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Issue 48 ASTLEY BRIDGE • BELMONT • EDGWORTH EGERTON • BROMLEY CROSS • WESTHOUGHTON • MIDDLEBROOK • HEATON • SHARPLES • FARNWORTH • LITTLE LEVER 

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For the Second World War pilot and 

test pilot, who has flown more types of 

aircraft than anyone else in the world, 

celebrated his 94th birthday in 

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Bolton-based Dunscar Bridge Brewery 

was asked to design a commemorative 

bottled beer for Captain Brown’s birthday 

celebrations. 

Dunscar Bridge Brewery managing director 

Pat Kitchen was only too pleased to help 

out. She said: “To be asked to produce a beer 

for such a distinguished pilot as Eric ‘Winkle’ 

Brown was an absolute honour. 

“When we looked at his amazing war 

and post war flying record we were 

stunned to find out he holds all sort of aviation 

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Captain Brown at his 94th birthday party. Picture by Andy Annable 

“But when we found that his favourite 

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and we would love to create another one 

for him when he reaches his centenary.” 

The party, organised by Monty’s Messenger, 

was held at Boultbee Flight 

Academy in Goodwood, Sussex, and included 

guests who have flown the Spitfire or 

other vintage aeroplanes in the Royal 

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FIRE RESCUE HEROES HONOURED 

FOR BRAVERY 

Maliha Aslam, Melanie Selfe, Husnain Aslam and Bolton North White Watch 

Manager Nigel Booth 

Raymond Bradshaw, his wife Lesley and, at the front, their children Abbie and 

Ryan, with Bolton Central White Watch crew 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TWO members of the public 

who made dramatic 

rescues during two separate 

house fires have been 

recognised for their brave 

actions. 

A ceremony was held at 

Bolton Central Fire Station 

where Greater Manchester Fire 

and Rescue Service’s (GMFRS) 

Deputy County Fire Officer Jim 

Owen presented certificates to 

Melanie Selfe and Raymond 

Bradshaw. 

Raymond received a County 

Fire Officer’s Commendation 

after entering a burning flat to 

rescue a 40-year-old woman. 

He was walking past the 

property in Pinewood Close in 

the Astley Bridge area of Bolton 

shortly before 6am last July, 

when he spotted smoke coming 

from the building. 

There was a fire in one of the 

flats on the first floor of the 

building and a woman was 

trapped inside. 

With no thought for his own 

safety, 43-year-old Raymond 

kicked down the front door 

and went into the flat to find 

the woman. He found her in 

the flat and carried her downstairs 

– she was suffering from 

serious smoke inhalation and 

her face was blackened by the 

smoke. 

Raymond also called 999 and 

waited with the woman outside 

the building – helping her to sit 

on a wall until fire crews from 

Bolton Central and Bolton 

North fire stations arrived. 

He said: “It was a really 

nice gesture to receive a commendation 

and the whole 

the flat – I just did it.” The 

woman was given oxygen and 

first aid at the scene before 

she was taken to hospital by 

paramedics. 

She was transferred to 

Wythenshawe Hospital in a 

poorly condition but was later 

transferred to the Royal 

Bolton Hospital and recovered 

after several weeks in 

hospital. 

Meanwhile Melanie Selfe 

was awarded a County Fire 

Officer’s Certificate of Congratulation 

for her efforts in 

recusing a little girl from a 

house last June. 

She was sitting in her living 

room with her partner Craig 

Walker in Longden Street, 

Bolton, when she saw smoke 

and flames coming from a 

house across the road. 

Craig immediately called 999 

to report the fire while Melanie 

ran across the road and started 

banging on the front door of 

the mid-terraced house. 

She noticed that the door was 

unlocked and decided to enter 

the house, shouting ‘hello’ and 

looking for people inside. 

She searched the kitchen 

before entering the living room 

where she saw one-year-old 

Maliha sitting in her pushchair. 

Realising that it would take 

too long to unstrap Maliha from 

her pushchair, Melanie quickly 

grabbed the pushchair and 

wheeled the youngster out of 

the house and into her house 

across the road where she kept 

her safe until fire crews and 

police arrived. 

Firefighter Joe Aspen rescued 

family enjoyed the event. At 

Maliha’s brother, 

the time I didn’t think about 

what I was doing going into 

three-year-old Husnain, from 

upstairs. 

SHOW SUCCESS 

AMANDA Fairclough Stage and Film School had a sell 

out show with 300 guests attending to watch her students 

perform in ‘Aladdin’ and ‘Bubble’. Barney, a 5ft 

teddy bear, who was one of the props in ‘Bubble Pop’ 

was raffled to raise money for the local children’s heart 

charity ‘Lagans Foundation’. 

The student’s age 5 – 18 yrs were delighted that they raised 

enough money to train two new volunteers at Alder Hey Children’s 

Hospital. 

Amanda Fairclough Stage and Film School carries the 

Bolton Mark Certificate as well as being a Bolton Children’s 

University learning destination, have also just received three 

certificates of recognition from Lancashire’s YPS for: Community 

Engagement, Young Peoples Theatre and Improving 

Lives. 

Amanda’s students are now gearing up to do their summers 

show at St Joseph’s School. 

If you would like to know more about Amanda Fairclough 

Stage and Film School shows or classes visit her website on 

www.stageandfilmschool.co.uk or email info@amandafairclough-drama.com. 

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Hens 

‘picked’ 

at Library 

Dottie, Queenie and Hilda – the 

Topping Fold hens 

HENS that were hatched at Topping 

Fold Community Centre and Library 

are now thriving in their unusual permanent 

home. 

They are living in the chicken pen and 

coop in the library’s community garden, 

built by members of the Brighter 

Futures Project with funding from Topping 

Fold Tenants and Residents 

Association and Six Town Housing. 

Claire Bebbington, community 

development officer, said: “Dotty, 

Queenie and Hilda are light Sussex 

hens and are growing fast. Their 

combs are getting big and they are 

getting noisier, which means they 

should start laying soon. Jack Murray 

and Diane Wood are two of the volunteers 

who have been taking care of 

the chickens so I would like to thank 

them for all their help and support 

with this project.” 

The chickens and community garden 

can be viewed at times when the 

library is normally open. 

Volunteers to help in the community 

garden, or people who have 

donations such as plants and seeds, 

should call Topping Fold Community 

Centre and Library on 0161 253 7890 

or email topping.lib@bury.gov.uk 

Mayor’s 

charity ball 

THE Mayor of Bolton, Councillor Guy 

Harkin is urging Bolton residents to 

come along to an evening of fun, 

music and fundraising for charity. 

The Mayor’s Charity Ball and 

Cabaret will take place on Friday, 15th 

March starting at 7pm. For the first 

time, guests will be able to arrive by 

the beautiful main ceremonial 

entrance to the Town Hall. Vehicles 

will be allowed to drive onto the 

square and guests will be shown up 

the steps and escorted through to the 

reception by the Bolton Sea Cadets. 

The evening will begin with a drinks 

reception, followed by a five course 

meal. During the meal, guests can 

marvel at the magic of up-close magicians. 

After dinner, the casino room 

will be opened for guests to try their 

hand at traditional casino games to 

win tokens to exchange for prizes. 

The cabaret for this year will be the 

70’s stars, Paperlace, most famous for 

their hit single, Billy Don’t Be a Hero 

and supported by the hilarious comedian 

Kurtis King. 

Tickets are priced at £30 for the 

meal, casino and cabaret, or there is 

also a cabaret only ticket available for 

£10, which includes entry into the 

casino room from 9pm and a seat in 

the balcony of the Albert Halls to 

watch the comedian and Paperlace. 

To reserve your tickets, please contact 

the Mayor’s Office on 01204 

331090.

ISSUE 48 Independent 3 

SUPPORT FOR PROPOSED 

OUTWOOD YOUTH CLUB 

TENANTS and residents gathered 

together in Outwood 

Community Centre for a day 

of free family fun and involvement 

and to register their 

support for a proposed youth 

club. 

The event, organised by Six 

Town Housing, Outwood Tenants 

and Residents Association (TRA) 

and other community organisations, 

had plenty going on with 

‘Make & Take’ winter flowerpots, 

face painting, refreshments and 

family activities with arts and 

crafts. 

Local police and the fire service 

attended to provide help and 

advice and the opportunity for 

tenants to discuss local matters. 

Six Town Housing and Outwood 

TRA were also on hand to chat 

to tenants and residents about 

local priorities. 

One really important matter that 

people could feedback on was their 

support and ideas around a proposed 

youth club. Six Town Housing 

are currently recruiting volunteers 

and support is needed in order to 

get a club up and running. 

The youth club has become the 

main focus of the TRA recently, 

after a neighbourhood survey 

showed that there was a real need 

for youth facilities in the area. 

