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Editor Gary Skentelbery Production Paul Walker Editor’s Comment Advertising WARRINGTON Wolves are once again on the brink of achieving It is an ambitious project and one James Balme great things, with their fourth Rugby League Challenge Cup which will need lots of support from Nick White semi-final in five years, while pushing Wigan and Huddersfield the local business community. Tony Record all the way in an exciting race for the League Leader’s Shield. But look what has been achieved Freephone With a number of big names more so than livewire hooker Micky at the Wolves since they moved to a 0800 955 5247 already confirmed to be leaving Higham, who has been playing some new stadium facility. Editorial the club at the end of the season, champagne rugby. 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Old Road Warrington The transformation in the Wolves WA4 1AT fortunes over the past five years has been nothing less than remarkable and long may it continue - and some warrington-worldwide is of the players are playing some of published monthly by Orbit News Ltd. the best rugby of their careers - none Steak & The contents of this magazine are fully protected by copyright Strawberries and nothing may be reprinted or reproduced without prior £10 All Day permission of the publishers. Calzone King Challenge Juicy 6oz Rump Steak cooked to your liking served The publishers are not liable for DELGADOS Pizzeria in Penketh is with Homemade Chips and Salad, followed by any statement made or opinion looking for people to take part in expressed by third parties in this the Annual Calzone King Challenge Dessert of Meringue Ice-cream and Strawberries publication. 2013! Printed by TwentyFourSeven The event takes place on Sunday, 8 Bold Street, Warrington Tel 01925 654000 August 25. 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August 2013 www.warrington-worldwide.co.uk 3 Adrian bounces back thanks to donation A DISABLED international sword fencer who had his career burglary, but community projects, as he took up wheelchair fencing. cut short following a burglary at his Warrington home has including schools, colleges and Adrian competed in two categories, bounced back with his community work, thanks to a generous charity work, are still a big part of Epee and Sabre at an international donation. my life and through sport, I want level, winning various medals Gold medallist Adrian Derbyshire, the children’s equipment to be found to inspire others to show them that including two Domestic Gold Medals who had the honour of being the as it’s expensive, custom made anything can be achieved.” and three Domestic Silver Medals only person in the UK to be involved and I’ve coached close to 3000 The specialist equipment stolen and a National Championship. in both the Olympic and Paralympic children in three-and-a-half years during the burglary was worth tens of Games Torch events, is coaching and I didn’t want to let them down. thousands of pounds. children again following a donation Unfortunately none of the children’s The former British wheelchair by EHI Support Ltd, based in equipment was found but through fencing national champion from Winsford. media coverage of the burglary EHI Leicester Street, Warrington, The donation meant he could buy Support Limited, approached me and launched a major public appeal enough equipment to coach up to 10 asked what they could do to help. I to track down the raiders after the youngsters and now he is looking mentioned the children’s equipment equipment was stolen from his home. for further support to expand his that needed to be replaced and they He took up fencing after he was community work. sent me a cheque which gave me the left confined to a wheelchair when Adrian, aged 39, who was opportunity to purchase equipment his life was turned upside down when forced to retire from international for 10 children. the lights literally went out as he was competitions following the burglary, “I can now continue to coach, finishing a day at work at Starbucks said: ”Police found one of the stolen but would like to encourage other nearly five years ago. bags but unfortunately, the equipment donations to help build up the He suffered a brain haemorrhage in it had been broken. equipment needed for the children. that left him critically ill. But he bounced “But I was more concerned for “I could have given up after the back showing true determination Whites Sports 43 x 1:Whites Spo Adrian with his Olympic torch.

