June 2010 Issue 27

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Inside this month: Who Let the Dads Out, Hoole Rangers FC, new business quarter,
Hoole:Layout
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Every decision you make is a mistake – Edward Dahlberg

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DADS’ DEN

WE’VE all seen that haunted look

before. Husbands seated outside
the changing rooms at a well
known clothes store waiting 16 18
while their wives try on seemingly
endless dresses. If, as a father,
this is your idea of hell, then Hoole
Lighthouse Centre may have the
answer. Who Let the Dads Out
allows fathers and their children
to spend some time together. You
can read more in Andy Glover’s
column on page 24.
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In this month’s edition we’ve also
got local news, events, a business
directory, garden advice and Publisher Talkabout Publishing
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Hotel redevelopment
wins industry ‘oscar’
THE redevelopment of the
Doubletree by Hilton hotel at Hoole
Hall has been praised in architectural
awards.
The hotel won the prize in the
Tourism and Leisure category at
the Royal Institute of Chartered
Surveyors North West awards in
Manchester.
The £28m redevelopment, which has
seen the addition of 140 bedrooms,
a spa and the Marco Pierre
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architects Falconer Chester Hall.

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Hoole news
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COUNCILLORS will make a decision soon
on the fate of Lightfoot Lodge, in Hoole,
which is threatened with closure.
Cheshire West and Chester Council has
finished its 12 week consultation on the
proposal to shut the respite centre on
Lightfoot Street.
If approved, the premises will be closed in
September.
A new 72-bed facility is being built on
the site of the old Woodfield School, in
Newton which would replace the likes of
Lightfoot Lodge, Curzon House and Sutton
Beeches.
Nancy Price celebrated her 100th birthday
at Lightfoot Lodge last month. She attends
the centre three times a week for day care.

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If something is adjustable, sooner or later it will need adjusting – Max Frisch

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HUNDREDS of jobs could come to
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Public consultation has begun on a
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The Vision will set the overall picture
for the transformation of the area East
of the City Centre beyond the City Walls
– deemed to be ‘critical to Chester’s
ambition to be a world class city.’
And the draft framework defines in
further detail the development based
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It will aim to incorporate restoration and
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When all else fails, read the instructions - Anon
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The proposed scheme will focus on
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“There has been significant interest
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Added Mr Seward; “We believe that
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Chief Executive of Chester
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with Angela Bartlett

Q. My lips are quite thin and I am noticing that as I am getting

older they are getting thinner. Is there anything I can do to
make them look fuller?
A. As we age we lose fatty tissue from the lips making them
look thinner. The most effective method of restoring their
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injections of hylauronic acid which are administered to
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lighter skin and the redder tissue of the lip) to give a natural
plumpness without giving the dreaded ‘trout pout’ as
demonstrated by Leslie Ash.

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There are also some great make-up tips for you to
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to reflect light and give the illusion fullness. Also
try one of the many lip-plumping products on
Angela Bartlett is a beauty and
the market. They generally work by containing
ingredients such as cinnamon which irritate the holistic expert with 25 years of
lips to stimulate the circulation and cause slight experience in her field. She is the
swelling leading to a fuller looking lip. Somehow Chair for the British Association of
the injections don’t sound so bad now.... Beauty Therapy & Cosmetology, a
professional association established
Q. Will going in the sun improve the acne on my
over 30 years ago and representing
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and increases the risk of skin cancer. Therefore decisions for qualifications and
sunlight is not a recommended technique for acne standards in the UK beauty industry.
management, especially as there are many other
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87 per cent of all people in all professions are incompetent – John Gardner
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Anyone who says he isn’t going to resign four times definitely will – JK Galbraith
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Hoole History Corner
Len Morgan writes about
Hoole’s religious buildings

