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Or Online at Frodsham Christmas Festival December 2014 www.frodshamlife.co.uk 1 2 www.frodshamlife.co.uk December 2014 Editor Gary Skentelbery Production Paul Walker Editor’s Comment Advertising IS Frodsham Foundation’s as anyone can set up a Facebook Asked if they ever viewed the James Balme e-newsletter and Facebook page for free and an e-newsletter Foundation Facebook page or Nick White page worth £10,000-a-year costs virtually nothing. e-newsletter, 74 per cent said “no” FreephoneTony Record to Frodsham Town Council? Of course, the Foundation and only 26 per cent said “yes”. 0800Freephone 955 5247 The question was asked at a says it plans to make its online Asked if they had ever used either 0800 955 5247 council meeting by Cllr Mike Pusey, communications sustainable, so to look for a job, a massive 97 per Editorial wearing his recently acquired it should not be necessary to ask cent said “no.” 01925 623631 Frodsham Foundation director’s the council for more money. If this Need we say more? hat. proves to be the case, then the Email [email protected] Perhaps the question should Foundation will have discovered info@warrington- have more accurately been: “Is the Holy Grail. It will have achieved worldwide.co.ukWebsites it worth £14,167 a year” for what huge, multi-national media On behalf of all the team at Websiteswww.culchethlife.com what the Foundation was seeking companies have been struggling to www.frodshamlife.co.uk was an extra £4,167 to keep do for years – made money from Frodsham Life we would like to wish www.culchethlife.com all our readers and advertisers www.frodshamlife.co.ukwww.lymmlife.co.uk its communications work going the internet. www.lymmlife.co.ukwww.warrington.tv until the end of next May. It had But let’s ignore money for a A Merry Christmas www.warrington- received a £10,000 fee from the moment. Let’s ignore what we think, and a worldwide.co.ukwww.warrington.tv www.warrington- council earlier in the year. or what the Town Council thinks. Happy & Prosperous worldwide.co.ukAddress The council decided – albeit Let’s ask the people of Frodsham not too convincingly, as the vote what they think. AddressNew Media Centre New Year Old Road Warrington was 5-3 – to pay out the extra Well, they have already been WA4New Media1AT Centre money. Councillors who are also asked, in the town-wide survey Old Road Warrington Foundation directors did not, of carried out by the council itself. WA4 1AT course, vote. Now, we have no problem with warrington-worldwideFrodsham Life is is the council paying fees for services published monthly by provided by the Foundation. Orbit News Ltd. Indeed, we have said in this The contents of this magazine column previously that we believe are fully protected by copyright the Foundation has done some and nothing may be reprinted magnificent work for the benefit of or reproduced without prior Frodsham and we have no reason permission of the publishers. to believe it won’t continue to do The publishers are not liable for so. any statement made or opinion But one thing it is not good at expressed by third parties in this is communicating, and if it intends publication. to rely on a Facebook page and Printed by TwentyFourSeven an e-newsletter it is difficult to see how it will become so. Certainly not to the tune of £14,167 a year, December 2014 www.frodshamlife.co.uk 3 Council agrees to fund top up fee for internet newsletter FRODSHAM Town Council has agreed to pay a “top up” fee of newsletter was a “specialised communication portal used by lots £4,167 to Frodsham Foundation to keep its internet newsletter service” and as such was exempt of people. going until the end of May. from the requirement of three Cllr Rita Shearn asked how The payment was approved by Eventually it was hoped that quotations. much the council had paid to five votes to three and follows a newsletter would generate an Cllr Lyn Riley – also a Foundation the Foundation in total, since its director - said it was doubtful if £10,000 fee paid earlier this year income for the Foundation, would inception. She was told the figure after the newsletter was launched. become self sustaining and that three quotations could be obtained locally as she could not think of was a little over £30,000. Cllr Mike Pusey – a director of they would not need to come back The council approved payment the Foundation – stressed that the to the council for another £10,000. anyone who could supply the payment being sought was a fee Cllr Graham Bondi questioned service. of the fee. Councillors who are also for a service, not a grant. whether the newsletter represented She said the service provided directors of the Foundation were The newsletter had been set