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The 2014 World Cup is taking place this month and for thevery first time I have absolutely no trepidation on how England aregoing to perform in their matches – because one Irish Bookmakerhas put them up as 100-1 outsiders!

Yes, I am relaxed as it seems Manager Roy Hodgson and hissquad are, as we embark on our journey into football’s biggest

competition, staged in Brazil where soccer is not just a sport but a way of life.It’s a great feeling! Nobody expects England to progress in this tournament, possibly

going out in the first group stage and not gaining a single victory!This is just what our nation loves, to be the underdog, dismissed by others as no-

hopers and destined to return to the United Kingdom with their heads bowed – so bewarethe mighty Italy, Germany, Spain and of course Brazil.......

I really rate Roy Hodgson, the way he conducts himself in a quiet but assertivemanner both with his players and with the media. As we are without a chance accordingto most other nations, I believe this is the time to have a real go with a bunch of youngplayers who have the chance to live the dream! Former Manchester United star PaulScholes states the new-look young England team should play like Liverpool, attackingwhenever possible and going for goals! I back him wholeheartedly in this statement – let’sgo for it and play fast, attacking football which will take other teams by surprise! We havenothing to lose as we have already been dismissed by all and sundry.

I am fortunate to remember when we did actually win the World Cup in 1966. Iwatched all the matches up until the Final when my father told me we were going onholiday to Scarborough on that particular day. However, he said don’t worry son, ourcoach will get us to our destination by noon – plenty of time to watch the game on theB&B’s TV.

Our luxury coach arrived, it was Lymer’s beautiful cream coloured one with the redfin on the roof – I had always loved this marvellous coach so to go to Scarborough on itwas the perfect start to World Cup Final day.

Our coach driver took his time and got our holiday party to Scarborough at 2pmbut we still had an hour to get the cases off the coach and into our digs. This wascompleted in military style as tension gripped us all and I saw my father so excited at theprospect of England lifting the Jules Rimet Trophy!

However, our plans were well and truly scuppered when we were told the B&B didnot have a TV – and the nearest one was miles away – so we all had to listen to the matchon the radio!!!

Well, it all ended on a happy note as England Captain and a wonderful player BobbyMoore lifted the World Cup to the celebrations of a nation – let’s hope we can do it againthis year....

If I may, can I conclude my article by thanking the hundreds of readers who contactedme in various ways about my column in last month’s Voice regarding the very sad deathof young Christie Gallon. I have been told it helped Christie’s Mum and Dad Janice andChris, the family and her many friends, and this has made it very emotional for me.

With this in mind, I have decided to place in The Voice more tributes to our local folkwho sadly pass away. The Voice is a feelgood magazine and people tell me they do feelgood when they read tributes to loved ones so I believe in what my readers tell me.

If you have lost a loved one or you could write about this for the family, please emailthe tribute along with a lovely photograph so we can share and celebrate their passing –they deserve to be remembered in a nice and loving way.

I hope you enjoy reading this Voice magazine.I’ll speak to you next time...Nigel Titterton, Editor & Publisher

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Lank’s LoreBy Steve ‘Lank’ LavinGolden Memories from one of Uttoxeter’s Favourite Characters

Afew weeks ago I was in conversation with achap namely Phil Woolley who informed methat he was a descendant of Woolley the

Saddlers of Uttoxeter. This name certainly broughtback some fond memories for me.

In the very early 70’s my father who ran thestationery shop at the front of our print works inHigh Street asked me to deliver a rubber stampordered by Woolleys the Saddlers to their premiseswhich were located at the top of Bridge Street.What an experience that was!

Woolley’s was established in 1808 and to beperfectly frank with you I do not think at this timeit had changes very little from it’s early days. Theactual workshop situated at the rear of theshopwas accessed up an entry at the side. Onentering these premises I was amazed at the arrayof hand working leather tools of all descriptions

scattered about the long wooden benches.Scores of saddles, harnesses and various otherleather goods festooned the workshop walls andceiling. Several Woolley family members andworkforce were hard at it manufacturing anassortment of leather items.

I stood there in amazement knee deep in offcutsof leather as a member of the staff in this verysmall workshop politely brushed passed me toascend a ladder through a hole in the ceiling toaccess the workroom above. Elf n’ Safety would

have a nightmare today if they had seen theworking conditions of this place at this particulartime, but again there wasn’t the namby pambyrules in those days as there is today and workerscould use their own common sense a lot more.

Phil Woolley during our conversation gave mea brief history of his families firm. Phil’s brother’sJohn and Andy had worked there alongside therefather Bert and uncle Gerald.

Herbert Woolley had founded the saddlers andHarness makers in 1808 in a monk’s cottage builtin the 14th Century, adjacent to the churchyard inUttoxeter.

Throughout the generations numerous familymembers carried on producing high quality leatheritems.

Andy Woolley, Phil’s brother was the lastmember of the family and saddle maker in thetown, his Great Grandfather won Silver & Goldmedals for harness making and his Grandfatherwas a Military Saddler and took part in the lastcavalry charge of the First World War. His fatherBert cared for the British Cavalry in Palestine inthe early 1940’s. Some of the saddles are still in usetoday.

In 1959 Woolleys began supplying saddlery to

its first county police force and soon after suppliedthe majority of police forces in England andScotland.

Amongst their clients were many Peers of theRealm, The Household Cavalry, Harrods andBuckingham Palace. Many horse races have beenwon on Woolley saddles

Some of my mates used to go there to purchasestrips of leather to put with elastic they had boughtfrom Ron Carters shop in Market Place to make acatapult or ‘Dobber’ as it was called locally andalso many schoolchildren visited there to have theirleather school satchel repaired.

Andy was the sixth generation of the Woolleyfamily working in the same premises as his Great,Great Grandfather, he used techniques and skillspassed down through these generations and manyof the tools he used were older than his father.

In saddle making, the traditional ways andmaterials are usually the best. Every piece createdhas one essential ingredient - generations ofexperience.

The shop was closed and sold in 1982 andbecame an antique business ran by Miss MargaretJagger. Andy carried on manufacturing high classsaddles and harnesses from the workshop at therear of the premises right up to the early 2000’swhen sadly it finally closed mainly due to thebanning of fox hunting and the government cutbacks on the spending budget allocated to theBritish Police Force which took away a lot of hisbread and butter work, and he retired to live inScotland.

It is impossible to qualify the range offered byWoolley’s, they would make you anything that youasked for and it would be designed and made tothe excellence that was synonymous with theirname.

What a tragedy for a business that had survivedfor close on 200 years was forced to close throughmodern day laws and government cuts.

John Woolley however still continues with histrade from his farm at Winnothdale, Nr. Tean. Heis still producing products mainly to the racingfraternity and can be often seen at Race Coursesaround the country.

Till next time,Lank

A Side Saddle made for a member of the RoyalFamily by Bert Woolley in the 70’s.

Woolleys Saddlers shop pictured in the c.1800’swith Mr. Ernest Woolley and 2 of hisgrandchildren

Woolleys old shop pictured today, now a ladieshairstylists.

Three generations of the Woolley family allinvolved with the saddlery business Baby Bert(Phil & John’s dad), Ernest on the left (theirGrandfather) and Great Grandfather Herbert onthe right.

Gerald Woolley hard at it pictured in the 60’s.



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…..for their beliefs. That was the fate ofthousands of early Quakers for failing toconform to the religion of the day therebygiving them first-hand experience of theappalling conditions prevailing in prisons atthat time. And so began their concern for thecriminal justice system.

Elizabeth Fry, who has graced our £5 notessince 2003, was a Quaker prison reformer whotransformed the lives of countless thousands.She was born into a well-to-do Quaker familyin 1780 (her mother was a Barclay – didn’t I tellyou Barclays Bank had Quaker roots!) At theage of 18 she married Joseph Fry (thosechocolate companies again!) and bore him 11children making her many achievements all themore remarkable.

Elizabeth first became aware of the shockingconditions in Newgate Prison in 1813. Thereshe found women prisoners, some of whomhadn’t even been tried, living with theirchildren - hungry, dirty, cold, sleeping onfloors without bedding. Through herkindness, she established a rapport withthe women, went on to set up the firstwomen’s visiting committee, the first-everprison school and saw to it that prisonerswere taught skills and given usefuloccupation. The work she undertookshowed not only understanding,compassion and humanity but alsoinspired other women to play fuller rolesin society at a time when it was rare forthem to be involved outside the home.

Her public work effectively datesfrom 1817 when she began theAssociation for the Improvement ofFemale Prisoners. The Associationlobbied the authorities for reformsincluding segregation of sexes, femalematrons for female prisoners, educationand employment. In 1818, she was calledto testify on the conditions prevalent inBritish prisons to the House of Commonscommittee becoming the first woman topresent evidence to parliament. When SirRobert Peel became Home Secretary,Elizabeth finally found a receptiveaudience for her appeals which did notdemand luxuries for prisoners but merelyasked that prison life be made the meansfor reformation not degradation.

Elizabeth Fry also established sheltersfor the homeless, founded varioussocieties to support the poor andpromoted the reform of hospitals andworkhouses. For over 25 years she visitedevery convict ship leaving for Australia.In 1840 she opened a training school fornurses influencing Florence Nightingale

who took a team of Elizabeth’s nurses with herto the Crimean War. Elizabeth died in 1845; itis reported that over 1,000 people attended herfuneral. She had lived her life for the sake ofothers, practising kindness and always believingthat love was the greatest gift one can receiveand give.

Today, about 100 of Britain’s 150 prisons,Sudbury, Dovegate & Foston included, haveQuaker chaplains and many Quakers act asprison visitors. Modern Quakers continue to beconcerned, as Elizabeth Fry was, with issuessuch as women in prison, young offenders,prison overcrowding and restorative justice. Ifyou would like to know more about Quakersvisit www.quakers.org.uk or come along toUttoxeter’s Quaker Meeting House, tuckedaway next to Wilfred House in Carter Street, at10.45am any Sunday. You do not have to be aQuaker. You will be very welcome.


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Property Voiceby Nathan Anderson-Dixon

Nathan is a local estate agent, with over16 yearsof experience in the residential sales and lettingsmarket.

So what’s happening in the world of propertytoday? Well we are certainly seeing more activity,more sold boards and houses that have been for

sale for months and in some cases years are beginningto move. But what does this mean for us, are pricesrising? And how will this affect people in Uttoxeter?

The housing market underwent a huge turnaroundin 2013 which has continued into 2014. House pricesrose at a pace not seen since the economic crisis andthe banks showed a renewed appetite to lend. Theaverage UK house price now stands at £174,910, up7.7 per cent from November last year, according toHalifax. This is the highest annual rate of growth since2007 – when the financial crisis sent the housingmarket into meltdown. This was driven by soaringdemand for property in the capital, particularly fromforeign buyers, where prices shot up 9.4pc in the yearto September. The average property in London willnow set buyers back £434,000, according to the latestregional figures. This has had a knock on effect and hasmeant that throughout the country we are now seeingan increase in sales and a sharp rise in asking prices assellers become more confident, and estate agentscompete for instructions.

Whatever the market, it’s important to adopt theright strategy to make sure you get the best results.Here are a few questions most commonly asked bysellers and buyers during a particularly buoyant orrising market:

How do I know how much my house is worth?There are a number of ways to gain an estimate of thevalue for your property. Firstly, look on the internet atwhat property like yours are selling for in the localarea; visit house price data sites likewww.mouceprice.com and input your postcode to findout what houses are selling for in your street. Houseprice data has been gathered for over a decade, so thiswill give you a great view of the market; finally getadvice from at least Two or Three local estate agentswho know the area and who can advise you on notonly historical values but where they see the price intoday’s market. P.s Never tell the agent your priceexpectations, get their advice, not what they think theywant you to hear.

I have sold my property should I go into rentedand then buy?A decision like this should not be taken lightly. Thebenefits of having no chain will undoubtedly give youan advantage when seeking to secure the purchase onyour next property, however be warned. In a risingmarket buyers have been known to be priced out of themarket. As prices rise your budget may not, whichcould affect the type of property you are able to buy inthe future. I would advise anyone where possible to tiein the sale and purchase, especially in a rising orbuoyant market.

