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PUBLISHERCommunity Index
EDITOR/ADVERTISINGLesley Swann
SUB-EDITOR/WEBSITESam Paechter
CONTRIBUTIONS Andrew Simpson, Nigel Magowan, Chorlton
Arts Festival, Rob Hardy, Chorlton Bookshop, Green Walk Open House, Peter Topping, Grow For It, Sherlock Homes, Katherine
Watson, Leon Horton
COVER PHOTOGRAPHLesley Swann
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DEADLINE FOR THE MAY EDITION10th April 2012
Contents4. Shop Local, Past & Present
6. The Healing Power of Nature
9. Chorlton Arts Festival
10. Want to Shed those Winter Pounds?
13. Book Reviews
14. Green Walk Open House
15. GLAD TO BE IN CHORLTON
16. For All You Wannabees
18. Sherlock Homes
21. April in your Garden
22. Food and Drink Index
27. Hitting the Hotspot
28. Community Index
Andrew Simpson’s book Chorlton-cum-Hardy A Community Transformed will be published in the autumn.
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Image: Beech Rd c.1932 from the Lloyd collection
Now I have mixed feelings about supermarkets. Historically they were an important development in the way we shop and the food that is available to us. But of course the impact of huge out of town outlets on local communities, and the demise of the independents raise big questions.
All of which made me reflect on the retail experiences that were available here in the township during the 19th and early 20th centuries.
In 1850 there were just a handful of shops, most in or near the village. But fifty years later almost all the buildings from Wilton down to the green were in place. In 1911 of these 23 shops, 13 were engaged in selling food. And there were more around the green and lots more just the short walk up to and along Barlow Moor Road.
Now in an age before refrigerators this shouldn’t surprise us. People shopped daily because they had to, and if they didn’t make the journey themselves then a servant would or equally likely the shop delivered. Look at any old photograph of Chorlton and somewhere on the road there will be one or more delivery vans, pulled by horses.
Now it is an interesting thought and a challenging one that just possibly this was not such a good thing. Read any account of food
outlets in the 19th century and it is to be confronted by stories of adulterated food, tainted meat and underweight produce. The weights and measures man may have been a dreaded figure but if shop keepers could get away with selling their food after it’s sell by date and underweight then some at least would. Nor I think should we mourn the passing of the loose biscuit or of the meat hung out in the open.
It was for all these very reasons that the co-operative movement was started and took such a strong hold in working class areas, and even before the Rochdale Pioneers were setting out their stall the Chartists had set up a co-operative shop in Hulme and other experiments had been floated around the country.
And it is easy to be seduced by the image of the rural shop. Many here in the township had a short life in the years before 1850. Some I guess were short term expedients to supplement the family income and were terminated when other more gainful means of making money became available. You read of some who one year described himself as a farmer and another as beer seller before reverting to the land. Others like the Brundrett’s up by Lane End where High Lane and what is now Sandy Lane meet were well established as was the Whittaker family who were selling groceries from the bottom of Beech Road from the mid 19th century and were still there a hundred years later. But even the Brundrett’s grocery store appears to have had a break in trading at one point.
Nor is it necessarily the case that all our food shops sourced
locally. Much of the food grown here was produced by market gardeners whose markets were in Manchester and they made the 4½ mile journey almost daily, either delivering the food to Stretford where it was taken by water along the Duke’s Canal or increasingly by wagon.
And it was intensive farming. The diversity of the produce was important where cash crops followed the seasons and were geared to the needs of nearby Manchester. It was reckoned that farmers who sowed the white Lisbon onions in autumn to send to the Manchester markets in spring would have the land cleared in sufficient time to plant potatoes and other vegetables. Many would also have a second crop of onions which would be ready in the summer and might earn £150 per acre.
Moreover farmers like the Higginbotham’s on the green were more likely to sell their surplus milk and dairy products direct rather than to a shop.
So there are still questions to ask about our shops before 1900 and even about the service they delivered in the century that followed. I can remember our own little grocery store which offered one basic cheese, ham that had long ago left the land for some abattoir in the more dingy outskirts of the city and a range of red sugary stuff which the jar described as jam.
As ever history is messy.
