PrestonBrookVillageNewsSeptember2019What a strange spring and summer we had. Blowing hot and cold as they say. A reallybeautifulwarm,ifnothot,springwithashortcoldishblastintoJulythenanotherheatwave.ThenAugustdecidedtochangeitall.PostponetheBBQs.OfcoursethisispublishedbeforetheautumnkicksinandIalwayslookforwardtoSeptember.Thereissomethingwarmandcalmingatthestartoftheharvest.Thefruitsofthelaboursarerewarding.Anabundanceofapplesandpears,lateraspberriesandblackberries.Our localFarmergathering inthewheatwhichweputonourbreakfasttable.That’sifyoubuythelocalproductofcoursefromournewstorenotsofaruptheroad.WhoopsamIpluggingsomething?AndwhynotIhearyoucry,weshouldbesupportinglocalproduce.Infactthereareeggsinabundanceonourdoorstepsbothendsofourvillage.Canalwidthofcourse.Howmanyofushavetakenthelovelywalkalongthecanal.Eitherwayisenchantingbutifyouwalk south, as the crow flies, there is that old fashioned rural loveliness before thetunnel.FreeBookswouldyoubelieve,fresheggstobuyandadoggypoostation.KeepingthecanalpathcleanwithgratefulthankstoourvolunteerFinally remember our Annual Hatton Show is on Saturday 14th September in the fieldopposite our Church, All Saints Daresbury. Fancy entering your produce or creation.Children’ssectiontoo.It’sallonline.Agreatdayout.SuePotter

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GreenBeanSaladwithBasil,Balsamic,andParmesanINGREDIENTS

• 12oztrimmedgreenbeans,cutto2to3inchlongpieces

• Salt• Smallfinelychoppedredonion• 1tablespoonsbalsamicvinegar2tablespoonsextra

virginoliveoil• Goodhandfulchoppedfreshbasilleaves• 3/4ozfreshlygratedParmesancheese• Freshlygroundblackpepper

METHOD

1. Soakchoppedonionsinwater:Placethechoppedonionsinasmallbowlofwater.Thiswillhelptaketheedgeofftheonions.Letsitwhileyoupreparetherestofthesalad.

2. Blanchthegreenbeans:Bringalargepotofsaltedwatertoaboil.Addthegreenbeanstothewaterandblanchonlyforabout2minutesorso,untilthebeansarejustbarelycookedthrough,butstillcrisp.Freshyoungbeansshouldcookquickly.Older,tougherbeansmaytakelonger.

3. Shockinicewater:Whilethebeansarecooking,preparealargebowloficewater.Whenthebeansareready,useaslottedspoontoremovethemfromtheboilingwatertotheicewatertostopthecooking.Drainthegreenbeansandtheredonions.

4. Tosswithredonion,balsamic,Parmesan:Placethegreenbeans,redonion,andchoppedbasilinalargebowl.Sprinkleintheoliveoil,tosstocoat.SprinkleinthebalsamicandParmesancheese.Tosstocombine.Seasontotastewithsaltandfreshlygroundblackpepper.

Chilluntilreadytoserve.PrestonBrook&DistrictHistoryGroupWiththeabsenceofthespringnewsletterweshallgiveyouanexampleofourprogrammeeventsthisyear.InJanuarywehadaveryinterestingtalkfromClaireMooresaboutthelocalQuakerCommunity.FebruarywasaveryinterestingandamusingtalkfromtheRestorationGroupfromtheDanielAdamsSteamerthatyouwillhavenoticedberthedatSuttonWeaver.InterestingtonotethatitwasbuiltbeforetheTitanic.Wearehopingtoarrangeatripnextyear.InMarchwasanamusingtalkonLifeinMedievalEngland,followedinAprilwithTheAmericansinBritain42-45.ThesummereveningtourwasaroundMarburyPark.OurGuidewasCliveBrooksfromtheFriendsofAnderton&MarburyParkexplainedthehistoryofwhatpartitplayedinWW2.Pointingoutspecificlocationsthatwewouldnormallyjustamblepast.TheimportanceofMarburyHallandtheareaasfarasBurtonwood.Theweatherheldofftheshowersandtheeveningsungaveusthesplendidatmospheretothetalk.

