“I had an amazing time, I will defiantly go again and will recommend it to my friends thank you for giving me this amazing opportunity Airkix”

That review was from a first-time non-skydiver, aged 14 from Northamptonshire.

No experience needed, every diver receives hands on tuition.

Housed on the same site as the Trafford Center with great transport links; J10 off the M60 or by Metro from the city centre to Stretford Station where you can pick up a bus which will take you all the way to the Trafford Centre for only £1.00.

Whether you are 4 or 104. All the packages include:

Full pre-flight briefing

A friendly, trained instructor with you every step of the way

A personal Airkix flight certificate

Discounts when you buy online

PLUS a smile from ear to ear! – that’s why Airkix is called the Smile Factory! Come see for yourself.

Other flyers say…

“Fantastic experience. I didn’t realise how skilful the instructors were. they made us look good! Thank you”

First-time non-skydiver, aged 45

West Midlands

December 2011

Airkix in Manchester is a great idea for a birthday celebration, whatever your age.

They make sure you celebrate in style, not only as they offer some fantastic prices but you van also tailor party events to suit your requirements.

Why not make a weekend of it shopping for mum & dad or may be just mum and skydiving for dad and the kids.

The Cornerstones Guest House is just 5 miles from Airkix.

Chosen to be included in the Michelin Accommodation Guide and Regional Winners of Northern Rail Hidden Tourism Gems.

This family run guest house offers spacious Victorian accommodation for all the family.

View our rooms, book on line or just ring for a chat and go through your requirements.

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The Cornerstones Guest House is just 5.1 miles or 10 minutes from The Trafford Centre. There’s no charge what so ever for children under 7 years of age so why not make a weekend of it.

In the Night Garden Live! is a sensational stage production specially created in a purpose-built show dome which will be situated in Peel 7 Car Park (outside John Lewis). There are two different shows to choose from and each one lasts just under an hour – will you catch the Ninky Nonk or the Pinky Ponk?

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The Tatton Park Flower Show is also just 10 miles down the road from the Cornerstones Guest House an independent family run Guest House that’s been offering bed and breakfast accommodation in Sale, Manchester, for the last 25 years.
The high ceilings and large individually decorated rooms in this Victorian building, offer spacious accommodation in cosy, comfortable surroundings, together with a traditional English breakfast and lashings of tea and coffee to start yur day. Located on the main A56 Cornerstones is also just six miles from the city centre and a five minute walk from Manchester’s Metro Line at Brooklands Station; which makes it an ideal location to visit both venues over the weekend.

Tickets for this years show are now on sale at Tatton Park it’s self and also through the Royal Horticultural Society, you can buy your tickets online now or call 0844 338 7505 (overseas visitors call +44 121 767 4063). For group tickets, please call 020 7492 1616 or book online for groups.

Some of the Highlights from 2010

Entering your local show can be a fun way to expand your knowledge of growing. And when it comes to growing for shows Colin Spires has been there, done it, and judged it too. He’s even written the book – literally!

Colin, vice-chairman of the RHS Fruit Veg and Herb Committee, was in charge of revising the RHS Horticultural Show Handbook. “We wanted to make it easy to understand for both judges and exhibitors,” said Colin, “so we’ve included advice as well as diagrams to explain more obscure terms or even types of daffodil.”

If the Campaign for Plain English ever needed an ambassador then Colin Spires would make a great one. “One of the first things we changed was how we named things. Apples used to be called by their Latin name in the Handbook – Malus domestica. But you don’t go into a greengrocer and ask for a pound of Malus domestica! Everybody calls them ‘apples’ so that’s how you’ll find them in the handbook too.”

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The concurring Romans claimed the fertile land on the West bank of the river Wyr at a spot where it was fordable, and where there was Romans there was trade and commerce and so the site became a crossing point and meeting place for local trade.

Some years later the crossing point was given status by a number of bridges being built on the site, however there’s only two remaining today one of them being the subject of many photographs is the 800 year old Five Arched Bridge.

In the early days of this towns long and fascinating history; the Saxon Edward the Elder ordered a fortified borough to be built here around 924; marked only by a mound now, known as Castle Hill. The growth of Badequella also merited a mention in the Domesday Book of 1085.

There seems no doubt that trading on the site has gone on since Roman times however it  only been, recorded from the 1300. The first recorded fair was held in 1254 and a charter was granted by King Edward III in 1330. For nearly 700 years the farming community has flocked from miles around for the weekly sale of livestock domestic goods and provisions. That tradition continues today with Markets held every Monday and, unlike most of the other local centres, there is a thriving livestock market at the Agricultural Centre and also a farm market once a month which is well worth a visit. The big event of the year is the annual Bakewell Show and this year is the 180th, which takes place on Wednesday 4th & Thursday 5th of August 2010.

