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I
can’t believe Christmas is hurtling towards
us at breakneck speed!! Let’s all hope we can
enjoy a better festive period than last year…
We are holding off on planning Christmas
Family Parties at this moment in time as we don’t
want to put the mockers on specific dates but due
to the Covid vaccination process we are keeping
our fingers crossed this Christmas will get back
to normal and families can enjoy meeting up and
celebrating – especially the children…
It’s been great to get back to watching live
sports games and enjoying the craic on the
touchline – the one thing I have missed most of
all over the past 18 months is meeting and
chatting to people. Uttoxeter Rugby Club and
Uttoxeter Town are back in action at Oldfields
and I go to watch my grandkids playing league
matches as often as I can.
It’s funny, the most precious things in life that
I have missed during Covid don’t cost a penny as
I’ve just described – it’s a true fact, money can’t
buy you memories or good health…
Let’s all keep soldiering on and I always urge
everyone to keep safe and take precautions –
Coronavirus has not gone away and the more
aware we all are of it will help our society.
I can’t wait for my booster jab so hopefully
those good folk up at The Tardis Surgery in
Cheadle will contact me very soon…
I hope you enjoy reading this issue of The
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Take Care
Nigel Titterton
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Local Housing Market Update
by George Brandrick
I
t has been a while since I have had chance to write
a report on the local housing market and what an
eventful time it has been for every selling
homeowner and purchaser. The whirlwind 6 months
have seen comprehensive changes to stamp duty,
resulting in large increases in property transactions and
rising house prices across the board, with Nationwide
reporting a general 10% increase across the UK
throughout 2021.
As the year goes on, this trend is likely to cool, in
terms of both buying demand and house price. Just like
any market, house prices are heavily reliant on supply
and demand. Throughout 2021, COVID-19 has
resulted in a lack of housing supply throughout the
year. This combined with the stamp duty holiday
increasing the demand created a perfect recipe for
increasing house values. As October approached and
the stamp duty holiday ended, many have predicted a
drop in transactions as the demand cools, however
house prices have seemed to remain fairly stable at
these new values.
Across the UK, over 1 million house sales were
recorded in 2021 by August, a milestone which is
usually reached in October and new records expected
to be broken by the end of 2021. The same trend has
seemed to follow suit in the rental market, with average
monthly values increasing in the East Midlands by
6.7% (Zoopla) this year.
Although upcoming government budgets may see
rises in interest rates to balance the dwindling
economy, purchasing bricks and mortar still seems to
be the wisest financial investment to make. The rental
market in local areas generally recoups around a 5%
annual return on investment; something which any
major bank won’t be offering (if ever) for many years
during the COVID hangover.
Having visited numerous local homeowners this
year, I have experienced many customers having an
easy time achieving a sale on their own home, but
struggle trying to identify a property to purchase. As a
result, we have agreed properties sales “off-market”
simply by connecting registered buyers and sellers,
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sales journey.
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and young people who have lost their own hair through cancer treatment or illness.
In support of Angelina and The Little Princess Trust, St Giles’ had a non-uniform
day on Wednesday and asked all students for donations to The Little Princess Trust.
The donations have been counted and £718.30 was raised against a target of £550,
which is the cost of making a wig.
“We are immensely proud of Angelina for doing something so life changing for
another young person. All the children at St Giles’ have pulled together to support
this worthy cause, smashing our fund-raising target and giving us a real high note
to end the school year on!” said Mrs Gillian Wretham, Principal at St Giles.
S
udbury Primary School celebrated the school's 190th
anniversary recently. This year has been like no other in the
school’s history and this milestone was important to celebrate
and allow the children some time to have fun. The children spent
time outdoors, playing traditional games, enjoying some food and
dancing.
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local community to
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celebrations, but due
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place, the plan had to
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felt it was very
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strongly believe in learn, share, enjoy and this event brought the
children together. We are very lucky to have such wonderful
outdoor space here at school and we can make the most of our
grounds and the children could be safely spread out.’
This year the school has completely refurbished one building,
which is now known as ‘The Nest’ and contains the hall area, and
the Forest School site has also been enhanced to benefit all the
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the boys and girls of the village separately, and later one building
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It has been a busy term for Ryecroft middle school students with a whole host of
activities underway and students getting fully involved in all aspects of school life.
Uttoxeter Rugby Club upskill students
On Thursday 14th October Ryecroft welcomed coaches from Uttoxeter Rugby Club
who delivered training to students. This was followed by a series of in school football
competitions and the first friendly match against Abbots Holme.
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12 Year 8 students took part in national training in the summer delivered by The
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Ryecroft and Windsor Park respectively. This involved them combining problem
solving skills with orienteering to complete a range of maths challenges.
Harvest Celebration
The School held its Harvest Service on Monday 27th September. Families donated a
range of produce which was shared with the community. The service was led by Rev.
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T
he first LewFest has been held - but there are already now
plans for many more of them. The fun event of music and
entertainment was staged in tribute to the memory of Stoke
City fan Lewis McFarlin, 24.
The former Painsley Catholic College pupil died in an
industrial accident in January. The ex-Leek College student worked
for Fenton-based R J Lift Services Ltd.
LewFest was held in his home town of Cheadle on Saturday,
August 28, in aid of two charities - Dove Services for Family
Bereavement & Prostate Cancer UK.
One of the organisers, Sharon Rathbone, said: “Lew was such a
loving and kind person and would do anything for anybody.
“Lew would not believe all this was happening in his memory.
“There were people performing all day and finishing off with
The Vinyls who were amazing.
“There were all sorts of stores there selling different stuff and
we even had Elsa from frozen and Batman there too.
“It was am amazing day for such an amazing person. LewFest
will be an annual event.”

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T
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on Sunday 29th August was opened by
Councillor Pete Wilkinson. The day was fine but
cool, over 500 attended, drawing a record number of
entries for the Dog Show and Craft & Produce Show.
The show featured a Vintage & Modern Tractor run,
through the local country side. Morris Dancers
encouraged audience participation. A Prize Raffle and
Grand Auction attracted great interest. James Fisher the
auctioneer ably assisted by his daughter Connie, sold
over a hundred auction lots including a stone trough
and a night in a hot tub.
Visitors enjoyed Burgers, cake and icecream, all
helping to raise funds for St Johns Church and the
Village Hall.