Shop Local , Past & Present Andrew Simpson
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Recently researchers have begun to realise what many humans have known on an instinctive level for millennia: that the natural landscape can be a very effective healing tool. Healers have long utilised a therapeutic connection with nature in order to treat a wide variety of mental and physical conditions. This ancient practice has now been rediscovered and given the name 'Ecotherapy.'
Ecotherapy is a collective term for numerous nature-based therapies which utilise an experiential connection with nature. It's a relatively new field, but one which has many ancient roots, drawing its ideas from both modern and ancient practices, including psychotherapy, nature-awareness, mindfulness, meditation, bushcraft, and shamanism.
Our ancestors would have seen little or no separation between themselves and the natural world; using nature to sustain and heal, physically, mentally and spiritually. By contrast, Western society has become increasingly industrialised
and urbanised. People in industrialised nations now spend more than 90% of their lives indoors. Sadly, modern society has become more and more disconnected from nature.
For millennia we existed in a close relationship with the natural world, and were intrinsically connected to the rhythms of our natural environment, so much so that our need for a relationship with nature must reside in our very genes. It would seem that, despite technological advancements, we are still genetically hard-wired to need to be close to nature and living things.
Most people are already aware of the beneficial psychological effects of simply being on a beach, paddling in a stream, or walking in forests or mountains. This may be why we are often drawn to areas of natural beauty when taking our holidays.
Mankind's use of nature to enhance physical, mental and spiritual well-being has been around probably as long as
humans have existed. Many researchers now believe that conflicts can arise due to our disconnection from the natural world. Our in-built need for a relationship with nature has become disrupted, leaving us unbalanced and open to a variety of mental and emotional problems. It would appear that there is a strong need for us to re-integrate nature back into our lives to redress the balance.
Research has shown that just being in green spaces can have significant benefits on mental well-being. This can be as simple as spending time gardening, sitting in a local park, or walking in the countryside. Ecotherapy takes the concept further by actively deepening and utilising this instinctive connection.
Compared to many traditional talking therapies, ecotherapy is often focused on experiential learning. Participants learn through engagement and immersing themselves in the environment and activities, as well as by talking about and sharing their insights and experiences, thus change can
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often occur without the lengthy discussion often associated with many talking therapies.
Ecotherapy has been shown to have a beneficial effect on many conditions, including, stress, depression, anger, and addiction. It can help build confidence, self-esteem, motivation, and communication and relationship building skills. It can help put your life into perspective, develop independence and
creativity, and learn that you can achieve things you never thought possible.
Nigel Magowan is a psychotherapist with over ten years' experience practicing in Manchester and Harley Street. He is one of the first people in the UK to offer ecotherapy, which is
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Chorlton arts festival organisers are pleased to reveal details of the first confirmed live music acts for the event, scheduled to take place 17th to 27th May 2012.
This year’s festival is shaping up to be an exciting and fresh celebration of gigs and performances taking place across 15 chorlton venues, all within stumbling distance of each other, and will culminate in the chorlton weekender on 24th to 27th May.
Headliners include Chew Lips, who recently completed a second album after performing all over the world in 2011, including a scene-stealing appearance at the famous SXSW festival in Texas. Joining them will be the Handsome Family from the US and Lanterns on the Lake. All three will perform in the atmospheric surroundings of St Clement’s Church.
Also included in the weekender will be a host of late-night performances, which will see the thoroughfares of Chorlton come alive with music. The event will feature over 100 of the best up-and-coming artists from the uk and abroad alongside seminal greats and some very special guests. Many
more acts are yet to be confirmed, but so far the line-up includes: Treetop Flyers, Tiny Ruins, Big Deal, Blind Atlas, plus Pablo’s Finest Hour gig night and Scruff of the Neck gig night.
In addition to this year’s extraordinary live music line-up, Chorlton Arts Festival continues to develop its community focus, with many of the performers in the festival coming from the local area. This year a group of young people will work to bring digital arts to the streets as part of the festival’s outreach programme. There were a record number of submissions and the diverse events reflect this, with an exciting comedy night featuring some of the best talent in the region, an extensive visual arts programme, craft fairs, a writing competition and spoken word events, and performance theatre. Over half the events at this year’s festival will be free entry and tickets for paid gigs and passes for chorlton weekender are now on sale.
