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Have a great New Year.A guide to selected events in East Cheshire during February & March

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Compiled by Claire Hawkere: claire@insidemagazines.co.uk

SAT 31 JAN - 7 FEB 2015Witness for the Prosecution by Agatha Christie Tickets £9.50 (£8.00 concession) Courtroom drama from Britain’s best-loved crime writer. To book online: www.stockportgarrick.co.uk Tickets £9.50 (£8 concession)Telephone orderline: 0161 477 7779 Garrick Theatre, Exchange Street, Wellington Road

South, Stockport

WEDNESDAY 4 FEBRUARYPoynton Philatelic Society meeting with our homespun member, Mr Stuart Phillips, who will be displaying ‘Phantasms’ by Gerald King. These are privately produced stamps which are based on classic stamps of Great Britain, but with a twist. Call Ron Phelps 01625 877643 for details.The North Room, Poynton Community Centre 7.30pm

SATURDAY 7 FEBRUARYValentine Concert in support of the NSPCC featuring Cheshire A Cappella. Tickets £12, under 16s £5. Complimentary glass of bubbly and finger food at interval. Ring 01625 251302 or email louise.macklin1@virginmedia.com for tickets.St Michael and All Angels Church, Market Place,

Macclesfield 7.30pm

SATURDAY 7 FEBRUARYNorthern Chamber Orchestra - Elizabeth Watts, soprano: Berlioz Les Nuits D’été www.elizabethwattssoprano.comMacclesfield Heritage Centre 7.30pm

MONDAY 9 FEBRUARYBollington SciBar: Changes in the Arctic’s environment and their ecological consequencesTerry Callaghan, Professor of Arctic ecology at the

University of Sheffield and a lead author of the IPCC assessment of polar regions, will tell us more about changes in the Arctic. Talk starts at 6.30pm, the Vale Inn, Bollington. Free. Arrive early to get a good seat. Further details of all SciBars at www.bollingtonscibar.co.uk

TUESDAY 10 FEBRUARYE Cheshire Assoc. of NT ‘AVRO Woodford’ with Robby RobinsonSt Michael’s Church Hall, St Michaels Avenue, Bramhall 2pm

WEDNESDAY 11 FEBRUARYPoynton In Business - Business Breakfast to discuss local business issues and chat informally. Open to all Poynton business owners and managers, as well as anyone interested in setting up a business in Poynton. All will be made very welcome.More information at www.poyntoninbusiness.co.uk or

contact: admin@poyntoninbusiness.co.uk Poynton Civic Hall, off Park Lane, Poynton 7.30amWEDNESDAY 11 FEBRUARYNecdfas lecture on the ‘Egyptian Textile Treasures’ www.necdfas.org.uk info@necdfas.org.ukBrookdale Club, Bramhall.

THURSDAY 12 FEBRUARYWorth Probus Club. Nick Bianchi will speak to us on the History of Arighi Bianchi. Please contact Peter Owen on 01625 871574 or peterowen49@btinternet.com for further details. Community Centre, Park Lane, 2pmTHURSDAY 12 FEBRUARY

Poynton Home Gardeners Club. Janet Heath, the Garden Mentor, will make a welcome return visit; her subject on this occasion is Your Soil. For more information ring 01625 877865 between 10am and 7 pm or visit www.poyntongardenclub.co.uk Royal British Legion Club, St. George’s Road West, Poynton 7.30pm

SATURDAY 14 FEBRUARY Wilmslow Symphony Orchestra will perform a Russian themed programme including Rachmaninov’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini with soloist Jackie Campbell, Symphony No. 1 and Rimsky-Korsakov’s Russian Easter Festival Overture. Tickets £12, conc £10, under 18’s £2 Wilmslow Leisure Centre, 7.45pmTUESDAY 17 FEBRUARYPoynton U3A: Roger Danby will give a talk on the RNLI. Remember to renew your membership for 2015 to enable you to attend the AGM in March - annual fee remains at £10, please bring your current card. Entrance £1 including refreshments. For more information contact enquiries@poyntonu3a.org.ukMain Hall, Poynton Civic Centre 2pm to 4pm

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Cover photo: Chrissie and Anna at Bramhall Bakery, Poynton by Garth Aspinall.

Issue 55 - February/March 2015

p o y n t o nContentsLife is What You Bake it 4

Inside People 7

The Book Group Recommends 8

Bach Magnificat 11

Local Artist Opens Gallery 12

In Touch 19

Martin’s Money Tips 22

Crossword 25

The Road to Mandalay 26

The Walk 28

Sudoku 33

Life & Relationships 34

Slater & Gordon Legal Advice 37

Kid’s Activities 38

Just 4 Kids 41

inside Guide 45

Puzzle Solutions 50

Useful Numbers 53

Classified Index 54

Poynton is making a bit of a name for itself in baking circles, with the village even being immortalised in a Great British Bake Off Showstopper! The team at Bramhall Bakery recently chose Poynton’s Queensway as the location for its main bakery and second shop. Scott, the owner and head baker at this family run business has his own share of baking awards, accrued over 20 years of baking in his native Australia. Scott, his accountant wife Jo and their young children relocated to South Manchester from Melbourne, Australia in 2011 to be closer to Jo’s family and have built the business from scratch.

Scott and Jo are passionate about the importance of good quality, great tasting everyday bread. The motivation for opening the first bakery in Bramhall was the lack of options in the area for people to purchase a decent loaf. The bakery specialises in baking from scratch using traditional artisan techniques, with no added preservatives, artificial colourings or flavours. They make traditional sliced sandwich and toasting loaves as well as more unusual artisan breads such as authentic sourdoughs, other bulk fermented loaves and specialities such as the very popular Lancashire Cheese and Balsamic Onion bread.

The bread is made fresh each day (the baking team works through the night) and if it doesn’t

sell it is not sold and instead donated to charity or to local farmers. As a result, aside from baking your own bread, it is difficult to get a fresher loaf. If you are in early enough, it might even be warm from the oven! Each loaf is made based on a unique recipe created by Scott, using carefully sourced quality ingredients.

A key focus of the bakery is the training and development of staff. The bakery employs a number of young local people who are keen to learn bakery skills and has two apprentices who are undergoing formal craft bakery training. As most of the staff both bake and spend time behind the counter, there is almost always someone on hand to talk about bread, baking and the products in detail.

The other thing Scott and Jo are passionate about is the role of a good bakery at the heart of a strong community. This is an area that they are keen to develop in Poynton and they look forward to meeting more of you over the coming months. The team attended PoyntonFest and enjoyed being part of such a vibrant and well supported community event. The bakery was also privileged to host a visit from local MP David Rutley in November who following the visit, said, “It was great to visit Bramhall Bakery and support this exciting new local business. As well as providing delicious food, I welcome the new jobs it has created and the way it has made use of a previously empty unit so effectively. I wish them every success for the future.”

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Wendy Vigurs moved to Poynton in 1975, but was born in Aldershot on 25 January 1938, Burns’ Night. Two years later the family moved to Morecambe where Wendy attended Lancaster Road Primary School where earlier Eric Bartholomew, later to achieve fame as Eric Morecambe, had been a pupil. She then went to Lancaster Girls’ Grammar School and every year 20 members of the class of 1948 still attend an old girls’ get together.

In 1954, the family moved to Bramhall and Wendy attended Manchester High, taking A levels in Physics, Chemistry, Zoology and Botany before attending Manchester University to read Pharmacognosy, the science of deriving medicine from plants. When she graduated, Wendy was offered a research post in Nigeria but having been diagnosed as diabetic, chose to remain in the UK, becoming a retail/community pharmacist, her career for 46 years. Wendy suspects the inspiration to enter pharmacy came from her maiden aunt, Bess, also a pharmacist, who was adored by Wendy and her brother.

