ISSUE

8

JULY 2014

NEW LOOK, NEW STYLE

LOCAL NEWS, PRODUCED LOCALLY

MEMOIRS OF BRINNINGTON

SHARE YOUR MEMORIES

NEW FEATURES

INSIDE

A BRINNINGTON MEDIA GROUP PRODUCTION

FAMILIES SECTION:

RECIPES, PETS CORNER AND MORE

HELP AND ADVICE:

STAY SAFE AND HEALTHY THIS SUMMER

WHAT’S ON:

NEWS AND EVENTS IN BRINNINGTON

ISSUE 8, JULY 2014

CONTENTS: Page 2

EDITORIAL: Page 2

COMMUNITY NEWS: Brinnington Festival Page 3

Brinnington Families News Page

STAY HEALTHY:

Barbecue Advice Page 4

Sun Safety Page 4 Dealing with Bites and Stings Page 4

FAMILIES:

Nostalgic Recipe Page 5

Pets Corner Page 5 The Green Man Page 6 How To: Paper Beads Page 6

Memoirs of Brinnington Page 7

WHAT’S ON IN BRINNINGTON:

Events Page 8

Activities Page 8 Venues Page 8

Useful Information Page 8

EDITORIAL

Hello and Welcome to the new-look Your

Brinnington magazine. If you’ve ever

picked up a copy of the newsletter before,

you’ll see that we’ve made a few changes

to the format that you’re familiar with – we

hope you agree with us that they’re

changes for the better!

In this issue, we’ve brought you just a tiny

portion of what’s been going on around the

village including a look back at the very first

Brinnington Festival and memoirs of a long-term Brinnington resident.

We haven’t forgotten the old favourites

either – you’ll find a tasty cake recipe and

gardening tips from The Green Man.

If there’s anything you’d like to see in a

future issue, you can contact us via email

at yourbrinnington@gmail.com. We’d love

to hear from you.

Enjoy!

Your Brinnington Team

FOR YOUR INFORMATION

Your Brinnington is produced by the

volunteers of the Brinnington Media Group and is based at First House on Berwick Parade in the

heart of Brinnington.

Contributing Editors: Wendy Dutton – Family and Lifestyle Abi Fallows – Media and Photography Malcolm Fox - Photography Mark Mitchell – Design and Layout Tony Seppmann – The Green Man

The Brinnington Media Group would like to extend our thanks to Annette Naor for guidance,

support and advice.

COMMUNITY NEWS

Inaugural B Festival rocks Brinnington!

Saturday, June 14th saw the launch of the Brinnington

Festival, the latest Community event from the mind of

Solomon and his team at Rising Stars.

The stage was set up between the bowling green and the

five a side court. It was slightly muddy and as far as music

festivals go, there has to be mud for it to qualify as a

festival. At the back of the field, a rather impressive

barbecue, the hint of cooked food filling the air, almost

competing with the smoke machine from the stage directly

opposite. Other stalls were set up offering a wide variety of

things to do, and an ambulance was positioned just in case

there was any sort of emergency.

Many bands ebbed and flowed through the park, the

appreciative audience clapping and cheering. The weather

had been warm all day, so picnic blankets made their way

onto the field too.

Rising Stars had done a wonderful job of bringing

something previously untried to the park.

Headliners RED SKY NOISE were a massive hit with the crowd.

Young Mia enjoys the entertainment.

Brinnington Families help Stepping Hill babies

The Volunteers of Brinnington Families (with support from the Police Cadets, Fire Brigade and Stockport Homes) took over the Plaza at First House on June 28th for a Fun Day and raised £290 for the Neo-natal Unit at Stepping Hill Hospital. Visitors tried their luck at the hook-a-duck pool, guessed the number of sweets in the jar and even got to plant their own tomato seeds, while youngsters enjoyed the soft play area and older children glammed

up with face painting.

Fabulous Face Painting!

Nicola Green of Brinnington Families with “Scoobie”

Police Cadets helping to keep the peace.

STAY HEALTHY

Be Barbecue Aware! Everyone loves the smoky barbecue taste, but there are several rules to remember to make your experience safer:

1. If you’re using a charcoal-burning barbecue make sure the coals are hot enough before you start cooking – charcoal should burn down to a warm grey colour and be hot enough to feel several inches above the cooking surface.

