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The Publishers cannot accept liability for loss, damage or difculties resulting from contacts made through the directory, from errors, omissions, from claims made by the advertisers or from omissions or inaccuracies relating to telephone numbers, wording, spacing or positioning of any listing, advertisements or other material regardless of how caused. DONT the Hoole Christmas lights look good! Weve denitely got the best shops of any district in Chester and the area looks fantastic when it is lit up for Christmas. So please give your local traders your support this year and shop locally!!Weve got pictures on pages 28-31. In this edition weve also got news from Hoole CE Primary, Hoole History Society, loads of local news Jonathan Seddons nancial feature, Hoole Rangers and Thought for the Month with Andy Glover. 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Sefton Road - A sat nav and CDs were stolen from a Peugeot parked on the driveway. Lightfoot Street A wing mirror and windscreen wiper were damaged on a Mini. Greenbank Road A thief broke in and stole a handbag but was disturbed by the occupants and escaped, leaving the handbag outside. Knowsley Road Golf clubs were stolen from a Volvo and a sat nav from a Mercedes. The owner of the Volvo disturbed the thief who ran off leaving the golf clubs in a nearby garden. Too late to save library THE closure of Hoole Library has been met with sadness by a group of campaigners. The dilapidated building was deemed unsafe and unusable by the council and the library will now be run on a part time basis by volunteers at Hoole Community Centre. A group called Save Hoole Library has submitted an ofcial complaint to the council about the lack of consultation. Cheshire West Council says the building is no longer t for purpose and must close because of health and safety concerns. 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Staggeringly there are nearly 10 million people in the United Kingdom who suffer from some form of hearing loss with 170,000 people suffering with noise related deafness or tinnitus as a result of exposure to excessive noise at work. These conditions are permanent and the over 50s are significantly affected by this condition. Hearing loss is a common injury that can remain unnoticed for years as it develops gradually and people often put it down to age.
Tinnitus is the medical name for those suffering from a buzzing or ringing noise in their head. Approximately one in seven people are known sufferers of tinnitus. The condition is believed to originate from over- active nerve cells within the hearing area of the brain. Employers have been under a duty to protect employees from excessive noise since 1963. This means that in many cases, those suffering from noise induced hearing loss and/or tinnitus can make a claim for compensation against the employers, or where they are no longer trading, their insurers. Here at QualitySolicitors Oliver & Co our specialise Deafness Solicitors understand that losing any proportion of hearing can have a much wider effect on your life. One of the concerns that we hear is that some people feel it is more difficult to move around as easily as they used to. This is highlighted in a new study by the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine that showed mild hearing loss can so much as triple the risk of a person suffering from a fall. The study believes that the reason for this is the brains inability to focus as much as it normally would on balance and gait, when it is struggling with processing sounds. The findings highlight that people with only a mild hearing loss, at around 25dB, were staggeringly at least 3 times more likely to fall.
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Enlisting community help with existing research being done to prepare for the 100th anniversary of the Great War and the special signicance of Hooles own war memorials. We have applied for Lottery funding to help with the purchase of up-to-date computer technology, computers, printers, scanner to enable documents, photographs and personal memoirs to be recorded and a made available. For further details on the activities of the society and information about membership contact 01244 320542 or 01244 346151. Highlighting Hoole history Hoole Roundabout December 2012 19 Make Christmas Perfect Call 0151 347 4023 MACDONALD CRAXTON WOOD HOTEL Parkgate Road, Ledsham, Nr Chester CH66 9PB T 0151 347 4023 E leisure.craxton@macdonald-hotels.co.uk Terms & conditions apply. Subject to availability. Cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer. Must be over 16 years of age. 