Will prices continue to rise?Surveyors expect house prices will continue to rise.Some 59pc more surveyors predict rises will increaserather than edge down over the year as the number ofhomes for would-be buyers to choose from continuesto fall "well short" of demand. Rics said surveyors are

expecting sales to pick up throughout 2014, butwarned that without a "meaningful increase" in thesupply of homes, both house prices and rents willbecome more unaffordable. In short, yes for the shortto middle term house prices are expected to rise.

When is the best time to sell and achieve thehighest price?Typically the housing market has two peaks, duringspring into summer and towards the end of summerinto autumn. It’s always easier to present a property inits best light when the sky is blue and grass is piercinggreen, so spring to summer seasonal pictures alwaysmake a difference. However the simple answer is“when you are ready”. Houses will sell throughout theyear for full market value, it’s just that the volume ofsales will increase during busy periods.

I’ve been for sale for months and I’m still not sold,why?Usually there are three main reasons that your propertyisn’t sold, these are; the price is too high and buyers arenot viewing because they don’t feel the property isvalue for money; the property is being under marketedby your estate agent, perhaps the pictures are poorquality or it’s not being described accurately andthirdly there is another wider deterring factor such asHS2 runs through your garden!! The best thing to dois take advice from your agent, if you don’t getanywhere don’t be afraid to move your business.

If you have any questions about this article orwould like to put forward any questions or content forfuture features please email me direct [email protected]

JCB photographer Michael Lees hasunleashed a living reminder of his 50years’ service at the company on to thelakes at the World HQ.

It’s been a tradition for the past 45years for the JCB lakes at Rocester to bere-stocked with wildfowl to bring somecolour to the natural environment.Among the breeds chosen to be releasedon to the lakes today were aptly-namedGolden Eye ducks – in honour ofMichael’s golden service anniversary. Alsoreleased were a pair of orange ringedteals.

Michael joined JCB on April 13th andhe is only the fourth employee to have

ever attained the 50 year service milestonesince the company was founded in 1945.

Michael, 70, of Uttoxeter, said: “Ican’t actually believe it’s 50 years since Ijoined JCB. I’ve had a fabulous time hereand have photographed virtually everyoneof note who has ever walked through thedoor, from Royalty to politicians to filmstars. It makes a change for me to be theother side of the camera today but it’slovely that there’s a living reminder onthe lake of my 50 years’ service.”

The lake in front the World HQstarted life as a humble pond before thearea was landscaped in 1969. The lakeand its two neighbouring one are hailed

as one of the most impressive examples ofindustry in harmony with nature.

Lord Bamford, who himself celebrates50 years’ service with JCB this year, said:“Michael is one of JCB’s true charactersand one of the most recognisable faces inthe company. He has, quite literally,photographed thousands of people overthe past 50 years, not just famous visitors,but also customers and dealers from allover the world. I congratulate him on 50wonderful and loyal years of service.”

Golden day JCB photographer MichaelLee prepares to release a Golden Eyeduck on to the lakes at JCB.

Michael’s golden milestonemarked in colourful style

Above: HM The Queen and JCB Founder Joseph Cyril Bamford.

Top Left: In 1988 Mrs Thatcher welcomed JCB employees - including Michael - to Number TenDowning Street to receive a cheque for £250,000 on behalf of the NSPCC after a company wide fundraising drive.

Below Left: HRH The Duke of Edinburgh and JCB Chairman Anthony Bamford pictured at JCB in 1980.

HRH The Duchess of Kent is photographed by Michaelin 1988 as Alice Bamford, Lord and Lady Bamford’sdaughter, presents a posy of flowers.

Mrs Thatcher at JCB’s World HQ in 1987. Tony Blair visited JCB in 1996.

Coronation Street’s Helen Worth visitedJCB in 2003.

Joan Collins and JCB Chairman SirAnthony Bamford pictured in 2004.

HRH Prince William at JCB’s World HQ in 2009.



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Phil Hudson a retired police officer with30 years’ service Staffordshire Policehas become the new Chairman of the

Uttoxeter Branch of the Royal BritishLegion.

Phil, born in Warwick and having startedhis working life in retail management, movedto Uttoxeter over 31 yrs. ago when stationedas a new recruit at the town’s Police station.He retired last year and remains living in thearea and hopes that after so many years hehas now been adopted as a local.

He has been a member of the BritishLegion for several years helping with thepoppy appeal collecting and is proud to havebeen elected Chairman of the Branch in thisimportant year of remembrance of the 100thAnniversary of start of the First World War.He believes it is important that we shouldcontinue to remember the many hundreds ofthousands of men and women who gave their lives, the ultimate sacrifice, that we should enjoy thefreedoms that we have today.

Phil’s father was a member of the Warwickshire Regiment and then the Kings Royal Shropshire LightInfantry seeing action in the Second World War in Italy. His dad did not discuss his experiences of war verymuch with the family and it was only discovered recently, when talking to relatives after the death of anuncle that his dad had actually been very badly injured, but had never said. This brings home to you thebravery of our loved ones back then and now in recent conflicts. It also reminds us of the work that theRoyal British Legion does to this day for our ex–servicemen and women and their families.

Phil is supported by President Bill Hurst and a committee of new Officers, Vice- Chairman GordonStubbs, Honorary Secretary Karen Hudson, Treasurer Gary Rounds, Welfare Officer Anne Nicklin, PoppyAppeal Organiser Judith Leedham and dedicated members of the Branch. He would like to thank sincerelyGeoff Morrison and members of the previous committee for their hard work, dedication and enthusiasmover the years which has given a sound foundation on which Phil and future members can build on.

There is a need now to recruit new members from the local area to continue the work. There are manyyoung ex-service personnel in the Uttoxeter area and the local Branch of the Royal British Legion needsyou to continue the tradition. Details of membership can be obtained from the Bradley House Club inUttoxeter which is the Headquarters and meeting place of the Branch. The Uttoxeter RBL has been busywith Phil at the helm. A number of events have been organised. A centenary Poppy lunch is being arrangedfor the 10th of August at Kingstone village hall. A cold lunch with sweets and cheese is on offer, also aguest speaker. Proceeds will be divided between RBL Uttoxeter and the Poppy Appeal. To purchase ticketscontact Phil or any committee member of the RBL Branch. A new mourning drape and a union flag to flyover our Headquarters; Bradley House have been purchased and they are available to all. In September agolf day is being held at the Manor Golf Club Kingstone, proceeds to the Poppy fund, sponsors are beingsought for the event, anyone wishing to play or help contact poppy organiser Judith Leedham on 01889500272, similarly the same number for wreaths, crosses for the centenary. New members are alwayswelcome at our meetings held on the 3rd Thursday every month at Bradley House, you do not have to beex-service to join and all support is gratefully received.

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Keele University graduate Jade Williams wascrowned Miss Staffordshire at UttoxeterRacecourse.The 23 year old, of The Westlands, Newcastle-

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Celebrity shame – and who knew what

I’m getting serious this edition. Don’t read on ifyou are of a nervous disposition. In the wake of allthe celebrity sex scandals of the past few months,there is a question which some people are boldenough to ask, and others don’t dare.

It is based on the assumption that ‘everybody’in the BBC or on the fringes of showbusiness – andthat apparently includes anyone who worked in abuilding where they had studios producing dramaand/or light entertainment, or news – must haveknown something of what was ‘going on’.

The question is this. If there was not someconspiracy of silence then how did Jimmy Savile,Stuart Hall, Max Clifford and the rest get awaywith their crimes for so long?

It’s a question worth asking because withoutanswers those of us who had anything to do withany of these mostly despicable characters have, atbest, a lot of explaining to do and at worst, somelevel of guilt by association – even if it was the sinof doing nothing.

I’m not a dinosaur even though I lived inJurassic Park

Now although I write this column from theviewpoint of someone who once worked at theBBC and for other broadcasters, and met andmingled with people in the news, even I was not injournalism when a lot of the proven historicoffences took place.

The people involved were around when Istarted at the BBC, but it’s fair to say their crimeswere committed in a different moral climate.Compare their offences with that of the PremierLeague chief executive Richard Scudamore, whohad to apologise publicly a few weeks ago formaking sexist comments in emails. Thirty years

ago, his remarks might well have been everydayoffice banter in many workplaces.

And of course, the remarks, which werecertainly deeply offensive to modern ears, werewritten in emails, which they would not have beenin the pre-digital age. Then they would most likelyhave been said over a lunchtime pint, which is itselfanother disappearing facet of British office life. I’mnot condoning what he said, just pointing out thatattitudes have changed.

Most of the complaints about the spread ofpolitical correctness ignore the good that has beendone by greater tolerance of diverse backgroundsand lifestyles and less tolerance of name-callingand abuse.

It gets stupid sometimes obviously – like thatelderly Radio Devon DJ who lost his job over an80-year-old record that included the N-word. Orthe Jeremy Clarkson case where he apologised forsomething that was never broadcast and whichwas intended to make it clear the word could nolonger be said in respectable company. But thoseare extremes, and it’s still not against the law tooffend somebody – most of the time.

The creeps and the casual sexists

So getting back to the sexual abuse ofvulnerable women by powerful celebrities, what doI know?

Well, I remember that Jimmy Savile was anodious creep when I met him to interview himabout some charity stunt. He was arrogant, self-centred and controlling, wanting everything hisown way. You might even argue he was bullying,but I saw no evidence of sexual malpractice. Andwhy should I? There’s no suggestion he molestedwomen in public. He took his chances in caravansand BBC dressing rooms or even on hospitalwards, but not when others were watching.

And it was difficult for anyone – not just hisvictims – to raise any suspicions because of all hischarity work. That was either the sickest cover forhis crimes or proof of a Jekyll and Hyde character.

Or was it both?Stuart Hall has gone from national treasure to

national embarrassment, because so many peoplenow feel ashamed that they enjoyed his eccentricway with a football report or his manic laughteron It’s a Knockout. But no-one except he is toblame for his crimes.

I was once in the press room at Wigan FC andpassed on a message that he was neededimmediately on the gantry at the top of the mainstand, a considerable and exhausting climb. Hisreply, delivered in familiar plummy tones, was ‘Dothey provide Sherpas?’

The joke is no-less funny because it is deliveredby someone we now know to be a sex offender.And yet we feel uncomfortable laughing. Why? Isaw him at football matches. He didn’t brag aboutpast sexual encounters. Why would he? And whatcould we have known or suspected?

The past catches up with them – not us

Many of us feel uneasy about the prosecutionof historic sex offences, even though we welcomejustice being done if a decades-old murder issolved. I share the concern about the quality ofevidence based on two people’s differingrecollections of private moments years ago, but theburden of proof is high.

The jury had no doubt about the truth of theevidence in the Max Clifford case. I can say thatfrom all I know personally and have been told bycolleagues in journalism, Clifford was amanipulative, duplicitous schemer in hisprofessional life and the fact that he turned out tobe a cruel and devious sex offender is hardlysurprising.

I never reported any of his lies. Those who didmay have a lot to answer for ethically, but eventhey weren’t privy to events in his office. We’re allbetter off knowing the truth, no matter how longit takes to emerge. And it does no harm to questionour own consciences when it does. But that doesn’tmake everyone guilty by association.

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Uttoxeter based, localmusician andsongwriter Jason

Callear is back on thescene taking his AcousticRock / Blues / Alternativeacoustic duo on the roadwith fellow Stalwart SeanPrior.

He boasts a blend oforiginal and varied coversets, stripped back tobasics, delivered in a laidback chilled style.

Jason picked up aguitar in 1978 at the age of6, his first band Modem in1981 and by 1987 formedhis first real garage RockBand Millennium whilstgaining grades in ClassicalGuitar with Distinction.

He also became increasingly obsessed with thedrums, dropped the classical guitar and used all hisspare time practicing on the High School kit

Leaving School and into college he remainedsolely on guitar until 1989 when he joined variousestablished original / covers bands, switching todrums then for the best part of 15 yrs.

