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APRIL/MAY 2021 ● ISSUE 68 Our Green and Pleasant Land Meet Amy Vose The History of Heaton A Real Community Star Mersey Common

THE HEATONS FROM ON HIGH Stunning Aerial Photos of Local Landmarks

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From conception to completion At the Urban Haus Kitchen Design Studio in Stockport we offer a free survey and design service. From the initial concept, right through to completion, we can design, build, supply and install everything you need to turn your dream kitchen into a reality. So whether you want us to just supply a kitchen or carefully manage the whole project, from the plumber and electrician to the underfloor heating and the bi-fold doors, our dedicated and experienced team are here to help. Our showroom is packed with inspirational ideas and a host of fully working features including ovens, hobs and a Quooker Fusion boiling water tap, for our customers to try out.

We are a family business who look after our clients. Every customer and every job is important to us. With years of experience managing the Stockport in-toto franchise and our own building company, we established Urban Haus to bring you quality German kitchens with our full service capability and real attention to customer care. Government guidelines on social distancing and hygiene adhered to in our showroom and during fitting. We sell kitchens across a range of prices – you might be surprised about how affordable we are.

Tel: 0161 477 7282 Email: [email protected] www.urbanhausdesign.com Visit our showroom at: 22-26 Wellington Road South, Stockport SK4 1AA (underneath the Garrick Theatre) urbanhausdesign Urban Haus

MoorUrban Issue Haus 68.indd V1.indd 2 1 18/03/2021 08:5208:49 We supply and fit both German and As we inch closer to the re- Welcome Before After British ranges opening of the bars, restaurants of kitchens and shops that help to make The Heatons a great place to Tile Cleaning & Sealing live and work, I hope that we ■ Marble ■ Carpets & rugs really are experiencing the beginning of the end of ■ Travertine ■ Bathroom lockdown and that this time it will be for good. ■ Limestone refurbishments There are many things that we will be glad to ■ Victorian ■ Amtico see the back of, but I hope that the increased tiled ﬂ oors & Karndean support and caring we’ve shown for each other ■ Terracotta ■ Wooden Floors won’t be one of them. It’s no surprise that our ■ Slate ■ Jet Washing community rallied and supported local traders and retailers where it could, encouraged and co- ordinated street WhatsApp groups and foodbank collections, organised themed trails and that Heaton Moor Golf Club shared its grounds with SKTiles Carpets Floors FLOORSCleaning Sealing Installation us. Actions such as these were all very welcome Mobile: 07971 215087 and the people of The Heatons do seem to have ContactEmail: [email protected] Steve Keary on Web: www.sk-floors.com gone above and beyond to help each other out. 07971 215087 However, as we approach the end, the mood or email [email protected] seems to be a mixture of excitement and a degree of being just fed up. The built up stress of the past year appears to be seeping out and the level of From conception to completion patience, kindness and respect we were showing SK Floors V1.indd 1 12/02/2021 14:12 businesses” and people local for garage local “a At the Urban Haus Kitchen Design Studio in Stockport we offer a free survey and design service. each other seems to be dipping just a little. When “a local garage for local people and businesses” From the initial concept, right through to completion, we can design, build, supply and install we consider what so many people have lost during FIXED PRICE MAJOR MAJOR PRICE FIXED everything you need to turn your dream kitchen into a reality. So whether you want us to just supply the pandemic, it would be a real shame to lose that SERVICE ONLY £125 + VAT VAT + £125 ONLY SERVICE a kitchen or carefully manage the whole project, from the plumber and electrician to the underfloor small silver-lining of boosted community spirit right On most makes of 3&4 cylinder cars cars cylinder 3&4 of makes most On heating and the bi-fold doors, our dedicated and experienced team are here to help. at the last hurdle. Our showroom is packed with inspirational ideas and a host of fully working features including Hang on, we’re nearly out of this. It’s certainly MOT’s on all cars, vans vans cars, all on MOT’s ovens, hobs and a Quooker Fusion boiling water tap, for our customers to try out. not my place to preach, but please joggers and class 7 vehicles vehicles 7 class and We are a family business who look after our clients. Every customer and every job is important continue to give people space, dog walkers to us. With years of experience managing the Stockport in-toto franchise and our own building continue to pick up your dog mess, shoppers Services and repairs to all makes, makes, all to repairs and Services company, we established Urban Haus to bring you quality German kitchens with our continue to support your local retailers if possible models & year of cars & vans, vans, & cars of year & models full service capability and real attention to customer care. Government guidelines on social and all of us keep looking out for each other. This is including all types of Camper Vans Vans Camper of types all including distancing and hygiene adhered to in our showroom and during fitting. a wonderful place to be and Covid hasn’t dimmed that - on the contrary is has emphasised the very We sell kitchens across a range of prices – you might be surprised about Tyres • Diagnostics Diagnostics • Tyres best in our community. Everyone is struggling, Exhausts • Servicing Servicing • Exhausts how affordable we are. some much more than others, but an increase in ‘shop local’ behaviour and a heightened sense of FREE Pick up and delivery service service delivery and up Pick FREE Tel: 0161 477 7282 neighbourliness, would be a wonderful positive available within SK4 area area SK4 within available Email: [email protected] achievement out of a terrible situation. www.urbanhausdesign.com 0161 443 1265 1265 443 0161 Visit our showroom at: (Editor) 22-26 Wellington Road South, Stockport SK4 1AA From Melissa 1 Weybrook Road, Blackbrook Trading Estate Estate Trading Blackbrook Road, Weybrook 1 Heaton Chapel. (opposite McVities) McVities) (opposite Chapel. Heaton (underneath the Garrick Theatre) and the whole of the MOOR team urbanhausdesign Urban Haus Servicing the Heatons & Moor since 1987 1987 since Moor & Heatons the Servicing

