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Top marks for Uttoxeterschool!

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Thomas Alleyne’s has many links with schools around the world. As onepart of this, the Uttoxeter school has for the last 12 years taken part in anumber of European funded Comenius Projects. These projects help

schools across Europe to work together to encourage academic progress andmutual understanding.

Two members of staff from Thomas Alleyne’s recently travelled to Athens toset up a new working partnership. The new project, centred on water, will linkour school with schools in Germany, the Czech Republic, Greece, Bulgaria andPoland. Students will carry out research into water issues both locally andglobally, supporting their studies in many areas of the curriculum. Each yearstudents will travel to one of the partner schools to share the products of theirresearch and experience the culture of that country and, hopefully, make newfriends.

While involvement in these projects support the student’s academic progressand personal development they can have even more tangible benefits. Threestudents last year, who wrote about their involvement in Comenius projects intheir University applications, had their entry requirements to University reducedbecause the universities involved recognised the value of such experiences

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their bills down. And the benefits extend to the environment too – whetherwood is burnt in a stove or left to decay in the forest, the level of CO²emissions are the same. So for environmentally aware consumers, the choiceof a stove these days is becoming the preferred method of keeping warm.

There is a huge choice when it comes to selecting a stove. From thecontemporary to the traditional the consumer has a multitude ofmanufacturers as well as a host of styles to choose from.

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Flourish smiles on!

The Uttoxeter Flourish Festival team are determined that nothing willstand in the way of this year’s event – not even the apparent lack offinances… At least 180 letters have been sent to local businesses, both

large and small, and of course in the current economic climate everyone isstruggling, so donations to arts events are not going to be at the top ofmany people’s expenditure lists.

But Jenny Blant, the co-ordinator for this year’s festival, says she has beendisappointed, particularly by the refusal of the bigger corporatrions tocontibute even a token to the cause. “These companies receive so much fromthis community,” she says. “I think it’s a shame they won’t put just a little bitback into the town and the villages which give them so much.” If you haven’treceived one of the letters or you feel you are now able to support Flourish,either with a donation of money or with prizes or practical help, large orsmall, please contact Jenny at: [email protected], telephone 01335324634.

However the theme for this year’s festival is SMILE, and Flourish is still setto flourish! There are many festival items in place for an exciting programmeusing all local talent and creativity, including dance and drama opportunities,events and performances, several visual arts exhibitions, music for all agesand tastes, plus a flower festival and many other gems. Keep Flourish weekwell-marked on your calendars: 20th – 27th June…It’s going to be a good one!

Through these pages Jenny will soon be calling for people to submit forexhibition in photography, painting and drawing, 3D, installation and maybeeven performance – so start sorting through your work, or making new work,or thinking about what you can do and how you want to show what you do…

If you want to know how you can participate in any of the activities andopportunities please contact the following people:

For Dance: Gemma Roebuck - [email protected]: Dave Shooter - [email protected] Festival and Soul Café: Graham White - [email protected] and roots music: Fred Hopwood - [email protected] arts: Jenny Blant – [email protected]

If you don’t have access to computers but would like to contact one of theteam, please phone Jenny on 01335 324634 or 0774 926 1941

Let’s Flourish with a SMILE!


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ldfields Hall Middle School, Uttoxeter, haveannounced the birth of 8 Tamworth piglets on theschool farm. The 7 gilts and 1 boar were born on 2nd

January and despite the cold weather all have survived andare doing well.

The new animal house is now complete with three bays,one for cattle, one for sheep and one for pigs. The two beefcattle, a Simmental and a Belgium Blue, have moved in andare enjoying the warmth and comfort.

With the birth of the first calf on the school premises backin November, Oldfields now have their own her number.Slippy, the Friesian cow, gave birth to Jet an Aberdeen Angusbullock. The school also bought in a Limousin heifer asanother suckler calf.

Finally, Oldfields School Farm have a number of BuffOrpington cross cockerals which they would loike to re-home.If anyone would like one please contact school.

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JCB long-serversrelive the highlightsof their careers Three stalwarts of JCB who have put in a combined total of more than 130

years’ service have retired. Chris Carnwell, 60,

from Tean has beenworking for JCB for thelast 44 years. As one thefirst three employees tohelp launch JCB CraftApprenticeships he canstill remember his firsttraining meeting with JCBFounder Joseph CyrilBamford.

“He said ‘you’ve got agolden opportunity here.It’s a matter of getting itdone and you’ll finish upwith an excellent career.’And he was right- I’venever looked back.” saidChris.

Chris started on £3 aweek, became a qualified Toolmaker after his five-year apprenticeship andthen spent 13 years on the shop floor. He then held various positions in theToolroom office from where he retires as a Senior Engineer.

Chris added: “I’d like to thank JCB for nearly 45 years of employment – I’veenjoyed it very much.”

Tony Moult, 62, fromAlton, broke a familytradition of working atThomas Bolton’s inFroghall when he joinedJCB as a Storeman in1962. “Everyone advisedme not to join becausethey thought Joe Bamfordwas a flash in the pan –I’m glad I didn’t listen tothem!” Tony said. He alsorecalls using a system ofmagnetic cards – aninnovative front-runner tothe computer - tocatalogue parts.

Tony later became oneof two people to helprelocate JCB Parts Storebefore joining the Warranty department and then the Parts Warehouse wherehe fondly remembers a Christmas encounter with Joe Bamford.

“Joe had bought an antique table for Mrs Bamford and asked if I couldpossibly wrap it up for her. However, I pulled the string too tight and a legsnapped-off. I drafted in the help of one of my friends in the carpentrydepartment who was able to help me repair it. I don’t think anyone noticed!”

Mick Wheeldon, 61, ofUttoxeter, started work atJCB 42 years ago and hefondly remembers beinginvited to BuckinghamPalace after notching up40 years’ service by theLord Lieutenant ofStaffordshire.

Working as a welderfor the majority of hiscareer – he has seensweeping changes in themanufacturing methodson the JCB productionline.

Mick said: “There’s amassive difference in theway the machines arebuilt over the years.However, I have always

enjoyed working at JCB. I particularly want to thank Roger Bree, Mark Turnerand everyone in Manufacturing.”

Chris Carnwell, of Tean, has bowed out from JCB after44 years’ service.

JCB Service Director and General Manager GuyRobinson (left) presents Tony Moult, of Alton, with oneof his retirement gifts following 46 years’ service.

Mick Wheeldon, of Uttoxeter (left), who has retiredfrom JCB after 42 years, is pictured with LoadallBusiness Unit MD Mark Turner.

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Windsor Park Middle School, Uttoxeter,has once again been awardedthe Sportsmark Award, an

award given to schools that arecommitted to delivering anextensive curricular and extracurricular provision in P.E. andSport.

The school was the first middleschool in England to receive the awardand it has been awarded each year since thelate 90’s.

Deputy Head and Head of P.E. Paul Slatersaid, “We are able to offer a full 2 hours oftimetabled P.E. each week and a broad andbalanced P.E. curriculum. Our extra curricular

P.E. and Sport programme offers a diverse andextensive range of sports. We have clubs

and practices in activities such asStreet Dancing, golf, archery,badminton, tennis, table tennis,gymnastics, juggling, as well as allthe major sports such as football,

athletics, hockey, basketball andnetball. These are open to pupils of all

sporting abilities. All our Year 8 pupilsattend a residential week of climbing, cavingand orienteering and Soccerstar UK use ourfacilities for their coaching which our pupilsattend. Our pupils really enjoy taking part inthe sport on offer and numbers involved eachweek are tremendous”.

Oldfields Hall Middle School v Kings Norton, Birmingham

The National Cup - Quarter FinalVenue: OHMS, Uttoxeter

Result 1 - 0 to Oldfields

It was a cold winter’s day in Uttoxeter when Oldfields’year 8 football team played Kings Norton in thequarter final of the national cup. Kick off was

scheduled for 2pm, but at 3pm there was no sign of theopposition. The lads felt very disappointed as they puttheir school uniforms back on! However, just half an hourlater the news came in that the Birmingham based teamhad arrived, so it was all change again to play a longawaited game (originally scheduled for mid-November)in the fading light.

Oldfields, in a determined mood, opened the scoringafter just 30 seconds with a fantastic run down the rightwing by Sam Bassett and an accurate cross finished coollyby centre midfielder Ben Cresswell. Oldfields held out thefirst half to keep the score 1-0. Each half only lasted 15minutes as the light was rapidly disappearing and visibilitywas getting poorer by the minute.

Kings Norton came back on the pitch in fighting moodlooking for the equaliser. They played some goodattacking football, but the Oldfields defence of JoeTomlinson at right back, centre backs Josh Morris andHenry Turner and Captain Max Kiddle at left back held firmand no goal was conceded.

This successful outcome sent Oldfields through to thesemi-final. A good result, but not satisfactory as neithercould really get into their stride due to the late start.

Written by Max Kiddle, Year 8


Uttoxeter & District U3A

We are now well into the New year and I trust that those of you who made a resolution tojoin the Uttoxeter U3A have taken your first steps. To all readers who are hesitating thenplease make this the year you join and take advantage of some of the activities of this

growing welcoming group. For your information our current programme consists of the followingregular activities.

ACTIVITY VENUE MEETING DETAILSBEADCRAFT St John’s Ambulance Centre Monthly – Thursday 9.30-12.30BOOK CLUB Uttoxeter Library 2nd Friday 10.00 am every monthBOWLS Seasonal, re start in SpringCANASTA Bank House Weekly – Thursday 2 – 4.00 pmCOMPUTER TRAINING Bank House Weekly – Thursday 9.30 – 12.30COUNTRY DANCING Bramshall Village Hall Weekly – Tuesday 2 – 4.00 pmCRAFTS Heath Community Centre Weekly – Monday 2 – 4.00 pmDIGITAL CAMERA Bank House Monthly – Last Wednesday

every month at 7.00 pmFRENCH Heath Community Centre Weekly – Thursday 7 – 9.00 pmGENEALOGY Bank House Monthly – First Tuesday

every month - 10 – 11.30 amHISTORY &HISTORY OF ART Cinebowl Weekly (except School Holidays)

Monday 10 – 12.00 amMAH JONG Bank House Fortnightly – Thursday with Canasta.PAINTING & CALLIGRAPHY Heath Community Centre Weekly – Monday 2 – 4.00 pmRECORDERS Heath Community Centre Fortnightly – Monday 2 – 4.00 pmSINGING FOR PLEASURE St Mary’s R.C. Church Hall Fortnightly – Wednesdays at 11.30 amWALKS Rear of Bank House Monthly –Thursday from 10.30 am

These regular activities are augmented by occasional extras which can include lunches, trips toplaces of interest, visits to the theatre, etc. We would like to add to this programme and can providehelp and support to anyone who is interested in organising anything that they think might be ofinterest to the group. If you would like to pass on any of your experience, knowledge or expertisewhy not come along and talk to us?

