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Mid Cheshire

Vale Royal Lions invite you to an afternoon of music with the Lions Youth Band at The Hollies Farm Shop

Posted by Vale Royal Lions on April 9, 2008 6:47 PM

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A Weaverham Special - Past Rose Fetes

Posted by Weaverham Community Website on March 24, 2008 10:59 AM

Thought I’d put this special in as a supporter of the Cheshire Rose Fetes. Read with dismay some time back that despite surviving for 75 years they may very well not continue through lack of support and expertise!

The Weaverham Rose Fete in the 50’s was an amazing event. It was a bit like Christmas in June/July. Here in Western Australia we actually do celebrate ‘Christmas in July’. July is in the middle of winter, and pretty cold. So some of us crazy gals and guys, take off for weekends and hols in the south of the state, which is the coldest part and celebrate ‘Christmas in July’, with real Christmas food, cards and celebrations!

Weaverham in the 50’s was pretty quiet and the two main exciting times were the summer rose fete and Christmas. The rose fete of course attracted the traveling fair, and that was a week or two of excitement and ‘the big night out syndrome’! Whether it rained or shone, it didn’t matter. The fair ground was a honey pot to the ‘bees’ of Weaverham. We strutted are thing and met the girls for a fling. I managed to catch the last night of the Weaverham fair in July ’99. It was much smaller than I remembered and one of the stall holders confirmed the fact. The fair ground seemed to be loosing its’ appeal to modern entertainment and technology.

In the 50’s the Weaverham fair took up the whole field practically and had every imaginable event. Dodgem cars, boxing rings where you could fight the resident boxer and win a quid or two. Ferris wheels, merry go rounds, hot dog stands etc etc. For us it was magic and we felt like kings for the night. I remember we all got dressed up in our best jeans, shirts and for some of us cravats and kept trying to bump into as many girls as we could and dare them to try the more dangerous rides.

In ’99 on my return after 37 years away we turned out for the Davenham Rose Fete. A much smaller place and event than the Weaverham one. So come on don’t ‘throw the baby out with the bath water’. We can enjoy the new technologies like the internet but let’s retain some of the old world charm as well and support the revival of the Cheshire Rose Fetes’. It doesn’t after all have to be exactly as it was in the 50’s. What about a ‘new age’ rose fete with modern themes and space –aged displays. Remember ‘achievement is only limited by a lack of imagination’

Past, Present and Future

Posted by Weaverham Community Website on March 2, 2008 10:24 AM

Some weekends – usually Saturdays we would get farm jobs – other Saturdays none. I think we used to earn a pound for a full day, which was great in 1955. The work could be anything on the farm. I remember quiet distinctly cleaning out chicken coups and then creosoting them inside and out to prevent diseases attacking the chicken, general painting and herding the remaining two cows in for milking at the end of the day. I don’t think we ever aspired to actually milking the cows. But I do remember having to assist the farmer to tie down the legs of a rather belligerent cow before milking. There were usually two of us teenagers who worked on a Saturday. The hard working lads stuck it out long term, the rest gave it away! But I suppose in those days you could say it was a good spirited public gesture on the part of the farmer to give young teenagers a leg up so to speak. Looking back the transition from city life to rural life had seemed easy. But I had had a trial run so to speak. I had an elderly cousin and her husband who had also moved from Liverpool a year or eighteen months early then we. I had had the privilege of spending school holidays with them and using Uncle Bob’s bike to explore Weaverham. Once we moved I was already on familiar ground.

Past, Present and Future

Posted by Weaverham Community Website on February 29, 2008 10:52 PM

Cheshire Memories

Imagine Weaverham if you can in the mid 50’s. A sleepy Cheshire village with add-on old and new housing estates belonging to that big chemical factory spouting smoke all day called ICI. For a young 12 year old straight from the back streets of Liverpool this was paradise. Plenty of fresh air (when the ICI smoke was blowing in the right direction) green fields and laid back country folk!

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Weaverham Community Website

Posted by Trinity Mirror Cheshire on February 25, 2008 9:40 AM

WeaverhamYarns is a website dedicated to encouraging local people to share local knowledge and stories.
Contact: Richard Condor, PO Box 6354, Derby, Western Australia
Tel: +61 (0)41 337 7845 (mobile)
Email: freefall@wapda.com
Website: http://members7.boardhost.com/WeaverhamYarns

Vale Royal Lions Murder Mystery Evening

Posted by Vale Royal Lions on February 6, 2008 7:16 PM

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Vale Royal Lions

Posted by Vale Royal Lions on February 6, 2008 5:19 PM

About Lions

Since 1917, Lions clubs have offered people the opportunity to give something back to their community, involving members in projects like cleaning up a local area or bringing sight to the world's blind, Lions clubs have always embraced those committed to building a brighter future for their community.

At present, with more than 45,000 clubs in 200 countries and geographical areas, Lions have expanded their focus to help meet the ever-increasing needs of our global community.

Our programmes are continually changing to meet new needs and greater demands, but our mission has never wavered: "We Serve."

Lions club members are men and women who strive to make a difference in their local community as well as communities worldwide. Their volunteer efforts address otherwise unmet health and education needs worldwide.

Why should I become a Lion?

As a Lions club member, you can:

Make a difference everyday in your community. Whether it is providing support locally or reaching out internationally, you will have an opportunity to serve.

