December 2019 WP News Residents’ Association

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Bringing our community alive Westminster Park

www.wp-ra.org.uk @wesparkra Residents show care for our community obstruction, please think of others and trim it https://westcheshireyourstreets.co.uk/ back. Some residents may find this physically Fly-tipping has been noted by the bottle challenging, and people at the meeting banks on the shop car park – if you witness it, suggested that we could all be good please report it. neighbours and offer to help others. Speeding and inconsiderate parking, The idea of turning some of the larger particularly near the school, were also hot grassed areas on Westminster Park into topics at our meeting. Nobody wants to see wildflower meadows was very popular and we children involved in an accident, so please are hoping to work with the Council to bring ensure that you park with care around the this about over the next couple of years. school/shops area. PCSO Lauren Davies has The Council has started a new ‘Love Your recently visited the school to highlight this Caring for and enhancing our area, one of issue. There were calls for a zebra crossing the main objectives of your residents’ or lollipop person and Councillor Neil Sullivan association, was discussed at our recent agreed to pursue these suggestions with public meeting. Much is already happening – Council officers. last month we planted more bulbs for a great If you have any other ideas about how we spring display. Crocuses have gone in by the can improve our local area, please email me shops and daffodils around the junctions of at [email protected] or ring 07752 854383. Lache Lane with Vincent Drive and Rowcliffe Jennifer Crew Avenue. However there is more that can be done. Autumn is a good time to cut back trees and Dates for your diary shrubs and it is our responsibility to keep our Streets’ campaign and created a website to gardens under control. Concern was raised help us report any problems spotted in public Thu 5 Dec Evergreen Carols & mince about greenery overhanging pathways which areas. You can use it to report full bins, pies, 2pm, WP Community makes walking hazardous and restricts the potholes, fly-tipping and a host of other things. Centre width of paths. If yours is causing an The web address is Thu 5 Dec WP Christmas Lights Switch- on, 5pm, WP shops Sat 7 Dec Councillors’ Surgery, 10.30am, WP shops Mon 9 Dec Evergreen trip to  Shugborough Hall Join in the festive fun at Thu 12 Dec Wreath making, 3.00- Westminster Park’s 4.30pm, Lache Library Fri 13 & Operatic Society Christmas Lights Switch-On Sat 14 Christmas Concert, 7.30pm th St Mary’s without the Walls 5pm, Thursday 5 December 2019 Sat 4 Jan Councillors’ Surgery, at Westminster Park shops 10.30am, WP shops Thu 16 Jan Evergreen talk, 2pm, WP  Lord Mayor of Chester Community Centre Thu 23 Jan Lache & WP Local History  Belgrave School Choir talk, 7.30pm, The Venue,  Father Christmas Lache  Mince pies & mulled wine Sat 1 Feb Councillors’ Surgery,  Hot dogs • Festive Music & Carols 10.30am, WP shops Thu 20 Feb Evergreen AGM & Quiz, 2pm, WP Community Centre Organised by Westminster Park Residents’ Association

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The 18th Chester Scout Group Evergreen Over 55s Club