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MOORApril/May FEATURES 19 MOOR History: Heaton Mersey Common 25 The Heatons from On High Heatons 27 New Blue Plaques for The Heatons Hot Tubs If you’re looking to add some fun to your MOOR REGULARS ‘Out of Lockdown’ party, 29 Community Star: Amy Vose or maybe you just wish to relax with your 30 The Heatons Neighbourhood Outreach – loved one, under the nights stars, with One Year On a cool glass of prosecco. 46 Perfect Working Day: James Hulme, The Moor Restaurant Then Heatons Hot Tubs can provide 4 and 6 persons MOOR HEALTH & FITNESS hot tubs, complete with gazebo and lights. 11 Running Through the Pandemic 13 Taboo Subjects: Incontinence For more information please call: 15 Coping with Stress 17 The Light at the End of The Tunnel 07772 736 993 @heatonshottubs MOOR PARENTING 35 Class Act: CRONSHAW Helen Jeys at Manchester High School 37 Time to Catch Up? Heatons Hot Tubs.inddCRONSHAW 1 25/02/2021 11:02 39 Apprenticeships 41 Garden Water Play for Toddlers JOINERYJOINERY MOOR HOMES & GARDENS KITCHENS 42 Create the Lawn You Love KITCHENS 43 Take Your Time – Nature Did WINDOWS WINDOWS MOOR EXPERTS DOORS 51 40 Years in the Estate Agency Business DOORS 48 & 57 MOOR Money FLOORS 52 MOOR Property FLOORS 55, 57 & 58 MOOR Legal ROOFS ROOFS Cover photograph by Andy Murphy EXTENSIONS For more of Andy’s shots of The Heatons EXTENSIONS from above see page 25

This magazine is published six times a year by Moor Magazine ALL ASPECTS OF JOINERY WORK UNDERTAKEN Ltd. The contents may not be reprinted or reproduced without ALL ASPECTS OF JOINERY WORK UNDERTAKEN prior written permission. The publishers are not liable for statements made and opinions expressed in this publication. FOR A FREE QUOTE CALL While every care is taken, prices and details are subject to change and the publisher can take no responsibility for FOR A FREE QUOTE CALL omissions or errors. 07851 399 145 Email: [email protected], 07851 399 145 Tel: 07464 465 455, www.moormag.com 0161 @CRONSHAWJOINERY 775 462 [email protected]

