Alex Toth-Jones Racing
I'm on the Go Motorsport stand at the Big Bang science festival NEC this weekend - looks like a great event for all the family and free entry! Come down for a great day out.
Thursday 13 March 2014
MENS FORUM THACKLEY METHODIST CHURCH
Men’s Forum
Meetings each
Wednesday, 10.30am,
Thackley Methodist
Church Hall.
Coffee 10am.
Mar 5th Mrs Brenda Clarke (Thackley) “Cycling in Nepal”
Mar 12th Mr Harry Jackson (Calverley)
“The Technical War 1939 – 1945, part II”
Mar 19th Mr Bernard Sutcliffe (Otley)
“Getting Across – a Variety of Bridges”
Mar
26th Members’ own choice
At the AGM of the
Forum on Wednesday 5th February, the retiring president Eric
Jenness, of Thackley, passed on his chain of office to the incoming president,
Dick Rennison, of Drighlington. Dick is one of our oldest members – he will be
90 in June – and travels the farthest to our weekly meetings. He was born and bred
in Thackley, attending Thackley Board School (as it was then known) and
Thackley Methodist Church. Incidentally he is a member of the Glen Singers, who
rehearse in the Methodist Church.
Speaker Sec. Mr John Vickerman - 618312
THACKLEY METHODIST CHURCH
Thackley
Methodist Church
125th Birthday Bash Weekend
8 / 9 March 2014
Come
and help us to celebrate 125 years of
worship and community activity in our current building.
10.00 am to 3.00 pm Saturday 8th. March 2014
Gift Day & Exhibition
Exhibition of photos and memorabilia
Christian book stall from Cornerstone Skipton
Music by Take a Second
Refreshments
Gift Day donations to help us continue to be
a loving, caring, Christian presence in Thackley will be gratefully received.
10.30 am Sunday 9th. March
2014
Anniversary Worship led by
Rev Albert Gayle
Everyone
welcome
ALSO
Thackley Methodist Church Table Top Sale -
Saturday 22nd March
10.00am to 12 noon.
Come and see what bargains you can find, and
also indulge in one of our tasty bacon butties!!
THE LIVING WELL ART CLUB
The Living Well ART CLUB
Meets Tuesday mornings, 10am - 1pm,
at St. John’s Hall, Thorpe Edge.
By Jeff Thelwell
It has occurred to me that my attempts
to make Idle and Thackley the Creative Capitol of the World in the
last issue, have resulted in a lack of
information on more mundane matters. Therefore, this month I will keep my feet
firmly planted on the floor and dish out information on our activities at
The Living Well Art Club.
First of all an apology. In my January
zeal, I forgot to inform you of a workshop with Jeremy Taylor that takes place
on February 25th at St.John's Church hall. By the time you read this, it will,
of course be too late for you to attend which is a great pity as Jeremy is not
only an excellent artist but also a
painstaking teacher as well. As a result both artists and onlookers have an
enjoyable time. I shall try to do better in future.
The new improved Jeff will now give
you our programme for March. Don't forget that if you would care to try your
hand with water colours, then we extend a warm welcome to you free of any
obligation. We can supply equipment and materials for your "try out"
and friendly advice is on hand. Give me a ring on 01274612334 for more details.
Anyway, our programme is as follows.
March 4th Spring Wood.
