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A
s you all know, one of my fondest leisure activities
is a stroll around the wonderful hostelries in
Uttoxeter and Cheadle on a Sunday afternoon –
pure bliss, that’s what it is!!
It’s the only time of the week when I can truly wind
down and relax after a week’s work on your Voice colour
magazine, a time when I can engage in the types of
conversations I adore with my old muckers whose views
on life are always so beautifully put but perhaps not in
the standard form of the Queen’s English!
It was on one of these visits recently that I had the pleasure to chat to one
of the Voice’s hugely popular Columnists Steve ‘Lank’ Lavin in The Bank
House Hotel, one of the town’s most welcoming water holes and the location
of a bunch of wonderful chaps who I enjoy passing the time of day with under
the fine service provided by Pat on the bar.
As you continue your journey through this Voice magazine’s pages you will
come to Lank’s column which includes the chat we had about the old
characters of yesteryear.
And this week that conversation got me thinking that surely there are still
grand real life characters around us at this moment in time, in Uttoxeter,
Cheadle and our fabulous surrounding villages!
You can probably come up with a list yourself of these characters? So I
started thinking, and as I always do ‘indepth homework on my articles, I
lurched for my dictionary to see the definition of ‘character’ (pass me my
anorak now!).
Well, the word character has several meanings but the ones I think we
should be interested in are ‘distinguishing quality or qualities;’ someone with
a ‘reputation’ and an ‘odd or eccentric person.’
Now then, I come into contact with a plethora of people who could fit
into one of these brackets, but in my book, a character is a member of our
community who holds a certain standing of fondness, cheekiness and perhaps
a glint in the eye which makes folk enjoy a certain inner feeling!
In Uttoxeter, one of my old pals Phil ‘Stubby’ Stubbs must go down as a
modern-day character, a man who possesses a wicked sense of humour who
is known throughout the town by all. I must admit, Stubby would be my first
on the list.
In Cheadle we now have wonderful characters such as Mick ‘Jagger’
Beardmore, Derek ‘Del Boy’ Fower, in Kingsley Holt there is Clive ‘Brillo’
Oakden, and Ivan ‘Lovejoy’ Cope in Alton!!
These chaps are what I call characters – if you can come up with names of
some more, drop me an email and let’s see if we can come up a modern day
list – whilst not forgetting those wonderful characters of years gone by!
I hope you enjoy reading this Voice colour magazine - it’s the largest we
have ever produced which reflects just how popular it is!
I’ll speak to you next time...
Nigel Titterton
Editor & Publisher
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By Steve ‘Lank’ Lavin
Golden Memories from one of
Uttoxeter’s Favourite Characters
C
headle the sister town with Uttoxeter to this publication brings back
a lot of memories for me. I went to school there at Painsley Catholic
College (which is now rated as one of the leading schools in the
country), when it first was opened in 1964.
Cheadle was no stranger to me as my relations on my mother’s side were
all born and bred there in Churchill Road and I used to accompany her at
weekends to visit her father, sisters and brother when I was young.
I spent many happy hours with my cousins and their friends visiting the
local kids hangouts, Palm Brook and High Shutt were two of the names I
can recollect. I can remember playing football in Churchill Road in the street
which was always covered in cow manure from the cows that used to be
driven down there for milking to the farm at the bottom of the road.
My Grandfather Ernest Brunt was a Miner at Florence Colliery in Stoke
in those days as were a lot of other Cheadle people and after being involved
in a very serious pit accident left there and became an Electricians mate at
Cheadle Air Ministry (a very secretive place!). I can remember his friends
coming round his house and discussing what had being happening up the
town where I listened to tales about the exploits of the ‘Cheadle Cowboys’
(Cheadle’s hard cases) in pitched battles against the ‘Joker Mob’ from
Blurton (very hair raising).
Whilst at school, for a short period of time I went on work experience
at the Cheadle & Tean Times in Cheadle as a trainee compositor prior to
leaving to attend the Stoke-on-Trent College of Printing. Whilst I was there
I met some wonderful characters, Percy Campbell the editor, Bob Hall a
reporter and the production staff namely amongst others who I have
unfortunately forget their names, Trevor Boulton and Eric Woodward.
Funnily enough after gaining an apprenticeship with James Brock
Printers in Fenton, Stoke-on-Trent I met up with Eric Woodward again who
was to be my foreman at Brocks all through my apprenticeship years with
them (happy days).
I used to frequent Cheadle many times years ago when my relations were
alive and attend dances at Cheadle Guild Hall, which boasted of having (so
as I was informed) one of the finest sprung dance floors in Europe.
Cheadle I always found to be a friendly very down to earth town similar
to Uttoxeter but their range of shops were still ran mainly by local people
and were unspoilt, unlike Uttoxeter’s which were becoming taken over by
the multi-nationals and the town centre small traders were gradually being
forced out. Albert Peppers stationery shop in High Street was a typical
example of a proper old fashioned shop and it was like walking into
something out of a Charles Dickens novel, what a place!
Today unfortunately like every other town of its size it has lost a lot of
its old pubs, which to me were the central hub of the social scene.
Although places I used to frequent on my visits like the Queens, the Bird
in Hand, the Alton Castle are still active my real favourite the Black Horse
has tragically closed and has been turned into offices.
This was a pub and half years ago, on entering you were greeted by May
Knight and her friends in the passageway (they reminded me of Ena
Sharples and company in the Rovers Return in Coronation Street years ago).
After you had survived her grilling we used to venture into the bar which
most weekends featured a piano player with the locals getting up to perform
their favourite songs (the forerunner to the present Karaoke nights held
now). The bar area was also full of characters. Some of their names I can
distinctly remember including the Upton brothers, Si Emery (he used to
narrate a boxing commentary from memory word for word, brilliant!),
George Lovatt (the last time I saw George was when he was dressed up as
a Hula girl complete with grass skirt at a fancy dress evening there and I
feared for him when some of his mates were determined to set fire to it and
burn him alive!) Georgie Pegg (what a character, say no more!) and Jimmy
Edwards who had painted a mural of a Spanish scene on the wall of the bar
with a 4” emulsion brush in a matter of a few minutes, a very talented artist.
I believe the mural was still there when the pub closed in the late 90’s. Great
nostalgic days indeed.
Till next time, LANK
The Black Horse Pub in Cheadle

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Outstanding in Every Way
P
ainsley Catholic College is celebrating Diocesan
inspectors rating the College as outstanding in every
way.  The phenomenal report states, “Students
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talent in planning challenging and varied activities so that
lessons are enjoyable with rapid progress.” In a highly unusual
(if not unheard of) move, the Inspector did not specify any
targets from the inspection.  Instead the Inspector wrote,
“The college is clearly very ambitious for its students with an
unrelenting effort in monitoring and evaluation.  There is a
culture of always seeking ways to improve and this permeates
the life of the college because of its determined and
uncompromising leadership.”  The Inspector highlighted, “The
college is not only providing a vibrant experience of living
faith but also that teachers and chaplains are working
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of the College’s success.  I also thank the students for their commitment, passion and hard work.  They are a
credit to everybody associated with Painsley.”
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Magisterial Memories
by John Glandfield, Uttoxeter’s most charismatic Lawyer
I
have been asked to comment upon the recent spate of
T.V.and other Personalities, in one Case at least one
of them has now been convicted of same, who have
been catapulted into the limelight as alleged sexual
offenders and how they should be treated.
We are all deemed equal under the Law albeit if you
have the sort of bank balance that many celebrities seem
to have once your case comes to Court you can probably
afford the sort of legal team to render you, “More equal
than others”. That, I am afraid is life and we mere
mortals are stuck with it. That said, and it matters not
who or what you are, under English Law until you
voluntarily admit to some offence or are found guilty of
it you are innocent. Because of wide and often
provocative news reports of those in the public eye the
minute that they are arrested there could be justifiable
concern that there is a real risk of “Trial by the
Tabloids”. What do you do about that? We are lucky
to live in a free society and muzzling or other restriction
of the press is no part of that. Nowadays with a few
exceptions on the grounds on it being adverse to public
interest we all have a legal right to know about what is
going on.
I suppose, therefore, if you are in the public eye and
want to continue to enjoy the vast privileges that can
bring it behoves you to keep your nose clean. You
cannot have your cake and eat it and they do say that
the higher you climb then the further you have to fall. A
Celebrity with the mat pulled from beneath him is a
rollicking good read. How the Mighty have fallen. News
of Fred Nurd’s repeated Court appearances for riding
his push bike without lights does not. In fact that
provides a one way ticket to terminal boredom.
A point of concern to me, however, is the possibility
that many celebrities, and here I feel obliged to include
many of our professional politicians, seem to display a
great sense of complacency or even diplomatic immunity
from the rigours of the Law – a sort of divine right to be
and stay where they are. Many on T.V. in particular have
a host of loyal fans. I hear it at Award Ceremonies where
the recipient will say they only got there because of
others but, frankly, I have usually found that to be less
than convincing. They say that many Celebrities behave
abominably to those around them and expect no adverse
reaction – perhaps but a short step away from expecting
the right to take sexual liberties with impunity. My
first-hand experience of these Demi Gods is limited save
that in the Office in Brighton where I trained the Late
Bill Pertwee was a Client – prior to the advent of “Dad’s
Army” I have to say – and he was absolutely charming
and full of fun and at no time did he attempt to molest
me.
I have little doubt when matters come to light, and
the fact that they may relate to events years before is
irrelevant as there is no applicable limitation period, the
Police are pretty sure that there is some substance in a
complaint. Inevitably there will or even have been
opportunists and gold diggers and they would need to be
weeded out before an enquiry went public but if,
otherwise, the Police just crashed in on a T.V.Set and
led the Male Lead away in handcuffs and it transpired
that person was totally innocent the repercussions and
egg on faces would be legion.
T.V,and other so-called Personalities thrive on
publicity, some even go out to court it, they reputedly
earn mega bucks and are feted wherever they go so, in
my view, they must accept what goes with it.
In my view if these blighters are found to have
behaved in the reprehensible way as alleged they
deserve punishment. That should be on the basis of what
they have done, not who they are.
In spite of my previous concerns about the effect of
initial and continuing publicity on a subsequent fair trial
I do believe that there will still be a fair trial. Our Legal
System may not be perfect but it’s been a long time in the
making and is, I believe, the best and fairest in the world.
If then on a conviction or admission of guilt a career,
home and family life is left in tatters that is quite often
the case and if it applies to you and I , it should apply to
all. The effect of a Sentence on the Miscreant’s Family
etc can reflect in the type of Sentence passed or the
length of a Prison term but in the face of complaints
about the length of the latter more than one Judge has
responded, “You should have thought about that
before.” If you can’t do the time, don’t do the crime!
You may feel that these blighters have abused our
trust and dumped on us.
I will close with some sobering thoughts.
The Personalities that we have seen to date may turn
out to be the tip of the iceberg. I firmly believe that there
are many still out there who have yet to be brought to
book. There are many who have yet to transgress and
there are some who will never be found out. As a Prison
Governor once said to me, “There are more out there
than in here. Only the unsuccessful criminals end up in
Prison”.
See you in Court (or if not, hopefully, somewhere
sometime)
John E. Glandfield
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Gordon
Well Gordon
had a few
enquiries as a
result of the last
edition of The
Voice but
unfortunately
arrangements
were not quite
right for him, so
he is still looking. Please don’t forget him will
you? He has many friends on his ‘Facebook’ page
www.facebook.com/gordon.caws but
unfortunately most of them already have pets at
home. He is so looking forward to packing his
bags at the kennels- as nice as it is there for him,
he’d love a home to call his very own.
Also looking are the following dogs who also
really deserve a nice home.
Stella
You couldn’t
wish to meet a
nicer or prettier
Staffordshire
Bull Terrier than
Stella. She is
approximately
two and a half
years old, has a
really nice
nature and is very friendly with people when out
and about. She does need someone who can
spend a lot of time with her to train her fully and
give her lots of love and attention. A home with a
fully enclosed garden with high fences is required
so she can play securely in there. She is an
adorable bundle of fun who is just waiting for a
nice family to come and take her home. She is
very energetic and so older children would
probably be more suitable so they can play with
her and take her for nice walks. Her dog walkers
say that ‘she is a very loving girl and with more
training and attention will make a wonderful
companion. She went out for a very long walk at
the weekend with them and was really good.’
Stella is now getting really fed up in the kennels
though and it is such a shame to see her in there-
all the good work that has gone into her
development will be undone if she stays too long.
Although she is fine with other dogs when out
walking she needs to be the only dog in the
family environment so she can be given full
attention. She really needs a home to settle into
urgently so she can become part of a family - can
you provide that home for her?
Mabel
Mabel, like many of
our dogs, came to us as
a stray so we don’t
know any of her
history. What we do
know is that she
deserves a home where
she will be spoilt rotten.
She will need to be the
only pet in the house as
she doesn’t get on well
with other dogs. She
enjoys going out for a
walk, having a good
fuss made of her and then relaxing when she gets
back. Mabel is ideally suited to being a
companion to someone on their own - a lady
perhaps as she does like softly spoken people!
One of her regular dog walker friends says, ‘I’ve
been walking Mabel every week since she came
into the kennels and I do love her - we have lots
of cuddles. We have got to know one another
quite well! The way she looks back at you when
walking as if to say ‘I’m really enjoying this,
thank you!’ is wonderful to see. I’d love her to
get a home soon as she really deserves one after
being in the kennels so long. No-one ever asks
about her or gives her a chance. Her ideal
environment would be one where walks are
possible where people control their dogs and
don’t let them run loose and up to her! We pass
other people on our walks that have dogs with a
similar temperament to Mabel- so why can’t she
find someone understanding like that for her?’
She has a number of other regular walkers now
but it’s a loving home and her own owner that
we really do want for her. Isn’t it about time she
achieved tha t- she so deserves it!
If you feel that you can offer the right home
to Mabel, Stella or Gordon please contact Brenda
Jackson on 07790 527 190.
The Society would also like to remind
everyone that they have many dogs and cats
looking for homes and all are deserving cases,
please don’t let them have to wait so long as
Gordon has had to for a home. Their details and
photographs are on the website.
www.cheadleanimalwelfare.org.uk/rehoming/
Telephone: 07790 527190 for dog enquiries
Telephone: 01335 390369 or 01889 564045
for cat enquiries
Cheadle & District Animal Welfare Society
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Top Left and Right: Winner Jessica Landells being crowned.
Above: Dominique Hibberd-3rd, Jessica Landells-1st and Lauren Beresford-2nd
Left: Jessica Landells of Uttoxeter (Winner). -
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Jordan Kirkland Donna Shenton Dominique Cristini
Gemma Palmer (Miss Staffordshire 2012)
and Roland Johnson (Mister England)
Dominique Hibell Zoe Nicholls Emma Beswick
Above: Judges pose for our photographer including Uttoxeter Racecourse
Executive Director David MacDonald
Right: Charlotte Holmes (Miss England) and Gemma Palmer (Miss
Staffordshire 2012).
Jessica Landells of Uttoxeter has been crowned Miss
Staffordshire 2013!
The Platinum Suite at Uttoxeter Racecourse erupted when local family
and friends cheered Jessica’s fantastic success.
The sell-out crowd cheered emotionally as Jessica, who is currently
studying for her A Levels in Photography, English and Geography, was
named Miss Staffordshire!
Jessica has signed with a modelling agency in Manchester and her love
of dancing over the last 10 years has seen her excel in ballet, modern and
contemporary dancing.
Now the pride of Uttoxeter, Jessica can look forward to a wonderful 12
months representing our county.
In second spot came Lauren Beresford of Werrington and third was
Dominique Hibel of Blurton.
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An Extended Architect Designed Detached Manor
House with self contained ANNEX nestling in the heart
of the Rural Countryside, with
extensive scenic country views & a
woodland backdrop stands within
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rear Paddock extending to (approx)
1.6 Acres. The impressive residence
provides the following
accommodation: Covered Entrance
Porch, Entrance Porch, Spacious
Entrance Hall, Cloakroom, Drawing Room, Reception
Room, Dining Room, Office, Breakfast Fitted Kitchen,
Utility Room. On the First Floor, Galleried Landing,
Master Bedroom with Separate Dressing Area & En-
Suite Shower Room, Three Further Double Bedrooms
and Family Bathroom.
Annex Accommodation:- Entrance
Hall, Lounge, Breakfast Fitted
Kitchen, Utility Room/Shower Room,
First Floor: Two Further Double
Bedrooms & Family Bathroom. The
Property has the benefit of LPG Gas
Central Heating, UPVC/Hardwood
Double Glazing & Three Security
Alarm Systems.
Externally there is a Detached Double Garage with
landscaped gardens
SEPARATE AGRICULTURAL PADDOCK
IDEAL ACCOMMODATION FOR TWO FAMILIES
Guide Price
£750,000
Greenacres, High Street,
Dilhorne, ST10 2PE
Offering Excellent Equestrian Facilities
an Individually Designed Detached
House offering spacious attractive
accommodation together with a
Paddock of approximately 2.3 Acres,
stables and a range of outbuildings.  The
Accommodation briefly comprises
Entrance Hall, Cloakroom, Spacious
Lounge with Inglenook fireplace, Dining
Room, Office, Fitted Breakfast Kitchen,
Utility Room.  On the First floor there are
Four Bedrooms the Master Bedroom
having an En-suite Shower Room and in
addition a Family Bathroom.  The
Property has the benefit of Oil Fired
Central Heating and Upvc Double
Glazing.  To the exterior of the Property
there is a good sized driveway providing
ample parking space for several
vehicles, a Stable block, dog kennels
with mains water, light and power, a log
cabin, an Attached Garage and double
carport.  The Property has gardens and a
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Comprising: Entrance Porch, Entrance
Hall, Cloakroom, Spacious Lounge with
Feature Fireplace & Multi Fuel Burner,
Country Fitted Kitchen/ Dining Room
with built in appliances, Stairs from the
Entrance Hall lead to the First Floor
where there is a Master Bedroom with
En-Suite Room, Three Further
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Property has the benefit of Oil Fired
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Set menu• Lunch mains £5.95 • Evening mains £6.95
• Children’s menu from £3.50
Plus a quality steak menu and specials board
Starters and sweets from £1 with a main course
• Sunday Lunch £6.95
We have a wide variety of homemade dishes,
served with REAL chips.
Food is served from Noon-3pm and 5.30pm-9pm
Traditional ales served:
Bass, Bombardier, Doombar and Pedigree.
We are an accredited Cask Marque pub and also have
a wide selection of wines and spirits
Our large beer garden is set in lovely
surroundings which is both pet and child
friendly, with a children’s climbing frame.
We also have a large car park.
Always a warm welcome at The Plough
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The business is headed
by Chris Owen and
Leon Scallan, who started
the company in 2004.