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Hello and welcome to my Michael monthly column . . . Mahoney is a Clinical Hypnotherapist. He has research, and patient trials experience. by Michael Mahoney He is a member of the Hypnotherapy Association, an associate of the Primary Care Expectations Society for Gastroenterology, The sun has got it’s hat on hip hip we think and feel. Take a moment based at Woolston Surgery, hip hooray, a friend sang to me to notice how you are infl uenced Neighbourhood Hub, recently, and we pondered if this by other things and people and Warrington WA1 4PN. was really the start of the summer how that affects your emotions and we have all been waiting for. We actions. We can choose to allow Tel: 01925-658322 email tend to speculate whether we will external things to affect us, and [email protected] have a good long summer, which continue to blame other things or www.michaelmahoney we feel is well overdue, but will our people on our limited experiences. hypnotherapist.com expectations soon be shattered? We cannot control the weather And what will that do to our plans or what other people choose to thoughts, feelings and actions, and most of all to our mood. do. However, we have something assessing if we have unrealistic As I write this in early July the called internal locus of control, expectations of ourselves, and hot weather getting established, which means having the belief that what we really want and don’t and the school holidays soon to we have control of events in our life want in our lives. Many people do be upon us, many will be planning and how we react to them. not truly know who they are, but it family activities or ways to keep the Many people feel dis can be exciting, even though a little children occupied while parents still empowered, out of control, at the scary, to discover, your true self, work. For those that can afford it mercy of others, limited to past and not be what you think others this year, there are holiday plans, bad experiences, lack of money, expect you to be. and the hope that the sun will last prospects, education, friends, and Life is about learning and if staying in the UK. For those who many other things. However, it is growing as a person, if you want to are not able to have a holiday, then important to work out whether our understand more about how to do at least the sun means they can expectations are unrealistic and spend time outside, which will help we are being unfair to ourselves. this, and need some help, please to lift their mood. We compare ourselves to others, do not hesitate to contact myself or On a personal note, we are and what we expect we should be Cate Todd on 01925 658322. If hoping for the sunny weather to doing or should have in our lives, you would also like to consider a last for our daughter’s outside in relation to others, or in relation new career as a Hypnotherapist, wedding. So much planning goes to what we are led to believe by we would be happy to give you into such an occasion, which can the media we should or should not the information you need to then be ruined by the weather. be doing. make an informed choice. On a External infl uences, such as the It is therefore important to take personal note, Sarah and Lee, weather, seem to have an impact on control back, to feel responsibility have a wonderful day from us both, everything that we do, and the way and a sense of managing our own whatever the weather.

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TEL: 01925 853500 | Brock Road, Birchwood, Warrington, Cheshire, WA3 7PT www.birchwoodhigh.org August 2013 www.warrington-worldwide.co.uk 5 Mayor’s ‘Diamond’ Walking Day GREY skies at Warrington Walkng Day failed to dampen the spirits of the town’s Mayor Peter Carey (pictured right) - who was still enjoying the event 60 years after taking part in his first walk. Hundreds of walkers representing local churches took to the streets in what is believed to have been the town’s 179th walk. Dozens more photos can be seen on warrington-worldwide.co.uk’s picture galleries along with video coverage of the event.