The last few weeks of last year saw many groups taking a break for Christmas and the New Year,but there were a few events that I would like to mention. On the 24th October several car loads tookadvantage of an arranged visit to the Stonehill Quarry Garden near Croxden. Although late in the

year this is a very delightful Autumngarden, the weather was kind, andthe visit was enjoyed by all. The groupdiscussed the work it takes to createand maintain such a large garden. Iknow the owner talked to many of usabout her plans as we enjoyed tea andbiscuits later.

The 7th December saw a coachload of Uttoxeter U3A membersdescending on the Dog & Partridge atThorpe for lunch, followed by a visit tothe “Pikes In The Peak”, just over theroad. This was a Christmas event andthe building was decorated to suit. Atthe end of the proceedings we wereactually showered with snow. Foranyone who has not had the pleasure

of a visit to this wonderful rebuilt and refurbished ex Cinema organ, it is quite impressive. Weenjoyed a great variety of music, including of course, Christmas Carols, all of which was played withgreat skill by the organist.

Finally the photograph above shows the Christmas display at Nana B - the Wool Shop in theMaltings at Uttoxeter. Many of the items on display in the window were made by the UttoxeterU3A Craft Group, “The Knitwits”. As a result of this display the shop won the first prize for the BestSmall Shop Window display on “Cracker Night”. There will be more on the activities of this group asthe year proceeds.

The last few weeks of last year saw many groups taking a break for Christmas and the New Year,but there were a few eventsthat I would like to mention.On the 24th October severalcar loads took advantage of anarranged visit to the StonehillQuarry Garden near Croxden.Although late in the year this isa very delightful Autumngarden, the weather was kind,and the visit was enjoyed byall. We enjoyed strolling in thisextensive garden and wereamazed with it’s developmentin such a difficult terrain. Thework required to develop andmaintain such an extensivegarden is considerable. I knowthe owner talked to many of usabout her plans as we enjoyedtea and biscuits later.

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Lucy Attwell and KatieSwinson opened the HairSalon in December last year,they have surpassedthemselves by creating amodern day hair salon thatdelivers value for money,friendly and a warmenvironment. This has beenachieved by introducingsubtle fixtures and fittings tocomplement the rural feel that the buildingbenefited from and introducing the REDKENproduct range, It was always their intentionto introduce beauty into the Salon so theycan offer a wider range of services to theirclients.

Salon 14 Beauty opened it doors onTuesday 20th January; it has three purposebuilt treatment rooms within the Hair Salonlocated on Church Street.

Esher Brown, Beauty Consultant for moremore than a decade, used her expertise inSalons from Hoar Cross, to Stafford, toUttoxeter, has gained a loyal following, from

those who appreciate an extensive range offine treatments and products. Dermalogica,Nailtiques, Calgel and St Tropez among them.SALON 14’s size and facilities now enablesEsther to bring to Uttoxeter, Claire Boot andEmma Cosgrove her talented and highlytrained Beauty Therapists.

Each treatment room boasts modernequipment and furnishings, and theatmosphere that has been created isluxurious and relaxing. Treatments offeredare further enhanced by the professionalismand warmth delivered by the therapists.

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The Uttoxeter Youth Community Group,Extreme Sports Support Project (ESS),continues to grow in strength, which is

largely due to the enthusiasm andcommitment of the young people involved.

The Skate Park in Bramshall Park,Uttoxeter, is currently used by Skateboarders,BMX Riders and In-Line Skaters, and ESS wasset up by a group of young people, with anaim to update and revamp this facility as it islooking very tired and dated.

The group asked the local PCSO, SeanElliott for support and guidance and he wasmore than happy to help. Sean contacted KayHickinbottom of Community Action andSupport East Staffordshire (CASES), who metwith the young people at the Balance StreetPolice Station in July last year and agreed anaction plan of how to move things forward.Sean is now the Chair of the group and JanetLowe, Parent, is Treasurer; all of the other

Officers are the young people themselves.Since then, a range of agencies have

extended their support, includingrepresentatives from the Borough Council,the Youth Service, SCVYS and the V Project.They need to raise approximately £110,000,but also reinforce the message that they,“Don’t want something for nothing.” Thegroup have been very pro-active in raisingtheir profile in positive ways, havingconducted surveys and petitions at localcommunity events, spoke at schoolassemblies and the Uttoxeter Youth Council,fundraised at Cracker Night in December andhave recently completed a litter pick,sponsored by the local NeighbourhoodWatch.

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The generosity of a Uttoxeter & Cheadle Voice competitionwinner led to a local couple enjoying a dream come true!Christine Trubshaw, of Hamilton Avenue, The Willows,

Uttoxeter, was the lucky winner of The Voice’s Crewe HallChampagne High Tea competition.

There was an absolutely huge entry from Voice readers forthis competition which also included chauffeur-drive luxuryby Uttoxeter’s Beagle Wedding Hire Cars courtesy of Mr JohnNaylor.

Christine was over the moon at winning this prestigiouscompetition but she decided to let her sisters Mrs MargaretHoward and Mrs Pamela Armshaw of Burton-on-Trent gobecause she believed they deserved it so much more!

The happy winners told The Voice: ‘What an upliftingexperience it was. Being chauffeur-driven was wonderful andJohn was such a nice and polite chauffeur.

‘The ride was worth the winning of the prize itself, thatwas until we arrived at Crewe Hall.

‘The sight of Crewe Hall was a sight to behold, and thechampagne and meal were fantastic. The staff wereextremely polite and courteous and after our meal we had along walk around this wonderful Hall and we took lots offantastic photos.

‘We will never forget the view of the Hall as we weredriven down the beautiful long drive which was absolutelystunning, even on such a damp and wintry day.’

‘Many thanks to Christine, our chauffeur John and ofcourse The Uttoxeter & Cheadle Voice for providing such afantastic free prize!’

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Diane Fearn, of Park FarmCottage, Bramshall, was thewinner of The Voice’scompetition for 2 Match DayTickets to Derby County FC.

She plans to attend ahome match this month andwith new manager NigelClough reviving the club’sfortunes of late, she is sure toenjoy a tremendousoccasion.

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2009 John Smith’s Midlands Grand National Day

It’s almost time for the highlight of the horseracing year in Staffordshire. John Smith’sMidlands Grand National day – annually the

most popular occasion at Uttoxeter Racecourse -is on Saturday 14 March.

It’s an event that grips followers of jump racingin the Midlands. David MacDonald is lookingforward to his third £100,000 Midlands GrandNational as General Manager of UttoxeterRacecourse. “Preparations for this year’s big eventare well on. There are always a lot of advanceticket sales for Midlands Grand National day, andthe demand for hospitality is buoyant,” he said. Asthe racecourse is doing brisk business withbookings, visitors are urged to buy their ticketsbefore the day to avoid possible disappointmentand queues.

The race comes at the end of a week of theCheltenham Festival, so there is extra attention

paid to it. Add to that the number ofIrish people who finish off their week inBritain by coming on to Uttoxeter, and amarvellous occasion is in prospect.

Local hotels fill up, while the on-course caterers make their preparationsmany weeks in advance as they getready to serve thousands of meals tovisitors.

Until 2005, Midlands GrandNationals had for some time beendominated by horses trained in Irelandand the North of England. But, fouryears ago, that changed when formeraccountant Nick Williams sent PhilsonRun from his small training yard inDevon north to Uttoxeter to become thefirst southern trainer in ten years to winthe big race.

Since Somerset’s Philip Hobbs wonwith Lucky Lane in 1995, horses trained in theNorth and in Ireland had been to the fore in thefour-and-a-quarter mile race. And that trendreturned three years ago when GVA Ireland wonthe race for County Wicklow trainer Francis Flood.The horse was well backed by punters, and wassent off the 5-1 favourite by bookmakers. A British-trained horse was back in the winner’s enclosurein 2007 when Baron Windrush triumphed for theGloucestershire stables of Nigel Twiston-Davies.Last March, the training duo of Sue and HarveySmith from Yorkshire sent out the winner –Himalayan Trail.

And so on to 2009. Let the drama unfold . . .

Times & AdmissionJohn Smith’s Midlands Grand National day is on

Saturday 14 March. The first race is currently

scheduled for 2.05pm, with the finale at 5.25pm.The Midlands Grand National is at 3.45pm.Entrance gates will be open from 11am.

Admission is £27 (Premier Enclosure), £22(Grandstand & Paddock) and £12 (Centre CourseFamily Enclosure). Children under 16 enter freewhen accompanied by an adult. Senior citizens geta £3 discount in Premier and Grandstand &Paddock on the day. Advance group bookings forthe Premier or Grandstand & Paddock Enclosuresreceive a discount. Armed forces personnel canobtain two Premier Enclosure tickets for the priceof one – ordered in advance online or by calling theracecourse.

More information is available on theracecourse’s web site www.uttoxeter-racecourse.co.uk. Tickets can be purchased online,in person at the racecourse, or by telephoning theracecourse on 01889 562561.

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An almost eerie darkness, St Mary’sChurch illuminated by only thebooklights of a small group of

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their “best performance ever” as the fifty strong choir ranged through a dauntingprogramme of some twenty three pieces and joined the audience in two popular carols.

The processional rendering of ‘Child of Son, of Daughter’ heralded the opening of amarvellous blend of seasonal offerings well known and some not so frequently heard,a programme compiled by the Choir’s Conductor, Wendy Scott, whose inspiringleadership over the years has been the lynch pin of the group’s advance. Admirablysupported by the invariably fluent skill of accompanist Rhoda Castle and tunefulcontributions of flautist Ruth Godwin-Bratt and oboeist Pauline Welch, the Singersvisited the Basque Country, Iona, Holland and North America as they explored theirChristmas theme whilst the beautiful rendering of the Swiss Caux Carol by a duet ofaltos, Maggie Hatchard and Jenny Speed, and the contributions of Patricia Warhurst,one of the Choir’s leading sopranos, and tenor John Lander to the Choir’s singing ofDarke’s ‘In the Bleak Midwinter’ brought properly enthusiastic applause.

The logistical challenge of providing over two hundred and fifty concertgoers andfifty choristers with seasonal mulled wine and mince pies having been overcome,thanks largely to the much appreciated efforts of Singers’ supporters, Charles Crowe,Marian Davies, David Share and Pete Speed, the second half of the concert opened withKerry Beaumont’s rousing “Noel, Jesus is Born!” Inevitably, the works of John Rutter,recently described by David Mellor as “the greatest living purveyor of cloyinglymemorable carols, the musical equivalent of a slab of Christmas cake with the thickestmarzipan coating”!, featured large in this part of the programme with “Mary’s Lullaby”,sung by the ladies, and “Star Carol” being much appreciated.Chris Mallinson’sarrangement of “White Christmas”, like the ragtime carol,” Pianola Play”, and “Walkingin the Air” (from “The Snowman”), introduced a more modern appreciation of thefestive season and further contrast was offered by the Madrigal Group’s contrastingcontributions of Bach’s “O Little One Sweet” and the rousing traditional “Boar’s HeadCarol”.

