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Hello everyone, this is the twenty-third edition of the Clubhouse Network Newsletter made by volunteers and customers of the Clubhouse Community. Thanks to everyone who made contributions to this issue. We welcome any articles or ideas from Clubhouse customers.

Members visited the New Victoria Theatre to see Intemperance a gritty story of a working class Irish family struggling in 19th century Liverpool p16

Captain Stingray’s Groove Machine - Anything could happen in the next half hour. GigMan Arts and Crafts gives his verdict. p9 See Debbie’s fab Pictures p5 pep5Error! Bookmark not This month’s Mindful Moments p10 defined.

Pets’ World: Read Lottie’s story p8

City Places to Visit Tunstall Park p14 Towers of Fun Riding the Woodie p13 p8

2 Have fun with this Sudoku Puzzle! 2 Dogs sniff out Bronze

(The solution is on the Clubhouse notice boards)

The Newsletter Online Lucky, Dave, Vicky and Sasha The current newsletter and back issues are Lucky and Sasha passed their assistant dog training now available online. Scan this QR Code to be th Bronze awards on 29 March 2019. This is for taken to the webpage where you can view the assisting their owners who have issues with newsletters. mental health problems to get out and about in public spaces. Sasha has also passed her silver award on 12th April 2019. Both of these wonderful dogs help their owners to stay calm and help them when out of their homes. This brilliant pair of woofers have helped Vicky and Use the QR code or type in this URL Dave go to many new places without being http://www.brighter-futures.org.uk/clubhouse-network- frightened. Sasha and Lucky are very special dogs indeed. newsletter

Photography Group Newsletter Availability Learn to take better photos! The photography As well as the print edition, the newsletter is group meets every Tuesday from 10:30am at available in other formats. From the Clubhouses the American Clubhouse. Howard and Dave and Safes Spaces an audible version of the run this group. newsletter is available on CD to borrow, listen and copy. In addition an audible mp3 version and text Colouring Group version are on the desktop of the customer The Colouring Group meets at the American computers at The American. If you Clubhouse (in the main room) on Thursdays would like to receive the newsletter 2:00pm – 4:00pm. All members are welcome. by email ask Howard or Mark. This group is facilitated by Charlotte and Jean. You can also send a request with ‘subscribe’ as the Please come along and take part in this subject to [email protected] to be put creative and relaxing activity. on our emailing list.

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Your monthly Newsletter is created by: Assoc. Copywriter, Photographer: Charlotte Booth Reporter, Photographer: Howard Dexter Librarian, Runner: Phil Scoggins Editor, Audio Edition Producer: Mark Gilbert Proofreader: Jean Sturgess Proofreader: Pete Wynne Approval: Sharon Godwin Printed at Whittle Court And thanks to all contributing members

4 THE DIRECTORY Places members may like to visit Name Where What Impact Boxing Brocksford Street Boxing fitness classes. Fenton Root and Fruit Trubshawe Community Learn how to grow your own food. Allotment Burslem On Facebook at en-gb.facebook.com/trubshawcross/

Kniveden Leek Gardening and growing, pottery, woodwork, Partnership Jewellery and alternative therapies. Growth Point Shelton Allotment Site Gardening, growing. Tutor Led Cultural Squatters 51/53 Merrial Street Cafe, Table Tennis, Art. Newcastle under Lyme One rule. Our rule. #bekind ST5 2AH http://culturalsquatters.uk/ BELONG Lower Street Homes for people with dementia and so much more. Newcastle-under- Cafes, gym, internet, art gallery, parties, hireable Lyme, rooms, and heritage museum. This incredible , building blends the lives of the residents with the ST5 2RS, community. A truly unique space and experience in Wheelchair accessible. this area. Parking on site West End London Road, Wednesday – Friday 10:00am – 2:00pm Community Centre Boothen, An excellent cafe with great food at great prices. and Café Stoke-on-Trent Community activities. ST4 5AW westendcommunitycentre.weebly.com/ SpoonFull Café b-Arts Bi-annual Pop Up Café. Excellent food and music. 64-72 Hartshill Road http://www.b-arts.org.uk/ Stoke-On-Trent. ST4 7RB City Central Library Bethesda Street, Lending and Reference library. Audio Books, eBooks Hanley, and eMagazines. Membership required (Free). Stoke-on-Trent, Check for activities. ST1 3RS 19 Computers and free 1 to 1 Bookable IT help Easy parking fairly near Open 9:00am ‘ til 6:00pm weekdays (5:00pm Friday) Hanley bus station. Saturday 10:00am – 2:00pm Sunday Closed Wheelchair accessible. Bread in Common 72 Hartshill Road, Stoke-on-Trent’s real bread bakery. Bread baked Stoke-on-Trent with flour, water, salt, yeast and natural flavourings. ST4 7RB There are weekly bakes at B-Arts in Stoke. Watch Bus Route 25 from out for their bakes taking place around the city. Hanley or Newcastle breadincommon.com If you have questions about any of these venues, activities or events ask Mark for further details. This directory will change as we visit or learn about new venues and activities.

