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Continuing their quest to raise as much moneyas possible to support the battle against oral

cancer two Irlam and Cadishead friends haveenlisted the help of local school children to helpwith the fundraising.

After bravely battling against cancer Irlam man Andy Stubbs andCadishead woman Tania Powell supported by Andy’s partnerBeth Simpson were at Irlam Primary School and St TeresasPrimary School to support their fundraising efforts with bothschools holding a non-uniform day.

The charity fundraiser was in support of the MaxillofacialUnit at the Manchester RoyalInfirmary (MRI) Hospital thatspecializes in head and neckcancer. Tania from Fir Street,Cadishead and Andy fromLiverpool Road, Irlam havebattled with life threateningoral cancer and bothundergone major surgery atthe MRI after being diagnosedlast year.

The non-uniform day at Irlam Primary (pictured) raised afantastic £520 with a further £44.50 being raised by staff at theschool. At St Teresa’s students (pictured) and staff raised abrilliant £432 from the non-uniform day. Whilst the Land SharksDivers based at Irlam Pool donated £81 the proceeds of theirChristmas raffle.

Andy and Tania would like to thank everyone who has so farsupported their fundraising efforts. Well done everybody.

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For the past year,Hayley Mullen wholives in Irlam, has beenhelping the team at‘Cherished Gowns UK’ torun perhaps one of themost moving anddedicated organisationsyou could ever wish to beinvolved with.Originally set up by two friendsbased in Kent; Megan McKayand Lynda Garrett, 28 year oldHayley initially got involvedthrough Facebook. Married tohusband Rob, with two youngchildren; Noah aged 6 andFlorence aged 1; Hayley wasdeeply moved by the work they did.

Cherished Gowns UK reusedonated wedding dresses;transforming them into gowns forstillborn babies. Hayley said,“Approximately 17 babies a day areborn sleeping or sadly pass awayshortly after birth. This equates to3500 per year. These babies canbe incredibly small and too oftenthe parents are unable to findsomething appropriate to dresstheir baby in.” The average

donated wedding dress can betransformed into around 20 baby gowns.

Megan and Lynda set up the group in 2014; following in thefootsteps of similar organisations in the USA and Australia.Their aim is to make sure that every baby is buried inappropriately dignified clothing.

Hayley (pictured) fromSandiway, Irlam, a former pupilof Irlam High School and herselfa keen sewing enthusiastadded, “Parents are given acomfort pack completely free ofcharge; that contains a knittedblanket, nappy, hat and booties;as well as the bespoke gowns.

The packs are distributed to over 114 hospitals nationwide,including Warrington, Bolton and St Marys in the North West.They offer comfort to those who have sadly lost a baby.

Hayley said, “We have plenty of donated wedding gowns at themoment but we are always looking for volunteers to knit blankets,booties or hats; as well as donations of materials such asgentlemen’s ties in light colours, knitting needles, ribbon andgeneral sewing or knitting materials.Donations to help fund postage,packaging materials and otherexpenses are all hugely appreciated.If you visit the website atwww.cherishedgowns.org.uk, there is a full list of items that can be donated and details of anumber of ways in which you can help. Alternatively, feel free to contact me directly [email protected]”

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Lynda Waringwould like to saya great big‘thank you’ for allthe kind words,cards anddonations afterthe sad loss of

her husband John at the age of 68.The couple are well known in the Cadishead and IrlamCommunity with John working as a joiner all over the NorthWest. He was a member of Irlam Catholic Club and played dartsfor several teams including, Irlam Steelworks, Irlam ConservativeClub and the Boathouse.

In his younger days John was a keen footballer for the LabourClub and loved most Sports. The couple were married for 48years before his untimely passing away. Lynda told the Times, “A collection in lieu of flowers in aid of the Irlam and CadisheadHeart Care Club raised a fantastic £700. John would have beenreally proud of you all and I would like to thank all family andfriends for their support.”

Serena Rice from the Salford Heart Care said, “We would liketo thank Lynda and all those who have made a donation forsupporting our work. John was an active and well liked memberof the group and we send our deepest sympathy and bestwishes to Lynda and her family. The money will be used todirectly support the local Healthy Heart Club.”


Irlam Mum and Daughter stole the show when theywalked off with the titles of Mrs Galaxy UK andMiss Teen Galaxy England with both now jetting offto Florida to take part in the World Finals in August.For several years mum Sarah Pritchard has supported andhelped daughter Ella Ravenscroft age 18 as she has competed inthe Miss Teen Galaxy England competition for the third timerepresenting Manchester and finishing 3rd and then 2nd inprevious years. This year taking the title of Miss Teen Englandsweeping the board along the way winning best swim wearcategory, best fashion wear, best interview, miss popularity andmiss photographic categories.

But the ‘high heels’ were on the other foot this year as Ellawas helping mum Sarah age 41 as she has reached the finals ofthe Mrs Galaxy UK the first time she has entered such acompetition. But when Sarah reached the last ten, then the lastfive and then ultimately was awarded the Mrs Galaxy title shewas totally gobsmacked. Sarah said, “It was a complete shock, I really can’t believe that I have won it. I was the oldest in thecompetition and competing against younger, slimmer morebeautiful ladies. I have had so many messages of support fromother ladies commending me for winning and being a ‘real’ sizewoman, having had three kids and am now in my forties andlived a bit!”

Sarah added, “I really justwanted to win the Mrs Congenialitytitle, that I thought I might havehad a chance in. But not only did Iwin that but also the Best inFashion Wear title and the overallMrs Galaxy UK sash and crowntotally unreal!”

Ella the girlfriend of local ladand professional footballerCameron Brannigan who hasbeen playing well for Liverpool FCover the past few weeks said, “To win the title at the third attempt just goes to show that if youbelieve enough then anything can happen. I am really lookingforward to our USA trip and spending a ‘girly’ weekend withmum whatever the results.”

During an all-expenses paid week in Orlando, Ella will becompeting in the Miss Teen Galaxy competition and Mum Sarawill be competing in Mrs Galaxy title with both our Irlam girlscompeting with the best from around the World. Well done ladies and good luck for August.

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It is with muchsadness, thatthe Times reportsthe death ofWalter McArthur.Known to manyas ‘Mac’ he livedin the district all 92 years ofhis life. Mac died peacefullyon the 23rd January

at Salford Royal Hospital after a short illness. He leaves his wifeMary, two sons Ian, Neil and four grandchildren, David Tom,Andrew and Nina.

Mac was born at No. 20 Marlborough Road in Irlam on the15th March 1923 and went to the Council and Central Schoolslocally. He left school at 15 years of age and went to work onOssie Hickson’s farm on Chat Moss before getting a job at theSteelworks on the mill.

Enlisting in the Royal Navy he joined the battle cruiser HMSRenown until the end of the war. Mac returned to his home townof Irlam and his job in the steelworks at the end of hostilities.

Just before joining the Navy he had met Mary at a dance inCadishead. Mary had been moved by the CWS from the centreof Manchester during the blitz to the Soap Works in Irlam.Married on the 2nd May 1945 they celebrated their 70th weddinganniversary in May last year with the family and a card fromBuckingham Palace. They lived in Carr Road for 43 years beforeretiring to a bungalow in Glazebrook.

His son Neil told the Times, “Dad was a tough act to follow hiswork ethic was staggering and he lived his life through his valueshence his many friends. He had a ‘wicked’ sense of humour andloved his family and four grandchildren. We will miss him big timebut every time we visit the station we will see that smile.”

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Irlam EstateAgent SteveJones iscelebrating his50th Anniversaryafter firstwalking intoIrlam EstateAgents onFebruary 6th1966 to startwork as a juniorat the age of just nineteen.Many things havechanged in the fiftyyears since then,Steve buying out the

Irlam Estate Agents business in 1987 and what started with justthree members of staff now has a team of 16.

Steve said, “When I first started half the office was the EstateAgents that first opened in 1960 and the other half a baby linenshop, things have certainly changed since then!”

The ‘state of the art’ offices now feature an estate agency,lettings department and financial services including mortgages,pensions and investments advice all under one roof.

Steve said, “We offer mortgages and advice to people all overthe country and have 1,000’s of financial clients.”

Steve has been married to wife Lorraine for the past 45 yearsand they have three children daughter Laura and two sonsSimon and Andrew who both work as mortgage advisors in thefamily business.

Steve age 69 added, “The first house I was involved in sellingwas on Eldon Road and sold for £1,600 whilst newly builtbungalows on School Lane were selling for just £1,640. TheSteelworks, Soapworks and Margarine Works were the bigemployers of the day and now they have all gone. But sayingthat the profile of the Irlam and Cadishead district has enhancedgreatly and there is a greater diversity of jobs, homes andfacilities creating a more positive identity for Irlam andCadishead.” Happy Anniversary Steve.

Local Irlamfootballfanatic EllisMitchell is wellon his way toliving the dreamof playingfootball for aliving, withfunding from theChris StocksFund.As well as playing forIrlam FC andvolunteering forCadishead SportsJFC, Ellis secured anapprenticeship with

Altrincham United and was only able to take up this wonderfulopportunity with the help of the Chris Stocks Fund who contributedtowards the cost of equipment and kit needed for the course plustravel costs.

Ellis, who went to school at St Teresa’s Primary and then StPatrick’s High, said, “I heard about ‘The Chris Stocks Fund' via theHamilton Davies Trust (HDT) in my home town of Irlam. The fundwas set up by Chris to help young people like myself who are inneed of a small amount of funding to help to secure a job or anapprenticeship. I'm doing really well at Altrincham and the financialsupport from the Chris Stocks fund has helped me tremendously.”

The Chris Stocks Fund is made possible due to the generosityof local businessman Chris Stocks, who worked in Irlam nearlyall his life, firstly for an engineering company and latterly for TalkTalk. Sadly Chris died in March 2015, aged 53, but he waspassionate about supporting local youngsters, specifically inpractical trades and apprenticeships. His wife, Ruth, iscontinuing the work of the fund with the support from localcharity, HDT.

Ruth said, “Chris wasn't the most academic of students atschool, but after securing an engineering apprenticeship andworking his way up the ladder, he had a very successful career.He firmly believed that learning a trade was very important andI'm very proud to be able to help local youngsters through myhusband’s legacy. Ellis is a fine example of how we can help. TheChris Stocks Fund has also recently helped two youngbeauticians at the local high school to purchase essentialequipment required for their course and a local girl from theWildlife Trust to obtain a specific driving qualification.”

For more details about the Chris Stocks Fund please visit theHDT website at www.hamiltondavies.org.uk

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COME AND GET INVOLVED WITHSALFORD HEALTH EVENTAnyone who lives, works or accesses primary health care services inSalford is welcome to attend and get involved with a Citizens Panel Eventto be held on Tuesday 22nd March.Come along and join in the conversation about the awareness of cancerneeds in Salford; the GM Devolution and ‘Our Salford’; The SalfordStandard, awareness raising and how this will benefit Salford patients.There will be presentations, interactive workshops, information stands and lunch available. All the activities take place at The Lighthouse Venue,12 Centenary Park, Coronet Way, Eccles on Tuesday 22nd March between11am and 4pm.This is a free event but places are limited. For more information or to bookyour place email [email protected] or call 0161 212 6278.

