Warrington West Local - Jan Feb 2012

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What’s Inside This Issue?Local Groups and Events

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Get Beautiful TeethDelicious Mushroom Tart Recipe

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What a fantastic welcome we received from all of our readers of our new to Warrington West & South Local Mags! We’ve had lots of messages of support, it’s really good to hear that you think we have something new to offer and rest assured we’ll be adding lots more local features and writers over the forthcoming months too! In fact why not drop us a line if you’ve got something you’d like to write about, perhaps you’re a member of a local group or historical society?

We’re also looking to recruit a budding local young journalist to write a brand new monthly column for us. Ideally you’ll be in year 10/11 of a local school and want to share your thoughts and views about life as a teenager in Warrington. What an exciting opportunity to get your name (and picture if you like) in print each month!

By the time you read this we’ll be well into 2012 and hopefully sticking to your New Year’s resolutions! It is believed that the Babylonians were the first to make New Year’s resolutions, and people all over the world have been breaking them ever since. According to a survey the top 5 resolutions for 2012 are: • Be financially-savvy • Read at least one book per month • Eat properly • Get enough sleep • Keep a journal of awesome moments

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weight would have been up there too! Let us know how you’re getting on with yours.

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PS Our completion winner this month is Paula Parle who won a whopping £50 in CASH to spend ANYWHERE… Don’t forget to search for the jigsaw somewhere in the magazine and email/phone in your entry!

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If you’ve ever felt that a room is boring, bland and lifeless, the chances are that it’s not your furnishings that are to blame, but your lighting. Poor lighting flattens and dulls, while clever lighting can give va va voom to the simplest of decorative schemes. Lighting isn’t just a practical thing, it’s psychological, too, reinforcing our sense of security, comforting us, and sending out signals of welcome, vitality and warmth. Because of this, it’s worth ensuring that any lighting scheme is truly flexible, adapting at the touch of a switch to your mood, the time of day, and the way in which you use each room.

If possible, you should design your lighting scheme at the earliest stages, when planning how you will use the room and where the furniture will be grouped. Once you have worked out how you will live in the space, you can ask yourself where you will want light,

how much you will require at what times, and what effects you wish to create. ‘When lighting any room it’s essential to design a scheme so that light comes from more than one source or direction,’ says Sally Storey, design director of John Cullen Lighting. ‘You can layer lighting effects in the same way that an interior designer layers fabrics and textiles.’

Professionals divide light into four main types: general light, which gives good overall lighting; task light, to brightly illuminate a specific area such as a worktop or reading corner; accent lighting, which highlights features such as pictures, shelving or architectural detailing; and atmosphere lighting, which sets the mood, from a dramatic mix of light and shade to mellow pools of light in different areas of the room. Most rooms require three or four of these types, provided by a combination of downlights or spotlights on

the ceiling, track lights, floor-level or wall-mounted uplighters, wall washers, floor or table lamps, and special shelf or display lighting.

Of course, we can’t all start from scratch when redesigning our lighting, so if you’re looking for a quick upgrade on a budget, you could just spend a few pounds replacing main light switches with dimmers, and plug in a selection of table or floor lamps at strategic points, enabling you to layer the lighting and emphasise special features.

With these fundamentals in mind, forward planning and creative thinking are the keys to designing a lighting scheme. Think of it as painting with light, creating washes and filling in with highlights and lowlights. Each room is your blank canvas, but with imagination and a little effort it can become a work of art.

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Dining rooms A pendant hung over a dining table creates an intimate atmosphere. Fix wall lights at a lower level – more appropriate when sitting.

Kitchens Adjustable spotlights, on tracks or in the ceiling, are practical for general light, with lights mounted beneath wall cabinets to illuminate worksurfaces.

Bathrooms Combine crisp, bright lights, in the form of ceiling downlighters, for an energetic feeling, with softer lights, such as wall washers, for a relaxing bath.

Bedrooms Require subtle, flattering lighting, although a good light for mirrors is essential. For bedside reading, wall-mounted lights free up space on a bedside table.

