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DEADLINE FOR THE NEXT EDITION16th September 2011

ContentsPractical Workshops for Cyclists

Book Reviews

Apple Day

Happy Birthday Chorltonville

Didsbury Arts Festival

Urban Garden Chickens

September in Your Garden

Eco Show Home Open Day

New Chorlton Counselling Service

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Folksy Hoop Shredding old clothes and sewing a lavender pouch make this gorgeous wall hanging a great stress reliever

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The Lavender Mousevaark Transform an old sock into a quirky looking creature. Whether you think it’s a mouse, aardvark or clanger, it will bring a smile to your face.

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The Astonishingly Large Card GlobeSave Christmas cards for this striking-looking globe. A unique & personalised decoration to hang from a ceiling

Workshop Programme September 2011-January 2012

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Popular Leeds combo Biscuithead & the Biscuit Badgers release their second album The Greatest Show on Toast on September 19th.

With their surreal, catchy, uplifting songs, outrageous stage presence and improbable merchandise (items include the possibly unique 3D cinematic band flickbook kit), Biscuithead & the Biscuit Badgers are rapidly becoming as essential to a good time as cheese and pineapple on a stick.

“Hilarious” - Tom RobinsonTheir video and single-with-accompanying-sheet-music The Seaweed Under the Sofa has acquired something of a cult following, 70s pop legend Tom Robinson has been tweeting about them and playing them on his BBC 6 Music show and summer dates included the Croissant Neuf Summer Party, Solfest, a concert for a contingent of the Chorlton & Whalley Range Woodcraft Folk and a sell-out night at Matt & Phred’s on Tib Street.

This second offering from the “moustache-powered tuba cabaret marvels” is an eclectic mix from the downright weird

to the charmingly domestic. The opening, Beige, is a ragtime homage to the many aspects of a much neglected shade (“it’s the colour of cardigans and coffee creams, Terry Wogan’s dreams and lino”), The Meat in the Sandwich manages to be simultaneously poignant and quite shocking while the single from the album (with an excellent video), The Seaweed Under the Sofa sings of love lost over the remains of a Chinese takeaway.

“It’s as much art project as popular beat combo” says tuba player Sam Paechter, “with each of us having free rein to follow our

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Matching ourselves with our bikes: When cycling, the bike is an extension of ourselves, as our arms and legs extend the torso, so the movements of cranks, sprockets, chain and wheels extend our torso into cyclical movement, with handlebars and brakes to allow for stopping and turning. So bodies need to fit bikes and bikes bodies. The skills of good use, body work and balance, from the Alexander Technique, complement those of the Cycling Instructor whose knowledge of the function of the bicycle, riding skills and good use on the road translates into practical cycling.

Cycle-technique workshops: Cycle training abounds in Manchester, with skills in

using the technology. We are concerned to also address the cyclists use, so we did not ‘fit’ bikes to the current habits of the cyclist irrespective of whether they are unhelpful or not. To take our ideas forward we decided to run two workshops, targetted to two audiences, the ‘willing but wobbly’, with a greater need for balance and confidence, and the ‘experienced and aching’ who had perhaps already developed some unhelpful habits around riding.

Alfred, the infamous mini-skeleton (pictured), is around to lend his obvious skills. Sitting on his borrowed tricycle, he demonstrates clearly the points of contact between bones and the bike: sit-bones, feet

on pedals and hands resting on handlebars. We play with using these points of contact for support, to keep the length in the back, keeping arms and legs connected. We try out hand contact and hand grip on mock handlebars before going on to experiment with the various types and styles we had assembled for the workshop.

After looking at where we get our support when standing (feet) and sitting (sit bones) we looked at where we get our support when riding. If you see the bike as an extension of ourselves, then the importance of keeping tyres well inflated makes obvious sense. Many regular cyclists have never been shown that the optimal pressure range is written on the tyre, and that a pump with a pressure gauge on it really is a must for keeping tyres properly inflated.

Our focus for the workshops was on ‘functional cycling’ – people who want to use their bikes on a regular basis to get from A to B, but it was useful to remind ourselves of the different, and sometimes extreme, things that people do with bikes, in order to reconnect with what it was we wanted to use bikes for, and how this knowledge could inform our practice. Varieties of bodyshapes and sizes are matched by the multiplicity of options that cyclists can now choose in terms of handlebars, grips, gearshifts, saddles and pedals. There was a chance to try out the range of bikes and styles we had assembled for the workshop. A turbo trainer, designed to fix bikes so people can train on the spot, gave the Alexander Technique teacher a chance to work one-to-one.

Practical Workshops for CyclistsSue Fleming, Alexander Technique Teacher and Ursula Harries, Cycling Instructor

Riding with less stressWe move from the classroom to the road in easy stages; bringing new found skills gradually into more complex situations; from easy riding in the car-park, to weaving in and out of cones. As a finale the ‘willing but wobblies’ go out onto the road. The more experienced group use a 3D model to explore different strategies that participants adopt in busy traffic situations. On both occasions so far a successful and fun day was had by all, the trainees liked the increased awareness of how they were using themselves when cycling and the changes to the bike set-up that helped posture and use on the bike

For Niamh Moore ‘the workshop was great. Even though I’ve been cycling for years and have had some Alexander Technique lessons, the workshop was a revelation! from the apparently basic how to sit on a bike to thinking about knees, ankles, hips and a lot more. I’ve always enjoyed cycling but now its so much more comfortable.’

