Summer 20191 Trafford

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A word from Andrew Welcome to Trafford Matters, our digital residents magazine

elcome to the latest And at the end of the is taking place on Sunday 21 edition of Trafford summer there is another July. WMatters where you high-profile cricket event, We are teaming up with will find lots of information the England v Australia Test our close partners Lancashire about what is happening match. Cricket Club to put on the across the borough. As a massive cricket fan I event which will take place in It promises to be a hectic can’t wait to see some of the the grounds of the club and summer with Trafford playing world’s best players coming town hall. It will showcase the host to some world class to the borough. borough’s sports, history and sporting events. Another feather in our culture and offers something Lancashire Cricket Club is Trafford cap has come with for young and old to enjoy the venue for six matches the announcement that and take part in. during the Cricket World Cup Altrincham is to be the It’s not just sporting events and thousands of fans will be starting point of the final on offer though - we also visiting the borough during stage of the OVO Energy Tour have our literary WordFest the tournament as well as of Britain, one of cycling’s events and our popular millions watching worldwide. most prestigious events. Refract arts festival going on It provides the perfect I hope you can join me too! platform to promote Trafford and thousands of others at See you there and enjoy the and all that is good about the Trafford Live – a fantastic magazine! area. day-long free festival which Thanks, Andrew

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12 Contents

4 How local elections will affect you

5 Getting set for Trafford Live! 7 9 Supporting our apprentice scheme

10 Get your clause into Wordfest 11 6 Volunteers honoured 11 at awards night

12 Feature: Cricket stars on show in borough

12 What’s On - a guide to events in Trafford

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New councillors are welcomed ollowing the local elections on Thursday F3 May the Council has welcomed 12 new councillors. The results saw the Labour Party gain overall control of Rob dons the the Council for the first time mayoral chains in more than 10 years. Cllr Council leader Cllr Andrew Andrew Western remains Western (left) and opposition llr Rob Chilton has leader Cllr Nathan Evans Leader of the Council, taken over the while Cllr Nathan Evans has decisions and the strategic Cmayoral chains of become the new Leader of management of services office following the Annual the Conservative Party, who and acts in line with the Meeting on 22 May. remain in opposition. policies and budget of the Rob, who has taken over In addition to the Council. from Cllr Tom Ross, was incoming councillors, Most important decisions born in Brooklands and, the Council’s Executive are made by the Executive after a spell living in east Committee has new collectively, although Lancashire, returned to members and areas Executive Councillors Sale after leaving college. of responsibility. The can take some decisions Rob, who has is currently Executive is made up of the individually within their area Chairman of the Friends Leader and nine cabinet of responsibility. of Dainewell Park, Sale members. Each member For more information West Community Garden, of the Executive can make about the make-up of and Sale Civic Society, is a decisions relating to their the council, and of your Governor at Firs Primary area. ward councillor, visit www. School and All Saints RC The Executive is trafford.gov.uk/about-your- Primary School, Sale. responsible for all key council His interests include travelling, theatre, Members of Trafford Council Executive photography and playing snooker badly! Name Role Cllr Andrew Western Leader of the Council Rob’s chosen charities Cllr Catherine Hynes (Deputy Leader) Children’s Social Care for his Mayoral year are Cllr Stephen Adshead Environment, Air Quality and Manchester Foundation Climate Change Trust Charity, in particular Cllr Jane Baugh Culture and Leisure Cllr Mike Freeman Public Safety, Governance and Reform Wythenshawe, Altrincham Cllr Joanne Harding Adult Social Care and Trafford hospitals, the Cllr Tom Ross Finance and Investment Alex Hulme Foundation Cllr Jane Slater Health, Wellbeing and Equalities and the Society for Cllr Graham Whitham Communities and Partnerships Cllr James Wright Housing and Regeneration Abandoned Animals.

