NATIONAL SPORTING EVENT RECALLS 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF DEATH OF LOCAL CYCLING HERO (Back Page) The pack streams through the Chelford roundabout on its way to Marthall and Ollerton October 2012 www.ollertonwithmarthall.org.uk The Parish Church of All Saints, serving the villages of Marthall, Ollerton & Little Warford Priest-in-Charge Rev’d Lynette Sweet Tel: 01625 860618 Reader Mrs Jan Lees Tel: 01565 654755 Churchwardens Mr Tony Walley Tel: 01625 861361 Mrs Rosemary Kellett Tel: 01625 861428 Pastoral Worker Mrs Margaret Fogden Tel: 01565 634052 PCC Secretary Mrs Elizabeth Davison Tel: 01565 633377 Treasurer Mrs Carol Mason Tel: 01565 653042 Assistant Editor Peter Ruff Tel: 01565 652378 Parish Post is published 10 times a year and distributed by volunteers to those living in and supporting the communities of Ollerton, Marthall and Little Warford. Subscriptions cost only £6 per year and can be paid to your local distributor. 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(0900-15.30Mon-Fri) (Answering machine other times) INFORMATION www.ollertonwithmarthall.org.uk CHURCHES All Saints’ Marthall Rev’d Lynette Sweet Sunday Worship 10-30am Methodist Church Sunday Worship 10-45am St. Vincent’s R.C. Church Father J. Joyce Sunday Mass 9-00am, 11-00am, 5-30pm Gt. Warford Baptist Church Mr H. Horry Sunday Worship 10-00am, 6-00pm Thursday Bible Study 7-30pm DOCTORS Chelford Elmstead Road Surgery Knutsford Toft Road Surgery Knutsford Manchester Road Surgery Knutsford Annandale Medical Centre Mobberley Road SCHOOLS Over Peover Primary School Lower Peover Primary School Chelford C of E Primary School Knutsford County High School (Upper) Knutsford County High School (Lower) Holmes Chapel Comprehensive School TRANSPORT Knutsford/Macclesfield Buses Every two hours No 27 and 27A stop at Ollerton 27B goes via Over Peover and Beggerman’s Lane Times shown in bus shelter at Ollerton or ring Amber Taxis Community Service THE HALL AT MARTHALL Booking Secretary for parties, dances etc. (Mon-Fri) Bridge Club Tuesdays (weekly) except First Tuesday in month Womens Institute First Tuesday in month 01625 860618 01565 872957 01565 633040 01565 873132 01625 861316 01565 632681 01565 633101 01565 755222 01625 861384 01565 722529 01625 861351 01565 633294 01565 632277 01477 689500 01625 534850 01565 621222 01565 651906 01565 651613 01565 652448 CHELFORD VILLAGE HALL Girl Guides, Brownies, Boy Scouts, Cubs 01625 861815 KNUTSFORD Borough Council/Tourist Office 01565 632611 PARISH COUNCIL The Clerk E-mail: [email protected] 01565 653844 or 07973681226 KNUTSFORD Citizen’s Advice Bureau 01565 651310 SAMARITANS ALCOHOL DRINKSLINE POLICE The new number for non emergencies 0845 790 9090 0800 917 8282 101 CHURCH SERVICES 10.30am 10.30am 10.30am 10.30am October 2012 7th Harvest Festival (followed by lunch in the Hall) 14th Family service 21st Holy Communion in which Shoe Boxes for the Samaritan’s Purse will be brought to church. Service conducted by Revd. John Lees 28th Morning Prayer NOVEMBER 2012 10.30am 10.30am 6.30 pm 10.30am 10.30am 4th Holy Communion 11th Remembrance Sunday service 11th All Souls Memorial Service to remember those whom we love who have died 18th Holy Communion 25th Morning Prayer CHURCH CLEANING ROTA in Sept & Oct 2012 Oct.20th Rosemary Kellett and Lynda Worthington Nov 10th Barbara Burton and Margaret Fogden Dec.1st Elaine Boyling and Pat Warrington BIRTHS MARRIAGES BAPTISMS & DEATHS In the villages of Marthall, Ollerton & Little Warford Announcement of the death of ENID WINIFRED CRIMES 18th August 2012 (Age 91) formerly of Ollerton Funeral held in All Saints, Marthall on 3rd September 2012 6 lamb’s kidneys 12 baby onions 1/4 Ib. button mushrooms 1 oz. butter 1 oz. flour 1 tablespoon tomato puree 1/2 pint brown stock 1/2 Ib. cocktail sausages 1/4 Ib. frozen peas 2 tablespoons dry sherry Salt and pepper Set oven to 325 F or Mark 3. Heat the fat in a frying pan and cook the onions and mushrooms for 5 minutes, then place in an ovenproof dish. Skin the kidneys, cut them in half and remove the core. Dredge them in the flour and saute gently for a few minutes. Add the tomato puree, stock and sherry and mix well; pour into the casserole. Cover and bake for about 20 minutes, then add the peas and bake for a further 25 minutes until the kidneys are tender. Meanwhile grill or saute the sausages until they are golden brown and add to the dish, either whole or cut in half. Serve with potatoes and a vegetable. Serves 6. Letter from the Vicar October 