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No.27The Summer 2014 aven RThe quarterly magazine for the whole of Rainow G Village News G Social Events G Parish Council News G Clubs & Societies G School & Church Your Update on Council Activities Update on installation of Defibrillators Annual General Meeting We have at last installed the cabinet (thanks to Peter The AGM was held on Tuesday 20th May this year for Nixon) for the second defibrillator and have placed the the election of Chairman, Vice Chairman and Working machine and its equipment (purchased by the Parish Groups and Representatives. Councillors John Cantrell Council, including paediatric pads!) at the Church Gate. and Alan Brett were re-elected as Chairman and Vice It is not yet connected to the electricity supply at the Chairman respectively for a second year in office. back of the gate but, that should not alter its Membership of the Working Groups is shown on the effectiveness until cooler times. Council Website. In the meantime the Robin Hood is under new KRIV Steering Group management and the new publican, Diane Thomson, is happy to continue hosting the defibrillator, which is Since July 2010 the steering group, originally chaired by still behind the bar. We have identified a likely site for Graham Barrow and now chaired by Ken Butler, the cabinet location, with power supply, for the continues to ensure the maintenance of the features that defibrillator's external home in the near future. The new have been restored through the management of a staff at the pub and landlady would welcome further maintenance budget held by Groundwork Cheshire. The briefing in defibrillator use and we have a growing work needed is done to very high standards by the KRIV number of people, who missed the initial event, who volunteers who have gone from strength to strength and would like another workshop on emergency response who are becoming more financially independent. The procedures (see the article later in this magazine). plan for this maintenance budget was that it would last Meanwhile BT has until June 2015, so one year to go, and through careful agreed in principle management it is likely that the funds will stretch beyond for the telephone this period. Over the next year the steering group, the box on Mount KRIV volunteers and Groundwork Cheshire will decide Pleasant to be how best to use the funding that remains, to allow the used for the third on-going maintenance of the works so that the defibrillator community and visitors can continue to enjoy and installation and will discover this beautiful and historically significant area. pay for its electricity For more information please go to www.kriv.org.uk supply for the first 7 years. We will Co-opted Councillor move forward in We are pleased to announce that Nathan Gabbott has the next few days been elected as a Co-opted Councillor. We wish him all to install the the best. Cabinet and Defibrillator pack. Parking Community Pride Competition The Council would ask all residents to show consideration We need lots of HELP! We would ask that everyone when parking and ensure that they do not obstruct the plays their part by taking responsibility for the area footpath or driveways. Please also leave sufficient access outside their house. Please help by picking up litter on for wheelchairs, prams and parents with small children. the main road or strimming the verges. Where The Council would also ask residents to be careful of their responsible can residents please cut back any speed, driving on Round Meadow and Millers Meadow. overhanging hedges Thank you for your continued help in this matter. on footpaths and to give Civic Service the full width of the footpaths to pedestrians. The Parish Council invites you to their Civic Service to Can you HELP with: be held at Holy Trinity Church, Rainow on Sunday 28th Co-ordinating, keeping September with the service commencing at 10.00 am. public areas tidy, You are also welcome to join the Parish Councillors weeding, planting and afterwards in a procession to the school hall and join litter picking etc? them for light refreshments. We would also like to TIME Limited? Don't recognise the contributions of a resident to the worry we will work community at this year's Civic Service. So if you have around whatever you any suggestions please contact the Clerk. can offer. Parish Maps and Walks Booklet Please contact the The map is an excellent guide to all the footpaths and Clerk on Tel 01625 public rights of way in the area. The walks booklet 850532 or email: arish Council News includes 9 varied walks for the area. The maps cost £1 [email protected]. and walks booklet £2. If you would like a copy then Councillor Carole Harvey and her husband John play their part please contact Cllr Richard Balment. 