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'^MVth%*;riN^^ had^been visited .by the lTCpf$t$t' pf Ancient. Monu'ments£ Jennie ISjbpfiitoC%^o Iftd^me' tiai fj&rii j^ajtifhester and fonowedTier'v^ftupv b^n^&^W^I^d.-'fe^ort.^'tlie Clerk to the Coime-iV trie rtf^ awlf^^'mal^P^ie obje*fion*toirK; Forestry Commissior^ work had the blessing of English Heritage, that proper management of the land was considered essential; that rutted areas needed to be levelled off so that cattle could be moved on to the land to keep the grass down and that posts could only be sunk when an archaeologist from English Heritage was present went some way towards meeting the objections the Council had raised. Whether the area in question is inside or outside the land owned by the Forestry Commission, however, is hardly the issue. The fact remains that the Eddisbury Hill Fort is one of the most important archaeological sites in - and one of the most important of its kind in the country - and any activity that even begins to threaten either the Fort or the adjacent area must be a cause for alarm. Picture: the editor's dog gazes forlornly at the desecrated hillside. [continued on page 2] Delamere & News

[Hill Fort cont.] The suggestion that the scar on the hillside, clearly visible from some distance away, will act as a Wednesday.3rd Jan. beacon for the BMX fraternity was flatly rejected by the FC. We can Golden Age only hope that its confidence is "Free and Easy" ~ justified. In her letter Dr.Stopford made one Meet for Tea, a Chat very positive suggestion - that the and Bingo Commission and the Parish Council each appoint a representative to 2.00pm liaise with the other group so that all concerned might be kept abreast of developments. The FC has Mondav.8m Jan. already acted on this. Once the Parish Council has done likewise, Community Centre we should be able to look forward ©a k mere Committee Meeting to much better relations between the JTOetbooist Church two. 7.15pm Sunoav, 17th 18ec. What's On Carol Service December/January Tuesdav,9 Jan. 2.30pm All events in Delamere Women's Institute Community Centre, unless Christmas iSve Talk by Dr. Mike Hems indicated. Service 7.30pm AH club/society secretaries 10.45 am Please let me know well in advance the dates of your Wednesday. 10m Jan. meetings for the following two Golden Age months (ie, by 16th January for February/March, etc. (if you Talk & Slides on would like them included in this Argentina diary. St.*0eter's, Belamere 2.00pm Contact me on either: tb 01829 752723, or bye-mail: Sun6avJ7 %ec. robin. ackerlev(a>,btinternet. com T5ine iCessons with Wednesday. 24m Jan. or at: The Paddock, Stoney Lane, Delamere*, Carole Golden Age CW6 0SX 6.30pm Where Did That Saying f*not ) Christmas £ve Come From? th Tuesday. 12 Dec. Chrietinglc Service 2.00pm Women's Institute 4.00pm Christmas Party jFRionight Kelsall Social Club Home made Christmas Communion Every Saturday night Cracker Competition Live Entertainment 7.30pm I 1 ,45pm From 9.15pm

