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November 2007 Archives

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City of Chester Male Voice Choir

Posted by Trinity Mirror Cheshire on November 30, 2007 12:34 PM

The Choir is a typical male voice choir singing in four part harmony. The repertoire is mainly light music from the shows together with some light classics. The Choir rehearses Wednesday and Sunday evenings in Hamilton Street Methodist Church. Come and join us to sing rousing music and take part in concerts to raise funds for charities.

BYPP (Building Young People's Potential)

Posted by Trinity Mirror Cheshire on November 30, 2007 11:42 AM

Mission statement: To engage, motivate and inspire young people who are struggling today towards brighter futures through holistic learning programmes today for a healthy tomorrow.
BYPP, formerly known as Blacon Young People's Project, which is part of Blacon Community Trust, was opened in 1993 and has been based at the Sports Pavilion on King George Playing Fields ever since. Initially BYPP provided a support service for 16-25 year olds at a time of high youth unemployment. Over the years it has developed in response to the local needs of young people, many of whom have complex needs, and who for a variety of reasons have become excluded from mainstream services.

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Trinity Women's Fellowship

Posted by Trinity Mirror Cheshire on November 30, 2007 11:16 AM

Our Fellowship meets on Monday afternoons from 2-3pm at Trinity Church, Ellesmere Port. We have a meeting which includes a variety of speakers, hymns and prayers. We end with refreshments. We care for one another and welcome everyone regardless of gender or race.
Contact: Pat Caswell, 108 Stanney Lane, Ellesmere Port CH65 9AG
Email: pat.caswell@ukonline.co.uk

Cheshire County Athletic Association

Posted by Trinity Mirror Cheshire on November 30, 2007 9:44 AM

We administer athletics in Cheshire County which includes a number of championships. There are 34 affiliated clubs and leagues.
Contact: B J Warren, 51 Fairways, Frodsham, Cheshire WA6 7RY
Tel: 01928 732529
Email: brianjwarren@tiscali.co.uk
Website: www.cheshireaa.com

Deafness Support Network

Posted by Trinity Mirror Cheshire on November 30, 2007 9:28 AM

A county wide resource offering a huge range of services for people with hearing impairments. These include: deaf awareness training and sign language courses, day services opportunities, deafblind support, information, interpreting and communication services, residential rehabilitation, respite care, social centres, social work (both children and adults), volunteer services and technical support. Other offices in Chester and Warrington.

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Malpas correspondent required for Chester Chronicle

Posted by Trinity Mirror Cheshire on November 29, 2007 4:39 PM

The Chester Chronicle is seeking a new Malpas correspondent to replace Charles Higgie, who no longer represents this newspaper in the community.

We are looking for someone who is willing to make contact with local organisations and community groups to provide The Chronicle with weekly reports on their activities to appear in the district news section under the Malpas heading.

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Chester and North Wales Cactus Society

Posted by Trinity Mirror Cheshire on November 29, 2007 11:32 AM

The Chester Branch of the British Cactus and Succulent Society. An enthusiastic group interested in cacti and other succulents. Monthly meeting on the first Friday of the month at Ness Botanic Gardens. All visitors welcome.
Contact: Derek Pover, 4 Leighton Court, Neston, South Wirral L64 6UW
Tel: 0151 336 8426
Email: derek@pover.fslife.co.uk

Background research

Posted by The Drama Queens on November 27, 2007 7:32 PM

Sam and I had our third script meeting today and this time we decided to do a run-through, just to check how much we’d written. We read alternate characters out loud and we paused for ‘stage’ directions in all the right places.
We realised that we had written 16 minutes of our comedy drama. Sixteen minutes! Four weeks ago this script was just a twinkle in Sam’s eye and I had spent a whole six months just considering enrolling on the University of Liverpool’s scriptwriting course.
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Chapter 2. New surroundings

Posted by on November 27, 2007 6:20 AM

What was special about January 10th 1982, give up? well it was the night that the coldest ever temperature was recorded in England.
I was watching the ten o’clock news with my wife Sue and when the weather came on they said that a record low of minus 26 deg. centigrade had been recorded at Newport in Shropshire. I couldn’t let the opportunity to experience, what would probably be a once in a lifetime event for me, slip by. I went and woke the kids up, Richard 10, Sarah 13 and told them to put on their warmest clothes because this was the coldest night ever and we were going out.
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Leading man