Hollington Fayre 2021
Auctioneer James Fisher with Connie Fisher & Andrew Wilson
Barbara Keeling & Jo McKenna taking a rest before
barbecuing Burgers
Cllr Pete Wilkinson presents Phil Bolton with Produce
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John & Doreen Campbell with Margaret & Anthony
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E
ast Staffordshire Borough Council has now
closed the further consultation on the
Uttoxeter Masterplan 2021. Running for
over 7 weeks, the consultation invited the public
to share their views and opinions on the
Masterplan and priority sites for regeneration. A
variety of events, both in person and online, and
a questionnaire survey have been used to make
sure that people could have their say.
The results of the consultation are now being
evaluated and will be made available to the public
to view in due course. The consultation will be
used to inform the next steps for the Masterplan
and future regeneration of the town.
Councillor George Allen, Deputy Leader for
Regeneration and Planning Policy, said: “The
Consultation has only just closed but I am looking
forward to the views of local residents. The
Council will be analysing all the responses and
preparing a summary of findings. The Cabinet at
ESBC will then consider the next steps taking this
consultation into account.
“I’m very confident that as many people as
possible have had the opportunity to take part in
the consultation and I was encouraged to hear
there have been in excess of 650 responses to the
survey.”
Information on the Uttoxeter Masterplan and
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J
CB’s Golf and Country Club
is set to realise its vision as a
major international tour
destination as some of the biggest names in the sport
prepare to descend on the course for a star-studded
competition.
The prestigious Staffordshire club - the brainchild
of JCB Chairman Lord Bamford - will host the JCB
Championship as part of the Legends Tour’s
international schedule in July next year.
The event will take place in the week after The
Senior Open at Gleneagles and will offer a prize fund
of €600,000. The JCB Championship will be hosted by
Ryder Cup and European Tour legend Darren Clarke
and profits will be donated to JCB’s NSPCC Platinum
Jubilee Appeal.
Today Anthony Bamford said: “When JCB set out
to create a world class golf and country club, it was
always our ambition to attract an international tour
event, so it really is wonderful news that the course has
been selected to host such a prominent competition.”
JCB CEO Graeme Macdonald added: “The JCB
Golf and Country Club has already successfully hosted
the Rose Ladies Series tournament and our inclusion
in the Legends Tour’s international schedule really is
the next step in fully realising our aspirations for the
course. We are thrilled by the news.”
Spanning 240 acres of rolling countryside, the JCB
Golf and Country Club has been hailed as a
masterpiece in contemporary course design since it
opened in 2018. It was designed and built using
industry-leading technology to create aesthetically
appealing tee shots, wide, sweeping fairways and
interesting, yet fun, green complexes.
Darren Clarke said: “I’m extremely proud to be
hosting The JCB Championship. Knowing JCB as a
company and having been fortunate enough to visit
JCB’s Golf and Country Club, you can be certain that
this will be a fantastic event and I’m very much looking
forward to it.”
Phil Harrison, Chief Executive of the Legends Tour,
said: “We are thrilled to have secured the first
international event to be held at JCB Golf and Country
Club. It is truly a world-class venue, and this is an
opportunity for us to help showcase it to the world.
“We are thankful to the venue, as well as Chubby
Chandler and International Sports Management (ISM),
for their help in bringing this event to fruition and we
are looking forward to working alongside them in the
coming months.”
ISM has a rich history of promoting tournaments
and past events include the British Masters, Turkish
Airlines Open and the Aphrodite Hills Cyprus Open.
ISM Chief Executive Officer Chubby Chandler
said: “As a member of The JCB Golf and Country Club
I’m very proud that ISM is involved in what is sure to
be a memorable tournament. Darren is also excited to
be involved and is sure to bring a few friends to the JCB
Championship with him. We have some great plans for
the tournament and, befitting JCB and its incredible
venue, we’re looking forward to helping produce
something unique and very special.”
The JCB Championship will take place from July
29-31, 2022. The full 2022 Legends Tour International
Schedule will be revealed later this year.
Major tour event set to put JCB golf
course firmly on the map
The spectacular 17th green at the JCB Golf and Country Club

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BA Wealth Management, a team of local
financial planners, are delighted to
announce that their Annual Charity Golf
Day raised over £24,000 in aid of the St. James’s
Place Charitable Foundation, taking their total
raised over the years to more than £120,000.
Andrew Hackney, Managing Director of RBA
Wealth Management commented ‘After a very
difficult 18 months for so many, it was not only
great to see so many of our clients face to face but
most importantly get back to fund raising. We are
very lucky to have so many loyal sponsors and
clients who make it possible to raise so much, I
can’t thank them enough.
Golf tees were sponsored by: M J Lavin &
Sons, DPC Accountants, Octopus Investments,
RJS Solicitors, Elbar Worldwide, Fashion Parade,
Bowcock & Pursail, Brit Plant Hire, PJD
Engineering, Osmaston Associates, Industrial
Coating Services, Nigel Davis Solicitors, Emma
Bridgewater, ACE Electrical Services, Briton
Fabrications and Roythornes Solicitors.
RBA would also like to make an extra special
thank you to all the staff at Emma Bridgwater
who raised an additional £1100.
An appearance from Ady Wheatcroft, local
Golf Pro on the 5th made the day even more
enjoyable, Ady’s Trick Shot Challenge helped
raise more money this year than ever before!
If you would like to take part in next year’s
golf event or you would like to make a donation
then please contact Caroline Parker on 01889
568444 or email Caroline Parker.
RBA would like to thank all involved with the
Annual Charity Golf Day for their continued
support.
RBA on course to raise
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It had been a beautiful day, but as the meeting
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soon passed and the sun shone on us again.
Retiring President Anne Harris invested Sue
Davies as President for the forthcoming Inner
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2021-2022.
The Club’s rose bowl is now in Sue’s
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the members. We are to have an “Interactive
year”, and she has lots of plans for events and
fund raising, all to be discussed further.
This was the first time since the pandemic
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although regular zoom meetings have been held
to keep in touch and to discuss fund raising ideas
etc. The ladies, have been busy, knitting small
teddy bears, and squares to make up into
blankets, masks have been made and clothing has
been taken to a women’s refuge, a men’s refuge
and baby clothes to a Children’s clothing bank. A
virtual raffle was organised before Christmas and
the latest venture is a Lockdown Recipe Book
which has been put together by the members
containing their favourite recipes and those of
family and friends. Also included are very short
stories, and words and phrases used during the
pandemic. We are currently selling the books to
raise funds.