Be a part of a worldwide organisation carrying out community and humanitarian projects.

Grow personally and professionally by participating in our programmes, community service projects and events.

Gain an understanding and have an impact on local and international humanitarian issues.

Develop relationships with both the local and international community and business leaders.

Have access to membership discounts and services.


Interested in becoming a member?

To find out more e-mail: vale.royal.lions@googlemail.com

Advocacy Training Events

Posted by Independent Advocacy on January 30, 2008 11:32 AM

Advocacy Training Events

Calling all new and established advocates…

For more information contact the IA office on 01606 42688 by Mon 18th Feb.

Come along to the IA office and learn more about advocacy!


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Have a Say on Your Health & Social Care!

Posted by Cheshire Community Voice on January 24, 2008 11:00 AM

Cheshire Community Voice are a local Northwich-based charity. We were set up in 2006 to ensure the people of Cheshire had the opportunity to get involved in improving the health and social care services that they receive.

We regularly hold focus groups, workshops, meeting and questionnaires about your local health and social care services. We have direct links to the service providers to ensure your message gets across.

We are always looking for new members. In order for us to best represent the people of Cheshire, it is essential that our membership is as large and diverse as possible.

As a member of CCV you will be kept up to date of the latest consultations and how to get involved. We may invite you to meetings or ask for your views via post, email and our new online forum. You only need contribute when it suits you.

Membership is free and we can tailor the information you receive to your particular areas of interest.

You can now register with us via:

website: www.cheshirecommunityvoice.co.uk

email: register@cheshirecommunityvoice.co.uk

phone: 01606 786374

post: Cheshire Community Voice, Waterside House, Navigation Road, Northwich, Cheshire, CW8 1BE

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Chester and North Wales Cactus Society

Posted by Chester and North Wales Cactus Society on January 23, 2008 8:50 PM

The Chester Branch of the British Cactus and Succulent Society. An enthusiastic group interested in cacti and other succulents. Monthly meeting on the first Friday of the month at Ness Botanic Gardens at 7.30pm. Talks/slide shows, refreshments, plant sales. All visitors welcome.

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Contact: Derek Pover
Tel: 0151 336 8426
Email: derek@pover.fslife.co.uk

Cheshire Community Voice

Posted by Trinity Mirror Cheshire on January 23, 2008 8:55 AM

Our aim is to encourage the public serivce users and carers to participate in consultations and public engagement exercises on a variety of issues surrounding our Health and Social Care in Cheshire. We wholly believe that the people of Cheshire are the key to deciding what health and social care services are needed and how these should best be delivered. It is therefore essential that the public are given a say, and most importantly, heard, at every stage of the design, commissioning and delivery process. This allows the public bodies delivering our Health and Social Care services to make better-informed decisions and therefore improve the quality and delivery of these services.

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Performers Theatre School

Posted by Trinity Mirror Cheshire on January 16, 2008 9:52 AM

We offer classes in drama, dance, singing and musical theatre for children and young people aged 3-18. We also run holiday schools. There are opportunities to take pare in shows, festivals and examinations. We have pupils from across Merseyside, Cheshire and Lancashire.
Contact: Mrs Sue Breeze, 24 Hope Street, Liverpool L1 9BX
Tel: 0151 708 4000

Mid Cheshire Community Rail Partnership

Posted by Trinity Mirror Cheshire on December 11, 2007 11:15 AM

The Mid Cheshire Community Rail Partnership was founded in 2003 and exists to engage communities in creative development projects in the railway environment along the Mid Cheshire Line (Chester to Manchester via Northwich). The Partnership is funded by several local authorities and railway industry partners. Our aim is to develop perceptions of railway stations as community assets. We have been recognised with national and regional awards for innovation in community engagement projects and have recently won significant funding from Cheshire's Year of the Garden 08 to implement an entire line 'community stations garden project' at the majority of stations on the line.

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Warrington Speakers Club

Posted by Trinity Mirror Cheshire on December 4, 2007 12:14 PM

An independent educational and social club building confidence to speak well in public. Warrington Speakers Club meet at the Village Hotel (Central Park, Warrington, Cheshire WA1 1QA) on the second Thursday of the month at 7.30pm. Practise speaking in a constructive environment designed to boost confidence and success.
Contact: John Hill, 8 Uplands, Delamere Park, Cuddington, Cheshire CW8 2XL

Middlewich Bridge Club

Posted by Trinity Mirror Cheshire on December 4, 2007 11:23 AM

We are a small and lively Duplicate Bridge Club.
Contact: Pauline Smyth, 70 Nantwich Road, Middlewich, Cheshire CW10 9HG
Tel: 01606 836110

Davenham Bridge Club

Posted by Trinity Mirror Cheshire on December 4, 2007 10:51 AM

Davenham Bridge Club started seven years ago following on from Bridge Classes and continues to flourish. We are a friendly group, and new members are also welcome.
Contact: Kathy Gordon
Tel: 01606 41804
Website: www.davenhambridgeclub.org.uk

Cheshire County Athletic Association

Posted by Trinity Mirror Cheshire on November 30, 2007 9:44 AM

We administer athletics in Cheshire County which includes a number of championships. There are 34 affiliated clubs and leagues.
Contact: B J Warren, 51 Fairways, Frodsham, Cheshire WA6 7RY
Tel: 01928 732529
Email: brianjwarren@tiscali.co.uk
Website: www.cheshireaa.com