Festival director Philip Hannaway says: “Chorlton Arts Festival continues to go from strength to strength, and there have been more applications to be part of the festival this year than ever before. The music line-up is one of the best you will find at any festival and helps us pay for all the free stuff. We’re really excited!”
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Lanterns on the Lake
It is at this time of year that we begin to look forward to those lazy, hazy, summer days just around the corner. The springtime air is rich with the promise of picnics in the park, woodland walks, and maybe a fortnight's worth of basking on a beach somewhere, topping up the tan on a well-earned summer break.
Unfortunately, if you're like me, you might also be wondering whether the lycra on that gorgeous swimsuit will be able to stretch just a little bit further after a winter's worth of comfort eating. But before signing up (once again) at the slimming club, I thought I'd have a chat with Rob Hardy, a clinical hypnotist at Chorlton-based Manchester Hypnosis Clinic, to see if hypnotherapy might be an option for me.
There are, Rob told me, real problems with some of the traditional approaches to weight loss. Yo-yo dieting can become a vicious cycle of weight-loss/weight-gain (usually gaining more that you lose) that plays havoc with your metabolism and can even increase harmful cholesterol.
All forms of dieting can, for some people at least, create or reinforce an obsession with food (or an obsession with weight loss). The safest and most sensible way to lose weight is, of course, to have a well balanced diet and to take daily exercise, and this is where hypnosis comes in.
According to Rob, using hypnosis to help people lose weight has been around for a long time, but it's profile has recently been
boosted by the introduction of hugely popular hypnotic gastric band procedures.
"Hypnosis works on the unconscious mind. A good hypnotherapist will 're-programme' the way their clients think about food and eating.
During the pre-treatment consultation I work with the client to discover their 'guilty pleasures' (often something to do with sugar) so I can 'drain' the cravings out of them during the session."
Rob discourages clients from hopping on their bathrooms scales every five minutes: "I get them to stop obsessing about pounds and ounces, and find more positive ways to measure their success. Fitting into that 'little black number' again is much more motivational than numbers on a dial."
I asked Rob about the best way to find a hypnotherapist. Qualifications are important, he told me, as is membership of a reputable hypnotherapy register, such as the Complementary and Natural Healthcare Council Register (the Department of Health's preferred register). Most
hypnotherapists give new clients an opportunity to meet with them - to "try before they buy".
To get a free consultation with Rob, whether about weight loss, or any of the other things that hypnosis can help with, such as smoking, phobias or anxiety, give him a call on 0161 408 0684 or email him at [email protected]
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As a team, it’s easy for us to be enthusiastic about the benefits Chorlton and Whalley Range have to offer and the arrival of the new Metrolink service this year is surely an added bonus. Not only are you able to enjoy the parks and green spaces, good schooling, lively and vibrant atmosphere generated by the individual shops, bars, cafés and restaurants – just a quick tram ride enables easy access into the City Centre and Media City.
Chorlton village provides a lively and vibrant atmosphere and includes street cafes, bars and restaurants. There are a variety of local shops catering for day to day requirements including the popular award winning Barbakan delicatessen and the Unicorn. The highly popular Chorlton Green/Beech Road area provides individual boutiques and an array of bars including the Lead Station, Horse & Jockey, Parlour and a number of restaurants catering for all tastes.
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Spring in ChorltonSpring is finally here in Chorlton! The magnolia trees in Chorlton and Whalley Range are looking spectacular, so why not take a stroll around the area and see how many you can spot? Now that the clocks have gone forward and the days are longer and brighter, there are plenty of lovely parks and green spaces right here on our doorstep for us to enjoy. Including Longford Park, which is celebrating 100 years with a Centenary Weekend on 12th and 13th May. Other favourites include Alexander Park and of course Chorlton Meadows.
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Book Reviews from Chorlton Bookshop
Tiny Sunbirds Far AwayChristie WatsonWinner of the debut novel category in the 2011 Costa prize, this book is certainly a deserving winner. This is one of those clever books which breaks your heart and keeps you laughing out loud at the same time.