Posted by The Drama Queens on November 26, 2007 8:12 PM

Sam and I have had two sessions now where we meet and write our Chester-based comedy drama.
Part of us is shocked that we even suggested writing it, having done nothing like it before and part of us is wondering what on earth came over us when we said we’d have a go. (By the way, we said yes to each other, not a producer…we haven’t got that far yet.)
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The adventure begins

Posted by on November 26, 2007 1:14 AM

It seems unbelievable to me now but it will be 25 years this Christmas since I first walked across the tarmac on that hot summer night into the small building that was then Perth airport.
I was starting to feel nervous as the reality of what we were doing slowly hit me.

Flying down the west coast of Australia it stuck me just how big and empty the country was with just the lights from the odd coastal township to break up the blackness.
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So here I was, one o’clock at night in a strange country with a young family, not knowing where we would sleep and with exactly one thousand pounds to my name.

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Act I scene 1

Posted by The Drama Queens on November 24, 2007 4:17 PM

Sam wants the mother-in-law in our comedy drama to be the sane ‘voice of reason’ in the family and, well, I don’t know if that’s a good idea - is there such a thing? Yes, yes, I know – we’ll all be mother-in-laws eventually - but sane? I doubt it. By the time my son marries, I’m going to be completely loopy. If it’s not his irritating habit of having a shower and washing his hair before he plays football that sends me over the edge it’ll be his habit of taking everything out of the packed lunch I prepare for him and repacking his own.
And then he brings most of it home from school – uneaten.
In real life Sam has two daughters and they seem to me to be so much more uncomplicated - although perhaps I should ask Sam about that, sometimes things aren’t what they seem are they?
Anyway, according to William Smethurst in How to Write for Television, character is important, but we shouldn’t have too many of them. Better, apparently, to have a small group of characters than to juggle a large cast. And we’ve decided that our fictional family should have a teenaged daughter.
We also think that a couple of badly behaved twin boys aged six or eight would have great comic potential – but we don’t know yet whether they play football. Perhaps they do and perhaps they will also insist on taking a shower before their football matches when they get to be 12 years old?
And of course, that would then explain why the mother in our comedy drama is an absolute nutcase.
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The moon landing 1969

Posted by Trinity Mirror Cheshire on November 21, 2007 11:11 AM

In 1961 the American President Kennedy, promised within a decade a man would land on the moon.
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I remember watching the moon landing on the large black and white television at school.
The 20th July 1969 the day the Eagle has landed or so they said?

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A Few Little Gems

Posted by Trinity Mirror Cheshire on November 21, 2007 11:01 AM

One of the best things about a LitFest is the gathering of the little gems; by that, I mean the gleaning of info about/from celebrities, either stuff they pass on during their events, or possibly stuff you hear from a friend or glimpse over the net before you meet them.

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It's the kind of stuff, the sort of information that enlivens, introduces you properly to talented and creative people.

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Setting the scene

Posted by Trinity Mirror Cheshire on November 21, 2007 10:44 AM

When my sports-mad hubby asks: “Remember the night of the Rugby World Cup final in 2007…?� I’ll be able to reply: “Yes, yes, yes,� without lying.

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That night, my friend Sam suggested to me that we write a comedy drama series for TV and I agreed.

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Chester Civic Trust

Posted by Trinity Mirror Cheshire on November 7, 2007 10:59 AM

With over 500 members, we campaign for the conservation of Chester's heritage and provide constructive opinion on proposals for the future of the city and surrounding area.

We also run a full lecture and events programme. If you are interested, do join us. Contact the office on 01244 674255 or visit our web site chestercivictrust.org.uk.

Upton Local History Group

Posted by Trinity Mirror Cheshire on November 5, 2007 1:54 PM

The group has been running for five years and now has circa 100 members. Meets monthly for talks/discussion, outings and occasional exhibition. The group also publishes books and has its own website.

For further details contact Phil Pearn on 01244 378222 or visit www.historyofuptonbychester.org.uk

Upton Village Hall

Posted by Trinity Mirror Cheshire on November 5, 2007 1:47 PM

A heavily used community hall with very varied user groups - all ages, all interests. Also hosts occasional public events such as Cheshire Rural Touring Network performances.

For further details contact Phil Pearn on 01244 378222 or visit the Upton Village Hall website.