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Summer 2010

Issue 33

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NOW that summer is truly

upon us, its the perect

time to get outdoors

and enjoy the best o the

weather - i we get any sun.

Ellesmere Port Gol Centre

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this month but i you cant

get out, theres also plenty

on at the EPIC leisure centre

during the school holidays.

As or us, we are having a

holiday next month so the

next Keep it Local comes

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your summer and we will

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IN THE NEWS

Everywhere is within walking distance if you have the time.

Praise for vollunteers

VOLUNTEERS in the town have been praised for their unstinting efforts.Presentations were made to volunteers who have carried out over 100 hours of service

during the year.

Ruth Spicer and Edna Woolley, from Oasis Centre for Young People, received awards

thanking them for 25 years service. Also receiving a long service award was Mike

Burton, from Ellesmere Port Panthers basketball team.

Anyone wishing to become a volunteer can apply through the www.do-it.org.uk web

site or contact EPNAVCO on 0151 356 7358.

Police appeal for info

POLICE are hunting for a man who tried to get a 16-year-old girl into his car.The alleged incident took place at the end of May when the girl was approached by a

man in a green Fiat Punto, in Sycamore Drive, Whitby.

There is also concern about a dark red van which appeared in Shepton Road, Great

Sutton, where it is alleged that the men inside stared suspiciously at children on their

way to Meadow Primary School.

Benet fraudster convicted

A 59 year old woman from Ellesmere Port, has been sentenced after pleading guilty to

being overpaid more than 12,000 in Housing Benet, Council Tax Benet and Income

SupportLinda Burns from Ellesmere Port appeared at Chester Magistrates Court last month.

She admitted eight offences of dishonestly failing to promptly notify Cheshire West

and Chester Council and the Department for Work and Pensions of changes in her

circumstances that she knew would affect her entitlement to benets by not declaring

that she was working.

The court sentenced her to a Community Punishment Order of 180 hours unpaid work

to be completed in 12 months. She is required to fully repay the overpaid benets.

Award for charity worker

CHARITY worker Brenda Bishop, from Great Sutton, has been given an award by theBritish Association of Social Workers in recognition of her work for the NSPCC and

schools counselling in Wrexham.

Vauxhalls go it alone

VAUXHALLs parent company General Motors has withdrawn its application for

a 270m loan guarantee from the British government and will instead fund the

restructuring from its own resources.

Todd is top apprentice

YOUNG chef Todd Lowndes, from Ellesmere Port, has won the young apprentice of

the year award at the North West Apprenticeship awards. Todd works at the Grosvenor

Pulford Hotel and Spa, at Pulford, near Chester.


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In association with Shell UK, Stanlow

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Stanlow provides jobs for around 1000 Shell people and a large number of contrac-tors on site on a regular basis. Their salaries provide a boost for the local economiesof the north west and help create further employment.

THE Councils new

Community Enforcement

Team aims to tackle the

issues that matter in

communities across West

Cheshire.

Recently front line staff

from several services across

the Council came together

as one multi-skilled team in

a totally new way of working.

The new team includes

staff from Community

Safety, Streetscene and

Parking.

Community andEnvironment Executive

Member, Councillor Lynn

Riley said: Im sure the

team will go from strength

to strength, developing their

new skills even further. The team will focus initially on dog fouling and litter but we have

plans to extend their activities and responsibilities.

On the beat in Ellesmere Port, Community Enforcement Ofcer, Sharon, was able to show

Councillor Riley examples of littering including a dumped fridge and bin bags of rubbish, as

well as grafti.As well as being a highly visible and approachable face of the Council on the streets the

team will also be working in partnership with other agencies such as Cheshire Police,

Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service, the Environment Agency and the Probation Service. If

the team itself is not able to take action they will make sure that the appropriate agencies

are informed.

Anyone wanting to report litter, dog fouling or grafti problems in their area will be able to

use the teams new Community Enforcement pages.

The websites Report It section allows anyone out and about with a mobile phone to take a

photo of a problem area and send it in to the team.

Community Enforcement Ofcer Sharon shows

Councillor Lynn Riley examples of grafti in

Westminster, Ellesmere Port.

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THERE is delight at Hinderton School, in

Whitby, following the announcement of a

superb Ofsted report.