HOLE IN THE WALL GANGOffenders unknown approached the rear of the CO-OP Storeon Liverpool Road in Irlam via an insecure gate and attemptedto gain entry to the store by making a hole in the brick walland stacking the bricks neatly near the hole they had made.Once the offenders gained entry they went behind the till area and causeddamage to the secure cigarette cabinet but were unable to force thecabinet open. The offenders made good their escape the same way asthey had entered the building and escaped empty handed in an unknowndirection. The Police are investigating.


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Steven then carried on hisstudies at Cambridge and waspresented with his PhD inNovember last year whilst alsodeveloping his company based inCambridge, ‘GeoSpock’ a leadinglight in the Geospatial Technology field that he co-founded

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the ‘Google of Big Data’ andSteven was even invited toNo.10 Downing Street topitch his company. Dr StevenMarsh is believed to be thefirst student from Irlam HighSchool to gain a PhD, he is amember of the CambridgeUniversity’s super computer

brain team being backed byleading Cambridge entrepreneursand he has major plans for thenear future including openingoffices in Silicon Valley in theUSA and recruiting a number of key staff.

Mum Yvonne, dad Steveand younger sister Jordan(Steve and Jordan are thevocalists with hit Irlam band‘Twisted Soul’) are really proudof Dr Steven. Yvonne told theIrlam and Cadishead Times,“We are all really proud ofSteven and what he hasachieved. Coming from a stateschool background he has hadto work tremendously hard, but it goes to show that if youput in the work and effort andwith determination anything is possible.”

Just to underline how successful Steven has been he has appeared in the Worldrenowned Business and Investment Magazine,

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Cadishead is now a much safer place to be afternot one but two brand new ‘state of the art’ life

saving Defibrillator’s have been purchased inmemory of much loved Cadishead man MichaelGordon who sadly passed away last year age just 37.

Partner Zoe Gordon age 36 told the Irlamand Cadishead Times, “It was the idea ofour son Ronan who wanted to dosomething to remember dad, so weorganised a fundraising night at Irlam

Catholic Club.”Ronan age 16 and a pupil at Irlam and

Cadishead College added, “It was a reallynice way to remember dad, he was alwaysthere to help everyone in the District. Now hismemory will help to save lives in the future.”

Zoe said, “At the fundraiser we had adisco, raffle and auction which raised£4,000 on the night. Michael was a regularat the Coach and Horses so it was fittingthat the first Defibrillator

has been installed outsidethe Pub. We are still looking for asite for the second machine whichwill be there to save lives for yearsin memory of Michael.”

Mum Barbara Gordon added,“On behalf of all the family Iwould like to thank everyone whohas supported the fundraising

and helped with the installation of the machines, Michaelwould have been proud of you all.”

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ONE MAN AND HIS DOG GETSOVER A MILLION HITSA video of a telephone conversation filmed by an Irlam mantrying to get his dog back from a grooming salon has nowgone viral with over a million views from around the World!The short clip filmed on a mobile phone, details a heated conversationbetween Gareth Egan from Irlam and the Manchester Dog Spa and DayCare, based in Urmston.The firm operates a mobile service and picked up his dog for a wash andcut, but failed to return the dog at the agreed time. They then threatenedto take it ‘somewhere else’ and ‘not bring it back’ unless he paid.He was at the firm’s headquarters at the time, but refused to pay until hesaw the dog for himself. Mr Egan says he was told the dog would bedropped back off at his house at 1pm but writing on Facebook, claims hewas then told it would be 2pm.He says he was told by a woman there to pay up before the dog isreturned, but he only agrees to hand over the cash when he sees the dog.

Health chiefs across the city have joined forces ina new campaign – called Give Diabetes the

Finger - to help local residents understand whetherthey are at risk of developing type 2 diabetes andwhat they can do to avoid developing the diseases. Over half of Salford’s population is recorded as overweight orobese which is a major risk factor for type 2 diabetes and healthbosses estimate nearly 20,000 people in the city are at high riskof developing Type 2 diabetes.

Now people are being offered a simple, quick health quizwhile they are out and about which could save them years of illhealth. If they are thought to be at risk, they will be offered aquick finger pin prick check which will confirm that they do havedangerous levels of glucose in their blood.

The campaign is being run by Salford City Council, SalfordRoyal Foundation Health Trust, Salford Clinical CommissioningGroup and social enterprise Unique Improvements.

Salford GP Dr Sheila McCorkindale said: “Diabetes is aserious, common, life-long health condition. It's the leading causeof blindness in people of working age and a major cause ofamputations, heart disease and stroke. There are around 3.5million people diagnosed with diabetes in the UK with a furtherestimated 549,000 people who have the condition, but don’tknow it. About 90 per cent of adults with diabetes have Type 2diabetes, which can be prevented or delayed by making simplelifestyle changes, like eating healthily and doing regular exercise.”

Bridget Armour, Diabetes Prevention Programme Manager atSRFT said: “It is so important for people to understand whetherthey are at risk of the disease or not.”

Salford City Council’s health improvement service were outand about offering free diabetes checks at the followinglocations, Irlam and Cadishead Leisure Centre, The Woodwindcar park, Liverpool Road, Cadishead, Hamilton Davies Trust,Liverpool Road Cadishead, Nags Head, Liverpool Road, Irlam,Tiger Moth, Swallow Drive (pictured) and Tesco Extra Irlam,Woodrow Way. If you missed them see the online quiz atwww.knowdiabetes.co.uk

The campaign is part of a wider national programme calledthe National Diabetes Prevention Programme (NDPP), Salford isone of seven national sites pioneering the programme.

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Steel Fundraiser A Great Success

Apacked Steel Club was the venue for a night offundraising fun with charities ‘Duchenne Now’

and ‘Child Flight’ benefitting from the night organisedby Derek Styles, Paul Kelly and Nicky Irlam.The night featured the band ‘Dream Legion’ and comedianDenny Waters with a raffle and auction boosting the amountraised on the night.

Paul Kelly told the Irlam and Cadishead Times, “We all had afantastic night and I would like to thank Anthony Gatley fromGrange Valley Amusements who sponsored the night and foreveryone who helped with the organisation or made donations totwo very worthwhile causes.”

Val Coupes from the Child Flight Charity added, “Without thesupport of things like this great night at the Steel Club we couldnot offer the support we do to young children and their families.Thank you to everyone for supporting the evening.”

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As the Irlam ‘LIVE’ Bandwaggon gathersmomentum the organisers have just announced

the first of three main charities that along with othercharities will benefit from the three- day musicextravaganza at Prince Park this Summer.Organiser Darren Goulden visited Hand on Heart based onLiverpool Road, Cadishead to officially announce them as one ofthe three main charities that will benefit from the Irlam ‘LIVE’event on the weekend of the 3rd, 4th and 5th June.

Darren is pictured with Hand on Heart mascot SOL (Saver OfLives) and the Hand on Heart team including Victoria Burrowswho said, “We are delighted to be on board with Irlam ‘LIVE’ andare delighted to be one of their three main nominated charities,Irlam ‘LIVE’ sounds like it’s going to a fantastic weekend ofmusic and fun!”

Darren added, “We will be having three main charities but willalso be supporting other worthwhile causes along the way. Irlam‘LIVE’ is all about having a good and safe time whilst givingsomething back at the end of the day. We will be announcing theother nominated charities soon.”

An Irlam company based on Fairhills IndustrialEstate are supporting a local charity based at

Princes Park in Irlam by donating joinery productsand hand tools. Howdens Irlam have teamed up with local based charity SalfordDisability Forum Limited. The charity provides support andpractical skills to adults with Disabilities who turn old unwantedjoinery and furniture into items for the garden including birdtables, chair planters and bird feeders which are then availablefor sale at Princes Park Garden Centre.

Allan Aston from Howdens told the Irlam and CadisheadTimes "It's great that we are able to help and offer ourdiscontinued stock to this local charity that help adults withdisabilities learn new skills and create fantastic garden furnitureitems that can be sold locally at the Prince Park Garden Centre."

Volunteers Arthur Mason and Steve Gardener added, “We arereally grateful to Howdens for their donation of materials andequipment. It all goes to help us teach and develop woodworkingskills for the trainees at Princes Park Garden Centre.”

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The way people actually register was changed a couple ofyears ago, so that everyone needs to make their ownregistration, this is called ‘Individual Electoral Registration’.Figures released last week show that since these changes morethan 800,000 people have fallen off the register, losing their rightsto vote, and making their lives more expensive.

It is also a legal requirement to register to vote if you are eligible.

You can register if you are 16 or older (but can’t vote until youare 18), are a British citizen, or under special rules, an Irish citizen,or a qualifying commonwealth or European Union citizen living inthe UK. For a list of these qualifying countries and the extraconditions you should go to www.salford.gov.uk/electoralregister.

If you are a student living away from home you can register atboth your home and term time address. Registering to vote atboth addresses means you will have a choice where to vote.

If you do not have a fixed or settled address you can stillregister to vote. You will need to make what is called ‘adeclaration of local connection’. If this applies then speak to thecouncil directly on 0161 909 6560.

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In Salford if you want to opt out of the open register you can dothis when you register, or by contacting the council, who isresponsible for the register. You can phone them on 0161 909 6560,or write to Electoral Services, Salford City Council, Chorley Road,Swinton, M27 5DA; or go on line at www.salford.gov/electoralregister.

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The Rotary Club of Irlam celebrated their 47thCharter Night at the Black Swan recently. Theyhave been in existence for over 47 years having firstreceived their Charter in 1969.Rotary International was formed in 1905 Chicago. When it wasstarted only one job classification in each club was allowed butthe rules have now changed to allow numerous members fromeach occupation into the club.

Bernard Daniels told the Times, “Our first president wasLewis T Shore General Manager of Irlam Steel Corporation.Some of the first projects the club undertook was the planting ofthe trees in Irlam Park behind the bungalows in Fairhills Road,and providing floodlights for the Youth Club there.”

Besides supporting numerous charities in the district for manyyears, they are perhaps best known for their Christmas Sleightouring the district and arranging for Santa to visit Tesco.

Their latest big project has been in displaying 150 hangingbaskets and 50 troughs on many of the businesses throughoutthe district and last year they also placed 118 hanging basketslamp posts.

Bernard added, “This year we hope to do even better andplant up some of the freestanding tubs as well. If anyone wouldlike to help us with erecting the baskets please contact Rotaryvia [email protected] ”

Rotary International's biggest success has been working withThe WHO and the Bill Gates Foundation in raising millions ofpounds to immunise every child in the world against polio. Poliowas endemic in 169 countries before the start of the campaignbut apart from just three countries the world is now polio free.Local school children contributed towards the ‘Polio plus’campaign when the Rotary Club went into every school in thedistrict to run its ‘Purple Pinkie Project’.

