August 2018 August 2018 PB www.village-life.co.uk www.village-life.co.uk 1 August 2018 August 2018 Why the experts say people need financial advisers With the array of online time to invest your energy into tools and self help resources areas where your strengths lie. available, it can be tempting to It also offloads the unpleasant try and take your finances into feelings that can arise when your own hands from time to faced with these difficult tasks; time. For some people, that’s having a trained professional the way to handle it but for the vast majority, getting advice dealing with your more stressful tailored precisely for you from responsibilities can be of huge a qualified professional is the value. best approach. You can gain great Dr Moira Somers, Canadian encouragement and confidence neuropsychologist and when you know your decisions executive coach, has revealed have been considered by a the main reasons that seeking professional financial adviser. financial advice is beneficial, and We’re here to reassure you I’m sure we can all relate to more than one of them. that you’re on track with any plans, and steer you to avoid The financial world is full of any pitfalls you otherwise might jargon which, to the uninitiated, have missed. Ultimately, using makes the whole issue far too the services of a good financial complex to be approachable. adviser will make you feel safer. Our job with many clients is Studies have actually shown that to cut through that noise and speak to you in a language you our brains process information can relate to. With so many differently around difficult choices available, it can be financial decisions when we’re extremely difficult to make a benefiting from expert advice. decision. Advisers attempt to They show traits that can be remove that indecision and linked to feelings of high levels make the process simpler. of trust and reassurance! By delegating tasks to a Disclaimer: None of the above professional, you have more article constitutes advice. 2 www.village-life.co.uk www.village-life.co.uk 3 August 2018 August 2018 Editor Gary Skentelbery Production Editor’s comment Paul Walker Account Executives THE latest planning application even start talking about protecting James Balme threating Green Belt land in the our green belt. South of the Borough is a two edged Advertising sword. Freephone Meanwhile on a positive note I On the plus size, seeing a company would like to congratulate all the 0800 955 5247 like Eddie Stobart Logistics making organisers of the various walking Editorial Warrington their HQ with £75m days and festival events which have 01925 623632 expansion plans, creating hundreds been taking place around the area of new jobs is great for the local throughout our glorious summer. Email economy. info@warrington- On the flip side, our green belt I don’t think I have ever seen so land is under increasing pressure and much sunshine in all the years I have worldwide.co.uk the road networks are already over been reporting on the patch, which is Websites capacity and any accident on the M6/ now approaching four decades!!! www.culchethlife.com M56 brings total gridlock to the area, I particularly enjoyed the Stockton with the added problem of pollution. Heath Festival, visiting the festival www.frodshamlife.co.uk Hardly a day passes without a field on both Saturday and Sunday. www.lymmlife.co.uk accident or breakdown on this stretch I only intended spending a couple of Deadline for the www.village-life.co.uk of motorway, which can bring the hours there on the Sunday and ended www.warrington.tv whole town to a standstill. up dancing the night away with the September issue of The current highway network is fabulous David Bowie tribute, David www.warrington- already over loaded and it would Live. Village Life worldwide.co.uk take major highway improvements to A fabulous night to round off a facilitate any further development in fantastic festival. Here’s to next year! is August 14 Address the area involving logistics. More please! New Media Centre Also once you allow green belt Old Road, Warrington land to be built on it can set a Cheshire WA4 1AT precedent and there are already preliminary investigations ongoing Distribution for another major distribution centre off Grappenhall Lane. Village Life is distributed freely It is understandable why Appleton to selected homes throughout Parish Council has lodged objections the area as well as being to the Stobart planning application available to pick up from various due to the above concerns, as the area is already facing unprecedented outlets, some of which are listed pressure from housing developments below. which have already been given the green light. Appleton: These housing developments will in time put thousands of additional cars Village Hall, Co-op on local roads which are already over Broomfields Leisure Centre capacity. Our highway planners need to come Grappenhall: up with a robust solution to cope with any future developments. Co-op, Community Centre With a huge question mark already Big Blue hanging over the proposed Western Link bypass, which was meant to be High Legh: one of the solutions, it is hard to see how any more major developments Garden Centre, can take place - and that is before we Village Hall Lower Walton: One Stop Shop Stockton Heath: Library ‘Don’t Chop Me Down!’ Stockton Fryer Panni’s RHS Gold Medallist & Fomer BBC Sue for this, our first ever RHS show. the planted borders either side of a Gardener of the Year Sue Beesley of We know that the quality of our stone curving gravel path so that frosted Bluebell Cottage Gardens partnered work will really set off the planting flower heads can be enjoyed in close Stretton: with local landscape company, and showcase our skills at this up during the winter months. Beehive Stores Eden Landscapes, to create a prestigious RHS Show”. Sue added “I have been so Eden Landscapes are using Stretton Newsagents inspirational new Show Garden, impressed with the high quality of ‘Don’t Chop Me Down!’ for this natural stone supplied by Paving year’s RHS Tatton. Traders to create the landscaping work and the care that Eden take Thelwall: for Sue Beesley’s garden design to deliver exactly what I envision. I Post Office ‘Don’t Chop Me Down!’ demonstrates that celebrates the structure and was delighted when they agreed to a less traditional approach to cottage silhouettes of many of our traditional partner me at this their first public Walton: gardening; encouraging different plant choices. A paved area leads to show.” plant choices and designs based not Walton Gardens simply on summer display but with winter interest in mind. Village Life is published monthly by Sue said “Most gardeners reach for Orbit News Ltd. the secateurs at the end of summer The contents of this magazine are and cut down their borders to leave fully protected by copyright and the garden ‘tidy’ for winter. However, so many perennials look wonderful may not be reprinted or reproduced in the winter with beautiful shapes without prior permission of the and structures. Leave plants such as publishers. Echinacea and Sedums and they will The publishers are not liable for any look superb right through winter. statement made or opinion expressed Seed heads are great for birds and by third parties in this publication. hibernating wildlife too.” Tom of Eden Landscapes said “We Printed by TwentyFourSeven are delighted to be partnering with 2 www.village-life.co.uk www.village-life.co.uk 3 August 2018 August 2018 Stockton Heath Festival was scorcher of a success THE annual Stockton Heath Festival in an open-air theatre at Grappenhall has been hailed a scorcher of Walled Gardens. The annual Art a success by organisers after exhibition in St Thomas’ church was attracting record records. inspirational showcasing the talents of local amateur artists. The annual event in and around While the Saturday afternoon saw Stockton Heath village, which the Festival competing with the celebrates art and culture, was England v Sweden World Cup football blessed with scorching weather and match, the crowds returned in the attracted record crowds to events evening to celebrate on the Festival including tribute acts in the Festival Field with local bands the Ambersons Marquee, such as Viva la Coldplay and and Joe Hatton. David Live (the Best of Bowie) which The organisers are delighted to closed the Festival. have raised in excess of £1,850 for The David Craggs, the Festival Director Tim Parry Johnathan Ball Foundation said: “The 2018 Festival will go down for Peace during the Comedy Night at as the biggest yet as throughout the the Slug and Lettuce and £415 for The weekend there were capacity crowds River Reeves Foundation. with several events selling out well before the Festival weekend. The event organisers would like to He added: I am proud, with thank all sponsors, volunteers and invaluable help from our Committee, performers as without them there to have been involved in growing would be no Festival to enjoy year the Festival over recent years and as on year. Particular thanks to all the this is my final year as Director I feel businesses and people who donated I am stepping down on a high. I’m prizes for auction and raffles. very confident the Festival is in great After a short break, planning the shape to hand over to someone else 2019 Festival will begin in earnest. who will bring their own fresh ideas.’ To review the festival visit www.