A wonderful evening of music, so much enjoyed by audience and Choir alike, cameto an end as the last – hummed - verse of “Stille Nacht” was presented in virtuallytotal darkness, just as the performance had started. Roy Ringwald’s arrangement ofWells and Torme’s “Christmas Song” provided a well earned encore to a night when no-one really wanted to go home!

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On Tuesday 27th January the Heath Choruswere at St Joseph’s RC Primary School inUttoxeter, performing to raise money for the

Friends of St Josephs. Nearly 30 members of the Chorus entertained the

audience with their now trademark mix of songs fromstage, screen and beyond this time debuting 3 newChorus pieces, 2 sacred songs both with Latin text andCon Te Partiro or Time to Say Goodbye a classical/popballad sung in Italian!

The Chorus were joined by six talented soloists allpupils of MD Helen Morgan and as a special treat asmall group of children from St Josephs sang at theinterval with their choice of material proving to be as

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“We hope everyone enjoyed themselves, it was funto get in front of an audience again, although we werecompletely upstaged by the children of course!”

“With this concert being postponed from Octoberit means we haven’t performed since July so we hadthe usual mix of adrenaline and nerves particularlywith 3 new pieces on programme, none of them inEnglish and of course for some chorus members thiswas their first concert, they’ve only been with us sinceSeptember... steep learning curve!

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“A big thank you to Helen and all the ladies in thechorus from the school and everyone eagerly awaitsthe next musical”.

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disposition, who whilst working with a road maintenance gang on a very quiet country roadand having been deputed to operate the “Stop/Go” sign found the attendant responsibilityunbearable. Stress finally won through as the poor fellow struck the Foreman over the headwith the Sign which he then promptly chucked into the nearest hedge before “legging it”across the field. The resulting “Assault Charge” AND “Possession of an Offensive Weapon”(there really are times when the Law has no sense of proportion or humour) had theMagistrates struggling to keep straight faces.

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The second example was when I once prosecuted an elderly and most respectablegentleman who found himself in Court for the first time when, armed with a shotgun andsuddenly and quite uninvited , he went onto next door’s drive and let off both barrels at thedefenceless Neighbours’s teenage Son. Oo-er! So what were the facts?

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Hello once again, it seems an age since I waslast with you. You know I always admireRazzer and Smithy with their memories for

names in their respective columns inthis publication, It’s somethingthat I personally struggle with. Ican usually remember faces, butnames are something else,however there was one occasionrecently when my memorycompletely let me down. Sandraand I went late shopping at Tescoin Uttoxeter, and when wearrived she went into the storeand I went to get a trolley. Outsidethere was a chap sitting downhaving a fag, bearing in mind thiswas close to midnight. As Iapproached the entrance with mytrolley, he leaped up and threw hisarms around me, slapping me onthe back.”, Bloody hell, LesHumphries,” he shouted,”how yadoin kid, I aint sin ya for bloodyages!” he continued to chat awayfor over fifteen minutes with me thinking ‘give mea clue who you are, where do I know you from?’when I finally got to Sandra she asked “Who wasthat?” and I had to admit I hadn’t the faintestidea, and I still don’t. So if you’re reading this, getin touch stranger and put me out of my misery,please!

Does anyone else have strange problems withtheir memory , like why is it that I can rememberthings that happened 40 odd years ago as clearlyas if it were yesterday, but can’t remembersomething that happened a week or sometimeseven a day ago?

Big events always stick in your mind - forinstance the assassination of JFK, I’ll bet anyonewho was around at that time can rememberexactly what they were doing when the newsbroke, I know I can. Even further back, with myfather being a regular soldier, my mother and Iwere among the first married families to go out toGermany in 1945, only months after the 2nd WorldWar had finished. Mum used to carry a servicerevolver in her hand bag when we went out alone,because there were still some fanatical Nazis aboutwho had evaded capture (some never did getcaught of course!)

I was 4 years old at the time and was made themascot of the local Military Police. They dressed meup in a uniform (see photo), and took me aroundin a jeep, and of course they used to swear,forgetting that I was there. So when I went home

and told my Dad to f--- off, he put mustard in mymouth. That’s another thing I’ll never forget, whichin these days of precious little parental or school

discipline would be unthinkable Iguess.

Music has also played a big partin my life, right from my days as aboy soldier in the Corps of Drums,and then playing drums in a popgroup in London whilst I was at theCentral London Recruiting Depot.We were called The Intruders andwe were crap, (although no worsethan some of the rubbish beingchurned out today), through tothe church choir and ChurnetValley Male voice who I sing withtoday.

Music is another way oftriggering memories of course,and just before Christmas Iwatched an evening of RoyOrbison on BBC 4. He was an iconof my youth and it was fantastic

to hear him again as he had sucha unique voice, revered by so many in the musicbusiness. Harking back to what I said earlier, I canclearly remember the first time I heard him, and Ithink about it every time I hear Only the Lonely. Iwas on a stretcher in an ambulance on my way toMillbank Military Hospital in London and also onboard were three lads from the Royal Irish Fusiliers(a lot of people forget that despite all the Irishtroubles over the years, a lot of their sons fromboth sides of the border also wore our uniformwith pride). But I digress, the orderlies put the radioon and Only the Lonely washed over us, the Irishlads were already familiar with the dulcet tones of“that southern boy” as they put it, and were full ofpraise for him, and from then on I was also a fan.That’s one of my happier memories!

Of course Rugby Clubs are also renowned fortheir singing, although they have their own wordsfor more familiar songs which we won’t go into!Rugby crowds too have always loved to sing, but Icould never understand why England adoptedSwing Low Sweet Chariot as their anthem, alwayssung out of tune at Twickenham. I am so pleasedthat Wales have Cwm Rhondda (Guide Me Oh ThouGreat Jehova) as their anthem in Cardiff. Why ohwhy did they not choose Jerusalem?

Since the last issue of the Uttoxeter & CheadleVoice, Uttoxeter Rugby Football Club have hadmixed fortunes. After inflicting the first defeat ofthe season on the League leaders Boots, in front oftheir own supporters, they then made an early exit

from the Intermediate Cup. I wrongly referred tothem being in the Owen Cup in the last issue, butit appears when you have won it three times youhave to go into another competition which is whathappened to the town side. Anyway they came aclose second in a less than memorable match withSt Leonards at Oldfields so they can nowconcentrate on winning the league, and at time ofwriting they are still hanging in there in secondplace. Secretary Glynn Wilson has agreed to takeover the coaching duties with Dibble and havingbeen their coach for several seasons in the past hewell knows what makes them tick, which can onlybenefit their efforts.

Back to the subject of music , following a busyDecember , things are pretty quiet for the ChurnetValley Male Voice Choir, with apart from theAnnual dinner on the 10th of February we are notsinging in anger until the Cheadle Arts Festival onApril the 4th, but we still practice every Tuesday atthe Bishop Rawle School in Cheadle, so why notcome along and join us, new members are alwayswelcome. All you have to do is turn up between7:30 and 9:30, have a listen and see what youthink, who knows, you may even decide to join us!

Following a rousing turnout over Christmas andNew Year at all the Services held at St MichaelsRocester, the Sunday School attendance is growingevery week, due in no small measure to our vicarKesh who the kids love, he has been a realinspiration to Rocester’s congregation.

Talking of inspiration, I would like to finish on arugby and cricket note. How nice it was to seeAlistair Hignell receive a special award on BBC’sSports Personality of the Year, but sadly movingwith such difficulty. Alistair was for several years astudent at Denstone College, and skippered theEngland Schoolboys at scrum half whilst he wasthere. Later he received 4 blues each for both rugbyand cricket whilst at Cambridge, before going intoteaching. He won 14 full caps for the EnglandRugby side, whilst playing Cricket forGloucestershire during the Summer. A prolificbatsman he passed a thousand runs in a seasonthree times.

He was struck down with multiple sclerosis andalso osteo-arthritis which must have been terriblefor the man of action that he was. UndeterredAlistair no longer able to partake in sport movedinto the commentary box to bring life to rugbymatches on the radio along with Ian Robertson. Hehas finally even had to give that up, but still had ahuge smile on his face when he went up to receivethe award. I know it has inspired me.

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ASKYDIVE by JCB employees raised more than £3,000 for children’s charity theNSPCC – with one conquering his life-long fear of heights with a 15,000ft plunge. Simon Callear was one of 11 staff to bravely leap out of a plane at Hibaldstow near

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Simon, of Leek, who works at the JCB World Parts Centre in Uttoxeter said: “I’vebeen scared of heights for as long as I can remember - you wouldn’t normally catchme going up a tall building or even climbing a ladder. To be told we weren’t jumpingthe first time after all the preparation and getting nervous all day left me emotionallydrained. The second time I thought I knew what to expect - but as soon as the doorsopened I just thought ‘thisisn’t right’. However,before I had time to think Iwas jumping out.”

Simon, a TechnicalAuthor at JCB raised £487with the leap and says ithas gone some way tocuring him of his fear. “Ithink facing it head-on hashelped me be a lot lessscared of heights now.Everything seems a lotlower down.” Simonadded.

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Racehorse trainer Peter Bevan is pictured with his prideand joy Jer, a top notch chaser who actually went off asone of the favourites to win the Grand National at Aintreemany decades ago. Peter trained at Kingstone, nearUttoxeter, and saddled many winners from his smallnumber of horses. Jer attracted huge media attentionwhen he won a big race at Haydock before beinginstalled as favourite for this country’s most famous racethe Grand National. However, the talented Jer didn’tcomplete the race but he still remained an iconic figurein local racing circles.

Above:One of the area’s top farmers many years ago wasBertie Fower who was a very frequent visitor toUttoxeter Cattle Market where he could be foundassociating with many other local farmers. Bertiewas born in Winnothdale before he moved to afarm on Hollington Level and then to Woodhead,Cheadle. He bred cows for the show ring where heproved to be hugely successful throughout thecountry and he attended the AI Centre at Teanwhich was one of the top establishments in thebreeding sphere. Bertie is pictured receiving atrophy after his impressive beast won atStaffordshire County Show.

Left:One of the top soccer teams in the local area manyyears ago was Stallington Hospital FC. Thisphotograph shows some of the players at atraining session at the superb hospital pitch. Left to right: John Coxon, Nigel Titterton, GrahamBailey, Steve Bailey, Jim Cartlidge, Pete Johnson,Arthur Taylor, Keith Rushton and Kenny Elliott.

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board and gently batten itout with a cutlet bat orrolling pin to create a thinslice of pork (it is possibleto do this between 2 layersof thin plastic if you wish)repeat for all the pieces ofpork.

2 Mix the ham and chiveswith the breadcrumbs andpour into a shallow flatdish, pour the beaten egginto another one and theseasoned flour into a thirdone.

3 Get a tray or container andplace a layer of greaseproofpaper or j cloth on thebottom; you are now readyto start coating theescalopes.