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Just the
perfect day...
Bride:Charlotte Wright from Spath
Groom:Oliver Appleby from Spath
Wedding Day:13th April 2013
Bride’s Mum and Stepdad:Joe & Della Stack from
Chaddesden, Derby
Bride’s Dad:John Wright from Hill Ridware
Groom’s Parents:Will & Jen Appleby from Rocester
Bridesmaids:Nic Sharpe, Bec Sidwell, Nicola Monnier &
Jenny Lincoln
Best Man:Mr Ben Appleby
Ceremony:The Meynell Langley in Derby
Reception:Abbotsholme School in Rocester
Photographer:HBA Photography
O
li and I got married on the 13th April 2013 after 10
years together, having had our first date when we were
pupils at Thomas Alleyne’s High School back in 2003.
We wanted our day to be fun and relaxed, we had giant tipis,
candyfloss, fish & chips, giant helium balloons instead of
bouquets, homemade cakes, mis-matched vintage china,
vintage lawn games, and an ice cream van.
Three of my four beautiful bridesmaids are also local girls
who I’ve been friends with since the days of Windsor Park
Middle School - Nic Sharpe, Bec Sidwell & Nicola Monnier.
They were fab and kept me giggling and smiling through all
the nerves and they looked absolutely gorgeous. We love them
to pieces!
We were very lucky and found some wonderful local
suppliers to complete our day, including the wonderful HBA
Photography, Opulence Beauty Salon in Uttoxeter for my
make-up and lovely shellac nails, Tinker’s Bells also from
Uttoxeter who provided our amazing wedding night bell tent,
Formal Elegance Bridal Boutique in Rugeley, Peak Tipis of
Ashbourne and of course The Poppy Trading Company (Oli’s
very own business!) who provided our mis-matched chairs
and rustic trestle tables.
We married at Meynell Langley, a gorgeous manor house
in Derbyshire and held our fun teepee reception at
Abbotsholme School. We had an absolutely perfect day, the
weather was far from spring-like (snow was still on the
ground 2 weeks before, and not a single flower had blossomed
in time!), but it didn’t matter at all, I married my childhood
sweetheart and had a great big party with all of our nearest
and dearest! Perfect!
We tried to fill our day with as many little quirky and
personal touches as possible… we had cake pops in the form
of Apple’s and Bee’s (my married name is Appleby!), we served

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strawberry daiquiris out of jam jars for our
drinks reception, my father-in-law made our
log centrepieces and individual log place mats
for everybody, Oli brewed his own beer with
his Dad and Brother and we chose and bought
our wine whilst camping in France. There were
so many other little details, highlights include:
serving champagne from teapots into teacups
for toasting, a suitcase of flip flops for ‘tired
feet’, a suitcase of blankets to ‘snuggle up’,
vintage lawn games (which did get some use
despite the weather!), giant helium balloons
and handmade buttonholes by Oli for the
groomsmen. We had such a lot of fun
organising and putting our wedding day
together and hope that all our friends and
family enjoyed it as much as we did!

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Cheadle gets
ready for Party
in the Park...
By Peter Elkin
T
he Opening Ceremony will be performed by the Cheadle Town Mayor
Councillor Ian Plant at 12 noon following the arrival of the now
traditional Grand Parade.
This year’s parade is aiming to be really special, it will have the Brian
Pointon Marching Band, decorated floats, people in fancy dress, perhaps pony
and traps or horse and traps. The Mayor wants this to be a memorable parade.
It will not be unduly long, starting from the long stay car park, finishing at the
recreation ground. If anyone wishes to join this wonderful parade, then please
ring the Town Mayor, Councillor Ian Plant on either 01538 754451 or
07971668720
Admission to the Party in the Park will be free of charge. Many of the
attractions will also be Free of Charge.
Another spectacular Party In the Park day is in store for the people of
Cheadle and this years highlight will be a re-enactment of the American Civil
War, this is a first for the town, it will be exciting, thrilling and absolutely
amazing.
History will be brought back to life in Cheadle on this day in the form of
battles, authentic camps, civilian life, military drills and the portrayal of period
events. Even a drum and fife corps band. It will be smoky and noisy this day
for sure with imitation live shooting using period black powder weapons.
Wow!
Although at this stage, things are still to be arranged. However, we will
have music with superb bands, and many other exciting events which will be
booked as things unfold.
We will have the usual refreshments including a Beer Tent. Cream Teas.
Ice Cream Van. Hog Roast Van. Burger / Hot Dog Van.
There will be numerous stalls including charity stalls and trade stalls. The
charity stalls will of course be free of charge, trade stalls will be charged a £5
deposit with a donation on the day.
Come along and join the fun at the
Vivienne Shelley  Studios
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Monday to Friday
July 22nd to 26th
10am to 3.30pm
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At
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28 Bank St, Cheadle
01538 754414
Cost:-
£15 per day
Classes for all School age children.
You only need suitable clothing and bring a packed lunch.
Everyone welcome boys and girls no experience needed
Book at the studios or by phone.
It may be possible to collect from or return children to other daycare
settings.
Places are limited
so please reserve your place  by 15th July.
Email [email protected]

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T
his year Alton held its second annual open gardens
event on the 9th June. The owners of 11 gardens
opened their gates and invited people in to see their
plants and flowers bathed in early summer sunshine, in fact
the weather could not have been better. Around 120 people
visited the gardens and were treated to some beautiful sights
as well as a wonderful selection of homemade cakes, teas and
other homemade refreshments on offer. People came from
miles around to visit Alton and from comments received they
all really enjoyed the day.
Already several other residents have expressed an interest
in opening their gardens so next year there could be as many
as 20 or more gardens open for viewing.
Alton Community Event
Group who organized the open
gardens day raised around £600,
half of which goes to the Churnet
Valley Conservation Society to
assist in their work preserving the
natural heritage of the Churnet
Valley and their ongoing
campaign to achieve recognition
for the valley as an Area of
Outstanding Natural Beauty.
A.C.E. Group are now
looking forward to their next
event, an Apple Day where you will be able to watch apple
crushing and pressing demonstrations, take your own apples
along and have them juiced or identified by an apple expert.
There will be apple cakes drinks and much more.
For more information about the Churnet Valley
Conservation Society and its work or to become a member
visit www.churnet-valley-conservation.org
And look out in The Voice for more details about the
Alton Apple Day in October
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Denise & Julian Beattie,
Malthouse Road
Anna Roffey, Cedar Hill Jonathan & Josie Shepherd, Vicarage Row
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T
hose of you of a certain age may remember
Johnny Morris, “Animal Magic”, and Dotty
the ring-tailed lemur. My fascination with
these creatures dates from that time. We love
travelling – lazing on a beach is not for us – but
our idea of heaven is somewhere a bit off the
beaten track where we can pursue our interests in
wildlife and photography. We have been lucky
enough to view tigers in India, elephants and lions
in Africa, giant tortoises in the Galapagos and
wombats in Australia, so when we saw the details
of a small-group trip to Southern Madagascar –
what’s not to like?
After flying via Nairobi we arrived in the
capital with an impossibly long name –
Antananarivo – fortunately known locally as Tana
– much easier to pronounce. We spent a night there
before starting our journey around the southern
half of the island, which is located in the Indian
Ocean off the east coast of
Africa. The next few days
were spent in a simple
jungle lodge close to a
reserve called Andasibe
known for its population
of indris (large black and
white lemurs about the
size of a small dog) as well
as a variety of other
lemurs and wildlife such as
birds and chameleons.
The indris call to each
other with an amazing
loud howl and on our first
morning’s walk in the jungle we came across a
family group feeding high in the trees. Soon
enough they started howling to each other – an
eerie, ear-splitting noise which echoed across the
jungle canopy. We felt immensely privileged to
witness it; the indris were well aware of our
presence, but still carried on with their usual way
of life.
Close to this reserve is an island in a lake which
is home to a variety of rehabilitated lemurs; in the
not-too-distant past people took them in as pets,
but the practice is now outlawed, so a range of
lemurs live out the rest of their lives in the more
natural habitat of the island. They are afraid of
water so they cannot escape, but visitors are
allowed to go over by canoe to see them, which to
me was really exciting. You are not supposed to
approach too close to them, but lemurs cannot
read and they have no qualms about approaching
you and climbing all over you, as humans provide
a much more exciting climbing frame for them.
Their little “hands” were so warm!
After leaving Andasibe we had a long drive
back through the capital and to an overnight stop
in a town called Antsirabe, which displayed strong
French colonial influences in its buildings and wide
boulevards; we then moved on to a rainforest
lodge near Ranomafana Reserve. We found out
why it is called a rainforest after a morning spent
looking for lemurs in a dripping, steaming jungle.
Here we saw sifakas which have very long legs and
“dance” along the ground in great bounding hops;
they were in a family group with some little ones
which we managed to approach as they were
feeding on seeds on the ground. It stopped raining
later in the day and on a night walk we saw an
amazing variety of
chameleons and geckos, as
well as a tiny bamboo mouse
lemur – the name gives a clue
to its size.
As we moved further south
the land became drier and we
were lucky enough to visit a
reserve managed by the local
community. They had
previously killed ring-tailed
lemurs for food, but an
education programme had
resulted in the community
taking responsibility for
protecting the lemurs and providing guided tours
to have close up views of them (as well as some
spectacular chameleons). Dotty’s descendants
were there in abundance and very curious to come
and look at the human visitors. There were several
family groups and they seemed very keen to show
off their offspring to the visitors – the little ones
were enchanting.
In the village where we stayed overnight we
also visited a silk factory (in someone’s house!) and
a paper-making concern which used bark from
local trees to produce beautiful parchment which
was widely used by restaurants for menus.
Travelling even further south – by now we were
almost at the southern coast – we reached an area
which resembled the Australian outback – rich red
earth and rocky outcrops which provided habitats
suitable for more astonishing wildlife, as well as
sapphire mines. The rest of the group decided to
go swimming in some natural pools up in the hills
but we elected to stay in a clearing in a small forest
to look for birds. We were rewarded with
sightings of Paradise Fly-catchers displaying to
attract a mate, but while we were sitting quietly a
family of ring-tailed lemurs came through and
dropped out of the trees to inspect us. One mum
brought her baby so close we could not even get a
photo – it was too close to focus. As nature lovers
we felt immensely humbled that wild creatures
would trust us enough to come so close.
We were nearing the end of our holiday, but
there was one more location to visit, which
involved taking a 1½ hour boat trip (there were no
roads for motor vehicles) to a place called Anakao,
which is located on a beautiful white sand beach.
From here we went to an area called the spiny
forest, which as the name suggests, is home to a
multitude of spiny plants and also baobab trees
which look as if they are growing upside down,
with huge bulbous trunks and a few sparse
branches at the top. Some of these trees were a
thousand years old. On the same trip we also
visited a salt lake which housed a flock of
flamingoes – Madagascar is truly a country of
great variety in natural history terms.
A final boat trip took us back to civilisation,
for our journey back to Tana and the onward
flight home. We met some fascinating people;
although Madagascar is a desperately poor
country and initially we were treated with some
suspicion as the number of visitors is not large,
there were many smiles. In our travels we visited
towns, villages, and rural areas with very few
facilities and had the opportunity to see a
completely different way of life. Would we go
back? Certainly. But maybe not yet – we still
haven’t seen orang-utans, polar bears, or
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he organisers of the annual
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The event - renamed Uttoxeter
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have raised more than £2,000 for
prostate cancer awareness, once all
sponsorship money has been
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Ale and cider buffs at Oldfields
Sports and Social Club were treated
to close-up magic from illusionist Ed
Sumner and music from Kelly
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The band played till almost midnight
- much later than usual. The late
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Steve Shields, President of
Uttoxeter Lions Club, who organise
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RugbyClub, said: “I think it was the
best beer festival yet, and will help
raise more this year than last year, so
we seem to go from strength to
strength. I want to thank everyone
who supported us.”

