NATIONAL SPORTING EVENT RECALLS 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF DEATH

NATIONAL SPORTING EVENT RECALLS
10TH ANNIVERSARY OF DEATH
OF LOCAL CYCLING HERO (Back Page)
The pack streams through the Chelford roundabout on its way to Marthall and Ollerton
October 2012
www.ollertonwithmarthall.org.uk
The Parish Church of All Saints, serving the villages of
Marthall, Ollerton & Little Warford
Priest-in-Charge Rev’d Lynette Sweet Tel: 01625 860618
Reader Mrs Jan Lees Tel: 01565 654755
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We are fortunate to have had and have, still, committed and dedicated people to allow “The
Parish Post” to be available throughout the Parish. I know that in the past we have had Paul
and Jo Dorey, who used their talents to collate material for it and others such as John and Jane
McKenna, Alan Street and George Littler who, I understand, have done much to develop
the magazine. I am thankful to them all and for George and Alan’s continued regular
contributions.
We are blessed with the skills of Peter Ruff who took over the collation of “The Parish Post”
when Paul and Jo moved away. Peter-as with Paul and Jo- gives generously of his time and
talents to collate information for the magazine. I am aware that, without him, this would not
happen. Concern has been expressed by some regarding the lateness of delivery, text errors
and about the reproduction of photographs. We are working with the printers on some of
the points raised but it would help enormously if those contributing articles could ensure
that they are submitted in good time. If we are rushing to meet printing deadlines there
may not always be enough time for collation and proof reading before publication. Your
efforts to submit items as early as possible would be appreciated greatly to help avoid errors
and improve the quality of print.
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INFORMATION www.ollertonwithmarthall.org.uk
CHURCHES
All Saints’ Marthall Rev’d Lynette Sweet
Sunday Worship 10-30am
Methodist Church
Sunday Worship 10-45am
St. Vincent’s R.C. Church Father J. Joyce
Sunday Mass 9-00am, 11-00am, 5-30pm
Gt. Warford Baptist Church Mr H. Horry
Sunday Worship 10-00am, 6-00pm
Thursday Bible Study 7-30pm
DOCTORS
Chelford Elmstead Road Surgery
Knutsford Toft Road Surgery
Knutsford Manchester Road Surgery
Knutsford Annandale Medical Centre Mobberley Road
SCHOOLS
Over Peover Primary School
Lower Peover Primary School
Chelford C of E Primary School
Knutsford County High School (Upper)
Knutsford County High School (Lower)
Holmes Chapel Comprehensive School
TRANSPORT
Knutsford/Macclesfield Buses Every two hours
No 27 and 27A stop at Ollerton
27B goes via Over Peover and Beggerman’s Lane
Times shown in bus shelter at Ollerton or ring
Amber Taxis Community Service
THE HALL AT MARTHALL
Booking Secretary for parties, dances etc. (Mon-Fri)
Bridge Club Tuesdays (weekly) except First Tuesday in month
Womens Institute First Tuesday in month
01625 860618
01565 872957
01565 633040
01565 873132
01625 861316
01565 632681
01565 633101
01565 755222
01625 861384
01565 722529
01625 861351
01565 633294
01565 632277
01477 689500
01625 534850
01565 621222
01565 651906
01565 651613
01565 652448
CHELFORD VILLAGE HALL
Girl Guides, Brownies, Boy Scouts, Cubs
01625 861815
KNUTSFORD Borough Council/Tourist Office
01565 632611
PARISH COUNCIL The Clerk
E-mail: [email protected]
01565 653844
or 07973681226
KNUTSFORD Citizen’s Advice Bureau
01565 651310
SAMARITANS
ALCOHOL DRINKSLINE
POLICE The new number for non emergencies
0845 790 9090
0800 917 8282
101
CHURCH SERVICES
10.30am
10.30am
10.30am
10.30am
October 2012
7th Harvest Festival (followed by lunch in the Hall)
14th Family service
21st Holy Communion in which Shoe Boxes for the
Samaritan’s Purse will be brought to church. Service
conducted by Revd. John Lees
28th Morning Prayer
NOVEMBER 2012
10.30am
10.30am
6.30 pm
10.30am
10.30am
4th Holy Communion
11th Remembrance Sunday service
11th All Souls Memorial Service to remember those
whom we love who have died
18th Holy Communion
25th Morning Prayer
CHURCH CLEANING ROTA in Sept & Oct 2012
Oct.20th Rosemary Kellett and Lynda Worthington
Nov 10th Barbara Burton and Margaret Fogden
Dec.1st Elaine Boyling and Pat Warrington
BIRTHS MARRIAGES BAPTISMS & DEATHS
In the villages of Marthall, Ollerton & Little Warford
Announcement of the death of
ENID WINIFRED CRIMES
18th August 2012 (Age 91)
formerly of Ollerton
Funeral held in All Saints, Marthall on 3rd September 2012
6 lamb’s kidneys
12 baby onions
1/4 Ib. button mushrooms
1 oz. butter
1 oz. flour
1 tablespoon tomato puree
1/2 pint brown stock
1/2 Ib. cocktail sausages
1/4 Ib. frozen peas
2 tablespoons dry sherry
Salt and pepper
Set oven to 325 F or Mark 3. Heat
the fat in a frying pan and cook
the onions and mushrooms for 5
minutes, then place in an ovenproof
dish.
