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August 2009 - Issue 25
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Did you hear what happened to the naughty painter? He had a brush with the law
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IN THE NEWS
AN extension to the sports hall at the
King’s School, on Wrexham Road, has been
put on hold due to the current economic
climate.
Why are there fences around graveyards? Because everyone’s dying to get in
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Governors Sheila Young, Alex Tate, David Hatwell (chairman) and Helen Carpenter
at the opening
Below: Children watch on as the cake is cut
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Two fish in a tank. One says to the other ‘How do you drive this thing’!
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What happened to the frog that broke down? He got toad away
SCHOOL NEWS
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What do you get if you cross a duck with a cow? A milk float
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Two cows in a field. One says ‘Moo’. The other says ‘Darn it, I was going to say that’
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What does a penguin sing at a birthday party? Freeze a jolly good fellow
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CHESTER CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL
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Good citizens
ONE challenge for schools is to find ways of teaching
‘citizenship’ and ‘community cohesion’ in a way which
is engaging and meaningful to pupils.
The theme next year at The Catholic High School
will be ‘Who is my neighbour?’ The campaign will be
on three levels – making the community cohesive by
challenging discrimination and bullying, by getting a
better understanding of the UK community and by
global links with other communities.
Part of the campaign will be celebrating new links
with schools in China and Uganda. At Easter Science
teacher Liz Bradley spent two weeks in Uganda
visiting the Bwijanga School.
Then in May head teacher John Murray and Terry
Daltrey, head at St Clare’s travelled to China to set up
links with a primary and a secondary school in Xi’an
in North West China.
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How do you make a duck into a soul singer? Put it in the microwave until it’s Bill Withers
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ROCK GODS BECOME PENSIONERS
T
HE music festival
season is upon us, and
it is always at this time
of year that realisation dawns
that more and more of those
rock gods from yesteryear
have suddenly become of
pensionable age.
Among those on stage at this
year’s Glastonbury Festival were
a wealth of veterans including Tom
Jones, Status Quo, Neil Young,
Crosby Stills and Nash and the
Boss himself, Bruce Springsteen.
Elsewhere at British festivals this
summer you could find others
who have long left the first flush
of youth behind; bands like the
Pet Shop Boys, Duran Duran, The Saving for your retirement is so important
Specials, Human League, Ultravox
and Squeeze.
They all still rock but the years roll A savings culture can be nurtured among
inexorably by. The rock generation of the 1950’s young people at an early age by parents and
and 60’s are today’s pensioners. And before grandparents, providing valuable nest eggs
they know it, the present crop of rising rock stars for the future. By doing so, young people will
will be heading towards pensionable age. see the benefit of regular saving. The key to
This exemplifies why the importance of retire- effective retirement planning is to start investing
ment planning should never be underestimated. as much as you can afford as soon as possible,
And yet, sadly, it is. According to a recent sur- either on a regular basis or as a lump sum,
vey commissioned by the BBC, half of UK adults so that money has plenty of time to grow.
aged between 20 and 60 are not putting aside The longer you save for retirement, the more
any funds into a pension. The survey indicated compound interest increases the size of your
the situation was worst among under-30’s, with fund.
only about one in three putting anything into a The golden rule is to find out exactly how much
scheme at all. Among 41 to 60-year-olds, 45% is needed in retirement, and start planning for
are not currently paying into a pension fund. it now. With increased longevity, retirement can
(Source: BBC 26/5/09 – Survey by Gfk NOP commissioned by BBC:- now last longer than the time we spent working.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/fr/-/1/hi/business/8068728.stm) It is therefore essential to accumulate more
For workers in their 20’s and 30’s, retirement while we are working in order to meet the extra
can seem a long way off, but with people living costs of living longer.
longer, the reality is that they need to start The recent changes to legislation have made
funding their retirement as early as possible to the pension system much simpler and more
avoid a late pension panic. Retirement planning flexible for everyone. People can now invest as
involves saving over the long term, and it is much as they earn into a pension plan provided
therefore very important that a savings culture is this does not exceed £245,000. A lifetime
instilled in people from a young age. allowance of £1.75m caps the size of a fund on
which individuals can claim tax benefits. What This increased all-round flexibility in the
makes pension contributions special is that system gives people a real chance to start
tax relief is available. Personal contributions funding a good pension. But as we have
are payable net of basic rate tax of 20% and seen, the years rapidly roll by. The first rock
relievable against the higher rate of 40%. generation’s anthem “hope I die before I get
However, individuals with an income above old” may have happened for a handful of stars,
£150,000 in this or either of the previous two but the vast majority of that generation are
tax years may only receive higher rate tax finding out that the prospects of living longer
relief on contributions of up to £20,000pa. could mean a greater risk of outliving savings.
