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Open Gardens
Flower Planters Around Gnosall
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Gnosall Carnival results and Pictures
inside this issue
Local Events and guide to local traders
Website http://gnosall.info
Contents
Contacting The GPN Team 2
Useful Facts And Numbers
2
What’s On In Gnosall!
3
Regular Meetings This Month
3
Churches Together For Gnosall
4
Apologies4
Gnosall Singers
4
Gnosall Parish News AGM
4
Gnosall Phoenix Club
8
Wanted Delivery ‘Boys And Girls’ 5
Gnosall Calendar 2015 Competition 5
Gnosall Hunts For Elephants!
5
St Lawrence Church
6
Dandy7
Phoenix, Out & About (pictures)
7
Gnosall Catholic News
8
Diappointment for Gnosall Catholics 8
Best Kept Village Competition 2014
8
Sam Simkin Collects
International Award
9
Update On Village Housing Plans 9
Gnosall Methodist Church
10
Gnosall Parish Council
11
Macmillan cancer
12
Praise and Worship
12
Healthy Walks Programme
12
Parish & Worship Night
12
Rural Life from Peter Gillard
13
New Vehicles To Tackle Rural Crime.
14
‘A Murder Mystery Evening’
14
Table Top Sale
14
Gnosall Carnival
15 & 16
Gnosall & DistCommunity FirstResp
17
Boys In The Band – Solution
17
Sustrans
17
Tower Open Day
18
Gnosall Players
18
Cartwright And Hudson Foundation
18
Children’s Page
19
Moreton Arts Festival
20
Gnosall Lions Monthly Update
20
Newport Shropshire U3a
20
WI jambusters
20
Christian Aid Week 2014
20
“Fear Less”
20
Local Trades And Services
21
Contacting the GPN team
Editorial Contributions or Notification of Events
MUST be received ASAP but by no later than
the 15th of the month for inclusion in the next
edition. i.e. 15 July for August Edition Send to:
EDITOR, Joyce Rowe, 8 The Seesall, Gnosall. Tel:
822579, email: newseditor@gnosall.info
ADVERTISEMENTS. One clear month notice must
be given for any amendments or new adverts.
i.e by end of July to be included in September
edition. Please phone Kathleen Ingram, Gnosall.
Tel: 822082, email: adseditor@gnosall.info .
Issue number 627 July 2014
USEFUL
FACTS AND
NUMBERS
01785 822685
GNOSALL VILLAGE HALL
01785 823870
PARISH COUNCIL MEETING
VET - SHIRES VETERINARY
PRACTICE 01785 823713 or
see page 11
emergency only Eccleshall 850218
at Impstones Community Centre
PEST CONTROL – STAFFORD
BOROUGH COUNCIL - 0845 505
Mondays at 11am to 2.00 p.m.
7378
AGE UK
Coffee Morning.
STAFFORD RECYCLING CENTRE,
Bingo First Tuesday of each month
St Alban’s Road – Opening Times
Monday: 9am - 6pm,
Tuesday: 9am - 6pm,
Wednesday: Closed,
Thursday: Closed,
Friday: 9am - 6pm,
Saturday: 9am - 5pm, Sunday: 9am
- 5pm
Bank Holiday Opening Times
Open: 9am - 5pm (Except over the
Christmas Period),
Closed: Christmas Day, Boxing Day,
New Years Day
2 till 3.45pm.
Wednesday Club fortnightly Whist Drive and
Dominoes.
GNOSALL & DISTRICT
VOLUNTARY CAR SCHEME If you feel you need to use the
Gnosall Voluntary Car scheme. We
are here for you.
Ring Martin Watkins 01785
824005. We will do our best to
help.
GNOSALL LIBRARY (Primary
School)
Monday 3-5, Tuesday 9-11,
Wednesday closed, Thursday 3-5,
Friday 5-7,Saturday 10-12
MOBILE LIBRARY
Thursday (Three weekly)
Wharf Road, 3.30 - 4.10
Grosvenor Centre 4.15-5.15
EMERCENCY SERVICES
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Police HQ 08453 302010
Fire Service HQ 08451 221155
Ambulance HQ 01785 253521
Electricity:08457 331331
Water:0800 7834444
Gas:0800 111999
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Mid Staffordshire
(Stafford):01785 257731
Cannock Chase:01543 572757
St George’s:01785 257888
University Hospital of North
Staffordshire:01782 715444
HOSPITALS
(non emergency) 101
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Clarence 0800 232323
CITIZENS’ ADVICE BUREAU
POLICE
ROADS, PAVEMENTS AND
STREET LIGHTING ISSUES
STREETSCENE
Stafford:01785 258673
(litter and dog mess) 01785
GRAPHICS DESIGN -Trevor Ashton, tel 824497,
email: trevorashton@me.com.
619401
DISTRIBUTION - Bob Colman, tel 823955,
Norma Ellis 823704,
01785 822220
Gerry Dale 822735. TREASURER - Pat Tweed,
tel 822523. CHAIRMAN –Steve Torrington, tel
822480, email: torringtons@kaput.com
GROSVENOR CENTRE
GNOSALL SURGERY
REPEAT PRESCRIPTIONS 01785
822166 from 10.30am to 12.00pm
& 4.30 to 5.30pm
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The Gnosall Parish News is edited
and distributed locally on a voluntary
basis. We do however contract out
the printing.
We are non-profit making. Each
year a donation is made to one or
more local voluntary or charitable
organisations.
What’s on in Gnosall!
REGULAR MEETINGS
THIS MONTH
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Gnosall Handbell Ringers
Grosvenor CentreTuesdays 8.00
- 10.00 p.m.
•
Bowling Monday 3pm, at
Gnosall Village Hall also
Thursday 3pm and 7pm
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Bingo Friday 7.30pm at Village
Hall
•
Bridge at the Grosvenor
Wednesday 7.20pm
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Phoenix at Grosvenor Friday
10am -12noon
•
Gnosall Players, 7.45pm
Tuesdays normally at the
Methodist schoolroom.
•
Healthy Walking Group
Wednesday
10.30am
•
Mobile library , Wharf Road 3.30 - 4.10 Grosvenor Centre 4.15 - 5.00
Three weekly
•
Military Whist, Grosvenor
Centre 7.30.
•
U3A Newport.
Meetings are held on the third
Tuesday of the month at the
Royal British Legion Club,
Audley Road, Newport.
JULY
2 Jambusters Anita Murphy “History of Perfume”
4 Phoenix Club Morning
5 Friends of St Lawrence Church Gnosall Tower Opening
5 Gnosall Singers at St Chad’s Church Stafford
6 Healthy Walk Allotment car Park Gnosall 10.30am
6 Table Top Sale Gnosall Memorial Village Hall
6 Praise and Worship night St Lawrence Church 6.30pm
9 Healthy Walk Allotment car Park Gnosall 10.30am
9 Military Whist 7.30pm at the Grosvenor Centre
11 Phoenix “My life as an anorak” talk
12 ‘A Murder Mystery Evening’ Moreton Millennium Community Centre 7.00pm
15 U3A Newport Talk ‘Emotional Freedom Technique’ 2pm Royal British Legion Club
Newport
15 Moreton and Bromstead Gardening Club “-Bees and Beekeeping “ Millennium
Centre 7.30pm
17 Newport U3A “Codpieces and Bum Rolls”
17 Lions Annual Golf Day Aqualate
17 Mobile Library Wharf Rd 3.30-4.10, Grosvenor Centre 4.15-5.00
18 Phoenix Club morning
18-20 Gnosall Fun weekend
18 Fun Fair on the Village Green 3-9pm
19Fun Fair “On the Acres” 11-3pm
20 Fun fair on the Village Green 1-6pm
22 Royal bench unveiling 2pm, Railway Line, Lowfeld Lane
23 Healthy Walk Allotment car Park Gnosall 10.30am
23 Military Whist 7.30pm at the Grosvenor Centre
25 Phoenix “Great Phoenix Bake Off”
AUGUST
6 Jambusters Social evening/meal T.B.C
20 Military Whist 7.30pm at the Grosvenor Centre
SEPTEMBER
3 Puddings Evening, Sandon Hall, in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support. 7.30pm.
6 Dandy Evening 8.00pm Gnosall Memorial Village hall
20 Gnosall Players 7.30pm Gnosall Memorial Village hall
27 Guides 4 Gambia Quiz at Gnosall Scout and Guide HQ. 7.30 for 8pm. £2 a head,
teams up to 6 members
OCTOBER
1 Jambusters
10-12 St Lawrence Church: Exploring Funerals down the ages. Exhibition and
special service commemorating 100th anniversary of the First World War.
11 Gnosall Singers at the Memorial Hall at 7.30 pm
18 Magician from London, Gnosall Memorial Village Hall 8.00 pm in aid of Katharine
House
NOVEMBER
8 Scouts and Guides Bonfire & Fireworks
22 Tom Topping & Friends, Memorial Village Hall, in aid of Macmillan Cancer
Support. 7.30pm.
DECEMBER
6 Friends of St Lawrence Church Victorian Day
13 Guides 4 Gambia Quiz at Gnosall Scout and Guide HQ. 7.30 for 8pm. £2 a head,
teams up to 6 members
20 Gnosall Singers at the Memorial Hall at 7.30 pm
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Announcements
Churches Together for Gnosall
Major Study Day on Prophecy and
Discernment
On Saturday 5 July, we will be
having an ecumenical study day.
The theme of the day is about being
prophetic as Christians and as local
fellowships.
We are delighted to welcome the
Bishop of Stafford to lead us on the
day.
The day (including lunch) starts at
10am and finishes at 1.45pm. There
will be a programme for children
and young people. The Chapel will
be the venue.
If you would like to come to
this FREE EVENT – regardless of
denomination – then you will be
warmly welcomed.
To book a place, please contact Rev
Mark Bridgen at: mark.bridgen@
btinternet.com
Apologies
In the June GNP article
‘International Success for Hannah’
we should have recorded Hannah’s
gratitude for the support of the
local trust ‘The Cartwright and
Hudson Foundation’ which gives
financial assistance and grants
to young Gnosall residents aged
over 18 to purchase equipment
required in further education or an
apprenticeship.
We would like to apologise for this
omission
GNOSALL SINGERS
Our Spring Concert in support
of Katharine House was a mixed
programme which included music
from the shows and, in the second
half, some rather more classical
pieces such as John Rutter’s ‘Look
at the World’ and ‘Goin’ Home’ from
Dvorak’s New World Symphony. Our
audience was very appreciative as
usual and an enjoyable evening was
had by all. We were delighted to be
able to send a cheque to Katharine
House for £460.00.
Our next concert will be held at
St. Chad’s Church in Stafford on
Saturday July 5th and we’re looking
forward to seeing our Gnosall
friends there.
Gnosall Parish News
– Annual General Meeting
At the annual meeting of the GPN it was agreed to peg the cover price of your
magazine at 30p .
However an inflationary increase will be applied to advertisement charges from the
beginning of next year.
The magazine is produced and distributed by volunteers and aims to keep villagers
informed about “what’s on” and to help Gnosall’s organisations share their news and
concerns. It also provides an invaluable guide to local traders.
At the AGM, held at the Fire Station on June 5th, it was agreed to keep the
subscription and cover charge unchanged – provided production costs do not
exceed our income.
We would again like to thank all those who contribute to the magazine – and to
encourage others to do so. Reports and photographs should be sent to our editor
Joyce Rowe , 8 The Seesall, Gnosall, by the 15th of the month prior to publication,
at the latest. The email address is newseditor@gnosall.info If your club, charity or
organisation is holding an event why not send us a report and picture? Or perhaps
you would like to submit a short story, poem, article or photographs of local
interest. If so we would love to hear from you.
Emailed contributions should be sent in text format, such as a ‘ Word’ document.
Some contributors send files containing their own design layout. But because of
space and printing issues we are often unable to accommodate them as submitted,
so plain text is better.
At the AGM, the following officers were elected: chairman, Steve Torrington; editor,
Joyce Rowe; secretary, Norma Ellis; graphics editor, Trevor Ashton; treasurer, Pat
Tweed; advertisements, Kathleen Ingram; distribution, Bob Colman. Joining them
on the Management Committee are Gerry Dale, Joan Jobling, Ian MacDonald, Keith
Abbott , Kath Bradley.
GNOSALL PHOENIX CLUB
The Club meets on Friday mornings in the Grosvenor Centre from 10 a.m. to 12 noon.