The river provides beautiful walks from the five arch bridge; up stream leads to Arkwright Mill, via Holme Hall and Holme Bridge dating back to the 1600.

Bakewell is a straight run from Cornerstones Guest House along the Manchester ring road and on to the A623 which go strait through the centre of the Peak District.

One of the annual Peak Districts events is dressing the well or well dressing which takes place in all the shrouding villages through out the year; each dressing there own well in competition with the whole of the Peak District; you will see the dressed wells with flowers and ribbons and everything you can imagine.

Bakewell has something for everybody a full range of shops, many historic buildings, pubs and restaurants, wonderful walks and numerous emporiums of excellence.

Great Food

We have been in each of these and highly recommend them.

Rowley Restaurant and Bar sits on the edge of the beautiful Chatsworth Estate in the pretty village of Baslow. The venue is under the ownership of Max & Susan Fischer of the one star Michelin restaurant at Baslow Hall and their Head Chef Rupert Rowley.

Well funnly enough the next one I was going to mention was Baslow Hall.
These are both just outside of Bakwell.

The Riverside at Ashford on the Water is a beautiful place and restaurant and is the closest to Bakewell.

And last but by no means least; what is this ancient medieval town special known for in the 21century.
The one and only Bakwell Pudding sometimes erroneously called a Bakewell tart, know world wide, well definitely in the north of England you must try one when you go.

The Cornerstones Guest House offers independent accommodation in Manchester is ideally situated for a day out in Bakewell in the Peaks and City Centre which is just 5 miles down the A56.

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The Palace Theatre

22^nd March to 3^rd April

Andrew Lloyd Webber’s ‘Whistle down the Wind’

Staring Jonathan Ansell of G4; ‘Whistle down the Wind’ comes to Manchester’s Palace Theatre from a hugely successful tour of America and a smash hit season on the west end.

12^th to 17^th April

River Dance, ‘The Farewell Tour
The fantastic River Dance is in Manchester for just 6 days; if you haven’t seen it yet now is your last chance. Nineteen million people world wide have seen the original show and although it’s been running for 15 years the chosen dancers still have that hunger that was created on that first night.

Waterside Art Centre.

The Waterside is relatively new to Sale Manchester; just 1 mile away from the Cornerstones Guest House; the water in Waterside is the refurbish Bridgewater Canal where you will see narrow boats navigating there way to Manchester in the north and Lymm Village to the south west; there’s also day trips on the boats from Manchester.

Wednesday March 31^st 8pm

Aly Bain and Phil Cunningham play traditional Scottish Music; Shetland Fiddler Aly is renowned as being one of the instruments finest players. Phil Cunningham is widely respected as a musician and both retain a wide range of of the music they love.

Wednesday 14^th April

Sees ‘Those Magnificent Men’ a play by the now critically-acclaimed comedy duo Brian Mitchell & Joseph Nixon adapted form the story of Alcock and Browns first ever non stop transatlantic flight; a play for all ages.

Sat 17^th April is Comedy Night

With a selection of some of the finest comedians in the land. James Christopher is your host with Caimh McDonnell, Rory Motion and new comedy stars Graham Goring & Andrew Ryan.

Sat 24^th April

The Waterside plays host to Tommy Fleming described as the voice of Ireland. Tommy as the ability to turn well know Irish songs in to even more haunting and powerful renditions.

Through out the week there is always something happening where you can take part; Tea Dances, Poetry, Art Groups £1.00 Tea & Coffee provided, Young Actors, Tai Chi, Academy of Dance, Salsa and much, much more.

The Trafford Centre

Tue 30th March to Sat 3rd April

Get on T.V. with ‘The Fruit Shoot Juice Crew’

The Band Stand at The Trafford Centre
In the middle of the Trafford Centre there’s a band stand and on

Fri 26 March 7pm and 10pm
Hughes & Jones perform on The BandstandSat 27 March 7pm,  10pm

Wayne Devlin performs on The BandstandSun 28 March 6pm, 9pm

AT Band performs on The Bandstand

The Chill Factor

Skiing, With real snow

Gmex

3^rd & 4^th April

The National Motorcycle Show

You can reach all the above within 15 mins of the Cornerstones Guest House. Manchester is just 4 miles my car and 12 minutes by Metro. Cornerstones offers independent bed and breakfast accommodation in Manchester in warm friendly surroundings with individually decorated large en-suit bedrooms.