TheHistoryGroupisgrowingandthetalksareonvariedtopics.Indeedwewelcomesuggestionsfortheprogrammewhichisplannedasfollows.

• ThursdaySeptember19th-PhillipJeffs,MedicineintheGlazebrookRylandsArchives• ThursdayOctober17th-AGMfollowedbyDavidHilltalkonTheTitanic• ThursdayNovember21st-HarryWellstalkonWarrington’sFirstMayor&PhilanthropistWilliam

Beamont

Ifyouneedanyfurtherinformationaboutourgroup,pleasecontactoursecretarySuePotteronsukipot45@googlemail.comPrestonBrookPre-SchoolHellofromPre-School.WellanothersuccessfulyearhasfinishedatPre-School.Despitehavingverylownumbersthisyear.WestillheldamagicalNativityproduction.Hadfunplayinginthesnow,heldafabulousEasterBonnetparade.HadagreattimeatSportsDaywithverycompetitiveparentraces!AndfinallyheldourveryspecialGraduationServicefortheschoolleavers.OurchildrentransitionedtoAstonbySutton,DaresburyandStMartinsprimaryschoolsthisyear.Weenjoyedtheteachersvisitingusfromthedifferentschools.Wealsolovedvisitsfromthelocallibrarianwhocameandreadstoriestous.RevFelixwhocameandsharedstories.WehadyummycookingsessionswithNannieWinniewhocametoPre-Schoolregularlytobakewithus.OnceagainwearereturningtoPre-Schoolwithverylownumbers.InorderforPre-Schooltobesustainableandcontinue,wereallyneedmorenumbersonroll.Pleaserememberthatweareopenlongerhoursnowtill9-3pmMon-Friday.IfthereisademandIamalsoconsideringstartingabreakfastclub.

FinallyIwouldliketosayahugethankyouto“GrannySue”(MrsSuePotter)forallhersupportatPre-Schoolduringthepastyear.Suevisitsusregularly,shereadsstories,playsgamesandalwaysjudgestheEasterBonnetParade!Thechildrenandstaffmembersenjoyspendingtimewithher.Ihopethateveryoneisenjoyingthesummerbreak.IlookforwardtoseeingeveryoneinSeptember2019.KindestRegardsSarahWilliamsPre-SchoolManager

VillageHallNewsandEventsVillageHallNewsHieveryone.Hopeyouareallhavingalovelysummer?Thecommitteearehavingsomewell-earneddowntimenowwithnobigeventsplannedorpubnightsduringthesummerbutthevillagehallisstillbusywithallthevariousdailyclasses.Takealookatthescheduleandseeifyoufancyjoiningaclass.Thehirerswhoruntheclassesarereallyfriendlyandwillwelcomenewcomers,yoursupportisappreciated.WeneedtosayabigTHANKYOUtoacoupleofpeople.SimonHardy–isverykindlyupdatingtheplansforthetoiletrefurbishment,bringingthemuptodateforbuildingsregulations,andhasagreedtooversee(withhelp)thequoteprocessandtherenovationwork.So,andweknowyouhavehearditbeforebutwepromisewearegettingclosertostartingtheproject.AlisonKinross–Wehaveabrand-newoven.WearenotquitesurehowAlisonworkshermagicandwedonotcareeither,Thankyousomuch.Amey–WewerecontactedbyAmey.WhohavetheHighwaysContractandworkfromthesiteoppositethehall.TheyaskedifweneededanytaskscompletingaroundthehallandwereofferingFREElabour.Withinminutesthecommitteehadalistofjobsandwewereoutbuyingpaintandbitsforthemtouse.Ithinkthejobtheydidwasfantasticandreallytidiedthehallup–wejustneedtokeepontopofthebloomingweedsthathaveregrown!!Ourfund-raisingactivitiesduringtheSpringwereallverysuccessful.ThePlantSaleraisedjustshyof£480.00.Wewerereallyhappywiththisespeciallyastheformat/supplierhadchangedslightlyfrompreviousyears.Wehavealsoreceivedsomegreatfeedbackaboutthequalityoftheplantspurchasedsoareconfidentaboutnextyear’ssale.RaceNight–AlthoughthisRaceNightwasnotourfundraiser,thehallmadeagreatsumofmoneyfromthehirefeeandtherevenuefromthebar.Weunderstandthecharitythatheldtheevent,CampProjectWalesmadeover£1000.00soawinwinforbothus.Seedatesforyourdiaryforourfund-raisingRaceNight.Asalways,thankyouforyoursupport.DatesforyouDiary:13thSept–QuizNightandourGrandDraw.WewillsoonbedeliveringtheGrandDrawtickets.Wehavesomefabulousprizesthisyearandlotsofthem.TheQuizNightisalwayspopular,hostedbyQuizMasterRobertMounfield.£1.00entry,bringsnacks,barwillbeopen.Cashprizes.Wehavetablesofsix,book