Furthermore, 25% of the fund can be taken as Most people do not have the time or
a tax free lump sum at any time after the age knowledge to understand the many tax-
of 50 (or 55 when this becomes the minimum efficient ways to fund this most important
retirement age in 2010/11). stage in our lives, which is why it is vital
Another change is that people can take to seek the best professional advice from
benefits from the age of 55 without ceasing a wealth manager. Then you can sit back,
employment, which increases the number of rock in your chair and watch the years roll
options available to people. You no longer by.
have to purchase an annuity, you can take the
tax-free cash and decide not to take an income To receive a free guide covering Wealth Management, Retirement
from your pension, and you do not even need Planning or Inheritance Tax Planning, produced by St. James’s
Place Wealth Management, contact Simon R Dangar of the St.
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age of 75. dangar@sjpp.co.uk
What do you call a cat who ate a duck? A duck-filled fatty puss
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COMMUNITY LISTINGS
WESTMINSTER PARK
Westminster Park Forum Committee Junior Football: Westminster Park FC
Julie Sams Tracy Sheedy 680544 www.westminsterparkfc.co.uk
e-mail chair@wpforum.org.uk Lache and Westminster Local History Group
www.wpforum.org.uk Linda Shuttleworth, 679791
National Women’s Register:
Westminster Park
Christine Westcott, 675431
Community Centre
19 Five Ashes Road, Westminster Park Scottish Dancing
671243 Anne Croall, 676167
Tennis-Glan Aber Tennis Club
Clubs & organisations Sue Britton, 677936
based in Westminster Park
Westminster Park Community Association
Belgrave Badminton Club Gill Williams, 671243
Keith, 671077
Scouting
Belgrave Pre-School
Group Scout Leader: Sue Jones, 675538
Carol Welch, 671243
Beavers (Wednesday): Christina Dean, 680163
Bowls Cubs (Monday): Francis Hardy, 674571
Bob Cooper, 675204 Cubs (Thursday): Christine Owens, 676691
Bridge Club Scouts (Friday): David Aird, 675063
John Arrowsmith, 682588 Explorer Scouts (Tuesday): Simon Ashton,
0151 512 6458
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Network: Kath Kitchen, 379031
Janet Davies, 350370
Guiding
Friends of Westminster ParK
Paul Makin, 678612 Rainbows (Monday): Pat McGettigan, 677134
Brownies (Tuesday): Jan Hooper, 674701
Healthy Walking Group
Guides: District Commissioner:Sue Fryer, 679945
Mike Lloyd, 680328
Useful Numbers
Age Concern (Cheshire). . . . . . . . 01606 881 668 Northgate Arena. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01244 380 444
Bus & Coach (Cheshire Bus Info). 01244 602 666 Refuse Collection. . . . . . . . . . . . . 01244 402 477
Chester City Football Club. . . . . 01244 371 376 Samaritans (Chester). . . . . . . . . . 01244 377 999
Chester Fire Station. . . . . . . . . . . 01244 342 145 Cineworld . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0871 2002000
Chester Zoo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01244 380 280 Vision Support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01244 381515
Cheshire West and Chester Council 0300 123 8 123
Schools
Cheshire Police . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01244 350 000
Queen’s Park High. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 981500
Countess of Chester Hospital . . 01244 365 000
Eccleston Primary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 981151
Grosvenor Estates. . . . . . . . . . . . . 01244 684400
Belgrave Primary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 981000
Handbridge Medical Centre. . . . . 01244 680169
Overleigh St Mary’s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 981700
John Lennon Airport (Liverpool). 0870 129 8484
St Clare’s Catholic Primary. . . . . . . . . . . 981110
Lache Health Centre . . . . . . . . . . 01244 671991
Catholic High School. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 981600
Manchester Airport. . . . . . . . . . . . 0871 2710711
National Rail Enquiries (Info only).0845 748 4950 Churches
NHS Direct. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0845 46 47 Handbridge (St Mary’s). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 671202
NHS Stop Smoking Service. . . . 0800 169 0 169
What happened to the cricketer with terrible diarrhoea? He got lots of runs
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COMMuNITy LISTINGS
