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SOMETIMES our best ideas come out
of adversity - and that’s certainly the
10 case for Ness resident Jon Mayhew
who decided to embark on a literary
career after he was stuck at home as a
result of breaking his ankle. Now he has
just landed a book deal with a major
publisher and you can read more
about his exploits on page 16.
In this month’s issue we’ve also got
pictures from Sport Relief Day at
Neston Primary, a round-up of a
successful season for Neston South
Wirral Hockey Club, Neston Town
Council news, Steve Holliman’s epic
running adventures and the launch of
12 a Dads’ Den at the NCYC.
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up, gardening, beauty and a what’s
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In the news
Village pride
Willaston has entered the “Best Kept Village” Civic Pride Competition 2010.
But more volunteers are needed to keep the village in top condition for when the judges
visit. If you can help please call Hilary Booth on 327 8325.

Police have an extra pair of eyes

NESTON police have a new method of keeping an eye on criminals. A mobile CCTV
van has been touring the area on weekend evenings, particularly in Neston town centre
and Willaston where there has been a spate of burglaries lately.

Loyalty rewarded
A NEW loyalty card for Neston has been launched. The aim of the Charisma scheme is
to encourage people to shop locally and receive discounts at participating premises.

Ladies’ Day date

THIS year’s Ladies Day will take place on Thursday 3rd June, Neston Female Friendly
Society has announced. New members of the society are welcome. Call 336 6611.

More places to sit

NESTON Town Council will be placing new public benches at the Parish Church, Little
Neston green and Ness. A fourth bench dedicated to the late Cllr Philip Owen will be
located at St Thomas’s Church in Parkgate.

Art on show
THE artistic talents of the town’s primary school children will be on display at Neston
Library from mid-April. Main organiser Cllr Wayne Sharkey said, “The exhibition will
feature the winners from each of the participating schools. The theme ‘What I like
about the Neston area’ provided opportunities for the children to express themselves in
painting, photography and 3-dimensional projects.”

Join the cadets

NESTON Air Training Cadets (ATC) are holding an open evening on Tuesday 4th May
at their HQ at Tanks Field, Church Lane, Neston, from 7-9.30pm. The cadets take part
in a wide variety of activities, including flying, gliding, a range of sports and adventure
training. Call 336 2551, or email: 2375@merseysidewing.org

Empty shops fear

Neston Town Council is alarmed at the closure of shops in the town and is supporting
the Chamber of Trade in its attempts to revive the High Street and Brook Street. At its
March meeting the Council received a report from Cllrs Frances Mawson and Janet
Griffiths on schemes in operation in other towns.

Grim discovery
A BODY found at the back of Neston Community & Youth Centre last month has been
identified as Mark Price, 51, of Little Sutton. Police don’t suspect any foul play.

Always remember to pillage before you burn

There’s so much we CAN do together!
CAN Group was set up in 2005 by a group of
Neston mums to provide active, cultural and
educational activities for families to do together.
It is now a Company Limited by Guarantee,
employs two staff, and works with volunteers
young and old to offer a variety of family and
community activities throughout the year.

What we’re up to in 2010

15 April – 15 July Spring Family Activity Programme at Neston Civic Hall
May – dates tbc Giant Littlers – papier-mâché workshop creating heads for families
who’d like to take part in the Chester Midsummerwatch parade
1 -20 June Neston giant at the Chester Cathedral Giants Exhibition
19-20 June, 2pm Chester Giant City and Midsummer watch Parade
Sat 3 July Bouncy castle and facepainting at Neston Village Fair
Sat 14 Aug Craft workshop at Stanney Fields Play Day
Sun 22 Aug, 2pm West Vale Park Community Event
October - February Autumn Family Activity Programme
November Lantern Workshops
December Neston Lantern Parade in conjunction with Neston Rotary

Thanks to all our volunteers – we couldn’t do it without them!

