High Legh Community Association THE VILLAGE HALL . WEST LANE . HIGH LEGH . NR KNUTSFORD . CHESHIRE

SUMMER 2018 Issue 144

FLOWER FESTIVAL St John’s 6th-8th July 64 Telegraph Road, Heswall Wirral CH60 0AG Tel: 0151 342 2144/7 Mob: 07773 540888 Email: [email protected]

©High Legh Community Association 2018 | Registered Charity No 511391 Page 3 Welcome to all new High Legh residents and readers of this Newsletter

In this issue High Legh’s 2018 celebrations continue with the Flower Festival at St John’s on July 6th-8th to celebrate 125 years since the church was rebuilt. Our Primary School PTA is going to have a 50 year Celebration Ball on Saturday 13th October.

It is amazing how quickly the years go by. On 21/5/2019 the High Legh Community Association will be 40 years old. Would you like to help create a really great community celebration?

This quarterly Newsletter is written, published and delivered to High Legh homes, through the voluntary efforts of members of the High Legh Community. It can also be downloaded www.highlegh.org.uk. It aims to keep residents informed about the breadth of activities that take place within our village. You can get remindersabout High Legh events + event news by emailing [email protected]

If you have information about a local social event or news that may be of interest to High Legh people, and you would like it to go onto that website, or this Newsletter email [email protected] or ring me. Thank you to all contributors, advertisers and distributors.

The deadline for the Autumn Newsletter is: Sunday 30th June 2018

The opinions expressed are those of contributors, and not necessarily those of HLCA. Jenny Pearce Editor (01925 756171) or [email protected]

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©High Legh Community Association 2018 | Registered Charity No 511391 Page 3 HIGH LEGH COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION 200 CLUB

The 200 Club is “donations with Prizes Draw”. There are 200 shares costing £10 each per year. This raises £950 for the Community Association and £1050 for prize money. 200 Club Agents will be collecting £10 subscription from existing members in July and August. Thank you to all the agents that give their time each year to collect subscriptions. 200 Club Winners – There are 3 draws per year with 4th draw prizes of £75, £50 & 3 of £25 Thursday 28th and a final draw of £250,£100, June at High Legh £50 & 2 of £25 Village Hall If you would like the chance to win one these prizes then

£250 139 E. Readitt all you have to do is buy a £10 £100 83 D &K Jones share. £50 128 T.Fitzgerald Contact Trish Adams £25 39 B.Armshaw [email protected] £25 121 M.Hosker 01925 755983 Co-Chair

SUNDAY TEAS The Sunday Teas season is almost halfway through now and the teas continue to be successful with locals and visitors from further afield. Every Sunday a different local group or charity hosts the teas and all provide an enticing selection of sandwiches and home baked cakes and pies for sale and to take away. Many groups have sales tables and a tombola to raise extra money for their organisation. Do come along and enjoy the wonderful homemade produce served in a friendly atmosphere and support local groups. Our last Sunday Teas this season is 7th October.

Page 4 ©High Legh Community Association 2018 | Registered Charity No 511391 ©High Legh Community Association 2018 | Registered Charity No 511391 Page 5 ©High Legh Community Association 2018 | Registered Charity No 511391 Page 5 SOCIAL ACTIVITIES The Community Farmers Market on Saturday 14th April at the Village Hall and the Photography Talk by Howard Barlow on Wednesday were both much enjoyed. Howard stirred many memories of news events and celebrities he photographed over 40 years. Thank you Howard and Janet for arranging these two events.

PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION I said at the Photography Talk that the CA hopes to reinstate the High Legh Photographic Competition. The CA has found that, in general, events work best when we can partner with other organisations, who bring their specialist interests and expertise to the event. We have been discussing with local Photographic Societies to explore if they can work with us on the 2018 High Legh Photographic Competition. Discussions continue as it is proving hard to arrange meetings over the holiday period. So I cannot yet confirm that the event will go ahead. However... We have provisionally booked the Village Hall for viewing the High Legh Photographic Competition entries on Sunday 14th October. Confirmation about Event details will be announced though www.highlegh.org.uk and What’s On. The deadline for entries is expected to be Sunday 7th October.

The provisional 2018 High Legh Photographic Competition Classes are:

1. High Legh and Cheshire 2. Nature 3. People and Places 4. Open Under 15s only 5. My best photo

The competition will be open to all. People aged under 15 on Sunday October 14th can take part in all classes. So, let’s use this wonderful summer sunshine to capture some great photos, which we can all enjoy viewing in October.

Page 6 ©High Legh Community Association 2018 | Registered Charity No 511391 ©High Legh Community Association 2018 | Registered Charity No 511391 Page 7 SPORTS, EDUCATION AND RECREATION AWARDS

High Legh Community Association made 3 awards of £250 which went to: • High Legh Bowling Club towards their new shelter High Legh Community Observatory towards purchase of an • astrograph telescope • High Legh Preschool for a disabled access ramp

FITNESS ACTIVITIES at High Legh Village Hall Tai Chi at High Legh Village Hall Dancercise - Fitness Fun – all welcome Gentle exercise - to wake up the Friday morning from 9.30 to 10.30am. Contact Berni on Mobile 07758 733312 whole body. email [email protected] Thursday 3.45 to 4.45pm. Contact Trish Adams 755983 Appalachian Dance Sunday evenings at the Village Hall new dancers and musicians welcome. Line Dance at the Village Hall Contact 07930 912109, email [email protected] On Tuesday mornings you can have fun dancing. For more details ring West Coast Swing at High Legh Village Hall Weekly classes on with a beginners class, freestyle dancing and Chris Clark 01925 754269 or Gwyn Thursday evenings from 8pm then an improvers class. Long 01925 759571 For more details see www.dancejunkies.co.uk/styled-2/index.html