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Free fun for all the family!

ancashire Cricket Club Foster’s Fan Village at • Sport – Try a variety of and Trafford Council Lancashire Cricket Club different sporting activities. Lare set to host the will be free to enter, with • Communities - biggest family day out of the reduced ticket prices Celebrating our diverse summer on Sunday 21 July. available for Lancashire community groups. The club is incorporating Lightning, in their first home • Armed Forces – a the Durham Vitality Blast Vitality Blast clash of the selection of vehicles and fixture as part of their family summer. equipment from our Armed friendly, Trafford Live event Tickets bought in advance Forces which celebrates the best of will cost a discounted £5 for • Blue Light Services – Your Trafford. adults and juniors from £1. chance to sit in a police car, The joint festival, a free The match begins at 2.30pm. fire engine or ambulance event, will be held within the Last summer’s event saw • Family entertainment grounds of the town hall on the family stand sell out – live music and dance Talbot Road and the Foster’s completely ahead of the throughout the day Fan Village at Emirates Old match with an attendance of • Arts and Crafts – try your Trafford will be open for all nearly 10,000 for the club’s hand at different crafts to attend. game against Northants, • Nature trails – Meet the Visitors can experience which included a link-up National Trust, make a bird a host of events, activities with the popular ECB All feeder, complete a nature and displays designed to Stars Cricket initiative. trail showcase the borough’s Trafford Live, which is • Food & Drink – On offer all sports, history and culture organised and run by the day from our restaurant offering, with a bit of Trafford Partnership, will run • Lego Land – Meet one of everything for both the from 11am – 4pm on Sunday Legoland’s master builders, young and old to enjoy. 21 July and includes the make your own model, play The Emirates Old Trafford following zones: all day. www.trafford.gov.uk facebook.com/traffordcouncil twitter.com/TraffordCouncil 6

Philanthropist’s bust unveiled bust of entrepreneur Longford Park, paid for six and philanthropist cottages in Longford Park to AJohn Rylands has been provide homes for elderly unveiled at Stretford Public ladies and in 1878 built Hall. Stretford Public Hall at a cost In one of his last of £11,600. Later additions engagements, The Mayor included a free lending library of Trafford, Cllr Tom Ross, in 1883 and also the first gave a speech to a gathered public baths in Stretford. audience while unveiling the After his death in 1889 his impressive sculpture. widow Enriqueta Rylands, The bust, which was founded the John Rylands relocated from Trafford Local Library in Deansgate. Studies Library, was designed Cllr Ross told the audience in 1894 by the firm Gaffin and he was delighted to be is believed to have been used unveiling the bust. He said: as a template for the statue “John Rylands lived a long located in the John Rylands and full life. library. “It is fitting for the bust to Throughout his life, Mr now be located at Stretford Rylands became known for Public Hall, built from funds his philanthropy. In 1877 provided by John Rylands Mr Rylands, who lived in and where more people will Longford Hall in Stretford’s be able to see and admire it.”

Council cash will help club boost mental health

n exercise group that £20,000 to 19 local allow us to initially grow the helps people manage community projects across membership of the group Atheir mental health is the Trafford borough. and enable us to become just one of the organisations The running club sustainable in the longer that have benefited from uses physical activity, term. the second round of peer support and social The Inclusive Inclusive Neighbourhood engagement to help Neighbourhood Grants Grants, given out by Trafford individuals manage their scheme offers funding of Council. mental health and make £500 for local events and Hard Yards Running Group, positive changes to their up to £2,000 for community from Stretford, received lives. projects. The next deadline £2,000 after the council Russell Nash, from Hard for applications is 31 July. completed its second wave Yards Running Club, said: For more information of grant giving through the “We are so grateful to receive about the grants, and to Inclusive Neighbourhood the grant from Trafford apply, visit www.trafford.gov. Grants scheme, distributing Council. These funds will uk/inclusiveneighbourhoods

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Plaque remembers our war heroes THE generations came together to remember our First World War heroes when a commemorative plaque was unveiled in Newton Park, Timperley. The unveiling was performed by Trafford’s Mayor, Cllr Rob Chilton, as part of the Royal British Legion’s Centenary Field project.