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Financial issues have hardly been out of the headlines in the last ive years, ever since the credit crunch irst came into the national consciousness, and the European sovereign debt crisis of the last two years has merely served to intensify the media coverage. Since the autumn of 2009, the European Union has been struggling with the mounting debts of some of its weakest economies, notably Greece and Portugal, as well as Ireland, severely hit by the global downturn. All this has led to mounting fears among investors. The crisis has even raised questions about whether the Euro can survive as a currency, placed strains and risks on banks across the continent and forced cuts in government spending, putting several countries back into recession. So what are the opportunities for investors in what remains a tough and uncertain economic environment? Equity markets so far in 2012 have actually performed well, a fact that may surprise the headline writers. This could be due to a realisation setting in that there is a political will to resolve the crisis coupled with a strong desire among leaders to keep European Monetary Union (EMU) together. In recent times, investors have become worried that there is worse to come and that share prices will decline no matter what the industry sector or market share of companies. As a result, they often buy and sell at precisely the wrong time. The fear of missing out pulls investors in when markets are soaring, and causes them to sell when they have already fallen. Yet there are exciting and attractive investment opportunities out there. Take, for example, large blue-chip companies with a strong and healthy market position and a continuous record of generating proits and earnings during all phases of the economic cycle. Such companies have seen their prices held back along with all others as a result of SOVEREIGN DEBT CRISIS A G Hoole Roundabout November 2012 21 Finance with Jonathan Seddon Investments Pensions Protection Inheritance Tax and Long Term Care Planning Partner Practice of St Jamess Place Wealth Management, which is regulated by the Financial Services Authority high-level macro-economic circumstances outside of their control, yet they remain attractive propositions through their proven resilience, ability to ride out the crisis and sustained long term prospects. Investors should be looking at these cash generative companies, with their strong balance sheets and more predictable proit streams. Some of the best opportunities today can be found in the telecom and pharmaceutical sectors. And one of the safest places to invest in equity markets in times of economic turmoil are in defensive sectors such as consumer staples industries that manufacture and sell food and beverages, tobacco and household products. These are typically the last products to be removed from the household budget at times when disposable incomes are being squeezed. In addition, many analysts see corporate bonds as a promising asset class, with recent sell-os presenting an attractive entry point for investors. Exaggerated fears of mass defaults are, in the eyes of many, presenting investors with unprecedented value in high quality corporate bonds, which oer much more attractive yields than those provided by gilts. Commercial property, too, continues to represent a high-yielding and relatively stable asset class, presenting a further valuable opportunity for investors to diversify their assets and ultimately be rewarded over the longer term. 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Christmas concert All Saints Church, Hoole, is the venue for a Christmas concert entitled An Alternative Nine Lessons and Carols on Saturday 8th December, 7.30pm. Come and join Chester Music Societys Youth Choir, Preludes, and Alumni Choir for a fun celebration of Christmas. Tel 300717 or visit www.chestermusicsociety.org.uk Comedy on stage in Upton Upton Village Hall is the venue for the stage comedy Looking For Love, by Raymond Hopkins from Wednesday 5th to Saturday 8th December, 7.45pm. Hotel is in the pink A total of 300 was raised by staff, guests and members of the Doubletree by Hilton Hotel and Spa at Hoole Hall during the Go Pink Breakthrough Breast Cancer day. Everyone wore an item of pink to raise funds and awareness of the cause. Planning Design Supply Installation To have your dream bathroom designed, supplied and installed by Wirrals leading bathroom and wetroom specialist.... 6-8 Prenton Road West Prenton Wirral CH42.9PN 0151 608 4008 www.bathroomsandwetrooms.co.uk