Youngsters from St Benedict’s Church

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TAYLOR Business Park now has the said: “Historically companies . Cloud Computing Infinity, Virgin Cable and Sky Fibre fastest broadband in Warrington across Warrington and Cheshire . Remote Access look like they’re crawling along, after making a significant have suffered with slow and . Off site data storage and with a far superior level of investment to deliver high speed often unreliable internet speeds . Video Conferencing support for our tenants. data services to all of its tenants. delivered via broadband on the BT . And many more “Our tenants don’t need a call MD Paul Taylor (pictured below) Openreach network. centre and get passed from one “Their only alternative was The Taylor Business Park network department to another, they knock to have a dedicated leased line is a fibre backbone network on our front door (on-site) and we installed with high monthly costs, spanning the entire Taylor Business have a four hour guaranteed fix and because of location having Park complex. time for any issues. They’ll often be to foot the bill for installation and fixed before they even know there’s excessive groundworks costs. These Connectivity an issue! can be approaching the £10,000 “As a comparison we can mark! Their strategic partner Rock supply a constant 1000 Mb line.. Networks delivers fibre optic BT infinity offer ‘up to’ 76 Mb. Superior Internet that is distributed across Virgin offer a ‘superfast’ ‘up to’ the site and delivered to tenant 100 Mb service! We’re ten times Now Taylor Business Park can premises over either fibre or ethernet offer these services significantly connectivity. This connectivity and faster than superfast! In fact with cheaper than a leased line, and are network design allows for quick our infrastructure we could go even far superior to broadband in terms bandwidth upgrades not only faster if desired!” of speed, reliability and security. to their network but also to the They can get their tenants up and tenant’s. running in a fraction of the time than Paul added: “We heard that of any comparable services constantly from tenants that they from BT or any other providers, were sick of dealing with BT, and there is no charge for the whether directly or through other installation as the infrastructure is companies like Talk Talk that use already in place. their network as they constantly Tenants are now able to take blamed each other and it’s the end advantage of these improved user that suffers. internet speeds to use many of the “We’ve bypassed the BT tools a modern business needs: infrastructure completely and we have a link to Metronet in . High speed data transfer Manchester which means we . VOIP Telephony can provide speeds that make BT 8 www.warrington-worldwide.co.uk August 2013 Starlight walkers raise £130,000 Pictures courtesy: Andrew Collier Photography MORE than 1,300 women took to “So many wonderful people the streets of Warrington braving supported us again this year, wind and rain, raising an estimated we would like to say a big thank £130,000 for St Rocco’s Hospice. you to Livewire Warrington and They gathered at Orford Park to Warrington Borough Council for take part in St. Rocco’s Hospice’s allowing us to host the walk from eighth Starlight Walk! Jubilee Orford Park – it was truly Singer Stuart Waldron and an amazing event that will make DJ Chris O’Grady kicked off the a huge difference to all those we night with a two hour eighties care for.” theme stage show that featured The Mayor also pledged further performances from local singer support to the Starlight Walk. Poppy Bridge, dancers from the He will be inviting the top four Appleton Thorn dance school and fundraisers to join him for afternoon an aerobic warm up. tea at the Town Hall. Hospice chief executive officer Over the last eight years more Pam Massey joined the Mayor, Cllr than 12,000 women have raised Peter Carey, to give special thanks more than £1.4 million through the to the walkers for their fundraising St Rocco’s Hospice Starlight Walk. efforts, before leading the women out on the 6.5 or 13 mile walk through the streets of Warrington. The walk was supported by more than 200 volunteer marshals Ben Nevis Challenge who stayed up through the night to ensure safety along the route. AS thousands took to the streets for Warrington Walking day, one man did The walkers were given a cup of a walking challenge of his own- to raise funds for St Rocco’s. tea and a bacon sandwich back Stephen Fox and his life long friend Andrew Keating, spent five hours at the park, cooked by a team of in pouring rain and 50 mile an hour winds, to reach the summit, in zero volunteers from the Territorial Army. visibility, to raise over £2000 for St Rocco’s. More than £130,000 was Stephen said “This is the second challenge I’ve done for St Rocco’s- as I pledged on the night which will completed the Trans-Pennine trail two years ago. The hospice is a charity go towards providing care and close to my heart, as I lost my granddad Fred some years ago and the support to St Rocco’s patients and hospice supported the family throughout that time” their families. “This year, I wanted to do something really special and raise thousands Pam Massey – who was walker for the Hospice. I’ve worked at Novelis in Warrington for the past nine No 1,000, said: “It was fantastic years and they have contributed £1000 to my fundraising-making a total to see so many ladies battling the raised of over £2000. This will make a real difference to all the patients wind and rain to take part in the cared for at St Rocco’s. I would like to take this opportunity to thank all my Starlight Walk. sponsors and supporters so much for their generosity!” August 2013 www.warrington-worldwide.co.uk 9 10 www.warrington-worldwide.co.uk August 2013

Gary Skentelbery at the Bella Roma THE Bella Roma Italian restaurant makes a welcome return to Unlike some other Italian were equally impressed by their the Warrington dining out scene. restaurants there is an extensive meals, including Penne Arrabiatta, Well known local businessman Roma on Padgate Lane. menu. a pasta cooked with vegetables, Osman Gulum, who also runs the On arriving at the restaurant I went for the Mixed Olive onion, olive, fresh chilli and tomato award winning Greenwood Fryery a warm welcome soon gets you plate for starters, followed by the sauce. fish and chip shop, has been joined in a relaxed mood to enjoy some Cordon Blue Di Pollo – a delicious There are also plenty of pizza by Italian chef Zaza at the Bella traditional Italian cuisine. chicken breast stuffed with ham, gorgonzola cheese, coated in and other pasta dishes, grilled bread crumbs and pan fried – it duck, Seabass and three different was cooked to perfection! steak dishes to choose from. Labour rebel suspended for six months For dessert it had to be If you are looking to get in the profiteroles! holiday mood there is no better WARRINGTON’S rebel Labour subsequently suspended from the Other members of our party place to start than the Bella Roma. councillor Kevin Bennett has been Labour group on the council for an suspended from the party for six indefinite period. months for “voting against the Since then he has issued a whip”. number of further controversial The Fairfield and Howley statements, including a call for councillor (pictured) was handed councillors to take a pay cut. his “sentence” by an appeal A spokesperson for the panel convened by the national Warrington Labour Group said: Labour Party. Earlier this year he “Labour councillors are perfectly voted against the council budget entitled to have differing opinions put forward by the borough which they can put forward as part council’s executive board. He was of any political debate. But once the Labour councillors as a group have made a collective decision, all Labour councillors are expected to respect that. “Cllr Bennett has now apologised and he has acknowledged he was wrong to vote against the budget. “He has also committed, from now on, to respect any collective decisions made by the Labour Group and so, after his suspension is served, he will of course be welcomed back by his colleagues.” August 2013 www.warrington-worldwide.co.uk 11 Minister inspired by Disability Awareness Day GOVERNMENT Minister Esther McVey heard first hand the issues being caused by controversial changes in the benefits system when she was special VIP guest at the annual Disability Awareness Day at Walton Hall and Gardens. The Conservative MP for Wirral brainchild of the charity’s co- West and the minister for disabled founder and Chairman Dave people, said she had found the Thompson. event, which once again attracted Sponsored by Your Housing, thousands of visitors, “truly one of the largest social housing inspirational.” providers in the North West with a Glorious sunshine ensured new HQ in Warrington, it was the bumper crowds turned out at the 22nd year of the event which now event organised by Warrington has a truly international flavour - Disability Partnership - and the and probably the largest event of its kind in the world. Your Housing’s Regional Director Martin Stevens talked about the challenging times, caused by changes in benefits legislation, often referred to as “bedroom tax.” The Minister responded admitting it was difficult times with some difficult decisions but she Esther McVey is pictured top (left) with event co-founder Dave Thompson and Keeping cool in the heat would listen to peoples’ concerns. Warrington South MP David Mowat watched by WDP President Pam Thompson.