2012 I have always enjoyed harvest time but giving thanks for the harvest in a rural community makes me realise just how fortunate we are and something of what goes in to producing it- a real time to give thanks. I can appreciate more fully than a few years ago how difficult farming is especially with the unpredictability of the weather, the economic situation at present and aspects of the retail market; what a tough job many farmers have. Thank you can’t express the gratitude for those people dedicated and skilled who provide food for us all- indeed, generations of farmers who have had the same care and dedication for their land and stock. As I write this I am looking forward to going on retreat and coming back- hopefully refreshed- to join in celebrating with the Harvest Thanksgiving in Snelson in both a service and in the fellowship afterwards. We have on 7th October our own Harvest Festival Service and celebrations with the Harvest Lunch and Supper; a time to give thanks for, not only, the produce we have but also those who work every day of the year to make it possible. Once, when I was on retreat the person who led the retreat advised us to take time in the silence (it was a few days of complete silence) to slow down and be aware of the things around us. I did not have to rush anywhere and had no other distractions so could be more aware of the things I am, often, too busy to see; fresh and simple food; the countryside around me and those who provided the meals etc. and those enabled me to spend quality time with God. I came back refreshed and, at least for a short while more fully aware and thankful for the gifts of my senses, nourishing food and of the gift others and God are to me. I am aware, more fully, living in this place just what a gift all of you in the Farming Community are both here and to the wider world and give thanks. God Bless Lynette Learning more about David Lewis Jake’s Story In the last edition of the Parish Post we told you a bit about life at David Lewis in 2012 and we promised to tell you a bit more about our people and our work in future editions. Today I’d like to introduce you to Jake. Jake is 22 years old and he developed epilepsy when he was just 3. He has a rare and complex form of epilepsy which means he suffers from a variety of different seizures, making it extremely hard to find the right medication for him. 2006 to 2008 were the worst of years for Jake and his family. Jake’s Mum worked nights and his Dad worked days so that someone was on hand to look after him 24 hours a day. Jake’s epilepsy grew progressively worse. He was having regular, aggressive seizures, causing behavioural problems and learning difficulties. The side effects of his medication were so bad it meant he would sleep for 23 hours a day. In the precious one hour that he was awake each day his Mum and Dad had to try and get all the nutrients, vitamins, food and drink they could into him. This went on for weeks. When Jake’s Mum eventually found David Lewis she broke down in tears during her first phone call to us, desperate for help and support for both Jake and the family. It was a very tough decision for the family to put Jake into residential care but, despite their initial reservations, Jake came to live at David Lewis in October 2008 and started attending the David Lewis College. Jake has come on in leaps and bounds since coming to David Lewis where he can benefit from the expertise of specially trained staff. He now works a regular shift at the College Juice Bar giving him some great training in vocational skills for the future. He also enjoys horse-riding and socialising. Jake’s parents are delighted with the progress he’s made. His Mum says, “Jake has never once asked to come home. It was a great comfort to his Dad and me to know that he settled in so easily. I know David Lewis puts his safety, well-being and happiness first. We simply couldn’t help him in the way he needed. David Lewis has changed Jake’s and our lives, for that we will be forever grateful.” In the next edition of the Parish Post you can find out how fundraising support for David Lewis helps to further enrich the lives of people like Jake. In the meantime if you would like to know more now or you would like to support our work, we’d love to hear from you. You can contact a member of the Fundraising Team on 01565 640000 or email HYPERLINK “mailto:[email protected]” [email protected] Becky Jaeger, Community Fundraiser David Lewis, Mill Lane, Warford, Alderley Edge SK9 