He’s toured the UK over the years playingBuxton Opera House, Renfrew Ferry, EdinboughStudio 24, Bradford RIO’s, London’s Mean Fiddler,The Borderline, Camden Underworld, TheLimelight, Newcastle’s Trillians to name a few andplayed alongside classic acts such as The Sweet,The Alice Cooper Group, Joe Bouchard from TheBlue Oyster Cult, and drummed a Live Session atBBC Pebble Mill.

Jason has also devoted a lot of time teachingand helping young local musicians to form bands,including Inspire Music Producer Matt Bishop,currently with Honey Ryder.

In 2001 he was selected from a group ofMidlands based musicians to play for MichaelBruce of Alice Cooper,played 2 UK tours through2002; plus a show at the ‘Whiskey a Go Go’ onLA’s Sunset Strip.

In 2004 Jason stepped back out on guitar forthe first time in 15 yrs in Pearl Jam Tribute, Rear-view Mirror.

In 2008 he recorded his first realsolo project ‘Four Long Days’, a mixof covers and original tracks andnetted a slot at WhatFest inNorthwich. Covering all instrumentsand vocal parts, this rekindled hisenthusiasm and followed up withanother 4 tracks, imaginativelyentitled ‘Four More Days’ thefollowing year.

EP.

By 2011 he waswriting and recording 4more songs for a new EPand was introduced toAssorted Records byformer pupil, fellowmusician and Matt Bishopof Honey Ryder.

By September 2012,the EP ‘XXXIX’ (Thirty Nine) wasfinally complete and released onAssorted Records, which is available fordownload on iTunes, Amazon andSpotify.

The profits currently go to CancerResearch UK.

Endorsement

Jason and Sean netted a deal with Vintageguitars last year after a meeting at the North WestGuitar show. www.jhs.co.uk/jasoncallear.html

Jason was praised for his LA performance byAlice Cooper’s original drummer and creator of theparts, Neal Smith, saying “only two drummers thatI’ve heard authentically play my drum parts, thateven begin to understand the essence of ouroriginal music. One drummer Jason Callear was inMichael Bruce’s English band and the otherdrummer is Tommy Clufetos in Alice’s newestband. The quintessential song from all of our AliceCooper gold and platinum records is “Halo ofFlies.’ No drummer has ever nailed that song100%, but Michael’s English drummer JasonCallear was the best I’ve ever heard. He played itso precise that I could even hear the scratches onthe record”.

Jason’s influences include: The Beatles, Simon

& Garfunkel, Queen, Pink Floyd, Yes, DeepPurple, Free, Foo Fighters, Pearl Jam, Stone TemplePilots and Alice in Chains. Plus 60’s folk, bluesrevival

Jason say’s there’s new material on the horizonand recording will commence this Summer

In his spare time, Jason also holds down aprofessional Engineering career, has an extremelypatient and understanding Wife Isabel and 3 boysJames, Tommy and Oscar.

Sean Prior

Sean started playing thePiano at 5 yrs, moved ontothe cornet and joined theschool orchestra and schoolsarea band plus two tours toGermany. At the age of 7-8Sean learned to play theBagpipes, joined theAshbourne and District PipeBand travelling multiple timesto Scotland, touring Austriaand England to compete theybecame Grade 4 MidlandsChampions.

Sean won his school musiccompetition at age 13 andperformed for The Queen

during her visit to Ashbourne..Coming from a wide and varied musical

background Sean’s influences are many, but hismain bass guitar influences include Andy Frasier,Glen Hugh’s, Geddy Lee, John Entwhistle, JohnPaul Jones, Cliff Burton, Lemmy with laterinfluences coming from Robert DeLeo, Mike Star,Tim Commerford and Jeff Ament.

Sean is looking forward to seeing where thisnew project will go and writing some newmaterial. “ it’s been a very interesting and funjourney so far and I can’t wait to see what’s next”.

You can catch Jason and Sean locally atJun 7th, 2014 – Uttoxeter Beer Festival – after 4pmJul 11th, 2014 – JCB Lakeside ClubJul 19th, 2014 – Bradfest – Bradley House ClubUttoxeterAug 29th, 2014 – The Old Star – Uttoxeter

More information and merchandise can befound at www.jasoncallear.co.uk

Local acoustic duo on the road again...

Good Gardening by Rosemary Roberts

Weeds, weeds, weeds. They seem to comefrom nowhere and will take over yourgardening life if you let them. However,

there is something therapeutic about weeding. Itmay not be every ones favourite pass time but thereis something satisfying about clearing an area ofweedy ground. Use a hoe on a dry day to slice anyannual weeds just below the soil surface, severingstems from their roots. However, it can be just aseasy to weed by hand, pulling up roots and all.Keeping on top of the weeds will prevent themfrom getting established and becoming a problemin the future. It also offers you a chance to keep aneye on what is going on at ground level andtherefore able to spot other problems early.

Insect pest problems can be controlledorganically. Organic control is deemed to besuccessful where there is a balance between pestsand their predators. You should not aim toeradicate insect pests completely, as without them

there would be no food for frogs, ladybirds,hedgehogs, birds and other creatures. Avoiding theuse of chemicals will encourage predators to thrivewhich will keep pest populations at tolerable levels.Creating suitable habitats in the garden will alsoattract predators. Build a pond or log pile, plantnectar rich flowers or hang up bird feeders. Moredirect ways to control pests organically includereleasing predatory ladybirds, nematodes or mites,setting up traps or using protective barriers, all ofwhich will help your plants to perform withoutdamaging the environment.

In the fruit and vegetable garden thin outcongested rows of seedlings to let plants develop,tie in raspberry canes to stop them flopping over,water potatoes, onions and garlic to boost yields,sow annual herbs like basil, parsley and corianderand stop harvesting asparagus by the end of Juneto let the stems develop. Enjoy regular crops ofsalad by sowing ‘cut and come again’ salads now.

In the greenhouse feed tomatoes every weekwith a liquid fertiliser. To encourage tomato fruitset gently tap the flower trusses every day, torelease pollen and improve pollination. Keepmoving young cucumbers into larger pots toencourage healthy growth. Once they reach a 25-30cm pot, either move into growing bags or plantin the ground outside if they are hardy. Opengreenhouse doors and vents on warm days toprovide maximum ventilation when temperaturessoar. If growing strawberries it is advisable to netyour open doors against raiding black birds whowill pick off the fruit as soon as it is ripe if giventhe opportunity.

If you would like to ask me about any of thetopics covered in this or other editions please donot hesitate to contact me [email protected]

Happy Gardening. Till next month.Rosemary

Along with many other animal rescue societiesCheadle & District Animal Welfare Societylooks after its fair share of Staffordshire Bull

Terriers every year. Brenda Jackson a volunteer withthe Society spoke to The Voice’s Editor NigelTitterton about a few of the Staffies that have beensuccessfully rehomed in the last few months and ofthe ones that are in care currently.

‘It is so sad that some people seem to have a dogwithout making any commitment towards its longterm care or future, particularly a Staffy. Many ofthe Staffies are so bewildered and scared when theyarrive at the kennels that they can’t cope easily withthe strange kennel environment. They can loseweight as they fret about their situation and so get alot of attention from the kennel staff to helpovercome this.

They love people and company and althoughthey get lots of love and care from the kennel staffand also walks from our walkers we can’t get awayfrom the fact they are in an enclosed and at timesoften noisy environment’. Staffies unfortunately arenot always the first breed many people think aboutrehoming as there are many pre misconceptionsmade about them and so its takes a while beforemany get to a new home which is such a shame.’

Brenda says ‘we are therefore so delighted when‘our’ Staffies go out to fantastic homes and alongwith their new owners want to share just howwonderful they are when in a loving home. Archie,Roxie and Jet are three Staffies who have becomesuch important members of their new families. Oneof the owners has had Staffies before and knows allabout them, one already had a rescued beagle andanother had never been used to dogs at all but wasa self confessed ‘cat’ person! All have these things incommon though; they are prepared to devote time,energy and love into looking after their new familymember and accept that as with any rescue dog,there may be some things to work on as each partygets used to one another in the first few months.

Archie went to his new home last October andsettled in immediately. They have had Staffies beforeand were so upset when their last one died they leftit a while before they felt the time was right to thinkabout another. Archie is the most fantastic dog andyet he was with us for 12 months. His new ownerswere over the moon when they met him and couldn’twait to get him home. The home check couldn’t bedone soon enough as far as they were concerned. Hejust loves his toys and does get through many

(Staffies do like chewing their toys!), so Archie prooftoys are now bought! His owner Annette says that‘he’s turned into a beautiful, loving, clever dog andis spoilt rotten by everyone. He’s made good friendswith the dog next door and they play together reallywell. We bought him a new ball at the weekend andhe plays all day, every day. He won’t run the risk ofanyone taking it, so keeps it with him, even whentaking a nap’, as you can see.

Jet is a lovely small Staffy who was with us forabout three months. He looked so sadwhen he came in to us, he had beenpassed around a few owners and wasrightly wondering what was going tohappen next. He was not keen on otherdogs too much and being in a busy kennelenvironment with many bigger dogsaround him must have been very hard onhim. His new owner Fay says this abouthim. ‘Jet is doing brilliantly. I am sopleased I came to see him. He is anabsolute joy and a friend for life. I wasalways a cat person and when the subjectof a dog was broached in our house, thelast thing I wanted was a Staffy. We hadlooked at the Cheadle and DistrictAnimal Welfare Society website and seen Jet, but Idismissed the notion of a dog as I didn’t think Icould cope. However, I kept thinking about Jet andI decided to enquire as to his availability. He was stillat the kennels and so we all came to see him one coldSaturday. We took him for a walk and his ears weredown and his tail hung between his legs. He wasmiserable. On the way back up to the kennels wekicked an old tennis ball on the floor and heimmediately came to life. That was it. He and Ibonded instantly and I knew I had to take him homeand love him forever.

If anyone is thinking of having a Staffy, I wouldsuggest that they can give the dog constant attention

and love. They crave contact with people and if Iwasn’t able to take Jet to work with me, I know hewould have hated being left at home for hours onend on his own. We have started puppy training andalthough we have to spend the whole class in aseparate annexed area because he is dog-reactive, heis slowly learning to read other dogs’ body languageand is top of the class as far as the teacher isconcerned. Every class makes Jet and I closer, ifthat’s possible and he is such a quick learner. I am

truly converted and would definitely have anotherStaffy. He has brought us so much joy and it is mymission to ensure that the instability and fear he haspreviously known, is a thing of the past and he cantotally trust me to ensure that he has a life of playand love. I am privileged to have been given thechance to see the truth behind Staffy dogs and it hasblown the myth and media reputation out of thewater. He is my little bundle of unconditional loveand fun and anyone that thinks differently is

welcome to come and see forthemselves. If I can encourage onefamily to think about them as apossible choice then I would beextremely pleased’.

Brenda says that ‘Roxy was withus for about 9 months, she too hadlived with a few owners. She is avery strong Staffy, full of fun,doesn’t ever want to give stop goingbut we discovered that she hassevere breathing problems when outwalking, particularly when it is hotweather.

Exploratory investigationsshowed that she has a narrow

windpipe which can’t be altered so she needs shortwalks only and be allowed to exercise within certainlimits. We thought she would be very hard to re-home because of this. How lucky was she when hernew owner saw her on our website. Roxy has thetime of her life with her new owners and now hasPaddy a rescued beagle for company who she lovescompletely and more recently Willow a fosteredLabrador has joined them too. She has her ownenclosed paddocks to run in as often or as little asshe needs before having a rest and her owners areclose by all day too- doggy paradise!’ This is whatHazel her owner says ‘She has quickly settled in andmade herself a key member of the family by fallingin love with Paddy and has now won over the threeresident cats too.

Brenda says how wonderful it would be if theStaffies that are currently in their care and no doubtwill have in the future (and those in the other rescuecentres too) could find such lovely forever homes.Foster homes too would be so welcome to avoid thedogs having to stay long in a kennel environmentuntil their ideal permanent home is found. Isaac isone lucky Staffy who is in a smashing foster homewhile he waits for his forever home. One such dogreally needing a permanent or foster home quickly isAnya. She has been treated for a middle ear infectionand is receiving medication to hopefully improve theproblem. She tilts her head on one side, but it seemsto be more when she is stressed so the kennelenvironment is not ideal for her.