There is currently no youth provision 

which has led to young people 

hanging about on the street with 

little to do. However, there was 

once a successful and well attended 

youth club and there are now 

requests to re-establish the club; 

Win tickets to Simon 

and Garfunkel tribute act 

THE nation’s favourite Simon and 

Garfunkel tribute band slip slide 

into The Longfield Suite in Prestwich, 

Bury, on 16th March with 

their highly acclaimed Old 

Friends Tour. 

The show has delighted theatre 

audiences up and down the UK for 

the past three years with its noteperfect 

reproduction of the 

award-winning harmonies of the 

duo, as well as the much- publicised 

friction between the two singers. 

In all, the two- hour show covers 

over 25 hits from four decades, 

including Mrs Robinson, Homeward 

Bound, The Sounds of Silence 

and Bridge Over Troubled Water. 

Paul Simon’s solo career is represented 

by songs such as You Can 

Call Me Al and Fifty Ways to Leave 

Your Lover. 

Adam Ellis and Ben Bowden, who 

play the duo on stage, have been 

described by music 

writers as ‘the world’s best 

Simon and Garfunkel tribute’ and 

their full band show as ‘a musical 

feast for anyone who loves the 

songs of Paul Simon’. 

Ben was recently featured on 

BBC’s The One Show, performing as 

Paul Simon and talking about Paul’s 

visit to the north west in 1965. It was 

on this trip that Paul reputedly 

wrote his hit, Homeward Bound, 

while sitting at Widnes station. 

At the community fun day are Debbie Standring from Six Town 

Housing, with local mum Andrea Thorpe and her family 

Andrea Thorpe, a local tenant 

who attended the event, said: 

“Events like this are a great way 

to get involved. I’m always interested 

in how to improve the area 

and this gives us the opportunity 

to feedback information and find 

out how we can help – it also provides 

fun for the kids at the same 

time! The youth club is a fantastic 

idea, I used to go to the old one 

in my teens and it gave us something 

to do that was safe and fun 

instead of sitting around on the 

streets. I hope it gets the local support 

needed and the volunteers!” 

Debbie Standring, Six Town 

COMPETITION 

Housing community development 

worker for Radcliffe, said: “We 

really need local support to get the 

club up and running and are still 

looking for volunteers so we can 

get things started. Days like today 

are really fun for the whole family, 

provide lots of advice and 

support but also give the tenants 

a chance to get involved and have 

their say on what happens in their 

local area.” 

If you are interested in supporting 

the youth club or want to find 

out more about getting involved 

in what happens in your community, 

call Debbie on 0161 686 8000 

This is the band’s debut in Bury. 

“We’re really looking forward to the 

show,”says Ben. “It’s always nice to 

play new places. 

Tickets are £10adv/£12 door and 

are available from the box office on 

0161 253 7227 or online from 

www.ticketline.co.uk. 

Further details are available at 

www.soundsofsimon.co.uk 

• We are giving away two free 

tickets to the show. The competition 

is open to any UK residents not 

connected to the band or its organisation 

in any way. 

Simply answer the simple question 

below, and send your answers 

to jayne@independentnews 

papers.co.uk 

THE QUESTION IS: 

WHAT WAS SIMON AND 

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ALBUM CALLED? 

The closing date for the competition 

is Wednesday, March 6, and 

winners will be drawn from the 

correct answers. Our decision is 

final, and no correspondence will 

be entered into. 

Cancer patients 

turn to Facebook 

BOLTON Cancer Patients 

and Carers Consultative 

Group have continued to 

develop their Facebook 

Page as a reference point 

for patients, carers and 

members of the public 

generally looking for 

information or support 

on cancer related issues. 

The Page includes articles 

around cancer 

awareness; lifestyle and 

cancer; getting financial 

information; the Cancer 

Drugs Fund; carers’ support; 

accessing online 

cancer communities; 

understanding cancer 

research/clinical trials; 

coping with symptoms or 

side effects of cancer or 

IN BRIEF . . . 

DUE to popular demand, 

Showaddywaddy will be performing a 

second date at The Albert Halls, Bolton, 

on Friday, June 21, following their soldout 

gig on January 25. Tickets are 

£18.50 and £17 for concessions and 

the show starts at 8pm. 

AN extra performance of the American 

Wrestling Live show has been added at 

The Albert Halls, Bolton on Saturday, 

February 23. The extra performance is at 

2pm. Family tickets are available for 

both performances, priced £36, or £10 

for children and £12 for adults. To book, 

visit www.alberthalls-bolton.co.uk or 

contact the box office on 01204 334400. 

BOLTON Steam Musuem has organised 

two May Day Steamings. These are Sun 

and Mond, May 5 and 6 from 10-4pm 

and again on Sunday and Monday, May 

26 & 27. Bolton Steam Museum is on 

Mornington Road, off Chorley Old Road. 

Admission is free but donations are 

welcome. 

its treatment; cancer in 

the workplace and 

bereavement – to highlight 

but a few. 

Visitors to the page 

can also find out how the 

Royal Bolton Hospital 

performed in the National 

Cancer Patient 

Experience Survey 2011 

and read about how Cancer 

Services at the 

Hospital have been 

assessed against the 

national quality assurance 

programme for NHS 

Cancer Services. 

Karen Elliott, Chair of 

Bolton Cancer Patients 

and Carers Consultative 

Group said: “This is not 

intended to be a source 

of expert advice simply 

our attempt at helping 

people navigate their 

way around the wealth of 

organizations locally and 

nationally offering information 

or support on 

cancer related matters 

and to try and ensure 

that people know what’s 

available. 

“We know from feedback 

received that the 

page has been found to 

be useful and we’ll continue 

to develop it over 

time. I would encourage 

people to visit the page 

and pass on the link to 

anyone they consider 

might benefit from having 

the details.” 

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SAM PUTS PEDAL 

TO THE MEDAL… 

YEAR 9 Bolton School Girls’ Division 

THE London Olympics so inspiring watching all those support me in this mammoth pupil Johanna Mercer has had her first 

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book ‘Demon Rose’ published in the 

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cycling challenge in order to their efforts. I also wanted to do other people will join me along the 

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I’m also looking for support along readers to buy from the website. 

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cycling in between all of the golden 

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forever. What she hoped was a gift of 

(TCAA), a new charity which ultimately help me raise more porch one morning, her life changes 

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in Lossiemouth, Scotland on critically ill children and babies. Approximately 5,800 children start of a dangerous and deadly life. 

an emergency transfer service for ing to save more young lives.” love and appreciation was in fact the 

Sunday, March 17 at Heather The service will drastically reduce and babies need transferring to With the help of her friends she battle’s 

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in all 50 of the post boxes such as suffering from conditions such as year – and before TCAA all transfers 

were done by land ambulance nightmare? Will they all make it to the 

ever find an end to this treacherous 

super-Olympian Chris Hoy, organ failure, brain tumours, and 

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Bradley Wiggins and Olympic 

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Students celebrate Oxbridge offers 

SIXTH Form students from 

Bolton School Girls’ Division 

and Boys’ Division have been 

celebrating after receiving 

offers to study at the universities 

of Oxford and 

Cambridge 

Six girls and five boys have 

been made offers to study at the 

country’s top two universities 

from this Autumn. 

Adam Woolley, who is Captain 

of the Boys’ Division, has been 

offered a place to study Classics 

at Downing College, Cambridge. 

He said: “The School has been the 

main feed of information throughout 

the application and interview 

process. In helping us prepare, 

the different subject departments 

of each applicant have answered 

any queries and the School has 

always been at hand if we needed 

any extra advice.” 

Hannah Cooper, who has been 

offered a much coveted place at 

Pembroke College, Cambridge to 

study Veterinary Medicine, said: 

WORK has started on 

improvements to the Manchester 

Bolton and Bury 

Canal, west of Water Street in 

Radcliffe, following a delay 

caused by the possible presence 

of Great Crested Newts 

in the area. 

The work was originally 

planned for last year, but ecologists 

from the Canal & River 

Trust delayed the works as the 

mild winter could have meant 

that Great Crested Newts were 

active in the area earlier in the 

year than usual. 

The Canal & River Trust, the 

new charity caring for canals and 

rivers in England and Wales, has 

begun the improvements to the 

canal at Radcliffe by removing 

some of the invasive glyceria maxima 

reed from the canal along 

with litter and debris. The next 

steps will be improvements to the 

towpath which will involve resurfacing 

1.5km making it more user 

friendly. 

The canal is classified as a 

‘remainder waterway’ and the 

Trust does not have funding to 

maintain it beyond emergency 

safety works. However, in partnership 

with Bury Council, 

funding has been sought on a 

number of occasions over the 

years to keep the valued water- 

“I can’t wait to get started on my 

course, to join my college and to 

meet up with other students. I 

will miss my family and friends 

but I will get to see more of my 

older brother who is currently in 

his second year at Cambridge.” 