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Letter from the Editor Delamere Stores) is still selling Thank you to all who have well and has obviously set a WARNING helped with the Newsletter trend. Mark Bevan, the Helpmates Ltd. has been over the past year - especially publisher, has recently brought advertising a door-to-door to all those who have helped out two others Kelsall & clothing collection in with delivery in Delamere and Willington (see ad on p.7) and Cuddington and Sandiway. Oakmere. Tarporley & Beeston Country, Helpmates does not have a I'm also particularly grateful which also covers Little permit for this and is being to the contributors to the Budworth, Cote Brook* and investigated by the Trading Newsletter. Their efforts mean (on sale as above). Standards Office. I'm sorry this issue is that I have to write less myself, Any information on them arriving a few days late. This is providing a welcome relief should be directed to the office partly because we've been both to myself and to the on 01698 476222/3 or to the away and partly because I've readers. Charity Commission on 0870 been staying up half the night Back to the delivery matter: 3330123. Delamere is now fully covered, watching the cricket. As a but parts of Oakmere remain a result I'm now suffering from Maggie Matthews of Eddisbury problem. Granted Oakmere is acute overtiredness - not to Hill Park, one of our Newsletter more scattered but even so mention depression. If the deliverers, would like to wish a there are areas that could be Australians were really Merry Christmas to all her neighbours, friends and nodding tackled given a few willing civilised they'd play during the acquaintances in the area. volunteers. daytime, but then if they were The following are still in need of really civilised I don't suppose help: they'd be Australian. And if * A49 (Oakmere side only) from they weren't Australian, The Romany Oakmere Lights to Sandy Brow; perhaps we'd stand a chance of Tearooms * Hogshead Lane; beating them. * Houses on left from Crabtree to (at Harringtons) Oakmere Parish Council, in Oakmere Lights, including Christmas (Dinner Oakmere Hall; conjunction with the North Available tHrougAaut December * Stonyford Lane from main road West Ambulance Service, have 1 Course - £5.99 as far as Stonyford Nursery. come up with an ingenious way 2 Courses _ £7.99 If you know of anyone else of solving the problem with 3 Courses - £9.99 who's still not getting the emergency ambulances that Newsletter, please let me know get lost while searching for a JlvauaBle througRout January (Phone number & address on property (see p6.) JUT- day

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Christmas without any thought of Collared doves have done very the Christ Child is exactly the same well this year. There are six at the thing. moment visiting regularly, but they Whatever you do this Advent and are at risk from attack by kestrels. A Christmas Message Christmas time, take some time to A red admiral butterfly was spotted from Oakmere Methodist look for Christ and open your on the 29°' October and one is hearts to him in a new way. hibernating in the house on the Church God bless, Venetian blinds in the lounge! Hello everyone, Rev'd. Ann Kenton Brown dragonflies were mating It seems that the late summer has over the pond and two others were finally left us and we have finally floundering in the water. I fished been launched into winter and into An important message from them out with a net and put them the season of mist, fog and snow. Oakmere Parish on a warm stone, where they Having said that, I have a greeted each other like long lost rhododendron bush in my garden Council friends. that thinks it is spring! Sometimes Light the Way for the Bonfire Night is always a worry the seasons do seem to be a bit for animal lovers and owners. This confused. However, there can be Emergency Ambulance year, after things had quietened no doubt that we are heading How easy is it to find your down, I heard an owl call and saw towards the season of Advent and house? two rabbits on the grass. So all was Christmas. There is still so much to If you have had problems in the well. do before the great day arrives. past with delivery drivers or 15* November. A beautiful new Most of us will tramp many miles contractors, then it is safe to female pheasant has arrived. She is to buy that special present or to assume that an ambulance driver dark mahogany brown, unlike the increase the mountain of food that might find