4 Arrange the 3 trays out infront of you with the flourto the right, the egg in themiddle and thebreadcrumbs to the left;put the empty tray to the

far right and the pork slicesto the far left.

5 Pick up a piece or pork withyou left hand and place itin the flour, move it aroundin the flour (using only theleft hand) Pick up the pieceof pork and shake off anyexcess flour, place the porkin the egg wash and nowstart to use the right handonly, move the pork aroundin the egg until it is allcovered, pick up the porkwith the right hand andallow any excess egg todrop back into the tray andplace the pork in thebreadcrumbs. Go back tousing the left hand onlyagain and move the porkaround until fully coveredwith the breadcrumbs. Liftout and place on the tray.

6 Repeat for the other piecesof pork, making sure to useanother layer of paper or jcloth between each layer.

7 This may seem like a lot offuss but by keeping one dryhand and the other onewet you will not get anylarge lumps of breadcrumbmix sticking to the porkand it also means youdon’t have to keep washingyour hands.

8 Cover the pork with clingfilm or a lid and keep in thefridge until needed.

Method for the tarragon greens1 Cut the okra into 1 cm

pieces and set aside(don’tbe alarmed if a gooeysubstance comes out of theokra this is perfectlynormal)

2 Cook the beans in boilingsalted water for 2 mins andrefresh straight away in icecold water to stop thecooking process and tokeep them green.

3 When cold drain well, cutin 2 cm lengths and mixwith the okra. Add the

butter and the tarragonand cover with cling or alid. Keep in the fridge untilneeded.

For the pomegranate gravy1 Put the gravy or sauce in a

pan, add the pomegranateand warm through. Keepwarm until needed.

To cook the pork and thetarragon greens1 Place a large frying pan on

the stove and heat gentlyover a low heat. Add a littlerapeseed oil and a knob ofunsalted butter, allow thebutter to just startfoaming, but not browningand add as many pieces ofpork as the pan will take,cook slowly over a low heatfor 2 mins. The crumbsshould be a light goldencolour, turn the pork overand continue to cook for afurther 2 mins on the otherside.

2 Try to avoid cooking thepork on either side twice asany crumbs left in the panwill have burnt and withstick to the pork.

3 Remove from the pan ontoa metal tray or servingdish, and keep warm.

4 If you need to use the panto cook more pork makesure you give a quick washout and dry it as anycrumbs left in the pan fromthe first cooking will haveburnt and will stick to thesecond batch of pork.

5 You can cook the greenseither in a microwave or ina pan on the stove; bothare fine as we are onlyreally reheating them.

6 Reheat the mash and serveon a plate put the pieces ofpork on top serve with thevegetables and the sauce,at the very last minutesqueeze a little lemon juiceover the pork.

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5. When the duck is coolenough to handle, but notcold, remove the skin fromthe legs and then pull themeat from the bones , addthe plum sauce and 2tablespoons of the cookingliquid, stir well and correctthe seasoning

6. To assemble the terrineplace 1/2 of the duck toform a layer in the bottomof the terrine and smoothdown, place the pepperson top and then add therest of the mix,

7 Press down well and foldthe ham and cling film overthe top to seal the terrine.Place a light weight on topand place in a fridge for atleast 24 hours

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I got up after a really good night’s sleepand ate breakfast with my dad whilst mymum and brother got up too. My good friendChristina arrived to transport myself and oneof my four bridesmaids, Maria Adam, to thehairdressers, Alistair’s Creative Hair Design onBank Street, Cheadle. Lesley, the wonderfulhairdresser at Alistair’s began to work on mylong curls and as I had predicted, while sat inher chair, the heavens opened and the raincame down! Lesley soon had my curls piledhigh, yet trailing down beautifully and hadset my gorgeous tiara called Patina ( similarto my mums name Patricia ) by Tiara and Coin place followed my Cathedral lengthPronovis lace veil in place. Lesley andChristina escorted me through the showersinto the car, with my huge veil in our arms!This was the first of many umbrellas to beheld over me throughout of the day, its truewhat they say, you really are treated like aprincess on your wedding day and I never felta drop of rain all day due to the kindness ofso many.

When I arrived home one of my otherbridesmaids, Louise West was busy doing mymum’s makeup and my other bridesmaids,Leanne Holdcroft and Helen James had joinedus too. Throughout the rest of the morningthrough to early afternoon we all sipped onpink champagne and ate pink truffles.

Meanwhile I had organised for a blackPorsche 911 from Porsche at Baslow, to pickAndrew and his best man, Darren James andone of his ushers, Paul Byatt up and takethem to the Britannia Stadium to have theirphotographs taken, Andrew is an avid fan ofStoke City you see! Two more of his ushers,Jason Robinson and John Holdcroft followed

them in mybeloved blackMini Cooper,while hisfinal twoushers,GrahamHawkins andChristopherBentley metthem at theChurch.

While theboys wereenjoying thecars andfootball usgirls werebusy getting

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At quarter to one prompt, two gleamingDaimlers from Signature Wedding carsarrived at home and a dear friend, PauleenWest arrived with our truly beautiful showershaped bouquets. Of pink roses and whitefreesias complemented with gypsopilla andfoliage. It was soon time for the bridesmaidsto leave in the pouring rain!

After a little while to ourselves, it wasquarter past one and time to go, Noel ourcharming chauffer carried a white umbrellaover my head and dad carefully placed mydress into the gorgeous cream and dark blueDaimler called ‘Cammy ‘ which my dad hadchosen for us and drove us to St Giles’ theAbbot C.E.Church, Cheadle.


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When we arrived at Church we weregreeted by a crowd of people, including

our fabulous video man, Ray Spurway ofCaptures Video, who popped his head intothe car and asked to dad, “Would you like tosay anything for the video?”, Dad said “Ithink she looks beautiful and I hope thatthey have a good day”, a moment I shalltreasure forever.

Leanne and Maria came to help me getinto church without getting wet and when Igot into church my two last attendantsgreeted me, my gorgeous 18 month old goddaughter Evie Holdcroft wearing a prettyivory dress to match mine and my friend fromuniversity, Helen Eccleson and James’ sonThomas Eccleson looking very handsome in aminiature version of Andrew’s suit. Agorgeous flower girl and a cute page boy,what more could be needed?!

The organist, Simon Baker, played TheBridal March, Wagner, as my dad walked medown the aisle to give me away to Andrew,we sang three hymns and two readings wereread Genesis 2: 18-24 by my God MotherHelen Woodhouse and the poem I Go WhereYou Go by my dear friend Carrie Preece. Theservice conducted by Rev, Fr Ian Thurston waslovely concluded my brother Paul andAndrew’s sister, Helen witnessing the eventfor us whilst the harpist Kathryn Lewisplayed. We walked back up the aisle to TheWedding March , Mendelssohn as husbandand wife and outside the church, in the stillpouring rain stood some members of my Girl

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Photographs were taken by the fantasticBarry James Photography in and out ofchurch then my husband and I climbed intoour Daimler and I was handed a large silverparcel addressed to my wife!! Inside were twostriking Swarovski champagne glasses inwhich Noel, our chauffer poured Champagnefor us to enjoy on our journey to Sandon Hall,I was so pleased with my gift as I had wantedto buy them but our budget ran out! With therain still pouring, we set out on our twentyminute journey to Sandon, this was the onlytime Andrew and I really shared on our ownall day and I was really glad we had this timetravelling to our reception.

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The speeches went really well, mydad said how proud he was of myacademic achievements, my husbandsaid thank you to my mum for all thehours of making invitations, order ofservice, confetti cones and menus, notto mention all the wedding fairs andbridal shops she escorted me too. Healso thanked hismum Jeanette, formaking our fairycastle wedding cake.Finally his best man,Darren, made hisspeech with a littlehelp from his dad,Malcolm, and therewasn’t a dry eye in thehouse!

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PUBLIC SPEAKING DAY COMPETITIONRESULTS

On Sunday, 8th February 2009, over 112members of Staffordshire CountyFederation of Young Farmers’ Clubs took

part in a variety of Public Speaking competitionsincluding Junior and Senior YFC Member of theYear. Harriet Wilson, Eccleshall YFC, won theJunior Section for the second year running. Juniorcompetitors were required to produce a portfoliogiving details of their activities within YFC overthe previous 12 months as well as informationabout school, career aspirations, and activitiesoutside YFC. An informal interview also tookplace. Harriet, aged 17, is currently studying forher A Levels at Shrewsbury High School and hopesto go on to university to gain qualifications towork in the Agri-Food industry as a Meat Buyer forone of the top supermarkets. 2nd place wasgiven to George Goodwin, Chase YFC and 3rdplace went to Caroline Barlow from Ridware YFC.

The Senior Male Section was won by StevenHill, aged 24, from Eccleshall YFC who is theImmediate Past Club Chairman for Eccleshall and isnow is now County Development Chairman. Steveworks as a self-employed farrier. AnthonyWilliams, Eccleshall YFC was placed 2nd and in 3rdplace was Ben Redfern from Stone YFC. Laura Parry,also of Eccleshall YFC came 1st in the Femalesection. Laura, aged 23, works as a NurseryManager and is the present Club Chairman forEccleshall and she instigated their charity nakedcalendar for 2009, raising around £2500 forNACCPO.

Helen Goldstraw from Waterhouses YFC wasplaced 2nd with Lucy Hill, Ridware YFC placed 3rd.Senior competitors were required to complete aninformation sheet giving details of theirexperience with Young Farmers and attend aninterview with the competition judges on the day.Laura Parry and Steven Hill, both of Eccleshall YFCwere chosen to go forward as Overall SeniorMember of the Year and Harriet Wilson ofEccleshall YFC and George Goodwin of Chase YFCas Junior Member of the Year to represent theCounty at the West Midlands Area Finals onSunday 15th March 2009, this year being hostedby Shropshire.

Junior Reading - 1st Eccleshall YFC, 2nd LeekYFC, 3rd Waterhouses YFC. Each team had to readout three chosen passages from ‘The Lion, TheWitch and The Wardrobe’ by C S Lewis.

Junior Speaking - 1st Eccleshall B YFC; 2ndChase YFC; 3rd Uttoxeter JNFU. Harriet Wilson ofEccleshall YFC gave an interesting talk onStockjudging. The other team members wereJenny Williams as Chairman and Samantha Wilsonwho proposed the Vote of Thanks.

Intermediate Brainstrust - 1st Cheadle YFCteam; 2nd Stone YFC; 3rd Eccleshall B YFC. Eachteam comprised three members who were given arange of topics from which to choose three justtwenty minutes before the start of thecompetition. Cheadle team, whose members wereMatt Brindley, Sam Mellor, Lisa Hawkins andChristine Wheat debated the following threetopics, “Does the team think that credit is tooeasily available, particularly to young people?”;“Does the team think that we need a NHS in theUK, or should we adopt the American system ofinsurance schemes to cover healthcare?” andfinally “Does the Team think that Global Warmingis fact or fiction?”