We offer a wide range of activities, speakers, walks and outings. Everyone over the age
of 50 is eligible to join. So why not come along one Friday when you will be assured of a
warm and friendly welcome. Even if Friday mornings are difficult, you could still join the
Club and take part in some of the activities.
Fri 4th July
Club Morning
Mon 7th July
Shorter Walk. Loynton.
Mon 7th July
Board Games in the Brearley Room 2pm to 4pm
Wed 9th July
Book Reading Group in the Brearley Room 10 am to 12 noon
Fri 11th July
“My Life as an Anorak”
Mon 14th July
Crown Green Bowling at Newport 10am to 12 noon
Mon 14th July
Table Tennis in the Brearley Room 2pm to 4:30pm
Tues 15th July
Skittles at the Royal Oak. 6:30pm.
Thurs 17th July
Longer Walk. Copmere.
Fri 18th July
Club Morning
Fri 25th July
“Great Phoenix Bake Off”
Mon 28th July
Crown Green Bowling at Newport 10am to 12 noon
Mon 28th July
Table Tennis in the Brearley Room 2pm to 4:30pm
Wed 30th July
Summer Outing to the Wye Valley.
Talk
Tai Chi takes place every Thursday in the main Hall from 1:45 TO 3PM
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Wanted Delivery
Boys and
Girls – no age
discrimination!
Each month , 850 copies of the
Gnosall Parish News are delivered
to homes around Gnosall by our
worthy band of 37 volunteers.
We are very grateful for the service
they provide – without it the
magazine would not be able to
function.
But we need more help. Inevitably
some of our delivery people move
away or can no longer continue.
So we need a few more people
who would be willing to drop off
magazines in their neighbourhood
each month, or to be available for
‘holiday cover.’
With a number of new houses being
occupied in the village , we would
also like to start deliveries in these
areas and need a volunteer to start
this up.
If you can assist , then please
contact Norma Ellis on 823704.
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A diary note for our
volunteers . You will be invited to a
‘thank you’ Summer Supper at the
Grosvenor Centre on the evening of
Wednesday 24th September.
GNOSALL HUNTS FOR ELEPHANTS!
Can you find the named elephants hiding in
Gnosall? Look hard between 26 June and 11 July.
Each elephant has been named and decorated
by one of the Rainbow, Brownie, Guide or Ranger
units in Gnosall and Haughton. If you would
like to know more about Girlguiding today in
the village please go to the website www.girlguiding.org.uk/interested or
phone 823919.
Name of Elephant Name of Guiding
unit
Rosie
Macintosh
Donut
Ellie
Derek
Wellington
Unforgettable
Agnes
Location of elephant
Gnosall Calendar 2015 Competition
The BKV team are once again going to produce Gnosall’s own ‘Countryfile’
calendar for 2015! The title for our photographic competition is ‘Gnosall
Countryside’. There are 6 different classes which must have Gnosall and its
surroundings at their heart. Yes, you can photograph the canal at Norbury!
1. Gnosall Landscape 2. Shropshire Union Canal 3. Country Folk
4. Wildlife
5. Life on the Farm
6. Plant Life
The competition is open to both children and adults living in the village.
The two photos the BKV team choose as the best in each class will appear in
the 2015 Gnosall Countryside Calendar. The very best photo will appear on
the calendar cover. You can enter up to 6 photos in total but you must state which class you want each photo to be
judged in.
Photos must be submitted as landscape shape digital files in JPG format, of sufficient quality to produce a good
quality 25 x 19 cm print with a maximum file size of 3MB. Entrants should send photos as email attachments to
dave@clarkeys.org.uk before Friday July 25th 2014 with the following information:
Name, address, email and telephone number
Title of photograph & class entered
Location of photograph
Please contact Dave Clarke by email at dave@clarkeys.org.uk or
telephone 822483 for further information.
There will be an exhibition of every photo submitted in the
Grosvenor Centre and at the Victorian Christmas Market
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St Lawrence Church
Gnosall
St Lawrence Church, Gnosall is part of
the Benefice of The Staffordshire Border
Group of Churches
Web site: www.sbgoc.info.
Rector:
mark.bridgen@btinternet.com
- 822213
Benefice Office:
Tel 284050 (Mon, Tues &
Thus – 9:15am to 2:15pm)
beneficeofficesbgoc@gmail.
com
Sunday & Midweek
Services
Play and Praise:
Meet every Thursday from 2:15pm.
Worship, songs and crafts for preschool children and their parents/
carers.
Midweek Communion:
Every Thursday at 9:15am for a 30
min service.
Choir:
Practise every Thursday from
6:40pm to 8pm. Interested? Just
turn up.
Church Office Hour Thursday: Book wedding/ baptism
come between 7pm to 7:40pm
Open Church:
The church is always open to
welcome visitors every Tuesday
from 11am to 3pm and every
Thursday from 11am to 1pm.
Sunday Services in July
Sunday 6th.
7:45am Holy Communion; 10:30am
Family Communion; 6:30pm Praise
Service – an informal service of
praise, worship and prayer; 7:30pm
Youth Fellowship
Sunday 13th:
7:45am Holy Communion; 10:30am
Family Service; 12:15pm Baptisms;
(Parish Lunch in Grosvenor Centre
following 10:30am service); 6:30pm
evening worship
Sunday 20th:
7:45am Holy Communion; 10:30am
Parish Communion; 6:30pm Evening
worship (to be confirmed as could
be united service with the Roman
Catholic Fellowship)
Sunday 27th:
7:45am Holy Communion; 10:30am
Parish Communion; 4pm Messy
Church – for families: craft, games,
food and fellowship (No 6:30pm
service)
Midweek Services and
Events in July
Every Thursday:
9:15am Holy Communion; 2:15pm
Play & Praise for pre-school children;
6:40pm Choir Practice (3rd, 10th &
17th only. Please note: our choir is
singing choral evensong at Lichfield
Cathedral on Saturday the 19th of
July!!! If you would like to travel by
coach to be at the service contact
Rev Mark).
Fortnight Friday
at 11am: Service at Impstones
Community Centre (4th and 18th)
A six week study course on the
Beatitudes: (Jesus said: blessed are
the) takes place at the Church every
Wednesday for six weeks, starting
from the 25th of June. Each session
is self contained so you can drop in
and out! 7:30pm to 9pm.
Churches Together for Gnosall –
Major Study Day on Prophecy:
On the 5th of July we will be
having an ecumenical study day.
The theme of the day will be
looking at the prophets of the Old
Testament; what is prophecy and
how we too can be prophetic as
Christians and fellowships. To lead
us in the day we are delighted to
welcome the Bishop of Stafford.
The day (incl lunch) is from 10am
to 1:45pm. It will be a mix of talks
by Bishop Geoff, worship and
group discussions. There will be a
programme for young people! The
Chapel in Gnosall is the venue. If
you would like to come (no charge)
– regardless of denomination – then
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simply book a place by contacting
Rev Mark.
Open Door Coffee Morning:
Saturday 12th from 10am to 12noon
(Church Vestry)
Twenty or Thirty?:
Tuesday 22nd of July at 7:30pm
St Lawrence is launching a new
20 to 30’s fellowship group. The
T N T’s! They are meeting in the
Gastronomy shop on Gnosall High
Street opp the Co-op. Contact Rev
Mark for info or simply turn up!
Summer Holiday Club –
Mega Makers: Our Summer Holiday
Club – Mega Makers - for children
of primary school age takes place
from Monday the 28th of July to
Friday 1st of August, from 9:30am
to 12noon - at Gnosall Village Hall.
£5 charge. We will be entering the
inventor’s workshop and making
some mega discoveries about our
oceans, bugs, birds, plants and
conservation! 60 places will be
available. For an application forms
please contact mark.bridgen@
btinternet.com. Please note places
are only offered to those who
intend to be at the Club all the
week.
Open Church in July:
Tuesdays from 11am to 3pm and
Thursdays from 11am till 1pm.
From the Church registers
for June:
Baptisms. We welcome into God’s
family: Toby Michael Carpenter
Weddings. May God’s love bless
human love: Neil Holmes to Lisa
Rowley
Funerals: Eternal rest grant unto
them. No funerals during this period
(mid May/ mid June)
Phoenix
Out &
About
See Page 4
Dandy
At
Gnosall Memorial Village Hall
On
Saturday 6th September
8pm
Bar, Tickets £10
To include a Fish & Chip supper.
Available from Lynn Malone (01785 823303)
The Bakery and Gnosall Post Office
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Gnosall Catholic News
Sunday Masses:
St Austin’s Stafford,
Saturday 5.00pm,Sunday
10.30am &6pm;
Parish Priest :
Canon Michael Neylon
St Austin’s,
82 Wolverhampton Road
Stafford ST17 4AW
01785 223553
email:
staustins_rc@btinternet.com
Parish Website:
www.saintaustins.org.uk
Fr Brian Whatmore 823726;
Deacons Louis Livesey
749044 & David McCarroll
223553.
St Austins RC Church, Stafford
Disappointment For Members Of
The Catholic Community
It is a great disappointment to members of the Catholic Community in
Gnosall that the provision of the celebration of Masses in the village has
ceased, but we are finding ways of adjusting to the new situation. Our
friends in the Anglican and Methodist Communities have also expressed
their sadness of the decision to discontinue Sunday Mass at St. Lawrence
Church and we would like to express our thanks to you all for your support
and your prayers at this difficult time.
We are particularly grateful to have been given the opportunity to take part
in so many Ecumenical Services, Events and Festivals, both at St. Lawrence
and the Methodist Chapel and to have been most warmly welcomed into
the fellowship of Christian Life in Gnosall for more than forty years.
In our determination to keep together we have formed an informal group
which will meet on a regular basis for fellowship and, of course, coffee and
biscuits. We have compiled a contact list to enable us to get messages to
each other quickly, so if any Catholics who attended Mass at St. Lawrence
wish to keep in touch please ring Mike Foulkes on 01785 822348 or email:
mike@therank.plus.com, and you will be made most welcome.
So that we can properly express our grateful thanks to Rev. Mark, the PCC
and members of the Anglican Community for the kindness shown to us in
allowing us to share St. Lawrence Church each Sunday arrangements are
being made to hold a Service of Thanksgiving there, sometime towards the
end of July (possibly 20th at 6.30pm, but this may be subject to change).
Also under negotiation is a suggestion to install a plaque in the porch of St.
Lawrence commemorating the history of the Catholic community attending
the celebration of Mass in Gnosall for such a long period of time.
In the meantime, we shall continue to collect Christian Food Help
contributions every other week, so please continue to bring your donations
to your usual collection point every week. Your kindness to this charity is
very much appreciated.
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Best Kept
Village
Competition
2014
The BKV judges have been
to Gnosall twice already! The
first visit was early in May
and again early in June. On
both occasions the village
looked lovely with no litter,
no (very little!) dog poo and
beautifully mown grass. They
were really impressed by our
new flower beds at the Lockup which are sponsored by
the Women’s Institute and the
hanging baskets and planters
by the Wharf Road shops.
The Royal Oak flower beds
and the High Street island
beds are looking really good
thanks to Chris Stanley and
Anne Robotham.
Dave Clarke
Gnosall BKV
Gnosall teenager,
Sam Simkin, collects
international award
On May 10th, Gnosall teenager Sam Simkin,
attended an international award ceremony,
in London, collecting his award for his play,
When Darkness Falls, which won in the ‘most
promising playwright category’.
Sam says ‘it was a brilliant day, the fact that
my play won internationally is an honour,
and something that I will hold with me for a
long time!’
Sam was one of few winners from 25
countries, including America and Australia.
Sam’s play, When Darkness Falls is a dark
comedy, which tells the story of a 16
year old boy, adapting to growing up in
London, who is dealing with the struggles
of adolescence and a family who do not
show much interest in him. The play takes
a dramatic turn when the main character,
Alex, witnesses a backstreet murder and
turns his life upside down.
‘The play is written for teenagers, however I
didn’t shy away from hard topics, as I know
that teenagers can handle the themes, and
by including comedy not only makes the
themes easier to communicate but also
means that it is a fun show to watch!’
Sam is now working on his next production,
BUBBLE & SQUEAK with the Gnosall Players,
which he has written and is currently
directing. ‘Bubble & Squeak is fantastic, it
tells the story of one boy evacuated during
World War Two, and how his life changes in
the short years away from home. The show
has real heart and although uses the war as
a stimulus, shows how lives change for the
better because of it, the show has real heart
and warmth and the Gnosall Players are as
fantastic as always, I hope you will all come
and enjoy it!’