similar problems. Add other females, which are much we already have. to that responding in the dark or lighter in colour. She joined in These lines, written by Janet inclement weather and it is easy to see how delays in emergency feeding with the others and was Lees, describe where we often find accepted. ourselves and the last two lines response can occur. A fieldfare, a bird I had not seen point us in a more helpful North West Ambulance Service here for years, stopped for a short direction: (NWAS) and Oakmere Parish Council have been meeting time on a water feature. As with madness we prepare 1 Also on 15" November an For this festive time of year, periodically for about two years, oriental poppy appeared in full As we rush and count the days. during which our response times flower and another one in bud! Advent passes in a haze, have been continually reviewed. At The hot summer we have had has So may our feet take us to the meeting in July it was brought out some strange plants. Places where we will meet you. suggested that we should try a way One in the garden is the deadly Do we need to stop for a moment of making properties easier to find. poisonous thorn apple. It has to consider where we are and the As a result we have embarked on trumpet-shaped flowers and spiky way we need to travel if we are to this glow stick initiative. fruit and grows up to three feet tall. find the Lord this Christmas? The idea is quite straightforward. Both flowers and seeds are Where are the places where we can If you need to call for an poisonous. It is thought that its meet the Christ Child? Unless we ambulance, activate the glow stick spread could be due to bird seed find such places, how can we begin and place it on the pavement or in manufacturers adding its seeds to to reflect on Jesus' birth? The light the opening to your drive, or at their mix. To stop the weed of Christ came into the world to another suitably prominent spreading the seed heads should be illuminate our lives and to show us roadside place. The bright yellow snipped off before they dry and the way to God. light will alert the responding burst open. From Advent haze to Christmas vehicle to your property. The light brightness is not a long and will glow for up to eight hours, Another strange plant appearing complicated way. It is but a short although it will probably diminish for the first time and as yet journey, though many never find in strength after two hours. unidentified grows up to five feet the signs and so lose their way. Whilst this is a slightly unusual tall and has red stems and hairy How sad it is to be so caught up in initiative, it bears some one-inch long pointed green spikes 'other things' that Advent resemblance to the use of distress at each leaf joint. The leaves are envelopes us like the morning mist flares out at sea, and might well long and narrow. Have any of our and we never see the light of day, have some merit. readers found this plant in their the great Day! The first batch of these glow gardens and do they know what it is called? You can prepare for Christmas sticks are being supplied to D.D. by joining us at Oakmere Oakmere residents, free of charge, Methodist Church on 17"1 by the NWAS. We look forward to Mystery Visitors December at 2.30pm for our Carol receiving your thoughts and Did anyone else see the Service. We will also have a feedback via the Parish Council. following strange sight one day in service on Christmas Eve at From: Ian Moses, Emergency October? Four Land Rover 110 10.45am. There will be other Paramedic Service Sector Defenders, all on hire from a services and events in the area that Manager, NWAS. national hire company, and each' you can join in. It may be that you containing half a dozen gents in have not been to a church service grey suits, were spotted in Station From My Window Road. Later they were seen for a long time. Maybe this year 1 Thursday, H " October. 8am. could be the time to come again travelling across some fields near Four female pheasants and three and discover one of those special Eddisbury Hill. What organisation males were feeding. One was a places where you might meet the could afford to send 24 people on a mature male; the other two didn't Lord. ride round the country? DEFRA? have their full plumage. And no It's disappointing to open a The EU? Who could afford such an little black ear tufts. These must extravagance and what were they beautifully-wrapped present to find have been this year's brood. only an empty box. Celebrating up to?

