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Uttoxeter Cricket Club - Club Day
Uttoxeter Cricket clubs annual ‘club day’ took place on Sunday to a roaring success. A 6-a-side tournament was held during the day which involved senior players, juniors, parents and other friends of the club. 6 teams took part in the action packed event with many spectators enjoying the games and tucking into copious amounts of food and drink during the day.
Despite some disappointing early morning weather the day brightened up nicely and the cricket produced some excellent performances.
New Womens Beginners Running Group
Women's Running Network Group starts local group for beginners...
A new running group for beginners is starting soon in Uttoxeter. It is part of the successful Women's Running Network (WRN) which is aimed at newcomers, or anyone who has not put their trainers on for many years. This is definitely not for experienced runners, but gives ladies the chance to take some regular exercise without feeling as if they have been left behind.
WRN Director, Pauline Beare: "We give all women, whatever their age, size or ability, the opportunity to run together to improve their health, fitness and confidence". The women only network has more than 3,000 members and around 140 groups throughout the country. All ladies are welcome to join up and a fully trained group leader will make sure you are looked after during the session and have some fun along the way too.
Starts: Wednesday 15th September, 9.15am at Bramshall Road Park. First session is FREE then £2.00 per week + Membership required to the WRN (£20 per year).
To book your place or for any more information please ring Alison on 07813 508773 or e-mail:
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- www.womensrunningnetwork.co.uk
The Cock Inn, Beamhurst
I am sorry to see that the Cock Inn pub at Beamhurst has closed. My family- the Redferns- Father, mother, grandmother, grandfather were all tenants at this pub going back over fifty years. It is a very old building and may at one time have brewed its own beer. For most of its life it was a Joule's pub, until taken over by Bass. In my Dad and Grandad's days it was a very busy pub with most customers from Uttoxeter. Until about 1957 we were licensed for Ale, Beer and Porter. We had to apply later for a license to sell spirits. At that time beer was 1s 4d a pint and a single whisky double that price at half a crown. That would make a double whisky in todays money at around £7.00 !
Uttoxeter CC v Derby Congs (Home)
Match Sponsored by – Howsons Charted Accountants.
Uttoxeter had yet another stutter with an untimely defeat to Derby Congs. The defeat Uttoxeters’ 2nd in 2 weeks was another disappointment in what has been an up and down campaign.
Losing the toss the home side were asked to bat on what looked like a reasonable wicket. The home side made a steady start with James Burton looking in good form and Dave Hunt supporting him at the other end.
Wanted: Explorers for treasure trails across Staffordshire
Staffordshire is soon to be flooded with explorers, treasure hunters and sleuths as an award-winning Cornish company expands into the area. Treasure Trails Ltd writes treasure hunts aimed a getting families, couples and groups of friends out and about in the fresh air, exploring, experiencing and learning about their local region in a very fun and unique way.
The company already has 380 Trails across the UK and knows that Staffordshire, with its diverse landscape and fascinating history was the ideal location for their next venture. If you are looking for a way to keep the children entertained this summer, and without breaking the bank, this is the perfect solution.
Financial Market Bulletin July 5th 2010
Markets Stage Broad Retreat
Global equity markets retreated across the board last week as the bears gained the upper hand, sending share prices south as investors headed for the safety of the sidelines. After a more confident start, markets gradually gave ground in the face of poor economic news and data which raised fears of a so-called ‘double-dip’ scenario. Already worried about the impact on future growth of austerity measures being taken by many European countries, investors were additionally forced to think about a possible economic slowdown in two of the world’s largest economies – America and China. Boosted by unprecedented economic stimuli by their respective governments back in 2008-09, the world’s two engines of growth looked to be on track, with China quickly resuming double-digit growth and the US returning to long-term trend growth of around 3.5%.
On Thursday though, the mood changed when it became clear that firstly, the Chinese economy was slowing. The country’s official purchasing managers’ index for June fell from 53.9 to 52.1 - less than expected but still positive (any figure over 50 means positive growth). ..................
Look after your Laptop !
It pays to look after your laptop, here are the ‘7 Deadly Sins’.
Follow these simple tips and you'll be amazed at how a bit of TLC and some commonsense will keep your laptop healthy.
1. Eat in the Kitchen
You would be amazed at just how much damage you can cause to your keyboard from those stray crumbs! Hot or cold drinks spilt on your laptop can cause hundreds of pounds worth of damage — so save the food and drink until break time and take a break from your laptop.
2. Keep it spring cleaned
A few minutes each week spent cleaning your laptop will prolong its life. Here are a few grisly facts to encourage you to do this :
A keyboard that hasn't been spoilt with a weekly dust has 3,500 germs per square inch — use an antiseptic wipe (nothing fancy, just the regular ones you buy in the supermarket) and exert only gentle pressure and then blow out anything that's left behind. Hold this thought in your head — an unclean keyboard can be as unhygienic as a loo seat !
Uttoxeter turns to Room Rental
Uttoxeter Online Magazine is teaming up with :
and will be shortly providing information on rooms to rent in Uttoxeter
As flatsharing is more and more popular we will be advising our readers about the benefits of flatshare
with a featured page on this web site.
Watch this space !
Local Artist launches on-line store
Keith Davies was born in 1960 on the Wirral and after moving to Staffordshire early on in his life he went on to do an apprenticeship and worked as a mechanical fitter at Rugeley power station until 1990.
After resigning and travelling the world for 6 months Keith decided to make art his career and in 1994 demonstrated some of his work at a local craft show. A Birmingham businessman was so impressed by his motor sport pictures that he sponsored Keith and was soon selling his art at racing venues in the UK and around Europe. During this time Keith was also accepting commissions from various race teams and designing liveries to portray on racing cars .
Computer problems in Florida !
Technical Support, how can I help you?
FEMALE CALLER: 'Last night my computer started making a lot of hissing noise at me so I shut it down. This morning when I turned it on the computer started hissing and cracking, then started smoking and a bad smell, then nothing'.
TECH SUPPORT: 'I will have a technician come over first thing this morning. Leave the computer just like it is, so they can find the problem and fix it, or change it out with another computer. Give me your address; phone number and the technician will be there just as soon as he can'.
When the technician got there, the lady showed him where the computer was, said what happened to it, this is what the technician found wrong. Take a look at the pictures... YOU WON'T BELIEVE YOUR EYES...
Brownson Family Photograph
The attached, rather faded photograph came with some old family documents. There is an embossed stamp beneath the image that reads Roberts, Photographer, Draycott in the Clay.
I know that the family (Brownson) was in the Cubley, Marston Montgomery, Boylestone areas in the 19th century, but would be interested to know if anyone can identify the actual location of the photograph. There appears to be a stack of bricks in the foreground and I know the family were involved in brickmaking in the late 18th century, as I have some accounts.
Regards,
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Problems with our printer mouse
"We have a problem with our printer - the mouse is jammed ". But printers don't have a mouse ! "Ours does ! " Wartime Crashed Aircraft
I was trying to remember the number of crashed aircraft, I had seen, and in another life, dealt with. Despite the closeness of many wartime airfields, Church Broughton being the closest, if you ignore the Marchington airstrip, I could only remember one, during my school days. This was an Airspeed Oxford, it crashed in Hollington Lane, Stramshall, behind a house, which was lived in by the Arnold's. |
Crack this one, percipient reader ..
A tribal chief in the good ol' days had three sons, of whom he was very proud. He also had 17 beautiful ponies, of which he was also very proud. Sadly, he died (Aaaaah!). In his dying breath he let it be known that he wished his 17 ponies to be divided among his three sons -- half of them to the oldest, one third of them to the second, and one ninth of them to the youngest. None of the ponies must be mutilated or otherwise harmed in any way. ( OK -- must have been a pretty long dying breath ... ) His tribe were in a quandary, as they knew that to play fast & loose with the old chief's wishes would bring ruin & everlasting misery to the tribe. Try as they would, with much cudgelling of their brains and beating of their breasts, they could find no way of dividing the ponies as laid down by old chief's word (or breath). Cannock Chase (Forest) Memorial Triangle
Cannock Chase, in Staffordshire, was once a Royal hunting-forest, hence its name. In Tudor times, its trees became a source of fuel for the Tudor iron industry. It was formerly owned by the Earls of Lichfield, whose Shugborough Hall seat is nearby. In 1964. the German Government, decided to create the Deutcher Soldaten Friedhof. 2143 soldiers from the Great War and 2786 from the Second World War were moved and placed in this beautiful place. The Commonwealth War Graves Commission now maintains this place. |
