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How many Voice readers have a fear of
heights? I’m positive the figure will be quite high
as I too am a sufferer of the dreaded ‘looking
down’ syndrome!
I’m fine flying in aeroplanes, not a problem –
but I have steered for the most part of my life away from
activities which mean I will be high above dry land!
My fear has come from several incidents – the first, when I was a child,
was climbing up Cheadle's St Giles' Parish Church Tower via tight steps, until
we reached the top, I opened the door and looked out into the sky! Then I
looked down and the legs wobbled and that was enough for me!
The second time was actually driving a rented car in Majorca. I drove this
car, my wife and two children, all around the island in impeccable style and I
was pretty pleased with my driving abroad.
Then we decided to go to the see a monastery, I think the name was San
Sebastian – it was at the top of a mountain but I thought no problem, I’ll
tootle up the tight roads and we will be fine...
However, halfway up this mountain road it was evident that we couldn’t
actually turn back and as we kept going higher and higher, my hands gripped
so tightly on the steering wheel that my knuckles had turned white!
Obviously it was a left hand drive car and my seat was on the outside of
the road – I looked down and there it was, a sheer drop to the bottom! I
couldn’t turn back so I had to continue upwards right to the top where the
monastery was. It was sheer hell! I got out of the car, steadied myself and told
everyone to get back inside so I could drive all the way back down again!
Anyway, I am telling you these little stories because I have just returned
from the island of Madeira where I was ‘persuaded’ to go onto the cable cars.
How I agreed to this is beyond belief. I think it was around 2 miles upwards
with clear glass views of what lay below! When we went into the clouds I
nearly passed out, but I managed to stay cool until I got out at the top. I had
done it but never again so I felt a little relieved – until my wife informed me
that we were going back down the mountain in a toboggan held by two blokes
in costumes with ropes!!!
I hope you enjoy reading this issue of The Voice colour magazine
Nigel Titterton,
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A local man has been nominated for a top award!
M
ick Dunn, Site Manager at a superb Uttoxeter
housing development, is over the moon that he has
been recognised for his dedication. He commented:
“I have recently been nominated for the NHBC Pride in the
Job Awards for my site, “Barley Fields,” which is located on
Bramshall Road, Uttoxeter.
“This is a huge honour, not only for myself and Lioncourt
Homes, but also for the great crew of lads who have built
these houses to a fantastic standard.
“I have been a site manager for 30 years and it never
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“Unlike the weather we have had recently with beautiful
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back that it seemed as if it would never stop raining, but the
blokes turned in without fail every day, so a big thanks to all
of you.”
The Regional Awards take place later in the year in
Birmingham with the National Awards in London following
on later.
After the photograph above was taken Mick quipped: “I
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Scouting award scheme. They decided to go one
further and enter their creations into the
Staffordshire county show. During the spring
months the Scouts held their own mini competition
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and this gave an opportunity for the leaders and
experienced exhibitors to give constructive
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Within the 9 – 12 year olds categories there was
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handicraft category (a decorated boot). With 4
entries between the 3 Scouts, they decided to play
to their strengths with the Scout group’s favourite
entries going forward to the Staffordshire County
Show. All were on tender hooks and not a nail was
left unbitten before we finally found out the results.
Upon informing the scouts parents of their
achievements, messages and quotes such as “that’s
amazing”, “I never thought that would happen”,
“made my week” and “so proud” came flooding in.
The Result – Two County Champions
(First), a Third and a Highly Commended.
Hannah is the current Patrol Leader at first
Uttoxeter Scouts and entered a fabulous platter of
5 show standard sausage rolls, resulting in a first
Prize. Oliver made an outstanding decorated boot
resembling a Minion, also taking the first prize.
Our youngest entrant Joe entered both the
Handicraft and cookery categories and received a
third prize for his decorated boot resembling a Star
Wars X-wing and a highly commended for his
sausage rolls.
After this amazing result so early in the season,
the Uttoxeter scouts are looking forward to more
challenges throughout the show season. As well as
hoping to increase the entry amounts to include
both older and younger age categories from the
Uttoxeter Beavers, Cubs and Explorer Scouts. Very
many thanks to the Staffordshire and Birmingham
Agricultural Society for putting on an excellent
show at the county showground. We will definitely
see you next year.
1st Uttoxeter Scouts currently has places
available for newcomers between the ages of 10 ½
to 14, we meet at 1915hrs prompt on all Fridays
during term time at The Scout Hut, Sunnyside
Road, Uttoxeter, ST14 7LU. We hope to be
entering more local competitions in the coming
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fishing.
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By Richard ‘Seb’ Coe, Uttoxeter Scouts Leader

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ttoxeter Lions Beer and Cider Festival proved more popular than ever this year
as crowds flocked to the event at Oldfields Sports and Social Club. Festival goers
enjoyed a great weekend of music, real ale, ciders, lagers and wines.
Profits from the festival go to paying for free prostate cancer screening tests for
local men over 50, held in April for the last three years at Uttoxeter race course. This
year 368 men were tested and Lions bosses estimate 17 lives were potentially saved.
Uttoxeter Lions Spokesman Dave Scorer said
‘We tried to provide a wide range of beers, from the palest of pale ales to the
blackest of stouts. What was really impressive was that we managed to do this with
most of our beers being from the local region, including Peakstones Rock from Alton
and, for the first time, Uttoxeter Brewing company.’
‘The figures aren’t all in yet but thanks in part to the generosity of our sponsors,
including The Voice, it looks like we’ve made a healthy profit to fund next year’s
prostate cancer screening programme.’
Friday festival goers enjoyed many local musicians who performed free. They
included the best named group for the festival, Moore and Moore Beer, who are
husband and wife David and Karen Moore from Stramshall, and friend John Beer,
playing pop and rock covers on guitar, saxophone and harmonica, The Voice’s Gary
Hudson, a singer-songwriter with original songs of love and
zombies, ladies from Uttoxeter’s acclaimed singing
ensemble the Heath Chorus, singing in small
harmony groups, 13 year old singing sensation
Evie Degg, duo Chris and Elizabeth Jarvis, and
Acoustic Anarchy, who are Kim Harrison and Neil
Hughes. The climax of the evening was the Rabble-
Rousers, who wowed the audience with a blend of
traditional and current songs, from country classics
to singalong favourites.
