Local Life - St Helens - Mar/Apr 2022

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Pages 58-59 

Labour of Love 

Pages 34-35 

Rainford & Billinge 

Parish Newsletters 

Pages 60-62 

Jack’s Tracks to Cheshire Castles 

Pages 64-66 

New! 

Alan Titchmarsh Column 

Page 67 

Top Five Cruising Destinations 

Pages 52-54 

Colour your Home Happy 

Pages 46-47 

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Nicola Robinson 

Monday 

Eccleston 

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5.45pm & 7.15pm 

Tel: Nicola 07526 555012 

Email: nicola.robinson@hotmail.co.uk 

Alison Lee 

Tuesday 

Haydock 

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8.45am, 10.15am, 5pm, 6.30pm & 7.45 pm 

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Thursday 

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SATURday 

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Thursday 

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I’m far from being a Royal cheerleader, but I have, I 

suspect like many readers, an enormous amount of 

respect for Her Majesty the Queen. 

For someone to pledge, as she did in 1947 to the nations 

that make up the Commonwealth, ‘that my whole life, 

whether it be long or short, shall be devoted to your 

service’ was a substantial commitment from a 21-yearold, 

and remarkably, one that the Queen has adhered to 

in the 75 years that have passed since. 

Not sure about you, but I don’t remember much about 

being 21 (apart from the hangover from hell the day 

after my birthday), but I’m pretty sure I wouldn’t have 

had the presence of mind to promise anything of that 

magnitude and still be able to uphold that promise 75 

years on. Would you? 

There’s lots going on to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum 

Jubilee, but if you’re planning to host a local celebration 

then we’d love to help you publicise it in our next 

issue free of charge. Just email details of the event to 

editorial@locallife247.co.uk along with your name and 

contact number. 

See you next time 

Chris Pearce, Publisher 

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This month’s highlights 

34. Labour of Love 

Contents 

14. Beauty 

16 genius beauty hacks. 

24. Health 

The dangers of ultra-processed foods. 

48. Puzzle Pages 

Try these brainteasers for size! 

56. Food 

Seared lamb fillets with garlic dressing. 

40. Front Door Facelift 46. Colour Your Home 

63. Baking 

Gluten-free chocolate caramel tarts. 

67. Greenfingers... 

New! 

The Alan Titchmarsh column. 

68. Home & Garden Services 

Find the best local traders for you. 

64. Jack’s Tracks - Cheshire Castles 

70. Motoring 

Range Rover rivals. 

52. Top 5 Cruises 

58. WIN Memberships! 

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Planning a Platinum Party? 

There’s a double Bank Holiday weekend being held in 

June (2-5 June) to commemorate The Queen’s Platinum 

Jubilee. The country and the Commonwealth will be 

celebrating her 70 years of service. 

This event, and the end of those damned restrictions, 

give us a great opportunity to party like we never have 

before! 

Street parties have long been associated with times of 

national celebrations, and if getting together with your 

neighbours at bunting-covered tables laden with food 

and drink to chat, laugh, sing, and dance the day (and 

night!) away is your idea of fun, then this is an opportunity 

not to be missed. 

Good planning is essential for any party, and the larger 

the party, the more planning is needed. 

The first thing you’ll need to do is ask the council’s 

permission to close your road (or part of your road), so 

that everyone can enjoy the celebrations safely, and it’s 

best to do this as early as possible. 

As long as your road isn’t a major transport route it should 

be a smooth process. 

Any resident interested in applying for a Street Party will 

need to contact St Helens Council via events@sthelens. 

gov.uk or by ringing 01744 676789. 

Councils generally recommend that you take insurance 

cover for street parties, and if you plan to do so, then you 

can expect to pay at least £50, depending on the scale of 

the party. They may ask you to check with other residents 

on the street to make sure there are no objections to the 

party. 

There are a number of organisations including www. 

streetparty.org.uk and www.edenprojectcommunities. 

com who can provide free packs offering ideas, 

inspiration, and tips to help you get the party started and 

can also help you overcome any obstacles. 

Any finally, if you’re holding a larger celebration and you 

need free publicity to promote your party, then email 

details to editorial@locallife247.co.uk. 

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Rock & Roll Bingo 

Are you ready for Rock & Roll Bingo? Tickets are now on 

sale for Willowbrook Hospice’s first ever music bingo 

night on Friday, April 1 from 7pm-late at the Living Well 

Marquee on Borough Road in St Helens (WA10 3RN). 

Instead of numbers on your bingo card, there’s a 

selection of chart-topping hits from all eras! Listen to 

short clips and mark off the song on your bingo card. It’s 

fun and you are guaranteed lots of laughter and dancing. 

Tickets cost £15 per person, and this will get you 4 games 

of music bingo as well as entry into the raffle for a chance 

to win some great prizes, including tickets to Haydock 

Park, fizz, vouchers and much more. 

For more information or to book your tickets, please visit 

www.willowbrook.org.uk/events or call 01744 453798. 

Dolittle in Rainhill 

The latest Junior production for the Rainhill Musical 

Theatre Company, Dr Dolittle, will run from 8th-10th 

April. The musical tells the classic tale of a wacky, but 

kind, doctor who can talk to animals. 

When Doctor Dolittle attempts to help a seal named 

Sophie, he’s wrongly accused of murder and stands trial 

before General Bellowes. Once pronounced innocent, 

Dolittle is free to continue with his search for the Great 

Pink Sea Snail — the oldest, wisest creature on earth. 

The production takes place at the Rainhill Village Hall 

on Weaver Avenue in Rainhill (L35 4LU). Tickets are 

priced at £10, with concessionary tickets priced at 

£8. To book tickets, call 07399 031 655 or visit www. 

rainhillmusicaltheatrecompany.co.uk 

Craft Fair 

St Peter’s Church in Newton-le-Willows will be hosting 

a craft fair on Saturday, April 23 and they are on the 

lookout for any local crafter or craft business, who might 

like to sell their wares. 

The event, on Church Street in the village, is always well 

attended and is a great opportunity to sell and have a 

browse of all the other craft supplies. The fair will run 

from 10am-3.30pm. 

If you are interested in booking a stall, then please 

register your interest by emailing stpeterscraftfairs@ 

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Colour your Home Happy 

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Work has started on the external refurbishment of the 

iconic Gamble Building in St Helens. 

Dating back to 1896, the Grade II listed building has been 

closed to the public since 2017 due to structural issues 

caused by water damage making the lower levels of the 

building unsafe. 

In 2019, the council announced its commitment to bring 

The Gamble – a gift to the people of St Helens by Sir David 

Gamble, the first Mayor of St Helens – back into use. 

With scaffolding now up, work is underway as part of 

a £1.5m restoration project which includes replacing 

windows, as well as repairs to the roof, downpipes and 

external decoration - with brickwork and terracotta 

repairs being carried out by local firm, Stone Central. 

There is also a repurposing exercise underway to look 

at future use of the building, with residents keen to see 

a library return to the landmark building which was 

originally designed as a library and technical school. 

External works are expected to be completed in Spring 

2022, following which plans for internal refurbishment 

Gamble Work Starts 

of The Gamble will be advanced and funding sources 

secured, including the related Town Deal allocation, to 

secure earliest possible reopening for public use. 

Councillor Richard McCauley, St Helens Borough Council’s 

Cabinet Member for Regeneration and Planning, said: 

“The Gamble is close to the hearts of many in St Helens, 

so it’s great to see the ongoing works to restore such a 

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Picnic in the Park 

Rainford’s leading music festival, Picnic in the Park, will be 

back with a bang this summer with a stellar line up of live 

music – and tickets are already selling fast. 

Saturday, June 11 is the date for your diary, so get set 

for a day of music, food, and merriment. Headlining the 

show this year will be the one and only Chesney Hawkes, 

followed by Blackpool acoustic country band Five O’clock 

Somewhere, Ultra 90’s who will be performing the best in 

classic dance and club anthems followed by Ska tribute 

Mainly Madness, an Oasis tribute, Oaces, and local lad, 

singer/songwriter Bradley Johnson. 

In addition to the music line-up there will be children’s 

activities, a range of stalls and various food outlets. No 

alcohol is sold on site, but you are welcome to bring your 

own. 

Tickets this year cost £25 per adult or £15 per primary 

school child. A Gazebo pack costs £170, including 6 

standard tickets and a lot for your gazebo. And this year 

you can also book a VIP Gazebo pack for £750, bagging 

you the use of a festival gazebo at the front of the stage, 

10 tickets and drink and nibbles on arrival. 