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F
M J Barrett Constructions supply and erect all types of
agricultural and industrial buildings, including grain stores,
equestrian centres, storage buildings, milking parlours, and
cattle housing along with a variety of industrial warehousing,
office accommodation, retail outlets and entertainment
complexes all built to the highest standards.
Sizzling Summer Platters
We start the cooking -
you finish the cooking to your liking.
Served with Salad and our Chips.

L
adies from all over the
region were in
attendance at Uttoxeter
Racecourse’s popular Ladies
Night event.
With hats, fascinators
and glamorous outfits in
abundance, Ladies Night is
an annual fixture for many
people and sees crowds of
over 7,000 people for a
packed evening of racing,
hospitality and
entertainment. With a
narrow escape from the
recent showery weather, the
evening sunshine even
made an appearance for the
June race goers.
In the Best Dressed Lady
competition, Rosie Tickell
from Turnditch in Belper,
Derbyshire won the Hoar
Cross Hall Spa Day as first
prize. Francesca Smith won
second and Michelle
Dawson-Derry from Upper
Longdon near Lichfield won
third prize, both kindly
donated by Salon 14 in
Uttoxeter.
Philippa Inskip from
Stoke won a Hoar Cross
Spa Day as her first prize
for the Best Hat
competition with
Samantha Gilmour from
Melbourne winning
second and Madeline
Cooper from Chesterfield
winning third prizes from
Salon 14 in Uttoxeter.
David MacDonald,
Executive Director said:
“The ladies of the region
never fail to impress at our
fantastic Ladies Night and
it’s great to see the glamour
levels reaching new heights
every year. With the newer
Ladies Day fixture coming
up on 26th July, we’re
hoping to see them back
again soon!”
Tickets for Ladies Day on
Friday 26th July 2013 are
available on the website at
www.uttoxeter-
racecourse.co.uk in a range
of prices from £9 to £36. The
first race is at 2pm and the
tribute act, Black Eyed Peaz
will showcase their talents
with live music following
the racing.
Glamour come
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The Lisa Oldham
F
amily and friends came together to
celebrate the life of a much loved
Uttoxeter woman who sadly died last
year.
Peter and Linda Douglas sponsored ‘The
Lisa Oldham Raceday’ at Uttoxeter
Racecourse in memory of their daughter.
The day proved to be very emotionally
charged as family and friends remembered
Lisa whilst also paying tribute to the
services which tried to save her life and
who cared for her in hospital.
Lisa would not have wanted the raceday
to be a sad affair and although the
memories came flooding back, you can see
from our exclusive photographs that family
and friends made The Lisa Oldham Raceday
a very special and heart-rending occasion.
Uttoxeter Racecourse Executive Director
David MacDonald said: “The entire day was
a perfect tribute to Lisa. It was so
important to us that we managed to raise
plenty of money for the 3Peaks charities
whilst still respecting and enjoying the
happy memories that we have of Lisa who
had one of the biggest and brightest
personalities on show on any given
raceday.”
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Peanut Butter and Banana Loaf
I
thought I would share with you one of my
children’s favourite cakes. It gets eaten so fast, I
have had to make two at a time on a number of
occasions. It is also a good way of using up all your
over ripe bananas. The loaf seems quite healthy
until you get to the yummy peanut butter topping.
Ingredients:
75g good quality chunky peanut butter
25g softened butter
110g golden caster sugar
250g plain flour
2 tsp baking powder
2 eggs
4 mashed ripe bananas
50g roughly chopped peanuts
Topping:
4 tbsp softened butter
2tbsp good quality chunky peanut butter
4tbsp icing sugar
Heat the oven to 180˚C/160˚C fan. Mix together
the peanut butter, butter, sugar, flour, baking powder,
eggs and mashed bananas. Fold in the nuts and put
the mixture into a lined and greased 900g loaf tin.
Bake for 50 minutes or until a skewer comes out
clean. Cool the loaf on a wire rack.
To make the topping, mix together the butter
and peanut butter until soft, then beat in the icing
sugar. If the frosting is a little too stiff and needs
softening, add a little milk to the mixture and blend
thoroughly to make a light and fluffy topping.
Spread onto the top of the cooled banana loaf.
This topping is so delicious, I sometimes make
double the quantity and cut the loaf in half and
sandwich together with the frosting.
I hope you enjoy this peanut butter and banana
loaf as much as my family.
Karen’s Cake Corner
by Karen Hill
Remembering days gone by
by Owd Ern
Uncle Alec’s New Car
N
owadays I see new cars advertised at only,
one hundred and ninety pounds per month
(on the never, never!)
Uncle Alec bought a new Ford 10 for £110 in
any colour as long as it was black! he could have
bought a New Ford 8 for £99 done and finished
with just before the last war.
He had started work as a chauffeur for a rich
Uttoxeter brewer driving a big Rolls Royce car, in
fact a very posh job in them days. Unfortunately his
employer died so his job as a chauffeur was finished.
The terrible recession of the thirties was on, with
very little work available, but he was lucky and got
a job selling “ Days cattle medicine”. Days black
Drink was supposed to cure most cattle ailments, if
that did not work you gave them a Days Red Drink,
a bit like doctors medicine bottles of Pink, White or
Black. Possibly neither worked because most cows
had T.B or some other incurable disease. He would
travel around on an old Velocette Motor Bike, with
his goods in the side car. No safety helmet’s in them
days but he always wore a leather flying helmet
from the first world war with little ear flaps, that he
would lift up when he wanted to hear what you said
and left them down when he pretended not to hear.
(When my wife is on at me I wish I could find one)
He also wore a pair of goggles.
He and my mother never seemed to agree on
anything, always thinking of something to argue
about. On one occasion she was heard to say “you
go around selling cattle medicine so I might as well
call you Dr Smart Alec”
The old Ford car lasted well until long after the
last war. I remember riding in it and it was so rusty,
I could see the road through the floor boards. The
brakes were more or less non existent. Uncle Alec
only kept his Ford for “best”. He said he would not
sell anything if he went around the farms in a “posh
car”
He moved on from selling cattle medicine to
collecting insurance money for the Refuge Insurance
Company. It was a way of saving money. People
paid in usually a small amount each month, so when
your child grew up they had a little nest egg or you
took one out to pay if you died!
Travelling on his rounds still in his now very old
Ford, as long as it went it didn’t matter; no MOTs to
worry about. Some months people often did not
have the money to pay the insurance, probably as
small amount as half a crown so he would say “let
me have that old plate or that bit of old furniture
and that will pay for this month’s insurance money”
When he retired, his house and garage was full of
antiques. Most of it had become very valuable and
a lot sent to Sotheby’s of London, making very high
prices.
His old Ford was by now a bit like me showing
a lot of body fatigue. So at last it went for scrap.
Having done very well with the sale of his
antiques he spent some of the money and treated
himself to a brand new Austin Cambridge for
another pricey sum of six hundred and fifty pounds.
I think that was in the early sixtie’s so a bit of
pleasure in his retirement.
Just Tek care till next time when I dust a few
more cob webs off the back of my mind
Owd Ern
Jelly Bean & Popping Candy
Cheesecake
Topping:
300g Full Fat Cream Cheese
2oz Caster Sugar
300ml Double Cream
200g Milk Chocolate
Popping Candy
Jelly Beans
Base:
17 Digestive Biscuits
2oz Caster Sugar
4oz Butter
Method:
1Mix biscuits and caster sugar into
crumbs in a food processor.
Pete’s Treats - Let’s Bake!
by Pete Rowley
2Melt butter in a large bowl (microwave).
3Tip the crumbs into the melted butter and mix well until
coated.
4Line the bottom of an 8 inch round cake tin (spring loaded)
with greaseproof paper.
5Tip in the coated crumbs, press down firmly and place in
the fridge.
6Put the cream cheese and caster sugar into a large bowl and
cream with a wooden spoon. And then add the double
cream and use electric hand mixer until well blended.
7Melt chocolate (microwave) or in a bowl over a saucepan of
simmering water. When melted pour into cream mixture and
use hand mixer until well blended.
8Fold in a handful of jelly beans and then put mixture onto
biscuit base and level off.
9Place more jelly beans onto the cheesecake.
10And just before serving spinkle on popping candy!
Enjoy!!
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T
he second weekend in May, with weather throwing all sorts of things at us from hail,
wind and rain, Windsor Park travelled to Condover Hall in Shropshire to take part in
a weekend netball tournament. Taking three strong teams, 2 from year 8 and 1 from
year 7. each Windsor Team competing in groups of up to 15 Teams from all over the country,
making standards extremly high. But thanks to all our local businesses who provided the teams
with their fantastic kit earlier this year, and the hours of training our girls looked every bit in
it to win it. Generous Sponsors who backed our teams were UR Media, Advance Business
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On the Saturday each team played on through rain downpours, wind and even the odd
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With Sundays Sun keeping spirits high,and having dried out from the previous day, the 3
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Let The Voice Be With You
by Les Humphries
I
had the pleasure to be guest speaker at
Uttoxeter Rugby Football Clubs Annual Dinner,
which has just celebrated it’s first 30 years, and
the fact that they have been promoted back to
Division 3 West (North) after just one season of
relegation, made it even more special, I just hope
they can stay there this time and not get into any
more ‘punch ups’ on the pitch!
As a founder member, I had the honour to
receive a commemorative stone shield on behalf of
the club, which had been carved by Steve Woolley
and will be displayed in Moffs Corner in Oldfields
Club, which was where the big man always held
court in his playing days.
Numerous awards were presented, but the top
awards of the Jim Harrison Cup for Player of the
Year, and the Golden Boot for Clubmen of the Year
went to Paul Millward, and Kevin Dunn
respectively. Top Try Scorer was James Gill.
A cheque was also presented to Anthony
Coates of the Dove Valley First Responders, who
along with his wife Caroline was guest of honour
on the night. The Club had raised £1000, for the
first responders, which had been doubled to £2000
by outgoing President Julian Beattie of Vital
Business Communications. Well done everyone, I
am sure you all will agree it’s a truly worthy cause.
It seems to be all Anniversaries this year, as the
Churnet Valley Male Voice Choir are celebrating
their 20th one, which will be marked by a concert
in Alton Village Hall on the 27th of September.
Several ‘friends’ of the choir will be appearing on
the night to make it as varied a programme as
possible. More details will be announced in later
issues of ‘The Voice’.
We have a concert free month in June, our next
offering being at Meirbank Flower Festival on
Tuesday July the 23rd.
TTFN Les
Have I got news for you
by Uttoxeter’s Gary Hudson, Former BBC Chief News Reporter
Gary Hudson is a member of Uttoxeter Lions
Club, a former BBC Chief News Reporter and a
senior lecturer in Broadcast Journalism at
Staffordshire University.a
What connects an English Rose and a
Black Sabbath?
T
hanks to everyone who came to the
Uttoxeter Beer and Cider Festival. It was a
great success for our chosen charity, prostate
cancer awareness.
While you were supping the great ales on offer,
you might have passed the time with the fiendish
‘free beer’ quiz. It was free to enter and the prize
was as much beer as you could drink on the day, so
I make no apologies for making it tough. I would
have loved to see a winner, but of course we didn’t
want to encourage excessive drinking!
It’s tricky setting a quiz with answers that can’t
easily be Googled. So picture questions and odd
connections like the one in my headline were called
for.
The answer to the query above? 43 years, of
course. Justin Rose became the first English golfer
in 43 years to win the US Open, on the same day
the rock group, Black Sabbath, set a record for the
longest gap between number one albums – their 13
topping the chart 43 years after Paranoid.
It was a great day for all English, golf-playing,
rock music fans – and there are many of them.
There was a time when golf and rock’n’roll
might have seemed mutually exclusive. Alice
Cooper put an end to that, swinging a nine-iron
easily as well as his evil on-stage persona swings
from a gallows.
Rock’s other Prince of Darkness, Ozzy
Osbourne, is probably unsafe driving a golf buggy,
never mind a golf ball. But he can still belt out
heavy rock with the best of them.
I’m proud that Sabbath come from my
hometown of Birmingham, and they provided
some memorable moments during my TV
reporting days.
A meeting with the Prince of Darkness
I met Ozzy well before the infamous TV series
that thrust his family life into the spotlight. His
wife and manager Sharon was not yet a celebrity in
her own right. And I met young Kelly and Jack
without realising they too would have lucrative
showbusiness careers ahead. But then, who
predicts the career prospects of primary school
kids?
We’d arranged to meet Ozzy near the street in
Aston where he grew up, to take him back to his
old school, and to his old house. His outstretched
hand shook uncontrollably as he explained: ‘It’s the
Prozac.’
What followed was great telly. The school kids
were amazed by this shambling, but very amusing
figure, even if most had no idea who he was. And
when we wandered through the streets to his old
home, the stories came pouring out – his misfit
behaviour, brushes with the law, and the decision
to join a band.
As we approached the front door of the
terraced house the young John Osbourne had
called home, the black-clad rocker bent down and
pointed to something scratched on the stone
doorstep. ‘I did that. It’s still there,’ he said.
Scrawled on the stone were two words, which
had survived since the late 60s. ‘Yeah, Iron Void. I
thought it’d be a good name for a band.’
Imagine that. We might be talking about the
return to the number one spot after 43 years of
Iron Void, rather than Black Sabbath. Not too
unlikely. Iron Maiden haven’t done badly, have
they?
Over to our Old Rockers Correspondent
Soon after, Sharon was happy to chat over
coffee while Ozzy was being interviewed on one of
the daytime TV shows at Pebble Mill. I think I was
the only person who recognised her as she sat
alone in what we called the crush bar. As I said, she
wasn’t yet a TV personality – but she was the
daughter of legendary, tyrannical rock manager
Don Arden, and the woman who’d tamed and won
the heart of one of the wildest men in rock.
Her wealth of stories included the night she
took all Ozzy’s clothes away to stop him going out
on a binge. But he went out anyway – wearing one
of her dresses. What happened next is legendary:
he was arrested, still in drag, urinating against the
Alamo memorial. He says he was caught short and
had no idea he was defacing a sacred site. He was
banned from San Antonio for a decade.
My early encounter with Ozzy set the tone for
a number of films for BBC Midlands Today and
breakfast television. Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi
was the creator of some of the most doom-laden,
menacing riffs in rock, defining the new genre of
heavy metal. He proved a modest, genial and
affable interviewee when the BBC took him back
to a Birmingham city centre pub where the band
had played one of their earliest gigs.
The upstairs room at the venue now housed the
air-conditioning plant for the bar beneath. It hadn’t
been open to the public since its time as a rock
venue, and many original posters lined the walls,
untouched since the early 70s - a veritable time
capsule.
The birth of heavy metal
It was there that Tony told me about the
industrial accident in a metal-bashing plant that
cost him the ends of two fingers. It happened on
the day he was due to leave the factory forever to
start a music career.
Despair turned to triumph. Inspired by the
great Django Reinhardt, who, horribly injured in a
fire in his gypsy caravan, developed a virtuoso two-
fingered jazz guitar style, Iommi fashioned his own
prosthetic fingertips from washing-up liquid
bottles and learned to play again.
As a proud Brummie, I probably shouldn’t
admit that I’m not hugely keen on Sabbath’s
grinding, often ponderous riffs – far too dark for
me - but I’m a huge admirer of what Tony Iommi
achieved against the odds.
If you want to share stories of old rockers – I
could go on for hours – come and find me at the
Lark in the Park. That’s the next big event the
Lions help run – a free family fun-day in Bramshall
Road recreation ground on the Saturday of August
bank holiday weekend. See you there.

