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More cameras in Hoole FAULknER Street is to get extra CCTV coverage as part of an anti-crime initiative. The move has been welcomed by Hoole’s councillors, Labour’s Alex Black and Lib Dem Bob Thompson. Cllr Black said: “This is a wonderful idea.It makes the area safer for both residents and shop owners thereby benefiting the whole of the community and makes Hoole even more vibrant and welcoming.” Music society concert THE Chester Music Society Youth Choirs Summer Concert takes place on Saturday 16th July at All Saints Church, Hoole, 7.30pm. The concert of summer favourites includes the Youth Choir, Preludes and Alumni Choir, Helena Thomas, katie Wilkes and Ruth Evans. Tel 300717 . Male Voice Choir concert date HAMILTon Street Methodist Church, Hoole, is the venue for a concert by the City of Chester Male Voice Choir on Saturday 16th July, from 7.30pm. Special guest is John keys, formerly of Chester Cathedral. Tel 674878. Community forum THE Hoole, Upton and newton Community Forum takes place on Monday 18th July, at All Saints Church Hall, Vicarage Road, Hoole, at 7pm. Community Forums operate at a local level and give local communities an opportunity to contribute to local decision making to create better services and improvements for their area. Contact Julia Wilson at Cheshire West and Chester Council on 976765. CRIMEFILE Stone Place – Thieves broke into a house and took the keys for a Vauxhall Corsa before stealing the car. Brook Lane - Vehicles in various locations were vandalised. Round Hill Meadow – A tub containing a flower arrangement was stolen from the front garden. Police meeting HooLE police will be holding a ‘beat meeting’ on Saturday 9th July, from 11am12noon outside the Bromfield Arms, on Faulkner Street. Hotel’s award THE DoubleTree by Hilton, at Hoole Hall, has been named the company’s number one hotel across Europe, the Middle East and Africa regions. The hotel was also in the top 10 list for large DoubleTree by Hilton hotels in the world. How many people here have telekenetic powers? Raise my hand. - Emo Philips

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One of the jewels in the crown of the Cheshire summer; the national exhibition of Wildlife Art (neWA) will be showcasing almost 400 paintings and sculptures of the highest quality in a dazzling variety of styles. each July, this delightful exhibition, now firmly established at the award-winning Gordale garden centre at Burton, on the Wirral, promises an experience the whole family can enjoy for free. And, during its first three days, the exhibition will be augmented by live art demonstrations by celebrated British wildlife artists. each day of neWA’s ‘Wildlife Weekend’ will feature at least three artists showing and sharing their skills on behalf of conservation charities. On the opening day of the show, Friday 15th July, Pollyanna Pickering will be demonstrating her immensely popular painting technique alongside the Born Free Foundation’s Chris Wright. Saturday’s guests include Wirral-born artist Clare Shaughnessy and the local Wildlife Trusts, while Sunday 17th will see bird painters and woodcarvers joined by representatives of the RSPB’s neighbouring Inner Marsh Farm reserve. The exhibition continues at Gordale until Sunday, 31st July. For more information visit our Facebook wall via www.newa-uk.com

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Chester, continues to be managed by Tony Smith on Hoole Road, Chester. Martin added: “The 90s were tough with price undercutting from increasing competition, but Peters battled through the price war.” Martin concluded: “Crucially, over the last 10 years Peters has suffered. Like many independent electrical retailers, the influx of cheaper brands readily available in Supermarkets and on the Internet has made their business unsustainable. For many people, buying quality products to last or seeking specialist knowledge are no longer a priority. Lesser known brands have become more popular, undercutting superior brands such as Sony and Panasonic, in an increasingly disposable society where price is everything. This trend in consumer buying, together with the worst recession since 1930, has hit the electrical retailer hard. “Peters has watched technology evolve over nearly six decades and has always managed to keep ahead of the game, until these recent times of economic difficulty. The small corner shop has come a long way from selling transistor radios and fridges in the 1950’s, to High Definition & Home Cinema systems today. Regretfully, after over half a century, this experienced, family firm has been forced out of the market, and now has to close its doors. “on behalf of my parents (Peter & Dorothy), my sister (karen), the Directors and myself, I would like to thank all our loyal customers for their support, and also to all staff employed by Peters, for their hard work during 55 years in the business.”

