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December 2007 Archives

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A letter from down under

Posted by on December 27, 2007 4:03 AM

Dear all,
Thanks for the cards and the presents, just thought I’d drop you a line and a couple of photos to tell you about our Christmas.
It’s been absolutely roasting here, 43 on Christmas day and over 44 on Boxing Day; definitely the hottest Christmas we can remember.
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My true love sent to me...

Posted by Trinity Mirror Cheshire on December 19, 2007 1:54 PM

IN a seasonal daze? Still don’t know what to buy the one who matters to you most?
Well, for that traditional Christmas sweetheart’s gift a partridge in a pear tree is still indispensable.

It is easy enough to buy a pear tree from any garden centre – and so be able to dispatch it to your true love – but a partridge?

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Stay Safe Stay Well Checks

Posted by on December 18, 2007 1:42 PM

WHY IS STAY SAFE GOOD FOR ME?

Falls We can identify potential slip and trip hazards, give advice and put you in contact with local services that can help.

Fire Safety We can provide and fit a smoke alarm and carry out a basic fire safety check on your home.

Home Security We can provide and fit a door chain (wooden doors only), advice on door step crime prevention, bogus callers, rogue traders and details of Age Concern Halton’s Traders Register Service. We can also supply you with a free UV marker pen to mark your identity on home belongings. This can offer peace of mind and reassurance.

Health & Safety We can provide you with a thermometer, energy efficient light bulbs and personal alarm, to improve your health and well being.

We also provide information on a wide range of topics that affect the lives of older people in Halton. For a check contact 01928 590600

An Act of Kindness

Posted by on December 18, 2007 10:58 AM

I thought that I would give Australia a rest this week and tell you instead about a holiday that we took in Newquay 40 years ago. The holiday was nice enough but was memorable to us for the journey home and the kindness shown to us by a Midlands family.
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Read on...and on...and on

Posted by The Drama Queens on December 18, 2007 9:05 AM

Sam has quite a few ex-colleagues from her days spent working for Granada TV, one of whom came to visit this weekend. Not only has this particular colleague had a script made into a TV drama, it won the prestigious Dennis Potter Screenwriting Award.
This Little Life is a harrowing story of the birth of a premature baby and the effect it has on a husband and wife and was based on her novel, Between Two Eternities. So when Sam and I arranged to meet for our now weekly scriptwriting morning, I was nervous. Had she shown our raw script to her friend? Did I want her to? What if she hated it?
Worse, what if she didn’t hate it but didn’t particularly like it either?

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Civil Service Retirement Fellowship

Posted by Trinity Mirror Cheshire on December 13, 2007 12:00 PM

Are you a retired Civil Servant? Or just like listening to interesting talks? Visitors are welcome too. A WARM WELCOME AWAITS YOU! We meet on the first Tuesday of every month at 2pm at Wells Green Methodist Church Hall, Brookland Avenue, Wistaston, Crewe.
2008 Programme:
8 January - Nantwich Part 2: illustrated talk by John White
15 January - New Year Lunch at South Cheshire College (sold out)
5 February - A Cameo of the Six Towns (including the pottery industry and canals): illustrated talk by Dr Graham Dodd
4 March - Panama Canal Part 2: illustrated talk by Cliff Walker

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Age Concern Halton

Posted by Trinity Mirror Cheshire on December 13, 2007 11:56 AM

Age Concern Halton has free services for people aged 50+ and their carers living in the Halton area.
Contact: L Horrocks, Age Concern Halton, 44 Church Street, Runcorn WA7 1LR
Tel: 01928 590600
Fax: 01925 591455
Email: l.horrocks@ac-halton.org.uk

Age Concern Halton Participation Group

Posted by Trinity Mirror Cheshire on December 13, 2007 11:50 AM

There are several participation groups in Halton, which give older people the opportunity to socialise. The groups meet monthly and usually have speakers, arts & crafts and other activities.
Contact: Eula Hersey, Age Concern Halton, 44 Church Street, Runcorn WA7 1LR
Tel: 01928 575400
Email: e.hersey@ac-halton.org.uk

