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Coming clean with Bathroom AngelsA lot of our Chorlton and Whalley Range houses have very small bathrooms, which may be due to the fact that the Victorians didn’t value cleanliness quite as much as they said they did. If you want to make the most of a small space - or create a second bathroom or en suite - a wet room is a great solution, which can really add value to your home. A wet room is simply a shower room that doesn’t have a visible shower tray. The water drains away through a waste in the tiled floor. The wet room concept is simple: installing one in your home perhaps less so. You definitely need to call in the experts if you’re going to get it right.Your wet room’s floor needs to slope gently down towards the plughole to channel water away safely. The room also needs to be tanked so that its walls and floor are completely waterproof. A very large, sloping shower tray is usually set in place under the floor, then tiled over. If you have a solid floor, you can still have a wet room, though: rather than going under the floor, a platform can be made to raise the shower area and accommodate the tray, trap and drain, all neatly out of sight.The tiles you choose for your wet room are important. Mosaics, riven surfaces and non-slip tiles are best for avoiding accidents. You also need to ensure there are no pools of standing water left behind after you shower. Combine a wet room with a wall-mounted basin/vanity unit and toilet and you have a stylish, contemporary

(and easy to clean) space that suits the whole family. You can even include under-floor heating as part of the job and do away with your radiator!

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Just Write at � e P� tB� CafeA ‘special delivery’ space for anybody interested in writing. Explore ideas, whittle worlds with words.

Tracy Tyrrell has been playing with words for years. A compulsive reader, dreaming of being a writer who, until recently, hid her notebooks, passion and ambitions like a secret smoker hides their emergency lighter; never in view, always to hand. Earlier this year she amazed herself by winning the Edge Hill MA short story Prize. She is an experienced English teacher (but don’t let that put you off) and an enthusiastic workshop leader. She hangs about on twitter as MrsT, call in and say Hi or have a look at her blog: mrstwritesinclemency.blogspot.co.uk

Ernest Hemmingway says writing is easy ‘you just sit at a typewriter and bleed’ - MrsT knows writing is less painful when you link up with like-minded people who support your scribblings and nurture your talents.Each monthly workshop will include:• a range of activities to get our writing muscles toned for action• extracts from expert writers to help us sharpen our writerly tools• a look at what writers say and write about writing - I’ve not found anyone who thinks it’s easy but almost everyone agrees it’s a lot of fun

• time to think, talk, relax and write• information and advice on all things writing, including competitions and publishing• LOTS of encouragement and support

Launch event/teaser on Tuesday 26th August, 7pm, then Second Monday of the month (Starts September 8th) 7-9pm.Bring a pen, a notebook and a bit of enthusiasm - who knows where it might lead?

Cake ClubWed 6th & Tues 20th, 7pm-9pm With an ever growing group of locals joining in the fun, we look forward to seeing more of you soon! Learn to create new recipes and enjoy some baked treats too! Fortnightly£3 - 1st session freeChorlton Cinema Project Special Summer Screen event at Chorlton Park for August. Join our mailing list online for further info.

Chorlton Community Market Sat 9th, 10am to 4pmAn amazing collection of local and charity based stalls with our tasty Posh-Dogs BBQ. This month’s special community event – Chorlton

at the Seaside with Punch & Judy and more.

Fabric Craft ClubMon 18th, 7pm to 9pmTime to get crafty with fabric! This thoroughly enjoyable evening is a chance to get together and share craft tips and learn new fabric crafts. Whether you’re an absolute beginner or a practising crafter, come along and get crafty! £3 - 1st session freeMumsnet Meetings: Extra meet-ups for SummerGet together with other local mums in a child friendly environment. A chance to chat and share advice, tips and make some new friends and play-dates. Pram parking

provided during the get together. Contact jomallaber@gmail.com for August dates.

The People: A Talk and Dinner with author Selina ToddFri 22nd, 7pmThe Sunday Times’ best selling author hosts a wonderful 2 course dinner and talk about her new book, The People. See advert below for details.