Blessing has a comfortable life in Lagos, Nigeria. She sees poverty around her but is untouched by it until her beloved Daddy is caught with another woman. This leads to her mother losing their apartment and being forced to move in with her parents miles away in the Niger Delta. This is a land controlled and polluted by the rich oil companies. The land is also divided by in-fighting between local thugs and militia, with innocent locals often caught in the middle. In amongst all of this we meet some wonderfully described characters. This is essentially a novel about a young girl coming of age surrounded by her family in extremely trying circumstances.
The Novel in the ViolaNatasha SolomonsThe story begins in 1938 Vienna. Elise is the adored but somewhat plain youngest child in a musical and literary family. Her mother is an international Opera Singer and beauty; neither of these qualities has been passed onto Elise. Despite the fame and success of
her family they are soon to become enemies of the state for being Jewish. Elise is about to leave her life of ease and luxury to become a lowly maid in a large English Country House.
War is declared and the attacks on Jewish families increase in volume and intensity. Her parents had hoped to escape to America but this is no longer possible. Elise is torn. Just as she is finding stability and happiness her parents are trapped and alone in a country that was once their home. What will become of the once famous Landau’s, now separated by a vicious and brutal war?
This is a complete page turner of a book. It’s an enjoyable, easy read, impossible to put down! Rather poignantly, the author mentions at the back of the book that the character of Elise was loosely based on her Aunt.
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This will be the sixth year of the popular community event, an open house exhibition and sale of art and crafts from local artists, potters, jewellers, glass makers and photographers in the leafy setting of Green Walk, Whalley Range.
Previously the event has attracted a large and enthusiastic following from the local community and further afield, with attendance growing year on year.
Home made food and drink will also be available on the green.
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GLAD TO BE IN CHORLTON Past and Present is an exciting exhibition staged by local artist Peter Topping and historian Andrew Simpson as part of this year’s Big Green Festival. The exhibition explores the changing nature of Beech Road over the last 170 years and compliments the debate on what we want of the area in the future.
Come along to the festival on 31st March at St Clements Church
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At the exhibition correctly identify the picture detail below from 1. The old photographs and 2. The paintings, and also 3.Tell us the shop which now trades on Beech Road from the location of
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Simply comlpete the form below and bring it to the exhibition. Have a look at the exhibition and talk to Andrew or Peter, who will check if your answers are correct and enter it in the draw for a prize.
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It seems you can’t watch the TV, listen to the radio or read a paper without the mention somewhere of bees and their plight. We are encouraged to plant bee friendly plants in our gardens, put up homes for bumble bees, buy local honey, watch what chemicals we use around the home and in the garden and even take up beekeeping. What is all the fuss about?... Or is it just another trend?
Well, you now have the opportunity to find out first hand. There’s a new Apiary (place where hives of honeybees are kept) in Chorlton, and it’s open for the community to come along and see
for themselves what it is really all about. The Apiary is located at Scott Avenue Allotments and is part of the Grow For It Community Allotment which you can see from the bridge on Manchester Road near the swimming baths.
You can come along and see the bees at work and chat about them during the regular Community Allotment opening times, and we are also
running Bee Open Days where there will be information displays and demonstrations about bees and beekeeping. There will be beekeepers there to talk to about all aspects of beekeeping and honey production, as well as information on gardening with bees in mind, light refreshments and a raffle for a 1lb jar of local honey. As well as the Open Days, we will be running practical taster workshops on beekeeping for those who want to learn a bit more about the subject through theory and practical activities, including working with the bees.
The world of bees is fascinating and important to us all. So come and find out for yourself.
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Sherlock HomesSherlock Homes, the family owned Estate Agent, has been established in Chorlton for two generations (you may remember the old property boards with a subtle nod to Arthur Conan Doyle's fictional character). The Sherlock family have had a long involvement in the Manchester property scene – they have all things property coursing through their veins.
More recently the Sherlock Homes brand has been updated with a fresh new look. Their mission is to bring greater clarity and simplicity to selling and renting property. Gone is the great 'consulting detective', replaced with a bright bold blue colour and a freshly remodelled
modern office. Another unique feature is that they are the only estate agent with an office in the hugely popular Beech Road area, well known for its café culture, fashionable boutiques and art galleries.
