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June 2012 Issue 49

www.hooleroundabout.com 01244 350398

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Inside this month: Hoole Rangers fun day, Millennium Greenway, Transplant appeal,

Thought for the Month, gardening and whats on.

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6 Tel 01244 350398 www.hooleroundabout.com

Waitrose plas move a step closer

LONG-AWAITED plans for a new Waitrose store in Boughton have been submitted to

Cheshire West and Chester Council. The supermarket will be built on the site of Boughton

Retail Centre. A hotel and restaurant is also planned for the former Boughton St Pauls

School and a new footbridge will link it to new homes at the Shot Tower and Leadworks on

the Hoole side of the canal.

CRIMEFILE

RECENT crimes reported in this area include the following:

l Ethelda Drive A thief climbed onto a conservatory roof and into an open bedroom

window before stealing a laptop computer.

l Hoole Road A thief used a re escape to gain access to a top oor at and stole a

Samsung DVD player.

l Elmwood Avenue - A handbag was stolen from the front seat of a car.

l Hoole Road A blackTrek Fuel X8 mountain bike was taken from a back garden shed.

l Sandileigh - Two mountain bikes were stolen after thieves broke in through a wooden

garage door. One bike was recovered on Hoole Road, the other, a Orange Marin Nailtrailmountain bike, is still missing.

Cycle ride i memory of tragic Michael

CYCLISTS have raised well over 1,500 in memory of Hoole schoolboy Michael Hayward,

who tragically died from a brain tumour. Family and friends cycled 100 miles around

Cheshire in aid of the Michael Hayward Whatever Appeal which supports research into the

effect of treatment on children.

Michael, who lived in Hamilton Street, died eight years after a large tumour was removed

from his brain. The surgery and subsequent chemotherapy left him with a number of

problems, which his parents Debra and Phil are keen to highlight.

Charity football match

A FOOTBALL match was played last month in memory of Danny Lunt, who was found

dead at Hoole Bridge Building Supplies in March. Friends arranged the game at Chesters

stadium on Bumpers Lane to raise funds for the Campaign Against Living Miserably charity.

Summer fair

NEWTON Primary Schools

Fair will take place on

Saturday 23rd June at theschool

between 12 noon to 3pm.

There will be the usual fair

stalls...tombolas, cakes,

gifts, face painting, toys,

books as well as a BBQ

and refreshments with live

entertainment.

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CARLA Phillips, from Hoole, is

urging people to sign up for organ

donor register.

Carla has had two new kidneys

and is highlighting the fact that

there are more than 10,000

people in need of an organ

transplant.

Carlas kidneys failed as

the result of repeated

infections as a child. Itwas a complete shock

when doctors told her that

her kidneys had been

destroyed beyond repair

and she would have to start dialysis, to

remove the toxins from her blood, aged 19.

There is no cure for end stage renal failure,

the only hope of a respite from the hard

grind of dialysis is a transplant. She went

on the waiting list in 1991 and got hertransplant in 1992.

Carlas rst transplant came from a donor

who had been involved in a road trafc

accident. In their darkest moment of grief

and shock, his family had chosen to give

others the gift of life. That kidney lasted 15

years and allowed Carla to lead a close to

normal life.

In 2006 she was told that her kidney

function had deteriorated to such a level

that she would have to start dialysis again.

She moved back to Chester from London to

be near her old transplant centre, dragging

with her new boyfriend Peter.

Carla suffered some setbacks, including

the night before her wedding to Peter,

leading to her begging doctors to let her

out of hospital in order to get to the register

ofce!Peter saved her life after she suffered a

brain haemorrhage. However, she was told

that because of her high antibody

levels the chance of receiving

another cadaveric donor kidney was

very slim.

Peter had offered to be a donor,

but he and Carla were different

blood types and therefore

not a match. The transplant

co-ordinator at her hospital

suggested they should go

in for a paired donation

where offered kidneys were

matched to other couples

in the same situation. Peter

would give a kidney to a

stranger in return for a kidney for Carla.

Peter had his op rst, and Carlas

kidney arrived later and was successfully

transplanted that evening.Carla felt

better the moment she woke up, though

she concedes that may have been themorphine! She went home 18 days later

to start a new life. There have been a

couple of hiccups, but none of these minor

setbacks have stood in her way.

She won a gold medal at the 2011 British

Transplant Games, raising over 1200 for

charity, she is starting her own business,

driving lessons, holidays, more involvement

in her hobbies - all these things have only

become possible with the increased energy,wellness and positivity that comes with a

transplant.