Chorlton Arts MarketSat 23rd, 10am to 4pmOver 20 unique stalls at this magical and unique monthly market. Includes live music and Posh Dogs BBQ.We are excited to announce The PostBox Cafe will be popping up at Chorlton Park and around Chorlton in our PostBox-To-Go Van, bringing you a selection of hot and cold drinks, home-baked treats and more

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Ahh, the summer holidays. The anticipation is blissful if you’re young and in uniform: less so if you’re a parent with an overworked wallet. As we head into August, the novelty’s probably wearing thin and the restless fidgeting has well and truly begun. Remember, though, that not every bit of summer holiday entertainment needs to cost a fortune: it only feels that way.All Sorts to Do (www.manchester.gov.uk/allsortstodo), from the City Council, lists children’s activities from sports and outdoor fun to environmental, art and craft workshops. Whatever the British summer may throw at us, there’ll be something on offer in parks, museums, galleries and libraries all over town. Almost everything is free, though you may need to book in advance for some events. Pay your council tax to Manchester? Then your children can swim free at the city’s ten leisure centres (which include Chorlton and Withington) during the holidays. If they’re under 16, just fill in a registration form for each child and dive right in.

Get lost in a good bookMeanwhile, over at the library, the Summer Reading Challenge is in full swing. The Mythical Maze is a magical way to enjoy reading for fun, with surprises all along the way. Children aged between 4 and 11 who borrow and read six books over the summer will win stickers and goodies as they go. Every young reader completing the challenge goes into a prize draw for goodie bags and a Big Star Prize. It doesn’t

matter which books they choose, as long as they’re ones that they’ll love. The good people at the library have been buying some great new fantasy,

mythology and monster books to whet reading appetites: from Cyclops to Cybermen, dragons to daleks, they’ve got it covered. There’ll be lots of Mythical Maze activities

to fire the imagination too. No need to book for these sessions but do get there early, as they’re always popular and space is limited. No cash required.

The Mythical Maze Summer Reading Challenge is produced by The Reading Agency and delivered by local libraries in the community.

Nestled behind the Southern Cemetery is an organic garden created on a permaculture design. The garden has a mixture of fruits, and vegetables, as well as a peaceful wildlife area. It is known as The Lost Plot and it is open to the community to come and learn new skills, meet new friends and share the produce that has been grown through everyone’s hard work.Environmental charity, Action for Sustainable Living, was instrumental in setting up the project in 2005 and it continues to provide administrative and practical support. The plot has also had funding from Manchester City Council and worked with Cracking Good Food to provide cooking workshops.The Lost Plot is open each Sunday from 11am - 4pm and everyone is welcome! To sign up and confirm your attendance, contact Steph at thelostplot@afsl.org.uk. Don’t worry if you’ve never done any growing or gardening, as members of the plot will be happy to assist you and get you settled in! There is always plenty of work to get stuck into and jobs vary, so there’ll be something suitable for everyone. We hope to see you there!

For a full list of what’s on where, visit www.manchester.gov.uk/allsortstodo 

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Saturday 30th and Sunday 31st AugustCommunity groups/artists etc - do you want to put on an activity or have an information stall?Send us your proposal and we will get in touchIndividuals - can you offer any skill or would you like to be involved - lots of volunteer opportunities

Heritage Forum - we are looking for people who might be able to do some research for us

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Whalley Range Community Forum is working with the City Council’s Age-Friendly Manchester team to establish a steering group of local residents and representatives of relevant groups, to look at developing a range of projects, which will make Whalley Range more age-friendly.

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Following the huge success of How to be a Woman and Moranthology, Caitlin Moran has once again turned her hand to fiction (her first attempt was published when she was just 15). The female lead, Johanna is very much based on Moran’s early life and much of the story will be familiar to fans, but don’t let this deter you.Johanna Morrigan has disgraced herself on local TV and is as utterly mortified as only a 14 year old girl can be. Things must change and change they do. By the age of 16 Johanna has transformed herself into a hard drinking hard living music journalist. Comparing

herself to Jo from Little Women she believes that, through her writing, she’s going to save her family from the poverty it’s struggled with for years. However she will not be living a ‘Little Women’ lifestyle as Johanna is determined to sleep with as many rock stars as possible along the way! As with all bubbles, this one is about to burst and we see Johanna dealing with a life that doesn’t quite match expectations.This novel is written in the usual manner that fans have come to expect from Moran, quite jokey and light hearted. It’s a hugely enjoyable read, a cross between a ruder version of Adrian Mole and a slightly less annoying Bridget Jones! Although only just available in hardback, it’s still quite short so would make perfect beach reading, or a quick read when hiding from the kids during the school break.

