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GarySkentelbery
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ITishardlysurprisingthatobjectorsto homes,withfourorfivebedrooms.
Advertising
theboroughcouncil'sLocalPlanCore Theywanttobuildhousesonland
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StrategyshouldidentifyCulchethasa northeastofthevillageandinGreen
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Editorial housingmarket. Theborough'sstrategy,whichwill thenhavetoconsider.
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Email who see the village as an ideal housing growth should be Culcheth and off Lady Lane, Croft,
[email protected] location for upmarket detached concentrated in the inner areas and leaves little doubt that most people
thinktherearealreadyenoughhouses
that about 10,500 new homes
Websites should be built over the next 15 inthearea.Theyhavethebackingof
www.culchethlife.com Craft and years. The objectors argue that locWalhceotuhnecrilltohriss.will be enough to
www.frodshamlife.co.uk around 17,000 homes would be counter the arguments of the
www.lymmlife.co.uk collectors fair moreappropriateandthatareassuch developers remains to be seen - but
www.warrington- asCulchethshouldprovidetheland. developersusuallyseemtobeableto
worldwide.co.uk THE 5th Craft & Collectors Fair for Who is right? And what do local gettheirownwayintheend,sowe
www.warrington.tv 2012 takes place at Newchurch peoplethink? arenothopeful.
Parish Hall on Sunday, October 7 An independent inspector, Onethingiscertain.Theborough
Address withtwomoreplannedforNovember appointed by the government, will council must adopt a strategy
NewMediaCentre andDecember look at the borough's proposals and eventually or it will have less power
OldRoad Warrington Approximately 30 stalls with the suggestions put forward by the to influence future development
WA41AT crafters and collectors from in and objectors, and can recommend whetherwelikeitornot.
around the Warrington area will be
selling their unique products. Crafts
will include: homemade cupcakes,
CulchethLifeispublished differenttypesofhandmadejewellery
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Thecontentsofthismagazine costume,handmadecardsandgifts, CommercialorPersonal
arefullyprotectedbycopyright soap and bath products, sock
andnothingmaybereprinted monkeys and handknitted items Forbespokesolutionscontactlocalspecialist
orreproducedwithoutprior together with handmade vintage
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permissionofthepublishers. householditems.Therewillalsobea
Thepublishersarenotliablefor selection of stalls selling a variety of ForFREEInitialAdvice
anystatementmadeoropinion collectableitemsontheday. StrictlyConfidential
expressedbythirdpartiesinthis Thedoorsopenat11amuntil5pm
publication. -everyoneiswelcometocomealong 01925 762497 or 07946 820299
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refreshments will also be available CampbellCrossley&Davis
throughouttheday. LICENSEDINSOLVENCYPRACTITIONERS
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Accountants give beer festival some oompah!
CULCHETHCharteredAccoun- event.ThebandfeaturedsomeHunter
tantsHunterHealeywereout Healeyclientsaswellasfriends.We
in force at Culcheth Beer were well received by the audience
Festival. andbeingalocalfirmitwasgreatto
Managing Director Nigel Healey beabletosupportthispopularevent
andfriendsformedtheoompahband inCulcheth.
especiallyfortheevent. "CongratulatiostoTheRotaryclub
Nigel said: "After visiting the ofNewton&DistrictJubileewhodid
Inaugral Culcheth Beer Festival last anexcellentjoborganisingtheevent
yearwethoughtitshouldhavemore onceagainandhopefullyraisedlots
ofanOktoberfestfeeltoitsodecided of money to support their charitable
to put a band together for the work."
WI hears of messages in bottles
MESSAGEinabottlewasthetitleofatalkenjoyedbyCulchethWI.
CulchethLionsmemberTonyLewisdescribedthemessageasa"bestkeptsecret."
Eachmemberwasgivenasmallgreenandwhitebottlecontainingtwostickersand
aformtobefilledinwithpersonaldetailsincludingmedication,emergencycontact,
doctor'sdetailsetc. Stickerswereforthefrontdoorandfridgedoor.Hetoldmembers
thattheLionsschemestartedin1996andoperatedinmanycountries.Policeand
ambulanceworkersarefullyawareofthescheme.
SecondspeakerAlanDonahuetoldmembershownationalandinternationaltravel
•Professional,approachable,affordable
forwheelchairusershadimprovedover
the years, but that there were still •Accountspreparation&taxreturnsforindividuals&
difficulties.Hehadamusingtalestotell
companies
suchasbeingbannedfromchinashops
and seeking assistance from people •Bookkeeping,payroll&vat
whowerelisteningtomusic.
•Capitalgains&inheritancetaxplanning
A vote of thanks was given by
MauraApplebyandthiswasfollowed •Businessstartupadvice
byteaandbiscuitsservedbyChristine
•Firstmeetingfreeofcharge
Rankin, Sally Taylor and Kathleen
Totham.