Tango at High Legh Village Hall Baby Ballet and Tap Children’s classes include Baby Ballet and Tap Classes on Tuesday evenings for 3-4 year olds in the Village Hall on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Saturdays. from 8.00pm. Contact Joanne Turner [email protected] Contact [email protected] Pilates at the Village Hall on Bridge Club For a more cerebral type of exercise meets on Mondays from 9.30am. Contact Monday evenings for more information speak to Penny Fonteyn on 07925 591 894 Jeane Hobson on 01925 752361

For more information and hall bookings contact Helen Wright Village Hall Manager on [email protected]

©High Legh Community Association 2018 | Registered Charity No 511391 Page 7 VILLAGE HALL Pre-school have completed their move to Rosemead on Pheasant Walk, and we are planning to make some changes to the Village Hall starting with internal painting. The painting of the main hall and side hall will begin on Wednesday 1 August. Every attempt will be made to keep disruption to users to a minimum. The work is being carried out by Gary Percival and is expected to last two weeks. Gary will return to the Village Hall later in the year to gradually work through every area until the job is complete early in the new year. At the end of this month we are undertaking some roof repairs around the clock tower. While this work is going on we would ask all Village Hall users to use the West Lane entrance door and not the kitchen door. This is purely for your safety and the safety of our contractors. You will notice as you approach the Village Hall that, once again, the Hall is festooned with magnificent hanging baskets. Thanks go to Stewart Jackson of Primrose Nurseries for his generosity. The baskets together with the WI maintained rockery will continue to draw in customers for our famous Sunday Teas and give continued pleasure to all Hall users. Now that the Pre-school have moved to their new premises it gives us an opportunity to organise the furniture making use of the West Lane store, the side hall and the annexe as well as reviewing our requirements for the future. The Hall continues to be a magnet for parties and we have perfected our skill at getting balloons off the ceiling which is no mean feat as its 6 metres high.

Should you wish to hire the Village Hall for a party, social or business event please contact Helen Wright at [email protected]. Special rates are available for High Legh residents and charities.

Mike Walker ([email protected]) Co Chair HLCA

COFFEE & FRIENDSHIP The dates for the forthcoming Coffee and Friendship mornings are Thursday 26 July and 27th September 10.30 – 12.00 at the Village Hall. All High Legh residents are invited to come along and enjoy a free cup of coffee/tea and homemade cake. This regular event has maintained it’s popularity and we usually get between 50 and 60 residents who come along to the Village Hall and enjoy the friendly atmosphere, meet new friends and catch up with old friends and neighbors. Thank you to all the volunteer helpers and bakers. Thank you to High Legh Community Association for funding these events and to Jeff Evans from High Legh Community Transport for providing transport, which caters for residents with limited mobility. If you would like transport, please contact Doreen.

For more information ring Trish Adams on 01925 755983, email [email protected] or Doreen Walker on 01925 754818, email [email protected]

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To celebrate 30 years, Ridgeway Residential are offering 10% of sale fees to be donated to High Legh Community Association or your chosen local charity. Applicable on all new instructions with this advert. Example: On a selling fee £1,500. A donation of £150 generated for your chosen charity on completion.

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©High Legh Community Association 2018 | Registered Charity No 511391 Page 9 HIGH LEGH PRE-SCHOOL Photograph by Amy Laughton Photography

We are pleased to announce that High Legh preschool is now open at Rosemead! Over the Whit holidays we moved our equipment from the Village hall and into the bungalow. We have had a fantastic month settling in and enjoying the fantastic outdoor space we now have. At Rosemead we have created a dining room and messy play area where we have enjoyed baking and creating each week. We have a quiet room where the children can sleep after lunch or where we can spend time concentrating on activities, reading stories or doing jigsaws. The main room leads onto the beautiful gardens and we have made the most of the weather exploring the outdoor space which includes an area for planting in our raised beds and plenty of space to run around and ride in the cars and scooters. We have discovered that High Legh is full of very generous people not only with their kind donations, but with their time. We have had so many helpers to get the preschool open and we are most grateful to those who filled in paperwork, created plans for parking and fences, filled their cars with equipment, brought their tools to build, paint, drill, plant, cut hedges and mow and to those who helped to clean and remove all the rubbish! It really has been a community project. All this would not have been possible without the help of all those at the Village hall. We took over the side room and space was made to house our equipment. We never expected to be there so long and I’m sure Preschool wouldn’t have recovered if we had closed until Rosemead opened. Thank you Helen and Mike and to all the other users for accommodating our requests to help keep the children safe. We will miss the big hall and the fantastic kitchen. We’re looking forward now to welcoming new children as our big ones (pictured above) go off to school. It’s sad this time of year to say goodbye to the children who we have often known since they were babies but it is fantastic to have watched them grow into such independent little people. We hope you have a great time at big school and come back to see us when you can. This year we will also wave goodbye to Sue Corden our Preschool Deputy. Sue has worked at preschool for 12 years and we will miss her support, advice and endless energy. We wish her a very happy retirement. We welcome Ellis Starkey who becomes our new Deputy and Lindsey Cuthbertson who becomes our Nursery Teacher. We are now open from 8am - 6pm all year round. We accept children from the age of 2 and we are eligible for 2 year old funding. We are eligible for the ‘free’ hours and have limited 30 hours funding and term time places available. We are still open over the summer so if you would like your child to attend our holiday club, we still have a few places for children up to the age of 8. We are already busy for September so please get in touch if you are interested in a place now or in the future. It is never too early to put your child’s name down. Please email Yvonne or Ellis at [email protected] or ring 01925 756061. Page 10 ©High Legh Community Association 2018 | Registered Charity No 511391 ©High Legh Community Association 2018 | Registered Charity No 511391 Page 11 High Legh Primary School