Looking forward to his time at 

university, Adam added: “It will be 

great to meet more people who are 

interested in my subject, Classics. 

The thing I am least looking forward 

to is the budgeting that I will 

have to do – and I believe Cambridge 

is even colder than here!” 

Headmistress of the Girls’ Division, 

Sue Hincks, said: “Once 

again, we are delighted that so 

many of our talented and able 

students have been accepted onto 

such competitive courses at both 

Oxford and Cambridge. The boys 

and girls have worked extremely 

hard with the staff and 

independently to prepare themselves 

for interview and the 

different Colleges have described 

themselves as impressed with all 

that the pupils have achieved. We 

wish them and all our students 

every success as they study for 

their final exams.” 

Besides Hannah Cooper, five 

other girls were made offers: Elizabeth 

Alderson to study History 

at Lincoln College Oxford; Georgia 

Thurston to study English 

Literature at Queens’ College, 

Cambridge; Isabella Sabini to 

study French and Spanish at 

Trinity Hall, Cambridge; Olivia 

Hadjinicolaou to study Geography 

at Keble College, Oxford; and 

Olivia Hosker to study Law at 

Trinity Hall, Cambridge. 

From the Boys’ Division, these 

boys, as well as Adam, received 

offers: Dean Khan to study Earth 

Science at Exeter College, Oxford; 

Peter Swift to study Classics at 

Balliol College, Oxford; Daniel 

Hurt to study Medicine at Clare 

College, Cambridge; and Siddarth 

Umapathy to study 

Medicine at Sidney Sussex College, 

Cambridge. 

CANAL IMPROVEMENTS 

GET ECO GREEN LIGHT 

Calling all Bolton writers 

THE Octagon New Writing 

department, led by Associate 

Director Elizabeth Newman, is 

currently looking for new writers 

to take part in The Best of 

Bolton. 

The Best of Bolton is back by 

popular demand following the 

huge success of last year’s event. 

It is a fantastic opportunity for 

some of Bolton’s best local writers 

to showcase their work and 

receive constructive feedback. 

Cllr Gill Campbell and Nick Smith at the canal which is getting a 

£120,000 makeover 

way in reasonable condition. 

The current refurbishment will 

cost around £120,000, including 

contributions from Viridor Credits 

(£40,000), Windmill (Ellan 

Vallin) Ltd (via a s106 payment 

of £22,500) and Bury Council 

(£60,000). 

Councillor Gill Campbell, cabinet 

member for neighbourhoods 

and regeneration, said: “We’ve 

been working with The Canal & 

River Trust (and previously 

British Waterways) for many 

years looking for opportunities to 

restore the MB&B Canal. This 

work will ensure that visitors and 

Elizabeth Newman will choose a 

selection of pieces that she will 

then direct, using professional 

actors, in an Octagon Studio performance 

on Monday, 8 April. 

Open to the whole of Bolton, 

submissions can include poetry, 

prose or drama. Submissions 

MUST be limited to one A4 page 

and be accompanied by a short 

biography of the writer, no 

longer than 50 words, and a 

short note about why you'd like 

local residents will be able to 

enjoy walking along the canal 

towpaths safely and it will allow 

them to soak up the outstanding 

natural beauty of our waterways.” 

Nick Smith, enterprise manager 

at the Canal & River Trust, 

said: “The works we’re currently 

undertaking will greatly 

enhance the appearance of the 

canal and improve the towpath 

for all the local community to 

enjoy. We’re really grateful to 

Bury Council and other partners 

for all their on-going support with 

the project to restore the canal.” 

to be part of The Best of Bolton. 

The closing date for all entries 

is 6pm on Monday, 11 March; no 

submissions will be accepted 

after this date. In the interests of 

the environment the Octagon 

encourages that all entries be 

sent by email where possible. 

Send your entries by email to 

literary@octagonbolton.co.uk 

Please write as the subject heading 

of your email: Elizabeth 

Newman - The Best of Bolton. 

£5 million boost 

for Bolton’s roads 

AN additional £5 million will be spent 

on improving Bolton’s roads and footpaths. 

Like other towns and cities across the 

country, Bolton’s road network and 

pavements have deteriorated due to a 

reduction in government grants and 

consecutive cold winters. 

Snow and freezing conditions have 

resulted in a significant increase in the 

number of potholes and general deterioration 

of roads. 

The extra money will now be used to 

target the worst of the deterioration 

with particular emphasis on unclassified 

and busy local roads. The schemes 

have been selected based on engineering 

surveys and the funds will be spent 

over two years, from 2013 to 2015. 

A total of 14 key roads across the borough 

will be resurfaced, financed 

through £2.4 million of the funding. 

And £1.2 million will be spent on preventing 

further deterioration and 

Contact: Ian or Bernadette 

Tel: 01204 491661 (24hrs) 

restoring the skid resistance of 19 road 

surfaces by sealing them with one or 

more layers of bitumen and hard stone 

chippings. 

Thousands of potholes on other 

roads across the borough will be 

repaired with £400K of the funding. 

Key footpaths across the borough will 

be resurfaced with £850K investment 

and £150K will be used on repairing 

footpaths to help extend their life. 

The £5 million is from a pot of £14 

million capital cash set aside for boosting 

the borough, which councillors 

announced last September. Due to government 

restrictions the funding 

cannot be used to offset government 

spending cuts and has to be used on 

one-off schemes. 

Councillor Nick Peel said: “We are 

doing everything we can to improve 

our roads and footpaths under 

extremely difficult financial circumstances. 

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6 Independent ISSUE 48


SHINE pupils graduate 

RECORD numbers of local children 

have taken part in this 

year’s SHINE: Serious Fun on Saturdays’ 

programme, held at 

Bolton School. 

Funded jointly by the School and the 

SHINE Trust, the scheme is in its 

fourth year and sees the independent 

day school open its doors to allow children 

from the maintained sector access 

to its resources, facilities and expertise. 

Saturday evening at Bolton School 

saw forty five Year 5 pupils from 

twelve local state primary schools 

attend a silver-service “graduation” 

dinner. Pupils, parents and their 

teachers celebrated the culmination 

of the 11 week scheme, along with 

teachers and Sixth Form students 

from the School who had helped run 

the programme. 

Brandon Bowling, aged 10 and from 

nearby Devonshire Road Primary 

School, had certainly enjoyed himself: 

“I have learned a lot of new things. I 

can count from one to a hundred now 

in Japanese. I loved having a go on an 

indoor hovercraft in Physics and 

scrunching up a can of pop by immersing 

it in scalding hot water and then 

in freezing cold water. It was funny in 

Physics when a machine made everyone’s 

hair stand on end through static 

electricity. It has been a great opportunity 

and I am really glad I came.” 

An equally delighted Roksana 

Rudzka, aged 10, said: “I’ve loved 

SHINE and getting out of bed on a 

Saturday programme has not been 

a problem at all. My favourite bit of 

the whole course was making our own 

ceramic tiles but I liked the story of 

Henry II and Thomas Becket and how 

he was murdered in the church.” 

Q. How long does a divorce take? 

A. Usually 4-6 months from initial 

instructions (and assuming issue of proceedings 

soon after) to Decree Absolute. 

Much will depend on the other sides 

cooperation and the ability of the court, 

in light of cuts and changes in how they 

process administration to deal with 

things their end. 

Q. My 10 year old daughter lives with 

my ex. but says she would like to live 

with me. Do I have to go to court and 

if so will the Judge do as my daughter 

wants? 

A. The first thing you should do is speak 

with the mother! Explain what is being 

said, how often and over what period. 

Be satisfied that this is a consistent 

theme. You may both then gain an 

understanding of why this is being said. 

Mum may already be aware but 

unsure how to raise it with you! There 

may be temporary concerns or mistaken 

beliefs behind what is being said. If 

you feel unable to communicate as parents 

or that this has been seemingly 

dismissed out of hand, try a mediation 

service. It may help. Solicitors can make 

this referral and if necessary act on your 

behalf to negotiate or otherwise issue 

an application for a Residence Order 

at court. However, this should be treated 

as a backup of last resort. 

The Mayor and Mayoress of Bolton, Cllr Guy Harkin and 

Colette Harkin, join Miss Sue Hincks (far left), Headmistress 

of Bolton School Girls’ Division, and Miss Olivia Sullivan (far 

right), SHINE Coordinator, in congratulating Roksana Rudzka 

and Brandon Bowling, both aged 10 years old and from 

Devonshire Road Primary School on graduating from the 

SHINE programme 

IN BRIEF . . . 

BOLTON-BASED telecommunications firm Comms Consult 

have left their old offices in favour of new ground at the 

junction of Blackburn Road and Crompton Way, all as part of 

their growth strategy. Previously based at Calvin Street, 

Comms Consult have taken up residence in what used to be a 

solicitor’s, Blackburn Road. 