March 11th Open meeting
March 18th Mediterranean
Memories
March
25th Critique "Scotland"
THACKLEY METHODIST CHURCH
Ruth Whitfield has asked me to include some details of Thackley Methodist Church
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Professional Profile
Wednesday 12 March 2014
The Odd Couple In Idle
The Odd Couple
In Idle
Idle & Thackley Theatre Group's Spring production this year is The Odd Couple (Female version) by Neil Simon, by special permission from Samuel French Limited, on 19th-22nd March at 7.30pm.Unger and Madison are at it again! Florence Unger and Olive Madison that is, in Neil Simon,s hilarious update of his contemporary comic classic, the female version of The Odd Couple.A group of women friends play their regular game of Trivial Pursuit at the apartment of Olive Madison, a divorcee who freely admits to being a slob; "I leave a mess when I read a book." Late to arrive is Florence Unger, a stickler for detail who would try the patience of a saint, and who has unfortunately just become separated from her husband. As life would have it, the slob and the fusspot decide to room together - with hilarious results!. Within days, Florence's obsessive habits start taking their toll on Olive and their friends. The only remedy Olive can think of (a pair of brothers from Barcelona) disastrously backfires, and the two are forced to agree on one thing - even the best of friends make the worst roommates.
Tickets £10 & £8 for concessions. Book online at http://www.ittg.com.uk/ or call 411080
THACKLEY AFC
Match Report - Thackley v Retford United - Saturday 8th March 2014 - NCELP
Thackley 2 Retford United 5
This was Thackley's first Saturday match at home this year, the visitors, Retford United, were eleventh in the league, two points adrift of the Dennyboys, a win would lift the Badgers above the home club. With two defeats in their last two games, any realistic chance the Dennyboys had of gaining promotion this season had gone, the team badly needed a win after a couple of below par performances. Callum White was unavailable, James Firth and Damian Hopkins had picked up injuries in the mid week match against Garforth Town. Craig Tonkinson and Matt Mathers came into the back four, Mike Garrod was selected to lead the attack.
A Matt Morgan free kick, from just inside the Retford half, caused some consternation in the away defence, showing that it was vulnerable. That vulnerability was highlighted on four minutes, Nicky Matthews scoring a great individual goal, rounding full back Graeme Severn, before hitting a low drive past the Retford keeper, Jody Barford. The Badgers pressed from the restart and Ben Higginson punched clear, before Gav Cooper had a shot which went wide. Retford were passing the ball well, and got on level terms on twelve minutes, with a goal that had a certain amount of luck about it. Reece Thompson firing across goal from the right, the ball seemed to take a deflection before entering the net. They should have increased their lead five minutes later, but Higginson did well to push Cooper's shot away for a corner. Retford were on top and were causing an overworked Thackley defence problems. The Dennyboys had a couple of half chances, Mike Garrod stretching to get to a Matt Morgan cross, put the ball wide, then saw his fierce drive just clear the bar. Higginson came out to the edge of the box to deny Jake Stannard, before the Dennyboys took the lead for the second time. It stemmed from a move down the left, Matthews and Luke Richardson combined well, the ball was crossed, and Garrod had plenty of time to slot it past Barford. The lead lasted less than two minutes, Gav Cooper converting Bobby Johnson's cross with his head from close range. Both sides were looking to score again, and the game was end to end. Matthews was denied the chance of a shot when the ball bobbled in the area, and Matt Morgan was wide with a long range effort. In the final minutes of the half, the home side's defence came under pressure, Thompson fired over from inside the box and Ben Muirhead was wide with a shot across goal. The half finished all square, the visitors had played the better football in the first half.
Half Time : Thackley 2 Retford United 2.
