July-August 2016 Cert Sunday 17Th: Cheshire Show Ground, 10Am
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DATES FOR YOUR DIARY JULY Monday 4th: Parish Hall, 7.30pm. Parish Council meeting. All welcome Tuesday 5th: Cock O’Budworth, 7.00pm. Horse Racing Extravaganza Wednesday 6th: Parish Hall, 7.30pm. WI meeting (speaker: Dr. Dalton Boot) Thursday 7th & Friday 8th: Primary School, 10.00-12 noon. Open mornings Wednesday 13th & Thursday 14th: Primary School playing field. ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ Friday 15th: Great Budworth Church, 7.30pm. Weaver Valley Choir ‘Last Night of the Proms’ evening con- July-August 2016 cert Sunday 17th: Cheshire Show Ground, 10am. Summer Welly Walk Along the new A556 Wednesday 20th: Arley Hall, 7.30pm. Illustrated talk and exhibition (gardens & exhibition open from 6.00pm) Wednesday 20th: Primary School. School Sports Day and art exhibition Great Budworth Cricket Club Thursday 21st: The Red Lion, Pickmere, 12.30pm. Ladies’ lunch Thursday 21st: Parish Hall, 7.00pm. Heritage Society AGM, followed by talk by architect Ken Moth ANNUAL BBQ Tuesday 26th: Great Budworth Church, 1.30pm. Great Budworth Primary School Leavers’ Service. July 30th: Dene House, Great Budworth, 5.00-8.00pm. GB Cricket Club BBQ will take place at AUGUST Dene House Great Budworth Wednesday 3rd: Bowling Green, Great Budworth, 7.00pm. WI Bowls Evening (by kind permission of Marie & Richard Kershaw) Thursday 18th: The Red Lion, Pickmere, 12.30pm. Ladies’ lunch Monday 29th: The Old Hall, High Street. Auction of Promises on Saturday 30th July 2016 SEPTEMBER from 5.00—8.00 pm Wednesday 13th: Parish Hall, 7.45pm. Garden Club Produce Show Featuring Barnton Silver Band All welcome! Need a solicitor? Then go local! Based in Northwich town centre and established for over 18 years, Susan Howarth & Co. Tickets £10 each Solicitors specialise in Family Law (incl. Family Mediation), Child Care, Residential Property, Wills Available from Maggie Blower 01606 891213 & Probate (incl. 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Cost: just £1! 16 y Life in Music was a talk by Keith Yearsley Great Budworth Church M of Macclesfield who told us of his involve- Friday 15th July - 7.30pm ment with all things musical, but the biggest treat was to hear him play our newly-tuned piano and it Weaver Valley WI Choir was a delight to hear and singalong to. The rendi- tion of Jerusalem (which is rarely sung now) at the 'Last Night of The Proms' beginning of the meeting took on a whole new Evening concert in honour of The Queen's Birthday aspect when we all sang so heartily with a splendid Light Refreshments - Pimms - Raffle accompaniment by Keith. He was warmly thanked £10 a ticket and members enjoyed a cup of tea and homemade cake, yummy!! 01606 48036 Margaret Cross Mib Byram, our President, represented Gt Budworth, Antrobus, Comberbach & Pickmere WIs at the National AGM at Brighton: no pressure there then! LADIES’ LUNCHES th We have Dr Dalton Boot to speak at the meeting on Wednesday 6 July on his The July Ladies’ Lunches in July and August will experiences as a surgeon in Cambodia. He has worked there for 11 years to take place at 12.30pm on Thursday 21st July and improve the infra structure of the Kossamok hospital. I think that sounds a very 18th August at the Red Lion in Pickmere. New interesting evening so all are welcome and of course we have cakes to enjoy made by Shirley and Sandra. The competition is for an Eastern artefact. ladies always welcome! Further information from Hazel (891908). The meeting in August is our friendly bowls evening with Bostock WI. This is a great evening for anyone who would like to have a taste of Bowls and tuition will be supplied by those with a little more bowling knowledge. BIG BOYS’ BISTRO The date is Wednesday 3rd August starting at 7pm prompt and please bring 1960s & 1970s THEME along a little contribution for a light supper afterwards. Save the date! June Wilkinson Saturday 22nd October A super supper in aid of the Parish Hall Roof Dog Walking D & P M SHELDON Project. Whitehouse Dairy If you are locat- Clothing of the period is optional. ed in the Great Your Local Dairyman & Budworth area Newsagent STOP PRESS! Final negotiations are under way for a superstar