TICKETS for this year’s pantomime at The Albert Halls, Bolton 

are on sale. Jack and the Beanstalk will be shown at the theatre 

from Saturday, November 30, 2013 to Sunday, January 5, 2014 

and features an all-star cast.Tickets are expected to sell fast and 

organisers have organised an early-bird discount of 50 pence off 

every ticket bought before March 29. For details, visit 

www.alberthalls-bolton.co.uk or telephone the box office on 

01204 334400. 

DIVORCE 

QUESTIONS 

AND ANSWERS 

A child’s ascertainable wishes and 

feelings are relevant when taken in the 

context of age and level of understanding. 

An independent Family Reporter is 

usually appointed by the court to investigate 

views and also take account of 

any other relevant issue related to what 

is the courts paramount concern- the 

child’s welfare. 

A 10 year olds wishes will carry more 

weight than those of a 5 year old but 

much will still depend on other issues 

such as accommodation, schooling, contact 

with the other parent, friendships 

and the effect of changes to status quo. 

LEE MARSTON, 

Partner and Head of 

Family Services at 

Clough & Willis Solicitors 

Q. How long do the financial side of 

things take to finish? Do I have to sort 

that out first before we can divorce? 

A. This can take anything from a few 

weeks to 12 months! 

If agreed, it remains important to 

ensure there has been a full and frank 

disclosure of all assets and income. It 

is this that makes an agreement and 

order of the court made by consent, to 

be binding. Your agreement should be 

an informed decision. 

A court order whether imposed on 

you both or made by the judge with 

your joint agreement cannot be made 

until Decree Nisi of Divorce has been 

pronounced and it comes into force 

when Decree Absolute has been granted. 

It is therefore usual to get on with 

issuing the divorce proceedings unless 

you are relying on a 2 years separation 

based petition and are merely entering 

into a separation deed of agreement in 

the meantime. 

If disputed, the process will take 

longer and be more costly. However, 

remember your solicitor acts in your 

best interests and can potentially save 

you a lot of money through ensuring 

appropriate disclosure and the relevant 

negotiation. 

Your solicitor will gradually reduce 

(hopefully) the points of dispute such 

as, is the house to be sold now or when 

the children finish school, is this a clean 

break or is there a justifiable need for 

maintenance on top of any child support? 

Above all ensure you instruct a specialist 

family solicitor experienced in this 

work such as an Accredited Specialist 

member of Resolution. Both myself and 

Marie Whittaker as partners in the 

Clough & Willis family law department 

hold this accreditation. 

For further information on any of the 

above or any other family matter contact 

Lee Marston or Marie Whittaker 

for a free, no obligation interview on 

0161 764 5266 

Bury firm wins 

major award 

A MEMBER of thebestofbury’s exclusive 

network has just celebrated its 10th year 

in business, but few have taken the step 

into double figures with the success that 

Complete Driveway Designs has 

achieved. 

Thebestof bury has recently launched 

a new awards scheme, which aims to 

recognise the achievements of its members 

on a monthly basis. January’s Movers 

and Shakers award was given to Complete 

Driveway Designs in recognition of 

their excellent service and commitment 

to driving the business forwards even in 

these difficult economic times. 

A new year heralded the arrival of Complete 

Driveway Designs in Ramsbottom, 

after a move from their old base on 

Walmersley Road. The brand new premises 

offers a range of added benefits to 

customers, such as better transport links 

and beautifully appointed reception and 

meeting rooms. What's more, the team 

behind Complete Driveway Designs are 

going to improve their new premises even 

further, with plans to build a state of the 

art showroom next year. A key factor in 

Complete Driveway Design's success and 

continued development has been their 

ability to win large commercial contracts 

and still offer a high standard of workmanship 

on domestic projects. 

One of the team's biggest contracts was 

undertaken just last year, when McDonald's 

chose Complete Driveway Designs 

to install a new Drive-Thru at their Newbridge 

restaurant. Other large projects 

undertaken by Complete Driveway 

Designs in recent years include a driveway 

for a KFC restaurant in Walkden and 

a number of installations at residential 

properties across the North West. 

Before and after photos of previous 

work by Complete Driveway Designs can 

be viewed on their website at www.northwest-driveways.co.uk 

, along with case 

studies of every project. 

For more information about Complete 

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please visit www.thebestof.co.uk/bury


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Students cook up a storm 

TWENTY students from local 

high schools attended Bury 

College to compete in the 

finals of a Master Chef competition 

run by the college. 

Challenged to create two dishes 

using seasonal produce in 

under two hours, with a budget 

of just £10, the budding chefs 

were under pressure to impress 

the judges. 

Teams of two included Mount 

St Joseph pupils, Hannah Newton 

and Caitlin Booth, Burnden 

Davidson and Nathan Woodcock, 

Nathan Parkinson and Alan 

Kurian, Megan Higgins and 

Eyvone James and Georgia Garland 

and Sophie Kennedy. 

Georgie Terry and Judith Yung, 

represented Oulder Hill Community 

School, Ramsha Azma and 

Samuell Hall came from Matthew 

Moss High School, while Jessica 

Altdorf, Olivia Turner, Jordan 

Kirkwood and Marcus Woods 

joined the event from Sharples 

School as all competed in the heat 

of the kitchen. 

Students rose to the challenge, 

with each team of two creating 

a chicken based main course and 

a dessert. Their inspiration and 

creativity was diverse with dishes 

ranging from curry, lasagne 

and pie to chili and chocolate 

muffins, lemon meringue cupcakes 

and apple tart tatin with 

custard. 

The competition was judged by 

a team of professional chefs 

including Andrew Nutter, Bury 

College tutors Mo Daho and 

Matthew Rowntree, Victoria 

Sharp, who works at Bury Coun- 

Olivia Turner, Andrew Nutter and Jessica Altdorf 

cil and Ray Thompson who teaches 

catering in Greater 

Manchester schools. Andrew was 

delighted to announce the winners 

as Jessica Altdorf and Olivia 

Turner who wowed judges with 

their menu of chicken with a golden 

potato stack and vegetable 

bake and cranberry frangipane 

tart with vanilla cream. The girls 

were followed in second place by 

Georgia Garland and Sophie 

Kennedy and third place was 

taken by Jordan Kirkwood and 

Marcus Woods. 

Andrew Nutter said, “It’s the 

first year the college has run this 

competition and the standard has 

been amazing. The talent of the 

young people has really shone 

and it’s been great to taste the 

food of our future culinary stars.” 

Business students 

Xplode onto scene 

ENTERPRISING Bury College AS Business 

students, Saeed Atcha and Mithun 

Kerai, have successfully set up their own 

magazine called Xplode – a magazine 

by young people, for young people. 

The former pupils of Ladybridge High 

School successfully gained funding 

through a charity initiative run by O2 

and have secured support from local 

businesses. 

Managing Director, Saeed, age 16 

from Bolton, and Assistant Managing 

Director, Mithun, age 17 from Bolton, 

set up their business venture with the 

aim of improving negative stereotypes 

of young people in the press. A year 

later, their quarterly magazine has 

achieved a readership of over 7,000 

people and is distributed through 

schools, colleges and Bolton Lads and 

Girls Club. 

Saeed and Mithun set up a team of 

17 young people aged 13-17 to work 

on the free magazine, advertising positions 

on the magazine’s website. Their 

enthusiastic team of volunteers helps 

write, edit and distribute each issue, 

gaining vital skills along the way. 

The budding entrepreneurs have also 

secured office space and business backing 

from Bolton Council of Mosques 

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MBC, Disney and Live Unlimited. Saeed 

and Mithun also raise funds through 

advertising which helps towards the 

cost of print and expenses, investing all 

money wisely back into the business. 

Saeed, who is studying AS Business, 

Media, English Language and IT said, 

“My courses at Bury College have 

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used to improve the magazine. The 

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Tompsons ‘batter’ Top market is 

Talented 

the competition! 

Heather 

back for Easter 

THE 14 Days of Love has goes again every year – it’s 

seen the best businesses something that creates a real 

wows judges 

across the UK go head to impact for local businesses 

head to earn the title of ‘The and local people. After all, BUILDING on the success of the Manchester's biggest eclectic city centre HEATHER Barlow from Westhoughton 

Most Loved Business in the great reviews are one of the Rawtenstall Artisan Christmas Market 

last December, Helmshore based At Castlefield, most of the food stall hold- 

judges at the TeenStar auditions. 

Artisan Food, Craft & Vintage Market. has been given the big thumbs up by 

UK. 

most important factors to 

For the 14 days leading up consider when purchasing company Artisan Events will be bringing 

their second big event to the town everyone who has a stall either grows, Heather has made it through to the 

ers are award winning producers and Along with other impressive acts, 

to Valentine’s Day consumers 

had the chance to why thebestof Bury encour- 

centre for 2013 with Easter Artisan Fine rears or bakes the food that they sell. Regional Finals and will now be per- 

any product or service. That’s 

review their favourite local ages all its members to Food, Craft & Vintage Market. 