A wonderful summer at High Legh Primary School

This year we celebrated 50 years of our school being on Wrenshot Lane since it moved from the Village Hall in 1968. For our big celebration each class dressed up as a different decade – we had quite a few Mary Quant dresses, fluorescent Ra-ra skirts and crimped hair. The Pop Project played live music across the decades, and we were taught dances such as the Twist and The Locomotion and sang along to the Beatles and the Kinks. Graham Skelland, lead singer of the band, was one of our ex-Head teachers. It was lovely when he came back in the evening and met up with other teachers. We had set up old photographs and videos of our school through the 50 years. It was amazing to have 3 generations of a family finding themselves in different pictures. We had a lovely lady who came to have a look around the school as she taught here in the 1970’s. We even managed to find a class photograph of her from 1972. Thank you to all the past students, staff and teachers who came to visit. It really was a wonderful community event. We celebrated the royal wedding earlier this year by dressing up in red, white and blue and enjoying a picnic lunch outside in the sunshine. Mrs Topping and her staff spoilt us with Harry Ramsden’s fish and chips followed by cake and ice cream. Children are naturally curious, so as well as exciting science topics during the year we dedicated a week to science. We had daily investigations and a competition for which class could make the most bubbles. Children made a variety of bubble wands, and we even made a mixture so strong that we made huge bubbles which children stood inside. The week culminated in a whole school trip to Catalyst the science museum. Our brass band continues to play at a very high level and this year we were chosen to play at The Cheshire Show. The children were pitch perfect and played several songs which cheered up the crowd who were listening in the rain. Thank you to parents and High Legh residents who came to support us. Our staff strive to uphold our vision of wanting children to have fun, a childhood and learn through investigation; they make our school very special. A huge thank you goes to all our volunteers and staff. Sadly, we say goodbye to our amazing Year 6 children – a cohort who have leave our school as responsible, caring, funny and conscientious. You have truly been a delight and we will miss you very much.

Next year we look forward to a new curriculum which adds more exciting opportunities for children, we are also trying to raise funds to change our outside area (playground and woods) as much of this is very dated. If you would like to visit our school or would like to offer your support by working with our children please ring 01925 753713.

Louise Tottle Head Teacher

©High Legh Community Association 2018 | Registered Charity No 511391 Page 11 Page 12 ©High Legh Community Association 2018 | Registered Charity No 511391 ©High Legh Community Association 2018 | Registered Charity No 511391 Page 13 HIGH LEGH SCHOOL PTA We now have a new really strong team of PTA members including a new co-chair Rebecca Booth. Rebecca has been involved in our school PTA for a few years now (particularly organising the Apple Picks). We also welcome Emma Roberts who has agreed to take on the new role of New Events Ideas Coordinator. We think Emma will great at helping to identify new events each year to help drive a rotation of events that supports keeping the Events calendar fresh. If you have an idea for a new event, please get in touch! The 2017-18 school year has just ended and the High Legh PTA have had a busy year! 18 events have been organised with the two main purposes of fundraising and encouraging a sense of community. There have been many volunteers... 7 PTA Class Reps, 12 event leaders, 24 helpers at the Christmas Fair, 49 volunteer signups for helping at the HL 10k (which raised valuable funds for the school despite the fact that the race sadly had to be cancelled this year), and 83 volunteer signups for the April Sunday Tea (which made a record high profit!) All this support is hugely appreciated and it shows what is possible when everyone pulls together! Watching our children enjoy themselves at the many events and sharing in a sense of community is brilliant. Since September 2017 we have raised over £7k through events and the generosity of some families’ regular donations. The fundraising has enabled each school child to receive a Christmas Panto snack bag, a Christmas book gift, an Easter Egg, a school trip subsidy, a Sports Day ice lolly, a School 50th Anniversary Bookmark and Coaster, wet play games, new library books, and, for Year 5 and 6, Brass Band tuition. Oh, and last but not least…a Leaver’s Treat for all Year 6. We have also managed to save funds in order to make a contribution to a big school project starting later this year... refurbishment of the school playground. More news on this in the Autumn! We have more events lined up for this year. Planning is now in full flow for theSummer Fair on Friday 13th July, 3.30-5.30pm. There’ll be a steam train, a tractor, a visiting fire engine, football speed shot game, bouncy castles, badge making, coconut shy, crockery smash stall, plants for sale, refreshments (Mrs Toppings proper sausages in rolls) and stalls galore! We send a very warm welcome to the whole community... please bring a friend along. To celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the establishment of High Legh Primary on the current site, the PTA are organising a special Masquerade Ball at the Courthouse in Knutsford on Saturday 13th October 2018. Tickets are £40 (including reception drinks, a 3-course meal, dancing and lots more fun). We’d love to welcome past students, parents, teachers and governors to the event. Tables seat 10 people. If you fancy attending with some friends, tickets can now be purchased at the School Office.

