% of entry
fees are returned to junior golf.
At the presentation, Cliff thanked all those involved in organising both the
competition & finals day, the sponsors and all of the team players, including
those who had played during the year but not in the final.
Also thanks to the seven caddies - Club Captain Andy Eccles, Andy Ellis,
Alan Kite, Len Woodward & players wives Dot Cotterill, Vicky Plews & Ann
Tweddle.
S
t Thomas Catholic Primary School, Tean, hosted its own event as a means
of encouraging fitness in the local community, placing the school on the
map and raising funds for the school.
The St Thomas’ 7 Road Race was first run in 2009, with just over 100
runners.
The race utilised St Thomas’s School for its race HQ and provides those
taking part with a challenging 7 mile run around the quiet and scenic
surroundings of Upper Tean, Freehay and Great Gate.
AA Silencers is proud to have been a sponsor of this event for several years
now.
All the photo’s of the race can be found at www.racephotos.org.uk
St Thomas’ 7
Road Race
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.
JOHN EDGINTON
Talbot FC
Solid, reliable defender, John
was a terrific player and a
great clubman.
LEIGHTON
McNAMARA
Doveridge FC
Tough back four player who
liked to dominate forwards.
MALCOLM
LEGGETT
Hatton FC
Stylish and gifted player who
could perform in any position
in the team.
PAUL BREWSTER
Cheadle Albion
Another great player who
would be superb in any part
of the side.
Competitive nature always
CHARLIE PARKES
Rocester FC
Hugely talented individual,
great vision and skill.
DANNY HUDSON
Uttoxeter Town FC
Fantastic talent who
possessed superb soccer
skills. Wonderful player.
MICK FARMER
Elkes FC
Superb passer of the ball
mixed with great
determination.
GEORGE COATES
Bamfords FC
Brilliant player who could
turn on the speed and cause
defenders huge problems.
DARRYL WARD
Cheadle Albion
Could play anywhere in the
team, loved to score goals.
Great guy too.
GEORGE BROADLEY
Cheadle Albion
Had huge amount of talent,
George was an excellent
player in any position.
JOHN CHARLESWORTH
Uttoxeter Amateurs FC
‘Charlie’was not only a superb defender but a
fantastic keeper during his long and illustrious
career. Top sportsman and top guy.
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
L
ate summer turned out to be very busy for
me, so I had a short break from my column.
Thank you to everyone who’s asked me if I
am carrying on writing in The Voice, which I will
be doing.
Big Sam didn’t last long in the England job, we
will see if the game sorts itself out, it’s a messy
business but everyone in the game knows about it,
so time will tell if the investigation cleans the game
up - I doubt it!
England’s performances don’t change with
Southgate, an FA man, it’s same old England, when
the shirt goes on it seems to affect the players. The
tempo is slow, the passing is sideways and it’s so
boring to watch.
I thought Cahill and Stones were both poor, not
decisive in their defensive role and slow to read the
attacking play. Joe Hart answered his critics with
a fantastic performance, the save under the bar was
the best I have seen for many years. The way he
was treated at Man City was very poor and his
replacement Bravo isn’t fit to lace his boots.The
fans have lost faith in England but it’s the FA who
are as much to blame, no direction, a coaching
system that’s never worked, academy’s that don’t
work, and to many foreign players in our game and
no clear leadership from the FA.
Early season in the Premier League has been
exciting with the top managers in the world
sparring with each other, the tactics of Pep
Guardiola at Man City with full backs tucked in,
at times one playing at the back of midfield, that
also leaves room on both wings for teams to
challenge his tactics.
All systems eventually get broken down, just
like players new on the scene find it tough the
second season, Vardy being one of those playing
on the shoulder last season, this season teams are
dropping of deeper taking away his space behind
the back four.
Mark Hughes has had a tough start some poor
defending seems to be the problem, criticism
against his defensive work in training hasn’t helped
but at that level you would expect every aspect of
the game to be concentrated on.
