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David Wood talks in this article about beverages from pop to alcohol and how local life revolved around it. David also leaves us in suspense with Mr Steele fishing a body out of the sea, come on David where did it happen and do we know anymore about the story?
 Red Lion Public House where David spent his 18th Birthday Anyway, David’s story goes, I went into the Red Lion on my eighteenth birthday and asked for a pint of bitter and the landlord Bob Whittingham asked me how old I was, he decided that I could have one pint and he would see my dad the next day to check and he did.
The public houses of Goldenhill, what a choice we had, the young boozers dream would be to have a pint in every one of them and still walk home. I tried it, failed to do it, regretted it and I am not going to embarrass myself again on these pages by going into further detail.
I can recall the smell of fresh, wet fish as I walked past Millington’s fish mongers and the smell of sawdust on the floor in the Co-op.
Mr Steele of Steele’s Fashions apparently had a sailing yacht and fished a body out the sea one weekend, such excitement for a small village.
A lorry used to deliver sacks of flour to the side of Harratt’s bakery in Wagon Road and we kids used to watch, fascinated as it was hauled up on a chain and pulley to the upstairs loading hatch.
We used to stand at the door of the pop works and watch fascinated, as the new machine washed the bottles ready for refilling. Mr Wharton worked at the speed of light applying the labels to the bottles, he swiped the label on the glue pad and applied it to the bottle perfectly straight.
Until next time, please keep reading this and the many other stories which David has written for the website.
Chief Inspector Adrian Roberts updates local residents in Sandyford & Goldenhill by saying that the police are committed to Tunstall.
The statement to S.A.G.E. from Inspector Roberts reads as follows.
Dear local resident, I am aware of some concerns in the community about the future of local policing in Tunstall.
We have liaised with senior officers and can now provide you with this update from Graham Liddiard, director of resources at Staffordshire Police which we hope will reassure you about our ongoing commitment to the communities of Tunstall.
“We can now categorically confirm that Tunstall Police Station has not been earmarked for sale in 2012/13″
We have reviewed the Police Authority papers and identified an administrative error. This is currently being rectified and new papers will be circulated prior to the full Police Authority meeting next week.
“Whilst there are no plans to sell the site, it is fair to say that we are reviewing its use to ensure it provides value for money to the local community. This means looking at ways of reducing the ongoing costs and using the space more effectively. Of course this is something we are doing with all of our buildings across the force.”
Chief Inspector Adrian Roberts.
The former residential care home of Heathside House in Goldenhill is to go under the hammer on Monday at an auction guide price of £150,000.
 Former Heathside House Residential Care Home These are difficult times for everyone and it is sad to see care homes like the former Heathside House close.
The City Council need as much money as it can get to survive in this poor financial economic climate and to see care homes such as the one in Goldenhill going for a guide price of £150,000 is sad for all to see.
It is hoped that whoever it is who purchases the property is mindful to helping with the regeneration of the city and especially for the local residents who live in Goldenhill and Sandyford.
http://www.thisisstaffordshire.co.uk/Care-homes-auction-saleroom/story-15062598-detail/story.html
Hello Sandyford and Goldenhill folks, look who’s back with more memories of days gone by.
As you probably know, I have written a few articles reminiscing about earlier times in and around Goldenhill and Sandyford. Tom Simpson tells me that hundreds of people read these articles, this is very rewarding and also flattering to think that my personal ramblings could be of interest to so many. The good thing is, quite a few old friends have been in touch because of these ramblings.
 Alice Street, Goldenhill in 1967 I don’t know about other people, but now that I am retired I seem to ponder my past quite a lot and fortunately, most of the memories are good ones. You may find that you have read some items previously, no, it is not old age creeping in, it is because one thing leads to another, some memories overlap and fresh memories pop up all the time. Well, that is my excuse anyway.
Recently an old friend got in touch and we have swapped photos and memories about living in Alice Street and the bike rides we used to go on when we were teenagers. His dad had the cobblers shop in Alice Street and our grandmothers were cousins, how are you Tom?
Who can remember when the wakes used to arrive and set up shop on the banks by Jeffrey’s garage. The annual Catholic procession was another milestone as were the charity walks around the village by the Methodist children, all dressed up in their new clothes on the first Sunday in June.
The Co-op delivered its bread by horse and cart and Artie Bollington in Brakespeare Street used the same method for his coal deliveries. Artie’s yard is still there but the horse has long since gone. The delivery horses always left a deposit on the street and I used get sixpence a bucket from my uncle. He used to put it on his rhubarb, personally I preferred custard, sorry, old joke.
It seemed that back when I was a boy, everybody knew everybody, it was difficult to misbehave because there was always someone there to threaten to tell your dad.
The previous paragraph by David is something that we all need to take on board, is this the way how today’s society should deal with 21st century antisocial behaviour. Website comments on antisocial issues are more than welcome “let’s not forget how we dealt with it in the last century”
Julian Read, Burslem & Tunstall Regeneration & Town Centre Manager from Stoke on Trent City Council will be attending the S.A.G.E. Public General Meeting on Thursday 19th January 2012 at Goldenhill Community Hall/Centre at 7.30 p.m.