Carla says: Bringing a person back

from the brink, from misery and very real

possibility of death, is a power you hold in

the palm of your hand. A two minute form

could change up to eight peoples lives. You

have nothing to lose, and - because you are

much more likely to need an organ than to

donate - everything to gain from everyonebeing on the register. Please sign up today.

Visit www.lltgl.org.uk for more info

Transplant patient Carla urges

others to join organ register


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Soggy garden?Let Dig & Shift alleviate the problem by installing land drains

Land drains when installed by Dig & Shift are a very eficient, corrugated and perforated

pipe laid underground within a drainage medium for collecting excess rainwater from

boggy areas such as gardens and playing ields. The water ilters into the land drain via

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Often we are able to solve the problem quickly and eficiently with the minimum of

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Build Pave &ScapeEmail: [email protected]: www.buildpaveandscape.co.uk

Call 07971 583 615 or 01978 311025FOR A FR E E N O OB LIG AT ION QU OT E

We specialise in the installation

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We know your garden is part of your home, so our home insurance covers items youmay have in your garden for up to 2500, even if they normally belong inside. We alsocover trees, plants and shrubs for up to 2000. That may seem on the generous side,but when you come to make a claim we prefer not to disappoint.

For a home insurance quote, call NFU Mutual in Frodsham on 01928 735967

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10 Knowsley Road, Hoole

39 Housesteads Drive, Hoole

20a Newton Lane, NewtonUNDER OFFER

183,950

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Skilfully extended semi detached family home * Stunning andspacious reception space * Many original features coupledwith modern and stylish kitchen and bathroom * Threereception rooms, utility room, cloaks/WC * Three excellentsized bedrooms * Private rear garden * Gas CH, UPVC dg

Individually built modern detached home * Spacious living room,dining room, conservatory * Extensively fitted breakfast kitchen withintegrated appliances * Three good-sized beds, en-suite, familybathroom with separate shower cubicle * Single garage, easymaintenance rear garden*Video tour available on our website

Modern semi-detached home in excellent position within popular cul-de-sac * Three bedrooms, spacious living room with dining room off* Modern fitted kitchen with maple effect units, recently replacedbathroom with white suite * Walking distance to city centre and

Hoole Faulkner Street centre, convenient for motorway network

You may already know Marie as she has worked for a Hooleestate agent for a number of years so has an unrivalledknowledge of the Hoole property market. We are verysuccessful in the Hoole area and would welcome moreproperty for sale. If you are thinking of selling and would likesome advice please call Marie on 01244 401100.

We are delighted

to announce thatMarie Flannaganhas now joinedour firm


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HOOLE RANGERS FC

For more inormation about Hoole Rangers FC please contact Glyn Roberts Mob: 07515 805966

THE season concluded with Hoole

Rangers 1st team fnishing in 4th place

in the Premier league, which is a much

better position than we achieved in the

last 3 seasons. We now believe we have a

team capable of once again challenging forsilverware next year, writes Glyn Roberts

In what we had all agreed would be a

developing and learning year for the 2nd

team, as expected they nished bottom of

a very strong Division 1. However, the team

started to show signs that the younger players

are improving and with a few additions to the

squad in the summer, we fully expect more

success next season.

As this season has now nished, we will

be taking a break from training, but will start

full pre-season training from July. If any new

players want to join the club with a view to

playing next season, please contact me on

mobile / e-mail below and I will advise how

you can get involved.

Rangers punch above theirweight to earn top our fnish

Hoole Rangers presentation evening followed on from the Fun Day. The winners of the

main awards are ( pictured left to right ); Mike Dessington 1st team Committees player

of the year, Ian Duffell 2nd team Players player of the year, Neil Cawley Clubman award,

Warren Fowles, 1st team Players player of the year and Mark Roberts Clubman award.

James Beetham ( not in picture ) won 2nd team Committees player of the year.


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J.BLAGG & SONS was established in

1981 when Peter and Keith joined their

ather in the amily business retailing

Televisions and Electrical Goods. Mr John

Blagg originally started in business with

his two older brothers in the late 1940s

with their ironmongery and electrical

shop Blagg Bros on Tarporley high street.

With the invention o television becoming

available in the 1950s the business

developed into a dedicated Radio &

Television shop.