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groans and snores of the group, shame us as we struggled to keep Two Brave Adventurers many of whom were eagerly up. Yet they approached each day Back in the 1950s one of the attacking Gulf Air's supplies of with a smile on their faces and a Northwich papers (Chronicle or alcohol, purely, they protested, as cheerful and heartfelt "Namaste!" Guardian, I forget which) ran a Dutch courage for what was to to each and every one of us. series on local villages. come. After a brief, yet boiling, Without their expertise, I would One week Crowton was featured stopover in Muscat, Oman, it was still be trekking to the base camp! After praising the village's many off to Kathmandu, not your At all the places we stopped, as virtues the writer focussed on its average city to say the least: roads the views became more awe accessibility to important transport that wouldn't have been amiss in inspiring, ever more cameras were facilities in the area. "You can," Beirut, a large military presence produced from overloaded he proudly claimed, and probably due to the Maoists, goats and cows backpacks, brimming full of with Station in mind, ambling around without a care in bargains and mementos bought "get to anywhere in the world from the world, a smiling yet poverty along the way, and the odd leech Crowton ". stricken population and the rain all that had attacked you during the Whenever I go through Crowton greeted us. For the Nepalese, it was night. The closer we got, the less (which granted is not all that often) a case of spot the wide eyed the legs hurt and the more you I start thinking of all the exciting Western tourists. wanted to reach the goal. Illness, possibilities of world travel that the In spite of our initial shock, ailment and injury were now no village has to offer. But then, I Kathmandu was a lively, friendly bother; the desire to see Annapurna think, you could do that from and interesting place, with many in all its glory took you through the Delamere...or Eddisbury... or Hindu and Buddhist temples to pain barrier. And so after seven Oakmere.. or even Utkinton...or visit, endless shops to barter in, and days' trekking, we reached ABC, anywhere. all manner of tastes, smells and an emotional experience for many, and a relief for a few, but disaster, Two people who have recently sights to satisfy the gaze of the it was cloudy! No Annapuma. shown that if you want to see the tourists. Yet it still rained, and Bugger, I thought. But our ever world then Delamere is the only rained and rained. After three dependable Sherpas had brought place to start from are law student cancelled flights to Lukla (the the supplies and tents with them; David Gore, from Eddisbury Hill, nearest airport to Everest), and we could stay until the morning and Delamere church warden many an afternoon getting lost in and see it then, that is if we didn't David Unsworth, who is probably the side streets of Kathmandu, it get flattened by one of the (and I stand to be corrected on was decided to attempt another unnervingly frequentlandslides ! this) the only Delamere church 8000 feet plus monster, warden to have flown across Annapurna. So we set off, So, bleary eyed, somewhat America in a light aircraft. disappointment giving way to grumpy and tired, I opened my tent R. excitement, towards our new goal, the following morning, camera at with a brief, yet eventful stopover the ready, to see a view that will in the beautiful city of Pokhara. stay with me forever. I was Everest Aborted! For ten days we trekked, up surrounded on all sides by David Gore valleys, which always seemed to mountains ranging from 6500 feet, On the of September, 21 go on for an infinite amount of to 8200 feet; with a clear blue sky intrepid trekkers set out from time, and then back down them, illuminating the snow capped Manchester Airport with ideas of each one more beautiful than the peaks and nature at its best. mountaineering feats in the last, and inevitably steeper too! Braving the possibility of death by Himalayas comparable with that of Many hours of walking often only rock fall (which had been forgotten Sir Edmund Hillary, Sherpa resulted in a few miles, but we about in the excitement), we Tenzing and Maurice Herzog; edged ever closer to our goal, snapped away happily, knowing instead, it quickly became apparent Annapurna Base Camp (ABC). As for a short time why the likes of that we neither had the skill nor we moaned and groaned our way Hillary, Tenzing and Herzog fell in fitness to emulate these famous up, fighting off plagues of love with, and conquered these adventurers, and so settled for the mosquitoes, marauding cattle, peaks, and stupidly believing that next best thing, getting to Everest endless steps, and our ever we could do it too. This moment of Base Camp. worsening body hygiene, the sense fanciful dizziness was blamed at The party was going to Nepal to of what we were about to see and the time on the altitude, though the raise money for a new charity experience pushed us on. urge and desire to see and called CANtreat, whose main aim As the trek went on, the places experience that view again will is to create positive, attractive and became less populated, the people mean my student overdraft still has peaceful environments for cancer more rugged and mountainous, but a few miles left to run yet!! patients. It was primarily to raise no one place was ever the same, With the help of family and funds for the new cancer wing at yet all were just as inviting and friends I raised £1,600 for Leighton Hospital, through hospitable, especially to weary and CANtreat. If anyone would like to the charity. The trek involved hungry travellers. In every place make a donation please contact people like me, who wanted to see we stopped, our own Sherpas and CANtreat direct on 01606 892027. Nepal and raise some money whilst guides were there before us, I was at it, and those such as encouraging us, laughing at us, and Andrew Gartside, the founder of in some cases helping us to make Coffee Morning the charity and himself an ex the required distance by brewing The coffee morning to raise cancer patient. 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The only way to describe what it features at all apart from 'nodding- Terrified in Texas was like flying in the plane was donkey' oil well heads and dirt by David Unsworth that it was like flying on a leaf. It tracks connecting them. We stayed I've known my friend John since seemed to go in the direction the the night at Midland where George we were both 18 and started our air currents took it both vertically Bush apparently has some homes. working lives together at jet engine and horizontally. Not at all like The small airport lent us a big old manufacturer Rolls-Royce in steering a car. car for the night, free of charge, to Derby. John came from We flew at about 130mph at drive to the motel. Middlesborough. 