Hoole All Saints Parish Church

Hoole All Saints Parish Church was the first of the seven churches to be built in Hoole. The land for
the Church was donated by the Hamilton family. The building itself was designed by Samuel Daukes of
Whitechapel and built of red sandstone from Runcorn at a cost of £8,462.
The stained glass windows were added as follows:
1919 David and Jonathon (valour and loyalty) in memory of Rev RC Morrison, a curate killed in action in 1916.
1924 Simeon and Anna in memory of Rev F Anderson and his wife, the first vicar of Hoole 1871 – 1907.
1930 St Paul in memory of Matthew Loam, head teacher of All Saints School and Church Warden who died in 1929.
1947 St Tomas and St Paul in memory of Rev A T Wise, vicar of Hoole 1930-44, who died in the vicarage.
The Church itself opened its door on Christmas Eve 186 although it was not officially consecrated until
1871. In that same year Mary Hamilton, who donated the church tower and steeple, further donated five
bells to be hung in the steeple.
The vicarage was built in 1885 of brick. This marked the start of the building of vicarage road, which was
competed in 1894.
The first public clock in Hoole was added to
three faces of All Saints steeple tower in 1904
in memory of Charles Brown of Browns of
Chester fame who died in 1900. He was patron
of the church and donated the first organ in
1891.
By 1910 the church was at full capacity so it
was enlarged by another 188 seats by adding
the south aisle at a cost of £1,750. It was
designed by Douglas, Minshull & Muspratt
(John Douglas built many of Chester’s
Victorian building including Bath Street and
Hoole Westminster Road school).
The New south west porch was added in
1933 and the church hall was built behind the
vicarage in 1960. The oak was memorials were
added in 1925 and 1950 to commemorate ‘
The glorious war dead’.
Also in 1925 the treble bell was added to the
bell tower to commemorate the parish’s war
dead with their names inscribed on the bell so
that their names will ring out across the parish
for ever.

The easiest way to find something you have lost is to buy a replacement – Rosenbaum’s Law
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Two wrongs don’t make a right but they make a good excuse – Thomas Szasz
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Early Summer Flowers
June is the month when shrubs and
perennials are flowering at their best and
the foliage is still fresh before the summer
tiredness sets in.
Trees such as Acer palmatum have wonderful
coloured leaves in pale green, deep red or
salmon pink depending on the variety. If you
have a garden sheltered from strong wind,
with a free draining soil that does not dry out,
try one of the smaller varieties making sure to
plant it well away from any buildings.
The shrub, Weigela flowers in June and is easy
to grow with a long flowering period. They have
white, pink or red flowers and some varieties
have purple or variegated foliage. This shrub
will grow to 6ft or 2m in size but if it gets too
large you can cut it back hard, preferably just
after flowering. It grows best in sunny or lightly
shaded positions. A smaller shrub for June is
Cistus, of which there are many varieties both
tall and lower growing. They are evergreen
shrubs for sunny dry situations and have 2 inch
flowers in white or pink, which look as though
they are made of crumpled tissue paper.
Lupins and delphiniums flower in June but can
Nothing is so simple it cannot be misunderstood – Albert Einstein
Gardening by Janet Heath
be damaged by slugs as they start to grow
so keep a look out and grow them in drier
positions that the slugs seem to favour less.
The magenta purple flowers of the perennial
Geranium Ann Folkard are striking and last for
a long time. After the first flowering in summer,
cut the leaves and dead flowers back and you
should get a second flowering in autumn. Grow
it in front of the yellow flowered Lysimachia
punctata (Yellow Loosestrife) for a striking
combination of magenta and yellow flowers.
Although last winter was tough on plants, it
may be worth considering the tender prostrate
Osteospermums Cannington Roy or Whirlygig.
This perennial has wonderful white and pink
daisy flowers and does well in the sun. I have
it planted next to the slightly tender small shrub
Convolvulus cneorum (no it is not bindweed
but a small well behaved shrub!) that has silver
leaves and white flowers at the same time as
the Osteospermum. Both made it through the
winter in a sheltered position.
Janet Heath, Garden Mentor
Tel 01244 318258 www.gardenmentor.co.uk
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Rangers survive
There was relief for Hoole Rangers FC’s
first and reserve teams who survived their
flirtation with relegation. little to
COMPETITION
add from the last article, both
teams were safe from relegation.
New players are needed for
This month we have a
next season. Call Glyn Roberts great board game to give
on 07515 805966 for details of
pre-season training.
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IS DADS’ DEN FOR YOU?

