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Contents6. The Orchards of Chorlton

10. Calling All Men...

14. Win Back the Cost of Christmas

17. Book Reviews

19. November in your Garden

20. Chorlton Book Festival

22. Dog & Puppy Playgroup

28. Christmas Peacock

32. Chorlton Traders & Christmas Lights

33. Chorlton Traders & Metrolink

CommunityI N XD EPUBLISHERCommunity Index

EDITOR/ADVERTISINGLesley Swann

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CONTRIBUTIONSAndrew Simpson, Chorlton Good Neighbours,Carol Thompson, Chorlton Bookshop, Danielle Lowy, Katherine Watson, Chorlton Traders

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The Orchards of Chorlton Andrew Simpson

Andrew Simpson’s book The Story of Chorlton-cum-Hardy is published this monthPicture: Newbridge pears, Higginbotham’s orchard from a detail of the OS map of Lancashire, 1841, courtesy of Digital Archives, www.digitalarchives.co.uk

ISBN: 978186077671-7RRP: £18The History Press Ltd

This month I am in search of the fruit that was grown in Chorlton in the 1840s and in particular the Rose of Sharon apple tree and the Newbridge pear.

The maps of the period show plenty of orchards and most of the apples and pears went to the Manchester markets, but I long wondered if some were kept back and turned into cider and perry.

The answer came from the journalist Alexander Somerville who in 1847 had walked the lanes of Chorlton looking for evidence of potato blight, that disease which had destroyed the crops in Ireland, and was already in parts of northern Derbyshire.

He didn’t fi nd any but recorded his conversations with some of our local farmers, one of which was James Higginbotham whose land included a strip along what is now the Recreation Ground on the corner of Beech Road and Cross Road.

The conversation turned away from potatoes to fruit which made up a signifi cant part of the crops we grew for the

Manchester markets and included raspberries, rhubarb, currants and gooseberries and above all apples and pears and in particular the Newbridge pear, and Rose of Sharon apple.

So it was of particular concern to James Higginbotham that in the June of 1847 his apples and pears were doing well. As he said to Somerville who dutifully reported the conversations,

“The insects had made great havoc among the fruit in the adjoining orchard during the hot sunny days of May and the fi rst week of June but the cold of last week and the rain of this had come in time to save still a good quantity. There was still a goodly show of apples left, and the Rose of Sharon branches were again fresh, beautiful and healthy.”

It is a priceless piece of reporting and not just because here are the voices of the people who lived in Chorlton over 160 years ago but because it provides us with the actual names of what types of apples and pears were grown here.

And I am indebted to Mary Pennell of the National Fruit Collection** who kindly dug out some information about both crops. “Newbridge – is in fact a

‘perry pear’. It is also known as ‘White Moorcroft’. Rose of Sharon – an apple variety that was exhibited from Cheshire in 1934.

Unfortunately this is the only record for this apple but at least we know that it did at least exist at some stage.” All of which is very exciting, well to me anyway.

Our Newbridge pears are harvested from the fi rst to the third week in October about the same time as the Rose of Sharon apples. Now what for me is revealing is that here we have the fi rst evidence that along with cider our farmers were growing perry pears and must have been making perry which for anyone unsure is made in much the same way as cider.

Back in 1847 Alexander Somerville reported that both pear and apple were “fresh, beautiful and healthy.” At the time he was standing in Higginbotham’s orchard which was the land either side of what is now Crossland Road up as far as Higson Avenue.

But there were others dotted across the

township. Now the productive life of an apple tree is about 30-40 years although some can go for 80 to a 100 years, so with this in mind I doubt that any we fi nd today will date from 1847, but you never know.

“fresh, beautiful and healthy.” At the time he was standing in Higginbotham’s orchard which was the land either side of what is now Crossland Road up as far as Higson Avenue.

But there were others

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For the last six months a hardy bunch of volunteers from Chorlton Good Neighbours have been working to turn a patch of grass and brambles at the side of Wilbraham St Ninian’s church into a pretty outdoor seating area for our coffee mornings, and a growing space for our new gardening club. We still have lots of work to do but we are very grateful to Bramall Construction who have very kindly donated their time and materials to support our project. They have paved a patio and paths in between our raised beds to improve wheelchair access.

