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Dear Reader,

Welcome to the Autumn Edition of Your Local Journal. Well hasn’t it

gone chilly! My heating has been creeping on earlier than I seem to

remember it being last year. I get no complaints from Daisy about it

though when we return from yet another rainy walk. Hopefully we can

look forward to some drier weather now and some crisp sunny days....

The Front Cover feature in this edition is all about a Waterloo based

Charity, Sightline Vision (Northwest) Ltd who operate a free

confidential helpline service to support people at the onset and

progression of loss of sight. The helpline team of visually impaired

volunteers, help to staff the free evening helpline from their homes.

You can read all about these inspirational people on page 6.

Featured on page 32 is a brand new local Art Club, Creative Balance,

recently established by local artists Sarah McLaughlin and Kathryn

Wilson who have teamed up to offer educational, therapeutic and fun

art workshops to the community, schools and organisations. One of

their recent projects which you may be very familiar with was work on

the giant mural overlooking the Marina Lake in Waterloo, so they are a

very exciting new addition to the local community.

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You can read all about them on pages 26 & 27.

Unfortunately Lois on the Allotment has had to take some time out

recently following an operation so we have a guest writer for the

gardening feature in this edition (page 18) who tells of his Desert Island

Disc Plants! Lois is making a good recovery and I look forward to

welcoming her back for the next edition.

If you have any interesting news or stories you’d like to share with the

Journal please don’t hesitate to get in touch and don’t forget to let me

know about any events you may have over the next few months. You

can call me on 07531 156758 or e-mail [email protected].

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Down Memory Lane Coronation Road, CrosbyHealth & Well-BeingMovember! Mens Health Campaign B-Fit Personal TrainingCount Nutrients...Not CaloriesStyleThe Hat is Hot!TravelThe Fairytale of New YorkGardeningMy Desert Island Disc PlantsRecipePan Roast Trout House & HomeIs the Housing Market set to take off?

Film ReviewThe Sweeney (15)

What’s On Guide Useful Telephone Numbers

Smiling through SightlossSightline Vision (Northwest) LtdThe Seaglam ProjectGladstone Memorial to be UnveiledScottish themed Beer Festival Crosby Rotary’s 5th Annual Festival

Pupils Buzzing!Research to save the Honey Bee

Happy, Safe & StimulatingEarly Days Childrens Day Nursery

Launch of New Art ClubCreative Balance

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Local lady Eileen Green was diagnosed 12 yearsago with macular degeneration, an eye conditionthat can result in total sight loss. Eileen refused tosit down and feel sorry for herself. Instead, she notonly faced up bravely to the new daily challengesbut, feeling lonely and afraid herself, she alsothought about how many other people in thesame situation must be experiencing similaremotions.She decided to set up a free helpline, and toestablish the charity Sightline Vision (Northwest)Ltd. Sightline now helps people all over Merseyside,North Wales and Cheshire by offering a confidentialphone-line, funded by the charity.Eileen has worked tirelessly to recruit a team ofvisually impaired volunteers, who are given trainingin listening skills. They help to staff the free eveninghelpline from their homes. Evenings are a timewhen people may be feeling at their most lonely ordisheartened. Because they have varying degrees ofsight loss themselves, the volunteers are able toempathise with the callers’ feelings and worries.

Sudden, progressive or long term lossof sight can be very traumatic to theperson as well as to family andfriends. Visual impairment maycombine with other disabilities /mobility problems or bereavementand loss of independence. Sightline’smain beneficiary group are

individuals (and their families) that haveexperienced a sudden or progressive sight loss andare experiencing difficulties in their daily living.They can help to alleviate these difficulties bysignposting service users to the appropriateservices and support groups.Sightline provides essential emotional support anda practical guide to support people at the onset andprogression of loss of sight. Volunteers will offer alistening ear and befriending service, dealing with arange of enquiries from people coming to termswith their sight loss/visual impairment. Thevolunteers are trained in listening skills. Sightlinecontinues to build on its comprehensive directory ofservices that have been checked for suitability bythem to signpost and refer enquiries received basedon issues that arise during telephone helpline calls.Sightline aims to be a link to specialist services forthose facing the trauma of sight loss. The Servicecurrently operates five evenings per week 6pm to10pm, every Monday Thursday, Friday, Saturday,and Sunday. Anyone can call them including thecarers, family or friends of those affected and everycall is treated with confidentiality and respect.Sightline is nowimplementing itsexpansion plans afterbeing awarded £190,000over three years fromthe Big Lottery Fund’sReaching Communitiesprogramme. This funding will enable the charity tooperate its helpline from 6pm to 10pm everyevening, rather than from Thursday to Mondayevening only as it has done in the past. Newvolunteers are needed to cover the additionalevenings. Sightline would love to hear from visually impairedvolunteers living within the Merseyside andGreater Manchester areas, who can spare twoevenings a month. Training in listening andtelephonic skills and any necessary equipment willbe provided. Please contact them for moreinformation on 0151 285 4038 (this is an Adminnumber only).