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t was with great sadness when I learnt that Barry 'Wiffa' Winfield had passed away
recently. If ever there was one word which I would choose to describe 'Wiffa' it has to
be 'unique!'
He was the ultimate plain-talking chap who would never mince his words and he
always called a spade a spade - whether people liked it or not…
Barry's colourful' language was legendary and so was his popularity - if you were
accepted into his confidence then he would be the most warm and generous of friends...
if you weren't, beware!!
Barry's love of sport meant he was always attending horseracing meetings, watching
cricket and giving his 'views' on how players performed and he always could be found in
The Anchor in Tean playing crib with his mates - he had his own seat where he carried
out this pastime…
I called into The Anchor a few days after Barry had passed away and as I walked
through the door into the lounge bar it suddenly hit me so hard when I looked across to
see Barry was not in his usual chair and that it was empty as other regulars did not want
to sit in his place. As I drive past The Anchor nowadays I always look across to the car
park to see if Barry's car, plated 'WIFFA' is there - but alas sadly it never is…
I always met Barry at the racetracks as we both owned racehorses. In those days 'Wiffa'
smoked six inch cigars and I was amazed how he could hold conversations with people
whilst still puffing on his cigar!!
The most favourite racehorse he owned was French-bred My Way de Solzen - this horse
was the apple of 'Wiffa's eye and was trained by Barry's closest friend Alan King who is
one of Britain's top horse trainers. Alan and Barry were a double act with both enjoying
each other's company and camaraderie and it was no surprise and a fitting tribute that
Alan was a bearer at Barry's funeral service. My Way de Solzen won at the Cheltenham
Festival in the World Hurdle and he also won more big races - Long Walk Hurdle, Arkle,
National Spirit Hurdle and The Dipper Chase.
Barry loved his family so much and his Service of Remembrance held at Draycott in
the Moors Church included so many wonderful anecdotes about him…
'Wiffa' enjoyed a tremendous life and I enjoyed many moments with him - some
walking around cricket pitches watching the match with Barry muttering 'he's useless, my
wife could have caught that!' - priceless....
I send my sincerest condolences to wife Christine, son Andy and all the family…
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Gin and Tonic Cupcakes
L
ast weekend, I was invited to my
neighbour’s cocktail party and I did
not want to go empty handed. So I
decided to make my very popular Gin and
Tonic Cupcakes. Everyone loves these, and
they are absolutely perfect when having a
drinks party. My recipe is for 12 generous
cupcakes.
Gin and Tonic Syrup
Juice of 1 ½ lemons
100g sugar
85ml tonic water
85ml Gin
1 lemon thinly sliced
Cupcakes
150g golden caster sugar
150g unsalted butter
3 large eggs
zest of 1 ½ unwaxed lemons
140g self raising flour
15g cornflour
1 level tsp baking powder
½ tsp vanilla extract
2 tbsp milk
Gin and Tonic Icing
115g unsalted butter
60ml reserved gin and tonic syrup
1 tsp vanilla extract
500g Icing sugar
First, preheat your oven to
180˚C/160˚C fan. Line a 12 hole muffin
tray with muffin cases. The next thing to
do is to make your syrup. In a small pan,
add the tonic water, lemon juice and syrup
and bring to the boil. Simmer for 5
minutes, until it becomes syrup like. Add
the finely sliced lemons and simmer for
another few minutes. Remove from heat,
add the gin and stir again. Allow this to
cool and then strain. Reserve 60 ml of the
syrup to use in the icing and set the rest
aside until it is needed.
Cream together the sugar and butter
until pale and fluffy. Gradually add the
beaten eggs a little at a time. Add the
lemon zest. Next add your dry ingredients.
Sift the flour, cornflour and baking
powder into the mixture and blend into a
smooth batter. Finally, add the vanilla
extract and 2 tbsp of milk and mix well.
Divide the batter into the 12 muffin cases
and bake in the oven for about 15-20
minutes, until risen and golden brown.
When the cupcakes are out of the
oven, brush each surface twice with the gin
and tonic syrup. Allow to cool before icing.
To make the Icing, beat the butter, syrup,
vanilla extract and icing sugar until
smooth. Ice each cupcake with the topping
and decorate with some lemon zest and
glitter.
Karen’s Cake Corner
by Karen Hill
Ginny’s Community Corner
by Ginny Gibson of Uttoxeter
W
here in Uttoxeter can you go to play indoor
curling, table tennis or indoor archery. Then
have a 30-minute seated exercise class and
round it all off with a cup of tea/coffee while doing a
quiz?
The answer is: Extra Time Hub run by Burton
Albion Community Trust, on a Wednesday afternoon
from 1.30pm – 3pm based in Heath Community
Centre, Holly Road, Uttoxeter, ST14 7DP at a cost of
£3.50 per session.
I met Amy Lewis, the Extra Time Hub health and
wellbeing coordinator and she told me that Burton
Albion Community Trust is one of 12 Football Clubs
in the country that has been chosen to be part of the
Extra Time Hubs journey. They are working in
partnership with the England Football League Trust,
with funding from the National Lottery plus Sport
England, in order to try and get people aged over 55 to
become more active than the current norm of 30
minutes per day.
Amy said, “The sessions are not just targeting
inactive people, active people are also welcome. It is just
as important to stay active as it is to get active. By
bringing inactive and active people together and
suggesting different ideas we hope to nudge people
towards taking part in and maintaining physical
activity.”
When I spoke to the people at the Hub they agreed,
Alan and Thelma commented, “We find it relaxing and
really enjoy the company of the other people that come
along. Playing the different games on offer is great fun
and keeps our joints moving”. Alan went on to confirm
that by joining the Hub he feels it helps him keep fit
while enjoying himself.
Sue stopped playing table tennis with Ollie to speak
to me and said “The different activities keep my brain
active and the table tennis is a gentle fitness workout”.
Ollie is currently working with Burton Albion
Community Trust on the work experience initiative,
Working in Football, and can see the difference this
group has made to the people who attend.
Before I left, they were all answering the Quiz and
Suzanne told me that it is a great activates group with
the different games each week, because of coming here,
we have become friends and now all meet for lunch
beforehand, so it has enlarged all of their social life too.