The relaunched Sherlock Homes is working ever more closely with the local community on a variety of projects to make Chorlton an even better place. Sherlock Homes are sponsoring an event at Chorlton’s Big Green Festival and will soon launch the 'Glad to live in Chorlton' community campaign. They feel it’s important to make sure Chorlton continues to appeal to prospective incomers and long-standing residents alike. They want to highlight the wealth of good things Chorlton has to offer to people who choose to live here.
On the newly launched Sherlock Homes website they are showcasing local artist Peter Topping and photographer Rachael Magowan’s work featuring Chorlton landmarks. Both have worked tirelessly to document events and places
which will be excellent for future generations of historians.
Along with the rebrand, Sherlock Homes are offering promotional rates to local home owners wishing to sell or rent their homes. In addition, for each new landlord or vendor that brings a property to them (quoting Community Index) a donation to a Chorlton community project will be made. Sherlock Homes Sales Manager Jonathan Welford said: “With local home owners behind us, we will add even more value to the area by investing in valuable community projects.”
The Sherlock Homes team looks forward to making everyone 'Glad to live in Chorlton'. Call into their office with your property sales or letting requirements and one of their team will be happy to help. Surf to www.SherlockHomes4u.com or call 0161 881 8228
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There is a great deal to say about April in the garden; it’s a time to divide and replant existing herbaceous perennials as well as a very good month to get new plants in the ground ready for the a summer show. But having just been out in my garden with a cup of tea before starting work I couldn’t help but be warmed by the sight of two Euphorbia characias wulfenii looking stately and slightly Jurassic in large pots against my sunny back wall. Euphorbia are among some of
my favourite plants – a huge genus which has gone in and out of fashion over the last hundred years or so, but in most of the gardens you are likely to visit you will inevitably see one or a number of their variety and this is because they are great border plants. I remember first seeing a E.characias wulfenii in a quirky garden in the Cotswolds created by an equally quirky, stuff-and-nonsense woman who wore a trilby and charged a 50p entrance fee and turned a blind eye to picnics on her lawn. It was huge and positioned against the Edwardian house in a gravel bed with other cottage garden favourites and looked nostalgically magnificent. Euphorbias are a striking plant with slightly ‘alien’ characteristics (as in proper aliens not just strange) – in E.characias, lime green cylindrical bracts are held above bright grey/green leaf-littered stems. Among my
other favourites are E. palustris, a fresh lime green and slightly more delicate variety and E. griffithii ‘Fireglow’ or ‘Dixter’ bearing orange bracts – both of these need plenty of water and some staking to keep them from flopping onto other plants but they are striking border additions. Another variety I have in my garden is E. mellifera – the Honey Spurge, so called because of the strong smell of honey given off at flowering time. Another feature of this plant is that the seeds literally explode on sunny days – at first I thought I was being attacked by undercover squirrels throwing very small nuts (it’s possible?) before realising it was the facility developed to spread the seed beyond the canopy of the plant. Prone to frost but definitely worth a try.
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5 Jam Street Cafe 209 Upper Chorlton Road M16 0BH, 881 9944
6 On The Corner93 Beech Road M21 9EQ, 881 4841
7 Sweet Tooth Cupcakery9a Oswald RoadM21 9LP, 07855 765355
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11 Coffee N Chocolates514 Wilbraham Road M21 9AW
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13 Epicerie Ludo46 Beech Road M21 9EG, 300 2582
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16 North Star Delicatessen418 Wilbraham RdM21 0SD, 862 0133
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18 Out of the Blue484 Wilbraham RoadM21 9AS, 881 8353
19 Unicorn Grocery89 Albany RdM21 0BN
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22 The Bar533 Wilbraham RoadM21 0UE, 861 7576
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24 Bar San Juan56 Beech Road M21 9EG
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27 Beggar’s Bush 48 Beech RoadM21 9EQ, 861 7393
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41 Juan Sanchez366 Barlow Moor Road M21 8AZ, 862 0267
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43 Lloyds Hotel617 Wilbraham Road M21 9AN, 286 0693
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47 Nectar Bistro 404 Barlow Moor Road M21 8AD, 861 9300
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49 Nook535 Wilbraham RoadM21 0UE, 882 0700
50 Oddest414-416 Wilbraham RoadM21 0SD, 860 7515
51 Panicos 418 Barlow Moor Road M21 8AD, 861 0613
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At last! Something a bit different for all us foodies. Situated opposite Chorlton bus station, Hotspot Ess Paradies offers “traditional German cuisine with an emphasis on authentic Bavarian and Hessian cooking.” A fresh, modern decor with booth-style seating welcomes you into a relaxed and family-friendly atmosphere, where, thanks to the courtesy and philosophy of the management, you’ll quite rightly want to linger a while.
