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EMMA Wardle has won A
the West Cheshire College
Star Apprentice of the Year
Award while working at
HETTY pre-school in Hoole.
The Awards were held
as part of the Colleges
National Apprenticeship
Week celebrations and
recognised 18 of the
Colleges most talented
Apprentices. Emma also
won the Star Apprenticeship
Award in Children and
Young Peoples Workforce
during the ceremony.
HANDS-ON
Emma, who is 20, said: Im
so shocked but delighted to
have won this award. I really
enjoy my role and HETTY is
a great place to work which
is why I am so enthusiastic
about my job.
Working with children is
something I have always
wanted to do. I chose an
Apprenticeship as I thought
that it is the best route into
the industry.
Ive learnt so much from
doing the Apprenticeship
as you get hands-on
experience and working with
young children on a day-to-
day basis means that my
skills have developed really
quickly.
When I nish my
Apprenticeship, I would
really like to stay working at
HETTY and develop my role
there.
Denise Bowes, Manager
at HETTY pre-school, said:
Emma is a wonderful, hard-
working member of staff
who always has a smile on
her face.
She is a natural with the
children here and has been
a real asset to the team. Her
Apprenticeship has really
helped her to develop in
her role and she has really
progressed since starting
here.
Im delighted she has won
the award as she really
does deserve it.
Bev Aiston, Manager for
Work-Based Learning
Care & Childrens
Services at West
Cheshire College, said:
Emma has been a joy
to assess and her work
is of a high standard. We
have received nothing but
good feedback from her
employer.
OUTSTANDING
Hetty Pre-School, which
is next to Hoole Primary,
on Hoole Lane, has
successfully appointed
two Apprentices since
2010 through West
Cheshire College.
Due to the success of
Emmas appointment,
Hetty then extended its
Apprenticeship scheme by
recruiting Chloe Beckett as
a Childcare Apprentice.
Denise added: Chloe
has been an excellent
candidate, she is currently
doing her Level 2 and we
will sponsor her so she can
continue and do her Level
3 to develop her skills and
knowledge further. We have
been so lucky to get two
outstanding Apprentices.
Award for Hoole pre-school apprentice
Roofer death tragedy
A Hoole roofer has died after falling from a ladder while working at a house near
Llandudno. 35-year-old Gethin William Kirwan, from Halkyn road, died of head
injuries in the fall last month.
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RAISING a child is a costly business -
nappies, clothes, pocket money and school
trips are just the tip of the iceberg.
The results of a survey indicated that by the time your child has
reached 21 you would have spent an average of 218,000 on their
upbringing. It doesnt get any easier once they reach adulthood
age. The chances are high that they will need financial help to fund
a gap year, or to get a foot on the property ladder.
But looking after your children doesnt end when they start
carving out a career and have a family of their own. In all
likelihood you will want to create a financial legacy to ensure that
the wealth you have created is preserved, protected and passed
on to them.
Preserving as much of your wealth as possible requires careful
estate planning; otherwise you may not pass on as much wealth as
you anticipate.
Inheritance tax (IHT), which is just one barrier to the transfer
of wealth, is a 40 per cent tax imposed on the worldwide estate
of anyone who is UK-domiciled on all assets above the nil rate
band of 325,000. The nil rate band can be passed to a surviving
spouse, if not used, increasing the survivors nil rate band to up
to 650,000. The threshold is normally updated each year in the
Budget, in line with inflation, but the Coalition has said that it will
now be frozen until April 2015.
One of the simplest IHT mitigation tools is a Will. Not only
can a well drafted Will mitigate IHT, it is also crucial for anyone
wanting to protect their family from a huge headache after they
die.
Only with an appropriately drafted Will can you be certain that
your estate will go to the right people. If you do not have a valid
Will, you risk depriving your family of their home, increasing the
inheritance tax (IHT) burden and leaving parts of your estate in
the wrong hands.
In addition to Wills, Trusts can also help you to protect and
preserve your estate as they allow you give away assets but restrict
or direct how and when they are used.