Saturday’s line-up included popular local artist
Jason Callear with his acoustic covers of pop and rock
classics, with Sean Prior on bass, Delta Echoes a four
piece who’ve made a big impact at local pubs, clubs
and festivals, singing country, blue grass and
Americana and the evening was finished off in fine style
by Upfront, Shropshire’s finest party band, playing
classic rock and pop covers late into the night, who got
everyone singing, dancing and having fun.
Beer festival organiser Steve Shields said: ‘Several
people said they had such a brilliant time partying to
Upfront and we are hoping they can play again next year.
We brought in extra ciders this year and proved very
popular as we sold out even before the bar closed. Lots of
people were trying the ciders, even people who would
normally drink beer. We also tried lagers for the first time,
with Joules Green Monkey selling out.’
‘It was good to have many locally brewed beers on tap
this year, with several running out before closing time
including Uttoxeter Brewing Company’s own ‘Uxonian’,
Slaters Top Totty, and Burton Bridge Brewery’s Stairway to
Heaven.’
‘Slater’s Top Totty has been on sale at the House of
Commons bar, which was particularly fitting as newly re-
elected MP for Burton and Uttoxeter Andrew Griffiths and
County Councillor for Uttoxeter David Brookes, both long
term supporters of the festival, were there. It’s really good to
see the town getting behind the event, enjoying themselves
and helping a good cause at the same time.’
Entrance prices were £2.50 for the Friday or £7.50 for both
the Friday and Saturday. One happy Friday customer said
‘This is really a music event with fabulous beer and cider. I’ve
been to expensive commercial festivals recently and tonight
the music was as good and the beer and cider choice was
even better, great value for money.’
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W
e’ve recently celebrated
our 6th Anniversary here
at The Parks – we’ve
battled with planners, road works
and the recession – but are proud
and happy to announce our
continued presence here in
Uttoxeter. We are a family run
business, not part of a chain, and
our fantastic team has stuck with us
along the way. 2017 has been an
interesting year so far to say the
least, Lee, our Manager, had open
heart surgery at the end of
November, which meant that he
was off throughout Christmas and
returned to work, fully fit, this
March. Then, a week after Lee
returned, Paul – business owner and
Head Chef fell over and broke his
elbow! Two operations, 8 weeks in
a cast, and lots of painkillers later
Paul has finally returned to work
full time. So, at last, The Parks has a full
complement of healthy staff!!
To celebrate this, we have decided to launch a
competition alongside our fabulous new menus.
Our new menus launch on Wednesday July 19th –
they are already on our website – so take a look
and get booking! Our competition is easy –
EVERY time you dine here at The Parks
Restaurant between 19th July and 19th September,
you will receive a raffle ticket. The evening of
Wednesday 20th September the winning raffle
ticket will be randomly pulled from a hat. The
winner will receive £500 in CASH!!!
We’re also managing to keep calm and carry on
despite the road works happening on the
A50/A522. The teams working on the road have
been fabulous, but the fact remains that our
restaurant driveway looks a little unsightly to say
the least. However, continue down the drive and
you’ll see our gorgeous building and fabulous
gardens are as well looked after and cared for as
usual. We WILL be accessible throughout the
works, and diversions will be kept to an absolute
minimum. Our opening hours are available on our
website, Facebook page and at the top of the
driveway – or give us a call if you need to check
anything.
Our Christmas Party Nights on Thursdays,
Fridays and Saturdays in December
are already filling up, so talk to
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£29.95 per person it’s excellent
value!
Our Christmas Menu (not for
Party Nights or Sunday lunches) is
also exceptional value this year – at
just £14.95 for three courses
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday,
Friday and Saturday lunchtimes
and £16.95 on Tuesday and
Wednesday evenings. The price has
remained the same for the last 3
years at lunchtime, and its actually
£5 per person CHEAPER to dine
with us on a Tuesday and
Wednesday evening than it was last
year!! We are also happy to open on Mondays as
long as your party has an absolute minimum of 30
paying adults!
And last, but not least – we still have PIE
NIGHT every Wednesday evening, and STEAK
NIGHT every Friday (Neither of these offers are
available in December though) On Wednesdays its
just £4.95 per person for homemade pie, mash and
gravy. And on Friday it’s £25 for two people to
enjoy an 8oz rump, chunky chips and onion rings
each; and have a bottle of House Wine to share.
So, we’ve some fabulous offers, new menus, a
full complement of staff, AND a COMPETITION
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Pink Velvet Cake
M
y dear friend Sally was
having a birthday brunch
at her house with all her
close friends. I thought I would
surprise her with a cake, and as she
loves pink I decided on my Pink
Velvet Cake. It is beautifully moist
with the addition of buttermilk. It
turned out perfectly, and I was able
to decorate it with edible flowers
from my garden. She was delighted!
You will need :-
185g unsalted butter
11
⁄2 tbsp vanilla extract
495g caster sugar
3 large free range eggs
335g plain flour
3 tbsp cornflour
3 tbsp cocoa powder
375ml buttermilk
11
⁄2 tbsp pink food colouring
11
⁄2 tsp white wine vinegar
11
⁄2 tsp bicarbonate of soda
For the Icing:-
265g unsalted butter softened
225g icing sugar, sifted
675 g cream cheese
11
⁄2 tsp vanilla extract
Pink food colouring
Preheat your oven to 160˚C fan.
Grease and line 3 x 22cm sandwich
tins. Beat together the caster sugar
and butter until light and fluffy.
Slowly add the beaten eggs and
vanilla extract. Stir in the sifted flour,
cocoa and the combined buttermilk
and pink food colouring in 2 batches.
Combine the vinegar and
bicarbonate of soda in a cup and
allow to fizz, then fold into the cake
mixture. Divide the batter between
your three tins.
Bake for 25 minutes or until a
skewer comes out clean. Allow to
cool in tins before turning out onto a
wire rack to cool completely.
To make your icing, beat together
the softened butter with the sifted
icing sugar. Add the cream cheese
and beat until smooth. Finally add
the vanilla extract and some pink
food colouring. The shade of pink is
entirely up to you. I find it depends
on my mood - with this cake, I made
a lovely pastel pink icing.
I decorated it with edible glitter
and some pretty violas.
Karen’s Cake Corner
by Karen Hill

Marchington Festival a great success

My Monthly Musings
by Cecily Cowans of Cheadle
I
am not sure how many of you are fans of the so-
called ‘Peter Pan of Pop’ aka Sir Cliff Richard. I
am a relatively new convert to our youthful
looking Knight of the Realm but have seen him
several times in concert. I must admit that he puts on
a very fine show.