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Good sports
pupils, staff, relatives and parents of
Neston Primary School, Burton Road,
walked and jogged a mile to help Sport
Relief raise money for disadvantaged
people in the UK and Africa .
The children and adults worn red and
white during the day and collected
‘spare change’ in Sport Relief socks.
Over 250 people took part and the
children of Acorn Pre-school joined in
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Hockey club
celebrates
successful return
to Parkgate
Neston South Wirral Hockey Club Barry Roberts proved solid in the half
celebrated the official end to the season back roles. Long serving defender, Greg
with their annual awards dinner at their Brooker, was his usual steady self, being
Neston Cricket Club HQ. the only player to play every minute of this
In their first season back at Parkgate – successful league season. His youthful
after 20 years playing at various venues full back partner, Tom McCurdy was
across the North West – the Neston also outstanding prior to his departure
teams enjoyed moderate success, with to National League club, Deeside, at
the promotion of the men’s 1st team being Christmas. The midfield of Pete Glasman,
the highlight. Rob Cookson, Matt Newall and the skilful
After leading the way for much of the Mark Donnelly all worked tirelessly for the
season, Neston’s erratic form after cause, while the rotating forward line of
Christmas eventually cost them the North Mark Shipley, Dan Khedun, Aled Jarvis
West League title, but with promotion and Lawrence McNeight caused chaos
always being the goal, a third place finish for opposing defences.
proved good enough to ensure the return Elsewhere, the other five men’s teams
of North League hockey after an absence enjoyed mid-table finishes in their
of almost ten years. respective divisions, with Richard Lowry’s
While Dutchman, Rogier Van Der 2nd team reaching the semi-final of the
Ouderaa, picked up the player of the National 2nd XI Trophy. The ladies 1st
year honour on his return to the club he XI had a poor start to the season, but
played for in National League days, it the goal scoring form of Louise Swift and
was a real team effort from the Parkgate player of the year, Sally Bell, saw them
side. Goalkeeper, Paul Shepherd led the just miss out on promotion
team with enthusiasm in his first year at The junior section continues to thrive,
the helm, whilst Irishman Steve Kelso, and the under 15 and under 13 sides
schoolboy Harry Bush and the ageless enjoyed exceptional seasons, generally
sweeping all before them, and only an
excellent Bowdon team overcame the
younger team all year. With under 9,
and under 11 teams also getting some
fixtures, the future looks bright for Neston.
Left: 1st team player of the year Rogier
Van Der Ouderaa, receiving his award
from men’s club captain Lawrence
McNeight and (above) ladies captain Cat
Peers, and also Sally Bell receiving the
ladies 1st team player of the year award

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Book deal is a ‘dream come true’

Lucky break opens

new chapter for Jon
TEACHER Jon Mayhew has been celebrating his
writing success after being offered a three-book
deal by UK publishers Bloomsbury.
Jon’s book Mortlock is released by the Harry
Potter publishers on 5th April.
Set in Victorian London, Mortlock is a creepy
gothic adventure involving twin brother and sister
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like monsters called ghuls, a circus of the dead as they search for the
Amarant, the flower of life and try to save the world from the evil Lord
Corvis.
A father of four, Jon has taught in Wirral and West Cheshire schools for
20 years. “I used to write a lot for my pupils, short stories, fragments of
ideas but never finished anything. Then in 2006, I broke my ankle and
found myself stuck in a chair with a laptop in front of me. I never looked
back.”
Jon, who lives in Ness, added: “My inspiration for the book came whilst
watching my son in a performance of Oliver at Nestion High School.
Oliver is ‘sold’ to the undertaker Mr Sowerberry and he says that Oliver
would make a good ‘mute.’ I thought it was a curious phrase and began
to look into Victorian funerals. But the idea of a boy who helped an
undertaker but could wake the dead had already formed in my mind and
so Mortlock was born.
“Mortlock is a dark tale of magic,
betrayal and bravery. Working with
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to have such a well-known
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Jon will be signing copies
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Dads’ Den opens its doors

THE first Dad’s Den has
been unveiled – a drop-
in centre for Dads, male
carers and children up to the
age of 13 on a Saturday at
the Community and Youth
Centre in Neston.
And the day had an
international flavour with
coaching sessions run
by Peter Moores, the
Lancashire County Cricket
Club and former England
coach.
At the first session 58 dads, granddads and male carers together with their 93 children
aged three months to 12 years arrived for a morning of fun and games.
Dad’s Den, facilitated by Brad Donelan from Action Kids Courses, will run every
Saturday in March and then will be fortnightly from then on.
Peter Moores said: “Dad’s Den gives dads a place to meet up and have some fun with
the children without having to plan it all. A fantastic idea.”
The scheme is a joint venture between Neston Improvement Partnership made up
of Neston High School, Woodfall, St Winifrede’s, Neston, Parkgate, Willaston and
Bishop Wilson Primary Schools and the Neston Sure Start Children’s Centre as well as
children’s activity company Action Kids Courses, Neston Community Resource Centre,
Neston Library for providing story sessions
and Everton Community Football Academy
trainers offering specific coaching sessions.
Neston and Parkgate Councillor Scott
Mealor who is on the Children’s Centre
Advisory Board said: “I hope that the success
of the opening carries on and that dads and
male carers and their children continue to
use this facility.”
Added Claire Edwards, Children’s Centre
Manager: “Dads have been telling us for
some time that they would like something to
do with their children on Saturday mornings.