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Something to Smile AboutWe expect all celebrities to have a gleaming white dazzling Hollywood smile. The effect gives a younger and more attractive look and is the very least you expect from someone in the limelight, with the funds available to have the work done. But, thanks to the advancements in cosmetic dentistry, perfectly straight, brilliant white and pearly teeth are both available and affordable for ordinary people too.

Cosmetic dentistry is a popular that has taken hold here after initially being more prevalent in America. With a reputation for poor and unattractive teeth, the UK has been behind in the smile stakes for a long time, but now it seems to be catching up.

It’s amazing how much of an effect our teeth can have on our confidence, and it’s a sad fact that many of us shy away from the camera and try to conceal crooked, damaged or stained teeth when we laugh.

Over time our teeth naturally become more yellow, and damage from years of smoking and drinking coffee, tea and red wine, leaves the teeth looking far from gleaming. Indeed your teeth might even be very healthy but yellowing stops them from looking that way. With tooth decay, tartar build-up and fillings chief among the other culprits for

discolouration, an unattractive and ageing result is inevitable.

One of the most effective and affordable treatments to address this is teeth whitening.

Most dental practices offer two types of whitening, either laser or professional home kits. Both procedures require the use of a bleaching agent that is peroxide-based.

Carried out in the surgery, laser teeth whitening works with a light-activated bleaching gel. Taking between one and two hours, the treatment involves the mouth and gums being protected, while the agent is applied directly to the teeth. This results in immediate whitening up to ten shades lighter.

Pain and sensitivity are common side effects, but usually subside within 48 hours. Nasty burns to the lips, mouth and gums have been reported, but this is uncommon and only occurs when the areas have not been properly protected. That is why it is so important to always have the procedure conducted by a qualified practitioner.

For a tailored professional home whitening kit, your dentist will create a mould of your teeth, before making custom whitening trays for you to use at home with a whitening gel. Home kits contain a far less potent

level of peroxide and therefore irritation is unlikely but of course the results won’t be as dramatic either. The length of time that you need to use these for varies considerably depending upon the kit, so always follow your dentist’s advice.

Teeth whitening can last between a few months and three years. The costs vary greatly too, so it is vital that you receive a thorough consultation to establish your needs and expectations before going ahead.

Whitening won’t fix everything though and if your teeth need some extra attention, you may need dental crowns or veneers. Crowns protect damaged and cracked teeth by sitting over the tooth and covering the entire outer surface. Commonly known as caps, the crowns both improve the look of the teeth and preserve their functionality. Prices range from £300 to £1000 per crown.

Veneers are less invasive and are often a better cosmetic choice where the tooth is sound, since they can disguise all manner of problems. The wafer-thin laminates of tooth-coloured material are ‘cemented’ to the front surface of teeth to create perfect pearly whites. Expect to pay between £300 and £1500 per veneer.

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Keith Hughes started the Easy PC Store almost ten years ago after spotting a gap in the local market. He started out in a small shop/unit in Christie Street, but very quickly outgrew that as he was swamped with work and had to move to bigger premises in Moorfield Road. Its great location makes it so accessible, with parking right outside the shop and also great for disabled access.

The name sort of says it all really… Keith makes all things computer related really EASY for you. They sell a huge range of new and refurbished desktops and laptops, as well as a great range of accessories and computer peripherals. If you buy a PC or a laptop from a big national store for example, you buy a box that you take home, unpack and sit in front of it for several hours updating it and configuring the antivirus etc., With The Easy PC Store this is all done for you - so you can plug it in and use it straight away AND more than likely it will be cheaper too! There is no high pressure selling and Keith will always give an honest answer. For example, if a pc/laptop is not worth spending money on Keith will say so, even if you do not replace it with him. You’ll never feel you’ve been given misleading advice.