Bubble & Squeak will be performed by
Gnosall Players at Gnosall Memorial Village
Hall on the 20th September at 7:30PM.
UPDATE ON VILLAGE HOUSING
PLANS FROM GRID
- Gnosall Rejects Indiscriminate Development
For the first time in over a year we are pleased..if a little cautious ..to
report that all seems fairly quiet on the planning front at the moment.
However, while our Borough Local Plan still awaits full adoption, we
are not assuming that the lack of new applications for the village
denotes anything other than a temporary lull in the otherwise
frenzied proceedings of the past year....let’s see?
Many of you will have seen the newly erected ‘Knight’s Court’ sign
opposite the surgery. This is for the ‘coming soon’ 24 home Bellway
development which will go live very soon - and well ahead of the
Providence Land Ltd site at Lowfield Lane which may seem a little
odd when you remember that Providence were granted permission
back in September 2013...a good 6 months ahead of Bellway! Despite
all the intense urgency to get this first application passed, to date
nothing has happened with that land as we go to press. One might
think this rather “odd” when the developers expended so much
energy and effort back trying to convince both residents and Borough
of the real ‘need’ for these houses? It will be interesting to see exactly
what does happen there over the coming months.
We mentioned in our last report the impending Grasscroft (behind the
Health Centre) Appeal. This will be heard by an Inspector, starting on
the 27th August, and may take up to 3 days. Members of the public
are welcome to attend, but may not pass comments. The Borough
Council Planning Website shows the (interesting) correspondence
between developers and Council on this matter and the details of the
Appeal as follows:
Public Inquiry to be held on Tuesday August 27th in the Craddock
Room at the Civic Centre at 10.00 am.
Please come along if you are able, as this is going to be an interesting
debate.
Quite aside from the numerous very real and relevant grounds
“material to planning” for refusal of this application, the notion that
this narrow country lane with its already busy traffic can sustain not
one but TWO developments virtually opposite one another actually
beggars belief. It only goes to demonstrate how little outsiders to
Gnosall may really know - or care - about the reality of life here in
Gnosall!
Moving on from Housing we have no further news yet on the
forthcoming application for the REG POWER wind turbines but will
update you when we do.
And finally - reasons to be cheerful:
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the Borough Local Plan is very well-advanced and we have
every expectation that it will be formally found to be “sound” very
soon
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the Gnosall Neighbourhood Plan is progressing according to
plan. Once this is also complete, we shall have as much protection
under the Law as is possible. Remember, the NP is not just concerned
with housing provision in the village (though of course this is a part
of it) but it also considers what amenities are necessary and should be
planned for.
And on that cheerful note, we’ll sign off for this month!
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GNOSALL METHODIST CHURCH
Joan Ellison found this article out from Heaton Road
Methodist Chapel in Bradford, from 1957!!
Dear Friends,
I suppose this is the time of the year when our thoughts
turn towards holidays and hours in the open air
(weather permitting). It doesn’t do for anyone to go
on and on at the same task month in and month out
without a break and a change of some kind. For some
people the attraction of a holiday is not the opportunity
to do nothing, but to do something different from their
daily round and it is this which brings real recreation.
How a housewife longs for that time when somebody
else will prepare the meals and clear up afterwards! It’s
the change that counts.
Minister:
Acting Superintendent Rev. Peter Powers 01785 225474
Bookings: Mrs Joan Jobling 01785 822592
Worship was not invented: it simply grew out of men’s
needs. All the week they were occupied with affairs on
a human level – the business of keeping themselves
and their families alive in a primitive and savage world.
They came to realise the necessity of communion with
someone bigger and different to themselves.
Sunday Services:
10.30 am, Creche Facilities: Junior class 4yrs upwards
6.30pm second Sunday of the month.
Tuesday:
Over the centuries, worship developed, until the present
forms of worship in the church were established.
Worship is not a hobby for those with a taste for it – it
is man’s prime necessity – it is the spiritual recreation
without which something in man wearies and dies!
2pm Women’s Fellowship ( Fortnightly)
Friday:
6.15 –7.45 Junior youth club 8-10pm Senior youth club
Tell the average man today that he was to have no
holiday, no change from his daily work, and he would
rise up in anger and point out how much less a person
he would be without the opportunities for recreation.
It is plain that so many go on, week after week and
even year after year, without realising how jaded and
impoverished their souls have become through lack
of the worship of something bigger and finer than
themselves.
Sunday Services.
6th July 10.30 Mr. R. Hitchens
13th July 10.30 Rev. Peter Powers H.C.
6.30 St. Lawrence U.S. / or Circuit Service Trinity
20th July 10.30 Dr. Mark Timothy
27th July 10.30 Ann Donaldson
Creche facilities and Junior Class ( 4 yrs upwards) at
morning service.
Let each of us determine that we shall lead the way
back to a regular and satisfying worship, bringing
friends and relatives as we are able and we shall not
only begin to feel that our worship is gaining point
Saturday 7th June was our Chapel Garden Party. As
and power, but that the soul of the nation will revive
it wasn’t exactly flaming June, we held the event
with strength, and enable Britain to play her part in
paving the way for a healthier and saner world! Happy
in the Chapel Hall but we didn’t allow the weather
holidays to you all! May we all return strengthened and
to dampen our spirits as we shared friendship and
invigorated for the Church’s tasks. (Rev Gordon Lord)
fellowship, looking around the stalls and enjoying tea Thank you Joan!!
GARDEN PARTY
and a wide variety of cakes in the Rev. Ken Hawkins
Room. Fresh pancakes were served with various
fillings for those not watching their waistline. It would
have been nice to wander around Mike and Nicole’s
garden but that was not to be. Perhaps next year the
sun will shine on us but at least we know, what ever
the weather the ‘Son’ is always with us!
CHAPEL OUTING- AMERTON FARM RAILWAY
and PICNIC
By the time this goes to press we will hopefully have
enjoyed a sunny outing and we will report on events
next time.
A PRAYER
Christ, be our hope when sadness overwhelms us.
Christ, be our strength when testing times are near.
Christ, be our light when darkness would engulf us.
Christ, be our cornerstone when quaking our fear.
Christ, be our victory when we lay our lives before you.
Christ, be our all –in – all, today and evermore. Amen
( from Methodist Church Prayer Hand Book
2013/2014)
BIBLE PASSAGE.
Answer my prayers; O Lord,
For Your unfailing love is wonderful.
Take care of me,
For Your mercy is so plentiful.
Psalm 69: v 16
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GNOSALL PARISH COUNCIL
(INCLUDING THE WARDS OF MORETON AND KNIGHTLEY)
GNOSALL
FUN
WEEKEND
18th - 20th July
Office Opening Times
Monday - by appointment only
Tuesday - 10.00am - 2.00pm
Wednesday - 1.00pm - 3.00pm
Thursday - by appointment only
Jayne Cooper Clerk,
Gnosall Parish Council,
The Grosvenor Centre,
High Street, Gnosall,
Stafford ST20
Tel: 01785 822685
email:
clerk@gnosallparishcouncil.org.uk
Friday 18th July
www.gnosallparishcoundl.org.uk
Fun Fair 3-9pm on the Village Green
Saturday 19th July 11am ~3pm
**On The Acres**
Street Stadia
Football skills with Wolverhampton Football Club
Rodeo Bull
Useful telephone numbers
Police (non emergency): 101
Clarence: 0800 232323 (roads,
pavements and street lighting
issues)
Streetscene: 01785 619401(litter
and dog mess)
Children’s assault course
Fun Fair 1-9pm on the Village Green
Sunday 20th July
Fun Fair 1-6pm on the Village Green
Supported by:- Staffordshire Fire & Rescue, Staffordshire
County Council, Gnosall Parish Council
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HEALTHY WALKS PROGRAMME
SUMMER 2014
We are a lively and well organised group who tailor walks to your
needs, the Wednesday walks are shorter for those who feel a short
walk is more their scene, the Sunday ones are longer approximately 4
miles.
You will meet new people and chat as well as walk, and learn about
the area in which you live.
Please wear sensible shoes and clothes.
Advance Notice:
Macmillan Cancer Support
present
A Puddings
Evening
at Sandon Hall
Featuring THE DALEIAN SINGERS.
On Wednesday 3rd September,
2014 at 7.00pm for 7.30pm
Tickets £10.00 (to include
Puddings and a Glass of wine.)
DateStart PointTime
Sunday 6th July
Allotment Car Park, Gnosall 10.30am
Wednesday 9th July
Allotment Car Park, Gnosall 10.30am
Wednesday 23rd July
Allotment Car Park, Gnosall 10.30am
Further information from Thereza Forrester Tel 01785 822220. (This is
the main reception at Surgery so please be patient waiting for a reply).
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Will be available from Gnosall
Post Office or contact 01785
823209/822440.
Ample Car Parking, transport
available
Registered Charity
No.261017
It seems that the time has come
for me to ‘move on’ with these rural
recollections. We will leave the Vale
of Aylesbury farm. It had been a very
happy year for me working there but at
the end of it I took a step forward to the
next stage: a step that was momentous,
very fortunate and a new world for me.
I secured a place at Reading University
to read for a degree in Agriculture - a
three-year course, wholly in residence
at Wantage Hall. This achievement may
not sound so momentous to youngsters
nowadays, but was a great event over
sixty years ago, when only about 5% of
the population had university places.
college man know anything useful?
etc. etc. The vet came and instantly
diagnosed Blackleg. (Fortunately it was
not a case of Anthrax, which means
huge precautions, post-death of the
animal.) Bill was mortified that I was
right and he wrong but became more
genial towards me!
The cows were milked in a very early
form of milking parlour: six ‘walk
through’ stalls, each with a milking
machine and pipeline to a refrigerated
tank. This type of parlour allowed for
cows to enter, be ‘tied’, milked and
released through to the dispersal area,
a clumsy
system, which
necessitated
the animals
crossing the
area where
one worked
and often
leaving
dung as
they passed.
This type of
parlour was
superseded
by the ‘Herringbone’ type we now see,
or, indeed, the more recent, motorized,
automatic set-up - the ‘Rotary parlour’.
The Pigman, with whom I spent a
good deal of time, was Harold J, an ex
Canadian-trained, British- born RAF
signals man. He was a very interesting
and well-informed chap, with whom I
spent many an evening in local pubs
supping ‘Courage’ (Reading brewed)
brown ale, with crisps and a pickled egg
and occasionally a game of dominoes.
During WW2 Harold had been stationed
in Dover, manning radio installations
and a periscope from deep bunkers
in the Dover cliffs, occasionally being
machine-gunned by raiding German
‘E-Boats’. Harold ‘knew his pigs’ and
I learnt a great deal about them
during my three month stay. The pig
accommodation, management and
PETER GILLARD
CONTINUES TO
RECALL LIFE ON THE
FARM
Once graduated, in 1956, I felt I
must get more ‘hands on’, practical
experience before embarking on my
firmly chosen career, as a staff member
of one of the many ‘County Farm
Institutes’ (as they were called then
but later known as ‘Colleges’). I left
university after making some great
friends and we still keep in close touch!
I accepted a temporary job on a farm
at Pangbourne as Assistant Pigman,
with corn-combining as an ‘overtime’
extra. The farm was Home Farm to
the mansion and estate at Purley Hall.
This was a very useful spell of work,
enlivened by the variety of tasks and
the noteworthy ‘characters’ working
with me. The workforce consisted of
the farmer, Major M, son-in-law to the
owners of Purley Hall. The Major had
literally narrowly missed being blown
up during the siege of Tobruk in WW2.
He was a very decent chap but his army
experience had left its mark
The Head Cowman (we milked about
forty cows) was Bill - very prone to
impatience with me who he saw as ‘just
a college man’. However, his attitude
changed when one day I reported a
dead cow in a distant field. The corpse
was on its back and rather bloated.
The muscle tissue of its legs was tight
and ‘crackled’ when palpated. I knew
it was Blackleg, a very nasty infection
indeed and, as it turned out, the farm
had a resident infection of the bacteria
as other stock had died this way over
the past years. Bill was not prepared
to accept my diagnosis; how could a
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feeding arrangements were very up-todate, as was health, hygiene and what is
now called ‘biosecurity’.