Almost all of us, young and old, are familiar with
Sir Cliff’s famous seasonal song ‘Summer Holiday’
and its line ‘Everybody has a Summer holiday…’ This
is not true as many people never have a holiday, not
during the months of June, July and August or at any
other time. When I was teaching in Birmingham I
asked one of my classes, as we about to finish for our
long break, if anyone was going away. One little lad
put up his hand to tell me that he was going to stay
with his Dad. When questioned where his Dad lived,
he responded ‘Nechells’.
If I tell you that my school was in a Northern
suburb of Birmingham and that Nechells is inner city
Birmingham, you will appreciate that this is a very
poignant story and not a funny anecdote from my
years in the classroom. I am one of the lucky ones
able to enjoy all the benefits of a break. I love nothing
more than walking with my husband along a sunny
promenade or walkway or beach. We people watch
and chat, often counting our blessings and remarking
how lucky we are. Before Christmas I always go to
Birmingham to meet friends and wander around the
German Market. There are other such markets not
far away from where we live but I have a soft spot
for the city in which I lived and worked for many
years. As my daughter lives in London, I love to go
and spend some time with her.
One of our favourite activities is window
shopping in Oxford Street and Regent Street, gazing
into the amazing window displays at Selfridges or
Liberty. I love to wander across one of the many
London bridges, intrigued by the activity on the
Thames, stopping for a glass of wine at a café at one
of the markets. The twelve months since last July
have flown by and I continue to count my blessings.
I could have been walking along Promenade des
Anglais in Nice on July 13th or around the Christmas
Market in Berlin on December 19th last year. Equally
I might have been window shopping on
Drottninggatan in Stockholm on April 7th this year.
Or walking along London Bridge or sipping a rosé at
Borough Market on the first Saturday in June.
The last time that I saw Cliff Richard in concert
was at the Manchester Arena. Continue to enjoy
these Summer months if you have a holiday or not,
but remember those whose lives have been cut short
since Summer 2016 and whose dreams will not ‘…
come true.’
Ginny’s Community Corner
by Ginny Gibson of Uttoxeter
W
hat has about 5000 spines and was
mentioned in William Shakespeare plays,
The Tempest and Midsummer Night’s
Dream? What eats slugs in your garden? What only
comes out at night (unless in need of help or during
breeding season when it may come out during the
day) and roams around several gardens in the area?
Yes the answer is the Hedgehog.
This month I asked Wendy from the Hedgehog
and Garden Bird rescue group if I could feature them
in my community corner article, as I had called them
about my hedgehog house and realised she was a
wealth of knowledge that needed to be passed on.
Hedgehogs need our help, they are in decline and
we can do something about it. Firstly an easy thing
to do is to stop using slug pellets, its kills them when
they eat the slugs that have eaten the pellets. I use
Nemaslug, which is natural microscopic nematodes
that you put in the watering can and water around
Hostas and pots; they won’t hurt the hedgehogs, but
will deal with the slugs, Better still don’t use anything
as if you have hedgehogs they deal with the slugs
anyway. Second make sure that you have a friendly
garden, which gives them room to walk in and out
of, don’t block up every hole on the perimeter of
your garden, they wander from garden to garden in
search of food and need access. A 5 inch x 5 inch
hole is all that’s needed. Thirdly if you have a pond,
then ensure they have a way out, they can swim, but
need a ramp or a slope to walk out of water.
Fourthly they need water, I have several saucers
round the garden that I top up each night with fresh
water, make sure you don’t put milk out as
hedgehogs are lactose intolerant and it can make
them really ill or even kill them. Also on the advice
of Wendy I have bought a bag of hedgehog food that
I put out each night too.(cats won’t eat hedgehog
food but they will steal the cat biscuits if they are left
out for the hedgehogs)
Wendy has a fantastic calendar of hedgehog
events throughout the year, just look at what you can
become involved with:
Month Activity
January Hibernating
February Hibernating but reserves have gone.
March Some hogs awake, especially in mild
winters.
April Now active; they replenish body
reserves.
May Courtship and mating occur.
June Babies Born. They remain in the nest.
July Mother and babies leave nest
together.
August Young leave their nest and become
independent. If you have hedgehogs
in your garden you can help by
leaving cat meat (not fish varieties) or
hedgehog food (biscuits) and water
out for them. Do not leave milk.
September Late litters may produce autumn
orphans unable to cope with winter
weather so will need to be over
wintered by carers.
October Winter nests are built and fat
deposits supplemented.
November Most hogs have now began to
hibernate although as winters get
milder these days, some hogs do not
hibernate but do need support of
food and unfrozen water left for
them.
December Hibernating but may occasionally
awake for food.
I am writing this article at the end of May, so
courtship is starting and so if you hear loud noises,
a bit like grunting, then your hedgehogs are enjoying
some fun together, don’t be scared, as I was the first
time I heard it, just leave them alone and walk slowly
away, so as not to disturb them.
By the time you read this in July, babies might be
in your garden, they are so sweet and such darling
things, my heart melts every time I see one. I hang
out of my front window about 10pm each night to
see them walking through the boarders of my front
garden. One of my neighbours who walks his dogs
late at night, always laughs at me, all I can say is that
I may be eccentric, but there are worst things in life!
Wendy helps lots of baby hedgehogs and mature
hedgehogs each year in the rescue, She and her
volunteers work from their own homes so they can
cover a larger area helping wildlife. They have a soft
release area’s so once animals are strong enough to
go back into the wild they have support feeding until
they acclimatise back to normal life.
Wendy explains, “I worked at The British
Wildlife Rescue Centre for 7 years, and enjoyed
every moment. After leaving the Wildlife centre, I
missed working with the animals and started
“Hedgehog and Garden Bird rescue”. It is great to
see sick or injured animals returned to the wild in a
healthy state after recuperating.
They look after and care for garden birds and
hedgehogs and if you visit their website,
www.hgbr.co.uk, then you can see a list of all the
animals they are currently treating and a progress
update. Some sadly die, that is the way of the world
(the worst part of their job) but lots survive and are
released.
Treating Hedgehogs and garden birds is a labour
of love and of course food and vets bills cost a lot so
they are always looking for donations of food and
welcome monetary donations too. As their website
says, a tin of powdered hedgehog milk is £40 and
does not last long.
If you find a bird or hedgehog, then contact
Wendy or her volunteers and take it along to one of
their sites to be helped.