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Perhaps rather cruelly, we asked our Cleaning Service contributors to imagine a world where there are no social distancing rules, Based in The Heatons, and all businesses are open. for The Heatons What are you most looking forward to doing when all restrictions are removed, and we emerge from lockdown fully? Weekly, fortnightly Book a home visit through our or monthly service online booking form! SHARON BYRNE Competitive holmescarpets.com/bookings We’veSub-editor been longing and W iter for the wide open spaces so we’re ironing service looking forward to dusting down the motorhome and Honest, reliable hitting the road again! and affordable PHIL PAGE BEE’S CLEANING SERVICES JustW iter being able to make plans and have things to Tel: 07904 279 425 look forward to. or find us on facebook

ELINOR JONES Editorial photography Live music! Hopefully the KINGSWAY AUTO industry won’t be completely ELECTRICAL SERVICES LTD Book a measure by 31 May 2021 dead when that restriction lifts. I doubt it will ever be the same using our online booking form again though. GENERAL MOTOR REPAIRS 10% holmescarpets.com/bookings and quote ‘Moor Mag’. AND SERVICING DISCOUNT Not to be used in conjunction with any other offer. JORDAN GURRY N MOTS N DIAGNOSTICS Fashion Photography Getting on a plane to go N BRAKES AND CLUTCHES see family and friends Thank You, Heatons! back home in Oz. N EXHAUSTS AND BATTERIES N NEW TYRES AND PUNCTURE REPAIRS For continuing to support us over the last year PETER SCRIVENER W iter Main Lucas Drinking a proper pint in a distribution Our staff: With strict social distancing: pub, eating a meal that I’ve not agent for cooked, and watching a fi lm on Following COVID guidelines, our tters and • Free measures (homes and businesses) South Manchester a big screen. estimators are working as normal • We will bring samples to show you • Supply of all types of ooring Tel: 0161 432 0024 • Expert quality installation KELLY FLOOD Our showroom: or 07436 798 928 Contact us to see if we’re open • Virtual quotes from your own measurements • Uplift & removal of your old ooring JustArt to Director be surrounded Battersea Road, Heaton Mersey SK4 3EA by friends enjoying their Unit 6, Vaughan Street, Heaton Norris, SK4 2PQ company over a few glasses [email protected] 0161 504 1199 [email protected] of wine!

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Kingsway Auto 1/4.indd 1 07/12/2020 18:29 MOOR | ADVERTORIAL Spring is in the air Welcome back into store

It’s been a while… but IT’S SO GOOD TO BE BACK

As the world begins to return to ‘normal’, we can’t begin to tell you how good it feels to be re-opening our doors after what seems like such a long time!

And there’s so much we want to share with you…

New Season Spring 21 stock has been arriving over As usual The Works is a busy hive of activity, very well the past few weeks, so each department looks bright stocked (and nearly bursting at the seams) with books and fresh and very di erent to when our doors were last for the whole family, crafting materials, puzzles & games, open at Christmas time last year! toys, and much more. Our new garden furniture department is here and Refreshed & renewed till area. We have used the quiet ready for you to shop. Spring is well and truly here time in a positive way, totally revamping and redesigning *Images for illustration purposes and with everyone spending more time relaxing and our till area, including installing new flooring. We think socialising in the fresh air, our outdoor spaces have you won’t recognise it! become more important than ever before. So, whether it’s fashion or footwear, garden or Shop confidently and safely in our spacious store… Social distancing measures in place Wynsors World of Shoes arrived at the mill in the late homewares, gifts or accessories, luggage, or sweet autumn, but due to enforced closures probably hasn’t treats, you’ll definitely find something for everyone been seen by some of our customers yet. We are now and every occasion. Shop safely and confidently in our almost certainly the largest shoe department in the spacious and relaxed store, seven days a week. Social area, with hundreds of shoes, sandals, trainers, wellies distancing measures are in place to keep everyone safe. and kids’ shoes too! We can’t wait to see all of our friendly regulars and to welcome some new faces too.