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hOOLE C of E Primary School PTa has been named as New PTa of the Year for England at the national NCPTa Gold Star awards Ceremony held in central London. The Gold Star Awards 2011 reward excellent PTA practice. The nCPTA wrote in its citation that “Hoole C of E Primary School PTA is a truly remarkable example of the difference a brand new PTA can make in a short time”. The PTA was formed last summer and decided to literally jump in at the deep end and make their inaugural event a full blown summer fair which they managed to organise in just six weeks. This was followed at Christmas by the Hoolephant Treasure Trail with the winner given the auspicious task of switching on the Hoole Christmas lights. The PTA has already built on its initial success, organising a range of events and has made £5,600 profit in its first year. With the support of the school, the PTA has also launched a forum for discussion and input to policy, on topics such as anti-bullying and child protection. The PTA is now firmly at the heart of the school. Upon accepting the award Paula norris said “This is my first experience of being a key player in a PTA and it has been amazing. I have been inspired by people who give up their time to support the school. Parents, teachers, the school’s support team and local businesses have been instrumental in the success of the PTA’s events. It takes a dedicated team to be successful and we have one here at Hoole C of E Primary School. our focus is to raise money to enrich our children’s time in primary education and we are committed to making a difference.” Paula Norris (PTa Chair) and Rosemary Blackburn (Deputy head), accompanied by pupils Beckie Barker and Lewis Roberts were presented with a trophy and cheque for £500 by Sir Pritpal Singh chair of the judging panel and headteacher at Drayton Manor high School in Ealing, , at the event held on HMS Belfast, London.

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Fitness fanatic Jenny aims even higher

HooLE’s Jenny Beyer is busy training for two big fund raising events this year. In november she will take to the streets of Manhattan and Brooklyn for the famous new York Marathon. But before that, Jenny will travel to Africa to climb Mount kilimanjaro in aid of the charity Countess of Chester Hospital Relative Comfort Appeal. The charity provides homes for families to stay whose relatives are terminally ill in hospital. She decided to do kilimanjaro a year ago and signed up straight away. Jenny said: “It sounded like a great adventure and as I’m always looking for one I thought it would be perfect. I am very excited now as it is getting nearer and I have just sent off for my visa! I go on the 28th July for two weeks. I have treated myself to a safari on the last day (think I may well deserve it!). “Luckily I am quite fit and do lots of running

and walking anyway so haven’t changed my programme too much.” Jenny added: “ I am quite confident that I will conquer the mountain but you never know how the altitude may affect you so Im just keeping my fingers crossed as you can’t really prepare for it!” Jenny decided to do the trek for the charity Countess of Chester Hospital Relative Comfort Appeal as a good friend of her mum’s was supported by the charity when her relative was poorly. To sponsor Jenny, visit http://www.sponsorme.org/jennyclimbskili for the kilimanjaro climb which she is doing from 28th July-8th August. In an effort to get fit Jenny took part in the Race For Life last month and even held a fund raising ladies’ night Live new Scene Youth Centre with all proceeds going to Cancer Research.

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Many of us buy plants in spring because it is the traditional time to start gardening but the plants we buy are mostly spring flowering and that can leave your borders feeling a bit let down in mid-summer so now is a good time to visit your local garden centre and buy some plants for summer colour.
Consider some of the following perennials which will flower year after year. Campanula lactiflora is a tall plant with stems of bell shaped flowers in pink, white or blue. Plant it at the back of a border in sun or light shade. The Shasta daisy, Leucanthemum x superbum Snowcap, has white daisy flowers and also likes a sunny position. I love the sword shaped leaves of Crocosmia so try taller varieties with their clusters of red, yellow or orange flowers. They like a sunny place and do best in moist soil that does not dry out. In dry years flowering can be disappointing but when happy, some tall varieties like Lucifer, will reach 1 metre in height.