Although pharmacy was Wendy’s career, music and acting became the great passions in her life. As a child her ambition was to audition for the D’Oyly Carte but her father insisted that she pursue her studies first; she has retained a lifelong love of Gilbert and Sullivan. She sang the lead in Smetana’s The Bartered Bride at the Boys’ Grammar School, Morecambe (when the voice of the boy intended for the role broke!) and has sung as Ado Annie in Oklahoma and in performances of Fiddler on the Roof as Tzeitel and in a second performance as Hodel at the Rex in Wilmslow.

As a child she had piano lessons until ten but her interest rekindled when her younger daughter was studying for her grade 4 examination. Within a few years she had achieved a grade 8 qualification and was herself teaching pupils. Wendy sings with the Poynton MAPS Cantata choir and plays in the Community Orchestra.

In addition to her personal musical accomplishments, Wendy achieved fame locally as the organiser of local trips to the Opus One Halle concerts. This began in 1990 when she advertised in the local paper to share a car to attend concerts. Within a week there were 12 replies. Resourceful as ever, she decided to hire a 16 seater mini bus which cost her £48. Soon more replies came and by the time of the first concert, she had enough people to fill a 53 seat coach and enough reserves to fund a second coach. For 25 years now, hundreds of people from Poynton, Hazel Grove, Bramhall and Romily have taken advantage of the trips.

In recognition of her “sustained and significant contribution to the community” and her “dedication and commitment over many years” in organising these visits, Wendy was presented with a Community Award and the Certificate of Civic Service in 2013 by the Mayor of Poynton.

Married at 29, Wendy has two daughters and four grandchildren, three girls and a boy. She admits to a dislike of spiders, a love of steak and an enduring adoration for the actor Steve McQueen, whose much bent picture postcard graces her wall. For 34 years Wendy has been a Christian and a member of Poynton Christian Fellowship.

Last word from Wendy’s daughters

Sadly, after this interview had taken place and was ready for publication, Wendy passed away suddenly on 13 December 2014. We asked that the article still be printed as we know how much she loved Poynton and its people.

Jo and Alison.

Inside peopleWendy Vigurs

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The Book Group RecommendsThis month our first recommendation is At the Loch of the Green Corrie by Andrew Greig. Beautifully written, this book is part a biography of the Scottish poet Norman MacCaig; part autobiography – Greig himself is a poet, novelist, Himalayan climber and travel writer; and part a reflection on the landscape of North West Scotland and on Scottishness itself.

Greig describes his last meeting with MacCaig before his death. Over a dram the great poet asked him “to fish for me at the Loch of the Green Corrie ….ask for a man called Norman Macaskill…if he likes you he may tell you where it is.” Four years later Greig, with two friends, takes up the quest and they fish for trout at this remote lochan. Anyone who has fished or walked over hills or moors can appreciate the way the peace he feels helps Greig make sense of his own life. The resulting story is told in short chapters that reflect the fly fishing rhythm of Cast and Retrieve, the narrative alternating with reflective material.

Greig’s prose is punctuated by some of his own and MacCaig’s poems. Consistently well written and completely absorbing – it is difficult to put this book into a particular genre; it is so different, we all enjoyed it immensely. The recent referendum put Scotland on all our radars. We agree with Billy Connolly: “Should you find yourself in need of an explanation as to why Scots are the way they are…why Scotland looks the way it does…then this is the book for you.”

We have always considered Maggie O’Farrell to be an accomplished storyteller and Instructions for a Heatwave proved to be no exception. The heatwave, which provides a compelling backdrop to the novel, is the one that those over the age of 45 will never forget. 1976 saw the longest, hottest summer Britain has ever witnessed. Intolerably hot days, unbearably sweaty stifling nights, people are beginning to get a little unhinged.

Mr Riordan leaves his London home at 6.45am as he has done for 30 years. Now he is retired and only going for a paper – but this time he doesn’t come back. This is completely out of character, and by teatime his wife Gretta is panicking. The matriarch of a complicated Irish family who settled in London, Gretta is a hypochondriac and a religious fanatic, her three children are her obsession but also the bane of her life and now she needs them. Monica is in a difficult marriage to an older man, her stepdaughters barely speak to her and now she has an emergency involving the death of her stepdaughters’ cat. Michael Francis has two restless children and a wife who has hardly spoken to him since she rediscovered herself and started an Open University course. Gretta cannot contact her youngest, Aoife, who banished herself to New York, because she doesn’t have her number.

By the following day the bewildered family are back home, and there follows a wonderful exploration of complex family tensions told with real humanity and warmth. When the family follow the trail to Cork to the “gentle water falling from the sky” the heat is finally relieved and the family begin to mend the distances between them. Highly recommended.

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Two hundred and fifty miles is a long walk! This was the journey made by the twenty year old Johann Sebastian Bach in October 1705 when he went on a month’s leave from his first job as a church organist in Arnstadt in central Germany, and set out to go to north to the port of Lübeck to hear and learn from the great Danish organist and composer Dietrich Buxtehude. He ended up staying for three months which got him into serious trouble when he finally returned to his job after Christmas but Bach clearly thought it was worth it and his time in Lübeck had a considerable influence on his playing and composing from that time onward.

St George’s Singers next concert brings Bach and Buxtehude together again with two contrasting works, to be performed at the Royal Northern College of Music on Saturday 7 March. Bach’s Magnificat was originally written for Christmas 1723 soon after Bach became Kantor (Director of Music) at St Thomas in Leipzig but some eight years later he revised it to create this version, suitable for other great feasts of the church year. It is a dramatic, flamboyant and joyous outpouring of praise written for a five part choir, five soloists and a large orchestra. Buxtehude’s Membra Jesu Nostri composed in 1680 is a cycle of seven cantatas for Holy week.

Each section is a tender meditation on a different part of Christ’s body in a work of great beauty and emotion.

The concert takes place in the beautifully refurbished concert hall of the Royal Northern College of Music. The choir will be accompanied by the Northern Baroque Sinfonia and joined by five superb soloists from the RNCM.

St George’s Singers is recognised as one of the North West’s leading and most enterprising choirs and has established a reputation for innovative and ambitious performances of works, ranging from baroque to classical, modern to jazz. The Singers put on at least four major concerts each year, plus special concerts, events and open singing days, and tour regularly in the UK and Europe. They perform regularly at Bridgewater Hall, Gorton Monastery, RNCM and Manchester Cathedral, and recently performed Bach’s St John Passion under Manchester Camerata’s Guest Conductor, Nicholas Kraemer. The Choir’s President is actress Brigit Forsyth, who took over the role from Dame Joan Bakewell in 2010.

Tickets (£15, £13 concession, £5 students/children) are available from the ticket secretary on 01663 764012 or online at www.st-georges-singers.org.uk. Coach transport from Poynton or Hazel Grove is also available.

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The Paul Tavernor Gallery, which opened its doors the evening of the Christmas Fest in December, is inspired by nature and has an array of unusual and handmade bespoke goods. Along with platforming his own paintings, Paul has chosen to showcase a further 14 fine artists in the gallery. The artwork on sale ranges from intricate wood carvings of wrens, to stunning jewellery, beautiful glass and ceramics of hares and dogs, hand turned wooden bowls, felted goods and an array of framed artwork in various mediums.

Paul explained, “I have been painting professionally for over 15 years and when I first started out my initial ambition was to attain a few national awards and have my work professionally published and distributed. Having worked with two national publishers over the years, I was fortunate to be voted as one of the UK’s best-selling artists by the Fine Art Trade Guild Industry Awards on three separate occasions. This gave me the drive to open my own gallery so I am very pleased that I have been able to do so, close to where I live and where I take much of my subject matter from”.

The gallery, which Paul runs with his wife, Samantha, is open from Tuesday to Saturday, 9.30am – 5pm.

To see samples of Paul’s work, you can visit www.paultavernor.com or follow him at www.facebook.com/paultavernorart Tel: 01625 878910.