Kingsway Bike Project

Posted by Trinity Mirror Cheshire on December 13, 2007 11:46 AM

We are a voluntary community group that repairs and recycles push bikes. We teach young people and older members of the community how to fix their own bikes. We open on Wednesday 6-8pm and Saturday 1-4pm.
Contact: Jackie Peck, 105 Kingsway, Widnes, Cheshire WA8 7QN
Tel: 0151 510 0789
Email: jackie7uk@hotmail.com

Chapter 4. Shark and Chips

Posted by on December 11, 2007 12:18 PM

How to furnish a house in Australia in one weekend for less than 1000 dollars? Well it can be done; all you need is a Sunday newspaper, a street directory and a trailer.
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Newtown Saints

Posted by Trinity Mirror Cheshire on December 11, 2007 12:01 PM

Local, home-built 'ezine' community website, intended for anyone, but tailored specifically for Newtown and Chester, with pages of interest for most age groups - oldies, teens, students.
Contact: Tony Swaine, 42 St Oswalds, Newtown, Chester CH1 3HW
Tel: 01244 375480
Email: a.swaine@tiscali.co.uk
Website: www.newtownsaints.co.uk

Tarporley Parish Council

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

Tarporley Parish Council undertakes a range of first line local authority activities.
Contact: J Macdonald and E Boynes, Chartwood House, 20 Nantwich Road, Tarporley CW6 9UW
Tel: 01829 733496
Email: parishclerk@tarporley.org.uk
Website: www.tarporley.org.uk

Mid Cheshire Community Rail Partnership

Posted by Trinity Mirror Cheshire on December 11, 2007 11:15 AM

The Mid Cheshire Community Rail Partnership was founded in 2003 and exists to engage communities in creative development projects in the railway environment along the Mid Cheshire Line (Chester to Manchester via Northwich). The Partnership is funded by several local authorities and railway industry partners. Our aim is to develop perceptions of railway stations as community assets. We have been recognised with national and regional awards for innovation in community engagement projects and have recently won significant funding from Cheshire's Year of the Garden 08 to implement an entire line 'community stations garden project' at the majority of stations on the line.

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Crewe & District Probus

Posted by Trinity Mirror Cheshire on December 11, 2007 10:58 AM

Crewe & District Probus has been around since 1971. We meet on the second Tuesday of the month at 10am in the Long Room in the Oakley Centre for talks by invited speakers and members.
Contact: Dr Bryan Roe
Tel: 01270 665661

Chimps have it good

Posted by Trinity Mirror Cheshire on December 11, 2007 10:26 AM

IN memory tests devised by a Japanese professor chimps have beaten humans.
At least I think it was chimps.

Yes, definitely chimps it was, because I recall seeing the picture of a chimp pressing different colour shapes on a screen.

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Greyhound Rescue West of England

Posted by Trinity Mirror Cheshire on December 11, 2007 9:39 AM

We are the Cheshire branch of GRWE and have been fundraising for approximately five years. We hold events locally and througout the Cheshire and Staffordshire areas. We have recently added Wirral to our list. We raise awareness and funds to help the charity rescue and rehabilitate abused and abandoned greyhounds. Greyhounds make wonderful pets as they are loving, loyal and gentle. So far this year we have re-homed 100 in this region. We are always looking for volunteers to help us fundraise at events. It's a great way to make new friends, develop a new interest or discover new skills whilst raising money for a worthwhile cause.
Contact: Susan Wooffitt, 12 Main Road, Wybunbury, Nantwich, Cheshire CW5 7NA
Tel: 01270 841555
Website: www.grwe.co.uk

Thinking aloud

Posted by The Drama Queens on December 10, 2007 4:13 PM

Sam and I have just had our weekly meeting to discuss the script. We are now aiming to send it to Ric Michael at Baby Cow, even if deep down we know our programme idea is not exactly comedy and consequently not suitable for his production company. But, hey ho, we’ve got to start somewhere and it’s good to have an aim.
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Seminar success?