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ollowing a meal at
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Chloe Howard won 1st
prize in the competition and
spent the day at the Reebok
Stadium in Bolton where the
presentation ceremony took
place. Nathan Fletcher
accompanied Chloe, also
receiving a special prize for
the illustrations he entered
alongside his own story.
Entries were submitted
from children of all ages all
over the country. Students
were asked to design their own inclusive story character then write a 100 word story about
them. The aim of the competition was to get children thinking of ways to include more
disabled characters in their written work.
Chloe’s winning story has since been combined with Nathan’s art work to create a book
which will soon be published and available to buy. Chloe and Nathan were given a sneak
preview of their book at the presentation ceremony. Chloe was ‘overwhelmed and
speechless’ on receiving her prize (a 16g iPad) and said she was ‘shocked because never in a
million years would I have thought my story would win. So many people came up and
congratulated me, saying well done, and there were so many cameras, I didn’t know where
to look.”
Nathan was equally amazed with the prize for his entry when he received a Kindle Fire.
It was his art work in particular that wowed the judges, so much so that a special award
was created just for him. Nathan enthused, “I am thrilled that I have designed a character
for a popular book and surprised at how amazing the character looks in print.”
In addition to the individual prizes, Oldfields Hall will benefit from an author visit,
courtesy of Rising Stars, to be arranged in the near future.
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tratford, the birthplace of famous actor and playwright William Shakespeare, set the scene
for pupils who have been following his work in their curriculum topic,” An introduction
to Shakespeare’s language.”
This visit compliments not only the English aspect of the curriculum but joins up across the
curriculum with the historical aspect of the life and times of Shakespeare.
Drama workshops were undertaken, based on the play “Midsummer Nights Dream”, run
by professional actors, which also contained information about Shakespeare’s life and the life
at that time. The sessions culminated in a performance in
which every child took part.
A make-up session was held, enabling children to see how
special effects were created for some of the most well-known
scenes and characters in Shakespeare’s plays. The make-up
sessions were run by a make-up artist working at the Royal
Shakespeare Company.
The day ended with a tour of Shakespeare’s birth place.
Windsor Park Middle
School visit
“Shakespeare Country”

F
estival lovers enjoyed one of best events
in years as they descended upon
Uttoxeter Racecourse in glorious
sunshine!
The Acoustic Festival of Britain was
headlined by some of the top bands of
yesteryear such as The Hollies and the iconic
Proclaimers.
Thousands lapped up a terrific
atmosphere during the 3-day festival which
has been hailed a magnificent success by
organisers.
Apart from the stage acts, there was
something for everyone around the grounds
including children’s entertainment, a big top
tent and dance workshops and craft
activities.
Take a look at our Voice photographs and
see just how much the Acoustic Festival of
Britain 2013 was enjoyed by all!
Roll on 2014....
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Fashion Voice
by Angela Clinton of Uttoxeter
J
eans, jeans, how we love our jeans from toddler to
teenager, mother to grandmother and of course not
forgetting the male population. It seems to be the only
item of clothing ever designed to have travelled through
time and world wide. Labourers on the farms and mines
of American Western states in the late 19th century wore
them because of their durability and they were first
patented by a San Fransico merchant called Levi Strauss.
Many designs and styles of jeans are always available on
the High Street throughout all the seasons, although the
Summer brings all the bright colours. They are so
versatile and I do feel that this is the main reason for
them being so popular as you can style them with a sheer
blouse, which you will find on the High Street at the
moment, T.shirt or textured jacket for any occasion as
mentioned in a previous article.
Many decades ago two world famous fashion
designers Yves Saint Lauren and Co Co Chanel said that
style is eternal -
fashion isn’t and that
is why you have to
have confidence in
what you wear. We
cannot appear to
look as though we
have just stepped off
the catwalk as that
would not be
practical as well as
unaffordable so we
have to work with
what we have.
Whatever outfit
you wear you must
feel comfortable,
because you are then
relaxed and that then
makes you feel
confident. I call it
C.R.C.
I do think that the
majority of women
have clothes in their
wardrobe that they
know suits their style
but one has to be
careful not to allow
these items looking
rather dated. In order
not to allow that to
happen you must
make yourself aware and
alert to the latest trends and
colours for each season and
purchase accordingly.
There are other factors
that are equally as
important which make you
feel C.R.C. and they are
hair and makeup. There is
an old saying that your hair
is your ‘crowning glory’ and
‘first’ impressions are very
important. The cut is the
most important so you need
a stylist that is up to date
with every aspect of cutting
and also be confident
enough to suggest changes
as far as your style and
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have a head to head with
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Povey’s People
By Radio Stoke’s Owd Grandad Piggott
‘Thee’n turned up at last!!’ Owd Grandad
Piggott was peering through the front room
window. Outside, in the street, a council lorry was
disgorging picks and shovels, a red and white
striped portable tent, barriers and half a dozen
blokes. Our street, in common with many other
Potteries locations suffered from
a degree of subsidence and over
the years, the pavement had
sunk and in some places, had
become quite dangerous to walk
on. Owd Grandad Piggott, in
his forays back and forth from
Tummy Dawkins’s pub, had
become a frequent victim of
tripping up, measuring his
length and ‘Banging his chops’
on the uneven slabs. For more
than a year, the Council had
been booked to repair the
pavement and it looked as
though the day had arrived at
last.
That morning, after the truck had gone, the
operatives seemed to be quite busy sorting out
various things, placing traffic cones and various
signs here and there, then tea break came where
things ground to a halt, then more activity fetched
lunchtime, another long period of inactivity, and at
four oclock in the afternoon, Owd Grandad
Piggott went stomping out with a face like thunder.
He had just watched one of them lift the corner of
a paving slab with a pick and while another one of
them held it on end, the others discussed it.
‘Oy!’ he shouted. ‘Yow lot want goo steady…
Dunner go exertin’ thee senns….’
‘They’t rart theer owd soul…. Wave got weigh
this job up proper befower we commit ter plonkin’
a big slab dine….’ one of them rejoindered.
Owd Grandad Piggott was steaming. That
night in Tummy Dawkins pub, he was holding
forth to anyone who’d listen.
‘Ow dee thee’n bin theer’, he
expostulated. ‘Ow piggin’ dee –
an’ thee anna leed one slab. Seven
on ‘em thee is…. thees mower
work in a Settlers pider than thee
is in ow th’lot on ‘em put
‘gether….. an’ wayer peein’ fer
it….’ Owd Grandad Piggott
carried on all night and everybody
within earshot, which was the
whole of the bar was quite glad
when the bell went for closing
time.
The next day started equally
badly. They turned up, brewed
up, then packed up, decamping
into the red and white striped hut where an
animated discussion started up. Behind the
curtain, Owd Grandad Piggott, was having a blue
fit. His arms were going like windmills and after
two hours of no action, he strode out and yelled
loudly into the hut, almost lifting it off the ground.
‘At thinkin’ o’ startin’ work sometarm terday
or at still thinkin’ abite thinkin’ abite it??’ he
bawled.
‘Wey’re on a go-slow’, said one of them.
‘They’t what?’
‘Wey’re on a go-slow…. Theer s’posed bay
peein’ us overtarm fer getting’ this job done within
within a certeen tarm an’ nowt’s bin agraid yet…so
wey’re on a go slow’.
‘Well, if thee goost any slower, theyt bay gooin’
backerds’, flared Owd Grandad Piggott. ‘They
assner leed a slab yet an’ it’s neyly dinner tarm…’
‘Hey – Ay’s rate… Come on lads – Its pub
tarm…’ They trooped out of the hut and there was
nothing ‘go-slow’ about the speed they headed for
Tummy Dawkins’ pub.
‘Rate!’, spat Owd Grandad Piggott. ‘Ar’ll show
thee ar lay pavement slabs’.
The one hour lunch break turned into two
hours but when they eventually decided to start
work again, they stood dumfounded as they gazed
upon the results of their absence over the previous
two hours.
In that time, Owd Grandad Piggott had
managed to take out the old and re-lay twenty
yards of pavement between our part of the street
and Hilda Aspinall’s shop. He was sweating cobs,
but he’d done more work than seven council
workers had done in a day and a half.
The council men didn’t know what to do. They
retired to their hut and there followed an animated
discussion accompanied by much scratching of
heads.
‘Way conner very well put it back as it was….’,
said one brain surgeon.
‘Well, way conner leave it as it is…’ said
another, ‘Thee ‘l expect it ow th’tarm…. What put
the cat among the pigeons was when the clerk of
the works turned up. He took one look at what
they’d done and nearly passed out.
‘Listen lads’, he said woodenly. ‘Ar dunner
know ar yer’ve done this an’ ar dunner want know,
but arm putting’ yer ow dine fer a bonus.’ That
month, they all had their photograph taken and
they appeared on the front cover of ‘Council
Monthly’, much to the disgust of their colleagues.
They quickly put it around that it wasn’t them that
did the job and that a seventy four year old bloke
had hijacked a pick and shovel but nobody would
believe them.
Each month Radio Stoke’s Owd Grandad Piggott (Alan Povey) will write a unique insight into our
local life and its many characters.
His infectious, humorous slant on people provides a different and unusual mix which hopefully will
bring a warm smile to the faces of our readers.
This month: Pavement Capers
For more than a
year, the Council
had been booked
to repair the
pavement and it
looked as though
the day had
arrived at last.
T
he Alleynes Fringe Project
is a fantastic group of
talented aspiring young
actors, musicians, technicians and
artists within the Uttoxeter area
who have a passion for the
theatre industry. It has long since
been our ambition to take a play
to The Edinburgh Fringe Festival
2014 whilst also raising money
and awareness for the Donna
Louise Children’s Trust based in Stoke. It is a fantastic
opportunity for the young actors of Uttoxeter to perform on
an international stage and something which everyone can
get involved in. ‘The Hound of the Baskervilles’ is a classic
murder mystery written by the genius that is Sir Arthur
Conan Doyle and this adaptation by Tim Kelly maintains
the level of wit and intelligence associated with the great
Sherlock Holmes stories. So join us for an evening of thrills,
suspense, mystery, and all for a good cause.
As with any expensive project we will be looking for
local business sponsorship to help us achieve our aim, if this
is something your business may wish to support please do
not hesitate to contact me:
[email protected]
In return we will include an advert for your business in
the project programmes.
Your support is always much appreciated, for more
information go to:
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Nanna B’s Click ‘n’ Yarn
by Kerry Hemmings of Uttoxeter
O
ne of the reasons I love knitting is the
individuality. You can knit an item and
put your own take on it and you can use
a pattern for stitches and sizing but make it your
own design, colours etc. I can’t stress this enough
when people think it’s expensive to knit but
there’s a very slight chance you will ever bump
into someone in the street wearing exactly the
same garment that you have knitted yourself!!!
At Nanna B’s we have visitors who browse
around the shop admiring the hand knitted items
but they can’t knit themselves.
For these people we offer a
knitting service and we try to
cater for everyones needs. One
of those people is Debbie and to
tell you a bit more about
herself, I asked her to write a
few words:
“My name is Debbie
Clewlow, and live with my
husband in Upper Tean. I love
all things Vintage, being
fascinated by the styles, sights,
and sounds from the 1930s,
through to the 1950s. My
interests are wide and varied,
encompassing the homestyle,
music, and cars of the period, as
well as social history. We own a
few classic vehicles for instance,
their years ranging from 1930
to 1957, even our caravan is 53
years old! As we love old films,
old music, and have no modern
furniture in our house, It just
wouldn’t be right to walk
around in a track-suit would it? That’s where the
main attraction comes in for me, it’s Fashion. The
fashions of the period, and I like to wear these
fashions whenever I can.
Different styles do ebb and flow back into
fashion so sometimes I’m able to find stores
selling these modern interpretations of old styles.
I do like to wear original vintage clothes, and
have an extensive collection, but these are getting
harder to locate as time goes on. Mostly I rely on
new reproductions of original garments that I
make myself.
Several years ago I
took a college
course at Stoke,
followed by regular
visits to an
instructor at
Cheddleton. I also
like to track down
original tailoring
and dressmaking
books from my
period of interest
to help me learn.
Since then I’ve
completed a great
many period
pieces, and all from
original patterns. I
use original vintage
fabric whenever
possible, sourcing
modern equivalents
if not. I also collect
and use vintage
buttons, zips and
embellishments, as they all contribute to the
authenticity of the finished article.
One type of clothing very popular back then
is knitwear, and that’s one area I do struggle
with! After an initial attempt to learn to knit I
must be honest here and say I’ve given up
completely! That’s why I was pleased to discover
Nanna B’s knitting service. Original knitting
patterns can be easy and cheap to find, but if
you’re like me, not so easy to create. I’ve taken
many old patterns to Nanna B’s to be made up by
their team of accomplished knitters, and I think
that secretly they enjoy seeing what the next
unusual creation might be! They also have a good
selection of wool available and are very
knowledgable of what might be best to use.
I thoroughly enjoy wearing my knitwear, the
garments being admired by many of my friends.”
Debbie
Below is the sign I display in the shop about
the difference between a hand-knitted garment
and a manufactured item.
What you pay for in a hand-knitted
garment!
•Individuality (you don’t often see two of the
same garment)
•Time and effort (a pair of hands have made
each stitch - not a machine)
•Quality (washed as recommended by the label
looks as new for longer than a manufactured
garment)
•A smile (from the face of the knitter when
they see someone wearing their creation!)
Down on the Farm
by Angela Sargent
By the barn
“Cut them in June they’ll come again soon, Cut
them in July they’re sure to die”, so that saves us a
bit of work, especially as the thistles, to which it
refers, aren’t as forward as they perhaps would
have been in other years and that goes for most
crops in most places this year, meaning that the
growing season is shorter. Quality about quantity
may well be the case if all goes well weatherise now
Of course this has a knock on effect with
wildlife too-if a particular flower/plant food isn’t
available when the insect hatches what does it do?
And then that means less insects about providing
food for birds and their young.
You may have read about the two year
suspension on using neonicatinoids on crops such
as Oil Seed Rape, because of the potential threat
to our Bees. Neonicatinoids are taken up by the
whole plant in all its cells as opposed to being
sprayed onto the plant. Having honey bees (as well
as wild bumblebees) on the farm I have been
concerned with the on-going scare stories.
Beekeeper Leon considers the problem to be more
of a combination of factors, such as various
diseases, weather, lack of flowers etc and we have
to remember that something else will have to be
used in their place and that something will also
have an effect too!
Our bees that survived the winter have the late
spring and summer blossom to feed on at the
moment and we have sown field beans which they
love. Hopefully the spring honey, taken off at the
end of June, will be plentiful and the hives healthy
and flourishing.
Of course we mustn’t forget other pollinators
too, such as flies. Crane flies (daddy long legs) are
active as Leatherjackets during this month, feeding
on roots of plants, having pupated over the winter
in the soil, before hatching out. Later on they can
be quite destructive as grubs, but harmless as adult
flies, feeding off nectar of plants, such as mayweed,
Feverfew and Chamomile (all part of the daisy
family, flowering in June and all looking very
similar at first glance).
Silaging will begin as farmers try to make up
feed stocks for the winter. Much more than
anticipated was used and needed last winter and
farmers with excess have, in some cases, freely
donated to less fortunate farmers in the uplands.
But the grass has been slow to get growing too
and needs some gentle regular showers and a
pleasant even temperature to do well.
Spring calving will have finished and the calves
will have all been tagged and dehorned/castrated
as necessary whilst still young and manageable, as
we’re getting older and weaker (or so it seems) and
it’s a very physical job to do, as each calf has to be
caught individually and manhandled into a “calf
crush”( a cage where they can be safely restrained
and treated.). It’s also very noisy, as the cows don’t
take too kindly to being separated from their
babies and, for our safety, they have to be shut out
from where we are working and instead bellow as
loud as they can. But it’s a short interlude before
they are reunited with the calf, after giving us a
chance to have a really close look, which we may
not have had chance to do before.
Milk production will be increasing as it does
with the flush of grass and if there is more milk
about then the price tends to decrease, but having
had protests in the spring over below production
prices paid to farmers and arguments over the
inflexibility of farmer/processor contracts, it
doesn’t bode well and dairy farmers are still leaving
the industry as they can’t make their business pay.
Angela Sargent
www.baldfields-farm.co.uk
And now join me on twitter @bythebarn for all
things farming!