Chorlton Good Neighbours is a long established Care Group that provides practical support and friendship for older people in the Chorlton and Whalley Range area. We provide a diverse range of activities including exercise classes, befriending, history talks, coffee mornings, a singing group and trips to local areas of interest. Recently we’ve started two new groups aimed at getting more men involved in Chorlton Good Neighbours.

Do you enjoy being outdoors? Do you have time to spare?Well then we need you! We are currently looking for older men to volunteer for our gardening club. We have plenty of jobs to do on the plot for all levels of ability and experience. We meet every Friday from 10-12 at Wilbraham St Ninian’s church.

Even on wet days we will still be meeting indoors to discuss our plans for the growing season. Although we can’t guarantee the weather, we can guarantee tea, cake and good company. We hope to see you down there.

If gardening isn’t your thing, maybe you’d like to come down to our Snooker afternoon at a local cricket club in Chorlton every Tuesday from 1-3pm. This session is very informal and

friendly – simply come along for a chat and a drink or pit your skills against other competitors at snooker, bowls, cards or darts.

If you are interested in finding out more please contact Co ordinator Helen Hibberd on 0161 881 2925 or at [email protected]. You can follow our progress with the gardening club and all our latest news at chorltongoodneighbours.blogspot.co.uk

Calling all men...

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I recently sold my house on Cheltenham Road through the Chorlton branch of JP Brimelow and was only too happy to write a short appraisal of my dealings with them.

JP Brimelow were one of three local agents I contacted, all of whom valued the property, gave me their opinions of the current market and the likely time frame to fi nd a buyer.

I had recently had the property valued by a chartered surveyor and was impressed that Eddie Ellis of JP Brimelow valued my property at exactly the same fi gure. It reassured me that he was being honest about the value and prospects of a sale rather than telling me what I wanted to hear just to secure the instruction.

Upon appointing JP Brimelow, the property was fully marketed with photos taken and all literature produced within a couple of

days and it didn’t take much longer before the viewings began. I was also impressed at never having to call the offi ce for feedback on viewings as they would always call me, often within a few hours.

In summary, I would happily recommend JP Brimelow as agents for the sale of your property as I found their services to be thoroughly professional and they succeeded in securing a buyer for my property in exceptionally challenging market conditions.

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Nigel Rose Chariman of Green Chorlton said:

“Many thanks to JP & Brimelow for their fi nancial contribution to Green Chorlton. It's a demonstration of how local businesses and local people can work together to make Chorlton a better place to live and work.”

Carol Thompson, founder of TAG! (Pass It On) Community Interest Company said:

“A huge thanks to the team at JP & Brimelow. It’s always a joy to work with people so passionate about investing in their local community and putting something back into Chorlton.

As well as a generous donation to Green Chorlton – through a bulk purchase of TAG! cards – JP & Brimelow are playing a huge role in helping us to support other local Chorlton independent businesses. Working with such a far-sighted and imaginative company has been a real pleasure.”

Green Chorlton is a not-for-profi t community group that aims to promote environmental issues and sustainable living in a fun and friendly way. Our main activity has been the staging of Chorlton's Big Green Festival for the past four years, but we also do other things!

This year Green Chorlton are looking at longer term projects to make real changes to the local environment and show people how they can dramatically improve their quality of life by choosing to make a few simple changes.

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Book Reviews from Chorlton Bookshop

The Daylight Gate Jeanette WintersonThe Pendle witch trials of 1612 are re-imagined in this novella. Published by the recently resurrected literary wing of Hammer horror, be warned that the publishers wanted grisly and gory! There are plenty of scenes to make your stomach churn. Jeanette Winterson brilliantly captures the hysteria and horror of an age where simply being Catholic could lead to your horrific and brutal death.