7UD Registered Charity No. 1000392 TOUR OF BRITAIN CYCLE RACE NATIONAL SPORTING EVENT RECALLS 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF DEATH OF LOCAL CYCLING HERO The U.K. equivalent of the Tour de France started on Sunday, 9th September, in East Anglia with 100 of the world’s top cyclists ( including Tour de France champion Bradley Wiggins and world champion Mark Cavendish ) . The following day most of our residents suspended their normal mild irritation at the regular use of the Chelford to Ollerton stretch of the A 537 by time-trialling cyclists when the road was virtually closed for about half an hour, and many hundreds of us turned out to applaud the seventeen national teams whizzing through on the second stage of the race, which started in Nottingham and finished in Knowsley Park , some 110 miles and six hours later, an average speed of twenty miles per hour ! As a keen touring cyclist in my youth I find this awesome. The second stage climbed out of Nottingham over the top of the Derbyshire Penines, before dropping down to the Cheshire plain and approaching us via Gawsworth and Siddington. Local experts assured us that we would get the best view on the Chelford side of the post office / Shell roundabout ... and this is where the photograph which I have sent to our editor was taken. In fact , when the traffic was suspended many of the hundreds of people lining the route, including me, just move out onto the east bound carriageway and onto the roundabout. There were of course many wearing the shell suits universally adopted by today’s cyclists, but every age was there to cheer the competitors through and to marvel at the cavalcade of support vehicles, and there must have been at least a dozen day-glow jacketed motor cycle police who were presumably leap frogging the teams to seal off side roads as the pack approached. From my view-point this was very much at the last minute, but was just as effective as the organisation of the Olympics - which was superb. The pack streams through the Chelford roundabout on its way to Marthall and Ollerton A stretch between the roundabout and the Edgerton Arms ( which is within the Marthall boundary, irrespective of the position of the sign for highway safety reasons ) was flagged up as the first Yodel sprint of the day, and the spectators were particularly clustered there. (The title of this test acknowledges sponsorship of this feature of the race by the parcel delivery service of that name ). I believe the stretch was chosen in recognition of my cycling hero of the 1940’s and 1950’s - Reg Harris. Reg , a star of the Manchester Wheelers Club, was both a sprint champion and I think twice Olympic medallist, was born in Lancashire, but in his twilight years was involved in several businesses in the Macclesfield area, and was buried in St. John’s churchyard in Chelford in 1992. He is commemorated by a statue which overlooks the Manchester Veledrome. Knowsley Park, was originally known to some as the place where Edward Leah wrote “The Owl and the Pussy Cat “ ( it’s never too late to learn something new ! ) but of course is now home to many more exotic creatures. The final Yodel sprint of the day was tasked there, but for the second day running Cavendish failed to win. The race continued ( as I write this ) for a further six days at approximately 100 miles a day, as far north as Dumfries, and west as Dartmouth, finishing on Sunday, the 16th at Guildford, in Surrey having covered 840 miles. Alan Street TOUR OF BRITAIN CYCLE RACE but every age was there to cheer the competitors through and to marvel at the cavalcade of support vehicles, and there must have been at least a dozen day-glow jacketed motor cycle police who were presumably leap frogging the teams to seal off side roads as the pack approached. From my view-point this was very much at the last minute, but was just as effective as the organisation of the Olympics - which was superb. A stretch between the roundabout and the Edgerton Arms ( which is within the Marthall boundary, irrespective of the position of the sign for highway safety reasons ) was flagged up as the first Yodel sprint of the day, and the spectators were particularly clustered there. ( The title of this test acknowledges sponsorship of this feature of the race by the parcel delivery service of that name ). I believe the stretch was chosen in recognition of my cycling hero of the 1940’s and 1950’s - Reg Harris. Reg , a star of the Manchester Wheelers Club, was both a sprint champion