3000 feet and for the first 30 miles We arrived in Carlsbad, New While John was later at Bristol or so we rounded the southern end Mexico, about lunchtime next day University he was keen to fly and of the Appalachian range. It was and took a hire car for four days for joined the University Air Squadron solid pine trees for mile after mile the rest of the expedition (and to let and flew Chipmunks, but was and it made you wonder how the my terror subside). There were summarily drummed out of the first settlers ever got through it on very spectacular National Parks Squadron when he cut a small their way west. After about 250 such as Carlsbad Caverns, caves power line to a nearby village so miles from the start we touched which have so far been explored they had no lights that night. down at a little airfield to refuel. for 30 miles, the Gila Wilderness, We both left RR and joined ICI John's plan was to cover this sort about five times the size of and, whilst I continued with the of distance and to take on about 12 Cheshire, and the impressive White company, John and his family gallons of 100 octane leaded each Sands, large dunes of gypsum emigrated to America in 1973 and time. We wore head-sets to talk to crystals, glistening white for 20 set up home in Charlotte North each other because of the noise. miles or more. Gypsum, is what Carolina and worked for American Finding a suitable airfield wasn't plaster board is made of and it goes Celanese. difficult because there are soggy if it's wet, but because it's When he retired in the late '90s thousands of them, usually 25 to 30 so dry there it stays as shimmering he still wanted to fly, so he bought miles apart. Each had its own sand\which they have to 'snow a flat-pack plane from a company designation, typically three letters plough' to keep the roads to the called Europa based in and a number and on the GPS in visitor centre open. Kirkbymoorside in North the instrument panel. John just put With the sightseeing completed it Yorkshire and had it shipped over in the designation we were aiming was back in the little plane to head to Charlotte. On one of the for and a line appeared across the eastwards. We retraced our occasions when we went over to screen to the point we wanted to go westward journey to a large extent, see John and his family about four to. Each airfield had a proper but the wild weather had one more years ago he was building the plane tarmac runway, a petrol tanker and ace to play. Before we left Fort in his huge four-car garage. It had a a pilot's planning room where John Smith, John, as he always did, fibreglass skin and had foam inside could log into the computer, plan checked the weather on the airport the wings to give them strength. I the next leg and see what the computer. There were thunder remember looking at it and weather was going to be like. This storms around amid the generally thinking 'God bless all who fly in first part of the journey took us hot sunshine, but it looked as her,but I hope it's never me'. over North and South Carolina, though we would be ahead of the Out of the blue, about last Georgia and Alabama. front. But the weather fooled us Christmas, John phoned and said As we crossed Missouri and and after we'd been flying for he wanted to fly across America in Arkansas the ground became flat about half an hour there was this his little Europa and would I go grassland with a few farms, miles big black monster of a with him (I think it was for moral apart from each other and very thunderstorm ahead of us and a support). My wife, Ruth, was at little else. There were places down rainstorm to our right. We flew that time having chemo and I there like Memphis and Little Rock between the two with lightning thought that was a good excuse to that we've all heard of, but we about half a mile to our left. It was get out of going and at her next didn't see them. We covered about scary even for John. visit to the oncologist I asked what 700 miles in the day, which doesn't Anyhow, after that it was a he thought of my going. He asked sound much, but for each of the bumpy ride home over the bottom her what she wanted me to do and, three legs we flew in great of the Appalachians again and back true to form, she said 'I want him discomfort for as long as it takes to to Charlotte. The last touchdown to go,' so he looked at me and said fly on holiday to Spain or the felt wonderful. We'd flown for a 'You're going'. South or France. We stayed the terrifying 3800 miles and travelled Having played my best excuse night at Fort Smith, a nice town about 1700 miles in the car and and failed, I reluctantly rang John and people at the airport were seen some fantastic natural sights. and we made arrangements to fly amazed at the smallness of the I was greatly impressed with my into the blue in last May, so I'd plane. It had to be tied down each friend's flying ability and the little have time to get back home in time time we landed to stop the breeze plane's ability to stay in one piece, for Delamere Garden Party. blowing it away. but NO, I definitely wouldn't do it When I saw the plane it was even The following day was over again. smaller than I had expected, small Oklahoma abd Texas and flying Pictures on p. 13. but beautifully formed in white was much worse. The ground is *arn Sance fibreglass. John told me it weighed th mostly dry earth with dry grass and A Barn Dance on 6 October 8001b (about 7cwf), a third the small thorn bushes. With raised over £600 in aid of Network weight of an average car, and had a temperatures of about 100F Gloria, a charity working with 1300cc engine which took off at thermals were rising all the time special needs families in Romania. 5700rpm and cruised at 5300rpm. and the flying leaf analogy for the Dancers of all ages filled the We flew locally for a couple of plane became even more real and Community Centre and clearly hours on the first day to get the feel we went past a few small twisters, these events are becoming of it - certainly helps you to forget which was interesting. The increasingly popular. about your jet lag - and set off the landscape is unbelievably flat and Date for your Dancer's Diary: following morning bright and early nd we could probably see for 30 to 40 Friday 2 March. Don't miss it! to the other side of America. miles in every direction, with no