Main sponsors Your Housing The perfect way to keep cool Town Crier Peter Powell starts proceedings 12 www.warrington-worldwide.co.uk August 2013 Lord Chancellor looks at legal aid u-turn A WARRINGTON law firm has helped persuade Lord Chancellor clients would have no choice of Warrington was also struggling to Chris Grayling to perform a u-turn on proposed changes in the representation and quality would not deliver swift and affordable justice legal aid system which would have prevented people choosing be safeguarded. because of the overcrowded county their own solicitor. Following the meeting, Mr courts, they said. Mr Grayling visited the Stockton allowing those arrested and charged Grayling wrote a letter to the chair Mr Grayling said the government Heath office of QualitySolicitors before the court to choose their own of the House of Commons Justice was looking at digitising proceedings Forshaws Davies Ridgway to hear the solicitor. Committee, Sir Alan Beith, to say he in a bid to speed up court procedures. views of partners on a wide range of The Government published a had decided to maintain the status Senior Partner Norman Banner legal topics. consultation paper in April proposing, quo. said: “We are delighted the Lord The session was scheduled as amongst other changes, to allocate Mr Grayling declared that after Chancellor chose our legal practice part of a visit to Warrington and Legal Aid lawyers from a limited listening to the views of the Law to consult on a wide range of legal within the meeting the firm’s Head number of Legal Aid suppliers. He Society and others: “I am looking issues. There are many changes of Criminal Law, Gary Heaven, joined with senior judges, politicians again at this issue and expect to proposed to the provision of legal presented arguments in favour of and the Law Society in arguing make changes to allow a choice of services that affect the people of solicitor for clients receiving criminal Warrington. legal aid.” “Hopefully Mr Grayling left with Also putting forward views on a a better idea of the reality of how Affordable childcare for the wide range of legal topics were fellow the legal system is working for local partners Norman Banner, Deborah people and the locally-based law Summer holidays Hodd, John Spittle and Jennifer firms who serve them.” Roulston. They told him that major WARRINGTON Families Information Service is on hand to help keep Mr Grayling is no stranger to reductions in the legal aid scheme, Warrington after unsuccessfully youngsters entertained and looked after over the summer holidays. introduced in April, now mean many Childcare can often be costly and time consuming, with parents attempting to win the Warrington wondering “Where to go? What to do?” or “what childcare is available people are unable to obtain expert South seat in the 1997 General to suit my family? legal help with family matters, such Election. “How can I find out what’s on? How much will it cost? What if it is as divorce, or compensation for He later went on to win the Tory raining? I have a teenager and a primary school age child, how can I keep injuries or professional negligence. safe seat of Epsom and Ewell. them both happy?” All these questions can be answered by contacting the Families Information Service (FIS) on 01925 443322 (option 6). Or you can look online on www.warringtonchildren.org for a range of holiday activities for children and young people in Warrington. Keep them active with the various sports sessions available at the leisure centres with LiveWire and Little Superstars; be creative making flags of the world and flower garlands with Warrington museum, enjoy the fun of the stage with Showtime Summer School at Glazebury and lots, lots more. Some activities require advance booking and costs can vary. Contact the Families Information Service by phone 01925 443322, email on [email protected] or complete an online enquiry form and the FIS will send out the information. To look online, visit the Family Services Directory and put ‘Summer 2013’ in the keyword search. Left to right: Jennider Roulston, Chris Grayling, Deborah Hodd, Norman Banner, John Spittle and Gary Heaven. August 2013 www.warrington-worldwide.co.uk 13 14 www.warrington-worldwide.co.uk August 2013