The next Willing but Wobbly is on the 10th September, the Experienced but Aching on the 24th September. Both are at St. Clements, in Chorlton. For details and to get in touch, go to

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Matching ourselves with our bikes: When cycling, the bike is an extension of ourselves, as our arms and legs extend the torso, so the movements of cranks, sprockets, chain and wheels extend our torso into cyclical movement, with handlebars and brakes to allow for stopping and turning. So bodies need to fit bikes and bikes bodies. The skills of good use, body work and balance, from the Alexander Technique, complement those of the Cycling Instructor whose knowledge of the function of the bicycle, riding skills and good use on the road translates into practical cycling.

Cycle-technique workshops: Cycle training abounds in Manchester, with skills in

using the technology. We are concerned to also address the cyclists use, so we did not ‘fit’ bikes to the current habits of the cyclist irrespective of whether they are unhelpful or not. To take our ideas forward we decided to run two workshops, targetted to two audiences, the ‘willing but wobbly’, with a greater need for balance and confidence, and the ‘experienced and aching’ who had perhaps already developed some unhelpful habits around riding.

Alfred, the infamous mini-skeleton (pictured), is around to lend his obvious skills. Sitting on his borrowed tricycle, he demonstrates clearly the points of contact between bones and the bike: sit-bones, feet

on pedals and hands resting on handlebars. We play with using these points of contact for support, to keep the length in the back, keeping arms and legs connected. We try out hand contact and hand grip on mock handlebars before going on to experiment with the various types and styles we had assembled for the workshop.

After looking at where we get our support when standing (feet) and sitting (sit bones) we looked at where we get our support when riding. If you see the bike as an extension of ourselves, then the importance of keeping tyres well inflated makes obvious sense. Many regular cyclists have never been shown that the optimal pressure range is written on the tyre, and that a pump with a pressure gauge on it really is a must for keeping tyres properly inflated.

Our focus for the workshops was on ‘functional cycling’ – people who want to use their bikes on a regular basis to get from A to B, but it was useful to remind ourselves of the different, and sometimes extreme, things that people do with bikes, in order to reconnect with what it was we wanted to use bikes for, and how this knowledge could inform our practice. Varieties of bodyshapes and sizes are matched by the multiplicity of options that cyclists can now choose in terms of handlebars, grips, gearshifts, saddles and pedals. There was a chance to try out the range of bikes and styles we had assembled for the workshop. A turbo trainer, designed to fix bikes so people can train on the spot, gave the Alexander Technique teacher a chance to work one-to-one.

Practical Workshops for CyclistsSue Fleming, Alexander Technique Teacher and Ursula Harries, Cycling Instructor

Riding with less stressWe move from the classroom to the road in easy stages; bringing new found skills gradually into more complex situations; from easy riding in the car-park, to weaving in and out of cones. As a finale the ‘willing but wobblies’ go out onto the road. The more experienced group use a 3D model to explore different strategies that participants adopt in busy traffic situations. On both occasions so far a successful and fun day was had by all, the trainees liked the increased awareness of how they were using themselves when cycling and the changes to the bike set-up that helped posture and use on the bike

For Niamh Moore ‘the workshop was great. Even though I’ve been cycling for years and have had some Alexander Technique lessons, the workshop was a revelation! from the apparently basic how to sit on a bike to thinking about knees, ankles, hips and a lot more. I’ve always enjoyed cycling but now its so much more comfortable.’

The next Willing but Wobbly is on the 10th September, the Experienced but Aching on the 24th September. Both are at St. Clements, in Chorlton. For details and to get in touch, go to

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Book Reviews from Chorlton Bookshop

The Charming Quirks of Othersby Alexander McCall SmithThe latest in the Isabel Dalhousie series, this doesn’t disappoint. These books are never going to be Booker prizewinners, but they are a very enjoyable way to spend a few hours.

Isabel has now got a reputation as an amateur detective. (Her fiancé Jamie may well say busy-body but wouldn’t dream of interfering in Isabel’s business!) Due to this reputation, the wife of a local high flyer has asked for her help. A very well to do school needs to appoint a new headmaster and have narrowed it down to 3 candidates. However a poison pen letter in green ink has arrived to say that one of the candidates will cast a shadow on the school’s impeccable reputation. Along with her investigations in the world’s largest village that is Edinburgh, there are the usual goings on with Isabel’s Niece and her latest boyfriend. Also Isabel feels her relationship with Jamie is being threatened just when they should be at their happiest planning their wedding.

The best thing with these books is that we know everything will turn out right in the end.

Solaceby Belinda McKeon Although this series is perhaps not as fresh as the first few, it is still worth a read. With reviews on the back cover from literary heavyweights like Colm Toibin and Anne Enright, this surely is a must read. Even more amazing is the fact that this is a debut novel.

Mark is half-heartedly completing his PHD in Dublin. He is constantly harassed by his parents to return and help out with the family farm in the rural south of Ireland. He seems to be coasting through his life with no real direction when he meets a girl and quickly becomes involved in a serious relationship. The girl in question is Joanne, who it turns out is already known to Mark’s family and not in a good way. This is the point where the story begins its dramatic detour from the usual boy meets girl story.

