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<strong>Local</strong><strong>Life</strong><br />
<strong>St</strong> <strong>Helens</strong> Edition<br />
<strong>Sep</strong>/<strong>Oct</strong> <strong>2021</strong><br />
Cash for Clutter Ideas<br />
Pages 26-27<br />
Garswood’s Crafty Church<br />
Page 20<br />
Jack’s Tracks to Frodsham<br />
Pages 53-56<br />
6 of the Best NW Museums<br />
Pages 64-67<br />
The Pioneering<br />
Beechams<br />
Pages 29-32<br />
Image courtesy of <strong>St</strong> <strong>Helens</strong> Archive Service & <strong>St</strong> <strong>Helens</strong> Reporter<br />
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This summer has felt more like being out on<br />
parole rather than the promised get-out-of-jailfree<br />
status.<br />
If you ‘staycationed’, you were rewarded with<br />
quintessentially British weather which remained reliably<br />
unreliable, whilst those who went overseas faced holiday<br />
planning tasks that turned out to be as difficult as nailing<br />
jelly to the wall.<br />
Whilst I was sheltering from the rain in Northumberland,<br />
I didn’t really appreciate Facebook reminding me where I<br />
was holidaying on that date in previous years!<br />
Let’s hope that <strong>Sep</strong>tember marks a big step forward in<br />
getting back to some sort of normality, especially for<br />
the travel and hospitality sectors. As you can see in this<br />
magazine, there’s lots going on this month.<br />
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This month’s highlights<br />
64. Six of the Best NW Museums<br />
Contents<br />
29. Pioneering Beechams<br />
44. Wooden Floors Guide<br />
12. Beauty<br />
Tailor your beauty products.<br />
22. Health<br />
Don’t suffer in silence.<br />
26. Finance<br />
Cash for clutter.<br />
52. Parenting<br />
Teaching kids to be savvy with money.<br />
57. Food<br />
Cooking with the kids.<br />
59. Recipe<br />
Chilli glazed salmon.<br />
62. Puzzle Pages<br />
Try these brainteasers for size!<br />
53. Jack’s Tracks to Frodsham & Helsby<br />
68. Motoring<br />
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72. Home & Garden Services<br />
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Book <strong>St</strong>op Update<br />
The Book <strong>St</strong>op will officially open on Bridge <strong>St</strong>reet in Cage, his latest book, The Importance of Being Interested<br />
<strong>Oct</strong>ober. Work on the community book shop has been – Adventures in Scientific Curiosity, is sure to go down a<br />
ongoing all year since the group were successful in raising storm.<br />
£45,000 through a community share issue.<br />
Discussing the project, Managing Director of Housing<br />
Trustee Brian Leyland told <strong>Local</strong> <strong>Life</strong>, “The build and fit out Maintenance Solutions, Paul Worthington, told <strong>Local</strong> <strong>Life</strong>,<br />
has taken longer than anticipated as we encountered a “When we were approached to complete the project, we<br />
few problems, but we are now meeting about the final simply couldn’t say no. It’s such a fantastic project and<br />
design and the fit out and furniture will begin shortly. one that will benefit the community for years to come,<br />
“Everything is really coming together, and we are hoping<br />
creating a place people can go to learn, socialise and have<br />
to have a soft opening at the end of <strong>Sep</strong>tember. We are<br />
fun.<br />
really grateful to our 300 shareholders who helped to “The Book <strong>St</strong>op will be a real asset to the town, and we<br />
raise the money for the project, however if people would think what they stand for is incredibly important - not<br />
like to further support us, they can go to our website and just practically in terms of improving literacy levels –<br />
purchase books via our bookshop.org link and we receive but socially, creating bonds and friendships across the<br />
30% of the proceeds.”<br />
community, which since COVID-19 has never been more<br />
Comedian and broadcaster Robin Ince has been<br />
important.”<br />
confirmed as the first writer to appear at the shop and The Book <strong>St</strong>op has also recently appointed a new<br />
he will kick off a series of regular events at the shop on manager, Laura Goodchild. For more information about<br />
Friday, <strong>Oct</strong>ober 8.<br />
the Book <strong>St</strong>op, forthcoming events or to order books,<br />
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Tea Dances Resume<br />
Lovers of sequence dancing will be pleased to hear<br />
that two fortnightly tea dance events have re-opened<br />
following the lifting of restrictions.<br />
The tea dance at Our Lady’s Social Centre in Downall<br />
Green Road in Bryn, which has been running for over<br />
twenty years, re-started this month, and the next date for<br />
this event is Bank Holiday Monday 30th August and every<br />
second Monday thereafter. The event is mostly sequence<br />
dancing with a bit of line dancing, it runs from 1-4pm,<br />
and the admittance cost of £2 includes tea and biscuits.<br />
A raffle and a bingo session will also take place at this tea<br />
dance.<br />
The second tea dance takes place a short distance away at<br />
the Methodist Church Hall in Victoria Road in Garswood.<br />
This event, which offers strictly sequence dancing,<br />
resumed at the end of July and the next date for this<br />
event is Friday 10th <strong>Sep</strong>tember and every second Friday<br />
thereafter. Admittance to the tea dance, which runs<br />
from 1.30pm-4pm is again £2 and that includes tea and<br />
biscuits.<br />
For more information, call Pat Chisnall on 01942 717883.<br />
Classic Cars<br />
The 4th Classic Car and Bike show will be taking place this<br />
Sunday (5th <strong>Sep</strong>tember) at the Lymewood Country Park<br />
on Vista Road in Newton-le-Willows. The show will run<br />
between 11am-4pm and admission is free, so if engines<br />
and bodywork are your thing be sure not to miss it!<br />
Refreshments will be available on the day. For more<br />
information, please contact Jim Collier on 07799 685583.<br />
Grande Debut<br />
Hariana, dubbed the UK’s biggest tribute show to the U.S.<br />
songstress, Ariana Grande, will be making her debut at<br />
the Theatre Royal in <strong>St</strong> <strong>Helens</strong> on Sunday 3rd <strong>Oct</strong>ober. In<br />
an afternoon show packed with Ariana’s biggest hits, and<br />
sensational choreography performed by Hannah and her<br />
dancers - you’ll be left starstruck as the hits come to life on<br />
the Theatre Royal stage.<br />
It’s a show that’s perfect for all the family and Hannah will<br />
be meeting all the little ones in the foyer at the end of the<br />
show for photographs. To secure your tickets visit www.<br />
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Free Festival<br />
Citadel Arts are inviting families to <strong>St</strong> <strong>Helens</strong> Town Centre<br />
on Saturday 4th <strong>Sep</strong>tember for ‘In the <strong>St</strong>reet’, a free family<br />
festival.<br />
From 10am – 4.30pm the local charity is presenting a<br />
fun filled day for all the family as they bring some of the<br />
best children’s and family shows to Church <strong>St</strong>reet for a<br />
completely free outdoor theatre experience that you’ll<br />
never forget.<br />
Throughout this special event families can: help create<br />
the pinkiest pink in ‘The Lost Colour’, witness ‘The<br />
Weather Machine’ make magic out of dance and weather,<br />
celebrate classic rave music and nature in ‘Family Bird<br />
Rave Live’, go on a heroic walk about adventure in ‘There<br />
be Monsters’ and for those who love music, they’ll be able<br />
to hear songs about all topics under (and above) the Sun<br />
in ‘Now That’s What I Call A Lot Of Songs About Science’.<br />
Performances start every 30 minutes so bring chairs &<br />
blankets, pack a picnic and spend the whole day with<br />
Citadel Arts. For more information and show times head<br />
to the website www.citadel.org.uk<br />
Chief Executive, Fay Lamb says: “At Citadel Arts we believe<br />
the magic of theatre has the power to change people’s<br />
lives. After what has been such a difficult period for<br />
everyone, we wanted to come back with a bang and<br />
provide the families of <strong>St</strong> <strong>Helens</strong> with a fantastic event<br />
with something for everybody. We can’t wait to bring<br />
the magical world of Citadel Arts back to the streets of<br />
<strong>St</strong> <strong>Helens</strong>”.<br />
Bouncers<br />
It’s curtains up for Rainhill’s Musical Theatre Company<br />
next weekend as they stage their first performance since<br />
restrictions were lifted. One of the most celebrated plays<br />
of the 20th century, Bouncers, a play that epitomises the<br />
hedonism of Northern nightlife, is set in and around a<br />
nightclub called Mr Cinders.<br />
The action is focused on the exploits of the four doorman<br />
and the nightclub’s customers. Bouncers runs on Friday<br />
10th and Saturday 11th <strong>Sep</strong>tember at Rainhill Village Hall<br />
on Dane Court.<br />
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Cash Boost<br />
Rainford’s Picnic in the Park team are celebrating after<br />
donating an amazing £6,000 to local sports and community<br />
organisations from this year’s successful festival that was<br />
held in June. The four organisations receiving £1,500<br />
each from the festival’s profits are Rainford Rangers JFC,<br />
Rainford Cricket Club, Rainford Tennis Club and Rainford<br />
Boys’ Brigade and Girls’ Association.<br />
One of the organisers, Phil Thomas, hailed the success of<br />
the event, “This year was very hard as COVID caused so<br />
many problems and obstacles for us, but we sold out for<br />
the first time and it ended up being our best ever event!”<br />
The Picnic in the Park team have confirmed that next<br />
year’s festival will be held on June 4th 2022.<br />
Soul & Motown Night<br />
Park Road Café in Parr will be hosting a Soul and Motown<br />
night in aid of the Liverpool Women’s Neonatal Unit on<br />
Saturday <strong>Sep</strong>tember 18.<br />
Entertainment on the night will include music from Soul<br />
DJ, Chis Wilson, licensed bar, a raffle and a hot pot supper.<br />
Doors will open 8pm-late, and tickets are £10 per person,<br />
with all proceeds going directly to the charity.<br />
So, for an evening of great music and endless dancing all<br />
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Rainford 10k<br />
Keen runners and charity fundraisers are warming up The event is again being organised by BeUrBest, a local<br />
for one of the Rainford community’s most inspirational training and coaching organisation headed by Terry<br />
events – the Rainford 10K Challenge.<br />
Bates, working closely in association with Rainford<br />
Taking place on Sunday, <strong>Oct</strong>ober 3rd, it gives the<br />
High Technology College, which is also the starting and<br />
community a chance to raise money for charity while<br />
finishing location for the race.<br />
remembering teenager George Faulkner, a Rainford High There will be music and a carnival atmosphere to greet all<br />
pupil who died aged just 17 in <strong>Oct</strong>ober 2008 after being finishers crossing the line, along with refreshments, stalls<br />
hit by a car while crossing the East Lancs Road near the and activities for all the family and supporters. The winner<br />
junction with Windle Island.<br />
will see their name inscribed on the George Faulkner<br />
The new route for this year’s race takes in scenic areas of<br />
Memorial Cup.<br />
Rainford, making best use of the Linear paths and trails as A 1k fun run for all ages will be held within the grounds<br />
well as the roads to minimise the disruption to residents of Rainford High School before the main event (children<br />
for the relatively short duration of the road race.<br />
aged under four must be accompanied by an adult).<br />
If you’d like to enter, visit www.therainford10k.co.uk or<br />
www.beurbest.com<br />
The event is being sponsored by Andy Reid and the<br />
‘<strong>St</strong>anding Tall Foundation’, Communications Plus of<br />
Rainford and Alpine Podiatry.<br />
The Rainford 10K’s chosen charities this year are<br />
Henshaws, TCF and Tommy’s.<br />
The newly formed Rainford Runners and Multi Sports<br />
(RRAMS) and <strong>St</strong> <strong>Helens</strong> Tri Club will be helping as<br />
volunteers and marshals for the Rainford 10K.<br />
If you have some time and would like to help the volunteer<br />
team, please get in touch with Terry on 07799 033 323 or<br />
Jill on 0794 684 286.