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Back in the day, children’s magazines like The Eagle used to deliver covert lessons in history in the guise of comic strips, in amongst the thrills-and-spills adventure tales. The rather fine weekly Phoenix Comic has updated the formula for today’s young readers with great success.For instance, Corpse Talk is a two-page celebration

of the lives of assorted figures from history. The twist is, well, they’re dead - and they’re, um, exhumed as zombies for the purposes of a one-to-one interview. It may sound gory (the gleeful warts-and-all Horrible Histories approach) but actually, it’s just a curious, light-hearted premise allowing for some pretty in-depth, but always hugely accessible, factual information to be delivered, along with lashings of flair and humour. This volume collects a job-lot of the weekly strips, and if you know someone who’s after a summer holiday read that’s got plenty of substance (and a lot of cheek), this could be a winner.

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How did you start writing songs?I started playing guitar when I was about seven years old when I was obsessed with The Beatles. I just wanted to learn every record back-to-back. I can still become absolutely fascinated with one particular artist and try to bring gleanings of their music into what I do. Townes Van Zandt, Silver Jews, Jason Molina, Smog, Simon Joyner and Neil Young have all had that effect on me.

How’s the new album going?We’ve just completed the final mixes and a close friend, Cliff Saffer, has done this extraordinary front cover. It was a long process to figure out what arrangements and approaches suited each song, but I’m glad that we took our time with it. Thus far, the songs have all been presented to the public in their barest form, just me and a guitar, the contribution of friends in the production and arrangement means it’s actually become a very broad, diverse, dynamic record.

And you’re going on tour? I’ll be touring with First Aid Kit over September and October, playing in the UK and my first ever shows in Europe. We’ve been friends and fans of each other’s music for the past four years or so. We met when I supported them at The Deaf Institute and we’ve been close ever since. I’m looking forward to playing in unfamiliar surroundings with some very lovely and talented people.

What is your favourite Chorlton venue?The space that’s now Strange Brew is one I’ll always have a strong attachment to. It’s a very intimate place to play and I’ve seen a lot of great bands there. Somehow the inconvenience of having to move through the bands to use the toilet just adds to the sense of inclusion. I’m also very fond of the basement in Mono. It’s a very enclosed, low-ceilinged space, but there’s something positively punk-rock about that. Chorlton is great for characterfully imperfect venues.

How would you describe your music in three words? Lo-fi trad country.

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Alexandra Park Children’s Learning Community (APCLC), for ages 3 months to 7 years, has a unique ethos. Influenced by the Reggio Emilia approach, the community celebrates children as individuals. This means allowing them to find their own answers - in their own way and at their own pace. One of its directors, Dr Susana Lopez Penedo, says: “We don’t call ourselves a school, and we don’t believe that learning should be a passive activity. Children have enormous capacity to create their own learning journeys. We have much smaller groups and a higher adult-to-child ratio than you’d find elsewhere. This means that the teachers, artists and educators who work with us can observe and help them to work together to explore their own interests.”“While this may seem a very relaxed approach, that’s not the case – it just feels that way for the children. We’re OFSTED inspected and we have an above-average number of qualified teachers. The children all learn Spanish too: speaking two

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languages at an early age really helps development.” As parents, we have more freedom to choose our children’s education than we might think, and there’s no obligation to attend full-time mainstream school. It’s clear that children find their own niche at APCLC and feel happy, safe and confident. Older children help make decisions on what they want to see there and how they’d like money to be spent. They’re outdoors as much as possible; whether that’s out on trips learning about the world, or in the gardens connecting with nature. They especially love to help Geoff, the community’s chef, to plant and harvest produce from the on-site allotment. Another of the centre’s directors, artist and educator Effie Delphinius, facilitates art and creative activities. “There are so many ways for children to express themselves here. It’s not always about talking – we use an awful lot of paint! Our children really care about what’s around them; they respect themselves and others and become totally absorbed in learning. If a child is upset, the others go to great lengths to comfort him. Another child became passionate about reading and writing because he wanted to help find a lost cat.The best way to learn is to feel relaxed and enjoy what you do. That’s our secret. And it works.”