Wendy on 01785 747683 or 07769 279257 or
Charlotte 07976 053702 (Stafford area) Chris
07814 451030 (Cannock area) Denny 07403
572116 (Newcastle under Lyme area) Or Carol
01827 701219 or 07946 076474 (Tamworth area)
Hedgehog and Garden Bird Rescue works in co-
operation with local vets and they rely on public
donations with the remaining costs coming from
their own pockets. All donations are gratefully
received and can be made easily using cheque or
bank transfer call Wendy for the address or
information needed to make a donation.
So if you want to make a hedgehog happy in
your garden, then do what we did and build a
hedgehog house, we used the British Hedgehog
Preservation Society guide to making one and it has
served us well over the last 3 years, see the link
below for the brochure.
www.britishhedgehogs.org.uk/leaflets/L5-
Hedgehog-Homes.pdf
If the hedgehog likes the house you build, then
next year, you too can hang out of your window, late
at night and watch your hedgehog family out and
about.

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Lank’s Lore
By Steve ‘Lank’Lavin
Golden Memories from one of Uttoxeter’s Favourite Characters
I
see that the old Elf n’
Safety have been at it
again. I recently went
down to Uttoxeter Railway
Station to catch a train to
Crewe and saw with my own
eyes what people have been
telling me about for quite a
while. The new £500,000
bridge which you need to
cross to get on the platforms.
It is certainly an impressive
piece of engineering to say the
least. It must have one of the
record length wheel chair
ramps in the country.
Uttoxeter Station must
certainly be at the front of the
queue to have this new
monstrosity thrust upon
them.
My wife and I were
travelling up to Edinburgh for
my daughter’s wedding so we
had to pack quite a bit of extra
luggage for the occasion and as much
as there is a shorter route over the
bridge to get to the platform to take us
firstly to Crewe on our journey on the
other side it was virtually impossible
to use this method of dragging our
suitcases up the available staircase so
we had to negotiate the wheel chair
ramp.
Wheel chair ramp? We started our
trek up and I thought we were on
route to have a tour around Uttoxeter
Racecourse, it seemed endless. We got
to the top, crossed, over the bridge and
then had as much travelling again to
get onto the platform to catch the
train. I thought my wife was going to
die of exhaustion, although I wasn’t in
a much better condition myself even though I was
carrying the lighter suitcase!! (Joking of course).
I am glad that we allowed ourselves plenty of
time for our journey otherwise instead of catching
the 8 minutes passed 11am train we would have
had to wait for the next one
an hour later and then would
have missed our pre-booked
seats at Crewe for our trip to
Edinburgh. So be warned if
you are travelling that way in
the future give yourself an
extra 15mins to negotiate the
bridge especially if you are
using the wheel chair ramp.
I can remember years ago
that there used to be a bridge
that served the station (see
picture below) which was not
quite so complex and it served
in those days 4 platforms
when the station was really
busy. Admittedly the disabled
people in those days were not
quite as well looked after as
they are today which can’t be
a bad thing.
When travel by rail started
to diminish mainly because of
more transport by road and after the
savage cut backs by Dr. Beeching the
station was reduced in size and the
bridge was finally done away with,
leaving passengers to pass over the
actual rail track itself to get from one
platform to another.
This was fine until the powers that
be eventually decided to make
Uttoxeter an unmanned station which
led to this new bridge being erected
because of the safety issues being
involved.
Anyway we all have to move with
these modern times whether we like
them or not and no matter what
changes are thrust upon us, good or
bad, someone will always have a good
moan about them.
Till next time, all the best to you all,
Lank
The new £500,000 bridge serving the now, two platforms
The old bridge which used to service then the four platforms in use
Down on the Farm
by Angela Sargent
He soars and he hovers, rocking on his wings,
He scans his wide parish with a sharp eye,
He catches the trembling of small hidden things,
He tears them in pieces, dropping them from the sky.
Robert Graves
O
ver half way through the year already –
where does time go? Summer soft fruits
and salads are in full production now and
are at their best taste-wise. Growers are busy
supplying supermarkets to specification. As
customers, do we mind wonky, slightly blemished
or misshapen fruit and veg or should it be thrown
away?
It’s a lovely time of year to take a walk along a
footpath and many cross crop fields. You may
think there isn’t much to see in a corn field but you
would be surprised.
Arable production has become a more highly
specialised industry, with all processes targeted at
maximising the yield/quality, with its own events
and shows and world class competitions.
From nutrient mapping of areas and precision
applications to targeted plant protection products,
tomorrows technology is already here. The job of
an agronomist, who specialises in crops and their
care, is an important one as we all have to try to
make savings and efficiencies, whilst still producing
what our customer wants.
Alongside the growing crop- and this is the
make or break time of the year, when all the
treatments are applied and the weather has the
biggest say on the final yield- there may run a
‘margin’, a piece of various width ground which is
left untreated and out of production for the wild
plants, ground nesting birds and smaller mammals.
Ringlet butterflies will be flitting along too,
feeding on the umbrells (plants with an umbrella
type of flower) and swarms of midges, particularly
if there are damp places. Midges can carry diseases
for livestock as they are carried across from the
continent on high plumes of air. Banks of nettles
provide home and food for a myriad of insects.
The Buzzard will be sat in a tree watching for
rabbits hiding in the long grasses or in the crop
itself or soaring on thermals.
Look closely and there may be flowers growing
under the crop- Scarlet Pimpernel is known as
‘poor mans weatherglass’ (because it closes up in
bad weather) and in ditches running alongside,
brooklime, with its blue flowers will be competing
for space with the Ladies Mantle.
We have sheared our sheep and will be spraying
lambs, if needed, to keep the flies off them. The
fleece being packed into wool sacks.
Our young heifers have joined the herd and
have to find their place in the hierarchy- they are
to replace any of our old cows we have sold or
intend to, next year producing their first calves,
hopefully.

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Let The Voice Be With You
by Les Humphries of Rocester
A
nother Election over, and far from making
our bargaining power in Europe during the
Brexit negotiations stronger, it’s left us
rudderless and floundering, the politicians all
bickering, with both the main parties claiming
victory, whilst in reality it’s been a shambles.
Theresa May made a terrible blunder in calling
a General Election in the first place, leaving the
Country in this precarious position as a result, at
least her advisers have had the chop!
The one positive thing to come out of all this is
that many Scots have shown their displeasure with
Ms Sturgeon’s Party losing ground, two of her main
cronies being voted out of their seats, so perhaps
she’ll stop shouting about Devolution now, and get
on with trying to help Scotland move forward as
part of the British Isles rather than in isolation.