Skin the kidneys, cut them in half
and remove the core. Dredge them
in the flour and saute gently for a
few minutes. Add the tomato puree,
stock and sherry and mix well; pour
into the casserole. Cover and bake
for about 20 minutes, then add the
peas and bake for a further 25 minutes
until the kidneys are tender.
Meanwhile grill or saute the sausages
until they are golden brown and add
to the dish, either whole or cut in
half. Serve with potatoes and a
vegetable. Serves 6.
Letter from
the Vicar
October 2012
I have always enjoyed harvest time but giving thanks for the
harvest in a rural community makes me realise just how fortunate
we are and something of what goes in to producing it- a real time
to give thanks.
I can appreciate more fully than a few years ago how difficult
farming is especially with the unpredictability of the weather, the
economic situation at present and aspects of the retail market;
what a tough job many farmers have. Thank you can’t express the
gratitude for those people dedicated and skilled who provide food
for us all- indeed, generations of farmers who have had the same
care and dedication for their land and stock.
As I write this I am looking forward to going on retreat and coming
back- hopefully refreshed- to join in celebrating with the Harvest
Thanksgiving in Snelson in both a service and in the fellowship
afterwards. We have on 7th October our own Harvest Festival
Service and celebrations with the Harvest Lunch and Supper; a
time to give thanks for, not only, the produce we have but also
those who work every day of the year to make it possible.
Once, when I was on retreat the person who led the retreat advised
us to take time in the silence (it was a few days of complete silence)
to slow down and be aware of the things around us. I did not have
to rush anywhere and had no other distractions so could be more
aware of the things I am, often, too busy to see; fresh and simple
food; the countryside around me and those who provided the
meals etc. and those enabled me to spend quality time with God.
I came back refreshed and, at least for a short while more fully
aware and thankful for the gifts of my senses, nourishing food and
of the gift others and God are to me. I am aware, more fully, living
in this place just what a gift all of you in the Farming Community
are both here and to the wider world and give thanks.
God Bless
Lynette
Learning more about
David Lewis
Jake’s Story
In the last edition of the Parish Post we told
you a bit about life at David Lewis in 2012
and we promised to tell you a bit more about
our people and our work in future editions.
Today I’d like to introduce you to Jake.
Jake is 22 years old and he developed
epilepsy when he was just 3. He has a rare
and complex form of epilepsy which means
he suffers from a variety of different seizures,
making it extremely hard to find the right
medication for him.
2006 to 2008 were the worst of years for Jake
and his family. Jake’s Mum worked nights
and his Dad worked days so that someone
was on hand to look after him 24 hours a day.
Jake’s epilepsy grew progressively worse.
He was having regular, aggressive seizures,
causing behavioural problems and learning
difficulties. The side effects of his medication
were so bad it meant he would sleep for 23
hours a day.
In the precious one hour that he was awake each day his Mum and Dad had to try and get
all the nutrients, vitamins, food and drink they could into him. This went on for weeks.
When Jake’s Mum eventually found David Lewis she broke down in tears during her first
phone call to us, desperate for help and support for both Jake and the family.
It was a very tough decision for the family to put Jake into residential care but, despite their
initial reservations, Jake came to live at David Lewis in October 2008 and started attending
the David Lewis College.