Emma Openshaw 07867 831946 and Rebecca Booth 07884 028094 (PTA Co-chairs) to keep in touch or contact the PTA: https://www.facebook.com/HighLeghPrimarySchoolPTA Email: [email protected]

©High Legh Community Association 2018 | Registered Charity No 511391 Page 13 For over 45 years, High Legh Pre-school has provided flexible, quality care for the children of High Legh and surrounding villages NOW Our new premises offer a safe, secure and child friendly environment for a maximum of 28 children a day where parents feel confident that their child will OPEN be well looked after. We will be providing care for children aged 2 - 5 years from 8am until 6pm for 50 weeks of the year. (Closing for Christmas, one week in August and bank holidays). We will retain our charitable status and as such will be able to offer competitive rates for childcare. 15 and 30 hours funded childcare places are available. Our staff, many of whom have worked at Pre-school for several years are passionate about providing outstanding care and learning opportunities so that HIGH LEGH the children are equipped with the social skills, confidence, and independence PRE-SCHOOL skills they need for their transition to school.

NEW The outside environment will provide fantastic opportunities for children

PERMANENT to explore their physical skills whilst

enjoying the large open space on offer PREMISES and the abundant nature of the“ area. We will always “ ROSEMEAD remember your kindness What a wonderful to our babies when they start you gave us! We were at preschool and ran in happy every day the wonderful times and learned so much they had [email protected] Parent “ Parent www.highleghpreschoolnursery.co.uk “ Rosemead, Pheasant Walk, High Legh For more information please contact Yvonne 01925 756061 Knutsford WA16 6LN Registered Charity Number: 1039999 Page 14 ©High Legh Community Association 2018 | Registered Charity No 511391 ©High Legh Community Association 2018 | Registered Charity No 511391 Page 15 Many thanks to the 6 people who have volunteered to help run the observatory so that we can take greater advantage of clear skies. They will be trained up on the use of the observatory and the telescopes. With the long summer evenings it is not, at the moment, really dark enough to observe until well after 10pm. However Venus is now a lovely evening sight in the west shortly after sunset and Jupiter is bright in the south too. Through the telescope you can see the 4 major moons change places each night as they orbit the giant planet. One of our newest members using his own camera and, with a little training on the telescope, took superb images of the first quarter moon, stitching them together to make a great composite image. And this was on his first visit to the observatory too. The observatory is open during Abbey Leys Farmers markets on the first Sunday of the month and this has attracted a lot of visitors. If sunny we have our special solar telescope looking at the Sun and also a projected image. People are surprised how quickly the image moves as the Earth rotates! In April Bernard Humphreys gave a talk on the new Chinese FAST radio telescope. At 500 metres diameter it is the largest in the world. In May we welcomed Ian Morison whose talk was “It’s about time” It was a fascinating account of how time has been measured through the ages right up to the present day. June’s talk was by our Chairman, Mark Holmes, whose entertaining topic was “Dragons, werewolves and other lunatic ideas”. He covered the multiple ways the moon influences the earth from tides to marine biology and how our understanding of the moon has developed. Looking ahead, on 12th July Dr Dirk Froebrich from the University of Kent will be talking about a citizen science project called the HOYS project. After our August summer break we have John Timmins on 13th September on the subject of telescopes and, later in the year, Philip James will give us “An introduction to astro-biology”. As always, the observatory is open on Friday nights from 8pm or dusk, whichever is later and also at other times via our text alert system. On Friday 27th July, it the sky is clear at dusk, we may just catch the last part of a lunar eclipse. We’ll keep you posted.

See our website www.highlegh-communityobservatory.com for much more information John Anderson

©High Legh Community Association 2018 | Registered Charity No 511391 Page 15 ORCHARD SERVICE STATION GARY PERCIVAL SERVICING & REPAIRS TEL: 01925 419009 MOT TESTING EXHAUSTS FITTED FREE MOB: 07970 252 001 WARRINGTON ROAD [email protected] By the Bears Paw Tel: 01925 755516 PAINTER & DECORATOR

JULY Sun 1st Farmer’s Market Abbey Leys Farm 10.00am - 1.00pm End of Lymm Festival 1st- 6th Junior Club Championship Tournament with BBQ and CARPET & Presentation Evening UPHOLSTERY Tue 3rd Mother’s Union St John’s Room 2.30pm Fri 6th/7/8 Flower festival at St John’s to celebrate 125 years CLEANERS BBQ and Presentation Evening Sat 7th Primary School PTA – Family Camping Tel 07958 683 706 Tue 10th WI talk on “9 Lives” Village Hall 7.30pm Thu 12th HLCO talk Citizen Science “Hoys Project” 7.30pm St John’s Room www.tlc-chris.co.uk Fri 13th Primary School PTA – Summer Fair 13th/14th/15th Tennis Club – Annual Adult Club Championship Tournament Sun 15th Afternoon Tea and Presentation Afternoon Fitted Kitchens Sun 15th Police Surgery – High Legh Village Hall 10.00am - 11.00am Bedrooms, Studies Mon 16th Parish Council Village Hall 7.30pm Wed 18th Parish Lunch 12.30pm St John’s Room Fitted Lounge Rock Solid 7.00pm St John’s room Furniture Sun 21st Police Surgery – High Legh Village Hall 3.00pm - 4.00pm Suppliers of Fitted Wed 25th Messy Church St John’s room 3.30pm Furniture to Thu 26th Coffee and Friendship Village Hall 10.30am High Legh Village Hall MARK TAYLOR 07966 421195 [email protected] MAN and VAN • Careful, Considerate Man with Large Van • Courier Service - Full or Part Load • White Goods, Motor Bikes, Furniture • Full or Part House Clearance • Licensed for Rubbish Removal Phone Tom Ford 07747 415330

Page 16 ©High Legh Community Association 2018 | Registered Charity No 511391 ©High Legh Community Association 2018 | Registered Charity No 511391 Page 17 LOCAL ELECTRICIAN Donna L. Lowe M.Ch.S NICEIC Registered State Registered Chiropodist Over 25 years in business Surgery: 17,Ashley Rd, Altrincham, WA14 2DT From a fuse in a house rewire. No Job to small Telephone Please ring Ben Entwistle 0161 928 5033 07763 400405 HOME VISITS BY APPOINTMENT