CallNigelHealeynowon01925767222
Five visitors attended. Marian
Simpson was thanked for the table
AbacusHouse,450WarringtonRoad,CulchethWA35QX
flowers.Futureeventswereannounced
includingatheatretripandChristmas www.hunterhealey.co.uk
Marketvisit.
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Brownies enjoy day
out at zoo
CULCHETH Brownies enjoyed a fun special thankyou to each of the
filleddayouttoChesterZooaspart parent helpers who assisted the
of their work towards their Seasons leadersonthistrip.
Badge which the girls have If you would like to add your
completingthishalfterm. daughter to the waiting list for
The girls have also completed a Rainbows, Brownies or Guides or if
range of other activities including you like to volunteer then please
makingbirdbathsandatreasurehunt contactSaraIsleson766057orvia
at the Linear Park as part of this [email protected]
badge.
Aguidedtourwasbookedandthe
A harvest of talent
girlsthoroughlyenjoyedlisteningtoall
the interesting facts about the zoo.
ANYONE with a skill, ranging from
Afteranice-cream,aplayonthepark
potterytophotography,cantakepart
andalotofwalking,thegroupwere
in a Harvest of Talent being held at
all tired out and ventured to the gift
All Saints Church, Glazebury on
shop for lots of presents before
Friday October 12, (10.30am to
returning home. The leaders of 6th
4pm), Saturday 13 (10am to 4pm)
CulchethBrownieswouldliketosaya
andSunday14(12.30amto4pm).
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Keith's a ‘double
alderman’
VETERAN Culcheth councillor
KeithBlandhasbeenmadean
Honorary Alderman for a
secondtime.
The award comes from
Warrington Borough Council
tomarkhis15years'service-
andfollowsonfromanearlier
Honorary Alderman award
from the old Cheshire County
Council, where he served for
13years.
Cllr Bland has also been a
member of Culcheth and
GlazeburyParishCouncilsince
1982 and is currently
chairman.
He was awarded the MBE
in 2010 for services to the
community in Cheshire and
Warrington.
During his time on the
borough council, Cllr Bland
hasbeendeputyleaderforfive
years, leader of the
Conservative Group and
chairman of the Warrington
Partnership.
Hehasalsoservedonnumerouscommitteesandoutsidebodies,including
WarringtonCollegiate,WarringtonEducationalTrust,CulchethPrimarySchool
andtheFosteringandAdoptionPanel.
He is also a Trustee of the Culcheth Educational Trust, member of Culcheth
AgeConcernandPresidentoftheOver60s.
Cllr Bland said: "I really am delighted to receive this award. I have loved
nearly every minute of being a councillor and even though I never went into
publicservicetoreceiveanyoftheseawardsIamproudanddelightedtoaccept
them."
Cllr Bland's wife, Sue,is a member of the borough council and a former
memberoftheparishcouncil.
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Villagers lose battle over camp
VILLAGERS have lost a long-running Lewis'School. department that is content to ride
planning battle over proposals to Planning officers recommended roughshodoverCroft.
build luxury homes on a historic approval and pointed out that "Thesehousesarenotthekindwe
militarycampsiteintheGreenBelt. although the site was in the Green need and will price the sons and
Warrington Borough Council's Belt, the houses would replace daughters of local people out of the
developmentmanagementcommittee existing campsite buildings, some of village.
hasapprovedplansfor25fourand which were higher than the houses “Inept council officers flew in the
fivebedroomedhousesontheformer wouldbe. face of local residents' wishes,
HMS Gosling site off Lady Lane, Theplanningconsentissubjectto steeredthemeetingfrombeginningto
Croft. a number of conditions, including end,andactedasasecondvoicefor
More than 400 residents had archaeologicalworkonthesite,land thedeveloper." Cllr Hoyle said: “It was a
objected and many packed into the remediation, landscaping and a Cllr Vobe said he would be disappointingdecision.Unfortunately,
Town Hall to hear the committee schemeoftree/hedgeprotection. seeking a meeting with the borough recent changes in national planning
debatetheissue. After the meeting, Cllr Vobe said: council’s interim chief executive, policyhavemadeitmoredifficultfor
But despite strong objections from "This is a shameful decision which asking him to investigate a lack of the council to refuse permission on
localcouncillorsLesHoyleandChris once again shows a planning impartialitybyplanningofficials. previouslydevelopedsites.”