The primary special school for pupils with

autistic spectrum conditions is celebrating

an Outstanding report from OFSTED. This

is the third in a row for Hinderton School,

which has been judged to be outstanding in

2003, 2007 and now in 2010.The report said: This is an outstanding

school. The headteachers vision to create

a child-centred place of learning that brings

out the best in all pupils is deeply rooted in

all the schools work. The comment by one

parent, The school is excellent and I cant

imagine my son being anywhere better,

typies the views of others and reects the

very positive impact of the partnerships

established to ensure that pupils needs are

fully met.

Hinderton School celebrated its 40th

anniversary this year, having moved from

its original location in Neston to Capenhurst

Lane, Whitby. The school held a successful

open day earlier in the year and welcomed

former pupils, parents and member of staff.

The report went on: Pupils make

exceptional progress in their learning from

the time they start at the school. Teachers

are highly skilful in identifying the needs of

individual pupils because of their extensive

professional knowledge about teaching

children with ASC. The quality of care and

support provided to help pupils access and

engage in their learning is outstanding..

an exciting and engaging curriculum

provides memorable experiences and isdelivered through highly effective teaching

that challenges pupils to participate in

activities that extend their learning and skill

development.

The school community is underpinned by

warm and respectful relationships between

adults and pupils

The dynamic and self-challenging school

community demonstrates outstanding

capacity to improve.


I installed a skylight in my apartment... the people who live above me are furious!

Head teacher Liam McCallion, who

guided the school through its latest

Ofsted, is leaving. Parents and staff

wished him well at the schools annual

family barbecue last month.

Special school given

top marks by inspectors


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I poured spot remover on my dog. Now hes gone.

All aboard the pirate ship inthe playground

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I put instant coffee in a microwave oven and almost went back in time.

Parents, carers and relatives visited Little Sutton CofE School, on Berwick Road,

to get a close up view of the school. They joined children in some class basedactivities and the children showed special pieces of work. There were also

displays of past, current and future projects, and relatives were able to get a

avour of what life is like in the school.

Above:

Local Police

Community

Support Ofcer

Neil Flanagan

joined in an

animationworkshop with

year six.

Left: Year six

pupils ran their

own jewellery

stall.

l throws open its doors

More pictures onpages 20 & 21


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I remember when the candle shop burned down. Everyone stood around singing Happy Birthday.

Year four

show off their

works of art

Right:Year

one pupils

made kites

for the

occasion


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I replaced the headlights in my car with strobe lights, so it looks like Im the only one moving.


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I saw a bank that said 24 Hour Banking, but I dont have that much time.

WITH the cost of living going up the option to move

in with your partner is increasingly tempting for many

people in West Cheshire.

Waking up together every day, enjoying cosy nights in,

decorating and DIY, and saving money as two live as

cheaply as one - there are many reasons why setting up

home with your partner seems like a great idea.

Moving in together is a thrilling and romantic time, full ofoptimism about your shared future. Its easy to understand

why few people stop and think about their legal position.

Many people living with a partner do not realise that, even

in this day and age, unmarried couples are not protected

by law in the same way that married couples are.

For example, did you know that if you move in with your partner and the house is only in their

name you have no rights to the proceeds from the sale of the house - or to inherit the house if

they die?

Every year many people discover that even though theyve handed their partner money each

month towards the mortgage and the bills, they have no claim on the property because its onlyin their partners name. Their relationship ends or their partner dies and they are left homeless

and out of pocket.

If you are thinking about - or already have - moved in with your partner, its well worth taking

legal advice to nd out what rights you have, where you and your partner stand with the law in

all situations, and what you can do to make your position more secure.

You will have a chance to discuss with your solicitor the history of your relationship, and the

details of your assets and those of your partner.

Your solicitor will explain your rights. They will highlight the circumstances where you or your

share of the home could be at risk and will tell you what action is to consider taking to avoid this.

Of course, a solicitor can only act for one partner at a time. They are there to help you nd thebest way of safeguarding your interests and your future.

This is especially important if you have children.

Many parents dont realise that if they are not married only the mother has automatic parental

responsibility for the child. A solicitor can help you make an agreement to share parental

responsibility with your partner.

The law is currently changing so that if you jointly register the birth, the father has parental

responsibility as well. You can check with your solicitor to nd out whether this applies to you.

Your solicitor can also explain what it means for you and your partner if one or both of you

has children from a previous relationship, as the law does not automatically give parental

responsibility to cohabiting partners.

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I stayed in a really old hotel last night. They sent me a wake-up letter.