Retford started the second half the better and took the lead on fifty minutes. Higginson had already made a good save, pushing Thompson's shot over, after his good run into the box. It was the same player that made the goal, taking the ball to the bye line, before pulling it back for Cooper to slot home. The Badgers looked in control, but on the hour, Paul Whiteley skimmed the bar with a shot from outside the box. Five minutes later, Matthews had his shot blocked after Matt Mathers had headed the ball back across goal, but it was the Badgers that increased their lead. It came from a Barford goal kick, the ball cleared the Thackley defence, leaving Thompson with just Higginson to beat. The Thackley keeper then saved from Cooper, before Retford made a change, Paddy Mullen replacing Thompson. Five minutes of Thackley madness followed, Lewis Morgan got caught with the ball, he brought down Stannard, as he was getting up their was an altercation and he was shown a second yellow card, he had picked up the first for kicking the ball away earlier in the game. Richardson picked up what turned out to be a significant yellow card for protesting, Matt Morgan and Rob Sanderson were also cautioned after a coming together shortly afterwards . Down to ten men, the Dennyboys made a change, Luke Hudson replacing Chris Davey. Thackley were looking to push forward and Richardson beat two defenders before his shot was blocked, but Thackley were leaving themselves short at the back, and Higginson did well after Cooper turned before shooting. Mathers picked up a rather harsh yellow card, before Richardson was shown a second for an unnecessary challenge in the Retford half. Down to nine men for the second time this season, it was no surprise when the away side scored again. Substitute Mullen got clear and slotted past Higginson to complete scoring. Matthews brought a save from Barford in the dying minutes, before the referee called time on a disappointing afternoon for the Dennyboys.
Full Time : Thackley 2 Retford United 5.
From the off, Retford looked like a good team going forward, but the early goal showed frailties in their defence. The away side appeared to want the ball more than Thackley and deserved their victory. Frustration got the better of some players in the second half, which did the team no favours. The defeat drops the Dennyboys to 12th in the table, their lowest position of the season.
Two very difficult away games next week, at Heanor Town in the League Cup on Tuesday, and Bridlington Town next Saturday.
Thackley team : Higginson; Tonkinson; M Morgan (C); McGuire; L Morgan; Mathers; Davey (Luke Hudson); Whiteley; Garrod; Matthews; Richardson. subs not used : Jones; Liam Hudson; Sharkey.
Retford United team : Barford; Smith; Severn; Jarvis; Sanderson; Dorgon; Johnson (C); Stannard; Cooper; Thompson (Mullen); Muirhead (Hutchinson). Subs not used : Walkden; Hitchcock.
Thackley scorers : Nicky Matthews 4 mins; Mike Garrod 27 mins.
Retford United scorers : Reece Thompson 12 and 66 mins; Gav Cooper 29 and 50 mins; Paddy Mullen 88 mins.
Attendance 111.
Referee : Martin Rawcliffe.
This was Thackley's first Saturday match at home this year, the visitors, Retford United, were eleventh in the league, two points adrift of the Dennyboys, a win would lift the Badgers above the home club. With two defeats in their last two games, any realistic chance the Dennyboys had of gaining promotion this season had gone, the team badly needed a win after a couple of below par performances. Callum White was unavailable, James Firth and Damian Hopkins had picked up injuries in the mid week match against Garforth Town. Craig Tonkinson and Matt Mathers came into the back four, Mike Garrod was selected to lead the attack.
A Matt Morgan free kick, from just inside the Retford half, caused some consternation in the away defence, showing that it was vulnerable. That vulnerability was highlighted on four minutes, Nicky Matthews scoring a great individual goal, rounding full back Graeme Severn, before hitting a low drive past the Retford keeper, Jody Barford. The Badgers pressed from the restart and Ben Higginson punched clear, before Gav Cooper had a shot which went wide. Retford were passing the ball well, and got on level terms on twelve minutes, with a goal that had a certain amount of luck about it. Reece Thompson firing across goal from the right, the ball seemed to take a deflection before entering the net. They should have increased their lead five minutes later, but Higginson did well to push Cooper's shot away for a corner. Retford were on top and were causing an overworked Thackley defence problems. The Dennyboys had a couple of half chances, Mike Garrod stretching to get to a Matt Morgan cross, put the ball wide, then saw his fierce drive just clear the bar. Higginson came out to the edge of the box to deny Jake Stannard, before the Dennyboys took the lead for the second time. It stemmed from a move down the left, Matthews and Luke Richardson combined well, the ball was crossed, and Garrod had plenty of time to slot it past Barford. The lead lasted less than two minutes, Gav Cooper converting Bobby Johnson's cross with his head from close range. Both sides were looking to score again, and the game was end to end. Matthews was denied the chance of a shot when the ball bobbled in the area, and Matt Morgan was wide with a long range effort. In the final minutes of the half, the home side's defence came under pressure, Thompson fired over from inside the box and Ben Muirhead was wide with a shot across goal. The half finished all square, the visitors had played the better football in the first half.