LACHE PARK
Community Safety Wardens • Rosemary Conley - 5.30-7pm • Lunches. 12-1
Drop in surgery at Lache • English class - 6.30-8.30pm • Family history + it. 12.30-2.30
Community Centre every • Cyber Centre ECDL CLAIT • Baby Matters. 1-2.30
Monday from 2-4pm lessons. 7-9pm • Credit union. 7-8pm
• Ninjitsu - 7-9pm Friday:
Weekly Community Centre Tuesday: • Exercise 9.15-10.15
Timetable • Fruit and Veg Bags 9am-1pm • Crafts 10.30-12.30
• Tues lunch 12-1pm • Antenatal. 1-3pm
Cyber centre IT
LACHE PARK • Dancing. 5.30-7.30pm Saturday:
Monday : 9.30 -11.30am • Stop Smoking. 5.30-7.30 • Junior Club 10-12noon
Tuesday : 7-9pm • Cyber 7-9pm
Wednesday : 12.45 - 2.45pm
Thursday : 10-12noon, 7-9pm Wednesday: Lache Park Library Times
Friday : 9.30 -11.30am, 12.30- • Maths 9.30-11.30 Monday 2-7pm
2.30, 7-9pm • Cooking 9.30-11.30 Tuesday 9.30am-1pm / 2-5pm
• Cheerleaders - 4.30 - 7.30pm Wednesday closed
Monday: Thursday 9.30am-1pm / 2 -7pm
• Ninjitsu 7-9pm
• 60+ Monday Club - 10am-2pm Friday 9.30am-1pm / 2 -5pm
• Gentle Mobility (50+) 1-1.30pm Thursday: Saturday 9.30am-1pm
• Learning Champions - 1 - 3pm • Fruit and Veg Bags 9am-1pm
• Credit Union - 2.30-3.30pm • English 9.30 –11.30
Two maggots playing golf. One says ‘I hate this game’. The other says ‘It beats fishing!’
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crime anonymously
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of these crimes?
Burglary Buying or selling of
C
Cash rewards are paid without callers revealing their identity
rimestoppers Cheshire has been
is unique. Founded consistently amongst the top
nationally in 1988, it performing Crimestoppers
is the only UK independent regions. During 2008 we
Charity working to help Cheshire Crimestoppers is part of Crimestoppers Trust which is a Registered Charity exceeded all previous
solve crimes. Cheshire and no policeman will ever performance in calls. this
Crimestoppers, a regional know who has called us. in led to 221 arrests and to the
Board promoting the some cases, a successful recovery of stolen goods
Crimestoppers message in prosecution may result in and confiscation of drugs to
your area, was established the informant being eligible a value of £722,000.
in 1998. our Board for a cash reward. please keep our number
comprises volunteers drawn You may also contact 0800 555 111 in a handy
from across Cheshire east, us by e-mail through the position near to your
Cheshiire West, Halton and national website www. telephone, or pre-loaded
Warrington. crimestoppers-uk.org onto your mobile-you never
increasingly, witnesses to where a fully encrypted know when you may have
crime, and those who know system protects your information that will help to
who may have committed anonymity. the site also catch a criminal!
a crime, are reluctant to go provides more information
directly to the police, or to about the work of Cheshire
give evidence in court. We Crimestoppers and about
allow you to avoid both by Just tell us what you
know, not who you are
the fight against crime at
Call about
anonymously contacting a national level
a dedicated national call We are currently crime anonymously
number, 0800 555 111, with involved in a variety of Do you have any information on any
information about crime, at of these crimes?
campaigns including � Burglary � Buying or selling of
any time, 365 days of the � Violent Crime stolen goods
combating drug crime, � Shoplifting � Criminal Damage
year. gun and knife crime, � Arson � Drug Dealing
� Any other crime � Vehicle Crime
Callers are not asked for domestic violence, � Underage supply
of alcohol
their name, or for any other hospital theft, business If so call Crimestoppers
means of identification. A crime and arson. We We do not trace your call.
We will not ask for your name.
caller’s number can not be are also keenly aware You could get a cash reward for
traced and does not appear of the important role we your information.
Cash rewards are paid without callers revealing their identity
on itemised telephone can play in encouraging
statements. We pass people in villages and
information to the police but suburbs to identify those
are not part of them responsible for local
Cheshire Crimestoppers is part of Crimestoppers Trust which is a Registered Charity
crime.
This editorial was provided by Crimestoppers, Cheshire, and the views expressed
are not necessarily those of the publishers
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