Stunning art goes on display at new library

picture paints a delighted to have received it thousand words! from such a talented artist. It AAnd that is certainly will now take its place in the the case at Altrincham new Altrincham Library to be Library after artist Katharine enjoyed by generations of art Wiseman presented staff and book lovers. with a stunning painting of “Our thanks go to Katharine Altrincham’s Town Hall. – what a wonderful gesture.” The painting, which will Katharine, who spent now be a permanent feature six days on the 200cm tall at the library, was officially painting, said: “It was my unveiled by Katharine and pleasure to paint the Town Trafford Mayor, Cllr Tom Hall. I’m excited to have my Ross, in one of his last artwork displayed at the engagements. library – it will now be seen Cllr Ross said: “The painting by the thousands of people is stunning and we were who use the facility.” www.trafford.gov.uk facebook.com/traffordcouncil twitter.com/TraffordCouncil 8

Heroic soldier honoured

rafford Council is wounded, was beyond praise unveiling a Blue Plaque and is deserving of supreme Tto war hero William recognition.” Speakman VC at Altrincham Cllr Jane Baugh, Trafford Transport Interchange on Council Executive Member Thursday, 20 June at 2pm. for Culture and Leisure, said: Private Speakman, who was “Private William Speakman born in a house near the site was a hero in every sense of of the Interchange in 1927, the word and the plaque will received the Victoria Cross for be a lasting reminder to his an incredible act of bravery bravery.” during the Korean War on 4 Private Speakman was November 1951. the last person in Trafford The father-of-six leapt into to be awarded a Victoria action when his battalion, Cross. He left Wellington the 1st Battalion of the King’s Road Secondary School Own Scottish Borderers, were in Timperley aged 14 and under fire from 6,000 Chinese married Rachel Ann York troops. fight when the medics were Snitch in Singapore in 1955. He pelted the attackers not looking. Following health issues, he with grenade after grenade, The citation for the was admitted to the Royal pausing only to return to Victoria Cross said: “Private Hospital Chelsea as an in- refill his pockets. Speakman’s heroism under pensioner and died on 20 Despite being shot twice, intense fire throughout the June 2018 surrounded by he even went back to the operation and when painfully family.

Popular Refract festival is back with a bang he successful Refract festival is back combined with the Japanese rope art of with a bang for its third edition this July Shibari. Minute Taker, Manchester-based Tat Waterside. and acclaimed alternative singer-songwriter, Running from Thursday 18 July to Saturday producer and multi-instrumentalist Ben 27 July, this 10-day event promises the McGarvey, also returns to Refract. very best in live comedy, music, dance, Children will love SLIME – a squishy, experiential performance and theatre. squelchy show across Trafford libraries and Expect the unexpected as Trafford’s award- at Waterside, as well as Our Kids Social’s winning arts destination host everything Silent DisGlo – a special neon edition of their from firm favourites and familiar faces, to ever-popular silent-disco-meets-arts-and- new talent, Edinburgh previews and a few craft and MiniFest – a kids’ music festival in surprises along the way. Waterside’s exclusive Jazz Club! And there Kicking off on Thursday 18 July is WireDo will be two free outdoor spectacles on the – a daring spectacle of tightwire stunts Waterside Plaza for dance lovers.

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You’re hired! Can you Pilot plan be an apprentice? to improve our areas he borough’s Safer Trafford TPartnership is running a 12-month pilot project working with local offenders to carry out improvements to neighbourhoods across Trafford. This Community Payback scheme has been helping to clean-up areas that have become too much for communities to do themselves. Since the initiative launched in January 2019, 12 offenders who have been ordered by the court to carry out community service, have completely ooking to learn new recruit an apprentice of any rejuvenated 30 sites. skills? Or thinking of age. They have been clearing Ltaking on an apprentice While as an apprentice, wasteland, removing at your business? Then the there’s the chance to find an graffiti and tackling fly- Council wants to hear from exciting role in a business tipping among other you. that can be the first step in things. Between now and next an exciting and rewarding If you are part of a March, we’re running an career. community group Apprenticeship Support Whether you’re 20 or and would like to put scheme, offering a financial over 40, you’ll be paid a forward a project for the boost to employers who competitive salary and reap Community Payback welcome an apprentice into employee benefits such scheme to consider, email their business. as pension schemes, and safer.communities@ The See Different SME training programmes. trafford.gov.uk Apprenticeship Support To find out more, call Nidi scheme, has launched across or Becci on 0161 812 4176 or the Greater Manchester email apprentices@trafford. boroughs, and offers £3,000 gov.uk. More details are at to businesses with less than www.theapprenticeshiphub. 250 members of staff who co.uk www.trafford.gov.uk facebook.com/traffordcouncil twitter.com/TraffordCouncil 10