There are many different types of Trusts, some straightforward
and others very complicated. A common use of a Trust is to hold
assets on behalf of a child until they are old enough to look after
their own money. However, it is vital that you seek expert help
before you take the plunge because there may be income tax or
capital gains tax as well as Inheritance Tax implications that need
to be considered.
It can often make sense to use professional trustees rather
than lay trustees. Family members often find it difficult to act
objectively. Money and family arguments are often driven
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by emotion rather than what is correct and appropriate. The
appointment of a neutral, well-practiced professional trustee
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Another method for helping to reduce any potential IHT burden
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family and friends during your lifetime, these gifts will only be
made free of IHT providing you survive seven years from the date
of making the gift.
There are some lifetime gifts that are exempt from any IHT. You
can gift up to 3,000 a year, which can be divided between as
many people as you like. You are also allowed to use the previous
years allowance if it has not been used. Parents are each allowed
to give away 5,000 to their children when they get married,
while grandparents can give 2,500.
A Junior ISA offers parents, grandparents, other relatives and
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Replacing the Child Trust Fund, the Junior ISA provides the
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Junior ISAs may not be maintained in the future and is subject to
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on stage to collect their graduation scroll. But such rich rewards
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business park
next year
BUILDING work will start on the rst
stage of Chesters groundbreaking
100m Central Business Quarter
early next year it has been
announced.
Developers, the Manchester-
based Muse Developments part of the
leading construction and regeneration
group Morgan Sindall plc revealed
the start date after winning
unanimous backing for the
rst phase of the iconic
scheme from CWACs
Strategic Planning
Committee.
The six-story
environmentally-
excellent ofce block
near the citys historic
railway station will
provide 70,000 square
feet of ofce space, due for
completion in 2015.
The scheme, a major project within the
One City Plan, also includes the remodelling
of part of the Grade II* listed station and
adjoining Queen Hotel complex to create
a new landscaped public realm area and
gateway from the station into the Business
Quarter.
Phil Mayall, development director at Muse
Developments, said: The Central Business
Quarter is of huge strategic importance to
Chester, representing the very denition of
an attractive and sustainable development.
It will deliver huge benets to the city
ensuring quality regeneration, the retention
of existing businesses and the promotion of
growth and inward investment.
By 2028, it is planned that Chesters
Central Business Quarter will offer a total
of 440,000 square feet of state-of-the art
ofce space housed in seven
ofce blocks creating
around 3,500 jobs.
The 7.5 acre site in a
landscaped setting
bordered by the
station complex, City
Road, Boughton and
Hoole Lane, will also
include 200 homes,
restaurants, leisure
facilities and car parking
both for the station, ofces
and residents.
Part of the overall scheme
includes the redevelopment of the former
Leadworks and Shot Tower for residential
use by Neptune Developments, and the
transformation of the Boughton Retail
Centre for creating a new Waitrose store
and associated retail units.
The trafc impact could concern local
residents and he called for an effectively
managed trafc plan and residents parking
measures in surrounding roads to cope with
possible overspill.
The question of affordable homes will also
be considered as the phased development
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Warm welcome to Brook Street
SHOPPERS to Brook Street
are being welcomed by an
impressive new sign.
Local Boughton Councillor
David Robinson was joined
by members of the Brook
Street Traders and Residents
Association to unveil the new
Brook Street Welcomes You
sign.
Said Cllr Robinson: Brook
Street has been the subject of
environmental improvements for
a number of years, to enhance its
retail attractiveness and residential well being.
The mural in Brook Place, has proved to be really popular and appreciated. It is important
that the footfall in Brook Street is increased and I feel that this entrance sign will assist in
this process. It will be visible from Hoole Way and the public car park on St Anne Street and
hopefully will attract people to Brook Street.
And this is in place for the Brook Street Festival which is being held on 26th May.
Chester Renaissance commissioned the sign that was created by Flintshire Fabrications.
Cllr David Robinson (third from left) with shop owners Stuart Stevenson (far left) and
Jan Yarasir (second from right) plus members of Brook Street Traders and Residents
Association.