While at Home Farm in Pangbourne, I
was in digs with Mr and Mrs V and their
twin children. Mr V was chauffeur to
‘The Big House’ and Mrs V was head
cook. They would come home with
many a lurid tale of the rather wild
parties up at the Big House.
The combining of the barley was a
very fraught process. The harvester
was an elderly tractor-pulled Allis
Chalmers, which had an independent
petrol engine to drive the mechanisms.
Modern combines discharge the straw
rearwards: not so this old Allis, which
threw the straw sideways on to the
cut stubble, the whole pulled by the
old Fordson-Major and driven by the
Major. The corn was ‘bagged off on
board and deposited down a sidechute, like the combine on Frogmore
Farm in Buckinghamshire. The whole
mechanism was driven from the engine
pulley via about 8 belt-carrying ‘wheels’,
spread across the rear of the machine:
a continuous V belt that was wont to
‘jump’ off a pulley, bringing us to a halt
Major M found this very stressful and I
would calm him, realign the belt and we
would continue. I have mentioned the
relatively up-to-date milking parlour
that was steam-sterilized, the steam
coming from a large coke-fired boiler,
which Bill had to keep alight 24/7, and
open up at 4am(!) to give time for there
to be a good supply of scalding (and
sterilizing) steam. I rather felt he had me
to do this but it was ‘not in my contract’
thank goodness!
I was happy at Home Farm, learnt a
good deal and, during my last month
there, my old university tutor, Dr
Pearce, offered me a year’s tenure as
‘Demonstrator’ at Upper Wood, one of
the university’s farms - super job - see
next issue of GPN!
New vehicles to tackle Rural crime.
JCB Workmax
Staffordshire Police have unveiled two new vehicles as part of a commitment to tackling wildlife
and rural crime.
The vehicles, a New Holland tractor (supplied by Derbyshire based
company Hallmark) and a JCB Workmax utility vehicle, have been
kindly loaned to the force by the respective companies and will be
used over coming months at events around the county.
The vehicles will be used at public events to raise awareness of
rural crime and encourage those living and working in rural
communities to speak to officers and follow the force on
social media - Staffordshire Countryside Watch Facebook
page and @StaffsWild on Twitter.
The JCB Workmax will also be used by wildlife officers
carrying out high visibility patrols in the county’s beauty
spots.
The police are keen to remind people that when out
and about in our rural areas, to please keep an eye out
for anything untoward.
Incidents of sheep and lambs being stolen from farmer’s
fields can occur at this time of year.
Both
the electric fences around
the perimeter of fields and the batteries and units powering them are
unfortunately often targeted by thieves
Metal & plant thefts sometimes occur at rural locations – if you see machinery
being moved in the middle of the night please be suspicious!
Make sure that you have Staffs Police non-emergency telephone number
stored in your mobile so that if you see anything that you think is suspicious,
you can contact the police immediately.
Staffordshire Police Emergency Number: In the case of an emergency call 999
Staffordshire Police Non Emergency Number: 101
For all non-emergency calls. The call handler will transfer you to the
most appropriate person to deal with your enquiry. www.staffordshire.police.uk
New Holland tractor
Moreton Millennium Community Centre
‘A Murder Mystery
Evening’
(Performed by Stafford Players)
Saturday 12 July 2014
@ 7.00pm
Adults Only
Tickets £11 (includes 3 course fish supper)
For Tickets Contact Patricia 01952 691222
Email tricia_inn@hotmail.com
Moreton Millennium Community Centre
Church Lane,Moreton
Nr Newport
TF10 9DS
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Table Top Sale
To include Collectables &
Household Goods
Gnosall Memorial Village Hall
6th July 2014
Doors open at 9.15 a.m.
Admission 25p (children free)
Sellers from 8.15 a.m.
£5 per table
If preferred, tables may be
reserved by phoning Mrs
Malone 01785 823303
Proceeds to be divided
between Gnosall Memorial
Village Hall and Gnosall Lions
Gnosall Carnival 2014
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St Lawrence Carnival
2014 Results
What a fabulous day! The weather
was very kind to us all week and we
had a fantastic turnout.
The parade was led by the Blood
Bikes, followed by the Stafford
Town Crier, Carnival Queen and
Princesses, Floats, Vintage Vehicles,
Stafford Brigade’s Marching Band,
Pedestrians with Shropshire
Medical Services Ambulance as the
rear marker.
After the procession entered the
arena, last year’s Carnival Queen,
Katie Russell crowned Bethany
Greenfield as this year’s Carnival
Queen. Bethany Greenfield and
the Carnival Princesses, Tamsin
Rhodes and Samantha Hulse
were then presented with framed
photographs, taken at the Carnival
Queen Competition, and gift
vouchers.
Meanwhile, this year’s judges,
Tony and Heather Wright had a
difficult job choosing a winner from
the Children’s Float entries, but
finally decided on the Rosebuds
Day Nursery Float, with its theme
of “Coming to the Circus”. The
Rosebuds entry was also judged to
be the best Float in the Carnival.
After the floats left the arena, the
afternoon’s entertainment began
with marching and music from
Stafford Brigade’s Marching Band.
They were followed by “a modern
charleston” dance, performed
by children from St Lawrence
Primary School. The children later
demonstrated Maypole Dancing
and then took part in the Airborne
Gymnastics display.
The Pet Dog Show organised by
Dave Clarke again proved to be
very popular. The arena events
concluded with the Tug-o-War final
with Gnosall Massives winning in
the pull off against The Avengers.
The Stan Robinson Shield was
presented by Mr Titley, a longstanding member of the Stan
Robinson staff.
A number of organisations helped
on the day by running a stall and
promoting their cause, i.e. Blood
Bikes, Canary Club, Gnosall Lions,
Gnosall WI, St John’s Ambulance
and the National Cycle Network.
The Audco Archers, Acorns
Motorcycle Club and the Vintage
Cars created a lot of interest.
While the activities were
progressing on the school field, the
10K Run was taking place for the
second year with a larger entry then
previously. The race was started
at Gnosall Sports and Social Club
by Parish Councillor Tracey Simkin
at 2.30 p.m. and the first runners
arrived on the school field just after
3.00 p.m. The afternoon concluded
with the announcement of the
winners of the various competitons
followed by the Grand Draw,
conducted by the Reverend Mark
Bridgen.
On behalf of the Carnival
Committee, I would like to thank
everyone who helped in any way.
We are very fortunate in the help
we receive from local businesses,
organisations and individuals.
Without this help, the Carnival
could not happen. Thank you all
so much. I would also like to thank
the Carnival Committee for all their
support. Without their planning
and dedication, we would not be in
a position to ask for your support.
And finally, as I am stepping down
as Carnival Chairman, I felt very
humbled by the kind comments
made by Reverend Mark, and also
the surprise presentation of a golf
pitching wedge and also the flowers
given to Margaret. I was also
delighted to received the Cliff Blunt
Shield.
List of Winners
Children’s Floats
1st
Rosebuds Day Nursery
“Coming to the Circus”
Adult Floats
Gnosall Sports and Social Club
“Happy 30th Anniversay”
Pedestrians
1st 4th Gnosall Rainbows
“Rocket Sweet Shop” from 2201 Space Odessy
The John Whitehead Shield
for the best Parade Entry was
presented by Ruth and Kirsty
Whitehead to Rosebuds Day
Nursery.
The Stan Robinson Shield
was presented by Mr Titley to
the winners of the Tug-o-War
competition - Gnosall Massives.
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The Cliff Blunt Shield was presented
by Mrs Christine Blunt to Bob
Winfield for his involvement in all 30
Carnivals.
Vintage Car Trophy
1st
MGA 1960 Reg: YYT Owner:
Ray Faulkner
2nd Landrover Reg: MVJ
Owner: Geoffrey Timmis
3rd MG BGT
Reg: JHG 990W
10K Run
Men
1st Robin SedmanSmith
2nd Ian Powell
3rd John Garmson
Women 1st Mollie Perkins
2nd Karen Harvey
3rd Lynzi Nuttall
Sweets in Jar
Alex Bradburn (352 guessed – 356
in jar)
Name the Teddy
Winning Phone No. 0773924865
(Teddy’s name Ollie)
Treasure Parish
Mary Booth (Winning Square F4)
Guess the Square to win the Cake
Gill Farmer (winning square 67)
Name the Doll
Diane Woolridge (doll’s name
Abigail)
Grand Draw Prizewinners
1st Prize (Gas Barbecue)
Ticket No. 1670
J Crowther
2nd Prize Decanter & Glasses)
Ticket No. 2440
D Tweed
3rd Prize Digital Camera)
Ticket No. 3913
J Mitting
4th Prize (£50)
Ticket No. 1150
K Robson
5th Prize (Meal for 2)
Ticket No. 2943
P Palin
6th Prize (Porcelain Doll)
Ticket No. 2536
E Henderson
7th Prize (Planter)
Ticket No. 1335
J Koo
8th Prize (Hamper of Fruit)
Ticket No. 5803
C Heins
9th Prize (Meal for 2)
Ticket No. 5541
J Prendergast
10th Prize ((£15)
Ticket No. 3068
J Nichol
Bob Winfield (Carnival Chairman)
www.gnosallcfrs.org.uk
Gnosall & District
Community First
Responders
Steve Cartlidge has completed
his challenge in support First
Responders. Steve’s 2014 Challenge
was to complete The Ben Nevis
Challenge on 7th June. He
successfully completed: `
•
Climbing Ben Nevis (1,343
metres)
•
Cycling (25 miles)
•
Unfortunately the canoeing
was stopped due to bad weather
setting in.
You can still support Steve
by sponsoring him on www.
everyclick.com/gnosallcfrs2
Steve completed his challenge
with friends, Gary Fear and Dave
Perry, who were raising funds
for Katherine House Hospice
and Ian Godsell, raising funds
for Responders in Wales. They
completed the challenge in 12hrs
24mins. WELL DONE GUYS!!!!!
THANK YOU to everyone who
supported our Spring Draw – we
raised a total of £280. A special
thanks to Tommy and Jane who
donated the Chocolate Hamper,
to their staff and customers at the
Bakery for helping make this fund
raising so successful.
Please get in touch with Ann
Andrews if you are interested
in helping or joining the First
Responders – we’d love to hear from
you!! 01785 823331
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Ian Godsell (Wales)
www.sustrans.org.uk
Latest update- Staffordshire County Council who are the owners of the
Greenway (Old railway, Part of the National Cycle Network 55) have
announced that the last part of the re surfacing of the
route between Wilbrighton
Lane and the Staffordshire/
Shropshire County border will
commence in September/
October this year. This means
that the two towns of Stafford and Newport will be finally linked by one of the
longest off road sustainable transport routes in England. As you can imagine the
linking of the two towns is an amazing achievement and has took several years to
complete and we must thank our County Council for this. At this point it is equally
important to give the ultimate big thanks to all those members of the previous
Gnosall Linear Leisure Line Association especially the late Miss Betty Hobley who
helped bring the route into fruition, thank you all.
Next year the National Cycle Network is 20 years old, preparations nationally
are under way to celebrate the achievement of over 14,500 miles of sustainable
transport infrastructure. It has already been quoted that we have the best section
of off road walking and cycling route in central England and Gnosall is give or take
a mile or so central between the two towns. The route is very clean with thanks not
only to our volunteer rangers, but also the very kind people of Gnosall including the
Best Kept Village team who ensure the route remains litter free, a big thank you to
you all it is appreciated.
A final thanks to the Gnosall Carnival Committee and Mr Bob Winfield for allowing
us to have a table at the 30th Gnosall Carnival, thank you.
Royal bench unveilingThe Royal bench along the cycle route to commemorate last years birth of HRH
Prince George is situated near to the Lowfield Lane steps. This bench will be
unveiled by the Lord Lieutenant of Staffordshire on the 22nd July at 2pm. For those
who are observant this date is the first birthday of our new Royal Prince. The Mayor
of Stafford will also be in attendance for this special occasion. Please come along
and support the unveiling, thank you.
Useful advice for cyclists or those returning to cyclingIt may be useful for cyclists and people returning to cycling to keep up to date
with the Highway Code. A copy of the online Highway Code can be found in this
link- www.gov.uk/highway-code or you can purchase a paper back copy from a
bookshop.
If you wish to report faults including fallen trees that you find along the route please
contact the landowners, Staffordshire County Council on 0300 111 8000.