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Arts and crafts play a big part in the Clubhouse Network. Making art and crafting are effective therapies for people with mental health difficulties and are enjoyable in their own right giving a tremendous sense of achievement when completed.

Pulteney bridge A proud red crosses the river Avon chested bird perches Debbie with her masterpieces! in historic Bath on a rock

Jean with a dungaree dress she has made for herself in the sewing group

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7 See the American sewing group’s embroidered cushions!

This month at Cultural Squatters!

Football Talk To Us! Events If you are thirty five and above You can give any and would like to play regular contributions to Howard or

football then there is a weekly Mark. You can also send ideas If you would like an group run by Stoke-on-Trent or stories to news@brighter- event publicising in the Council on Thursdays at the futures.org.uk newsletter please let us YMCA (Hanley) 6:00pm-7:00pm.

know. Task Group Raffle

Task Group takes place every The Easter raffle raised £52.

three weeks at the American. The winning number was Day Trips Come along and help shape 516. The prize was won by There will be many day trips Clubhouse activities. Keith S. The raffle was run by, throughout 2019. Go along on Discuss, gardening, Newsletter, and the prize created by Jean. an outing, you will have a great events to attend with our time. Keep an eye on the notice publicity stand and more. boards for the next fun trip. Clubhouse Walks Pool Tournament If you are interested in a gentle Every Monday at the American walk from any of the Clubhouse there is a pool Clubhouses then please speak tournament that is open to all to a support worker. members. 12:30pm onwards.

smooth haired Patterdale way to the van, we had just 8 Useful Contacts Terrier and called her Lottie. left the drive as we hit the first On seeing her, Mille was not a main road she was sick on me. Clubhouse Network: happy bunny (or doggy). The Luckily I had a towel on my The American - 835 220 problem was Lottie was just legs but the smell was The Observatory - 272 799 too lively, energetic, bouncy, horrendous. After I cleaned twentyfourSEVEN full of beans and slightly mad. myself up the towel went in 0300 1231535 Ext. 1470 the next bin we passed and we Brighter Futures Helpline - drove the rest of the journey 0808 800 2234 with the windows open! Echo - 07500 444 4116 The sickness got so bad for the Safe Spaces Network - 811 815 poor dog we decided to get North Staffs Mind - 262 100 help at the vets. She Citizens’ Advice Bureau – prescribed tablets to sedate 0344 411 1444 Lottie. This stopped her being [email protected] sick and worked very well on www.snscab.org.uk long holidays at our caravan. Changes – 413 101 The problem was on weekend breaks; it took a while to get Headway House –280 952 the medication out of her Greenfields – 0300 790 0236 Millie decided that the only system. She only had a day to Sutherland Centre – 0300 123 course of action would be to get back to her perky self, 1162 get as far away from her as before being dosed up for the GrowthPoint – 0300 123 0907 possible and so for the first journey home again. Looking few months she decamped back we never regretted outside our bedroom, leaving buying her but maybe Lottie Lottie in the kitchen. was a good name for her as Eventually Millie grew to like she certainly gave us a whole Lottie and they even slept on Lot(tie) of trouble. the same doggie bean bag. Scooby-Doo We bought her from a local breeder and initially she was Brighter Futures QR Code. fine in the car until one day Scan to be taken to the Brighter she was sick on the back seat. Futures website or use: We weren’t too concerned http://www.brighter-futures.org.uk/ and thought it was probably something that she had eaten afe Spaces provides Pets’ World: until it happened on every a safe, supportive journey. This was a massive environment for people problem for us as we had a S in mental distress. Lottie static caravan in mid-Wales Many years ago we had a and from Easter onwards we How can Safe Spaces help lovely Cavalier King Charles used it for weekend breaks me? Safe Spaces offers a safe spaniel called Millie. and all our other holidays. I space during the week and She was getting older and we used to travel with her sitting weekends when you’re in thought that she might like a on my knee to try and keep mental distress or crisis when little puppy friend. Not a good her calm as my wife drove, a hospital admission is neither idea! We wanted another but it never worked. I wanted nor needed. small dog so went for a black remember one time on the