Top: Peter Moores, Lancashire County

Cricket Club and former England Coach
with some of the children and adults at
the first Dad’s Den meeting.
Left: Dads and children at the Den

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Neston Town Council
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Scouts’ wishes
are granted
Neston Town Council has awarded a
grant of £8507 to Dee Sea Scouts.
Dee Sea Scouts have been established
in Burton Road, Neston for nearly 100
years, and currently run clubs for Beaver
Scouts, Cub Scouts and Sea Scouts.
The Sea Scout organisation is part of
the overall Scouting organisation but
with additional water based activities
and is open to young people aged 6 to
18. The Neston branch currently has a
membership of 100 strong. In addition
to scouting activities the premises on Dudley Bidston, from Dee Sea Scouts, receives the
Burton Road are also used by other cheque from Neston Town Council Chairman Moira
sections of community, with the rooms Andrews and Town Clerk Alison Kunaj.
being available to hire.
The grant award is twofold. It will enable
the car park area to be covered with tarmac. This will allow for more outdoor activities for the
scouts and improved access for those with disabilities. It will also enable the construction of a
chain link fence along the Burton Road side of the car park so that the young people can take
part in outdoor activities in greater safety.
Neston Town Council is proud to provide practical support to a local community group which
will bring benefits for years to come. Dee Scouts have raised £1000 to contribute to the overall
cost of the project.
Grant funding is available to voluntary and community, non profit making groups and
organisations within the Neston Town Council area.

Public meeting: The first Annual Town Meeting for the people of Neston has been
scheduled for Thursday 17th April.
The meeting is at 6.30pm at the Dee Sea Scouts Centre in Burton Road (opposite Neston
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Cllr Moira Andrews, the Council Chairman, said. “This is not an official council meeting. It’s
an opportunity for the public and local organisations to find out more about what the new
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turnout.”
A summary of the Council’s unaudited accounts for the year will be presented at the
meeting and will be published on the Council’s website, www.neston.org.uk