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Fair Returns<br />
<strong>St</strong> <strong>Helens</strong> Chamber Business Fair returns this autumn,<br />
taking place on Wednesday 17th November at the Totally<br />
Wicked <strong>St</strong>adium, home of the Saints.<br />
With a wide range of businesses exhibiting and attracting<br />
hundreds of visitors, this is a great networking event for<br />
all ambitious businesses who are looking to grow and<br />
prosper.<br />
Whether you’re an existing business looking to develop,<br />
a business in the early stages, or are thinking of starting<br />
your own business – you will find something of interest at<br />
this networking event.<br />
Exhibiting at the Business Fair is a great way to raise the<br />
profile of your company and allows you to meet hundreds<br />
of potential customers or suppliers, build face-to-face<br />
relationships with new and old suppliers, network with<br />
businesses from across the North West and raise your<br />
brand awareness.<br />
For more information on exhibiting at the <strong>St</strong> <strong>Helens</strong><br />
Chamber Business Fair, contact the Events Team on 01744<br />
742028 or email events@sthelenschamber.com.<br />
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Gamers Dream<br />
Rainford village now has a brand-new, state of the art<br />
gaming lounge for enthusiastic gamers, and the man<br />
behind it says that he’s only been able to launch the<br />
facility due to the support his PC business has received<br />
from the village since COVID hit.<br />
Businessman Neil Smith, who lives in Billinge, launched<br />
Tech Guys 360 Ltd back in 2018 after spending 20 years<br />
working for a blue-chip IT company. Tech Guys 360<br />
offers a complete solution to anything IT-related, from<br />
computer problems to phone screen repairs to building<br />
PC’s, and are based in Rainford Village Hall, above the<br />
Parish Council offices and Police station.<br />
When the first lockdown happened, Tech Guys 360<br />
quickly implemented COVID-safe working practices and<br />
carried on trading. Neil takes up the story; “With many<br />
more people working from home, the demand for our<br />
services increased. As a result, our revenue has more than<br />
doubled since COVID hit.”<br />
Earlier this year another office became available at<br />
Rainford Village Hall, and Neil grasped the opportunity to<br />
transform the office into a brand-new gaming lounge. For<br />
£5 an hour, gamers can enjoy a wide range of computer<br />
games on state-of-the-art gaming PC’s. For someone<br />
trying out the gaming lounge for the first time, Tech Guys<br />
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Checks are in place to ensure that all gamers only get<br />
access to age-appropriate games, and any unused time<br />
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Neil also hopes to attract business from those looking to<br />
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Church for Crafts<br />
A Garswood church recently<br />
opened its latest community<br />
project, giving a welcome<br />
boost to local craftspeople.<br />
The Independent Methodist<br />
Church, located on Victoria<br />
Road in the village, has<br />
transformed a littleused<br />
part of the church<br />
building into a gift shop<br />
that showcases the work of<br />
locally based craftspeople<br />
and other small businesses.<br />
The shop complements<br />
the community café, The<br />
Orangery, which was opened<br />
three years ago at the side of<br />
the church after securing a<br />
£70,000 grant from Biffa and<br />
is now an established part of village life for Garswoodians.<br />
Lisa Green, the Minister at the church, says that last<br />
year’s lockdown sparked a chain of events that led to the<br />
shop opening; “Once the Orangery community café was<br />
complete, the rest of the church did look a bit tatty by<br />
comparison, but it was only when lockdown happened<br />
and groups weren’t allowed to use the church on a dayto-day<br />
basis that we had the time to think about the<br />
changes we wanted to make”.<br />
Volunteer Alma Cooper takes up the story, “I was made<br />
redundant from Debenhams in May 2020 so I had<br />
more time to volunteer at the church. I ran a few craft<br />
workshops last summer, and from there I came up with<br />
three ideas, one of which was to open up a space for local<br />
craftspeople to display their goods”.<br />
Transforming the room was a challenge, Alma confirms; ”I<br />
had an initial budget of zero. The room was decorated in<br />
1970’s brown and orange, so we painted and decorated it.<br />
“I then had to look for display cases, so I visited charity<br />
shops and Facebook sites for low cost or free display<br />
cases. Once people realised what it was for, they were<br />
very kind and helped all they<br />
could, and so too did local<br />
businesses”.<br />
The shop opened on 17th May<br />
<strong>2021</strong>.<br />
Initially ten craftspeople<br />
agreed to supply stock to<br />
the shop and this number<br />
has now grown to fifteen,<br />
and there is a waiting list of<br />
craftspeople now eager to<br />
display their goods at the<br />
shop. Each craftsperson pays<br />
a peppercorn monthly rent<br />
to the church for their shop<br />
display and many of them<br />
volunteer to work shifts<br />
during the shop’s opening<br />
hours.<br />
Alma said, “Sales trickled in at first but now they are<br />
starting to build up, thanks to publicity on local Facebook<br />
sites such as Garswoodians.<br />
Hopefully when the rest of the church groups return in<br />
<strong>Sep</strong>tember and more people get out and about, the shop<br />
will be more popular”.<br />
The wide assortment of goods sold in the shop includes<br />
gifts and novelties such as greeting cards, wooden toys,<br />
jewellery, children’s knitwear, hand-turned wooden<br />
goods. There’s even a corner for pre-loved clothing and<br />
second-hand books.<br />
Volunteer Theresa White added ”For those who still feel<br />
uneasy about shopping in town centres or big shops, it’s<br />
a great place to pick up handcrafted gifts for Christmas<br />
or birthdays”.<br />
The Orangery Café and Gift Shop is open<br />
every Monday, Wednesday and<br />
Thursday from 10am-2pm and<br />
on Saturdays from 10am-<br />
12 noon.
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22<br />
Don’t Suffer in Silence<br />
The ability to hear is one of our most important senses.<br />
Hearing enables us to connect to and make sense of<br />
the world. It’s the brain’s main connection to what’s<br />
happening around us and our hearing is always on duty,<br />
24 hours a day, every day.<br />
How do we hear?<br />
Hearing is complex and requires a series of actions and<br />
reactions in order to work. The process involves many<br />
parts of the ear working together to convert soundwaves<br />
into information that your brain understands and<br />
interprets as sounds.<br />
Being able to hear well enables us to enjoy life to the<br />
fullest. We’re adept at being able to quickly differentiate<br />
between myriad sounds, what they represent and how<br />
we should respond. Your sense of hearing also helps to<br />
keep you safe and alert to possible dangers.<br />
Hearing problems<br />
Being able to hear well is something we tend to take for<br />
granted, yet ear problems can develop at any time due to<br />
blockages or infections. You might also find your balance<br />
is affected. The good news is most ear conditions can<br />
usually be treated and don’t lead to long-term problems.<br />
Here are some of the common causes of ear discomfort.<br />
Earwax build-up<br />
Earwax is produced inside your ears to keep them clean<br />
and free of germs. This usually passes out of the ear<br />
harmlessly but sometimes too much wax can build up<br />
and lead to blocked ears. It’s a very common problem<br />
and can often be treated with over-the-counter (OTC)<br />
ear drops. There are several types you can use, including<br />
drops containing sodium bicarbonate, olive oil or almond<br />
oil.<br />
Some people naturally produce a lot of earwax leading to<br />
regularly blocked ears. Other factors that can increase the<br />
risk of too much wax building up include:<br />
• Producing naturally hard or dry earwax<br />
• Having narrow or hairy ear canals (this is the tube<br />
between the opening of the ear and the eardrum)<br />
• Getting older, as earwax becomes drier with age<br />
• Bony growths in the outer part of the ear canal<br />
• Frequently inserting objects into your ear canal, such<br />
as cotton buds or ear plugs<br />
If you have a build-up of earwax, you may experience<br />
symptoms such as earache, hearing loss, tinnitus,
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itchiness, vertigo or develop an infection. Symptoms will<br />
usually improve once the excess wax has been removed<br />
but for this you may need to see a specialist.<br />
Pressure in your ears<br />
Your sinuses and ears are closely connected so when<br />
you have sinus congestion, this can lead to pressure<br />
in your ears. Having clogged sinuses can lead to pain,<br />
dizziness, and a muffled sensation in your ears. Treating<br />
the congestion in your sinuses is the first step. Try using<br />
a nasal saline decongestant spray or hold a warm, moist<br />
muslin cloth to your face – this can help to ease the<br />
pressure and discomfort. Drink plenty of fluids too, as<br />
staying hydrated can help to keep nasal mucus thin.<br />
Swimmer’s ear<br />
Despite the name, you don’t need to have been in the<br />
pool to get this! It has the medical name otitis externa<br />
and is an infection of the ear canal. Swimmer’s ear differs<br />
from common ear infections that can occur in young<br />
children after they have had a cold, such as middle-ear<br />
infections. The condition is usually caused by bacteria,<br />
although it can sometimes be brought on by a virus or<br />
fungus. Symptoms include itching in the ear, pain, and<br />
trouble hearing (sound may seem muffled as your ear<br />
canal swells). You might also experience fluid draining out<br />
of the ear. Prescription ear drops are the most common<br />
treatment for this condition.<br />
Hearing loss<br />
This is a common problem that often develops gradually<br />
with age, although it can also be caused by repeated<br />
exposure to loud noises. Hearing loss affects around<br />
12 million people in the UK. General signs of hearing<br />
loss include difficulty hearing other people clearly or<br />
misunderstanding what they say, asking people to repeat<br />
themselves or regularly watching TV with the volume<br />
turned up higher. There are a number of treatment<br />
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depend on the cause of your hearing problems.<br />
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A sudden change to your hearing is likely to need an<br />
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26<br />
Cash for Clutter<br />
eBay once dominated the online selling market, but<br />
nowadays you’re spoilt for choice on where to sell your<br />
unwanted clothes, furniture and homeware.<br />
Whether you’re moving house, redecorating or just trying<br />
to live more minimally, we’ve gathered together some of<br />
the best websites and ways to rehome your clutter.<br />
From sofas and desks to cars, pets and even rooms to rent,<br />
Gumtree has it all.<br />
Gumtree is used to look for items locally, so putting your<br />
postcode in the listing is paramount. If you want your ad<br />
to get some extra attention, you can put some money<br />
behind it, but other than that it’s free.<br />
Shpock sells itself as an online car boot sale: cheap,<br />
local and full of surprises. It’s your place to get rid of<br />
those smaller items that won’t get much attention on<br />
bigger sites like Gumtree or eBay, from cushions to<br />
children’s clothes and everything in between.<br />
It’s completely free to list, unless you want to promote<br />
an item. Shpock doesn’t get involved in the payment<br />
process either. Once a price has been negotiated, it’s up<br />
to the buyer and seller to arrange delivery and payment.<br />
A must-download if you’re into vintage fashion, Depop<br />
is a great place to sell homemade or vintage clothes,<br />
shoes and accessories – the quirkier, the better.<br />
Listing your items is free, but once an item sells, Depop<br />
will charge a 10% fee on the sale price. Then there’s<br />
also a small PayPal transaction fee to be aware of.<br />
However, Depop can fetch you a high price and with<br />
over 18 million users, and it’s very popular right now.
