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December 2017

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Carrington In Focus

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For advertising or distribution information please contact Jo on:

info@carringtonparishcouncil.org.uk

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News from your Council Welcome to the re-launch of ‘Carrington in Focus’. We have been

able to do this thanks to the generosity of a donation from local

business Saica Paper, take a look at page 5 for all the details.

With the nights now drawing in, our thoughts begin to turn to warm

clothing, nights with the heating on, time with family and friends, and

looking back on another year that has gone by so fast it makes you

head spin.

It is also the time of year to think about being grateful for what we

have, and reaching out to those who are not so fortunate. We at the

Parish Council are thankful for everyone who has helped and

supported us throughout the year, and look forward to continuing to

work together with you all in 2018. We are currently looking for

volunteers and helpers to assist in rebuilding and maintaining the

field, pavilion and other areas. If you have any free time on your

hands, and would like to get involved in your local community please

contact us at info@carringtonparishcouncil.org.uk

We would love to hear your memories or stories about Carrington.

Maybe you even have some photos? It would be great if we could

share them in upcoming editions.

We at the Council hope you enjoy reading this and look forward to

bringing you more editions. If you would like to contribute to the

magazine, or are interested in advertising, please contact us.

Finally, we would like to wish you all a Merry Christmas and a happy

and peaceful New Year.

For more updates and information just follow us on either Facebook,

Twitter or visit our website.

Email: info@carringtonparishcouncil.org.uk

Twitter: @carrington_pc

FaceBook: www.facebook.com/carringtonvillage

Website: www.carringtonparishcouncil.org.uk

KIDS CORNER

Colour the picture

to find a festive

treat!

1 – Brown

2 – Red

3 – Green

4 - Yellow

Santa and Reindeer Maze

Help Santa find one of his missing

Reindeer by tracking through the path

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In the Garden There's always something to be doing in the garden, so we've put

together our top tasks for December.

If it looks like freezing, wrap outside taps with bubblewrap or some form of lagging.

Paths and steps - Cold, wet weather can make surfaces treacherous. Use a wire brush, jet wash or path cleaner to clean them. Wooden steps are particularly dangerous. Staple down a layer of galvanized wire mesh to

provide better grip.

Winter is a good time for planting bareroots and also for moving trees and shrubs. Just avoid planting when the ground is wet and freezing.

In the borders leave seed heads for birds and insects to feed on and hibernate in. Any foliage that has been wasted by frost should be removed. Protect tender plants left in the ground by mounding over a few inches of insulating mulch such as leaves, manure or straw. If you want to remember where plants are put down markers now before they completely disappear.

Roses - Rake up and dispose of (in a bin or bonfire but NOT in the compost) all leaves with signs of black spot to prevent spreading the disease.

Keep bird feeders topped up with fat-rich food such as peanuts, suet products and sunflower hearts. Every calorie counts for garden birds - they use huge amounts of energy just to stay warm at night.

Avoid turning your compost bin or heap as it may be sheltering hibernating wildlife such as hedgehogs and other small mammals, as well as reptiles, amphibians and even bumblebees. Wait until April, when disturbance will be minimal.

Make a bee hotel for solitary bees, using an old wooden box filled with logs with holes drilled into them, bamboo canes and the stems of other hollow-stemmed plants such as teasel and sunflower. Hang in the sunniest part of the garden (late morning sun is ideal).

Keep bird baths topped up regularly with water. By bathing, birds are able to regulate oils in their feathers, enabling them to control their temperature more efficiently.

DATE BUS OPERATOR

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METROLINK

Sunday

24/12/17

Christmas Eve

Sunday services with early finish

from 19:00 onwards.

Normal Sunday

service until

21:00

Normal Sunday

service until

21:00

Sunday service with early

finish. Last trams will leave

the City from 9pm

Monday

25/12/17

Christmas Day

No service except special service

43 (Manchester to Airport)

No service No service No service

Tuesday

26/12/17

Boxing Day

Special services on some routes

only from approx. 09:00 – 17:00.

No service No service Double trams will operate all

day on the Altrincham to

Etihad Campus and Bury to

Piccadilly services.

Wednesday

27/12/17

Weekday or Saturday services Normal service Normal service Normal service

Thursday

28/12/17

Weekday or Saturday services Normal service Normal service Normal service

Friday

29/12/17

Weekday or Saturday services Normal service Normal service

Normal service

Saturday

30/12/17

Weekday or Saturday services

Normal service Normal service Normal service

Sunday

31/12/17

New Year’s Eve

Sunday services with early finish

from 19:00 hours onwards. Special

evening/night services on limited

routes to/from Manchester City

Centre until approximately 04.00

Normal service

until

21:00

Normal service

until

21:00

Sunday service with last

services leaving the city from

1am New Year’s Day.