Anyway, that’s all I’m saying on the subject
because I’m losing the will to live with all this
political bickering and lying going on, just proving
that our politicians are always there when they need
US!
On a much happier note, on Friday the 19th of
May Uttoxeter Rugby Football Clubs Annual
Dinner and Awards Night was held in the new Barn
facility at The Swan at Draycott, which proved to
be the perfect venue for the event. The Meal was
excellent, as was the service, and the lads could let
off steam as is traditional, without disturbing the
other customers. The lads, all smartly dressed in
bow ties and smart suits, with their ladies all
looking gorgeous in their best frocks, and all in all
a great evening ensued, organised by Tom Sherratt.
Although I have only missed a couple of dinners
in over 30 years, this one was a bit special as it was
the first one to which I have been accompanied by
my Grandson Owen. I only hope he has as many
happy years involved in Rugby as I have.
Unfortunately his father, my son Richard, after
playing mini rugby at Stafford, following a serious,
non rugby related, accident was unable to partake
in any more physical sports, so rugby skipped a
generation.
The dinner followed the usual protocol when
after the meal, the speeches, were centred on the
achievements of the club this Season, which of
course included the fact that Uttoxeter finished in
5th position in the Midlands 3 West North division,
which is the best ever result for the town.
The highpoint of the evening was the eagerly
awaited Awards presentations. First to take the
stage was 2nd Team Captain Tom Gallimore, who
presented his Award for Most Improved 2nd Team
Player to Jon Calladine. This was followed by the
2nd Team Player of the Year which went to Alex
Rock, whilst top Try scorer was Dave Gallimore.
Despite a number of fixture cancellations, it has
been a very successful Season for the seconds, which
is a relatively young development side, although a
number of the lads have made 1st XV debuts along
the way, which all helped towards the club’s great
finish, despite a poor start to the campaign when
they propped up the table for several weeks.
In mid season due to ill health Graham
McDonald, who had turned around the fortunes of
the club which gained them promotion, handed over
the coaching position to Matt Nance who had
returned to the Club following a spell at Stoke. It
proved to be an inspired decision as some excellent
results followed, when some notable scalps were
taken in the latter games of the Season.
Club Captain James Gill took centre stage to
present the 1st Team awards, giving the most
improved player trophy to Adam Tortoiseshell who
had been at the heart of the boiler-house all season.
Young Player of the year went to Callum Shaw, who
is currently improving his rugby in South Africa.
Flying winger Mark Springall was the top try scorer,
whilst the Golden Boot for Clubman of the Year
was this year was shared between Matt Ford and
Tom Sherratt, the latter having so much success
coaching the under 14’s. He also received the
Captain’s award for Player of the Year.
The Players Player of the Year was awarded to
Lewis Bain who has been the outstanding play
maker at fly half all season. Although all the awards
were met with thunderous applause, Lewis’s ovation
almost took the roof off. Always a great accolade to
be given the votes of your peers.
Tribute was also paid to all the good work put
in by the Junior Section Coaches on a Sunday
Morning, with another hugely successful Season
seeing the under 14’s suffering a defeat by a meagre
2 points to Leek in the Plate Final at Tamworth.
Well done to them and coach Tom Sherratt. With
the Club’s new Committee being voted in at the
AGM in Oldfields Club on the 10th of June, and
with the amount of keen young members now in the
fold, I am sure Uttoxeter Rugby will continue to go
from strength to strength.
The Churnet Valley Male Voice Choir, having
completed two concerts in June, in Wetley Rocks
and Cheadle, make their next appearance in Fenton
Methodist Church on Saturday the 29th of July. At
present during the Summer months practises in the
Bishop Rawle School, Cheadle, are every Tuesday
fortnight. We could do with a few more members
chaps, so if you fancy airing those rusty vocal
chords, just turn up on a Tuesday evening at the
School, on the 11th and 25th of July or 15th and
29th of August, we’ll be glad to see you!
Finally, residents of Denstone are extremely
happy now that their beloved Stores have re-
opened. Affectionately known as ‘The Hut,’
Denstone Stores was last year out of commission for
several months after new owner, Builder Gary Plant,
with the help of electrical wizard Kelvin Edwards,
gave the premises a much needed make-over and
what a superb transformation they have achieved,
a top place to buy your newspaper and pint of milk
along with your other supplies in the mornings.
Kelvin’s daughter Kelly has taken over rental of
The Stores from Gary, and she is the friendly smiling
face behind the counter, occasionally assisted by her
‘mum’ Angie. Denstone Stores has also for many
years been the Box Office for the Denstone Players,
and thankfully that will continue with Kelly, who is
a bit of a thespian herself.
Due to commitments with a group in Derby, she
will be unable to commit to appearing on stage in
Denstone productions at present, but we hope to
have her talents in October’s Variety Show, and who
knows, if time permits we may see more of her in
the future (not so far to travel Kelly!). Pictured is
Kelly in the doorway of Denstone Stores.
Well that’s about it for this Issue folks, I just
hope we don’t have to face any more Elections this
year!!
TTFN Les...

The good old days
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to the faces.
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O
n the weekend of 22-23 July 2017
Checkley Church is holding a BELL
EXTRAVAGANZA & FUN DAY event
to celebrate their successful Bell Restoration
Project; ensuring that the ancient art of ringing
will be preserved in Checkley for many years to
come. Over £100,000 was raised to complete
the restoration which was supported by
members of the church community, the wider
community, many groups and associations &
local & national companies.
Phase one of the project was completed in
2005, when work was carried out to strengthen
the tower of the Grade 1 Listed Medieval
Church of St Mary & All Saints. Phase two of
the project was completed in March 2016
whereby a new steel frame was built in the clock
chamber, leaving the original unit, constructed
from Elizabethan ships’ timbers, in its present
position. The six Rudhall bells cast in 1762
needed to be removed, re-tuned and re-housed
in the new steel bell frame.
A CCTV system is being installed in church
prior to the event to allow visitors to see the
bells being rung in the tower. Demonstrations
& presentations will take place in church
throughout the Saturday. Additionally, the
Lichfield Diocesan Mobile Belfry will be
positioned in the Community Centre car park
to allow visitors to try their hand at the art of
bell ringing. There will also be other activities
organised throughout the day.
Radio Stoke will be recording the service on
the Sunday where the Arch Deacon of Stoke-on-
Trent will dedicate the commemorative painting
by local artist Emma Joustra.