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Marketplace<br />
Facebook Marketplace is hot on eBay’s heels as the best<br />
place to swap your clutter for cash. The best part is there<br />
are no fees, so the profit is all yours.<br />
Like Gumtree, Facebook Marketplace is used to sell locally.<br />
It’s a platform many of us are already familiar with too, which<br />
means you can keep up to date with friends and family, and<br />
clear some space in your house, all from one website.<br />
Similar to Depop, but with a slightly older target<br />
audience, Vinted is a huge online marketplace for<br />
selling clothes, with millions of users. Upmarket high<br />
street brands tend to do better. Bagged a popular Zara<br />
handbag that sold out within days? You can probably<br />
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There are no fees for uploading or selling your items<br />
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Spend time taking good pictures<br />
Photograph your items in a well-lit area of your<br />
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The more descriptive, the better<br />
Pad out your listing with as much information as<br />
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Be honest<br />
Reviews are key to building your online selling<br />
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Think seasonally<br />
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The Pioneering<br />
Beechams<br />
by Nicola Gray<br />
If there’s one characteristic<br />
that <strong>St</strong> <strong>Helens</strong> is known for, it’s<br />
the pioneering spirit that runs<br />
through the town like a thick<br />
coal seam. What other town of a<br />
comparable size could boast of<br />
achievements such as being the<br />
birthplace of modern railways,<br />
the location of the UK’s first<br />
modern canal and the powerhub<br />
of the glass industry?<br />
Decoration above the entrance to the factory - courtesy<br />
of <strong>St</strong> <strong>Helens</strong> Archive Service & <strong>St</strong> <strong>Helens</strong> Reporter<br />
hard work was always in his blood,<br />
and when he had to leave school<br />
at the age of 8, he started work as a<br />
shepherd’s boy. As fate would have<br />
it, this is where he first learned about<br />
herbal medicines, and he quickly<br />
became adept in curing sick animals<br />
and the occasional person. By his<br />
mid-teens he had established quite<br />
a reputation as an herbalist, one<br />
who could treat all types of ailments.<br />
That pioneering spirit deserves more than just a mention<br />
in the story of the UK’s largest pharmaceutical company<br />
GlaxoSmithKline. Their history runs directly back to a<br />
company that was once the biggest employers in <strong>St</strong><br />
<strong>Helens</strong> - Beechams. <strong>Local</strong> <strong>Life</strong> looks back at the story of<br />
Beecham dynasty.<br />
The founder of the Beechams business, Thomas Beecham,<br />
was born in Oxfordshire on 3rd December 1820. It seems<br />
By 1840 he had already developed the formula for his<br />
laxative pills but was still working as a postman and<br />
gardener. In 1847 Thomas made his way North where<br />
he married Jane Evans and the couple moved to Wigan,<br />
opening their first shop at 120 Wallgate where they sold<br />
groceries, pills and medicines. The Beecham’s services<br />
were very popular in the town, in part down to the belief<br />
held by Thomas that his pills could cure any ailment.<br />
Men & women in the pill making<br />
section - courtesy of GlaxoSmithKline plc
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Women packing Beechams ‘Hot<br />
Lemon cold and flu sachets’ -<br />
courtesy of <strong>St</strong> <strong>Helens</strong> Archive<br />
Service & <strong>St</strong> <strong>Helens</strong> Reporter<br />
‘guinea’ Beecham slogan was born around this<br />
time, when a customer approached Thomas<br />
at his market stall to tell him that his pills had<br />
done her the world of good and were indeed<br />
‘worth a guinea a box’. The business grew<br />
rapidly over the next few years and Thomas<br />
was able to give up his market stall. In 1863<br />
the company bought premises on the corner<br />
of Westfield <strong>St</strong>reet and Water <strong>St</strong>reet.<br />
Thomas was a great believer in the power<br />
of advertising, and he increased spending<br />
on his advertising to take advantage of the<br />
growing interest that the public had taken in<br />
health products. Records show that by 1890<br />
the firm was making one million pills a day<br />
and spending upwards of £100,000 a year on<br />
advertising; a massive £12 million in today’s<br />
money. Indeed, at the turn of the century, he<br />
was the largest advertiser in the country.<br />
The couple sold<br />
their<br />
laxatives<br />
at local markets<br />
with an unrivalled<br />
sales patter that<br />
included a jar of<br />
intestinal worms<br />
as a visual aid.<br />
Disaster<br />
struck<br />
in 1858 when<br />
Jane<br />
dispensed<br />
allegedly<br />
an<br />
unlabelled<br />
bottle containing opium and as a result a young boy<br />
died. The locals weren’t forgiving, and the couple had no<br />
choice but to move out of Wigan and in 1960 they set up<br />
home in <strong>St</strong> <strong>Helens</strong>. This was beneficial to the Beechams as<br />
the town had good road and rail links and a huge labour<br />
force, which suited their growing mail delivery service<br />
down to the ground.<br />
Beechams Pills advertisement -<br />
courtesy of <strong>St</strong> <strong>Helens</strong> Archive Service<br />
Thomas made his pills at their home, 12 Milk <strong>St</strong>reet,<br />
not far from where the Citadel now stands. The famous<br />
Going back to 1863 for a moment - this year<br />
was a momentous year for the Beechams<br />
in more ways than one; Jane and Thomas<br />
separated, their son Joseph had joined the<br />
family enterprise and business was booming.<br />
Joseph was responsible for ramping up the<br />
advertising and was publishing full-page adverts in<br />
newspapers, plastering posters on billboards and popular<br />
songs were given out as sheet music to really drive home<br />
the Beecham name. So effective were Joseph’s campaigns<br />
that the father and son duo started to look at expansion.<br />
The business had grown, and this made it possible to<br />
take on staff, two of the first to be employed were William<br />
Moss, a teenage boy who started as a packer and an<br />
eleven-year-old boy, Tom Oldham. They both remained<br />
with Beechams for many years, with Moss working his<br />
way up to becoming Works Manager and Tom Oldham<br />
became personal groom to the family.<br />
1876 saw Thomas buy up more property in Westfield<br />
<strong>St</strong>reet and work began on his new factory. It was at this<br />
time that Thomas started to take a less active role in<br />
the business; after the death of his first wife in 1872, he<br />
remarried in 1873 to Sarah Pemberton and got married<br />
again to Mary Sewell in 1879. Thomas moved away to<br />
Buckinghamshire with Mary and left the business in the<br />
hands of Joseph, it seemed he had swapped factory life<br />
for the country, but this didn’t last long, and he moved<br />
back to the North to resume his business duties.
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Prosperity for the Beechams soared for the<br />
next decade and by 1884, nineteen staff<br />
were employed in the business, rising to<br />
fifty-seven by August of the same year. In<br />
1887 a new factory was built in Westfield<br />
<strong>St</strong>reet costing £30,000, surmounted by the<br />
now-famous clock tower. Thomas was a<br />
world away from the boy who had a talent<br />
for herbal remedies; he had single-handedly<br />
created the first factory in the world built<br />
specifically to produce medicine and one<br />
that could turn out 3,000 boxes of pills a day.<br />
By 1894 Thomas had left his wife and had<br />
moved to Southport, within three years he<br />
had fully retired and in 1889 Thomas gave Joseph a half<br />
share in the business. He died at his home in Southport<br />
on 6th April 1907 at the age of 86 and is buried in <strong>St</strong><br />
<strong>Helens</strong> Cemetery, Windle.<br />
Joseph continued to be an important local figure and,<br />
Advertisement for Beechams Lung Syrup - courtesy of GlaxoSmithKline plc<br />
as well as running the family business, he was Mayor of<br />
<strong>St</strong> <strong>Helens</strong> between 1889 and 1899 and again from 1910<br />
to 1912. He died just four years later in <strong>Oct</strong>ober 1916<br />
having outlived his father Thomas by a mere 10 years.<br />
After Joseph’s death, the firm was managed by executors<br />
Key Beecham Dates:<br />
1842 Thomas Beecham went into business with Beecham’s Pills. Thomas became a travelling salesman, offering<br />
his pills in different parts of the country.<br />
1875 Beecham was exporting his remedies to Africa and Australia.<br />
1876 Beechams opened its first factory in <strong>St</strong>. <strong>Helens</strong> – the factory was the first<br />
to be opened solely to produce medicines.<br />
1885 The Thomas Beecham company acquired headquarters on the corner of<br />
Westfield <strong>St</strong>reet and Water <strong>St</strong>reet.<br />
1887 The company’s new factory was the first in the area to have electricity.<br />
1907 Thomas Beecham died, and his sons Joseph and William took over the<br />
running of the business.<br />
1913 Production of Beecham’s Pills reached one million a day.<br />
1924 The business was sold to Philip Hill<br />
1926 Beecham’s Flu Powders were launched.<br />
1944 The company was renamed Beecham Group Ltd.<br />
Westfield <strong>St</strong>reet looking towards the Beecham’s<br />
Factory - courtesy of <strong>St</strong> <strong>Helens</strong> Archive Service<br />