WordFest joy for everyone

ome of the borough’s younger readers got to enjoy their favourite bedtime Sstories at Sale Library’s Pyjamarama on Saturday 8 June. As well as wearing their favourite PJs, the children also had their faces painted and received a free copy of the book Car, Car, Truck, Jeep by Katrina Carman and Nick Sharratt. The event at Sale Library was one of a few happening across Trafford libraries as part of the WordFest celebrations. The festival continues throughout June with something for everyone from authors, poets and writers workshops. For details please see www.trafford.gov.uk/ wordfest Meet some of our acclaimed authors and find out the stories behind their books, and their lives. Or even have a go at your own creating writing and song structure. There’s always something interesting happening in Trafford Libraries, so if you can’t make it to Wordfest, check out what else is on offer at www.trafford.gov.uk/libraries.

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Open day can break the taboo

ereavement… It can answer queries people have be a very difficult time and provide guidance. In Band an equally difficult addition we are creating subject matter to talk about. a ‘Friends of Altrincham To assist in breaking the Crematorium and Dunham taboo, Trafford Council Lawn Cemetery’ and believes it is helpful to give information will be available people the opportunity on how to join us in this to come together to share venture.” views and to see what goes The open day involves on behind the scenes in tours of the crematorium your local crematorium and and a number of exhibits cemetery. and activities including Trafford Bereavement calligraphy demonstrations, Services has therefore Services Manager, said: “The memorialisation and organised an open day at open day is designed to help jewellery stalls. Altrincham Crematorium and people who want to know To find out more, please Dunham Lawn Cemetery on more about burials and contact the Trafford Sunday, 23 June, between cremations and to provide Bereavement Services team 10.30am and 3pm. an opportunity for people to on 0161 912 1515 or email David Jennings, Trafford share their experiences. Altrincham.crematorium@ Council’s Bereavement “We will also try and trafford.gov.uk

Spotlight to shine on our unsung heroes ESIDENTS and difference to Trafford’s • A business that supports businesses can say a big communities and our its employees to volunteer R‘thank-you’ to Trafford’s residents. The is the first year the unsung heroes – by putting “This is a small gesture to Council has had an awards forward nominations for the say thank you on behalf of scheme and was launched 2019 Volunteer Awards. the Council to them, and the during National Volunteer The scheme was launched businesses that support their Week, from June 1-7. by Trafford Council on employees to volunteer. The closing date for Saturday June 1, as part of “Trafford would not be the nominations, which National Volunteer Week. great place to live and work can be made by visiting All nominees will be invited without our volunteers.” www.trafford.gov.uk/ to a presentation hosted Nominations can be for the volunteerawards is June 30. by the Mayor of Trafford, following categories: All nominees will be notified Councillor Rob Chilton, at • Volunteer by July 5. Trafford Live on July 21. • Young volunteer – under The presentation takes The mayor said: “Volunteers 18 place at Trafford Town Hall and the groups they give • Group or organisation that during Trafford Live on their time to make a massive supports its volunteers Sunday 21 July. www.trafford.gov.uk facebook.com/traffordcouncil twitter.com/TraffordCouncil 12

Prepare to be bowled over by cricket aces Fans will be flocking to Trafford once again – this time for the 2019 Cricket World Cup he eyes of the sporting Full houses are likely for world will soon be all matches at Old Trafford Tfocused on Trafford so residents and businesses as the best international can expect the area to be cricketers battle it out to win extremely busy on match the most prestigious trophy in days as fans flood in from the men’s game. across the country and The borough will welcome beyond. fans from all over the world Local cricket clubs will be during the course of the hosting open-days around 2019 Cricket World Cup various fixtures throughout tournament with Lancashire the tournament as well. More Cricket Club’s Old Trafford details can be found on the ground hosting six matches. Cricket World Cup website This includes one of the www.cricketworldcup.com. semi-finals – plus the mouth- The tickets for the India watering group stage clash versus Pakistan match were between India and Pakistan. massively oversubscribed in particular. be very busy on match days Therefore, Trafford Council so please bear this in mind in partnership with Lancashire when planning your journeys

Cllr Andrew Cricket Foundation will be on these dates.