Amy Lewis advised me that they can also offer CPR
training using a Resus Annie and show people how to
operate a Defibrillator. They run these CPR and
Defibrillator sessions at the group on request, so please
give the Extra Time Hub a call 01283 246207 or send
an email bactadmin@burtonalbionct.org and get
involved. For more information have a look at the
website that is currently being updated.
www.burtonalbioncommunitytrust.co.uk/health-
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Let’s upcycle
Help the planet one project at a time
by Allison Maryon
T-shirt yarn - How to make and
suggestions for it’s use
T
-shirt yarn is a fantastic resource, made by clever
cutting of the body section from a t-shirt. It
doesn’t have to be a t-shirt that is still wearable
or can be passed on for someone else to wear via a
Charity Shop. We are talking about the ones you cannot
pass on because of maybe a stain or grease spot that is
so stubborn, washing will not remove it.
Lay the t-shirt flat on a surface with the top/sleeves
to the right.
Cut through both layers at 1cm(ish) intervals,
finishing approximately one inch from the top edge.
Your top edge is the actual side seam of the t-shirt.
Continue all the way along to the underarm seam.
Make the final cut through to remove the top/sleeve
section. See diagram 1.
Open the uncut side seam flat. Cut away the thick
t-shirt turned hem. This leaves you with 1cm tassels
from the still attached uncut band.
Take the top piece of your first tassel and cut it away
to the side. This gives you the start of your yarn.
Cut the top of second following tassel across to the
cut at the back of the previous tassel. Continue cutting
all the tassels until you reach the final cut. You will now
have one continuous piece of t-shirt yarn. Make sure
you cross the cut at the top band. If you do not do this
you will end up with a load of large t-shirt rings. See
diagram 2.
Roll the yarn into a ball. This can now knit, crochet
or knot into any project in which you would usually use
a standard yarn.
A perfect use for the t-shirt yarn is a knitted or
crochet dish cloth. Extremely absorbent and also nice
to handle. This is made by simply knitting or using
crochet to make a new square of fabric. It does not have
to be too big… and 8” x 8” square is ideal, as it ill be
much thicker than a standard dish cloth.
The yarn is also perfect for knitting/crochet into a
shopping/tote bag. Again, it does not have to be made
too big, as it has some stretch, due to it being knitted.
The bag will ‘give’ and shape itself to the shopping you
put inside.
Another use for yarn that is made wider at the
cutting stage, 1”(ish) strips is macrame plant holders.
The popular 60’s/70’s craft of macrame has seen a
resurgence during lockdown. A simple project is to
make knotted hanging plant holders. There are many
tutorials on YouTube if you fancy having a go.
Do give this a try. You can always share photos of
any makes that have been inspired by the REDUCE,
REUSE, RECYCLE articles on Instagram
@allisonmaryondesigns.
If you are having a sort out and come across any old
jumpers, hang on to them. We will be using jumpers in
the next article. For the same project, save any old
pillows/cushions if you are having a spruce up and
buying new. Wash the old ones and put somewhere
with the jumpers. This will be a nice project that can
be passed on to various charities if you don’t have a use
for it yourself.
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My love of Life, Lorries and Coaches
by John Willmore of Cheadle - his series continues from previous Voice magazines...
S
o, after helping to put in the roads on the site, it was time to
open up the ground to reach the coal below. This revealed
some of the previous workings that miners had left years
before such as old shovels etc. We needed more lorries for the
operation, so Mr Shenton employed other haulage contractors to
work on site such as Geoff Shenton’s haulage from Combridge near
Rocester.
They bought along a mixed bag of different makes such as
Bedford and Albion, all being driven by his sons. Also, other
drivers worked for Mr Glyn Shenton such as Peter Sellers, Alan
Durose, Graham Snow, Gordon and Raymond Saunders.
As things progressed other firms came onboard. This operation
soon sorted out which lorries suited the hard task of hauling the
coal from a standing start from down at the coalface – most
needing help from the loading navy or a tow from the top by
bulldozer….
I was hoping that I would be allowed to drive down into the
new workings, which I was. But my appendix burst and I finished
up in hospital spending the next fortnight recovering before I
started going down the hole as we called it to get the coal out which
was very good for house or power station use.
After doing this all one summer, I was offered other
employment at Norman Green’s in The Potteries, working in his
garage to learn more about how lorries were maintained and
repaired. I took this job and I joined a team of highly skilled men
who taught me so much to carry me forward in life.
I had by this time got a motorbike so I could travel from home
in Tean to Longton. While I was there I was able to take my driving
test and this opened up new avenues such as buying my own van
– a Morris Minor Type 943 EVT – which had belonged to another
local haulier Mr Thomas Degg as their service van.
Talking of service vans, I was allowed to go out to lorries with
difficulties, with Mr Green’s vans – also go to spares depots to
supply the mechanics.
My life was really opening up and I was thrilled to be involved
with my passion – lorries.
I will speak to you in the next issue of The Voice on how life
developed for me…
O
ne of my most favourite structures is a wall,
made of red brick or of stone. Ideally, I would
love a walled garden, in which I could float
around in a straw hat, tending to my roses. At the end
of the 70s and the start of the 80s Pink Floyd were at
top of the charts with their song ‘Another brick in the
wall.’ I have never been a fan of the group but I always
liked the song. It has resonated with me over the past
couple of weeks as youngsters have been receiving A or
GCSE results.
These young people have felt the full affect of the
decisions made due to the pandemic and their
examination years have been severely and adversely
affected. Two of my great nephews and nieces have
performed well under circumstances that I find hard
to understand. I sincerely hope that those who are
making and have made these educational decisions do
not view our teenagers as simply bricks in the wall but
recognise that they will need to be treated with extra
care over many years to come.
Last week, I set off with my two legged and four
legged best friends to explore a very famous wall. The
one that belongs to Hadrian. We spent a very happy
time with my human best friend’s first cousins in the
land of their fathers, both of whom were born and
raised in Northumberland. We stayed in a farm house
with Hadrian’s Wall running through the yard. All the
cousins walked the 84 miles, from Bowness on Solway
to Wallsend while my two legged best friend did part
of the wall with me and I completed the final day. The
latter included walking along the Tyne, taking in the
magnificent structures of the 7 very individual bridges.
What a lovely city! And I ran out of adjectives to
describe the Northumberland countryside. I cannot
recommend this part of the country highly enough.