There have been a few changes to the Evergreen Club, for Westminster Park the years the club has been running. outside area of the Scout headquarters over residents aged 55+ ends the year on a high, We start the New Year on Thursday 16 the last couple of months. The work in the with a good number of members and having January, with a talk by Tom Welch, local grounds has been undertaken by Blue Oak enjoyed an interesting programme. historian, telling us about the old slums in Estates, a local firm, and all the work has December will be very busy as we have Chester. On 20 February we have our AGM been done at no cost to the Group. We have our party with carols and mince pies on where the business of the club is decided had the area paved to reduce maintenance Thursday 5 December, and the following and we also have a quiz. and have created planting areas in boxes so week, on 12 December, we have our Meetings are normally held on the third that our Beavers, Cubs and Scouts can use Christmas lunch, at Chester Golf Club. In Thursday of each month, between 2-3.30 them as parts of badges and challenges. between is a pre-Christmas coach outing to pm, at Westminster Park Community Centre. What you will not have seen from outside is Shugborough Hall, on 9 December. Complimentary tea, coffee and biscuits that we have also had the interior painted. The programme for 2020 has been are served and not only are interesting Again this has been undertaken by released and memberships for the new year subjects discussed, but there is a chance to volunteers, this time from Jaguar Land are now being taken out, at a cost of £10 make and meet up with friends. Rover, who provided the materials and each, which has stayed the same over all of allowed five of their employees two workdays to carry out the project. carry out a Disability survey, and the WPRA Subscriptions Cubs have had a random hike as part of the Navigator’s badge, made bird boxes Enclosed in this December issue is our and raised money for the Lache donkey new re-vamped membership form, which sanctuary which they then visited. outlines some of the benefits made possible Unfortunately we have a waiting list, but from funds generated by your membership if your child is interested in joining us then subscription and the hard work of the please email [email protected] and volunteer committee. we will see what we can do. Thank you to all who subscribed in 2019, Finally, can we say a big thank you to it is greatly appreciated; we hope to have everybody who supported our bonfire your continued support next year. We night. We raised £1,800 for Group funds, would encourage more of you to join in one of the Scouts who is going to the 2020 and we hope that, by detailing some The Group is very grateful to both European Jamboree next year raised of the work the committee undertakes on companies as this assistance means that our £178, and £100 was raised for the Autism your behalf, you will recognise the resources can be concentrated on providing Society and hopefully everybody enjoyed importance of your membership. and supporting activities for our young the evening! The more members we have, the people. Susan Jones, Group Scout Leader stronger we are! Recently we had a group trip out to Sandra Magilton, Treasurer Llandudno to visit the copper mine. The Scouts extended their visit to include an Police overnight and a (wet) hike back over the This month has been a fairly tranquil month and PCSO Davies has delivered workshops mountain. for the Westminster Park area. Cheshire at Belgrave Primary School. The Beavers had a Harry Potter themed Police ran Operation Treacle during the PCSO Davies has also booked a number sleepover and explored Westminster Park to Halloween and bonfire night period which of deployments of the speed gun in the targeted hotspot areas within Chester, in- Westminster Park area. cluding Westminster Park. During this period Please don’t hesitate to get in touch with only a small number of anti-social behaviour any community issues. Report them by incidents were reported. ringing 101 or emailing: November has included Anti-Bullying week [email protected]

The 18th Chester Brownies

The Brownies benefited from a Twandeo Australia on the radio! session with a qualified teacher, learning self- defence moves. Mrs Shuler was assisted by two of the Brownies who are pupils, Eve and Rebekah. They supported the Brownies as they learnt drills and self- defence moves. It was a very successful evening. The Brownies visited JOTA (Jamboree on the Air), run by Vicars Cross Scouts. They took part in a variety of activities towards their Communicator badge. This included using tin telephones, learning their phonetic alphabet and decorating biscuits in Morse code. The highlight was talking to Guides in

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News from Westminster Park Residents’ Association As nights draw in and shops fill with special. Your ideas are outlined on the front Christmas goods, we at Westminster Park are page. We also gave an update on the also getting ready for our own celebration of Wrexham Road development; there is a the start of the festive season - our annual summary below. Christmas Lights Switch-On. A fire in an outside electricity cupboard at This autumn we have added yet more lights the Golden Dragon recently brought traffic to to the trees opposite the shops – year on year a standstill and caused adjacent shops to we are making our shopping centre more and close. It was discovered that flammable items more magical through the dark days of winter. had been stored in the cupboard and the fire As last year we are aiming to keep the lights serves to highlight that this is not a good idea! on until the end of January. Our grateful Most people will be aware now that our thanks go to our Councillors Neil Sullivan and courtesy of our local shops and your greengrocer Francis Thomas is closing on 24 Razia Daniels for their support. residents’ association. December (see p6). Mr Thomas has been a Please join us on Thursday 5 December - Children can visit Father Christmas for great supporter of the Residents’ Association, the fun starts at 4.45pm when the Lord Mayor satsumas and sweets and we all have a supplying our Christmas trees over many arrives, with the countdown at 5pm, followed chance to meet and make friends. years. We would like to thank him for his by the wonderful singing of Belgrave Primary Thank you to all who came to our Public great contribution to our community and wish School choir. Enjoy festive treats such as Meeting and took part in the discussion about him well in his retirement. mince pies, mulled wine and hot dogs how we can make our area even more Jennifer Crew, Chair