Western hosting a family friendly Event parking restrictions Leader of

Trafford Council community event at Limelight will also be in place around

‘‘ in Old Trafford to coincide Old Trafford as well so again with the fixture. people need to be aware of The tournament ‘ ‘ It will include sporting this. promises to be a activities, food, music arts Council Leader, Andrew fantastic occasion and dance and takes place Western, said: “I am a massive and to have so many between 10am and 4pm on cricket fan so to have some matches will be a the day of the match. of the world’s best players massive boost Residents and businesses coming to Trafford is can expect public transport particularly exciting for me. and the roads in the area to “The tournament promises

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Summer of sport gets even better ritain’s most prestigious cycle race is coming to BTrafford this September. Altrincham is to host the start of the final stage of the OVO Energy Tour of Britain – one of the biggest cycling races in the sporting calendar. The announcement provides another sporting boost for the borough, with Trafford hosting the Cricket World Cup and the Ashes this summer. The eight day cycle race begins in Glasgow on Saturday 7 September, and will involve the world’s top teams and riders across a 1,250-kilometre route through Scotland, England’s North East and North West. The final day of racing will see the peloton tackling a 165-kilometre route – and passes through all 10 boroughs of Greater to be a fantastic occasion and will be watched by millions Manchester en route to the to have so many matches, across the world, will be line in Deansgate, Manchester. including the India and a massive boost for the Trafford Council Leader Pakistan group match which borough.” Andrew Western said: “This is fantastic news for Trafford. The Tour of Britain will World Cup matches at Old Trafford provide the perfect ending to a summer of world class sport Date Start time Match in the borough. Sunday, 16 June 10.30am India v Pakistan “Cycling is such a popular Tuesday,18 June 10.30am England v Afghanistan sport and I know thousands of Saturday, 22 June 1.30pm West Indies v New Zealand people will turn out to line the Thursday, 27 June 10.30am West Indies v India route to cheer on the riders and it will provide a great Saturday, 6 July 1.30pm Australia v South Africa opportunity to showcase all Tuesday, 9 July 10.30am Semi-Final that is good in Trafford.” www.trafford.gov.uk facebook.com/traffordcouncil twitter.com/TraffordCouncil 14 What’s on

Re:Fract 19 Date: Thursday 18 July to Saturday 27 July Location: Waterside Arts, Sale

A carefully curated programme, jilted from convention, for audiences of all ages. Back with a bang for its third edition this July, is the opportunity to experience things differently at Waterside during Refract: 19. Running from Thursday 18 July to Saturday 27 July, this ten day event promises the very best in live comedy, music, dance, experiential performance

Sale Makers Market

Date: Sunday 21st July, Sunday 18th August Location: School Road and The Square Shopping centre

If you love unique art, quirky modern craft or vintage the Sale Makers Market will have an abundance of frankly stupendous stalls set to inspire. If food and drink is more down your street then fear not as we will have those taste buds tingling in no time at all. Stroll around the market, meet the producers and of course sample the delights on offer. Open 11am til 4pm

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Autism friendly Thursdays at LEGOLAND Date: Every Thursday during term time Location: LEGOLAND Discovery Centre, Manchester Every Thursday afternoon during term time will be Autism friendly. From 2pm til 6pm LEGOLAND will be placing extra trained staff around the Attraction, they will also turn off the music, limit the sound effects and make the lighting as standard as possible throughout. Open Air Theatre at Dunham Massey Date: Saturday 22nd June, Saturday 6th July, Saturday 10th August Location: Dunham Massey grounds

Chapterhouse Theatre Company is thrilled to announce that they will be appearing at Dunham Massey with three productions this summer: Wuthering Heights on Saturday 22nd June, The Secret Garden on Saturday 6th July, and Pride and Prejudice on Saturday 10th August.

Date: Saturday 6th July, Saturday 3rd August Location: Golden Hill Car Park The market takes place once a month throughout the year and consists of nearly 100 of the very finest artisan market traders. Whether it is something for dinner, a gift for a friend, a treat for someone special or simply stocking up on essentials that you can’t get elsewhere – Urmston Artisan Market is the place to visit. Open 10am til 4pm.

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