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Most people are aware that he can fix pretty much everything for you, but did you know he also offers a full business/home networking service too! One particular service that can help you in times of crisis is data recovery – this means that if for example you spill something on your laptop (I have done this a couple of times…don’t ask) Keith can recover all the data on your machine for you. As well as desktop and laptop repairs, Keith can also fix games consoles too!

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A Break from the routine in Breckenridge

We’ve been going skiing for years, first as a couple and then as a family when our two sons arrived. France and Italy have been our usual destinations and, although we can hardly claim to have done every resort in Europe, we definitely felt it was time for a change. We looked at Canada, but at the times that we tend to go in midwinter it is absolutely freezing there; I like a bit of extreme skiing but that is more like an exercise in survival. Finally we hit upon Breckenridge.

Breckenridge is in Colorado in the USA. It is a very high resort at around 10,000 feet and the mountains around it rise to 15,000 feet, but it is also a long way south. This means that there is good snow from November through to April but the temperatures are pleasantly warm during the day. You can ski in a tee shirt with your jacket open and be comfortably warm. The skiing is fantastic too. There are 2,400 acres of skiable terrain and 155 trails; you could never really ski all of them in a fortnight. Over a third of the terrain is rated as expert but there really is something for everyone,

masses of intermediate runs and the easy kids’ runs are really well thought out; they run through forest trails and over bridges and turn a morning’s skiing into a mini adventure.

If you ARE feeling adventurous you should try out the Imperial Chairlift, the highest in North America at 13,000 feet, which gives you access to some truly hair raising trails. Breckenridge is incredibly well run; all the lifts and all the trails are open all of the time and the pristine snow is piste bashed to within an inch of its life. Perhaps the managers from some of the European destinations should go and see how they should really run a ski resort.

Breckenridge has a lot to offer when you’re not on the slopes too. The town was originally established during the gold rush but, unlike other such places, it did not become a ghost town when the gold ran out. The Victorian buildings in the old town have been perfectly maintained, giving it plenty of character without even a hint of Disneyland. There is no shortage of places to spend your money either,

with over 100 bars and restaurants and plenty of shops. The food is what you would expect in America: big portions, top quality ingredients and good value. There are some top hotels in Breckenridge (presumably with top prices to go with them) but most of the accommodation is in modern condominiums. We had a two bedroom one with a large, well-appointed living area, a kitchen and two ensuites. It was nice enough to live in full time, but the commute to work would be a pain.

If you get tired of the slopes for a day, hire a car and you can enjoy some spectacular scenery. Better still, the upmarket resorts of Vail and Aspen are less than an hour away. Aspen in particular is a real eye opener, a bit like Monte Carlo with snow. There is a real gold rush ghost town you can visit too and you can see some of the herds of buffalo that are beginning to repopulate the Rockies with plenty of support from the park rangers.

There are only two downsides to a skiing holiday in Breckenridge; one is the twelve hour flight with a 90 mile transfer at the American end, the other is the cost, particularly if you go at peak season. But if you can live with these two things then I strongly recommend it.

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And to give people a reason to help, once the Porsche was finally purchased it would be sold and all the money handed to charity.

Now it’s worth declaring early that as well as writing for this esteemed publication, I run trade publication Car Dealer Magazine, so have a few contacts in the motor trade that others who’ve tried this before didn’t have.

That assistance helped find the first cars to kick my challenge off. Both donated by dealers, I was handed the keys to a VW Golf MkIII by Motorpoint and M25 Audi gave us an S-reg A3.

Sadly the A3 wasn’t in the best of health and we were forced to sell it on eBay for a little less than we’d originally planned. It was bought by two motor traders for £790. The Golf didn’t hang around either – selling to a local man for £250 on eBay.

The second step involved spending £985.25 (including tax) on an 02-reg Ford Fiesta. This one hung around a little longer than we’d hoped and we were forced to reduce the price from an ambitious £2,500. That got the buyers interested and it was sold to a little old lady for £2,150.

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– the Hyundai i10 football car. Made by a renowned car artist to celebrate the car manufacturer’s support of the World Cup, the i10 had artificial grass covering every panel and plastic grass seats, not to mention a giant football and goal posts grafted on to the exterior.