2 P Cover photo by Trevor Perry is taken from the path near the old Rising Sun looking towards the village Rainow 2014/15 Precept Every year the Parish Council gets its funds from Cheshire Welcome to East Council who, in turn, get their funds from your Council tax. This year we have asked for £10,000 which reflects the budgeted expenditure for the coming year. Below is the un-audited financial statement for 1st April 2013 – 31st March 2014. R Year Ending Year Ending March 2013 March 2014 Balance Brought Forward £9,623 £10,866 The Annual Precept £10,000 £10,000 Raven Andrew Renshaw Memorial Walk Total Other Income £5,212 £4,157 11.30 am - Sunday 12th October Staff Costs £3,789 £4,699 Loan interest/capital Andrew made a substantial contribution to Rainow repayments - - as a Parish Councillor, contributor to the Raven and Total Other Payments £10,180 £9,899 as a sheep and poultry farmer. He was always very interested in Rainow and its history and on several Balances Carried Forward £10,866 £10,425 occasions made Big Low, the hill overlooking Rainow, available for Cub and Scout group Total Cash £10,866 £10,425 adventures. As a Raven editor he once suggested a Total Assets £98,812 £10,032 community walk over Big Low. Unfortunately he was Total Borrowing - - unable to complete this due to ill health. However, Claudine has kindly allowed access to Big Low for Explanation on the financial statement: the purpose of this Raven community walk. The 3.5 mile walk starts and finishes on Smithy Lane at the The total assets have decreased significantly due to the rear of the Robin Hood and takes in Big Low, recommendation of the External Auditor that the value of all Rainowlow and Kerridge side. The route will be fixed assets recorded in the register are measured at cost value or given a proxy cost if the purchase cost is unknown. clearly marked and full details will be included in the Assets are therefore included in the accounts at their historical next Raven at the end of September. cost or given a £1 value. There is no entry fee but the Raven editors suggest Income – Map sales decreased by £111. Income from the Raven increased by £382.85. contributions could be made on the day to the East Expenses – there was an increase in map sales spend of Cheshire Hospice, Claudine's nominated charity. £1826.78 for printing of the new Walks booklet. There was a slight decrease in the costs of producing Raven newsletter. Your Parish Councillors Editorial Team for this issue: John Cantrell (Chairman) 422107 Ian Brammer Sheila Brammer [email protected] Jim Kennelly Bob Langstaff Alan Brett (Vice Chairman) 576108 Louise Leigh Jane Mellings [email protected] Raph Murray Rosie Daniels Richard Balment 573625 [email protected] Ken Butler 433168 Design by Mel Wilcox (01625 576182) [email protected] Geoff Cooper 574878 [email protected] Sue Frith 573802 Future Meetings and Dates for your diary [email protected] Parish Council Meetings 8.00 pm Nathan Gabbott 576655 Carole Harvey 573576 15th July 16th September [email protected] 21st October 18th November Mary Marsh 573508 16th December [email protected] Civic Service - Sunday 28th September 2014 Pat Mellish 574523 Tree Lighting and Carol Service - usually held on the [email protected] Alan Taylor 575544 first Sunday in December. [email protected] Clerk: Sarah Giller 850532 If you have any issues that need raising, contact the Clerk, [email protected] any member of the Parish Council or just turn up at one of Cheshire East Councillor: our meetings. Hilda Gaddum 01260 252456 3 Remembering Rainow Broadband Update the First World War June 2014 he organisers of this autumn's The good news…. week-long Rainow First World War Commemoration Exhibition would like As many of you will have noticed, BT Openreach have recently been busy to thank those who have already given carrying out a major rewire of the telephone cabinet next to the Institute. T This should enable BT to increase the number of Superfast Broadband us access to cuttings, anecdotes photographs letter and possessions relating connections to the cabinet next to the Robin Hood within the next few weeks. to the men of Rainow and the surrounding BT have also announced that Rainow residents connected to the area who served in the Great War. Macclesfield exchange should also be able to get Superfast Broadband connections later this year. Personal items such as this add a very special dimension to an exhibition and if any And the bad news readers of “The Raven” have any relatives Unfortunately, based on current levels of demand, BT have decided it is not who served in the First World War or know commercially viable to extend Superfast Broadband to other Rainow of any such families who may have moved residents in the more outlying parts of the village.