Wrexham Road Update

Summary of the update: Most local schools oversubscribed; WPRA 7. Recreation areas 1. Roads, traffic and transport pushing for new school on site asap. Play area at Sherbourne Avenue very poor; •Three entrances onto new estate – M&S 4. Waste water/surface water drainage: want to contribute ideas for new site. roundabout (nearly complete), King’s School Foul water - will leave site via Whaddon 8. Carbon neutral and Park & Ride roundabout. Drive, Lache Lane, Circular Drive to reach Question raised about carbon emissions •Next road works - Overleigh Roundabout upgraded treatment works. Pipework to be forecast for new site - will houses be carbon Widening to create some more lanes. Traffic enlarged. neutral/net zero? Electric car charging points flow depends on capacity of Grosvenor Surface water – large tanks to be built on at every house. Bridge; queues longer on Wrexham Road. estate to retain rain water, then released at For fuller version go to: www.wp-ra.org.uk •No crossing planned at Ash Grove Nursery. steady rate into Balderton Brook which •CWaC insists that road from new estate onto already floods. WPRA Email preferences Lache Lane for emergency vehicles only. 5. Protection of wild life: Your email preferences can be updated via •CWaC working on strategy to improve Many hedges to be retained. Ponds with our members’ portal, giving you control over cycling connectivity; plans ready in 2020. breeding newts to be filled; newts will transfer which emails, if any, you receive from us. 2. Healthcare: to ecological mitigation area at Lache Lane. You can also register for more information Handbridge and Lache to be improved. Site Will have many more ponds, barn owl and bat on the portal site. The link on our main in Handbridge identified, plans to be boxes in landscaped habitat. website - www.wp-ra.org.uk submitted in spring, completion in 2-3 years. 6. Community centre: Will serve Handbridge and new residents. No plans for community centre at Lache surgery to be improved. present; WPRA pushing for site to be 3. Education: designated.

WPRA Gardening Club Firstly a big thank you to all who preparing the 2020 programme and would supported this year's trips and the be pleased to hear your ideas for garden Gardening Club stall at the Summer visits and speakers. Fayre. During 2019 we visited Stretton Old Bulb Planting Hall, the Laskett Gardens and Powis Over recent years we have planted in Castle Gardens. We will soon be excess of 3000 daffodil and crocus bulbs across the estate. Now, thanks to a generous donation from Riverside Rotary, we have recently planted another 1000 crocus bulbs outside the Interiors Shop and the Westminster Park Pharmacy. We are also grateful to Councillor Razia Daniels who is providing daffodils for this year's planting sessions. We have received 50kg to plant this autumn and, as ever, we are grateful to the volunteers who help with planting the bulbs.

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Deva Podiatry Chester Riverside Rotary Westminster Park has now got a fully examination. The circulation and equipped ground floor chiropody clinic with neurological pathways down to the feet are plenty of easy parking. assessed, as well as the condition of the The clinic is owned and run by Sarah, an nails and skin. A comprehensive treatment experienced podiatrist, who divides her plan, tailored to your individual needs, can Christmas Quiz time between Deva Podiatry and the NHS. then be put in place. Saturday 30th November, Sarah holds a BSc (Hons) degree in To book an appointment or get advice, 7.30pm for 8pm Podiatric Medicine and is regulated with the please ring Sarah on 01244 680365. Westminster Park Community Centre Health Care Professionals Council (HCPC). Tickets £7 – full buffet included She is also a member of the College of Contact Colin on 01244 629167 Podiatry. Sarah’s role in the NHS is to treat In aid of Rotary charities high risk, complex patients with diabetes, poor circulation and rheumatoid arthritis. She also mentors, trains and assesses student Podiatrists. Rotary As specialists in feet, podiatrists treat CHESTER RIVERSIDE various conditions — including ingrowing toe nails, corns, callus, cracked heels, verrucae — and carry a wide range of Westminster Park Community orthotic insoles to help correct and realign Centre posture. At last we have signage clearly indicating Looking after the health of our feet is the location of the Community Centre. This is really important. That’s why everyone seen long awaited and we are extremely grateful to at Deva Podiatry undergoes a thorough our local Councillors, Razia Daniels and Neil Sullivan, for their generous support and