up value for money. Frodsham with a wonderful excluded from the vote. by the Foundation at the request of “There are quite a lot of Frodsham the Town Council but its costs had residents who do not use computers to be met if it was to keep running. or tablets and do not use this form It was for the council to decide of communication,” he said. if the newsletter was worth He also queried whether the £10,000-a-year, although the council should be adhering to its Foundation was seeking only policy of seeking three competitive £4,167 to keep it running until the quotes for a service. end of May. Town clerk Jon Wild said the New trees to be planted A PLANTING plan has been approved for 25 new trees in the community orchard in Frodsham’s Hob Hey Wood. In addition, five trees will be planted to replace dead trees, the Town Council has decided. But the orchard will still occupy less than half of the meadow area in which it was originally planted, in line with the previously agreed policy of the council. The trees are to be provided by Frodsham Transition Initiative. 4 www.frodshamlife.co.uk December 2014 More events commemorating the Great War SPECIAL events to commemorate Charlie Villiers and Jess Capel, the centenary of the start of World local school children and youth War 1 have continued in Frodsham. groups, representatives from the After a five week run at borough council and many of Castle Park Arts Centre, the Frodsham’s community groups. highly successful exhibition to Cllr Taylor said: “As the year full commemorate the Great War, of commemorative events comes to organised by the Town Council’s an end, the WW1 Commemoration World War 1 Working Group, Working Group wishes everyone a came to an end. Merry Christmas and Happy and Cllr Pammi Taylor said: “It was Peaceful 2015. satisfying to see the steady stream of visitors, many of whom wrote “The group continues to plan complimentary comments about events for the future and welcomes the exhibition, as well as the contribution of ideas from refurbished gallery in the visitor’s Frodsham’s people.” book. Anyone wishing to join the group “On behalf the group, I thank should contact the Town Council on them, the contributors and 01928 735150 or email: council@ supporters. Without them we could frodsham.gov.uk not have achieved the success we did.” Pictures show the service at Overton Hill The group also organised a Memorial, the Mayor and Junior Mayors screening of the film “Ypres - laying wreaths at Overton Hill Memorial Slaughter of the Innocents” at the and the service at St Laurence Church. parish hall. Despite poor weather, more than 20 people enjoyed free refreshments, followed by the film which the audience found to be informative and interesting. Two Remembrance Services were held – the first at St Laurence Parish Church and the second at Overton Hill War Memorial. Father Michael Mills led both services and commented on how much the attendance at the services had increased over the years. Wreaths were laid by the Royal British Legion, Frodsham Mayor Cllr Allen Wales and Junior Mayors December 2014 www.frodshamlife.co.uk 5 Solicitors announce senior appointments FRODSHAM based legal firm FDR Law has made three new senior appointments, two internal and one external. Long standing commercial partner Charles Agar has taken on the position of chairman of the full service legal practice, which also has offices in Warrington and Stockton Heath. In addition to his well-established role of advising business clients, he will now also promote FDR Law in the wider community and foster and encourage strong links with the firm’s business partners. Charles was admitted as a solicitor in 1981 and since then has earned a reputation for top quality service in the fields of business acquisitions, disposals, partnership and shareholder agreements, commercial leases and licences, intellectual property and commercial property. Commercial partner Stephen Woodall has stepped into the role of head of the Commercial Department. He will manage this department based in Bold Street, Warrington. Stephen is a very experienced commercial property solicitor specialising in major acquisitions and disposals for residential and commercial development. He is a board member of Warrington and Co, the local public/private sector partnership responsible for regeneration projects in the Warrington area. Joining them as a new partner is Ian Sydenham, who will head up FDR Law’s Private Client Department. Ian trained at Chester Law College and has worked in Cheshire since qualification. He has previous experience as a private client partner at Hill Dickinson and Knights in Chester and joined FDR Law at the beginning of November.
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