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ContentsWe hope you enjoy this issue and would like to wish everyone in Timperley a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

2) Finishing Touch3) Get in View4) Sue Ryder Care5) Regal Sage6) Timperley Hockey Club7) Snow White Competition7) Christmas Shopping8) Energy Academy9) Turning into a Greener Life10) Harlequin - Pizza for £111) Coversure12) Dan Reed12) Green Ginger13) Team of the Month14) Charity Army Challenge14) Name Your Deli Competition14) Trafford Surveyors15) Timperley Orchard15) Taylors Tutors15) Riddings Take Away16) JW Motors16) Uno Bathrooms17) Altrincham in Bloom18) Sausalito - Drink Offer19) Altrincham Arthritis Care20) PetSits20) RSPCA20) Tuppy Funnys - NEW!21) Direct Carpets22) Antz in your Pantz23) Churches Together in Timperley

Frank Sidebottom CompetitionWinners. Simon Prescott wins 2 tickets to Frank Sidebottom’s XMAS special at the LMRCA club on the 13th December.Margaret Kelsall wins a collection of frank Sidebottom Postcards and a Frank Sidebottom Mouse mat.

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Regal Sage is a family run business based in Timperley

with over 20 years experience using our own fitters and special-ist sub contractors. We believe that it is important to fit a quality bathroom that lasts. This requires qualified fitters who know how to fit a vast range of specialist equipment. With our hands on approach we are able to deliver a very personal service guid-ing you through the process of choosing you new bathroom.

Our business has been built on recommendations; we value our customers as they are the best advert for our company. We can project manage you entire bathroom. From initial design to final installation Regal Sage can provide plumbing, tiling and electrics to final decoration.

A site survey can be arranged and we can provide a no obligation quotation. If you wish to proceed, an appointment at our showroom will be needed to finalise you requirements. On supply only we can help with planning your room and liaise with your own fitting team. We offer a manufactures guarantee on all equipment and a full 5 year guarantee on installations.

Visit our showroom to see a wide selection of bathroom setting and choose from a vast range of quality manufacturers products. At Regal Sage we have a large range of contemporary bathrooms to choose from, available from all the leading manufacturers such as Duravit, Laufen, Aqata, Ambience, Vitra, Hansgrohe, Showerlux.

You can choose from our range of modern, traditional or contemporary bathroomsAccessorise your bathroom with beautiful contemporary taps, heated towel rails and mirrored cabinets.

With a large range of ceramic tiles and Karndean flooring available to choose from, we can also install under floor heating.We can also install walk-in-baths and walk-in-showers. They are designed to make bathing a pleasurable and safe experience for those who, through medical difficulties, may find it painful, dangerous or even impossible to enjoy bathing. To discuss you specific requirements please call to arrange an appointment at your home or visit our showroom.

This Christmas Sue Ryder Care are giving local businesses

an opportunity to help fund the charities vital work, while saving a lot of time and effort!

To save you one less task on the run up to the festive period we have produced a Christmas Tree Poster. Instead of sending Christmas cards to everyone in your office, you can save paper and time by using our Christmas Tree Poster to write your greetings and well wishes to everyone.

All you need to do is pop our Christmas Tree Poster up in a prominent place in the office,

for example on the staff notice board or in the canteen and place a collection box nearby so your colleagues can donate the money they would have spent on cards to charity.

This is a fun and easy way to raise money! Sue Ryder Care are a national healthcare charity providing compassionate care and social support to people with challenging end of life and long term conditions including cancer, stroke, Multiple Sclerosis, Huntingdon’s and Parkinson’s Disease, dementia and brain injury. The charity works locally with it’s Trafford Homecare service providing 800 hours

of personal care each week to people with a range of long term conditions in their own homes.

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Timperley Hockey Club is looking for new players and those who have had a

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Snow WhiteAltrincham Garrick Playhouse

“Christmas isn’t Christmas without the Altrincham Garrick panto” – those words have been uttered many times over the 40+ years that pantomimes have been performed at The Garrick Playhouse in Altrincham.Could it have something to do with the wonderful costumes for which the wardrobe department is famous?Or perhaps it is the exciting effects that the clever technicians always seem to conjure up for your enjoyment.Maybe it’s the terrific song and dance routines that make you want to join in – and of course the Garrick pantomime is truly traditional!