1957 Company scientists discovered the penicillin nucleus 6-aminopenicillanic acid (6-APA).<br />
1959 Beecham Group Ltd signed an agreement with Bristol-Myers to market the medicines in the USA<br />
1961 A 35-acre complex was built at Worthing to produce 6-APA and there are 14,450 people now employed in<br />
the business.<br />
1989 The Beecham Group plc and SmithKline Beckman merged to form SmithKline Beecham plc.<br />
1998 Production of “Beecham’s Pills” ceased.<br />
2001 SmithKline Beecham and Glaxo Wellcome merged to form GlaxoSmithKline.
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and in 1924 the firm was sold to entrepreneur<br />
Philip Hill.<br />
Offices at the Beecham Pill Factory - courtesy of <strong>St</strong> <strong>Helens</strong> Archive Service<br />
The Beechams products continued to expand<br />
both at home and overseas and the factory<br />
was further extended in 1934 and again in<br />
1947 and 1956. Under Philip’s leadership the<br />
business began to buy up other companies<br />
acquiring products and brands such as<br />
Lucozade, Macleans and Brylcreem. Philip<br />
took the company forward by improving their<br />
research and development, after building<br />
a laboratory in Surrey the company was<br />
renamed Beecham Group Ltd.<br />
That pioneering spirit was never far away<br />
where Beechams was concerned and they<br />
hit the headlines again in 1959 when their<br />
scientists discovered a new penicillin nucleus,<br />
This discovery allowed them to focus on<br />
pharmaceutical development and eventually go on to sell<br />
antibiotics worldwide.<br />
In 1989 the Beecham Group and SmithKline Beckman<br />
merged to form SmithKline Beecham and in 2000<br />
they merged again to form what we now know as<br />
GlaxoSmithKline. So embedded is the Beecham brand,<br />
that GSK still uses its name for their over-the-counter cold<br />
and flu products.<br />
Beechams was a major employer for the people of <strong>St</strong><br />
<strong>Helens</strong>, for well over a century and the <strong>St</strong> <strong>Helens</strong> site<br />
continued to produce pharmaceutical products until the<br />
factory finally closed its doors in 1994.<br />
Laboratory at Beechams Pills Limited - courtesy of GlaxoSmithKline plc<br />
With thanks to <strong>St</strong> <strong>Helens</strong> Archive Service. The Archive Service collects, preserves and provides access to unique historic<br />
materials that relate to different aspects of life across the borough of <strong>St</strong> <strong>Helens</strong>. Find out more information here -<br />
www.sthelens.gov.uk/libraries/archive-service/
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Craft & Gift Fair<br />
Memory Lane Fairs will be bringing you their popular<br />
craft and gift fair at <strong>St</strong> Marks Gamble Hall on Sunday,<br />
<strong>Sep</strong>tember 12 from 11am-4pm.<br />
The hall, on the corner of Bishop Road and City Gardens,<br />
will be packed to the rafters with homemade and<br />
handmade goods, including a wide range of craft supplies<br />
for your own craft projects.<br />
The fair is subject to Covid regulations, and you will be<br />
asked to wear a face mask and sanitise your hands on<br />
your way in.<br />
There are still indoor and outdoor spaces available, so if<br />
you are interested in taking a stall, please email marissa@<br />
memorylanefairs.com or call 07460 304327.<br />
Ghost Hunt<br />
Dare you take part in the Rainford Village Hall Ghost Hunt?<br />
The Saturday 2nd <strong>Oct</strong>ober event will be hosted by<br />
Haunted Rooms UK and you can join them for a thrilling<br />
night of real ghost hunting at the 115-year-old hall. Over<br />
the years the hall has been used as a dentist, a baby clinic,<br />
a dance hall and acted as a morgue around the time of<br />
the First World War.<br />
If you’re feeling brave, you can join the Haunted Rooms<br />
team from 8.30pm-2am for an entire night of paranormal<br />
investigation.<br />
For more information about the event and to book your<br />
tickets, please go online at www.hauntedrooms.co.uk<br />
and search for Rainford Village Hall.<br />
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Speak Now for 2023<br />
If you’re involved in or enjoy arts and culture, <strong>St</strong> <strong>Helens</strong><br />
Borough Council wants to hear your views.<br />
The Borough is in line to be the Liverpool City Region’s<br />
Borough of Culture in 2023, and the Council have<br />
organised two events for you to share your views on how<br />
to make 2023 a successful year for arts and culture in <strong>St</strong><br />
<strong>Helens</strong>.<br />
What would you like the arts and cultural programme to<br />
say about the Borough in 2023?<br />
Both sessions will be facilitated by <strong>St</strong> <strong>Helens</strong> Borough<br />
Council Arts and Library Services in partnership with the<br />
host venues. The first event is on Monday 13 <strong>Sep</strong>tember<br />
from 6pm to 8pm at The Citadel Theatre, and the second<br />
event is on Friday 17 <strong>Sep</strong>tember from 10am to 12 noon at<br />
The World of Glass.<br />
All are welcome to be involved. To reserve your ticket,<br />
please search ‘<strong>St</strong> <strong>Helens</strong> Borough of Culture 2023’ on<br />
www.eventbrite.co.uk. If you cannot attend either<br />
session, please register your interest with cathshea@<br />
sthelens.gov.uk.<br />
Chance to Dance<br />
Linedancers of all ages and abilities are invited along<br />
to Rainford X Sports and Social Club on Bushey Lane in<br />
Rainford Junction for fun on the dance floor. Hosted by<br />
Graham and Jean Troughton, the line dance sessions<br />
take place every Tuesdays and Thursdays from 8.00pm to<br />
10.00pm.<br />
The club has been running for approximately ten years<br />
on a non-profit basis, and additional social nights are<br />
organised at Christmas and other times of year for<br />
members and their friends.<br />
Complete beginners can be assured that the instructors<br />
take time to teach easy dances too and there are always<br />
people in the class willing to help. Those who have<br />
danced before can expect a mixture of old and new<br />
dances but nothing too difficult. The classes are all about<br />
encouraging people to have some light-hearted and<br />
enjoyable exercise as well as meeting and making new<br />
friends.<br />
The charge per session is just £3. For further details<br />
contact Graham on 01744 883907.
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Autumn Quiz<br />
Rainford Heritage Society will be hoping to test your<br />
knowledge with their Autumn Quiz on Friday, <strong>Sep</strong>tember<br />
17. The quiz is open to members and non-members<br />
and will be held at Rainford X Sports and Social Club on<br />
Bushey Lane from 7.30pm.<br />
Tickets are £7 and this will buy you entry into the quiz<br />
and a hot pot supper. There will be a raffle with lots of<br />
great prizes up for grabs. For more information about<br />
purchasing tickets, please contact Ray Waring on 01744<br />
885547 or email rayw91141@gmail.com.<br />
Rotary Plea<br />
The Rotary Club of <strong>St</strong> <strong>Helens</strong> are looking for new members<br />
to join their organisation. There are over 1.2 million<br />
Rotarians worldwide, with club members enjoying a<br />
varied and vibrant range of activities, from organising a<br />
local fun run to helping with global disaster relief efforts.<br />
The club meets every Monday at Grange Park Golf Club –<br />
6pm for a 6.30pm start and you’re welcome to pop in to<br />
find out more about the organisation and its members.<br />
For more information about joining the <strong>St</strong> <strong>Helens</strong> Rotary<br />
Club, visit www.rotarysthelens.org.<br />
Donations Needed<br />
A <strong>St</strong> <strong>Helens</strong> based charity is on the lookout for some<br />
much-needed donations to enable them to carry on their<br />
work in the community. Teardrops, based on Crab <strong>St</strong>reet<br />
in the town, is a non-profitable organisation set up to<br />
support the homeless within the <strong>St</strong> <strong>Helens</strong>, Halton and<br />
other surrounding areas.<br />
Their aim is to support the homeless to give individuals<br />
the chance to move from being homeless to one where<br />
they will have the opportunity to integrate into day-today<br />
society. <strong>St</strong>aff have put the call out for donations of<br />
brand new and packaged men’s and women’s underwear<br />
and men’s trainers in sizes 7, 8 and 9.<br />
All items must be in a good, clean condition and can be<br />
dropped off at the centre Monday to Friday between<br />
9.30am-3pm. If you would like more information about<br />
items to donate or if you would like to help further, please<br />
contact staff on 01744 733233 or go online at www.<br />
teardrops.org.uk.<br />
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One of the latest buzz words in the business world<br />
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The story of CASA-ANCORA Furniture began<br />
in 2018 when former teacher Rachel Hayhow<br />
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Walk into the CASA-ANCORA Furniture studio<br />
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The home décor ranges include quirky, industrial<br />
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Fair Trade is a theme that runs strongly through<br />
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wood. Rugs sold at CASA-ANCORA Furniture carry<br />
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As you browse through the variety of products on<br />
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This is the heart of CASA-ANCORA Furniture.<br />
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A Guide to<br />
Wooden<br />
Floors<br />
Laminate or solid, engineered or<br />
reclaimed, timber flooring is a classic<br />
choice that works in every room of<br />
the house. It’s less cold and hard on<br />
the feet than stone or tiles, better at<br />
repelling stains than carpet and is<br />
endlessly good-looking, whether in a<br />
period property or a new home.<br />
This reclaimed teak, available in random-width planks, has been<br />
repaired and stained.<br />
Woodworks by Ted Todd Rare Finds Dark Colonial Teak, £POA,<br />
Ted Todd: 01925 284 496; tedtodd.co.uk.<br />
Preparing for a new timber floor<br />
Timber floors can be fitted anywhere in the house, on solid<br />
or suspended floors, although – because wood expands<br />
and contracts according to humidity – they’re often not<br />
advised for bathrooms or other wet areas. In this case, it’s<br />
best to stick to high-quality engineered wood. Insulate<br />
the sub-floor before you start, and consider what effect<br />
the new flooring will have on your final floor level – which<br />
may affect thresholds and require doors to be cut across<br />
the bottom so they will open and close. When fixing the<br />
boards down, make sure to avoid any pipes and wires<br />
that run beneath the existing floor. To keep your final<br />
floorcovering pristine, avoid fitting it until all the ‘wet’ or<br />
dirty building work is complete.<br />
What type of timber floor?<br />
Floorboards laid in a chevron pattern create a stylish base for a<br />
sophisticated room scheme.<br />
Lottie grand sofa in Isla Kingfisher with darkened oak legs, £2,425;<br />
Brompton reading floor lamp in brass, £350; Matilda armchair in<br />
Imogen Holkham Sand with pale oak legs, £795; Keswick square<br />
coffee table, £500; all Neptune: www.neptune.com.<br />
Laminate floorboards are usually made from a resinimpregnated<br />
decorative paper surface layer (with<br />
photographs of real wood), bonded to a thin MDF or<br />
chipboard core. With cheap versions it can be easy to spot<br />
the pattern repeat , and they’re not especially durable,<br />
but more expensive brands are very tough and come with<br />
long guarantees.