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I
n April Ruth Waugh was the first gymnast from Uttoxeter Gymnastics
club to compete in a British Gymnastics National Final. Ruth achieved
4th position in the National Grade 8 Regional Final ensuring she gained
a place in the West Midlands team for the
National Final. Lydia Heath finished 6th in this
Regional Final and was non-traveling reserve
for the West Midlands team. The National
Final, which took place in Birmingham, saw
teams from across the United Kingdom
compete. The West Midlands team finished 7th,
out of 13 teams and Ruth a impressive 31st out
of 52 gymnasts. Ruth’s most successful pieces
of apparatus were bars where she finished in a
tremendous 7th position and the vault in 19th
position. This is a further exciting development
for the club and demonstrates that it is the most
progressive gym club in the Midlands. Last year,
Shani Wright was travelling reserve for the West
Midlands team at the Levels National Final
after finishing 5th in the Regional Finals.
In another first for the club the Girls Youth
Development Squad(aged 6 &7) took part in
the Birmingham Friendly competition (a
competition designed as a precursor to this age group’s first regional and
compulsory grades). The team of Natasha Shingler, Zoe Bostock, Maddy
Harris, Annabel Shaw and Annabel Ingram finished in 2nd position, with
the silver medal, behind the City of Birmingham with a collective score of
86.45. Natasha Shingler achieved an impressive bronze medal in the
individual competition. These achievements indicate an exciting future for
the Club on the regional and national gymnastics scene.
In the West Midlands Floor and Vault Championship at Fenton on
Sunday 16th June, the Club was represented by 40 gymnasts in 7 teams
against 13 other clubs from all over the region. In the 9 & Under Boys
competition the Uttoxeter Blue Team of Eddie Cooper, Lewis Walker, Jack
Lonergan, Jacob Wray, Elliot Smith and Jacob Russell achieved second
place and the Uttoxeter Green team third place. The 13 & Under Boys team
came third in their competition, the club being represented by Will Jones,
Gabe Udall, James Baxter, Jack Golicki and Hugh Zwolinski. In the Under
14 Boys competition the Uttoxeter team of Patrick Welsh, Ben Weaver,
Willem Clements, Archie Johnson, Charlie Ball and Alexander Yolshina
Cash achieved second place. Only one Girls team was entered by the Club
in the competition, this was in the 16 & Under category where the team of
Lucy Ring, Emily Faux, Kate Emery Grace Arrowsmith, Morgan
Arrowsmith and Pheobe Dreaves Foord came a respectable third. In the
Open Mixed Team event for adults, a team of the Club’s coaches achieved
first place. The coaches were Roanne Perry, Kieran Fallows, Craig Berry,
Zoe Fallows, Steph Johnson and Katie Yates. Yes gymnasts, the coaches
can do the moves too.
News from Uttoxeter Gymnastics Club
Steph Johnson, Katie Yates, Craig
Berry, Zoe Fallows, Kieran Fallows,
Roanne Perry.
Ruth Waugh
Natasha Shingler, Zoe Bostock,
Maddy Harris, Annabel Shaw,
Annabel Ingram.
Lucy Ring, Emily Faux, Morgan
Arrowsmith, Pheobe Dreaves Foord,
Grace Arrowsmith, Kate Emery.
Lewis Walker, Eddie Cooper, Jack
Lonergan, Jacob Wray, Jacob
Russell.
Uttoxeter’s Exciting
Indoor Play Centre
At the Big Top Fun Centre the fun never ends
whatever the weather. It has a challenging
three-storey high adventure play-frame with
three amazing slides, a sports zone, two ball-
pits and lots of other exiting features. There
are also separate areas for both toddlers
(under 4) and babies (crawling). Our café offers
an extensive range of main meals, snacks,
home-made cakes, ice-cream, fresh ground
coffee and many other refreshments.
•Party Packages from £7 per child. Also
exclusive hire parties, for up to 40
children, available at certain times.
•Toddler sessions during school hours in
term-time at reduced rates, includes free
biscuit and squash.
•Large car park for customers.
•Active Tots – An activity playgroup,
Thursdays 9.30am to 11.30am during
term-time. Stay afterwards for free.
•No Time Limits – Stay all day if you want
at no extra charge.
The centre is also home to Uttoxeter
Gymnastics Club, which has a fully equipped
Olympic standard gym. The Club runs classes
every day of the week for children of all
abilities and ages from 18 months. Limited
spaces are available. For further details ring
Linda on 07730769307. In particular, try our :-
•Gym Tot (18 months to 3 years) and
Pre-School (3 to 4 years) classes held
during the day on Tuesdays and Fridays.
•Adult Gymnastic Sessions on Monday and
Wednesday nights – 8.30pm to 10.00pm.
Open 7 days a week from 10.00am to 6.00pm
Dovefields Leisure Park (behind Tesco), Town Meadows Way, Uttoxeter, Staffs ST14 8AZ.
Telephone 01889 566604