You can see further information on our local website- www.gnosallsustransvranger.
wordpress.com
If you would like to come on board and help with the nationwide National Cycle Networks
please contact Lisa Hartley for more information by phoning 0121 633 5517 or email- lisa.
hartley@sustrans.org.uk Sustrans is a registered charity no. 326550 (England and Wales)
SCO39263 (Scotland)
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CARTWRIGHT AND HUDSON FOUNDATION
Friends of Saint Lawrence Church Gnosall
TOWER OPEN DAY
ARE YOU GOING TO UNIVERSITY, COLLEGE OR
TRAINING AS AN APPRENTICE?
Saturday 5th July
The Cartwright and Hudson Foundation is a local
educational charity that helps young people who are
undertaking any of the above and are residents of
Gnosall, Moreton or Knightley.
We are able to provide financial assistance towards
the purchase of books, equipment, instruments, tools
etc.
The tower will be open between: 11am and
1pm and from 2pm with the final ascent of
the tower at 4-00pm
For further information and an application form
please contact
Mrs D. Stiles – Clerk to the Trustees
Heather Lodge
6 Fair View Court
Wheaton Aston
Staffordshire ST19 9RB
Ticket Prices :
Non-members £4
Members £3
Children £2
(Unfortunately, due to Health and Safety
regulations, Children under 8
are not allowed to climb the Tower)
Light Refreshments are included in the ticket
price. Pay on the day at the Church.
(or drop into the Parish Office, High Street, Gnosall)
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J. K. Rowling was born in Yate,
England on 31 July 1965. She
moved from Yate (just outside
Bristol) to Winterbourne, then
when Jo was nine moved to
Tutshill near Chepstow in the
Forest of Dean.
Jo went to Tutshill Primary School, and
then on to Wyedean Comprehensive.
She was quiet, freckly, short-sighted
and not very good at sports. Jo always
loved writing more than anything.
SUMMER HOLIDAY WORDSEARCH
‘The first story that I ever wrote down,
when I was five or six, was about a
fairground
family
fun hotel
icecream
journey
rabbit called Rabbit.
After school, Jo attended the Unipack
postcard
suitcase summer swim
tent
versity of Exeter in Devon where she
studied French.
When she was 25, Jo was delayed on
BOYS IN THE BAND
a train from Manchester to London.
The So Kool Record company recently held auditions across On the train Jo says that the idea for
the country to find four singers to form a new band. The
Harry Potter simply ‘strolled into her
four guys chosen are now super-stars but can you work out head fully formed’. She didn’t have a
each guy’s previous day job, his age (19,20,21,22) and home pen with her so couldn’t write all her
town?
thoughts down! However, the idea had
taken hold and during the next five
1. Greg is exactly two years younger or older than the guy from Cleveland who used
years she started writing and outlining
to be a truck driver.
the plots for each book.
2. Either Darren or the guy from Seattle (who may or may not be Patrick) used to
Jo went to Portugal to teach English.
deliver pizzas.
There she married and her daughter
3. The guy from New York is younger than Daniel but older than the one who Jessica was born and she kept writing. When she returned to the UK, Jo
used to be a carpenter.
already had several chapters about
4. The 22 year old from San Francisco isn’t the one who used to be a waiter.
Harry Potter. She moved to Edinburgh
with her young daughter to be near
her sister. In 1996 Bloomsbury offered
to publish Jo’s first novel, Harry Potter
and the Philosopher’s Stone.
The Harry Potter novels have now
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sold approximately 450 million copies
worldwide and been translated into 72
languages. Jo was the first children’s
author to be voted the BA Author of
the Year, and also to win the British
Book Awards Author of the Year.
Jo married Dr Neil Murray in 2001 and
lives with her family in Edinburgh.
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GNOSALL LIONS MONTHLY UPDATE
Gnosall Lions have had yet another busy month both socially and fund raising.
We held the monthly Table Top Sale in the Memorial Hall, alongside the Memorial Hall Committee,
attendance was below normal, the normal day being changed due to the May Bank Holiday causing
a little confusion,. Don’t worry though as the June one and subsequent sales are back to the usual
1st Sunday in the month , and we look forward to seeing you all.
We gained a new Lion this month, welcome to Helen Bundy who will be well known to many villagers. We ‘re very pleased to
welcome you and as always are, as always looking for people to join us. We raise money for good causes in and around the
village (and beyond) with all monies raised from the public going to good causes, no administrative costs unlike many national
and international charities. Interested, then why not call our membership Officer, Pam Talbot on 01785 823177 or come and
chat at the carnival, we’d love to meet you. Feel free to come and chat to us, Lions don’t bite (well, we don’t).We also try and mix
socially as well each month with 2 BBQ[s and a visit to Shakespeare at the castle planned over the next couple of months.
Our Annual Golf Day has now been confirmed for Thurs 17th July at Aqualate Golf Club and invite any aspiring golfers (good or
bad) to join us on the day, the cost is only a modest £18- 00 per head to include coffee and a bacon bap half way round, we have
11 trophies up for grabs including some novel fun ones. The competition is also open to ladies, so why not give it a go. We are
also supporting the village Carnival by running a fund raising stall on their behalf, incorporating an information stand on Lions,
and what we do, and have presented a trophy to the Carnival Committee to use as they feel fit.
As you can see, we fund raise ,(having raised over £20.000 for use locally over the years, help out in the locality whilst have fun at
the same time.. As previously stated socially amongst ourselves we have over the summer months 2 BBQ’s, a visit to the Shakespeare at the Castle and are hosting 2 girls, one from Argentina, and one from Japan over the summer. We also mix socially with
other local Lions Clubs attending many of their events. We may not be too well known, but we are very active behind the scenes.
Rick Talbot
Moreton Arts Festival
Newport Shropshire U3A
Newport Shropshire U3A had their first
meeting of the programme for their
second year on Tuesday 26 May from
2-4p.m. The speaker was Ken Whittaker
from Redditch who is a Nurseryman. He
gave some very useful advice for our
gardens in an amusing and interesting
way.
The next meeting is entitled “Codpieces
and Bum Rolls” a talk given by “Master
Henry the Steward of Little Morton Hall.
He will be telling us about the life of the
poor in Tudor England. This will be held
on Tuesday 17 June at the usual time
and place.
There are now over 20 different groups
available, ranging from craft, languages,
photography, walking, games, history
and gardening.
Ros Snooks
Hundreds flocked to the Arts Festival in
Moreton Millennium Centre during the
week-end of 17th, 18th May. The event
was opened by The Honourable Lady
Jane Heber-Percy who was impressed
by the vast array of media which included more than one hundred paintings,
sculpture, photography, glass ware,
jewellery and specialist confectionery. In addition there were exhibits of
miniatura, wood carving , stitched and
knitted goods.
An outstanding metal sculpture made
from over 9000 washers and a sculpted life size tiger greeted all visitors.
Glorious sunshine encouraged over 650
people to attend to view paintings by
Penny Eccleston, principal guest artist
and many exhibitors from Staffordshire,
Shropshire, West Midlands and even
north Wales. The Festival was supported by Staffordshire County Council Local Community fund, Waitrose Community Matters and Gnosall Parish Council
as well as local schools and businesses.
Well June is here and a long hot summer awaits us!!If only!!You
may have noticed the two newly planted raised beds by the old
Lock Up. Gnosall WI was instrumental in re-locating the Lock Up
from near the Old Police Station when the new entrance road was
being built for the new Knightley Road Estate in the seventies, so
it seemed fitting that our newly formed Jambusters(WI) sponsored
and planted the two new beds next to it. We have planted them
with Bee and Butterfly friendly perennial plants that we hope will flourish!!A colour
scheme of purple and white was chosen in honour of the suffragettes who fought
so bravely to ensure women’s voices and votes were heard in the 1920,s. At our
meeting on Wed 4th June we had Sue Lang who is an instructor for Riding For The
Disabled to talk to us about her work and the experiences she has had whilst working
with children and adults attending the groups. The benefits the riders gain from the
sessions are many and far reaching. They form a valuable part in not only their physical development but also social and emotional development giving the riders a real
confidence boost to enjoy and succeed in a sport which may not otherwise be available to them. Our next meeting will be on Wed.2nd July at the Fire station. We will be
learning about the “History of Perfume” with Anita Murphy. We will also be having a
competition for a small perfumed flower arrangement!! Anita will choose the winner
on the night. Come along ,new friends always welcome. Contact Sue Spencer 822306.
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Christian Aid Week 2014
“FEAR LESS”
A big “Thank You” to the people who
once again helped with the Christian
Aid envelope collection in May and to
all those who gave so generously. The
total raised from the envelopes was
£2132.70
This represented contributions from
nearly 800 households in Gnosall. If
your street was not covered this year,
we apologise for that but we were a
few volunteers short in spite of people
some people collecting from more
than one street. However we were very
pleased to have several new helpers to
replace those who are no longer able
to collect and we would like to express
our thanks to those who have retired,
often after many years of collecting.
The total collection will be increased
through the Gift Aid scheme where
people paying Income Tax have
completed the slip attached to their
envelope, allowing Christian Aid to
reclaim the tax which they have paid
on the amount of the donation. This
amounts to 25p on every pound, so
thank you for taking the trouble to
complete the slip.
This year Christian Aid Week
concentrated on the human cost of
conflict. In some of the toughest places
in the world, Christian Aid is helping
people caught up in conflict to get the
basics; medical care, water, food and
shelter. They keep people safe and
help heal their emotional scars. When
the fighting stops they are still there,
helping communities walk the long
road to recovery: tackling the causes
not just the consequences of conflict.
“Christian Aid Week is the largest act
of Christian witness across Britain and
Ireland”
Rowan Williams.
By coming together, we aredemonstrating
that God’s love is infinitely greater than
hatred and violence.
Thank you once more. Karen Bridgen, Vickie
Middleton and Pat Tweed
Local Trades
and Services
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THE STAFFORDSHIRE HOG
ROAST
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and poultry with all the trimmings
All locally sourced meats, bakery products and
homemade coleslaw, potato salads etc
For free estimates and advice
www.thestaffordshirehogroast.co.uk
01785 780781
Chris & Becky on 01785 760417 or 07976
090520
Moss Farm, Yarnfield, Stone, ST15 0NF
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Session Times
Monday to Friday during term time only
Morning: 8.45am – 11.45am (£10.50)
Lunch club available from 11.45am – 1.15pm (£5.25)
(Please provide your child with a healthy nutritional packed lunch)
The Royal Oak
Afternoons: 1.30pm – 3.30pm (£7.00)
All day care: 8.45am – 3.30pm (£23.60)
National Educational Funding (NEF) available
Quality home cooked food. Sunday
lunch and daily specials. Guest cask
ales & cold beers. Skittle alley/Function room. Large garden & play area.
15 hours a week entitlement the term after a child’s 3rd birthday
Wrap around care is available for Pre-School children
Monday to Friday
Mrs Lynn Malone, Pre-School Manager
Gnosall St Lawrence Pre-School
(Booking advisable)
Newport Road, Gnosall Tel: 01785 822362
Gnosall St Lawrence C.E. (C) Primary School
Lowfield Lane
Gnosall
STAFFORD ST20 0ET
Tel: 01785 822391 Ofsted Registered no: EY462095
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Decades Disco
Comfortable , well equipped holiday house to rent with 2
bedrooms but will sleep 6 adults easily with the use of a
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The house is situated for easy access to The Normandy
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Harbour.
It is 40 minutes from the west coast and 30 minutes from
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The Bakery
Gnosall’s Premier Off-Licence & General Stores
Wharf Road, Gnosall 01785
822341
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Pies
Accounts * Tax Returns * Bookkeeping * Payroll *
VAT * Corporation Tax * Capital Gains Tax *
Tax Enquiries * CIS
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Payment
• FREE initial consultation
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• Collection and return of all records
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Tel: 01785 823860
Mobile: 07773 505638
Email: ian@brightaccountancy.co.uk
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Happy Shopping at it’s best we look forward
to seeing you soon
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The Boat Inn,
Traditional and professional window cleaning
Wharf Road, Gnosall.
Call for free quote.
01785 822208
Chris Parsons
9 Glendower Close, Gnosall.
Mob: 07562 881 610 Home: 01785 824297
J Hitchenor
CARPENTRY & JOINERY
Quiz Night every Sunday.Starts 8pm.