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Groovy For this museum gig, there were six but sometimes with a brass section it can be eight. Super-fan Carl Super-fan Carl has been with Safe Spaces QR Code. Or use: Lead singer, Ash Wall, sang http://www.brighter- and played lead guitar, joined the band from the beginning futures.org.uk/safe-spaces by friends on keyboards and and helps out with tickets and merchandise. Seeing them bass guitar. However, the percussion section is amazing play over 40 times. Album of the Month Finally, older readers may his month Gig Man and gives the band its unique style. As well as a player on a remember Gerry Anderson’s reviews: a live excellent puppet show, performance by Captain standard drum kit there is a T standing drummer who plays a Stingray from the 1960’s. The Stingray’s Groove Machine on band makes great use of the th large set of bongos. Also for 5 April at Hanley Museum title music before making their and Art Gallery. most songs they have a sitting drummer on tom-toms. stage entrance. Featuring the Formed in 2016 the band say great line, Anything can their music is a fusion of Afro, Many of the packed crowd had seen the band before and happen in the next half hour. Latin American, reggae, funk For Captain Stingray’s Groove and rock! there was a big cheer when they said one of the band Machine maybe that should be would be playing the ‘log’ two hours. which was a hollowed out tree GigMan section on a stand played with drum sticks, giving me the impression that they would hit Find anything that made a good sound. Brighter Futures The gig was split into three parts of about thirty minutes on I would say the two things each, meaning the band and most people notice on seeing crowd had time to get their Twitter the band play for the first time breath back. The Groove are their colourful costumes Machine doesn’t do ballads. and the number of band The catchy single of a couple members. of years ago, Ey Oh still sounds good and went down very well @BFNW as did Dumarine. The band do specialise in playing long songs like ‘Congo’ over ten minutes

This month’s 10 Mindful Moments A Passion To Play e cannot live in the Again? past; it is gone. Nor The Biddulph and can we live in the District Youth and W future; it is forever beyond our Community Orchestra grasp. We can live only in the needs you! present.

We’re keen to bring in all S. N. Goenka instruments, played by young musicians and also hen we stop dwelling on the by folk who may have played before and had to W past or worrying give it up when Life got in about the future, we’re open the way. to rich sources of information. Rehearsals are held every We’ve been missing out on Friday evening from information that can keep us 7:00pm until 8:30pm at out of the downward spiral and poised for a richer life. the Victoria Centre in Station Road, Biddulph. Terri Guillemets Etruria Canals Festival Want more details? indfulness is paying Help needed! Phone Frank on: attention to the he Etruria Canals Festival 01782 517238 right things, and M will be taking place on paying no attention to the st nd Note: the orchestra has wrong things. T 1 and 2 June. This changed its age limit so year Clubhouse will have a everyone can go. Anon stand on both days of the festival. Feedback from last

year indicated that the stand

was a little bland, so this time Mindfulness Find round the stand will be more What is Mindfulness? colourful, featuring bunting Brighter Futures and decorations made by the Mindfulness is wordless. on craft and sewing groups. Mindfulness is meeting the The organisers of the festival moment as it is, moment after Facebook are very keen on craft moment after moment, demonstrations so part of our

wordlessly attending to our stand will be used to

experiencing as it actually is. It demonstrate crafts, sewing is opening to not just the and art by Clubhouse fragments of our lives that we members. like or dislike or view as If you would like to help out important, but the whole of brighterfuturesNW on the stand with the our experiencing. demonstrations or giving out