What with sing-alongs, chases through the auditorium and booing and hissing the baddies, you cannot fail to have the time of your life.So go on, spoil yourselves! And for a good old-fashioned panto look no further than “SNOW WHITE”.Neville Roby Theatre Manager says: “The Garrick promises you and all your family all the magic of Christmas, but beware, every year we sell out so don’t delay book today. We’ve made it easier for you with matinees at 1.30pm & 5.30pm and also four evenings at 7.30pm but with ticket sales already nearing 80% get your skates on and phone the Box Office now on 0161 928 1677 or book on line by going to www.altrinchamgarrick.co.uk and follow the link to ensure you and your family don’t miss out

on this truly traditional extravaganza”.

View Timperley are giving away two tickets to see Snow White at the Garrick Playhouse on Tuesday December 22nd at 7:30pm.

To enter simply text or e-mail the words “Snow White” Along with your FULL NAME to 07834 837 329 or [email protected] or visit or website www.viewtimperley.co.uk or Facebook www.facebook.com/viewtimperley

Winner will be announced on December 20th – Tickets will need to be collected from the Garrick Theatre by 21st December

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<continued from page 4Want to do more? Why not organise a festive dress down day, dress the boss up in a Santa outfit or sell Christmas cakes to make some extra money to pop in that Sue Ryder Care collection box.

To order a Christmas Tree Poster for your office or for more information about fundraising for Sue Ryder Care please contact Emma on 01772 698 145 or [email protected]. Local volunteer opportunities are also available. www.suerydercare.org

Christmas Shopping

The clocks have gone back and the Christmas adverts are on

the TV so if you haven’t already started it’s time to think about your Christmas shopping!

And where better to start than Altrincham town centre with a variety of high street and independent shops alongside cafés, bars and restaurants where you can take a break from the Christmas rush. And if you want to do something completely different, why not visit the ice rink or cinema. There’s something for everyone.

With Thursday late night and Sunday opening times plus free parking after 3pm Monday to Friday and all day on Sunday in Council owned car parks and on street parking bays, you can save time, money and support your local traders too! Visit www.altrincham.org.uk for up to date information on events, offers and shops

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On January 21st, Altrincham will play host to the Big

Green Music Night, an evening of music, magic and plenty of on-hand advice to help you save energy and money on your house-hold bills. The aim is to promote a new project in the area called the Energy Academy, which is help-ing local residents in Timperley, Altrincham and Hale to reduce their carbon footprint by look-ing at the way their houses are heated and insulated, and helping them to live more sustainably.View Timperley went to meet Daniel Gallagher, a Hale-based musician and supporter of the initiative who’ll be performing on the night. Also on hand was Tony Li, organiser of the event and a Voluntary Project Manager for the Energy Academy.

Dan what kinds of music do you play and what music can people expect to hear on the night?I’m a singer / song writer and I predominantly play acoustic music. I write my own songs, a few of which I will be performing on the night. I write about everyday situations and just try to be honest in my song writing and the way I sing and deliver the song.

Do you play under a band name Dan?Recently I played at the Night and Day cafe in Manchester and was asked to come up with a band name, I was playing as a duo with

my friend who is a violinist and we called ourselves the Butterfly exhibit.

Who are your influences?Jeff and Tim Buckley are my main influences. Over the years I have tried to go for a range in my vocal delivery similar to theirs. Although he is a different style of singer Tom Waits is a big influence on me. I also like jazz music and particularly a guy called Brad Mehldau. Dan, what do you tend to write about, are all your tracks about sustainable living?No, they’re not specifically about sustainable living. They are about vulnerability. They’re about recognizing that everybody has problems or trying to widen my perspective. Maybe through my music I can make people feel a bit more

compassionate about other people and make people realise they are not alone.