yourplaceonatable,orbookatableviaemailbookings.prestonbrookvh@gmail.com,orphone/txt:07549655578LitterPick–Sunday29thSeptMeetatthehallat10.30am.Bagsandpickersprovided.It’sashamewehavetodothisbutitsohsosatisfyingwhenitsdone.Bringthechildren.PubNights-ResumeafterthesummeronFriday27thSeptemberandthen25thOctoberand29thNovember.RACENIGHT–25thOctober–TheseRaceNightsaregreatfun,alwayspackedoutandamassivefundraiserforthehall.Sopleaseputthisdateinyourdiary.XmasLightSwitchOn–1stDecember-Ican’teventhinkaboutChristmasatthemomentbutpleaseputthisdateinyourdiary.Lastyearseventwasamazing.Asalways,thecommitteewouldliketothankeveryonewhohelpsoutwiththerunningofthehall.Youareappreciated.Ifyoufancyhelping,emailBookings.prestonbrookvh@gmail.comLikeourfacebookpageforeventupdates:PrestonBrookVillageHallOfficialParishCouncilWethoughtitwouldbeusefulforyoutogettoknowwhoyourparishcouncillorsare.Chairperson ViceChairCllrJeanSampson CllrNigelCannamOtherParishCouncillors:CllrMargaretBarberCllrMikeByrneCllrDavidFelixClerktotheCouncilCraigWynacontactableon07753848382orbyemailpbpc@hotmail.co.ukParishcouncilmeetingdatesthisyear:

• 17September• 15October• 19November• 17December

ProposedboundarychangestoPrestonBrookAsreportedinourlastnewsletter,theindependentLocalGovernmentBoundaryCommissionforEnglandisaskinglocalpeoplefortheirhelptodrawupanewpatternofcouncilwardsforHaltonBoroughCouncil.ThefirstdraftofthiswaspresentedtotheparishcouncilinJune2018,principallythisseenPrestonBrookretainingitscorelinkwithDaresburyasaward–thecouncilwerehappywiththisanddidn’tsubmitanycomments.However,itsseconddraftreleasedinDecemberissomewhatdifferent–itproposedtheremovalofPrestonBrookfromDaresburyandsitsitwithBrookVale.Theydidconcludeanameintheend