and I think twice Olympic medallist, was born in Lancashire, but in his twilight years was involved in several businesses in the Macclesfield area, and was buried in St. John’s churchyard in Chelford in 1992. He is commemorated by a statue which overlooks the Manchester Veledrome. Knowsley Park, was originally known to some as the place where Edward Leah wrote “The Owl and the Pussy Cat “ ( it’s never too late to learn something new ! ) but of course is now home to many more exotic creatures. The final Yodel sprint of the day was tasked there, but for the second day running Cavendish failed to win. The race continued ( as I write this ) for a further six days at approximately 100 miles a day, as far north as Dumfries, and west as Dartmouth, finishing on Sunday, the 16th at Guildford, in Surrey having covered 840 miles. Alan Street TABLE TOP SALE At The Hall Marthall on SAT 27th OCT 9am-2pm Anyone requesting a table or more information please contact Rosemary Kellett 01625 861428 JACKIE BETTS MINISTER SNELSON METHODIST CHAPEL TEL: 01565 872957 We are all aware of the huge increase in heating costs for our homes over the last few years.One of my ways of coping with this is to wear warmer clothes.This also links in with one of my ‘Methodist New Year’resolutions to make more time for knitting which is something I enjoy and also find relaxing. So I looked out my patterns and wool and am knitting myself a cardigan-with a lacy pattern on the shoulders in contrast to plain knitting back and front.At first glance the shoulders can seem quite complicated but as long as I concentrate when I come to the’ lacy part’,follow the pattern (and don’t try to watch television at the same time!!) I think I will find it quite easy and very satisfying rather than just doing plain knitting all the time. Thinking about my knitting and the lacy pattern made made me think about our lives.Often they too can seem complicated-different events,different relationships,different opportunities,different personalities,different challenges,all blending together to make up each one of our lives with their own particular mix of complications, challenges and difficulties as well as fun joy and fulfilment But happily we too have a pattern to follow............the life and teaching of Jesus. We can read about this pattern in the Bible and see it in each other .It is true that Jesus lived and taught two thousand years ago in a society and a country very different from our own.Yet in many ways human beings -human needs ,human experiences remain the same;and I believe that Jesus’ teaching,Jesus’ example are still as relevant as a pattern for our lives today as they were in the first century AD By seeking to follow that pattern we too can find much joy,support and satisfaction. The writer of one of my favourite hymns put it this way May the mind of Christ my Saviour Live in me from day to day By his love and power controlling All I do and say. May I run the race before me Strong and brave to face the foe Looking only unto Jesus As I onwards go. ASTLE COURT COMMUNION The October communion service will be held in the community room at Astle Court on Tuesday October 16th at 2.p.m.Everyone is very welcome to join us for this service which will be followed by a cup of tea and a chat The Tatton Singers Sun 18th Nov 7-30pm Brahms Requiem • Bruckner Motets Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester with The John Powell Singers Transport available if required. Check website or ask John Haines For your diary: Sun 18th November 7.30pm at RNCM • Brahms Requiem + Bruckner Motets Sat 15th December at Knutsford Methodist Church • Christmas Carol Concert HYPERLINK “http://www.thetattonsingers.co.uk” Apply An Autumn feed to your lawn, watering it well in if you choose a dry or granular form, especially if the weather is dry. As long as you select a fertiliser that is formulated specifically for autumn use, it will help to make up for the stresses of the summer past and to strengthen the grass ready for the winter ahead. Regularly Rake Fallen leaves off the lawn before they get rained on and become packed down in to an immovable mass. Collect up all the leaves promptly, before the wind catches them and redistributes them again, and make them in to leaf mould. Plant as many spring-flowering bulbs as you can early October - in beds, borders even in the lawn beneath trees or large shrubs. If you can spare the space then why not plant a few bulbs specifically for cutting. I always allocate an area for