Generations o local amilies recall how

Blagg Bros supplied the frst television

they ever owned, and or some the frst

television they ever watched was set

up in the local village halls by Mr Blagg

or coverage o the Queens Coronation.

The support o the local community is as

important to us as ever, having expanded

our range o products to most electrical

appliances, we are still happy to beknown as Blaggs the television shop.

We supply and install a wide rangeo electrical goods rom LCD and

Plasma TVs to major kitchen

appliances.

Our shop is in the centre o

Tarporley high street where we have

continued to expand the showroom

to accommodate a dedicated SONY

and Panasonic home entertainment

display, a Bosch and Siemens

domestic appliance area, and a ftted

kitchen with integrated appliances.

We stock many leading brands andoer riendly, honest advice on all

o our products. As a member o

Euronics, the largest electrical buying

group in Europe, we beneft rom the

heavyweight buying power o over

600 independent Electrical Retailers

across the UK. This gives us the

ability to oer competitive prices rom

a wide range o manuacturers while

keeping our independence as a local

amily business. Beore and ater-sales service has been the oundation

o our business or over 30 years.


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The Narrows Park, from 10.30am

Join Hoole Baptist Church for our all-age Pulse celebration for

Fathers Day. We are meeting in the Narrows Park in Hoole for

games, drama, dance, kite-making, singing and a picnic! And it is

all free!

10.30am - Games for all the family11.00am - Pulse all-age celebration

11.45am - Picnic in the Park. Bring your own food and something

to sit on. Soft drinks and biscuits provided.

If you would like more information,

please contact the Hoole Baptist Church office:

Email: [email protected] Telephone: 312037

A Fathers Day Celebration, Sunday 17 June 2012


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Bistro Blu at The Famous Blue Moon, 23 The Groves, Chester CH1 1SD01244 322481 www.bistroblu.co.uk

Heres a selection from our menuCheckwww.bistroblu.co.uk

for the full choice.

A selection from our 2 course Prix Fixe Menu 16.95

Starters

Moules a la Mariniere white wine, garlic, parsley, lemon & creamBaked Eggs Flamenca with chorizo & Raas al Hanout spices (vegetarian version also

available)

(V) Garlic Mushrooms A pot of our delicious Garlic Mushrooms topped with Herb &Cheese crust

(V) Greek Salad Feta Cheese. Rocket, Pine-Nuts & Balsamic Roasted Beetroot Pesto

Main coursesChar-Grilled Shark Steak in Chilli Oil and Garlic Marinade

Canard aux Navets Duck thigh & leg braised with seared turnip in wine a classic

recipe from the Languedoc regionPork Medallions in Pepper & Worcester sauce with mushrooms

Daube de Taureau Bullfghters Stew a rich dark casserole with red wine & olives

(V)Butternut &Spinach Risotto fnished with Parmesan shavings ALSO AVAILABLE AS A MAIN COURSE

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Open from 10am, seven days a week

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Packed with 50s &60s Pop and Filmmemorabilia

Video screensshowing vintageflm serials and

background

music from the50s & 60splayed on ourRocola juke-box

Enjoy fresh coffee,a glass of wineor a traditional

milk-shake

Lite bites,daily specials,and full menu

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Ive bn away. Th homland wascalling - although that maks it soundlik a gntl oic carrid on th brz

whn in rality it was a forc tn galdown th phon dmanding that Id not

bn hom sinc Christmas and thrwas a chanc that Id b disownd if Ididnt put in an apparanc soon.

So, like the dutiful son I am, I packed up myPJs and headed back to my roots although,it came as a bit of shock spending more thana eeting weekend where I had grown up. Iwanted home to have frozen in time and forthe memories to have come ooding back. As Ineared the edge of the town the stereo senseda dramatic window of opportunity and threwout an early 90s ballad. I leaned heavily onwheel and let the music wash over me in whatshould have been an Oscar worthy performancecapturing the melancholy of the moment andalthough my part was played to perfection, themonumental tear jerker suddenly become theweirdness of the Return to Oz!

The town had stopped beating and althoughfrozen, it was not preserved. It was dilapidated.Run down. The Woolworths building was now

an everythings a pound shop and even theWimpy had turned off its ovens and hiddenitself away behind white washed glass. Hueshad faded in the sun and a dust seemed to settleeverywhere. The Emerald City was nothing

more than semi-rural run down town centrefull of shutters and closing down sales.