Proceeds from the festival will be shared between 

Rainford Rangers, Rainford Tennis Club, Rainford Boys’ 

Brigade and Girls’ Association and Rainford Cricket Club. 

Tickets are bookable now at www.rainforddfestival.co.uk 

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Advertising Feature 

Ewe will love this new 

local Estate Agent! 

An estate agency with a difference has opened in St 

Helens. EweMove is rated as the number one estate 

agent in the country by the reviews site Trustpilot, and 

when Rainhill’s Jon Davies was looking to build on his 

experience and start an estate agency, the multi-award 

winning EweMove was his number one choice. 

Jon said, “I’ve always been impressed by EweMove’s 

marketing and their use of technology. But what 

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of honesty, integrity and always putting the customer 

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“I knew from my research that the majority of people 

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Selling your home is often described as being one of 

the most stressful moments of your life, alongside 

death and divorce. Given that many people are selling 

a house in tandem with buying one, and sometimes 

depend on similar transactions up and down a housing 

chain going smoothly in a simultaneous fashion, it’s not 

surprising that stress levels are so high. 

It’s times like this when you need a knowledgeable 

estate agent who is always on hand personally to 

help you sell your home, and that’s where Jon can 

help. Jon is your personal estate agent from the very 

start of your moving process to the very end. He is 

on hand to deal with your initial valuation, marketing 

plan, viewings, offer negotiation and sales progression 

through to completion, meaning your sale is always 

handled professionally and puts your interests first. 

Jon’s really excited about helping as many local people 

as possible. He said, “I have lived in St Helens all of 

my life, went to school at St Edmund Arrowsmith in 

Prescot and played football for Rainhill Rockets for 

many years. I really am a local agent! I am very excited 

about the future and the opportunity to help as many 

people as possible. 

“I believe my role is to give honest, expert advice, and 

get your property to be seen by as many people as 

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and more offers which will get you the best price for 

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Whether you are looking to sell or let your home (or if 

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Competition Winners 

Our January/February issue carried a couple of great 

reader competitions. The main one was, of course, the 

amazing chance to win two Saints Memberships for 

2022, and this was won by Jason Rigby of Eccleston. 

Just a couple of days before the season started, Jason told 

Local Life how happy he was to win the Memberships. 

“Me and my Dad, Brian, normally get the memberships 

anyway, but we just 

haven’t got round 

to buying them for 

2022. So, happy 

days!” 

via the in-magazine competition and Matthew Webster 

from Orrell won the second pair via our Facebook 

competition. 

Thank you to all who entered. 

Turn to pages 58/59 in this issue for a chance to win a 

three-month membership for GoActive in St Helens – we 

have two memberships up for grabs! 

We also gave away 

two pairs of tickets 

to see comedian Ed 

Byrne at the Theatre 

Royal in St Helens. 

Neil Sayer from 

Pinfold Drive, also in 

Eccleston, won a pair 

Jason Rigby 

Neil Sayer 

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Choir Celebrates 

Members of the Haydock Male Voice Choir are excited 

to be entering their centenary year, starting on March 1. 

The group has come a long way since their inaugural 

rehearsal at the Haydock Conservative Club back in 1922, 

when just twenty local men turned up. 

To kick the year off with a sense of occasion, a concert 

has been arranged to take place at the St Helens Town 

Hall on Saturday March 26. 

This concert will involve not only Haydock Male Voice 

choir but members from the Rossendale Male Voice 

Choir, as well as musicians from The Parr Band. It is certain 

to be an evening of excellence for those who enjoy high 

quality muscial entertainment. 

The concert begins at 7.30pm and tickets, priced at £8 

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For more information about the concert or about how 

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14 

From make-up tips to haircare advice, 

these tips could make your life easier. 

When you paint your nails, start from your little finger 

1 rather than your thumb. You’ll lower the risk of 

smudging your freshly painted nails. 

2 

Matte lipstick is on-trend but very unforgiving. Before 

using it, mix a dash of olive oil with half a teaspoon of 

brown sugar to treat your lips to a DIY lip scrub. 

Clean your make-up brushes regularly with facial 

3 cleanser or a mild shampoo. Rinse thoroughly and 

leave to air dry. 

Don’t test foundation on your hand – you won’t get 

4 a good colour match. Instead, try it on your jawline. 

Wrap a small scoop of porridge oats up in a muslin 

5 cloth and tie the ends to secure. Drop it in your bath 

while the water is running. The oat oils work wonders on 

dry skin. 

Leave at least a day between shaving/waxing and 

6 applying fake tan. Otherwise, you risk causing 

irritation and ending up with a patchy tan. 

Not keen on heavily fragranced body oils? Switch to 

7 pure almond oil. Add a few drops of essential oil if you 

want a hint of natural fragrance. 

8 

Leave your facial cleanser 

to soak in for a few minutes 

before wiping it off. It’ll act as a mini 

face pack. This works particularly 

well with balm cleansers. 

Apply eye cream with your ring 

9 finger. It’s the weakest so you’re 

less likely to pull at the skin. Dab 

(rather than rub) the cream in. 

If you often forget to apply SPF in the cooler 

10 months, try swapping your foundation for a 

tinted SPF cream. 

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Hair feeling lank or lacklustre? Try switching to a 

shampoo that’s free from sulphates and silicones. 

Sulphates can strip hair of its natural, healthy oils, while 

silicones can build up over time and weigh hair down. 

12 

Put wet hair in multiple plaits before bed for easy 

curls the next day. Brush through if you want 

looser waves. 

Freshly washed hair is 

13 harder to style. So if you 

have a big night out coming up, 

wash your hair the day before. 

It’ll then hold its style better for 

your evening out. 

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Rather than splashing 

out on expensive travelsized 

products (they can be 

more than double the price per 

ml), decant your usual products 

into small reusable containers. 

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Do you subscribe to Birchbox or a similar 

subscription box? Save the products you don’t 

fancy throughout the year. By Christmas, you’ll have a 

stack of cracker prizes and stocking fillers. You could 

even use them to fill a personalised advent calendar for 

a friend. 

Skin and hair changes as we age, so what worked 

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today. Embrace the chance to try something new!

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Family Fun Day 

It’s ten years since Greenslate Farm in Billinge opened as 

a Community Farm, and the members will be celebrating 

its 10th anniversary by holding a series of events 

throughout the year. The Farm has a long-standing 

reputation for staging vibrant, engaging community 

events, and members promise a return to those events 

now that Covid restrictions have eased. 

The first of these events is a Family Fun Day, which is being 

held on Sunday 10th April from 10 am to 4 pm. This will 

consist of an 

artisan market, 

an Easter 

Egg Hunt for 

the children, 

live music 

throughout 

the day and 

many more 

attractions. 

Delicious coffee 

and cakes, tasty 

snacks and wholesome meals will all be available at the 

Straw Bale Cafe and, of course, the donkeys and other 

animals will be welcoming visitors, just as they do every 

weekend. 

If you are a local person looking to sell your craftwork or 

produce at the Family Fun Day, or you’re a musician who 

could help to entertain the visitors, please contact the 

Greenslate Community Farm Community Nurture Team 

via patdavies99@icloud.com or bowyer21@hotmail.co.uk 

Art Club 

Members of the St Helens Art Club would like to invite 

you to expand your creative horizons and join them 

at their weekly meeting. You don’t have to be a great 

painter and it doesn’t even matter if you’ve never picked 

up a paint brush before, just turn up and join in. 

The group meets every Saturday, between 10am-12pm, 

on the 2nd floor in the World of Glass Museum on Chalon 

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Easter Family Day 

Don’t miss the Easter Family Day being held at Haydock 

Park Racecourse on Saturday, April 16. Kids can enjoy 

bouncy castles, a helter skelter, an inflatable carnival, 

rodeo bull, face painters, a balloon modeller and more. 

Oh, and there’s some horse racing going on too. 

The day runs from 11am-4pm and you can secure your 

tickets at www.thejockeyclub.co.uk 

Stage & Screen 

Rainford Band will be performing music from stage and 

screen at a concert being performed at Rainford Village 

Hall on Saturday, March 26. The concert is being held 

in aid of the Rainford Parish Council’s Chairman’s Fund, 

which is, this year, to benefit the Rainford Heritage 

Society. 

Doors open at 7pm and the concert starts at 8pm. 

