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Janice puts charity
in the picture
by Gary Skentelbery
A SPECIAL calendar has been produced by local photographer Janice Hardman using images she has taken around
the village to help raise funds for charity.
Janice, who is a member of the Lymm Artists group, has regularly exhibited in the village and surrounding areas
since 1999. She has twice been awarded The British Professional Photographer Association Digital Photographer
of the Year in 2002 and 2004.
The calendar has been sponsored by local businesses, and copies are been sold through a number of premises in
the village at the cost of £5 each, or by phoning the Genesis office on 08700 62 3000 option 4.
All the proceeds raised from the sale of the calendar will go directly to the Genesis Appeal. The charity is
unique within the UK as essentially, the Genesis Appeal is the only breast cancer charity concentrating on prevention.
The aim is to fund and build Europe's first purpose-built breast cancer prevention centre, which will provide one
of the most ambitious and comprehensive breast cancer training, research and clinical programmes in the world.
The centre will be based at Wythenshawe Hospital, and work has now started on the site with the hope that it will be
open to the public in summer 2007.
Thankfully, the cure rates for breast cancer are improving slowly and steadily, but, despite many new discoveries
and new drugs, over a third of those who develop breast cancer will not be cured. That is why breast cancer
specialists and scientists in Manchester believe that prevention and early diagnosis may hold the key to improving
prospects for the next generation.
The work has already started in temporary accommodation at Manchester's Nightingale Centre Withington, with Europe's
largest programme of research into prevention and early diagnosis strategies, including the UK's only Professor of
Cancer Prevention. It has the UK's largest experience of cancer-causing genes and volunteers working in research
projects to reduce their risk and one of the UK's largest screening programmes.
The team behind the project has ambitious plans for future research.
It will be a large £14.5 million project involving the NHS (South Manchester Primary Care Trust,
University Hospitals NHS Trust, and Christie Hospital), the University and the people of the North West.
In March 2005 the Strategic Health Authority pledged £12.5million.
The appeal has now raised £1.7million and fundraisers are hopeful that by the end of 2005/early 2006 they will
have the £2million, which they have pledged to raise.
Fund raising will continue for all areas of research and prevention, which are so important in the understanding,
and conquering of breast cancer.
The foundations for the build started in September 2005 with a turf cutting ceremony at which athlete Diane Modahl patron and fundraiser, cut the turf.
For more information visit www.genesisuk.org
Vikings and Saxons
brought to life
by Gary Skentelbery
PUPILS from Cherry tree Primary School stepped back in time reliving the days of the Saxons and Vikings.
The experience was "brought to life" with the help of the longship trading Company, led by warrior, trader
and story teller Bjarni Erikkson.
He explained where the Vikings and Anglo saxons came from while children enter into the
spirit of the occasion by wearing period costumes.
Eight-year-old Jospephy Waters is pictured together with fellow pupils Alice Selwood,
Kucy Hanrahan and Liam Kingston.
Crime writer nominated
for national award
by Lesley Wilkinson
A LYMM based solicitor, who writes crime novels in his spare time, has been nominated for
a national award for one of his short stories.
Martin Edwards, 49, of Baycliffe, is a partner in a firm of solicitors Mace and Jones
and works in Liverpool. He specialises in employment law and equal opportunities, but
finds writing about crime is his passion.
His story, "Test Drive," inspired by test-driving a car in Lancashire, is from the
anthology, "Crime on the Move," which he edits. It has been shortlisted for the Crime
Writers Association Dagger for best short story of 2005. The winner receives an ornamental dagger and a £1,500 award,
at a ceremony in London on November 8.
"It tells the story of a car salesman who bumps into an old school friend with calamitous results. It is a black comedy,"
he said.
"I am very excited to be nominated, and am looking forward to the ceremony," he added.
Martin's two latest mystery novels, set in the Lake District, "The Cipher Garden" (hardback) and "The Coffin Trail"
(paperback), have recently been published by Allison and Busby.
He has written since childhood and has had 700 legal articles published on a variety of topics, and seven legal books
used by his profession throughout the country.
Martin, who is married to civil servant Helena and has two children Jonathan and Catherine had his first novel called,
"All the Lonely People," published in 1991.
He said he finds writing a good way to relax after work. Many of his books are set in the Lake District and when
he needs a break he visits the area to do research.
Music in Lymm
by staff reporter
MUSIC in Lymm presents young Chinese violinist Sophie Wang and Joanthan Fisher (piano) performing
a programme including Mozart, Saint-Saens and Brahms at Lymm United Reformed Church on
Sunday December 4 at 3pm.
Tickets are £8 and £7 available from Stephanie florists or payable on the door.
Then on Sunday December 11 The Messiah by Handel is being performed at St Mary’s Church.
Admission is £4.00 per person.
Also, if anybody would like to join in with the singing, there is a rehersal being held at
the Church on the same day at 2pm.
Would you like to
help with Festival?
by Gary Skentelbery
ORGANISERS of next year's annual Lymm Festival are on the look out for volunteers
who would like to get involved.
The event will run from Thursday June 29 to Sunday July 10.
As well as many of the regular events, the Festival committee are developing
several new ideas, some of which are quite ambitious.
As the Festival has grown so much in recent years, the committee would like
to invite more people to become involved in an organisational capacity.
This does not mean that these volunteers would need to join the committee,
but they would be part of a team dedicated to various specific events.
For one event in particular, two or three reasonably fit people are needed with
one person acting as team co-ordinator.
The Festival already has many wonderful volunteers who act as stewards,
programme distributors, box-office staff and general helpers, and they are
highly valued and instrumental in helping the Festival run smoothly and
successfully.
If you would like to offer your services in any capacity, and
particularly as part of the special event team, please contact Festival
Director Honor Giles on 01925 758856. It is one of the best ways to feel
part of the community.
New exhibition
by local artist
by David Skentelbery
A NEW exhibition of work by well-known Lymm artist Valerie Wright is to be held at the council chambers in the Village Hall, Pepper Street, on Saturday and Sunday, November 19 and 20.
Titled "Near and Far" it will consist of watercolours, textiles and prints and will reflect the artist's recent interest in Moroccan embroidery.
The pictures will be available for purchase and a donation will be from sales to the Poulton Archaeology Project, a long=term programme based in Cheshire which has already produced evidence for almost continuous human activity over a period of 9,000 years.
Valerie Wright has lived and worked in Lymm as a professional artist and teacher since 1984 and has produced many pictures of local landscapes. But she has a keen interest in travelling and the new exhibition will reflect this.
She has been interest in history and archaeology all her life. She is vice president of the Society of Botanical Artists and a member of the Society of Women Artists. Her paintings are in private and corporate collections in many parts of the world.
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