2. Make sure you cook everything thoroughly – just because the skin of your sausage is black doesn’t mean the inside is cooked! Allow plenty of time and turn the food regularly to ensure thorough cooking and make sure the food is cooked evenly: don’t forget to cut the food open if you’re not sure.

3. Keep refrigerated/frozen foods in the fridge or freezer as long as possible – if you’re away from home, take your food in a chiller or cool box.

4. Be careful around the fire! Only the cook needs to be near the barbecue, stay clear and stay safe.

Putting the bite on bugs

Just like most of us, insects love the summer – bees, wasps and

hornets are rife throughout the summer months and those

biting and stinging insects that are with us the whole year

around are more active while the sun shines.

With Summer finally with us we asked Paul Ansbro - Practice Manager at Brinnington Health Centre - what we should be watching out for as part of a healthier season and below is a selection of the advice he shared with us.

Everyone’s free to wear Sunscreen… The sun is out, sleeves and skirts are getting shorter and even a walk to the shops can bring colour to your arms, but to avoid painful burns or worse, you should follow three simple rules:

Slip on a shirt – although you might be tempted to bare more skin than usual, the safer option is to stay covered up. A t-shirt is perfect for the hottest day and far more comfortable than painful burns!

Slop on some sunscreen – Factor 30+ is recommended by skincare experts and remember to top it up throughout the day.

Slap on a hat – Protect your head and eyes and stay cool in the heat.

Just like most of us, insects love the summer – bees, wasps and hornets are rife throughout the summer months and those biting and stinging insects that are with us the whole year around are more active while the sun shines. Here’s a few important tips to keep in mind:

1. If you’re bitten or stung wash the affected area with soap and water and place a cold cloth over the area to reduce swelling.

2. If you’re stung, don’t squeeze the stinger or try to tweeze or pull it out – scrape the stinger or venom sac clear with your fingernail or the edge of a bankcard.

3. Treat any pain with paracetemol or ibuprofen – DO NOT give aspirin to children under 16. 4. If symptoms persist or you have any allergic reaction – seek medical attention immediately.

For more details on treating insect bites and stings, visit: http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Bites-insect/Pages/Treatment.aspx

OUT OF HOURS SERVICE

IF YOU NEED TO SPEAK TO A DOCTOR

OUTSIDE OF SURGERY HOURS, SIMPLY RING THE SURGERY ON 0161 4302918 AND YOUR CALL WILL BE REDIRECTED

TO THE OUT-OF-HOURS SERVICE.

Don’t Forget the Family Fun and Health Day! -

including the annual Fun Run - Saturday 19th

July at Brinnington Park

Putting the Bite on Bugs!

Nostalgic Tea Loaf Recipe This traditional cake dates back to at least the 1930’s – this particular recipe was found in an Irish parish newsletter from 1938. The rich recipe is butter-free, dense with fruit and delicious with a cup of tea fresh out of the oven or sliced and buttered when cold. Ingredients:

500g Mixed fruit 250g Self-Raising Flour 400ml Tea 1 Medium Egg 200g Soft Brown Sugar ½ Teaspoon Mixed Spice

Method:

1. Make 400ml of tea – strong tea is best- take out the tea bags, add the fruit and leave overnight. 2. Mix the egg, spice and sugar, add the fruit and tea mixture and mix well, gradually adding the flour. 3. Line and grease a 6-inch cake tin or a small loaf tin and bake on Gas mark 4/350°f or 180°c for

around 1½ hours. 4. Keep a check on the cake and once you can push a skewer into it and pull it out clear, the cake is

cooked! 5. Serve with a fresh cup of tea, sit back and enjoy!

PETS CORNER We are pleased to launch our new Pets Corner feature on the family page and this issue we have 2 very interesting local pets to get it started. Email yourbrinnington@gmail.com, if you would like to share your pet in the next newsletter.

Pet Profile 1

Name: Sinbad Species: Orange –Winged Amazon Parrot Likes: Being tickled, watching You’ve Been

Framed! Dislikes: Being left alone Favourite Food: millet and fruit

Sinbad’s owner says “he’s a very sociable and talkative pet . When I’m eating, he will often ask “is it nice?” Having a parrot is a commitment: they live for around 50 years , so research thoroughly before you buy one.”

