My days of being an elite ninja may be numbered. Alas, my eye sight isn't what it used to be. So it…read morewas off to sort out my new affliction at Brosgill Opticians. What a super opticians they are too. Firstly, the staff seem to really know what they are talking about. That's always a plus, especially as I'm new to the world of glasses and felt the need to be eased in gently. So armed with an eye inspection and the impending doom of said results, I then had a look at the stock. Marvellous! I was actually getting to like this needing glasses business! Stack upon stack of designer frames. We're not talking low end budget but we're talking cool, classy and sophisticated. Real cutting edge designers and painfully cool frames and I was a happy bunny once again. It's not the most sexy thing in the world sorting out eye issues and the like but they really made it as pleasurable and pain free as could be hoped for and then some. Spent a packet but it's worth that alone if they can make me look anything near respectable and intelligent.

Serving the upper classes of this area - rumour has it there are some poshies and semi-famouses…read morearound these parts - is this super spectacle shop. With many a designer frame and opticians dressed to kill in sleek black you'll feel like a star when you are going to get your eyes check and pick a pair frames. Their frames include Chanel and Cartier, go on I dare you get a pair with a diamond. They even have Optomap to really scan your balls and discover the health of your eyes.

Withington Community Hospital isn't really in Withington. It's in West Didsbury. I was a bit…read moresuspicious when I was referred to this hospital as in my experience any establishment with the word 'community' in it has had zero sense of community and on the contrary has been pretty rough. However, this NHS hospital is large, modern and welcoming with nice artwork on the walls - or so my boyfriend tells me. The dermatology department, which I was referred to, is located in a little old portacabin just down the road. Every time I've been there I've had to wait for at least 20 minutes after my appointment time. The walls are covered in little posters warning patients not to abuse staff if they're running late, which made me think that my experiences were not uncommon. When I was finally seen the treatment I received was absolutely excellent, the nurse was always so friendly and didn't give the impression she was rushing through (probably the reason for the wait). On one visit I also saw a specialist Dr who was just as friendly and helpful. You can park free for 30 minutes (which would be enough to drop someone off but not for an appointment), there is a pay and display machine for longer visits and the 84 bus stops right outside the hospital. There isn't an A&E, so this is only really a hospital you would visit on referral from a GP, but there is also a walk-in centre in the main building.

I have never seen Willington Community Hospital. I looked it up on the internet because I had hoped…read moreto find someone there that would look for information on my grandmother Rose Annie Baldwin (nee Gibson), - grandfather Leonard Edward Baldwin - who gave birth at the hospital to my mother Rose Anne Baldwin on June 27, 1925. Does anyone know if they still have the old records there, or were they moved to another location? Thanks Dale PS I cannot look it up because I live in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada