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 DEAR READERS
WELCOME to the December edition -
and a new era for Hoole Roundabout.
The magazine is under new ownership 10 12
16
so look out for a few subtle changes
over the next few months.
In this issue we’ve got a great feature
on the Hoole Christmas Lights. One of
the main reasons for publishing local
magazines is to encourage people to
use their local shops. We hope you
will be filling your Christmas stocking 2020 26
in Hoole, which boasts some of the
best shops in the area - without all the
problems of getting in and out of the www.vervehealthandfitn
ancient city.
This month there is also an article on

10 ways to enjoy an active

Hoole past and present from Steve
Howe.
There are all the usual features,
including a Christmas recipe plus a
Christmas...
29 36
32
new keep fit column offering some
festive advice. Publisher Talkabout Publishing
There is a December entertainment
Wrap up warm and go for a 20 minute
Contributors Steve Howe, Simon Sherriff,,
guide on pages 32-35 or youbrisk
can gowalk
to to get your Simon
heart pumping.
Dangar, Janet Heath,
www.thebestofchester.co.uk for more Leigh Myers and Rachel Barnes
listings If you have children,
they’ll love to go
for a walk with
We hope you enjoy the magazine you
Design too. Remember
Kelly to
and we would like to wish all a Merry
Christmas and Happy New Yearkeep the pacePrint
fast and Delmar
fun! Press
Use any Christmas Sales parties Lynne as Bradley
an
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Remember that childhood

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the wrappings from all those presents,
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 ‘Invaluable’ cycleway volunteers praised
VOLUNTEERS have received
an official ‘thank you’ for
planting bulbs, clearing away
litter and carrying out general
maintenance work on the eight
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County Council Vice Chairman
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and benefits the whole
community.
“They have important roles in
maintaining and caring for the
extremely popular Chester Greenway which is enjoyed by thousands of people.
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 Last chance for a winter tidy
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 HOOLE NEWS
l THE city council has approved plans to
develop the Chester Leadworks site.
Property Regeneration Chester Ltd want to
convert the shot tower building into offices,
33 homes and a restaurant.

l 35 bike stands have been installed

outside Chester Railway Station

l THERE is a carol service at All Saints

Church on 21st December.

DID YOU KNOW?

The earliest mention of Hoole
dates back to the year 1119. The
name is thought to mean ‘at the
Hollows’ and most likely refers to
the ‘hollow way’ formed by the
old Hoole Road.

Hoole Roundabout December 2008 9

 Hoole goes
for gold with
lights launch
SANTA Claus was upstaged
by a cyclist for the big Hoole
Christmas Lights Switch-On!
Olympic gold medal winner
Rebecca Romero was the
special guest at the event,
on Saturday 15th November,
which attracted huge crowds
to Faulker Street and Charles
Street.
Rebecca, who won gold in
the 4,000m individual pursuit
in Beijing, helped to push the
button to spark off festivities.
Hoole Lights Committee
chairwoman Sharon Brenton
said the atmosphere was
‘absolutely fantastic’

Rebecca Romero, with Cllr

Bob Thompson who helped
to organise the event

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 Big crowds mill around
on Faulker Street as the
lights are turned on.

Lucky autograph
hunter Nicola Kiely with
Rebecca Romero

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 The welcoming lights which greet visitors to Faulker Street.
Below: A street jester entertains the crowds
Below, right: Adam Pascoe, from Hoole, gets to meet Rebecca Romero

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 Santa made an appearance
in his grotto at the dry
cleaner’s on Faulker Street.
He is pictured with Mark
Davies and daughters Jordan
and Bryony, along with the
fairy, Emily Owen

Neve Thompson, Rachel Zan and

daughter Lamia got the chance to
meet Father Christmas

Isabel Butler got a present from

Santa, watched by Diane Williams,
Sheila Hutton, Sue Wright and
Emily Misson

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 Christmas Services
Hoole Baptist Church
Sunday 21st December
10.30am Christmas Celebration in Hoole Community Centre
6.30pm Candlelit Carol Service (Followed by coffee and Mince Pies)
in Hoole Community Centre
Thursday 25th December
10.30am Christmas Day Celebration in Hoole Lighthouse Centre
Sunday 28 December
10.30am All Age Special Celebration in Hoole Lighthouse Centre
All Saints’ Church, Hoole
Sunday 21st December 2008
10.45am All-Age Nativity Service
6.30pm Carols by Candlelight
(followed by coffee and mince pies)
Christmas Eve
5.00pm Crib Service
11.30pm Midnight Holy Communion
Christmas Day
9.00am Christmas Communion
10.45am Christmas Praise

Help to get on the ladder Latin dance is just for ladies!