Monday

01/01/18

New Year’s Day

Special services on limited routes

only, mostly between 09:00 and

18:00

No service No service Sunday service with enhanced

services for football match at

Etihad Campus.

CHRISTMAS TRAVEL No matter if its shopping, visiting family and friends or just part of your normal routine, we all need to get out and about. Many of us use public transport so we have put together an overview of services for the Christmas week.

For more detailed bus and rail public transport advice go to www.tfgm.com For road and motorway travel information go to www.highways.gov.uk and search for scheduled roadworks in your area.

Saica Paper UK Limited, a leading provider of waste management and recycling services in the UK, and a proponent of our community values, are giving back to the community with a donation of £1000 to Carrington Parish Council. This substantial contribution will help enable the council to publish the magazine well into 2018.

At a recent meeting and tour of the state of the art £300 million UK head office facility based in our village, Council chairman Sid Neild was delighted to receive the cheque from plant manager Pasi Hayrynen, and mill assistant Jeanette Sweeney.

Upon the donation Pasi said: “Saica Paper UK are delighted to support Carrington Parish Council, and their magazine as part of their commitment to supporting local communities.” In response, Sid said: “Carrington Parish Council are over the moon that Saica have given such a large donation. This will go towards funding the magazine, and making sure we connect with as many residents as we can.”

The Carrington site, known as PM-11, is Saica’s first recycled paper mill in the UK and the first ‘new’ containerboard paper mill to be built in the UK for decades. PM-11 produces 1,500 metres per minute of performance papers in the 75-135gsm range – enough to cover the distance between Carrington and London every three hours! The site also helps to divert the export of some 450,000 tonnes a year of used paper by recycling it within the UK - reducing carbon emissions by 84,011 tonnes per year - the equivalent of taking 28,000 cars off the road each year.

Partington Library Christmas Craft Activities Tuesday 5th & Monday 11th December 10:00am – 11:30am (free) Join Trafford Family Information Service outreach officers at these festive themed craft activity events. Activities will include all or either; making and creating reindeer pouches, Christmas decorations or Christmas cards.

Dunham Massey, Woodhouse Lane, Altrincham, Cheshire. Christmas at Dunham Massey. 1 Dec - 30 Dec 2017. Monday – Sunday 16:40 - 22:10 (free) The magical, after-dark, illuminated trail. Discover a new Christmas light trail in Manchester from 1 – 30 December 2017. Brought to you by leading events producers Raymond Gubbay, in partnership with the National Trust, Dunham Massey will, for the very first time, be transformed into a winter wonderland with a magical after-dark illuminated trail. It's beginning to look at lot like Christmas when the trees and formal gardens of Dunham Massey are playfully lit and all aglow. There is something for everyone at this festive time of year as the one mile sparkling path winds its way through the historic Dunham Massey woodland. The trail is specially designed to appeal for visitors of all ages to enjoy.

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What’s Happening? Looking for something to do in the next few weeks? Why not have a look at some of the local events and groups that are going on in and around the area.

The Trafford Centre, The Orient, Manchester, M17 Christmas Panto - Sunday 17 December 2017, 1pm to 2pm (free) Get your 'he's behind you's' and 'oh yes he didnt's' at the ready our annual Christmas panto is returning on Sunday 17 December. Join in the fun with our yearly pantomime with an all-star cast from ITV, BBC and Sky’ in support of one of intu Trafford Centre’s fountain fund charities ‘Once upon A Smile’. The performance begins at 1pm in The Orient.

Saica Paper UK helps revive

village magazine with

generous gift

Pasi, Jeanette & Sid

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It's thought the winter blues, or seasonal

affective disorder (SAD), affects around 2

million people in the UK it can affect people

of any age, including children. The

Seasonal Affective Disorder Association

(SADA), advise these tips could help.

1. Recognise the problem - Early signs can be subtle. Decreased energy, fatigue,

craving sweets and pasta, slacking off at work – all classic symptoms of Sad or the winter

blues – can easily be attributed to other causes. Catch it early, and you’re ahead of the

game.