Visit: Call: Web: Take a panoramic virtual tour and explore our showroom with Google Business Photos using Google Streetview technology. gggggne eeedddd Fantastic offers available on complate bathrooms if ordered before Christmas Fully fitted bathrooms from as little as 4995.00 just ask for details 28 Tel 01244350398 www.hooleroundabout.com FAULKNER Street was absolutely packed for the Christmas Lights Switch on last month. There was a real festive feel with stalls, shops open till late, people dressed as Father Christmas and music on the stage, including local ladies choir the Songsmiths. The area looks fantastic all lit up in lots of different colours and decorations. Special guest was Benjamin Jeremy, from Hoole CE Primary, who won the schools hen hunt competition. He had the honour of sitting on Santas wagon with mum Denise. More pictures on pages 28 & 29 Festive fun as the lights go on Hoole Roundabout December 2012 29 e 30 Tel 01244 350398 www.hooleroundabout.com Above: Ruth Clarke, Dawn Freeman, Sylvia Platt and Brenda Norris, from the Hoole Support Group of the Hospice of tyhe Good Shepherd Opposite, top: Hoole ladies choir the Songsmiths performed. Opposite, below: Laura Massey, Adam Wallace and Sara Fairbanks, from the Lodge Bar pub, handing out sweets on the night. Hoole Roundabout December 2012 31 I MAGINE we are playing Family Fortunes and I was Vernon Kay and we asked 100 people what they most associate with Christmas, what would be the top ve answers they would give? There are any number of things that have become part and parcel of Christmas, some things we love others we hate! In your opinion, whats critical to Christmas? Whats the one thing that if you were to get rid of it Christmas would become unrecognisable? If you had to ditch one thing from Christmas what would you choose? Turkey, mulled wine, crackers, the Queens Speech, Ant & Dec, Whams Last Christmas, the works Christmas party, Carols, Christmas Shopping, Sports Personality of the Year, Carols from Kings, Decorations, the EastEnders Christmas Special. Of course there are some things that you can ditch and its still recognisable as Christmas. Personally, Im very happy to do without the brussel sprouts, sherry and the Wizard of Oz that were a permanent feature of my childhood. But I want to suggest that theres one thing that if you get rid of it then all youre left with is a bog standard Christmas. Its adequate; but its not deluxe. The trouble is that for many of us is thats what weve settled for. I know its what every church leader says at this time of year but bear with me, not only do I get paid to say this, I actually believe it! Its been said that if you take Christ out of Christmas then all youre left with is a mess - xmas. I think thats overstating it, but I like what hes done there! Can I suggest that if you get rid of Jesus Christ then youve ripped the heart out of Christmas? Hes what Christmas is all about. They even named it after him! Hes the reason for the season. But weve lost sight of that amongst the tinsel, presents and stress. The Gospel of Luke tells us that the rst visitors at the stable maternity ward were the Shepherds. They went to Bethlehem because they knew that Jesus birth was good news of great joy for all people. And so if you take the Christ out of Christmas then what youre left with is bad news of real misery for everyone. Its hard to get in the festive spirit with that sort of strap line, isnt it?! Im not an idiot; I know that many of us are happy to settle for a Christ-less Christmas. Were content with the bog standard version. Thats your decision! But why would you go for a Christmas thats satisfactory, sufcient, passable or tolerable when you can have one that rocks! Let us remember that the Christmas heart is a giving heart, a wide open heart that thinks of others rst. The birth of the baby Jesus stands as the most signicant event in all history, because it has meant the pouring into a sick world the healing medicine of love which has transformed all manner of hearts for almost two thousand years... Underneath all the bulging bundles is this beating Christmas heart. During this Christmas season, may you be blessed with the spirit of the season, which is peace, the gladness of the season, which is hope, and the heart of the season, which is love. Finally, maybe you would like to join us at Ho Hool ol l ooleeee e Ba Ba Ba Ba B pt t pt t pt p is iis s iis ist tt Chhuur urch for or or oour ur Ca Carols iinn th thh the ee PPark kk on n Dec ec ec ec c 111111 16t 6t 666t 6t 6t 66t 6ttt 66t 6t 6t 66thh h hh at at ttt at 6 66666.33330p 00ppmmmm mm m mmm miin in in n TTTTT Thhe he h N Nar r ar rrrrro rowss CCC Com mmu mu uuni ni nn tyyy P Par rkk behind the Hoole Community Centre; it will be followed by coffee and mince pies in Hoole Lighthouse Centre. This is a great opportunity to step aside from all the hustle and bustle of all the preparations for Christmas and take some time to reect on the heart of Christmas that is the birth of Jesus Christ. CHRISTMAS WISHES s Andy Glover has lived in Hoole with his wife Sue for 22 years. Andy began at Hoole Baptist Church, on Westminster Road, as Youth Pastor, before becoming the Pastor and now Team Leader. BY THE REV ANDY GLOVER Hoole Roundabout December 2012 33 A concert at Christmaas as as sssss with the Chester Ladies Choir Saturday 15th December, 