BMill_FP_SpringMoor Issue 68.indd _Iss68_LC1.indd 8 1 05/03/202118/03/2021 10:0412:26 Broadstone Advertorial V1.indd 1 18/03/2021 09:02 MOOR | ADVERTORIAL Spring is in the air Welcome back into store

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Moor Issue 68.indd 10 18/03/2021 12:39 Running MOOR | HEALTH & FITNESS through the pandemic By Alex Cody of Run to Fitness

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D for every care home resident in TheS goodies) for residents of care homes, to ‘normal’. Hopefully, just the O Heatons, co-ordinated fundraising is determined that we develop a knowledge that this network exists, for the vandalisedT Tithe Barn more sustained link with our local that support is still there if needed, R E A C H Memorial Garden and set up ‘Pop care homes and is working on how will be reassuring to people. I’d like the Kettle On’ (a virtual group chat to link those residents back to their to think that it wasn’t just ‘a moment for those feeling isolated). Their wider community. Watch this space! in time’, and that as a community Facebook page has flourished too, John has been offering ‘Spinning we are stronger and remain there and continues to be used for sharing Plate’ sessions to parents on the for each other. Maintaining that information about local services and group, with ideas and practical feeling of community needn’t be community-based projects. advice on how to support primary arduous - just the odd post on your A survey among members of and secondary age children with street WhatsApp group, or a call on the HNO (of which there are over home-schooling - including a list a neighbour can help to keep it alive. 2,500) indicated that they, like of ‘go to’ resources to back up It can make a huge difference to how the organisers, are keen that this what schools are providing via supported and less isolated people incredible Heatons network doesn’t remote learning. feel, something we surely all want for simply dissolve when the worst of And as for Louise….as if home- our neighbours.” the Covid crisis is over. schooling young children and trying heatonsneighbourhoodoutreach

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xciting new facilities are nearing completion at Stockport Grammar Junior School a We’re open, new pre-reception building for nursery age children, plus new play and learn facilities across all age groups. stocked and The children have enjoyed watching the building team, as new outdoor learning ones take shape. The active trading safely. play one features an introductory climbing frame and a mini assault course, with 5 interchangeable blocks for drama and literacy lessons. ‘uiet’ one with wicker snugs for to help build confidence, balance, The ‘Jackanory’ corner will reading, and a ‘social’ one. The large and strength. The sand play area has encourage storytelling by children solid timber adventure trail and the a large sand-pit box with weighing and adults alike. gym one are sure to be the focus of scales so children can explore diff erent Abstract playground floor markings energetic activity! weights and measurements. are designed as an open-ended grid, With large bi-fold doors, the new The water play area features a which can be adapted to a multitude pre-reception building also links water wall to help the children learn of teaching disciplines such as the indoor and outdoor learning about gravity, water flow, and water mathematics and art. environments into one space and has recycling. A mini performance stage The new woodland and wildflower been designed to further enhance with chalkboards also has integrated area will add to the pupils’ experience SGS’s strong nursery provision. den-making posts, so it can be used of nature while there will also be a ➝

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PLACES AVAILABLE FOR SEPTEMBER 2021 ONE DAY ACT In this issue we meet I WILL Helen Jeys, Head Mistress at Manchester High School for Girls since Empowering girls since 1874 September 2020.