I may not have been the biggest fan of Pink Floyd
but I have always loved the Rolling Stones. I heard that
Charlie Watts had died when we were away. He was not
only the best drummer ever but the calmest and most
elegant man. A sad loss.
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Down on the Farm
by Angela Sargent
“The leaf drops: earthworms draw it in
At night- time noiselessly,
The fingers of birch and beech are skeleton -thin
And yet on the beat are we.”
Thomas Hardy
N
ovember and we hope the weather is kind- dry
and crisp, not dank and wet. With the days
noticeably shorter now (and getting shorter
day by day), with some of our livestock still outside, we
must tend to them whilst we can easily see- taking out
silage if needed, checking for signs of illness etc.
Our younger cattle have been brought inside
already, with a view to marketing when they are at their
peak and we will be selling some of our older cows too,
this winter, having tested for bovine TB last month-
part of our twice yearly (fingers crossed) routine. These
require daily feeding and regular bedding- hopefully
our grain and straw /silage harvests will see us through
until spring.
We have more grass about this time, with giving the
arable ground a grass break as part of the crop rotation
and this will provide extra keep for our sheep- ewes and
tups, our own lambs and bought in lambs. The latter
two categories will be sold throughout the
autumn/winter as they grow to a suitable size for our
clients.
Hopefully the ewes have mated and will produce
strong and healthy lambs from March onwards,
especially if we look after them well. But they can
remain outside.
Striding out across the fields we notice the hedges
beginning to get that empty look as the birds clear them
of the berries that gave them the red hue, leaves also
blowing off as the winter storms hit too! Slipping on
the muddy banks of ditches, the thistles are still prickly
enough and the nettles are still coarse enough to give a
sharp nip.
The streams are bordered by brown and grey
straggly remains of the colourful Willowherb, reeds and
grasses, providing cover for all manner of small birds
and animals and probably harbouring insect eggs and
dormant adults.
These streams, our boundary, have watered our
livestock and provided hours of entertainment for our
children as they were growing, as paddling pools,
fishing ponds and for sailing on with home- built rafts.
Flooding often at this time of year and over the winter,
they’ve also fertilised the meadows of which they
border, but also left stray branches, flotsam to dam
them and slow the water down.
Other farms will be harvesting the maize crop now,
a high nutrition addition to the feed mix for highly
performing cattle. Unfortunately, it’s usually muddy
and some, unavoidably, carries onto the road. This is
cleared up as soon as is reasonably possible, but please
be aware when driving along the rural lanes.
E
ast Staffordshire’s entries into this year’s Heart of England In Bloom
competition have shone once again with the In Bloom entries in Burton,
Uttoxeter and Winshill all receiving gold.
The competition rewards community groups for the quality of floral displays,
horticultural excellence and community involvement. More than 3,000 groups
participate each year to help improve their local villages, towns and cities.
Stapenhill Gardens, Mill Hill Lane (Peace Wood) and Uttoxeter Cemetery all
received Gold in the parks category, with a number of other East Staffordshire parks
receiving a silver or silver gilt.
A number of entries in the ‘It’s Your Neighbourhood’ category received gold
including: Community Well Being Garden; Rolleston Train Station; Go Garden,
Uttoxeter Train Station, Uttoxeter Library, Heath Road Community Centre and
Winshill Resource Centre. Redferns Cottage and Winshill Wildlife Wood both
received a silver gilt.
The ‘It’s Your Neighbourhood’ category is about bringing members of the
community together to make a positive change to the place they live, work or spend
their leisure time.
Councillor Bev Ashcroft, Deputy Leader for Leisure, Amenities and Tourism,
said, said: “This result is a credit to all involved, both volunteers and staff, and adds
so much to the environment across the borough. To have achieved these results
under such difficult circumstances is outstanding.”
For more information please visit www.eaststaffsbc.gov.uk/parks-and-open-
spaces/in-bloom
East Staffordshire entries shine in
‘In Bloom’Awards

W
hat a year to be
celebrating our
Centenary, a year
when most of our celebrations
have had to be severely
curtailed. An almost complete
record of the WI’s meeting
minutes and annual
programmes has allowed us to
look back on our amazing
heritage. There is certainly a
tremendous amount to
acknowledge and celebrate.
Throughout the 100 years
Denstone WI has played a
prominent role in the life of the
village.
The WI movement
originated in Canada in 1897
and the first WI here in the UK
was formed in 1915 on
Anglesey in North Wales. It
was not until 1921 that the WI
came to Denstone. Following a
meeting in the Church Room
on October 29th, the 22 ladies
present decided to form a new
WI and the first meeting was
on November 3rd. There were
34 members and Mrs Grier,
wife of the Headmaster of Denstone College, was
elected president.
From the start, there was a varied programme of
activities. In 1925 there were lectures on Savings
Certificates, the League of Nations and a Lantern
Lecture on the ‘London Omnibus’ as well as
demonstrations on clay modelling, cake icing and glove
making. Social time was very important and each
month two members were tasked with organising an
entertainment. The list of activities was endless – whist
drives, musical chairs, games, limerick competitions
and community singing. Music was very important
with members regularly giving recitals on the piano
and violin. Members were keen thespians regularly
producing excerpts from Shakespeare linking up with
Denstone College and performing plays on the
Vicarage lawn. One wonders how competitions in
potato peeling or sketching the President would go
down today!
The Second World War brought the WI to the
forefront of village life. The Committee made the
decision that although the programme would probably
have to change, the Institute meetings would continue
and everything would be done to support the war
effort. Talks at meetings were now geared to informing
and educating members on such things as eggless cake
recipes, fruit canning and wartime gardening.
Under the direction of Mrs Whitmore, Denstone’s
President, we became a centre for the Fruit
Preservation Scheme. Sugar rationing did not allow
housewives to make their own preserves but all the
orchard and soft fruit could not be allowed to go to
waste. The Ministry of Food released extra supplies of
sugar so that jam could be made and they asked the WI
to organise the scheme. Six members each from
Denstone, Rocester and Ellastone WIs met two
afternoons a week to make jam in Rocester School
kitchen. In the first year of the scheme, Denstone
applied for 13 hundred weight (cwt) that is 660kg of
sugar and the group produced a staggering 1 ton, 7cwt,
4 stone and 4½ lbs (1400kg) of jam, an incredible
amount. It must have been a good year for fruit! A gift
of jam was given to the London children who had been
evacuated to Marchington. The scheme continued
until the end of the war.