Senior Brainstrust - 1st Stone YFC; 2nd CheadleYFC; 3rd Eccleshall YFC. Each team comprised threemembers who were given a range of topics from

which to choose three just twenty minutes beforethe start of the competition. The winning teamfrom Stone were John Preston, Bryce Mackellar, JeffTabernor, and Simon Wilson and discussed thefollowing three topics, “Does the team think that itis morally right for the Government to greatly raisethe National Debt to bail out the banks whenfuture generations will have to pay for it?”; “Doesthe team think that Nuclear Power is the only wayto go green.”, and finally “Does the team think thatthe farming Trade Unions need to raise their profileand fight even harder to ease the plight of thefaming industry?”

The Strictly Ballroom Dancing Competition waswon by Eccleshall B YFC with George Stanhope,Annabelle Gardner, David Williams and BeckyStubbs performed a Ballroom dance and a Latindance. The Judges, Aileen Paul and Vivienne Shelleyremarked that this had been a remarkable efforton everyone’s part. Chase YFC was placed 2nd andEccleshall A YFC placed 3rd.

The winning teams from Junior Speaking,Senior Brainstrust and Strictly Ballroom will goforward to represent Staffordshire at the WestMidlands Area Finals in on 28th March 2009, whichis this year being hosted by Warwickshire.

The Gwen Earp-Haward Award for PublicSpeaking was awarded at the end of the day to theoverall winning team, which was Stone YFC in 1stplace, and Cheadle YFC and Eccleshall A YFC werejoint runners up.

FORTHCOMING EVENTSOn Saturday 7th March, Staffordshire Young

Farmers will be holding their Annual Spring Ball,which this year is being held at The LRV,Staffordshire University, Stoke on Trent with “DJJames”. Tickets are available via the County Officeon 01785 248645 at £12.50 in advance and £15 onthe door. Under 18’s are admitted only with an YFCMembership.

On Saturday 14th March, the County Vice-Presidents are organising the County Dinner Danceat The Ingestre Suite, County Showground. This isa fund-raising event and entertainment will be byBruce Salt Disco. Tickets are £22.50 to include athree-course hot meal. Information and tickets areavailable via the County Office on 01785 248645.

Looking ahead, on Saturday, 9th May 2009,Young Farmers from all over the County will betaking part in our Annual YFC Rally, to be held thisyear by kind permission of Mr & Mrs E W Moss,Grange Farm, Blackwood Hill, Endon, Stoke ST99AH. There will be 40 competitions heldthroughout the day, ranging from Tractor Handlingand Sheep Shearing to Cookery, Floral Art, andCrafts to Tug-of-War and all kinds of sports. As wellas other attractions, we are planning to includeseveral events in the Main Ring for under 10’s,which will hopefully help to make the event anenjoyable day out for the whole family. In theevening we will be holding our Rally Disco atGrange Farm, when the presentation of trophieswill take place.

For information on becoming a member ordetails of your local Club, contact Julia Taylor,County Organiser, on 01785 248645 or [email protected] forfurther information. Our website atwww.staffsyoungfarmers.org.uk has updatedinformation about Staffordshire YFC and the localclubs, including recent event photos.

News from StaffordshireYoung Farmers

Harriet- Steven and Laura - Winners of the Member ofthe Year Competition

Cheadle YFC 1st place Brainstrust Competition

Cheadle YFC 2nd Place in Senior Brainstrust Competition

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on which way you wanted to go. If you wereturning right, you twisted the knob, which emitteda loud click, then gave the side of the car a thumpat a point six inches behind your ear which wouldactivate a little plastic arm that struggled valiantlyout of its hiding place, assumed the horizontal andemitted a weak guttering yellow light. Thewindscreen wipers were operated by a small tank

of compressed air, but were grosslyunreliable. They only worked whenyou took your foot off theaccelerator ie. when you were goingdownhill. Going uphill, after tenseconds of applying constantthrottle, the wipers stopped. It alsohad a novel form of airconditioning…it had no floor, buteven worse, the heater didn’t workand the window of the drivers dooronly wound up half way. In thewinter, It was warmer on a motorbike. It was the brakes however thatone had to be wary of. Both my carand the old butcher’s van had asimilar stopping distance thatinvolved a precise discipline. Fiftyyards from a halt sign, the

procedure was to change down a gear, then startpumping the brake pedal to encourage a bit ofbrake fluid to leave the master cylinder and inhabitthe slave cylinders which would then hopefullyoperate the braking mechanism. After ten or adozen vigorous thrusts with the right leg, thepedal would harden and eventually, the vehiclewould come to a sedate halt.

I eventually sold this death trap for a fiver toJackie Thompson who kept the Hunter at SaverleyGreen and the last I saw of it was one day when ithurtled over the top of a grassy hillock heading hellfor leather towards the Dry Colour department ofBlythe Colour Works take out with ten kids in it toread. I was informed that the river stopped it!

So, as the new van stood outside the shop, Iwas told in no uncertain terms what wouldhappen to me if I pranged it, then I proceeded toload the evening’s deliveries. All of the orders werein the back apart from one.. On the passenger seatwas a tray of meat atop of which sat a brownpaper bag containing a dozen eggs, destined forStallington Hall. I started the engine andinvestigated the controls. I had never before driven

a vehicle where everything worked. Every switchand every knob did something. Lights came on –inside and out, there was a fog light, thoughwhether it was at the front or rear, I didn’t getchance to find out. Like I didn’t get the chance tofind Radio Luxembourg on the radio which I hadearmarked as my first project when I was well outof sight. I was merrily hammering along TheHilderstone Level when the time came to startslowing down for Blacklake crossroads. I took myfoot off the gas and instinctively stamped on thebrake pedal. The van stopped dead, my head hitthe windscreen and a dozen eggs hit thedashboard and disintegrated instantly into aglutinous mass on the floor.

The butcher gave me no quarter. Every filthyword he knew hit me like a rifle shot and I crawledout of the shop feeling wretched and useless.However, a few more years were to go by before Iacquired a vehicle that was safe to carry apassenger.

The next vehicle I bought was not much betterthan the old Ford. It was a Standard Ten van thathad been done up to look good but unknown tome, was in an advanced stage of decay. From theday I bought it, the bodywork proceeded todegenerate rapidly and within three months, itwas seriously unroadworthy. However, I still owedmoney on it and I needed it to get to work, so itwas ‘Here we go again….take it steady and watchout for cop cars.’

But then one day, I did a rather stupid thing. Iovertook a police car on the A34, north ofNewcastle. I was almost past him when I realisedthat I was going too fast, so I took my foot off thethrottle. The engine backfired and half theexhaust parted company with the van pre-empting a horrendous clatter and a loud roarwhich caused the driver of the police car to duck. Iwas duly ‘pulled’ and one of the two officers whogot out to examine the vehicle was nearlycircumcised as he touched the rotten offside wingcausing a spicule of metal to spring out like a flickknife and miss his vital dedicaments by less thanan inch. The policeman, bless him, turned out tobe a star. He recognised my plight and gave metwo weeks to replace the van before he put out ageneral alert. Those were the good old days beforethe MOT certificate was invented.

I had been on this mortal coil for forty twosummers before I owned a vehicle on whicheverything worked. Despite still being a relativepeasant, I could now chuck this onto ‘save’, go to adealer, sign a piece of paper and drive away abrand new Mercedes with alloys and God knowswhat else within the hour… but my mind goesback to the sticker in the rear window of an oldwreck that I was once following which read; ‘Itmay be old but it’s paid for and it’s in front of you’Wise words.

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Ramble onMy favourite walks by Peter Matthews

No 3 HollingtonThis is a good walk with some magnificent views. From the car walk backtowards Cheadle. Just before Lodgedale Farm, take a footpath on the rightwhich initially goes back on yourself. Over the stile and along a grassy trackwhich contours round the hillside. At a waymark, take the right hand track,past a fallen tree to another waymark sign and a stone. Leave the main trackhere to descend the bracken (the path was invisible at the height of summer),aiming for the bottom of a rocky area and skirting it, descend to a grassytrack and waymark. Turn right and descend to a stile and road. (A) (If parkingat Great Gate, join the walk here). Turn right and continue up the road to apallet store and enclosed footpath on the right, by FP sign. Follow this up toanother stile. Over and taking the leftmost path, continue up to reach a stonestile. Through this, the path then bends right to join a track by Far EndCottage. Left here to follow track to footpath sign. You can continue aheadhere but to do so would leave out a delightful walk through some woods, soturn right, following the waymarks on a good path until it reaches a Tjunction. Turn left (no waymarks) and follow this path to reach a gravel road.Follow this to a road where turn left. At the next road, Quarry Bank, turn left(if you had continued ahead, you would have emerged at this junction).

Descend the road, pass a street lamp! And then look for a footpath signon the right. Negotiate the gate and then head diagonally left down the fieldto reach a hedge, then bear left, with the hedge on the right, to reach a stonestile. Over and keeping to the right edge of fields descend, possibly having tonegotiate some temporary electric fencing, then up slightly until justopposite the public house on the road nearby (left). Look for a stone stile inthe hedge on the right and over, following the waymarks. Left, then right,aiming for a gate in the hedge opposite, where a track passes through. Thestile is just below this, by a cattle trough. Over and follow the hedge on theleft, then over two stiles (hedge now on right) and just before a gate in thefence ahead, farm and Croxden Abbey on your left, turn right, over a stile andup the next field, hedge on right. Follow the line of stiles to cross fields tosoon reach a road. (B). Turn left and at the next junction, right, to Fole.

Follow this road, round a right hand bend, then at the next left handbend, a pumping station on the left. Just after this, on the right, take thefootpath right, over a cattle grid and follow the path which rejoins the farmtrack by the farm. Follow the waymarks round the farm to emerge at the farside and climb to the next farm (hedge on right) then right and left to reacha farm road. Turn right here and follow it up to the road and turn left, back tothe start.

For further information on walking visit the Ramblers Association websitewww.ramblers.org.uk. Without the work of the Ramblers some of thesewalks would not be possible – they help to keep footpaths open andmaintained.

Difficulty Some climbing. This walk is navigationally challenging inparts but there are some delightful corners on this walk and some magnificent views. Follow route clockwise..

Distance 4 Miles

Time 2 ½ hours

Parking Very limited but a small area opposite Hollington Farm. GR SK049392. The walk could be started at Great Gate, adding a little to the walk. There is verge side parking atGreat Gate, quite close to Quarry Bank.

Refreshments There are two Public houses on route.

Public Transport There is a bus stop in Hollington. This would either meanwalking back towards Cheadle to start the walk or joining it at point B.


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Rocester Football Club1st XI have enjoyed arejuvenation since new

Manager Alan Beaman tookover recently. Here is theofficial team photograph:Back Row: Alan Beaman,Dave Shaw, RichardFroggatt, Darren Bullock,Tommy Smith, ChristianDacres, Neil Edwards, KarlCharlton, Richard Beech,Nigel Mottram.