our promotional material see White Wind Zen Community Diane at the American or

contact her via 1 green pepper, diced Remove from the oven and [email protected] 1 clove of garlic, minced allow the loaf to rest; initially 11 If you go along to the festival 2 tbsp BBQ sauce press down on it for a couple as a visitor you will have a ½ tsp dried thyme of minutes using a tea towel; great time. If you do drop in, 2 tbsp fresh basil, chopped being careful not to burn please call by our stand and 1 tbsp fresh parsley, chopped yourself. Enjoy with roast say ‘Hello’. 6 tbsp fresh breadcrumbs dinner vegetables. 3 tbsp Parmesan, grated

2 tbsp vegetable stock 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce This Month’s Recipe New Groups at the e hope you had a go 1 egg, beaten at making the Salt and pepper to taste American Clubhouse sweet and sour tofu preheat the oven W to 170C, Gas 3. Make and Model in Issue #22 of the Newsletter. Here is another easy to make Method Workshop and very tasty recipe, Quorn Grease and line a 2 lb loaf tin Come and join in with this Meatloaf. Never tried Quorn with baking parchment paper new group. Make whatever before? Go ahead and make leaving sufficient paper to fold you want to; Airfix, Model this recipe, it’s delicious. down over the loaf when Rail, painting figures needed. Heat the oil in a large or even Lego. frying pan and sauté the onions and peppers for 5 This weekly group is on Friday minutes until softened. Add from10:00am to 2:00pm the garlic and cook for 2 more and will be minutes. Remove from the co-ordinated by Frank. heat and allow to cool for 2-3 minutes. Sewing Workshop Whether you are a would-be Stir in the Quorn mince, BBQ This new workshop will contestant on Master Chef or sauce, thyme, basil, parsley, include learning dress making ‘can’t boil an egg’ please give breadcrumbs, cheese, broth, and alteration skills. this a go! Worcestershire sauce and Cooking yourself a nutritious beaten egg. Mix well to ensure This weekly group is on meal can be very rewarding that all ingredients are Tuesday from 10:00am to whether it is just for you, combined and season well 3:30pm. For more information friends or family. Please let us with salt and black pepper. speak to a member have any recipes you enjoy Tip into the lined loaf tin. Fold of the team. making. the baking paper over the loaf to enclose it. Place on a baking sheet and cook for 45 minutes. Remove from the oven and twentyfourSEVEN carefully unfold the paper to Nail Art takes place on the first release the steam. Reduce the Sunday of every month from oven temperature to 150C – Ingredients Gas2, put the loaf in the oven, 340 grams bag Quorn mince uncovered, and cook for 1 tsp olive oil another 20 minutes until set. 1 large onion, diced

12:00pm till 2:00pm at The club dropped the In their centenary year Stoke 12 twentyfourSEVEN. Ramblers from their name in played an exhibition match 1878, and in 1888 they were against the great Real Madrid founding members of the and their ‘Galácticos’. Football League. With the probable relegation of Notts In terms of league County in the 2018-2019 achievement the closest Stoke season, Stoke City will be the have come to winning the title was in the 1946–1947 season oldest ‘League’ club in the World. In 1925, the club's where a final day defeat cost Karaoke takes place on the name was changed for the Stoke the top spot. first Wednesday of every final time to Stoke City month from 4:30pm till Football Club when Stoke-on- 7:30pm at twentyfourSEVEN Trent was granted city status. Don’t worry you do not have Stoke’s fortunes have waxed to sing if you don’t want to, and waned over the years with just go along and enjoy almost equal time spent listening to the tunes. between the first and second Sunday Lunch tier and some ignominious Did you know you can periods in the third. get a delicious Sunday lunch The club moved in 1997 to the at twentyfourSEVEN? (then) Britannia Stadium, a Sunday lunch is served from 28,383 all-seated stadium; 12:00pm-1:30pm and 2:00pm having spent 119 years at the – 3:00pm. The cost is £4.25 Victoria Ground. In the 2007– Matthews in the colours of with proceeds going back into 2008 season Blackpool with whom he won the catering network. In recent times Stoke won the 1953 FA Cup promotion from the Football Stoke have had numerous League Championship in 2007- famous players play in their 2008, the second tier of ranks over the years. Probably English football, and played in the two best known are the Premier League from and Gordon 2008–2009 till 2017-2018 Banks. Sir Stanley Matthews, when they were once again CBE (1 February 1915 – 23 relegated to the second tier February 2000) is often where they remain. regarded as one of the Stoke's only major trophy win greatest players of the British Local History was the 1972 Football League game, he is the only player to Cup, when they beat Chelsea have been knighted while still Stoke City FC 2–1 in the final at Wembley playing football. Matthews, Stadium before a crowd of who grew up in Hanley, was an toke City Football Club 97,852. The club have also apprentice at the club and was formed in 1863 as won the Football League made his first appearance, Stoke Ramblers Football S Trophy twice, in 1992 and aged 17, in March 1932. Club by former pupils of the 2000. In addition Stoke City Matthews' nicknames included Charterhouse School whilst won the Watney Cup in 1973 ‘The Wizard of the Dribble’ they were apprentices at the and are the current holders of and ‘The Magician’. North Staffordshire Railway. this prestigious trophy.