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Help and support is available to help those with dementia to live well and stay independent for as long as possible. There is also practical help and advice for those caring for someone with dementia, more information can be found on the NHS and Alzheimer’s society websites.

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For most, the loft is a dark and dingy place visited on rare occasions; a precarious scramble across dusty beams with torch in hand, grabbing what’s needed then clambering back past boxes filled with long-forgotten belongings. But that dark and dingy place is worth thousands. In fact, it takes up a third of the floorspace in an average home. So shouldn’t we be making the most of it?

And that’s where More Than Loft Ladders (MTLL) comes in. Founded in Bolton six years ago, MTLL specialises in generating space by making our lofts easily accessible. The latest MTLL franchise is based in Oldham and is run by skilled local Andy Best who says the company’s no-frills approach is what most people are looking for.

“We’re not selling £15,000 loft conversions,” says Andy. “This is a low-cost and simple alternative. For just £277 + VAT you can get a ladder that slides easily up and down, as well as a proper light and some boarding to make the space safe and secure. We can also fit a draft-proof loft hatch if required from only £55.”

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2014 PoYnTon aWaRds foR CusToMeR exCeLLenCe (PaCe)

Able Living Care Services was awarded the overall Business of the Year at the 2014 Poynton In Business Annual Dinner in December. A record number of nominations was received for the awards, now in their second year. Local businesses won awards across a number of categories, with Able Living Picking up the trophy for best Service Provider as well as Business of the Year.

heLP shaPe PoYnTon’s fuTuRe

Preparations have been underway for some months to produce a Neighbourhood Plan for Poynton, involving the Town Council and a large number of volunteers from the community. Having such a Plan in place represents a genuine opportunity to guide and influence the shape, scale and nature of development in Poynton for the next 20 years or so. If the submitted Plan is judged to be sound by Cheshire East Council and an independent planning inspector, it then goes

to a local referendum, when all registered voters in Poynton will be invited to respond. If the Plan receives support from 50% or more of those residents who vote, then it carries statutory weight, and must be taken into account by planning officers, developers and others.

To help inform and shape Poynton’s Neighbourhood Plan, a comprehensive survey will be distributed to Poynton’s residents in early February - it can also be completed online. Spare copies of the survey can be had from the Civic Hall or Poynton Library. All households are urged to take the time to complete and return the survey by the end of February – it is really important to Poynton’s future. Further information can be had from a set of Frequently Asked Questions on the Town Council’s website – www.poyntontowncouncil.gov.uk - click on ‘Neighbourhood Plan’ in the Homepage menu. Paper copies are available from the Civic Hall.

Updates on how the Plan is progressing will feature in the local media and in the Town Council’s electronic newsletter, the Poynton Update and News (PUN). To subscribe to this please e-mail malcolm.adams@poyntontowncouncil.gov.uk . The PUN database is confidential and not used for any other purpose, and recipients can unsubscribe at any time.

feBRuaRY fun aT The MaCCLesfieLd MuseuMs

This February half-term the Macclesfield Museums have a host of activities to keep children aged 6-16 entertained. On Wednesday 18 February drop-in to the Sunday School for ‘Fur and Feathers’ between 1.30-3.30pm visit the gallery to create your own animal pictures using fur and feathers! Suitable for all ages and costs £2. On Thursday 19 and Friday 20 February, the Silk Museum on Park Lane will be hosting the Children’s Craft Club ‘China’ children aged 6-11 can get inspired by China and all things Chinese and make art to take home! Costs £6.50 and runs 10am-12noon for children aged 6-11. Booking is essential - (01625)613210

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In touChaVRo’s GReenKeePeR sCooPs ToP naTionaL aWaRd

At an award ceremony attended by some of the country’s greatest sporting institutions, including Manchester United and Everton Football clubs, York and Ripon racecourses, Worcestershire CCC, and numerous prestigious golf clubs, Eddie Ainsworth from Avro Golf Club at Woodford, won the top Greenkeeping Achievement of the Year award.

The award ceremony was held at the Institute of Groundsmanship in December and was attended by more than 400 of the UK’s and Europe’s leading groundscare experts, as well as dignitaries from the governing bodies of sport and influential sports administrators.

The BoaT house

The Boat House is a 1940s vintage styled tea rooms offering monthly themed senior citizen Afternoon Tea Party events on Fridays. Individual, group, club and care home visits are always welcome and if you are celebrating a special occasion they will decorate your table free of charge just make sure you let them know at the time of booking!) This is a booking-only venue as each tea party is created with our guests in mind!

The Boat House is fully disabled friendly, Alzheimer aware and offers wheelchair accessibility, specialist cutlery, crockery and superb disabled toilet facilities as well as being

able to accommodate most specialist dietary requirements.

The cost is £18.50 per person which includes full traditional Afternoon tea, endless drink refills, one hour’s live entertainment and a personalised collage photograph of your visit.

For details of monthly tea parties please view their website theboathousevenue.co.uk or phone Debra on 07449 855630

MCiLVRide PPG

The Patients Participation Group at the McIlvride Practice is made up of a group of volunteer patients, the Partners and Practice Manager. They meet on a quarterly basis to discuss the hot topics of the day both national and local, the services on offer, the latest news from the surgery and how improvements can be made for the patients and practice. Patients are always welcome to contact any member of the PPG with suggestions or ideas for improvements to the Practice, which can then be fed back to the Practice Manager and the Doctors.

Anyone who might be interested in joining the PPG can contact the chairman Mr Chris Bailey, by email at mcilvrideppg@virginmedia.com or messages can be left at reception.

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In touChaRT faiR Raises oVeR £55,000 foR easT CheshiRe hosPiCe

Cheshire’s leading Art Fair raised £55,481 for East Cheshire Hospice. The charity arts and crafts exhibition, held last September at the Town Hall in Macclesfield, is a biennial event organised entirely by volunteers. Fio Brereton chaired Art Fair 2014: “We had a fabulous Art Fair and I would like to thank everyone who contributed towards its success in so many ways,” she says. “The Art Fair is recognised as one of the most respected art events in the North West, attracting thousands of visitors to Macclesfield, including Terry Waite, a patron of the hospice who this year visited the exhibition and gave a talk to the community.”

More than 100 local and regional artists showcased work at the fair and items sold included high quality original paintings as well as ceramics, sculpture, photography, limited edition prints, textiles, woodcraft, handmade jewellery and cards.

Art Fair 2014 also received a Royal seal of approval, with HRH The Prince of Wales donating a limited edition Artist’s Proof of one of his own watercolour paintings: the signed limited edition lithograph entitled, ‘The Castle of Mey’, was sold at auction for £4,700.

Fio Brereton says: “We were delighted The Prince of Wales donated a picture to Art Fair 2014. Each exhibiting artist also donates a proportion

from the sale of his or her work to East Cheshire Hospice with some generously donating a piece of artwork. The event wouldn’t have been possible without the assistance of supporters and sponsors, including McCann Manchester, and I’d like to thank them all for their assistance.

“The hospice is an exceptionally valuable part of our community and the success of the Art Fair means we’re helping towards the care of patients with life-limiting illnesses.”

PLaYinG CaRds - noT aLWaYs WhaT TheY seeM

The fascinating history of playing cards, which date from the 14th century, will be the subject of a talk at a Spring Guest Evening organised by North East Cheshire Decorative and Fine Arts Society (Necdfas). The event, on Friday 20 March, is at The Hunting Lodge, Adlington Hall, and includes dinner for 150 members and guests.

A Past Master of the Worshipful Company of Makers of Playing Cards, lecturer Yasha Beresiner will explain that in the 17th and 18th centuries politically biased decks of cards were published to capitalise on the hunger for news and information, for example the 1678 Popish Plot involving the infamous Titus Oates.

Necdfas holds a special guest evening every two years to allow members to introduce friends and acquaintances to the society, which holds monthly lecture meetings on Wednesday mornings at the Brookdale Club, Bramhall. Because it is a large organisation - with 300 members - Necdfas is able to attract first rate lecturers in all aspects of fine arts.