Front Row: Lee Baillie, BenCarr, Ashley Sheridan, MartinGadsby, Chris McComisky,Josh Butler, David Williams.

Rocester Football Club

The ways in which members,supporters, residents and localbusinesses can help maximise

Cheadle Cricket Club’s status as oneof seven national showcase clubs forNatWest CricketForce 2009 wasdiscussed at an open meeting at theclub recently.

NatWest Cricket Force is thebiggest sporting volunteering eventin the country and Cheadle CricketClub is using this fantasticopportunity to undergo a massrenovation which will change theface of the club for the better. Nowthey are asking for in kind supportfrom local businesses in return forlots of publicity.

Much of the work will be carriedout amidst a carnival and familyatmosphere over the weekend of28th and 29th March.

The Club has drawn up a list ofrenovation projects and anybusinesses that can help in any waywill be rewarded with the kind ofpublicity opportunity that moneycan’t buy

Businesses who agree to donatetheir time and expertise to theproject will be welcome to promotetheir company over the weekendhowever they see fit: and the groundwill be crammed with volunteers,local dignitaries, sporting celebrities,members of the public, media andother business contacts.

Companies will gain goodwillfrom the local community, as well asbeing permitted to hand out theirbusiness cards and promotionalliterature, or even host promotionalstalls throughout the weekend. Also,a plaque presentation board will beinaugurated after the eventdisplaying the name of everycompany that contributed to theproject.

The work to be carried out is setto include: the renovation of thechanging and toilet facilities,restoration of public seating, theextension of power supplies, a

regeneration of the club’s netfacilities, new or improvedsightscreens and plenty of generalpainting and decorating.

The flagship project, meanwhile,will be a complete refurbishment ofthe Members’ Lounge with a newlayout, bar and seating all proposedto be completed over the weekend.

Cricketers from DerbyshireCounty Cricket Club plus locally bredprofessional footballers GarethOwen (Port Vale) and Andy Wilkinson(Stoke City) have already agreed tocome and muck in, so plenty ofmedia coverage is guaranteed.

If you think that your companycan help, in any way, contact NeilSommerville on 07805 110505 [email protected] and take advantage of this uniquepublicity opportunity.

The club are also offeringcompanies or individuals theopportunity of sponsoring a newelectronic scoreboard. As the mostlooked at part of the groundthroughout the cricket season, this isan excellent branding opportunityfor a local business and there are alsoground board advertisingopportunities available.

Project Manager Elgin Smithcommented: “Cheadle Cricket Cluband the local community will onlyget one chance to maximise theopportunity of being a NatWestCricket Force Focus Club.

“It is likely to be another five yearsbefore even another club fromStaffordshire gets this opportunity soI would urge local businesses and thecommunity to unite and make it asuccess.

“With the Cricket Club gaining anexcellent development of its facilitiesand businesses having a uniqueopportunity to promote themselves,NatWest Cricket Force is beneficial toall and we could also have a lot of funin the process.”

Staffordshire Cricket Funding and

Marketing Director Andy Gricecommented: “I am delighted forStaffordshire Cricket to be backingthis project and I wish CheadleCricket Club all the very best for theweekend.

“The club are already makingexcellent progress with their

programme and event and theprospect of seeing it come to fruition,with the help of local businesses, istremendously exciting.”

For further information contactTom Holdcroft on 07791 273819 oremail the club [email protected]

Cheadle Cricket Club calls open NatWest CricketForce meeting

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By Tom Holdcroft

With teams sitting proudly on top of theStaffordshire County and Uttoxeter &District leagues, enjoying the status as the

reigning best club in Staffordshire and with juniorteams bringing home silverware: Cheadle Town FC iscelebrating its diamond anniversary in style.

The FA Charter Standard Community Club ismarking its 60th year by enjoying one of the mostsuccessful periods in its history. With junior divisionsfrom under 10’s upwards, along with a Saturdaymorning session for children even younger than that,the system is geared to develop the local footballingtalent and to feed the senior teams of the future. Itcurrently seems to be working a treat with the juniorsections continuing to excel after the under 12’s, under14’s, under 15’s and under 18’s all claimed silverwarein 2008; and both senior outfits are currently at thesummit of their respective league tables.

The club’s first team, under the management of

Steve Austin, are targeting promotion from theStaffordshire County League Second Division after apre-Christmas run that saw them win seven and drawthree of 11 matches with just one defeat. And thetalent emerging through the junior ranks has beensuch that, this season, the Club inaugurated a secondsenior team who were entered into the Uttoxeter &District League, playing on a Sunday morning.

The second senior side was formed from thenucleus of the team that lifted the Under 18’s DivisionOne League Cup last season. They have enjoyed afairytale start to life in senior football: setting the paceat the top of the league throughout the first half of theseason and honing in on promotion.

Cheadle Town FC was grantedthe prestigious Charter Standardstatus three years ago, certifying thefact that it has achieved excellencein coaching, administration andchild protection. This was followedby FA Community Clubaccreditation: described by the FA as‘the pinnacle of the clubdevelopment pathway.’ A Community Club must havea high quality, multi-team (minimum of 10 teams) setup with excellent social, training and playingopportunities for all. All new FA Community Clubs arerequired to meet FA criteria, ensuring that they provideopportunities for players irrespective of age, gender,religion and ability. Clubs must also provide qualifiedcoaches, first aiders and child protection officers.

Cheadle Town had their Community Club statusrenewed in 2008: closely followed by the accolade of

being named best community club in Staffordshire.Chairman Pete Bentley commented: “Everybody at theClub works very hard to ensure that Cheadle Town FCprovides the best possible service of coaching andprotection to all of our players, both junior and senior.“Charter Standard and Community Club status areproof of the strides that the club has made in thatregard, as both are difficult to achieve and are by nomeans common in local football.

To then be named as the best club in Staffordshirewas a huge honour and a massive boost for everyoneahead of the new season. The good news has sincecontinued with teams, both senior and junior,

performing well on the pitch. Ifthe two senior teams can pushon to promotion while thejuniors continue to keep thetrophy cabinet glistening it willdo down as one of our best everyears. Our current success onand off the field is testament tothe hard work of our coachesand administration team, all of

whom put the hours in voluntarily to take the clubforward. It is great to see the senior teams doing well,but equally exciting to see some of the talent that isemerging through the junior sections. That is whatmakes the future so exciting.”

Junior sessions for children aged up to eight yearsold take place at Cheadle High School on a Saturdaymorning from 10am until 11am. All children arewelcome to attend, call Dave on 01782 394131 or Peteon 07748 910921 for more information.

Success continues at Cheadle Town FC



All-time Local Soccer Hall of Fame TeamBy Roy ‘Razzer’ Astbury

Each month Uttoxeter’s best known character Roy ‘Razzer’Astbury will compile his very own ‘All-Time Local FootballTeam’ which in his opinion is the very best of players pastand present.

‘Razzer’ will create a team in each issue of The Uttoxeter &Cheadle Voice which he believes incorporates all theingredients of a football outfit which could be unbeatable!

He will be delving into his thoughts to remember all theterrific players in years gone by whilst selecting those whoare 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 Hallof Fame team.

If you have your own Hall of Fame team then get involvedand just give Nigel a call at The Uttoxeter & Cheadle Voiceon 01538 751629, 0776 784 6937 to tell him or send yourteam to: The Uttoxeter & Cheadle Voice, 3 Spode Close,Cheadle, Staffordshire, ST10 1DT or [email protected] ‘Razzer’ will judge the bestteam provided by our readers and the winner will receive a£10 cheque courtesy of The Uttoxeter & Cheadle Voice ineach edition of our publication! Go on give it a try!

HENRY CAMPIONBamfords

A good, strongpowerhouse of a

goalkeeper.

ALF BLOODRocester

Known throughout theland, Alf was a no-nonsensedefender who certainly let

forwards know they hadbeen in a game!

DAVID COLEKingstone

A really good reader of thegame, David was a cool

cookie.

RON PRITCHARDBamfords

At the heart of the backfour, Ron was as brave as alion and his strong tacklesleft their mark – normally

on forwards’ legs!

CLIFF BUCKLEYBamfords

Cliff was renowned throughoutthe area for his incredible

kicking power! He could strikean old fashioned leather ball

three quarters the length of thepitch and in those days this was

unheard of!

GERALD COOPERHollington

Busy player who gave 100%every match. Gerald tackled

anything that moved!

GEORGE BLOODBamfords

Another player who wasknown everywhere in our

local community. George ranuntil he dropped and hisattitude was top notch.

ALAN SMITHUttoxeter Town

A legend in local sportsterms, Alan locked hornswith many a player in hiscareer. He never really gotthe credit he deserved forhis soccer skills which attimes were outstanding.

DANNY HUDSONUttoxeter Town

A wonderful player whogave everything on thefootball pitch. Danny

always produced 100%and he was a tremendous

team player.

BEN CARRRocester/Cheadle CC/

Cheadle UtdGenuine pace, a goalscoring prowess

and a tremendous will to succeed.Ben has it all and he will become one

of our best local goalscorers.

BILLY HOLMESUttoxeter Boys Club

Fast, sharp and terrific goalscorer, Billy wasan outstanding front man and he put real

fear into defenders who faced him.

Razzer’s Hall of Fame March Team

Lyndon Beardmore, of Cheadle, hasplayed local football at the highestlevel whilst also being part ofmany great teams.Lyndon reveals his Hall of Fameteam and wins our £10 cheque!

He says ‘I have decided to select ateam from just the local area and Iwas very torn to who to give aplace in my side to. It really isharder than you think but here it isand I believe this team would takea lot of beating!’GoalkeeperGraham Moss (Cheadle Rovers) Agoalkeeper who had noweaknesses. Graham was a greatshot-stopper and he was alsoterrific at collecting crosses fromeither wing.Right BackLee Bould (Cheadle Utd) A reallyconsistent defender throughouthis whole career. He was a rock allhis team-mates could rely on atthe back and he fully deserves hisplace in the back four.Centre HalfsMick Hathaway (Cheadle Utd)What a commanding centre halfMick was. He rarely let a centreforward get the better of him andhe also was very comfortable onthe ball.Wayne Johnson (Cheadle Utd,Captain) Wayne had a brilliantattitude to the game and he wasthe best header of a ball I haveever played with. A true leader andhe is my selection as Captain ofthis team.Mark Alcock (Cheadle Town) Agood hard tackling left back whounbelievably is still going strongnow! Mark could be switched intomidfield where he would be thesame reliable and talented playeras when in defence.MidfieldAndy Campbell (Cheadle Utd) Andycould play on either wing as hepossessed tremendous ability withboth feet. Fast, skilful and talented,Andy caused chaos when heattacked defenders and he alsoscored some brilliant goals too.Paul Ede (Rocester) He could playin defence or midfield and Paulwas one of the fittest lads I playedwith. He is a credit to localfootball.Daryl Beardmore (Cheadle Utd)Probably the best midfielder I haveplayed with. Daryl had the lot,aggression, talent and a will to win– although I believe he didn’t scoreenough goals!!Richard Carter (Cheadle CricketClub) There cannot be many bettermidfield players who have playedin our local football. Richie was abig player for big games and hecould score goals from anywhereon the park!ForwardsCraig Walklet (Rocester/CheadleUtd) A great team player who wasvery unselfish to his team-mates. Afantastic goalscorer, Craig was themost difficult player I ever had tomark.Nigel Mottram (Rocester) A trulybrilliant player, Nigel was a manyou wanted in your team andsomeone you wouldn’t want toplay against.Substitutes:Alan Derbyshire (Cheadle CricketClub)Chris Rowley (Cheadle CricketClub)Ben Carr (Cheadle CricketClub/Rocester)Paul Frith (Cheadle Town)Anthony Bryan (Cheadle Utd)

We have inserted one football club each player has performed for.