The extensive menu, something of a surprise to this reviewer, offers a wide array of starters and mains, from bratwurst to bockwurst to fish and noodle dishes to numerous meals I couldn’t even begin to pronounce, whilst the children’s menu more than caters for the younger palette. And if you’re really hungry, check out the daily specials for such delights as Hackbraten (German meatloaf) and Rouladen nach Mutti’s Art; a classic roulade filled with pickle, mustard, bacon and onion.
For a starter, my friend and I shared the Gemüsestreifen für Zwei (£4.00) - sticks of seasonal vegetables with homemade Tzatziki dip and a delicious chilli and pepper hummus. Perfect for getting the juices flowing in anticipation of what was to come.
For my main, I chose the Bayerische Bauern-pfanne or Bavarian Farmer’s Platter (£6.00); whilst my veggie friend, for once spoilt for choice, opted for the vegetarian schnitzel (£6.50). The platter (pan fried potatoes, with Nüberger sausage, peppers, onions, and peas, topped with scrambled eggs) was superbly presented, very tasty and a perfect choice for brunch. My friend described the schnitzel (an Austrian escalope made with couscous, courgette and carrots; breaded, pan fried, and served with seasonal vegetables or fries, with a rich gravy) as hearty, filling, and quite simply delicious.
Dessert was Fantakuchen (£3.50), a popular German cake made intriguingly with a dash of Fanta orange. Light and creamy, it proved a perfect palette cleanser and a fine finale to our lunch.
Manager Ramin and his team offer simple, honest and tasty food. So, if you’re looking for a hearty lunch or an informal evening meal, then Hotspot Ess Paradies is definitely the place for you.
Hotspot indeed. It certainly hit mine.
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Festivals, Markets & EventsChorlton Big Green FestivalSt Clement’s Church, Saturday 31st March 11am till 6pm followed by Ceilidh 7.30pm till late.www.greenchorlton.co.uk
Whacky RacesMonday 9th April Annual eggstavaganza, Junk carts + boiled eggs = mayhem! Meet 1-3pm Chorlton Water Park car park, Maitland Ave. Wildflower Planting Sunday 22nd April. Meet 1pm Chorlton Water Park car park 881 5639 www.merseyvalley.org.uk
Farmers Market and Craft Fair Horse & Jockey, Chorlton Green. Last Saturday of every month 11–5pm www.horseandjockey chorlton.com
Manchester Street Market3rd Saturday of the month outside Chorlton Library.