March is a busy month for Necdfas. On 4 March there is a visit to Winterbourne House and Gardens and the Barber Institute of Fine Arts in Birmingham, and the monthly lecture on the 28 March will feature the Magna Carta, coinciding with the 800th anniversary of its signing.

For more information see website www.necdfas.org.uk or email info@necdfas.org.uk

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Regular savings accounts often pay high interest as it’s only on a small amount for a short time. While the top rate’s slightly more than bank accounts, because you need to put cash in each month, you’d need to trickle it across from your top savings account anyway - hence why it’s second.

Got more? Pour it into a cash ISA 2.6% tax-free with access.

Cash ISAs are just savings accounts where the interest isn’t taxed (so you keep all of it). Anyone over 16 in the UK can put up to £15,000 in an ISA each tax year (6 April - 5 April) and once in, it stays tax-free year after year. With fixed-rate cash ISAs, unlike normal savings, you can access the cash within the term - though you’ll lose some interest in penalties. Yet even if you withdraw early, these can still be winners. See www.mse.me/ISAs for some ISA options

Now consider locking cash away - earn 2.5% in fixed rate savings.

If you’ve still money, next consider whether you’re prepared to lock it away without access - if so, you can fix with a locked-in rate that’s usually higher.

Do bear in mind if rates rise over the term you can’t switch, so at the moment I don’t list fixes longer than three years. Top fixed-rate savings: www.krbs.com 1yr fix pays 1.9% AER, min £1,000. The top 3yr fix is www.investec.co.uk (min £25,000), which pays 2.5% AER unless the Bank of England base rate plus 1% is higher, in which case you get that. If you’ve less, www.shawbrook.co.uk Bank is a 3yr fix at 2.5% AER (min £5,000).

Got any left?

Earn 1.4% in the top easy access normal savings. Now we’re down to the bog standard easy access payers. Here you can put in big amounts and withdraw cash at leisure.

Before you rush off to pour cash in the fountain, a few key tips...

You pay tax on savings interest (if not in an ISA). Higher rate taxpayers lose 40% of their interest to the taxman, basic rate 20%. Part of a couple? Put savings in name of the lower-rate taxpayer. Know your savings safety. Provided your money is in a UK-regulated savings account, the first £85,000 per person, per financial institution is Government guaranteed. If you’ve got more, spread it.

by Martin Lewistwitter: @MoneySavingExpert

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Exotic Burma (Myanmar) has been mostly hidden from the outside world for many years. Now the wonders of this magical land begin to reveal themselves. Diverse in both landscape and culture, discover the winding Irrawaddy River, sandy beaches, pine forests and plains dotted with temples.

First stop – Yangon, known to many by its colonial name of Rangoon and that colonial atmosphere can still be seen in the winding streets with British-Colonial architecture and in the Indian Quarter. Whilst here, visit the amazing Schwedagon Pagoda, the first of many to be seen during your holiday.

From Yangon, take a short flight to Heho and transfer to Inle Lake to meet the local hill tribe people, visit the local markets and visit the Phaung Daw Oo Pagoda, the lake’s main sanctuary with five Sacred Buddhas. This area is all about how the local people live, with visits to local craft workshops and even a ‘cheroot’ factory.

A short flight brings you to Bagan, famed for plains filled with literally thousands of beautiful

temples. Explore some of the temples including Shwezigon Pagoda and the famous Ananda temple. A sight not to be missed is the sunset view over the stunning vistas of Bagan from atop a beautiful terraced pagoda.

An alternative way to explore Burma is on a river cruise along the Irrawaddy River; with short four-night cruises available, or for a more in depth view, nine or 11 nights. The 11 night cruises sail from Yangon all the way through to Mandalay, or

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the shorter cruises you would embark at either, just a short drive from Yangon and home to the the impressive Schwesandaw Pagoda complex and the Wunchataung Paya or at Bayan.

We recommend two luxury river cruise vessels The Irrawaddy Explorer is a new ship, launched in September 2014 and the Sanctuary Ananda which is newer still. Both ships are beautifully decorated and designed in the style of a boutique hotel reflecting Burma’s renowned reputation for arts, crafts and textiles in its furnishings and décor which showcases local fabrics, teak wood and lacquer ware.

On the Sanctuary Ananda all cabins have balconies, and on the Irrawaddy Explorer it is a mix of full balconies and Juliet balconies, but all cabins have the same fabulous views of the countryside as you glide down the river.

Your cruise will include on-board cooking classes, dancing demonstrations and lectures to complement the itinerary and deepen your knowledge and understanding of local places and culture.

Shore excursions are available, including some ‘harder to get to’ places revealing the authentic Burma to visitors and of course your cruise will include impeccable standards and service throughout. English speaking guides are available on board and on all cruise excursions, most of which are included in the cost of the cruise.

For details of tours and itineraries available, call Travel by Design on 01625 584195.

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This circular walk starts at Rose Hill Station in Marple, taking in Macclesfield Canal, Higher Poynton & Lyme Park, the Gritstone Trail, Disley and Peak Forest Canal. Poynton residents could start this walk at Stage 2 - Bridge 15.

Total distance 15.25km/9 miles. Moderate with numerous refreshment stops: easy tracks, towpaths, some rocky tracks, can be muddy.

Stage 1

Turn left off the platform across the car park to Railway Road with the allotments on your right. The entrance to Middlewood Way is signposted in front of you. Go along Middlewood Way (the track bed of the Rose Hill to Macclesfield railway) and turn left at the stile in the hedge on to Marple Golf Course (this is the Cown Edge Way ). Follow the path through the edge of the wood above the gully (can be slippy here ) and then straight across the golf course to a gap in the hedge marking the boundary with the Macclesfield Canal. Distance so far 1.25 km.

Stage 2

Turn right on to the canal towpath. Note the Goyt Mill on your left, which is a fine example of a spinning mill. The chimney now gone was

a landmark for miles around. Follow the canal towpath through to bridge 15 at Higher Poynton marina. The towpath provides a nice walk through pleasant countryside. At bridge 11 you pass under the A6 where the Bulls Head pub sits alongside the canal and road.

On reaching bridge 15 at the marina there is a canal side café/shop and about 50 yards down the road to the right Boars Head pub and a further coffee shop alongside. There is also the Nelson Pit Visitor Centre with information about the various Poynton collieries which used to operate in this area. Open each day, usually staffed, Ranger Service 01625 383700, toilets and local event notice board. Distance so far 5.25 km

Stage 3

Leave the canal and turn left to cross over bridge 15 and continue up the lane for about 100 yards, over a cattle grid and straight ahead along the track by the edge of the wood signed Haresteads Farm. Continue along the track past the farm on your right and follow the track gently uphill. You reach a wooden gate across the track marking the entrance to the National Trust Lyme Park estate and deer park. Carry on uphill on the track. Behind you is now a good view over the Cheshire Plain and Manchester. At the top the track divides.

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Follow the left hand track round and down the hill into the car park at Lyme Hall.

Here you will find the National Trust Lyme Hall and gardens. There is a refreshment and information kiosk in the car park and down by the Lake is a cafeteria and toilets. Distance so far 7 km

Stage 4

Leave the car park by the steps to the left of the information kiosk. At the top of the steps outside the main entrance to the Hall follow the road uphill bending to the left with the old stable building to your right. Continue along the road with the wood and metal fence on your right. Lyme Cage can be seen on your left. You are now on the Gritstone Trail and are heading towards the East Gate entrance to the Park. Skirt a small copse on your right and drop down to the East gate Lodge. From this track you get good long distance views of the moors of the Dark Peak and Kinder Scout.