With two women already in prison on witch-craft charges the pressure is on to find more. From London comes a determined lawyer out to impress his King and determined to destroy all of the so-called Pendle witches whether guilty or not. Loosely based on the actual facts this isn’t a book for those wanting a simple re-telling of events. All kinds of twists and turns have been invented to create not only a spooky tale but a commentary on a country gone conspiracy mad.

This is a perfect read on a dark cold night. After-all who really knows what happened 400 years ago on Pendle Hill.

Unknown Pleasures: Inside Joy Division Peter HookBy now, even the most hard core Joy Division fan may feel like they’re heard it all before. But this autobiographical account by Hook, the band’s own bass monster, succeeds in bringing those days to life with on-the-spot insight.

It’s easy to simplify the story right down – along the lines of, singer Ian Curtis was troubled, and eventually he committed suicide. But this tells a more sprawling, full-bodied tale of four very different young men on the murky foothills of the music industry in the wake of punk. As demonstrated by his fine, gossipy memoir of the Hacienda days, Hook makes for a great storyteller. There’s humour and illuminating detail here, in amongst the oncoming tragedy. And if there’s a sense that Hooky’s getting in a few sly digs about his now former band mates along the way, well, it just makes for a more engrossing read.

Flotsam David WiesnerThis beautiful wordless picture book is perfect for sharing and gives your child a chance to tell you the story. A keen eyed explorer spots an old battered camera on the sea-shore. Having developed the photos, he is transported to magical worlds beneath the waves and discovers he’s not the first person to have found the camera. Over many years the camera has been bobbing around in oceans all over the world. As the magical day at the beach drawers to a close he decides to send the camera on its way and throws it back into the sea. It carries on its journey transported by seahorses, dolphins and all manner of mysterious creatures.

This is a wonderful book which reveals new discoveries every time it’s opened. The illustrations are breath-taking especially the children’s facial expressions. Suggested reading age 3-6 years.

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“No fruits, no fl owers, no leaves, no birds – November!” wrote the poet Thomas Hood in the mid eighteenth century when winters were winters and summers were… probably wet. Actually, there are plenty of fl owering shrubs and perennials in November – Camellia, Viburnum tinus and some varieties of Mahonia all start to fl ower in November as does the cherry, Prunus x subhirtella ‘Autumnalis’. Schizostylis, Aster and Liriope will probably

still be showing on the perennial

scene and colchicum and cyclamen have been at it since September. But there is something about the true autumn leaf fall and inviting bare branches of November that makes us want to fi sh out our secateurs and get hacking. This is not necessarily a good idea so hold fi re for just a minute. Some experts recommend pruning certain plants in November such as Corylus (Hazel), Philadelphus (Mock Orange). There is also advice in some quarters about pruning or renovating

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early fl owering – Buddleja, Forsythia, Clematis montana or Wisteria for example where the growth has matured during the summer and would be removed by the overzealous wielding of secateurs. Waiting until mid-winter for pruning deciduous trees and shrubs is a good idea because the plants are truly dormant. Pruning in November may stimulate new growth just as the plant is trying to close down and weaken them. There are some trees and shrubs that prefer a summer trim including maples, birches, dogwoods, walnuts and elms. Pruning Prunus prudently is also recommended (in fact stone fruit in general) as they could become more susceptible to ‘silver leaf’ and avoiding pruning anything in wet conditions lessens the chance of spreading disease. So whilst it is tempting to get stuck into a couple of days of hacking back, if in doubt, wait until the winters sleep has set in properly or even admire your vigorous, generous shrubs and trees in all their naked glory and spruce them up in spring.

Katherine Watson, Fat Grass Garden Designs

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Friday 16 November10.30-11am (under 5s)Storytime Stories, songs and rhymes with a special guest appearance.

1-3pm (over 50s)Grand Day Out ‘Winter Warmer’ North West Film Archive fi lm screenings will be presented by Will McTaggart. Reminisce by visiting your favourite parts of Manchester.

7.30-9.30pm Manky Poets with Rosie Garland (aka Rosie Lugosi) £2 or £1 concessions Born in London to a runaway teenager, Rosie has always been a cuckoo in the nest. She has an eclectic writing and performance history, and her current incarnation as Rosie Lugosi the Vampire Queen is electric!