There’s not only food on offer at the market. 

For those who want to shop for clothes, the brand new competition for teens 

forming at the live stages of TeenStar, 

businesses and in doing so, collect customer reviews not Artisan Events organiser Jodie says: “It’s 

raise the profile of their community. 

Love, but all year round too. many amazingly talented people in our antiques, craft and vintage there's plenty to TeenStar is an exciting national tal- 

just during the 14 Days of going to be a really exciting year, there’s so jewellery, handmade beauty products, and pre-teens! 

In Bury voters have really 

done their bit! Several of best businesses in Town or people who turned out in their droves at bringing their beautiful handmade and espe- 

the UK’s best teens and pre-teens 

If you’re looking for the region and there’s real support from local browse with artists and artisans galore all ent competition which searches for 

the Most Loved Businesses you think you’ve got what it Christmas despite the freezing temperature. cially selected objets d'art and ephemera. singers, singer/songwriters, rappers 

come from Bury, with Tompsons 

not only voted the best sive network (and you’ve got nesses on Bank Street and these events will Hot Club with dancing starting at 2pm- form either covers or original material. 

takes to be part of our exclu- 

There are already plenty of excellent busi- 

There's music from The Cotton Town and vocalists of all genres who per- 

takeaway in town but also the reviews to prove it) just add to putting Rawtenstall on the map Artisan Hot Food stalls & Cafe. 

The brand new music competition, 

the second Most Loved Business 

across the UK in all on 01706 281 320 or email products in our region.” 

Market will be held on the Square at the Future Music who already produce the 

please contact Debi Fellone as a centre where people can source the best The Easter Artisan Fine Food & Craft TeenStar, is being brought to you by 

categories! 

bury@thebestof.co.uk Artisan Events is run by Asif and Jodie bottom of Bank Street on the Easter weekend, 

Saturday March 30th, Sunday 31st petition bringing us such acts as Birdy 

hugely successful Open Mic UK com- 

Other winners in their UK 

in Helmshore where they also run the very 

category included UKcostumes4U 

for Fancy Dress, 

Manchester City Centre which runs on the until 5pm every day. There's free parking One contestant who has evidently 

successful Castlefield Artisan Market in and Monday April 1st and runs from 10am and Hatty Keane. 

People Matters in Human 

first Sunday of every month and regularly 

has up to 80 stalls making it the event. 

Heather who is now in the running to 

all over the town centre for the duration of caught the judge’s eye is local talent 

Resources, Bespoke Landscapes 

in Landscape 

compete for a place in the National 

Crafty work at Edgworth 

Gardeners and last but not 

Final within The O2 in London. 

least, Santino for Italian 

Thousands of hopefuls entered 

Restaurants. 

nationwide and hundreds of auditionees 

queued patiently on the day 

And of course, the 14 Days 

THE Barlow café in includes examples of rag local people to see more 

of Love just wouldn’t be the 

for their turn to impress the judges. 

Edgworth is always rugs, handmade and recycled 

paper, felt making pieces of work produced 

of the many excellent 

same without the inimitable 

Those who made it through the 

worth a visit and well 

Steve from S & S Joinery, 

audition stage will now take part in 

known locally for its and metal and metallics. by the group. 

who has defended his title 

a live Regional head to head battle 

range of delicious All the items have been The café is open on Saturday 

mornings from 

of the Most Loved Carpenter 

alongside the best talent in their 

drinks and snacks. made by members of the 

in Rossendale and the UK for 

area. They’ll be performing in front 

To make your visit even craft group which meets 10-1pm.For more information 

a the group or 

the fourth year running! 

of hundreds of audience members 

more enjoyable an exhibition 

of local crafts are The Barlow. 

exhibition contact Lesley 

on Thursday evenings at 

However, the 14 Days of 

and a professional judging panel to 

Love campaign isn’t just 

win a place at the National Grand 

on display until the end The exhibition is a on 01204 852024 or visit 

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Independent 

HEALTH & WELLBEING 

Pamper time for mums 

Ask Angela 

MOTHERS Day is also 

just around the corner so 

The Beauty Lounge in 

Bolton has put together a 

range of packages for you 

and your mum. 

Mummy’s time out pamper 

package – a perfect treat for 

any mum, take some time out 

for yourself and recharge 

your batteries. Manicure, 

Pedicure, Aromatic facial and 

Full Body Massage – 3 hours 

– £86 per person 

Just the two of us pamper 

package – indulge with your 

best friend, mum or sister for 

a little time out. Aromatic 

facial, manicure, pedicure 

and Back Massage – 3 Hours 

– £76 per person 

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Package – join us with a 

Women age better 

GOOD news girls – the age-old stereotype 

that men age better than women 

appears to be a thing of the past. 

Researchers, who carried out a detailed 

study into the perception of aging, 

revealed women think they are aging better 

than men… and men actually agree. 

The study found nearly two thirds of 

females said they were aging better than 

group of your friends for a 

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Enjoy a facial, back massage, 

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Back Massage. £62 for TWO 

people. 

their partner, and 59% of men said the 

same. In fact, over half of men said they 

believe they age faster than females, 

according to the poll of 1,000 men and 

1,000 women. 

Men said they start to ‘look old’ at 

the grand old age of 44, whereas 

women said 46. 

The study, by anti-aging product For- 

ever Youth Liberator by YSL, also found 

two thirds of men said their wife or girlfriend 

looks better for their age out of the 

two them. 

And nearly one in ten men said there 

was rivalry between him and his partner 

over their appearances. 

The study also discovered one in four 

women regularly worry that they look 

older than their spouse. 

Incredibly, more than one in twenty 

women even said they had been mistaken 

for their partner’s mother and not, in 

fact, their wife or girlfriend. 

Q. I have unsightly red 

veins on my cheeks and it’s 

very difficult to cover with 

make-up. Is there a 

treatment available at the 

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A. These are broken capillaries 

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skin. The best way to deal with 

this is to exfoliate the skin 

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is available to buy from The 

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This will stimulate new 

cells to reproduce and wake 

up tired looking skins. Use a 

good moisturizer, drink eight 

glasses of water a day and 

have regular facials. 

From fine to divine 

THIS Mother’s Day make it a day 

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The in salon treatment is ideal. 

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Independent TRAVEL 

Time to get into cruise control! 

IF YOU have never cruised before, the first half 

of 2013 could be the time to give it a try 

There are remarkably cheap deals available, 

particularly in April and May, as cruise lines 

and specialist agents battle to grab a bigger 

share of the fastest-growing sector of the travel 

industry. 

Offers currently available mean many canny 

passengers can book spring departures from 

about £60 per day: 12 nights in the Western 

Mediterranean on P&O's flagship Azura, leaving 

Southampton on April 4, is down to just 

£599 on the Iglucruise website. 

The same online agent offers maiden voyages 

on Royal Caribbean's Adventure of the 

Seas. Departing on May 24 for seven nights to 

France and Spain, prices for inside cabins start 

from £599 per person. 

Richard Downs, chief executive at Iglucruise.com, 

says: “Although it is more than year 

ago, there is still a certain resonance from the 

Costa Concordia episode. 

“A reluctance to book worked its way 

through last year and into 2013, and lots of 

cruises have been left on the shelf for the first 

two quarters of this year.” 

According to trade journal Travel Trade 

Gazette (TTG), lower prices in many cases are 

made possible by cruise lines cutting commission 

levels for agents: MSC Cruises was the 

latest to cut on January 9, joining a growing 

list of cruise companies including Complete 

Cruise Solution, Royal Caribbean and Norwegian 

Cruise Line. 

TTG says: “For every agent voicing protests 

against the cuts, there seems to be another 

arguing how they can finally compete on a 

level playing field with larger players and 

increase cruise business, selling the same products 

for the same prices.” 

Shopping around, TTG found a 14-night 

Mediterranean cruise on P&O's Ventura in May 

from £1,099, including a choice of additional 

on-board spending, free parking at 

departure port or free coach transfers. 

Downs says a big problem for cruise lines is 

persuading customers to commit themselves 

when there is so much choice. 

“That is why cruise lines increasingly use 

celebrity appearances to boost sales,”he says. 

“It boosts the feeling of genuine scarcity 

among the customers. When you know Alan 

Titchmarsh or Kenny Dalglish is appearing, 

you don't want to miss out. 

“X Factor contestants might not be everybody's 

cup of tea but P&O sold two- and 

three-night mini-cruises amazingly fast when 

they booked two finalists. 

“Celebrities are helping cruise lines to arrest 

the slide towards later and later bookings but, 

of course, late bookings are stimulating the 

low prices for deals.” 