VobeandfromCroftParishCouncil,
the committee granted permission to
developersElanRealEstate. . . . but councillors show a united front
Councillors - who had visited the
site previously - were told the COUNCILLORSareshowingaunited and Sport – unquestionablywrong.
developer had offered £30,000 front over proposals for a housing Maria Miller MP “The Secretary of State has the
towards the cost of highway development on a former wartime – to intervene. powertoaddsuchsitestoanational
improvements near St Lewis' RC campatCroft,Warrington. Hehaswrittento list of Buildings of Special
Primary School and £240,000 ConservativecouncillorSueBland hertocallforthe Architectural or Historic Interest. This
towards the cost of affordable (pictured) has supported calls by existing wartime would stop the development in its
housingelsewhereintheborough. Labour councillor Chris Vobe for the trainingbuildings tracks,andgrantEnglishHeritagethe
Thesiteissaidtobethelastofa coalition Government to intervene to be added to powertomaintainandrestorethesite
numberofwartimemilitarycampsthat over the future development of the thenationalListof in the long term. I believe, as do
onceexistedinthearea. HMSGoslingsite. Buildings of peopleinCroft,thatHMSGoslingfits
The parish argued there was no Plannershaveapprovedproposals Special Architectural or Historic these criteria as it remains the only
need for more housing in Croft and byElanHomestobuild25fourand Interest, which are overseen by survivingwartimenavaltrainingcamp
nosewageorgassuppliestothesite, fivebedroompropertiesonthesite. English Heritage. Cllr Bland has inthisarea.IamaskingtheSecretary
which is home to a wide variety of Localresidentsarefuriousoverthe counter-signedthelettertoMrsMiller. ofStatetoexercisethepowershehas
wildlife. decision and have slammed the Cllr Vobe said:“There can be no to ensure that the wishes of nearly
Theybelievedtherecouldberoad council’s planning department for doubtthatpeopleinCroftareunited 400 Croft residents are placed
safety issues arising from an overlookingcrucialdetails,including in their desire to protect the land abovethedeveloper.”
unsatisfactory access to the site and aninfrastructureanddrainagesystem againstthisunwelcomedevelopment. ThelettercallsontheSecretaryof
that the development could lead to which they believe will not support TownHallofficersshamefullybrushed State to intervene as a matter of
increasedfloodinginLadyLane. extrahomes. asidethehistoricnatureoftheformer urgency, since planning permission
Additional housing could also Cllr Vobe has called on the HMSGoslingsiteintheirbriefingto fortheadditionalhomeshasalready
exacerbate parking problems at St SecretaryofStateforCulture,Media councillors. That decision was beengranted.
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Anger over
footpath widening
ANGRY Culcheth residents fear they thatpeoplewanttouseareignored
face an increase in anti-social and left in a state that make them
behaviour near their homes after a impossibletouse.
footpath was widened and "Ihavespokentomanyneighbours
tarmacced. whosepropertiesbackontothepath,
People living in Severn Road and who have told me there was no
ThamesRoadsaytheyalreadysuffer consultation - just a letter to say the
problems with unruly youths workwasgoingtobedone.
congregating on the path, shouting, "We are sure the path will now
swearing, drinking and kicking attract more youths, drinking and
fences. littering.
Theyclaimtheywerenotconsulted "Neighbours already have to
about the footpath improvement endure fences being kicked in, litter
beforetheworkwasstarted. thrown off the bridge and youths
Oneresident,GillLomas,claimed playing chicken on a ledge on the
the work had also had a damaging bridge.
impactonwildlife,withanumberof "There is constant swearing, fires
hedgehogsdisturbedandonedying. being started, explosions involving
The footpath leads from Thames gascanistersandyouthspeeringinto
Road to an old railway bridge gardens.
nearby. "I can't believe in a democratic
Residentshaveraisedtheissuewith society this has been allowed to
the borough council, the police and happenwithnoconsiderationtohow
localcouncillors. itaffectspeople'severydaylives."
Gillsaid:"Iwouldliketoknowwhy A borough council spokeswoman
myself and my neighbours were not said: "We consulted households
consulted about the widening and backingontothefootpathanddida
tarmaccing of the path before the letterdrop.
decisionwasmadetodoit. "The footpath leads to a former
"Thepathisnowsowideitwould landfill site which is now a nature
easily fit the best part of 100 reserveandwithincreasedfootfallwe
teenagersonthebridge. are upgrading the footpath to allow
"I'malsobemusedastowhyother for greater access to the nature
more widely used public footpaths reserve."
Fundraiser for historic church
AN evening of entertainment with Tony Berry, lead singer of The Houghton
Weavers,takesplaceatWinwickLeisureCentreonWednesday,October17
toraisefundsfortherestorationofthehistoricStOswald'sChurch,Winwick.
Itisnowsometwoyearssincethediscoveryofdeath-watchbeetleinthenave
roofanditisestimatedthecostofrepairscouldbeashighas£350,000.