Although my parents immaculate house,in its Stepford-esque setting, was still warm,welcoming and well received, I could not shakeoff the sadness of the high street. The heart of

the town was in need of CPR and I understoodwhy my parents were so in love with Hoole.It offered everything that their home townlacked. From living with the need to impressmy parents I was suddenly aware of the waythey were now living through their children. Ifwe were young girls we would probably now beparaded with backcombed hair and ten tonneof make up in sickly sweet beauty pageantsprofessing our love of puppy dogs and worldpeace.

As two 30-something-year-old blokes myMother had to play a different hand. Mybrother has the fantastically well paid job in thecentre of London and has become a commuterbut lives only a stones throw from my parentswhere as I may not have scored highly onthe career section of the game of life I haveclocked up all the Brownie points in terms ofgeographical location. If this was top trumps,

my Mother holds quite a good hand.The drive down Faulkner Street on route

home from my South East stint needed nomelancholic music. The soundtrack and

NO PLACE LIKE HOME


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nostalgia were completely irrelevant. I was

home. Home is not just the wallpaperedfour walls and roof above our heads. Homeis everything that surrounds us. Its ourbackyard, the view from our bedroom windowand the sounds of our street. Its the churchbells that ring, the blackbirds that sing and thecar alarm that adds a slight Dubstep remix tothe proceedings.

Orang plastic bags

Home is the blossoms, the fresh breads ofBaked, the chatter of kids coming home fromschool and the burnt out wheelie bin that stilllitters the oor because the council workerswho replaced the melted plastic were notbriefed that they had to dispose of the old lid.The same mess that the bin men can not clearbecause it is not placed inside the bin andtherefore remains a mass of blue spaghettithat has attracted the company of two white

plastic garden chairs and a fridge! Misery doeslove company.

But the heart of Hoole hasnt stopped inits tracks. Its not desperately holding on tosomething from the past. It is embracingchange. I hated the thought of the sea oforange plastic carriers spilling into our streetsand assumed the shiny new Sainsburys wasgoing to be our downfall but having beenopen just over a week, it is as if its always

been there. There is no obvious boycottbut then again there are no obvious locallysourced products on the shelves so you winsome, you lose some. The customer service

is a great improvement to that of the woman

with her mobile phone seemingly stapling hershoulder to the side of her head in one of theneighbouring similar stores so maybe thereare lessons to be learned there. #just saying.

And its not just the chain stores taking therisks. New independent establishments arepopping up like spring bulbs. Brook Streetreaches out from Chesters city towards us,paving a pathway of what used to be take-aways, pet groomers and adult shops but nowpractically glows with a newly refurbishedeateries, the fantastically retro BecnicksWonder Emporium and, taking a leaf outof Becnicks catalogue of historical chic,the Brooklyn Barber Shop who have left nostone unturned in terms of ambience, decorand good old fashioned customer service.And whats interesting is, these independentsuccesses are coming our way. So, when allis said and done, Sainsburys have made astatement about the heart of our Community the future is bright but not just orange.

As I write this, the sun has crept out. Its abit of a novelty right now but after the wetstart to the year it encourages growth. Withthat in mind, I look forward to being a part ofHooles development and sit in the windowof the Sticky Walnut watching the heart ofHoole beat strong and deantly. And the nexttime London calls, Im ensure to pack my rubyslipper because there is now place like home(repeat three times).

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O God, the author of peace and lover of concord, we give you thanksfor the Diamond Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth; for her

steadfast faith and for her royal service to this nation and all thepeoples of the Commonwealth.Bless the food before us and the people beside us; may the sharingof this meal strengthen our communities, and nurture the bondsbetween us of friendship, hope and trust.We ask this in the name of Jesus Christ who reigns as servant of

all.Amen

This is a specially written grace thanking God for the

Diamond Jubilee of Her Majesty The Queen - and the foodto be shared at Jubilee celebrations. Seen by Her Majesty,it will be prayed by millions of people throughout theCommonwealth on Sunday 3rd June, before they share a BigJubilee Lunch in their communities. As you will be aware thenation will be holding 4 days of celebrations from June 2nd toJune 5th to mark the Diamond Jubilee.

The ofcial emblem for The Queens Diamond Jubilee in 2012 is the winning designfollowing a national competition for children aged between 6 and 14. It was drawn by

10-year-old Katherine Dewar, who is from Chester! Im sure many of you have seenit is available for use for activities associated with the Diamond Jubilee celebrationsincluding community and national events, publications, retail and merchandising. Herein Hoole we are holding our own community event to celebrate The Diamond Jubileeis a unique moment in our countrys history and is important that the local Hoolecommunity has the chance to come together to celebrate. The churches are in an idealposition to help make this happen and we offer this event free of charge. Hoole is aspecial place and we want to celebrate all that is good and positive about it.