Tickets are £15 and you can buy yours by calling the 

Parish Council on 01744 884709 or emailing admin@ 

rainfordparishcouncil.gov.uk 

Billinge Picnic 

Billinge Residents Association have secured a National 

Lottery grant of £1,250 to help throw a Picnic in the Park 

event on the Queen’s Jubilee weekend in June. Billinge 

Parish Council have also provided funding for the event. 

You’re invited to bring along your own food and drink to 

Bankes Park for the event which will run between 1pm- 

6pm on Sunday, June 5. The St Helens Concert Band 

will be providing muscial entertainment, and there will 

also be a childrens’ disco, craft stalls, a small funfair for 

children and various other attractions. 

Organ Recital 

The Ormskirk Street United Reform Church will be awash 

with the sounds of music on Wednesday, Apil 6 when 

organist Peter Kwater delivers his Lenten organ recital. 

Tickets cost £10 per person, and this includes entry to the 

recital and a meal. The meal will be served at 12pm and 

the recital begins at 1.30pm. Tickets can be purchased 

from the Church office (WA10 2JZ ) between 9am- 

1.30pm. For more information, please call 01744 28314 

or email ormskirkstreet@outlook.com.

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Business Boost 

St Helens Borough Council has teamed up with St 

Helens Chamber and Business Doctors, to launch a new 

Business Advocates initiative to help local independent 

businesses recover from COVID-19. 

Over the next three months, the Business Advocates will 

be visiting local businesses to understand issues they 

are currently facing, and providing support through an 

advisory service, training workshops and networking 

events. They will also host regular ‘open drop-in surgeries’ 

for businesses and host face-to-face seminars. 

Councillor Kate Groucutt, St Helens Borough Council’s 

Cabinet Member for Education, Skills and Business, said: 

“Local independent businesses are the heartbeat of any 

town and district centre, and we recognise the difficulties 

they have faced during the coronavirus pandemic, which 

is why we have put a number of initiatives in place to 

support them during this tough time.” 

The Business Advocates will provide regular 

updates through their social media platforms and 

for more information on the project, please email 

businessadvocates@sthelenschamber.com 

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The dangers of 

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More than half the calories we eat in 

the UK now come from ultra-processed 

foods. But what does this mean for our 

health, and how can we cut back? 

Ultra-processed food is everywhere, and it probably 

makes up more of your shopping trolley than you’d think. 

The term is often used interchangeably with ‘processed 

food’ but they’re not the same. So, what exactly are ultraprocessed 

foods, how are they affecting our health and 

what can we do to cut back? 

Generally, most of the food we eat has been processed in 

one way or another. Milk is pasteurised to make it safe to 

drink, beans are dried and canned to extend their shelf 

life, and seeds are pressed to produce oils. However, this 

doesn’t necessarily make these foods unhealthy. Ultraprocessed 

foods, on the other hand, contain ingredients 

you wouldn’t typically find in your kitchen cupboard. 

Chemicals, colourings, sweeteners, preservatives – ultraprocessed 

foods are littered with them. 

Some of the foods that fall into this category are 

unsurprising. Crisps, fizzy drinks, biscuits and ice cream 

are all highly processed, but did you know that even 

breakfast cereals, white bread and ready meals are too? 

It can be hard to detect highly processed foods, which 

unfortunately makes us even more likely to add them to 

our shopping basket. But what damage does this do to 

our bodies? 

Created to be convenient, cheap and tasty, ultraprocessed 

foods are typically high in sugars, refined 

grains, fats and salt. They also have very little nutritional 

value and are highly addictive, which explains why they’re 

so prevalent in our diets. They’re hard to resist! Recently, 

highly processed foods have also been linked to heart 

disease, diabetes, obesity and even some cancers. 

As with anything though, moderation is key. There’s 

nothing wrong with a biscuit dipped in your cup of tea or 

a takeaway every now and again. The trick is to eat ultraprocessed 

foods as part of a healthy balanced diet. So, 

how can we limit the amount of highly processed foods 

we consume? 

Check your labels 

One of the easiest ways to check whether a food product 

is highly processed is to read the ingredients list. A label 

full of long words you can’t pronounce is one sign that a 

food is highly processed. You can also check the Nutrition 

Information Panel to identify foods with high amounts of 

saturated fat, sugar and sodium (salt).

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Find substitutes 

There are plenty of substitutes to ultra-processed foods 

on the market. Instead of crisps try low-fat popcorn, 

which is wholegrain and a good source of fibre. Swap 

sugary cereals for unsweetened oatmeal, and replace 

white bread with a homemade or granary loaf. 

Cook more meals from scratch 

When you prepare a meal from scratch, you have more 

control over the ingredients you’re consuming. You can 

also pack in plenty of whole foods, such as vegetables, 

beans, legumes and whole grains. Start compiling a list of 

quick and easy meal ideas to prepare when you’re feeling 

lazy. Salads, omelettes and stir-fries require little effort, 

and are super tasty too. 

Be wary of false advertising 

Don’t be fooled by phrases like ‘fat-free’, ‘natural’, ‘no 

added sugar’ and ‘sugar-free’. Foods that are advertised 

as healthy often contain artificial ingredients or other 

chemical additives, such as artificial sweetener, which 

make them significantly more processed – and unhealthy 

– than they might first appear. Remember to check the 

ingredients list! 

Keep healthy 

snacks on hand 

If you’re in a rush, grabbing 

a packet of crisps and a 

cereal bar on your way 

out the door is tempting. 

However, keeping your 

kitchen stocked with 

portable, nutritious 

snacks can make it much 

easier to make healthy 

choices on the go. Fresh fruit, unsalted nuts and hard 

boiled eggs are all good examples of simple but tasty 

snacks that’ll keep you energised throughout the day. 

Take it slow 

If ultra-processed foods constitute a large portion of your 

diet, it’s a good idea to reduce your intake of these foods 

slowly at first. This is because going cold turkey increases 

your likelihood of craving the high-fat, high-sugar foods 

your body has become accustomed to. Plus, sometimes 

highly processed food is simply more convenient. Start by 

trying to enjoy one unprocessed or minimally processed 

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Art Springs Up 

This spring, a series of exciting new artworks 

commissioned by Heart of Glass will bring the streets of 

St Helens alive with colour and creativity as communities 

and artists make their mark on public spaces. 

As part of the collaborative arts organisation’s Arts 

Council funded Creative People and Places programme, 

several internationally renowned artists, supporting 

partners and residents will work together to 

create striking art pieces across the borough. 

Angharad Williams, Head of Creative People and Places 

Programme at Heart of Glass said, “At Heart of Glass we 

believe art is for everyone and belongs everywhere. 

Through our CPP programme, and thanks to the artists, 

partners, and communities we work with, inspiring 

projects such as these create empowering cultural events 

that connect us all.” 

Meanwhile, Arriva North West will give 

people from across St Helens the unique 

opportunity to experience ‘art on the move’ 

as its local buses are transformed with 

artworks made in collaboration with young 

people, members of Buzzhub St Helens CDP 

and the borough’s LGBTQI+ community. 

Finally, after the huge success of last year’s 

murals by residents and Nomad Clan in 

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area will be transformed over the coming 

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Zealand? 

2. The 2018 BBC TV documentary series Flatpack 

Empire went behind the scenes of which retailer? 

3. A 2021 Christmas TV advert for Tesco was 

cleared of causing widespread offence after over 

5,000 complaints were made regarding a scene 

in which Father Christmas proves he is what? 

4. In the film Notting Hill, Hugh Grant’s character 

owns a shop that sells what? 

5. Which well known retailer has a logo that 

features a yellow arrow going from the first letter 

in its name to the fourth to represent the wide 

variety of products it sells? 

6. In January 2021, which online retailer bought 

the Debenhams brand and website for 55 million 

pounds? 

7. Specialising in home shopping, the letters in the 

name of the company QVC stand for what three 

words? 

8. In the Harry Potter novels, Ollivanders is a shop 

that sells what? 

9. Which of the following retailers started life as a 

“penny bazaar” in 1884, using the slogan “don’t 

ask the price, it’s a penny”?... a) John Lewis; b) 

Marks and Spencer; or c) Sainsbury’s? 

10. In 2019, who launched an online shop called 

Gross Domestic Product, with a disclaimer 

saying it “may prove to be a disappointing retail 

experience - especially if you’re successful in 

making a purchase”? 

Quiz solutions can be found on page 80 of this magazine 

St Patrick’s Parade 

The Brian Boru Club in Ashton are hosting their 36th 

annual St Patrick’s Day parade On Sunday, March 13. After 

missing the last two parades due to the pandemic, club 

members are determined to make this the biggest and 

best parade they’ve ever had. 