Tony, how do you think the night will promote what you are doing through the Energy Academy?The main focus of the night will be to provide some good quality entertainment for the local communities on one of the dark and cold January nights we know we can get in these parts. A local company called

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Is this going to be a free event? It’s free, but we will leave a few donation pots around in case anyone is feeling generous. What happens to the money if people do make the donation?All of the money will go to the charity supporting the Energy Academy – Action for

Sustainable Living. They support communities all over Manchester and Trafford who set up projects like waste reduction / recycling projects, community allotments etc and their work relies on funding and donations. It would be fantastic to raise some money to help them continue with their work.

Dan, what other bands will be playing on the night?We do have a lot of variety . There’s 7 acts in total including me, Andy Hunt who is the Sustainability Manager for Trafford Council and a local folk singer from Hale Barns called John Condy. We also have Mark the Magician who will be throwing out some “David Blaine” style tricks in the intervals.

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Team of the MonthThe Twizzles are Altrincham

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Before that the Twizzles will perform in the Christmas production Santa goes to Hollywood, at Altrincham Ice rink on 9th and 10th December, where the children will make up part of the cast as well as performing their synchro routine.

If you would like more information about the Twizzles, Please contact the Team coach Sam Ozard on 07709 925 595

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So as well as the all rounded entertainment on offer, what else will people get out of the night from a sustainable angle? We will be on hand to offer advice. If people want to they can fill in our Pledge and Home Energy Check forms. The Pledge Forms assess what actions people are taking to live more sustainably and then gives them further ideas. The completed Home Energy Check forms go to the Energy Saving Trust who then send each household a personalised report showing how much energy they use, the ways in which it can be saved and also tells you the kind of grants you may be eligible for.

A question to both of you, Music and Charity seem to go well together, why do you think that is?Tony - I think it’s because it strikes a chord with people. Dan – Sometimes when things are dealt with in a purely political sense people tend to pontificate about things. I think music is a welcome change in perspective which tries to deliver a message in a different way, giving the issue a more 3-dimentional and tangible perspective.

The Big Green Music Night takes place at the Flaming Galah bar in Altrincham on the 21st January. Doors open at 7:30pm.

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Charity Army Challenge

Three friends from Trafford took part in a demanding

10 mile yomp inspired by the selection process of the British Army’s toughest regiment. Paul Naylor and Neil Cust from Timperley, and Anthony Dillon from Hale - all chartered surveyors - swapped their suits for camouflage gear at Catterick Barracks on Sunday where they were attempting the legendary Parachute Regiment Challenge.

The multi-terrain endurance race - completion of which is a pre-requisite before solders can apply to join the regiment - requires participants to carry a Bergen rucksack weighted with 35 pounds of sand bags. Additionally, each competitor has just one hour 50 minutes to complete the arduous course - nicknamed Britain’s Everest.

Paul 43, told View Timperley “It was really good fun but it was also really hard.” Paul who has previously completed the London Marathon and the Great North Run added “this was a completely different ball game with the extra weight we had to carry and the type of terrain we were going over” “Some people just raced off ahead at the start but we’d decided to take it a little slower.” The three friends - who all completed the course in time - had to negotiate steep hills, wade through rivers, and contend with their packs getting increasingly

heavy as they progressed the route. “The sand bags got heavier as we went around as they started soaking up sweat and the water,” continued Paul. “And you also had to carry food and water which wasn’t part of the 35 pounds.

To date, Paul, Neil and Anthony have raised £2,600 which exceeds the originally planned £1,500. All the money raised will go to the Army’s Help for Heroes charity which supports wounded British soldiers. If you would like to add to their total you can make a donation by visiting www.justgiving.com/Anthony-Dillon.

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Timperley OrchardThe Timperley Community Orchard on the Trafford Drive / Beech Filed allotment site has won 3 awards in the North West Britain in Bloom 2009, including the Special Conservation & Environmental award.