Saturday 17 November10.30am-3.30pm Food for the Soul market stall outside the library Passing on the love of reading and writing by storyteller Richard O’Neill.

2-4.30pm (ages 5- 10) The Doctor and the Daleks Travel back in time and join us for an afternoon of fun-fi lled activities. Come along dressed as your favourite character from back in time for a chance to win a prize. All children under 8 must be accompanied by an adult.

2-4pm (ages 10-15)Time-Travel Time waits for no-one - but what if it waited for you? Where would you go? Get creative in this unique writing workshop and discover where your ideas take you!

2-4pm Sara Dixon: Writers Workshop The Edge £2.50 - booking essentialThis is a creative writing workshop by a prize winning poet.

7-8pm Jim Keeble book launch Lloyds HotelJoin the screenwriter of Silent Witness and Trial & Retribution for an exciting book launch of The Happy Numbers of Julius Miles - a funny and enjoyable read.

Sunday 18th November2-2.45pm Walk and Talk Horse and Jockey Pub £4.50 Booking recommendedLead by local historian Andrew

Returning for its eighth year, The Chorlton Book Festival offers a selection of events, author visits and workshops, to please everyone’s

inner bookworm! From an under 5’s Storytime to a Time-travel session for teenagers, to an over 50’s fi lm screening to a local history tour complete with lunch, whatever the age, interest or weather, for 8 days Chorlton is the place to be.All the events are at Chorlton Library unless otherwise stated. Bookings 0161 227 3700

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Simpson, take a tour around Chorlton before ending with a book launch, soup and a roll and some mulled wine.

Monday 19th November4-6pm (ages 11-16)Silk-screen printing with Z-Arts Booking recommended.One69a Manchester Creative

Education will show you the skills and techniques behind hand, silk-screen printing. Working with a variety of beautiful text, poetry and prose you will print fantastic designs inspired by the written word.

8pmInn-quizitionDulcimer £1 to enterIn a special fi rst edition, Richard ‘The Cardinal’ Barry’s classic general knowledge round will include a special chapter. There will be questions spanning the musty annals of literary history to test the most well-read and cultivated of memories. In addition to the customary prizes there will be page-turning bonus bundles for the prevailing bookworms.

Tuesday 20 November6-8pm Flash Fiction

Booking recommendedTake part in this workshop where local author Valerie O’Riordan provides an introduction to Flash Fiction and shows you how to write a story in 90 minutes!

Thursday 22 November10-11.30am Chorlton Good Neighbours Coffee Morning St Ninian’s Church Come and listen to the nationally-recognised, giffted storyteller Dominic Kelly.

Friday 23 November8pm An Autumn Almanac Lloyds Hotel£2 adv £2.50 on the door Prepare for the hazy shades of winter with a bountiful harvest of tall tales, song-stories and folk music, gathered together by some of Manchester’s best songwriters and storytellers.

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Festivals, Markets & EventsChorlton Arts Festival Christmas Craft Fair24th November 11am - 4pmSt Clement’s Church, Edge Lane

Christmas Lights Switch OnOutside Chorlton PrecinctThursday 6th December

Manchester Street Market3rd Saturday of the month outside Chorlton Library

Clubs, Societies & GroupsChorlton Aikido Club Wednesdays 7.30-9.30pmSt Ninians, Wilbraham Rdwww.lancashireaikikai.org861 8456

Community Allotment & Apiary Scott Avenue AllotmentSat 11am, Sun 2pm0797313906807521500223uk.groups.yahoo.com/ group/grow_for_it/

Chorlton Bridge ClubChristine Blackburn Tel: 225 8854 www.bridge webs.com/chorlton

Chorlton Civic SocietyNext meeting Tuesday 13th November 7.30pm Chorlton Library meeting room. Chair - Jenny Slee 0757 0879 091 www.chorltoncivicsociety.org.uk

Chorlton Good Neighbours881 2925 [email protected]