2. Get more light - Go for a walk on a bright winter day (morning is often best). Bring

more light into your home. Trim the hedges that block light and clean the windows. Make

at least one room in your home the bright room to which you can retreat on a dark

winter’s day. Put your bedside lamp on a timer that turns it on half an hour before you are

due to wake up. Better still, get a dawn simulator (they make great gifts), which will

gradually light up your bedroom in the morning.

3. Invest in a light box - If these simple measures don’t work, consider getting a light

fixture specially geared towards helping people with Sad. Again, morning treatments are

best – the earlier, the better. Like all active treatments, light therapy can have side effects

including headaches and eye strain, irritability and insomnia (especially when used late at

night).

4. Get up early, keep busy - Plan pleasant events for yourself. Evidence shows that

questioning and confronting negative thoughts and doing things that lift your spirits really

do help.

5. Get moving - Exercise can work wonders, especially if you combine it with bright light;

like taking a brisk stroll in the morning or working out in front of a light fixture.

6. Improve your diet - Avoid high-impact carbs such as pure sugars or white starches.

You may crave them, but they’ll lead to the release of insulin, drops in blood sugar and

more cravings – a yo-yo pattern of unhealthy eating that causes weight gain and puts you

at risk of diabetes and other metabolic problems. Low-impact carbs such as unprocessed

oats, legumes, almonds and walnuts are better, as are high-protein foods, which help keep

sweet cravings down.

7. Meditate - A recent study published in Biological Psychiatry, studied 35 people

experiencing major stress, and found significant changes to the brain on scans done after

just three days of mindfulness meditation. In blood tests, the subjects also showed lower

levels of an important marker of inflammation, even four months after the study. It's this

impact on the body's stress response that seems to make meditation so effective in

treating mental health conditions like depression, anxiety, and PTSD.

8. Talk to a professional - There are limits to self-help. Consult a doctor if your

symptoms are significantly disrupting your personal or work life, or you are very unhappy.

There is a role for medication if symptoms become severe enough.

We really look forward to reading your letters and emails.

This month’s piece comes from local poet Fred Varden.

CARRINGTON LIFE by Fred Varden

Carrintona, oh Carrintona A name the village once was known as From tending the fields over the years folk grew wiser and had other ideas Giving way to industry and progress Foundations laid for buildings boundless Ships coming in with structural parts Replacing horses, ploughs and carts Power station, chemical plants Factories, people working like ants Gas flare glowing shrouding light Pollution, confusion during the night A boom in the sixties as the tankers rolled in to load petrochemicals and barrels made of tin Thousands came to live and settle Among the pylons, cables and other metal The area now had lots of jobs You started or left for an extra few bob Houses sprung up in other places Putting builders through their paces But Industrial change was fought and won By the community spirit of Carrington

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Each line below is a clue to a well known yuletide song. You’ll have to decode some lofty language to come up with the carols, so if you’re ready…get hummimg! (Answers in next edition)

Mustard chicken with winter vegetables This is a great way to make a chicken go further, and the mustard gives it that little kick

Method

Put the chicken in a large pot. Halve 1 onion, 1 celery stick and 1 carrot. Add to the pot with the herbs,

peppercorns and a sprinkling of salt. Add water to come halfway up the chicken, bring to the boil, then

cover tightly and simmer for 1½ hrs. Cool slightly, remove the chicken to a dish, then strain the stock into

a bowl. When the chicken is cool enough to handle, strip the meat from the bones and tear into pieces

with your hands. Chop the remaining onion, and cut the celery and carrots into thick slices. Heat the

butter in the same pot, add the onion and lardons, then gently fry for 5 mins until just starting to brown.

Add the remaining veg, then fry for 2 mins. Stir in the flour, then cook for 1 min. Measure 900ml stock (if

you don’t have enough, make it up with water), then gradually add to the pan, stirring. Cover, then

simmer for 20-25 mins until vegetables are tender. Return the chicken to the pan with the mustard and

crème fraîche, then return to a simmer, stirring gently. Season and sprinkle with parsley.