At Cruise & Maritime Voyages, marketing 

services manager Miranda Coates says: 

“Although around 70% of our programme for 

2013 is sold, which is a much better position 

than this time last year, plenty of good prices 

are still available if you're flexible. 

“An Easter cruise to Spain and Portugal, 

departing Bristol on March 30, has a lead-in 

of £549 for eight nights, saving 40% against 

initial prices.” 

In April, Cruise & Maritime Voyages cruises 

to the Norwegian Fjords sail from Tilbury, 

Liverpool and Harwich, while overnight taster 

voyages, including Tilbury to Leith and Hull 

to Harwich, are particularly cheap when sold 

on a 'two-for-one' basis. 

Based on voyages abroad Marco Polo, Cruise 

& Maritime Voyages offers seven-night 'Easter 

Bulbfield' cruises from March 28 for £799, 

with premium cabins from £1,049; the British 

Isles cruise departing April 7 offers up to 30% 

off inside cabins and 35% off ocean-view cabins; 

while six nights in the Norwegian Fjords 

in mid-April start at £699 for standard-plus 

cabins and £899 in premium cabins. 

Cruise & Maritime Voyages also operates 

the cruise ship Discovery out of Avonmouth, 

Bristol, where eight nights on a Spain/Portugal 

cruise over Easter leads in at £799. 

The Co-operative personal travel adviser 

Emma Sanger says: “I and a number of other 

agents are all aware that discounting is going 

on, although it seems to be online travel 

agents are doing it more than high street 

agents.” 

At Cruise Thomas Cook, the largest cruise 

agency with a market share about 15%, 'best 

buys' currently include two nights in a 

Barcelona hotel, followed by five nights aboard 

Royal Caribbean's Liberty of the Seas for £685, 

with the ship calling at Nice, Rome, Florence 

and Barcelona. 

Included in that package are flights from 

Edinburgh, Glasgow or Dublin, all on April 23. 

Cruise Thomas Cook also has a great value 

11-night New York and Caribbean stay cruise 

from £999, with entry to the Empire State 

Building thrown in for good measure. 

The package includes two nights in a fourstar 

Manhattan hotel, followed by seven nights 

on Carnival Splendour, with destinations 

including Grand Turk, Half Moon Cay 

(Bahamas) and Nassau, plus return flights 

departing from Belfast, Edinburgh, Manchester 

or Heathrow on April 21. 

Cruise Thomas Cook also has a good break 

for gamblers - provided they don't spend too 

much. Its 20-night Hawaiian Casinos stay cruise 

from £1,679 works out at just £84 per person 

per night. 

It includes four nights' in a four-star Las 

Vegas hotel, a Grand Canyon tour and 14 

nights on Golden Princess. It departs Los Angeles 

to Ensenada, Honolulu, Kauai, Maui and 

Hilo, and includes return flights from Heathrow 

or Manchester on April 5. 

At Bonvoyage.co.uk, a 17-night cruise on 

P&O's Oriana from March 28 starts at £1,168, 

with outside cabins from £1,609. The package 

includes car parking or coach transfers and 

£160 on-board spending money. 

Similar perks, with £140 on-board spend, 

are available for 14 nights in the Western 

Mediterranean. Departing April 3, prices 

aboard P&O's Adonia start at £1,079, with outside 

cabin places from £1,246. 

Independent FOOD&WINE 

Oriental-style marinated lamb 

Stick these Asian-style marinated lamb 

rumps on the barbecue for maximum 

pleasure with minimum effort. 

INGREDIENTS 

For the marinade 

5cm/2in piece fresh ginger, peeled, 

finely grated 

4 garlic cloves, peeled 

3 tbsp soy sauce 

2 tbsp ketjap manis 

2 tbsp ready-made sweet-and-sour 

plum sauce 

2 tbsp mirin 

2 tbsp sesame oil 

extra virgin olive oil 

RED wine drinkers earn more and are 

generally happier – but white wine lovers 

are more practical, a study has revealed. 

Experts who examined in detail the social 

habits of wine drinkers found their 

lifestyles really can be generalised according 

to their preferred wine colour. 

Those who drink red wine are also more likely 

to have a degree and be married, and drink 

more frequently than those who have a preference 

for white or rose. 

But white wine drinkers are home-lovers, 

who enjoy a holiday in the UK and are content 

with their position on the career ladder. 

Gérard Basset, spokesman for French Wines 

For the lamb 

6 x 160-180g/5-6oz lamb rumps 

PREPARATION METHOD 

For the marinade, blend all of the 

marinade ingredients except the olive 

oil to a smooth paste in a food processor 

(Alternatively, grind to a paste in a 

pestle and mortar.) Gradually add a drizzle 

of olive oil to loosen the marinade 

mixture as necessary. 

For the lamb, transfer the marinade to 

a resealable freezer bag and add the lamb 

rumps. Seal the bag, removing as much 

air as possible as you do so, then massage 

the mixture into the meat and set aside 

with Style, which commissioned the report, 

said: “They say you can tell a lot about someone 

from their favourite tipple, and it seems 

that it is definitely the case when it comes to 

wine. 

“From the study it looks as though those with 

certain personality traits are drawn to certain 

styles of wine. 

“Red wine drinkers appear to be the more 

relaxed of wine fans. White wine drinkers love 

the status quo. Whilst rosé fans are itching for 

change.” 

The study, of 2,000 adults, looked into everything 

from earnings to career prospects and 

personal attributes. 

in the fridge to marinate for between 2 

hours and 24 hours. 

When the meat has marinated, either 

preheat the oven to 190C/375F/Gas 5, or 

prepare a barbecue. 

Remove the marinated lamb rumps 

from the freezer bag and shake off any 

excess marinade. 

Place the marinated lamb rumps into 

a roasting tray and roast in the oven 

for 20-25 minutes (for medium, 

depending on the size of the rumps), 

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Independent GARDENING 

LEAF THROUGH 

INSPIRING BOOKS 

IF you’re still 

scratching your 

head as to what 

to do with your 

garden this year, 

whether trying 

veg in pots for 

the first time, 

creating a wildflower 

meadow 

or completely 

re-landscaping 

your outdoor 

space, there are 

new books coming 

out which 

should provide 

you with plenty 

of ideas. 

Here are just a 

few of the many 

gardening titles on 

offer this year: 

The Drunken 

Botanist by Amy 

Stewart (Timber 

Press, £14.99, May 

2): This intoxicating 

and eclectic 

new book on the 

hidden botany 

behind your 

favourite booze would make a 

fabulous gift for gardeners who 

enjoy a tipple. The quirky guide 

explains the chemistry and 

botanical history of more than 

150 species, showing how they 

form the bases of our favourite 

cocktails and also offers 50 

drink recipes. 

Christine Walkden’s No-Nonsense 

Container Gardening 

(Simon & Schuster, £20, Febru- 

ary 28): She may now be a regular 

on The One Show and 

Radio 4’s Question Time, but 

Christine Walkden is a gardener 

first and a presenter second. 

In her typical down-to-earth 

style, she shows you how to 

recycle tin cans, fruit crates and 

baskets and turn them into 

portable growing containers, 

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In Pots by Kay 

Maguire (Mitchell 

Beazley, £16.99, 

available now): As 

growing your own 

fruit and veg continues 

to gain 

popularity, this 

book is one for 

people who perhaps 

don’t have 

room for a vegetable 

plot or who 

simply want to 

have a go at growing 

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close to the 

kitchen. 

Featuring everything from 

bags of potatoes to grapes on the 

vine, and delicious combinations 

such as tomato with basil, the 

book guides the reader through 

techniques and tips, as well as 

sound advice for growing each 

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well as age-old 

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the soil and caring 

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Independent MOTORING 

REVOLUTIONARY NEW ENGINE TONIC 

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Called MPMT (Multi-Purpose 

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product is the ideal garage and 

garden shed companion, with 

extremely varied applications. 

Aside from cars, vans and commercial 

vehicles, the benefits of 

MPMT extend to motorcycles, 

lawnmowers, chain saws and all 

powered garden equipment, boats, 

tractors and farm machinery. 

Containing a specially-formulated 

blend of fuel and lubricant 

additives plus anti-corrosion 

agents and moisture repellants, 

MPMT constitutes a complete 

engine tonic for year-round dosing 

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Illustrating the versatility of 

MPMT, a 500ml bottle will treat 

two cars as a fuel additive (petrol, 

diesel or bio-fuel), and equally is 

of value as an oil treatment or 

engine flush. 

One application delivers a wide 

range of benefits, including 

reduced emissions, extra engine 

protection, and cleaning/conditioning 

the fuel delivery system, 

all contributing to peak engine 

efficiency. 