Posted by The Drama Queens on December 5, 2007 10:56 PM

Sam and I have just got back from the seminar on writing for TV and radio at the Waterside Arts Centre in Sale, Manchester.
Joanne Lafferty was there from BBC radio, Jane Smith, literary agent and Ric Michael from Baby Cow productions.
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Feathers fly at sports snub

Posted by Trinity Mirror Cheshire on December 4, 2007 12:55 PM

While doing her A-levels my daughter was taught that sport was physical exertion that produced adrenaline and made the heart beat faster, bla bla bla.

I told her that was rubbish but she insisted examiners knew better.

What? Yes, she passed, but that does not mean the examiners know what they’re talking about.

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Why do girls do better than boys in school?

Posted by Trinity Mirror Cheshire on December 4, 2007 12:49 PM

By Hisham Hamid

In recent years, girls have dominated the GCSE results tables by consistently obtaining higher grades in comparison to boys.

The continuing battle between the sexes in school has led me to ask why are girls beating boys in the classroom? My observations have led to some fascinating discoveries.

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Warrington Speakers Club

Posted by Trinity Mirror Cheshire on December 4, 2007 12:14 PM

An independent educational and social club building confidence to speak well in public. Warrington Speakers Club meet at the Village Hotel (Central Park, Warrington, Cheshire WA1 1QA) on the second Thursday of the month at 7.30pm. Practise speaking in a constructive environment designed to boost confidence and success.
Contact: John Hill, 8 Uplands, Delamere Park, Cuddington, Cheshire CW8 2XL

Middlewich Bridge Club

Posted by Trinity Mirror Cheshire on December 4, 2007 11:23 AM

We are a small and lively Duplicate Bridge Club.
Contact: Pauline Smyth, 70 Nantwich Road, Middlewich, Cheshire CW10 9HG
Tel: 01606 836110

Chapter 3. Life's a beach

Posted by on December 4, 2007 11:13 AM

The beautiful Swan River flows into the Indian Ocean at the port of Fremantle, but 12 miles before that the river opens out to form a lake nearly a mile wide, and it is here that the city of Perth sits, surrounding the river as if to protect its most treasured possession. The tree lined St Georges Terrace runs along the north side of the river and is the main business district and heart of Perth.
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Davenham Bridge Club

Posted by Trinity Mirror Cheshire on December 4, 2007 10:51 AM

Davenham Bridge Club started seven years ago following on from Bridge Classes and continues to flourish. We are a friendly group, and new members are also welcome.

Website: www.davenhambridgeclub.org.uk

Chester & District Fuchsia Society

Posted by Trinity Mirror Cheshire on December 4, 2007 10:19 AM

We are a fuchsia society and we have monthly meetings (on the third Tuesday). Each month a guest speaker talks about fuchsias (all aspects) or general gardening topics. We have coach trips; a Christmas scoial evening; members' nights (how to grow, cultivate, show etc). Our meetings are held in St Werburgh's Social Club, Brook Street, Chester (a licensed premises), where we enjoy a good evening out in the company of friends and fellow growers.
Contact: Mrs J M Guy, Secretary, 34 Norton Village, Norton, Runcorn WA7 6QR

Retired Men's Coffee Club

Posted by Trinity Mirror Cheshire on December 4, 2007 10:07 AM

Meetings held weekly 10.30am-12 noon at Queen Street Christian Centre. Coffee, tea and biscuits provided. Speakers, videos, slides, discussions etc. Please note: we have no affiliation with any religious denomination.
Contact: Mr Rex Keeler, 103 Vincent Drive, Westminster Park, Chester CH4 7RL
Tel: 01244 674087

First draft

Posted by The Drama Queens on December 3, 2007 9:59 AM

Sam and I have completed the first draft of our comedy drama! We’ve got a cast of six main characters; not too many that we don’t have time to flesh them out and not too few to be boring. We want to appeal to as many people as possible, but given that we are forty-something housewives with jobs, kids and husbands, I suppose we’ve narrowed it down to your middle class, dysfunctional, argumentative, modern, happy family viewer, just like us. Even if we never get any further than reading it out loud to each other in Sam’s kitchen we feel we’ve achieved something.
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Actually that last sentence is completely untrue

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