“Joyce Povey.”

As part of its Oral Heritage Series, THS announces the release of its new film, “Joyce Povey.” The feature consists of an extensive interview by Ian Mobley, recorded in Summer 2012. Joyce Povey speaks about Sale, Cheshire, as she has known it, with particular reference to Arran Avenue, where she lived from 1933-1946.

Trafford Heritage Society Heritage Open Day in Sale. Don’t miss the opportunity to enjoy a day of heritage in Sale this weekend ! On Sunday (9th Sept), Sale Town Hall will be open from 11am to 4pm, in celebration of national Heritage Open Day. The organisers are Sale Civic Society, the registrars, Waterside Arts Centre, Local Studies, local councilors, and Cofely. The history of many local government facilities and services will be illustrated in a number of events and displays. There will be a children’s trail quiz, and refreshments will be available in the Gallery Bar and the Lauriston Gallery.

Walkden Gardens 3rd August 2012 Will Shakespeare celebrated his 454th birthday this year, and one of many fitting tributes to the great man was presented by Folksy Theatre in Walkden Gardens. The touring company, which is engaged in a punishing schedule of appearances, gave an excellent, one night only, performance of ‘Much Ado About Nothing’ in the gardens on Friday evening 3rd August. The principal players were outstanding, particularly Beatrice and Benedick, whose verbal sparring raised a constant stream of laughter from the audience. It’s not only that this talented company gave a performance of a four hundred years old play with a freshness as if it was written yesterday, but also that they conjured a delightful entertainment with a few props and some music, in what is essentially a garden. This kind of performance has of course some advantages over the more formal stage. Benedick, struggling to find a new voice as a lover, a role into which he was unexpectedly pushed, began one scene at the very back of the audience and made his way quite slowly towards the front, picking his way between the deckchairs and picnics, seeking sympathy and inspiration from any playgoer who might offer help. Don John, the ‘baddy,’ was denied the same sympathy and booed for his pains; and quite properly too. A bit of pantomime is never out-of-place in a performance of Shakespeare. Dogberry the Constable was creatively portrayed with the help of a glove puppet which looked suspiciously like Basil Brush. And when Claudio was finally reconciled with Hero, the ‘aaaw!’ factor was palpable. The rain kept away and the evening was warm. What fortunate times we live in, and how lucky are we to be able to enjoy a great piece of theatre in such a lovely setting. Thank you, Friends of Walkden Gardens and Happy Birthday Will ! Wilfred Darlington

Streetparty in Sale

On 29th April 2011 the residents of five avenues in Sale, Cheshire held a street party for 200 people. The organisers of the street party speak about what happened and why the street party is important in the community.

Save Our Parks

A Trafford Heritage Society film in support of the campaign to oppose cuts by Trafford Council which will be detrimental to the parks in the borough.

(A film by Jim Stevenson)

Email from J Clarkson

We received today, Friday the 28th of May, this email from J. Clarkson on behalf of Sale Hotel LLP:

THE SALE HOTEL TO RE-OPEN
The owners of The Sale Hotel are pleased to announce that they have agreed to sell the building and the adjoining car park to Greene King PLC, a national public house/restaurant operator.

It is Greene King’s intention to spend approximately £850,000 on the refurbishment of the building, which they intend to operate under their Hungry Horse format. In this regard a Premises Licence Application was made to Trafford on 18.05.2010.

For further information about Greene King and the Hungry Horse format please visit the following websites:

www.greeneking.co.uk
www.hungryhorse.co.uk

Clarification regarding sale conditions

The owners of the Sale Hotel have confirmed that there is currently a restrictive covenant in place regarding the future use of the Sale Hotel. This restrictive covenant was put in place by the previous owners and will remain in force until June 2011. What will happen after this is unclear.

THS has been informed there have been a number of parties interested in purchasing the Sale Hotel ranging from public house/restaurant owners to people wishing to restore the building to its original use as a private dwelling. Interested parties may need to clarify different permissions, such as planning permission and licence premises application, depending on their wishes for future use and it is THS's understanding that a number of interested parties would need to seek
various permissions.

THS understands a decision has been made to sell the property to a public house/restaurant operator. As stated above, there is currently a restrictive covenant in force. However, an application for a premises/club premises licence was submitted to Trafford Council on 18th May, regarding which people are able to comment by writing to The Licensing Manager, Trafford Town Hall, Talbot Road, Stretford, M32 0YJ within 28 days of the application.