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Getting their hands dirtyBrookburn Primary School transforms neglected waste land into a thriving adventure playground

Brookburn Primary School is taking classes outdoors and encouraging them to get dirty. Their Parent Teacher Association has been very busy transforming a neglected overgrown area of waste land into an adventure playground for pupils. ‘Dolphin Den’ is a hillocky area with excellent climbing trees, sand pits, dens, bridges, willow teepees, a mud kitchen and a dry stone river bed. These are seamlessly linked by a network of paths which gives children freedom and lots of space to run, hide, play, build dens and lots more.Firouz Thompson, Chair Brookburn PTA said: “We saw the potential in this area and our vision was to make this den into a natural, safe and thriving area of outdoor fun, adventure and learning. We wanted to make sure that the children had a chance to experience the outdoors and risk-taking that we all once took for granted.”Work on the project started a year ago. It took 13 weeks to build and create with contributions from every pupil, teacher and more than 200 parents and volunteers from the local community, all led by May Malteno from Pathways Consultancy and Andy Sheridan, a woodland management volunteer coordinator, at a cost of £11,500.Janet Davenport, Deputy Head Teacher added: “It’s great to see the children exploring and experiencing the den and enjoying the adventures it has to offer. I’ve noticed that they are playing in different ways and in different groups to their usual choices - it’s offering more opportunities for children to play collaboratively.”

From September Brookburn PTA is looking to develop the allotment and woodlands area within the school grounds. If you think you can help, you can volunteer to work solely or with work colleagues or help to raise funds by match funding, fundraising or donating at www.charitychoice.co.uk/brookburnpta Please email friendsofbrookburn@gmail.com or follow them on Facebook and Twitter.

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Ingredients225g summer fruits: raspberries, blackberries, redcurrants, blackcurrants etc

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1 large pot of whole milk natural yogurt

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We’re lucky in Manchester, the best and coincidentally, the cheapest natural yogurts are made by two local fi rms. Pakeeza Dairies, who make Pakeeza and its stirred version Lancashire Farm are based in Rochdale. Longley

Farm in Holmfi rth make the best yogurt of all from the milk of their Jersey cows. They’re a family fi rm that’s been going since 1948, and they’ve always been quietly ahead of the game on sustainability, putting up

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1. Put a few of the fruits to one side, then pulverise the rest with an electric hand blender.2. Push the resulting mush through a sieve to remove the seeds.3. Pulverise the bananas, if you’re using them.4. Mix the yogurt, sweetener, and fruit purée together.5. Place both your mixture and the fruit which you put to one

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in the freezer for a few hours.6. When your mixture is frozen, but not rock hard, remove from the freezer and comprehensively re-pulverise with the hand blender. This will break up the ice crystals and make your lollies smoother. 7. Chop up your frozen whole fruits and mix in.8. Place in lolly moulds, ice cube trays, or any suitable container and return to the freezer. Your summer fruit yogurt lollies will be ready in a few hours.

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This is an 8km (5 mile) walk or a slightly longer cycle (9km/5¾mile) circular route from Hawthorn Lane (at the end of Cartwright Road). It’s mostly off road, on tracks, and canal towpaths with a short road section. Use the OS map or Open Street Maps (http://www.openstreetmap.org/ or Go Maps!! App). You could choose to start from Sale Water Park, taking the clear path north next to the tram lines to the bottom of Hawthorn Lane. But I love Hawthorn Lane or ‘the old road’ as it is known. It is magical and you can feel like you’e been transported back in time (see old images of the lane,very different from today, on Andrew Simpson’s blog, http://chorltonhistory.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/looking-out-of-chorlton-old-road-in-1930.html).From Cartwright Road, turn down Hawthorn Lane, passing Turn Moss Playing Fields and Stretford Cemetery on your right, before going under the canal. At the end of Hawthorn Lane, turn left, then keep right, following the signs for the Trans Pennine Trail (TPT), through Stretford Ees underneath