McKeon has brilliantly used her characters to show the issue of family loyalty verses wanting to make a life for yourself on your own terms. However her great skill is in taking an everyday story and twisting it dramatically to wreak emotional havoc on her readers. This novel took McKeon 6 years to complete. Hopefully we won’t have to wait so long for the next one!

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Apple Dayat Seymour Grove Allotments by Debbie Ellen

On Saturday 24th September Old Trafford Amateur Gardeners’ Society is holding its second Apple Day event between 12 and 3 p.m. It’s an opportunity for people who live locally to come and visit Seymour Grove Allotments and celebrate the apple harvest with us.

The apples are going to be ready early, this year so to make the most of the harvest we’re holding Apple Day in late September rather than October. We will be juicing fruit donated from plotholders for people to try and as always there will be a range of delicious home made food for everyone to enjoy. We’re still planning what else will be happening, so look out for publicity, or check the website (www.otags.org.uk).

We also want to show people how the community orchard has come on since last year. Its been a busy year, so there is plenty to see. Last year we had a new fence, erected with the assistance of Wates Living Space North West and now there are trees planted along its length. What is unusual, is that most of these trees were grafted by people who attended a workshop in March 2010, so they really are home

grown and they are looking very healthy.

Why the fence? We are growing a lot of fruit on the orchard as ‘trained fruit’ which means keeping it tightly pruned so that you can grow many different varieties in a small space. We want to show people its possible to grow fruit in small gardens and yards. Another feature will be an apple arch. In the winter we’ll be planting 6 different apple trees to grow around an arch – that’s something anyone could do even in a small yard or garden. This will yield us smaller quantities of fruit over a longer period than one large tree.

The Community Orchard is a space for anyone who lives locally to enjoy and to get involved in. We are always looking for volunteers to help with the orchard, and there is still lots to do. We hold regular work sessions (Monday evenings or at the weekend during the day) and also offer training in orchard related activity; pruning, grafting, budding and preserving.

It is a new orchard, at the beginning of its life, so if you’re interested in learning how to

grow fruit in a small space, how to shape

new fruit trees so they give you a good crop year after year do get in touch. We’re also rescuing a hard to let allotment plot as well (it was largely uncultivated for 15 years), so if you’d like to learn what is involved in taking over an allotment come and help us clear the bottom of the plot in preparation for planting the trees November-March. We’ll be around on Apple Day to talk to anyone who is interested in getting involved.

Saturday Sept 24th Seymour Grove Allotments off Warwick Court, off Kings Road, alongside Kings Road Primary School, M16 0JGwww.otags.org.uk http://otagsorchard.blogspot.com/

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Chorltonville Centenery

Chorltonville is 100 years old this October. Built in 1911, these houses have stood the test of time and remain much sought after family homes. The 260 homes are beautifully designed with individual character features and situated in a conservation area close to Chorlton Meadows. Described in the 1912 Brochure produced to promote Chorltonville as “A Garden Village of Better Planned Houses”. For more information and a look at the original brochure have a look at:

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At JP & Brimelow, we have many years experience selling and letting properties in Chorltonville. We understand the unique nature of the area and the many attractions it has to offer.

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St Werburgh’s Church Community Event

Pampering Day Saturday October 1st

11am - 4pm

We will be offering:

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Most of our practitioners are trained and qualified and all will be offering treatments at a fraction of

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The Athenaeum Amateur Dramatic Society

We begin rehearsals for our main winter production (10-12 Nov 2011) of Breeze Block Park by Willie Russell at the start of October.

We meet twice a week (Tuesday and Thursday) at 7.30 p.m. at St Nicholas’ Church, Kingsway,

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Chorlton’s very own ‘garden-village’ – Chorltonville – reaches its centenary on 7th October 2011. This residential enclave of Chorlton was seen as a brave new architectural and social venture when it was built 100 years ago; well planned homes with space around them and large gardens to admit light, sunshine and fresh air ‘for the health and well-being of the occupants’. A recreation area with a bowling green, tennis courts, and children’s playground was also enjoyed by the original residents.

The architect who designed Chorltonville was Albert Cuneo. Together with the builder Thomas Whitely he was commissioned by Chorltonville Ltd (senior directors JH Dawson & WJ Vowles), to build 260 houses on the 36 acre site. Following the design ideas of Ebenezer Howard and the Garden Cities movement, Cuneo designed the estate to have a rural village feel with widely spaced houses and curved,

winding, gravel roads emulating country lanes.

The Meade was seen as a ‘village green’ and is the focus of the estate layout with roads radiating out north, south, east and west from this point. This is enclosed by an outer ring of houses on the sweeping South Drive and Meadowbank – named for its raised outlook over Chorlton Meadows. Two appropriately named cul-de-sacs, The Willows and The Thorns, complement the overall garden-village feel of Chorltonville. The setting and variety of houses, with wide grass verges and tree-lined roads, give Chorltonville its special character, and 100 years later the houses look virtually the same as they did in 1911.

Albert Cuneo designed 15 different house types for Chorltonville, but by varying the details he ensured that each pair of semi-detached houses would be different from its immediate neighbour. Visually the houses

look more like 1920s or 1930 style houses, while the numerous materials and details he used are typical of the Arts and Crafts style.