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Helpline: 0800 587 2252

Sightline Vision is a charity which provides emotionalsupport and practical advice for those dealing withsight loss, their families and friends.

• FREE CALLS 5 nights a week 6 - 10pm Thurs-Mon.

• UNIQUEevening telephone support• ONLY ONE OF ITS KINDin the region

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We are looking for visuallyimpaired volunteers living within the Merseyside andGreater Manchester areas,

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(this is an Admin number only).Training in listening and telephonicskills and any other necessaryequipment will be provided.

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Coronation Road was once known As Thorp orThorp’s Lane since the early 1800’s. Who MrThorp was it isn’t known, although Thorpe’sdwelling and small holding was on the site ofHalsall School in Cooks Road. It was a grassy trackleading from part of Crosby Village out towardsthe sea.On several maps of the 1840’s it was called Harp’sLane, but this likely as not was a printing error, the1841 census refers to it as Thorp Lane. In the mid1880’s there was very little in the way of buildingson this stretch of road, just a few humble cottagesnear the Islington junction. The road initiallystopped near Regent Road, but by 1890 it woundits way along what is now Carnegie Avenue andacross to Mersey Road. There are several roadsleading off what is now Coronation Road.Shaftesbury Road for instance this side road wasbuilt about 1890 followed by Florence Terrace in1899, which is a block of small terraced houseswhich stands opposite Shaftesbury Road. A littlefurther towards Crosby passing Coronation Park isHarrington Road, this road dates to 1900. In thesame year the road was improved considerably andextended along the side of the councilheadquarters in the Assembly Rooms in order toimprove the area’s civic pretensions, and to line upwith Mersey Road as a direct line to the railway.

In 1902, the year of the coronation of Edward VIIand Queen Alexandra, by way of celebration ThorpLane was renamed Coronation Road and theAssembly Rooms were thus called Alexandra Hall.The area around the hall had been given by way ofa gift to the Crosby people. Mr George Rodway, aprominent Blundellsands solicitor petitioned thelocal residents into utilising this land. The servicesof Mr Exton, who owned the garden centre calledVictoria Nursery in Thorp Lane, were used to planand lay out what is now Alexandra Park. The parkwas opened in 1902. Carnegie Avenue as it is nowknown was still called Thorp’s Lane at this timeuntil it was changed in honour of the man whoendowed the town’s public library in 1910. TheVictoria Nursery is still in Carnegie Avenue, butnowadays is called Carnegie Café and GardenCentre. Further along on the corner of Regent Road isFlorence Terrace built in 1899 a block of smallterraced houses and further along another terraceof larger houses that overlook Coronation Park. A Drill Hall was built in 1911 for the 7th BattalionKing's Liverpool Regiment and the Prince Of Wales’Volunteers South Lancashire Regiment, 10thReserve Battalion. These were formed in Crosby inOctober 1914. This is now Crosby Youth Centre. The Blundell family made a gift of land to theCrosby community which was situated on the


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Bundellsands EveningTownswomen’s GuildThe Guild meets at 8pm in Blundellsands MethodistChurch Hall, Brompton Ave., Crosby on the 1stTuesday and 3rd Wednesday of each month.

You are very welcome to join us for a cup of tea, apleasant evening and to meet new friends. To findout more please call 0151 474 9285.

The Group meets at 2pm on the 1st Tuesday ofevery month in St.John's Parish Centre. The ParishCentre is co-located with St. John's PrimarySchool at the end of Denmark Street (off St. John'sRoad) Waterloo.6TH NOVEMBER "Story of the Chinese Community"

by Tony Kwok4TH DECEMBER "Tudor Liverpool"

by Jenet HollinsheadFor more information please call Paul Baker,Secretary Tel: 07759 427644

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Through a vibrant network of local societies, NADFAS -National Association of Decorative and Fine Arts Societiesopens up the world of arts to everyone. With monthlylectures on a broad range of topics as well as study days,educational visits and holidays at home and abroad, aNADFAS society is not just a great way to learn - it's a funway of making new and lasting friendships.

CROSBY DECORATIVE & FINE ARTS SOCIETYJOIN US LOCALLYWe meet at 2pm on the 2nd Wednesday of every month atCrosby Civic Hall. There are also day visits to places ofInterest. Lectures planned for the following months:

WEDNESDAY 14TH NOVEMBER 2012Oliver Everett - King George III - The most culturedmonarch, art collector and friend of America.

All Lectures commence at 2.pm in CrosbyCivic Hall and we would warmly welcomenew members.

Please contact the MembershipSecretary on 0151 924 4254.

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CROSBY AND DISTRICTHISTORICAL SOCIETY

We meet in the Methodist Church Hall, Moor Laneat 7.30 p.m. generally on the fourth Monday of themonth. Cost £2 per meeting or £13 for the year.

22ND OCTOBER 'Ships that will never return to Liverpool Bay'

26TH NOVEMBER'Films of Liverpool in the last Century

3RD DECEMBER'Crosby to The Dingle via the Overhead Railway'.

