WINTER 2020 ISSUE 12 for DIDSBURY QUIRKY, STYLISH TOP TRUMPS OR FUN When Elephants 'Shop Local' Roamed gifts ideas for Didsbury! everyone Festivefor every fashion occasion Moor Issue 66 MFD.indd 1 06/11/2020 13:50 We supply and fit both German and British ranges of kitchens 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 66 V1.indd MFD.indd 1 2 06/11/2020 11:1909:28 We supply and fit both German and I usually really enjoy writing the British ranges Welcomewelcome for our winter issue of of kitchens MOOR for Didsbury, but this one Before After is tricky. As I sit here, the country has just gone into another full lockdown with the result that many local businesses are fighting for survival in what would normally be the busiest time of their year. When you factor in the uncertainty that many of us feel about our jobs, and worries about our families Before After and health, (let alone what sort of Christmas we are going to have!), it’s hard for me to try and encourage you to start shopping! However, MOOR for Didsbury is all about expanding your idea of ‘shop local’ to include The Heatons by giving you a taste of local retailers and tradespeople in your neighbouring area. We Before After all long to ‘get back to normal’, and though sadly for some that won’t be possible, we must hold on to what we can do to support each other as We love floors! a community - keep doing those small acts of kindness that can make such a huge di erence Tile Cleaning & Sealing and, dare I say it, support your local businesses ■ ■ Carpets & rugs From conception to completion (be they in Didsbury, The Heatons or the wider Marble At the Urban Haus Kitchen Design Studio in Stockport we offer a free survey and design service. ‘local’ area) now more than ever. Shop local (even if ■ Travertine ■ Bathroom From the initial concept, right through to completion, we can design, build, supply and install refurbishments it’s online), eat local (when you can again) and use ■ Limestone everything you need to turn your dream kitchen into a reality. So whether you want us to just supply local traders. It’s never mattered more than now. ■ Amtico a kitchen or carefully manage the whole project, from the plumber and electrician to the underfloor ■ Victorian Best wishes from everyone at MOOR for & Karndean heating and the bi-fold doors, our dedicated and experienced team are here to help. tiled fl oors a happy Christmas and a kind 2021. Our showroom is packed with inspirational ideas and a host of fully working features including ■ Terracotta ■ Wooden Floors ovens, hobs and a Quooker Fusion boiling water tap, for our customers to try out. ■ Slate ■ Jet Washing We are a family business who look after our clients. Every customer and every job is important Melissa EDITOR 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 Much of the content of this issue was created before the second full service capability and real attention to customer care. Government guidelines on social national lockdown was imposed, so please be aware that some services mentioned may be operating di erently. Please check with distancing and hygiene adhered to in our showroom and during fitting. each provider for specific details. SKTiles Carpets Floors We sell kitchens across a range of prices – you might be surprised about Adhering to Government COVER: Heather L from Base Models wears Cleaning Sealing Installation how affordable we are. FLOORS Guidelines on social Serena sequin top, black smart trousers and distancing and hygiene Frankie faux fur coat, all from Moo Boutique Mobile: 07971 215087 Photography: Jordan at Venture Studios Stockport Email: [email protected] Tel: 0161 477 7282 This magazine is published six times a year by Moor Magazine Ltd. ContactWeb: www.sk-floors.com Steve Keary for Email: [email protected] The contents may not be reprinted or reproduced without prior written permission. The publishers are not liable for statements made www.urbanhausdesign.com and opinions expressed in this publication. While every care is taken, a no obligation quote prices and details are subject to change and the publisher can take Visit our showroom at: no responsibility for omissions or errors. 22-26 Wellington Road South, Stockport SK4 1AA Moor Magazine Ltd, 1st Floor, 157 Heaton Moor Road, 07971 215087 (underneath the Garrick Theatre) SK4 4HY. Email: [email protected], Tel: 07464 465 455, www.moormag.com or email [email protected] urbanhausdesign Urban Haus Urban Haus V1.indd 1 06/11/2020 09:28 Moor Issue 66 MFD.indd 3 06/11/2020 11:19 SK Floors V1.indd 1 21/05/2020 15:12 Adhering to Government Guidelines on social distancing and hygiene Moor Issue 66 MFD.indd 4 06/11/2020 11:19 Fusion 64.indd 1 15/07/2020 11:56 Contributors It’s been a strange and di cult year, but we don’t want to completely write it o , so we asked our contributors…. What have been the positives about 2020 for you? SHARON ELINOR PETER BYRNE JONES SCRIVENER Sub-editor Editorial Witer and Witer photography Getting to My partner Tony Walking the spend lots of can cook after dogs through quality time all! In fact his baking skills were Reddish Vale woodland as the with my beloved dog Tess (and so good I’m still working o the sun comes up, listening to the my wife and children too, of extra pounds! dawn chorus with no tra c noise. course!). JORDAN KELLY FLOOD PHIL PAGE GURRY Art Director Witer Bonding with More walking Fashion my neighbours and, for a ThePhotography community and spending while, a cleaner spirit on show, quality time as environment with fewer cars and and my wife taking the plunge a family, although home schooling aircraft. and making a huge career change! was a test of my abilities! Adhering to Government Guidelines on social distancing and hygiene MoorFusion Issue 64.indd 66 MFD.indd 1 5 15/07/202006/11/2020 11:5611:19 Dress it up, dress it down. MOOR | ADVERTORIAL CARDI-TASTIC. What’s not to love. More items added every week Shop direct from our Instagram feeds or online at www.moo-boutique.co.uk Facebook “f” Logo CMYK / .ai Facebook “f” Logo CMYK / .ai FROM WASTE TO WEAR 0161 432 8808 | [email protected] Heaton Moor ONTUR, the premium activewear brand with a conscience, is designed for bold women who aren’t moo_ad MFD_V1.indd 1 06/11/2020 11:09 mum of two Cafraid to break the mould and live their life at full speed, in and outside the gym. with a conscience Did you know that more than 640,000 tonnes of fishing turns entrepreneur nets and plastic waste are discarded in our seas every single year? This waste can last centuries in the ocean, entangling to create a stylish, marine life and destroying entire ecosystems. sustainable Mother Nature deserves better, so we decided to do something about it. Our choice of fabric – ECONYL® – is made active wear by recovering and repurposing old fishing nets and ocean plastics into a 100% recycled yarn that’s perfect for high- brand performance activewear. It’s flexible, well-supported and conforms naturally to As stylish as it any body shape. is squat-proof! We then make sure every item in our collection is just as stylish as it is squat-proof! Our sleek patterns and vivid colourways are designed to make a statement, whether you’re running, spinning, lifting, hot yoga-ing or just busy being an everyday badass. We’re passionate about empowering women to enhance their The New Kimberley Walsh Collection in store now natural shape, turn heads and feel unapologetically free in their own body. You’ve already got it. We just help you flaunt it. Shop confidently and safely in our spacious store … Social distancing measures in place Oh, did we mention we’re a proud British brand that champions our local textile industry? Every item you find on this site is produced from our London site at the hand of skilled designers and seamstresses, (with the company developed, owned and managed from The Heatons), and that’s the way it’s always going to be.