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Editor Gary Skentelbery Production Paul Walker Editor’s Comment Advertising HAVING attended the fifth and final Rethinking South James Balme so please don’t adopt a NIMBY ’s Future (RSWF) information session at Bridgewater attitude – everybody needs to work Freephone High School, it left me in no doubt whatsoever how important 0800 955 5247 together to ensure whatever future it is to respond to Warrington Borough Council’s Local Plan. developments take place, we have Editorial It is certainly worrying when you So please don’t let apathy the right infrastructure with the least 01925 623633 hear the former head of the town’s win the day – make your voices impact on our environment. Email planning department describing heard and let Warrington Borough While the proposed housing [email protected] the Local Plan as “flimsy” and Council know exactly how you feel on Green Belt in the area urging people to challenge and about their Local Plan which many is minimal compared to other Websites question it, especially the proposed say is not fit for purpose. www.lymmlife.co.uk areas, the proposed huge logistic development of our Green Belt. You have until 5pm Monday June developments on Green Belt Land www.culchethlife.com We mustn’t let apathy win the 15 to lodge your objections. www.frodshamlife.co.uk near Lymm Truck Stop will have a day – as it did when a proposed Meanwhile congratulations to the huge impact on a much wider area! www.warrington- event for the local business Local Parish Councils and residents’ worldwide.co.uk community was cancelled due to groups who have come together to www.warrington.tv lack of interest – apparently I was put forward a “professional” team Deadline for the Address one of the few who responded with to ensure no stone is left unturned New Media Centre an interest to attend! in the bid to protect our precious July issue of Old Road Warrington Whatever our council decide Green Belt for future generations to WA4 1AT your views will count when the enjoy. Lymm Life is whole plan comes before a While these groups have come Government Inspector at a future together in the South, the Local June 4 date. Plan impacts on our whole town

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AFTER another hugely successful has risen significantly since this year The Lymm Panto cast at show started, but the audience Lymm Rugby Club are set to take can look forward to another to the stage again with their brilliant and exceptional night of popular Vaudeville Show, which entertainment at Lymm Rugby Club, promises some very special guest all in aid of the Lymm Grass Roots appearances! Clubhouse Appeal - with some very The team performed infront of a sell-out audience of over 1,600, special guest appearances. raising over £30k for the Lymm To avoid disappointment reserve Grass Roots Clubhouse Appeal last your tickets by emailing: fiona@ December. spa-group.co.uk. Tickets are also available at Primrose Hill Nurseries Summer spectacular and The Terrace. No sooner was it over the scriptwriters and performing troupe were thinking about the 2019 summer spectacular, The Vaudeville Sophies Show! Performed in Lymm Rugby Club’s Soft Furnishings Summer Marquee on Friday June 14, this will be the Vaudeville Curtains • Roman Blinds Show’s fourth consecutive year, Cushions • Tiebacks • Poles with the objective of another sell- Tracks • Valances • Pelmets out! We design, make and fit to meet your exact requirements. Audience expecation For free home visit or advice ring Producer Simon Plumb said: "The quality of performance and Anne on 01925 754446 therefore audience expectation, www.sophiessoftfurnishings.co.uk Lymm Osteopathic Practice Established 1979 SUZETTE PULMAN, N.D. M.R.N. D.O. Registered Naturopath & Osteopath DARREN HAYWARD, B.Sc. (Ost) Registered Osteopath

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LYMM Historic Transport Day, which started in 2013, is set to Club, based in Warrington, are just we also have Warrington’s Own draw an amazing 8,000 visitors to the village for its annual one of the car clubs that has been Buses running a shuttle from the Bus celebration of Lymm’s transport heritage. coming since year one. Lancashire Station with their own vintage bus. Some of the old working boats, display of Lymm’s unique history. Traction Engine Club are also Our village is the perfect setting committed supporters with fifteen including those from the Boat Top of the bill at this year’s event on for what we hope will be another Museum at , travel Sunday, June 23, is a flypast by the engines already booked in. for up to three days to take up their RAF’s last Dakota C-47. “The enthusiasm for this event memorable year. Fingers crossed position as part of an incredible The North West Casuals Car has surpassed all our expectations” for sunshine”. said Event Director Alan Williams Find out more at www. “ This year, for the second time, lymmtransport.org.uk June 2019 www.lymmlife.co.uk 9 Storm Hannah parked gallons of water on Lymm STORM Hannah – remember Car Park on or around April 26. avoid being drenched by the assumed they contribute to the her? – wasn’t supposed to The flooding which has plagued motorists trying to park! problem. But there aren’t many visit Lymm. the car park for years came Cllr Ian Marks has raised the leaves around at this time of the Officially, according to the Met back with a vengeance, causing issue with Warrington Borough year. Office, she didn’t – but tell that to problems for motorists trying to Council, who are responsible for “I shall be raising the issue people who visited the Davies Way park and pedestrians trying to the maintenance of the car park, with the borough again – and on numerous occasions. suggesting that rather than a quick- He said: “To be fair, they usually come out and fix things pretty fix we need a permanent solution.” quickly. But it is not too long before Storm Hannah also wiped out the flooding comes back again. Lymm Oughtrington Park Cricket “I don’t know what the problem Club’s matches on April 27 – along is. It is usually in the autumn when with every other cricket match in leaves are falling and I have !