For more information please call: 924 7889Our full programme, summaries of the content ofsome previous meetings, and the history of theSociety may be found on our website:

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south side of Thorps Lane. The land was turnedinto park land with bowling greens and flowerbeds. It was given the name The RecreationalGround, but in 1906 it was changed and renamedCoronation Park.There have been many retailers in CoronationRoad over the years, but there are 4 in particularthat come to mind. Satterthwaites who arrived inthe 1930's and who still have their craft bakerythere today and Duckell's established in 1910 andclosed in 1988 and of course Newsmag whoreigned for many years, but since closed and lastbut not least Stanley Byron & Sons Ltd paintingand decorating supplies who still trade today. Crosby Secondary Modern and Primary School wasalso part of Coronation Road along with Banner’sStone Masons, they were demolished to make wayfor Sandalwood Retirement Home, which consistsof 53 flats and was completed in 1989.Crosby Past and Present will be 2 years old inNovember and will be having a birthday luncheonat The Pioneer, Liverpool Road on Saturday 24thNovember starts at 12pm. All welcome. PleaseRSVP Contact Group leader. More details via theFacebook group or phone 07890 181233.Barbara Thomas - Crosby Past and Presentwww.facebook.com/groups/crosbyheritage


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The Seaglam Project (SeaforthGladstone Memorial Group)was started by local HistorianBrenda Murray to raise theprofile of Seaforth Village byinstalling a memorial toWilliam Ewart Gladstone, four

times Prime Minister of GreatBritain, who had lived there for17 years from 1813 to 1830.Funds for the memorial wereraised by voluntary effort andadditional funding has beenprovided by the Heritage LotteryFund.The project is drawing to a close in December whenthe Memorial will be erected and unveiled byRt.Hon. Frank Field M.P. and pupils of two primaryschools in Seaforth, Our Lady, Star of the Sea andRimrose Hope Primary will perform a musicalconcert in Linacre Mission on Tuesday 20thNovember 2012 at 2pm. The title will be "SEAFORTH THE PAGEANT", tellingthe story of people who lived there in the past. Theevent will start with a ten minute talk by BrendaMurray about the history of Seaforth. Then the playwill be acted with music and the event will concludewith a dance performance. Refreshments will beserved and everyone from far and wide will bewelcome as the hall holds 700 people!Brenda Murray, chairman of SEAGLAM was raised inSeaforth and said the statue will have the sameeffect as the Gormley statues do at Crosby beach.“Many people will be attracted to Crescent Road, inSeaforth, in the same way as the tourists flock tothe Gormley statues on Crosby beach. I’m veryexcited about that. Seaforth is steeped in prestigeand history because Gladstone was raised there,and he is the only man to have ever become PrimeMinister of Britain on four separate occasions.He is one of the most famous British politicians ofall time, and he lived in Seaforth for 17 yearsbetween 1813 to 1830”.For more information please contact Brenda Murrayon 0151 924 2541.

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goatee) and each “Mo Bro” must conduct himselflike a true gentleman! The average life expectancy for men is 4 years lessthan women. More than 1 in 3 people will bediagnosed with cancer in their lifetime and prostatecancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer inmen in the UK; over 40,000 men are diagnosed withit every year and there are 250,000 men currentlyliving with the disease. 1 in 9 men in the UK arelikely to face prostate cancer in their lifetime. 2,209 men in the UK were diagnosed with testicularcancer in 2009; 47% of testicular cancer cases occurin men under 35 years and over 90% occur in menunder 55 years. 42% of men were classified as overweight in 2010 (in England); obese men are 5times more likely to develop type 2 diabetes and 3times more likely to develop cancer of the colon.Is it time you took your health seriously?Phoebe Hodge

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One of the key truths about fat loss is to COUNTNUTRIENTS NOT CALORIES! Many foods advertisedas “Low Calorie”, “Low fat” or “Diet” can actuallylead to long term fat storage due to the fact thatthe fat has been processed (hydrogenated) orremoved from the products to lower calorific valueor fat % and more damaging, artificial additives areput in to enhance the flavour and pro-long shelflife.Everything that we put into our body carries amessage for our DNA, some messages provide goodsignals to our cells to produce a healthyenvironment and some messages provide bad,signals causing our cells to malfunction or createunhealthy conditions. The messages we give ourbodies through our food can have a greater impacton fat loss than the caloric value of the food alone.For example, dietary fats are not all created equally.Despite all fats being high in calories, someactually promote fat loss while others promote fatstorage. Essential fatty acids such as Omega-3 havea multitude of heath benefits such as reducinginflammation, blood pressure, bad cholesterol (LDL)and improving brain health. In addition Omega-3sfrom good quality fish oil, eggs and flaxseedspromote fat loss, by turning on fat burningenzymes and turning off fat storage enzymes.However, hydrogenated or trans fats are toxic to thebody, and carry a number of negative messagesincluding those that lead to inflammation, highcholesterol and abdominal weight gain.Low calorie margarines and spreads, processed“diet”/ low cal meals are still being endorsed by themedia and national heart foundations across thewestern world and yet, the reality is that thehydrogenated fats used in these products to eitherreplace natural saturated fats or to preserve theproducts shelf life, are incredibly dangerous fatsand lead to increased fat stores around theabdomen and associated health conditions such asdiabetes and heart disease.A study published in 2006 looked at two diets fedto male monkeys over 6 years. Each diet had