Every year they celebrate the anniversary of their Charter.This year they were at the Black Swan and over 70 peopleattended. Guests came from as far afield as Abergele andCarnforth and the guest speaker was Nigel Danby the Governorof Rotary District 1285.

If you would like to get involved or indeed join the Rotary Club ofIrlam please get in touch via their website. www.irlamrotary.org.uk

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The winner of the ‘one off’January ‘HowdensCash for Causes’£100 cash giveawayis the GingerbreadHouse on SilverStreet in Irlam.Angela Reid told theTimes, “I am the middayassistant for "The Gingerbread House".

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linked with Moorfield Primary School to cater for up to 18 childrenwith Autism. We are located in the old children's home on Silver

Street. We currently have very few toys and equipment to play withoutdoors at break times. If successful we would love to put themoney towards a piece of equipment to enhance the children'ssocial, emotional skills and help them in their development.”

Suzanne Lewis Head teacher at the Gingerbread Houseadded, “We are delighted to have won the monthly £100giveaway. As a new provision, I am building up the resources forthe pupils and this will go towards some much neededequipment for the playground.”

Howden’s Joinery based at Fairhills Business Park near toTesco on Woodrow Way, handed out £100 to ten worthwhilecauses last year with the only criteria that they were from theIrlam and Cadishead District.

Stuart Bolton Branch Manager at Howden’s Irlam said, “Our‘Cash for Causes’ scheme has given £100 to the causes wethink the money will best benefit. As a local company we takegreat pride in giving back to the Community. The GingerbreadHouse is a fantastic facility for Irlam and Cadishead and thewhole of Salford and we are delighted to support it.”

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Over the weekend of 2ndand 3rd April, Rixton with

Glazebrook Community Hallplays host to the first ‘WeirdWeekend North’. The event, covers all manner of diversesubjects from the World of the weirdand mysterious, has been organised byRixton man and cryptozoologist GlenVaudrey (pictured) author of four bookson the subject and writer of ghoststories for BBC Radio. Glen hasbrought these themes together for thetwo-day event with a line-up of expertspeakers in the various fields of theweird and fascinating.

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Richard Freeman – Tasmanian Wolf. - A renownedcryptozoologist, Richard will be talking about his expeditionslooking for the Tasmanian Wolf or Thylacine. This dog-like flesh-eating marsupial was thought to be extinct but is almost certainlystill existing in the dense forests of Tasmania.

Andy Lloyd – The Hunt for Planet X. - Is there another largeplanet to be discovered in our solar system? Many people thinkso. Critically acclaimed author Andy Lloyd will provide a pottedhistory of the search with all its highs and lows; an overview ofthe many varieties of Planet X will be considered (Nemesis,Nibiru, Tyche and, more recently, Planet Nine); and the latestscientific evidence driving this search to a whole new level. Andywill also discuss mythological ideas about Planet X connectedwith ancient aliens and human origins.

Alan Murdie – Poltergeists – Are they living or are they dead? - Poltergeist phenomena has happened in the world for centuries.Alan Murdie, of the Ghost Club, will explain that the phenomenavary little but there have been many different theories about whatcauses them, ranging from psychokinesis (PK) created by a livingperson to the older idea of a noisy and mischievous ghost. Basedon extensive research into cases of poltergeists Alan will presentthe different theories and where the evidence is pointing.

Glen Vaudrey – Not What I Imagined: The long-term history offairy sightings. - Could fairies be real? Some people believe so;

many people have truly seen fairies –or have imagined they saw them. Glenwill be looking at how the belief infairies has changed through the agesand why today’s image of fairies isvery different to the frightening entitythey were once believed to be.

Lee Walker – Urban Legends fromthe heart of a haunted City. - Liverpoolis famous for its maritime history,music, football teams, but what aboutits urban myths? Author Lee Walker willbe recounting allegedly true-life tales ofthe paranormal featured in his latestbook Glimpses in the Twilight, thisfascinating talk ranges from a death-predicting Labrador to a shopper beingdragged back in time to the 1950s.

Hunt Emerson - Phenomenomix,Hunt Emerson's Fortean Comics. -Award winning cartoonist Hunt

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Rob Gandy – The Phantom Hitchhiker. - Rob has beeninvestigating reports of a phantom hitchhiker that reputedlyhaunts the Halsall Moss area of Lancashire. His talk will includehis research approach, descriptions of the cases received, ananalysis of the patterns involved, and potential explanations.

Laurence Armstrong – The Warburton Souling Play. - Thelocal area is lucky enough to play host to one of the country’smost entertaining folk plays - the Warburton souling play.Laurence will explain where these plays are believed to haveoriginated from, how they were propagated and how theyappear in various forms all over the country. He will also givean insight into some of the varied characters found in theseplays together with an interpretation of what some of thecharacters represent.

Caron Charlton – Wildman UK. - It might be surprising tolearn that the UK has lots of Wildman/Bigfoot sightings - moreand more people are coming forward each year with reports ofthese creatures. Caron has been investigating these sightingsand will be sharing her findings, photographs and knowledge forthe first time at Weird Weekend North.

Two full days of mysteries and the unusual. Weird WeekendNorth, 2nd and 3rd April 2016, Rixton with GlazebrookCommunity Hall (opposite the Black Swan).

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To book your free consultation or for more information on Colin’slife changing workshops click on his facebook page Colin T Fisher,join his meet-up group ‘Manchester Mindset Mastery’ at meet-up.co.uk which is held at 1923 Irlam Railway Station or contact himdirectly on 0800 048 2929, email [email protected]

Students at the Gingerbread School on SilverStreet, Irlam have been learning all about howimportant recycling is to the local community. Assistant Head teacher Suzanne Lewis told the Irlam andCadishead Times, “The children in Gingerbread 2 have beenlearning about recycling and how important it is. They have writtenletters to parents and our neighbours to ask them to recycle. It hasbeen an ideal topic for the pupils to explore recycling and rubbishand the benefits to recycling. We hope that the letters they havewritten will encourage parents and neighbours to recycle too.”

They have applied to take part in the Salford Council Recycleand Reward Scheme and are hoping that local people will voteand support them with their recycling project. The Gingerbreadunit is a specialist resource for children with specialist needsfrom around Salford and is part of Moorfield Primary School onCutnook Lane, Irlam.

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Come And Join Support Group

The Autism and Friends Group meet on the lastSaturday of every month at the Acorn Centre onCutnook Lane in Irlam between 10am and 12 noonand will be celebrating their fourth birthday in February.The self support group welcome not just children with Autism but anyyoung person with social and communication difficulties that haveadditional needs, with all their family invited along to join in the fun.

Sandra Moore from the Group told the Times, “It allows thekids to meet and make friends and allows them to play in theirown way. Whist parents can support and offer help to each other.”

The group are self funding through various fundraising eventsheld throughout the year and also organise trips out including ten pinbowling and ‘jump nation’ as well as special events at Christmas.

Pamela Oakes added, “It’s great that we can bring alongsiblings to join in the activities as they can often feel left outwhen there is a member of the family that needs more attention.”

For more information on the Autism and Friends Grouptelephone Sandra on 0161 279 8680 or email [email protected]


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2 Conway Avenue, Irlam * 2 bed semi detached bungalow * Located in a highly desirable location of Irlam * Cul de sac location * The property is adjacent to open countryside* The accommodation briefly comprises of * Entrance hall, * Lounge * Kitchen * Bathroom * GCH * Garden fronted * Driveway * Rear flagged area * Viewing essential

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38 Lords Street, Cadishead * 3 bed end terrace house * Gch via combi * Upvc double glazed * Layout comprised of Entrance hall, * Lounge * Fitted dining kitchen * 3 bedrooms to the first floor * Family bathroom * Garden fronted with ample off road parking* Rear garden with private gating for residents only

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14 Marlborough Road, Irlam * 3 bed end town house * Gch via combi boiler * Upvc d/g * Comprises of Entrance hall, lounge * Fitted dining kitchen * Family bathroom * Large driveway to the front of the property with patternedimpressed concrete * Rear garden with feature and lawnedarea with patterned impressed concrete patio area * Viewing highly recommended

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43 Claydon Gardens, Rixton * Immaculate 4 bed detached family residence * Situated on anestablished popular development in a cul de sac location closeto Hollins Green * Gch * Upvc d/g * Entrance hall, lounge,leading to dining room * Conservatory * Fitted kitchen * En-suite to the master bedroom * Further family bathroom *Extensive driveway to the front of the property leading tointegral garage * Landscaped low maintenance rear garden * Viewing of this property is an absolute must

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16 Stephen Street, Urmston * 2 bed mid terrace property * Located in a highly desirable area ofUrmston * 5 minutes walk into the Town Centre * Located 0.7 milesfrom a popular grammar school * Ideal First Time Buyer property * Offering gas central heating via combi boiler * Upvc double glazed* Layout comprises of lounge, dining room * Fitted modern kitchen* 2 double bedrooms to the first floor * Bathroom * Rear yard * Viewing is highly essential to appreciate

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65 Sandywarps, Irlam * 3 bed semi detached * Situated in a secluded private cul desac location * Close to local amenities * Gch * Upvc d/g * Entrance hall * Grd floor w.c, lounge * Fitted kitchen * Spacious conservatory * Master bedroom with en-suiteshower room * Family bathroom * Open plan to the front with alawned area * Extensive rear large garden * Driveway with parking for several vehicles

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Debbie Yates from the Irlam and CadisheadHistory Society takes a look at the history of

Cadishead Labour Club that later became the Red Rose Inn.The area of derelict land on the corner of Kings Road andLiverpool Road was where Cadishead Labour Club stood. Thisclub opened in 1915 and was built specifically and as a politicalclub for the labour party, before this the club was housed inrooms in a private house in Irlam.

It was used for dances, whist drives and billiards. It was verypopular as the membership was very cheap. Being theheadquarters of the Labour Party, it was felt that their purposewould be better fulfilled if they included sales of intoxicatingliquors also being in the doorstep of the steel works in the idealplace for workers to stop off for a drink on their way home from

work. The club became licenced in 1931 withJoseph McLean the steward.

With a great increase in membership afterthe steel works expanded in 1932, plans weredrawn up for the extension of the club whichresulted in a large new bar and a new sportsroom being added.

By this time the Labour Hall as it was morecommonly known was becoming more of asocial club than a political club and by the late1950's it was agreed by a majority of membersto change the name to Irlam and CadisheadWorking Men’s club, although the politicalactivities were somewhat curtailed it was stillrecognised as the headquarters of the Labourparty. The political wing of the club becamefrustrated with the situation and decided tobreak away from the club in 1964 and the clubbecame purely a social club with a great

reduction in its membership.A new committee was formed who decided to redecorate the

club and renovate the club hoping to increase the membership.This took time as the members were renovating the club in theirspare time and when the steel works closed this did not makethings any better. The renovations were finished and thecommittee in an effort to remove the old image it was decided togive the club a new name and as it was almost on the Border ofthe two towns they decided to call it The Border Club. The clubwas still a non-profit making institution and it had a membershipfee of 50p (1979) it must have had the smallest membership feein the district.