The Orchard was created in 2002 when Frauke Morton and Mary Eastwood (Pictured) decided it would be good to make an orchard on an area of disused allotments. Cheshire landscape Trust gave us 50 trees explained Mary, many of them Old Cheshire Heritage varieties. A willing group of allotment holders

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for Timperley and Altrincham entries. The results are as follows:-Small Neighbourhood Improvement Award BROOMWOOD COMMUNITY PARK, TIMPERLEYSMALL NEIGHBOURHOOD MERIT AwardQUARRY BANK COMM. GARDEN PROJECT, TIMPERLEY LARKHILL COMMUNITY CENTRE & TIMPERLEY VILLAGE TIMPERLEY ORCHARD & ALLOTMENTS, TIMPERLEY

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Altrincham & District Branch Arthritis Care

About Arthritis – Arthritis affects more than 9 mil-

lion people in the UK – 1 in 5 of the adult population. There are about 27,000 young people under the age of 25 in the UK with arthritis. As yet there is no cure and arthritis remains the largest single cause of physical disability in the UK. There are more than 200 types of arthritis. However, there are many ways of treating the symptoms and managing your condition by protecting your

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Freephone helpline : 0808 800 4050 between 12 noon and 4.00pm weekdays.

National rate helpline : 020 7380 6555 between 10.00am and 4.00pm weekdays.

The Source, for young people : 080 8808 2000 between 10.00am and 2.00pm weekdays, or email [email protected]

Arthritis Care run courses to help people cope with their arthritis, one of which is called Challenging Arthritis, offering skills to put them back in charge of their lives, and also self-management courses for long-term conditions.

Our Branches throughout the country offer social support with monthly meetings.

Altrincham & District Branch - Our inaugural meeting was held on the 6th March 1975 with 38 members joining. We now have 85 members registered in the Branch.

We moved to The Larkhill Centre in January 2002 after having met for some considerable time at Pownall Road in Altrincham. We hold a monthly meeting (fourth Wednesday in the month) and have an excellent programme of entertainment. We also organise two outings a year. This year in June we went to the Llangollen

canal and enjoyed a horse-drawn trip on a barge on the canal, after having had lunch at the Moreton Park Garden Centre in Chirk. We are going to Eaton Hall on the 30th September for our Autumn outing where we will enjoy afternoon tea with music by the Wall City Jazzmen. We do not meet in January, nor in June when we hold our Summer outing.

In April we hold a fundraising coffee morning and bring & buy sale at the Larkhill Centre, which we find most enjoyable and successful.

We have a network of volunteers and committee members who visit members unwell and in hospital.

We are always in need of more help and if anyone is interested in giving a few hours once a month we would be delighted to welcome them. One of our urgent needs is help in putting the tables and chairs out when we hold our meetings at the Larkhill Centre. We would be very grateful if anyone could come along at 6.30pm on our Branch meeting night to give us a hand.

We collect used stamps which we sell for Branch funds. If you have stamps and would like them taken off your hands, please contact Val Hyde.

For further information on Arthritis Care, contact Val Hyde (Branch Secretary) on 0161 980 1113 or Geoff Hayes (Membership Secretary) on 0161 928 8563.

The 23rd October the North West in Bloom 2009 Awards, a surprise for the entrants and completely unexpected. The Results as follows:-Under the CATEGORY AWARDS Timperley Orchard received the Environmental & Conservation Award - Pinnacle PSG TrophyUnder the DISCRETIONARY AWARDS Commendation for “G” Force Timperley & AltrinchamFive years down the track and Altrincham in Bloom continually to win awards for individual projects and groups year on year. Plans are already being discussed for next year’s entries and hope to return back with another clutch of awards for 2010.

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Direct CarpetsO’Brien & Parry (Direct Carpets) Ltd

re-homing which is included in the adoption fee of £50.