exactly the SAME CALORIC VALUE but the types offats making up those calories were very different.Group 1 ate calories from Monounsaturated fats(found in olive oil, seeds and nuts), where as Group2 were fed their calories from trans fats (found inhydrogenated vegetable oils, margarines, crackers,cookies and snack foods). Unlike other fats, mosttrans fats are formed when food manufacturersturn liquid oils into solid fats such as margarine byadding hydrogen.The study concluded that over a period of 6 years,the consumption of trans fats caused a 30%increase in abdominal fat storage as compared tothe same amount of CALORIES that came frommonounsaturated fats.In summary the key is to focus on the nutritionaldensity and the messages that your foods will giveto your body. Good messages will lead to fat lossand long term health. Its quite simple– bombardyour body with nutrients and the right fats, keep itnatural and organic where possible and includelean proteins (mostly plant protein), 8 fruit and vegper day, nuts, seeds, eggs, and essential oils(eg hemp/olive oil and a good quality omega 3supplement) to keep your system lean andbalanced.

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Want to stand out from thecrowd? The hat is not justfor practicality thisautumn! It’s a hotfashion accessorywhich will do morethan protect your headfrom the elements. Theright hat is the icing on thecake for your look this season.What type of hat will you bewearing?Add a touch of luxury to youroutfit with a (preferably fake)fur hat – there’s a fabulousrange of styles in the shopsthis year! Go for a hugemounted hat to reallymake a statement orchoose a more elegant Russian style. The brighterand more outrageous the better! Perfect teamedwith jeans, velvet or leather. Or how about afedora? They go with any outfit and suit everyone.For a gorgeous, sophisticated, ultra-feminine look, a twenties inspired cloche hat really hits the spot!Perfect with a smart party dress and a pair of classichigh heeled boots. You’ll be the belle of the ball!Some of the autumn/winter fashions will be lesseasy to wear! Cowboy hat anyone? Team it with acropped jacket, leather gloves and ankle boots andyou could be onto a winner - though definitely nota look for the office. Top hats are also big news;

again, I don’t think I’ll be wearing one but will youdare? Make it the star of the show by dressingdown and you could pull it off! The cleverfashionistas may choose a gaucho hat as a sassy,more wearable alternative - feminine, stylish and itworks brilliantly with jeans, a strapless cocktaildress or anything in between.How will you wear your hat? Huge or tiny, plain orprinted, velvet, fur or feathered, chic or attentiongrabbing splendour? Be bold and hold your headhigh this season – you look hot in that hat!Sarah Hughes


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I’d like to fly to New York toindulge in a long weekendof pre-Christmas retailtherapy every year, but Ican’t afford to. Happily, lastyear was one of thoseyears when I could and itwas well worth every penny. I went with a coupleof like-minded friends in November; December can besurprisingly cold and everywhere is more crowded andconsequently more expensive. The key to a successfulshopping trip is to do some research and plan it well inadvance; you will save a lot of money and also get agood table in the better restaurants in the evening.We flew Virgin Atlantic from Heathrow, economy classbecause it’s perfectly civilised for a 7 hour flight andsaves a lot of money. To make up for this bit of costcutting I’d arranged for a limo to pick us up from theairport; at $45, equivalent to £10 per head, it would berude not to. New York is home to some of the besthotels in the world, and probably some of the worsttoo, but, by judicious use of Trivago, I’d managed toget us rooms in Hotel Pennsylvania on 7th Avenue forabout £110 per night. The Pennsylvania is not überluxurious, but it is classy and comfortable and locatedright in the heart of the action.New York is five hours behind the UK so it felt like10.30 at night to us when we checked in, even thoughit was really early evening. I enjoyed a reviving soakybath in the huge American size tub before meeting thegirls in the bar for cocktails – Manhattans of course!Dinner was in an Italian just round the corner, nicefood, laid back and remarkably cheap – just what youneed after 11 hours of travelling. We went to bed earlyto sleep off the jetlag. In the morning I avoided the siren call of the Americanbreakfast (they really do offer you steak and eggs tostart the day) and contented myself with coffee and acroissant. Then we got down to some seriousshopping. Planning your shopping trip(s) is essential; ifyou simply started at one end of 5th Avenue andworked your way along going into every shop, you’d bethere for weeks. Instead we spent the day on MadisonAvenue, which is a real designer paradise. Virtuallyevery upmarket label you can think of has its own storethere, from Calvin Klein to Versace and everything inbetween. Between them they took us up to 1.00pmwhen we became ladies who lunched. In the afternoon