Some years later the club was extended and renovated andits character completely changed and it changed into a pub andrenamed the Red Rose Inn. The pub has since closed and beenknocked down.

Local History –Cadishead Labour Club

Keeping Fit For Over Fifties

Put a spring back in your step and come ondown and see what is going on at the Lady

James Hall ‘Keep fit group’ for the over fifties. Maureen Lawlor who runs the Healthy Hearts Group told theIrlam and Cadishead Times, “We have gentle exercise to musicand have great fun whilst we are there. There is always a cup oftea afterwards and a good chat. If you have been advised toexercise or just feel sluggish and need to get moving, then Come in and have a go!”

The exercise group for people over 50 is held at Lady James Hall every Monday between 9.30am-10.15am, Wednesday 12noon-1.00pm and Thursday 12.30pm-1.15pm.

Valentines Winner

Winner of our fantastic Valentines competition inconjunction with those nice people at the

Design Element Florist on Liverpool Road in Irlamwas Sarah Hesford from Rutland Road in Cadishead.Sarah was nominated by husband Michael Hesford who told usthat his beautiful wife deserved a special Valentines Treat!

The couple are pictured receiving their prize from DesignElement Florist Neil Whittaker. Watch out for more fabulousprizes in future editions of your Irlam and Cadishead Times.

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Hollins Green Litter

Despite the pouring rain hardy residents fromHollins Green, Glazebrook and Rixton were out

gathering litter from the lanes and hedges aroundthe parish on 6th February. Sixteen adults supported the Parish Plan litter pick filling 45 bagsof discarded rubbish in just a few hours, including children’s toys,traffic cones, wheel trims, a plastic bin and old wiring.

In the main the village lanes and roads were fairly tidy apart froma couple of areas of fly tipping. The main littering was along thestretch of Manchester Road from Glamis Wood on Swan Brew up toMoat Lane where the path-side hedges were littered with bottles,cans and food wrappers. Several bags were cleared along this route,but there is still a lot of litter to be picked up so this will be the focusof attention at the next litter pick which is on Saturday 18th June.

If you can spare an hour or two on this date please make anote in your diary and join others to improve the look of theparish. Meet at the Black Swan car park 10am.

The Parish Plan ‘Look of the Parish’ action group wish tothank the Black Swan for providing a complimentary hot drinkfollowing the litter pick.

Anumber of ‘travellers’ with up to seventeencaravans and the same number of vehicles

made camp on the car park at Irlam Football Clubon Silver Street recently.Warren Dodd from Irlam FC told the Times, “They arrived onSunday night, cutting off the lock and gaining entry to the securecar park. We have since been negotiating with police andauthorities as well as the travellers for them to leave. On Sundaythey asked us for £2,000 and they would leave immediately.Obviously we didn't pay.”

There was a good chance they would be moved on by thepolice on the Wednesday under section 61 Unauthorisedencampment but moved on themselves on the Tuesday evening.

Warren added, “They told us on the Tuesday morning thatthey would be leaving on Friday but obviously decided to gotonight. A consequence this week is that our 1st team homegame against Atherton LR FC was postponed. We were advisedto keep the ground closed. This is because If the ground is openthey are legally entitled to use the toilet facilities.”

Club officials were left with the task of clearing up lots ofrubbish and waste dumped and strewn around the football clubcar park before it could be used again.

It is believed that the travellers decamped from Silver Streetand made their way to the AJ Bell Stadium at Barton and set upcamp on the Stadium forecourt before moving on again.

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Computer AdviceWith – Nigel Perry

In our regular monthly features in conjunction withWHICH Trusted Trader Nigel Perry from CadisheadComputers he looks at some of our reader concerns.

Readers’ Questions

This month we have received a couple questions through ouremail that I thought were worth sharing. If you have anytechnology related questions for publication, then email me [email protected]

Should I give websites my mobile number?

When I help customers set up a new email account some arereluctant to give their mobile number as part of setting upprocess. I understand why you wouldn’t want to in this age ofspam text messages, but this is a secondary means of verifyingyour identity.

The proper name for this is “two-step authentication” or “two-factor authentication”. There is a subtle difference between thetwo. The former means that whenever you log in from a newdevice (i.e. someone else’s PC) the company sends a code toyour mobile, which you must enter to access your account. Thebeauty of this is that if someone gets hold of your password theywon’t be able to get into your account unless they steal yourphone too!

A similar system allows you to change your password usinga code sent to your phone if you forget what your password is.This simplifies what can be a lengthy process if you lose accessto your account because you can’t remember your password.The later means every time you log in you have to put in anextra code. This method is used by some banks likeNationwide for example.

Of course neither of these are infallible, for example somephones and tablets don’t support two-factor authentication, butthere are normally ways around this using alternative emailaddresses for example.

BOGUS WORKMANPolice Officers are warning residents to be on their guardafter an elderly lady was duped out of £80 after a workmanknocked on her door and claimed that he was going toreplace broken flag stones at the victim address.The bogus workmen took £80 from the 87 year old lady and said he wouldbe back to replace the broken flags but he never returned and the workwas never done. Please be on you guard when people call at your door.


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Popular Irlam Police Community Support Officer(PCSO) Mark Hutton is back on ‘the beat’ after

taking some time off to be with his lovely wife andtheir beautiful new arrival baby Evie.Carla gave birth to Evie weighing at 9lb 8oz on the 25th January,proud father Mark said, It’s a fantastic feeling being a dad for thefirst time and both my girls are doing really well. I would like tosay a big thank for all the messages and well wishes that wehave received, thank you.”

Mark has been patrolling the streets of Irlam and Cadisheadsince first joining the PCSO ranks some nine years ago.Congratulations to Mark and Carla and little baby Evie.

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Think About Your

Health – And Quit!!

Have you ever thought of cutting down smokingor quitting altogether?

The Health Improvement Service run a Drop-in support group atLady James Hall every Tuesday, 1pm till 3pm, where you cancome along and get full support, expert advice and access toNicotine Replacement Products all to help you quit – for good.

Stop Smoking advisor, Ben Rydings from the HealthImprovement Service provides expert guidance on how to beatthe cravings and cut down. Ben can also offer to supportpeople wanting to use nicotine replacement products.

Ben told the Times, “Just by initially cutting down, people will feelthe benefits to their health and also save themselves some cash.”

So why not drop in and get some support to give up. Justcome along to one of the sessions or for more informationcontact the team on 0161 686 5237.


With an assault course, Yoda, light sabres andthe odd storm trooper the Star Wars Family

Event organised by Chat Moss CommunityEngagement Officer Lydia McCool and her Jediteam was out of this world! Lydia told the Irlam and Cadishead Times, “We attracted over100 visitors to the Little Woolden Moss nature reserve and feltthe force .... of nature! We set the scene that our humblenature reserve was the hidden Jedi training camp from the evilSith! Our younglings and padawans had to use their innerforce to tackle our Jedi worthy activities. Some of our themedactivities included making stick light sabres, throwingsphagnum bombs at the death star and finding Yoda hiding inthe bog!”

Lydia added, “We had a great time and got some amazingreviews from the families who came, roll on Easter for someHarry Potter fun on the moss! A huge thanks again to mywonderful volunteers; Ellie, Molly, Neil, Geoff, Jacob and Annaour volunteer driver!

If you'd like to get involved with our next wild families event or give us a helping hand just get in touch, Lydia([email protected]).”

Feel The Force At Woolden Moss

What are they? In thelast twenty years or

so they were world leaders,philanthropic charityendorsing radio DJ’s,winners of reality TVcontests and losers ofthese shows that went onto other bear baiting realityTV garbage to win becausethey managed to be nicefor a whole fortnight! The world has changedimmensely in the last year, somuch that out of the wreckageand sadness of our passing rocklegends such as David Bowie(pictured) and Lemmy, theatrocities in Paris and mostrecently the tragic deaths of thebright young band ‘Viola Beach’ (pictured), our perception ofwho we look up to has completely turned on its head.

Even though all of these terrible things have happened, itsunited us in sorrow and most importantly the want to change theway we focus our attention to what really matters and who wewill decide to invest our hard earned money in. Tragic indie bandViola Beach have reached No.1 in the iTunes chart after a tributecampaign backed by rockers Liam Gallagher and Tim Burgess.

Kris Leonard 20, River Reeves 19, Jack Dakin, 19, TomasLow, 27, and their managerCraig Tarry 33, all died after theircar plummeted 80ft off ahighway bridge in the earlyhours of Saturday in Sodertaljenear Stockholm, Sweden.

Their deaths have rocked theindie scene in Britain with tributes from celebrities, musiciansand even football clubs pouring out on social media. Fans of theyoung musicians launched a campaign to get them to no.1 and

in a moving testament to thegroup they have managed just that.

The late great David Bowiebasically invented pop music in anage before we had access to thewww. His style and expression thatit’s ok to be different transcendedthrough five decades, forging andgiving birth to most modern popidols of the modern world. Not asingle person had to vote for him!can you imagine Lady Gagarocking out in the cavern back inthe sixties she’d be out on thecobbles before the first eight bars.It must have been like running agauntlet of abuse every night forthe first ten years of his career. Buthe pushed through it and becamea hero to the world.

Heroes are now being restored to their righteous place, theyare not 1980’s record company born has beens that won somecamping trip in Australia. They are all around us struggling tomake a difference in the world like “The Eagles of Death Metal”going back to finish their gig at the Bataclan in Paris, SarahMurray from Irlam who is tirelessly trying to rebuild the£150,000 Skatepark on Princes Park and Jess Kemp who is inmy belief one of the best modern day recording artists on theplanet. These are the people who we support and it's becominga reality we are building a brighter future by supporting thegenuine people who have the skills to do it.

In Boatfest news Kay and I will be running the ManchesterMarathon (26.27 miles) this year, on April 10th to raise muchneeded funds for our charity “The Young People Project” andBoatfest if anyone would like to sponsor us please get in touchwe’re both on Fb or can be found most days at Si.COBarbershop 189 Liverpool Road, M445XH. This year will be thebest festival yet and I will keep you all informed of any newdevelopments right here next month.

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IRLAM COUNCILLOR LOSESMAYORAL BIDIrlam Councillor Roger Jones has lost his bid to become thenext Labour Party Candidate for the post of Salford City Mayor.Instead they voted for Councillor Paul Dennett as their choice to take overthe reins from present Salford City Mayor and Irlam man Ian Stewart.Councillor Dennett is close to becoming the most powerful political figurein Salford after winning the ballot to be chosen by the Labour Party astheir candidate in the elected mayor contest to be staged in May.Councillor Dennett said, “Politics are all too often conducted behind closeddoors. I want us to take politics out of the town hall and into our streetsand communities. Politicians should be engaged with people, workinghand in hand with local residents’ groups and speaking directly withpeople about their concerns.”The vote results in the Labour mayoral candidate race were Paul Dennett 311 votes Paul Wilson 111 votes and Roger Jones 98.