Pet Profile 2

Name: Bertie (mustela putorius furo) Species: Ferret Likes: Playing, Company, Scratches, Running Favourite Food: Salmon and Scrambled Egg

Bertie’s owner says “Ferrets need a lot of play, even if it’s only being allowed to run free. They’ll find the tiniest hole, whether it’s in your garden fence or under your sofa and they love to dig, so keep an eye on them! Ferrets are sociable, intelligent, inquisitive, playful and loving. They love to be in the company of ferrets or people and make a squeaking noise known as dooking whenever they are having fun.”

Summer Blooms

July is time to check over the flowers in your garden, remember to dead head and trim any older or dead flowers and leaves. Keep the plants watered and you’ll be rewarded with more flowers! July/August is when you should be planting bulbs ready for next spring – watch out for favourites such as crocus, snowdrops and daffodils – and spring bedding plants like polyanthus.

Any plants that have seed heads can have those heads removed and the seeds stored in an airtight container or leave them to scatter naturally – wild birds also enjoy picking at seed heads, so you can also expect to see more birds in your garden. Think about clearing away loose pots and garden furniture that might blow around when the Autumn winds pick up. September/October – Think ahead now! Trim any overhanging branches and rake up leaves. If you have a compost pile or bin, add any clippings and leaves to it now. And if you have any weather-sensitive plants, cover them up now to protect against early frosts. Blessed Be

The Green Man

How to: Make Recycled Paper Beads Love making loom band bracelets? Then try this

environmentally friendly and cheaper alternative to making your own jewellery. What you will need:

• A colourful page from a used magazine •Scissors •Pencil •Ruler •Wooden skewers •PVA glue • Clear nail varnish

Instructions

1. Cut your page. Cut long triangles out of

your magazine paper. The base of the triangle will be the width of the bead and the longer the triangle is, the fatter the bead will become. We used 2cm x 21cm triangles (the height of the magazine).

2. Roll your bead. Take a wooden skewer and

start rolling your paper triangle (widest side first), around the skewer.

3. Glue. Once you have wrapped the whole triangle around the skewer, glue the tip of the triangle and stick down.

4. Glaze. Finish off the bead by painting it with

clear nail varnish. 5. Leave to dry. Once the bead has dried,

gently slide the bead off the stick.

Have a go at making a variety of beads. You can play around with different size triangles to give you wider and longer beads. Also have a go with different papers, decorate your own or add a sprinkling of glitter to the nail polish glaze for a sparkly effect.

BRINNINGTON

MEMOIRS OF

We’ve had a very positive response to last issue’s brief look at the old top shops, but

Brinnington is more than just bricks and mortar so this issue we’re going to look back at the life of one of our contributors who has

lived in the village for most of his life.

Malcolm moved onto the new Brinnington estate from Edgeley with his older brother and parents in 1957 – 5-year-old Malcolm was amazed by the

luxury of an indoor flushing toilet and radiators (“I had to ask my mum what they were” he

remembers) – at a time when so many young families were moving in that Malcolm clearly remembers lines and lines of towelling nappies

drying on the clothes lines in back gardens all around.

As he got older, Malcolm was one of the first Students at the newly-built Brinnington

Secondary Modern School (now Castle Hill) on Lapwing Lane and remembers being sent off to

school in cap, shorts, shirt and tie and the school’s green blazer with it’s lapwing badge. School in those days was a far more

disciplined and strict place – as Malcolm explains: “If you played up, you got the cane”.

The old top shops were the nearest thing new Brinnington had to a social hub: it was a place

where everybody would meet and sit on the grass and chat and enjoy hot pies and gravy from the

bakery. Children would spend their free time exploring the vale and building dens. “It was an easygoing life” he says fondly.

“Brinnington was a good place to grow up” he

continues, “Everything was new and neighbourly – people had a lot of respect for each other.” Malcolm’s parents – Joe and Pat as they

were known to the neighbours – worked hard for their home: Joe worked at the Sunblest bakery

and Pat worked as a machinist in a clothing factory that stood where Dunelm Mill now stands in Portwood. Leaving school in 1969, Malcolm

worked for a burglar alarm company on Hillgate – “You could take a bus from Brinnington to

Andrew’s Square in Stockport” he recalls – and stayed with the company for over thirty years.