Oughtrington Community Primary School Permanent Maintenance Officer Required for September 2019 Grade 5 SCP 8 (£15,497) Initially 28.75 hours per week, on a split shift (Hours maybe subject to change dependent on school’s needs) Mornings: 7.00am-9.15am Afternoons: 2.45pm-6.15pm 52 weeks a year The children, staff and Governors are seeking to appoint a Maintenance Officer to join our friendly team working in a busy school environment. Applicants need to have well developed inter-personal skills and be capable of responding flexibly to day-to-day pressures, demonstrating personal initiative, motivation and commitment. We are looking for a hard-working, cheerful person who will be proud to maintain our school and grounds to a very high standard of cleanliness and safety. The ability to complete routine maintenance and the flexibility to deliver these hours over a split shift is essential. The successful candidate will also need to demonstrate a professional attitude and be capable of working accurately, showing attention to detail. Other essential skills include being empathetic, able to work as part of a team and having a sense of humour. The job is based in a Primary School with approximately 420 pupils on roll. The role is integral to the safe and efficient running of the school and its surrounding facilities. It is a part time position (initially 28.75 hours per week) with 25 days holiday per year, requiring the post holder to work their hours both during term time and in school holidays. All holidays are to be taken during school closure periods. This provides continuity and stability in running all functions of the school. The average working day will be on a split shift with additional hours to be worked and claimed separately on a Thursday evening to cover school lettings. Thursday evenings will mostly finish at 7pm but can be up to 10pm dependent upon what events are occurring in school. Oughtrington Community Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children and staff and expects all adults to share this commitment. Enhanced DBS clearance will be required. Further information about the Disclosure Scheme can be found on homeoffice.gov.uk/agencies-public-bodies/dbs. Visits to school are warmly welcomed and encouraged. If you wish to make an appointment to have a look around school, please telephone the office on 01925 752086. Application forms and details are available on the School’s website (www.oughtringtoncps.co.uk). All completed forms should be returned to school for the attention of Miss Marsland, Head Teacher, and marked ‘Private & Confidential’. Howard Avenue, Lymm, WA13 9EH | Tel: 01925 752086 | Fax: 01925 758769 Closing date: Thursday, 20th June 2019 at mid-day | Short Listing: Friday, 21st June 2019 (pm) Interviews: Monday, 24th June 2019 (pm) | Job Sharing: This post is not available for job sharing 10 www.lymmlife.co.uk June 2019 June 2019 www.lymmlife.co.uk 11 Approved – a four bedroom house in conservation area garden BOROUGH planning chiefs have given the go-ahead for a four bedroom house in the garden of an existing house at Lymm. The development, in Brookfield council’s development management Road, in the Lymm Conservation committee were told that similar Area, was opposed by Lymm Parish proposals had been turned down Council and there were objections as long ago as 1980 – and again from four nearby residents. rejected on appeal. As a result the Parish councillors believed site had remained undeveloped. the proposal represented over But planning officers did not development of the site and that feel the scheme would have a the scheme would have a negative detrimental on the conservation impact on the conservation area. area. Neighbours were concerned The proposed house would be about drainage arrangements, within easy walking distance of the loss of trees, the access and loss of village centre. wildlife habitats. Overall they felt the scheme was Members of the borough acceptable. 12 www.lymmlife.co.uk June 2019 Lymm May Queen Festival biggest and best for years

LYMM’S annual May Queen event was one of the biggest and two years. Most weekends she can be seen best for many years with over 30 floats taking part in the Olivia was honoured to be in the walking around the village centre carnival parade. Rose Queen retinue last year. She making sure she stops to greet Event organiser, local Cllr. Kath who owns Jessobel Boutique in the enjoys horse riding and gardening every passing dog! Buckley, was delighted with the turn village and David Boucher, tennis with her grandmother. Statham primary School won out as the event also recognised the coach at Lymm Tennis Club. She She aspires to be a doctor and the best Junior Float Prize while the 25th anniversary of fellow local has two sisters Jessyca aged 13 an environmentalist to help others Spread Eagle rock chicks won the Cllr. Peter Powell becoming the and Harriet aged three. understand how to care for our senior prize. official Town Crier for the Village. New Rose Queen Olivia natural environment. Although the skies were over cast Lombardi Brown was crowned by for much of the day, the rain held the Mayor of Warrington Cllr Karen off, again justifying the decision Mundry. Olivia is orginally from Ft taken last year to bring the event Lauderdale in Florida, but moved to forward from June following Lymm with her family when she was previous washouts. aged three. Meanwhile Ravenbank Primary She is an active member of School had the honour of providing Lymm Twin Town Society, as well both the Lymm May Queen and as having taken part in Lymm Rose Queen for this year’s event. Transport Day parade for the past New May Queen, 10-year-old Isobel “Issy” Boucher, was crowned by local historian Cllr. Joe Griffiths. Her parents are Karen Taylor