If you would like to offer one of our cats or dogs a new home and you would like to arrange to meet them, please call:

Julia Tucker on 0161-286-2503

or email [email protected] Altrincham Cheshire Branch

Registered Charity No. 223367

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Soft Play Centre

[email protected]

Unit 8 Crown Industrial Estate, Canal Road Timperley, Cheshire WA14 1TD

0 - 11 year olds

Mon, Wed & Thurs 09:30am - 18:00pm

Last entrance 90 mins before closing time

Contact us to discuss your requirements on:

www.antzinyourpantz.co.uk0161 962 2266Tues 09:30am - 16:00pm

Fri, Sat & Sun 09:30am - 18:30pm

Christmas Toddler Get Together Only £6.99 per child during term time between 9:30am - 15:00pm

Christmas Party Only £9.99 per child anytime, includes FREE goodie bag

Antz in your Pantz is a family owned and run business

offering indoor soft-play activity for 0-12 year olds. Antz aims to be the premier party venue in the area with a variety of parties and prices. Their Pirate and Princess Parties have proved very popular. The centre is also available for private hire in the evenings and has attracted some celebrity names who return each year. Antz cafeteria offers a wide range of freshly prepared food and drink.

Antz in your Pantz opened two and a half years ago, in 2007, and has been a major success story. From the opening day to the present it has maintained a regular customer base. The idea for creating an indoor soft play facility in Timperley came from Laura and Paul Statham who

have been resident in Timperley for a number of years. Laura was a local childminder and Paul worked in the building trade. With four children of their own, they recognised that there was a gap in this kind of provision for young children. Instead of having to travel some distance to find a warm, safe and entertaining place to take young children Laura and Paul felt sure it could be done closer to home and so started looking round the local area.

Safety and comfort are a priority. This year’s ROSPA inspection was the best ever with a special certificate issued by the inspector. Paul and Laura strive to maintain the highest standards of safety and cleanliness. Currently a planning application has been submitted, in a bid to

extend the facilities on offer. To cater for the slightly older, accompanied children, a roller rink is planned with a smaller version for those younger, less agile children to skate off a bit of steam. A laser quest game is also planned. For those under 3, and babies, the soft play area will be extended; more spacious seating and cafeteria area and a quiet corner for more sedate pursuits such as reading or drawing. In the meantime, Antz in your Pantz continues to offer a warm welcome to friends, old and new; its best ‘service with a smile’ and a warm, friendly ambience.

P.S. Look out for our special offers such as the ‘Meal Deal’ offering entry and a child’s meal at reduced cost. Don’t forget to have your loyalty card stamped on each visit; if you don’t have one, please ask.


achel & Shiobhan to our team!”

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Altrincham United Reformed Church, Woodlands Parkway, Timperley. WA15 7QT

Sunday 20th December 10.30am“Getting ready for Christmas”

Sunday 20th December 6.30pmService of Lessons and Carols (at Altrincham URC, Cecil Rd , Hale)

Thursday 24th December 5.30pm Crib Service for 0-90s

Thursday 24th December 11.30pm Christmas Eve Service.(at Altrincham URC, Cecil Rd, Hale)

Friday 25th December 10.00am Christmas Morning Celebration Service

Timperley Congregational Church, Heyes Lane, Timperley

Thursday 17th December 7.30pm Carols and Readings led by Sale Male Voice Choir.

Sunday 13th December 11.00am Toy and Nativity Service

Sunday 20th December 11.00am Carol Service

Thursday 24th December 6.30pm Christingle Service

Friday 25th December 10.00am Christmas Morning Family Wor-ship

Christ Church (Church of Eng-land) Thorley Lane Timperley

Sunday 20th December 6.30pm Lessons and Carols

Thursday 24th December 5.00pm Christingle

Thursday 24th December 11.30pm Holy Communion

Friday 25th December 8.00am Holy Communion


Timperley Methodist Church. Stockport Road, Timperley

Sunday 20th December 10.45am Christmas Nativity

Sunday 20th December 6.30pm Carol Service

Thursday 24th December 4.30pm Christingle

Thursday 24th December 11.30pm Christmas Communion

Friday 25th December 10.45am Family Worship

Holy Cross Church (Church of England) Park Road, Timperley

Sunday 13th December 3.00pm Christingle

Thursday 24th December 11.30pm Holy Communion


During December each Church will be displaying a TREE OF HOPE in its groundson which people are invited to hang their personal prayers and hopes.Further details can be obtained by contacting the individual Churches

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During December each church will be displaying a TREE OF HOPE

in its grounds on which people are invited to hang their personal prayers and hopes.

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