tulips which are there just to allow a wonderful source of home-picked flowers for the house! Tulips are best planted this month, as this allows them to escape the dreaded ‘tulip fire’ infection. Take Every Opportunity to plant this month - trees, shrubs, climbers and herbaceous plants should all establish well whilst the soil is moist and still fairly warm. Pick the last of the unripe tomatoes, as the plants are likely to deteriorate rapidly now. If the plants are still in good condition and free from fuzzy brownish-grey mould, you can afford to wait a week or two. Once off the plant, provided the fruits are in good condition, you can encourage them to ripen by placing several in paper bag with an overripe banana. The banana gives of ethylene gas which speeds up ripening. Sow A Pot full of basil seed, lightly sprinkling it on the surface and covering with a millimetre or two of compost. Keep it in a propagator or on a warm windowsill with the compost just moist at all times (use a spray for this) Basil makes a great windowsill herb. If You Get your skates on there is still time to plant some onion sets or autumnplanting garlic. As long as the bulbs you buy are free from mould and look and feel perfectly sound with no signs softness or rot, they should still be fine. Go On A Slug and snail hunt - looking for the pests and clumps of their eggs in and around flower borders at this time of year often yields large numbers of these pests!!! Prune your roses, getting rid of any crossing stems and dead wood, do this after autumn leaf fall, making sure your secateurs are clean and sharp preventing you from spreading disease. When a mature perennial plant has ceased to flower or just flowers at the edges of a clump, dig it up in autumn or spring. Discard any old, diseased or dead material. Divide up the youngest and healthiest sections into fist-sized section containing both root and shoot. Fork in some soil improver and replant the sections. Water in well and they should grow away well and future flowering will improve. Turn compost heaps and cover them for the winter. Buy pots of autumn-flowering cyclamen and plant them in the garden while still blooming. An update by Alan Street, Chairman of Ollerton with Marthall Parish Council HOW WILL THE NEW HOUSES ON MARTHALL LANE LOOK ? I have recently visited a group of rent controlled houses which Bob Vass, the Cheshire East Council’s Rural Housing Enabler, told the Parish Council was built by the same company as those being built on Marthall Lane, and are in effect to the same design. I have sent the editor a picture of the main row of these homes which will give an impression of how the finished homes may look. Altogether there are ten two bedroom houses and two with three bedrooms. The site, ‘ Paddock View’ , is in Kingsley, near Frodsham, and I was told was formerly part of a farm yard. It is rather more spacious than that on Marthall Lane, and is in an elevated position with wide open views on one side. Although it is very new and it has a surprisingly settled look already. As the photograph shows there is limited landscaping, much of the forecourts being devoted to car parking. Having said all that, whilst personally I would still have preferred to site our houses elsewhere, the design is much less bland than I had feared, and should be a desirable complementary addition for first time buyers in our community. A young mother with a toddler daughter drove up as I was photographing one of a pair of two bedroom houses at the top end if the development , and I thought it civil to explain why I was doing so. As a result she was kind enough to invite me inside. She had been born in Kingsley, but had been forced to move away as there were no small properties which she could afford nearby. She was obviously delighted with her new home. The ground floor has a small fitted kitchen, a downstairs loo, a broom cupboard, and a modest sitting room overlooking a very small, but safely enclosed garden, which if I remember correctly, was accessed through a French window. Upstairs ... two rooms’ each with just about space for a double bed and wardrobe, and a bathroom. The young lady was a bit vague about the heating arrangements, and has not lived there through a winter as yet, but there is at least one radiator, in the entrance hall which is heated by a solar panel on the roof. The panels are unobtrusive and I hadn’t spotted them until she mentioned their existence. On reflection, there must also be an immersion heater as she said