Half Time : Thackley 2 Retford United 2.
Retford started the second half the better and took the lead on fifty minutes. Higginson had already made a good save, pushing Thompson's shot over, after his good run into the box. It was the same player that made the goal, taking the ball to the bye line, before pulling it back for Cooper to slot home. The Badgers looked in control, but on the hour, Paul Whiteley skimmed the bar with a shot from outside the box. Five minutes later, Matthews had his shot blocked after Matt Mathers had headed the ball back across goal, but it was the Badgers that increased their lead. It came from a Barford goal kick, the ball cleared the Thackley defence, leaving Thompson with just Higginson to beat. The Thackley keeper then saved from Cooper, before Retford made a change, Paddy Mullen replacing Thompson. Five minutes of Thackley madness followed, Lewis Morgan got caught with the ball, he brought down Stannard, as he was getting up their was an altercation and he was shown a second yellow card, he had picked up the first for kicking the ball away earlier in the game. Richardson picked up what turned out to be a significant yellow card for protesting, Matt Morgan and Rob Sanderson were also cautioned after a coming together shortly afterwards . Down to ten men, the Dennyboys made a change, Luke Hudson replacing Chris Davey. Thackley were looking to push forward and Richardson beat two defenders before his shot was blocked, but Thackley were leaving themselves short at the back, and Higginson did well after Cooper turned before shooting. Mathers picked up a rather harsh yellow card, before Richardson was shown a second for an unnecessary challenge in the Retford half. Down to nine men for the second time this season, it was no surprise when the away side scored again. Substitute Mullen got clear and slotted past Higginson to complete scoring. Matthews brought a save from Barford in the dying minutes, before the referee called time on a disappointing afternoon for the Dennyboys.
Full Time : Thackley 2 Retford United 5.
From the off, Retford looked like a good team going forward, but the early goal showed frailties in their defence. The away side appeared to want the ball more than Thackley and deserved their victory. Frustration got the better of some players in the second half, which did the team no favours. The defeat drops the Dennyboys to 12th in the table, their lowest position of the season.
Two very difficult away games next week, at Heanor Town in the League Cup on Tuesday, and Bridlington Town next Saturday.
Thackley team : Higginson; Tonkinson; M Morgan (C); McGuire; L Morgan; Mathers; Davey (Luke Hudson); Whiteley; Garrod; Matthews; Richardson. subs not used : Jones; Liam Hudson; Sharkey.
Retford United team : Barford; Smith; Severn; Jarvis; Sanderson; Dorgon; Johnson (C); Stannard; Cooper; Thompson (Mullen); Muirhead (Hutchinson). Subs not used : Walkden; Hitchcock.
Thackley scorers : Nicky Matthews 4 mins; Mike Garrod 27 mins.
Retford United scorers : Reece Thompson 12 and 66 mins; Gav Cooper 29 and 50 mins; Paddy Mullen 88 mins.
Attendance 111.
Referee : Martin Rawcliffe.
Sunday 9 March 2014
BOLTON VILLAS CRICKET CLUB
Steve from The Idle Lord.com has requested a link to his cricket club site with a bit of info
BOLTON VILLAS CRICKET CLUB
link www.idlelord.com
Bolton Villas Cricket Club is a proud member of the Airedale & Wharfedale Cricket League, Bradford Junior League and the Bradford Evening League. We are situated in the Parish of Bolton on the outskirts of Bradford, on the border between the old village of Idle and Wrose.