Belgrave Primary School - Town Hall Celebration funding. The well-stocked, reasonably priced bar is On 15 October, Belgrave were fortunate materials. These were displayed in the open to members Monday – Sunday from to be one of the four schools to attend the Town Hall to mark the anniversary. 7.30pm and Sat/Sun from 12.00. Also 150th anniversary of the Town Hall opening. Juliette Benton available - coffee, TV, pool table, and dart Pupils had a tour, a talk from The Lord boards. New members always welcome. The Mayor who cut the official birthday cake, and Hall is available for hire; free for Charity/ a talk about the artefacts at the Town Hall. Fundraising events. Our pupils were very enthusiastic and We hold a Bingo Night every third Friday of listened carefully. the month (dates vary) - visitors welcome. A We also took along twenty craft made programme of activities throughout the week flowers to mark the anniversary, which were is advertised on the Community Notice Board displayed around the building with many and inside the Centre. Come and join us for others from Chester primary schools. Mrs our ‘Christmas Bingo and Raffle’ on Sunday Amner led two workshops with children to 22 December, with £250 worth of cash prizes. create the flowers purely from recyclable Entrance price of £10 includes 10 games plus generous buffet. Raffle tickets on sale during the evening and from the bar (£1.00 per strip). Our ‘New Year’s Eve Disco and Buffet Can you ignite the spark that helps a child blast off Evening’ is not to be missed and open to all. into a world of fun and learning? Tickets available from the bar from mid- December, priced £10. PASSION FOR LEARNING is looking for volunteers with a couple of hours a week to spare, who For information on joining or hiring the would like to help support children in local primary schools with their reading and learning. Community Centre, ring: 01244 671243 (from We are looking for enthusiastic adults who genuinely enjoy the company of children and can bring new 7.30pm) or e-mail: [email protected]. experiences and their own passion for learning to the next generation. Facebook: Westminster Park Community √ We provide full training including Safeguarding, as well as ongoing support from our Centre & Wpcawhatson Volunteer Managers. December Drop-in - Please note √ We hold regular social events for our volunteers to recognise their contribution to the local community. There will be no Drop-In at WP Community √ You will work with the same children each week in fun and engaging 1:1 sessions Centre on Thursday 5 December as this is the during the school day during term time. date of the Evergreen’s Christmas Party. √ We also offer opportunities as part of a volunteer team for an hour a week after Sandra Magilton, Committee school as part of our Enrichment Clubs. √ It is an incredibly fulfilling opportunity which helps the children to flourish and feels very rewarding for the volunteer. Next Issue √ Prior experience is not necessary. Copy date for March issue is 14 February.

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Glan Aber Tennis Club Chester Croquet Club

Tennis continues throughout the winter Chester Croquet Club, based in Westminster Park, has had a fantastic season in 2019, months, although our Pay & Play sessions winning tournaments in teams and as individuals. Richard Smith, John Dawson, Sally Slater have now stopped. These will re-commence and James Thomas all won national competitions held around the country. after February half-term 2020. A full The Level Play golf croquet team came top of the North West Federation League as did programme of group lessons will run the Association Weekend Handicap and the Association throughout January/February. Drop-in Advanced team. sessions on Monday and Thursday mornings Croquet is a game played with 6 hoops, 4 balls, 2 won't be running then. mallets and a patch of grass! You can throw in a bit of We welcome adult players to club night strategy, skill and guile as you go. The croquet season sessions on Tuesdays or Thursdays, if you'd runs from April to September. Men and women play on like to try before you buy! These start at an equal basis and it is played to a handicap system so 6.00pm and run through to approx 8.00pm, everyone can play. dependent on numbers attending. Chester Croquet Club aims to be the friendliest club in We look forward to our newly formatted the North West. With over 100 playing members, we not winter competition – Aidan is running a Fast only offer sport, but friendship, fun, competition and even 4s tournament from 1 December with Finals outings. in April. For any further information, visit our Why not come and have a go? There is a taster day website at www.glanaber.com. held in April each year, so if you’re interested get in touch [email protected] or take a look at our Richard Smith winning his WPRA joins CRAG website www.chestercroquet.club for further information. competition

Who is CRAG and what do they do? CRAG stands for Chester Residents’ WP Football Club Association Group and WPRA along with Westminster Park Football Club is due to start new other residents groups in the City are ‘Pay and Play’ football sessions for Reception and Year members. 1 children on Sundays at the Catholic High School. CRAG was formed to provide an umbrella Usually based at Westminster Park, the club organises framework for all Residents’ Associations and coaches football teams from under 7's to under 18's within and nearby the Chester City Walls and and is a member of the Chester and District Junior their aim is to: Football League. •Share knowledge and best practice of each The philosophy of the club is to promote and develop Resident Group football as a positive and fun experience. We have •To work alongside and with local really expanded over the past few years, growing from 5 Councillors and the Council Executive and teams to 11. This season we have coached over 150 Officers players. •To identify areas of common interests All WPFC coaches are DBS checked, hold a FA •To provide a channel for two-way level 1 Coaching badge and have qualifications in First communication Aid and Safeguarding Children. Players of all abilities •To strengthen the ability of Chester are welcome to join. For more information, contact residents to play an improved role alongside Peter Burke on 07798 576 790. other stakeholder groups (eg BID, Growth Partnership, University, Racecourse etc). Chester Model Railway Jennifer Crew, Chair of WPRA, holds a Club role on the Executive Committee and will report back to the WPRA Committee on Our AGM is at 8pm on issues that are of common interest for the Monday 2 December at residents of Westminster Park and the City. Westminster Park Community We believe that CRAG will enhance the work Centre. Potential new members undertaken by all Residents Groups and are welcome to join us. provide a forum for shared interests. Colin Dollimore 629167