Follow the track downhill, past the Bowstones path on your right, to the bridge over the stream. Currently this bridge is closed and a temporary wooden bridge has been built to the left. Cross the bridge and up the rocky track past the Millennium Wood notice board on the right. At the top of the slop bear left at the signpost marked Gritstone Way. This track is now known as Green Lane. Distance so far 8.75 km

Stage 5

Follow the path and after a slight hollow bear left with it at a right angle with a signpost up on the bank to your right. Pass through the gate and the path goes steadily downhill between hedgerows. There are two small reservoirs to your left. When you reach the ‘T’ junction keep straight on and the track becomes a lane which drops steadily down towards Disley village. The lane bears left at the bottom and then right again past a post box and down the hill into the centre of the village. Here are a number of pubs and refreshment places. Distance so far 10.5 km

Stage 6

At the cross road traffic lights, bear right along the A6 main road, cross over and take Hollinwood Road just by the Dandy Cock pub down the hill and under the railway. After the bridge take the left hand fork past the steps coming down on the left. Continue down the lane with good views of Kinder Scout Edge on the right, until you come to a small cottage on the left. Veer right here across the swing bridge and on to the Peak Forest canal towpath. Turn left along the towpath and have a pleasant walk with good views back to bridge 1 at Top Lock in Marple. A refreshment stop can be made at the Sportsmans Arms or Royal Oak in Strines by means of a signed path ‘Cobden Edge’ through the towpath hedge and down the field to the main road.

When you reach bridge 1 at Top Lock at the junction of the Peak Forest and Macclesfield canals, cross the bridge and walk down past the locks to lock 13 at the locally known Possett Bridge on the main road. Here you have three alternatives; continue down the canal to lock 9, turn right down the hill to Marple railway station; buses 383/384/358/275 from the centre of Marple to your left, or turn left through the centre of Marple and follow the main road straight down to Rose Hill railway station, where the Railway pub is handy for some final and well deserved refreshment.

Total distance 15.25 km

This is one of five walks from Rose Hill Station, Marple, taken from a guide that has been produced by the Friends of Rose Hill Station, with help and support from Northern Rail, Transport for Greater Manchester, Stockport Borough Council and The Association of Community Rail Partnerships.

PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL THESE WALKS ARE FOR INFORMATION ONLY AND THE FRIENDS OF ROSE HILL STATION ACCEPT NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR ONGOING ACCURACY, OR SUITABILITY FOR ALL WALKERS.

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If you are unable to fall asleep, or wake frequently during the night, you are not alone. We are often discussing sleep problems with our clients at Amaranth and it is estimated that between 23% and 34% of people in the UK suffer with sleep problems.

There are many reasons for disturbances in sleep patterns, which can be short term or chronic. These may include:

■ Lifestyle including working hours and young families

■ Stress and anxiety

■ Some medications

■ Caffeine and alcohol

■ Habits and routines

So what can you do to improve your sleep? First of all you need to try to identify the factors that are triggering the sleep problems for you. Keeping a diary of your food, daily activity and sleep may help. Bring this along to Amaranth and our nutrition team will help identify your triggers and make food and lifestyle recommendations specific to you.

The following general tips may also help (do remember to chat to your GP if you are taking medications)

■ Re-think your bedroom routine. Commit to switching off computers, mobile phones and even the TV by 9.30pm. Take a soak in a bath with magnesium salts or lavender oil to relax the body and the mind.

■ Focus on food and drink. Caffeine can stay in your blood stream for up to four hours. Try to keep tea and coffee to the morning and have herbal teas in the afternoon and evening. Pukka Night time tea is a favourite at Amaranth.

■ Natural remedies including glycine, cherry, red date and magnesium have been studied for

their sleep inducing effects. As an example, three grams of glycine mixed in water and taken before bed has been shown to reduce the time it takes to fall asleep and improve the quality of sleep.

■ Herbal remedies including valerian, hops and ashwaganda have also been studied. Studies have shown that valerian reduced the time to fall asleep in many patients with insomnia.

■ Complementary therapies including massage, reflexology and acupuncture help to relax and de-stress. Many of our clients report an improvement in sleep after a treatment.

Throughout February we will be sharing more sleep tips and research on facebook and twitter so follow us at www.facebook.com/AmaranthUk or @Amaranth_UK. You can of course call into to our shop and treatment rooms in Bramhall village or call us on 0161 439 9856.

Natural Lifestyle Store and Treatment Rooms 19 Bramhall Lane South, Bramhall Tel: 0161 439 9856

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by Joanne Hill www.amaranth-wellbeing.com

Amaranth offers£10 towards a one hour Massage booked with Alex on Mondays or Acupuncture booked with Jas on

Wednesdays*

£5 towards Viridian Cherry Night or Pukka Night Remedies

*Terms and conditions apply. Both offers are valid during February and March 2015

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Have you ever wondered why the decisions you made a while ago no longer seem right? There is a good reason for this. The decisions we make at 23 are made with a 23 year old’s perspective and mind, and life experience. What was right for us then isn’t necessarily right for us as we get older in life. Problem is that sometimes we try to hang onto what we have created. Why? Because it is too scary to ‘start again’.

So how about – instead of seeing it as starting again – seeing it as moving forward. Learning from our life experience and letting go of what we don’t want and refining and putting in place what we do want. Finally listening to our heart.

I was recently working with a client who wanted to review the past ten years and focus on the next ten. What was interesting about our conversation was that, as many people do, she had not acknowledged the things she had done and only focused on the things she hadn’t. So using this as a starting point it was good to actually list out and acknowledge the things she had achieved. And then, as with all good foundations, build upon them.

Once we know what we do not want it is much easier to discover what we do. Looking back can be useful as we begin to see what was missing and what we would really like to have in our life from now on. The next part is to see that it is not about getting all these things yesterday, but just as the previous ten years were about creating our life up to now; the next ten years can evolve and include all the things we want.

It’s about starting somewhere – even with a small step. The first step is to learn about yourself a

bit better. Try out a few things that shift how you see yourself and your world. Be kind to yourself so the world can be kind to you. It will help soften the ground for new things to come into your life. If it is your career you could begin by just allowing yourself to think big about what you’d like or even simply admit to yourself once and for all that you have no heart in your job and you have to take that courageous step to find out what your true passions are in life. To do that you do need to learn more about yourself.

How well do you know yourself? What are you wanting in your life? Are you giving it to yourself? Are you even letting yourself know what you truly want – especially if it means changing your life?

So many people have that crisis of realising that they are not living the life they want, or even maybe just part of their life is not as they’d like, and then they bury the feeling for fear of what it means. They allow ‘I don’t know’ to be an answer because the consequence of knowing is too scary.

The first step is to start allowing yourself to see these missing bits of you and what you have denied yourself. To really touch in with your heart and find out what it longs for. And then to start moving towards creating that for yourself in your life. As I said to a client recently – don’t wait for your head and ego to say yes to what your heart wants – follow your heart now and let your mind and ego catch up!

Jessica offers Life Guidance to those who are feeling like they are at a crossroads, helping you connect back to your spirit, the true heart of you.

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The treatment of the family business on divorce can be a particularly emotive issue. Perhaps only one party worked in the business and they may feel that their spouse should not be entitled to a share. Conversely, many couples work in family businesses together and both wish to keep the business for themselves post-separation.

Business Valuations

The usual starting point on divorce for any family business is for it to be valued. The usual approach is for a specialist forensic accountant to be jointly instructed by the husband and wife to prepare a detailed valuation. A further issue is whether the business needs to be valued at all. For some professionals, a limited company may simply be a vehicle through which they provide their consultancy services. On a divorce, to take into account the value of such a business as well as the income it generates is surely double-counting: it is the income stream which is relevant, not the value of the underlying business.

Liquidity

Although business valuations can be relatively straightforward, more significant problems tend to arise on the issue of liquidity, ie how can money be extracted from a business to fund a settlement on divorce?