WOMEN can have a go at Latin dancing
CHESTER City Council has launched
with new classes in Upton and Hoole.
its Homebuy scheme to help individuals,
There is simple, creative choreography
couples and families who cannot afford to
set to Latin music with Salsa, Cha Cha
buy homes on the open market to to buy a
Cha and Mambo. Routines do not
property.
require a partner or any previous dance
The scheme helps people buy a property
experience.
of their choice on the open market up to a
The women-only Latin fitness and dance
value of £200,000. The council will fund up
classes take place at Upton Village Hall
to 50% of the purchase price and the buyer
Thurs 10am and Hoole Community
will fund the remaining proportion. The buyer
Centre Mon 10am.
will fund their share through a mortgage
For further details and to book a place
from an approved lender, such as a building
ring Marie-Louise on 01352 770305 or
society or bank; they will also need to have
email marielouise.sahraoui@virgin.net
a deposit of at least 5% and pay for the
purchase costs as well.
If the council funds 50% of the property, it If you have any items of news
would hold a 50% share in the equity and
when the property is sold on, the council will to go into Hoole Roundabout
be refunded their 50% stake. please call 350398

Hoole Roundabout December 2008 15

 By Leigh Myers

EXTRAS FOR CHRISTMAS

Syrup Glazed Parsnips Sage and Chestnut Stuffing
Serves 4 Serves
Ingredients: Ingredients:

700g Parsnips peeled and 10 Sage Leaves

quartered 4 Onions diced
2 Tablespoons of Olive Oil 100g Sausage meat
25g-50g Unsalted Butter 125g Breadcrumbs
2 Large Tablespoons Golden 50g Chestnuts
Syrup 1 Egg
Salt and Pepper Salt and Pepper

Method:
1.The parsnips can be boiled in
salted water for 2 minutes before
roasting. Place a tray in the oven
to heat up with some olive oil.
2.Add the parsnips and keep
turning till golden brown. Then add
the butter and golden syrup until
caramelised. Season accordingly.
Method:
1.Place diced onions into water and boil until soft.
Then separate the onions from the water and pat dry.
2.Finely chop the chestnuts and sage and add to the
onions.
3.Add the rest of the ingredients and thoroughly mix.
4.Season lightly and roll into medium size balls.
Roast in the oven for 5 – 10 minutes on a medium
heat (160-170˚c).

Chefs Tip:
The reason we use Golden Syrup
is it can take more heat than honey Leigh Myers
which tends to burn very quickly. Executive Head Chef
kitchen@grosvenorpulfordhotel.co.uk

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 Hoole Roundabout December 2008 17
 Hoole History Corner
Welcome to this, our regular new feature about Hoole’s long and fascinating history.
Hoole may have been here of many centuries, marched through by Roman Legions and
written about by old monks who warned of the dangers to travellers in “The Valley of
Demons” but, as our photographs show, things around us change all the time and much
that was not so long ago familar passes also into history...

Anybody got memories of any of these? We see

the old City Hospital on Hoole Lane, the Laundry,
also on Hoole Lane, the Rail Club at the end of
Westminster Road and Mr Lloyd’s Fishmongers on
Faulkner Street. The first three have vanished and
been replaced by houses and apartments and a
hardware business now occupies the latter- but we
are fortunate in that a fine fishmongers now trades
from the shop next door!

This is your place! We very much welcome your

contributions: perhaps your memories of the Hoole
of your childhood, reminisciences of people, busi-
nesses and events long gone, cuttings from the
papers- and especially photographs of Hoole as
she was. These will, of course, be treated with
the greatest care and returned to you after being
scanned for publication in this column.

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 By Steve Howe

Send your Hoole

memories to
Steve Howe,
25 Lime Grove, Hoole,
Chester
CH2 3HW,
email them:
knowhowe@bwpics.co.uk
or give him a ring-
01244 345099 Opposite page: Lloyd’s fishmongers, on Faulkner Street
0775 1521 600. and the old City Hospital
Above and below: the laundry on Hoole Lane and the
Rail Club on Westminster Road
Steve is the author of
the popular internet
history and guide to our
beautiful city: ‘Chester:
A Virtual Stroll Around
the Walls’ which you
are welcome to visit at:
www.chesterwalls.info

Many thanks. See you

next month!