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Things have changed a lot since I was a boy. I was born in

1966, another World Cup year, and it was during the 1960’s
that there was a survey carried out looking at the greatest
fears of secondary school children. This was repeated in
2000. I have listed below just a brief comparison of what
were the top 4 results, these results were:
1960 2000
Being in a dark room Divorce;
High places Nuclear War;
Strangers Pollution;
loud noises being mugged.
Isn’t that sad? Over the years, the world has become Andy Glover has lived in
an uncomfortable place. The innocence and security of my Hoole with his wife Sue
childhood has more or less gone for the present generation of for 20 years. Andy began
at Hoole Baptist Church,
schoolchildren.
on Westminster Road,
I wonder whether the decline of the traditional family, with a as Youth Pastor, before
mother and father who stay together through thick and thin, becoming the Pastor and
parents who put their children’s interests above their own is now Team Leader.
part of this. It’s not a new thing though.
This June we shall celebrate Father’s Day (Sunday 20th), in
fact it is the 100th anniversary of Fathers Day;
Let me ask you dads of young families out there, how would you prefer to spend a
Saturday morning?
1. creating another DIY disaster; 2. trudging around the shops; or
3. having fun with your toddler while eating bacon butties and chatting with other
dads?
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- be a place where fathers can meet other men in the same position.
The group meets on the first Saturday of each month in Hoole Lighthouse Centre,
from 10am to midday). In addition to a wide range of toddlers’ toys and a craft table,
there are the famous bacon sandwiches, good coffee and good company. It is regularly
attended by 30-45 dads and up to 60 kids.

When a man says his word is as good as his bond, always take his bond – Hugo Vickers
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Cheshire West & Chester councillors for Hoole & Newton

Cllr John Ebo
Lord Mayor of Chester
15 Long Lane, Newton
Tel 402219
E john.ebo@cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk

Cllr Bob Thompson

Deputy Liberal Democrat Group Leader
Surgery details: Every Saturday morning from 11.00 - 12.00
outside the Bromfield Arms in Faulkner Street, Hoole
Every 1st and 3rd Saturday morning from 10.30 - 11.00 at
the Kingsway Shops, Newton. No appointment necessary
5 Ashwood Court, Hoole
Tel 342920
E robert.thompson@cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk

Cllr Adrian Walmsley

Surgeries: First Saturday of every month -
Hoole Library (10.30 am to 11.30 am)
Third Saturday of every month - Kingsway
Community Cafe (10.30 am to 11.30 am)
4 Ambleside, Plas Newton
Tel 340949 / 07710 583513
E adrian.walmsley@cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk

USEFUL NUMBERS
Age Concern (Cheshire). . . . . . . . 01606 881 668 Schools
Bus & Coach (Cheshire Bus Info). 01244 602 666 St Werburgh’s and St Columba’s RC Primary
Chester Fire Station. . . . . . . . . . . 01244 342 145 School, Lightfoot Street, Hoole
Chester Zoo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01244 380 280 Tel:325528.
Cheshire West and Chester Council 0300 123 8 123 www.stwerburghandcolumbas.school.cheshire.org.uk
Cheshire Police . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01244 350 000
Countess of Chester Hospital . . 01244 365 000 Hoole Church of England Primary and
John Lennon Airport (Liverpool). 0870 129 8484 Nursery School, Hoole Lane, Hoole.
Manchester Airport. . . . . . . . . . . . 0871 2710711 Tel 323890
National Rail Enquiries (Info only).0845 748 4950
NHS Direct. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0845 46 47
Website
NHS Stop Smoking Service. . . . 0800 169 0 169
Steve Howe’s website which includes award
Northgate Arena. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01244 380 444
winning site “A Virtual Stroll”
Samaritans (Chester). . . . . . . . . . 01244 377 999
www.bwpics.co.uk/chester