the A56. You pass through some woodland, emerging to run parallel with an M60 slip road. Go up a slight slope, then keep left past a small sub-station. The obvious path leads you to the corkscrew path, up to the bridge over the motorway. Cross the bridge and follow the obvious path, ignoring any smaller paths on your left, through Kickerty Brook, to pop out at the River Mersey. The walkers’ route turns left/east and follows the river back to the A56. At the A56, leave the river and turn right. We only have about ½ km (7 mins) walking along the busy A56 until we reach Glebelands Road. Cross the A56 here onto Dane Road.Cyclists,on the other hand,turn right/west and after a couple of minutes cross the river over the lovely iron bridge parallel with the motorway (this is the Carrington Spur). Immediately after the bridge, turn left, leaving the TPT by the track underneath the motorway. This takes you past Ashton-on-Mersey Golf Club, down

Church Lane. At the junction with Glebelands Road, turn left. You are on Glebelands for 2km, not long and it’s not too busy or unpleasant. At the traffic lights, cross the A56 on to Dane Road. Now walkers and cyclists are back together! Go along Dane Road and take a left onto Meadow Road. At the end, you reach Crossford Bridge Playing Fields, go into the park and turn right immediately. At the end of the path turn left and follow it as it bends to the right, just after which you join the canal. Turn left on to the canal and go underneath the motorway. We follow the canal for about 750m. Look out for the blue sign, ‘Trans Pennine Trail/Mersey Valley’, pointing left, follow it to leave the canal and re-join the TPT near the start of our route. Turn right to get back to Hawthorn Lane and retrace your steps back to Cartwright Road and Chorlton Green. Instead of leaving the TPT at the iron bridge, next time carry on and follow it to Dunham Massey or Lymm for a full day of adventuring!

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By Cath Dyson

D� cover where you liveWalk, run and cycle in and around Chorlton

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August can be a bit of a dull month in the garden; the water table is low and lots of shrubs and perennials have lost their spring sheen.There are plenty of plants that can lift the garden at this time – Helianthus (‘Lemon Queen’ being a favourite) will give a burst of colour as will Rudbeckias in the same vein. The Japanese anenome (‘Honorine Jobert’ or ‘Hadspen Abundence’) continues the season as will Asters, Penstemons and Sedum. I always associate August with an abundance of butterflies and there are lots of shrubs and perennials that host them through the month and into September including, of course, the aptly named ‘Butterfly Bush’, Buddleja. It is easy to overlook this popular shrub, but in terms of attracting butterflies, it has no rival. It can also thrive in less than promising environments – just after World War One it was the first flowering plant to establish itself on the bomb sites of Europe earning it the moniker ‘Flower of the Ruins’. It can also be seen popping out of the chimneys of ruinous houses in Manchester. Buddleja davidii ‘Black Knight’ is a lovely one to try. Another butterfly attracting evergreen shrub is Itea ilicifolia, also called the Virginian Willow with its willow-like racemes between July and September. Night scented plants are also good for butterflies including Nicotiana, Evening Primrose and the summer flowering Jasmine (Officinale).According to the Butterfly conservation group (www.butterfly-conservation.org), one of the best garden plants for butterflies is Ivy. Flowering between September and November, it is rich in nectar and pollen and provides over wintering opportunities for both butterflies and moths, and is especially good for autumn flying moths. There are very many varieties of Ivy – helix and colchica varieties are the hardiest, Hedera helix ‘Goldchild’ and hedera helix ‘Glacier’ would be lovely additions to a butterfly friendly garden.

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Chorlton High School is looking for community members who are interested in becoming Community Governors for the school. With 1,500 students and over 200 staff, the school holds a prominent place in the Chorlton community. It specialises in the Arts with fantastic facilities including a theatre, recording studio and professional dance studios. In recent years the school has had excellent results and has played a significant role helping children from the local area to achieve their potential.As a Co-operative Academy, the school has a community membership which is open to anyone in the local community. This membership elects a number of Community Governors to sit on the school Governing Body bringing