Angela Bartlett is a beauty and

holistic expert with 25 years of

experience in her eld. She is the

Chair for the British Association of

Beauty Therapy & Cosmetology, a

professional association established

over 30 years ago and representing

thousands of therapists throughout

the UK.

Her expertise is called on to examine

students for an internationalexamination board in many areas

of the world. Angela is also part of

the HABIA forum, helping to make

decisions for qualications and

standards in the UK beauty industry.

Angela is a successful column

writer for the trade journals Vitality

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Q. Help! I have very puffy skin below my eyes. What can I do to

reduce the pufness?

A. This question is asked so frequently that I have decided to give an

extended answer to your question.

The solution to puffy eyes will depend very much on the cause of the

pufness. If you have always had puffy eyes, this may indicate that you

are genetically predisposed to having fatty deposits in this area; or, the

pufness could be a result of ageing when the fat pads beneath the skin

start to shift altering the eye contour. In both of these instances there is

really is no cure other than with surgery.

However, if your eyes arent usually puffy and you awake to nd your

under eye area is swollen, this type of pufness is relatedto inammation. Firstly, you need to apply something to

reduce the swelling. Cold compresses are a good, quick and

inexpensive solution because cold causes swollen skin to

contract. Soak cotton wool pads or a piece of clean cloth

in cold (not icy cold) water, or apply a gel-lled eye mask

from the refrigerator.

Cold cucumber slices are also helpful, but they work

because they are cool, not because they have any magical

ingredient. You can also apply used, cooled tea bags,

however they need to be the caffeinated type as the

caffeine together with the tannins helps to contract thedistended skin. Whatever you decide to use, lightly press

the cold compress on the puffy areas for several minutes to

help the swelling subside.

Continual pufng up and then deating of the delicate

skin around the eyes will eventually lead to eye bags and

wrinkling so its important to nd the cause of the pufness.

If you wear eye makeup ensure that you are removing all

traces every night. Avoid using an oily eye makeup remover

as this can often cause pufness.

Whilst on the subject of skin care products make sure thatyou use a product specically designed for the delicate

eye area and use the product very sparingly. A bead of

eye cream about the size of a grain of rice is ample for the

eye area. During the daytime it is also important that your

eye cream contains a sunscreen to prevent the thin, fragile

skin around the eyes from premature wrinkling. Check the

ingredient list of your skin care products to ensure that

they do not contain fragrance. Throw out any products that

contain fragrance.

Rubbing the eyes can also lead to pufness and check out

any allergies that you may have from pollens or food withyour GP.

HEALTH AND BEAUTYwith Angela Bartlett


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Going wild about

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Whitby Sports and Social Club

Whats on in JULYat

Chester Road, Whitby 0151 200 7050

THE LOUNGE Dont orgetWe are showing all

the World Cup Games

on BIG High Defnition

SCREENS

Members ree

Visitors 2

Sat 3rd: Dr Duke

Superb Live Band. Music rom Blues To Rock and

Chart topping Classics

Sat 10th: Saremma

1st Class Boy/ Girl Duo. Keyboards

& Harmony Vocals

Sat 17th: Tobacco Road

Terrifc Band Playing Rock n

Roll, 60s, 70s & 80s Music

Sat 24th: The Tom Cats

Featuring one o the regions top harmonica players

Sat 31st: Graham Anderson

Music rom Neil Diamond, Buddy Holly,

Elvis and present Day Music

Wednesdays are

Country Nights

7th June - Ainsco and Co

14th June - The Crown Top

Kings

21st June - Charles Cole

28th June- Nicky James


Entertainment guideEssential whats on info for the next month

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Entertainment guideEssential whats on info for the next month

WHATSON

WHATS ON THIS SUMMERSaturday 3rd July

Brotherhood Of Man at The Gladstone Theatre, Port Sunlight, 7.30pm. Call 0151 643

8757 www.gladstonetheatre.org.uk

Saturday 3rd July

Space Cadets, at the Olde Red Lion, Little Sutton.

Sunday 4th July

Tobacco Road, at the Olde Red Lion, Little Sutton

Monday 9th July

Neston, Parkgate, Ledsham and Willaston Community Forum / Health Promotion Day

at Neston Town Hall, 10am-3pm. Community Forums operate at a local level and give

local communities (residents and organisations) an opportunity to contribute to local

decision making to create better services and improvements for their area.

Contact Debra Brown on 01244 972224.