At the end of his second stint wooden coaster to be built in minutes. Although a long wait with the club, Matthews was the UK for over 20 years. it gave us plenty of time to 13 given a testimonial match The ‘Roller coaster Club of take photos as the ride came which featured a Matthews XI Great Britain’ has over 1000 around. The wicker head was versus an International XI members who were an incredible structure and (sometimes styled as Stoke particularly excited as they many others had their City v The Rest of the World!). give you a totaly different cameras poised like us as we A galaxy of stars played in this experience from the tubular all tried to capture the match including Puskas and steel rides. Months before the moment the huge balls of fire Eusebio. official opening members would shoot up. There was World cup winning goalkeeper posted online films showing great anticipation as we got OBE (30 the stunning ride structure closer to boarding and I won’t December 1937 – 12 February and the long themed queue spoil it for you but there are 2019) joined Stoke City from walk up area. extremely well done audio- Leicester for £50,000 in April We were promised smoke and visuals before your terrifying 1967. Banks said that he had fire as well as speed and journey! So what did we both joined Stoke to try to win thrills. Importantly it wouldn’t think? In a word: brilliant. something. He got his wish incorporate any loops, making Although the speed is only when he faced Chelsea in the it a ride that most of the 43.6 mph, much slower than 1972 league cup final at family could enjoy. My some of the park’s other thrill Wembley. Goals from Terry youngest son, Tim has always rides, it feels much faster Conroy and loved roller coasters but had because as with other wooden saw Stoke win the game 2–1. never ridden a wooden one. coasters it shakes you from Next month, Port Vale. For many years I have wanted side to side. In fact the to take him to Blackpool manufacturers claim Pleasure Beach to ride on one depending on the season and of their many ‘Woodies’. the weather the track will Now we had one on our shrink or swell leading to many doorstep at Alton Towers it different ride experiences. By was an opportunity too good far the best bit is when the to miss. train passes through the head but interestingly the smoke effect is in fact fine water vapour so I had wet glasses, though I wasn’t complaining. The ride lasted for three I had seen a Towers’ publicity minutes and thirty seconds Towers of Fun film made at night, showing although we both said it (Riding the Woodie) the huge fire effects as the seemed longer. The only train sped through the 58’ tall welve months ago disapointment was that we wicker style head that looked there was great didn’t have time for another amazing. For this reason we T excitement at Alton ride. Tim and I have been on planned the outing so the Towers as their wooden all of the park’s white knuckle Wickerman ride would be our rollercoaster was unvailed to rides and Wickerman is maybe last of the day at dusk. the public for the first time. the best. We joined a very large queue Initialy codenamed ‘Secret BraveDad Weapon 8’. ‘Wickerman’ cost and were told electronicaly £16 milllion and was the first our wait time would be ninety

An exciting new addition to This Month We Have Dave 14 City Places to Visit the park is a free outdoor gym, Dave first came to the costing £12,000 and includes, American ten years ago for the Tunstall Park chest and leg presses, a slalom art group. He stopped ork commenced on skier and a cross trainer. attending for a while, but Tunstall Park in A further £725,000 is due to returned about four years ago W 1897. This was be invested in the park and as he felt he needed to get out overseen by council architect users are being asked for of the house more to boost his Absalom Reade Wood. ideas. Many people would like mental health. Dave is now a to see the boathouse restored very active member and loves to its former glory and a making new friends at the chance to hire a boat again. American Clubhouse. There is a well used café that serves, tea, coffee, light snacks and meals at a reasonable price.