 735 - 741 High Street, Goldenhill back in 1967 The purpose of Mr Read’s attendance at the Sandyford & Goldenhill Residents Association Meeting is to try and discuss with its inhabitants a way forward to try and regenerate the once vibrant High Street in Goldenhill.
Everyone is encouraged to attend the meeting so that we can use this opportunity to try and put back some of the heart that is missing in a Goldenhill that deserves a much better future.
S.A.G.E. looks forward to seeing you there on Thursday.
New Year Fitness Classes
Come and join in and get fit for spring time
Slimming for all, Sandyford Fire Station, Tuesday’s 1.00 p.m. – 2.30 p.m.
Starting 17th January 2012, cost per session is only £1
This is a fun workout and learning course to keep you fit, mobile, happier and healthier. We cover a range of health topics that follow the aims and interests of the learner groups. After 10 weeks you’ll notice the difference.
To find out more , call 01782 831911 or visit the website http://www.wea.org.uk/ http://www.westmidlands.wea.org.uk/weastoke
Interest is being shown by investors who want to take on the previously run golf course at Goldenhill.
Tom Simpson, Secretary of the Sandyford & Goldenhill Residents Association (S.A.G.E.) said that the Sentinel approached him in regards to his and S.A.G.E.s views on what is happening to the golf course at Mobberley Road.
A lot of concerns raised by S.A.G.E. is the damage, which vandals are cousing to the area, including the old club house on the site.
Further concerns raised by S.A.G.E. is that the golf course is not turned into a site for further housing in the area and that it is kept for green space, whether it stays as a golf course or is used for a mixture of allotments and open space walking.
Whatever the situation the Secretary of S.A.G.E. said that we do not want the golf course used for landfill again, especially when local residents suffered months into years of mud being dispatched into their homes in the Winter to dust blowing into their properties in the Summer from lorries, which regularly used the busy A50.
Councillor Martin Garner since being elected to office has supported both local residents and S.A.G.E. in an attempt to address the problem of getting the golf course up and running again.
To view more on this story follow the Sentinel link,
http://www.thisisstaffordshire.co.uk/Golf-course-market-months-limbo/story-14269751-detail/story.html
David Wood’s Story comes to an end in Christmas 2011 with children and choirs walking through the streets from the Methodist Chapel in 1950s Goldenhill.
David’s story goes like this,
 Methodist Church in Alice Street (to left) and fronting on Andrew Street Every year on the first Sunday in June the Methodist chapel in Andrew Street celebrated it’s anniversary. This meant that the choir and children walked the streets of the village in the morning of that day. The choir stopped every so often and sang and the people came out to listen and donate money for the chapel. Several weeks before this the children attended the Sunday school rooms at least one evening per week and practised the songs and hymns that were to be sung on the Anniversary Sunday. The climax to all this was that a stage was built in the chapel and the children worked their way through their repertoire both in the afternoon and evening on the Anniversary Sunday.
Can you imagine that on this particular Sunday your day started with a walk through the streets dressed up in all your new best clothes, went home had your Sunday lunch, went to chapel and sang your heart out, went home had your tea, went back to the chapel, sang your socks off and went home about 8-00 o’clock having done a 12 hour day. Still, it didn’t do us any harm, at least we got a new set of clothes out of it. The Sunday school teachers were Jack Rhead, Fred Halfpenny, Ray Bailey, Derek Mack and Russell Bromley.
I attended Sunday school, morning and afternoon until I was about 14, until then I had never even kicked a football on a Sunday as I was always dressed up in my best clothes, my dad wouldn’t allow it, Sunday was supposed to be a day of rest. In the 1950s the Sunday school teachers used to stage pantomimes or concerts, there were also dances held in the school rooms in Andrew Street.
If you want to see some of the names of the people who have been mentioned in this series of articles all the way back to 1834, have a look at these web sites and see how many you can recognise.
http://www.wishful-thinking.org.uk/genuki/STS/Tunstall/MIs.html
http://www.wishful-thinking.org.uk/genuki/STS/Goldenhill/MIs.html
I hope that whoever reads this article will enjoy reading it as much as I have enjoyed writing it. I also hope that it conjures up many happy memories of a village that withstood the test of time.
My memory bank is now feels totally exhausted, but I know that as soon as I sign this off, something else will pop into my head.
If you think that your memories or opinions differ from mine, please feel free to get in touch.
I thank my old English teachers for their perseverance in trying to make me understand that spelling and grammar are important and also to Microsoft for Spellcheck, for that little bit of extra help. Any the mistakes are mine and mine alone.
Thank you for your time and your patience.
David Wood.
I would personally like to thank David for his excellent recollection of yesteryear Goldenhill, please do write some more articles for us, the Home Page would not be the same without you.
Tom Simpson, Secretary, Sandyford & Goldenhill Residents Association (S.A.G.E.)
Sandyford & Goldenhill Residents Association (S.A.G.E.) Committee would like to wish all it’s residents a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Times have become very difficult for everyone in recent years but S.A.G.E. along with support from residents and the authorities is here to ensure that Goldenhill and Sandyford gets the best deal it can for the people and the area it represents.
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