she had an adequate hot water supply. So that’s it. I thought readers would like to have a preview of the sort of development we are getting. Whatever our pre-decision views, we are where we are, and I hope we will make our new neighbours welcome and that they will integrate with our community. The new Oaklands Road recreation park should make a strong contribution to this. Finally, if any of you want to look at ‘ Paddock View’ it is off Pike Lane, close to the centre of Kingsley, and the post code I was given is WA6 8AF, which took me to a road about a quarter of a mile from the site by sat-nav. So stay on the main road through Kingsley until you see a large corner Co-op on you right. Turn right, and Pike Lane is first on your right just before St. John’s Church . ‘ Paddock View ‘ is not many yards up on your right. A ‘SURGERY’ WITH PEAKS AND PLAINS WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE END OF THIS MONTH Loveday Gimson, Development Officer at Peaks and Plains , has just passed a message to me that she is arranging a surgery event for the new homes in The Hall at Marthall early in the evening of Wednesday, 24th October, by which time rental details will be available. This will be an opportunity for local people to ask questions about the properties, and for prospective occupants to register with Cheshire Homechoice who will be allocating the tenancies. Don’t Forget in the Hall@Marthall at 7-30pm OLLERTON & MARTHALL W.I. October 2012 Co-president Pam Brereton welcomed 30 members and 3 visitors to the September meeting of Ollerton and Marthall WI. Normal business was conducted and thanks were given to the tea hostesses Betty Goostrey, Mary Johnson, Norma Attwood and Beryl Bailey. An outing to Trentham Gardens has been arranged for Wednesday 24th October. The speaker for the evening was Carol Tallon-Bailey on the World of Beatrix Potter. With the help of slides she spoke enthusiastically of the wonderful illustrations and early sketches which we have all come to love. Beatrix was born in 1866 and died in 1943. She was an author, illustrator and natural scientist who, of course is best known for children’s books. With the proceeds from the books and a legacy from an aunt she bought Hill Top Farm in the Lake District which is now owned by me National Trust and preserved as it was when she lived and wrote her stories there. Her books have been enjoyed by children throughout the world with the “Tale of Peter Rabbit” being the most notable. The vote of thanks was given by Judith Shirley. The competition for the Beatrix Potter memorabilia was won by Jane Weston, and the raffle by Beryl Bailey. The next meeting will be on Tuesday, 2nd October with entertainment by the Distaff Choir. Visitors are most welcome. A warm welcome to all our new children who started in September and have now settled into the pre-school routines. They are Aurelia, Beau, Emily, Grace, George, Isabella, Joe and Oscar. We look forward to watching them grow and develop over the next one/two/three years. As we will be welcoming lots of new little two year olds, we will be exploring and investigating lots of messy resources, sand, water, gloop, paint, play dough and glue. Should be lots of fun!! Our theme is “Colours” which we have been able to link to the book “Brown Bear Brown Bear what do you see?” by Eric Carle. The children have really enjoyed this book as it gives them the opportunity to guess which animal the bear will see next and they have found it really funny when the page is turned and there is a picture of a blue horse or a purple cat. During the PE sessions we have been trying out the different animal movements, flying like the red bird, galloping like the blue horse, swimming like the yellow duck and jumping like the green frog. The children have produced beautifully detailed paintings of the animals which are now proudly displayed on the wall. Although the weather has turned more Autumnal the children have still enjoyed spending lots of time outside, not only in our little fenced off area but in the fields and woods around us. Note - Toddler Group meets each Wednesday morning in the school hall at 10-45am. The pre-school join them at the end of the session for “Singing time” OLLERTON FAMILY FROM THE 1800’s RETURN TO THEIR “ROOTS” The grave of the Thomas Bate family who lived at Ollerton Hall by Alan Street If you are privileged to live in a house which owes its origins to Norman times it is not an infrequent happening for someone to turn up , often from a