10-minute winter fruit compote Two simple steps make a deliciously fruity pudding spiced with cinnamon and cloves. It's easy to make

in the microwave and counts as one of your 5-a-day

Ingredients

500g pack mixed dried fruit

200ml fresh orange juice

half cinnamon stick

6 cloves

6 black peppercorns

0% Greek yogurt or low-fat fromage frais, to serve

Method

Tip the dried fruit, orange juice and whole spices into a microwaveable bowl. Microwave on High for 4-5

mins, stirring halfway through until the juices become sticky and the fruits are plump. Leave the compote

to stand for a minute and serve in bowls with spoonfuls of yogurt or fromage frais

Ingredients

1 chicken, about 1.8kg/4lb in weight

2 onions

6 celery sticks

6 carrots

2 bay leaves

2 thyme sprigs

1 tsp black peppercorn

50g butter

100g smoked bacon lardons

3 small turnips, peeled and cut into wedges

1 tbsp plain flour

2 tbsp wholegrain mustard

3 rounded tbsp crème fraîche

good handful parsley, chopped

Tasty treats for December

Name that Tune

St George’s and it's pretty churchyard, with attached school house and rectory is an unexpected surprise, amongst 20th century developments. The church was built by Isaac Shaw for Mary, Countess of Warrington and Stamford, daughter of the second Earl of Warrington. The land had been in the family since Elizabeth’s reign, when a female heir brought it on her marriage to Sir George Booth of Dunham Massey. It was consecrated a ‘chapel of ease’ to Bowdon in 1759. In 1848 there were a reported 559 inhabitants of the parish, and it was created as a separate parish in 1887. It is unpretentious, yet it reflects the liturgical practices of the time.

Oblong with a small apse, it has original tall round-headed windows: there are box pews set out in four bays, open benches at the back under the 1829 west gallery and an attractive tall white marble font with cover. The church is built in brick with a stone slate roof. The plan consists of a four-bay nave with a small chancel. Each bay has a round-arched window. The chancel has a Venetian window and a hipped roof. Formerly a cupola was on the west end but this has been removed.

It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building, but is now in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust. The building is no longer used for worship. St George's was vested in the Trust on 1 March 1990. Nowadays, the vicar of St Mary's, Partington and Carrington is responsible for the churchyard. Clearance work in 2008 uncovered the graves of two soldiers who had died during the First World War.

If you have any stories or photos that you would like to see in the magazine, please get in touch, we would love to hear from you.

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Brussels Sprouts - Good source of vitamins A and C, and fibre

Brussels sprouts have a distinctive texture and sweet nutty flavour. Smaller, greener sprouts

have the sweetest taste. They can be served simply as a side vegetable with some chopped

chestnuts or try adding to casseroles or slice and stir fry. Try shredding and sautéing in butter

with thyme, chestnuts and crispy pancetta. Alternatively, shred and stir fry with sesame oil,

soy sauce and ginger.

Red Cabbage - High in Vitamin C and fibre

With its distinctive colour and sweet mellow flavour, red cabbage is delicious served raw in

wintery salads. Try shredding with carrots, apples and spring onions and mix with balsamic,

mayo and toasted seeds, or combine with blue cheese, apples and walnuts. It’s equally good

slow cooked until meltingly soft with spiced apple, brown sugar and a splash of balsamic

vinegar. Red cabbage makes the perfect accompaniment to rich winter meats, try pan frying

with red onions, apple wedges and a splash of red wine.

King Edward Potatoes - Good source of vitamin C

A white skinned potato with a distinctive pink colouration, it has a good flavour and floury

flesh, it’s perfect for smooth creamy mash or light fluffy roast potatoes. Layer up in a rich and

creamy dauphinoise, mash with butter or reduced fat crème fraiche to top a rich fish pie. King

Edwards are perfect when mashed with cabbage for a creamy colcannon or make them into rich

roast potatoes with goose fat.

Kale - High in Vitamin C, foliate, fibre and protein

Kale’s attractive dark green leaves sometimes have a blue or purple tone, and it has a

distinctive rich pungent flavour with peppery notes. There are two types of kale one with

smooth leaves and the other with curly leaves. Both are delicious boiled and served as a side

dish with warming winter dinners or try adding it to a colourful stir-fry and flavour with chilli

and garlic.

Carrots - High in Vitamin A

Versatile carrots have many different flavours depending on how they’re prepared. Used in

both sweet and savoury dishes, carrots can be enjoyed raw in salads and can make a tasty

addition to cakes and muffins. Try sweet and intensely flavoured Chantaney carrots, toss whole

carrots in seasoned olive oil then roast, or add to a beef and red wine casserole. Serve raw with

a minty yogurt and garlic dip or quickly steam then stir in harissa, olive oil, lemon juice and

fresh coriander to serve with succulent grilled lamb.

Delicious December Food December is the richly indulgent month with lots of festive food to enjoy. Here are a few to keep you happy and healthy during this

winter season. Many of us pass St George’s on a regular basis, but what do

know about it? Here we have a more in-depth look at our little chapel.