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By Sam Paechter

The Great War has now faded from living memory, but in the month that marks its start 100 years ago, I would like to focus on one of our young men who went off to fight. He was William Eric Lunt, born here in 1895, and died of wounds in the 36th Casualty Clearing Station at the Somme on October 14th 1916. The Lunt family lived in Chorlton and made their living from farming for all of the 19th century. In 1845 they rented two acres of land off Moss Lane* from the Egerton estate and were market gardeners growing a variety of food for the Manchester markets. His smallholding was mostly orchard, stretching back from Moss Lane to Rough Leach Gutter and was a smallish amount of land, and, like many of our market gardeners, Lunt may also have had other jobs. And we know that he paid 4s. 7d a week in rent and in that cottage he and his wife brought up six children. Not only this but we can follow him through his activities in the local Methodist church and his participation in our first brass band which started up sometime in the 1820s. And the Lunt family perfectly reflect the changing nature of Chorlton. As the 19th century came to a close, more and more of the agricultural land was given over to housing, perhaps the Lunts saw it coming and while they may have retained their land they had, by 1901, opened a shop at number 60 Sandy Lane, selling fruit. Young William had chosen to work as a warehouseman apprentice.William was just 19 when he joined up on September 5th 1914; just one month after the war had broken out. He was a fit young man weighing 129 lbs and was 5’ 11 inches. His army records describe his complexion

as sallow, his eyes brown and his hair dark, and that, at present is all we know of his physical appearance. In fact that is about all we have, for though there are eighteen military documents, as well his birth certificate and two census returns, none of them shed any light on who he really was, his likes and dislikes, or whether he was serious, humorous or, like most of us, a bit of both.He was to become part of that new Kitchener’s army of young idealistic volunteers, many of whom were to die at the battle of the Somme. I wish there was more. I know he had joined up at Ardwick, was assigned to the 8th Battalion of the Manchester Regiment and remained in Britain until the summer

of 1916 when he embarked at Folkestone landing on July

27th at Boulogne.There were other young men from Chorlton who went, including another three also called Lunt, from Beech

Road, who all died on the Western Front, along with the

son of our historian T Ellwood and, of course, many others, some of who are remembered on the memorials in St Clements Church and outside the Methodist Church on Manchester Road.Some of them I will include in the new book on Manchester and the Great War which will be published early next year. And if there is anyone who has any pictures, diaries or other memorabilia from that conflict, I would welcome them getting in touch with me, courtesy of Community Index.*Sandy Lane**http://ww1cemeteries.com/ww1frenchcemeteries/heillystation.htm

� e Story of Chorlton-Cum-HardyRemembering the Great War, 100 years ago this month

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Clubs, Societies & GroupsBarlow International Folk Dance Group Tuesday evenings at St.Ninians, Wilbraham Road Mary O’Mahony 881 0955Chorlton Afternoon Townswomen’s Guild 2nd & 3rd Tuesday of the month, 2pm, Chorlton Library. 881 2544Chorlton Aikido Club Wednesdays 7.30-9.30pmSt Ninians, Wilbraham Rdwww.lancashireaikikai.org861 8456Community Allotment & Apiary Scott Avenue Allotment 07973 139068 or 07521 500223uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/grow_for_it/ Chorlton and Friends Gardening Group 3rd Monday monthly, in Chorlton Library, 7.30 - 9pm. Admission £3.00 candfgg@yahoo.co.ukChorlton Bookshop Book Group 3rd Tuesday of the month at The Horse and Jockey Pub 7.45pm Details from Chorlton Bookshop or call 881 6374Chorlton Bridge ClubChristine Blackburn 225 8854 www.bridgewebs.com/chorltonChorlton Circle Dance Group Tuesdays, 7.30-9pm Upper Hall, St. Werburgh’s Parish Hall, £5-7, 1st session free chorltoncircledancegroup.co.uk Chorlton Civic SocietyChorlton Library meeting room. Check website for date of next meeting Chair - Mary Crumpton 07751 696 055 chorltoncivicsociety.org.uk