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Solid wood is exactly that – whatever type of wood it is<br />
composed of goes all the way through the board, so it<br />
looks and feels entirely natural and can be sanded again<br />
and again.<br />
Engineered wood (sometimes called multi-layer or,<br />
confusingly, laminated) is made from layers of solid<br />
timber or a veneer of solid timber on top of MDF, plywood,<br />
chipboard or softwood, with a balancing veneer beneath.<br />
Most are made up of either three or five layers, crossbonded<br />
for greater stability. A top layer of at least 5mm<br />
allows for limited sanding if necessary. The advantage of<br />
engineered boards over solid ones is that they shouldn’t<br />
warp, gap, cup or bow.<br />
Reclaimed boards have a beautiful patina that simply<br />
can’t be replicated, and are the environmentally friendly<br />
option. They don’t come cheap, as they often require<br />
work to remedy problems such as woodworm, ingrained<br />
dirt and stains, dents and splits, variations in thickness<br />
or colour, broken tongue and groove, and lots of old<br />
nails. When buying, always ask where the wood came<br />
from and how it’s been stored since it was reclaimed<br />
– timber that has stood outside for any length of time<br />
may be useless, and would need to dry out considerably<br />
before it could be used again. As a rule of thumb, pine<br />
is cheaper than oak, and narrower boards are cheaper<br />
than wider ones.<br />
<strong>St</strong>yle and finish<br />
Most timber floors sold in the UK are made from<br />
European oak, which has a lovely grain and is very longlasting.<br />
There are, however, many other choices, including<br />
beech, maple, ash, walnut, merbau, cherry and, of course,<br />
pine. As for finishes, options include stains, waxes, oils,<br />
varnishes and limewashes, each of which can subtly<br />
change the appearance of the final floor.<br />
An important consideration is the form and laying<br />
pattern of the boards. Both solid and engineered wood<br />
flooring is available as boards (in varying widths), strips<br />
(less than 10cm wide), smallish blocks (extremely strong)<br />
and parquet (like blocks, but thinner). While boards<br />
are traditionally laid parallel to one another, designers<br />
are increasingly turning to the contemporary effect<br />
of chevron and herringbone styles, while parquet has<br />
had something of a renaissance in recent years, with<br />
intricately patterned squares that look glamorous and<br />
dramatic.<br />
A white-oil finish creates a clean, fresh look in this bright entrance hall.<br />
Oak White oiled brushed wood flooring, £72 per square metre, The<br />
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LOOKING AFTER A WOODEN FLOOR<br />
Wood floors don’t need a great deal of special<br />
treatment. The main thing to remember is not to<br />
let them get too wet, to install a good doormat<br />
and take off stilettos, which will punch small holes<br />
everywhere. Remove dust and grit regularly by<br />
vacuuming or cleaning with a soft broom. Mop<br />
occasionally, but don’t soak the wood or leave<br />
water sitting on it – wring the mop head as much<br />
as possible, then wipe over again with a dry mop.<br />
Using a proprietary cleaning product will make your<br />
floor look better and last longer – ask your retailer<br />
for advice. And don’t forget that a new wooden<br />
floor will naturally become darker or lighter as it<br />
matures.
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Timber treatment<br />
Wood has always been a reliable, durable and<br />
functional choice for home furnishings, and recently<br />
it has had a bit of a design rejuvenation; forget dated<br />
and drab flatpack furniture, modern timber is all<br />
about showcasing its many other features, including<br />
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<strong>Local</strong> business, Funky Timber, based in Wharton<br />
<strong>St</strong>reet in <strong>St</strong> <strong>Helens</strong>, is a perfect example of how<br />
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Funky Timber is a family run business, established<br />
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including joiners and fabricators, to offer customers<br />
the finest bespoke furniture, timber cladding and<br />
home accessories.<br />
Daniel told <strong>Local</strong> <strong>Life</strong>, “We offer our clients a wide<br />
range of products from internal and external timber<br />
cladding with various colour and design options,<br />
to bespoke Funky Timber branded furniture and a<br />
fabrication unit where all aspects of steelwork can<br />
be offered. Every piece of furniture is handcrafted<br />
in house meaning each single item is individual to<br />
that customer.”<br />
Mismatched cladding may sound like a questionable<br />
style for a feature wall, but as this portfolio shows,<br />
it’s certainly effective. The selection or new timber<br />
or reclaimed timber creates an eye-catching<br />
update, brimming with coolness and character, it<br />
even caught the eye of designers from DIY SOS and<br />
the Funky Timber team were called in to help on a<br />
recent project.<br />
Daniel has over 18 years of carpentry experience,<br />
and he prides himself on being able to offer quality<br />
products to transform any room at competitive<br />
prices. Daniel added, “We source top quality<br />
materials with wood and steel, and every item<br />
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AIM for flexibility in<br />
Inheritance Tax planning<br />
As Benjamin Franklin said, “In this world, nothing is certain<br />
except death and taxes.”<br />
Inheritance tax sums this up perfectly. There is also a<br />
quote from Roy Jenkins, “Inheritance tax is a voluntary<br />
tax paid by those who distrust their heirs more than they<br />
dislike the Inland Revenue.”<br />
Inheritance tax (IHT) when first introduced was intended<br />
to affect only the very wealthy, but over recent decades<br />
more families have found themselves caught in the net,<br />
mainly due to big rises in property prices and investments.<br />
In the last six tax years, over £30bn was paid in IHT, with<br />
the Office for Budget Responsibility forecasting 30,400<br />
estates will be liable for IHT in 2020/21. With both the<br />
Nil Rate Band and the Residential Nil Rate Band frozen<br />
for a further five years, IHT receipts are forecast to rise to<br />
£6.6bn in 2025/26.<br />
Therefore, the need for financial advice on estate<br />
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has become more important. IHT is levied on estates more<br />
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nil rate band of an additional £175,000 per person should<br />
they leave their property to their direct descendants.<br />
There are several well-established tax planning solutions<br />
to mitigate IHT, each with their own pros and cons. These<br />
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The AIM market celebrated its 25th anniversary last year<br />
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Aside from IHT planning, AIM investment also offers<br />
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AIM investment for Business Relief offers a wide range of<br />
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• In contrast to making a gift and having to survive<br />
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Money<br />
Matters<br />
TEACHING KIDS TO<br />
BE SAVVY SAVERS<br />
Most of us have made mistakes with<br />
money at some point. Help your<br />
children to avoid the same financial<br />
pitfalls by giving them the knowledge<br />
and skills to build on in the future.<br />
Teach them the value of money<br />
Rather than buying your children sweets each week, give<br />
them pocket money, some of which they can use to buy<br />
sweets and some of which they can save for a bigger<br />
treat. It’s good for children to earn at least part of their<br />
pocket money by doing chores. They’ll learn that money<br />
doesn’t come for nothing and be less likely to waste it. To<br />
make life easier, you could use an app and debit card like<br />
RoosterMoney or Go Henry, which were created to help<br />
children get to grips with their finances and earn money<br />
through chores.<br />
Help them to budget<br />
Encourage children to save up for something they really<br />
want rather than just waiting for Christmas or their<br />
birthday. You could start by explaining how much they’d<br />
need to save each week to achieve their goal. Younger<br />
children tend to need quicker results, so start with a small<br />
goal that can be achieved in a few weeks rather than<br />
months.<br />
Give them responsibility<br />
Part of appreciating the value of<br />
money is learning through mistakes.<br />
It’s tempting to step in and stop your<br />
child from spending their pocket<br />
money on things that you know they<br />
will quickly discard. Offer advice but<br />
let them make their own decisions on<br />
low-value items. They may well then think<br />
twice next time they want to buy a blind bag or an<br />
expensive T-shirt. When older children are ready, you<br />
could give them more responsibility for budgeting for the<br />
things they need by giving them an allowance for clothes,<br />
school dinners, travel expenses, toiletries, days out and<br />
so on, and helping them to work out a monthly budget.<br />
Again, they can earn more through chores if they want to<br />
save up for high-value items.<br />
Discuss money<br />
Don’t be afraid to talk about money with your children.<br />
You could share how much you’re setting aside each<br />
month for next year’s holiday for example, and talk<br />
about your own experiences with money. You can also<br />
help your child to see that, while it’s good to shop around<br />
for the best price, cheap doesn’t always mean best value.<br />
However, try not to make your child worried about family<br />
finances. It’s fine to talk about not being able to afford<br />
something or how you’re saving up for a big purchase,<br />
but you don’t want your child to lose sleep worrying that<br />
you won’t be able to pay the bills.<br />
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by Chris Pearce<br />
Distance: 6¼ Difficulty: Medium Plus<br />
Frodsham<br />
& Helsby<br />
Occasionally when I collate a Jack’s Tracks walk, I get a<br />
suspicion that there’s room for improvement. The Sandstone<br />
Trail in spring 2020 was a case in point; the first half of the<br />
walk was a cracker, the back half just ok, so I popped over<br />
the Mersey again recently to scratch that itch. This wellsignposted<br />
6¼ mile walk centres around two prehistoric<br />
hilltops enclosures; Helsby Hill and Woodhouse Hill. There<br />
are lots of climbs and some sheer cliffs on this walk, so<br />
I would recommend that you leave the kids at home and<br />
make sure you wear suitable footwear.<br />
<strong>St</strong>art the walk at the car park for Frodsham’s<br />
war memorial (WA6 6BG) and take the<br />
steep road downhill. Turn left at the<br />
Belle Monte Hotel and look for a<br />
footpath on your right which<br />
plunges you into<br />
the woods. After a few short steps, the path forks so take<br />
the left fork uphill.<br />
After a few minutes walking – follow the yellow ‘S’ sign<br />
and go up the sandstone steps and you’ll arrive at the war<br />
memorial, the first of many impressive viewpoints on the<br />
walk. Carry on in the same direction past the war memorial<br />
and ease downhill for 200 yards – then take the lower path.<br />
The track continues, hugging the side of the hill in the<br />
shadow of sandstone cliffs until you ascend once more,<br />
briefly arriving at an open area at the top and then again<br />
sinking into the woods. You’ll soon arrive at a crossroad<br />
of paths by some wooden steps, turn right here following<br />
the NCW sign and you’ll arrive at multiple flights of steep<br />
steel steps, Take the steps carefully to the bottom of the<br />
sandstone valley and you arrive at a fingerpost – turn<br />
right to Carriage Drive.