AUGUST PRIMROSE HILL Wed 1st Start of interior painting High Legh Village Hall Sun 5th Farmer’s Market Abbey Leys Farm 10.00am - 1.00pm NURSERIES Police Surgery – High Legh Village Hall 10.00am - 11.00am • Hanging baskets Sun 26th Police Surgery – High Legh Village Hall 10.00am - 11.00am • Planters, Tubs • Bedding Plants SEPTEMBER Warrington Road Sun 2nd Farmer’s Market Abbey Leys Farm 10.00am - 1.00pm High Legh Mon 10th Parish Council Village Hall 7.30pm Tue 11th WI talk on “British Wildlife” Village Hall 7.30pm Telephone: Thu 27th Coffee and Friendship Village Hall 10.30am 01925 752635 Sun 30th Deadline for Autumn Newsletter

OCTOBER Sun 7th Farmer’s Market Abbey Leys Farm 10.00am - 1.00pm Last Sunday Teas of 201 Deadline for Photographic Competition entries to Village Hall LADIES AND GENTS 1.00pm - 4.00pm HAIRDRESSERS Sat 13th Primary School PTA – 50th Anniversary Ball Sun 7th Photographic Competition (provisional) 1.00pm - 4.00pm 1a HIGH LEGH ROAD High Legh Village Hall BROOMEDGE Tennis Club – Golf Day at High Legh Golf Club Telephone: 01925 754484

©High Legh Community Association 2018 | Registered Charity No 511391 Page 17 PEOPLE AND ORGANISATIONS St John’s Church One of the privileges of being in ministry has been the opportunity to preside at the marriages of many wonderful couples. It is also a great joy to celebrate a couple reaching a ‘significant’ anniversary, knowing that the vows and promises they made many years earlier have sustained their relationship through all the ups and downs of married life. This year as many people must now be aware, we are celebrating the significant anniversary, not of a couple but of a building. St John’s Church, in its latest form, has been at the heart of the community of High Legh for 125 years. As with any significant anniversary, we are planning a celebration by holding of that most traditional of British institutions, a Flower Festival. The theme will be ‘St John’s and High Legh, Now and Then’, and looking at the timeline listed in the Festival booklet there will be a wealth of opportunities for individuals and organisations to place displays in the church that reflect the church as it is now, and changes that have taken place in the parish. Knowing the floral expertise of the community I know that everyone who visits over the weekend will be impressed. In conjunction with the Flower Festival, St John’s will be having a Gift Weekend. The cost of supporting the mission of the church and maintaining the fabric of the building is usually met by the congregation through regular giving and funds raised through community events such as the recent ‘Beer, Bangers and Barbeque’ on the occasion of the Royal Wedding.

Last year, however, an inspection revealed that areas of the external timbers that are such a feature of St John’s have deteriorated badly due to 125 years of braving the elements. Major repairs must be undertaken promptly or matters will inevitably get worse, and due to the skilled nature of the work involved and the need for scaffolding it will be expensive. The congregation will, as always, contribute generously of their time and money. However, considering that of the four churches in the United Benefice, St John’s, with its modern parish room and excellent facilities, is the most used during the week for a whole range of activities, we have decided to give the community the opportunity of making a contribution towards restoring what is a community asset. We want everyone in the village to continue to have the church available for regular services as well as weddings, baptisms and funerals as it has for the past 125 years. Please think carefully about this and how you might be able to help. Any donations, large or small, will be greatly appreciated.

Every blessing Philip

For further information about these events please contact any member of the clergy or church wardens. Rev’d Trish Cope: [email protected]; 07703 470101; 01925 754787

Page 18 ©High Legh Community Association 2018 | Registered Charity No 511391 ©High Legh Community Association 2018 | Registered Charity No 511391 Page 19 Annual Meeting - HLPC Annual Meeting was held on 21 May. There were no changes to councillors and Cllr William Hind will continue as Chairman for this year. If you would like a copy of the Chairman’s Report for 2017/18 please contact the Clerk. The PC met with Esther McVey MP recently at the Village Hall and had valuable time discussing local issues.

Road Safety - Most people who live on the estates in High Legh recognise that our roads are narrow and often lined with parked cars and they drive accordingly. There are always risks at any time of the day but especially early in the morning and mid- afternoon around the Primary School and the new Pre- School Nursery on Pheasant Walk. Please take extra care in these areas. Please keep any hedges you are responsible for under control and well off the pavements. A Vehicle Activated Speed Reminder has been installed on West Lane in the 40mph zone and the portable speed indicator device has been repaired and continues to be positioned on West Lane near the exit of The Avenue by our volunteers. We are hopeful that the “gateway” features on the A50 will be installed in August and we are working with Highways on traffic calming initiatives around the Village Hall and a pedestrian crossing on the A50. Broadband speeds - The Council have had a meeting with Voneus (a Wireless Internet Service Provider that uses advanced radio technology to deliver Superfast broadband services to customers in rural communities around the country). They have been working with Little Bollington, Millington and Dunham Massey. They do this by offering a “Fixed Wireless Access” solution to the premises and promise to deliver speeds no lower than 30mbs. This is a significant improvement on those speeds we have seen in the rural areas which are lower than 2mbs. The Parish Council have given Voneus a list of residents whose information we have received so far to look at providing a package similar to Dunham Massey across the parish. They are hoping to get the service up and running within 90 days. If you are interested in this proposal, could you please provide asap: Name, Address, email and landline telephone number.