Monday 16th July to Sunday 1st August

National Exhibition Wildlife Art at Gordale Garden Centre, Burton. The biggest wildlifeexhibition outside London with artists from all over the world. Contact Marion Tuffrey on

07748533448

Saturday 17th July

Tobacco Road at the Whitby Club, Chester Road, Whitby. Playing rock n roll from 60s,

70s and 80s.

Saturday 24th July

Chester Wind Band, including the Swing Band, Clarinet Group and Centre Stage

singers, 7.30pm, at Little Sutton Methodist Church. Tickets, 6, including refreshments,

from Hazel on 339 2492 or Jean on 339 2463.Friday 6th August to Saturday 8th August

World Qualifying Line Dancing 2010 at Whitby Sports & Social Club, Ellesmere Port.

Saturday 7th August

Modern Jive and West Coast Swing Social Night, at Whitby Sports & Social Club,

from 7pm. For the past couple of years our Sat evening modern jive/west coast swing

social has been a complete sell out please therefore ensure you book early to avoid

disappointment.Call 200 7050.

Monday 23rd August

Local History talk about Ellesmere Port, in Ellesmere Port Library. Listen to a talk aboutthe local history of Ellesmere Port with Cheshire Record Ofce. Free event.

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ALCOHOL PROBLEMS

Local Helpline; 01244 364095

Alcoholics Anonymous: 709 2900

AL - Anon Family Group, Helping families of

alcoholics. Tel: 0207 403 0888

ANCHOR STAYING PUT0151 355 1313

AGE CONCERN

336 8388

ALZHEIMERS SOCIETY

630 5206

BUS SERVICES

Bus & Rail Services Travel Line 0871 200 2233

open 8am - 8pm 7 days a week

CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU

Cheshire West CAB, Ellesmere Port ofce,

Whitby Road, Ellesmere Port. Wednesday andFriday 9.30am-12.30pm. Tel 355 3428

DOCTORS

Great Sutton Medical Centre,

Old Chester Road, Phone:- 0151 339 3126

Hope Farm Medical Centre,

Hope Farm Road, Great Sutton. Tel 357 3777

Whitby Group Practice,

The Surgery, 114 Chester Road, Whitby. Tel

355 6144

Old Hall Surgery

26 Stanney Lane, Ellesmere Port. Tel 355 1191

DRUG ABUSE

Parents against Drug Abuse. Helpline 356

1996. All calls in condence

FIRE

Emergencies, call 999.

Non- essential calls, Ellesmere Port Fire

Station, Wellington Road, Ellesmere Port Tel

355 3333

GP OUT OF HOURS CENTRE,

Western Cheshire Out of Hours Service...

Clinics held at Ellesmere Port Hospital 01244

343300HOMEWATCH

Borough Homewatch Manager

Ellesmere Port Police Station tel 355 4066

(Ext: 3063). 0r 01244 613063

HOSPITAL

Emergencies call 999

Countess of Chester Hospital. Tel 01244

365000

POLICE

Emergencies call 999

Ellesmere Port Police Station,

Whitby Road, Ellesmere Port

Tel 355 4066

SAMARITANSLinkLine:- 0345 90 90 90

South Wirral and Chester Area

Phone:- 01244 377999

ST JOHN AMBULANCE

Tel 339 7203 (answerphone)

Leave message and we will return call.

COUNCILCheshire West and Chester Council. All

inquiries regarding education, social services,

planning, transport, tourist information, eventsentertainments, allotments, community centres,

football pitches, bowling greens, tennis courts,

ranger service, grounds maintenance, street

cleansing, catering and cleaning. Call the

switchboard on 0300 123 8 123. Online at

www.cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk

Councillors

Ledsham and Willaston

Gareth Anderson (Con)

29 Dublin Croft, Great Sutton CH66 2TDPhone: 513 6292 Email: gareth.anderson@

cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk

Myles Hogg (Con)

Silverdale, Benty Heath Lane, Willaston

Phone: 327 4096 Email: myles.hogg@


Graham Smith (Con)

15 Berry Close, Great Sutton CH66 4XQ

Phone: 339 2855 Email: graham.smith@


Sutton and ManorKimberley Anderson (Con)

2 Shepsides Close, Great Sutton CH66 2HZ

Phone: 339 4390 Email: kimberley.