Other lovely Staffies include Fleur, Laddie, Stella,Isaac and Mabel. If you feel that you have the rightcircumstances and can offer a good home to any ofthe current Staffies or any who may arrive in thefuture please contact Brenda on 07531 232 542 oremail her at [email protected] details about any of the dogs looking forhomes can be found on their website too-www.cheadleanimalwelfare.org.uk


Staffordshire Bull Terriers - what are they really like?By Brenda Jackson of the Cheadle Animal Welfare Society

Archie taking a nap with ball

Roxy and Paddy asleep!

LaddieFleur

Jet

Stella Anya Mabel Isaac

Shosh qualified from the Royal VeterinaryCollege in London, and has been working as asmall animal vet at Blue House Veterinary Centrein Biddulph since 2009.

Last month we looked at obesity in dogs and cats,with some pointers on how to assess your pet’sweight and body condition score. Hopefully you

have consulted your vet or veterinary nurse if you areworried, and your dog or cat may now be on a weightloss plan with the support of your practice.

This month, we’ll be taking a brief look at exercise. Ican’t stress how important it is that your consult yourpet’s vet before they embark on any new exercise regime;you need to ensure that they are fit and healthy enoughto take on a change in their exercise type or intensity.

Dogs

It goes without saying that exercising more can aidweight loss! But you need to consider this carefully. Asmentioned above, always have your dog checked by thevet first; if they are arthritic, have heart disease or othermedical conditions, it may affect what type of exercisethey can do, or how much.

Having taken your dog for a vet check, make sureyou make any changes to their exercise regime gradually,and take into account their age. Older dogs are morelikely to suffer with arthritis, which in itself is greatlyexacerbated by obesity, and they may find it harder toexercise. They may benefit from anti-inflammatory painrelief medication to help them, so speak to the vet aboutthis.

Play can be an excellent way to increase exercise, andit’s fun too. Even if you can’t take your dog out for morethan one walk a day, encouraging them to chase a ballaround the garden will help them expel energy. Keepthrowing it and asking them to retrieve it; they’llprobably have a great time in the process of keeping fit!Tug games are also a great way to exercise as well, so askyour vet if these would be suitable for your dog.

Be aware that letting your dog off the lead to have ablast around the fields is not always the best - or only -way to help them lose weight. Walking on-lead at asteady, consistent pace is ideal for increasing the heartrate and burning calories - much like jogging in people.This type of gentle cardiovascular exercise is usuallymore suitable for older boys and girls as well, becauselots of jumping and turning while chasing toys can jar

arthritic joints.As well as all the above, it is worth giving some

consideration to hydrotherapy. Swimming provides goodcardiovascular exercise and is often a good option fordogs with joint or mobility problems, as the buoyancy ofthe water helps support them as they move. This can beachieved by supervised swimming in safe waterways, orby attending a specialist canine hydrotherapy centre.Sorry to sound like a cracked record, but a vet checkprior to starting hydrotherapy is essential and mostreputable canine hydrotherapy centres will insist on this.

You can find a list of qualified centres in your regionby visiting http://www.canine-hydrotherapy.org/ Mosthydrotherapy centres are well-versed in helping dogs onweight management programmes. Some dogs are nervousof water so it’s not for everyone, but speak to the centrebefore writing it off as they are also quite experienced inhelping anxious dogs become accustomed to the pool.

Cats

It’s no secret that cats can be trickier to exercise thandogs; after all, you can’t (usually) take them for a walk toget them moving!

Consider cats in the wild. They expendenergy and burn calories for every rodentthey catch, so by placing their food in a bowlin front of them every day we have removeda valuable opportunity for natural exercise.Obviously, cats also sleep a lot. Whereas wego shopping, go out to work or busyourselves doing chores around the house andgarden, cats have the potential to movebetween the food bowl and the sofa and notdo much else in between!

Fortunately, there are ways to get yourcat moving. Before you do, ask your vet tocheck them over and tell them that you areplanning to increase their exercise so theycan make sure your plan is suitable for yourcat.

If your cat eats dry food, I would suggestdoing away with a bowl. Feed dry food byscattering it on the garden, hiding it aroundthe house or putting it in a treat ball orpuzzle feeder. Not only does this encouragemovement prior to eating, but it providessome amusement and mental stimulation(especially if you are out of the house) and

caters to the cat’s natural hunting instinct.Play is an important way forward for cats who are

trying to lose weight. Getting them moving for half anhour a day by encouraging them to play will do wondersfor their waistline. Use laser pointers, dangly feather toysand balls to get them chasing - keep a variety of toys onhand as you may find your cat plays for a few minutesthen looks bored. This is pretty normal, and you shouldfind that switching to a new toy refreshes their interest.Going for short, frequent bursts of play that add up tohalf an hour or more will often go down better than onelong session, as cats are designed to hunt in short bursts.

As well as planned exercise, another measures to helpyour cat move more include feeding them on a differentfloor of the house, so they have to use the staircase to gettheir meals.

Hopefully the above will give you some pointers toget your dog or cat started with their new exerciseprogramme! In the next issue, we can talk about thebasics of diets for pets, which should always be carriedout with the support of your vet or veterinary nurse.

Thanks to Aimée Jenkinson RVN for her help withthis column.

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Talking Pets by Shoshannah McCarthy BVetMed (Hons) MRCVS

Down on the Farmby Angela Sargent

Whilst sweeping the kitchen floor, recently, I hadproblems pushing the door shut. When Ichecked to see why I discovered a huge

squashed brown beetle-a cockchafer, about the size of a10p piece.These live underground as white grubs for 3years, eating grass and cereal roots before changing intobeetles and then causing damage to trees by eating theirleaves. There are so many different beetles we see, fromthe devils coach horse( or Rove beetle) when we areharvesting corn, which has a long abdomen and rearslike a scorpion, to the dung beetle, which lays eggs undercow pats which the larva feeds on, but all need aplentiful food source to survive.

Our newly planted orchard is growing and floweringnow and we have made the guards which will protectthem from grazing animals, as well as them having thespiral guards which protect from being nibbled byrabbits. We have not put any livestock in there yet asinsects breed better in longer grass and this willencourage better pollination of our fruit trees.

I have come across a couple of Honey Bee swarmslately- one from ours-quite a large one in a hedge

bottom, which was captured and resettled into a newhive and one out alongside the road. They are gettingfrantic at the moment, as they make the most of thehedge Blossom and they love oil seed rape flowers, butthe honey from this sets too firmly.

It’s time to begin silaging and thinking ahead to whatwe will be feeding next winter. Bagged silage is best forus, as long as we prevent birds from pecking at theplastic wrap (as this ruins the grass inside) so we have toremove bales from the field as quickly as we can and putthem into storage.

Even home grown feed, whether corn or silage/ hay,has a cost, both in time and inputs and has to be offsetby the price we can get for our produce, whether it bemilk, meat or grain and currently the beef price isexperiencing ‘downward pressures’ from the buyers. Thismeans, in the short term, maybe cheaper for thecustomer (as long as it is passed on and not goingstraight to profit margins),but longer term moreexpensive as we cannot justify selling for less than costof production and this would not encourage productivityor even drive people out of the business.

Price is also dependent on export trade and if thereis overseas demand for our lamb, for example, this keepsthe home price up, maybe more than we are used topaying as customers.

But there is another price- the landscape is mostly afarmed one and farming is what keeps it looking as itdoes.

June 8 th is this years Open farm Sunday and if youwant to talk food and farming (or any connected issues)then take a look at the website, www.openfarmsunday.org and find a farm close to you tovisit. There are around 400 farms nationwide who don’tnormally open their gates to the public but are willing todo so on this day

And, of course, we will be seeing the start of thesummer shows- some more farming orientated thanothers, but still a great opportunity to see some fineshow animals from the many different breeds of whichfarmers are rightly proud!

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Pale pink, dusky blue and Cornflower yelloware the new neutrals, and they are such prettyfeminine colours to wear in any outfit forSpring/Summer.

Cropped trousers crop up every year as theyare cooler to wear in the ‘hot’ Summers we have.The brighter colour in the crop, the easier it is tostyle it up with a classic blouse or a simple T-Shirt.

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Bye bye skinny and hello to the boyfriend fitjeans. These are my absolute favourite forcomfort and style for the Spring/Summer. Wearthem stonewashed, or simply faded, and teamthem up with the trendiest sweatshirts that are onthe high street, or a long floaty blouse in one ofthe new neutral shades. A stunning pair of highheel shoes or sandals will complete the outfit andgive it a ‘wow’.

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Pete’s Treats - Let’s Bake!by Pete Rowley

Loaf Cake – Lemon And Poppy SeedCake

Serves 8-10Prep Time 15 minutes – Cooking Time 1 hour

Ingredients:175g/6oz Unsalted Butter at roomremperature175g/6oz Caster Sugar3 Large Eggs lightly beatenZest of 1 Lemon175g/6oz Self Raising Flour2tbsp Poppy Seeds

For the icing:1tbsp Lemon Juice100g (3 and a half oz) Icing Sugar

Method:1 Preheat oven to 180˚C (350˚F/Gas 4). Line

the base and sides of the loaf tin with

baking parchment. In a large bowl beatthe butter and caster sugar together witha wooden spoon or an electric hand whiskuntil light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs alittle at a time, then gently fold in thelemon juice and zest. Sift in the flour, thenfold in with the poppy seeds.

2 Transfer to the tin and smooth the top,bake for 1 hour or until risen, golden andfirm to the touch. Leave to cool in the tinfor 5 minutes, then remove and leave tocool completely on a wire rack.

3 Now for the icing, put lemon juice in abowl. Sift in the icing sugar and combineto make a runny glace icing. Place a pieceof baking parchment under the wire rackto catch the drips, then spoon the icingover the cake letting it drizzle down thesides. Leave to set before serving.

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Remembering Days gone by... by Owd Ern

The War Years

This is not about the brave men and womenfighting the grim battles to save our countryfrom old Hitler, although we are very much

under European jurisdiction at the moment, andwe can not do much about that.

No I am writing about life in general. As a child(youth) everything seemed to have moreexcitement, a greater life to do more, it bought outthe best in people, all with the common aim… toWin! (A bit like the Olympic Games only more so)It certainly bought village life up a gear or twofrom the slow pace of life between the wars.

When I started school we would all get excitedif we heard an aeroplane coming. We would all bewaiting for it to come into view, perhaps 10 to 15minute’s then it would be an old Bi plane, a GypsyMoth or something similar. Many a time we missedit because playtime was over before it got to us.Even cars were a rare sight; there was only one ortwo in the village.

Then within a few years war planes werezooming over, Wellington’s, Spitfires, Lancaster’sand the most unusual was the Westland Lysander.I think it was a troop or cargo plane. It had twinbodies; we always looked forward to seeing it as itwas so different.

I may be wrong with the name, but when youget to ninety four your memory is not all it couldbe, but my youngest son, who is only seventy hasgot one of them fancy phone things and it says Iam wrong! Coming of the yanks, jeeps and truckswere everywhere, dashing round, giving out gumand chocolate to us kids, buying eggs off farmersand of course looking for girls or should I sayladies?

But still not many people had cars. Carproduction came to a halt and petrol was rationed.Farmers had a separate ration for stationaryengines to drive milking machines or for corngrinding, water pumping etc.

A toff from Marchington Hall had a massivecontainer at the back and top of his Bentley full of

gas, and as he used the gas up, the containerswould fold up. This was a innovation that has beenrevived a bit lately 70 years on (modified a bit Isuppose)

Schooling seemed to me to be the mostdisrupted. The great influx of children meant thatvillage schools could not cope with the extranumbers. I had to leave a year early and go to thebig school at Uttoxeter, to make room for them.Meeting so many town boys very quicklybroadened my mind. The school was great for astart, but slowly as the war went on, all the goodyoung men teachers were called up. So we neverhad any continuity. Usually old lady teachers werebought back out of retirement. The poor old dearscould not really cope and a lot ended up withnervous breakdowns.