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FEW years ago the American Film Institute (AFI) revealed the top 50 heroes and top 50 villains of all time. Deeply principled and idealistic attorney Atticus Finch (portrayed by Gregory Peck, from to Kill a Mockingbird), was chosen as the greatest hero in 100 years of film history, while the greatest villain was revealed as the brilliant, cunning and psychotic Dr. Hannibal Lecter (portrayed by Anthony Hopkins, from The Silence of the Lambs and Hannibal). Others in the top 10 heroes were Indiana Jones, James Bond, Rick Blaine, Will Kane, joining Hannibal in the top 10 villains were Norman Bates, Darth Vader, the Wicked Witch of the West. One daydream that almost all of us have had is to be a hero. The heroes of our daydreams vary; often, as we grow, so do our ideas of heroes develop Andy Glover has lived in and become more sophisticated. Tellingly, early hero-worship is often Hoole with his wife Sue called ‘looking up to someone,’ and, obviously, as children, we literally look up to those tall people, our parents, who are probably our first heroes. However, for 22 years. Andy began once we really begin to consider heroes, one particular difficulty seems to arise at Hoole Baptist Church, again and again. That problem is identifying a hero. So how do we determine on Westminster Road, who a hero is, or how someone comes to be a hero. as Youth Pastor, before Some people say that heroes are becoming the Pastor and born and not made, that heroism now Team Leader. is a matter of fate, but if heroes are made, who - or what - “makes” them? Heroes in the movies can be called upon to illustrate both sides of this question. In one sense, heroes seemed to be determined, that is ‘made,’ by a common understanding. Most people simply agreed that heroes were literally ‘extraordinary,’ and performed astonishing deeds, far beyond the capabilities of the average person. One quality that quickly arises in a discussion of heroes is courage. At the moment this is clearly highlighted in the campaign “Help our Heroes” As their website states; “It’s about the ‘blokes’, our men and women of the Armed Forces. It’s about Derek, a rugby player who has lost both his legs, it’s about Carl whose jaw is wired up so he has been drinking through a straw. It’s about Richard who was handed a mobile phone as he lay on the stretcher so he could say goodbye to his wife. It’s about Ben, it’s about Steven and Andy and Mark, it’s about them all. They are just blokes but they are our blokes; they are our heroes. We want to help our heroes.” In the last 10/15 years we find a maker of heroes that ignores, engulf s or surpasses all previous creators of heroes. That influence is, simply, ‘the media.’ It is true that without the media, which may discover and certainly announce people of valour and honour to us, we might never get to know of the heroes amongst us. More sinisterly though, the media can be superficial and capricious. The past itself changes under our eyes; people who are “nobodies” one moment are apparently “heroes” the next and then these same people are gone again! Are the media identifying something else for us - not the hero but the celebrity - someone who has attained the “fifteen minutes of fame” that Andy Warhol claimed we were all due? If heroes are made and not born, who or what makes them? But if they are born and not made, how shall we know them? It was Heather Small who sang, “Search for the Hero inside yourself, until you find the key to your life” Is it possible to find that hero by just looking inside, I wonder if in fact if this is just a part of the truth, for me my hero is someone marked by sacrifice, he once said, “no greater love has this than a person lay down his life for his friend, and then this is what he did”; This is person is Jesus! Although he a someone I look to imitate and follow, he is also someone who now lives in me and enables me to live a life that is marked with character, this I hope enables me to make the right choice, to do the right thing when I am called upon to do it at the right time, then maybe just maybe I can be a hero to some else!

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

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hoole Lawn Tennis Club Fairfield Road, Hoole Senior Club Nights: Monday and Thursday evenings starting at 6pm (only invited Juniors are permitted to play at these times.) Ladies Mornings: Wednesday Mornings (10am - 12pm) american Tournaments: 2nd Sunday of the month May to September (2pm) Junior Club Nights (All sessions FREE for members) Friday evenings April to September inclusive School years 3-6: 4.30pm-5.30pm School Years 7-11: 5.30pm-7.30pm www.hooleltc.hitssports.com art Society H.A.R.A Centre Westminster Road, Hoole Meets each Thursday from 10am to 2pm at the old girls school
NEWTON Slimming World At County Officers, Plas newton Lane, Tel. 01244 536 754 on Wednesdays at 9.30am, 5.30pm and 7.00pm.

hoole Library 91 Hoole Road, Chester Tel: 347401 Opening hours: Monday : 2-7pm; Tuesday : 2-5pm Thursday : 9.30am-1pm & 2-7pm Saturday : 9.30am - 1pm hoole Community Centre Westminster Road Tel 01244 342741 Yoga Dru Yoga Class: Wednesdays 1.302.30pm. Ideal for all ages, shapes and sizes. £5 a session. For information contact Mary on 319509 or [email protected] hoole allotments Prices: £36 (full plot) £18 (half) Concessions: £18 (full plot) £9 (half) For vacancies contact: [email protected] Tel: 402223

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Hoole United Reformed Church
Hoole Road, Hoole, Chester CH2 3nT Sunday 10.30am Morning Worship (3rd Sunday Holy Communion) Monday 12.15pm: Luncheon Club 5pm: Rainbows 6.15-7.15pm: Cubs 8pm: keep Fit Tuesday 8pm: Women’s Friendship Group (Fortnightly) Wednesday 5.15-6.15pm & 6.30-7.30pm: Beavers 6.15-7.45: Cubs 7.30-9pm: Scouts (every other week) Thursday 10am: Men’s Fellowship 2.30pm: Ladies Fellowship Friday 7.30pm: Play Reading (as arranged) Saturday Ramblers Trip (1st Saturday of the month) Social Trips (as arranged) For further details contact the Church Secretary: 01244 349130