Chorlton Evening Townswomens Guild Meet every 2nd & 4th Thursday of the month at 7.30pm Chorlton Library. 881 6354Chorlton Good Neighbours 881 2925 goodneighbours@btconnect.comChorlton History GroupMeets on the 1st Thursday of the month, 1.30-3pm at Chorlton Good Neighbours St Nininians Church, Egerton Rd SouthChorlton Kung Fu Wednesdays 8pm, Albany Estate, behind Morrisons 07774 723839 Chorlton Philosophy Group Tuesdays 7.30pm, upstairs at the Lloyds pub chorltonphilosophygroup.wordpress.com/Chorlton Reading GroupOnce a month in the meeting room behind Chorlton library 7.30pm All welcome 881 1813chorltonreadersgroup@gmail.com Circolo Italiano Every Monday, 7-9pm at Union Chapel, Fallowfi eld. Intermediates and native speakers 881 8314 or guglielmifranco@clara.co.ukCoffee and Craft Mornings at Chorlton Good Neighbours. Meet friends and have a coffee, with arts and crafts group. Thursdays 10-11.30am Wilbraham St Ninian’s Church 881 2925 cgncg.org.uk Co-op members’ groupEvery 2nd Wed of the month at 7.30pm, room above the Hardy Lane Co-op.Talks, trips, events. Brenda 0752 507 1672 brenda.copnall@gmail.comFrench Circle Tuesday afternoon or evening at St Werberghs Church Hall 881 8314Friends of Alexandra Park 226 7525 friendsofalexandrapark.org.uk

Friends of Chorlton Meadows 881 6276 friendsofchorltonmeadows.blogspot.comFriends of Longford Park info@folp.co.uk friendsofl ongfordpark.org.ukGrand Day Out Free computer taster sessions and a cup of tea, for the over 50’s in Chorlton Library, Fridays 2-4pm 227 3700d.gilligan@manchester.gov.uk Greater Manchester Humanist Choir Sundays 2.30-4.30pm, Chorlton Unitarian Church gmhumanistchoir@gmail.com @GMHumanistChoirIntergen Volunteer opportunities for Chorlton residents 55+ to work with local primary school children. Estelle Longmore 264 0089 or 07946761785 intergen.org.ukManchester Clogging 2nd and 4th Saturday of the month, 10-11.30am, St Barnabas Church, Hardy Lane. £6 per class, Children £3. Liz 0794 4543479. Find ‘Manchester Clogging’ on FacebookManchester Flower Lovers’ Guild St Werburghs Church Hall, Chorlton. Anne 881 6591 fl owersnorthwest.netRoyal Scottish Country Dance Society Tuesday 7.30pm, Classes at Manley Park Primary School, College Road, Whalley Range rscds-manchester.org.ukShakespeare House Community Centre Whalley Range M16 8NR, 823205 admin@r-squared.org.ukSimply Cycling Longford Park, Athletics Stadium Mon & Fri 9.30 - Noon, Sun 1-3pm. All abilties and ages welcome Sue 0775 342 8937Helen 0787 162 1778www.simply-cycling.org

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South Manchester Camera Club Mondays 8-10pm, Didsbury Methodist Church www.smcc.org.uk

St. Clements FellowshipBarbara 881 5912 or Ida 0161 861 7158 Trafford Athletic Club, Longford Park. Mon & Thu 6-9pm. Min age 9. Tonya 881 4488 www.traffordac.co.ukWhalley Range Cricket & Lawn Tennis Club Indoor cricket nets : Years 5 & 6: Fridays 6.30-7.30; Years 7-10: Friday 7-8.30: Seniors (16+): Tuesday and Thursday 6-9. £4 Kingsbrook Road, whalleyrange.play-cricket.comWhalley Range ForumJN8 Youth & Community Centre, 82 Cromwell Ave, M16 0BG 881 3744 communityforumwhalleyrange@gmail.comWhalley Range 4 Wildlifewr4wildlife@yahoo.co.ukwr4wildlife.wordpress.com

Arts & CraftsArt Fusion Amateur artists meet each Tuesday at 7-9pm at St Clements church hall. Fiirst session free then £5 ahomersham@ntlworld.com www.artfusion.org.ukChorlton Alternative Art Class Life drawing, all levels of ability welcome. £6 entry. Weds 7.30-9.30pm The Edge Theatre

ww.chorltonalternativearts.comChorlton Art Group Tuesdays, 10am to 12 noon at St. Werbergh’s church hall. Brenda at brensidebeck@aol.comChorlton Knits 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month at LloydsChorlton Sewing Club1st Thursday of the month 7.30-9.30pm Chorlton Library chorltonsewing.wordpress.comDrum & Percussion Group Playing Brazilian and Cuban rhythms. Thursdays 7-9pm St. Margarets Church, Whalley Range Sue 226 4311Dolls House and Miniatures Group 2nd Monday of each month, 8-10pm, Whalley Range Venue. Ann 07814 861285Manchester Sing Out Choir (Gospel Choir) Tuesdays 7-9pmSt Johns Centre, Old Trafford.manchestersingoutchoir.org msochoir@live.co.ukStitched Up Textile workshops 0161 881 7141 www.stitchedup.co.uk