we checked out Barneys, a must visit destination for allfashionistas.Our evening destination was 21 Club, an iconic NewYork bar and restaurant dating back to the prohibitionera. The food is classic American cuisine and they havea fantastic wine list; the cocktails are sensational. Wehad a great evening, but take note: this is definitely aplace that you need to book in advance. Our otherdining adventure was to Aquavit which claims to bethe number one Scandinavian restaurant in New York,rather too much pickled herring for my tastes butclassy all the same. Saturday also saw us making our pilgrimage to FifthAvenue, starting off with Bergdorfs, a departmentstore that is mainly devoted to fashion. They have anentire floor given over to shoes and handbags; Ithought I’d died and gone to heaven. Next up was Sakswhich is very much along the same lines – you can’t goto NY without going to Saks. We finished off at Century21 off Broadway, a fabulous shop where you can buyall the designer clothes you looked at on Madison andFifth Avenues but at half the price. We devoted Sundayto a long lie in, a lengthy lunch and a spot ofsightseeing. Then it was back in the limo to JFK and thered eye home again.A weekend in New York is so uplifting they shouldprovide it on the NHS. Frances Claiborne

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I’ve always liked the Desert Island Disc concept, theone where you get to choose just eight pieces ofmusic to ease the sense of isolation as you whileaway your days alone on an island in the Caribbean- but I’ve always felt that unless you were luckyenough to get stranded with Mrs Crusoe (or NigellaLawson) you’d need a bit more than VaughanWilliams to keep you sane. Well here’s my choiceof eight flowers to compliment the music; clearlythese are purely personal and if you’d rather takealong some nice King Edwards and a couple ofgrape vines instead, then I quite understand!First choice is the Nerine, a bulb which hasfascinated me since I was a boy. The fact it has asummer rest with no water makes it easy to growand it always flowers around my birthday -September in case you’d forgotten! You don’t needdesert island temperatures for the hardy Nerinebowdenii – try it, you won’t be sorry!Next up is the Azalea - not the most fashionableplant at the moment but one which is indeliblyetched in my memory because many years ago Itook a seed pod from a war grave in Germany. Oneof the resulting plants still flowers in my mother’sgarden every spring and its powerful scent aloneearns it a place on my list.The Iris family is vast but the big and bouncy tallBearded Iris is my favourite. I have hundreds ofvarieties in my garden so the big problem would beselecting just one to take to the island!Like the Iris my next choice would relish the hot, drydesert island conditions – Coronilla glauca is one ofthose special plants I ‘discovered’ by accident a few

years ago. Now I can’t imagine a garden withoutfinding a spot for this small growing shrub!Delightful!My next choice would not seem out of place on adesert island – the orchid – although the particulartype I prefer would rather be stranded on top of acool, moist hillside. The Pleione is a tiny little springflowering species - another of my heirloom plants Ihave been growing forever and would hate to bewithout. Captivating!My last three choices I have grouped together asMarigolds, Sweet Peas and Roses. All of them are asindispensable to this stranded Yorkshireman as tripeand onions. And as for the choice of rose, it wouldhave to be my dad’s favourite – Josephine Bruce - agorgeous deep red colour with a fantastic scent. Thenext best thing to Mrs Crusoe!Jonathan WildGarden Consultant and Up a Creek with no Paddle!

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Yet again, sippers and swiggers the AnnualCrosby Beerfest beckons!! As well as tastingsome interesting beers, from far flung cornersand some closer to home, you can do so safe inthe knowledge that you are also helping localgood causes.Hopefully, you have got Carte Blanche (Kelburn)to attend again this year, whether you take theFlying Scotsman (Caledonian), come under yourown steam or let the Trade Winds (CairngormBrewery) carry you. Wild Cats (Cairngorm)shouldn’t keep you away from this popularevent! There is a distinctive Scottish flavour toover 30 of the 40 beers on offer this year, andthe cider drinkers aren’t forgotten with sometasty tipples from Herefordshire and Somerset.We have heard that Lord Kelvin (Strathaven), andthe Three Sisters (Atlas Brewery) will beattending this year, with Peters Well arriving too,after having sown his Glencoe Wild Oats,perhaps somewhere in Pentland (Stewart).Doors open this year on Thursday 18th toSaturday 20th October at Crosby Civic Hall somake sure you have your Williams 80/- (WilliamBrothers) ready in today’s money .

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Crosby Civic Hall is located on Crosby Road North inWaterloo, Liverpool L22 0LQ. The nearest railwaystation is Waterloo which is on the Northern Lineheading towards Southport from Hunts Cross andLiverpool.Last trains from WaterlooTo Liverpool 23.43 To Southport 23.54Crosby Civic Hall is only a 5 minute walk fromWaterloo station. Exiting the station onto SouthRoad, cross straight over using the pedestriancrossing directly outside the station. Then turn rightand head a few hundred yards to the traffic lightsmarking the junction with Crosby Road North.Crosby Civic Hall is on the opposite side of the road,to the left of the junction and facing the Plazacinema.