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All Saints Church and Centre

Hoole Road, Hoole, Chester. CH2 3HZ Sunday 9am: Holy Communion 10.45am Morning Praise (inc 1st All Age Worship; 2nd & 5th Holy Communion) 6.30pm Evening Praise ( 1st & 3rd Holy Communion) 6pm: Franks (14-18 yr olds) Monday 10am: Minis Toddler Group 1pm: Dinkies (for parents & babies under 1) 7pm: Chester Philharmonic orchestra 6pm: Zumba Tuesday 9.30am, 12noon, 6.15pm & 7pm: Slimming World 10am: Café @ All Saints 5pm: Rainbows Wednesday 9.45am: Bible Study Fellowship for the benefit of people in the community. 5pm: Pathfinders Club Night 6.30pm: Arabic Dance Thursday 2.30pm: Senior Residents 7.30pm: B-It Theatre Company 7.15pm: Alpha Course Friday 10am: Minis Toddler Group Saturday 9.30am: B-It Theatre Company For further details contact the church minister: Rev John kirkland Office: Tel: 01244 322056 Email: [email protected] Website: www.allsaintshoole.org

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Hoole Baptist Church
hoole Lighthouse Centre, Westminster Road, hoole, Chester Ch2 3aU Sunday 10.30am: Morning Celebration in Hoole Community Centre 10.30am: Pulse - Church with a heart for the family (1st Sunday each month) Monday 5.30pm: SoDA Club - Dads & children (school years 1&2) (1st Monday each month) 7.45pm: CAP Money Management Course – please contact us for exact details of this 3 week course Wednesday 9.30am & 1.30pm: Hoolitots Toddler Group Thursday 5.30pm: Trackers Youth Club (school yrs 3-6) 7.15pm: Alpha Course 7.30pm: D’Biz Youth Club (School years 7-9) 7.30pm: Base Camp Youth Group (School years 10-13) Friday 4pm: D’Biz Coffee Bar 8pm: D’Biz Youth Club (School years 9 & above) Saturday 10am: Who Let the Dads out - Toddler Group (1st Saturday each month) 10am: Crossway Colts Football Coaching (school years 3-6) 11.10am: Crossway Colts Football Coaching (school years 7-11) For further details contact the church minister: Rev Andy Glover Office:Tel: 01244 312037 Email:[email protected] Website www.hbc.org.uk

Hamilton Street Methodist Church

hamilton Street, hoole, Ch2 3JG www.hoolemethodistchurch.org.uk Sunday 10.30am: Morning Worship 7.45pm: Chester Male Voice Choir Monday Evening Craft Club, contact Alison nolan on Chester 347305 for details Tuesday Evening Ladies Circle, 7.45-9pm, every 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of the month. Contact Jill Armitage on 300528 for details Thursday Morning Stay’n’Play, 10,00am til 11.30am, turn up and enjoy Friday Evening

Choir Fellowship, 7.30pm til 9pm, all welcome, turn up to sing, contact John Evans on Chester 674878 Saturday Morning Chester Toy Library, 10am til 11.30am, come to borrow toys and have a cup of tea/coffee with teacakes or toast, contact Sally Banks on Chester 311019 Plus Regular Concerts. Contact John Evans on Chester 674878 For further details contact the church minister: Rev Paul Taylor Office:Tel: 01244 321950 Email: [email protected]

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Holmecroft, Greenfield

£595,000

Ivy Cottage, Mannings Lane South, Hoole UNDER OFFER
Quaint and characterful detached cottage * Mature gardens front and rear * Parking and single garage * In need of modernisation and improvement * 2 separate reception rooms, breakfast kitchen * 3 first floor beds, store room and bathroom * An unusual addition to the market

Standing in large gardens and approached via a double entrance driveway, Holmecroft is a prominently situated detached house originally built in 1934 and recently extended to create an individual six bedroom detached house. The accommodation is arranged to provide the original four bedroom property with an additional two bedroom attached house on the side.

18 Woodfield Grove, Hoole

£229,995

167 Westminster Road, Hoole

£189,950

Larger than average three bedroom semi detached home set within one of Chester's most popular locations * Spacious open plan living space * Detached garage with power and lighting * Good sized lawned gardens to front and rear * UPVC double glazing and gas fired central heating

Deceptively spacious end terrace home * Walled courtyard and off road parking for 1 vehicle to rear * 2 spacious reception rooms, under stairs study area, well appointed kitchen, utility space, downstairs bathroom * 3 double first floor bedrooms * Gas CH & UPVC dg * Viewing highly recommended