guest! and looking for a We sell other local goods: eggs, local caring dog potatoes, fruit and veg. Dave & Don walker I am (on behalf of Budworth Big Boys) available for We use fresh milk from Booths Hall daily walks, Farm, Knutsford Save the date toilet/feeding and general care We operate a ‘milkwatch’ scheme, and attention visits. For your keeping our eyes & ears open in the SAFARI SUPPER dog’s individual needs/ early hours requirements, please give me a on 12th November 2016 Tel: 01565 634509 A Safari Supper is being organised in the village. We hope that villagers and those in call. the surrounding area will be involved - and that all the host houses will be within www.sheldonsdairy.co.uk Emma: tel 01606 891 229; Great Budworth. More details to follow. 07704 074 979 Proceeds to the Church Restoration Fund 2 15 SCHOOL NEWS THE BOOKA PRIZE EVENING ome 50 people gathered in the Parish Hall on Friday 17th June for an evening of hank you to everyone who supported our BudFest event on June 18th. At story telling. There they enjoyed listening to all ten stories—read out by their the time of going to print we are waiting for the final figure that was raised, S T authors—which were competing for the second Booka-Prize, organized by the Herit- but we are hoping that it will be in the region of £1,500. This is a tremendous age Society. contribution to the school, which together with match funding received from Barclays Bank for the Fizz Fashion evening, will mean that many children will It was a very jolly, sociable evening, too, with excellent home- benefit from the "extras" that this will provide. made savoury refreshments provided by Malcolm Torrance and his team. Thank you also to all in the village, but particularly to our closest neighbours, for your patience during the building of our new classroom. This has now been The stories themselves were wonderfully varied, ranging from completed and Class 3 are enjoying their new room. It has enabled Class 2 to the spooky (was the man keeping the girl in the hillside hut move out of the smallest classroom, which has now become a library. Not only protecting her or about to harm her?) to the humorously ro- does this free up corridor space from bookshelves, but it also provides a quiet mantic (the woman who meets her exciting new internet room for one-to-one and small group teaching. All these things create a better date— only to find it’s the boring man she divorced!). environment for our children to learn in and more practical space for our The standard was high, making the task of the judge, Jim teachers to use. Wardhaugh, very difficult indeed. From his short list of three, We have some great events coming up: on June 28th the winners of the art however, he selected as the winner Jane Finch’s tale of a competition run by the local history society at the Salt Museum will be attending Jane Finch is pictured re- young woman finding romance in France. Her prize was a a presentation evening at Arley Hall. You may also have also seen in the North- ceiving her prize from the glass crystal biscuit barrel. wich Guardian many of our pupils' designs for a new football shirt. You can vote judge, Jim Wardhaugh. Our thanks go to all the competitors for providing an evening for your favourite via the details in the newspaper, or online. of great entertainment and to Malcolm and Hazel Torrance, who organized the entire We will be having Open Mornings from 10am - 12 noon on Thursday 7th and event. Friday 8th July when prospective pupils of the school and pre-school can come with their families to look around. On Wednesday 13th and Thursday 14th July our older pupils will be putting on a Watch out, there’s a thief about! performance of A Midsummer Night's Dream, starting at 6pm. All villagers are There were at least three attempted burglaries of invited to come along to these al fresco performances: please do bring chairs properties in the centre of the village in one night dur- with you. ing June. Make sure gardening equipment is locked Then on Wednesday 20th July we will be having our Sports Day and Art Exhibi- away and your property is secured at night. Let neigh- tion, to which you are all invited as well. bours know if you’re going to be away from your home for any length of time.