The lake and boathouse The grade II listed park has a number of historic features including the lake and Dave boathouse constructed in 1903/4 and the large clock For trips and events he is often tower donated by employees the first to put his name down of William Adams and Co. The and says he has had some ornamental wrought iron great days out, including gates are in memory of experiencing many top plays at the New Vic. Thomas Peake and were Have a cuppa in the cafe donated by his children. The The larger Floral Hall is often Dave is a coffee lover. Hobbies ceremonial opening of the hired out for weddings parties include playing pool, walking gates in June 1908 was taken and other events. and fishing. He likes most to mark the official opening of During the summer the park’s types of music, though his the park. bandstand plays host to local favourite artist is American In 1911 the pavilion was brass bands. rapper Eminem. added known as the Floral At the end of July the park’s On TV he enjoys most of the Hall. popular carnival takes place. soaps and is a big fan of WWE The park is of medium size and Large crowds always gather American wrestling. makes for an interesting visit. for this free event. More Amenities include crown green details of what’s on offer this bowls, fishing, play areas and a year will be available on the football pitch. park’s website, closer to the dates.

Clubhouse Stories World Wrestling Entertainment Please give us your stories of what the Clubhouse Network Dave likes watching films and says his favourite type would means to you. Tone your legs here be horror.

He enjoys travelling abroad Everone met at Hanley bus Volunteering can be very and countries visited include station and took the number beneficial and help develop 15 Bulgaria, Republic of Ireland 101 down the A34. skills, such as communication, and Tunisia and says that if he gardening, organising events, had to pick a favourite it pool tournaments or working would be Tunisia. in the cafes. If you feel that Dave is a dog lover and has a you would like to try Staffordshire bull terrier called volunteering then please Millie aged nine. Millie is a contact Mel McClure at very soft and gentle animal. Brighter Futures. Looking back on events he has been involved with; as a keen Phil B, Lee and Sue Student Stories cyclist, he took part in a night catching some his month’s student is time ride called Lullabyhub. springtime rays. Charlie who tells us Each bike was fitted out with Everyone enjoyed this sunny T about her placement fairy lights powered by battery but chilly day out in our with for Brighter Futures. and had a speaker that played historic county town. As usual ambient music. He said it was a look round the shops and amazing to cycle round the taking refreshment in one of city with others as crowds the many local eateries were turned out to watch the night on the ‘to do’ list. time spectacle. Finally Dave would like to thank the staff for all their help and support and hopes to keep coming to the American for many more years.

A peaceful walk round the Charlie beautiful park finished off the Charlie started her student trip nicely. placement in January and has Mike Moors mainly worked at the Garden Volunteering American, but has spent some here are many time at ECHO and twentyfourSEVEN. Her course different volunteering at Staffordshire University is Thanks to Homebase for all opportunities within the T due to finish in July 2020 and the help they have given us Clubhouse Network. next year she will be doing a with the garden, which placement with children. continues to bear produce. However following her time with us, one day she would like to work with adults with Trip to Stafford mental health needs. th On Thursday 11 April Charlie loves music both members took a trip to Spring- listening and playing. Stating time Stafford. most of the best songs were written in the 70s and 80s.