Checkley
Church Bells
Checkley Bell Extravaganza & Fun Day
Saturday 22 July 2017
Activities In & Around Church
10.30am - 12 noon Hot Drinks & Squash available in church
11am, 1pm, & 3pm Bell Display, Demonstrations & Presentations,
Checkley Bell Restoration Project books will be on sale at £20
12 noon Hand Bell Demonstration by Alton Handbell Ringers
12 noon - 3pm Children’s Church Quiz (Prizes & Trophies: 1st Prize: £50 Leisure Voucher)
Bell Extravaganza Raffle - (1st Prize: Saturday night for 2 in London Hotel incl. rail fare)
2pm Children’s Fancy Dress Competition - Famous characters from history. (Prizes &
Trophies 1st Prize - £50 Leisure Voucher) - judged by Mrs Bull & Miss Finney
from Checkley School)
Entrants should meet with Heather Graham in church by 1.45pm
Drinks & Refreshments served all day at THE RED LION including BARBEQUE!
Activities In & Around The Community Centre
11am - 4.30pm The Lichfield Diocesan Mobile Belfry will be available on the Community Centre
Car Park & there will be the opportunity for visitors to try their hand at the art of
bell ringing! A JCB Backhoe Loader (A key sponsor of the bell project) will also
be on display.
2pm onwards Afternoon Tea served in the Community Centre
Silent Auction - Hammer will go down at 4pm
3pm “Great Checkley Bake Off” will be judged by Mandy’s Cake Shop. (Prizes &
Trophies 1st Prize - £50 John Lewis/Waitrose Voucher). Cakes will then be
available to purchase.
Cakes should be a single cake & will be judged on presentation. These should be
registered with Hayley Keeling in The Community Centre between 2pm & 2.50pm
4pm Bell Extravaganza Raffle to be drawn.
PARKING SATURDAY - Please park on The Community Centre Car Park & on the School Playground
NOT on Church Lane! Toilet Facilities will be available in The Community Centre from 11am onwards!
Sunday 23 July 2017 - Service Of Thanksgiving
This service will be recorded by Radio Stoke - if you would like to join the Archdeacon & the
congregation PLEASE BE SEATED IN CHURCH BY 10.30am.
The service will be followed by wine & nibbles! Food & Drink will also be available in the Red Lion!
Parking Sunday - Please park on Church Lane & The School NOT on The Community Centre Car Park

The Performance Physio
by Paul Williamson, Chartered Physiotherapist
W
ith 25 years’ experience in elite &
professional sports Paul has dedicated
his careers as both a professional athlete
& a clinician to achieving excellence. Paul
competed for Great Britain for over 11 years in
athletics then turned his attention to a career in
physiotherapy.
Paul was Physio to the Great Britain Senior
Men’s Basketball Team & Lead Physiotherapist at
the National Football Centre working with
professional footballers, the England Senior
Women’s players and a wide variety of other
professional & Olympic athletes. He also works
with celebrities & the general public particularly
those with complex issues and is a consultant
physiotherapist to the premiership referee’s.
Paul has now set up ‘The Performance Physio’
a specialist private physiotherapy practice based
locally in lower Tean. He uses all his experience of
working with elite sports & brings this philosophy
to the everyday champion, whether they are a
weekend warrior, a recreational athlete or those
who want to continue with normal daily activities.
Cricket Injuries
With the start of the International Cricket
started I thought this month’s injury &
rehabilitation article would be most fitting!
Cricket is one of the most popular summer
sports played across the world, non-contact in
nature injury can occur in a variety of fashions.
Overuse injuries present most commonly within
this sport and particularly in fast bowlers. Poor
technique and repetitive actions contribute
significantly to these injuries.
Contact injuries do occur, generally from the
cricket ball itself but also from contact with other
players and the ground. Extreme injuries occur
infrequently, the Prince of Wales was killed from a
cricket ball to the head in 1751. However
protective equipment and rule changes in recent
times have largely eradicated such risks.
Bowlers are most at risk of injury at 47%
Injury rates have been suggested to be as high
as 49% from national teams to school age. 22%
of injuries occur to the lower limb, 17% to the
back & 26% to the upper limbs. Bowlers are most
at risk of injury followed by batsmen then fielders.
Recurrent injury has been estimated at 30% whilst
37% of new injuries recur within the same season.
This suggests inadequate rehabilitation is
completed, whilst screening and injury prevention
strategies may not be employed.
Impact injury:
Batsmen seem most at risk and understandably
when you consider your opponent is launching a
hard ball towards you at a speed of 75mph.
Protective equipment does help, however contact
with the ball can result in fractures, dislocations,
and bruising to the feet, thighs, fingers, hands,
forearms, ribs and face. Eye related trauma in
cricket has been documented to account for
between 5-14% of all sporting related eye injuries.
Overuse injury:
The bowling action involves extension, twisting
and rotation of the low back, this occurs at speed
whilst absorbing the large ground reaction forces
of the approach run (up to 9 times body weight).
Fast bowlers have been suggested to use one of
three techniques. Two of which have indicated less
risk of injury (front-on and side-on). The third
technique is known as mixed action which
combines the other two techniques. This mixed
action increases the twisting, extension and side
bending of the low back, placing considerable
stress on the bony structures.
Poor technique combined with a fast approach
speed increase risk of low back injuries. For this
reason the Australian Cricket Board limits medium
and fast paced bowlers to a maximum of eight
consecutive overs in one spell and a maximum of
twenty in a day.
Repetitive bowling and throwing long distances
can result in overuse injuries to the shoulder
complex. Inflammation of tissues within the
shoulder may contribute to impingement and
eventual degenerative changes to the rotator cuff
and biceps musculature or potential tears which
can all contribute to ongoing pain and dysfunction.
Bowlers often display tissue damage to the fingers
where the seam of the ball creates friction, whilst
the middle finger joints are frequently traumatised
by the repetitive bowling action and may lead to
arthritic changes.
Wicket keepers have been suggested to be at
higher risk of arthritis within the knees due to the
repeated unnatural squatting action. Running type
injuries can occur to any position within the field
of play and may be in the form of a soft tissue
injury, usually hamstring, groin or thigh strains.
Arthritis is always a consideration and may present
in older players particularly within the knees, hips
and ankles.
8 key strategies to Injury Prevention
1. Like any athlete whether you are elite or
recreational, your basic physical fitness and
conditioning does help to prevent injury
occurrences.