tarting a new headship but the governing body and I are confident, supported students. in the middle of a world ambitious for its future. I’d like it to Outside of work, I’ve still got a pandemic presents have more of a national voice and to passion for philosophy, (where I some uniue challenges! be able to share its achievements in started my teaching career) and have However, the fact that I had a wider arena. written a few philosophy textbooks previously worked at the school ay to day, I’m looking forward and I also contribute regularly to for years, including roles as to being able to restart all of our educational publications. I also love Head of Religion Philosophy and extra-curricular activities. I believe travelling with my family, though eputy Head (Pastoral), turned very much in a holistic education. obviously not at the moment! out to be very fortuitous. It gave Confidence built, be it in the orchestra I’m not an MHSG ‘old girl’ myself me a good understanding of how or on our rock-climbing wall, I grew up in Staff ordshire before MHSG functions in more normal translates into the classroom and studying at urham and then circumstances and the ethos and helps girls develop resilience, self- Cambridge niversity, but one of ambitions of the school that we have confidence, and of course friendships the things that attracted me back to strived to maintain in such diff icult all vital to student well-being. MHSG was its strong association times. The fact that I already had with its alumnae. We try and instil a a relationship with the majority of belief and confidence in the girls in the staff as a previous long-term If a girl is terms of what they can achieve. Past colleague, helped me support them happy then she’ll students such as the Pankursts are an too. However, having a practical inspiration, but our current alumnae understanding of the school and ﬂ ourish are very involved, be it in giving the even its layout proved vital and girls an insider’s experience of working enabled me to lead on our COI The school has always had an in certain industries everything from PREP OPEN EVENT related risk assessment before the exceptional focus on well-being, but medicine to the performing arts - or start of the school year. none of us know what a post-Covid mentoring students, guiding them Saturday 8th May 9.30am – 11.30am Though it has been a diff icult year, world will look like, and I believe on the path to a chosen profession. we haven’t stood still. We are working all educational establishments will I want MHSG pupils to feel that they on a future vision and strategy for need to really support all young are in control of their own worlds the school. I can’t emphasise enough people and their mental health. I and empowered by the example of how proud I am of the school and can’t imagine a school where this pioneering women who went before how privileged I feel to be leading emphasis on pastoral care isn’t them. I’m delighted to be part of this Register now at www.manchesterhigh.co.uk/open it. The school was delighted to be ingrained, and I firmly believe that school and am inspired every day by named The Sunday Times Northwest if a girl is happy then she’ll flourish. our remarkable girls. Secondary School of the ear in 20, Academic success comes from ➝ ISSUE 68 |

Moor Issue 68.indd 35 18/03/2021 13:19 Education for life For enquiries, please contact our Admissions team Junior boys gain automatic entry into Senior School

Contact Kath Heathcote 0161 224 7201 extension 234 MGS.org [email protected] @MGSmagic

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Time to Catch Up? Everyone is talking about helping children make up for lost lessons, but devoting time to non-academic activities is just as important.

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Most people are familiar minimise contact between di erent the things that children of all ages with the term ‘extra- year groups. We’re not alone in have been unable to do in lockdown. curricular activities’ to finding that this has inevitably, Perhaps a little more creativity is denote what pupils can disrupted our traditional co-curricular needed to find ways to provide do in their spare time at programme with staple elements of activities in a safe environment, not school, whether that be sport, drama, that programme, such as school trips, least as a way to maintain healthy Education music or any number of clubs and drama productions, concerts and minds as well as healthy bodies. For societies that schools o er. competitive sports fixtures against example, when restrictions allowed, At The Manchester Grammar other schools all on hold. we took di erent year groups, in their School, our firmly held view is that However, we are committed safe and secure bubbles, on walking these activities are intrinsic to life to ensuring that our co-curricular expeditions in the Peak District. and study, rather than ‘extras’, hence activities should continue as far as We’ve held virtual yoga sessions and at MGS we refer to it as the ‘Co- possible, and where it is safe to do so. individual year group cycling clubs Curricular Department’. So why is this so important? At a time have enjoyed rides in Lyme Park and, for life These activities are a vital source in lieu of being able to invite other of passion, determination, satisfaction schools in for competitive sports For enquiries, please contact our Admissions team and joy that enriches our pupils’ lives These activities are a fixtures, we introduced our ‘Super and directly feeds back into their Saturday programme’, allowing all our Junior boys gain automatic entry into Senior School academic work and their success. vital source of passion, boys to participate in hockey, football Time and time again, we have found determination, and rugby, irrespective of experience that these activities are central to and ability. self-esteem, security and friendship satisfaction and joy After months of lockdown, learning in school. and for the large part socialising Sadly, the pandemic has put online, and with a real national feeling schools in uncharted waters. The when we are all doing everything of pressure for students to ‘catch up safety and well-being of pupils is we can to reduce transmission of academically’ it is essential that we our number one priority. MGS, like the virus with social distancing and don’t overlook these other essential all schools, has carried out a huge mask wearing, all educators want to activities and part of school life. amount of work – in line with the ensure that pupils are still happy, self- Certainly, in our experience at MGS, Government’s Covid-19 guidance confident, independent, adventurous, what our boys experience beyond the Contact Kath Heathcote – to reduce the risks to both pupils enthusiastic, energetic and fulfilled. classroom can be as life-enhancing 0161 224 7201 extension 234 MGS.org and sta as much as possible. Like Co-curricular activities give pupils as what they learn in it and I would [email protected] @MGSmagic a lot of schools, our boys are being the opportunities to challenge encourage all parents, when it is legal taught in their normal year group themselves, develop their social skills, and considered safe to do so, to allow classes, with each year group their teamwork and leadership skills, their children to take part in wider being treated as a social ‘bubble’ to make friends and have fun. A lot of activities in and out of school.