Chorlton History Groupmeets on the 1st Thursday of the month at 1.30pm - 3pm at Chorlton Good Neighbours

St Nininians Church, Egerton Rd South

Chorlton Philosophy GroupMeets every Tuesday at 7.30pm, upstairs at the Lloyds pub. All welcomesites.google.com/site/chorltonphilosophygroup

Chorlton Reading GroupOnce a month in the meeting room behind Chorlton library 7.30pmAll welcome 881 [email protected]

Friends of Alexandra Park226 7525 www.friends ofalexandrapark.org.uk

Friends of Chorlton Meadows 881 6276www.friendsofchorltonmeadows.blogspot.com

Friends of Longford [email protected]

Manchester Flower Lovers’ Guild St Werburghs Church Hall, Chorlton M21 0TJ Anne 881 6591 flowersnorthwest.net

Shakespeare House Community CentreWhalley RangeM16 8NR, [email protected]

Whalley Range Cricket & Lawn Tennis Clubevery Friday indoor cricket nets :Years 5 & 6: 6.30-7.30; Years 7-10: 5.30-6.60: Seniors (16+): 7.30-8.30. £4 Springbridge Road, William Hulme Grammar School

Whalley Range ForumJN8 Youth & Community Centre, 82 Cromwell Ave, M16 0BG 881 3744 [email protected] www.whalleyrange.org

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50+Social GroupArts/Walking/HolidaysLila, [email protected] 2261214

Health & FitnessAlexander TechniqueOne-to-one sessions in Chorlton & Didsbury, group evening classes.Contact: Sue Fleming on 861 8848, 07796470163www.alexandertechnique.co.uk

50+ Fitness ClassesEvery Tues morning 11am at Longfords Gym, Ryebank RdContact Earl 07725 199 940 www.50plus-fitness.co.uk

The Yoga RoomsThursday 10-11.15am Drop-in Yoga (all levels) Friday 10-11am Drop-in Pilates (all levels)Full Programme at www.theyogarooms.co.uk

Pilates Classes Sarah 07776196504 www.energyflowfitness.co.uk

Arts & CraftsAlex Jerman PhotographyPhotography & Camera Training, one to ones, workshops www.alexjermanphotography.com

Battyandgorgeous www.battyandgorgeous.com

Beetlefelt Craft WorkshopsCarol Mowl Tel: 881 6309 www.beetlefelt.co.uk

Chorlton Sewing Club1st Thursday of the month 7.30 - 9.30pmChorlton Library

chorltonsewing.wordpress.com

Creative Recycling Gallery40 Beech Rd M21 9ELcraftscreativecourses.co.uk

Drum & Percussion GroupPlaying Brazilian and Cuban rhythms. Thursday evenings 7-9pm St. Margarets Church, Whalley Range Sue 226 4311

The Edge Theatre and Arts Centre Manchester Rd, Chorlton Tel: 282 9776www.watersedgearts.com

Making Miniatures Group4th Monday of the month, 8pm Scout Hut, English Martyrs Church, Alexandra Rd South, M16Contact Ann 07814 861 285

Ministry of Craft 07850 894 752 www.ministryofcraft.co.uk

Rubbish Revampedwww.rubbishrevamped.org.uk

South Manchester Camera ClubClub Meets Monday nights at 8pm Didsbury Methodist Church M20 5LRwww.smcc.org.uk

Sewing Courses at Pottery Corner, Beech Rd Basic Sewing Skills, Tues 7-9pm 5 x 2hrs sessions - starts 12th NovemberContact Ruth Tel: 881 9861 [email protected]

Music & EntertainmentBop Local presents Laugh LocalFriday 16th November 7pm. Justin Moorhouse plus special guests

Community I N D E X

FREE for voluntary/not for profit groups - email your notices to: [email protected]

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Community I N D E XSteve Royle and Pete Johansson. Tickets £12 via www.boplocal.com or from the Irish Club.Chorlton Irish Club, 17 High Lane, Chorlton

Chorlton Film InstituteBest Exotic Marigold Hotel Thurs 15th November. Doors Open 8.10pm Film starts 8.30pm Entrance £5 St Clements Church