Chorltonville’s houses typically have the following features:-

Smooth Red or Rustic Brown • brickwork with ‘corbelled’ ‘brickwork and contrasting quoin features to corner of walls;

Rough render to the upper • floor or down to ground floor window cill;

Half-timbered gables with • smooth render and a range of gable motifs details;

A variety of roof designs with • hipped roofs, gable roofs, and ‘sprocketed’ roofs (which have a gentler pitch with exposed rafters at the eaves)

Large bay windows & • ‘bullseye’ windows with stained glass and leaded lights;

Chimney types which • vary from plain brick or ‘rendered’, to diagonal cruciform chimneys with ornate corbelled brickwork.

The interiors of Chorltonville houses have some simple design elements that ensure the concept of light, airy spaces is maintained: high ceilings; curved plaster window reveals; arched bay windows; cornices; well proportioned leaded light windows and generous, well-lit hallways with feature windows on the ground floor and window or roof light on the first floor.

The houses were originally available for rental only, with annual rent starting at £24. Chorltonville Ltd intended that they would be occupied by workers and skilled artisans from the Hulme area of the city where Dawson & Vowles already had various businesses. However, the business model of the estate required the original tenants to buy or invest in shares in the estate to contribute to its upkeep. This concept did not appeal to the target market of Chorltonville Ltd and the company had to re-evaluate their original aims. This led to an influx of middle class and professional people taking over

the tenancies and gradually the properties were sold with Chorltonville Ltd going into liquidation in 1922.

Today, much emphasis is placed on the design and build of sustainable communities. Travel and transport play a major role in this aspect of planning. When Chorltonville was on the drawing board its location was semi-rural - close to the River Mersey, surrounded by farms and yet still close to the centre of Manchester. In 1911 public transport around Manchester was plentiful with a good bus service and a new tram system that reached as far as Chorlton – the terminus was at today’s Chorlton Bus Station. It is fascinating that exactly 100 years later another ‘new’ tram system has been extended out to Chorlton.

There were not many car owners at that time and therefore no garages or driveways were originally provided in Chorltonville. This was an over sight because at the same time as Chorltonville was being built, the Ford Motor Company opened a factory in Manchester manufacturing the Model T Ford. The factory was relatively close to Chorltonville in Trafford Park, which is another example of a carefully planned utopian vision for an industrial estate based on similar Garden City ideas.

Chorltonville was built to a high standard with quality materials and having reached the age of 100 it continues to adapt to each new generation of residents. It is a good example of well planned development that should continue for another century.

Happy 100th Birthday ChorltonvilleAn Architechtural Persepective, Mike Macpherson, ADC Architects

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Chorlton’s very own ‘garden-village’ – Chorltonville – reaches its centenary on 7th October 2011. This residential enclave of Chorlton was seen as a brave new architectural and social venture when it was built 100 years ago; well planned homes with space around them and large gardens to admit light, sunshine and fresh air ‘for the health and well-being of the occupants’. A recreation area with a bowling green, tennis courts, and children’s playground was also enjoyed by the original residents.

The architect who designed Chorltonville was Albert Cuneo. Together with the builder Thomas Whitely he was commissioned by Chorltonville Ltd (senior directors JH Dawson & WJ Vowles), to build 260 houses on the 36 acre site. Following the design ideas of Ebenezer Howard and the Garden Cities movement, Cuneo designed the estate to have a rural village feel with widely spaced houses and curved,

winding, gravel roads emulating country lanes.

The Meade was seen as a ‘village green’ and is the focus of the estate layout with roads radiating out north, south, east and west from this point. This is enclosed by an outer ring of houses on the sweeping South Drive and Meadowbank – named for its raised outlook over Chorlton Meadows. Two appropriately named cul-de-sacs, The Willows and The Thorns, complement the overall garden-village feel of Chorltonville. The setting and variety of houses, with wide grass verges and tree-lined roads, give Chorltonville its special character, and 100 years later the houses look virtually the same as they did in 1911.

Albert Cuneo designed 15 different house types for Chorltonville, but by varying the details he ensured that each pair of semi-detached houses would be different from its immediate neighbour. Visually the houses

look more like 1920s or 1930 style houses, while the numerous materials and details he used are typical of the Arts and Crafts style.

Chorltonville’s houses typically have the following features:-

Smooth Red or Rustic Brown • brickwork with ‘corbelled’ ‘brickwork and contrasting quoin features to corner of walls;

Rough render to the upper • floor or down to ground floor window cill;

Half-timbered gables with • smooth render and a range of gable motifs details;

A variety of roof designs with • hipped roofs, gable roofs, and ‘sprocketed’ roofs (which have a gentler pitch with exposed rafters at the eaves)

Large bay windows & • ‘bullseye’ windows with stained glass and leaded lights;

Chimney types which • vary from plain brick or ‘rendered’, to diagonal cruciform chimneys with ornate corbelled brickwork.

The interiors of Chorltonville houses have some simple design elements that ensure the concept of light, airy spaces is maintained: high ceilings; curved plaster window reveals; arched bay windows; cornices; well proportioned leaded light windows and generous, well-lit hallways with feature windows on the ground floor and window or roof light on the first floor.