Sunday 23rd June saw the Uttoxeter Gymnastics
Club hold its Annual Club Competition for
recreational gymnasts over four rounds
throughout the day. Over 650 gymnasts took
part in the competition, aged from three to
sixteen, plus a further 60 other gymnasts
performed displays during intervals, and was
watched by over a 1,000 spectators. The Club
and gymnasts would like to thank the 30 coaches
and young leaders, the 30 parents/helpers and the
7 West Midland judges all of whom spent the
whole day working hard to make the
competition the great success it was. The Club
takes great pride in our gymnasts, not only for
their excellent performances under great pressure
from being watched by the hundreds of
spectators, but also in their impeccable behaviour
and discipline throughout the day. Well done
gymnasts.
The Club awarded gold silver and bronze medal
to each competition group, which was arranged
by day and class of training and age, in four
rounds during the day.
ROUND 1 RESULTS
Gold Medals
Preschool- Ray Ginders, Jack Hankin, Ellie
Downham, James Allen, Amber O’Connor, Layna
Ingram, Imogen Bore.
Beginners- Joe Bunn, Lola Frost, Fleur Boyden,
Lamorna Barker, Seb Garrett, Kacey Crawley,
Lucy Martin, Olivia Ede.
Advance- Jessica Faux, Caitlin Buckley, Erin
Staite.
Boys Groups- Henry McBride, Jamie McKenzie,
Jonah Mellors, Dominic Smith, Elijah Beswick,
James McNelis.
YDS- Annabel Shaw, Zoe Bostock, Ruby
Holmes, Ezra Sales.
Silver Medals
Preschool- Charlie Howlett, Faith Smith,
Scarlett Andrews, Ella Roberts, Poppy Emery,
Alyssa Burgoyne, Lottie Graney.
Beginners- Gabriella Phargurey, Bridie Cossar,
Rebecca Baxter, Eleanor Langrick, Layla Grey,
Darcie Evans, Gracie Turner.
Advance- Shannon Augustus, Rose Stanton,
Katie Lawrence.
Boys Groups- Ted Beaumont, Jude Mellors,
Matthew Gillis, George Preston, Tyler Edwards.
YDS- Natasha Shingler, Annabel Ingram.
Bronze Medals
Preschool- Archie Davies, Eve Waugh, Cerys
Barnett, Sophie Carder, Jamie Warmald, Hannah
Finney, Jude Baker.
Beginners- Joshua Howlett, Skye Whitfield,
Daisy Howe, Will Johnson, Alarnah Mulcare,
Freya Harper, Joshua Cooper.
Advance- Charlotte Hammond, Chelsea Bailey,
Kirsty Marshall, Yash Chauhan.
Boys Groups- Jason Wariner, Conner Stevenson,
Charlie Golicki, Rhys Richard, Oliver McNelis.
YDS- Maddy Harris, Scarlett Brandrick-Walters.
ROUND 2  RESULTS
Gold Medals
Preschool- Chloe Brindley, Belle Newton, Olivia
Riches, Isabelle Warrilow.
Beginners- Charlotte Bettany, Isabel Hobson,
Kacie Williams, Jessica Bates.
Silver & Bronze Girls- Olivia Barlett, Bella
Randles, Amber Lander, Paige Brooks, Katherine
Bull.
Gold & Young Girls - Molly Warren, Lily
Stevens, Louise Cooper, Fern Beaumont, Hema
Toor, Olivia Higgins.
Young Boys- Ethan Walker.
Silver Medals
Preschool- Olivia Stamp, Chloe Finlay, Chloe
Brister, Brogan Milward, Doris Heywood.
Beginners- Gabriella Turnbull, Sherena
Henriques, Ellie Grainger, Thomas Kaul.
Silver & Bronze Girls- Bronwyn Williams,
Celina Schwartz, Ruby Weston, Lily Kemp, Sofia
Prithard.
Gold & Young Girls- Megan Startin, Millie
Orpwood, Robyn Wyatt, Zoe Carr, Sophie
Hotchkiss.
Young Boys- Liam Stone.
Bronze Medals
Preschool- Isabella Fitzpatrick, Macy Grocott,
Dayton Kemish, Jack Jennings, Alyssia Finn.
Beginners- Toby Dutton, Sophie Ainsworth, Evie
Raybold, Celia Davies, Abigail Barker, Emily
May, Millie Coates.
Silver & Bronze Girls- Nancy Taylor, Lucy
Nichols, Angel Davall, Tamsin Critchlow.
Gold & Young Girls- Lucy Bragg, Kellen
Cordner, Helaina Wheat, Natasha Goodwin,
Madison Degg.
ROUND 3  RESULTS
Gold Medals
Preschool- Emma Freegard, Poppy Crawford,
Esme Jones, Indianna Mayman.
Beginners- Erin Eades, Madison Tortoishell,
Sienna Atkins, Charlie Vlok.
Intermediate- Emily Edgington, Isabel Richards,
Ellie Redpath, Ellie Berrisford Preston, Alex
Muirhead, Maddie Ingles, Jude Longley, Niamh
Longley, Naimh Smith, Amber Dunning.
Silver Medals
Preschool- Abigail Brown, Macy Crawford,
Lucas Roberts, Ellie Taylor.
Beginners- Yvie Woods, Polly Welford, Isabel
Longson, Keira Smith.
Intermediate- Isobelle Copp, Lola-May
Brundish, Poppy Worthington Harris, Ramya
Shah, Megan Brown, Elicia Smith, Millie Evans,
Leila Watkins, Isabelle Edwards, Macie Shaw,
Madeleine Horne.
Bronze Medals
Preschool- Megan Rukas, Daisy-Mae Doyle,
George Quilty, Lily Stanley, Lucy Dennison.
Beginners- Elizabeth Chapman, Esther
Chapman, Brandon Dowling, Ruby Plant, Milly
Davies.
Intermediate- Claudia Clarke, Alannah, Reilly,
Jessica Mellor, Katie Mitchell, Caitlin Churchill,
Millie Spilsbury,Finlea Boot, Lily Buckler, Harvey
Hibberd, Zuleyha Rogersozer.
ROUND 4 RESULTS
Gold Medals
Beginners- Nicole Shingler, Megan Leyden, Isla
Bond, Jasmin Webster, Zach Belcher, Eva Gould,
Libby Kendrick, Peyton Giles.
Intermediate- Phoebe De-Casio, Erin Grocott,
Georgia Slack, Annabelle Mycock, Louis
Pickering, Poppy Pickering, Ellisha Walker,
Samuel Haste, Matilda Newman, Pippa Ball.
Advance- Jodie Guest, Lily Ede, Jessica Kaul,
Olivia Bradley, Victoria Wilson, Millie Campbell,
Maddie Bragg.
Silver Medals
Beginners- Sophie Hayes, Abi Deville, Maggie
Welsh, Elsie Chafer, Esther Bell, Freya Goodwin.
Intermediate- Isabelle Crane, Maia Brunt, Isabel
Blake, Georgia Atkinson, Max Newman, Caiden
Litchfield-Mellows, Amelia Roberts.
Advance- Arwen Lictfield-Mellows, Megan Gray,
Helena Quigley, Olivia Berrisford, Heather
Baddiley, Kate Anslow, Courtney Whetton.
Bronze Medals
Beginners- Yuvika Chauhan, Claire Cousins,
Jesse Jack, Tamsin White, Rosie Blake, Harry
Stevenson, Annie Mathieson .
Intermediate- Saoirse Cotton, Bria Rose Thomas,
Billie Rock, Leah Bailey, Jemma Guest, Finlay
Edwards, Amy Wray, Mia Jones.
Advance- Philippa Gillis, Katelyn Poole, Eve
Rigby, Grace Hedges, Annabel Norman, Evie
Cantellow, Chloe Parker, Katy Lloyd, Maddie
Eastham.
The Club would like to thank all parents and
other relatives for coming to watch the
competition and for bringing the gymnasts to the
gym each week.
Uttoxeter Gymnastics Club Annual Competition
Brogan Milward, Chloe Brister, Olivia Riches,
Dayton Kemish
Darcie Evans, Kacy Crawley, Lucy Martin,
Florrie Murdock, Freya Harper
Ester Bell, Zac Belcher, Libby Kendrick, Eva
Gould, Emily Haste, Harry Stevenson
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Just a bit of colour in your lives
On and off the field
by Alan Smith
Hello again, no politics in this column, think I upset
some Maggie lovers in the last edition!
No, I’m going to try and make as many people aware
of a young lad’s plight. The young lad is Harvey, who
bless him has just had a big operation in the United
States. Obviously his family have to meet the cost of the
operation and all travel and accommodation expenses.
There is an appeal going around Cheadle – Help
Harvey Appeal. I know various people have started their
own appeals.
The crib competition run by The Cross Keys, the Ann
and Alan Fletcher Trophy, will this year make monies
made available to go to Harvey’s appeal. I would love to
be of help in some way. And I thought of a way I could
possibly make some money for the appeal.
I’ll take you back a few years to when I was playing
cricket for Bramshall CC/ We had some great characters
in that team, none more so than Mike Ikin, a truly
fantastic cricketer whose knowledge of the game was
remarkable. But then being the son of John Ikin, the
Lancashire and England Test player, Staffordshire captain
and at the end of his playing career coach of New
Zealand and he also managed the England youth tour of
the West Indies in 1972.
Players in that squad were present England coach
Graham Gooch and selector Geoff Miller. John was also
a more than useful painter and whilst on a Test Tour of
Australia in the First Post War Series he painted a scene
at The Brisbane cricket ground. It was passed on to his
son Mike who kindly donated it to Bramshall Cricket
Club. Well it has sat under wraps at Kev Barry’s home
for probably 15 years or so.
I contacted Lancashire and they and they told me
they were opening their new museum at Old Trafford this
year and so I set things in motion by trying to contact
him and successfuly on both counts, Kev and Mike to
sound them out with my ideas.
That hopefully, Lancashire may be generous with a
donation in exchange for the painting for their museum.
Finding Mike was a pleasant experience. We arranged
to meet at one of his hostelries in Bignall End. The
landlord there is Paul Shaw who was an old advisory
against Bramshall CC with Hanford CC, Wood Lane CC,
so the meeting was very pleasant.
He reminded me of the times we had – crickey –
exciting, fiery, brilliant, all of them with Ike in the side! I
used to take Mike home with me some Saturdays after
the match because if we left him in Uttoxeter he’d get
himself in some sort of mild lumber, he recalls the day
Bramshall played Bignall End in the Staffs Cup. He had
retired I think, but offered to show us the quick way to
get to the Bignall End ground. After about an hour’s
driving it became obvious that Ike was up to his tricks
and yes he admitted afterwards.
He grew up at Bignall End and wanted thtem to have
the edge on us by us arriving in disarray etc but did that
backfire – oh yes! Imagine Jeff Durber our pro at the time
and we were about 140 for 8 when durbs decided to
show us his batting ability and took the score to near on
200 in the last over hitting 30 runs - 5 sixes, 3 right
handed and 2 left handed – absolutely amazing!
The Bignall End side had no answer and we won
quite comfortably. But the fun didn’t finish there, we had
a scorer called Cyril, a lovely guy in his 70’s and he was
fascinated at one of the lad’s car fobs. Unbeknown to him
the way they work, I told him you had to shout at the
car and if it accepted your voice the indicators would
light up and showed him with my mate using the fob
unseen to Cyril!
You can imagine Cyril’s throat was quite raw by the
time we’d decided to aim the fob. But his favourite tipple
whisky soon cured that – but back to the painting!
Mike thankfully was all for the idea and said his dad
would be proud to know that the painting would be used
for such a good cause. As was Kev.
We now need to see the reaction from Lancashire CC.
I will keep you informed. It may happen, the giving of
the painting, when I go to the 3rd test at Old Trafford in
August. This was a special present from my stepson
Ryan, 2 tickets for an Ashes Test Saturday – what a
present, I was ecstatic!
Ryan has a few weeks to go now before he finishes
his first tour of duty of Afghanistan, cant wait to get him
home safe and sound, we will have a few bevies that
night, that’s for sure!
A change now and what a change – managers I’m on
about! Ferguson gone, Mancini gone, Benitez gone and
wow Pulis gone. I realised Stoke supporters were cheesed
off with the style but I never thought Peter Coates would
change the manager, I thought wrong. We have Mark
Hughes now, well we will wait and see, everybody must
be given a chance although I think if he fails it maybe his
last crack in the Premier League. I hope David Moyes is
successful for my eldest son Dean’s sake, he’s United mad.
The Special One will have to get rid of the
troublemakers at Chelsea to be challenging this season I
think.
Just to finish my mate Bob’s partner Ann, a lovely
lady, was watching the Grand Prix and noticed the Red
Bull adverts on the side of the cars and said ‘Bob you
wouldn’t think they’d be allowed to advertise drink and
drive would you!’
So until the next time, don’t forget your hello’s, good
evenings etc – be happy.
Smithy