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Roofing, Fitted wardrobes, Skirting & Architraves,
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No job too big or small, Free Estimates
Satisfaction Guaranteed,
Tel: 01785 780764 07854 725 950
‘The Nail That Sticks Out Gets Hammered !!!!!’
N W G Building Maintenance
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HOME IMPROVEMENT SOLUTIONS
SUPERBLY FITTED BATHROOMS AND KITCHENS.
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Boilers and central heating systems inc conventional and
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Plastering.
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Alterations
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• Repointing
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• Other jobs considered
• Free Quotes
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Veterinary Surgeons, Newport Road, Gnosall
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Tue, Thur, Fri 3pm-4pm
Wed 8.30am-9.30am 4pm-6pm
Saturday 11am-11.30am
All surgeries are by appointment only
Tel: 823713
Full range of pet healthcare products available
IN CASE OF EMERGENCY ONLY
Phone: Eccleshall 850218
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Wig-Wham - Wigs & Hairpieces
NVQ & CSCS REGISTERED
Tony Dinning
A discreet and professional service with a wide
selection of the finest wigs and hairpieces.
Floor and Wall Tiler
Coton Barn Gnosall Staffs
A caring approach to an ever increasing group of
people who have the misfortune to lose their hair
07867 533085
atfloors@googlemail.com
Contact Joy
01785 823531 or 07989744446
MARTYN SPENCER ~ FINANCIAL
ADVISER
WESTWOOD ELECTRICAL SERVICES
ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS
15 Knightly Road Gnosall StaffordStaffs
ST20 0EW
Looking to Compare Insurances or Save Money?
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The Gastronomy Shop
GREEN CLEAN
WINDOW CLEANING
MOBILE 07973 747058
Martyn Spencer is an appointed representative of Sesame Ltd,which is
authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority
9 High Street, Gnosall, Stafford, ST20 0ED
Tel:01785 747599
Velux Roof Lights, Frames, Sills, Doors all
included in clean.
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Facebook: Call in The Caterers
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Also Conservatory & Fascia cleaning.
A professional & established service.
Traditional Delicatessen
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Wide Range of Local Fine Food
Hamper Service
Coffee Shop
All day breakfasts
Morning Coffee
Carvery Lunches
Afternoon Teas
Regular Gourmet Evenings
Outside Catering for Parties and Events
www.callinthecaterers.com
Pure water and environmentally reach and wash
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A local, reliable and friendly service.
‘Our vision is clear....that yours should be too’
Call Adam or Ryan
Tel: 01785 284394 or 07595 902920
Fully insured and accredited
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M J Farmer Building Contractors Ltd
New Builds
M J Farmer- Building Contractors
Commercial & Domestic Contracts
Extensions, Restorations & Renovations
All types of Carpentry, Plastering & Brickwork
Driveways & Paving
All Work Guaranteed & Fully Insured
Contact Matthew anytime for a free quotation
47 Audmore Road
Gnosall, Stafford, ST20 0HE
Phone & Fax
01785 822996
Winner of Staffordshire Building Control Group, Building Excellence Award 2009
Registered house builder
Email matt@farmerbcl1972.wanadoo.co.uk
We design it, we make it, and we fit it ....
Just for you
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Huge choice of door finishes and styles
Professional design and
installation
Fully fitted interiors as
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For a free no obligation quotation call 01782
680442
Or visit www.isbedrooms.co.uk
This space to let
email adseditor@gnosall.info
or phone
Kathleen Ingram 01785 822082
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Mike James - Accountant
This space to let
email adseditor@gnosall.info
or phone
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Tax returns - Bookkeeping - VAT - Payroll Accounts
Individuals - Self Employed - Ltd Companies
07865 077791
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01785 822173
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See our website or email:
enquiries@thehareandmoonpress.co.uk
Direct Energy
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Sarah Mockett BSc NMed, mBANT,CNHCreg
ELECTRICIAN
Nutritional Therapist
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ELECTRICAL & PROPERTY MAINTENANCE SERVICE
For a free quotation and friendly personal service,
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Telephone: 01785 822385 Mobile : 07725 316 314
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Mill Bank Osteopathic Clinic
PH PLASTERING
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Mill Bank, Stafford
01785 226848
www.staffordosteopaths.com
Osteopathy is a natural way to treat many
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Plastering & Rendering
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Situated in Stafford Town
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water wheels, by Victoria
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PHIL DOLLOWAY
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Phil Dolloway - Builder
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WASHING MACHINES, TUMBLE
DRYERS AND ELECTRIC COOKERS
Prompt Attention
All work guaranteed
01785 664860
Mobile: 07850 297154
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Extensions
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Please ring for free quote or advice:
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51 Audmore Road, Gnosall, Stafford ST20 0HE
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M. Bissell
NEWPORT COTTAGE CARE CENTRE
TREES, HEDGES
& GROUND
MAINTENANCE
Caring for People
Day Care Centre For The Elderly
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For more information contact the Centre Manager
Mrs Aneta Allcock
Tel: 01952 820893
All Tree & Hedge Work Undertaken
Upper Bar, Newport TF10 7EH
Full Public Liability & N.P.T.C. Qualified
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in and around Shropshire /Staffordshire borders
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For a FREE Quote & Advice Call
01785 824410 07968 421434
Phone 07754072184
Mark Smith
Movement Matters
Brush and Vacuum
Chimney Sweeping Service
Fitness and fun, all rolled into one!
Wednesdays at The Grosvenor Centre, Gnosall
9.45-11.00am Active exercise, music and dance for women
who enjoy flowing, whole body movement.
11-30-12.20pm Very gentle chair based exercise for people
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Please call
01902 845128 or 07964 703721
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Fleurtatious
Gordon Hall
Artificial floral arrangements
individually designed and made
for all your special occasions.
Contact Debbie Farmer
Painting and Decorating
Established 1977
A local business built on recommendation
01785 822996
‘Flowers to last a life time’
MARK. A. HODGKINS
LANDSCAPE GARDENING &FARMING
Please Contact:
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Give me a call – Mark –07855384015 or 01785 282006
For any General Farm Work to
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Hedge Cutting,Mowing,Rubbish Removal,Turffing
Slab laying,Tree Topping / Felling,Fencing
or A Complete Landscape to Just a Tidy up.
11 Glendower Close, Gnosall, Nr. Stafford.
TELEPHONE: 01785 822965
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Please get in touch for a free consultation.
CARPENTER/JOINER
HOME IMPROVEMENTS
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01785 284849
judith@judithpoulteney.co.uk
07837 917803
www.judithpoulteney.co.uk
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NVQ City & Guilds Qualified
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Interior & Exterior
Gyproc Coving Fitted
For Free Estimates
or Advice
Insurance
Work Undertaken
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Fencing . Patios• Paths•Drives•Slabbing
•Drainage
Systems: Unblocked • Fixed • Replaced •Storm
and Flood Damage Repaired •JCB & Mini Digger
Hire with Driver
All Digger Work Undertaken
Footings •Ditching • Landscaping •etc
Visit my web site for more information
www.willmockett.co.uk
Contact me on 07813 798118 / 01785
823346Or will.mockett@live.co.uk
Tel: 01785 780718 Mobile: 07977221712
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A Touch of Harmony
THE JUNCTION INN
NORBURY
By Norma Buck
Complementary Therapy & Healing
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Training Courses for Spiritual Growth
Energy Awareness Workshops
Meditation Group
Card Reading for Guidance
Crystal Energy Balance
Holistic Healing
21 Middlefield, Gnosall, Stafford, ST20 OLS
01785 284288
Open all day
Tel - 01785 822073
Mobile - 07890 948380
Summer offers
Pie day every Wednesday,
Friday steak night
Sunday carvery and evening roasts
BOW-WOW’S
“Recently Redecorated“,
DOG GROOMING
“New Menus inc Gluten Free, Vegetarian, Salad
menu”.
& BATHING PARLOUR
Every Bank Holiday Monday: fill your face from
our selection of home made foods chilli, curry ,
cottage pie , roasts and lots more £ 7.oo
Lynn Hutchinson
Gnosall 01785 822508
Richard Carn
DAVID BEBBINGTON
Artex, plastering, coving,
& cornice contractor plus......
Carpentry & Joinery
General maintenance including ...
• Basic plumbing
• Painting
• Laminate floor fixing
• Bathrooms and kitchens fitting
30 years experience .. Free quotes
Telephone 01785 823904
All types of work undertaken -FREE estimates. No job too small
Tel: 257360
PropertyMaintenance
J & DP Decorating and
Building Maintenance
OLD STACEY’S
Over 30yrs experience
Guaranteed quality, professional workmanship
Gnosall
17 High Street
Tel: 01785 824287
Free estimates
New Opening Hours
Monday CLOSED
Tuesday9-5pm
Wednesday 10-1.30pm
Thursday9-5pm
Friday9-5pm
Saturday9-4pm
Call:
01785 241516 \ 07966 402778 \ 07816 950225
To advertise in the GPN contact
adseditor@gnosall.info
FRESH FRUIT,
VEGETABLES & FLOWERS
Local seasonal produce when available!
Bouquets/Boxed Vases made up
Just call in or telephone
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Natural
Beauty
By Natalie Buck
PLUG IN REPAIRS
Treatments Available:
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Facials
Eye & Face Treatments
Hand & Feet Treatments
Aromatherapy
Make-Up
Waxing
Washing Machines & Tumble Driers Cookers
Fast and efficient service
Phone 01785 256347 or
07850 446842 (mobile)
Tel: 01952 810359 Mob: 07866 657899
17 St Mary’s Street, Newport, TF10 7AF
Bee’s Nails, Beauty & Massage
R U PLASTERING SERVICES
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Nails – Acrylic, Shellac, Manicure, Pedicure
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Waxing- Eyebrow, Lip, Chin, Leg, Bikini Line
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Eyelash Extension
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Tinting – Lash & Brow
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Semi-Permanent Make Up – Eyebrow, Lips, Eyeliner
NVQ Qualified
Registered with Staffordshire Trade Register & Rated People
Modern and Traditional plastering undertaken
Call Rob for Free Estimate
Tel: 01952 550666 Mob:07861 366640
Mobile Service - Expert and friendly service in the
comfort of your own home at a time that suits you.
Also available at Hair Razor, Gnosall High St
Call 07792 384316 for an appointment
BRAIN BROTHERS
Gingercroft Residential Home
FOR ALL YOUR CENTRAL HEATING & PLUMBING SERVICES, LOOK NO FURTHER
Gnosall, Stafford
Gas, Oil & Solid Fuel Central Heating
Boiler Conversion, Service Breakdown.
Also bathroom suites, washing machines, cylinders, gas appliCenteral Heatingances
-Brainand
Bros
general
plumbing
Providing quality care & optimising independence
We are a small friendly Home for the elderly offering:
CHARLIE JONES CARPENTER, JOINER
& GENERAL BUILDING WORK
Nursing
Home - Gingercroft
For more
information
please contact our care
manager Sue Ecclestone on
Te: 01785 822142 or 822455
ResidentialCare
Home Care Support
&Day Care
ALL WORK GUARANTEED
FOR FREE QUOTATION TEL. 01785 780560
or 01889 508199
Over 25 years experience
• Purpose made joinery
• Fitted kitchens & wardrobes
• Glazed wall & floor tiling
• Security locks fitted to
doors and windows
• UPVC fascia boards, barge
boards & guttering
• UPVC windows
• Small building works
To advertise in the GPN contact
adseditor@gnosall.info
• Flat roof repairs
• Glass replacements &
secondary double glazing
FREE ESTIMATES & ADVICE
TEL: 01785 823605 Mobile: 07803 144 969
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REGENT HOUSE INTERIORS LTD
KITCHENS SPECIALISTS Established 1983
Free no obligation survey, quotation and computer aided design
No pressure sales
Complete installation service including plumbing, electrics gas installations, building work, plastering
and tiling.
All work is carried out by qualified tradesmen
and complies with building regulations.
Complete project management
Come to us last and compare our prices-you
will be pleasantly suprised
Tel 01785 822292 or 07970 664710
REFLEXOLOGY
BY WENDY PRESCOTT (M.A.R.)
Helping the body to heal itself naturally.
Relaxing holistic treatment for Many conditions
including IBS, Depression, Stress Back pain, Hormone
imbalance, Sinus, and many more.
For appointments or any further information please
contact Wendy on 07738416975 or 01785823962.