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Delamere CofE Primary School Stoney Lane, Delamere, Tarporley CW6 OST Telephone 01829 751450 Head Teacher: Stephen Docking BA (Hons) NPQH E-mail: [email protected]. uk

'Engaging children on their exciting learning journey'

Delamere is a small, caring school where children are treated with respect and nurtured to achieve their true potential. We offer you...

• Small class sizes in which children's learning thrives.

• A caring family atmosphere. "It feels just as though your parents are looking after you" OFSTED 2006

• Close links with the Church. "Through exposure to the arts and visits to places of interest, children's wider cultural awareness is strongly developed and, in keeping with the school's denominational status, they are spiritually aware" OFSTED 2006

• OFSTED-Inspected Before and After School Club

• Extended learning opportunities. "The curriculum enriches children's education by providing a good range of visits, visitors and extra-curricular activities. These experiences enhance children's physical, social, cultural and aesthetic development well" OFSTED 2006

We welcome parental visits. If you would like to view the school, please contact the Head Teacher Stephen Docking on 01829 751450

IB bat's On at ©elamere School in December

5th December ~ Junior Trip to Liverpool to visit The Beatles Story and the Tate Gallery 5th December ~ Collection of "Operation Christmas" Child Boxes 8* December ~ Children's Christmas Party at The Fourways Inn 9th December ~ Christmas Fair. 10 JO -12.30 at school 14th December ~ Junior Production of "The Happy Prince". School 2.00pm & 6.00pm 15th December ~ Christmas Lunch at school for children, parents & relatives 19th December ~ Infant Nativity Production. 2.00pm. St. Peter's Church 20th December ~ Whole school visit to "Aladdin" at the Civic Hall,

14. Delamere & Oakmere News The Quest 2 by Alan Knowles The Quest silver hammered groat of Henry VI houses of Lancaster and York, minted between 1443 and 1445. eventually leading to the death of One of the things that I enjoy Henry reigned from 1422 to 1471. his son at 17 and his own execution about this hobby is that when a He became King aged just 8 n ithe Tower some months later. find can be dated I like to look at months old after the death of his So ended the house of Lancaster. what was happening at that point in father Henry V, of Agincourt fame. The groat at today's value would history. I was not particularly Henry came to the throne King of be worth £10; although not a interested in the subject at school and most of France, but fortune, I'm sure its loss would and, apart from William the the year of 1429 saw Joan of Arc have been keenly felt. Delamere at Conqueror and the present Queen, I on the scene and this heralded the the time was a royal hunting couldn't tell you who ruled or decline of English fortunes. Joan preserve. One can only speculate when. However, the finds help to was eventually captured, sold to whether the groat was lost by a make it live. A recent find of an the English and had the misfortune poacher, forester or member of a 1862 penny seems totally to be burned at the stake. royal hunting party. Found on the uninteresting, but when it was Henry was to grow up subject to Roman road it would show that the minted Abraham Lincoln was attacks of mental illness but he road was still in use 1000 years President of the USA and they eventually married Margaret of after the Romans had left. were in the middle of a civil war. Anjou and they did have a son The Quest continues. The coin pictured below is from a Edward. Most of Henry's adult considerably older time. It is a life saw many battles between the

