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What makes Hoole so different to

the other suburbs in Chester?
Certainly, Hoole has its own sense
of community, more perhaps than
other areas. But is this down to 22 16
geography, the shopping centre or
the people? This is the question
posed by Andy Glover in this
month’s edition.
Also in the magazine we’ve got
pictures from Hoole Rangers’ end
of season presentation, a feature
on the Millennium Greenway and
Len Morgan’s regular history 30 34
article.
We hope you enjoy the magazine.
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Len Morgan looks at how hoole grew
after the first world war

Parish and field

Hoole began life as part of two other
parishes, Plemstall and St John’s and
did not originally have a church of its
own. The original area of Hoole was
also different from today. Its truecentre
originally lay in what is now Hoole
Village, wehre all the big houses
(Hoole Hall, Old Hall Farm and Hoole
House) were centred. What we now
think of as Hoole was then known as
Bishopsfields, together with Moor Park
(Kilmorey Park) and Hoole Park. Hoole
was connected with Chester by a bridge
over the brook at the top of Brook Street.

The beginnings of Hoole Urban District Council

In 1864 the Hoole Local Board of Health was formed. This was mainly concerned with
building drains and paving streets. In 1867 Hoole got its own parish church, All Saints,
and in 1894 was designated an Urban District Council with extra powers such as housing
and planning. In 1895 the first council was elected and Mr E N Humphreys was the first
councillor to take his seat.

‘Fit homes for heroes to live in’

In the late 1920s the first council homes were built in a row in Hoole Lane. They were
followed by new streets named after trees such as Pine Grove and Maple Grove. In 1936
the area of the council was considerably enlarged by the addition of most of Newton and
Plas Newton. This was the main area set aside for new council housing, although the council
still had land available near the ring
road. The Second World War put
a stop on the programme but after
the war the development continued
with Willow Grove and Kingsway.
One of the last acts of the council in
1954 was the placing of a contract
to Warrington’s for 38 council
houses on the Hoole House site
at £1,451.7s.10d per house. The
tenants were allocated at the last
meeting of the council on 8th March
1954.

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SO DIFFERENT? with the Rev Andy Glover

OVER the years I’ve heard people say many times that Hoole is a
lovely place to live and that it has a different feel from the other
suburbs around Chester, the comments usually reflect that there
is something different about Hoole.
I’ve often wondered what is it that makes the difference; is it the
shops on Faulker and Charles Street? Certainly Hoole is very
well served by all the different shops, do they add a sense of
community? Is it the local school: Hoole Primary? The school is
a lovely building and is well used by the community, I’m sure
the governors, teachers and other staff are all working hard
to provide a great educational experience for the children
of Hoole. Is it the local churches, Hoole is served by 4 Andy Glover has lived in
churches who work together not just providing Sunday services Hoole with his wife Sue
but many activities and community projects that offer all ages for 20 years. Andy began
from the youngest to oldest, an opportunity to come together at Hoole Baptist Church,
and experience community and friendship. There are other on Westminster Road,
organisations and facilities all within Hoole that I could also list, as Youth Pastor, before
youth clubs, pubs, bowling, etc, etc each bring something unique becoming the Pastor and
and all add to what makes Hoole different? now Team Leader.
For me, the answer to the question, “what makes the difference
in Hoole?” comes down to the people. Over 20 years I have met some incredible and wonderful
people who live and work in Hoole, many have something in common, a willingness to get involved
and be the difference. I love the following story because it reminds me that I/we can make a
difference. In my work as a Church leader I often wonder if what I am involved in actually does
make any difference, sometime the problems and issues of a person or in a community can seem
insurmountable. If we focus on the enormity of some of these issues it can seem that any one
individual can’t possible change anything – but if we recognised that actually each of us can make
a difference, if we decide to do something instead of doing nothing, we would see that change is
possible. Christianity teaches that things can change; it can be different because God gives us the
power to bring about change
One morning an old man was walking along the beach and noticed the tide had washed thousands
of starfish up on the shore. In the distance he spotted a boy who was gathering up the starfish and
one by one was throwing them back into the ocean. He approached the boy and asked him why he
spent so much energy doing what seemed to be a waste of time. The boy replied, “If these starfish
are left out here like this they will bake in the sun, and by this afternoon they will all be dead.” The
old man gazed out as far as he could see and responded, “But, there must be hundreds of miles of
beach and thousands of starfish. You can’t possibly rescue all of them. What difference is throwing
a few back going to make anyway?” The boy then held up the starfish he had in his hand and
replied, “It’s sure going to make a lot of difference to this one!”
Maybe today you too can make a difference!