Sweets like everything else were rationed, whichwas not such a bad thing, it also helped me. Thespiv that I am, as when the pears and plums wereripe, I would sell a carrier bag most days, 1 pennya pear, there was always a queue waiting for me. Ialso had a good little side line, writing sick notesfor lads who skived a day off. That was sixpenceper letter. The head master never seemed to noticeand I always tried to write each note a bit different.

The metal and woodwork rooms stood unusedthrough the war, which was a great shame. Boththe teachers of each were called up for militaryservice.

Looking back, my schooling was one thing thatsuffered because of the war, but the basics that Ihad been taught at the little village school havestood me in good stead. The head master at the bigschool had me helping him in the garden and agrand old art teacher took me under his wing. So Iam happy writing, gardening and painting disasterpieces that for some peculiar reason manage to sell!(Just a cheap promotion!) Thank you.

The making of Marchington camp was anothermassive event, that us lads would get on our bikesto go and have a look. The big earth movers andbulldozers roaring away, the noise alone wasawesome, being heard miles away. My father said

it was a shame as it was to bury some of the bestfarm land in England. Lovely red soil going downforever that would grow anything, buried for alltime under concrete.

Not only was the large camp and marshallingyard built at Marchington, a hospital was built onSudbury Park, this is now part of Sudbury Prison.I remember my old friend John Mason had aserious accident on his bike with an American Jeep,possibly because you were not aloud to have muchor any light on anything, and John was perhapslike me to never have lights on his bike. TheAmericans took him to the military hospital atSudbury. He had severe head injuries; he receivedthe best possible treatment and slowly recovered.He received a blood transfusion and for the rest ofhis life he would claim he had American blood inhim.

I wonder how we would be today if theunthinkable had happened, and Hitler had won!

Would our once thriving motor industry, weonce had so many good British firms, nearly allgone be thriving now? Or run by Indian orChinese. Would our road and rail services be moreefficient? Would our N.H.S be in its present shakystate? Politicians would like it to be privatised orscrapped.

The royal family would I’m sure still be inexistence, being of mainly German origin. Possiblythe new prince Adolf of the house of ‘Hitler’ orsome other rubbish. But one thing is certain myneighbour in Rocester Les Humphries and myselfwould be in a concentration camp somewhere.Possibly working down a salt mine somewhere inCheshire for spouting off and criticising the system.

The Gestapo would recruit their staff from thelittle Hitlers, the notorious traffic wardens and theSS from Health and Safety Officials. I have not gotaround to the Home Guard and I could go onforever about evacuees, but I am running out ofink. So it’s back to the salt mine for me.

So just tek care and dunner worry, it mayn’tnever happen!

Owd ern

Karen’s Cake Cornerby Karen Hill

Salted Chocolate Rolo Brownies

This recipe has to be the one I havemade the most so far this year. Everytime I make them, they go so quickly Ihave to make some more, which is fineas they are so easy to make. At EasterI made them but used mini cream eggsinstead of the Rolos. They are reallydelicious eaten warm and served withsome good quality vanilla ice cream.

To make 12 large or 24 small browniesyou will need:-200g unsalted butter 200g dark chocolate (min. 70 per cent

cocoa solids) 250g golden caster sugar 4 medium free range eggs 1 tsp vanilla extract 125g plain flour 1 tbsp good quality cocoapowder 1 tsp sea salt flakes 3 tubes of Rolos

Firstly preheat the ovento fan 150˚C. Grease andline a 20cm square bakingtin so that the bakingpaper comes higher thanthe tin. Melt the butter

and chocolate together over a low heat and allowto slightly cool.

In a large bowl mix together the sugar, beateneggs and vanilla extract until the mixture is paleand fluffy. Next, stir in the cooled butter andchocolate. Sift in the flour and cocoa and foldinto the batter along with the sea salt to taste.Mix in the Rolos, half chopped and half leftwhole.

Bake for 25-30 minutes until firm to touch,but still gooey in the middle. Leave to cool in thetin, and then transfer onto a board to cut intopieces.

These brownies are a real treat and a firmfavourite with my friends and family. I hope youenjoy them as much as we do!


Kate’s KitchenBy Kate Cornes

Kate once worked as a professional chef for manyyears but following a career change, is nowemployed as a Veterinary Nurse. She still,however, continues to enjoy cooking traditionalhome cooked meals for herself, her husband and2 young children. Kate is always on the lookoutfor wholesome but simple recipes that can beprepared in advance for busy working families.

Last weekend my mother celebrated a veryspecial birthday. Not needing much of anexcuse to party, we decided to have a

gathering of friends and family, along with abarbeque and lots of bubbly to mark the occasion.During the days and weeks of preparationbeforehand, I don’t think I have ever seen so muchrain and we were beginning to think we had madea huge mistake by choosing to have a barbeque.However on the day itself, the rain stopped, theclouds cleared and the sun shone beautifully. Thetiming was just perfect!

Along with the usual burgers, hot dogs andkebabs, one of the dishes we served was abarbecued spicy leg of lamb. It went down a treatand everyone commented on how tasty and juicy itwas which is why I feel I must share this delightfulrecipe!

Spicy barbecued leg of lamb

Pre heat oven to 200oC/400˚F/gas 6

Ingredients:3 sticks lemon grass5cm piece fresh root ginger, peeled and chopped5 cloves garlic, peeled and chopped6 lime leaves1 pinch cuminJuice and zest of 1 lemonSea saltFreshly ground black pepper

1 good quality leg of lamb, boned and butterflied( your butcher will happily do this for you if yournot sure how)A few sprigs of mint leaves finely choppedFat free natural yoghurt.Rocket to serve

MethodSlice the lemon grass sticks in half lengthways

place them in a pestle and mortar with the ginger,garlic and lime leaves. Bash them around until theyform a sort of paste.

Add the juice and zest of the lemon and thecumin and mix.

Place the lamb on a tray and smear the paste allover, along with a good few pinches of salt. Tightlycover with kitchen foil and place in the oven for40 minutes or slightly longer if you prefer yourmeat to be less pink.

After 40 minutes, remove from the oven andplace straight onto the barbeque. Flip it over fromside to side for around 10 minutes until it becomescrispy and charred on the outside.

Remove from the barbeque, cover with foil andallow the meat to rest for 15 minutes.

Whilst the meat is resting, prepare the mintyoghurt by mixing togrther the yoghurt, choppedmint leaves, a squeeze of lemon and salt andpepper.

Slice the lamb and serve along with the mintyoghurt and your other barbeque goodies!

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Sport is in my blood...by Jeff Wood of Cheadle, dedicated to local sport for a lifetime...

Since writing my last article, the football seasonhas now ended and the cricket season hasbegun. Leek Town just failed to get promotion

and Leek Cricket Club have not made the mostauspicious of starts in their defence of the N S & SC Premier League title.

I umpired at Oakamoor recently where I noticedJohn Lowe, whom many local cricketers willremember, watching his son Darren (now in theveteran stage himself) and grandson Callum (abright prospect) playing. John reminded me of agame many years ago at Cheddleton when I wasplaying for Hospitals and he for Boltons. Whilst Iwas batting, I received a short pitched deliverydown the leg side and, in a most uncharacteristicrush of blood, I resolved to hook it to the boundary.However, I had not bargained for John, fielding atdeep backward square leg, who raced yards and, tomy utter astonishment and dismay, took a brilliantdiving catch to dismiss me. If there was anyconsolation at all for me, it was that, unfortunatelyfor John, he dislocated his shoulder in taking thecatch and, despite the attentions of the late SpenTrafford the surgeon, who was playing for us, wastaken to hospital. As captain of the Hospitals sideand in some way perpetrator of the incident, Ithought it fitting to write to John and offer mycommiserations . John tells me he still has my letterfrom all those years ago but he does still have a littletrouble with his shoulder in damp weather !

Whilst shopping in Cheadle recently I saw forthe first time in very many years Ivan Harvey. Ivanwas of course very well known for his goalkeepingexploits with quite a few local teams. I rememberplaying with him at GEC Kidsgrove in the very lastcompetitive game played by Freehay Rovers whenI was fortunate enough to score the only goal of thegame. Ivan tells me that he now resides in Spainbut was over here, not to enjoy the weather but fora short break. Ivan and myself were foundermembers of the North Staffs Coaches’ Associationwhen football coaching was in its infancy. Ivannurtured the skills of many players, some of whomwent on to be well-known locally and beyond. Weused to go to the Coaches’ meetings along withGraham Dale, who I see occasionally and who wenton to become a referee at a fairly high standardwhen his playing days were over.

Whilst on the subject of referees, I went to watchone of my lads play for Cheadle United in the PDSLa few weeks ago and was quite astonished to seethat Mr. F.J. Emery was the officiating referee. Iremember him refereeing me when I was still in mytwenties ! I had a word with him and we recalledone game in particular very many years ago. Wewere playing Cheddleton (managed at the time bythe late Reg Halton who incidentally is another oneof the elite five to have played in the FootballLeague and also for Staffordshire County CricketClub). Cheddleton were leading 3-1 when a

blizzard caused Mr. Emery to abandon the gamethree minutes from time. The Leek & MoorlandLeague Committee awarded the game toCheddleton. I appealed to the Staffs FA on thepremise that a game should consist of two equalhalves, which this one had not quite done. To mysurprise the Staffs FA upheld the appeal andordered the game to be replayed. One can imaginethat Cheddleton were not best pleased when thetime came for the replay. They stated that theywould accept any referee for the replay with theexception of Mr. Emery. The replay at Kingsleywas fraught with tension and Cheddleton had intheir side such characters as Willie Beresford, GinnaTatton and a very young Chris McMullen. Inattempting a back pass I put through my own goalinside the first five minutes, but we did eventuallybeat them 3-1, the same margin as they led in theabandoned match ! I can’t recall Reg Halton andmyself ever speaking again.

Sadly since last month we’ve lost a finesportsman in Terry Finney. Terry was an excellentperformer and roll model for any young player whoaspired to cricket or football as all those whoplayed and trained with him will testify. He will begreatly missed.

In the next edition I shall relate some of mygolfing experiences at Whiston Hall and some ofthe local characters with whom I have enjoyedplaying.

Bake’s Memoirsby Neil Baker, Crewe Alexandra FC Assistant Manager and local sporting legend

Hello again,By the time you read this the 2013 / 2014

football season would have come to a conclusion.Cups won and lost, promotion and relegation allsorted after the Bank Holiday weekend. Our localclubs have had mixed fortunes, Stoke finishing intheir highest position since promotion to thePremiership, Vale though not quite reaching the playoffs in Division 1 but still ending in a veryrespectable position, ourselves retaining our place inthe same league by beating Preston in our last gameof the season. We were sweating for most of thecampaign but showed good form when needed, atough year with hopefully better to come.

I am aware that there are a lot of Derby Countysupporters in the area and they might just be in theelite league by now. My father was a Derby seasonticket holder for a number of years in the sixties andI used to go with him to home games. I stood in the‘Popside’ watching Tim Wards side, players such asReg Matthews the goalkeeper, Alan Durban the exStoke manager played in midfield (wing half in thosedays). Ian Buxton played centre forward and alsorepresented Derbyshire at Cricket. Bobby Saxtonplayed centre half and others I remember wereDaniel, Hall and Hodgshon. After Tim Ward cameBrian Clough and he signed some class players andthe rest was history. Players like Dave Mackay, TerryHennessy, David Nish, Alan Hinton, Kevin Hector,John O’Hare, Archie Gemill, Roy Mcfarland andColin Todd graced the then Baseball ground, you’vehad some lean times of late but hopefully under thestewardship of former England manager SteveMaclaren the good times will return.

Believe me Maclaren is one of the best coaches

we have in this country. I went on a managers courseat Mottram Hall many years ago when he workedas a coach at Derby under Jim Smith, he put on apresentation that was top notch impressing all whoattended and it was obvious then he was destined towork at the top. He has, managing abroad inGermany and winning titles in Holland, you don’tdo that by luck. He had some very poor press asmanager of the national team, portrayed as the‘Wally with the brolley’, unfair and disrespectful,nobody since has done a lot better including Capelloand Eriksson.