We run two Senior Saturday teams, along with a thriving junior section, which has teams at Under 9, 11, 13 and 15 levels and an Academy side which plays in the Bradford Evening League. Net sessions take place on Tuesdays (Seniors & Under 17s) and Mondays (Junior under 11, 13 and 15s). We have a number of fully qualified coaches helping to run teams at all levels. All coaches are CRB checked and regularly update their necessary qualifications.
After much hard work BVCC were proud to be accredited with Clubmark Status in 2012. We’ve been recognised for putting in place a high quality organisation for the development of youth cricket in the community. Clubmark is the ECB and Sport England national accreditation scheme that sees to recognise safe, effective and child friendly practices within clubs. Clubmark also enables us to be better positioned when applying for grants for ground equipment, coaching funding etc. Going forwards it is a key requirement for cricket clubs who want to be taken seriously.
Facilities
The club offers first rate changing rooms and practice facilities, with brand new practice net pitches laid for the 2012 season. Thanks to Groundsman Don Smith our square and playing area is kept to the very highest standard. 2007 saw the club open its brand new Clubhouse where a warm and friendly welcome goes out to everyone.
Friday 7 March 2014
THACKLEY TRUMPIT FEBRUARY 2014
The Thackley Trumpit
( Incorporating ‘The Idle Chatterer’ & ‘The Closing Times’ )
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2014 And All That
By Bill Craven
AHappy New Year to all ‘Trumpit’ readers, sorry about the absence of a January issue, but unfortunately I was not in the best of health during December and January, making it impossible to produce a January issue and this rather cut down February one. I hope things improve somewhat during the next month or two enabling me to get back on track. The rest of the team have responded to the point of doing everything possible to get all this issue out.
Although this year looks as if it will be a busy one, sports wise, it is doubtful whether this region of Yorkshire will be much part of it. With the start of the Tour de France being in Leeds and taking in part of the Wharfe Valley it will still not be coming into this neck of the woods, however we do have a unique connection with top class cycle racing in having the first and last amateur winner of the Tour of Britain (Milk Race) in former Thackley cyclist Ken Russell.
As I reported in August Ken Russell won this race in 1952, 62 years ago, on a locally manufactured bike, leading the race for nine of the fourteen days of racing and finishing on a bike loaned to him by Marcel Michaux, the famous Belgian star, when his own cycle got a puncture with only 30 miles to the finish.
Credit: Daily Express 1952 and 1954 Race Programmes, 1952 Results and History of the Tour of Britain by Peter A Clifford (1967)
Ken, a 22-years-old salesman of the cycles he rides, Without team support, up against the combined might of the country's strongest and most highly organised teams, he held grimly to his lead over the final stages. No amount of attacking, no team tactics by others could unsettle him. Alone he met every challenge - and attacked in return.
Not only had he to ride against 'independent' (semi-professional) and amateur teams from this country, but national teams from Scotland, Ireland, France, Italy, Belgium and Germany. In addition to these six national teams, there were five ' independent ' British teams and five top-class amateur teams.
Of the Continental teams, the Belgian riders did the best. They finished in fourth place in the team race, and their best man, Marcel Michaux, filled eighth position in the race as a whole. Indeed it was Michaux who provided the most sporting gesture of the whole race. For Michaux it was who, when only 30 of the 1,470 miles remained, loaned his machine to Russell. Russell's cranks were working lose and a tyre was softening. Michaux, casting aside all chances of a personal win on the last stage (and he had set his heart on that one victory), unhesitatingly switched machines with Russell, dropping back himself to effect repairs.
In this modern age there is little hope of another Ken Russell emerging from the ranks of the highly organised teams which now dominate this wonderful spectacle, a pity after all the drugs and other unsavoury events of the last few years have helped ruin its reputation as the greatest free sporting event in the world. Perhaps a return to the values of 1952 would not go amiss in this mad scramble for fame and fortune.
So, we go on to 2014 with hope in our hearts and a chance for all out teams and individuals to do well in their chosen sports. At least the weather has held up well so far, we missed out on the high winds and floods. Snow and ice has held off with only a couple of months left to worry about now and Spring to look forward to so all is not yet lost.