This page is sponsored by

The Black & White Picture Place:
fine photography, expert photographic
restoration and beautiful
handmade prints.
01244 345099 www.bwpics.co.uk

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 10 ways to enjoy an active www.vervehealthandfitness.co.uk
Christmas
10 ways to enjoy an active
Christmas...
Wrap up warm and go for a 20 minute
brisk walk to get your heart pumping.
If you have children, they’ll love to go
for a walk with you too. Remember to
keep the pace fast and fun!
Use any Christmas parties as an
opportunity for a dance workout. Your
children will love to dance around the
living room with you too. Be as silly as
you want, no-one will see!
Remember that childhood favourite,
52 card pick up? When you tidy up
the wrappings from all those presents,
squat down and stand up purposefully
with each handful you scoop up,
feeling the strength in your legs and
bottom.
Pick an exercise and do it while the
kettle’s boiling. Good examples are
lunges or squats and holding baked
bean cans makes it more difficult!
Use your bottom step for a quick
cardiovascular workout. Stepping on
and off your step whilst punching the
air for a couple of minutes is a lot
harder than it sounds!
Set up a Christmas Day friendly
competition with your family – who can
do the most press ups or crunches in
one minute?
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10 ways to enjoy an active
Christmas...
Use Christmas TV viewing time as an
opportunity to work your upper arms
– place your hands beside your
bottom on the edge of the sofa and
lower your bottom as far as you can
and back up again. Repeat as many
times as you can.
Keep that core tight! Lie on your back
with your knees bent and feet on the
floor. Lift your knees into your chest
slowly, squeezing your abs as you go.
Lower feet slowly as close to the floor as
possible without touching and repeat.
See how many pages of your
Christmas Novel you can read whilst
holding a plank position!
Counteract the sofa slouch with some
wonderfully soothing stretches. Go from
the smallest crouch to the tallest
stretch, from the narrowest shape to
the widest stretch. Move slowly and
purposefully, enjoying the sensation of
stretching out those neglected muscles.
Stuck for a Christmas Gift?
Verve Health & Fitness
offer fitness vouchers for one to one training
in their private studio or in your home if
preferred. Or book in for a free consultation.
Call Rachel on 07866 034356 or 07887 572396
Use Christmas TV viewing time as an
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 What’s hot
at the
movies
this month
Body of Lies Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
Cert 15 Cert PG
Leonardo Di Caprio and Russell Crowe The animated cast
star in this espionage thriller directed are back, and this
by Ridley Scott. CIA man Ed Ferris (Di time they leave the
Caprio) questions how much he can trust comforts of their
his presumed allies during a dangerous New York zoo for
mission. the wilds of Africa.

Changeling Four Christmases

Cert 15 Cert 12A
Clint Eastwood directs Reese Witherspoon and Vince Vaughn star
this story of a woman as an unmarried, childless couple who are
(Angelina Jolie) in desperate to escape to a tropical island for
Los Angeles, 1928, Christmas. When their plane is grounded,
whose son vanishes the couple are forced to honour a series of
but months later, a festive family commitments: four Christmas
boy claiming to be parties crammed with nieces, nephews,
the nine–year–old is step-siblings and parents.
returned. But in her heart, she knows he is
not her son.

The Day the Earth

Stood Still
Keanu Reeves is
Klaatu, an alien
whose arrival on our
planet triggers global
upheaval.

Australia
Nicole Kidman stars as an English aristocrat
Eagle Eye
who meets a rough local, played by Hugh
Transformers star Shia LaBeouf plays a
Jackman, and reluctantly agrees to join
young slacker who has been framed as a
forces with him to save the land she
terrorist.
inherited.