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Shop News Westminster Park Pharmacy services including the new medicines service, medicines use reviews, repeat With many large chain pharmacies having management service, blood pressure to close, Westminster Park Pharmacy is keen monitoring, emergency contraception and to stay at the heart of our community. substance misuse. We also deliver to our Medicines shortages aren't making for plain most vulnerable patients. In the New Year Advent & Christmas 2019 sailing, but they use a plethora of suppliers we'll expand to offer a minor ailment service, at St Mary’s Church, Handbridge and wholesalers to have the best chance of travel advice, weight management scheme, a Sunday 1 December obtaining your medicine. period delay service, asthma & COPD advice 4.00pm Advent Service at the Scout Hut, Having cared for WP residents for many and a skin clinic." Westminster Park decades, this family-run business which is Another exciting development for 2020 will twinned with Owens Chemist in , is be the arrival of cosmetic procedures Sunday 15 December determined to battle Brexit and pharmacy including Botox, in collaboration with a local 6.30pm Service of Nine Lessons & Carols funding cuts to continue providing healthcare plastic surgeon. Wednesday 18 December to our local community. For now though, they are getting ready for 5.30pm Lantern Procession from "We have a qualified and dedicated team of Christmas both in the dispensary and the Overleigh St Mary’s School to St experienced pharmacists, technicians, front shop. Now is the time to be thinking Mary’s Church dispensers and counter assistants, and now about ordering your medicines so you're all we're adding a pharmacist independent stocked up for the holiday. Sunday 22 December prescriber," says Michelle, one of the Christmas stock is arriving, with all your 6.30pm Blue Christmas: an alternative directors. "This will take pressure off doctors’ essentials from wrapping paper to gifts. And service of reading and music surgeries, as our pharmacist will be able to be sure not to miss their 'Black Friday' Tuesday 24 December: Christmas Eve prescribe prescription-only medicines without savings event over 29th & 30th November. 10.30am Crib Service (particularly suitable the need for a GP appointment." They are open as usual over Christmas, for younger children) "We're also looking to improve the except for 25th & 26th December and 1st 11.45am Crib Service (particularly suitable healthcare we offer. Currently we provide January. for older children) 11.30pm Midnight Eucharist The Interiors Shop End of an era - Francis Thomas Wednesday 25 December: Christmas Day Our greengrocer Francis Thomas will 8.00am Holy Communion close its doors for the last time on 24 10.30am Parish Communion December and will be greatly missed. Mr Peter Thomas took over the shop in Bebbington Butchers Westminster Park on 7 December 1992 and after 27 years of providing fruit, vegetables, plants and much more to the residents of Westminster Park, he is taking a well-earned retirement. His son Mark will continue to run the Francis Thomas shop on Northgate Street. Thomas’ have always aimed to keep the carbon footprint of their produce down by In November and December we have a buying primarily from local suppliers and number of workshops planned. We held then sourcing nationally or internationally our first Calligraphy Workshop recently and only if necessary. it was a huge success, so we’ll definitely do Mr Thomas would like to thank all of his more in the New Year. customers in Westminster Park for their People can sign up to our Newsletter support over the years and we would like Stuart Bebbington received his finalist’s at www.theinteriorsshop.co.uk for updates to thank him and wish him well in his certificate at the ‘Butcher’s Shop of the Year’ on all our workshops (painting to flower retirement. arranging to calligraphy). Ros Ellis awards ceremony at Hilton London Bankside

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What’s On The information section

Lache and Westminster Park Local History Group Westminster Park Residents’ Association Committee