For engines which are seldom 

used or laid-up for winter – such 

as classic cars, boats, jet skis, powered 

garden equipment – MPMT 

is uniquely-equipped to protect 

the engine’s internals and fuel system, 

and get engines on the move 

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Providing a powerful and quickacting 

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MPMT stabilises fuel, removes 

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STP MPMT – supplied with a 

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accessory shops, at an RRP of 

£9.99. 

Modern men afraid 

of car maintenance 

MODERN men rely on their dads to carry 

out basic jobs on the house and car, it has 

been revealed. 

The findings emerged in a study of 2,000 

people, and show that men aged 18 to 30 

struggle with relatively simple tasks, such 

as changing spark plugs, laying carpet or 

jump starting the car whilst by contrast, 

dads aged 45 and over think nothing of 

getting under the car bonnet to fix a problem, 

or embarking on a bit of DIY around 

the house. 

The study also found that 25% of 

younger men would happily call dad for 

help if the car broke down, while a fifth 

rely heavily on on their male role-model 

for advice on jobs in the home. 

Today’s generations are unable to carry 

out jobs which their fathers would be able 

to do with their eyes closed. 

A spokesman from GEM car and motoring 

insurance, who conducted the study, 

said: “Today’s generations are unable to 

carry out jobs which their fathers would 

be able to do with their eyes closed. 

“We’re not sure whether this absence 

of knowledge is down to a lack of time, 

work commitments, or simply a disinterest 

in knowing more. 

“Certainly it seems more commonplace 

for men of today to rely on outside help 

for any household, gardening or car related 

tasks – whether it be dad, tradesmen 

or other professionals. 

“And perhaps it is better to ask for help 

rather than making things up and risking 

a costly repair job.” 

When it comes to their motor, men are 

just as useless: 

Only 30% can replace the oil in their own 

car; 

More than half wouldn’t have the first 

clue about how to change a tyre; 

59 per cent don’t know how to replace 

the windscreen wipers. 

Perhaps unsurprisingly, given the 

results, 77 per cent of men aged 18 to 30 

admit they don’t know nearly as much 

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Independent GARDENING 

HARRIERS RACE INTO 

EARLY SEASON LEAD 

BOLTON United Harriers must 

have a feeling of déjà vu after they 

raced into an early lead in the 2013 

Central Lancashire Grand Prix 

rankings. 

The defending champions fielded an 

impressive 37 competitors in the season’s 

curtain-raising 5K event and, as in 

2012, the 295 runners in Leverhulme 

Park enjoyed perfect racing conditions 

– bright but chilly! 

Former Bolton and ex-England International 

runner Paul Freary was first 

across the line in 16 minutes 25 seconds. 

Now competing for Belgrave Harriers, 

veteran Freary demonstrated there’s life 

in those M40 legs by making his decisive 

break at the 4km stage, managing 

to hold off (or is that teach?!) the chasing 

Junior duo of Astley & Tyldesley’s 

Lewis Eccleston (16:28) and Bolton’s 

Jonny Kay (16:29). After three months 

of injury woe, it was a great return to 

action for u20 Kay, with similar emotions 

for M45-winning Ian Selby (18th) 

and Mark Swannell (19th), who were on 

each other’s shoulders throughout. 

A brilliant debut by Simon Dally (21st) 

was quickly followed up by junior Simon 

Walker (28th) winning the game of catand-mouse 

with training partner 

Andrew Cafferky (29th). Ian Gregory 

(41st), Chris Povey (42nd) and Ben 

Troughton (45th) formed a trio of sub-19 

minutes PB’ers before a visibly tiring 

Jacob Kearney narrowly edged father 

Pete as final counter for the ‘A’ Team. 

They gave Bolton (295 points) a slender 

lead over Horwich (337), A&T (432) and 

Leigh (452). 

The successful Bolton women’s team featuring impressive junior Olivia Kearney 

BOLTON RESULTS 

J Kay (16:29), I Selby (17:20), M Swannell (17:21), S 

Dally (17:46), S Walker (18:03), A Cafferky (18:05), I 

Gregory (18:44), C Povey (18:50), B Troughton 

(18:56), J Kearney (19:13), P Kearney (19:14), D 

Bentley (19:22), A Doyle (19:22), J Rideout (19:23), 

K Fowler (19:35), B Scott (19:46), G Shaw (19:52), N 

Howarth (20:01), E Rannicar (20:16), I Meeds 

(20:33), G Jones (20:38), D Hanson (20:46), A 

Costello (21:45), K Mallinder (21:47), J Dickinson 

(21:58), L Jackson (22:21), O Kearney (22:58), L 

Crawley (24:09), J Lomax (24:18), J Grimshaw 

(24:46), P Boardman (25:59), R Clegg (27:08), D 

Huddleston (27:47), G Tucker (28:35), J Lim 

(29:50), H McEwen (30:02), J Kearney (30:21) 

Daryl Bentley pipped Andrew Doyle 

in the final 200m after leading through 

a strong Spooky Hill climb, as James 

Rideout hung onto their coattails separated 

only by a second. Ken Fowler won 

the M60 category and was joined by Ben 

Scott, Graham Shaw and Nick Howarth 

in also claiming the top spot in the CLGP 

‘B’ rankings (560 points). Eric Ranicar 

won the M65 category, as other notable 

performances came from Aidy Costello 

smashing his PB by a minute and debutants 

Dave Hanson, Richard Clegg and 

Ged Tucker. 

Horwich RMI’s victorious women’s 

team was led by Rachel Jones’ (18.26) 

impressive race win over Keighley’s Amy 

Green (19.13), with Accrington’s Sarah 

Ridehalgh (19.21) third. A not-fully-fit 

Jayne Dickinson (21:58) was Bolton’s 

first female (17th) over the line, as she 

rallied support for what could be a breakthrough 

year for the Club’s women. 

Freshly crowned 2012 Park Run Female 

Points Champion, Olivia Kearney, was 

in close support with a stupendous 

result, claiming the u20 category at only 

14 years of age. 

Meanwhile, Bolton’s next hosted 

race is their popular annual Bolton 

10K on Sunday 21st April. Interested 

runners should go to the event website 

at www.bolton10k.org for more 

information. 

Festival of 

Racing plans 

PLANS are well underway for 

an exciting Horwich Festival 

of Racing event in 2013. This 

year, Horwich Carnival will 

return to the same date as the 

main races, Sunday, June 

16th. 

The main race day will be a 

culmination of five days of 

sporting activity in and 

around Horwich. 

The Street Orienteering 

event will be particularly 

interesting in this, its third 

year. The Horwich event will 

be part of a weekend of quality 

Urban Orienteering promoted 

by SELOC (South East 

Lancashire Orienteering 

Club). There will be events 

around Salford and Manchester 

on Saturday, June 15th 

and sprint distance races as 

part of the Horwich Festival 

of Racing on Sunday, June 

16th. A prologue sprint in 

Lever Park will be followed by 

a mass start sprint final 

around Horwich Town Centre. 

Cycle group members are 

also exploring some new ventures 

for the day. 

Nathan joins The Lambs 

BOLTON School 1st XV captain Nathan Stansfield has been 

selected for the national Independent Schools Rugby side, The 

Lambs. Nathan, 18, won through a tough selection process 

after he represented the Northern Independent Schools side. 

Inspiring life of first black footballer 

THE remarkable and inspiring 

life story of Walter Tull, the first 

black outfield footballer to play 

in the old First Division, is 

being told on stage at Bolton’s 

Octagon Theatre. 

Tull first played for Tottenham 

Hotspur on their close-season tour 

of Argentina and Uruguay in the 

summer of 1909. Many believe his 

promising career at Tottenham was 

cut short because of the racism he 

endured week in, week out. 

It was so bad in a match at Bristol 

City in September 1909 that the 

report in one London newspaper, 

The Football Star, was headlined 

the ‘Colour Prejudice Problem’. It 

may have been the first time 

racism at a sports event was highlighted. 

The outraged journalist 

argued that Tull was Spurs’ ‘most 

brainy forward’ and was ‘so clean 

in mind and method as to be a 

model to all white men who play 

football. Tull was the best forward 

on the field.’ 

Tull was soon dropped from the 

first team never to regain a regular 

spot. He was eventually sold to 

Herbert Chapman’s Northampton 

Town, thriving under Chapman’s 

progressive and thoughtful 

approach. Herbert Chapman went 

on to become the manager of Arsenal, 

winning the FA Cup in 1930 

and two First Division titles in 

1930/31 and 1932/33. 

In December 1914 Tull enlisted 

in the Footballers Battalion (Middlesex 

Regiment). Promoted three 

times, after leading a raiding party 

across enemy lines on the alpine 

Italian Front during the harsh winter 

of 1917-18, 2nd Lieutenant Tull 

was recommended for a Military 

Cross because of his outstanding 

bravery and leadership, not losing 

a single man from his Company 

while coming under heavy fire. 