For many couples a lack of liquid cash may lead to a structured divorce settlement, meaning that payments are made over many years. Where cash is available in the business now, it has to be drawn from the business in the most tax effective manner possible. A company buying back its shares from either spouse, or the repayment of a directors’ loan account balance can be the most attractive options available.

If liquidity is a genuine problem, in extreme cases a court could transfer shares in the business to the other spouse, giving them an interest in the business and a potential to share in future profits.

Such arrangements are fraught with difficulties and run contrary to the principle of trying to achieve a clean break wherever possible.

Assessment of Future Income

What if one spouse chooses to draw only a modest income through the business? The Family Court is not limited to looking at purely income which has been drawn historically, but it can take into account potential income or earning capacity.

The role of a forensic accountant should be to analyse the future profit of a business and the potential income which can be drawn. Accordingly, if the Family Court were to accept that a spouse could draw a considerably higher income, then it may fix maintenance payments at an appropriately higher level.

Treatment of Businesses on Divorce

Following the clean break principle, the Family Court will look to sever financial links between a couple wherever possible. One spouse may retain the family business outright, but in return the other spouse may retain the family home and other assets.

Shares in a company and equity in a property are however different. Shares are viewed as “risk-laden”, whereas equity in a property is viewed as “copper-bottomed”. Taking on the risk of shares may justify keeping a larger share of the family assets.

A final important point is that the court will always look at the valuation of a business as a snapshot of its present value. The timing of a divorce can therefore have a significant impact upon the financial settlement depending upon how the business is trading at that time.

Andrew is a renowned lawyer across all areas of divorce and relationship breakdown. He has extensive experience of dealing with family businesses on divorce, complex trust arrangements and divorces with an international element.

by Andrew Newbury0808 175 7765 www.slatergordon.co.uk

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Things to do with pre-school kids

Compiled by Jenny Rileye: jenny@insidemagazines.co.uk

MondaySt. Paul’s Catholic Pre-School 9-3pmOpen Monday – Friday Term Time only. Marley Road, Poynton. A caring and stimulating environment, open to all. Please call ahead from more information – 01625 858222

Playaway 9.30-11.30amPoynton Baptist Church. Contact 01625 859036

TuesdayWacky Woods 10am-12pmStyperson Quarry Wood, Brookledge Lane, Adlington.

Come and have fun in the woods with your pre-schooler; even young babies can appreciate the joys of nature. Lots of sensory play activities to enjoy with your children in guided sessions.

£5 per child and that includes pancakes or crumpets on the campfire.

Contact 01625 573086.

Story Time 11amTerm time only. Hazel Grove Library. Stories, rhymes and songs followed by some colouring.

Contact 0161 217 6009.

WednesdayPre-School Dance 2-2.30pmTerm time only. St Martin’s Church Hall, Shrigley Road North, Higher Poynton. All children welcome from age 18 months. Contact 07903 727763 or email missstephanie1@hotmail.co.uk

ThursdayParent & Toddler Group 9.30-11.30am Term time only, Poynton Methodist Church.

For more information contact the church office on 01625 871592

Rhyme Time 10.30amPoynton Library. No booking necessary and no charge. All babies and toddlers welcome with parents/carers.

Contact 01625 374818.

Stay & Play 1.15-2.45pm Term time only, Poynton Children’s Centre, Clumber Road.

Contact 01625 383090 or email poyntonchildrenscentreadmin@cheshireeast.gov.uk

FridayBaby Sensory 11am, 12.30pm and 2pmThe Woodford Scout and Guide Headquarters, Moor Lane, Woodford. A learning and development program for parents and babies.

To book, call Becky on 07503547083 or email eastcheshire@babysensory.co.uk

Worth Parent & Toddler Group 1.30-3pmTerm time only. Worth Primary School, Birch Road. Toddler group for all pre-school age children and their parents/carers.

Contact us on 01625 875900 or admin@worth.cheshire.sch.uk for more information.

saTurdayBaby Ballet & Tap 9-10amThe Hockley Centre, Park Lane. Step Ahead School of Dance, contact Natalie on 07799 614260 for further details.

Who Let the Dads Out? Between 9am & 11am Second Saturday of the month during term time, St. Martin’s Church Hall, Higher Poynton (near the Boars Head Pub).

A dads and toddler group for dads, granddads or male carers and their pre-school children.

£2.50 per family which includes a bacon butty & coffee for the dads, and toast & juice for the children.

Contacts Julie Briggs on 07769 938269, or email julie@briggs.me.uk

Poynton Children’s Activities

If you run a local activity for young children and would like to be included on this page please email jenny@insidemagazines.co.uk

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Windows 10 is being touted by Microsoft as the fix for all that was wrong with Windows 8. Users are to get back the start button, desktop and start menu which will have both the familiar nested folder view and the tiled metro view. This new release is set for the end of 2015 and will be a kind of mish mash between Windows 7 and Windows 8. Users who have stuck to the familiarity of Windows 7 and those who have taken the plunge for Windows 8 will both be able to adjust quickly to the new interface. For business this is critical as IT departments will not have to spend hours retraining employees how to navigate.

Windows 8 really has been a flop in sales terms - there is nothing actually wrong with Windows 8, it works just fine, but is really designed for touch screen devices and not very easy to navigate with a keyboard and mouse. Windows 10 will run across all devices and will be designed for

touch screens but with the added bonus of the keyboard and mouse being able to interface with ease. That’s great news for end users and businesses alike.

What happened to Windows 9? A Microsoft spokesman said ‘Windows 9 came and went’. Originally slated for release in early 2015, Microsoft now seem to want to distance themselves from 8 with a fresh start, excuse the pun. Maybe they are trying to come parallel with Apple and their OSX (10) operating system, who knows?

Windows 10 is available as a tech preview free download for anyone who has a Microsoft account to try. I wouldn’t try installing this as your main operating system but if you are advanced enough to be able to install Virtual Machines then this is a good way to give it a whirl. We use Virtual Box but there are many other free VMs to choose from.

Mark Travis, The PC Doctor

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A guide to selected events in East Cheshire during February & March

Inside Guide

Compiled by Claire Hawkere: claire@insidemagazines.co.uk

saT 31 Jan - 7 feB 2015Witness for the Prosecution by Agatha Christie Tickets £9.50 (£8.00 concession) Courtroom drama from Britain’s best-loved crime writer. To book online: www.stockportgarrick.co.uk Tickets £9.50 (£8 concession)Telephone orderline: 0161 477 7779

Garrick Theatre, Exchange Street, Wellington Road South, Stockport

WednesdaY 4 feBRuaRYPoynton Philatelic Society meeting with our homespun member, Mr Stuart Phillips, who will be displaying ‘Phantasms’ by Gerald King. These are privately produced stamps which are based on classic stamps of Great Britain, but with a twist. Call Ron Phelps 01625 877643 for details.

The North Room, Poynton Community Centre 7.30pm

saTuRdaY 7 feBRuaRYValentine Concert in support of the NSPCC featuring Cheshire A Cappella. Tickets £12, under 16s £5. Complimentary glass of bubbly and finger food at interval. Ring 01625 251302 or email louise.macklin1@virginmedia.com for tickets.

St Michael and All Angels Church, Market Place, Macclesfield 7.30pm

saTuRdaY 7 feBRuaRYNorthern Chamber Orchestra - Elizabeth Watts, soprano: Berlioz Les Nuits D’été www.elizabethwattssoprano.com

Macclesfield Heritage Centre 7.30pm

MondaY 9 feBRuaRYBollington SciBar: Changes in the Arctic’s environment and their ecological consequences

Terry Callaghan, Professor of Arctic ecology at the University of Sheffield and a lead author of the IPCC assessment of polar regions, will tell us more about changes in the Arctic. Talk starts at 6.30pm, the Vale Inn, Bollington. Free. Arrive early to get a good seat.