In 1940, for the ‘Grow more Food Campaign’, the
WI formed a ‘Pig Club’. Members bought 1/- (5p)
shares and two pigs were purchased, fattened and then
sold with members receiving a 4½d (2p) dividend.
When it was no longer possible to purchase a pig, the
WI started a Rabbit Club! The WI also hired land to
grow onions and potatoes.
In 1944, Denstone WI was the centre of a knitting
scheme for reclothing Europe. Denstone was the depot
for 26 local organisations and by the closure of the
scheme, 1097 garments had been provided. There were
also numerous bring and buy sales for the troops,
refugees and the Red Cross to name but a few. The WI
showed Ministry of Information Films which often
required several showings to accommodate all the
villagers.
Amazingly, throughout the war, as well as all these
efforts, the WI kept up with their Monthly, County and
National meetings, Christmas parties and charabanc
trips to Matlock, Stratford and Lichfield. On one
occasion, the delegate to the national meeting in
London recorded her delight at seeing the Queen who
had attended the meeting.
The WI has always been at the forefront of village
life fundraising and providing refreshments for village
activities. They have been very keen to campaign on
local issues. During the war, members wrote to their
MP expressing the need for women police in this area.
There was great consternation in 1946 that the
Wednesday market day bus was full by the time it
reached Denstone. Letters were written to the Parish
Council and the local bus company and eventually a
second bus was laid on so the ladies could get to
market. Recently, one of the NFWI’s campaigns has
addressed the problems of rural bus services, a
continuing theme! Following one of our members
experiences with Osteoporosis, we decided to submit a
resolution for consideration for debate at the National
AGM. Sadly, our resolution was not adopted but we
were rewarded with a five minute slot at the
Staffordshire County Spring Council Meeting where
700 members were told about the importance of early
screening to detect Osteoporosis.
Throughout its history, Denstone WI has been keen
to enter competitions. ‘The History of the Village’
A 100 Years of WI in Denstone
By Viv Edwards
A glorious evening walk in the Staffordshire Countryside Crafters at work – a serious business

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produced in 1949 by the members was an entry for the Knighton Challenge Shield.
It didn’t win but we still have a copy which is a very valuable historical document.
We’ve won many Drama competitions and members have won competitions for their
press reports and for photographs used for the annual County WI Calendar. In the
1980’s and 1990’s, we won the County rounders competition several times and more
recently, the County Quiz competition. We’re also up for a challenge. We walked
90 miles to celebrate the 90th birthday of the WI in Staffordshire and we completed
the Triathlon Challenge, as a WI, walking, swimming and cycling 50 miles. Some
of our members cycled or swam for the first time in decades, quite an achievement
and great fun.
Throughout the 100 years, the skills and talents exhibited by members have been
amazing. In recent years we’ve had a craft group where members and friends have
led taster sessions in such things as cake decorating, quilting, beadwork and Chinese
calligraphy. At pantomime time, the crafters have had great fun producing an
astonishing array of props and costumes. We’re keen to try new activities. Ten pin
bowling, bowls, curling and darts at our local pub, the Tavern, have been very
enjoyable and some of us have been a bit more adventurous, trying our hand at
Nordic walking and even trampolining. Following a talk on ‘Silver Swans Ballet’, we
found we had a qualified ballet teacher in our midst, so many of us have enjoyed
regular ballet classes. We are very fortunate to live in the beautiful Staffordshire
countryside and summer evening walks are a regular activity enjoyed by family and
friends. For the hardier, there is the New Year Walk, which takes place - rain, hail,
sun or snow.
Sadly, all these activities stopped as a result of Covid. However, many members
have acquired new IT skills which have enabled us to have Zoom committee
meetings and later, members’ meetings with speakers. Perhaps more importantly, it
has meant we could keep in contact with one another. Our 100th Birthday
celebrations have been severely curtailed but we did manage a Garden Party in July
and we have our birthday lunch to look forward to in November.
Our membership is strong as we look ahead to our next century. What does the
future hold? We are part of an organisation with nearly 220,000 members which has
had considerable influence over the years with successful campaigns that have
brought about key policy changes in several fields including health, education and
agriculture. The WI is often thought of as a rural organisation but new WI’s are
forming in the cities. In the rather fast and impersonal world of the city, many young
women are keen to learn to cook, sew and knit, but above all, enjoy the friendship,
support and companionship that membership of the WI brings.
Here in Denstone, new Members are always very welcome. Meetings are held at
Denstone Village Hall on the third Monday of every month at 7.30p.m. (subject to
Covid restrictions). Do get in touch and perhaps attend a few meetings to see if you
might be interested in joining us. For further information, please consult our website
denstonewi.weebly.com.
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of the late, great Gordon Banks, with whom many ex-players would take weekly
walks in Trentham Gardens.
The long-term aim of this becoming a community hub, as well as providing local
food banks with fresh produce, has been the vision of the former Stoke and Ireland
player Terry Conroy. Along with 20 or more volunteers, and the invaluable input of
the allotments manager Dave Manifold, the allotment has been transformed from a
neglected space to a paved area with raised beds, a greenhouse and a special flower
bed dedicated to the memory of avid Stoke fan, Stephen Bevans.
The old Butler Street gates have been used in the entrance to the allotment and
as a trellis and a summer house contains a display of the history of the club. Recently,
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1th May 2020 was a very sad day for members of the Rotary Club of Uttoxeter
when their President, David Reeves, passed away very suddenly and our
heartfelt sympathy went out to David’s wife, Clare, and all their family.
Club members decided that a fitting memorial to David was to purchase a Tribute
Tile at the National Memorial Arboretum which earlier this year was placed on the
Millennium Shelter.
Due to coronavirus restrictions a visit to the NMA was delayed but this took
place when over thirty members of the club and guests met up at the Millennium
Shelter. We were especially pleased that the guests included Clare and her family and
also President Stuart Perren of our mother club, Stafford, and other members of his
club.
Our President, David Chapman, spoke movingly of the contribution David had
made to the club and that he owed him so much for all the support he had given
him. As it is unlikely that we can meet up together for several weeks it was decided
that our handover should be held. President David then handed over to Senior Vice
President, Roy Smith who in turn handed over his role to Junior Vice, John Gregory.