New book by local author - Stewart will be giving a talk about his book, Chair: Jennifer Crew 07752 854383 Chester at Work by details below: Secretary: Penny White [email protected] Stewart Shuttleworth Treasurer: Sandra Magilton, 31 Rowcliffe Ave. This book, appropriately Chester at Work 677373 A talk by Stewart Editor: Jennifer Crew [email protected] launched at Telford’s Website Co-ordinator: Dave Craggs 682407 Shuttleworth Warehouse, details and [email protected] portrays (in 158 pictures) 7.30pm, Thursday 23 Welcome pack co-ordinator: Pauline Brown how work in Chester has evolved to today’s January 2020, 679823 service industries such as tourism, retail, at the Venue Lounge, Other Committee members public administration and financial services. Olwen Bellis 678719 Lache Community Sue Britton 677936 This was not always the case, given the Centre, Pauline Brown 679823 city’s location on the River Dee and its Hawthorn Road, Susan Eva 676697 strategic military position. Chester was a port Chester CH4 8HX Lucy Grattan with ancillary industries from Roman times. In Anne-marie Macfadyen the mid eighteenth century the port declined Tickets on the door £1 Richard Short 678559 No need to book, all welcome! Brian Westcott 675431 due to silting of the Dee and the rise of Liverpool. However, some port-related Clubs & organisations based in industries remained and a reduced amount Linda Shuttleworth, Lache and Westminster Westminster Park of shipping continued into the twentieth Park Local History Group 01244 679791 Please advise the Editor if details are century. incorrect or if you have a club or organisation that Stewart Shuttleworth (a Marlston Handbridge WI you would like listed. Belgrave Badminton Club: Khal 07786 080089 Avenue resident) traces the changes in the Handbridge WI meets on the first Belgrave Pre-School: Ashley Middleton city’s working life from its pre-industrial 07761 816891 beginnings, through the Industrial Revolution Tuesday of the month at 7.30pm in Bowls: Martin Amesbury 679271 right up to the present day. This book will Handbridge St.Mary’s Community Centre. Bridge Club: Nick Ryan 675923 interest those who know the city and want to In January we are showing a film about Chester Road Runners: Gill Warburton [email protected] discover more about its rich heritage from an Chester's Nooks and Crannies. In February we are being entertained by Cricket: Robert Aldridge 07759 695084 industrial and social perspective. Croquet: John Dawson 675929 the Malarkeys Ukulele Group and in March Evergreen (Over 55’s Club): Sandra Magilton learning about Conservation at Chester 677373 Lache Library Zoo. Friends of Westminster Park: Steve Telford All most welcome to join us - contact 07976 712339 Lache Library is getting into the festive Maureen 671304 for details. Gardening Club: Mary Pole 674439 spirit with Wreath making on Thursday 12 Glan Aber Tennis Club: Sue Britton 677936 December 3.00-4.30. It costs £10 and all Junior Football: Peter Burke 07798 576 790 WP News is published by the Westminster Lache and Westminster Park Local History materials are provided. Booking is Park Residents’ Association (WPRA) with Group: Linda Shuttleworth 679791 essential. Model Railway Club, Chester: Colin Dollimore the understanding that from the information On Saturdays in December there will be 629167 free children’s Christmas crafts so drop in presented therein, there can be no National Women’s Register: Betty McLoughlin between 10.00 and 12.30. responsibility as to the accuracy or legality of 677680 Health and Well-being Week starts on 27 the content on the part of the WPRA. Views Nordic Walking Group: Ted Rose expressed are not necessarily those of the 01928 722334 January 2020. Contact us, nearer the time Rotary Club, Chester Riverside: Colin for details of our special activities, on Editor or Committee of the WPRA. Dollimore 629167 01244 973974 Shotokan Karate Club: Dave Craggs 07711 009041 St Mary's Church Parish Office 671202 Westminster Park Community Assoc: 671243 Westminster Park Walking for Health Club: Fred Whiteley 675085 WI Handbridge: Maureen 671304

SCOUTING: Group Scout Leader: Sue Jones 675538 Beavers (Wednesday): Jane Shorthall 682136 Cubs (Monday): Michael Glass Cubs (Thursday): Christine Owens 676691 Scouts (Friday): Terry Coe 676734 Explorer Scouts (Tuesday): Sharon Johnson

GUIDING: Rainbows (Wednesday): Krystina Littlehales 07860 845402 Brownies (Tuesday): Jan Hooper 674701 Guides: Contact the District Commissioner: Krystina Littlehales 07860 845402 WP News/December 2019 - 7

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