Chorlton Folk ClubThursdays 9pm Ellesmere Rd Cricket Club

Chorlton Irish Club17 High Lane, Chorlton M21 9DJ 0161 881 2898 www.chorltonirishclub.co.uk

Dulcimer DJs every Friday & Saturday and live acts from around the world every week www.dulcimer-bar.co.uk

Folk Songs and Tunes at The BeechIf you enjoy folk songs and tunes even older than the Beech. 1st & 3rd Wednesdays for Songs2nd & 4th for Tunes.Beech Road, Chorlton, M21 9EG

Guitar/Songwriting LessonsDominic Kearne 07906 203388 www.dominickearne.com

Home on the RangeFriday 30th November 9pm-1am £5 8th Birthday!The Carlton Club, Whalley Range www.carltonclub.org.uk

Manchester Sing Out Choir (Gospel Choir)If you enjoy singing - this is the place to be. Every Tuesday 7-9pmSt Johns Centre, Old Trafford www.manchestersingoutchoir.org [email protected]

Social & Support GroupsCafé Spirit Meets 2nd Monday of the month at Copperfields Café in Chorlton 7.30pm Lesley 882 0848 Email: [email protected]

Chorlton Anxiety Group226 3871

Coffee and Craft Mornings at Chorlton Good Neighbours. Meet friends and have a coffee, with arts and crafts group. Thursday’s 10-11.30am Wilbraham St, Ninian’s Church 881 2925 www.cgncg.org.uk

IntergenVolunteer opportunities for Chorlton residents 55+ to work with local primary school children. Estelle Longmore 881 7693 or 07946761785 www.intergen.org.uk

Manchester Institute for Psychotherapy454 Barlow Moor Rd, Chorlton, M21 0BQ 0161 862 9456 www.mcpt.co.uk

New Family Social UK charity for LGBT adopters, foster carers and their children. Meets every 2 months in south Manchester.newfamilysocial.co.uk

Rainbow Families 07903 397 108 rainbowfamilies@ hotmail.com

St. Clements FellowshipContact Barbara Burns on 0161 881 5912 or Ida Bradshaw on 0161 861 7158 for information.

Local Websiteswww.beechroadm21.co.uk

www.chorlton.co.uk

www.chorltoncivic.blogspot.com

www.chorlton.fetch.it

www.sochorlton.wordpress.com

www.whalleyrange.org

Useful NumbersChorlton Library 227 3700

Citizens Advice 0870 126 4094

Manchester City Council234 5000

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Chorlton Gas LtdDomestic Central Heating and Gas Engineers

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You will need• An A5 sheet of paper, for

example junkmail or a magazine sheet

• Card, from a greetings card or food packaging

• Scissors

• Glue stick

• Sticky tape

• One of those pesky ribbons attached to clothes

• Two googly eyes or tiny buttons

• Scissors

• Glitter (optional)

1. Make a concertina from the A5 paper with each fold about 1cm deep. Snip off the ends at an angle.

2. Trace two bird shapes onto the wrong side of the card, facing in opposite direc-tions.

3. Cut out the birds and the

hole in the centre. Glue bird shapes together.

4. Feed the concertina paper through the hole.

5. Pull the bottom edges of the wings downwards until they form a semicircle, then glue or tape them together.

6. Now pull the top edges upwards to make a circle and glue or tape together. Make a hole in the top with a hole punch or cocktail stick and thread the ribbon through. Glue googly eyes or tiny buttons on both sides of the head.Decorate with glitter if you like.

Make yourself a Christmas Peacock

Danielle Lowy from Rubbish Revamped shows you how to make yourself some cheerful little

peacocks from used card and paper. Use them as tree decorations or hang them in a window.

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Fancy some more recycled crafting?

Join a Rubbish Revamped workshop or hire them for your own event. And if you’ve got the eco-thrifty-festive bug, you can enjoy a full day of crafting with

A Handmade Festive Extravaganza:

Saturday 8th DecemberSt Ninian’s Church Hall.

