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11. The secret garden
Wilmslow Express, Friday 31 August 2007A GARDEN built by a remarkable 18th-century businessman is delighting new generations – thanks to a fascinating renovation project.
12. CLUBBING: Aftershow, Sankeys Soap, Thursday, 13 September
Wilmslow Express, Friday 7 September 2007THE problem with aftershow parties is, well, we never get invited do we? After all, proper aftershow parties are usually the domain of the rich, the famous, the trendy media and, erm, former Big Brother housemates.
13. MUSIC: Hayseed Dixie, Academy 3, Saturday
Wilmslow Express, Friday 31 August 2007THERE can’t be many bands who have shared a similar career trajectory to that of Hayseed Dixie.
14. Train telephone talk can be pure fantasy
Wilmslow Express, Wednesday 5 September 2007I’M FREQUENTLY amazed at the bizarre telephone conversations that take place on trains. Men tend to yell at imaginary secretaries or negotiate fantasy deals.
15. Teacher turns Time Lord in new book
Wilmslow Express, Friday 7 September 2007HAVE you ever wondered why time flies when you’re having fun and drags when you’re doing a boring task? Well, Steve Taylor has an answer.
16. I’m sorry but I really do blame the parents
Wilmslow Express, Wednesday 5 September 2007VIC BARLOW: MAKING a short journey across Macclesfield last evening I came across a vociferous gang of young girls openly slugging wine direct from the bottle as they waltzed down Moss Lane yelling at passing traffic.
17. MUSIC: National Children's Orchestra, Bridgewater Hall, Saturday
Wilmslow Express, Friday 31 August 2007VIRTUOSO jazz pianist and composer Julian Joseph joins forces with the best of the UK’s young classical talent for a unique concert at the Bridgewater Hall on Saturday.
18. Exploring the dogma of war
Wilmslow Express, Friday 7 September 2007WHEN future historians examine the turn of the 21st century, a defining theme will be religious fundamentalism.
19. Games of life
Wilmslow Express, Friday 7 September 2007THEATRE: Game Theory, Royal Exchange Theatre, Wednesday 12 to Saturday 15 September
20. Why I’ve always put on clean underpants
Wilmslow Express, Wednesday 28 February 2007I WAS browsing in Waterstone's yesterday and spotted Alan Titchmarsh's book Nobbut A Lad. I hadn't heard that phrase since my 83 year-old granddad used it to describe someone he'd met in the pub. (The 'lad' in question turned out to be 60.) Every now and again I hear a phrase I haven't heard for decades.