Elizabeth Wood

After the successful launch of the Cheshire Business School back in April, Rachel Kay and the team would like to invite you to the first Mindful Monday’s Seminar on 10th October 2022 at the Cranage Estate, Holmes Chapel. The speaker at this event is Michael Finnegan. Michael is a key motivational speaker, and has been transforming businesses, sports teams and individuals since 1992. For more information visit www.cheshirebusinessschool.org.uk or e-mail enquiries@cheshirebusinessschool.org.uk

The Walk of Hope brings together families, friends and individuals to walk together in memory, celebration and solidarity. You’ll walk 10km through the beautiful grounds of Tatton Park in honour of the treatment and care provided by The Christie. 

Before the walk begins, you’ll have the opportunity to enjoy lantern decorating, face painting and live entertainment. This will be followed by a peaceful dove release to start of the walk. After taking in the stunning scenery of Tatton Park, the evening will finish with a chorus of live music.

With so many people walking in memory, walking in support or walking in hope, it’s sure to be an emotional and inspirational evening. 

Join Team Christie today by visiting www.christies.org/walkofhope and you can help us to make a real difference to the lives of cancer patients and their families.

Everybody Heath and Leisure are delighted to announce their new tennis sessions which will be coming in to play in August at their state of the art facility – Everybody @ Alderley Park.

The offer coming to the amazing facility includes something for everybody, from Family Cardio Tennis, Social Tennis, Cardio Tennis Class, Junior Tennis and their Summer Tennis Camp.

Jo Patterson, Everybody’s Tennis Coach at Everybody @ Alderley Park shared her thoughts on the new tennis sessions being introduced and what she thinks tennis can do for people both mentally and physically.

“I am passionate about sport both in its mental and physical benefits especially in children. I believe that sport benefits and develops coordination skills in a fun and interactive way. Tennis is a fantastic game for all the family and I am excited to be coaching at Alderley Park and look forward to seeing you all on court!”

Family Cardio Tennis – Get the whole family in on the cardio fun, all games and tennis activities age-appropriate allowing for the family to come together and hit some balls whilst getting a really good work out.

Social Tennis – Come along and join in with a sociable tennis session. Meet new people and play matches with those of a similar ability.

Cardio Tennis – A fun, sociable group fitness class set on a tennis court set to high energy music and is for anyone at any level looking for a fun way to burn calories and interact with others on the tennis courts.

Junior Tennis – The junior coaching will be held on Sunday mornings, separated into age groups followed by an hour of supervised match play and an opportunity to take part in the Alderley Park junior tennis challenger ladder.

Summer Tennis Camp – Keep the children active during the summer holidays, this will include different tennis games, matches, coaching and fun activities.

Jo Patterson commented on her background in Tennis including all the different tennis coaching she has undertaken to date.

“As a junior I played county and regional tennis and I was privileged to be trained by Internationally renowned tennis coach David Sammel at match point on his junior training squad.

I qualified as an LTA level 3 Development coach in 1999 and I coached abroad until 2003. I moved back to the UK in 2003 and worked alongside Head Coach at Heaton Mersey Tennis Club and whilst I enjoyed coaching, I took a break from to concentrate on being a mum.

When I could I continued to focus on free-lance tennis coaching providing schools and clubs with tennis coaching programmes. I worked in and around Chester providing PPA cover for primary schools and after school sports clubs.”

Get together with your friends this summer for a game of tennis on the 3 large tennis courts available to hire at Everybody @ Alderley Park.

Click here for more information on the brand new Tennis offer and don’t forget to follow Everybody on their Facebook page @EverybodyAlderleyPark

You may have heard the fantastic news this week that Crewe has been shortlisted by central government to become the home of Great British Railways, a new public body, which will be in charge of the country’s rail network.

As Cheshire East Council build up a head of steam in their campaign to make this a reality, they need the publics help to get as many names as possible in the public vote, and are asking for your support through the public vote. You can vote for Crewe here and, then share on any social media channel you may use, to help spread the word. It only takes a minute to do, so please do it as soon as you can and please do also encourage your friends, family, neighbours and colleagues to do likewise. This would be another huge boost, not just for Crewe, but for the region as a whole, including the North Midlands, North Wales, Cheshire West and Chester, Merseyside and Manchester.

Crewe is a great town with an exciting future, and its residents share the Councils passion and enthusiasm for this unique opportunity. A successful bid would mean that this historic railway town, so rich in rail history and engineering, would be able to offer more jobs in this sector, on top of the many thousands of jobs expected to be generated through the arrival of HS2.

You can find out more about the bid and what GBR could bring to Crewe and the region here

For anyone running their own business, working on your own can be lonely. Judi should know as she’s been self-employed since she was made redundant at the tender age of 23. She’s experienced many of the problems that at times can seem unsurmountable. That’s why she’s starting a self-help support group for women who work for themselves. And it’s open to career women in employment too.

The group will meet once a fortnight to share ideas, find support and encouragement, and to share contacts and resources. You’ll be offered the chance to air current challenges, and members will run the group themselves.

Whether you’re an artist or an accountant, a farmer or a fashion designer, a scientist, a solicitor or a plumber, all will be welcome.

If you would like to know more, give Judi a call on 07799 644 000 with your questions or drop her an e-mail to judi@judigoodwintraining.com

After the successful launch of the Cheshire Business School back in April, Rachel Kay and the team would like to invite you to the first Mindful Monday’s Seminar on 10th October 2022 at the Cranage Estate, Holmes Chapel. The speaker at this event is Michael Finnegan. Michael is a key motivational speaker, and has been transforming businesses, sports teams and individuals since 1992. For more information, and to confirm your place, please e-mail Sarah Gardiner sarah.gardiner@macclesfield.ac.uk