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 Useful numbers and info
Burton and Neston
History Society
The society have an active
research group, which has
published three books on the area
and are currently working on the
history of the Neston old parish
area upto 1840. Talks are held
for members and visitors on the
second Thursday of the month from
October to May in the Gladstone
Hall, Burton at 8pm and various
outings are arranged. Contact the
Publicity Officer 336 1190 or the
Chairman 336 8643.
BURTON MANOR
Burton village. Tel 336 5172
CH64 INC
Community forum for Neston, Little
Neston, Ness, Burton, Willaston
and Parkgate. 0151 336 3758
angela@epnavco.org.uk
CHEMISTS
Deeside Pharmacy, Mellock Lane,
Little Neston. Tel: 336 1837
Galen Pharmacy, 17 High Street,
Neston. Tel: 336 2350
D.M. Kaye, Neston Road,
Willaston,. Tel: 327 5110
CHURCHES
St Mary & St Helen Parish Church,
Neston. The Vicarage, High St,
Neston. Tel: 353 1000
Parkgate & Neston United
Reformed Church, Moorside
Lane,Parkgate. Tel 336 3336
Little Neston Methodist Church.
Tel: 336 4510.
Neston Christian Fellowship,
Burton Road. Tel: 336 1688
Neston Methodist Church, Park
Road, Neston. Tel: 334 1772
St Winifride’s RC Church, Burton
Rd, Little Neston. Tel: 336 4189
St Nicholas Parish Church, Burton.
Tel: 336 4070
St Michael & All Angels,
Marshlands Rd, Little Neston. Tel:
353 1000
CITIZENS’ ADVICE BUREAU
Town Hall, High Street, Neston
NESTON CIVIC HALL
Hinderton Road. Tel 336 1077
Confucius say: Man who leap off cliff jump to conclusion
COUNCIL
Cheshire West and Chester
Council:For all local authority
Inquiries regarding schools,
roads, social services, planning,
the Civic Hall, street cleansing,
refuse disposal, local highways,
environmental health and housing.
Tel 0300 123 8 123
CYBERCENTRE
Neston Community Cybercentre,
Methodist Church, Park Street,
Neston. Open Mon-Thurs. Tel: 336
7784
DENTISTS
Redcliffe Dental Practice, 25
Parkgate Road.. Tel 336 3012
David Jones, John Willasey 5 Park
Street, Neston. Tel 336 5555
Raby Road Dental Centre,30 Raby
Road, Neston. Tel 0151 336 6844
DOCTORS
The Neston Medical Centre, 14-20
Liverpool Road, Neston. Tel 336
4121
Neston Surgery, Mellock Lane,
Little Neston. Tel: 336 3951
The Willaston Surgery, Neston
Road, Willaston. Tel 327 4593
OUT OF HOURS EMERGENCIES
Arrowe Park Hospital. Tel: 678
8496
Friends of Park Fields
The group aim to enhance the
area of Park Fields in Parkgate Call
336 7472 or email: christine_try@
yahoo.co.uk
JUNIOR FOOTBALL
Neston Nomads. Ages 5-adult also
includes a girls’ section. Tel Norman
on 353 8337
LEISURE CENTRE
Neston Recreation Centre, sports
hall, swimming pool, squash courts,
gymnasium, floodlit synthetic pitch,
grass football pitches, tennis courts,
cricket square, bar and cafeteria.
Tel 336 5741.
MARKET
Neston Market, Fridays 8.30am-
3pm. Farmers’ Market, 3rd
Saturday in the month, car park at
the rear of Neston Town Hall, 9am
-1pm.Tel: 0300 123 8 123
MP
Andrew Miller (Labour).
Constituency office, tel 357 3019.
Web www.andrew-miller-mp.co.uk
NESS GARDENS
353 0123
NESTON RECREATION CENTRE
Raby Park Road, Neston
Tel 336 5741
NESTON CIVIC SOCIETY
The society deals with the local
environment, planning, architec-
ture - and conservation. We hold
6 talks and 2 newsletters per year.
Contact Janet Griffiths on 336 5478
or admin@nestoncivicsociety.org.uk
PARKGATE SOCIETY
The Society is closely involved
with the local authorities with
particular interest in the history,
conservation and enhancement
of the unique quality of Parkgate
and its amenities. We issue
members with a Newsletter twice
a year and hold regular talks
which are free and open to all. We
welcome new members. email
parkgatesociety@googlemail.com
phone 0151 336 1069.
POLICE
Neston Police office, Neston Town
Hall. Tel: 0845 458 0000
SCHOOLS
Neston High School 336 3902
Bishop Wilson Primary, Burton,
336 3396
Mostyn House School 336 1010
E enquiries@mostynhouse.co.uk
Neston Primary 338 2500
Parkgate Primary 336 1609
St Winefride’s Catholic Primary
338 2468
Woodfall Primary 338 2288
TAXI
Neston Private Hire. 336 1555
TOWN HALL
Neston Town Hall, contains
a revamped post office and
is available for many diferent
activities. Tel 0300 123 8 123
VETERINARY SURGEONS
Churchview Veterinary Surgery,
Clayhill Ind Est, Neston. Tel: 353
0118
 Neston Local April 2010 27