Veterans And Novices
Assemble For 30th
Anniversary JCB
Lakeside Five And
Fun Run
R
ace stalwarts will line up alongside first timers as a record number of
runners come under starter orders for the 30th anniversary JCB
Lakeside 5 and Fun Run.
The event, taking place on Thursday July 18, is expected to attract a sell
out field of 600 competitors, made up of all ages and abilities. As is
tradition, there will be a five-mile seniors race and a 2.3 mile fun run, aimed
at children and families. Both will start at 7pm and take in a scenic course
around JCB’s World Headquarters, Rocester.
Competitors will include Mick Grindey of Uttoxeter, and Charles Bevan,
of Abbots Bromley, who have run in every one of the annual races since the
inaugural event. To mark the occasion
Mick, who is an Engineering PI Co-
ordinator with JCB, will wear the
number “1” entry number and Charles,
former JCB Group Electrical Engineer,
number “30”. Money raised on the
night and through sponsorship will be
donated to the JCB’s nominated
charity, the NSPCC.
Mick, who is also one of the event
organisers said: “The JCB Lakeside
Five and Fun Run has gained in
popularity every year and has become a
real date on the calendar for local
running clubs, JCB employees and
families as well. The first race attracted
around 100 people, which gives you an
indication of how it has grown. We
have always used the same course but
for the first five or six years we ran it
the other way around. It is the
landmark 30th anniversary and that is
helping us to attract a bumper field of
600 competitors – and a lot of
spectators too.”
Alongside them will be Terry Day
who has never run the race before, but
is hoping to complete the course for
charity.
Terry a JCB Senior Design Engineer
from Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, said:
“There is always a buzz around the
factory in the run up to the Lakeside
Five and this year is going to be extra
special. I have never run it before but
this year I thought I would bite the
bullet and give it a go. I am also in
training for the JCB Mud Run, so I can
combine my training.”
All competitors who finish the race
will receive a specially commissioned
medal featuring a 30th anniversary
inscription.
Also lining up will be six-times
defending champion Ben Gamble who
be going for glory again. The
Staffordshire police sergeant and
Tipton Harrier sprinted to victory in a
time of 25 minutes and 47 seconds last
year.
To register download the entry form
from the JCB website
http://www.jcb.co.uk/ or JCB lakeside
club http://www.jcb-lakeside-
club.co.uk/ For further information
contact [email protected] or the
JCB Lakeside Club on
[email protected]
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All-time
local soccer
Hall of Fame Team
By Roy ‘Razzer’ Astbury
Each month Uttoxeter’s best known character Roy ‘Razzer’ Astbury will compile
his very own ‘All-Time Local Football Team’ which in his opinion is the very best
of players past and present.
‘Razzer’ will create a team in each issue of The Uttoxeter & Cheadle Voice
which he believes incorporates all the ingredients of a football outfit which
could be unbeatable!
He will be delving into his thoughts to remember all the terrific players in
years gone by whilst selecting those who are exceptional in our present day.
It should be a fantastic talking point in our community and no doubt you all
will have your views on ‘Razzer’s Hall of Fame team.
If you have your own Hall of Fame team then get involved and just give Nigel
a call at The Uttoxeter & Cheadle Voice on 01538 751629, 0776 784 6937 to
tell him or send your team to: The Uttoxeter & Cheadle Voice, 3 Spode Close,
Cheadle, Staffordshire, ST10 1DTor email [email protected]
STAN EDEN
Bamfords FC
A great goalkeeper with a safe
pair of hands. Stan was a great
reader of the game.
MARK BROWN
Picknalls and
Bamfords OB
Always consistent
throughout a great
career, Mark was also a
great tackler.
CLIFF TEMPEST
Uttoxeter St Marys FC
Outstanding in defence,
Cliff held the team
together.
ALAN MOTTRAM
Bamfords FC
Strong in defence and a
great competitor.
DENNIS
‘DEMPSEY’ UDALE
Abbots Bromley FC
He took no prisoners
during a game and he
was a very powerful
tackler.
JONATHAN
PEARSON
Uttoxeter Town
Good clubman who
never stops in the
engine room of the
midfield.
NORRIE
BRADLEY
Rocester FC
A great reader of
the game, Norrie
loved to score goals.
Class player.
DAVID BIRKS
Picknalls and
Bamfords OB
A tireless worker in
the centre of the park,
always gave 100% in
every game.
DAVID SPITTLE
Uttoxeter Town FC
Top clubman who had
bundles of talent.
MARK WHITTAKER
Three Tuns FC
Very strong forward and terrific
in the air.
NATHAN WHITTAKER
Three Tuns FC
Loves hitting the back of
the net, will make a great
local striker.
Razzer’s Hall of Fame July Team
Goalkeepers
Choices: Barry Alcock, Adam
Alcock, Alex Langridge,
Graham Moss
Pick: Barry Alcock (Rocester)
Barry had all the qualities a
goalkeeper needed in
abundance. Fearless, great
agility, strong and vocal. The
assets have been passed on
and my selection could quite
have easily been either of his
sons Danny or Adam, although
I have not played much against
Danny.
Right Back
Choices: Paul Ede, Dave Fuller,
Dave Brown
Pick: Paul Ede (Rocester)
Known Paul since school and
always gave everything for his
manager and team mates,
tremendously fit and never
shirked a tackle, great guy. The
vast number of appearances
he made for Rocester under
different managers says it all.
Centre Halves
Choices: Kevin Barry, Ryan
Lewis, Nicky Dickens, Paul
Carnwell, Phil Grainger, Kevin
Alcock, Lyndon Beardmore
Picks: Kevin Barry (Rocester) &
Nicky Dickens (Uttoxeter
Town)
If there’s been a better local
player than Kev Barry, I doubt
it. Superb leader, quick, strong
and skilful. It’s been a privilege
to share a sportsfield with him
both at football and cricket, he
also happens to be one of the
nicest men in life. A tough call
for my second centre-half, old
fashioned brawn or skill and
pace. Skill and pace got my
nod and having played with
Nicky at Uttoxeter Town, he
was Mr Consistancy, an
excellent defender with the
skill to play from defence,
although he retired from the
game too soon.
Left Back
Choices: Mark Alcock, Andy
Peaty, Aden Johnson
Pick: Aden Johnson
(Doveridge)
A difficult decision as they all
have different qualities,
although when you combine
fitness, skill and speed I gave
Aden the spot. With more
guidance I believe he could
have made the pro grade. It’s
tough to compare someone
relatively new in the game to
someone like Mark who has
given so much to local football.
Aden’s a top lad who I would
like to see playing at a higher
standard.
Right Midfield
Choices: George Avery, Richard
Campion, John McCloughlin
Pick: George Avery (Doveridge)
A great a lad with skill,
intelligence, strength and pace
and would easily have played
in any of the sides I have
played in, quality player and a
great guy to have in your team.
Left Midfield
Choices: Jamie Dickens, Glyn
Douglas, Julian Carr, Rob
Hollins
Pick: Julian Carr (Cheadle Old
Boys)
This was a really tough choice,
Jaffa was quick , strong and
tireless, all the qualities of a
winger. He also scored more
than his fair share of goals too.
Centre Midfield
Choices: Daryl Beardmore, Kev
Haycock, Mick Hall, Ant Fuller,
Richard Owen, Martin Gadsby
Picks: Kev Haycock (Leigh) &
Ant Fuller (Leigh)
Tough choice again, but I’ve
given the places to people I
saw or played with more often.
Kev Haycock, who I played
alongside for most of my
playing days. Kev was a
tremendous player, superb skill
and a fantastic header of the
ball, loved every game I played
with him, well bar the odd one
where he’d turn up late!! Next
place goes to one of my best
mates in sport. Ant had a
terrific engine, as had all the
others, but Ant was
dominating in the air and
would always strive to score
goals. Both of these lads could
use both feet equally well.
Centre Forwards
Choices: Nige Mottram, Dave
Fuller, James Curly, Jamie
Dickens, Graham Moss,
Marshall Black, Craig Walklet,
Lee Bagley, Kevin Gadsby.
Picks: Nige Mottram (Rocester)
& James Curly (Doveridge)
I feel really bad about leaving
my good mate Dave Fuller out
of my starting eleven because
Dave was a great, fearless
player who scored lots of
‘Lineker’ type goals for Leigh
over the years and remained
very loyal to Leigh, so Dave I
owe you one. However, when
you look at the sheer class of
Motty and James Curly, it’s
really difficult to start your
best side without these two
starting up front. Both top lads
on and off the pitch, play their
sport hard and have every
quality a footballer needs to
compete at the best levels
locally, although both have
tested themselves at higher
pro levels and with a bit more
fortune with injuries, both
could have succeeded.
The players I’ve not picked
would have to fight for the
subs shirts, it’s been hard
enough to pick a starting
eleven.
As for Managers, I’ve played for
some real good guys and
enjoyed playing for all of them,
but I’d have to show my
allegiance to the man I played
most for and that’s Rich Amos,
great bloke.
We have inserted one football club each player has performed for.
Obviously, many have played for several clubs in their careers.
Local football and cricket legend Gavin Carrhas selected his
hall of fame team for July.
Take a look at Gav’s players options for each position and
his ﬁnal selections. The Checkley CC and Doveridge FC man
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All-time local cricket
Hall of Fame Team
By Ken Caulfield of Cheadle
E
ach issue Ken Caulfield of Cheadle will compile his very own ‘All-Time Local Hall
of Fame Cricket Team’ which in his opinion is the very best cricketers past and
present.
Ken will create a team in each issue of The Uttoxeter & Cheadle Voice which he
believes incorporates all the ingredients of a great cricket side which could be
unbeatable!
Ken will be delving into his memory bank to select players who performed in
separate decades. It should be a fantastic talking point in our community and no doubt
you will all have your views on Ken’s Hall of Fame selections.
Ken played cricket from the mid-Seventies until about 2005 mainly for Blythe
Cricket Club. He watches a huge amount of local cricket and served for 25 years on
cricket committees, he is a Grade 2 ECB Coach and I.O.G. Qualified Groundsman.
Readers can also pick their own Hall of Fame Cricket Team - just email
[email protected] with your 11 players – it’s as simple as that!
Ken’s Hall of Fame Cricket Team from the 1980’s:
1.JOHN ADDISON
Blythe Cricket Club/Norton CC/Moddershall CC/ Staffs/Leicestershire
What a fantastic opening batsman John was, scored mountains of runs and a thorn
in bowlers’ sides.
2.PAUL SHAW
Cheadle Cricket Club/Dunstall CC/Staffs
Stylish left hander who attacked the opposition with great gusto. Good medium pace
bowler too.
3.ANDY MARTIN
Blythe CC/Caverswall CC.
A top notch high class batsman, Andy had the complete package.
4.JOHN MYATT
Wedgwoods CC/Moddershall CC.
Very aggressive batsman who hit the ball extremely hard. John was also a great
medium pace bowler too.
5.TONY DUTTON
Norton CC/Caverswall CC/Staffs
Superb quality all-rounder who always had great admiration from the opposing
teams. A credit to local cricket.
6.BRIAN MELLOR
Leek Cricket Club
A marvellous clubman for Leek Cricket Club during a glittering career. Top
wicketkeeper and batsman and one of local cricket’s great ambassadors.
7.DEREK DYCHE
Bramshall Cricket Club
One of the area’s top spinners, Derek was a key figure in the Bramshall Cricket Club
side.
8.IAN WORTHINGTON
Boltons Cricket Club/Caverswall CC
There haven’t been many better sights than watching Ian Worthington storm into
bowl at pace. Fantastic bowler and a great loyal clubman.
9.JIM DOWLING
Checkley Cricket Club/Meir Heath CC
A wonderful haul of wickets during a tremendous career, Jim was an integral part of
the attack.
10.DAVE BLANK
Cheadle Cricket Club/Staffs
His skill with the new bowl made him one of the county’s top fast bowlers. Dave was
a great player for Cheadle Cricket Club in his prime.
11.WARWICK TATTON
Leek Cricket Club/Blythe CC
A superbly talented all-rounder and a great clubman, Warwick enjoyed great respect
in the dressing room.
Former Cheadle CC Skipper Simon Plant’s Reader’s
Hall of Fame Cricket Team:
1 - Steven Dean, Cheadle & Staffordshire
Hard hitting opening batsman who destroyed
plenty of bowling attacks in his time. Considered
by a lot of people to be unlucky not to play county
cricket.
2 - Paul Shaw, Cheadle, Dunstall, Staffordshire
Played some of the best innings I’ve ever
witnessed at Tean Road. I was always thankfull to
be on the same side as Paul as opposed to bowling
at him. Could take a game away from opponents
in a flash.
3 - Shaun Jenkinson, Stone and Cheadle
Jenko as he is commonly known in the cricket
world was always hard to get out. Hits a big ball
and I was lucky enough to have him at Cheadle for
my final season as captain. Never an easy day for
the umps with Jenko around.
4 - Pete Wilshaw, Longton, Meakins, Staffordshire
Never an easy guy to bowl at. Quality all around
the wicket and has the capability to change
games very quickly.
5 - Ben Mcguire, Kidsgrove, Hem Heath, Meakins,
Staffordshire
Great young talent who will be around for a long
time if he doesn’t make it into the county scene
again. Hits the ball as far as anyone on his day.
Also useful with the ball in hand. Great all round
cricketer.
6 - Dave Womble, Longton, Stone, Staffordshire
Came back to the North Staffs League a couple of
seasons ago. Very good all round cricketer and a
great guy on and off the pitch.
7 - Andy Carr, Checkley
Checkley stalwart who has one of the finest pair
of hands around. His ability behind the stumps
was fantastic. Also very useful with the bat at any
time of the innings.
8 - Greg Willott, Norton, Leek, Staffordshire
Something different as a left arm over bowler.
Swung the ball both ways and would often rip
through top orders like a knife through butter.
Lots of ability with the bat too, scoring useful runs
down the order.
9 - Michael Brown, Burslem
Good slow left arm bowler and middle order bat.
Has taken a lot of wickets for Burslem in recent
seasons. Great lad off the pitch.
10 - James Sellers, Cheadle
One of the best up and coming young bowlers in
the area. Played a massive part in Cheadle getting
promoted in 2011 taking 69 league wickets. Also
capable of scoring late useful runs in the innings.
11 - Alan Richardson, Little Stoke, Staffordshire,
Worcestershire
One of the best local bowlers to come out of the
North Staffs League. Has gone on to better things
and is still taking wickets for fun at
Worcestershire.
Reader’s
Hall of Fame
Local Cricket
Team

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The Good Old Days photographs on page xx
have been identified as:
1Uttoxeter Fire Brigade at the rear of
Uttoxeter Town Hall c.1920
2Licensees of the Wellington Inn, Uttoxeter
Sue & Terry Shand (2nd & 4th from Left)
withTerryʼs parents Charlie & Gladys
Shand 1st & 3rd from left in 1982
3St. Josephʼs RC School, Uttoxeter - 1st
Holy Communion C. 1955
Left to Right : Eileen Shaw, Stephen
Herbert, Cynthia Longstaff, Bernadette
Crutchley, Thelma Mellor, Margaret
Jardine, Anne Bevan, Mary Doran, Susan
Henry, Ann Baxter, Anne Fisher, Ruby
Boot, Bill Smith, Roger Foster, Ronnie
Boot, Mick Danks, Alan Weatherer,
Dennis Boot, Steve Whitehead, Malcolm
Stubbs, David Hollins, Jimmy Lynch,
Frank Dronzek, Vincent Goode, Raymond
Burke, Tony Boot & Ray Mountford
4Landlord of the Weaver Lodge Hotel,
Uttoxeter Ian Deakin pictured in fancy
dress, New Yearʼs Eve 1979
5Carol (Left) & Dot Chell (Right) with
Uttoxeter Carnival Queen Kay Shaw in
1971
The good old days
Bake’s Memoirs
by Neil Baker, Crewe Alexandra FC Assistant Manager
and local sporting legend
Hello again,
I’ve just returned from our annual holiday, been
away for a couple of weeks away with my dear
wife Ann (seemed like a month!). Didn’t see an
English newspaper in that time but did catch a few
football matches on TV including the under 21s
game against Italy. What a disaster that was, in fact
the whole campaign was poor from an England
perspective, losing all three games and returning
home early once again. Not much changes with
our national teams, failure after failure, something
I will put up for debate in further issues of The
Voice.
Anyway back to work and within hours it’s as
though you’ve never been away, we all know the
feeling, don’t we? Came home from work and
watched some cricket. The ICC Champions Trophy
taking place in our own back yard and by the time
you read this column we might even have won the
trophy. Our cricketers actually give us some hope,
our team isn’t as strong as it has been over the last
few years but good enough to compete against the
best in the world in all formats of the game and
I’m sure I’m not alone in saying ‘bring on the
Ashes’.
Later on that evening I watched The
Confederations Cup, Brazil, Spain, Italy amongst
others, a rehearsal for next year’s World Cup. Left
me thinking, has the football season finished yet,
when did cricket start? Well we can watch both
sports all year round now thanks to Sky Sports
(that’s if you have it).
How things have changed! When I was both at
school and in my youth we played football in the
winter, cricket in the summer. Home from school,
rush your tea down, out to play either sport until
it was to dark to see the ball, all ages joined in,
pitches or wickets not prepared in those days but
hours and hours of practice. This is how we
learned the game, no coaching, we just played as
often and as long as we could, no I pods, mobile
phones, X boxes or laptops, we just played sport.
My father was a footballer/cricketer as was I,
got me thinking about others who I have known
over the years who could be classed as ‘all
rounders’.
Probably the most famous name I can come up
with in local circles would be Kim Barnett who
originated from Ipstones. He started at Boltons CC
as a young leg spinner, he played in the 2nd team
under his father Deryk who captained the team at
that time, he would be around 13 when he made
his debut and was soon promoted to the first team.
He developed his skills both as a bowler and
batsman went on to play for Leek and
Staffordshire before playing county cricket for
Derbyshire, Gloucestershire and representing his
country.
I played with him at Boltons, in fact in those
days my preparation for games wasn’t as good as
it might have been, I enjoyed a Friday night out
and would get to games feeling under the weather,
catch up with some ‘shut eye ‘ in the dressing room
and when I was due to bat, Kim would come and
wake me up! He was a good footballer too, had a
spell at Stoke before I signed him at Leek Town, a
talented midfield player who had his football
career cut short as Derbyshire rated him that
highly they didn’t want him injured. Kim’s still
plying his trade locally, I think with Knypersley?
Another who played both sports to a high level
was Brian Mellor who played at Leek Town for
many years as a combative midfield player who
scored his fair share of goals from set plays, played
in the FA Trophy Final at Wembley in 1990 and
hardly ever missed a game until cricket season
started. He went from Harrison Park up the bank
to Highfield to play, captain and now Chair the
local Cricket club. Brian was an exceptional wicket
keeper who was unlucky not to represent his
county, developed his batting, was always a deep
thinker and skippered the team for years and hes
still fit enough and good enough I must add to play
regular in the 1st team.
Jeff Durber was another who played for me at
Leek Town, a big athletic centre forward who was
good in the air and led the line well. This
athleticism allowed him to become a really quick
bowler who would be quite happy to get your
wicket any way he could, a real competitor,
another who played for his county.
A footballer who I played alongside at The
Bulls Head, Leek, a successful Sunday league team
at the time was Les Lowe. A tough
uncompromising centre half, didn’t say a lot but
when he did you listened, who also excelled at
cricket, A fast bowler and hard hitting batsman,
another player that went on to represent
Staffordshire.
One player I tried to sign for Leek was Kev
Barry, a centre half ahead of his time, good enough
with the ball to have played in midfield, he read
the game well and an inspiration to his team mates
which is why he captained Rocester and Cheadle
Utd over many years, loyal to the core and a regret
that he never played under me. Also a thoughtful
cricketer, and all rounder whose skills were on
show at Moddershall alongside Basher Bailey, they
played together for years at both sports.
I must also include Nigel Mottram, what a
player. I first saw him play at Rocester against Leek
in a pre season friendly, he destroyed us and from
that day I thought I must sign him, it never
happened unfortunately. Nigel played his cricket
at Checkley CC and as with his football played it
well.
As I have documented before my early
memories of watching football and cricket was in
Rocester and the first dual sportsman I could
remember would be Joe Carpenter, though the
memory dims over the years I can recall Joe playing
centre half and being a high class batsman for the
village teams. Peter Swanwick originated from the
village too. Pete, an unassuming character was an
outstanding goalkeeper and possibly an even better
wicket keeper, another local player to play for the
county. Now we have had some terrific glove men
in our vicinity over a period but if you can name
me one better than Pete ..., then go ahead!
Move on ten years to Cheadle and Ted Lowell,
a gentleman and fine cricketer. A top order bat, in
fact he could bat at any position and get runs,
stylish to watch. I never did see him play football
but people tell me he was very good and having
watched and played cricket in the same team, I’m
not surprised.
After leaving Cheadle and moving to Boltons
there were quite a few players that played both
sports and played them well. Terry Finney was a
tough nut to knock over, technically very good
who got into the county set up and was an
exceptional fielder who played soccer for both
Wellington (now Telford Utd ) and Burton Albion,
I think at full back. Bob Bassett led the attack at
both football and cricket, a centre forward not the
biggest but strong brilliant in the air who scored a
bag full of goals at Boltons and Rocester and
opened the bowling for the copperworkers and a
very useful bat indeed, talented golfer as well was
Robert a proper all rounder. An old mate of mine
who I occasionally see up at Leek CC is Mick
Sumner, I worked with Mick down in Froghall,
played for him at Boltons FC. I must say I really
enjoy meeting up with Michael, a true sportsman,
has great knowledge of both codes and always
worth listening to. He was a good centre half at
Ipstones FC and opened the bowling taking many
wickets down at Oakamoor who now still plays
bowls, no doubt well!
I know what you’re saying, how could you
forget him and him, what about about Joe Bloggs,
he was good. You will all have your memories and
favourites, any you think I have missed forward to
our editor!
Speak soon. Bake.