©High Legh Community Association 2018 | Registered Charity No 511391 Page 19 HS2 - A public information event was held at the Village Hall on 15 June with HS2 staff answering questions on the emerging plans. The Parish Council remain firmly set against the development of HS2 in this area, however if our objections fail then we will work with the development to mitigate any impact on the village. Footpath map - A map of the footpaths in High Legh can be found at http://www.highleghparishcouncil.gov.uk/maps.php Manchester Airport Drop Off Information - There will be charges for dropping off from June. Further information and map of free drop off zone at: https://www. manchesterairport.co.uk/pick-up-and-drop-off-info. Blue badge holders will be able to access the forecourt areas free of charge for drop-off, on production of a blue badge to the traffic marshals or on exit at the barrier. Policing - Our PCSO Emma Darroch can be contacted on 101 or knutsford.npu@cheshire .pnn.police.uk. Please report anything suspicious on 101 or dial 999 in an emergency. Emma is using the Village Hall regularly and will be having surgeries on:- • Saturdays 14th and 21st July • Sunday 5th and 26th August 10-11a.m, except 21st July when it will be from 3-4pm. Subscribe to our email updates by emailing the clerk. Next Meetings: Monday, 16 July and 10 September - check the web calendar for updates. Meetings start at 7.30 p.m. in the Upstairs Meeting Room. All welcome. Cllr Will Hind (Chairman) Tel: 07721661884 Mrs Doreen Walker (Clerk) Tel: 01925 754818 [email protected] www.highleghparishcouncil.gov.uk

Citizens Advice – Help is never far away At some point in our lives, we all have problems that either we don’t know how to resolve or are unable to get the right help we need to resolve them. That is where Citizens Advice Cheshire North is able to help, we provide a structured and supportive way of dealing with almost any problem. The things Citizens Advice are able to deal with start from how to register a birth to what to do after a death and everything in between. Your local Citizens Advice service helps with all types of queries from Money Advice issues (Debts), Consumer, Employment, Housing, Relationships and Welfare Rights (Benefits); this is not everything we help people with and so if anyone has a problem and are looking for some help, they can ring, email or call in and see someone from Citizen Advice who will help them start to deal with whatever problem they may have. We also operate services that are geared specially towards people with mental health problems, and so if you feel your voice isn’t being heard and you need some support, just get in touch. We work from Knutsford: Town Council offices Wednesday 10am and 1pm (by appointment) Friday 10am and 1pm (drop-in). Advice by email is available at [email protected] Appointments All appointments can be made by ringing 01625 432847 Telephone advice: 03444 111 444 Citizens Advice service is a registered charity, We do not charge for our services. Over 85% of the people who work for us are volunteers. High Legh Parish Council make a contribution to the Knutsford service.

Page 20 ©High Legh Community Association 2018 | Registered Charity No 511391 ©High Legh Community Association 2018 | Registered Charity No 511391 Page 21 Have you visited your Council’s new online resource yet? Launched in 2017, Live Well Cheshire East provides information and advice on a range of services across Cheshire East, giving you greater choice and control to support you and your family. www.cheshireeast.gov.uk/livewell/livewell This easy to use directory of over 3,000 services has already won many accolades from the public sector, communities and individuals. You can use Live Well Cheshire East to find information and advice on subjects such as Health matters, Community activities, Care and support for adults, Care and support for children, Living independently, Education, employment and money matters, Looking after someone, Local Offer for SEN and disability, Staying safe.

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©High Legh Community Association 2018 | Registered Charity No 511391 Page 21 HIGH LEGH NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN Following the public exhibition, attended by over 100 people, and the launch of the second survey (copies of which were distributed to every household in High Legh) some 300 surveys have been completed where people expressed their preferences for which overall approach they preferred for the future of the Village. The results are now being analysed and the results will be published this summer on www. hlnp.org. They will then be used, together with the results of the first survey in 2016 to prepare a draft Neighbourhood Plan on which residents will be further consulted. Options presented were: Cllr. Bruce Adams presenting vouchers to the prize winners, Graham and Julie Rodgers and Joining the Dots (no new housing and some Alan and Pat Carrick. • improvements to existing facilities) Completing the square (some housing (50-75 The winners of the prize draw • houses) and the creation of a new Village Centre and community building for the 3 surveys drawn were Graham and Julie Rodgers, Alan Creating a new half (significant development • (100-125 houses), the creation of a new Village and Pat Carrick and Will Hind, Centre and additional community facilities eachof whom received a £20 M&S • None of the above voucher. If you have any questions in the meantime please do not hesitate to contact Doreen Walker, Parish Clerk at [email protected]. So thank you to all those who completed the survey and for your continued help in shaping the new Neighbourhood Plan for High Legh The High Legh Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group

Page 22 ©High Legh Community Association 2018 | Registered Charity No 511391 ©High Legh Community Association 2018 | Registered Charity No 511391 Page 23 Abbey Leys Farm Shop Fresh Farm Food at it’s Best! • Organic Free Range Eggs • Rich Brown Welsummer, Speckledy and White Leghorn Eggs • Duck Eggs, Pickled Eggs

Home Grown Potatoes, Fresh Fruit and Vegetables, Preserves and Abbey Leys Honey. Farm Bakery - Breads, Cakes, Sponges, Fruit Pies and Beef Pies. Farmhouse Cheshire Cheese, Butter, Milk, Lemon Cheese and Farmhouse Ice Cream Farm Shop Opening Times: Community Farmers Market Monday to Friday 9.00 am – 6.00 pm Opening Times: Saturday 9.00 am – 5.00 pm 10.00 am to 1.00 pm Sunday 10.00am – 4.00 pm Tim and Janet Harrison – 753465 Peacock Lane, High Legh WA16 6NS www.abbeyleys.co.uk