Jake has come on in leaps and bounds since coming to David Lewis where he can benefit
from the expertise of specially trained staff. He now works a regular shift at the College
Juice Bar giving him some great training in vocational skills for the future. He also enjoys
horse-riding and socialising.
Jake’s parents are delighted with the progress he’s made. His Mum says, “Jake has never
once asked to come home. It was a great comfort to his Dad and me to know that he settled
in so easily. I know David Lewis puts his safety, well-being and happiness first. We simply
couldn’t help him in the way he needed. David Lewis has changed Jake’s and our lives, for
that we will be forever grateful.”
In the next edition of the Parish Post you can find out how fundraising support for David
Lewis helps to further enrich the lives of people like Jake. In the meantime if you would like
to know more now or you would like to support our work, we’d love to hear from you. You
can contact a member of the Fundraising Team on 01565 640000 or email HYPERLINK
“mailto:[email protected]” [email protected]
Becky Jaeger, Community Fundraiser
David Lewis,
Mill Lane, Warford, Alderley Edge SK9 7UD
Registered Charity No. 1000392
TOUR OF BRITAIN
CYCLE RACE
NATIONAL SPORTING EVENT
RECALLS 10TH ANNIVERSARY
OF DEATH OF
LOCAL CYCLING HERO
The U.K. equivalent of the Tour de France
started on Sunday, 9th September, in East
Anglia with 100 of the world’s top cyclists
( including Tour de France champion
Bradley Wiggins and world champion
Mark Cavendish ) . The following day
most of our residents suspended their
normal mild irritation at the regular use
of the Chelford to Ollerton stretch of the
A 537 by time-trialling cyclists when the
road was virtually closed for about half an
hour, and many hundreds of us turned out
to applaud the seventeen national teams
whizzing through on the second stage of
the race, which started in Nottingham
and finished in Knowsley Park , some 110
miles and six hours later, an average speed
of twenty miles per hour !
As a keen touring cyclist in my youth
I find this awesome. The second stage
climbed out of Nottingham over the
top of the Derbyshire Penines, before
dropping down to the Cheshire plain
and approaching us via Gawsworth and
Siddington. Local experts assured us that
we would get the best view on the Chelford
side of the post office / Shell roundabout
... and this is where the photograph which
I have sent to our editor was taken. In fact
, when the traffic was suspended many of
the hundreds of people lining the route,
including me, just move out onto the
east bound carriageway and onto the
roundabout. There were of course many
wearing the shell suits universally adopted
by today’s cyclists, but every age was there
to cheer the competitors through and
to marvel at the cavalcade of support
vehicles, and there must have been at least
a dozen day-glow jacketed motor cycle
police who were presumably leap frogging
the teams to seal off side roads as the pack
approached. From my view-point this
was very much at the last minute, but was
just as effective as the organisation of the
Olympics - which was superb.
The pack streams through the Chelford roundabout
on its way to Marthall and Ollerton
A stretch between the roundabout and
the Edgerton Arms ( which is within the
Marthall boundary, irrespective of the
position of the sign for highway safety
reasons ) was flagged up as the first Yodel
sprint of the day, and the spectators were
particularly clustered there. (The title of
this test acknowledges sponsorship of this
feature of the race by the parcel delivery
service of that name ). I believe the stretch
was chosen in recognition of my cycling
hero of the 1940’s and 1950’s - Reg
Harris. Reg , a star of the Manchester
Wheelers Club, was both a sprint champion
and I think twice Olympic medallist, was
born in Lancashire, but in his twilight
years was involved in several businesses in
the Macclesfield area, and was buried in
St. John’s churchyard in Chelford in 1992.
He is commemorated by a statue which
overlooks the Manchester Veledrome.
Knowsley Park, was originally known
to some as the place where Edward Leah
wrote “The Owl and the Pussy Cat “ ( it’s
never too late to learn something new ! )
but of course is now home to many more
exotic creatures. The final Yodel sprint
of the day was tasked there, but for the
second day running Cavendish failed to
win. The race continued ( as I write this )
for a further six days at approximately 100
miles a day, as far north as Dumfries, and
west as Dartmouth, finishing on Sunday,
the 16th at Guildford, in Surrey having
covered 840 miles.