While were on the topic of foreign managers/coaches im all for the best coming over to coach ourteams, Wenger, Mourinho, Pelligrinni have all hadsuccess in England but look at the records of someof the foreign coaches our clubs have employed thisseason. Di Canio, a nutcase who upset most of hisplayers, the ‘Mackems’ couldn’t get rid of him quickenough and if he had of stayed much longerSunderland would now be a Championship club.You could say he got Swindon promoted toDivision1 but that was on the leagues biggest budgetand on stepping up, he failed. Pepe Mel was anotherroaring success, he replaced Steve Clarke who haddone a steady job but Mr Peace and WBA thoughtthey knew better. Lets go foreign, they did andsurvived by the skin of their teeth and now look forMels replacement having won three games fromseventeen! Fulham have done magnificently well byappointing foreign coaches have they not. MartinJol went early losing eighteen games out of twentyfour ( I could do that! ). Rene Mulensteen came infor seventy five days, he wasn’t coaching Rooney,Van Persie, Vidic, Carrick, Giggs and co, he had

average average players to work with and couldn’tmake a difference, that’s what coaches do isn’t it?Through the revolving door to stave off relegationcame that famous German coach Felix Magath,another who was a great hit finishing rock bottomof the Premiership. Fulhams most successfulmanager in the last ten years taking them intoEurope? Yes that’s right, Roy Hodgshon. Solskjaerreplaced Malky Mackay at Cardiff City, I sawCardiff play at Stoke early in the season in a boringscoreless draw and what I saw of them that nightViagra wouldn’t have kept them up. The owner ofthe club hasn’t helped but Solskjaer had plenty oftime to arrest the decline. Cardiff and Fulhamrelegated, Sunderland escaping with a late run, WBAjust surviving and I havn’t mentioned AVB andLaudrup.

We’ve had Sir Alf Ramsey, Joe Mercer, DonRevie, Greenwood, Sir Bobby Robson, GrahamTaylor, Terry Venables, Brian Clough, Glenn Hoddle,Sir Alex and Sir Matt at Utd. Shankley, Paisley,Malcolm Allison and many more i’m sure that havebrought honours to their respective clubs, do wereally need to go foreign?

FOOTNOTE.When Howard Wilkinson was the Technical

Director at the FA he paid a visit to our trainingground at Crewe to speak to Dario. At themanagers courses that he was running at the timehe was bringing over coaches from all over theworld to put sessions on which I must say wereenjoyable but not exactly revolutionary. We askedhim why, his answer was “to show that they wereno better than our own coaches”

All the best. Bake.


By Les Humphries

Uttoxeter Rugby Football Club finished theirdifficult season in mid-table of Midlands 3(West)North, having won 11 and lost 11

games, scoring 54 points.Sadly, due to injury including a career ending

leg injury to their outstanding back rower MikeDavies, they were unable to keep up their earlypromise, not travelling well, thus suffering someheavy defeats away from home in the latter part ofthe season.

Vesians were outstanding side of the Division,finishing top with 96 points, but the surprise of theseason was Market Drayton, who were promotedfrom 4 (West) North with Uttoxeter at thebeginning of the season, having been last termsLeague winners. This time out they managed onlytwo victories, and will be dropping straight backdown to Division 4, along with Yardley who alsowon only two matches.

Uttoxeters final match of the season took placeat Oldfields, and was sponsored by The Voice.

The visitors were Edwardians, and both sidescontributed to an exciting open game, which wasbrilliant if you were a neutral, but a real nail biterfor the supporters of both clubs.

The visitors won with the final kick of thematch, converting an injury time try to give thema 35 to 33 point victory, Uttoxeter however

gaining 2 bonus points having scored 4 tries as didEdwardians. The town were without their regularkicker Paul Millward, the scrum half beingsidelined due to a touchline fracas last month, and

with several kicks missed it would have made thedifference. But in terms of League placings it wasa dead rubber anyway as neither club could bettertheir positions.

The Voice Editor Nigel Titterton attended andpresented the Man of the Match Award toUttoxeter No.8 Jack Conlon, who will sadly bemissing next season, but hopes to return for2016/17.

Another loss will be Steve Woolley, who isretiring after long and loyal service to the club,both as a player and Junior Organiser. He will bea hard act to follow, as will Director of RugbyDonald Hayes who is standing down after literallya lifetime with the club over years since and ayoungster, as Player, Captain and Coach, beforebecoming Director of Rugby. Big boots to fill.

Stuart Crisp will still be carrying on as coach,which is great news, but his son Alex is moving onto a higher standard of Rugby and I am sure weall wish him well.

Congratulations to mercurial outside half LouisBain, who has been selected for County honoursin the under 20’s age group. Just how long we atUttoxeter can hold on to such a talented playerremains to be seen.

A bit of self indulgenceshowing myself withthe legendary All Blackhooker SeanFitzpatrick who I hadthe pleasure ofescorting around JCBin April (Sean had 92Caps and skippered theAll Blacks 12 times).

Fine season for Uttoxeter Rugby Club

Uttoxeter Under 9’s came out emphaticwinner at the Lichfield mini festival recently.The 5 team tournament started brightly by

them defeating the hosts Lichfield 8 – 2, the nextgame was a hard fought affair but Uttoxeter’sdefence held firm and the strong front line andquick wingers went over for their just reward bybeating a resilient Tamworth side 3 - 1.

The third encounter was against thetournament favourites from Longton, this wasbelieved to be their hardest game and so it turnedout. After two previous encounters this seasonUttoxeter had never beaten their bigger andstronger counterparts but testament to thecoaching/organisation and team spirit of theUttoxeter boys they fought hard as a team andcame out worthy winners 3 – 2 The team spirit andbond was a joy to see as the ref blew the finalwhistle, a huge “pile on ensued” and parents andcoaches were ecstatic and so proud of the boys! Inthe their final game Uttoxeter maintained theircomposure and duly continued their winning waysand overcame an organised Walsall side 5 – 3 towin the tournament and remain unbeaten.

Uttoxeter U9’s, who train and play at Oldfield’sSports and Social Club every Sunday morning,were deserved winners in a superb display of rugbyand togetherness.

When you look at the catchment area for theother sides compared to the smaller but growing

community of Uttoxeter it is credit to everyoneinvolved with Uttoxeter Juniors Rugby Club thatthe future of kids sport in our community ispositively a bright one.

Well done boys!

Back Row - Coaches Eric Moorfield, Kevin

Dunn, David LycettMiddle Row – Left to Right, Aiden Moorfield,Billy Oakes, Luke Watt, Tom Dunn, JamesLovatt, Lewis TomlinsonFront Row – Left to Right, Hal Thornton, TobyPattinson-Lycett, Duncan Craven, GeorgeArnold, Mason Perrins, Josh Howlett

Uttoxeter RFC U9’s Winners at theLichfield Mini Rugby Festival

Les Humphries left,man of the matchJack Conlon andVoice Editor NigelTitterton. TheUttoxeter & CheadleVoice sponsored thefinal game ofUttoxeter RugbyClub’s season.


Uttoxeter RFC U11’s battled valiantly to winthe Staffordshire County Championshipshosted by Leek RFC.

The championships opened with the poolstages. Uttoxeter topped the pool winning 6-0against Lichfield with tries from Ben Simon,Gregor Hayes, Lewie Thornton, Max Hunt andCharlie Cope x2. In their second match againstStafford they, yet again, won convincingly 5-1 withtries scored by Jenson Bosworth, Gregor Hayes,Conlon Newton Taylor, Lewie Thornton and MaxHunt. Next to face Uttoxeter was Walsall. Again,Uttoxeter were forceful and secured a 5-0 win. Thetries were scored by Gregor Hayes, MagnusBrown, Charlie Cope x2 and Jenson Bosworth.

The final pool match was against Leek – thehosts and Uttoxeter’s arch rivals! Tensions wererunning high but Uttoxeter were first to everytackle and prevented the Leek scrum half andpacey winger from getting anywhere. Uttoxeter’sscrum and front row were determined andunshakeable. The final score was 1-0 to Uttoxeterwith a try from Charlie Cope, enabled byUttoxeter’s strong teamwork.

Uttoxeter then faced Tamworth in the final;both teams were undefeated in the lead up. It wasclear from the outset that the teams were evenlymatched. However, Uttoxeter were defensivelyvery strong and thwarted all attempts byTamworth to break through. Uttoxeter dug in andfound Charlie Cope who raced for the only try ofthe match. Uttoxeter were duly crowned CountyChampions – a momentous occasion for the club!

Coach, Paul Simon said,“ We are elated to takethe title back to Oldfields for the very first time –I am very proud of this team.” Jamie NewtonTaylor (Coach) stated, “An influx of new playersand a new coach has made a massive difference.Having Freddie, Anton and Bucko in the front rowhas released other players to do their stuff. It hasrefreshed our team.” New coach, Matt Ford

exclaimed, “They did not put a foot wrong allday!”

Team Captain, Gregor Hayes summed it up ashe walked off the pitch, “We’ve missed out beforebut now we’ve done it!!” All parents and playerswould like to extend their thanks to the coachesfor all of their hard work - A tremendous teameffort!

Brilliant Uttoxeter U11’s win theStaffordshire County Championships

Uttoxeter NationalDevelopment Squad andGrades Squad girls have had

a fantastic success at the WestMidlands Compulsory, Nationaland Regional GradesCompetitions held during March.

On March 14th and 15th ninegirls participated in W.M.RegionalGrades 9 – 14 Competition. InOut of Age Grade 14 Robyn Wyattfinished in 7th, Holly Clarke 11thand Tia Inskip-Clarkson in 16thposition, out of 45 gymnasts. InGrade 13 Caitlyn Cordner finishedin 7th, Teegan Berry in 12th, JolieKemish in 31st and JasmineHardisty in 32nd, out of 67gymnasts. In Grade 12 AlisonYolshina-Cash finished 15th and KatherineSingh 27th, out of 49 gymnasts.

Over the weekend of 22nd and 23rdMarch a full squad of gymnasts dominatedthe medal tables at the West MidlandsNational and Compulsory Gradescompetition, held at GMAC in Birmingham.The Club is celebrating fantastic success withsix girls now going on to represent the Club inthe West Midlands squad at the NationalCompetition in their respective Grades. LouiseConlon (Grade 6), Holly Bryan and ShaniWright (both Grade 7) and Martha Shaw(Compulsory 3) will all be competing in thecompetition, while Maisy Bettany (Grade 5)and Isabella Wheeldon (Compulsory 4) aretravelling reserves. This is a fantasticachievement for the club, In addition, MaddieHarris won a Bronze Medal in Compulsory 5,

the first gymnast from theClub to win a medal inCompulsory Grades, but ateight is too young to competein the National Finals.

In Compulsory GradesCompetition, the elite routethrough the gymnasticsgrades, Martha Shaw was thefirst gymnast from Uttoxeterto pass Compulsory Grade 3.She finished in 4th positiongaining her place in theNational finals in May. InCompulsory 4 IsabellaWheeldon finished 5th, alsogaining a place as travellingreserve in the National final.She was followed by team

mates Isobel Johnson in 7th, Martha Waughin 8th, Sydney Kemish in 10th and JasmineWhittaker in 11th. In Compulsory 5 MaddieHarris took the bronze medal and AnnabelShaw finished in 6th place.

In National Grades, Maisie Bettany finishedin 5th place in Grade 5, gaining her place astravelling reserve for the National finals.Louise Conlon won the bronze medal in Grade6 and in Grade 7 Holly Bryan took the silverand Shani Wright finished in 4th place. Allthree girls will compete for the West Midlandsin the National finals. In the Grade 7, LydiaHeath finished in 7th place, Shiri Green in12th, Mia Baxter in 15th, Aaliyah Berry in17th and Ruth Waugh in 18th. In Grade 8Alicia Roberts finished in13th and LucyMarren in 28th. In addition, Jessica Stirleyfinished in 5th place in the Regional Challenge.

In Regional Grade 11 Jessica Fry finishedin 4th, Olivia Loveridge in 5th, ChloeRushton in 15th, Jasmin Hall in 16th andAmy Tarling 20th, out of 32 gymnasts. InRegional Grade 10 Alice Daykin finished in5th and Eve Greenway in 10th position.