CHOCOLATE COVERED APPLESWhy not try something different this spring with a tastyrecipie from the team at Food 4 Thought at Boundary RoadMethodist Church, for Chocolate covered apples, enjoy!Ingredients4 crunchy apples335g (16oz) brown chocolate175g (8oz) white chocolate4 x 33cm (12”) bamboo sticksSprinkles

MethodWash apples and dry. Insert sticks through apple cores.Melt brown chocolate, then dip apples in until covered, lay out ongreaseproof paper. Meanwhile melt white chocolate, when brownchocolate has set, use spoon to decorate with swirls of melted whitechocolate, place on greaseproof paper and into fridge to set. Another option is to sprinkle 100’s and 1000’s before the brown chocolate has set.A delicious springtime treat!

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Friends of St Helens Church in Hollins Greenheld their annual get together and meal at theRed Lion Pub on Manchester Road in HollinsGreen recently.The Friends who have beenholding events and meetingfor around 20 yearsenjoyed a lovely meal infriendly company that wasenjoyed by all whoattended the event.

As well as the annualdinner the Friends of St Helens Church hold otherevents including history talks and displays. Future events in 2016include, a Civic Sunday at the Church and Pancakes Day in theChurch House during February.

On the 19th March they willbe holding an afternoon teaand on the 29th April there willbe a talk entitled ‘Ones MansLegacy’. Whist in June therewill be a Safari, and talks on‘Growing up in Glazebrook’and The Pals and the Sommeas well as the annual Carnival.

Church Friends Enjoy Annual Meal

Weaving For Willow Tits

One of the most endangered birds in the UK isgetting a helping hand on a Salford nature

reserve on our doorstep. The Chat Moss Projecthas teamed up with First Trans-Pennine Expressand the Forestry Commission to help the plight ofthe willow tit, a Manchester specialty.The project will be planting new groves of willow to create newhabitat for this tiny bird, whilst also providing suitable nestinglogs for them to nest in on the Wildlife Trust for Lancashire,Manchester and North Merseyside’s new Little Woolden Mossreserve in, Irlam Salford.

However, many people don’t even know what a willow tit is,let alone how to save it – to give people the chance to get upclose to nature and see these little balls of fluff for themselves,we’ll also be creating living structures alongside our new groves– perfect for small birds and children alike – and we want localpeople to be involved.

The Chat Moss Project are running a series of eight freeworkshops between February and April, where participants willlearn how to prepare, weave and create living structures andfences using willow, plus using their new skills to create willowsculptures linked to the heritage of the area. Participants canalso gain AQA qualifications, in addition to helping us savenature on this fabulous nature reserve.

Booking is essential, so please contact Elspeth on 01204 663754 or [email protected] to get involved.

The Chat Moss Project was established by Lancashire WildlifeTrust, with funding from Heritage Lottery Fund, to rescue andrestore precious lowland raised bogs in Salford, and to encouragelocal people to connect back to their mossland heritage. To findout more about us, like us on Facebook @The Chat Moss Project,or go to our website www.lancswt.org.uk/mosslands


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POINTS OF VIEW…TRAFFIC LIGHTS AT CROSSFIELDLet’s be honest, getting out of Irlam on a weekday morning during rushhour can be nothing short of horrendous!Could re-installing traffic lights between 7am and 9am be the answer? We know the controls were trialled and then taken away after complaints butthere must be an easier solution than queuing up for a ridiculous amount oftime every morning to get onto the roundabout at Crossfield Estate. This can only get worse with the opening of the Port Salford Developmentand the proposed Petrol Station and takeaway near to Crossfield. What isthe answer? What are your thoughts. Please let us know your opinions [email protected] or [email protected]

POST OFFICE PARKINGHave you tried to use Irlam Main Post Office on Liverpool Road, only tofind the car-park permanently full?? Yet on going into the Post office findthat it is empty?Is the car park for the use of people wanting to use the Post Office or is itthere for the convenience of the shops and businesses in that area? What are your thoughts. Please let us know your opinions [email protected] or [email protected]

ONE WAY – NO WAY!Have twice in the last few weeks encountered cars going the wrong waydown the one-way road at the end of Boat Lane that leads to Ferry Road.Taking an illegal shortcut, not noticed the no entry signs or just too lazy toobey the rules, the road is one way and a no entry from the Boat Lanedirection. Should a camera or extra police patrols be installed to preventthis problem which is going to lead to ahead on crash in the not too distantfuture. Drivers be aware.What are your thoughts. Please let us know youropinions at [email protected] or [email protected]

EXPIRY DATEDespite the long-term benefits on offer, many savers willstill fail to make the most of this year’s ISA allowance.Although the Chancellor left the annual ISA allowance unchanged inhis Autumn Statement instead of applying an inflation-linkedincrease, the opportunity to shelter up to £15,240 with no further taxto pay on income, and growth free from Capital Gains Tax, is still avery attractive and valuable one. What also hasn’t changed is thatyour allowance will be lost forever unless you invest before the end of the tax year.Yet the majority of ISA savers still fail to make the most of the opportunity,with Interest rates being at an all time low.According to the Bank of England, savers are receiving an averageinterest rate of just 0.85% – lower than the 0.99% reported in December.Many banks are now paying higher rates of interest on current accountsthan savings accounts.The introduction of the Personal Savings Allowance from April makes thereal value of such tax savings even more questionable. The newallowance applies to standard current and savings accounts and willenable basic rate taxpayers to earn tax-free interest of up to £1,000.Therefore, if you can deposit cash in an instant access account earningtax-free interest, why would you need a Cash ISA?The reality is that the tax benefits of an ISA can only be maximised byinvesting for the long term in assets that offer the scope for attractivelevels of income and capital growth. There is still time for those looking totake advantage of the tax-saving and investment opportunities presentedby the end of the tax year. Making the best use of your ISA allowancebefore it’s too late would be a good start.For further information or advice on any of the above, please contactSteven Payne at Chris Wilkinson Estates on 0161 777 9988 or [email protected]


‘WILL’ THERE BE A BETTER TIME…Now is the time to make your ‘Will’ and with the addedincentive of also supporting St Ann’s Hospice at the sametime and getting a real discount on the normal ‘Will’ fee,what is stopping you?No one knows what the future holds. Life-changing moments can sometimeshappen when you least expect them – whether that’s getting married, havingchildren or grandchildren, becoming ill or going through a divorce.Making a Will and letting your family and friends know your wishes isvital, and it can be a lot more affordable and straightforward than youmay think. Down at Furness Evans Solicitors at Openshaw House onLiverpool Road, Cadishead they are taking part in ‘Will Week’ for St. Ann’s Hospice between Monday 7th and Friday11th March.Several simple steps now can make a huge difference to your lovedones in the future.Furness Evans will do the will for free and you then make a donation.Your solicitor will waive their usual fee, inviting you to make adonation to St Ann’s Hospice instead. They suggest a minimum donation of £90 for a basic ‘Will’, £135 for apair of basic mirror ‘Wills’ or £40 for an update to an existing ‘Will’(codicil). Or you could turn your wishes into a ‘Will’. Your solicitor will draft your ‘Will’ for you. There is no obligation toremember St Ann’s Hospice in your ‘Will’ though the solicitor caninclude this for you should you wish. All of the money donated by youfor the drafting of the ‘Will’ is given directly to St Ann’s by yoursolicitor at Furness Evans to help them to provide care and support tolocal people, their families and carers. Contact Furness Evans Solicitors on 0161 775 2210 or call in at 90 Liverpool Road, Cadishead to make an appointment.

Awhole host of local

bands and musicians

had them rocking in the

aisles at Irlam Catholic

Club as family, friends,

colleagues and music

lovers in general, made it a

night to remember in

memory of Irlam musician

Niall Page at the 6th

Annual NIALL FEST.

Niall tragically died in February2011 due to an incident at hiswork place. He was a verytalented musician and playedguitar from the age of 13. Hewent to Music College and progressed to become a brilliantguitarist. Niall attended Irlam Primary School and then on to Irlamand Cadishead High School before progressing to ‘Music Base’in Manchester where he did a music and performer course for 12months learning new skills, he also performed at HMV with hiscollege buddies. Niall met his other band members throughattending this college and they became really good friends. Theywent on to perform around Manchester in small clubs right upuntil his untimely death.

He also loved playing rugby and played for CadisheadRhino's U’18’s. Since his passing his band members haveorganised this event the ‘Niall Fest’ in his memory and all themoney raised goes to a great charity.

Mum Janet Page told the Irlam and Cadishead Times, “Wehave had everyone helping out from friends of Niall's and Niall's

family and it’s lovely to know wehave the support of thecommunity. This year we areraising money for the Guide Dogsfor the Blind, hopefully we willraise over £2,500 and be able tofund a guide dog in Niall’smemory.”

This year is the 6th ‘Niall Fest’in his memory, and its gettingbigger each year. On stage wereNiall's band “Even when dead”and also sensational local guitarvocalist Jess Kemp along withBands including Free the Peas,Revolution in Paradise, NYC SIAand DJ Dan Heywood.

Janet added, “We have had somuch support each year since

Niall's untimely death. Irlam Catholic Club have always beensupportive of ‘Niall Fest’ and have it booked into their diary eachyear. We are hoping ‘Niall Fest’ will continue to get bigger andbetter each year. Niall lived for his music and loved performingwith his band and this is everybody’s way of remembering him.”

Before the Niall Fest Niall’s mum Janet was presented with arare BC Rich Wallock Guitar thathad been bought and designedby generous local man SteveBailey with the help of RichardTaylor. The guitar featured photoimages of Niall and his bandand will be treasured by Janetfor many years to come. Afantastic gesture, well done.

Plans are going

well for the

third Annual

STEELFEST so

make sure you

make a date in

your diary for the

STEELFEST

Music Festival to

be held on

Sunday 29th May

at Irlam Steel Club

and you are all

welcome!

All the fun starts at 12 noon till late at the Irlam Steel Club onLiverpool Road, Irlam. The event in aid of the Andrew CookeMusic Trust and Andrew Cooke Memorial Fund will feature alive outdoor music stage, that will include the fabulous Jess Kemp (pictured), Skye Ladder, The Calamities, Lost Linesand Free the Peas and the ever popular Cadishead Band.

Collette Nelson said, “We are still putting the finishing touchesto the line-up and any bands or musicians that might want to getinvolved with STEELFEST should get in touch via email.”

The Music Trust is to help disadvantaged Salford musicstudents studying music with a bursary to aid their studies. TheAndrew Cooke Memorial Fund is connected to Cadishead PublicBand to help new comers to the popular Band with lessons aswell as for the band as a whole to improve.