Workhasstarted-infactthefirstphasehasbeencompleted.Butthemain
bodyofthechurchremainsoutofuse.
AlthoughEnglishHeritagehasagreedtocontributetothecostsofrestorations,
thechurchhastoraisemuchofthemoneyitself.
Theentertainmentwillincludesongs,storiesandplentyofhumour.
Therewillalsobearafflewithmanyprizesandsupper.
StOswald'sisoneoftheoldestchurchesintheWarringtonarea.Partofa
Saxoncrossinthechurchisbelievedtodatefrom750AD.
Thepresentbuildingisthoughttodatefrom1358,althoughtheLeghchapel
isolder.Theoldestpartofthechurchproperisthebelltower,whichcontainsa
pealofsixbellsdated1711.
Moredetailscanbefoundatwww.stoswaldswinwick.com
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Hardwork paying off
for village greengrocer
HARDworkandlonghoursisstarting thelocaleconomy.
to pay off for Glynn's Greens in Produce is competitively priced to
Culchethvillage. reflect good quality, freshness and
Thevillagegreengrocerslaunched locallysourced wherepossible.
by Glynn Andrew after working 28 Allproduceissoldlooseperkiloor
years in logistics, has now been per item, so you can buy as little or
tradingforfourmonths-andbusiness asmuchasyourequire.
isgrowingthankstoaloyalcustomer Glynn is now also offering pre
base. Glynn is passionate about ordered fruit and veg boxes for
supporting the local community and collection anytime with a local
buys direct from local farmers deliveryserviceonFridays.
whenever possible, keeping cash in "To start this type of business this
year has been very demanding,
working 15 hour days 6 days a
Speed limit week,"saidGlynn.
"It has been a difficult 4 months
proposed due to the really bad summer
affecting the availability of some
vegetablesbutwithcontinuedsupport
HIGHWAYS chiefs proposed to fromexistingcustomersandpotential
introducea40mphspeedlimitona supportfromnewcustomerthevillage
busy route at Croft, following should be able to support a local
complaintsfromlocalresidentsabout greengrocerinthelongterm.
speedingtraffic. "We really look forward to
Sandy Brow Lane and Stone Pit receivingcustomerfeedbackgoodor
Lane are currently subject to the badsowecandevelopandimprove
national 60mph limit. The proposed thebusinesstosuittherequirementsof
40mphlimitwillbefromthejunction thecustomers."
withWinwickLaneandapoint135 Glynn has lived in Culcheth for
metreswestofitsjunctionwithKenyon nearly 40 years and has family and
Lane.Allrepresentations,insupportor friendswhosaytheyarefedupwith
objecting to the proposals, must be supermarketmultipackoffers.
made in writing either by post by It'safriendly,familyshop-wifeSue
October 4 to Craig McCarthy of and daughter Charlotte help out -
Legal Services or delivered by hand which also stocks eggs, jams,
to Quattro Building, New Town preserves,honey,oils,dressings,ice
House, Buttermarket Street, cream, cheese and pate. Specialist
Warrington coffeesandteasareinthepipeline
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Musician stunned by Me
A former Culcheth High below)saidhisjazzbandRollerTrio
Schoolpupilwas‘stunned’to (right), were at a celebrity bash in
hear that his band had been London when the nominations were
nominatedfortheprestigious officiallyannounced.
MercuryAward. He said: “We were absolutely
The awards, hosted by the BBC, stunned. It is amazing. After the
willbejudgedonNovember1and announcementeverythingwentcrazy
first prize is £20,000. Previous andwewereuplatedoingloadsof
nomineeshaveincludedstarssuchas televisionandradiointerviews.”
ElbowandAdele. Tenor saxist James has formed the
James Mainwaring (pictured group Roller Trio with friends Luke
Wynter, guitar and Luke Reddin-
Williamsondrums.
Thethreesomepickedup
the prestigious Peter
Whittingham Jazz Award
lastyear-anannualaward
foremergingmusicians-and
theirdebutalbumisontheF-
irelabel.
James says the band
combines contemporary
jazz and rock traditions,
creating a powerful and
accessible blend of
conventional and
experimentalsounds.
He says: "Our original
compositions consist of
beautiful evocative songs,
groovy riffs, thrashy noise
andelectronicsoundscapes
creating seminal and
atmosphericmusic."
The band earned praise
fromarangeofcriticsearlier
this year. The nomination
means they will get major
exposureinthemusicworld.
James said: “For a jazz
band to be nominated is
amazing. We are really
excitedaboutourfuture.”
The BBC praised their
debutalbum,RollerTrio,for
its "taut lines that have a
staccato if not stuttering
quality, yet unleash a
sizeableenergyrushthrough
volleysofneedlingfour-,six-
andthree-notephrases".
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