Pop-up Vintage Fair Vintage homeware, clothing & handmade crafts. Every Saturday 12-5pm at The Beech, 72 Beech Rd, [email protected]
Clubs, Societies & GroupsChorlton Aikido Club Wednesdays 7.30-9.30pmSt Ninians, Wilbraham Rdwww.lancashireaikikai.orgTel: 861 8456
Community Allotment and Apiary, Scott AvenueAllotment (alley entrance by the bridge near to Leisure Centre)Sat 11am, Sun 2pm0797313906807521500223uk.groups.yahoo.com/
group/grow_for_it/
Chorlton Bridge ClubChristine Blackburn Tel: 225 8854 www.bridge webs.com/chorlton
Chorlton Good Neighbours881 2925 [email protected]
Manchester Flower Lovers’ GuildFirst Monday of the month for flower demonstations. Refreshmenst at 7.15 for 7.30 start. Visitors welcome £5 St Werburghs Church Hall, Chorlton M21 0TJ Anne 881 6591, flowersnorthwest.net
Friends of Alexandra Park226 7525 www.friends ofalexandrapark.org.uk
Friends of Chorlton Meadows 881 6276www.friendsofchorltonmeadows.blogspot.com
Function/Meeting RoomsDo you need a cheap local place for a meeting or gathering? Rooms available for up to 25 people. From £10/HourShakespeare House Community CentreWhalley RangeM16 8NR, [email protected]
Transition Chorlton Ways to encourage a more sustainable future in Chorlton. 1st Thursday of each month at the Lloyds Hotel from 7.30pm
Whalley Range ForumJN8 Youth & Community Centre, 82 Cromwell Ave, M16 0BG 881 3744 [email protected] www.whalleyrange.orgWhalley
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50+Social GroupArts/Walking/HolidaysLila:[email protected] 2261214
Health & FitnessOver 50 Walking Group Last Wednesday of the month 25th April meet at the car park of Chorlton Water Park at Maitland Rd entrance. Will Peters 226 2454
Capoeira – Cordao De Ouro Tuesdays 7-9 (All levels), Saturdays 11-12 (Kids)The Edge Theatre, M21 9JG, www.cdonw.co.uk
The Yoga RoomsThursday 10-11.15am Drop-in Yoga (all levels) Friday 10-11am Drop-in Pilates (all levels)Full Programme at www.theyogarooms.co.uk
Pilates Classes drop in £6 Mon 5.30pm, 6.35pm, 7.40pm, Wed 1pm Thurs 9.35pm St Clements ChurchTues 5.30pm, 6.45pm, 8pm St Johns SchoolBeginners workshopsStudio classes and 1-1 on the reformer, Cadillac & chair Sarah 07776196504 www.energyflowfitness.co.uk
Arts & CraftsBattyandgorgeousCreating CollageSaturday, 29th April 1-5pm £40/£35 www.batty andgorgeous.com
Beetlefelt Craft WorkshopsTextile Club TuesdaysWeaving Workshop WednesdaysSewing SurgeryThursdaysother workshops inc. Mosaic Heart, Felt Table Mat,
Seamless Felt PurseCarol Mowl Tel: 881 6309 www.beetlefelt.co.uk
Chorlton Reading GroupOnce a month in the meeting room behind Chorlton library 7.30pmAll welcome 881 [email protected]
Creative Corner Café inclusiveartsresources @gmail.com14 Milton Grove, Whalley Range, M16 0BP07745 855399
Drum & Percussion GroupPlaying Brazilian and Cuban rhythms. Thursday evenings 7-9pm St. Margarets Church, Whalley RangeSue 226 4311
The Edge Theatre and Arts Centre The Edge Youth TheatreDance — ages 11-16Saturdays 11–12pm £5Theatre Club 5-8 year olds — Mondays 4-5pm £5Out On The Edge (LGBT Theatre)Theatre group for LGBT 16 to 25 year olds. Mondays 7-9pm £5 Manchester Rd, Chorlton Tel: 282 9776www.watersedgearts.com
Ministry of Craft Cup Cake DecoratingSat 17th April Travel PhototographySat 14th AprilClothing AlterationsSat 21st April07850 894 752, www.ministryofcraft.co.uk
Mosaic TherapyThurs 7.15-8.45pm Chorlton Central Church Mosaic Yourself Potty Hulme Community Garden Centre Mosaic flowerpot June Roman Mosaics for
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Beginners Victoria Baths Manchester July Mosaic Masterpieces at Norton Priory Museum & Gardens May & JuneTracey 860 0387 www.traceycartledge.co.uk
Rubbish RevampedStress Release Sock Bunny 5th April 7-9pmSort your life out with Rubbish Revamped 19th April 7-9.30pmwww.rubbishrevamped.org.uk