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Travel Information Trains Rural Bus Service From Del amere to Manchester 01606 871990 Return Fare ~ £9.65.Snr.Cit.~£6.35. To book a journey please ring between 10.00 & Cheap Dav Returns- £7.40-Snr.Cit.~ b£4.40 11.30 am the day before you wish to travel. (Mon to Sat). Fare: £2.30 each way/ £1.15 concessionary. dep. 10.15 am arr.ll.30am Free Travel 9.30 - 4.00 on production of bus pass. then every hour until Monday dep.5.15pm arr. 6.30pm 930am Cote Brook, Oakmere, L.Budworth, Utkinton, Tarporley, then: 6.12pm & Pelamere to Winsford. Return 12.00pm every hour until 9.12pm Last train @ 11.00pm 103dam_Cote Brook, Oakmere ,Utkinton, L.Budworth, Utkinton, Tarporley, Delamere to Northwich. Return 1.30 pm From Delamere to Chester 12.00 Return from Winsford; 1 ..30 Return from Northwich. Return Fare - £5.55. Snr.Cit. ~ ££3.65 Tuesday Cheap Dav Returns ~ £4.10 Snr. Cit. ~ £2.70 930am Crowton, Kingsley, Acton Bridge,, Delamere to (Mon. to Sat). Winsford Return 12.00pm dep.10.31am arr.10.52am then every hour until dep. 11.31pm 12.30pm Crowton, Acton Bridge,Kingsley, Norley, Delamere to Cuddington to Manchester: 4 mins. later Northwich Return 3.00pm Cuddington to Chester: 5 mins.earlier. Wednesday Buses 930am Cote Brook, Oakmerei L.Budworth, Utkinton,Tarporley, Delamere to Northwich Whitegate Travel Return 12.30pm Single Full Fare:£2.40 Free Travel after 9.30 with bus pass. 130pm Tarporley, Qakmere.Delamere. Utkinton, L.Budworth,Cote (Tuesdavs only - to Northwich) Brook to Winsford Return 3.30pm dep.Frith Avenue 9.20am Eddisbury HI Pk 9.30am Thursday [Bus 1] Abbey Arms 9.35am 930am Kingsley, Delamere, Norley, Crowton, Acton Bridge to then via Little Budworth, Whitegate, Northwich. Return 11.30am Hartford to Northwich Watling St. 10.37am Other Routes Sainsburys 10.40am From Willington Corner ~ to Tarporley & Bunburv (via Return to Delamere: Beeston & Peckforton): dep. Sainsburys 12.20pm 11.47am, 5.01pm From Willington Corner ~ to Chester: Watling St. Stand D 12.23pm 9.33am, 10.32am,12.43pm,1.02pm. arr. Delamere 1.35pm GHA Coaches (formerly Arriva) 's Concessionary Travel Scheme for [Route 82] Mon - Sat ~ to Northwich Persons aged60 & over and DisabledPeople opp. Abbey Arms 8.00am. Then 8.12 Bus Pass: Free Travel after 9.30am Mondays to am and 12 past every hour until 4.12pm Fridays and any time at weekends; half fare before Last buses: 5.17 & 6.22pm 9.30am Mondays to Fridays. [Route 82] Mon - Sat ~ to Chester Railcard: Cost - £2.50 for 12 months - gives one third opp. Abbey Arms 7.40am. Then 9.00am off fares for most rail services. and every hour until 5.00pm. Last bus 6.05pm. Bus Pass Forms Jo be returned with proof of age, Buses leave Chester 32 minutes and address and passport-size photographs, available Northwich 20 minutes before the above from:: times. Wyvern House, Winsford (01606 867928) or [Route 230] Mon — Fri ~ to Winsford Castle Park, (01928 734440) or Top End of Kelsall: 8.05am,9.50am, Information Centre, 1 The Arcade, Northwich 11.20am, 1.20pm & 3.25pm (01606353500) - Dep. Winsford Usual disclaimers apply to this information. 8.30am,10.15am,12.00pm,2.00pm & 4.35pm WANTED: [Route X20 JTues, Thur,Sat ~ to Pine dining table to seat 6 to 8 pupils. Cheshire Oaks. Top End of Kelsall: Please contact Veronica McCabe at Greenbank 9.44am Residential School, Hartford on 01606 76521. Day Ticket'Adult:£3.30;Child £1.60; Conc.£1.65

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