Butland’s injury has been a massive blow and
Shay Given has shown indifferent form with age
catching up with him, time spent coaching the back
four at any level is never wasted, it’s easier to stop
goals than to score them, so the communication
with the keeper and the back four is crucial.
With all the keepers I managed Barry Alcock
was a great talker, constantly maneouvring the
back four and talking to skipper Kev Barry, it was
like two managers on the pitch and also in the
dressing room where mistakes
were owned up to straight
away, and discussed openly, it
created a fantastic atmosphere
which was taken on to the
pitch, what a pleasure to
manage so many good players
at that time.
Also Jim Arnold who played in goal for me,
was a great talker, a top keeper at Everton, what a
keeper to have at Rocester - so lucky to so have
so many ex professionals who played for me.
The Ryder Cup was compulsive viewing - the
very best quality golf, under a massive worldwide
public who had superb entertainment. America just
had more depth than Europe but the winners were
the public watching Mickleson finding form he
hadn’t seen for a while, at the most crucial time,
that shows class and focus of a true winner, a
gentleman of golf,following in the footsteps of the
legendary Arnold Palmer who sadly died recently,
a man who gave golf so much whist playing the
game, and also in his life after playing,
his contribution to the game was of
enormous magnitude.
The Americans putting on the final
day was special, so many birdies and
eagles for the fans to watch. The only
downside was some of the American
fans were embarrassing, shouting
comments that just don’t fit with game.
Looking back when I was playing
football in the 60s 70s 80s, Saturday
football was a lot stronger with many
more leagues around the county,
weekend was football - today lads have
so many more options. A lot of the local
lads were coached by the late Terry
Finney and we all respected him, a
tough character great to play and train
with,we all trained hard, lots of fit lads,
none more so than Kevin Rogers who I
played with at many clubs. He was a
super fit quality defender - Kev had a
great attitude, and also
became a top manager locally.
Dave Bevans another fit
guy, a lot of pace and strength
and a strong player at
Rocester and other clubs for
many years. Oakamoor was a
good club, Ivan Plant, the
classy Ron Whieldon and myself went
to play for, after been persuaded by
John Davies - Mr Oakmoor - a terrific
sportsman, what a quality guy, I miss
him around the game.
George Byatt was playing then, now
George was a good centre forward,
scored lots goals for several clubs and
gave a lot back to the game locally over
the years. Albert Worthington a good
centre half for many years at
Oakamoor, a smashing little club with
lots of lovely people down there great
memories.
Elkes football team, 1971
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On the Oche
By Dave Jones of Uttoxeter
Life President of the Uttoxeter and District Darts League.
When I was out shopping in one of the local stores recently, some people came up to me
and said Dave wasn’t it wonderful to see the darts back on proper TV again! Yes it was!
They were in fact talking about the new tournament on Saturday and Sunday 24th and
25th September – The Champion League of Darts from Cardiff televised by the BBC. A
complete weekend of some of the most talented players on the oche.
The couple went on to tell me that they put the kettle on, out came the whiskey bottle to
put into the tea and that they had a lovely weekend.....
If you out there did watch the tournament you would have heard Mr Phil Taylor tell the
viewing public that darts had always been a working class sport, coming from the pubs and
clubs throughout the country and it was great to be back on the Mother of TV and I for one
fully concur.
The Champions League was a Round Robin event which is not easy because you play a
lot of darts in a certain amount of time, this makes concentration so important. The format
started with best of 10 games with the semi finals and final best of 11 games.
This is when the best players come into their own, what I call the long game, if you ask
most of the PDC top players they do not like the short game. i.e. Best of three – it just does
not suit their game and of course they sometimes come unstuck so to speak.
What happened during that weekend was like somebody had thrown on another trip
switch and boost the power supply because the King of The Oche Phil Taylor came on stage
and produced some of the finest darts you are ever likely to see.