After a whirl of publicity, which saw it feature in The Daily Telegraph, countless local newspapers, websites around the world and even on the BBC news, we put it up for sale on eBay. It clocked up nearly 100 ‘watchers’ and eventually sold for £5,005 to a Hyundai dealer who planned to use it for publicity.

Buoyed by our success we contacted another manufacturer and scored another cracking deal. This time it was three Mazda MX-5s, one of which had been reversed into a lamppost at quite some speed.

The cars had been sourced by TV’s Mr Wheeler Dealer Mike Brewer for Mazda’s 20 years of the MX-5 celebrations. All original MK1s, the two ‘good’ cars of our trio both needed MOTs and some parts before they were ready to sell.

A mechanic mate – who’d prove pivotal in our attempts to reach our target – took up the challenge and soon had the two good cars roadworthy. We let him keep the broken one as payment and sold the other two for a £2,220 profit.

Next up was a Mercedes CLK, which was bought for £6,000. The 03-model was a lovely spec and drove beautifully, but after four weeks sitting on my drive, when I tried to start it again the hood failed.

A trip back to mechanic Matt proved more than fruitful – not only did he have it fixed in a week, he also sold it … to his receptionist’s mum! A further £2,250 profit was banked.

Citroen then stepped into the fray with a C4 Grand Picasso. The 58-plater was on their fleet and we snapped it up for just £8,110 (including tax). Unfortunately it proved a bit sticky and we couldn’t find a buyer no matter how hard we tried.

Eventually a dealer offered to take it off our hands for £8,000, but instead of handing over cash we could simply take part exes off his site for the same value.

Knowing cheaper cars were easier to sell we picked a Volvo 940, a Skoda Fabia and a Renault Scenic. Not our smartest move, as one dealer pointed out ‘we’d now swapped one headache for three.’ He was right. We shifted them within a month but for a paltry combined profit of just £775.

That left £900 in the dealer’s bank account which we spent on a gold Ford Ka, which was sold in a week for £1,700.

Finally we’d reached the magic £10,000 mark and had enough to buy an early 996-shape 911. Eventually the right one popped up on Auto Trader and after negotiations I bought R97 RRK for £9,900.

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Causeway Medical Centre 01925 630282166-170 Wilderspool Causeway Warrington WA4 6QA

Stockton Heath Medical Centre 01925 604427The Forge London Road Stockton Heath WA4 6HJ

Latchford Medical Centre 01925 637508 5 Thelwall Lane Latchford Warrington WA4 1LJ

The Medical Centre 01925 417247Folly Lane Bewsey Warrington WA5 0LU

301 Westbrook Centre 01925 654152 Westbrook Warrington WA5 5FU

Penketh Medical Centre 01925 725644Honiton Way Penketh Warrington WA5 2EY

Guardian Medical Centre 01925 650226Guardian Street Warrington WA5 1UD

Hood Manor Surgery 01925 571858Winstanley Close Surgery 31 Winstanley Close Great Sankey Warrington WA5 1XR

Warrington GP Health Centre 01925 39854530 Sankey Street Golden Square Warrington WA1 1TD

Warrington MPsHelen Jones MP (Labour) Warrington NorthHouse of Commons London SW1A 0AATel: 01925 232480 Fax: 01925 232239 Email: [email protected]

David Mowat MP (Conservative) Warrington WestHouse of Commons London SW1A 0AA Tel: 0207 219 7178 Fax: 0207 219 5067 Email: [email protected]

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Local VetsFour Paws Veterinary Clinic Lingley Road, Great Sankey WA5 3ND 01925 723966

Johnson & Wood 7 Green St, Warrington WA5 1TW 01925 413106

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Appleton Thorn Primary School 01925 266764Bradshaw Community Primary School

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Our Lady's Catholic Primary School 01925 633270Sir Thomas Boteler Church of England High School

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Stockton Heath Primary School 01925 215640Stretton St Matthew's CE Primary School

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