Contact the organisers via email at [email protected] facebook at steelfestirlam or on twitter @steelfestirlam

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Irlam School Praised

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Alocal Junior School has been recognised by theDepartment of Education for their continuing

improvement and progress over the past few years.Head teacher at St Josephs the Worker RC Primary School DawnRidyard told the Times, “We are really proud that our school hasbeen recognised by the Department for Education (DfE) for the“Pupil Premium Awards 2016”. The reason we have been selectedfor this award is that St Joseph the Worker RC Primary School isone of the most improved schools in the country in terms of theattainment and progress of our disadvantaged pupils since 2011.”

In a letter to the Cutnook Lane School the DfE recognised theoutstanding progress in English and Maths of pupils and the hardwork that they and the staff have put in. It is also a celebration ofthe support that the pupils, and the school, receive from parents.

Miss Ridyard added, “Our success is down to a team effort -thank you all and well done!

Of course we at St Joseph the Worker take pride in muchmore than our academic results. I feel so fortunate to be the Headteacher of a school full of creative, enthusiastic, kind and caringchildren who bring the school alive each day! I also feel proudthat we are part of a strong community of support and love withthe parents and families of the Parish of St Joseph the Worker.”

Sam Gyimah Parliamentary Under Secretary of State forChildcare and Education said, “It gives me great pleasure towrite to you and congratulation your school on winning a localaward in the key stage 2 category of the Pupil Premium Awards2016, The reason you have been selected is that you are one ofthe most improved schools in the country in terms of theattainment and progress of your disadvantaged pupils since2011. It is clear that you and your staff have provided yourdisadvantaged pupils with a good start in life and prepared themwell for secondary school. I would like to congratulate yourgovernors, parents and pupils for their hard work and success,and thank you for your leadership in making such a difference tothe future success of your pupils.”

Students at St Joseph the Worker RC PrimarySchool had a lovely last day before the half termbreak when they had a ‘Love is in the Hair’ day with

some wacky, weird and wonderful hairstyles andaccessories to celebrate Valentine’s Day in a fun way!Head teacher at the Cutnook Lane School, Dawn Ridyard toldthe Times, “We held a ‘Love is in the Hair’ at school and invitedall the children and staff to wear a crazy hair style and pink or redclothing. The children all had a lucky dipprize for their efforts.”In the afternoon they held an afternoontea party to raise money for ‘Hand onHeart’ – a charity who support our schoolto have a defibrillator on the premises.They had a really fun day and all thechildren made a big effort - Miss Ridyardadded, “I was very impressed by someof the crazy hair styles and everyonehad a great fun day!”

Love Is In The Hair!

British Council International School Award

Students at St Joseph the Worker RC PrimarySchool in Irlam have been awarded the BritishCouncil International School Award – FoundationCertificate for their recent international work in school.The students at the Cuntnook Lane School have taken part inthree different projects so far:

Dixit Collaborative Story – Five schools are involved in thisproject – France, Italy, Spain, Turkey and England – each schoolwrites the chapter of a story using picture cards from the Dixitboard game as prompts, then the chapters are uploaded ontothe eTwinning website for each partner school to view and addthe next chapter – Year 4 have taken part in this project.

Multicultural Christmas and New Year Wishes – there were 50schools taking part in this project, from 19 different Europeancountries – each school sent a Christmas card to each of thepartner schools involved and the Christmas wishes were writtenin their own language plus English – Year 3 took part in thisproject. The countries involved in this project included Armenia,Norway, Lithuania, Poland, Italy, France, Moldova, Greece,Romania, Ukraine, Spain, Georgia, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia,Turkey, Czech Republic and Finland.

Multilingual Harry Potter Spells – this project has just startedand was created by Mrs Lee, Year 4 teacher at St Josephs. Theycurrently have nine schools taking part from Italy, France, Polandand Turkey. Each school writes a magical spell which is thenuploaded onto the website to be printed off – the aim is toimprove instruction writing and language learning – Year 4 aretaking part in this project, plus six Year 6 children.

Teacher Sheila Lee told the Times, “The letter from the BritishCouncil said we have demonstrated an excellent starting inpromoting the international dimension across our school andhighlighting the benefits of learning in a global context. Ourcommitment to extending and embedding internationalism in ourcurriculum is a valuable aspect of the schools ethos”.


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LANSTARWHERE HEALTH & SAFETY IS NO JOKE

Over-zealous ‘Health & Safety’ procedures often attract scorn and derisionfrom some sections of the popular press. But for a company like CSG Lanstar,which has its waste management facility in Liverpool Road, Cadishead, it isnever something to be taken lightly. No industry is risk-free and waste management is no exception.That’s why companies working in this sector are subject to astrict regime of legally enforceable health and safety measureslaid down and policed by the Environment Agency.At the same time, Lanstar employs its own team ofCompliance Managers whose job it is to ensure that allthe company’s working practices meet best practicestandards at all times and comply with regulationsdesigned to protect not only people but the environment. The company’s detailed H & S management system hasbeen drawn up to protect the interests of staff, customers andthe general public so is given the highest priority by the company’ssenior management which has committed all necessary resources to ensurea safe and healthy working environment at all times. But, of course, a company’s carefully thought out H & S programme canonly succeed if all members of staff also take personal responsibility fortheir own safety and follow the correct procedures designed to keepthem out of harm’s way.

That’s why Lanstar is redoubling its efforts this year to remind all of its employees to always follow four key rules – Always wear the personal protection gear provided by the company – items likeear protectors and industrial gloves.Take the time to ‘Stop and Think’ before carrying out a potentially hazardous task.If in doubt about the correct way to proceed, always ask for advice.Always report ‘near misses’ or incidents so that the company has the informationto make improvements where necessary.

No company manages to stay completely incident free, but with a proper H & S management plan, supported by a workforce kitted out with the

correct equipment and conscious of its personal responsibility, therisks of an accident can be minimised.But the company goes further than this by inviting in objectiveexperts who are able to make an impartial third partyassessment of Lanstar’s health and safety performance. Only when the inspectors are satisfied that the company ismeeting the very highest levels of safety will they grant Lanstaraccreditation to a formal quality standard.

One of the fastest-growing H & S assessment organisations in theUK is Safecontractor, and Lanstar has successfully renewed its

membership to this scheme.Businesses seeking Safecontractor approval undergo a vetting process whichexamines health and safety safeguards in place and a company’s track recordfor safe practice. It only awards membership to companies demonstrating realcommitment to achieving excellence in H & S. Lanstar is delighted that it qualifies for membership – but realises that nocompany can rest on its laurels in the quest for a 100 per cent safety record.

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WOW! – What a smash hit the Irlam andCadishead College (ICC) production of

‘High School Musical’ was!Producer Miss Cooper told the Times, “A tremendous amount of

effort and preparation has gone into our production this year! Thejourney began back in September with the auditions and we wereamazed with the amount of talent and determination from our pupils.”

The auditions proved a great success and the staff were facedwith some of the most difficult decisions. Since September, the casthave met every week for rehearsals and began the long process ofmaking the show. They are all so proud of the cast and they haveworked extremely hard in putting this show together!

Miss Cooper added, “The cast is made up ofpupils from across the year groups, and it hasbeen a pleasure to watch them collaborate andwork as part of a team. A special mention ofcourse goes to the year 11 BTEC students who,without them, there would be no show. Thankyou for your commitment, focus and hard work!The show consists of fantastic acting, singingand dancing and we are certain you will beimpressed as we have been with theirenthusiasm, motivation and professionalism.BIG thanks to all the cast for making the

rehearsals so much fun to work on and for making this show to beone, to never forget!

A big thank you to all the parents and guardians who havesupported us. To the staff at ICC who have assisted behind thescenes, especially to the Art Department and year 10 pupils who havedesigned the brilliant set. To the admin staff for organising thepromotion and tickets and a special thank you to Miss Galvin (thenumber 1 WILD CAT) for organising first class choreography. Lastly,thank you to everyone else who have been a massive calminginfluence to us Drama and Music staff in the run up to productionweek! The show would not have been possible without your support.”

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Ayoung chef from Irlam and Cadishead Collegehas reached the Regional Finals of the

prestigious ‘The Rotary Young Chef Competition’after finishing a close second in the District Finals.The Rotary Young Chef Competition is a well-establishedcompetition organised and promoted by the Rotary Internationalin Great Britain and Ireland the competition is sponsored byFillippo Berio. The competition is a four stage nationalcompetition to support and encourage the development ofcookery skills. With Local Heats, District Finals, Regional Finalsand then the National final.

Roukaya Bouamra a year 10 Hospitality and Catering student atIrlam and Cadishead College cooked three courses in two hours.

Roukaya chose dishes which were inspired by her family andJamaican heritage. The starter was Ackee and Saltfish withseasonal leaves followed by a main course of Jerk Chicken servedwith Coconut infused Rice and served on a bed of black Kale withcherry tomatoes. The dessert a stunning looking Caramelized

pineapple served withmascarpone and flavouredwith vanilla.

The Judges for theDistrict Final were JohnBainbridge, DaryllHoughton and Jorge

Orencio all from the Marriott Hotel in Salford and Trevor Hoylewho has supported the event.

Nadean Sams from the College said, “A big thank you toStuart Wraith the Manager and his team from the Black Swan inHollins Green who came to give his support and cheer Roukayaon. Stuart has given his time and support freely and as ever wehave been fortunate to have him support us on occasions likethis. On behalf of Myself, Roukaya and Irlam and CadisheadCollege I express heartfelt thanks”.

Roukaya is now through tothe Regional Final which will beheld on Saturday 5th March as theTimes Magazine hits the streetswith the venue being KendalCollege, Milnthorpe Road, Kendal,Cumbria. The next step after theRegional Final is the Nationalevent, lets wish Roukaya all the best...

We will let you know how she got on in the April edition of theIrlam and Cadishead Times.

Roukaya Cooks Up A Treat!

World Food Day is an annual and much lovedevent at St. Mary's CE Primary School on

Buckingham Road in Cadishead.

The pupils all choose a countryto focus on. This is often linkedto their family origins and helpsthe school children to develop their sense of identity further.Each class spends the morning preparing a selection of nationaldishes from their chosencountry. Every single pupil isinvolved in chopping, peeling,measuring and mixing.

Deputy Head Jo McGarry toldthe Times, “In the afternoon thefood is displayed on a 'marketstall' and our children and theirfamilies can visit all the differentcountries, sampling the food. Thisyear we enjoyed food from Latvia,Poland, The Philippines, Kenya, Italy, Spain, Egypt and India.”

Pupils get there Passports stamped to prove they had visitedeach ‘Country’ and tried the various foods on offer.

Around The World

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More details for this years Irlam Live festival

have been announced, the main headline

being the announcement of legendary soul singer

Billy Ocean as the Saturday night headliner. The

“Love really hurts without you” singer joins TonyHadley, T’Pau, Aswad, The Real Thing and BayCity Rollers starring Les Mckeown as just

some of the acts performing on our very own

Prince’s Park in Irlam this June 3rd - 5th.