Further details of all SciBars at www.bollingtonscibar.co.uk

TuesdaY 10 feBRuaRYE Cheshire Assoc. of NT ‘AVRO Woodford’ with Robby Robinson

St Michael’s Church Hall, St Michaels Avenue, Bramhall 2pm

WednesdaY 11 feBRuaRYPoynton In Business - Business Breakfast to discuss local business issues and chat informally. Open to all Poynton business owners and managers, as well as anyone interested in setting up a business in Poynton. All will be made very welcome.

More information at www.poyntoninbusiness.co.uk or contact: admin@poyntoninbusiness.co.uk

Poynton Civic Hall, off Park Lane, Poynton 7.30am

WednesdaY 11 feBRuaRYNecdfas lecture on the ‘Egyptian Textile Treasures’ www.necdfas.org.uk info@necdfas.org.uk

Brookdale Club, Bramhall.

ThuRsdaY 12 feBRuaRYWorth Probus Club. Nick Bianchi will speak to us on the History of Arighi Bianchi. Please contact Peter Owen on 01625 871574 or peterowen49@btinternet.com for further details. Community Centre, Park Lane, 2pm

ThuRsdaY 12 feBRuaRYPoynton Home Gardeners Club. Janet Heath, the Garden Mentor, will make a welcome return visit; her subject on this occasion is Your Soil. For more information ring 01625 877865 between 10am and 7 pm or visit www.poyntongardenclub.co.uk

Royal British Legion Club, St. George’s Road West, Poynton 7.30pm

saTuRdaY 14 feBRuaRY Wilmslow Symphony Orchestra will perform a Russian themed programme including Rachmaninov’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini with soloist Jackie Campbell, Symphony No. 1 and Rimsky-Korsakov’s Russian Easter Festival Overture. Tickets £12, conc £10, under 18’s £2 Wilmslow Leisure Centre, 7.45pm

TuesdaY 17 feBRuaRYPoynton U3A: Roger Danby will give a talk on the RNLI. Remember to renew your membership for 2015 to enable you to attend the AGM in March - annual fee remains at £10, please bring your current card. Entrance £1 including refreshments. For more information contact enquiries@poyntonu3a.org.uk

Main Hall, Poynton Civic Centre 2pm to 4pm

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WednesdaY 18 feBRuaRY Want to dispel those winter blues? Join Poynton Luncheon Club! Enjoy a delicious lunch at Adlington Hunting Lodge then sit back and listen to Alan Hayhurst talk about Banking in a Gentler Age.

Want to join us? Contact membership secretary Pam Orton on 0161 483 4557

WednesdaY 18 feBRuaRYDrop-in Craft Activity: Fur and Feathers. Make your own animal or bird from recycled materials £2 per activity pack

The Old Sunday School, Roe Street, Macclesfield 1.30-3.30pm

WednesdaY 18 feBRuaRYPoynton Philatelic Society meeting with a members night, some interesting collecting subjects for all to enjoy. Call Ron Phelps 01625 877643 for details.

The North Room, Poynton Community Centre 7.30pm

ThuRsdaY 19 feBRuaRYPoynton Morning Townswomen’s Guild. Eddie Ainsworth will talk about Bee Keeping. Contact Kath on 0161 456 5299

Civic Hall Poynton 10am – 12 noon

ThuRsdaY 19 & fRidaY 20 feBRuaRY Inspired by China. Craft Club to discover and make traditional Chinese mammals, birds and fish, along with beautiful 3D lanterns. £6.50 per child, 6-12 years

Booking is essential Tel: 01625 613210

The Silk Museum, Park Lane, Macclesfield 10am-12noon

ThuRsdaY 19 feBRuaRYMart Rodger Manchester Jazz

Poynton British Legion, Georges Rd. West, Poynton 8pm

ThuRsdaY 19 feBRuaRY ‘Winter & Spring at Pikelow Farm’ by David Taylor, a farm at Marton managed with wildlife at the top of its priority list with the Wilmslow Guild Natural History Society. Visitors welcome £3, further information from 01625 874387

Wilmslow Guild, 1 Bourne St. 7.45pm

saTuRdaY 21 feBRuaRYThe Dante Quartet, Haydn String Quartet in C major op33 no 3 (The Bird) Bartok String Quartet no4; Debussy String Quartet in G minor Tickets £15, students and benefits recipients £7.50. £5 tickets available for chamber concerts first timers. Tel: 01625 576402/574435 www.bollingtonartscentre.org.uk or email chamberconcerts@bollingtonartscentre.org.uk

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TuesdaY 24 feBRuaRY Poynton National Women’s Register. Waterloo 1815: the Big Bi-Centennial. New members welcome. Call Margaret Wrigley 01625 879853 for details of venue.

ThuRsdaY 26 feBRuaRYWorth Probus Club. Val Moore will speak to us on’ East Cheshire Hospice and lottery’. Please contact Peter Owen on 01625871574 or peterowen49@btinternet.com for further details.

Community Centre, Park Lane 2pm

ThuRsdaY 26 feBRuaRYE Cheshire Assoc. Of NT ‘The Maya of Mexico with Peter Floyd’ St Michael’s Church Hall, St Michaels Avenue, Bramhall 7.30pm

fRidaY 27 feBRuaRYHallé Chamber Concert. The Arlington String Quartet plays music by Walton, Haydn and Dvorak. Tickets £10 (£8 concession) available from Thrift Shop, Church Office (0161 439 1204), Simply Books (228 Moss Lane) and at the door. Refreshments included. Under 18s free.

Bramhall Methodist Church 7.30pm.

saTuRdaY 28 feBRuaRYPoynton Ceilidhs: Boldwood, caller Hannah Bright. Traditional dancing to live music, experience not necessary! Tickets £8 on the door, cash only, u16s £4. Advance tickets from www.poyntonceilidh.co.uk.

Poynton Community Centre, Park Lane 8pm till 11.30pm. Doors open 7.45pm, bar till 11pm

saTuRdaY 28 feBRuaRYBollington Festival Choir Singing Day. We’ll rehearse Johannes Brahms’ A German Requiem’) and finish with an impromptu performance. All comers will receive a warm welcome and friends or relations will be welcome to listen to the results at about 3.45pm. The day costs £15 which includes tea, coffee and biscuits. Further details visit www.fun.to/bfmt or 01652 261933 where bookings can be made.

Bollington Arts Centre 9.30am to 5pm

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Mon 2 To saT 7 MaRChPoynton Players presents “Quartet” by Ronald Harwood. A funny and poignant play, subsequently a major film, about four retired opera singers who set aside their egos to perform together one last time. Ticket Prices - Monday only £7.50. Tuesday to Saturday £8.

Tickets can be booked online, full details www.poyntonplayers.co.uk, or by phone (0333 666 3366 Mon-Fri 9am to 7pm. Sat 9am. to 5pm.)

WednesdaY 4 MaRChPoynton Philatelic Society meeting with a display of Denmark stamps by Peter Rooke. Call Ron Phelps 01625 877643 for details. The North Room, Poynton Community Centre 7.30pm

ThuRsdaY 5 MaRChPoynton National Women’s Register Book Group: Discussion on three books: The Good Plain Cook - Bethan Roberts; The Lives of Stella Bain - Anita Shrive and Primed by the Past - Barbara Fagan Speake. New members welcome. Call Margaret Wrigley 01625 879853 for details and venue.

fRidaY 6 MaRCh Moonlight Craft Fair St George’s Church, Buxton Road, Heaviley, Davenport SK2 6NU 3-9 pm

saTuRdaY 7 MaRCh St George’s Singers Bach Magnificat Tickets (£15, £13 concession, £5 students/children) are available from the ticket secretary on 01663 764012 or online at www.st-georges-singers.org.uk. Coach transport from Poynton or Hazel Grove is also available.