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A PEACEFUL green corridor pathway runs
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There are many more pedestrians enjoying
the route than cyclists which does tend to
make us forget it is a shared path. Most
cyclists warn of their approach by using a bell
or shouting ‘coming through’ which is great.
This is especially useful for the blind, or deaf,
those with young children, dogs or Friends of
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clearing litter! Of course, dogs must be under
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also been our suggested projects.
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 HOOLE RANGERS FC
Hoole Rangers first team had an excellent end to their Premier league season, winning six of
the nine games played in March and April.
This has lifted them from bottom place in February, to a respectable mid table position. The
reserves won three out of six games played in the same period to secure their position in Division
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are welcome to come down and join us, either to try out for the teams, or just to enjoy some
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The club held their

presentation evening
on Friday 1st May at the
Catholic Club, in Brook
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Pictured
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winners Paul Nelson
(clubman), Jeremy Finnan
(reserves player of the
year and Pete Wheeler
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year)

Opposite page: the Hoole

Rangers squad

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l RICHARD Howard has left Hoole
United Reformed Church to convert to
Catholicism.
The Rev Howard was the minister at the
Hoole Road church for three years but has
decided to join the Roman Catholic church
and eventually train to become a priest.
Mr Howard said: “It has been a joy and
privilege to serve serve the Hoole and
Farndon churches and I will be leaving
Chester with good memories, experiences
and friendships.”
The Rev John Kingsley will act as interim
moderator for the church until a new
minister is appointed.

l HOOLE’S Queen Hotel was the venue for the launch of Chester in Bloom ’09.
This year’s theme is Petal Power, to link in with Chester’s new status as a cycling
demonstration town.
The competition has nine categories: Large Garden, Small Garden, Container
Planting, Business Premises, Public Premises, Community Projects, School Gardens,
Allotments and Petal Power Display.
A special Petal Power display prize will be given to the most colourful and
imaginative design in a front garden, which could include a floral bicycle.
Application forms are available from libraries, downloaded from the Internet www.
cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk/inbloom.
The closing date for entries is 26th June with judging in July and the awards are
announced in October

l A REVAMPED hotel restaurant has been

awarded a prestigious AA rosette.
The Orchid Room restaurant at Doubletree by
Hilton, which was formerly known as Hoole
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were impressed with the quality of food and
service.
Executive chef Mathew
Lloyd was delighted with
the award but refused to
rest on his laurels and
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Jazzman hangs up his trumpet

TOM Jones well known local
trumpeter and founder of
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retiring after a career of over
60 years.
Tom played with many local
dance bands and served
with the RAF returning to
Chester in the early 50s
and founding the Jazzmen
who first played at the old
Clemences Restaurant in
Northgate Street. In 1956 the
band moved to Quaintways Restaurant.
The start was slow until someone wrote a letter to the local newspaper basically saying jazz
was a jungle type of music only played in smoky cellars where hard drinks, etc were readily
available. Curiosity was aroused and the crowds flocked in only to find that the atmosphere
was airy and the only drinks available were tea and mineral waters, however the crowds
liked the jazz and the Monday nights at the Wall City Jazz Club was the place to be. And
since the band has been playing at the Mill Hotel on Mondays many people have said they
still have their membership cards, some even saying they met their wives and husbands at
the old Jazz Club at Quaintways.
The band had great success appearing on TV playing in the well known jazz clubs in
London and Manchester as well as Liverpool where they played on the opening night of the
world famous Cavern Club. Their name is on the Cavern Club’s Wall of Fame as also is Pat
Fields who joined the Wall City at 15 years of age in 1958 and turned professional. A few
years later she returned to the band when the Monday night sessions were started at the
Mill Hotel.
The Wall City Jazzmen with Pat (or Trish as
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played with many well known jazzmen from
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manager and credit must be given for the
way he promoted the band and his continued
association and he always does a spot with
the band if he can arrange his business
commitments to include Monday evenings.
Tom’s well attended retirement party took
place last month at the Mill Hotel and many of
the musicians who have played with the band
congratulated Tom on over 60 years of jazz
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HEALTH AND BEAUTY
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Q. How do self-tanning preparations work and are they safe?

A. Nearly all self-tanning products contain a chemical called
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Q. I like to buy cosmetics on-line. Are there any Angela Bartlett is a beauty and holistic
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expert with 25 years of experience
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