Members will be holding a St Patrick’s Mass from 12pm at 

the club on Bryn Street, followed by the parade around 

the town, leaving from Ashton market square at 1pm. 

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The choir currently has twelve juniors and a similar 

number of regular adults, and more adults are needed. 

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welcome to go along for a practice. 

The main Sunday service is at 10.30am, and there is 

a monthly Evensong and additional services to mark 

Christian festivals throughout the year. 

For further information, please speak to any member of 

the Choir or call Mike on 07939 304068. 

Free Health Checks 

Garswood Pharmacy on Billinge Road in Garswood are 

now offering free blood pressure checks to promote 

healthy living to their patients. 

The checks will be free if you are aged 40+ and don’t 

currently have a diagnosis of hypertension. You will 

also qualify for the checks if you have a recognised 

family history of high blood pressure, or your GP had 

recommended blood pressure monitoring. 

To book your appointment please either call in to the 

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#OK2ASK 

A free online course is being offered to St Helens 

residents in a bid to save lives and encourage people that 

it’s #OK2ASK. 

The Zero Suicide Alliance online course guides people 

how to have the vital conversation about whether 

someone is having suicidal thoughts and the next steps 

if they need the help. 

The course already has proven results in the shape of 

local resident, Frankie, who works for a charity in St 

Helens promoting healthy living activities and support 

services. Over the Christmas period, she was given the 

opportunity to save someone’s life via text message. 

Frankie said, “I’d received a text message from a man 

reaching out about support services in the local area, I 

felt in my gut from his texts that something was wrong. 

I’d taken the free training online, and I think the training is 

what had given me the confidence to dig a little further.” 

“I recognised triggers and I sent him information from 

the council’s #OK2ASK campaign, which listed support 

numbers such as the Samaritans. After becoming 

concerned I contacted Samaritans, and asked them to 

reach out to him, and they helped him get the support 

he needed.” 

To take the Zero Suicide Alliance free 20-minute training 

visit: www.zerosuicidealliance.com, or to learn more about 

how to intervene if you are worried that someone might 

be feeling suicidal, visit www.oktoaskcampaign.co.uk. 

Care for Children 

If you are a parent or already support a family with young 

children, then understanding how children develop is a 

great skill to have. The Adult Community Learning in St 

Helens has a free course available that will help you to 

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Thirty years ago this month, on Friday 13th March 1992 to 

be exact, approximately 600 miners reported for their last 

shift at Bickershaw and Parsonage Colleries, leaving just 

Parkside in Newton-le-Willows as the last pit standing in 

the Lancashire Coalfield. Parkside closed just a year later 

in 1993. 

Careful environmental management, along with Mother 

Nature, has hidden the black landscapes, spoil heaps and 

other excesses, and nowadays many residents enjoy the 

legacy of the Lancashire Coalfield by walking round the 

woodlands of Sutton Manor and Colliers Moss. 

Nowadays, the largest physical reminder of the Lancashire 

Coalfield is in Astley Green, a tiny village off the A580 

near Leigh, which hosts the last surviving headgear and 

winding house in Lancashire at the Lancashire Mining 

Museum. 

The museum is on the site of the Astley Green Colliery, 

close to the Bridgewater Canal, and was opened in 1908 

by Edward and Alfred Pilkington. Astley Green was finally 

closed in 1970 by the National Coal Board, who cited 

that the pit was uneconomic to operate. The headgear 

and winding house, both of which now have scheduled 

monument and listed building status, and since 1980, a 

group of dedicated volunteers called the Red Rose Steam 

Society Limited have run the 15 acre-site. 

Currently the site is a work in progress. The winding 

house is at the centre of the attraction, with many historic 

exhibits and visitors can also browse round the miner’s 

cottage, the vintage tea-room and ride the narrow-gauge 

railway. 

Plans also include the opening up of the area between 

the site and the canal to facilitate tourism and to link 

up with other attractions, such as the historic Worsley 

centre, Spinners Mill in Leigh and the new RHS centre at 

Bridgewater. 

For the hardworking Red Rose volunteers, many of whom 

are retirees, developing the Mining Museum site has 

become a labour of love. Bidding for pots of money from 

various sources to fund restoration and development of 

the site has become an ongoing task, but if future plans 

come to fruition, the museum will become a fitting tribute 

to those miners who worked the Lancashire Coalfield. 

The Lancashire Mining Museum is operating on 

winter opening times until 31st March and is open 

from 1pm-4pm on Saturdays, Sundays, Tuesdays and 

Thursdays. For more details, visit the website www. 

lancashireminingmuseum.org 

Peaky Blinders 

Fans of the hit show Peaky Blinders will recognise the 

backdrop of the museum site from series 4 – some 

dramatic scenes were filmed there. A Set Dresser for 

the show, Alan Shaw, came back after filming was 

complete to produce an amazing reproduction of a 

miner’s cottage, which is now used as a feature for 

the museum. 

The museum also hosts an increasing number of events 

such as markets, Santa rides, a community bonfire, all 

of which raise the profile of the site and raise funds. You 

can check on future events on the Facebook page @ 

TheRedRoseSteamSocietyLtd1. 

The far-reaching vision for the Lancashire Mining 

Museum is illustrated in a five-year plan which is available 

on their website www.lancashireminingmuseum.org, but 

highlights include the creation of an archive and library 

centre, an heritage education centre, a Miners Memorial 

Garden and the creation of an underground experience.

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Billingers Boost for Willowbrook 

The latest annual social event by a Billinge group to raise 

funds for Willowbrook Hospice has raised over £2,400. 

In November, despite all the difficulties caused by the 

pandemic, the BOFFO group, together with St Mary’s 

social committee, held their latest event which packed 

St Mary’s Social Club to the rafters and a great night was 

had by all. 

This traditional autumn fund raiser at St Mary’s in Billinge 

was launched in 2005 by a group of villagers who wanted 

to mark the passing of Dave Gore, a musician in a local 

band, H & The Avons. Dave spent his last days in the 

Willowbrook Hospice and his friends felt the need to try 

and repay the hospice in some way for the wonderful 

care and treatment that Dave received. 

from Whitehaven to Newcastle. 

To date, it is estimated that since the concept of the idea 

for the fundraising night in 2005, the Billingers have 

raised over £57,000 for the Willowbrook Hospice. 

Pictured with the cheque are Roger Kirkby, Paul Cronin, 

Paul Webster, Father Paul Harris, John Moriarty, Stan 

Newell, Marcus Wright, Ged Kennedy and Dave Cairns. 

In 2017, the original fundraising group called it a day, 

and as a result, the BOFFO (Billinge Old Fellows Football 

Organisation) group took on the fund-raising activities. 

The group have continued with the autumn fundraiser 

along with other events, including charity bike rides from 

Leeds to Liverpool along the canal, and coast to coast

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surroundings, then we have the Saturday Social for you! 

My Outdoor Classroom will be running a Saturday group 

at Greenslate Farm in Billinge for children aged 4-11. 

Children will be given the chance to learn forest survival 

skills, make new friends, play in the woodlands and wolf 

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The sessions will take place weekly between 10am-12pm 

and cost £12 per session or £50 for 5 sessions. 

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Night of Brass 

Prescot Festival is holding a concert on Friday 18th March 

at Prescot Parish Church on Church Street (L34 3LA). 

A Night of Brass features a performance by Skelmersdale 

Prize Band, and the event is a fund-raising evening for 

this summer’s Prescot Festival. 

Tickets are £5 on the door, but please ensure you have 

the means to pay by cash. 

For more information about the event, email Laura 

l.j.bonnett@gmail.com. 

New Mothers’ Plea 

If you’ve had a baby in St Helens or at Whiston Hospital in 

the last 6 months, St Helens Maternity Voices Partnership 

would love to hear about your experience. 

They’re a group of families and health care providers who 

gather feedback from people who’ve used maternity 

services in St Helens. They use it to understand what’s 

good and where things could be even better. 

How was it for you? What was good? What could have 

been better? 

You can share your story via their online survey www. 

tinyurl.com/sthelensmvp1. 

Or if you’d rather talk it through in person, drop an email 

to sthelensmvp@gmail.com and the service will contact 

you to arrange a time to chat. 