The houses were originally available for rental only, with annual rent starting at £24. Chorltonville Ltd intended that they would be occupied by workers and skilled artisans from the Hulme area of the city where Dawson & Vowles already had various businesses. However, the business model of the estate required the original tenants to buy or invest in shares in the estate to contribute to its upkeep. This concept did not appeal to the target market of Chorltonville Ltd and the company had to re-evaluate their original aims. This led to an influx of middle class and professional people taking over

the tenancies and gradually the properties were sold with Chorltonville Ltd going into liquidation in 1922.

Today, much emphasis is placed on the design and build of sustainable communities. Travel and transport play a major role in this aspect of planning. When Chorltonville was on the drawing board its location was semi-rural - close to the River Mersey, surrounded by farms and yet still close to the centre of Manchester. In 1911 public transport around Manchester was plentiful with a good bus service and a new tram system that reached as far as Chorlton – the terminus was at today’s Chorlton Bus Station. It is fascinating that exactly 100 years later another ‘new’ tram system has been extended out to Chorlton.

There were not many car owners at that time and therefore no garages or driveways were originally provided in Chorltonville. This was an over sight because at the same time as Chorltonville was being built, the Ford Motor Company opened a factory in Manchester manufacturing the Model T Ford. The factory was relatively close to Chorltonville in Trafford Park, which is another example of a carefully planned utopian vision for an industrial estate based on similar Garden City ideas.

Chorltonville was built to a high standard with quality materials and having reached the age of 100 it continues to adapt to each new generation of residents. It is a good example of well planned development that should continue for another century.

Happy 100th Birthday ChorltonvilleAn Architechtural Persepective, Mike Macpherson, ADC Architects


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Didsbury Arts Festival 24th September to 1st OctoberA giant yak, Punch & Judy and a pair of very cheeky (but lovable!) horses are just some of the weird and wonderful characters being let loose on local streets during Didsbury Arts Festival 2011.

With more than 150 events, exhibitions and workshops taking place at venues across Didsbury, this year’s annual showcase of local talent promises a packed and varied programme to rival the successful events of previous years.

The week-long celebration will feature daily music

performances, including classical music, jazz and rock. Comedy, drama, dance, film and street theatre will also provide an exciting and eclectic mix, ensuring something for all ages and tastes.

All week long, festival-goers can enjoy exhibitions featuring the work of more than 40 local artists at a number of venues, including the Festival Gallery at Emmanuel Church and the ‘Art Over the Counter’ exhibition of work in

Didsbury village shops.

Most events will be free and this year’s programme features plenty for families and children, including several workshops and events in local schools. Watch out too for the DAF puppet events and street theatre, including Punch & Judy, Yeshe, the giant walkabout Yak, and the mischievous Latin Horses!

Don’t miss the DAF opening weekend which kicks off with

Local band, JazzWorks

Manchester singer/songwriter Alice Glasson

2121music and street theatre outside Didsbury Library at 12 noon on Saturday 24th September. Highlights over the weekend include an open-air stage lineup at Didsbury’s historic Parsonage Gardens (Saturday afternoon). On Sunday a Parade of Artists will make its way from Didsbury Library to assemble at Fletcher Moss Park for an exciting programme of music, dance, street theatre and art.

Parsonage Gardens will be aglow with lamps and lanterns in the early evening of Saturday 1st October. Featuring ghostly tales for all ages in a beautiful and mysterious setting, the Magic of Twilight promises to be an unforgettable event for all the family. Later in the evening the final of Didsbury’s Got Talent, being held at Parrs Wood High School, will close DAF 2011 on a high note!

DAF is a community arts festival which began

in 2009 with around

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events taking place at 40 venues across Didsbury. Last year’s Festival featured more than 100 events, attracting audiences of more than 10,000.

Festival Director Maria Stripling said:

‘DAF continues to go from strength to strength. This year we have a packed and diverse programme and we are

delighted to welcome many new artists and events,

including, for instance, DAF’s first ever short

film competition.

‘DAF could not happen without the support of the many volunteers, community groups,

businesses, sponsors and, of course, the artists involved, many of whom give their time free of charge to make events free and accessible. I’d like to say a big ‘thank you’ to all of those who have helped in any way. We look forward to a hugely successful and enjoyable DAF 2011.’

Full details of the DAF 2011 programme are now available at the Festival website: [email protected]

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Grow your own food! Keep chickens! You could have your own bee hive too. How about installing a backyard wind-farm and some solar panels on the roof? Anyone for foraging or road-kill?

The pleasures and rewards of a greener, more self-sufficient life, even for busy urban dwellers, are regularly extolled in the press these days. We’re lead to believe anyone can do it – and save money too! Appealing as it may be, is the urban grow-your-own, rear-your-own culture a myth or can us townies make the time, get the knowledge and reap the rewards of some of this eco-self sufficiency – and without breaking the bank? In this issue, we look at some of the highs and lows of urban chicken keeping and offer you some practical tips to make up your own mind.

We’ve chatted with urban chicken keepers past and present to gather views and experiences. Of course everyone enthuses over access to fresh eggs. More unexpectedly, they all vouch for what great pets chickens make, what entertaining and interesting animals they are. But

Urban Garden Chickens Rural idyll in the city?Lovely fresh eggs for breakfast. And lunch. And supper!

Chickens make friendly and interesting pets, full of personality and fascinating to watch. They are inquisitive, interact with other animals and are companionable creatures.