She has played music from age stricken circumstances being 16 six when Charlie was given her just too overwhelming. granddads cornet and two tier Although this play is ultimately organ. At the age of nine she a tragic tale the mood is lifted joined her first brass band and by some great jokes from the has played for bands based at character of Millie’s Trentham, The British legion, granddfather Fergal (John Florence and Rode Hall. O’Mahony). These days, due to studies The play is interspersed with Charlie plays less but jigs and reels played sung and occasionally toots for Florence Intemperance danced by the cast. brass band. Everyone did enjoy this In June, Charlie hopes to see at the New Vic performace despite its grim Members visited the theatre Brassed Off at the New Vic, theme. At the end of the for a performance of based on the film featuring a show some members were colliery band. Intemperance, written by able to go backstage and meet She loves Harry Potter and Lizzie Nunnery and directed the cast and crew. Greek mythology books. by Zoë Waterman. The play was performed by the New Charlie loves horror films, and Jokes two of her favourites would be Victoria Theatre’s own hugely ‘Friday 13th’ and ‘The Texas tallented and versatile company. This month we have a Chainsaw Massacre’. selection of jokes that are just Charlie likes theme park rides too good for the repertoire of and her boyfriend of three Little and Large. years is due to take her to Alton Towers for a birthday Thanks to all of the people treat where she wants to ride who helped me define ‘The Wicker Man’. ‘numerous’... it means a lot. She has a dog called ‘Des’ a I think my wife is putting glue lakeland cross, her angel on my antique weapons because he never answers collection. She denies it but back! I’m sticking to my guns. In the summer Charlie loves I just bought some holidays and even though she Armageddon cheese. It says has traveled abroad, her on it, ‘Best before the end of favourite place to escape is Krissi Bohn the world’. Towyn where she has a static Set in the slums of Liverpool caravan. 165 years ago Millie (Krissi The shovel was a ground Finally, Charlie says that she Bohn) dreams of a better life breaking invention. has loved her time with us and away from her one room cellar I’ve just been asked to join the would like to thank all the staff dwelling. Pregnant Millie slimming world website and it and customers for their help already has two children and asked me to accept cookies. I and kindness. cholera is rife and infant think it’s a test. She is due to leave at the end mortality extremely high. The of May, but still hopes to call story tells the often heart My mate's wife’s leaving him in to see us all whenever she rending story of people trying over his rugby obsession. He’s can. to escape and better their lives asked her for one last ‘try’. ulitimately failing due to their

Sleeping at last. in first? Twinning’s wrote 17 Poets’ Corner No more a tired heart on their website downcast or overcast, No ‘Historically putting the This bit is for you. In each issue more pangs that wring or milk in first was to protect we like to include your poetry shifting fears that hover. the fine bone china cup’. or creative writing and Sleeping at last in a dreamless 3. Brits have had tea breaks sometimes something from a sleep locked fast. for more than 200 years. literature great. This month Fast asleep. Work used to start at 6am, we have a fab poem by Adrian Singing birds in their leafy so employers would allow and one from Christina cover cannot wake her, nor a break in the morning for Rossetti. shake her the gusty blast. tea and food. The Big Question Under the purple thyme and 4. A tea break is a great place I look around and I can see the purple clover for office gossip – 80% of Planet Earth a speck in Sleeping at last. us say we find out more eternity about what’s going on at A tiny bubble in the black of Christina Rossetti work than at any other space holding inside the time. human race 5. The first ever tea bags Amongst the stars there may were created by New York be more visiting the Earth on a This Month in the merchant Thomas Sullivan guided tour Clubhouse Calendar: in 1908. They proved to Surely we are not alone May be very expensive as they The only ones with skull and were made from of silk. bones 6. Cold tea is believed to help They say that God made us all soothe sunburn. Just one man that task is too 7. Our tea obsession started tall in the 18th Century when it Were we from another star was imported from India light years away and China and became Left in state of disarray popular among the upper We found a new home classes. pleasant and Green 8. All tea comes from the One to thrive in and make a leaves of the Camellia dream Sinensis, a small tree So, God may not have been Pic: Chris native to Asia. our maker 9. Tea is good for you, it Just a story that came later Submissions for the 2020 contains antioxidants So where did our life really calendar are most welcome called polyphenols that start? repair cells, to help fight May be on a planet now Fallen off diseases. apart Everything Stops For Tea 10. It’s a myth we drink the Adrian Tea is Britain’s favourite drink. most tea. We are only Sleeping at last Here are some ‘tea’ facts: third after Turkey and Sleeping at last, the trouble 1. In the UK we drink around Ireland. and tumult over, Sleeping at 60 billion cups a year. last, the struggle and horror 2. In the age old debate: past, Cold and white, out of does the tea or the milk go sight of friend and of lover,

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