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H
i again, so we are now well established at
The Cavendish Arms in my darts career. I
told you last time about the achievements
of the teams and the Super League team.
Well, nowadays, it turns out that Russell
Mason, Steve Wild and Eddie Brookes are all
county players, brilliant – very well done you
guys. I know from speaking to other players they
are pleased for you.
As for Leon and myself, we would like to
think we were of some help along the way – good
luck for the future lads.
Carrying on at The Cavendish, Friday nights
were practice nights as far as darts players were
concerned and a couple of young men joined the
lads Lennie Cooper and myself.
It was not too long before we knew that in
fact we had a couple of special darts players
indeed, their names Andy Graham and Gary
Copeland.
The Uttoxeter League had started a Summer
Men’s League in 2009, a format of 5 legs of 501,
25 points up for grabs which The Hope &
Anchor won - another public house now closed
down – what a great pity.
So my next move was to enter a team for The
Cavendish into the Men’s Summer League 2010,
playing Andy, Gary, Lennie, Steve Wild, Paul
Gregory and myself. This line up went on to win
the league with Paul winning the singles trophy.
Sadly that was to be the last Summer Darts to be
played at The Cavendish!
April 2011: After 7 and a half wonderful and
successful years we finished at The Cavendish
due to high business rates increased by
Derbyshire Dales meant we were no longer
viable, we were victims of our own success. One
day pub CO’s may learn a lesson but don’t hold
your breath!
The wonderful customers at The Cavendish
gave us a farewell party, it was a smashing bash,
presenting myself and Jackie with an engraved
cut glass rose bowl and money collected, thank
you, we had some great times and made many
friends.
So Jackie and I thought we were heading for a
quiet life in our home at Doveridge, but no, the
pub CO came along with an offer we could not
refuse, giving us the challenge of The Plough Inn,
Stafford Road, Uttoxeter.
This public house had been closed down for
over 9 months, to say the place was tired and
battered was an understatement! I can honestly
say this pub needed a lot of TLC with our skills
and the help of friends we set about making a
welcoming pub.
Over the years playing darts we have been
lucky to have gained the trust and respect of
many people, and in closing this time, I just
would like to say you can have many things in
life but without friendship it’s worth nothing.
So, till next time, take care
Dave
PS Nearly forgot, thanks for the cricket bat
lads!
On the Oche
By Dave Jones of Uttoxeter
Stoke-on-Trent
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Oggie’s Sporting
Stories
by Paul Ogden, a Leek legend
MR GEOFFERY HARRISON
I
t is with special affection I transfer
todays story from Cricket to
Football and devote a very special
story to Geoffrey Harrison.
He completely transformed Leek
Town Football Club commencing
during the late sixties. I had played
my football with Leek C.S.O.B. Port
Vale FC, Altrincham FC, Eastwood
Hanley FC and being invited by
himself to join Leek Town Football
Club, his first statement was I must
warn you there are still cows on the
pitch during the week and we have a
major task in front of us.
I will always remember we lost
our first fixture playing in the Staffs
Senior League at home to the Red
Cow FC. I remember staring into the
fire which was then responsible for
the heating of hot water and looking
around the dressing room at all of the
players with everyone showing the
same disappointment as myself and
then the dressing room door burst
open yes Mr Geoffrey with a plate
full of sandwiches followed by a jug
of the very best Ale from the Pub
next door!
It was apparent the dressing room
atmosphere changed and by the end
of the evening you would have
thought we had won the FA Cup
After the initial disappointment of
losing our first fixture we continued
to progress adding players who
improved our results included Karl
Jerzeykowski, his brother Ernie, Bill
Summerscales, Ivan Bullock and a
very promising centre back Gorden
Hamlett.
Players such as Terry Lowe the
former Port Vale full back was so
very helpful in our early stages and
John Cooper who was also with the
club before Geoffrey took over -
John was an absolute brick and I can
never thank him enough for his
commitment during that first season
We continued to win football
matches going head to head with
Hanley Town and our home fixture
with this club resulted in once again
Mr Harrison’s ability to get an
impossible game played after a week
of turbulant weather conditions even
arriving at the Ground on the
Saturday morning the total playing
surface was covered in deep snow.
He managed to get so many
helpers that day even managing to
get ground equipment to pack the
snow and to finally to be able to
mark the pitch and the game took
place in front of a very large crowd
as we were the only fixture that was
played that day in North
Staffordshire.
The game was won and once
again he had achieved one of his
miracles and more importantly we
went on to win the league which was
the start of many years of success
under the guidance of this very
special person
I look forward to sharing some
very special stories with you
involving some very talented local
players
Oggie
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On the Ball
by Alan Hudson, former Stoke City, Chelsea & Arsenal star
Coates was out of order
Was it Peter Coates that said that Tony Pulis
was the best manager in the history of Stoke City?
Was it the same man that allowed him to leave
the club?
Meaning ‘sacking’ him in the nicest possible
way, and may I add, because of public demand,
those that surrounded him in the Potteries. I have
been going to the Brit since they somehow got
promotion in that nail biting last week of the
season after two matches against Crystal Palace –
who murdered them – and Leicester City, the same
day Ian Holloway got relegated as the Foxes
manager. In all fairness, it was a last ditch save by
Nash that saw Pulis’s team through, as he got to a
ball that was creeping into the corner of the net
and I turned to my mate and said ‘That was a
Gordon Banks save’ but that is all forgotten now,
much like Nash. Some things you do for a Football
Club are forgotten or overlooked, just ask Tony
Waddington. Oh no you can’t, but you can me. Oh,
it seems that Coates also has a bad memory when
it comes to certain players also, but that is all in
the past even though they needed us there to
celebrate the 150 Years of Stoke City, a great day
put on by SCOBA (Stoke City Old Boys
Association) where the club could not even buy us
a drink. Anyhow, the whole point of this is, if Pulis
is the best manager of all time why did he leave on
mutual agreement when I have never seen him so
animated in those final three matches that led to
yet another season in the Premier League?
Whether you like the way he played or simply
not being able to stomach it - it is nothing to do
with what went on when he was told to make way
for someone more able to bring the fans a team
that play good attractive football. This is debatable
in times when Premier League football is essential
to the city of Stoke-on-Trent.
I am a Pulis fan, and the next step would have
had him organize the defence for me as I put the
other pieces of this team together.
‘Football is a simple game, complicated by
idiots’.
Which is an old term I learned through my
father Bill Hudson, and watching Stoke City it
reminded me of just that every time I drank myself
through matches. If I did not need a drink at 5 to
3 I most certainly did at five past and that was all
down to the Pulis style of play or lack of it, but
don’t knock it, because like Wimbledon beat
Liverpool in that FA Cup final with a Lawrie
Sanchez goal, City could have done the self same
thing had Kenwynne Jones had been Jimmy
Greenhoff when that ball fell at his feet at 0-0,
which would have made Tony Pulis the Stoke City
Messiah. I am not one for his football ‘manners’
for I don’t like the ball being abused, but I like his
work ethic and the way he played against the big
teams, giving them more troubles than they had
ever had in the division. Ask Wenger!
I’m sad to see him go, because there is one thing
you cannot beat in life and that is honesty, and if
the Stoke City chairman had a little bit of that I
think the blow of his departure might have been
less of a shock. However, Pulis will rise up and take
some other poor soul from the lower dregs of our
game and raise them to the upper echelons of the
Premier League, you can be sure of that, and when
he does he will have a better squad to work with
than the one he brought from those same dregs.
As for Mark Hughes, he will either wave his
Welsh wand and bring you Champions League
football or get you relegated and I am more
inclined to go for the latter, because it was only the
Pulis spirit that got this club through and if that
spirit level drops Stoke could fall like we did in the
mid Eighties when a different kind of Chairman
could not tell the difference between the Directors
Bar and the Players Bar, and that was the
difference, they think that with G&T in hand they
know about the game, well this time if Mark
Hughes does not raise that bar 200% the Gin will
become drier than ever before.
It takes a long time to change a team that play
the game the way Stoke play. If he can improve the
standard of play just a little by little he might just
have a chance, but looking at his CV it is not one
that gives you much confidence, and on that note
I think that Coates missed the opportunity of a
lifetime by not bringing Steve Bould back, and dare
I say it, dip even deeper into the archives and have
me as his right hand man. Now then, you fans
most certainly would have had no complaints
about it being boring!
The ‘Utcheter’ and beyond
Football Diaries from 1979 onwards...
by Tim Leech, our Uttoxeter man exiled in the Potteries
W
ell before we know it a new football
season will be upon us. I am not sure
what to expect from our local teams.
Stoke – the boo boys have won the day and got
their wish with the exit of Tony Pullis but they are
already moaning about Mark Hughes and they
have not even kicked a ball in anger. I actually
believe he is a decent manager and has an
incredible football pedigree. If you had said 6 years
ago that our future manager will be an ex Man
Utd, Barcelona and Chelsea star, the guys in the
white coats would have taken you away. A year of
subtle changes and hopefully a change in the style
of play.
Port Vale – They did terrific last season and this
year will all be about consolidation and trying to
stay in Division One. I hope that Micky Adams
sticks with his attacking philosophy. I am a fan of
the winger Jennison Myrie Williams he is really
exciting to watch and I don’t think he knows what
he is doing when he has the ball so I feel sorry for
his team mates and opposing defenders.
Derby – I think this is a make or break season
for Mr Clough Jnr, I actually like the fact the Rams
play a passing game but they are dreadful away
from home. I know the doubters are waiting to
pounce. He must be more adventurous and
abandon this one up front policy. Fingers crossed
for the play offs.
Locally Uttoxeter Town are now in the Staffs
County League Premier Division and will be in for
a much tougher season than last season. The guys
did fantastic and have a lot of momentum at the
moment and I am expecting them to be in the
upper reaches of the Division. I will get down as
often as I can to watch the boys in action.
Anyway a sort of footballing story that is true
and hopefully will give you a giggle.
Picture the scene.
Christmas Eve in the 1980’s, just finished work
and having a pint with my mucker Johnny
“Macca” Mclaughlin and the crack is good. We
were in a watering hole that is no longer in
existence, the Roebuck Inn, on Derby Road. A
decent old pub, that used to get a good sprinkling
of Utcheter townsfolk on a Friday after work. In
there were a few local footballers, one being Andy
Corbishley who played football for Uttoxeter
Town. Corbo’ was a flying machine and was one
of the quickest local players.
As the beer flowed the discussion came up who
was the quickest player in the town and Corbo’s
fan club suggested it was him. Well I was up for
the wind up and quickly threw down the gauntlet,
“I will race you Corbo’ for £20 !” Now there was
only a tortoise and a three legged donkey that was
slower than me on the football pitch but I was
quicker than most between the ears. The wager
was promptly accepted with my mate Macca
acting as the adjudicator taking £20 from me and
£20 from Corbo and there were a few side bets all
placed on Corbo to win. Now in the 1980’s, £40
was worth winning and could buy a few extra
beers and a nice takeaway or two.
We made our way out to the car park, young
Corbo doing all sorts of stretching exercises and
limbering up like an Olympic sprinter. I promptly
finished my sixth or seventh pint and staggered to
the car park. It was agreed that 3 laps of the car
park would be competition. The whole pub
gathered outside to watch this Olympian event
take place. “On your marks, get set, Whoosh, he
was off like Ussain Bolt, I smply jogged staggered
my way round the car park. Corbo’ lapped me at
least 3 times and beat me out of sight. I promptly
jogged or stumbled towards my good mate Macca
and pocketed the £40.
A shocked Corbo asked what I was doing,
because he had beaten me out of sight I informed
him that I did not say that I would beat him, only
that I would race him!
He was not a happy bunny but it does show
you that the tortoise can beat the hare.
Bad joke time.
A snail was mugged by a tortoise and he
reported it to the police. The police officer asked
the snail “if he could remember anything about the
mugging ?”
The snail replied “That he could not because
everything had happened so fast !”
Happy Days
Regards
Roachy

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