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oung children love to be they are filled with lots of different FOUNDED IN 1487 Alex Chiorando from Poppy and Jack’s Nursery outside in the spring weather coloured water) and young children Makeshares some tips for aY so whySplash not keep them busy love to squeeze them and twist An independent school for children ages 3-18 years with water play? You can easily tops on and off. Add a little shaving Assistance with fees available at 11+ and 16+ (means tested), academic and music scholarships perfect garden water play create something to spark your foam or bubble bath for another child’s curiosity, engaging them for dimension as children love to wash hours of play. Under-bed plastic their toys, or bathe baby dolls. boxes make great water trays. Just It’s not just for fun either. We pop them on the ground, fill with give children access to water water and add bits of guttering, play every day because such jugs, pans, ladles, sieves, old activities help to develop and hose pipe segments, pebbles strengthen children’s large and and funnels to provide lots of small muscles. Children enhance opportunity for pouring, filling and their gross motor skills, emptying. Angling the guttering coordination, and physical fitness allows you to create a water slide through lifting, pouring, carrying, for rubber ducks and little boats! running, and splashing - while Adding colour (food colourings are actions such as squeezing help perfect for this) to the water adds to develop the small muscles to the magic and if it’s chilly, add a in a child’s hands. Developing little warm water to help keep little these muscles is essential for hands warm. Washing up bottles development and really helps or spray bottles always create children to be able to write when excitement (even better when they start school.

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Mini platter of And we’ve hummus, olives, pitta bread and got some a medium glass of prosecco or Very Special house wine for Offers to say just £10 Welcome Back - We’ve BOUNCING BACK Missed You! Yummy burger with chips and a pint of 0161 425 8030 Amstel for just £12 www.rocksaltcafebar.co.uk t’s been a strange old year for team is Italian – they can’t help but everyone hasn’t it, not least those make your experience special! But Iin the hospitality industry. But for the April 12th opening there’s also when we caught up with Daniel the thrill of a new menu. “For the Rocksalt v1.indd 1 18/03/2021 13:59 Leoni, owner of Leoni’s Italian first time we’ll be serving breakfast/ restaurant just after Boris’s ‘roadmap’ brunch dishes (from 12noon to 5pm, Serving alternative British cuisine was announced, he was jumping Tuesday to Sunday). Full ‘English’ that is guided by techniques and with excitement! “We can’t wait to breakfast of course, but lighter ﬂavours from around the world. Our get back to work, so we’re doing options too, like French omelettes everything we can to make sure and poached eggs with tru les. You homely restaurant is the perfect we’re open and serving outside from can even order them to take-away, nook in which to indulge. April 12th”. along with a hot co ee or tea. And Luckily, Leoni’s has the perfect our lunch menu now boasts a outside space to be able to do that, fabulous range of cicchetti (smaller both on the lovely terrace and on dishes, suited to sharing perhaps) the pavement immediately outside like Caprino Fritto (deep-fried goats’ the restaurant. Daniels explained his cheese), Pollo al Pepe (chicken plans: “We’ll have tables (for up to in a pepper and brandy sauce) or six people) both on the street and on Prosciutto & Mozzarella for instance. the terrace, (where we’ll also have He also has of course almost We hope you like them!” Of course, a fabulous canopy and all-weather three years of success in The there’s also the ever-popular, full ‘a la