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 December in the Garden
With winter closing in try seeking out
some of the individual plants brave
enough to give some interest. Pick a
selection of flowers and foliage from
your garden, put them in a vase on
Christmas Day and admire at close
quarters!
Maybe you will find a very late rose, the
yellow starry flowers of winter Jasmine
or Cyclamen or Primula flowers popping
up. Euphorbias tend to keep their foliage
in winter giving green or purple rosettes
of leaves. You are likely to find Hellebore
orientalis are blooming well with their large
nodding flowers in white, pink and deep
purple or the Corsican Hellebore with large
sculptural leaves.
If it is mild, scent can come from
Sarcococca, the winter box and Viburnum
bodnantense Dawn, both of which flower
on and off throughout winter. Winter
flowering cherry trees will also blossom in
mild periods of winter for a few months.
December is not too late to order bare
rooted trees and roses from specialist
nurseries. Fruit trees are despatched over
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by Janet Heath
winter and can be planted out in pre-
prepared planting spaces in the garden.
Look for Minarette or Ballerina columnar
apple trees with apples growing close to
the main trunk on short fruiting spurs. They
are perfect for small gardens either in the
borders or planted in large pots.
Last year I ordered two Minarette apple
trees from a specialist supplier. They
arrived in mid winter and I planted them in
large pots in John Innes No 3, soil based
compost. In spring they blossomed, then
the fruit formed so I had a few apples to
pick this autumn. Not bad for their first
year!
Roses ordered as bare rooted plants are
often cheaper than buying when in leaf.
Planting in a well-prepared planting hole
to which you have added some well rotted
compost or manure will give them a good
start and beautiful flowers next summer.
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Tel 01244 318258
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 Light up a life
to remember
someone special
CHRISTMAS can be a joyous time for
most of us – but if someone special is no
longer with us it can be difficult.
This is one of the reasons why the
Hospice of the Good Shepherd team are
giving people the opportunity to remember
for local people when they have the
someone special in a positive way by
opportunity to remember their loved ones
lighting up a life in their memory.
with hope whilst helping to support the
Light up a Life is your chance to dedicate
highly specialised care provided to patients
a light on one of the special trees as a
at the Hospice of the Good Shepherd.”
memorial to a loved one, friend, neighbour
Among those with a special reason to light
or colleague.
up a life is Angela Upton (pictured), whose
It is also a way of keeping their memory
husband Dave lost his battle with cancer
alive, even if they weren’t treated at the
last year.
Backford hospice.
Dave, who was 56, spent his final days at
Amanda Le Bretton, fundraising and
the hospice after his condition deteriorated.
marketing manager, said: “This has
Angela said: “As soon as Dave arrived
become a very special part of Christmas
at Backford he could not believe how
calming the place was and how the
staff were so friendly and dedicated.
“Dave loved the fact that we were able
to sit in the beautiful courtyard together
with our boys.
“Light up a Life not only gives me the
opportunity to remember Dave in a
positive way, which is what he would
have wanted, but helps me to focus on
the happy times we shared.”
The hospice will be holding a special
remembrance service on Sunday 7th
December, between 4pm and 6pm.
If you would like to remember
someone special this Christmas by
dedicating a light in their memory
please contact the fundraising team on
01244 851811, email info@hospicegs.
com or visit the website at www.
hospiceofthegoodshepherd.com

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 YOUR JOURNEY TO A NEW BATHROOM
In the past the bathroom
has often played second
fiddle to the kitchen when
deciding on which of your
rooms to refurbish.
However, due to the desire
for escapism and relaxation in
the home, the bathroom is fast
becoming first choice!
Whether you are looking for
an invigorating and refreshing
shower in the summer, or a
mood enhancing, relaxing
bath in the winter months,
your bathroom refurbishment
done properly with sufficient
thought can give you that spar
experience every day.
We asked Ed Davies of William
and Maurice what should be
considered before deciding on
upgrading your bathroom. He
told us that you need to think
of choosing new products. Ed told us
about an effective design, suitable products
that when choosing different products,
and an installer who you trust to do an
consideration needs to be given to quality,
excellent job.
style, design and elegance.
“Your journey to a new bathroom” says Ed
“If you want your bathroom to stay looking
“should begin with a designer asking you the
brand new despite the fact that it is usually
right questions”.
in constant use, it is advisable to purchase
His view is that all customers know what good quality goods. These do not always
they like and dislike and that you shouldn’t have to be expensive.”
be told what you want and need.
He says that if you like a costly designer
A customer should be given time to range, that is great, but make sure you are
consider the options available and be not just paying for the name. On the other
helped in making the right decision rather hand, if you choose to spend less, make
than being told what their new bathroom sure that you do not compromise on quality,
should be like. You need to consider how after all a new bathroom should last for
to make the best use of the available years.
space. Your new bathroom should fulfil your
When considering which installer to use,
needs and requirements as well as being
you need to make sure that you get a quality
aesthetically pleasing.
job done and before you employ anyone it is
Once you are happy with the design, advisable to get references.
you will look forward to the exciting task