Chickens are voracious eaters who will hoover up garden pests such as slugs. They’ll happily gobble up some of your left-overs too.

There’s plenty for the prospective chicken-keeper to choose from, coming in all shapes, sizes and breeds.

A passionate interest could develop into keeping heritage breeds and ‘showing’ your chickens. As well as specialist egg layers, you can raise some chickens specially for eating.

Re-housing battery farm hens is popular with some and a compassionate way of giving

them life in a more pleasant setting.

Although needing daily attention, chickens are not difficult to care for.

Chicken poo is high in nitrogen so is a great fertiliser for the garden.

More eggs than you can eat? Swap them for something else, say, someone’s home-grown or cooked produce.

Foul Fowls – an urban nightmare? Daily care is needed: giving food and water and checking on their general health and wellbeing.

The whole coop needs cleaning weekly, and the chickens need regular checks for mites and lice. They will also need worming.

Although it’s not illegal to keep a cockerel in a residential area, you could face a visit from the Manchester Council’s Public Protection team if they receive complaints about noise nuisance. 3am wake up call anyone?

Chickens can get a bit clucky at feeding time, but they’re less likely to annoy the neighbours – or do they…?

Let them loose in your garden and they will make quite a mess poo-ing, trampling and digging in search of tasty worms and insects to scoff. They’ll also enjoy a nibble at any home grown vegetables…

Protection from predators such as foxes (who can dig, climb and jump over fencing up to 6ft high!) can be complicated and expensive to install properly.

Rats too can be a problem if chicken food is left out uncovered.

Sadly vandalism of chicken enclosures and chickens themselves can occur, possibly more so in urban areas.

There is a financial investment in the coop and run, as well as food and medical needs, that could outweigh the savings from egg purchases.

If the chickens don’t have enough space to run around they’ll get bored and peck each other.

You will need:Space and housing• for the chickens to be locked up safely at night, with a perch to stand on whilst they sleep, a nesting box to lay eggs and a ‘run’ for them to exercise. If you’ve got the space/set up, they can run around the garden; some owners clip a wing to stop them flying into neighbours’ gardens.

Time and motivation• to feed and water, check for illness or disease and clean out the coop and run.

Protection from predators.•

Knowledge• about which chickens will suit you and where to buy them. Three hens are enough for the average family.

Slaughtering information• if you’re raising them for meat.

Oh yes, and you’ll want to eat • plenty of eggs!

Do your research first. If you don’t know other chicken keepers, you’ll find plenty of interest in sharing experiences and giving advice on the internet. Here’s some links to get you started:

http://poultrykeeper.com offers information for beginners and old hands

http://poultrykeeperforum.com for some chicken chat

http://keeping-chickens.me.uk for useful information including chicken housing

www.hsa.org.uk Humane Slaughterhouse for advice and courses

whilst some may never again buy a supermarket egg and chuck out the TV in favour of chicken-watching, others have found the negatives outweigh the positives, with protection from predators probably top of the list.

Not put off by tales of expense, noise and potential carnage in the garden?

Here’s some practical tips to get you started if you’d like some hens clucking around the garden, laying nice fresh eggs.

A big thank you to Danielle Lowy for researching and writing this article and to everyone who shared their experiences.

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Grow your own food! Keep chickens! You could have your own bee hive too. How about installing a backyard wind-farm and some solar panels on the roof? Anyone for foraging or road-kill?

The pleasures and rewards of a greener, more self-sufficient life, even for busy urban dwellers, are regularly extolled in the press these days. We’re lead to believe anyone can do it – and save money too! Appealing as it may be, is the urban grow-your-own, rear-your-own culture a myth or can us townies make the time, get the knowledge and reap the rewards of some of this eco-self sufficiency – and without breaking the bank? In this issue, we look at some of the highs and lows of urban chicken keeping and offer you some practical tips to make up your own mind.

We’ve chatted with urban chicken keepers past and present to gather views and experiences. Of course everyone enthuses over access to fresh eggs. More unexpectedly, they all vouch for what great pets chickens make, what entertaining and interesting animals they are. But

Urban Garden Chickens Rural idyll in the city?Lovely fresh eggs for breakfast. And lunch. And supper!

Chickens make friendly and interesting pets, full of personality and fascinating to watch. They are inquisitive, interact with other animals and are companionable creatures.

Chickens are voracious eaters who will hoover up garden pests such as slugs. They’ll happily gobble up some of your left-overs too.

There’s plenty for the prospective chicken-keeper to choose from, coming in all shapes, sizes and breeds.

A passionate interest could develop into keeping heritage breeds and ‘showing’ your chickens. As well as specialist egg layers, you can raise some chickens specially for eating.

Re-housing battery farm hens is popular with some and a compassionate way of giving

them life in a more pleasant setting.

Although needing daily attention, chickens are not difficult to care for.

Chicken poo is high in nitrogen so is a great fertiliser for the garden.

More eggs than you can eat? Swap them for something else, say, someone’s home-grown or cooked produce.

Foul Fowls – an urban nightmare? Daily care is needed: giving food and water and checking on their general health and wellbeing.

The whole coop needs cleaning weekly, and the chickens need regular checks for mites and lice. They will also need worming.