Or by email to: wendylynnprescott@btinternet.com
Home visits available on request
Nigel Bundy
Painting Decorating
& Property Maintenance
• 35 years experience
• Advanced City & Guilds
• C.S.C.S. Reg.
Contact your local tradesman for a personal, friendly
service and free quotations and advice on all aspects
of interior and exterior décor
Domestic, Commercial and Insurance Work Undertaken
2 Knightley Way, Gnosall, Stafford
Tel: 01785 822963 Mobile: 07977332823
Email: nbundy57@aol.com Website: www.nigelbundy.co.uk
WORK FULLY INSURED AND GUARANTEED
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N. Bundy Electrical
Electrician
NICK BUNDY
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New installations
Smoke alarm systems
Additional sockets/lighting
House rewires
Consumer unit upgrades
Security lighting
Electric shower installation
Extractor fan installation
2 Knightley Way
Gnosall
Stafford
ST20 0HX
Tel: 01785 822963
Mob: 07854 881858
Email: N.bundy@aol.co.uk
WORK FULLY INSURED AND GUARANTEED
Chris Leese
CHIROPODIST
U’ve Bin
n Fra med
Picture Framing - U’ve Bin Framed
Chiropodist- Sarah Irvine
Picture Framing and Mounting Tapestry and
Lacework Stretching Dry Mounting and Laminating*
Tel: 01952 282219 Mobile: 07967 030499
Bespoke and personal service
10 Norbroom Court, Newport Shropshire TF10 7RQ
*Pictures, maps and many other items
Sarah Irvine
MSSCh.
Brockton Care Ltd
Providing Quality Home Care
MBChA.
Home Visits: Monday to Friday
We offer help with personal care, mobility
issues, help with getting up and going to bed,
domestic duties, medication and shopping
Tel. 01785 823151
Mobile 07966 549709
Phone: 01952 222555 Mobile: 07792 948 949
web: brocktoncareltd.co.uk
email: info@brocktoncareltd.co.uk
Tracy Willetts-Perrins Owner & Care Manager
“Looking for carers now”.
CHIROPODIST
Gnosall Autobodies
GNOSALL - FAMILY - BUTCHERS
Car Body Repairs, Painting & Welding
Purveyor of Best English Meat Bacon,
Cooked Meats, Pork Pies, etc.
Malcolm Flello
The Hollies Garage
The Hollies
Gnosall ST20 0JD
Personal Service
Gnosall Family Butcher
106 Wharf Road, Gnosall
Tel: Stafford 822309
Telephone (01785) 822101 Mob: 07971 237 578
deaconsfield
J.H. Knight Ltd
FINANCIAL PLANNING
Plumbing and Heating
Oil and Gas
Personal and corporate independent financial advisers
At Deaconsfield Financial Planning Ltd. we are
professional and caring
in what we do and how
we do it. We work with
our clients adopting
a practical and common sense approach
to financial planning in
order to generate a long
termworkable solution.
Installation and Servicing
Central Heating Power Flush
01785 822489
07976 385872
Our services include;
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retirement planning
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inheritance tax planning
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investment advice
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family and business
planning
•
mortgages
Who is guarding your financial future?
Perhaps you should bring in the
professionals
FREE consultation please contact one of the team on
0870 1121462
Deaconsfield Financial Planning is a trading style of Positive Financial
Services Limited.
Positive Solutions (Financial Services) Limited is authorised and
regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority Registered in England
and Wales no 3276760
Registered Office: Riverside House The Waterfront Newcastle upon
Tyne NE15 8NY
Plumber - J H Knight
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Hair Razor
Unisex Hair Salon
Phil Nevard Plumbing & Heating
All types of plumbing work carried out, Corgi registered.
with a fun, friendly atmosphere
Full central heating❖Boilers installed❖Bathrooms
❖Insurance work❖ Kitchens ❖ Free estimates
this unisex salon offers
Tel: 01782 870933 Mob: 07970 053356
contemporary and traditional hairstyling
44 Eleanor Cres, Westlands, Newcastle-Under - Lyme
at competitive rates
Wendy Palser
Extra discounts for seniors
Monday & Wednesday
Private Chiropodist
HPC/ State Registered
The Foot Clinic, Gnosall Health Centre
Evening appointments &
Home Visits available
01785 828912 -Appointments
So come visit us
Appointments 01785 822386
High Street Gnosall
Give us a call.
Granville
Reeves
07973 239 208 - Enquires
Local Tree Surgeon
All Trees
Hedge Cutting etc.
Bill Bagnall
FTC - ATC Tree Surgeon
01785 822525
Woodsman
For Sale
Hardwood logs
Local Charcoal
Trees felled
Hedges layed
Church Eaton
tel. 07967 708947
Fully insured & NPTC certificated
The Leys House
Bed and Breakfast
Amongst elegant surroundings in our historic Victorian
Farmhouse
Quarry Lane, Gnosall
Staffordshire, ST20 OBZ
Telephone: 01785
822532
01785 822532
DANIEL L MATTOCKS
Miss Clare J Pitchford
M Ch S, D Pod M
BUILDING & PLUMBING SERVICES
dan_mattocks@yahoo.com
Alterations
Extensions
Loft Conversions
Kitchens
Bathrooms
State Registered Chiropodist
2/3 Barclays Bank Chambers
Newport Shropshire
UPVC Windows &
Doors
Conservatories
Repairs
Roofing
Tel: 01952 820352 (Surgery)
Contact us Now for a Free Quote
01785 824942
01952 811321 (Evenings)
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Bank Top Garage
Gnosall
• Ford Retail Dealers (E Hodgkinson & Sons)
• Used Car Sales
• Car Servicing
• Collection & Delivery
available
• MOT
• Bodywork
• Tyres
• Calor Gas Agents
• Fax Service
• Photocopy Service
• Parts & Accessories
Telephone (01785) 822217
Fax Number (01785) 824434
Email: anyone@banktopgarage.co.uk
• Open Seven Days a Week
http://www.banktopgarage.com
Why choose Health Holistica
Well -we are about an Alternative Natural Therapy-not just
about a relaxing massage with amazing essential oils-so if
you are suffering with:
• PMS • Constipation
• Plantar Fasciitis
• IBS
• Acne • Headache, Migraines
• Fatigue • Symptoms of Menopause
• Tension • Mental or Emotional Stresses
• Insomnia• Back, Neck or Shoulderproblems
Then Health Holistica can help you. Contact us on 01785
330305 for a free consultation or to make an appointment.
Please join us on Facebook and Twitter @healthholistica.
com-for more information www.healthhollstlca.com
L.T.Talbot
Building Services
All aspects of building work completed:
•Brickwork
•Plastering
• Roof repairs and chimney work
• Flat roofs
•Extensions
• New builds
• Log burners fitted
•Landscaping
FREE quotes and advice!!!!
SPANISH-PORTUGUESE BORDER
OVERLOOKING THE RIVER GUADIANA
If you are looking for a holiday where you can explore two
countries please look at:-www.kinnohouse.co.uk
Our spacious, tastefully furnished and well equipped house
on the Costa de la Luz has 3 bedrooms and sleeps 6 adults
very comfortably. Only 40 minutes from Faro airport, 10
minutes drive to several beautiful wide sandy beaches or a
few steps to a shared swimming pool and gardens. Further
Information contact Mel via the web site or call
01785 824379 or 01543 472443
Call Les
01785 822764
07792163155
Les-talbot@hotmail.co.uk
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professional window cleaning
THE OLD CHAPEL
Aidan Dodd your local and trustworthy handyman
• Sills
• Frames
• Doors
• Conservatories
• Gutter cleaning
• Other general work undertaken
Professional service at competitive prices
Call Aidan on 07977 461 531
36 Greenfields, Gnosall, ST20 0HR
Bontdolgadfan
Mid Wales
Comfortable Holiday
accommodation
Sleeps 6 in stunning
countryside.
Excellent walking,
beaches,fishing etc.
01785 823939 or
07949750032.
This space to let
email adseditor@gnosall.info
or phone
Kathleen Ingram 01785 822082
Wills and Lasting
Powers of Attorney
Are you concerned about ......
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A.J & H. WRIGHT
MOTOR VEHICLE ENGINEER
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Mechanical repairs & servicing
Tyres
Exhausts
Batteries
OPEN: Monday-Friday 8.30-6pm
Saturday 8.30-1pm
Who would look after your children?
Your children being disinherited if your spouse
were to re-marry?
Your family’s rightful inheritance being lost to the
in-laws?
Your home being sold to pay for care fees?
No-one being able to manage your affairs or make
decisions on your behalf if you lose mental capacity
during your lifetime
If so, then you need to make a Will
and Lasting Powers of Attorney
WHARF ROAD,GNOSALL,STAFFORD
Call Natasha, your qualified legal specialist in Gnosall
on 01785 822810 www.legal-legacies.co.uk
Telephone: 01785 823503
Mindfulness
FOOT HEALTH PRACTITIONER
Looking to smooth out the aches and pains, the stresses
and strains of everyday living?
Troubled by anxiety, stress, low mood or just looking to live
a more vibrant and vital life?
Find out how mindfulness might help
Courses held in the village at regular intervals
NAIL TRIMMING &
AFFORDABLE FOOT CARE AT HOME
Sarah Lee dipCFHP, MSPract
S J HARRISON
Meyrick and Wain
BUILDERS Ltd
Acoustic Duo
Available for Private and Corporate Functions,
Family Events. House Party’s and Fund Raising.
We can accommodate any sized venue
from Your Own Home to a Conference Centre.
Music can be tailored to suit your event.
Prices range from £150 to £450
Phone:01785 823249 or 01952 850371
Email:atjwain@btopenworld.com
Or petermeyrick611@live.co.uk
& SONS
07855 748124
Contact Charles 01785 823218
mindfulchas@aol.com for further information
Marston Lodge, Chipnall
Market Drayton • Shropshire *TF9 2RJ
01630 661 326 • 07790 964 336
email: samfrostOO@hotmail.co.uk http://:
www.sjharrisonbuilders.co.uk
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Gnosall
Skip Hire
Littlehales
Plant Hire
JCB Excavator Hire
Skips available 7 days a week
Landscaping
Driveways
2 yd mini
4 yd midi
Tel: 01785 822926
Sam: 07977 499305
Ben: 07973 255252
Loading service available
Free Consultation & Quote
Katharine House
Hospice Shops
Katharine House Hospice shops
are spread across Staffordshire.
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Contact details for all locations can be found on the
website khhospice.org.uk or call 01785 218252
Registered Charity No. 10117
Staffordshire VAG + Peugeot Specialist
Servicing and repairs to all makes and models
Latest diagnostic equipment
Collection and Delivery for major jobs
Body Work
W EATHERTIGHT
Contact: Shain Windsor
Email: shanewr159@aol.com
Unit A Ladfordfields industrial estate, Seighford , Stafford
ST18 9QE
www.sdwautomotive.co.uk
Tel:07815510002
JWH
GROUND
MAINTENANCE
All Grass Mowing and Strimming
Requirements Undertaken
Large Area Flail Mowing, Paddocks etc
Hedge Cutting, Tree Felling/ Pruning
ROOFING LTD.