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POOR HOT WATER &
SHOWER PERFORMANCE?
HOT UNDER
PRESSURE
(part of William & Maurice)
will find the right
solution for you
Our services include:
Fully pumped hot
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Un-vented hot water cylinder
installations (fully certified)
Power shower installation
and upgrades
Eves: 01244 879173
Day: 07980748065
www.william-maurice.co.uk
Hoole Roundabout December 2008
William and Maurice pride themselves
on the quality of their installation
particularly on the work the customer
doesn’t see. Ed told us that you need to
make sure that the preparatory work is
as good as the surface finish.
William & Maurice approach the
process from a customer’s needs.
They will meet you at your house, view
your bathroom and listen to your ideas
and needs. A design and quotation is
then completed with the knowledge of
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provided so you can make decisions
in the comfort of your own home. Once
you have made your final decision, they
will personally oversee the complete
installation of your new bathroom to
their exacting standards.
Testimonials are available. For a quality
bathroom installation contact Ed Davies
on 07980 74806 5
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DECEMBER
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7 27th November - 11th January 09 Frost Fair
At Chester Zoo. Large ice rink, Santa’s Grotto, festive crafts and gift
8 ideas and fun-filled entertainment. www.chesterzoo.org/frostfair
9 4th December: Winter Watch Parade, 7pm, starts from the
Eastgate Clock. A parade not to be missed! Angels, devils, cooks and
10 jesters, and not to forget Chester’s Lord of Misrule, take over the city
centre.
11
Throughout December and January: “Pat-a-cake”: The
12 Story of Baking in Chester, at Chester History & Heritage, St Michael’s
Church. Beginning with the famous mills by the Dee, and the people
13 who ran them, the exhibition looks back at an industry that has played
14 a prominent part in Chester’s history
5th-7th December: Flamenco dance weekend, New Scene
15 Youth Centre. Lime Wood Close, Newton. Dancer Maria del Mar from
Málaga will give individual and small group flamenco guitar tuition. Call
16 374445
17 5th December: Nigel Ogden Organ Concert, 7.30pm,
18 at Hamilton Street Church, Hoole. The Radio 2 organist makes a
welcome return visit to Hoole to kickstart the Christmas Tree Festival,
19 which runs until 7th December.
20 5th December: Christmas in the Trenches Silent Night
Special, 7.30pm, at the Albion Inn, Park Street, Chester. To mark
21 the 90th anniversary of the end of the First World War Theatre in the
Quarter, Chester’s leading community theatre company will be touring
22
Silent Night, a new, musical play telling the amazing story of the
23 events surrounding the famous Christmas Truce. Call 340345
6th December: RUGBY, Chester Rugby Union FC v Malvern, 3pm,
24
at Chester Rugby Club, Hare Lane, Littleton, Chester. Tel 336017.
25 Saturday 13th December,: FOOTBALL 3pm, Chester City v
Notts County
26
6th December: A Medieval Christmas: 10.30am-4.30pm, at
27 Chester Cathedral Chapter House. Meet some Medieval pilgrims as
they visit Chester for the festive season; with music, mumming plays
28
and much more.
29 6th/7th December: Ice Sculptures and street
entertainment, Eastgate Street & Bridge Street
30
6th-21st December: Continental Christmas Market,
Town Hall Square.