2. A balanced exercise regime that includes
strength training, cardiovascular conditioning
and flexibility will all help to build a solid
foundation.
3. Specific strengthening, activation and flexibility
exercises to develop movement control around
the trunk, buttocks and shoulders will help to
balance the muscular system, provide
protection and enhance performance.
4. Practice to ensure technical proficiency can
make serious difference to injury risks as noted
earlier, so tweaking technique and developing
high skill levels will lower potentially damaging
forces.
5. Prior to a match and practice ensure you warm
up correctly. A general five minute whole body
warm up followed by your position specific
drills should be completed, this ensures correct
movement patterns and technique is optimised
and primed prior to participation.
6. Use of the correct protective equipment as
advised by the England Cricket Board will help
minimise risks of impact injuries.
7. Remember Cricket is a summer sport so protect
your skin with suntan lotion, your eyes with
hats and sunglasses and your body’s hydration
levels by ensuring you consume sufficient fluids
over the days match.
8. If you do get injured it’s important to go to the
right medical profession to ensure accurate
diagnosis and management. Re-injury is
frequently seen so ensuring you undertake the
right rehabilitation can help you get back to
playing earlier and reduce risks of re-injury.
Email: paul@theperformancephysio.com
www.theperformancephysio.com
Bramshall Art Exhibition

Uttoxeter Rugby Club News
Uttoxeter Rugby Club held two hugely successful
junior recruitment drive days recently.
T
here was a terrific turn out from our regular players as
well as many new faces who potentially will join our fast
growing club when the season restarts. The morning
sessions saw the age groups being separated into four groups
and focused on small sided games, incorporating all the core
skills taught in rugby sessions, alongside some kicking skills
with a newly made target board.
Ian Middleton (Junior Chairman) said “We were all
delighted with the events and the attendance of youngsters
was great and we hope to see many of those new players
which attended the recruitment events joining us in
September”
The URFC juniors decided to run two events to promote
local awareness of the Uttoxeter Rugby Club and promote
how the core values taught through rugby can benefit
children in all areas of their education and development. The
junior section aims to work closely with the senior section to
create a club for children and adults who are welcome to put
their boots back on! Whether it’s for a run out on a Saturday
in a senior game or to help coach children on a Sunday, full
training is available.
Ian and Rachael have been part of the junior club for six
years now and aided by a core group of willing volunteers
have helped the Juniors grow into the successful club it is
today. There are over 150 children attending most Sundays
and the juniors section are keen to see this number continue
to grow. “I would like to thank all coaches and volunteers who
attended the recruitment drive events and special thanks to
David and Emma Lycett for all their hard work at promoting
these events for our club”.
The junior season runs from September through to May
and sessions run Sundays 10.30-12, restarting from 3rd
September, incorporating a mix of training sessions alongside
both home and away matches. All ages from 5 years upwards
are welcome to come along and have a go. If anyone would
like any further information or to go on a mailing list for
September please contact Ian or Rachael via email on
Ianandrachmiddleton@gmail.com
A
fter the fantastic support through
sponsorship from local businesses and
individuals last season, Uttoxeter Rugby
Club are hoping for the same level of backing for
the forthcoming 2017/18 season.
The club finished in 5th position in the
Midlands League West Division 3 last season, the
highest ever achievement in their history!
Now pre-season training has started under the
guidance of Coach Matt Nance as the Uttoxeter
club bid to better last season’s final league position.
This season the club are also running a
development team which will have a full set of 22
fixtures to fulfil so it is going to be another exciting
step in Uttoxeter’s upward curve.
Club Chairman Nigel Titterton said: “We are
urging local businesses and individuals to sponsor
us again this season through the superb value for
money advertising board which is seen by the
public 365 days a year at a cost of £500. We need
11 match day sponsors at £100 for the 1st team
and 11 match day sponsors at £100 for the
development team so please get in touch now with
our Sponsorship Director and President Paul Bain
to book your sponsorship on 0797 6461 775 or
myself on 07733 4669 70”
Uttoxeter RFC are also looking for a first aider
to help on match days with the development team
– anyone interested in joining the successful rugby
club can contact Paul Bain on 0797 6461 775.
The annual presentation evening was held
recently and the winners were:
Captain James Gill Award for Player of the
Year to Tom Sherratt; Players Player of the Year
Lewis Bain; Most Improved Player of the Year
Adam Tortoiseshell; Young Player of the Year
Callum Shaw; Top Try Scorer Mark Springall;
Clubmen of the Year Matt Ford and Tom Sherratt.
UTTOXETER RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB
Welcomes local businesses and supporters to join them for the 2017/18 season
Committee: Nigel Titterton (Club Chairman), Lee Carter (Hon Secretary), Ian Middleton
(Junior Chairman), Rach Middleton (Junior Secretary and Club Welfare Officer), Paul
Simon (Treasurer), Paul Bain (President and Sponsorship Director)
Staffordshire 7s
Uttoxeter Rugby Club won the Staffordshire 7’s Cup with a
last-gasp 19-17 victory over Burton Sounds. The local team,
under coach Dave Rock, produced a terrific performance to lift
the trophy after beating favourites Stafford 21-15 in the semi
final, Burntwood B 38-5 and Cannock 38-0 in previous rounds.
The competition consisted of Uttoxeter, Burton Sounds,
Stafford, Cannock, Walsall, Burntwood A & B, Rugeley and
Congleton.
Cam Dobson, Ash Williams, Dave Rock (coach), Wiggy
Lakin, Tom Sherratt (captain), Lewis Bain, Ben Marshall,
Tom Fleet. bottom left to right Joe Cripps, Sam Bassett and
Alex Rock.
Uttoxeter captain Tom Sherratt is presented with the
Staffordshire 7’s Cup.

Bake’s Memoirs
by Neil Baker, local sporting legend
H
ardly seems a minute since the end of the
last football season. In fact it doesn’t finish
at all for some players. I write this as
England Under 21s prepare for their semi-final
game against Germany. If they get through to the
final by the time they return home some of their
parent clubs will be back into pre-season training!
I’m sure they will be allowed a holiday and a
little rest before they return but the days when
football finished and cricket started have long
gone.
Apart from the U21 tournament, there is also
the Confederations Cup going on. If you have Sky
TV you can watch the Chinese League and the
MLS too!
I don’t know if you have been watching the
Confederations Cup but as interesting as the
football, has been the VAR. Technology continues
to infiltrate the game. I have to say that it has been
a great help to the officials in other sports. It’s
helped our test match umpires in cricket and tennis
and has certainly worked in both codes of rugby.