Alan Street
TOUR OF BRITAIN CYCLE RACE
but every age was there to cheer the
competitors through and to marvel at
the cavalcade of support vehicles, and
there must have been at least a dozen
day-glow jacketed motor cycle police
who were presumably leap frogging the
teams to seal off side roads as the pack
approached. From my view-point this
was very much at the last minute, but
was just as effective as the organisation
of the Olympics - which was superb.
A stretch between the roundabout and
the Edgerton Arms ( which is within the
Marthall boundary, irrespective of the
position of the sign for highway safety
reasons ) was flagged up as the first Yodel
sprint of the day, and the spectators were
particularly clustered there.
( The title of this test acknowledges
sponsorship of this feature of the race
by the parcel delivery service of that
name ). I believe the stretch was chosen
in recognition of my cycling hero of the
1940’s and 1950’s - Reg Harris.
Reg , a star of the Manchester Wheelers
Club, was both a sprint champion and I
think twice Olympic medallist, was born
in Lancashire, but in his twilight years
was involved in several businesses in the
Macclesfield area, and was buried in St.
John’s churchyard in Chelford in 1992.
He is commemorated by a statue which
overlooks the Manchester Veledrome.
Knowsley Park, was originally known
to some as the place where Edward Leah
wrote “The Owl and the Pussy Cat “ ( it’s
never too late to learn something new ! )
but of course is now home to many more
exotic creatures. The final Yodel sprint
of the day was tasked there, but for the
second day running Cavendish failed to
win. The race continued ( as I write this
) for a further six days at approximately
100 miles a day, as far north as Dumfries,
and west as Dartmouth, finishing on
Sunday, the 16th at Guildford, in Surrey
having covered 840 miles.
Alan Street
TABLE TOP
SALE
At The Hall Marthall on
SAT 27th OCT
9am-2pm
Anyone requesting a table or more information please contact
Rosemary Kellett 01625 861428
JACKIE BETTS
MINISTER
SNELSON
METHODIST
CHAPEL
TEL: 01565 872957
We are all aware of the huge increase in heating costs for our homes
over the last few years.One of my ways of coping with this is to wear warmer
clothes.This also links in with one of my ‘Methodist New Year’resolutions
to make more time for knitting which is something I enjoy and also find
relaxing.
So I looked out my patterns and wool and am knitting myself a
cardigan-with a lacy pattern on the shoulders in contrast to plain knitting
back and front.At first glance the shoulders can seem quite complicated but
as long as I concentrate when I come to the’ lacy part’,follow the pattern
(and don’t try to watch television at the same time!!) I think I will find it quite
easy and very satisfying rather than just doing plain knitting all the time.
Thinking about my knitting and the lacy pattern made made me think
about our lives.Often they too can seem complicated-different events,different
relationships,different
opportunities,different
personalities,different
challenges,all blending together to make up each one of our lives with their
own particular mix of complications, challenges and difficulties as well as fun
joy and fulfilment
But happily we too have a pattern to follow............the life and teaching of
Jesus.
We can read about this pattern in the Bible and see it in each other
.It is true that Jesus lived and taught two thousand years ago in a society
and a country very different from our own.Yet in many ways human beings
-human needs ,human experiences remain the same;and I believe that Jesus’
teaching,Jesus’ example are still as relevant as a pattern for our lives today as
they were in the first century AD
By seeking to follow that pattern we too can find much joy,support and
satisfaction.
The writer of one of my favourite hymns put it this way
May the mind of Christ my Saviour Live in me from day to day
By his love and power controlling All I do and say.
May I run the race before me Strong and brave to face the foe
Looking only unto Jesus As I onwards go.
ASTLE COURT COMMUNION
The October communion service will be held in the community room at
Astle Court on Tuesday October 16th at 2.p.m.Everyone is very welcome to
join us for this service which will be followed by a cup of tea and a chat
The
Tatton
Singers
Sun 18th Nov 7-30pm
Brahms Requiem • Bruckner Motets
Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester
with The John Powell Singers
Transport available if required. Check website or ask John Haines
For your diary:
Sun 18th November 7.30pm at RNCM • Brahms Requiem + Bruckner Motets
Sat 15th December at Knutsford Methodist Church • Christmas Carol Concert
HYPERLINK “http://www.thetattonsingers.co.uk”
Apply An Autumn feed to your lawn, watering it well in if you choose a dry or
granular form, especially if the weather is dry. As long as you select a fertiliser that
is formulated specifically for autumn use, it will help to make up for the stresses
of the summer past and to strengthen the grass ready for the winter ahead.