Royal Northern College of Music 7.30pm

saTuRdaY 7 MaRChCharity Dance with the Haley Sisters Band singing Country, Folk, Blues and good old Rock & Roll. Come dance or listen to a magical blend of vocal harmonies and top notch musicianship. Licensed Bar, ample parking. Tickets £10 including supper. Contact Maggie 01625 829719 or Di 01625 585600, proceeds to Epilepsy Action. Mottram St. Andrew Village Hall, SK10 4QP 7.30-11.30pm

saTuRdaY 7 MaRCh Stockport Symphony Orchestra, Conductor Mark Heron. Haydn Symphony No 104; Rachmaninov Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini Soloist: Alexandra Dariescu; Brahms Symphony No 3. Tickets on the door priced £10 (£8 concessions).

Stockport Town Hall at 7.30pm.

saTuRdaY 7 MaRChNorthern Chamber Orchestra - Stephen Hough, piano: Dvorak Piano Concerto www.stephenhough.com/

Macclesfield Heritage Centre 7.30pm

TuesdaY 10 MaRChE Cheshire Assoc. of NT ‘My Experiences as a Head’ with George Nolan

St. Michael’s Church Hall, St. Michaels Avenue, Bramhall 2pm

WednesdaY 11 MaRChNecdfas lecture - an in-depth look at the Magna Carta. Website: www.necdfas.org.uk End info@necdfas.org.uk

Brookdale Club, Bramhall.

ThuRsdaY 12 MaRChWorth Probus Club. Andrew Platt will speak to us on ‘Another Day in Prison’. Please contact Peter Owen on 01625871574 or peterowen49@btinternet.com for further details.

Community Centre, Park Lane 2pm

ThuRsdaY 12 MaRCh Poynton National Women’s Register. Crime-Writing - with speaker Barbara Fagan Speake.

Call Margaret Wrigley 01625 879853 for details and venue. New members welcome.

ThuRsdaY 12 MaRChPoynton Home Gardeners Club. Kevin Pratt, from Hazel Grove, will talk on “Unusual Bulbs.” For more information ring 01625 877865 between 10am and 7pm or visit www.poyntongardenclub.co.uk

Royal British Legion Club, St. George’s Road West, Poynton 7.30pm

fRidaY 13 MaRChPonton In Business will be hosting a Business Breakfast to promote local trade and provide a great networking opportunity. Macclesfield MP, David Rutley will be the guest speaker and anyone with a local business interest will be welcome.

For more information please visit the website at www.poyntoninbusiness.co.uk or contact: admin@poyntoninbusiness.co.uk Poynton Civic Hall, off Park Lane, Poynton 7.30am

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fRidaY 13 MaRCh Mayoral Spring Concert. In aid of our Mayor’s chosen charity, the National Eczema Society, this concert will feature two of Poynton’s most talented musicians, Andrew Liddie with Lizzie Ball and the wonderful ‘Just Midnight’, an award winning group of singers who sing in unaccompanied harmony. Tickets £8.50 from the Civic Hall by cash or cheque (cheques payable to ‘Poynton Town Council’ please). More information from malcolm.adams@poyntontowncouncil.gov.uk Tel: 01625 872238. St. George’s Church, Poynton 8pm

saT 14 MaRCh - saT 30 MaYNorth West Textile Art group ‘10+ Textiles’ bring their new exhibition to the Silk Museum. The display features work by 16 artists using a variety of embroidery and textile techniques. Free Entry. Open Monday - Saturday: 10am-4pm www.silkmacclesfield.org.uk or (01625)613210. Silk Museum, Park Lane, Macclesfield

saT 14 - saT 21 MaRCh A View from the Bridge by Arthur Miller. The emotionally-charged classic tale of love, betrayal and revenge from America’s greatest playwright. To book online: www.stockportgarrick.co.uk Tickets £9.50 (£8 concession)Telephone orderline: 0161 477 7779.

Garrick Theatre, Exchange Street, Wellington Road South, Stockport

saT 14 To saT 21 MaRChThe Caucasian Chalk Circle Directed by Mike Bullimore. Further information including ticket price is available at www.wgrsoc.org.uk Bookings via the TicketSource link on the website or Tel: 01625 540933

Wilmslow Green Room 7.45pm

TuesdaY 17 MaRChPoynton U3A AGM. Your attendance is important in helping to shape the future of Poynton U3A, please remember to bring your membership card as only current members are allowed to vote. Malcolm Adams, Poynton`s Town Clerk will give a presentation about Poynton. Free entrance and refreshments. For more information contact enquiries@poyntonu3a.org.uk

Main Hall, Poynton Civic Centre 1.30pm to 4pm

WednesdaY 18 MaRCh Poynton Luncheon Club. Speaker Pollyanna Pickerin is recognised as one of Europe’s foremost wildlife artists-you may well be familiar with her pet and animal prints. After a delicious lunch at the Adlington Hunting Lodge she will talk on ‘The Land of The Snow Tiger’

More information from membership secretary Pam Orton on 0161 483 4557

WednesdaY 18 MaRChPoynton Philatelic Society meeting with a display of Faroe Island stamps by A Jennion. Call Ron Phelps 01625 877643 for details. The North Room, Poynton Community Centre 7.30pm

ThuRsdaY 19 MaRChPoynton Morning Townswomen’s Guild AGM and presentation of cheque to David Lewis Centre. Contact Kath on 0161 456 5299 Civic Hall Poynton 10am – 12 noon

ThuRsdaY 19 MaRChMart Rodger Manchester Jazz Poynton British Legion, Georges Rd. West, Poynton 8pm

ThuRsdaY 19 MaRCh ‘Working on Derbyshire’s Nature Reserves’ by Julia Gow, managing reserves in N/W Derbyshire and some of the species targeted for conservation with the Wilmslow Guild Natural History Society. Visitors welcome £3, further information from 01625 874387

Wilmslow Guild, 1 Bourne St. 7.45pm

saTuRdaY 21 MaRChThe Wu Quartet, Mendelssohn Quartet in A minor op13, Janacek Quartet no 1 (Kreutzer) Beethoven Quartet in E flat op 74 (Of the Harps). Tickets £15, students and benefits recipients £7.50. £5 tickets available for chamber concerts first timers.

www.bollingtonartscentre.org.uk, click on events. Email chamberconcerts@bollingtonartscentre.org.uk Bollington Arts Centre

ThuRsdaY 26 MaRChE Cheshire Assoc. of NT ‘Arighi Bianchi’ with Nick Bianci

St Michael’s Chursh Hall, St Michaels Avenue, Bramhall 2.30pm

saTuRdaY 28 MaRCh‘And so it goes…’ an evening of song. Manchester’s talented chamber choir Duodecimo presents a programme of seasonal pieces and well-loved music, including folk-songs, madrigals and music by Stanford and Parry. Tickets £8 (£5 concessions) on the door.

Fords Lane Evangelical Church, Bramhall 7.30pm

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saTuRdaY 28 MaRChOur first Makers Day of 2015 features a variety of local makers and crafters and includes a special ‘Meet the Artist’ event with the artists behind our two textile exhibitions - ‘10+ Textiles’ and ‘Bollington Embroidery Group’ each will be demonstrating how they have created pieces for the exhibitions and offering you the chance to have a go. Free Entry. www.silkmacclesfield.org.uk or contact us on (01625)613210

The Old Sunday School, Roe Street 11am-4pm

saTuRdaY 28 MaRChStockport Symphony Orchestra, Conductor Jamie Phillips. Dvo˘rák Serenade for Wind Instruments;R Strauss Metamorphosen; Dvo˘rák Symphony No 9. Tickets on the door priced £10 (£8 concessions).

Stockport Town Hall at 7.30pm

saTuRdaY 28 MaRChPoynton Ceilidhs: Liam Robinson Dance Band, caller Liam Robinson. Traditional dancing to live music, experience not necessary! Tickets £8 on the door, cash only, u16s £4. Advance tickets from www.poyntonceilidh.co.uk.

Poynton Community Centre, Park Lane 8pm till 11.30pm. Doors open 7.45, bar till 11.

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