I’m quite sceptical about its use in football. I
agree with goal-line technology as this rules out
any confusion. I think most of us remember two
incidents in particular where a player has definitely
scored a goal but human error wiped out both.
Lampard’s ‘goal’ against Germany in the World
Cup 2010 and the Tottenham ‘goal’ from Mendez
at Old Trafford in 2005.
I’m happy to accept an assistant referee getting
the odd offside flag wrong and a referee not getting
every penalty decision right. This is down to
interpretation after all. If you went to an official
sitting in front of a television how would he see the
incident? He may well see the incident different to
the referee, the two managers will hardly ever
agree, so all you get is more controversy. I’m all for
improving standards in the game with refs and
players but not sure this helps or hinders.
I start the pre-season at Leek Town this week.
After 23 years working at Crewe I have decided to
take on another challenge. A lot of people have
asked me why? My role at the ‘Alex’ has changed
over the last two seasons, responsible for the
recruitment of players and less time with the first
team. Though any position in professional football
is one to enjoy you want to be involved in making
decisions and responsible for results.
Accepting the offer of going back to Leek was
an easy one. Although it means going back into
part time and non-league football, it gives me the
opportunity of working with players on the
training ground again and making decisions that
count. I can hardly wait!
I first went to Leek Town in 1986 as assistant
manager to Kevin Lewis. During that season he
moved on to Telford Utd and I was made first team
manager. I stayed there for eight wonderful years
before earning my chance to move into full time
football.
During this time the club enjoyed a reasonable
amount of success and in my last season there we
gained promotion to the Conference.
Unfortunately for me and the club, we were denied
this chance because the club could not fullfil the
financial criteria needed. In other words they
hadn’t kept their books up to date!
This was a real disappointment to all and I
decided to seek a new pathway. I applied for the
job at Crewe, the rest is history. I have had a
fantastic time with many ups and downs. Three
trips to Wembley, two play-off wins and a JP
trophy success. Two promotions to the
Championship as well as division one. There have
also been some relegations along the way.
At the moment Crewe are where they should
be, in division 2. Anything above is over
achievement. We managed to bat above our level
for long periods despite having to sell our best
players and low crowds. This was done by
excellent planning by the board of directors who
had to run the club on a low budget compared to
our competitors and a brilliant coach/manager in
Dario Gradi.
I cannot speak highly enough of the man, a
legend at the club who in my opinion is responsible
for Crewe being what it is today. He took a club
that applied for re-election every season to the
heights of the Championship. A club that is
respected throughout the leagues, which produced
good footballers and football of the highest quality.
I’ve been the luckiest man alive to have worked
and learned the art of coaching alongside him for
the majority of my time at Gresty Road.
One of my best moments at Crewe was going
to the Britannia and beating Stoke 0-2. Although a
Potter myself, I was the proudest man in Stoke on
Trent that night. I took some stick from my mates
but none of them begrudged us that win.
Enough of the nostalgia and time to look
forward. In my previous time at Leek we had a
number of supporters who came down to Harrison
Park from the surrounding areas, needless to say it
would be great to see you all again and to catch up
with a pint after the game.
All the best,
Bake.
U
ttoxeter Town Football Club are looking
forward to a local ‘derby’ friendly match at
home to Rocester FC as part of their
preparation for an exciting 2017/18 season in the
Midland League Division 1.
Town entertain The Romans at Oldfields on
Tuesday evening, July 18th, 7.45 kick off.
Organisers are hoping for a bumper crowd for the
friendly match which promises to be an
entertaining encounter so please go along and
show your support
Town’s confirmed friendly schedule is:
11th July home v Loughborough Dynamo 19:45
15th July home v Eccleshall 15:00
18th July home v Rocester 19:45
22nd July home v Stapenhill 15:00
27th July away v Loughborough Uni 19:45
29th July home v Market Drayton 13.00
Uttoxeter Town Manager Dean Arnold recalls
the 2016/17 season and also looks forward to this
season:
“Last season was all about stabilising the club
in the Midland Football League and we over
achieved in that by finishing a respectable 11th of
20.
“We have in the majority a lot of young players
who have been with us from our U18’s days and
they have developed well as a group around the
more experienced players. The season was at times
frustrating because we were getting results against
the top sides but then we would let ourselves down
against sides towards the bottom.
“We had another successful run in the FA Vase
and it was great to see a sizeable crowd when we
bowed out against the eventual losing semi-
finalists in Coleshill Town. On the whole we can
all look back and be pleased with the season not
only on the field but off the field also. We have a
great bunch of volunteers behind the club and
without them we could not function and also the
amount of local businesses that have sponsored us
throughout the season has been fantastic and
hopefully they will continue their support into
2017/18 season.
“This season is to sustain ourselves again in
what is a difficult division with the vast majority
of sides having a players budget. We are always
looking to bring in fresh faces and this pre-season
we have already secured the services of more
young players and hopefully we can keep everyone
together. We have what I and a lot of other people
believe the best playing surface in the area by a
country mile and it is always mentioned by the
opposition players and supporters - so credit for
that goes to George Hudson, Butch and Iggy.
“Everyone from the committee at Uttoxeter
Town FC would like to take this opportunity to
thank all the volunteers, sponsors, supporters and
players in helping our club in creating a base where
local lads can play football at a decent standard
and represent our small town admirably.”
Uttoxeter Town are appealing for more
volunteers to help on match days in any small way
they can. You will find working within Uttoxeter
Town Football Club a very rewarding experience
as everyone pulls together in the aim of
improvement both on and off the field. If you can
help in any way please contact committee member
Jonathan Landells on 07970 383822.
SPONSORSHIP – Home Matches and
Advertising Banners
Uttoxeter Town are once again inviting local
businesses to sponsor home games this season and
also to book an advertising banner around the
impressive Oldfields ground. Last season local
sponsors did the club proud with an unbelievable
response pre-season so it is hoped once again they
will be here to offer their support.
If you would like to sponsor a home match at
£150 or an advertising banner at £300 please
contact Jonathan Landells on 07970 383822, Club
Chairman Peter Douglas on 07803 278024 or Vice
Chairman Nigel Titterton on 07733 466 970
NOW...
Your donation will be very much appreciated
by everyone at Uttoxeter Town Football club.
Uttoxeter Town gear up to new season with
‘derby’ friendly at home to Rocester FC

Uttoxeter & Cheadle Voice Issue 74

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