Regularly Rake Fallen leaves off the lawn before they get rained on and become
packed down in to an immovable mass. Collect up all the leaves promptly, before
the wind catches them and redistributes them again, and make them in to leaf
mould.
Plant as many spring-flowering bulbs as you can early October - in beds, borders
even in the lawn beneath trees or large shrubs. If you can spare the space then
why not plant a few bulbs specifically for cutting. I always allocate an area for
tulips which are there just to allow a wonderful source of home-picked flowers for
the house! Tulips are best planted this month, as this allows them to escape the
dreaded ‘tulip fire’ infection.
Take Every Opportunity to plant this month - trees, shrubs, climbers and
herbaceous plants should all establish well whilst the soil is moist and still fairly
warm.
Pick the last of the unripe tomatoes, as the plants are likely to deteriorate rapidly
now. If the plants are still in good condition and free from fuzzy brownish-grey
mould, you can afford to wait a week or two. Once off the plant, provided the fruits
are in good condition, you can encourage them to ripen by placing several in paper
bag with an overripe banana. The banana gives of ethylene gas which speeds up
ripening.
Sow A Pot full of basil seed, lightly sprinkling it on the surface and covering with
a millimetre or two of compost. Keep it in a propagator or on a warm windowsill
with the compost just moist at all times (use a spray for this) Basil makes a great
windowsill herb.
If You Get your skates on there is still time to plant some onion sets or autumnplanting garlic. As long as the bulbs you buy are free from mould and look and feel
perfectly sound with no signs softness or rot, they should still be fine.
Go On A Slug and snail hunt - looking for the pests and clumps of their eggs
in and around flower borders at this time of year often yields large numbers of
these pests!!!
Prune your roses, getting rid of any crossing stems and dead wood, do this after
autumn leaf fall, making sure your secateurs are clean and sharp preventing you
from spreading disease.
When a mature perennial plant has ceased to flower or just flowers at the edges of
a clump, dig it up in autumn or spring. Discard any old, diseased or dead material.
Divide up the youngest and healthiest sections into fist-sized section containing both
root and shoot. Fork in some soil improver and replant the sections. Water in well
and they should grow away well and future flowering will improve.
Turn compost heaps and cover them for the winter.
Buy pots of autumn-flowering cyclamen and plant them in the garden while still
blooming.
An update by Alan Street,
Chairman of Ollerton with Marthall
Parish Council
HOW WILL THE
NEW HOUSES ON
MARTHALL LANE
LOOK
?
I have recently visited a group of rent controlled
houses which Bob Vass, the Cheshire East Council’s
Rural Housing Enabler, told the Parish Council was
built by the same company as those being built on
Marthall Lane, and are in effect to the same design.
I have sent the editor a picture of the main row of
these homes which will give an impression of how the
finished homes may look. Altogether there are ten
two bedroom houses and two with three bedrooms.
The site, ‘ Paddock View’ , is in Kingsley, near Frodsham, and I was told was
formerly part of a farm yard. It is rather more spacious than that on Marthall
Lane, and is in an elevated position with wide open views on one side. Although it
is very new and it has a surprisingly settled look already. As the photograph shows
there is limited landscaping, much of the forecourts being devoted to car parking.
Having said all that, whilst personally I would still have preferred to site our houses
elsewhere, the design is much less bland than I had feared, and should be a desirable
complementary addition for first time buyers in our community.
A young mother with a toddler daughter
drove up as I was photographing one of
a pair of two bedroom houses at the top
end if the development , and I thought
it civil to explain why I was doing so.
As a result she was kind enough to
invite me inside. She had been born in
Kingsley, but had been forced to move
away as there were no small properties
which she could afford nearby. She
was obviously delighted with her new
home. The ground floor has a small
fitted kitchen, a downstairs loo, a broom
cupboard, and a modest sitting room
overlooking a very small, but safely
enclosed garden, which if I remember
correctly, was accessed through a
French window. Upstairs ... two rooms’
each with just about space for a double
bed and wardrobe, and a bathroom.