So on Sunday 3rd Jun Hool Alxandra Park from 11.30am into thaftrnoon thr will b a Community Church Sric including a localchildrns choir, li music by a Salation Army band and rousing hymnsinging. This will be followed by a picnic in the park and games for the all the family.The four Hoole Churches will host the whole event. Please do consider joining us for thisand lets celebrate and give thanks to God for the life and reign of Her Majesty QueenElizabeth.

Also to mark this special occasion more than 400,000 copies of a commemorativeDiamond Jubilee New Testament have been ordered across the nation and here in Hoole

over 350 copies will be given to every family in Hoole Primary School and some to giveaway at the community celebration, This gift recognises the strong Christian faith thatthe Queen has and how this faith underpins her life of service and duty to the country.

JUBILee CeLeBRATION

Andy Glover has lived inHoole with his wife Sue

for 22 years. Andy beganat Hoole Baptist Church,on Westminster Road,as Youth Pastor, beforebecoming the Pastor andnow Team Leader.

BY THe Rev ANDY GLOveR


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Wildlife Art comes alive at GordaleTHREE days of inspiring demonstrations by

award-winning artists will launch this years

National Exhibition of Wildlife Art (NEWA) at

the Gordale garden centre on the Wirral.

The UKs most published ine artist, PollyAnnaPickering, will be just one of the stars of NEWAs

Wildlife Weekend running from 13th to 15th July.

The event will also provide another chance to see

contrasting woodcarvers Chris Hindley and Philip

Nelson working in tandem, bringing birds to life in

wildly diering ways, before your very eyes!

Cheshire and North Wales will be further

represented by internationally collected artists

Claire Shaughnessy and

linocut specialist ThelmaSykes.

Each day of Wildlife

Weekend, will provide a

chance to see 3 or 4 talented

wildlife artists from all over

the Northwest, and beyond,

showing and sharing their

skills alongside the stunning

exhibition itself.

Each summer, thisdelightfully informal

exhibition, housed in the

natural light of Gordales

ephemeral NEWA gallery,

provides an experience

the whole family can enjoy

for free. With its vibrant

presentation of almost 400

paintings, drawings and

sculptures, the exhibitionhas regularly drawn over

17,000 visitors, making it

Britains largest open, selling

exhibition of wildlife art.

This years show runs from

July 13th to 29th, so why not

come along and see a world

of wildlife brought alive by a

charm of gifted artists.

Follow NEWA on facebook

for further details.


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JunE HIgHLIgHTSGARDeNING BY JANeT HeATH

JUNe is a loly month whn thsummer owers come into theirown, there may be frst harvestof nw potatos and frsh saladlas from th gtabl patch.

Flowering plants to look outfor in June are shrubs suchas Philadelphus (MockOrange) with some

varieties havingscented owers.Try Belle Etoile,Virginal withwhite owersor Philadelphuscoronarius Aureuswith golden yellowfoliage and scentedwhite owers. They

will grow well in mostsoils in sun or light shade.

If you have poor dry soil insun and want a shrub that will cope, try theCistus Grayswood Pink, or Cistus x purpureusboth of which have bright pink owers.The varieties Cistus Snow Fire and Cistus xaguilarii Maculatus have white owers withmaroon spots at the base of each petal.

For those with a moist soil look out forViburnum plicatum Lanarth or Mariesii withtiers of horizontal branches with lacecaps of

white owers in May and June.

Roses will be owering in June and lookgreat underplanted with lavender if youhave dry soil or drifts of Alliums. Alliumchristophii with large round heads of starrypurple owers or Allium Globemaster which

is taller at about 75cm. They will comeup year after year and dry well for

winter decorations.

Geraniums are great forground cover with thepink owered Geraniumendressii, blue oweredGeranium himalayeseGravetye or Geraniummacrorrhizum Album. The

last one will even ower indry shade.

In the vegetable garden you

will need to look out for blackyon broad beans I spray with

soapy water to get rid of them. Removeside shoots from growing tomatoes and tiethem in to the supporting canes as they grow.

You can sow seeds of French beans andcourgettes to ll spaces from spent crops andgive you a late crop at the end of summer.Continue sowing salad seeds such asrocket, lambs lettuce, radishes or lettuce forcontinuous cropping.