NO. 27 ‘grass’ to give a summery feel), Heatons to fall back on. “The carte’ menu to choose from too. pretty lights, and lots of exciting new support of local people has been So, after enduring three dishes on the menu”. overwhelming” he told us, “I can’t lockdowns, Leoni’s is definitely believe the number of people who poised to bounce back in style. stop me in the street and say they Oh, and keep your eye on Leoni’s 0161 432 3150 For the April 12th can’t wait to come back to Leoni’s - for even more new developments it’s just amazing, so heart-warming!” when they’re able to fully open in the themoorrestaurant.co.uk opening there’s Leoni’s has always been summer. Very exciting times ahead! [email protected] also the thrill of a known for fine dining in a relaxed Remember, booking your table is atmosphere, with lots of buzz and essential. The Moor, 27 Shaw Rd, Heaton Moor, SK4 4AG new menu excitement on top. The whole Leoni’s ➝ www.leonisheatonmoor.co.uk

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Moor Issue 68.indd 46 18/03/2021 14:06 In this issue we talk to James Hulme of The Moor restaurant about his typical pre-Covid working day

day so it’s a good thing we have a handle on numbers as I hate waste! Throughout the morning, suppliers will call or pop in with deliveries – I enjoy having a chat (and of course any excuse for another coffee) about what produce is good for the week ahead and what they will have for the following weeks/ months. Planning with our suppliers is vital as it helps to guarantee the consistency of what we serve, especially of late as we are planning some exciting additions to the menu, like cull ewe for instance. The rest of the morning is taken up with prep and menu planning. We butcher all the meat ourselves and utilising every part of the animal is important to us. When my restaurant manager arrives, we have a briefing about the day ahead and discuss any special requests in the bookings, or any particular customers we’re expecting. One more coffee and we’re ready to tackle lunchtime service, which lasts for a couple of hours. Once that’s over, we do a thorough clean down, a big tidy up and we head out for a well-deserved

Planning with our suppliers break - a pint and sit down in Bottle just up the road is vital as it helps to from us is our usual venue! Refreshed and rested we head back to ‘Moor’ to guarantee the consistency of prepare for dinner service. Chloe and Sophie will have what we serve arrived by now, and be busily setting up for dinner. We have a briefing and take the chance for a bite to eat before setting up the kitchen once again. Dinner service is generally steady, with a little buzz and rush around 7:30pm to 8:00pm. I love being in the kitchen and really enjoy it when the buzz filters through – it really lifts us, no matter how tired we are! We finish

with another big clean down, a look at the menu for the following day and I’ll place relevant orders.

After checking sales for the day, I’ll have a nice glass of red from whichever bottle is open, which, as all our wine is sold by the glass is usually all of them, so I have lots to choose from! Everyone in the team joins me ‘‘ after closing down the restaurant and we discuss any issues from the night and work out how to address them in future. Finally, it’s time to lock up and head home, where usually my wife Kate is Callum in still awake. I check in on the kids, have a the kitchen catchup with Kate and head to bed. ISSUE 68 | 47