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may also be a good idea – check with your insurers, but a 

five-lever mortice is usually best for timber doors, while a 

uPVC door should have an anti-snap lock and multipoint 

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Any door should fit well within its frame, but it may still be 

an idea to improve its energy efficiency by adding seals 

around the edges, and a brush strip along the bottom. An 

internal letterbox flap or brush is also a great idea. 

Good lighting is vital for when you’re struggling to find 

your keys or simply need to see the front path on a dark 

evening. It should not be too difficult for an electrician 

to swap your existing light for a swanky new one – or 

perhaps a pair, one on either side of the door. Again, 

you will probably wish to coordinate your lighting with 

the architectural style of your property, whether it’s 

a carriage, lantern or bulkhead model, a decorative 

hanging pendant or a sleek and minimal wall washer. 

If possible, add a motion sensor and always ensure the 

fitting is suitably rated for safe exterior use. 

The fastest way to transform an existing timber door is 

to give it a fresh coat of paint. What colour? It’s a matter 

of personal preference, of course, unless limited by a 

planning restriction, but it’s always a good idea to try to 

coordinate the colour with the style of your property and 

to take account of local approaches. A garish pink in a 

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A local walking netball group has moved to a bigger 

location due to a growing demand. The ‘Wiggle & Giggle’ 

session has moved from Peter 

Street Community Centre to De 

La Salle High School in Eccleston 

to allow more court space for a 

growing number of players, and 

now runs from 5-6pm every 

Thursday. 

If you’re interested, just turn up on the night or email Jewel 

Uchegbu, the Netball Development Community Coach for 

Merseyside at Jewel.Uchegbu@englandnetball.co.uk. 

Walking Netball has been 

designed so that anyone can 

play it, whatever their level of 

ability and fitness. The ‘Wiggle & 

Giggle’ group, pictured here and 

led by Joan, promise a friendly 

welcome to newcomers, and do 

also provide opportunities to 

socialise off the court. Members 

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abstract palm trees, a gold lining and 

looped fringing. 

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Use colour in unexpected places – such as on a staircase, 

dado rails or skirting boards. This cheering yellow makes 

a great contrast to a grey sofa that’s adorned with fun 

cushions. 

Harlow grey L-shaped sofa, £999.99, furniturechoice.co.uk 

This cool lamp, in a ‘mootard’ glaze, would 

liven up any desk, table or shelf. 

Nellie table lamp, £112, with 35cm 

straight empire shade in Heraldic Ikat, 

£79, pooky.com 

Nothing beats a blanket or throw 

as an easy way to introduce fresh 

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whether over a sofa, chair or bed. 

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Replacing some cushions 

is one of the easiest ways 

to introduce personality 

and pops of colour. 

Combine plains with bold 

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Choosing and using bright colours 

• Choose shades that are fresh and clear rather 

than muted or muddy, and neither too pale nor too 

dark. Mid-spectrum brights such as sunny yellow, 

fuchsia pink, emerald green and brilliant blue will 

make your home sing. 

• For this look, keep things simple with a backdrop 

of white or a pale neutral, which will allow you to 

experiment with adding pops of bold colour here 

and there as you wish. Some say it’s best to keep 

the area that’s covered by bold colours to around 

a quarter of the room at most, so as to let the eyes 

rest and not be overwhelmed. 

• Choose two, or maybe three, bold colours and 

add them in gradually – an accent sofa or chair, 

a cushion or throw, a vase or candlestick, and so 

on. Alternatively, make bold colour part of the 

architecture by painting or papering a feature wall, 

or even sections of woodwork. See how things look 

together, and move them around (or even take 

them out again) as necessary. 

• Lovers of pattern may feel confident enough to 

mix pattern-on-pattern with brights; most of us, 

however, will prefer to play a little safer and stick to 

plain colours plus the occasional minimal pattern. 

Simple geometrics look great with this look, and 

have a mid-century style that works really well.

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Coloured glass is one of the 

prettiest things – and this 

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since Pantone’s colour 

of the year 2022 is Very Peri, 

a dynamic violet-blue. 

Small cushion vase in 

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The smallest accessory in 

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make all the difference, and 

a distinctive piece such as 

this terracotta vase, hand 

made in Portugal, is a great 

example. 

Tangerine Bold pitcher, 

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Bold colour probably won’t 

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2. German submarine in World War II (1-4) 

3. Frame supporting the body of a car (7) 

5. Appear suddenly or unexpectedly (3,2) 

6. Windlass used when weighing anchor (7) 

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13. Narrow strip of rubber formed into a loop for holding 

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20. Long, narrow passageway (5) 

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25. Insect which rests with forelimbs raised as if in 

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Wordwheel 

Using only the letters in the Wordwheel, you have ten 

minutes to find as many words as possible, none of 

which may be plurals, foreign words or proper nouns. 

Each word must be of three letters or more, all must 

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Approaching Retirement? 

5 Ways a Financial Planner can help. 

If you’re approaching retirement, you may be thinking about 

whether your pension pot and other investments are able to 

support your income needs. Here are five different ways that 

an experienced, well-qualified financial planner can help you 

to better understand and prepare for your retirement journey. 

They can help you understand what you want 

from retirement 

A planner will be able to help you work out your plans for 

retirement, whatever they are, and assess whether they 

are financially feasible. They can act as a sounding board 

for your retirement goals, and help you decide how to 

approach them. Whether you want to go travelling, pay 

off your mortgage, give money to your family, or look for 

ways to flexibly take income, your planner can be there to 

help you work it all out and plan with confidence. 

They can give you a greater sense of confidence 

and reassurance 

A common worry for retirees is that they might not have 

enough to live the lifestyle they want. Fortunately, a good 

financial planner like Callisto can provide you with a longterm 

written financial plan to help to reassure you that you 

have the money to achieve your financial goals. Tools like 

sustainable income planning software can help you to rest 

easy, knowing that you’ll have enough money to enjoy 

your future lifestyle. By mapping out your expenditure 

and income, a planner can make a reliable forecast and 

see how long it should last while enjoying the lifestyle you 

want. 

They can reassess your exposure to investment 

risk 

Throughout your investing life, you may have had a higher 

risk tolerance, and as you approach retirement you want 

the returns on your money to be a little more stable. 

Alternatively, perhaps you’ve always preferred to be safer 

with your investments, but your money isn’t growing at 

the rate you were hoping, and you may not have enough 

to see you through. In these cases, speaking to a planner 

can be vital in helping you assess your investments and 

your risk profile and working with you to see whether your 

investment strategy needs to change. 

They can help you to draw your income in a taxefficient 

way 

If you draw too much of your pension too quickly, you may 

accidentally trigger additional tax charges. Once you turn 

55 you can access your pension. Once you do, you can 

typically only take 25% of your savings tax-free, and the 

rest could be subject to Income Tax. 

This could be an issue if you want to take a large amount 

from your pension in a lump sum and you may push 

yourself into a higher tax bracket paying more tax on 

your pension than you had initially thought. By working 

with a financial planner, you can avoid any potential tax 

implications and ensure that you get the most out of your 

wealth. 

They can help you with your estate planning 

Estate planning is one of the most difficult financial 

situations to prepare for, but a planner can help you take 

the steps needed to reduce your Inheritance Tax (IHT) 

bill and ensure your wealth is passed to those you want. 

While it isn’t easy to think about, it’s crucial to plan for. 

A good financial planner like Callisto will break down 

important considerations surrounding IHT and establish 

whether you’re likely to have an IHT liability that you could 

plan to legitimately avoid. From there, they may advise 

you to make gifts in your lifetime to reduce the overall 

value of your estate. They may encourage you to write 

or revise your will so that they know who you want your 

beneficiaries to be. Then they can work out a plan to taxefficiently 

manage your estate. 

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A pension is a long-term investment not normally accessible until age 55 (57 from April 2028). The value of your investments (and any income from them) can go down as well as up, 

which would have an impact on the level of pension benefits available. Your pension income could also be affected by the interest rates at the time you take your benefits. 

The tax implications of pension withdrawals will be based on your individual circumstances, tax legislation and regulation which are subject to change in the future. You should seek 

advice to understand your options at retirement.

Planning for your future is hard if you don’t have the 

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Callisto Wealth Management will work with you to help you achieve your financial 

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Top five 

Cruise 

destinations 

Is there anything more idyllic than waking on a cruise ship and 

drawing your blinds to reveal an endless expanse of ocean? Add 

in cocktails by the pool, daily entertainment and shopping galore, 

and you have all the ingredients for the perfect holiday. That’s not 

even touching on the destinations you stop off at along the way! 