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USEFUL NUMBERSAge Concern (Cheshire) . . . . . . . .01606 881 668

Bus & Coach (Cheshire Bus Info) .01244 602 666

Chester Fire Station . . . . . . . . . . .01244 342 145Chester Zoo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01244 380 280

Cheshire West and Chester Council 0300 123 8 123

Cheshire Police . . . . . . . . . . . . . .01244 350 000

Countess of Chester Hospital . .01244 365 000

John Lennon Airport (Liverpool) .0870 129 8484

Manchester Airport . . . . . . . . . . . .0871 2710711

National Rail Enquiries (Info only)0845 748 4950

NHS Direct . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0845 46 47

NHS Stop Smoking Service . . . 0800 169 0 169

Northgate Arena. . . . . . . . . . . . . .01244 380 444

Samaritans (Chester) . . . . . . . . . .01244 377 999

Schools

St Werburghs and St Columbas RC Primary

School, Lightfoot Street, HooleTel:325528.

www.stwerburghandcolumbas.school.cheshire.org.uk

Hoole Church of England Primary and

Nursery School, Hoole Lane, Hoole.

Tel 323890

Website

Steve Howes website which includes award

winning site A Virtual Strollwww.bwpics.co.uk/chester

Cllr Bob ThompsoDeputy Liberal

Democrat Group

Leader

Surgery details:

Saturday morning

outside the Post

Ofce on CedarDrive, in Hoole, from

10.30am-11am.

Saturday morning

from 11am-12noon

outside the Bromeld

Arms in Faulkner

Street, Hoole

No appointment necessary

5 Ashwood Court, HooleTel 342920

Email robert.thompson@

cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk

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COMMUNITY LISTINGSIf you have a regular event that you would like listing here for freethen please get in touch. 350398 / [email protected]

Cllr Alex BlackLabour:

171 Hoole Lane

Hoole

CH2 3EQ

Phone: 01244

328956

Cheshire West & Chester coucillors for Hoole

newto ward

Cllr Tom Parry (Conservative)

4 Bailey Bridge Close, Chester

Mobile: 07789 615246

Cllr Adrian Walmsley (Conservative)4 Ambleside, Plas Newton, Chester

Phone: 01244 340949

Mobile: 07710 583513


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COMMUNITY LISTINGS

NEWTON

HOOLE

If you have a regular event that you would like listing here for freethen please get in touch. 350398 / [email protected]

Slimming World

At County Ofcers,

Plas Newton Lane,

Tel. 01244 536 754

On Wednesdays at

9.30am, 5.30pm and

7.00pm.

Newton Pre-school

(During Term Time)

Mon-Thur 9am-3pm

Fri 9am-12noon at Newton

School, Kingsway West

Tel. 01244 314271

Plas Newton WI

The Womens Institute

meeting is held 3rd

Wednesday of each month

at 7.30pm in St Michaels

Church Hall, visitors

welcomed.

Hoole Lawn Tennis Club

Faireld Road, Hoole

Senior Club Nights:

Monday and Thursday evenings

starting at 6pm (Only invited Juniors are

permitted to play at these times.)

Ladies Mornings:

Wednesday Mornings(10am - 12pm)

American Tournaments:

2nd Sunday of the month May to

September (2pm)

Junior Club Nights

(All sessions FREE for members)

Friday evenings April to September

inclusive

School years 3-6: 4.30pm-5.30pmSchool Years 7-11: 5.30pm-7.30pm

www.hooleltc.hitssports.com

Art Society

H.A.R.A Centre

Westminster Road, Hoole

Meets each Thursday from 10am to 2pm

at the old girls school

Hoole Library

91 Hoole Road, Chester

Tel: 347401

Opening hours:

Monday : 2-7pm; Tuesday : 2-5pm

Thursday : 9.30am-1pm & 2-7pm

Saturday : 9.30am - 1pm

Hoole Community Centre

Westminster RoadTel 01244 342741

Yoga

Dru Yoga Class: Wednesdays 1.30-

2.30pm. Ideal for all ages, shapes and

sizes. 5 a session. For information

contact Mary on 319509 or

[email protected]

Hoole Allotments

Prices: 36 (full plot) 18 (half)

Concessions: 18 (full plot) 9 (half)

For vacancies contact:

[email protected]

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serviced nd repired

For your local specalist call07970 618392paT Testing your electricl linces

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