He never received his Military 

Cross. Two fellow officers broke military 

rules by telling his family both 

that he had been recommended 

and that he had deserved it. His 

biographer, Phil Vasili argues it 

was because he embodied a contradiction: 

infantry officers, according 

to the manual of Military Law, had 

to be ‘of pure European descent’. 

Having fought and survived the 

first Battle of the Somme, Tull was 

killed in the second in March 1918 

during the German Spring Offensive. 

His men, braving shell and 

machine gun fire, tried in vain to 

rescue his body from the battlefield. 

In 1999 Northampton Town 

unveiled a memorial, situated at 

Sixfields Stadium, in Tull’s honour. 

Tull made the impossible possible. 

A 19th century man, he is a 

21st century hero, a unique role 

model that embodies our modern, 

multi-cultural society. The world 

premiere of Tull, a play by Phil 

Vasili, directed by David Thacker, 

tells the story of this exceptional 

man. 

Tull is at the Octagon until Saturday 

16 March. For more 

information go to 

www.octagonbolton.co.uk or call the 

Ticket Office on 01204 520661. 

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QUIGG’S BATTLE OF 

BRITS IS IN DOUBT 

365 challenge 

KEEP the Olympic flames burning 

by signing up for new 

fitness challenge in 2013. 

The 365 Challenge is part of 

Bury’s “Be Inspired Be Active” 

campaign to build a legacy 

from the London 2012 Olympic 

and Paralympic Games. 

The Challenge involves jogging, 

running, walking, cycling, 

swimming and/or rowing 

365km in 365 days, either as 

an individual or in a group. 

It’s open to all members of 

the public, of all abilities, and 

what’s more – it’s free! 

Residents can use their local 

gym, park or swimming pool 

to complete the challenge. 

The deadline to sign up is 

Thursday 28 February. Every 

person and group who completes 

the challenge in 365 

days from their starting date 

will be entered into a free prize 

draw. 

To sign up for the Challenge, 

call Bury Sport and Physical 

Activity Service on 0161 253 

5893 or email sports.development@bury.gov.uk 

Participants will receive an 

information pack including an 

activity log sheet, a sample 

training schedule, and the 

rules. And if they keep the 

organisers informed of their 

regular progress, they can 

compete for the title of Challenger 

of the Month! 

RICKY Hatton believes “In UFC they are all under 

Scott Quigg’s burgeoning one organisation so you are 

feud with Carl Frampton getting the best fights. 

will prove a recessionbusting 

“We’ve got a situation now 

rivalry. 

with Carl Frampton and Scott 

The Hitman says the muchanticipated 

Quigg. Carl is with Sky. We 

clash between are not with Sky. Kid Galahad 

Britain’s top two super bantamweights 

is in the mix and he’s with 

will make them Channel 5. 

global superstars. 

“Boxing has been put into 

But he warns promoters sections where the big fights 

will have to swallow their are harder to make. 

pride in order to get the fight “The promoters need to 

on, with boxing’s politics swallow their pride and get 

threatening to keep the pair together in order to do it otherwise 

UFC is going to RIVALS – Bury’s Scott Quigg (above) and Carl Frampton Coaching clinic 

apart. 

Both Quigg and Frampton overtake us. You’ve got to be 

insist they are desperate to realistic. The promoters need 

LOCAL sports clubs and volunteers 

are invited to the Bury 

step into the ring together – to work together and TV companies 

need to work together. 

but there are no immediate 

Club and Coach Symposium 

plans to make the fight happen. 

sections where it is going to be 

“Boxing has been cut into 

which takes place on Monday 

11 March. 

Frampton fights under harder for people to fight each 

The event gives them an 

Matchroom Promotions, who other.” 

opportunity to network and 

have a TV deal with Sky. Hatton believes interim 

ensure they have the latest 

Quigg is promoted by Hatton, 

who last year lost his deal title-holder Quigg is well 

WBA champion and British 

information on what support 

is available to them, including 

with the satellite broadcaster. placed to become one of the 

funding and courses. 

That poses a potential stumbling 

block to a rivalry that The undefeated 24-year-old 

sport’s next stars. 

The themes this year are 

clubBURY, Social Media help 

Hatton believes could be one from Bury produced the performance 

of his career on the against Kiko Martinez earli- 

you’ve got to go the extra mile 

pean champion with victory a struggle for everyone so 

and support, and Funding. 

of Britain’s biggest since the 

battles between Nigel Benn undercard of Hatton’s comeback 

against Vyacheslav It has only increased calls “Scott Quigg has got a good 

er this month. 

in the promoting. 

Get sporty 

and Chris Eubank. 

“What makes it hard in boxing 

Senchenko in November with for the two men to meet and style, he’s exciting to watch, SPORTY youngsters have even 

is that some fighters are a sixth round stoppage of Ren- 

Hatton believes it is a fight he’s a nice kid, he’s got the more chances to hone their 

with Sky, some with Channel dall Munroe to clinch the that will generate huge money family roots. He’s getting better 

skills at after-school badminton 

5 and some with Boxnation,” interim WBA crown. – even in the current global 

and better all the time. sessions. 

said the former two-weight But he is yet to secure his economic climate. 

“It will be nice to see him An extra four weeks’tuition 

world champion. “So you get next opponent, while Belfast “It’s hard,” he said. “We are further down the line eventually 

has been arranged at Castle 

lads not fighting each other. rival Frampton became Euro- 

in financial times where it is 

fight Carl Frampton” Leisure Centre in Bury, every 

Inspiring life of first black footballer 

There will also be a presentation 

from Forever Manchester. 

Organised by Bury Sport 

and Physical Activity Service, 

the symposium takes place at 

Manchester Maccabi, Brooklands, 

Bury Old Road, 

Prestwich from 6.30pm to 

9.30pm. 

The cost is £5 (free for Club- 

BURY clubs). To book a place, 

call 0161 253 5893 or email 

sports.development@bury. 

gov.uk 

Tuesday to 12 March. 

The club is open to pupils in 

Years 4, 5 and 6 and is led by a 

fully qualified coach. Sessions 

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book, just turn up and play! 

THE remarkable and inspiring 

life story of Walter Tull, the first 

black outfield footballer to play 

in the old First Division, is 

being told on stage at Bolton’s 

Octagon Theatre. 

Tull first played for Tottenham 

Hotspur on their close-season tour 

of Argentina and Uruguay in the 

summer of 1909. Many believe his 

promising career at Tottenham was 

cut short because of the racism he 

endured week in, week out. 

It was so bad in a match at Bristol 

City in September 1909 that the 

report in one London newspaper, 

The Football Star, was headlined 

the ‘Colour Prejudice Problem’. It 

may have been the first time 

racism at a sports event was highlighted. 

The outraged journalist 

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argued that Tull was Spurs’ ‘most 

brainy forward’ and was ‘so clean 

in mind and method as to be a 

model to all white men who play 

football. Tull was the best forward 

on the field.’ 

Tull was soon dropped from the 

first team never to regain a regular 

spot. He was eventually sold to 

Herbert Chapman’s Northampton 

Town, thriving under Chapman’s 

progressive and thoughtful 

approach. Herbert Chapman went 

on to become the manager of Arsenal, 

winning the FA Cup in 1930 

and two First Division titles in 

1930/31 and 1932/33. 

In December 1914 Tull enlisted 

in the Footballers Battalion (Middlesex 

Regiment). Promoted three 

times, after leading a raiding party 

across enemy lines on the alpine 

Italian Front during the harsh winter 

of 1917-18, 2nd Lieutenant Tull 

was recommended for a Military 

Cross because of his outstanding 

bravery and leadership, not losing 

a single man from his Company 

while coming under heavy fire. 

He never received his Military 

Cross. Two fellow officers broke military 

rules by telling his family both 

that he had been recommended 

and that he had deserved it. His 

biographer, Phil Vasili argues it 

was because he embodied a contradiction: 

infantry officers, according 

to the manual of Military Law, had 

to be ‘of pure European descent’. 

Having fought and survived the 

first Battle of the Somme, Tull was 

killed in the second in March 1918 

during the German Spring Offensive. 

His men, braving shell and 

machine gun fire, tried in vain to 

rescue his body from the battlefield. 

In 1999 Northampton Town 

unveiled a memorial, situated at 

Sixfields Stadium, in Tull’s honour. 

Tull made the impossible possible. 

A 19th century man, he is a 

21st century hero, a unique role 

model that embodies our modern, 

multi-cultural society. The world 

premiere of Tull, a play by Phil 

Vasili, directed by David Thacker, 

tells the story of this exceptional 

man. 

Tull is at the Octagon until Saturday 

16 March. For more 

information go to 

www.octagonbolton.co.uk or call the 

Ticket Office on 01204 520661. 

Walter Tull 

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