From the Greek Islands to Scandinavia’s Norwegian fjords, cruises 

can take you all over the globe. To give you some inspiration, here 

are five of the world’s most popular cruise destinations for 2022.

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The Norwegian Fjords 

If you’re more interested in adventure than sun, 

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of the country’s northern coast and boast some 

of Scandinavia’s most exceptional scenery. 

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Exploring from a cruise ship promises to bring 

you close to Norway’s tumbling waterfalls and 

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The Greek Islands 

With more than 6,000 Greek islands 

peppering the Aegean and Ionian 

seas, it’s no surprise that islandhopping 

cruises around Greece are 

some of the most popular cruises 

around. This is a corner of the world 

made for exploring by ship. 

Start in Athens and spend your first 

couple of days exploring the capital 

before embarking on your journey. 

Top cruise destinations include 

Mykonos with its waterside cocktail 

bars and white-sand beaches, Rhodes with its Old Town 

and uninterrupted swathes of sand, and Santorini, where 

the sunsets are world-renowned. Many cruises will also 

take you to the archipelago’s lesser known islands too, 

Chania and Thessaloniki being good examples. 

European Rivers 

For bags of culture, river cruising is a great option. Two 

popular cruising choices are the Rhine, which flows from 

Basel, Switzerland, to Amsterdam, passing primarily 

through Germany along the way, or the stretch of the 

Danube between Budapest and Passau, Germany, that 

runs primarily through Austria. 

A cruise here will make you feel like you’ve walked straight 

into one of David Attenborough’s documentaries. Sail 

past gigantic glaciers, snap photographs of sea lions from 

the ship, take a shore excursion to see brown bears and 

witness breaching whales; the cruise itineraries around 

Alaska’s largely untamed landscape are hard to beat. You 

can also expect visits to Alaska’s state capital of Juneau, 

only reachable by air or by water, Glacier Bay National 

Park, and Skagway, a compact city saturated with history 

from the Gold Rush era. 

Cruises along the Rhine and the Danube meander 

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and a few stretches of genuine rural scenery. On the 

Rhine, the big cultural capitals are energetic Amsterdam 

and Cologne, with Strasbourg and Basel also included, 

whilst on the Danube, you have Budapest and Vienna. 

The Caribbean 

The Caribbean’s wealth of white-sand beaches washed 

by turquoise seas make it an incredibly popular cruise 

destination for sun-seekers. 

Thanks to the islands’ close proximity, you could be 

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Seared Lamb Fillet 

with Beans and Garlic 

Minted Dressing 

Serves 4 

Prep time: 15 minutes 

Marinate: 1 hour or overnight 

Cook time: 50 minutes 

Succulent beef served with a delicious 

rich and tangy garlic and herb sauce 

makes a sensational feast. Any leftover 

meat can be served cold with salad the 

following day. 

Ingredients 

500g lamb fillet 

1 garlic clove, crushed 

Grated zest of 1 lemon 

1 tsp cumin powder 

1 tbsp olive oil plus a little extra for frying 

150g green beans or sprouting broccoli, 

trimmed 

250g mixed green leaves, baby spinach or 

rocket leaves 

150g cherry tomatoes, halved 

½ red onion, finely diced 

Dressing 

1 bulb of garlic 

Drizzle of olive oil 

200g Greek yoghurt 

Handful of mint leaves 

1 tsp honey or maple syrup 

2 tbsp balsamic vinegar 

Pinch of cumin 

½ tsp Dijon mustard 

Method 

1. For the lamb, mix together the garlic, lemon zest, cumin and olive oil 

and rub over the lamb. Leave to marinate in the fridge for at least 1 

hour or overnight. 

2. For the dressing, place the garlic bulb in a piece of foil and drizzle 

over a little oil. Bake in the oven for about 30 minutes. Cool slightly 

then squeeze out the garlic pulp into a blender. Add the remaining 

ingredients for the dressing and blend together. Season to taste. 

3. Preheat the oven to 220C/200C fan/gas mark 7. Sear the lamb in a 

frying pan with a little olive oil so that it is brown all over. Place in 

the oven and roast for 15-20 minutes. Allow to rest for 5-10 minutes. 

Slice thinly. 

4. Blanch the beans or broccoli in boiling water until al dente, drain 

and refresh under cold water. Pile the green leaves on a platter and 

top with the beans, tomatoes and onion. Arrange the lamb on top 

and drizzle over the dressing to serve. 

Nutritional information per serving: 437kcal, fat 33g (of which saturates 15g), carbohydrates 6.7g 

(of which sugars 5.7g), protein 28g, fibre 1.9g.

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KEEPING YOU UP-TO-DATE 

Newsletter 

You are invited to 

Rainford Parish Council’s 

Jubilee Dinner 

Parish Council Meetings 

Community Liaison Committee 

02.03.2022 and 06.04.2022 

Finance, Planning & Administration Committee 


Full Council 


All meetings take place at Rainford Village Hall. 

Residents are encouraged to address members on 

matters of concern to them and are very welcome to 

attend meetings. Further information is available on 

the Parish Council website: www.rainfordparishcouncil. 

gov.uk or from Sally Powell, the Parish Clerk: clerk@ 

rainfordparishcouncil.gov.uk 01744 884709 

Saturday 28th May - 7.30pm 

Rainford Village Hall 

3 Course Dinner 

Including Wine & Port 

Live Entertainment 

Black Tie/Evening Gown 

£40 per ticket 

To book your ticket 

call 01744 884709 

or email 

admin@rainfordparishcouncil.gov.uk 

Beer Festival 

You are invited to celebrate 

H.M Queen Elizabeth’s 

Platinum Jubilee 

Royal 

Afternoon Tea 

with Prosecco 

Sunday 22nd May 

Rainford Village Hall 

£10 per adult / £5 per child 

Bookings start from 2pm 

To book your table 

call 01744 884709 

or email 

admin@rainfordparishcouncil.gov.uk 

Thanks to our sponsors and everyone who attended, the 

beer festival was a great success. One person commented 

that their only complaint was that it was only on once a year! 

Next year’s festival will take place 10 – 12 February 2023. 

Upcoming Events at the Village Hall 

26.03.2022 Rainford Band Concert for the Chairman’s 

Fund for Rainford Heritage Society 

13.03.2022 Afternoon Tea for the Chairman’s Fund for 

Rainford Heritage Society 

20.03.2022 Craft Fayre 

For further information and tickets contact admin@ 

rainfordparishcouncil.gov.uk 01744884709 

Village Hall Restorations 

The emergency repairs have now been completed and an 

on-going programme of preservation works will be put in 

place as funds allow.

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Local Elections – 5th May 2022 

All the seats on the Parish Councils in 

the borough and St Helens Council will 

be up for election on 5th May. If you 

have a desire to improve life in Rainford, 

then this is your opportunity to actively do something 

about it and stand for Rainford Parish Council. Here is 

some further information about what’s involved: 

What is the Parish Council? 

Rainford Parish Council is the first tier of local government, 

and it makes decisions on behalf of residents who live in 

the Rainford parish. For this reason, it is a vital part of the 

Rainford community. St. Helens Borough Council is the 

next tier up of local government. 

Why become a Rainford Parish Councillor? 

Rainford Parish Councillors have the opportunity to 

influence decisions to help and support the people 

they serve. Seeing their community change for the 

better because of decisions they have helped to make, 

is something that gives Parish Councillors a sense of 

achievement and pride. 

What decisions does Parish Council make? 

It makes all kinds of decisions on issues that affect the 

local community. It can negotiate with, and has the power 

to, influence those other organisations that make wider 

decisions (such as the borough council, health authorities, 

police etc). The Parish Council gives the best reflection 

of how the community feels about something, and so its 

views are invariably taken seriously. 

How much time does it take up? 

Rainford Parish Council usually meets once a month 

in the evening. Additionally, some Councillors also 

attend committee meetings. You may also be asked to 

attend other meetings to represent the council, but such 

meetings won’t happen every day, so it’s not going to 

take over your life! However, Councillors are expected 

to attend meetings and must give a valid and acceptable 

reason for being absent. 

How long does a Parish Councillor serve for? 

Once elected, Parish Councillors sit on the council for 

a maximum of four years. You can then stand for reelection, 

if you want to. You do not have to be connected 

to a political party to stand for election as a Rainford 

Parish Councillor, but if you are elected you will have to 

sign up to the Code of Conduct. 