First game he played Pete Wright winning 10-5 with finishes of 154, 122 and just missing
141.
Second game was Phil versus Michael Van Gerwin winning 10-4 with a 167 finish on the
way. Next was Rob Thornton with Phil really turning on The Power winning 10-2.
So onto the semi finals where Phil played James Wade and Gary Anderson took on MVG
with The Power winning 11-3 and Michael 11-5.
Next the final with Phil on blistering form to win 11-5 beating the World Number One
Michael Van Gerwin, not only that but beating him now in the last three meetings!
MVG may be world ranked Number One and Gary Anderson Number Two but in my
opinion, all of us will never see a better player than 16-times World Champion Phil the Power
Taylor.
The last few years have not been easy for him what with divorce and one thing or another,
but his determination for his sport is still there and I for one wish him all the best for the
future.
For now, take care, Dave
Charity Golf Day Raises
£660 For Prostate Cancer
Councillor Ian Whitehouse Held his annual charity golf day at Whiston
Hall golf club on Sunday 2nd October 2016.
Fourteen teams of four battled it out on one of the best days we have had
in the past week. The competition drew teams from Cheadle, Leek, Uttoxeter,
Rocester and the potteries and with handicaps ranging from five to twenty
eight, there was some very impressive golf. After all the rain of the previous
evening, the course had drained off fairly well but had still left areas on two
or three fairways rather wet and difficult to negotiate. This didn’t seem to
effect the level of play as the teams recorded some excellent scores making it
difficult to determine the winners.
There was only four points separating the first four places with the
honours going to the winning team from Cheadle of M. Haynes, V. Ryder, P.
Brian and S. Mottram, with a total score of Eighty five points.
With the format of the event being a shotgun start, everyone started and
finished at the same time and at the end of play, an excellent buffet was
provided by Princess Catering.
A big thank you to Whiston Hall Golf Club for giving us the courtesy of
the course free of charge and we would also like to thank everyone who
donated raffle prizes.
The top four prize winners were.
1st M. Haynes, V. Ryder, P. Brian, S. Mottram. 85 points
2nd A. Sherratt, S. Jones, M. Richardson, J. Kennerley 84 points
3rd I. Whitehouse, K. Horleston, M. Watts, I. Taylor 83 points
4th K. Chapman, M. Cannon, A, Cooper, M. Cooke 82 points
Every year 40,000 men are diagnosed with Prostate Cancer, 10,000 of
these lose their battle but thanks to your participation and kind donations,
research is getting closer every day to perfecting a cure.
Many thanks from Ian Whitehouse and Ken Horleston
The Good Old Days photographs on pages 42-43 have been
identified as:
1 Hope & Anchor Pub, Uttoxeter Ladies Darts Side C. 1970’s
Back Row: Daisy Campion, Leon Deacon, Liz Hayes, Reg
Fenn, Alice Bloor, Bob Hall & Iris Bloor
Front Row: Polly Campion, Joyce Allday, Francis Hayes &
Alice Hayes
2 Imperial & Queens Laundry Workers who were on the float
entered in Uttoxeter Carnival 1970
Back Row: Mable Hordon, Joan Baggott, Ena Corbishley,
Susan Abbey & Christine Stinchcombe
Front Row, Left to Right: Christine Brassington, Audrey
Harper, Janet Bartram (Laundry Queen), Pam Robson &
Marilyn Brough
3 Painsley Catholic College Cheadle Pupils pictured in their
concert attire c. 1980’s
4 Blacks Head, Tean c. 1990’s being presented with their
Barcelona strip
5 Bamfords Ltd Cricket Club Players C. 1970’s
Back Row: Bob Barlow, Dave Hibberd, Bob Middleton, John
Beech, Nick Millington, Keith Knighton & Dave Hill
Front Row: Dickie Blackhurst, Paul Carroll, Derek Dyche, Roy
Astbury & Jim Pat Shepherd
Young lads at front : Robert Barlow & Dave Dyche
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