Obviously, many have played for several clubs in their careers.


Well, we are into 2009 and I bet you’vealready broke all your New Year’sresolutions by now!

I was quite surprised and very pleased TheUttoxeter and Cheadle Voice owner Nigel Tittertongave me the opportunity to put articles into hisfantastic colour magazine. I hope you enjoy them,sometimes they are serious, sometimes humorousbut always I hope interesting.

My introduction to Nigel was on aUttoxeter Twin Town visit to Raisdorf,Germany, in the 1970’s.

We went over there for a weekplaying three or four football matchesand believe me we became somewhatcelebrities in Raisdorf.

Nigel was a very young lad at thattime but I had seen him play football forCheadle Town who were one of the bestteams in our area at that time. He was anuncompromising full back, not overblessed with football finesse but youcould rely on him and I am quite surewingers did not enjoy playing him!

He was a few years later to play forme in my introduction into 1st XL localfootball management.

My first role, albeit as assistant, waswith Big T as he was known – but to youTony Elliott! We took on the reserve teamat Oldfields, Uttoxeter Town 2nd XI, whohad their share of good players, somevery good players and believe me, somereally great characters.

Men like Big Tom, that is Tom Lomas.He’d die for you and he along with myselfI am sure helped big time to build whatwas then the new Staffs FA Headquartersthrough the paying of fines!

Bill Pritchard, what a good goalscorerand believe me a really good goalkeeper.He played both roles in teams I played inbut our regular goalkeeper in our side atOldfields was quiet Frank. Well you knowhim as Frankie Rowe, what a good keeperbut Frank would be the first to admit that he couldbe brilliant and then come up with an almightygaff.

Frankie was never short of a word and always

liked to have the last one! Well, with me, that wasto become a challenge and one particular matchat half time playing Ipstones at Oldfields with thescore at 1-1, we had just conceded a goal via amisunderstanding between Wiggy Whieldon andFrank.

Well, we sat down for a team talk conducted byme and Tony with Ipstones doing there’s about 40yards away.

Well, picture it, Tonyand I trying to explain toWiggy and more so Frankto forget their littleepisode but would Frankdrop it – no chance!

Well, I blew my topwith him and jumped upbut Frank must haverealised he’d pushed meover the edge and got upquicker than me! To thehuge surprise of my ownteam and also theIpstones players, I chasedFrank and I’m glad he wasquicker than me because Ithink I’d have strangledhim!

I can see Curly Johnsonand George Prince nowlaughing their heads ofalong with the rest of theIpstones side…….

But Frank and I had thelast laugh as we ended upwinning the game 3-1.

Also in that Uttoxeterside was the great Banjo,Kenny Coates, a terrificallygifted player with afantastic left foot, and aGerman lad on the leftwing called WalterStrolholm. I bet he’d neverseen a half time team talk

like that in Germany!!!I enjoyed my apprenticeship at Uttoxeter but it

did not last long as I still enjoyed playing and thetemptation of rejoining up with Barry Hulton, Leon

Hibberd, Keith Hibberd and many more fine localplayers to play for Rocester FC was too strong andI left and went to Rocester and it was there that asenior XI management position became availablewhen Bob Bassett said to me at the end of the firstseason and on us missing out on a couple of cupsthe situation as manager.

As I have said previously I am not short ofwords to say and I told Bob he had made mistakesduring the season and he blasted back at me thatif I could do better the job was mine – and that wasit, I became Rocester FC 1st XL Manager.

I worked with the legendary late dear old KenGreen and Gilbert Egerton with not a penny insight! I still maintain that money has ruined localfootball and in future issues of The Voice I will tellyou of my dislike of some clubs and players on thistopic.

But on a lighter note can I just finish this articleoff with a story of a recent beer I had in thecompany of what I bet you will think after you’veread it must be one hell of a thick bugger!

We were discussing aeroplanes and how coldthey were when they were waiting for take-off andhe came out with a beauty!

That whilst on his way back from the Canarieswith his wife he noticed below his feet a holeabout the size of a fist. He showed the hole to hiswife and decided they had the perfect solutionwhich was to use the bread paper she hadwrapped the travel butties in. He rolled it up andstuck it in the hole and WALLA, no draught, warmaeroplane.

With that I tried to stop myself laughing andmade the excuse that I needed to go to the toilet.I wondered just how thick this guy was and withina few minutes I found out!

He noticed I had a limp, a result of a need for ahip replacement. He said ‘what’s the limp forAlan?’

‘A hip replacement needed’ I answered ‘but Ihave got to wait as they only have white ones inat present.’

‘Oh that’s not fair,’ he said.I got my answer there and then how thick he

was…….Thank you for reading this article, I hope to be

able to continue in later editions if asked.One last thing, the ongoing search for my

father, a GI in the States, is getting quite exciting.We are onto a website which traces GI Fathers andalso a film company has also called me to ask formy involvement in making a documentary for ITV1 on GI Babies. If it helps why not but I’ll keep youinformed of my progress.

Smithy

“As I have saidpreviously I amnot short ofwords to say andI told Bob he hadmade mistakesduring theseason and heblasted back atme that if I coulddo better the jobwas mine...

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Alan Smith has enjoyed a lifetime of sport in the Cheadle and Uttoxeter areas.Here Alan delves into his memory bank to write his unique brand of humour oncolourful sports and life comments with memories of past and present which wehope readers will enjoy...

On and off the field By Alan Smith

Cheadle Running Club againpicked up a host of awards as theNorth Staffs Cross Country

League concluded with the last fixtureat Westwood, Leek, recently.

Sharleen Gibson and Ruth WatchornRice shared joint second place in aclosely fought open lady category.Sharleen also won the Lady Veteran 35category and Ruth the Lady Veteran 40category. Ruth has been in the top threein the open lady category for each of thepast 4 years, winning her age groupeach time. Sharleen has also been in

the top 2 in her age group for the past 3years.

Team mate Denise Broom was 2ndin her LV45 age group, matching herperformance of 2006, whilst teamcaptain Liz Clutton went one betterthan last year, when she was 2nd LV50,by winning the LV55 age group.

The ladies have also had anotheroutstanding season as a team andpicked up a silver medal in the LadiesOpen Team category and were thewinners of a gold in the Lady VeteranTeam category. The ladies team have

now been first or second in each of the

last four years.

In the men’s competition Club

Chairman Mick Beardmore won a silver

in the Men’s Over 55 category. Mick has

been in the top 2 in his age group for 5

of the past 6 years.

Runners travel from as far afield as

Stourbridge and Colwyn Bay to compete

in the league and so for a small club like

Cheadle to win so many awards so

consistently in such a competitive

league is quite remarkable.

Cheadle Running Club pick up a host of Awards

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By Tom Holdcroft

In the money maddenedworld of modern dayfootball, professional

players representing theirlocal clubs has become an alltoo rare occurrence.

Having started his careerwith Stoke City before coveringthe miles to turn out for thelikes of Torquay United, OldhamAthletic, Stockport County andYeovil Town; Cheadle born and bred centraldefender Gareth Owen knows only too well whatdraws players away from their local teams. In hiscase it was the lure of first team football. But, atthe age of 26 and having already amassed a wealthof Football League experience, Gareth is plying histrade in the Potteries again; this time with PortVale.

Gareth spent the past two seasons withStockport County, amassing 83 appearances andcaptaining The Hatters to a Football League cleansheets record and a Playoff Final victory atWembley. However, a fall out with manager, JimGannon, left Gareth seeking pastures new andafter a short spell on loan at Yeovil Town, hedecided that his future lay back in his home county.

Gareth said: “The fact that it is on my doorstep

and is my home town clubmakes things a lot simplerand is one of my majorreasons for joining Port Vale.I am living in Birches Headnow so it only takes fiveminutes to get to training.”

Still with time on hisside, Gareth still has thedesire to play at a higherlevel than League Two,

where the Valiants currently find themselvesfor the first time since the 1982/83 season. But theformer Stoke City defender believes that his newclub can climb the leagues under the stewardshipof Dean Glover; himself a former centre-half atVale Park during the glory years of the 90’s.

Gareth said: “The manager has got to clear upa lot of mistakes that have already been made, buthe has got plans for the club and he sees me as abig part of the long term future. I believe that myambitions can be fulfilled at Port Vale and they aredefinitely a club with the infrastructure andstadium in place to play at a higher level. It needssome financial backing and, if that does come in,who knows what can happen.”

“All of the way through my life they have beenin what is currently known as League One and theChampionship and it has been disappointing tosee how far it has sunk. The challenge now is toclimb the ladder again and that is why I decided to

go for them ahead of options in the higherdivision.”

The playoff final victory with Stockport, againstRochdale on Monday 26th May, remains themoment that Gareth remembers most fondly fromhis career to date and he admits that it is unlikelyto ever be beaten. He said: “Leading my team outand lifting a trophy at Wembley is untouchable asthe highlight of my career and I will never forgetthose memories. The only way it gets better thanthat is if you win a European Cup, but I don’t thinkthat is going to happen at Port Vale just yet.”

That moment of glory and victory at Wembleywas the reward for all of the hard work anddedication that has been required for Gareth tosucceed, starting as a nine-year-old with CheadleAthletic Under 12’s.

This, as Gareth explains, has included makingmany sacrifices and putting in plenty of extrahours on the training field. “I played one season for

Cheadle Athletic, got picked up by Stoke and wasthere until I was 22. When I left school, I joined theAcademy before turning professional at 18. Thebiggest step up was training with the first team. Ittook me two or three months of soul searching andthinking ‘am I good enough to play at this level’before I settled into it. It came with time, hardwork and extra training though.”

“The lifestyle commitment revolves aroundconstantly watching what I eat and not doingthings to excess because I am always preparing forthe next training session and the next game. It is awell known fact that I don’t drink and that is a bigpart of who I am,” he continued. I wanted to beable to look back and think that I had a good crackat it. I didn’t want to be thinking: what if I stayedin that night and what if I didn’t have that drink?”