Burton’s springtime carpet in bloom

THE gates to Briarfield Gardens, Burton, boring chamaecyparis and bamboo.
are once again open to the public in aid The gardens will be open on Sunday
of Macmillan Cancer Relief, Marie Curie 18th April from 2-5pm. Afternoon teas at
Cancer Care and Claire House Children’s Rake Cottage next to main garden.
Hospice. The opening is part of the National
Tucked into the south side of Burton Gardens Scheme. For more information
Wood these gardens provide a sheltered contact Liz Carter on 336 2304
environment for many specialist plants.
The main garden in 1.5 acres
has maturing trees and shrubs.
The National Gardens Scheme programme for this year
Carpets of spring flowers,
including erythroniums, trillium,
is as follows:
uvularia and the spectacular 17th/18th April Poulton Hall;
cypripedium formosanum, bloom 18th April Briarfield, Burton;
under magnolias, camellias 2nd/3rd May Maylands and 69 Well Lane, Gayton;
and species rhododendron. 9th May Saighton Grange, Waverton, Chester;
Colourful early alpines catch your 16th May Riverside Lodge, Heswall;
attention.
16th May Willaston Village Gardens;
Many of these unusual plants
can be bought at the plant sale
22nd/23rd May 84 Irby Road, Heswall;
in the home garden. Come early 13th June 29 Dee Park Road, Gayton;
if you want some thing special! 13th June 28 Christchurch Road, Oxton;
Then enjoy the more formal 20th June Hoole Allotments, Chester;
0.5 acre garden with terraces, 27th June Burton Village Gardens,
ponds and a woodland glade. 27th June Plymyard Hall Allotments, Eastham;
The character of this garden has 11th July Kingsway Allotments, Chester;
been totally changed with a wide 18th July Inglewood, Heswall;
variety of unusual trees, shrubs 23rd July 2 Foxfield Road, Meols, (Friday evening)
and ground cover replacing

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 32 To advertise call 01244 350398

HEALTH AND BEAUTY with Angela Bartlett

Q. As I have aged I seem to have quite a lot of nasal hair.

Is there anything that can be done to remove these hairs?
A. The hairs inside the nose serve an important purpose of
filtering out dust, dirt and germs; therefore removing all nasal
hair is not advisable. However, as you say, quite often as you
age the hairs around the edge of the nose can become thicker
and start to look unsightly. The easiest way to cope with these
hairs is with a nasal hair clipper.
The latest trend from New York is to wax unwanted nasal
hairs, as it lasts much longer than clipping the hairs. However,
this technique should not be attempted at home.
Seek the advice of a qualified therapist. I, and other
specially trained therapists, use a special technique
and wax type that effectively removes the hairs
but does not damage the delicate nature of the
skin inside the nose. This is very important, unless
you want to replace a nasal hair problem with a
different type of problem!
Angela Bartlett is a beauty and
Q. I use oil-free skin care products as I have holistic expert with 25 years of
oily skin and a tendency to blocked pores but experience in her field. She is the
I still have blackheads. Are there any other Chair for the British Association of
ingredients I should be avoiding in my skin care Beauty Therapy & Cosmetology, a
products? professional association established
over 30 years ago and representing
A. There are many ingredients used in skin
thousands of therapists throughout
care and cosmetic products that can produce
the UK.
blackheads, so always check the ingredients label
carefully. One of the worst offenders are Fatty
acids and their derivatives, Isopropyl myristate Her expertise is called on
being particularly bad. This ingredient is added to to examine students for an
cosmetics to give slip and shine to a product so international examination board in
that it looks and feels luxurious when you test the many areas of the world. Angela
product on the back of your hand. is also part of the HABIA forum,
helping to make decisions for
You should always look for products which are qualifications and standards in the
‘non-comedogenic’ which means ‘non-blackhead UK beauty industry.
forming’ if you want to avoid the formation of
blackheads on your skin. Your beauty therapist Angela is a successful column
or skin care therapist should have a full list of the writer for the trade journals Vitality
ingredients to avoid if blackheads are a problem for and Salonfocus and has a beauty,
you. holistic and skin care clinic.