[email protected]

Bob Crompton (Con)

7 Luton Road, Ellesmere Port CH65 7DW

Phone: 512 5255 Email: bob.crompton@


Paul Donovan (Lab)

44 Seacombe Drive, Great Sutton CH66 2BD

Phone: 339 4167 Email: [email protected]

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Clubs and SocietiesAction Transport Theatre, Whitby Hall,Stanney Lane, Ellesmere Port. Tel 357 2120

Cats Protection: South Wirral Branch. Tel 355

9813. www.southwirralcats.org

Cat Rescue. Tel Gina on 356 4301.

www.catchat.org

Cheshire Paranormal Society. Tel John

Millington on 355 2622.

www.cheshireparanormal.co.uk

Cheshire Regiment Association. Ellesmere

Port Branch. Tel 339 8734

Chester Accordion Club. Meets at Groves

Club, Whitby. 2nd Tuesday 1.30pm, last Tuesday

7.30pm.

Cruse Bereavement Care. Tel 357 3235

Guide Association (Ellesmere Port division)

Email [email protected]

Ellesmere Port Flower Club. Meeting at Our

Ladys RC Church, Eneld Road on the third

Wednesday of the month, 7.30pm. Call 355

6454.

Ellesmere Port Hockey Club. Tel 355 7719

Ellesmere Port Music Society. Tel 01829

751548. www.epmsonline.co.uk

Ellesmere Port Musical Theatre. Tel 339 7784.

www.ellesmereportmusicaltheatre.co.uk

Ellesmere Port Original Pantomime. Tel 0151

339 7784.

Ellesmere Port Philatelic Society. Tel 01244

579309

Ellesmere Port Running Club. Meets at Whitby

Sports & Social Club every Tuesday and Friday

night at 7pm. www.ellesmereportrunningclub.org

Fibromyalgia Support Group. Tel Ruth Spicer

on 348 1098

Footloose Musicals. Tel 356 2079

Grange Folk Dance Club. Tel 339 0094

Great Sutton Everywomans Club. Tel 334

4162

Great Sutton Male Voice Choir. Tel 355 5363

Great Sutton Townswomens Guild. Tel 355

4263

Karate: Ellesmere Port Shotokan Karate www.

epshotokan.com

Little Sutton Community Centre. Tel 356 6761

Multiple Sclerosis Society

Chester & Ellesmere Port District Branch

Meets every third Wednesday in the month

Contact Peter on 339 8700

email Veronica [email protected]

Parents Against Drug Abuse (PADA. Helpline:

08457 023867. www.pada.org.uk

Royal British Legion Womens Section: Little

Sutton and District Branch. Tel 200 2939

Shell Pensioners Association: Cheshire

Regional Branch. Tel 339 3450Soroptimist International. Tel 339 3352

South Wirral Rambling Club

Tel. Joan Day on 355 1878

South Wirral Stroke Club: Contact Secretary:

Honor Ledder 348 0052

Sutton Community Sports Centre,

Woodchurch Lane. Tel 339 4352

Trefoil Guild. Tel 355 7669

West Cheshire Credit Union, Trinity Methodist

Church, Whitby Road, EP. Tel 355 7430

www.wccu.co.uk

If you would like your group listed please e-mail [email protected]

SchoolsEllesmere Port Catholic High School,

Capenhurst Lane, Whitby. Tel 355 2373

Ellesmere Port CE Academy (North

campus), Woodchurch Lane, Ellesmere Port.

Tel 338 2400

The Whitby High School, Sycamore Drive,

Whitby. Tel 355 8445/6

Little SuttonChilder Thornton Primary School, New

School Lane, Childer Thornton. Tel 338 2170

Little Sutton CE Primary School, Berwick

Road, Little Sutton. Tel 339 3233

Parklands Community Primary School

Parklands, Little Sutton Tel 338 2220

Rossmore School, Red Lion Lane, Little

Sutton. Tel 339 3779

St Mary of the Angels Catholic Primary

Rossall Grove, Little Sutton Tel: 338 2430

Sutton Green Primary, Armthorpe Drive, LittleSutton. Tel 338 2121

Great Sutton

Capenhurst CE Primary School, Capenhurst

Lane, Capenhurst. Tel 339 2685

Meadow Primary School, Dolphin Crescent,

Great Sutton. Tel 338 2450

St Saviours RC Primary School, Seacombe

Drive, Great Sutton. Tel 338 2440

Hinderton School, For children with Autistic

Spectrum Conditions (ASC) and/or Speech,

Language & Communication Difculties.

Capenhurst Lane, Whitby, . Tel 338 2200

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