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Continue on the path downhill until you reach a<br />
distinctive wall; turn left here and take the steps down<br />
the steep hill. When you arrive at the foot of the<br />
hill where all the ferns are, there’s two options;<br />
turn right at this point.<br />
Follow the path through the woods, close to<br />
its perimeter with farmland for just under ¾<br />
mile until you reach an exit marked Tarvin<br />
Road. Take this exit and walk down to the<br />
road; turn left and then first right into the<br />
single-track Chestnut Lane.<br />
At its conclusion Chestnut Lane<br />
narrows to a footpath: take the<br />
bridge across the stream and head<br />
in the same direction up the<br />
concrete steps. Follow this evernarrowing<br />
footpath until you<br />
arrive out in the open by a<br />
house called Tong Dean. Go<br />
through the gate opposite<br />
and follow the clearly<br />
defined footpath until<br />
you arrive in Helsby on<br />
Bates Lane.<br />
Turn right and then<br />
turn left at the<br />
crossroads on the<br />
Old Chester Road.<br />
Look out for a<br />
footpath sign<br />
for ‘Helsby Hill’ on your left about 50 yards up that road.<br />
Turn up the narrow footpath for a short steep climb<br />
to an opening with three paths and a fingerpost.<br />
Take the second path marked ‘Hill Top’ and<br />
take a gentle enough climb, passing a cliff<br />
top viewpoint on the way, until you reach<br />
the summit of Helsby Hill, which is marked<br />
by a trig point.<br />
The views from the top of this hillfort are<br />
pretty impressive, 360-degree views of the<br />
Mersey Estuary and Liverpool, the mountains<br />
of North Wales and also the Shropshire Hills<br />
to the south.<br />
Exit the summit via the path directly opposite<br />
the path you took to arrive at the summit and<br />
follow that path downhill for approximately<br />
150 yards. Take a left turn at a fingerpost (partly<br />
hidden on the left) towards ‘Harmers Lake’. 350<br />
yards later, you’ll have passed the lake on the left<br />
and arrived at the single-track lane. Turn right<br />
downhill and once you’ve passed a secondary and<br />
the primary entrance to Harmers Wood on the left,<br />
there’s a signpost on the left to Tarvin Road.<br />
Follow this path for 400 yards to Tarvin Road and<br />
then turn left for 200 yards. Look for a signpost on<br />
your right (Alvaney/Burrows Lane), which is partly<br />
hidden behind a tree and take that path. Once you’ve<br />
crossed a bridge, turn left along the field’s perimeter<br />
in the direction of Woodhouse Hill.<br />
Once you reach Burrows Lane turn left and, at the<br />
T-junction, turn right and 350 yards later, take the left<br />
fork down a footpath/bridle path. Follow this long<br />
gentle incline for just under ¾ mile, ignoring<br />
the turn offs to Snidey Moor on the<br />
right and to Woodhouse Hill on the<br />
left. Once you reach the T-junction
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For those with the OS Maps<br />
app on your desktop, mobile<br />
or tablet, this walk is named:<br />
JT-Frodsham-Helsby<br />
Hatley Lane<br />
Netherton<br />
M56<br />
A56<br />
B5393<br />
Sandstone Trail<br />
Beacon<br />
Hill<br />
A56<br />
The Coppice<br />
Helsby<br />
Bates Lane<br />
Hawthorn<br />
Farm<br />
Tarvin Road<br />
North Cheshire Way<br />
Woodhouse<br />
Hill<br />
Higher Mickledale<br />
Farm<br />
Helsby<br />
Hill<br />
Bates Lane<br />
Arboretum<br />
Manley Road<br />
Harmers<br />
Wood<br />
Foxhill<br />
Farm<br />
Foxhill<br />
Wood<br />
Tower<br />
Snidley<br />
Moor<br />
Burrows Lane<br />
Home Farm<br />
Elevation<br />
100m<br />
50m<br />
0.0km 5.0km 10km<br />
Lowest 23m<br />
Highest 141m<br />
Total ascent 425m
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with bench on the right and the fingerpost on the<br />
left, turn left and then bear right at the next fork<br />
taking the path round the edge of the woodlands.<br />
Look for the path encased by a low sandstone<br />
wall on your left and follow this path to the top of<br />
Woodhouse Hill before sharply dropping down steps<br />
to a bench and an info board ‘Ice and Sea’.<br />
Turn right and follow the path gradually downhill,<br />
parallel to the golf course. Just past the tee for the<br />
10th hole, take care when climbing down some steep<br />
sandstone steps. At the base, turn left, walk over the<br />
wooden bridge and you arrive at the fingerpost from<br />
earlier.<br />
Tackle the flights of steel stairs once again and<br />
retrace your steps for 100 yards or so until you<br />
see a turn to the right which takes you through<br />
undergrowth and onto the golf course. You need<br />
to look hard to see a slight dip running diagonally<br />
across the fairway heading to the left of the masts<br />
in the distance. As you cross the fairways, you’ll see<br />
a very apparent footpath in the distance that runs<br />
firstly through undergrowth and then runs onto a<br />
dirt track heading up to Simons Lane.<br />
Turn left when you reach Simons Lane and follow<br />
the road round a right-hand bend that runs downhill<br />
past the Forest Hills hotel back to the starting point.
Cooking with the Kids<br />
Top tips before you start<br />
This is a great time to start teaching your child about food hygiene and safety. Even toddlers can<br />
quickly learn that they need to wash their hands before cooking and not to touch the hob when<br />
it’s on. Older children can learn how to use an oven glove and knife, why it’s important to clean<br />
surfaces and so on. Do always supervise kids when they’re cooking though.<br />
All the recipes should feed four people for lunch or dinner.<br />
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Pepper and<br />
tomato pasta<br />
Bored of baking fairy cakes?<br />
Help your kids’ cooking skills reach<br />
the next level with our easy recipes.<br />
Ingredients<br />
• Half an onion<br />
• Three large red or yellow salad<br />
peppers<br />
• Two cloves of garlic<br />
• One tablespoon of olive oil<br />
• One carton of passata<br />
• One tin of chopped tomatoes<br />
• A pinch of dried basil<br />
• Approx. 400g of dried wholemeal<br />
spaghetti<br />
• Cheese to sprinkle on top<br />
Method<br />
• Chop the onion, peppers and<br />
garlic. Warm the olive oil on a<br />
medium heat in a large saucepan.<br />
Add the chopped vegetables and<br />
lightly sauté for a few minutes.<br />
Add the passata, tinned tomatoes<br />
and dried basil. Pop the lid on and<br />
leave to simmer on a low heat for<br />
15 minutes.<br />
• Meanwhile, cook the spaghetti in<br />
a large pan of boiling water for 10<br />
minutes (or as long as it says on<br />
the packet).<br />
• Blend the sauce until smooth and<br />
spoon it over the cooked pasta.<br />
Add grated cheese if required. If<br />
there’s any sauce left, freeze it for<br />
another day.<br />
Cheesy egg<br />
muffins<br />
Ingredients<br />
• 8 eggs<br />
• 100ml of milk<br />
• 1-2 slices of ham<br />
• A handful of vegetables, e.g.<br />
sliced mushrooms, chopped<br />
tomatoes, tinned sweetcorn<br />
• Approx. 120g of cheddar cheese<br />
Method<br />
• Preheat the oven to 200°C/180°C<br />
fan/gas mark 6. Lightly grease a<br />
muffin tin with butter.<br />
• Whisk the eggs and milk together.<br />
• Tear the ham into small pieces. Add<br />
the vegetables and ham to each<br />
individual muffin cup. Pour in the<br />
eggs and top with grated cheese.<br />
• Bake in the oven for 20-25<br />
minutes. (Use a skewer or sharp<br />
knife to check they’re cooked.)<br />
• Eat hot with fries or cold with salad.<br />
Cheat’s pizza<br />
Ingredients<br />
• 2 part-baked baguettes<br />
• 4-5 tablespoons of passata (or<br />
just use ketchup mixed with a<br />
dollop of tomato puree)<br />
• Toppings, e.g. shredded ham,<br />
cooked sweetcorn, pineapple<br />
chunks, pepperoni<br />
• Approx. 250g of grated<br />
mozzarella or cheddar<br />
Method<br />
• Preheat oven to 200°C/180°C fan/<br />
gas mark 6.<br />
• Cut each baguette in half<br />
lengthways. Spread passata on<br />
the long cut sides.<br />
• Add your toppings, followed by<br />
cheese, and pop the pizzas in the<br />
oven for 10 minutes.
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Slow-roasted Paprika Chicken<br />
with Lemon and Artichokes<br />
Serves 6<br />
Prep time: 10 minutes<br />
Cook: 2 hours 30 minutes<br />
Ingredients<br />
1 tbsp smoked paprika<br />
1 tsp sumac<br />
3 tbsp olive oil<br />
1 organic chicken, jointed<br />
1 bulb of garlic (separated into unpeeled<br />
cloves)<br />
Sprig of thyme<br />
2 unwaxed lemons, cut into quarters<br />
150 ml chicken stock<br />
Black pepper<br />
1 x 400g can artichoke hearts<br />
This is such an easy recipe. Everything is simply placed in a roasting dish<br />
and slow-cooked in the oven, creating an amazing spicy lemony flavour.<br />
Serve leftovers for lunch the following day cold with salad.<br />
Method<br />
1. Pre-heat the oven to 160°C/150°C fan/gas mark 3.<br />
2. Mix together the paprika, sumac and olive oil. Put the chicken pieces<br />
into a roasting tin and add the garlic cloves, thyme and lemon<br />
quarters. Pour over the paprika oil and rub all over the chicken pieces.<br />
3. Drizzle over the stock and season with black pepper. Cover the dish<br />
with foil and cook in the oven for 2 hours.<br />
4. Remove the foil from the roasting tin, add the artichoke hearts and<br />
turn the oven up to 200°C/180°C fan/gas mark 6. Cook for another 30<br />
minutes or until the chicken is golden.<br />
NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION PER SERVING: 387kcal, fat 27.8g (of which saturates 7g), carbohydrate 1.4g<br />
(of which sugars 0.6g), protein 33.2g.
Chilli Glazed Salmon<br />
with Cucumber, Herb & Lime Salad<br />
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Serves 2<br />
Prep time: 10 minutes<br />
Cook time: 7 minutes<br />
Wild Alaskan salmon is an excellent source of omega-3 fats and protein.<br />
In this dish, fillets of salmon are marinated in a tangy Asian-style dressing<br />
and accompanied by a light refreshing cucumber and bean sprout salad.<br />
Accompany with some seasonal leafy greens.<br />
Ingredients<br />
1 pickled chilli (or ½ fresh deseeded chilli)<br />
2 garlic cloves, crushed<br />
2 tbsp apple cider vinegar<br />
1 tbsp tamari soy sauce<br />
2 tbsp xylitol or honey<br />
2 boneless salmon fillets, skin on<br />
2 tbsp lime juice<br />
1 tbsp xylitol or honey<br />
1 tbsp mirin<br />
Handful of bean sprouts or sprouted seeds<br />
1 cucumber, halved and thinly sliced<br />
Small handful fresh mint leaves, chopped<br />
Small handful of coriander leaves, chopped<br />
2 spring onions, finely sliced<br />
1 tbsp chopped cashews<br />
Method<br />
1. Place the chilli, garlic, vinegar, tamari, xylitol or honey in a food<br />
processor and process to combine. Put the salmon fillets in a shallow<br />
dish, pour over the marinade and set aside in the fridge for 30 minutes.<br />
2. Make up the dressing by mixing the lime juice, xylitol or honey and<br />
mirin together (if using xylitol make sure it has dissolved). Put the<br />
bean sprouts, cucumber, mint, coriander, spring onions, cashews and<br />
the dressing in a bowl and toss until well combined.<br />
3. Preheat the grill to high. Remove the salmon from the marinade. Place<br />
the salmon on a lined baking tray. Grill for 7 minutes or until the fish<br />
is golden and just cooked through. Place the remaining marinade in a<br />
small pan and simmer to form a glaze. Pour over the cooked salmon.<br />
NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION PER SERVING: calories 305kcal, protein 23.4g, carbohydrates 26.9g (of which sugars<br />
24.4g), total fat14.9g(of which saturates 2.6g).