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 Neston Local April 2010 29

Steve ready to tackle the

streets of London
Steve Holliman is putting the finishing touches to his training
for the London Marathon later this month,
Steve, who lives in Millfield, Neston, is aiming to raise
£5,000 for the children’s cancer charity CLIC Sargent by
undertaking some gruelling challenges in 2010.
As well as the London Marathon, Steve has already
completed three half marathons and aims to finish the
Great Manchester Run in May. He also hopes to do a
duathlon and two Olympic distance triathlons (1.5km swim,
40k bike and 10k run) during the year.
The 36-year-old decided two years ago that he would get
himself back into shape after years of overindulgence!
With support from his wife Trish and their two young children, Daniel and Katie Steve
has been pounding the roads.
He said: “I worked hard in the gym and out on the local roads, and over a 12 month
period got myself into decent shape. Along the way I set myself various targets, from
running round the block up to 10k fun run distances.
“Then, through work I became involved with CLIC Sargent. I had never heard anyone
mention social responsibility before, and after reading about the nurses that CLIC
provide to hospitals, including Clatterbridge Centre for Oncology I realised that I could
do my bit. CLIC nurses, specialise in supporting children diagnosed with any form of
cancer / leukaemia and try to visit every one. Looking at my own children made me
aware I would not hesitate to accept their support if my children ever required it.”
Last October saw him take on the 24seven, a series of seven events over 24 hours
over the marathon distance. Then he felt ready for the big 10 events for 2010
You can sponsor Steve by visiting http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/SteveHolliman
or he can be contacted on 336 4578.
l Good luck to Ian Taylor, from Neston, who is raising funds for St Dunstans by
running the London Marathon.
l Good luck also to Neston-based veterinary science students Katherine Manchip
and Allie Matchwick who are running the Paris Marathon on 11th April to raise money
for TRUST children home in Southern
India. They aim to raise funds for the
home which looks after orphans in the
Tamil Nadu state. The girls visited the
home in their gap year and were inspired
to help out. You can donate by visiting
www.justgiving.com/Alexandra-Matchwick or if you
would like to find out more about the
home visit www.TRUSTchildren.org.uk

Allie and Katherine on their visit to India

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 Neston Local April 2010 35
Feel-good musical is the
highlight of jubilee year
West Kirby Light Opera (WKLOS) is delighted to
announce that, following its 2009 sell-out success
of ‘Chess’, for which it has received no less
than 5 nominations in the National Operatic
and Dramatic Association NW awards, it is
returning to the Floral Pavilion Theatre,
New Brighton to stage the world non-
Adelphi 125x70 Talkabout Apr2010 4/3/10 09:43 Page premiere
professional 1 of the award-
winning musical ‘Once Upon A Time
At The Adelphi’.
Written by Phil Wilmott, the
original production at the
It’s Liverpool’s Time Again! Liverpool Playhouse played to
packed houses during Liverpool’s
Capital of Culture celebrations.
It’s 1930s Liverpool, and the glitz
and glamour of Hollywood pour off
the luxury liners for their first taste
of England; a night in the city’s
most fashionable hotel. Amidst
the chaos and decadence, no-
nonsense Alice from reception has
fallen for the dashing Thompson
Phil Willmott’s Tuesday 4th from accounts – but fate,
wonderfully Hollywood, World War Two and a
- Saturday 8th dizzying array of staff and guests
entertaining, May 2010
feel-good intervene in an epic Liverpool love
Evenings at 7.30pm story spanning seventy years.
family Saturday Matinee
musical at 2.30pm The show which runs from 4th
– 8th May 2010 nightly with a
Tickets: Book online at: Saturday matinee on 8th May is
£18.00 www. the centrepiece of the Society’s
Concessions: floral diamond jubilee year and promises
£15.00 pavilion
Box Office:
to be a feel-good family musical
0151-
.com featuring catchy tunes and
666 colourful dance numbers from a
0000 large ensemble ably supported by
the Wallasey School of Ballet.
Marine Promenade, New Brighton,
For further details go to www.
Wirral CH45 2JS wklos.org.uk/www.floralpavilion.
www.wklos.org.uk com or telephone 0151 666 0000.

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 36 To advertise call 350398
Vigorous vegetables
April is the time to start planting vegetable
seeds, as the soil should be warm enough
for seeds to germinate outdoors. French
beans and runner beans should be planted
towards the end of the month. If you plant
salad crops in short rows every couple of
weeks you will have a continuous supply of
tender salads.
If slugs eat every new vegetable shoot as it
emerges, plant your seeds in pots and grow
them on until the plant is large enough to
survive some slug attention. I would also plant
courgette seeds or even pumpkin seeds in
pots and grow them on before hardening them
off and planting outside. Add plenty of compost
or well-rotted manure to the planting hole
for a good crop. Pumpkins if planted in well
manured soil can grow prolifically, spreading
2-3m in a year! A fun plant for children to grow
COMMUNITY
for Halloween.
Any shoots of new potatoes planted in March
should have the earth drawn up over them.
This will encourage more potatoes to be
formed from the root system.
Perennials will be getting into their stride
providing flowers and foliage. Aubretia
cascades over walls in pink and purple with
Eat right and exercise: die anyway
Gardening by Janet Heath
yellow Allysum. Pulmonaria flowers come
out in blue and pink before the large spotted
leaves.
Hostas do well grown in pots or in the ground
if relatively slug free and after a few years can
get congested. Before the plant starts to unfurl
the leaves, dig it up or remove from the pot.
Taking a spade, slice the plant into two or more
pieces and replant, adding compost. The plant
will grow more vigorously as a result.
There are other perennials that benefit from
being dug up and split into smaller plants. Day
lilies (Hemerocallis), perennial geraniums,
yellow loosestrife (Lysimachia punctata) or
delphiniums will all make many more plants.
Shrubs to consider for this time of year could
include Pieris. They do well in slightly acidic
soil and out of full sun so woodland edge is
ideal. They will be in flower and sprouting new
red or yellow leaves. Ribes or flowering currant
is one of the first spring shrubs with pink or
red flowers. Spirea Goldflame is a small shrub
with golden orange new leaves and it really
brightens up the garden in spring.
Janet Heath, Garden Mentor
Tel 01244 318258 www.gardenmentor.co.uk
 Neston Local April 2010 33