The young lady was a bit vague about
the heating arrangements, and has not
lived there through a winter as yet,
but there is at least one radiator, in
the entrance hall which is heated by a
solar panel on the roof. The panels are
unobtrusive and I hadn’t spotted them
until she mentioned their existence.
On reflection, there must also be an
immersion heater as she said she had an
adequate hot water supply.
So that’s it. I thought readers would
like to have a preview of the sort of
development we are getting. Whatever
our pre-decision views, we are where
we are, and I hope we will make our
new neighbours welcome and that they
will integrate with our community. The
new Oaklands Road recreation park
should make a strong contribution to
this.
Finally, if any of you want to look at ‘
Paddock View’ it is off Pike Lane, close
to the centre of Kingsley, and the post
code I was given is WA6 8AF, which took
me to a road about a quarter of a mile
from the site by sat-nav. So stay on the
main road through Kingsley until you
see a large corner Co-op on you right.
Turn right, and Pike Lane is first on
your right just before St. John’s Church .
‘ Paddock View ‘ is not many yards up
on your right.
A ‘SURGERY’ WITH PEAKS AND PLAINS
WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE END OF THIS MONTH
Loveday Gimson, Development Officer at Peaks and Plains , has just passed a
message to me that she is arranging a surgery event for the new homes in The Hall
at Marthall early in the evening of Wednesday, 24th October, by which time rental
details will be available. This will be an opportunity for local people to ask questions
about the properties, and for prospective occupants to register with Cheshire
Homechoice who will be allocating the tenancies.
Don’t Forget
in the Hall@Marthall
at 7-30pm
OLLERTON &
MARTHALL W.I.
October 2012
Co-president Pam Brereton welcomed 30 members and 3 visitors to the September meeting of Ollerton and Marthall WI. Normal business was conducted
and thanks were given to the tea hostesses Betty Goostrey, Mary Johnson, Norma
Attwood and Beryl Bailey. An outing to Trentham Gardens has been arranged for
Wednesday 24th October.
The speaker for the evening was Carol Tallon-Bailey on the World of Beatrix
Potter. With the help of slides she spoke enthusiastically of the wonderful illustrations and early sketches which we have all come to love.
Beatrix was born in 1866 and died in 1943. She was an author, illustrator and natural scientist who, of course is best known for children’s books. With the proceeds
from the books and a legacy from an aunt she bought Hill Top Farm in the Lake
District which is now owned by me National Trust and preserved as it was when
she lived and wrote her stories there. Her books have been enjoyed by children
throughout the world with the “Tale of Peter Rabbit” being the most notable. The
vote of thanks was given by Judith Shirley.
The competition for the Beatrix Potter memorabilia was won by Jane Weston,
and the raffle by Beryl Bailey. The next meeting will be on Tuesday, 2nd October
with entertainment by the Distaff Choir. Visitors are most welcome.
A warm welcome to all our new children who started in September and have now
settled into the pre-school routines. They are Aurelia, Beau, Emily, Grace, George,
Isabella, Joe and Oscar. We look forward to watching them grow and develop over
the next one/two/three years.
As we will be welcoming lots of new little two year olds, we will be exploring and
investigating lots of messy resources, sand, water, gloop, paint, play dough and glue.
Should be lots of fun!!
Our theme is “Colours” which we have been able to link to the book “Brown Bear
Brown Bear what do you see?” by Eric Carle. The children have really enjoyed this
book as it gives them the opportunity to guess which animal the bear will see next
and they have found it really funny when the page is turned and there is a picture
of a blue horse or a purple cat.
During the PE sessions we have been trying out the different animal movements,
flying like the red bird, galloping like the blue horse, swimming like the yellow duck
and jumping like the green frog.
The children have produced beautifully detailed paintings of the animals which are
now proudly displayed on the wall.
Although the weather has turned more Autumnal the children have still enjoyed
spending lots of time outside, not only in our little fenced off area but in the fields
and woods around us.
Note - Toddler Group meets each Wednesday morning in the school hall at
10-45am. The pre-school join them at the end of the session for “Singing time”
OLLERTON FAMILY FROM
THE 1800’s RETURN TO
THEIR “ROOTS”
The grave of the Thomas Bate family
who lived at Ollerton Hall
by Alan Street
If you are privileged to live in a house
which owes its origins to Norman
times it is not an infrequent happening
for someone to turn up , often from a
far flung place, whose ancestors were
connected to Ollerton Hall.