Throwing away the key by Jonathan Conder The recent judgment of the release such prisoners are subject Despite the political furore which European Court of Human Rights has to strict licence conditions for life. will result from the ruling the UK highlighted the emotive subject of If they breach those conditions they government will be expected to sentencing for murderers. The court can be recalled to prison. Whole comply. However as the court made has ruled that a whole life order, life orders are reserved for cases clear this does not mean that any meaning imprisonment without any where the level of seriousness is whole life prisoners will be released prospect of release, amounts to exceptionally high. Generally these in the near future and in fact the inhumane and degrading treatment cases will involve one or more of the prospect of release for any of these and is therefore a breach of Article following: murder of two or more prisoners is remote. It envisages a 3 of the European Convention on people or of a child where there is system of review after 25 years of Human Rights. premeditation, abduction or sexual the sentence has been served, with Since the abolition of the death or sadistic motivation; where there periodic review thereafter. The sentence in 1965 murder has carried is a previous conviction for murder; court made clear that the ruling will a mandatory life sentence. This or where the motivation is religious, not prevent those guilty of ‘terrible does not mean that all convicted ideological or political. Currently offences’ from remaining in prison murderers spend the rest of their lives there are 49 prisoners in England and for the rest of their lives and it in prison. Most prisoners are given a Wales serving whole life sentences, is highly unlikely that any will be minimum term by the sentencing including some of the most notorious able to demonstrate that they are judge, which they must serve before mass murderers of recent memory no longer a risk to the public. So they become eligible for parole. such as Rosemary West and Dennis although the government faces the Prisoners are only released when Nilsen. The suggestion that such unpalatable prospect of introducing a the Parole Board is satisfi ed that people should be given any prospect of review mechanism, it would be hard imprisonment is no longer necessary release has attracted understandable to argue that our streets are less safe for the protection of the public. On outrage. as a result of this ruling. August 2013 www.warrington-worldwide.co.uk 15 16the Pink www.warrington-worldwide.co.uk August 2013

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SATURDAY SOCCER FOR KIDS Every Saturday morning, Warrington Town FC host their popular Saturday Soccer School for children aged 4-12 years. The football for fun sessions take place from 9:00am-10:30am on the 3G training pitches. THE COST IS JUST £3 PER SESSION AND BOTH BOYS AND GIRLS ARE WELCOME.

PLEASE CONTACT THE CLUB’ ON 07854 123199 OR MAIL [email protected] TO BOOK ON ANY OF THE ABOVE CAMPS Visit the official club website to keep up to date with the latest at Warrington Town FC www.warringtontownfc.co.uk August 2013 www.warrington-worldwide.co.uk 17 Nurse to trek Great Wall of China A 24-year-old nurse from Warrington is to trek a 100km stretch of the Great Wall of China to raise money for the Alzheimer’s Society. Rebecca Quinn, from Cinnamon included in the schedule. Brow, hopes to raise more than Rebecca will begin the trek in £2,000 through the trek, plus Huangyaguan, a beautiful valley running the Great Manchester 10k in the Yanshan mountains, moving and other races this year. on towards Juyongguan over a Her Great China Wall trek will period of six days. She will journey be from October 19-28. through breathtaking landscapes, She said “I decided to trek taking in spectacular views in this the Great Wall of China for the beautiful part of the world. Alzheimer’s Society after becoming To sponsor Rebecca visit www. a dementia link nurse on my ward justgiving.com/Rebecca-Quinn1 and participating in extra study or text DEME51 followed by the and research around the subject. amount to be donated to 70070. “Many of our patients have dementia and I wanted to support a charity that provides so much support and information for people with dementia, their families and those of us that work with people with dementia.” Her trek will allow time to soak up the history of the Great Wall and also take her off the beaten track to catch a glimpse of village life.” Rebecca said: “The Great Wall of China has to be one of the top 20 journeys of a lifetime and I’m training pretty hard for the 100 km trek. I have recently joined two running groups, Plodders and Run Buddy, who are both really helping push me to limits I didn’t even know I could reach. “It will be the first time I have visited China or done anything quite as adventurous as this, so I’m really excited about it all.” Rebecca will join a group of all ages and from all backgrounds on the trek. The trip starts and finishes in Beijing, with time for sightseeing

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