Several local companies including CSG Lanstar, Mojo’sChildcare, Irlam Estates Financial Services, DefibShopand Imperative Training have recently signed up tosponsor Irlam Live 2016 and a partnership with Hand onHeart, a leading charity focused on providing defibrillatorsto schools, has been launched. Organiser Darren Gouldensaid, “It’s brilliant to have such a broad range of localbusinesses on board sponsoring the festival in our firstyear. With all of our partners help we can ensure that thepositive impact of Irlam Live is seen not just on the festivalweekend itself, but for years to come.”

Tickets are selling fast and a limited number are stillavailable from www.irlamlive.co.uk. Full weekend tickets, which include entry to the whole weekendincluding our Fridaynight event featuringsome of the UKs besttribute bands, cost just £65. Day tickets are also availablestarting at just £15.

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Irlam Live

Pupils at CadisheadPrimary School were

both stunned andexcited when top athleteJess Taylor visited theirAllotment Road School.

Jess a GB Heptathloncompetitor who will be going toBrazil later this yearrepresenting Great Britain in theOlympic Games visited theschool to lead a fun, fitnesscircuit with students as part ofthe ‘Sports For Schools’initiative, doing exercises such

as spotty dogs, leg drives,push ups, and star jumps.With all the students who wereinvolved loving it whethersporty or not.

Jess Taylortook upathletics aged11 anddecided to try

the Heptathlon at the age of 15. At 18 shemoved to Manchester to study architecture anddecided to join the hockey team. While playing

hockey, Jess injured herselfdamaging every ligament in herankle forcing her to take abreak for sport for a year. Shemade a fantastic comebackand went on to competeinternally for Great Britain,winning Heptathlon Bronze atthe Glasgow CommonwealthGames in 2014.

Head teacher MrHargreaves told the Irlam andCadishead Times, “Having anathlete like Jess come intoschool is a brilliant way to showour children what is possiblewith hard work and dedication.

We are all about showingthe children possibilitiesand they have had afantastic time keeping fit

and beingmotivated totry newsports andkeep active.We wishJess all the best in this summer’s OlympicGames, everyone at Cadishead Primary will becheering her on.”


Throughout January and February, the Year 7students at Irlam and Cadishead College havebeen completing the ‘Heart start’ first aid course.The students were trained in how to deal with unconsciouscasualties, bleeding, choking, heart attacks and theadministration of hands-only CPR.

The students were recently assessed and a large numberwere awarded certification for their training.

Head of Citizenship, Mr Smith, told the Irlam and CadisheadTimes “An average 80% of people have no first aid knowledgeso it is vital that as a society we do all we can to equip peoplewith skills to save lives.The students have beenenthusiastic about thiscourse and the firststudents to pass couldmake the differencebetween life and deathfor someone.”

Our Times Picture shows all those who passed the coursewith their certificates.

First Aid For College Students

Peals of laughter could be heard for miles aroundas Irlam Primary’s Year 3 and 4 pupils performed

a fantastic production of Cinderella Rockerfella toalmost 200 parents in the school hall recently.Head teacher Mrs Darwin was incredibly proud of all the actorsand actresses who took part in the show – it was an all singing,all dancing spectacular performance. She said, “I love to seepupils showing off their talents and this performance certainly didthat! I am sure that some of these pupils will be performing at theWest End in the future!”

Cinderella was played by Amy Holgate, Prince Rockerfellawas played by Ben Trotman the Ugly sisters were MadeleineKing and Frasier Hunt and Buttons was played by Reece Ingle.

Cinderella Rockafella

GB Jess Visits Cadishead Primary


STEEL MARCH ON TO CUP FINALIrlam Steel progressed to the Final in theManchester County FA Challenge Trophy havingbeaten fellow Manchester Football League side,East Manchester on penalties. The two sidescouldn’t be separated during the 90 minutes with it finishing 2-2.It was a case of ‘Déjà vu’ for East Manchester as the Steelmen knockedthem out for the second year running.Irlam were by far the better team during the first period and shown a desireand fight for a place in the Final of what is a prestigious and historic cupcompetition. The work rate of the Steelmen was un-matched by theiropponents and prevented them from playing their usual slick football whichhas seen them top the league.The first real effort on goal came from nothing and it was from Irlam’s Liam May.The ball sat up nicely and he hit a looping effort which struck the cross bar. However just a few minutes later the Steelmen deservedly took thelead. The chance came about through sloppy defending and a stray passwent straight to Jordan Byrne whose left footed effort found its way into thefar corner.The visitors upped their work rate and on the stroke of half time DannyWilliams rounded Jack Sedgewick to put his team back on level terms.The visitors were quick out of the blocks for the second half and full of

confidence, a half in which they had the better of play and chances. Irlam had the post to thank when a free kick was deflected past the rootedSedgewick as it saved them from going behind. However, the visitors did take the lead just 5 minutes later. Again it wasDanny Williams who’s flick-on header could not be cleared off the line andnestled into the roof of the net.The joy of being in front was short-lived for East as the Steelmen quicklybrought it back to all-square with a superb effort from Liam May. His effortin the first half hit the bar and went over but this strike from 25 yards waseven better. Jamie Cross in the East goal could do nothing but watch it flypast him into the top corner. It was a goal out of nothing but it was worthy ofan effort.Tension was building amongst the players as the game crept towards fulltime and with 10 minutes to go the visitors were reduced to ten men. But despite having fewer men it was East who came closest to winning itin normal time. Matt Roberts, who was excellent throughout the game,saw his fierce effort from 20 yards crash off the post and he was denieda winner for East.Full Time Irlam Steel AFC 2 East Manchester FC 2.The tie went to penalties just like it did in last year’s tie and again theSteelmen came out on top with goals from Tom Richardson, Daniel May,Ryan Cuthbert and Mark Jones sealing a 4-2 win on penalties.Irlam Steel now face Cheshire League side Wythenshawe Town in theManchester County FA Challenge Trophy final representing the ManchesterFootball League.

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Culcheth based Courtyard Property Consultants have beenestablished for over ten years and are looking to fill the gapbetween their head office in the heart of Culcheth andCadishead which currently has no agent at present.

Victoria Barlow Head of Courtyard Homes said, “We hope tostand out from the crowd and offer a tailor made service to allour customers old and new.”

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Betty Hayhurst has over 30 years of experience standing atantique and collectors fairs throughout the North of England.Betty specialises in porcelain and small silver but has a wide knowledgerange that includes militaria, postcards, glass and commemorative wareamongst other things.

She will be holding an illustrated talk at Cadishead Library on LiverpoolRoad, Cadishead on Wednesday 9th March. With all welcome to attend. If you wish to bring along one item. Betty will look at it for you.Tickets are available from any library in Salford or by telephoning 0161 775 3457 or by emailing [email protected] tickets arepriced at £3.50 for library members and £5 for non-members.

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Owner Dave Gibbons added, “We have identified a gap inthe market between here in Culcheth and our new offices inCadishead. We are hoping to bridge that gap and offer the fullpackage of services from house sales, mortgages, lettings andof course our unique building and maintenance service.”

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Irlam Pupils Lead The Way

Irlam and Cadishead Leisure Centre was thevenue for this year’s Annual Sports Hall Athleticscompetition. The competition is a two-day eventwith over 20 primary schools from across Salfordtaking part. Our local school Irlam Endowed has had a long history ofparticipating in all sporting competitions across Salford but thisis one where the children take a rest from competing andswapped their trainers for clip boards and stop watches.

Leadership plays an important part in the curriculum at IrlamEndowed and all the children are taught leadership skills withintheir PE lessons. The Sports Hall Athletics competition is wherethese leadership skills are put to the test. All of the children fromYear 5 lead one full day of the competition. This meant they hadto facilitate a station at the tournament where they had todemonstrate, measure and record the jump, run or throwaccurately and fairly.

The children from Irlam Endowed, as always have donethemselves proud with many teachers and adults at the eventsaying that the children were a credit to their school. Tournamentorganiser, Dean Gilmore told the Times, “this is the third timechildren from Irlam Endowed have officiated this event. They dida great job as always and we will not hesitate to use childrenfrom Irlam Endowed again.”

Irlam player Matty Boland received the Leagueplayer of the month award for November after onlymaking his debut for the Silver Street men inOctober making his debut for Irlam in a 3-0 winaway at Stockport Town.With the game goalless at the break, Matty’s obvious qualityshone through as he struck his debut goal for the Club, a twenty-yard strike from the edge of the box to open the scoring anddrawing applause from all over the ground.

The breakthrough allowed Irlam to grab a second, but theafternoon belonged to Matty, a perfectly executed lob from theIrlam forward leaving the Stockport keeper stranded to make it 3-0 and earn him the man of the match award on the day.

Since that debut he has scored several important goals andmade some important assists to rightly win the nomination ofplayer of the month for November. Due to the weather andpostponement Matty did not receive his award (pictured) untilJanuary. Well done Matty.

Player Of The Month Award

Cadishead Girls

Seems a long time ago when I played forCadishead U12’s and now back at CadisheadJFC many years later coaching the local girls footballteam is something I have always wanted to do.Myself and Lee Hilton started the team ten weeks ago with someof the girls never playing football before and coming to gainsome football skills, make friends and have fun. 10 weeks later,too see all the girls playing a game of football with a smile ontheir face was a great achievement in itself.

A last minute arrangement of a friendly saw Cadishead Girlsplaying Eastleigh girls U12’s who sit top of the division B Leaguein the South Manchester Girls Football League (SMGFL), theleague where the girls are hoping to compete in starting nextseason. So this was a great experience for the girls.

All the girls arrived at Rowson Drive excited for the game withmany not really knowing what to expect. The game started withthe respect hand shake, something that the girls will have to doprior to kick off in every game in the SMGFL. Kick off came andthe amount of support from friends and family that the girls hadwas over whelming and reminded me that this is what footballwas all about!

Eight minutes into the game and Cadishead girls were 2-0 upwith goals from Rebecca Pike and Poppy Cooke, with somegreat team work. Poppy saw herself getting 3 more goals, withher goal tally now on 4 after the first game and Summer Hiltonscored a further two, one from the penalty spot. Eastleigh werealso on the score sheet with four goals. The final score ended 7-4 to the newly formed Cadishead girls U12’s. It was so nice tosee the smiles and enjoyment on all the girls faces as I can guessthey didn’t expect to play as well together as they did today.

Although all girls played amazingly, myself and Lee decidedthat Libby Sanderson won Player of the Match with anoutstanding performance.

All girls in school years 4-9 are welcome to come and trainand get involved in this new exciting team. For any information,please do not hesitate to contact Rebecca on 07463 747 404 orLee on 07982 239 607.

By Rebecca Foster


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Moss Farm Carp Championships

The Moss Farm Fisheries Carp Championshipswill be taking place during the month of Marchat the popular fisheries on Cutnook Lane, Irlam.There will be three qualifiers with a maximum of 36 Anglers, onefinal and one champion!

All qualifiers will be of 24 hours duration with a maximum of12 anglers in each of the three qualifiers. The top three from eachqualifier will then go onto the nine angler finals.