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 DECEMBER
6th December: Bishop Lloyd’s Palace, Watergate Street, Open
Saturday, 10.30am to 12.30pm.
6th December: Christmas Arts and Craft Fair at Bishop
Lloyds Palace, Watergate Row, 9am-5pm.
7th December, Basketball, Cheshire Jets v Plymouth Riders,
5.30pm, at Northgate Arena.
9th December: Silent Night, 7.30pm, at The Forum Studio
Theatre (Gateway). www.chesterperforms.com
10th December: Fashion Show, 12noon, Eastgate Street. Free
11th December: Winter Watch Parade, starts from the Eastgate
Clock at 7pm.
11th December: Celebration of Christmas Concert,
8pm, at Chester Cathedral. Following the success in 2007 of Nightingale
House Hospice’s ‘Celebration of Christmas’ concert , the Froncysyllte
Male Voice Choir have kindly agreed to headline the concert for a second
time. Telephone: 01978 314292
12th December: Something Wishful, from 6pm. The spectacular
closing celebration for Cheshire’s Year of Gardens 2008. Based on the
Thai, Loy Krathong or floating candle ceremony, the event will take place
on and around the River Dee in
Chester. Thousands of ‘wishes’,
made by local communities and
✶
artists will be launched into the river
12th December: Christmas
✶
Dinner and Disco, evening at
Chester Zoo. Call 380280.
12th December: The Chester
✶
Ladies Choir Christmas
concert, 7.30pm, at All Saints’
Church, Hoole. Tel 680490
13th December: Chester
Music Society Youth Choirs
Christmas Concert, 7.30pm, ✶ ✶✶
at All Saints Church, Hoole. A
Festival of Christmas Music for all
✶
the family. Youth Choir and Preludes.
Helena Thomas and Katie Wilkes
Tickets provided by Eden.co.uk - £1 booking fee per order

winter
THE

CELEBRATION
✶
✶ ✶
conductors. Tel 300717

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 DECEMBER
13th December: Art & Antiques Auction, 8.30am-5pm, at
Bonhams, New House, 150 Christleton Road, Chester
13th December: Graham Kendrick - Dreaming of a Holy
Night, 7.30pm, at Chester Cathedral, St Werburgh Street. The
Concert Tour with band plus choir. Be inspired this Christmas in the
atmospheric surroundings of Chester Cathedral. Suitable for all ages.
13th/14th December: Street entertainers perform
throughout the city.
13th December: A Tudor Christmas, 10.30am-4.30pm, at
Stanley Palace Watergate Street. Help prepare for Christmas with
characters from a Tudor household, and see how herbal remedies
were used to keep people hale and hearty. Take this opportunity to
see inside the historic ‘black and white’ townhouse of the Stanley
family. Tel 402008.
13th December – 15th February: Exhibition, Kill or Cure?
Medicines & Remedies at the Grosvenor Museum.
13th December: Book Signing, 11am-3pm, Gildas Books, 2
City Walls Northgate. Local author, Edward H Trayer, will be signing
his children’s books, ‘A Wishing Shelf Tale’.
17th December: Fashion Show, 12noon, Eastgate Street. An
alfresco airing of the best in festive fashion.
18th December: Roman Legionaires: Saturnalia Parade, 7pm
from the Amphitheatre, Chester City Centre
19th December: Christmas Concert with Cathedral Choir,
7.30pm. Includes Fantasia on Christmas Carols by Vaughan Williams.
Director Philip Rushforth, Organist Ian Roberts. Tel 311586
19th/20th December: Christmas disco party night, 7.30pm,
Chester Boat, The Groves, Chester. Tel 325394
20th December: Candlelight Concert, 7.30pm, at Hamilton
Street Church, Hoole.
20th December: Chester Bach Singers, 7.30pm, at St
Mary’s Centre, St Mary’s Hill, Chester. Carols by Candlelight, includes
Britten’s Ceremony of Carols with harp. Tel 339 7326.
20th/21st December: Cinderella, 1pm and 5.30pm, The
Forum Studio Theatre. Call Tip Top Productions on 341296.
Boxing Day: FOOTBALL Chester City v Accrington Stanley

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 SOUNDS OF
CHRISTMAS
Featuring
Chester Ladies’ Choir
City of Chester Male Voice Choir
and guest soprano Shelby Williams
Friday 12th December,
7.30pm
at All Saints Church,
Hoole Road, Chester
For tickets call
372822 or 349931

What’s on at Hamilton Street

Methodist Church
Friday 5th December 7.30pm - Nigel
Ogden (BBC Radio 2’s Organist Entertains)
including a Big Screen Projection so that
you can see the performer ‘up close!’.
Tickets £8 (under 21’s free) including
interval refreshments. Tel: 01244 674878 or
email: angiejohnevans@aol.com

Saturday 6th December from 10.30am

to 4.00pm and Sunday 7th December
from 12.30pm to 3.30pm - Christmas Tre
Festival - Come and see around 20 trees,
beautifully decorated by many local groups
and businesses. Refreshments Available.
Admission is free.