far flung place, whose ancestors were connected to Ollerton Hall. As many know from previous contributions to the ‘Post’ mostly they are from former colonies ... especially North America. But a more recent connection was made a few weeks ago from much nearer home , which I thought would interest readers from families who have lived in the parish for some generations. A lady by the name of Susan Trent Cassons who was on her way to her home in Oxfordshire with a niece, Katharine Wills, after visiting the Royal Horticultural Show at Tatton called by way of All Saints Church at Marthall where they had sought out two graves of the family Bate who lived in Ollerton in the latter part of the 1800’s. The oldest of these is a prominent cross right against the hedge on your left as you enter the church yard. The inscription is weathered to the extent that it is almost illegible, but it commemorates the family of Thomas Bate who came from Forton Hall in Staffordshire. I have a copy of the 1871 Census when the name Bate first appeared and Thomas is recorded as a ‘Merchant’ , with a wife Mary and daughter Elizabeth. Thomas, who died in 1886, was Sue Casson’s great great grandfather. There were four other children, one of whom, William Alfred lived at Kerfield House with his wife Mary. Mary died in 1871 having born four sons. Alfred remarried and begot four more sons and three daughters. He died in 1899 and as far as I can make out the gravestone in the corner of the churchyard on your right as you enter ( behind the notice board ) commemorates William, Mary, and two of the sons from his second marriage, the oldest survivor dying in 1904. William was Katharine’s great grandfather. Katharine Wills Katharine is a graduate from Oxford Brookes, who entered horticultural design through the Botanical Gardens in New York and the London College of Garden Design at Kew. This year she won one of the three finalist places in the RHS Young Designer of the Year competition, and was awarded a Silver Gilt at Tatton for a design which was created under her direction by a group from a local young offenders institute. If, like me, you have wondered at Chelsea or Tatton how on earth the fabulous displays are created in a matter of a couple of weeks you will enjoy reading Katharine’s blog link from:- <diaryofabuddinggardendesigner. hortweek.com> So the Bate decendents were visiting their “roots” in more ways than one when they stopped off at Marthall and Ollerton on their way home ! We were “thrilled to make the link with the past and tread the same turf as our ancestors” Sue wrote. The grave of the William Bate family who lived at Kerfield House Susan Casson I wasn’t able to converse with Sue and Katharine at any length as I was juggling two other meetings when they arrived but they are both interesting people. Susan Casson is an artist represented by the Majlis Gallery and is particularly interested in East African settings, where I deduce, she lived as her father was a Missionary and Vicar out there before retiring to Oxfordshire. You can Google Sue via a link from the Gallery. ALL SAINTS CHURCH MARTHALL With Vox Aurum & Youth Choir Conductor Deborah Catterall SATURDAY 6th OCTOBER 2012 at 7pm Tickets from Church or John Haines. Donations for Church and Choir funds TO BOOK Tel: 01565 651906. (Monday to Friday) New York Times June 24, 1992 Reg Harris Cyclist, 72Reg Harris, a bicycle racer who won two silver medals at the 1948 Summer Olympics and also won a British title at the age of 54, died on Monday after suffering a stroke. He was 72 years old. Mr. Harris collapsed while cycling near his home Saturday, a Macclesfield Hospital spokesman said. Mr. Harris won a world title as an amateur in Paris in 1947 and took two silver medals at the London Games before turning professional. He won the world professional sprint championship from 1949 to 1951 and again in 1954. In 1974 he made a startling comeback to win the British professional sprint title Mr. Harris is survived by his wife, Jennifer. Reginald Hargreaves Harris OBE (1 March 1920 – 22 June 1992) was a leading English Track Racing Cyclist in the 1940s and 1950s. He won the world amateur sprint title in 1947, two Olympic silver medals in 1948, and the professional title in 1949, 1950, 1951 and 1954. His ferocious will to win made him a household name in the 1950s, but he also surprised many with a comeback more than 20 years later, winning a British title in 1974 at the age of 54.
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