The best way to find out what it’s like to be a Parish 

Councillor is to talk to someone who’s doing it now. Come 

along to a Rainford Parish Council meeting, or speak to 

one of our Councillors. 

Preparation for Elections 

St Helens Borough Council are holding two sessions 

for those candidates and agents, who are interested in 

standing for elections at either Parish Council level or 

Borough Council level. The sessions will be held in Room 

10 in St Helens Town Hall on 16th March at 5.30pm and 

17th March at 10.30am. 

If you want to attend a meeting, either in person or virtually, 

email your intentions, along with your name and address, 

to elections@sthelens.gov.uk. The sessions will cover all 

you need to know about the elections, and nomination 

papers and registers will be available for collection. 

Road Safety 

The battle with speeding drivers and badly parked cars 

continues. The primary schools are designing banners to 

go outside the schools to remind those dropping off and 

collecting that it is not OK to park on the pavement and 

yellow lines. Wheelie bin stickers showing the speed limit 

are available free of charge from the Clerk’s office at the 

Village Hall. These are particularly effective when lots of 

households on the same street use them. 

The speed watch volunteers are also out and about as 

often as possible. 

Please drive safely in Rainford and park legally and with 

consideration for other drivers and pedestrians, particularly 

those who use wheelchairs and have pushchairs. 

RAINFORD PARISH COUNCIL 

Rainford Village Hall, Church Road Rainford WA11 8HB 

01744 884709 

clerk@rainfordparishcouncil.gov.uk 

@rainfordvillagehall 

@rainfordparishcouncil

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DICO CUM IGNIS 

Billinge 

Beacon 

Zero % increase in the Parish 

Council Precept for 2022/23 

Parish Councillors were aware that removal of the 

energy cap and other cost of living increases would 

greatly impact on the income of Residents when they 

decided to not increase the Precept. 

The Chair of the Parish Council Cllr Dennis Mc Donnell 

praised the efforts of the Parish Council to control 

finances. 

The Parish Council is proud that over the last 12 years 

the Parish Precept has only had one increase. This has 

been achieved at the same time as the Council has 

managed to deliver high profile improvements in the 

Parish such as Community Allotments, Bridleway from 

near the Masons Arms to Carr Mill Dam and a new 

Public Hall & Community Centre. 

School Crossing Patrol Service 

The Parish Council will also continue to fund 50% of the 

cost of the School Crossing Patrol Service for St Aidan & 

Chapel End Schools. 

This will help to keep the Service going and our children 

safe. 

Queen’s Platinum Jubilee 

Celebration Sunday 5th June 2022. 

Billinge Residents Association and the Parish Council are 

jointly working together to have a ‘Picnic in the Park’ 

(Bankes Park) on Sunday 5th June to celebrate. The 

plans are that the event will include Bands, DJ, Dancing, 

Displays, Stalls, Food & Drink, and Entertainers. 

Flooding Inquiry 

The sad news is that exceptionally heavy rain 8th 

December 2021 saw flooding in Carr Mill Road near the 

East Lancs traffic lights, Merton Bank Road and Collage 

Street and by the evening Brownheath Avenue & Powell 

Drive, Billinge. 

Garden fences between Brownheath Avenue and 

Powell Drive holding back flood water gave way. For 

the first time in living memory residents were flooded 

out of four houses. This broke the hearts of those 

residents in the run up to Christmas. 

23 residents attended the Parish Council meeting on 17 

January to register their concerns about the flooding and 

to ask what action is being taken. 

The Chair of the Parish Council reported that he had 

attended Brownheath Avenue on the evening of the 

flooding and had received a report from the Commander 

of the Emergency Services that blocked water culverts 

had been found on land behind Brownheath Avenue. 

The Chair has reported the flooding to the Chief 

Executive Officer of St Helens Council and the Portfolio 

holder for Highways. St Helens Council Engineers have 

been tasked to identify the Landowner (where the 

culverts are) and gain permission to enter the site and 

inspect the culverts with a view to finding engineering 

solutions. The Parish Council will continue to monitor 

this issue. 

New Clerk 

The Parish Council 

welcomed Hazel 

Broatch as the new 

Parish Clerk. 

Tel: 

07483 325064 

Email: 

clerk@billingeparishcouncil.gov.uk 

Billinge Chapel End Parish Council 

The Public Hall, 216 Main Street, Billinge WN5 7PE 

The Parish Council next meets at 7.30pm on 21.3.22 and 11.4.22.

Gluten-Free Chocolate 

Caramel Tarts 

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Makes 8 or 12 tartlets, 

or one 20cm tart 

Serves 8-12 

Ingredients 

Pastry 

200g gluten-free plain flour 

¾ tsp xanthan gum 

100g butter, cut into small pieces 

1 egg 

Caramel filling 

150g pitted soft dates, soaked in hot 

water for 10 minutes then drained 

40g maple syrup 

2 tbsp peanut butter or almond nut 

butter 

3 tbsp coconut oil 

2-3 tbsp boiling water to blend 

1 tbsp vanilla extract 

Chocolate Ganache 

50ml double cream or coconut cream 

200g dark chocolate chips 

If you love Snickers this is the dessert for you! With a gorgeous caramel 

centre and topped with chocolate, this is a rich indulgent treat. For smaller 

portions, use a pastry cutter and line a 12-hole tart tin in the same way as 

if making jam tarts. 

Method 

1. Preheat the oven to 190C/170C fan/gas mark 5. 

2. Make the pastry. Place the flour and xanthan gum with the butter in a 

food processor and whiz to form breadcrumbs. Add the egg and a little 

water, if needed for the mixture to come together, to form a moist, 

slightly damp dough. 

3. Roll out the pastry between two sheets of cling film – this will make it 

easier to roll out. 

4. Line either 8 individual tart tins or a 12-hole tart tin, or one 20cm / 8-inch 

fluted tart tin. Ideally use tins with removable bases to make it easier to 

remove the tarts when baked. 

5. Prick the bases all over with a fork and line with baking paper, then fill 

with baking beans and bake for 10 minutes or until the edges are just 

browning. Remove the baking beans and paper and bake for a further 

5-10 minutes or until golden brown all over. Cool completely before 

using. If using a 12-hole tart tin bake them for around 5-10 minutes until 

golden. 

6. To make the caramel filling, simply place all the ingredients in a food 

processor and blend to form a thick paste. 

7. Spoon the caramel into the tart cases then chill for 1 hour to firm up. 

8. Place the cream and chocolate in a small saucepan and warm gently. 

Beat well until the chocolate has melted and you have a thick ganache. 

9. Pour the chocolate over the caramel filling and place back in the fridge 

for 1 hour to set. 

Nutrition per serving (one tartlet of eight): 470kcal, fat 30g (of which saturates 19g), carbohydrates 

42g (of which sugars 24g), protein 7.6g, fibre 2g 

Nutrition per serving (one tartlet of twelve): 314kcal, fat 20g (of which saturates 13g), carbohydrates 

28g (of which sugars 16g), protein 5.1g, fibre 1.3g

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Cheshire Castles 

by Chris Pearce 

Distance: 4½ miles Difficulty: Easy 

When choosing Jack’s Tracks to feature in Local Life, we 

usually opt to choose the Lancashire area, often to the 

Trough of Bowland or the West Pennine Moors. However, 

Cheshire has its fair share of notable walks too, and it’s there 

that we turn to this month for the Cheshire Castles walk. 

At just over 4½ miles, this walk takes in two very different 

castles. Peckforton Castle was built in the 1840’s by the 

Tollemache family within their 36,000 acres of Cheshire 

countryside. It’s now best known as a hotel/wedding venue 

and features regularly on TV shows such as Cheshire 

Housewives. 

But we start the walk from the car park at nearby 

Beeston Castle (CW6 9TX). Beeston Castle was 

built by Ranulf, the 6th Earl of Chester in 

the 1220’s, and the castle ruins and the 

woodland park are now looked after by 

English Heritage. Members of English 

Heritage can use the car park free, 

otherwise the cost is £3. 

Leave the main car park opposite the castle entrance, turn 

right, and head up the footpath between the castle wall and 

the overflow car park. Stay left at first as you enter the pine 

woods, and the path eventually drops to Tattenhall Lane, 

from where you can see Peckforton Castle in the distance. 

Turn left on the road, and after a few yards you’ll pass 

Tabernacle Cottage; at this point turn right on a footpath. 

Follow the footpath into the distance until you come to 

a stream. After you cross the wooden bridge, the path 

splits. Follow the path denoted by the ‘S’ marker, which 

heads away from the stream through a field towards 

Peckforton Castle. 