As many know from previous
contributions to the ‘Post’ mostly they
are from former colonies ... especially
North America.
But a more recent connection was
made a few weeks ago from much nearer
home , which I thought would interest
readers from families who have lived in
the parish for some generations.
A lady by the name of Susan Trent
Cassons who was on her way to her
home in Oxfordshire with a niece,
Katharine Wills, after visiting the Royal
Horticultural Show at Tatton called by
way of All Saints Church at Marthall
where they had sought out two graves of
the family Bate who lived in Ollerton in
the latter part of the 1800’s.
The oldest of these is a prominent cross
right against the hedge on your left as you
enter the church yard. The inscription is
weathered to the extent that it is almost
illegible, but it commemorates the family
of Thomas Bate who came from Forton
Hall in Staffordshire. I have a copy of
the 1871 Census when the name Bate
first appeared and Thomas is recorded
as a ‘Merchant’ , with a wife Mary and
daughter Elizabeth. Thomas, who died
in 1886, was Sue Casson’s great great
grandfather.
There were four other children, one of
whom, William Alfred lived at Kerfield
House with his wife Mary. Mary died
in 1871 having born four sons. Alfred
remarried and begot four more sons and
three daughters. He died in 1899 and as
far as I can make out the gravestone in
the corner of the churchyard on your
right as you enter ( behind the notice
board ) commemorates William, Mary,
and two of the sons from his second
marriage, the oldest survivor dying in
1904. William was Katharine’s great
grandfather.
Katharine Wills
Katharine is a graduate from Oxford
Brookes, who entered horticultural
design through the Botanical Gardens
in New York and the London College
of Garden Design at Kew. This year
she won one of the three finalist places
in the RHS Young Designer of the
Year competition, and was awarded a
Silver Gilt at Tatton for a design which
was created under her direction by a
group from a local young offenders
institute. If, like me, you have wondered
at Chelsea or Tatton how on earth the
fabulous displays are created in a matter
of a couple of weeks you will enjoy
reading Katharine’s blog link from:-
<diaryofabuddinggardendesigner.
hortweek.com>
So the Bate decendents were visiting
their “roots” in more ways than one
when they stopped off at Marthall and
Ollerton on their way home !
We were “thrilled
to make the link
with the past and
tread the same turf
as our ancestors”
Sue wrote.
The grave of the William Bate family
who lived at Kerfield House
Susan Casson
I wasn’t able to converse with Sue and
Katharine at any length as I was juggling
two other meetings when they arrived
but they are both interesting people.
Susan Casson is an artist represented
by the Majlis Gallery and is particularly
interested in East African settings, where
I deduce, she lived as her father was a
Missionary and Vicar out there before
retiring to Oxfordshire. You can Google
Sue via a link from the Gallery.
ALL SAINTS CHURCH
MARTHALL
With Vox Aurum
& Youth Choir
Conductor
Deborah
Catterall
SATURDAY
6th OCTOBER 2012
at 7pm
Tickets from Church or John Haines.
Donations for Church and Choir funds
TO BOOK
Tel: 01565 651906.
(Monday to Friday)
New York Times June 24, 1992
Reg Harris Cyclist, 72Reg Harris, a bicycle
racer who won two silver medals at the 1948
Summer Olympics and also won a British title
at the age of 54, died on Monday after
suffering a stroke. He was 72 years old.
Mr. Harris collapsed while cycling near his
home Saturday, a Macclesfield Hospital
spokesman said.
Mr. Harris won a world title as an amateur
in Paris in 1947 and took two silver medals
at the London Games before turning
professional. He won the world
professional sprint championship from
1949 to 1951 and again in 1954.
In 1974 he made a startling comeback
to win the British professional
sprint title
Mr. Harris is survived
by his wife, Jennifer.
Reginald Hargreaves Harris OBE
(1 March 1920 – 22 June 1992) was a leading English Track Racing
Cyclist in the 1940s and 1950s. He won the world amateur sprint title
in 1947, two Olympic silver medals in 1948, and the professional
title in 1949, 1950, 1951 and 1954. His ferocious will to win made
him a household name in the 1950s, but he also surprised many with
a comeback more than 20 years later, winning a British title in 1974
at the age of 54.