Although it’s not illegal to keep a cockerel in a residential area, you could face a visit from the Manchester Council’s Public Protection team if they receive complaints about noise nuisance. 3am wake up call anyone?

Chickens can get a bit clucky at feeding time, but they’re less likely to annoy the neighbours – or do they…?

Let them loose in your garden and they will make quite a mess poo-ing, trampling and digging in search of tasty worms and insects to scoff. They’ll also enjoy a nibble at any home grown vegetables…

Protection from predators such as foxes (who can dig, climb and jump over fencing up to 6ft high!) can be complicated and expensive to install properly.

Rats too can be a problem if chicken food is left out uncovered.

Sadly vandalism of chicken enclosures and chickens themselves can occur, possibly more so in urban areas.

There is a financial investment in the coop and run, as well as food and medical needs, that could outweigh the savings from egg purchases.

If the chickens don’t have enough space to run around they’ll get bored and peck each other.

You will need:Space and housing• for the chickens to be locked up safely at night, with a perch to stand on whilst they sleep, a nesting box to lay eggs and a ‘run’ for them to exercise. If you’ve got the space/set up, they can run around the garden; some owners clip a wing to stop them flying into neighbours’ gardens.

Time and motivation• to feed and water, check for illness or disease and clean out the coop and run.

Protection from predators.•

Knowledge• about which chickens will suit you and where to buy them. Three hens are enough for the average family.

Slaughtering information• if you’re raising them for meat.

Oh yes, and you’ll want to eat • plenty of eggs!

Do your research first. If you don’t know other chicken keepers, you’ll find plenty of interest in sharing experiences and giving advice on the internet. Here’s some links to get you started:

http://poultrykeeper.com offers information for beginners and old hands

http://poultrykeeperforum.com for some chicken chat

http://keeping-chickens.me.uk for useful information including chicken housing

www.hsa.org.uk Humane Slaughterhouse for advice and courses

whilst some may never again buy a supermarket egg and chuck out the TV in favour of chicken-watching, others have found the negatives outweigh the positives, with protection from predators probably top of the list.

Not put off by tales of expense, noise and potential carnage in the garden?

Here’s some practical tips to get you started if you’d like some hens clucking around the garden, laying nice fresh eggs.

A big thank you to Danielle Lowy for researching and writing this article and to everyone who shared their experiences.

September is a month that seems to glow with a lowering sun and the hues of turning trees and shrubs in the garden. The perfect addition to this gradual change is the range of golden-yellow later flowering perennials for the border. Over the last few years, I have come to realise that most people have very strong feelings regarding their choice of flower colour in the garden. For example, a fellow garden designer friend of mine can’t stand any yellow coloured flowers in her own garden – a very common dislike I have since found out. But in the September garden, yellows, reds and oranges can really come into their own. Two particular perennials that can look particularly effective are Rudbeckia and Heleniums.

Rudbeckia, commonly known as Black-Eyed-Susan, are easy to grow and have daisy-shaped flowers with, unsurprisingly, a small dark centre. The variety ‘Goldstrum’ has been particularly popular in recent years. Heleniums come in a colour range of bright yellows through deep golds and rich reds – good examples are the popular ‘Moerheim Beauty’ and ‘Septembergold’. There is something about the velvety overlapping downward lean of the petals supporting a large cone centre that reminds me of the wings of a large colourful moth, and like the moth, Heleniums are best appreciated throughout the twilight of summer. Many varieties of Rudbeckia and Heleniums add some height for the border

and look particularly good in a ‘prairie-like’ setting i.e. with grasses that age well through the season. So if you have a particular aversion to yellow in the garden, I would urge you to reconsider. Regardless of our colour preferences, certain plants at certain times have a significance that transcends colour alone – most of us like daffodils for their cheery announcement of spring – maybe Rudbeckia and Heleniums could also be embraced for their gentle introduction to the quiet of autumn.

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In collaboration with the Sustainable Energy Academy; Chorltonville’s very own ‘eco home’ (No.3 The Thorns) is opening its doors to the public from the 8th – 11th September showcasing world first sustainable technologies and offering advice from an industry leading consultancy ecospheric Ltd (www.ecosperic.co.uk).

Arts and Crafts in style originating from 1909, the four bed semi detached dwelling typical of the area was selected for renovation as a notoriously difficult format of property to sustainably upgrade. Featuring solid wall construction, complex detailing and many original features it’s also situated in a conservation area with strict planning laws. Over 100 eco design features, technologies and systems have been incorporated in to the lovingly restored property and having already reduced its carbon footprint by

over 61%, the eco home is well on target to achieve its goal of an 85% reduction.

“In the year 2050 it is estimated that 80% of the homes in the UK will have already been built today. This places a huge pressure on retrofitting our

current housing stock if we are to meet the government’s commitment of 80% carbon reduction.” Kit Knowles, Director of ecospheric Ltd.

If you wish to be part of the solution and would appreciate some inspiration and guidance, head on over to the show home. You’ll be surprised both by how affordable and simple some of these solutions are - a little innovation goes a long way!

Tours will run on the hour every hour (11am - 4pm) lasting around 30 minutes providing ample opportunity for questions after.

For more information and to register your interest in the open day please e-mail [email protected] or call us on 01618814173.