web:www.weathertight.co.uk
email:mail@weathertight.co.uk
HIGH TENSILE POLYESTER FELT - 10year guarantee
RUBBERBOND EPDM FLEECEBACK RUBBER
20 year guarantee - Proven llfe expectency of 50 years
TILING. SLATING. CHIMNEY REPAIRS
uPVC FASCIAS & GUTTERING
DRY VERGE END CAPS
FREE QUOTATIONS
LIABILITY INSURANCE
FOR A FREE QUOTATION
CONTACT JOHN
Tel: 01785 824025
Mobile: 07957 880718
Insurance Backed
Guarantees Available
Telephone 01785 840789
9 Meadow Close, Wheaton Aston Stafford STl9 9NX
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GNOSALL DENTAL
SURGERY
John Allen
Flooring Contractor
15 HIGH STREET GNOSALL
01785 822948
All aspects of dentistry carried out in a modern,
friendly and relaxed environment
Supply and Fit or Just Fit
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Carpets.Amtico/Karndean Style Flooring
Vinyls
Wet Rooms
Cap ‘n’ Cove
Wood/Laminate
Floor Prep
DPM/Latex
No job too big or small
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Opening Hours
MONDAY
9.00-5.00
TUESDAY
8.30-5.30
WEDNESDAY 8.30-5.30
THURSDAY 9.00-5.30
FRIDAY
9.00-12noon
Gnosall Dental Surgery Tel: 01785 822 948
15 High Street
Email:
Gnosall
gnosalldental@btconnect.com
ST20 0EX
We welcome new patients
Mobile: 07828 114921
Home: 01785 823304 (Gnosall)
Email: john.floorlayer@btinternet.com
ANGELA SMITH
BESPOKE HANDMADE JEWELLERY
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Cosmetic work, including mercury free fillings
Implants
Zoom tooth whitening
Sympathetic, understanding hygienist
Oral cancer screening at every examination
Latest in digital X-Ray imaging, keeping exposure to
radiation to a minimum
Intra oral digital camera allowing you to see what the
dentist sees
Designer/Maker of unique Jewellery and Tiaras
Jewellery making workshops
Jewellery making birthday parties
Restringing and basic jewellery repair
Commissions welcome
To view items please visit
‘Gallery at 12’ High Street Eccleshall
or www.angelasmithjewellery.blogspot.com
A WALKER& SON
GNOSALL
FUNERAL DIRECTORS
Established for over 100 years
Complete Funeral Services Chapel of Rest
KEN WALKER AVAILABLE ON REQUEST
For Personal Service
Telephone 01785 822261
Email- angela@angelasmith.co.uk
Tel.(01785)822909 Mob. 07821 396158
Robert Nicholls DIP F.D. DIP FM. M. B.I.F.D
PART
P
Craig Michael
Electrical
Electrical Safety
Fencing: Landscaping: Block Paving
A friendly and reliable service by a fully certified
and insured electrician
• All Small Jobs
• Fuse Board Upgrades
• Security Lighting
• New Installations
• Full & Part Re-wires
• Testing & Inspecting
Call Craig for a FREE competitive quote
LANDSCAPING
Hedge Trimming: Garden Designs
Grass Cutting: Garden Maintenance:
Turfing
Andrew Oakley
01785 822062 Mobile : 07973 173512
01785 822916
07891337727
Professional Service at realistic prices
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BURTON BOROUGH SCHOOL
KAY SERA SERA
A Specialist Arts College
Audley Avenue, Newport, Shropshire TF10 7DS
Day Care FOR THE ELDERLY
9.30am - 4.15pm
A highly professional service with NVQ qualified
staff.
We offer transport to all in our catchment area, We
also offer personal care such as showers, manicures,
pedicures, hair washing and setting, wet shaves etc.
COME AND TRY US FOR FREE
7 Willowbrook
Derrington ST18 9NN
PLACES STILL AVAILABLE IN ALL YEAR GROUPS
Burton Borough has improved rapidly during the last few years,
Burton Borough is officially a ‘Good’ School
Yet Another Record Year of Results in 2013
The sixth consecutive year of improvement.
Results are well above national and local averages:-
Jenny or Mick Lucas 01785 244684
• 94% of students achieved 5(or more) A*-C grades
• 80% of students achieved C grade (or higher) in English
• 76% of students achieved a C grade (or higher) in Maths
Headteacher:
Mr D.M. Hill BEd, MA
Website: www.burtonborough.org.uk
Telephone: 01952 386500
Fax: 01952 386530
Email: burton.borough@taw.org.uk
email: kayserasera@uwclub.net
DOG GROOMING
Dog Grooming - Kay Gibson
PROFESSIONALLY HAND STRIPPED
TRIMMED OR CLIPPED
HOLIDAY HOME TO LET IN CORNWALL
by KAY GIBSON
Modern 3 bedroom home in Callington, a well served
small town approx 15 miles from Plymouth. Ideally
situated to explore the south and North Coast, Bodmin
moor and Dartmoor.
Prices from £275-350 per week
Secure storage for bikes etc.
No smoking or pets.
tel: 01785 281045
Mobile: 07976 551817
near NEWPORT
01952 691214
Charles Swann (Walsall) Ltd
Email: chris.glenmere@googlemail.com
Coal and Smokeless Fuel
Merchant
In Your Area Every Week
Phone 01922 408152
Extension
Brickwork
Landscaping
T L SERVICES
New Build
Groundwork
INTERNAL PAINTING AND DECORATING
CALL TIM LLOYD FOR A FREE COMPETITIVE
QUOTATION
Free Quotation
Mob: 07792 228 382
Email: crlargecontractors@hotmail.com
Tel. 01785 823288 MOBILE: 07980 868260
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LLP
01902 488523
Twilight Computers
Based in Bradley
Give us a call, we can help.
01785 878323 or 07722 240508
PC or laptop slow,behaving oddly or not starting
up?
To put it simply….We fix computers.
Working hours 9am until 8pm
(because we know that PC owners have jobs too!)
We can also give advice and training on the Internet,email,Office
and almost anything the home/business user needs to know.
To advertise in the GPN contact
adseditor@gnosall.info
The Grosvenor Centre
Gnosall
The ideal venue for all your
events, situated at the heart
of this
Best Kept Staffordshire
Village,
just off the High Street.
http://www.gnosallparishcouncil.org.uk
For further details, please
phone 01785 822685
Excellent facilities - wellkept and well-equipped,
with pleasant grounds
and car parking space.
WiFi available on request.
Licensed for the sale of
alcohol, on arrangement
with the Designated
Premises Supervisor.
Daytime, evenings or
weekends available.
Choice of rooms and
kitchens.
Chiropodist / Podiatrist, Medical Aesthetic Practitioner
Visiting Practice
Tel 01785 211486
Mob: 0771 801 2571
Debbie Wardhaugh MSSCh MBChA
Architectural Services
Conversions, House Extensions, Alterations, Change
of use, Building Regulations, Planning Applications
Tel: 0121 770 2818
email: jpjdesigns@hotmail.co.uk
2 Christie Avenue
Castlefields, Stafford ST16 1AB
The British Chiropody and Podiatry Association
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HELP AT HAND
Home Support Services
Gnosall Taxi
24 Hour Service
STAFFORD AND SURROUNDING AREAS
Local Runs - Airports
Contract - Courier
We operate 7 days a week from 7am til 9pm.
Our services include the following
8 Seater Available
General Cleaning
Meal Preparation
Cooking
Laundry
Ironing
Bed Make/Change
Low level Window Cleaning
Shopping
Light Gardening
Dog Walking
Companionship ...............And much more
All Home Support helpers are reference and DBS checked
Call Mark on 07866 057127
taxignosall@hotmail.co.uk
MUSIC LESSONS
Whatever your age music can be fun
if you already play (or have just begun)
We teach piano, strings, keyboard and theory
And lessons with us are anything but dreary,
So come and learn, have fun as you do
Take exams or just play,
Email: helpathandstafford@hotmail.co.uk
Telephone: 01889881287
Mobile: 07881906247
The
MASE
Monthly
Alzheimer’s
Support
Evening
IT’S UP TO YOU!!!!!!
Tel: 01785 822814
Carole and Ron. (CRB ED cert holder)
Both fully qualified music teachers.
A warm welcome awaits Carer’s and their
cared for from 7.00 pm to 9.00pm
The evening is free of charge, and includes drinks,
a buffet and entertainment.
•1st Monday of month Old Wyrley Hall, Great
Wyrley WS6 6LL
•3rd Wednesday of month St Joseph’s Hall, Rugeley WS15 2EH
•2nd Thursday of month Haughton Village Hall,
Haughton ST18 9EZ
For further information contact:
Daphne (01785) 211140
Elaine (01785) 823110
D. W. Bentley
Painter And Decorator
Established 15 Years
ROSEBUDS
Private DayNursery
32 place nursery in the heart of the village for
children aged 6 weeks to 8 years
Before and After School Care, covering Gnosall,
Haughton & Ranton Schools
Our open plan nursery has full and part time
places available
Open 8.ooamto 6.oopm All Year round
Experienced Tradesman
❖Interior And Exterior ❖
❖Replacement Glazing ❖
❖lnsurance Work Welcome❖
Full team of qualified staff who have been with the
nursery over 9 years
Ensure quality care for each individual child
Excellent planned activities take place every day
Funding available and Voucher schemes accepted
Call In to discuss the needs of your child or for a
prospectus
Grosvenor Centre, High gtreet, Gnosall
Telephone: 01785 822229
For a Free Estimate Telephone
01785 823605
Mob. 07908 737 322
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Lawn
Mowing Service
M. J. YEOMANS
Building Services Ltd
• New Build
Lawns mowed and edges cut to a high
standard
Borders hoed and weeded.
General garden maintenance.
No job too small
• Extensions
• Renovations
All work carried out guaranteed
For free quotations and advice
Tel: 01785 823570
Mob: 07970 634891
Telephone Chris on
01785 823400 / 07967211284
KATES ACCOUNTANCY SERVICES
PIANO LESSONS SINGING LESSONS
Self -employed
Company accounts
Tax returns
VAT returns
Payroll
Bookkeeping
INDIVIDUAL LESSONS ♬♬♬ ALL AGES
♪♪♪ BEGINNERS ESPECIALLY WELCOME
For friendly and personal service at reasonable rates
01785 780751 Mobile: 07950 828461
singing@btinternet.com
PAUL WEAVER
Call Kate on 01952 813123 or 07764 892888
LOCKSMITH & DOUBLE
GLAZING REPAIRS
Steve Clarke
Building and Plastering Services
PVCu &ALUMINIUM DOOR AND WINDOW SPECIALIST
DOOR LOCKS OPENED / CHANGED / REPAIRED
LOCKED OUT?
All aspects of building and plaster work
undertaken
Call: Ken
07807 974 486
Telephone: 07759 784 237
Toms Landscapes
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In Care
Hard landscaping
Fencing
Blockpaving
Drop-In
Every Thursday,
Grosvenor Centre, 11am to 2 pm
Companionship - Respite - Shopping
Cleaning - Meal Preparation - Specialist Dementia Care
- Personal Care - Trips Out
Call 01785 472030 for more information
Groundwork
Property repairs
Building work
Phone Tom Whittick
Tel: 01785 840244/ 0781 405 7634
www.homeinstead.co.uk/gnosall
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H O M E FA R M
INTERIORS
M N STANLEY
Est. 1995
Established 1995
Tel: 01785 284858
Home Farm,
High Offley Road,
Woodseaves, Stafford,
ST20 0LH
info@homefarminteriors.
co.uk
Groundworks, Fencing, & Landscape Contractor
Specialists in Quality
Curtains and Blinds
Curtains - Blinds - Pelmets Accessories Fabric - Wallpaper Tracks & Poles Expert measuring and fitting service
Visitors welcome by appointment
The Rowans – 23 Knightley Road, Gnosall, Stafford, ST20 0EW
HARD & SOFT LANDSCAPING
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Patios
Block Paving
Turfing Supplies & Laying Service
Garden Features
(inc. gravel areas, water features, ponds etc)
FENCING (SUPPLY & INSTALLATION)
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The Corner Patch
a little corner of patchwork heaven
MINI-DIGGER & TRACKED
DUMPER HIRE
fabric, wadding, threads and haberdashery
Tues -Sat. 10am to 5pm. Open till 8pm Weds.
12,High Street,
Eccleshall,
Stafford. ST21 6BZ
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telephone:01785 859360
jane@thecornerpatch.co.uk
www.thecornerpatch.co.uk
OWENS MEMORIALS
Traditional - Modern - Individual
For Cemetry and Churchyard
Covering all districts
Tel: 01630 654135
For help and advice Quote Ref P.M.03
21 Queen Street, Market Drayton
Domestic
Equestrian (Post & Rails etc)
Agricultural
Gates
With Operators For Groundwork/Clearance
01785 - 824192
HUGGABLE HORSE BEDDING
We supply high quality dust free horse bedding, produced
from locally sourced graded recycled timber to the equine
industry. Focusing in and around the Shropshire and Staffordshire areas.
Used by horses with respiratory conditions (COPD) etc.
We are offering our 20kg bags, for only £4.20, inclusive of VAT,
and free delivery.
We also supply Fuel Briquettes ideal open fires, Log burners, stoves, Chimeneas and BBQs only £2.50 for a 10kg bag
Huggable Products Ltd
Please contact us on 07908 168 288.
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Keep it local!
Nicolsons...
Gnosall’s only
estate agent
Gnosall
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For all your property needs
Nicolsons the estate agents
1 Station Road, Gnosall, Stafford, Staffordshire. ST20 OEZ.
T: 01785 822018 F: 01785 822647 E: gnosall@nicolsons.co.uk
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