Following the formalities we were split into three groups, each had an excellent
guide and we were all given an insight into the memorials both to the armed forces
but also voluntary organisations including Rotary and the Inner Wheel.
Following the tour we concluded with an excellent lunch at the NMA restaurant
where careful fellowship continued and thankful that after fifteen months we had
been able to meet up in person.
President David said: “This was a very special occasion for the Club and David’s
family. We all remember David with fondness and gratitude for all that he
contributed to the Club.”
Incoming President Roy Smith added.”It is important for the Club that we
continue to build on David’s legacy and I am proud to be following him into Office.
We have a busy year ahead so today was a great starting point.”
President Roy concluded, “ We are hoping that we will be able to hold our first
face-to-face meeting later this month and plan our programme for the year. We hope
that the people of Uttoxeter will support our fund raising events so that we can
continue to serve the needs of the community” David Chapman, right, handing over the President’s chain of office to Roy Smith.
Rotary Club remembers past
President David
By Roy Smith

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Owd Grandad Piggott
Go to the new website
www.owdgrandadpiggott.co.uk
and download tracks from the original
Owd Grandad Piggott LP record which
was recorded live by Alan Povey in The
George and Dragon pub in Longton in
1977 and sold over 6,000 copies in
North Staffordshire inside 6 months.
Povey’s People
by Radio Stoke’s Owd Grandad Piggott
‘There was a good scrap in
the chip shop last night’,
commented Nostrils Moffitt.
‘Oh? - anybody we know?’
I queried.
‘Daft Gullickson and
Gummy Webster’, said Nostrils.
‘Mind you, it was neither of
them who started it… it was
Owd Grandad Piggott.
‘He’s a bit old to be starting
a bother!’, I opined
‘He’s always putting his oar
in where things don’t concern
him... said Nostrils ‘he puts the
bullets in and Club Paper Jack
fires ‘em… he’s always stirrin’
up trouble. He’s nothing but a
bloody owd tup.
Derek also was getting well
cheesed off with the lower
orders. There was no argument
that Derek’s was the best chip
shop in Longton but like any
retail establishment, it had its
share of low lives.
‘Bar ‘em out!’, I suggested.
‘I’ve tried that - but when I’m in the back chopping
potatoes, they’re in... I can’t be in two places at once…’
‘You need a bouncer’, I said and Derek gave a harsh
laugh.
‘And what do I pay his wages with? Margins are
tight enough without lashing out on a bouncer’.
‘Kill two birds with one stone then’, I suggested. I’ve
heard that Big Alice Turpin is looking for a job… She’d
soon sort the riff raff out’.
You’ve lost Barbara - why not give Big Alice a try?’
Big Alice Turpin was a formidable entity who lived
along our street. She went seventeen stone, drank pints,
took snuff and it was rumoured that she could kickstart
a Boeing 747. You didn’t mess with Big Alice Turpin
especially when she had had a bad night at bingo. Add
in the fact that she despised Owd
Grandad Piggott, it made sense that she
would make an ideal employee. Derek
clapped me on the shoulder and three
days later, Big Alice Turpin was serving
fish and chips in Derek’s and greatly
looking forward to forthcoming
hostilities with Owd Grandad Piggott
and Club Paper Jack.
Owd Grandad Piggott had clocked
Big Alice behind the counter and
hesitated somewhat before he went in
but Derek’s chips were a big draw and
finally took the plunge.
‘Whats they want??’ she snarled
eying him coldly when it came his turn.
‘Giz a steak an’ kidney pie an ram an
‘ole in the top on it an’ fill it full o’ gravy!’
rapped Owd Grandad Piggott. Very
slowly, Big Alice turned around and put
a steak and kidney pie in a tray, made a
hole in the top of it, filled it to brimming
with steaming hot gravy, then half
turned.
‘Suck this!’ she growled, then she
whipped round in a flash and poked Owd Grandad
Piggott in the ear with it. There was a loud squelchy
‘splunt’ as she ground it in and an ear splitting yell as
Owd Grandad Piggott clawed wildly at his ear which
was dripping with hot meat and gravy.
‘Arrrrrrrrgh’, he bellowed, ‘Its hot!!’
‘It inner as ‘ot as weer you’ll go if yer dunner
scram… GERRITE... GO ON - BEAT IT!!’ Owd
Grandad Piggott, followed closely by Club Paper Jack
made a hasty exit from the shop as Big Alice made a
move to come around the counter. Derek did a war
dance in the back of the shop as Owd Grandad Piggott
and Club Paper Jack hared off down the street. It
seemed as though Big Alice’s position in the shop as a
sales assistant and a bouncer was established.
After she had been there a week however, several
problems manifested. Big Alice smoked and as she
served customers, would leave a lit cigarette on the end
of the servery. Derek took exception to this and banned
her from smoking on the job so she stuck one behind
her ear and when he banned her for doing that, she
took to chewing a big gobbet of plug tobacco which was
equally offensive. Big Alice also had a personal hygiene
problem. In a nutshell, she stank and Derek’s turnover
started to suffer as people turned up their noses when
Big Alice was serving. Despite her attributes, Derek had
no choice but to dispense with her services. This of
course brought back the old problem of the
undesirables, so the poor guy couldn’t win.
Then, one day out of the blue, into the shop walked
Mavis Mellenship. Size wise she was in the same mould
as Big Alice Turpin but she didn’t smoke, she didn’t
stink and she had an active dislike for Owd Grandad
Piggott. Derek grabbed at the straw and before the end
of the week, ‘Vile Mave’ as she was known locally was
serving chips in Dereks.
The local- neer- do wells treated her with respect
and the takings improved considerably but Owd
Grandad Piggott was his usual pugnacious self. One
day, he went in and complained that Vile Mave had
short changed him the last time he came in.
‘Go on yer lyin’ owd tup’, growled Mave, ‘I never
did!... If I did, why didn’t you complain at the time?’
‘Ar didner check it till ar got wom’, grumbled Owd
Grandad Piggott.
‘Yow give me a tanner short in me change... what at
gooin’ do abite it?’
Vile Mave took a deep breath and came round the
counter very quickly.
For a person of her size, she was a fairly fast mover.
Before he knew what was happening, she spun him
round, grabbed him by the ear and top lip and
effortlessly threw him over her shoulder. He sailed
through the air and landed in a corner with a sickening
crash with a bellow like a Galloway bull. She then
jumped on him and two seconds later, she had him in
a full boston crab and laid it on mercilessly. As her gaze
fell on the space where Club Paper Jack had been
standing, it was empty.