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The Sweeney opens with the entire flying squad in acouple of cars exchanging some not especially wittybanter. Moments later, they burst into a warehouseand take on a gang of blaggers, all tooled up withsawn off shotguns. Most people would approachsuch a scenario with some trepidation, but for thehard men (and women) of the Sweeney it’s all in aday’s work. Bizarrely, this is one of the moreplausible scenes of the whole film.For a film based on a TV series that was so grittilyrealistic it was required viewing for trainee coppers,this is a problem. The normally impressive RayWinstone is completely wasted as DI Jack Regan; hislines are so badly scripted that he can only emerge asa humourless thug, making it inconceivable that hewould attract the attentions of love interest Nancy,delectably played by Hayley Atwell. Regan blundersaround swearing a lot, assaulting villains, members ofthe public and fellow police officers with equalenthusiasm. Meanwhile, his sidekick DC GeorgeCarter (Ben Drew) makes a worthy attempt to winthe award for most hopeless actor of the year.Homeland’s Damian Lewis delivers a laudable try at aCockney accent in the role of Frank Haskins, Regan’slong suffering boss, but is hamstrung by theabysmally bad script.There is a plot, but it is terminally confusing and fullof more holes than one of the baddies after Reganhas finished with him. Every part of the film is socompletely unbelievable that it becomes depressingafter a while. Fans of hardcore actioners might takesome solace in the lengthy fight scenes and carchases, but even they are a pale imitation of the slicksequences fans of Bourne and Bond have come toexpect. It would be easy to excuse these failings as anattempt to slant the movie at the American marketbut, at the end of the day, it is simply evidence of adirector so poor that the finest cast list and biggestbudget in the world couldn’t save him.Howard Clemmow My Rating **

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FLEA MARKETSSaturdays 3rd November; 1st December9.30am to 1pm. One of most popular events withup to 80 stalls, all undercover inside our majesticVictorian masterpiece.

20th OCTOBER SEFTON’S BIG DRAW & CRAFTWORKSHOPS – 10.30 to 4.30pm. This involveshaving a large variety of arts & crafts for people ofany age to come and try. We will have pottery,painting, making pots, making cards and masks,face painting, glass painting, there will becaricatures and cartoons, artists doing workshopsand a lot more with lots of fun for everyone. It’sFREE to enter and take part.

10th NOVEMBER – THE FAIR BEFORE CHRISTMAS10am to 4pm. With all our usual high quality stallsselling lots of items for Christmas. Find the unusual,the unique and exclusive gift for all the family andfriends. Beautiful and hand crafted products madeby hand locally. There will be something foreveryone.

17th & 18th NOVEMBER – EXHIBITION OF ART& PHOTOGRAPHY by students from HUGH BAIRDCOLLEGE.

20th - 25th NOVEMBER – WATERLOO BEERFESTIVAL Full details on Inside Front Cover.

Please visit our website at http://oldchristchurch.tripod.comto learn more about us and what we do to developOld Christ Church as a hub of activity for the localand wider communities of Sefton.

THANK YOU for your continued support during2012 and with your help we feel confident that weshall exceed last year's record attendance of over29,000 visitors.

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MONDAYS & THURSDAYS IN TERM TIME @ 7PMB-Fit Boot CampMondays at Merchant Taylors Boys School Sports Centre,Crosby & Thursdays in Hightown, St Stephens Church hall(starts w/c 5th Nov). 12 progressive 1 hour sessions using 3Dresistance & fat burning exercises designed to tone, streamline& improve general fitness, weight loss, nutrition & lifestyle advisewith a Personal Trainer, your own programe - to do at home. Allfitness levels welcome! Contact Gaynor on 07748 298 728 or goto www.b-fit.uk.com

EVERY TUESDAY IN TERM-TIME Crosby Capriol Singers RehearsalsCome and join our friendly mixed voice choir with a widerepertoire for a free trial period! We meet at Christ Church,Waterloo from 19.45-21.45 hours. Contact: Dennis Morley(Secretary) 0151 931 2346 www.crosbycapriolsingers.co.uk

WEDNESDAY EVENINGS Opera Viva Weekly Rehearsals Opera Viva hold their weekly rehearsals at 7.30pm at TheMusic House, St Mary's College, Crosby. If you would like to beinvolved in another successful year of taking Opera to locationsacross Merseyside and beyond come and join us. Noexperience necessary! Contact: 0151 920 5386 or [email protected]

THURSDAY 18TH - SATURDAY 20TH OCTOBERCrosby Rotary 5th Annual Beer Fest See feature on the centre pages www.crosbybeerfest.com

FRIDAY 26TH OCTOBERCrosby RDA Quiz NightCrosby Riding for the Disabled will be holding a quiz night atLittle Crosby Village Hall - opposite St Marys Church in LittleCrosby, this night is a very popular fun evening, bring your owndrinks and nibbles, Just turn up on the night. £4 per person allproceeds to Crosby RDA. Contact: Vikki Finnigan 07905 048801