There’ll be a carousel of activities including making unique and thrifty decorations, Christmas wrappings and personalised gifts.

£45 including lunch. Booking essential.

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www.rubbishrevamped.org.uk Danielle on 07910 270 789

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Alpha Dog Walking & Top Cat Services

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Attique’s CollectionJewellery • Beads • Findings

Beads & Jewellery Shop

Sterling Silver JewelleryHandmade one-off pieces

Beautiful Selection of:

Rings • Bracelets • Necklaces • Earrings • Bangles • Cuff Links • Sterling Silver Chains • Gifts • Jewellery Boxes • Paper Weights

Come and see the world’s smallest hand made beads

Lapis Lazuli • Jade • Turquoise • Moon Stones • Amethyst • Corals • Malacites • Pearls • Roman Glass • Cat’s Eyes •

Gemstones • Tiger’s Eye • large selection of Semi-Precious Stones

Sea Washed Beach Pottery

Tel: 07545 481 087

URMSTON MARKETTues/Fri/Sat9am - 4pm

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Christmas Lights for ChorltonWe are delighted to announce that the newly formed Chorlton Traders has succeeded in raising the £1000 needed to ensure Chorlton gets its Christmas lights this year. The lights have now been chosen and will be hung on lampposts radiating out from the crossroads over the coming weeks.

We are holding a Christmas lights switch-on event on Thursday 6th December at 6.30pm. Local schools St Oswald Primary and Chorlton High School will be performing for the switch-on event and Chorlton Library will be hosting the after-event – with hot drinks and snacks available. Chorlton Father Christmas will also

be making an appearance! We hope to continue to raise funds from local businesses in support of our Carols and Lights event and for a surprise light extravaganza. If you are a local business and wish to make a donation please get in touch.

Email: [email protected]

A really big THANK YOU!To the following businesses for making generous donations:

1847 BistroAdamsBarclays BankBattery ParkBezingaprintBittersweetBridge GarageChipsChorlton LocksmithsChorton FireworksCommunity IndexCounselling RoomsDe NadaDirect VisionDixy ChickenDulcimer

ElectrikElliottsFrostsGoodwins/OlympicHead over HeelsJP & BrimelowKhawaja BrothersMCPTModern Army StoresNat West BankOut of the BluePadPennine KennedyPeter Topping Post Offi ceProofRainbowShareen Fashions

Sher AkbarStar NewsSubwayTeahiveUnicornWood and WoolfsteinZam Zam

We are still taking donations to ensure we can have a lovely switch on ceremony on the 6th December. Please do get in touch if you’d like to make a donation.

Please email: [email protected]

Follow us on twitter @chorltontraders

Alexander Technique Alexander Technique Alexander Technique Alexander Technique

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Chorlton traders, assisted by one of our founding members Carol of TAG! (Pass It On) Chorlton, are involved with a discounted ticket initiative run by Metrolink this Christmas to encourage shoppers to travel to the suburbs. We are inviting shoppers to come and enjoy a uniquely Chorlton Christmas shopping experience by celebrating an independent Christmas with us.

Father Christmas will be travelling to Chorlton on Metrolink in November with gifts from both of Chorlton’s independent toy shops – Busy Bee Toys and Monkey Puzzle Toys – as well as our independent sweet shop Bittersweet. Specially discounted Metrolink tickets will be available between 17th/18th November and 26th/27th November.

Offers available to TAG! cardholders from Chorlton’s own TAG! community loyalty card scheme for independent businesses will also be available to Metrolink ticketholders from 17th November until 2nd December. Independent businesses not involved in the TAG! scheme will also be invited to join in. TAG! is also running a ‘Win Back the cost of a Chorlton Christmas’ competition which is also designed to help promote an independent Christmas.

We are hoping to run an initiative to collect toys bought at our independent toy shops and donated by businesses and residents for Chorlton disadvantaged children and link it to both of these promotions. Boxes will be located in both toy shops for this purpose. Keep an eye out for posters in the coming weeks!

Chorlton Traders & Metrolink Promotion

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