In short, Gareth has sacrificed much of thesocial aspect to life. However, he remains a popularfigure in the Cheadle area where the locals areproud that one of their own has made it as aprofessional.

“People in the local area always stop me andask how things are going and that is brilliant,” hesaid. “It is a big part of being a footballer and it isan honour that people show an interest. Hopefullymyself and the team can do well on the pitch anddo something that people can be proud of at PortVale.”

Gareth is pictured in his younger days (top left), and (left)when he proudly donned the Wales colours. He is seen inaction for Port Vale recently (photographs above).

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In the position they are in and in a classroomscenario our four local clubs might findthemselves on a visit to the headmaster’s

office!I will firstly deal with Stoke City, of whom I

wrote at the start of the season saying that itwould be harder to stay in the Premiership than itwas to get there.

I still think that to be the case although to mysurprise they have given themselves a fightingchance. I would think that the biggest area ofconcern for Tony Pulis is the number of goalsconceded late on in games such as ManchesterUnited, Chelsea, Everton, West Ham andPortsmouth.

I believe this happens because they do notretain and keep the ball long enough and thereforehave to use a lot of energy to get the ball back.Consequently they tire towards the end of games.

I hope Etherington’s signing will give them anoutlet and also inject much needed pace into theteam. A good wide man not only delivers crossesbut also gives his own defenders a little bit of abreather,

The key to Stoke staying up will be their homegames against Middlesborough, Blackburn,Portsmouth, Bolton, West Ham and ManchesterCity.

They need to find 4 wins and 3 draws to stayup. This is not an impossible task but I believe thatthe aforementioned teams will all be happy not tolose at the Britannia and will line up accordingly.

One thing that would give Stoke a massiveboost would be an early win and it would also easethe pressure on the home games. Obviously someof these home matches will have already beendecided when The Voice magazine will be pushedthrough your letterbox so you will know theresults.

I believe Stoke have spent nearly all the Skymonies when you consider signing on fees andagents fees so they have really had a go to stay up.

I hope it pays off because they would havedeserved it.

Port Vale have lost 14 games out of 24, 8 athome, and have sacked manager Lee Sinnott.

I have to say that I always thought that he wasout of his depth tactically during matches but offthe field his presentation was quite good – in otherwords he talked a good game.

Since Lee Sinnott was dismissed Dean Gloverhas taken over and after the initial surge of goodresults the team has levelled out and I believe theyare where they deserve to be in the league table. Tosay Dean Glover has taken on a difficult job wouldbe an understatement! The quality of the playershe inherited is nowhere near good enough,probably due to financial constraints. In the mainVale are signing players that other clubs do notwant so 9 times out of 10 you get what you payfor!

Dean Glover was not a popular choice asmanager but like all managers he will need timeand I think it would not be fair to judge him untilthe end of the season. His biggest problem will beimproving his current squad with a lack of financeas I imagine the playing budget will be cut due tothe credit crunch.

Lower season ticket sales and the Britanniaaffinity scheme dropping below 5% which willtrigger a lower payment to the club. Not animpossible job but a very difficult one.

Financial problems have also affected StaffordRangers, meaning that they lost 8 players and noteam can afford to do that and not pay the penalty.Chris Brindley has a big job to find 20 more pointsthis season to stay up.

Although they are 9 points clear of relegationtheir performance and result against 3rd bottomBurscough must have sent alarm bells ringing inhis head. It would be a disaster for Stafford to berelegated again.

Although they were a big club in the Seventies,that is no use to them now They have a battle on

their hands and could do without daft takeoverbids which have no chance of succeeding. Mostshareholders of football clubs buy their shares tosupport the club and would not consider sellingthem without full knowledge as to who is behindthe takeover.

Derby County are another local club who havechanged their manager and in this case totallyjustified before it is too late. Nigel Clough has donea terrific job at Burton Albion and has served hisapprenticeship the hard way and what’s more hasdone it playing good football.

He will probably know most of the Derbyplayers although he may form a different opinionof them once he has watched them train daily.Derby’s squad is far too big and I would imaginetheir wage bill is nearly as big as some premiershipteams, so there has to be more players going thancoming in.

It will not be easy to get some of the playersout who are on good contracts so I don’t believethey will change overnight. It will be a gradualsteady solid rebuild.

The Carling Cup has probably taken somepressure off the board as well as giving thesupporters something to smile about. Winning atStoke and beating Manchester United at homeshows there is ability there and I think thesupporters are entitled to ask why they are 20th(at the time of writing) in a poor qualityChampionship.

Firstly Nigel Clough has got to keep Derby inthe Championship and then put his own stamp onthe club the way he has done at Burton Albionconfirming that Derby have chosen well. Let’s hopeso for their terrific supporters.

See you at the Far PostMick Cullerton

See you at the far post!By Mick Cullerton Football Match Day Summariser for BBC Radio Stoke

Ex Professional Footballer with Hibernian, Port Vale and Derby County

Cheadle Running Club held its AnnualPresentation Evening at Cheadle Cricket Clubwhere they reflected on another highly

successful year for the club.Saturday and was able toreflect on another highly successful year for the club.

Isabel Syred, the club’s treasurer presented 4cheques, each of £100, to:

Maggie Stoneystreet on behalf of PancreaticCancer Research

Paul Stoddard on behalf of Horton Lodge SpecialSchool

County Air Ambulance and St John Ambulance.The money presented was from the proceeds of

the Cheadle 4 Road Race in the summer.

The awards began with a special presentationbeing made to Denise Broom who in the summerachieved the remarkable feat of completing the BobGraham Round. This involves completing a circuit ofthe Lake District, starting and finishing in Keswick, andtaking in 42 of the Lake District’s highest peaks withina 24 hour time limit. Quite a remarkable achievement,as is shown by the fact that only 100 other womenhave ever completed the Round.

Garry Wheawall representing Weaver Fencing,who are one of the club’s sponsors, then presented theclub awards. The first award went to Barry Rogers whowon the Dimmingsdale Handicap staged by the clubin the summer.

Kelvin Amos, who has had a quite outstanding 12months, and has picked up a number of age groupawards in local races was named Male Runner of theYear. The pinnacle of Kelvin’s year was in theWolverhampton Marathon when he finally broke themagical 3 hour barrier, with a time of 2hours 52minutes and 15 seconds, to finish 8th overall. In sodoing he also picked up the gold award forthe veteran male winner of the Staffs AAAMarathon Championships.

Ruth Watchorn-Rice who this year wonthe NSRRA ladies and lady vets titles for thesecond year running, and along the waywon many local races, was crowned LadyRunner of the Year. In August Ruth cameback from the World Firefighter gameswith an amazing haul of five gold medalsat distances ranging from 1500 metres tohalf marathon.

For the second year running RussellWilliams was presented with the trophy forMost Improved Male Runner, whilst theaward for the Most Improved Lady Runnerwas shared by Alison Wright and Sue Baker.The highlight of Russell’s year was a PB of1.23.30 in the Wrexham Half Marathon.Alison has also improved her times at thelonger distances, clocking 1.54.24 at theUttoxeter Half Marathon. Sue has madegreat progress especially in the off-road

events in which she has competed, finishing 5th LadyVeteran Over 45 in the North Staffs Cross CountryLeague.

The final award of the evening went to Dave Alkinswho was named Club Member of the Year inrecognition of the support and encouragement thathe has given to new members joining the club.

Cheadle Running Club Presentation Evening

Presentation of awards

From left to right: Kelvin Amos - Male Runner of the Year, Sue Baker -Most Improved Lady Runner ( joint winner), Russell Williams- MostImproved Male Runner, Dave Alkins - Club Member of the Year, AlisonWright - Most Improved Lady Runner ( joint winner), Garry Wheawall -presenting the awards (representing Weaver Fencing), Barry Rogers -Dimmingsdale Handicap Winner



Uttoxeter Road Runners ran round and collected a sum of£302.53 in and around Uttoxeter shopping centres, thecheque will be presented to a Katharine House Hospice

representative at our club presentation evening at DoveridgeClub.

Uttoxeter shoppers really came up trumps and were very verygenerous even in these difficult times for everybody they deservea big thankyou, last year we raised £184 and our runners workedvery hard to better this.

Uttoxeter road runners go from strength to strength and areprobably the fastest growing AAA athletic running club in Northstaffs, with a membership of now over 50, competing in crosscountry events, road races, trail races and fell races we also havemembers running in the London Marathon this year, and areundergoing hard training for this event. We are actively routingfor new start up runners we have a target of 20 more membersthis year.

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Golf is a wonderful sport which has experienced ahuge increase in popularity in the last 10 to 15years.

The benefits of golf are well known, gentleoutdoor exercise, a golfer will cover six mileswhilst playing a round of golf.

The handicap system allows all ages to playand compete into old age. This combined with thesocial aspect of the game has proved to be awinning formula.

Although golf is perceived as a low risk sport,it has its share of injuries and there has been asteady increase in the number of golfers requiringosteopathic treatment.

The most common of these injuries involvesthe lower back (lumber region). Poor technique,lack of flexibility and strength are a majorcontributory factor to this injury.THE BACK

The golf swing – not to mention the puttingstance – can put considerable stresses throughthe spine. Lower back pain can occur as a result ofthe powerful rotation and extension movementsin the golf swing. Studies have suggested thatincreasing the range of movements of the lumberspine (lower back) spine extension and rotation ofthe lead hip may decrease the incidence of injuryand increase the length of drive.

The one-sidedness of golf can cause muscleimbalance, this can be made worse by long timesspent at the driving range bent (hunched) stancewhile putting can cause lower back pain but morefrequently cause problems between the shoulderblades and the base of the neck.THE SHOULDER

Pain in and round the shoulder region can becaused by referred pain from the neck region, butmostly from a group of muscles the arm calledthe rotator cuff. The chest (pectorals) muscles can

cause problems. Tendonitis is common with overuse and osteoarthritis may increase pain withage.THE KNEE

The twisting motion of the lower limb maycause cartilage and ligament problems. Usuallyfelt on the inside of the knee – this may be madeworse by overpronation of the feet (flat-feet).Knee arthritis may be a problem with increasingyears.

If you sustain an injury it is best to see yourosteopath sooner rather than later.

Regular osteopathic treatment will increasethe length of your game whilst reducing the riskof injuries.TOP TIPS:1. It is very important to warm up before

playing, not only does this improve your gamebut also reduces the risk of injury.

2. Many injuries are a result of poor swingmechanics – seek instruction from a pro toimprove your technique.

3. Try not to carry your golf clubs. Golfers whocarry their own bag have twice the incidenceof back, shoulder and ankle injuries as thosewho use a buggy to transport clubs.

4. It may be helpful to use a longer putter toreduce pressure on the spine.

5. Keep knees bent to reduce pressure on thespine.

6. Playing consecutive days may increase thechances of injury. A golfing holiday orexcessive time on the driving range or puttinggreen can cause repetitive (overuse) injuries.For all your golfing or other sporting

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