After 200 yards, the path splits again; go right 

through the steel gate and head towards the 

black and white timber framed houses in 

the distance. When you exit the field by 

the houses mentioned, turn right down 

the single-track lane (Horsley 

Lane) for 240 yards.

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Elevation 

150m 

100m 

50m 

0.0km 2.0km 4.0km 6.0km 7.5km 

Lowest 64m 

Highest 173m 

Total ascent 139m 

For those with the OS Maps app on your desktop, 

mobile or tablet, this walk is named: JT-Cheshire-Castles 

https://osmaps.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/route/11130280/JT-Cheshire-Castles 

Castleside 

Farm 

Beeston 

Castle 

Tattenhall Lane 

Ettley 

Hill 

Castlegate Farm 

P 

Beeston 

Crimes Brook 

Gregory’s 

Wood 

Peckforton Road 

Sandstone Trail 

Moathouse Farm 

Peckforton Castle 

(Hotel) 

The 

Table Rock 

Horsley Lane 

Willis’s 

Wood 

River Gowy 

Peckforton 

Mere 

Pennsylvania 

Wood 

Stanner 

Nab 

Stone House Lane 

Eddisbury Way 

Barracks Lane 

Hill Lane 

Peckforton 

Higher 

Burwardsley 

Waste Hill 

Peckforton Hall Lane

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Just past Ivy Cottage, there’s an entrance on the left to the 

Peckforton Estate. Take this path, again denoted by the ‘S’, 

and after a bit of a climb, the path flattens out and you’re 

treated to great views over the Cheshire plains. Eventually 

you’ll arrive at a junction by a black barrier – take the path 

that goes straight on. 

A little further on, the path forks; take the lower path that 

is denoted ‘Cheshire East’ and head downhill. You’ll exit 

the woodlands shortly afterwards and head uphill on a 

quiet single-track road, which merges into Pennsylvania 

Lane. Pass the Pheasant Inn and then turn left at the 

crossroads into Fowlers Bench Lane. 40 yards further on 

and you’ll take a left into Rock Lane. 

Rock Lane forks shortly afterwards; take the right fork 

and follow this single-track road for over half a mile. 

You’ll pass a barrier as the road becomes a 

path going through woodlands, which 

eventually bears left as you reach 

a disused railway bridge. 

Once you’ve 

passed under 

the bridge, 

carry on down the cobbled lane heading towards a 

barrier. Forty yards on from the barrier, take a left turn by 

the yellow salt bin and then, ten yards after the turn, look 

up and take the path on the right that’s on a higher level. 

Follow the path downhill, over the stile and directly through 

the next field until you reach a stone stile that takes you 

down to Stonehouse Lane. Turn left and follow the road for 

¾ mile past the grand entrance to Peckforton Castle until 

you reach a T-junction. Bear right onto Peckforton Road 

and follow the road for a further 1/3 of a mile into Beeston. 

Turn left at the Smithy Cottage into Tattenhall Lane, and 

then turn right 100 yards later into Chapel Lane. Follow 

the road uphill and round a right-hand bend and you’re 

back at your starting point. 

Please ensure you wear appropriate clothing and footwear 

whilst walking. Whilst every care has been taken to ensure 

that the walk is accurate, neither the publisher or its editorial 

contributors can accept, and hereby disclaim, any liability to 

any party to loss or damage caused by errors or omissions 

resulting from negligence, accident or other cause.

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Greenfingers… 

the Alan Titchmarsh column 

He’s a brilliant presenter, accomplished 

gardener, talented novelist and all-round 

horticultural inspiration. This month, 

Alan Titchmarsh talks about how our 

gardens can move us to a place of peace. 

While gardens mean different things to all of 

us, it’s when I venture into these tranquil spaces 

that I truly get a sense of their calming and healing 

power, and I find that hugely enriching. Most gardens 

and landscapes naturally come with a real feeling of 

gentleness – from the choice of flowers and plants, to 

gentle sweeps and curves that guide the eye onwards, to 

a softness and subtlety that may be a world away from 

some of the physical or emotional struggles we are going 

through; and I feel it is this dramatic contrast that really 

transports someone back to a place of comfort, even if 

just for a little while. 

What is also really important for me when I visit gardens 

at hospices and hospitals, is the reminder that these 

spaces are not just for those who are residents. They also 

give hope, clarity, peace and a sense of calm to visiting 

families and, most importantly, the people who work 

there. Certainly, with everything that has happened 

over the past couple of years with Covid, and the 

realisation that we need to consider and protect 

workers and staff who look after us, I would like 

to think those on the frontline can wrestle 

back their own sense of contentment 

when soaking up the fresh air and beauty 

of a garden, where they can move away 

from a job that’s very hard and 

emotionally draining. 

I would like to see more attention given to gardens 

and outdoor spaces in our health institutions, and in 

workspaces in general. They are more important than we 

imagine. Simple sweeps of flowers, plants and foliage are 

inspiring; the sight of an olive tree can move our minds 

to far-off places; and we all know how calming a cascade 

of water can be. It’s all very peaceful and there’s nothing 

complicated or frenetic. 

Gardens are evolving, living things that are always 

changing – in fact they’re much like us in that respect! 

For me, on those days where I feel everything’s a bit 

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anything, I go to sit in the garden or potter about to find 

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Rover 

up against? 

The new Range Rover has arrived, bringing with it a predictably luxurious take on the SUV recipe. Packed with 

technological advancements, the new Range Rover looks set to be the most futuristic to date, while a series of plug-in 

hybrid powertrains – alongside traditional petrol and diesel options – means that it’s more electrified than ever. 

But the Range Rover’s job isn’t an easy one. There are more rivals for it than ever, so let’s dive in and check out what this 

latest Range Rover is up against. 

BMW X7 

The X7 sits at the top of BMW’s SUV range, effectively sitting 

as a high-riding version of the firm’s luxurious 7 

Series saloon. It’s a hard car to miss, too, with 

its ultra-large front kidney grilles giving it 

a whole lot of presence out on the road. 

It’s also got space for seven, so it does 

have a focus on practicality, too. With 

a huge amount of interior space, it’s a 

really comfortable choice for longer 

journeys. 

Bentley Bentayga 

The Bentayga has proved to be a real hit 

for Bentley, encapsulating the luxury feel 

of the firm’s saloon and coupe models but 

in a high-riding SUV body style. Much like 

the new Range Rover, it’s available with a 

traditional petrol engine but also a plugin 

hybrid option, giving zero-emissions 

running at lower speeds. 

Bentley recently added a more sporty ‘S’ 

version too, kitted out with a powerful 

4.0-litre twin-turbocharged V8.v

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Audi Q8 

Though we could opt for the popular Q7 in this list, it’s the Q8 that stands out in Audi’s range of SUVs. Bringing a coupe-like 

design, the Q8 looks truly futuristic on the road, with its full-width rear light bar giving the car a really cool appearance at 

night. 

It’s just as futuristic inside, too, with a good range of materials ensuring that the Q8 feels particularly upmarket. 

Aston Martin DBX 

Aston’s first SUV – the DBX – has really 

made waves, delivering a sporting driving 

experience alongside a level of quality 

that you’d expect from the firm. Both 

comfortable and involving, the DBX is a 

car capable of making a twisty road fun 

while also taking the backache out of 

longer journeys. 

It’s also got a design in keeping with the 

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Outdoor Adventures 

Spring Cleaning Your Home’s Exterior 

In your home, you’ll realise when maintenance jobs need 

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If any part of your roof is north facing, near trees or both, 

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If your roof is at a low level or can be accessed from an 

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build-up. Generally though, unless you happen to own 

the specialist equipment to ensure you are safe on a roof, 

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Some debris in your 

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slimy mess. 

A professional will have a camera on a pole to see where 

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to help prevent future build-ups. 

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There are two options if your facias and soffits look tatty 

and the paint is peeling: repainting is lower cost but it 

won’t last that long and is fiddly to do; replacement facias 

and soffits are made of uPVC and will last for years. It’s 

well worth considering replacing the guttering at the 

same time. 

Pathways 

The inexpensive way to clean your path is a bucket of 

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This is a job you can do yourself, but it’s blooming 

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They normally use purified water, meaning that the 

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There are many jobs around the home that you are 

probably capable of doing yourself to save the pennies. 

But these external tasks don’t need to be done very 

often and a specialist will have the equipment, the safety 

training and the insurance to do the job efficiently and 

quickly.

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