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Tim Walsham of Claritas Wealth Management talks about why timing investment markets is a really bad idea. The Holy Grail of Investing

he holy grail of investing could Even in possession of all of the be seen as successfully timing above facts, I would suggest that Tyour entry into (and exit from) the vast majority of people wouldn’t the stock market, avoiding the dips have predicted this. Markets are and benefiting from rising markets unpredictable and often don’t over time. This would involve cashing follow any logic at all. There is an in investments in anticipation of the unfathomable disconnect between major falls that happen from time to stock markets and the current state time and then buying back in before of the economy. markets had risen again too steeply. Whilst in so many other ways Houghtons gives me the confidence to get on with Whilst this would seem like the ideal 2020 was an awful year, it was a managing the business & I know that I can rely on them plan, there is an enormous amount really good year to be an investor. to deliver clear & punctual information when we need it. of academic evidence that shows We don’t know in which direction Conor Leyden. Director, The LK Group that this is an extremely challenging markets will move next but, for a strategy to pursue. The overwhelming long-term, disciplined investor, majority of investors, advisers and this really doesn’t matter at all. We The friendly face fund managers who opt to invest in can leave any speculation to the this way, do not beat the market. In market timers. addition, the winners in any given decline from 20th February to Comfortably above inflation returns of accountancy time period don’t tend to repeat this mid-March 2020. over time are available to anyone. feat on an ongoing basis. n Huge government spending All you need to do is stay invested If ever there was a time to illustrate and debt. and let markets do the heavy lifting. A modern company with a fresh approach to how difficult it is to time markets, n Much of the globe still in There’s no need to try and time accountancy, we provide everything accounts-wise, it was the calendar year ending 31 some form of lockdown at the the market. December 2020. end of the year. that a business old or new needs to grow. n The one ray of light would be the Let us say that at the start of 2020 discovery of a vaccine towards the + Accounts + Corporate Tax I had a crystal ball and was able end of the year. + Bookkeeping + Payroll to provide you with the following information: What would your prediction have ➝ Claritas Wealth Management Ltd + VAT Returns + Personal Tax n There would be a global pandemic been for global stock market 182a Heaton Moor Road, of a magnitude unseen for 100 years. returns for 2020? Heaton Moor, SK4 4DU Contact us for a chat n Multiple lock downs of the MINUS 10%? t: 0161 636 9200 population. MINUS 20%? e: [email protected] One of our expert team is ready to help... n Large sections of the global MINUS 30%? www.claritaswm.co.uk The correct figure was a positive economy shut down. Claritas Wealth Management Ltd is n Stock market flat for the first part return of circa 12% (Vanguard All authorised and regulated by the T: 0333 006 3858 www.houghtons.accountants E: [email protected] of the year and then a circa 30% World Global Index fund) Financial Conduct Authority. ISSUE 68 |

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Moor Issue 68.indd 52 18/03/2021 14:09 MOOR | EXPERTS Spring comes early to the property market

By Clive Tattersall, protect jobs, which means more Joules Estate Agents positive vibes for the stock market, and therefore the economy. I’m writing The Chancellor’s 2021 this only two hours after the Budget budget is set to bring a briefing, and the London Stock further vote of confidence Exchange has already started to climb, to the property market. with shares in construction companies The government decided surging upwards. Add to this the mood in the first early days of lockdown of optimism and the excitement of that it wanted to keep the property re-joining the brave new world, with market prospering, such is the impact the opportunity to release that pent up it has on the economy and the mood buying demand, and we could be in of the nation generally. To maintain as the first allowance was dogged by for a bumper period! The smart money that momentum, Chancellor Sunak slow processing due to Covid-related says the economy will bounce back has decided to extend the stamp delays - some 100,000 transactions sharply, with forecast of 4% growth in duty holiday on residential properties stood to be compromised! Better still the economy until the end of the year, up to £500,000 until the end of June there’s also a great boost for first- returning to pre-Covid levels by 2022. If 2021, and to end of September for time buyers with the government that is achieved, it will be a remarkable properties up to £250,000. This does now announcing they will guarantee turn-around. not apply to second homes or “Buy to 95% mortgages to this sector. ➝ T: 0161 432 0432 Let” mortgages. It’s a timely decision, The Chancellor has vowed to E: [email protected]

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