March........ at Mostyn House School.

“Mostyn House extra-curricular successes”
Shooters on
target - again!
The U14 shooting team took
part in the Prep Schools Na-
tional Shooting championships
at Bisley.
In the Air Pistol, Tommy
Keenan was 3rd in the individ-
ual championship and the
team was 3rd overall but in the
Air Rifle, the team won for the
third year on the run! The
team are pictured on the right.

A distinction for Holly!

Seven year old Holly Wells is pictured left,
proudly holding the cup she won at the Wirral
Festival of Speech and Drama. Holly beat off
competition from thirty other Year 2 pupils to win
the Prose Cup. Her delivery of the poem “Zoo
Manners” also earned her a distinction!

For World Book Day all the pupils and

staff came dressed as their favourite
characters from literature. On the right
are some of the staff who came as
characters from the Wizard of Oz.

Visit our website www.mostynhouse.co.uk to read about our

Nursery, Prep School, Senior School and Study Room.
Mostyn House School, Parkgate 0151 3361010

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 34 To advertise call 01244 350398

BOOK REVIEWS:
Springtime suggestions
Book reviews
Book reviews
BY ELEANOR DAVIES, MANAGER OF LINGHAM’S BOOKSTORE, HESWALL
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Entertainment guide
Essential what’s on info for the next month

Thursday 8th April

The next talk of the Burton and Neston History 
Society is at 8pm in the Gladstone Hall, Burton.
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It will be “Local links “, about transport in Wirral
and Merseyside. It is by Edgar Richards. 

Visitors welcome. 

Saturday 17th April

There is an art exhibition at Gladstone Village
Hall from 10am-6pm.

Wednesday 21st April 

The next event organised by Neston & District 

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Christian Aid Committee will be the annual 

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Coffee Morning, on at Neston Methodist 
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Church, in Park Street, from 10 am to 12 noon, 

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with cakes, plants, raffle, and Fair Trade stalls.

Thursday 22nd - Sat 24th April

Neston and District Art Society will hold
their Annual Exhibition of Paintings and
Crafts at Neston Town Hall on Thursday
and Friday from 9am - 5pm and
Saturday from 9am - 4pm

May
Neston Players
are busy
rehearsing
for their
production of AN EVENING OF
‘Shadowlands’ VOICE & BRASS
ENTERTAINMENT

WITH THE CITY OF CHESTER

by William MALE VOICE CHOIR
AND ELLESMERE PORT SILVER BAND
Nicholson, SATURDAY 24TH APRIL 2010
which ELLESMERE PORT CIVIC HALL
DOORS OPEN 7PM (PERFORMANCE STARTS 7.30PM)
runs from TICKETS £8 ADULTS

Wednesday 12th May to Saturday £4 CHILDREN (UNDER 16YRS)

TICKETS AVAILABLE FROM
15th May at 7.30pm at Neston Civic • HOSPICE LOTTERY OFFICE, CHESTER RD, ELLESMERE PORT

Hall. Box office: 353 8783 or visit www.

• CHESHIRE MILITARY MUSEUM,GROSVENOR ST, CHESTER

35
• HOSPICE OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD, BACKFORD

nestonplayers.org.uk ENQUIRIES: 01244 851811

EMAIL: info@hospicegs.com
CHARITY REG NO:515516

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