Award for school meals service
SCHOOL meals are a big hit
with pupils in Cheshire West and
Chester and have won a major
national accolade.
Serving up three million meals a
year, the Cheshire West service
has been named most improved
and nalist in the best performing
catering awards by the Association
of Public Service Excellence
(APSE).
Half of the boroughs primary and
secondary school pupils take a
school lunch, and the 92 per cent
take up of free school meals is the highest in the UK-wide benchmarking exercise by
APSE.
Tray ready - Lauren and fellow Newton Primary School pupils Amber and Adam
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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
HOOLE Rangers are currently looking for an assistant
manager for the irst team working with Adam
Bebbington, and also a manager and assistant
manager for the reserves.
We hope to have these positions illed by the end of
this season so they are in place for 2013/14 pre-
season. Management experience is not essential as we
will provide support while people learn the ropes, but
a working knowledge of amateur football is desirable.
Good motivational skills, plus an ability to bring in new
young players would also be an advantage. If anyone
is interested in these roles, please get in touch, via the
e-mail address below.
BAD WEATHER
Postponement of ixtures during the very bad winter
has left a situation where we have 22 games to it
in during April and early May, the 1st team have 12
games and the reserves have 10. This means mid-week
ixtures on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays which is
always dificult with players working or away
Hoole Rangers FC 1st team have played four ixtures
in the last fourweeks, winning one, losing one and
drawing two. A really good win by 2-1 against Wagon
and Horses was followed by a disappointing 1-1
draw at Raby Villa. Next came a mid-week visit to
high-lying Whitby who were too strong for a sadly
depleted Hoole side and we lost by 5-1. At this point,
Hoole had 10 games left to play and, unbelievably,
winning all of them would see us win the premier
league title. However, in the next game against bottom
side Crossways, Hoole gave away a late goal to draw
the game 2-2, eectively ending the outside chance of
silverware. With a lot of games still to play, we are now
playing out the season, with a new target of inishing
higher than last season.
RESERVES
They say football is a game of two halves. Well,
Hoole Rangers 2nd team certainly prove that. In all
fourgames played since the last report, they played
really well in the irst half, only to concede several
goals in the 2nd half. In the irst game against FC
Village, unfortunately players arriving late meant they
started the game with only eight players, and after
battling well, inally they lost by 8-0.
This was followed by a game against 2nd placed
Uberlube, and after taking a well deserved lead, gave
away 2 sloppy goals before half time, then completely
collapsed to a 6-1 defeat. They repeated this almost
exactly in the following game, again losing out after a
poor 2nd half performance by 6-1.
Their inal games were against Pensby, where the
clubs agreed to play a double header, two games of 30
minutes each way. Hoole lost the irst game 3-1 and the
second game by 2-1.
CHANGING ROOMS
There has been some progress on the changing room
extension project, we had a a meeting with Cheshire
West and Chester council, councillor Adrian Walmsley
and sta from the LIVE charity, where discussions took
place on the 25 year lease arrangements for the pitch
and changing rooms. Hopefully this will restart the
process and we will see some progress soon.
SPONSORS
As always, we are looking for sponsors for next
season, helping fund items such as tracksuits,
match balls, match fees etc. or maybe helping with
the changing room refurbishment project. If any
individuals or businesses are interested in working
with a very ambitious local football club, please
contact me on the e-mail or mobile number given
below
NEW PLAYERS
If any new players want to join the club with a view
to playing next season, please contact me on mobile
/ e-mail below and I will advise how you can get
involved.
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LATE spring is one of my
favourite times of the
year when trees and
shrubs burst with
white blossom and
the new leaves are a
fresh green.
If you want a tree
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crab apples (Malus) on
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ultimate size of the tree to
12ft (3.6m). The trees give
you pink or white blossom
in spring and apples or
crab apples in autumn
with good autumn
foliage colour. Crab
apple varieties to
consider include John
Downie pretty yellow
and red fruit and lots
of pink blossom or Pink
Glow with large plum sized
pink apples.