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businesses. The next meeting is on<br />
22.09.<strong>2021</strong> from 8am – 9am at the<br />
Village Hall and Gary Maddock will<br />
talk about the new plans for <strong>St</strong> <strong>Helens</strong> Town Centre.<br />
To book a free place call 01744 884709 or email admin@<br />
rainfordparishcouncil.gov uk<br />
The Future of the Library in<br />
Rainford<br />
<strong>St</strong> <strong>Helens</strong> Council is considering the future of the library<br />
service. Rainford Parish Council wants to hear your<br />
views about Rainford library and if you think a library<br />
service should continue in the Village. Let us know<br />
your opinion by calling 01744 884709 or emailing<br />
clerk@rainfordparishcouncil.gov.uk. We are particularly<br />
interested in whether people use the library and if you<br />
think a community led library would work in Rainford.<br />
The Village Hall<br />
Rainford Village Hall is available to hire for classes,<br />
meetings, parties, anniversaries, events and Wedding<br />
Receptions. Call 01744 884709 or email admin@<br />
rainfordparishcouncil.gov.uk to discuss your requirements.
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Craft Fayre<br />
<strong>Sep</strong>tember 12th <strong>2021</strong> will see local crafters and businesses gathering at<br />
Rainford Village Hall for a Craft Fayre. Open between 10am and 4pm with<br />
everything from cakes, cards and candles to wood work and even books and<br />
children’s toys. Supporting local businesses has never been more important so<br />
hope to see you there!<br />
Road Safety<br />
Parish Councillors are continuing to push for road safety initiatives and work<br />
with the Borough Councillors, local organisations, Merseyside Police and<br />
officers from <strong>St</strong> <strong>Helens</strong> Council to make our roads safer. Please do your part<br />
by observing speed limits, driving with care and consideration and parking<br />
legally. Please leave the parking spaces outside the shops for those who really<br />
need them and observe the 2-hour parking rule.<br />
Rainford Christmas Fayre<br />
Rainford Christmas Fayre will take place this<br />
year on 4th December <strong>2021</strong>!<br />
With Father Christmas in his grotto and a<br />
variety of exciting stalls, you’ll have your<br />
Christmas Shopping all wrapped up. You can<br />
also treat yourself to some delicious food and<br />
snacks. Entertainment throughout the day,<br />
will make this a very special fun-filled event for<br />
everyone.<br />
If you are interested in being a stall holder, please<br />
email admin@rainfordparishcouncil.gov.uk<br />
Christmas Parties at the<br />
Village Hall<br />
Join us at the Village Hall on Friday 17.12.<strong>2021</strong> or Saturday 18.12.<strong>2021</strong> for a great Christmas Night Out with family, friends<br />
or colleagues. Tickets are just £35 per person, for a 3-course meal and entertainment in a beautiful setting. Call 01744<br />
884709 or admin@rainfordparishcouncil.gov.uk for further information and to book tickets.<br />
RAINFORD PARISH COUNCIL<br />
Rainford Village Hall, Church Road Rainford WA11 8HB<br />
01744 884709<br />
clerk@rainfordparishcouncil.gov.uk<br />
@rainfordvillagehall<br />
@rainfordparishcouncil
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Puzzle Pages<br />
CROSSWORD<br />
ACROSS<br />
1. Closed political meeting (6)<br />
7. Sweet almond paste used on Christmas cakes (8)<br />
8. Black marine bivalve with a brownishblack<br />
elongated oval shell (6)<br />
10. Case for a knife or a sword (6)<br />
11. Long oar mounted at the stern of a boat (5)<br />
13. Drink given to people who are ill (4,3)<br />
DOWN<br />
1. Universe seen as an ordered whole (6)<br />
2. Vehicles from outer space (inits) (4)<br />
3. Extract (metals) by heating (5)<br />
4. Light, plastic disc used as a plaything (TM) (7)<br />
5. Unit of length equal to 1760 yards (4)<br />
6. Large case of strong fabric for sleeping on (8)<br />
9. Croatian city on the Adriatic Sea (5)<br />
12. Heavy, woven fabric used in rugs and<br />
bedspreads (8)<br />
14. Apartments (5)<br />
15. Short preview of a film or TV programme (7)<br />
18. Capital of Zimbabwe (6)<br />
19. Analysis of a substance such as gold<br />
or silver, to determine its make-up (5)<br />
21. Chief port of Yemen (4)<br />
23. Friar associated with Robin Hood (4)<br />
16. Tall stand with a sloping top to hold a book or notes (7)<br />
17. Ngaio ___, writer of whodunnit stories (5)<br />
20. Hindu Festival of Lights (6)<br />
22. Title given to a nun (6)<br />
24. Plant with soothing juice used to treat burns (4,4)<br />
25. A bet on four or more horses in different races (6)<br />
WORDWHEEL<br />
Using only the letters in the Wordwheel, you have ten<br />
minutes to find as many words as possible, none of<br />
which may be plurals, foreign words or proper nouns.<br />
Each word must be of three letters or more, all must<br />
contain the central letter and letters can only be used<br />
once in every word. There is at least one word that uses<br />
all of the letters in the wheel.<br />
TARGET<br />
EXCELLENT: 8 or more words<br />
GOOD: 6 words<br />
B<br />
S<br />
E<br />
D<br />
I<br />
E<br />
FAIR: 4 words
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WORDSEARCH<br />
Car Parts<br />
AIR BAG<br />
AXLE<br />
BATTERY<br />
BODY<br />
BONNET<br />
BOOT<br />
BRAKE<br />
BUMPER<br />
CAR SEAT<br />
CARBURETTOR<br />
CHILD SEAT<br />
CLUTCH<br />
DOOR<br />
ENGINE<br />
FUSE<br />
HEATER<br />
HORN<br />
INDICATOR<br />
MIRROR<br />
RADIO<br />
ROOF<br />
SATNAV<br />
STARTER<br />
TYRES<br />
WHEEL RIM<br />
WHEELS<br />
SUDOKU<br />
WORD LADDER<br />
Change one letter at a time (but not the position<br />
of any letter) to make a new word - and move from<br />
the word at the top of the ladder to the word at the<br />
bottom, using the exact number of rungs provided.<br />
BEER<br />
WIGGLE WORDS<br />
CLUE: Full of big talk<br />
but lacking action!<br />
Trace a path through all<br />
the letters to find the<br />
word or phrase that fits<br />
the clue.<br />
K R A B<br />
A A L L<br />
N E T I<br />
D N O B<br />
WINE<br />
All the puzzle solutions can be found<br />
on page 76 of this magazine
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Six of the best<br />
MUSEUMS<br />
OF THE<br />
SIX<br />
B E S T<br />
SCIENCE<br />
AND INDUSTRY<br />
MUSEUM<br />
The Science and Industry Museum is devoted to inspiring visitors<br />
through ideas that change the world, from the Industrial Revolution<br />
to today and beyond. Located on the site of the oldest surviving<br />
passenger railway station, in the heart of the world’s first industrial<br />
city – today it is alive with innovative discoveries in science and<br />
technology.<br />
Highlights include; the Textiles Gallery charting the history of the<br />
cotton industry that fuelled the Industrial Revolution complete with working mill machines; a working replica of the<br />
“Manchester Baby” – the world’s first stored programme computer; the Experiment Gallery where families can get handson<br />
with experiments and puzzles; temporary exhibitions featuring everything from the early years of Factory Records to<br />
the major new Cancer Revolution exhibition due to open in <strong>Oct</strong>ober; as well as events throughout the year celebrating<br />
the science around us every day.<br />
The museum is currently undergoing a multi-million-pound restoration programme. As well as the now-complete Special<br />
Exhibitions Gallery, the much-loved Power Hall is being renovated, and improvement works are currently being made to<br />
the historic 1830s <strong>St</strong>ation and Warehouse, the world’s first passenger railway station and the oldest existing railway goods<br />
warehouse respectively.<br />
FACTS<br />
Address: Liverpool Road, Manchester,<br />
M3 4FP<br />
Opening times: 10.00 - 17.00, Monday –<br />
Sunday (school holidays), 10.00 – 17.00,<br />
Wednesday to Sunday (term time)<br />
(Please check website for details)<br />
www.scienceandindustrymuseum.org.uk
WORLD MUSEUM<br />
Experience the wonders of life and the universe at World Museum, where millions of years of the world’s history are revealed.<br />
Find out how humans have shaped the planet we inhabit, and how human behaviour is impacting our world today.<br />
We will take you to the farthest reaches of our spectacular world, diving down into underwater life in the newly refurbished<br />
Aquarium and blasting you off into the skies in the Space Gallery and our updated Planetarium.<br />
Visit the Ancient Egypt gallery, which displays items from one of the finest ancient Egyptian and Nubian collections in<br />
Europe, and immerse yourself in Sarah Howe’s magical poetry about survival and loss in the World Cultures Gallery.<br />
Get up close to leaf cutting ants and other animals in the Bug House. Go back in time to see fossil bones and footprints of<br />
animals that inhabited the earth millions of years ago.<br />
Don’t miss AI: More than human (until 31 <strong>Oct</strong>ober), which explores the fascinating world of artificial intelligence. Bursting with<br />
interactivity through immersive artworks and scientific developments, the exhibition gives visitors a thrilling vision of the future.<br />
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FACTS<br />
Address: World Museum, William Brown<br />
<strong>St</strong>reet, Liverpool, L3 8EL<br />
Opening Times: Monday to Sunday<br />
10am–6pm<br />
www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/worldmuseum<br />
www.facebook.com/worldmuseum<br />
THE MUSEUM OF<br />
LIVERPOOL<br />
The Museum of Liverpool explores the city’s contribution to the world<br />
through its unique geography, history and culture, with more than 6,000<br />
objects and interactives. In 2019 the Museum won a public vote in the Kids<br />
in Museums’ Family Friendly Awards in the large museum category.<br />
The Little Liverpool gallery is a hands-on fantasy world especially for children<br />
under the age of six to play and learn. Inside the gallery our youngest visitors<br />
can create their own Liverpool - a city where they are in charge.<br />
The museum opens its much-loved Wondrous Place gallery in November.<br />
The gallery explores the city’s roll call of entertainers, writers, poets,<br />
performers, musicians, visual artists, comedians and sports people through<br />
around 650 objects, interactives and immersive experiences.<br />
Visitors can also marvel at the land transport collection, which includes<br />
more than 200 vehicles ranging from Lion locomotive, built in 1838, to a<br />
Range Rover Evoque from 2011.<br />
No Liverpool museum would be complete without a nod to the Fab Four.<br />
Our collections includes material chronicling the band’s careers from the<br />
early days to solo projects after the band split up.<br />
FACTS<br />
Address: Museum of Liverpool, Pier Head,<br />
Waterfront, Liverpool, L3 1DG<br />
Opening Times: Tuesday - Sunday<br />
10am–6pm<br />
www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/<br />
museum-of-liverpool<br />
www.facebook.com/museumofliverpool
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PEOPLE’S HISTORY MUSEUM<br />
The People’s History Museum’s (PHM) exhibitions, galleries and collections bring together stories of those that have<br />
campaigned for change, progress and equality; these ideas worth fighting for are the lifeblood of the museum.<br />
As the national museum of democracy, it’s no coincidence that PHM’s home is in Manchester. This radical city has always<br />
been led by its progressive spirit and this is seen in its role in campaigns such the right to vote, votes for women and LGBT+<br />
rights – just some of the stories featured.<br />
PHM combines the historic with the contemporary. Recent issues explored include Black Lives Matter, women’s rights and<br />