Club Paper Jack was no longer standing there.
Leaving a whiff of tobacco fumes,he had fled the scene
leaving Owd Grandad Piggott to his fate, Vile Mave
Mellenship lasted considerably longer than Big Alice
Turpin and Derek was left in peace to continue selling
his wonderful produce for the foreseeable.
Each month Radio Stoke’s Owd Grandad Piggott (Alan Povey) will write a unique insight into our local life and its
many characters. His infectious, humorous slant on people provides a different and unusual mix which hopefully
will bring a warm smile to the faces of our readers.
This month: Derek’s Chippy
Owd Grandad
Piggott had
clocked Big Alice
behind the
counter and
hesitated
somewhat
before he went in
but Derek’s chips
were a big draw
and finally took
the plunge.

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See Page 50 for some of the names to the faces.
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Bake’s Memoirs
by Neil Baker, local sporting legend
G
areth Southgate selected his teams for the
World Cup qualifying matches against
Andorra and Hungary - England were very
good against Andorra but what a bitterly disappointing
performance against Hungary!!
These two games should have cemented
qualification to next year's finals in Qatar but a victory
and a draw has left the nerves jangling slightly - but I
still think we will get the jobe done...
Anyone planning a trip over to Qatar? Not sure
myself for a couple of reasons. The timing of the event
in November doesn't fit into my timetable as my team
are likely to be playing and football In the Middle East
is not something we are used to seeing.
I've really enjoyed following my country in previous
World Cups and European Championships but next
year's tournament isn't one that particularly appeals to
me, although I'm sure I'll look forward to it nearer the
time.
Over the years I have followed England all over
Europe, enjoying the few highs but suffering the many
lows as our national team has disappointed us on so
many occasions. Following the team has given me so
many experiences of different countries and cultures
and added to my life opportunities to travel.
Many of these stick in my memory, not because of
the result but for the atmosphere and expectation.
The best? Probably Turin in 1990. World Cup semi
final v Germany. I had been out in Sardinia for the
group games with the family watching the Egypt and
Holland games. Watched the Belgium game out there
and we returned home just in time for the quarter final
match v Cameroon.
After a nerve wracking night, me and my mate Paul
Harrison, landlord of the Blue Mugge in Leek, went to
the travel agents next morning and booked a ferry to
France and drove down to Turin for the game.
What a drive that was, around 1200 miles! We got
into Turin and got our tickets as we were members of
the England travel club and off to the game.
We played well on the night but did our usual,
losing on penalties. We stopped the night on a campsite
in the city where we were pelted all night with missiles
from the locals and flares from the Italian police.
Thanks for the hospitality! Believe me it was a long
drive home.
England v Argentina in St Etienne in 1998, second
round of the World Cup ,was another defeat on
penalties but a night we were proud to be English.
I had again been out in France for the group games
with my family and friend Kev Lewis and partner
Tracy. We were based in the south of France near the
Spanish border, Perpignon.
The first game was v Tunisia in Marseilles.
Remember Prada beach? It was frightening. The local
white Africans were given carte blanche to batter
anything English including men, women and children
and any car that had a GB sticker on. Don't ask me
anything about the game because all I was concerned
about was getting the family out of the city safe and
sound. Before the game we had met up with Malc Ward
who had decided to go out to France with just a
knapsack on his back! We had given him the address
of where we were staying.
We arrived back at our campsite later that day
relieved that we had a safe passage out of Marseilles.
The next morning we had a visitor, Malc had caught a
train from Marseilles to Perpignon and spent the rest
of his holiday with us.
Great company is Malc and he still tells the tales
now to anyone who will listen to him.
We went to Toulouse for the next game with
Romania, a lovely city, no problems apart from a
surprise defeat. Off to Lens for a crucial game v
Columbia which we duly won to qualify for the next
stage.
We were due home the next day, I drove the family
back to Calais but Kev and I had decided to stay out
and travel down to St Etienne for the Argentina game.
We had a couple of days to get down there and stopped
off in Paris to watch the Denmark v Nigeria game. It
was played in the Parc des Princes and we managed to
get tickets. We were right at the back of the stadium
and it was one of the highest I'd ever been in and spent
the game holding onto my seat! Talk about having
vertigo!
After the game we drove through the night down
to St Etienne and booked in a hotel. We met up with a
couple of Middlesbrough fans and went out for the
night. It was a long night and the four of us returned to
the hotel the worse for wear. During the night we had
a phone call from the receptionist in French and the
only word I understood was 'voiture' which meant car.
I looked out of the window and they were putting up
market stalls around our car. I woke Kev from his
drunken stupor and he had to get up and move our car.
Next morning the two Boro fans came down to our
room and asked us if we had received a call during the
night as they had ignored theirs. We told them the
reason for the call, they looked out of the window and
noticed their car was missing!
Further enquiries were made and they were told
that their car had been towed away to build the local
market!!
Off to the game, another glorious defeat on
penalties. We had gone behind, goals from Shearer and
Owen put us in front before Beckham was sent off. The
team was magnificent down to ten men and almost
pulled off the impossible having a perfectly good goal
disallowed.
Another long drive home…
There have been many more of them over the years
but the memories are as clear today as they were at the
time. Disappointments, many. Successes, a few. In fact
it got to the point when I thought is it all worth it, those
thoughts only lasted a few seconds. Of course it was,
we wouldn't have it any other way.
Since the last Voice we have lost two of our 1966
World Cup winning squad, Jimmy Greaves and Roger
Hunt. Both great goalscorers but for me Greaves was
the best of the best. My favourite player as a youngster
- I idolised him.
Do you Stoke fans remember the game at the
Victoria Ground in 1964/65? The rain had poured
down all morning and the club had appealed to local
supporters to get down to the ground early with garden
forks and brushes. They brushed and forked the pitch
and the game went ahead on a mudheap.
Spurs won 1-0 with a penalty from Greaves. They
also missed one - what a game…
All the best.
Bake.
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Man of the Match Award
Uttoxeter Rugby Club Skipper Jake Cabrera was awarded Man of the Match in the
first home game of the season against Leek sponsored by JCB.
Rugby Club President Andrew Moult is pictured presenting the award to the
Uttoxeter Captain.

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