A shrub with pretty pink
owers that will form a
mound of colour in early
summer is Deutzia which will
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Rosealind with deep pink
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has many old Azaleas and
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Haughton Hall at Haughton
near Bunbury is open on 5th
May and also has Azaleas
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interesting trees.
Janet Heath, Garden Mentor Tel 01244 318258 www.gardenmentor.co.uk
THESE days everywhere you look people are talking about food. The rise of the
cookery show is a modern phenomenon and it seems no matter what time you put
the TV on there is a celebrity chef talking about food and how you should best cook
it!! Recently we have just has the Chester Food, Drink and Lifestyle Festival, the
title in itself, reects how important we view food and drink in the 21st century!
It has been suggested that the tremendous excess of food in the West has raised
our awareness of food and led a new and obsessive food culture. Food has
become one of the modern modes of self-expression as both young and old
make how and where they shop, cook, and eat a substantial part of self-
denition.
While industrial food is here to stay, the emergence of local markets is
a vital part of the food future. The average family meal travels 1500 miles
(2500 km) from farm to table; we have all helped to build a food industry
that consumes one fth of all oil used today. Local markets provide an
environmentally-friendly alternative. They also put us face-to-face with our
food and the people who produce it, leading to the growth of communities who
share their knowledge, gifts, and needs. Our holistic thinking must also attend
to food beneath and behind this public face, for food informs and shapes
every dimension of life. Consider just the human signicance of eating. Each
day, our food reminds us that we are creatures, made to be dependent and
hard working. Jesus command to pray give us our daily bread calls us to
remember our dependency upon the giver of good gifts. Food teaches us to be attentive to beauty and invites
us to become creatures of pleasure and delight. Food is also our most basic cultural commoditycontrary to
those who argue that language plays such a role. Without language it is hard to nurture, create, and provide
for more culture; without food, it is impossible.
Christianity celebrates the food-laden rituals of the Old Testament as they come to their full maturity in the
bread and wine of the Lords Supper: harvested wheat of the eld gathered like the people of the church into
one mysteriously inhabited body; wine, patiently fermented from ripe grapes to become the life and blood
of Jesus for his people. The Book of Common Prayer glories in the metaphorical power of this experience:
Grant us therefore, gracious Lord, so to eat the esh of thy dear Son Jesus Christ, and to drink his blood,
that we may evermore dwell in him, and he in us.
Im sure we have all experienced one of those delightful evening when we have gathered with good friends
or family over a wonderfully cooked meal and we have a great conversation with laughter and discussion,
these evenings leave us with a great memories, we feel nourished not just physically but emotionally and
socially too!! Food is great way to help lower barriers and provide a context to meet people, one of the
reasons where I think the Alpha Course is so successful not just here in Hoole but right across the UK is
that every evening starts with a meal together. Jesus himself knew the importance of food and how it would
feature in his ministry, on 2 occasions he feeds over 4,000 people, via a miracle, with small portions of bread
and sh, he goes to so many parties that the religious leaders started to criticise him saying he was a drunk
and glutton and the last time he spent time with all his disciples before he was executed was over a meal we
call the Last Supper.
So where is all this leading me, rstly, let me remind you that with all this talk of food and the ease of
accessibility to a full range of food dont forget to give thanks for all that we can eat and enjoy, I make my
practice whenever I eat a meal to take a moment to give thanks for my daily bread; secondly exercise some
self discipline, it is so easy to over indulge all the time and to see our weight and waistline increase, 60%
of adults and 31% of children in the UK are over weight, this is not good. Healthy eating has to be the way
ahead and keeping away from fast food! Finally let me invite you to our PULSE Summer Special , this is to be
held on Sunday 9th June at Hoole Primary School on Hoole Lane from 10.30am to 12.30pm. The morning
will end with a free BBQ so come and join others from Hoole in what could be fun morning for everyone. Im
sure youll meet some new friends as well some old friends and in the process lets make Hoole a friendlier
place to live in!!
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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
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Arms in Faulkner
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