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LYMM and District Round Table As well as being a great declared their annual Lymm duck community fun day the race also race a scorching success with huge helps raise vital funds for local crowds enjoying the wonderful causes and this year over £8000 Easter weather. was raised on the day which Lymm This year’s Lymm duck race and District Round Table will put to was blessed with glorious good use as always. sunshine which added to the party Lymm Round Table, Chairman atmosphere in the village. A huge Euan MacDonald said: "Lymm Duck crowd built steadily throughout Race is a lot of hard work for the the Bank Holiday morning and by team that puts it together, but it is the time of the start of the race the always great fun to see the village whole race route and the rest of the full of happy people cheering the village was packed with spectators. ducks to the finish line. We always As well as the excitement of look forward to a celebratory pint the duck race there were many afterwards and finding out how other attractions to keep the locals much we’ve raised for some great amused including a giant slide, a causes. Hopefully 2019 can beat crooked house, kiddies fairground all previous records again.” rides and stalls provided by The winning duck was number Chadwick’s Family Fun Fair. A 696 with 917 coming second and food village area kept people fed 221 claiming third. Corporate duck and watered and the local pubs winner was Orb Jewellery and and restaurants also provided Super Duck Winner was Grill on wonderful hospitality. the Cross. As a result of the recent dry spell Lymm Life photographer Paul there was a slow current on the Jackson took to the water in a brook so the ducks were slower than canoe expertly captained by Round last year but some encouragement Tabler, Ed Gough, to capture photos from volunteer canoeists Chris and and a live video of the event which James helped them along the brook was watched around the world by towards the crowded finishing line. nearly 4,000 people! June 2019 www.lymmlife.co.uk 15 16 www.lymmlife.co.uk June 2019 Beekeeper seeks help from public to relocate bee swarms

THE last remaining beekeeper in chances for the bees left behind the area willing to collect swarms to survive if one of the eight cells free of charge is appealing for produces a viable queen. help from the public in relocating “A swarm’s normal procedure is colonies in substantial forestry to rest not far from the hive usually areas of the borough. on a branch of a local tree, in a Lymm based Frank Hilton is fence or bushes. From where they now the only Beekeeper prepared to catch swarms in the whole of send out scouts to find somewhere the Warrington post code area more desirable to live and set up free of charge and has been very a new colony. The big problem successful with the breeding of wild now is that they may choose your bees in Delamere Forest and Owley chimney, wall cavity or some Wood in Weaverham, and is now other desirable (to them) space looking for substantial forestry in within your roof, from where they the Warrington area. cannot be removed without major Now that Spring has sprung building damage and cost. As the the Bumble bee queen has left majority of swarms only stay in the hibernation and is busy looking for local tree for less than 24 hours it a place to nest and raise her four is imperative that we remove them hundred worker bees. on the day they swarm. The only Frank said: “The honey bee chance we beekeepers can help, has started to propagate our is for you to immediately inform us flowers, trees and gardens. The when you see a swarm or on them whole land is greener adorned settling down by contacting a local by the coniferous trees joining the beekeeper. A swarm when flying, evergreens in leaf, the farmer has are so dense that they may even long since sown the seed which by darken the local area blocking now has turned fields from brown out the sun, a swarm will consist to green. Very soon their crops will of more than 10,000 bees, so be in flower making this green and pleasant land the most beautiful when they have settled they may place in the world for the human be difficult to see them or whatever being to live. they are clustering on. If you see a “What you may also see, is swarm in flight just stand still and the small workaholic honey bee watch them go by, it is a beautiful busy removing nectar from flowers sight and they will not sting unless and acquiring pollen from the you seriously interfere with them.” flower’s stamen (the male part of Frank is the local BBKA approved propagation) stuck to its body, Swarm Collector covering the which is later transferred to the whole of Warrington and its stigma (female part of propagation) surrounds. of similar flowers, to facilitating “My role is to save the bees the pollination process. Nectar from being a nuisance to the is stored in the bee’s crop (honey general public, to restore them into sac) and shared with its family of manageable equipment, ensure the up to 30,000 on return to the hive. continuation of their availability for The residue is stored in wax combs pollination of crops and gardens to become the basis of the honey by insects. Of the roughly 50% hive to store honey, to help them and for my own enjoyment. which we all adore. Meanwhile proportion done by insects, 85% survive the coming winter. Or to “I do not charge anything and the queen bee having survived the is by honeybees, 10% by bumble build comb for the queen to lay will even help you with bumble winter in the middle of a cluster of bees and the balance of 5% by eggs for a future generation. Before bees if required and would house bees, who have kept her at all other insects including flies, swarming they build a special welcome the opportunity to tell you a temperature of 34°C throughout butterflys and wasps. Mankind large queen cell each day for eight all the amazing things that these the winter irrespective of the would survive without bees, days, in which the queen lays one wonderful insect do. What can you temperature outside, starts to lay up although some experts predict the egg in each. The eggs become to 1,500 eggs per day. 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The Shatliff Shuffle is back again THE eighth annual “ Shatliff after her grandfather, Terry Shatliff, develop at the same time or in any Shuffle” – a five mile walk taking suffered from Motor Neurone specific order. in four pubs – will take place on Disease (MND) - a progressive Although there is currently no Saturday, June 22, as part of the disease that attacks the motor Lymm Festival. neurones, or nerves, in the brain cure for MND, symptoms can be Organised by local woman and spinal cord. This means managed to help achieve the best Hayley Shatliff-Smith, the walk messages gradually stop reaching possible quality of life – but are not aims to raise funds to fight Motor the body’s muscles leading to funded by the NHS. Neurone Disease. weakness and wasting. There is an entry fee of £5 for It will start from the Spread MND can affect how you walk, adults and £3 for children. Dogs Eagle at 12 noon and take in three talk, eat, drink and breathe. other pubs and offer plenty of fun, However, not all symptoms go free! laughter and free T-shirt and map. necessarily happen to everyone More details are available from Hayley established the walk and it is unlikely they will all Hayley on 07912 562621. June 2019 www.lymmlife.co.uk 17 Lymm rider’s disappointing holiday weekend