‘PrestonBrookandVale’.Withlittletimeforresponsetheparishcounciltookactionandlistenedtoresidentviewswithapetition–thankstoallthoseresidentswhosigned.Wesubmittedourresponsewithapetitionwithover360signaturessowelldoneall.ThefinalrecommendationsareoutonSeptember3rd2019sowe’llkeepyouposted.LocalPlanThefinaldraftoftheDALPwhichwasheavilyobjectedtoearlierthisyearhasbeenreleasedforfinalconsultation.We’veseenadramaticdecreaseintheamountofgreenbeltlandoriginallyproposedfor‘futuresafeguardinguse’beretainedwithingreenbeltwhichisverypositive!Thankstoallthoseresidentswhoobjectedseparatelytothis.Whilststillnotideal,itisfeltthatweneedtonowworkwithHaltonBCinordertoprotectandhelpdeveloptheproposedareasforthebenefitofall.Afurthercommentarywillbesubmittedaspartofthisfinalconsultationprocess.*Thanks*ThecouncilwouldliketopassontheirthankstoJohnTicklewhorecentlylefttheparishcouncilforpersonalreasons.Johnservedthecouncilforseveralyearsofferingsoundadviceandsupportandwewishhimwellforthefuture.Wanttorelax,unwindandde-stressandlearnhowtomeditate…‘LittleAcre’invitesyoutoaweeklymeditationgroup(suitableforbeginnerstoadvanced)onThursdayeveningsatPrestonontheHillfrom7:30-9:00pm.You’lllearnmeditationtechniquestohelpyoustillthemindandturnofffromthenoiseandbusynessofeverydaylifeallowingyoutofeelmorerelaxed,refreshedandenlightened.Furthermore,itwillenableyoutolearntechniquesondealingwithstress,becomelessanxiousandallowyoutofeelstrongenoughtodealwithallthatlifethrowsatyou.Whilstyou’llbenefitfromanumberofthingsincludingimprovedsleep,howtopreparetochangeandself-healingyou’llwalkawaywiththewantingoflearningmore!TobookyourplaceorformoreinformationpleasecontactCraigon07753848382.£8persessionwhichincludeslightrefreshments.YoucanalsovisitmyFacebookpage‘LittleAcreHolistics’

RegularActivitiesattheVillageHallMondays 9am–2:30pm–Pre-School

3pm–4pm–SilverCircuits(Over50’sfitness)4:30pm–5:30pm–Yoga(SueHill)6:30pm–8:00pm-Karate

Tuesdays 9am–3pm–Pre-School4pm–9pm–HornbyRCA(1stTuesday)7:30pm-10pm–DuttonWI(2ndTuesday)7:30pm–ParishCouncil(3rdTuesdayonly–exceptAugust)

Wednesdays 9am–3pm–Pre-School6:15pm–7:30pm–YinYoga7:45pm–9:00pm–HathawayYoga

Thursdays 9am–3pm–Pre-School7:30pm–9:00pm–YogawithAndrea

Fridays 9am–1pm–Pre-School4:00pm–4:30pm–Children’sballet(DyasLishmanDanceAcademy)5pm–6:15pm–YinYogawithJane7:45pm–10pm–MilitaryWhist(1stFrionly)7:15pm–9:30pm–BarOpen(LastFridayofthemonth–updatesonFacebook)

Saturdays 9:00am–11:00am–WW(Newweightwatchers)

SaveTheDatePrestonBrookChristmasEvent

Sunday1stDecember2019from4.30pmWarrington&HaltonHospitalsNHSFoundationTrust-AGM&OpenDayWednesday11thSeptember201912-4pm(FREEParking)HaveyoueverwantedtoseewhathappensatCheshire&Merseyside’sLeadingOrthopaedicCentre?

• Gobehindthescenesonatourofourstate-of-the-artoperatingtheatres• Takepartinaresuscitationclass!• MeetourPhysiotherapistsandspecialistsandfindoutwhattheydo• AMUSTforthosesufferingwithbackpain–dropintoourbackclinic.• Helpshapeourpatientexperiencestrategybysharing‘WhatMatterstoYOU’atourworkshops(1:30pmor

2:30pm)• MeetourapprenticeshipteamandfindoutmoreaboutjoiningouramazingNHS• LearnaboutourNEWBirthCentreandNEWhospitals

AnnualMembersMeeting4-6pm.Placesarelimitedsopleaseregisteryourinterest!FreetoattendsobookNow:Email-whh.communications@nhs.netPhone–01925662114Eventbrite-www.eventbrite.co.uksearchforWarringtonandHaltonHospitalsOpenDay