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All the English village amenities are in place, the grocery shop cum post office, The Smokers public house is an Elizabethan coaching house, and while where on the subject The Smokers boasts Queen Elizabeth II popping in for a swift half.

In a survey and valuation at the beginning of the 19th century the Smokers outbuildings and garden covered an area of one rod and 14 poles. It was valued at just over £27 kept by Richard Allen who’s farther was the village smithy.

Today the Smokers doesn’t have to many coach and horses calling, but it dose have a reputation for excellent food; prepared by head chef Philip Miller, who’s been there for 16 years.

There’s also the Golden Pheasant; over a hundred years old and accommodation to boot. The Hidden Nursery near Plumley is aptly named although it’s been there for fifty years, this massive gardeners Aladdins Cave is hidden by a huge edge and if it wasn’t for the sign outside you’d go straight pass it.

Holford Hall, just outside the village was bullit by Lady Mary Chomondly 300 years ago. Having once entertained James I has a guest at the hall Lady Chomondly acquired the nick name ‘The Bold Lady of Cheshire’ there’s a lot of speculation why but know body’s to sure; it may have been her hunting and horse ridding abilities or its said her wit when entertaining Jame I. How kind.

Lady Chomondly pursued a lawsuit for 20 years with her neighbours and cousins to decide who should sit where in Lower Peaover church and who should go first in processions. So it wasn’t this then, why she got her nick  name?

A wonderful community spirit

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“Hello” I shout back, she sound’s a little rough this morning, must have cold.

I switched on the kettle and went to ask Ms Lewis if she’d like tea or coffee, when I went in the dinning room Ms Lewis was sat in the large bay window only she’d turned her chair to face the side of the bay producing only her profile with the bright morning sun blaring in behind her so I only caught a glance of her when I asked if she’d like tea or coffee.

“Tea please” with a hint of royal Berkshire.

I was back out to make the tea, waiting for the kettle to¬†boiling I thought, I know I only caught a glance and it’s first thing in the morning but Ms Ann Lewis was looking decidedly rough.

The tea and toast where ready and Antony’o waiter of the year was gliding into the room as of thousands of times before, this time the sun was behind the clouds and Ms Lewis turned to face me, difference being in the short time I’d been out of the room to make the tea and toast she had aged 42 years, but the¬†same build as the young lady I let in last night.

I was in shock, dumbfounded

It was Dorian Gray after the mirror broke.

What could I say to her? I was stunned: Do yon realize your in a Guest House in Manchester.

Have you looked in the mirror because some ones really got in for you? Nooooo.

What ever make up and foundation you had on yesterday you want to patent it? Nooooo

Were you a make up artist on Star Wars? Ye, Noooo.

In the end I plumbed for.

“I I I I I I Ieeeee¬† never let you in here¬†last night did I”

“No that was my daughter” Smiling so sweetly.

“But she booked in and went up to the room” I said.

“Yes I was very late so she was going to stay here and I was going to stay at her house”.

“But she gave your name”

“We change our minds and she gave me the key”

“She never said anything to me”

“Hhhhhhmmm that would have been a good idea” Royal Birkshire.

Another day in the life of the Cornerstones Guest House Manchester.

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Comedy by the Globe Theatre will brighten up your day, it’s fast and hilarious.

Tuesday to Saturday at 7pm; Sunday 3pm.

The performance lasts about two an a half hours bring your own seats or a rubber mat for your bum that could double as a large umbrella, yes Manchester it may rain.

Tickets: adults £15, children £10.

www.shakespeares-globe.org www.heatonpark.org.uk

27 JUNE / MANCHESTER CITY CENTRE
ARMED FORCES DAY in Manchester:

Manchester takes this opportunity to say a big thank you to the brave people who serve in our Armed Forces to day, with representations by veterans of all ages
The first ever national Armed Forces Day will take place in Piccadilly Gardens from 12 noon-4pm with, music from the Greater Manchester Police Band,
Military taster sessions with Civilian Military Fitness,
Army Climbing Wall,
Football shoot out with the Royal Navy,
And also at Exchange Square 12 noon – 4pm
With The Band of the King’s Division,
Information about the Royal British Legion and Veteran organisations and information on all are armed forces.

Armed Forces personnel and veterans will receive special offers on production of the Veteran Badge or Armed Forces ID card.

For more information go to www.manchester.gov.uk/armedforcesday

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Merry Christmas

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