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New Scene Live Youth Centre

REGULAR events at the New Scene Live Youth New Scene building,Newton Lane, Chester
Live! (a small charity) established in 1993, enables children, young people and young adults of all
abilities to become active and valued citizens. The Live! organisation offers opportunities for these
children and young people to interact with their peers, have fun and feel valued. Activities seek to
address individual specific needs and provide opportunities for personal development in positive
life and social skills.
Rooms can be hired during the daytime email : Karen@livecheshire.org.uk
Stop for a refreshing drink during you walk or cycle ride - At the moment the café is open on
Mondays from 11 till 2 (ish) and then again on Thursday mornings from 10.30 till about 12.30. If
there was a call for it though, it could open at other times Monday to Friday.
The evenings are busy with the following activities -
Monday and Tuesday – Dance Intension, 5 till 9 on Monday and 4 till 6.30 on Tuesday. Dance
includes Ballet, Tap and Streetdance. Age varies (approx 7 to 18 years) For further info please ring
Rachel on 07969835011 or email info@dancein-tension.co.uk
Tuesday, 7 till 9.30pm – Deva Flamenco. Flamenco dance group. For further info please contact
Christine Stockton on 01244 383293 or email: stockton.christine@googlemail.com
Wednesdays, 4 till 7.30 – Dramania. Drama, dance and music group for children and young
people aged 7 to 18 years. Further info is available from Bryan Povey on 0151 3568655 or email:
admin@dramaniaperformingarts.co.uk
Thursday, 3.30 till 5.30pm – MIMO(Miss it Miss Out) Youth/after school club for children and
young people aged 10 to 15 years, with and without disabilities. For further info please contact
Karen on 01244 320479 or email: Karen@livecheshire.org.uk
Thursday, 7 till 9pm – The Next Event. Social skills group for young adults with learning
difficulties aged 18 to 25 years. For further info please contact Kathy on 01244 320479 or email:
Kathy@livecheshire.org.uk
Friday, 7 till pm – Friday Night Live! Youth club for young people with and without disabilities aged
13 – 19 years. For further info please contact Karen on 01244 320479 or email:
Karen@livecheshire.org.uk
Saturday, 11 till 1.30pm – GCSE Dance. Please contact New Scene Youth Centre (01244
320479) for further information.
Saturday, 2 till 5pm - Dramania admin@dramaniaperformingarts.co.uk

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HOOLE

Hoole Lawn Tennis Club Hoole Library

Fairfield Road, Hoole 91 Hoole Road, Chester
Tel: 347401
Senior Club Nights:
Opening hours:
Monday and Thursday evenings
Monday : 2-7pm; Tuesday : 2-5pm
starting at 6pm (Only invited Juniors are
Thursday : 9.30am-1pm & 2-7pm
permitted to play at these times.)
Saturday : 9.30am - 1pm
Ladies Mornings:
Wednesday Mornings Hoole Community Centre
(10am - 12pm) Westminster Road
Tel 01244 342741
American Tournaments:
2nd Sunday of the month May to Yoga
September (2pm) Friday evenings 7pm - 8.30pm
Junior Club Nights Call Angela Needham 311952
(All sessions FREE for members)
Hoole Allotments
Friday evenings April to September
inclusive Prices: £36 (full plot) £18 (half)
School years 3-6: 4.30pm-5.30pm Concessions: £18 (full plot) £9 (half)
School Years 7-11: 5.30pm-7.30pm For vacancies contact:
www.hooleltc.hitssports.com allotments@chester.gov.uk
Tel: 402223
Art Society
H.A.R.A Centre
Westminster Road, Hoole
Meets each Thursday from 10am to 2pm
at the old girls school

NEWTON

Slimming World Newton Pre-school Plas Newton WI

At County Officers,
Plas Newton Lane,
Tel. 01244 536 754
On Wednesdays at
9.30am, 5.30pm and
7.00pm.
(During Term Time)
Monday - Friday
9am to 11.30am at Newton
School, Kingsway West
Tel. 01244 314271
The Women’s Institute
meeting is held 3rd
Wednesday of each month
at 7.30pm in St Michael’s
Church Hall, visitors
welcomed.