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APRIL - BAKING BREAD, THE GBBO & ME Award winning baker Mitch Poole gave a talk on the art of bread making and his experiences after applying to be a contestant on the Great British Bake Off in 2016, along with 3,000 other hopefuls. After jumping through all the necessary hoops and having answered many personal questions, Mitch was summoned to London to meet the producers. The train journey from Warrington to London was not an easy one encumbered as he was with several cakes. Seeing his dilemma, the friendly guard stepped in and Mitch completed his journey in 1st class style. Now one of the chosen few, he was given mysterious instructions to meet other successful applicants in the “Pineapple Inn”. At this point, he reflected on the implications of being a contestant, mainly the pressure, particularly from the press and he decided to withdraw from the contest. Mitch also holds bread making workshops. Members were so impressed with his skills that they asked if he could help with Sunday teas; sadly he declined. JUNE - THE STORIES BEHIND OUR FAVOURITE NURSERY RHYMES Jean Finney, singer; songwriter; TV extra & cruise ship entertainer came to High Legh in June to talk about nursery rhymes. How sweet could that be? Not at all! Jean took us back in time to tell us the stories behind our most loved nursery rhymes and what gruesome tales she told. (But we are not to tell the children). Apparently, “Goosey; Goosey; Gander” refers to religious persecution and priest holes in Oliver Cromwell’s time. “Three blind mice and Mary, Mary, quite contrary” relates to the brutality carried out during Queen Mary reign and even “Oranges & Lemons” has unpleasant origins. But perhaps there is a clue at the end of that little rhyme. Jean provided a very entertaining evening. It was good that she had time to visit before embarking on a world cruise to teach the ukulele to cruise ship passengers. RESOLUTIONS EVENING This took place in May. High Legh Members voted unanimously to accept the 2018 resolution on Mental Health. “The NFWI urges all members to recognise the importance of parity between mental health and physical health and to lobby government for better support for mental illness”. The National Federation discussed the resolution at the AGM in Cardiff on June 6th. It was voted through by 5,900 votes. THEATRE VISITS Members who visited the Brindley Theatre to see “You’ve got a friend” said it was superb. The production of “The Queen of the Desert” at the Garrick Theatre was described as brilliant. CRAFT GROUP - The supply of toiletries to a local women’s refuge, organised by the craft group, will continue. A thank you card expressing their appreciation was read out. The craft group has also asked members to knit cannula sleeves for patients. Involvement in the Cheshire Show will be the last activity before breaking for the summer. The next get together will be in September. WALKING GROUP - The walkers plan to walk by the River Weaver and lunch at the Penny Black.

Page 24 ©High Legh Community Association 2018 | Registered Charity No 511391 ©High Legh Community Association 2018 | Registered Charity No 511391 Page 25 BOOK CLUB - Members are reading “A Dog called Hope” by J. Morgan & D. Lewis. DARTS GROUP - A county darts competition will take place in October. NEW ZEALAND LINK - It is always good to hear from our New Zealand friends in Maunu. Janis Brind, the representative for the link with the 9 members, read out a friendly and entertaining letter from the group. MONTHLY MEETINGS

The following guest speakers have been arranged:- July 10th Nine Lives Janet Bradshaw September 10th British Wildlife Dave Brotton There will be no meetings in August but a Bring & Share Social Evening will be held on August 14th.

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HIGH LEGH BOWLING CLUB Bowling Club Instore The major thoughts in a bowlers mind in early Spring are likely to be weather related, as the green reopens and the outdoor season starts in April. The 2018 season got off to a promising start with relatively fine weather and a green that had responded well to the maintenance and treatment carried out over the close season. The weather has a tremendous impact on the game of bowls having a direct effect on the “speed” of the green. Damp conditions with wet grass will clearly make it more difficult to propel a bowl across the green. As the ground dries out the green becomes faster and we see more bowls ending up in the gutter around the edge of the green. Some greens have the reputation of being inherently “fast” with little effort being needed to send the bowl a long distance, Judging the speed of the green and the changes in speed are probably the biggest tests of a bowler’s skill. Bowlers generally know their home green well and can adjust to the conditions. Bowling on greens in away matches, however, can be very difficult and a player needs to quickly assess the green to make a competitive start to a match.

Outdoor Bowling We are at about “mid-term” in our league matches and I am pleased to report that most teams are doing well in their respective leagues generally occupying a mid table position. Special mention, however, must be made of one team for their progress this season. The Trafford League team under the Captaincy of Norman Harrison is currently lying third in division 2. Well done to this squad. Those of you who want to follow the progress of all teams and players can click on the appropriate link on the “teams” page in the club’s website. Statistics are updated weekly.

Club Competitions Two club competitions have already been completed, three are still in progress and there are two more at later dates. The men’s’ pairs competition, held in mid May saw some excellent bowling with games contested in a competitive but sportsmanlike fashion. The ladies pairs took place on a bright, sunny afternoon in June and it was encouraging to see more lady members taking part. The winners in these events were: Mens Pairs – David Maynard and Stuart Maun Ladies Pairs – Jean Priestner and Sue Jennings

Page 26 ©High Legh Community Association 2018 | Registered Charity No 511391 ©High Legh Community Association 2018 | Registered Charity No 511391 Page 27 Pupils of High Legh Primary School at the green

The future? There have a been a large number of newcomers to bowling contacting the club recently following a publicity “campaign” from the club. This has resulted in approximately 20 new members joining the club so far this season. A most enjoyable event to introduce youngsters to the game was held recently, when Class 5 and Class 6 of High Legh Primary School visited the green, as part of their sports week, to have a go at crown green bowling. The pupils involved were a credit to their school and, after some initial misgivings, showed a keen interest in the techniques involved in the sport. Initial comments such as “I didn’t know there was a bowling alley in High Legh” and “..you know, that game played by old people” were soon seen to be misplaced when the children got to grips with bowling balls. Our President, Jack Stant, was pleased to receive thank you letters from Class 6 pupils.