For further details about this property and others in the network visit www.sustainable-energyacademy.org.uk/superhomes

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Counselling Rooms CiC is a Community Interest Company, recently created to provide affordable, accessible private counselling. We share lovely, quiet counselling rooms in Chorlton and offer reduced rates for people on low incomes.

Counselling can be very helpful to people experiencing psychological problems including depression and anxiety, as well as those struggling with issues such as bereavement, relationship problems, stress and work-related issues, low self-esteem, abuse and trauma. In the past there has been a reluctance to discuss problems with mental health, but through education and public awareness, this is changing rapidly and there is a strong public interest in counselling. As more people are recognising how counselling can help them, demand is growing.

For anyone who is considering starting counselling, it’s very important that they find the right person. Everyone has different needs and priorities that influence the kind of counsellor they are looking for. This may be a counsellor with experience of a certain issue such as anxiety, or perhaps a counsellor who is from a particular cultural background or who shares the same faith. We have a diverse team of counsellors with a range of skills and experience, working to different theoretical approaches and with different areas of expertise.

Finding the right person can be a daunting process. Our website www.counsellinginchorlton.co.uk helps with this by offering potential clients the opportunity to make one enquiry outlining their particular needs and to receive back a choice of counsellors who may be suitable. There is no obligation to follow up these recommendations and the enquiry service is free and confidential.

It’s also important to be sure that the counsellor is fully qualified, working ethically, and is fully insured and supervised. All counsellors working with Counselling Rooms CiC are members of the BACP (British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy), which is the professional organisation

for counselling in the UK. It sets standards and monitors professional conduct in its members. More information about how to chose a professional and qualified counsellor can be found at the BACP’s website at www.itsgoodtotalk.org.uk

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Useful NumbersCouncilManchester City Council

www.manchester.gov.uk

234 5000

Environment on Call 954 9000

Chorlton Library 227 3700

Chorlton Leisure Centre 861 0790

Local Councillors Chorlton

Matt Strong 07788 [email protected]

Sheila Newman 881 9641cllr.s.newman.manchester.gov.uk

Victor Chamberlain 07947 [email protected]

Local Councillors Whalley Range

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Mary Watson 860 [email protected]

John Grant 860 [email protected]

Allotments Manager 226 3322

ServicesCitizens Advice 0870 126 4094

Gas Emergency 0800 111 999

GMPTE Bus, Train & Tram

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Mersey Valley Countryside Warden Service

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Rail Enquiries 0845 7484 950

NHS Direct 0845 4647

Police - non emergency 872 5050

Samaritans 236 8000

Community OrganisationsAction for Sustainable Living

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277 0377

www.chorlton.co.uk

Chorlton Aikido Club 861 8456

Chorlton Anxiety Group 226 3871

Chorlton Civic Society

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Chorlton Good Neighbours 881 2925

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Chorlton Reading Group 881 1813

Friends of Alexandra Park 226 7525

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Friends of Chorlton Green

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Friends of Chorlton Meadows

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Oxfam Chorlton 861 0108

Rainbow Families 07903 397 108

South Manchester Camera Club

www.smcc.org.uk

www.whalleyrange.org

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ArchitectADC Architects Ltd 19Ibelin Architecture 23BeautyA Day of Beauty 13Building & MaintenanceBest Cellars 15Broadoak Preservation 30Devine Building & Maintenance

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Carpet CleaningProfresh 27Chimney SweepAcorn Chimney Sweeping Service

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Driving LessonsPass with Claire 7Dry CleanerVillage Dry Cleaner 4ElectricianAndrew Maunsell 21Chorlton Electric 27Estate AgentsJP & Brimelow 16FloorsDevine Floorsanding 7

Food & DrinkAJ Adams 27Barbakan Delicatessen 32Furniture & JoineryEvolve Joinery 15Karl Hutton Bespoke Joinery 25GardensAcorn Gardening 6Fat Grass 24Firswood Landscapes 13Garden Angels 24Gas EngineerChorlton Gas 15Hair SalonSpirit 9Handyman/womanCarol Smith 22Chorlton Handyman 21KitchensDevine Kitchens 29Painting & DecoratingCarol Smith 27Chorlton Trade Paints 10Ella Spiers 29HMC Painters & Decorators 10Nina West 10

PlastererKieran’s Quality Plastering 27PlumbersBG Plumbing 7RadioJohn Lowry 13RemovalsAMS Removals 13RooferM Duffin 2RPL Roofing 7ShoppingChorlton Tagpassiton 12Social Group/EventsHome on the Range 5Manchester Social Friends 5Solar PanelsRPL Roofing 7Therapy & HealingChorlton Hypnotherapy 25Counselling in Chorlton 29Sue Fleming, Alexander Technique 9Toys & GamesMonkey Puzzle Toys 5TyresTaylors Tyres 25

07799 560 244


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67-71 Manchester Rd, Chorlton cum Hardy, Manchester, M21 9PW Telephone: 0161 881 7053

10% OFF with this voucher in September 2011*£5 minimum spend

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www.barbakan-deli.co.uk

Award Winning Delicatessen, Continental Bakery and Specialist Cheese Merchants.

Freshly made Sandwiches, Soups and Salads. The Famous and Original BBQ Sausage Pan on Saturdays! Come and Eat on our Dining Terrace!

Barbakan Delicatessen

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