THACKLEY TRUMPIT FEBRUARY 2014 IDLE GOSSIP
IDLE GOSSIP
Here at Trumpit Towers we have been discussing the digital revolution and how we have not been quite up to speed with the age. The Trumpit when all said and done is part of the Dead Tree Press an old fashioned medium which in the wider world is slowly dying out. The Trumpit is a global brand and is read across the world from our web site, which is pretty basic. It covers last month’s edition in a .pdf format. The only difference is we can show colour photographs. As a leap into the new age we have put together a new blog which will be launched on the good citizens of Idle and Thackley in the next couple of weeks. It will allow the Trumpit to report on a wider range of activities in the area. It will also allow feedback direct to the website with a comments facility. The format will be that of a blog with short articles and links to other sites for a more in depth view. For example if a church in the area is holding a fund raising event We can publicise the event on the blog with a link to the organisation for all the details. What we want to do is bring the community together and be a rich source of information about the activities in the area. There are several facebook sites which do this at the present and we hope to provide links to these important resources. If the blog proves a success we will turn it into a fully fledged website to help the whole community. You can be part of this by just clicking on the blog and using it, even better still commenting on the content and requesting what is to be featured and maybe writing some articles. Commercially we hope to build a big enough reader base to attract advertising. If you run a business tell us about it and we will publish it on the blog. Holding a charity event, sporting event or just doing something unusual, if its legal and in reasonably good taste we will let the world know about it.
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THACKLEY TRUMPIT FEBRUARY 2014 MOTORSPORT
MOTORSPORT NEWS
Local kart racer Alex Toth-Jones has been signed up for the MSA academy. The Motor sports Association is the governing body for all motorsport in the UK and Alex has been chosen to attend the Academy which helps promote and teach young and up and coming drivers how to succeed in the very competitive motorsport industry of which the UK is the world leader.
Road racing hero Dean Harrison has picked up another ride for the classic TT races later in the year. racing for Bl;ack Eagle Racing Team. Dean will be riding the exotic MV Augusta 500cc and 350cc machines in the Bennets 500 classic and the Oakells 350 classic TT races.
THACKLEY TRUMPIT FEBRUARY 2014 JOE'S JOTTINGS
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Joe’s Jottings
ecember and January has been pretty mild and on the whole dry in the north of England. I know we’ve had a few wild and wet days, the odd frost and a bit o snow up in Queensbury but all in all its been pretty benign. The gales we have had is due to our old friend The Jet Stream dragging low pressure systems at great speed across the Atlantic ocean. I’d never quite understood what caused it until I caught a bulletin on the BBC. The graphic showed North America and the cold and warm air. As it shows for the UK when we are going to receive the Arctic Blast headline, much favoured by the likes of the Daily Mail. The reason it stood out so much was the difference in temperature. The dividing line ran from the mid-west just below The Great Lakes up through northern New York State, New England, Maine and out across the Atlantic towards the northern tip of Scotland. North of the dividing line it was minus seven. Below the dividing line. A balmy, Twenty one degrees centigrade. In a town in Maine some poor sap in a tee shirt will have crossed Main Street to find he was a brass monkey in dire need of a welder. It is these extremes of temperature which causes great movements of air from hot to cold and vice versa in an attempt to find equilibrium. It is at its most intense at The Jet Stream creating winds over two hundred miles per hour, which drag along the weather systems to our shores. Apparently the “experts” say this will continue through January. So we had better batten down the hatches.
The mild weather in December has allowed a certain amount of work to be carried out in the garden. Trimming back hedges, turning over part of the plot to allow the frosts to break down the soil and I’ve even had to run the mower over the lawn to keep the grass in check. The bulbs I planted in the boxes are starting to show their heads and are a bit premature. Luckily spring bulbs tend to be a hardy lot and it shouldn’t spoil the display. I found some bulbs in the shed which should have been planted a couple of months back. They had been put on a shelf during a tidy up and forgotten. It wasn’t until I needed the mower to cut the grass that I discovered them. Because of the mild weather they have started to sprout so I quickly stuck them into pots and with a bit of luck I will have a constant supply of fresh flowers for the Kitchen Skirt to put about the house.