FRIDAY 26TH OCTOBERComedy Night in aid of Kids with CancerComedy night at Crosby Comrades Club with four comediansand a Band and a meal - £20. Contact: 07845 328267

SATURDAY 4TH NOVEMBERThe Winter BallCrosby Riding for the Disabled are holding a charity Winter Ballat Formby Hall Golf Club & spa, tickets are £40 each, there is a3 course meal and a full programme of entertainment, formaldress with a 1.00am bar. Contact either Nicky on 07526 983770or Vikki on 07905 048801

WEDNESDAY 14TH NOVEMBERChristmas Shopping EveningJospice Christmas shopping evening at Sacred Heart CatholicCollege. Lots of stalls for you to browse. Wine & entertainmentincluded. Contact: 932 6035

FRIDAY 16TH NOVEMBERThe Priests in Concert for JospiceSee the world famous singing Priests joined by local mezzosoprano Danielle Thomas at the Metropolitan Cathedral. Stillsome tickets remaining. Contact: 924 3812

SATURDAY 17TH NOVEMBERBook Sale in Crosby VillageCrosby and District Lions Club are having a book sale forChildren in Need in Crosby Village (in front of Boots) between10am and 1pm. Pudsey will be there and all books may bepurchased by donation. We'd be delighted to see you there!

THURSDAY 22ND - SUNDAY 25TH NOVEMBERWaterloo Beer FestivalSee main ad inside front cover www.waterloobeerfestival.com

FRIDAY 23RD - SUNDAY 25TH NOVEMBERArt Fair at CHETFriday November 23rd Open from 10am-8.30pm. Free wine &nibbles from 5.30pm. Saturday November 24th & SundayNovember 25th Open from 10am-5pm at Crosby HallEducational Trust, Back Lane, Little Crosby. Hundreds ofpictures for sale, take away when you buy. Selection ofexquisite crafts. Light lunches, sandwiches, home-made soup &cakes. Free parking. Contact: 0151 924 9099 www.chetcentre.co.uk Reg. Charity No: 700042

FRIDAY 30TH NOVEMBERJospice Santa DashJoin a group of Santas and get in the festive spirit to supportJospice and have fun at the same time. Contact: 924 6035

SATURDAY 8TH DECEMBEROpera Comique with SupperAn evening of Opera favourites,with a Comic flavour, presentedby the successful Merseyside based company Opera Viva.7pm for 7.30pm. Book early for this popular annual celebrationof music and fine food, which will be held in the O'HalloranHall at St Mary's College, Crosby Contact: 0151 920 5386 /07970 938661 or email [email protected]

SUNDAY 9TH DECEMBERLight up a Life Service at JospiceLight up a Life service at Jospice starting with carols at 4pmfollowed by service at 4.30pm. The service offers anopportunity for everyone who wishes to remember a lovedone who is no longer with them, especially in the weeks beforeChristmas. All welcome. Call 0151 924 3812 for further details

WEDNESDAY 12TH DECEMBERChristmas Coffee Morning at CHETChristmas Coffee Morning at Crosby Hall Educational Trust,Back Lane, Little Crosby. 10.15-11.30a.m. Admission Free.Coffee & Mince Pie for everyone. Christmas Goodies. RaffleContact: 0151 924 9099 www.chetcentre.co.uk

THURSDAY 13TH & FRIDAY 14TH DECEMBERChristmas Concerts at CHETChristmas Concerts at Crosby Hall Educational TrustBack Lane, Little Crosby, featuring Anna Corcoranat 7.30pm. Tickets £9.50 with Mulled Wine & Mince PiesContact: 0151 924 9099 www.chetcentre.co.uk


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Friday 19th OctoberAn evening with former Liverpoolplayer Dean SaundersTickets £25. Includes 3 course dinner in the WaterlooRoom. Dress Code: Lounge Suits. 7.30pm for 8pm

October Half TermDisco Nights for Children in years 7, 8 & 9 (age 11,12,&13)Full details available from the Club

Thursday 1st NovemberComedy Club @ Waterloo Rugbyplanned for the 1st Thursday of every monthTickets £10 per head including a hot supper. Thesenights promise to be great fun so book early. Fulldetails of comics appearing on the club website shortly.Please contact the club to book your seats asap.www.pitchero.com/clubs/waterloo

Saturday 3rd NovemberFireworks DisplayGates open at 6pm. Food available and Bars open from6pm. Tickets on sale behind bar from Saturday29.10.12. Family ticket 2 adults & 2 children (U16) £15Adults £7 Children/OAPs £3 (children u16 must beaccompanied by an adult).Tickets for all events will be on sale behind the barwhich is open every weekday evening from 5.30pm andweekends from 12 noon. They will also be on sale fromMonday 1st October from Gillions College Road, Worldof Flowers, St Johns Road and Pineapple Fruit and VegSouth Road.For further details or to book pleasecontact Andrea at the club: Tel: 0151 924 4552 x 20 Mob: 07842 229201 email: [email protected]