LYMM motor cyclist Sean Neary past the two thirds distance a result had a disappointing May Day Bank was called leaving Neary to record Holiday weekend at Oulton Park, sixth place. recording a sixth and a fifth in the He said: “A couple more laps and Ducati Performance TriOptions Cup. I could have had a chance of fourth Neary, in the SMC team, qualified but it is what it is. Rest assured I’m for a third row start to the first race giving it 110 per cent, but it just ain’t and said: “I royally messed up during happening at the moment.” qualifying and finished in eighth Starting race two from the second position. With light rain falling I just row Neary was sixth on the first lap didn’t push hard enough as I wasn’t and overtook Sam Middlemas one sure on grip.” lap later. He was unable to catch He had high hopes for the Mark Cheetham who was circulating following day but things didn’t go several yards ahead and had to be quite to plan as, although he was satisfied with fifth place at the flag. running in sixth place and poised to The next round is at Donington move further forward, the red flag Park on the shorter National circuit halted the race for a crash on lap over the Bank Holiday weekend of seven of 10. With the race already May 24/28. 18 www.lymmlife.co.uk June 2019 June 2019 www.lymmlife.co.uk 19

Festival Trail Races are back Less is More! • Get paid quicker – for a seventh year Improving your cash flow THE ever-popular Lymm Festival Trail Races event is on June said: “Running has a wonderful 30. effect on health and wellbeing and Now in its seventh year, the day and medals for all who finish. In this year, Lymm Festival Trail Races • Less time spent sorting will start at 10.30am with a one response to many requests from is proud to be supporting Mind, old receipts – Free up mile fancy dress fun run for children previous runners, veteran winner the mental health charity. Proceeds on Lymm High School playing categories have been added. from the fun run will be donated to countless hours each fields. Prizes will be awarded to: the Woodland Trust who manage week. The theme will again be * 5k - junior male and female, Spud Wood, so every penny raised “Superheroes”, with the children in senior male and female, V40 male from this year’s event will go to pursuit of Billy Bikeman and a prize and female, V50 male and female good causes”. • Less jargon and more for the best dressed Superhero boy * 10k - senior male and female, Places are limited to 250 for and girl. V40 male and female, V50 male each race and are filling up fast, so proactive advice – This is followed by the 5k and and female anyone who doesn’t want to miss Watch your business 10k Trail Race for teens and adults Two charities are being out the fun, should go to https:// through the beautiful Helsdale supported. lymmrunners.org.uk/lymm-festival- flourish. and Spud Wood with goody bags Race director Katy O’Connor trail-races and click ENTER. Don’t let these issues hold your business back.

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