EntertainmentChorlton Film InstituteWadjda - 17th July. Doors open 8.10 pm, fi lm starts 8.30 pm Entrance £5 St Clements ChurchChorlton Folk ClubThursdays 9pm Ellesmere Rd Cricket Club

Edge Theatre ‘Movie Moves’ and ‘Tap Dancing For You’ courses The Edge M21 9JG edgetheatre.co.ukFolk Songs and Tunes at The Beech 1st & 3rd Wednesdays for Songs, 2nd & 4th for Tunes. Beech Road, Chorlton, M21 9EG

Therapy & Support GroupsBreast Cancer Care Walking Group Every other Friday at Chorlton Water Park bestfootforward@breastcancercare.org.ukChorlton Anxiety Group226 3871Manchester Diabetes Support Network: Details/ venues/ monthly dates etc Register interest with Mike 860 5688 diabetesinmanchester@gmail.comNew Family Social UK charity for LGBT adopters, foster carers and their children. Meets every month in south Manchester.newfamilysocial.org.ukRainbow Families 07903 397 108 rainbowfamilies@hotmail.com

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Cricket: Range on top in local derby South West Manchester 98-8, Whalley Range 141-8

Sport in ChorltonBy Geoff Garnett

A big crowd of supporters turned out to watch the clash between the top two teams in the Altrincham LV League as The Lloyds Hotel hosted their great rivals Sale Excel.Pete Smith is on a great run of wins for the Lloyds and he set them off in style with a cracking 21-8 win.Ryan Sandham doubled the lead before Excel hit back with Craig Morrison beating Steve Ridley by four chalks.But Lloyds were then virtually unstoppable as the wins flowed from Dave Phillips, Craig McGuigan, Mike Geraghty (pictured), Lee Fletcher, Paul Dooley and Chris Alderson with the only other loss for Lloyds being a rare defeat for Michael McDonnell.

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The excellent drainage of South West Manchester’s ground enabled the Saddleworth League derby to get under way with most of the region’s cricket washed out.The match was reduced to 24 overs per side and Range had Farhan Ahmed leading the way with 50 with other useful contributions taking them to a formidable 141-8.Range skipper Waqas Malik led from the front and South West were always kept in check as he took 6-37 in 12 overs to restrict them to 98-8 and give Range local bragging rights.Whalley Range CC juniors enjoyed another good week, led by the u9s who won their first game of the season against Hale Barns in a real team effort.Abby Nicholson took her first wicket playing for Lancashire Girls u11s and, on the same evening, the u15s beat Glodwick.The u15s then beat Saddleworth champions Greenfield in the LCB KO preliminary round match after restricting them to 87-8.Butterworth and Appleby put on 40 for the first wicket and then Joe Wood smacked a quick 30 for a comfortable eight-wicket win.

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HairdressingClive Victor Gale 10Health & WellbeingAlexander Technique 26Buddha Beauty 4JobsLaura Dunlop 4Joinery & FurnitureEvolve Joinery 37Karl Hutton 23LandscapingOuter Space 34Language TuitionAlliance Francais 40Leafl et DeliveryCommunity Index 17LocksmithsChorlton Locksmiths 23Painting & DecoratingCarol Smith Home Improvements 10Dan Robinson 23Alan Stuart 12

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“ I moved to Whalley Range for its bohemian, vibrant atmosphere and being so close to Chorlton. Having the independent bars and shops all within walking distance is great not to mention the tram links to the city.”

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“I’ve lived in Chorlton for 10 years and love the attitude and culture of the place. We love the bars and restaurants, especially the Beagle, Electrik,San Juan and the café in Longford Park”.

Helen Thompson | Consultant Solicitor

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