Saturday 20th December 7.30pm -

Candlelight Christmas Concert - Join us
for an evening of Christmas Music and
Carols For Everyone, all by candlelight,
and enjoy some seasonal refreshments.
Tickets £6 (under 21’s free) including
refreshments. Tel: 01244 674878 or email:
angiejohnevans@aol.com

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 COMMUNITY LISTINGS
HOOLE

Hoole Lawn Tennis Club Wednesday : Closed

Fairfield Road, Hoole Thursday : 9.30am-1pm & 2-7pm
Friday : Closed
Senior Club Nights:
Saturday : 9.30am - 1pm
Monday and Thursday evenings
Sunday : Closed
starting at 6pm (Only invited Juniors are
permitted to play at these times.) Hoole Community Centre
Westminster Road
Ladies Mornings: Tel 01244 342741
Wednesday Mornings
(10am - 12pm) Yoga
Friday evenings 7pm - 8.30pm
American Tournaments: All welcome. £5 per session.
2nd Sunday of the month May to For information call Angela Needham
September (2pm) (except June 8th - 01244 311952
Aaron Cup)
Women only Latin Fitness & Dance
Chester Summer League Matches: classes
April to July (see fixture lists and court Simple creative choreography set to Latin
allocation sheets for dates and times) music with Salsa, Cha Cha & Mambo.
Winter League Matches: Routines do nopt require dance partner
October to March played on Sunday or any previous experience.
mornings Mondays 10am
For information or to book call Marie-
Junior Club Nights Louise 01352 770305
(All sessions FREE for
members) Hoole Lighthouse Centre
68 Westminster Road
Friday evenings 11th 01244 342955
April to 26th September
inclusive Hoolitots
Tues/Wed/Thurs 10.00am to noon.
School years 3-6: 4.30pm-5.30pm School Parents/Carers/Toddlers all welcome.
Years 7-11: 5.30pm-7.30pm
D’Biz Coffee Bar (11-16 yrs)
Hoole Library Thursday & Friday 4.00pm to 5.30pm
91 Hoole Road, Chester
Tel : 01244 347401 Trackers Youth Club (7-11 yrs)
Thursday 6pm to 7pm
Opening hours:
Monday : 2-7pm D’Biz Youth Club (11-14 yrs)
Tuesday : 2-5pm Thursday 8pm

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 If you have a regular event that you would like listing here for free then please
get in touch. 01244 350398 / info@talkaboutpublishing.co.uk

D’Biz Football Club (15-18 yrs) Slimming World - Hoole

Thursday 8pm Tuesdays 9.30am, 5.30pm & 7pm.
Call Katie on 01244 401637
D’Biz Youth Club (15-18 yrs)
Friday 8pm Tiny Talk Baby Sign language
(0 - 2yrs)
Crossway Colts Football (7-11 yrs)
Mondays 1.30pm - 2.30pm
Saturday 10.30am
For more information call
Sam Davies on 01244 534348 www.
Hoole Allotments tinytalk.co.uk
Who to Contact: Hoole Juniors FC
Allotments - Chester District See: www.hooleunitedjfc.co.uk
Chester City Council
The Forum, Chester CH1 2HS Art Society
Tel: 01244 402223 H.A.R.A Centre
Fax: 01244 348405 Westminster Road, Hoole
Email: allotments@chester.gov.uk Meets each Thursday from 10am to
2pm at the old girls school
Prices: £36 (full plot) £18 (half)
Concessions: £18 (full plot) £9 (half) Hoole United Reformed
Church Hall
For vacancies contact: Hoole Road
allotments@chester.gov.uk
Tel: 01244 402223 Toddler Group
Tuesdays 9.30am - 11.30am
All Saints Church Centre Call Gwyneth Lewis on
Vicarage Road 01244 680445

NEWTON

St Columbas Parish Centre 01244 399624 Newton Pre-school

Plas Newton
Dance to ballroom music
by Charles Way
Monthly dances, £5
per ticket including light
refreshments. Bar available.
Call Margaret Allmark on
Slimming World (During Term Time)
At County Offices, Monday - Friday
Plas Newton Lane, 9am to 11.30am at Newton
Tel. 01244 536 754 School, Kingsway West
On Wednesdays at Tel. 01244 314271
9.30am, 5.30pm and
7.00pm.

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