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DIRTY DANCINGThe Classic Story on StageTue 9 – Sat 27 Oct Mon-Thu eves 7.30pm,Fri 5pm & 8.30pm, Sat 2.30pm & 7.30pmDirty Dancing is an unprecedented liveexperience, the first ever national tour isexploding with heart pounding music,passionate romance and sensationallysexy dancing. Tickets: £10- £75English National balletTHE SLEEPING BEAUTY Tue 30 Oct – Sat 3 Nov Tue & Sat eves7.30pm, Thu 2pm, Sat mat 2.30pmThe Sleeping Beauty reawakens the magicof the world’s favourite fairy tale in anenchanted world of castles and curses,forests and fairies. Featuring the mostluxurious staging, superb dance anddazzling music including Tchaikovsky’smuch-loved Rose Adagio and Once Upona Dream used in Disney’s version of thispopular classic. Ticket info: £10 - £35

42ND STREETTue 13 – Sat 17 Nov Tue – Sat eves7.30pm, Wed & Sat mat 2.30pm42nd Street, the timeless, inspiring tale ofsmall town Peggy Sawyer’s rise fromchorus line to Broadway star. And thosesongs! Lullaby of Broadway, We’re In TheMoney, Shuffle Off To Buffalo, KeepYoung And Beautiful, I Only Have Eyes ForYou.Ticket info: £10 - £35

CINDERELLAFri 14 Dec – Sun 6 JanPanto returns to the Liverpool Empire in2012 from First Family Entertainmentwith an all-star cast! Cinderella starsColeen Nolan as Fairy Godmother, LizMaClarnon as Cinderella and Pete Priceand Paul Daniels as the Ugly Sisters. Seewebsite for performance times £10 - £25.

LONELINESS OF THE LONG DISTANCE RUNNERTue 30 Oct to Sat 3 NovFrom Pilot Theatre, Roy Williams's newadaptation unlocks the biting realism ofSillitoe's classic novel while placing thedrama firmly in a contemporary frame.Ticket info: £10 – £21

STEPTOE & SONThu 6 Nov to Sat 10 NovAdapted from the legendary scripts ofGalton and Simpson, Kneehigh Theatre'snew production charts the tender, crueland surprising dance of father and son.Ticket info: £10 – £21

HELDThu 8 Nov to Sat 1 Dec (Playhouse Studio)A captivating story of the weave and weftof family life. This is the debut play by oneof our Young Everyman and Playhouse(YEP) Young Writers graduates – Joe WardMonrow. Ticket info: £10

JACK & THE BEANSTALKFri 30 Nov 2012 – Sat 19 Jan 2013Our Rock 'n' Roll panto promises music,mayhem, as writers Mark Chatterton andSarah Nixon conjure up a world of fairies,beanstalks and giants.Tickets: £10 – £23

THE MANFREDSWed 7th Nov 7.30pmCelebrating 50 years of music – 1962 to2012. Original Manfred Mann members ,are joined by Rob Townsend, MarcusCliffe and Simon Currie as the excitingnew line-up of The Manfreds, featuringboth lead singers from the 1960’s band.Ticket info: £25

English Youth Ballet’s COPPELIAFriday 9th 7.30pm & Saturday 10thNovember 2.30pm & 7.30pmA professionally produced, full length,classical ballet with international dancersbacked up by young dancers drawn fromthe regional area. Tickets: £17.50-£24.50Concessions and Group Prices available

JIMMY CARR-GAGGING ORDER Wed 21st Nov 8pm (Over 16`s only)Brand new show, brand new jokes, sameold Jimmy. The show will be packed withone-liners, stories & jokes. Ticket info: £26

CINDERELLA Thurs 6th-Mon 31st Dec Various TimesThe rags to riches tale of Cinderellaplayed by ex Atomic Kitten star NatashaHamilton. Tickets start from £9.75.Concessions, Groups and Family Discounts

MOTHER TO MOTHERSat 13 Oct 8pmA powerful and profound monologueabout the murder of American Amy Biehlin South Africa with the mother of one ofthe killers trying to make sense of asenseless act. Tickets: £12/£10 concessions

THE ELVES AND THE SHOEMAKERSSat 3 Nov 11:30am & 2:30pmLive music, puppetry, physical storytellingand a sprinkling of Elf magic combine totell this classic tale. Suitable for ages 3+Ticket info: £8 adults / £6 children.

L.O.V.EThu 15 – Sat 17 Nov 8pmVolcano Theatre take Shakespeare’ssonnets and inject them with vigour,passion and tenderness. Three loverswrestle breathlessly with the poeticlanguage, and sweatily with one another. Ticket info: £12/£10 concessions

HANSEL AND GRETELTue 4 Dec – Sat 12 JanExpect the unexpected in this festivefamily treat, with songs, dance and laughsthat are good enough to eat! Age 5+Ticket info: Prices vary

BOOKING DETAILS for all shows areeither in person from the Everyman orPlayhouse box office or - Box Office:0151 709 4776 and for online bookings(24hrs): www.everymanplayhouse.com

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