migration, and it is renowned for its co-curation and the way in which it supports communities to use their voices to share<br />
their experiences.<br />
The museum is suitable and, as a holder of the Family Friendly Museum Award, this includes lots of family focused content. Two<br />
permanent galleries, an active events programme and regular changing exhibitions means there is always lots to do and see.<br />
And finally, look out for the brilliant museum shop and new cafe and bar serving a delicious, ethically sourced menu.<br />
MARITIME MUSEUM<br />
FACTS<br />
Address: Left Bank, Spinningfields,<br />
Manchester M3 2ER<br />
Opening Times: 10am-4pm Weds to Sun<br />
www.phm.org.uk<br />
www.facebook.com/PHMMcr/<br />
Maritime Museum explores Liverpool’s maritime history through the ages. Collections consist of objects and archives<br />
connected to ships, boats, life at sea, the port of Liverpool and its connection to the world. Highlights include ship models,<br />
paintings, works on paper and boats, as well as the largest object in the collection, the Edmund Gardner pilot ship, moored<br />
at the dry dock opposite the museum<br />
Explore the moving and fascinating stories of Liverpool’s seafarers and passengers, at the <strong>Life</strong> on Board gallery and<br />
discover the history behind the tragic sinkings of Lusitania and Titanic.<br />
Enter the dark and unseen world of smuggling, intrigue and danger in Seized! the Border and Customs uncovered. One of the<br />
gallery’s key themes is anti-smuggling, which includes detective work, crime fighting, patrolling frontiers and investigation.<br />
Discover the origin of Liverpool’s fortune, buried underneath Liverpool ONE on an Old Dock Tour Revealed during<br />
excavations on the site in 2001, the story of the world’s first commercial enclosed wet dock is explored on this guided tour.<br />
You will discover how a brave idea and an innovative feat of engineering shaped Liverpool’s destiny forever.<br />
FACTS<br />
Address: Royal Albert Dock Liverpool, Liverpool<br />
Waterfront, Liverpool, L3 4AQ<br />
Opening Times: Tuesday to Sunday 10am–6pm<br />
www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/maritime<br />
www.facebook.com/merseysidemaritimemuseum
IWM NORTH<br />
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Since opening on 5 July 2002, IWM North has welcomed over 4 million visitors. It is the fifth branch of the national Imperial<br />
War Museums and the first outside SE England. IWM North tackles themes of war and conflict in innovative ways, using the<br />
sound, photography and film archives of IWM to great effect.<br />
It was the first building in the UK to be designed by Daniel Libeskind, the internationally renowned architect<br />
of the Jewish Museum, Berlin, and the masterplan for Ground Zero, New York. The Museum’s three<br />
interlocking shards are fragments of a shattered globe that signify conflict on land, water and in the air.<br />
IWM North is also a museum for the people of Manchester. The site that IWM North stands on<br />
today is where the Hovis Grain Silos once stood before they were bombed and burnt<br />
down in the Manchester Blitz during the Second World War. Objects unique to<br />
Manchester, such as a Manchester Blitz Fire Fighting Trailer Pump, are on<br />
display. The Big Picture Show “Mightier Than War” combines the<br />
powerful poetry of Mancunian Tony Walsh with poignant<br />
imagery from our collection.<br />
FACTS<br />
Address: IWM North, The Quays, Trafford<br />
Wharf Road, Manchester M17 1TZ<br />
Opening times: 10am – 5pm. Open daily<br />
from Monday 5 July – Sunday 5 <strong>Sep</strong>tember.<br />
From 6 <strong>Sep</strong>tember IWM North will be closed<br />
on Mondays and Tuesdays.<br />
www.iwm.org.uk<br />
www.facebook.com/iwm.north<br />
OF THE<br />
SIX<br />
B E S T
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Hybrid SUVs: what’s available?<br />
If you fancy a hybrid with more space there are plenty of options<br />
The SUV lends itself perfectly to a hybrid powertrain. With<br />
more space, it means there’s a little more wiggle room for<br />
the batteries and, as a result, it allows for a better boot.<br />
Needless to say, many manufacturers have clocked onto<br />
this, which is why there are so many hybrid SUV offerings<br />
available today.<br />
With such a congested market it can be tricky to find out<br />
which is right for you. Fortunately, we’ve picked out some<br />
of the best options available today.<br />
Kia Sorento PHEV<br />
Kia is on a bit of a roll with its electrified powertrains, so<br />
it came as little surprise when a plug-in hybrid version of<br />
its latest Sorento SUV was announced. It uses a 1.6-litre<br />
petrol engine linked to an electric motor and batteries,<br />
and Kia claims you’ll get around 35 miles of electric-only<br />
driving.<br />
As well as a striking exterior design, the Sorento boasts<br />
a well-made cabin that is fitted with a healthy level of<br />
standard equipment.<br />
BMW X5 xDrive45e<br />
BMW’s X5 has been a core part of the SUV segment for<br />
decades, but more recently it has been added to with<br />
the introduction of a plug-in hybrid variant – badged<br />
X5 xDrive45e. Where this car majors, though, is electric<br />
range; at up to 54 miles, it far exceeds the vast majority of<br />
other hybrids and allows for decent-length journeys to be<br />
completed on battery power alone.<br />
Plus, you still get the premium cabin and sharp looks that<br />
you’d associate with the standard X5.
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DS 7 Crossback E-Tense<br />
As it’s part of the wider PSA Group, DS can take advantage<br />
of all manner of hybrid powertrains. It’s why the 3008 and<br />
the DS 7 Crossback E-Tense appear so similar – they’re<br />
essentially the same underneath. However, that efficient<br />
hybrid setup is contained within a slightly more dramatic,<br />
eye-catching exterior with the DS, while the interior is<br />
flamboyant too.<br />
Mercedes-Benz GLE350de<br />
In a break from the norm, the GLE350de arrives as a dieselpowered<br />
hybrid. Mercedes has a few in its line-up, but<br />
across the wider segment, a hybrid paired with a diesel<br />
engine isn’t a regular occurrence. Mercedes claims you’ll<br />
get up to 256.8 mpg combined, too, which will certainly<br />
help with the fuel bills.<br />
Plus, when you’ve run out of electricity – which should<br />
still give you a decent 54 miles between charges – you’re<br />
left with a smooth and refined 2.0-litre diesel engine.
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Inside outside decor<br />
Garden Trends<br />
WHAT’S HOT AND WHAT’S NOT<br />
Passion for gardens has probably never been greater. Thanks to the Covid-19<br />
pandemic and the restrictions that we were all obliged to follow, outside spaces<br />
have taken on a whole new vibe. The trend for utilising even the tiniest of outdoor<br />
areas is probably here to stay – at least for the next few years.<br />
This fact is borne out by estate agents who have noticed that at least a quarter of potential property buyers are seeking<br />
more green space. Flats with gardens are now hugely popular, whereas a few years ago most people purchasing an<br />
apartment weren’t interested in owning outdoor space. Working from home has encouraged people to use every room in<br />
their house and to value their garden equally. Many will continue to use their home office rather than commute, because<br />
it makes perfect sense.
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In line with our new appreciation for gardens, many of us<br />
have created garden ‘rooms’, where the inside flows into<br />
an outdoor kitchen and dining area. The lines between<br />
indoors and out have been blurred. It is no longer unusual<br />
for people to install outdoor fridges, cookers, storage,<br />
food-preparation surfaces and, of course, seating. The<br />
latter will probably include a dining table with chairs<br />
but also an outdoor lounge with comfortable furniture.<br />
Sometimes this can take up most of the garden, but<br />
hopefully there will be some attractive planting to<br />
provide screening, perhaps a soothing water feature<br />
and definitely a firepit so that everyone can stay outside<br />
during the evening.<br />
Gardens need life<br />
Treating a garden as an extension to the home is a<br />
developing trend for those who can afford this impressive<br />
display of luxury. But is it good for gardens? Paving over<br />
lawns and restricting planting to very limited zones isn’t<br />
great for biodiversity. Beware of creating a desolate,<br />
cheerless space with little life to be found. Most people<br />
love the softness that plants bring to hard landscaping,<br />
therefore every opportunity should be taken for<br />
prioritising plants over paving. Aim to develop a passion<br />
for the right plants in the right places.<br />
We can all learn from the experts. The re-scheduling of<br />
RHS Chelsea Flower Show invigorated people at a time of<br />
year when interest is generally waning. We were wowed<br />
by the array of plants that look stunning, even though<br />
summer had passed. The show exemplifies the very best<br />
combination of hard and soft landscaping and this is<br />
what we should aspire to. A garden can, indeed, perform<br />
many functions and a seating place amongst the planting<br />
enables us to enjoy it to the full. Above all else we should<br />
make provision for wonderful plants that will attract<br />
pollinators, provide structure, movement, scent, colour<br />
and soak up the excesses that the sky deposits. Plants<br />
absorb pollution, they clean the air and produce oxygen.<br />
Just relax by some lush planting and see how it makes<br />
you feel – plants really are good for us.<br />
The greatest garden trends<br />
during the last two years<br />
• Al fresco dining, often with built-in appliances and<br />
heating and even a retractable canopy.<br />
• Extending interior decor into the garden. People now<br />
decorate gardens with lanterns, ornaments, colourful<br />
accessories, rugs and cushions. Some even sacrifice<br />
kitchen dressers, sofas and throws in a bid to make a<br />
bold outdoor statement that creates a cosy space.<br />
• Grow-your-own is a growing trend. At least fourteen<br />
per cent of adults in the UK are following a meat-free<br />
diet. Almost half the population now grows fruit and<br />
vegetables at home. Not only is it fun and rewarding,<br />
but it can be completely chemical-free too.<br />
• Dry stone walling, gabion walls using wire baskets<br />
filled with stones, and rocks, boulders and pebbles<br />
are all increasing in popularity. These contemporary<br />
features combine style with function and they<br />
provide wonderful nooks and crannies that are<br />
valuable for wildlife.<br />
• Porcelain garden paving is the surface of choice for a<br />
growing number of householders. It’s a rapidly rising<br />
trend. Porcelain can look like stone but is less porous,<br />
therefore it doesn’t turn green quite so easily. It’s<br />
long-lasting, tough, slip-resistant and contemporary.<br />
• Sowing seeds and planting for wildlife. There has<br />
been a record demand for wildflower and other seeds<br />
over the last eighteen months, with sales increasing<br />
more than 600 per cent.<br />
Allow a little rewilding in your garden and consider it a<br />
compliment when spiders and insects populate your<br />
space. Don’t be tempted to prune your hedge every<br />
time it grows beyond the picture-book rectangle. Try to<br />
change the way you see things and avoid the concept<br />
of a tidy garden. These can be hostile places in terms of<br />
nature.<br />
Immerse your seating area within planting
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