7.30pm, at the Town Hall, Chester. Guest John Pierce, Welsh representative for Cardiff Singer of the Year TTTi TTi Ti Ti TTTTTTTTi Ti i Ti TTTTTTii TTTTTTii TTTTTi Ti TTTTTTTTi i TT ck cc ets 8, pay at the eeeeeeee dddddddo dddddo ddddddo dddddddd or, or tel 01244 6769400 , 44 7 94 HOOLE RANGERS FC For more information about Hoole Rangers FC please contact Glyn Roberts Mob: 07515 805966 e-mail: Glyn@HooleRangersFC.com Website: www. HooleRangersFC.com Wet weather holds up Rangers title charge HOOLE Rangers FC 1st team have played three xtures since the last report, two cup games and one in the league. In a strange twist of fate, both cup games were against premier side Crossways, and both ended in good wins for Hoole. The rst game, in the Tom Gerraghty cup started tight, and the game was tied at 2-2 at half time. However, in the second half, Hoole took control of the game and ran out easy 6-2 winners. The next game was in the league, at home against Levers, and despite having most of the play, we were unable to convert possession into goals and it ended in a disappointing 2-2 draw. The following week, we were once again pitted against Crossways, in the Chester & District League cup. The team made no mistake this time and ran out worthy 5-1 winners. Unfortunately the nal game of this period (against Crossways again, this time in the Premier league) was called off due a to waterlogged pitch, which is a shame as a win would have pushed us into 3rd spot, with three games in hand over the top two. Seconds The 2nd team, in Division 1 have improved recently. In the two league games against 3rd placed Orange Athletic, the team played some really good football, only to lose out by the odd goal in both games. The rst game ended 1-2 and the second game 2-3, following a great ghtback from two goals down. The Orange manager commented after the second game that he was amazed we didnt get anything out of the two games. The 3rd game this period was against Premier side Raby Villa in the League cup, and despite the team playing really well, we eventually lost the match 4-2. The squad have signicantly improved recently, both in numbers and quality, and despite failing to win any of the three matches this period, our performances have improved dramatically and we are condent that the rest of the season will see us moving up the league. Changing room There has been no further progress on the changing room extension project, we are still waiting for Cheshire West and Chester council to nalise 25 year lease arrangements for the pitch and changing rooms. Sponsors As always, we are looking for sponsors this season, helping fund items such as tracksuits, match balls, match fees etc. or maybe helping with the changing room refurbishment project. 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So, to be bee even more proa act ctive, II I tttol olddd hhe he he herr r Idd keep an eey eye out for things I wantedd dd an an and dr d op pp s ssuub u tle hi hi hints that will hopefully be fed ed d bb back tooo h her this way keeping an element nt nt o oof f surp pprri rise e about it al aalll. I II ppput tth t is plan into act tiion this wweekend. WW Wee e he he head added ed ed in in nto to tto t town to to to pp piic ickk up a few things and I began n th thee ssu uu s btlee OOOh, wow! Check this s out. This is so co cool ol ol. I Id d d lo lo lovve one of these. e. W We were iin n De D benh nhhammmsss and I sizedd up a few jumpers with a very well worded d I wish I could remember stu like this s wh w en en people ask me what I want for r C Chr hris istm tmas. PPe Perrfect. I even gave myself a littl tlee head rub for my my my ccun unni ni ni n nng ng ng a aannd nn ingenuity. HHoowever er, , al al a ll wa w s qu qu quass aa he he heddd oov vver er coee later r t that afftte ternoon wh when n en I I wa wa was assskke ke kedddd ...youll have tto let mmee e know if you se ee e an annyt yy hi iing nng ngg yy you ou o like because e peoplee aare gonnaa s sta tart aski ki king ng ng wha hat tt yo oo y u uu want ffoor Christmaass. . It wwou ouldd ap appeaaar subtle is not t word that transslate tes s in in my re re ela latti tionship, ev even with such a handdy ttranslation aii aa dd as as a ssleedg dgehammer. Lists I co onnt ntemplated a subtle powwer- r-point presentation with live links too th the stores that sold the items I was interesteedd in n but the same cl cl c ou ud d settleed upon me e as ass ii iff f II wa was s being put on thh thee e sp ppoot ot aaaand nd nd hhhh had ad ad uu use se sedd up all my lifelines in the sssooo, wha hhatt do d yyoou uu o ww wann a t for Christmas inquisition. 