This was a fantastic set of result for all ofthe girls, but to dominate the medals in theWest Midlands Region and to get six girls toNational finals is a huge achievement and afurther indication of the clubs growing profileon the Regional and National scale.Congratulations to all the competitors and thecoaches for their dedication and commitmentto the girls.

News from Uttoxeter Gymnastics Club

Maddie Harris BronzeMedal Compulsory 5.

National Finalists back row: Holly Bryan, MaisyBettany, Louise Conlon, front row: IsabellaWheeldon, Martha Shaw, Shani Wright.


Alan’s Football Autobiography by Alan Beaman, a local sporting legend

As the World Cup approaches footballfever starts to affect us all.

The Nation’s expectations are lower than theyhave been for many years as the supply ofEnglish players has diminished with the global

talent available to all clubs. The impatience ofchairmen and shareholders etc. has impacteddramatically on young players who need time todevelop at clubs. Most modern day managers haveno real interest in Academys because of the shortperiod they are at the club. The fix is easier to go forreadymade international players which has had aserious effect on home grown players.

Roy Hodgson has an extremely difficult job todo, we have some young players coming through butthey have to play regularly in the Premier League togain experience which is vital at the top level.

Demands on players physically with long seasons,pre-season tours and full time training means theirbodies have little time to recover and rest is requirednow, but England will want the players to stay matchfit. The workload is enormous on players likeGerrard, Cahill and Rooney etc but let’s hope theystay fit and we play to our strengths in very difficultweather conditions, South American players have agreat advantage in that climate.

Lower down the football chain at local level weare seeing the game struggling to get players, leagueshave disappeared over the years - young lads justdon’t play football as much as the previousgenerations with so many more things to do astravelling is affordable and easier.

We can look around the playing fields and see wehave a lot less boys playing on grassed areas afterschool, just enjoying the game like my generationdid.

Computers have made people idle, it’s easy to sitabout playing games than actually playing themyourselves, but we can’t go back to the old days so itmust start at Government level if we don’t wantobese children. We must improve sports facilities atschools, more time to play sport, local facilities needto be improved - just look at Cheadle’s ChurchillRoad and Tean Road pitches - two facilities whereno progress has been made for forty years!

Sport is paramount to so many youngsters fortheir future health and wellbeing, the investmentmust be put in place to improve all sporting activitiesfor health, learning to succeed and fail with socialskills, so many advantages for the future.

Rocester’s season has been difficult, relegationnow a possibility, I went back 3 years ago to stoprelegation under extreme difficulties and found it aminefield to work there so Dave sure has a realchallenge on his hands with little scope to work with,but if he has the desire I’m sure he willdo the job.

How lucky were we all in my time atRocester to have such great timeswinning trophies, climbing the non-league ladder, selling players such asTony Hemmings and Mark Sale, bothgoing back into pro-football, alsoplayers joining the club like ex pro’sAlan Dodd, Steve Waddington, NevilleChamberlain, Jim Arnold all helped theclub to progress. Doddy especiallyhelped us all, our training, stretchingetc all improved as we raisedstandards. Doddy was a top pro andthis was very evident in a game againstHalesowen where he was given the job of manmarking against their best midfield player and on oneoccasion he got past Doddy and scored. He came inat half time, took his shirt off and said “I’ve let youdown and I’m finishing”. Well I can tell you it took

all my managerial skills to get Doddy back on thatpitch but with the help of my trusted coach andfriend Stuart Chapman (Shak) we managed it and hecarried on playing - he was such a perfectionist, a topman to work with.

Stuart was a great guy, he improved us all withhis coaching and ability to have fun, because it wasintense, winning was everything. Going around theMidlands gaining credibility was what we all fed onas we strived hard for success and revelled in it whenit came our way. I can remember lots of times whenmy half time talks were from the heart and Idemanded everything from the players, I was givingit and I hadn’t got much time for anyone whocouldn’t match it, but Stuart had a great knack ofknowing when to diffuse the pressure! With hisGeordie accent he would have the dressing room infits as he cracked his jokes about any situation, agreat help to me - a partnership that never had amisword, focused on winning.

Barry Alcock was another player who brought alot to the coaching side helping to improve us again.Barry had played higher up so we let him take sometraining sessions, what a fantastic keeper Barry was,another Tean man played at Stoke, Burton andStafford, a joker around the place - him and Shakhad played together semi-pro and they were twocharacters any manager would love to have aroundhim.

Managing becomes a lot easier when you are atthe top of leagues, players want to join the club,success breeds hunger, people push themselves harderto be part of the success the mentality of everyonearound a club improves. We’ve all seen this at the toplevel with Fergie and his Man Utd staff have had tomatch his commitment, his discipline andprofessionalism. We see it at major clubs aroundEurope, Mourinho is similar although his ego isabove most peoples. I personally don’t think he’sspecial and some of his antics are unprofessional. Irecently went to Anfield to watch Liverpool vChelsea, unfortunately Rodgers got wrapped up inthe occasion and lost focus on what was required,yes Chelsea parked the bus but Liverpool fell into thetrap of chasing the game when they had no need to,but to watch Mourinho showing off beating hischest, running around like a spoilt child having atantrum. I lost a lot of respect for him, the game,Anfield and supporters deserve better than to see atop manager behaving with no dignity - it wasunprofessional and uncalled for, he’s won nothingthis season,, struggled to deliver at Real Madrid soshow the game the respect it deserves.

Again his comments about Arsene Wenger atArsenal not having success for a few years weredisrespectful. Arsenal would have walked the Premier

League if he hadn’t had to sell hisbest players Van Persie, Nasri andCole.

So clubs have different policieson wages and balancing thebooks, but nobody can say Wengerisn’t a great manager, he hasproven in all aspects ofmanagement he is one of theworld’s top managers and hisability to nurture and improveplayers has been evident for years. Ibelieve Wenger and Fergie havebeen fantastic for the PremierLeague.

Watching modern day footballand coaching has become easy now with the internet,the coaching at top clubs is available to everyone tocopy. I was influenced by Dutch football with Cruyff,Van Basten and the superb Bergkamp being suchquality footballers, I looked into their coaching

systems and found Coever coaching in the ninetiesand joined the worldwide system of coaching soenjoyable and for youngsters exciting andchallenging. The emphasis was on mastering the ballskills with lots of individual ball drills all designed toimprove the first touch and give players theconfidence to keep possession of the ball. I spentmany hours studying their system and bringing theirdrills to the training ground. I still believe it to be anoutstanding way to coach youngsters but you haveto be dedicated and patient and have the ability towork for hours instilling these basics into ayoungster’s game. To be a good coach is verydemanding, really hard work constantly testing yourstamina to achieve the results you are looking for -you have to love coaching and have the desire to bethe best.

My tribute to Keith Hibberd, a great friend, manyyears spent playing at Rocester with Keith part ofRocester’s mean back four Peter Swanwick, BarryHulton and George Prince, what a privilege to playwith Keith (Hibbser), a quick strong tackler ,superbfootballer, a no-nonsense player! In those days someforwards would leave their foot in and we knewwhich ones they were! If it happened to me Keithwould say “leave him to me Al” - that’s how welooked after each other - we would let players knowif they stepped over the mark. Keith was fun to bearound had a great sense of humour without doubtone of the best players this area has ever produced, hewas that good. R.I.P.

Sport is about people giving their time up forother people and I have witnessed many unsunghero’s doing that around this area. I have a lot ofrespect for these characters such as Colin Wood andJack Clewes running Cheadle Y.C. Billy Philips andTrevor at Stallington, Jim McCarron at Elkes a greatcharacter who I met at Bamfords Uttoxeter. Weplayed for him in Burton Sunday league and he wasa tough Scott ,a great guy, great times in Elkes ClubSunday nights after the game thankfully before thebreathalyser and two real heroes who kept Rocesterrunning in the hard times Ken Green did a fantasticjob straight as a dye, lovely man and GilbertEdgerton Mr Reliable always there, diplomatic,hardworking again a tremendous servant to Rocesterand Staffordshire football.

Eddie Keeling gaffa at Bolton’s who is greatlymissed, a great sense of humour smashing bloke,Terry Finney who sadly passed away recently, I wassad to miss his funeral but I was on holiday at thetime, my thoughts are with his wife at this sad time,one of the best sportsmen, footballer and cricketerthis area has ever produced we will all miss youTerry.

Pat McGarry of Tean Cricket Club, who was aworkaholic worked so hard for the club over manyyears. All the lads at Cheadle Utd who have given somuch to football over the years what a greatbackroom staff they have had and I appeal to youngplayers to support these guys - they deservecommitment from players.

Many players have had great times at Utd so getoff your backsides footballers, support your localteams or you will lose them and you will end up withthat on your CV’s - couldn’t be bothered to train andplay this marvellous game which gives you so muchback.

All the good players work hard to improve, takecriticism on the chin and prove people wrong, that’swhat character is about so strive to be the best,there’s plenty of local talent but it needs discipline,commitment to be successful and win trophies.

So I challenge young footballers in the localtowns to join the football clubs and enjoy the game-don’t be the generation that couldn’t be bothered...


Spotlight on Fulford & Tean FC

Fulford & Tean FC was established in 1999 and afterups and downs over the years are celebrating afterlifting the Andrew Dean Cup with the Under 16’s

team this season.Proudly wearing their sponsors Jackson’s Marquees

team kit, the under 16’s outfit lifted the cup after apenalty shoot-out.

Fulford & Tean FC has the huge benefit of dedicatedmanagers, supporters, parents and sponsors who havecontinued to keep the club going from strength tostrength with everyone now looking forward to the2014/2015 season.

Officers are: Chairman Norman Chell, TreasurerDenise Chell, President & Manager Ian Dyer, ViceChairman Dave Capewell, Secretary Elaine Seabridge.

Managers are: Jon Moore under 13s (Blue) finished8th in Potteries Junior Youth League. Steve HarrisonUnder 13s (Red) Finished 2nd (Same league). Becky &Justin Spooner Under 14s 6th (Same League). Tony AllenUnder 16s . Ian Dyer Open Age Mid Table of P D S L.Adrian Shaw 4th Uttoxeter & District League.

The Club would like to thank all sponsors, without

these kind people they could not function: Air ProductsLimited, Jacksons Marquee Hire Limited, G M English,Dolven Funeral Services, Heat is On, Dave Fox Car Sales,McDonalds (Meir Park), Ann & Roy Sargeant.

Also thanks to all our players & parents - managersand coaches for all their hard work. Fabulous SeasonWell Done All.

By Elaine Seabridge


All-time local soccerHall of Fame TeamBy Roy ‘Razzer’ Astbury

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

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

He will be delving into his thoughts to remember all theterrific players in years gone by whilst selecting those who areexceptional in our present day.

It should be a fantastic talking point in our community andno doubt you all will have your views on ‘Razzer’s Hall of Fameteam.

If you have your own Hall of Fame team then get involvedand just give Nigel a call at The Uttoxeter & Cheadle Voice on01538 751629, 0776 784 6937 to tell him or send your teamto: The Uttoxeter & Cheadle Voice, 3 Spode Close, Cheadle,Staffordshire, ST10 1DT or [email protected]

GREG GAGIEKniverton FC

A top Summer League keeperwith class. Strong and brave.

JOCK MUIRHEADIpstones FC/Cheadle

United FCA very strong tackler who

put fear into theopposition. Jock’s attitudewas ‘you shall not pass!’

ANDY COLEMANCheadle Town FC

Commanding and versatileplayer and a superbcaptain. Talented and

classy.

BRIAN STANDALOFTCheadle Town FCColeman’s centre halfpartner, Brian was a

great defender and hardas nails.

PETER DUDLEYCheadle Town FC

The third member of the hugelysuccessful Cheadle Town FC backfour (guess who the fourth playerwas??) Wonderful left foot, greatreader of the game and lovedoverlapping down the wing.

ANDREW DACREThree Tuns FC

Always gives 100% andinvolved with the fastpace of the game.

GRAHAM SHENTONRyecroft FC

Talented player whopossessed great pace.

Could always nick a goal forhis team.

IAN NAIRNBamfords FC

Small, effective, hardScotsman who had great

vision.