Entry fee is £60 and must be paid as soon as possible tosecure your place in the qualifiers. All qualifiers take place from12pm until 12pm the next day with the first qualifier on March 5thand 6th, the second qualifier on March 12th and 13th and thefinal qualifier on March 19th and 20th.

The Final of the Moss Farm Fisheries Carp Championship will takeplace on 25th and 26th March and will be a 24 hour competition.

Rules include a maximum of two rods, 42” or above landingnet, good quality unhooking mat or cradle, all anglers must staywithin 3 peg boundaries, any other rules or regulations will begiven on the day.

The Championship is sponsored by Fox International andthere will be cash and Fox Product Prizes for the first, secondand third as well as a prize for the biggest fish caught.

To register or for more information contact the tackle shop on 0161 775 1655.

Cadishead JFC under 15’s football team haverecently taken delivery of their new football kit.

The team were facing a new season without a sponsor but a lastminute offer of kit sponsorship from Libra Chemicals saved theday, at the last minute arranged by Sarah Hodgkiss of LibraChemicals and was gratefully received by the lads.

Manager Steve Gorvett told the Times, “We have recentlychanged kit manufacturer so that our teams have a better qualitykit, the cost to equip a full squad can be quite high so I wasstarting to get a little worried, its great that we have found a localcompany willing to support kids in their community, the lads areperforming well and deserve a great kit to play in.”

Cadishead under15’s have continued their run of successfrom an undefeated season last year earning promotion toDivision 3 and currently sit at the top of the league table with agame in hand.

Playing Well In New Libra Kit

The sport ofQuicksticks, a PrimarySchools version of Hockeywas enjoyed by over 80children in the Sports Hallat Irlam and CadisheadLeisure Centre recently.Teams from Cadishead Primary (2teams) Fiddler’s Lane Primary (4teams) Irlam Endowed Primary (3teams) St Teresa’s Primary (2 teams) Irlam Primary (2 teams)and St Mary’s Primary (2 teams)competed in three hours of non-stop ‘high octane’ hockey action.

Due to the large amount ofteams present, they decided tosplit the teams into two separateleagues (league 1 and league 2).It was a fantastic competitionwith all teams winning at leastone match. St Mary’s B team (pictured with their cup) won theirfirst trophy of the season by winning the league 2 competition

and League 1 was won by St Teresa’s (pictured) who did not lose a game in the wholecompetition.

The second and first placedteam from league 1 went on torepresent the cluster in theSalford Finals and at these finals St Teresa’s came 3rd, with IrlamEndowed (pictured) finishing in4th position.

Tournament organiser, MrScrutton said “Hockey is such afantastic game and most of theseplayers should be getting down totheir local Club. Urmston HockeyClub train on Sunday mornings.”Mr Scrutton added, “I would liketo thank all the staff at Irlam Poolfor facilitating this competition. Itwas originally meant to be atanother venue, but they let usdown a few days before the

competition and Irlam Pool saved the day when they agreed to letus have their first rate facility at the ‘eleventh hour’.”


Quicksticks For Local Schools

IRLAM FCrecentlyhosted a Pumaadvertisingcampaign,featuringManchester Cityplayers SergioAguero andYaya Toure. The day cameabout at prettyshort notice, butwas well worthdoing as ClubSecretaryWarren Doddtold the Times.

“We got a call from a media company, The Production Office,based in Manchester who were looking for an appropriate venuefor filming some football related shots. No more information than

that. Like many Clubs, we are always a bit sceptical of calls outof the blue, but nonetheless agreed to meet the contact.

On arrival at the ground, it was clear that we were onto agood thing, the company informing us they were representingPuma and were filming for their new football boot range , to belaunched prior to Euro 2016.

Things moved pretty fast, and within days, we were hostingan event, with Puma representatives flying in from Europe andAmerica. The event was very much under wraps, with us signingconfidentiality agreements to ensure everything was keptconfidential. Once underway, our new Clubhouse became a realmedia hub, with every table covered with laptops, filmingequipment and kit and boots.”

The stars of the show, were Manchester City players, YayaToure and Sergio Aguero (pictured). Itwas great to see the players in actionat IRLAM FC as they went throughtheir paces at the ground, goingthrough action shoots with the newproducts. It was a long day, 8amuntil 10.30pm at night, but athoroughly enjoyable one.

Wayne added, “Our thanks go toGuy Ferrington and Anna Jones from the Production Office formaking the day such a great success.”

City Stars Shine At Irlam FC


ANGLING NOTESBy SwingtipThe Old River was in dour moodwhen I ventured out for my firstsojourn since Christmas. Carrying afoot of extra freezing cold water,

conditions were verging on the impossible.Basically I went out to get some fresh air in my lungs and also to test out mynew thermal suit under somewhat extreme conditions.The air was like a vintage wine and the thermal suit absolutely spot on! As I sat there gazing at my motionless float, I drifted back to happy times ofyesteryear. My favourite place in the early days was the River Weaver. I could say it was where I learned to fish, really.We used to catch the ‘workman’s special’, a train from Manchester toChester, I think we used to alight at Hartford and Greenbank station andmake our way to the weaver at Vale Royal.In the summertime bats used to flutter about our heads as we walked under

railway viaduct. The fishing was very good in those days, Roach and Perchplenty of them, with the odd Tench and Bream thrown in for good measure.In the meantime when the weather was grim and the fishing likewise, weused to take it in turns to go to Alf Maddock’s cottage where you get a jug oftea and a warm in the kitchen for nine pence, no thermal suits in those days!I can remember one occasion when my brother Fred actually saved my life.The River had been dredged at Vale Royal and the resultant mud off thebottom had been deposited in a pit near the riverbank. The pit had frozenover during a severe overnight frost. I thought it was solid ground as I triedto walk across. I quickly sank up to my chest in the evil smelling mud. If ourkid hadn’t been able to drag me out I’m sure I’d have been a goner.I fished my first ever match on the weaver and it was the Juvenile CoronationCommemoration Contest (what a mouthful) in 1953. I finished second andwon a brass spill holder bearing the queen’s image. My mother avidly kept itpolished, proud as punch she were!On my way home from the Old River I passed a shop with a sign outsidewhich read, “Chicken dinner fifty pence” I thought “I’ll have some of that” soin I went, handed over my fifty pence and they gave me a handful of corn.Chicken Dinner – Corn ? Oh please yourself !!!

After last year’s very successful inaugural watersports festival for Salford Schools, students

once more flocked to Irlam Pool to enjoy threehours of fun, non-stop water polo competition.

Returning schools included ClarendonRoad with 2 teams, Holy Family with 2 teams, and IrlamEndowed with 3teams. Cathedralschool alsoattending thisyear’s competitionfor the first time.

The tournamentwas played in great

spirit and the level of play was fantastic.With all school bringing more than one

team, it was decided to have twoseparate leagues for A and Bteams.

In the B team league all thescores were very close withClarendon Road B Team justfinishing in first place. In the A

team league, scores were much closer and actuallyended up being won by the narrowest of margins on goaldifference. With Irlam Endowed (players pictured) winning thecompetition for the second year running.

Teacher Jude Scrutton told the Times, “Irlam Endowedhave been using the sport of water polo in curriculum time aswell as after school for four years now and the children allenjoy the sport very much.”

Great Britain has a greattradition in Water Polo havingbeen credited with inventing thegame and having won fourmedals in consecutiveOlympics however we have notbeen in a position to competeat Olympic level since 1956.

With UK Sport’s first ever injectionof money into Water Polo in 2006, thesport was given the opportunity torapidly develop an elite culture,cultivating not only a centralised, elitehigh performance centre for thesenior squads capable of competingon the world stage, but a platform forthe age group programmes todevelop through.

British Water Polo has excelled inraising the sport from an amateur level to a full-timeprofessional sport within the country in the high performancecentre at Manchester Aquatics Centre. A high performance environment has been created which haschanged the landscape of British Water Polo, so that otherEuropean and world countries now recognise us as a truecontender to achieve success.

The junior and senior squads have thrived in thiscentralised environment and excelled in their

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Anyone owning a second property that isn’t their main residence and buyinganother, or replacing the one they don’t live in, is likely to get caught up in thechanges Proposed. The higher rates will only apply to additional propertiespurchased in England, Wales and Northern Ireland on or after April 1st 2016.

What are the new rates?

The Treasury has tried to close any loopholes Buyers could use to beatthe stamp duty squeeze, So can you get around it??

Buying a home and keeping your old one or flipping your main residence.‘Flipping’ a main residence was a popular activity exposed during the MPs’expenses scandal. Politicians would change where their main residence was sothat they could avoid capital gains tax incurred on second home sale profits. TheTreasury is being pretty strict on the definition of a main residence when it comesto the extra stamp duty charge. If you buy a second property you will alwayshave to pay the higher rate of stamp duty, even if you plan to live in it and rent outyour old one. If you keep your old home at the time of completion you will needto pay the extra stamp duty charges, even if you move into a new main residence.The only leeway is that you can get a refund of the stamp duty if you sell your oldproperty within 18 months. This aims to help those who may hit delays in theselling process. You will need to apply for the refund through HMRC.

Buying in your husband or wife’s name.The government will treat married couples and civil partners living together asone unit. This means any homes owned by either partner will be included whenthe stamp duty bill comes due on the purchase of another property. An individualbuying a property may be liable for the higher rates if his or her spouse or civilpartner has an existing residential property.

Purchasing a property for children to live in.Parents are often keen to help their children on to the property ladder, but couldbe hit with extra stamp duty under the proposals if they buy a home for them tolive in or buy in joint names. The only way round this would be to buy the homein the child's name outright.According to the consultation document, if a couple buy a separate property fortheir child and are named on the deeds then, if they already own a home, theywill be charged the higher rate. Even if a mother or father buys a property jointlywith their daughter, they will be charged extra the stamp duty if they alreadyowns a property.

Buying if you own a home abroad.Property owned globally will be relevant in determining whether a propertypurchased in England, Wales or Northern Ireland is an additional property. This means that if someone is purchasing their first or only property in England,Wales or Northern Ireland, and they already own a property outside these areas,they may have to pay the higher stamp duty rate. This would apply to a foreignhomeowner buying in Britain, a Briton with a holiday home, or someone whoowns a Scottish property.

The exemptions

Caravans and houseboats,

Property worth less than £40,000,

Social landlords,

Companies Owning 15 Properties or More.

So what does it mean for us?With an uncertainty whether the new legislation will come into play and adecision by the chancellor which will be concluded on the 16th March,Courtyard can confirm a substantial increase in the number of peoplewanting to purchase now and quickly to avoid any potentialCharges. No one can predict how the changes will affect themarket at this moment but keep your eyes peeled andwatch this space as the property market in thewhole UK could be heading for anabrupt change.

Additional 3% Stamp Duty. Why you should be concerned about new stamp duty. Written by Dave Gibbons,

Director of Courtyard Homes

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Irlam and Cadishead Times - March 2016