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The idea of the list t wwa was to re dd ad tthr hr hrou ough gh i it, purchase one of tthe he e i ite t ms, delete sa sa s id id item from the list and nd f ffoor orwa warrd it to the next person on iinn th th theee h ch chaai ainn wh which ensures they receive pretty much what they want and never have th th thhat att a element of unco omf mf mfor or orta tt bl b e surprise - unless I I fe felttt like surprising tthhe h m wwi w th somet ethi hingg nnot on on ttthe he he ll liiis sttt t bbbu but tt my brothher er er never rea all l y got myy humo mour ur aannd nd soon I realised that 30 0 fo f r a bottle l of o ccol olog og gggne ne ne was probably a much more ssuitable ppr presssi ie e th th than ann a the miniature fairground shoot-a- Some musings about Hoole with Andy Medcraft duck rangee aand ndd LL Leg eg egooo fa f ir r i y complete with glitter wings annnddd a wwa wand nd n I II hh had ad ad wwra ra r pped and presented with sssuc uchh h eexciteme ment a ffew ew wy yyea e rs back. I should pointt oout that he e iis 34 and very image con onsc scio ious so so p pro robably no not my best moment nt although am amon ong g myy cir ircl cle of friends it t ss makes for good story tell llin i g. g I cant st taan a d tthe queues Its lists and catalog og guued ev events and timescales and budget ts s an and d pa pa parking g and crowded shops where youu sp spend more e time queuing to pay for a tin of bis scu c its than yyou do for a ride att Al AAlto to tonn To Towe wers r at th thhe height oof the summer sea aso so sonn tthh t at ki kill lls Ch h C ri r stma mass for me. Old dears suddenly lose al alll mmannners aan and it woulld appear, if they are qu queeuing ah ahheead of me, aall sense of time and space too. The he eyy seem gggen enui u nely ly confused when they get to tthhe cou ou unnter. Not in th the same way I ggeet e confu fuse s d when I walk in into too aa a r room man an a d think wwwhhhy did II c come in here. Im still very awa waare re re tt thha hat I am am home - that I was about too d do so something bu but hey, I cant remember so raid d the fridgee insste tead. These festive old dears se s em totally unaware that t th they ey are even in a shop and that they are holdi dinng a baske ket with a tin of suugared almmon onds ds a and nd a diabetic Yule LLog og. Someebo body has to po point out that the girl with the face ce j jewellery that dr d aggss he h r mouth down int nto a a st strange bottom teeth expos osing sneer ha has been rolllin ing her eyes and pretty much ch screa eaming nex ext t tto o the her for the past ive mi minu nutes. The eelde derly lady is then bemused tha hatt sh he e has to pay for the said items and in an aatttempt to cove verr al alll tracks of oh, did the eyy nno i tice I lost my marbles for a second oorr two back there launches into a full on co conv n ersation about som om meee ra ra d ndom m omtt top op opic ic ic that mmetal mouth has eve vennn lless interest in than cu customer service! Its this part of f CCCh hhri ri r st st tmmmaaas s thhat brings out the worst in me. TThi hi iss and the gu guil ltt factor. Everybody an an anim im imaal a , needy person or wh what atev ever cause is hhheig ig ighhhtened with even n s saadder music and wet eyes h tthen nnormal. l. HHow dare I buy presents for my fa fami mily ly a andd friends and enjoy Christmas when there is so much suering in the world. Give all your money to the this or that charityy. Sell yyour car. r. SSel e l your house. Sell a kidney. It juuus usttt geee gg tts me so ppeent up with rage that I lay awake attt at nn niiig ighht ex expe pecting Marleys ghost to come and show me the error of my ways. So, to avoid all the stresss th th tthis is i year, Im mak akin ing a list of everything I needd to to to d ddo, o, o, ppp pppla la laan n and bu buyy. I am going to attend all the Chris s istm tm tm t aass aa partiees I am invited to aannd ndd II I aaamm going to enjoy them fo or r wh w at they are, no nott t wh wh whaaat I hope they will be and ttry ry not to feign a ppannnic ic aa aatttac a k when it comes to openiing ng my secre rett SSanta just st so I can go and have a coeeee in the peace and quite. I am going to tthi hi hi h nnk nk n senssib iblly about wha hat t people want. I am going to puurrchase my own pres sen ents and let other people wwrap them and perfect myy s sur u prris ss d ed ed d fface when it it comes to the opening g pr p oces sssion n. I am going to sing CCCar arol ll o s this yea ear. I cant rremember the last ti tiime I I sung a caro ol but this year I am gonna sing at least one verse e of Jingle Bells and mean it. Im not going to hit thhe streets and wassail on the doorste te teps pss of Hoole, nobody is rreeady for that but I am g i oi oing to keeep the alien feelin i g I got from the Hoole Christm tmas Light switch ch on alive inside and not tur u n n my m nose up at Chri rist stmmas adverts for depart r mee m nt nt nt sstores or force th the e ot o her half to watch Grem mliinns by claimingg i it t s a Christmas movie. 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