ROGER SINCLAIRUttoxeter Amateurs

FCFast winger with a great

shot.

GEOFF SHAWDoberidge FC

Great footballing brain,wonderful speed and a great eye

for scoring goals.

FRED SMITHUttoxeter St Mary’s FC

Fred could play anywhere in theteam, top notch player.

Razzer’s Hall of Fame June Team

Goalkeeper

GEORGE LINE – WheatsheafAthletic.A first class keeper whocommanded the area.Always vocal.

Back Four

PAUL EDE – Rocester FCOne of the fittest players inthe area. Good solid fullback.

GRAHAM DIXON –Uttoxeter Amateurs FCCommanding in the air anda great all-round player.

BARRY WAIN – WheatsheafAthleticExcellent centre half, alwaysconsistent and a greattackler.

MICK WALKER – UttoxeterAmateurs FCPowerful, quick, no-nonsense full back.

Midfield:

MICKY RATCLIFFE –Uttoxeter TownWhat can you say about oneof the greatest of localfootballers. Micky was topclass.

PETE DOUGLAS –Wheatsheaf AthleticA real competitor, hard,good talker, strong in thetackle.

KEVIN SPINK – Elkes FCThe Stephen Nzonzi of theteam. Excellent all-roundmidfielder.

KENNY COATES – UttoxeterAmateurs FCFast winger, tremendousleft foot, Kenny was brilliantat free kicks and corners.

Forwards:

VINNIE BLOOR –Wheatsheaf AthleticA proven goalscorer, twogood feet, great in the air.

MICK COLLINS – Rocester FCOne of the best naturalgoalscorers ever seen inlocal football.

Substitutes:

Goalkeeper

ALAN COLLINS – Elkes FCUnlucky not to get the No. 1shirt. Excellent keeper.

Back Four:

JOHN CHARLESWORTH –Wheatsheaf AthleticVersatile at full back andcentre half, great clubman.

Midfield

GRAHAM DARBY – UttoxeterAmateurs FCNimble midfield player whoalways was on the go.

Winger

JOHN WELSH – UttoxeterAmateurs FCSmall, quick, always liableto be on the scoresheet.

Forward

JOHN SHAW – UttoxeterAmateurs FCAnother unlucky not to beon the teamsheet. Strong,proven goalscorer.We have inserted one football club each player has performed for.

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

Local soccer legend Tony Elliottof Tean selects his Readers Hall of FameFootball Team this issue and what a fantasticline-up he has selected.

Tony has been involved in managing andrefereeing in local football for decades, seeingmany top players in action so he has a wealth ofknowledge to pick his top team.

Take a look to the right and see Tony’s selections– this a team based on players in Uttoxeter andsurrounding villages!


Adrian’s Characters X1, a team that could play but would have you institches on and off the pitch

1. Rob Coxon, Cheadle & Oakamoor

The only batsman I’ve played with to start sledging bowlers. Dangerous lefthander at the top of the order in his best days. Another non spinning spinnerwho talked loads out

2. Vince Lindo, Hanford, Blythe

Still makes me grin to this day every time I see him, in his element Vince couldwin games on his own. Huge hitter of a ball and great bloke. Now umpiring witha big smile on his face.

3. Mark Bengry, Hem Heath, Little Stoke, Porthill, Woore, Fenton, Sandyford

Not everyone’s cup of tea but having played a few games with him could begenuinely funny, if you could stop him foaming at the mouth with batsmen.Better bowler than many give him credit for

4. Chris Barry, Knypersley

Bean was not short of a word or two when stood at slip and carried on after thematch. Difficult player to dislodge.

5. Tim Ecclestone, Little Stoke and Eccleshall

Hit a cricket ball further than any amateur I’ve seen. Merciless on spinners.Great mimic

6. Steve Atkinson, Hem Heath and Fenton

Typical Hem Heath in your face all rounder, hard hitting batsman and inswingbowler. At you all the time, but usually followed by a big grin

7. John Bailey, Newcastle & Hartshill and Little Stoke

Captain and officially the funniest bloke I’ve played with or against. Rolled outsome non-spinning offies and chuntered through a huge grey beard. Filthyslogger too

8. Darren Lowe Cheadle & Boltons & Oakamoor

Cooey, big hitting batsman, who ran singles at a premium and more than usefulseamer down in the Valley at Oakamoor. Very dry sense of humour, daft as abrush

9. Jeff Durber, Longton, Stone, Bramshall, Hem heath

The original crazy fast bowler, quick in his day and mad as a hatter. Just aboutgets in at 9 because he hit it further than 10 & 11

10.Pete Rowley Stone, Checkley, Little Stoke, Oulton

Always laughing and first with the latest jokes. Very good seamer in his day butwould be fighting with Wiffa for the No 11 slot.

11.Andrew Winfield Stone and Checkley

Wiffa gets better with age, still the straightest bowler at Stone and also thefunniest. Never been known to use a clean expression when a swear word willdo

All-time local cricketHall of Fame TeamBy Adrian Butters of Stone

Each issue Adrian Butters of Stone will compile his very own ‘All-Time Local Hall ofFame Cricket Team’ which in his opinion is the very best cricketers past and present.

Adrian will create a team in each issue of The Uttoxeter & Cheadle Voice colourmagazine which he believes incorporates all the ingredients of a great cricket side whichcould be unbeatable!

Adrian will be delving into his memory bank to select players who performed over manydecades. It should be a fantastic talking point our community and no doubt you will all haveyour views on Adrian’s Hall of Fame selections.

Adrian made his debut for Little Stoke in 1982, playing there until 1998 when they wonthe League for the 1st time. He was Captain from 1994-96. Adrian then went to Oakamooras Pro from 1999-2001, winning the League and Cup double in 2000, before returningnearer home to Stone in 2002. He was Captain at Stone from 2003 (promotion winningyear) - 2005. during his time at Stone, as a player, they won the League, Talbot & Staffs Cup.Since the merger with Swynnerton in 2007, he had found himself playing more in that side,until retiring at the end of 2012. He has had his first season Umpiring in 2013. Adrian serveson the Staffs CCC committee and was Treasurer from 2001-2008.

Cheadle cricket legend Rob Coxon has selected hisHall of Fame Cricket Team which includes players heplayed with and watched plus a professional.

Now part of Cheadle Cricket Club’s managementteam, Rob has seen a huge amount of local cricketand his team would no doubt be a hard side to beat!

1 Dave Croft, Cheadle CCTop class batsman, ultra competitive and greatfun to play with

2 Anthony Bunn, Caverswall CC/Boltons &Oakamoor CC/Cheadle CC/Endon CCGood opening bat, excellent slip fielder and madas a bag of snakes !

3 Adrian Butters, Boltons & Oakamoor CC/Stone CCWont eat salad, wont run but very powerfulbatsman. Always liked a chat !

4 Paul Shaw, Cheadle CCCheadle legend - enough said !

5 Paul Lomas, Blythe CC, Cheadle CC.WestonCC.Bramshall CCA really nice bloke and outstanding cricketer

6 Adam Alcock (wkt), Cheadle CCOutstanding ability with his best still to come

7 Tahir Mughal (Pro), Silverdale CC/Bignall End CCBrilliant player and nice with it

8 ‘Sir’ Kevin Barry (captain), Bramshall CCNicest and most famous man alive

9 Chris Barker, Cheadle CCCurrent Cheadle captain, lovely fellow and topplayer

10 Alan Palmer, Little Stoke CC/Boltons &Oakamoor CCWithout doubt the player I enjoyed playing withthe most over the years

11 Ian Worthington, Boltons & Oakamoor CCOutstanding player with a unique outlook on life!

Reader’s Hall of Fame Local Cricket

Team


On the OcheBy Dave Jones of UttoxeterLife President of the Uttoxeter and District Darts League.

Hello again, well it’s very pleasing indeed to see the game of dartsdeservedly gaining greater and greater popularity – the reason for thisis very evident!

Darts is a game in which individual skill can be developed, displayed andchallenged. Neither age or sex offers obstacles to play and so its appeal is toeveryone.

Also the social value of the game cannot be over-estimated – you can makefriends which I know I have.

Over the years the standard of darts has got better and better. This certainlyapplies to the Uttoxeter League with more and more younger players comingthrough. It is really good to see.

Take for example a couple of players Clint Young, last year’s doubleswinner, Adam Brown last year’s singles winner, both going on to feature againin this year’s finals. Well done indeed lads, I look forward to meeting them onpresentation night!

Now with the Winter League finished it is on to the forthcoming Summerseason. The Plough team will be defending their championship from the BlackSwan, the watering hole where it all started for myself many years ago in theTean and District League, again meeting up with old friends.

We are now three weeks into the Tean and District League and what astart, unbeaten, but it would seem everybody are gunning for the champions(so to speak).

Our great friend Mick Barker, secretary of the league and captain of theConservative Club, Cheadle, brings a new look team to The Swan and whata game we had.

Andy Heames ex Staffordshire player, Mark Barnes and your truly rollingback the years with great performances.

Next comes The Uttoxeter Mens Summer League darts with games of 501best of 5, 25 points to be gained. The old Plough team are staying together toplay at Doveridge Club. We have lost one player but have replaced him witha couple of very good players. The lads are raring to go (June 11th).

So now presentation night at JCB which I will tell you about in the nextissue of The Voice, so until next time, take care, Dave.

PS I will not be winning trophies this time, but my lovely wife will becollecting a couple for the Jones household!

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The Good Old Days photographs onpages 37-38 have been identified as:

1 Children celebrating CoronationDay 1953 at Gardner Place,Uttoxeter

2 Uttoxeter’s Lawrence ‘Lol’ Startinand Cheadle’s Nigel Tittertonrelax at the home of Helmut &Bruni Fittkau in Raisdorf,Germany, around 35 years ago,part of the Town Twinninginitiative. Also in the photo areImke Fittkau and her friends.Nigel spent half of the holiday inHamburg Hospital aftersustaining a leg injury before theannual football match betweenthe two towns - Lol was the‘lucky’ one who kept himcompany!!

3 Uttoxeter & Cheadle District GirlGuides c. 1960. Uttoxeter GirlsPictured from Left: (4) PatShelley, (6) Cath Goodall, (9)Susan Vincent & KathleenGuntrip holding the Cheadle sign

4 Ethel Bentley is presented with abouquet of flowers by ManagingDirector Stanley Bentley on herretirement from Cheadle’s BroughNicholson & Hall Silk Mill. Alsopictured is the Silk Mill GeneralManager Frank Titterton (in thedark suit at the front) and manyworkers.

5 Abbots Bromley 1st Cricket Team1954. Back Row, Left to Right:Harry Foulkes, John Grimley,Don Burnett, Len Walkerdine,Henry Bexon & Harold Harrison.Front Row: Left to Right : PaulSimmons, Ken Brown, Jack Hall,Alan Gott & John Hill

6 Happy Brough Nicholson & Hallworkers celebrate their Pools winin the 1970’s! The Cheadleemployees scooped the chequesand celebrated in great style. Leftto right: Jim Mellor, ?, ?, MargaretCharlesworth, Ray Lovatt, JoanBarks, Joan Allen & Terry Bates.

7 Uttoxeter Amateurs Presentation

Night 1976. Back Row: GrahamBloor, Graham Dixon, MalcolmBrown, Unknown, Mick Brady,Unknown & Steve Blackwell.Front Row: Pete Badger, GeorgeClaypole, Roger Croft, ?, GrahamSmith

8 Pupils Of Bradley Street School,Uttoxeter c. Mid 1950’s. Left toRight, Back Row: Pamela Ford,Pat Birks, Georgina Blurton,Christopher Reynolds. 2nd RowFrom Back: David Ratcliffe,Suzanne Slater, Neil Hopwood,Jenny Smith, Michael Kenny,Carol ?, Raymond Sargeant,Megan Williams & OwenDutton. 3rd Row from Back :Ann Deaville, Unknown,Margaret Hodgkinson, GillianSimcox, Malcolm Barratt, JenniferCassells, Christine Birch,Unknown & Gillian Gallimore.Front Row: Margaret Hayes, JeanBlackshaw, Kay Chatfield, DerekJones.

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