New members are welcome to contact Jack Stant on 07831 121735 or email [email protected]

High Legh Robert Moffat Memorial 10k Race Following the cancellation of the race this year because of the weather, partial refunds were offered to all entrants. They were given the opportunity of either receiving the refund or donating the monies to High Legh Community Association, High Legh Primary School and Lymm Runners. As a result of the generosity of the runners most chose not to seek a refund and as a result over £1600 was given to each of the three organisations. We are very grateful for all those who gave and will be offering all entrants to this year’s race early entrant status for next year’s race.

Nick Gerrard on behalf of the High Legh Robert Moffat 10k Race Committee. ©High Legh Community Association 2018 | Registered Charity No 511391 Page 27 Summer 2018 has seen a record year for junior tennis at HLTC with 13 teams having competed in red, orange, green and full yellow ball in AEGON and North East Cheshire winter league competitions. All teams have done fantastically to date Junior with U8 A, U9 B, U10 A all through to the County Final and the U10 B in the County Team Semi Final. Good Luck to all our teams. Success

Primary School Partnership Our fantastic partnership with High Legh Primary School continues to thrive. Our coaching team go into the school to deliver lunch time and after school tennis clubs. On the back of this and children joining the tennis club the school has recently won the Warrington Schools Year 3 & 4 tennis tournament and will now go on to represent Warrington Schools in the Cheshire County Schools finals. Congratulations to Leon Moreton, Oliver Dobson, Nala Baker & Faraday Reynolds.

We have lots more fun 13th/14th/15th July events and activities Adult Club Championship Tournament planned at HLTC for the Sunday 15th July summer months. Afternoon Tea and Presentation Afternoon Everyone is welcome at Sunday 30th September HLTC and it would be Sunday Teas at the Village Hall - Family American Tournament great to see as many of Sunday 14th October you as possible down Golf Day at High Legh Golf Club at the club. Friday 9th November Spooky Night

Page 28 ©High Legh Community Association 2018 | Registered Charity No 511391 ©High Legh Community Association 2018 | Registered Charity No 511391 Page 29 Coaching Update Our Junior Coaching is divided into four specific age groups: MiniTennis Red (3-8 years), Mini Tennis Orange (9 years and under), Mini Tennis Green (10 years and under) and Junior Tennis (11-18 years). Each age group uses a different colour ball, a different size court and a different size racket. The group lesson courses enable juniors to learn all the techniques and tactics needed to improve their game in addition to learning the rules of tennis.

The coaching programme for the Tennis Camps will be Autumn Term is: running over

MONDAYS 4pm-5pm Mini Red and Tots TUESDAYS 4.15pm-5pm Mini Red Summer 5pm-6pm Mini JULY Red Squad 9th - 13th 6pm-7pm Mini Orange Squad 16th - 20th 23rd - 27th WEDNESDAYS 4pm-5pm Mixed Red/Orange/ 30th - 3rd Green August 5pm-6pm Mixed Green/Full Ball THURSDAYS 4pm-5pm Mini Red 5pm-6pm Mini Green 6pm-7pm Full Ball

SATURDAY 9am-10am Mini Red and Tots Summer 10am-11am Mixed Red/Orange AUGUST 11am-12 Noon Mixed Green/ 6th - 10th 13th - 17th Full Ball 20th - 24th 12 Noon-1pm Individual Coaching 28th - 31st 1pm-2pm Red and Orange Tactical & Technical Matchplay

There are also plenty of sessions for adults of all abilities during the weekdays/evenings including: Wednesday 6pm-7pm Adult Drills, Friday 9.30am-11am Tennis Morning for All.

Camps are available for all ages (4-16) and will be run by our fantastic coaching team. The camps are also very much open for older juniors.

If you would like any information on the tennis at High Legh Tennis Club, please don’t hesitate to contact Emma Silcock E: [email protected] T: 07985 605565 www.highleghtennisclub.co.uk https://m.facebook.com/highleghtennisclubnews

©High Legh Community Association 2018 | Registered Charity No 511391 Page 29 LOCAL SERVICES

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Page 30 ©High Legh Community Association 2018 | Registered Charity No 511391 Get into Golf in 2018

With Spring approaching most of us are looking forward to warmer, longer days ahead. Why not take up golf in 2018? As one of the UKs largest participation sports its a great way of meeting new people, making the most of beautiful scenery and is available for all ages and abilities to enjoy.

At High Legh Park we have some of the best practice facilities in the North West and is home to the American Golf National Golf Academy with 7 PGA professional coaches permanently on site. The club specialises in development programs for all abilities including private tuition or small class groups.

Of particular interest to novice golfers is our ACADEMY MEMBERSHIP, which allows unlimited use of our 9 hole Academy course which is an interesting, challenging course designed with novice golfers in mind and meanders through some some beautiful Cheshire parkland. We o er family membership packages which includes childrens membership FREE OF CHARGE (when combined with an adult membership). Adult membership starts from just £468.00 per year.

For more seasoned golfers our full membership includes access to the 18 hole Championship course, the 9 hole Academy course and excellent practice facilities to help develop your potential to its fullest.

CALL 01565 830888 FOR MORE INFORMATION OR VISIT: www.highleghpark.com www.theagacademy.co.uk