South Manchester Camera ClubClub Meets Monday nights at 8pm Didsbury Methodist Church M20 5LRwww.smcc.org.uk
Pottery Corner 34 Beech Road M21 9EL882 0010
Music & EntertainmentCharango DJS Every Friday and Saturday night 10pm-late. 456-458 Barlow Moor Road, Chorlton 881 8596 charango-chorlton.co.uk
Chorlton Film InstituteWe Need To Talk About Kevin Thurs 19th AprilDoors Open 8.10pm Film starts 8.30pm Entrance £5 St Clements Church
Chorlton Folk ClubThursdays 9pm Ellesmere Rd Cricket Club
Dulcimer DJs every Friday & Saturday and live acts from around the world every week www.dulcimer-bar.co.uk
Folk Songs and Tunes at The BeechIf you enjoy folk songs and tunes even older than the Beech. 1st & 3rd Wednesdays for Songs2nd & 4th for Tunes.Beech Road, Chorlton, M21 9EG
Home on the RangeEverything from punk, funk to classic house.last Friday of every MonthThe Carlton Club, Whalley Range www.carltonclub.org.uk
Horse & JockeyQuiz Night Every Sunday (except Bank Holidays), from 8pm.9 Chorlton Green M21 9HS www.horseandjockey chorlton.com
Oddest Bar 414-416 Wilbraham RoadChorlton. Mooch down to Oddest every Friday & Saturday to find our fab DJs sifting through the vinyl 11pm-1.30am860 7515 www.oddbar.co.uk/oddest
Social & Support GroupsCafé Spirit Meets 2nd Monday of the month at Copperfields Café in Chorlton 7.30pm Lesley 882 0848 Email: [email protected]
Chorlton Anxiety Group226 3871
Coffee and Craft Mornings at Chorlton Good Neighbours. Meet friends and have a coffee, with arts and crafts group. Thursday’s 10-11.30am Wilbraham St, Ninian’s Church 881 2925 www.cgncg.org.uk
LGBT Parents Group 636 7507, 07970 298 559
New Family Social UK charity for LGBT adopters, foster carers and their children. Meets every 2 months in south Manchester.newfamilysocial.co.uk
Rainbow Families 07903 397 108 rainbowfamilies@ hotmail.com
St. Clements FellowshipContact Barbara Burns on 0161 881 5912 or Ida Bradshaw on 0161 861 7158 for information.
Local Websiteswww.beechroadm21.co.uk
www.chorlton.co.uk
www.chorltoncivic.blogspot.com
www.chorlton.fetch.it
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Useful NumbersAllotments Manager 226 3322
Bus, Train & Tram 228 7811
Chorlton Library 227 3700
Citizens Advice 0870 126 4094
Environment on Call 954 9000
Gas Emergency 0800 111 999
Manchester City Council234 5000 www.manchester.gov.uk
National Rail Enquiries nationalrail.co.uk 08457 48 49 50
Police – non emergency872 5050
Samaritans 236 8000
Mersey Valley Countryside Warden Service 905 1100
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CARPET & UPHOLSTERY CLEANERS
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Established in 1982, a family run business where you can trust us when handling your garments...
Curtain Cleaning•Duvet Cleaning: Single £10 Double •£15Ironing Services•Repairs & Alterations•Stain Removal•Same Day Service •Evening Dress & Wedding Dress •Specialist
Special Offer
3 2Garments Cleaned for the price of
Pick-up & Delivery Service
or visit: www.villagedrycleaners.com
Call: 0161 860 4451
OPEN TIME
Mon/Tue/Wed/Fri 8.30-5.30pm
Thurs (late night) 8.30-7.00pm
Saturday 8.30-4.00pm
38 Manchester Rd, Chorlton, M21 9PH Tel: 0161 860 4451
Specialist Dry Cleaners Est:Over 25 yearsWedding Dress Specialist
LATE NIGHT OPENING Thursdays till 7pm
“What can I say about Village Dry Cleaners? Just excellent! Amir, who owns the business, goes above and beyond what is expected and I can whole heartedly recommend his services.I run a vintage inspired bridal boutique in the heart of West Didsbury. As we stock high-end dresses with sometimes challenging silks and fabrics to clean, we’re always amazed at how Amir manages to spruce up our dresses.I recommend his services to all our brides. He’s truly excellent at what he does and is extremely knowledgeable when it comes to fabric – the best dry cleaners in the north, without a doubt!”
Nikki Graeme
Owner, The White Closet, Didsbury
Village Dry cleaners