Speaking of the Skirt she was last seen scurrying of to the sales to bag a few bargains with her mates. I’m sure she does it on purpose to give me an attack of the vapours when checking the credit card statement. Although on this occasion she seemed to excel and managed to get some real bargains. Even I could see the stuff was good value for the money. Two top quality dresses and a jacket all for under thirty quid. This is what comes of providing plenty of flowers; she can spend it on something else.
Now is a good time to really think about what you are going to grow in the vegetable garden as you need to chit seed potatoes and prepare the beds for the coming season by digging in some compost and well-rotted manure. Some veggies can now be sown indoors on a convenient window sill these include baby beets, early cabbage bulb unions and spring onions. Whilst browsing the tinterweb the other day I came across a novel way of growing onions in an old water bottle. The bottle was the type you get on holiday which hold about fifteen litres. All you have to do is cut some holes in the plastic and plant your seed onions in the holes so as to allow the leaves to grow out into the air. When they are big enoughtr to eat just cut them out and cook em as you like. Globe artichoke, tomato, asparagus, celeriac, celery, lettuce and onions can be sown in a heated propagator this month. Vegetables to sow now for container growing include broad beans and carrots. Make sure the containers are protected from frosts with fleece.
Check that any plants and shrubs which require staking are secure as they may suffer from wind rock which could hold the spring growth back and seriously damage the plant.
Top ten jobs for this month:
1. Prepare vegetable seed beds, and sow some vegetables under cover.
2. Chit potato tubers.
3. Protect blossom on apricots, nectarines and peaches.
4. Net fruit and vegetable crops to keep the birds off.
5. Prune winter-flowering shrubs that have finished flowering.
6. Divide bulbs such as snowdrops, and plant those that need planting 'in the green'.
7. Prune Wisteria.
8.Prune hardy evergreen hedges and renovate overgrown deciduous hedges.
9.Prune conservatory climbers .
10. Cut back deciduous grasses left uncut over the winter.
THACKLEY TRUMPIT FEBRUARY 2014 ART CLUB
The Living Well ART CLUB
Meets Tuesday mornings, 10am - 1pm,
at St. John’s Hall, Thorpe Edge.
By Jeff Thelwell
As it is the beginning of the year I'm going to have an annual moan about the people who say "I'm no good at art so I don't do it". It isn't that we need more members (although you are always welcome) it's just that this outlook is so negative and only applies to what we perceive as creative pastimes. Lets take some examples.
None of us were born with the ability to drive a car. However we didn't say" I'm no good at driving so I don't do it, "we took lessons and a test and now enjoy the experience. Some of us are better at it than most. Some of us became professionals. Some of us even became famous due to our skill, but that doesn't stop the rest of us driving from A to B with only the occasional bump.
My wife is a first class knitter and informs me she learnt the basics at school and through usage, trial and error, and asking other knitters improved her skills as she clothed us with her efforts. What she didn't do was give up before she had even begun!
The world is full of butchers, bakers, candlestick makers. Doctors, nurses, and people who cater. Plumbers, builders and candifloss makers. And you know what? They all started off not being very good at their skill. But rather than say "I can't do it" they took the point of view that they could learn and surprise, surprise, they did .
So why is it that when we see something as "CREATIVE" we expect to be experts from the start, without need of practice or improvement. True, some will be better than others. Yes, some may earn their living by their creative prowess, but that should not stop the rest of us enjoying the experience even if we do have bump or two on the way. Make 2014 the year you became a creative person by dropping the "I can't do it attitude". Have a go and enjoy the doing.
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