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are a focal point for community life, with Hoole United Reformed Church
youth clubs, Scouts, keep fit, slimming clubs Hoole Road, Hoole, Chester CH2 3NT
and toddlers groups meeting there Sunday
10.30am Morning Worship (3rd Sunday
All Saints Church and Centre Holy Communion)
Hoole Road, Hoole, Chester. CH2 3HZ Monday
Sunday 12.15pm: Luncheon Club
9am: Holy Communion 5pm: Rainbows
10.45am Morning Praise (inc 1st All Age 6pm: Brownies
Worship; 2nd & 5th Holy Communion) 8pm: Keep Fit
1pm: AA Tuesday
6.30pm Evening Praise ( 1st & 3rd Holy 8pm: Women’s Friendship Group
Communion) (Fortnightly)
6pm: Franks (14-18 yr olds) Wednesday
Monday 6pm: Beavers
10am: Minis Toddler Group Thursday
1pm: Dinkies (for parents & babies under 1) 10am: Men’s Fellowship
7pm: Chester Philharmonic Orchestra 2.30pm: Ladies Fellowship
Tuesday Friday
9.30am: Slimming World 6.15pm: Cubs & Scouts
5.15pm: Slimming World 7.30pm: Play Reading (as arranged)
10am: Café @ All Saints
5pm: Rainbows Saturday
Ramblers Trip (1st Saturday of the month)
Wednesday
9.45am: Bible Study Fellowship for the Social Trips (as arranged)
benefit of people in the community.
5pm: Pathfinders Club Night For further details contact the Church
6.30pm: Arabic Dance Secretary: 01244 349130
Thursday
2.30pm: Senior Residents
4.30pm: B-It Theatre Company
7.15pm: Alpha Course
Friday
10am: Minis Toddler Group
Saturday
9.30am: B-It Theatre Company

For further details contact the church

minister: Rev John Kirkland
Office: Tel: 01244 322056
Email: office@allsaintshoole.org
Website: www.allsaintshoole.org

What’s another word for thesaurus? – Steven Wright

CHURCHES IN HOOLE
Hoole Baptist Church
Hoole Lighthouse Centre, Westminster
Road, Hoole, Chester CH2 3AU
Sunday
10.30am: Morning Celebration in Hoole
Community Centre
10.30am: Pulse - Church with a heart for the
family (1st Sunday each month)
11am: Focus Café (1st Sunday each month)
Monday
5.30pm: SODA Club - Dads & children
(school years 1&2) (1st Monday each
month)
8pm: CAP Money Management Course –
please contact us for exact details of this 3
week course
Tuesday
10am: Hoolitots Toddler Group
Wednesday
10am: Hoolitots Toddler Group
Hamilton Street
Methodist Church
Hamilton Street, Hoole, CH2 3JG
www.hoolemethodistchurch.org.uk
Sunday Chester Toy Library, 10am til 11.30am,
10.30am: Morning Worship
4.00pm: Afternoon Fellowship
7.45pm: Chester Male Voice Choir
Monday Evening
Craft Club, contact Alison Nolan on
Chester 347305 for details
Tuesday Evening
Ladies Circle, 7.45-9pm, every 2nd and
4th Tuesdays of the month. Contact Jill
Armitage on 300258 for details
Thursday Morning
Stay’n’Play, 10,00am til 11.30am, turn up
and enjoy
I’m writing an unauthorised autobiography – Steven Wright
Thursday
6pm: Trackers Youth Club (school years 3-6)
8pm: D’Biz Youth Club (School years 7-9)
Friday
4pm: D’Biz Coffee Bar
8pm: D’Biz Youth Club (School years 9 &
above)
Saturday
10am: Who Let the Dads Out - Toddler
Group (1st Saturday each month)
10am: Crossway Colts Football Coaching
(school years 3-6)
11am: Crossway Colts Football Coaching
(school years 7-9)
For further details contact the church
minister: Rev Andy Glover
Office:Tel: 01244 312037
Email:office@hbc.org.uk
Website www.hbc.org.uk
Friday Evening
Choir Fellowship, 7.30pm til 9pm, all
welcome, turn up to sing, contact John
Evans on Chester 674878
Saturday Morning
come to borrow toys and have a cup of
tea/coffee with teacakes or toast, contact
Sally Banks on Chester 311019
Plus Monthly Concerts. Contact John
Evans on Chester 674878
For further details contact the church
minister: Rev Paul Taylor
Office:Tel: 01244 321950
Email: R-TAYLOR2@sky.com
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