Although he’s moved out of the old family home, Malcolm still lives in the village, although it bears

little resemblance to the place his parents brought him up in: “I’ve noticed a real change in the area over the years” he confirms.

Would you like to share your experience of

growing up or living in Brinnington? We would love to hear from you - email us at yourbrinnington@gmail.com

Young Malcolm Fox Joe Fox, RN Pat Fox, Malcolm’s Mum

Events:

Summer Market Wednesday 6th August from 10.00am-4.00pm at First House

Plaza Family Fun Day

Saturday 19th July from 12 noon to 4.00pm in Brinnington Park

If you have an event or group you would like to include in the What’s On listing, please email us at

yourbrinnington@gmail.com with the information and contact details.

Useful Information:

Brinnington Surgery: Telephone: 0161 4302918

Monday: 8.30am-6.00pm Tuesday: 8.30am-6.00pm Wednesday: 8.30am-7.30pm Thursday 8.30am-6.00pm Friday 7.00am-6.00pm

Brinnington Pharmacy: Telephone: 0161 4941114

Monday: 8.00am-11.00pm Tuesday: 8.00am-10.30pm Wednesday: 8.00am-10.30pm Thursday: 8.00am-10.30pm Friday: 7.00am-10.30pm Saturday: 9.00am-10.00pm Sunday: 9.00am-10.00pm

Co-Operative Pharmacy: Telephone: 0161 4303505

Monday: 9.00am-6.30pm Tuesday: 9.00am-6.30pm Wednesday: 9.00am-6.30pm Thursday: 9.00am-6.30pm Friday: 9.00am-6.30pm Saturday: 9.00am-1.00pm

Brinnington Library: Telephone: 0161 217 6009

Monday: 9.00am-5.00pm Tuesday: 9.00am-5.00pm Wednesday: 9.00am-1.00pm Thursday: 9.00am-7.00pm Friday: 9.00am-5.00pm Saturday: 10.00am-2.00pm Sunday: Closed

Children and Young People 1st Brinnington Rainbows St Lukes, Tues 5-6pm

For girls aged 5-7 to enjoy activities and meeting new friends

1st Brinnington Brownies St Lukes,

Tues 6-7.30pm For girls aged 7-10 to enjoy activities and meeting new friends

ROC Café Brinnington Community Church,

Fri 6-8pm Drop in for young people 7+

12th Stockport Scouts Scouts Hut on Brinnington Road , Thurs 7-9pm

For boys and girls aged 10-14 years St Lukes Toddler Group St Lukes,

Tues 9.30-11am Toddler group for mums and carers

Over 50’s Bags (Brinnington Activity Group)

Community Centre on Herford Road, Tues 2-4pm Social activity group for house bound

elderly people Brinnington Ladies Bowling

Club/CC Community Centre on Herford Road, Thurs 6.30-9.30pm

Indoor bowling practise session

Tea Dance Community Centre on Herford Road Second Fri in the month 2-4pm

Health and Wellbeing Midweek group St Lukes Weds 12.30-3pm

A social group for people who may be lonely, depressed or anxious.

Quit for Life

Brinnington Library Mon 9.30-11am Stop smoking group

Well Women Session Salisbury Club on Truro

Wed 7 -8.30pm Fitness, wellbeing & socialising for ladies

Music, Dance and Art

BAM: Brinnington Arts and Music Lapwing Centre Weds 5-7pm

email: bamdrummers@gmail.com www.bamdrummers.moonfruit.com

Dance and Drama Community Centre on Herford Road, Fri 5-9pm

Friday night dance & drama group for all ages from 3 to adult

St Lukes Parish Centre Brinnington Tenants and Residents Association Last Thursday of the month 6.30-8pm

A meeting for local residents

Venue Contact Details Brinnington Community Church 0777 876 5025

Brinnington Library 0845 644 4307

Community Centre on Herford Rd 0161 430 5361

Lapwing Centre Lapwing Lane 0161 494 6465

Salisbury Club on Truro Av 0161 430 2077

Scouts Hut on Brinnington Rd Just drop in

St Lukes Church Hall on Northumberland Road

0161 406 8160 First House on Brinnington Road

0161 4742222 venues@stockpporthomes.org

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